Floating mine battles typhoon near Chefoo shore tale told
New York captain Lars Anderson of the Norwegian steamer Eklund recounted a near fatal encounter off Chefoo on the north China coast. A floating mine loomed beside a cresting wave as a typhoon struck, tests of nerve and seamanship saved 27 aboard with two-lookouts lashed to the rigging and the captain at the bridge.
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New York
Lars Anderson
Trump
Eklund
Chefoo
Capt, Anderson
Chinnampo
Korea
Taku
Capt. Anderson
Hkiund
Capt
Anderson
Iprain
Kimona Glad She Waits For Other Clothing
In Cleveland Mrs. A. A. Quint, visiting Havana, received $9.75 and international trackage after a long mix up left her wearing only a kimono while her traveling suit vanished for days. The case, heard by Justice Virgil Terral, recounts delays, a dye job, a farewell dinner, and a department store suit rental claimed as damages.
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Cleveland
A. A. Quint
Havana
Court of Justice of the Peace
Virgil Terral
Justice of the Peace
Cuba
Tied to Tree in Blizzard at Hedding College
Clar ence Robinson, a Hedding college student in Abingdon, was gagged bound to a tree by masked youths during a severe blizzard. He remained tied for hours, crawled six blocks through snow to his boarding house, and required frost bite treatment after surviving the attack.
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Galesburg
Clarence Robinson
Hedding College
Abingdon
Robinson
Hedding College Park
Child Born with Two Heads in Roanoke District
News from the Hjiawasse district of Pulaski County reports the birth of a child with two heads to Mr and Mrs John Meredith in Roanoke Virginia. The mother is distressed and weeps constantly while neighbors recall a dream that the extra head could be removed without harming the natural head, fostering belief in possible surgery.
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Roanoke
Hjiawasse
Pulask
John Meredith
Farman Plans Future Experiments With Aerial Craft
English aviator Henry Farman, famed for navigating an airship around a one kilometer course to win a 10000 dollar prize, discusses future aeroplane tests. He outlines motor upgrades, weight reductions, and radiator plans to extend flight and reliability while acknowledging current limits. Farman reflects on a cautious approach and the aviation field's promising trajectory.
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New York
Henry Farman
Europe
Warman
Paris
Farman
Maurice
M. Santos-Dupont
Value of Empress Diamonds at German Court
Empress Augusta Victoria wears magnificently valued diamonds worth 1,250,000 dollars for great court occasions. The emperor had praised her as “the jewel that sheds luster by my side,” a compliment she embodies in her jewelry.
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Empress Augusta Victoria
John Hays Hammond Leaves Guggenheim Ex ploration
Mining engineer John Hays Hammond resigns from Guggenheim Exploration with a rumored 250000 dollar annual salary. A. Chester Beatty, his former assistant, is expected to succeed him as Hammond’s health and career history are noted, including his role in Rhodesian gold discovery and the Jameson Raid.
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New York
John Hays Hamed
Guggenheim Exploration Company
Mr. Hammond
A. Chester Beatty
Hammond
John Hays Hammond
Cathedral to Cost 1,000,000 for New St Thomas Church
New York New York will build a $1,000,000 St Thomas Episcopal church at Fifth Avenue and Fifty third Street. The plan follows a fire damaged church of 1905 costing $600,000, with French Gothic design, stone material and a tower of four spires. Oldest Ex Governor Dead in Vermont Frederick Hotbrook died at 95, noted as the oldest living ex governor and one of three surviving Civil War governors.
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New York
New St. Thomas’ S Episcopal Church
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-third Street
Bourges
Amiens
Westminster Abbey
Frederick Hotbrook
Vermont
Thaw to Fight Annulment Case Amid Marriage Strain
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will file for annulment of her marriage to Harry K Thaw based on alleged insanity at contract. Thaw will defend. Papers to be served today and trial anticipated. The couple to remain apart by mutual agreement, amid public scrutiny of Stanford White case context.
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New York
Evelyn Nespit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
Stanford White
William Thaw
Harry
Col
Franklin Bartlett
Colonel Bartlett
Evelyn Thaw
Bartlett
A. Russell Peabody
Matteawan
Peabody
Daniel O'Reilly
Hyelyn Thaw
Walsh Jurors Seek New Trial in Walsh Case
Chicago March 11 The application for a new trial for John A. Walsh former Chicago Nationway Bank president convicted of illegal use of funds was filed in U S district court before Judge Anderson. Walsh’s lawyers presented 114 reasons and affidavits from jurors alleging coercion and improper conduct during deliberations.
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Chicago
John A. Walsh
Chicago Nationway Bank
United States District Court
Anderson
Walsh
Palmer
Charles Davey
Dbd
T. Todd
H. Kelloge
Davey
Takahira Talks of Peace at New York Banquet
Japanese Ambassador Takahira told the Japan Society of New York that major questions with the United States and Japan would be settled soon through friendship. His remarks, made at the Astor Hotel banquet in his honor, addressed immigration agitation and were seen as a forecast of continued Pacific peace.
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Natsable
New York
United States
Japan
Paron Takahira
Iotel Astor
Japan Factory
Pacific
He Was Parker's Manager Dies in New York City
William T. Manning, campaign manager for Alton B. Parker in 1904 and later for Chandler in New York, died of pneumonia at his residence. Born in San Francisco, he spent years in newspaper work after graduating from a western university. He contracted pneumonia on a trip through southern states last fall and had been in poor health since.
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Parker
New York
William T. Manning
Alton B. Parker
Chandler
Mr. Manning
San Francisco
Western University
Im Io Health
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