Maine Report Nears Washington After Key West Transfer
Key West dispatch reports the Maine explosion inquiry closure with Judge Advocate Marix delivering the official papers to Admiral Sicard. The messenger could reach Washington by Thursday night or Wednesday night with a government vessel likely routing via Tampa and Miami.
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Commercial Tribune
Key West
Maine
Admiral Sicard
Marix
Naval Court
Iowa
Dupont
C. L. Densmore
Judge Advocate
Admiral Shcard
Commander West
Washington
Miami
Tampa
Sicard
Secretary of the Navy
Canvays
Barker
Nashville
Judge Marix
Dispatch by Regular Miami Boat Delays Reports
A fragment notes that orders to go north rely on sending the report via a special steamer rather than the regular Miami boat. Using the dispatch boat could save a full day, implying timing depends on the chosen transportation for the report.
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Miami
Maine report secrecy surrounds shipment to White House
A special dispatch notes the Maine report will not circulate through routine channels. It will go from the Bureau of Navigation to the Judge Advocate General and then to the White House for Cabinet review with the President’s draft message to Congress.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Maine
Department
Bureau of Navigation
Judge Advocate /General’s office
White House
Sampson Court
Sampson
Hale House Fire Kills Two in Butte Montana
Fire at Hale House on East Broadway in Butte destroys the lodging house used by Anaconda Company miners. About 260 people were in the building. at least two men died and twenty were missing while many escaped or were rescued, with losses estimated near $100000.
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Billy White
Jake Yuch
Jack Dooley
Dooley
Anaconda Company
Tragic double murder suicide in Wellsville church area
Oliver M Reed, 24, followed Sarah Walton 19 home after church in East Liverpool Ohio and shot her fatally. He then killed himself minutes later as neighbors listened to the gunshots. Reed had driven by threats after being rebuffed by Walton. The bodies were to be moved to Oneida for burial. Walton's father was a railroad man there.
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Commercial Tribune
East Liverpool
Oliver M. Reed
Wellsville
Sarah Walton
Oliver Reed
Oneida
Wellsvill
Reed
Walton
Sarah
Red
Main Street
Miss Walton
Smallpox Cases Reported in Richmond
Seven new smallpox cases were reported by Health Officer Smith this morning, all of them colored. The pesthouse near the city limits was burned last night, bloodhounds failed to halt the incendiaries, and a new house is being built under guard. Doctors McCormack and Smock from the State Board of Health, with local physicians, are taking steps to suppress the outbreak, and the City Council issued a general vaccination order.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Smith
Governor Sends Militia Tents for Smallpox Housing
Kentucky Governor Bradley dispatches state militia tents to Middlesboro and Richmond to shelter smallpox patients and suspects. Officials deny that prison inmates' cases developed into smallpox.
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Frankfort
Bradley
Middlesboro
Richmond
Fight Over Republican Primary Leaves Man Severely Injured
Bert Hall of Navarre is gravely injured after a fight with Anson Weidman in Massillon Ohio over the Republican primary. Weidman attacked with a razor, nearly severing Hall’s jugular.
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Bert Hall
Navarre
Anson Weidman
Commercial Tribune
Massillon
Weidman
Hall
Corner Stone Stolen in Peru Lutheran Church Case
In Clarksburg West Virginia March 21 police report the corner stone of the Peru Lutheran Church in Hardy County has been stolen for the coins and papers it contained. This marks a second similar outrage in the town within months fueling talk of a Vigilance Committee.
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Commercial Tribune
Clarksburg
W. Va
Peru
Hardy County
Four Year Old Dies After Tub Accident In Massillon
In Massillon Ohio on March 21 the four year old daughter of Joseph Hug fell into a tub of boiling water and died as her body was severely burned in the tragedy.
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Commercial Tribune
Massillon, O
Joseph Hug
Citizens Alarmed By Raiders Move Tollgate Proposed
Helena Kentucky residents protested toll collection after a raid demolished a tollhouse and threats of dynamite. The turnpike board met and refused to move the gate stating it would protect its property and exercise its rights.
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Commercial ‘Tribune
Flemingsburg
Helena
Turnpike Board of Directors
Helena and
Wedonia Pike
Burglars Loot a Theater in Chicago Heist
Two burglars bound and gagged the night watchman at Hopkins Theater Building and forced entry to Auditor Huntston of Ti-State Amusement Co. They cracked three safes, escaping with currency and two rings valued at about six hundred dollars. A strong box with $2,400 remained unopened. The loot was hidden under benches near the auditorium after the escape.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Hopkins
Huntston
Ti-State Amusement Company
Alaska in State of Terror Seizes Bennett Road
Information reached the War Department that Alaska rowdies seized Bennett road leading to White Pass and placed the country in terror. Telegraph orders directed General Morrison to move infantry from Skaguay to protect persons and property in the disturbed region regardless of expense.
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Washington
War Department
Alaska
Bennett’s
White Pass
Morrison
Columbia
Vancouver
Wash
Skaguay
Countess of Warwick Gives Birth to Heir Amid Dr Schenck's Fame
London report declares the Countess of Warwick has a son after three months of treatment by Dr Samuel Schenck, the German physician famed for a claimed secret of sex. The birth ends doubt about his methods used to nourish the mother and influence metabolic blood changes.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Countess of Warwick
Samuel Schenck
All England
Schhenck
Earl
Eton
Schenck
Dr. Schenck
Warwick
Austria
Earl of Warwick
One Year for a Boodler Coroner Coombs Sentenced
Former Coroner Edward B. Coombs of Kings County was sentenced to one year and seven months in prison and fined $1,000 after a conviction for malfeasance in office. Judge Hirschberg granted a certificate of reasonable doubt later the day, with the order returnable March 28.
