Peril Amid Floes Taken Off Sinking Boat
Thirty men escaped drowning as the Philadelphia ice boat No 3 was crushed by an ice jam near the Delaware Breakwater. The crew were rescued by tugs Cesner and Boxer after striking a sunken barge Santiago. Navigation blocked, ten miles of ice extend offshore, with vessels trapped at the breakwater Horseshoe and in Gloucester.
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Delaware
Lewes
Det
Harbor of Refuge
Tay
Jacobs
Philadelphia City
Philadelphia
Santiago
Heruge
Cesner
Boxer
Trenton
N. J
Horseshoe
Gloucester
City
Delaware River
West Indies
Lower Bay
Delaware Capes
Blulingsport
Reading Halfway Company
Boston
Sixty Men Draw Hearse After Sleet Storm in Columbia
In Columbia South Carolina sixty Black men from fraternal orders associated with George Mees the deaf man hauled a hearse concealing a corpse through icy streets. After horses failed to move the vehicle the men tied ropes to the hearse tongue and carried the body over two miles to the cemetery. Three funerals scheduled for the day were postponed due to slick streets.
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Columbia, &S. C
George Mees
Two Children Perish in Detroit House Fire
In Detroit Wyan Motte a stove fire left Leo Ososkle two and his baby brother James two months old dead. Their uncle removed the bodies as firemen battled flames destroying the house. In Vera Cruz Mexico City officials uncover a plot to smuggle thousands of gold watches hidden in an ice cream freezer from Germany.
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Detroit
Mich
Fen
Leo Ososkle
James
Wyan- Motte
Mexico City
Vera Cruz
Germany
Three Hoeffner Children Drowned in Conestoga Creek
In Brownstown Lancaster County three children of George W Hoeffner Edwin seventeen Lizzie eleven and John nine were drowned after ice broke on a hole in the dam on the Conestoga Creek. No witnesses exist and Edwin wore skates when found. The two younger children were skating and pulled onto the ice.
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Lancaster
Brownstown
Wengers Dam
Conestoga Creek
George W Hoeffner
Edwin
Lizzie
John
Mitchell to Investigate Alabama Miners Grievances
John Mitchell national president of the United Mine Workers of America left Indianapolis for Birmingham to study the Twentieth district miners wage dispute. About 2,000 miners have been out since July 1. He stated he does not expect to settle the trouble soon and may be away for some time.
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Birmingham
Ala
Indianapolis
Ind
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Alabama
Oberlin Banker Beckwith Dies During Chadwick Case
C T Beckwith president of the defunct Citizens National Bank of Oberlin Ohio died after two days of unconsciousness. His death may weaken the Chadwick forgery and misapplication cases as he was expected to testify in federal and Common Pleas courts. If Chadwick litigation fails his case could shift to Massachusetts actions against her for a loan from Herbert D Newton of Brookline.
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Oberlin
Ohio
C. T. Beckwith
Citizens’ National Bank
Beckwith
Federal Grand Jury
Cleveland
Cassie L. Chadwick
Citizens’ National Bank of Oberlin
Chadwick
Tow
Federal
Common Pleas
United States
Boston
Elias Dies From Injuries in East Side Assault
Wealthy Hebrew merchant Elias died at Beth Yrael Hospital after an assault by John O Grady who was held in Police Court. O Grady admitted providing delivery services to Elias on Saturdays when payments were disputed and threatened him with a club, but denied striking him.
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New York
Haerris Elias
Beth Yarael
John O'Grady
Elias
O'Grady
Filas
NYU captain elect E Ten Eyck Reynolds dies at 22
E Ten Eyck Reynolds captain elect of the New York University football team for 1905 died at Bellevue Hospital from an appendicitis operation. He was 22, played left tackle last season, and was unanimously chosen captain for the coming year. Also reports from Lebanon Pa about Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company resuming furnaces and mines to employ workers, plus Steamboat ads for Norfolk and Washington routes.
