Owens Block Wrecked in Chicago Collapse
The Owens block in Chicago, among the tallest offices in the nation, collapsed as the tenth floor gave way and pulled all floors beneath into the cellar amid the wreckage on page 1. Arrest of the ex chief of police of Saugus follows, with Secretary Bayard commenting on State Department policy and a Pope letter denouncing public schools also listed on page 1.
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Owens Block
Chicago
America
Saugus
Bayard
State Department
Pope
Italian Chamber of Deputies Backs Premier Crispi
A motion expressing confidence in Premier Crispi passed in the Italian Chamber of Deputies. The issue follows international and colonial echoes, including protests in Canada over Jesuit property indemnity and a Perth demonstration against a military bill.
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Italian Chamber of Deputies
Crispi
Czar
Czarina
Czarewitch
R. D. Massee
Age
Canada
Quebec
London
New York Herald
le Caron
Perth
Wissmann
Zanzibar
Water board votes to merge meter service divisions
The city water board votes to abolish the office of superintendent of meters and merge meter service with the eastern and Mystic divisions of the water works. Suburban Press Association adopts resolutions criticizing Governor Ames. The paper notes a statement about Abner C. Goodell, commissioner on Province laws. The snow storm hits electric cars on the conduit system. The issue lists important real estate sales and local society plans.
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The
Water Board
Mystic
Water Works
Suburban Press Association
Ames
Abner C. Goodell
President Cleveland Busy This Week for Personal Duties
Wasumerox Feb 17 The President announces he must have this week free from interruptions to finish pending work before his term ends. He will be excused from all callers. Usual Monday Wednesday and Friday receptions will continue.
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Cleveland
Wasumerox
Supreme Court declines cases in Tennessee congressional race
The Supreme Court ruled it had no jurisdiction over the third district election dispute. Governor Taylor cannot be stopped from issuing the certificate to H. C. Vance of Chattanooga, the Republican winner by 288 votes over Democrat contestant Creed F. Bates.
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NaAsuviLur
Tenn
Supreme Court
Taylor
H. C. Vance
Chattanooga
Creed F. Bates
Ships Arrive and Depart Ports Worldwide in Late February List
A dated maritime log lists vessels arriving at and sailing from ports including Boston Liverpool New York Amsterdam Antwerp Bremen Rotterdam Gibraltar Havre Hong Kong London Glasgow and Belfast with origins from Baltimore Philadelphia New Orleans New York Boston Casablanca and other locales. Entries specify ship names such as Victoria Beethoven Elysia City of Chester Exgie Morven and Victorian era lines with dates Feb 14 15 16 17 and notes of Mediterranean and Atlantic passages.
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Boston
Victoria
Palermo
Boson
Michigan
Liverpool
Amsterdam
P. Caland
New York
Antwerp
Teniers
New Orleans
Bremen
Exgie
West Point
British Prince
Guthier
B. Morven
Norfolk
Rotterdam
Beethoven
Baltimore
Gibrltar
Elysia
Mediterranean
City of Chester
Exeter City
Irissol
Orinoco
Bermuda
Havre
Glendower
Olvera
Echolar
Lowa
Lizard
Horton
Enti
Londonderry
Shelley
Glasgow
Manitoban
Philadephia
Loudoun
Glengail
Aberdeen
Ashburne
Bessarabia
Bushire
India
Aden
Dover
Hans & Kurt
Hasburg
Gibraltar
R. F. Matthews
Nantique
Hong Kong
City of Peking
San Francisco
Maiin Head
Critte
Gothenburg
Portland Bil
Kadlethorpe
Copenhagen
Rio Janeiro
Alliance
Newporters
Stomas
Kenilworth
Port Antonio
Karrewmore
Britannic
the Queen
Phiade
City of Herlin
New Were
Bayard and His Policy The True Interests of the Country
A Washington dispatch to the Baltimore Sun outlines Secretary Bayard's four year policy favoring pacific methods and arbitration. He warns against militarism and argues for neutralization of strategic channels like Suez and possible canal zones, and cautions on Samoa neutrality and the Chinese treaties. He criticizes party opposition for thwarting public service.
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Baltimore
Washington
Baltimore Sun
Bayard
Department of State
Mr. Bayard
Samoa
Europe
Germany
England
Austria
Italy
Mexico
France
Suez Canal
Isthmus
Panama
United States
Pago
South Pacific
Senate
Sherman
Fall River Mills Chace Mills Stock Rally After Vote Expectation
Chace Mills stock rose and fell amid talks of a new mill. A special stockholders meeting is set for tomorrow to vote on building a new mill, with Richard Borden stockholders supporting the plan and easing market pressure.
