Marshall Field Dies In New York After Illness
Marshall Field of Chicago dies at Holland House New York at age 70 after a week long illness pneumonia. His vast fortune ranges from 150 to 200 million with major holdings in real estate stock and investments including 40 percent of Pullman. Chicago honors his passing with a memorial hour and city wide business closings.
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New York
Marshall Field
Chicago
Holland House
Flr
Field
Conway
Mass
Pittsfield
Palmer & Leiter
Marshall Field & Co
Field Columbian Museum
University of Chicago
Pullman Company
Rock Island
Baltimore & Ohio
Prairie Avenue
State Street
Telephone Company
Higher Place for Wright Ambassador to Japan
Luke E. Wright of Tennessee, governor general of the Philippines, named as the first ambassador to Japan subject to Senate approval. Secretary Robt. Roosevelt will submit the nomination next Monday. Wright will be succeeded in Manila by Henry C. Ide as acting governor general during Wright’s leave, with James F. Smith of California to replace Wright on June 1.
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Washington
Luke_ E. Wright
Tennessee
Philippines
Japan
Senate
Roosevelt
Ropt
Gen. Wright
Manila
Henry C. Ide
James F. Smith
California
Philippine Commission
A Dozen Lost on Schooner Rob ert H Stevenson
Karl Sumner, sole survivor of 13 aboard the four masted schooner Robert H Stevenson, drifted from Saturday morning to Monday afternoon on a Zangplank without food or water. He was rescued by the German steamer Europa, en route Philadelphia to Savannah, and brought to Savannah on Wednesday. The voyage carried the captain's wife, two relatives, two women, and a colored servant, all bound for Havana on a pleasure trip.
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Savannah
Karl Sumner
Robert H. Stevenson
Europa
Philadelphia
Ha- Vaca
Fatal Collision Kills Conductor Griffin in Cleveland
In a rear end Baltimore and Ohio train crash near Kent Ohio Jan 22 Conductor E C Griffin of Cleveland was killed Engineer Watrous of Newcastle Pa head cut and Hawkins of Cleveland seriously hurt after a freight train failed to stop from a flag signal.
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Kent
E. C. Griffin
Cleveland
Blakeymoan
P. J. Hawkins
Cand
Watrous
Newcastle
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Eight Die In Mine Explosion At Detroit Paint Creek
A blast in the Detroit and Kanawha Coal mine at Detroit on Paint Creek killed eight men Sunday afternoon. Most died from suffocation as dust ignited by the blast swept through the workings. Only seven were married leaving families. Rescue efforts were hampered by debris and a damaged ventilation system.
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Charleston
W. Va
Detroit & Kanawha Coal Company
Detroit
Paint Creek
Panic in St Pauls Church Tragedy Kills 18 in Stampede
In Philadelphia on Sunday night a loud shriek of fire caused a panic at St. Pauls Baptist Church on the West Side. About 300 people on the second floor and gallery escaped, but 18 colored persons died and nearly 40 were injured in the rush to exit. Deaths were by suffocation or trampling. Rev. B. W. Johnson aided frightened worshipers. The fire was minor and extinguished before firefighters arrived.
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Philadelphia
St. Paul's Baptist Church
Eighth Street
Poplar Street
Girard Avenue
B. W. Johnson
Safe blowers strike near Chicago two bank robberies
Chicago police report two nearby safe robberies by an alleged organized gang. In Elwood the Beattie private bank safe was blown with dynamite and about 3000 dollars taken, with the band moving north on a band car along the Chicago and Alton line. At Dunning a branch post office was entered and its safe blown open for stamps and money of unknown value.
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Chicago
Elwood
J. C. Beattie
Chicago & Alton
Dunning
Aeronaut Killed in Balloon Accident at Wolfe City
Lindsay Cooper, an aeronaut from Clarinds Ohio, with a carnival exhibit, fell 2000 feet while ascending at Wolfe City Texas and was instantly killed. He crashed into telegraph wires after losing his hold on the trapeze. about 400 spectators witnessed the tragedy.
