Fire Devastates Hot Springs Forty Blocks Lost
Relief committee mobilizes resources as more than forty blocks burn in Hot Springs Arkansas. City officials report estimates of damage up to 2,000,000 with insurance figures possibly reaching 2,500,000. Mayor Belding leads relief with funds rising to 7,000 to aid homeless residents.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Tosa
Citizens’ Relief Committee
Mayor Belding
Charlie M.rt
Arkansas Nations Bank
Eftién
Belding
Galenna
Indigestion cure promising through nerve-centered remedy
An advertisement extols a dream remedy for indigestion and related issues. It claims the root cause lies in abdominal nerves controlled by the mind and promises to remove underlying trouble rather than merely alleviate symptoms. It touts Dr Brows Restorative after 27 years of promotional effort and offers free books on various ailments in exchange for orders.
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Tony
Outlying Posts Taken by Japs in Manchuria Front
Reports from Mukden on February 26 describe Japanese forces capturing outlying positions east of Tie Pass and threatening the main Russian defense. The scene notes snow, heavy fighting with veterans, and Russian casualties arriving at Mukden as Japanese and Chinese elements press west of Kang Chialin.
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Mukden
Tie Pass
Port Arthur
Nogi
Angle
Kang Chialin
Cops in Warsaw Support Pay Rise Amid Strike Fears
In Warsaw on February 26 police receive soldiers on duty as authorities guard against a potential strike. Officers demand 12.50 monthly, matching St Petersburg, up from 6. Private coachmen and livery stable workers also walked out. Myron mills workers plan to return after gains, including shorter hours and higher pay. Railways face martial law to curb spread, with Vistula and St Petersburg lines in flux.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Atrikera
Myron
Warraw-St. Petersburg
N&W Orleans Swept by Fire
A devastating blaze raced through the N and W Orleans terminal area destroying the upper elevator and surrounding cottages. Nine city blocks burned as wind driven flames spread toward Napoleon Avenue while about 60 000 spectators watched. the fire disrupted grain exports and damaged the Illinois Central line.
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Auster- Utz
Constantinople Staveta
Napoleon Avenue
Seirha
New Orleans
Llnolg Central
Took A Straw Vote Interesting Restaurant Experiment
An advertising agent in Pittsburgh noted an ad for Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in a local restaurant. He interviewed 23 traveling men, finding 9 used the tablets after meals. Testimonials claim relief from gas, sour stomach, and irregular meals, with claims of safety and digestives like pepsin in the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pittsburgh
Stuart
Fifteen Bead Bodies Recovered From Coal Shaft Blast
Bluefield W Va February 26 A explosion in shaft No 1 of the United States Coal and Coke Company at Wilco today left twenty three miners missing and at least fifteen bodies recovered by eight p.m. The rescue party is still at the mine as officials led by General Manager Reis direct efforts. Dead so far are Italians and Hungarians not yet identified. The explosion destroyed glass windows a mile away and smoke and dust filled the shaft mouth. Some entombed miners may yet be rescued, but the chances fade as recovery continues. The United States Steel subsidiary operates the mine, located in Pennsylvania corporate neighbor. The cause remains undetermined.
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Bluefield
W Va
United States Coal and Coke Company
Wilco
Rels
Reis
Cam
United States Coal and Coke, Company
Pittsburg
Penn
United States Stes Corporation
Two More Victims Found in Alabama Mine Disaster
Birmingham February 26 rescuers bore the bodies of two more victims of last Monday's mine explosion raising the total recovered to 183. Five more are believed trapped under flood water as pumps are readied. Widows and orphans are aided by a relief fund near 25000 with plans to build a 75000 self perpetuating fund for mine accident relief.
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Birmingham
Ala
Virginia
Veilet Committee
Ife
Alabama
Negro Postmaster Claims Peonage Tied to Government
Special from Jackson Mississippi reports I Horton a postmaster at a Way Station in Madison County says he is held in peonage by the post office department. Horton, in the line of the Illinois Central, has tried to resign but claims the department refuses acceptance, citing no replacement available. He writes federal authorities alleging involuntary servitude and financial loss while continuing in office. February 26.
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I. Horton
Way Station
Madison County
Here
Post Office Department
Hartog
Horton
Tim
Jackson, Miss
Gas Explosion Hurts Ten Men at Sample Mine No 2
An explosion at Sample Mine No 2 of the Great Western Goatana Coke Company in South McAllister Indiana Territory injured ten workers. One likely fatal, pit boss Jann Murphy badly burned and head scalded. other injured include Bud Robbins Grant Hare Jim Cristy Frank Martin and three Italians.
