Senate to study shipping subsidy bill amid naval issues
The senate receives the shipping subsidy bill for review as debates focus on unfair discrimination in naval supply purchases. The navy seeks $10,000 for transporting home marines who died abroad while the Hay-Pauncefote convention gains cabinet support.
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Senate
Navy Department
Senate Committee On Manufactures
Root
Congress
House Committee On Public Lands
Court of Claims
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Ways and Means
Philippines
Iloilo
Spain
Cagayan
Sulu
Sibutu
Philippine Archipelago
Madrid
House Committee On Commerce
Revenue Cutter Service
Cuba
Notable Deaths and Appointments Across United States
Lord Pauncefote will retire as British ambassador on April 1. H. M. Comer of Central Railroad of Georgia is dead. The grave of William S. Hamilton, son of Alexander Hamilton, was found in Sacramento California. Thomas H. Woods, Mississippi chief justice, resigns to return to law. Dr John A. Murphy, longtime Cincinnati physician and former dean of Miami Medical College, dies. Charles W. Dabney of Tennessee appointed to Paris exposition awards committee. George Young Johnston, famed printer, dies in Lexington at 83. once foreman at New York Tribune under Horace Greeley. Willam Wells of Huntsville dies. financier and director of several banks and investment firms.
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Lord Pauncefote
H. M. Comer
Central Railroad of
Georgia
William 8
Miami Medical College
Charles W. Dabney
University of Tennessee
George Young Johnston
Lexington
New York Tribune
Horace Greely
Johnston
Courier of Louisville
Multiple Daring Crimes and Arrests Reported Across States
Dan McCarthy a Red Cliff lumber sawyer shot himself in Washburn Wisconsin. Charles Ingersol ex treasurer Thompkins County New York arrested Iola Kansas on embezzlement charge. Albert Hoskins in Kansas City pleaded guilty to holding up a streetcar conductor sentenced twenty years. Joseph Schmidt eighteen killed employer El E Colbern in Centralia Illinois then arrested in Princeton Indiana. Ingersoll arrest followed a two thousand dollar reward. Robert E Spencer Thompkinsville Connecticut cashier of bankrupt ers jailed on forgery charges after preliminary hearing set at five thousand dollar bond. Frank Hogan and Charles Norris burned to death at Forest City Arkansas while prisoners at station house. fire reportedly started to keep them warm. Hogan from St Paul.
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Charles Ingersol
Thompkins County
N. Y
Iola
Kan
Kansas City
Albert Hoskins
Joseph Schmidt
Colbern
Centralia
Princeton
Ind
Charles Ingersoll
Tompkins County
Robert E. Spencer
Thompkinsville
Conn
Frank Hogan
Charles Norris
Forest City
Ark
Hogan
St. Paul
Unfortunate Happenings Across Cities This Week
A series of disasters including a fatal fire at Woods & Downs box factory in St Louis and a costly blaze in Newark New Jersey causing around 1 000 000 in losses. A Peru Indiana boy saved his mother and siblings from a burning home. An Allan line steamer California ran ashore but all aboard survived. Paris suburbs explosions injured many and a Chicago Lake Shore Eastern collision killed Conductor Henry Schoenberg.
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Philadelphia
Woods & Downs
St. Louis
Newark
N. J
Peru
Ind
Allan Line
California
Paris
Chicago, Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad
Henry Schoenberg
Wholesale firm assigns in Boston and Boston firms listed
The large wholesale grocery firm John A. Andrews & Co. in Boston and Simpson & Co. glovers and hatters in Boston are reported as assigned. Other items include bank failures, receivers named, and state actions affecting finance and public works.
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John A. Andrews & Co
Boston
Kentucky
State Capitol
United States Leather Company
Coe 1
Simpson & Co., Glovers and Hatters
Globe National Bank
Hugh J. Grant
Third Avenue Railway Company
Bishop Gilbert Dhcan Dead in St Paul After Pneumonia
Rev Mahlon N Gilbert bishop coadjutor of Minnesota Diocese died at 3 45 am in St Paul after a pneumonia struggle. His wife Mrs Gilbert ill in Faribault. He had recently returned from the East and faced repeated lung failures due to prior pneumonia and heavy duties. He was born 1848 in Laurens Morris Otsego County New York and held multiple church posts including assistant bishop of Minnesota and bishop at Chicago. The report notes his long service and illness linked to extensive workload.
