Engineer of Deadhead Train Accused in Terra Cotta Wreck
Baltimore and Ohio investigators probe Terra Cotta wreck with death toll rising to at least fifty three and injuries in the hundreds. Officials and the press describe a grim toll as morgue scenes shape public sorrow and flags fly at half mast. Engineers and crew named as suspects amid a push to identify responsibility and prevent a repeat.
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Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Terra Cotta
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore
Todd
Milton W. Phillips
Takoma Block
W. Galloway
Revised List Of Dead Names Include Washington D C Area Victims
A partial compilation of the dead lists numerous individuals with locations from Washington D C and surrounding areas. The roll calls ages from infants to adults, includes domestic workers, workers, and families, with many residents unnamed or partially labeled.
Local Names and Addresses in D C Community Notes
A list of individuals and places including Mrs D G Pearman Miss Reeves Takoma Miss Anna W Reading Washington Elizabeth Reid Norman Rogers Marion Ruppert Washington and others with ages and locations in D C Baltimore and Brookland. The fragment names several residents and a 16 month old child among others.
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Fannie Austin
Washington
Orlin L. Bailey
Newark
Lewis W. Baldwin
East Orange
N. J
Mary E. Baldwin
L. A. Barnes
Terra Cotta
D. C
E Oliver Belt
Edward M Belt
Lpr. Belt
St. Clair Belt
Corinne M. Bohrer
Milliner
Mary Alice Bohrer
J. A
L. Bond
Commodore P. Brown
Government Printing Office
Sallie V. Butts
Mary A. Cuher
Frank R. Chase
South Brookland
Nellie Cole
York
Nettie
Thomas Metz
Germantown
Minnie Merkling
Lucy Betts Millican
Deanwood
Mra
D. G. Pearman
Shooting Mystery Shrouds Arthur Killing Of Roy Watkins
Roy Watkins an 18 year old son of a banker, was fatally shot in an Arthur alley. A used 38 caliber Ivers Johnson revolver found nearby, bloodhounds summoned, detectives dispatched, and a girl rumored to be at the heart of the affair.
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Decatur, UL
Roy Watkins
Arthur
Here
Ivers Johnson
Mermaids Dine Under Water At Neptune's Daughters
At the Hip podreom mermaids in Neptune's Daughters enjoyed submarine turkey dinners during a performance. Representative Joseph L. Rhinock of Kentucky funded the meal. Eight covered metal platters held the feast as each mermaid endured about thirty minutes underwater before surfacing.
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New York
Neptune's Daughters
Hippodrome
Turkey
Joseph L. Rhinock
Kentucky
Rome bans Mariavit sect in encyclical
The pope issued a solemn ban on the Mariavit sect spreading in Russian Poland and excommunicated founder Mother Mary Koslovask aia and priest Father Kovalsky along with other clergy. He orders excommunication of all members unless they recant within twenty days. The encyclical was read in Polish churches Sunday and caused strong reaction.
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St. Petersburg
Russian
Poland
Mary Koslovaskaia
Kovalsky
Diamonds Worth 48 Million Imported Into New York
New York reports that over 48 million dollars of diamonds and other precious stones were imported in the current year, preliminary figures for the annual report to Washington show. The total surpasses last year by about six million, with U S purchases since 1868 totaling roughly 525 million, about half of South Africa’s world supply earnings. The figures reflect importers’ payments.
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New York
Washington
Cape of Good Hope
United States
South Africa
Berger’s Story May Be True
Bedford Indiana January 1 Prosecutor Fletcher returned from Goshen where he interviewed F Berger who confessed to killing Sarah Shafer He says Berger spoke at length about the murder known to authorities but not presented at trials of McDonald or Evans who were accused because the confession did not fit the evidence If Berger knew the evidence he likely committed the crime Fletcher warns police to thoroughly investigate the Berger confession.
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Bedford
Ind
Fletcher
Goshen
F. Berger
Sarah Shafer
Berger
McDonald
Evans
Iletcher
Warrant Issued for Arbroath Express Derailment Driver
Edinburgh police issue a warrant for the arrest of the express train driver involved in the Arbroath wreck on December 28. Twenty people died and about thirty were injured. Investigators anticipate startling developments at the board of trade inquiry.
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Arbroath
Edinburgh
Scotland
Board of Trade
Congressman Julius Kahn Proposes $5 Million Pacific Coast Torpedo Boats
Congressman Julius Kahn of San Francisco introduces a bill for a $5,000,000 appropriation to build submarine torpedo boats for Pacific coast defense. He is noted as the sole actor in congress and a former stage actor who later became a lawyer. He was first elected to Congress in 1890 and opposes coeducation of Japanese and white children.
