Paterson Newsman Reports City’s Resolve After Destructive Fire
February reports from Paterson describe confidence in the future as Mayor Hinchiffe coordinates relief and New York Mayor Law offers aid. Treasures valued around 300000 dollars were saved from vaults beneath the ruined First National Bank and conveyed to Paterson Savings, while city records at the comptroller and tax office suffer severe damage. Banks reopen in temporary quarters as restoration begins though tax records and cleanup pose major challenges.
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Paterson
Hinchuife
Mayor
Law
New York
Firot 1
Rational Bank
Teoks
Paterson Savings Institution
City Hall
Comptrollers Office
Passaic Water Company
Washington Street
Fire at Orpheon Theater Believed Incendiary
Chicago February 10 belief the Orpheon theater fire was incendiary grew after firemen found two jets with tips removed spouting flames three feet high. The blaze appeared in three areas overnight. Debris on the third floor revealed headless beds propping a boy’s body, believed a street waif seeking shelter in a vacant office. Several homeless boys slept nearby. others recall a child’s face in the smoke at an upper window.
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Chicago
Orpheon Theater
Aom
Fromen
Silk city scarred by fire and looting after blaze
In the wake of a major fire in the silk city, hospitals report sixty three injured and two deaths. Outside aid supplied bread and coffee while mills and works resume operations. Police and deputies arrest eleven looters as anarchists mourn their meeting place. The paper's office on Market street burned, and Ernestine Cravella’s home was also set ablaze.
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Newark Bread Company
Passaic
Newark
New York
Great Rogers Works
Paterson
la Questione Sociale
Market Street
Ernestine Cravella
Humbert
Blood Spolts in Transvaal
A British report from Lord Kitchener notes heavy losses on both sides in the Transvaal last week. Boer casualties total 69 killed, 57 wounded, 574 captured. 480 rifles and a pompom seized. British losses include 2 officers and 11 men killed in a wagon convoy attack 30 miles from Beaufort. Boers killed 24 and wounded 47 in that clash.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Beaufort
West Cape Colony
Doran
Tolstoi in Crimea Delicate Health Causes Anxiety
Vladimir Tschertkoff reports Tolstoi, the Russian reformer, has relapsed after a brief improvement in Crimea. He is described as suffering heart failure and lung inflammation, prompting serious concern among supporters in London.
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London
Vladimir Tschert~koff
Count Tolstoi
England
Crimea
Tolstoi
Hindoo Twins Radica Cordica Separated In Paris
Paris February 10 Radica and Cordica Hindoo twins united like Siamese twins were separated yesterday by Dr Doyen Their condition today is favorable and they sleep quietly though terribly emaciated from tuberculosis They have been nourished with champagne rum and tea during recovery The operation lasted ten minutes with twenty minutes under chloroform and details were recorded by a living picture machine
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Paris
Hindoo
Radica
Cordica
Doyen
Britain to Withdraw Troops at Wei Hai Wei Fortify No More
In the house of commons the war secretary confirmed plans to withdraw British troops from Wei Hai Wei and halt fortifications there. The site will be kept as a colony and administered by the colonial office from January 1. Naval opinion supported the decision as a strategic asset.
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Britain
London
House of Commons
War Secretary
Wei Hai Wei
Lord Onslow
Wei Hat Wei
Wei Hai
Colonial Office
China
Debate in the House of Lords on meat contracts scandal
London report notes large crowd of peers and Commons figures at a heated Lords debate on meat contracts. Critics allege the cold storage firm profited about 1.6 million pounds from the first deal, while the new contract could save 700 thousand pounds, with fresh meat at 2 cents and frozen meat at 44 1/4d per pound.
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House of Loris
London
House of Lords
House of Commons
Gorham Acquitted in Juror Tampering Case
Raleigh NY February 10 Special J 4 Gorham former agent of the Southern railway was acquitted in a Statesvale court on charges of tampering with a juror in a damages case.
