Fireman Seufert Survives Debris After Roosevelt Street Blaze
After a deadly Roosevelt Street warehouse fire in New York, fireman John Seufert, believed killed, was found alive beneath tons of debris. Rescuers heard his faint cry, established contact via a narrow tube, and worked for hours to free him. He survived with stimulants and regained consciousness, while fellow firefighter Daniel Campbell had perished.
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John Seutert
Roosevelt Street
Chia
Seufert
Guerin
Catiremen
Thomas Legnon
Binns
Hottes
Jack
Dan
John J. C. Seufert
Daniel J. Campbell
Owas
Seutert
Aark
Conife
Neer
St. Gregor’s Hospital
Duncan
Davis
Gates
Hudson Street Hospital
Beeuwkes
Beckman Says Rail Chiefs Bribed Him to Halt Pressure
Victor H. Beckman secretary of the Pacific Coast Lumber teens Association says railroad managers offered him bribes to stop his campaign to force railroads to relieve Northwest car shortages. He reports his Seattle desk was broken into twice for lumber data and met with the Interstate Commerce Commission to present evidence ahead of Seattle investigations. Beckman says an attorney for Northern Pacific offered him a job and 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 Peace Congress in New York
New York on January 7 reports the executive committee for the National Arbitration and Peace Congress to be held in April. Prof. Samuel J. Dutton elected chairman and Robert Erskine Bly secretary. Andrew Carnegie expected to preside. Planned speakers include James Bryce Baron d'Estournelles de Constant and Count Apponyi.
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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
Honolulu report from January seventh quotes native and Japanese fighters who work near Barbers Point. They describe the Sher idan transport wreck on a reef they call a springing rock that rises and falls with substrata action.
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San Francisco
Barbers Point
Sheridan
Rioting Soldiers Suppress Textile Strike in Vera Cruz
Mexican troops moved swiftly from Mexico City to Orizaba to quell a textile workers strike. Rioters burned the Garcia textile mill and store, robbed pawn shops, and threatened further destruction. Authorities report efforts by Diaz and Corral to settle the dispute while some workers remain dissatisfied as troops enforce order.
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Vera
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Bio Blanco
Nogales
Santa Rosa
Atrikera
Wild West play ends in teen homicide in tenement
In New York on January 7, William Gearan seventeen from Toronto and Herbert Coburn fifteen staged a wild West scene in a cramped Eighth Avenue tenement room. Gearan was shot in the head and died. Coburn was arrested wearing a cowboy outfit with a sombrero and revolver gear. Police suspect the boys were reading adventure fiction. three revolvers were found. The surviving Coburn says Gearan shot himself.
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New York
William Gearan
Toronto
Canada
Herbert Coburn
Eighth Avenue
Gearan
Coburn
Goldie Wood Ends Stage Return in Allentown
Special to The Washington Fest Allentown Pa Jan 7 Goldie Mohr Wood once a chorus girl now a vaudeville star and widow heiress of Allan Wood cancels all dates and is said to be planning a new marriage Relatives report she abandons the stage again and will wed anew Florida Cuba South shows and sailings advertised. a sale at Sloan's offers Persian rugs and carpets with today no catalogues and on view participate in a mass sale tomorrow
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Goldie Mohr Wood
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Goldie
Persia
Sloan's
Mayor McClellan Faces Suit to Oust Him as Mayor
New York January 7 Hearst defrauded of office claim leads Attorney General Jackson to sue Mayor McClellan in the New York County Supreme Court to oust him. The action, in the name of the people of New York State, seeks a judgment that McClellan has no legal right to the office and asks for his removal with cost recovery to the State.
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Washington Post
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William R. Hearst
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Albany County
Oueter
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Clarence J. Shearn
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George B. McClellen
State of
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E. L. Richards, Jr
Mr. Jackson
Ms. Hearst
Saya
Mgr. Hearst
Rioting Attorney General Sparks Demand for Impeachment
A derisive portrait of the state’s chief legal officer alleges his oath was violated and warns that his first acts threaten the courts. Mayor McClellan is urged to resist a lawless, riotous administration, with impeachment seen as the next remedy.
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Aly
Durand Returns with England Hearing on Colonial Post
Sir Henry Mortimer Durand, former British Ambassador to Washington, sent a letter to Sir Edward Grey outlining his return. A conference with the two statesmen is expected later in the week, where Durand will report and then be received by the King. A colonial appointment, possibly the governorship of New South Wales, is mentioned but not decided until his report is filed.
