Tragic Fire Tears Through Rhoads Opera House
At Boyerton Pennsylvania on January 14 between fifty and seventy five people were burned to death when coal oil lamps ignited during a St Johns Lutheran Sunday school benefit. Panic plus a blocked exit caused a stampede leaving many injured. bodies were said not to be recoverable as the building burned to ashes.
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Boyerton
Rhoad
St. John's Lutheran Sunday School
Opera House
Pottstown
Illinois Representative Proposes 25 Percent Dowry Tax
Rep Sabbath of Illinois introduces a bill to tax dowries and gifts paid for marriages to non citizens. He cites foreign titles linked to American brides and claims nearly 100 million dollars in dowries have left private wealth over fourteen years.
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Washington
Sabbath
Illinois
Bohemia
United States
Astors
Taft backs wider Panama canal locks exceeds current plan
Secretary Taft recommends expanding canal lock width from 100 to 110 feet in a letter to the president. The upgrade would cost about 5 million dollars more but aligns with naval expectations of larger future battleships.
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Taft
Washington
Panama Canal
Woman Attacks Son then Slashes Own Throat
Bloomington Ind January 14 Mrs Jas Valentine wife of an ironmoulder became insane and attacked her six year old son with a hammer and razor wounding him She then cut her own throat and will die The boy may recover
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Bloomington
Jas. Valentine
No Limit to the Betting in Bay City Cook-Off
A massive overnight cooking main near Bay City on the road between Bay City and Jackson left Jackson bettors penniless by daylight. Bay City crowds treated locals to breakfast and loaned money for travel home as bets climbed into thousands per round. A Bay City saloon keeper reportedly won $1,000 on his bird before it died, with backers returning home rich.
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Bay City
Mich
Jackson
Miss Annie Kelly Case Hearings For Habeas Corpus
Judge P F M Wright heard arguments on a writ of habeas corpus for Miss Annie Kelly Tolono schoolteacher who seeks to avoid imprisonment for debt. He will rule Tuesday as Kelly maintained she will not let her father pay the $1800 Burke judgment despite claims of bankruptcy immunity. Sherman Cass is jailed on a related $1800 judgment.
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Champaign
PF. M. Wright
W. F. Burke
Sherman Cass
Death by hazing linked to Indiana college incident
Edward Keiper, son of a Louisville merchant, died in San Antonio after a hazing episode at Rose Polytechnic Institute Terre Haute Indiana in autumn 1906. Sopomores blindfolded him tied to a tombstone in a cemetery overnight leading to typhoid fever and tuberculosis.
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Louisville
Edward Ketper
San Antonio
Rose Polytechnic Institute
Terre Haute
Ind
Keiper
War Dept Not Informed On Hawaii Fortifications Bid Nons
Washington reports the War Department has not learned of any decision to withhold Hawaii fortifications construction due to Japanese bidders. Investigation shows only limited foundation work underway and officials see no reason to bar bidders by nationality.
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Washington
War Department
Hawaii
Steamer Nyack Forced Back By Terrific Blizzard
The Nyack of the Crosby line, sailing from Grand Haven to Milwaukee, battled a fierce blizzard with heavy seas and thick snow for nearly a day and a half before forcing to return to Grand Haven. At one point the vessel was near the Milwaukee harbor light before turning back.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Nyack
Crosby Line
Grand Haven
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Harbor
Action Against Chicago Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railway
Milwaukee Jan 14 District Attorney Mc Govern has filed a criminal action against the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway for alleged eight hour law violations. The complaint says a telegraph operator worked more than eight hours in the past two weeks.
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Milwaukee
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company
McGovern
Lipton to Challenge Again for America’s Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton announced in Colombo that he has definitely decided to issue another challenge for the America's Cup in September this year He hopes the challenge will be accepted and that he will immediately begin building the challenger yacht.
Well Known Wisconsin Educator Dies in Alabama
LaCrosse Wisconsin January 14 Professor B M Reynolds died in a Morgan City Alabama hospital after a long career as a top educator in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
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LaCrosse
Wis
B. M. Reynolds
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Morgan City
Ala
Thaw Trial Brims With New Insanity Claims
In New York on January 14, Martin W. Littleton opened for Thaw promising new evidence to prove insanity at the time of Stanford White’s death. He outlined hereditary insanity and past acts, while Evelyn Nesbit’s tale and Thaw’s life history were framed to cast doubt on his criminal responsibility.
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New York
Garvin
Stanford White
Martin W. Littleton
Jerome
Littleton
Harry J. Thaw
Europe
Thaw
Globe
London
White Littleton
Comstock
Madison Square
Rome
Monte Carlo
Evlyn Thaw Verome Trial Spars with Insanity Claim
Justice Dowling sustains objection as Evelyn Thaw verome case proceeds with insanity defense. Report notes legal maneuvering and ongoing contention over admissibility of evidence.
