Fire on Park Avenue Hotel and Armory Kills Fourteen
Fire at the Park Avenue hotel and Seventy-first regiment armory in New York caused 14 deaths and $750,000 in damage. Twenty six people were hospitalized and many more injured as firemen rescued guests from windows and fought the blaze for hours. Bodies and identities of victims were later listed, with several guests among the dead.
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Park Avenue Hotel
New York
Park Avenue
Severn, Firet Regiment
Norman Acton
Alabama
Charles L. Burdett
Hartford
Ellen Foster
Toombs
Fred S. Hovey
Lyons
Thomas P. Horne
Denver
John H. Iverson
E. W. McGinnis
Charles Underwood O'Connell
Alex Piper
A. S
G. A. Robbins
Selma
Ala
Esther Schlesinger
Chicago
Jacob Shahn
Rochester
N.Y
John E. Walker
Columbia
Tenn
Seventy-first Regiment
Thirty-fourth Street
Metropolitan Street Railway
Armory
Fifth Brigade
Thirty-fourth Eet
Park
Thirty-third Street
Bre
Inen
Firstriet
Bellevue
Escaie
Tan
Park Avenue Hotel Fire Claims Numerous Victims
A Park Avenue hotel fire trapped occupants on multiple floors. Fire Chief Croker noted no stand pipes, hoses, or buckets inside. Rescue efforts saved several priests including Father Smith guiding Monsignor Kenner to safety. Colonel Burdett died after a six story fall. Mrs Bennett perished after leaping to escape flames.
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Alen Hiad
Rk Avenue
Tate
Charles J. Burdett
Connecticut
Father Smith
Bishop Ludden
Syracuse
Ludden
Monsignor
Kenner
Park Avenue
A. T. Stewart
Croker
Park Avenue Hotel
Timber Lands Bought In Washington by Wisconsin Firm
In Washington Tacoma on Feb 21 Janins Ekhimar of John O Day Lumber company Merrill Wisconsin, Walsh Bros purchase 10 acres of timber lands in Callam county for 24000 dollars. Ex Governor Clough of Minnesota elected vice president and manager of Clark Nickerson Lumber company. D M Robbins and Harry Robbins of Minneapolis are interested. The company operates the most complete sawmill plant in the West under Clough management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Washington
Tacoma
Wash
Janins Ekhimar
John O'Day Lumber Company
Merrill
W Bus
Walsh Bros
Callam County
Clough
Minnesota
Clark-Nickerson Lumber Company
D. M. Robbins
Harry Robbins
Minneapolis
Detroit Trinining House Gas Deaths Sudden Suspect
Bodies of two persons found in a Detroit training house on Park Place suffocated by gas. A fourth woman in the adjoining room was faint and unconscious but is expected to recover. Names unavailable. authorities believe a murder suicide attempt occurred with gas turning on in their room.
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Detroit
Mich
Park Place
Womun
England
Scotland
Lonion Cru
British Mounted Force Surprises Boer Laager
British mounted troops unexpectedly attacked a Boer laager near Pretoria. The action, reported from London, resulted in several prisoners captured and the seizure of war matériel including horses and arms. Names and precise details are garbled in the dispatch.
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London
Pretoria
Park
Noottsedacht
Tolsto! Near Death and a Lament for Lumber Trade
Fragmentary report notes a Russian philanthropist and poet’s prolonged illness and reflections on timber markets. It mentions Maine and Vigo region activity, a dealer named Wilkead, and indications of output plans affecting a third of yearly lumber profits, with references to sawyers and enterprise in late February.
Senate Brawl Sparks Executive Session in February Row
Senator Wilman clashed with Senator McLaurin of South Carolina in a furious fist fight on the Senate floor. Tillman allegedly accused and challenged, causing chairs to topple and hands to fly before aides parted the combatants. An executive session followed as the chamber moved to address the incident and possible actions.
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Washington
Senate
Wilman
McLaurin
South Carolina
Tillman
Layton
Mr. Teller
Mr. McLaurin
Burrows
Mr. Tillman
Mr. Spooner
W. J. Bryan
Spooner
Grant to North Dakota War Casualties Reported
Fragmentary text notes a February event involving a battle between Sixth and Seventh brigades under General Altped Sulfz and Sioux Indians. It mentions soldiers dying on a pavement in a clash near White Stone Hills and references a war context with a Maletall introdiend aojilerant ne te de stave Af Nore.
