Rio de Janeiro Ship Disaster Leaves The Dead
San Francisco reports the Rio de Janeiro disaster with an estimated 159 drowned as Purser Rooney and many passengers remain missing. Captain William Ward perished with the vessel after a fogbound grounding near Point Bonita. Pilot Jordan survived, recounting orderly evacuations and the crew’s disciplined response before the ship sank.
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San Francisco
Rio de Janeiro
Purser
Rooney
Rounseville Wiltman
United States
Hong Kong
Frederick Jordan
William Ward
Rio Janeiro
Rounseville Wildman
K. West
J. F. Seymour
H. C. Mattheson
Jordan
Point Bonita
Lerst
Mer Singing and Birdlike Notes in Australian Life
A brief exchange where a father recalls his daughter’s singing and an artist notes the range of birdlike tones. The dialogue ends with a claim about the life span of an Australian native rarely exceeding fifty years.
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Mer
Detroi Pree
Murder in Chicago Sparks Nine Arrests in Mafia Plot
In Chicago near Grand and Milwaukee avenues Salvatore Di Giovanni was fatally shot. Carlo Battista, a recent New York arrival, stood over him as three men fled. Police seized nine Italian suspects at 141 Milton Avenue, amid raids on Frank Morris saloon. Investigators probe Mafia ties and a possible motive to suppress Di Giovanni from testifying in a New York murder trial.
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Grand
Milwaukee Avenues
Salvatore di Giovanni
Carlo Battista
New York
Battista
di Giovanni
Giovanni
Milton Avenue
Mafia Society
Joseph Morico
Frank Morris
Grand Avenue
Mafia
St. Louis
Ralph Gundove
Colvinda Gundove
South Fourth Street
DiGiovanni
Piot
Italy
Yertra Giovanni
Boston
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Sicilian Society
Mulberry Street
Domenico Ginnecchis
Thomas F. Kinslow
Washington
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Arabia
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Harvard
John F. ‘Obias
Philadelphia
New Apollo Theatre
London
Maynard
Mass
Minneapolis
Hamilton
Tokoyo
Japan
Styles
Barton
Boston Transcript
Chicago murder linked to Italian doctor from St. Louis
The city believes Sanvatore 41 Giovanni, slain Thursday in Chicago, was Dr. Raffaello Guidonne who once lived in St. Louis. Locals think relatives of his first wife, from whom he divorced in St. Louis, arranged the murder rather than the Mafia. Guidone had posed as an Italian count and feared enemies.
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Nu Nmber
Captain Ward
Frederick W. Jordan
Frederic Castrini
Meiggs Station
Cliff
North End
Tilek
Jordan
Captain Freeman
E City
Sanvatore
Giovanni
Chicago
Raffaello Guidonne
St. Louis
Dr. Guidone
Conger May Stay In China For Now
Major E H Conger reports to a Des Moines friend that his wife daughter and Miss Pierce are in a nervous state after the Peking siege. He fears leaving them there but would return if offered a strong reason, noting President McKinley wants him to remain in China and denies rumors of a dispute with the state department.
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Des Moines
E. H. Conger
United States
China
Miss Pierce
Peking
Iowa
McKinley
Major Conger
Conger
State Department
STYLE IN COLLEGE Feud over gunplay at Witten college sparks shootout
Springfield Ohio February 23 A fraternity fracas at Witten college ends in a sensational shooting as Harold Kopps Roy Scherer and George Myers try to break into Geo H McCord’s room. A shot through the door hits Myers but only wounds him. Faculty to investigate amid rising tensions.
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Springfield
Witten College
Harold Kopps
Richmond
Nuh
Roy Scherer
Nokomis
Tis
Metord
George Myers
Fire at Iba destroys infantry supplies and signals violent prize
Mexican dollar rewards issued for American heads as Gen Cailles proclaims a bounty. Fire consumes Iba government buildings, 24th Infantry supplies lost. a detachment captures Gen Vinegas near Cavite Viejo. Also reports forged city certificates risk losses to trusts, while a separate explosion injures a student in Galena.
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Manila
Iba
Scambales Province
24Th Infantry
4Th Infantry
Vinegas
Cavite Viejo
Cailles
Cuban Situation Perplexes President Bryan Condemns Policy
Washington Feb 23 The Cuban situation perplexes the administration with the president wavering on a special session of Congress. Gen Wood is blamed for failing to secure the president’s wishes and for not stopping Cuban ambitions. Secretary Root orders stronger action to press the constitution’s concessions desired by McKinley and cabinet.
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Pik
Havana
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Invester Wood
Biey Papers
W. J. Bryan
American Congress
Cal
United States
Cuba
Ida
Executive
Philippine Islands
Haunted house at Peach Plains in Grand Haven
The Grand Haven Tribune reports Peach Plains has a haunted house north of the river road, the Behm place. The Howard family occupying the large brick house says a ghost manifests in the basement with footsteps, moaning, and occasional screeches, but never goes upstairs. Henry Howard moved there three months ago and confirms nightly noises since move-in.
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Grand Haven
the Tribune
Peach Plains
Behm Place
River Road
Howard
Henry Howard
Agnew
Miners Rescued After 63 Hours Beneath Water
In Tuscaloosa Alabama 13 black miners trapped by an inrush of water from the Asylum mines were saved after 63 hours underground most of it submerged. Rescuers planned to reach the remaining three asday while the survivors were in an exhausted condition and receiving care.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
President Calls Senate Session for Executive Purpose
Washington February 23 The president issued a proclamation calling a special session of the Senate for executive purposes immediately upon dissolution of the present Congress March 4.
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Senate
Washington
Congress
Senate approves Louisiana Purchase Exposition bill with Sunday closing proviso
Washington February 23 The senate passed the Louisiana Purchase Exposition bill for St Louis with an amendment to close the exposition on Sunday and another amendment to include a government exhibit at the Charleston exposition.
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Washington
Senate
St. Louis
Fire destroys home. father and four daughters die
Versailles Indiana reports a house fire at the George James residence four miles from town. George James and his four daughters perished, while Mrs. James and a son were elsewhere at the time. The tragedy leaves a grieving family and questions about the blaze.
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Versailles
Ind
George James
James
Rumor Circulates Of De Wet’s Capture In London
London February 23 A circulating rumor on the stock exchange claims that Gen De Wet has been captured but no confirmation could be obtained.
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DE Wet
London
iGen
Dynamite Scare Moves Through Ontario Town
Woodstock Ontario faces a dynamite scare after a Grand Trunk railway wreck spilled forty tons of explosives. Fourty tons are missing and scattered around town while a telegraph operator found a stick capable of blowing up several houses in a coal bin near an open window facing the street. Also: a Philippine civil government move nears, military strength to remain. an Evansville man kills his father, Brown insane. Lansing records set for bills introduced. a mountaineer warns a man on horseback in Abe Gore’s vicinity.
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Ontario
Woodstock
Ont
Rice
Washington
Philippines Commission
Philippines
Evansville
Ind
Linus Brown
Chandler
Abe Gore
Abe
Indianapolis Sun
Salt and life extension claim cited by Uncle Allen Sparks
Uncle Allen Sparks comments on professors who say salt in the system may prolong life. He jokes that Lot's wife might still be alive if true, then notes she is not. This Chicago Tribune quotation reflects humorous skepticism about medical claims.
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Uncle Allen Sparks
Lot
Uncle Allen
Chicago Tribune
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