Various World Facts and Oddities Stir Public Interest
A compiled list of curious data notes economic figures, demographics, natural resources, and traditions from around the globe. It highlights Rockefeller income pace, Viola Evarts birthday, census bits, cork versus oak densities, hotel counts in Paris, and other eclectic items. The collection includes notes on theaters burned, vaccination voting rules, cranberries, newspapers, and notable young journalists.
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John D. Rockefeller
Wm. M. Evarts
Boston
House of Representatives
Caniada
Rio de Janeiro Sinks Outside Golden Gate in Dense Fog
The Pacific Mail steamer City of Rio de Janeiro struck a hidden rock entering the Golden Gate in fog and sank minutes later. About 150 may have died with 234 aboard. 178 accounted for. Notable passengers included United States Consul Wildman and family. Captain Ward directed evacuations, with conflicting accounts on his fate. Cargo and valuables valued at over $1.15 million.
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San Francisco
Pacific Mail
Rio de Janeiro
Golden Gate
John Rooney
Ward
Stee
Matty
Capt. Ward
Capt
Frederick Lindstrom
Adm
Victoria
Lindstrom
Meigg’s Wharf
Jordan
Lindist
Carrie Nation Seeks Release From Jail Through Letter
Topeka Feb 25 Mrs Carrie Nation asks Judge Hazen to free her claiming jail life is intolerable. She warns of consequences if released late and cites threats from supporters while officials ignore the plea. A letter from Bunker Hill threatens tar and feathers if release is not secured by February 27.
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Carrie Nation
Hazen
Topeka
Kani
Hell
Bunker Hill
Kan
Resolution Demands Enforcement of Prohibition in Wichita
A Wichita mass meeting by the ministerial association adopted a resolution calling for strict enforcement of the prohibitory law. About 3,000 attendees, many curious, heard the temperate rhetoric. The resolution was delivered to the mayor, county attorney, and sheriff, with no timetable for saloon closures and doubts about drastic action.
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Wichita
Kan
Ministerial Association
Aiete
Clergymen and Bible students sail for Holy Land from New York
A barge party of 38 cler gymen and Bible students departed from the Port of New York bound for the Holy Land for a stay longer than three months. A smaller group of scientists, including Prof Alfred E Burton Prof George L Hosmer Harrison W Smith and G H Matthes, sailed for Sumatra to observe the sun eclipse on May 17.
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Careien
Ioncinte
Holy Land
Sumatra
Alfred E. Burton
George L. Hosmer
Harrison W. Smith
G. H. Matthes
Chicago man arrested for forged check jewelry thefts
J A Hull former manager of a Woodruff Oklahoma branch house for a St Louis mercantile company is under arrest in Chicago on charges of obtaining 400 dollars in jewelry and 600 dollars in cash from a jewelry house via a forged check. He is also wanted in Kansas City Denver and New Orleans for similar transactions.
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Chicago
J. A. Hull
Woodruff
Okla
St. Louis Mercantile Company
Kansas City
Denver
New Orleans
Unique church services reach Mt Pleasant by telephone
Mt Pleasant Mich February 25 unique church services Sunday morning and evening were broadcast over the telephone. Due to smallpox fears public gatherings were banned yet residents could listen and participate in worship from home, marking a successful remote service.
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Mt. Pleasant
Mich
Mt Pleasant
Noted St Joseph Doctor in Runaway Fatal Injury
Dr T E Potter, a leading Missouri physician, suffered a crushed skull when a coachman lost control of a cab during a Sunday professional visit. The carriage struck a telegraph pole, and Potter is expected to die from injuries.
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St. Joseph, Mo
T. E. Potter
Lucas oil expert visits Austin on way to Beaumont gusher fame
Capt. A. F. Lucas, who brought in the famous Lucas gusher at Beaumont, arrived in Austin on Monday. He reported metal tanks being erected by the pipeline near the Fesas Oil Field are nearing completion and will be finished soon.
