Biddle brothers die amid blizzard jail vigil
Julio and Ed Biddle die from self-inflicted wounds and a gunshot by officers after a jail escape in Butler Pennsylvania amid a blizzard. Mrs Soffer remains critical while a concurring inquest discusses the inmates deaths and arson-like motive.
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Butler
Julio
Biddle
Soffer
Pittsburg
Jack” Biddle
Jack
Ed Biddle
Coron
John L. Jones
Reweker
Dt Clinton Atwell
Fid
Publc
Henry to Be Heard During U S Tour
Prince Henry of Prussia plans speeches to the American people during his tour with expected stenographic reports. He will discuss friendly U S relations and aim to strengthen ties while in Berlin and Kiel he said he would accept Chattanooga laws album from Ambassador White.
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New York
Prince Henry of Prussia
Washington
Herald
Berlin
Prince Henry
Prussia
Kiel
Andrew , White
United States
Bse
White
Chattanooga
Florida
Deadly Storms Hit Western Europe and Italy
London reports gales followed by heavy snow across western Europe. Italian avalanches killed several. floods and bridge collapses strand towns. Three feet of snow linger in Turin and Milan. A German bark wrecked near Scilly, crew drowned. North Sea wreckage washes ashore at Sheerness.
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London
Europe
Spain
Italy
Verona
Rome
Turin
Milan
St. Martin Rock
Scilly Islands
North Sea
Sheerness
Delorme merchant shoots timber dealer in self defense
R B Blankenship of Delorme a wealthy merchant in the small lumber station near Matewan W Va shot and killed timber dealer Robert Browning Saturday night in Blankenship private office during an account settlement. Blankenship claims Browning fired first and says the shooting was in self defense. Blankenship is jailed.
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Matewan
W. Va
R. B. Blankenship
Delorme
Robert Browning
Blankenship
Browning
Chinese Boxers Active Near Corean Frontier
A Daily Mail report from London via St Petersburg says 2,000 Chinese Boxers crossed the Corean frontier and plundered several towns. The Corean government reportedly sought assistance from neighboring authorities.
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London
St. Petersburg
The
Daily Mail
Corean
Haas
Taft Testifies on Philippine Roads and Cebu City status
Governor Taft told the senate committee that Cebu is the archipelago’s most densely settled city outside Manila and that American control funded road improvements totaling about 1,000,900 dollars for strategic and commercial needs. He noted most travel is by boat and roads were scarce under Spanish rule.
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Washington
Taft
Philippine Islands
Cuba Leader Calls for U S Tariff Concessions
Senator Estrada Palma, president-elect of Cuba, in New York urges the United States to grant tariff concessions to Cuba to enable a strong stable Cuban government. He spoke after long talks with the Cuban commission and said the American people's recognition of the issue is essential.
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New York
Cuba
United States
Senora Estrada Paltma
Taft notes disrupted land and livestock losses in island industry
The witness describes damaged roads and frequent freshets hindering river crossings and riverine brands. Gen Taft crossed challenging terrain with exhausted troops, noting water buffalo decimation by rinderpest driving prices up while agriculture stalls. In Manila riots do not affect nearby areas, and cattle movement blocks streets. He suggests importing mules and dairy livestock.
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Taft
Tafl
Neemuins
Individus
Manila
Fire destroys South Side Manufacturing plant in Petersburg
A large crate and berry basket plant belonging to South Side Manufacturing in Petersburg burned, wiping out all stock including 1.6 million fruit baskets. Loss estimated between 60,000 and 70,000 dollars, with partial insurance.
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Petersburg
South Side Manufacturing Company
Explosion destroys building in Davidson Beneting area
In Hohenwald Tennessee on February 2 an explosion from a boiler at the Davidson Beneting silo demolished a building and killed one man while fatally injuring another. A third person was seriously injured in the blast. Local authorities investigated the cause and started emergency response procedures.
