Wrecked on rocks. Madiana saved after Bermuda reef wreck
The Quebec Steamship Company's steamer Madiana, capt. Pynter, sailing from New York with excursionists, ran aground on a reef off Hamilton Bermuda. All passengers and crew were rescued after a perilous night at sea. the ship was a total loss but mails and baggage were saved. Rescue efforts by tug Gladissen and others commenced at daybreak with crews braving heavy seas.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Quebec Steamship Company
Madiana
Gapt
Pynter
New York
Caribbean
Hamilton Harbor
North Rock
Gladissen
Man Admits Theft and Fatal Tragedy In City
A local man known from a distinguished family confessed to a theft linked to a fatal fight. The verdict found a linked death caused by heavy steel and drunken conflict. In other news, nine officials of a major Illinois gas group faced fines for conspiracy to restrain trade. A Seattle newspaper man, John W. Pratt, died by his own hand amid insanity. In Brussels, Italian anarchist Gennaro Tubino was found guilty of attempting to assassinate King Leopold II and sentenced to penal servitude.
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Spechil
Aparochist
Brussels
Gennaro Tubino
Leo Wold
Principle at Stake in Protocals Negotiations
Report from Washington states Bowen rejects German and Italian demands in their protocols. Germany and Italy seek extra payments from Venezuela via customs duties, plus a share of earnings, to settle $340,000 and $500,000 ultimatums. Both ambassadors oppose these terms, aiming to defer unsigned status until misunderstandings are cleared. Carrenas sources note suffering from blockade pressures affecting foreign residents.
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Tita
Germany
Rowentins
Ttaly
Bowen
Italy
Hague
Grm
Carrens
London
Berlin
Rome
Cleared at Second Trial Man Accused of Killing Wife
William Pratt of Reading Pennsylvania was found not guilty after a second trial for the murder of his wife, whose death in November 1901 at their Chester County home prompted earlier murder charges and a first degree verdict. Pratt’s lawyers sought a change of venue and argued the jury in Chester County was prejudiced. The case then moved to Berks County where he was retried and acquitted.
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Chester Counnty
God Pratt
Justice Carney
Dubuane
Ian
Towa
Dasehen
Cme
Duschen
Young 5 Guilty in Murder of Mrs Puiltzer
William Hooper Young grandson of Brigham Young pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the killing of Mrs. Anna Puilitzer in New York. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. Justice Herrick cited mental condition as the reason for accepting the plea and noted doctors judged him not legally insane though clinically not sane.
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Anna Puiltzer
New York
William Hooper Young
Brigham Young
Anna Puilitzer
Munior
Ald
Justice Herrick
Young
Widow awarded damages in drink linked fatal wagon fall
In Fort Dodge Iowa, the widow of Gudmond Meltveldt was awarded 3260 after suing J Groat and United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. She alleged her husband drank liquor before a wagon fall caused his death. Groat was found 250 liable and the guaranty bond 3000. A separate note says William Topper Young was deemed sane in New York on a murder case.
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Fort Dodge
Meltvedt
J. Groat
United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Gudmond Meltveldt
Hquor
Groat
Guaranty Company
World’s Fair Pueblo Steelworks Tragedy Prompts Fatality
One man killed and eight injured at Gold House steelworks when a metal pot toppled during a special Pueblo report. Denver special notes a ten million dollar gold mine feature tied to Colorado exhibit at the St Louis fair. Dublin dispatch reports Lee Hall, a colored man who shot Sheriff Crawford, was lynched after being taken from jail.
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Colo
Denyer
Colorado
Dublin
Lee Hall
Crawford
Wrighteville
Destructive Tidal Wave Strikes Bonth Sea Islands
San Francisco dispatch reports a catastrophic storm from Tahiti to the Bonth Sea islands. Between January 13 and 16 a huge tidal wave and hurricane devastated Fino Hikuern Makokan and Hao with widespread fatalities and destitution, as estimates rise toward 800 dead and islanders left homeless. French relief ships Durance Zelee and Italian Calabria moved to aid. eight white fatalities noted. Turkey mobilizes 240000 troops for Macedonia. diplomatic reactions loom.
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San Francisco
Mariposa
Tahiti
Society Islands
Puamota
Ttia
Inter
Paperte
Tobiti
Taos
Hao
Calabria
Girls Battle Sparks in Connecticut Basketball Tilt
In Derby, Waterbury high and Boardman Training high from New Haven clashed in a second half that saw rough play. Reports say the players struck faces, pulled hair, tripped, and threw each other to the floor as coaches and spectators struggled to intervene. Time was sounded and the bout ended with players almost dragged apart.
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Conn
Waterbury High School
Boardman Training High School
New Haven
Rage War in Georgia Leaves Several Hurt and Dead
A racial unrest incident at Beach's Still in Coffee County Georgia left two Black individuals fatally hurt one mortally and eight others badly injured including three women. The clash between two white men and a Black crowd occurred during a late Saturday night festival as two doors were blocked and attackers moved into the crowd.
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Beach’s Still
Coffee County
Balkan Trouble Presents Pilon Reform Plan to Turkey
A Constantinople dispatch reports Russia and Austria will present a reform plan to the Porte this week. The plan aims to preserve the status quo with no political changes, proposing only administrative measures. Also noted is a death on a Pennsylvania Railroad train in New Jersey and a Friday earthquake shock felt in several Kentucky towns.
