Ohio Senate Sees Bills on Uniform Commercial Paper and Salaries
Ohio Senate reports bills to create a state board with three governor appointees to harmonize commercial paper and family law across states, authorize bonds for public libraries, and raise salaries for state inspectors. Debate includes extending tax commission deadlines and electing US senators by popular vote.
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Committee On“Revision
John R. Malloy
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Belmont
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Cincinnati
Worthington
Ce Mra Carles
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Chapman
Committee On Common
Civil Service
Ohio
Miami University
Inerforce, University
Rand
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Bureau of
Streetcar Collision Injures Dozen in Chicago Crossing
Chicago January 23 twelve persons injured, one perhaps fatally, when a streetcar collided with the Limited passenger train on Tree Sikehee kee and st Paul railroad at West Chicago avenue crossing. The streetcar remained on the tracks as the Limited arrived. cause under investigation amid chaotic scene.
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Chicago
Explosion Kills Six Injures Over Hundred at Parke Ave Shaft
A massive dynamite explosion at the Parke avenue shaft of a subway tunnel under construction killed six people and injured more than a hundred. The blast toppled buildings and damaged Grand Union, Murray Hill, Manhattan Hospital, Grand Central, and surrounding shops, with estimated losses near a million dollars. Victims include Cy rus Adams, James Carr, and J. Roderick among the dead. numerous others suffered cuts from flying glass. The blast occurred as dynamite cartridges ignited after a shanty was set ablaze. Moses Epps, in charge, was injured and is under treatment.
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New York
Parke Avenue
Manhattan
Grand” Union
Alte
Muchzof
Walla
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cen‘tral_station
Estimeal Hotel
Manhattan Hospital
Grand Central Station
Cyrus Adams
Murray Hill Hotel
James Carr
Murray Hill
Hein
Ansonis
J. Roderick
Nelson
B. C
John H. Thompson
Willam
Charles Tubbs
J. A. Shaler
J. C. Gilchrist
Columbus
E. M. Lewis
Lima
Moses” Epps
Flower Hospital
Wips
Epps
Doings of Congress Debated Over Philippine Criticism
Senate debate hotly contested officers remarks from Manila dispatches. Lodge Spooner and others argued against accepting government criticisms while Senator Dubois urged a reprimand for General Wheaton. Debated bills covered food labeling, militia efficiency, and naval construction. Vermont training ship inquiry and deaf education funding faced votes.
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Senate
Philippines
Manilla
Wheaton
Boston
Dubois
Lodge
Mees
Spooner
Wis
Monastery Fire Kills Nine in Mount Athos
A blaze at St Pauls monastery on Mount Athos last Thursday night killed the prior and nine monks, with twenty others seriously injured. The fire destroyed the monastery, valued at about £80,000, while villagers slept, and the tragedy is reported by Athens papers. Nearby, Henry plans in New York and Carnegie library ambitions in Mexico are noted in separate briefs.
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Athens
St. Pauls
Mount aAthos
Teels
Carnegie
Mexico
Monterey
Un _United ‘States
Philip C-Hanna
Andrew Carnegie
Chihuahua
Durango
Tampico
Torreon
San Luis Potosi
Harnessing Niagara Power Growth on Both Sides
Reports from Niagara Falls New York outline expansion of the Niagara Falls Power Company on the American side adding 11 more generators to reach 110000 horsepower and plans for Canadian side plants with 10000 horsepower units potentially reaching 200000 horsepower, signaling a major boost in electrical capacity. Also noted are unrelated items about a Louisville bookkeeper arrest for bank book entry fraud and sensational talk of gold discoveries near Vancouver with speculative staking.
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Niagara
New York
Niagara Power
Falls
Niagara Falls Power Company
Elevator Burned At Samuel Born Grain Company
Elevator at the Samuel Born Grain Company south of Lafayette Indiana burned. It is the largest in the region with capacity around 180000 bushels. The loss is estimated at about 100000 dollars.
