Rebel Chief Foiled as Rabago Reaches Juarez Safely
El Paso news reports Col Rabago with 80 men reached Juarez amid skirmishes around a wrecked train. Federals claim victory near Bauche with 140 enemy killed and wounded. insurgents dispute losses, saying Rabago’s forces retreated after heavy fighting. Red Cross flag allegedly fired upon. wounded evacuated by train.
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el Paso
Tex
Juarez
Rabago
Suerez
Orozgo
Bauche
Inrectos
Insurrectos
Ken
Navarro
Rabage
Lis
Rabas
Red Cross
Rebels kill 107 as wounded flow from Coyome area
Northeast reports many wounded from Coyome Chihuahua as rebels defeat federal forces. Death toll confirmed at 107 by mining men. locals report shortages and near famine conditions. One observer notes nineteen federal wounded guarded by troops and a wagonload of uniforms taken from federal dead.
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Coyome
Chihuahua
Made Land Grab Reported Worth 250 Million in Illinois
The Chiperfield commission reports that land deemed made land from public domain has an estimated value of 250 million dollars. Private interests are accused of taking the land, with the inquiry likely to extend to all navigable water bodies in Illinois. Representative E B M Chiperfield chairs the panel and believes the state can recover the made land if the scope expands.
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Illinois
Springfield
Chiperfield Commission
EB. M. Chiperfield
Canton
Revolt in Mexico Faces Strong U.S. Stance, Madero Says
Dispatch from El Paso says American interests would be protected as rebels move on Juarez. Gustavo Madero and Senor Pereyra argue Diaz will fall, with Juarez as the hinge. Madero cites federal forces at 24,000 and rebels at 1,600 across eight states, warning the nation could erupt if Juarez falls.
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Senor Pereyra
Gustavo Madero
Diaz
Falk
Juarez
el Paso
Waa
Orozco
Carlos Pereyra
Gan Tpg
Republic
Texas
United States
New York
Gustavo A Madero
Francisco I. Madero
Mexico
James R. Garfield
Toledo
Ding
Senor Madero
Chihuahue
Sonora
Corhuila
Durango
Zacatecas
Vera Cruz
Puebla
Oaxaca
San Luis
Tamaulipas
Mexico City
Paris Ontario Grand Trunk Train Wreck Kills Five
On the Buffalo Goderich line a Grand Trunk passenger train head on collided with a light engine near Paris Ontario. Five crew members died, one passenger is missing believed burned, and four others injured. A smoking car caught fire from overturned lamps. rescue efforts saved some but Whitelaw perished after a revolver shot. Mistaken orders are blamed for the crash.
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Brantford
Ontario
Parla
Fivat Ives
Buffalo-Goderich
Grand Trunk
Buffalo
Goderich
Paris
Peter McFarlane
B. Tye
J. W. Whitelaw
Richard Turner
J. D. Smith
M. Crozier
John May
W. T. Henderson
Brantfed
William McIntosh
Robert Wrrett
Henderson
McIntosh
Crozier
John Whitelaw
Ele
Whitelaw
Hold Up at Rector's Cafe in Chicago
A masked robber held up Rector's Café in Chicago's downtown theater district at about 9 am on Sunday, robbing the cashier and head waiter and taking Saturday night receipts plus safe money totaling about $3,300. The crime occurred with no patrons present, leading police to suspect a former employee and a planned heist by a professional thief.
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Chicago
Rector’s
John YP. Adams
Rector Corporation
Charles 3B. Rector
New York
Adams
Desperado on the Run Triggering Cumberland County Lynching Fear
Telegram from Cumberland County sheriff sparks posses to search West's home near Fayetteville North Carolina. West, the alleged assailant of Sheriff Mumford and Chief Glover, eludes capture as dawn nears. Chief Glover is gravely ill and the county remains in fevered pursuit amid rumors of vigilante action.
