Five Die in Farmhouse Fire near Preston Minnesota
Fire at the Engle farm six miles southwest of Preston claims four lives C W Engle Mrs C W Engle Mrs Thomas Yeast and infant Baby Engle. Thomas Yeast the sole survivor is severely burned and may die from inhalation and internal injuries. The house and body parts were found burned beyond recognition.
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Preston
Minn
C. W. Engle
Here
Thomas Yeast
Engle
Baby Engle
Vic
Yeast
Rose county option bill passes Ohio senate tight vote
In Columbus on February 6 the Ohio senate approved the Rose county option bill by 24 to 14. Endorsed by the Anti-Saloon League, the measure heads to the house where supporters expect a larger margin. Amendments set a Sept 1 1908 start and raise petition signers from 25 to 35 percent. Opponents’ proposals from the Ohio Brewers’ Association were defeated.
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Columbus
Senate
Rose County
Anti-Saloon League
Ohio General Assembly
House
Ohio Brewers’ Association
Snow slide near Crested Butte coal mine kills two men
A snowslide at the Crested Butte coal mine hillside carried four miners down 1000 feet. Two men Lawrence Bequowish and George L. Aretee were buried and killed. the other two survived unhurt. Miners on the surface rushed to help but fatalities were confirmed. No mine damage reported.
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Crested Butte
Colo
Lawrence Bequowish
George L. Aretee
Disastrous Peoria Fire Destroys Adams Street Block
A devastating Peoria blaze on Adams street destroyed most of a business block. Wind gusts up to forty miles per hour fed the flames, delaying control for hours. Loss estimated at 250000 dollars. The fire started at the Watson building rear, housing the Columbia Phonograph and W. W. Kimball Piano firms.
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Peoria
Ill
Adams Street
Watson
Columbia Phonograph Company
W. W. Kimball Piano Company
Mme Zelma's fortune telling at the Grand Hotel
The advertisement promotes Mme Zelma the gifted clairvoyant visiting Austin. It claims she reveals all about business, law, love, marriage, divorce, success and failure, and even who and when you will marry. Hours 10 AM to 9 PM with discreet service and affordable pricing.
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Mme
Zelma
Austin
Grand Hotel
Wallace Gregson Electrician Ad at 124 W Mill St
Wallace Gregson, electrician at 124 West Mill Street, offers electric wiring services and supplies. Estimates gladly given from a small office.
Mulai Hafid Promises Holy War Aims In Fez Letter
Fez reports a letter from Mulai Hafid read in mosques declaring a holy war to drive Christians from coastal ports recapture Oudja and restore ancient frontier lines. The message outlines militant objectives and regional ambitions amid Moroccan conflict.
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Moroccan
Tangier
Fez
Mulai Hafid
Oudja
Fire at Fee Brothers building losses exceed quarter million
Rochester on February 6 reports a blaze of unknown origin at the Fee Brothers liquor shop on North Water street in the center of the business district. Two large brick structures were gutted and damage surpassed $250,000.
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Rochester
N. Y
Fee Brothers
North Water Street
Three Europeans Murdered by Moors on North African Road
A Casa Blanca dispatch reports three Europeans killed on the road between Mediouna and Kasbah Ber Rachid. The attackers, described as Moors, mutilated the victims, with details noted as horrendous.
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Paris
Casa Blanca
Mediouna
Kasbah Ber Rachid
Architect Huston Turns State's Evidence In Dauphin Conspiracy
In Harrisburg on February 6 the architect Joseph M. Huston, concealed in a hotel room, testified through his assistant Stanford B. Lewis against co defendants contractor Sanderson and ex Public Buildings Superintendent Shumaker. Lewis said he would receive 25 percent commissions and faced tough cross examination.
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Harrisburg
Joseph M. Huston
Sanderson
Shumaker
Dauphin County
Stanford B. Lewis
Lewis
Gilbert
Mathues and Snyder
Huston
Capitol
Deaths From Cold Freeze Towns Cut From Food Supply
Severe cold and a major snow storm cripple rail lines and ferries, leaving towns isolated and starving. Police report several deaths from exposure including two women found frozen in a West Seventy-first Street home. A coin collection showed pawned items. a monument was erected for Captain John W. Bertie.
