Great Dock Fire Ruins Phoenix Line Pier in Hoboken
A rapid blaze on the Hoboken riverfront destroyed the Phoenix Steamship Line pier with bales of hay and cotton, engulfed the British Queen, damaged Barber Line docks, and threatened Holland-American and Hugh Campbell properties. Estimated loss about 1 million. several men feared dead or missing.
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New York
Phoenix Steamship Line
Hoboken
N. J
Barber Steamship Line
Holland-American Line
Hugh Campbell
Scott
Phoenix Line
Barber Line
Antwerp
North River
Heathburn
Hong Kong
Heathborn
Insurgent Leader Givera Proclaims Lukban’s Overthrow
Givera in Samar issues a proclamation claiming to have succeeded General Lukban who was captured by Americans. He states that all orders under Lukban are void and adds he was compelled to issue the proclamation.
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Manila
Givera
Samar
Lukban
General Hamilton routs Boer forces east of Vryheit
Pretoria reports General Bruce Hamilton captured a small Boer lager east of Vryheit in the Transvaal. Four Boers were killed, six wounded and 17 taken prisoner. General Emmett, brother in law of General Botha, was among the captures.
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Pretoria
Bruce Hamilton
Vryheit
Transvaal
Botha
Emmett
Wireless Phone Demonstration in Washington on Potomac
Nathan Stubblefield, inventor of wireless telephony, has traveled to Washington to publicly demonstrate his invention on the Potomac river. The first demonstration occurred six weeks earlier at Murray. If successful, he plans a longer sea voyage demonstration.
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Lexington
Nathan Stubblefield
Washington
Potomac River
Stublefield
Murray
Stubblefield
Tests on fir timber unsatisfactory and calls for government tests
Washington reports that tests of fir conducted at Puget Sound naval yard were deemed unsatisfactory by the Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers Association. The group urges Senator Foster to authorize a thorough, government supervised test in the Pacific Northwest and to publish a condensed report for public access.
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Washington
Poster
Pacific Coast Lumber Manufacturers’ Association
Puget Sound Navy Yard
Victor H. Beckman
Tacoma
Naval
Hibbs
Foster
Northern Pacific Railway
Association
Pacific Northwest
War
Navy Departments
Big Students' Riot in St Petersburg Shocks City
In St Petersburg on March 19 a riot by thousands of students tied up police and cavalry all day. Authorities prepared extensively. about 100 arrests reported with injuries but no deaths. Demonstrators clashed with mounted troops near the Hotel dEurope and czarina’s sleigh route as nobility carriages got caught in melees.
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St. Petersburg
Hotel d’Europe
Russia
Aritocracy
Senate approves ship subsidy bill after long debate
The Senate passed the ship subsidy measure by 42 to 31 after hours of voting on amendments. Four Republicans opposed, one Democrat supported. Key changes limit expenditures and prohibit foreign built ships from participating, with provisions affecting Leyland line acquisition by J.P. Morgan and associates.
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Washington
Senate
Friends of
Allison
Frye
Commerce Committee
West
Patterson
Pettus
Spooner
Congress
Hanna
J.P. Morgan
Leyland Line
Americans Indemnity Claims Move Toward Settlement
Pekin March 19 The United States minister Mr Conger has commissioned Mr Bainbridge and Mr Ragsdale the latter the United States consul at Tien Tsin to adjust the indemnity claims of Americans approximating 2 000 000 in gold
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Pekin
United States
Mr. Conger
Mr. Bainbridge
Mr. Ragsdale
Tien Tsin
Record Breaking Horse Order at St Joseph Market
One of the country's largest single horse orders ends with a buyer at the South St. Joseph market. The contract calls for 12,000 horses to be delivered at 500 monthly for 24 months, likely for the British army in South Africa.
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St. Joseph, Mo
South St. Joseph
South Africa
Skyscrapers in Danger Warn Chicago Real Estate Leader
General William S. Smith warned at the Chicago Real Estate Board dinner that steel frameworks in many downtown skyscrapers are corroding. He said air and gas exposure with oil-coated steel leads to rapid decay, threatening collapse within years and making elevated structures unsafe within a decade.
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Chicago
William S.smith
Chicago Real Estate Board
Boston Celebrates 126th Anniversary of Evacuation Monument
In South Boston a monument on Dorchester Heights honors the New England militia and Washington. A parade preceded the ceremony with Senator Lodge and Rear Admiral Schley in attendance. The inscription, penned by Harvard's President Eliot, notes the siege night of March 4 1776 and the fleet’s retreat on March 17.
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Boston
Dorchester Heights
Massachusetts
New England
Washington
Henry
Abot Lodge
Schley
Collins
Eliot
Harvard
Nantucket
United American
Philippine Commerce: Eight Months Trade Figures 1901 and 1900
The insular division of the war department publishes a bulletin showing eight months ending August 31 1901 and 1900. Imports total 10 618 406 dollars, exports 16 985 405 dollars in 1901, with imports up 35 percent and exports up six percent in favor of 1901. United States imports rise 64 percent. foodstuffs and manufactured goods gain, hemp leads agricultural exports at 9 454 566 dollars. Manufactured articles export near 1 709 169 dollars, mines and forests up from 1900.
