Cold Wave Grips U S As Freeze Reaches Gulf
Washington reports a broad cold wave from the Ohio valley to Texas with temperatures dropping 20 to 40 degrees in the last day. It is below freezing across Tennessee and Central Texas and below zero in Ohio Indiana Illinois Missouri and 20 below in the Dakotas and Minnesota. Light snow falls from New England to Tennessee and Northern Texas with fair conditions in the Northwest and South Atlantic states. The forecast calls for continued eastward and southward spread toward the Gulf and Atlantic coasts with freezing weather reaching Virginia and south to the Gulf.
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Washington
Ohio Valley
Texas
Tennessee
Ohio
Indiana
Linois
Missouri
Dakotas
Minnesota
New England
Northwest
Atlantic
Gulf and Atlantic
Virginia
Gulf
South Atlantic
Extreme Chicago Cold Records Leave Poor in Peril
January 26 in Curiaco reports the coldest Chicago day in 26 years with record low highs. Police log 15 to 20 frostbitten cases by 11 pm, Grand Crossing sees 33 families with 86 children in hovels, five in South Chicago found actually freezing to death. County coal contractor delivers 400 loads to destitute families, plus food and clothing. Physicians assist. several serious conditions noted.
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Curiaco
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Grand Crossing
Ilv
Severe cold grips Indianapolis as gas pressure drops
The city faced a brutal cold spell with the thermometer at five degrees below zero by 7 p.m. The drop in natural gas pressure heightened distress for residents who rely on it for fuel, with conditions similar across the state.
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Indianapolis
Record cold wave grips Northwest with subzero lows
In St. Paul January 26 the cold wave sets a season record with 15 degrees below zero as the maximum in the past 24 hours and 25 below at dawn. Northern Minnesota and North Dakota report 30 to 36 below, underscoring extreme winter conditions across the region.
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St. Pav
Northwest
Minnesota
North Dakota
Severe cold threatens stock on Texas ranges
A cold wave hit Austin and western stock ranges with rising speed and fear of heavy losses as many animals lack shelter. A light snow was also reported west of the city.
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Stock
Austin
Tex
Haney pleads not guilty in Minnesota bribery case
Ex city clerk Charles F. Haney arrived from Normal Illinois in custody and waived opposition to requisition. He pleaded not guilty to offering a $200 bribe to Alderman Drew over the asphalt paying contract. Trial set for February 26, bail $7,500, health described as precarious.
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Minneapol
Illinois
Minneapolis
Charles F. Haney
Normal
Ills
J. H. Ere
Alderman Drew
Haney
Battle with Yaquis at Rosales Ends in Casualties
In Rosales Mexico a large rural guard unit clashed with Yaqui raiders in the Sierra Madre west of the town. The fighting left 12 Indians and 6 soldiers dead as the guards halted an alleged village raid and massacres against farmers and miners.
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Crmouangua
Mex
Rosles
Here
Sierra Madre Range
Rosales
Northwestern Stove Repair Factory Fire in Chicago
The Northwest ern Stove Repair company at 225 to 237 West Twelfth street in Chicago was destroyed by fire. Owners Robert L. and Ralph S. Greenlee face about 300000 in contents loss and 125000 in building damage. Three firemen and a watchman were injured.
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Northwestern Stove Repair
Chicago
ChicaGco
Northwestern Stove Repair Company
West Twelfth Street
Robert L
Ralph S. Greenlee
Stove Company
Fire destroys wing at Christian Home Orphanage
Fire partially destroys the boys dormitory at the Christian Home Orphanage in Councy Bluffs Iowa. About one hundred boys sleep inside. all are rescued. Chief Templeton, Captain Auley, and Driver Jones suffer frostbite. Building damage estimated at 8000 dollars with no insurance.
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Christian Home
Councy Bluffs
Council Exports
Templeton
Auley
Driver Jones
Sod school collapse entombs 25 children in Perry Oklahoma
A turf schoolhouse near Perry Oklahoma collapsed trapping 25 pupils and their teacher Miss Jennie Jones. Firemen and neighbors dug them out as several children are reported severely injured and the teacher in critical condition. The disaster occurred after trustees built the one room turf building on prairie soil.
Kisham Earthquake Toll Reported by Teheran Dispatch
Teheran reports 1400 bodies recovered from Kisham Island ruins after a Persian Gulf quake. Island population estimated at 8000, mostly Arabs.
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London
The
Times
Teheran
Persia
Kisham
Persian Gulf
Chinatown Murder Sparks Citywide Pursuit of Killers
In San Francisco Chinatown police press on after the killing of Little Pete a prominent Chinese gambler and shoe merchant leader of the Sam Yup Tong valued at about 200000. Three men described as highbinders shot him in a barber shop igniting a major manhunt and further tension in the district.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Little Pete
Sam Yup
Earthquakes Roil Oaxaca and Mexico City Seaboard
Earthquakes continue in Oaxaca state and shake Mexico City severely. Scientists suspect a volcano is forming in the hills as seismic movement alarms several districts, while the Pacific coast experiences continual oceanic unrest.
