Trenton Missouri wreck kills three and injures many
Three dead and at least forty three injured after the Fock Island passenger No. 3 from California United derails two miles south of Trenton Missouri. Fire destroys cars as passengers escape amid flames. victims include O P Lininger and Mrs Gertrude Barnea plus an unidentified woman.
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Trenton
California United
Here
P. Lininger
Gertrude Barnea
Armourdale
Kan
Lowane
Fannie Schaffer
Center
TWO BANK ROBBERS KILLED IN OKLAHOMA GUNFIGHT
In Guthrie Oklahoma on January 1 a bank robbery at Harrah ended with two robbers killed and a third wounded and captured. The trio had robbed multiple banks and post offices. One dead man was Frank Quigg, a ball player. another named Frank Carpenter. US Marshal Jack Abbernathey led the posse. Authorities issued warrants for Pearl Rogers and Red Wilson who fled toward Harrah before the shootout.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Jan
Harrah
J. B. Dillbeck
Frank Quigg
Texas
Frank Carpenter
Quigg
Carpenter
Dillbeck
Jack Abbernathey
United States
Pearl Rogers
Clergyman Quits Church in Middleboro
Rev William Bayard Hale formerly rector of Church of Our Saviour in Middleboro withdraws from the Episcopal list of clergy and is deposed by Bishop Whittaker of Pennsylvania. Hale, a noted writer and former managing editor of the Public Ledger, once prepared a high profile interview with Emperor William of Germany for a New York magazine which was not published.
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William Hale
Episcopal
Middleboro
Mass
William Bayard Hale
Church of Our Saviour
Episcopal Church
Bisbop Whittaker
Pennsylvania
Dr. Hale
The
Public Ledger
Philadelphia
Priest Attempts Death by Shooting in New York Hotel
The Rev. Richard C. Grogan, an elderly Roman Catholic priest from West Hartford, Connecticut, shot himself in the head at the Grand Union hotel in New York. Attendants rushed to his room after he admitted them, claiming a brain-storm and expressing anger, but he offered no clear motive. Grogan was reported to be recovering.
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Richard C. Grogan
Self
New York Hotel
New York
West Hartford
Conn
Grand Union Hotel
Father Grogan
Grogan
Economic inquiry probes rising food costs and blame
Secretary Wilson leads a broad inquiry into why consumer food prices exceed producer costs. He examines meat markups, midmen profits, and potential price-raising combinations, aiming to determine who bears responsibility and whether congressional action is needed. The study expands to butter eggs milk apples potatoes and other garden produce.
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Wilson
Monorail Gyroscope Car Promises Rail Rivalry
Richard Scherl, son of Berlin publisher August Scherl, arrives in New York promoting a ten passenger monorail car with a gyroscope system spinning 8,000 revolutions per minute. He asserts the gyroscope can keep the car upright after power loss and claims greater safety, comfort, and speed versus standard gauge trains, with lower construction costs for monorail lines.
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Richard Scherl
August Scherl
Lokal Anzieger
Berlin
New York
Interest Capital
Scherl
United States
Edison receives Wu Ting Fang gift by phonograph record
Thomas A. Edison hosts Wu Ting Fang, former Chinese minister, who gifts a private phonograph recording of Edison’s voice. Edison notes the record may be unique and will preserve the Chinese diplomat’s praise. Wu calls Edison a remarkable inventor and a great man of the twentieth century.
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Thomas A. Edison
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Edison
Mr. Edison
Mr. Edlsop
Plan to Aid Mine Workers Through YMCA Institutes
The Young Men's Christian Association in eastern Pennsylvania launches a campaign to establish mining institutes across the anthracite region. Operations bases are set at various points to aid foreign workers lacking mining training and English skills. L. Fay, the mining work secretary, notes unusually successful meetings in Carbondale, Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and nearby towns. The southern district sees the Philadelphia and Reading company running special trains for employees to attend.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Pennsylvania
L. Fay
Carbondale
Scranton
Wilkesbarre
Philadelphia and Reading Company
Test of electric furnace in Gary Indiana claimed unique
A tentative test of an electric furnace is discussed with emphasis on Gary Indiana as the only known instance of this kind in the United States. The text notes some expert discussion and mentions that earlier minor tests have been conducted in the field.
