Wreck on Washington Branch Georgia Railroad at Harding Creek
A Feb 12 crash on the Washington branch near Sharon Georgia wrecked multiple cars at Harding Creek trestle. Freight car, Kimber cargo, and a first class coach left the track, with several injured including Father David Sharon C. T. Moxley Wadley G. T. Jones Harmony Dr. A C Davidson and others. one unnamed person reportedly killed. Engine crew escaped into the baggage area. damage spanned yards and track.
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C. T. Moxley
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Brakeman Burned to Death in Norfolk Train Crash
In Norfolk Virginia a Seaboard Air Line freight wreck left brakeman James Tolliver cremated near Wake Forest University North Carolina after his section crashed into the burning debris. George Grew of Portsmouth narrowly escaped death by crawling from a caboose window as the derailed freight stalled on a bad curve.
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Norfolk
James Tolliver
Wake Forest University
N.C
George Grew
Portsmouth
Tolliver
Promising Patent Remedy for Women's Ailments
A dramatic notice touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female weaknesses, inflammation, ulcers, and nervous suffering. It includes patient-like testimony from Mrs. George A. Strong describing relief from drains and pain after using multiple Pierce products.
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George A. Strong
Gansevoort
Saratoga Co
N. Y
Prisoner hurried to jail to escape mor
Willis Cooper of Amite City La rushed to New Orleans where he was lodged in the parish prison to avoid a lynching after a carnival procession fight. Cooper and William Perry renewed a previous quarrel Perry attacked Cooper who fired four shots killing Perry and Mrs Faraba Russell an elderly onlooker. Sheriff deputies struggled to move Cooper away from an enraged crowd.
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New Orleans
Willis Cooper
Amite City
Parign
Cooper
William Perry
Perry
Faraba Russell
Diver dies during trapeze act at theater in Virginia
Eva Gilbert a vaudeville trapeze performer at the Powelton theater fell about 34 feet when her foot slipped from a loop during an aerial act. She died within ten minutes. She had arrived about six weeks ago, was a New York widow.
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Eva Gilbert
Travers
Powhattan Theater
New York
Representative Theus Dead in South Carolina Adjourns Respect
The South Carolina General Assembly adjourned as a mark of respect for Hon. B. A. Theus of Hampton who had been ill with pneumonia for ten days. Theus was a popular and prominent state figure.
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Columbia
S. C
General Assembly of
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Hampton
Theus
National Women’s Suffrage Convention Opens in Washington
Washington February 12 The executive committee of the National Women’s Suffrage convention met for a second session to finalize organization and agenda. They admitted the Friends’ Equal Rights association as auxiliary members and referred two Catt proposals to a sub committee. One aims to promote suffrage sentiment with an idea for a French style woman postage stamp. The other proposes each state association appoint a state historian to document notable facts.
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Washington
D. C
National Woman‘s Suffrage Convention
Friends’ Equal Rights Association
Carrie Chapman Catt
Fridday
France
Woman Suffrage Association
Young Roosevelt's condition shows improvement at Groton
Reports from Groton school say young Theodore Roosevelt Jr is better after a night of calm and a morning examination confirmed slight improvement. Secretary Cortelyou indicated the danger period may pass within 48 hours and the president will stay at Groton until the threat subsides.
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Maes
Theodore
Cortelson
Roosevelt
Poy
Cortelyou
Three Times Kidnaped Lawrence Countryman Again Disappears
Lawrence Countryman the five year old son of AS Countryman has vanished from the home of his grandparents in St Joseph Michigan. He was last seen Monday morning leaving the house without a coat. This marks a third disappearance tied to two prior sensational kidnapings involving the boy. He had been living with his mother and grandparents after a Chicago stay and earlier abductions in broad daylight.
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Lawrence Countryman
St. Joseph
Mich
Lawrence
AS Countryman
Robert van Brunt
Union
Albert
Chicago
Early Downfall Predicted Castro Regime May End by March
A reader letter from Mona Itt notes a revolt against Castro in Venezuela with plans to overthrow the government. The writer claims Loyalist forces lack support while several of Castro’s top generals have defected to the rebellion and the liberator could defeat the government fleet if engaged.
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Senor Mona
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Waelo Har
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Matos
Tate
Mareh
Empire Hotel Fire Blamed on Gilham
J W Gilham proprietor of the Empire hotel is held responsible for 11 deaths from the fire that destroyed the building last Sunday. The jury cites neglect to provide fire escapes and life lines as the cause, with Police Sergeant Hall testifying that no lives would have been lost if proper exits had existed.
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Gilham
St. Loui
J. W. Gilham
Empire Hotel
Taylin
Hall
Imperial Yacht Arrives in New York Harbor
The German imperial yacht Hohenzollern entered New York harbor at 11 57 a m passing inside the Sandy Hook lightship ahead of schedule. The ship was expected to stop at Bermuda per itinerary but heavy weather may have caused a direct course to New York. Senator Blackburn's Son Dies in Kentucky
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Imperial Yacht
New York
Hohenzollern
Sandy Hook
Bermuda
St. Thonas
Governor McBride fires workers who accept rail lobby offer
Tacoma Washington February 11 Governor McBride escalates his battle with the railway lobby by announcing he will dismiss any state employee who accepts the lobby’s terms. The move tightens the political clash over railway policy and state employment loyalties in a tense capital scene.
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Wash
McBride
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