Windsor Hotel Fire Devastates New York, Many Dead Missing
Fire at the Windsor on Fifth Avenue and 47th Street in New York traps guests as flames engulf the building. Seventeen or more fatalities reported with dozens missing and heroic rescues by firefighters and hospital aid from Miss Helen Gould’s charity at her nearby home.
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New York
Windsor Hotel
47Th Street
Fifth Avenue
5Th Avenue
Helen Gould
Wall
Building Department
Windsor Hotel Fire Toll Grows With 16 Dead In New York
March 20 reports list 14 dead with 15 possibly killed, 40 missing, and 52 injured from the Windsor hotel blaze. Fire crews fought flames for hours as debris blocked Fifth Avenue and surrounding streets. rescuers searched ruins for bodies amid gas explosions and collapsing walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Paddocer
Irvington
N. Y
New York
Windsor Hotel
46Th Street
47Th Street
Fifth Avenue
46Th
47Th Streets
Helen Gould
Miss Gould
Frank
Warren Leland
Fanny
Flower
Warren G. Leland, Jr
Young Leland
A. A. Nimis
Henry Wichelmann
Mr. Nimis
John McGuire
Mary Clair
Actor Joseph Haworth Feared Dead in Windsor Fire
Relatives in Cleveland fear actor Joseph Haworth perished in the Windsor hotel fire after he wrote of traveling to New York with Rev. F P Moore. A telegram to Moore drew no response, though a Philadelphia report later placed Haworth at the Hotel Lafayette.
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Cleveland, O
Joseph Haworth
Windsor Hotel
J. E. O'Connor
Atlantic City
Fulton Street
Wakefield
N. Y
Tornado damages Tennessee farms and Alabama injuries reported
A tornado hit northern Madison county Saturday night causing extensive damage to houses and farm property. No deaths reported yet. Passengers arriving from the north said people rushed to railway stations seeking physicians for the injured.
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Tennessee
Huntsville
Ala
Madison County
Miners Seek Gov Brady Help to Evacuate Copper River Prospects
Seattlx residents report Copper River Alaska miners petition Gov Brady to request a government vessel to rescue stranded prospectors. About 200 to 300 men lack transportation and many suffer from scurvy.
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Seattlx
Wash
Copperriver
Alaska
Brady
Copper River
Doctor Lace Accepts Call to Anderson Church
Owxxepono Kentucky March 20 Dr. C P Lace has accepted a call to the First Presbyterian church in Anderson Indiana.
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Owxxepono, Ky
C. P Lace
First Presbyterian Church
Anderson, Ind
Filipinos Reoccupy Taytay in Philippines War Advance
March 18 telegraph dispatches describe Filipino forces reoccupying Taytay and shelling Binangonan while natives huts are burned. Washington regiment G captures 150 more prisoners near Taguig as engineers bridge the Pasig for trains. McKinley informed. war department orders three light batteries and twelve Hotchkiss guns to Otis with 72 horses for mule transport through rugged terrain.
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Taytay
Binangoman
Vton
Lth
Pmmpany G
Washington
Taguig
Pasig
Manila
McKinley
War Department
Otis
Philippines
Island Floats Down Illinois River From Havana To Bridge
A floating island of one to two acres drifted down the Illinois river from Havana on March 18. It collided with a cabin boat, tore its keel and beached it. The island then struck a pier of the Dvagon Bridge, shook the structure and overturned crossing horses. It remains stranded between the pier and shore as authorities consider dynamite to remove it.
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Illinois
Havana
Ill
Illinois River
Peace Treaty Signed Informing U S Officials
Mapeto and Wasminerox report the queen regent signed the peace treaty between Spain and the United States on Friday. M. Jules Cambon the French ambassador called at the state department to officially notify Assistant Secretary Hills of the signing.
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Mapeto
Spain
United States
Wasminerox
Meade Transport Arrives After Cuban Negotiations
The Meade transport, valued at 3 million dollars, arrived in Havana after talks among U S officials led by President McKinley’s representatives and Cuban General Maximo Gomez. The vessel, formerly named Berlin, carried troops and was engaged in recent Cuban troop movements before the disbanding of forces. The meeting occurred at 10 o'clock Friday morning to finalize arrangements.
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Havana
United States
Meade
Berlin
Ness
Ent
Robr
McKinley
Maximo Gomez
Greatest Flood Along the Creek
The Nashua & St. Louis rail line near Rogmna is progressing with repairs after a bridge pier at Carrollton was washed away. Superintendent SCollom calls the flood the worst ever known along the creek.
Kalulani Death Reported in LC March 18
Fragmentary notice reports the death of Kalulani on the morning of LC March 18 from inflammatory disease. Details are incomplete with phrases about birth date and origin unclear.
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Kalulani
Orient
Rhea Princess
Charles Wells Released From Prison For Fraud
Charles Wells, formerly at Monte, was released after six years in prison for fraud related to an invented system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wells
Montebeen
Conforts and Pro-Dignity Mentioned in Brief Note
A fragmented note references Mgr Stephan and themes of comfort and dignity in a pro stance. It lacks a full context or clear event, but indicates an early stage discussion or editorial line. No specific dates, places, or organizations are identifiable.
Saturday Night Cyclone devastates Alabama town
A deadly Saturday night cyclone near Edwardsville Alabama left 11 dead from Lewis Coffe family and many injured. The storm crossed 12 miles from Iron City through Cleburne county sweeping away Coffe residence and scattering bodies, with several victims dying or gravely ill.
