Wreck at Tuttle’s crossing kills five in Geneva
Lehigh Valley Express train wreck at Tuttle’s crossing in Geneva kills five members of the Smith family. Mrs Amy Smith 48, Myranda 24, Catherine 8, other victims include the husband and son Gardner. Mrs Smith and daughter’s bodies were taken on the Mt. Washington line. Train approached as high wind blocked the crossing warning.
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Lehigh Valley Express
Tuttle's Crossing
Amy Smith
Smith
Myranda. Smith
Catherine Smith
Gardner
Daughyranda
Slaughter of Mexicans in Yaqui War Frenzy at Guaymas
Gen Torres and troops saved Guaymas from Yaqui Indians in a fierce battle. The conflict left about 200 casualties for Torres troops and many wounded in the town. A Maxim gun, operated by former rough riders, aided by adventurers, miners, and cowboys, faced the Democrata gunboat which assisted the action. ten sailors were killed. During initial fire twenty seven Mexicans were driven into the river and drowned.
Fire destroys six Paris oil and alcohol warehouses
Paris February 26 Sunday at St Ouden church district a large fire consumed six major oil and alcohol warehouses. Thousands watched as explosion after explosion rocked the scene. Official figures report about 150 people injured by flying debris and property losses estimated at 000,000 francs.
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Paris
St. Ouden
Billy Schmidt’s Experiences In Southwest Hold-Up Tale
William H. Schmidt former county treasurer travels the southwest for three months and writes of the New Mexico and Arizona road hold up last week. A highwayman, mortally wounded, sat and fired at all nearby including Schmidt.
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William H. Schmidt
3 Earth
New Mexico
Arizona
Sunday Saloon Incident Sparks Alarm and Suspected Drugging
A man named P. Price, employed at a market by George Miller, was found Sunday on the street in apparent insanity with repeated spasms. He had $40 in King's saloon earlier but only $15 after a search. He is believed to have been drugged. Also noted is a rumor that U S Attorney General John W. Griggs will succeed Justice Gray on the Supreme Court bench when he retires.
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George Miller
King’s Saloon
Griggs
Trenton
U.S
John W. Griggs
Gray
Prestkit’ O'Biteh
George Hoghever
McFarland
Motz
Stewart
Foreman
Madison
Kelly
Mott
Town Talk Notes From Marion County Schools and Elections
Community items report Marion county teachers meeting in the TV superintendent's office on Saturday. Democratic state convention set for June 6 in Indianapolis. Local officials and candidates including clerk of Clay circuit court Charles Mace announce runs. Ash Wednesday services announced across Catholic arches with Lent observances at St John’s. Southport Democrats nominate Omar Brewer for judge and Wyne Tinkle and John Webb Oliver for assessor. Local party supervisors and justices listed among participants.
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Indianapols
Frank ‘Kupperle
Anna
Charles Mace
Clay Circuit
Brazil Miner
Supreme Court
St. John’s
Ferry Township
Southport
Omar Brewer
Lee
Wyne Tinkle
John Webb
Oliver .P. Worst
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Charles Holt
William Land
David
Brake, Aigler
J. ‘Brewer
Signing Rumors and Bowling Leads From Indianapolis Scene
The Sporting World reports unsigned players eyed by President Watkins with Madison or Kelly as possible shortstop additions while Watkins travels after a Johnson telegram. Indy bowling races tighten as Bryson and Brown lead averages. Knox and Kimmel top ten pins. Marion county's Allen holes 172 average. Wiley dominates Independent league. A pugilist from ages ago is mentioned in a wind-up ad.
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Ben Brown
Bob Bryson
Marion
Bryson
Knox
Jay
Kimmel
Kroekel
Cliff “Allen
Oneidas
Brown
Cc. H. Wiley
Deweys
E. A. Baker
Lawtons
Paralysis strikes Cincinnati Inquirer editor after 20 years
Warry M. Weldon, longtime sporting editor of the Cincinnati Inquirer, suffered paralysis at 3 a.m. Sunday and is left with a paralyzed right side. Doctors say recovery possible. Other notes mention bicycle racers Riser and Cooper planning abroad, Penn’s rowing team skipping Henley, state politics and boxing tax proposals, and an All Star bowling note with five double centuries including Kuppinger.
