Kingston Building Fire Ravages Essex Street District
A six story Kingston building on Essex street between Kingston and Edinboro streets burned overnight, causing about 150000 dollars in losses. Fire alarms from box 52 prompted rapid response as crews battled a fast moving blaze fed by celluloid goods and jewelry. The cold 9 degree night froze spray and icy streets as firefighters fought to control the flames.
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Kingston
Essex Street
Edinboro
William H. Blood & Co
A. J. Pierce
Creed, Kellogg Co
Richardson Silk Co
Beach Street
Wingston
Kingston Street
Sergeant Jones
McCormack
Huse
Eugene Daley
Emperor’s punishment clash over Chinese executions debate
Reports from Ww P EiE in February describe Emperor Kwang-Su withdrawing a demand for self-inflicted death for three condemned Chinese. The royal stance shifts as envoys press for equal punishment, with possible quartering or other executions debated amid no immediate settlement.
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Peiein
Kwang-Sunt
Prince King
China
Bjess
Weather forecast and wind trends across Atlantic coast regions
February 13 bulletin notes continued high northwesterly winds and gales along New England and Middle Atlantic coasts. Temperatures have fallen in the Middle States and New England. Low barometer persists over the North Atlantic, with readings around 28.8 inches. Thursday shows partly cloudy skies in New England and New York with rising temperatures, while winds remain brisk to high northwesterly.
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England
New York
Schwab for President, Pittsburg Telegraph Tells of Telegram
Pittsburg Leader reports a local man involved with Morgan Carnegie deal received a telegram from New York on the carfare n accident line stating Hartes M Schwab will be named president of the new combine. The telegram notes Schwab selection was agreed today.
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Pittsburg
Loss of Lucerne Near Bacalieu Reported in Newfoundland
It is almost certain the Lucerne was lost near Bacalieu after unidentified wreckage matching its fittings was found at Lead Cove. Thirty lives are believed lost, including twenty-three crew and seven others. A possible boiler burst or wreck on cliffs is suspected. Wreckage also drifted ashore at Black Head, raising fears of another local vessel lost.
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Lucerne
Newfoundland
St. John’s
North Atlantic
Hatteras
New England
New York
New York Harbor
Upper Bay
Boston
John’s
N. F
Bacalieu
Lead Cove
Tucerne
Greenland
Black Head
Aracter
St. Soann
Bacala
Icebound Fleet Stuck as New York Freezes Over
Two hundred boats of all kinds are trapped in thick ice in the upper bay as temperatures fall and ice forms rapidly around stalled vessels. Ferry slips along the waterfront are frozen, causing serious alarm for the safety of ships and crews in the Battery area.
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New York Harbor
Maine
Weather Bureau—Revenue Cutter
Upper Bay
New York
Icebound Fleet Struggles as Winter Gale Halts NYC Bay Sailings
Statue of Liberty and Con cho ferries along with tugboats and the Ellis Island boat battled ice floes freezing in on deck. The Robert Garrett with nearly 400 aboard and the Express from Jersey City foundered against the ice near the Battery. The Astoria halted off Fire Island as the gale, the season’s strongest, roared at over eighty miles per hour.
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Statue of Liberty
Concho
Mallory Line
Ellis Island
John G. Carlisle
Bay Ridge
Staten Island
Robert Garrett
Express
Jersey City
Hook
Astoria
Glasgow
Fire Island
Vessel of Mystery off Chatham in distress
An unknown two masted schooner four miles off Chatham Harbor reported in distress this forenoon. Sails split, possible leakage, signals displayed. Captain Heldridge and the Chatham life saving station boarded the vessel and towed her off shore as darkness fell. condition uncertain but serious indications.
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Chatham
Heldridge
Riots Mar Royal Funeral Route in Madrid
In Madrid on February 13, large crowds disrupted the Don Ramon de Campoamor funeral with student participation. Gendarmes and mounted guards restrained protests as rioters later attacked shops, a hotel front, and a convent. numerous arrests and injuries followed. Barcelona and Granada saw continued tension.
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Madrid
Ramon de Campoamor
Academy
Uberty
Torija
Puerta del Sol
Hotel du Paris
Matt
Juset
Barcelona
Granada
Malaga
Torjios
Riots Attack Jesuits Across Spanish Towns
A mob roamed Barcelona in a cudgel assault on Jesuit college. In Santander rioters plundered the Atalaya office and attacked convents and a Carmelite monastery, with gendarmes firing in the air and a blaze later extinguished. Injuries reported on both sides.
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Barcelona
Santander
Atalaya
Paris Temps
Madrid
Private Royal Wedding Rules Out Public Festivities
Madrid reports fear of the people has led to the royal wedding being kept private with no public appearances by royal or Caserta family members. The wedding for Princess of Asturias to Prince Charles of Bourbon will occur at 11 am with a private ceremony and tribunes in the royal chapel. Paris observers note army backing and censorship of dispatches amid Spanish political agitation.
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Madrid
Princess of the Asturias
Prince Charles of Bourbon
Caserta
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Waitt & Bond’s
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