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Washington
Insular
War Department
United States
Sagasta Forming New Spanish Cabinet
Madrid reports the queen regent commissions Senor Sagasta to form a new cabinet after coalition talks fail. The pope appeals against enforcing the decree on religious congregations as of March 21, while the war ministry keeps soldiers who just finished service in the field amid unrest fears.
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Madrid
Senor Sagasta
Ministry of War
Lyddite described as dangerous boomerang weapon
London reports that during tests on the old battleship Belle Isle the lyddite shell refracted fragments onto a hostile target 400 yards away and scattered near a gun boat 2,000 yards forward. The Outlook warns that lyddite must strike a hostile vessel to be effective or risk injuring friendly ships up to 2,000 yards away.
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London
Belle Isle
Russian Loan Details Published in Berlin
The particulars of a new Russian loan published in Berlin show a total issue of 933 million marks with 300 million marks issued now at 4 percent. The loan funds the portion of the Chinese indemnity and is offered for subscription in Germany Holland and Russia.
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Berlin
Russia
Germany
Hollan
Plot to Destroy Warships Shocks Vienna
Vienna reports a plot to destroy Austro-Hungarian battleships Habsburg and Arpad at Pola. A large quantity of dynamite was stolen and an anonymous letter claimed the vessels would be impelled. The ships are now guarded.
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Vienna
Habsburg
Arpad
Pola
Admiral Howell Retires From Navy Service
Washington report states Rear Admiral John A. Howell, president of the naval retiring board and second only to Admiral Dewey in rank, has reached 62 and is pensioned onto the retired list as required by law.
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Washington
John A. Howell
Naval Retiring Board
Dewey
Navy
Commandant Celliers Captured in Heilbron District
Commandant Celliers of the Kroonstad commando in the Orange River Colony was among Boer prisoners captured by the British recently in the Heilbron district.
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Pretoria
Celliers
Kroonstad
Orange River Colony
Heilbron
Danish Treaty Delays Spark Debate in Copenhagen
President Matsen of Denmark moves to delay ratification of the treaty selling the Danish West Indies to the United States. The landsting meet begins March 19 amid criticism that the delay harms U S relations. Some within Matsen's party may back the government.
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Copenhagen
Landthing
Matsen
Riding Attachment for Plows and Early Agricultural Notes
A riding attachment for walking plows is described with figures showing its use and detachable wheel swap for barrow or other implements. Corn breeding grows seed demand, with Illinois farmers using over 1,000,000 bushels yearly and seed purity needing refresh every four to five years. Asparagus bed management and progeny sowing methods are given, plus notes on early Puritan potato varieties, their skin, flavor, and keeping quality.
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Illinois
A. D. Shamel
Orange Judd
Teaching Lambs to Feed from Early Life
The article explains that a two week old lamb can begin receiving feed in addition to ewe milk. Feeding the ewes first boosts milk for the lambs and lambs can self-feed when placed in narrow-entrance pens. Catching a lamb and guiding it to feed starts the process.
Setting Strawberry Plants In Fall Prospects For Good Crops
Those who plant strawberries in fall have a chance this year. Readiness stems from strong runner growth after fruiting and ample moisture for new plants. The paper notes spring sets rarely match fall sets in vigor and yield when well cared for through summer.
Avoiding Peach Yellows Across the States
The piece notes peach yellows is present in nearly every state that grows peaches, with only California Mississippi Texas and parts of Alabama Florida and Georgia spared. It warns there is no known cure and suggests sourcing budding stock from the healthiest trees in one’s own orchard as a safe local option.
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Union
California
Mississippi
Texas
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
New Jersey
Fertile Eggs and Winter San Jose Scale Advice
Poultrymen should boost May and June hatch rates by providing range-like conditions in late winter. Emphasize varied food, green and animal matter, plus roomy, comfortable housing. Winter spraying for San Jose scale with crude petroleum is most effective. apply thoroughly to every branch and repeat if needed, reducing summer sprays.
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San Jose
Safety Milk Pail Invented To Save Underside of Milking
An Alabama inventor John Ileusts King from Garrity presents a safety milk pail design. It features a screw threaded top flange a receiving bowl with a strainer and a movable cone that seals the outlet when tipped to prevent spills and dirt intrusion. The device aims to prevent milk loss during upset pails and keep impurities out.
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John Ileusts King
Garrity
Ala
Tuberculin Tests in Herefords Reported by Dr Geddes
Dr Geddes of the United States Department of Agriculture tested 240 Herefords with tuberculin over the past year before export. Of the herd only seven reached export status and he considered three of those seven to be suspicious cases.
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United States
Secretary To Agriculture
Geddes
United States Department of Agriculture
Big Land
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Pacific Coast
Philippine Commerce
Sagasta
Spain
Lyddite
Howell
Commandant Celliers
New York City
New York Herald
Moody
J. F. Hancock
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