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Cincinnati Inquirer
Earl Riser
Tom Cooper
Europe
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Will They Seat Quay Case Stir Congress Debate
Washington February 26 Friends of Quay confidently expect his seating while Aldrich opposed to the case interfering with the program. Burrows calls the test of strength unfair and some allege a deal to win democratic votes in exchange for not unseating Clark Montana. Clark supports Quay, while factional lines widen before committee action. Meanwhile a fire in a Japanese weaving factory killed 31 girls and trapped 37 workers in January. In New Haven former minister Howard J Phelps at Yale Law School suffers a pneumonia relapse and remains critical.
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Yale Law School
Sunday Splinters From a Fragmented News Sheet
Sunday splinters report a Kentucky governor contest trial in Louisville, a Pullman Arkansas boiler explosion killing three and wounding six, a Platteville Wisconsin powder mill blast with three dead, and plans for a Pittsburg steel plant by Frick Phipps and others. Also noted are a New York doctor’s fatal jealous shooting and suicide, a New York tailor suing Edna Wallace Hopper for a dress, a British steamer Crewe sailing from New York, and scattered references to Novorossisk Russia and farming machinery values.
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National Editorial Association
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Pullman
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Judge Field
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Platteville
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Novorossisk
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Teft America
Baseball and boxing notes from a busy athletic season
Judge Waite confirms the Zale sale and Mary Vanderbeck file. Sid Hubbard praises Guese as a strong first baseman and versatile pitcher. Charley Irwin signs with Cincinnati while Union Park leases feed rumors of a $5,000 Baltimore deal. Indiana baseball adds several towns. Wachtell stabilizes Muncie. Freeman to Boston as utility man. Elberfeld Frisk Cronin released. Glascock named Sioux City manager. McNeeley signs with Denver. Tebeau shifts training. St Louis to Memphis then Hot Springs for injuries. Zeigler and Burns to spar. Sharkey bars McCoy. Choynski's loss blamed on a broken rib. Root agrees to fight if allowed proper prep. McGovern spurns London bout offers. possible Gans Erne OBrien match for Hughes.
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Fort Wayne Baseball Club
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Nod Huter
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Cininnati
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London
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Joe Gans
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Jack O'Brien
Johnny Hughes
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Tommy White
Terry
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Desertions Grow Among Fort Slocum Recruits
Troops desert from Fort Slocum on David's Island near New Rochelle as 1,500 recruits await transport to the Philippines. A transport delay keeps men inland and fuels the exodus. over a hundred have deserted and 32 are in the guard house.
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Fort Slocum
David's Island
Philippines
Sumner
Conductor Fires Gun On Street Car Row
Joseph Nelcher, a passenger on a Chicago street car, was shot in the neck by conductor P. J. Simpson after a dispute over a transfer slip Nelcher had not received. The incident follows a pattern of frequent fights tied to the company's transfer policy.
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Joseph Nelcher
P. J. Simpson
Nelcher
Lassoed Burglar Rescues Man In Chicago Building
Chicago police report a burglar descending a fire escape was lassoed Sunday evening by William Faulkner using a rope. The noose pulled tight, trapping the intruder inside Faulkner’s window where the burglar attacked him and then escaped into the residence.
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Chicago
Wm. Faulkner
Faulkner
Four Miners Killed in Mine Car Accident
Four men were instantly killed in Scranton after the bottom of a mine car gave way while they were being lowered into the shaft on Monday morning. The accident occurred at the local mine and the four victims were identified as the deceased workers at the scene. The incident is under investigation by mine officials.
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Scranton
Street-car wreck injures twelve in Atlanta suburb
In Atlanta on Sunday twelve persons were injured when a street car struck an obstruction placed on the track and slid 15 feet down an embankment. Policeman Coker and Herachel Dellaperry sustained internal injuries and may not recover.
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Atlanta
Coker
Herachel Dellaperry
Three Close Friends Die in Sudden Death Trio
New York reports the death of Edward Kearney a veteran politician and turf man who passed away Saturday night in Palm Beach. Also cited are the deaths of Harry Miner and Jayk Artemis, all within ten days. Montreal fire report follows.
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New York
Edward Kearney
Palm Beach
Remnant Carpet Prices and Curtain Poles Noted
Fragmentary ad lists remnants and decor items with unclear pricing. Mentions Brussels carpets 14 per yard remnants 2e and curtain poles and trimmings, and a China mat price of 2c per unit. Reading is inconsistent. entities uncertain.
