Lynching of Louis Wright triggers theater melee in Madrid
In Madrid Missouri on February 17 a masked mob overpowered the sheriff, captured Louis Wright a negro minstrel, and hanged him near town. Richards and Pringle's troupe were performing when an altercation sparked a shooting by one performer and several audience members were struck. The crowd dispersed as the town marshal arrived and all the musicians were jailed amid beatings of some prisoners.
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Madrid
Louis Wright
Richards
Pringle
Meeting of Steel Combine approves all board acts
New York reports the United States Steel Corporation held its first annual meeting in Hoboken on February 17. The fiscal year starts January 1 and the meeting approved amendments including the new dates. All acts of the board and committees since February 25, 1901 were ratified, with reelection of Class 1 directors Marshall Field, Daniel G. Reid, John D. Rockefeller Jr, Alfred Clifford, William E. Dodge, Nathaniel Thayer, Abram Hewitt and Clement A. Griscom. Class 2 and 3 directors were also ratified. Judge Gary chaired with 76 percent stock presence.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Hoboken
Fmancs
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Marshall Field
Daniel G. Reid
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Alfred Clifford
WiLliam E. Dodge
Nathaniel Thayer
George W. Mund C. Converse
Percival Robert
Nced
Judge Gary
Daughters of the American Revolution Convene in Washington
The eleventh continental congress of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution opens in Washington with about 600 delegates. Key topics include a continental memorial hall, internal disputes among western chapters, constitutional amendments limiting terms and eligibility, and pensions for needy daughters whose fathers fought in the colonial struggle. The gathering runs all week with Mrs. Fairbanks delivering the welcome and urging reverence to law and the flag.
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Washington
Continental Congress
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
England
Charle
William A. Smoot
Virginia
Fairbanks
Uprutary
Presidential and Prince Invites For Imperial Yacht Launch
Two thousand invitations were sent by Townsend Downey to launch the emperor’s yacht. Roosevelt and Prince Henry will attend with 2,000 guests at a luncheon in a large hall. Naval militia will patrol Shooters Island from dawn until launch. Athletic Yacht Club votes Emperor William and Prince Henry to membership in recognition of honors.
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New York
Townsend-Downey Company
Washington
Secret Service Bureau
Roosevelt
Prince Henry
Naval Militia
Jacob W. Miller
Islang
Athletic Yacht Club
Emperor William
Germany
Prussia
Sam
National American Woman Suffrage Association reelected leaders
Mrs Cartie Chapman Catt was reelected president for the ensuing year at the National American Woman Suffrage Association meeting in Washington. The officers retained included Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B Anthony as honorary presidents and Anna H Shaw as corresponding secretary, with Cora Smith declining a second term as auditor while others were reelected.
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Washington
Cartie Chapman Catt
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Biis. Catt
Anthony
New York City
Susan B. Anthony
Rochester
N. Y
Rey
Anna H. Shaw
Philadelphia
Kate M. Gordon
Secretar
Stone Blackwell
Boston
Uver
Harriet Taylor Upton
Warren
Onto
Laura Clay
Lexington
Mary J. Coggeshall
Des Moines
Iowa
Navy Pay Clerk Washburn Publicly Reprimanded
Washington February Long approved the findings in the case of George H. Washburn a United States navy pay clerk recently tried by court martial and sentenced to be publicly reprimanded by the secretary of the navy. It was alleged he sought to conceal a roll of money in the safe to deceive an inspector about cash on hand.
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Washburn
Washington
Long
George H. Washburn
United States Navy
Secretary of the Navy
Mudd
Red Jackson Named To Visitor Board At West Point
President appoints ex Confederates and others to the board of visitors for the June 1902 United States Military Academy examinations. Members include General Charles F Roe New York Professor W R Harper Chicago General W H Jackson Nashville General Eli Torrance Minneapolis Major R W Young Salt Lake City Montgomery Schuyler New York Eugene F Ware Topeka Kansas.
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West Point
Washington
United States Military Academy
Charles F. Roe
New York
W. R. Harper
Chicago
W. H. Jackson
Nashville
Eli Torrance
Minneapolis
R. W. Young
Salt Lake City
Montgomery Schuyler
Eugene F. Ware
Topeka
Kans
War in Chicago packing houses cuts dressed beef price
Big Chicago stock yards packing houses clash over new entrants Schwarzschild Company and Anglo-American Provision Company join established firms Armour Swift Nelson Morris. Prices for dressed beef fall below packers costs while retail prices lag, sparking market turmoil across the meat trades.
