Avalanche of Snow Destroys Camp Bird Mine in Ouray
Four men were killed and more than 80 were saved from a Mount Ouray avalanche that crushed the Camp Bird mine camp. A team of six horses hauling bullion was halted by the snow as rescue efforts and dramatic escapes unfolded. A dog heroically aided a buried worker, while drivers and bystanders survived by quick action. Multiple fires and further dangers followed the slide, with extensive damage reported along Witherspoon Street and surrounding buildings.
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Grand Junction
Conn
Camp Bird
Ouray
G. Douhirt
Pater Synot
George Knerr
John Witlwer
Cook House
Emil Johnson
Johnson
Alf Barber
Austin
Avenfelder
Sam Xorey
Princeton Center Fire Destroys Ten Buildings
Fire at the Terminal restaurant on Witherspoon Street in Princeton New Jersey destroyed about ten buildings and caused losses estimated between 60000 and 75000 dollars. Princeton University students aided firefighters and citizens in fighting the blaze which reached control by 3 30 o clock. The fire forced concern over a gas tank storing about 700000 cubic feet of gas near the Lower Pyne dormitory with a district of Witherspoon and Spring streets burned.
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Princeton
N. J
Witherspoon Street
Woperty
Criefly
Alhambra Bmilding
Trains In Total Crash Near Altoona Penn
In dense fog the second section of the St Louis express westbound crashed into the first at Summer Hill 25 miles west of Altoona at 1230 am. Six injured and several killed including SL Taylor M J Kelly Charles Coleman. Fireman Kissell seriously hurt. others lightly hurt. City officials rushed to the scene. restoration crews moved to clear tracks and restore service.
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Altoona
Philadelphia
SL. Taylor
Brooklyn
Charles E. Ring
New York
M. J. Kelly
Jersey City
Charles Coleman
W. J. Johnson
McKean
Cheinnald
Adam Ranin
Green Street
Anderson
W. D. Kissell
Pittsburg
Johnson
Rankin
Johnstown
Kissell
Atato
Children Are Natural Resources Conserved
The National Child Labor convention in Chicago opened with a push to conserve natural resources by including a campaign that addresses child exploitation. Isaac N. Seligman of New York presided as Owen R. Lovejoy argued the Senate harbors a monopoly on child labor with underage workers earning 75 dollars a month.
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Chicago
District of Columbie
Andrew S. Draper
Tower House
Death of Coalville City Marshal John Callis
Coalville mourns the sudden death of John Callis at age about forty. Born in London he moved to Utah with his mother and settled in Coalville after living in Bountiful. A coal miner and mechanic by trade, he served as custodian at the courthouse and as deputy marshal in 1907 and city marshal in 1908 before resuming mining work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coalville
John Calls
Callie
Callis
London
England
Bountiful
Davis County
Buit
George M. Evans
Seismic Activity Reports Across Regions From Early Morning
London notes a severe quake near 4 am with intensity rivaling Messina but no reports confirm a catastrophe. Seismographs in Hamburg and Planen log shocks mid afternoon with epicenters possibly 2,800 miles east and within Europe, lasting from twenty minutes to two hours.
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London
England
Messina
Caspian
Russia
Afghanistan
India
Arabia
Africa
Indian Ocean
Hamburg
Sacramento Valley Flood Worsens Across Delta Banks
Flood signals worsen across Sacramento and Solano counties as new waves race down the river. Levees near Sherman Island Ryer Island and Brannan Island face high water while Courtland Walnut Grove and Sletten report more hopeful trends for Merritt and Andris areas. Crest expected near noon today.
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Sacramento
Cal
Selane
Sherman Island
Ryer Island
Solano
Brannan Island
Whitell
Courtland
Walnut Grove
Sleten
Andris
Tyler
Ransle
Grand
Judge Cleland defies critics in pardoning program
Chicago January 28 Municipal Judge Cleland continues to defy enemies as his practice of pardoning prisoners for good behavior provokes wrath among fellow judges and persists despite threats.
