Fire destroys Defiance furniture store and adjacent shops
A $50 000 blaze swept through A. Mantin & Co. furniture and undertaking on March 1 in Defiance. The fire spread to E. & G. Young’s grocery and Craven & Ruess dry goods. A. Martin & Co. suffered total loss while Young’s stock was mostly saved. The fire was caused by a defective gas meter and a gas company worker ignited escaping gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mantin & Co
E. & G. Young
Craven & Ruess
A. Martin & Co
Young
Head End Collision on Cleveland & Pastern Railway
A head end collision at Taylor's crossing two miles east of Euclid caused severe damage to both cars. Motorman Robert Cinvie suffered double leg fractures and later leg amputation. he is hospitalized in Cleveland General. Several passengers sustained minor injuries. The crash happened on a steep grade Friday.
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Cleveland
Cleveland & Pastern
Taylor’s Crossing
Euclid
Robert Cinvie
Cleveland General Hospital
Curtie
Snow Heavy In Toledo As Storm Halts City
Twenty inches of snow blankets Toledo and northwestern Ohio with more on the way. Only three streetcar lines were running yesterday and two were abandoned last night. Oil fields in the area were shut down due to the blizzard and business in the city nearly ground to a halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Real
Cleveland
Fire destroys Shiloh Baptist Church in Cleveland
A Thursday afternoon blaze consumed Shiloh Baptist Church in Cleveland. The frame building, recently completed at about $12,000 with substantial Rockefeller contributions, housed a new organ installed that morning and was to host an organ recital that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Shiloh Baptist Church
John D. Rockefeller
Three Men Killed by Explosions in Oil Fields
Marietta Feb 28 three men died in oil field explosions from nitro glycerine blasts. Harvey Benedict and Chester Campbell of Williamstown were killed instantly while preparing to shoot. A second blast near the first scene killed Samuel Fleming, his team and wagon, with the explosion felt for miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta
Harvey Benedict
Chester Campbell
Williamstown
Samuel Fleming
Machinists Strike in Columbus Over Employment Rule
About 350 Columbus machinists walked out on March 3 demanding an agreement not to discharge a worker after 30 days for incompetency. They also seek wage increases and changes to the pay scale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Dow Tax Receipts Increase Reported in State
State Auditor Guilbert states the Dow tax brought in 1,826,251 for the year ended December 20, with a surplus of 121,068 over January 1899. The number of saloons stands at 9,873, up 765 from last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Guilbert
Orland o M Poe Launch At Cleveland Yards
A large crowd witnessed the launch of the Orland o M Poe by the Bessemer Steamship Co at the American Ship building Co yards in Cleveland. The 490 foot long steamer measures 50 feet in beam and 29 feet in depth and is valued at 63 9 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Bessemer Steamship Co
Orlando M. Poe
Old Globe
American Shipbuilding Co
Frost Ravages Orchard Crops In Ma honing County
Reports from the fruit growing section say the recent severe cold has greatly diminished the chances for a good crop, hitting peach and apple trees hardest and causing potential losses in the thousands of dollars in Ma honing County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngstown
Mahoning County
Fire Damages Duero & Sons Stock in Ashtabula
A blaze in Ashtabula caused by a stove filled with excelsior damaged the stove and furniture stock of John Duero & Sons by 5000 dollars. John Duero Jr sustained serious burns while trying to save the property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
John Duero & Sons
John Duero
Fruit Crop Ruined by Storm in Stark County
Canton reports a tide storm and cold wave devastated fruit prospects in Stark County. Peaches ruined, cherries nearly wiped out, apples over half ruined, pears and plums seriously affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Stark County
Dr T W Graydon Dies in Cincinnati
Cincinnati March 1 Dr T W Graydon died yesterday from appendicitis He served in the state legislature several years ago and was prominent in local politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
T. W Graydon
Graydon
Republicans Nominate Hay in Defiance Fifth District
Toledo Feb 23 The first Ohio congressional convention this year met in Defiance. The Fifth district Republicans nominated Judge F L Hay of Defiance by acclamation. The seat is held by Democrat David Meckison. Delegates to the Republican National Convention were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Defiance
F. L. Hay
David Meckison
Clothiers Swangood and Clouse Assigned in West Salem
Wooster February 28 report Swangood and Clouse clothiers of West Salem assigned yesterday. No statement as to assets or liabilities has been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wooster
Swangood & Clouse, Clothiers
West Salem
Ohio Legislature Aims at Roads Courts and Women Suffrage
Ohio lawmakers from Columbus report bills and amendments across Senate and House. Key actions include penalties for bicycle theft, road improvements, county official salaries, and a stalled women suffrage measure. The Cox ripper reform for Cincinnati is enacted removing governor appointing power and enabling city voters to choose a five member board.
