Wreck kills many as freight train collision near Glenwood Springs
A catastrophic head on collision near Glenwood Springs destroys multiple cars of a freight and passenger consist. Dozens dead or injured, many children among the victims, with families torn apart. Rescue efforts surge as hospitals and staff scramble to treat 89 wounded amid a long recovery of the rail line.
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Glenwood Springs Train Wreck Claims Lives as Surgeons Arrive
First aid held until late afternoon when surgeons from surrounding cities rushed into Glenwood Springs to aid victims. A woman died aboard the relief train en route to town, with at least a dozen others expected to perish. Train No 6 carried a full consist and telescoped sleepers, engines upended, wheels rolled into the Grand River, and scattered machinery at the wreck site. The smoking car derailed but not completely.
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Prof Gilbau Ends Life In Louisiana
Baton Rouge Jan 16 Prof B H Gilbau of Louisiana State University shot himself in the head dying this afternoon He was a director of the gulf biological station and was well known in scientific circles No cause was assigned for the act.
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Louisiana State University
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Gulf Biological Station
Thaw Sanity Trial Ordered in New York City Dispute
Harry K Thaw will be tried in New York City to determine his sanity after Justice A Tompkins issued an order for the trial. Thaw’s mother Mrs Wilm Thaw and defense counsel expected Matteawan or Duchess County proceedings. Justice Tompkins explained that New York County offers better facilities, witnesses, and funds for the habeas corpus case, while Thaw’s supporters decry the move as delaying justice and point to Matteawan as the proper venue.
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Taft visits Athens Georgia with engineers and talks on race
President-elect Taft tours Athens addressing students and negro communities, praising teachers and the army corps of engineers while urging honesty in ambition. He dines with locomotive engineer Joe Hogan and fireman Watson, recounts family ties, and cautions against race prejudice while urging uplift through education and white allyship.
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Secretary Straus to Speak at Reform Jewish Union Meet
Philadelphia January 16 services ahead of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations twenty first council were held at Rodeph Shalom and Temple Keneseth Israel. Rabbi Abram Simon spoke on the Union’s role while Rabbi Louis D Mendoza discussed the Union's Biannual Message to American Israel. A memorial window for Isaac M Wise will be dedicated Thursday. Speakers include Oscar Straus and Jacob H Schiff.
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New York
Shoe salesman’s row hard in movement to heed Jesus
Charles Smith a department store shoe salesman joins a movement to live by truth, confessing he misled customers about shoe sizes and finishes to keep his job. He admits losing customers but believes honesty will pay off in the long run, claiming he has told the truth and made up losses. Quickest and best service to Augusta via Atlantic Coast Line is listed.
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Ghost in Cottage Stirs Gary Police to Investigation
Eight Gary police officers spent a night in a small cottage near Tolleston and concluded a haunting is real after hearing raps and sounds throughout the night. The house had been vacant until two months ago when Steve Gra ochic and family moved in. An earlier farm hand had committed suicide at the cottage, and the new tenants report nightly disturbances.
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Queen Bets on Her Progeny in Spanish Royal Bet
The London social letter reports Queen Victoria of Spain wagers with the Princess of Wales that she will have a larger family. The stake is a tan, indicating the bet on family size, while the King favors larger families.
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Washington Post
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Liverpool Post
Tillman inquiry urged to air whole matter
South Carolina Senator Tillman demands an official investigation into President Roosevelt charges. If the Senate secret service committee fails to act, a resolution will be introduced to force inquiry by the Senate, with Tillman and supporters seeking to place the issue before the upper house.
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Dorr to sue Tillman over land scheme ad
Bryan R Dorr plans to sue Senator Tillman for 1000 dollars alleging malicious libel after Tillman was linked in advertising a claimed fraudulent land scheme. A St Paul law firm handles the case and asserts a senator has no immunity in such matters. A fraud order against Dorr was issued and later revoked amid Roosevelt's inquiry.
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Black horses for Troop A in Taft inaugural parade
Jacob B Perking of Cleveland completed the purchase of 24 matched black horses for Troop A the Black Horse Troop of Lexington to be sent to Cleveland and then to Washington for President Taft’s inaugural parade on March 4. The group will have 76 men in Washington each mounted on a jet black horse. the troop previously served Presidents Hayes Garfield and McKinley.
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Surrender Memoir of Grant Telegraph Operator at Appomattox
W C Barron of Woodstock Virginia dies at age 80 after a long career as a Woodstock merchant. During the Civil War he served with General Sheridan as Grant's telegraph operator and relayed the surrender message from Appomattox to Washington. He opened Woodstock’s first telegraph office in 1869.
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Washington
Spirit Writes His Father Hears From Dead Son Says He Will Teach Communication
London special cable reports William T Stead claiming letters from his dead son Willie arrive by automatic writing. Stead, in good health, says he will soon explain how ordinary people can contact the dead, arguing spirit communication is real and will become demonstrable.
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Roosevelt to Send War Fund Expenditures Report
President Roosevelt discussed with Senate leaders at the White House the plan to send to the Senate a full report on the $3,000,000 War Efficiency Act expenditures. Payments will be listed, but some recipient names may be withheld and kept private due to matters involving military information abroad. The report aims to show the expenditures' character, with withholding tied to the Brownsville inquiry in question.
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Vinton Postmaster Arrested For Money Order Shortage
Vinton postmaster J R Amos was taken into custody by Postoffice Inspector H E Mosby after a check of accounts revealed about $1000 in a money order shortage. Amos allegedly admitted borrowing the funds to be replaced, and he was held for the Federal grand jury after appearing before U S Commissioner M White at Roanoke.
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Taft Dinner Rises In Debate Over Prohibition
Special to The Washington Post from Atlante Ge January 16 describes a Taft banquet where cocktails wine persimmon beer and Merry Widow punch were served in a private Georgia event attended by Gov Hoke Smith and state officials. Prohibitionists claim unlawful drinks were present though officials say no sale occurred and liquor was shipped from outside Georgia. President Candler of the chamber of commerce who presided at the banquet advocates prohibition despite the controversy.
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Advice by Harriman on railroading careers for Yale students
New Haven January 16. Edward H Harriman railroad magnate argues college training helps only if basics are kept. He says high school habits, handwriting and arithmetic matter, and that starting at the bottom with hard work builds character and skill for a railroad career. He warns easy routes won’t yield success and urges persistence.
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Mrs Sage Breaks Wrist In New York Home Incident
Special to The Washington Post reports Mrs Russell Sage slipped on marble tiling at her Fifth Avenue home last Thursday afternoon. Dr Robert Abbe diagnosed a slight fracture of the left wrist, prompting her to remain indoors and avoid visitors for a few days.
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President Roosevelt rides horseback despite severe winter storm
President and Mrs Roosevelt braved a major snow and sleet storm as they rode horseback from the White House around 5 pm and were out for about an hour, traveling a short distance into the countryside. Host service to California via Washington Sunset Route. Tourist Hue Poston is ten ae sa.
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Libel suit begins over canal purchase allegations
Authorities summon editors and paper carriers from New York World and Sun and Indianapolis News to testify in federal grand jury probes into alleged libel about the Panama Canal deal. Subpoenas target staff and managers across New York and Indianapolis with multiple appearances set this week in Washington and New York.
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