Strikes End as St Petersburg Reassured by Officials
Reports from St Petersburg state the Patiloff iron works resumed operations after a strike, ballots are being cast for a mixed commission of masters and workmen, and officials express greatest confidence that reforms will satisfy workers. Rumors of armed uprising on the holiday are denied, and Trepoff’s future posts remain unsettled.
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St. Petersburg
St. Peters
Patiloff Iron Works
Associated Press
Trepoff
Holy Synod
Ministry of the Interior
Berlin
Gomel
Night in a Car Trapped by Snow Frosts East St. Louis
A Lebanon branch street car of the East St. Louis and Suburban Electric road stalled two miles west of O Fallon in heavy snow. Thirty five passengers stayed aboard all night until a sleigh rescued them after daylight. Helpers used a telephone to summon aid and laborers finally reached the car. Electric heaters kept travelers warm and a warm breakfast was provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
Lebanon
O'Fallon
Lil
Engagement of Miss Lucy Hayes to William B Rogers
Colorado Springs announces the engagement of Miss Lucy Hayes youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Hayes to William Beverley Rogers of Beverley Garrison on the Hudson NY Miss Hayes is a granddaughter of Jefferson Davis and Rogers is a grandson of Hamilton Fish secretary of state under General Grant
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Lucy Hayes
J. A. Hayes
This City
William Beverley Rogers
Beverley Garrison-on-the-Hudson
N.Y
Hayes
Jefferson Davis
Mr. Rogers
Hamilton Fish
Grant
Bishop McLaren Failing Fast in New York
The condition of Bishop William B. Mclaren of the Protestant Episcopal diocese of Chicago worsens as he remains ill in New York City. Reports indicate his end may be imminent, with only a few days thought to remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLaren
New York
W. B. Mclaren
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of
Chicago
Female Suffrage Bill in Senate Is Defeated
Topeka Kan Feb 15 The bill to grant women the right to vote for presidential electors was killed in the Senate by a 60 to 20 vote.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
The Man or the Money
Mrs Mina von Shhomberg, a German aristocrat, seeks her husband Tiberius, eloped for years ago. She arrives in Fort Wayne pursuing a supposed marriage dissolution to claim an immense estate, carrying documents and a cash fortune from Montreal to Washington and beyond.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Paul ‘Yibertus
Mina von Shhomberg
Germany
Tiberius
Montreal
Washington
Edward Donahue Stands Trial for Michigan Doctor Murder
Edward Donahue, arrested in Syracuse, New York, on Christmas, faces circuit court trial in Crown Point Indiana for the murder and robbery of Dr Arminter Northrup a Benton Harbor Michigan veterinary surgeon. Northrup was shot five times beaten and hidden in weeds near Lake Michigan. Donahue allegedly fled in the doctor s buggy and later sold the watch and buggy claiming he bought them from a tramp.
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Crown Point
Ind
Edward Donahue
Syacuse
N. Y
Arminter Northrup
Benton Harbor
Mich
Donale
Donahue
Northrup
Benton Warrior
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Dr. Northrup
Paris duel foes Czaykowski and Gustave Villetté
Count Czaykowski of the Turkish diplomatic service due for a divorce from Edith L. Collins of New York due to Vanderbilt lineage and ward of Senator Depew engaged in a duel with journalist Gustave Villetté after published court criticisms. Oils were used and Czaykowski suffered a slight forearm wound in the February Paris confrontation.
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Paris
Count Czaykowski
Turkish Diplomatice Service
Edith L. Collins
New York
Commodore Vanderbilt
Depew
Gustave Villette
Szaykowski
Chicago Man Attempts Suicide at Palmer House
Willis G. Plank of 8401 Prairie avenue attempted death by his own action at the Palmer house by swallowing chloroform and morphine. Found by a hotel employee in the evening he is in serious condition at Samaritan hospital. He is 40, married and has worked eighteen years as credit man for A. H. Andrews Furniture Company at 174 Wabash avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Willis G. Plank
Prairie Avenue
Palmer House
Samaritan Hospital
Plank
A. H. Andrews Furniture Company
Wabash Avenue
Lew Wallace dies at 78 in Crawfordsville home
General Lew Wallace author of Ben Hur died surrounded by family in Crawfordsville Indiana aged 78 after a long illness. He was a Civil War veteran and former minister to Turkey with notable service in the Mexican and Civil wars. His wife son Henry of Indianapolis and Mrs Wallace were with him at death.
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This
Henry Wallace
How a Watch Works and Bank Dividend News
A period article explains that a watch uses a vibrating balance wheel and a mainspring to keep time, with the spring regulating motion and allowing operation in pockets or moving carriages. Included is notice that Citizens' Natural Bank declares a 40 percent dividend for depositors, with another likely around 25 percent, following the bank’s closure tied to Mrs. Chadwick loans.
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Oberlin
Citizens’ Natural Bank
Tite
Citizens’ Bank
Chadwick
Pioneer Minnesota Judge Ausin H Young Dead
Minneapolis Minnesota February 15 Judge Ausin H Young aged 74 a pioneer of Hennepin county dies at his home after a long illness He moved to Minnesota in 1866 from Waukegan Illinois where he completed his law studies.
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Minnesota
Minneapolis
Minn
Ausin H. Young
Hennepin County
P’rior
Waukegan
Ill
Inspector Satterthwaith Found Asphyxiated in Gas Regulator Shed
In Marion Indiana on February 15, inspector Joel Satterthwait of the Gas City Citizens' Gas Co. was found dead in a small shed over a gas regulator. He had been dead about twelve hours when the body was discovered.
