Duty on Clothes Proposed to Tax Touring Visitors
Charles E. Hyde of the Retail Dealers' Board of Trade reports President-elect McKinley warmly backs ending the free list for clothing and personal outfits of returning European tourists. The aim is to require tariffs on all abroad purchases except what they already carried. McKinley would sign any act to enforce this.
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ChicaGo
Charles E. Hyde
Retail Dealers’ Board of Trade
McKinley
Congress
Pingree Plan Could Spread to Chicago
The Pingree plan to raise potatoes and vegetables in vacant Detroit lots may start in Chicago. General Booth Tucker and Colonel Brewer of the Salvation Army show interest and are arranging city cooperation for the philanthropic project.
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Chicago
Salvation Army
Pingree
Detroit
Booth Tucker
Colonel Brewer
Zacatecas Mine Disaster Claims 170 Miners
City of Mexico reports the Sanamoro and San Francisco mines caught fire, trapping 170 miners. Ten bodies recovered show asphyxiation. rescuers descended to the shaft bottom but were overcome by smoke as the disaster’s death toll confirms the worst fears.
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City of Mexico
Zacatecas
Sanamoro
San Francisco
Destructive Fort Wayne Fire Destroys Part of Block
A seven hour blaze in Fort Wayne Indiana caused 125000 dollars in damage. The fire started in Morgan Co hardware store cellar from a defective furnace and spread rapidly through the block. Three firefighters were trapped under falling walls with George Klingman seriously hurt.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Morgan & Co
George Klingman
Millionaire Drexel Yacht Party Overdue After Mardi Gras Trip
New Orleans reports seven days overdue for billionaire John Drexel his family and a party of friends aboard a private yacht that departed Philadelphia for New Orleans to attend Mardi Gras none heard since leaving Philadelphia raising fears for their safety
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Drexel
New Orleans
The
Daily Item
John Drexel
Philadelphia
Overdue Danish steamer Dania reaches port with crew safe
The Danish steamer Dania from Shields on January 29 has arrived in Philadelphia signaling all is well with her 30 crew. Also in port is the Allan liner Assyrian, long overdue from Glasgow, which had been towing the adrift Wilson liner Cambrian after its main shaft broke.
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Philadelphia
Shields
Glasgow
Mrs Beecher's Wonderful Vitality Reportedly Fails
StaMFORD Conn March 1 Mrs Beecher’s vitality remains stubbornly alive despite doctors and nurses belief of exhaustion. She is weaker than at any time since confinement and remains conscious only at rare intervals.
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Mrs. Beecher
Stamford
Conn
Five Stories of Shinkle, Wilson & Kreis Co Collapse
Five floors of the Shinkle Wilson Kreis Co wholesale grocery collapsed into the cellar beneath a load of about 1000 barrels of sugar. Watchman Michae Schwabach was near death, while clerk William H. Gerd and day man Michael Coleman suffered minor injuries.
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Cincinnati
Foreman Shot in Farming Ranch Home West of HamparG
Earnest Hearn, foreman for Miler Payne, was shot in the head by Dennis Chapman at the Payne ranch six miles west of HamparG Ia. Chapman surrendered to officers. Hearn is dying.
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Hamparg
Earnest Hearn
Dennis Chapman
Chapman
Here
Payne
Hearn
Train plunge in Moscow kills nineteen passengers
Moscow dispatches report a passenger train fell from an embankment killing nineteen people. Vienna confirm the Moscow source via the Pester Lloyds telegram.
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Vienna
Lloyds
Moscow
Cincinnati River Flood Recedes After March Night Peak
In Cincinnati at midnight the river stood at six feet six inches and falling six inches per hour, signaling the flood's end as waters retreat from the city and surrounding areas.
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Cincinnati
Legislature Extends Residence Period for Divorce Filings
The North Dakota house approved a bill to lengthen the required residence before filing for divorce from three months to one year. The measure, introduced by Speaker Williams, carries an emergency clause to protect the state's moral standing from those seeking divorce in the state. The vote was 44 to 5.
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Bismarck
N. D
House
Williams
Filing of Location Certificates Averaging Fifty a Day
In the Black Hills during the last six weeks location certificates filed with the register of deeds averaged about 50 per day. The demand shows no decline and the county notes substantial revenue with January receipts reaching 1700 dollars and February remaining strong.
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Drapwood
Register of Deeds
Black Hills
Ofice
American Among Them in Manila Uprising Arrests
A Madrid dispatch says an American is among insurgents arrested at Manila. The prisoners will be court martialed and probably shot.