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Gorham
Raleigh
The
Southern Railway
Statesvale
Severe Telephone Shock Hits Tuscaloosa Merchant
Special report from Tuscaloosa Alabama dated February 10 describes Lee Myer a local merchant receiving a severe shock from his telephone at about 10 pm. The line reportedly rang continuously and a crossed wire with an electric light line caused a blistering jolt. He suffered but was able to be out next morning.
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Tuscaloosa Ala
Lee Myer
Tuscaloosa
Myer
Libertador Lands Insurgents in Venezuela Amid Gunboat Conflict
Rebel steamer Libertador carried General Andrade to Venezuela and landed forces near Cumarebo, taking the village and damaging the gunboat General Crespo. Cannons fired on the coast as insurrection spreads, causing Caracas to reel with commotion and reports of growing rebel activity near Barquisimeto.
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Willemstad
Caracao
Libertador
General Andrade
Venezuela
Cumarebo
Lavela de Goro
General Crespo
Caracas
Baraquisimeto
Walker and Hightower Wed at Valdosta Parsonage
Valdosta Ga February 10 special a romance tinged marriage took place at the Methodist parsonage with J Randall Walker and Susie Hightower among popular youths. The ceremony was by Rev C B Chester followed by a brief honeymoon visit to Patterson GA home of the groom. Walker is a member of Crawford Walker law firm and noted as a bright young attorney. the bride is a lively young lady with many friends.
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Walker- Hightower
Valdosta
J Randall Walker
Susie Hightower
C B Chester
Patterson Gar Walker
Crawford & Walker
Willie Worrell and Ben L Wood Tie in Bufaula
Yesterday afternoon at the bride's parents home twelve miles south of Bufaula the union of Miss Willie Worrell and Ben L Wood was celebrated in the presence of relatives and friends Hevi Ray of Clayton officiated The bride is the elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Worrell The groom is a prosperous planter The couple received guests at the home of his brother Bud Wood near Bush Alabama
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Bufaula
Ala
Willie Worrell
Ben L Wood
Hev i, Ray
Clayton
B @ Worrell
Mr Wood
Mr Bud Wood
Bush
Taylor-Livingston Flowers Wedding at Mount Pleasant
Miss Mary Bula Taylor and Leon Livingston Flowers wed at Mount Pleasant near Covington on February 9 at 3 pm. Rev Wiggins officiated for immediate family in a simple elegant ceremony. The bride, daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Taylor, is praised for beauty and charm. the groom is a rising businessman, associate editor of The Georgia Enterprise. The couple departed for Covington amid well wishes.
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Taylor
Newborn
Missy Mary Bula Taylor
Leon. Livingston
Mount Pleasant
J T Taylor
Covington
P Wiggins
Rey
Wiggins
Holly
Ivy
Palms
Bar
T Taylor
Lowerg
The
Georgia Enterprise
Kaiser William Sorrow News in Regard to Roosevelt Jr
In Berlin Prince Henry accompanied by Emperor William from Potsdam. The prince will stay at the Schloss until Tuesday evening when a private dinner in his honor will be held and no speeches made. The emperor will bid farewell to his brother with a private interview before the dinner. The prince will board the Kronprinz Wilhelm Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile in New York the coroner’s verdict assigns responsibility for the dynamite explosion in the rapid transit tunnel to I. A. Shaler Moses Epps and Ernest J. Mathewson for the deaths.
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Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
Berlin
Prince Henry
Prussia
Emperor William
Potsdam
the Schloss
Kronprinz Wilhelm
Wham
New York
I. A Shaler
Ernest J . Mathewson
Moses Epps
Rickety Children and Scott's Emulsion Cure
Rickets causes loose joints bow legs and soft bones in children. Scott's Emulsion provides tonics hypophosphites cod liver oil to correct nourishment deficits and aid rapid improvement. Sample offered by mail. Bowne Co. Century St. NLT.
