Train wreck injures many on Montreal Empress near Toronto
The Montreal Empress derailed at Whiteley Junction on the Grand Trunk with cars left rails and toppled down a embankment. Over 20 passengers were injured including Americans from Boston Chelsea and Lowell. several head cuts and other injuries reported.
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Toronto
Ont
Montreal
Boston
Massachusetts
David L. Carter
Bangor
Henry Lindsay
Forest Lake
Wis
Nathan Spark
Chelsea
Mass
L. T. Dunlap
Westford
Archibald Mains
Michael Cusack
Louise Langill
Waltham
John Langill
A. H. Allen
Lowell
Simon G. Fogg
White River Junction
William Carlton
E. E. Little
Newbury
Danforth
Eight Killed as Express Hits Craned Newark Trolley Car
A Lackawanna express crashed into a crowded Clifton Avenue trolley in Newark New Jersey killing eight and injuring many. The incident occurred near the high school as students rode the trolley down a steep icy hill.
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Newark
N. J
Lackawanna
Clifton Avenue
Peter
Forecast for Boston and vicinity
Fair and warmer weather is expected in Boston and nearby areas with windy southwest winds. The forecast calls for a rise in temperatures Friday and Saturday, with gusty conditions possible along coastal zones.
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Boston
Vicinity
Grip Plant and Father John’s Medicine Claim
A 1901-era notice touts Father John’s Medicine as preventing grip and pneumonia, curing the grip, with a testimonial from Philip Schaefer of 2731 Broadway New York. It cites a million US grip cases in winter 1901 and promotes Lung Kuro for hacking cough.
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United States
Father John
Philip Schaefer
Broadway
New York
Five 20 Minute Havana Tobacco Squeeze
A brief note describes Havana tobacco being squeezed for a modest price. It promises five twenty minute intervals of enjoyment at two cents each.
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Havana
Married with Russian Rites at the Washington Embassy
Irene des Planques daughter of Gabriel des Planques, of the Russian financial service, wed Alexandre Pavlov the Russian minister to Korea at the Russian embassy in Washington at 10 pm. Bishop Tikhon officiated in a ceremony reflecting strict Russian law with around 200 guests and three rites including ring exchange crown, bread and wine.
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Washington
Irene Des Planques
Gabriel Des Planques
Russian Financial Service
Alexandre Pavlov
Korea
Tikhon
Diplomatic Corps
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Wyndham land purchase bill praised by Nationalists in Commons
A prominent Nationalist says the Irish group in Parliament is convinced the Wyndham land purchase bill will be satisfactory and end agrarian troubles. He predicts little opposition in the Commons and that Radicals and Nationalists will help push it through quickly.
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London
Nationalist Party
Wyndham
Mr. Wyndham
Temperature Yesterday Long Euro Quickest Relief for Consumption
Yesterday the temperature reading spiked as the euro faced rapid shifts in value. Analysts noted the quick relief for consumption pressures amid market volatility and policy responses.
Meanest Thief of the Winter Police Hunt Suspect
Division 5 police seek a young man of dark complexion wearing a black derby hat dark clothes and an overcoat who offered to guide Mrs Elizabeth McCann to her destination on Tremont Street then vanished with her handbag and umbrella after a brief barroom stop near Shawmut Avenue and Dedham Street station report says.
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Division 5
Elizabeth McCann
Holy Ghost Hospital
Cambridge
Tremont Street
Grey Nuns
Union Park Street
Dover Street
Shawmut Avenue
Fight May End in Murder Trial
Shirley. Henry Dobson lies wounded at a boarding place after a late night fight at William Gionet's home near the village. Alex Bulger is jailed following a stabbing that left Dobson with a deep back wound and unclear lung involvement.
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Shirley
Henry Dobson
Alex
Bulger
William Gionet
Dobson
McLean girl begins recovery after prolonged coma in Gloucester
Gladys McLean daughter of Captain and Mrs Douglass McLean of Grovestreet shows signs of recovery from a prolonged coma. In the past week she improved and now sleeps normally and stays awake during daytime, raising hope for a permanent recovery.
