Opera Bridge Collapse Injures Chorus at Carmen
More than twenty chorus members of the Metropolitan Grand Opera Company were seriously hurt when a street bridge scene in Carmen collapsed during the opening act at the Metropolitan Opera House on Saturday night. Uninjured principals urged calm as the curtain fell, and the impresario Heinich Conried urged the audience to remain seated. The accident occurred ten minutes after the first curtain, with several named chorus members among the injured. the performance resumed after a brief pause as workers aided evacuees and the crowd regathered. The Harvey-Calvert sale of old furniture is noted in a separate line of the page.
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New York
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Metropolitan Grand Opera Company
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Wanda Adamsky
Cornelis
Khatharine Hahn
Lia Ravensteix
Italic Langogar
Desadaria Macced
Vincenzo Raggaro
Giovanni Mane
Ely
Trea
Arnaud
Carmen
Acs
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Lippe Journet
Dufrieche
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Oper
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Bedus
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Lange
Tosue
Bridge Collapse At Scene Rehearsal Causes Injuries
During a stage performance a bridge on the set collapsed causing many injuries among chorus members and principals. Wanda Adamsky was severely injured with possible skull fracture and rib damage. Frank H Palmer, Metropolis master mechanic, was arrested for criminal negligence.
Mail Car Robbery Near Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama a mail car on the Atlantic Coast Line was robbed about five miles east of the city after arriving at 6 o clock. Registered mail was taken. railway clerk Eugene Hester was shot in the hand. A masked white robber boarded at Wiley and fled after taking bags as the train slowed. The amount of loot is believed large.
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Atlantic Coast Line
Eugene Hester
Wiley
Hester
Chadwick Order Limits Visitation in County Jail
Judge Wing voided a prior order barring visits to Mel Chadwick in the county jail without a U S marshal permit. The ruling emphasizes sheriff custody and Ohio Court of Common Pleas rules, noting federal officials may pursue further action possibly relocating Chadwick to another facility.
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Ohno
Wing
United States District Court
Mel Chadwick
United States
Court of Common Pleas
Ohio
Chadwick
Sbeaf
Raid on Idaho Colonies and Mining Offices Shocks City
Chicago police raided the Idaho Colony Company and the Grany Mining Company limited of Wallace Idaho. The crowd gathered for guidance on securing 220 acres of government land in Idaho for 50 dollars. Albert P Hunter, named as manager, was missing. The plan sought 800 men to take 220 acres each, with promised employment and future land value after irrigation trenches.
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Idaho Colony Company
Qreany Mining Company, Limited
Wallace
Idaho
Albert P Hunter
Idahy
Young Mothers End Lives in Gas Tragedy in New York
Two young mothers died by inhaling illuminating gas in separate incidents in New York today. Mrs Annie Bourner sat dead in a kitchen chair with a gas tube in her mouth as her husband and three children were left nearly unconscious. Mrs Kate Arundel was found dead in her kitchen from gas flowing from open stove cocks. her husband woke in time to save himself and their baby. Domestic unhappiness and ill health reported as possible causes. The Southern Palm Limited train will debut tomorrow January 9 leaving Washington at 6:55 pm, running to Jacksonville and St. Augustine with drawing-room and sleeping cars, plus dining service, and connects to resorts in the Carolinas and Florida.
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Kate Arundel
Southern
Palm Limited
Washington
Southern Railway
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Grateroom
Sleeher
Atlantic Coast
Florida
St. Augusthe
President Advises Tariff Conference Sees No Conclusion
A group led by Senator Allison and Speaker Cannon met the President at 2:30 pm to discuss tariff and interstate commerce matters. While no decision was reached, the talk was cordial and affirming, with hints of further conferences and possible revisions of schedules.
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Congress plans extraordinary session to craft tariff revisions
Congress deliberations push for a special tariff revision in the wake of presidential decisions. Leaders anticipate a fall session if changes are needed while preparing a bill after the president’s decision. Talks with Senators Cullom Beveridge Nelson Lodge and House members Townsend Esch explored freight rate regulation and potential ICC jurisdiction or a special court.
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Interstate Commerce Committee
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Wallace Returns to Face Theft Charge in Michigan
James Wallace, arrested in Liverpool November 24 for stealing about $30,000 in stock from Edward M Breitung of Marquette, arrived in New York on the Lucania. He left Marquette October 30 for treatment in Illinois. 50 shares Michigan mining stock and 20 shares U S Steel were missing. Wallace faces transfer to Michigan as authorities recovered $22,000 in cash and a letter of credit. The story also notes other items and notices from Washington Post dispatches about banking and society events.
