Rivers Threaten Pittsburg and Indiana Floods
Weather bureau warns rivers in Pittsburg and western Pennsylvania rise to 30 feet by nightfall as rain continues. Ice jams threaten vessels. Shifts of flood also hit Wheeling Steubenville and nearby towns. Indiana Kentucky and Ohio report widespread floods with homes moved to upper floors and rail traffic delayed.
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Red
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Implicated Woman Denounces Mother in Money Plot
A report describes a woman as a willing participant in a scheme likened to her mother both brazen and mercenary. The article notes repeated requests for money and frames the case as a family pattern of financial manipulation.
Goers to West Point Star Athlete Resigns to Enter Army
Will Dean, Iowa City freshman class treasurer and S. A. 1 star athlete, resigns to become a West Pointer after passing examinations in St. Louis. Congressman Bob Cousins recommended him and he starts from Tipton en route to West Point.
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Will Dean
Bob” Cousins
St. Louis
War Department
Tipton
West Point
Gold Ore Found in Panama Canal Culebra Cut
Chemical tests at Col. H. C. Deming laboratory in Harrisburg confirm ores containing gold, silver, and copper in the famed Culebra cut of the Panama Canal, as reported February 15.
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Culebra
Panama Canal
Col. H. C. Deming
Hetty Green Sees Panic Coming and Surviving Unhurt
Boston February 15 Mrs Hetty Green the shrewdest businesswoman in America says she survived the recent panic unscathed noting she had money while others faced ruin She says she would have profited if desired aided some but refused others including the Vanderbilt family and that Harry Payne Whitney and the New York Central borrowed from her She blames Roosevelt Taft and predicts another term and says she foresaw the crisis three years ago warning the rich were near the brink.
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Mass
Hetty Green
America
Will contest clues Edna Hamilton letters in Snell case
Closing arguments in Richard Snell’s suit to break Col. Thomas Snell’s will unfold in Clinton Illinois as evidence reveals letters from Edna Hamilton show how she and her parents used the young woman to siphon wealth from the old millionaire. The letters from De Pauw University era reveal brazen demands and the mother’s scheme to reap the inheritance.
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Clinton, Til
Richard Snell
Col
Thomas Snell
Clinton, Ill
Snell
Edna Hamilton
E. A. Hamilton
Laura Hamilton
de Pauw University
Fiend Kills Child With Boiling Water in Chicago
Michael Dewala, 41, was arrested in Chicago on February 15 for the death of 3 year old Joseph Devenick. Authorities say Dewala, a boarder at the Devenick home, after a quarrel with Mrs. Devenick, held the child between his knees and poured boiling water from a teakettle over the boy's head and back.
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Chicago
Michael Dewala
Joseph Devenick
Dewala
Devenick
County Attorney Ordered to Enforce M al ct Law in Burlington
Burlington Iowa February 15 County Attorney Kuhlemeier received a letter from Attorney General Byers demanding full enforcement of the malct law in Burlington. A failure to comply threatens his removal from office.
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Kuhlemeier
Byers
Lucani Runs Aground Near Gedney Channel
The Cunard Line steamer Lucani ran aground on the south side of Gedney channel while dodging a collision with the Deutschland. After about an hour she freed herself and steamed seaward.
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Cunard Line
Lucani
Gedney Channel
Theodora Shonts Weds Emanuel de Luynes in Quiet New York Ceremony
Miss Theodora Shonts, daughter of Theodore P. Shonts, married Emanuel Theodore Bernard D Albert De Luynes, Duc De Chaulnes, at the Shonts home in New York. The ceremony, led by Monsignor Lavelle, was intimate with Miss Marguerite Shonts as bridesmaid and Prince Andre Galitzine as best man. The event followed a simple home setting with duchess satin gown and orange blossoms.
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Theodora Shonts
Theodore P. Shonts
Isthmian Canal Commission
Emanuel Theodore Bernard D’albert de Luynes
Duc de Chaulnes
Paris
East 35Th Street
M. J. Lavelle
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Marguerite Shonts
Prince Andre Galitzine
Shonts
Mayor Elias Mann Faces Corruption Charges Over Sunday Saloons
Albany Feb 15 Charges of misconduct in office and neglect of duty were filed against Troy mayor Elias P Mann by Governor Hughes. The complaint alleges Mann allowed saloons to stay open on Sundays and permitted gambling houses to operate.
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N. Y
Elias P. Mann
Troy
Hughes
Mann
Taft Conquests in Ohio Dominate Republican Nominations
In Ohio on February 15 Republicans renominate incumbents and name Taft supporters for the national convention. Cleveland delegate Burton is renominated to return to Congress. Toledo selects Noah Swayne and P. K. Tadsen as Taft-aligned convention delegates. Columbus renominates Edward L. Taylor and instructs delegates for Taft.
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Ohio
Theodore E. Burton
Twenty-First
Taft
Toledo
Noah Swayne
P. K. Tadsen
Columbus
Edward L. Taylor
Congress
Persian Shah Assassination Rumors Reported
London reports deny any credence to rumors of the Shah of Persia's assassination. In Vienna, Feb 15, a circulating report claims the shah was slain, but no confirmation is available.
