Indications Point to Prompt Coroner Jury Action in Iroquois Fire
Chicago January closure looms as five held for grand jury review. Managers Davis and Powers expected to testify last. New evidence cites doors barred, doorkeepers, and skylights tampering. Court action targets theater leaders and city department heads for malfeasance.
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Chicago
Grand Jury
Will J. Davis
Harry Powers
Treager
Henry M. Shabad
Indiana Avenue
Shabad
Randolph Street
Sol J. Shane
Oakenwald Avenue
W. J. Welbnsky
Real Estate Board
William G. Dunn
Klaw & Erlanger
Mr. Bluebeard
William Plunkett
Michael Bergin
Eof
Sallers
Arthur L. Gettys
Foreman Jones
Fuller Construction Company
Chicago Council Imposes Stringent Theater Restrictions
Chicago officials enact a new ordinance delaying theater openings for up to sixty days and possibly five months. The plan requires bonds of 25 000 dollars and fire safety measures including steel curtains automatic sprinklers and trained firefighters with mayoral approval and a special commission to enforce compliance.
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Chicago
Bennett
Falkenau
Mavor
Opening of Fall Season Slated for Late August
Fore cast notes the fall season opening planned for the latter part of August or early September, marking the transition from summer activities to autumn programs.
Fire forces 200 from Grand Palace hotel in Chicago blaze
A hotel blaze at the Grand Palace on North Clark Street in Chicago drove 200 theatrical guests into the street before daylight. A rescuer kept an elevator running, ladders were used on the fourth floor, and firemen saved Miss Louise Mitchell. Guests found shelter in nearby stores.
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Chicago
Grand Palace Hotel
Indiana
Clark Streets
Louise Mitchell
New York
Bank Cashier’s Silent Defalcation Ties to 47000 Loss
Des Moines. January 21. G F Utterbach cashier of Sigourney Savings bank kept a $47000 defalcation secret for four years. The loss arose from speculation on the Chicago board of trade linked to the Phillips corn deal and ended after his death by his own action.
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Utterbeck
Davenport
Chicago
Des Moines
G. F. Utterbach
Sigourney Savings Bank
Chicago Board of Trade
Phillips
Arraignment in Kansas City for Worthless Check Charge
Kansas City, Mo. man arraigned on a charge of passing a worthless check for 81,200 on his father's bank. Bail set at 2,000 for exam. Runkel was arrested aboard the steamer Deutschland and confessed wrongdoing, citing lack of friends and money, seeking a fresh start abroad. In Washington, Leroy A. Coleman, 17, died after freezing in a tidal reservoir after falling in while skating near the monument grounds.
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Kansas City
Runkel
Washington
Leroy A. Coleman
Washington Monument Grounds
High Life Scandals Lawyer Gets Warning Note
Chicago report details threats amid pending prosecution of James J. Tilbury English coachman accused of blackmailing Mrs. Hollis M. Thurston. Lawyers claim a secret Rich Men's Coachmen club plans to unleash scandals, with letters threatening death if Tilbury is punished. The piece also covers related court actions and missing property concerns.
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Chicago
James J. Tilbury
Hollis M. Thurston
Tilbury
Rich Men's Coachmen's Club
Red-Light
Johus
Ingram
Emmet M. Clare
Empress Augusta Victoria Suffer Varicose Veins
Empress Augusta Victoria has varicose veins in one leg and must keep it extended on a cushion. The exclusion of women from tonight's drawing room due to her indisposition disappoints many women of distinction who traveled from provinces and other countries for the event.
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Berlin
Augusta Victoria
Express Employees Accused of Thefts at Canal Street Branch
Two Adams Express Company workers at 300 Canal Street New York were arrested for stealing by payroll falsifications. Arthur Woodhill, 30, and Arthur O Grady, 21, allegedly caused nearly $10 000 in losses.
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New York
Louisa Elton
East Sixty Fourth Street
Annie
Rosie
Lee Turner Acquitted in Deputy Sheriff Killing Case
In Middlesboro Kentucky on January 21 Lee Turner owner of the Quarter Clouse was acquitted by the jury of charges that he killed Deputy Sheriff Charles Cecil in a famous battle.
