Wreck in Tennessee Kills Three on Southern Train
A Southern Railway passenger train derailed after a washout near Knoxville on February 23. Reports say at least three people died and about twenty four were injured, with the engineer mail clerk and a passenger among the dead and several train crew injured. Fire followed the landslide embankment collapse, and the locomotive plunged into the river.
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Knoxville
F Southern Railway
Draman
Map
Tennessee
Neer
Express
Train Derailment Kills Bystander in Ratle Creek
In Ratle Creek Michigan on February 28 a Grand Trunk passenger train derailed entering the city. A bystander was instantly killed and a brakeman fatally injured. A switchman on a tender suffered a severe leg injury.
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Ratle Creek
Mich
Grand Trunk
Sailor Awarded $1,000 for Whipping on Pacific Seas
A sailor named Fritz Adolf of the Matterhorn was awarded $1,000 in damages for a beating aboard a voyage to Portland. The punishment was administered by Captain Warren on the high seas. This marks the first Pacific Coast case since 1888 in which damages for abuse were granted despite existing laws.
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Warren
Portland
United States
Ge Bellinger
Fritz Adolf
U.e Matterhorn
Burg
Pacific Coast
Ferry Boats Collide in Dense Fog on North River
New York February 28 two passengers were injured when the Penney ferry collided with the Erie ferry in dense fog on the North River. The vessels were slightly damaged and a panic followed as several passengers were forced back from jumping overboard.
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North River
New York
Penney
Erie
Miner Report From East Kootenay Strike
Thomas Lynch from Phoenix says miners face a long strike in East Kootenay with no settlement in sight. No fuel shipments from the mines, mines and smelters closed, North Smelter and Greenwood shut down, Mother mine reduced output, Sunset smelt and Smelter operate minimally amid the strike, affecting about 000 workers indirectly.
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Thomas Lynch
Phoenix
East Roomines
Spokane Press
East Kootenay
Denver Wins Home Rule in Supreme Court Ruling
Denver, Feb 28, the Supreme Court sustains the Bush home rule constitutional amendment from the November election and orders City Treasurer Sours to surrender to County Treasurer Rider. The ruling consolidates city and county offices, creates Denver city and county, limits franchises to votes, and places fire police and utilities under civil service. The decision delays the April city election pending a new charter.
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Denver
Supreme Court
Sours
Rider
Geabert
Steele
Campbell
Fire and Police
Old Inn
Woman Suspected in Burdick Murder Case
Buffalo police believe a woman is involved in the Burdick murder. A prominent dentist is under suspicion as sensational developments are anticipated. An autopsy found five fatal wounds, leading investigators to think a woman with a golf club committed the crime.
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Buffalo
Burdick
Armenians Sentenced at Smyrna Stir Uproar
Two American citizens, Armenians, were condemned at Smyrna for a revolutionary conspiracy against the Sultan. One received death and the other life imprisonment. Reports claim the sentences are unjust and meant to terrorize Christians. A Smyrna correspondent accuses American Consul Lane of Turkophile attitudes. Americans say appeals to President Roosevelt will be made for aid.
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Vienna
Smyrna
Die Information
Lane
Roosevelt
Large Area in Eastern Oregon Held From Settlement
A large block of about 116 200 acres in five townships across The Dalles and La Grande Oregon land districts has been ordered suspended from disposal by Commissioner Richards of the General Land Office. The suspension, aimed at irrigation purposes, restricts disposal to homestead entry only.
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Oregon
Washington, D. C
Dales
la Grande
Ore
Richards
General Land Office
Georgetown Indoor Meet At Convention Hall Tonight
Georgetown University hosts its annual indoor meet in Washington D C with top college athletes. Penn State does not enter this year but many large colleges will participate. the program includes relay races for popular appeal. Transfer of Control Involving Lake Shore Michigan Southern Sets New Eastern Terminal Plan.
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Georgetown
Washington, D. C
National Capital
Georgetown University Convention Hall
Pennsylvania
Elkhart
Ind
Lake Shore
Ohio Teachers Meet Attendees Gather in Cleveland
The North eastern Ohio Teachers Association held its annual meeting in Cleveland on February 28 with strong attendance. Key speakers included C N Keyes of Hartford president of the American Institute of Instruction and Dr N Schaefer Pennsylvania commissioner of schools.
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Ohio Teachers Meet
Cleveland
Northeastern Ohio Teachers' Association
C. N. Keyes
Hartford
Conn
American Institute of Instruction
N. €. Schaefer
Schools of
Pennsylvania
Big Reservoirs Planned at Head of the Canons
Oregon irrigation project selects 200000 acres near Butter Creek in Umatilla county for initial government works. A dam on the Umatilla River near Pendleton will impound spring flows to irrigate nine townships split between Umatilla and Morrow counties.
