Massive Rochester Fire Destroys Dry Goods District
A devastating blaze in Rochester New York wipes out much of the retail dry goods district. Three major department stores burn with total damage estimated at 3 006 000 dollars. 2500 workers face temporary unemployment and traffic on Main Street is halted.
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Rochester
N. Y
Main Street
St. Paul Street
Clinton Avenue
Rochester Dry Goods Company
Walkover Shoe Company
Beadle & Sherburne Company
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company
Sibley, Lindsay & Carr Company
Division Street
Hester Dry Goods Company
Scaffold Collapse At Chicago Post Office Kills One
In Chicago on February 27 a monster scaffold collapsed at the new post office building dome, 161 feet high. One plasterer, James Byron, was killed instantly, another, Barney McBride, was severely injured but survived. Over 30 workers leaped to safety as dust filled the air and fire engines cleaned the debris.
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Chicago
New
James Byron
Barney McBride
Byron
McBride
Depris
Bribery charge against Charles W. Clark dismissed
Butte Montana February 27 The bribery case tied to an alleged 250000 offer to Judge BE Harney for a confession of being bribed in the Minnie Healey case has been dismissed and no further action is noted.
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Butte, Mont
Charles W. Clark
W. A. Clark
BE. W. Harney
Minnie Healey
Coal Gas Suffocates Babe in Minneapolis Fireplace Accident
Florence Ames six dies and Edward Ames father in serious condition at city hospital after coal gas asphyxiation. Retired for the night, he left the stove door open letting gas fill the rooms.
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Minneapolis
Florence Ames
Edward Ames
City Hospital
Tornado Hits Mount Tabor Destroys Houses East Portland
A tornado struck Mount Tabor, a suburb east of Portland, destroying two houses and damaging several other buildings. Narrow escapes occurred, but no injuries were reported at this time.
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Portland
Ore
Mount Tabor
Spring Trade Rises Despite Severe Weather Across Regions
Bradstreet's weekly review reports spring trade firm in many areas despite cold, heavy snows, and transport congestion. Southern districts show good distributive trade. Chicago sees gains in dry goods and millinery while Kansas City and St Louis lag. Manufacturing activity grows. anthracite remains strong, bituminous weak. Wheat hits new yearly highs. flour and grains follow suit with broader provision strength.
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New York
Bradstreet’s Weekly Review of Trade
Chicago
Kansas City
St. Louis
Parliament to dissolve and new election expected
London declares dissolution of parliament within six weeks. King Edward will summon Liberal leader Lord Spencer to form a cabinet. The ruling unionist coalition faces deep splits over fiscal policy and other issues as the government’s majorities dwindle toward a general election.
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London
Associated Press
Edward
Lord Spencer
House of Lords
Less Profanity Now Varies by Generation
The article notes a decline in swearing compared with past eras. It argues that gentlemen once used blunt language freely, and that even those not raised to swear do so occasionally under provocation, though overall profanity has lessened in the country.
Korea Joins Japanese Forces in Field Against Russia
Seoul reports Korea will order its standing army of about 17,000 to join Japanese troops in the field. Wiju port opened to foreign trade, Yonghampko chosen as harbor, and trade limits to be announced. Times dispatch notes Russian and Japanese scouts sighted near Pingyang area, with broader war context across Korea and Port Arthur.
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Seoul
Wiju
Korea
London
St. Petersburg
Sukchen
Twente
Pingyang
Tokio
The
Times
Tumen
United States
Japan
Unsan
Possiet Bay
Vladivostock
Shanghai
Daily Telegraph
Port Danny
Port Arthur
Chefoo
Japanese Blockade Plot at Port Arthur Fails
Tokio reports Vice Admiral Togo failed to bottle up the Russian fleet at Port Arthur by sinking five stone laden steamers. Four ships were sunk, the fifth’s fate unknown. All crews escaped, picked up by Japanese torpedo destroyers, with no loss of life or ships to Russians.
