Eleven Finnish women and children die in Malcom Island fire
Vancouver B C February 4 Eleven persons perished in a fire at a Finnish settlement on Malcom Island after the communal living house caught fire while men attended a meeting The lack of a water supply hindered firefighting and a crowd watched as women and children burned Several children were thrown from windows and some women leaped from second floors Many men suffered severe burns while acts of bravery were cited There were about 100 families on the island and temporary housing had housed recent arrivals
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Vancouver
B. C
Hergh
Malcom Island
Royalty May Come Visit by Prince and Princess of Wales
London reports Lieut. Gen. Miles recounts the king’s cordial welcome during a visit, noting he would like the prince and princess of Wales to visit America but nothing definite is settled. Miles declines to discuss Venezuelan or Philippine issues.
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Prince and Princess of Wales
America
London
Miles
Far East
Miles Meets Roberts Dines With British Commanders
At the Carlton hotel in London last night Henry White hosted a dinner honoring Gen Miles to allow a meeting with Earl Roberts and other British generals including Sir Thomas Kelly Kenny and Sir John French. U S Embassy attendees included Consul General Evans Lloyd Griscom and Capts Clover Cassatt Carter and Wadsworth with Henry Clay Evans.
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London
Henry White
United States
Miles
Carlton Hotel
Earl Roberts
Thomas Kelly-Kenny
John French
Henry Clay Evans
Lloyd C. Griscom
Persia
Clover
Cassatt
Carter
Wadsworth
Trainmen Under Arrest For Theft In Transit
Nine Union Pacific trainmen operating between Cheyenne Wyoming and Sydney Nebraska are under arrest charged with stealing goods in transit. Authorities say thousands of dollars of property were taken from freight trains in the past two months and hidden in Cheyenne. About a thousand dollars in stolen goods have been recovered and more arrests are anticipated.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific
Sydney
Neb
King Edward Plants Trees Despite Cold
London Feb 4 King Edward and Queen Alexandra postponed a Windsor visit with the Devonshires due to the king’s feverish cold. He later was seen planting trees near Windsor Castle and appeared in good health and spirits.
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Edward
London
Queen Alexandra
Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
Chatsworth
Windsor Castle
Pardon for Filipino Labor Leader by Taft
Manila February 4 Governor Taft pardoned Isabel de los Reyes a Filipino labor leader convicted under a Spanish law banning combinations to boost labor prices of conspiracy and threats of violence. The governor ruled the law un American and granted the pardon.
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Manila
Gob
Taft
Isabele de Los Reyes
Senate Considers Army Bill and Alaska Pact Moves
Washington February third the senate debated the army appropriation bill and delayed final action to permit amendments. In the house forty bills passed under suspension, including a measure to resume negotiations with Great Britain for Alaska fur seals. The senate approved a 1 500 000 department of agriculture buildings appropriation. Senator Nelson received congratulatory letters and a silver tea service from Senator Dolliver of Iowa. Chicago council votes for municipal ownership of gas and electric plants, urging an enabling act. Odessa reports a Russo Chinese bank loan of eight million dollars to extend Chinese railways.
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Washington
Pettus
Alabama
Bard
Quarles
House
Great Britain
Department of Agriculture
Nelson
Senator Nelson
Fromce
Clapp
Senator Dolliver
Iowa
Dolliver
Chicago
Odessa
Russo-Chinese Bank
Paris
In Honor of Nelson Banquet Celebrates Senator's Birthday
In Washington on February 4 a banquet at Hotel Reuters honored Minnesota Senator Nelson on his sixtieth birthday. About seventy five guests attended including fellow senators, the Minnesota delegation, neighboring state representatives, and Norwegians in the city. Senator Clapp presided and praised Nelson's esteem among friends, colleagues, and across the country.
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Minnesota
Washington
Nelson
Reuter
Senate
House
Clapp
Relief Efforts Rise Amid Northern Sweden Famine Fears
Stockholm reports government agents dispatched to remote hill districts to verify whether inhabitants survive as famine endangers people many miles from rail and sledge routes. Relief workers have improved supply flows, with stations coordinating shipments to stricken areas, while peasants endure scarce rations awaiting better conditions.
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Stockholm
Injured stockmen from Iowa in Winds Central wreck
Larabee Iowa Feb 4 Thomas Loucks age about thirty eight and John Thompson well known stock men here were injured in the Winds Central wreck near Cloverdale lil Loucks injuries thought fatal after recent reverses include divorce and custody loss of five children Thompson member of Grundy Thompson firm says injuries less dangerous than Loucks later report adds he is influential in the area.
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Loucke and Thompson
Iowa
Larabee
Thomas Loucks
John Thompson
Cloverdale
Lil
Loucks
Grundy & Thompson
Norwegian Steamer Avena Crew Perishes in Danish Wreck
Danish coast tragedy reports that the Norwegian steamer Avena sailing from New Orleans went ashore at Lemvig on February 4 and all twenty four crew members have drowned.
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Rinkjoebing
Denmark
New Orleans
Lemvig
Yellow Jack at Work in Guayaquil Fever Crisis
In Guayaquil Ecuador on February 4 a yellow fever outbreak is reported with about fifty cases. January saw ninety nine deaths, including forty nine in the first half and fifty in the second half of a doomed building, signaling a worsening health emergency.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Schooner Lyman H. Law Abandoned at Sea Near Highlena
The steam ship Grecian arrived from Boston with Capt. Blake and ten crew members from the Norfolk bound Schooner Lyman H. Law. The Law was abandoned January 31, eight miles southeast of Highlena, per the Philadelphia report.
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Law
Philadelphia
Grecian
Boston
Capt
Blake
Lyman H. Law
Norfolk
Highlena
Fatal Shooting Affray in West Superior
A fatal shooting occurred at the home of Mrs Winnie Davis in West Superior Wisconsin on February 4. Lulu Wright Knight a young woman recently from Schwartz Creek Michigan died about thirty minutes after John W Steele allegedly shot her during a quarrel. Steele is charged with murder.
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Ee West Superior
Wis
Winnie Davis
Lulu Wright Knight
Schwartz Creek
Mich
John W. Steele
Young Iowa Horseman Injured After Buggy Collision
Webster City Iowa Feb 4 Dole bert Stafford a young man from Blairaburg east of the city lay unconscious since Saturday night after colliding with a buggy. He rode at a fast pace and was hurled to the ground sustaining a head injury.
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Iowa
Webster City
Dolebert Stafford
Blairaburg
Lumber Camp Worker Killed Raising Loading Machine
Charles Schorater of Park Rapids Minnesota was instantly killed in the Pine Tree Lumber Company's camp when a loading machine being raised fell and pinned him to the ground.
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Park Rapids
Minn
Charles Schorater
Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zenith Furnace to Expand Capital and Capacity
Duluth Minnesota February 4 reported that Zenith Furnace company plans to raise capital from two hundred fifty thousand dollars to seven hundred fifty thousand dollars to enlarge capacity and undertake other improvements.
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WIII
Duluth
Mion
Zenith Furnace Company
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