Suffragette Balloon Campaign Fails Over London
An eighty foot airship hired by suffragists, piloted by Percival Spencer and Miss Muriel Matters, launched from Hen don to spread suffragist literature but drifted off course and landed at Croydon. The grille incident in the House of Commons saw militant suffragists chained to a balcony grille before police removed them.
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London
Percival Spencer
Muriel Matters
House of Commons
Hendon
Miss Matters
Westminster
Croydon
Women at St Ursula Club Debate Suffrage
A large gathering at Mrs. Pearce Bailey's home discusses woman suffrage with remarks by Mrs. Slosson and Mrs. Stanton Blatch. The talk contrasts suffragists and suffragettes and argues women must evolve beyond domestic roles toward civic participation.
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Pearce Bailey
West Fifty-third Street
Ballin
Ben Ali Haggin
George G. Haven
George Place
Blatch
Mrs. Blatch
Bellevue Hospital hose slashed for fourth time in two months
Night watchman discovers 100 lengths of hose slashed in Ward 30 at Bellevue Hospital. Police and private detectives deployed. two suspects, one employee and one former worker, believed inside job. Earlier slashing incidents involved hose cuts and stolen brass couplings and nozzles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue Hospital
John Hayden
Sie
Michael J. Rickard
Central Office
Bellevue
Escaped Lunatics Pursued After Norristown Breakout
Two dangerous inmates from Norristown Insane Hospital escaped around 10 last night after breaking a cell window and climbing the outer fence. A keeper was killed and one guard, William Lattimore, later died after a trolley-car incident believed linked to the fugitives.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Norristown
Norristown Insane Hospital
Eastern Penitentiary
John Weiss
Monzo Hindo
George Balgner
William Lattamy
Asylum
Harmonville
Lattimore
Charity Hospital
Esauins
Yonkers Boy Dies After Alleged School Blow
In Yonkers a fifteen year old pupil Philip Brooks Underhill dies after a mastoiditis related operation at St Johns Hospital. Coroner Alfred Iles refuses burial without inquiry prompting a board of education investigation into who struck the boy during a music class at School 19. The instructor William C Hoff declines comment as the Board of Education plans evening hearings with Hoff the mother and classmates.
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Alfred Iles
Yonkers
Philip Brooks Underhill
St. Andrew's Memorial Church
Angela J. Smith
Warburton Avenue
Iles
Ancient Car Horse Rebell in Brooklyn River Chase
Charlie the ancient horse, pulling a Delancey Street car, jumped into the East River after crossing toward Brooklyn. Ned was dragged toward the water before Capt. McMahon and the Volunteer Life Saving Corps rescued him. Charlie was recovered and returned to Manhattan to resume his endless route with bells ringing behind him.
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Charlie
Delancey Street
Brooklyn
Erie Railroad
Manhattan
Manhattan Island
Wireless report on SS Majestic bound for Plymouth
Marconi wireless reported the SS Majestic sailing from Southampton was 230 miles west of Lizard at 2 A M today and expected to arrive at Plymouth at 3 P M today.
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Majestic
Southampton
Marconi Wireless
Lizerd
Plymouth
Haan's Restaurant Promotes Toy Cuisine and Music Service
Haan's Restaurant on Park Row Building is marketed for its famous toy cuisine and music themed service. The brief notes entertainment and dining offerings, highlighting a unique themed experience in a historic location.
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Haan
Park Row
Size of battleships reduced by Senate
The Senate refused President Wilson’s demand for 26,000 ton battleships and amended the Naval Appropriation bill to authorize two 21,000 ton ships. Savings total about 2 million plus 1 million in construction and armor, with further costs cut. A Pacific defense amendment and Marine Corps placement sparked a heated debate over executive power and naval policy.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Clapp
Lodge
Japan
Flint
California
Pacific
Hale
Nelson
Marine Corps
Rayner
Mr. Roosevelt
Committee On Naval Affairs
Naval Establishment
Senator Cummins
Cummins
Dixon
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
New Orleans
Charleston
McEnery
Tillman
Executive Department
Congress
Navy Yard
City seeks possession of Belmont tunnel franchise
City counsel seeks Appellate Division action to test the Steinway Belmont tunnel franchise under the East River from Forty-second Street to Long Island City. He argues the franchise forfeited for not completing and operating within ten years of issuance. Morgan J. O'Brien notes jurisdiction questions but supports bringing the case to enable public use.
