Detroit Wholesale District Collapse Aftermath on Sunday
Four four story buildings in Detroit’s wholesale district collapsed at 8 30 p m on Sunday evening causing total stock losses estimated at 152 600 plus 50 000 for buildings. No injuries reported and cause of the explosion remains unknown.
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Detroit
Mich
Jefferson Avenue
Sehlby and Griswold Streets
Shelby Street
Maddocks Glove Company
Imperial Cap Company
F. B. Neuhoff & Co
Neuhoff
Hills Bros
New York
Michigan Produce Company
Crusoe Bros., Limited
J. F. Crusoe
Colima Volcano Active and Mexico Earthquakes Reported
A government telegram says Colima volcano is active linking to seismic events. Earthquake shocks were felt nationwide, and Chilpancingo's ruined city is under troop guard as authorities rebuild. Death toll estimates shrink from initial 800. several youths among the recovered dead.
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Mexico
Colima
Mora
Guerrero
Chilpancingo
Clipa
Titla
Mar
Life at Stake and the Promise of Dr Pierce’s Medicine
An appeal touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a life saving remedy for severe coughing lung disease. The testimonial from Rev Joseph H Fesperman claims dramatic recovery in a North Carolina case and endorses the medicine as alcohol and narcotic free.
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Dr. Pierce
Joseph H. Fesperman
Barnum Springs
Iredell Co
N.C
Unspecified towns report casualties in violent incident
In the towns of Chitlan Tgula and Zumpango del Pio three people were killed and seven injured according to the report.
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Chitlan
Tgula
Zumpango del Pio
Explosion Kills Dozens in Puenta de Vilamara near Manresa
A boiler explosion at a spinning mill near Manresa on Saturday levelled much of Puenta de Vilamara. Sixty dead and many injured, including the mill manager and his two sisters. The hospital crowding with the injured, thirty not expected to recover. The queen regent sent condolences.
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Barcelona
Manresa
Puenta de Vilamara
Committee narrows Prince Henry tour to few cities
In Washington on January 20 the organizing committee said it cannot satisfy many city requests for visits. The prince's itinerary likely includes New York, Washington, Niagara Falls, and Chicago as the major stops.
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Prince Henry
New York
Niagara Falls
Chicago
Kim Moriarity Leads Prison Break From MecNeill
In Tacoma on January 20, authorities report that eleven prisoners escaped from MecNeill federal prison led by counterfeiter Moriarity. They bored through a cement floor into the fire pipes to tunneling out.
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Tacoma
Wash
Hkleven
Moriarity
MecNeill
Readjustment in Prices Continues Amid Mixed Trade Signals
R G Dun weekly review notes January price readjustments with a lower general level while manufactured goods stay steady. Stables and securities slip, but business conditions remain sound with liberal distribution and prompt payments in most areas. Railway earnings rise 7.4 percent versus last year. 14.7 percent above 1900.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
Iron and Steel
United States
Canada
Sharkey and Maher Fight Fiasco Arrests in Philadelphia
Tom Sharkey and Peter Maher along with James H. McFarland of the Industrial Athletic club were arrested on charges of conspiracy to breach the peace. Held on 5000 bail to keep the peace, they promised a peaceful sparring match only. Referee Rocap halted the Ireland title bout in the third round as spectators raged, chairs and benches were broken, and officials sought calm.
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Philadelphia
Tom Sharkey
Peter Maher
James H. McFarland
Industrial Athletic Club
Sharkey
Maher
Championship of Ireland
Rocap
Bantaim
Ashmead Bartlett Dead After Appendicitis Operation
Sir Ellis Ashmead Bartlett dies from an appendicitis operation in London. Born Plymouth Massachusetts in 1849, he became a barrister in 1877 and a member of Parliament for Suffolk for five years before serving as civil lord of the admiralty and being knighted in 1892. He married Frances Walsh.
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Ellis Ashmead- Bartlett
Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
Sir Ellis Ashmead-Bartlett
United States
Plymouth
Mass
Ellis Bartlett
J. S. Ashmead
Philadelphia
Bartlett-Coutts
Sir Ellis
Christ Church
Oxford
England
Suffolk
Admiralty
Frances
H. E. Walsh
Prince Henry to Bring Gift for Miss Alice Roosevelt
Prince Henry of Prussia will deliver a handsome present from the emperor to Miss Alice Roosevelt. The French senate reelected M. Fallier as president of the house. Dr. Clayton Parkhill of Denver, a renowned western surgeon, heads Bright's disease treatment.
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Prince Henry
Prussia
Germany
Alice Roosevelt
M. Fallier
Clayton Parkhill
Denver
West
Bright
Min Dd
Neely Denies post office fraud links in Havana court
In Havana the trial of Cuban post office fraud cases resumes with ex chief Neely denying paying Rathbone's private receptions from postal funds. He claims no conspiracy with Reeves and Rathbone, and asserts Reeves and Neely did not forge warrants. Neely calls Reeves crazy as the court adjourns.