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Birmivenam
Ala
Edwardsville
Lewis Coffo
Cleburne County
Coffo
Lila
James
Lula
Jacob
Dervee
Dollie
Grover
John
Haflin
Bessie Coffo
Mrs. Runnells
Micilin Stansell
J. H. Cason
Wm. Runnells
Wood Stansell
Andrew Steipan
Mary Steipan
Lizzie Runnells
Georgia Stansell
Gainesville Stansell
Tosh Stansell
Coleman Stansell
Iron City
Lewis Coffe
Bessie Coffe
The Senatorial Deadlock in Utah
Salt Lake March 20. Gov Wells will not appoint a U S senator yet to replace Cannon after the joint assembly deadlocked March 9. If a qualifying state fails to elect a successor and the Senate approves, he will appoint Cannon’s successor. otherwise the matter stays until the next legislature.
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Wells
Senator Cannon
Salt Lake
Utah
United States
Cannon
Joint Assembly
United States Senate
Whole family wiped out in Edwardsville cyclone
A cyclone ripped through Edwardsville Alabama killing the family of W H Lewis including his wife and eight children. Farmers recovered the bodies at dawn and the funerals were held Sunday. The victims were buried in pine coffins loaded on ten wagons to a local cemetery as damage from the brief storm was widespread.
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Bremmename
Ala
W. H. Lewis
Edwardsville
Paris Arrival in Kingston Brings Sherman Recovery News
The American line steamer Paris reached Kingston on Sunday carrying Americans touring the West Indies. John Sherman shows slow but steady improvement though transfer to the U S cruiser Chicago remains unsafe at this time. Public interest grows around Shermans condition aboard the Paris.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Paris
Frederick Watkins
West Indian
John Sherman
United States
Chicago
Storm toll and damage across Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama
Memphis reports from Arkansas Mississippi and Alabama say storms Sunday killed 18 people and injured 21. Alabama records 16 dead and 4 injured, Arkansas 1 dead and 7 injured, Mississippi 1 dead and 10 injured. Property losses run into the hundreds of thousands.
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Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Mississippi
Alabama
Cyclones Hit Cleburne County Claim Seven Lives
Brimineham Alabama reports two cyclones in Cleburne county with seven deaths and extensive damage. Details are scarce as rescue and assessment continue.
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Brimineham
Ala
Cleburne County
Prof Othniel Marsh Dies at Yale University
Prof Othniel C. Marsh of Yale University paleontology chair and geological collection curator died Saturday in New Haven Connecticut from pneumonia at age 68.
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Marsh
New Haven
Othniel C. Marsh
Yale University
Reorganized American Forces in Philippines Redraw Lines
Col. Smith in Negros drafts a simple constitution and transfers governance to natives with notable reservations. American force reorganized into two divisions under Lawton and McArthur, with multiple regiments, batteries, and provost duties. Local rebel attacks repulsed. negotiations with rebels progress while Otis eyes Luzon action for peace.
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Col. Smith
Negros
Manila
Lawton
Washington, North Dakota
California Volunteers
King
4Th Cavalry
14Th
Idaho Volunteers
Iowa
Overshine
Oregon
Wheaton
Dyer
Hawthorne
8Th Army Corps
United States
Loma Church
Pennsylvania
Thompson
McVay
McCause
Morong
Santa Cruz
Negros Island
Senor Lacson
Juan Araneta
Boston
Zamboanga
Miller
Walter
Concord
Cowper
Otis
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Destruction Strikes Selma and Plant System Towns
Montgomery reports say the spire of the First Methodist Church in Selma was blown down crashing through the roof causing extensive damage. At Sellers on the Plant system south of Montgomery the town was wiped out except for three houses. Laverne also suffered severe damage.
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Montgomery
Ala
Selma
First Methodist
Sellers
Laverne
Tornado Strikes Hodge Farm Area In Mississippi
A severe tornado swept over central parts of the county seven miles south of Iaxa on Saturday at 4 PM. It toppled three buildings on the Hodge farm and injured two people. The Hastings storehouse at Riverton Junction was destroyed and a box car was blown off the track.
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Iaxa
Miss
Here
Hodge
John Hastings
Riverton Junction
Mrs Leland and Daughter Buried
Funeral services for Mrs Warren Leland and Miss Helen Leland, wife and daughter of the Windsor hotel proprietor, held at the Church of the Heavenly Rest with Rev. Dr. F Parker Morgan officiating after injuries from the hotel fire.
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New York
Warren Leland
Helen Leland
Windsor Hotel
Church of the Heavenly Rest
F. Parker Morgan
US Transport Thomas Sails With 202d New York Volunteers
The United States transport Thomas formerly the Minnewaska departed Havana for the United States with the 202d New York volunteers. The Ward liner Havana, chartered for the mission, will sail Monday with the 3d Louisiana volunteers.
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Havana
United States
Thomas
New York Volunteers
3D Louisiana Volunteers
Tragic Death of 19-Year-Old Jesse Taylor in Kentucky
In OwxNsporno Kentucky on March 20 Jesse Taylor a 19 year old Black man died from cerebrospinal meningitis after a brief illness lasting less than 48 hours The report notes his age and race and the sudden nature of his death for the local record.
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OwxNsporno
Jesse Taylor
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Abner McKinley
Lars
John Connolly
Flower Hospital
Addie Gibson
Cincinnati
Murray Hill Hotel
Eleanor Louise Goodman
Samuel Goodman
Bellevue Hospital
Laselles Grandy
Elizabeth City
N. C
Maurice P. Henry
Roosevelt Hospital
Nancy Ann Kirk
James S. Kirk
Burns
Dews Amelia Paddock
N.Y
Mary Sullivan
East 46Th Street
Jos. Haworth
Windsor
Philadelphia
Safe and Sound
Rebees
M. Jules Cambon
Mgr
Stephan
A. Lewis
Sherman
Mrs. Leland
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