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Lonpoon
Madrid
Manilla
Morote and Lee Jailed Aboard Mascotte Recall Confusion
Havana reports Fitzhugh Lee Jr and Señor Luis Morote the El Liberal Madrid correspondent jailed in the United States on the Mascotte. Morote has been recalled amid questions about his status and actions aboard the ship.
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Havana
Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Sénor Luis Morote
el Liberal
Madrid
United States
Mascotte
Senor
Morota
Lamoreaux Ill In Precarious Condition
A Washington special reports Land Commissioner Silas W. Lamoreaux very ill at Richmond. He was removed from a train to Fortress Monroe due to severe nervous prostration and is said to be in a precarious condition. His home is in Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Washington
Silas W. Lamoreaux
Richmond
Languilly Arrives in Key West From Havana
General Julio Languilly lands in Key West aboard the Mascotte after a Havana voyage. He praises Consul General Lee as a noble American and laments Cuban suffering under Weyler. He speaks little of confinement details and plans to attend Washington's inaugural parade before visiting his brother in New York.
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Lee
Key West
Fla
Julio Languilly
Havana
Mascotte
Cuba
Sanguilly
Maceo
Weyler
Spain
Washington
New York
Insult to General Lee Sparks Palace Outburst
A Havana dispatch reports Marquis de Palmerola insulted General Lee at the palace in front of several correspondents. The exchange followed a censorship clash over a dispatch about Scott, with Palmerola calling Lee a liar impostor and rebel before the press.
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New York
Herald
Havana
Marquis de Palmerola
General Lee
Scott
General Palmerola
Lee
Flogged a Shoplifter in London West End
In London on March 1 a storekeeper reports a rise in kleptomania after Mrs Castle's release. He says he captured a well dressed thief who admitted thefts and chose summary chastisement over arrest. The manageress then birched the offender to deter further thefts.
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Londox
Madrid Gazette Pardon Moves Sanguilly Deal
Madrid cabled report says the Sanguilly concession is softened to Spaniards with a pardon and settlement of long standing claims. The government denies a new US inquiry into Rumz's death and states other demands remain unmet awaiting trial. Foreign residents aiding the home rule face summary expulsion.
Spanish Inquiry Finds Natural Death in Doctor Ruiz Case
A Spanish inquiry concludes Dr. Ricardo Ruiz died of natural causes in Guanabacoa prison after reports he was beaten. The cabinet council under Genova s del Castillo reviewed prisoner treatment differences with the United States and deemed them of no importance.
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Maprio
L. Atte
Genor Canovas del Castillo
Uni - States
Ricardo Ruiz
Guanabaco
Venezuelan Boundary Commission Report Filed
The report by the commission on the Venezuela British Guiana boundary is filed but lacks impact since it will not decide the boundary itself. It notes the novelty of the task, no precedent, and that arbitration between Britain and Venezuela will resolve the dispute. Both governments cooperated fully with information requests.
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Rox
Venezuela
British Guiana
Great Britain
McKinleys Preparing for Washington Journey
President elect McKinley and Mrs. McKinley spent the day in Canton quietly preparing for their move to Washington. Health inquiries yielded favorable words from Captain Helstand and Major McKinley’s physician Dr T H Phillips. The major shows daily improvement and is deemed physically capable for the trip and upcoming events.
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McKinley
Associated Press
Inauguration Preparations At Arlington Amid Crowds
Washington crowds gather ahead of a public event as arrivals flood into the Arlington hotel. Key figures include Mark Hanna General Russell A Alger Governor Bushnell T C Platt and Senator-elect Spooner. W J Bryan returns to the city and meets several politicians in the afternoon.
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Washington
Arlington Hotel
Mark Hanna
Russell A. Alger
Bushnell
Ohio
T. C. Platt
New York
Spooner
Wisconsin
Catholic Indians Missions Appeal for Private Support
Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishops Ryan and Kane urged private aid for Indian and Negro missions in a national church message read in all Catholic churches. They noted last year’s large contributions but warned that reduced government funding may force several Indian schools to close, prompting expectation of continued private generosity to sustain them.
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Washington
Cardinal Gibbons
Ryan
Kane
Bribery Probe Faces Absence of Bat Masterson
Denver report says the state committee investigating charges against Bat Masterson cannot obtain his attendance. He left for Carson City Nevada as the inquiry began and is unlikely to return before the legislative session ends.
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Denver
Bat
Masterson
Carson City
Nev
Ex State Treasurer Joseph Bartley Charged with Embezzlement
A Lincoln Nebraska dispatch reports former State Treasurer Joseph Bartley will be libelled on an embezzlement charge with warrants sworn out.
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Omana
Lincoln
Neb
Joseph Bartley
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