Panic at Eighth Street Church Tragedy Kills Eighteen
Eighteen people die and about fifty are injured after a panic at St. Pauls Colored Baptist Church in Philadelphia. A defective flue caused smoke and a rush down a stair bend, collapsing a bannister and trapping many on the first and second floors. Emergency crews respond as victims are taken to hospitals.
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Philadelphia
St. Paul's Colored Baptist Church
Eighth Street
Poplar Street
Girard Avenue
RE. W. Johnson
Graveside Markers to Honor Eight Revolutionary Soldiers
Paris January 22. County superintendent George W. Brown arranges granite markers for eight graves noting Elijah Austin North Arm Daniel Rhoads Ogden cemetery William Means Edgar Paris Stephen Ogden Tompkins cemetery south of city William James near Asher school house John Tutwiler Fairview cemetery near Kansas Hugh Barr Belle Ridge cemetery William Knight near Belle Ridge school house. Three other soldiers Ryan Sprague and Clay also died in the county.
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Paris
George W. Brown
Elijah Austin
North Arm
Daniel Rhoads
Ogden Cemetery
William Means
Edgar Cemetery
Stephen Ogden
Tompkins
City
William James
Asher
John Tutwiler
Fairview
Kansas
Hugh Barr
Belle Ridge
William Knight
Belle Ridge School House
Ryan
Sprague
Clay
January heat shatters Jan records across Midwest
Advices from Pennsylvania through Kansas report Saturday's January temperatures as the highest in over 25 years at many points. Chicago reached 64, St. Louis 72, Cincinnati 71, Detroit 64, Indianapolis 66, Wichita 70, Columbus 68, Louisville 73, Kansas City 59, among others.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
Kansa
St. Louis
Cinc Pnati
Detroit
Indianapolis
Iourg
Wichita
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Columbus
Louisville
Kansas City
Winnipeg limited rear-ends freight train near Glenwood
The Winnipeg limited of the Minneapolis St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie line collided with a freight train at Glenwood forty miles north of St. Paul. Fireman Earl Raney of Minneapolis died from his injuries and engineer C. W. Forsythe was seriously hurt.
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St. Paul
Winnipeg Limited
Minneapolis, St. Paul
Sault Ste. Marie
Glenwood
Here
Earl Raney
Minneapolis
C. W. Forsythe
Lake Pilots secure AFL charter amid carrier union clash
Buffalo Jan 22 The Lake Pilots Association announces a charter from the American Federation of Labor. The Lake Carriers Association says it will not recognize the pilots as a union in signing contracts for next season.
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Buffalo
Lake Pilots’ Association of the Great Lakes
American Federation of Labor
Lake Carriers’ Association
Grimes Offers to Pay Shortage in Kansas Treasurers' Office
Ex-state treasurer Grimes says he will repay any funds misused in his term and Kelley’s administration. Kelley clarifies he bears no liability for the alleged $77,000 shortage and that a clerk or deputy may be at fault, not him or his staff.
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Grimes
Kany
Kelley
Topeka
Kan
Crrimes
Hoel
LT. T. Kelley
Kansas City
Thomas T. Kelley
Kansas
Frank Grimes
No Strike of Firemen In Scranton Agreement Reached
In Scranton Delaware Lackawanna and Western firemen end their walkout after a lengthy conference. General Manager Clark and Vice Grand Master Wilson announce an amicable settlement. The union drops three demands while the company concedes on article 10 preserving membership after promotion.
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Scranton
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
T. [. Clark
Lackawanna Company
A. ©. Wilson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Firemen’s Brotherhood
HIS ASHES IN THE RIVER
In St Louis on January 22 under the terms of William Burnside's will the ashes of the octogenarian were scattered into the Mississippi from the Eads bridge by executor J A Nolan who read a brief poem as he emptied the jar. Burnside once valued at about a quarter of a million dollars died in comparative poverty.
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St. Louis
William Burnside
Mississipi
Eads Bridge
J. A. Nolan
Liberal surge reshapes UK parliament anew
London reports a dramatic Liberal tide in the United Kingdom with 480 seats declared 247 Liberals 114 Unionists 40 Labourites 78 Nationalists and 1 Socialist. If trends hold Liberals could reach 533 votes opposed by 137 Conservatives, while Irish and home rule discussions intensify ahead of Jan 26 contests.
