Explosion Kills Six in Park Avenue Tunnel Shaft
A blast from a high explosives stockpile in the Park avenue shaft of New York City’s Rapid Transit tunnel killed six people and injured many others. The Murray Hill area hotel, hospital, and Grand Central station area suffered extensive damage as debris and shock waves extended for blocks. The dead include Cyrus Adams and J. Roderick Robertson. the list of injured features Walter R. Bristol and others. Weakened street structures and the improvised storage near the tunnel contributed to the disaster. Meanwhile in Manila, ten U S Marines under Captain Porter remain missing after an interior Samar expedition.
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New York
Park Avenue
Murray Hill
Manhattan Eye and Ear Hospital
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Station
Cyrus Adams
Murray Hill Hotel
James Carr
Lawrence Hine
Ansonia
Conn
J. Roderick Robertson
Nelson
B. C
Ralph H. Thompson
Thomas Tubbs
Ira A. Shaler
Walter R. Bristol
Murray Fill Hotel
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Charles B.gaines
W. I. Nok
New York City
Benjamin Moore
Madison
N. J
Manhattan
Father Ryan
New England
Wiess
Canada
British Columbia Gold Fields Company, Limited
Sid
Madison Avenue Lines
East Forty-first Street
Tim
J R Nicholas Stricken in Salt Lake
J R Nicholas former United States receiver for the Union Pacific was stricken with convulsions in Salt Lake City on January 28. At age 73 his recovery was considered doubtful. He was an old friend of General Grant.
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J. RA. Nicholas
Salt Lake
Utah
J. R. Nicholas
United States
Union Pacific
General Grant
Trains Stranded by Severe Northwest Storms
ST PAUL MINN Jan 28 Nearly every passenger train was one to six hours late and coast trains twelve to fifteen hours late due to a severe northwest storm. Snow and low temperatures prevented full steam, forcing some trains to be cut in two and run with double power.
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ST. Paul, Bling
Old Battle Grounds
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Ilinois Central Railroad Company
Chicago
Freeport
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Louisville
J. F. Merry
Dubuque
Towa
F. Merry
Morality in Philippines Report Highlights Changes
Rev A L Hazelett reports to the war department that moral conditions in the Philippines have improved since American occupation. He notes discipline at saloons, a recent gambling ban, and recommends funding for soldiers institutes and non-alcoholic post exchange features, a general order banning alcohol sales to soldiers, and an investigation of officers linked to illicit houses at Jolo.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
A. L. Hazelett
Colorado City
War Department
Philippines
Otis
Hazelett
Jolo
Parkhurst Denies Immortality of Souls in Sermon
New York Jan 28 Rev Charles D Parkhurst at Madison Square Presbyterian Church challenged the belief that all souls are immortal arguing scriptures do not teach universal immunity from death and that a soul must be cared for in life or perish after death, either with the body or beyond.
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New York
Charles D. Parkhurst
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Parkhurst
Schurman Explains Speech on Philippine Independence
President Schurman outlined his Boston remarks advocating eventual independence for the Philippines if Luzon and Visaya Christians show readiness. He argued the policy would advance Filipino welfare and cited President Roosevelt’s call to prepare Filipinos for self-government.
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Ithaca
Schurman
Boston
Philippines
Luzon
Visaya
Roosevelt
Congress
Want Experienced Rangers
Washington D C Jan 28 Representative Tongue of Oregon called on the president and presented a petition signed by members of the Oregon courts state legislature and prominent citizens protesting the interior department policy on forest reservation policing They urge retention of existing forest rangers who know their duties and oppose shifting policing of parks to inexperienced men
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Washington, D. C
Oregon
Interior Department
Freed captives Ellen Stone and Mme Tsilka near release
In January 28 dispatches from DIAMALA Romania report the release of Ellen M Stone and Mme Tsilka is close. At American negotiators request the government granted them freedom to cross the frontier to aid liberation. A dragoman, Dr House and W W Piet will handle ransom and reception without a military escort.
Lead Price Increase By American Smelting
A Denver special to the Tribune reports that the American Smelting and Refining company raised pig lead prices by $2 a ton. The new price is 4.1 cents per pound, an advance of 10 cents per 100 pounds, effective immediately, with notices sent nationwide.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
The
Tribune
Denver
American Smelting and Refining Company
United States
Senate to tackle Philippine Tariff Bill this week
Washington January 27 The Ways and Means Committee resumes hearings on war revenue tax and Cuban reciprocity as Senate focus shifts to the Philippine tariff bill led by Senator Lodge who aims to press amendments and secure debate while Democratic senators plan to speak early. Senator Nelson pushes a commerce department proposal for possible action.
