Ice Turns NYC Third Avenue Train Into Crash Point
A severe sleet storm iced the third rail on the East Side causing a major elevated line shutdown. Passengers smashed windows in a panic at Seventy-first Street as a southbound train stalled by a blown fuse trapped riders atop ice coated planks. Fire crews and police contained chaos while power was cut and traffic slowly resumed after lengthy delays.
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Third Avenue
Seventy-first Street
Seventy-sixth Street
Sixtyseventh Street
Thirty-fourth Street
Second Avenue
Long Island Ferry
Remarkable Winter Day Brings Fog Weather Chaos
A city endured a remarkable winter day with snow, sleet, rain, and a seaward southeaster. People fell, vehicles skidded, and umbrellas flew as the city whiteout and slushy streets created treacherous conditions downtown at Circle and Eighth Avenue intersections.
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Eighth Avenue
Fifty-eighth
Fiftyninth
Sixtieth Streets
Index to Departments and Page References
The snippet lists sections and page numbers for a newspaper, including Amusements on page e Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers on page 5 Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails on page 5 Weather Report on page 7 and Yesterday's Fires on page 2. The text ends with gibberish ike sebab Deserts.
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Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails
Weather Report
Umbria Passengers Report Shooting Incident Aboard
On the Cunard liner Umbria off Fire Island two men clashed over a supposed funds collection for a young passenger. Lenihan wrestled a revolver from Wain, both men contended with officers, the young woman cried, and Lenihan too apologized.
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Cunard
Umbria
Fire Island
J. M. Lenihan
Lenihan
William Wain
Wain
Richardson
Moody
Leeson
Casilda A Norton Line Steamer Halts In Swash Channel
Late yesterday the Casilda outward bound to Montevideo stopped in the Swash Channel opposite Romer beacon in the lower bay. It appeared ashore but later showed signals of being out of control due to minor machinery trouble. Fog hindered observations. a vessel seen in the Swash Channel during a brief clearing was believed to be the Casilda making repairs.
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Sandy Hook
Norton Line
Casilda
Montevideo
Buenos Ayres, &c
Romer
Ice Floe Adrift Endangers Barges On East River
A massive ice floe from North Brother Island drifted down the East River after 7 p.m. tearing from two coal barges moored at 139th Street. Seven aboard, four women and children strapped with life preservers, were rescued by the Franklin Edson of the Charity Department after a perilous mile long chase through packed ice. Barges James D. Perkins and Eureka No. 16 carried 920 and 700 tons of coal respectively. owners Tracey Brothers and Berwin & White.
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North Brother Island
Bronx
Franklin Edson
Charities Department
One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Street
James D. Perkins
Tracey Brothers
Broadway
Eureka No
Charity Department
Henry Reich
Edson
Reick
Chase Murderer With Dogs in Mississippi Town Turned Turmoil
Special report from Memphis describes the murder of jeweler W. N. McCallister in New Albany Mississippi. Authorities and armed posses with bloodhounds scour the northwestern state for the burglar believed to have shot McCallister after hiding in the jewelry store. Diamonds thought to be loot may have drawn the crime, though the safe showed no sign of theft. Over 200 residents join the pursuit as the chase continues.
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New York Times
Memphis
Tenn
W. N. McCallister
New Albany
Miss
McCallister
Cunarder Pannonia Nears Dock After Evening Wireless Call
The Cunarder Pannonia spoke with Siasconsett Massachusetts at 8 P M yesterday and was expected to dock this morning. Wheatena described as a healthful food and the item Ody resists wa Wheatena bet appears garbled.
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Siasconsett
Mass
Ody
Concession by Czar to Striking Workmen Observed in St Petersburg
News from St Petersburg reports Emperor Nicholas endorsing the Zemsky Zabor revival scheme. Liberal leaders expect reforms after this move, while authorities maintain calm. a decree creates a committee to study worker discontent with no mass demonstrations. Police arrest any protesters seen.
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CZAR
Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Nicholas
Zemsky Zabor
Chidlovski
Empir
Mali
Expel Warsaw Strikers Amid Political Upheaval
Warsaw reports progress in suppressing a broad factory strike tied to political origins in St. Petersburg. Baron von Nolken says manufacturers will meet. strikers may be expelled from outside Warsaw if they do not return to work. Authorities note ore and coal disruptions on the Vistula line and emergency coal imports from Silesia for two weeks.
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Warsaw
Baron von Nolken
Tcherikoff
St. Petersburg
Dombrova
Vistula
Sosnowiec
Emperor Nicholas
Silesia
Silesian
Lodz
Tiflis Strike Appears Near End As Workers Return
In Tiflis on February 12, workers largely resume duties while authorities guard those resuming labor. Minor disturbances noted elsewhere in the Caucasus. The Civil Governor convened a secret-session Municipal Council to settle labor troubles, but councilors refused to participate under secrecy, deeming settlement impossible.