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Corporation
Pendleton
Steinway
Belmont
East River
Forty-second Street
Long Island City
Morgan J. O’brien
O’brien
Mauretania Sets Record With 671 Nautical Miles in 24 Hours
A Liverpool cable reports the Mauretania surpassed all daily distance records on a westward run, covering 671 nautical miles from noon Sunday to noon Monday. The Lusitania held 650 nautical miles, and the ship could reach New York by Thursday night if weather cooperates. Captain John Pritchard expected a successful passenger arrival.
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Liverpool
Cunard Line
Mauretania
Ocean Greyhound
Daunt’s Rock
Cunard
New York
State Street
Guggenheim Not Quitting Mexico Despite Heart Trouble
Daniel Guggenheim head of the American Smelting and Refining Company says he is not leaving Mexico due to heart trouble. He suffered a heart attack in Mexico City but plans to return to New York as soon as possible, citing pressing business and unfavorable climate. A railroad official says he is recovering and in fairly good health.
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San Antonio
Tex
Daniel Guggenheim
American Smelting and Refining Company
Mexico
New York
Guggenheim
Texas
Murry Guggenheim
President Guggenheim
S. R. “Guggenheim
Earthquakes Reported Across Regions In February Shocks
Reports from Sivas in Asiatic Turkey describe collapsed houses and government buildings with dozens dead or injured and many left homeless. Bulgaria Bulgaria Sofia and Yamboli areas felt shocks with chimneys down and houses damaged. A Penafiel quake near Lisbon produced no damage. Skagway Tacoma also reported a morning tremor with no damage.
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Constantinople
Sivas
Turkey
Lisbon
Penafiel
London
Daily Mail
Sofia
Bulgaria
Yamboli
Rumelia
Leaks in Snow Work Shake City Budget and Graft Probes
The City Club reports costly snow removal contracts and alleged graft tied to snow tickets. It condemns the ousting policy, notes excessive expense from storms January 13 and 17, and criticizes cart overrating despite a classed cart system not being properly implemented.
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Edwards
City Club
Manhattan
Seaboard Florida Ltd Rapid Car Train to St Augustine
The Seaboard Florida Limited runs as the quickest train to St Augustine with through service to Palm Beach Miami and Knights Key. The description notes a club car and observation car aboard and mentions fare terms phrased as 1.188 pay with ae.
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Florida
Seaboard Florida ‘Ltd
St. Augustine
Palm Miami
Knights Key
Woman Tells How Carmack Was Slain In Court
In Nashville on February 16 Mrs. C. E. Eastman reenacted the murder of Senator Edward W. Carmack. Testimony linked Col. Duncan B. Cooper to threats and a note, with widow Carmack collapse, and E. B. Craig detailing enmity and a note warning Carmack. Witnesses described a voice warning Carmack and the fatal exchange outside a Tennessee courthouse.
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New York Times
Nashville
Tenn
Edward W. Carmack
C. E. Eastman
Duncan B. Cooper
Robin J. Cooper
John Sharpe
E. B. Craig
Carmacks
Ned
McCain
Carmack
Senator Carmack
Col. Cooper
Tulane
Tennessean
Cooper
Tennesseean
E. Zweibun
Young Cooper
John Tindall
Robin
Corey Folk
Seventh Avenue
Coastal Shipping Ad Mentions Routes and Contact
A clipped notice outlines transport routes on the west coast and Pacific via west shore. It references Central and a February to April window with a contact phone at 6310 Madison Avenue.
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Pacific Coast
West Shore A
Ne . Central
Madison
Morse to be free by day in marshal's custody
After a conference between Martin W. Littleton and United States District Attorney Stimson, the Circuit Court of Appeals denied bail to banker Charles W. Morse. He may conduct business during the day in city custody but must return to City Prison at night for safekeeping.
