John Sherman Dead After Long Public Career
Honorable John Sherman died at sea aboard the steamer Paris between Kingston Jamaica and Guantanamo Cuba from pneumonia. Born May 10 1828 in Lancaster Ohio, he served in Congress and Senate, led treasury and state departments, and argued national public life for decades alongside Lincoln Grant and Seward.
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Long Senate Career Ends With Cabinet Appointment
Treeton reentered the senate in 181 and served until 1897 when he resigned to join President McKiley’s cabinet as secretary of state. He left public life after 45 years of service following the Spanish American War, then engaged in literary work recalling his earlier writings.
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Judge McCornick rules against Interstate Commerce Commission
New Orleans March 21 The United States circuit court of appeals in New Orleans hands down a decision in Commission vs Western and Atlantic Railroad Co. Judge McCornick delivers the opinion upholding a lower court ruling that restrained the ICC from enforcing freight-charges regulations on routes north of the Ohio River and Charleston seaports to southern points. The ICC sought an injunction in Georgia but was defeated.
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Warships Gathered Around Tay as Fleet Moves
A Guantanamo dispatch places the United States fleet at sea near Tay with cruisers New York Brooklyn Indiana Marblehead Yankton Eagle and supply Lebanon and coal barge No 2. Texas joined in target practice off Cienfuegos while Marblehead Brooklyn Indiana and New York conducted landing party drills. Cuban bandits sparked cane fires nearby.
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Texas fed steers fetch record price at Chicago market
A consignment of 16 Texas grade steers sold at the Union Stockyards for 6 per 100, the highest price for this cattle class. Each steer weighed 1543 pounds and three moved from Alvara do, Texas. The lot won $300 sweepstakes and a $100 special prize at the Fort Worth livestock show for best Texas fed carload shipped to Chicago, bringing 82.50 each.
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Mail and banking news from three cities
In San Francisco mail bound for Dawson via Skagway faces Canadian postage barriers leaving American stamps rejected and about twenty tons of US mail stacked at Skaguay. In St Louis stockholders approve rising bank capital from eight to thirteen million dollars, making it the second largest U.S. bank. In Chicago glass makers discuss a national glass industry combine worth twenty five million dollars.
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Burial rites for Joseph Medill held in Chicago
The burial rites for Joseph Medill who died in San Antonio Texas on Friday were held in Chicago. Rev. Robert Collyer of New York officiated and the obsequies were largely attended.
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Severe weather grips Britain with heavy snowfall and frost
London records the heaviest snowfall this winter while Leicestershire reports frost. Widespread livestock losses follow the severe weather across Great Britain.
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Train Collision in Salt Lake Links Haun and Hull
Salt Lake report says Charles Haun and a boy named Hull were struck by a Rio Grande passenger train while near the tracks. Their injuries are described as serious, with emergency responders transporting them to a local hospital for treatment.
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Tragedy on the Rails Claims Two in Wagon Collision
A wagon crossing the tracks seven miles south of the city resulted in two immediate fatalities when the incident occurred. Police report says both occupants died at the scene with no survivors. The crash blocks the line as investigators examine the wreckage.
Fire Claims Five Children at Winnipeg Farm
Winnipeg report from March 21 states John Dean and his wife were away when their farmhouse caught fire. Five children died in the blaze, details of ages and identities unavailable in the brief. Authorities investigate cause and preserve the scene for inspection.
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Stormy Adriatic Gale Halts Adriatic Shipping
The Adriatic Sea is raked by the heaviest gale in years suspending all shipping. In Harrisburg the fifty fourth U.S. Senate ballot ends without election as Quay gains 88 votes, Jenks 75, Dalzell 13.
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Pope Arrested in Dover Killing Near English
Clarksville Texas March 21 Jack Pope charged with the killing of Lewis Dover near English was arrested by Sheriff Hoffman in a homicide case authorities reported.
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