William C Whitney ex Secretary of Navy dies at home
William C Whitney former Secretary of the Navy and prominent New York financier dies at 871 Fifth Avenue after ether anesthesia for a second appendicitis operation. Whitney, a Yale and Harvard- trained lawyer, reorganized the Navy, built ships and plants, and later consolidated street railways, creating vast wealth for stockholders.
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New Yoreg
William Collins Whitney
Navy
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Whitney
W.2
Bull
Whitey
William €. Whitney
William Bradiford
Plymouth Colony
William C. Whitney
Conwar
Afiuss
Williston Seminary
Hampton
Yale
Harvard
Mr. Whitnery
John Whitney
Richard Saltonstall
Josiah Whittney
Crown Point
Mr. Whitney
Jack London Arrested by Japanese Forces
Tokyo report states Jack London, wartime correspondent for the New York American, was arrested in Shimons Peki after arriving in Japan. He is imprisoned on charges of photographing Japanese fortifications, an offense viewed as gravely harmful during heightened security.
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Jack London
Tokyo
New York
Mother and Five Children Die in Fire in Ta.
Peter Christiansen mother of Sve children perished in their burned home here. She also died from burns. All bodies of the dead children have been recovered.
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Council Blues
Peter Christiansen
Sve
New Democratic Senator from Arkansas backs Panama policy
Mr Clarke the new Democratic senator from Arkansas spoke two hours in the senate endorsing the president's Panama revolt policy and treaty stance. He argued Democrats largely support the course and that ratification votes are assured. Mr Fairbanks also spoke in defense of the treaty. Rabbi Philipson led the opening prayer.
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Washington
Clarke
Arkansas
Senate
Panama
Colombia
Fairbanks
Rabbi Philipson
Cincinnati
Trains Held Up by Snow Near West Suffield
Forty passengers on the Central New England line between Tariffville and Springfield were held all night by heavy drifting snow. Aided by railroad workers and some passengers, the train cleared its path as a snowplow approached Hartford. A freight train at Feeding Hills, Mass., remained stalled overnight but then cleared.
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Suffield
Conn
West Suffield
Central New England Ranch
Tariffville
Springfield
Mass
Hartford
Feeding Hills
Snowbound Jamestown Sees Halted Rail Travel
A heavy snowstorm with high winds brings plummeting temperatures to Jamestown New York. Roads are impassable and rail traffic on Dunkirk Allegany Valley and Pittsburg and Chautauqua Lake lines is stalled. Erie trains are delayed or canceled and streetcar service is suspended.
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Fraile
Jamestown
Dunkirk
Alegheny Valley
Pittsburg
Chautanuqua Lake
Erie
Six Story Gay Street Fire in Knoxville Destroys Warehouses
Fire in Knoxville on February 3 destroyed Murphy & Robinson wholesale hats and millinery on six stories, spread to M. L. Ross & Co. groceries, and Cullen & Newman wholesale nations. Two firefighters died. total loss estimated at $300,000.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Gay Street
Murphy & Robinson
M. L. Ross & Co
Cullen & Newman
Herrick Says He Is Not Ambitious for National Ticket
Colonel W. P. Orr of Piqua questioned Governor Herrick about accepting second place on the national ticket. Herrick replied quickly that he is not ambitious beyond serving Ohio and hopes the state will not be embarrassed by his friends.
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Herrick
Colembus
W. P. Orr
Piqua
Ohio
W Herrick
Governor Pennypacker Calls Aid for Harrick Mine Victims
Harrisburg reports Governor Pennypacker issued a proclamation asking Pennsylvania citizens to aid the families of victims of the Harwick mine explosion near Cheswick. The document urges vigorous and prompt relief efforts for the stricken families.
