Colder Than Cold Offshore Air Brings Shelter Surge
A brutal cold snap swept New York with winds 30 to 35 mph. Municipal Lodging House on East Twenty Fifth Street sheltered 520 men and 22 women with 8 children by 11 PM as doctors treated the chilled. The Weather Bureau warned storm conditions along the Atlantic, while a warm trend was expected to follow in the Plains and Northwest.
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New York
Municipal Lodging
East Twenty-fifth Street
Yorke
Bellevue
Bowery Mission
Fleischmann’s
Broadway
National Weather Bureau
Washington
Atlantic
Cape Hatteras
Eastport
Mounteather
Weather Bureau
Alaska
Canadian Territory
New York State
Lake Region
Vermont
Jupiter
Fla
Plains States
Ohio Valley
United States
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Key West
Buffalo
Albany
Chicago
Bismarck
N. C
St. Oor
New Orleans
Boston Temperature Plunges to Zero as Fatal Exposure Reported
The Boston mercury fell to zero and then below as a 26 mph wind chilled residents. A dead man found by a highway in Northboro, aged 45 to 50, had a Boston to Spencer railway ticket and no identification. Philadelphia also faced subfreezing cold with seven degrees above zero and a mean of 17 degrees for the day.
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Boston
Northboro
Spencer
Philadelphia
Governor Hughes Hosts Peary Lecture at Metropolitan Opera House
Commander Robert E. Peary will deliver a lecture at the Metropolitan Opera House tomorrow evening where a national testimonial to the North Pole discoverer will be presented. Reserved seats start at $1.00 and boxes at $50, with tickets on sale at the venue.
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Hughes
Robert E. Peary
Metropolitan Opera House
North Pole
Miss Drexel Engaged to Viscount Maidstone in London
Relatives of Mrs. Anthony J. Drexel announce the engagement of Margarette Armstrong Drexel to Guy Montagu George Finch Hatton Viscount Maidstone heir to the Earldoms of Winchelsea and Nottingham. The Drexels host a London residence and Margarette has been a prominent society figure, presented to the court in 1907 by the Duchess of Connaught.
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Baltimore
Anthony J. Drexel
Philadelphia
Margarette Armstrong Drexel
Guy Montagu George Finch-Hatton
Maidstone
Winchelsea
Nottingham
London
Drexels
Duchess of Connaught
Prince Francis Joseph
Duke
Duchess of
Innes-Ker Seeks American Bride Amid Society Circles
Lord Robert Innes-Ker staying at the Plaza among New York society circles amid invitations and dinners. He has shown interest in an American girl prominent in society, with plans to return to England with Lady Evelyn Collins and Major Collins in March. The Roxburghe match would be the third American alliance.
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Robert Innes-Ker
Plaza
New York
Evelyn Collins
Major Collins
Pacific Coast
Robert
Fifth Avenue
Roxburghe
Duke of Roxburghe
May Goelet
Alastair Robert Innes-Ker
Anne Breese
Evelyn
Bloomfield Hero Rescues Drowning Girl From Canal
Victor Shults of Bloomfield New Jersey saved Bernice Garrett twelve year old daughter of Charles Garrett from drowning in the Morris Canal. The girl and Albert Evans Jr. slipped through thin ice under Berkeley Avenue bridge after ignoring warnings about springs on the ice. Shults jumped in without his coat, pulled the girl from the bottom, and after an hour of revival she regained consciousness at a nearby house.
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Victor Shults
Bloomfield
N. J
Morris Canal
Bernice Garrett
Charles T. Garrett
Mr. Shults
Albert Evans, Jr
Berkeley Avenue
Westinghouse Plant Fire Destroys Most Buildings at Boonton
Fire gutted nearly the entire Westinghouse Electric plant in Boonton New Jersey on February 6. The main battery plant was heavily damaged while the powerhouse survived. Insurance coverage is reported at about 180000 with losses around 240000. Volunteer firemen suffered frostbite as hundreds lose jobs. The plant is expected to be rebuilt promptly.
