Two Railway Wrecks Kill Many in Arizona and Elsewhere
A Southern Pacific collision near Vailsturg Arizona yesterday between westbound No 9 and eastbound No 1 left at least eight dead with a potential total of twenty. Among the injured are Federico Romero from Juarez and H W Hartman of Saginaw with several others burned or badly hurt.
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J. M. Stilton
Cambridge
Mass
J. W. Bruce
Ror
Witkey
George McGrath
Prederico Romero
Juarez
Mex
H.W. Hartman
Saginaw
Mich
Frederick Denwhite
Met the Creek
Ben Sawyer
A. B. Silverton
New York
G. &. Gilbert
Ben Bradeford
N.Y
M. M. Roehm
Miceison
Mail Celtra A. Ts
Gilden
Ko Meequira
Mermorillo
Walker
Theron
Dr. Merere
Springfield
O. Hattock
Tombstone
Trene Lillington
Phoenix
Ty L. Bradford
Canon City
Cole
Train Wreck In New Jersey Kills Twenty Two
The Tuesday Central New Jersey wreck involved a local express and the Philadelphia and Reading Express rather than the Royal Blue. The engineer admitted fault. rescue aid highlighted a fatal signal misreading. Twenty dead confirmed with several still missing and many injured. Plainfield and West Dunellen residents named among victims.
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New York
Central Railway of
New Jersey
Reading Express
Baltimore and Ohio
Pennsylvania
Davis
John Ficke
Cranford
Ficke
Weestfield
Westfield
Rowland Chandor
Edward Cuorrid
Thomas A. Cuming
Edward Fiyon
Elias Giles
Joseph R. Hallet
Das. Peekman
Plainfield
Harold le Denteaux
Trains Scatter in Dense Fog Killing Three near La Fox
A rear end collision on the Chicago and Northwestern near La Fox Illinois in fog killed three men and seriously injured four others while eight were slightly hurt. The dead are A A Amery Scranton Ia Coa Woodbine La and Lane Vail Ia. The seriously injured are H Johnstone Clinton Ia William Jochims Seleswig Ia Evers Nielson Schleswig Ia Albert Playman Dunlap Ia. The rear train struck the caboose in fog. most victims were stock men bound for Chicago and the West.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
la Fox
Ills
A. A. Amery
Scranton
Coa
Woodbine
Lane
Vail
H. Johnstone
Clinton
William Jochims
Seleswig
Evers Nielson
Schleswig
Albert Playman
Dunlap
Est
Avalanche Destroys Shaft House at Quincy Mine
Lake City Jan 20 Near Park City an avalanche tore the large shaft house of the Quincy mine to ruins. Eight men worked in the shaft house at the time but details on injuries or rescue were not immediately available.
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Fale Lake City
Park City
Quincy
Rescue Effort Underway After Ruins Collapse
A large force works to rescue possible survivors from a ruin collapse. Three men are reported dead: Pol Cotter, JC Gaffney, and Charles Prank. Five others were trapped but alive. All were tasered during the incident, with recovery efforts ongoing.
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Buriet
Rotons
Pol Cotter
JC. Gaffney
Charles Prank
Foundry Boiler Explosion Kills Several in Anniston
In Anniston Alabama yesterday a boiler blast at the Southern Car and Foundry Company malleable iron plant killed Thomas Hireh Hardy J A Porte and Jol Mitchell and severely injured W T Lewis Clyde Price Anthony McKinney and others.
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Anniston
Ala
Thomas Hireh
the Hardy
J. A. Porte
Jol Mitchell
Charles Strong
W. T. Lewis
Clyde Price
Anthonys McKinney
Southern Car and Fountry Company
Ex Travacanes Ballet Sparks Legislature Night Rebuff
A Solon Springfield audience in a closed opera house witnessed risqué dancing as legislators and staff filled the venue. A dancer teased male members from a lower box, inviting a kiss and prompting jeers and comic warnings as gum and hats passed amid the uproar. London reports the sinking of the British steamer Giraffes near Ramsey Island with several deaths and numerous rescues afterward.
Suffrage Bill Favored by Kansas Legislature
Topeka reports that women suffrage supporters are assured of passage this session. The bill has been favorably reported in both houses and Governor Bailey intends to sign it when it passes. Republicans generally support the measure.
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Topeka
Kan
Bailey
Committee vows tight watch after organ tuner visit
In Kokomo Indiana on January 20 the Grace M E church committee pledged close scrutiny after a Michigan tuner, hired to overhaul the large pipe organ, left town three days later and many organ pipes were found missing.
