Premier Yuan Shi Kai Survives Bombing in Peking Attack
A bomb thrown at Yuan Shi Kai’s carriage in Peking fatally injures two soldiers and wounds 17 others, with eight or ten expected to die. Assailants, three Chinese revolutionaries, were captured. execution by the public official is anticipated. A Shanghai cable adds reports of abdication and the empress dowager’s retirement plan, and another Shanghai message notes Teng Chow’s capture in Shantung.
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Imperial Court
Hfe
San Francisco
Shanghai
Jehol
Three Wisconsin Bomb Explosions Probe by Grand Jury
Federal grand jury investigates three Wisconsin explosions tied to a nationwide dynamiters conspiracy. Portage men linked to Ortie McManigal examined regarding transport of explosives from Chicago to Wisconsin sites Green Bay in 1909 Superior in 1910 and Milwaukee in 1911.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Tan
Wisconsin
Federal Grand Jury
Portage
Wis
Ortie McManigal
Chicago
Points
Green Bay
Superior
Milwaukee
Master Slain by Un Automobile in Hastings Neb
Charles Brandt, Glenville postmaster, was found dying beneath his touring car in Hastings Nebraska last night. The magneto was on and he held the crank. He had minor facial bruises and authorities believe the engine sparked and the crank struck him. He had served as postmaster for six years.
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Hastings, Neb
Charles Brandt
Glenville
Miners Converge for Major United Mine Workers Convention
Thirteen hundred delegates from 300 000 coal workers gather in Indianapolis for the 23rd annual United Mine Workers of America convention. They will set wage demands for contracts to begin April 1 in bituminous and anthracite fields amid credential disputes between factions led by Robert Gibbons and Francis Feehan.
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Indianapolis
United States
Canada
United Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Robert Gibbons
Francis Feehan
Gibbons
Feehan
Cardinal Farley to Land Tomorrow after Berlin Arrival
New York dispatches report Cardinal Farley and his suite aboard the steamship Berlin will reach Sandy Hook tonight and land at the Battery tomorrow morning. A parade and celebration are planned in his honor barring severe weather or delayed voyage.
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New York
Cardinal Farley
Berlin
Sandy Hook
The
Battery
Farmer Dies in Self Inflicted Gunshot Wound
Ray Waltemeyer aged 29 a farmer of Quarry shot himself in the left breast with a 38 caliber revolver. He admitted the act but gave no reason for it. His condition was critical and he was not expected to survive.
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Marshalltown
Ray Waltemeyer
Quarry
Waterloo Churches Aid Suffering Poor With Garments And Blankets
A Walnut Street Baptist congregation collected a large dray load of garments and 509 blankets from James Black Dry Goods to aid the needy. Humane officer Mrs Burkitt will distribute through the basement room, with continued help from United Brethren and other groups to address cold weather needs in the city.
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G. Beeman
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Tda A. Burkitt
Bh. Klingamat
Smiligient
United Brethren Church
Prince Bismark's Last Colleague Dies in Berlin
Jan 16. Joseph M von Radowtig former German ambassador to Constantinople and Madrid died today in Berlin. He helped build German influence in the Turkish empire as ambassador to Constantinople. Later he was degraded in rank for ties to Bismark and served as ambassador in Madrid before retiring in 1908.
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Berlin
Joseph M. von Radowtig
Constantinople
Madrid
Prince Bismark
Turkish Empire
Bismark
Hotel Kessler Fire Disrupts Guests at Midnight
Fire at Hotel Kessler in Greene caused smoke-filled rooms after a 12:30 a.m. discovery by B. N. Mead and wife. Guests sheltered in the Neal garage as firefighters confined the blaze to the basement, while first and second floors suffered smoke damage and the basement flooded. Several invalids were carried out on cots.
Former Ball Star Marries Former Ball Star
Miss Catherine Fisher and Ira J. Harmon wed at the bride’s parents home on Acker-Trant street in a ceremony led by Rev Effie Mc Collum Jones. The couple planned a wedding repast and will reside at 121 Ack permont street before establishing their own home.
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Waterloo
Harmon
Ackpermont Street
Butter Prices Hit Record High in Chicago
Chicago reports indicate butter priced at 60 cents a pound, with quotations at 47?4 cents, the highest in city market history. Authorities attribute the surge to Eastern buyers manipulating prices via large cold storage holdings. A separate note mentions injuries from a factory incident and a worker's temporary detention from work.
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Chicago
Expedition Aims To Reach Bottom Of The World From San Francisco
Friends of Captain Robert A. Bartlett, commodore of the Roosevelt, say the explorer plans an Arctic expedition to reach the bottom of the world. The journey would start from San Francisco.
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Robert A. Bartlett
Roosevelt
Commodore Perry
North Pole
Antartic
San Francisco
Miner Killed in Explosion Near Buxton Beiglhe Coal Mine
Beiglhe Coal Company mine near Buxton Ta. reports Thomas Rilges killed and George Mitchell fatally burned in an explosion late last night. Mrs Carl Smith and others were affected by the tragedy as details emerge from the Beiglhe Mine vicinity.
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Buxton
Thomas Rilges
George Mitchell
Beiglhe Coal Company
Here
Fire Leaves Boston Hotel Partly Destroyed
Dozens of women were carried to safety as guests climbed onto adjacent roofs and were helped down by firemen. The Revere House, a famed Boston hotel on Howdon Square, suffered extensive damage with losses around $10,000. Surviving guests found shelter in nearby inns amid night clothes and belongings left behind. Notable guests included figures linked to the era while emergency crews battled the blaze. In St Louis, a separate fire at the Barnet Craft & Kaufmann Milling Co warehouse caused over $100,000 in damage due to hydrants freezing.
