Waterbury Fire Wrecks City Center and Scovill House
A massive gale fueled fire in Waterbury on Feb 3rd destroyed four acres of the city’s premier business area, including Reid & Hughes Dry Goods and the Scovill complex. Four hundred plus firefighters fought for sixteen hours until under control. No loss of life reported though two hotel workers were missing and later found. The disaster caused widespread looting fears, martial law, and a massive insurance loss estimated around 1.56 million with total property loss near 2.5 million. The city prepared to rebuild as militia patrolled streets and utilities were restored.
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Waterbury
Conn
Scovill
Truman
Bank
Grand
South Main
Connecticut Railroad and Lighting Company
Charles Y. Kent
Holmes, Booth & Haydens Company
Board of Education
Cook
American Publishing Company
Exchange Place
Bank Street
Grand Street
Scovill House
Judge Co. Lewis
Reid & Hughes Dry-goods Company
Waterbury American
Masonic Temple
Scovill and
Franklin
W. L. Douglass Shoe Company
Johnson
Salvation Army Workingmen’s Home
Waterbury Bank
Grand and
Bank Streets
New England Engineering
Associated Press
Kilduff
Three Hour Republican House Caucus Debates Crumpacker Plan
A long Republican caucus in the House failed to reach conclusions on Representative Crumpacker's Southern reduction scheme. With strong pleas for delay from Payne and Cannon, the meeting adjourned for one week as supporters push for a committee to investigate disfranchisement and possible remedies, amid weather and attendance constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Washington
House
Representative Crumpacker
Indiana
Payne
Cannon
Crumpacker
Bartholdt
Missouri
Henderson
New York
Illinois
Loudenslager
New Jersey
Committee of Rules
United States
House of Representatives
Congress
Taylor
Ohio
Dayton
West Virgina
Moody
Massachusetts
Olmstead
Pennsylvania
Morris
Minnesota
Shattuc
Blackburn
North Carolina
Gibson
Tennessee
Messrs. Bartholdt
Rodey
New Mexico
Mr. Long
Kansas
Representative Parker
Representative Reeves
Ilinois
Kennedy Marriage Suit and Murder Trial Neares Verdict
Kennedy seeks to set aside a one month marriage claiming coercion by his wife and her family, Bert and Will. Mrs Kennedy was convicted of shooting him after a call from his office. Her father and brothers faced charges of conspiring to kill Kennedy. Will Prince seeks severance and will be tried separately. sister on bail awaiting appeal may testify.
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Kennedy
Bert
Will
General Miles Injured in Sleigh Collision
General Nelson A. Miles endured a sleigh accident on the White lot while driving Gold Pebble. His sleigh struck the rear of William Rackey’s cutter, overturning and dragging Miles about fifty yards before the cutter was righted. He remained in control and reported no ill effects that evening.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
William Rackey
Street Car Collision Injures Three Including Doctor
A Delaware street and Massachusetts avenue crash near 6 pm injured Dr. J. H. Ford of Woodruff Place, William T. McCarty of 1333 Brookside avenue, and an unidentified young woman. The Alabama car halted to discharge passengers when the East Tenth street car struck from behind. McCarty suffered a dislocated shoulder and possible internal injuries, Ford sprained ankle and bruises, the other passenger was knocked unconscious. Several others received bruises. the motorman was thrown through a window. Track slipperiness blamed.
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Delaware Street
Massachusetts Avenue
J. H. Ford
Woodruff Place
William T. McCarty
Brookside Avenue
Alabama
East Tenth Street
Delaware
East Tenth
McCarty
Leathers
Ford
Havoc Wrought by Storms Along the Atlantic Coast
A fierce gale along the coast of Long Island and New Jersey causes wrecks and loss of life. Vessels stripped ashore east of Bellport Life Saving Station. fourteen crew from the Schepp and Berwind tugs rescued by the Barcelona as heavy seas surge. Captain Claus Bohn, veteran rescuer, led perilous effort saving fourteen men and earning due honors for gallantry.
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New York
Long Island
New Jersey
Richmond
Block Island
Newport
R. L
Cuba
New London
Forge River Station
Schepp
Long Beach
S. L. Shoals
Andrew Rhoades
Rhoades
van Wycklen
L. L
Barcelona
Claus Bohn
Berwind
Atwood
John E. Berwind
Bohn
Sloman Line
New York Life Saving Association
Atlantic
Emelia Robin
Will Prince on Trial for Murder at Kennedy Slaying
Kansas City February 2. The trial of Will Prince began today as a principal in the murder of Philip H. Kennedy, his brother in law. Kennedy, a soliciting agent for Merchants' Dispatch Transportation Company, was shot and killed by Lulu Prince.
