Cedar Rapids Hotel Fire Kills and Injures Dozen
A Cedar Rapids fire at the Clifton House hotel during a Y M C A convention era lured guests from crowded rooms to panic filled stairways. The blaze started in the basement from electrical wires, trapping many on upper floors and leaving at least two dead and thirty to forty injured. Survivors recount miraculous escapes and nurses treat the seriously burned at Mercy and St Luke's hospitals.
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Cedar Rapids
W. A. Mowery
What Cheer
Clifton House
Tr. Graves
Condustor Strickland
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Cinton
L. A. Burnett
Nebraska City
Atuie
Knights of Pythias
Smatler
Wight
Wilson
Bell Boy
Miss Burns
A. U. Winniger
Waterloo
Winniger
Winniyer
J. N. Dunvar
A. M. Larson
Delyein
Larson
Li. C. Burnett
Nebi
Edna Burns
Conductor Strickland
Chicago and
Northwestern
Lucinda Willining
Lizale Kelly
F.C. Outing
Center Point
Emma
Oelwein
C. W. Roberts
Cedar Rapida
Verna
Delta
May Reel
Waitress
N. P. Hoover
Tama
P. J. Daly
Canton
A. Byler
Davenport
C. L. Benedict
Decorah
D. P. Hawes
O. Redman
Taina
Tf. Templeton
Monticello
George Taggart
St. Paul
Minn
Jim Lewis
Negro Porter
J. M. Dunbar
W. Lewis
Ottumwa
C. F. Hamburg
Leroy
R. CG. McConahy
Aurora
J. Lamb
I. Kaesser
Walker
A. Rosland
Independence, In
F. A. Chase
Chftes
Severland Company
Chicf Cook
Fire Department
Bamelson
Ed Scofield
Scofield
Mercy
St. Luke's Hospitals
Grand
Delavan
Clifton
Morgan and Hill Sideline Rift Hits Wall Street
New York bankers report a cooling in ties between J P Morgan and E H Hill. Disagreements over iron ore deposits and past Northern Pacific dealings strain relations, Morgan pushing to buy the Hills deposits while Hill values them high, delaying steel company plans.
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New York
Hil
J. Flerpont Morgan
Morgan
Europe
Hill
Morgen
Mr. Hill
Mr. Morgan
Steel Corporation
Bul
Desperado hunted in New Orleans as siege ends in fire
In New Orleans Lafayette Sims, a Black man, hid in a boarding house after barricading with a dozen blue coats nearby. Police and fire crews besieged the room, set it afire, and Sims was mortally wounded during a failed escape attempt. A crowd of thousands watched as flames burned the room and Sims was dragged to the police station.
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New Orleans
Lafayette Sims
Sins
Evis
Sims
Wirdstein
Jaurnee
Finis
Smith
Girl's Fatal Taunt Ends in Tragedy in Winston County
In Winston county, Maggie Schaff, 19, is dead after a lover, William Jones, fatally wounds her and shoots her brother John, who is seriously hurt. Jones then shoots himself after the revelation that Maggie taunted him about a new sweetheart. The brother had just returned from Shelbyville, Ind., unaware of Jones.
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Decatur
Ala
Winston County
Maggie Schaff
John
William Jones
Shelbyvile
Ind
Jones
Negroes for Farmers North Dakota Man Solves Farm Labor
Ex-Railroad Commissioner N. P. Rasmussen of Barnes County plans to import colored families to North Dakota to work on his farms. He cites difficulty finding tenants and believes he has solved the state labor problem by establishing negro families on his properties. He notes most colored residents prefer city life.
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North Dakota
Fargo
N. D
N. P. Rasmussen
Barnes County
Miss Alice Roosevelt Proves Too Strenuous for Society
New Orleans reports that the entertainment schedule for Miss Alice Roosevelt has been overly strenuous. Several social engagements were canceled to allow her rest after daily activities. She attended the Atlanteans ball with Miss Root, then a luncheon hosted by Mrs Corvil J Harris, followed by supper hosted by Mr and Mrs George Denegre. A private Chicago party arrived and will stay on Camp Street until carnival completion before moving to Huntsville Alabama. The battleship Texas arrived to participate in the carnival.
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New Orleans
Alice Roosevelt
Miss Roosevelt
Miss Root
John McKlhenny
Corvil J. Harris
George Denegre
Populists from Texas Plan a state in Mexico
Fort Worth, February 43. The removal of four hundred Greer county Oklahoma residents to Mexico stems from Greer county's democratic loyalty. One hundred thirty colonists will depart Mangum via Fort Worth and Houston to settle thirty miles east of Hsaandon in Tamaoa on February 23, having purchased 250000 acres of land.
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Texas
Fort Worth
Tex
Greer County
Oklahoma
Mexico
Mangum
Houston
Hsaandon
Tamoa 23
Lam
Congressional Doings and Naval Appropriations Action
The House adopted the conferees report on the president protection bill and the Senate accepted House amendments with wording changes. It passed the fortifications and legislative appropriation bills, while Naval Appropriations debate centered on submarine torpedo boat purchases, three battleships, an armed cruiser, training ships, and personnel increases.
