Fire kills many as large six story plant burns in Pittsburgh
A mysterious blaze destroyed the six story Chautauqua Ice and storage plant in Pittsburgh, with whisky in the government bonded warehouse exploding later. Six bodies lay at the morgue and requests for recovery continued as crews sifted debris. The early tally reported eleven dead, twenty seven missing, nineteen injured and losses around one and a half million dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Chautauqua Leake Tee Company
Twelfth
Thirteenth Streets
Pike
Mulberry Alley
Ice Company
Union Storage Company
Rix Kodlea
A.J. Berry
William Scott
Willam Scott
Chautauqua Ice Company
John
Sife
Stanley Sife
David Loveless
Disaster to Log Trains in Wisconsin Fatal End
A rear end collision at Carnega Spur on the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line at one am killed Conductor Charles Anderson of Menominee Michigan and Brakeman Tews of Green Bay Wisconsin as logs crushed them. Several cars wrecked. Also notes other incidents including a Berlin February debate on fruit import prohibition, a Seattle murder suicide, a Havana drowning of Ensign Breckenridge, a Valermo shipwreck death, a Kirkland collision killing three, and a Buffalo to New York express record time.
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Green Bay
Wily
Carneg
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Charles Anderson
Menominee, Mich
Brakewan Tews
Wls
Lincoln's Birthday Celebrated Across Cities in Feb 14 Observances
Lincoln birthday observances spread from Chicago to Boston and New York with large banquets and speeches by notable figures including ex presidents and governors. Banks and many institutions closed in New York and Minnesota celebrating the holiday with public dinners and closures.
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Chicago
Marquette Club
Lincoln
Harrison
David J. Brewer
Gaye
Bishop Potter
Boston
Middlesex
Massachusetts
Your's
Abraham Lincoln
Repubican
Brooklyn
Mtght
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Li.com
Imprisonment for Life for Luetgert Murder Verdict
Chicago February 10 Adolph Louis Luetgert pronounced guilty of the premeditated murder of his wife Louise. Sentence fixed at life imprisonment. Case followed years after her May 1897 disappearance and the discovery of rings in a sausage factory vat. Jury verdict after two trials and extensive testimony, including Luetgert’s own defense and accusations of disintegration of the body with potash.
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Windy Lnetgert
Chicago
Adolph Louis Leutgert
Louise
Adolph L. Lietgert
Diedrich Bicknese
Oakdale
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Luetgert
Kersten
Tumiki
Gary
Hart
Gloucester Fishermen Memorial Follows Losses in 1807
GloucesterMass February 14 Glouces ters annual tribute to lost fishermen was held at the First Baptist church coordinated by the Gloucester Fishermen Institute. The memorial list shows 90 fishermen lost in 1807 with an average age of 41. 17 widows and 45 children remain. Many victims were natives of British provinces.
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Gloucester
Mass
Gloucester Fishermen's Institute
First Baptist
Ice-Bound Relief Expedition Heads Toward Barrow
Seattle dispatch notes US relief expedition landing at Cape Vancouver and pushing across snow ice toward Point Barrow destination 1,440 miles distant amid uncertain arrival. Treasury report shows February receipts averaging $1,057,690 daily with annual rate of $386,130,580, exceeding nine year average by about $36,000,000. Death obituary reports Rev Dr William G. Cattell former Lafayette College president, age 71, after long illness.
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Seattle
Wash
United States
Point Barrow
Cape Vancouver
Washington
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Wheliam GC. Cattell
Lafayette College
Senate Debates on Hawaii Cuba and Indian Bills
In Washington the senate discussed annexation of Hawaii and Cuban recognition while tackling the diplomatic bill. House actions included military academy funding and contested election cases. Notable items: Booth opened senate session as chaplain. Indian lands bill amended to restore free homestead provisions. filibusters and adjournments framed the week’s pace.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Nawaiian Islands
Teller
Allen
Cuba
Cannon
Utah
Spain
United States
Pettigrew
Hawaii
Mason
Hale
William Booth
London
England
Salvation Army
House
Aldrich-Plowman
Alabama
Aldrich- Plowman
Aldrich
Rep
Minor News Items for the Week Ending February 14
Ferdinande Fabre the French novelist died in Paris. Matilda W Ballinger died in Bethel Montana aged two years eight months. Vive at Fort Worth Texas destroyed business property valued at 250000 dollars. Mrs Crowe and her daughter killed by officers while resisting arrest at Esculopia Kentucky. Thimius W Woollen former Indiana attorney general died in Franklin. Levi P Morton seven story New York office building burned logs 300000. First population estimate for consolidated New York City 3438399. Mollie Vincent shot lover Taylor Wyatt then killed herself at Gate City Virginia. Gold found in Siloam Springs vicinity Lowell County Missouri. Auditorium opera house in Moline Illinois burned loss 80000. Quartz gold found Pembina mountains near international boundary southern Manitoba. Judge Denny lowered two mile running record Oakland California 2 minutes 26 percent. Moyt building Cleveland clothing manufacturers burned loss 375000. David W Ramsdell died South Royalton Vermont aged 74 after Norways oats fame. Henry Cline chief of police McKeesport Pennsylvania killed self. Yacht Buccanneer seized by Spanish in Havana harbor. Steamer Marabella sunk at Tilbury England in collision with British warship Galatea 40 valuable race horses lost. Labor leaders plan eight hour day demand May 1 involving about 1000000 men.
