Tremendous Snowfall Buries Mountains and Rail Line
Avalanches sweep the region in ten days of heavy snow. Eight cars and a railroad station buried in a snowslide near Leadville Ouray and Aspen report multiple slides, casualties, and road closures. J. S. Bellowhall, a Ouray carrier, and several miners are among the dead or missing.
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Teinger
Repyria
Leadville
Amen
Ouray
Red Cliff
Tetturids
Huey
Ated
Howe
Avex
J. E. Mei
Wat Garshe
Kile
Feverside
Privo
Utah
Leadvilly
Epow
Weet
Kiel Mi
Widnesday
Ifa
Iowas
Ropds
Bellowhall
Andyalanche
Irontown
Bear Creek Falls
Big Grande Southern
Ophir
Algeami
Charles Aweetivy
Woody
Aspen
Pitkin
Martin Mendes
Prove
Ptule
Rescue of Missing Rider Ends in Safe Return
A distressed search followed a man missing after a trek along the river road. A lengthy, hazardous recovery effort by patrol, volunteers, and a helper team brought him home unharmed by afternoon. Relief swept the scene as word spread of his safe recovery and the community’s anxious vigil concluded.
Snowbound Near Red Cliff In Calaveras Region
A nebulous report describes heavy snowfall and road blockades near Red Cliff and Almont in the mountains. Weather conditions include high winds and persistent cold with temperatures around 13 degrees, hampering travel and coal transport. Local crews work to clear snow, estimate road stability, and assess hazards from avalanches and collapsed routes amid ongoing winter conditions.
Avalanches at Gleenwood Stall Progress on Clearing Routes
Debris blocks rotary plows as avalanches obstruct passes from Rilo Grande to Midland. Residents report extensive risk on Eagle canyon routes and several travelers stranded or forced to seek alternate paths.
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Seth Sonnel
Dorn
Eagie Canon i Rikes
Fragmentary OCR Snowfall Obstructs River Access
In the damaged text describe heavy snowfall blocking river crossings and a Bugle cannon area. Men work at river ends to clear a path but thick timber, rocks, and ice impede progress. The scene notes unusable routes and persistent whiteout conditions hampering movement.
Unclear Havana Death Sparks U S Demand for Explanation
A Havana prison death of Dr Ricardo Ruiz, a naturalized American, triggers U S protests. General Lee demands autopsy results and full inquiry, with Olney pressing Madrid for a thorough investigation and release of Americans held in Cuba. Authorities report blunt violence on Ruiz's body amid doubts of suicide.
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Norwi
Lee
Washington
Hutz
Tom
Marquis of Anhamada
Werler
Kutts
Otter
Pleretnus Etles
Biscott
Ruiz
State Department
Rula
Phildelphia
Cuba
New York
Herald
Havana
Olney
Hemand
Madrid
Ricardo Ruiz
Vieneral Lee
Lznaminyami
Cleveland's Veto Aims To Strike Sundry Civil Bill
Washington February 22 President Cleveland plans to veto the sundry civil bill and the general deficiency bill. The sundry bill would spend at least 60 million dollars. the deficiency bill carries over four million. Critics warn the veto blocks passage of both measures amiday lobbying and rider items.
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Washington, D. C
Cleveland
Detice Jency
House
Taistunand as minister candidate backed by Carnegie Steel
Rumor says John A G Taistunand recently retired as Carnegie Steel president is a candidate for U S minister to Huitzers land. H C Frick confirms the pursuit and Carnegie interests push hard to secure the appointment while Leishmann seeks a abroad posting for several years with pleasant work.
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Mttshure
John A. G. Taistunand
Carnegie Steel Company
United States
Huitzersland
H. C. Frick
Leishmann
Seinebrowght
Baseball Schedule Announced by Local League Leader
Baithmors Feb 2 President Nick Simit of the personal league of base ball clubs has finished the schedule for the coming season and will submit by May 14 the spiral motion which birth in this city on Thursday The season proper will open April 22 with Boston in Baltimore Brooklyn in Philadelphia and Washington in New York. In the west Cleveland will open in Chicago Pittsburgh in Cincinnati and Louisville in St. Louis.
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Baithmors
Nick” Simit
League of
Boston
Baltimore
Brooklen
Philadelphia
Washington
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Pittsburg
Ciacinnath
Louisville
St. Louis
Missouri and Kansas Stock Yard Conference Fractures Deepen
Missouri and Kansas committees clash over stock yard reform with Whitecotton saying no agreement, then a shift after hearings. Missouri notes proposals on yardage rates and trusts, while Kansas presses its bill as a near copy of their law. Missouri foresees House passage of the similar bill likely this week.
