Eden Park water tower on verge of collapse
Walnut Hills residents watched the Eden Park tower tilt toward Ful ton Avenue as chemical action of Ohio River water, via anthrobotaine cement, weakens brick and cement. Officials warn the structure may fail. alternatives include wrecking or rebuilding with stronger cement after the new Water Works.
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Eden Park Tower
Ohio
Walnut Hills
Eden Park
Fulton Avenue
William Scheppers
Ziv
Borh
Water Works
Scheppers
Boeh
Mt. Auburn
Bort
George Bouscaren
Ohio River
Bouscaren
Roed
Pisa
Bologna
St. Michael's Church
Charleston
S. C
Cuba to Decide Her Own Future
General Fitz Hugh Lee urges in Omaha that Cuba’s future be determined by Cubans after pacification. He cites the Teller and Platt amendments, United States pledges, and a Cuban constitutional convention, insisting peaceful self rule and limited U.S. involvement.
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Cuba
Omaha
Neb
Fitzhugh Lee
Omaha Club
Philippines
United States
Funston
Puerto Rico
Spain
China
Japan
Arrest of Joe Miller Ties Local Anti-Saloon Clash
In Lebanon on April 1, Joseph Miller of Cincinnati was jailed on charges of attempting to bribe voters and furnishing money for bribery. The Anti-Saloon League alleged payoffs used to sway the negro vote during a heated wets versus drys campaign centered around Henderson's Hall and a black turnout.
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Commercial Tribune
Lebanon
Joseph Miller
Cincinnati
Antisaloon League
Miller
William Snook
Hoel
Henderson's Hall
Mr. Miller
William Ranken
Augustus Seeker
Denny Goldfleet
Thomas Burns
George Sausser
James Follen
Sausser
Grannan Detective Bureau
Grannan
William Rayburn
Last Effort to Prevent Miners Strike in Ohio Districts
A final effort will be made in Columbus on Monday to avert a strike by operators and miners in the Hocking and Sunday Creek districts. The yearlong agreement expired Saturday and a new contract hinges on docking for dirty coal. Three conferences failed to reach an accord, but operators hope a machine-pay plan may be accepted and signed Monday. If not, thousands of miners may be idle and unemployed.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Hocking
Sunday Creek
Navy officer dies in sailroom fire on Petrel
March 31 1901 Washington DC Lt Cmdr Jesse Mims Roper died after returning below decks to rescue crew from a sailroom fire on the gunboat Petrel. Twenty two others were prostrated but are recovering. The Navy sent condolences to Mrs Roper and to her brother in law at Longwood Massachusetts.
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Washington
Navy Department
Remey
Asiatic
Petrel
Jesse Mims Roper
Cavite
Fine
Petrea
Roper
Eithaay
Buffalo
H. F. Fay
Monmouth. Street
Longwood
Mass
Abero
Mrs Alice Connor Dies After Carbolic Acid Act
Pittsburg report says Mrs Alice Connor wife of John Connor Hoffman’s Way Allegheny took carbolic acid today after a family dispute and her husband was jailed for thirty days. She returned from church with a palm in her hand and died. Connor is expected to be released tomorrow.
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Commercial Tribune
Pittsburg
Alice Connor
John Connor
Hoffman’‘s Way
Allegheny
Marietta
Connor
Registrar Neil Gilmour Dies in Ballston
New York March 31 Neil Gilmour, Registrar of the United States Land Office under President Harrison, died at his Ballston New York home today.
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New York
Neil Gilmour
United States Land Office
President Harrison
Ballston, N. Y
Court Ruling Threatens Big Steel Trust
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals reverses a Chancery decision, barring watered stock in the American Smelting case and signaling possible collapse of large steel consolidation led by J. P. Morgan. The ruling may affect United States Steel and similar trusts, with observers noting potential shifts in Wall Street practices and stock issuance.
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Philadelphia
North American
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Tyro
United States Steel Corporation
J. P. Morgan & Co
Andrew Carnegie
United States
Morgan Syndicate
Wall Street
American Smelting Company
M. Guggenheim
Bogert
Depue
van Syckel
Dixon
Garri
New Jersey
Guggenheim
Cnity
Aet
Herpes
Apn
Chase ends for West Virginia counterfeit king Hastings
Charles Hastings once of West Virginia known as a top counterfeit figure was captured at a cave near Eckman after a nine month pursuit by U S Secret Service and U S Marshal John Effer. He fled last June after being linked to a ring circulating counterfeit silver coins. Hastings is now jailed in McDowell County.
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John F. Miller
Richmond
Ind
McKinley
Miller
Cleveland, Akron, & Columbus
Southwest
Pennsylvania
President McKinley
Washington
Mr. Miller
New York
Commercial Tribune
Welch
W. Va
Charles Hastings
West Virginia
McDowell County
Secret Service
Union
United States
John Effier
Hastings
Eckman
Morgan Promotes A Fish Combine
A thirty million dollar syndicate deal in San Francisco could place the Pacific Coast fishing and packing industry under one corporation. Principal shareholders include J Pierpont Morgan August Belmont W Seligman J Seligman and major New York banking presidents. Eastern financiers have secured a majority of canning plants and the syndicate aims to control salmon production with Alaska Packers Association negotiations underway.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
August Belmont
W. Seligman
J. Seligman
New York City
Aoe
Alaskars’ Association
Alaska Packers’ Association
Prominent Officer Accused in Scandalous Life Allegations
Civilian detainees rise as a high ranking military officer faces accusations of conducting a scandalously immoral life. The report notes widespread custody actions and heightened scrutiny of military leadership amid the controversy.
Shortage in Depot Sweeps Manila as Fraud Probes Grow
In Manila a wide fraud investigation reaches the Commissary Department. A contractor earning about $100,000 monthly is tied to large food losses and extravagant entertaining of officers. Officers and clerks linked to stolen stores face arrest as probes extend back to 1900 under Lt. Philip K. Sweet and Col. Wilder.
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States
Philip K. Sweet
Forty-sixth Volunteer Infantry
Wilder
Washington Officials Claim No Government Knowledge of Luzon Frauds
Washington officials in ignorance of alleged frauds report no government notice of unearthing wrongdoing by army quarters and others in Luzon. General Corbin says there is no intimation such developments are serious. Captain Barhe is identified as acting quartermaster in Southern Luzon during the arrests.
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Washington
White House
War Department
Luzon
Corbin
Bar
Aguinaldo Pleads for Courteous Treatment by MacArthur
Aguinaldo, in Manila on March 31, says he is pleased by the courteous treatment he receives from General MacArthur. He reiterates his status as a prisoner but notes he is treated well, like a guest.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Mahoning Operators Comply With Terms
Mahoning Valley furnace operators met in Youngstown to consider wage demands and approved a raise of twenty cents per day for furnace labor based on a $2 bottom filler rate. A threatened strike was averted as notices of the new terms were posted.
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Commercial Tribune
Youngstown
Mahoning Valley
Mentor Columbus Gibson Dies in New Hampshire
Hennikes New Hampshire March 3 entertainer composer Stopher Columbus Gibson died at his home today from an apoplexy attack at age.
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Hennikes
N. H
Stopher Columbus
Gibson
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New Water Works
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Philippine Islands
Morgan
F. J. Barrows
Frederick J. Barrows
Thirtieth Volunteer Infantry
Department of Southern Luzon
Hotel Oriente
United
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