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Ferdinande Fabre
Paris
Matilda W. Ballinger
Bethel
Fort Worth
Tex
Esculopia
Crowe
Thimius W. Woollen
Indiana
Franklin
Levi P. Morton
New York
Moline
Pembina Mountains
International Boundary
Manitoba
Oakland
Cal
Judge Denny
Moyt
Cleveland
David W. Ramsdell
South Royalton
Henry Cline
McKeesport
Buccanneer
Julian Hawthorne
Havana
Tull
England
Appeals for Cubans Proclamation for Relief Funds
Governor Tanner of Illinois issues a proclamation urging contributions to the Cuban relief fund. Ellridge G. Keith of Chicago, treasurer, is named to receive money and supplies, via the National Business League authorized by the president. The governor calls for using government power to end civil war in Cuba and recognizing the Cuban republic.
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Tanner
Illinois
Springfield
Ill
Ellridge G. Keith
Chicago
Cuban Relief Fund
National Business League
Cuba
Cuban Republic
Wisconsin Jubilee slated for six daycarnival
Milwaukee Carnival association signs with St. Louis firm to build 20 floats at about 25000 for the semicentennial celebration week of June 25 to July 8. Pageant on Friday July 1 will trace Wisconsin exploration statehood. Week to feature 100000 dollars in entertainment. six days of glorification expected.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Carnival Association
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Torture of Henry Landor Recounted by London Chronicle
The London Chronicle details brutal torture in Tibet of British explorer Henry Landor and two Hindoo servants. Landor suffered eye burns, rack binding, saddle with spikes, and repeated hot irons as his party faced mass savagery. Rescuers arrived after days of agony. Landor barely survived and later identified a hidden camera before rescue.
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The
Tondon Chronicle
Thibet
Henry Savage Lander
Lhasen
Landor
Plan Formed to Insure Methodist Property
The Methodist Episcopal church authorizes a new insurance company to cover fire risks for church owned buildings, schools, and parsonages. Incorporated in Illinois with headquarters in Chicago at 57 Washington Street, it aims to pool church insurance within the denomination. Premiums will be kept until $10,000 can start mutual operation, then churches are expected to shift policies.
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Methodist Insurance Company
General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church
Hilneis
Chicago
United States
Washington Street
Finois
General Conference
New Era Mystifies Old Tars In New York
A silent 200-ton fruiter named New Ira sailed up the East River without sails smoke or tow, impressing retired sailors with its mysterious power. Built on sharp lines the craft can reach 12 to 15 knots with wind. Also reported: 1,500-year-old glass toys found in a Roman cemetery at Rheinhessen, Germany.
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New York
East River
New Ira
Rheinhessen
Germany
New Zealand Pension Bill for Seniors with 20 Years’ Residence
The bill allows a pension of £38 yearly for persons aged 65 who have good character and 20 years of colony residence. Population notes claim a 1,000,000 yearly increase over the last century. An oddity reports Prussian blue paint made from burnt horse hoof baths.
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AML
New Zealand
New Market Opens to Bleached Cotton Exports
Bleached cotton may join other American manufactured goods in competing for British and Tinglish markets. A hundred sample cases were shipped from New York to Manchester and negotiations are underway for large orders. British importers note American yarn is firmer and smoother without the failing Alling, boosting strength and durability compared to English rivals. If this trial sustains, it could stabilize mills, reduce half time, and ease worker discontent through steady production.
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New York
Manchester
England
Rome to Light Catacombs with Electric Lamps
The Westinghouse Company has secured a contract to illuminate Rome’s catacombs including St Callistus, St Agnes, St Cyraca, St Demitilla, St Priscilla, and St Bentianus within 32 months. Six motors for 450 lamps will power the system with Tennessee marble switchboards and American wiring for the areaways.
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Rome
Westinghouse Company
Pittsburgh
Sts Rome
St. Callistus
St. Agnes
St. Cyraca
St. Demitilla
St. Priscilla
St. Bentianus
St. Callistus Catacomb
St. Sebastian
Peter and Paul
Marriage by injunction used to stop elopement in South Dakota
A South Dakota case shows an injunction served to prevent Lena Pruisner from eloping with Alexander Hellin. Lena married her chosen partner, while Hellin was arrested after defying the writ. Public sympathy favored Hellin. the justice of the peace faces scrutiny for intervening in a private romance.
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South Dakota
Michael Pruisner
Kulm
Lena
Nicholas Bataglea
Miss Pruisner
Alexander Ilelin
Bataglea
Hellin
Pruisners
Justice of the Peace
Wales Pawns His Timepiece in Hotel Bill Anecdote
An anonymous biographer notes a curious tale about the Prince of Wales during a Sedan battlefield visit with General Teesdale. Lacking cash to settle a hotel bill, the prince and his party pawned their watches at the Mont de Piété. The equerry retrieved funds to clear the debt without revealing the prince’s identity.
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Prince of Wales
Sedan
Gen
Teesdale
Prince
Mont de Piete
Bad Naval Shooting and Lottery Luck on the Lepanto
A British cruiser Edgar fired 70 shots at close range to sink a derelict tank steamer in the Red Sea, raising questions about needed firepower against a similar rival. In a Spanish port voyage, the Italian ironclad Lepanto joined the crew in buying a government lottery ticket, sharing a prize of 200000 dollars among officers and crew.
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Edgar
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