Explosions at Jones & Laughlin Eliza Furnaces Kill and Maim
Pittsburg dispatch reports one of the worst explosions in steel plant history at the Eliza furnaces. Molten metal showered the area, with three workers dead, twenty-four missing or unaccounted for, and seven others fatally injured. Fire chief severely hurt. streetcar collision injures two firemen. frantic families gather at the mill gates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Works
Eliza
John Cramer
Andrew Featherka
Gustave Kessler
George Knox
Knox
Peter Snyder
Fourth Fire District
Snyder
Coroner's inquest names crew in Terra Cotta wreck
Washington January 10. The inquest on the Terra Cotta wreck goes to the grand jury. Engineers and officials named include Harry H. Hildebrand Frank F Hoffmier P F Dent William McCauley B I Vermillion George W Nagle J W Kelly Jr and William M Dutrow. All were held except Dent McCaulley and Kelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pec
Harry H. Hildebrand
Frank F. Hoffmier
P. F. Dent
Baltimore
William ®. McCauley
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
B. I. Vermillion
George W. Nagle
J. W. Kelly, Jr
Baltimore and Ohio
William M. Dutrow
Silver Spring
Dent. McCaulley
Butler Goes Wild Insane in Ex-Employer Home
John Kupitz long-time butler at Julie Ernest Hall's mansion on Boston Road and Hundred and Sixty-sixth Street became wildly insane. He wrecked the lower floor, chased family members upstairs, and threatened to kill them. Police arrived after a delay to find Hall his wife daughter and mother barricaded in an upper room as Kupitz beating the door with a heavy golf club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Kupitz
Julie Ernest Hall
Boston Road
Bitter struggle over Cuba election law reform
In Havana a twelve member law commission debating Cuba’s suffrage, with three U S members among them, remains split as Liberals resist change while most others push to disenfranchise the ignorant. The debate promises a sharp political clash in revising the electoral law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Law Commission
United States
Rehearings Granted in Assumpsit Case Over White Scheme
In the Third district appellate court at Tuinoia rehearing was granted for defendants Elizabeth M. Nees J. W. Dodd and Fred H. Coats in a suit brought by James S. Dumbauld of Quincy. The action rests on notes given to W. R. White of Bloomington whose alleged get rich quick scheme defrauded many across states. White died last July and claimed patent rights for a farm gate in a scheme that used territorial sale rights and returns of payments to purchasers creating an endless chain of sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Third District
Tuinoia
Elizabeth M. Nees
J. W. Dodd
Fred Ft. Coats
City
James 8. Dumbauld
Quincy
W. RR. White
Bloomington
White
Prayers Begin Daily at The Gazette in Kalamazoo
Rev. R. B. McGregor led a morning prayer in The Gazette editorial rooms as John A. Ross hosts. Reporters bowed as the minister spoke. Ross plans daily brief prayer meetings with invited local pastors to follow the revival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo, Mich
The
Gazette
Mc.Gregor
Ministerial Alliance
John A. Ross
Ross
Ford Rowe
McGregor
Municipal ownership urged for Evansville gas and light
Evansville mayor urges municipal gas and lighting plant to replace the city’s longtime monopoly. He cites unsatisfactory service and broad support from leading local business figures. Financing plans and bond options are unresolved due to existing debt limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Joan W. Boeline
Rost
Deansville
Gas and Electric Light Company
Board of Public Works
Boehne
Assassin Counts One More In St. Petersburg
A high official, Lieutenant General Vladimir Pavloff military procurator, was killed by an assassin who wore a military clerk uniform. The killer entered Pavloff’s garden, shot him dead, then killed a guard as he fled in a carriage. He was later captured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Vladimir Pavloff
Pavloff
Out on it and out of it at the speedway
A Philadelphia Press quip recalls a racer who insists he was out in the car, out of it, and finally out on it when the vehicle blew up, claiming three distinct ways to be involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speedway
Philadelphia Press
Grace Gallatin Thompson a Woman of Letters and Design
The passage notes Grace Gallatin Thompson, born in Sacramento, as Ernest Thompson Seton’s wife and a notable book designer. It highlights her own public esteem, work in design since 1897, writing for periodicals, and publication of a book or two, establishing her as a talented creator in journals and on book covers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Thompson Seton
Thompson
Grace Gallatin
Sacramento
Cal
Grosvenor Roasts Military Manoeuvres In Congress Hearings
Washington debate centers on a 1 million dollar Army appropriation item for militia encampments and field instruction. Grosvenor condemns war games as sham battles and cites issues in Athens Ohio. Crumpacker and Hepburn press efficiency and costs of regular troops and target practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grosvenor
Athens
Crumpacker
Hepburn
Coffee
New Orleans
Battle of
Murfreesboro
Santiago
Senate and House in Brief in Washington Jan 10
After general discussion a tentative understanding was reached in the senate and a vote on the general service pension bill was expected tomorrow. The house began consideration of the army appropriation bill under the five minute rule and thirty one of its forty five pages were completed. The fortification appropriation bill was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Washington
National Grand Army to Pick 1907 Encampment Site
A sub committee of Adjutant General O Neall F M Sterrett and Phil Cheek will visit Saratoga New York January 21 and Atlantic City New Jersey for three days to choose the site for the 1907 Grand Army encampment. A mail vote will decide the venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zanesville
