Furnace Disaster at Jones & Laughlin Plate Foundry
Pittsburg January 11 An explosion at the Eliza furnaces of Jones & Laughlin Steel Co. left twelve dead with many missing and ten injured. Bodies show severe mutilation and molten metal swept over workers. cause of the blast remains unclear as investigators search for answers and fatalities may rise.
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Pittsburg
Eliza
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Laidley
Alf
Eliza Furnace
Indiana Board Opens Woodville Wreck Inquiry
The Indiana Railroad Commission begins a formal inquiry into the Baltimore and Ohio wreck at Woodville last November where sixty people died. Officials and employees tied to the railroad are summoned to appear at the state house on January 31 to determine if fault lay with the company or its workers.
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Indianapolis
Baltimore
Tate House
Woodville
Thempany
Studebaker Heir Is Married in Sudden Union
South Bend Indiana January 41 A move to marry Peter A Studebaker heir of Henry Studebaker and Olive K Lewis surprised many He is a well known football figure who played for DePauw Penn State and Pittsburgh Mrs Studebaker will reside in Cincinnati after March 1
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Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Peter A. Studebaker
Henry Studebaker
Olive K. Lewis
Ous
Tudebaker
West
Fenpauw
South Send
Pittsburge Mir
Indiana General Assembly Opens with Branch as Speaker
The sixty fifth session of the Indiana general assembly opened in Indianapolis. Emmett Branch of Martinsville was elected speaker of the house. Both branches are Republican and the majority backs Governor Hanly's reform program with many of his measures expected to pass.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Emmett Branch
Martinsville
Hanly
Colonel Patke Andrieff Assassinated in Lodz District
Colonel Patke Andrieff chief of the end armes for the Lodz district in Rus Poland was shot and killed by an unknown assassin who escaped.
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Patke Andrieff
End'armes
Lodz
Rusan
Poland
Sleuths on the Trail in City Theft Probe
Private detectives from Chicago collaborate with local officials investigating the theft of Dougherty papers and forged serials from a board of education vault on Sunday night. A battered claim by TLomstreet of Chicago links crooks to high places as police search for two men.
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Teoria
Chicago
Dougherty
Board of Education
Ty Lend
Iove Tlomstreet
Po Lwco
Two Americans Die of Smallpox After Hospital Visit
In St Petersburg two U S citizens Mrs A L Lawson of Montana and Albert A J Clement of Washington D C died from smallpox contracted while visiting relatives in a government hospital. Their spouses were taken ill with measles and also hospitalized. The pair came to Russia as mining engineers.
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St. Petersburg
United States
A. L. Lawson
Montana
Albert A. J. Clement
Washington, D. C
Clement
Lawson
Ungallant Attorney Sager on Secrets and Women Operators
Circuit Attorney Sager rejects using a girl telephone operator in the Four Courts for confidential work. He states secrets would not stay secret if a woman handled crucial telephonic transactions and insists a man must operate the new private switchboard from a central point.
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St. Louis
Sager
Grand Jury
Four Courts
Des Moines Report of Looming Iowa Lynching
Des Moines Jag Jan reports John McCane of Algona induced a 12 year old girl to leave school, enter his buggy, and be ravished. A mob forms and a second lynching is feared as search continues for the suspect and motive remains unknown.
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Des Moines
Jag Jan
John MecCane
Algona
Opposition to Oil Regulation
Casey, TL reports opposition forms among operators and farmers to Illinois legislature gas laws akin to Indiana rules. They warn such action would ruin the state as a productive oil producer and vow active resistance.
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Casey
Illinois
Indiana
Aged Lake Captain John Witherell Dead
Muskegon Mich Jan 11 Captain John Witherell aged 72 one of the oldest Great Lakes mariners is dead He began sailing on small hookers at 14 and had captain s papers at 15 For forty years he commanded vessels all over the Great Lakes
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Muskegon, Mich
John Witherell
Great Lakes
Jury acquits trio in land fraud conspiracy case
Omaha January 11 jury acquits A R Modisett H C Dale and W C Smoot on charges of conspiring to defraud the government of title to about 15000 acres in western Nebraska through illegal homestead entries.
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Omaha
A. R. Modisett
H. C. Dale
W. C. Smoot
Nebraska
Japan Halts Pacific Coast Visit of Training Squadron
Tokio reports the Japanese government curbs anti Japanese agitation by canceling a Pacific coast visit and sending the training squadron only as far as Honolulu.
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Maine
Tokio
Pacific Coast
Honolulu
Largest horse ever foaled sold for eastern shipment
In Howard County Indiana on January 11 a record setting horse named Kokomo weighing 2350 pounds was sold for 300 dollars. It was raised by Jacob Gingery in the county's east part and shipped eastward for its sale.
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Kokomo
Ind
Howard County
Jacob Gingery
Gaines and Mahon clash in House over pay dock charge
Washington January 11 The House floor erupts as Gaines of Tennessee accuses Mahon of lying about his attendance. Mahon denies the charge and recounts past pay orders, while colleagues intervene to prevent a personal confrontation amid a chaotic exchange on the pay docking bill.
Bounded into the Body of the House Al Most Striking One
A fragment describes an incident where an individual bounded into the body of the house and nearly struck a member. The terse line hints at a disturbance or confrontation without further details or outcomes.
Wild Career Rush Sparks House Fracas and Peace Move
A chaotic scene in the chamber saw Gaines grabbed by about a dozen members amid a heated exchange over attendance and a docking statute. Mahon and Gaines exchanged words then shook hands as Smith of Iowa quipped that war had dominated the day, and the committee rose to adjourn.
