Thaw Trial Day Sees Evelyn Nesbit Resting at Home
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, pale and worn, visits her husband in the Tombs as the Thaw cross examination continues. District Attorney Jerome plans prolonged questioning, with Delmas likely to shift perspectives on incidents since Europe. The hearing may extend several days as she resumes Monday and details of her life with White and Thaw are explored.
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Associated Press Dispatch
New York
Princpals
Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Tombs Prison
Daniel O'Reilly
O'Reilly
Jerome
Russian Terrorists Shoot Postmaster and Clerks
A gang attacked the post office in Warsaw Russia Poland killing the postmaster two postal clerks and two guarding soldiers and wounding many bystanders. They robbed the safe and escaped.
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Warsaw
Russian
Poland
Limiting Powers of Special Agents Faces House Vote
The House, in committee, backed a Mondell amendment by 104 to 17 to cap the use of a 250000 appropriation for interior department special agents. Conferees reached a final Indian bill agreement authorizing the interior to allot Moqui lands, abolish tribal courts, and extend liquor suppression powers to agents and posts.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
House
Department of the Interior
Representative Mondell
Wyoming
Clark
Florida
Secretary of War
Philippines
United States
Senate
Clapp
Indian Bureau
Secretary of the Interior
Moqui
Arizona
Weather Forecast for West Virginia Weekend
Pair Saturday and Sunday forecast warmer than today. Clouds may break with sunny spells returning Sunday. Readings rise modestly through the weekend, with temperatures lifting into the upper 60s to low 70s in most areas. Continuous breezes from the west persist.
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West Virginia
Senate Night Session Passes Military Academy Bill
The Senate approved a military academy appropriation of 1 947 383 after quick committee passage. Debate over a million dollar forest service boost and other agricultural amendments extended through the day and night, but no final action was taken. A quorum issue delayed progress as 30 members were present before adjournment to 11 o'clock tomorrow.
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Senate
Forest Service
Burkett
Depew
Beveridge
Forester Pinchot
Heyburn
Proctor
Agricultural Committee
Advertiser Warns on False Claims for West Bluefield Lots
David Got proclaims all men liars but warns buyers to distrust untruthful ads. He notes high space rates and advertising costs, urging caution about Midway lot claims. He asserts only Hale land will enter the market in West Bluefield with prices $325 and $375 through March 1.
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Midway
West Bluefield
Honduras Declares War on Nicaragua Leader Leads Troops
City of Mexico reports Honduras formally declares war against Nicaragua with President Bonjita commanding troops marching toward the frontier. A battle is momentarily expected and Salvador may be involved.
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Honduras
Nicaragua
Bonjita
Hannis Taylor Addresses South Pending Problems
Hannis Taylor speaks at Johns Hopkins University opening exercises on the reunion of the South to pending problems. He argues the thirteenth amendment freed a dying institution, faults enfranchisement of unprepared citizens, and urges gradual enfranchisement tied to education while promoting negro advancement and southern education. He notes southern territorial expansion brought benefits.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Hannis Taylor
South
Taylor
Miners Vote to Continue Per Capita Tax in Illinois
Springfield Ills Feb 22 The United Mine Workers of Illinois convention voted 265 to 171 to observe the agreement keeping mines open on miners holidays and approved a $5 000 appropriation to aid the defense of Western Federation of Miners officers charged with the murder of former Idaho Governor Steunenberg. The convention also voted to continue the per capita tax.
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Springfield
Ills
United Mine Workers of Illinois Today
Western Federation of Miners
Steunenberg
Idaho
Roosevelt and Family Visit Sons in Groton and Harvard
Washington Feb 22 President Roosevelt accompanied by Mrs Roosevelt Miss Ethel and Representative and Mrs Longworth left for Boston and Groton to visit his sons Theodore at Harvard and Kermit at Groton The trip highlights the presidential family can visit his sons in the two institutions.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ethel
Representative
Longworth
Bos- Vion
Groton
Theodore A
Harvard
Kermit
Nine Miners Injured in Mine Explosion Near Collinsville
Nine coal miners were injured when a compressed air tank exploded two hundred feet underground at Lumzhi mine No. 2 near Collinsville Illinois. The cause of the blast is not known.
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Collinsville
Ills
Lumazhi Mine No. 2
Woman Arrested for Poisoning Her Husband in Michigan
Stanton Michigan February 22 Mrs Cora Steblins Courter aged 24 was arrested this evening charged with poisoning her husband Albert Courter aged 25 a aml
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Stanton, Mich
Cora Steblins Courter
Albert Courter
Washington's Birthday Address by Grover Cleveland in Chicago
Former President Grover Cleveland spoke at the Union League Club auditorium in Chicago on Washington's birthday. He urged national self examination, warned against demagogues and partisan zeal, and emphasized harmony, honesty, industry, and frugality as pillars of public felicity. He noted the need to honor Washington's example and warned that neglect weakens civic virtue.
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Union League Club
Whch
Grover Cleveland
Mr. Cleveland
Chicago
Cleveland
Fathers of the Republic
Union League Club of
Washington
The
Republic
Lafayette
Commonwealth
Wash Nnton
Penny's Eighteen Hour Flyer Wrecked in Early Morning Crash
A Pennsylvanian news bulletin reports the 18 hour flyer from New York to Chicago wrecked near Mineral Point two miles from South Fork. Fifty lives lost and many injured. relief trains respond as officials withhold details. Injured rushed to Altoona and Johnstown. no fatalities confirmed at press time.
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South Fork
Pennsylvania Railroad
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Altoona
Johnstown
Life Ended by Fall at Rover Mines in Roanoke
Henry Weaver, 40, white mine worker at Rover Mines Roanoke Va was killed instantly when a hillside slide buried him near a steam shovel during tunnel work. Rescuers freed him quickly but the mass of dirt crushed him. He left a wife and several children.
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Roanoke
Henry Weaver
Rover Mines
Weaver
Mr. Weaver
Rover
Four Die After Ice Breaks At Delaware Park Creek
Four people fell through the ice at Scajaquada Creek near Elwood Avenue entrance to Delaware Park in Buffalo. The dead are Mrs. William H. Drummer aged 28, Anthony Beiter aged 13, Richard Beiter aged 12, and Ruth Drummer aged 14.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Scajaquada Creek
Elwood Avenue
Delaware Park
William H. Drummer
Anthony Beiter
Richard Beiter
Ruth Drummer
Woman Jumps Into Well, Death Reported
Associated Press dispatch from Spartanburg S C dated February 22 reports Mrs. Bessie Thomas died by her own action when she jumped into a well. The incident is recorded as a death by her own action with no further details provided.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Spartanburg, S. C
Bessie Thomas
The Vagaries of Advertising and Local Real Estate
The piece praises aggressive advertising for selling merit in Fairview Addition while warning that questionable ventures like an Virginia supplement to Bluefield can fail. It notes investors in Fairview Addition see good returns and mentions Mr Booker and Co.
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Fairview
Virginia
Bluefield
Felow
Billingsgate
Mudville
Booker & Co
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