Firefighter Seufert Survives Debris Collapse Rescue
In New York on Roosevelt street a warehouse fire left two firefighters dead. John Seufert, thought dead, was found alive after 24 hours trapped under tons of debris. Comrades heard his faint cry, communications were formed via a tube, and a careful rescue followed with medical aid.
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Roosevelt Street
Chia
Seufert
Guerin
Catiremen
Thomas Legnon
Binns
Hottes
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Dan
John J. C. Seufert
Daniel J. Campbell
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Seutert
Aark
Conife
Neer
St. Gregor’s Hospital
Duncan
Davis
Gates
Hudson Street Hospital
Beeuwkes
Beckman alleges railroad bribery over Northwest lumber crisis
Victor H. Beckman secretary of the Pacific Coast Lumbermen’s Association says railroad managers offered him bribes to stop pressuring carriers to relieve car shortages in the Northwest. He reports his Seattle desk was broken into twice to obtain his data and has presented evidence to the Interstate Commerce Commission ahead of its Seattle inquiry. An NP attorney offered him a possible job and then asked for his price.
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Victor H. Beckman
Pacific Coast Lumberteen’s Association
Northwest
Seattle
Hich
Beckman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Northern Pacific
Carnegie to preside over national arbitration congress
New York January 7 The executive committee preparing for the Peace Congress to be held in April met at the City Club The National Arbitration and Peace Congress will include delegates from religious and civic bodies Prof Samuel J Dutton was elected chairman and Robert Erskine Bly secretary Andrew Carnegie is expected to preside Speakers will include James Bryce Baron d Estoirnelles de Constant and Count Apponyi
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Tne
City Club
National Arbitration and Peace Congress
Samuel J. Dutton
Teachers College
Robert Erskine Bly
Andrew Carnegie
Wil
James Bryce
Baron d’Estoirnelles de Constant
Count Apponyi
Say Rock Rises Like Tide Near Barbers Point
Honolulu dispatch notes a native and Japanese stevedores claim the reef that stranded the transport Sheridan is a springing rock. They say it rises and falls with substrata shifts, at times much higher than others, affecting navigation near Barbers Point.
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San Francisco
Barbers Point
Sheridan
Mexican troops quell riot burn factory and seize town
A Jan 7 report says two regiments were sent from the capital to Orizaba Vera Cruz to quell a textile strike. Rioters burned the textile mill owned by A. Garcia of France and robbed pawn shops. Authorities used stern measures to restore order as unrest spread to nearby mills Bio Blanco Nogales Santa Rosa in Vera Cruz.
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Orizeba
Vera
Bio Blanco
Nogales
Santa Rosa
Vera Cruz
Atrikera
Wild West Play Ends With Teenage Fatal Shooting
New York authorities report William Gearan seventeen from Toronto died of a gunshot wound in a tenement room on Eighth Avenue during a staged wild West performance. Herbert Coburn fifteen was arrested wearing a cowboy costume. revolvers and a cartridge belt were found. Coburn claims Gearan shot himself.
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William Gearan
Toronto
Canada
Herbert Coburn
Eighth Avenue
Gearan
Coburn
Goldie Wood quits stage again and marriage rumors rise
Special to The Washington Fest from Allentown Pennsylvania reports Goldie Mohr Wood former chorus girl now vaudeville star widow and Allan Wood heiress has abandoned the stage canceling all dates relatives say she may wed again Florida Cuba South coast line schedule details and listings for rugs sale at Sloan's with limited viewing and no catalogs.
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Allentown
Goldie Mohr Wood
Goldie
McClellan Challenge Triggers New York City Mayoral Suit
In New York City the attorney general filed a suit to oust Mayor McClellan, seeking to prove Hearst’s bid for mayor valid while asserting McClellan is a usurper. The action, in the name of the people of New York State, contrasts earlier quo warranto actions and targets alleged voting irregularities in the 1903 election.
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Washington Post
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Supreme Court
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Albany County
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Donnelly
Clarence J. Shearn
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George B. McClellen
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Mayor McClellan Calls Out Attorney General Riot Claim
A newspaper column condemns the attorney general for overstepping judicial authority. It argues the chief law officer has inaugurated a riotous reign and urges impeachment as the remedy, citing danger to life and dignity and urging the mayor to resist.
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Aly
Durand letter signals new colonial appointment talk
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, the former British Ambassador to Washington, sent a letter to Sir Edward Grey outlining his return. A conference between the two statesmen is expected later this week after Durand reports. A governorship of New South Wales is mentioned as a possible outcome once the report is submitted.
