Terrific Explosion in New York Tunnel Sparks Panic
A dynamite explosion in the Rapid Transit tunnel under Park Avenue and Forty-First Street wrecked the works and injured many laborers. Police and firemen restored order as rescue crews evacuated the wounded. initial death toll reports fluctuated but five dead by 2:15 pm with several in critical condition.
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New York
York
Thinery
Park
Billies
Murray Hill
Hariem
Mettan
Grand Union Hotel
Manhattan Eye and Bar Infirmary
How We Made Our Sleds and Coasting Tales
A reminiscence recalls Finnish winter sled making from ice tubs carved into thick blue saucers. Children cooled by Bay of Bothnia slopes, pouring water to form icy chutes, weaving ropes, hay bottoms, and long rides across a frozen landscape. Family life and simple tools defined a hardy coasting culture.
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Nykarieby
Bay of Bothnia
Finland
Canstove Explodes in Sedro-Woolley Store Incident
A Canstove explosion damaged a Sedro-Woolley store this morning at 11 o clock. No passengers were aboard the train near McMurray, and no fatalities were reported. Windows shattered and the heating apparatus collided, with the car moved to the city for repairs.
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Sedro-Woolley
McMurray
Bear Raid on May corn triggers panic selloff
Heavy selling panic in May oats on the J trade this morning, push from 44 to 29 1/2 cents. Report says James Patten supported the market and it soon jumped to 43 1/2 cents. The move appears tied to efforts to break a large line.
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Aeego
Oata
Jas. Patten
Governor Taft Comments on Philippine Concentration Camp Plans
Governor Taft discusses General Bell’s reconcen plan in Manila and notes there has been no establishment of a concentration camp in the ordinary use of the term. He clarifies proposed steps would involve a controlled relocation of insurgents rather than a mass concentration.
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ATI
Gov. Philippines
Gen. Bell
Phil
Concentra- Campa
Gov. Taft
Rector Gowen to Lecture on Early Christianity
Rector Gowen of the tomorrow art church will lect ure tonight before the Wicon in thot and the Position club at the Auditorium of the MC A First avenue. His subjects will be The Bean owiee of Early or Matianity. Local organizations invite all to attend as the Economic league plans further lectures by men like Jones and Frank Parsons in Beattie in coming months.
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Mith
Herbert J. Gowen
Tomorrow Art Church
Wiconin
Position Club
MC. A
First Avenue
Gowen
Gman
Economnic League
Jones
Itwood Pomeroy
Frank Parsons
Beattie
Weather Forecast Tile and Vicinity Tonight
Cloudy conditions for tonight across Montreach and surrounding northeast to Wue Vile. Light winds and no precipitation expected though visibility may be reduced in low clouds.
Licensed to Wed Amid Edmonds Couples
The marriage licenses issued include Alexander Niel Ernst and Cora Woodfield, both residents of Edmonds. Their licenses list ages of 2% and 22 respectively, reflecting a clerical notation.
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Alexander Niel- Ernst
Cora Woodfield
Edmonds
Seattle Clearing House Transactions Report
Transactions today at the Seattle clearing house show clearance totals for Bietenee at 393 thousand 111 dollars and 62 cents. A separate balance entry lists 94 million 880 thousand 86 dollars in clearances.
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Seattle
Bietenee
Kaiser Birthday Observed Across Berlin Amid Empire
Berlin marks Emperor William IIs 43rd birthday as a general holiday with flags on public and private buildings. Newspapers praise the emperor while a royal review of troops draws representatives of European sovereigns, including the Prince of Wales for England.
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Berlin
William
Empire
Europe
Prince of Wales
England
Patent Office reports record patent output in 1901
Washington January 27 1901 The Patent Office reports a new yearly high in patent grants with 27972 patents issued the largest output in the office history according to the annual statement of Commissioner Allen submitted to Congress today.
