Inferno at South Dakota Insane Asylum Claims 17 Lives
A devastating fire at the state insane asylum in Yankton begins around 2 am. Seventeen inmates perish as the three story stone building loses power and water. Rows of terrified patients flee in nightclothes while attendants rush to evacuate as debris is cleared and an inquest opens. Missing names include Augusta Ross Julia Erickson Ella Lorrién Jolina Olse A Gussage Christina Johns Jennie Lee Lucia K Caroline Katie Palavits GavIt Swanson. Fire originated in a laundry day room due to lint or hanging clothes. artesian water supply failed when pipes burst. Forty inmates and twelve attendants were evacuated. Uninsured losses total 60,000.
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Yankton
S D
State Insane Asylum
Livea
Augusta Ross
Julia Erickson
Ella Lorrien
Jolina Olse
Gussage
A Turley
Christina Johns
Jennie Lee Lucia K Caroline
Katie Palavits
Gavit Swanson
Tone
Irahite
Ned
Carsless Ness
Smokeless powder trials at Duponts works urge farmers aid
At Duponts powder works Marneys Point N J experts in government employ test smokeless powder. Experiments show cotton fibers ground too coarse hinder results while powdered cornstalk pith yields improvements. If lasting, this could open new revenue for farmers as cornstalks waste annually despite some use in cellulose.
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Penns Grove
N. J
Duponts
Marneys Point
Prominent Mason Drowned in Seattle Harbor
The body of Miron Wilson Johnson, chief cook of the steamer Greyhound, was found floating in the bay. A Mason of high degree, he once led the Burlington lodge and was cashier of a local bank. He later held roles with the Chicago Mason temple and was reputed wealthy before stock speculation ruined him. The funeral theory suggests he fell overboard near the wharf.
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Seattle
Warn
Miron Wilson Johnson
Greyhound
Johnson
Rominent Eluxen
Burlington
Wty
Masonic Temple
Chicago
Lord Beresford PienSails San Francisco Visit
Lord Beresford Piens, after inspecting Mare Island navy yard as guest of Commodore Watson, expressed pleasure with the location and equipment of the government plant.
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Lord Beresford
San Francisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
Commodore Watson
Lincoln Memorial Drive In Chicago Sparks New Movement
In Chicago Feb 13 the Lincoln club initiates a plan to build a national Lincoln memorial. Resolutions favor creating a Lincoln memorial association and naming a committee that includes a U S senator and others to organize the effort.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
The
Lincoln Club of
Lincoln Memorial Association
Feeding Infants Tied to Maternal Diet and Cod Liver Oil
Prof W B Cheadle from St Marys Hospital and author of a treatise on infant feeding shows experiments linking maternal fat and hypophosphites deprivation to wasting diseases in infants. Dr Thompson prescribes Cod liver oil for mothers and babies, noting Scott's Emulsion as pure Norwegian cod liver oil with hypophosphites priced at $1.09, sold by Scott's Browns in New York.
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W. B. Cheadle
St. Mary’s “Hospital
Thompson
Scott
New York
Lincoln Monument Funding Sparks National Debate
Mason and Congressman Lorimer were appointed to secure funds. The resolutions urge action on the Lincoln monument at Springfield saying it is a disgrace to the nation that the great president has no national memorial recognition.
Good Citizenship League to Convene in Cincinnati
The Good Citizenship League will hold its third annual convention in Cincinnati on May 3 and 4. The program emphasizes reform unity, study and practice of good citizenship, primary election and convention candidate selection, initiative and referendum, proportional representation, and the imperative mandate.
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Good Citizenship League
Cincinnati
Sad Scenes at Garcia's Funeral
Tava Flo Myranda of the postal service was the sole officer assisting in carrying General Garcia's coffin at his funeral. Bearers were mostly obscure Black individuals, provoking indignation among generals involved in planning the obsequies. Police failed to control the crowd at the cemetery and chapel, allowing disruption by Bah.
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Brooke
Chaffee
Weather records broken across Indian Territory on Sunday
Severe cold swept South McAlester and the Indian Territory Sunday with thermometers reading 15 to 24 degrees below zero. Roads were delayed by hours as Prygen and Katyisins reported long waits. The Canadian river froze over for the first time in years, with hundreds of tons of ice reported moving toward the police.
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McAlester
Ladies and More Ladies in 19th Century Anecdotes
A collection of stories on the use of the word lady across social classes including a Massachusetts store incident involving a misheard order, a Motley family anecdote with a seamstress and a chambermaid, and a London hospital remark about a bite by another lady. The pieces illustrate social distinctions and humor from various sources.
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Union States
Rhysott
Mily
John Lathrop Motley
Boston
James
Yaas
John
Jim
England
London
Ananimal
Finances in England and American Securities Outlook
London money markets show loans offered at one percent while bank bills hover near two percent. The Times notes fears of another stock-exchange squeeze and looming revenue collections, with cheap money expected to persist. Government deposits in the Bank of England remain below last year, imports and Africa supply influence metal movements, and American securities demand continues amid a cautious, speculative mood. The cotton strike threat adds business tension as masters and workers edge toward possible concessions.
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New York
Times
London
Kss
Stock Exchange
Tam
Bank of England
Africa
India
Farnd
Garmbley
Webu
Traveling Man Berendson Found Dead in Los Angeles
Eugene Berendson a traveling salesman for Mammoth Pottery of New York was found in bed in Los Angeles with a package of morphine on a stand nearby and it appeared he had taken a dose of the drug.
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Sutetdes
Los Angeles
Cal
Eugene Berndson
Mammoth Pottery Company of
New York
Berendson
Training otters and fish بيع in old notes
Trainin otters described by Chinese and Thaian fishmen who collar a cubs throat to force feeding. The otter then returns caught fish to the bank after days of swallowing difficulty. Paris reports 193 meat shops offering horse meat with prime cuts at 20 cents per pound and inferior parts at 10 cents. A remedy for teething from Mrs Winslows Soothing Syrup is advertised.
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Paris
McGregor Vets at Marlow's Stables in Town
J D McGregor veterinary surgeon honorary Ontario Veterinary College graduate in Toronto treats all domesticated animal diseases. Office at Marlow's Stables 104 S Main Street. Telephone 29% All cases promptly attended to.
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J.D. McGregor
Ontario Veterinary College
Toronto
Canada
Marlow’s
Main Street
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