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Brussels
The Club of the Midnight Raiders Raided in Chicago
Police raided a youth group called The Club of the Midnight Raiders in Chicago. Thirty six boys were captured at a pool hall run by William Franklin. Officers seized a constitution by laws a Volver’s and long knives plus diamond novels and crime notes. By laws pledge secrecy and aid for arrested members. Notes include best time to rob and how to deflect blame.
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Chicago
University of Crime
Volver
Wm. Franklin
Free Trade Bill May Be Passed In Puerto Rico Debate
Washington February reports indicate House Republicans remain split over the Puerto Rican tariff bill after two days of talks. The expected vote Tuesday is likely to approve a free trade measure rather than a 25 percent tariff. An agreement is not yet reached and another effort is planned.
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House
Italian murderer Ferraro executed at Sing Sing
Antonio Ferraro, an Italian murderer, was electrocuted at Sing Sing Prison in New York on Monday. The execution began at 8 20 am with a voltage of 174 and involved five shocks. Ferraro had killed Luciano Musachhio during a card game dispute on September 4, 1898, and his insanity plea was rejected. Ferraro had caused repeated disturbances for guards and fellow prisoners during his confinement.
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Luciano Musachhio
Musachio
Tramp Anton Earle Frozen to Death in City Hospital
A man calling himself Anton Earle Harrison Kentucky died after severe exposure. He was found near a fodder shock by a Big Four crew at 7 a.m. Sunday and taken to City dispensary with frozen limbs. He drifted in and out of consciousness before dying around 5 a.m. Monday at City hospital.
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Anton Earle
Harrison
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Earle
Puerto Ricans Await Uncle Sam's Decision
Gov gen Davis argues Puerto Ricans have a good moral right to trade privileges as Hawaiians. Prominent figures urge swift action amid a 26 percent tariff proposal seen as unjust and unconstitutional. Business stalls, exports and imports are paralyzed, and workers face unemployment and hardship in San Juan.
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Ban Juan
P. R
Davis
Funeral for Dennis Ruddle Fireman Killed in Big Four Wreck
The funeral for Dennis Ruddle a fireman who died in the Big Four wreck near Terre Haute was held at St Josephs church on Monday at 9 a m He was 88 years old.
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Dennis Ruddle
Terre Haute
St. Joseph’s Church
Mayor Rejects Council Prop osition For City Probe
Mayor Taggart declines to sign a council resolution calling for a thorough investigation of city government. He says the proposal to investigate public and private acts of officials is unprecedented and unwarranted, stalling the committee’s start.
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Taggart
Paul Robinson Held. Wives Shooter Suspected Typhoid at City Hospital
Paul Robinson, removed from the county jail to the City hospital Sunday, is suspected to have typhoid fever and is described as badly deranged. A misquoted letter from Harriet Evans of Hinsdale appeals to use One Minute Cough Cure for coughs colds and throat diseases.
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Harriet
Evans
Hinsdale
Foot Washing Service Draws Enthusiastic Indianapolis Sect
A predestinarian Baptist group in Indianapolis at 457 Cedar St held communion and foot washing Sunday amid lively participation. Elder Leroy Estill led a warm, informal service with frequent exclamations as members, including two dozen or so adherents, participated. Foot washing followed communion, with men and women washed separately while hymns continued under Estill’s leadership.
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Cedar St
Indianapolis
M. J. Allen
Leroy Estill
Elder
Estill
Fight Over Receiver for Supreme Judge Faces Hurdles
Mrs Anna Foster of New Albany seeks a receiver for the Supreme Judge K of P amid doubts a receivership can be sustained against the judge. Frank Foster, her husband, was found dead with a bullet wound in a saloon bedroom, once believed a suicide. The endowment rank declined to pay his policy. Judge Ultz will hear the petition March 12 in New Albany.
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New Albany
K. of P
Indianapolis
Supreme Todge
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Ultz
Harriman for President Invades New York
New York report states Job Harriman a socialist labor party candidate for president arrived in the city Sunday. Born in California he has been a baptist minister a lawyer and a socialist agitator. He toured California recently and was nominated for the presidency at the socialist national convention in Rochester last month.
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Socialet Labor Party
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