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Austin, Tex
A. F. Lucas
Prominent Republican Isaac L Morrison At Deathbed
Springfield Illinois February 25 Hon Isaac L Morrison a leading state Republican politician lies at the point of death at his Jacksonville home.
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Springfield
Isaac L. Morrison
Jacksonville
Robbers Loot Slovak Church in New Haven
Thieves broke into the Church of St. John the Evangelist in New Haven and stole all sacred vessels and pure gold figures. They also wrenched the Christ figure from two ebony crucifixes, taking them.
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Connellsville
St. John the Evangelist
New Haven
Christ
Consul Edrman Resigns in Breslau Vacancy
Washington reports United States consul at Breslau C. W. Eredan has resigned. Senator Deboe has recommended Robert H. Green of Louisville to fill the vacancy.
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Washington
C. W. Eréman
United States
Breslau
Deboe
Robert H. Green
Louisville
Palmer & Mayer Private Bank Fails in Desplaines
The Palmer and Mayer private bank in Desplaines near Chicago did not open on Monday. It held about 220 000 in deposits from workingmen and 6 600 from the village. Experiments with liquid air are blamed for the trouble.
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Chicago
Palmer & Mayer
Desplaines
Original Uncle Tom Dead Beaton Feb 25
John Milton Clarke who claimed to be the original Uncle Tom in Mrs Stowe s famous novel died in Beaton on Sunday.
Victim Believed Lost In Rio de Janeiro Wreck
Friends fear Harry Austin a 23 year old from Fulton New York and lately of Jersey City may be among those lost when the Rio de Janeiro wrecked off San Francisco He was said to have sailed from Hong Kong aboard the vessel.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Harry Austin
Fulton
Jersey City
Rio de Janeiro
San Francisco
Hong Kong
Population of Saxony Census Update
Berlin February 26 census shows Saxony’s population at 4,199,758 with no net increase since the 3805 census.
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Berlin
Saxony
Pistol Duel in South Memphis Ends in Double Fatalities
Memphis Tennessee February 25 a pistol duel in South Memphis left both Berry Hill and Flavia Butler dead. The two men, described as Neproes, were killed in the confrontation on Sunday. Local authorities reported no survivors from the incident.
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Memphis
Tenn
South Memphis
Berry Hill
Flavia Butler
Prince Chuan to Berlin Amid Chinese Regret Over Baron Von Ketteler
Peking reports Prince Chuan will travel to Berlin to convey China’s regrets over the murder of Baron von Ketteler. The imperial edict on punishments was sent to ministers. pending sentences and Japanese enforcement are discussed as the powers demand swift, decisive action and evacuation plans unfold. Li Hung Chang notes the court may return to Peking once allied troops evacuate, while Conger concludes negotiations satisfactorily.
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Peking
Prince Chun
Berlin
China
Mu Baron von. Ketteler
Feb
Conger
Pei Ho
Li Hung Chang
Rockhill
Saloon mobbed in Kansas raid ends in shooting
A wholesale liquor house raid in Pekaa Kansas ends with J M Adams fatally shot by a policeman. Rev Emerson injured. officers arrest Dr Mitchell and Jers while amid shouting mob cries Hang them Burn them. Emerson, pastor of the Christian church, arraigned for resisting an officer as authorities pursue the case. Mrs Nation departs for Peoria Journal payment while Mrs Carvie arrives to edit a paper and speak.
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Peka
Kan
J. M. Adams
Theis
Adams Phe
Emerson
Boyles
Kansas Avenue
Watchman
Dr. Mitchell
Jers
Mitch
Dr. Wison
Nation
Peoria Journal
J. B. McCafee
Ation
Carvie
Engineer Killed in Foundry Accident at Nyes
Mrs Wilson Robinson warned her husband an engineer at Nyes foundry not to go to work fearing danger. He kissed his children and went to the mill. In the afternoon while oiling the engine he fell into the fly wheel and was crushed to jelly, dying within an hour.