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Tiflis
Caucasus
Steel bull ring planned for Mexico City seating 18000
A project to build a new steel and masonry bull ring in Mexico City aims to seat 18 000 spectators. The design envisions a structure adaptable for all kinds of athletic sports beyond bullfighting.
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Mexico
City
Winter in Florida by Savannah Line
Advertisement touts passenger service to Florida with new ships and deck upgrades. Promises dustless travel, modern saloons, and inviting amenities aboard the Savannah Line. Mail inquiries urged for rates and schedules.
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Florida
Savannah
Deadly Hold Up at Silver Bell Saloon in Cripple Creek
At Independence the Silver Bell saloon patrons repelled a double hold up. Two robbers were killed after a burst of about fifty shots as Marshal Webster and Deputy Gleason intervened. Proprietors Drach and Edmonsen were wounded. An unknown woman had warned the marshal days earlier.
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New York Times
Cripple Creek
Col
Silver Bell
Independence
Edward Fay
Henry Drach
Frank Edmenson
Drach
Edmenson
C. H. Webster
William Gleason
Fay
Webster
Gleason
Frank Edmonson
Bloomfield mother kills two children with gas tragedy
Mrs. Charles E. Loux, 27, locked her daughters in a bedroom and turned on gas in Newark area on Feb 12. The 18 month and 3 year olds died while doctors say the mother may recover. A letter to her husband cites asthma in the family as motive. husband had left for work when neighbors noticed the locked cottage.
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New York Times
Newark
Charles E. Loux
Jerome Place
Bloomfield
Leonardo
Ralph Matthews
Matthews
Children Hold Up Victims In West Side Robberies
Capt. Cooney and detectives arrest John Loughlin age eighteen of West Fifty-second Street and Joseph Pearl age nineteen of East One Hundred twenty-seventh Street on charges of robbing well dressed children on the West Side. Loughlin carried a loaded revolver. Night school victim James McGrath reported his overcoat stolen from a locker on West Sixty-fifth Street. Children to be asked to identify the suspects.
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Cooney
West Sixty-eighth Street
John Loughlin
West Fifty-second Street
Joseph Pearl
East One Hundred and Twenty-seventh Street
James McGrath
West Sixty-sixth Street
West Sixty-fifth Street
F ‘Loughlin
Tragic fall from hospital dock ends in death
Louise Raynor, patient at Metropolitan Hospital on Blackwell's Island, leaped into the East River from the landing dock yesterday afternoon. She was rescued by Captain Edwin Hayes and two crew members of the Fidelity, but died at the hospital.
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Louise Raynor
Metropolitan Hospital
Blackwell's Island
Edwin Hayes
The
Fidelity
German steamer Paros Seized Near Hokkaido En Route Vladivostok
The German tanker Paros bound for Vladivostok was seized off Hokkaido on Friday. Its cargo consisted of shipbuilding materials and food stuffs.
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Tokio
Paros
Vladivostok
Hokkaido
Time to Go to Washington Tour via Pennsylvania Railroad
Announcement for a Washington tour by Pennsylvania Railroad with departure from New York on Tuesday February 21. Details include the date and price 12.00 and additional costs, with Studds and HE noted among the names.
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Washington
York
Studds
New York
Subway Train Crash Near 116th Street Station
A rear end collision between southbound subway trains near the 116th Street station caused a fire and traffic disruption for about an hour. No injuries were reported, though police began an investigation and the motorman was suspended. sleet on a window was cited as a possible cause.
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One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Subway
One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
York
Harlem Division
Mr. Hedley
Six injured in Madison and Lexington Avenue trolley crash
A collision on One Hundred and Sixteenth Street between a Madison Avenue northbound car and a Lexington Avenue eastbound car left six people hurt, with Max Schuman critically injured from internal wounds and possible skull fracture. Several others suffered fractures and contusions, with victims treated at 75 East One Hundred Sixteenth Street. Police from two precincts delayed action, traffic was blocked for over an hour, and no arrests were reported.
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Madison Avenue
Lexington Avenue
One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Charles D. Bell
East One Hundred and Sixteenth Street
Max Schuman
East One Hundred and Twelfth Street
Lena Koplik
East One Hundred and Tenth Street
Bernard Koplik
East One Hundredth Street
Herman Freedman
East Eighty-ninth Street
Simon Feinberg
Kopliks
Freedman
Feinberg
East One Hundred and Fourth Street
East One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street
Quickest Line to Cleve land
Travel from New York at 5 42 P M to Cleveland arrive 7 15 next morning with connections to Cincinnati Indianapolis St Louis and New York Central service. Advertises fine service and no excess fare. Wheat and oats prices noted in ad copy.