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Cumberland County
N. C
Wilson
West
Mumford
Glover
Fayetteville
Polce
Kenly
Mary Young
Jim Simms
Cupid's Message on Egg Leads to Quick Wedding
Edward Taylor a Alexandria grocer's clerk and Miss Margaret Graynor of Brooklyn married last week after Taylor wrote his name on an egg shell while packing a shipment for the Host. Graynor read the shell and wrote back, they exchanged photos, and two weeks later the couple wed in Brooklyn. Friends received wedding announcements packed in cotton, in eggshell form with date and future home address.
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Washington Post
Mitchell
S. Dak
Edward Taylor
Alexandria
Margaret Graynor
Brooklyn
N. Y
Graynor
Taylor
Trance victim at Providence Hospital identified as Mrs Simpson
A white middle aged woman found at Union Station was revived briefly at Providence Hospital after a trance. She whispered her name as Mrs Simpson of Philadelphia and her maiden name Oliver but could not confirm identity. She is about 45 and may suffer acute hysteria with possible mental disturbance. An address found on her clothing, 66 North Broad Street, pointed to a Philadelphia car sales office.
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Providence Hospital
Philadelphia
Union Station
Mrs. Simpson
Oliver
Broad Street
North Broad Street
Human chain fails to save two drowned on Passaic River
Special to The Washington Post reports in Hackensack New Jersey that John Geshquire aged 19 of Paterson and Huber Cleveland aged 22 of Fairlawn drowned while skating on the Bergen side of the Passaic River at Dundee Lake. About 10 skaters witnessed the tragedy along with ten volunteers who formed an ice rescue chain. a grip was momentarily lost preventing a rescue.
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Washington Post
Hackensack
N. J
John Geshquire
Paterson
Huber Cleveland
Fairlawn
Bergen
Passaic
Dundee Lake
Iie
Village of 23 men carried to sea in gale
Helsingsfors Finland February six an entire fishing village of 23 men set on the ice outside Bjorko Sound was swept out to sea by a Friday night gale. Rescue boats have been sent and have not yet returned. The disaster was not found until morning.
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Helsingsfors
Finland
Bjorko Sound
Social Scourge of Divorce Mills Roils Baltimore Sermon
Cardinal Gibbons denounces divorce as a social scourge worse than Mormonism and urges focus on duties over rights. He cites U S divorce ease and Newport example, arguing obligations precede rights and laws must reflect duties to family and God.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
United States
Newport
God
Babies Blessed At St Ignatius Church In Baltimore
In Baltimore at St Ignatius Church hundreds of babies gathered for a blessing by Jesuit Fathers William Ennis and John Condon as part of a two week mission. The event, the first of its kind south of Philadelphia, was framed as a protest against race death by own action with the priest urging joyous participation and lighthearted reverence.
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Washington Post
Baltimore
St. Ignatius’ Church
Whham J. Ennis
S. J
John Condon
Ennis
Amie
Flies Over Moreao Castle and Havana Reception
Aviator XA. D. McCurdy made a spectacular flight from Camp Columbia to Morro lighthouse and back with Havana crowds watching. A reception at the Albisu Theater followed, where Vice President Alfredo Zayas presided and presented a $5,000 purse from the Havana Post for the Key West flight.
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McCurdy
Havana
Hevada
XA. D. McCurdy
Camp Columbia
Morro Lighthouse
Albisu Theater
Alfredo Zayas
Havana Post
Key West
Missouri Capitol Fire Destroys Jefferson City Structure
Gov Hadley and lawmakers aided in the blaze response as the Missouri capitol burned, killing records and documents. The ancient building, begun in 1838 and rebuilt later, was toppled by lightning and insufficient water pressure. Convicts, soldiers, and legislators helped save land records and deter further loss while the legislature planned to resume work elsewhere.