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Springfield
London
Vienna
Persia
Three Leaders In Syracuse N Y Race Tow Path Delays
In Syracuse New York the American car led the New York to Paris race at 8 47 with a seven minute wait before the French and Italian entrants followed at 9 20 and 9 55 respectively A German car later reported in distress in Utica as rain made roads nearly impassable while the Erie canal towpath became the route to follow
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N. Y
New York
Paris
Utica
Erie Canal
Raid at Ottumwa gambling houses nets $3000 in paraphernalia
Ottumwa Iowa February 15 sheriff and deputy raided local gambling dens seizing card tables stud tables chuck a luck boards and related paraphernalia valued at 3000. Eight drays carried the devices to the courthouse as court cases against gamblers occupy attention all week.
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Ottumwa
Jacckson
Garvin
Explosion Tears Through Adrian Public School
An explosion in the basement boiler at Adrian Missouri public school yesterday sent debris through the primary department floor and hurled teachers and sixty pupils into the basement. Many children were severely burned or scalded and were carried out unconscious.
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Adrian, Mo
Two Suspects Arrested in Chicago Deaths Case
Chicago Feb 15 Marion Bell and William Dolan said they arrived from Janesville Wis and were arrested early today as suspects in the mysterious deaths of three women whose bodies were found there.
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Marion Bell
William Dolan
Janesville
Wis
Burlington High Downs Washington in Disarmament Debate
Burlington High school defeated Washington High school in a debate here on February 14. The topic was Disarmament of the United States Soldiers as the teams argued questions of military policy and national defense.
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Washington, Ia
Burlington High School
Washington High School
United States
Tornado Path Claims Four In Tyler And Wipes Village
Reports from Mossville Miss and Tyler Texas detail devastating tornadoes. Four killed in Tyler including C A Francis and Mose Lee. Edward Campbell fatally injured. Mossville shows four whole buildings left, others destroyed. about a dozen injured, conditions improving. Additional fatalities feared in path towns.
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Edward Campbell
Tyler
Texas
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Dallas News
Mose Lee
Irwin Franklin
Welter Sues for 50000 in Chicago Great Western Collision
Marshalltown Iowa February 15 A traveling salesman J A Welter sues Chicago Great Western for 50000 damages for injuries from a July collision in town.
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Marshalltown
J. A. Welter
Chicago Great Western
Chilean crowds greet American fleet near Valparaiso
The American fleet of sixteen battleships under Rear Admiral Frans passed Valparaiso yesterday afternoon and sailed north toward Callao Peru. President Montt and officials witnessed the show as the Chilean navy saluted, with the Chacabuco leading five destroyers into Valparaiso Bay in single file.
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Chile
Frans
Callao
Peru
Railroads trend toward consolidation and express interests
Washington February 15 The senate received a report from the interstate commerce commission noting railroads increasingly under unified control within systems and that express companies hold large stakes. The study shows concentration on both operating and financial sides, with many previously independent roads brought under major systems since June 30 1904.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tillman
Bigamist Publishes Own Life Story From Prison
Arthur Hynes, the Bristol bigamist sentenced to seven years, plans a serial autobiography. He claims to reveal the real facts of his crimes and disputes a 100 wife claim, admitting thirty two marriages and promising a full list of spouses. The document names his real name F A Schotz and aliases Weston and Witsoff.
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Arthur Hynes
London
Bristol
Hynes
F. A. Schotz
Weston and
Witsoff
Army Appropriation Bill Passes Committee Report
Washington Feb 15 The house committee on military affairs agreed to report the army appropriation bill carrying 85 255 000 and a revision of enlisted pay to align army service with navy standards. The amendment raises pay across grades, reducing the overall appropriation by 9 413 900 from prior estimates.
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Washington, D. C
House Committee On Military Affairs Today
Influenza Claims Victims Across London
Vast flu outbreak in London hospitalizes and beds rest Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman Augustine Birrell and the Marquis of Ripon among those ill as thousands die citywide with officials felled by influenza February 15.
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London
Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman
Augustine Birrell
Ireland
Marquis of Ripon
Explosion Entombs Forty-Two at Glencoe Coal Mine
An explosion in a Glencoe coal mine in Natal on February 15 trapped forty-two workers including twelve Europeans. Officials fear all are dead and that rescue efforts may be futile.
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South Africa
Durban
Natal
Abrams Moves to Boise Idaho Church After Schism
Rev. H. H. Abrams, noted Iowa temperance reformer and leader in the Iowa Anti-Saloon League, has been named to a newly organized Christian church in Boise Idaho after a schism and will depart Iowa City.
Weather overview for Iowa and Illinois issued
Iowa and Illinois forecasts indicate fair conditions tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. Southeast Illinois will be cooler tonight. Sunrise 6 49, sunset 5 23, moon set 6 09 a m.
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