Cloudy Thursday and Friday Forecast Across Regions
Washington reports general rains or snows nationwide with changing winds. New England expected rain Thursday and Friday with strong and shifting winds. Middle Atlantic and the Carolinas forecast generally fair weather with brisk winds. South Atlantic states see fresh to brisk southwest to northwest winds.
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Washington
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Forth Carolina
South Atlantic
Blaze at Hotel Thorndie Brief Fire Alarm
A morning blaze at Hotel Thorndie on the corner of Boylston and Church streets was sparked when a foot contact in a smokepipe caused a small fire. The alarm sounded from Box 62 shortly before 6 o’clock with minor damage and little guest disruption.
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Hotel Thorndie
Boylston and
Church Streets
Carnegie quits business and gives 5 million endowment
Pittsburgh reports Andrew Carnegie retires from active work and donates 5 million in Carnegie Company bonds to fund a pension and disability program for employees. The trust will also support libraries in Braddock Homestead and Duquesne and maintain existing employee savings funds.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Steel King
Carnegie Company
Carnegie
Franks
Braddock
Homestead
Duquesne
General Harrison Life Summary From 1838 to 1901
Born 1838 North Bend Ohio educated at home Careys Academy near Cincinnati and Miami University 1852 studied law in Cincinnati married 1853 Carrie L Scott moved to Indianapolis elected Indiana Supreme Court reporter 1860 formed law partnership 1863 joined Seventieth Indiana Regiment rose to brigadier general noted for gallantry at Resaca and Peach Tree Creek brevetted general after the war returned as court reporter elected Governor 1876 Senate 1881 declined Garfield cabinet. Elected US President 1888 and 1892 wife died 1892 remarried 1899 Venezuela boundary counsel died March 13 1901.
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North Bend
Carey's Academy
Cincinnati
Miami University
Oxford
Bellamy Storer
Carrie L. Scott
Indianapolis
Republican Party
Supreme Court of
Indiana
W. P. Fisback
Seventieth
Army of the Cumberland
Kentucky
Tennessee
Resaca
Peach Tree Creek
Senate
Garfield
Washington
United States of America
Cleveland
Mary Scott Lord Dimmick
White House
Venezulean Boundary Commission
Europe
Death of Ex President Harrison Ends Era
Ex President Harrison died at 4 45 this afternoon after hours of unconsciousness and worsening lung congestion. Funeral plans call for General Harrison to lie in state at the capitol before services and burial, with details continuing on Page 5.
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Harrison
Carnegie Gifts $20,000 to Atlanta Relief Fund
Andrew Carnegie grants $20,000 in Atlanta as part of a relief fund and charity effort announced on March 13. Details note the donor’s continued philanthropy and the local impact in Georgia.
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Carnegie Library
Atlanta
Andrew Carnegie
Storm Bulletin Shifts Across Northeastern Illinois
The weather bureau issued a storm bulletin stating a storm of decided strength lies from Delaware Breakwater to Eastport with the center over northeastern Illinois. It is moving eastward with increasing southeast winds and a shift to the southwest.
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Delaware
Eastport
Illinois
Man Injured by Falling Iron on Washington Castle Structure
William Devine aged 2 percent years suffered a crushed right foot when a fragment of iron struck him on an elevated Washington and Castle streets structure. He was hospitalized at City Hospital and resides at 6 Perkins Street Charlestown.
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Washington and Castle Streets
William Devine
City Hospital
Devine
Perkins Street
Charlestown
Russell case ends with son convicted in assault on officer
In Superior Criminal Court the father Charles Rus sell and his son James were charged with assaulting Officer George H. Smith on February 10. A jury acquitted the father and convicted the son James, who was sentenced by Judge Sherman to two years in the House of Correction.
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Charles
James R. Russell
George H. Smith
Superior Criminal Court
James
Sherman
House of Correction
Local wreckers strip schooner Mary Standish near Isateague
Level Delaware dispatch reports wreckers at Isateague plan to strip the schooner Mary Standish of Boston that is stranded near the area.
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Waitt & Bond
Boston
New Englance
Blackstone St
APA
Ind
REA
Union Wharf
Govenor
LATH
Vorenberg
Washington, Hanover & Elmets
Boston News Bureau
Pem Eo
Pavonia
Hugo's
Geo. B. Hugo & Co
A. J. Houghton Company
Shawmut Ave
Mass
Tremont
Marksman
General Harrison
John Hines
Theattre
Bensdorp
Royal Dutch
Union Hat GO
Hanover St
Ter
Washington, Raataon, Masa
Atlantic
Bernard M. Wolf
Hanover and
Portland Sts
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