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Gloucester
Gladys McLean
Douglass McLean
Grovestreet
Local Trade Board Pushes Settlement in Labor Dispute
Lynn Feb 19 The local Board of Trade renewed efforts to settle the conflict between the Boot and Shoe Workers Union and the Knights of Labor cutters. Officials express belief that decisive action toward a complete settlement will be taken within days.
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Lynn
Board of Trade
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Knights of Labor Cutters
Cocheco Mill Strike Settled After Weeklong Walkout
Dover New Hampshire February 19 The strike at the Cocheco Manufacturing Company mills ending a week and affecting about 2500 workers was resolved today with all parties apparently satisfied.
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Dover
N. H
Cocheco Manufacturing Company
Strike at Gale Bros. Shoe Factory Weakens in Exeter
Exeter New Hampshire February 19 The back bone of the strike at Gale Bros shoe factory was practically broken when a member of the Boot and Shoe Workers Union returned to work and several others would be at their old places tomorrow in a major setback for the union.
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Exeter
N. H
Gale Bros
Coal Committee Consult the Attorney General
The special coal inquiry met in executive session to discuss Lynn hearing disclosures. A witness testified that books were burned on October 22, 1902, prompting the chairman to consult Attorney-General Parker. Copies of Lynn case evidence will be provided to Essex County District Attorney.
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Massachusetts
Lynn
Cunningham
Parker
Lynn Coal Club
Essex County
Humbert Case Resumes as Threatened Disclosures Told
In Paris the Humbert hearing restarted in the Ninth Correctional Chamber. Mme Humbert signals she will wait to speak after her lawyer presents the defense. Judge notes the case concerns possible disclosures of prominent figures. Judgment is set for Saturday.
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Paris
Humbert
Mme, Humbert
Mme. Humbert
Humberts
Queen of the shoplifters nabbed in Boston raid
Grace Leland of New York and Max Jacobin, her companion, were captured by Sergeant Mullen and inspectors Hart and Conway as part of a major department store theft ring. They recovered silks, satins, dress goods and bric a brac valued in the hundreds. Leland admitted sole responsibility. Jacobin denied links. Much of the goods were consigned to New York friends.
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Mullen
Hart
Conway
Grace Leland
New York
Max Jacobin
Jordan, Marsh Co
Boston
Green Street
Jacobin
Jordan-Marsh
Miss Leland
James Stewart Held on Bigamy Charge in Tremont Street Arrest
James Stewart a 27 year old teamster was arrested on a warrant by Inspector Bogan at 609 Tremont Street on a bigamy charge. He allegedly married Marion Whitney on Oct 14 1896 and later wed Gertrude Durkee on the first of the month, prompting his arrest after his second wife exposed the earlier marriage.
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James Stewart
Bogan
Tremont Street
Stewart
Gertrude M. Durkee
Medford
Marion
Whitney
People’s Temple
James Boyd Brady
Miss Durkee
Sh¢g
Two Falls At Hospital Add To Fatality List
Two severe falls yesterday left patients with fractured skulls at the Relief Hospital. Ulrich Hartman of 287 Court Street suffered a base skull fracture after a stairs fall. Jere Cunningham of 115 Aiken Street, at the Metropolitan Coal Wharf, tumbled 20 feet from a shed and sustained similar injuries.
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Relief Hospital
Ulrich Hartman
Court Street
Jere Cunningham
Aiken Street
Metropolitan Coal Were
Revere Citizens Ticket Nominates Segee for Selectman
The Revere Citizens party held a large caucus nominating Samuel A. Segee for Selectman from Precinct 4 after his Republican party defection. Other nominees include F. Louis Loffler for Board of Health and several town posts such as auditor Lester Norcross and town clerk Warren Fenno.
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Revere
Citizens
Citizens’ Party of
Samuel A. Segee
Segee
Board of Health
F. Louis Loffler
Lester
Norcross
Warren Fenno
G. A. Tapley
G. A. Kingman
C. F. Fenno
Eaton
F. C. Heath
E. F. Cummings
T. A. Grover
E. A. Loud
G. F. Holmes
W. A. Allen
F. Fenno
W. E Taylor
G. A. Purcell
Actresses Named In Rainier Hotel Gambling Den Losses
In Seattle on February 19 a gambling den in the Hotel Rainier was abandoned by its owners who fled to escape arrest. A ledger lists victims including Maxine Eliott Goodwin $2000 Marie Wainwright $2500 and Blanche Bates $1200. None of the actresses complained to authorities.
