Avalanche Disaster at Liberty Bell Mine Kills Dozens
A massive snowslide on Smuggler Mountain near Telluride Colorado wrecked the Liberty Bell mine. About 200 workers, many in bunk houses, faced burial as two more slides struck, delaying rescue efforts. At least four dozen bodies were recovered with many more still trapped. Names of the dead include A. C. Clemner John Marshall Henry Bauer and others.
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Colorado
Liberty Bell
Smuggler Mountain
Telluride
Col
Liberty Bell Mine
Gus von Fintel
John Powell
Paul Dalpra
Harry Trowbridge
Harry Chase
Liberty Beil Mines
Smugeler Union
Tomboy
Bank Closes Doors in Belmont Ohio
The Comptroller appointed Bank Examiner J W Delay as receiver of The First National Bank of Belmont after directors telegraphed that doors were closed. The bank, capital 50000, saw cashier William Kinney leave for health reasons and resign after a meeting. A. M. Sipperson replaced him, and S S Murphy helped review loan papers while Nathan B Nichols sought Washington expert approval for the bank’s condition. The bank run followed Kinney's resignation.
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J. W. Delay
First National Bank
Belmont
First National Bank of
William Kinney
California
A. M. Simpson
S. S.murphy
Nathan B. Nichols
Washington
Kinney
National Capital Briefs From Washington
A series of federal notices and political moves surface from Washington. appointments include Charles F. Spensler to a $1,500 Treasury post and February Henry S. New offered First Assistant Postmaster General. The Navy reports North Atlantic squadron sails March 1 from Cienfuegos to Colon, Colombia. South Carolina senators lose seats pending tariff vote questions. House navy committee debates tendering thanks to Rear Admiral Schley. Manila health signals show Philippine soldier illness declining. Census bill conference passes in Senate, Philippine tariff conference set with Lodge Allison Rawling. Roots plans a gradual Philippines force reduction to about 32 000, with 18 000 troops to depart.
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Charles F. Spensler
Pennsylvania
Treasury Department
Navy Department
North Atlantic
Cienfuegos
Colon
Colombia
Arizona
Ben Daniels
Long
Navy
Henry S. New
Indianapolis
William M. Johnson
New Jersey
House Committee On
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Congress
Schley
Sternberg
L. M. Maus
Manila
Philippines
Senate
House
Lodge
Allison
Rawling
Root
Chaffee
Congressional Notes and Resolutions of Respect
In the Senate McMillan Michigan presented House notices of Crump's death. The Senate adjourned as an act of respect, halting South Carolina senators case debates. House debates diplomatic and consular funding. Richardson Alabama denounced Corliss Michigan's Pacific cabin plan. Clark Missouri opposed merit system in the consular service. The consular appropriation bill passed.
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Senate
McMillan
Michigan
House
Crump
South Carolina
Richardson
Alabama
Corliss
Clark
Missouri
Short Senate Session Over Philippines Tariff Amendment
The Senate was in session briefly over the South Carolina issue with no major business. The House sent Philippine tariff bills to conference after non-concurrence with Senate amendments. Richardson moved to remove duties on Philippine goods. initial vote 69 to 67, but tellers later showed 95 to 109, defeating the amendment.
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Senate
South Carolina
House
Richardson
United States
Philippines
McKinley Memorial Services Held by Senate and House
The Senate and House met in joint session on Thursday to honor the late President William McKinley. Secretary of State Hay delivered the oration at the memorial services.
Senate Censures Tillman and McLaurin for Disorderly Senate Session
The Senate voted 54 to 12 to censure South Carolina Senators Benjamin Tillman and John L. McLaurin for disorderly conduct during the February 22 open session. The House received committee findings on seat contests in Kentucky and Alabama, adopted a Schley court proceedings printing resolution, and adjourned after passing a record 169 private pension bills.
