Nine Perish in Cold Wave in New York and St Louis Snowbound
Report from February 13 describes a deadly cold wave in New York City with nine total deaths since Wednesday as temperatures plummet to one below zero and pipes burst. St Louis endures near-snowbound conditions with streetcar and train disruptions, while forecasts predict a warmer day tomorrow amid continued snow and sleet across the South Atlantic states and rising temperatures in the northeast.
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New York
St. Louis
Eric Nelson
mer_cury
Washington
Weather Bureau
Texas
Tennessee
Gulf Coast
South Atlantic
Carolinas
Middle Atlantic
New England
Ohio Valley
Rabies Case Ties Milk To Illness Near Ottumwa
Ottumwa Iowa February 13 John Price his wife and one child were taken to the Pasteur Institute in Iowa City after using milk from a cow recently reported as hydrophobic. A mad dog in Agency shot at a girl prompting a local scare as authorities respond.
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Ottumwa
John Price
Iowa City
Pasteur Institute
Agency
Price Farm
Death takes two prominent Iowans in Ottumwa and Oskaloosa
Ottumwa reports H C Chambers 65 cashier of Iowa National Bank died at home after returning from Des Moines where he buried his mother. He served the bank 39 years and was father to Chas Chambers, a New York illustrator. Oskaloosa records Peter Schmitt pioneer businessman and longtime Mason and Shriner died from injuries after a fall. He leaves a widow and five children.
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Ottumwa. In
H. C. Chambers
Iowa National Bank
Des Moines
Chambers
Chas. Chambers
New York
Oskaloosa
Peter Schmitt
Shriners
Iowa
Five Births Reported in Ky Farm Family Quintet
Taylorsville Kentucky February 13 Five children three boys and two girls born yesterday to Mia Bertha Drury wife of a Spencer county farmer The two girls died shortly after birth leaving the three boys surviving in the week newitem from the farm report
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Taylorsville
Mia
Bertha Drury
Spencer County
Moline Receives Empty Title to Ball Club
Auburn to Moline transfers announced by the national baseball arbitration board. Kewanee franchise and players move to Moline with Chas Voltz to Calais and J D Beck to Lincoln. Marshalltown telegram notes Moline consideration and its later reversal. Rock Island seeks aid to obtain the vacant Central Association berth with Ottumwa as potential ally.
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Auburn
National Board of Baseball Arbitration
Kewanee Club
Central Association
Moline
Chas. Voltz
Calais
J. D. Beck
Lincoln
L. W, Mdethi
Great Falls
Rock Island
Ottumwa
Iil
F. A. Nimmocks
J. C. Bonham
Cannon on Precedents Custom smashes without benefit
Peoria Illinois February 13 Former Speaker Joseph G Cannon attacked President Wilson for breaking precedents and criticized his handling of the White House New Year reception. He likened Wilson to a destroyer of custom, praised Lincoln, warned of Democratic rule, and alleged a shift from prosperity to a new diplomacy failing to win European or regional support.
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Wilson
Congress
White House
Joseph G. Cannon
House of Representatives
Lincoln
Democratic Congress
Illinois
Washington
Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Haman
Europe
East
South America
Mexico
Powder Plant Explosion Kills Four Workers in New Jersey
In Kenyil, N J, four employees of the Hercules Powder works were killed when an explosion tore through the plant packing house late last night. The blast destroyed vast quantities of powder ready for shipment to Mexico, with officials unable to determine a cause as the detonation was heard for miles.
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N. J
Hercules Powder Works
Mexico
Seek to Release Mother Jones From Colorado
Applica tion for writ of habeas corpus to secure the release of Mother Mary Jones held by the Colorado national guards at Trinidad was filed in the state supreme court by Horace N. Hawkins for the United Mine Workers of America. The petition claims militia called by Gov Ammons and accuses Gen Chase of a military dictatorship in southern Colorado coal fields, seeking original jurisdiction to obtain release from illegal detention.
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Colo
Mary Jones
Colorado National Guards
Trinidad
State Supreme Court
Horace N. Hawkins
United Mine Workers of America
E. M. Ammons
District Court of
Las Animas County
Chase
Colorado
Supreme Court
Mail Cars On Fast Train Derail In Iowa Incident
Ottumwa Iowa February 18 two mail cars on the Burlington fast mail train No 8 derailed after leaving the rails at Lockridge between Ottumwa and Mt Pleasant about 1 30 am No injuries reported and about two hours were lost retracking the cars Service resumed on the main line shortly afterward
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Burlington
Lockridge
Here
Mt. Pleasant
Ecuador in Civil War Bids News Cut Off
Washington reports heavy fighting between revolutionists and government forces at ig meraldes Ecuador. The destruction of the cable office left the state department without means to receive news from the area. Local officials and press crews hurried to confirm details as the conflict intensified.
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Washington
D. C
Offita
Igmeraldes
Ecuador
Atate ‘Department
Anti alien land bill dies in South Carolina senate
In Columbia South Carolina on February 13 the anti alien land ownership bill targeting Asiatics was killed in the senate at the author's request after a companion measure failed in the lower house the previous night.
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Columbia
Senate
Immense Bobsled Party Struck by Train in Kingston
A Wallkill Valley freight train struck a four horse sleigh carrying Kingston dancers after a dance return. One killed, fifty injured. several may die. Victims include Raymond Wood and Arthur Rowland with multiple skull fractures. Nellie Zimmerman and William Anderson suffered severe injuries. The accident occurred half a mile from the dance hall amid zero degree cold and obscured track by high banks. The party, known as The Jolly Four, resided in Kingston and were bundled in blankets and furs when struck. The train halted, victims were moved to the caboose, and the party was taken to Kingston for care.
