Fire destroys Metropolitan Power House in New York
Captain John Ryan and seven Engine Company No. 80 firemen died when walls collapsed during a blaze at the Metropolitan Power House on 45th Street and Seventh Avenue. The fire began shortly after 2 AM and by 3 AM the structure was severely damaged with ambulances rushing to the scene.
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New York
John Ryan
Engine Company No. 80
Metropolitan Power
45Th Street
Seventh Avenue
Ryan
Governor Guild Eyes Broad Health Law for Mills and Mines
Governor Guild spoke at Horticultural Hall urging a new state health statute to create a sanitary inspection corps. The measure would probe mills tenements bakeries and slaughterhouses and also assess miners health conditions, with aims to curb tuberculosis and unsafe practices.
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Governor Guild
Horticultural Hall
Roosevelt plans to jail Harriman over railroad crimes
Washington reports President Roosevelt aims to prosecute railroad magnate E. H. Harriman and associates for alleged Chicago Alton railroad loot totaling about 24.6 million dollars. Illinois Attorney General Stead says criminal action possible. Governor Deneen advised mobilizing state machinery for charges.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harriman
Chicago & Alton
Deneen
Illinois
Stead
Sunday Post Confidently Calls Week's Biggest Paper
The advertorial notes Sunday Post sold out and grew its circulation by 4788 copies from the previous Sunday. It boasts 70 pages and promises new Automo bile Serial The Car of Destiny next week plus humor and Think ing Machine stories. It urges readers not to miss next Sunday's issue as a literary feast.
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Sunday Post
Gre
Rush
Cry
Booklovers
Boston
Sunday Herald
Sunday American
Sunday Globe
Shorty McCabe
Harri man gains 24 million in Alton railroad case
Illinois Attorney General Stead released an opinion to Governor Deneen tracing Harriman and associates profits totaling 24,648,000 from Alton railroad manipulations. Indebtedness rose to 80,646,218 with over 57 million not tied to legitimate railroad purposes, risking bankruptcy for the Alton system.
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Springfield
Stead
Deneen
Chicago & Alton Railroad
E. H. Harriman
G. J. Gould
James Stillman
Mortimer L. Schiff
Roosevelt
Washington
Legal Department of the State
Ea Fon
Illinois
Harriman
Alton
Alton System
Mr. Stead
State of
Mrs. J. C. Burke Ends Her Life At Home
Mrs. John C. Burke, wife of a Middlesex county party figure, killed herself at 23 Eleventh Street Lowell. Nervous exhaustion and despondency preceded her act. she used her son's revolver. Burke is known politically and was named on the State Democratic ticket.
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Lowell
John C. Burke
Middlesex County Par
Eleventh Street
Gun Play by Strike Breaker in South Boston Incident
Ex lieutenant Earle of New York in charge of strike breakers at Robbin s iron works building allegedly drew a revolver and threatened a crowd on Albany street bridge. A 16 year old youth, James Cunningham, was named in the incident as the targeted observer. Police and district attorney may be appealed to for action as crowd of 200 gathered after the threat.
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Earle
New York
O’meara
Moran
South Boston
James Cunningham
Police Halt Crowd Around Strike-Breakers Lodging House
Police arrived to disperse a curious crowd gathered near the strike-breakers lodging house. Officers drove back the multitude as they sought a view of the lodging and the workers themselves.
Rescue at Sea After Cyclone Capsized Bark Gulfport
Nearly every vessel from Southern ports reports marine disaster from the Hatteras cyclone. The Bluecher saved thirteen crew members from the Gulfport on the verge of foundering. Speaker Cannon witnessed the rescue as the lifeboat, led by Officer Beyer, reached the wreck with Captain Larsen and twelve crew. A black dog aboard was killed after injury in the wreck.
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New York
Hatteras
Gulfport
Speaker Cannon
Congressional Party
Beyer
Captain Larsen
Ex President Barrillas of Guatemala Assassinated in Mexico City
Former Guatemalan president Jose Lizandro Barrillas was killed in Mexico City at the House of Commons by an 18 year old Guatemalan named Cabrera.
Riis Dines With Roosevelt At White House
Jacob Riis of New York, a close personal friend of President Roosevelt, was a dinner guest at the White House tonight.
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Washington
Jacob Riis
New York
President Roosevelt
White House
Reforming politicians and business men at New Voters Festival
Ex congressman Sullivan urged reform of businessmen to curb bribery while praising honest public officials. Leaders Edwin D. Mead Rabbi Hichler and editors lauded citizen involvement at Faneuil Hall as diverse attendees heard calls to raise standards beyond opportunism.
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Sullivan
Faneuil Hall
Cradle of Liberty
Edwin D. Mead
Rabbi Hichler
Edward Clement
United States
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Burton
Ohio
McCall
Massachusetts
Charles G. Ames
Edward H. Clement
The
Boston Transcript
Former Seven-Master Lawson Adrift and Leaking
A wireless dispatch from the oil barge Thomas W. Lawson reports the seven masted schooner Lawson adrift 14 miles southeast of Cape Lookout and leaking. The vessel, formerly a seven mast schooner, was converted to an oil barge by Standard Oil and was being towed when the hawser broke in a storm two days earlier.
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Norfolk
Old Dominion
Standard Oil
Thomas W. Lawson
Cape Lookout
Lawson
Standard Oil Company
Spectacular Kingston Street Fire Grips Boston
A massive $75,000 blaze at the six story Kingston street block endangers two score lives and destroys part of the building. Hosemen J M Devine and O Brien of Engine 15 are injured, while smoke spreads toward Washington street and crowds flee near the United States Hotel and Syrian Greek tenements. Investigators suspect arson as the origin is being probed.
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Boston
Kingston Street
United States
Hanrahan
Lagrange Street
Engine 7
East Street
Washington Street
Abandoned on Desert Island Near Cape Verde
Complaint alleges three crew members of the New Bedford whaler John R. Manta were left on Santa Luzia in the Cape Verde islands after five went ashore for six hours on Jan. 20. When a return boat came only two reboarded, the others were left behind and starved until a fishing vessel rescued them later at St. Vincent. They reported to the American consul on Jan. 31.
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New Bedford
John R. Manta
Santa Luzia
Cape Verde
Henry O. Hathaway
Mobile
Ala
Ralph Lee
Modbile
Iberty
St. Vincent
United States
Rumor of Explosion at Cesar Collier Denied
In Norfolk Virginia a rumor circulated that the U S collier Cesar had exploded at the navy yard. The Navy Yard and Navy Department denied the report after a thorough investigation saying no accident occurred and no wireless advisories were received.
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Washington
Norfolk
Navy Yard
United States
Navy Department
Navy
Showers Today With Storm Warnings on Atlantic Coast
Forecast calls for showers today from Delaware Breakwater to Eastport with storm warnings. Brisk to high southwest winds along the New England and Middle Atlantic coasts. Monday showers and warmer. Tuesday fair but colder.
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Boston
Delaware
Eastport
New England
Middle Atlantic
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Guilds Health Plans
Alton Railroad
Alton R. R
Harriman Gang
J. C. Burke
Heidelberger
Sea
Keith
Fred Lennox
Riis Dines
Edinboro Street
Hoseman
J. M. Devine
Hoseman O’brien
Relief Hospital
Conti
Desert Island
Atlantic Coast
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