Bliss Likely to Be Interior Chief as Navy Post Sparks Change
Word from Washington says Cornelius N Bliss of New York has accepted a cabinet post offered by President McKinley. He is favored for the interior department while Navy secretary would force Rearrangement with Governor Long moving from Massachusetts. The tentative cabinet would include Sherman, Alger, Wilson, Gary, McKenna, Gage, Bliss, and Long as applicable.
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Cornelius N,liss
New York
Navy
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Mgr. Liss
Interior Department
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Ohio
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Michigan
James Wilson
Iowa
James A. Gary
Maryland
Joseph McKenna
California
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Illinois
John D. Long Machusetts
Interior
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Dauntless Tied Up as Damage Suits Grow
Jacksonville March 8. Owner W A Bisbee of the Dauntless has laid off crew and tied the vessel up awaiting decisions in damage suits totaling 100000 dollars. Suits include 20000 against Captain Kilgore of the revenue cutter Boutwell and 80000 against Port Collector RK Bisbee. Cubans fear filibustering moves may shift to other ports. A. M. Howell of South Carolina named tobacco expert for New South Wales, Australia, upon Dr. Dabney's recommendation.
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Dauntless
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Cuba
Washington
A. M. Howell
South Carolina
C. W. Dabney
Turpentine and Rosin Markets Mixed in Savannah Report
Naval Stores in Savannah on March 3 show turpentine holding firm with regular sales and 307 casks, rosin steady at 1 1/2 to 1 1/2 dollars a barrel with 1,500 barrels received. Wilmington, North Carolina notes rosin strained at 1.80 and spirits of turpentine at 1.60, with a quiet market and irregulars in turpentine trades.
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Regalars
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Royalty Fed by Charity Amid Famine in Dexai India
March 3 Dexai reports Delhi royal descendants and government pensioners relying on private charity as food prices soar. Famine grips the city famed for gold and silver wireworkers and jewelers. Cattle mortality is high in Sirsa with Muslims starving cattle, increasing Hindu-Muslim tension. Land mortgages rise, pushing land into usurers hands.
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Delhi
Sirsa
Punjab
All Quiet in Guatemala Peace Prevails in Guatemala
The Herald reports President Barrios in session says the country enjoys peace and prosperity. He cites a favorable boundary accord with Mexico and neutral election policy, with support for a one term limit and administrative neutrality. The tone is celebratory with broad regional ties noted.
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New York
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Guatemala
Marriage to a vagrant shocks Orangeburg society
In Orangeburg a socialite from a prominent family wed a man just released from the almshouse. The bride Eva Easterlin says her fortune teller mother warned death would claim her if she did not marry the vagrant Jim Courtney. The couple's honeymoon ended quickly as the bride’s parents chased them to bring her home amid public scorn. A mercy annulment seems unlikely.
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Eva Easterlin
Jim Courtney
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Spey
Andrew Carnegie Enigmatic Illness Amid Rich Legacy
Andrew Carnegie, famed ironmaster, lies dangerously ill at Alta Crest in Greenwich Conn after a heavy cold worsened into grip and pneumonia fears. Born in Dumferline Scotland in 1835 to poor weavers, he emigrated to America in 1847, rising from a telegraph messenger to steel magnate with interests in 18 British newspapers and numerous libraries and cultural landmarks in Pittsburgh, New York, and beyond.
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Alta Crest
Greenwich
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Dumferline
Scotland
America
Pittsburg
Andrew
Atlantic and Ohio Telegraph Company
Ice
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Thomas A. Scott
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Homestead Ironworks
Union Ironworks
Keystone Bridgeworks
Great Britain
Carnegie Hall
Chileans Seek Peaceful Election Plan At Palace Talk
A Chilean provincial governor invites all political party leaders to a palace meeting to promote public peace during elections. Leaders urged to curb inflammatory talk and aid the government. Also notes Moreńo’s tour for boundary demarcation and landmark actions. Severe storm in England disrupts telegraph links. General Gutierrez of Costa Rica dead. he had sought the presidency in 1890-92.
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Chili
Senor Moreno
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the Herald
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Magie Nominated as New Chief Justice of New Jersey
Governor Griggs has sent to the senate the appointment of Justice William J. Magie as chief justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, filling the unexpired term after Chief Justice Mercer Beasley’s death. Gilbert Collins is named to replace Magie as supreme court justice. Magie, born in Elizabeth in 1883, is a former prosecutor, state senator, and longtime jurist with prior reappointments by multiple governors.
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Jersey City
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Elizabeth
David Magie
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Princeton College
Francis B. Chetwood
Union County
McClellan
Govenor Green
Orts
Substitute for Rubber Created in California
A Sonoma county journal reports a rubber substitute from a Central California tree. Sap forms a durable elastic layer when exposed, vulcanizes like rubber, and could replace genuine rubber at a quarter of the cost. A company plans to market the material pending naming.
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Disappearance of Prominent Phenix City Insurance Agent
In Phenix City near Columbus a leading general insurance agent and National Guarantee Town and Trust representative T C Lassiter has vanished for about six weeks. Shareholders report arrears and missives tied to Lassiter who provided receipts for payments. Wife claims he is away in the country recovering from a prolonged spree but gives no exact location.
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National Guarantee Town and Trust Company
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Ala
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Lee's Son Afflicted By Rumor Of Cuban Infatuation
Jacksonville, March 8. A sensational tale surrounds Fitzhugh Lee Jr after arriving from Havana claiming he is deeply infatuated with Senorita Arango the Cuban woman once linked to the Olivette search. The story, though denied, sparked widespread chatter across the nation.
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Mary Ferrell
John Henderson
Percy
James Brady
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Henderson
Lee
Senorita Arango
Jacksonville
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Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Havana
Olivette
United States
Diamond Thief Captured After Yearlong Robbery
Savannah reports the diamond thief who stole $1,000 in jewelry from Mrs. O. W. Harris of Boston last February was captured by Jacksonville detectives. Brakeman George McKinney confessed, with recovered items including a dagger set with 27 diamonds and pearls and a star with seven stones. One piece remains missing.
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McKinley Receives Sigma Alpha Epsilon Badge Delegation
President elect McKinley greets a Sigma Alpha Epsilon delegation led by Postmaster General Wilson at the Willard Ebbitt scene in Washington. The group presents a diamond studded badge. a delayed package arrives and is opened. McKinley promises to wear it and continues with inaugural preparations.
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