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Laffayatte
Ind
Samuel Born Grain Company
Fire destroys St Johns Military Academy at Delafield
A blaze at St Johns Military Academy in Delafield Wisconsin on January 28 destroyed the main hall and all military equipment. Students formed a bucket brigade and fought the flames, saving adjacent buildings from the fire.
Cuban postal fraud trial hinges on chief witness
Chief witness Inspector Gregory testified in Havana about Cuban post department frauds. Neely case details include destruction of 392000 stamps and a missing accounting sum near 30 600. Testimony covered multiple districts and questioned neelys finances amid the scheme.
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Neely
Bavane
Gregory
Havana
Postar
Wen
Austro German Banquet Speech Signals Tight Alliance
At a Vienna banquet on January 28 Emperor William and Prince Von Eulenburg framed a strong speech asserting an indissoluble alliance between Austria and Germany. The two emperors are portrayed as close friends, with the speech seen as a protest against reports of loosened ties.
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Germany
Vienna
William
Prince von Eulesburg
Prince von Eulenburg
Discovered Perpetual Motion Dream Solves Mechanism
Maide near Matthews Indiana on January 28 reports Lee Warner, a young farmer, solved perpetual motion in a dream. He claims a device running at 600 revolutions per minute for 48 hours, but offers no details and says the machine is not finished. Meanwhile New York discusses a Street Railway Combine plot to merge Philadelphia lines into one company with a $20 million capital and $15 million of 50-year bonds giving it local transport monopoly.
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Lee Warner
Matthews
Street Railway Combine
New York
Philadelphia
Turfeo At San Francisco In Orfeo Brags
Fire consumed the bookstore of WW O Davy & Company in Cincinnati causing an estimated loss of 50000 dollars. The fragment mentions multiple names and places in a busy world chronicle with varied items including acts and events. The readable text is garbled but reports a major blaze and ensuing damage.
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Turfeo
San Francisco
Orfeo
Brags
MacGill
Duckey
Br Ba
Charteston
Welch Git
Ben Urallon
Zise Vennet
Henry of
Franstamar
Ora Tox
Kaloma
Lady Alberta
Davy _&. Company
Cincinnati
Wuliding Gutted in St Paul Wholesale District Fire
Fire destroyed a sickly damaged building at 375,000 value in St Paul’s wholesale district. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance owned structure, Sternberg, Well & Co. clothing firm on upper floors suffered about 75,000 in losses. Other offices of manufacturers’ agents reported losses, with total damage estimated around 150,000.
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St Paul
St. Paul
Netaken
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company of
Milwaukee
Sternberg, Well & Company
Miners scale decision and trial notes from New York
The miners scale committee finalized the proposed 2% differential between pick and machine mining, with regional firewear conference plans for joint talks with operators. Separate notes report on Albert T Patrick's New York murder trial, where five witnesses testified and stated the $26,000 “Albert” check appeared to be a Treasury item.
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Lawisa
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Michigan
Patrick
New York
Albert T. Patrick
William Marsh Rice
John H. Wallace
W. O. Weatherbee
Eric B. Swenson
S. M. Swenson & Son
Rite
British B Back Down From Cabinet Meeting
A cabinet meeting in Bt John on January 25 discussed Mapatelson reception and the likely stance of Mr Chamberlain the colonial secretary. He aims to continue the measure this year and pledges no further extension beyond December next, trusting terms with France after the Boer War ends.
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John
Mapatelson
Iis
Mr Chamberlain
Francé
Nebraska faces extreme cold and travel disruptions
Lincoln reports Nebraska in a deep freeze with subzero winds from the north. Temperatures fell to as low as 26 below in places while skies cleared and sun shone. Rail travel was delayed by winter conditions and crews used plows to keep lines passable as crews described severe cold and lingering wind chill effects on stock and daily life.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Ancy
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