Restrictions on Russian and Austrian Emigrants Passes and Tickets
Berlin report notes steps by North German Lloyd and Hamburg American to bar emigrants from Austria and Russia lacking passes and funds. Emigration 1901 totals 22,073 with 19,516 heading to the United States, Posen area most active.
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Berlin
Lloyd
Hamburg-American Steamship Companies
United States
Austria
Russia
Posen
Herr Wiegand
North German
Lloyd Company
Paulzow
England
Count Posadowsky Wehner
Reichstag
Expo
Coal Mine Closed Over Ingress and Egress Violations
Helena dispatch reports Coal Mine Inspector Howard Welsh returned from Carbon county where Clark's Fork Coal Mining company at Gebo violated the state law requiring two means of egress. A judge issued an injunction closing the mine after failure to comply with safety notices and improper timbering.
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The
Standard
Helena
Howard Welsh
Carbon County
Clark’s Fork
Gebo
Henry
Welsh
Inspector applies for Supreme Court injunction to halt mine operations
The inspector through the attorney general will seek a Supreme Court injunction to stop the mine’s operation until it is placed in a safe condition, after the injunction was dissolved.
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Attorney General
Supreme Court
Sargent Named Immigraton Commissioner General
In Washington on March 15 the president tendered the post of commissioner general of immigration to Frank P. Sargent chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen to replace T W Powderly. The changes also include relieving Thomas Fitchie of New York and his associate Edward F McSweeney with April 11 as the expected effective date.
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Washngton
Frank P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
T. W. Powderly
Mr. Powderly
Treasury Department
Thomas Fitchie
New York
Edward F. McSweeney
Fire dept hose wagon crashes into street car injuring several
A hose wagon racing a fire on Columbia street collided with a Third avenue and University car, likely killing one man and wounding four. Captain Daniel H. McGinnis of engine No. 1 suffered a fractured skull and crushed ribs, with three other firefighters and Father P. B. Gendreau sustaining injuries.
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Seattle
Columbia Street
Third Avenue and University
Daniel H. McGinnis
Wes
Providence Hospital
Daniel McGinnis
Charles W. Gillam
W. &B. Kent
P. B. Gendreau
Dawson
Boston Labor Peace Returns as Strikers Return to Work
Boston braces for gradual normalization after a week of tension as freight handlers and allied unions resume duties. Governor Crane says a patient, orderly adjustment is needed while railroads reinstate workers at former wages and union and non union staff operate without conflict.
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Boston
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Crane
State House
State Board of Arbitration
Clyde Steamship Company
Metropolitan Steamship Company
Falk River
Old Bay
Boston & Maine Road
Tuttle
Boston & Albany
Blizzard Stops Travel in North Dakota
A 24 hour blizzard at Bismarck North Dakota with 5 below zero and 45 mph winds halts all business and railroad traffic. The Northern Pacific reports trains snowbound at Mandan and Dawson after failed attempts to clear drifts. The storm is the worst in the area in the last decade.
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Bismarck
N. D
Northern Pacific
Mandan
Dawson
Cyclone Destroys Dunkard Church in Scotch Plains
A cyclone struck Scotch Plains near Belleville Kansas on March 15 destroying the Dunkard church and several houses. No lives were reported lost though extensive damage occurred.
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Belleville
Kan
Scotch Plains
Doctor Shoop Offers Free Book on Health Remedies
A letter invites readers to request one of six sealed books covering Dyspepsia Heart Kidneys Women Men and Rheumatism. The author promises payment of all costs if a reader tries the treatment and it fails, urging readers to choose a book and send their postal address to Box 708 Racine Wisconsin.
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Dr. Shoop
Bricht
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Kilmer & Co
Anaconda Sunday Standard
Union denies wage hike demand and strike call
In circulation today the union made public an announcement stating they did not demand higher wages and have no plan to strike on Monday despite earlier reports.
Defense Counsel Outlines Proof In Fife Murder Trial
In Savannah on March 15 the defense for Stewart Fife argues the state will prove admissions by Lydia Fuson after the killing of Frank W. Richardson. A revolver found by Carl Rickoff is linked to the head wound. The defense contends Richardson moved about after the murder, and places Fife at Owl club rooms. Mrs Addie B Richardson testified to the same murder story heard at her prior trial.
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Savannah
Stewart Fife
Frank W. Richardson
Lydia Fuson
Fife
Richardson
Holcomb
Carl Rickoff
James W. Boyd
North
Yakima
Wash
Rickoff Boy
Owl Club
Addie B. Richardson
Conventional Wedding for Miss Herron and Dr Berghall
Miss Margaret Evelyn Herron sister of Prof George D Herron wed Dr Henri Verner Berghall of Manistee Michigan at Elmwood Farm Metuchen New Jersey. The ceremony used the conventional form with Rev J S Mason announcing the couple as husband and wife after each pledged their vows.
