Fire kills and injures dozens at four story factory blaze
A Philadelphia fire on Wednesday morning at a four story Chandler and South American streets factory trapped hundred of workers. Four workers died and twelve were injured while many leapt from windows or were saved by nets and rope. Detectives consider incendiary origin while rescuers struggled to control panic and chaos.
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Philadelphia
Chancellor
South American
Morris Pesson
Clara Swartz
Ida Greenberg
Rebecca Kaufman
Elizabeth Chachkin
Blance Canta
Hyman Ballison
Israel Goldberg
Samuel Altman
Joseph Chachhin
Reuben Leibergast
Samuel Shaw
Joseph Silverberg
Leo Petiit
Simon Mervitz
Sarah Cohen
Philip Poklos
Draphar Howell
Magnates Meet Over 168 Game Schedule Fight
C H Ebbetts chairing a special meeting of the schedule committee in Pittsburg to settle the 168 game schedule with Dreyfuss and President Lynch as members. A joint conference with the American Leagues committee will follow, with a rules panel to meet Monday.
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New York
C. H. Ebbetts
Brooklyn Baseball Club
Haas
Pittsburg
Ebbetts and Dreyfus
Dreyfuss
T. J. Lynch
B. Johnson F. J. Farrell
T. C. Noyes
Brazil expresses thanks for U S condolence on Nabuco death
President Taft received a reply from Brazil's President Pranha acknowledging condolences sent by the United States over the death of Ambassador Joaquin Nabuco. The note says Brazil and its government deeply appreciate the sympathy shown by the American people and United States in the Pan-American cause.
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Washington
Taft
Preanha
Brazil
Nabuco
Joaquin Nabuco
Iio
United States
Paulhan and Wife in Remarkable Flight Record
Louis Paulhan and his wife completed a notable voyage from Aviation Park to Redondo Beach and back, covering about twenty-one miles. Thousands witnessed the flight as they sailed along the coast, setting a new record for a duo in a bi plane.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Louis 4Ulhan
Aviation Park
Redondo Beach
Hermosa
Santa Monica
Mme
Psaulhan
Iary Beachy
Twin girls born on ice flow memory of ordeal
Gallipolis Ohio January 20 Mrs William Shields on a houseboat moored at Millwood West Virginia were buffeted in an ice flue on the Ohio River. The boat tore loose and landed Wednesday with the mother attended by physicians. The twin girls were named Ohio and Virginia to remember the perilous birth.
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Gallipolis
Ohio River
William Shields
Millwood
W Va
Ohio
Virginia
Peanuts Rise On Wholesale Market in New York
Wholesale peanut prices have increased by 1 to 2 cents per pound over the past two weeks. Demand for the commodity remains strong, signaling higher costs of living as the year progresses.
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New York
Taft Hosts Governors at White House Dinner
President Taft entertained visiting governors at the White House during their conference. Mrs Taft was absent for health reasons and was replaced by her sister. Table decorations included enchantress carnations and maiden hair fern.
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Washington
Conference of Governors
President Taft
White House
Taft
Charles Anderson
Newspaperman Is Honored
Washington report notes Howard Thompson AP Paris correspondent received the Cross of the Legion of Honor for his work. Thompson is well known to newspaper professionals in America and Europe.
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France
Legion of Honor
Howard Thompson
Washington
Paris
Associated Press
Thompson
America
Europe
Palace fire destroys Turkish parliamentary complex
In Constantinople on January 20 a palace housing the chamber of deputies and senate hall was burned. The Cheragan palace, where parliament sits, burned out the deputies chamber and damaged the senate chamber so severely it cannot be used.
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Constantinople
Cheragan
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Miners Convention in Uproar Over Paid Organizers
Indianapolis January 20. Charges that President Tom Lewis packed the miners national convention with paid organizers as delegates sparked a several hour dispute. The debate centered on sixty organizers paid by the union receiving convention pay, with Lewis and supporters prevailing. National officers reported total membership at 165,274 and noted growth despite the year’s panic.
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Indianapolis
Tom Lewis
Lewis
Ife
Wilson for U. S. President Named by New Jersey
Henry Woodrow Wilson of Princeton University will be put forward by New Jersey for the Democratic nomination for president in 1912. The announcement was given out here by James Nugent, chairman of the Democratic state committee.
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Trenton
Henry Woodrow Wilson
Princeton University
New Jersey
James Nugent
Democratic State Committee
Daughter of Howard Chandler Christy Declines Custody Choice
Nathalia Christy daughter of artist Howard Chandler Christy offered no preference between her parents in a custody dispute. Triad Judge Syeith said Nathalia remained unusually bright and competent to decide for herself, while statements from the conference with Nathalia were kept confidential.