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Pennypaccker
Harrisburg
Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Harwick
Cheswick
Soldier’s Friend Dead in Bath Soldier Home
Eugene Barrett longtime American Express agent at Sauger Falls is dead at the Soldiers home in Bath New York He spent twenty five years aiding soldiers interests He was brother of cartoonist Leon Barrett
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Kingston
N. Y
Eugene Barrett
American Xpress Company
Saugerties
Soldiers
Bath
Leon Barrett
Senator Hanna on mend after illness setback
Washington Feb 3 Senator Hanna suffered a temporary setback by leaving his sick chamber too soon but is improving. His physician reports his condition favorable and he will likely remain in the house for about a week before being permitted to leave.
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Washington
Hanny
Macedonian Rebels Renew Insurrection Call
A Sofia dispatch reports the Macedonian revolutionary chiefs in the interior have sent circulars ordering a renewal of the insurrection. The Vienna ed dispatch notes the mobilization of members and the anticipated uprising.
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Vienna
Sofia
Bulgaria
Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
Fire razes Bennett home. two children die in Berlin blaze
The Berlin residence of Frank Bennett was destroyed by fire with two children aged nine and twelve killed. A chimpanzee reportedly exploded, triggering the blaze in Somerset County on February 3.
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Somerset
Frank Bennett
Berlin
Veteran Found Dead Near Home in Oswego
Charles Gadbaw, a well known farmer and Civil War veteran, was found dead on the road near his Oswego, New York home. He is believed to have died suddenly while driving home. Rockefeller out of a Portuguese prodigy and other notes appear in the same dispatches.
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Oswego
N. Y
Charles Gadbaw
Anxious for Peace in Commons Austen Chamberlain Leads
King Edward opens parliament urging peaceful settlement of the Russia Japan dispute in China and Korea. Austen Chamberlain defends his father Premier Balfour's fiscal policy as Joseph Chamberlain sits as a private member amid lively exchanges and mutual reminders of lineage and power.
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House of Commons
Austen Chamberlain
Premier Balfour
London
Edward
Russia
Japan
Far East
China
Korea
Pacific
Alaska
Birmingham
Joseph Chamberlain
Balfour
Austin Chamberlain
Ackers-Douglas
Home Affairs
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
British Empire
West Birmingham
Treasury
Gladstone
House of Lords
United States
Lansdowne
Lord Lansdowne
Canadian Pacific to pay for gunboat collision
Montreal February 3 Canadian Pacific Railway officials announce a British judge in Hongkong condemned the company to pay the Chinese government six thousand pounds after their steamship Empress of Japan ran down a Chinese gunboat in the harbor.
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Montreal
Canadian Pacific Railway
Hongkong
Trial of Deweys Ranchmen Opens in Norton Kansas
The case of three Deweys ranchmen charged with murdering three Berry family members near the Rawlins-Cheyenne county border June 3 Jaist opened in Norton county district court.
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Deweys
Norton
Kan
Berry
Rawlins
Cheyenne Counties
Jaist
Sharkey Tops Piening In Club Wrestling Bout
Tom Sharkey defeated John Piening at the Criterion Athletic Club in Boston in a graded match for a share of receipts and a $1000 side bet. Piening aimed to throw Sharkey three times in an hour, taking falls in 16 and 34 minutes. The second bout was tightly contested and ended just before time expired. The crowd roared as Sharkey escaped danger repeatedly.
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Boston
Tom Sharkey
John Piening
Criterion Athletic Club
Piening
Sharkey
Conklin Outplayed Townsend In Amateur Billiard Match
New York February 3 two games at 300 points each were played at the Liederkranz Club. Charles F. Conklin of Chicago defeated Arthur Townsend of the Hanover Club Brooklyn in 26 innings with an average near 13 14 26. Conklin’s play was fast and accurate, his best run reaching 68 in the third inning. Townsend only reached double figures in one inning, the fifteenth with 22.
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Conklin
Townsend
New York
Liederkranz Club
Charles' F. Conklin
Chicago
Arthur Townsend
Hanover Club
Brooklyn
Gans Stops Ward in Boxing Bout in Detroit
Joe Gans, lightweight champion, halted Mike Ward of Sarnia Ontario, Canadian lightweight champ, after two and a half minutes of the tenth round as police stopped the fight. Ward staggered and needed recovery after Gans continued punishing blows in the ring.
