Storm-Torn Lightship Reaches Norfolk Dry Dock
Captain Tawee reports a hurricane off Diamond Shoals with winds at least 100 miles per hour. Lightship No. 71 arrived at Norfolk navy yard missing all anchors and cable after two mooring blowouts and grounding off Craney Island before being pulled free and towed to the dry dock.
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Norfolk
United States
Diamond Shoals
Norfolk Navy Yard
Craney Island
Navy Yard
Tawee
Hatteras
New Orleans Ovation for Schley McClure and Wheeler
Admiral Schley Colonel McClure and General Wheeler were feted in New Orleans on Friday afternoon with a Progressive Union address at the Crescent theatre drawing about 2000 people. They spoke on national unity and honor for all while Governor Heard and Admiral Rivet attended. That night a banquet at Antoine’s featured brief speeches.
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New Orleans
Admiral Schley
Col
A. K. McClure
Joe Wheeler
Key
Progressive Union
Crescent Theatre
Admiral Schrey
Colonel McClure
Santiago
Governor Heard
Admiral Rivet
Tage
General Wheeler
Antoine's
Jim the Penman Forgery Case Sentences Italian to Six Years
Judge Newburger sentences Frank Folina an Italian to six years in Sing Sing for forgery. Folina is hailed as a second Jim the Penman for his clever imitations made with a pane of glass. L. W. Simmons the teller writes of his lost savings and the need to compensate employers for cashed forged checks.
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New York
Newburger
Frank Folina
Sing Sing
Folina
Jim the Penman
L. W. Simmons
Middleton Man Slays Family Then Himself in Sudden Tragedy
In Middleton Indiana at his country home six miles from town John M Thornburg aged fifty six killed his wife and two children then killed himself after a violent outburst. He had been prosperous but mentally unbalanced for some time and his family resisted confinement.
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Middleton
Ind
John M. Thornburg
Thornburg
Jersey City man bets cure for Rockefeller stomach trouble
New York readers learn Bertrand Hornung, a Jersey City resident, claims a six month treatment can cure John Rockefeller’s stomach ailment and says Rockefeller would pay $1,000,000 for a cure. Hornung insists on his confidence.
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New York
Bertrand Hornung
Jersey City
John Rockefeller
Mr. Hornung
Rockefller
Militia Clerk Remanded Over Embezzlement Charge in Ottawa
Ottawa reports E. Martineau, militia department clerk, held for a week on alleged embezzlement. Shortage estimated near $70,000 with police recovering $15,000 of the missing funds.
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Ottawa
E. Martineau
Militia Department
Martineau
Banker's Libel Suit Cleared as Humbert Acquits
Paris February 21 The Ninth correctional chamber ruled in the libel case filed by banker M Cattaui against Humbert dismissing the suit and ordering Cattaui to pay court costs.
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Paris
Ninth Correctional Chamber
M. Cattaui
Humbert
Cattaui
Bank Robbers Escape Again in Union Missouri
By Again Escaped St Louis February 21 Bill Rudolph and Frank Lewis of Union Missouri the supposed robbers of the bank of that place who were located have again escaped They threaten to kill anyone who stops them.
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St. Louis
Bill Rudolph
Frank Lewis
Union
Fence to Enclose World Fair Grounds in Six Miles
St Louis reports the World’s fair grounds will be surrounded by a six mile fence to be built immediately. Contractors plan rapid work and the barrier will define the exhibition area for the upcoming event.
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St. Louis
Interior secretary named as cabinet fills in Ecuador
Guayaquil reports Dr. Gonzales Cordoba appointed secretary of the interior, completing the cabinet as of February 21.
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Guayaquil
Eculator
Gonzales Cordoba
Bill to create new counties passed by both houses
In Santa Fe on February 21 Roosevelt and Quay Counties figures shaped a bill that has cleared passage in both chambers. The measure sets up two new counties in Roosevelt and Quay areas, outlining boundaries and governance structure.
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Santa Fe, N.M
Roosevelt and
Quay Counties
War minister reported killed in battle in Morocco
A dispatch from Tangier, Morocco, says it is persistently reported that El Menebli, the minister of war, was killed in battle on February 12. The report comes from Madrid dated February 21 and is unconfirmed locally.
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Madrid
Tangi
Morocco
el Menebli
Publish Protest Caracas Papers Complain Over Ship Deliveries
Caracas papers issue a protest to Venezuela the United States and European nations warning that ships seized by Germany Great Britain and Italy have not been delivered as per protocols by February 20. A revolutionary army about 2200 men advances toward Caracas, with both sides holding strong positions sixty kilometers south of the capital.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Germany
Great Britain
Italy
Venezula
Texas Legislature Nets Local Bills As Session Halts
Austin men note minimal debate as both chambers concentrate on local measures. The House passes bills to carve out the Sixty second Judicial District from Lamar Hunt and Delta counties and approves the Houston charter bill. The Senate approves a tax levy by counties to exterminate prairie dogs, while the anti free pass measure is recommitted to allow a favorable minority report.
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Austin
Tex
Galveston
House
Sixty-second Judicial
Lamar, Hunt
Delta
Houston
Senate
Governor Lanham Signs Court Time Fix and Beeville Visit
Austin February 21 Governor Lanham signs a bill fixing the time for holding court in the Twenty-second judicial district and a concurrent resolution creating a joint committee to visit the Beeville experiment station.
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Austin
Lanham
Twenty-second Judicial District
Beeville Experiment Station
Couple Tied in Cherokee Stephenville Nuptials
Representative F. R. Guinn of Cherokee County and Miss Stella Cox of Stephenville were married in Stephenville. The Texas House adopted a resolution of congratulation. The couple then traveled to Galveston.
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Austin
F. R. Guinn
Cherokee County
Stella Cox
Stephenville
House
Galveston
Train tour to Mexico with 134 aboard departs from Toledo
A Santa Fe train carrying ten Pullman sleepers and one dining car arrived in Fort Worth with 127 travelers bound for a Mexican tour. The party began in Toledo and will meet seven more riders in San Antonio, totaling 134. They expect a month away.
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Fort Worth
Santa Fe
Mexico
Toledo
San Antonio
Local Paper Sold to Civic League for One Edition
San Angelo Texas February 21 The Press weekly paper has been turned over to the civic league for one edition and subsequent issues will be produced by ladies except the mechanical department run by the regular printer staff.
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San Angelo, Tex
Civic League
Two More Die In Cedar Rapids Hotel Fire
At the Clifton hotel in Cedar Rapids Iowa two of the injured have died bringing the death toll to four from the blaze that occurred earlier this week.
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Cedar, Rapids, Ia
Clifton Hotel
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