Miss Caroline Astor Drayton Weds William Phipps in Sussex
Miss Caroline Astor Drayton and William Phipps, secretary of the American embassy in London, married at Rogate in Sussex. The ceremony linked two notable American and diplomatic families in a framed rural setting.
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Caroline Astor Drayton
William Phipps
London
Rogate
Sussex
Wright Gibson
McKees Rocks
Hudson-Fulton Committee
State of New York
President Diaz
Gen. Diaz
James G. Bailey
Mexico City
Charles T. Yerkes
Traction
New York
Tokyo
Baron Shibusawa
Monument unveiled in Frankfort on Goebel death anniversary
On the tenth anniversary of William Goebel’s death a public subscription monument was unveiled at Frankfort Kentucky. The piece honors the murdered politician and recalls the era’s unrest and political tragedy.
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William Goebel
Frankfort
Taft
Republican Party
Ways and Means
Chamorro
Madriz
Ggn
Vasquez
Loudonville
Roy Covert
Congressional Investigating Committee
Woodbury Post No. 45
Adrian
Mich
Congress
Robert E. Lee
Virginia
National Capitol
L. G. Tallman
R. A. Tallman
State Auditor of
Ohio
Columbiana County
Claude Fred
Charleston
Maryland
Connecticut
B. M. Mills
New Boston
Church of Christ, Scientist
Kansas City
Atchison, Kan
Fred Jones
Explosion Toll Tops 149 In Colorado Coal Mine Disaster
Reports from Primero mine in Colorado detail a catastrophic blast at the Colorado Fuel & Iron plant killing at least 149 men. Seventy nine bodies lay at the air shaft and officials say all trapped workers perished. three others died at the mine mouth.
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Primero
Col
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company
Etter
Gov
Sherman
Illinois
Automobile Club of America
Waldorf-Astoria
New York City
Paris
State Department
Madriz
Nicaragua
Matagalpa
Jersey City
Ezra Cornell
Cornell University
Federated Labor Unions
Two Mile Swamp
Orangeburg
S. C
Fowler
New Jersey
Rules
Louis R. Gravis
Ballinger
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Land Office
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Armour Car Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific Company
Minneapolis
Standard Oil Company
Postal Savings Bank
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Committee On
Post Offices
Tulsa
Okla
Houston
Tex
Uncle Sam Oil Company
Oklahoma
New York
American Institute of Architects
Bowling
Northern Miners Federation
Sydney
United States
Germany
Empire
Explosion at Browder mine leaves many missing in Kentucky
In Drakesboro Kentucky Nineteen bodies recovered eight identified ten rescued alive and ten more seen with six dead still missing after an explosion at the Browder mine. About 150 men were inside with causes traced to an uncovered lamp. An inquest is planned as investors hold the property pending a company formation.
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Drakesboro
Browder
Tennessee
West Virginia
C. D. M. Freer
T. B. Caldwell
Memphis
Fails for Million Dollars Hits New York Firm
New York City firm Fisk and Robinson bond dealers on the New York Stock Exchange collapse under a $1,000,000 failure. Creditors file an involuntary bankruptcy in federal court. Bronson Howard named receiver with a $50,000 bond. Shrinking value of railroad bonds and preferred stock cited. branches in Chicago Boston and Worcester.
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New York City
Fisk and Robinson
New York Stock Exchange
United States District Court
Bronson Howard
Chicago
Boston
Worcester
Mass
Buffalo & Susquehanna Railroad Co
Ten Die In Wrecked Ship Frances Off Hatteras
The three masted schooner Frances with Capt Coombs from New York to Jacksonville Fla. foundered on the Hatteras coast. Ten crewmen perished as life saving stations at Cape Hatteras and Big Kinnakeet could not reach the craft before it broke up. The stern washed ashore identifying the vessel after daybreak.
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Norfolk
Frances
Coombs
New York City
Jacksonville
Fla
Hatteras
Cape Hatteras
Big Kinnakeet
New York
Was Scared to Death Case At St Paul Jury Awards $2000
Tillie Omins ky, a factory girl employed about a year at a box machine, was pulled into moving parts when her waist caught in wheels and shafting. Physicians testified fright caused a nervous breakdown and she went bald. A circuit court jury awarded $2000.
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St. Paul
Tillie Ominsky
Tillie
Reynard No Match for Cat in Forest Encounter
A German sporting paper recounts a forest clearing scene where a big black cat defends itself against a fox pack. The old fox and a young cub try multiple charges, but the cat repeatedly drives them back with sharp claws and a threatening hiss, leaving the foxes defeated.