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Gans Ward
Detroit
Mich
Joe Gans
Mike Ward
Sarnia
Ont
Canada
Ward
Gans
Ingleside racing features six furlongs handicap finish tight
At Ingleside San Francisco on February 3 Arabo was the favorite and won the six furlongs handicap beating Kenilworth by a half length. Mimo narrowly defeated Ada N in the other race as racing's ice events opened at Lake George with Guy winning the 2 1 4 minute class on the kite shaped track.
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Ingleside
San Francisco
Arabo
Kenilworth
Schwalbe
Mimo
Ada N
Lake George
Glens Falls
Ice Racing Association
Guy
Victor
Muggins
Uruguayan Rebels Advance Toward Montevideo
Reports from revolutionary sources in Uruguay state insurgents control the coast from Salto to Colonia opposite Buenos Aires and are approaching Montevideo. General Saraiva's forces move nearer the capital as Montevideo imprisons political prisoners sent to Isla de Flores.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Uruguay
Salto
Uruguay River
Colonia
Saraiva
Montevideo
Isla de Flores
Russian Fleet is Ready at Vladivostok
A Vladivostok dispatch says the Russian fleet is fully equipped for immediate service and sea readiness. All wooden fittings are removed, harbor kept open by breakers, and the force includes four cruisers Cromobai 12,336 tons Russia 12,130 tons Bogatyr 6,750 tons Rurik 10,923 tons and a transport Lena.
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ST. Petersburg
Vladivostok
Tce
Cromobai
Russia
Bogatyr
Fire destroys Wheeling and Lake Erie shops in Canton
Canton Ohio witnesses a blaze at the Wheeling and Lake Erie railroad shops after a headlight explosion. The fire, driven by a blizzard, gutted machine and carpentry departments, causing losses estimated between 50 000 and 75 000 dollars.
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Canton
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Snowstorm Buries Train As Michigan Farmland Is Snowbound
Wilkes Michigan reports a heavy blizzard stranding farmers while a Big Four passenger train lies buried in a snowdrift twelve miles north of Niles. Teams with sleighs haul passengers to a nearby town as the region endures record snowfall for years.
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Bob
Wilkes
Mich
Michigan
Niles
Pra
Slayer of Ranchman Hanged at Calgary
Ernest Cashel was hanged in Calgary for the murder of a ranchman after escaping from the mounted police barracks and hiding for forty five days. He made a public confession on the scaffold.
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Calgary
Nw.t
Ernest Cashel
Cashel
Mounted Police
Siege of Otjembingwe Abandoned Reported
A Feb 3-4 cablegram from the German gunboat Habicht commander, last noted at Swakopmund, German Southwest Africa, says Hereros tribesmen have abandoned the siege of Otjembingwe. Local transmission confirms the withdrawal and notes the unchallenged German position in the region.
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Otiembingwe
Berlin
Habicht
Swakopmund
Africa
Otjembinggwe
Snowstorm Disrupts Transit. Stanéastini Affected
A heavy snowstorm nears Stanéastini and surrounding districts causing streetcar service to halt and trains to run late. Weather conditions intensify with potential travel delays across the area.
Fighting on San Blas Coast Sparks Panama Crisis
Reports from Panama describe Colombian troops clashing with natives on the San Blas coast near Chepo. Captain Torres plans to cross to the Atlantic side amid uncertainty if Indians mistake Colombians for troops. U S minister Buchanan sails to New York. engineer Ford arrives in Colon en route to New York amid tense isthmus situation.
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San Blas
Torres
Buchanan
Hag Saillea
New York
Panama
Tas
Tor Rés
W. I. Buchanan
United States
Hiss
Washington
J.-L. Ford
Colon
Cartagena
Ford
Colombia
New York Man Proposes Marriage To Jamaica Hotel Girl
Seventeen year old Minnie Rich ter, daughter of a Jamaica hotel proprietor, received a marriage proposal by letter from a New York man who saw her newspaper photo. He claimed to be moved by her kindness to abandoned children. The man’s name was not disclosed by the mother who described him as an old tool.
