Dynamite Explosion Kills Two Injures Dozens in New York
A dynamite blast in a temporary structure at Portie h street and Park Avenue used by Rapid Transit tunnel contractors killed two and injured many. One victim was Mrs J Node Roberts of Nelson BC and the other a tunnel workman named Carroll. The Murray and Grand Union hotels, plus Grand Central Station, suffered shattered windows as shock was felt across the area. Police later placed the death toll at five with four dying at Bellevue Hospital. officials blamed a missing mast in the tunnel housing igniting the dynamite. The blast caused extensive damage to nearby buildings and stoves in the area.
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York
Portieth Street
Park Avey
Rapidransit
J. Node- Roberts
Nelson
B. C
Wiurray Hail Hoe
E Carroll
Grand Central Station
Grand Union Hotel
Murray Hill Hotel
Murray Hotel
Fortieth Street
Ungan
Hamilton Jones
Bellevue Hospital
Sturgester
Clif Croker
E Street
Burglar King Faces Jail Over Fake Stories
Frank King, a makeup man at the Kankakee Times, is jailed on burglary charges. A longtime editor and report of alleged pranks says King faked details for burglaries and even inserted an obituary line in a story about bloodhounds. Police say $11,500 in loot was involved.
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Hicago
Frank King
Mer
Kanka Times
King
S. J. Jackson
Braidwood
Co. A. Livingstone
Livingston
Kankakee
Times
Senate Employes Cost More Than Senators
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania on January 27 a stranger pressed Sheriff Jacobs to allow him to hang murderer John Lutz next Wednesday for a dollar. The man claimed a long‑past grievance but the sheriff declined saying he would hang Lutz himself.
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Senate
Senators
Wilkesbarre
Ambitious to Hang His Old Enemy
Senator Platt raised concern that Senate clerical and official staff salaries exceed those of Senators when mileage is included. He cited a messenger salary of 1 440 a year and noted multiple similar resolutions in this session. Senators urged review by a committee to judge necessity of additional employees.
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Washington
Platt
Connecticut
Senate
Gallinger
Mitchell
Spooner
Hoar
Tobacco Hearts In Chicago Schools
Chicago medical examiners link cigarette smoking to a spike in heart disease and nervous disorders among high school pupils. Admissions exams for athletic sports show all girls pass while many boys, mostly smokers, exhibit dangerous physical conditions. Of 100 tested, 21 were fit and 79 had some heart-related ailment.
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Chicago
Peaches and Cancer A New Terror
In Medora Illinois on January 27 physicians from Macoupin and Jersey counties report Charles Henkle of Fidelity underwent laparotomy at a St Louis Baptist Sanitarium revealing extensive cancer in the abdominal lining. Henkle recalls first signs after eating peaches with skins.
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Medora
Ill
Macoupin
Jersey
Charles Henkle
Fidelity
Baptist
St. Louis
Henkle
Fatal Boiler Explosion Hits California Town
Pinole Cal Jan 27 A boiler exploded at the red pulp works at Sobranto early today killing fireman George McCullough and injuring George Wells of Sacramento and Jas Duggan of Santa Rosa. The works caught fire and were destroyed. Cause unknown as McCullough was the only one in the engine room.
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Pinole City
Cali
Red Pulp Works
Sobranto
George McCullough
George Wells
Sacramento
Jas Duggan
Santa Rosa
McCullough
Cold Wave Grips Several Cities As Blizzards Rage
Chicago endures a drastic cold snap with temperatures plunging to 8 below and forecast to drop to 10 below. La Crosse reports a severe blizzard with 20 degree drop and four inches of snow. Huntington witnesses heavy rain followed by a fierce snow storm in West Virginia. Arizona is probed for colder air while Spokane marks its coldest day in years at 12.05 below zero.
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Chicago
Cox
Weather Bureau
LA Crosse
Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Spokane
Wash
Woman Survives Plunge From Railroad Bridge Into Ice Water
Miss Evangeline Garcia grandniece of Cuban General Garcia fell from the Guyandotte River bridge during a snowstorm while with Jef D. Farrell. They saw a train and he tried to reach a pier but she panicked and fell 60 feet into 18 feet of water, yet reached shore alive and uninjured. She had arrived from Cuba two months earlier and is an authoress.
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Guyandotte
W Va
Evangeline Garcia
Garcia
Band O
Guyandotte River
Jef D. Farrell
Cuba
True Man of God Rewards Thief at St Francis Church
Annie Jones a hungry seamstress entered St Francis Catholic Church in Chicago and stole a few dollars from the collection. Father Paussant interceded with the judge to dismiss the larceny charge, gave her ten dollars, welcomed her as a church member, and secured employment for her.