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Seattle
Wash
Rainier
Maxine Eliott Goodwin
Marie Wainwright
Blanche Bates
Narrowly Avoided Disaster as Two Cars Halted at Open Bridge
In Brighton last evening an outward Watertown car speeding toward the Arsenal bridge found the draw open two feet. The car crossed the bridge safely. An inbound car stopped on the brink as a man fell 15 feet into the river. Rescue by James Vahey and Thurlow used ropes and planks to pull Joseph Macaletto from three feet of water. he suffered a scalp wound and chill but was unhurt otherwise.
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Brady
Charles River
Brighton
Arsenal Bridge
Western Avenue
Watertown
Joseph Macaletto
James Vahey
Watertown Police
Thurlow
Macaletto
Rowan
Negroes Meet and Protest at Cooper Union
A mass meeting in New York at Cooper Union protested Southern disfranchisement and supported a Virginia constitution case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Speakers included Bishops Derrick and Walters and M. D. Conway and John Milhellan. Attendees hailed President Roosevelt with loud cheers and a Susan B. Anthony letter was read.
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New York
Cooper Union
South
New York State
Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
Derrick and Walters
M. D. Conway
John &Milhellan
Moody Orders Wells Tried After Leyden Wreck Findings
Secretary Moody partly rejects the court of inquiry findings on the Leyden disaster off Block Island on January 21. He disapproves the verdict about neglect and orders Lieutenant Chester Wells to be tried by court martial in Newport on February 26.
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Washington
Moody
Block Island
Chester Wells
Newport
Explosion at Fort Lafayette Kills and Injures Many
A blast at Fort Lafayette during fuse extraction from an eight inch shell killed four men, left two dying, and seriously injured about six others. A 150 pound powder charge exploded, scattering dead and wounded as flames engulfed woodwork and shook the building for miles.
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Fort Lafayette
New York
Explosion at Fort Lafayette Kills Four at Magazine
The February Fort Lafayette blast killed four workers and seriously wounded others while fire engulfed the naval magazine. Names of the deceased include George Rotham and Gustave Dozier, both Brooklyn residents, with several injured transported to hospitals in Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Fort ‘Lafayette
Naval Magazine
Admiral O Neil cites ammo move after Fort Lafayette blast
Admiral O Neill, chief of ordnance, testified that months ago he ordered most ammunition moved from Fort Lafayette to the Igna Island magazine 40 miles up the Hudson. He believed the order was nearly fulfilled when the explosion occurred, leaving only small temporary stock on the island for ships in dry dock.
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Washington
Admiral O'Neil
Fort Lafayette
Igna Island
Hudson
New York
A Boston Epidemic of Thievery Among Youth
Police report a surge of juvenile theft in Boston with multiple 14 year old arrestees including Annie Conlon and Michael Bowen. Officers fear an older hand behind the spate of crimes and question a possible school for young thieves in the city.
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Annie Conlon
Boston
Inspector Knox
Washington Street
Knox
North End
Drake
Station 5
Michael C. Bowen
Honduras names General Arias president after Sierra resignation
New Orleans dispatch reports General Juan Angel Arias becomes president of Honduras. Former President Terencio Sierra resigns to lead the army against Manuel Bonilla who also claims the presidency. Arias had served as Sierra’s private secretary and was elected through Sierra’s influence.
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New Orleans
Juan Angel Arias
Republic of Honduras
Terencio Sierra
Ganuel Bonilla
Arias
Sierra
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William Carlson
Nathan Spack
Iss Louise Langill
J. H. Langill
A. H. Alien
E. Little
Cuba
Cigarro
Thompson's Spa
Giri
Coal Committee
Attorney-General
New York Harbor
Wells
Admirl Barker
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Navy Department
Fort Hamilton Hospital
James Clancy
Long Island City
Martin,thorgensen
W. H. Vangurp
Charles Lochmuller
Edward B. M'Mullen
Ordnance Man
Powell
Fort Hamilton
Lafayette
O’neil
Bey
General Arias
Honduras
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