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Saat
Altped Sulfz
Be True to Self Amid Pretenses Says Milwaukee Journal
A Milwaukee Journal editorial urges readers to drop pretenses and speak honestly. It argues sincerity builds character, integrity earns respect, and true selves advance, while affectation signals weakness and misleads others.
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Milwaukee Joursa
Monumental Brasses And Their Medieval Significance
A early thirteenth century practice preserved likenesses of the dead on stone slabs. Effigies showed knights in armor with ladies, bishops, clergy, and merchants with emblems of their status. Heraldic devices and slaying symbols appeared, often with angels supporting cushions under heads.
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Su Ba
Sin
Gentleman’s Magazine
Visiting Cards In Syreden Swedes Keep a Business Card Verb
An all Swedish custom shows business indicated on VisHing cards. People carry cards for Lawyer Jones Notary Johnson Music Professor Brown or Grosserer Ferguson and Geologist Thompson. If two held office it is shown on lifecard. prefixes Hon and Mr are rare and titles observed. Ladies often print maiden names under married names to display ancestry.
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Syreden
Lawyer Jones
Ranker Smith
Notary Johnson
Brown
Grosserer
Ferguson
Geologist Thompson
Wis
An ancient Chinese manuscript on anesthesia in Paris library
A garbled excerpt describes a Chinese manuscript about surgical anesthetics from 1700 years ago. It claims a surgeon performed serious operations, rendered a patient apparently dead, then revived with a draught and instruments, noting the patient recovered with minimal pain after a number of days.
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Paris
China
Irregular Dialogue Sparks Rail Fare Frustration
A rambling exchange features Rastug Selimwe debating fare issues and debts on a rail line. Names and phrases hint at a fragmented conversation about payments, a key, and a vow never to give up, as Chivasa News reports in a mockingly candid style.
Mystery of Mrs Hurd and the coachhouse secret
In a tale from the widow Ledford era a jealous husband Joshua Hurd suspects his wife Susannah of elopement after a series of mysterious absences. He bravely climbs into a coachhouse chimney to uncover her hidden chamber, only to find Susannah in disguise with her lover. Reconciliation follows as the couple forgive and vow fidelity.
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Burd
Tie
Joshua
Liim
Katie Evans
Joslina
Ledford
Mr. Hurd
Mr. Hard
Susannah
Hard
Ward
Murdanis
Verga
Dr Rea Spenafist to Visit Emmetsburg Iowa March 8
Crowded rooms mark Dr Rea a regular specialist in chronic diseases. He claims permanent cures and free follow ups, with visits scheduled at St James Hotel Emmetsburg Iowa on March 8, one day only. He lists extensive treatments from catarrh to eye and throat issues and guarantees remedies for piles and ruptures.
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Spenafist
St. James Hotel
Emmetsburg
Iowa
Liz Hospital
Bright
Nervous Debility and Rediscovery of Strength
A historic health notice promises cures for nervous debility with a free confidential consultation. It targets weakness fatigue insomnia and associated symptoms, claiming perfected methods with no experiments. The advertisement emphasizes rapid improvement and urges readers to seek treatment.
Notice of Quiet Title Action in Iowa District Court
The Iowa District Court in Palo Alto County notifies all heirs and defendants including Swessinger and Hofman families that a petition seeks the quieting of ownership of the Taltowjox real property in Palo Alto County Iowa. Defendants must appear by noon on the second day of the March term commencing March 9, 1902, to avoid default.
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District Court of
Iowa
March Terra
WotLigitb
Wnger
Paul Swessinger
Anni Swessinger
Luise
Louisa) Fuseh
Luise 5Wssinger
Peter Swessinge
Swessinger
John Graver
Raver
Jon Greener
Johan Graener
Margareth Hofman
Peter Hofman
Kunigunda
Bach
Iatrict
Palo Ale County
Taltowjox
Paio Alto
Seemon Tenpo
Enmers Re
Gan
RE. Canney
Patti
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Rea
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