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Mexico
City of Mexico
Oaxaca
Pacific
Stephano the Popes Choice
London dated report notes the appointment of Mgr. Luigi Areglei di Santo Stefano as cardinal camerlengo and sub-dean of the sacred College. The move signals favor for Santo Stefano to succeed the pope, with Santo Stefano’s accumulation of power seen as steering toward that outcome.
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Stephano
London
Mgr
Luigi Areglei di Santo Stefano
Cameriengo
Holy Roman Church
Sacred College
Santo Stefano
Frantz Murder Case: Judge Denies New Trial
Dayton Ohio January 26 Judge Brown overruled the motion for a new trial for Albert J Frantz convicted of the murder of his sweetheart Bessie Little and sentenced him to be electrocuted at Columbus on May 18 before 6 am.
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Dayton, O
Brown
Albert J. Frantz
Bessie Little
Frantz
Columbus
Defeat Near Havana Suppressed News Evacuated Fort
Key West reports a Spanish garrison of 600 at Pela nos repelled by 500 insurgent cavalry led by Hernandez in a fierce churchfront attack. The Spanish commanders fell in battle as sharpshooters and machete charges broke their defense, with Havana officials allegedly suppressing word of the defeat and evacuating the fort.
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Key West
Pelanos
Havana
Hernandez
Muncio
Capture of Santa Clara Spurs Cuban Insurgent Victory
Report from City of Mexico dated January 26 confirms the Cuban insurgents captured Santa Clara and have been fighting near Havana. English travelers Harry E. York and Lee A. Hervey, recently in Cuba, describe Cuban valor and casualties, with the insurgents short on money and arms. The text notes guerrilla warfare, plantation burnings, and expectations of U.S. recognition at McKinley’s inauguration.
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City of
Mexico
Cuba
Santa Clara
Havana
Harry E. York
Lee A. Hervey
Hervey
Senator Cameron
Washington
McKinley
Gunboat Cometa Captured and Burned by Insurgents
Report from Key West states the Spanish gunboat Cometa was captured and burned by Cuban insurgents off Cariensa near Sierra Morena after a hand to hand fight. The vessel was attacked with a twelve pound Hotchkiss gun, crew killed or wounded, prisoners landed, loot seized, and two quick firing cannons removed before the boat was set ablaze.
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Key West
Fla
Cuban
Cariensa
Sierra Morena
Gage Likely to Accept Treasury Post for McKinley
Chicago January 26 Lyman J Gage will accept the treasury portfolio if tendered He weighed the matter after consultations with First National Bank directors and a mission by Charles F Dawes The reply to Dawes outlined his stance and willingness to serve if chosen and his lack of disappointment if another man is selected.
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Lyman J. Gage
Treasury
First National Bank
Gage
McKinley
Charles F. Dawes
Evanston
Chicago
Mr. Gage
Mr. Dawes
Egyptian Expedition Near Khartoum Start Likely Within Six Months
London reports indicate the Anglo Egyptian expedition to Khartoum may begin within six months. Sir Redvers Buller is expected to take command of the 10,000 British troops aiding the Egyptian army, with Sir Herbert Kitchener remaining in command of the army of occupation.
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Khartoum
London
Cairo
Redvers Buller
V. C
Buller
Herbert Kitchener
Kitchener
Sir Herbert Kitchener
Russian minister Muravleff to visit Paris for talks
Paris reports semi official word from Baron de Mohrenheim that Czar orders Count Muravleff to visit Paris to meet President Faure and French ministers before returning to St. Petersburg. The Count will arrive Thursday and be hosted at a palace banquet.
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Paris
Baron de Mohrenheim
M. Hanotaux
Count Muravleff
President Faure
St. Petersburg
Arive
Eiysee
Women's abuse after Spanish victory in Helena de Sur
Reports from Key West describe a brutal Spanish cleanup in Helena de Sur Havana province after insurgent attacks. Captain Felis Des Gratia reportedly seized the mayor and officials, subjected leading women to violence, and hanged the mayor while his wife and daughter watched.
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Felis Des Gratia
Weyler Arrives in Havana Province Amid Insurgent Actions
Captain General Weyler lands at San Jose de las Lajas as Spanish forces report a string of enemy camps destroyed and 275 insurgents killed. In observance of the king’s saint day, rebels jailed for rebellion but not charged with major crimes may be released within Pinar del Rio. Calixto Garcia commands 5000 armed men besieging Fort Guamo near Manzanillo, where a torpedo damaged the gunboat Relampago after earlier bombardment.
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Key West
Havana
Jose Mirando
Helena de Sur
Sanchez
Maceo
Weyler
San Jose de Lajas
Pinar del Rio
Calixto Garcia
Guamo
Manzanillo
River Canto
Bosch
Centinela
Foreclosure Suit Authorized Against Union Pacific Receivers
United States Circuit Judge Sanborn issued an order authorizing a foreclosure suit against Union Pacific railroad receivers. Government representative General J. C. Cowin of Omaha appeared before the judge. The action follows an agreement between the government and the reorganization committee. The foreclosure bill was filed in Omaha at noon.
