Foote Father and Son Freed After Preliminary Murder Hearing
In Bissumin Alabama on March 12 Charles Foote and his son Arthur were released after four witnesses testified in their preliminary murder case. They were accused in the death of Amanda Foote whose throat was cut at her home on February 20. Prosecutors alleged the motive was to obtain money and two small life insurance policies.
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Bissumin
Ala
Footes
Charles
Arthur
Smith
Jackson
Amanda Foote
Charles Foote
Arthur Foote
Tramp Shot After Lodging Fight in Avavata Ga
In Avavata Georgia George W Addison a white tramp was critically wounded at the city hospital by a pistol shot to the left breast fired by William Boyd after an early morning assault in which Addison attacked Boyd in a room where he had been allowed to sleep. The motive remains unclear. Mean while riots occurred in Ripoll Ge Roma province with injuries and a death as demonstrators cried for bread and work. A marriage in Indianapolis linked Alfred Stead of London to Mary Elaine Hussey as they plan a world tour. Savannah readers are to expect Rev Jones and Rev Anthony to bring a large revival effort. A polo match in Camden drew about 9,000 spectators as Aiken edged Camden. Emperor Francis Joseph arrived in Vienna for Prince Luitpold’s birthday celebration. In St Louis the brokerage firm Gaylord Blassing & Co dissolved with assets below liabilities by 50,000. John A Logan, a prominent merchant in Waynasas, Ga, made an assignment for creditors.
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Avavata
George W. Addison
City Hospital
Fred
William Boyd
Boyd
Savannah Road
Addison
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Luitpold
Bavaria
St. Louw
Gaylord, Blassing & Co
Casa
Tamra
Fla
George T. Chamberlain
Ninth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Explosion wrecks McKeesport brewery and mortally injures many
A boiler room blast at the McKeesport brewing plant leveled the brick building, killing William Fierkle Matthew Marr and James Freeman and injuring Patrick Spencer. A wall buried the Spencer residence next door. Spencer may die. James Carbaugh is missing. cause of the explosion unclear.
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McKeesront
McKeesport
William Fierkle
Matthew Marr
Freeman
Patrick Spencer
Nicer
James Carbaugh
Spencer
National Tube Company
Lack of Water in Boiler Ties Doremus Disaster
March 12 in Chicago coroner's inquest set for March 19 on Doremus laundry boiler explosion victims. Export engineers largely blame boiler water shortage for the blast. A M Doremus, the laundry manager, is in police custody while Theodore Van Alten dies at county hospital, bringing death toll to nine.
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Chicago
Omcapo
Doremus
A. M. Doremus
Theodore van Alten
A Pale-Face Girl Urged to Try Cod Liver Oil Emulsion
A pale girl needing better nourishment is advised to use Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil as a remedy. The ad claims it gives the sufferer the upper hand in recovery and offers a trial linthe. In other items, a house fire near Washington kills three children and a cabinet meeting in Washington is reported as uneventful with no discussion of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty response.
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Washington
Senate
Millions Given Away and River Ice Hazard Report
Public notice of Dr. King's New Discovery giving away over ten million trial bottles amid claimed cures for asthma bronchitis and throat lung diseases. Also a Maumee river ice gorge near Wheeling and Lake Erie bridge endangers two steam barges Gilchrist and Marquis. bridge and vessels at risk. Also brief item on Buckeye Pressed Brick plant transfer to Ohio Prefsed Brick Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith Bros
H.R. Palmer & Sons
Torxvo
Fea
Maumee
Gilchrist
Marquis
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railway
WANTED TO LIVE LONGER A Negro Refuses Information
In Columnus Georgia Arthur Stephens a Negro was arraigned before United States Commissioner Williams on illicit distilling charges. The case revealed a Taylor county home where a still stood at Ebbe Johnson's house. Johnson testified he feared telling what he knew to avoid danger and was discharged. Stewart, who set up and operated the still with the landowner's permission, was later arrested. Johnson's testimony yielded little after he admitted fear for his life.
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Columnus
Arthur Stephens
United States
Williams
Taylor County
Ebb Johnson
Johnson
Stewart
Rear end collision in Illinois kills and injures many
A Chicago and Northwestern rear end crash at Arlington Heights between a time freight and a stock train killed one stockman and fatally wounded another, with five more injured. The caboose carried fourteen stockmen, many asleep, as three cars and the caboose burned and livestock perished. Traffic halted for hours.
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Chicago
Chicago and Northwestern
Arlington Heights
Tnis
Edward Smith
Lving
Palatine
Sll
Bart Rt Mlibrate
St. Paul
ALL ACKNOWLEDGED QUILT. Wma piracy Charge Against Three Men Established
Three men in Brnwixonam Alabama faced trial in a U S court for conspiracy over counterfeit money. Spriggs and Pruitt were found guilty while Terry pled guilty. The scheme aimed to obtain witness fees by swearing warrants against innocent parties. Evidence not yet weighed.