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London
United Kingdom
Campbell-Bannerman
Alleged Coal Thief Shooter Named in Springfield Incident
Jan 22 report from Springfield says Felix Mayol towerman for the Chicago and Alton railroad in Ridgely shot Edward Brannon and two others after claiming he observed them stealing coal. Brannon gravely wounded. Kerns and Moore expected to recover. Mayol fled to his switch tower as the armed trio reportedly threatened an assault.
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Springfield
Felix Mayol
Chicago and Alton Railroad
Ridgely
Edward Brannon
Michael Kerns
Arthur Moore
Mayol
Hin
Brannon
Kerns
Moore
Marshfield Bank Sues Over Lost Funds in St. Louis
The First National Bank of Marshfield seeks $50,000 from the Cella Commission Company of St. Louis in a suit filed in St. Louis. It alleges cashier Joseph C. Langley lost bank money in bucket shop speculation and was induced by an agent of the brokerage firm.
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Marshfield
Joseph C. Langley
Cella Commission Company
St. Louis
First National Bank
Commission
Langley
Saloon Owner Shot Dead in Omaha Robbery
In Omaha on January 22 at 1 a.m. two men entered Nels Lausten’s saloon at Twenty first and Cumming Streets, shot Lausten in the head, and escaped after rifling the till. Jack O'Hearn Roy Nelson Leo Angus and Joe Warren were later arrested with three confessing involvement.
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Omaha, Neb
Nels Lausten
He Is Suing for His Wife In Terre Haute
Terre Haute Indiana January 22 A writ of habeas corpus is issued for John Downs to bring his daughter the wife of Ernest Harris to court January 25 Harris claims she has been restrained since January 1 after their marriage the license was obtained by Harris stating she was of age The girl's father caused Harris arrest for perjury.
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Terre Haute
Ind
John Downs
Ernest Harris
Harris
Not Guilty Verdict in Mead and Stofeld Horse Theft Case
Milwaukee January 22. Jury finds ex-Supervisor Mead and William Stofeld not guilty of stealing a horse from the county morgue in February 1901. Ex-Supervisor Chas Boltenburg is found guilty. All three were indicted by the recent grand jury. Boltenburg plans an appeal.
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Milwaukee
Pet J. Mead
William Stoffeld
Chas
Boltenburg
Bolteburg
Iowa Honors Larrabee on His Birthday by Legislature
Des Moines Iowa paid tribute to ex governor William Larrabee on his Teth birthday anniversary with joint sessions of the legislature to honor him. Governor Cummins attended along with ex governor Frank D Jackson. Ex governors Leslie M Shaw and Horace Boies sent telegrams of regret. Larrabee voiced support for the anti pass law and railway rate measure, and endorsed the governor’s primary election law.
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Des Moines
Ita
Iowa
William Larrabee
Larrabee
Cummins
Frank D. Jackson
Leslie M. Shaw
Horace Boies
Labor Movement Expands In Mogland Elections
The elections show labor members rising from seven to forty already with potential gains. Experts foresee labor possibly securing fifty seats in the new parliament, signaling a major shift in future legislation in Mogland.
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Labor
Mogland
Pension committee members discuss legislation with president
Washington January 22 General Granville Dodge General John C Black Corporal Tanner and Pension Commissioner Warner members of the special pension committee appointed at the last national encampment of the G A R called on the president to discuss pension legislation.
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Washington
Granville Dodge
John C., Black
Tanner
Warner
Tennessee Supreme Court Rules on Newspaper Court Reports
Nashville January 22 The Tennessee Supreme Court has handed down an important opinion on the rights of newspapers to publish fair and truthful reports of court proceedings. The decision clarifies protections for press coverage of judicial actions and outlines limits to accuracy and fairness in reporting.
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Tennessee Supreme Court
Nashville, Tenn
Supreme Court of Tennessee
Courts of Justice
Court Rules Publication Standards for Fair Reporting
The court warned that publication may occur unless prohibited, stressing that newspaper owners and others may publish while keeping commentary separate from factual reports. It urged fairness, avoiding undue emphasis on damaging facts, and to present accurate, non sensational court proceedings.
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Courts of Justice
Tragic Toy Rifle Death Shocks Des Moines
In Des Moines Indiana 28 a five year old girl Tatellle Meischimann daughter of Louis Meischimann was fatally shot by a toy rifle from a playmate the bullet piercing the temple. The tragedy follows another family death as the father, driven by revenge, went to the river and was stopped by friends.
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Des Moines
Indan
Tatellle Meischimann
Louis Meischimann
Record of Chicago brutality and peculiar fasting cases
Twenty four women were murdered or died in Chicago over the last year amid brutal assaults. The worst case noted is Mrs Hessie Hollister. A Kalamazoo, Michigan host claims to observe forty three days without eating. Dentist S M Stauffer has fasted for thirty three days and vows to continue until he can eat without stomach trouble.
