Rio de Janeiro Sinks After Hidden Rock Hit in Fog
In dense fog the Pacific steamer Rio de Janeiro struck a submerged rock entering the Golden Gate and sank minutes later. About 122 are believed drowned, many Chinese and Japanese passengers among the missing. Officials and relatives recount lives of crew, officers, and Denver connections as rescue efforts continue.
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Cal
Rio de Janeiro
Golden Gate
Pori John Rooney
Hong Kong
Honoulu
Jordan
Point Bonita
Rounseville Wildman
Ek. West
H. F. Seymour
H. C. Matheson
Borges
Albert Malcom
McArthur
Burwick
Cayn Ward
Raleigh
South Ca
Mr. Ward
Ile
Denver
Hepburn Denounces Hazing In Naval Academy Crisis
Washington reports Rep. Hepburn of Ohio used strong language against hazing during debate on an amendment to prevent hazing at the naval academy. He urged a fixed severe punishment for hazing and argued current officers are trained in tyranny, risking desertions and ineffective command.
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Washington
Naval Academy
Hepburn
Ohio
Grosvenor
United States
Iowa
Ile
Military Academy
West Point
Committee of the House
Navy Department
China
Three Denver Women Attacked Again on Capitol Hill
On Capitol Hill in Denver last night three women were attacked within an hour by a man believed to be the Capitol Hill thug. The victims include Mary Short a 40 year old colored woman, Emma Johnson a 30 year old Swedish servant, and Josephine Unternahrer a 36 year old resident. all were struck on the right side of the head with a blunt instrument.
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Denver
Colo
Capitol Hill
Lillian Bell
Mary Short
Washington
Sixeenth Avenue
Clarkson Street
Emma Johnson
F. E. Waxham
East Colfax Avenue
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ninetenth Street
Josephine Unternahrer
Clarkson
Asault
Miss Johnson
St. Joseph's Hospital
Egyptian oil field prospecting yields large strike near Red Sea
Kokomo Ind Feb 23 The American syndicate drilling in Egypt reports a prolific first well at 2250 feet near the Red Sea. Experts predict the field could become the world's largest oil source. Driller Thomas Sharkey sends the update from the site.
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Kokomo
Ind
Egypt
Thomas Sharkey
Red Sea
Work Accomplished by the Fifty-Sixth Congress
The Fifty-sixth Congress closes with broad postwar reforms and insular measures. It enacted a complete Porto Rico government, formed Hawaii as a territorial government, and pushed a permanent gold reserve of $150,000,000. Reorganization of the army to a 100,000 strength and other financial and constitutional adjustments topped a record of notable legislation.
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Congo
Spain
Congress
Porto A
Philippines
Cuba
Islands
Hawaii
House of Representatives
Treasury
United Sts Army
Cannon
House Committee On Appropriations
House
Senate
United States
Edicts Punish Boxers as Powers Close Demands
Pekin reports say the imperial edicts on punishments match unofficial accounts. Tai Hung Chang seeks quick execution of Ying Nien and Chao Shu Chiao while ministers delay until Tuesday for power representatives. Public executions planned in Pekin. examinations suspended at sites of outrages against foreigners.
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Pekin
Tai Hung Chang
Board of Punishment
Ying Nien
Chao Shu Chiao
China
Prince Chun
Berlin
Baron von Ketteler
Chih Siu
Hsu Cheng Yu
Hsu Tung
How You Can Find the Brand New Star
Denver astronomer Dr. Herbert A. Howe explains how to locate the new first magnitude star in Perseus. At 6 50 pm observers northward toward the zenith will see Capella nearly overhead, with Beta Aurigae about eight degrees to its right. A line from Beta Aurigae through Capella extended westward about two and a half times Capella’s length points to the new star, brighter than nearby stars, with Algol a few degrees south noted for its periodic brightness changes.
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Denver
Colo
Perseus
Herbert A. Howe
University of Denver
Capella
Ledges of Washington Addresses Missouri Postmasters
Charles ledges of Washington, assistant rural free delivery superintendent, spoke at the Missouri Postmaster Association convention in Kansas City. He said rural free delivery has stayed and will expand, becoming a permanent and major feature of the postal service. He forecast three related projects: postal telegraph, parcels post, and a postal savings bank.
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Kansas City
Charles Ledges
Washington
Missouri Postmaster’s Association
Hedy
United States
Hedges
Postal Service
Postal Telegraph
Parcels Post
Postal Savings Bank
Independence Day Celebrations in Cuba Spark Protest Debates
Feb 24 report describes large processions and mass meetings for independence with a parade of 10,009 school children bearing Cuban flags. Senor Capote presided at a Republican meeting while Senor Za urged revolution and isolation from American tricks. Senor Zayas warned independence would come by liberators machetes and Gomez denounced annexation as treachery.
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Wood
Republican Party
Senor Capote
United
Senor Za
Senor Zayas
Cuba
Juan Gualbert Gomez
Absconding Cattleman Returning to Kansas City
Kansas cattleman Grant Gillette, who fled to Mexico amid large cattle mortgages, is returning from Chihuahua via Vera Cruz and New York to Kansas City to face charges. He says he will account for the mortgages and has reportedly reached his former home in Kansas with his son.
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Kansas City
Chihuahua
Grant Gillette
Kansas
Kan
Vera Cruz
New York
Gillette
Mexico
North
Black Hills Pioneer Carnival Plans in Deadwood
Black Hills pioneers announce a four day carnival in Deadwood starting July 3 to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of Black Hills settlement. Officials expect it to surpass any similar event in South Dakota or the West.
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Tesdwood
S. D
Black Hills
Peruna Endorsed by U S Senator Roach and Others
United States Senator W N Roach of North Dakota testifies to Peruna's benefits for catarrh and general vitality in a Washington letter. Builders and lawyers like J Makinson and B J Kirkhoff praise Peruna, urging readers to seek Dr Hartman’s Hartman Sanitarium guidance in Columbus Ohio.
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W. N. Roach
United States
North Dakota
Peruna Medicine Company
Columbus
Ohio
Washington, D. C
Roach
Larimore
Ed J. Makinson
Grand Block
Wabash Street
St. Paul
Minn
J. Makinson
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J. B. Coghlan
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Sons of the Revolution
I. N. Stevens
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Captain Coghlan
Manila
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Kaiser
Samuel B. Belford
Selford
Harrison Gray Otis
South Dakota
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China Sea
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C. KE. Hooper
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Pacific M Company
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Egyptain Oil Fields
Deadwood
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Byron J. Kirkhoff
Gates Ave
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Acker
Frank S. Hall
U.S. Senate
Washington, D.C
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Buffalo
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A. Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
Wis
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Et Ferry’s
M. Ferry & CO
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Atlanta
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