Kansas City Area Railroad Disaster Kills One and Injures Many
The St Louis to Kansas City passenger train collided with a slower express amid a blizzard near Independence Missouri. At least one body recovered others injured burned and scalded. University Hospital in Kansas City treated the wounded as rescuers pulled survivors from wreckage.
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Frank Raymond
J G Schmidlapp
Cincinnati
J. G. Schmidlapp
Mre Schmidlapp
J. Balke
Mra. Schmidlapp
W. A. Vaughn
L. F Sheldon
Sedalia
Telegraph
Missouri Pacific
Frank McAfee
St. Louis
Elisabeth Lee
University Hospital
Kansas City
William Rost
Wr Roat
Rest
Plague Scare Hits Hawaii Amid City Funds Boost
Unclear report notes three cases found February 19 with fatally outcomes. Victims include two Chinese men and a mixed Chinese and Melanesian woman. Council allocates 100,000 to combat the plague and gas threats. Haywood visits Hilo and reports committees feel satisfied with progress.
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Perett Haywood
Hilo
Britain in Wartime Frenzy as War Office Plans Escalation
London reports a nation swept by patriotic fervor as estimates exceed 61 million pounds and the War Office outlines 56 000 fresh troops to join 80 000 already afloat. Roberts aims for 250 000, guns ordered from three-pounders to 12 inch naval pieces, 140 naval guns among 24 new items. Boers retreat toward Ladysmith with rail lines intact, Joubert assembling 60 000 at Windburg and Albrecht claiming 75 000 remaining.
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London
Lucknow
Sebastopol
Lord Landowne
Eement
War Office
Lord Roberts
Woolwich
Ladysmith
van Reenan
Pretoria
Free State
Lauda
Jouberta
Windburg
Bloemfontein
Albrecht
Paanieberg
Heir to Millions Unearths Chicago Relative in Estate Claim
Chicago woman Mrs. D B Ten Eycke learns she may inherit about one fifth of a fortune exceeding 20 million dollars from her uncle Rousler Wandell who died 12 years ago in Albany. Administrators pursue rightful heirs as five siblings or their descendants in New York and Chicago contend for the estate.
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Chicago
D. B. Ten Eycke
North-Levitt Street
Albany
bin Brothers
New York
D. B
Tom Eycke
John Wandell
Chicago & Northwestern
EMPLOYED REBELS TACTICS IN FILIPINO CAMPAIGN
Manila reports Colonel Anderson of the Thirty eighth infantry used insurgent tactics to ambush a detachment near Batangas. Spies revealed the route. Americans concealed in trees fired on the passing insurgents killing 24 and wounding 30 while seizing arms. Rebels claim success causing dismay among insurgents nearby.
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Manila
Anderson
Thirty
Bes
Batangas
Incurgenta
San Fernando
Third Cavalry
Cranberry Crop Census Shows U S Growers by State
First actual returns of the twelfth census report on cranberry culture cover acreage, tenure, fruit yield, labor costs, fertilizers, new plantings, crop value, and losses for each bog. Michigan and Wisconsin see increases despite forest fire setbacks as growers organize nationally with headquarters in Trenton New Jersey. The Pine River Indians near Toppenish Washington perform the pom pom dance marking a seasonal festival. the custom blends celebration with feasting and dances around tepees as winter ends and grass appears.
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United States
Massachusetta
New Jersey
Maine
Connecticut
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Oregon
Rhode Island
Washington
New York
National Association
Trenton
Massachusetts
Pew Pew
Toppenish
Yakima
Wash
Chehalis Sawmill to Reopen in City Buildings
Doerrbecher Manufacturing of Chehalis sells the Chehalis factory buildings and three dry kilns to the West brothers. They plan to install a saw mill immediately once the furniture factory relocates to Portland. The mill engine will power the city electric light plant under contractor Harry Weat.