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William J. Bryan
Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Hill
Connecticut
Naval Committee
Darrow Will Run for Chicago Mayor in 1900s Bid
Springfield Feb 21 Clarence Darrow plans to declare his mayoral candidacy for Chicago. He has consulted friends on running as a solo candidate or heading a full city ticket, while continuing his legislative duties and campaigning on Fridays to Mondays. He backs reform measures including abolishing the fellow servant rule and supporting workers’ recovery, charter reform and municipal ownership.
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Springfield
Chicago
Springfieid
Clarance Darrow
Darrow
General Assembly
Mr. Darrow
Congress
Carroll D.wright
Cook County
Morgan Leads 'Em All and Pat Sheedy’s Turf Tactics
St Louis February 21 Patrick E Sheedy famed gambler arrives to seek a world’s fair concession for Turkish and Amyrna clients. He denounces Arnold Ryan and Morgan with the O P M system praising big money bets while claiming sympathy for small investors and declaring a willingness to enter any scheme that yields wealth from the rich.
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Pat Sheedy
St. Louis
Patrick E. Sheedy
Turkey
Amyrna
Sheedy
Joead
Arnold
Ryan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
John W. Gates
Gates
Arno
Brionte Sarl
A Great Museum: Marshall Field Funds World’s Finest in Chicago
Chicago plans a world class museum with Marshall Field funding. Lake Front Park is eyed as the site with a maximum cost of 10 008 000 dollars. South Park board members heard W N B Carpenter of the Art Institute association confirm Field’s readiness to supply needed funds to make the building unmatched.
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Marshall Field
Chicago
South Park
Lake Front Park
South Park Board
WN. B. Carpenter
Art Institute Association
Nine Children Die In Trolley Wreck At Newark Crossing
A Delaware, Lackawanna and Western train struck a trolley at Clifton Avenue in Newark New Jersey killing nine high school students and injuring many others. The crowded car, halted only by brakes, toppled as the engine struck the front platform. the scene resembled a shambles with mutilated bodies and frightened witnesses.
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Newark
N. J
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Clifton Avenue
George Gould
Stuckey
Harlin Charges Deal In Chicago Mayoralty Race
Chicago on February 20 John Maynar Tar fan anti machine Republican mayoralty nominee candidate accused Graeme Stewart of machine backing tied to Lorimer interests He alleged a pre nomination meeting urged Fred Upham as the right candidate with Lorimer Smythe from the Mist ward coordinating the plan Stewart denied and Harlan vowed to provide more details if challenged
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Chicago
Stewart
John Maynar Tarfan
Graeme Stewart
Billy” Lorimer
Harlan
Fred W. Upham
John M. Smythe
Lorimer
Smythe
Upham
Temperance War Rages in McComb Over Saloon Foes
A temperance dispute in McComb escalates into clashes after the Beal local option vote. Fire at Bondy Deans saloon sparks accusations, a riot follows injuring B. F. Freed and L. Hoyt. Central citizens intervene to restore order amid ongoing street violence.
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McComb
Findlay
Beal
Temperance
Cooper
Pighta
Bondy” Dean
B. FP. Freed
L. Hoyt
Rush to New Fields in Tanana Valley Gold Strike
Federal officers along the Yukon river confirm a Klondike scale gold strike in the Tanana valley. About two thousand miners rush from Nome Dawson Eagle Rampart toward the diggings amid severe Yukon weather. Many may perish as they undertake the treacherous journey.
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Tanana Valley
Tacoma
Wash
Yukon River
Klondike
Fanana Valley
Nome
Dawson
Eagle
Rampart
Yukon Valley
Congress Debates Hepburn Liquor Bill and Crum Nomination
Washington hearings on the Hepburn bill apply state liquor laws to shipments, with the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee postponing action. The debate contrasts state police powers with constitutional limits as Dr William J. Crum’s customs post nomination prompts executive session options and potential recess action. Moreover, Spain’s Maine claims are dismissed for individual losses, while HMS Oregon endures a fierce typhoon near Yokohama and Guantanamo base plans advance naval strategy in the Caribbean.
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Owana
Senate
Washington
Iowa
House
Senate Committee On
Interstate Commerece
Friends of the
William JD. Crum
Charleston
Crum
Roosevelt
Wilson, N. C
Vick
Senator Pritchard
Pritchard
Maine
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Havana
United States
Spain
Oregon
Navy Department
W. T. Burwall
Navy
Yokohama
Bremerton
Wash
Savans
Asiatic
Cuban
Coghlan
Caribbean
Guantanamo
West Indies
Culerbra Island
Little
Porto Rico
Cuba
Santiago
Limntington
Schley
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Clifton Hotel
Morgan and Hill
Desperado
Miss Alice
Congressional
Froi
Newark, N. A
Cene
Othen
Harlin
Ment Legation Homes
House Committee
Am Foreign Affairs
Seoul
Corea
Japan
Blam
Morocco
Siam
Cing
Gentius Tope
Das.ates
Bargail
Hendler
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