Funston Arrives in Washington for Talks with Roosevelt and Root
Brigadier General Frederick Funston travels to Washington with aide Lieutenant Mitchell. He aims to pay respects to President Roosevelt and Secretary Root. His leave from the Philippines division ends April 10 and may determine his next assignment or return to San Francisco. He hopes to work in the northern U.S. to recover his health after the Philippine campaign.
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Funston
Washington
Frederick Funston
East
B. J. Mitchell
Roosevelt
Root
Division of
Philippines
San Francisco
United States
Hope to Recover Bodies from Providence Disaster
Six of twenty victims of the steamer Providence disaster have been recovered. The dead include Engineer Koup, George Lamb, Will Harrison and Walt Barnes and two unnamed roustabouts. Most were found in the engine room. Wreckers have righted the hull and towed it to the bank as efforts to recover the remaining bodies continue.
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Vicksburg-special
Providence
Engineer Koup
George Lamb
Will Harrison
Walt Barnes
Barnes
Break Through the British Line at Guttenburg
Heilbron dispatch reports Commandant Mentz and the Heilbron Boers breached the Heilbron Wolve Leek blockhouse line at Guttenburg after days of pursuit. One Boer killed. British columns recovered scattered Boer parties totaling about fifty men.
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Heilbron
Orange River Colony
Mentz
Heilbron- Wolve Leek Bloeckhouse
Guttenburg
Mertz
Salonica Letter Expresses Joy Over Missionary Release
An Associated Press representative received a letter from Miss Stone, the American missionary, noting her surprise and gratitude at the widespread joy after the release of herself and Mme Tsilka. She thanks all who contributed by labor money and prayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salonica
Associated Press
Miss Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Fire destroys North Pelham post office building
A blaze at the North Pelham New York post office caused two other fires and injured a third person. The dead are Edward Yocum a 13 year old newsboy and Mrs. Thomas Duane wife of a Union Railway motorman. Mrs Yocum jumped from a window and suffered a badly wrenched back and other injuries.
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North Pelham
New York
Edward Yocun
Thomas Duane
Union Railway
Yocum
Sargent Named Commissioner General of Immigration
Frank Sargent, grand master of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, to succeed T W Powderly as Commissioner General of Immigration. Immigration bureau wrangles with Powderly clashing with Treasury assistant secretary Taylor over policy and administration.
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Frank Sargent
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
T. W. Powderly
Immigration Bureau
Powderly
Boers Release Lord Methuen To Aid Prisoner Policy
The Boers at Amsterdam report General Delaney freed Lord Methuen as part of a policy to treat prisoners with generosity. They aim to counter slanders labeling them as bandits and present a humane contrast to British conduct toward Commandant Scheeper and others.
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Amsterdam
Delaney
Lord Methuen
Commandant Scheeper
Resignation of Civil Service Commissioner Rodenberg
William A. Rodenberg of East St. Louis resigns from the United States Civil Service Commission to take effect April 1. Richard Dana of Boston is named as a probable successor, though Roosevelt has not announced his intention.
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Civil Service Commission
William A. Rodenberg
East St. Louis
Roosevelt
United States Civil Service Commission
Richard Dana
Boston
Explosion at Fairmount Manufacturing Death in Cleveland
An explosion in the powder mixing department at Fairmount Manufacturing in Cleveland Ohio killed one girl and seriously injured at least seven other workers.
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Fairmount Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Ohio
Fire Ravages Half of Campbell Nebraska
Fire destroyed nearly half the town of Campbell, Nebraska, with no total loss estimate or insurance figures available yet. Local authorities and volunteers assess damage and begin cleanup as residents seek shelter and aid.
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Campbell
Neb
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Naval Arsenal Section
A fire at Valparaiso Chile destroys a section of the naval arsenal with losses estimated at one million dollars. No further details on causes or casualties are provided.
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Valaraiso
Chili
Cleveland Banker Dies at 74 Former Mayor Pelton Succumbs
Hon F W Pelton president of Citizens Savings and Loan in Cleveland died of pneumonia at age 74. Pelton, a leading banker, served as mayor of Cleveland from 1872 to 1874 and later as city treasurer.
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Cleveland
F. W. Pelton
Citizen’s Savings and Loan Association
Pelton
Court weighs dropping Estes Rathbone postal fraud case
A Havana dispatch to the New York Herald says the Court is seriously considering dismissing the Estes G. Rathbone postal fraud indictment. The reported move could affect multiple defendants in the broader postal fraud prosecutions.
