Rail traffic managers defend consolidation before ICC in Chicago
Two top traffic officials, J Stubbs and J W Hannaford, defended Harriman line consolidation before the Interstate Commerce Commission, arguing ownership concentration could improve car logistics and general facilities, while rejecting clear evidence of reduced competition.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Chcago
Harriman
Systema
J* Stubbs
Union Pacific
Vaafic
J W Hannafe
Northern Pacific
Messrs Severance
Kellogg Messrs Stubbs
Hammford
Southern Pacific
Great Northern Competiton
Hines
Hrexer
Net
Stubbs
Union Paane
Central Pacific
Cepstral
HH Harriman
Southern Pacffic
California
Ogden
Miggour River
Hanniford
Ewen
Hannaford
Lane
Ship Branche Morgan sinks in East River collision
Thousands gathered on the Brooklyn Bridge to watch as the schooner Branche Morgan sank in eight minutes after a collision with the Lancaster in the East River. No lives are reported lost, and the crash sent crowds rushing along the waterfront as ferries and barges maneuvered nearby.
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Washington Pos
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Branche Morgan
East River
Lancaster
Burnham Renominated for U S Senator in New Hampshire
In Manchester Kenry F Burnham secured renomination by Republican lawmakers amid a strong party caucus showing. The vote tally gave Burnham 1M votes to 31 for Dan Currier with several notable figures each receiving a single vote. Burnham accepted the nomination in a brief speech.
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Ficeuus
Concord
Jane
New Hampshire
United States
Kenry F Burnham
Manchester
Burnham
Trank BD Currier
Cannan
Chester B Jordan
Go. John
Tane
Chandler
Molten Metal Disaster at Steel Plant Kills Workers
A blast at a heavy metal furnace exploded showering molten iron over workers. Many were last seen engulfed in flames as relatives rushed to the scene. An accumulated gas build up is reported as the disaster’s cause. Fire engines arrived but collided with a car, causing injuries to four.
Explosion at Eliza furnaces rocks Jones & Laughlin plant
A massive gas ignition at the Eliza furnaces in the Jones and Laughlin steel works near Pittsburgh on January 9 inflicted multiple deaths and injuries. Three men—John Cramer, Andrew Featherha, and Gustave Kessler—were taken to the morgue with horrific injuries, while seven other workers were hurt and twenty four unaccounted for as molten metal sprayed outward. Survivors described a terror scene as flames and flying debris struck workers, bystanders, and even a streetcar, with a heavy police and guard presence after the explosion.
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Pittsburg
Jones & Laughlin Steel Works
Eliza
John Cramer
Andrew Featherha
Gustave Kessler
Peter Snyder
Snyder
Vielima
Frozen Out At Mill Fire Injuries and Alarm Near Pittsburgh
A crowd at a mill explosion caused a panic as a conductor and several male passengers calmed the frightened, injured women who were taken to a nearby house for medical care. Firemen fought to save the burning mill as hot metal ignited fires and electric wires sparked. Chief Snyder, a famed Pittsburgh fireman, sustained likely fatal injuries. he had only recently returned to duty after a prior injury.
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Bennett
Eliza
Hezelwood
Second Avemue
Monongshela
Snyder
Pennsylvania
New Shah Enthroned in Teheran as Death of Predecessor Quiets City
Mohammed Ali Mirza proceeds to palace to be proclaimed Shah with grand vizier and princes aiding. Diplomatic corps to visit for condolences. body of late Shah moved to great takieh for interment preparations. Enthronement fixed for February 2 during Chadir festival amid international rivalries. Roosevelt sends condolences. U.S. officials note no memorial services in Washington due to mosque absence. new Shah expected to continue father’s Persian policies.