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Washington
Moody
Butter Creek
Galloway
Umatilla County
Oregon
Umatilla
Pendleton
Morrow County
Famous Botkin Case On Trial Again In California
San Francisco reports the famed Botkin murder case may resume next week with Mrs Cordelia Botkin facing a second trial for the Dover Delaware woman’s death. Delays followed by Chief Lece’s death and other issues push the proceedings into uncertainty. The case drew national attention in 1898 after arsenic in candy killed Mrs Dunning and her sister. Evidence linked Botkin to the crime. a new trial was granted by California lawmakers though prospects of a second conviction remain doubtful.
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San Francisco
District Attorney's Office
Cordelia Botkin
Dover
Lece
Iat
California
Harry Pennington
Creteman Pennington
J. P. Dunning
John P Dunning
Botkin
Oakland
Calif
Randy
Grain Markets Wheat In Chicago
Wheat in Chicago on February 28 quoted at 0% % cents per bushel amid routine market activity.
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Chicago
Strikes in Los Angeles
A combined walkout and lockout by union metal workers paralyzed principal Los Angeles shops where metal goods are made. All union metal workers are out, signaling a fore runner to a broader building trades strike. Workers seek 4.50 per day, while employers offer a sliding scale based on ability, which the union rejects.
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Los Angeles
Princcipal
Terrific storms in Europe strand French coast liners
Havre Feb 28 The coast of France endures terrific storms. Liners have abandoned sailing dates and wrecks appear as ships depart port. The steamer Ottercaps went ashore Thursday night and the entire crew of 40 is presumed lost with seven bodies washed ashore.
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France
Havre
SAILS FOR EUROPE TO RACE IN APRIL MAY
Frank Kramer, sprinting cyclist and American champion, sails for Europe with a contract to ride ten races in April and May, six in Paris and four outside. He expects record pay as Paris race promoters bid against each other to hire him and fellow American stars Nelson, Major Taylor, and Kramer.
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New York
Frank Kramer
Europe
Paris
Paria
Nelson
McClelland to Meet Daley in Pittsburgh Bout
Boston lightweights Jack McClelland and Andy Daley prepare for a ten round clash at the Allegheny Athletic Club in Pittsburgh tonight. Both fighters have trained hard since signing and appear to be in top form for the contest.
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McClelland
Daley
Pittsburg
Jack McClelland
Andy Daley
Boston
Allegheny Athletic Club
ESTOPIA OR BUST Prairie Schooners Arrive in Land of Promise
Joseph McCabe reports a large influx of immigrants traveling in prairie schooners to Eliopia or Byat in Franklin county. Dozens of wagons with families camp near the town, preparing homes as plowing and seeding begin and crop prospects look promising.
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Joseph McCabe
Washington & Columbia River
Walla Walla
Eliopia
MacCabe
Floods Sweep Ohio River Valleys Drowning Six in Skiff
Feb 26 reports from Parkersburg and surrounding towns describe rapid river rises from 24 hours of rain. The Little Kanawha at Oreston rose 19 feet and the Ohio River eight feet. Excell steamer sank after striking a pier, crew rescued. Ninevah residents fled flooding. Miami River near record high. Ninevah area submerged with rail bridge damage and downtown water. Six people drown when a skiff capsized near Hickman. bodies unrecovered.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ohio River
Little Kanawaha
Oreston
Little Kanawha
Troy
Ohio
Miami
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton
Ninevah
Maxwell Ditch Reconstruction Nears Completion
Water will flow through the Maxwell ditch next week as reconstruction nears finish. The four mile long ditch has suffered neglect for years due to river flume problems. A new pipe replaced the old flume at a cost around 500 dollars and additional clearing and gate work cost several hundred. The ditch diverts from the river midway between Beho and Foster, rejoining about two miles below Moater, and is now five feet wide at the bottom and three feet deep.
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Maxwell Ditch
Beho
Foster
Moater
New Coal Field Opened and Property Promoted
Andrew Hartman of Tacoma promotes British Columbia coal field in the Nicole valley. The Western Coal and Iron Company controls 2,000 acres of unexploited bituminous seams about 40 feet thick at 600 feet depth. Two new roads enter the district. Standard Oil has bought adjacent property for 2,600,000. Hartman has agencies at Moscow North Yakima and others and plans a permanent Northwest agency here. A new flouring mill plant of 0i barrel capacity is being erected in Portland.
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Andrew Hartman
Tacoma
Western Coal and Iron Company
Nicole Valley
British Columbia
Standard Oil Company
Hartman
Moscow
North Yakima
Fllensburg
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Ihe
Senger
Cilly
Sultan
Congressman Moody
Umatilla River
Body of Land
Morrow and
Willow Creek
Umiatilia
Reservation
Heppner
Columbia
Northern Pacific Land Grant
John Vey
Holbrook Ditch Company
Dunning
Grain Markets
Coe Commission Company
Court Street
E. Kennedy
May Street
Metal Workers
General Building Trades
SAILS
Hickman
Erty
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