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General
Franklin County
Toledo
Lucas County
Senate
Ohio
Shiloh
Thomas
Huron
Elections Committee
Columbus
House
James W. Ewing
Wayne Township
Columbiana County
Cincinnati
Board of Service
Secretary
Agriculture
Agricultural Experiment Station
Cleveland
Common Pleas
Hauptmann's Sunken Bell Wins Prize Despite Schiller Rejection
German dramatist Gerhart Hauptmann receives the Schiller prize in Berlin for The Sunken Bell, a symbolic, mystic drama praised for its poetry and unity of action, though Emperor Wilhelm II refused to sanction the award. The work centers on Heinrich the bellmaker who seeks a perfect bell, clashes with church and home, and ends in tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerhart Haptmann
Berlin
William
Hauptmann
Heinrich
Grave-Filling Device Invented by Henry D. Cameron
The Cincinnati Commercial reports a Burlington Indiana inventor Henry D. Cameron created a grave filling device. A filled earth receptacle with detachable sides and bottom carries earth to the grave and opens its gate to lower soil while a front curtain hides the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry D. Cameron
Burlington
Cincinnati
Blicrobes In Old Wine And Living Microbes
A brief note on wine changes driven by living organisms. It explains that wines host many microbes, many dead, but most capable of growing and appearing active.
Trade Review Reflects Mixed Spring Trade Signals
Bradstreet notes stormy weather dampening spring trade at many markets and a still strong cotton market while food products weaken and raw materials fall. railway returns show gains since two years ago but future gains look unlikely. Dunn Co reports February failures at a low level with notable lumber and clothing cases driving most defaults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet’s
R. G. Dunn Co
Third Avenue Railroad Company
Root to Cuba on two week official tour with Gen Wood
Secretary of War Root leaves Washington for a two week Cuba tour aboard the Sedgwick. He travels with Mrs Root and family, Col Carter and staff, planning talks with Gen Wood about pressing immediate decisions on the island.
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Secretary of War
Goen
Gov
Gen. Wood
Washington
Root
Cuba
Havana
Gen Wood
Pope Leo XII Birthday Appeals for Peace in Africa
The Sacred College and Cardinal Oreglia presented congratulations to Pope Leo on his 90th birthday in the Sistine Chapel. The pope pledged to devote remaining years to the church and prayed for peace, asking all to unite in mercy to end the African conflict and to bless all present with benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sacred College
Leo
Cardinal Oreglia
The
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Four men hanged for storekeeper murder in Olivier area
New Iberia La March 3 Reuben Cately and Hypolite Brown two men were hanged Friday for the murder of Martial Sorrel a storekeeper near Olivier La last August Charles Brown and Henry Green were principals in the murder and were to be hanged Friday but Governor Foster respited them late Thursday, deeming it too large a task to execute all four at once.
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New Iberia
Reuben Cately
Hypolite Brown
Martial Sorrel
Olivier
Charles Brown
Henry Green
Foster
Duke of Veragua Attacks U S Over Pension Denial
In a Berlin interview, the duke of Veragua criticizes the United States for not renewing his pension of 50 000 pesetas as a Columbus descendant. He declares the Yankees do not act like gentlemen and blasts U S policy.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Duke of
Veragua
United States
Columbus
Sudden Death of Minnesota Bishop Gilbert
St Paul March 3 Rt Rev Mahlon Ny Gilbert bishop coadjutor of Minnesota Episcopal Church died at four a m. He arrived last Saturday from a business trip to New York and contracted a cold that worsened rapidly after the journey. Business Block Burned in Vienna Ill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minne
Mahlon Ny Gilbert
Ateppfe of
Minnesota
Episcopalian
Foura.m
Gilbert
New York
Vienna
Ill
Filipinus Ambushes and Recovers Prisoners in Philippine Action
Reports from Manila dated March 2 describe Col. Anderson and the Thirty-eighth Infantry using insurgent tactics to ambush near Batan gas, killing 24 and wounding 30 with several captured. A cavalry detachment escorting provisions was attacked near San Fernando de la Union, one killed, four horses and provisions seized. A naval transport Alava returned with 500 prisoners after prompt action by bluejackets and Marines.
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Manila
Col. Anderson
Thirty
Batangas
San Fernando de la Union
Third Cavalry
Alava
Rigay
Gulf of Liberate
Navy
Ragay
Brooklyn
Funds Returned in Boer War Sympathy Drive
Fort Dodge Iowa March 2 A large Boer war fund sent by J W Hinchon of Algona via a United States postal money order to Paul Krueger in Pretoria was returned by the post office department which cannot certify payment in the Free State or Transvaal The move alarms Boer sympathizers nationwide and complicates future relief efforts for the belligerents Hinchon has the money and seeks lawful channels to forward it without violating neutrality laws
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Fort Dodge, Sr
J. W. Hinchon
Algona
United States
Paul Krueger
Pretoria
Post Office Department
Free State
Transvaal
State Department
Post Office
Hinchon
Postmaster Seeks More Help for Sheldon Edition
Topeka March 2 Postmaster Guthrie asks Washington to add staff to handle the Sheldon edition of the Daily Capital edited during March 13 by Rev L F Sheldon author of In His Steps The office already has reinforcements as orders flood in from all states and territories and many foreign countries including a London daily seeking republishing rights.
