Seven Die In Fire As Owner Is Arrested On Suspicion
Buffalo scene reports Henry Pearlstein his wife and five children aged 1 to 12 burned to death in a two story frame building fire. Building owner Joseph Supowski and Karl Bracki arrested pending investigation. Supowski claimed lamp fell. Fire caused window glass to shatter and a loud blast. Pearlsteins awakened but could not use stairs as hallway floor collapsed. Bodies found after firefighting.
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Buffalo
Jan
Henry Pearlstein
Joseph Supowski
Karl Bracki
Supowski
Pearlsteins
Pearlstein
Nordica
Rome
Southern Railway
Reeves’ Station
Mme
Lillian Nordica
E. Romaine Simmons
Frank Tracey
Atlanta
Guy Connally
George Florence
Nashville
Tenn
Croker Retires From Tammany Hall Leadership
Richard Croker announced his retirement from formal leadership of Tammany Hall at a Saturday executive committee meeting. Lewis Nixon was chosen as Croker's successor as chairman of the finance committee, a post that traditionally leads the organization. Croker urged members to avoid fear of men seeking positions and to trust their leaders.
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New York
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Lewis Nixon
Croker
Finance Committee
Nixon
George M. van Hoesen
Croken
Senate to Take Up Bills on Nicaragua Canal and Tariff
Washington January 13 senators plan to move several measures from committee this week including the Nicaragua canal bill the Philippine tariff bill and the ship subsidy bill. Indications are the Nicaragua bill will be renarted.
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Washington
Senate
Nicaragua
Cure Rheumatism With Dr Pierce Golden Medical Discovery
The advertisement extols rheumatism relief by Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery It claims the remedy removes acid poisons from blood and purifies blood supply boosting blood formation and strengthening all body organs.
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Pierce
House limits tariff changes on Philippines imports
Report notes the shipping bill is unlikely to be materially amended as it passes the House while Republican leaders plan a substantial tariff reduction on Philippine imports.
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House
Counterfeit Coin Plant Found in Strauss Home
Secret service agents uncovered a complete outfit for forging counterfeit silver dollars. The discovery follows the arrest of Joseph Strauss and William Scott on uttering counterfeit coins. Strauss, an ex convict, had used an assumed name while living in a house where the plant was hidden in a trunk.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Joseph Strauss
William Scott
Strauss
Opera house manager replies to Daughters of the Confederacy
Lexington Kentucky January 13. Charles Scott the opera house manager replies to a request to stop booking any more Chele Tom's Cabin companies. He says he has only to say that the war has been over about thirty six years.
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Lexington
The
Daughters of the Confederacy
Charles Scott
Opera House
Earl of Dysart Offers £10000 for London Opera House
London January 14 The Earl of Dysart offers ten thousand pounds toward a national opera house in London if five hundred thousand pounds total is raised within six months.
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London
Earl of Dysart
Iowa Legislature Caucuses Shape House and Senate
Des Moines Iowa January 13 The Republican caucuses reveal administration power to control the house but not easily the senate. Speaker Eaton chosen for house leadership amid talk of redistricting the state congressional map. W F Harriman elected president pro tem of the senate. A F Dawson arrives to organize for Allison Dolliver election as United States senators.
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Des Moines
House
Senate
Twenty-ninth
General Assembly
Eaton
W. F. Harriman
Franklin County
W. L. Eaton
Mitchell County
Republican House Caucus
D. H. Bowen
Allamakee County
A. F. Dawson
Allison
United State
Dolliver
Railways to be sued over cattle shipping rates
The Record-Herald reports suits likely to be filed against railroads operating west to the Missouri River to recover charges deemed illegal for cattle shipments. Cattle growers and shippers associations plan to join forces to pursue test cases for the tariff difference since June 30, 1901, arguing cattle deserve packing-house rates.
