Tennessee Volunteers Return From Philippines Parade in Nashville
Colonel B F Cheatham and about 26 Tennesseans mustered into the Thirty seventh infantry arrived in Nashville at 5 40 am. A parade to the hotel followed a depot levee. Fire at Tulane hotel caused delays and $1000 loss. Volunteers to be feasted tonight by the Confederate Tennessee regiment.
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Tennessee Volunteers
Nashville
Tenn
B. F. Cheatham
Tennessecana
Philippines
Thirty-seventh Volunteer Infantry
State Guard
Tu' Inne
Mitch
First Tennessee Regiment
Manila
Tulane
Bivet
Tennessee Regiment
Rufus the Boy and the Doctor Duel Over Paralysis
In a tense scene Rufus, while polishing a doctor’s shoes, is shaved and questioned about paralysis. The doctor tests rheumatism versus paralysis with a pin, pressing for a verdict as Rufus insists he is merely a common city boy.
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Rufas
Rufus
Rofas
Sommon
Stas
Situation in the Philippines Amid Arms Shortages
United States forces gain control as insurgents face restricted supply lines and scarce food and firearms. Consul Wildman, aboard the City of Rio de Janeiro, assesses the conflict as largely settled if the rainy season allows continued control. he mentions Aguinaldo’s possible death and General Sandico's actions, while noting efforts to appoint local officials and a new governor of Bulacan.
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San Francisco
United States
Wildman
Rio de Janeiro
Honolulu Republian
Republican
Passeng Gers
Honolulu
Rounsaville Wildman
Hong Kong
Philippine
Aguinaldoa
Aguinaldo
Sandico
Agninaliv
Plague Spreads in South Africa Detailing Fresh Cases
Seven new bubonic plague cases reported with two European victims. Authorities trace spread mainly to rats and begin city cleanup and rodent destruction. Lord Kitchener’s telegram from Middleburg notes Boer surrenders and captures, with detailed arms and livestock losses.
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Hata
Carn Tows
Andesraib
Cloth Output Reduction From Cotton Price Surge
New Orleans February 27 President A A Maginnis of Maginnis cotton mills said he has stopped yarn making for the market and cut cloth output as cotton prices stay high and cotton goods stay low He denied a plan to curb southern cotton output and disputed English mill closures He noted Southern Cotton Yarn Spinners association aims not at curtailment but avoided comment Omantore New York February 27 Secretary George B Hiss reported 65 southern mills approved yarn curtailment covering 380000 spindles and within 60 days 500000 spindles may adopt the shorter work scale
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New Orleans
A. A. Maginnis
Maginnis Cotton Mills
Southern Cotton Yarn Spinners’ Association
South
Omantorre
N. Y
George B. Hiss
Southern Cotton Spinners’ Association
Ignorance of the Chinese: American farm machinery unwanted
United States Consul General Wildman reports from Hong Kong that Chinese farmers show no demand for American agricultural machinery. He notes the lack of carriage trade papers in China and jokes about carriages and a hearse. He urges manufacturers to shift focus to Manila where carriage demand grows with better roads.
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Wasaisutos
United States
Wildman
Department of Commerce
Hong Kong
China
Manila
That Is The Man She Said Miss Carter Identifies
Miss Dorothy Carter, brutalized by a black man near Irvington last Thursday, identified the suspect in a Newcastle photograph as the man who attacked her. The assailant, named Doc Reed, faces possible identification by Miss Carter. Local citizens threaten lynching, while the police chief pledges full protection.
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IxpraNaPouis
Dorothy
Carter
Irvington
Newcastle
Doc' Reed
Town Marshal Killed in Donaldsonville. Slayer Escapes
Jim Yates shot and killed Town Marshal William Freeman and wounded West Oliver in Donaldsonville Georgia. Freeman, newly appointed marshal, confronted Yates over a previous offense and denied the pistol. Yates fired, killing Freeman instantly and wounding Oliver in the leg before fleeing on horseback. Oliver remains confined to bed, Freeman’s family of a wife and two children mourn him.
