Kronprinz Wilhelm Arrives Southampton Prince Henry Tours
Kronprinz Wilhelm reaches Southampton amid cheers as Prince Henry tours the ship and speaks of pleasure at visiting the United States. Passengers and officials crowd the dock while security checks delay the Southampton train. The voyage continues to Cherbourg with notable passengers aboard.
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Prince Henry
UN Kronprinz
Southampton
Prince Wilhelm
England
United States
Associated Press
Isle of Wight
Portsmouth
Lloyd Steamship Company
London
Kron
Moreton -Frewen
Cornwallis West
Were Confronted by Cannibals While Asleep
A frightened sleeper reports being awoken by unknown assailants described as cannibals. The incident details remain unclear with no verified witnesses or official statements at this time. Local authorities have opened an informal inquiry.
Cannibals Massacre French Scientific Mission in New Guinea
Paris reports a letter from M Rouyer, survivor of the Sileraka massacre, describing the Salvattti yacht mission attacked off New Guinea January 1. Twenty five killed including Baron Villars and Count De Saint Remy, with details of victims and the rescue by Dr Forster and others. The fate of M Veyes remains unknown.
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Sibralia
New Guinea
Feléck
Tien
Baron Villars
Count de Saint Remy
M. Hagenbeck
Dr. Forster
M. Veyes
Germans Aroused by Wheeler Speech on Pacific Cable Debate
Washington February 16 report on Representative Wheeler's attack on Prince Henry of Prussia sparks German ire and a rush to copy the congressional record. Corliss estimates Pacific cable cost at 10 million with government ownership urged to counter British private control and high tolls.
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Wheeler
Commercial Tribune
Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Representative Wheeler
Kentucky
Prince Henry
Prussia
Corliss
A. W. Greely
War Department
England
Vancouver
B. C
New Zealand
Pacific
America
Canada
Australia
San Francisco
Honolulu
Manila
Schwab Sees Friendly Europe During Steel Trust Tour
Charles M. Schwab returns from a two month European voyage vastly impressed by the cordial reception to the United States Steel Corporation. He reports strong interest in U S steel methods and aims for Orient trade, urging Congress to safeguard shipping while pledging modern, efficient plants and broader economic cooperation.
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United States Steel Corporation
England
Europe
Schwab
The
Steel Trust
France
Germany
Austria
Associated Press
United States
Steel Corporation
Chicago
America
Americans
China
Orient
Congress
United States Steel
Winget Found Guilty of Murder for Third Time
In Sandusky Ohio on February 16 the jury found David Winget guilty of first degree murder with mercy recommendation for killing Fred Blancke with a pocket knife. Winget, an old soldier and Mason, had previous trials and reversals, and may seek a new trial as costs mount.
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Winget
Commercial Tribune
Sandusky
David Winget
David Winger
Fred Blancke
Blancke
Reed
Winger
Trimotor latest freak invention described in Toledo
William Heckert of Hancock County claims a trimotor device built at the Toledo Foundry and Machine Co that combines steam engine gas engine and boiler. He says it can power ships without coal and streetcars without trolleys, heating buildings and saving millions for steamboat firms. Judge Henry W. Seney and Colonel Heckert tout its potential as a wonder of the age.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
William Heckert
Hancock County
Toledo Foundry and Machine Company
Henry W. Seney
Colonel Heckert
Heckert
Colombians Twice Defeated Rebels in Agua Dulce
A government soldier who escaped from Liberal General Herrera's camp in Panama reports that Indian chief Lorenzo attacked Castro's forces at Agua Dulce last week and was defeated. With 800 Herrera reinforcements, Lorenzo attacked again and was repulsed. A government gunboat left to pursue the Nicaraguan Momotombo, believed to ferry Liberal supplies.
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Panama
Herrera
Lorenzo
Castro
Agua Dulce
Momotombo
Tolstoi Bears Up Well In Petersburg Update
St Petersburg February 16 Count Tolstoi shows a temperature of 10 and pulse of 8. He remains very weak but bears up. Recovery is hoped.
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Tolstoi
ST. Petersburg
Dordica Hindu Twin Dies After Separation Operation
Dordica, one of the Hindu twins separated from Radica on February 9, died at 7 am in Paris. The death was due to tuberculosis in an advanced stage. The twins had shown improvement last week and played with toys. Radica remains unaware of Dordica's death and continues to progress.
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Paris
Dordica
Radica
Cordica
Antarctic Explorer Borchgrevink Arrives in New York
Charles E. Borchgrevink, the Antarctic explorer, arrived in New York on the steamship Etruria. He recalled in an interview that in 1899 he and a scientific party reached 78 degrees 50 minutes south, about 800 miles from the South Pole, the farthest southern point achieved by humans.
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Charles Borchgrevink
New York
Charles E. Borchgrevink
Etruria
South Pole
Earthquake Kills Thousands in Shamaka District
Report from Baku, Transcaucasia, states that thousands were killed by the Shamaka district quake and that towns and villages within twenty versts suffered severe damage.