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Gaines
House
Mahon
Tennessee
Pennsylvania
Smith
Iowa
Senate Passes La Follette Bill Limiting Train Workers
After over five hours of debate in Washington the senate approved the La Follette measure restricting railway employees to sixteen consecutive hours of work followed by ten hours rest. Only Pettus of Alabama voted against it. In the house a near clash between Gaines of Tennessee and Mahon of Pennsylvania over a lie direct, but they reconciled. The house then approved the army appropriation bill and moved to fortifications funding.
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Senate
House
Washington
Pettus
Alabama
Gaines
Tennessee
Mahon
Pennsylvania
Lid Off on Prize Fighting Returns in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids officials lift city limits on prize fighting after Mike Ward death in a bout with Harry Lewis, reopening the game to public action and potential events in the area.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Common Council
Mike Ward
Harry Lewis
Reform drives sparring prizes under amended ordinance
A Grand Rapids reforming wave led to an amended ordinance allowing prize sparring bouts. Matches are limited to eight rounds with six ounce gloves. The change weakens the case against Harry Lewis, the youth who delivered a punch and faces a $10,000 at stake as he trains in the West for fights.
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Grand Rapids
Harry Lewis
Lewis
West
Wisconsin Governor recommends tax, rail, and utility reform
Madison, January 11 governor James O Davidson sent his message to the Wisconsin legislature. He urges insurance protection for policyholders a constitutional amendment for an income tax broadened railway commission powers over state transport companies and tighter control of local public service corporations. A bill proposes a two cent passenger fare on railroads with gross receipts over seven thousand dollars per mile per year.
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Madison
Wis
James O. Davidson
Wisconsin
State Railway Commission
Assembly
Divorced Wife Claims Life Insurance From Ex Husband
In Pontine Mich Judge Smith rules Mrs Anna Dahlin retains life insurance claim on ex husband John Dahlin policy carried by Modern Maccabees in Detroit tent policy paid to Dahlin's ex wife $1,000 after his 1908 death. Dahlin divorced for desertion in 1906. Maccabees plan appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Pontise
Mich
Jan
Smith
Anna Dahlin
John Dahlin
Detroit
Dahlin
Supreme Court
Crippled Youth Dies of Tetanus From Blank Cartridge
Croop, 15, of Mascoutah Illinois, died from tetanus after a New Year’s Day wound caused by a blank cartridge. Local authorities report the incident and the accidental nature of the injury.
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Mascoutah
Croop
Market Notes from Chicago January 11 1907
Estimated receipts 30000 left yesterday 5062 Market prospects weak to 5 lower Light 8625 to 8647 14 Mixed packers 8625 to 8655 Heavy shipping grades 8620 to 8635 Rough 8620 to 8630 Cattle 3000 steady Sheep and lambs 7000 steady.
Hogs and Beef Market Report from Chicago Trade Desk
Chicago market summary shows hog receipts 24000s yesterday with weak demand, shipments 551, estimated receipts today 30000, tomorrow 21000. Hog prices range from 4.20 to 6.50 per cwt with various packing, rough, and pig classifications. Beves and cattle also noted steady to strong with prices from 4.00 to 7.10 for beef, cows and heifers 1.40 to 5.25, stockers and feeders 3.70 to 4.45, westerns 3.75 to 5.30, lambs 5.00 to 7.75. Overall market activity described as steady to active in spots with sheep slow.
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Ogl
Texas
John A. Babcock Promises a Square Deal
A brief note states John A. Babcock assures readers of a square deal and invites contact with the assurance of fairness. The message emphasizes reliability and straightforward dealings.
Counsel Seeks Grand Jury Minutes in New York Life Inquiry
District Attorney Jerome opposes Perkins counsel demand to inspect December grand jury minutes. He cites public policy, notes unarrested named individuals may be charged later, and argues only a transcript of Perkins her own testimony could be viewed. Delafield claims a terrible mistake in grand jury findings and questions absence of crime evidence.
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New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Dietrict
Jerome
Imcade
Ras
George W. Perkins
Utler
New York Life
Lewie L. Delafield
William N. Cohen
Perkins
Delafield
Sory
Life a Rarebit Dream Ends in Gas Suicide
Albert A. Chittenden, a noted New York artist, was found dead in his West Twenty-ninth Street apartments from gas inhalation. A note near him quoted life as a rarebit dream and hinted at his resignation to a somber fate after wasting an estimated $550,000 in about a year.
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New York
Albert A. Chittenden
West Twenty-ninth Street
Chittenden
Calhoun Kin Introduced To Charleston Society
Miss Martha Calhoun eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Calhoun and great granddaughter of Senator John Calhoun was presented at a society reception in Charleston South Carolina January 11. The affair was described as the most brilliant of recent years in Charleston social circles.
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Calhoun
Charleston
S. C
Marthda Calhoun
Patrick Calhoun
Senator John ©. Calhoun
Butcher Frank Blaha Fatally Stabbed After Meat Purchase Dispute
Dominic Chris ties accused Frank Blaha a Jamaica, IL, butcher of overcharging him six cents for meat. A fight ensued in which Blaha was stabbed multiple times in the head and shoulder and suffered a skull fracture, leading to his death.
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New York
Dominic Christie
Frank Blaha
Jamaica
Il.l
Blaha
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Tones & Laughlin Steel Company, Limited
Will
Iindiana Railway Board
Peoria
Mike Hubbard
Uncle Sam
Fort Monroe
Japan
Russia
Peking
Fort Monaroe
Newport News
Keystone Statesman
Crisp
Mann of
Lillnois
Tian
Governor Davidson
Grain Market
John A. Babcock
The
North American Commission Company
Chicago, Ill
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