Thousand Lives Lost In The Society Islands
News of a massive late January storm in the Society Islands and Puamotu group reports about 1,000 fatalities. The wave and hurricane, lasting several days, devastated Hao Hikuera Makokan and nearby isles, with survivors seeking aid as French ships bring relief provisions and water.
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Society Islands
San Francisco
South Sea Islands
Mariposa
Tahiti
Puamotu
Papeete
Ekimeo
Excelsior
Tapeete
Hao
Hikuera
Makokau
Hiku
Trance
Zelee
Alexander Brander
WN. P. Plunkett
Oakland
T. D. Donnelly
Australia
C. Coppenrath
Para Brings Report of Uribe Uribe Death in Jamaica
Kingston Jamaica February 9 The British steamer Para which arrived yesterday from Colon brings the report of a death by own action at Uribe Uribe. The message notes a fatal incident and references local authorities investigating the case.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Para
Colon
Germany Stumbles Over Acceptability of British Protocol
Washington dispatch reports the British protocol is accepted in principle by Bowen but the German draft remains unacceptable. Differences between the German negotiator and Bowen are pronounced, with Berlin demanding preferential treatment before submitting the case to the tribunal.
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Washington
Bowen
Father did not shoot in De Soto shooting affray
Investigation into the Friday De Soto shooting that killed City Marshall Silas Farmer and wounded his son Alonzo suggests Alonzo fired the fatal shot and then attempted suicide. Wives support Alonzo. his wife resisted a reporter.
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Carbondale
de Soto
Silas Farmer
Alonzo
Deason Alonzo
Alonzo Farmer
St. Louis
Fruit Dealers Robbed and Blown Up in Portage tragedy
An explosion of dynamite in a fruit store and Tony Pasquello’s home in Portage Pa at midnight wrecked the building and injured 12 occupants. Pasquello and his wife were found dead among the ruins, with wounds suggesting robbery and murder prior to the blast.
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Portage
Tony Pasquello
Pasquello
Metal pot tips over at steel works killing one and injuring eight
A metal pot toppled at a Pueblo steel works causing one death and eight injuries. Bridges were swept away and buildings overturned as wreckage including ship pieces and coconut trees littered the coast in a disaster scene on February 9.
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Pueblo, Col
Coal Pit Scales Pifveland Is Evasive
The national executive committee of the mine workers meets in Indianapolis as the joint scale convention ends. A 10 cent per ton raise for digging and a 125 percent increase for all other mine employees is discussed amid forthcoming joint conferences in Indiana Illinois Michigan and other districts. The miners agree to withdraw the shot firing bill from Indiana legislature. wage scale affects about 300 000 miners across central competitive districts. Cleveland letter notes no intent to comment on presidential nomination.
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Bill
Indianapolis
Mitchell
Philadelphia
Indiana
Terre Haute
Springfield
Michigan
Saginaw
Bay City
Ohio
Illinois
Littsburg
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Wage Increases Across Mining Regions Detailed
Vice President Lewis outlines wage raises for pick and run of mine miners across Indiana Illinois and Ohio with a 12 percent boost in outside day labor and a 25 cent daily rise for Monongahela company mines The ledger cites specific figures by district and basis plus a call for a windows glass manufacturers convention in Columbus Ohio on February 18.
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Lewis
Indiana
Ilinois
Columbus
Com ‘Presse
Impany
Long Wall
Third Vein
Ohio
Mlinois
Pittsburg
Monongahela Company
Seismic Shocks Reported Across Cities on Two Continents
Two earthquakes were felt in St Louis and nearby Illinois towns between 6:20 and 6:30 pm. The tremor lasted around twenty seconds, rattling dishes and doors in St Louis suburbs and Belleville Edwarsville and Alton. In Brest St Brieux and Molone, minor shocks were reported at midnight. Louisville recorded a slight quake around 6:45 pm causing windows to rattle with no damage.
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St. Louis
St Louis
Alton
Belleville
Edwarsville
Ilinois
Paris
Brest
St. Brieux
Molone
Louisville
Barry Will Not Interfere In Maccabees Feud
State Insurance Commissioner Barry announced he would not intervene in the dispute between the Great Camp of Maccabees and the Supreme Tent of Maccabees, rival fraternal orders led by Tort Huron Michigan. The Great Camp accused the Supreme Tent of registering copies in other states to bar their entry. The Supreme Tent replied that any complaints lacked authority or consent from the order.
