DREADFUL RAILROAD DISASTER IN KANSAS
Topeka reports a head on collision near Willard between Rock Island El Paso flyer and a cattle freight. Dozens dead or wounded, including women and children. Dr Bell of New York coordinates relief from Pullman cars as crews search wreckage and ambulances transfer injured to Topeka hospitals.
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el Paso
Aman
Bonnie Martin
Willard
Topeka
Bell
New York City
Bebks
Parson's Account Of Rock Island Wreck Near Willard
Reporter Parson of the State Journal describes a deadly train wreck two miles west of Willard Kansas on the Rock Island line. He escaped unharmed while two people ahead on his seat were killed. The disaster left at least thirty dead with several fatally injured and many more injured as two passenger cars and two locomotives were demolished.
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Kansas City
Topeka
Willard
Kas
Rock Island
Chicago, el Paso
California
Kan
el Paso Flyer
Rock Island Road
Feeight
Here
Do. A. Wright
Jane Griffin
Claremont
W. S. Martin
DeKalb
Ill
William Wells
Jacksonville
Tyrone
Sok
Gail Fuller
Blockton
Towa
Kaizer
Germany
E. E. Meyers
Buffalo
N. Y
Fay Fuller
E. Rankin
Conda Nagle
C. W. Sherman
McFarland
Planch Martin
St. Joseph
U. Totman
Harlan
Molly Fuller
Co. A. Pried
Everest
H. B. Sepske
Louisville
D. E. Fuller
Lawa
Hattie Ellinger
Lindsborg
Dan Hi
Wadsworth
Armourdale
Clarence Fowler
Hanson
Alice Rosebo
M. A. HU
A. Jones
J. G. Nagle
T. Allen
Porter
Dr. Gell
New York City
Anna
Mary Mann
Smithville
Willamd
el Paso
Hill
Oklahoma
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Topeka State Journal
HL. GC
Parsons
State Journal
Men and Warships Rush to Japan
A cohort of Circle district marine engineers hired by Japan sailed from Liverpool aboard the Lake Erie to St. John New Brunswick for rail transport to the Pacific coast. Britain also sent 120 naval pensioners and ten officers to Genoa to assist Japanese warships Kassagi and Nissin. The scene drew cheers as the Gallant Japanese were hailed.
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London
Circle District
Japan
Liverpool
Lake Erie
St. John
N. B
Pacific
Germany
Genoa
Italy
Kassagi
Nissin
Argentina
Wreck Details Reveal Heroic Rescues and Missing Reporter
A crash narrative recalls Harvey G. Parsons of the Topeka State Journal who aided in rescuing a woman and child before returning to cover the wreck. The account notes a missing affidavit of Parsons while outlining other survivors and a coroner discovering 22000 dollars on an unidentified body. Officials say engineer S F Benjamin may have ignored orders to meet another train at Willard.
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Bell
Harvey G. Parsons
Topeka State Journal
Oklahoma
Otto Smith
Wabaunsee County
J. M. Dolly
Texas
Rock Island
S. F. Benjamin
Willard
Benjamin
Frederick Grant Joins Chicago Command Amid Banquet Farewell
At San Antonio Texas on January 6 the Business Men's club held a farewell banquet for General Frederick Grant who departs to lead the department of the lakes in Chicago. About seventy five Texans and as many army officers attended. Senator Adolfo Heberwish of Mexico spoke and Captain H E Ely praised Japan’s army in a cheerfully partisan Boxer era address.
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Tex
The
Business Men's Club
Red
K Grant
Chicago
Department of the Lakes
Adolfo Heberwish
Mexico
Japan
H. E. Ely
Twenty Sixth Infantry
Ely
Goldier
Demonstration Against Jews Reports From Kishineff
London dispatch says anti semitic demonstration in Kishineff escalated to a mob assaulting Jews in principal streets and near the Ghetto. Police suppressed the disturbance with missiles thrown at homes and several people clubbed but none seriously hurt, authorities say.
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New York
Kishineff
London
Butte Mine Explosion Prompts Heated Inquest Testimony
In Butte Montana on January 6 testimony at the Butte mine explosion inquiry revealed miners’ fears from ten boxes of dynamite and frequent blasts. Attorneys clashed over bribery hints while coroner probes seek the identities of victims and responsible parties.
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Helena
Mont
Michael Davitt
Butte
Evans
Amalgamated Copper Company
Breen
Allen
Alex McDonald
Johnstown
Harris
McDonald
Thomas Knight
Winchell
Amalgamated
Pennsylvania
Iroquois Theatre Fire Flaws Blamed by Inspector
Chicago January 6 Fire Inspector Fulkerson says the Iroquois disaster stemmed from skylight and ventilator failures. He indicts builders and managers for incompetence while noting ushers faced threats and stage crew lacked fire drills. Authorities report 591 dead or missing with several recovered later. The theater closings hurt downtown hotels and restaurants as business declines.
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Chicago
Fulkerson
Mr. Fulkerson
George HE. M. Dusenberry
Inspector Fulkerson
Co. M. Hawes
David Jones
John Kingsbury
Otto Mausch
William Brown
Fuller Construction Company
Probate Court Faces Lengthy Iroquois Disaster Litigations
In Chicago a probate court deals with complex estate cases after the Iroquois theater fire. Many families’ lines of descent are tangled, and the priority of death is unclear, delaying probate for hundreds of estates for months or years. Judge Cutting expects the issue to determine distribution before adjudication in numerous cases.
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Chilcago
Jan
Cutting
Musicians push pit safety and space demands in Chicago theaters
In Chicago the Federation of Musicians pushes revised theater ordinances to protect patrons. Musicians demand at least two pit players per pit and more room with reduced wood in quarters. They cite the Iroquois theater fire as evidence and seek coroner inquest attendance. A committee will meet with Mayor Harrison.
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Chicago
The
Federation of Musicians
Traeger
Iroquois Orchestra
Ifarrison
Chicago police recover valuables from theatre fire ruins
In Chicago on January 6 police guard three wagon loads of dirt and ashes from a theater floor, moving them to a nearby store basement. A placer mining outfit with slaves and gold pans was found, and City Custodian Gregier began searching the rubble for valuables.
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Chicago
Gregier
Stone's Case Dismissed In Jefferson City
Jefferson City Missouri January 6 The case of Prosecuting Attorney KH P Stone charged with accepting a 300 bribe went to trial today and was dismissed by Prosecuting Attorney Pro tem Brown because the prosecuting witness stood on his constitutional right and refused to testify.
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Jefferson City
KH. P. Stone
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E. F. Adams
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Frederick Grant
Business Men’s Club
Butte Mine Investigation
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Troquois Theatre
Frentil
Stone
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