Visscher Out on Bond After Shooting Officer
Colonel William Visscher of Chicago, noted writer and humorist, was released on bond of 1500 dollars signed by Victor Rosewater, editor of The Bee, after he shot Police Officer Dillon Saturday night in Omaha.
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Omaha
William Visscher
Chicago
Dillon
Victor Rosewater
The
Bee
Senate in Brief on Treasury Bond Issue Delayed
Washington Jan 14 The Senate debated the secretary of the treasury bond issue to ease financial stringency but postponed action awaiting a statement from Secretary Cortelyou. The bill to codify remains under discussion with no final decision.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Cortelyou
Debates Over U S Penal Code Bill In House
The House debated the bill to codify the penal laws as defenders urged states rights in civil rights and elections cases. Democratic amendments along the same line were defeated, and the measure remained pending at adjournment.
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United States
Brother Drives Train That Kills Conductor in Richmond Wreck
In Richmond Indiana on January 14 a freight wreck killed conductor John Allery. The engine that mangled his remains was operated by his brother William.
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Richmond
Ind
John Allery
William
A Millionaire and Farmhand Meet After Twenty Years
In Mecard county Texas James Hi Stevenson a Pueblo Colo millionaire mining engineer unexpectedly encounters Wilbur Stevenson a farm laborer and his long lost brother. Their mother died in childhood and their father abandoned them after placing them in a Cincinnati asylum. Wilbur left at 12 and faced hardships while James built his fortune.
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Galveston
Tex
James Hi. Stevenson
Pueblo
Colo
Mecard County
Wilbur Stevenson
Cincinnati
Wilbur
James
Hogs and cattle markets in Chicago trade report
Chicago markets on January 14 1908 show hog receipts about 3000 with leftovers 13598 and strong prospects for high markets. Light hogs 4 05 to 4 35 mixed packers 4 10 to 4 40 heavy shipping grades 4 05 to 4 40 rough 4 05 to 4 15 cattle about 5500 with slow demand and yesterday’s decline. sheep 12000 weak.
Chicago Market Receipts and Prices for Jan 14 1908
Official receipts yesterday 71 862 and shipments 8 301 with estimated receipts today 30 000. Market movement 5 to 10 higher for bulk cattle and related grades. Western cattle 3 75 to 4 40. beef cattle and sheep prices listed with multiple ranges. grain and telegraph firm details included.
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Texas
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
Chicago
John A. Babcock Is Wild in Illinois Cartoon
A fragment shows John A. Babcock described as wild with a humorous line about ready to respond anytime. The text hints at a local humor piece or cartoon from Ghigags Illinois with a promise of a square deal.
Testimony Favors Stoessel In Port Arthur Court Martial
The court martial of Lieutenant General Stoessel continued in St Petersburg with testimony on the capitulation of Port Arthur. Kvostoff, Smirnoff’s aide, said Japanese terms were accepted quickly and the white flag was sent as a New Year greeting. Colonel Golitzynsky, fort commander, warned that losing Eagle’s Nest would End Port Arthur’s defense.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
Kvostoff
Golitzynsky
Eagle's Nest
Siege of Port Arthur Forts Highlight Fierce Defense
Witnesses describe brutal fighting at Port Arthur during the siege. Russian garrison at Fort No 2 and Eagle's Nest held against repeated Japanese assaults, with many defenders killed or wounded and only a remnant remaining to surrender after fierce combat.
Fight for the Army Canteen
The Army Canteen association governing board plans to organize branches in every state to press Congress to repeal the prohibition on beer and light wines at army posts and soldiers homes. General George B. Loud heads the group with General Frederick D. Grant backing the effort.
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Army Canteen
New York
Army Canteen Association
Congress
George B. Loud
Grand Army of the Republic
Frederick D. Grant
Weather forecast for Midwest states tonight
Illinois fair with little temperature change. Indiana fair. Michigan partly cloudy. Wisconsin fair with warmer west. Iowa fair with rising temperatures.
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Illinois—Fair
Indiana—Fair
Michigan
Wisconsin—Fair
Iowa—Fair
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Annie Kelly
Kathleen Vanderbilt
Reginald Vanderbilt
America
Miss Vanderbilt
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Szchenyi
New York City
Evelyn Nesbit
Paris
Justice Dowling
Evelyn Thaw
Verome
Lexington
Visscher
House
Memphis
Tenn
Henry Fiadd
West Memphis
John A. Babcock
North American Commission Company
Ghigags, Ill
Tke Fort No. 2
Eagie’s Nest
Smirnoff
Eagle’s Nest
Fort No. 2
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