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Chehalis
Doerrbecher Manufacturing Company
Fash
Portland
West Brothers
City Electric Light Plant
Harry Weat
City Light
Timber Land Sale Near Lackiamad River Headwaters
The Charles K Spaulding Lumber Co of Newberg Oregon closed a deal with the Southern Pacific for 65000 acres of timber land on the Lackiamad headwaters in the coast range. This vast tract is among the last major timber areas feeding the Willamette and is seen as a fortunate acquisition. Other notes report varied regional developments including a new telephone exchange for Northwest Notes in Ellensburg Washington a Cape York Alaska postmaster appointment W Hopp and local civic actions in Aberdeen Washington. A Spokane Sunday School program aims to boost attendance while J J Troesen Son plan to rebuild a fluming mill burned near Ellenstraig Washington. John G McMillan Hoquiam Washington dies by accidental self-inflicted gunshot in Spokane after showing a revolver to a friend. Farmers on Stock River and White River contend with a jam and channel obstructions to aid food relief efforts.
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Charles K. Spaulding Lumber Company
Newberg
Southern Pacific Company
Lackiamad River
Coast Range
Willamette River
Fortunnate
Aberdeen
Waah
Spokane Burday School Association
J. J. Troesen & Son
Ellenatraig. Wash
John G. McMillan
Hoquiam
Wash
Spokane
Stock River
White River
Puget Sound
Prospecting in Cape Nome shows rich beach sands and mixed claims
Reports from Cape Nome via Dawson describe extensive prospecting on winter ice along the shore with hopes the bedrock may lie beneath. Notable claims at Anvil Creek drive large early yields including Japhet Linderber’s No. 1 and Price & Lane’ s No. 8, totaling hundreds of thousands from six weeks’ work.
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Cape Nomes
Cape Nome
Dawson
Anvil Creek
Eldorado
Alaska
Japhet Linderber
C. 0. Lane
Advertising Principles in Effective Copywriting
A fragment discusses how honest direct advertising earns reader trust. It argues serious, businesslike presentation without exaggeration or deception wins confidence and trade. The piece emphasizes genuine belief in the message and a plain straightforward case.
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Ion
Prospecting headlines hint at rich gold finds in Alaska
Lepland and partners who worked the lays earned $50,000 clear money. Ledges along Anvil near Nos 9 and 7 suggest a major mother ledge may yield enormous output with limited development. Other Nome and Snake River tributaries show limited prospecting. A fire on January 9 destroyed the North American Transportation and Trading Company store at Fort Yukon, wiping out provisions and goods.
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Nome
Snake Rivers
Next Aammer
North American Transportation & Trading Company
Fort Yukon
New Cabinet Post Bill for Secretary of Mines Proposed
A bill favored by the House committee on mines and mining would create an executive department for all affairs related to mines including geological surveys. It would appoint a secretary of mines with cabinet rank and an assistant, plus mining experiment stations and a government geologist in each mining state with defined salaries.
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Department of Mines
Secretary of Mines and Mining
House Committee On Mines and Mining
Agriculture Experiment Stations
Iiee
Spring trade enlarging with mixed demand across markets
春 trade shows widen��g activity in East and West markets with buyers enticed by passenger rates. Prices soften slightly on speculative staples, foreign wheat demand remains weak, American stocks high, and farmers hold back. Copper steady, tin up, iron and structural iron active signaling spring building, and Canadian trade shows strong staple values amid improving distribution.
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Bradetreet
Pacific Coast Trade Prices For Fresh Produce and Meats
Market listings show onions new at 295 per sack, lettuce hot house at 400 per bunch, potatoes new at 18 20 per sack, cabbage at 1.25 per 100 pounds, apples 1.25 per box, butter dairy and creamery prices, eggs at 200, cheese native at 1.60, poultry varying by type, and grains and hay with multiple per ton or per barrel rates. Beef, mutton, pork, veal, and other meats priced by type and cut, with rice and flour ranges and various oats barley and feed rates listed. Freight and market terms reflect Portland and Puget Sound regions with multiple regional varieties.
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California
Puget
Washington
Largo
Portland
Walla Walle
Valley
Suc
Bluestem
Graham
Brao
Oregon
Wool—Valley
Dane
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Kenning
Hawaii
Nenetalu
Mile
Critish
Ioney
Ellensburg
W. Hopp
Tumwater, Wash
Cape York
Mines and Mining
Ate , Malheur Oventy, Or
Pacific Coast Trade
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