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Boonton
N. J
Westinghouse Electric Company
Comepany
Girl Strikers Accept Arbitration End To Seven Week Walkout
Philadelphia February reports that girl shirtwaist workers ending a seven week strike will return to jobs with no discrimination. A three member wage committee from each shop will set pay with final arbiter if needed. Work hours capped at fifty two and a half per week with no Saturday work after 1 PM. Society women supported the agreement.
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Philadelphia
Board of Arbitration
Tart's Trust Bill in Congress Today
The federal incorporation bill revised by Attorney General Wickersham will be introduced in Congress with new charter cancellation provisions. It requires majority U.S. citizenship, limits cross holdings, and creates forfeiture or receivership for violations under antitrust and Sherman Act constraints.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Clark
Wyoming
Representative Parker
New Jersey
Senate
House
Judiciary
Timms
Wickersham
Felows
United States
Bureau of Corporations
Bureau
Commissioner of Corporations
Board of Directors
Chancery
Times Preview Seeks Orders From News Dealers
Readers are urged to place orders with news dealers today to ensure they receive next Sunday's Times with its full slate of notable features. The appeal emphasizes timely purchase to avoid missing key content.
Pope Pius Refuses Audience as Fairbanks Faces Church Tensions
In Rome Charles W. Fairbanks, former U S vice president, could not meet the Pope if he spoke at the American Methodist Church, despite efforts to avoid offense. He told the Methodist audience he honors all Christian denominations, praising Catholic achievements and urging unity against a common enemy. Mrs Fairbanks will attend a court ball after partial introductions.
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American Methodist Church
Rome
Charles W. Fairbanks
United States
Quirinal
Vatican
Fairbanks
Victor
Mer. Kennedy
American College
Mgr. Kennedy
Vessel on Fire Reported At Sea Off Delaware
A wireless telegram from a merchant ship identified as U Z reported a green schooner with blackboard and white stern on fire at coordinates 83.25 north 73.40 west. The vessel named George P Phillips of Delaware appeared to have no crew aboard and boats missing as high seas impeded rescue efforts.
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Washington
Naval Hydrographic Office
U. Z
George P. Phillips
Delaware
Davi
Pacael Fas
Wilming
Bethel
del Ini
Procter Withdraws Gift to Princeton
William C. Procter of Cincinnati withdrew his $500000 offer for Princeton University’s Graduate College citing changes in President Woodrow Wilson's plans. The move follows debates over the college’s structure and aims, with university officials and faculty split on Procter's private vision.
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New York Times
Cincinnati
William Cooper Procter
Procter & Gamble
University of Princeton
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Procter
Wilson
N. J
William C. Procter
Princeton University
Andrew F. West
Graduate College
Board of Trustees
Hughes Says He Means It On Renomination
Gov. Hughes states in a letter to Assemblyman Green that he will not seek or accept a renomination after his current term ends. The Logan Club dinner reading shows no intention to reconsider despite pressure from supporters.
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Assemblyman Green
Gov. Hughes
Logan Club
mateAr
Rescued 46 Arrive at Key West After Shipwreck
The Alamo with the Kentucky crew reached Key West at midnight amid shipwreck aftermath off the Carolina coast. Captain Moore and forty five crew members are aboard the rescue vessel after the Friday foundering incident.
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Key West
Key West, Fia
Alamo
Kentucky
Carolina
Indian uprising feared in Chuichupa region
Reports from Chuichupa Mexico describe Indians in a hostile mood with a probable uprising. Colonists report cattle driven away by the Indians amid growing tension near El Paso Texas.
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Mexico
EL Paso
Texas
Chuichupa
Merchant Norris H. Branch Killed on Vandercook Lake Track
Norris H. Branch prominent Jackson merchant and ex state legislator was fatally struck on the Vandercook Lake ice track during a 2:30 pace race. As four horses ran, Branch stepped onto the course for a better view and was hit by Greenmore driven by Fred Gowan, dying instantly at the scene.
