Emory College Finance Committee Eyeing Downtown Store Deal
The finance committee of Emory College proposes to lease a site on Whitehall Street for a new bolting building. The committee, led by George Winship, includes W. P. Patillo and Col. W. A. Hemphill with E. P. Cham berlin noted as a member. The lot currently hosts Halmonson's pharmacy and Watts's jewelry, in the retail district. The group views Emory as a historic southern college based at Oxford and expects the investment to yield returns while boosting Atlanta's retail scene.
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Easy Bros
Emory College
George Winship
W. P. Patillo
W. A. Hemphill
E. P. Chamberlin
Halmonson
Watts
Douglas & Davison
Whitehall Street
South
Georgia
Ox Ford
Atlanta
Explosion injures children in Arkansas town store blast
In Dewitt Arkansas a powder explosion at the store of L S Leslie injures several, with two of Leslie's children fatally burned and others seriously hurt. The blast destroyed the building and caused thousands of dollars in damage. Authorities suspect children playing near a keg of gunpowder triggered the accident.
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Powter
Arkansas
Dewitt
Ark
March
Mr. Leslie
Leslie
Three Men Killed in Mattie Sawmill Boiler Explosion
Cumberland Md March 21 Three men were killed and several injured when the boiler at a Mattie Md sawmill exploded. The dead include Philus Wink Danter Snyder and John Shusa. Anthony Whitheid among the wounded suffered a neck injury from a blown pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matte
Cumberland
Mattie
Fhilus Wink
Danter Snyder
John Shusa
Anthony Whitheid
Murderer Hanged by Mob After Confession
Arkansas crowds executed James Stockton a Little River County victim killed in Rocky Comfort. General Duckett, who confessed before hanging, surrendered after hiding in Red River bottoms. Sheriff Johnson transported Duckett toward Richmond when a mob seized him and hanged the alleged killer from a tree.
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Arkansas
Texarkans
Ark
James Stockton
Little River County
Duckett
Rea River
Hoe
Rocky Comfort
Johnson
Richmond
Big
Nancy Guilford Trial Beings In Bridgeport Court
The trial of Dr. Nancy A. Guilford for second degree murder began in Bridgeport today over Emma Gull’s death. The defendant appeared weak in court after multiple postponements, as proceedings opened in Conn. court.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Nancy A. Guilford
Emma Gull
Southington
Umass
Wheeler Maintains Silence On Las Guasimas Battle
New York March 1 General Joseph Wheeler refuses to discuss further the battle of La Guasimas saying the war department has published his statement which covers the controversy. He adds he is in a delicate position and that officers should not be left under a cloud of misunderstanding.
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Las Guasimas
New York
Joseph Wheeler
la Guasimas
War Department
Tr on Works Advance Wages
General Manager Hibbard of the Wheeling Iron and Steel Company met with mill workers and agreed to a wage increase averaging about 18 percent with some not more than 10 percent. The workers had sought a larger raise but are likely to accept the new scale.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Hibbard
Wheeling Iron and Steel Company
Appalling Death in Oman Fire Shocks Omaha
A late March Omaha fire at the Patterson block in the Seventeenth and Douglas area killed Mrs. Thomas Taylor and Mrs. Anna Schambl and injured many others. Women fleeing smoke leapt from windows as flames trapped the occupants. fire damage estimated under $5,000 with most losses insured or covered by stock in the Beaton store and other insurers.
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Omaha
Nab
Patterson
Seventeenth
Dougings
Thomas Taylor
Anna Schambl
Mreh.c. ©. Browlus
A. King
A. L. Samuelgon
May Samuelgon
Mary Sullivan
W. A. Rex
Ed Schiner
French
South Omaha
A. A. Smith
Mra
Allen
Thomas Thornton
Walter Scott
Steve Williams
William Guider
James Adams
Woman's Lodge of
McCaha
Middle I
Pania
Beaton State
Sirdar Defends His Men Over Dervish Deaths
London dispatch reports General Kitchener defending British actions in the Ontiurman battle. The sirdar says wounded dervishes who feigned death were killed and claims destruction of the Mahdi tomb was ordered by him to prevent fanatic pilgrimages. Lord Cromer backs Kitchener's statements.
