Oil Man in Ohio Case Sparks Courtroom Clash
The Ohio Attorney General Garners sharp exchanges with Standard Oil executive John D. Archbold during testimony in the Ohio suit against the Standard Oil Company. Archbold defends the company’s disentanglement from the trust while clashing with Attorney General Monnett and counsel Flagg.
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New York
Monnett
Ohio
Standard Oil Trust
Flagg
Loricers
Standard Oil Company
Kline
Comny
Supreme Court
Lagg
Jine
Mr. Monnett
McNierney
Brinsmade
Archbold
Mr. Archbold
Disturbed Millionaire Impersonates Prince Albert at Marlborough House
Alfred Stern, heir to Baron Stern, declared insane after causing a disturbance at Marlborough House. Stern, reportedly worth 15 million dollars, insisted on royal address and pretended to be the Prince of Wales. He covered his head with a towel when strangers approached and clapped to summon spirits of Wellington and Napoleon.
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London
Alfred Stern
Baron Stern
Marlborough House
Prince of Wales
Stern
Royal
Wellington
Napoleon
Meat Firm Robbed. Cullen Accused of Embezzling
Frank N Cullen, bookkeeper at Nelson Morris and Co wholesale meat house, is charged with embezzling large sums. He left the office Tuesday and has not reappeared. The cash drawer was short by several hundred dollars and book inquiry shows defalcations of substantial amount. Traveling Auditor Barkuff is reviewing the books.
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Commercial Tribune
Toledo
Frank N. Cullen
Nelson, Morris & Co
Cullen
Barkuff
Woman Slashes Husband in Self-Defense in Mingo County
Wm. R. Hensley a railroad section hand was fatally stabbed by his wife after an alleged failed attempt to brain her with a club. The couple, new arrivals from near Ashland Kentucky, were in Mingo County for the incident this afternoon.
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Commercial Tribune
Huntington
W. Va
Mingo County
Wm. R. Hensley
Hensley
Mingo
Ashland
No Bodies Found as Death Toll Rises in Disaster
Sixteen bodies recovered with sixty six people listed as missing and fifty seven injured. Rescue teams continue search efforts amid mounting concerns.
Windsor Hotel Fire Death Toll Rises In New York
Rescue workers battled dense smoke and collapsing walls as the Windsor Hotel fire left sixteen dead sixty six missing and fifty seven injured. authorities reported valuables and jewelry worth millions may have been lost while families of guests and staff faced uncertainty.
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John McCormick Gibson
Windsor Hotel
Cincinnati
New York
Gibson
Ohio Klondike Mine Collapses After Attachment
The Ohio Klondike mine near Malvern owned by A L Wortman collapses after an attachment issued by Meredith and Co of East Liverpool on a $50 934 judgment. The sheriff sale to satisfy the claim is set for the 27th inst.
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Commercial Tribune
Carrollton
Ohio Klondike
Meredith & Co
East Liverpool
Brothers Trapped by Falling Tree Near Tipton
Emsley and Tee Groose brothers living west of Tipton were pinned by a falling tree while cutting timber. Both men were trapped for some time before companions freed them. Emsley’s condition is critical and may prove fatal.
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Commercial Tribune
Tipton
Ind
Emsley
Tee Groose
Here
Betrayed by a Woman Sparks Arson Versus Informer
Deputy U S Marshal Cun ningham arrested Jeff Bolt and Hance Brown in Raleigh County for an illicit distillery near Wilkes Camp Branch destroyed by agents. Floyd Vass is jailed awaiting U S Court trial. Brown faces arson charges linked to burning houses owned by Mrs H H Harper after she informed on the operation. Brown says others older led him into the crime and has provided information for further arrests.
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Commercial Tribune
Charleston
W. Va
United States
D. W. Cunningham
Raleigh County
Jeff Bolt
Hance Brown
Wilkes Camp Branch
A. A. McNeer
Mr. Cunningham
Floyd Vass
Vass
United States Court
Bolt
J. W. McCurry
Beckley
Brown
H. H. Harper
Miller’s Camp Branch
Harper
Raleigh Circuit Court
United States Rejection Does Not Settle Hazleton Shooting
Vienna dispatch notes the Hazleton shooting strains Austria US relations. While US rejection may counter claims of tension, Austrian authorities insist on pursuing just claims for Austrian subjects. No decision yet on upgrading the Austrian Legation in Washington to an Embassy.
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United States
Hazleton
Vienna
Politische Correspondentz
Austria
Washington
Seven Dead in Storm Touching Heflin and Edwardsville
A violent tornado struck a 25 mile path in Cleburne County between Heflin and Edwardsville. Seven people died in a single house as the structure was torn apart, with eleven family members inside and several others injured. Trains halted to clear debris. The destruction extended to multiple homes and twenty five more injured. Authorities describe the devastation as awful and hint the worst is not yet known.
