Electric Line Crash Kills Twenty in New York City
A wreck of a New York Central electric express at Two Hundred Fiftieth Street and Webster Avenue killed twenty and wounded about 150. The list of dead includes Mrs Florence Brady and others from White Plains Hawthorne and Chappaqua. many injured suffer broken bones and head injuries. The railway reports 127 additional names feared injured, though most suffered minor harm and returned home soon after.
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New’ York
New York Central
Two Hundred and Fifty Street
Webster Avenue
Chase Site
Agdin
Bron
Lyons
Bloomingdula
Annie
Koorehiegd
Manor
N.Y
Page
White Plains
Gornethus Kelly
North Stem
Repbert
Talla Ledford
Webster
Pleasantvilie
Dutton
Emily Fendrock
Miss Belle Fowler
Pleasanthile
Sarah Merritt
Pleasantville
Margaret Mahoney
Purdy Station
N. Y
Mabel Smith
Oneonta
Fish Suitsen
Englewood
Raffresd
Toby
Train Wreck Causes Speculation As Bodies Linger
In a deadly wreck near Woodlawn Bridge, dismembered remains stretched for yards and investigators led by Coroner Schwannecke and police examined the scene. Miss Jessie Tubin of Frankfort New York, a White Plains music teacher, was among the killed while seeking opera admission.
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Jaint
Schwannecke
Distelot Smythe
Ote ‘Mothrman
Ceachas
Assengere
Tha Nee
Ham
New York Central Railroad
White Plains
New York
San Francisco labor bill conference report adopted
Washington February 18 The senate completed its portion of the proceedings on the immigration bill with a heated debate on foreign policy and domestic legislation. President’s critics called for steadier action while Tillman urged restraint. The conference report on the bill was adopted amid a dispute over excluding Japanese laborers from the United States. The chair’s ruling was sustained in a 45 to 24 vote with La Follette siding with the Democrats.
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Tillman Sala
Cutherson
California
Lla Mesange
Congress
LaFollette
Benate
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Brist
Pian
United States
House
R. R Hitt
Tithois
Two New York Couple Die By Suicide In Tampa Hotel
George Morton and his wife, reported from New York City, were found dead in their room at the Teampa Bay hotel. Police say a note and an empty bottle labeled citral indicate a mutual suicide pact. The bodies were discovered after Morton deposited a draft of 1008 dollars with the hotel weeks earlier. Morton was detained briefly then placed in his wife’s custody.
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Tampa
Fis
Rep
George MM. Morton
New York City
Teampa‘Bay
Baybrooke Place
Newark
Morton
Clistoly
Statesmen Clash At Constitutional Convention In Fiery Session
February 18 reports show delegates Baker and Haskell in a heated exchange over the railroad report. A paperweight was hurled, causing an uproar that required sergeants to restore order. Across the nation, immigration provisions and post office bills were debated as telegraphed incidents and accidents filled the day.
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Guthrie
Baker
Haskell
Railroad
Hankelot
S Railroad
Hankell
Atiirmps
Robert Lindblom Dies Ranked Chicago Swedish American Leader
Chicago February 19 Robert Lindblom prominent in Chicago Board of Trade and politics for thirty years was found dead in bed of heart failure in his home. He was 62 years old. Buried the Wrong Man Madison Indiana February 18 body of a man believed Hendrick Aytes buried after being died at Peoria Illinois later identified as Kendrick Ayres alive prompting efforts to identify the buried body.
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Robert Jandblom
Chicago
Robert Lindblom
Board of ‘Trade and Pollitiesy
Élretes
Wrest
Madison
Ind
Hendrick Aytes
Peoria
Kendrick Ayres
Egg Hig Convicted in Grand Ledge Fraud Case
Andre of Grand Ledge Mich the alleged con artist known as the egg king made a spectacular effort to corner the egg market last year. He was found guilty of obtaining funds under false pretenses as creditors faced losses totaling thousands amid scattered claims across the county.
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Convictea
Charlotte
Mich
Win Iii
Andre
Grand Ledge
Unteda Biscuits Special at Ten Cents a Package
Special offer announces three packages of Unteda Biscuits priced at 10 cents each at C H EIGHMEY S grocery location. The notice emphasizes value and limited stock for readers seeking affordable snacks.
