Bear killed by honey hoard at Greely Pennsylvanian coal camp
In Greely Pennsylvania a honey hoard lured a 210 pound bear into a shack used by eight Pennsyl vania Coal Company wood choppers. The bear attacked their storeroom, was dispatched by William Butler and others, the meat shared among workers and the hide sold for seven dollars fifty cents.
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Greely
Pike County
Pennsylvania Coal Company
John Matthison
Matthison
William Butler
Hawley
Engineer Jesus Garcia Sacrifices Life to Save Town
Washington special recounts Mexican locomotive engineer Jesus Garcia backing his burning train with two dynamite cars toward the suburbs to avert a blast. The explosion killed Garcia but saved countless townspeople and prompted honors from the American Society of the Cross of Honor and Mexican officials.
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American Society of the Cross of Honor
Jesus Garca
Washington
Jesus Garcia
Lre
Garcia
Board of Governors
Thomas H. Herndon
Herndon
Jose F. Godey
Mexico
American Cross of Honor
Nacozari
Montezuma Copper Company
Jim Bludsoe
Multiple Events Stir New York and Nation Headlines
Police capture ex officer William Delaney for using a badge to loot a police station. Aerial Navigation plans a 2800 foot airship for Atlantic crossing carrying 2500 passengers. Thomas Perkins dies after addressing the New Year at a Brooklyn church. Oscar Hammerstein warns of Philadelphia opera house troubles. Missouri seeks to retain Standard Oil in court order. Texas steamer Texas lands at Tybee for aid. Taulbee takes to the woods as food riots take root in Jackson Kentucky. Governor Hughes starts second term in New York. Pardoned Texas inmate refuses liberty for prison social life. Equal Franchise Society forms in Albany to pursue women’s voting rights. Mormon Church eyes Nauvoo building prospects. Rizal’s Manila anniversary marked. Former Pennsylvania treasurer Mathues dies in Media. Arthur Trotter murders his mother in Manhattan. Three men arrested for attempting to pawn Stars and Stripes. Cincinnati dealers seek receiver amid prohibition losses. Kunkel sets April 5 for capitol furnishings trial. Roosevelt allegedly sends Heney to Pittsburgh to probe graft. Mrs. Tower wins divorce with alimony. Death of William Annis not premeditated, say Hains’ counsel. Elephant escapes at Coney Island causing damage. Jewelers’ break-in yields 25000 in watches. Mayor McClellan has stenographers at theaters to gather evidence. New York mills face possible shutdowns due to water shortage.
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Texas
Tybee
Judge Taulbee
Jackson
Hughes
New York
R. M. Johnson
State Penitentiary of
Campbell
Equal Franchise Society
New York City
Albany
Jose Rizal
Manila
William L. Mathues
Pennsylvania
Media
Arthur Trotter
Ann Trotter
West Eighteenth
Eckhouse Bros
Cincinnati
Kunkel
Pennsylvania Capitol
Roosevelt
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Tower
Paper Company Adopts Forestry Plan For Spruce Growth
The International Paper Company board of directors approved a policy to manage its timber lands for permanent spruce timber growth. The forests department is to implement practical forestry, use conservative economical methods, and run operations to minimize fire danger.
Foot and mouth disease suspected in Clarkson children
In Clarkson, Monroe County, New York, ten children from five families show symptoms believed linked to foot-and-mouth disease. An infant among them died with symptoms resembling cerebral meningitis, and the town health officer has reported the spread to Commissioner Porter.
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Rochester
N. Y
Clarkson
Monroe County
Porter
Fox killed near Monticello fetches high fur price
Albert Wynkoop of Grahamsville shot a silver gray fox that tried to steal a prize rooster. He sold the skin to a New York fur dealer for 600 dollars. A second dealer valued the hide between 5800 and 1000 dollars. Except for one other, this is the county’s only silver gray fox killed in fifty years.
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Monticello
N. Y
Albert Wynkoop
Grahamsville
Misidentified Cause: Miss Andy Green Dies of Hydrophobia
Moulton Alabama special report says Miss Andy Green daughter of a well known farmer near Newburg died from hydrophobia after exposure to a mad dog bite. The incident occurred in an unusual case causing local concern among residents and prompting medical officials to issue warnings.
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Moulton
Ala
Andy Green
Newburg
Mr Green
Global unrest and disasters mix with political events
Reports from the era describe executions in Texaterinoslav Russia and penal servitude for others while clashes between Polish factions in Warsaw left deaths and injuries. Havana hosts a governor’s New Year reception for President-elect Gomez as Moscow cities vote. Plague resurges in Guayaquil and a major fire destroys Cebu’s Chinese quarter. A U.S. envoy to Venezuela arrives in Caracas.
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Warsaw
Magoon
Havana
Gomez
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Cebu
Philippines
Constitutional Democrats
Moscow
Tiflis
Lexington Postoffice Site Chosen for $60,000 Building
Dr. Reid White has been notified by Secretary Cortelyou that his lot at Nelson Street and Jackson Avenue won the selection for Lexington’s new postoffice. The government set an appropriation of 60,000 dollars. White’s price was 7,500 dollars. The lot is near the depot, courthouse, and Washington and Lee University, opposite the Ann Smith Academy site where a 20,000 dollar high school is rising. Work start date is not announced.
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Lexington
Lexington Postoffice
Congress
Reid White
Ann Smith Academy
Roanoke Drys win big local option election
The Roanoke local option vote produced 1135 for prohibition versus 1049 against, shutting 42 saloons and 6 mail order liquor houses, plus 4 retail clubs. The dry win came with wards split, Anti-Saloon League pledging 10000 to enforcement, and plans to push state wide prohibition at Norfolk. Voters faced poll-tax eligibility issues and dummies in line before police intervened.