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Senate
Mr. Burrows
Committee On Privileges and Elections
South Carolina
Benjamin R. Tillman
John L. McLaurin
House
Committee On Elections
Kentucky
Mackenzie Ross
John S. Rhea
Alabama
John L. Burnett
N. B. Spears
Schley Court of Inquiry
Admiral Dewey
Irrigation Bill Passed by Senate Saturday
The Senate approved an irrigation bill directing all receipts from public land sales in Arizona California Colorado Idaho Kansas Montana Nebraska Nevada New Mexico North and South Dakota Oklahoma Oregon Utah Washington and Wyoming from July 1 toward irrigation works for reclaiming arid lands. The omnibus claims bill also passed. The President protection bill was discussed with Hoar criticizing reliance on detective police. The House was not in session Saturday.
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Senate
Arizona
California
Colorado
Idaho
Kansas
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North
South Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Utah
Washington
Wyoming
Hoar
Massachusetts
Ghased Out of Alaskan Port
Secretary of the Treasury rebukes Sitka C to ms official over orders limiting Canadian vessels. Ivey defends pelagic sealing as legal where applicable, blasting British privileges and asserting American sovereignty. He notes Skagway actions against Canadian officers and hints that only a strong policy will stand.
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Secretary of the Treasury
J. W. Ivey
Sitka
Unalaska
Ivey
United States
Great Britain
United States Custom Mall
Seattle
Skagway
Reet
Olney
Blaine
Date tentatively fixed for Uncle Sam to quit Cuba
The Cabinet spent three hours discussing Cuban matters. General Wood reports a Cuban election. May 1 is tentatively fixed for inaugurating new Cuban officials, subject to change, with treaties to follow on withdrawal of American troops and transfer of governance to the Cubans.
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Uncle Sam
Cuba
Wood
Coal Fields of the Nation Report on US Coal Areas
The geological survey reports the coal areas of the United States cover 280,297 square miles excluding Alaska with vast lignite regions. About 55 percent of this area is probably productive, though lignite grades differ from higher quality anthracite and bituminous coal.
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The
Geological Survey
United States
Alaska
Greeting to Kaiser by American editors in New York
American editors who dined with Prince Henry in New York sent a cablegram to Kaiser Wilhelm. The message hailed his illustrious brother and wished him a long prosperous reign, noting Prince Henry’s visit as a sign of closer ties of amity and reciprocating Kaiser’s overtures of friendship.
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Prince Henry
New York
Herman Ridder
Kaiser Wilhelm
United States
Workman Survives in Nitric Acid Bath at Plant
Frank Spencer of Grasselli Chemical Company Ham mond Ind fell into a large nitric acid vat Wednesday. Isolated from workers, he swam in the caustic liquid for moments until cries drew help. Dragged out, his clothes and flesh peeled away yet he lingered in agony for 42 hours.
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Frank Spencer
Grasselli Chemical Company
Hammond
Ind
Spencer
New Plate Glass Company Formed in Missouri
The St. Louis Plate Glass Company is incorporated under Missouri law with a cash capital of 2,000,000. It proclaims independence from the glass trust and aims to compete with it.
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St. Louis Plate Glass Company
Missouri
The
Glass Trust
Henry to lead German ships to 1904 Exposition opening
A semi official statement says Emperor William IIs pleased by Prince Henrys U S reception will send a German squadron to America in 1908 under Henry to represent Germany at the St Louis Exposition opening.
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Prince Henry
United States
America
Henry
Germany
St. Louis Exposition
Army Plans Island Takeover Ceremony Likely by Army
It has been practically decided that the formal ceremonies for taking over the Danish West Indies by the United States will be performed by the army. A detachment of troops from Puerto Rico is likely to be sent to the Islands.
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Danish West Indies
United States
Puerto Rico
National Congress of Mothers opens sessions in Washington
The National Congress of Mothers led by president Mrs Theodore W Birney began its sessions in Washington on Tuesday. The opening actions included a resolution congratulating Mrs Theodore Roosevelt on a conyal occasion.
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National Congress of Mothers
Theodore W. Birney
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Accused of Five Murders Arrested in Missouri
A. E. Batsch was arrested at Spickard Missouri on charges of murdering five members of the Hart family near Welch Louisiana.
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A. E. Batsch
Spickard
Hart
Welch
Weaver Named Manager
William Weaver has been retained as manager in a Sunday announcement from the New York office of the United States Fireproofing Corporation.