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Kokomo
Ind
Grace M. E
Michigan
Swedish Americans raise relief funds for Sweden famine
The Sven Soner, Rockford's largest Swedish society, closed its annual bazaar with profits of 1000 dollars. Two thirds of the proceeds will be sent to famine-stricken Sweden.
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Rockford
Sweden
Sven Soner
Ilinois Masonic Home Trustees Plan Spring Construction
Sullivan Illinois January 20 The board of trustees authorized a bid advertisement for the Illinois Masonic Home to be erected this spring The first building should be advanced enough for the corner stone laying on June 24 The project aims to proceed with the ceremony on that date.
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Sullivan, Ill
Ilinois
Illinois Waterway Bill Aims Calumet to Sanitary Canal
Representative Mann of Illinois introduces a bill for a waterway linking the Calumet river to the Sanitary Canal in Illinois with a United States funding cap of 6 million dollars.
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Washington
Mann
Ilinois
Calumet River
Ihinois
United States
Northern Building Co. Fails with 150000 Liability
Davenport Iowa January 29 developments show the Northern Building company failed Tuesday with liabilities totaling 150000 and no assets. About 100000 of the indebtedness is on paper held by Iowa banks.
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Davenport
Northern Building Company
Lowa
Round Up of Farmers Institutes in Michigan Set for February
Professor Taft director of the farmers institutes has arranged the annual meeting at Gowosso from February 24 to 27. The January 20 round up of the Michigan agricultural college outlines preparations for the event and confirms dates.
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Agricultural Colege
Mich
Taft
Qowosso
Moorish Pretender Bu Tamara Advances Toward Besieged
Madrid reports the government has learned Bu Tamara the Moorish pretender is advancing to attack besieged forces, signaling heightened risk and potential clash in the region.
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Madrid
Bu Tamara
Bes
Mrs Jennie Deppert Dies of Smallpox in Indianapolis
Indianapolis Jan 20 Mrs Jennie Deppert of 524 Blake street died at her home of smallpox and her death was reported to Coroner Tutentler because she had not received medical attention. It is said she was a Christian Scientist and several women of that faith attended her.
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Indianapolis
Jennie Deppert
S24
Blake Street
Tutentler
Fire in Superior Destroys Keystone Building and Stores
A January 20 fire in Superior caused by an explosion gutted the Keystone building at Tower avenue and Seventh street. Three stores suffered major losses as their contents were destroyed, with an estimated total damage of $100,000 in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Superior
Duluth
Minn
Keystone
Tower Avenue
Seventh Street
President Roosevelt Arrives in Washington from Canton
President Roosevelt and party arrived in Washington from Canton at 5 p m yesterday. On alighting from the train he walked briskly forward to the locomotive where he shook hands with the engineer and fireman.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Canton
Much Negotiations Conference Nears Ending
At night a conference over Venezuelan debts drew signers and ambassadors. Bowen proposes 1 percent of port customs receipts to repay about 14 million dollars due to adjustments. French claims, German and British reps joined talks as fort San Carlos tensions lingered.
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Quadt
Bowen
Dedication Planned for Louisiana Purchase Exposition
The committee on ceremonies announced that the Louisiana Purchase exposition grounds and buildings will be dedicated April 30 with the president presiding. Ex-President Cleveland will deliver an address, Major General Henry C. Corbin will lead as grand marshal, and a vast Mississippi Valley military pageant will precede the program. Seats for 60 000 will be available in the Palace of Liberal Arts for the dedication events.
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St. Louis
United States
Cleveland
Henry C. Corbin
United States Army
Mississippi Valley
Palace of Liberal Arts
Attempt to wreck a car during Mishawaka street strike
Owing to the street car strike an attempt was made to wreck the Mishawaka line by laying a tree on the track near River park. The car hit the obstruction at reduced speed and required a second car thereafter. Eight Chicago street car men arrived with private detectives, while union men deny involvement.
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South Bend
Ind
North Side
Mishawaka
River Park
Indiana Railway Company
City
Chicago
State Supreme Court backs Garwood on refusal to testify
In San Francisco on January 29 the state supreme court sustained Lorenzo Garwood’s refusal to testify about whether he had been divorced from his wife. He had married in Augusta, Illinois in 1877 and later moved to California without informing his spouse.
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San Francisco
State Supreme Court
Lorenzo Garwood
Augusta
Ills
Garwood
Patrick Divever Dies Former Police Justice and Tammany Leader
Patrick Divever longtime police justice for New York City and veteran Tammany Hall district leader died at his home yesterday of pneumonia. The death follows a public service career marked by steady political involvement and local law enforcement work.
