Record Storm Stuns Nation with Severe Weather Spread
February blizzard across the central and southern states caused widespread damage and eight deaths. From Texas to Lake Erie and south to Pensacola, the storm brought heavy rain and record snow totals, with tornadoes, thunderbolts in Ohio Valley, and extreme heat in some Atlantic coast areas.
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New York
Kansas
Missouari
Texas
Ulinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Chiio
South Georgia
Lake Erie
Intoanada
Lake Wrre
Cape Hatteras
New Weather Bureau
Peronouncek
Ohio
Louisiana
Meridian
Miss
Pensacola
Fla
Gia
Cleveland
Fort Wayne
Tad
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Minnesota
Michigan
Knox to Inspect Panama Canal On Caribbean Tour
Secretary of State Philander C. Knox sails from Palm Beach with his wife and party aboard the USS Washington on a five month mission through Central America and the Caribbean to inspect the Panama Canal and review American interests. The itinerary includes Costa Rica Nicaragua El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Venezuela Porto Rico Santo Domingo and Havana where he may probe the Cuba unrest.
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Palm Beach
Fla
United States
Philander C. Knox
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Knox
Panama Canal
Isthmus
Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Washington
Honduran
Caracas
Venezuela
Porto Rico
Santo Domingo
Havana
Cuba
Interurban Car Crash in Indiana Kills One
Two Winona interurban passenger cars collided in a snowstorm near Akron, Indiana. Howell Long of Dayton, Ohio, was fatally injured and died in a Peru hospital. a motorman suffered severe leg injuries. Three others were hurt.
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Peru
Ind
Winona Interurban
Akron
Here
Howell Long
Dayton
Lewis
Mob Seeks Negro Murderers Near Brentwood
In Nashville Tennessee on February 22 a mob pursues two black men described as murderers near Brentwood. One of the fugitives shot and fatally wounded Mack Voit superintendent of a railroad construction company when Voit ordered him to work.
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Nashville
Tenn
Brentwood
Mack Voit
Voit
Five-armed holdup on a train thwarted near Bertram
Five men attempted to hold up west bound train No 9 on the Chicago and Northwestern near Bertram Iowa nine miles east of Cedar Rapids. The raid failed with no injuries reported and authorities began investigations.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chicago & Northwestern
Bertram
Here
Mahlon Pitney Appointed Supreme Court Justice
Mahlon Pitney has been named to succeed the late Justice Harlan as a justice of the United States Supreme Court. He is the chancellor of New Jersey and brings thirty years of legal and judicial experience, including two terms in Congress.
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Mr. Pitney
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
New Jersey
Congress
Blizzard Strikes Chicago with 60 MPH Winds
A fierce blizzard hits Chicago on Feb 23, bringing 20 hour winds up to 60 miles per hour. Snowdrifts reach ten to twenty feet, crippling transit, telegraph and phone services. Two dead and many injured as chaos halts building work and spikes unemployment from 150000 to as high as 300000 amid severe cold.
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Chicago
Missing papers found in Ray inquiry report
Washington reports the missing papers in the Maj. B B Ray inquiry were sent to the War Department committee by Secretary Stimson. Discovered among former Chief Star Bell’s papers, they relate to leave of absence conditions for Ray. Billiards: Cyrus McCormick defeats Charles Otis 50 to 38 in Pittsburgh match.
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Washington
Maj. B. B. Ray
House Committee On War Department
Stimson
War Department
Star Bell
McCormick
Pittsburgh
Cyrus
Charles Otis
Brooklyn
Freshman Coeds Reported Kned Knees at Wisconsin
Milwaukee Feb 22 61 percent of University of Wisconsin freshman coeds are knock kneed and 13 percent flat footed in a gymnasium report by Miss A B Mayhew for 1910 11. The study offers no explanation for the conditions.
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Milwaukee
University of Wisconsin
Mayhew
Kewanee Signs Pitcher Charles Saxe of Cleveland
Kewanee Illinois reports pitcher Charles Saxe of Cleveland has signed with the Kewanee Central association team.
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Kewanee
Ill
Charles Saxe
Cleveland
Kewanee Central Association
Miners' Strike Threat Triggers Factory Closures in Britain
London reports 800000 miners ready to strike at month end. Factories and iron works warned their workers may be laid off after February 29 if the walkout proceeds. Coal prices rise. owners confer with Premier Asquith to seek a settlement at the Foreign Office.
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London
England
Asquith
Foreign Office
Citizens' League convention opened in Indianapolis
The first annual convention of the National Citizens' League opened this afternoon in Indianapolis. Six hundred representative businessmen and bankers from across the United States attend to promote a movement aiming to prompt federal legislation to remove defects in the current financial system.
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Indianapolis
National Citizens’ League
United States
Islands to Get News by Wireless on Magdalen Islands
The post master general arranged to send a 1000 word news summary to Magdalen Islands residents each Saturday by wireless. The summary will be read in churches on Sunday, serving a population under 4,000 located near the Gulf of St. Lawrence, 54 miles west of Cape Breton and 100 southwest of Newfoundland.
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Ottawa
Ont
Magdalen Islands
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Cape Breton
Newfoundland
Socialists Elect Minnesota Mayor in Bemidji Race
Bemidji Minnesota voters elect Fred M Malzaba as mayor over William Mc Quaiz by 24 votes in a local socialist victory on February 22.
