Tragic Gas Accident Claims Mrs. Natica Rives Burden
Mrs. Natica Rives Burden, 22, wife of William Proudfit Burden, was found dead in her Fifth Avenue home New York. Coroner ruled accidental gas poisoning from a disconnected lamp tube feeding fumes into the room. Natica, daughter of O H P Belmont, had used a reading lamp near her bed and was known as a society favorite in New York Newport and Washington.
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New York
William Proudfit Burden
Nathca Rives
O. H. P. Belmont
Newport
Washington
Fifth Avenue
Mrs. Burden
James A. Burden
Mr. Burden
Burden
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Sally Whiting
George L. Rives
Corporation Counsel of
Rives
Natica Rives
Starvation Near as Flood Ravages Southern Indiana
In Patoka area four miles from the town three families suffer flood hardship. John Stewart John Roberts and Allen Lyles waded a quarter mile to reach Patoka and secured provisions. They returned to find homes flooded and sixteen people sheltering in a two room shack. Many others face similar lack of food with rising sickness.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
John Stewart
John Roberts
Allen Lyles
Patoka
Schaefer Beats Cutler In 1500-Point Billiard Match
In Philadelphia on February 22, Jake Schaefer of Chicago defeated Albert Cutler of Boston in the 1500 point billiard marathon. Schaefer posted 300 points last night while Cutler had 118. overall totals reached 1924 for Cutler and 1500 for Schaefer. The $500-a-side contest began Monday and concluded with Schaefer as the winner.
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Philadelphia
Jake Schaefer
Chicago
Albert Cutler
Boston
Schaefer
Cutler
Train wreck near Fort Dodge claims life and injures
A broken rail on the Minneapolis and St. Louis line near Fort Dodge Iowa caused a switch engine to derail and plunge down an embankment. Switchman Scott was killed instantly and engineer Charles Snook along with three others were badly hurt in the incident.
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Fort Dodge
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Scott
Charles Snook
Fort Dodge to Omaha and Mason City trains run on schedule
Scheduling details show south bound service with departures to Council Bluffs and Omaha at 3 35 PM and 11 40 PM. Return arrivals from Fort Dodge Mason City Lyle Council Bluffs and Omaha at 3 35 PM and 4 08 AM.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Lubuque
Chicago
Des Moines
Kara City
Fort
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Lyle
Manly
Mason City
Fort Dodge
Lyle Council Bios
District Street Railway Bill Sparks Washington Debate
Washington February 22 Representatives spent the house session on the District of Columbia street railway act. The measure includes extending street car lines to the new Union Station. Discussion focused on universal transfers with little appetite for amendments beyond strengthening the provision.
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Washington
House of Representatives
District of Columbia Street Railway
Union Station
Fight on Prohibition to Be Led by National Liquor Federation
Chicago February 22 Plans are complete for a national federation of liquor interests with its headquarters in Chicago. The federation aims to defeat prohibition in every state and will operate through an executive committee drawn from major liquor organizations. It will seek support from all societies and groups with a direct or indirect stake in opposing prohibition.
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Chicago
Naonal Federation of Liquor Interests
J. A. McDermott
Organization Bureau
Woman Arrested After Broad Street Demonstration
Philadelphia February 2 190... A protest by over 1000 unemployed foreigners ended in clashes with police. Miss Voltairine De Cleyre an anarchist was arrested after addressing a meeting of men and marching to City Hall to seek work. She received a hearing and was remanded on $2500 bail for inciting a riot.
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Philadelphia
Broad Street
Polce
Voltairine de Cleyre
Rayburn
Miss de Cleyre
Five Man Teams Finish in Bowling Tourney
The American Bowling congress international five man team event concludes in Cincinnati on February 22 with the Bonds of Columbus winning first prize. Top leaders include Tosetti of Chicago 2,86 and Doris of St Paul 2,808 alongside other teams from Erie Cleveland Indianapolis and Omaha.
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Cincinnati
American Bowling Congress
the Bonds
Columbus
Tosetti
Chicago
Blue Ribbons
Erie
Doris
St. Paul
Cave Muellers
Nationals
Indianapolis
Edelweiss
Cleveland
Metz Brothers
Omaha
Waldwinville
Baldwinville
McWatts, Dolan Company
Fire Destroys Waterloo Theater. Operator Burns
On February 22 in Waterloo, Harry Andrews, the theater operator, tried to stamp out a 1,000 foot blazing film blaze and escaped panic. Helpers smothered the fire, but Andrews suffered serious burns. The theater was gutted and patrons lost their wraps, with about $1,060 in building damage.
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Waterloo. In
Harry Andrews
Car race caravan reaches Goshen after long snow delay
The American car, leading six in the New York to Paris race, plowed through deep snow between Wakawa and Goshen, taking more than fifteen hours to cover the short leg to Goshen, Indiana, on February 22.
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Goshen
Ind
New York
Paris
Wawaka
Harmony Woman Ends Life in Barn in Mental Derangement
Harmony Minnesota February 22 Mrs T A Harstad hanged herself at her home near the village during a period of temporary mental derangement. She was about seventy years old. Her husband had died about three months earlier.
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Harmony, Minn
T. A. Harstad
Democratic state convention elects delegates to Denver
Hutchinson Kansas February 22 The Democratic state convention chose four delegates to the national convention at Denver and each of the eight congressional districts selected two delegates bound by iron clad resolutions to vote for William Jennings Bryan.
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Hutchinson
Kan
Denver
W. J. Bryan
Plot to murder nobility thwarted in St Petersburg
Police nabbed fifty suspects in the city and several more in suburbs linked to a terrorist plot aimed at Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch and Minister of Justice M. Chtcheglovitoff. Two Finnish based groups and the Northern Flying Column coordinated the plan. many detainees are youths aged seventeen to twenty one with funds and attire suggesting broad support.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas Nicholaievitch
Michael
M. Chtcheglovitoff
Tsarskoe Selo
Finland
Moscow
Viborg
Helsingsfors
Minnesota Man Slain on Pepin Hill in Robbery Case
Barnard Rahmer, seventy, was killed at his home on Pepin hill three miles from Wabasha Minnesota. A housekeeper fled as two men fired. a haystack hid her overnight. Robbery suspected though a safe with about $1,000 and certificates worth $1,906 remained untouched. No arrests yet.
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Wabasha
Minn
Barnard Rahmer
Pepin Hill
Wealthy mine operator Griffith dies by own hand
Galena Kansas February 22 W G Griffin a wealthy mine operator committed suicide by shooting. He was weary of life due to infirmities of age.
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Galena
Kan
W. G. Griffin
Powers May Propose Protest Over Japan Manchuria Policy
London reports indicate the United States may confer with the powers to protest Japan's Manchuria policy. Officials doubt the reports' reliability though some English traders complain of market effects. Britain says the Hsinmintun Fakum railroad contract cancellation is a JapanChina matter not open to interference.
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London
United States
Japan
Manchuria
China
Foreign Office
Hsinmintun- Fakum
Great Britain
Turks Raid Village. Eight Armenian Prisoners Sentenced to Death
News from Tiflis reports Turks raided Carina in Van province Adriatic Turkey seizing fifty one Armenians accused of revolutionary ties. A court martial on the spot sentenced eight to death and forty three to life imprisonment amid fears of village uprisings and further frontier reinforcement by Turkish forces.
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Tiflis
Carina
Van
Adriatic
Turkey
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