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Cleland
Chicago
Judge Cleland’s Cession Promotes Reform of Wrongdoers
In a public session, Judge Cleland reviewed a scheme to transfer responsibility by a clearing house cession. He noted wives, drunks, and neglectful husbands were reported to him for keeping promises to improve. A married pair pledged lifelong happiness, while two men agreed to pay their wives weekly. Municipal judges invited to observe the cession sent a regretful note, and Cleland laughed softly at their absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleland
Man Identified From Pocket Check Found In Lake
A body recovered from the lake near South Chicago is identified by a pocket check as a Eb employee who likely jumped in to escape a fire. Authorities fear ten or more bodies remain and will resume the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Erlb
Sabine
Republicrammed in fog near Nantucket island
The White Star steamer Republic with 250 first class and 211 steerage passengers was rammed twenty six miles south of Nantucket in thick fog while near the Nantucket south shoals. Passengers and crew were rescued by the Italian steamer Florida and other vessels. The Republic's engine room flooded. officials later said the ship could remain afloat, with aid from revenue cutters Acushnet and Gresham. The ship was valued at about 1.5 million dollars. cargo worth about 60 thousand dollars.
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Poston
White Star Line
Republic
New York
Mediterranean
Nantucket
Florida
Naples
Navy Yard
Nantucket Island
Atlantic
Newport
Highland
Acushnet
Gresham
Woods Hale
Provincetown
International Mercantile Marine Company
United States
White Star
Repubic
Boston
Hiner Baltic
Uno
la Torraine
Long Island
Sealby
Acashnet
Woods Hole
White Star Company
Republic sinks after fog bound voyage to Mediterranean ports
Names of notable passengers on the Republic include General Brayton Ives Prof John Coulter Mr and Mrs Davids and Alice Morse, as it sails from Belfast to New York. The liner built for the Dominion Line later renamed Republic carried 40 tons of supplies to a battleship test and wireless distress messages were received as crews searched for wreckage off Cape Cod. Mrs Davis and her two children were aboard with relatives.
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Brayton Ives
John M. Coulter
Davids. Cowlew
Alex
S. Bell
Respond
Lt. W. Ward
A. G. Wager
J. A. Ehrenfund
Samuel P. MecGivenney
Janes B Connelly
H. Tt. Armstead
Enciness
Alice Morseart
Republic
Mediterranean
Belfast
Ireland
Dominion
Columbus
Boston
White Starling
New York
Washington
Genro Bay
Revenue Cutter Service
Iun
New Bedford
Watch Hill
Cape Cod
Seneca
John Thomas Davis
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
Henry Cassaway Davie
Hallie Elkins Davis
The
Steamer Republic May Abandon Ship As Crew Evacuates
Vineyard Haven Mass Jan 23 It is reported the steamer Republic can stay afloat for at most two more hours. All passengers and about three quarters of the crew have been transferred to the Florida and the remainder are preparing to abandon the ship.
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Vineyard Haven
Masc
Republic
Florida
Manufacturers Favor A Larger Merchant Marine
The Illinois Manufacturers Association endorses Congress action to develop a larger merchant marine. At a Chicago luncheon, Rep James T McCleary of Minnesota urged immediate steps, noting pride in past naval power but necessity to build merchant ships. John Barrett warned of looming decline in American prestige if action is delayed, urging export expansion to Latin America and the Orient.
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Chicago
Straits of Magellan
John Barrett
International Bureau of American Republics
South America
Orient
Latin-America
Europe
United States
Fort Worth Clerk Arrested in Bank Box Theft Case
Fort Worth Texas January arrest of Homan a First National bank clerk charged with rifling private boxes over a year. Jewelry and money totaling about 70 000 to 75 000 missing. Diamonds valued at 500 000 disappeared from a patron's safe keeping and later recovered at a pawnshop. More gems traced to Dallas and other cities.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Leftwich Homan
First
Natenal Bank
Banc
Dallas
Sensational robbery attempt ends in five deaths in London
Five people dead and over twenty wounded as two Italian robbers fire on pursuing police and bystanders in Walthamstow. The armed escape ends with the criminals shooting themselves as a mob closes in. One officer and a young boy among the deceased. a coroner's inquest awaits.
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London
Walthamstow
Howardy
Hie
Parenut
Pubrsuit
Tottenham Marshes
Mob hanged Douglas Roberson in Mobile Alabama
At 1 16 a mob removed Douglas Roberson a mulatto charged with killing a deputy sheriff and wounded another and hanged him from a tree on the southeast corner of St Emmanuel and Church streets. Deputies Gillis and Krause were forced to open the jail and guard the captive as the mob seized him and carried him toward the scene. The victim was not heard to speak as they left. a shot rang out and the rope broke free his body hung briefly before disaster.