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New York University
New York
H. Ten Eyck Reynolds
Bellevue Hospital
Reynolds
Lebanon
Lackawanna Iron and Steel Company
Cornwail
North Cornwall
Polish strikes widen as authorities struggle to quell unrest
Lodz and several Polish provinces face a mounting strike, with factories to reopen and workers demanding eight hours. Foreign agitators blamed. 30 police, military patrols, and numerous arrests mark the crackdown. Martial law declared in Kalisz Radom and Siedlec amid protests.
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Poland
Warsaw
St. Petersburg
Petrikau
Kalisz
Radom
Lublin
Snvalid
Siedlec
Nicholas
Tsarkoe-Selo
Lessner
Tiflis
Caucases
Russia
Durand and Spring-Rice Call at White House on Sunday Night
British Ambassador Sir Mortimer Durand and Mr. Spring-Rice met with President Roosevelt at the White House for about an hour on a Sunday night. No peace talks or proposals were discussed according to Durand, who declined to comment further. A German Embassy cablegram arrived late night in Washington.
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Mortimer Durand
White House
Roosevelt
Mr. Spring-Rice
Washington
St. Petersburg
Mr. Spring-Hice
Ambassador Durand
Spring
London Papers Fight Lee Speech Over War Ends
London papers explain Arthur Lee's Eastleigh speech provoking German distress. Lee disputes reports and asserts naval reforms doubled Britain’s fighting power while stressing a North Sea focus and no extant war-ending talks with Berlin.
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London
Lee
Eastleigh
Great Britain
England
France
Mediterranean
North Sea
Conflicting Reports From Far East Fronts Amid Skirmishes
Tokyo reports indicate multiple clashes along the Shakhe and Han rivers with Russian artillery and infantry attacks repulsed. Kuropatkin's latest notes claim a third Russian general wounded and a temporary lull, while Japanese stress preparations as weather shifts.
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Tokyo
Kuwropatkin
Sandiapu
Shakhe
Han
Nist
Wattao
Tit
Liuchientun
Wanpao
Chitaitse
Hun River
Songchin
Plaksin Bay
Korea
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Dembowski
Sandlapu
Bridgeman Found Guilty in False Claims Case
Moses L. Bridgeman was convicted by a United States court on ten counts for presenting false claims against the government while serving as Indian agent at the Fort Belknap agency in Helena Montana. The twelve day trial featured more than 100 Indian witnesses and centered on alleged wood supplies to the government totaling under $5,000.
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Helena
Mont
Moses L. Bridgeman
United States
Fort Belknap
Bridgeman
Fire at Birmingham destroys several firms and injuries two firemen
A fire at Franklin Stiles and Franklin wholesale commission house in Birmingham, Alabama caused $240,000 in property damage. Two firemen were severely injured by falling walls and a small steamship exploded without further casualties. Major losers included Robert Garry & Co, Earle and J Turner. widespread insured losses followed across multiple buildings. Also in Fort Wayne, Paragon Shirtwaist Factory fire caused $110,000 loss, fully insured.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wholesale Commission House
Franklin, Stiles & Franklin
Robert Garry & Co
Earle
J. Turner
Steiner Bank
F. F. Norton & Co
Eric Produce Company
W. H. Colby Decorating Company
T. Dozier & Bon Medical Institute
Fort Wayne
Ind
Paragon
Proclamation Seeks Farm Home and Factory Day Reform
New York February reports a forthcoming national proclamation by the National Grange and allied groups to observe Washingtons Birthday as Farm Home and Factory Day. It calls for government control of railroads, a parcels post up to eleven pounds, and a post check currency system, urging readers to contact Congress. Signers include Govs Brooks Herrick Hirod and Aaron Jones.
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New York
National Grange
Patrons of Husbandry
Washington
Brooks
Wyoming
Herrick
Ohio
Hirod
South Dakota
Aaron Jones
Explosion level near Montpelier injures workers and damages homes
An explosion at the American Glycerin Company magazine three miles north of Montpelier Indiana injures two workers and causes a 30 foot-deep crater. Homes within two miles suffer damage, trees uprooted, and windows break across several towns as far as Ohio City and Geneva. The blast resulted from increased pressure in a burning gas jet.
