Pennsylvania Fast Train Plunges Into Ice Gloomed River
Ten people are missing and several others believed fatally injured after Pennsylvania west bound flyer No. 29 derailed at Mineral Point eight miles east of Johnstown. Rail spread or a broken tender truck caused the wreck, sending five Pullmans and three sleepers into the Conemaugh river. T. A. Busby, Chicago postmaster and mayoral candidate, among the fatally injured.
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The
Star
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Mineral Point
Here
Conemaugh River
T. A. Busby
Chicago
Altoona
South Fork
Wrecked Train Leaves Chicagoans Injured in Johnstown Crash
Special to The Star reports most passengers aboard the wrecked train were from Chicago. Latest details indicate many injured with several fatalities expected. Early reports of ten people going through ice are discredited. the wreck occurred near Johnstown.
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The
Star
Johnstown
Chicago
Pennsylvania Limited wreck near Johnstown
Eighteen hour Pennsylvania Limited westbound from Altoona jumped the track near Johnstown at midnight trapping fifty passengers. Fourteen aboard when leaving Altoona and twenty nine injured, some seriously, with no fatalities reported. Relief trains rushed physicians to the scene as officials investigated the cause amid reports the train was traveling too fast on a sharp curve.
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Altoona
Pennsylvania Limited
Johnstown
Conemaugh River
Survivors Reported After Berlin Wreck
At Hook of Holland on February 23 the Berlin disaster left only one survivor. Officials believe no further escapes are possible as rescue operations conclude with a single known survivor.
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Star
Hook OF Holland
Berlin
Weather Forecast for Anniston and Vicinity
Rain expected tonight with warmer temperatures. Sunday will be mild with higher later.
Defaulting Banker Held at Opelika
A man calling himself Harper was arrested in Opelika Alabama on February 23 and believed to be Walker the defaulting cashier from New Britain Connecticut. He traveled with a woman not his wife who claimed she was from New Britain. Hotel owner Harry Buckley of West Point Georgia arranged the arrest after receiving a detective agency photograph that matched the suspect. Buckley seeks the $6000 reward for Walker's capture.
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Star
Opelika
Ala
Harper
Walker
New Britain
Conn
Harry Buckley
West Point
Buckley
Connecticut
Harper Says He Is A Mule Dealer From Old Kentucky
A man claiming to be W F Walker of New Britain Conn is jailed in Opelika aged about 60 and calling himself W Harper a mule dealer from Kentucky He says he married an 18 year old woman in Albany Ga and they traveled from Birmingham to Opelika then to Atlanta likely leaving near West Point The man is held in a cell and the woman stayed with a local family.
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Opelika
W. F. Walker
New Britain
Conn
W. Harper
Kentucky
Harper
Albany
Birmingham
Atlanta
West Point
Shelnutt Co Buys Ingram & Co Stock Trade Move
Shelnutt Mercantile Company purchases Ingram and Co stock of dry goods and farm necessities on No ble street. Captain J B Shelnutt refused a deal yesterday. Purchasers take charge today moving salvage stock from Bee Hive. Ingram stand becomes Shelnutt store with Court Street warehouse between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
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Tagram & Co
Noible Street
Shelnutt Mercantile &Co
J. B. Shelnutt
Bee Hive
Ingram & Company
Shelnutt Mercantile Company
Court Street
Twelfth
Two More Steamers Reported Wrecked
Two steamers were reported wrecked late last night by passing ships. One went down off Flamborough Head in the North Sea and the other off Beachy Head in the English Channel. No details were received as storms continue, especially in the North Sea.
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London
Flamborough Head
North Sea
Beachy Head
English Channel
Death Ends Term of William Cline
Sheriff William C LeGrande received notice of William Cline s death while serving a ten year term at Richburg for the murder of J F Phillips father of his son in law. Cline s conviction in Cleburne county followed a prior reversal over the crime s location. He had been moved between Calhoun and Cleburne jails and was to face a second trial.
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Cleburne County
Cline
American Net and Twine Company
Western Steel Car and Foundry Company
LeGrande
Richburg
State
Cleburne
Calhoun County
Prof Carmichael to Speak at American Mathematical Society
Prof St D Carmichael of the Presbyterian College delivers three papers at the New York meeting of the American Mathematical Society today. The presenter will be the secretary as Carmichael’s trio of talks occupies a third of the program, highlighting divisions of angles, a table to multiply perfect numbers, and quartic curves with fourfold point symmetry.