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Middlesboro
Lee Turner
Clouse
Charles Cecil
War on antitoxin trust discussed by Chicago medical society
Public subscriptions may back a new anti toxin laboratory while a boycott plan against a rival firm circulates. R E Ismond offers $50 toward a plant as Chicago physicians condemn price hikes on identical serum, alleging a mystic symbol claims superior quality.
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Chicago
Chicag Medical Society
Schiller
New York
R. E. Ismond
Ismond & Brown
Bank President's Son Arrested In New York
New York police arrest Frank Runkel aged 22, son of J B Runkel president of a Kansas City bank, as details of the incident emerge. The case involves alleged charges circulating in early reports.
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New York
Frank
Runkel
J. B. Runkel
The
Kansas City Bank
Boer Sues Havana Papers Over Impostor Claim
General Delarey, visiting Havana, sues two local papers for libel after being labeled an impostor. A Dutch man’s report to police raised questions about his identity, with Delarey promising proof once baggage from Mexico arrives. President Palma adjourned congress after approving interest on revolutionary bonds.
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Havana
Delarey
Palma
Mexico
Delaney
Congress
House
Senate
Governor Peabody Guarded by Armed Detective
Reported threats against Governor Peabody led to his protection at home and in public. An armed detective has guarded him for over a week, with only a few friends aware until now.
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Denver
Peabody
Peonage case yields damages in Alabama court
Adam Green a New Decatur Negro won 1500 in Athens circuit court against Bud Robinson white farmer for peonage alleged on Robinson island in the Tennessee river. Dr Otto Fiedler Milwaukee city chemist reports vast bacteria on old and worn paper money findings include 96000000 on one bill and 34000 and 600 on others.
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Birmingham
Ala
Adam Green
New Decatur
Athens
Bud Robinson
Green
Robinson Island
Decatur
Tennessee River
Milwaukee
Otto Fiedler
Death of Major J. M. May Farm Machinery Inventor
Cedar Rapids report announces the death of Major J. M. May at age 90. He built a large landholdings now part of the city, later faced reverses and died in poverty.
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Cedar Rapids, Ia
J. M. May
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Utterbach
Waller
St. Louis
C. C. Bland
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A. G. Dooley
Paris
Dooley
Fort Wayne, Lond
Pennsylvania
Davis
Ind
J. C. McCarthy
J. F. Kring
Empress
Count Cassini
Kogora Takahiri
United States
Chicago Medical Society
Fight Pool
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Unaton
Onas
J. Krow
Darnl M. Keox
Frank Rk, Bagr
Citizen's National Bank
Shaw, Jenkins & Co
Wm. H. Jenkins
State Bank of Iowa
First National Bank
Cltizen's National
P. J. Manley
Washington County Savings Hank
Schuyler W. Livingston
Corner Square
Washington County Savings Bank
Iowa
Court House
Washington, Iowa
W. MH. Butterfield
Orafl's
Eicher
Wilson
Lowa
A. R. Dewey
D. A. Dewey
DEWEY
Dewey, Lawyers
Femple
Alberson's Grocery
W. A. White
Pollard
Crail
Dry Poote
Northwest Corner Square
New Set Abstract Books
J. L. Brookmart
Opera House
Moe
H. & W. Scofield
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J. A. Cunningham
A. Anderson
Arnon McCully
Dingorors
B. F. Brown A. Moore
J. A. Cunninghan
D. J. Palmer
B. F. Brown
J.T. Anderson
Asa’ T Cashier
Aerver
W . Wilson
Washington County
Savings Bank Abhington
Owa
Capital
State Bank
Chas
Ohngemauch
D.M McLaughlin
A. White
E. G. Wilson
Henry Knecht
Markess
Washington National Bank
G. H. Pratt
M. D
Cook & Sherman's
Osteopathy
C. S. Harper
Osteopathic Physiciar
Klein & Co
Arthaud
Osteopath
American School of Each
Kirksville
T. J. Dempsey
C. Reloe R. I
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Peoria
Washington, Lona
Omaha
Colorado
Spee
Fort Worth
GT. Paul
Minneapolis
Golden State Limited
Sun
Mail and Express
Malland Express
Prgv
Knoxville
Mailand
L. M. Allen
Agen Om1oano
H. W. Russel
M. St. P
Southwest Limited
Brighton
Wrest
Mos
Pearis
B. Curts
Elis
Mina
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