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Marion
Ind
Joel Satterthwait
Gas City Citizens’ Gas Company
Widow of War of 1812 veteran seeks pension in Deerfield
In Deerfield Michigan on February 15 Mrs Crane a widow of a captain in the War of 1812 has filed for a pension. Her husband died thirty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deerfield, Mich
Heavy Loss of Cattle Reported in Kansas and Surrounding Regions
Bol ton, secretary of the Oklahoma Live Stock association, says livestock losses this year will be the greatest since the 1886 blizzard. He estimates 50,000 head lost on ranges in eastern Kansas, western Oklahoma, and the Texas panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kas
Bolton
Oklahoma Live Stock Association
Kansas
Oklahoma
Panhandle
Texas
Mule crushes man in Boonville accident report
Bert Hullett was crushed under a mule on a creek ice in Boonville Indiana February 15. The animal slipped on the slippery surface and pinned Hullett to the ice. He was found unconscious an hour later with a broken leg and severe internal injuries.
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Boonville
Ind
Bert Hullett
W Hullett
Hullett
The Wild Boar Temper and Tactics in Battle
A vivid description of the wild boar renowned for courage and cunning. The piece recounts battles with riders, dogs, and hunters, noting the boar’s rapid shifts from flight to trickery to ferocious charging. It cites India, Brazil, and a Philadelphia Record reference as context.
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Brazil
India
Jump Fever Among Freight Engineers Explained
In a talk among locomotive engineers an old timer who died was linked to jump fever. The condition is a hallucination that makes some engineers leap from the cab to avoid an believed imminent collision. It often strikes freight engineers after long hours at the throttle, when sleepiness and disorientation set in during a long westbound run.
Velocity of Electricity Sparks Measured at 288000 MPH
A spark board with six insulated knobs linked by short gaps and long wire sections produced three sparks. In a rapidly revolving mirror the image lag of the spark between 8 and 4 revealed the discharge delay. With known mirror speed the study calculated the electrical velocity as 288000 miles per second.
A Bishop’s Children Stirringly Misunderstood Tale
A reminiscence recalls Bishop Bloomfield who has two wives and three brood-bearing families. The second wife bursts into the study in distress claiming their children are siding with her children and murdering their own. The anecdote mixes humor with domestic chaos.
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Bishop Bloomfield
Bloomfield
Sequel of a Labor Fight. Part Ul
Charles Bunch, a Merkle Wiley broom factory employee, stabbed Allen Tague and Cunningham, a former worker, assaulted him. Both Tague and Cunningham were bound over by Justice Howard to the grand jury, given bonds, each fined 3 dollars and held for the fall term.
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Charles Bunch
Merkle Wiley Broom Factory
Allen Tague
Cunningham
the Factory
Howard
Bond
Tague
William Allen White ill in Manitow Colorado visit
William Allen White editor of the Emporia Gazette is seriously ill in Manitow Colorado with erysipelas. He came with his family recently seeking improved health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitow
Colo
William Allen White
Emporis
Kan
Opening Markets Report from Chicago on February 16, 1906
The Chicago market opens with loads of hogs and cattle showing mixed prices. Estimated receipts reach 17,000 hogs and 15,000 cattle with heavy activity in light hogs and mixed packers while cattle stay steady to higher on refined shipping grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monty
Petitioner Pressure as Buckeye State Woman Faces Possible Hange
District Attorney and supporters push to pardon Mrs Edwards in a murder case. A large Ohio petition with thousands of signatures seeks life imprisonment over a proposed execution in Reading Pennsylvania. The Board of Pardons meets amid conflicting deposition details and public interest.
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Reading
Mies
Minards
Samue Greg
Board of Pardonain
Board of Pardons
Edwards A
Kuty
Wien
Schweitzer
Edwards’ Splinviser
G@ son
Ohio
Board of
Parsons
Edwarde
Law Minnisters
Keipfer
Roosevelt sympathizes with Dublin art project IRE
President Roosevelt sent Lady Gregory twenty five dollars to aid the purchase of Irish pictures for a Dublin gallery of modern art. He expressed cordial sympathy with her efforts to keep a collection in Dublin noting its importance. The Prince of Wales and Princess Wales also contributed large sums.
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Dublin
Revelt
Gregory
Gallery of Modern Art
Royal Ht Academy
Roosevelt Ha
Prince of Wales
Princess Wales
Disappearance of Olive Templeton Reexamined by Sheriff
In St Joseph Michigan on February 15 authorities dispute the theory that Olive Templeton died by her own hand or perished in a storm. Sheriff Tennant reports Seth McGill saw Templeton walking south near the February 2 disappearance. Trainmen confirm a woman matching her description boarded a Pere Marquette train on February 2 and arrived in this city.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Olive Tem
Adventist College
Tennant
Seth McGill
Templeton
Pere Marquette
Hee deny Philadelphia grocer Owen Kelly in Los Angeles
Police say Philadelphia grocer Owen Kelly, last seen in October, was not under rest in Los Angeles and may have been sought only for information. Captain Bradish of the Philadelphia force telegraphed details, with word Kelly possibly in the city en route.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Owen Kelly
Philadelphia
Bradish
Kelly
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Trepopp
Union Man
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Lew Wallace
America
Crawfordsville, Ind
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Turkey
Wallace
Indianapolis
Hank
Poll
Santa Fe
Philadelphia Record
Whiehitt
Grain Market
Beach-Wickham Grain Co
Chi Board of Trade
McCall Bros. Rts
CAGO
Buckeye State
Hellenes Geason Innocent
Sasaman
Roosevelt
Miss Templeton
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