Explosion at Jersey Central terminal kills and injures many
A dynamite laden car exploded at the Central Railroad of New Jersey New Jersey terminal in Jersey City. Seven men were killed and seven missing with hundreds wounded and the death toll likely rising to about thirty. Damage flooded Lower New York as glass roofs shattered and immigrant facilities were wrecked.
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Baldwin Will Case Proceedings Continue in Los Angeles
The Baldwin will case moved forward as the defense presented testimony aimed at disproving Mrs. Turnbulls assertion that she disclosed a marriage contract and was introduced as Baldwins wife.
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Los Angeles
Turnbull
China Appeals to Red Cross for Aid
An urgent appeal for aid to relieve famine in China has been received by the American Red Cross. Conaul Gracey reports that in Nanking about one hundred thousand lack food clothing and shelter and an epidemic is feared. In Harbin the burning of plague victims began with a thousand bodies burned today.
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China
American Red Cross
Conaul Gracey
Nanking
Harbin
Steps Taken to Enforce Eddy Will in Massachusetts
Boston February 1 petition seeks to compel the executor to hand over all Massachusetts real estate to the directors of the Mother Church. The claim values the property at about 1.5 million dollars. The executor replies that the law caps church bequests at 2000 dollars per year and forbids such transfer.
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Boston
Archbishop Ryan Near Death in Philadelphia Church Leader Critical
Archbishop Patrick John Ryan of Philadelphia remains critically ill as of February 1 after a brief illness. He reportedly sent a final message via Cardinal Gibbons, praising Providence and urging national conservation to preserve the country’s greatness.
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Philadelphia
Patrick John Ryan
Cardinal Gibbons
Caucus ideas abandoned in Colorado legislature race
Denver February 1. All efforts to secure a caucus of Democratic legislators for the senatorship have failed and were abandoned. Balloting shows little change with Speer at 27 and Adams at 20. Republican votes shifted to McCreery.
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Denver
Speer
Adams
McCreery
San Francisco Reacts to Exposition Victory
San Francisco exploded with celebration after news that the city captured the exposition. Whistles blew from the harbor as offices announced the result. Buildings appeared to glow with flame like magic, courts paused midcase, schools released students, and merchants joined the street parade with music and banners throughout the day.
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San Francisco
St Louis Man Forfeits Fortune Over Elopement
The Noonan family alleges Thomas S Noonan wed Miss Ella Callahan in St Charles under assumed names, a marriage that allegedly triggers a $60 000 loss from his father’s estate. The will supposedly states he forfeits that amount if he marries before turning 24, with an inheritance of about $150 000 cited by Sam Noonan.
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ST. Louis
Thomas S. Noonan
St. Charles
Ella Callahan
J. W. Bruns
Woder
Sam Noonan
Morals and Politics Under Fire in Speech at Carnegie Hall
Rabbi Wise denounces the merging of business and politics as a vast moral breakdown hurting America. He points to corrupt practices like race track ownership and franchise selling, calling such buyers anarchists and urging honest, independent action to save the state.
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Wise
Free Synagogue
Carnegie Hall
America
Jett
Dr. Wine
Albany
Amal
Legislature ranks actions and bills advance in both chambers
Yesterday the House introduced ten bills and considered twenty three measures in committee. Six bills passed second reading and four passed final. Five counties proposed gain indorsement in committee. The Metz initiative and referendum bill heads the file with amendments. the local option bill set as 2 pm special order. Senate debate focused on Hart direct primary bill with seven amendments.
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Oregon
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Hurt
Hol- Hater
Thomeas White
Ameaust and Battery
Mexican Revolution Rumors Signal Growing Tension
Reports from Mexico indicate rising instability as Governor-elect Miguel Abumada gains popularity in Chihuahua. Brigades under Col. Rabago engage rebels at Galanea and San Buenaventura, with Casas Grandes bracing for siege. A battle near Sierra Manila results in many deaths after a daylong clash.
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Gia- Janes
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Sierra Manila
Economic living plan and a Chicago fortune tale
Chicago producer Harlow N Higinbotham argues an income of 1000 dollars a year suffices for a man and wife with 500 dollars saved, outlining costs for food at 86.60 dollars yearly per person and housing at 24 dollars monthly. He cites a woman on six dollars weekly accumulating 2715.81 dollars and helping her brother, while tracing a peacetime wage rise from 1200 to 2000 to 4000 dollars and a peak 200,000 dollars yearly.
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Bie
Harlow N. Higuinbothan
Marshal Field
Marshall Ploid
Digiabotham
Apegder
Prairie Fire in Oklahoma Destroys Oil Facilities
Bartlesville Oklahoma February 1 fires sweep Washington county causing damage over a hundred thousand dollars. Oil waste on the Caney River burns for two miles as crews of two hundred battle the blaze sweeping derricks tanks and rigs. No law officers report.
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Ralrio
Washington County
Caney River
Oil Companion
Fife
King George Clears Name After Malta Rumor Refuted
London reports a high court refutes the claim that King George secretly wed a daughter of Admiral Sir Michael Culm Seymour in 1800. Edward F. Myllus of The Liberator was sentenced to a year in prison for seditious libel after the tale resurfaced in Paris.
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George
Michael Culm Seymour
Malta
England
Edward F. Myllus
Liberator
Paris
Mias Seymour
Napier
Myltius
Accuer
Grade Laborer Shot in Leg Near Cheyenne Camp
J B Rock a laborer at the Newland camp four miles south of Cheyenne walked to the police station at 10 last night showing a leg wound from a .22 caliber bullet. He and a Mexican man named Henri claimed involvement in a dispute with several colored women and soldiers. Dr J H W Hennenberry treated the injury as police investigated in the Red Light district but found no witnesses besides the two men who knew of the incident. Both men appeared intoxicated.
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Cheyenne
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Burlington
Colorado & Southern
Rook
Henri
J. HW. Hennenberry
Red Light District
Rookebot
Sweatshop Women Hear Suffrage Talk
New York on February 1 Mrs Oliver P Belmont led a meeting of the New York branch of the Pollisea Equality league at 1699 Pilkin Avenue. Dr Anna Shaw president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association spoke to an audience largely of factory girls.
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New York
Oliver
P. Belmont
Mnet
Pollisea Equality League
Pilkin Avenue
Anna Dr. Shaw
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Dr. Shaw
Taal Volcano Eruption Reports 700 Dead in Philippines
Reports to the state department from Manila indicate Taal volcano killed about 700 people in Tilway Thiele province with shocks continuing. Relief measures are under way as mud and lava destroyed towns and villages.
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State Department
Manila Ptate
Tilway
Thiele
Hatangas
Weather brief notes mixed snow north and Friday risk
Fragmentary weather item reports snow across northern areas and a Friday risk or change in conditions. Details unclear but suggests a mixed or uncertain forecast with colder air.
Voter Initiative and Referendum Measures Analyzed
The Metz and Schwoob acts set thresholds for invoking initiative or referendum petitions based on percent of previous general election voters. Schwoob requires 25 percent, while Metz sets eight percent for initiative and five percent for referendum. The 1912 constitutional amendment timing means no actions before the 1914 election.
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