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Chicago
the Record-Herald
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri River
Bondsmen Face Suit Over Bartley Shortage Demand
Nebraska records show briefs filed by the attorney general in an appeal from Douglas county district court releasing bondsmen of former Treasurer Bartley from liability. The case highlights bondsmen seeking a pardon from the same man whose embezzlement shortage they now must cover, while the state has yet to recover any of Bartley’s convict<|vq_9150|>
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Lincoln, Neb
Supreme Court
District Court of
Douglas County
Bartley
Breaks Her Record Again in Indianapolis Bank Clearings
Indianapolis bankers reported record weekly clearings totaling 12,013,332.66 for the week ending. The prior best was 10,958,437.64 for the week ending December 7 and 8,307,167.86 a year ago.
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Indianapolis
Four Inmates Burned As House Fire Rages
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan January 13 The home of Henry Plaunt was destroyed by fire early Saturday and eleven inmates barely escaped. Four family members were horribly burned during the escape through a wall of flames. A 10 year old boy saved his life by leaping from a second story window.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Henry Plaunt
It is Reported Yeomans May Seek Democratic Nomination
A Journal report from Sioux City Iowa dated January 18 says several leading Iowa Democrats are seriously considering a campaign for J D Yeomans to be the Democratic presidential nominee in 1904 Yeomans is a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission and would run as a national candidate from the state of Iowa
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Sioux City
the Journal
Iowa
J. D. Yeomans
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hereford Bull Dale Sells for 10000 at Wabash Sale
Solomon Godman of Wabash with Cleveland capitalists sold the Hereford bull Dale for 10000, the highest price for a male of the blood. A son of Dale named Protection brought 9000.
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Chicago
Wabash
Ind
Solomon Godman
Cleveland
White River Jersey
Here
Dale
Van Sant Calls Legislature to Extraordinary Session
Governor Van Sant issued a formal call for an extraordinary session of the Minnesota legislature to convene on February 4 to consider the tax commission report and related recommendations.
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van Sant
St. Paul
Tax Commission
Union leaders discussed merging key labor groups
Omaha January 13 Fred Bauman third vice president of the International Waiters union addressed a letter to the presidents of the Western Labor Union and the Western Federation of Miners proposing a combination with the American Federation of Labor to unite major labor organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Fred Bauman
International Waiters’ Union
Western l Labor Union
Western Federation of Miners
American Federation of Laker
Leadership in Congress and Cuba Policy Shifts
In Washington a veteran observer notes weak party leadership in both chambers and predicts the minority will gain little from any formal “leader.” The Cuba stance tilts toward concessions under pressure from the president and war secretary, aided by U.S. producers seeking Cuban markets and a desire for stability rather than isolation.
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Cuba
House Ways and Means Committee
Venezuelan Libertador Sinks Gunboat Near Curacao
Reports from Willemstad say the revolutionary steamship Libertador has sunk the Venezuelan gunboat Zumbador off Curacao while arming rebels. British vessels were rumored to be ordered to seize the Libertador if found bearing the British flag.
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Libertador
Willemstad
Curacoa
Venezuela
Venezuelan
Falcon
Lara
Pan American Conference stalls over compulsory arbitration plan
At Mexico City on January 13 the Pan American conference failed to meet as Mexican delegates requested more postponement to consult with President Diaz. Argentina and Peru threaten withdrawal if delays persist. Chile demands blocking the compulsory arbitration measure.
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City of
Mexico
United States
Diaz
Vera Cruz
Bellocodecido
Ignacio Mariscal
Miners Die and Injure After Blast at Lehigh Mine
James Burgess was killed and two companions injured when a blast at Webster County Coal and Land Co. mine in Lehigh partially exploded. The men approached to inspect the issue after a misfire of the Dinast. the following blast occurred.
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Yort Dodge
James Burgess
Webster County Coal and Land Company
Lehigh
Burlington buys West St. Paul riverfront land for freight terminals
The Burlington, Cedar Rapids and Northern railway purchased about ten acres on the river front in West St. Paul Minnesota to construct freight houses and terminals. The sale was reported from St. Paul on January 13.