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Donaldsonsville
Jim Yates
William Freeman
West Oliver
Yates
Freeman
Donaldsonville
Marshal
Oliver
Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic claims quick cure
An old advertisement touts Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic as a powerful grip cure that enters the bloodstream within an hour and neutralizes disease threats. It promises rapid relief followed by long term health, urging readers to buy the product and disregard alternatives. A separate crime brief notes four men attempted a bank robbery at Furner’s National Bank in Canfield, with explosions and a hasty exit by the robbers.
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Johnson
Euildy Cheway
Peret
E. Siounta
Yorxostons
Rem Ai
Panies
Furner's National Bank
Canfield
Here
Fiendish Tarheel Farmer Kills Baby and Wounds Wife
In Polk county North Carolina Blackburry came home drunk and quarreled with his wife over money for whisky. He struck her unconscious and, when the infant began to cry, threw the baby at her head causing instant death. The couple lay on the floor until midnight before the wife escaped to a neighbor. Blackburry fled, doubts about his capture remain. A second fragment references perpetual motion quips from Hasben and Hasben’s reply.
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N. C
Polk County
Blackburry
Newa
Indians Restless and Feared by Sioux in Omaha Signals
Reports from Omaha say Sioux unrest is real and may trigger a July outbreak when tribes gather for supplies. Indians seek full payment from land sales under the 1889 treaty. Colonel McLaughlin seeks to press grievances with the commissioner.
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Fanr Yates
N. D
Omaha
Indian Bureau
Colonel McLaughlin
Land Grab in China Provokes American Protest Acceptance
Feb 27. In Berlin the U S declaration opposing land grabs by foreign powers in China drew a cordial response from Baron Richthoven after Ambassador White delivered the proposal. The plan urges awaiting collective action and only taking land necessary for diplomatic purposes. Chinese Boers Beheaded in Peking. Chi Hau and Han Cheng Yo executed under military guard with Japanese escort. one condemned man walked calmly while another was drugged with opium.
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Diertmany
Benuis
Berlin
United States
Foreign Office
China
Waa
Baron von Richthoven
Ambassaddor White
Pexino
Chi Hau
Han Cheng Yo
Hsu Tung
Chi Hen
Hau Cheng Yo
Doctor Kills Wife Then Takes Own Life in Savannah
Bavayyan Feb 27 Dr William F Aiken an eye and ear specialist killed his wife with a revolver in their Oglethorpe avenue home about 6 am and then shot himself. He was a New Bedford Massachusetts native who had lived in Savannah about 14 years. He leaves four children and had exhibited mental instability in recent weeks, having previously attempted suicide but was stopped by doctors. Both were dead when discovered.
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Bavayyan
William F. Aiken
Himelf
Oglethorpe Avenue
Aiken
New Bedford
Maw
Savannah
New York
Only $5 700 Now Lacking Funds For New Holdings
Atlanta Feb 27 The presence in Atlanta of James Swann revived interest in the fund for a new dormitory and other buildings at the Georgia Tech Technological school. Swann's gift of 20090 toward the 35000 needed gave the first impulse and he seeks to cover the balance. Only 7500 remains to complete the sum.
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Georgia Tech School
Attanta
Atlanta
James Swann
Technological School
Swann
Big American Rail Contract Drive to Ecuador's Guanaquaito
New York reports four million dollars will be spent in two years by a New York and British syndicate to outfit Ecuador’s Guanaquaito railway. The line runs from Guayaquil to Bucay, with 65 miles done. Carnegie Steel already delivered 60,000 tons of rails, another 40,000 tons due, and a 40,000 ton contract valued at about 0. The order ranks as the second largest in U S steel rail trade. Locomotives from Baldwin and Lima total 18 and two 50 ton units respectively, plus 300 American Car and Foundry cars. 20 passenger coaches to be built by Jackson & Sharp. Total rolling stock outlay to exceed 3.5 million before service begins.
