Baltimore Fire Devastates City Center in Massive Conflagration
Baltimore faces total ruin as explosions start at 11 o clock Sunday noon and the wholesale district burns for hours. Eight firemen died and losses top $100 million with twenty blocks destroyed. Militia called, aid from multiple cities, and key buildings including the post office and courthouse burned.
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Baltimore
Holliday Street
United States Express
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Maryland National Guard
New York
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Trenton
Washington
Jersey City
Harrisburg
Newark
City Hospital
Institute of Fine Arts
Hopkins’ Bank
Holliday Street Theater
Guardian Trust Building
Custom House
Western Union Building
National Exchange Bank
United States Express Office
Mercantile Trust Building
Postal Telegraph Building
Equitable Building
Union Trust Building
Continental Trust Building
Burned at the Stake in Mississippi Mob Tragedy
A mob of over 1000 in Dodds ville Mississippi burned Luther Holbert and his wife at the stake for the killing of white planter James Eastland and negro John Carr. The four day pursuit across four counties left eight dead including three unknown blacks and two posses packs of bloodhounds were used.
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Memphis
Tenn
Doddsville
Miss
Luther Holbert
James Eastland
John Carr
Eastland Plantation
Holbert
Mississippi
James Eastiard
John Winters
Eastland
Tragedy in Coal Creek as four die in labor clash
In Coal Creek Tennessee on Sunday a bloody confrontation between Coal Creek company guards and union and nonunion labor left four dead and three wounded. A deputy sheriff was killed by a guard he tried to arrest, and three other victims fell to guards. The incident marks a bitter feud in the coal mining town 40 miles northwest of Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Coal Creek
Coal Creek Company
Death of James B. Colgate in Yonkers
James Boorman Colgate died at his Yonkers home after several months illness. Born in New York in 1818, he organized the New York gold exchange during the Civil War and served as its president for years. He endowed Colgate University at Hamilton with about 1 million dollars over 30 years, expanding buildings and facilities.
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James B. Colgate
Yonkers
N. Y
James Boorman Colgate
Mr. Colgate
New York
Whitney Dies After Operation At 871 Fifth Avenue
William Collins Whitney former secretary of the navy died at his home 871 Fifth avenue New York shortly after four o clock Tuesday afternoon He was sixty four and surrounded by family and physicians The influential figure helped shape naval policy and led major street railway ventures art collecting racing stables and yacht interests.
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New York
William Collins Whitney
Navy
Fifth Avenue
Harry Payne Whitney
Dorothy Whitney
William T. Bull
Whitney
Conway
Mass
John Whitney
New England
Sir
Richard Saltonstall
William Bradford
Plymouth Colony
United States Navy
Cleveland
Corporation Counsel
New York City
Navy pushes heavy ships as Dewey urged in fierce bill
Washington reports Admiral Dewey wins over the general board as the naval affairs committee completes an appropriations bill totaling 95 million dollars. The plan authorizes one battleship two armored cruisers three scout cruisers and two squadron colliers with 44 000 tons of heavy fighting ships and 21 750 000 dollars for heavy construction plus 28 000 000 for lighter work. A 4 000 000 armor plate factory may be built by the secretary of the navy if private bidders fail to provide armor at reasonable prices.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
House Committee On Naval Affairs
General Board
Moody
Secretary of the Navy
Hanna Ill From Irregular Typhoid at 66
Senator Hanna's illness is officially diagnosed as irregular typhoid fever with weaker fever symptoms. He remains extremely weak and nervous with no organic complications, and doctors say his age and rheumatic history worsen prognosis though recovery is hopeful.
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Washington
Hanna
War Likely As Japan Breaks Off With Russia
Reports from St Petersburg and Tokio on February 8 indicate Japan will sever diplomatic ties with Russia and recall its minister and staff. Russia orders its minister and staff to leave Tokyo, signaling possible war as officials weigh Japan's insistence on Manchuria sovereignty Corea, and mutual recognition of Corea independence along with other regional demands.
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St. Petersburg
Count Lamsdorff
Japan
Russia
Baron de Rosen
Tokio
Komura
Foreign Office
Corea
Paris
the Figaro
M. Motono
M. Kurino
Alexieff
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Vladivostock
Yalu
Yana
Yokohama
M. Dambro
France
Great Britain
Dietrich Seeks Senate Inquiry Over Nebraska Post Office Case
Sen Dietrich of Nebraska moves for a full senate inquiry into his past post office patronage indictment and acquittal. He asserts a determination of fitness to sit and proposes a five member committee led by the president pro tem to report findings. Committee named includes Hoar Platt Spooner Cockrell Pettus.
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Washington
Dietrich
Neb
Nebraska
Senate
Hastings
Jacob Fisher
Hoar
Platt
Conn
Spooner
Cockrell
Pettus
Mrs Florence Maybrick Granted License for Convalescent Home
Home Secretary Akers-Douglas said Mrs Maybrick has been moved from Aylesbury to a convalescent home under religious sisters. She remains under surveillance and will be freed next July under a special license with usual ticket of leave conditions.
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London
House of Commons
Home
Akers-Douglas
Florence Maybrick
Aylesbury
Maybrick
Mr. Akers-Douglas
England
Taft Succeeds Root as Secretary of War
Washington February 2 Gov William H Taft took the oath of office as secretary of war and assumed duties in a formal ceremony. Elihu Root retired after long service and transferred authority in the War Department amid a restrained but impressive observance. Manila February 2 Gov Luke E Wright and Vice Gov Henry C Ide were inaugurated with a 3000 trooper pageant. Wright delivered a direct inaugural address focusing on the islands key interests.
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Washington
William H. Taft
War Department
Elihu Root
Taft
Manila
Luke E. Wright
Henry C. Ide
Large Fire Damages Clarksville Businesses
A Monday night blaze in Clarksville Tennessee caused about 100000 dollars in damage destroying Weaver and McCauley's liquor house W S Russell's grocery store Gerhardt Sons dry goods and flooding C F Couts furniture stock Water also ruined Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph cables and wires.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Weaver & McCauley
New York Theater District Closed by Mayor McClellan
Mayor McClellan ordered the closure of Grand Opera house Madison Square theater Princess theater Vaudeville theater Hurtig Seamons and the theater portion of Huber's museum in New York on Thursday February 5.
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New York
McClellan
Grand Opera House
Madison Square Theater
Princess Theater
Vaudeville Theater
Hurtig & Seamons
Huber
Town swallowed by Java volcano reported in Amsterdam
Advices from Amsterdam say an entire town on the island of Java in the Dutch East Indies was swallowed by a volcanic eruption. Hundreds of persons are reported killed in the disaster.
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Amsterdam
Java
Dutch East Indies
Palma Raises Duties Decree Promulgated
Havana reports President Palma published a decree increasing customs duties under congressional authority. The measure, promulgated Friday, takes effect Monday.
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Havana
Palma
Congress
Noisy Fireballs and Theories of Meteor Sound
The piece explains why most meteors are silent but fireballs produce sounds like distant thunder. It outlines four theories for the explosive noise, including air compression, vacuum inrush, rapid rotation, and surface burning, and quotes naval officers on sound from projectiles.
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United States Weather Review
Naval Proving Ground
Oriental School Life and First Day Rites Across Asia
The piece outlines early schooling customs in Asia with ritual regard to luck and gods. It notes Chinese practices of naming and attire to appease deities, Japanese pupils carrying amulets and lunch jars, and Hindoo children invoking Sarasvati with offerings before learning letters.
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Fleg
China
Tenjinsen
Sarasvati
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