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London
Lord Cromer
Egypt
Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
Ontiurman
Mahdi
Cromer
Kitchener
Cambon Named Spain's Representative by Royal Decree
Madrid March 21 The queen regent signed a decree giving Jules Cambon French ambassador at Washington full power to represent Spain in the exchange of ratifications of the peace treaty with the United States.
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Irench
Madrid
Jules Cambon
Washington
Spain
United States
Agoncillo Heads to Paris Amid News Suppression Fears
A Filipino agent and former staff members of Aguinaldo have gone to Paris to confer with the Filipino junta. Reports from the Philippine Islands say Americans have found and cut off their means of getting news from Manila, triggering concerns in London on March 2.
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London
Agoncillo
Aguipaldo
Washington
Paris
Nalther
Philippine Islands
Manila
Missionary's Daughters Held in Africa After Killing Report
Liverpool correspondent reports from Sierra Leone that two daughters of an American missionary are held by Mendi district natives after their parents were tortured and killed. British colonial authorities are investigating the case.
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Ratives
London
Liverpool
Daily Chronicle
European Traders Alarm Europe Over U S Commercial Rise
Vienna dispatch notes The Times story in Deutsche Zeitung warns Austria and other nations that the United States is quietly building a strong trading position in Turkey and the East. It cites missionary work, upgraded diplomatic representation, a New York Constantinople steam line, and new commercial agencies as steps in planned U S trade expansion. Also mentions Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic as a malaria remedy claiming no cure.
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London
Vienna
The
Times
Deutsche Zeitung
United States
Turkey
East
Austria
America 5
Gosa
Constantinople
New York
Russia
Grove
Price Sc
Explosions Wound French Officials in Laborator y Blast
Paris March 21 French officials were wounded when a laboratory explosion at a water department explosives lab damaged surrounding area. Chief Engineer Well, Assistant Engineer DeOuville and another official were injured as windows shattered and panic spread. authorities deem foul play unlikely though excitement ran high.
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Paris
Berlin Blizzard Strikes as Influenza Epidemic Rages
In Berlin and across Germany severe cold and snowstorms worsen the influenza crisis. Hamburg records 4 degrees below zero, Harz mountains hit 19 below. The weather compounds the flu outbreak with many deaths and closures in East Prussia.
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Berlin
Germany
Hamburg
Harse
Bertin
Prussia
Belgium seeks claims in Chinese empire dispute
In Brussels the foreign affairs minister M. Dainvread said Belgium had seized a confession at Hankow, China. He stated no international complications were expected and cited the 185 treaty authorizing Belgians to contend buildings in China and empower China to tame the most convenient locality for a Belgian settlement.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
M. P. Dainvread
Belgium
Atf Hankow
China
Windsor Hotel Ruins Lead to 15 Bodies Recovered
New York reports three bodies recovered from Windsor hotel ruins. Identification challenges persist. Meg Auze and James Trainor named among the recovered. Five bodies at the morgue, ten previously known dead, total fifteen. Injured recovering. excavation to take at least a week. Missing list remains large with about forty eight tonight.
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New York
Windsor Hotel
Dora Hoffman
Baltimore
Meg
Margaret
Auze
New York City
William Curran
James Trainor
Margaret Ause
Rainor Sal
Curran
Mia
Dora Hatwnan
Anybo
Mark Hanna and Tom Reed Walk Arm in Arm in Public
The piece notes a political gathering with Mark Hanna and Tom Reed seen together, implying ongoing Republican influence. It discusses a large donor presence, unconfirmed prearranged talks, and the president’s party using a club to shield guests from scrutiny. The Baker cottage near a prominent island club is described as a prime location.
