Devastating Paterson Fire Obliterates Downtown
A midnight blaze swept through Paterson New Jersey destroying public buildings schools churches banks offices and homes. Firefighters fought rocky winds and a northern gale as 500 dwellings and 1000 families were left homeless with relief efforts under way and authorities restricting street travel after 7 p m to restore order.
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Paterson
N. J
John Hinchcliffe
City Hall
Pblic Wicrory
Old City Hall
First Baptist
Second Presbyterian_ Park
St. Mark's Episcopal
J. Joseph's Roman Catholic
First National
Second National
Paterson National
Silk City Trust
Hamilton Trust
Paterson Trust
Y. M
Kent's
Kinsella's
Muezy’s Hardware and
Hall & Ball, Clothiers
John Norwood
Obert’s
Werntendyke's
P. H
W. H. Shields
Jordan
Sauter & Co
Panos
Feder & McNatir
Sendler’s
Tappan
Racowsky's
Brohal & Mueller
CC. E. Beach
Moorehead & Son
Paterson Gal and Electric Company
Skye
Mackintosh Drug Store
Jersey City, Hoboken & Paterson Traction Company
Broadway
van Houten Street
van Houten
Main Streets
Main Street
Vieor
Roosevelt at Groton as Theodore Jr. holds own
President Roosevelt arrives at Groton school to find Theodore Jr. not seriously ill but not yet assured enough to return to Washington. The boy, aged near 10, remains stable with pneumonia concerns easing, as Mrs. Roosevelt and aides stay nearby and school is dismissed for a few days.
President Roosevelt Visits Boston on Way to Groton
President Roosevelt stopped in Boston on his way to Groton making a brief appearance without leaving his car. He transferred between rail lines via a connecting link, avoiding extra police and railroad crowd control. Crowds cheered as hats were removed in the platform salute and the president thanked them from the moving car.
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Boston
Roosevelt
Groton
Roosevelt Jr. Stable as Illness Delays Return
Washington reports Theodore Roosevelt Jr. shows no major change in condition from Groton while the president remains away. Officials say it may be several days before an outcome is clear and that Roosevelt is not expected back in Washington before the end of the week. A later telegram notes the boy sleeping well at 11 p m with no change in his status.
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Groton
Mass
Roosevelt
Theodore
National
Horace B. Potter
William G. Ammell
Providence
College Infirmary
Privat Car Rambler
Jersey City
New Haven
Booth Station
Boston
Cambridge
Grand Junction
Boston & Maine Railroad
Aver Junction
Worcester, Nashua & Rochester
Aver
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
Groton Station
Sherrard Billings
Cortelyou
Billings
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
White House
Young Roosevelt
Murder Mystery at Sutter Street House In San Francisco
A 16 year old Nora Fuller was found dead and nude in a back bedroom at 2211 Sutter Street. Police suspect murder with two aliases Bennet and Hawkins tied to a man around 35 to 40. A possible motive involves a quarrel or fear of exposure.
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Hamilton Club
Church and
Ellison Streets
Paterson
New York
New Jersey
San Francisco
Durant-Lamont
Thes City
Nora Fuller
Sutter Street
John Bennett
C. B. Hawkins
Bennett
Hawkins
Fach
Ministry
Desperado Kid Curry Refuses Attention After Escape
Special Dispatch to the Standard Knoxville Tenn February 9 Kid Curry, wrapped in a blanket with a defiant look, complains of being treated like a caged beast in jail. He refuses a Nashville officer’s inspection, saying he is tired of being stared at after his sensational escape. Curry has a sprained ankle from a clash with a fellow prisoner and a trial is hoped for this week, though outcomes remain uncertain.
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The
Standard
Knoxville
Tenn
Kid Curry
Nashville City
Parker
Curry
Eleven Dead In Empire Hotel Fire On Olive Street
Early morning blaze at the Empire hotel 2700 2702 Olive Street in St Louis killed 11 people including 10 men and one woman and left seven more gravely or seriously injured. Fire started about 3 30 am as residents slept in a tightly packed three story building.
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Main Street
Ellison
Market Streets
Washington, Ellison
Erie Railroad
Ramapo Avenue
Straight Street
Park Avenue
Washington Street
Market Street
Sandy Hill Cemetery
Carroll Street
St. Joseph's Church
St. Louis
Empire Hotel
Olive Street
Morris Yall
Yall, Clark & Cowen
Chicago
Tobe Davis
John C. Lueders
George Thompson
Switchman
Sarah Harris
H. F. Woodley
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company
J. A. McMullen
Ss. T. Corey
Merchants’ Terminal Association
Vance Martin
Greenfield
Ohio
A. J. Allen
Sedalia
City Hospital
Harry Cline
Marion
Ill
Walter Johnson
Henry Robinson
George Lane
Rich Hill
Sturgeon
Harry Thompson
Nashville
J. H. Lally
Don Ryan
Dewet Breaks Through to Escape British Encirclement
London reports Lord Kitchener telegraphing details of a British attempt to trap General Dewet. Dewet, with some men and cattle, broke through a western line near Kroonstad Lindsley at dawn, escaping with three Boer fatalities and cattle losses while British outposts suffered scattered attacks through Feb. 7.
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London
Wolfvehook
Kitchener
Dewet
Liebenbergs Viei
Frankfort
Fanny
Kaffikof
Holland
Helbron-Frankfort
Deornkloff
Kroonstadt-Lindsley
Lord Kitchener
Heilbron
Lord Kitcherer
South Africa
Dewet Forces Move Against Rail Line in South Africa
Report describes Dewet's approximate force of 2,400 men under Lord Kitchener directing a campaign to dash along lines of dockhouses and railways between Wol Pranikfort Lindsley and Kroonstadt. Armored trains patrolled the line and shelled crossings to block Boer movement. Dewet slipped southward while Mr. Steyn’s whereabouts remain unknown.
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Aram
Wol Pranikfort
Lindsley
Kroonstadt
Dewet
Lord Kitchener
Titina
Tne
Robbers Loot Lemon Banking Vault in Acworth Early Morning
Safe blowers forced the Lemon Banking company vaults in Acworth Georgia securing 40 in gold a 35 000 Georgia state vend and stock certificates and bonds worth 1500 to 5000 and mutilated currency after a blast. A box of gold pieces and a notice were left behind. The robbers blew through four partitions to reach the money.
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Acworth
Lemon Banking Company
Man Detained in Smallpox Case in Plathead County
A man calling himself McDonald from Michigan was picked up on the street with smallpox in Plathead County. The report says 27 cages have developed and 26 cases remain in the pesthouse near Demarsville. Physicians urge prevention to curb spread.
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Columbia Falls
McDonald
Michigan
Plathead
Demarsville
Mac Donald
Paris Carnival Amid Bright Weather Draws Crowds
Parisians enjoy a carnival day with clear skies as crowds fill yards and streets. Revelers celebrate with paper confetti and lively street sport, continuing into the late afternoon as gaiety stays high.
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Paris
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Starr
City of
Murphy
Hin¢éhettre
Fifth Infantry
National Guard
Minneapolis Journal
Father
William Avery Gardner
John L. Gardner
Edward Hodges
William D. Warren
George B. Shattuck
Nished House
Kid Clarny
Himssele
Desperado
Ed Ankle
Seaffle
Robinson
John ©. Lueders
Lueders
J. W. Gillam
Sally
Don Styan
Lane
Ryan
Nicely
A. R. Goldberg
F. P. Contrand
Dewet Breaks
Beer Leader
Georgia Hank
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