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Tokio
Togo
Port Arthur
Naval Department
Canadian Pacific Ships Arm with Six-Inch Guns
By order of the British Admiralty the Empress line steamers between Victoria and Oriental ports have shipped their six inch guns and are now armed cruisers. The move follows directives issued to enhance coastal defense and naval readiness amid tensions.
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Victoria, B. C
British Admiralty
Canadian Pacific
Empress Line
Victoria
Oriental
Pflug Reports Port Arthur Attack Details Feb 25
The official report from Major General Pflug describes a morning assault by sixteen Japanese warships approaching Port Arthur from the Dalny side. The bombardment lasted about thirty minutes targeting cruisers Askold Bayan and Novik, with limited land battery fire and no landing. One wounded on the land batteries and Japanese ships later engaged Golubinskaya bay before retreat.
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London
Pflug
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Dalny
Askold
Land Arts
Golubinska Bay
Vindivostork
Americans among those expelled from Harbin and Port Arthur
An American refugee reports discrimination in expulsions of Americans Japanese and British from Harbin with Germans largely spared. British and American subjects were ordered to leave after signing agreements. Port Arthur sees Japanese evacuated while 300 Japanese women allegedly left stranded, prompting US consul Miller to press authorities and meet Viceroy Alexieff.
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Yinkow
Harbin
Port Arthur
Henry B. Miller
United States
Newchwang
Miller
Alexieff
Yalu River
Russia
Telegram from Alexieff on Port Arthur actions
A Russian telegram from Viceroy Alexieff reports Feb 24 to 26 naval actions near Port Arthur. It notes Japanese ships near the port, Russian cruisers Bayan Askold and Novik moving, torpedo boats engaging, Retvizan and batteries firing, and the sinking of one enemy torpedo boat. Maps and charts were found aboard sunk ships and port miners cut wires on a burning vessel.
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St. Petersburg
Alexieff
Port Arthur
Bayan
Askold
Novik
Pigeon Bay
Retvizan
Port Adams
Yellow Sea
Jaws Try to Work a New Game on Their Port Arthur Enemy
A Port Arthur dispatch reports Japanese torpedo boats sighted at 1 a m with sails to disguise them. The Retvizan opened fire and daybreak yielded no results. A later fleet engagement lasted forty minutes with no damage. Fire ships loaded with coal kerosene and internal electrical devices were found aboard.
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Jaws
Port Arthur
St. Petersburg
Retvizan
Root and Gardner Fight Ends In Draw In Chicago
Jack Root of Chicago and George Gardner of Lowell Mass fought six rounds in Chicago with a fast contest that left both boxers badly punished and the bout ending in a draw.
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Root
Gardner
Chicago
Jack Root
George Gardner
Lowell
Mass
Four Found Guilty in Post Office Conspiracy Trial
Washington Feb 27 Guilty as charged was the verdict returned by foreman Carl Peterson for all four defendants in the post office conspiracy case August W Machen former rural free delivery chief George E Lorenz of Toledo Samuel A Groff and Diller B Groff of this city. The jury deliberated nine hours before resolving to convict.
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Washington
Carl Peterson
Post Office
Shorty
August W. Machen
Rural Free Delivery Division
George E. Lorenz
Toledo
Samuel A. and
Diller B. Groff
Pritchard
Samuel A. Groff
Holmes Conrad
Charles A. Douglas
Lorenz
Machen
House Passes Naval Appropriation Bill After Week
Washington February 27 The house approved the naval appropriation bill after a week of consideration. A party contest focused on armor plate pricing with an amendment attempt to fix prices at Midvale Steel figures. Amendments were ruled out and armor plate discretion was left to the secretary of the navy.
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House
Washington
Midvale Steel Company
Secretary
Capitol Fire Threatens Total Loss in Madison
A Madison dispatch reports the Wisconsin state capitol caught fire at 3 am and by 5 am was likely a total loss. Milwaukee engines were summoned as the blaze overwhelmed the city fire department. total damage amount undetermined at this time.
