Sedalia Struck by Severe Winter Storm Paralyzing Travel
A sweeping winter storm hit Sedalia with rain sleet and snow from Saturday through Sunday night leaving up to fourteen inches on the ground. Traffic was impeded and streetcars halted while trains ran late and churches dismissed early. Temperatures dropped to two below zero. The storm extended through Illinois Kansas Indian Territory and reached Texas with fears of livestock losses in the South.
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Sedalia
Illinois
Kansas
Indian Territory
Texas
Severe sleet and rain paralyzes New York transit
New York City endures a heavy sleet and rain storm that cripples traction and elevated rail lines while interrupting telegraph and telephone services. Officials urge caution as city transportation slows and utility crews work to restore service.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
New York City
N. Y
Coldest Morning Of The Season Hits Kansas City
At Kansas City six degrees below zero in the morning halts trains with snow delaying service across the area. Weather notes snow and cold as the season's harshest so far.
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Kansas City
Scripps-McRae Press
Fences Burned For Fuel In Cold Kansas Towns
Topeka reports a severe cold snap with temperatures below zero. Due to coal shortages residents in Jetmore Coldwater Scott City Stockton Osborne and Hill City burn fences and outhouses for heat. The state asylum at the capital runs out of coal tonight with eight hundred patients affected.
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Scripps-McRae Press
N. Topeka
Kas
Mercury
Jetmore Coldwater
Scott City
Stockton
Osborne
Hill City
Insane Asylum
Utah Sheep Die From Snow and Starvation on Ranges
Thousands of sheep in Salt Lake and surrounding Utah ranges perish due to heavy snow. Men haul hay by sleigh to feed the flocks while cattlemen on the Snake River in Idaho shoot stock to end their suffering. Railroads offer a special grain rate from Nebraska to aid relief efforts.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Utah
Salt Lake
Snake River
Idaho
Nebraska
Central Ohio Ice and Snow Paralyzes Wires and Railways
In Columbus Ohio on February 16 the region is blanketed in ice and snow with downed wires and crippled rail lines, disrupting transportation and services across central Ohio.
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Ohio
Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Columbus
Veteran Chief Dennis Sweeney Dies in Chicago
Dennis Sweeney longtime Chicago fire department veteran and former chief died today after kidney trouble. He helped fight the great Chicago fire and had fifty years of service with the department.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Chicago
Dennis Sweeney
Chicago Fire Department
Sweeney
Three Highwaymen Rob Saloon In Chicago Robbery
Three highwaymen entered McCabe’s saloon early this morning, forced the proprietor, bartender and four patrons into the ice box, then looted the till. They repeated the act at O’Connel’s saloon locking in the proprietor and two customers. The trio were later captured at a hotel where they were drinking champagne.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Chicago
McCabe
Mce- Cabe
O’connel
Younger in Missouri by Cole Younger returns home
Cole Younger the bandit, pardoned in Minnesota, slept in Lee's Summit Missouri for the first time since 1876. He traveled under the alias Dr Rockford with a Minneapolis journalist and a lawyer. He revealed his identity at the Donahue hotel and denied Frank James presence at Northfield. He plans to stay three months to write his autobiography.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Lee’s Summit
Cole Younger
Minnesota State
Stillwater Penitentiary
Younger
Dr. Rockford
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Donahue Hotel
Frank James
Northfield
Missouri
Treaty Signed Gives U S Naval Stations in Cuba
Havana reports at noon today President Palma announced that Minister Squires signed a treaty granting the United States naval stations at Guantanamo and Bahia Honda. The accord follows the American government request and is officially confirmed.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Havana
Palma
Squires
United States
Guantemamo
Bahia Honé
Sso
Amerissi
Boies to be kept jailed as property owners seek example
Mrs Blanche Boies a Carrie Nation disciple remains in Topeka jail after smashing plate glass windows in six Topeka joints. She was freed on bond signed by Dr Eva Harding but re arrested on a warrant by former Federal Marshal Sterne. Property owners aim to make an example of her to deter repeats.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Topeka
Kas
Blanche Boies
Carrie Nation
Boies
Run in the Snow Triggers Fire Call on East Fourth
Firefighters from the east end responded to a residence on 1515 East Fourth Street after an alarm sounded around 7 PM. They found a flue burning out and controlled the incident.
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East End
Andy Smith
East Fourth Street
Roosevelt nominates Cortelyou for Commerce and Labor
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of George B. Cortelyou of New York to head the new Department of Commerce and Labor. It is reported that James R. Garfield, son of the late president, will be named Commissioner of Corporations under the department.
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Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
George B. Cortelyou
New York
Department of Commerce and Labor
James R. Garfield
Civil Service
Department of Commerce
Arnold and Gill Sought by Grand Jury in Turf Scheme
St Louis Me Feb 16 E J Arnold and his manager Gill cannot be found. It is announced that both have been injected by the grand jury in connection with the failure of the turf commission company.
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Scripps-MceRae Press Assn
St. Louis
E. J. Arnold
Gill
Grand Jury
Turf Commission Company
Cattle Die as Bitter Cold Ravages South Dakota Ranges
Sioux City reports that the severe cold across the Missouri river ranges in South Dakota has caused stock losses. The tally exceeds a hundred thousand head as of February 16.
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Missouri River
Scripps-McRae Press Assn
Sioux City
South Dakota
Women Win A Thousand At Euchre
At the Waldorf Astoria New York the euchre event by the Daughters of the Revolution drew 600 women. Twelve rounds produced 75 prizes totaling 1000 dollars, awarded by organizers Mrs Ashbel P Fitch Mrs Bradley L Eaton Mrs Julian H Meyer and Mrs D Cole Carr.
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Euchre
Big East
Ashbel P. Fitch
Bradley L. Eaton
Julian H. Meyer
D. Cole Carr
New York Herald
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