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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1906
Page
8
Washington February 14 The Washington Post reports that Alice Roosevelt’s upcoming marriage drew widespread Valentine greetings. Officials note the White House mail was unusually heavy with tokens, with estimates exceeding six thousand valentines from across the nation.
An unusual mail addition caused consternation as clerks under Secretary Loeb opened and sorted the packages. Roosevelt visited, browsed valentines, and saved the funnier ones to share with her fiancé.
Gasconade Mo Feb 14 A mail train on the Missouri Pacific was wrecked at the approach to the Gasconade river bridge. Three trainmen and two mail clerks were hurt. The train ran nearly a mile a minute, struck a bad rail and jumped the track. Clerks attempted to save the mail from burning cars but much of it was destroyed.
A whaler from the Orion recovered a second Valencia victim eight miles south of Bam, a man of average height with a missing head but intact collar, shoes, and stockings. The body was buried at Bam and the grave marked. this makes the 42nd body recovered. Judge Wickersham comments Alaska has no governor candidate.
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