Denver Rio Grande wreck far near Florence costs many lives
A two-train collision on the Denver and Rio Grande line near Florence Colorado on a sharp curve killed and burned passengers. Officials list 22 injured with none seriously hurt. Operator S T Lively admitted fault saying he failed to deliver Nos 3 orders after sleep.
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Puezlo
Col
Eden
Florence
Denver
Leadville
Grand Junction
Portland
Adobe
Pueblo
S. T. Lively
Rdobe
Lively
No. 15
No. 3
J. H. Smith
Coslett
Hotel Compton Blaze Kills Four In Michigan Town
Fire in the basement of the Hotel Compton in Tus tin Osceola County started from a defective furnace. Four people died in the blaze including owner William H. McGrane and guests Mrs. William H. McGrane Edward Demorest Charles Workman. Loss is about $22 000.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Tustin
Osceola County
Compton
William H. McGrane
Wiliam H. McCrane
Edward Demorest
Porter
Charles Workman
Pierson
Jamestown Pine Men Die as Odd Fellows Hall Collapses
In Jamestown Indiana three pine men were killed and five injured when the adjacent Odd Fellows hall under repair collapsed onto a nearby grocery store. The dead include Samuel Lewis 73, George Scott 35, and Charles Hedge 41.
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Jamestown
Ind
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Samuel Lewis
George Scott
Charles’ Hedge
Birmingham Worker Dies After Fall From Furnace
Edward Wentzen, 30, employed in the construction department of the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company at Ensley, fell from a furnace and died.
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Birmingham
Als
Edward
Wentzen
Tennessee, Coal, Iron‘ & Railroad Cmpany
Ensley
Mine Workers Meet in Indianapolis Opens Convention
The United Mine Workers of America opened its national convention in Indianapolis with over 1,000 delegates from 1,461 locals. President Mitchell outlined aims to avert a general coal strike on April 1 amid talks with coal operators set for Monday. The session named a scale committee and discussed challenges to Dolan and Bellingham from District No. 5.
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Indianapolis
Ind
The
United’ Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Patrick Dolan
Bellingham
Pennsylvania
O’connor
Scale Committee
International Executive Board
Uriah Bellingham
Verdict reaches Sherrick for embezzlement in Indiana
Indianapolis reports confirm David E Sherrick former state solicitor guilty of embezzling about 127000 dollars. He resigned at governor's request and repaid the funds. Penalty ranges one to 22 years with a new trial motion pending. Pardon petitions for Sherrick rapidly gain signatures in counties.
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Indianapolis
Ind
David E. Sherrick
Sherrick
Davis E. Sherrick
Gor. Haniy
Roosevelt Delays Supreme Court Vacancy Decision
President Roosevelt will delay announcing Justice Brown's successor. Several names including Secretary Taft are under consideration, with no decision expected before the court's October vacation.
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Washington
Taft
Roosevelt
Justice Brown
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Snowslide wrecks Camp Bird mine district buildings
A mammoth snowslide six miles south of Ouray Colorado in the Mount Sneffels district Saturday night wrecked the Camp Bird mine mill tramhouse boarding house and reading room. William Cressey was killed and others feared dead with many seriously injured. Property loss estimated at 400000 to 500000.
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Ouray
Col
Mount Sneffels
Camp Bird
William Cressey
Two Women Killed at Crossing in Chicago
A mother and daughter were instantly killed by a Wabash train at Thirty third street and the Western Indiana tracks. The younger woman’s body was dragged 200 yards under the train, ground and crushed, with parts strewn along the track.
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Chicago
Thirtythird Street
Armory Fire in Camden Kills Three Firemen
Three Camden firefighters died and nine others were seriously injured when a blaze gutted the old Sixth Regiment Armory at Bridge and West streets on Friday. Fire officials said the fire trapped crew members inside during efforts to battle the flames. The incident prompted a large emergency response and investigations into the cause.
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Camden
N. J
Sixth Regiment
Bridge and
West Streets
Pleads in Vain for Life in Sebastopol Case
Vice-Admiral Chouk nin has rejected the appeal of a verdict of death passed by court martial for his part in the incident at Sebastopol. The ruling leaves the sentence in force and the condemned appealing for clemency.
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Sebastopol
Chouknin
Hamilton Breaks Silence in Albany Insurance Probe
Andrew Hamilton testified before the insurance investigating committee in Albany on Thursday, defending his actions and accusing New York Life trustees of betrayal. He claimed all expenditures to New York Life were approved by company officers and urged reform of the boards. Trustees plan to repay 148000 dollars from campaign funds raised in 1896, 1900, and 1904, a result of Hamilton's attack.