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Auretria WU
Pilon
Turkey
Constantinople
Magedonia
Porte
Austria
Husband shoots wife in Cedar Falls after quarrel
Mrs. Lois Jackson lay critically wounded in a Cedar Falls home after her husband Jackson shot at her during a dispute over a love affair and an unwilling marriage. The Lincoln Nebraska couple, Juckaoys, were visiting when the husband followed his wife to a restaurant on Dane Street, then to Clay and Normal Streets, fired multiple times, striking the wall, palm, ceiling and shoulder. Police arrested him. he attempted to shoot himself but failed. A lost son is mentioned.
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Loii Jackson
Lincoln
Nob
Bau
Handard
Dane Street
Clay
Normal
Tickson
Jackson
Charles City man finds son in Fremont hospital
Seth Bailey of Charles City locates his ten year old son Henry in a Bremont Nebraska hospital after two years apart. Henry wandered from home five years ago and the family learned of him via a letter from Fremont. Bailey had no prior knowledge of relatives but ultimately reunited with his son, who had been aided by county funds.
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Charles City
Henry
Bremont
Neb
Supervisors’ Board
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Fremont
Bailey
Omaha
Prudentia Booth
Harlan
Booth
Secretly Wedded Lovers Outwit Obstacles in Cedar Falls
A Cedar Falls romance involving Miss Laer Batten, William Crary, and John Battenfelt unfolds as the couple elopes from Cedar Falls to Davenport after secrecy and parental concerns. The pair reportedly traveled to Davenport amid a storm of social scrutiny, with details of their elopement and plans to teach and work unclear.
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Phiel
Thie City
John Battenfelt
Twelfth Street
Mise Laer Battenufott
William Crary
Davenport
BEL
Miss Atten
Sanborn
Elso
Willma
Cypry
Plitghey
Cedar Falls Hartware Company
Indy
Drake Faculty Member Resigns Over Assumed Name
A Des Moines special reports Drake University medical school faculty secretary C. Ed Hoffman has resigned after revelations he lived under an assumed name. He reportedly sought work at Mt. Pleasant asylum and a hospital position to avoid stigma of insanity, refused to reveal his true name, and was accused of stealing from the mails.
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Drake
Des Moines
C. Ed Hoffman
Drake ‘University
Mt. Pleasant
Hoffman
Medical
Tenney Confesses After Civil Service Probe
Charles N Tenney longtime Sioux City official and secretary of the local examining board of the civil service commission confessed Thursday night to theft charges after evidence and post office investigators traced the case. The arrest and pursuit involved Post Office Inspector HK Craig and local inspectors W L Reid and E S Leland from St Louis.
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Sioux City
Erkin
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Ee County Jait
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HK. P. Craig
W. L. Reid
E. 8. Leland
Oleomargarine Conflict Hits Thursday Trial
An indictment is set for Thursday against Armope Packing Company over oleomargarine sales practices. The case centers on a yellow color claim and alleged violation of state law concerning product labeling and sale of oleomargarine.
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Armope Packing Company
Legislatures Debate Bonded Real Estate Notices and County Titles
In a foggy session the House considered reforms on county title practices in Cook County. Representative Davies proposed regulating employment of Indians and education measures, while Nohe introduced fees for abstracts, tax sales, judgments, and court records. The debate touched on public access to docket and abstract records and standard charges.
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Wii Burton
Carlinville
Hongo Ile Ten
Wilson
Burton
Davies
Dias
India
Ndceda
Assembly passes Clean bill after four hours of debate
In a Wednesday afternoon session the measure moved to engrossment by a 76 to 1 vote with 20 abstentions. M. J. Wallrieh and ex-Speaker G H Ray urged amendments limiting or removing applications to officials and U S Senators, while most debate focused on those proposed changes.
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M. J. Wallrieh
Shawanee County
G H. Ray
United States
Michigan legislature adjourns for recess amid bill backlog
Short Friday sessions adjourned to resume February 10 at the state capitol. Bills will accumulate during the recess as members return to work. Representative Not Ingham introduced a bill to amend the State physicians registration act allowing practice in Michigan with out state board exams if a certificate from another state is produced. Canadian physicians would be required to take a year long course at Michigan Medical College.
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Norning
Junzeta
Arking
Ingham
Michigan
Michigan Medical College
Temperance forces win in House end Nicholson amendment
The temperance faction secured a decisive House victory Thursday ending further attempts to amend the Nicholson temperance law this session. The Luhring amendment to repeal the temperance section was read for a second time when Representative Kirkman moved to postpone it, a motion carried 68 to 83.
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House of Representatives
Luhring
Kirkman
Nebraska Legislature Opens War Reading To Back Navy Plan
A concurrent resolution introduced yesterday in the Nebraskan Legislature argues that a menacing foreign power justifies government action and calls for securing lasting peace through readiness for war. It urges the state to support an appropriation to enlarge the navy and requests the state congressional delegation to back the measure.
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Nebragka Legislatura
Wilcox Bill Passes on Locating State Fair at Huron
The bill by Wilcox to permanently locate the State fair at Huron passed the legislature after a heated debate. Wilcox supported the measure while Dillon opposed it. House bill No. 87, making theft of livestock grand larceny, passed 81 to 0.
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Wilcox
Huron
Dillon
Legislative Notes on Senators and State Legislation
Three New York Senators Brown and Dishery refused to vote for Platt citing incompetency. Apostle Smoot pledged free and untrammeled representation to the state. A press statement denied primary allegiance to the Mormon church over laws of the country. A bill prohibiting the sale of cigars and cigarette paper in Alabama has passed the House. California Assembly approved $25,000 for the G A R encampment tuition in San Francisco next August. A legislative committee was appointed to investigate the International Harvester Company over alleged state anticombination violations and asks for stronger powers.
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Brown
Dishery
Platt
Apostle Smoot
Lngtelature
Mormon Church
Senate
Alabama House of Putnie
California Assembly
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