Fire and explosions devastate Ottawa Parliament building
A pair of blasts and rapid flames wreck Canada’s Parliament in Ottawa killing at least six and injuring about a hundred. Premier Borden escaped but several officials including Agriculture Minister Burrell and Dr. Michael Clark suffered burns as firemen fought a blaze that spread through the Reading Room and corridors. Police guard entrances while Dominion officers and soldiers assist in rescue amid widespread panic.
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Ottawa
Canada
Discaitin
Montreal
Providence
Journal
United States Department of Justice
Ain
House of ‘Commons
Robert Borden
Martin Burrell
Michael © Clark
Vfer
Deer
Sevigney
Burrell
Mme
Dassault
Mme. Bray
Morin
Dominion
Commons
Capitol
Washington
George Bradbury
Manitoba
Medric Martin
Rhodes
Parliament Building
Gerald White
Bradbury
Sir
Sam’ Hughes
Hughes
Seventh’ Overseas Regiment
Parliament
Rideau Hall
Duke of Connaught
Edward VI
Prince of Wales
Measuring Saturns Crepe Ring Observed at Lowell Observatory
Observational notes describe measurements of Saturns crepe ring at Lowell Observatory. The text suggests the ring is persistently wider than previously observed, indicating ongoing study of Saturns ring structure and dynamics.
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Saturn
Lowell Schaer
Constantine of Greece Photo Sparks Legal Debate
A fragmentary image of Constantine of Greece appears amid a contentious dispute over a 19th century precedent. The unclear caption suggests questions about attribution and publication in the era’s press.
Calculating Storm Distance From Lightning and Thunder
The article notes how the time between lightning and thunder reveals distance. It cites two west northwest England storms with 134 and 112 seconds between flash and thunder, giving distances of 24.4 and 23.8 miles, respectively, as measured by Prof Alexander Herschel.
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England
Alexander
Herschel
Examinations Planned Across Indiana Cities for Civil Service
Indiana civil service exams announced by Harry K. Millhouse cover eleven positions from skilled laborer to copyist with salaries ranging from 600 to 3200 dollars. Tests will be held February to April in Indianapolis Bloomington Evansville Fort Wayne and other towns. County jail costs and drunkenness statistics feature in a separate state board report.
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Indianapolis
Bloomington
Evansville
Fort Wayne
Jeffersonville
Lafayette
Harry K. Millhouse
Indiana
Department of Agriculture
Washington
D. C
Geological Survey
Office of Markets and Rural Organization
Pacific Northwest
Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Ordance
Watertown Arsenal
Massachusetts
Bureau of Chemistry
State Relations Service
Indiana Service
Pima
Agency
Arizona
Ordnance Department
Frankfort Arsenal
Philadelphia
States Relations Service
Navy Department
Marion
Richmond
South Bend
Terre Haute
Valparaiso
Board of State Charities
Marion County
Brown, Crawford
Martini Newton
Ohio
Perry
Pulaski
Ripley
Steuben
Whitley
Clark County
Knox County
William Henry Harrison
Harrison
Floyd, Clark
Jackson
Scott
Jefferson
Ings
Decatur
Franklin
Te Vlash
Shelby
Fayette
Wayne
Landing
Blue River
Crawford
Vincennes
Ohio Falls
White River
Fort . Recovery
Indiana Territory
Northwest Territory
Ohio River
Fredericksburg
Washington County
Jackson, Bartholomew, Shelby, Rush
Henry Counties
Randolph and
Jay
Fort Recovery
Ohio State Line
Jay County
Kentucky River
Madison
State Board
Right to Condemn Upheld by Court in Indiana
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed the Lawrence circuit court ruling approving the power companys right to condemn land for a dam on White River to supply electricity to Bloomington and others. The decision rejected arguments that the 1907 act granted special privileges or benefited private parties without public purpose.
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Supreme Court
Lawrence Circuit Court
Averflow
Edmund J. Miller
Southern Indiana Power Company
White River
Bloomington
Cit
Winchester Carnegie library to be in use by March
Richmond reports R G Leeds, millionaire, announces the new Carnegie library will be occupied not later than March 20. The note cites a state progress update from Winchester.
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Winchester
Carnegie Library
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Beauce
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Quebéc
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Royal Wint
Parliament Group
Archives
Morava
Montenegro
Norfolk
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Moewe
Ponga
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Constantine OF
Greece
Atest
Constantine
Flight OF Old
Marshal Putnik
Serbia
Austria
Albanian Alps
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Logansport
Loansport
Clarksville
Springville
Spring Hill
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