Destructive Fire in Waterbury Destroys Block of Stores
A February Waterbury blaze started on the Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Co. top floor and, aided by a gale, devastated seven to eight five story buildings and 30 tenements in the main business district. Insurance pegs losses near 2 million with fire crews from Hartford and others assisting. No deaths reported.
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Waterbury
Conn
Reid & Hughes Dry Goods Co
Bank Street
Reid & Hughes
Salvation Army
Ryan & Fitzmaurice
Cannon & Webster’s
Davis’ Cigar Store
J. B. Mullings & Sons
South Main Street
Masonic Temple
Franklin House
Grand Street
Waterbury Hospital
Blizzard Rages Across Northwestern Pennsylvania Causing Damage
A fierce winter blizzard battered northwestern Pennsylvania. Corry reports long snow drifts and delays as the Buffalo train runs late and roads, telegraph, and telephone lines suffer. In Brockwayville a gale halts rail service and blocks roads, with towns northward also reporting blockades and damage.
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Pennsylvania
Corry
Buffalo
Here
Western Europe battered by gales and heavy snowstorms
London reports that gales gave way to heavy snow across western Europe. Coastal Spain suffered ship damage, Italy faced avalanches and floods with about forty lives lost. Bridges were broken and towns blocked as Verona and areas near Rome faced storm damage and flooding.
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London
Europe
Spain
Italy
Verona
Rome
Coal Famine Strikes Western Kansas Amid Snow
Topeka reports a severe cold wave and a coal shortage in the western part of Kansas. Snow blankets the region with nearly a foot depth as the weather clears for the first time in a week.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Whitney to retire after 25 years in security work
William C. Whitney financier and former secretary of the navy announces retirement from business life after a quarter century of security work. He confirmed the statement last night in New York.
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Whitney
New York
William C. Whitney
Buried Gold Found in Calhoun County Home
Relatives of James Lee, longtime Calhoun County resident, report finding $6,000 in gold buried in a tin can in the cellar of his Fredonia township residence following his death on Saturday.
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Marshall, Mich
James Lee
Calhoun
Fredonia Township
Fierce Storm Baffles Oswego Area Trains
A fierce storm ravages Oswego New York with damaged telegraph and telephone wires and widespread train delays. Since Saturday night seven and a half inches of snow have fallen blanketing the region.
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Oswego
N. Y
The Sin of Lying in Sunday School Lesson 1902
A 1902 Sunday School lesson on Acts 5:1 11 explores Ananias and Sapphira's lie about funds from a sale. It discusses divine judgment for deceit, church fellowship, and the early believers sharing possessions. The text notes the Holy Spirit's power to detect falsehood and the need for sincerity in religious life.
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Ananisas
Sapphira
Peter
Ananias
Satan
Holy Ghost
God
Paul
Jerusalem
Palestine
Jesus
Barnabas
Roumanian Crown Couple in Domestic Woes Reignite Old Romance
Reports say the Roumanian crown prince again loves his former sweetheart Mlle Helene Vacaresco, despite an earlier royal objection and a royal marriage to the daughter of the late Duke of Edinburgh. The turmoil echoes European interest.
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Servia
Draga
Roumania
Europe
Great Britain
Duke of Edinburgh
Saxe- Coburg and
Gotha
Duchess of Edinburgh
Carmen Sylva
Mlle
Helene Vacaresco
Royal
Massage Aids Sleep For Insomniacs Says Chicago Daily News
The article says massage helps some insomnia sufferers and outlines steps such as gentle head and foot rubbing after a warm bath in a quiet room. It notes a hot drink at bedtime aids sleep, with hot milk or beef tea as good general remedies. For the elderly, black coffee at night may improve cerebral circulation and induce sleep. It suggests using a mild stimulant to turn fatigue into natural tiredness.
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Chicago Daily News
Flour Cleansing Tip for Knitted and Crochetedwear
A recipe for dry cleaning knitted or crocheted articles suggests sprinkling flour meal or cornstarch on soiled fabric and letting it sit before shaking off the dirt. The method relies on powder absorbing the soil to lift it away.
