Floods In The East Wreak Widespread Damage
Flood conditions in the east worsen in parts of Wyoming Valley and northeastern Pennsylvania where more than twenty lives were lost and property valued at about five million dollars destroyed. Eighteen thousand people in the Wyoming valley remain homeless as mills close and workers lose jobs for an indefinite period.
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New York
Wyoming Valley
Pennsylvania
Hudjson
Albany
Wilkesbarre
Paterson
N. J
Passaic
New England
British steamer Tiber reported lost with captain and crew
Halifax reports the British steamer Tiber from Louisburg to Halifax is believed to have foundered with 20 aboard. Debris including a house and deck planks were recovered near Whitehead harbor and life buoys bearing the ship’s name were later found. A separate note describes a Kearny New Jersey court scene where six youths aged 10 to 12 were spanked as an alternative to fines for trampling freight cars.
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Halifax
Tiber
Louisburg
British Columbia
Whitehead Harbor
Kearny
W. J
New York
N. J
Krebs
Tight screws on railroads trigger executive alarm
President Roosevelt directs enforcement of interstate commerce and Sherman laws across the railroad system. The Record-Herald reports consternation among Chicago area executives as officials move to purge pools agreements and cut rates. Western trunk line committees and passenger associations may be abolished, with actions likely to spread east of Chicago under Chairman Tucker.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Record-Herald
Interstate Commerce Commission
Western Trunk Line Committee
Tucker
Hen as a symbol of care in a sermon by Dr Talmage
Washington March 2. A familiar barnyard image anchors a sermon by Dr Tal mage on heaven protection for trusting souls. He contrasts Jerusalem’s cry with Christ’s henlike offer, urging teachers and parents to shelter and guide their children, and recalling John Todd and Wesleyan heritage.
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Washington
Talmige
Jerusalem
Christ
Mount Olivet
Temple
Inela
Himalayas
Lark
Robin Redbreast
Theological Seminary
Solomon
Dominick
America
Great Britain
John Todd
John Wesley
Alexander the Great
Bridges Lost In Lee County Floods Raise County Toll
Lee County suffered more flood damage as Thursday rain wrecked or damaged 13 bridges, adding about $10 000 to losses after a December 1 freshet cost over $10 000. Judge Renfro seeks repairs to restore traffic while private bridges and fields were also swept away.
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Opelika
Ala
Lee County
Renfro
Lost propeller at sea Tragedy terms for Etruria
Cunarder Etruria sighted 400 miles west of Fayal in tow of William Cliff after losing its propeller. A second report says the ship was picked up 600 miles from Fayal west north west of the Azores. All aboard reportedly safe with propeller shaft broken and no other damage. Lloyds reinsurance quotes around 4 guineas per cent as news circulated.
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Cunarder Etruria
New York
Cunarder Steamship Company
London
Etruria
William Cliff
Fayal
Azore Islands
Cunarder
Cunard
Lloyds
Australian Troops Face Reprisals for Boer Atrocities
A London dispatch says Australian officers and men allegedly fired on wounded amid harsh discipline orders from Lord Kitchener. Court martial sentences reportedly included executions. No official confirmation from London.
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New York
London
The
Tribune
Lord Kitchener
Courthouse Fire Destroys Meigs County Building
Firefighters report the Decatur Meigs county courthouse burned to the ground at 3 this morning. Officials believe the incendiary blaze caused extensive loss of records and valuable papers, with the brick structure valued at about 35000 dollars. No suspects named at press time.
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Decatur
Tenn
Chattanooga
Meigs County
Wireless telephony inventor claims deep earth transmission
French electrical engineer M Ducrotet asserts the academy of science recognizes his invention. He says messages can be sent when instruments are buried deep underground and voice quality remains clear over vast distances, even shore to shore or ship to ship across the sea.
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M. Ducrotet
New York
BH. Ducrotet
Paris
Journal and American
Academy of Science
Santos Dumont to perform ascents during coronation in London
London reports aeronaut Santos-Dumont arrived and plans to add to coronation festivities with ascents possibly at St Pauls cathedral. He may tour the Eiffel Tower and then proceed to New York for exhibitions. Also noted: American Cattle Growers Association convenes in Denver with hundreds of delegates. General DeWet reportedly shot in the arm. derelict schooner sighted near Victoria with a presumed corpse in rigging.
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Aeronaut
London
M. Santos Dumont
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Eiffel Tower
Santos-Dumont
New York
Cattle Growers’ Association
Denver
Colo
American Cattle Growers’ Association
Cattlemen’s Associations
Missouri River
F. C. Lusk
California
DeWet
Harrismith
Orange River Colony
VanReenen
Victoria
B. C
Marine Observer
Point Carmanah
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Orange
Mass
Union Sq. N. Y
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Washington,d.c
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Asheville
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C. L. Ewing
Southern Railway
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del Rio
Marshall
N. C
Marshal
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Scientific American
All Illustrated Weekly
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Miss
Richard T. V. Mynton
Meridian
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Brooklyn
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Trans-Caucasia
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