Avalanche Devastates Colorado Train Killing and Injuring Many
Glenwood Springs Colorado February 3 A massive avalanche swept the Grand River canyon destroying a Rio Grande train and burying 93 men including crew and workers. Rescue trains and telegraph links struggled to relay word as snow 20 to 30 feet deep blocked tracks and more than 1000 snow shovellers labored daily. Damages to railroads are extensive with over 500 miles of line intermittently blocked and daily costs estimated at 25000 dollars.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Grand River
Colorado
Denver and Rio Grande Railroad
Rocky Mountains
Sample
Rio Grande Road
Consid
Movement of Warships Returns to Active Duty
A fleet movement report shows the squadron preparing to return to sea from harbor. The Detroit Texas Chicago and Massachusetts will undergo refits and trials, with engines and guns tested. Admiral in command. ships join operations near Cuba as Massachusetts and New York awaited orders.
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Neway
Detroit
Texas
Chicago
New Orleans
Indiana
York
Massachusetts
Cuban
Admiral m
Tark
Oldham County Execution Brief Reported
A morning report details a 59 year old legal hanging in Oldham county at the jail yard with about fifty witnesses. Miller was 17 at the time. Witness No. 20 from Rich County is noted, involving two shots and a signal by Mart Shoe.
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Oldham County
Miller
Wistress
Mart
Transports Sherman and Berlin sail for Manila and Caribbean
The Sherman bound for Manila with 1300 troops and a battalion of infantry left Gravesend for the Pacific theater to reinforce General Otis. The Berlin, for San Juan, Ponce, and Santiago, also departed Gravesend carrying officers including Colonels Nye and Twiggs, and a cargo of munition and mails with passengers Walter Cox Cromwell Case and others aboard.
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Sherman
Manila
Berlin
West Indies
New York
San Juan
Ponce
Santiago
Gravesend
Otis
Gers
Nye
C. L. Twiggs
Lieutenantell Stacey
W. P. Hall
F. B. Woodbury
J.D
Walter Cox
Crom- B. Case
Nonco
Prof Knapp Returns From Orient Mission in Debt to Agriculture
Prof S S Knapp, sent by the Agricultural Department, returned to the city after months abroad. His task was to promote staples and agriculture in the Southern states and advance U S industry. He found Japan lagging in certain crops and noted new forage plants and fruit trees. He arranged to ship American samples to eastern countries and visited the Philippines, doubting reports of crisis and deeming Aguinaldo's strength overestimated.
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San Francisco
Knapp
Wilso
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Trust aims to control oatmeal and breakfast foods
Chicago February 3 A new trust forms to absorb the American Cereal company and control major oatmeal and breakfast food markets in bulk and package. Capital stock estimated at 33 million dollars, with details pending the final merger, as Ferdinand Schumacher sells 12,000 shares to Robert Stuart and others who form the combination. American Consul Dead in New York Greece dispatch reports a missing or killed official in Greece.
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Chicago
American Cereal
Ferdinand Schumacher
American Cereal Company
Akron, C
Robert Stuart
United State
Obituary and legal notices from late 19th century summary
A condensed report mentions a Mississippi born individual who moved to Alabama, entered consular service, and was appointed from that state. It notes dates and a large stake at Lexington related to a Kentucky futility stake, and references a former sheriff and an ex Army of the Republic commander in Ohio. The piece includes a gunshot incident in Youngstown and unresolved causes, with remarks on local politicians.
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Patrason
Mississippi
Alabama
Ingate
United
Youngstown
Charles F. Callahan
Todd Pas Army of the Republic
Ohio
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