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Albany
N. Y
Andrew Hamilton
Insurance Investigating Committee
Paris
John C. McCall
New York. Life
New York Life Insurance Company
John MecCall
New York Life
New York
John A. McCall
Storer to Retire as Ambassador to Austria Hungary
Washington reports Bellamy Storer, the American ambassador to Austria Hungary, will retire immediately. Secretary Root refused to name a successor or discuss the change. The president will name a new ambassador today amid undisclosed friction with the administration.
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Washington
Bellamy Storer
Austria- Hungary
Root
Storer
Fire wipes out village business section in White Pigeon
A fire from an overheated furniture store owned by Alfred Wicket nearly destroyed the village business section of White Pigeon Michigan on Friday. The blaze spread quickly to nearby shops while the proprietor was away, reducing the area to only seven intact store buildings.
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Detroit
Mich
Detroit News
White Pigeon
Alfred Wicket
Macedonians Coming Servia Six Hundred Emigrants
Six hundred emigrants left for Servia after preparations described in the Danubian states report. The movement follows regional tensions and signals broader displacement in the region.
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Servia
Lake steamer Atlanta burned near Sheboygan
The Goodrich steamer Atlanta bound for Milwaukee burned to the water line twelve miles south of Sheboygan with eighty crew and two passengers aboard. One deck hand, Mike Hickey, drowned. one life lost. The vessel and cargo valued around $150,000, origin of the fire unknown though cigars are suspected. The Georgia aided, rescuing remaining passengers as the Tessier had previously taken on board.
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Milwaukee
Sentinel
Sheboygan
Wis
Goodrich
Atlanta
McCauley
Tessier
Georgia
Hris
Mike Hickey
Herr Most Passes Away in Cincinnati Anarchist Leader
Anarchist Johann Most died in Cincinnati after a period of delirium in his final days. He had served jail terms in New York for urging workers to arm themselves and for publishing Die Freiheit defending killings of rulers. His career included multiple arrests and a five month jail term after a 1901 article.
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Cincinnati
Herr Johann Most
Erysipelas
Herr Most
New York
Die Freheit
McKinley
Buffalo
Des Moines Senate Passes Child Labor Bill Aimed at Stores
The senate approved a child labor bill that Gov. Cummins will sign. It bans employment of anyone under 18 in any gainful occupation and targets department stores by prohibiting jobs that require prolonged standing.
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Des Moines
Senate
Cummins
Death of Noted Jurist in Des Moines
Judge L G Kinne Democratic member of the board of control of state institutions and former state supreme court justice died suddenly from heart failure Thursday. He was among Iowa's best known jurists.
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Des’. Moines
L. G. Kinne
Board of Control of State,institutions
Iowa
Supreme Court
Settlement Clerk Testifies in Check Question Case
Indianapolis report notes a settlement clerk testified in the Sterrick embezzlement case that he received an $810 check from Gov Hanly drawn to Sherrick and turned it over to the state treasurer. The check covered a $750 loan with interest, paid early in September, with the disputed pre convention loan timing ruled out.
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Indianapolis
David H. Stérrick
Hal
John H. Reed
Hanly
She
Sherrick
Indiana
Blizzard Sweeps Hammond and Indiana Towns
A late March blizzard hit Hammond Whiting and East Chicago with heavy snow and frigid conditions. Streetcar service was crippled for hours and trains ran late as nearly ten inches fell in some towns and seven inches reached Indianapolis. Railroads ran social trains to keep tracks clear.
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Fammond
Whiting
Chicago
Fesl
Hammond
Ohio
Indinapolis
Fear and Arrest in New Castle After Poison Suspect
Frank Thurman is under arrest and heavily guarded in New Castle to avert lynching amid charges from Miss Letitia Bailey accusing him of attempted poisoning. She says Thurman added arsenic to coffee several weeks ago, sickening three family members and causing the father to die that evening.
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New Castle
Frank Thurman
Letitia Bailey
Thurman
Child Dies as Fire Destroys Perry Township Home
At daylight Orlando Reese and his wife left their six month old child sleeping in a cradle by the stove and found their house ablaze after milking. Reese was badly burned trying to rescue the child, who perished in the fire.
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Brazil
Orlando Reese
Perry Township
Mr. Reese
Sprinter to Race Engine in 100 Yard Showdown
Terre Haute Turk, the Rose polytechnic sprinter, will race Vandalia fast engine No. 9 over 100 yards. Railroad men and Rose engineers debated man versus engine speed, with Pat Dally at the throttle.
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Terre Haute—Turk
Rose Polytechnic
Rose
Pat” Dally
Kidnaped Child Returned to Indianapolis Family
Pauline Skillman, three, kidnapped by her father in September, was flown from San Francisco to Indianapolis and greeted by her mother. The father was brought back on kidnapping charges, aided by the wife of the President.
