Wall Collapse Traps Dozens After Leather Factory Fire
A north wall of a Philadelphia leather factory collapsed trapping about fifteen men including policemen and firemen. Twelve or more were injured, several with fractured skulls. Rescue teams faced rising danger as another wall began to topple while ambulances ferried the wounded to nearby hospitals.
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St Peter's
Fire devastates Franklin Hotel in Hagerstown blaze
A midnight fire swept through the Franklin Hotel in Hagerstown Maryland spreading rapidly to the Fairney and McConnell buildings, both destroyed. By 2am the Knode building including an apartment part was alight. Water shortages hindered firefighting. total damage pegged at 200000 and the blaze continued.
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Christmas Dinner For Kansas City Horses Draws Invite
Kansas City press reports that all local horses have been invited to a Christmas dinner at 1311 Baltimore avenue. The Humane Society provides a serving place and a large sack of oats and hay to fatten each horse.
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Rebel Band in Puebla Insurgents Claim Victories
A Puebla dispatch says insurgents have not lost a battle and call for arms while Gen Navarro’s forces face surround. Estimates place rebel strength near 2,000 as Diaz era tensions rise and Mexican government battles intensify across Chihuahua and surrounding regions.
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Madero
Police Drive Him to Death in Buffalo Collapse
Bornce Reed a 30 year old man on probation for cocaine related offenses and known to police for gambling threats wrote a suicide note at a county station before ending his life by cyanide. Despite working and supporting himself he faced repeated arrests by detectives while trying to avoid further police encounters.
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Surgeon Treats Aldrich at Roosevelt Hospital
United States Senator Nelson W Aldrich of Rhode Island was operated on at Roosevelt Hospital to relieve a strained tendon in his right hand. He rested well tonight and may leave in four to five days. Winthrop Aldrich visited before the operation and Mrs Aldrich stayed nearby during the procedure. The senator is 72 years old.
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Court trial hears Count dAulby called viper in riot
Sensational trial at Tours France centers on self styled Count dAulby de Gatigny and American wife Francesca Lunt who with alleged swindle of Duchess of Choiseul Praelin for 200000 dollars in spurious paintings. Duchess calls her accuser a viper as courtroom erupts in protest and questions of title and blackmail arise amid expert testimony on paintings.
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Japan to Spend 40 Million on Navy Over Six Years
Washington dispatch from New York reports official Tokyo sources confirm Japan plans a major naval buildup. The program could allocate about 40.6 million dollars over six years to modernize and elevate fleet efficiency, though exact spending details await passage by the diet.
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Belgian Steamer Fire Tops News at Sea
A wireless message from the Prinz Eitel Friedrich reported spotting a Belgian steamer ablaze in open sea near Brest France on December 41. The crew reportedly escaped in lifeboats and were believed unharmed.
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Premier accused of plot over split among Spanish parties
Special Cable to The Washington Post MadridDec 21 The Barcelona split between socialists and Republicans in the chamber of deputies prompted monarchists to claim a severe blow to republicanism Vasquez Mella attacked Prime Minister Canalejas alleging a secret scheme with the Pope to offer the throne to Don Carlos and marry his son Prince Jaime to the Princess of Asturias Read letters but failed to prove the charges Canalejas called the assertions calumnious and was applauded For Rent Rest and Recuperation Hotel Chamberlin Old Point Comfort Information at 720 14th st nw
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Biggest spuds for Taft and governors from Twin Falls
President Taft and state governors will dine on Idaho potatoes as gifts from Twin Falls Commercial Club. A bushel of potatoes was sent to Governor Eberhart of Minnesota with a letter noting about 46 governors and the President were to be guests of Twin Falls at Christmas.
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Taft
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Diva to Sing in the Street in San Francisco
Prima donna Tetrazzini will perform outdoors on Christmas evening at Lotta's Fountain with an orchestra. A stand will be set up and streetcars will halt for 30 minutes to allow a large audience of about 290 listeners within hearing distance of her voice.
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Rich baroness dead was Elizabeth Caldwell
The baroness von Zedtwitz formerly Miss Mary Elizabeth Caldwell of Louisville Kentucky died at the Carlton Hotel in Frankfort on Friday at age 43 after years of renouncing the Catholic Church with her sister the Marquise Monstiers Merinville. Once known for charitable church gifts she later attacked Rome in a book The Double Doctrine of the Church of Rome. Her sister Mary Gwendolin died in 1909 aboard ship. The baroness left a 14 year old son Waldemar and extensive holdings including Louisville real estate and American securities.
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Marquise Monstters
Merinville
Carlton Hotel
Frankfort
Mary Gwendolin Caldwell
Thune
Switzerland
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Louisville
Newport
Thane
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Breckinridge Stock
Convent of the Sacred Heart
Manhattanville
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Peoria
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America
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Washington
RAGE BOOSTS LEWIS APPOINTMENT IS OPPOSED
Negro voters in Boston push back against elevating W. J. Lewis to Assistant Attorney General. Senator Lodge and Attorney General Wickersham clash over the vacancy with Lodge pressing the President to act while Wickersham resists. Taft faces balancing the conflicting pressures as talks of broader appointments emerge.
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Ambassador Barra to wed in Mexico City soon
Washington dispatch confirms engagement of Don Francesco Leon de la Barra Mexican Ambassador and Maria del Refugio Borneque de Alaman. Wedding to be held in Mexico City within weeks with date to be announced. De la Barra to visit Italy for two months as special ambassador to thank government for Mexican centennial.
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Ex King Manuel to Attend Oxford Lectures as Student
Ex King Manuel plans a quiet interim in Britain avoiding sovereignty changes. He will leave Wood Norton and stay near Richmond Surrey to attend Oxford University lectures then tour the world studying colonial methods, including the United States, as a private citizen.
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Fires and riots shadow distant town near Paris court
A fragmented clipping lists topics from murder, mine disaster, mine death toll, and riots near Paris with mentions of rebels, court cases, and political figures. It notes firemen killed, a baroness involved in Cuba intervention, and various societal items. The garbled notes imply ongoing turmoil and political contention across multiple regions.
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U S May Enter Cuba Troops Ready for Rapid Deployment
Special Washington report claims U S troops are prepared to rush to Cuba to maintain peace and protect foreign interests. War and State departments anticipate a crisis by February as 5,000 troops keep a 56 hour embarkation point ready. Observers link Gomez and Gomez era policies to undoing Taft Magoon progress and predict possible U S intervention within three months.
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Pompeii Woman Unearthed With Hands Full of Jewels
Workmen in Pompeii uncover a petrified female body amid ancient ruins outside the buried city. Hands clutch bracelets necklaces rings and earrings, preserved by the ash. Jewelry described as exquisitely preserved includes a grape cluster of pearls and other gems, suggesting a hurried escape during the eruption.
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Ten Miners Die In Little Hulton Colliery Explosion
More than 20 miners lost their lives in the Little Hulton explosion near Bolton England. Rescuers worked all day amid flames and toxic fumes. forty bodies were later recovered, with hopes fading for additional survivors. A rescuer died. the king sent sympathy.
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Wine denied to churches in northern Minnesota
Bishop McGorrich of Duluth seeks modification of rigid federal liquor rules after shipments of wine for Catholic rites were refused in northern Minnesota. Archbishop Treland and other church leaders meet in St Paul to press relief while concerns about enforcement and legality are noted. Local theater listing for The Havoc appears at Columbia Theater.
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