Coronation Anniversary and Global News Digest
In Rome the pope's coronation anniversary is marked. Manila dispatch reports over 2,000 insurgents killed at Silang and Las Marimas in battles with government troops. Weyler announces retirement as Cuban governor general. McKinley inauguration decor electrifies the capital with flags and lamps while Congress debates sundry civil bills. Eva Rodriguez, wife of insurgent general Alexander Rodriguez, arrives with accounts of persecution. A Wheeling disaster claims two deaths and several injuries in a house fire. The Yukon steamer Al Ki signals onward voyage amid the era's labor unrest and flooding in the East.
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Rome
Manilla
Madrid
Silang
Las Marimas
Cuba
Weyler
Santher
National Senate
McKinley
Priats
Cleveland
Executive Mansion
Eva Rodriguez
Alexander Rodriguez
Santa Clara
St. Johns
Fla
United States
District Court For
Murray
Wheeling
W. Va
Fixty
Yukon
Al-Ki
Baker
Grand Jury
Mansfield
Pittsburg
Damiburst
Duo
Pennsylvania
Lumber Manufacturers’ Association of the
Northwest
Tacoma
San Diego
Mount Angel
Teller
Washington
Silver Republican Party
Chicago
H. M. Teller
Fred T. Dubois
Frank J. Cannon
R. F. Pettigrew
Lee Mantle
John P. Jones
Charles A. Towne
Charles S. Hartman
J. Shafroth
C. E. Allen
Edgar Wilson
Warlike Preparations Stir Florida Troop Readiness
A Tallahassee dispatch reports government plans to move several thousand troops quickly via rail to coastal points including Tampa Key West St Augustine and Jacksonville. Washington officials discuss calling out state troops as torpedoes are laid in Tampa Bay and guns kept in readiness with units of twenty companies and four batteries prepared.
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Chicago
Tallahassee
Fla
Filonda
Washington
Tampa
Key West
St. Augustine
Jacksonville
St Augustine
Ker West
St. Ann Tampa Bay
Eral
Senate advances finance bill amid armor debate and delays
Washington March 2 The senate moves forward on the appropriation bill with debate on armor plate and government armor policy. The House session includes routine testimony and a lively telegraph accounts discussion as filibusters threaten delay. The Milwaukee electric car catastrophe causes injuries but no fatalities.
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Washington
Senate
District of Columbia
Riot as Streetcar Tracks Are Torn Up in Knoxville
The Citizens' Street Railroad Co began tearing up Dupont street. 200 workers, clashes with police, arrests of workers and officials, a riot erupted, five companies dispersed the crowd with water, Lieutenant Howl shot Will Arnold, probably fatally. Storney McAdoo of New York claims federal orders allow the work. A Duke of Wellington post boy died at 89.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
Dupont Street
Howl
Will Arnold
Storney McAdoo
New York
Citizens’ Company
United States
Deputies Seek 39 Lexington Violators in Election Probe
Deputy U S Marshal Tucker arrives with warrants for 39 Lexington citizens indicted by the federal grand jury for violations in the November election. The group includes Democrats and several policemen. A separate note mentions a Lyons France electric project via Rhone dam at Jonage.
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Lexington
Depauty
United States
Tucker
Louisville
Lyons
France
Rhone
Jonage
Buffalo Millionaire Sherman S. Jewett Dies at 3 Million Fortunes
Sherman S. Jewett, a Buffalo business leader and longtime director of the New York Central, dies. He was a prominent railroad and steamboat figure with an estimated wealth of 3 million dollars. In Paris a monastery at Saint Bernard was partly destroyed by an avalanche with no loss of life.
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Buffalo
Sherman S. Jewett
Dieltenay
New York Central
London
Paris
Saint Bernard
Powers plan united notes as Crete joins Greece invasion
London reports describe a likely delivery of collective notes to Turkey and Greece after conference among great powers at Constantinople and Athens. Greece to land and sea reinforce Crete within four days amid ongoing fighting near Retimo and Candia as insurgents press against Turkish forces.
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London
Constantiple
Athens
Turkey
Greece
Crete
Canea
Canevario
Retimo
Malta
Teiay
Regul
Fuad
Fnally
Beal
Powers May Come to Blows in Greece and Candia
The Athens Times correspondent reports a war tax planned in Thessaly and Arta. Romanian authorities set years at fifteen. In Candia Colonel Goracas with 15,000 insurgents threatens Hierapetra, where the garrison is weak. Reports say regents blame British Consul Bilotti for hindering liberty efforts. Mohammedan factions lash out at Hierapetra.