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Shah
Mohammed Ali Mirza
Muzafferen-Din
Sheb
Slim Nest
Teheran
Persia
Patl
Mohamed Sani
Rusuan
Butish
London
Husa
Great Britain
Russia
Belgium
Mohammed Ali
Roosevelt
the Republic of the United States
Washington
Momammed Ali Shah
Khan
State Department
the Shah
Pearson
United States
Mor‘teza
Legation Fae
Legation
No Choice in Michigan Congressman Smith Leads First Ballot
The Michigan Republican caucus of the state legislature opened the ballot for United States Senator with no clear choice. William Alden Smith led the list with several competitors receiving minor votes, including Townsend McMillan Samuel Smith and Hamilton, as the field remains unsettled after the first tally.
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William Alden Smith
Lansing Mich
Ptate
United States
Charles E Townsend
William C McMillan
Aur Hil
Samuel Smith
Charles Smith
Hamilton
Former Queen Mary of Hanover Dies in Austria
Princess Mary of Saxe Altenburg former Queen of Hanover died this afternoon in Gmunden Austria after an inguinal hernia operation on January 6. Born Hildeburg heusen April 14 1818 she wed Prince George later King George V of Hanover in 1843. She was cousin to the current English king and mother of the Duke of Cumberland. Public mourning appears in Hanover with homes draped in black and busts displayed in shop windows.
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Duke of Cumberland
Hanover
Prussia
George V
Mary
Hypnotic trance grips Kentucky student at Bible college
Special to The Washington Fest Lexington Kentucky. R T Booker of Scottsville Indiana a Bible student at Kentucky University has been in a hypnotic trance for twenty four hours after a treatment by Miss Ray McGarvey daughter of Rev J W McGarvey president of the Bible College. Medical skill fails to revive Booker who lies motionless in the college dormitory. During a Christian Endeavor social last night a joke suggested Miss McGarvey could dynotize Booker. Laughing he claimed she could not, then she stepped behind him and asked him to think only of her. He grew sleepy and lapsed into unconsciousness.
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Lexington
R T Booker
Scottsville
Kentucky University
Ray McGarvay
J_W McGarvey
Bible College of the University
Booker
Christian Endeavor Social Last Night It Was Suggested That Miss McGarvey
Miss McGarvey
Hau Trial Delayed In Murder Case At Karlsruhe
Karl Hau of George Washington University, charged with murdering his mother in law, arrived in custody from Hamburg and was jailed. The investigating judge will start inquiries immediately, but the trial likely will not begin for several months.
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Karlsruhe
Karl Hau
George Washington
Hamberg
Elenora Duse Pronounced Out Of Danger
Genoa actress Elenora Duse has recovered from pneumonia and is declared out of danger by doctors She was moved to Nervi near Genoa and is convalescing Reports tonight note her improvement amid ongoing financial notices from a bank advertisement.
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Tralian
Genoa
Jane Elenora Duse
Pnese Morta
Nervi
Arsiera
Mme Duse
Ishrat Leads 70000 Troops for Ex Shah in Iran
Special cable from Teheran reports Ishrat, the ex-Shah's third son, has raised about 70 000 men in Luristan to challenge the throne. The force faces slim prospects, though southern tribes may spark unrest if they advance.
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Haya
Washington Post
London
Daily Mail
Teheran
Ishrat
Luristan
Aouth
Lynch mob attacks Iowa jail and hangs man at Cedar River bridge
A crowd of over 100 men at Charles City, Iowa, stormed the county jail and dragged James Cullen from custody. They hanged the sixty year old suspect, described as weak-minded, from the Cedar River bridge after brief prayers, following a murder case involving his wife and stepson.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Charles City
James Cullen
Cullen
Cedar River
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 introduced at a Charleston debutante reception at her parents home on Meeting street. Gov and Mrs Herrick and other prominent guests attended while 2500 invitations were issued and 1260 regrets sent. The debutante received about 1500 bouquets from friends across the United States and Europe.
