Wind Blows Out Signal Light in Pere Marquette Disaster
Two fast trains collided near East Paris in a historic Pere Marquette crash. Nineteen dead and dozens injured as a gale extinguished a red signal, altering meeting points from Oakdale Park to Fox. Officials report speed and out-of-date orders worsened the catastrophe. Names and residences of victims listed from Grand Rapids to Lansing and Muskegon.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Here
Pere Marquette Railroad
Hhis Station
Country Way
Oakdale Park
Fox
McCords
Pere Marquette
Paris
List of Victims Names of Dead and Injured From Michigan Incident
The list names the dead including L. J. Baldwin family members Mulliken, Lester Williams, Daisy Giles, Burt Myers, Walter Jordan, Joseph Hullin, Austin Wager, Charles Stoddard, Charles Devine, William Helmrich and others. Injured include Gerrit Motman, Charles West, John Clark, Michael Malzburg, Chas Chambers, Frank Waterman, J.C. Woodworth, Edward Weigel, George Niel, R. E. Gay, Harry Marcus, H. Kent, C N Botsford and several more with varying injuries. One unidentified man may raise the death toll. The document notes some may die.
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L. J. Baldwin
Louis Baldwin
Mulliken
Mich
Lester Williams
Jansing
Daisy Giles
Lowell
Burt Myers
Grandville
Walter Jordan
Grand Rapids
Joseph Hullin
Windsor
Ont
Austin I. Wager
Charles A. Stoddard
Detroit
Charles A. Devine
William M Helmrich
F. M. Gillet
Burr Oak
Portland
Frank Burns
G. Dalmer
Detroit American Express
William Smith
Saranac
F.coykendall
Lake Odessa
A. F. May
Gerrit Motman
Charles West
John Clark
Postville
Michael Malzburg
Hart
Chas
T. Chambers
Tonia
E. B. Moon
H. Kent
C. N. Botsford
Farmington
Pneumonia Crowds Chicago County Hospital
Pneumonia cases fill Chicago’s county hospital as patients sleep on the floor and less serious cases are turned away. Severe weather, icy sidewalks, and a surge in injuries accompany the pneumonia death spike and hospital crowding.
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Chicago
Marines to Isthmus Colonials Leave for Home
Washington Philadelphia December 20. The auxiliary cruiser Dixie sailed from League Island with 600 marines and five months of living and fighting supplies for 1000 men. Six companies were aboard Dixie including men from Boston Washington Annapolis Philadelphia and Brooklyn. Meanwhile Colombian efforts to close the legation and return Reyes and Herran to home follow a stalled diplomatic reply from Secretary Hay and indicate storage of files and impending severance of relations. A party of twenty marines remains at Yaviza for observation.
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Philadelphia
Dixie
League Island Navy Yard
Colon
Boston
Washington
Annapolis
Brooklyn
Hay
General Reyes
Colombia
Multilingual employee linked to powder legislation bribery case
Albany December 29 Missouri authorities press for extradition of William Ziegler of New York over bribery charges tied to leaking powder legislation. They request an additional week to file briefs with Governor Odell as Attorney General Crowe reports.
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Ziegler
Albany
N. Y
Missouri
William Ziegler
New York
Odell
Crowe
Health bulletin flags pneumonia deaths rising in Chicago
Last week the health bulletin records 139 pneumonia deaths in Chicago, about 27 percent of total mortality. If the trend lasts until May 31, deaths may exceed the 2,100 forecast made in October.
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Chicago
Health Department
Heath withdraws from campaign cycle in interview
Perry S. Heath states he will not be an active factor in the forthcoming presidential campaign. He plans to attend to his newspaper and western investments and hints at resigning as secretary of the national committee. He notes Senator Hanna's firm stance on not pursuing the presidency and management roles.
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Omaha
Neb
Perry S. Heath
Louisville
West
Heath
National Committee
Hanna
Highwaymen Stop Trains In Suburban Pennsylvania Holdups
Two white men with revolvers halted travelers along the main line of the Pennsylvania railroad in Haverford and Stafford. They forced a watchman to surrender and blew open a station safe, stealing about $1,000 in cash and stamps before escaping.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Haverford
Stafford
Governor Grants Fifteen Day Extension
They initially requested one week but the governor authorized a fifteen day extension. The measure was accepted, delaying actions until the following week.
Soldier Killed Five Injured in Boiler Explosion
From Wolsey barracks ing eating plant in London Ontario a boiler explosion killed Corporal James Burnett and seriously injured five others including Quartermaster Sergeant Dunlevy Corporal Sandy Privates Walter Worswick Thomas Worswick and Herbert Tutt with Worswick’s life despaired of.
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Detroit
Mich
Specal
London
Ont
Wolsey Barracks
James Burnett
Dunlevy
Sandy
Walter
Thomas Worswick
Herbert Tutt
Strange Murder Result in Charred Body Near Home Cemetery
In Peoria on November 11, a mysterious stranger is sought by Monmouth authorities for murder. A partially cremated, unidentified man’s body was found in a thick timber near Home cemetery, making identification and the killer uncertain.
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Peoria
Dee
Monmouth
Home Cemetery
Fifty-Third AAAS Annual Meeting Opens in St Louis
The American Association for the Advancement of Science holds its fifty-third annual meeting in St Louis with 200 to 300 members present. The convention begins and will remain in session for the entire week, drawing several of the nation’s most notable scientists.
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St. Louis
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Fire at Joliet Destroys Adam Steel Plant
Joliet Til Dec 29 The Adam Steel and Wire company plant was destroyed by fire with a loss of 40000. The blaze was blamed on spontaneous combustion in coal bins and was worsened by cold and long distance to fire plugs.
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Joliet, Til
Adam Steel and Wire Company
Hope to avenge killings in Los Angeles deaths
Funeral services for Joseph Choisser and his son Louis Choisser were held in Eldorado with Elder L. L. Stettwalt officiating. The pair were killed by detectives in Los Angeles on December 17. The large crowd in attendance reflected the high regard for the men and anger over the killings. Officials vow to pursue those responsible.
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Harrisburg
Joseph Choisser
Louis
Los Angeles
Cal
Eldorado
L. L. Stettwalt
Wolf Creek Cemetery
Barber Surrenders in Utah Wife Murder Case
Frank Rose, a barber formerly of St Louis, surrendered claiming responsibility for killing his wife on Christmas afternoon in Salt Lake City. Police found the woman dead in bed and a 2 year old son beside her, his clothes stained with blood and asking why mother did not wake.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Frank Rose
St. Louis
Influx of Chinese into Canada Surges Before Tax Increase
The Shinano Maru and Canfa arrived in Victoria with about 300 Chinese, bringing the last influx before Canada raises the poll tax. On January 1 the tax jumps from 100 to 500 dollars, seen as a move likely to exclude Chinese migrants.
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Victoria
LB. C
Shinano Maru
Canfa
Canada
Condolence Messages Pour In For Zanardelli
Thousands of telegrams arrive for the late former premier Zanardelli in Rome. King Victor Emmanuel sends high praise, stating Italy lost one of its best sons who dedicated his life to the country’s greatness.
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Zanardelli
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
King Christian of Denmark Ill in Austria
King Christian of Denmark is ill at Gmunden Austria and his trip to Copenhagen has been postponed. The report comes from Berlin and places the royal health as the focal point of the dispatch.
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Denmark II
Austria
Berlin
Christian
Denmark
Gmunden
Copenhagen
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