Connecticut Woman Jailed for Contempt Over Boarded Yale House
Sarah Fish, keeper of a Yale student boarding house in New Haven, was jailed for inability to pay for her furniture becoming the first Connecticut woman imprisoned for contempt. The Board of Regents of the University of New York proposes display selections for public schools including paintings and statues while banning the Dying Gladiator Apollo Belvedere and Hermes of Praxiteles as imprudent.
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Sarah Fish
Yale
New Haven
Connecticut
Th Board of Regents of
The
University of New York
Gladiator
Apollo Velvidere
Hermes
Prayiteles Ag
German lamp fuel from potato spirit eyed as acetylene rival
Purported potato spirit alcohol adulterated with pyridine is being used as an illuminant in Germany. It promises cost efficiency with lamps of 70 candle power or more and 220 incandescent lamps burn this alcohol in the gardens of Sans-Souci Palace in Potsdam.
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Germany
Imperial Palace of Sans- Souci
Potsdam
Diplomat Charlemagne Tower Adopts Gold Dress Uniform
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate United States ambassador Charle magne Tower has switched from black to gold stripes for full dress occasions. A Grand Duchess Paulovna rebuke is said to have spurred the change and the cringes that followed.
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Philadelphia Record
St. Petersburg
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Paulovna
Brazilian Birthday Traditions In Public Columns
The passage notes that Brazilian newspapers display ornate birthday notices with poetic flair. Officials amid yearly celebrations receive many goodwill messages on their birthday, reflecting a public culture of festive acknowledgments.
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Brazil
Bishop proposes girls’ domestic service school in Washington
Bishop Satterlee proposes a training school for girls to learn domestic service. Washington’s leading women including Mrs. H C Lodge Mrs N A Miles Mrs Lester and Miss Paulding back the plan as a solution to the servant girl problem. Prof. Riley notes prairie locusts fry well and insects can be wholesome like oysters. In New Zealand a grub called Huhu is found in dead timber and eagerly sought.
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Bishop Satterlee
Washington
Riley
New Zealand
Huhu
Eduard Bernstein
Berlin
London
Constantinople
Marehep Tor
Towtel
Gaenerab
Lintoluslure
Oneland
Misas
Massachusetts petition seeks power for special commissioners to marry
A Massachusetts legislature petition asks to authorize special commissioners to perform marriages. Special commissioners are women approved by the governor for seven years to take depositions witness deeds and perform duties of a justice of the peace.
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Massachusetts
Diminutive Queen Rules Vast Hindu Vas State Bhopaul
In Bhopaul a tiny monarch Djihan Rerum governs over a million subjects with a firm hand. In other items a Chicago firm wins a government sale contract for the Maire battleship components and Budapest University sees mothers attend lectures as guardians. New York and Chicago municipal debts rise amid scrutiny of public finances.
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Bhopaul
Djihan- Rerum
Chamberlin & Co
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Cuba
Lucien Young
Havana
Women detectives headline Waldorf Astoria scene
The Waldorf Astoria showcases women detectives as the vogue with officers patrolling the Moorish room tea area and illuminated corridors. A reorganized hotel guard force aims to keep the premises free from prowlers and disreputable visitors.
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Waldorf-Astoria
Guardian Antils
Various World Facts From A Dated Snapshot
A collage of economic, demographic, and cultural notes including rail mileage, jail heirship, Utah politics, New Mexico population shift, a Spanish rail order, New York water systems, dog taxes in Hamburg, Carnegie health claims, cotton industry cuts, a long running safe railroad, and diverse global trivia on oil, tanning, grafting, and poverty.
Ship Subsidy Bill Figures on Eligible Vessels
Washington reports from the commissioner of navigation list 23 333 merchant vessels in the United States total. Of these 1 330 are foreign trade and 22 003 coastwise. canal locks may block larger Great Lakes ships from foreign trade. Subsidy eligible foreign trade vessels number 1 331 with 964 sailing.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
Commissioner of Navigation
United States
Great Lakes
St. Louis
St. Paul
Paris
New York
Colon
Panama
San Francisco
Pacific
Honolulu
Ice Blockade Cripples New York Ferries and Travel
A New York ice blockade disrupted navigation on January flood day. Ferries including John G Carlisle Liberty Island Bay Ridge and Concho were stuck in the ice. The Staten Island ferries Robert Garrett and Castleton rescued passengers or halted routes while Montauk ferried 3400 aboard. Traffic along the East River dropped as ice narrowed channels above Weehawken.
