Trenton Mo Wreck Kills Three Injures Dozens
Three people died and at least forty three were injured when Rock Island California limited derailed two miles south of Trenton Missouri. Fire and flames trapped passengers. spread rails is believed to have caused the disaster. Rescue efforts saved many as cars burned and clothing scorched.
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Pardons
Halla
Trenton
Rock Island
Here
P.lininger
Gertrude Barnes
Armourdale
Kan
Loways
Fannie Schaffer
Centerville
J. Zoring
Davenport
Charles Nancy Hamersley
Letts
Mary Goodner
Isaac Dean
H. A. Peacock
Keosaugua
Vinson
Ottumwa
W. Hi. Means
Anna Schallenberger
Nichols
Two Bank Robbers Killed in Harrah Oklahoma Shootout
In Harrah Oklahoma two robbers were killed and a third wounded and captured during a bank raid attempt. The wounded suspect J B Dilbock confessed to multiple recent robberies. One dead bandit was identified as Frank Quigg, a ball player. the other as Frank Carpenter. United States Marshal Jack Abernathey led the posse. two suspects escaped. Warrants issued for Pearl Rogers and Red Wilson who reportedly fled Oklahoma City ahead of the raid.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Harrah
J. B. Dilbock
Mol
Frank Quigg
Texas
Clergyman Quits Church in Middleboro Mass
Rev. William Bayard Hale, former rector of the Church of Our Saviour, has withdrawn from the Episcopal clergy and was deposed by Bishop Whittaker of Pennsylvania. Hale, a noted writer and former Public Ledger editor, had prepared a famed interview with Emperor William of Germany for a New York magazine that the officials later refused to publish.
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William Hale
Episcopal Organization
Middleboro
Mass
William Bayard Hale
Church of Our Saviour
Episcopal Church
Whittaker
Pennsylvania
Hale
The
Public Ledger
Philadelphia
Priest Grogan Shoots Self in New York Hotel
The Rev Richard C Grogan an elderly Roman Catholic priest from West Hartford Conn attempted suicide by shooting in his room at the Grand Union hotel in New York. He sustained a bullet wound near the right temple but is expected to recover and gave no motive for the act.
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Richard C. Grogan
Self
New York Hotel
New York
West Hartford
Conn
Grand Union Hotel
Father Grogan
Inquiry into causes of rising food prices and middlemen role
Secretary Wilson launched an inquiry into why costs for butter eggs milk apples potatoes and other common foods are higher for consumers. He seeks to determine if farmers, middlemen, or retailers bear blame and if price increases arise from wholesale to retail margins or distribution costs.
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Wildun
Wilsot
Wilson
Monorail Gyroscope Car Claims Rival to Rails
Richard Scherl, son of Berlin publisher August Scherl, arrived in New York to gain capital for his monorail gyroscope car. The 10 passenger vehicle, fitted with a high speed gyroscope, supposedly remains upright after power stops, promising safer, faster travel than standard gauge trains and cheaper construction.
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Richard Scherl
August Scherl
Lokal Anzleger
Berlin
New York
Pubiic
Scherl
United States
Mr. Scher
Wu Tingfang gifts Edison a phonograph voice record
Inventor Thomas Edison received a notable visit from Wu Tingfang former Chinese minister to the United States. As a Christmas present Edison plans to keep a private phonograph record of Wu’s voice, a unique heirloom he believes may never be surpassed. Wu praised Edison as a remarkable inventor of the twentieth century.
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Thomus
Edison
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Mr. Edison
Plan to Aid Mine Workers in Anthracite Region
The Young Men's Christian Association, with Mine opera tora, launches a drive to establish mining institutes across eastern Pennsylvania. Aimed at helping foreign workers with little mining training or English, the movement opens bases in several towns. Secretary L Fay notes unusually successful meetings in Garboydale, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and nearby cities. Philadelphia and Reading Company offers special talks for employees in the southern district.
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Pennsylvania
Balate
L. Fay
May Test New Steel Furnace At Gary Indiana
A possible test of an electric steel furnace may be conducted at Gary Indiana. It would be the first attempt of this kind in the United States with only minor experiments conducted abroad prior.
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Gary
Ind
United States
Survivors After Steamer Korona Rescues One Boat Load
A storm off the Delaware breakwater sinks the British schooner Johanna with twelve men missing. Survivors aboard the Korona reach West Indies and report no word of the other crew. Captain Nickerson recounts the doomed voyage and past loss on Thanksgiving Day, noting hope faded as no further word arrived.
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Tima
New York
Delaware
West Ingles
St Thomas
Danish West Indies
Philippines
Nickerson
H. A. Sabon
West Indies
Banker Trask Dies in Wreck Near Croton New York
Spencer Trask head of a New York banking firm and fiscal agent for Queen Victoria for years died in a rear compartment of his private car after a heavy freight train struck a sleeping car near Croton New York. Officials could not explain the accident. The rear of his car was battered in and the front end telescoped with the sleeping car ahead. The line was fully signaled and the track near Croton was straight. The air was clear.
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New York
Khled
Croton
Spencer Trask
Queen Victoria
Trask
N. Y
Crash in Irish Channel sinks Arcadia. twelve lascars drown
In a fog in the Irish Channel the Ayrshire and Arcadia collided. Arcadia sank in five minutes. All crew boarded the Ayrshire but twelve lascars swam back for pay and drowned. Ayrshire with 200 passengers was badly damaged and towed to Holyhead.
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Lonnon
Jan
Durban
Arcadia
Glasgow
Holyhead
Fog Causes Wrecks In Dense Indianapolis Fog
A dense fog over Indianapolis and nearby areas is blamed for several tram wrecks. Four persons are believed fatally injured in a head on crash between two interurban cars on the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern road near Greenfield Indiana.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Greenfield
Ind
Banker Morse Goes to Pen to Serve 15 Year Term
Charles W. Morse former banker departed New York in custody of U S Marshal Henckel bound for Atlanta Georgia to begin a fifteen year federal prison sentence for violation of national banking laws.
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Atlanta
New York
Charles W. Morse
United States
Marshal Henckel
Southern Railroad
Damage by Ice Gorges Blew Levee in St Louis
Damage estimated at about 50000 dollars occurred on the levee as ice gorges formed in the Mississippi river broke. The floating ice swept away everything in its path in St Louis on January 3.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Aged Man Kills Wife Then Suicide in Munhall
In Pittsburg a 48 year old Munhall resident Winflela Gibson shot and killed his wife after attempting to destroy the family. He wounded a man severely and shot at his fleeing daughter before taking his own life. A separate report notes a fire in Alexandria gutting tobacco stores valued at 5 million with heavy losses. Also mention of William J Bryan waiving there on the steamer Magda for Panama.
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Pliteburger
Self
Pittaburg
Winflela Gibson
Munhall
Fred Three Ghote
Indian origin towns and a geometrical fallacy tale
A jumble of notes on American Indian place names and origins, interwoven with quotations and brief anecdotes. The piece includes a New York Times excerpt on the Indian names for states and cities, a geographic riddle about straight-line distance, and assorted quotations. It transitions to short ads and medical product claims, including King’s New Life Pills, Dr Thomas’ Electric Oil, Foley’s Honey and Tar, and Doan’s Pills, with brief testimonials and cautions about cough syrups and laxatives.
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Arkansas
Connecticut
Dakota
Idaho
Lowa
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Missouri
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nebraska
Ohie
Oklahoma
Oregon
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Wisconsin
Wyoming
New York Times
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Perfection
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