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Chicago
Armour & Swift & O
Nelson, Morris & Co
Schwarzschild Company
Anglo-American Provision Company
Murder Charge in Nashville Case Brings Arraignment
Walter Webster a negro was arraigned in police court held for requisition papers from Nashville Tenn He is charged with murder for killing his wife there on May 23 1898 in Nashvilleprising 1898 case details and an immediate court action are noted.
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Nashville
New York
Walter Webster
Tenn
Dr Mackay Smith Accepts Episcopal Call in Philadelphia
Rev J De Witt Perry, chairman of the Pennsylvania Episcopal convention, announced that Dr Alexander Mackay Smith of Washington has sent a letter accepting the position of coadjutor to Bishop Ozi W Whitaker of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. The confirmation came in Philadelphia on February 17.
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Dr. Mackay-Smith
Philadelphia
J. Dewitt Perry
Alexander Mackay-Smith
Washington
Ozi W. Whitaker
Pennsylvania
Mackay-Smith
Spain is Plunged in General Strike and Siege
Barcelona fights a growing general strike with 40 000 to 80 000 workers involved. Women join protests as troops clear streets and markets are sacked. Madrid reports mounting unrest and a government bill to suspend constitutional guarantees in Barcelona. Labor clashes extend from Rome to London dispatches.
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Barcelona
Vnters
Strivera
Senor Gonzales
Chamber
Rome
London
Ness
Misconception Cleared By German Foreign Office
Berlin reports the German Foreign Office denying claims that General Augustin was secretly taken from Manila in 1898. It states Admiral Von Diedrichs, with Admiral Dewey’s permission, had General Augustin aboard the German cruiser Deutschland while it carried mails to Hong Kong.
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AnGéTner
Foreign Office
Berlin
United States
Germany
Arm and Navy Journal
Augustin
Philippines
Manila
Admiral von Diedrichs
Dewey
General Agustin
Deutschland
Hong Kong
Visit of Boers to America Prompts Mediation Hopes
Paris February 17 Dr Leyds European agent for the Boers says Boer delegates Wessels and Wolmarans travel to the United States at invitations from American pro Boer supporters to seek distribution of funds and aid. Some see the trip as tied to Anglo German tensions before the Spanish American war and possible U S mediation shift.
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Leyds
Paris
Dr. Leyds
Associated Press
United States
Messrs. Wessels
Wolmarens
America
Tech
United Stales
Great Britain
Lord Pauncefote
Washington
Pyramid Pile Cure Promises Cure for Piles
Serius Pile Pada of Braidwood Iris says after twelve years of torment from both forms of piles and failed remedies she was completely cured by Pyramid Pile Cure. Sold for all druggists at 50 cents a box. Free book Piles Causes and Cure mailed by Pyramid Drug Co Marstall Mich.
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Auringer
Braidwood
Iris
Pyramid Drug Co
Marstall
Mich
Earthquake Death Toll Rises in Shamaka Region
The Ba-ku dispatches report two thousand people, mostly women and children, killed by last week’s quake near Shamaka. Four thousand houses destroyed. thirty four villages affected. A nearby volcano near Marasy erupts, lava streams alter the Geonchaika river. Red Cross and military units are aiding rescue and relief efforts.
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Baku
Trans-Caucasia
Shamaka
Marasy
Shameska
Geonchaika
Red Cross Society
Bryan to Meet Democrats for Future of Party in Ohio
Columbus, February 17. W. J. Bryan will visit Columbus Sunday as guest of Colonel James Kilbourne, former governor candidate, to confer with Democratic leaders on Ohio political situation and future party organization. He then travels to New York Monday for a similar session with state Democrats.
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Columbus
Ohio
W. J. Bryan
James Kilbourne
Bryan
Kivourne
New York
Marks Robbed His Pal in Bank Fraud Case at Old Bailey
London February hearing at the Old Bailey covers bank robbery charges against Thomas P Giudio Buck Burge F T Kelly and Stugs with Laurie Marks the missing American bookmaker linked to the frauds. Witnesses show unusual dealings between Goudie and Marks including a 23000 pound win and a telegram cancelling business after the bet.
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London
Bank of Liverpool
Old Bailey
Thomas P. Giudio
Buck Burge
F. T. Kelly
Stugs
Laurie Marks
al Regents
Wits
Dover
Marks
Goudie
Arks
Great Floods in Cape Colony Hit Cape Town Area
Unprecedented floods in Cape Colony’s southwestern region cause heavy destruction to homes and railroad property. Seven people are reported drowned amid the disaster in Cape Town area, with rescue and relief efforts underway.
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Cape Colony
Cape Town
Pwrong
Count Tolstoi Improves in Crimean Recovery
In Yalta Crimea on February 17 doctors report the absorption of pneumonia continues slowly for Count Tolstoi. His pulse and general condition are now favorable and show gradual improvement.
