Irish in History Dominates Brooklyn Speech by Fitzgerald
In Brooklyn the St Patrick’s Association held a St Patrick's Day anniversary at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with about 200 guests. Congressman John T. Fitzgerald of Massachusetts argued that America should not ally with England until Ireland receives justice, urging Irish Americans to withhold support from England and to press for Irish freedom.
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New York
Brooklyn Academy of Music
St. Patrick
St. Patrick’s Association of
Brooklyn
America
John TF. Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Fitzgerald
England
Germany
Great Britain
Athough
Erny
Alies
France
Russia
County Cassini
United States
Boalt
Merica
Spain
Hngland
Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Confederaia
Ireland
Erin
Cuba
Europe
ZOO
Hibernian Hall
An Over Street
Charles McCarthy
Hibernian
Dolan
Mr. Dolan
Hibernians Celebrate St Patrick’s Day Across Suffolk County
St Patrick celebrations by the Ancient Order of Hibernians in Suffolk included banquets, concerts, balls, and speeches. Divisions 1, 41, 8, 55, 3, 20 and 6 held events from Boston to Roxbury and Somerville with notable speakers like John A. Ryan, William Cronin, and Daniel Rourke. The programs featured minstrels, solos, and martial displays reflecting Irish heritage and pride.
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Order of Hibernians
Suffolk County
Division 1
Boston
Hanover Street
John A. Ryan
St. Patrick
William J. Cronin
Arthur Dolan
Charlestown
Daniel D. Rourke
Allance
Messrs
J. F. Driscoll
William Murphy
James Hradley
John
O’ Higgins
Charles McCarthy
Daniel O’mullen
Division
Roxbury
Tremont Hall
Thomas H. Duggan
William Barrett
James Meckeever
United States
John Cavanaugh
Robert Emmet
John Oe
St. Paatrick
Thrilling Windsor Hotel Fire Claims 14 Lives
A terrible blaze at the Windsor Hotel on Madison and Fifth avenues left fourteen dead, forty-one injured, and thirty-eight unaccounted for. Rescue efforts saved several women from upper floors as firemen battled flames, while insurance and salvage details emerged and investigators assessed the devastation.
Pope to undergo second operation in Rome
Rome reports say the Pope will have a second operation today after the first wound could not be sutured. He is recovering with no anxiety among physicians and consents to a non painful procedure. London dispatch notes the Pope attended a Lenten discourse behind a screen as required by custom.
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Rome
London
Daily News
Queen Regent Signs Peace Treaty Ends War with U S
Madrid reports the Queen Regent signed the treaty of peace with the United States ending the war. Ratifications must be exchanged before it takes effect, with $20,000,000 payable to Spain for the Philippines. Cambon may exchange ratifications in Washington after formal exchange.
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Madrid
Spain
United States
Philippines
Washington
M. Jules Cambon
McKinley
Hay
State Department
Cambon
Secrétar
Hill
Aye
Sia Wiha
M. Cambon
Aguiinaldo
al Egally
Windsor Hotel Fire Tragedy Traced to Burning Cigarette Match
Firefighters and police fear multiple bodies are in the Windsor Hotel ruins after a blaze started by a patron who dropped a burning match near draperies. The vast brick hotel on Fifth Avenue housed over 5300 rooms and opened in 1873 as a prestigious rendezvous for city operators.
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Fifth Avenue
Hema
the Herald
John Foy
Windsor Hotel
East
Worth Seventh Streets
Windsor
John T. Daly
Commodore Vanderbilt
Daniel Drew
Woman's Rights Health Promise by Dr. Pierce
The advertisement proclaims health and happiness as a woman's right, claiming 98 out of 100 cases of female diseases cured by Dr. R V Pierce after treating over half a million women. It urges readers to consult by letter at Buffalo New York with private, free consideration and no advertising.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Maria O. Hayzel
Brookland
D.C
Hawks
The Windsor Hotel Narrated by Chicago’s Gilded Era
Jay Gould lived opposite and nightly presence. Rail and finance leaders used the Windsor as their hub with presidents and celebrities guests. After foreclosure to satisfy a $180,000 judgment the hotel sold for $350,000 to Mr and Mrs Elbridge T Gerry. Mr Leland then ran the Windsor after the Chicago World’s Fair.