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Clevelland
New York
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
St. Louis
New York Central
Russian peace talks grow amid Far East drift
From St Petersburg on February 12, reports say speculation runs wild over General Gripenberg’s moves after the Hun Ho attack failed. Observers note a shift among Russian officers who once stayed silent, now voicing doubt about the war’s outcome, signaling a pivotal moment in Manchuria.
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London Times
NEW York Times
St.petersburg
Gripenberg
Manchuria
Sandepu
Balfour Holds 81 Vote Margin in Parliament
London dispatch reports The Times note that the Ministry’s expected majority when Parliament reconvenes Tuesday is 81. The House of Commons would stand Ministerialists 375 and Opposition 294, with Conservatives and Liberal Unionists forming the government and Liberals and Nationalists in opposition.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
Times
House of Commons
Liberal Union
Sis
Dowie Borrows $103,000 for Zion City loan
A trust deed securing a $103,000 loan on John Alexander Dowie’s Zion City property was filed at Waukegan. Deacon J Worthington Judd said the loan aims to raise funds for Zion in case of need, with the money provided by a Chicago bank.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Zion City
Waukegan
Zion
Deacon J. Worthington Judd
Chicago Bank
Williamsburg man undergoes vertebra replacement after streetcar fall
Edward L. Pape a 22 year old salesman from 845 Broadway Williamsburg was thrown from a Reid Avenue streetcar and dislocated the sixth cervical vertebra. Surgeons at Williamsburg Hospital repositioned the bone under anesthesia and expect recovery though initial paralysis followed the accident.
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Williamsburg Hospital
Edward L. Pape
Broadway
Williamsburg
Reid Avenue
Pape
Itas
Pastor Briscoe's perilous trek to reach ill wife
In a six mile walk across frozen Chesapeak Bay and a ten mile trek on land the Rev J W Briscoe pastor of Holland's Island Md reached Norfolk to be with his ailing wife The island town has been cut off since Jan 17 with no telegraph or boat access He trekked across bay in a rowboat through ice floes then drove 24 miles to Cambridge Md for a train to Norfolk He found her almost well.
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Norfolk
J. W. Briscoe
Holland's Island
Chesapeake Bay
Cambridge
Millionaire Searelle's £1,000,000 Claim Upheld
News from San Francisco states Luscomb Searelle, once a wealthy South African impresario, has had his £1,000,000 claim against the British Government allowed. He is severely ill at Waldeck Hospital and may not live to receive the payout. The claim stems from Boer confiscation after the Jameson raid and seizure of arms from his Johannesburg Theatre.
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San Francisco
Frank McVickers
Luscomb Searelle
South Africa
Waldeck
Searelle
Johannesburg
Kruger
Seavelle
Transvaal
Fire damages Jersey City church basement and vestibule
An overheated furnace caused a basement fire at the Free Reformed Church on Grand Street Jersey City. Janitor Charles Lewis found the blaze at 9 30 am and flames reached the vestibule destroying its floor. Estimated damage is $2000. Rev Andrew J Meyer had planned to preach at Trinity Methodist Church for the Masonic lodges.
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Free Reformed
Grand Street
Jersey City
Charles Lewis
Andrew J. Meyer
Trinity Methodist Churc
Edouard de Rothschild Engaged to Germaine Halphen
Paris on February 12 reports the engagement of Baron Edouard de Rothschild heir to Baron Alphonse de Rothschild to Mile Germaine Halphen daughter of Emil Halphen the sugar refiner.
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Edouard de Rothschild
Paris
Baron Edouard de Rothschild
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Mile
Germaine Halphen
Emil Halphen
Why Not See Washington Weather Pleases Tour Ad
Pennsylvania Railroad Tour February 21 price 12 dollars or three for 14 dollars covers all expenses for rails from C E P A Avenue New York Adv listing confirms affordable travel option to Washington with bundled rail costs and date.
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Washington
Novenue
New York
No Further Action on Amended Treaties
The Senate ratified arbitration treaties with amendments and sent them to the President for advice and consent. Debate centers on the President and Secretary Hay possibly exchanging ratifications and a Santo Domingo agreement that stirred Senate concerns over executive power in treaty making and dispute referral to The Hague. The fight highlights constitutional checks between the President and Senate amid fears of executive overreach.
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Hague Tribunal For
Senate
Hay
Cullom
Santo Domingo
State Department
United States
Bacon
Republic of Santo Domingo
Permanent Court of Arbitration
Teller
Executive Department
Amerian Senate
Owsing
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East Side Lines
Swash
Chase Murderer
Dogs
Mississippi
Zemsky
Zabor
Colorado
Balfour
Commons
DOWIE
Zion City Trust
Pastor
Britain
Carnegie Uphold Senate
News York Times
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