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Estes G. Rathbone
Havana
New York Herald
Beet Sugar Production Up 185000 Tons in 1901 02
Special Agent Saylor reports U S beet sugar output reached 185000 tons in 1901 02, up 140 percent from 77000 tons in 1900 01. Seventeen new factories began or planned, with several under construction across Michigan Indiana Colorado Arizona and other states, capapcities 500 1000 tons daily.
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FY Saylor
Department of Agriculture
Washington
United States
Sebewuing
Carrollton
Mount Clemens
Crosswell
Mich
Shelbix
Ind
Greeley
Haton
Fort Collins
Colo
Phoenix
Ariz
Saylor
Fire destroys Fox Lake summer resort blocks in night
Fire in Fox Lake Wisconsin near midnight destroyed three large business blocks and two residences. Loss estimated around 250000 dollars. Fire began behind J B S W Larrant general store, which could not be saved as flames spread to neighboring buildings despite limited firefighting. West wind aided containment toward the east.
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Fox Lake
Wis
Joss
J. B. & S. W. Larrant
Fast Mail Wreck Near Neola Iowa Delays Chicago Rail
Chicago Rock Island and Pacific fast mail train No 2 bound for Chicago wrecked west of Neola Iowa at 10 o clock Sunday night. Engineer Schultz and Fireman Gottschalk were slightly injured after going down an embankment with the engine but passengers escaped harm. The engine and forward mail car left the track and the train was backed to Council Bluffs then returned to Neola over the St Paul tracks. The crash resulted from a misunderstanding of signals.
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Rock Island
Chicago
Neola
Iowa
Rock Island and Pacific
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Schultz
Gottschalk
Council Bluffs
St. Paul
Natural gas explosion injures six in Peru Indiana fatality report
A natural gas blast in Peru Indiana wrecked two buildings injuring six people and fatally harming Frank Kiley Sr Others injured include Trank Kiley Jr James Miley Bridget Wiley Mrs John Hayes and a baby The first building occupant was Mrs Hayes The elder Kiley was found buried in debris
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Peru
Ind
Frank Kiley
Trank Kiley
James Miley
Bridget Wiley
John Hayes
Baby
Illinois Bank Robbery Ends In Beating of Informant
The Exchange Bank of Minooka Illinois was robbed by six men early Thursday. They dynamited the safe and seized between 2400 and 3000 dollars. Theodore Irine, ill with pneumonia, warned bank president Knapp and was beaten, bound, and gagged by the robbers who fled west on a Rock Island handcar.
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Exchange Bank
Minooka
Ill
Key
Theodore Ixrine
Knapp
Irine
Rock Island
Kentucky Farmer Charged With Murder In Two Crimes
Morgan Ball, a white farmer near Kentucky Bend, Ky, is charged with fatally shooting an elderly enslaved man after beating him for stealing a chicken. He allegedly forced the man into the Mississippi River, had the son fetch a skiff, and tied a wire to the body to drift it downstream. Ball then killed the man’s son with an ax, but the boy survived and fled to tell the tale.
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Kentucky
Morgan Ball
Kentucky Bend
Mississippi River
Ball
Plumber swept through New York sewer during flood
Edward Boyle, a plumber's helper, was caught in a heavy rain sewer current in Manhattan. He fell at 252 East Fifty-third Street near Second Avenue at 3 o'clock, floated to the East River near East Forty-ninth Street, and was rescued and back at his job before the police report. He suffered shock but was unharmed.
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New York
Edward Boyle
Boyle
East Fifty-third Street
Second Avenue
East River
East Forty-ninth Street
Minnesota heirs seek Ohio estate fortune in Cleveland
M 47 Durban of Middletown New York visits Sleepy Eye Minnesota consulting two heirs Charles and Theodore Case Brown County farmers over an estate valued at eighty million dollars in Cuyahoga County Ohio. Theft is estimated at one hundred thousand dollars. I E Brady missing Imperial Savings manager is named forger and defaulter to one hundred thousand dollars. authorities suspect Chicago or South America.
