Nansen Report Sparks Pole Discovery Debate in London
London scientists debate news from St Petersburg that Dr Fridtjof Nansen has reached the North Pole. Skeptics doubt authenticity though some hail him the second Columbus. Despatch cites Siberian trader Kouchuareff as source. voyage began June 14, 1893, much time spent in Arctic ice.
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St Petersburg
Fridtjof Nansen
Arctic Ocean
North Pole
Dr. Nansen
Royal Baner
Norway
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Kane
Greely
Peary
St. Petersburg
Kouchuareff
Nansen
Pole
Columbus
No fight today as four Fitzsimmons and Maher face Battie
Boxing note reports no scheduled bout for today while four Fitzsimmons and Maher are set to meet Battie this week.
Maher Eyes Delay Push Fitzsimmons Match
In El Paso on February 14, Peter Maher suffers ophthalmia from eye dust and alkali exposure. Doctors advise rest and light exposure, delaying the Fitzsimmons bout. fight status remains in doubt with a potential week pause and no forfeit claim.
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EL Paso
Tex
Peter Maher
Las Cruces
Maher
S. T. White
Connelly
Pittsburg
Julian
Drg Stuart
Fitzsimmons
Disappearance at East Boston Hotel T: Gillies missing after taking charge in Beldon’s absence
Manager Henry B. Gillies, trusted head of the American House in East Boston, vanished after overseeing accounts last Tuesday night. The treasury reportedly emptied with about 35000 missing from Beldon’s bank, while owner Beldon travels west for health. A search and telegraphic efforts to contact him continue as staff fear police involvement until his return.
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First Ward National Bank
Beldon
Mr. Beldon
Gillies
Montreal
Harry” Gillies
Victoria
Brunswick
Vendome
Allston
Boston
Youth Harvard-bound student in court case continued
Willis 8. McCornick and Pierce, a letter carrier, appeared in Municipal Court. The case was postponed two weeks since McCornick faces possible double punishment due to US Court bonds. Both sides prefer not to pursue criminal action, as the incident is deemed a boyish escapade. McCornick, 19, from Baltimore, praised as quiet and well regarded. His family in Baltimore and Boston boarding house circle feel the publicity harms him.
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McCornick
Pierce
United States
Boston
Baltimore
Harvard
MacCornick
TO RENT Fine store and basement at Pope Building
Part of Pope Building at 221 Columbus Avenue offers fine store and basement space for rent. Entire floors or portions available to suit tenants with passenger and freight elevators. Enquire on premises.
Boots and Shoes Sale at Moseley & Co in February
B Moseley and Co 469 Washington Street announce a February sale offering boots and shoes of best quality at very low prices. Special lots for women and children are offered at less than half the usual prices. Men and boys merchandise also priced low.
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T. —B. Moseley & CO
Washington Street
House Debates Bond Coinage Bill and Free Silver Contests
The House spent the session debating the bond coinage bill and rejected amendments on free coinage against the Senate substitute. A push to commit the United States to open free coinage abroad failed, and the committee recommended non-concurrence in the Senate substitute with the House adjourning after Speaker Reed.
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Washington
Hitt
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hayti
Bernard Campbell
Boston
Dingley
Brumm
Rep
Fenn
Senate
Towne
Minn
United States
Germany
France
Europe
Reichstag
Chamber of Deputies
Crisp
House
Payne
Reed
Ways and Means
Pearl Disaster on Brisbane River Drowns Forty Aboard
The steamer Pearl carrying about eighty people was swept down the swollen Brisbane River. It struck the Lucinda’s anchor chains, split in two, then sank as steam pipes broke. Forty people drowned and many others were fatally scalded on lower decks. rescuers faced swift flood currents. Thousands gathered as bodies came ashore. some may never be recovered.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Pearl
Lucinda
Revolt in Corea Murders Prime Minister and Officials
Dispatches from Seoul report a revolt on February 11 that killed the Prime Minister and seven officials. The King and crown prince sought refuge in the Russian legation, which is guarded by about 200 Russian sailors and marines.
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Yokohama
Seoul
Corea
Carnival rigging moves under Texas Rangers watch
In El Paso Texas on February 13 authorities guard a loaded car containing carnival platform stakes ropes and padding. Rangers pressured the engineer to delay departure while a posse is readied to accompany the car to the state line amid plans for a last minute shift in the carnival scene.
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EL Paso
Tex
Southern Pacific
Texas & Pacific
Hughes
State Line
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