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St. D. Carmichael
Presbyterian College
American Mathematical Society
New York
Carmichael
America
Organization of Tri State League Postponed
The Tri State league meeting in Alabama is postponed due to Selma withdrawing and Tuntsville and Chattanooga unable to attend. Anniston promises a fast local team with a partial lineup including Wonmack Speingbled Rivers Cozart Burges Bullard Hoffman Newkirk Ayres J W Morton Holden Hall Harris and aims for games with nearby cities. Attending representatives from Knoxville Chattanooga Gadsden Rome Talladega Huntsville and possibly Decatur and Dalton are noted with J M Ragan expected to head the organization.
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Selma
Tuntsville
Chattanooga
Alabama
Anniston
Wonmack
Speingbled
Rivers
Cozart
Burges
Bullard
Hoffman
Newkirk
McCoy
Ayres
J. W
Morton
Holden
Hall
Harris
Knoxville
Gadsden
Rome
Talladega
Huntsville
Decatur
Dalton
Thin City
Girl 16 Is Fined for 45 Cents Goods Arrest Creates Local Stir
Miss Gracie Robinson of Alabama City aged 16 was arrested tried and convicted in a justice court for obtaining 45 cents in goods under false pretenses. She served a short jail term and was released after community sympathy grew. A $10 fine plus costs was imposed. A Rolling Fork Mississippi donation of $20 from Y M V railroad employees arrived with a note condemning prosecution.
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Star
Gadsden
the Evening Journal
Gracie Robinson
Alaama City
Alabama
Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Rolling Park
Mins
Rolling Fork
President Roosevelt Visits Harvard Alma Mater
Theodore Roosevelt paid his first post election visit to Harvard since becoming President. The informal campus gathering drew “Harvard men” and students, with an address at the Harvard Union and a planned visit to the Porcellian club. The Roosevelts depart for Washington soon.
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OLD Harvard
Cambridge
Masa
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Roosevelt
Harvard Union
Union
Harvard Political Club
Porcellian Club
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Washington
Thaw Defense Reveals Planned Dinner Before Raid
A Thaw defense attorney said if Stanford White had lived one day longer he would have been exposed without Thaw's act. White reportedly planned a dinner the next night. the Anti Vice Society arranged with police to raid it. The defense also mentions two other women harmed by White ready to testify if needed. Evelyn Thaw’s testimony is described as complete and truthful. Jerome aimed to prove insanity, with cross examination used to push for a psychiatric commission.
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The
Star
New York
Thaw
Stanford White
White
AntiVice Society
Evelyn Thaw
Jerome
Roosevelt Arrival In Boston For Presidential Visit
President Roosevelt and party reached Boston at 5 30 this morning and visited Dr. W S Bigelow's home. Mrs Roosevelt the Longworths and Miss Ethel Roosevelt went to Cheatant Hill as guests of Mrs Geo C Lee.
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Boston
Mass
Roosevelt
W.S. Bigelow
Taxing of Booker’s School a Mooted Question
A Tuskegee hearing on the bill to recall tax exemptions for the Booker T. Washington school drew one of the session’s largest crowds as the House local legislation committee debated the proposed removal of exemptions. Speakers from Tuskegee and Birmingham argued for and against the measure, which concerns $750,000 to $1,000,000 in property.
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Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Macon County
House Commission
Lewis
W.W. Campbell
Marone County Bank
J. HL. Drakeford
Bank of
We Hare
W. EE. Huddleston
J. M. Roberta
W. N. Hendon
Frank 8. White
Birmingham
W. Hare
Jesse Stallings
Lewis Opened the Argument. Mr. Lewis
Decatur Shuts Down Zaza After Gallery Disruption
In Decatur Als on February 23 a large gallery crowd tormented the performance of Zaza at the Lyceum theater. Miss Mabel Montgomery halted a scene and warned the audience to quiet, threatening curtain call if the disturbance continued.
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Decatur
Als
Imdies
Zaza
Lyceum Theater
Mabel Montgomery
Albertville to Hold City Election for Mayor and Five Aldermen
Albertville officials set a March 5 election to choose a new mayor and five aldermen for the upcoming term. Mayor Hooper issued the order on February 23 and voters will decide municipal leadership.
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Albertville
Mayoe Hooper
Admiral Craig to be placed on retired list
Washington Feb action announced upcoming retirement of Admiral Joseph R. Craig longtime commander at League Island Navy Yard after more than forty five years of service. He is a New York native and served the nation on land and sea.
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Washington, D.C
Joseph Ki. Craig
League Island
Dexter Fire Threatens Maine Town
Newport Me Feb 23 The town of Dexter is menaced by a devastating fire. Three hundred volunteer firefighters cannot control it. Seven stores and several dozen dwellings have burned. Loss surpasses $100 000 and residents are in a panic.
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The
Star
Newport
Lof Dexter
School Property Tax Burden Fight Continues
A school holds property against tax relief, arguing it must share in the county’s governing costs. The dispute centers on whether the school should be freed from taxes while remaining responsible for local government expenses.
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