Fire Rages Through Waterbury Business District
A severe winter gale gutted a large Waterbury business district store and surrounding buildings on Bank Street. Reed & Hughes store ignited on the third floor, fires spread rapidly through the block, threatening Main Street and the Masonic temple. Losses estimated at about 2 million dollars included Reed & Hughes, Masonic temple, and Waterbury American building, with firefighters aided by teams from Hartford New Haven Bridgeport and Naugatuck. Two deaths reported and thieves said to be active amid the panic.
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Waterbury
Conn
Reed & Hushes, Dry Goods Company
Bank Street
Reed & Hughes Company
Reid & Hughes Company
Salvation Army
Ryan & Fitzmaurice
Cannon & Webster's Drug
Davis Cigar Store
B. B. Ifwullin & Sons
South Main Street
Masonic Temple
Franklin House
Grandtreet
Waterbury American
W Oh
Camp Block
Reid & Hughes
O'Connor
Greenberg & Buckner
Old American
Charles Miller
Johnson
Jones, Morgan & O., Clothiers
J. B. Mullings & Son Clothiers
New Enngland Engineering Company
Frankln
W. G. Schlegel
Jean Jacques
W. C. Bannon
Anson Bellew Company
George EH. Judd
LaPaime-Hoffman Company
Ashworth
B. C. Church Company
Schhiltz2 Brewing Company
Conlom Brothers
Edward McGraw
Meigs
Whittlesey
Boston, Furniture Company
Bronson
Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Naugatuck
Inn
New Places
Huriford
Torrington
Waterbury Hospital
Hi Fg
Tolstoi Taken Ill In St Petersburg
St Petersburg reports Count Leo Tolstoi is very ill and will be attended by a specialist from the city. The February 2 bulletin notes Tolstoi's condition requires expert medical care and monitoring.
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Count Leg Tolstoi
Count Tolstoi
St. Petersburg
Leo Tolstoi
Lynch Threat Arises After Police Kill Negro Suspect
In Chester Pennsylvania a mob of about two thousand gathers to Lynch Albert West, who killed Policeman Mark Allen and was recaptured after hiding in a Darby stable. Officers retreat to the courthouse courtyard as the crowd tears at barriers, then is repelled by police with revolvers drawn.
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Chester
Mark Allen
Albert West
Wrest
Darby
West
Enffort
Leary
Whitney Retires From Active Business Life
William Whitney financier and former secretary of the navy has announced his retirement after about twenty five years of active involvement in affairs. He stated he would settle down to rest, and that he has passed the age he planned to withdraw and is out for good. He said he will not return to politics.
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Whitney
New York
William €. Whitney
Georgia
R W Robinson
Savannah
Pink
Jeky Igland
Machias Receives Orders to Join North Atlantic Squadron
The gunboat Machias under Lieutenant Commander Henry McCrea sailed this afternoon to the West Indies to join the North Atlantic Squadron, replacing Merietta at Colon. It is likely to report to Rear Admiral Higginson at Guantarame or Clentuegos.
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New York
United States
Machias
Henry McCrea
West Indies
Merietta
Colon
Higginson
Guantarame
Clentuegos
Butler Biddles Death Autopsy Reveals Self Inflicted Wounds
The Butler jail crowd saw Ed and Jack Biddle die after self inflicted gunshot wounds. Autopsy doctors report Ed Biddle fired a 32 caliber pistol into his left breast while Jack was wounded by self inflicted shots, with officers later deemed to have used lawful force. Public interest lingered as ministers condemned the case and residents gathered for glimpses of the bodies between refusals by jail doors.
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Butler
Ed Biddle
Ed Biddie
Jack Biddle
Biddles
Jack
Explosion at Hidacay Menteg Vids Causa
San Antonio Texas February 2 The latest information from the Hondo Mexico mine explosion shows 196 miners at work when the blast occurred and all are dead Most victims are Mexican and Chinese very few Americans at work Every mule in the mine was killed three dead ones were taken from the debris There is no hope any of the 103 men will be rescued alive The explosion occurred in mine No 6 caused by striking a gas pocket The mine is owned by Coaquita Coal Company R M McKenney supervisor Names of victims not yet learned Loss to owners is heavy
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San Antonio
Tex
Hondo
Mexico
Coaquita Coal Company
R. M. McKenney
Two Murderers Caught Near Crenshaw Woods
Italian fugitives Bennie Fell and Thomas Jevin, wanted for the Shawmut murder of Jamey Tieekin on January 38, were captured in woods near Crenshaw two miles away. They were nearly naked and starved after four days without food, overpowered by four Italians led by Squire Thomas Keys, with a $1,000 reward posted by EMC county commissioners and Shawmut Mining Company.
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Crenshaw
Brockwayville
Thomas
Jevin
Bennie
Jamey “Tieekin
Shawmut
Hay Win
Lonely ‘Woods
Emc County
Shawmut Mining Company
Squire Thomas Keys
Heekin
Squire Keys
Pan-American delegates to be entertained in Monterey
Pan-American congress delegates arrive in Monterey on Friday February for a four day stay. Governor Leal reports a royal reception with at least 50 000 spent on entertainment. A concert in Zaragoza plaza a banquet at Juarez theater and a ball at the Casino are planned with a Diente mining excursion and public receptions as the city glows in festive illumination.
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Monterey
Mexico
Leal
Mexico City
Zaragoza Plaza
Juarez
Illinois Day Declared Off for Charleston Exposition
Chicago reports Illinois day at the Charleston exposition set for March 4 has been declared off for now as exposition management may not be ready to host state representatives. Governor Yates ordered cancellation pending further determination by the Charleston authorities.
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Chicago
Ill
Fred A Smith
Peoria
Yates
Hamilton Club
Severe storm and blizzard sweep across the Northeast and Midwest
A violent Atlantic gale at Sandy Hook lashed New York after sundown, with winds over 60 mph and rough seas. Ships anchored outside the bar, lights extinguished, and ferries tied up as crews face a dangerous night. Snow and sleet spread inland causing disrupted rail and electrical damage across several states, with reports of one fatality from a sign injury.
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New York
Sandy Hook
New York Lower Bay
Highlands
Gednow Channel
Laquitaine
Hevre
Phoenician
Hembure
Boulogne
Mny
Ancho
Sandy Hook Bar
Drachenfeld
Savannah
Sandy Hook Bay
Columbus
Columbua
Chattahoechve
North Highlands
Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Airy Monday forecast and Cuba view make headlines
In Georgia a mix of mild and cold weather is forecast with warmer conditions in the northwest and increasing clouds. Rev W W Landrum denounces divine authority in Americanization of Cuba. Ex-city detective Cason faces a serious charge as freezing returns north Georgia after recent rain and siege.
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W. W. Landrum
United States
Cuba
E. P. Howell
Washington
Peachtree Park
Cason
North
Georgia
Landrum on Cuba do not Americanize Cuba and annexation predicted
Dr W W Landrum pastor of the First Baptist Church in Havana warns that Americanization is not the gospel and notes Cubans are influenced by Romanism and Spanish practices. He cites American vices imported to the island, questions annexation prospects, and urges Protestant unity and Christ centered mission work in Cuba.
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Cuba
Home Mission Board
Southern Baptist Convention
Landrum
Island
United States
Ladrum
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