National Grand Army of the Republic
Joseph W. O’neall
Lebanon
F. M. Sterrett
St. Louis
Phil Cheek
Baraboo
Wis
Brown
Saratoga
N. Y
Atlantic City
N. J
Murder and No Penalty After Prison Riot
Fifty to seventy five inmates escaped the camp and marched into town. They attacked a guard and a young state guard officer ordered a halt. About fifty six shots were fired and the officer died in the street. No one was ever punished for the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Guard
Duel of rivals ends with fatal wound in Maryland
Jordan Smith aged 19 shot Frank Smith aged 24 near Flint Stone in Cumberland County. Both were part of a party of eight men returning from a outing when tensions flared. Frank suffered a probably mortal wound as investigators probe motive and weapon used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Jordan Smith
Frank Smith
Flint Stone
Revival shooting ends with suspect fleeing after misidentification
Jordan Smit fired at a party thinking Prank Smith was the target. The shot missed. He later intercepted the group and declared intent to kill Prank Smith, firing again. Prank Smith was left unconscious as Jordan Smith escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jordan Smit
Job Smith
Prank
Prank Smith
Smith
Jordan Smith
Seidlitz Powder Tied to Fatal Poison in UK Inquiry
London reports an inquest into the death of a young woman and schoolteacher near Wrexham. The victim consumed the contents of a blue packet of seidlitz powder with a random tartaric acid amount and died minutes later. A doctor warned that insufficient tartaric acid could endanger a person with a weak heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wrexham
Divorces Granted To Despairing Grand Rapids Wife
In Grand Rapids on January 10 74 year old Mrs Ahoehe A Hayes petitioned Circuit Court Commissioner Ver korke for divorce from 76 year old Charles Hayes who deserted her twenty five years earlier and she was granted the decree. In a separate note Liberal MP Lewis Harcourt of Rossendale Lancashire is said to be the coming secretary for Ireland in the British cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Briece
Ahoehe A. Hayes
Circuit Court
Verkorke
Charles Hayes
Lewis Harcourt
Rossendale
Lancashire
Ireland
Markets Show Steady Tone Across Livestock and Grains
Chicago markets report January 10 1907 with estimated receipts at 24000. Leftover from yesterday 5068. Mix of packers trading 86 20 to 86 47. Heavy shipping grades 86 15 to 86 25. Cattle about 9000 and overall tone steady. sheep and lambs around 18000 also steady.
Hogs and cattle market reports from Chicago dated January 10, 1907
Official receipts yesterday 35750 shipments 6350 estimated receipts today 24000. Market shows 5 higher with bulk buyers led by speculators. Hog prices range 5.60 to 6.45 for various grades. cattle and sheep show gains or steady levels with native and western lambs and yearlings priced across listed ranges.
John A Babcock Seeks Square Deal Promise
The note asserts that John A. Babcock pledges a square deal and reliable service, stating you will get fair treatment and timely responses. It frames the commitment as a straightforward assurance from the individual.
Wall Street Prays as Brokerage Firms Open with Curb Services
A religious initiative led by Mrs. Alden Gaylord and Dr. Henry Warren brings curb prayer to Wall Street with weekly services in front of the Stock Exchange. Endorsed by Morgan and Rockefeller linked financiers, the plan envisions a rotating panel of city leaders officiating and singing later hymns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan and
Rockefeller
New York
Wall Streets
Maes
D. Alden Gaylord
Money District
Henry Marsh Warren
City Hotels
Gaylord
Dr Warren
J. Pierpont Morgan
James Stillman
John DD. Rockefeller
Jacobs II
Sehill
Jefferson Seligman
Wall Street
Financial District
Wall Broad
Nassau Street
Dietriet
Dr. Warren
Death murders by lover in Denver room
John Bean seeks his wife in Denver only to learn she and his cousin Elmer Bean have died in a room at 1137 Twenty-first street. Elmer killed the woman and then killed himself after writing I have done this because she proves faithless to me. He left a wife and 12 year old daughter at Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
John Bean
Pueblo
Elmer Bean
Colorado Springs
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Wins Double Fare Case
Albany January 10 The New York Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Brooklyn Rapid Transit over charging a second fare ten cents from central points in Brooklyn and Coney Island. The decision ends a dispute that sparked riots between passengers and trainmen during attempts to collect the extra fare.
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Albany
N. Y
Court of Appeals
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Thatpany
Brookyn Coney Island
Lamp Explodes Wrecking Happy Long Married Life
In St Louis on January 10 a lamp used by Mrs Ella J Longley exploded and burned her fatally as she and husband Alexander Longley, aged 56 and 74, discussed their long marriage. He suffered serious burns while trying to help. The accident ended their happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Ella J. Longley
Alexander Longley
McCrea Elected President of Major Railroads
James McCrea, president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, has been elected president of the Pennsylvanian and the Pittsburg Cincinnati Chicago and St. Louis Railway companies, signaling a wide leadership reshuffle in regional railroading.
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James McCrea
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The
Pennsylvanian
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago and
St. Louis
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Mim
Kalamazoo Gazette
Pavnoff
Hay
Virginia
Grand Army
War Department
Seidlitz
Chicago
Texas
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
Mammon
Crusade
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