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Boston
Jan
Revere House
New England
Howdoin Square
Wales
Edward VII
Daniel Webster
Leony Lind
Emperor Pedro
Admiral Pasha
Ue L. K. Willsdan
California
Boss
St. Louis
Barnet, Craft & Kaufmann Milling Company
Effort to Reopen Woolen Mills Amid Riots in Lawrence
Governor secretary and strike leader held talks in Lawrence Massachusetts aiming to restart cotton and woolen mills where rioting occurred yesterday. Militias guarded plants as 4000 workers were furloughed and saloons were closed by order of the mayor.
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Muaxor Seantan
Col Sweetzer
Eighth
Will
Leverett Pemberton
Half of Japanese City Destroyed in Fire
A massive fire swept the southern bay of the city this morning, destroying 5268 buildings and rendering someone homeless. Officials report rapid spread with no strong wind aiding flames before containment later in the afternoon.
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Lajan
Dan
Vail
Manager Shot at Home in Memphis Killing
In Memphis Tennessee on January 1 a coal company wholesale department manager Dohn T Battenstein was shot and instantly killed by W T Avery a former real estate dealer. Avery wang jailed and refused to state the cause of the quarrel saying he acted in self defense.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dohn ‘T. Battenstein
W. T. Avery
Avery
New World Speed Record Reported
An article reports FPrenelman achieving a world speed record, noting a remarkable distance and the dramatic onset of the feat. The record claim highlights the performer’s bold leap beyond prior limits and the event’s historic context.
Early Morning Wreck in Western railroad Yards
A freight car laden with merchandise and gasoline engines was wrecked in the Whiteis Central railroad yards after a switch engine struck it. No injuries reported. The wreckage was burned as yards officials opted for disposal over moving it. Two locomotives, 2002 and 1069, collided near the coal chutes. repairs underway with pilots and fronts damaged. Several veteran employees returned to boiler shops after the incident.
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Gorelous
Aoeay
Whiteis Central
Trntis
Colliston
Merhanie J. A. Bell
Suit of Clothes for Harold Pratt Saves Walnut Street Church
Harold Pratt of St. Almond Street found a morning paper row and saw a fire in a basement window. He alerted the fire department whose quick response limited damage to the Walnut Street Baptist church. Since then the congregation has offered him a yearly suit of clothes in appreciation.
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Harold Pratt
St. Atmond Street
Walnut Street Baptis
Raynor Debates Senate Plan on Treaties and Arbitration
Maryland Senator Raynor criticizes the Lodge plan for joint high commission arbitration as absurd. He says the treaty structure gives the commission undue power and that the senate could easily reverse its decisions, urging rewrite to remove the arbitration clause while affirming support for the treaties as they stand.
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Washington
Rayner
Maesland
Great Britain
Cho
Joint High Commission
Senate
Commission
Senater Lodge
Hebyiane
State Department
Willin
Funeral for Mrs. Hannah Bates Set for Wednesday
The funeral for Mrs. Hannah Bates will be held Wednesday at 2:30 PM at the home of her daughter M S Shilliam 902 Lafayette Street. Rev George W Hinkle of Christ Episcopal Church will conduct the services, with burial in Fairview Cemetery mausoleum. Rabat Rugs and Carpets remark on rug qualities and color blends.
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Hannah Bates
M S. Shilliam
Lafayette Street
George W. Hinkle
Christ Ispiscopal Church
Fairview Cemetery
Sabbath School Candy Deal Prompts Gentle Yard Talk
A Victorian tone passage shows a superintendent and boys planning a playful agreement. The superintendent’s son negotiates with a blacksmith boy, proposing six months of Sunday nickels in exchange for a 10-cent bag at Christmas. The snippet reflects domestic humor in a family setting.
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Willie
Woman's Home Companion
Five Children Die In Wisconsin House Fire
Prentice Wisconsin January 18 Five children two boys and three girls aged between one and thirteen years perished when the Deering home two miles from Prentice burned today.
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Prentice, Wis
Tohn Neering
Deering
Three Railroads Crash at Kelso Missouri Kill Chief Agent
Jay L. Stewart, agricultural and industrial agent for Cotton Belt Railroads, dies in private car after a collision in Kelso near Thebes Bridge. A Chicago and Eastern Illinois freight, a Troy Mountain northbound, and a Chicago and Mason Illinois freight collide in the yards. Stewart’s car is crushed by a Iron Mountain engine igniting the burning private car. C. W. Hodge sustains internal injuries.
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St. Louis
Jay L. Stewnet
Cotton Belt Railroads
Toj
Kelso
Thebes Bridge
Mississippi
Colton Belt
Jelso
Cago
Ulingis
Troy Mountain
Chicago and Mastern
Salem
Stewart
Lansing
Mich
High Stinmell
Mak ‘Land
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Mer
Trenton
N. T
Frederick M. Foster
Foster
Teng Chow
Shan Tung
UN Automobile
Jardinal Farley
Farmer
Greene
Kessler
BALL
Violet
Violet Buehler
Herman Buehler
Vey
Walsh
Children’s Society
Jack Clune
Walter
Walter, and Wants To Marry Him. Mrs. Buehler
Norton
Mrs. Buehler
We White
Tal Matilan Avenue
Wark Festerdas
Gallewis
Dyadote
Diane Mmutilatert
AM White
Martin
Captady
Bob Bartlett
Mys
Carl Smith
Wrederika
Revere Hotel
Jules Vedrines
Raynor Jebs
Maryland
Rabat
Smyrna
Orthid
Orenessa Yard
Relso, Ma
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