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Kansas City
Will Prince
Philip H. Kennedy
Kennedy
Merchants’ Dispatch Transportation Company
Lulu Prince
Race War at a Colliery in Tennessee
In Fentress county near Crossville, a Skull and Crossbones red ink notice warned black workers to leave the Millstone mine of Cumberland Coal Company. The mob fired on cabins. guards and militia stand by as company officials vow protection for the black employees.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Millstone
Cumberland Coal Company
Crossville
Fentress County
William Nixon
Nixon
Brandon
Cuban postal fraud hearing details Bristow testimony
Chief Clerk Bristow testified in Havana during the Cuban postal department fraud case hearing. He described data gathering from department heads, two reports compiled for Estes Rathbone, and signing five checks for Neely while Rathbone was absent. He said he lacked suspicion of wrongdoing and would request vouchers if in doubt.
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Havana
Bristow
Brooke
Cuba
Estes G. Rathbone
Rathbone
C. F. W. Neely
Neely
Ae Minath
Sensel
Rathae
Tug Cuba reports loss of two coal barges off Block Island
FALL RIVER Mass Feb 3 The tug Cuba of the Staples Coal Company Taunton arrived and reports the loss of her two barges Matanzas and Cardenas off Block Island last night during the heavy gale Each barge carried 30 tons of coal crew of five men no crew names yet provided by the company
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Fall River
Mass
Cuba
Staples Coal Company
Taunton
Matanzas
Cardenas
Block Island
Steamers Ashore In Wind Storm News
The Philadelphia wind storm that began yesterday afternoon reached fifty miles per hour along the southern coast near the Delaware breakwater and has diminished to about twenty miles per hour by night. Reports from the south Jersey coast and Delaware river points indicate that yes.
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Philadelphia
Delaware Breakwater
South Jersey
Delaware River
Soffel addresses escape and shooting incident details
Mrs. Soffel states Ed Persuaded her to accompany the Biddle brothers during their escape. She recounts the library scene, travel by sleigh through Butler and Mount Chestnut, the pursuit by detectives, a gunfight in which Ed and Jack were shot, her own wounding, and gratitude toward Detective Swinehart for saving her life. She asserts she was not intoxicated, and describes the jail break plan and timing.
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Pittsburg
Ross Street
Jack
Grant Street
Allegheny
Butler
Mount Chestnut
Detective Roach
McGovern
Detective McGovern
Sted
Storm and shipgroundings amid a fierce English Channel gale
A storm causes vessels to run aground near Brigantine shoal and in Delaware bay. The British steamer Cloverdale remains ensnared on Brigantine shoal, with wrecking tugs assisting after ballast and cargo discharge. The Europe and Drummond are reported aground in Delaware bay. In England the Chanaral’s crew suffers one survivor after a capsize off Ushant. the mate endures twelve hours afloat before rescue. A trawler Anlaby is reported lost off Iceland amid heavy seas.
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Europe
London
Philadelphia
Delaware Bay
Reedy Island
Drummond
St. Thomas
English Channel
Falmouth
Ushant
Nantes
France
A. D. Bordes & Son
Dunkirk
Greenock
Britanny
Anlaby
Hull
Iceland
Dover-Os
Latter Used His Pitchfork on the In Knew More About the Philip Pines
A fragmentary line suggests a confrontation where a figure known as Latter used a pitchfork in a dispute about knowledge of the Philippines. The readable text indicates a clash between two antagonists over information or expertise related to the region.
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Seavill House
Senate
Albert C. Bearss
Peru
E. H. Neal
Jonesboro
J. D. Chambers
Williamsport
Frank B. Posey
Evansville
Elam H. Neal
John D
Chambers
Internal Revenue Firat
William MccCoach
Clair A. Mulholland
Sidney L. Wilson
Washington, D
Watson
H. C. Smith
J. W. Fordney
Michigan
Bliss Building
Capitol
Representative Hall
White House
Representative Hemenway
A. L. Barnard
J. C. O'Conner
Delphi
James
Georgetown University
Charles Martindale
Indianapolis
United States Supreme Court
Fairbanks
Representative Brick
Corbin
The
Signal Corps
Grosvenor
W. E. Stone
Purdue University
LONG
Messrs. Payne
MR. Crumpacker
Committee OF Investigation
Valparaiso
N. A. Miles
Atlantic Coast
Bohns
Clerk Bristow
MRS
Butler County
Beveridge
Tillman
Diaman
Philippines
Senator Carmack
Stewart
Carmack
Arthur H. Noyes
District Court of
Alaska
Culberson
Yeas
Burton
Clark
Wyoming
Gallinger
Gamble
Gannon Tal
Heitfeld
Kittredge
Art
Turner
Bacon
Burnhas
Carmaar
Cullom
Deboe
Dietrich
Ham
Dolliver
Kearns
Lodge
McLaurin
Carolina
McMillan
Mallory
Martin
Ell
Money
Morgan
Nelson
Pettus
Platt
Pri Proctor
Simmons
Spooner
Kaferroter
Wellington
Ottersd Be Foraker
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Br. Foraker
Foraker
Bir
Supreme
Teller
Iat
Noyes
Tileman
Washington Post
Arthur
Jorge Noyes
Oest Noyes
Eee
Judge Noyes
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