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Minnesota
Ohio
Durban
Middletown
N. Y
Sleepy Eye
Minn
Leonard Case
Cuyahoga County
Charles
Theodore Case
Brown County
Cleveland
First National Bank
Brady
Imperial Savings Company
Toledo
Thrady
Chicago
South America
New York
Francis Skinner
Richard D. Morse
Broadway
Paris Fire Rages Through Montmartre Block
A major blaze in Paris began in Rue Montmartre and rapidly spread to upper floors used as residences. Officials report the biggest fire seen in the city since the Opera Comique destruction, with extensive smoke and flames. Thirteen-year-old August Halpestein is jailed in Butte, Mont, after shooting Mrs. P. J. Cannon during an altercation with the girl's aunt. Mrs. Cannon is hospitalized with a hip wound and the aunt also faces jail.
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Paris
Opera Comique
TST
Rue Montmartre
August Halpestein
Butte, Mont
P. J. Cannon
Tornado Strikes Omar Wrecks Coliseum and More
A northwest storm hit Omaha at 1 AM damaging half a hundred structures from Cuming Street to Twenty-fourth. Wires downed, roofs blown off, and skylights weighing over 500 pounds toppled at the Coliseum. No injuries reported as districts along Cuming and nearby streets suffered debris and destruction.
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Coliseum
Omaha
Monmouth Park Methodist Episcopal Church
Cuming Street
Rutherford Marble Works
Cuming
Twenty-fourth
Twenty-fourth Street
New Gold Field in Yukon Sparks Stampede to Pelly River
February gold strike on a tributary of the Pelly river near Yukon 40 miles from Tort Selkirk drew Dawson residents into a rush. Dirt up to 700 dollars per pan reported. by March 1 about 200 claims staked. Dick Butler, veteran prospector, made the discovery and spread the news. Prospecting suggests rich surface to depth gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Pelly River
Yukon
Selkirk
Khoyukuk
Dick Butler
Trains Collision Near Trenton Blocks Rail Line
A Norfolk and Western freight and a Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton mail train collided at a crossing in Trenton Ohio. Crews jumped free. mail agent W W Stewart remained trapped in an overturned car as flames engulfed the wreck. He escaped badly bruised after forcing the door and escaping as the mail burned.
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Norfolk and Western
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Dayton
Trenton
Ohio
W. W. Stewart
Stewart
Murders His Young Wife for Custody Dispute
Gloucester man Lafayette Gruff, 21, killed his wife Mary Ann Gruff, 19, to gain custody of their child. He shot at the baby Katie, missing, and instead struck Mrs Susan Gowie, the aunt. The case joins a string of violent incidents reported as authorities ponder murder or suicide theories.
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Southern Pacific
M. L. Riddle
Redlands
Cal
Lafayette Gruff
Gloucester
N. J
Mary Ann Gruff
Katie
Susan Gowie
Gruff
Irwin Bennett
Jones Station
Ohio
Sharkey
Wounded Man Crawls Two Miles After Rail Accident
Wounded carpenter Reet Rhodes of St. Louis crawled two miles on hands and knees along a rocky railroad bed after being crushed by a freight train on the Louisville and Nashville line. His left foot was severed. recovery is possible.
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Reet Rhodes
St. Louis
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Bank Teller Accused in 43000 Shortage Case
Granville M. Leighton, teller at National Traders Bank of Portland Maine, arrested on charges of defalcation. Bank officials report a shortage of 48000. In a separate incident, two Everett Washington advertising men, Frank Church and H G Jacobs, drowned when a small sailboat capsized in a squall. John Costillo was rescued.
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Granville M. Leighton
National ‘Traders’ Bank of Portland
Frank Church
H. G. Jacobs
Everett
Wash
Daily Record
John Costillo
Northwestern National Bank
Metropolitan Bank
Minneapolis
Matane Fire Kills Mother and Nine Children
Mrs. Arthur Bouchard and her nine children perished in a blaze at Matane Quebec. Only Mr. Bouchard survived by leaping from a second floor window.
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Arthur Bouchard
Matane
Que
Bouchard
Von Holleben Accused in Vote Influence Case
German ambassador Dr. Von Holleben stands accused of trying to influence the German American vote in support of Bryan in the last presidential campaign. The item notes the allegation but does not confirm charges.
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von Holleben
Washington
Bryan
Miner Killed by Blasting Powder Blast in Butte
Patrick Sheehan, a miner in Butte Montana, was blown to pieces by a premature blasting powder explosion. His partner Erick Hills suffered severe injuries as the two men were hurled about twenty five feet by the blast.