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Missour
Kansas Stock Yards
Kansas City
Kansas
House
Missouri
Jefferson City
Whitecotton
Missouri Committee
Kansas Committee On Stock Yards
Wilson
St. Louis
Qait
Morro
Morrow
Hursas
WILL KILL THE JUMPER BILL Defeating measure urged by indignation meeting
Hamilton hall tonight hosts an indignation meeting protesting salary reductions at state educational institutions. C Clemens and Mrs Annie J Diggs with legislators will speak in defense. Representatives from various institutions will participate. A House member warned the Jumper bill will be killed in the House. Governor Leedy would veto promptly if it passed.
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Hamilton Hall
C. Clemens
Annie J. Diggs
House of Representatives
Unt
Leedy
Movement in Senate to Substitute Maximum Freight Rate Bill
A caucus among Populist senators plans to back Householder's proposed maximum rate bill replacing the Harris committee bill. Critics call the Harris bill too radical, arguing it would raise prices for corn wheat and cattle in key ports. Supporters say the new measure would curb railroad power and prevent rate hikes where competition is lacking.
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Senate
Householder
Yue
Harris
Harris Bil
Kenta City
Prof L L Dyche to Lecture on Arctic Trip in Legislature Hall
Lawrence professor L L Dyche will lecture at Representative Hall tonight in response to a House invitation. He will discuss his Arctic trip with stereoptical views. The lecture is aimed at legislators but open to the public with no admission charge.
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Dyche
L. L. Dyche
Lawrence
Representative Hall
House of Representatives
Calendar Revisions Move Major Measures Forward
The Scalve council schedules meetings this afternoon to revise the calendar. Major matters including railroad, telegraph, and stockyard measures will be advanced to the front, while minor items will be postponed.
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Scalve Counse
McCook to Be Secretary of the Interior in Cabinet Shift
Washington announces John J. McCook of New York will serve as secretary of the interior, replacing Judge McKenna amid school-question disputes. McCook, born in Carrollton Ohio, served as a Civil War officer, earned multiple degrees, and is a partner at Alexander & Green with railroad ties, noted for Presbyterian faith and Briggs case counsel.
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Washington
John J. McCook
New York
Judge McKenna
California
McKenna
Secretary of the Interior
John J. McCesk
Carrojitun
Ohio
Daniel McCook
John McCook
Kenyon College
Sixth
One Cavalry
Crittenden
Perryville
Stone River
Tullahoma
Chattanooga
Chickamauga
Grant
Army
Gambler, Obi
Harvard University
Princeton
University of Kansas
Col McCook
Alexander & Green
New York City
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
Presbyterian Church
Briggs
Hay chosen to be U S ambassador to Great Britain
London reports that Col John Hay has been selected by President-elect McKinley to be ambassador to the court of St James. British papers praise the move, noting Hay’s experience, not machine politics, and hope for steadier diplomacy after Bayard.
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London
London ‘Times
John Hay
McKinley
Bayard
United States
Court of St. James
Pall Mall Gazette
Great Britain
Popenoe to Costa Rica for Coffee Investment Research
Mr Popenoe and Sr Ed Pouckt travel to Costa Rica to inspect coffee industry prospects. The accounting trust company will depart tomorrow afternoon, with Popenoe planning thorough research and a April 4 deadline for travel. Ed Pouckt recently left Topeka after briefing on investment opportunities in Central America.
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Fouropenoe
Accounting ‘Trust Company
Timorrow
Costa Ric
Ed Pouckt
Ieft Topeka
Brunetie
Popenoce
Thorosigh Ral
Fone
Topeka Set For Two Baseball Showdowns At Athletic Park
Will Have Good Ball Topeka expects two ball teams at Athletic Park in early April. Lee Jones arranged at least one match in Topeka between Anson’s Date of Chicago and Jimmy Manning’s Kansas City Blues. Date not fixed but likely the last week of April. Mineral Water. The finest in the west. Come and try. In J. W. Phillips, 612 W Eighth Ave. We mend and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
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Topeka
Athletic Park
Lee Jones
Anson
Chicago
Jimmy Manning
Kansas City Blues
Fires on Crete as powers bombarded insurgent camp
Bombardment near Canea continued all day as foreign fleets opened fire on Crete’s insurgent camp, with British and other ships firing shells while Greek forces and locals suffered. Turmoil arose after Turkish frigate and Greek gunboat clashed, and rumors spread of casualties nearby.
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Canea
Crete
United Powers
King George
George
Miamiraix
Vassos
Aghici Theodores
Peneus
Ocen
Kaiserin Augusta
H. M.S. Driad
HM. 8
Harrier
H. M.S. Revenge
Hydra
Canes
Big Event Draws Railroad Men From Across Regions
A major ball in the city brings together railroad workers from Argentine, Ottawa, and Emporia. Generations lead the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, with Archbishop Grace reported dead in St Paul. Cattle and hog markets show varied receipts and fluctuating demand as sheep and turkey sales are noted in numerous reports.
