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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1904
Page
6
Fire at the Shelby Steel Tube Company plant in Shelby Ohio destroys stock and finished product worth millions after a short in a small room. Warships and rail incidents are reported along with other disasters and public notices from the era.
Chicago’s city council approved a conditional reopening ordinance for theaters, requiring over $500,000 in repairs and a steel fire curtain at substantial cost. Managers warn most venues cannot meet the rules soon, risking closures and higher ticket prices. Officials plan inspections and committee review to enforce compliance.
The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe plans a major expansion from Isleta to Tesico New Mexico linking through the Vanhandle division. The new line will cut the Chicago San Francisco distance by about 577 miles, speeding freight and opening Oklahoma as a main corridor. Workers will share in profits and salaries funding construction.
Chicago City Council enacted a comprehensive theater law by a 47 to 8 vote, aiming to improve safety with stricter seating, aisles, exits, and fire alarm requirements. The measure applies to existing and planned theaters, limits main floor seating, and mandates automatic extinguishers and drills with police powers enforcing violations.
The teenth annual convention of the Mine Workers opens in Indianapolis with about 1,000 delegates from across the country and Canada. A ten day session precedes the joint wage conference involving 300 operators and 180,000 miners from Indiana Ohio western Pennsylvania and other regions.
Reports from relief centers in Macedonia indicate about 100000 homeless, with 42000 in Neo Monastir vilayets. A freight train wreck near Colo caused derailment amid wrecking attempts. In Cleveland, Union National and Colonial National banks merge under one name, led by Senator M. A. Manna.
The Senate heard Mr Newlands deride administration policy in the Siujina affair while Mr Lepew defended it. Debate covered public wagon reforms and extending settlement time for state claims. Discussions touched on veterans bills, civil service questions, and military affairs with reports from Sen Dolliver and others. The Navy reported torpedo boat destroyer Lawrence damaged near Cape Hatteras and repairs planned at Key West.
Special telegrams report a surge in demand for iron and wire nails, and for certain steel products, boosting prices by about ten percent. Mills and merchants in Boston Chicago Philadelphia and elsewhere note higher offers and revived activity, with expectations of continued growth into spring despite uncertain output and trade constraints.
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A chaotic report from Indiana recounts an anarchist pursued by soldiers after shouting anti government rhetoric at the Marian home. The episode features a reform school case involving a 14 year old boy tied to a murder, jury verdicts, and public alarm over violence and crime across the region.
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