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Count Tolstoi
Yalta
Crimea
Valet Jones to Be Called as Next Witness in Patrick Case
New York February 11 Ennis Cardill cashier of South Texas National Bank Houston testifies Rice signatures forged. W E Hertford former Houston cashier details Rice checks. Tyrell handwriting expert confirms forgeries. court adjourns with Osborn saying Valet Charles F Jones will be next witness.
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Valet Jones
Patrick
New York
W. E. Hertford
First National Bank
Houston
Tex
Rice
Osborn
Charles F. Jones
Death by own action clause spares insurer in Iowa case
In St Louis on February 17 a circuit court of appeals panel led by Judges Caldwell Thayer and Sanborn released the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York from paying $7,500 to the widow of Edward S Kelly. Kelly, a policy holder, died by his own hand in Colfax Iowa on February 1 1885. The policy included a two year death by own action clause.
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St. Louis
Caldwell, Thayer and Sanborn
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York
Edward 8. Kelly
Colfax
Iowa
Giant from Old Georgia Becomes Parliament Sensation
An American visitor from Georgia named J F Skinner, 7 feet 8 inches tall, caused a sensation in parliament as Sir Howard Vincent escorted him through both houses. Skinner, a Rich mond county native, is the son of Georgia giant lore and previously toured fairs with Mr Bostick.
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London
Georgia
J. F. Skinner
Howard Vincent
M. P
Augusta
Associated Press
House of Commons
Richmond County
Bill Skinner
J. Frank Skinner
Brigands Hold Captives as Ransom Paid by Missionaries
London dispatch reports Gargiulo dragoman and Peet paid ransom to brigands on February 6 on the road to Podrome monastery for Miss Steen and Mme Tsilka. No word on the captives' location. Separately, Marconi observers say the Kron Prinz Wilhelm, with Princes Henry aboard, remained 140 miles west of the Lizard as wireless messages continued from Mullion.
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London
Daily Graphic
Seres
Turkey
M. Gargiulo
Constantinople
W. W. Peet
Podrome
Lordon
Marconi
Lizard
Kron
Prinz Wilhelm
Princes Henry of
Prussia
Mullion
Cornwall
Kron Pring Wilhelm
Atlantic
Crough
Ecuador and Colombia clash near Panama frontier
Panama February 17 The Chilean steamer Palena reports meeting the Ecuadorian transport Cotopaxia 230 miles from Panama. Rumor spreads of Libera l general Herrera reinforcement. Panama Governor Arant cables Guayaquil for confirmation while British steamer Taboga confirms landing of 300 government soldiers at Chiriqui and organizers preparing to attack Quintara. Sounds of shots near Gorosal raise alarm.
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Panama
Cotopaxia
Ecuador
Chame Point
Herrera
General Arant
Guayanull
Cuador
General Plaza
Taboga
Chiriqui
Seror Lastro
Uberal
Quintara
Gorosal
Santos Dumont Feels Slight Ill After Monaco Bay Dip
Santos Dumont suffered a chilly exposure after ten hours in wet clothes following the airship disaster in Monaco Bay last Friday. He spent Saturday in bed, rose Sunday to dine with Monaco's governor, and remains mildly feverish with stomach upset but is not in serious condition.
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Montearlo
Indians Demand Old Glory Over Ex Chief Banner
A band of about twenty Crazy Snake followers led by Chitto Harjo surrounded ex Chief Isparchich’s home six miles south of Beges, Indian Territory, insisting he surrender a United States flag that Creeks view as authority for acts by its possessor. Isparchich refused. Marshal Bennett authorized deputies to quell the trouble and Indian police were sent to Isparchi.
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Muskogee
Ind
Crazy Snake
Chitto Harjo
Fsparhicher
Beges
United States
Isparchich
Marshal Bennett
Northern District
Indian Territory
Sapulpa
Shhoenfelt
Isparchi
Chinatown Hosts Jerome in Chinatown Festivities
Chinatown residents escort District Attorney Jerome and city officials at Mott Street celebrations honoring Police Commissioner Partridge and deputies. About one hundred guests dine on twenty seven courses in a Chinese Merchants Association hosted banquet. Tom Lee, “Mayor of Chinatown,” directs crackers and souvenir gifts include small preserve dishes and chopsticks.
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Mott Street
New York
Chinatown
Partridge
Jerome
Tom Lee
Clinatown
Ince
Keitzinger Trial Reported With Censorship
London dispatch says the press censor suppresses news of Commandant Keitzinger captured by General French in December. The war secretary Mr Broderick hinted Lord Kitchener will ensure witnesses for the defense. Details remain undisclosed in Parliament inquiry.
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London
South Africa
Kritzinger
French
Broderick
House of Commons
Lord Kitchener
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