Queen's husband leads rescuers at Hook of Holland
Prince Henry of the Netherlands joined Dutch lifeboatmen in a 30 hour rescue of the Berlin wreck at Hook of Holland. Eleven survivors were saved from the afterpart as crowds surged to witness the effort and a morgue visit followed. Two women and a child remained aboard with a husband dead in the mortuary.
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Princ Henry
Netherlands
Hague
Eskirting Ureseq
Prince Consort
Amerika Hotel
Jansen
Berlin
Helvoetsluis
Fisher
Mr. Young
Mr. Groedersen
M. Jaboulet
Fraulein Buttele
Frauwein Galle
Frau Schraeder
Opera Company
Fraulein Thiele
Frau Weinberg
Tim
Spanish Royal Layette Ready for Heir in Madrid
Word from Madrid reports preparations for the expected royal heir's reception are underway. The cradle is the Alfonso XII bed, decorated with Corinthian columns, royal crown pillars, and Brussels lace curtains. Baby clothes are Spanish-made, many by nuns, with Mechlin lace trim and Valenciennes lace favored by Queen Victoria Eugénie.
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THE
New York Times
London
Madrid
Alfonso XII
Spain
Alfonso
reHef
R A C Smith in a Smash-Up
A carriage carrying R A C Smith president of the American Mail Steamship Co and John F Gibbons of West 74th Street was struck by an automobile at Fifty fourth Street and Madison Avenue. Both men and the driver from East Twenty fifth Street were thrown from the carriage but uninjured. The car driver William Townsend of East Fifty six Street was arrested for intoxication. The automobile owned by New York Transportation Co was upset and towed to a garage after a wrecking crew righted it.
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R. A. cc
American Mail Steamship Company
John F. Gibbons
West Seventy-fourth Street
Fifty-fourth Street
Madison Avenue
John O'Neill
East Twenty-fifth Street
William Townsend
East Fifty-sixth Street
New York Transportation Company
Transportation Company
Women Rescue Man From Freezing After Auto Drag
Women from Bretton Hall hotel on Broadway near Sixth Street saved John Difgas of 157 President Street Brooklyn from freezing by wrapping him in blankets and quilts after a car knocked him down and dragged him a half block. Police and an ambulance arrived soon, doctors noted a scalp wound and possible skull fracture, with other injuries recorded at J Hood Wright Hospital.
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Bretton Hall
Trica
McNamara
Butler
West South Street
Cail
Phe J
Wright H Hospital
Bretton Hills
Flotel
Dugas
Tuyck
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Panic in Missouri Legislature as Smallpox Outbreak Spreads
Judge William J. Salts of Phelps County contracts smallpox in Jefferson City. Panicked lawmakers flee the House amid rumors of more cases. Sixty city cases noted. House fumigation delay and Monday adjournment order. Gov. Folk offers Mansion. legislators seek lodging as infection fears rise. A lobbyist disinfects the Madison Hotel.
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New York Times
Jefferson CiTy
William J. Salts
Phelps County
House of Representatives
Now !S
Atkinson
Madison Iotel
American heir sails to woo British bride in London
Herbert M. Hamersly of Riverside Drive plans to renounce U S citizenship and press his suit with Miss Lealand Haverman, daughter of Jacob Haverman of Pittsburg. He faces a rival doctor in London, parental opposition, and vows to win her, possibly through a duel, as he sells his Riverside properties and prepares to sail within weeks.
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Herbert M. Hamersly
Riverside
United States
Great Britain
London
Lealand Haverman
Jacob L. Haverman
Pittsburg
Hamersly
Miss Haverman
New York
Mr. Haverman
Shill
Shill Remain Single Always Rather Than Marry Mr. Hamersly
Mr. Tamersly
England
TIMES
Mr. Hamersiv
Tafe
Ike
Havermans
Haverman
Hamersty
Traverman
Liamersty
Boston
Lavermans
Tingland
Mamersly
Mr. Hamersly
America
Herbert W. Hamersly
Leland
John
Herbert
Broadway
Riverside Drive
Larchmani
James L. Townsend
Need.r. Hamersly
Pgate Peets
Beekwith and Cutter wed in Burlington ceremony
Warren Beckwith ex husband of Jessie Lincoln Beckwith and Blanche Julia Cutter of Aurora wed last night in Burlington. The couple departed for New Orleans after the ceremony.