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Howard Chandler
Christy
Zanesville, O
Nathalia Christy
Howard Chandler Christy
Triad
Syeith
Judee Smith
Nathalia
Baronetess Involved In Garrison Murder Case Marries
London wedding of Baroness Von Schoenbeck and A O Weber shocks society amid murder scandal. Captain Von Goeben confessed to killing Major Von Schoenbeck after being urged by the baroness. The baroness faces complicity charges and remains at liberty albeit under scrutiny.
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Frau von Schoenbeck
Wright directs large sums to animals and staff in will
The will of Charles Francis Wright, who died December 27, leaves $70 000 for horses and dogs and $25 000 for household servants. The bulk of the estate, valued in the millions, benefits the New England Poorboy Home for Crippled Children in Boston and the Free Hospital for Women in Brookline until a relative dies.
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Peston
Charles Francis Wright
New England
Boston
Free Hospital For Women
Brookline
Train wreck injures 190 passengers near Bie grass
The Northern Pacific West bound passenger train No. 7 derailed one mile east of Bie grass North Dakota. Eight cars and two engines went into the ditch. No deaths. All 190 passengers injured to varying degrees. Serious injuries mostly among Northwest residents. A broken pail thought to cause the accident.
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Bismarck
N. D
Northern Pacific
Biegrass
Northwest
Uruguay Revolution Reported Against President Williman
A rebellion is said to have arisen in Uruguay opposing President Claudio Williman. Rigorous censorship has been established at Montevideo as authorities suppress news of the unrest.
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Claudio Williman
Buenos Ayres
Uruguay
Montevideo
Eight Hurt in Cable Car Collision on Castro Hill
San Francisco report says eight persons were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Castro Street hill involving cable cars. Four victims suffered leg fractures while others received varying injures as crews attended the scene.
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San Francisco
Cal
Castro Street Hill
College Girls Aid Strikers in New York
Wellesley students in Massachusetts sent 1000 dollars to support the shirtwaist makers strike in New York. They issued an order for 3046 shirtwaists to be produced by the girls cooperative factory, supplementing a gift offer from Miss Anne Morgan who pledged to build equip and finance a shop if an order for 1000 waists was secured.
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Wellesley
Mass
Wellesley College
New York
Mics Anne Morgan
Pio Tiet
Thugs Decapitate Victim in Cape Charles Robbery
John W. Hart, a bachelor merchant in Patson, was attacked while home alone in Cape Charles on January 20. He was bound blindfolded, beaten, dragged from his horse, and his head nearly severed in a brutal robbery scene with $3,000 in the house.
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Cape Charles
John W. Hart
Patson
Hart
Markets Show Mixed Hogs and Cattle Prices On Jan 20 1910
Market reports indicate hogs trading 5 45 to 8 70 with light to heavy classes varying by feed and grade. Cattle and sheep receipts around 14000 each with cattle weak by 10 and sheep steady to higher in Chicago trading. Grain company note from Beach Wickham Grain Company accompanies market data.
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Texas
Local Market Prices at Washington City Market
Quotations from Reister & Son list staple prices for hay straw flour bran shorts buckwheat and poultry items. Notable rates include hay 12.00 to 14.00 per load straw 4.00 to 5.00 per load flour 1.60 to 1.70 per sack and poultry prices for spring chickens and geese.
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Orcs
Reister & Son
John A. Babcock and North American Livestock Commission
John A. Babcock of the North American Livestock Commission Company based at U S Stock Yards Chicago appears in a brief notice. The item lists the party and organization connected to the proceedings or filing at a Chicago address.
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North .American Livestock Commission Company
Minnesota Governor Seeks Federal Rules On Rail Disputes
Governor Eberhardt of Minnesota presents a resolution at the governors conference urging Congress to bar federal court jurisdiction over common carrier cases when state remedies exist. The measure aims to exhaust state review before federal action and proposes a state court stay on orders pending review. A five-governor committee will consider the proposal tomorrow morning.
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Meeting of Governors
Federal Courts
Washington
Adolph Mberhardt
Minnesota
John A. Joleen
Congress
United States
Cana
Supreme Court of the United States
Ted
Taft
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eberhardt
Hadley
Missouri
Fort
New Jersey
James Bryce
Britain
Stetson Party Loses Control Of Church Board
Mrs. Augusta E Stetson’s supporters failed to retain control of the board of trustees of the First Church of Christ Scientist after a long session and voting. The opposing party’s candidate won by a decisive margin of 73 to 486.
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New York
Augusta E Stetson
First Church of Christ, Scientist
First
Death in Train's Tumble
A train on the Ohio and Kentucky Junction railroad in Breathitt County plunged down an embankment. One man named Hanks was killed and six other passengers were injured.
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Lexington
Ohio and Kentucky Junction Railroad
Breathitt County
Hanks
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