Andrew Hamilton Dies of Heart Trouble in Albany
Andrew Hamilton a former counsel to New York Life and other insurers and longtime Albany figure in insurance litigation was found dead in his bed. He was 54, once city judge, earlier Albany county district attorney, famed for his role in the 1905 insurance investigation and the yellow dog fund disclosures. Autopsy showed acute dilation of the heart causing instant death.
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Albany
N. Y
Andrew Hamilton
New York Life and
Canada
Hamilton
Albany County
State Court of Claims
Lord Hopetoun Dead in Pau France at 76
John Adrian Louis Hope Marquis of Linlithgow died in Pau France on March 2. Born 1860 he served as governor of Victoria and governor general of Australia from 1900 to 1902. He later held Scotland secretary post and is noted for 1901 Australian finance disputes and his ceremonial resignation.
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Pau
France
John Adrian Louis Hope
Minneapolis
Clifford Ekelund
C. A. Ekelund
Twenty Second Avenue Northeast
Herrman
Conrad
Richard
Herman
Clifford
Iowa man murdered in Clinton home
Fred Delph aged twenty six was found shot dead in his East street residence after a shotgun discharge. His wife, the suspect, is under arrest and silent. Readings show half empty liquor bottles and reports that she had threatened his life.
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Clinton
Fred Delph
East Street
Prime Minister Campbell Bannerman Relapses in Illness
London March 2 Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman the prime minister has suffered a relapse after meeting people and conducting business on Saturday. Doctors cite heart weakness as the principal factor and he plans to travel to the continent when able. He is unlikely to return to Parliament this season and must avoid exertion and excitement.
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London
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Sleet cripples Chicago telegraph and rail lines
Heavy sleet spanned twenty five to fifty miles around Chicago and reached east toward Fort Wayne. Ice coated poles sagged and toppled disrupting trunk lines on Lake Shore and Michigan Central railroads. The worst damage occurred east of Chicago and west of Fort Wayne with one mile of downed poles severing circuits to New York and beyond. Telegrap h officials restored basic service and expect to handle brokerage and other traffic soon.
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Chicago
Fort Wayne
Lake Shore
Michigan Central
New York
Steet
Socialists Arrested in Los Angeles Demonstration
George M. Woodby J J Hicks and Mrs Josie Schuch were arrested during a street obstruction by socialists. Schuch led a mob with a red flag toward Fifth and San Pedro as officers called riot alarms. Twenty police dispersed the crowd and released the trio on $100 bail each.
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Los Angeles
Cal
George M. Woodby
Josie Schuch
Woodby
Pasadena
Hicks
Expedition Ends in Bazar Valley Campaign
The British expedition under Major General Sir James Willcocks has concluded its operation in the Bazar valley against the Zakkakhels Afridi tribe. Troops have vacated the valley and head to Peshawar as over 300 tribesmen petition to spare the attackers. The tribe’s forts were destroyed, many killed, and they now submit, with Willcocks accepting terms for the government.
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Calcutta
James Willcocks
Bazar
Peshawar
Willcocks
Two Men Die in Train Collision on Baltimore Line
Frederick George and Harry Tucker were killed by an express Baltimore and Ohio train while using the tracks as a shortcut home. George tried to warn Tucker as a freight train passed. both were struck by the express and killed instantly.
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Baltimore
Frederick George
Harry Tucker
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Tucker
George
Wu Ting Fang Speech Advocates Better Treatment for Exempts
At a San Francisco banquet for Wu Ting Fang the Chinese minister reportedly stated that Chinese laborer exclusion is a fixed fact. He warned opponents of exclusion laws that their actions are ill advised and against Chinese interests. He pledged to seek better treatment for exempt Chinese and expanded U S China trade.
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San Francisco
Wu Ting Fang
United States
China
Two men killed by ammonia pipe blast at brewery
In Chicago on March 2, Charles Schrandt and Emil De Graat were killed while visiting John Reuter, engineer of the Manhattan Brewing Company, when an ammonia pipe in the plant’s engine room burst.
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Chicago
John Reuter
Manhattan Brewing Company
Fortieth Street
Emerald Avenue
Charles Schrandt
Emil de Graat
Fight With Tribesmen Near Morocco Front
Advices from General D Armade report a fierce Moroccan clash with Mada kra tribesmen lasting from morning to night. French lost eleven killed and thirty six wounded as cavalry broke through encirclement with a brilliant charge. A pursuing French column inflicted heavy losses over several miles.
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Paris
D'Armade
Morocco
Avalance Destroys Swiss Hotel Killing Thirteen
An avalanche near Noppen Stein in Berne on March 2 demolished a hotel at the Lichberg tunnel mouth. Thirteen people were killed and fifteen injured as diners were surprised by rumblings. Two children screamed as chaos began.
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Berne
Switzerland
Noppen Stein
Lichberg Tunnel
Building collapse after avalanche claims lives of children and others
A sudden avalanche triggered a fatal collapse sweeping away a crowd as rescuers tried to reach safety. Among the dead were two children and an American engineer named Mervart, with many others perishing in the disaster.
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Mervart
Winter Storms Hit Britain Stranding Passengers
London reports two days of severe winter weather across Scotland and parts of England and Wales with heavy snow and blizzards. Rail and telegraph services are disrupted as drifts reach ten to fifteen feet in places and a Glasgow Fort William passenger train was stalled for twenty seven hours leaving travelers without food.
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London
Scotland
England
Wales
Parte
Glasgow
Fort William
Seven terrorists executed after court martial verdict
Seven terrorists including three women were hanged at Lisey Noss opposite Kronstadt for plotting to kill Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholatevitch and Minister of Justice M Chtcheglovitoff.
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St. Petersburg
Nicholas Nicholatevitch
M. Chtcheglovitoff
Lisey Noss
Kronstadt
Flotilla Arrival at Callao After Talcahuano Passage
The American torpedo boat flotilla led by Lieutenant H. S. Cone arrives at Callao Peru on March 2 after leaving Talcahuano February 25. The 1,500 knot voyage had fine weather and no incidents. Destroyers in good order. sailors missing at departure to be located. Panther to remain for missing sailors.
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Callao
Peru
Talcahuano
H. S. Cone
Cone
Rezas
Punta Arenas
Panama
Panther
Interstate Commerce Commission opposes Fulton rail rate bill
The ICC sent a letter to the Senate committee opposing Senator Fulton's bill that would bar railroads from advancing rates while protests are reviewed. The commission warned a single shipper protest should not block rate increases, saying it would create an arbitrary rule unfair to railroads and potentially harmful to the public.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Committee of
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Fulton
Attire Reflects Tailors' Poor Fit Judgment
A New York Times remark critiques men clothing choices, suggesting tailors confuse a proper fit with a convulsion, highlighting ill fitting attire as a point of concern or humor.
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New York Times
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