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Port Worth
Tex
Lindsay Cooper
Clarinds
Wolfe City
Cooper
Champion Swimmer Kieran Dies in Australia
Victoria BC reports RB Kieran, holder of the world swimming championship, has died in Australia. The death ends a storied career noted in sports circles.
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Victoria
B. CC
Kieran
Auestralia
Fire in Baltimore Captures City Garden District News
A Baltimore blaze breaks out in the city as firefighters respond to the ongoing fire incident in the Garden District. No casualties reported, crews work to control flames and prevent spread to adjacent structures. Local residents are advised to avoid the area.
Brazilian turretship Aquidaban sinks after magazine explosion
Rio de Janeiro reports the Brazilian turretship Aquidaban sank at Port Jacarepagua after a powder magazine explosion. The Barroso returned with 212 dead and 36 injured, including four rear admirals, the minister of marine and staff aboard. Several officers, two German photographers, a reporter drowned.
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Rio Janeiro
Port Jacarepagua
Barosa
Aquidaban
Barroso
Minister of Marine
Sawmill Boiler Explosion Kills Six at Lagermaier Mill
A boiler blast at John Lagermaier’s sawmill southeast of Holcomb Wisconsin killed six men including Bert Lamb a marine and injured several others. The mill was destroyed and the cause remains unknown.
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St. Paul
Minn
Pioneer Press
Chippewa Falls
Wis
John Lagermaier
Holcomb
Eugene Ellenson
Cadett
Bert Lamb
Alex Foley
Flambeau
Harry Hicks
Arthur Behncke
Jerry Beck
Joe Johnson
Jeg
Estella
Bank Robber Slain In Montague Tex Vault Heist
Fort Worth Texas January 23 An unsuccessful attempt to rob the Montague bank vault left one robber dead and another wounded according to local police. G W Bradley who slept in the bank building awakened to an explosion and fired on assailants wounding one and killing Patsy Flanan a Chicagoan. A posse pursues the remaining robbers who fled the scene but no money was taken.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Montague
G. W. Bradley
Patsy Flanan
Chicago Plagued by Sleet Storm Halting City Transit
A sleet storm paralyzed Chicago delaying tens of thousands, crippling telegraph lines, and disrupting elevated rail, trolley, and steam schedules. Parks and woodlands iced over as transportation ground to a halt. The city resumed business about two hours later than normal.
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Chicago
Parks & Woodland
Fire destroys six race horses at Masonity track
Masonity Iowa January 23 six valuable race horses were burned to death when the stables at the race track burned Sunday night. Jack Quinn in charge of the stables tried to save the animals and was fatally burned is in critical condition.
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Masonity
Jack Quinn
Warm midwinter heat breaks records across the region
A warm wave named the greatest general midwinter spell since 1890 hit the area from the Mississippi to the Atlantic. Ohio saw 70 to 74 degree highs while other states faced rain and storms. NYC parks buzzed with springlike scenes as far as Vermont butterflies. Meanwhile the Northwest endured subzero conditions from 28 below in Qu Appelle to 2 below in Pierre.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Ohio River
Tennessee
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Ohio Valley
New York City
Riverside Drive
Rutland
Pittsburg
Columbus
Erie
Qu’Apple
Canadian Northwest
Pierre
S. D
Fallieres Elected France's President on First Ballot
Paris on January 18 reports M. Fallieres a republican and president of the senate won the French presidency on the first ballot in the national assembly with 4149 votes to Doumer's 371. The assembly had 860 members present. 430 required. Fallieres drew support from advanced socialist and radical groups, while Doumer faced strong opposition from liberal republicans and conservatives.
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Paris
M. Fallieres
Senate
Republic
National Assembly
Fallieres
Doumer
Chamber of Deputies
Combes
M. Doumer
M. Combes
Chicago adopts street railway ownership plan for April vote
Chicago city council votes 37 to 28 to issue 75 million Mueller law certificates to acquire street railway properties. If a majority of voters approve at the April election the ordinance becomes operative immediately.