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Mark Hanna
Tom Reed
United States
Republican Party
Hanna
Fianna
Jeckys
Georgis
Baker Cottage
Millionaires Cottage Retreat on Long Island’s Island Club
The article describes a lavish island retreat used by New York financiers and club members. It details mansions or cottages, a grand clubhouse, and a Sans Souci apartment, with owners and guests including Charles Maurice, J. Pierpont Morgan, Gordon McKay, and William Rockefeller. It notes substantial expenditures for the island, cottages, drives, and shooting preserves, and mentions social events with President McKinley and Speaker Reed, plus Mrs. McKinley’s health.
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New York
Egypt
Blisy
David W. King, Jr
King
Thia Howse
Thia Club
Bia
Charles Lanter
William Rockefeller
N. M. Palrvanks
Chicago
O.N. Bliss
John Claflin
Hb, Hyde
TH. B. Howland
B.A. Hofman
M. EK. Jesup
Gordon McKay
D. H. King
D. H. King, Dr. J. A. Schrymeer, C. &. Maurice
Speaker Reed
Mr. Moore
Sans Souci
J. Pierpont Morgan
Frederic Baker
Charles 8. Maurice
Penneylvanis
W. Bayard Brown
N. KE. Fairbanks
Washington
Joseph Pulitzer
Wiliam Strethers
Philadelphia
Bans Soud
Baker
Maurice
Brown
McKay
Pulitzer
Strather
Fairbanks
Another
Colfax
Thomasville
Hanna
Mr. McKinley
Tallahasses
Ms. McKinley
Reed to Leave Politics Says Reed Will Not Seek Presidency
Boston dispatch reports Amon I. Allen, Reed's private secretary, stating Reed will never again run for the presidency and is withdrawing from politics. Allen adds Reed bears no lasting hostility to McKinley, sees no change in war policy, and is simply dismayed by the Philippines conflict.
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McKinley
Boston
Ton
Amon I. Allen
Thomas
Reed
Alfred
United States
Mr. Allen
McKinsey
Philippines
Bailey's Candidacy Chatath for Senate Opponent Chili ton
Houston March 1. The Post will print a staff special from Cainesville Texas stating Joseph W. Bailey, Democratic leader in the late congress, will seek United States Senate to succeed Chilton whose term ends March 4 1901. Chilton also seeks re election with other prominent Democrats mentioned.
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Chilton
Senate
Houston
Tex
the Post
Cainesville
Joseph W. Bailey
Congress
United States
Quays Friends Deny Bribery in Grand Jury Bill Case
In Harrisburg March 21 the legislative committee probing alleged bribery in the grand jury bill heard two witnesses ex-Representatives Moyles and ex-Senator Coyle. Both denied offering payment for votes while admitting sympathy for the bill and asking members to back it.
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Stanf
Garrisburg
Legislative Committee
Witageses
Thomas U. Moyles
Luzerne County
John J. Coyle
Medeare
Perreyivanta election marks republican gains in Pa
A scrambled report from Perreyivanta Pennsylvania details a March fifty fourth ballot in a United States Senate race. The text mentions Stites and Waken as candidates with Republican momentum indicated by today’s results.
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Farrisurg
United
Stites
Waken
Democratic Ticket in Newark Set Aside by State
Secretary of State Elaney ruled no Democratic ticket exists in Newark for the spring election after the executive committee certified county nominations. The error means the Republican slate remains unchallenged as the deadline to amend passed.
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Newark
N. J
Elaney Dodey
Bryan Arrives in Nashville for Pending Problems Talk
Democratic leader W. J. Bryan arrived in Nashville from Chattanooga tonight, met by a committee, and escorted to the Tulane hotel. He delivered a lecture on Pending Problems at the tabernacle for the Ladies Hermitage Association and will address the state legislature at the capitol tomorrow morning, introduced by Governor McMillin.