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Scott
Tickety
Stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets Prove Benefit Across Many Voices
Advertised as a universal remedy, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets earn praise from Mrs Det Eldred Sun Prairie Wis and Mrs Ira Knowlton Butte Monteno among numerous customers who report weight regain, richer appetite, and relief from dizziness and stomach trouble after regular use. Notable testimonials include Mrs Lydia Bartram Assyria Mich and Rev JR Hoag of Wilmore Nebraska who credit the tablets with restored digestion and improved health in both adults and children. The notices emphasize ease of purchase at drugstores, with a 50 cent box repeatedly cited and claims of soothing after hearty meals.
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Thomas Seale Mayfield
Lelia Dively
Plummer
Pittsburg
Stuart
Det Eldred
Sun Prairie
Wis
Erié County
Henry Karis
Erie County
WY Rev JR. Hoag
Wimore
Nebraska
Eix
Dyenepala
Stuarts
Lydia Bartram
Assyria
Mich
FR Dane
Ira Knowlton
Butte Monteno
Iving
Pletsburg
Hal
F Dale
Hampton
Stuart Co
Marshall Mich
Deming Victory Rests On Distinction Of Volunteer Army
The U S circuit court of appeals ruled that the volunteer army is distinct from the regular army and that a court martial of regular officers violated article 77 when trying volunteer officers. Captain Peter C Deming, imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth for a subsistence department charge, to be released within sixty days along with about 200 other volunteers sentenced by regular officers. Roselfer estimates the cases total around two hundred.
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Walker Seaborn
Demine
Regular Army
Volunteer Army
Deming
Fort Leavenworth
Roselfer
United States
Cass
Philippines
Demming
Secretary of War
Brazilian Aeronaut Finishes Third Bay Flight at Moncao
Santos Dumont completed his third trip over the bay today in Monaco. He performed evolutions with complete success for thirty minutes and returned to his starting point amid cheers from a large crowd.
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Monaco
Santos Dumont
Carrollton Roundup Gin Plant Destroyed by Fire
Carrollton Mississippi February 11 The entire plant of the Carrollton Roundup Gin Company was destroyed today by fire. The loss is estimated at 63000 dollars and is insured for 315 thousand.
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Carrollton
Miss
Carrollton Roundup Gin Company
Jury verdict in first degree murder case in Memphis
The jury in the Tom Sharpe murder case in Memphis Tennessee returned a verdict of murder in the first degree. Sentencing was to be pronounced this afternoon as Deputy Shere Marshall Bower was the victim referenced in the charge.
Ladies At Sheltering Arms Restaurant End Tipping
The ladies in charge of the Sheltering Arms restaurant announce that tips to the waters by nations of the popular restaurant will be discontinued. Lunch tips fixed at 5 cents and 10 cents will not be received any longer. Patrons previously giving tips for charity will no longer do so starting today.
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Sheltering Arms
Whch
Frank James Seeks Injunction Over The James Boys Play
Frank James former outlaw won a temporary injunction in a Kansas City circuit court barring a local theater from presenting The James Boys in Missouri. He objects that the play is injurious to the youth, claiming it glamorizes the James gang and misleads audiences.
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Kansas City
Frank James
James Boys
Missouri
James
Intrusion Ends in Death at Lincoln County House
In Raleigh on February 10 Special Quincy Bumgardner reports three young white men attacked a house in Lincoln County smashing a door after a warning to stay out. A woman named Stiller, one of the inmates, killed one assailant. She was not arrested.
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Raleigh N.C
Quincy Bumgardner
Lincoln County
Stiller
Another Oil Firm Formed in Rome for Floyd County
February 10 report from Rome notes a new oil venture, Mat woods Oil Company, chartered in South Dakota with $1,000,000 capital. It leases 500 acres in Floyd County Devonian beds and targets depth of 1200 feet, aiming to tap sulphur rich beds. Rome Petroleum and Iron Co already operates near the new holdings and several noted financiers in Rome are listed as interested.
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Rome
Chicago
Rome Petroleum and Iron Company
China
Quinn O Brien
KR R Robertson
DH. Craig
Martin Jigdacs
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