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Hohenwald
Enn
Davidson- Beneting
Sirowlll Bera
Cuba Sugar Duty Push and Cuban Republic Hopes
A writer argues for at least a 50 percent duty reduction on Cuban sugar to avert distress and prevent famine on the island. He ties concessions to a future thriving Cuban republic and predicts broader U.S. purchases of Cuban products, warning that insufficient relief risks anarchy and invasion.
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McKinley
Burt
Cuba
Uess
Central Valley
Ruin by Flames Engulfs Waterbury Business District
A massive blaze in Waterbury Connecticut destroyed a large portion of the city’s business center after 6 PM on Sunday. The Reid Hughes Dry Goods building at 108 112 Bank Street and surrounding structures were consumed with losses projected around 2 million dollars. Firefighting forces from Hartford New Haven Bridgeport and Naugatuck battled the flames as militia preserved order and two deaths were reported.
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Waterbury
Conn
Exchange Place
Reid & Hughes Dry Goode Company
Bank Street
Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Naugatuck
Debate on miners scale resumes at conference in Indianapolis
At a conference of miners and operators in Indianapolis on February 3, President Mitchell rebutted operator claims of a weak year. He cited coal prices and production to show markets were stronger than ever. The scale committee reorganized after adjournment with WD Alan as chairman and F S Brooks as operator secretary.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
Walter S Boyle
Boyle
Downeys creditors worry over money matters
A curdled jumble of 1900 era notes reports creditors of John Alexander Dowle worrying about finances. It mentions Senator Hannas civic federation, Boston teamsters strike threats, and a large woolen mill strike with thousands out of work near Olneyville and other scattered incidents and deaths.
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John Alexander Dowle
Hannas Civic Federation Section
Tle
Boston Teamsters
Stix
American Woolen Mills
Olneyville
E Mitchell
Monon
Lafayette
Ird
Charles Mayer
St Pau
Arthur J Barrett
Mississippi
Fulton, Hill
Samuel Smith
Anna Bendershot
St. Louis
Henry Nicolaus
Leo XIII
Himsell
Chinese Court Hosts Diplomatic Corps in Peking
In Peking the dowager empress and the emperor received the diplomatic corps with a less formal set piece than European courts. Mrs Conger delivered a speech and the empress expressed relief over the recent tumult. The event featured a banquet and vows to modernize China with western influences.
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Peking
Twicay
Conger
Adilrean
United States
Dogeness
Diplomatic Corps
Williams
Wahira
Baron Cvikann
Empresa
Mra Conger
Mme Conger
Mme Uchida
Chang Tsi
China
Great Britain
Japanese Detachment Reported Frozen to Death
Yokohama reports four officers and seven enlisted men of the 210th Japanese infantry detachment were found frozen to death, with one survivor remaining unidentified. The incident underscores harsh conditions faced by troops stationed in the area.
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Hondo Island
Maj Kamaguchi
Maj
Kamaguchi
Yokohama
Diplomatic activity in The Hague over South Africa peace overtures
In The Hague on Saturday a flurry of diplomatic meetings stirred interest in Britain and The Netherlands over Dr Kuyper’s peace overtures in South Africa. Count von Pourtales met Sir Henry Howard, A G Leveson-Gower headed to London, and Baron Van Lynden met Kuyper and Queen Wilhelmina. The Liberte cites a trusted source that Germany urged Britain to consider Kuyper’s peace overtures.
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The
Hague
Great Britain
South Africa
Count von Pourtales
Henry Howard
Legation
A . G. Leveson-Gower
London
Baron van Linden
Kuyper
Netherlands
Wilhelmina
Baron van Lynden
Foreign Office
Paris
Germany
Explosion in Hondo mine kills dozens in Mixicn region
Report from Antonio Texas describes a massive dust explosion at the Hondo mines near Coahuila Mexico killing at least 85 miners with about 50 more buried. At incident time 160 miners were in the shaft. 106 were at work and all perished. Most victims were Mexican and Chinese workers.
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Cohula
Eagle Pass
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Shaffer
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Cane Conjugi
Ars
Thig
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Boston
John D. Rockefeller
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Astir
Holland
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Bowling Green
Helpman
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St. Paul, Mima
Board of Pardons
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Gelemaary
Agking
Lefer
Paso
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