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Ola
New ‘York
Minnie. Richter
Jamaice
Lieyd
New York
de Richter
Bertillon’s New Identification Scheme Described
Paris reports M Bertillon has devised a method to iden tify unknown morgue bodies by glycerin injection into the eyes. This makes lids rise lips redden and the face appear lifelike enabling a photograph resembling the deceased before death.
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Bertillon
Paris
M. Bertillon
Morgan's Nephew Weds in Japanese Ceremony
YOKOHAMA ed. George TD Morgan, son of Georgale Morgan and a nephew of serpont Morgan, has been married to Miss Isato of Kyoto. He will likely remain there with relatives in New. The article notes a marriage and future plans with limited readable details.
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Morgan
Yokohama
George
Georgale Morgan
Serpont Morgan
Isato
Kyoto
Martial law revoked as prisoners handed to civil authorities
Cripple Creek Colo Feb 3 martial law ended and prisoners in the bull pen were delivered to civil authorities. John M Glover former Missouri congressman was arraigned in district court on a charge of attempting to kill Sergeants Dittemore and Smith. He pleaded not guilty and was released on a $600 bond.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Bull Pen
John M. Glover
Missouri
Sergeants
Dittemore
Smith
Weber & Fields Long Jump Train Tour Passes Chicago
The Weber and Fields special train traveling from New York to San Francisco stopped in Chicago February 3. The train carries about 100 people including Lillian Russell and Pete Daily among other stars. It is billed as the largest song jump by a theatrical organization.
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Weber & Fields
Chicago
Weber’ & Fields
New York
San Francisco
Lillian Russell
Weber and Wields
Pete Daily
Cannot Agree as to Wages in Central District Talks
In Indianapolis the joint conference between miners and operators shows no agreement after another day of argument. The scale committee reports operators drop a 15 percent wage cut demand but seek a substantial overall decrease.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Argentina Beet Barred from NAS Shipment Forecast
Partial OCR fragment reports a February note from a ministry about shipments and re ships. Mentions government, tribes, Corry Pennsylvania and a “terrific bliz” with unclear details.
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Argentina
Ministry of Ih
Corry
Mexico City Chronicle Notices and Classified Fragments
Fragmentary OCR text from a Mexico City section shows garbled notices and potential classifieds. Readable names or events are absent. the item reads as partial public notice material with no clear action, deadline, or authority identifiable.
Fragmentary notice on vehicle damage and tire issue
The readable fragment mentions a tyre crush incident affecting a vehicle engine area. Details are incomplete, with text fragments including “platters m 1 of the engine” and unclear names or places.
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Bassen
Wend Howie al ty eet the ning Sown ear Utah
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and places with unclear meaning. The readable bits reference Utah and individuals but lack a coherent event or context to form a factual summary. Further readable content is needed to produce a proper card.
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Cool
Howie al Ty
Utah
Massachusetts Day Suggested for State Delegation Appointment
The text hints at Massachusetts Day and proposes appointing a state delegation. It notes a plan to designate the day and assemble representatives to participate in related duties or ceremonies.
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Masschusetts
Financing Roundup Signals Steady Money on Call
Financial notes report money on call at one percent and prime commercial paper at 4 no clear date. Copper prices and changes noted with a total closing figure of 285 738 dollars in the segment.
Dairy and Cheese Markets Register Mixed Notes
Market report shows steady to firm cheese prices with small production shifts. Regional dairy outlook references weaker demand in mid May and notes steady output from local plants. Prices for cream cheese and cheddar appear firm amid supply constraints.
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Chica
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Noxville
Hanna Geiting
Hetter
Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Henry Phipps
Piggaca
Chamberlain
Tom
Wrelleys
Stanéastini
Olban
Bancroft
Mexico
Cation
Audi
Montte
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