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Burlington
Iowa
Warren Beckwith
Jessie Lincoln
Beckwith
Robert T. Lincoln
Blanche‘ Julia Cutter
Aurora
New Orleans
Relief for the Poor Seeks Coal Food and Shoes
The New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor appeals for coal food warm beds and shoes for 2000 distressed homes. Donations include Pacific Coast funds and Lehigh Valley Railroad tickets on sale February 28 with amounts from 2 to 50 dollars to R S Minturn at 356 Broadway and 1460 Broadway.
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N. Y
Philadelphia Orchestra Dispute Ends With Schumann-Heink Exit
Leandro Campanari attempted to lead the Philadelphia Orchestra but the ensemble resisted his baton striking discord. Mme Schumann-Heink, after a second number, left the Academy of Music in tears as the audience pleaded for her return.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
Leandro Campanari
Philadelphia Orchestra
Mme. Schumann-Heink
Academy of Music
Titch
Campanari
Mme. Schumann-Slevik
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Mme. Schuumann-Heink
Texas detectives arrest suspected bank cashier Walker foe
Two Galveston detectives arrested a man in possession of the name William Walker, alleged absconding cashier of the New Britain Savings Bank. The man claimed to be George D. Copley of New Britain, a stockholder and director, on a pleasure trip with his wife and brother in law. He said the detectives provoked the arrest, and he doubted his connection to the bank defalcation.
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Galveston
Texas
New York
William Walker
New Britain Savings Bank
George D. Copley
New Britain
Walker
Ile
Henry
Long Eric
Mexico
McCaert
Copley Family Linked to Bank Audit Absence
George ID. Copley and his wife and daughter left New Britain for a pleasure trip to Galveston and other southern cities, to visit son George D. Copley Jr. in Galveston, who works for Goodhart in grade raising. His arrest surprised New Britain, as he was one of two auditors who examined the bank books before William P. Walker absconded.
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New York Times
New Britain
George ID. Copley
Galveston
George D. Copley, Jr
New York
Goodhart
Copley
William PF. Walker
Walker Arrest Report Ties New Britain Defaulter to Opelika Capture
Atlanta dispatch says Walker the New Britain bank defaulter appears under arrest in Opelika Alabama. A 60 year old man and a 20 year old woman were taken into custody by hotel owner Walter Buckley of West Point after Buckley identified Walker from a detective circular and photo offering a 6000 dollar reward. The man silent. the woman says she is not his wife and hails from New Britain Connecticut.
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New York Times
Atlanta
Walker
New Britain
Opelika
Ala
Walter Buckley
Westpoint
WW. Starper
Boston
Iikeness
Buckley
Conn
Testimony by phonograph in Mills divorce case at Asheville
A crowd gathered at the offices of notary B F Keinward in Asheville as witnesses from North Carolina testified by phonograph in Merrill Mills versus Mrs Mills. Detroit lawyers Harold H Emmons and Ralph Phelps Jr led the case with witnesses including hotel bell staff. Deposition sessions proceed for Mrs Mills and a $100000 damages suit against Gilian Stelkleather. the couple has a child in the mother’s custody.
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B. F. Keinnard
Nassau Street
North Carolina
Keinward
Merrill Beecher Mills
Michigan
Asheville
É Harold H. Emmons
Detroit
Mills
Mr. Mills
Mr. Phelps
Mrs. Mills
Gilian Stelkleather
Merrill T. Mills
Eighteen Hour Flier Wrecks Near Johnstown
Reports from Johnstown Altoona Philadelphia describe the eighteen hour Pennsylvania Special wreck on a sharp curve near South Fork with three cars plunging into the Conemaugh River. No deaths reported though many injured. relief trains and ambulances dispatched. initial figures fluctuated as officials sought details.
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Johnstown
Penn
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
South Fork
Conemaugh River
Altoona
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Two Steamers Wrecked Off English Coasts in Storm
London report at night mentions two steamers sunk with no names or details available. One wreck sighted near Flamborough Head in the North Sea and another off Beachy Head in the English Channel. Weather remains stormy, hindering information.