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Washington, D. C
Patent Office
Allien
Congress
Fice
Pearson Likely Expelled From Methodist Church
Chicago Jan 27 Leaders in Methody express belief that Prof Charles W Pearson who has questioned biblical authenticity will be called before a meeting and expelled from the church His status at Northwestern University is also jeopardized
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Chicago
Charles W. Pearson
Methodist Church
Northwestern University
TH. D. Brown
Battery Street Methodist Episcopal Church
Brown
Cold wave to sweep Atlantic coast in days ahead
A nationwide cold wave now moving from the Alleghenies to the Pacific is expected to reach the entire Atlantic coast by Tuesday night and persist for several days.
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Washington, D. C
Alleghenies
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Germans to Parade for Prince Henry Visit in New York
News from January reports German communities in New York planning a large parade to welcome Prince Henry with a massed line of about a thousand men. Music will lead the event as floats are deemed impractical. A luncheon for the prince is set for February 23 at Sherry's with top business leaders.
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New
Prince Henry
Prince
Sherry's
Morris K. Jeasup
J. Pierpont Mor
Edward D. Geespe F
Jona Claflin
Elbert H. Gary
L. M. Goldberger
Abram
Railways clash over cut off at Fairhaven terminals
Northern Pacific and Great Northern resume hostilities in Fairhaven Washington as Great Northern proceeds with a cut‑off that blocks land use for terminals. The two lines seek conflicting franchises before Whatcom council and may head to court unless Northern Securities intervenes.
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Fairhaven
Wash
Northern Pacific
Great Northern Railways
Uee
Whatcom Council
Northern Securities Company
President's Hawaii appointment rumor denied
A press association story claiming Samuel Parker would be appointed near Hawaii to succeed Dole is unauthorized. The president has not decided to remove Dole.
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Washington, D. C
Samuel Parker
Hawaii
Dole
Skating Thrives on Abrama Pond at South Park
Abrama pond at South Park drew a large crowd as ice froze solid enough for hours of skating. The cold snap brought unusually clear skating conditions, with Green Lake also freezing solid for the day and the south end offering prime skating.
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Green Lake
Abrama Pond
South Park
Washington
British Troops Report Boer Capture After Long Pursuit
General Kitchener reports a small Boer party captured by Pulteney and Colville after a long chase. The exact number taken is not disclosed. Operations are described as growing more aggressive.
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London
Kitchener
Pulteney
Colvilles
Accident at Grant Street Bridge Sends Man To Hospital
At 8 50 PM Saturday Leo Gopellen fell from a Grant Street car front platform into the Sound. Rescued and treated at Beattie General hospital he suffered only a few bruises and a severe shock.
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Grant Street Bridge
Leo Gopellen
Grant Street
Beattie General Hospital
Weather Shifts As Snow Lingers In City Streets
A detailed coastal weather note describes a thaw midday with the thermometer near freezing and a northeast wind keeping temperatures cool. Snow persists on sidewalks while a south east wind forecast promises warmer weather tomorrow. Sleighing remains popular and horse drawn cutters appear as residents cope with lingering snow.
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Zera
Nowshovelera
Alleged Fake Order Leads Sharper To Beadolf Valise
A sharper used a forged order to seize a valise belonging to A Beadolf from his landlady on the Second Avenue. The valise contained a revolver and personal effects including a $50 check. Detective Adamata investigates the case.
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A. Beadolf
Em Second Avenue
Adamata
Supreme Court Rules Against Southern Pacific in Land Case
The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government in a land case from California. The dispute centered on a tithe purchase of land from the Southern Pacific Co. Jackson Graves, holder of 69,000 acres, must surrender the bulk of the land to the United States.
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Washington, PD. GC
Supreme Court
Southern Pacific Co
Southern District of
Coroner Not Notified In Suicide Death At Leary Wash
Coroner C. EB. Hoye investigates a death by self inflicted hanging in Leary Washington last Thursday night. The finding person failed to notify the coroner promptly, a duty reported by the paper. Jonathan Shelton had married four months earlier at Black Diamond and faced a troubled marriage. The coroner seeks to determine who is responsible for this lapse in official procedure.