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St. Paul
Mahlon N.gilbert
Episcopal Church of
Diocese of Minnesota
Gilbert
Bishop Whipple
Bishop Gilbert
Laurens Morris
Otsego County
N. Y
Utah
Fannie Carvill
Philadelphia
C. A. Pool
Christchurch
Minnesota
St. James’ Church
Chicago
Norway's Krag Jorgensen Rifle Influences Global Arms
The piece notes Norwegian contributions to modern rifles including the Krag Jorgensen used by the U S Army. It highlights the Fidje and Bjorgum models being tested by England and France, with Oslo factory figures Col Krag and Mr Jorgensen credited for American design. It mentions Paris dispatch on a chamber announcement of a new rifle claimed to surpass French arms.
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Milt Alf
Norway
Skandineven
United States Army
Col
Krag
Kongsberg
Jorgensen
England
Parte
War Department
Pfeffer Arrested in Kidnapping Case Involving Laura Fuller
Albert Lea Minnesota March 4 last week the Freeburn county grand jury indicted Mert L Fuller and Henry J Pfeffer on kidnapping and assault charges. Laura L Fuller wife of Fuller is the alleged victim. Pfeffer was jailed after returning to town and faced habeas corpus action as Mrs Fuller seeks a divorce.
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M. L. Fuller
Albert Lea
Minn
Freeburn County
Mert L. Fuller
Henry J. Pfeffer
Laura L. Fuller
Fuller
Pfeffer
Whytrock
Clothesline Larceny Case Ends in Guilty Verdict
In Montgomery Minnesota on March 4 the state charged M Wondra and his wife with stealing bedclothes from a wash line. After a second trial a jury found them guilty. They were fined 25 dollars or sixty days in jail and plan to appeal.
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Montgomery
Minn
M. Wondra
Finnegan
Hawkins’ Son Committed After Cyclone Tragedy
Fred Hawkins of New Richmond was taken to the Mendota state insane hospital after the cyclone disaster last June struck the Hawkins family. He is the eldest son of Hon. H. N. Hawkins whose family suffered heavy losses in the storm.
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Hadson
Wis
Fred Hawkins
New Richmond
State Insane Hospital
Mendota
N. Hawkins
Fred
Major Water Main Break Floods Duluth Block
A twelve inch water main ruptured on First street causing flooding in fifteen basements on the hill. Damage runs to several thousand dollars due to a flaw in the pipe.
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Duluth
First Street
Not Enough Signers on Alexandria License Petition
A petition circulated in Alexandria Minnesota on March 4 seeks a license vote but failed because required twenty freeholders and voters signatures were not all from freeholders. The measure will not go to a vote this spring.
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Alexandria
Minn
City of Racine Struck in Ice Near Harbor
The Goodrich steamer City of Racine lies trapped in ice about 200 yards from the Racine harbor piers. If northeast winds continue, the vessel faces potential shoreward grounding with heavy freight aboard.
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Racine, Wis
Goodrich
City of
Racine
North Dakota Democrats to Meet in Fargo on March 12
Fargo notes the state Democratic central committee will convene March 12 to set the date for the state convention to select delegates to the national convention and to appoint the state nominating convention.
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Fargo
N. D
State Democratic Central Committee
Fire at Bordsen hotel barn in Sebeka burns hay loft
Blase at Sebeka Minn March 4 a fire destroyed B W Bordsen s hotel barn all horses saved and a sleeping negro tramp is suspected to have started the blaze Loss estimated at 800 partly insured
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Blase
Sebeka
Minn
B. W. Bordsen
Wheat buyer Thomas O Phelen injured in shaft accident
Graceville Minnesota March 4 Thomas O Phelen a local wheat buyer was accidentally caught on a fast moving shaft and carried around nearly killed him He will recover in time according to medical staff
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Graceville
Minn
Thomas O’phelen
Mystery Bank Heist Leaves Farmington in Turmoil
Ottumwa Iowa March 7 Farmington was shaken when cashier Barry Wier found the Farmers bank vault rifled and the interior looted of a large sum. The lock showed no tampering and the bank door remained locked. Officials claim nearly 17000 may have been taken, but exact amount remains unsettled.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
Farmington
Barry Wier
Farmers’ Bank
Oldest Norwegian Lutheran Church Antedates All Others
The Muskego Wisconsin church, erected in 1840s as America’s first Norwegian Lutheran house of worship, is to be moved to Minneapolis for a seminary campus. Restoration aims to mirror its original Norse design, with efforts to locate the original baptismal font.