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Nashville
Tenn
W. J. ‘Bryan
Chattanooga
Tulane Hotel
Tabernacle
Ladies Hermitage Association
State Capitol
McMillin
W. J. Bryan
The
Tennessee Legislature
Peruvian Government Sends Draft for $40,000 Judgment
The secretary of state received from Peru via the U S embassy in Lima a $40,000 draft representing the arbitrators’ judgment in the case of American railroad man Alex MacCord for ill treatment during a past revolutionary movement. The draft will go to the U S Treasury and a warrant will be drawn for Judge Pettis, MacCord’s attorney.
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Washington
United States
Seation
Lima
Alex MacCord
Peru
United States Treasury
Pettis
MacCord
Marines to Manila Get 250 More Transported to Islands
War Department plans to move 250 Marines to Manila area while Navy requests 20 Marines from New York to Manus. Troops to join main Manila detachment when transports are ready, signaling reinforced overseas presence.
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War Department
Washington
Merch i
Navy Department
New York
Manus
Manila
Boiler Explosion Wounds Five On Street Near Washington
A boiler exploded tonight in a saloon basement on South Bec and streets in Washington, injuring five passersby. Three men, Chicago commercial travelers D. J. Jaroby Alfred Sawtell Burns W. Beall, are critically hurt or unconscious. Beall not seriously injured. The operator of the boiler is missing. Building sustained little damage beyond a slash break. Injured men were hurled about thirty to forty feet.
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Washington
South Bec
D. J. Jaroby
Alfred Sawtell
Burns W. Beall
Chicago
Beall
Jacoby
Sawtell
Cuban Army Figures Put at 18219 Men
Havana reports the Cuban army totals 18 219 men including corporals and sergeants but excluding commissioned officers. The figure comes from an official inquiry directed by department commanders for military administration use.
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Gomez
Havana
Runaway in Funeral Procession Injures Five in Evansville
Five persons were injured in a funeral procession accident in Evansville Indiana on March 2. A hack carrying mourners was struck by a frightened team after a street car spooked the horses. The vehicle was demolished and the procession halted for about an hour. Injured include Mrs. Caroline Freyser aged sixty with a displaced right shoulder and internal injuries and Mrs. Susan Gmock with internal injuries. three others were badly hurt.
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Tve
Evansville
Swansville
Ind
Caroline Freyser
Susan Gmock
Nashville Mills Win Chinese Cotton Order in Competition
Nashville Tennessee March 21 The Phoenix Cotton Mills of this city has just received an order from China for a large shipment of cotton goods of fine quality The order was obtained in competition with eastern and southern mills.
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Nashville
China
Tenn
Phoenix Cotton Mills
This Ciy
Nervine Promise From Dr Miles Makers
A health ad touts Dr Miles Nervin as a remedy for nerves insomnia and irritability. It claims rapid relief and cost advantages over doctors fees and shares a testimonial of a patient who improved after two years of other treatment.
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Miles’ Nervins
Miles
Beef concerns dominate government court inquiry
The Court of Inquiry in Chicago examined Dr. Nicholas Senn and Lt. Col. A W Corliss on canned roast beef and meat quality. Senn testified canned beef was likely boiled and tasteless with questionable nutrition, while Corliss recalled soldiers preferring canned to fresh and suffering after eating it. The court adjourned to continue proceedings with further witnesses.
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Chicago
March
Government Court of Inquiry
Nicholas Genn
A. W. Corliss
Sene
Corliss
New York
Theas
Lea
Miles
Sena
Cuba
Porto Rico
Trropa
Guhath Mentsuk
Davis
A. W. Jordua
Engineer Takes Arsenic and Ends Life in Newherne NC
P B Hutchinson an engineer with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on furlough and a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers killed himself by arsenic in Newherne North Carolina on March 6. He was married and had previously attempted suicide on Monday but was saved.
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P. B. Hutchinson
Newherne
N. C. Wewterme
N.C
F. B. Hutchinson
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Brother Road of Locomotive Engineers
Arsenic Hutchinson
Ivey
Baltimore
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