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Montpelier
Ind
Here
Ohio City
Geneva
Albert Spaulding
Upland
Mystery in Bentlys Death Leaves Widower and Veiled Witness
Rev. C E Bently a Lincoln Neb candidate for the Liberty Party died in Los Angeles under mysterious circumstances. A stylish veiled woman accompanied him to a lodging house and vanished after he collapsed. A lodger named Haines aided but disappeared. Autopsy cites heart disease. Police search for the veiled woman and identify his body later found at 300 Olive Street with just 1.06 in his pocket.
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Los Angeles
Cal
C. E. Bently
Lincoln
Nebr
Liberty Party
United States
Bently
Douglass
Rey
Bentley
Olive Street
Robbed for Fun Bandit Confesses in New York Case
Christopher Smyth alias Sandrock admits to a string of private residence hold ups in New York City. He says he acted for thrill not plunder and studied Western outlaws and the Raffles tale for ideas. He boasts of possible diamonds and bank access, denies confederates, and notes telephoned mock rewards. A Socialist leader denies Smyth ever lectured or affiliated with the party.
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New York
Christopher Smyth
Sandrock
Poice
O’brien
Detective Bureau
Smyth
Raffles
Ernest G. Woerg
A. Solomon
Socialist- Democratic Party
McAdoo
Woman slain by janitor in hotel dining room
New York authorities say Emil Bollinger shot Mrs Louise Schroeder in a Third Avenue hotel dining room injuring himself during a flight attempt. He claimed the woman ruined his life and investigations noted Bollinger’s wife left him two years earlier over his attentions.
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New York
Louise Schroeder
Astoria
S. 1
Emil Bollinger
Third Avenue
Bollinger
Duck Hunter Drowns Near Georgetown South Carolina
Georgetown South Carolina report says W G Catlin special agent for Royal Exchange Insurance and Zeb Barron boatman drowned while duck hunting on Black River. Boat found half full of water with loaded gun onboard. Barron’s body recovered. Catlin’s body still missing. search ongoing. Catlin’s father James T Catlin cashier at Citizens Bank in Danville Virginia was notified.
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Georgetown
W. G. Catlin
Royal Exchange Insurance Company
Black River
Zeb Barron
Barron
James T. Catlin
Citizena ™ Bank
Danville, Va
Suits Against Mine Workers Filed in County Court
Twenty one suits totaling 147000 are filed by Brookwood nonunion miners against United Mine Workers District 20 and local group. They allege October mass meetings prompted demands to dismiss nonunion workers and a threatened strike, with miners turned out of homes on November 10 amid fears of output losses.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Brookwood
United Mine Workers of America
District No. 20
Incalt Organization
Schooner H B Homan Ashore Near Pablo Beach
The schooner H B Homan a 299 ton three master out of Kingston Jamaica ran aground six miles south of Pablo Beach at 9 o'clock. Captain Atkinson and seven men were saved after hours of fatigue and cold. The vessel is a total loss.
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Pablo Beach
Fla
H. B. Homan
Kingston
Jamaica
Atkinson
Jacksonville
Perill Among Ice Floes and a Real Raffies Incident
A multi-item page lists dangers in Arctic currents with a Thirty Men in Perill tale. It notes a Pittsburgh woman murder, a physician's sudden death, and a Sunday fire record. Also mentions a legal suit over a lawyer's large fee and a storm in the South. Argentina’s revolt is said checked.
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New York
South
Argentina
Congress
Miles
Jefferson Davis
Virginia
Maryland
the Post
ii—Financial Review
Philippine trade larger in January receipts rise
Manila reports January customs receipts around 1,000,000 pesos, a clear rise from December. Trade is set to expand in coming months with higher import and export activity, though rice imports may drop as the home crop is marketed. Importers fear Congress tariff reforms may hinder gains.