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New York
United States Fireproofing Corporation Sunday
William Weaver
February 1902 Government Receipts and Expenditures Totals
The monthly statement shows receipts of 41,159,730 and expenditures of 39,099,290, yielding a surplus of 2,060,449. Customs 20,213,929 up 1,600,000. internal revenue 18,465,799 down 3,500,000. miscellaneous 2,490,000 down 2,600,000. War department spending 8,678,616 down 2,400,000. navy 5,709,079 up 1,360,000. Total expenditures rise by 65,000.
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War Department
Navy
Latest News Notes From The Day In History
A roundup of sensational and varied items: Kidnapping oath by brigands to Miss Helen M Stone. Jerome Wheeler dies in Worcester. Gov Mer announced as Census Bureau Director. Sailors rescued after three days at sea off Savannah. John Queen dies in New York City hospital. Lulu Watts kills John Kirke in Nome. A new Railway Steel Spring Company forms in Trenton. Prince Henry impressed at Lookout Ridge battle site. Deputy activity includes the Maryland House funding a bronze bust for Rear Admiral Schley and Prince Henry visiting Annapolis. Admiral Sampson named on a commission. Forest F Russell dies after a wreck. calls to shield sugar industry from Cuban competition. Minnesota funds a legal fight over railroad mergers. imperial yacht officers hosted in New York. grand jury indicts man in NYC Central tunnel disaster. Robbery at Clinton, Indiana. financier Philip Gerst arraigned on 13 indictments. Chicago dentist found guilty of murder over a complicity to suicide pact. Steamboat T H Bacon boiler explosion on Tennessee River. U S transports Hancock and Rosecrans arrive in San Francisco with 1,613 returning soldiers. Victor Hugo centenary celebrations open in Paris. Porter to deliver US address at West Point centennial. Former Buffalo officials charged with larceny. a Georgia train wreck kills four. Pennsylvania Railroad bills to tunnel under Manhattan pass. Romanian theft case ends aboard a Hamburg line ship. US lawmakers consider safety rules for locomotives. Major Micah Jenkins declines sword offer at Charleston. Neckar steamer to Halifax after propeller failure. 2,500 aboard Neckar and Karlsruhe go from Bremen toward New York.
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Hllen M. Stone
Jerome Wheeler
Worcester
Mass
Mer. Tiam
Permanent Census Bureau
Savanna
John Queen
St. Vincent's Hospital
New York
Lulu Watts
John
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Admiral Sampson
England
Forest F. Russell
Decatur
Ind
Kalamazoo
Mich
Beet Sugar Trust
Minnesota
Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroad
Imperial Yacht
Hohenzollern
Union League Club
New York Central
John M. Wisker
Farrel
Clinton
James F. Farrel
Philip Gerst
Buffalo
Chicago
T. H. Bacon
Tennessee River
Estil Hudgins
Robert Bird
Hancock
Rosecrans
San Francisco
Manila
Twenty- Second Infantry
Victor Hugo
Pantheon
Paris
France
Horace Porter
United States
West Point Military Academy
Henry J. Baker
Louis J. Weichert
N. Y
Columbus
Southern Railway
Zetella
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
East
Borough of
Manhattan
Senate and Assembly
Albany
N.Y
San Francisco Endures Severe Windstorm of Years Past
One of the heaviest southwest storms in years struck San Francisco on Tuesday morning. Wind reached 45 mph in the city and 60 mph at Point Reyes, with anchors dragged, a fishing boat capsized, wires down, and awnings and fences wrecked. Telegraph service failed, vessels struggled in the bay, and the transports Solace Han cock and Rosecrans drifted or remained, while the San Francisco lightship No. 70 parted moorings and drifted toward the harbor. Three three story houses fell in the Mission district. tents and fences suffered extensive damage across the city and Presidio area.
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San Francisco
Cal
Point Reyes
Solace
Albatross
Transport Wharf
Folsom Street
Hancock
Rosecrans
Manila
Point Lobos
Mission District
Presidio Reservation
Western producers raise price of bar iron by one dollar
Iron markets in New York reported a one dollar per ton advance from Western producers, lifting the Pittsburg bar iron quotation to 1.65 per 100 pounds. The Eastern Bar Iron Association had increased 10 cents to 1.70, Pittsburg. Despite the changes, actual transactions show no clear shift in conditions.