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Audiencia Court
C. F. W. Neely
Bureau of Finance
Neely
O. K
Rathbone
Il Cerro
C. M. Rich
Postal Department
Reeves
Ile
United States
Albert F. Elkins Reveals Light on Havana Postal Frauds Case
Albert F. Elkins, former confidential clerk to Major Rathbone, reports a letter from Rathbone suggesting acquittal is near. The letter to co defendant Reeves discusses a 1900 Jacksonville balance and hints at alleged collusion, noting possible bank error and delaying action until Reeves returns.
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Albert F. Elkins
Estes G. Rathbone
Rathbone
Havana
Jacksonville
Vla
W. H. Reeves
Reeves
Neely
Dr. Reeves
Burton
United States
Indiana Rural Carriers' Association Organized in Muncie
The Indiana Rural Carriers' association was organized in Muncie Saturday night with officers President Samuel I Scott of Muncie and Secretary W S Fetters of Bluffton. The group aims to form a branch in every county and unite 410 carriers, seeking holidays and better pay, with plans to join a national body on a level with the National Carriers' association.
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Indiana Rural Carriers’ Association
Muncie
Ind
Samuel I
Scott
Fetters
Bluffton
National Carriers’ Association
Park road progress reported by Chickamauga National Park
Chattanooga Tenn January 20 The annual report to the secretary of war notes 71.36 miles of improved roads in the park and states the central driveway linking six of seven battlefields is now complete.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Chickamauga Chattanooga National Military Park Commission
Sharkey and Maher Released by Magistrate in Philadelphia
Peter Maher and Tom Sharkey, arrested Friday and held on $5,000 bail to keep the peace, appeared Saturday morning and were discharged by the magistrate as police ruled they did not violate the prize fighting statute.
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Sharkey
Maher
Philadelphia
Peter Maher
Tom Sharkey
Prisoner Sam Miller Fires At Brother In Law In Saloon
Muncie Indiana January 20 Sam Miller a two term state prisoner fired five shots at Burt Williams his brother in law at the House saloon where Miller works Neither man could be found by police following the incident.
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Ind
Sam Miller
Burt Williams
Miller
Repudiates the Miracles Professor Sparks Church Row
Evanston professor Charles W. Pearson of Northwestern University and English chair under Methodist auspices denounces miracles and Methodist beliefs, a public dispute arising from his published stance in Chicago. The Record-Herald reports the controversy stirring in Evanston as the university seats itself within the church framework.
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the Record-Herald
Charles W. Pearson
Northwestern University
Evanston
Sintemett
Methodist Church Faces Accusations Of Inactivity
Professor Pearson contends the Methodist policy is obstruction and silence on evolving views. He claims church leaders have shifted beliefs, while the body remains unreconciled, and that current teaching is evasive and inadequate in Sunday schools.
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Christ
Pearson
Methodist Church
Locomotive Boiler Explodes Wrecking Train in Hart Iowa
The Denver Limited on the Rock Island route wrecked near Hart Iowa after a locomotive boiler explosion. Engineer W Williams of Brooklyn Iowa and Fireman Bd Hoar of Valley Junction Iowa were killed. two porters and a brakeman were injured. No passengers were hurt. The blast occurred within 250 feet of the station. debris scattered 200 feet and the boiler lay 140 feet from the wreck. The cause likely cannot be determined due to the fatalities.
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Maddocks Glove Company
Shelby Street
Illinois System to Equip Lines with Telephone Wires
The Illinois Central railroad will shortly equip its principal stations with telephone wires for officials and employees to transmit orders. The system costs about 100 dollars per mile, roughly 540 thousand dollars to cover the road and branches. Chicago likely starts, with New Orleans and St Louis to follow.
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the Record-Herald
Illinois Central Railroad
Yazoo and
New Orleans
St. Louis
United Mine Workers Hold National Convention in Indianapolis
The United Mine Workers of America opened its annual convention at Tomlinson Hall in Indianapolis with 900 to 1,000 delegates. Headquarters are at the Occidental hotel. President Mitchell, Vice President Lewis, and Secretary Treasurer Wilson attended, greeting delegates eager to meet national officers.
Wisconsin faculty opens inquiry into poker by students
Madison Wis Jan 20 The Wisconsin university faculty led by Acting President Birge has started an investigation into student poker playing propensities with about 200 young men cited to appear and testify. Two prominent athletes are said to have been expelled for gambling though unverified.
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Badger
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin University
Birge
Vaccination Sweep Hits Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Health department officers swarmed the Minneapolis chamber of commerce on Saturday vaccinating about 300 traders. Doors were reportedly barred to prevent exits during the operation. The incident caused great excitement as the mass vaccination unfolded.
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Minneapolis
Health Department
Chamber of Commerce
Banquet of Foreign Wars Order Held in New York
The eighth annual banquet of the New York commandery of the Order of Foreign Wars of the United States was held Saturday night. Guests included Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles Colonel Albert Mills Major General Alexander S. Wells and other notable figures.