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Berlin
Baku
Transcaucasia
Shamaka
Where Nitroglycerin Is Made In Shanty Workshops
The piece describes nitroglycerin production in crude shanty buildings with minimal equipment. A small engine, paddle-tube apparatus, and coils suffice for the process. Approximately 1,500 pounds of nitric and sulfuric acid and 200 pounds of glycerin yield 150 quarts of nitroglycerin in typical work.
Millionaire Klondike wife from grassmaking days
An orphan girl once trained in Grassmaking in Toledo grows rich in the Klondike after pairing with Charles Purdy. They travel west and profit from gold dust and claims, including a boarding house north of White Pass. She returns with over a million and still holds valuable interests.
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Lagrange Street
Klondike
Vancouver
Tacoma
White Pass
Ex Nun Arrested Before Lecture in Columbus
Margaret L. Shepherd described as an ex nun was arrested on obscene literature charges just as she prepared to start an address at the Odd Fellows Temple. Police bail set at 75 dollars for tomorrow’s court appearance. A large crowd gathered at the temple unaware of the cancellation for nervous prostration.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Margaret L. Shepherd
Wolf
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Ann Arbor Student Die by Own Action At University
Albert O. Klein of Chicago, a University of Michigan student, committed suicide by prussic acid. He left a note calling life a failure but gave no motive. A previously unnamed second student suicide in two weeks had occurred at the university.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Albert O. Klein
Chicago
University of Michigan
Klein
Regent to Sign U S Friendship Treaty Tomorrow
Madrid reports the Queen Regent will sign the treaty of friendship with the United States tomorrow. General Weyler the Minister of War will present to the Cortes a measure to reduce the Spanish army by four army corps.
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Madrid
United States
Weyler
Cortes
Boers Trap British at Klip River Farm House
A Boer-led trap near Klip River south of Johannesburg on February 12 halted a British patrol. Eight defenders killed or wounded, ten British officers and forty men wounded before retreating behind a blockhouse. Lord Kitchener notes earlier clash near Vantondersbek on February 10 with losses.
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Lord Kitchener
Klip River
Waterval River
Vantondersbek
Mrs DeWet Says Son Fight On With Father
Durban February 16 Mrs DeWet in a Maritzburg concentration camp interview says two of her sons fight with their father and she regrets not being allowed to communicate with her husband. She is certain he will not surrender and would rather see him die than submit.
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DeWet
Durban
Maritzburg Concentration Camp
Boers Sail for United States
Messrs. Wolmarns and Wessells sailed for New York on the Holland-American Line steamer Rotterdam via Boulogne. Their trip follows a February 12 conference at Mr Kruger to tour the United States in Boer interests.
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United States
the Hague
Messrs. Wolmarns
Wessells
New York
Rotterdam
Boulogne
Kruger
Messrs. Wolmanns
Amateur Solons Tackle Marriage
Columbus Ohio February 16 two Franklin County legislators push bills on marriage reform Representative John F McNamee aims to outlaw clandestine marriages by public banns and fines while Representative Dedune proposes barring interracial unions Ohio statistics show whites and blacks marrying at about one percent over five years McNamee also seeks to abolish the tax inquisition office The Charleston Exposition draws interest as a respite from temperance and taxation debates for weary lawmakers
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus, CO
Franklin County
John F. McNamee
Dedune
Ohio
McNamee
Charleston
Kron Prinz Wilhelm Wireless Report From Sea
Marconi wireless message from the Kron Prinz Wilhelm reported from ninety miles off the Lizard that all well weather fine and sea smooth.
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London
Marconi
Kron Prinz Wilhelm
Lizard
Theodore Jr Shows Steady Improvement at Groton
Groton Mass Feb 16 Theodore Roosevelt Jr continues to show much improvement in the Groton School infirmary. Mrs Roosevelt spends most of the day with her son and only leaves late in the afternoon. Miss Alice Roosevelt rides with Mr Grafton D Cushing and visits the Roosevelt group at the infirmary. Mrs James Roosevelt an aunt arrives in Groton.
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Groton
Mass
Groton School
Theodore . Roosevelt, Jr
John Lawrence
James Roosevelt
Snowstorm Breaks Records In Charlotte
Snowfall began in Charlottte early morning and continued. Weather Bureau reports Fridays snow at sixteen inches the deepest on record. Railroad schedules are badly out of order.
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Charlottie
N. C
Weather Bureau
Commander of Kaiser's New Yacht Arrives
The arrival of Captain Benjamin Parker in New York to take the Emperor of Germany's yacht Meteor III to the other side is noted. The ceremony includes a wreath placed on Beatrice Goelet's tomb and a gift of a hand painted silver album for Prince Henry of Prussia from local German societies.
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New York
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Benjamin Parker
Parker
William Parker
L. Parker
England
Thomas Lipton
Hogarth
Wringe
North River
Hobroken
Hohenzollern
New Jersey
William
Beatrice Goelet
Robert Goelet
Harriet
Warren Goelet
Prince Henry
Earl of Kimberly III in Critical Illness
London dispatch reports the Earl of Kimberly III is critically ill as of February 16, with no further medical updates provided. The heir and associated family circles await developments.
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Earl Kimberly III
London
Earl of Kimberly
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