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Indianapolis
Pauline Skillman
Paul Skillman
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Miners Urged to Save Money for Emergencies
In Terre Haute at the United Mine Workers District No 11 convention, International Secretary Treasurer W B Wilson warned Indian miners to save money and be ready for any emergency. He said he did not know what stance operators or miners might take.
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Terre Haute
United Mine workers,International
W. B. Wilson
Indicted for Murder in Unprovoked Attack
The grand jury has indicted Otis Manor for the murder of Andrew Johnson a wealthy farmer. Manor will be tried on the 28th inst. The attack is said to have been unprovoked while Manor was insanely drunk.
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Manei
Otis Manor
Andrew Johnson
Manor
Major Steele Resigns as Marion Governor to Seek Congress Nomination
Major George W. Steele resigns as governor of the Marion Soldiers' Military house and announces candidacy for congressman from the Seventh district. He leaves the post to pursue political office.
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Marion
George W. Steele
Soldiers’ Military House
Freventh
Mother Dead Lanesville Woman Reported
Gresham reports the death of Mrs. Saran in Lanesville after a period of illness. Details remain sparse as authorities confirm the passing and prepare customary arrangements.
Long-missing Indiana doctor returns after 28 years
Dr John Mahoney of Ladoga is identified as a physician who vanished in 1878. He arrived by train and, after confusion, was recognized by his brother and questioned by his wife, who had remarried. the tale leaves many unanswered questions about time lost and whereabouts.
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Indianapolis
Ladoga
Ind
3. G. Mahoney
Dr. Mahoney
Kokomo Officials Quit Under Pressure From Gov Hanly
Two Kokomo police commissioners G P Wood and W D Ellis resigned at the request of Governor Hanly. The governor’s office has received the resignations though Ellis is reported to be in Florida. The move follows alleged wrongdoing and lax law enforcement amid a city council refusal to hire sufficient officers.
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Kokomo
Indianapolis
Hanly
G. P. Wood
W. D. Ellis
Ellis
Elis
Florida
Traction Shows Profit for Indiana Firms
At the annual meeting of stockholders for Union Traction company of Indiana Indianapolis Northern Traction and Indiana Union Traction directors were elected. The merged firms reported gross earnings 1 522 229 operating expenses 796 599 net earnings 725 639. Interest on underlying bonds 556 061 net income after taxes and interest 169 576.
Supreme Court Will Settle Bluffton Saloon Case
Eighteen Bluffton saloon keepers arrested for selling intoxicants on Washington's birthday have agreed to close on Decoration Day and Labor Day until the supreme court decides if these days are legal holidays. Prosecutors dismissed the cases to obtain the agreement.
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Supreme Court
Bluffton
Washington
Bloshéhounds Catch Burglary Suspect in Francisco Theft
Sheriff Whiting captures 20 year old Joan Walker after hours of pursuit by bloodhounds. Walker, on parole from the Indiana boys' school, confesses to robbing Albert Schu's general store in Francisco and reveals the hiding place of the loot before parole would have expired this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Joan Walker
Whiting
Albert Schu
Francisco
Walker
Indiana Boys’ School
Gees to Jail for Sen Marion Truancy Case
Henry Hess serves 17 days in jail to liquidate a fine for violating truancy law after choosing jail over sending his 12 year old son to Plainfield school. The boy faced adjudication as incorrigible and a decision on charges filed by the truant officer.
Dismissals in Durre and Lewis Hunting Case on Technicality
In Boonville the circuit court dismissed charges against Hon. Edward Durre of Evansville and his brother in law Otis Lewis of Boonville for hunting in Werrick county without a permit. The dismissal cited A B Alexander signing initials only on the filing affidavit as a key legal flaw.
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Boonville
Edward Durre
Evansville
Otis Lewis
Werrick County
A. B. Alexander
Eappenings in Brief in Garrett and Vicinity
Garrett votes to fund a new high school at 29 509 dollars and grants Wayne General Construction of Fort Wayne a gas plant contract. Jeffersonville Charlestown school commissioners face suit over alleged salary overpayments. Brownsburg Mrs John McNulty lies near death after being shot in the neck by Sam Watson, nephew of George Watson, amid a mood of mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eappenings
Garrett
Wayne General Construction Company
Fort Wayne
Jeffersonville
Charlestown
Brownsburg
John
McNulty
George
Watson
Sam Watson
George Watson
Indiana School Merits Over Politics Drives Superintendent Nomination
State Superintendent Fassett A. Cotton faces GOP renomination amid a growing Indiana push to separate schools from politics. The move favors merit over party ties as voters consider deputies and officials reshaping education policy and county money handling reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Whitehead
Stat
Indianapolis
Fassett A. Cotton
Cotton
Indiana
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Floyd County
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Jasper
Zenor
Corydon
Harry B. Darling
Laporte
Milton H.low
Penfield
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