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E. I. Dupont, de Nemours & Co
Keokuk
Towa
Butte, Mont
Patrick Sheehan
Erick Hills
Rate Cutting Stops and Transit Orders Issued
Traffic managers on the St Paul Chicago routes and the north Pacific coast lines ordered general freight agents to cancel all contracts with shippers and halt rate cutting on all traffic classes.
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St. Paul-Chicago
North Pacific Coast Lines
Robbers Break Safe at Farmers Bank of Townville
Bandits looted the Farmers Bank of Townville Pennsylvania, blowing the vault to steal about seven to eight thousand dollars. About five thousand in bills, eighteen hundred in silver, and the rest in gold were taken.
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Farmers’ Bank
Townville
Gen Methuen Captured in Night Boer Attack
Night assault by Boers under Delarey on a 1200 strong British force left Gen Methuen wounded and captured. Three officers and thirty eight men were killed while five officers and seventy two men were wounded.
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Methuen
Delarey
Takes Ballot from Women in Kentucky Vote Bill
Kentucky women may be denied voting rights if the bill passes the General Assembly and is approved by the governor. The measure would remove the privilege of voting in school trustees elections from women.
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Kentucky
General Assembly
Senate Debates Direct Election as House Convenes
Senate leaders clash over direct senatorial elections while labor leaders tout a Grosvenor bill reform. House debates post office funds as Corliss and Richardson spar over Pacific cable. The Hague treaty on warfare rules is approved in executive session.
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Hoar
Senate
Berry
Arkansas
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Hay
House
Burleson
Texas
Hirnin W. Thomas
Chicago
Illinois
Poer
Hitt
Organized Labor
House Committee On Judiciary
McCumber
N. D
Depew
Committee On Commerce
Corliss
Michigan
Richardson
Alabama
Sims
Tennessee
Buncoed
Dougherty
Missouri
Jackson
Kansas
Greene
Pennsylvania
Oraker
Mecaurin
Mississippi
Harris
Buffalo
Savannah
Pittsburg
Secretary of State
Washington Notes Highlights and Appointments
A son of Admiral Sampson becomes a navy cadet. Commerce with Spain in 1901 reaches record exports and imports. House war revenue repeal bill to be replaced in Senate. Russia and Germany renew assurances to the U S on China. Roosevelt to restrict cabinet meeting information. Porto Rican Legislature seeks a coffee export bounty. Commander Hawley reports enlisted sailors endure hunger and high desertion.
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Washington
Sampson
Spain
House
Senate
Russia
Germany
United States
China
Roosevelt
John W. Hawley
Naval Committee of the House
Unsettled Weather Disrupts Trade and Agriculture
New York reports a thaw and floods disrupting manufacturing and transport as demand for delayed goods rises. Labor disputes at coal mines and cloth cuts stir concern, while iron, steel, coke, and footwear sectors face weak output and strong prices. Wheat and crop prospects vary across Kansas, Texas, and Oklahoma amid moisture shortages and record corn and hay estimates. Cattle and hog markets shift modestly as weekly receipts change.
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Alk
R. G. Dun & Co
Iron and Steel
Pittsburg
United States
Canada
Chicago
Kansas
Southwest
Texas
Oklahoma
Department of Agriculture
Regional Commodities Market Prices Across Cities
The price table lists cattle hogs and sheep by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with per head or per bushel ranges for wheat corn oats rye hay butter eggs and pork. Values show varied trading levels across markets reflecting supply demand differences.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Colorado Legislature Backs Exclusion of Japanese and Chinese
The Colorado Legislature declares support for excluding Japanese and Chinese immigrants, reflecting anti-Asian policy sentiment of the era. The stance highlights institutional backing for restrictive immigration or residency measures affecting these communities.
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Colorado
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Rathbone
Flre
Pacific Mail Company
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la Libertad
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Kentucky Fororver
Omar
NEW
Lafe Gruss
Frank Gowie
Westmont
Gruss
Gowie
Dunsmuir
Victoria
B. C
Austria
Kaiser Franz Josef
Lone Landing
Miss
Illinois Central Limited
New Orleans
John Kelly
Baltimore
Northwestern Railroad
Knox
Northern Securities Company
Edward Hansman
Hansman
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Klerksdorp
Edward Singleton
John Singleton
Randsburg
Soffel
Catherine Soffel
Congress
Nebraska
Burlington
Kearsarge
State of Washington
Commerce Committee
Penrose
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