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Milwaukee
the Sentinel
Madison
Wis
State Capitol
Minnesota Democrats Call State Convention for Duluth
A Minnesota Democrat body met at the Merchants hotel in St. Paul and called the state delegate convention for Duluth on June 22 to nominate a state ticket. County conventions June 11 will elect delegates, with congressional districts choosing two delegates each for the national convention.
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St. Paul
Minnesota State Democracy
Merchants Hotel
Democratic
Duluth
William Jennings Bryan
Brainerd Sentenced to Five Years in Penitentiary
George Brainerd former Minneapolis fur dealer and president of the Farm and Merchants Bank at Montgomery was convicted of receiving deposits after knowledge of the bank's insolvency and was sentenced by Judge Caldwell at Le Sueur to five years in the state penitentiary.
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Minneapolis
George
Brainerd
Montgomery
Caldwell
le Sueur
Royal Prussian Prince Henry Dies at Four Years
Kiel Germany Feb 27 Prince Henry youngest son of Prince Henry of Prussia died at 4 a m after a period of illness He was four years old and had been ill for some time The death marks a royal sadness in the Prussian family and German society to mourn the loss of a young prince
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Kiel
Germany
Prince Henry
Prince Henry of
Prussia
FOR WANT OF A QUORUM
The senate debated a bill to require American ships carrying government supplies but adjourned for lack of a quorum. Democrats argued subsidy implications while Hale defended the measure as safeguarding U S shipping. An agreement was made to consider a point building for state justice and commerce and to devote Thursday to Alaska legislation.
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Washington
Senate
Hale
Departments of State, Justice and Commerce
Alaska
Children Buried When Brick Pile Collapses in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on Baymill street near Ninth, a brick pile toppled during a building demolition trapping about six children. Four year old Frank Pusaten died and Frank Sutton Edward Rosenberg Arthur McCaffery William Mitchell and Frank Pasquali were seriously injured. Sutton may not recover.
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Cincinnati
Baymill@r
Ninth Street
Frank Pusaten
Frank Sutton
Edward Rosenberg
Arthur McCaffery
William Mitchell
Frank Pasquali
Sutton
Final Action on Panama Canal Treaty Ratifications
Secretary Hay and Minister Bunau Varilla exchanged ratifications at the state department at 10:30 a m completing diplomatic talks on canal rights. President Roosevelt signed the proclamation putting the isthmian canal treaty into force at 11:50 a m, with ratifications already exchanged and only legal adjustments remaining by law officers. The president may not send canal commission appointments to the Senate before next week.
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Washington
Hay
Bunau Varilla
State Department
United States
Roosevelt
Panama
Senate
Panama Minister Varilla Resigns by Cable
Washington dispatch reports M Bunatu Varilla Panama minister has cabled his resignation to the Panamanian president.
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Washington
M. Bunatu- Varilla
Panama
General Kuropatkin Sanctioned By Sacred Rite Before War
In St Petersburg on February 27 General Kuropatkin fasted and confessed then received the sacrament at the cadet corps academy. The priest blessed the image of St. Sergius and sent him Godspeed. The general wept and embraced comrades as the Moscow metropolitan arrived with the blessed icon. The czar’s letter predicts victory over the Japanese.
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St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Cadet Corps
St. Sergius
Moscow
Four Men Drowned in Lumber Rafting Accident
In Knoxville Tennessee on February 27 four men died when a raft of pine lumber struck a dam at Campbell Shoals and broke up. James Wood Edward Wood Frank Evans and Joe Kline perished while two others escaped.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Campbell Shoals
James
Edward Wood
Frank Evans
Joe Kline
Fire damages Washington Street factory complex in New York
Fire at a Washington Street factory block housing Automatic company Pincus Shoe Manufacturing New York knitting mills and produce offices caused about 125 in damage. Investigations ongoing with multiple firms affected and officers on scene.
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New York
Washington Street
The
Automatic Company
Pincus Shoe Manufacturing Company
New York Knitting Mills
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