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New York
Battery
Wings
Ellis Island
John G. Carlisle
Liberty Island
Bay Ridge
Castleton
Staten Island
Lower East River Ferries
Brooklyn
Thirtyninth Street
Hamilton Ferries
Thirty Fourth Street
Weehawken
Thirteen Lucerne crew among thirty lost off Newfoundland
A Newfoundland bericht reports the steamer Lucerne likely sank near Baccalieu with 20 lives lost including 13 Lucerne crew and seven others. Identified wreckage and fittings confirmed the disaster. fear of another wreck grows amid drifting spars and uncertain sightings.
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St Johns
N. F
Lucerne
Baccalieu
Luecerne
Lead Cove
Itvis
Lucernes
Blackheamd
Trade policy changes spark Pacific steamship lines shift
Washington reports indicate the state department and treasury discuss proposals affecting trade with Ries and Tr hal as Pacific steamship lines may open new routes. Correspondents note debates on measures and possible counterproposals shaping the program the department plans to pursue.
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Washington
State Department
Treasury
Aratmere
Frana- Pacific
Horrific gas explosion traps 60 miners in Canadian mine
Report from Victoria and Vancouver details a Friday blast at Union mines No 6 shaft in Cumberland Vancouver Island. All 60 men inside perished as fire and flood hinder rescue attempts. A second explosion occurred in No 8 shaft later, stopping further efforts. Water flooding and fire suppression continue as crews brace for recovery.
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Seattle
Wash
Post-Intelligencer
Victoria
B. C
Province
Dominion
Union Mines
Welling Colliery Co
James Dunsmuir
Cumberland
No. 5
No. 6
No. 4
Union Colliery
Vancouver
Union
Vancouver Island
Tartar
FE. R. Raymond
George Bennett
Tareft Union
Raymond
Telltale Documents on Chinese Smuggling Ring
Federal authorities seize papers found on Sam Wah Kee of Boston after his arrest for smuggling six Chinese men into the United States across the Maine border. The documents allege an organized network aided by officials, with letters claiming 1,000 Chinamen carried over the border in twelve years. The case includes affidavits and signatures of two white witnesses.
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cPortsland
Sam Wah Kee
Boston
United States
Sam
Runaway freight train kills one in Butte Montana
A Northern Pacific freight train on the hill line near Butte Montana derailed after brakes failed. Engineer John M Harden was crushed under the engine, fireman Joseph Smith and brakemen William Fiedler and Patrick Cahill were aboard. Cahill escaped with minor injuries while Fiedler was killed. The cars jumped the track and scattered lumber through Walkerville and the Hill district.
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Mountain Side
Montana
Buttie
Mont
Northern Pacific Railway
Hill
Butte
Enomne
John M. Harden
Joseph Smith
Wiliam Fiedler
Patrick Cahill
Allee
Walkerville
Miedler A
Cahill
Rover
Harden
Note Broker Charged in Bank Fraud Case in Boston
John W. Dickinson of Newtonville, a note broker, was arraigned on conspiracy charges tied to the South Danvers National Bank wheeling scheme. He posted $25,000 bail after pleading not guilty and was sent to Charles Street jail awaiting trial. The case involves Georges M. Foster, accused of embezzling about $3,600 and allegedly misapplying $21,000 to Dickinson via loans, with prosecutors claiming $100,000 to $200,000 in bank funds aided by the two men.
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Boston
John W. Dickinson
Newtonville
South Danvers National Bank
Peabody
United States
Lrhy
Charles Street
Dickinson
Georges M. Foster
Foster
Casey
Emperor Reconsiders Death Penalty For Chinese Offenders
Pekin reports that three Chinese individuals condemned by Emperor Kwang Suo for suicide in response to Western demand for a death sentence have refused to self-destruct. The emperor told Prince Ching the punishment should fit the crime and hinted at banishment for others. Envoys disagree, insisting the condemned deserve death and proposing quartering or other Chinese executions.
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Pekin
Kwang Suo
Ching
Chena
Minor 19th Century Election Report Fragment
A fragmented report notes a recent electoral session with totals showing several candidates and their vote counts. It names William McKinley and Theodore Roosevelt among the contenders and references a 447 vote total in a historical context.
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Washington Tey
Pust
Fragmented Crime Note About Shooting and Hope
A garbled report describes a shooting involving Thomas Barkers and others. It mentions injuries, a grave prognosis, and relatives hoping for a recovery, with unclear details and locations.