Pelham Manor Women Vote on Town Hall Proposals
Women property owners in Pelham Manor participated in a special election held at the fire house on Fifth Avenue. Voters approved a $25,000 Town Hall construction fund by four votes but rejected a $5,000 site expenditure by twenty six, with polls opening at 6 AM. Wealthy residents traveled from homes to cast ballots.
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Pelham Manor
Fifth Avenue
Ship's cabin washes ashore in Chelsea after Jersey wreck
Coast guards report a large ship cabin section and deckhouse washed ashore at Chelsea on the New Jersey coast. The 21 foot deckhouse with companion ways and deck arms was lashed to heavy tiles and may have served as a raft for ship's company. No identification of the vessel is found.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Chelsea
Jersey
Senate Courtesy Frays Lodge Bacon Clash
Washington February 16 Senators Lodge and Bacon sparred over a constitutional question during a aid on a constitutional case. The Georgia Senator, famed for constitutional expertise, drew Lodge’s rebuke and the exchange ended with a sharp retort from Bacon who forgot his point. They did not acknowledge each other rest of the session.
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New York Times
Washington
Lodge
Bacon
Bate
Bacoh
Georgia
Congress
Massachusetts
$50,000 for Sugar Weighers at Havemeyer Pier
Government witnesses in the Sugar Trust case describe weighers handling Java and East Indies cargoes at the Havemeyer & Elder refinery pier in Brooklyn. An assistant U S weigher testified earnings could reach about 50 000 yearly for steady employment, with typical pay near 35 000 and 1 200 to 1 500 per cargo weighed.
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Java
East Indies
American Sugar Refining Company
United States
H. T. Martin
Sugar Trust
Martin
Havemeyer & Elder
Brooklyn
Mr. Martin
Neurasthenia Tied To Rising Suicides In St Petersburg
The Daily Mail’s St. Petersburg correspondent reports a growing number of self destructive acts across society. Fashionable Russians retreat to Finland to throw themselves into the Imatra Rapids as part of secret personal crisis reports. Some clubs recruit for deadly games with loaded revolvers and drugged champagne evenings.
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London
Daily Mail
St. Petersburg
Neurasthenia
Finland
Imatra
Mail
League of Self Destruction
Burgstaller Sails to Marry Mrs Hexamer in Germany
Opera tenor Alois Burgstaller leaves the Metropolitan Opera with plans to wed Mrs. A Philip Hexamer in Germany. Reports place Burgstaller aboard the Kronprinzess Cecilie, with Hexamer rumored to follow. official passenger lists show Burgstaller but not Mrs. Hexamer.
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Alois Burgstaller
Cosima Wagner
Metropolitan Opera Company
Europe
Kronprinzess
Cecilie
A. Philip Hexamer
Hexamer Riding Academy of
Bokery
Hexamer
North German Lloyd Company
McCarthy
Hotel Irving
Gramercy Park South
North German Lloyd Pier
Mer
Kronprinzess Cilie
Burgstaller
Aplanatic Invisible Bright Glasses at Spencer's
A glimpse of a vision device advertised at Spencer's located at 31 Maiden Lane. The note references bright glasses described as a planatic invention for wear. No further details given.
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Spencer’s
Maiden Lane
Dewey & Sons Co Ad Notice for Fulton Street NY
A fragmented advertisement lists Dewey and Sons Company at 158 Fulton Street in New York with a brief note about readiness for all events and services offered.
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Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton Bt
New York
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Pam
Mrs. Bailey
Efragette
Continwéé Om
Pennsylvania Asylum
NAVY
Appellate Division
Bowes
Lusitania
Smelting Company
Austria-Hungary
Portugal
Budapest
Keeshemst
Nagy Keros
Czegled
Felegyhaza
Tacoma
Wash
Skagway
C.e.eastman
Widow
Morse
Martin W
Littleton
United States District
Attor
Pelham
Russia
Mrs. Hexamer
Germany
Baireuth
Herr Burgstaller
Erness
America
Ivy
Frau Wagner
Herrer
Singer
Herr Dippel
Hexamer Riding Academy
Hoboken
Riding Academy
Geiger
Herr. Burgstaller
Burstaller
Hoken
Peter Fuchs
Th City
Dr. Schlerath
Hoboken Hveryman
Willy
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