Tragic Gas Explosion Roasts Ten Workers at Pittsburg Furnace
Ten men from the night gang at Jones and Laughlins Soho furnace in Pittsburg are killed by a gas explosion as they stood on a platform 85 feet up. Four others are badly burned while molten metal and slag shower the area. The elevator failure left no escape for the doomed workers.
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Jones & Laughlins
Pittsburg
Night Gang
Porto Rico
Hilippines
Snlfiller
Cuba
Chicago
Senator Depew Married After Three Ceremonies
Senator Chauncey M. Depew wed Miss May Palmer in a civil ceremony at the U S consulate in Nice after help from President Roosevelt, Secretary Hay, Ambassador Porter, and Consul Van Buren. Two religious ceremonies followed at Notre Dame and an Episcopal church. French law required extensive civil proofs, prompting the U S to arrange the civil ceremony at the consulate on American soil.
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Chauncey M. Depew
May Palmer
United States
Nice
Roosevelt
Hay
Porter
van Buren
Depew
State Department
Washington
Notre Dame
Episcopal Church
Mystery of Ella Cropsey’s disappearance partly cleared
The body of Miss Ella Cropsey was found in the Pasquotank River opposite the Cropsey home in Elizabeth City North Carolina. Two fishermen located the body on Friday ending the uncertainty about her fate. Her admirer James Wilcox had been questioned after visiting her on the night she disappeared and a committee had urged an arrest.
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Ella Cropsey
Pasquotauk
Elizabeth City
N.C
Miss Cropsey
Justice Cropsey
James Wilcox
Cropsey
Corner in Eggs Drives U S Prices Up Nationwide
A cold wave and a Chicago orchestrated corner push egg prices higher. New York faces a potential famine as eggs reach 10.40 a case and 36 cents a dozen wholesale while other markets show sharp gains. Chicago dealers report 400,000 cases moved in, with 15 million dozen CEES stored as speculative inventory.
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Chicago
New York
Interier
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Kansans City
Chicago Commission
Philippine Commission Recommendations to Congress in Brief
Synopsis of the commissions annual report urging Congress actions on insular posts, permanent government, friar properties, court appeals to US Supreme Court, tariff reductions, Manila bonds, municipal franchises, land and mining laws, railroads, coinage, banking, school funds, and reimbursement for property transfers to the army and navy.
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Philippine Commission
Congress
Supreme Court of the Islands
Supreme Court of the United States
Catholic Church
United States
Philippine Islands
Manila
Young Men Win In Church Constitutional Reform
The Methodist Episcopal Church adop ts a new constitution after a long vote across 121 annual conferences. The reform expands rights for women delegates and alters amendment thresholds. A total of 10 700 ballots favored the change 8106 yeas to 2513 nays with strong support from urban and foreign conferences alike.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Chicago
China
India
Japan
Jaymen's
Amd
Lord Strathcona Reported Quite Ill in England
Lord Strathcona, British high commissioner for Canada, is reported quite ill at his England home. A native Scot, he crossed the Atlantic as a boy to work for the Hudson Bay Company and rose to part ownership of the firm and other major financial institutions.
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England
Lord Strathcona
Canada
Scotland
Hudson Bay Company
Mississippi River Freezes Over Before February Since 1898
The Mississippi river is frozen at St Louis for the first time since February 1898. Ice averages about four inches with many uncertain spots, and rivermen deem it extremely dangerous. A solid stretch from Cairo Illinois to St Paul Minnesota covers over 900 miles.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
Cairo Tl
St. Paul
Minn
Civilization Spreads Grave Indian Insanity Theory
A Canton South Carolina asylum to house up to 75 patients is described as needed due to rising insanity among Indians blamed on religious fanaticism and white contact. Senator Pettigrew previously sought 45000 to 60000 dollars for construction, noting more cases among half breeds and asserting civilization increases insanity among both full and mixed Indigenous populations.
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National Indian Insane Asylum
Canton
S. C
Senator Pettigrew
National Asylum
Washington
Queen Alexandra Reported Seriously Ill at Marlborough House
Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, aged fifty eight, is said to be seriously ill at Marlborough House in London. Born December 1, 1814, she is the eldest daughter of Denmark's King Christian IX and married the Prince of Wales on March 10, 1863, becoming queen with him on January 22, 1901.
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Alexandra
Great Britain
Marlborough House
London
Christian Iix
Denmark
Prince of Wales
Growing macaroni wheat echoes Italian production in U S
Macaroni wheat, touted as good as Italy’s, has been grown with success in the Dakotas Kansas and Nebraska with strong yields and favorable results.
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Great Northwest
Italy
Dakotas
Iansas
Nebraska
Indian Patient Insanity Degrees Examined
A fragment discusses different types of insanity and the degrees of Indian blood among patients. The text suggests a study or classification scheme, noting variability in mental health conditions and heritage within a patient group.
McKinley Memorial group issues public statement
Judge William S Day president of the McKinley National Memorial Association releases a public statement explaining the group aims to honor the late President by a memorial above his Canton Ohio grave. Banks will hold subscriptions and postmasters receive funds with money orders issued by express companies free of charge. Subscriptions forwarded to treasurer Myron T Herrick for permanent archives and souvenir certificates. The National Memorial Association will join with the William McKinley Memorial Arch Association to build a national memorial at the U.S. Capitol.
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William R. Day
William S. Day
McKinley National Memorial Association
Associaton
United States
Canton
Ohio
Myron T. Herrick
Cleveland
National Memorial Association
Willian McKinley Memorial Arch Association
Washington
Capitol
Country
Post established at Pana Kansas with Rosa Weber as post mistress
News item notes a post office opening in Pana Kansas with Rosa Weber appointed post mistress. Separately James B Coleman a railroad employee is found frozen to death in his Marion Ohio bed. The Clem Studebaker estate of South Bend Indiana valued about eight million dollars. A major oil gusher on Spin dle Top in the Beaumont Texas district opened recently owned by Perry Oklahoma capitalists.
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Pana
Kan
Rosa Weber
James B. Coleman
Marion
Ohio
Clem Studebaker
South Bend
Ind
Beaumont
Texas
Perry, O. T
Macaroni wheat eyed as new western cash crop
Government tests show No 2 northern macaroni wheat yields 1 summer half more per acre than standard wheats and proves suitable for semi arid plains. Demand grows for seed as farmers in the West and Northwest convert idle land to wheat for export markets. Judge Darling of Vermont takes office as Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
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Northwest
Dakotas
South Dakota
Nebraska
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Texas
United States
Wool and Tariff Debate Reflects Domestic Sheep Health
The American Economist argues unstable tariff policy harms wool growers and manufacturers. It traces price swings from the Melkinley and Wilson bills to current recovery, noting large stocks, imports, and recent price firmness. It cites Mr North of the National Association of Wool Manufacturers and emphasizes tariffs as essential to ongoing industry health.
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United States
Coates Brothers
Boston
North
Horrid Man Fled After Shared Car Scene
A Columbia man and a Barnard student ride downtown in a Amsterdam Avenue car. He eyes her blue notebook, she writes of a horrid man peering over her shoulder. She reveals a note addressed to Mr Minn and he flees in embarrassment.
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Columbia
Barnard
Chance
Amsterdam Avenue
Minn
New York Times
Unknown soldiers lie buried in Civil War cemeteries
In seventy-nine national cemeteries the bodies of nearly 300,000 Civil War soldiers are interred. Many cemeteries hold over 10,000 troops in serried ranks with white headstones and the word Unknown inscribed on many.
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