Hero Casto Risks Life for Stranded Barges Off Brigantine
Washington Post report details Capt. Casto of the Cherokee wreck selecting volunteers to launch a fragile lifeboat through horrific surf. The Alberta towed the drifting four masted barge four miles offshore as rescuers watched in awe, with no signs of life aboard. Salvage claims may follow from the daring rescue, and Casto had previously been honored by the Carnegie hero commission.
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Casta
The
Washington Post
Atlantic City
N. J
Marksto
Logpe
Reading
Xok Saith
Caste
Ake
Mark Casto
Casto
Alberta
Brigantine
Carnegie Hero Commission
Little Beach
Obituary notices for Barnes Crowley Dunn Wilson Fairfax Foley Goldman Green and others
A cluster of brief death notices lists EllER A Barnes aged 72 and others including William B Crowley, Kate Dunn-Wilson, Thomas Fairfax, Michal P Foley, Emilie Mill Halstead, Martha D Green, Edward Hamilton Talbot, Embah Hutchins, and Josh Young. Services and funerals set at various dates and locations around Washington, Glenwood Cemetery, Andrews Chapel and Mount Ive Cemetery, with multiple residences named and funeral directions given.
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Barnes
I. Fielder Harvey
Eller A. Barnes
North Capitol
Dunn-Wilson
West Eightieth Street
New York
Kate Dennn-Wilson
Fairfak
Thomas Fairfax
Orlands Fairfax
Church Street
Richmond
Foley
Sixth Street
Michal P
Bertha Foley
Glenwood Cemetery
Goldman
Lara Goldman
Green
Martha D
E. Green
Emilie Mill
Halstead
Tenner
Rhode Island Avenue
Stacy Langwill
Norwa R. Jenner
Avpherson
Mendota
Franweems
John D.mc-Tse
Christ Church
George L. A
Edward Francis Hamilton
B. Ertie
May Hampton Talbott
Mount Ive
Baltimore
Worley
Emba Hutchins
Nathaniel Tb
Sarah A. Worley
Elizabeth Handall Murray
Yelock
Glenwood
Wilkesbarre
Auburn M
Josh x
A. Young
PF Street
Andrews Chapel
Notice of funeral services and obituaries across papers
A listing of funeral notices and undertakers including John M. Mitchell's Son and Embalmer, W. R. Speare, WM. Riley, William Lex, George Zurhorst, Hindle & Bayliss, Thos. R. Nalley & Son, R. F. Harvey's Sons, and others with contact details in Washington area papers. It notes cross-paper insertion of marriage and death notices at no extra charge and provides addresses and phone numbers for local funeral services and florists.
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Washington Post
Tinnati Enquirer
NEW York Times
Tinstox Globe
Buefag Courier
Hicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Tittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST Louis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
ST. Paul Pioneer Press
Polis Tribune
Bland Plats
John M. Mitchell
Embslmer
Lh St. Se
W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
WM. S. Riley
Underteker
Ambelner
St. Se
William Lex
Rescued by Life Savers Near Cape Cod Barge Tow
Four seamen of the Woodbury crew were rescued at night by the Pamet River life-saving crew after their barge stranded on the back shore of Cape Cod. The men were brought ashore haltingly from cold exposure. the Woodbury had split from the Paoli tug tow near Paoli’s destination for South Amboy. The Radnor, the other tow barge, remained missing. The Woodbury had left Boston the previous afternoon as the stern barge of the Paoli tow.
Elmer S Dundy Dies In New York Apartment
Reports from New York state Elmer S Dundy died suddenly in his Amadon apartment at Eighty third Street and Broadway after a period of illness. He and partner Fred Thompson built the Hippodrome and revamped Coney Island Luna Park and discussed summer plans shortly before his death. He left behind his mother and sister.
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Srecal Lo
Washington Post
New York
Elmer S. Dundy
Fred Thompson
Hippodrome
Coney Island
The
Amadon
Eighty Third Street
Broadway
Dundy
Fred
Thompson
Luna Park
Thompson and Dundy
Montclair
N. J
Edward Payson Ingersoll
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ingersoll
Middle Reformed Church
Puritan Congregational Church
Emanuel Congregations Church
American Bible Society
Bible Society
London
Henry
Baron Thring
Health Office Record of Deaths Noted in February Entry
Health office records list multiple deaths reported up to February 4, naming individuals with ages and street addresses. Notable entries include Allen Irvin age 55 at 542 Cet sw and Mary Johnson age 56 at 56 Fenton street nn, with other names and ages ranging from newborn to 92 years.