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Charleston
Martha Calhoun
Patrick Calhoun
John C Calhoun
Aitair
Old South
Meeting Street
Myron T. Herrick
S T. Dodge
Cleveland
A. M Anderson
New York
Blackmailer Russell Recaptured After Escape
Edward J Russell, the man who shot gambler Phil Daly and later attempted to extort Judge Jenks, escaped from Dannemora asylum and was recaptured by chance on an elevated train. He faced habeas corpus actions over his confinement as a sane dangerous offender, with prior ties to the 1889 badger game and Addie Stanton.
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Russell
Phil Daly
New York
Edward J Russell
Edward Meredith
Aimet H Jenks
Dannemora
Supreme Court
Truax
Jenks
Phil” Daly
Geme
Addie Stanton
Daly
Philadelphia
Long Branch
Fourth Avenue
Ohio official arrested over alleged interference with justice
Special to the Washington Columbus Ohio. Jan 3 James W Johnson state supervisor of public printing was indicted and arrested today for interference with the processes of justice. He was appointed by the late Gov Pattison and when he sought to take office his predecessor Mark Slater refused to surrender insisting Pattison illness prevented signing Johnsons commission. The lower court refused to recognize Slater and Johnson assumed office. A penmanship expert deemed a letter signed ER T Ryan accusing Slater sister of corruption to be Johnsons handwriting, forming the basis of the indictment. Johnson claims innocence and calls the case a political conspiracy. Gov Harris will not remove Johnson absent a guilty verdict.
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Washington
Columbus
Ohio
James W Johnson
Gov Pattison
Mark Slater
Pattison
Johnson
Slater
ER T Ryan
Accusieg
In His Dotage at Eleven
A remarkable premature aging case ends with the death of James Anderson at Minneapolis city hospital at eleven years two months. Parents live in Northorne Minn. Doctors report his vital organs showed aged characteristics with hair turning gray and eyesight failing from a very young age. He appeared bright early on but his mental faculties declined over two years and he remained in dotage in recent months.
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Weehington
Minneapolis
Minn
City Hospital
James. Anderson
Northorne
Murdered and burned man found near Bergen Street
The body of a man, likely Italian and a Black Hand victim, was found burned beyond recognition in a patch of woods 300 feet east of Bergen One avenue opposite the old Guttenburg race track. F M Voetsch, head of a gypsy band, reported the discovery at 2 30 pm. Authorities canvass the Italian quarter seeking clues to identify the victim.
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Washington Post
New York
Bergen One Avenue
Guttenburg
F M ‘Voetsch
East New Durham
Five Trainmen Jailed After Block Signal Failure
Police seize six railroad workers including dispatchers and engineers after a wreck, with three more arrests expected. The indictment cites twelve strong complaints against the operation of the block signal system on the Baltimore and Ohio line.
Baltimore and Washington Train Crew Named in Wreck Blame
Officials list W. E. McAuley of Baltimore and assistants Thomas Dent and J. W. Kelley Jr. of Baltimore as indirectly responsible for a wreck. Washington based B. L. Vermillion division trainmaster and engineer George W. Neagle of train No 66, conductor also from Washington, are cited in connection with the incident.
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W. E. Mecauley
Baltimore
Thomas F. Dent
Baltiore
J. W. Kelley, Jr
B. L. Vermillion
Washington
George W. Neagle
Harry EH. Hildebrand
Frank F. Hofemier
Verdict condemns manual block system and calls for reform
Coroner's jury finds the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's manual block system unsafe for travelers and urges wage and station reforms. It condemns auxiliary stations, demands tighter watch inspections, and endorses a uniform watch comparison rule. Three jailed, others bonded await grand jury action after Terra Cotta wreck. several releases followed.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Baltimore and Ohio
Terra Cotta
Nevitt II
Dutrow
Hildebrand
Hoffmier
Harvey Given
Job Barnard
District Supreme Court
Patrick J Collins
Charles Shelton
Dre W W Stewart
Grfen
Baker
Baltimore
Takoma Bark Office
District of Columbia
Washington
L Rameau Nevitt
Theodora L. Hing
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