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Roanoke
United States
Anti-Saloon League
J. D. McAllister
McAllister
Anti- Saloon League
Lynchburg
Richmond
League
Norfolk
Mr. McAllister
Neve Retar
Norfolk and Western President Hosts New Year Reception
President L. E. Johnson and General Manager N. D. Maher led the Norfolk and Western officials at a New Year reception from 10 to 11 in Roanoke. Officials and clerks filed in to offer felicitations for a prosperous year, then moved to the director's room for refreshments.
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Roanoke
L. E. Johnson
Norfolk and Western
N. D. Maher
John
Drowned Brothers Clarence and Luther Dent in Roanoke River
The two Dent brothers aged 16 and 15 were swept to their deaths in the Roanoke River near Buzzard Rockford while returning from the city with a two horse wagon. Their bodies have not been recovered as melting snow and rain swelled the water.
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Roanoke
Clarence
Luther Dent
Robert Dent
Rockford
Dent
Bedford County
Roanoke Bartender Fined for Assault After Local Option Vote
In Roanoke Special a police court judge fined W B Huddleston heavily for assaulting George S Jack after the local option election returns. Witnesses said Jack, an advocate of local option, was struck from behind without provocation. Huddleston said he hit him because Jack hollered that Roanoke was saved.
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Roanoke
W. B. Huddleston
George
Jack
Huddleston
Soys Admit Diamond Robbery In Richmond Case
Three young white boys aged about 14 confess to a diamond robbery in Richmond. Reynold Daws Henry Savage and Charles Blakey were arrested after jewelry worth hundreds was stolen from W. J. Miller. Savage says he kept three rings and gave them to two cooks in his mother's home. The rings are recovered and the boys admit breaking into other homes but claim no loot was taken.
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Soys
Richmond
Reynold Daws
Henry Savage
Charles Blakey
W. J. Miller
New Office For Mr A C Braxton In Richmond
Richmond special reports A Caperton Braxton has assumed duties as general counsel for the Richmond Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad following the death of Judge Leake. Braxton, a member of Braxton Williams Eggleston, has resided in the city eight years and maintains a large lucrative practice.
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A. C. Braxton
Richmond
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
A. Caperton Braxton
Leake
Braxton
Braxton, Williams & Eggleston
Killed While Shooting Crows Near Orange Virginia
Robert Y. Brooking, 13, son of farmer W. C. Brooking five miles west of Orange, died at University Hospital from a gunshot wound received while attempting to shoot crows at his father’s barn. He slipped while descending with the gun, which discharged and penetrated his right arm and body.
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Charlottesville
Robert Y. Brooking
W. C. Brooking
Orange
University Hospital
Brooking
Killed After He Got A Job At Elkton Mill
David Mer, 43, was crushed in a bark pile collapse at J. T. Heard mill in Elkton Rockingham County while loading a wheelbarrow after securing a permanent position amid hardships to support his wife and five children. More than a ton of bark fell, burying him. he was dug out by coworkers but died an hour later at home.
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Winchester
J. T. Heard
Elkton
Rockinham County
David Mer
Saw Mill At Capron Burns in Suffolk Fire
Fire destroyed the saw mill plant of G. W. Truitt and Company at Capron Suffolk. Estimated loss $15,000 with only $5,000 insured. Large lumber quantities saved from yards. Blaze likely started from a fireworks display. No furnace fire in the prior week.
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Capron
Suffolk
G. W. Truitt and Company
Apple Farm So Winchester Spec Lupton Apply First Comy Ed
The note records a farm related matter at Winchester with Lupton listed. The line hints at an initial committee or commission action and an applied or applied for item, though the OCR fragment is unclear on specifics. Entities include Winchester and Lupton.
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Apple
Winchester
Lupton
Winchester Wants Sewerage but Continues to Elect Leaders
Winchester seeks sewerage plans as President W. H. Couhell and the attorney lead ongoing efforts. The article notes continued leadership by local figures and the involvement of other officials in pursuing municipal sanitation projects.
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Winchester
W. H. Couhell
Attorne
Commercial column signals steady trade and hopeful spring action
New York trade weekly review notes seasonable quiet in wholesale and jobbing, with traveling salesmen preparing to start next week. Confidence in spring business remains high as inventories show no excessive depletion. Buying is conservative, mills limit production, and open weather helps outdoor work. Textile and pin markets slow due to holidays, but woolen goods gain in cheaper lines. Prices for wheat, corn, oats, butter, and cheese move modestly with mixed receipts and exports. Philadelphia and Baltimore see steady or firmer quotes across grains and dairy.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Staples
Iron and Steel
Duluth
Expor
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
F. c
Baltimore
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Williams
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C. A. Earnest
B. L. Bugg
Leslie C. Garnett
Mathews
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F. Theo. Miller
Mathews C. H
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Offlee
Journal Building
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Telegraph
William Delaney
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Aerial Navigation Company
Lewis Nixon
Atlantic
Thomas Perkins
New York Cotton Exchange
First Presbyterian Church
Brooklyn
Oscar Hammerstein
Quaker City
Standard Oil Company
Missouri
Supreme Court of
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Nauvoo, Ill
Fidelity Funding Company
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Thornton J. Hains
Coney Island
Oscar C. Jackle
McClellan
New York State
Texaterinoslav
Russia
Ife
Mr. J. Huchanan
Venezuela
Caracas
Flan
J. P. New York
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News of Virginia
Dr. Reid White
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Woods
Corporation Court
Cutechin
N. and
Johnson
Roanoke River
G. S. Jack
Timothy
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