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Allen Irvin
Apue C. Warrenton
William M. Becker
Ith St. Nw
Féward Lander
19Th St Nw
Mary Johnson
Fenton St. Nn
Martha Bailey
S At
Wiliam Ford
Ball's
Mary Stewart
le Bratt
Jane Franklin
St. Na
John Bird
Mats
Adeline N. Chatker
Wm. KR
England
Lillian J. D. Freer
Anna
Bernabo
St. Ne
Charles Speer
R. i Ave
George I. Hall
13Th St
John Shaner
Henry S. Crowell
St Se
Thomas O'Donnell
E. Cap. St
David_D. Brown
Trindad Ave
SIMPSON ON THE STAND HE DECLARES IT AN ACCIDENT
Dr. James W. Simpson testified for more than six hours defending himself in a Suffolk murder case. He claimed he discharged the gun while showing Frank Wisnewski how to take it apart, not by deliberate firing. The defense contends the shotgun was loaded only when the shells exploded after he broke the breech.
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Washington Post
Riverhead
L. I
James W. Simpson
Suffolk County
Great Peconu Bay
Furman
Simpson
Frank Wisnewski
Horner
Manton
Naval Stores Trust Grand Jury Subpoenas Issued
Savannah bankers and exporters, including President Nash of the American Naval Stores Company, are summoned to testify before a U S grand jury. The case targets the S P Shotter Company and the Patterson Downing Company in the so called naval stores trust probe. The February 5 report notes the firms recently merged into the American Naval Stores Company.
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Savannah
Naval Stores
United States Court
United States
S. PF. Shotter Company
Patterson Downing Company
American Naval Stores Company
Naval Stores Trust
Nash
Harmon Sues for Fees in Common Pleas Court
Toledo February 5 Judson Harmon receiver of the Pere Marquette Railroad sues the Detroit Toledo and Ironton Railway in Common Pleas Court for 17459.39 alleged due for handling cars at Detroit. The article notes an Educational Contest open to all and asks readers to start now for further particulars.
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Toledo
Judson Harmon
Pere Marquette Railroad Company
Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railway Company
Detroit
Love Sick Student Shoots Self After Harlem Quarrel
Special to The Washington Post reports William Fabian Wall, 2 Columbia University student of 61 West 123th Street, shot himself after a street quarrel with a pretty girl in Harlem. The girl, in an evening gown, fled after a faint recovery. Wall gave his name as William Fabian briefly before hospital transfer, later revealing his true identity. police seek the unidentified woman.
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Washington Post
New York
Harlem
William Fabian Wall
Columbia University
West
Wall
William Fabien
Mayor Dunne Veto Looms Over Municipal Traction Measure
Chicago readers learn Mayor Dunne plans to veto a traction ordinance passed 56 to 13 after an almost all night session. The plan would issue 20 year franchises to Chicago City Railway and Union Traction with options to buy lines for 50 million plus rehab costs, while allowing universal transfers and city net income share of 85 percent. The measure faces a voter decision in April and possible investigations into its passage.
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Chicago
Dunne Willl
Dunne
Chicago City Railway Company
Union Traction Company
Fay Templeton Estate Case Highlights 1890s Marriage Claim
New York February 3 report on Howell Osborn estate where Fay Templeton is named as legatee under the will but not a relative. Appraiser James Vereance fixes estate value at about 21,997 dollars, with Templeton entitled to 2,496.67. Templeton had asserted a marriage to Osborn after his 1885 death, but the will provision ties principal to issue of the marriage and raises questions about legitimacy of the union.
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Washington Post
New York
Howell Osborn
Fay Templeton
Fay Templeton-Osborn
James Vereance
Fitzgerald
Osborn
Miss Templeton
Wall Street
Charles I. Osborn
Miriam A. Osborn
Policeman Shoots Captain in Jackson Michigan
Policeman Isaac Lewis entered the Jackson police station and shot Captain Holzapfel through the heart, killing him instantly. He then fired at Chief Boyle but missed. Witnesses report Lewis had been drinking and may have been mentally disturbed. He claimed he shot Holzapfel because he grew tired of his "strutting."
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Jackson
Mich
Isaac Lewis
Holzapfel
Boyle
Lewis
Yaquis to be deported from Sonora to Tehuantepec
Advices report the Mexican government will deport every Yaqui Indian from Sonora to Tehuantepec, peaceful and hostile alike. Troops in Sonora will be reinforced as a relentless campaign against the Yaquis begins. Captured Yaquis have previously been sent to Tehuantepec where many died. Deportation would remove valuable labor from Sonora’s industries.
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el Paso
Tex
Tehuantepec
Sonora
Modus Vivendi Near Between Church and State in France
Paris reports a near modus vivendi as Premier Clemenceau’s position weakens amid Briand’s conciliatory church policy. Edward VII’s suspected influence denied. Vatican and Porte arrangements cited. Amiette signals that bishops seek moral unity, negotiating parish leases for Paris clergy.