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Lansing
Mich
Barry
Great Camp
Maccabees
Huron
Michigan
Supreme Tent
New York Firm Denies Henderson Speaker Entry
A New York law firm denies reports that Speaker Henderson would join Simpson Thatcher Barnum Bartlett. The firm stated there is no decision or plan for Henderson to enter its partnership and noted no discussion has occurred.
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New York
Henderson
Hender
Simpson
Thatcher, Barnum & Bartlett
Young Pleads Guilty and Receives Life Sentence
In New York on February 92 William Hooper Young pleaded guilty to second degree murder for the death of Mrs Alma Pulitzer and was sentenced to life imprisonment.
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Young
New York
William Hooper Young
Alma Pulitzer
Chicago Grave Robbery Tale Denied by Cantrell
Chicago officials and medical schools deny the sensational grave robbing charge tied to Rufus Cantrell. Cantrell, in Indianapolis for grave robbing accusations, says he did not rob Chicago graves and calls the interview a fake. The newspaper notes fear among families with relatives buried in Chicago cemeteries and urges truth to ease distress.
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Chicago
Rufus Cantrell
Indianapolis
Cantrell
the Tribune
Gakwo
W. E. Vandervoort
Vanotrell
Judge Rules On Beer Tax Interstate Commerce Question
Kansas City judge rules Milwaukee brewery case challenges state beer tax as unconstitutional for imported beer. Decision cites fourteenth amendment and interstate commerce limits. Also notes death of Col. W. P. Clark and reports on hot political primary in Danville with Judge W. Thompson nominated.
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Kansas City
John F. Philips
United States District Court
Milwaukee Brewing Company
Crenshaw
Philips
Supreme Court of
Danville
W. Thompson
John R. Thompson
Chicago
Chas. Allen
Admiral Wildes Dies Aboard Steamer Homeward
Rear Admiral George F. F. Wildes of the United States Navy died suddenly of heart failure aboard the steamer while returning home from China on sick leave. He had commanded the fleet around Manila and the Philippines, with service dating from June 1902, and previously led the cruiser Boston at the Battle of Manila Bay on May 1, 1890. His Boston-based family obituary notes he was appointed from Massachusetts.
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San Francisco
George F. F. Wildes
United States Navy
Wildes
China
Manila
Philippines
Naval Board of Survey
Massachusetts
Boston
Manila Bay
Morgan and Rockefeller Lobby Against Trust Legislation
Washington reports detail Morgan and Rockefeller representatives coordinating to halt anti trust measures. Rockefeller telegrams to six senators urged stopping any anti trust legislation, with Standard Oil counsel visiting Senate and House opposition shaping debate. The effort targeted delays and amendments to the Littlefield and Nelson provisions in the commerce bill.
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Washington
House
Pierpont Morgan
J. D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Standard of Company
Senate
United States
John D. Rockefeller
John
Rockefelle
Standard Oil
Standard Oil Company
Standard C Company
Congress
House Judiciary Committees
Department of
Brutal Attempt Ended in Woman's Death
A man forced entry during a night incident at a Virginia and Charleston area location. He assaulted Mrs. Wilson, the operator, struck her into unconsciousness, and fatally killed her by pressing her head against a steel edge. An arriving freight train scared him away, and he fled the scene.
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Virginia & Charleston
Judge Harney Cleared In Impeachment Case
The house judiciary committee reported the impeachment resolution against Judge Harney of the district court at Putte should be laid on the table. The unanimous report was adopted, ending the impeachment proceedings and joying supporters in Rock Island county.
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Dlot
Mont
House Judiciiry Committee
Harney
Putte
House
Judge Harney
Rock Island County
Dog Bite Joins Ames Couple in Chicago Wedding
Mr and Mrs Perry H Glooming of Ames Indiana were bitten by a large dog on the way to Chicago for Pasteur Institute treatment. They wed the night before traveling to Chicago to seek simultaneous Pasteur treatment and began their married life together.
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Chicago
Perry H. Glooming
Ames
Pasteur Institute
Georgia Clayson
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Puatmotu
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Grover Cleland
Einceton
N. J
Sirath
The
Times
Grover Cleveland
Coal
Coungel
Daniel J. McCarthy
Ie Federation of Window Glass Companies
Continents
Europe
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Kansas
W. P. Clark
William Penn Clark
Towa
Lincoln
Baltimore
Admiral Wildes
Admiral Dewey
Morgan and Rockefeller
Brute
Pasteur
Argus
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