Easy Chair for Kitchen Keeps Meals Flowing
Keep a restful chair in the kitchen to save effort while waiting for cooking steps and vegetable prep. Sitting reduces fatigue and speeds meal preparation by avoiding constant standing.
Cat craze spans royalty to American breeders
The cat fad grows from English royal patronage to U S breeders with pedigreed Persians and Angoras. Prices rise for high quality kittens, with Beresford and England’s National Stud Book as standards. The Cincinnati Enquirer notes the annual cat show becoming a major city fixture.
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England
The
Ladies’ Realm
Princess of Wales
Duchess of Bedford
Harrison Weir
Louis Wain
Princess Victoria
Schleswig-Holstein
Countess of Aberdeen
Duchess of Beaufort
London Institution
Ludwig
United States
Beresford Cat Club of America
Cincinnati
Loo K
Beresford Cat Stud Book of America
Cincinnati Enquirer
Peers' Coronet Styles for Royal Coronation
At Westminster Abbey next June the peers wear coronets in crimson silk with crimson velvet caps and ermine bands. Dukes have eight strawberry leaves, marquises four leaves and four pearls, marchionesses eight pearls, earls eight large pearls on rays, viscounts fourteen pearls, and barons six pearls. Coronets range from 30 to 100 dollars in silver gilt and 250 to 500 dollars in gold.
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Westminster Abbey
Frills and Fashions Trim the Season in Detail
The article surveys seasonal fashion trends with mousseline brillante and ostrich details for ruches and boas, mink boleros, and black gowns with severe necklines. It notes long, fitted skirts, chiffon sashes, color accents in rose pink or couleur Ge rose, poke bonnets with back hair coverage and light feather trims.
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Paris
Newport
To Whom It Referred Sunday School Joke
A quip contrasts seeing with understanding as a Sunday School joke. Willie Green replies that Bible terms about seeing without understanding refer to policemen in a Philadelphia Record remark.
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Willie Green
Philadelphia Record
Man’s Earnest Labor Saves Life in Washington Star
A man toiled day and night to amass enough money to pay a doctor who saved him from death, as reported by the Washington Star.
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Washington Star
Sharply Witty Line from Ally Sloper Scene
Rebecca complains of the sting of a brass ring and mock resentment as Ally Sloper delivers a pointed quip about music and romance in a lively cartoon dialogue.
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Rebecca
Ally Sloper
At the Piano Joke From Yonkers Statesman
A humorous exchange features a father asking what his daughter is doing at the piano and a witty reply about “killing time” and “murdering the piece,” reflecting lighthearted banter from Yonkers.
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Bacon
Egbert
Yonkers Statesman
Fragmentary Time Codes From a Historical Page
A compact OCR fragment shows scattered time stamps and marks such as 9:01, 5:45, 9:08 AM, 1:35, 8:47, 191%, 5:59, 1:30, 2:55, 8:10, 10:40 PM, M, and letters. The text appears as a garbled timeline or schedule fragment with no coherent narrative or names.
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Pomeroy
Jackson
Fostoria
Defiance
Toledo
Pakestatn Jy
Athens
Columbus
Society Women Drink and Depew Bride Welcomed
Dr Wilbur de Lyon Nichols calls the New York 300 women’s drinking and social indulgence alarming while denying widespread gambling among the ultra fashionable. Washington society welcomes Senator Depew’s bride at a reception hosted by Miss Pauking with over a thousand guests including the diplomatic corps.
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Wilbur de Lyon Nichols
Ward McAllister
New York
Minot J. Savage
Nichols
London
Society
Depew
Washington Society
Senator Depew
Conversation on a cigar and memory in Tit-Bits
A brief exchange shows Maj. Pickwick and Hawkins discussing a cigar. Hawkins expresses reluctance to think about it and says he wants to forget it. The dialogue conveys a light humorous moment typical of the Tit-Bits vignette.
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Maj. Pickwick
Hawkins
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