Cashier Robbed by Daring Thief in New York Office
Ada Piers, 26, bookkeeper at Paul Schadd Co. plumbers supplies, was robbed after 1 PM in their 26th Street office. A bearded man in a gray suit forced her to reveal the cash drawer, took $60 and attempted to burn papers before fleeing, muttering I TE Schadd. Police and witnesses described the chaotic scene.
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New York
Paul Schadd Company
Cent Street
Ada Piers
Mallon
Misa Piers
Haymarket figure August Spies addresses Chicago ministers
Fifty years after the 1886 Haymarket riot, August Spies spoke on anarchy before a Chicago ministers’ assembly. His remarks tied labor tension to radical ideas as part of a commemorative retrospective.
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August Spies
Haymarket
Chicago
Lynch mob thwarted as Howe is sent to Biloxi
In Gulfport Mississippi on December 28 officials protected Robert Howe, accused in Leslie Stockwell’s murder. A mob demanded the night jailer surrender Howe and searched the jail to verify his transfer to Biloxi, halting the lynching attempt.
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Gulfport
Miss
Robert Howe
Leslie Stockwell
Biloxi
James Jones
Howe
Jones
Red Hummer Crashes Killing Three Trainmen in Missouri
The Red Hummer Limited derailed after rear ending a freight train near Farber Louisiana County Missouri leaving two trainmen dead and one fatally injured. Fireman Crabtree died later and many passengers, mainly Chicago travelers, were bruised or cut. The wreck damaged the smoker and Pullman cars with the caboose splintered.
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Louisiana
Dee
Red Hammer" Limited
Chicago
Chicago and Alton Road
Farber
Here
Davis
Slater Mo
Flora
Crabtree
Slater
Kansas City
Cement Highway Plan Aimed to Link Denver with Great Lakes Ports
The Transcontinental Highway Association proposes a cement based national highway radiating from Denver to Great Lakes ports, Gulf of Mexico, and Pacific seaports. Government and states would share costs, reducing rail freight and passenger rates, with 5,000 miles estimated at 50 million dollars.
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States
Denver
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
J. Brishen Walker
Transcontinental Highway Association
Colorado Conservation Commission
Mr. Walker
Walker
New York
Philadelphia
Wasers
Renee
Three Killed in Baltimore and Ohio Freight Collision
Parkersburg West Virginia December 28 In a collision of freight trains on the Baltimore and Ohio road at Mercers Bottom West Virginia three men were killed. William Steffey engineer C J Moffatt brakeman and R H Bradham fireman lost their lives. R H Krantz was probably fatally hurt.
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West Virginia
Parkersburg
W. Va
Baltimore and Ohio Road
Mercers Bottom
William Steffey
C. J. Moffatt
R. H. Bradham
R. H. Krantz
Gas danger prompts urgent call for aid in Muncie home
In Muncie Indiana on December 28 Mrs Toney Hefel nearly suffocated by gas from a stove. She crawled to a phone to summon a physician who arrived in time to save her and her husband. Boarder James Faust was also affected and is in serious condition.
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Muncie
Ind
Toney Hefel
James Faust
Mrs. Hefel
Faust
Rail wage dispute talks resume among western rail managers
Western railroad managers and trainmen conductors renewed conferences after the holidays aiming to settle the wage controversy within the week. Trainmen seek about a 15 percent raise while Pullman porters threaten strike over smaller tips. Three thousand porters, many of them Black, demand higher pay.
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Chicago
Western Railroad
Four Barit children die in acetylene gas blast fire
In Wick, Ogdensburg, New York, four children of Ovide Barit perished when an acetylene gas apparatus exploded in their home. The parents were badly burned trying to rescue them as a wall blew out and the house burned. The victims were Rachel seven Lucienne five Marcela four and Marie Anne three.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Warwick
Ovide Barit
Rachel
Lucienne
Marcela
Marie Anne
A Feat For Willie
A playful word puzzle caption features Willie and a teacher named Life. The exchange asks how many eggs remain after three are found from a basket of five, with Willie responding BRIGHT.
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Willie
Willie—Bright
Better to Hold Back Truth Than Speak Ungraciously
A maxim attributed to De Sales advises restraint in truth telling. It favors measured, courteous speech over blunt honesty. The saying underlines tact in communication and suggests kindness guides spoken truth.
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de Sales
Opera House for Kaiser in Berlin
The German emperor plans a world class opera house in Berlin with eight top architects at work. It will seat 3000, have a stage 100 by 90 feet and a royal box for eighty. Lavish dressing and retiring rooms for royal visitors are planned. the total cost is said to be withheld from public view.
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Berlin
Germany
Belgrade Probes Water for Radium Source
Scientists scan the Belgrade water supply for radium contamination and trace the radioactive source. The investigation focuses on where radium enters the city system and how to curb exposure.
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Belgrade
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Sinal
J. B. Mayd
Virginia
Biloxi, Miss
Alton
Missouri
Chandler P. Anderson
Lord Loveland
Amerie
By C.N. and
A. M. Williamsor
America
THE
Evening Journal
Topper
Pennsylvania Railway
Terre de Scee
ACU
Bam
Graham Opera House
Kerr Amusement Company
Comedienne
Daisy Cameron
Andy
DR. King’s
Lemmon
Opera House
Kaiser
Dr. Cook
Poughheeds In
Hampton’s
Benj. B. Hampton
Hampton's
Commander Peary
North Pole
Frederick A. Cook
Cook
Hampto
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