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Mariella
Wilson Robinson
Nyes Foundry
Black Jack Ketchum Execution Set For March 22
Santa Fe New Mexico February 26 The territorial supreme court fixed March 22 for the execution of Tom Ketchum known as Black Jack leader of a long terrorizing outlaw band. He faced murder and felony charges though tried for a train robbery near Folsom with the territory’s death penalty.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Tom Ketchum
Black Jack
Territorial Supreme Court
Ketchum
Folsom
Pensioners Die From Asphyxiation In Paris Home
In Noisy Le Sec at a home for the elderly seven pensioners were found dead from asphyxiation and two others were barely alive. Officials suspect a defective chimney caused the tragedy and hope remains to save the others.
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Paris
Noisy le Sec
Galveston Oil Refinery Fire Causes $90,000 Loss
Galveston Texas February 25 The Galveston Oil Refining Co. sustained heavy fire damage Saturday night with losses estimated at 90000 dollars and partially covered by insurance.
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Galveston
Tex
Galveston Oil Refining Co
Fire destroys Haden's Opera House in Columbia
A furnace defect sparked a blaze at Haden's Opera House in Columbia Missouri during a matinee performance. The audience was mainly children but all escaped harm as they fled the building.
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Columbia
Haden
Soldier's death by own action in Richmond report
Richmond report states Dolph Harrison Finney aged years hanged himself on February 25 near Washington. The man was blind and in poor health while holding a high position in a department at Washington.
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Richmond
Dolph Harrison Finney
Washington
Death by Own Action Shocks Liberian Official’s Wife
Embittered by what she deemed betrayals of former friends and her husband, Mrs. P. C. Gray, wife of attorney general for Liberia, drank a fatal dose at Provident hospital in Chicago. The Grays, married in 1891, separated a year later. The husband had been sent by a syndicate to obtain a Liberian grant to run a steamship line between Monrovia and a U.S. port, later joining the Liberian government and being elected attorney general last year.
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Iago
P. C. Gray
Gray
General Force of
Liberia
SPE
Pi Provident Hospits
Opay
Fieads
Monrovia
United States
Down the shaft opening at Elba mine claims three lives
Biwabik Minnesota February 26 three boys died in an Elba mine accident. Five boys rode a shaft car. One boy switched it the wrong way causing a rapid descent. A brother was saved by another boy but three others were killed at the shaft bottom. The victims include two Feit sons aged 11 and 12 and Andrew Schlakdich’s son about eight.
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Biwabik
Minn
Elba
Joseph Feit
Andrew Schlakdich
Drunken worker hijacks eight foot python in museum
Newcastle Pa February 26 John Hewitt an ironworker entered a local museum while intoxicated and stole an eight foot python. He caused a stampede by throwing the reptile on a saloon counter, then carried it away after the bartender armed with clubs. Hewitt was arrested and the snake found at his home.
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Newcastle
John Hertvitt
Hewitt
Hayes
Ypsilanti, Mich
Charles Osborne
Michigan City
Ind
Michigan
Rawlins Transport Heads Home After Port Rico Stop
The U S transport Rawlins sailed from San Juan to the United States on Monday. The crew and passengers, numbering 260, appeared pleased to depart and complete the voyage.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
United States
Rawlins
Ohio Regiment to witness battleship launch in May
Washington February 26. The Ohio Regiment in Congress held a meeting at the Cochran hotel and unanimously decided to go to San Francisco in May to witness the launching of the battleship Ohio.
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Washington
Congress
Cochran
Miners Strike Hits Dolph Coal Co Employees in Winton
Scranton report lists 800 Dolph Coal Co workers at Winton striking on Monday over a 10 percent wage increase agreed after last October’s settlement. The action follows the company’s failure to meet the terms, affecting miners in the area.
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Scranton
Dolph Coal Co
Winton
Fatal shooting in Helena man slays wife? or man Bailey
In Helena Arkansas on February 26 a wealthy manufacturer named Theodore son of Slaves was shot and killed by Bailey. A young man involved in the case is under investigation by local authorities with limited details available.