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Falr River
Chace Mills
Chace
Richard Borden
Thomas J. Borden
Chace Mill
Late Ship News From Loxpon Feb 17
Arrivals include steamers Aurania from New York at Queenstown and Bessarabia Rogton from London with London and Liverpool calls. Iowa from Boston to Liverpool and Manitoban from Philadelphia to Glasgow report Feb 16. Etruria sails from Queenstown to New York today.
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Loxpon
Aurania
New York
Queenstown
Bessarabia
Rogton
London
Iowa
Boston
Liverpool
Manitoban
Philadelphia
Glasgow
Vanetian
Etruria
Saugus Burglar Captured In Police Action
Edward Oakes former Saugus chief of police was arrested for attempting to break into Charles Ames house on Main Street Saugus. A trap set by officers Flye Clark and others led to his capture in Cliftondale after a gunshot alarm. Oakes denies the charges claiming a setup. Jordan a 20 year old Boston worker says Oakes orchestrated the plan. The pair are to appear in court this morning.
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Lynx
Stroran
Edward Oakes
Saugus
Charles G. Ames
Main Street
Blodgett
Oakes
Cliftondale
Flye
Clark
East Saugus
Filye
Lynn
Jimmy
Ames House
Pos
Stocker
Williard H. Jordan
Jordan
Lincoln Avenue
Bulow Street
Pitts
Knight
Flye and
Dexter Bros
Broad Street
Boston
Ordan
Tall Owens block collapses in Curaçao disaster
The fourteen story Owens block at Dearborn and Adams streets in Curaçao collapsed on a Sunday leaving 125 workers in the basement. The lower floors fell sequentially while the four upper stories and roof remained. owner is F. R. Owens of Boston. No death toll or loss figures were immediately available.
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Curcaco
Owens Block
America
Dearborn and
Adams Streets
Post Office
Swenie
Fire Department
F. R. Owens
Boston
Arrival of American Reporter Klein in San Francisco from Samoa
The Mariposa brings John C. Klein the American newspaper correspondent linked to the Samoa fighting reports. Martial law and German actions in Apia prompted U S protest as German forces clashed with Mataafa followers and residents. The voyage includes official dispatches detailing the January 19 declaration of war and subsequent patrols and searches.
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San Francisco
Australia
Samoan
John C. Klein
Berlin
Klein
Samoa
Samoan Times
Apia
Mullen
Nipsic
United States
Fritz
Samoan Islands
Oceanic Line
Tutuilla
Washington
Mataafa
Mataata
Tamasese
Adler
F. Filler
United States Maine Corps
Marine Guard
Matafala
Knappe
Olga
Eber
Schmidt
Staadt
Hamburg
Japanese Minister Viscount Mori Assassinated
Private cable from Tokio reports the assassination of Viscount Arinori Mori minister of education. Mori, a leading progressive figure in Japan, had served as minister from 1880 and was well known in the United States for his prior diplomatic role.
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San Francisco
Cal
Tokio
Arinori Mori
Japan
Ashington
Mori
Progressive Party
Samoan settlement urged under three-nation control plan
Benn Feb 17 The government favors settling the Samoan dispute on the Washington conference basis. A joint American German and English administration would run Samoa with consuls in Apia. The note follows discussions about a three-country mandate and shared control.
Notable Boston Sale of Fine Art Furniture Declares Deep Discounts
A three day Boston furniture sale offers thousands of fine art pieces at less than cost with many items at half price. Styles from 1888, warranted and branded, with markdowns shown on tags. The event promises substantial inventories and room for spring stock, urging immediate attendance.
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Boston
Nightly raids and mischief plague Portsmouth town
Portsmouth New Hampshire reports a wave of petty burglaries. The Ports mouth Aqueduct Company storehouse was entered and about 800 pounds of lead pipe stolen. Joiner shop of Joshua Stackpole broken into and tools taken. The schooner James A. Gray at Union wharf was raided for cargo and copper sheets. Several Water street stores have suffered break ins over the month.
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Portsmouuha
N. H
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Aqueduct Company
Joshua Stackpole
James A. Gray
Coleman
Union Wharf
Water Street
Tragedy in Troumsen as Man Kills Family Then Self
Frank L. Silvers, a noted horse breeder, killed his wife and two daughters Edith 11 and Ada 9 in Troumsen Michigan. He then shot himself and remains alive but unconscious. All three women died from temple wounds. no motive is known. The bodies were found by neighbors this morning.