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Chicago
Hessie Hollister
Ating
Kalamazoo
Mich
S. M. Stauffer
Hite
German appoints Taehiraky as foreign secretary
Berlin January 22. Herr von Taehiraky, Prussian minister to Hamburg, is appointed German secretary for foreign affairs succeeding the late Baron von Richthofen.
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von Richthofen
Berlin
Herr von Taehiraky
Hamburg
Baron von Richthofen
Life Underwriters Form Anti Rebating Bureau in New York
About 150 Life Underwriters association members in New York pledge to organize an anti rebates bureau. A three inch steel splinter removed from Join Nail’s brain in Philadelphia. patient recovering. Miner Henry Akers fatally injured in a wreck near Wellston Ohio. Senator Depew reportedly ill. family says not. Major General Leonard Wood to succeed Corbin in the Philippines on Feb 1. Choate Porter and Rose named U.S. representatives at The Hague peace conference. Cuban Central railroad strike disrupts traffic between Sagua la Grande and Cienfuegos.
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Join Nail
Philadelphia
Henry Akers
Wellston
Depew
Aspasia
Leonard Wood
Corbin
Philippines
Joseph HH. Choate
Horace Porter
Jige Rose
Little Rock, Ark
United States
Sagua la Grande
Clenfuegos
Markets Report from Chicago January 22 1906
Estimated receipts 45000 left over 2259 prospects steady light 8525 to 65 4474 mixed packers 8530 to 65 55 heavy shipping grades 8530 to 85 5714 rough 8530 to 65 40 cattle 21000 10 higher sheep 18000
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Chicago
Hogs and Sheep Market Summary Chicago Jan 22 1906
Telegraph wires were in bad condition preventing a closing market. Hogs receipts for the week 174553 with shipments 44324 and yesterday totals 14545 receipts and 640 shipments. Estimated today 45000 with yesterday 225 carried over and tomorrow 3. Market: strong to higher. Hog prices bulk 45 to 85 55 light hogs 85 25 to 85 50 mixed packers 35 30 to 5.0 heavy shipping grades 85 50 to 85 40 porkers 5 40 to 5 45. Receipts 21000 market 5 to 10 higherBeeves 83 65 to 86 3 cows and heifers 135 to 64 85 stockers and feeders 2 40 to 45. Sheep receipts 18000 market steady natives 4 50 to 5 90 western 4 50 to 6 80 yearlings 600 to 6 70 lambs 5 75 to 7 75 western lambs 5 75 to 7 70. No grain market today for the same reason.
Rapid Ecuador upheaval ends with brief government of Moreno
Chaos erupts as Quito sees street fighting and bloodshed during a power shift. A new government forms under Raquerizo Moreno with brief tenure before Eloy Alfaro is proclaimed. Rebels seize police barracks and armories, many wounded and killed on both sides.
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New York
Quito
Biya
Geral Alfaro
Caps Ag P
Thorsday
Vicw Presid Baquerizo Moreno
Caps
Mistry
Interior
Korja
Affa
Francisco Aguirre Jado
Martin Aviles
Amalio Puga
Minis
Luis Dillon
Goernor
Guayaquil
Ignacio Robi
Fidel Garcia
Baracks
Raqueri Moreno
Eloy Alfaro
Ecuador
Emilio Arvale
France to Act on Venezuelan Crisis Under Monroe Doctrine
Washington accepts France’s assurances on loyalty to the Monroe doctrine and grants Paris a free hand for Venezuela solution. Jusserand confirms diplomatic efforts to aid charge d affaires at Caracas won’t breach the doctrine. French plans to act privately may begin soon with orders routed from Paris.
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Washington
France
Paris
Jusserand
Caracas
Taigny
Curacoa
Venezuela
United States
America
Widow of Chicago University president awarded salary
The Chicago widow of President Harper receives six months salary as president from the university trustees and $3,500 as half a year’s salary for the late head of the Semitic department. At a Berkeley memorial service Benjamin Ida Wheeler urged more tainted money be used for good.
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Chicago
Harper
Chicago University
Lafe
Berkeley
Cal.) Divinity School
Benjamin Ida Wheeler
House Debates Urgent Deficiency Bill With Little Progress
In Washington on January 22 the House discussed abuses in appropriation expenditures during the urgent deficiency appropriation bill but made little progress in its consideration. The session focused on spending controls and accountability.
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House
Washington
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