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Brnwixonam
Ala
United States
D. A. Spriggs
W. L Pruitt
John A. Terry
Baby Body Found in Trash Heap in Corvusus Ga
A negro woman discovering an infant corpse among riverbank rubbish reports the baby had been dumped in a garbage barrel nearby and left by the river about a week ago. Also noted is the death of former minister Gorham in Mansnatt Michigan at age 89 and Carnegie Library funding offer for Greenville Ohio. Dr King’s New Life Pills advertised as health boosters, 250 per box.
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Corvusus
Terdisy
Dr. King
Smith Bros
H. R. Palmer & Funs
Pretty Children and the Mother's Friend Claim
A Kentucky attorney declares that using four bottles of Mother's Friend before her last birth made the fourth child the healthiest prettiest and finest looking of all. He touts Mother's Friend as the greatest remedy for expectant mothers based on his wife's experience.
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Kentucky
Mother's Friend Pregnancy Relief Benefit Claim Ad
An advertisement promotes Mother's Friend as a relaxing aid to ease childbirth, claim it reduces distress, supports a calm mother and healthy recovery, and wards off delivery dangers. Sold by druggists for $1 per bottle from The Bradfield Regulator Co of Atlanta Georgia. Free master p ed book for expectant mothers offered.
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Bradfield Regulator CO
Atlanta
Pretty Maude Poole Sued Over Diamonds in Boston
Miss Maude Poole once top billed in Charleston and understudy in the Wilbur Kirwin troupe faces a suit from William Gray Brooks of Boston. Brooks says he has loaned or given diamonds to Poole over two years and now seeks return of the jewels. Poole claims ownership and resists surrender as court action follows after departures from Charleston and Savannah.
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Maude Poole
William Gray Crooks
Boston
Onmantestox
Brooks
Masa
Massachusetts
Charleston
Negro Camp Fire Incident Kills One Wounds Three in Fla
Report from Bragroup Florida states men fired on gathering black residents near H. F. Sears & Co. killing one and seriously wounding three. About fourteen buckshot rounds were fired as the assailants fled toward the river, amid post M ayo tensions.
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Bragroup
Fla
Kell Taylor
Call
Lafayette County
H. F. Sears & Co
Matthias
Brave Men Fall and Restore Vitality with Electric Bitters
A testimonial from J. W. Gardner of Muncie Indiana touts Electric Bitters as a remedy for stomach and kidney troubles and general run-down feelings. He reports improved appetite and renewed life after using the product, available for 50 cents at Smith Bros. and H. R. Palmer & Sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Gardner
Idaville
Ind
Smith Bros
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Wireless Telegraphy Experiments Along Carolina Coasts
Secretary Wilson pushes wireless telegraphy experiments along Virginia and North Carolina coasts under Willis Moore. Three stations at Hatteras Roanoke Island and Cape Henry will form a line 197 miles long, with cylinders and 140 foot lengths to create a 300 mile magnetic field. Government telegraph line will be abandoned after Cape Henry completion.
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Carolina
Virginia
Wilson
Agricultural Department
North Carolina
Willis Moore
Weather Bureau
Moore
Seatius
Hatteras
Roanoke Island
Pamlico Sound
N. C
Cape
Caps Henry
Britlal
Cnapoce
March
Maralsburg
Botha Surrender Foreshadowed In Boer War News
A London report says Botha, Boer commander in chief, is likely to surrender soon and the war may end. Lord Kitchener reports DeWet north of Brandfort as rains hinder Boer movements. Col Pilcher’s column clears territory to the Orange river with prisoners and horses captured. Calcutta dispatches note the government plans to place 5000 Boer prisoners in batches of 1000.
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Botha
Loxpon
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
DeWet
Brandfort
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Qorringe
DeLisle
Grenall
Hender
Bioemrontzix
Pilcher
Boera
Orange River
Catcutta
Exposition Stock Calls Begin for St Louis World Fair
The first step toward forming the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co. is taken with a 10 percent stock call. Payments start Monday as incorporation talks advance, site selection and building plans proceed. The president is near finalizing nine commissioners including Carter, Lindsay, McBride, Thurston, Rodenburg, and Allen.
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St. Louis
William H. Thompson
Wasnixotox
St. Louis Fair
Carter
Montana
Lindsay
Kentucky
McBride
Oregon
Thurston
Rodenburg
Illinois
Allen
Mississippi
Army Health in Philippines Report by Greenleaf
Surgeon General Sternberg releases Colonel Greenleaf's Manila division health report dated Jan 15. Command strength 67,415 with 7.49 percent sick. Monthly hospital tally includes malaria 890, dysentery 396, wounds 935, and 83 deaths. Health judged as good.
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Waamaorow
Sternberg
Greenleaf
Divison of
Philippines
Manila
Punishment for Boxers and Foreign Ministers Meeting
A foreign ministers meeting reports strong calls to punish Chinese connected with the Boxers. Proposals seek 96 more executions or similarly severe actions, urging that punishment extend to all guilty parties and trigger imperial approval from Prince Ching and Li Hung Chang. A Greensboro note adds a humorous coat of arms showing a broom with a duster and wash tub bearing a Latin motto about self-reliance.