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Missouri River
Jefferson City
Missouri Capitol
House of Representatives
Hadley
Penitentiary
Walla
Land Office
Secretary of State
Missouri
Senate Chamber
Senate
General Assembly
Supreme Court
Mino River
Wealthy Philadelphian in Warren New Hampshire Charged with Murder
In Warren New Hampshire on a February night five shots were fired inside a hotel room. Lumber surveyor Christie Kenney 40 died after being shot three times. J Walter Shields of West Philadelphia 50 held on murder charge. Hotel owner Frank L Whitcher heard the quarrel and narrowly escaped injury. Shields reportedly aided locals with charity and wore no wedding ring.
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Philadelphia
Sandford Whitcher
Shields
Whitcher
L. Shields
Kenney
Phields
Pages show multiple era items with varied news blurbs
Journal entries list fragmented items from politics crime society and sport across pages including train wreck deaths manhunt denials and editorials. Notable items mention a woman in a wreck a missing person inquiry and political tensions in Ohio and Britain with ongoing court and canal discussions.
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Juarez
Gould
Missouri
Mme. Bernhardt
Siberia
Miss Boardman
Miss Arnold
Great Britain
Billie
Senate
Ohio
Taft
Sheehan
United States
Col. Goethals
Canal Fort
Hitchcock
Gould Presents Rich Gifts To Maids And Ushers
New York on February 6 reports Miss Vivien Gould and Lord Decies receive lavish presents for the upcoming wedding. Gifts to bridesmaids include gold vanity boxes engraved with Brom Vivien and initials in diamonds, while best man and ushers get crown shaped scarfpins with diamonds. Additional gifts include a diamond coronet, a long diamond chain, a superb diamond carriage ornament, and numerous other jewels and silver pieces from family and English friends. The couple will not display gifts at the Gould residence but will unveil them to intimate guests after the ceremony at St Bartholomew's Church.
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Lord Decies
George J. Gould
Mother
Washington Post
New York
Brom Vivien
Miss Gould
Gould
G. D
Lord Delles
D. G
Edwin Gould
Gould Town
Fifth Avenue
St. Bartholomew's Church
Kaiserin Augusta Victoria Brings Fashion Pioneers From Europe
New York aboard the Kaiserin Augusta Victoria reports eight milliners among the passengers bringing Parisian hat styles. The ship carried at least seven hat boxes. Deputy Surveyor Raczkiewicz dispatched 100 inspectors two women and 24 appraisers to the vessel to manage the arrivals, as fashion leaders assess the shipment.
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Washington Post
New York
Hamburg
Raczkiewiczk
Dcles
Smuggle In Whisky At Occoquan Workhouse Sparks Inquiry
William H. Kearfott deputy marshal and guard at the District workhouse at Occoquan Va resigns and calls for a district commissioners investigation after alleging whisky is smuggled into the guards quarters and sold among staff. He says conditions at the camp are unusual and vows to cooperate further if officials seek information.
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William
Kearfott
Supt
Whittaker
Occoquan
William H. Kearfott
United States
Virginia
Cuno Hi. Rudolph
West Virginia
John Lamb
B. W. Andrews
Department of Justice
Col
A. E. Randle
Macfarland
Arizona Hotel
Rudolph
Cano H. Rudolph
Board of
D. C
Washington, D. Cc
Guard
W. H. Whittaker
River Side Farm
D. C. Workhouse
W. H. Kearfoot
Sayage
Occoquan Penal Institution
Washington
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Col. Rabago
EF. Hush
Mexico Northwestern
Bunche
Collabage
Orosco
Orosce
Gen. Orozco
Eyvoy
Messenger
Desperado
Cupid
Egg
Dakota
the Post
Roll of Honor
The
Passaic River
Peril
Cardinal
Moreo Castle
Missouri State Capitol
Gov. Hadley
Blaze
J. W. Shields
Warren, N. H
Rich
Charles V. Kingdon
Decies
England
Lord
Lady Decies
London
Duchess of
Occoquan Guard
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