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Professor Herron
Carrie Rand
Berghall
J. 8. Mason
Mr. Mason
Henri Verner Berghais
Mary Evelyn Herron
Joe Walcott Beats Billy Stift in Chicago Bout
Joe Walcott defeated Billy Stift of Chicago at the Chicago Athletic Club in a six round contest. Stift took a severe beating and fought gamely to the end though he had no chance to win. By the end of the sixth round Stift was in bad shape and could not continue.
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Chicago
Joe Walcott
Billy Stift
Chicago Athletic Club
Stift
Alice Brown
St. Louis Baptist Hospital
Swamp-Root
St. Louis Star
West End
Boycott Continues in Norfolk Rail and Light Strike
Central labor union raised the boycott against Norfolk Railway and Light and continued the street car boycott. Soldiers likely to be sent away Monday. Few disturbances. two non-union cars run over by a street car. Strike now two weeks old with no settlement in sight.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Railway and Light Company
Central Labor Union
No Strike in Augusta Cotton Mills
Augusta GA March 15 cotton mill operatives in the Augusta district have not resolved to strike. They sought a 10 percent wage increase at one mill and were refused. They have taken no further action, despite circulating rumors.
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Augusta
Want Railroad to Pay
Special Dispatch reports three plaintiffs Joseph Sheketon Robert Cochran and Thomas Gothridge sue the Northern Pacific Railway in federal court to recover 6000 for damage to their Zelvidere quartz claim in Summit valley Silver Bow county. Two other damage suits against the railroad filed in Silver Bow county district court have been moved to federal court. Also named are Mary Fredler widow of brakeman William Fredler who died in 1901 and Walter C Boomer seeking 2133 for being removed from a train between Whitehall and Philipsburg.
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Standard
Helena
Joseph Sheketon
Robert Cochran
Thomas Gothridge
United States
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Paintiffs
Zelvidere
Summit Valley
Silver Bow County
Northern Pacific Railway
District Court
Mary Fredler
William Fredler
Butte
Butte Hill
Walter C. Boomer
Whitehall
Philipsburg
These New Games from the New York Sun
A fashionable physician prescribes a southern trip and restrained social life for a patient to regain health, then is surprised to learn the patient wants to play squash rather than eat it. He admits he has little time for sport and tells her to play it all she wants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Why China Keeps Building Junks Amid Restrictive Trade
The piece notes that in 1899 Hongkong shipping totaled 27 975 vessels with 22 501 junks. It argues official limits push natives to use junks despite foreign ships can only access open ports, while local hoppe impose higher customs on foreign vessels.
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Cassier
Hongkong
China
Imperial Marine Customs
Junk Trade and Seafaring Customs in Anachronistic Harbor Scene
The excerpt critiques junk trade by noting lax harbor controls and a belief that removing obstacles would erase the traditional junk, while contrasting steamboat rules and traveler habits that bypass local craft. It reflects on cargo notices, crew guidance, and the cost of standards like load lines and side lights.
Oregon primary seals 95 independent delegates for convention
The Portland primary ends at six with about 95 independent delegates elected to the Republican county convention out of 162. The result influences the senate race as the Simon faction faces a rival wing that will control the convention.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
United States
Joseph Simon
Mr. Simon
Blizzard Strikes Great Falls
A Dakota blizzard hit Great Falls on March 15 bringing over a 50 degree temperature drop. Dense snow and a fierce gale left streets deserted by night with unappealing saloons and stores quiet.
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Standard
Great
No More Civil Trials in Natal Treason Case
The civil treason court has been disbanded and treason cases will face court martial. About 800 rebels were in Natal. 500 have been tried. Sentences reached up to ten years, with fines as high as five thousand pounds in some instances.
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Durban
Natal
Explosion at Fairmount torpedo factory kills girl in Cleveland
An explosion in the powder mixing department at the Fairmount torpedo factory on Euclid Avenue kills 17 year old Annie Fritz and injures several others including Christine Smither and Kitty Howard. The building was gutted by fire with walls blown out and the cause unknown. Estimated pecuniary loss is under $10,000. A similar explosion occurred about three weeks earlier at the same plant.
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Cleveland
Ohio
M.eeAn
Fairmount
Euclid
Annie Fritz
Christine Smither
Kitty Howard
Frank Groseh
Augusta Alden
Lena Lenert
Lizza Cottell
Helen Carey
Coronation Clothes and Edward VII Fashion Display
The Buffalo Commercial notes the coronation of King Edward VII as the era's most elaborate full dress affair. It compares the spectacle to Edward the Confessor, detailing luxurious costumes and jeweled, contrasting leg colors, silk hoods, and embroidered garments reflecting royal pageantry.
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Edward VII
Edward
Edward H
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