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France
Edward
Germany
Near
Far East
Near East
Vatican
Turkey
M. Tittany
Rome
M. Barrere
Mar. Amiette
Richard
Seine
Paris
Hedin In Unknown Tibet
Swedish traveler Sven Hedin reports from Calcutta on his trek through unknown Tibet. He has traversed 310 miles of uncharted territory and expects to reach Shigatse near Lhassa by late February. He lost his caravan but saved all maps and specimens, discovering new ranges rivers and gold fields amid a harsh Arctic winter.
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Calcutta
Sven Hedin
Chinese Turkestan
Tibet
Hedin
Shigatse
Lhassa
Asia
Coffee Corner Stirred by Sao Paulo Coffee Stockpiles
Brussels reports keen interest in a Sao Paulo organized Brazilian coffee drive. The state has 4,000,000 sacks to stabilize prices amid overproduction. Minister De Smet de Nayer denies Bank of Belgium funds aided the plan but confirms some stocks are in Antwerp and rest distributed to New York, Liverpool, Havre, and Hamburg.
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Brussels
Belgium
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Chamber of Deputies
M. de Smet de Nayer
Anance
Bank of Belgium
Antwerp
New York
Liverpool
Havre
Hamburg
Emperor Hit by Snowball in Berlin Crowded Gate
Kaiser Wilhelm was struck on the face by a snowball while driving near the Brandenburger Tor. The Da ysch Tages Zeitung reports he wagged a finger at the youths who threw it. they fled. He attended a fancy dress ball hosted by Crown Prince Frederick William and Princess. he wore the great elector costume.
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Berlin
Emperor Willam
Brandenburger- Tor
Deutches Tages Zeitung
Frederick William
Meyer Arrives in Rome En Route to New York
George von L. Meyer former American Ambassador to Saint Petersburg arrived in Rome today. He will stay until Saturday then visit France and England before sailing from Southampton to New York on February 17 aboard the Kaiserin August Victoria. An anti bullfight campaign begins in Mexico City with petitions to President Diaz after a mass meeting. Prince Bonaparte is honored in Paris by entering the Academy of Sciences.
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Rome
George von L. Meyer
BL Petersburg
Meyer
France
England
New York
Southampton
Mexico
Mexico City
Diaz
Bonaparte
Paris
Prince
Pola
Hi el
Academy of Sciences
Bell
Victor
A. B
D. D
Boards of Education
American Dentifrice Co
American envoy Riddle seeks audience with czar in Russia
St Petersburg February 3. John W. Riddle the newly named American Ambassador to Russia has applied for an audience with the Emperor to present credentials and expects reception. He will not take a house now but may occupy ex Ambassador McCormick's quarters beside the embassy until summer, when he plans to move to a suburban villa.
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St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle
Russia
Riddle
McCormick
Soldiers Shovel Snow in Berlin Snow Crisis
Uncommon efforts are being made to clear Berlin of the heavy snow. Thousands of soldiers are employed at railway terminals, receiving a mark a day, plus 8,000 laborers and 2,000 carts. Overseers are armed with revolvers due to threats from rowdies.
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Washington
Berlin
Russiansimelectors show left tilt in Parliament race
St. Petersburg February 5 Early returns from Russian parliamentary elections indicate a general leftward trend led by Constitutional Democrats and leftists while conservatives gain in landowner segments. Provisional figures place oppositional elements at about four percent and a large Unknown or Independent bloc also leaning oppositional.
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St. Petersburg
Democrats
Count Heyden
M. Bhipoff
Party of Peaceful Regeneration
Toll
Viborg
U S Consular Agent Falls 300 Feet Into River
Constantine Algeria Feb 5 Antoins Pellx Garbe United States consular agent at Bona died last night after falling from a bridge crossing the Rhummel River His body was recovered this morning near the fall site during an abrupt river accident reports indicate the incident occurred 200 feet below the bridge upon entering the water
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Constantine
Algeria
Antoins Pellx Garbe
United States
Bona
Hau Trial Delayed for Sanity Hearing in Germany
In Karlsruhe on February 5, the Hau murder trial of Prof. Hau of George Washington University is postponed as the court orders a sanity examination. The defendant is reported to be very depressed, prompting the need to determine his mental state before proceeding.
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Karlsruhe
Germany
Hau
George Washington University
Widow Identifies Suspect Bell in Townsend Case
In New York on February 5, Mrs. Townsend, widow of Dr. Charles Wilmot Townsend of New Brighton, Staten Island, studied suspect John Bell in varied disguises for about an hour and then had Bell moved from Richmond County jail to the district attorney’s office. She could not be sure he shot her husband but said he was very like the man.