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New York
Pittsburg
Eastern Bar Iron Association
Eastern Association
Barron
Tillman Retaliates Over Charleston Sword Invitation
Lieutenant Governor James H Tillman of South Carolina, cousin of Senator Tillman, sent a telegram to President Roosevelt asking him to withdraw acceptance of a sword presented to Major Micah Jenkins for his gallant service. Tillman said relatives faced an affront and contributors to the sword fund regretted the acceptance.
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South Carolina
James H. Tillman
Tillman
Roosevelt
Charleston
Micah Jenkins
First
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Sword Fund
Tate
South Carolina Volunteer Infantry
Lincoln's Birth Farm For Sale In Kentucky Sheriff Sale
A Kentucky paper notes the Lincoln birthplace near Hodgenville was once slated for government beautification and later sold to Eastern capitalists. The original cabin, said to be the martyr president's birthplace, was reportedly moved to Central Park in New York City. The farm is now advertised for sale at a sheriff's tax sale.
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Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Hodgenvilla
Central Park
New York City
Lincoln
Havana Mayor Removed in Public Interest Ruling
Governor General Wood ousts Dr Miguel Gener from Havana mayoralty claiming continued tenure was prejudicial to the public interest. War Department received an official order detailing the dismissal amid friction between Wood and Gener.
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Wood
Miguel Gener
Gener
Oace
Havana
War Department
Dr. Gener
Flood Damage Scars Pennsylvania to Ohio with Thousands Idle
The Friday to Saturday flood caused extensive damage across Pennsylvania New York New Jersey West Virginia and parts of Ohio with losses in the hundreds of thousands. Rail delays ranged 15 to 80 hours and some through trains were abandoned. Rivers overflowed many towns including Pittsburgh Wheeling Cincinnati and Parkersburg, with widespread business disruption and unknown final costs.
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Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
West Virginia
Ohio
Pittsburg
Weather Bureau
S.ymail
Porto Rico Legislature Clocks Stop On Last Session Day
The sixtieth and final day of the second session of Puerto Rico’s first legislature ended at 11:55 p.m., though adjournment occurred at 5:17 a.m. Several bills were passed and signed after midnight while about 70 laws were enacted, including penal civil and political codes, from a total of 144 introduced.
Northern Securities seeks Canadian charter to escape U S courts
Ontario filing shows Dominion charter sought for a $1,000,000 Northern Securities Company. Incorporators are partners from McGibbon Casgrain Ryan Mitchel. The firm notes the Canadian incorporation mirrors the Hill led American concern and could place it beyond U S jurisdiction, per Montreal lawyers.
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Northern Securities Company
United States
Ottawa
Dominion
McGibbon, Casgrain, Ryan & Mitchel
James J. Hill
Canada
Montreal
Global turmoil and political clashes across continents
A scrambled bulletin lists events from Central Arabia to Berlin, noting a revolution in a Central Arabian city with the governor killed, a Commons vote on railroad labor Hours, arrests in Cape Town, political funding pleas in Philadelphia, royals marking a German anniversary, and military actions in Colombia and the Philippines. The report ends with a Presbyterian missionary in Peking.
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First National of
National Capitol
Alaskan
Acta
Ordera—Sende
Independence
New Plate Glass Company
Henry May
Weaver
Sam
Jassy
Roumania
H.R. Fuller
House Committee On Commerce
Neckar
Lloyd Line
Halifax
N. S
Karlsruhe
Matinhead
Bremen
Porto Rico
India
House of Commons of
Radzilvill
Cape Town
Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Civil Service
Faulke
Philadelphia
William
Berlin
Schloss
Arthur van Bweyk
Milwaukee
Fortign
Duke of Almodovar
Spain
Feiting
China
Place Des Vosges
Princes Henry
Unter den Linden
Villa
Rio Frig
Department
Magdalena
Barranquilla
Flores
Tizal
Rizal
Batangas
Cavite
William Alexander Parson Marten
Peking
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