Plunger's Attempted Shooting of Pinkertons at Lamothe's
Racehorse plunger L Hommedieu tried to shoot Robert Pinkerton and brother William at Lamothe's New Orleans restaurant. The revolver misfired. L Hommedieu was disarmed, ejected, and faces arrest for threats and attempted shooting.
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Seesclot
Robert Pinkerton
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Obert Pinkerton
William
Pinkerton
Chicago
L'Hommedieu
Restau
William Pinkerton
Washington Park
Pinkertons
L’hommedieu
Is Hommedieu
Lamothe
Hommedieu
L'Hammadieu
No news from South Africa stirs British fears for De Wet chase
London reports no word from the South Africa expedition aiming to capture De Wet. Anxieties rise as about three thousand Britons have not spoken, with a chill in the air over the hunt and safety of the army.
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de Wet
London
South Africa
Boer
England
No Quarter to Chinese In Beijing Talks Endings Near
Chinese plenipotentiaries inform foreign envoys they will accept powers terms but seek to save Choa Su Chuo and Ying Nien with surrender expected tomorrow. Count Von Waldersee reports expedition preparations as Germany buys 1,500 camels.
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Choa Su Chuo
Ying Nien
Count von Walldersee
Wisconsin set to send strong crew to Poughkeepsie regatta
Milwaukee reports the University of Wisconsin plans a robust crew for the upcoming regatta in Poughkeepsie. Andrew O Dea will coach again, aiming to combine former varsity rowers with the strongest of last year’s ten crew and one or two new men for higher speed and endurance.
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Poughkeepsie
Milwaukee
Andrew O Dea
Tresnten
Nation and Others Still in Jail in Topeka Case
Topeka report says Mrs Nation and companions remain jailed and refuse bail awaiting jury verdict. In Pittsburgh ten minor Morgan Carnegie deal holders have not signed the agreement, causing possible delays though officials deny any major obstacle to completion in a few days.
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Topeka
Pittsburg
Railroads Lose Bid to Cut Mail Carriage Pay in Senate
In Washington on February 20 the Senate rejected Mr. Butler's amendment cutting railroad pay for carrying the mails by about ten percent by 18 to 51. Butler denounced the measure as an outrage and urged reform while the House spent the day on the sundry civil bill.
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Butler
Pettigrew
House
Washington
Congress
Post Office
Paris Peace Commission
Hamilton verdict manslaughter in first degree mercy urged
Minneapolis February 20 the Hamilton case jury returns a manslaughter in the first degree verdict with a mercy recommendation the defendant was in good spirits after a night of rest shook his head when the verdict was announced and refused to talk aside from greeting Mrs Johnson of Colorado Springs. The penalty ranges from five to twenty years and a move for a new trial was filed. Roosevelt arrived at Omaha the same day and declined to speak to the crowd.
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Hamilton
Minneapolis
Johnson
Colorado Springs
Roosevelt
Omaha
Amalgamated Association Denies Carnegie Clause Plan
President Shafter of the Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers denied reports that he would go to New York to meet Mrs. Carnegie and seek a clause in the transfer of Lieholds permitting union employes. He stated the union could stand without Carnegie or any outside aid.
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New York
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Shafter
Amalgamated Association of Iron Workers
Ripon House Sought as Home for Wisconsin Museum
Local antiquarians report a 1854 Ripon schoolhouse where the first Republican meeting was held. The building, now a dwelling once home to George W. Peck, may become the state political and historical museum. Ripon Herald copy with the call survived fire damage. Ellsworth preserves it.
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Ripon
Wis
George W. Peck
Wisconsin
Mikowave
Schol House
Clarence H. Ellsworth
Seven More Bodies Recovered From Union Mine
Seven more victims pulled from the Union mine in Victoria British Columbia include two white workers D Melmer and John David, who leaves a Pennsylvania family. They were found in a stall, while others were rushing for the shaft. Funerals to be held today as rescuers reached a wrecked section where bodies may be mutilated.