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Frank Wisnewski
Dr. Simpson
Wisnewski
Simpson
New York
Dr. Townsend
Charles Wilmot Townsend
New Brighton
Staten Island
John Bell
Bell
Richmond County
John Kenny
Choir singer awarded $10000 in street railway suit
Emma A. Dambmann, a New York choir singer, won a $10,000 verdict against the Metropolitan Street Railway Company in a Supreme Court trial. She previously received $13,808 at the first hearing after alleging she was thrown from a car near Grand Central Station on Forty second Street and lost her voice from the fall.
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Ringer
Washington Post
New York
Supreme Court
Emma A. Dambmann
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Plaintff
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Lawyer Dies in Court in Montrose
C Oscar Diesheimer a prominent Wyoming County lawyer and attorney for the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company collapsed while in court in Montrose today. He rose to object to testimony, then dropped his head and died almost instantly of apoplexy, ending a long legal career.
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Tunkhannock
C. Oscar Diesheimer
Wyoming
Montrose
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
Leaps From Moving Train Injures Italian Passenger
Adrian Michigan edition reports George Bassi an Italian passenger on the Wabash train from Chicago jumped from the moving train fearing robbery of his fortune of 1600 belt-worn. The train stopped, he was found badly bruised beside the track and is en route to Italy from Nevada. Also noted is the Chess Championship in New York where Lasker Marshall’s fifth game was drawn after forty-one moves.
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Adrian, Mich
George Bassi
Chicago
Italy
Nevada
New York
Emanuel Lasker
Frank J. Marshall
Lasker
H. Os
Committee of Fourteen forms to suppress Raines Law Hotels
Albany February 5 certificates of incorporation filed with the secretary of state reveal a new membership corporation named the Committee of Fourteen for the Suppression of Raines Law Hotels in New York City. Directors include John P. Peters William Jay Schieftini Mrs R S Baldwiff Lee W Beattie William S Bennet Francis M Burdick William McAdoo H Pereira Mendes George Heven Putnam Isaac N Seligman Mary B Simkovitch Francis L Slad of New York Francis A Keller of Brooklyn and Howard M Russell of Mount Vernon.
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Albany
N. Y
Raines Law
New York City
John P. Peters
William Jay Schieftini
R. S. Baldwiff
Lee W. Beattie
Wiliam S. Bennet
Francis M. Burdick
William McAdoo
H. Pereira, Mendes
George Heven Putnam
Isaac N. Se
Nevada House Recalls Roosevelt Censure Resolution
A joint legislative resolution censuring President Roosevelt for alleged interference with states rights was adopted by the Nevada house yesterday, was reconsidered today and referred to the committee of Federal relations for further action.
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Roosevelt
Three die as engine blows up on C and O near Colby
Mount Sterling Ky Feb 45 A forward engine of a double header freight train on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad exploded near Colby this afternoon killing Engineer Shouse Fireman Marshall and Brakeman Berry. Engineer Hart of the second engine was badly hurt. Both engines were demolished and several cars ditched. Officials say the blast resulted from valve freezing.
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Mount Sterling
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Colby
Shouse
Marshall
Berry
Hart
Barry Declines Office As Insurance Leader
Lansing Mich Feb 5 State Insurance Commissioner James V Barry declined the position of secretary of the Association of the Life Insurance Presidents in a telegram to Paul Morton He said he yielded to Gov Warner s appeal to stay and fulfill his duty amid proposed insurance legislation for the people of the state
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Lansing, Mich
State Insurance
James V. Barry
Paul Morton
Association of the Life Insurance Presidents
Grover Cleveland
Warner
Thi State
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Joseph F. McGee
George A. Emmons
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W. L. Devries Lee D. King
Nettie Ginbanz
Leesburg
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Richand F. Tobin
Mary E. Mattipely
Charles M. Bart
James M
Health Office Record
To-Kalon Wine
14Th Street
Phene M
Harmon
Tan Wame
Chicago Council
Will of
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Agit
Goly Explosive Oriental Rog Store
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Education
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Slayer
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Washington, D. C
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Richard E. Claughton
James M. Baker
U. S. Senate
Joseph F. Birch
Joseph H. Bradley
Columbia Land Dredging Company
Rignald W. Beall
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Moore & Hill (Inc
Washington Title Insurance Company
William G. Carter
Golden & Co
W. Wallace Chiswell
People’s Mutual Insurance Company
Dulin & Martin Company
Frank P. Milburn
Southern Railway and Seaboard Air Line Railroad
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T. Martin
Roanoke
Owen Owen
Traders National Bank
J. Sprigg Poole
Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland
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Dr. Bell
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