Cold Wave Grips City Amid Severe Snow and Wind
Daylong cold snap features a 9 degree above zero reading before noon, winds 34 mph, and heavy snow flurries. The weather causes widespread suffering as streetcar and freight workers endure the brutal conditions. In Hampton Roads wireless reports the Hamilton liner collides with a barge near Old Point, six cars lost, passengers aboard, tug assist, heading to New York. The American liner St Louis arrives nearing port with rudder damaged and about 1,000 passengers aboard.
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Norfolk
Hampton Roads
Old Dominion
Hamilton
New York
Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad
Old Point
Jan
Internation Mercantile Company
St. Louis
Southampton
Cherbourg
Forty Aboard When Brakes Fail In Clifton Ave Crash
A Brakes failed crash at Clifton Avenue South of McMillan sent forty aboard into conflagrant wreckage. Motorman Joseph Mulligan, 30, died at city hospital. Lieutenant John Poppe and many others suffered severe injuries. list of named patients and injuries follows.
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Joseph Mulligan
Dunlap Street
City Hospital
Farewell to Roosevelt and Fairbanks at Gridiron Dinner
Washington observers noted the Gridiron Club dinner honored President Roosevelt and Vice President Fairbanks in official capacity. The event included many famed guests and mockery balanced by entertainment, with discussions touching on army balloon appropriation and prior balloon use in war.
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Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Washington
Y W C A Raises Ten Thousand To Meet Donation
The Young Women's Christian Association reports $20,000 raised to clear its indebtedness. By Feb 1 the group had $8,739.35 on hand plus pledges of $1,000 and $500 and other small sums. Volunteers canvassed and pressed through letters, with press coverage credited for aiding the effort.
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Young Woman’s Christian © Association
Bulgaria Refuses To Raise Indemnity Offer
Constantinople Jan 30 Bulgarian government remains uncompromising on indemnity to Turkey for Bulgaria’s October declaration of independence. No increase to the $16,400,000 offer is expected, and Bulgaria may reconsider only if a settlement on that basis is not delayed much longer.
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Turkey
Bulgaria
Garfield to Leave Cabinet in Next Administration
Washington January 30. James R Garfield secretary of the interior will not return to the cabinet in the next administration. He plans to go back to Ohio to practice law. There is strong talk of a complete cabinet purge except possibly Agriculture Wilson and Postma Meyer.
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Washington
James R. Garfield
Interior
Ohio
Agriculture Wilson
Postma Meyer
Red Cross Gifts Near Million for Italian Earthquake Aid
The American Red Cross total raised for Italian earthquake victims reaches 924000 plus. New York gave 306956, California 135184, Illinois 95271, Missouri 37095, with other states contributing in the sum, while Kentucky gave 200.30. Madrid notes no earthquake damage in southern Spain beyond minor shocks.
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California
Union
Illinois
Missouri
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Rhodesland
Pennsylvania
District’ of Columbia
Maryland
Ohio
Washington
Iowa
Indiana
Kentucky
Spain quake reports debunked by Madrid dispatches
Madrid reports to Reuters state there is no truth to claims of a serious earthquake in Southern Spain and Barcelona. Communications with the affected regions are normal.
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Madrid
Spain
Barcelona
England
Totana
Murcia
Olias
Messina
Italy
Valencia
London
Reuter
Earthquake Shakes Mexico Courthouse Cracks Walls
A light earthquake was felt in Mexico Missouri on January 30 causing cracks along the entire inner walls of the Audrain County courthouse. The tremor moved north to south with no immediate reports of injuries or additional damage.
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Mexico
Audrait County Courthouse
Heroic Police Lieutenant Stops Runaway Car No 16
Lieutenant John Poppe saved forty city bound passengers on College Hill Main car No 16 by leaping from safety to halt the runaway vehicle at the Clifton avenue hill. Motorman Joseph Mulligan was killed beside him. Poppe was severely wounded with a leg nearly torn off.
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John Poppe
College Hill-Main
Clifton Avenue Hill
Joseph Mulligan
Poppe
Havng
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N& C! Traction Company
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Clifton Avenue
M’millan
Collins Place
Ernest H. Vaupeel
Terrace Avenue
Geratin Deaconess Hospital
Charles T. Hull
Langland Avenue
Charles F. Eislein
Donaldson Street
Edward Boehm
Westview Avenue
Ferdinand Linden
Woodward Street
Howard Uber
Chase Street
Angie Hayes
Lang
Land Avenue
Albert Goodpaster
Elm Street
Josephine
Lorenz
Fairview Avenue
Rockhill
Nellie
Fagan
Maple Avenue
Lawrence
ED Heimerdinger
Glen Parker Avenue
Mary
Poland
West McMillan Street
Andrew Buson
Calhoun
W. .K. Burkline
Darrell Monroe
West Third Street
Newport
John Baltzer
A. L. Brooks
Strafer Street
Frank Panco
Hoosevelt
Gridiron Wit
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Presi
Hall of Fame
Justices of the Supreme
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Gridiron
Water Wagon Press
United States
Canada
Africa
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Tion’ Hill
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Ark
Mr. Hull
Mr. Macon
Cochran
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France
Germany
M. Gambetta
Paris
Republic
Mr. Mann
of the Republic
Capron
Rhode Island
Sherley
Perkins
Y.W.C. A
Constantinople
Wilson
Meyer
RED Cross
Commercial Tribune Burmac
Monsfey
Washington, D. C
Commercial Tribune
American Red Cross Society Today Made
Ferers’ Fund
Amer
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