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Commercial Tribune
Birmingham
Ala
Cleburne County
Heflin
Edwardsville
Southern Railway
Coffee
House of Commons
Standard Oil Company
Pall Mall Gazette
Rockefeller
American Standard Oil Trust
Outlook
Jesse Collings
Royal Commission
Lord Kelvin
London
England
President pushes speedy return of Cuban volunteer troops
Washington reports the president orders rapid embarkation of Cuban volunteers to the United States to avoid yellow fever risk. The War Department and Quartermaster's Department mobilize transports with Ward Line and Plant Line ships, arranging preflight inspection and fumigation where possible. General Humphrey in Havana is to prep troops for timely departure, cooperating with Surgeon General Wyman to ease U S quarantine barriers.
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Washington
Cuba
War Department
Quartermaster’s Department
United States
Ward Line
Humphrey
Havana
Wyman
The
Marine Hospital Service
Heavy Rebel Loss Two Americans Slain
An officer and thirteen privates were wounded as rebel forces suffered heavy losses. The unit reorganized after the clash, with troops pulling back to regroup and reinforce defenses. The report notes continued activity in the area with no further details available.
Two Divisions Formed Under Lawton and MacArthur
In Manila on March 19 the Filipinos attacked a company of Washington volunteers at Taguig. Two Washington and Oregon regiments aided their comrades and pushed the rebels back in front of the Twenty second regulars with 2 American dead and 14 wounded. The Cebu sub district is created under Lt Col T R Hamer. Lt Wood and Lt Schley named officers. Ensign Everhart relieved as Port Captain Hallo by Lt Hanna.
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Twenty-second Regulars
T. R. Hamer
Idaho Volunteers
William T. Wood
Tenth Regulars
Thomas F. Schley
Everhart
Hallo
Wm. B. Hanna
Montana Volunteers
American force reorganized in Manila two divisions formed
The entire American force is reorganized into two divisions each with three brigades. General Lawton commands the First Division including Washington North Dakota and California volunteers and multiple regiments. General MacArthur leads the second division with infantry, volunteers and artillery. An additional brigade is set for provost guard duty.
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Manila
Lawton
Washington
North Dakota
California Volunteers
King
Fourth Cavalry
Fourteenth Regulars
Idaho Volunteers
Iowa
Overshine
Oregon Regiment
Wheaton
Dyer
Hawthorne
MacArthur
Third Artillery
Kansas
Montana
H. G. Otis
Colorado
Nebraska
South Dakota
Hale
Minnesota and
Wyoming Volunteers
Utah Artillery
Epee
Twenty-third Regular Infantry
Anderson
Eighth Army Corps
United States
Loma Church
Pennsylvania
Thompson
McVay
McCause
Twenty-third Regulars
Morong
Santa Cruz
Oregon and Iris Reach Manila in Ready Condition
Admiral Dewey reports from Manila that the Oregon and the Iris arrived safely. The Oregon is in fit condition for any duty and ready for service.
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Dewrey
Manila
Washington
Oregon
Batteries Ordered to Manila
Washington says light batteries to Manila include Battery E First Artillery now at Jefferson Barracks Missouri Battery F Fourth Artillery now at Ft Adams and Battery F Fifth Artillery now at Ft Hamilton.
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Washington
Manila
Jefferson Barracks
Missouri
Ft. Adams
Fifth Artillery
Ft. Hamilton
Tragic suicide at Huntington publisher office
Clyde Allbright aged 20 killed himself with a gunshot in the composing room of the United Brethren Publishing House in Huntington Indiana. He died at 11 after being moved to his lodging. letters found on him blamed perceived mental decline and fear of losing his mind. parents reside in Quincy Ohio and body to be shipped there for burial.
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Commercial Tribune
Huntington
Ind
Clyde Allbright
United Brethren Publishing House
Quincy
The Popes Secret Gift After a Joke
The Pope teased Cardinal Oreglia di Santo Stefano noting the ceremonial hammer used to declare the Pope dead. The Cardinal kept a tiny hammer in case it was needed. The Pope then joked and gave the Cardinal a golden hammer as a token of recovery.
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Rome
Oreglia di Santo Stefano
Congregation of
Santo Stefano
Vatican
Nightmare Flood Fears Hit Tennessee River Towns
Heavy storms drenched East Tennessee with almost four inches of rain. The Tennessee River rose four feet above danger and could reach thirty five feet, threatening widespread damage as low-lying areas evacuate. Bridges washed away, wires down, and rail service interrupted across the region.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tennessee
Bridgeport
Ala
Southern Railroad
Tornado Fear in St Louis as Darkness Falls
Darkness for five minutes shrouded St Louis and nearby areas with sleet and clouds causing panic in jail and City Hospital inmates. Reports from Rob Roy Arkansas mention a tornado there that killed one man and injured several.