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London
Flamborough Head
North Sea
Beachy Head
English Channel
Woman's Balloon Trip Crosses Channel in Snowstorm
The Hon. Mrs. Harbord and C F Pollock from the Aero Club launched at Chelsea at 10 50 pm and crossed the Channel near Calais. They landed at Stavelot Belgium at 9 30 am amid a violent snowstorm. She becomes the second woman to cross the Channel by balloon.
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London
Mayor Johnson Aims For Free Street Cars Nationwide
Cleveland report quotes Mayor Johnson praising the 3-cent fare as a big step toward free street cars for all passengers. He recalls operating a free system in Johnstown after the flood, noting people only rode when needed and reflecting on the limits of free rides.
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New York Times
Cleveland
Johnson
Johnstown
Penn
Grant Attacks Roosevelt Over Mayors Visit
Major General Frederick D. Grant condemned President Roosevelt for inviting San Francisco Mayor Schmitz and a delegation to discuss Japanese school troubles. He argued such a conference would not have occurred in 1863 to 1877 and spoke at the George G. Meade Post annual banquet at the Union League Club.
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New York Times
Philadelphia
California
White House
Washington
Roosevelt
Schmitz
San Francisco
Frederick D. Grant
Union League Club
Woman Thrown From Train In Newark Station
Mrs. Richard Grimes of 155 George Street New Brunswick N J 55 is hospitalized with a fractured skull after she fell from a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train at South Street station Newark as the train started while she watched friends on the platform. Trainmen say she was seated at the window and fell before reaching the car door.
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Richard Grimes
George Street
New Brunswick
N. J
St. Barnabas’s Hospital
Newark
South Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Death by own action of New Jersey agent Dr George R Losey
Dr George R Losey, agent for Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, committed suicide at his Newark home by taking tanaanum and chloroform. He died within minutes after leaving a note and gifting his personal belongings to his secretary and wife, who had married him three months earlier.
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George R Losey
New Jersey
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
Broad Street
Newark
President Roosevelt Travels to Boston for Private Visit
President Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt travel by Federal Express toward Boston with a private car. They left Washington at 8 38 PM and will visit Harvard and Groton to see their sons Theodore Jr and Kermit. The trip includes meetings with Harvard classmates and a Reston stop for family visits.
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Federal Express
Roosevelt
Ethel Roosevelt
Nicholas ‘Longworth
M. C. Latta
Massachusetts
Theodore, Jr
Harvard
Kermit
Groton
Boston
W.S. Bigelow
Burnett's Extract of Vanilla Prepared from Van Beans
An old advertisement notes Burnett's Extract of Vanilla prepared from selected vanilla beans. The brief line emphasizes quality and preparation, typical of early 20th century pantry products.
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Burnett
Ady
Omega Ol Trial Bottle Promoted In Shipping News
Ad promotes Omega Ol for sore throat and chest cold with a trial bottle priced at 10 cents, positioned in a Panama Colon shipping news item dated February 17.
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Panama
Colon
Defense subpoenas witnesses in homicide case
Court records show defense teams subpoena multiple witnesses to testify about alleged homicidal mania within a family case. The proceedings focus on establishing mental state as a key factor in the alleged crime.
Thaw Case Focuses on Insanity Evidence and Cross Exam
District Attorney Jerome shifts toward insanity claims in the Thaw murder trial of Stanford White. He seeks doctors from Thaw’s family to testify on heredity and mental state, while Thaw's defense counters with their own alienists. Jerome plans to call the medical witnesses to bolster a possible insanity commission.
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Harry K. Thaw
Jerome
Thaw
Stanford White
TIMES
White
John T. Deemar
C. F. Bingaman
Pennsylvania
William Thaw
Deemar
Copleys
Bingaman
Miss Ross
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Drs. Flint
Mabon
Maer Donald
Dr. Evans
Paris
Twenty-fourth Street
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Love
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Conemaugh
Conenaugh
Columbia Steel Company
Simon Coal Company
Jersey City
Harrisburg
Eng
Lish
Harbord
Belgium
Tom Johnson
Grant
G. R. Losey
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