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Victoria
B. C
Union Mine
D. Melmer
John David
Pennsylvania
Melmer
Street Railway Deal Heads to Stockholder Vote
Cincinnati stockholders of the Cincinnati Street Railway company will meet tomorrow at 11 a.m. to consider leasing the entire system to the Widener Mikins Syndicate of Indianapolis. A majority have signified intention to vote in favor of the proposal.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Street Railway Company
Widener- Mikins Syndicate
Inimaeipnia
Cat Dies After Naval Court Martials Ship Mascot
The Albatross black cat Jerry, famed mascot after sixteen years of service, was killed by a rival ship’s cat the Black Gentleman. A crew court martial sentenced Jerry’s killer for manslaughter and buried Jerry at Fort Baker with full naval honors led by Rear Admiral Horne.
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Fish Commission
Jerry
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Horne
Marquesas Islands
Cuba getting saugy
A Havana dispatch says Cuban resentment at U S interference in forming their government has increased due to Mr Root's demands. A military governor reports the constitutional convention will likely refuse a coaling station concession and reject American supervision of foreign affairs.
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New York
Havana
Root
Whole town burning in West Virginia blaze
Sisterville West Virginia reports a spring town about twenty miles east of here is being destroyed by fire after a natural gas explosion at a drug store started the blaze. Fire crews battle flames as buildings go up in smoke and residents evacuate.
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Sisterville
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Springtown
Here
Westinghouse stock meeting in East Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on February 20 stockholders of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company meet to vote on increasing capital, potentially doubling from 15 million, as rapid domestic and international growth drives expansions at the East Pittsburgh works. Rochester also reports tomorrow night’s sophomore Dewey prize orations at the college gymnasium.
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Westinghouse Eslectric and Manufacturing Company
East Pittsburg
Tne
Mast Pittsburg
Rochester
N. Y
Sophore
College Gymnasium
Beadle
Philadelphia
Chester Dewey
University of Rochester
I’mey
Sophmore
Senators Oppose Morgan Resolution on Nicaragua Canal
The senate foreign relations committee reported adversely on Senator Morgan’s plan to assert U.S. right to build the Nicaraguan canal despite England and the Clayton Powell treaty. The panel said such a move would be a discourtesy to Great Britain. At Havana the sixth anniversary of the Cuban revolution and the start of the Spanish American War is celebrated. Kalispell hosts a three day State Fruit Growers session with participants from Washington and Oregon. High Point hosts the Interdenominational Sunday School convention with large attendance. Olga Nethersole plans to sail to London for a major operation at home.
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Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Morgan
United States
England
Great Britain
Havana
Kalispell
Mont
State Fruit Growers Association
Oregon
High Point
N. C
Interdenominational Sunday School Association
D A R debate stirs session over dignity of society
Washington February 20. At today’s Daughters of the American Revolution session Mrs Nesberht of Massachusetts stirred debate by offering a resolution to formally denounce recent statements about the DAR. The measure was laid on the table as improper for formal consideration. Berne February 20. John G A Tiechman, US minister to Switzerland, today presented recall letters to President Bremier as he succeeds Oscar S Strause in Constantinople. Topeka February 20. Senator Herd’s bill regulating memory sales and banning smashing is passed and sent to the governor. Columbus February 20. A trainload of 350 Philippine recruits leaves for San Francisco to sail for the Philippines under Lieut Halstein. Boston February 20. Admiral Sampson’s family says he is indisposed and indoors but not seriously ill.
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Berne
John G. A. Tiechman
United States
Switzerland
Oscar 8S. Strause
Constantinople
Bremier
Topeka
Herd
Columbus
San Francisco
Philippines
Lieut
Halstein
Discovery distinguishes human blood beyond all animals
Berlin reports the Clinical Weekly describes Pross Wasserman Schuetze and Koch uncovering a method using hemodlysine and praecipitine to separate human blood whether old or fresh from animal blood except monkeys. The finding aids crime detection and notes monkeys’ blood resembles human but differs in albumen.
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Berlin
Clinical Weekly
Pross, Wasserman and Schuetze
The
Physiological Institute
Koch
Barley and Hops Subject to Global Chemist Review
The finest barley and imported Bohemian hops have been examined by chemists from leading nations, with results pending. Experts weigh quality and purity, signaling potential standards for international brewing.
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