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Minnesota
Bemidji, Minn
Fred M. Malzaba
William McQuaiz
Truthful ads win out in advertising convention
E. St. Elmo Lewis of Detroit argues to the Southwestern division of the Associated Advertising Clubs of America that honesty is the basis of efficiency. He asserts that the day of paid liars in advertising is past and urges truthful practice among advertisers in Leavenworth Kansas.
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E. St. Elmo Lewis
Leavenworth
Kan
Detroit
Mich
National Association of Advertising Managers
Associated Advertising Clubs of America
Brandis Rights Violation Brings New Trial for Brandt
New York report says Foulke E. Brandt, former valet of Mortimer Schiff, remanded to the Tombs for a new trial after Justice Gerard ruled former judge Rosulsky lacked jurisdiction. Governor Dix cannot pardon a convicted prisoner, and indictments of conspiracy may follow. Melvin W. Sheppard earns reinstatement in the National Guard restor ing his good standing after an earlier discharge.
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Tombs
Chance
New York
Foulke E. Brandt
Mortimer E. Schiff
Criminal Courts of
Albany
Carmody
Dix
Gerard
Supreme Court
Hrandt
Rosulsky
Brandt
Sheppard
Melvin W. Sheppard
National Guard
Hotchkin
Twenty Second Regiment
Houston Fire Sweeps East Houston After Nor’ eases
A severe north wind fueled a massive blaze in eastern Houston destroying 25 blocks of factories and many homes. About 6.2 million dollars in losses, including 2 million tied to cotton and lumber storage, left thousands homeless as crews battled near Bullard Bayou.
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Houston
Tex
Bullalo Bayou
Bush Demands Increase From Detroit Tiger Shortstop
Detroit February 22 Owen Bush the Detroit Tigers shortstop holds out for more pay in response to President Frank Navins contract offer. Navin stands firm but the club is likely to grant Bush demands to avoid losing him and facing a difficult season.
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Detroit
Mich
Owen Bush
Detroit Tiger
Frank Navin
Bush
Navin
Indianapolis
Three Crews in Regatta Planned on Lake Carnegie
Princeton Pennsylvania and Columbia will contest a triangular eight oared race on Lake Carnegie May 18. The course length is one and three quarter miles and the event will follow the Pennsylvania Princeton baseball game at Brokaw field.
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Princeton
N. J
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Lake Carnegie
Brokaw Field
Italian War Office Orders Bisbini Shield for Troops
Rome reports the Italian war office has ordered infantry in Tripoli and Cyrenaica to be equipped with the Bisbini shield. Invented by Lieutenant Bisbini of the 32nd infantry, the shield is a thin tempered steel plate 16 by 12 inches, light and spade shaped.
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Rome
Italy
Italian War Office
Tripoli
Cyrenaica
Bisbini
Thirty-second Infantry
Demand Martial Law Spreads Across U S Fort Sheridan in Readiness
Reports from Fort Sheridan indicate officials are prepared to move soldiers on a minute's notice amid Mexico tensions. Mexico City seeks to suspend constitutional guarantees and expand the army by conscription. Washington notes growing unrest south of the Rio Grande as Mexico experiences widespread anarchy.
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Waukegan
Fort Sheridan
Mexico
Mexico City
Republic of Mexico
Madero
Washington
State Department
Rio Grande
Pitney Denies Labor Opposition to Supreme Court Move
Mahlon Pitney responded to western labor groups opposing his U S Supreme Court confirmation. He stated he is not an enemy of labor and cited that the mentioned decision was not his and that it was delivered orally and spur of the moment by his late father. He recalled serving on the New Jersey Supreme Court bench in 1903 as the junior member.
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Morristown
N. J
Mahlon Pitney
Supreme Court of the United States
Taft
Senate
Pitney
Supreme Court
Foss Seeks Authorisation for Two Dreadnoughts
Representative George E. Foss of Chicago introduced a house bill to authorize two dreadnought class battleships in this congress. At Annapolis the Naval Academy enforces a rule limiting midshipmen to two athletic teams per scholastic year leaving crew with loss of oarsman Philip Weens.
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Washington
George E. Foss
Chicago
Committee On Naval Affairs
House
Annapolis
Naval Academy
Philip Weens
Silent 13 Years Trigger Parole Hearing in Des Moines
Des Moines report details C F Rynerson the street car conductor on the parole board linked to Mabel Field’s disappearance years ago. Field’s body was found near the Des Moines river after she vanished from a car ride. A life sentence for her murder was handed to Charlie a decade ago and remains in prison.
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Des Moines
F. Rynerson
Board of Parole
Mabelfield
Charlie
Rynerson
A. B. Cummins
Domingan Revolt Grows Along Frontier
Reports from Cape Haitien describe a spreading San Domingan revolt with disrupted communications between Dajabon and Monte Cristi. A San Temingan defense vessel departed for Liberté with mail, but was intercepted and forced back.
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Cape Huitien
San Domingan
Dajabon
Monte Chrig
Liberte
Rearrested Embezzler in Durand Bank Case
Owosso Michigan February 23 Harry H Simpson former cashier of the Commercial and Savings bank of Durand was rearrested on charges of embezzling six thousand dollars from the bank after previously being freed on a charge of falsifying the bank books.
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Ray Army
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Father
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U. S
Foss
Chicagoan
Clears
Charles Thomas
Domingan
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