Woman's Fide with a Robber Arrest Report
A Virginia woman faced a robber arrest after a purse was found in a suspect's pocket. The report notes the accused, Patrick Vivies Bis, and details a prior cold-charged effort.
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Patrick Vivies
Tariff War Sparks U S Russia Trade Tensions
Reports from St. Petersburg indicate M De Witte aims to use a new discriminating duty on American iron and steel to test Russia's tariff strength and provoke a response from Germany. In Chicago the Illinois Manufacturers Association plans a rapid assembly of grain and tool producers to discuss a retaliatory tariff set to take effect March.
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St. Petersburg
M. de Witte
Russia
Germany
United States
Novoe Vremya
Asia
United States Supreme Court
America
New York
Chicago
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Rasaalg
Board of Appraisers
Robbery Suspects Nabbed in Chicago While Selling Stamps
Secret service agents arrest three men John Delehanty James McVey and John Reagan in Chicago for involvement with the January 26 internal revenue office robbery at Peoria. They were bonded for 10000 awaiting federal grand jury action on charges of attempting to sell washed documentary stamps with potential upgrade to robbery. Delehanty and McVey were caught in the Rookery building broker's office with 1800 stamps offered for 1100. Reagan arrested later at the Richmond hotel after Delehanty confessed partially implicating him.
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Chicago
Secret Service
Internal Revenue Office
Peoria
John Delehanty
James McVey
John Reagan
Federal Grand Jury
Mers
Secret Service Aents
Delehanty and McVey
Rookery Building
Delehanty
MocGinnis
Reagan
Richmond
Roosevelt Denies Sensational Hunting Stories in Colorado
Ex Governor Roosevelt in Colorado Springs rejects sensational reports about his hunting trip. He states no newspaper writer was near his hunt and claims bears and wolves were not seen. the trip targeted mountain santhers with twelve hunted. Meanwhile Susan Anthony criticizes Kansans and supports prohibition, calling the hatchet a weapon of church excess and the ballot a tool of civilization.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Roosevelt
Colorado Spring
Bo Stewart
Rio Wanea
Guy Roosevelt
FE Wis
Rochester
N. Y
Susan Nathony
Carne Nation
Kansas
Masity Pet 1S Firhty Men Rebel Leaders Wounded
Fifty men of the faction surprised insurgent leaders Vil'amor and orleans, with Vil imor wounded. Interim patron creronments target DTM Carman the American dealer, accused of aiding rebels by supplying arms, funds, and information.
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W. O. Scott
Dalton Business Directory
F. KF. H. Pore
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W. C. Scorr
A. H. Ankor
E. A. Freer
McCdowell & CO
Ealers
Matin Street
Dalton
Ohig
D. Y. Roebuck
Plysician
Asp “Sungkon
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David Gardner
Nentral House
Ohio
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A. Weiss
Queensware Tansware
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Besseoods
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F. F. H. Pope
M. D. Ruggist
Jack
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H. M. Rudy
Reeder
Addesa
L. C. Davison
Ealer
Pioneer Block
E. A. Freet & Son
Enterprise Mills
Gane Bros
Uawom
Connection
F. J. Foust
Dague's
Dalton, O
R. J. Stinson
Oneedleek
C. Scott
Otary Public
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Ohio Laundering CO
IL E. Scott
Dalton Planing Mill CO
Barnard Street
Banda
Arice Urntitura
Dalton, Obito
M. Min St
A. Sanderson
GEO C. Freet
Nsurance Agency
the Royal
Phenix, Insurance Co
North America
New Jersey
Pinte Glass Ing, Co
Standard Life and Accident Co
National Accident Co
Northwestern Life
Ohio National Building and Joan Co
D. Brenner & Son
Wayne
Starkarts
Sugarcreek Township
Peter Et Kxard
Veter M. Simon
Wooster Book
Jacob Fischer
Eabella Szilagyi
Budapest
Met
Utah
Thos. Kearns
New Mexico
New York State
Hamburg
Andrew Carnegie
South
Australia
Suhuahua
Mex
Timothy McGrath
Texas
Coweta
Chasin
Agricultural Department
Argentine Republic
Great Britain
Missouri
Mexico
Liverpool
England
Windsor Castle
Ores “Rie
National Gallery
Guistiani
Woolwich
Foeland
Woman’s Peace League
Libertad Theater
Manila
BILI
Bacalieu
Telltale Documents
Tiger Kilian Boy
Indianapols
Albert Neilson
Zee
Nedson
Newson
Hank
Rev Weller
Thomas
Ans Tanne
Las
BEARS
Colorado
Carman
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