French revenues show annual deficit and December shortfall
French national revenues for December reveal a deficit of 1 654 368 dollars, bringing the yearly total to 46 830 440 dollars. An international sporting tourney is planned in England during the king's coronation festivities. Deputy Marshal J N Hollenback and his son were shot, the former killed, by alleged boonshiners. Saturday Year Martinsboro Ala Miss Helen Gould is at St Louis and Cridge City is described as too good for her.
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England
J. N. Hollenback
Martinsboro
Ala
Helen Gould
St. Louis
Cridge City
Horace Scudder Dies in Cambridge at 63
Cambridge Massachusetts January 13 Horace Elisha Scudder noted author and litterateur former editor of The Atlantic Monthly died at his residence Saturday night in his 63rd year.
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Cambridge
Mass
Horace Elisha Scudder
The
Atlantic Monthly
Girl in menswear sparks near riot in Indiana escape
Jennie Hughes alias Mary Elliott fled from her Attica area home and disappeared for three days prompting alarm in nearby neighborhoods. A seven man committee visited the Lett residence and conducted a thorough search as authorities chased leads to locate her.
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Indianapolis
Jennie Hughes
Mary Elliott
Attica
Ind
Ellett
Waldeck Rousseau Opens French Cabinet Campaign in St Etienne
In St Etienne on January 18 the ministerial electoral campaign opened with M. Waldeck Rousseau, premier, and other ministers present. He attacked rival factions, defended the law of associations, praised liquor legislation despite treasury losses, and touted France’s naval and colonial expansion as the twentieth century begins to erode royalty and empire. The premier and his wife left by train to Paris amid cheers.
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St. Etienne
France
Lotre
Parie
M. Waldeck- Rousseau
Marine
M. Waldeck-Roveseau
Loire
Treasury
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Far East
Paris
Bold Thugs at Belleville Rob Store Standoff Miss Robbe Guards Pay
In Belleville Michigan on a Saturday evening three masked men robbed the F T Robbe store. They held patrons at bay while one demanded money from Miss Edit Robbe at the cashier desk. She escaped with the money as the bandits fled with a small sack. The sheriff pursues them.
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Belleville
Mich
Detroit Sanitary Company
Edit Robbe
Miss Robbe
Attack on a Pool Room in Lake Forest Area
Unknown reformers attacked a Deerfield township pool room early Saturday, firing on guards and burning the outer breastworks. Later in Lake Forest a mass meeting of prominent residents urged legal abolition of pool rooms, with support from leaders in Highland Park Waukegan Lake Bluff Libertyville and Antioch.
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Chicago
Deerfield Township
Highland Park
Lake Forest
Everett Club
Lake County
Waukegan
Lake Bluff
Libertyville
Antioch
Long Jones quits politics and Peck promises reunion
State Senator A M Jones of Waukesha known as Long Jones told friends in Milwaukee he would not run again for the senate. Governor Peck stood by and joked that he would be the first Democrat to decline office, and they vowed a reunion next spring with a drink.
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Milwaukee
Wis
A. M. Jones
Waukesha
Hlinois
Wisconsin
Lone 7-year-old saves two girls from icy pond in park
Palmer Noble, son of Colonel C. H. Noble, at the Indianapolis recruiting station, is credited with saving Theresa Webber and Mattie McCarty after they fell through ice at Military Park pond. He heard their screams, reached them, and kept them above water until help arrived despite the ice breaking.
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Indianapolis
Palmer Noble
C. H. Noble
Theresa Webber
Mattie McCarty
Military Park
Judge Grants Temporary Injunction in Tarrant Picket Case
Judge Chatain made permanent the temporary injunction against union pickets near Robert Tarrant's shop. The order bars strikers from interfering with workers, while confirming workers' right to peacefully urge others to quit their posts.
