Struck by a Squall Drowns 21 on Providence Steamer
The steamer Providence, en route from Vicksburg to Lake Palmyra, capsized by a sudden squall at Lone Landing. Twenty one aboard perish, nine survive. The vessel, 120 tons, built in 1886, was among the river’s fastest stern-wheelers. A recovery steamer sails for bodies. survivors arrived by land.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Providence
Lake Palmyra
Lone Landing
Cassidy
Scott
Roup
Lancaster
William Cassidy
Charles Roup
N. A. Lancaster
Palmyra
George Lamb
Harrison Gelber
Bettie Hunter
Joe Neal
Ike Lewis
Tom Scott
Whit Burns
Minnie Taylor
Joe Christian
Ben Richardson
J. B. Johnson
Walter Kain
J. M. Wilkinson
Lyons
Greenville
Senate Committee Advances Mitchell-Kahn Chinese Exclusion Bill
Washington March 13 The senate immigration committee reports the Mitchell Kahn bill preserving absolute exclusion of Chinese from the Philippines and retaining the Chinese crew restriction with emergency provision. Penalties include fines up to 5000 and imprisonment up to one year for failure to deport, while aiding escapes remains a felony. new terms cover merchants students who become laborers.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Immigration
Mitchell-Kahn
Pacific Coast Committee
Philippines
United States
Railway Corporation
Cyclone Sweeps Mississippi Killing and Ruin
A cyclone plowed through southern Mississippi striking Copiah and Lincoln counties. At least six persons were killed and numerous buildings trees and fences wrecked. Montgomery Copiah county suffered water damage with four bodies found beneath debris. A railroad camp south of there lost three black workers. Hazlehurst saw heavy damage but no fatalities as wires failed to reveal full details.
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Mississippi
Vicksburg
Miss
Copiah
Lincoln Counties
Montgomery
Illinois Central
Watsr
Windstorm near Brookhaven damages homes and injures residents
A near tornado swept through Brookhaven Mississippi on Thursday. The Nelville home was unroofed, Mrs Nelville seriously hurt and the cook critically injured. In Montgomery a woman died under a falling tree and a railroad worker broke a leg. Nearby homes and a school were demolished or damaged.
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Brookhaven
Miss
William Nelville
Two Women Arrest Warranted for Child Poisoning Murder
Word reaches the governor that Blanche Conrey and Lydia Harlan have been arrested in Gainesville Texas. They were wanted in Chandler Oklahoma for the murder by poisoning of 18 month old Ruth Harlan in a Stroud hotel. A $300 reward is offered for their arrest and conviction.
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Guthrie
O. T
Gainesville
Tex
Blanche Conrey
Lydia Harlan
Chandler
Ruth Harlan
Stroud
Gorman Credentials Presented in Senate Session
Senator Wellington of Maryland submitted the credentials of Arthur P. Gorman elected as Maryland's senator for a six year term beginning March 4, 1903. Mr Hale of Maine presented the conference report on the diplomatic and consular appropriation bill and it was agreed to without comment. Mr Morgan of Alabama said Hepburn canal bill report would be ready in a day or two.
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Washington
Senate
Wellington
Maryland
Arthur P. Gorman
Hale
Maine
Morgan
Alabama
Burleson Resolution Ordered Reported by Foreign Affairs
Washington March 13 The Burleson Texas resolution asking the secretary of state for information on Rev Hiram W Thomas requests to bear relief to Boer concentration camps was ordered reported by the House Foreign Affairs Committee. A Secretary Hay letter, explaining the case circumstances, was presented by Chairman Hitt.
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Burleson
Washington
Texas
Secretary of State
Hiram W. Thomas
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Hay
Hitt
Congressional debate on postoffice appropriation bill
In Washington on March 13 General debate continued with many topics discussed. A clash occurred between Mr. Corliss of Michigan and Mr. Richardson of Alabama over the Pacific cable, marking the second time they argued the cable question.
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Washington
Corliss
Michigan
Richardson
Alabama
Senate approves Hepburn bill for Nicaraguan canal route
Washington March 18. The senate committee on Isthmian canals voted 7 to 4 to report the Hepburn bill authorizing construction of an isthmian canal via the Nicaraguan route.
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Washington
Senate Committee On
Spanish Cabinet to resign after Urzaz departure
Madrid March 13 Premier Sagasta informs the cabinet that the resignation of Senor Urzaz the finance minister is irrevocable. All other ministers will resign and Sagasta has notified the queen regent of the action.
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Madrid
Sagasta
Senor Urzaz
Senor Sagasta
Railways Withdraw From Southwestern Passenger Bureau
At a special meeting in St. Louis on March 13 the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, the Chicago Rock Island and Texas, and the Texas Pacific railways served notice of withdrawal from the Southwestern Passenger Bureau.
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St. Louis
Southwestern Passenger Bureau
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Chicago, Rock Island and Texas
Texas Pacific Railways
Advice About Marrying In New York Wage Tax Burden
Rev Dr Rainsford warns against marrying on ten dollars a week the average wage arguing taxation raises living costs in New York and that the poor suffer most from bad cooking in the city.
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New York
Houston police arrest man in Neches river mysteries
Beaumont Texas March 13 Sheriff Landry reports Houston police have arrested a white man in Houston for complicity in the Neches river mysteries here.
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Beaumont
Tex
Landry
Houston
Indemnity Remittance Accepted by Bankers
Chinese indemnity February installment of 1 820 000 taels accepted by the bankers commission, pleasing ministers of the powers. Lorine May a dancer at a street fair in Marshall Texas died by morphine overdose in the western city area and had relatives in Chattanooga Tennessee.
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Pekin
Bankers Commission
Marshall
Tex
Lorine May
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charges Filed Against German Ambassador Von Holleben
Washington March 13 charges filed against German Ambassador von Holleben by Emil Watt a discharged attache alleging he sought to influence Bryan's 1900 presidential election.
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von Holleben
Washington
Emil Watt
Bryan
Market Buyer Seeks Quality Livestock and Export Meat
Buyer seeks beef pork mutton and other market products in any quantity at reasonable prices. Intends to buy only the best animals and will employ export meat cutters. Partial patronage appreciated.
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W. A. Reed
Parsons
Same
Bryan
iWc
Seltzer
To Cure Malaria in Four Days with Quinoria
Advertises Quinoria as a malaria cure claiming full refund if not cured. States price 50e per package and that druggists refund money in any case of fever malaria or bills. Mentions M. Hl. James, leading druggist, Bryan Texas.
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M. Hl. James
Bryan
Texas
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Batavia
Howell Bros
C. G. Parsons
W.A. Reed
James & Castles
Furniture Undertakers
Condos Bros
Bryan Kandy
Navasota
Hearne
Mississippi River
Clyde Scott
Hazlehurst
Gorman
Nicaragua
Grand Opera House
John B. Mike
Restance
City Market
Bryan, Texas
Mike Ur
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