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Jay Gould
Globe
McKinley
Windsor
Elbridge T. Gerry
Leland
The
Chicago
Scenes at Bellevue as Ambulances Stream to Fire Hotel
Amid a major hotel fire in New York City, Bellevue Hospital receives an enormous influx of ambulances and staff. Victims include Mrs. Kirk who dies, Mrs. Price critically injured, and many others treated for severe burns and smoke injuries. Police, firemen, and officials assist, with several dramatic rescues and multiple jumpers reported from upper floors.
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New York
Bellevue
James S$. Kirk
Chicago
Alice Price
James Hanna
Zephar Mills
MacNichol
Hanna
William Kennedy
Engine Company No. 3
Brawn
John H. Maher
Dunn
Hess, Sexton and
Abell
Emile H. Pate
Company L
United States Volunteers
Luke Miley
Brooklyn
Kate Flannigan
Thomas McPherson
Government Docks
R. Butler
McPherson
Narragansett Hotel Fire Causes Smoke and Water Damage
A basement fire at the Narragansett Hotel in Providence on March 11 caused extensive smoke and water damage with an estimated loss of 5,000. Several occupants had narrow escapes from asphyxiation as firefighters responded to the blaze. The cause is believed to be spontaneous combustion.
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Providence
R. 1
Aire
Narraga
Eck
Princess Kaiulani Dies in Hawaii at 20
Princess Kaiulani, heir apparent since 1891, died March 6 at age 20 from inflammatory rheumatism contracted weeks earlier during a visit to Hawaii. Funeral set for March 12 from the old native church with government oversight. the body lies in state at Aniashan as thousands mourn.
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Tonolulu
San Francisco
Kaiulani
Hawaii
Miriam Likelike
Cleghorn
Liliuokalani
Aniashan
Geary Remembered by Ninth Regiment in Worcester Gathering
Members of the Ninth Regiment and their spouses attended a Worcester Street gathering to honor Corporal Michael P. Geary of Company B. The program featured baritone John F. Abbot and others, plus a regretful letter from George J. Murray praising Geary as a brave front line soldier near Santiago.
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Ninth Regiment
Michael P. Geary
Hose Hall
Worcester Street
John F. Abbot
Grenadiers
Nellie D. Forrester
Bear Homestead
William B. Hicks
H. L. Stockman
Mr. M. al. Crowley
George J’. H. Murray
Massachusetts
Gesry
Poldters
Santiago
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Gare
Congressman Fitzgerald
Dudley Street Opera House
James H. Mulhern
Johnb. Duffey
Tambos
M. Crowley
Harry Fogerty
John B. Duffey
Jones
John ST. Sheehan
Wiliam F. Dugan
James F. Templeton
Edward F. Crosby
William IF. Dugan
M. J. Chase
M. H. Crowley
J M. Sheehan
Ninth
John Boyle O'Reilly
James I. Woods
Military Division 8
St. Patrick's Day
Fusilier Hall
Doherty
Patrick Harvey
Partridge Hall
Roger Heggarty
James Woods
Livision 6
Somerville
Union Hall
John F. Cummins
Montauk
Mary A. Quinn
David W. Fudge
Madeleine Dooley
James J. O'Brien
Lena McCarron
Edward Paul Dooley
McCarron
Quinn
John A. Keane
Amelia Paddock
Irvington, N
A. H. Fuller
Pittsburg
Penn
Frederick Corbett
Hotel
Robert Walker
Corbett
Warren Leland
Robert Safford Newton
Madison Avenue
PF. Flower
Reasne
Pp. Flower
the Insurance
Pope
Abner M’kinley
Woman's Medical Adviser
Forty-sixth Street
J. LeMott Morgan
Birmingham
Ala
Miss Mabel McKinley
Abner McKinley
President McKinley
Broad Street
E P. Brown
A. E. Brown
Congress Heights
McKinneys
Brown
Helen Lehana
Muds
Fanny Leobland
la Leland
Flower Hospital
Flerson Charles
Warren Leland, Jr
Narragansett Hotel
Geary
Harold Frederic
la Grippe
Rec
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