Blunder of One Man Blamed for Spencer Train Disaster
Lynchburg Virginia reports the wreck that killed President Samuel Spencer and his party is laid at the door of operator C D Mattoax of Rangoon whose disappearance hampers investigations. Detailing the block system failure, the piece notes the fault was Mattoax not reporting No 38 on the block, delaying No 33 and causing the collision despite flagman efforts and emergency braking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynchburg
Sawyer
Samuel Spencer
New York
Baltimore
C. D. Mattoax
Rangoon
Mattoax
Sandy Level
Pittsylvania County
Lawyer’s
Mattosx
Jacksonville
Lawyer's
Southwestern Limited
Andrews
Dansville
President Spencer Funeral To Stop Southern Railway System
Washington December 1 funeral arrangements for Samuel Spencer president of the Southern Railway follow a collision death at Sawyer's Virginia. The service will be at St John s Church at 2 p m with private burial. For five minutes during the hour all trains and machinery will halt as a mark of respect. Active pallbearers are ten senior negro porters. honorary pallbearers include vice presidents officials of the road and J Pierpont Morgan. Spencer rose from Virginia Midway superintendent in 1877 to senior posts before his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Spencer
Theouthern Railway
Sawyer's
St. John’s Church
Roland ¢. Smith
Uthern
Southern
Serpont Morgan
New York
Spencer
Virginia Mid
Two Surprises at Chicago
Chicago reports surprise as the Shen labor conspiracy trial jury is finally filled after sixty four days and 6800 potential jurors examined at a cost of 28000. Four defendants plead guilty and will testify for the state. In Dortmund Germany a revised casualty list from the Witten roburbier factory explosion shows 30 killed 60 seriously injured and 180 with serious injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Teamsters
Shea
Aozen
Ortmund
Germany
Witten Roburtie
Fire destroys tobacco stemmeries in Princeton
In Princeton Kentucky a mob of 300 masked men set fire to the tobacco stemmeries of John Steger and John G. Orr, later controlled by Imperial Tobacco Co. Cottages nearby were badly damaged. Loss estimated at 170000 dollars. The act is linked to protests by tobacco raisers against the tobacco trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Evening Journal
John Steger
John G. Orr
Imperial Tobacco Co
Tobacco Trust
Woman Arrested For Stealing Two Rings In Carlinville
City Marshal Swain and Night Policeman Ryan arrested a woman for shoplifting after she selected rings at Horine's jewelry and then tried to sell two rings at Fred Schaefer's Jewelry. The man found with her claimed to be her husband, John W. Liddell, and both pleaded guilty before Justice John Homer, bound over in $500 each. The rings were recovered and identified.
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Carlinville
Swain
Michael Ryan
Womin
Horine
Fred Schaefer
Schaefer
Mare
John Homer
OUR RAILWAYS CRITICISED
S A Pope assistant general manager of the Great Western railway of England has finished a three months inspection tour in the United States and Canada. He sails on the Caronia. He notes English carriages provide compartments and beds and says freight priority differs between Britain and America. He urges improved safety signals and cites poorer roadbeds in the western United States and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
S. A
Pope
Great Western Railway of
England
United States
Canada
Caronia
America
Fire damages Ruud Manufacturing plant in Pittsburg
A fierce blaze at the Ruud Manufacturing company station in Pittsburg caused damage of several thousand dollars. The fire, of unknown origin, threatened nearby structures and drew all downtown engines to Stationary department at 340 Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Ruud Manufacturing Company
Second Avenue
Pennsylvania fiscal year revenues set record at $25,818,924
The commonwealth of Pennsylvania closed its fiscal year on November 30 with revenues totaling $25,818,924, a new record for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Mayor Schmitz of San Francisco in Extortion Indictment
Mayor Eugene E. Schmitz of San Francisco, called the union labor mayor, faces extortion charges after election by the Labor party. A native of the city at forty two, he is serving his third term. His father was a German musician and his mother Irish. He studied medicine, left college for health, and is a musician and a manufacturer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene E. Schmitz
San Francisco
Union Labor
Labor Party
Schmitz
Lehmitz
HI Health
Congress Opens in Boston on Social Education
A Boston congress on social education draws New England groups to four departmental sections and a mass meeting. Speakers include James F. Munroe Governor Curtis Guild Jr. Mayor John F Fitzgerald and Charles W Eliot with David Starr Jordan and George H Martin addressing the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New England
James F. Munroe
Congress
Markets in Chicago Open Prices and Quotations
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for Wheat Corn Oats Pork Lard Short Ribs and cash sales show varied open highs lows and closes. Live stock receipts total 25 000 with hogs 5.85 to 6.15 and cattle 7 000 with prime steers 6 40 to 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Market roundup hogs cattle and sheep at Chicago summary
Chicago market reports show hog prices steady after mixed trading with receipts totaling 26321 yesterday and 700 today. Cattle and sheep remain steady with 700 cattle and 2000 sheep recorded receipts and stable prices. One Way Settlers rates offered from Iowa Central Ry for home seekers with two dollar premium to half fare, details via A B Cutts Minneapolis.
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Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Missouri
Arkansas
Indiana Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Louisiana
Iowa Central Ry
Iowa Central
A. B. Cutts
Minneapolis, Minn
Live Poultry and Livestock Quotes From East Buffalo Broker
Dewning Stevens Live Stock Commission Merchants of East Buffalo New York report varied quotes for poultry cattle and hogs. Prices show mixed movement with poultry prices per pound and livestock receipts detailing cattle hogs sheep and calves with ranges and top values across categories.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Dewning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
East Buffalo
Calvew
Lest
Bloomers Cause Rift in Green Castle Church
In Greencastle Indiana on December 1 a split arose in the First Presbyterian Church over Pastor A W Sonne s stance toward bloomers worn by Deacon Cammack s wife Mrs Cammack wore a blue bloomers outfit during flower tending and the minister protested. A congregational meeting followed with factions forming for and against Sonne and 61 voted to retain him to 17 against.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greencastle
Ind
First Presbyterian Church
A. W. Sonne
Sammack
Cammack
Iany
Rev. Sonne
Warren Denies Involvement in Coal Land Charges
Senator Warren issues a broad denial of accusations that he aided Special Agent Meyendorf to hinder land entry probes connected to the Union Pacific Coal Company. He says he never conspired with Meyendorf or Clark and had no coal or land interest beyond a general desire for affordable coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Warren
City
Meyendorf
General Land Office
Salt Lake City
Clark
Cvll
Union Pacific Railway Company
Tam
Meyendorff
Wyoming
Cheyenne
Denver
Menion
Colorado
Union Pacific Coal Company
Tnion Pacific
Coal land dispute testifies amid brigand tactics in Whitmore canyon
George D. Holliday of Salt Lake City testifies about his bid to secure coal land near Sunnyside. He describes threats, armed possession by rivals, and a court battle that shifted to Salt Lake City before he sold the claim for 22,600. The land now yields valuable coal and coking properties for Utah Fuel Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Lake City
Iterstate
Arke
Inter-mountain Country
George D. Holliday
Salt Lake City
Whitmore Canon
Sunnyside
Holliday Coal Company
Robert Forrester
Utah Fuel Company
J. Kiptian
Robert Kirken
Holliday
Kirken
District Court
Third Utah District
Iolliday
Robert Clark
Pleasant Valley Coal Company
Coal Company
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Mayor Schmitz
Educators In Council
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Jordan
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Choice Prairie
Bloomers
Deacon
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