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Henry Mortimer Durand
Washington
Edward Grey
Henry
Hals
New South Wales
Fatal stabbing and shooting at Weldman apartments
Mrs Lena Wiedeman, a hotel proprietor, is dead after a razor attack at the Weldeman apartments on West Eighty second Street. George Fallon, a florist, wounded two others including a nurse and a second woman, then shot himself. The incident followed alleged motives of Fallon toward Mrs Wiedeman and a tense confrontation with Miss Rate and Bergman.
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Washington Post
New York
Lena Weldman
Dadicott
George Fallon
Fiorlst
Columbus Avenue
Eighty- First Street
TyEaman
West 163d
Miss Rates
Bergman
Wiedeman
Fiedeman
Wiedman
Fallon
Miss Rate
Acros
Misa Ratel
Levine
Edward W. Chamberlain
Lynch mob halts train to seize alleged assailant
A black man named Jim Carter allegedly assaulted Mire Annie McCue on a Southern Railway train. As he was captured twenty miles north, a large crowd gathered at a station near Buford and lawrenceville. Officials say the engineer sped the train at a mile-a-minute pace to reach jail in Lawrenceville.
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Annie McCue
Buford
Lawrenceville
MISTER LEFT ALL TO POPE IN $40,000 WILL
Special to The Washington Post from Plainfield New Jersey reports Michael Hefferman who died at Muhlenberg Hospital six weeks ago left the bulk of his $40,000 estate to Pope Pius III with all but $500 to the church. He lived in simple manner, tending a cow and chickens, accepted charity, and died paralyzed. He left nothing to wife or children and may be contested. He also refused $211 from a sister years earlier.
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Reign of Terror in Lodz Continues Amid Labor Strife
In Lodz Poland, 1900s era turmoil persists as street clashes claim six lives since January and dozens wounded. Terrorists ban evening movement with warnings of ongoing political extermination, while labor leaders urge workers to return to jobs and form a joint committee with employers to seek a peaceful resolution.
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Nera
Missing Ponce Steamship Believed Disabled at Sea
The Ponce, sailing from Porto Rico to New York, eight days overdue since December 26, prompts fears in shipping circles. Ten ships have passed. officials suspect a temporary disablement and possible towing by Maracas. Three U S revenue cutters search the seas as owners hold to hope of recovery.
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M. Bates
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M. Foz
Gregorio Santiago
Mayorall
United Fruit Company
Farragut
San Antonio
Capa ‘Henry
Mooney
Mader
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Railway Clerks Strike Ends at New Orleans
The Southern Pacific Railway clerks strike concluded today. Under the settlement, all former clerks who seek positions will be rehired as soon as vacancies can be created, without prejudice due to the strike.
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Jan. T
Southern Pacific Railway
Death in Runaway's Wake Involved Driver Dragged to Police
A runaway team plowed into a First Avenue crowd in New York killing a sixteen month old baby and injuring the mother and three other children. The driver Alexander Yaggert was arrested after being dragged to a police station, charged with homicide as bystanders helped pull the horses to a stop. The incident left the surviving children in critical condition. A separate notice announced the resumption of Southern Railway’s Palm Limited service to Florida and the South beginning January 7, 1901, with updated equipment and sleepers.
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Minnie Klappel
Sidney
Harry
Mille
Frank Sohn
Frederick Leachman
Millie
Mia
Klappel
Alexander Yaggert
Southern Railway
Southern
Florida
South
Washington
Aiken
Augusta
Savannah
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Charleston
Arrest in Macklin Fort Reno negro corporal charged with assault
Port Reno Okla Jan 7 The arrest of Corporal Knowles of the Twenty-fifth Infantry a negro regiment followed the discovery of a bloodstained khaki jacket sleeve and a bullet wound in his wrist The jacket with Knowles initials was found near the fort by two boys and bloodhounds traced the scent to Macklin The officer assaulted was Capt Wagar B Macklin Maj Penrose commander at Fort Reno declined comment and Knowles refused to talk
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Port Reno
Okiai
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Knowles
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Negro Regiment
Wagar B Macklin
Mackin
Maj
Penrose
Fort Reno
Mutual Life ballot inspectors delay counting in New York
Special to The Washington Post reports five inspectors at the Mutual Life Building held a hearing on protests over the recent election ballots. They will deliberate from today until Thursday to decide the legality of votes and procedures. Estimates place completion from three months to a year, with daily pay listed at 335 dollars from policyholders.
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Washington Post
New York
Mutual Life Building
Senate Defeats Endorsement of Brownsville Dismissals
In a pivotal Senate session, leaders thwarted a vote to endorse President Roosevelt’s action discharging three colored soldiers. Lodge and Foraker crafted parallel resolutions limiting inquiry to the Brownsville incident, amid a tense debate over constitutionality and legal rights.
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United States Army
Roosevelt
White House
Lodge
Navela
Brownsville
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Senate Committee On Military Affairs
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