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Topeka
Kan
Guthrie
Washington
Sheldon
Daily Capital
L. F. Sheldon
Th Ee Union
London
England
Banker Dreyer Convicted for Embezzling Park Funds
In Chicago at Judge Waterman’s court the jury found Edwards Dreyer guilty of embezzling 316 000 dollars from the West Park Board funds. This marks his second conviction since 1896 for withholding park funds from his successor as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edwards Dreyer
West Park Board
Henderson Ames Co Pays State Fraud Loss in Military Clothing Case
The Henderson Ames company of Kalamazoo pays $12 347 75 to Attorney General Oren admitting the sum belongs to Michigan. The money arises from amounts received in a fraudulent sale and repurchase of clothing by the military board.
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Detroit
Mich
Henderson-Ames Company
Kalamazoo
Oren
Military Board
Public Debt Decreases in February 1900
The monthly debt statement shows the public debt at February 28 1900 minus cash in treasury totaling 1 118 886 059 a decline of 6 750 168 since February 1. the decrease is mainly due to higher cash on hand.
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Washington
Soldiers Interred With Honors at Arlington
Buried in Arlington Washington March 2 the remains of 96 soldiers who died in Cuba since the end of the Spanish-American War were laid to rest with military honors in Arlington cemetery on Thursday.
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Arlington
Washington
Cuba
Arlington Cemetery
Miners Train Crash Wreck Kills Two in Brazil Indiana
A freight collision near Brazil Indiana injured many with four or more believed dead. Melvin Easter and Charles Crempey died. Thomas Barrowman Will Doddwell William Lumsden Samuel Lynch John Dickson Thomas Davis and John Little were among the badly hurt. Fireman Ed Sheehan and engineer William McIntosh were hurtless?
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Brazil
Ind
Here
Chicago &Astern Illinois Railroad
Melvin Easter
Charles Crempey
Thomas Barrowman
Will Doddwell
William Lumsden
Samuel Lynch
John Dickson
Thomas Davis
John Little
William McIntosh
Ed Sheehan
Two Gunboats Sent to Central America by U S
The Detroit and the Marblehead were dispatched to Central America to protect American citizens amid a disturbed situation linked to Mora a revolutionary leader in Nicaragua aiming to overthrow Costa Rica's President Iglesias. Mora a former Spanish language press editor in New York was jailed for counterfeiting Costa Rican bonds and claims U S persecution. The issue ties to the Nicaraguan canal project and U S interests along the Nicaragua Costa Rica boundary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Detroit
Marblehead
Central America
Mora
Iglesias
Costa Rica
New York
Sing Sing
United States
Nicaragua
Costa
Rica
Order to shipment of guns revoked in Kentucky
Frankfort March 6 The orders for shipping guns and ammunition from the state arsenal to London were revoked yesterday. A car loaded with war matériel bound for London was unloaded and its contents returned to the arsenal. State officials gave no reason for the change. A report says Washington officials may have requested the return.
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Frankfort
London
War Department
Washington
Mysterious bank robbery shocks Farmington Iowa
Ottumwa Iowa March 6 burglars stole a large sum from the Farmers bank at Farmington. Officials reckon the loss may approach but not reach seventeen thousand dollars. The time lock showed no tampering and the door remained locked, leaving investigators puzzled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Farmers’ Bank
Farmington
Wolcott Granted Absolute Divorce From Senator Wolcott
In Denver on March 6 Judge Allen granted an absolute divorce to Frances M. Wolcott from Senator Edward O. Wolcott on grounds of desertion. The senator was not present and no defense evidence was offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Allen
District Court
Frances M. Wolcott
Edward O. Wolcott
Senator Wolcott
Lured to His Death Near Tarlac
Lieut. Edgarry Koehler of the Ninth Infantry was shot and killed six miles north of Tarlac after a Filipino led him to hidden rifles and into an ambush while he searched for the weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Edgarry Koehler
Ninth Infantry
Tarlac
Held for Trial in Immoral Play Case at Wallack's Theater
New York March 6 Police Magistrate Mott held Olga Nethersole Hamilton Revelle Marcus Mayer and Theodore Moss for trial on the charge of presenting an immoral play Sapho at Wallack's theater. Bail was fixed at 500 dollars for each defendant.
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New York
Mott
Olga Nethersole
Hamilton Revelle
Marcus Mayer
Theodore Moss
Wallack
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Defianes
Dow
Dr. Graydon
Ohio Legislature
Gerhart Hauptmann
Trade Review
Pope Leo
Twro
Filipinus
Newton Inus
Capital
Dreyer
Porty
Uncle Sam
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