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London
Henry Mortimer Durand
Washington
Edward Grey
Henry
Hals
New South Wales
Fatal attack at Hotel Wiedeman leaves three wounded
In New York a violent spree at the Wiedeman hotel apartment left Mrs. Lena Wiedeman, proprietor of a manicure business, dead or dying after a razor attack. George Fallon, a florist, and two women were seriously wounded. Miss Rate and Bergman survived injuries. Fallon shot himself and was later restrained by police. The assailant reportedly attacked after attempting to kiss Mrs. Wiedeman, triggering a brutal struggle and multiple razor slashes before a gunshot ended the attack.
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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
Lynching Outrage Report Near Buford After Train Capture
A mob targeted a black man accused of assaulting Annie McCue after a night incident. After being captured twenty miles north, crowds gathered at a station while the train sped toward Lawrenceville. Officials freed the engine to halt, and the man was jailed in Buford.
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Southern
Mire
Annie McCue
Buford
Lawrenceville
Moser Left All to Pope in $40,000 Will
Special to The Washington Post From Plainfield New Jersey January 7 Michael Hefferman who died at Muhlenberg Hospital six weeks ago left the bulk of his estimated $40 000 estate to Pope Pius the third with all but $500 going to the Church authorities Hefferman who lived frugally tended a cow and chickens and accepted charity when offered He was 63 left nothing to wife or children and may have prompted a contest by relatives He also refused 211 left him by a sister years ago.
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Elizabeth
Michael’ Hefferman
Muhlenberg Hospital
Pope Pius III
Hefferman
Reign of Terror Continues in Lodz Poland
In Lodz Russian Poland amid labor unrest, more than sixteen workers were killed and sixty two wounded since January 1. A terrorist proclamation bans leaving homes after six at night. Labor leaders urged workers to resume work and form a committee of workers and employers to seek a solution.
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Nera
Missing Ponce Vessel Delays Stoking Shipping Alarm
The Ponce, a steamship of New York and Porto Rico line, left Porto Rico December 26 for New York and is eight days overdue. Reports say Maracas may tow her if delayed by the overdue craft. Officials suspect the Ponce is disabled, with seven cabin passengers named and revenue cutters scanning seas under U S Treasury orders.
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Porto Rico
New York
Maracas
Trinidad Line
Ponce
Trinidad
United States
Treasury Department
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company
Henry W.rogers
Philadelphia
TP Kidd
Westwood
N. I
G. D- Campbell
Hoboken
M. Bates
Maria’ Mayoral
M. Foz
Gregorio Santiago
Mayorall
Phat
United Fruit Company
Farragut
San Antonio
Powee
Capa ‘Henry
Mooney
Mader
Railway Clerks' Strike Ends in New Orleans Today
The Southern Pacific Railway clerks strike ends with the settlement allowing old clerks to be employed as positions open, provided there is no prejudice due to the strike. The measure aims to reinstate clerks who apply, as vacancies are created.
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New Orleans
Jan. T
Southern Pacific Railway
Runaway Team Kills Baby In Crowd. Driver Dragged To Police
In New York a runaway team rammed into a First Avenue crowd, 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 for homicide. The scene left several victims with serious internal wounds as bystanders freed others from the throng.
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First Avenue
Minnie Klappel
Sidney
Harry
Mille
Frank Sohn
Frederick Leachman
Millie
Mia
Klappel
Alexander Yaggert
Arrest in Macklin Cass Infantry Corporal Charged
Port Reno Okla Jan 7 The finding of blood stained khaki jacket sleeve and a bullet wound led to the arrest of Corporal Knowles of the Twenty-fifth Infantry two negro regiment on the charge of murderously assaulting Captain Wagar B Macklin on December 21 The jacket with Knowles initials was found near the fort by two boys bloodhounds traced the trail Maj Penrose declines to release details Knowles refuses to talk
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Port Reno
Okiai
Corp
Knowles
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Negro Regiment
Wagar B Macklin
Mackin
Maj
Penrose
Fort Reno
Inspectors pause ballot count in Mutual Life vote protest
Five inspectors at the Mutual Life Building in New York held hearings on protests over the recent election. They will decide what constitutes a valid vote and plan to announce their next steps by Thursday morning. Estimates vary on when a final result will be declared, with daily pay of 3 3 5 from policyholders and envelopes being opened before actual ballot counting begins.
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Washington Post
New York
Mutual Life Building
Roosevelt Senate Clash Over Brownsville Troops Endorsement
Senate leaders spar over President Roosevelt's order discharging three colored troops without defense rights. Lodge seeks endorsement, Foraker pressures inquiry into Brownsville riot. Both propose new resolutions to limit or extend review, with Foraker opposing Lodge's stance as session closes.
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United States Army
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White House
Lodge
Navela
Brownsville
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Senate Committee On Military Affairs
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