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Gary
Ind
United States
Thaea
Twelve survivors from lost Johanna reach port after weeks
Survivors from the British schooner Johanna, wrecked 160 miles off Delaware breakwater on Shanksgiving day last year, were brought to St Thomas by the steamer Korona. Twelve seamen in a lifeboat were picked up while the other lifeboat with thirteen men disappeared. Captain Nickerson reported no news of the missing crew, implying they were likely lost.
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New York
Delaware
Gea
West Indies
Johanna
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Korono
Phillippines
Nickerson
Banker Trask Dies in Wreck Near Croton New York
Spencer Trask, prominent New York banker and fiscal agent for Queen Victoria in his era, was killed in a rear compartment crash on a train near Croton New York. The collision involved a heavy freight striking the sleeping car after a stop, tearing the rear of Trask's car and telescoping into the car ahead. Railroad officials could not explain the accident, with the line reportedly signalled and the Croton stretch described as straight.
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New York
Croton
Spencer Trask
Queen Victoria
Trask
N. Y
Two Steamers Collide in Irish Channel
In fog a collision between the Ayrshire bound for Durban and the Arcadia bound for Glasgow in the Irish channel sinks the Arcadia in five minutes. All crew scramble aboard the Ayrshire while twelve Lascar sailors drown after returning for their money. Ayrshire with 200 passengers is towed to Holyhead. Arcadia sinks.
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London
Durban
Arcadia
Glasgow
Shawns
Holyhead
Fog causes wrecks in Indianapolis area
A dense fog over Indianapolis and nearby areas is blamed for several traction wrecks. At least four people were likely fatally injured in a head on collision between two limited interurban cars on the Terre Haute Indianapolis and Western road near Greenfield.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolia
Terre Haute
Hattern Road
Greenfield
Ind
Banker Morse Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Federal Prison
Charles W. Morse, once a prominent banker, departed New York in U S Marshal custody for Atlanta to begin a fifteen year term in the federal prison there. The sentence follows his conviction for violations of national banking laws.
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Atlanta
New York
Charles W. Morse
United States
Marshal Henckel
Southern Railroad
Damage in St Louis as Mississippi ice jams break
Damage estimated at about 50 000 occurred in St Louis when river ice jams formed in the Mississippi broke loose flooding and sweeping away objects in their path. The incident followed a period of rising water and disrupted local river traffic.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Alaska
Alabama
Dakota
Kentucky
Massachusetta
Mingouri
Michigan
Missisbraska
Orego West
Tennessee
Bend
Texas
Aged Man Slays Wife Then Commits Suicide in Pittsburgh
Winfield Gibson aged forty eight, Munhall resident, shot and killed his wife, seriously wounded a son, fired at a daughter, and killed himself. Fire caused 1.5 million dollars in damage. Also reports on Alexandria tobacco store fire and Bryan’s arrival in Colon.
Cough Remedy Advert Claims Safe Use and Cautions
An advertisement recalls child burns from a misused remedy and warns against substitutes while praising Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs. It urges choosing genuine products in the yellow package and also promotes Doan's Regulets for gentle constipation relief, noting cautions about harsh medicines.
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Foley
A Geometrical Fallacy and Tangled Inquiries
A fragment from a New York Times-quoted piece parodies a fallacy about shortest distance between two points through a drunken man’s attempts to measure a doorway. The text also iterates aphorisms from Lord Beaconsfield and Bulwer Lytton, followed by figures referencing land, yield, and acreage.
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New York Times
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Hartman
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