Riddle Proofs That I Am The Photo Owner’s Father
A puzzle answer declares the man in the photograph is the speaker’s son. The Scotsman explains three persons in the scenario: the man, his son, and the speaker, showing that the man in the wall photo is the speaker’s son.
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St. Louis Republic
Paris waiters seek end to tipping and demand fixed salaries
M jabougnat , secretary of the chamber syndicate ouvriere des limonadiers in paris, says cafe and restaurant waiters want abolition of pourboire. He notes tips are not a salary and that some employers deduct large portions, with one case where 18 workers turn over over £2000 yearly to the house. He argues unity to secure hourly wages.
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Paris
M. Jabougnat
Chambre Syndicate Ouvriere Des Limonadiers
Electric Furnaces Popular in Global Steel Works
Le Genie Civil reports 78 electric furnaces in steel works worldwide, with 35 on induction and 43 on arc. Kjellin leads with 14 units, followed by 11 Stassano and 10 Rochling Rodenhauser furnaces, plus single units from Elecktrometall Society Sweden Colby Hiorth Keller Schneider and Wallin. Capacity grows with many existing units handling eight to ten tons.
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le Genie Civil
Kjellin
Stassano
Rochling- Rodenhauser
Elecktrometall Society
Sweden
Colby, Hiorth, Keller, Schneider and Wallin
Markets Report Focuses on Prices Across Cities
New York money market shows call rate easy at 2 to 3 percent with mercantile paper at 4 1/4 to 5 percent. Grain and livestock prices listed for Cleveland Toledo Buffalo Pittsburgh and Chicago with wheat corn oats and livestock quotes, including cattle hogs sheep and lambs across multiple markets.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Ohio
Chicago
Pennsylvania Happenings Hits in Early 20th Century
State receipts from ore licenses exceed 53000 amid butter price driven trade boom. Twelve thousand glass workers affected by a 15 percent wage raise signed by the National Window Glass Manufacturers Association and a workers committee in Pittsburg. The Pennsylvania Railroad hires women as attaches and stenographers for the first time, Lebanon and Warren women named. Philadelphia Reading Railway raises wages about 13 percent for 1200 engineers starting February 1. State agents raid cattle feed dealers for false quarantines and weed seed in York, Delaware, Lancaster counties with arrests following.
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Pittsburg
National
Window Glass Manufacturers’ Association
State Department of Agriculture
Cumberland County
York
Delaware County
Ancaster
State highway department nears 10000 auto registrations
The state highway department will pass 10,000 auto registrations within days as mail adds about 100 applications daily. Most registered cars exceed 20 horsepower, and this year sees many new registrations. Chauffeur registrations total about 6,500, a surprising figure.
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State Highway Department
Rex the Bronx king cobra dies after autopsy
The Bronx park favorite Rex, known as the largest captive reptile and the deadliest snake, has died. Veterinarians performed an autopsy revealing a live roach had bored into the cobra’s skull, a first recorded case.
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Rex
Bronx Park
New York City
Convention backs uniform legislation through reference bureaus
The Washington convention for the promotion of uniform legislation urged states to establish legislative reference bureaus and advised existing bureaus to broaden their scope. It held that these bureaus are effective for promoting uniform laws nationwide.
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Washington
James N. Moore
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania board warns against false agriculture prosperity claims
At Harrisburg the state board of agriculture adjourned with members criticizing National Secretary James Wilson reports. They say national prosperity claims clash with high food prices and suggest farmers are being perceived as forming a trust, despite alleged gains.
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State Board of Agriculture
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
James Wilson
State Board
State orchard inspectors to undergo training course
Thirty field workers of the division of economic zoology in the state department of agriculture will complete a week of instruction under State Economic Zoologist Surface. The program includes daytime orchard demonstrations and evening lectures at the capitol. Surface estimates inspectors will oversee about 500,000 fruit trees in public model orchards, with thousands of bearing and young apple and pear trees among other varieties.
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Division of Economic Zoology
State Department of Agriculture
Surface
Capitol
Isolated island grants and refusals near Joxestown
The state board of property refused the application for Gingrich's island h and granted McDowell's island sland on the Susquehanna near Joxestown. Both sites are located in the river vicinity and subject to further review by authorities.
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Island
State Board of Property
McDowell
Susquehanna
Joxestown
Eight Hatchery Superintendents Meet With Commissioner
The eight New York fish hatchery superintendents will visit Albany on February 23 and 24 to confer with Commissioner Meehan. They will discuss trout fry applications and related papers while Meehan hosts a dinner for the group.
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Albany
Meehan
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