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Chicago
Dunne
Depew Suffering From Aphasia And Melancholia
Washington reports Chauncey M. Depew is seriously ill with aphasia and morbid fear he is being attacked. The condition began around Christmas with sudden loss of speech during dinner. He experiences recurring episodes where he cannot continue talking, paired with belief that others plot against him.
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Washington
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Capitol
Mr. Depsy
Avalanche kills six at Alta boardinghouse
In Salt Lake City on January 22, rescuers recovered the last of six bodies buried by a snowslide at Alta. The avalanche struck around midnight, wrecking a boardinghouse and a saloon where five men slept. Three escaped, while 50 men searched through Saturday and Sunday. The victims endured freezing conditions as crews worked around the wreckage.
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Salt Lake City
Alta
Fire devastates Quincy livery stable and Schoo Saddlery complex
A large fire in Quincy Illinois began at Fred E Harnst livery stable and swept five brick buildings of the J B Schoo Saddlery company destroying the wholesale plant. Flames then gutted the nearby city hall four stories tall with total losses over 300000 dollars.
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Quincy
Ill
Fred E. Harnst
J. B. Schoo Saddlery Company
Philippine Tariff Bill Passes House by 258 to 71
Washington January 17 The Philippine tariff bill was approved by the House 258 to 71. The measure remains substantially the same as reported by the Ways and Means Committee and now moves toward final consideration.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Goodrich is Winner State Chairman of Indiana
Reports from Republican district conventions show James P. Goodrich winning the state chairmanship of Indiana. Julian Hogate withdrew in the eighth district before a ballot, and Daniel Chapin of Rockville was named as a committeeman. The new district committeemen include Phelps Darby Evansville. Joseph H. Barr Bruceville. Joseph P. Throop Paoli. Weldon W. Lambert Columbus. Daniel J. Chapin Rockville. Owen L. Carr Rushville. Oliver P. Ensley Indianapolis. John H. Terhune Anderson. George T. Dinwiddy Frankfort. Henry W. Marshall Lafayette. Marion O. Evans Marion. Clarence F. Bicknell Fort Wayne. John L. Moorman Knox.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
State Central Committee
James P. Goodrich
Julian Hogate
Shideler
Fairbanks
Daniel Chapin
Rockville
Phelps Darby
Darrow Found Guilty In Disbarment Case
The jury in Laporte disbarment proceedings convicted Mayor Lemuel Darrow and attorney John W. Talbot of unprofessional conduct. City Attorney Worden was acquitted. The case charged securing false testimony and impersonating a clerk to aid the acquittal of Stella Luia. Darrow had been reelected mayor on the Democratic ticket.
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Goshen
Lemuel Darrow
Laporte
John W. Talbot
South Berd
Herman W. Worden
Darrow
Talbot
Worden
Rose Duck
South Bend
Stella Luia
Michigan City
Damage Reports From Severe Indiana Storm Across State
A powerful wind, rain, sleet and lightning caused widespread destruction across Indiana. Circlesville brick school wall collapsed burying 20 students with one dead and about a dozen injured. Evansville frames houses demolished. Mary Beere burned. Oolitic and West Baden losses. Terre Haute worker killed. Bedford driver killed after being thrown into a creek. communications crippled. oil fields in Portland and Muncie incur extensive damage with derricks and power houses destroyed.
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Indianapolis
Circleville
Evansville
Portland
Muncie
Craig Charged with First Degree Murder in Christmas Killing
Craig with Thurder in Crawfordsville indicted by a special grand jury for murder in the first degree. Frai allegedly visited James Ford’s home before Christmas, Ford returning disguised, and Craig struck Ford with a club in a barn quarrel. Craig claims Ford attacked him with a razor and he acted in self defense.
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Craig
Thurder
Crawfordsville
Harry Craig
Frai
James Ford
Ford
Walsh Still in Centrol Bedford
The old board of four directors was reelected at the annual meeting of stockholders of several Walsh controlled properties including the Southern Indiana Railway and related companies. At a Chicago directors meeting Walsh was elected president of this corporation.