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Jane Tete Lau
Argentine
Ottawa
Emporia
Brotherhood of Locomotive Miremen
Mrs Gougar Argues Equal Suffrage Before Indiana Supreme Court
Helen Gougar makes her bid for women's suffrage before all five justices in bane. She argues that the constitution places no bar on voting by women and seeks a court ruling to correct what she calls a misapplied legal interpretation. Her impassioned plea begins with I am here not as a woman but as a citizen, stressing citizen rights over gender.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Helen Gougar
Indiana Supreme Court
Lafayette
Indiana
Hanna to be next Ohio senator after Sherman
Columbus Feb 22 Marcus A Hanna will be the next senator from Ohio. Governor Bushnell will appoint him to succeed Senator Sherman when he resigns to join McKinley’s cabinet as secretary of state at the March 4 inauguration. The statement, signed by Bushnell, declares Hanna’s selection with popular approval and notes the political clamor for his appointment.
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Columbus
Marcus A. Hanna
Ohio
Bushnell
John Sherman
Willams McKinley
United States Senate
Sherman Rentone
McKinley
Marc A. Hanna
Cuyulogm
Ser Bau Bie
Iy Chowen
General Assembly
Woton Wilminet
Aba S. Bushnell
Tie
Hanis
McKiniey
Byer
Foraker-Enstwell
Tie Rele Thie
Onin
Hasina
Uhlig
Puliticians
Securim
Nijoo
Mckinsey Cme
Ifenna
Evaded arrest and died under a train wheel
A man named Nichilux Menteon fled as police pursued him aboard a Northwestern passenger train. A mob pursued into a wagon, then the train passed over him after a chase through the yard. Witnesses say he attempted to escape but was struck by the car wheels.
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Nichilux Menteon
Menigen
Trwcka
Iocomotter Krecker
Mets
Human Icicle Tragedy in St Paul Feared Suicide
Feb special to the disaster and midnight Sunday Morley, a gambler, shot and killed Blanch Renaud with whom he had been living. He slightly wounded her friend Bess McCune, then attempted to shoot himself, jumped into the river where his frozen body was found late yesterday with his throat cut from ear to ear.
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St. Paul
Fev
William Morley
Blanch Renaud
Bess McCune
Whinley Cough Spurs Call for Rest at Home
Canton Ohio February 22 Major Mekhini not feeling well today after several days of a troublesome cough. He needs rest to recover strength and wealth, and a physician was consulted but no cause for apprehension was found.
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Canton
O. Fen
Mmekhini
Tee House
Visine
Ben's Baby Proclaimed New Papa Special Event
Indianapolis reports a dramatic birth story claiming former U S president Benjamin Harrison becomes a father again to a baby girl weighing 12 pounds. The piece notes sensational public reaction, references to Mrs Harrison and Dirmick, and describes the couple's life in Indianapolis amid public interest.
Flood Devastation Hits Kentucky as Rivers RISE Across Counties
Reports from Kentucky and surrounding areas describe a record flood in the past two days. A 10-year-old boy, Charles Hotton, drowned near Gallatin County as Eagle Creek rose, while Derby, Frankfort, Richmond, and Cynthiana report substantial damage, flooded streets, washed bridges, and submerged rail lines. Heavy rains continue with rivers cresting and towns like Hodges Creek and White Hall seeing severe inundation. Newark and Huntington areas face landslides and delayed trains as water levels threaten homes, roads, and critical infrastructure.
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Louisville
the Tees
Turtele
Eparta
Charles Hotton
J. W. Hatton
Gallatin
Eagle Creek
Young Holton
Frankfort
Big Iron
Richmond Ky
White’ Nall
Cynthians
Licking River
Leesburg
Cynthiana
Lavelette
Milchesboro
Hynes Ville
Court House
Cumberland
Dentist Office Robbed for Fifty Dollars in Gold
A burglary at Dr Gen Po Lax St bie dental parlors on Mt O31 Kanens ay e nue Saturday afternoon. While the dentist briefly stepped out, someone opened the safe and stole crown and bridge work, gold pieces, and a pumice stone. Police were notified of the break in and the value of the gold was about fifty dollars.
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Gen. Po
Lax
Lux
Gold Bridge
Senator Bhery Man Denounces Journal War Quote
Sherman indignantly rejects a New York Journal interview quoted as favoring war with Spain. Bhery man calls the report erroneous from start to finish and says he would denounce it emphatically. Washington notes the senator's vigorous language in response.
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Washington
Bheryman
New York Journal
Spain
Pavement Repairs Begin After Fall Overhaul
Barber Asphalt company led by 3B Shaffer directs crew to patch and reseal streets. Since last fall no work was required until new revalrs appeared. Contractor will maintain the pavement for five years.
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Shaffer
Barber Asphalt Company
Pany
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Papa
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Hix
Fouleht Declans
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