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C. H. Eighmey’s
Public misinformed on intersta te railroad inquiry findings
A Pennsylvania Railroad special committee report, prepared nearly a year after hearings, clears officers and many employees of improper favoritism while noting some workers held minor interests in other firms. It details lack of evidence of broad discrimination, addresses individual cars and perceived shippers preferences, and discusses the Barwind White lease as not constituting undue preference.
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Pennsylvania Railroay Company
Tock
Tia Teport
Pennsylvania
Corm
Penneyivdnia
Com ‘Pony
Discuminatone
Ito
Favoritieni Fascar
Berwind-White Coal
Asa
Harsimas
New York
Barwind-White Company
Robbery and deaths mark February misfortunes
Chicago burglary at West End Loan Street Bank ends with thefts after ten days of wall entry. A note stating We needed the money was left, urging no trouble. At Alton, Ray Feshleigh, 21, a Shurtleff College student, dies from a fall during a rush. physicians fear cerebral hemorrhage as parents travel from Chicago. In Nebraska a masquerade ball incident leads to unmasking chaos, and Madison reports the death of General George Bryant, a political figure linked to Taft-Follette circles.
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West End Loan Stree Bank
West Mads
Alton
Ill
Ray L. Feshleigh
Shurtteff College
Upper Atton
Fehleigh
Atty
Bart
Chiicega
Butte Letter Carriers Consider Resignations Over Pay
A strike threat arises in Butte over carrier wages as letter carriers threaten to resign on March first if government salaries improve. Portmaster George W. Jevia notes Butte as high cost and labor union town with $3 daily wages, rent burdens, and maximum carrier pay at $850 yearly. If bill advances, top pay could reach just $900, prompting calls to increase clerk staff instead.
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United Inten
Bath
Wreamington
Sittaton
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Carter
Cartier
Tutte
Fontmaster
Portefice
Teslany
Butte
Wedding Vows Held After Fire Delay in Ann Arbor
The ceremony resumed after a minor blaze was extinguished by the groom’s team. Dr. Witter from the university hospital is mentioned as a participant and destination couple will live at 1016 East Ann Street. Miss Armstrong was once engaged to another local man who fell ill with typhoid.
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Witter
Univeralty Hoepital
Collision of War Boats at Government Wharf
A torpedo destroyer named Vesuvius collided with the torpedo boat Hopkins at the government wharf. The Vesuvius struck the Hopkins on the port side, ripping a fifteen foot long hole. the Hopkins was saved from sinking by quick action and no one was injured. The scene involved officers and crew preserving the vessel without further incident.
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Key
Westra
Cabinet Crisis in France Looms Over Briand Fallout
Paris February 1 The fate of the Clemenceau cabinet and Briand’s position hangs on cabinet decision tomorrow. Deputies Reform Riots and church lease talks fuel tension as Briand risks defeat and may appeal to the chamber. Clerical clashes continue with arrests after disruptors at The Church of the Holy Apostles.
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Paris
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Amlette
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Parte
Briand
Chamber of Deputies
Sre
Sid Etre
Catholi
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Alorg
Too Quick: Mayor and Marshal Arrested For Murder
Section notes a federal warrant charging Mayor Bod Perry and Marshal BH Lynch with first degree murder in the death of Thomas McGuirk an alleged bigamist. They are jailed without bail. A unknown woman arrived claiming McGuirk as her husband amid disputed arrest warrants.
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Bod.Perry
Marshal Bh.j. Lynch
Tee
Thomas McGuirk
Jaimed McGuirk
Ne Inda
McGuirk
Missionary predicts U S Turkey status shape near future
A Presbyterian missionary in Beirut addressing Chicago ministers predicted United States and Turkey will define citizenship amid tensions. He noted Turks naturalized in the United States may be forced to return home, while the U S argues naturalized Americans remain. The talk touched on Turkish status, citizenship laws, and potential international friction as events unfold.
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United States
Turkey
P. Hosking
Beirut
Syria
Chicago
Qmaha
Cutty
Hosking
Indictment Mixup Over Dead Saloon Owner Revealed
An error in the grand jury indictment lists James Snell of Harmony as owner of Snell Saloon, but he has been dead for two years. William Snell now runs the saloon, and the grand jury substituted the name James for William in the indictment, complicating the case.
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Snell
Harmony
Grand Dary
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