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New York
Guanaquaito Railway
Ecuador
Guayaquil
Bucay
Carnegie Steel Company
United States
As Maryland Steel Company
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Lima Locomotive and Machine Works
Lima
American Car and Foundry Company
Jackson & Sharp Hauntdotariog Company
Wilmington
Del
Archer Harman
Painter Horribly Burned In Room Of Works In Progress
In Satissuny North Carolina on February 97 a fire broke out on the second floor of a finished home where two painters worked with oil and paints. Theodore Fraley suffered severe burns, escaping flames down the stairs then rolling in snow to extinguish them. His condition is described as critical with uncertain outcome. The other worker escaped unharmed as onlookers aided him.
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Satissuny
N. C
Milton
Brown
Fulton Screet
Theodore Fraley
Ellis Street
Fraley
Phosphates in Alabama and Flagler Hotels News
Shoal Creek north of Fronesco Alabama draws investors as options are taken on phosphate bearing land amid tentative hunt for paydirt. Oil potential rumored along the Tennessee Valley fringe. In Flagler notes Henry Flagler plans a new mammoth hotel at Para Beach allied to European system. Also talks of sanitarium network in Cleveland area for consumption cure by electricity. Evarts reported resting comfortably after a good night at New York home.
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Shoal Creek
Fronesco
Ala
Tennessee Valley
Tuscumbia
Pride's Station
Flagler
Para Beach
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
St. Augustine
Palm Beach
Miami
Ormond
Nassau
Pointe
Theotel
Pablo Beach
Crevelano
Cleveland
Bessemer
Injestin patent medicine arrives with magical claims
A dubious catalog note markets INJECTIN and GLEET as a four day remedy with magical action. It promises to prevent stricture and be carried in a large pocket. The mail order offer is prepaid at one dollar per unit or three for 26 shillings, listing Athens Georgia as a location.
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Smith Bros
Drageirisjole
Agenta
Athens
Coal Output of Alabama Shows Increase in 1900
State Mine Inspector J B Hooper reports coal production grew in 1900 from 6899 to 7,628,502 tons with further gains possible. Jefferson County produced 408,018 tons. about 15,000 men are employed in the industry. Additional mine reports could push total above 8,247,991 tons, up roughly 800,000 tons from 1899.
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Moxtoom
Alan
J. de B. Hooper
Jefferson County
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Fio Syncr Co
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
Louisville
All Druggiata —Price Co
Lexpos
King's Bench
Duke of Manchester
America
Justice Bigham
Omatraxcona, Tenn
J. R. Rice
Chattanooga Furnace Company
BF. Patton
South Pittsburg
DeWitt
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Agulinaldo
Guarixto
Bulacan
P. L
Jose Serapio
United States Commission
Serapio
Greenough
Forty-firat Regiment
Wells
Thirty-second Regiment
Grant
Taft
New Lumber Company
Cuatlaxooca
Hoaken Lumber Company
T. T. Heskew
W. H. Lodge
J. P. Gillen
H. W. Hil
B.F. Patton
J. G. Garrett
MM. Allison
Internal Revenue
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Sampson
Schley
Wasituxotos
Senate
Pitts Veo
American Sheet Mills
Hus
Vigor
Mr. C. M. Scott
Dorchester Avenue
Boston
Mass
Will Pink Pilla
C. M. Storr
Atx
da. Williams Manic Bchenectady
South Africa
Lospex
Lord Kitchener
Middleburg
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Pretoria
Portuguese East Africa
Couquera
Kowll
Dall
Castor Beara
Hasben
Talera
Philadelphia Press
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Qutreak
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Sultan
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House
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Alabama
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William M Evarts
Broadway
C. Mattox
Phinizy
J.C. Elder
Au’y At Law
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Meee
Perry Davis
C. Dewitt
ACO
Chicago
H. C. Palmer & Sons
Renee Lls
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Cnarreston
Ten Mile Hill
Allen Rut
Amon
Dock Foster
Mont Cray
Department of
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France
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le Cervuset
Charleston
Cuantestoy
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