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araaterte _ 2
Great Western Goatana Coke Company
Jann Murphy
Sampte
Farquino
Bud Robbins
Grant Hare
Jim Cristy
Frank Martin
Canal to Cost a Quarter Billion With Sea Level Route Favored
A Panamanian canal committee urges inviting bids on building a sea level canal at Miraflores with 1,000 foot long summit and 409 feet of usable width. It projects completion in 10 to 12 years, with a total cost not exceeding 230.5 million dollars, arguing a sea level waterway offers unrestricted navigation and future expansion without the limits of a lock system.
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Old Canal Company
Mindi
Chagres
Boca Mindi
Gamboa
Qwebra Ait
York
Miraflores
Culebra
Fathmusa R
Isthmtap Canal Commission
Colon
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Stomach Cure
A 19th century testimonial style ad extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for bad stomach, dyspepsia, and related ailments. It claims to strengthen liver and bowels, improve appetite, and remove nervous exhaustion, with customer letters from Buffalo and New Jersey praising lasting relief. It warns against knockoff remedies and promotes a free medical adviser booklet and pricing.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Are
Christian charity and unity in Atlanta sermon remarks
Dr John White urges living by Christlike spirit not compulsion or force. He condemns coercive charity and urges Christians to partner with Jews and Catholics to curb unorganized aid while stressing humility, sincerity, and compassion in ministry. He warns about judgment for unbelievers and Christians alike if charity loses its Christlike essence.
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Christ
Atlanta
Samaria
Atidata
Maine and Culgoa sail for southern waters to join fleet
The battleship Maine and supply ship Culgoa departed for southern waters today. The Maine will join the North Atlantic fleet at Guantanamo and later serve as flagship for Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans. The cruiser Chattanooga has been moved from the navy yard and will join the Caribbean squadron at Guantanamo.
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Wilk
Evang
New York
Maine
Culgoa
North Atlantic Fleet
Guantanamo
Robley D. Evans
Caigon
Chattanooga
Navy Yard
Prom Harper’s Weekly Parable of a Kind Boy and Permit
Alfred H. Lave discusses kindness as a virtue in a Prom Harper’s Weekly tale about a Philadelphia boy who holds a fishing permit. A gamekeeper stops the lad and questions the permit, but the boy explains another boy had the actual permit, revealing a moral about honesty and generosity within a brief narrative.
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Prom
Harper's Weekly
Alfred H. Lave
Philadelphia
University of Pease Union
Benial
Sala Hes “Jones
Dr Broughton Opposes Broad Movement Denying Jesus Name
In Atlanta, Dr Broughton denounces a planned interdenominational effort that would exclude the name of Jesus Christ. He insists all church work and charities be conducted in the name of Jesus, criticizing calls for broad inclusivity that omit Him. He pledges to fellowship with all good citizens but rejects anti-Christ fellowship and any denial of Christ.
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Jesus
Christ
Jesus Christ
Lord Jesus
Atlanta
School of Cookery
Atanta
Drowned: Henry Humphries in Columbus Mississippi
Henry H. Humphries, son of the late Captain William W. Humphries, a prominent Columbus businessman, accidentally drowned in the Tempehgee river today and the body had not been recovered.
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Henry Humphries
Columbus
Miss
Henry H. Humphries
Wiliam W. Humphries
Tembighee
Dr J Newton Hathaway Offers Free Medical Books
Dr J Newton Hathaway a recognized authority on chronic diseases offers free medical books mailed to sufferers upon request include topics such as Diseases of Throat and Lungs Urinary Tract Women Sain Hectal and Rheumatism Blood Poison Stricture Vaticocele Nervous Di Lucy and Vital Weakness and a book for men Manliness Vigor and Health. He will also provide a professional examination without charge and a book on pigeons. Address Inman Building Atlanta Ga.
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J. Newton Hathaway
Miry
Inman Building
Atlanta
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Sheri Willams
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Patrolnen
N&w
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Virginia Mine
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Indiana Territory
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Rock Island
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Prince's Golden Medical Discovery
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Pisre
Golden Medical
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Golden Mendirs
Shan
Gammon Sense Medical Adviser
Dr. R. Pierce
Buffalo
John White
DR. Broughton
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