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London
Athens
The
Times
Thessaly
Arta
Bucharest
Candia
Goracas
Hierapetra
Bashi Bazouki
Bilotti
Hierapetr
Bank of Illinois closes Sears settlement in Chicago
Former bank borrower in Chicago reaches a full settlement with the Bank of Illinois. All business affairs are closed, debts cleared, and the release granted is described as honorable and creditable.
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Chicago
Or Bank of Illinois
Fire Threatens Ishpeming Store as Firemen Save Town
A blaze started in an upper story of C. F. Sundstroms store on Main street Ishpeming Michigan. The fire department with hand engine and limited hose controlled the fire by three o clock. Firemen from outside helped prevent total destruction. Loss estimated at $20000.
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Ishpeming
Mich
Michigammeé
C. F. Sunderstrom
Fatal boiler explosion hits Acushnet mills
In New Bedford Massachusetts a boiler at Acushnet mills exploded wrecking part of the plant. A boiler-house collapse killed fireman Manuel Mendosa and worker Arthur Ashin. Several others were injured as firemen contained the blaze. In San Francisco Richard Pastini family tragedy followed mushroom poisonings killing his eldest son and two other children.
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New Bedford
Mass
Acushnet Mills
Manuel Mendosa
Arthur Ashin
San Francisco
Richard Pastini
Pastini
Atillo
Zacatecas Mine Disaster Deepens in Mexico
News from Zacatecas reports a mine fire at the Zana morro mine owned by the Zom bete Company spreading to the San Francisco shaft. Rescue attempts faced deadly smoke while ten bodies were recovered and asphyxiation was evident. The city mourns as the disaster is described as the worst in modern Zacatecas history.
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City of
Mexico
Zacatecas
Zanamoro
Zombete Company
San Francisco
Spanish Opinion of Lee in Havana Palace Incident
A Havana dispatch reports the Marquis de Palmierola accusing General Lee in a palace confrontation with reporters present. The exchange included insults and threats as Lee is called a liar and rebel, illustrating tensions between the U S envoy and local officials.
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New York
Herald
Havana
Marquis de Paimerola
Lee
Scott
Genla
Salted tragedy on tug Mystic ends in death
Albert Thompson, 2 freman, killed by machinery on the tug Mystic as it moved into the stream. He fell from a platform and was caught in gears, with one leg severed and death occurring minutes later as rescuers worked to remove remains from the crankcase.
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Seattle
Wash
Albert Thompson
Freman
Mystic
Thompson
World reply sent to Lee seeks U S protection in Havana
A Havana dispatch notes the state department refuses to answer General Lee’s questions about enforcing US treaty rights and stopping Spanish outrages. It cites Ruiz and Scott cases, American prisoners in solitary confinement, and fears of no Washington protection without fleet deployment.
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New York
Havana
State Department
Lee
United States
Ruiz
Scott
Ahumada
Olney
Florida
Washington
Wennesday
Congress
Two Men Frozen to Death Near Rawlins Wyoming
A search party found Thomas Eissel and another man fourteen miles from Rawlins, Wyoming. The pair were lying side by side, having frozen to death after missing since Saturday.
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Salt Lake
Rawlins
Thomas
Eissel
Polaski Warns Against Randsburg Mining Rush
William Polaski of San Jose says reports of rich mines at Randsburg are exaggerated and that hundreds of idle men crowd the town with little shelter or food. He cautions laborers not to seek work there.
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San Jose
Cal
William Polaski
Randsburg
Deaths in Utah Snowslide Sweep Cabin Away
Charles Willing and Carl Peterson were found dead in Deer Trail gulch after a snowslide buried their cabin. The pair, who entered the gulch about ten days ago, were located near Marrsville, Utah, in a report filed for the Salt Lake Tribune.
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Salt Lake
The
Tribune
Marrsville
Utah
Charles Willing
Carl Peterson
Deer Trail Gulch
Fruit Company Dryer Burns in San Jose Fire
A fire destroyed the E. E Thomas Fruit Company's dryer in San Jose on March 2. The loss is estimated at about 50000 dollars and the equipment was fully insured. The cause remains undetermined.
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San Jose
E. E Thomas Fruit Company
Passenger Train Plunges, 19 Dead in Moscow Route
A Moscow dispatch reports a passenger train went over an embankment killing nineteen and injuring others. The accident occurred on a route serving Vienna on March 2. Authorities are reviewing the wreck and casualty details.
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Vienna
Lloyds
Moscow
Freight Train Wreck Kills Two in Marshall Missouri
A fast freight on the Chicago and Alton wrecked east of Marshall at 9 PM. Engineer C. G. Ehreit was crushed under his cab and head brakeman Charles Rymal died before rescue could reach him.