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Julius Kahn
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Congress
Mr. Kahn
Edwin Booth
Joseph Jefferson
Tommaso Salvini
Clara Morris
Shaw Says No Alarm as Treasury Reports 1906 Surplus
Secretary Shaw summarizes the year’s finances reporting 1906 receipts of 625 million dollars and expenditures of 566 million with a surplus in six months of the fiscal year. He defends the independent treasury system and explains money shortages as due to broad prosperity and high domestic demand.
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Washington
Garher
Shaw
Internal Revenue
Treasury
United States
Unusual Cash and Credit Flows Spur Business Activity
Businesses report an unusual level of actual money and credits tied to real money as activity intensifies. Strong entities include local firms and financial institutions observing shifts in payment and credit usage.
Secretary Shaw on currency and real estate speculation
Secretary Shaw argues the currency system misses contractions in dull months and expands only modestly. He cites real estate speculation, summer money tightness, and bank disunity under the Sherman act, with the treasury as the sole relief source.
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Shaw
Marins
Treasury
One Man Power Debate Voices Administration Responsibility
Secretary Shaw argues against blaming policy on a single individual and says responsibility lies with the administration. He warns financial panics ruin administrations and stresses that power should not rest with one man while noting safeguards should not be sunk.
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Shaw
Removable at will freight rate power and party loyalty
The passage argues that an interstate commission could set arbitrary freight rates on all goods, with courts lacking firm jurisdiction. It questions a president’s duty to party over self and critiques the belief that monetary policy can be perfectly fixed, calling such substitution violent.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Invalid Labor Act ruling in Kentucky federal case
Judge Walter Evans ruled the federal labor act unconstitutional in the N C Brooks versus Southern Pacific case. The decision held the act would regulate intrastate commerce. In Kansas a railroad accident prompted £25 000 damages suit by the administratrix of Brooks. Guggenheim's Senate bid in Colorado gains Republican caucus endorsement 65 to 1.
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Loulaville
Walter Evans
N.C. Brooks Va
Southern Pacific Railroad
Kansas
Markets show mixed hog and cattle receipts in Chicago
Chicago markets report January 1 1907 with hog receipts estimated at 22000 and cattle steady. sheep market steady at 12000 and overall tone mixed with light hogs at 6.15 to 6.74 and heavy shipping grades around 6.00 to 6.15. Official month receipts 655661 and shipments 104054. tomorrow’s estimates 7000.
Chicago ad assures a square deal for all
A concise Chicago text promises fair treatment for customers with a plain spoken guarantee. No dates or names accompany the claim, but the stance emphasizes consistent honest service in the local market.
Indians as Senator in Oklahoma Campaign
Speculation runs through Oklahoma on the possibility of an Indian serving in the United States Senate. Candidates discussed include Chief McCurtain, Chief Pleasant Porter, and Charley Carter of Ardmore, each praised for oratory and potential to boost state prestige, with Porter and McCurtain seen as strong contenders if form runs.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
United States Senate
Jean Iodian
Tle
Tut
Twin
Senate
Charles BD. Carter
Ardmore
McCurtain
Pleasant Porter
Porter
Territories
Charles Carter
Call Upon the Farmers for Grain to Aid China Relief
Washington reports ER H Harrimans offer to Roosevelt to ship corn and wheat on the steamship lines to relieve famine in China. Red Cross favors direct farmer grain contributions, awaiting approval to use army transport for Orient relief and has asked Iowa Governor Cummins to mobilize farmers there.
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Washington
ER. H. Harriman
Roosevelt
San Francisco
China
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Cummins
Iowa
Theernors
Army Transport Service
Barbarous Doings at Lodz In Polands Unrest
Reports from Lodz show ongoing clashes between Socialist and National factions with fatalities. A funeral procession for four murdered Nationalists was attacked by a Socialist, resulting in a mourner killed and two others wounded as the cortege was dispersed.
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Lodz
Russian Poland
Slow Vote Count Expected In Mutual Life Election
A Mutual Life Insurance inspector says official results will not be announced before late February at the earliest. He estimates clerks can canvass 7 000 to 10 000 votes daily while policyholders reportedly cast 350 000 votes.
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New York
Mutual Life Insurance
Bryan Acknowledges No Candidacy in Topeka Interview
In a Topeka interview William J. Bryan stands by a concise summary that the time has come to announce he will not be a candidate. He asserts no new statements beyond that outline and maintains his position on the presidential question.
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Topeka
Kwan
William J. Bryan
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Terra Cotta, D. C
Phillips
Extra
Harry H. Hildebrand
Ira @. McClelland
Frank PF. Hoffmeier
Ralph Rutter
William A. Norris
Rome
Sarah Shaffer
the Treasury
Guggenheim
Denver
Simon Guegenheim
Thomas M. Patterson
General Assembly
Guegenheim
Chicago
Texas
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
The
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Bryan
South McAlester
Chica
Charley Carter
Tngle
McCurtain and Porter
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