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Jackson, Mich
Norris H. Branch
Michigan
Vandercook Lake
Branch
Greenmore
Fred Gowan
Refuse Miss De Janon In Atlantic City
Roberta De Janon remains in Atlantic City and declines to say if she will return to Philadelphia to testify at Cohen’s upcoming hearing. She traveled with Mrs. George Redford and faced lodging trouble due to her dog Tootsie, finally finding a suite at the Winsor after agreeing to keep the animal confined.
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Atlantic City
Roberta de Janon
Philadelphia
Cohen
Miss de Janon
George Redford
Miss Delanon
Tootsie
Winsor
Soap stops an Orange sewer in New Jersey factory
A tank of soap bursts at a factory in Orange New Jersey flooding the sewer system. Tons of half manufactured soap clog pipes, forcing workers to extract hard lumps from manholes along a mile of mains. Health concerns rise if progress stalls.
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Orange
N. J
Babies Arrive Delaying Settlement of Hargadine Estate
In St Louis, heirs of late William A. Hargadine face repeated court delays as newborns complicate probate. Lawyers note hundreds of thousands in real estate held in trust to fund beneficiaries, but every birth halts proceedings since law requires heirs to appear before settlement.
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ST. Louis
William A. Hargadine
Hargadine-McKittrick Dry Goods Company
Smith Girls Live Cheaply at Smith College Tenney House
Fifteen Smith College students at Tenney House prove schooling on two dollars a week through a club system. Each girl handles cooking laundry and room care while staying active in college life and leadership roles.
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New York Times
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Tenney House
Cheaper to Travel in South for Dept of Agriculture Staff
Testimony to the House Expenditure Committee shows traveling employees' living costs vary by region. Chief Disbursing Officer Zappone reports lodging and meals range from 1 to 2.50 dollars daily in the South, 2 to 3.50 in the Far West, 3.50 in the Central West, and 4 to 6 in the East, with New York and Boston helicopters noting accommodation challenges within five dollars.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
House Committee
Zappone
South
Far West
Central West
East
New York
Boston
Dynamite Blasts Kill Seven Riding Mine Road Car
In Phoenix the motorman of a gasoline car carrying six passengers ignored a foreman's warning near the Kelvin to Ray copper mines. The train and seven people were blown apart by a heavy dynamite charge after the fuse was relit. Names of identified victims include engineers J. B. Joyce A. S. Bieber and J. C. Griffin.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Kelvin
Ray Copper
J. B. Joyce
A. S. Bieber
J. C. Griffin
Ray Consolidated Copper Company
R. P. Coleman
Lake City
H. Freeland
Walter C. Frenz
Waeeey Umb
Rayee
H. Lyalle
Lelie
Chantecler Staged With Mixed Praise At Porte Saint Martin
Paris reports say the dress rehearsal of Chantecler drew applause for its spectacle and poetry but lacked dramatic momentum. The animal illusion baffled audiences as faces appeared clearly while voices seemed misplaced, and the climactic sun moment was judged lacking in tragedy. Lucien Guitry and Jean Coquelin delivered strong performances while Simone appeared distant.
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New York Times
Paris
Elect
Porte Saint Martin Theatre
Chantecler
Lucien Guitry
Jean Coquelin Os
Mme. Simone
Paris Reviews Rostand Chantecler Dress Rehearsal
The dress rehearsal at Porte St. Martin Theatre draws Parisian literary and dramatic elite and European guests. Rostand’s Chantecler praised for verse and staging though Acts two and three receive cooler notices. Guitry and cast members honored in a bowless curtain call.
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Innes-Ker
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Shults
Westinghouse
Tart
Laws of
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Pope Pius
Tootsle
Hargadine
Smith
Associated Press
Hergond Rostand
Porte St. Martin Theatre
Jean Coquelin
M. Rostand
M. Guitry
Guitry
Mme
Simone
le Bargy
Gallipaux
Cyrano
Rostand
Nero
Blackbird
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