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Helena
Ark
Theodore Son
Bailey
Destructive Diamondville coal mine fire claims many lives
A major blaze at Diamondville No 1 coal mine late Monday killed most trapped miners. About 50 entrapped workers perished except John Anderson who escaped after shielding flames with his coat. Rescuers were driven back by fire. authorities withhold casualty figures and causes.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Kemeter
Wyo
Diamondvillé
John Anderson
Anderson
Ida Finklestein Brutally Attacked Near Terre Haute
Ida Finklestein a 20 year old school teacher was assaulted in woods three miles east of Terre Haute on Monday. She was shot in the back of the head and throat cut, dying at Union hospital Monday night. Police report several arrests as public anger runs high. Her death follows the past murder of her father in Hymera seven years ago.
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Paris
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific
Europe
America
Norway
United States
Russia
Germany
England
Sweden
Grové
T. N. Gray
Houston Manufacturers’ Association
Rce
Texas
Schoenbrunn
St. Gothard
London
Liverpool
Hamburg
Bremen
Charleston
N. C
New York
PD. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
Senate Committee On Agriculture
Karl Keffer, Jr
Charleroi
Pennsylvania
Switzerland
Order of the Thistle
Willis McDonald
William McDonald
Superior Court
Whitman County
Washington
Yale
University
Elihu Yale
Wrexham
Wales
Vaqueros Bay
Spain
Tangier
Africa
Prince Charlies
Denmark
Iceland
Prorence Monte Miller
Bloomington
Ill
Mary Wale
Lt W. Va
Napoleon
Poa
Terre Haute
Ind
Ida Finklestein
Finklestein
Hymera
Murder Mystery Body Found in Box Near Kaskasia Ill
A decomposed and mutilated man about 35, richly dressed, was found in a heavy oak box on a sand bar near the river at St. Kaskasia Illinois on Monday. The head was severed and placed in a corner. the body jammed inside. Estimated to have died about three months earlier with a crushed skull and no clue to the killer.
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Kaskasia
Ill
Morphine Pills Kill Two Girls In Pittsburgh Tragedy
In Pittsburgh on February 26 Martha and Florence Spangler aged 3 and 4 years died after mistaking morphine pills for candy. They had access during their mother’s absence and ingested five quarter grain pills. Four physicians could not save them. The sisters were daughters of Arthur Spangler, an air brake inspector for the Fort Wayne railroad.
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Pittsburgh
Martha
Florence Spangler
Arthur Spangler
Fort Wayne
Frank H. Hamilton Sentenced to Seven Years
Minneapolis, Feb. 26. Frank H. Hamilton convicted of first degree manslaughter was sentenced by Judge Brooks to seven years at hard labor in the State prison at Stillwater.
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Frank H. Hamilton
Minneapolis
Minn
Brooks
Stillwater
Plague in Cape Town Sees 31 Cases and Six Deaths
The plague in Cape Town has reached 31 reported cases, including six Europeans, with six deaths so far. Authorities warn more cases under treatment may prove fatal as the outbreak continues to unfold.
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Cape Town
Fire at Miss Ella Orth’s Bed In Allegheny Causes Burns
Fire sparked by heated irons at her feet ignited Miss Ella Orth’s bed in Allegheny Pittsburgh on February 26. Both limbs suffered serious burns with medical treatment expected to follow.
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Pittsburgh
Ella Orth
Allegheny
Abe
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Will
Southard
Ohio
Charls Stone
Wilberforce College
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H.C. Urner, Treas
Little Miami
H.r.co
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Banner Pack
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Vachel M. Anderson
Preside T Commercial Tribune Co
American Cotton Oil Co
Joseph Rawson, Jon
Rawson & Sons
B. Gamble de Ae & Gamble Co
Perin Langdon
U.S
Godfrey Holterhoff
Biles & Co
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Longworth Hatate
W. Smith
Henry Stix Stix
Krouse & A
W. Pohlman
Insurance Companies
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New York Weekly Tribune
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Frank Bowles
John Knopfle
Market St
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Washington, D. C
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Joseph Bernhard
Ren
Sonable
Weil Man
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Siena
Pastel
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Warr
Tisow
Barfigon
Willo
Francis Ollowe
Harrison Onio
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