Morton Former Secretary of Agriculture Dies in Lake Forest
Hon. J Sterling Morton former secretary of agriculture died at 4 30 PM Sunday in Lake Forest at the home of his son Mark Morton. A special train will take the remains to Nebraska City for interment. He was 70 and had long advocated Arbor Day and practical farming reforms.
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Chicago
J. Sterling Morton
Lake Forest
Mark Morton
City of
Mexico
Paul Morton
Santa Fe Railroad
Morton
Nebraska
John
Paul
Mark Marton
Julius Sterling Mornton
Cleveland
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Jefferson County
New York
Michigan
Union College
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Times
Bellevillefs Neb
Nebraska City News
Territory
Thomas B. Cuming
Wm. J. Bryan
Cholera Situation Worsens in Manila and Islands
Manila reports 555 cases and 449 deaths while provinces tally 1599 cases and 1169 deaths. Disease remains mainly among natives and Chinamen with Americans only lightly affected in southern Luzon and elsewhere.
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Manila
Luzon
Spotted Fever Outbreak Hits Bitter Root Valley
A Missoula dispatch reports the spotted fever scourge in the Bitter Root valley erupting with record violence. Eight people have died in the past week and several others are in critical condition as the outbreak worsens.
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Butte
Mont
Missoula
Two Killed by Dynamite Blast Near Issaquah
Will Price and Bernard Sutter died in a dynamite explosion at Issaquah Washington. Inquest could not proceed due to insufficient evidence and unclear circumstances surrounding the blast.
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Seattle
Wash
Will Price
Bernard Sutter
Issaquah
Sutter
Largest 16 Inch Gun Nears First Test at Fort Hamilton
Officials at Waterview arsenal expect completion by June 1 of the 16 inch gun for Fort Hamilton New York harbor after four years of construction. The weapon will be tested at Sandy Hook before mounting on a disappearing carriage. It is said to fire a 3090 pound shell up to 21 miles, though Krupps dispute that range. The gun weighs about 150 tons and requires 1000 pounds of powder to fire.
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New York
Waterview Arsenal
Fort Hamilton
New York Harbor
Sandy Hook
War Department
Krupps
Admiral Schley and wife honored in Memphis visit
Rear Admiral and Mrs. W S Schley arrived in Memphis by the Southern railroad at 8 10 p m Sunday night and were driven to the Gayoso hotel. A reception committee met them at Grand Junction and escorted them to the city. Despite a prior wish against demonstrations several hundred gathered at Union station to greet them. The couple will stay in Memphis until Wednesday night and tour Mississippi cities after. A parade was held in their honor this morning.
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Memphis
Tenn
Schley
Southern Railway
Gayoso Hotel
Grand Junction
Union Station
Admiral Schley
Mississippi
Destructive Lake Shore Freight Wreck Near Kalamazoo
A northbound extra freight on the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern near Kalamazoo broke on a grade two miles south, collapsing into two sections. Twenty cars derailed, an oil car burned and exploded, four adjacent cars and a blacksmith shop on the Grand Rapids and Indiana line were destroyed. One man, believed to be a tramp, died and the crew escaped injury.
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Kalamazo
Mich
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern
Grand Rapids and
Indiana
Schooner Barklow Foundered Near Put in Bay
The Barklow from Marine City foundered in Lake Erie half a mile from Put in Bay. Captain Robert Pardy, his wife, and stepson Alexander Morris, 16, drowned. Sailor Dick Burk of Port Huron survived and was rescued by the Put in Bay life saving crew. Mrs. Pardy’s body washed ashore at Put in Bay Sunday. captains Pardy and Morris remain unrecovered.
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Barklow
Marine City
Lake Erie
Putin Bay
Robert Pardy
Alexander Morris
Dick Burk
Port Huron
Captain Pardy
Young Morris
Pardy
Imports and Exports of Cuba in Seven Months to Jan 31 1902
The seven months ending January 31 1902 saw Cuba import merchandise valued at 40,043,986, up from 38,038,920 in 1901. Exports totaled 24,113,419, down from 26,970,220 in 1901. U S imports rose slightly to 17,119,839 while exports to the United States fell to 15,174,488, a drop of 349,742.
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Cuba
Washington
United States
Boston Blue Laws Enforcement Quiet Sunday
Boston reports general compliance with the police order enforcing Sunday blue laws. Some fruit dealers in tenement districts sold goods. violators may be prosecuted. Sunday enforcement was stricter than last week and newsboys were kept off the streets at noon, yielding an unusually quiet day in the city.
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Boston
Cavalry Troops Arrive From Cuba to New York En Route to Vermont
Ninety men of the first and third squadrons of the Second cavalry United States army, led by Lieutenants Raney and Pope, arrived by the steamer Albas from Cuba ports Cienfuegos and Matanzas. They will move to Fort Ethan Allen Vermont after landing, carrying 350 horses on board.
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New York
Second Cavalry
United States Army
Raney
Pope
Cienfugos
Matanzas
Cuba
Albas
Fort Ethan Allen
Vermont
Ira Lybrand Shot In Grand Saline Killing Wound Feared Fatal
Ira Lybrand was shot in Grand Saline Texas Sunday afternoon and is believed to be fatally wounded. James known as Red Russell surrendered to officers amid the investigation into the shooting.
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Grand Saline
Tex
Ira Lybrand
James
Red” Russell
Pittsburg Man Kicks Mother-In-Law to Death
In Pittsburg on April 28 Michael Conley, a structural steel worker, kicked his mother in law Mrs Catherine McGoldrick down stairs, killing her almost instantly.
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Pittsburg
Michael Conley
Catherine McGoldrick
For Sale Local Real Estate Lots and Homes Centered Around Town
For sale listings describe properties around Allen Academy and Main Street. Items include a south half block near the academy priced at 550 dollars, a one and a quarter acre parcel by the schoolhouse with a small new cottage and a tenant house at 750 dollars, a six room house with one lot in the west town priced, and more multiple parcels: two lots and six room house at 1600 dollars, an 800 acre Brazos Bottom farm at 20 dollars per acre, and options to sell in small tracts on railroad frontage near Otto Boehme’s property.
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Allen Academy
N. B. Cole
Brazos Bottom Farm
Otto Boehme
Ed Pochila
Heavy Rain Hits Iowa and Nebraska Crops
Another heavy rain visited Iowa and eastern Nebraska Sunday evening. The danger of crop damage is now past.
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Omaha
Iowa
Nebraska
Pioneer Railroad Builder Morris Hicley Dies at 77
Morris Hicley, a pioneer railroad builder and originator of the Hannibal rail spur, died in St. Joseph Missouri at age 77. His work helped shape early regional rail development.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Unclear Local Death Notice Surfaces in Rav Acostino Ri ch
Fragmentary report from Ravenna mentions a death at Rav Acostino Ri ch and a reference to the Chero area. No further details or names are readable.
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Ome
Rav Acostino Rich
Ravenna
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