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Washington, D. G
Gays and Means
United States
Jong
Kansas
Senate
Lodge
Friends of
Carmnack
Money, Teller
Culbertson
Turner
Chinese Treasure Found After Pekin Flight
Chinese officials uncover treasure valued at over 100,000,000 taels in gold and silver buried in the palace women's quarters as the court fled Pekin. The regime grants 6,000,000 taels annually to Yuan Shikai for an army of 100,000 in Chi Li Province. Yun Yai Hai gains practical control of China’s army and navy and plans Japanese and British military instructors.
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Perkin
Pekin
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi Li
Yun Yai Hai
China
Senators urge appeal in United States v Northern Pacific
Senators Turner and Foster and Representatives Jones and Cushman of Washington urged the president to seek an appeal in the case of the United States against the Northern Pacific Railway company. Judge Hanford recently ruled against the United States in this matter.
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Washington
Turner
Foster
Jones and Cushman
United States
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Hanford
Harbour improvement funds for Hollo and Cagelyan river
The United States Philippine commission has appropriated $6,000 for improving the Hollo harbor and $33,000 to be expended on the Cagelyan river in northern Luzon.
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Holio
Manila
United States Philippine Commission
Hollo
Cagelyan River
Luzon
Locate Both Missionaries Near Yapyak in European Turkey
Miss Stone the captive American missionary and her companion Mise Teilka have been located near Yapyak close to the frontier. The American delegation negotiating the release has reached Banisko about thirty miles southeast of Djumala and will likely pay the ransom on Monday or Tuesday.
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Djumala
Turkey
Miss Stone
Mise
Teilka
Yapyak
Banisko
Radical Postage Bill Aims to Change Third Class Mail
Washington Jan 27 Representatives Hall of Iowa introduced a bill said to have post office department support changing postage on pamphlets books catalogs and similar third class mail. The Hull bill would allow lump sum payment at 8 cents per pound rather than stamping each package, citing savings for publishers while preserving revenue and worker load.
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Washington
Representative Hall
Iowa
Post Office Department
Hull
Department
Long Talks with Roosevelt Over Schley Case
Secretary Long conferred with President Roosevelt for more than an hour about Rear Admiral Schley's appeal of the court of inquiry findings. Lemly and Hanna accompanied Long, carrying legal papers as they left Long's apartments for the White House. Long would not comment for publication.
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Washington, D.C
Secretary Long
German Societies Plan Torch Light Parade for Prince Henry
New York figures from German societies met to map events for Prince Henry's visit. They plan a torch light parade on February 26, aligning with a dinner for newspaper men. Dr. Von Holben has supported the march, with an estimated 20,000 marchers. Henry will review the parade from the Arion society building at Fifty-ninth Street and Park Avenue.
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New York
Prince Henry
von Holiben
Arion Society
Fifty-ninth Street
Park Avenue
Veterans urge preference in federal jobs at White House
A delegation of Spanish War Veterans met at the White House on January 27 and urged the president to grant veterans preference over civilians for civil service appointments. The president acknowledged merit in the request and said he would raise the issue with his cabinet.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Milwaukee memorial services pay tribute to late President McKinley
Milwaukee churches held McKinley memorial services on January 26 27 with high tributes to the late president. Rev George H Ide of Grand Avenue Congregational church urged establishing a national holiday to honor McKinley birth.
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Milwaukee
Farmer Struck by Horse Breaks Three Ribs near Exeter
Conrad Miller, five miles northwest of Exeter Nebraska, was severely injured when a horse kicked him in the chest, breaking three ribs while tending the animals. Memorial services for President McKinley were held across churches in Pittsburg Pennsylvania with generally impressive solemnities.
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Exeter
Neb
Conrad Miller
Pittsburg
Pan
McKinley
Railroad Chief Denies Montauk to Milford Haven Steamships Plan
Philadelphia January 27 W H Brown chief engineer of the Pennsylvania railroad emphatically denies a published story that the railroad would start steamship service from Montauk Long Island to Milford Haven England The report also claimed trains would run through the New York tunnel and beneath Long Island sound
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Philadelphia
W. H. Brown
Pennsylvania Railroad
Montauk
L. I
Milford Haven
England
New York
Long Talaug
Masteul
Old Joe the Night Watchman and St Jacob's Oil Tale
A Victorian column recounts Old Joe a Lambeth Water Works night watchman saved from rheumatism by St Jacob's Oil the anecdote extols the remedy as unrivaled. It also promotes Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children and includes a Vicksburg veterans Mardi Gras rail excursion with detailed rates and contact offices.
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Joe
Pall
St.Jacob's
Lambeth Water Works
Old Joe
Guy
St. Jacob's Oil
St. Jacob's
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