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New York
Colored Man Appointed Following New Orleans Meeting
At a January meeting of Ninth Colored Regiment members the group adopted a resolution urging that a colored man be appointed naval officer of the port of New Orleans to succeed the late John Webre. The officer has been a Negro in every Republican administration since Grant.
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New Orleans
Ninth
John Webre
Grant
Monroe and Toledo Electric line returns to original owners
The Monroe and Toledo Electric line was formally transferred back to its original owners Clarence A. Black J M Mulkey and EB M Fowler of Detroit after the Everett Moore syndicate failed to meet their purchase agreement obligations.
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the Tribune
Monroe
Toledo
Messrs
Clarence A. Black
J. M. Mulkey
EB. M. Fowler
Everett-Moore Syndicate
Roosevelt declines public speeches until Congress adjourns
President Roosevelt will not accept invitations to give public speeches until Congress completes its current session. Exceptions may be made for events like the Charleston exposition where his official presence is required.
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Congress
Washington
Roosevelt
Murderict Holt and niece killed in Kansas burglary
In Greenleaf Kansas on Saturday C B E Holt a wealthy farmer and his niece were found murdered at their home. The crime appears to be the work of a burglar who had robbed the house earlier.
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Greenleaf
Kan
C. BE. Holt
Embezzler Sentenced in Schoolcraft County Case
Victor Chappel, former Schoolcraft County treasurer, pleaded guilty to embezzling 8600 dollars. He was sent to the state prison for five years after appearing before Judge Steere in Marquette. Bondsmen face suit to recover the shortage.
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Marquette
Mich
Victor Chappel
Schoolcraft County
Steere
Omaha Council Declares Sugar In Transit Untaxed
In Omaha on a nonjury session, the city council as a board of equalization ruled that sugar in transit and stored temporarily in warehous es cannot be taxed by the city. It canceled $30,000 in taxes levied against the American Sugar Refining company by the tax commissioner.
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Omaha
Neb
Ware- Soden
American Sugar Refining Company
Million Life Insurance Payment Arrives for Peavey Policy
A check for one million dollars arrived here on January 20 to settle the life policy of the late Minneapolis magnate Frank H. Peavey. The payment completes the insurance settlement for the Peavey estate.
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Igen
Paul
Frank H. Peavey
Minneapolis
Untitled historical note on harbor defenses and figures
Twenty five harbors in the United States have enough heavy artillery mounted for effective defense. Charles M Schwab faced mixed fortunes after a string of ventures, but the narrative ends without a clear outcome.
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United States
Charles M. Schwab
Han
Cniy
Gowdy Reports Trade Rise at Paris American Chamber Banquet
In Paris on January 20 the American Chamber of Commerce banquet lauded Franco American trade gains with Gowdy noting Paris district exports and receipts surpassing London. Francis Khubel toasted Roosevelt and Loubet while De Constant praised the United States and urged closer Franco American ties.
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Francis Khubel
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Loubet
Winkel
Gowdy
London
Prince Henry to visit America amid high level talks
Berlin dispatch outlines Prince Henry of Prussia discussing travel plans with United States Ambassador White at a dinner hosted by Baron von Richthofen. The prince lauds President Roosevelt’s pick Rear Admiral Robley Evans for the voyage and notes plans to meet White for further talks.
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United States
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Baron von Richthofen
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Princess Henry
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Robley JD. Evans
America
Prince Henry
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Theavy
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von Seckendorff
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Delitzsch
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Gotha
German Opinion of Bigelow Speech at Harvard
Prominent Germans at Harvard in Cambridge protest Poultney Bigelow's claim that war between Germany and the United States would soon begin. Harvard professors describe the speech as senseless ridiculous absurd and foolish. A sizable German student and faculty presence views the speech as rot.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Poultney Bigelow
Germany
United States
Ice Companies Ignore Kenosha Ice Tax Moving Ice to Chicago
In Kenosha county ice companies ship ice to Chicago at about one hundred cars daily despite the tax law. Knickerbocker Jefferson and Haegele firms send special train loads to Chicago area homes. If the 10 cent per ton tax were paid, the county would yield 300 to 500 dollars daily for the state.
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Kenosha, Wis
Chicago
Kenosha County
Knickerbocker, Jefferson and Haegele
Academy Grants For Original Studies Insects Coloration
Berlin January 20 The Academy of Sciences awarded funds to Countess Dr von Linden of Bonn University to study the coloring substances of butterfly wings as part of its novel purpose grants for original investigation.
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The
Academy of Sciences
Dr. von Linden
Bonn University
Rich Thunder Mountain district hailed in Idaho report
The article notes the Thunder Mountain gold district in Idaho is declared especially rich. General Frederick Funston, back from Manila on sick leave, may undergo another operation. Milwaukee Mayor Rose invites Prince Henry, while Judge William H. DeWitt, a Montana notable, dies in Butte.
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Idaho
Frederick Funston
Manila
Rose
Milwaukee
Prince Henry
Willian H. DeWitt
Montana
Bie
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