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Kingston
Wallkill Valley
Raymond Wood
Arthur Rowland
Julius Moser
Mies Nellie Zimmerman
Wm Anderson
Jolly Four
Montgomery
Unrest in Tokyo as Citizens Protest Tax Increase
Riots erupted in Tokyo over a tax rise with about 200 arrests in the low city. Police, 600 strong, quelled the disorder using sabres. The government pressed editors of opposition papers to suppress protests as mass meetings urged cabinet resignations.
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Tokio
Japan
Haitiens Still in Revolution in Cap Haitien
General Orestes Zamor, new president of Haiti, orders a strong push against rebel Senator Davilmar Theodore in Cap Haitien as his army advances from Cane Vaitien. Three small government vessels head to the same area while General Duque reaches Plaisance to join the planned assault. A 200‑strong rebel column moves to oppose Dugue’s advance.
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Capé Naitien
Haiti
Orestes Zamor
Davilmar Theodore
Cane Vaitien
Duque
Zamor
Gonulves
Plaisance
Five Senators Named to Probe Louisville & Nashville Rail
Washington February 13 five United States senators were named in a special resolution to cooperate with the Interstate Commerce Commission in probing the Louisville and Nashville railroad. The commission had charged Vice President Mapother with defying agents, withholding files and threatening destruction of records, with possible contempt on action. A senate committee is authorized to participate and may hire special counsel.
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Washington, D.C
Iterstate Commerce Commission
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mapother
Louisville & Nashville
Senate
The Jacksonville News failure in Florida
The Hanson brothers launched the Jacksonville News in December, but by late January it ceased with sheriff seizing the furniture. Jacksonville had two established papers, Morning Florida Times-Union and Evening Metropolis, both strong, Democratic, and modern. Experts say capital shortage and overestimation of third-paper demand doomed the venture in a city already well served.
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Albert Hanson
Jacksonville
Florida
Hansons
Jacksonville News
Morning Florida Times-Union
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Mobile
Pensacola
Birmingham
Montgomery
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Leas
Enmity Shown in Gore Assailant Lawsuit in Washington Hotel
Mrs Minnie Hand sues Senator Thos P Gore for 50000 damages alleging assault in a Washington hotel room. Witnesses describe the encounter and Gore’s alleged failure to assist, with defense claiming political intrigue and delayed service of papers. Witnesses recount attempts to serve papers and Gore's room door being barred by associates.
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Okla
Minnie Hand
Thos. P. Gore
Washington
James i. Jacobs
Jacobs
Adinira Ennity
T. J. Robertson
Joss Willard
Ilo
Gore
W. A. Rogers
Oklahoma
Secretary of the Interior
Robertson
Bond
Senator Gore
Kirby Pitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Warp
Esell
Binion
Hint
Boats Break Ice in Lake Harbor
The steamer Alabama, ice locked for a day while trying to open a path for the Kansas and Arizona, freed itself after a wrecking tug broke the harbor ice and returned to its anchorage. The Kansas and Arizona were expected to be floated soon.
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Chicago
Alabama
Arizona
Kansas
Fraud in Advertising Club Approves Ordinance
Kansas City Missouri citizens press for action to curb fraudulent ads in newspapers billboards and circulars. The Advertising club backed a measure to punish deceptive publicity with council introduction planned soon led by President C L Brittain of Chile.
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Kansas City
Roll of Honor Courier Readers in 1914
Dows Iowa message from J St Crpton apologizes for payment of $3 for daily Courier since 1900s. Sheriff Shores reports Cedar Rapids night theft of 150 fur skins from a furrier. The Royal Co files suit against Peter Maurella for $199.72.
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Publishers Courier
Daily Courier
J. St Crapton
Shores
Cedar Rapids
the Royal Co
Peter Maurella
Copper Strike Quiz Proceeds At Hearing
The congressional strike committee opened with counsel for the Western Federation of Miners offering to probe the Calumet and Hecla Mining Co and interlocking directorates if similar inquiry is made into the federation. The panel agreed to broad latitude, but cautioned against non-germane accusations. Switzer of Ohio joined the committee. hearings move to the county courthouse in Houghton due to venue limits.
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Calumet & Hecla Co
Citizens’ Alliance
Taylor
Steunenberg
Robert M. Switzer
Ohio
Hanlon
Missour
Houghton
Charley Comiskey Ill Again In Rome Visit
In Rome on February 13 Chas A Comiskey president of the Chicago club of the American baseball league was bedridden with stomach trouble again. Prof Guiseppa Bastianelli prevented him from leaving for Nice with the team. The game was cancelled due to wet grounds and a soaked stadium after a week of rain. The last American baseball game in Rome dated back to 1889.
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Rome
Chas. A. Comiskey
Chicago
American Baseball League
Guiseppa Bastianelli
Nice
Ultraviolet Rays Explode Torpedoes in Italy
Florence Italy Feb 13 a successful experiment of exploding torpedoes from long distance by ultraviolet rays discovered by Giulio Ulivi was carried out today Signor Ulivi handed his secret to the Italian government Admiral Flotro Fornari placed in the Arno river four torpedoes two charged with smokeless powder and two with black powder The ultraviolet apparatus was on the Piazza Copponi tower two miles away and the salvoes exploded in under three minutes
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Florence
Italy
Giulio Ulivi
Signor Ulivi
Flotro Fornari
River
Arno
Piazza Copponi
Weather Bureau Assistant Chief Suspended in St Louis
Fred Disterdick, chief assistant at the St. Louis weather bureau, is suspended on orders from Washington after an inspector investigated charges raised by an attorney who lost a suit in which the weather observer testified. The observer denied responsibility for the suspension and said he did not know why Disterdick was suspended.
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St. Louis
Fred Digterdick
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