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Walsh
Centrol
Bedford
Southern Indiana Railway Company
Southern Indiana Hotel Company
Bedford Belt Railway Company
Bedford Quarries Company
The
Indiana Quarries Company
Southern Indiana Express Company
John R. Walsh
Chicago
Patient Weds Former Nurse in Otterbein Romance
Miss Eva M. Johnson and Arthur C. Wright of this city wed at the bride’s parents home in Otterbein Indiana. Wright, manager of the Contractors supply company here, was badly injured in a sand pit accident and received care from Johnson, a trained Marion hospital nurse.
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Marion
Eva M. Johnson
Arthur C. Wright
Otterbein
Ind
Wright
Marion Hospital
Miss Johnson
Becomes Raving Maniac in Blackmail Trial Interruption
Attorney George P. Haywood told Judge Vinton that Joseph Eacock was a raving maniac during the Eacock blackmailing conspiracy case. Doctors Hopper and Harbaugh confirmed the condition. The judge granted a continuance to Thursday January 25.
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Lafayette
Eacock
George P. Haywood
Vinton
Joseph Eacock
M. S. Hopper
C. A. Harbaugh
Shortage of $50 000 Alleged in Terre Harte County
County commissioners plan a final settlement with former County Treasurer William Clark who retired January 1 amid reports of a cash shortage between $50 000 and $75 000. Frank Ray, successor, says he received $14 000 in part settlement but claims the books have not been balanced.
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Terre Harte
William Clark
Frank Ray
Goshen Post Office Fight Details Narrowly Emerge
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Goshen post office fight with scattered phrases and no clear sequence of events. The readable bits hint at a dispute or incident but lack concrete names, dates, or outcomes.
Mishawaka Boy Returns From Georgia Prison Camp
Samuel Myers, 16, son of D K Myers, reports he was held as a prisoner for two months in Milwood Georgia. He says a railway detective caught riders for a bounty and a convict camp manager forced prisoners to work in swamps gathering gum for turpentine.
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Mishawaka
Samuel Myers
D. K. Myers
Milwood
Georgia
G. F. Bennett
Myers
Standard Oil methods cited as anti competitive in Fort Wayne
J W Galloway of the Indian Retail Merchants association argues Standard Oil uses non competitive pricing to drive out rivals. He claims prices range from 3 to 17 cents per gallon and accuses the company of false branding and deception to secure a monopoly. Judge Woods Terre Haute denounces the parcels post as aiding mail order houses.
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Standard Oil
Fort Wayne
Standard
Merchants’ Association
J. W. Galloway
Woods Terre
Haute
Perjury Plot Allegations In Goshen Proceedings
Mrs Rose Duck of South Bend testified in the disbarment case against Mayor Lemuel Darrow City Attorney Worden of Laporte and Attorney Talbot of South Bend She admitted perjury in a trial involving Mrs Stella Lula of South Chicago Prosecutors allege Darrow and Worden paid Duck for perjured testimony to secure Lula’s acquittal Lawyers are said to have received a $2500 property in a Chicago suburb for the evidence.
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Goshen
Rose
Duck
South Bend
Lemuel Darrow
Worden
Laporte
Talbot
Stella
Lula
Foremerly
Chicago
Darrow
Quittal
Walsh to Retain Control at Southern Indiana Railroad Meeting
Stockholders of the Southern Indiana Railroad company held their annual meeting at the Bedford office and re elected the old board of directors. The Bedford company and related entities were present as stockholders in the session.
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Walsh
Bedford
Southern Indiana
Railroad Pany
The
Southern
Sae Pany
Company
Tragic Lake Incident Claims Young Skater Near Plymouth
A young skater from Plymouth died after tumbling into a lake during rough weather. Rescue efforts were hampered by cold water and poor visibility as authorities investigated the drowning.
Happenings in Brief: Fatality Report Near Here
A terse local brief notes a fatal incident with a man identified as 16, son of John etier, dying instantly at the scene near here. Details are sparse in the clipped item.
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John Etier
Here
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Dunning, Il
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Wisconsin
M. Clement
Armand
France
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Depew
Utah
Goodrich
Diana
Plymouth
Nelson
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