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Pexina
Prince Ching
Li Hung Chang
Greensporo
F. C
Greensboro
Question of Free Passes in South Carolina
South Carolina Governor McSweeney faces heavy press pressure as lawmakers debate a repeal of the free passes law. The measure passed the Senate by one vote with Lt. Gov. James H. Tillman casting the deciding ballot. Conservatives opposed, reformers supported. It would curb state officers from using free passes. McSweeney has not signaled a veto but is expected to vote against repeal.
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South Carolina
Devil
Deep Sea
Cotresa
McSweeney
Senate
James H. Tillman
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ends Long Civil War Ulcers
A Chicago era ad claims a ball from the Civil War era injured Steadman of Newark Michigan, causing ulcers for 20 years. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve purportedly cured the ulcers and other skin ailments, with a promise of guaranteed relief and best pile cure. Distributed by Smith Bros and Hl R Palmer & Sons druggists.
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Steadman
Newark
Mich
Bucklen
Arnica
Earth
Smith Bros
Hl. R Palmer & Sons
Droggiste
Reforms in Cotton Mill Promises by North Carolina Mills
One hundred fifty cotton mills in the state presented a paper to the judiciary committee pledging no new week’s work beyond term limits begin March 1 and to promote worker education. They petition the legislature to enact no labor laws for now, with committees praising the agreement and recommending acceptance. The items also report a Tampa cigarmaker strike over a layoff, a railroad station death in New Orleans, and other scattered notices from across the country.
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North Care
Mana
Raetas
Dressmakers Organize A National Protective Association
March 9 New York convenes dressmakers from 29 states to form the Dressmakers Protective Association of America. Officials expect 4 000 to 5 000 members within a month, with plans for a cooperative structure and no strikes or boycotts. The move aims to unify grievances and coordinate material purchases as dressmakers travel to New York for supplies.
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Yous
Drestakers’ Protective Association of America
L ‘Azon
Compeey Eprennnan
Congor
Aron Anld
Cocmenlsene Eck Msn Caine
New York
Aron
Jesup to Jacksonville Railroad Project Planned
A proposal to build a new line named the Jacksonville St Marys and Jemp mallee ees seeks a charter and capital stock of 100000 with no preferred stock. The line would begin in Wayne County Georgia and run through Nassau and Deval counties in Florida connecting Jesup and Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville
Fls
Jesup
St. Marys
Geo
Florida
Issus
Wayne County
Wayne
Portos Taxation Sparks Puerto Rico Protest
Porto Ricans decry Hollander bill taxing property and excises, saying current taxes on rum and tobacco cripple production. Affected commissioners urge Governor Allen to call a special session to amend the law and relieve the island’s economic strain amid hurricane damage and currency shortages.
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Wasmivotos
Messia
Winceslay Borda, Jr
Vincente Balbas
Porto Rican Commission
San Juan
Meera Borda
Balbas
Freeman Halstead
M. Pedro Salazar
Somattaaloner
New Or
Porto Rico
Fol
Politl
Allen Oe
Guarding Against Ghouls at Queen Victoria Tomb
Apprehension rises over possible desecration of Frogmore Mausoleum entombing Queen Victoria. Police guard strengthened by a permanent military post with soldiers assisting. capital stock shows plans for a guardhouse expansion. Pennsylvania Railroad stockholders meet, authorizing a $100,000,000 increase in car stock to total $251,000,000 United States transport assets.
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Victoria
Lennox
Frogmore
Queen Victoria
Ity
Tin King
Thata
Putiapelnia
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Fu Ila City
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Geroma
Tolssilea
Po- Hce
Inpianapolis
Mra
J. R. Hassey
Woodruff Place
Alfred Stead
London
William T. Stead
Mary Elaine Hussey
M. L. Haines
First Presbyterian Church
Tras
Savannah
Bam Jones
Bascom Anthony
Trinity Methodist
Jones
Evangelical Association
Convunta
Camden
Aiken
Polo Association
John A. Logan
Wasmxatos
Tutt
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Feark Street
Wasmsaton
Guy Williams
Presed Brick Combine
Zascavillez
Buckeya Pressed Brick Company
Roseville
Ohio Preased Brick Com
Obie Friedraalic
Savanah
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company
Des Moines
W. E. Fuller
Weat Union
United
Spanish Claims Commission
Emt
Gorham
Mansnatt
T. Gorham
Hague
Provident Grant
Interior
Zachariah Chandler
Milchigan
Carnegie
Greenville
Andrew Carnegie
Kaleer
Beaux
ST. Louis Exposition
Aerosville
Mia Zellie Rominger
Mia O
Rominger
Peter
Tampa
Uber Manrara
Ang
Isis
Resistrencian Union
Toounsworo
Wasmatox
First Nations Bank
Niles
National Bank
Joseph W. Selden
Wasamarow
Groes
Dayton
Porto Rigans
United States Transport
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