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Manila
Congress
Philippines
Jealous Husband's Grime Ends in Fatal Shooting
James C Kennedy of Pittsburg fired seven bullets at Howard M Ebner, a night railroad agent, after plotting with his wife over alleged infidelity. Ebner was shot multiple times and died. Kennedy surrendered to police with his wife detained as accessory.
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Pittsburg
James C Kennedy
Union Spring and Manufacturing Company
New Kensington
Howard M. Ebner
Kennedy
Fifth Avenue
J. M. Lynch
Ebner
Braeburn
Pennsylvania Railroad
Lynch
Tzebner
Governor General for Macedonia Proposed by Lansdowne
London Feb 5 Foreign Secretary Lansdowne has proposed a Christian governor general of Macedonia with powers similar to Prince George in Crete. Acknowledgments show little support outside Italy which favors the move to curb Austrian and Russian influence in the Balkans. The British oppose Austro Russian financial control, urging an international commission under the Berlin treaty signatories.
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London
Lansdowne
Europe
Macedonia
Prince George
Crete
Italy
Austria
Russia
Balkans
Japanese Colony Planned for Silk Industry in Texas
In San Antonio today B F Yoakum said Japanese government commissioners envision a Southwestern Texas silk colony. A large land tract will host five acre plots for Japanese families. Officials expect at least 200 per acre profit from silk cultivation. First wave of 500 to 600 Japanese settlers sails in two to three months.
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San Antonio
Tex
B. F. Yoakum
St. Louis and San Francisco
St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Road
Texas
Japan
Garibaldi's Last Wish Becomes Parliamentary Issue
Ricciotti Garibaldi petitions Parliament to settle the final disposition of his father Giuseppe Garibaldi's remains. The dying wish was for cremation and dispersion of ashes, but authorities forbade it. he urges the chambers to respect his father's desires and act before his own end.
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Rome
Ricciotti Garibaldi
Gen
Garibaldi
Ricetotti Garibaldi
Woman murdered by former admirer in Allegheny alley
The body of Mrs. John A. Kirkpatrick was found in a vacant yard after being choked and dragged twelve feet from Creighton alley. Norman Geyser, a board marker and longtime suitor, was arrested and charged with the murder as detectives cite a bloodstained coat sleeve and dental injuries, with the assault occurring after she left her babysitter to return home.
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John A. Kirkpatrick
Norman Geyser
Pittsburg
Jackson Street
Allegheny
Tate
Norman Geyver
W Kirkpatrick
Isabella Street
Creighton Alley
Escer Bfrum
P. T. Boweee
Pfrim
Geyser
Wag
Revival a Success in London Opening of Torrey Alexander Meeting
Revivalists Dr Reuben A Torrey and Charles M Alexander drew massive crowds at Albert Hall with thousands turned away. 20 people publicly confessed at the close as Lord Kinnaird praised the event and church leaders urged unity in religious methods across denominations.
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London
Tondon
Reuben A Torrey
Charles M. Alexander
Lord Kinnaird
Evangelical Council
Albert Hall
T. J. Barnardo
Torrey-Alexander
Archdeacon Welberforce
Westminster Abbey
Allances
Stepney
St. Paul's Cathedral
Church of England
Winter Bible Conference Opens In Gainesville
The Florida Winter Bible Conference began its second annual session in Gainesville under Rev. Dr. Clarence B. Strouse. Rev. G. R. Stewart of Cleveland Tenn. delivered the opening sermon to about 2,000 attendees. Distinguished visitors include Dr. W. Blackstone, Rev. David Vaughn Gwyn, and Dr. Strouse. Mrs. Munford will lead a fifty-voice choir as the two week conference leads into the National Christian Workers Society and Florida Chautauqua sessions.
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G. R. Stewart
Cleveland, Tenn
Gainesville
Fla
Clarence B. Strouse
D. D
Virginia
George R. Stewart
Cleveland
Tenn
United States
Stewart
W. & Blackstone
David Vaughn Gwyilm
New York City
C. B. Strouse
Munford
Philadelphia
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