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Chicago
Chatlain
Robert Tarrant
Califorman Commissioners Meet President Over Exclusion Plan
Hermann Goodstadt and Truxton Beale, appointed by California to help secure Chinese exclusion legislation, met the president Saturday. They were joined by Samuel Gompers, who accompanied them as the president asked for their views in writing.
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Washington
Hermann Goodstadt
Truxton Beale
California
Samuel Gompers
Miss Lena Fitchen Dies in Suicide at Lincoln
Miss Lena Fitchen aged 17, daughter of a German farmer near Emden, committed suicide in Lincoln by taking carbolic acid. She had worked in the city for two months but grew despondent after learning she would lose her job.
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Lincoln, Ills
Lena Fitchen
Emden
Martyr McKinley Memorial Fund Receives $10000 Donation
In Pittsburg on January 13, ten thousand dollars was contributed by Homestead workers to the national McKinley memorial fund. Most workers gave a half day of pay, from laborers to department heads, in support of the tribute.
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Homestead
McKinley Fund
Pittsburg
National Fund
I Ds
Nash Reigns In For Second Term In Ohio Capitol
Governor George K. Nash was inaugurated for his second term at noon today in the rotunda of the Ohio State Capitol. The ceremony marked the start of Nash’s administration.
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Columbus
George K. Nash
Sawmill Fire Destroys Reitz Hill Plant in Manistee
Fire at Louis Sand's stave mill on Reitz Hill gutted the sawmill in Manistee Michigan. Loss tallies to $100000 with $60000 insured. It is unclear if the mill will be rebuilt and about 150 workers are left unemployed.
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Castro
Restaurador
Miranda
General Crespo
Libertador
la Guayra
Mendoza
Fernandez
Venezuela
la Victoria
Manistee? Mich
Louis Sand
Reitz Hill
Receivers Appointed for American Hardwood Lumber Co.
In Chattanooga on Saturday Judge Clark named John W. Love and C. C. Trabue as temporary receivers for the American Hardwood Lumber Company of Hillsdale Michigan.
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Chattanooga
Terom
United States District Court
Clark
John W. Love
C. C. Trabue
American Hardwood Lumber Company
Hilledale, Mich
Selby Divorce Granted to Mrs Jubia Woodruff
Saratoga New York January 13 Mrs Julia W Selby wins a divorce from her husband Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy the pugilist now in London She resumes her maiden name Jubia Woodruff.
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Saratoga, N. Y
Julia W. Selby
Creed
Norman Selby
Kid McCoy
the Pugilist
London
Jubia Woodruff
Venezuelan Bomb Attacks Reported Across Caracas
Reports claim several explosions occurred last week in multiple Caracas districts. An unnamed U S syndicate is alleged to be acquiring all canals in Bue ropes, according to scattered sources with unclear details.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Wip
Canale
Bue
Chamberlains Reply to Remarke Made in Germany
London reports Joseph Chamberlain colonial secretary defending British policy at Birmingham. He withdraws none of his statements, cites foreign criticism as inevitable, and stresses imperial unity and past peace-making achievements amid international tensions.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Birmingham
Count von Buelow
Lord Grey
Lord Rosebery
Champerlain
Lord Salisbury
Venezuela
Nile
Great Britain
South Africa
Mob Hangs Man In High School Yard After Attempted Rape
A mob lynched Jim Mays a black man after an alleged attempted rape of a white girl near Springfield Kentucky in a high school yard. The incident reflects vigilante action outside the legal process and raises concerns about mob justice in the era. The report also notes the closing of The People's Bank of Painesville Ohio following the Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Co collapse in Cleveland with anticipation that creditors will be paid. Nebraska reports filed Articles of Incorporation for the Omaha Kansas and Gulf Railroad Co. Andrew Carnegie has offered Columbus 150000 dollars for library purposes under stated conditions.
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Jim Mays
Springfield
People’s Bank of Painesville
Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Company
Cleveland
Omaha, Kansas and Gulf Railroad Company
Nebraska
Andrew
Arnegle
City of
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