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Douglas Roberson
Roberson
Fateh
William McCarren
McCarren
Mobile
Ala
Philip Fatch
St. Emmanuel
Church Streets
Gills
Krause
Gillis
Hmb
World Markets Close With Sluggish Opening Trade
New York stock prices moved slowly on light volume as opening quotes showed little change from the previous night. The railroad list struggled, though St Paul rose to 150, while industrials like American Cotton Oil and National Lead gained modestly. Several rail and utility issues fell, with declines deepening as short covering waned and broader selling resumed.
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New York
St. Paul
American Cotton Oil
Virginia
Carolina Chemical
National Lead
Peoples Gas
Standard Railroad
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Coast Line
Tolodo
St. Louis & Western
Brooklyn Transit
Colorado Fuel
Republic Steel
Erie
Minneapolis
New York Stocks and Cattle Receipts Report
A slate of market quotes lists Amalgamated Copper at 78.5, American Car and Foundry 49.875, United States Steel 69.75, and other railroad and steel names. Cattle receipts at Chicago 600 head with steady market, westerns 3.75 to 4.50, calves 7.00 to 8.75, hogs 4.50 to 5.50. hogs and sheep receipts also noted with price ranges and totals.
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Kansas City
Cattie—racelpis
Amalgamated Copper
American Car and Foundry
American Locomotive
American Smelting, Sr
American Smelting, Ptd
American Sugar Refining
Anaconda Mining Co
Atchison Railway
Ptd
Baltimore and Ohio
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Canadian Pacific
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chicago Northwestern
Chicago
Mil
St. Paul
Colorado Fuel and Iron
Colorado and Southern
Delaware and Hudson
Denver and Rilo Grande
Denver and
Rio Grande
Irle Railway
Great Northern
Great Northern Oreatia
Milinois Central
New York Central
Reading Railway
Rock Island Co
Southern Pacific
Southern Railway
Union Pacific
United States Steel
United States Steel, Ptd
Wabash Railway
Western Tinion
Standard Oil Company
Market Report Sugar and Coffee Prices in New York
Sugar and coffee prices in New York and St. Louis reports show sugar steady with various grades from raw to refined and powdered. coffee steady with No 2 and No 4 Santos prices. Wool prices in St Louis unchanged with territory and western medium grades listed.
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New York
Fair
St. Louis
Metal Market News From New York
Lead is dull at 4 1 4 0 to 4 1 5 per hundred weight copper quiet at 14 14 1 4 silver steady at 61 1 2 per ounce Prices reflect early New York metal market activity with no dramatic swings indicated.
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New York
Tillman cites libel case with alarm over Panama issue
Senator Tillman of South Carolina warns that a government under threat of libel suits and press scrutiny risks patriotism and public liberty. He recalls Jefferson on newspapers and urges active support for a free press amid investigations and political pressure.
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Washington
Panama
New York
Tillman
South Carolina
Tofferson
Friend Grafts Skin to Save Injured Man
Andrew Pelon, injured in a railroad accident and treated in Hammond Indiana, received skin grafts from Frank Peters, a roommate and friend. Peters volunteered to donate skin after Pelon’s leg injury led to an amputation and a second graft was planned.
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Friend
Chicago
Andrew Pelon
Hammond
Tpd
Frank Peters
Pelon
Aurgeonus
Peters
Weston to Walk From New York to Faris cg
Edward Paysot Wreeton, a veteran long distance walker, plans a cross country trek from New York to San Francisco to be completed in about one hundred days. He aims to cover roughly 4 000 miles and will begin on March 15 to celebrate his seventieth birthday.
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New York
Edward Paysot Wreeton
San Francisco
Weston
Death by Forceps During Operation Claim in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia a patient named Bill Mary G Donavan died after a surgeon's forceps accidentally sewed up the abdomen during a Wednesday operation. The surgeon, once highly regarded, has since died. An X ray examination conducted recently confirmed the error.
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Philadelphia
Bill Mary G. Donavan
Sinance
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Colorado
Princeton Wiversity
Eltivens
Senate
House
Princeton University
Far East
Planen
Germany
Wimbersachsenberg
Sacramento Valley
Timothy
Chicago Livestock
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