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New York
West Seventy-first Street
Margaret Meek Bertie
Margaret Kelly
Survivors of St. Cuthbert land at Boston after ship disaster
Boston records the arrival of sixteen survivors from the burning steamer St. Cuthbert. Four severely burned crewmen, including Captain John Lewis and Armand Jobart, were hospitalized with head and facial injuries and may recover. two more burn patients remained under care. The Cymric had rescued them four hundred miles from port after fourteen companions perished.
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Boston
St. Cuthbert
Cymric
John Lewis
Armand Jobart
Six Italians Arrested in Canton for Black Hand Threats
Canton Ohio February six Italians are jailed on Black Hand accusations after saloonkeeper Mike Altire reported threats to kill him for $50 and joining the society. Police say the Altire family has faced Black Hand pressure for two months as suspects claim ties to national groups and warn of reprisals.
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Canton
Black Hand Society
Mike Altire
Altire
Taft Presidential Boom Set for Lincoln Day Banquet
In St. Paul on February 12 the Taft campaign will launch in Minnesota with a Lincoln Day banquet. Frank B. Kellogg travels from Washington bearing the war secretary’s message to the state's people, signaling broader significance beyond Minnesota.
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St. Paul
Taft
Minnesota
Frank B. Kellogg
Washington
Roosevelt suspends public printer Stillings. Rossiter appointed
President Roosevelt temporarily suspends Charles A. Stillings from the public printer position and names William S. Rossiter to perform duties during the congressional investigation of the Government Printing Office.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Charles A. Stillings
William S. Rossiter
Government Printing Office
Congress
Trapper Ends Life After Years of Flight from Business Failure
Biwabik Minnesota February reports a trapper and hunter named William Andrews, who had hidden in Saginaw for eight years following business collapse, shot himself in his woods shack near Allen Junction station. The rifle was found in his grip.
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Biwabik
Minn
Saginaw
Mich
William Andrews
Hunter
Allen Junction Station
Blizzard Paralyzes Michigan Rail Travel With Snowbound Trains
In Detroit and across Michigan a blizzard freezes travel as upwards of a dozen passenger trains become snowbound, with zero weather likely to bring further disruptions. The Flint division of the Pere Marquette railroad reports a passenger train stranded amid worsening conditions.
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Detroit
Michigan
Flint
The
Pere Marquette Railroad
Brother-in-Law Shoots Railroad Union Chief in St Louis
John T. Wilson president of the International Brotherhood of Railroad Maintenance of Way Employes was shot twice at his St Louis home by his brother-in-law Frank G. Pagleman of Kansas City. Wilson, injured, says his wife started a dispute and Pagleman joined, amid a divorce suit filed days earlier.
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St. Louis
John T. Wilson
International Brotherhood of Railroad Maintenance of Way
Frank G. Pagleman
Kansas City
Wilson
Eneleman
Maclean Near Release From Raisuli Hold
Tangier reports Sir Harry Maclean, held by Bandit Raisuli for seven months, is within four hours ride of Tangier and likely to be freed. The British government says it will pay Raisuli $100,000 and guarantee his protection and immunity in exchange for Maclean’s release.
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Tangier
Caid
Harry Maclean
Raisuli
Card MacLean
Haaglund Allegedly Shoots Father Near St Hilaire
Crookston Minnesota February reports John Haaglund age twenty five allegedly shot and seriously wounded his father E O Fiaaglund at their home four miles east of St Hilaire. The rifle bullet entered the shoulder blade and exited behind the arm. authorities believe Haaglund is mentally unbalanced.
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Crookston
Minn
John Haaglund
E. O. Fiaaglund
St. Hilaire
Haaglund
Man Slain by Husband in Wisconsin. Suspect Flees
Louis Anklam shot his wife and son in Menasha Wisconsin on February 6 and then disappeared. Reports indicate he may have killed himself. The son was hurt but may recover. the wife is not expected to survive.
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Menasha
Wis
Louis Anklam
Young Anklam
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Ohio Senate
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Crested Butte, Colo
Peoria, Ill
Wallace Gregson
New York City
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