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Troumsen
Mich
Frank L. Silvers
Edith
Ada
Silvers
Pope Attacks Public Schools as Detrimental
An encyclical read at Roman Catholic masses condemns public schools as neglecting religious training. It warns against avarice in literature and drama and argues that secular education breeds Socialism Nihilism and immorality in thought.
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New York
Death of Senator Houston in Lancaster after icy fall
Senator David Houston of Roanoke Va. died in Lancaster Pa after slipping on an icy sidewalk rupturing a blood vessel. He had just returned from a visit to General Harrison in the interest of the anti Mahone faction which he led.
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Lancaster
Penn
David Houston
Roanoke
Harrison
English publishers face piracy over John Ward Preacher
G W Smalley cables from New York Tribune that Longmans publishes John Ward Preacher by Mrs Deland with royalties paid. No English copyright shields the work allowing Canadian pirates to press English firms into licensing the piracy for the English market. Several firms have reportedly declined, with ongoing doubt about English publishers resisting.
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G. W. Smalley
New York Tribune
John Ward
Gladstone
Messrs. Longmans
Bedroom Furniture Sleek Chamber Suit Patterns Reach 50 Styles
Two hundred chamber suits offered in over fifty patterns and finishes. Styles include Renaissance Early English Colonial with full cheval and 2 to 10 piece sets. Separable pieces feature chiffonières bureaus dressing cases and couches.
Clearance Sale Unveils Louis Quinze to Marie Antoinette Parlor Sets
Parlor furniture offers Louis Quinze and Louis Seize styles, Chippendale and Queen Anne patterns, Elizabethan and Marie Antoinette designs. Rich drawing room and boudoir suits, Turkish divans, auteuils and tete-a-tetes featured with 1888 models at new markdown prices. Furnish drawing rooms for less than ordinary room costs.
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Louis Quinze
Louis Seize
Dining Room Furniture Styles Across Eras and Regions
A catalog of dining room furnishings featuring English Renaissance Victorian Jacobean Scotch Baronal and High Renaissance inspired pieces. Highlights include sideboards with compartments champagne storage bevelled mirrors and various dining tables chairs china closets and buffets in many styles and finishes.
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Italy
Weather Indication For New England And Eastern New York
Washington reports twenty four hours outlook for New England and eastern New York. Fair weather expected with colder temperatures and west winds.
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Washington
New England
New York
Governor Indicted for Criminal Libel in Des Moines
Des Moines, Feb 17. Polk county grand jury returns an indictment against Governor Larrabee by a 6 to 1 vote. The case centers on his refusal to pardon the imprisoned son of Mrs Turney and a subsequent pamphlet alleging the woman had two husbands living, which was shown to be in error.
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Congress
Senate
Ma Coke
Blair
Edmunds
House
McMillin
Breckinridge
Cowles
Whitney
House Naval Committee
New Mexico
Harrison
Tecumseh
Mich
Frank L. Silvers
Parkersburg
Vas
San Francisco
Samoa
Klein
Friend
Electric Sugar Refining Company
Larrabee
Iowa
North Carolina
Cleveland
West
Des Mores
Polk County
Turney
Library Furniture and Upholstery Collection Details
Antique desks and secretary book cases listed alongside library tables and book cabinets. Leather coverings in russet maroon olive and dark green, plus rug coverings and a line of upholstery fabrics offered.
Office Furniture Sale Offers Deep Discounts on Desks and Chairs
A sale promotes new high quality office furniture including roll top and standing desks, flat top desks, side desks, screw chairs, tables in Frontera Mahogany English Oak Black Walnut selected Ash Cherry and more. Each piece bears our name and registered number.
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Frontera
Bargain sale on music and parlor cabinets chests
A local ad promotes large and small music cabinets, parlor cabinets at half price next Monday, chiffonniers with many configurations, and a wide assortment of rattan furniture including rocking chairs hall stands and more.
Triple Day Sale Announcement
A three day sale continues starting Monday with deep markdowns. Shoppers are urged to come early and not delay as the prices promise substantial value. Customers are encouraged to visit promptly to avoid missing offers.
Notable deaths reported from Europe and London
Mr Mead a Lyceum company actor died in London yesterday. Paris announces the death of Count ry poois Jean Clary. German geologist West Henry Charles Dechen aged 88 is dead.
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Mr. Mead
Lyceum Company
London
Paris
Jean Clary
Henry Charles Dechen
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