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ST. Louis
Rob Roy
Ark
McKinley Plans Trip to Jekyl Island From Thomasville
President McKinley, in Thomasville on a warm March morning, weighs a possible trip to Jekyl Island with travel cars due Monday. The party may include Mrs. McKinley and Senator Hanna, while Vice President Hobart’s involvement remains uncertain. A Elsoma luncheon and pigeon shooting at the Country Club are on the day’s agenda as Judge Day arrives en route north from Palm Beach.
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Thomasville
Hanna
Philippines
Associated Press
G. McClendon
Jekyl Island
McKinley
Hobart
Elsoma
Tallahassee
Country Club
Judge Day
West Virginia assigns boards to new state homes and hospitals
Governor Atkinson appointed Minnie Mc Whorter of Charleston and Stillman Young of Buckhannon to the Board of Directors for the West Virginia Industrial Home for Girls in Salem set to open April 1. Additional appointments include W. G. Worley to the State Reform School Board and Kennie Smith to the Home for Incurables. Miners Hospital No. 2 board members are W. H. H. holer of Eastbank and J. B. Sullivan of Coit for two years, with Rev. R. D. Roller of Charleston and Dr. J. A. Wood of Fire Creek for four years.
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Commercial Tribune
Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Salem
Harrison County
Atkinson
Minnie McWhorter
Stillman Young
Buckhannon
W. G. Worley
Kingwood
State Reform School
Kennie Smith
Home For Incurables
J. W. Harris
Miners’ Hospital No. 2
Eastbank
J. B. Sullivan
Coit
R. D. Roller
J. A. Wood
Fire Creek
Clara Barton urged to intervene for Philippine prisoners
Marquis Vallalbós appeals to Clara Barton to intercede with the U.S. government for the ransom negotiations of Filipino prisoners. The cable says negotiations were interrupted by General Otis who feared the funds would aid his troops. The message to Barton was communicated to the Secretary of War.
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Washington
Clara Barton
Philippines
Otis
Marquis Vallalbos
Spanish Red Cross
Spanish Prisoners in Philippine Hostilities Provocation
The Spanish Government via the French ambassador Campo n presents to the State Department a note on the fate of Spanish prisoners held by Philippine insurgents. It cites serious consequences from General Otis prohibiting Spanish authorities from attempting prisoner releases.
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Washington
M. Camton
State Department
Otis
Earthquake Shakes Vincennes in Early Morning
Two distinct earthquake shocks were felt around 2:20 this morning in Vincennes Indiana. The first quake lasted about two seconds with rattling windows and trembling beds observed by residents.
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Commercial Tribune
Vincennes
Ind
Cabinet Is Shaky Pope Leo Fast Failing
Reports indicate Pope Leo XIII's health is deteriorating with his successor likely Cardinal Gottie, son of a laborer, poised to assume leadership amid uncertainty in the Vatican.
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Leo
Cardinal Gottie
Hanis
Europe
Leo XIII
The Czar's Broken Vow May Affect Peace Project
London dispatch notes anxieties over potential government reshuffle in Britain. Home Secretary Sir Matthew White Ridley and other senior ministers are linked to retirement amid health issues and political strain. The piece weighs changes in leadership, Chamberlain and Balfour dynamics, and the impact on imperial policy and the pope succession scenario.
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Czar
Commercial Tribune
London
New York Times
Matthew White Ridley
Home Secretary
George J. Goschen
Admiralty
JA. J. Balfour
Treasury
House of Commons
Goschen
Henry Chaplin
Local Government Board
Michael Hicks
Beach
Balfour
Irish Catholic University
Duke of Devonshire
Marquis of Salisbury
Mr. Balfour
Joseph Chamberlain
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Cmpany
J. Archbold
Eecerestte
Elliott
Ur Board of Trustees
Mr. Arch
Mr. Monnet
Mr. Elliott
Mr. Blagg
Mr. Flagg
Drayman
Mr. Bennett
Prince Albert
Zling
Warren F. Leland
the Windsor
Elbridge T. Gerry
Gerry
Leland
Nancy Kirk
Mary Kirk Haskins
Connolly
John
Flower Hospital
Flanagan
Kate
Abba
Murray Hill
Goodman
Eleanor Louise
Samuel Goodman
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Lascelles
Elizabeth City
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Mehitabel
Morris P. Henry
Roosevelt Hospital
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Paddock
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Kirk
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Malvern
Washington Volunteers
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General MacArthur
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