Rail chiefs defend consolidation before Interstate Commission
Two top traffic managers defended Harriman era consolidation as necessary for better car flow and routes, arguing ownership concentration would not curb competition. The hearings in Chicago examined Union Pacific Southern Pacific linkages, Northern Pacific Great Northern ties, and the scope of rate setting amid ongoing cross company coordination.
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Great Northern Competiton
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Florida
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Florida Information Bureau
Thousands See Ship Sink On East River Collision
Thousands watched from the Brooklyn Bridge as the schooner Branche Morgan sank in the East River after a collision with the Lancaster. The Morgan went down in about eight minutes and no lives were reported lost while a crowd on the waterfront and bridge shouted and feared for those aboard. The Lancaster and Kennebec were towing barges to Bayonne when a gust swept the Morgan under the Lancaster’s bow, fouling ferry traffic as topmasts dipped into the water.
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Branche Morgan
East River
Lancaster
Burnham Renominated by New Hampshire Republicans
Kenry F Burnham of Manchester secured the Republican renomination for United States Senator in Concord tonight as the party caucus backed him by a large majority. Burnham won 1M of the votes against Trank BD Currier who received 31. Former Gov Chester B Jordan and others each drew a single vote. Burnham accepted the nomination in a brief speech.
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New Hampshire
United States
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Manchester
Burnham
Trank BD Currier
Cannan
Chester B Jordan
Go. John
Tane
Chandler
Massine Metal Furnace Disaster Claims Workers
A massive furnace explosion at a metal works showered molten iron over workers. Most men last seen alive were engulfed in flames as relatives besieged the plant. An accumulation of gas is cited as the disaster’s likely cause. A fire engine rushing to the scene collided with a car, injuring four.
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George Knox
Charles Bennett
Explosion at Eliza furnaces rocks Jones Laughlin mill
A massive gas explosion at the Eliza furnaces of Jones & Laughlin steel works in Pittsburgh injures several, with three workers identified dead and many others missing or unaccounted for. Survivors recount a terrifying blast as molten metal sprayed the area and chaos erupted at the Hezelwood district plant.
Exploding Fire At Mill Injures Fire Chief In Western Pennsylvania
A mill explosion near a large crowd caused injuries to several women and others who were taken to a nearby house for medical care. Firemen, led by Chief Snyder, battled fires from hot metal while electric wires sparked danger. The crowd, fearing more blasts, dispersed as responders assessed the scene and the chief, badly injured two months prior, remained a central figure.
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Hezelwood
Second Avemue
Monongshela
Snyder
Pennsylvania
New Shah Enthroned as Teheran Mourns the Shah
Mohammed Ali Mirza is proclaimed Shah at the palace after the late ruler Muzaffer en Din dies. Diplomatic corps plan condolences. funeral rites set for the Shah with processions and a burial at Adibl Azin mosque near Tehran. International powers Britain and Russia pledge support. Roosevelt sends condolences to the new Shah Mohammed Ali Mirza.
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Rusuan
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London
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Great Britain
Russia
Belgium
No Choice In Michigan Caucus For Senator
Lansing Jan 9 The first ballot in the Republican caucus of the Michigan state legislature produced no choice for United States Senator. Votes listed include William Alden Smith 2 percent Charles E Townsend 1 William C McMillan 2 Samuel Smith 2 Charles Smith 13 Hamilton 1. Necessary to choose 4.
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Lansing Mich
Ptate
United States
Charles E Townsend
William C McMillan
Aur Hil
Samuel Smith
Charles Smith
Hamilton
Former Queen 18 Dead In Austria Hanover Royals Mourn
Former Queen Mary of Saxe Altenburg and Hanover, born April 14 1818, died this afternoon after inguinal hernia surgery performed January 6. She was wife of King George V of Hanover, mother to the Duke of Cumberland, and a cousin of the English king. In Hanover crowds show sorrow with mourning house drapes and black busts in shop windows.
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Hypnotic Trance Leaves Scottsville Man Unresponsive in Ky
Special to The Washington Fest Lexington Ky Jan 24 For twenty four hours R T Booker of Scottsville Indiana a Bible student at Kentucky University has been in a hypnotic trance after a treatment from Miss Ray McGarvey daughter of Rev J W McGarvey president of the Bible College. Medical skill fails to revive Booker who lies motionless at the college dormitory During a Christian Endeavor social last night it was suggested Miss McGarvey could hypnotize Booker He joked that she could not and she stepped behind him to try saying think only of me She rubbed his forehead and he whispered I am sleepy and then lapsed into unconsciousness.
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R T Booker
Scottsville
Kentucky University
Ray McGarvay
J_W McGarvey
Bible College of the University
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Christian Endeavor Social Last Night It Was Suggested That Miss McGarvey
Miss McGarvey
Hau Trial Delayed in German Murder Case
Karl Hau of George Washington University arrested in Hamburg and brought to Karlsruhe for murder of his mother in law. He was jailed last night as the investigating judge starts inquiries at once. trial not expected for several months.