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C. EB. Hoye
Leary
Wash
Dr. Hoye
Jonathan Shelton
Black Diamond
Shelton
Oregon Republican Suspends Publication After Heavy Losses
The Oregon Republican, an influential evening paper in Baker City, Oregon, suspended publication today after years of political impact but had accumulated heavy losses borne by stockholders.
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Baker City
Oregon Republican
Local YMCA to host Seattle and Victoria basketball clash
Basketball fans look forward to an upcoming YMCA match between the local association and the James Bay Athletic Association of Victoria at the association rooms next Wednesday. Previous Victoria game ended with Seattle 4 to 3. A Tacoma Association game is set for February 12 in the city, with Seattle to face Vancouver, B C, tentatively arranged. The Y M C A political club banquet is scheduled for tomorrow night.
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James Bay Athletic Association
Victoria
Seattle
Tacoma Association
Vancouver
B. C
Supreme Court hears Northern Securities case on jurisdiction
Arguments were presented in the United States Supreme Court by counsel for Minnesota and the company seeking to dissolve Northern Securities Co. The hearing centers on jurisdiction and whether to allow a suit to compel dissolution. If the state wins, the court could take broad control over a major railway consolidation and challenge existing anti trust and interstate commerce grounds.
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Washington, D. C
Northern Security Co
Minnesota
United States Supreme Court
Tesue
Supreme Court
Northern Securities Co
Trinity Parish Opera Cancelled Over Drinking Scene
Trinity church faced unexpected complications canceling a planned benefit opera "The Oracle" by Miss Hessie Brown to aid the Ladies' Benevolery. Objections centered on drinking scenes and the source of funding, with some blame placed on the Ladies' Helpers Society for costume issues amid growing discord.
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Trinity Church
Raine Funda
Mies Hessie Brown
Mary Carr Comeineds
Delphi
Nottingham Launched Schooner William Nottingham
The schooner William Nottingham, one of eight built for Globe Navigation Co, slid into the bay from Reed's Yard at 7 36 am. Mine Jennie Reed christened her in Ballard with crowds cheering as mills sounded and city hall bells rang. By 10 am she tied at Stimer mill dock and began loading 1 600 000 feet of lumber for San Pedro California.
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William Nottingham
Ballard
Globe Navigation Co
Reed
Jennie Reed
Seattle
Sho
City Hall
Nottingham
Stimer Con Mill
San Pedro
Cal
Methodists Urge Expulsion Over Pearson Bible Stand
Local Methodist leaders denounce Prof. Charles W Pearson of Northwestern University for denying biblical supernaturalism. Clergy leaders urge expulsion from church and university, calling his views a attack on the Bible and higher criticism.
Rail traffic delays as eastbound trains fall behind
All eastbound trains from St Paul are late. The Northern Pacific passenger due at 2 pm is six hours behind. Another NP train due at 8 pm is four hours late. Great Northern evening train not reported yet. last night it was an hour late. Local trains on time. From February 1 Great Northern offers a fare and one third to Helena and return to attend the Pacific Northwest Wool Growers Association meeting in Helena February 4.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Helena
Pacific Northwest Wool Growers’ Association
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Northwestern M. E. University of Chicago
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Northwestern Methodist Episcopal University At
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Star
Methodist University
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A. B. Chapin
J. M. Dennison
Haven Church
Eb, M. Randall
First Methodist Episcopal Church
Adams & Blanchard
Second Ave
Hinckley
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Hinckley Block
Tage
Berlin Cloak and Suit Co
Arlington Apron Co
Jas. F. White and Co
Edward Ridley and Sons
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Newhall
E.w.newhall& Co
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Acre
Steamer Landing
Herbert S. Upper
Schewerman
First Avenue and
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D. $. Johnston
Second Avenue
Burke
Lion Clothing House
Sea Clothing Ous
First Ave
Westberg’ Childs
FE. Elliot
Houssy Building
Third and Pike
Albert Hansen
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