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New York
Patrick Divever
Thie City
Tammany Hall
Preuionia
Chicago and East Buffalo Markets Reported Mixed Grain and Live Stock Prices
Market notes show cattle and hog prices in Chicago with varying bids and receipts around 2 000 to 4 000 head, Western and native steers, cows, and calves quoted. East Buffalo reports steady cattle with light receipts, lambs and sheep weak to good, while Milwaukee and Toledo grain markets show mixed wheat and corn futures, with small price shifts for No 1 and No 2 northern wheat and rye.
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Chicago
Cette
Texas
Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Bufalo
Milwaukee
Wis
Toledo Grain
Equal suffrage to swing into Michigan legislature
In Lansing the Equal suffrage drive gains backing from Berrien County women and Rep Lovell. Michigan bagual suffrage association leaders from Saginaw plan lobby visits led by Mrs Lenor Starker Bliss, urging a joint resolution to strike out male from voter qualification in the state constitution. In Rock Island police chief James Carnwell among those indicted in a three week grand jury probe into morality. 115 true bills issued, mostly against saloonkeepers.
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Lansing
Mich
Lovell
Berrien
Michigan Bagual Suffrage Association
Saginaw County
Rock Island, Ill
James Carnwell
Jealousy claimed life of Nel lie Stevens in Indiana
Miss Nel lie Stevens aged 24 of Wakerton Ind took morphine and died five hours later. She reportedly asserted she was wife of boxer Verne Hardenbrook who beat Kid Mercy. Jealousy of another woman is noted. Separately a fire at Glasgow's Princess dock caused about 175000 dollars in damage.
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South Bend
Ind
Nellie Stevens
Walkerton
Verne Hardenbrook
Kid Mercy
Princess Dock
Glasgow
Miners Strike Over Load Delay Halts Coal Output
A dispute causes 290 miners to refrain from loading coal after a rock sulfur issue halted unloading. Wages cut to 7 to 8 dollars weekly and about 1.10 dollars worth of coal blocked from sale as rock was moved. Miners refused any coal on Monday, delaying rock removal and prompting temporary work stoppage. A separate incident reports John J. Tucker injured by a shed accident in Michigan. Also noted is a boxing mishap in Madison and a Wisconsin River Railway and Power Company incorporation filing.
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Chieten
Jon
Clinton
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin River Railway and Power Company
Plover
Portage County
Merrill
Lincoln County
Pigeons Nourish Young With Card Like Feed?
In a colonial era review jumble the text notes pigeon incubation feeding rites as the young receive a card-like nourishment after hatching. The piece blends trivial anecdotes with cultural tidbits and humor from various sources including a Wind sor castle performance and a Mob of college students reacting to Eva’s stage death.
Cure Claim for Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
I could not rise to my feet without fainting. Ella Sapp of Jamestown Guilford County North Carolina describes three years of monthly pains back and stomach and inability to stand. After trying Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription she improves quickly taking two bottles and one of Golden Medical Discovery and is entirely cured in two months. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are also advertised as a laxative for women.
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Ella Sapp
Jamestown, Guilford Co
N. C
Dr. Pierce
Profit sharing gains fans as Brook bets draw interest
United States Steel Corporation invites employees to buy preferred shares in a profit sharing scheme. Subscriptions began January 1 and have exceeded 40 000 shares by mid month, with expectations of over 50 000 by February 1. Other steel firms, including National Biscuit and Pressed Steel Car, pursue similar plans to grant employees stock ownership and dividends.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Dnited States Steel Corporation
National Biscntt Company
Pressed Steel Car Company
Republic Tren and Steel Company
Public Opinion in St Joseph Court Case Sparks Debate
In St Joseph a prosecutor faces scrutiny from public opinion over a case bias scrutiny tied to Justice St Clair's court. Lawyers defend the prosecutor as officials weigh next steps amid calls for a grand jury regarding two Chicago men accused in a crime against two young girls. In Niles a police officer named Daniel, age 22, is found killed by a glint icicle behind G L Smith’s store. the officer, unmarried, died from head wounds.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Justice St. Clair
Jas, O'tara
Brunke
Citizens
Niles, Mich
Cassaopolis
Daniela
G. L. Smith
Daniels
Russian torpedo boat passes Dardanelles Monday evening
The third Russian torpedo boat destroyer sailed through the Dardanelles Monday evening. Independent political speculation grows after the meeting of Grover Cleveland and Richard Olney at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City.
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Robert Planquette
Normandy
Paris
Grover Cleveland
Richard Olney
Waldorf Astoria Hotel
New York City
Savinski
Chicago
John Palowski
Charles Hemingway
Sarnia Tennel
Port Huron
Mich
Kaliexas
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