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George Washington
Hamberg
ELENORA DUSE OUT OF DANGER DECLARED BY DOCTORS
Genoa actress Elenora Duse, who had been ill with pnese morta, is now declared by her physicians to be out of danger. She has been moved to Nervi, six miles southeast of Genoa on the Arsiera, and reports say Mme Duse is convalescent.
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Ishrat Exiled Shah Raises 70000 Men Force in Iran
Special dispatch reports Ishrat, third son of the ex Shah, raises a force of 70000 in Luristan to reclaim the throne. he faces slim prospects but could unsettle southern tribes if he advances. report from tehran via london and the daily mail.
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Washington Post
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Daily Mail
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Ishrat
Luristan
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Mob in Iowa Jail Break endangers James Cullen
A mob of over 100 men broke into the Waterloo county jail in Charles City, Iowa, dragged 60 year old James Cullen from custody, fatally harmed him after forcing the escape, and then halted near a Cedar River bridge to allow a final prayer before the victim died. His wife and stepson suffered serious injuries in the same incident.
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James Cullen
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MISS CALHOUN'S DEBUT IN CHARLESTON SOCIETY
Miss Martha Calhoun eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Calhoun and great-granddaughter of Senator John C Calhoun was presented to society at a Charleston reception tonight at her parents home. The event drew Gov Herrick and Mrs Dodge among out of town guests with other prominent families. Twenty five hundred invitations were issued and fifteen hundred bouquets were received.
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S T. Dodge
Cleveland
A. M Anderson
New York
Blackmailer Russell Recaptured After Escape at Dannemora
The blackmailer Edward J Russell who shot Phil Daly and attempted extortion on Judge Jenks escaped from a Dannemora asylum keeper and was recaptured on a train by chance. His past includes the 1889 badger game against Daly and a partner who testified.
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New York
Edward J Russell
Edward Meredith
Aimet H Jenks
Dannemora
Supreme Court
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Phil” Daly
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Philadelphia
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Ohio official arrested for alleged interference with justice
Special to the Washington Columbus Ohio January 3 James W Johnson state supervisor of public printing was indicted and arrested today for interference with the processes of justice. He took office after predecessor Slater refused to surrender claiming Pattison illness. A penmanship expert deemed a letter signed ER T Ryan accusing corruption in Johnsons handwriting aiding the indictment. Johnson claims innocence and calls it a political plot. Gov Harris would not remove him without proof of guilt.
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Columbus
Ohio
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Gov Pattison
Mark Slater
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ER T Ryan
Accusieg
In His Dotage at Eleven
A remarkable case of premature old age in a child ends with the death of James Anderson at Minneapolis city hospital. The eleven year old, whose parents lived in Northorne, began aging at least sixty in condition of vital organs. His hair gray, eyesight failing, and gait slow as a much older person. His mental faculties declined over two years and he lived in dotage the past months.
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Minneapolis
Minn
City Hospital
James. Anderson
Northorne
Murdered and Burned in New Jersey Woods
The body of a man, likely Italian and a Black Hand victim, was found burned beyond recognition in a patch of woods near Bergen One Avenue and opposite the old Guttenburg race track at 2:30 P M. F M Voetsch, head of a gypsy band, discovered the scene as investigators canvass the Italian quarter for clues to identify the victim.
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New York
Bergen One Avenue
Guttenburg
F M ‘Voetsch
East New Durham
Six Held for Wreck. More Arrests Imminent on Block Signal Case
Five trainmen and dispatchers were taken into custody at once as authorities vowed further arrests today. Three dispatchers, two engineers, two conductors, and a substitute operator face charges as a jury condemns the block signal system’s operation on the B&O line.
Baltimore officials named in wreck responsibility case
W E MeCauley of Baltimore assistant division dispatcher Thomas F Dent of Baltimore assistant division train dispatcher J W Kelley Jr of Baltimore division trainmaster B L Vermillion of Washington engineer train No 66 George W Neagle of Washington conductor train No 66 blamed for wreck in indirect responsibility filing.
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Baltimore
Thomas F. Dent
Baltiore
J. W. Kelley, Jr
B. L. Vermillion
Washington
George W. Neagle
Verdict condemns manual block system in Terra Cotta wreck
Coroner jury denounces the Baltimore and Ohio manual block method as unsafe and calls for stricter watchkeeping and uniform watch checks. Three men jailed, two bonded, three more to face grand jury. engineers released on bonds, others to be arraigned. Notes auxiliary stations as a cause of signal confusion and cites Takoma bark office as key in preventing the Terra Cotta disaster.
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Baltimore and Ohio
Terra Cotta
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Hildebrand
Hoffmier
Harvey Given
Job Barnard
District Supreme Court
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Charles Shelton
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Washington
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