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Muskego
Wis
America
Minneapolis
United Norwegian Lutheran Church
Ths
Gerhard Rasmussen
Muskegora
Rasmussen
Hoyme
United Church
Halvor N. Larsen
Muske
C. L. Clausen
H. A. Stub
Fire hits Harvey town destroys bank and millinery shop
Harvey N D March 7 fire destroys the German State bank building and Lena Hanson's millinery store. Stock partly saved. Hanchett's law office badly scorched. Total loss about 3000 dollars, mostly insured. Fire started in the bank. citizens’ efforts prevented wider destruction. Bank resumed operations in other quarters by 9 a.m.
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Harvey
N. D
German State Bank
Lena Hanson
Hanchett
Fire Rages Through Sisseton Livery Stable
A blaze at the N. J. Prior livery stable in Sisseton destroys the property and the Pulver house. Eighteen horses and one cow perish with the barn’s contents. Loss placed at $5,000 with $1,400 insured.
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Sisseton
N. J. Prior
Pulver House
Infected Sheep in Stark County Prompt Inspection Debate
Dickinson North Carolina March 7 reports sheep men alarmed by scale outbreak in northern Stark county. The spread is blamed on the Jandell drove from Washington last season and lack of entry inspection for Western sheep. Local farmers call for enforcement of inspection laws.
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Dickinson
N. C
Stark County
Washington
Shoe Store Robbed in Clear Lake
In Clear Lake Iowa on March 7 thieves entered W H Bromley s shoe store and stole fifty pairs of shoes valued at about two hundred dollars. No arrests have been made though a gang of Italian peddlers is suspected.
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Clear Lake
Iowa
W. H. Bromley
Spring term opens with stubborn fights in Black River Falls
The circuit court in Black River Falls Wisconsin opened its spring term on March 7. The calendar is short but lawyers predict a long term as several cases will be stubbornly fought.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Duel ends without hits after Brandes and Schyberg exchange shots
Four shots were fired at twenty yards in a duel between Edward Brandes and a young actor named Schyberg. No one was hit, not even the seconds, but honor was satisfied. Schyberg previously criticized Dr. Brandes harshly, provoking the encounter.
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Edward Brandes
Schyberg
Dr. Brandes
Ibsen's New Play Debuts in Oslo Feb 6
Ibsen's When We Dead Awake received its first public performance at Christiania theater on February 6. The production was described as highly successful in every respect.
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Ibsen
Christiania Theater
Danish Islands Sale Deliberations Continue In Folketing
A Copenhagen cablegram reports the Danish West Indies sale to the United States remains under study by the folkething s finance committee. The body awaits government details before further deliberation. Opinion is split among parliament, though a majority in both houses is believed to favor the sale. A protest signed by 100 prominent men was published today against the government action.
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Chicago Record
Copenhagen
Swedish Shipping Monopoly Crushed by English Line
A Hull England firm with a long monopoly on Hull Gothenburg sea traffic reduced freight to a quarter to crush a Swedish challenger. The firm handles emigrants from Gothenburg and large American cargo, while direct US links have failed amid English firm opposition.
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Hull
England
Gothenburg
United States
King Oscar to fund eight statues for building entrance
King Oscar will personally cover expenses for eight statues to be placed in the south entrance niches. The sketches approved are by Westerlund of Ascheberg, Erik Dahlberg, Tessin, Adelcrants, Linnaeus, Spegel, Stjernbjelm, and Dalin, plus two soldiers, two artists, two scientists and two poets.
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Oscar
Westerlund of Ascheberg
Erik Dahlberg
Tessin
Adelcrants
Linnaeus
Spegel
Stjernbjelm
Dalin
Swedish election to fill archbishop vacancy on May 16
Amid Sweden news, the vacancy from Archbishop Sundberg’s death will be filled May 16. Speculation centers on candidates likely to be a well placed but not famed literary figure. The Swedish academy faces a critical moment as discussions consider future immortals.
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Archbishop Sundberg
Sweden
Ferdinand Thegerstrom
Stockholm
Rex
Rugen
United States
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Prince Gustaf
Prince Eugen
Prince Carl
Iborg
Norway
C. J. A. Ericsson
Boone
Iowa
Bjornstjerne Bjorpson
Russia
Sundberg
Stringberg
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