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Boston
Saxonia
Poison plot exposes two in Detroit murder case
Isaac Swan and Mrs Carrie Joslyn confessed to the arsenic killing of Joslyn in Wheatfield Township. Swan said he bought the poison at Joslyn’s urging after aconite failed. Joslyn blamed the devil and claimed continued Christian faith as she faced arrest in Mason.
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Isaac Swan
Carrie Joslyn
Wheatfield Township
Swan
Joslyn
Mason
Fatal hunting accident in Concord involving two 17 year olds
Clarence Jones of Blake Brothers Boston is fatally shot while muskrat hunting on the Concord River by Samuel Hoar. The discharge was accidental. Both youths, friends aged 17, were hunting when the misfire occurred. Jones died shortly after.
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Jan
Clarence Jones
KR H. Jones
Boston
Blake Bros
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Samuel S. Hoar
Jones
No Sign of Mrs Gelshenenen in Morse Case
New York January 7 reporters weighed whether any member of Mrs William H Gelshenenen’s family aboard the Deutschland would sail to Naples amid the Morse cafe diversion probe. A lawyer for the Gelshenenen family said Mrs Gelshenenen sailed earlier in the week and denied ties to the Morse inquiry.
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Dodge Morse
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Gelshenen
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Morse
Gelshener
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Grand Jury
Garvan
Sheriff to Sell Michigan City at Auction Over Unpaid Judgment
Sheriff Smutzer fails to locate attachable property in Michigan City after an $11,000 judgment for Agnes Phillips. City officials vow mandamus actions to force payment as treasury is empty and a special levy may be approved. Phillips was injured five years ago by a defective sidewalk. the award rose from $9,000 to $11,000 with interest after Supreme Court affirmation.
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Laporte
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Smutzer
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Schultz
Miss Phillips
Indiana Supreme Court
Panic at Proctor's Theater sparks theater evacuation
In Newark a matinee at Proctor's Theater prompted a false alarm when two balcony patrons cried fire as engines raced past to answer a nearby blaze. The audience panicked but a fireman on stage calmed the crowd and the show resumed with no injuries. The item also notes the New York and Florida Special train service starting tomorrow with state rooms and electric lighting.
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N. J
Proctor’s
Index to Today's Issue Part One
Accident on Grand Opera Stage and political notes lead the front. articles cover Poland Russia immigration and coast storms with racing results and a liquor case. Editorials, society notes, and real estate fill parts two through four with literary and puzzle features throughout.
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Summer
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Murillo Painting Sells From Sheedy to Harlem Track Owner
Special to The Washington East Chicago Jan 7. Pat Sheedys famed Murillo painting once owned by Adam Worth has been sold to John Condon the Harlem race track proprietor. Price estimated near 15000. The 800 year old canvas was stolen from a Mexican convent forty years ago and later turned up inside a blind bundle wrapped in newspapers. The painting bears Murillos skull and deep tints after cleaning and remounting. Both Worth and Sheedy pronounced it genuine.
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Chicago
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Adam Worth
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Sheedy
John Condon
Harlem
Worth
New York
Moulton
Appeal to Women to Save Two Women From Gallows
Stamford Connecticut report on Jane Buckensdorffer leading an appeal to American women to influence Vermont and Pennsylvania governors to commute the sentences of Mary Rogers of Vermont and Kate Edward of Pennsylvania for the murder of their husbands. Signers include John D. Leong J A Brackett Henry Cabot Lodge W Murray Crane Charles W Enhot William M Lawrence Gey Curtis Guild Jr and William H Moody.
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United States
Henry Cabot Ledge
W Murray Crane
Charles W Enhot
Harvard
Willam M Lawrence
Gey Curtis Guild, Jr
Wiliam H Moody
Threatened President Roosevelt in Derby youth committed
Derby Conn Jan 7 Raphael A Salvatore of Shelton an Italian aged nineteen was committed to the Connecticut Hospital for the Insane on motion of his father alleging the youth planned to go to Washington to kill President Roosevelt. Authorities say he became imbued with morbid ideas after reading anarchistic literature.
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Raphael A Salvatore
Shelton
Washington
Roosevelt
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Bishop Spalding Rally After Stroke Not Critical
Peoria Ill Jan 7 bishop Spalding stricken with paralysis passed an easy night. After initial effects he seemed to rally. Dr L Spalding says relatives not summoned as friends consider his condition not serious. Close friends blame overwork and worry from recent church controversy.
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Mary
Adams Declared Colorado Governor After Legislative Action
Alva Adams was proclaimed the duly elected governor of Colorado by the legislature after a lengthy caucus and bargaining among Democrats and Republicans. The returns gave Adams 123,078 to Peabody 113,204 with a 4,774 plurality. The session resolved to delay any contest until after Adams’s inauguration, while court involvement and judge appointments were fought over by Walcott Republicans and Peabody supporters.
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