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Marshall
Chicago and Alton
C. G. Ehreit
Charles Rymal
Advertising proves quick cat returns in London
A London man advertised for his lost cat and within a week 322 cats were brought to his home. The notices showcased advertising power and community response to locate the pet.
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London
Secretary Olney Denies General Lee Resignation
A Havana special to the Herald reports claims that Consul General Lee offered to resign and that U S authorities would intervene over Cuba. Secretary Olney says Lee never asked for passports or warships and the resignation rumor is false and discredited in Washington.
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Olney
Lee
New York
Herald
Havana
Key West
Ciitize
Washington
Ruiz
Scott
Gomez
Ministy de Lome
Hondreis
Rei
Globe
United States
Congress
Generel
Cuba
Hale
Capitol
Spain
Three Boys Drowned At Tillamook Bay
Three boys Ernest Barnard Cecil Miller and George Leasia aged 15 to 16 drowned near Tillamook Oregon while attempting to meet a steamer. They clung to a small boat as breakers and a rising tide swept them out. one boy was seen drifting then swept away by a large wave. A captain and others searched the bar and shore but recovered no bodies that day.
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Tillamook
Ernest Barnard
Cecil Miller
George Leasia
Chi
Durham
Pipsie
Chess
Dra
Elmore
Uth
Te Boy
Unclear historic note on agricultural practice referenced
Fragmentary OCR text discusses practical information on cultivation and a minister or band context. Details are missing, obscured by garbled words and incomplete phrases making specific events, names, or places indeterminable.
Spanish Queen Signs Pardon for Julio Sanguilly
Washington reports that the queen has signed the pardon of Julio Sanguilly. The decision was approved at a cabinet meeting days earlier and withheld until formal signing by the queen.
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Washington
Senor de Lome
Duke of
Secretary Olney Advises Sanguilly to Withdraw Appeal
AP reports Olney cables Sanguilly urging withdrawal of the Madrid Supreme Court appeal and accepting a pardon on condition of leaving Cuba and keeping away from revolutions. Sanguilly reportedly filed in Havana court to withdraw his appeal against life imprisonment.
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Havana
Associated Press
Olney
Sanguilly
Cuba
Senor Mesaionguez
Julio Sanguilly
Supreme Court of Justice of Madrid
Colorado Seismology Clues Hint at Mild Quakes
Dr. Howe, director of the Chamber lsin observatory in Denver, reports indications of mild earthquakes detected across Colorado, noting multiple tremor signals and unusual ground vibrations observed by the observatory team.
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Howe
Chamberlsin Observatory
Denver, Col
Colorado
A Corner in Wool Sparks Large Boston Syndicate
A Boston based syndicate forms to buy wool in European markets ahead of a possible 10 percent tariff. The Columbian brought 10,000 bales, totaling 261,160 bales this month, with 15,000 bales already purchased abroad and more to come as duties loom. A $5,000,000 fund is noted for London agents to secure 1,000,000 bales of Australian and South American wool.
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Boston
United States
London
Hamburg
Congress
Burglars’ Game Ends in Tragedy at Local Store
Petaluma California March 2 This afternoon Farle Temple 14 son of C Temple a hardware dealer and Henry Gerkens 12 son of J H Gerkens proprietor of the Western hotel played burglars In Temple s store Temple snapped a revolver that was not loaded The weapon exploded the bullet piercing Henry Gerken s heart killing him almost instantly
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Petaluma
Cal
Farle Temple
C. Temple
Henry Gerkens
J. H. Gerkens
Western Hotel
Temple
Young Temple
Young Gerken
Louisville Bankers and Aldermen Indicted on City Fraud Conspiracy
The circuit grand jury indicted Banker McKnight of the wrecked German National bank Sterling Edmunds and seven city aldermen for conspiracy to defraud the city over a Waterworks sale resolution valued at 10 million dollars. In New Orleans the Daily Item reports millionaire John Drexel and party seven days overdue aboard his private yacht en route from Philadelphia to Mardi Gras with no word received.
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Louisville
Circuit
McKnight
German National Bank
Sterling Edmunds
Board of Aldermen
New Orleans
The
Daily Item
John Drexel
Philadelphia
New York
Floors Collapse at Cincinnati Wholesale Grocer
Five floors of the Shinkle, Wilson & Kreis Company building collapsed into a cellar under nearly 1000 barrels of sugar. Watchman Michael Schwabach was killed. clerk William H. Gersts and drayman Michael Coleman were lightly injured. Building dimensions about 30 by 80 feet. loss under 20000 dollars. lower floor submerged.
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Cincinnati
Wilson & Kreis Company
Michael Schwabach
William H. Gersts
Michael Coleman
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