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Chicago
Annie Jones
St. Francis’s
Father Paussant
Man Falls Asleep Then Starts Dressing During Church Service
In Mount Molly New Jersey a young man slept through a Sunday sermon at the Methodist Church and began to undress in the pew. Three young women behind him punched him awake as he started removing his shoes and necktie. He recovered, dressed, and stayed seated until services ended.
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Mount Molly
N. J
Murderer Caught Almost Accidentally
Milton Sheets arrested in Athens Ohio on burglary charges tied to Somerset Pennsylvania murder case. Goods marked with L Rosenbloom firm name led to immediate notification to Somerset authorities. Police say the suspect matched descriptions and was connected to the two year old murder of James Glessner.
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Athens
Ohio
Milton Sheets
Somerset
James Glessner
Sheets
Names Celebrating Coronation Births Inspire New Baby Names
London reports a wave of new baby names devised for coronation year girls. Examples include Corona Coronius and Edal formed from royal names. Louvima blends Louise Victoria and Maude. The trend fixes ages in public memory for future queens.
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London
Coronius
Edal
Ness
Francis Knollys
Louvima
Louise
Victoria
Maude
Admiral Schley Receives Public in Chicago Today
Admiral Schley starts a public reception at the Hamilton Club in Chicago at 3 pm, shaking hands with visitors for two hours. Chairman Munger plans to close the event at 5 pm regardless of the crowd.
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Admiral Schley
Chicago
Munger
Hamilton Club
Murderer Sheets Escapes, Captured by Athens Officers
Deputy Sheriff R. R. Scott of Somerset identified Sheets as Glessner's murderer. Sheets was convicted of first degree murder and sentenced to hang, but escaped six weeks before execution and was recaptured by Athens officers. He is to be taken to Somerset to face the penalty.
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R. R. Scott
Somerset
Sheets
Glessner
Athens
Scott
Triplets Born Into Destitute Brooklyn Family
In Brooklyn at St Catherines Hospital a boy named William Schwau reported his mother was ill prompting a call for a doctor. Doctor McGovern arrived to find Mrs Schwau, wife of a carpenter, had given birth to triplets. The family now has seven children and faces destitute circumstances.
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New York
St. Catherine's Hospital
Brooklyn
William Schwaub
Mauser Street
Bushwick Avenue
McGovern
Order Modified About Indian Toilet
Washington January 27 Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones issues a circular to Indian agents clarifying policies on modifying savage customs. He urges gradual measures to cut privileges for returning Carlisle and similar students while curbing face painting barbaric dances feasts and long hair. The guidance stresses tact judgment and steady execution without provoking revolt and clarifies it as interpretation not revocation.
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Washington, D. C
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones
Carlisle Indian School
Farmers in Nebraska Find a New Industry
Lincoln Neb Jan 27 The State Auditor probes bounty claims on wolves and coyotes finding farmers in western Nebraska breed wolves for bounties. Instances include a farmer raising over 100 wolves last summer and others with 50 to 60 rebred animals. Claims for scalps were paid from county funds and audited for state bounty totaling four dollars per animal.
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Lincoln
Neb
State Auditor's Office
Vivian Sartoris Plans Artistic Career as Beaux Arts Student
Granddaughter of General U S Grant, Vivian Sartoris, announces intent to pursue art and music. She attends classes at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and is heir to Washington society fame. Previous engagements to Archibald Balfour and O O Nichols ended, and her mother says the elder daughter may never marry.
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Washington
Vivian Sartoris
U. S. Grant
Paris
Ecole Des Beaux Arts
Vivian
Algernon
Archibald Balfour
Lord Salisbury
Trousseau
Balfour
O. Nichols
New York
Broncho Busting Exhibition At Nogales Ranch Charms Crowd
Charles Hollingshead newly added Nogales custom house linerider staged a bronco busting show at Peterson's ranch two miles north of Nogales Arizona. He tamed an unbroken bronco after blindfolding it and riding through a wild bucking display as collectors special agents and inspectors watched with amusement and approval.
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Nogale Ariz
Charles Hollingshead
Nogales Custom House
Peterson
Custom House
Dean
McEnery
Nogales
Hollingshead
Miss Stones Ransom Paid to Brigands in Bulgaria
A Sofia dispatch reports the ransom for Miss Ellen M. Stone and Madame Silka has been paid to the brigand, with the captives expected to be released today. The item notes related theater listing and new embroideries at Kitts for January 31.
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Miss Stone
London
Sofia
Bulgaia
Ellen M. Stone
Vsilka
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Pierce
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General Grant
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Missouri” Opera House
Kitt’s
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