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St. Louis
United States Circuit
Sanborn
Union Pacific Railroad
J. C. Cowin
Omaha
Reorganization Committee
Neb
Union Pacific
United States
Colored Men Organize Civic League in Illinois
A group of prominent African Americans in Curiaco forms the Civic League of the State of Illinois to secure Northern moral support, educate southern kin, win union backing against colored men’s admission, and seek greater respect from white communities.
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Civic League of Illinois
Curiaco
Civic League
Illinois
Severe snowstorm hits Valparaiso with heavy drift
A major winter storm dumps sixteen inches of snow on Valparaiso Indiana causing widespread drifting and closed trails. The temperature drops to 15 degrees below zero and residents cope with disrupted travel and conditions.
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Valparaiso
Ind
Henry Delgado Dead in Havana Conflict
Henry Delgado a Hudson New York journalist and American citizen died after capture by Spaniards while resting at an insurgent hospital in Pinar del Rio. He was brought to San Ambrosio hospital in Havana, a facility for political prisoners, as General Fitz Hugh Lee intervened on his behalf.
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Havana
Henry Delgado
Mail and Express
New York
Hudson
N. Y
Fitzhugh Lee
Delgado
Pinar del Rio
San Ambrosio Hospital
British gun boat Pheasant to join log water carnival in San Diego
Inter views with officers disclose orders for the gun boats Pheasant Comm and Imperious to rendezvous in San Diego around February 28 for the log water carnival. The event honors Rear Admiral Beardslee who commands the North Pacific squadron and will retire on that date.
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San Diego
Cal
Bay of San Diego
Adaurnn Beardslee
North Pacific
Navy
Jail Breaker in Peril in Cassel Safe Capers
Litchfield Minnesota January 26 Tom Williams one of the Cassel safe crackers broke jail here and will undoubtedly perish in the cold authorities report he escaped custody after a raid on the Cassel gang.
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Litchfield
Minn
Tom Williams
Cassel
Co d
Senate OKs reclassification of railway clerks salaries
The senate passed a bill to reclassify railway postal clerks salaries from class one to ten with pay ranges from eighty dollars to eighteen hundred dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Senate forms Lexow panel to probe trusts by March
The New York senate adopted Senator Lexow's resolution creating a special commission to investigate trusts and report to the legislature by March with a plan to remedy alleged evils.
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AxLgany
N. Y
Senate
Lexow
Maicu
Bryan Speaks in Texas Before Five Thousand
Houston Texas January 22 Hon W J Bryan addressed an audience of 5000 people last night. His remarks focused on the financial question along the lines of the recent campaign.
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Bryan
Texas
Houuston
Tex
W. J. Bryan
Ivory Dynamite Case Ends Without Evidence
In London on January 22 the crown prosecutor withdrew the conspiracy charge against Edward J. Ivory alias Bell the New York saloonkeeper. The delivery of explosives at Antwerp occurred after Ivory left the city and no evidence tied him to the transfer. Ivory said he had no decision on plans after returning to the United States.
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Ivory
Associated Press
United States
Russian interest in Indian famine grows across Europe line
A St Petersburg dispatch reports Prince Alex of Oldenburg and two doctors headed to Bombay via Marseilles to study the Indian plague microbe. The famine relief plea spreads as Vidomists writer Vladimir Goldstrom urged 5 percent of incomes to aid victims, with Novosti urging urgent international aid and action.
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New York
Thesierad
St. Petersburg
Alex of Oldenburg
Marseilles
Bombay
Valdimir Goldstrom
Novosti
Europe
Earthquake Devastates Delvino and Surrounding Villages
An earthquake shaken Delvino in Epirus, Turkey, destroying several villages. The crisis centers on Christian communities, and authorities fear heavy casualties as rescue efforts begin.
Calamity Averted as Fire destroys Washington School
Four hundred Eau Claire children marched out in a fire drill as Washington school burned during classes in Eau Claire Wisconsin on January 22. Loss was estimated at fifteen thousand dollars and teachers acted quickly to avert a greater calamity.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Washington School
Pardoned Against His Own Wishes
George Betz alias John Bingham freed by Governor Lord despite the prisoner’s opposition. The pardon follows pleas from Illinois authorities who seek Betz on a murder charge in Chicago tied to the November 1894 election row, involving Gus Colliander.
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Portland, Or
George Betz
John Bingham
Lord
Illinois
Chicago
Betz
Gus Colliander
German man jailed for farm distillery in Walsh county
Charles Meyer an aged German was jailed by Deputy Marshals Hannah Hennessy and Revenue Agent Carson for operating a distillery on Robert Howards farm seven miles from Ardoch Walsh county The water box of a threshing engine was used for the still and the worm was found under a manure pile after a long search
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Grand Forks
N. D
Charles Meyer
Hannah and Hennessy
Carson
Robert Howard
Ardoch
Walsh County
Remains of United States minister to Hawaii shipped for interment
The remains of Albert Shelby Wills were brought to San Francisco by the steamer Australia and sent to Louisville Kentucky for burial. Mrs Willis and her son accompanied the casket. No Hawaiian government escort was provided at Mrs Willis request.
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San Francisco
Albert Shelby Wills
United States
Hawaii
Australia
Louisville
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