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New York
Edward B. Coombs
Kings County
Coombs
Hirschberg
Supreme Court
Fatally Wounded Boy Shot by Playmate Near Wabash
In Wabash County Indiana Charley Steward twelve year old son of Charles Steward was mortally wounded when a playmate fired a small rifle in fun. The shot entered just below the stomach and Charley Stewart is alive but expected to die.
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Commercial Tribune
Wabash
Ind
Charley
Charles Steward
Steward
Prominent Mississippi Planter Kills Sheriff and Deputy
In Senatobia Mississippi Ashley Cocke, a wealthy North Mississippi planter, shot and killed Sheriff William Brayant and deputy Gilmore. Details were not available as the event was reported from Memphis Tennessee.
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Memphis
Tenn
Senatobia
Miss
Ashley Cocke
North
Mississippi
William Brayant
Gilmore
Soldier Names Weapons The Army Pistol Organ of Civilization
A historical page notes a military figure declaring his armament with the term The Army Pistol also described as the Organ of Civilization. He asserts ten fights or battles are demanded and lists the weapons he will use to achieve his aims.
Western scout Dr Powell accepts duel challenge in Mason case
The note from Dr George E Powell of Lacrosse Wis accepts Baron Picardo’s duel challenge for Senator Mason of Illinois in protest against his senate remarks. Powell portrays himself as a plainsman and defender of patriotism and notes his frontier ties and fame as an Indian fighter and companion of Buffalo Bill.
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Winona, Minn
Baron Picardo
Marquis of
Altavilla
Madrid
Spain
Senator Mason
Illinois
United States
Senate
George Powell
Lacrosse
Mason
Baron Escardo
Havana Bay
George E. Powell
Wis
Mississippi River
George A. Custer
Powell
Buffalo Bill
Wild Bill
Texas Jack
Sugar Beet Development in Delaware County
Delaware March 21 The sugar beet industry has begun firmly in the county. Colonel A P Meeker’s farm yields beets tested at 14 percent sugar, suggesting 2170 pounds of sugar per acre. International comparisons show Austria 13.7 France 14.5 Germany 16.4 percent sugar. US imports $90 million in sugar annually. Schuyler Nebraska set a record with 24.61 tons per acre. Growth expected to accelerate nationwide.
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Delaware,o
Department of Agriculture
A. P. Meeker
Austria
Hungary
France
Germany
United States
Schuyler, Neb
A Plea Against Lynching From Ida B Wells Barnett
Mrs Ida B Wells Barnett presented to President McKinley resolutions from a Chicago mass meeting denouncing the South Carolina colored postmaster murder and urging federal action. She was joined by Senator Mason and Representatives Belknap Lorimer Mills Foss White Boutelle and Mann. The President said the Post Office and Justice Departments are acting to punish mob members and the Attorney General is considering further steps within federal jurisdiction.
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Washington
Ida B. Wells Barnett
McKinley
Chicago
South Carolina
Barnett
White House
Mason
Belknap, Lorimer
Mills
Foss
White
Boutelle
Mann
Post Office Department
Department of Justice
Albery Cadet Discharged After Intermediate Exam
West Point reports Herman W. Albery fourth class cadet was found deficient after an intermediate examination and discharged today.
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West Point
N. Y
Herman W. Albery
Pennsylvania Depot in Jersey City Burns Damaging Big Toll
The mammoth Pennsylvania Railroad depot in Jersey City burned early today causing about 100000 dollars in damage. The iron and glass train shed escaped major damage while the Keystone Restaurant suffered the most. Traffic for trains and ferries was seriously delayed as crews fought the blaze.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jersey City
Keystone
Ex-Secretary Chilton pays shortage and offers refund
Charleston dispatch reports former Secretary of State Chilton paying 1500 dollars to cover his shortage in office and offering 2500 dollars to corporations that paid tax twice. The second payment was refused and Chilton may refund the amount directly to the corporations.
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West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Chilton
Dunbar Row Deepens in Cincinnati City Affairs Fight
Bryan reportedly backs Horace Dunbar for a Cincinnati Board of City Affairs seat, triggering Brice faction opposition in Columbus. Mayor Tafel denies promise on Dunbar, while Brice leaders condemn the Gibson House backer’s influence and declare Dunbar cannot be appointed.
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Columbus, CO
Horace Dunbar
Cincinnati Board of City Affairs
William Jennings Bryan
Dunbar
Gibson House
Ohio
Bryan
Tafel
Gibson
Brice
Columbus
Horace
Nichols
Clermont
Allen O. Myers
Senate
Myers
Negroes Sold in Kentucky Sheriff Auction
Glasgow Kentucky reports the sale of two enslaved men, Jim Wade and Rufus Howard, at a sheriff auction under three months credit and one year title. Howard fetched 225 dollars from W T Adams, Wade 250 dollars to Y F Swartz of Louisville. It is the first such sale in the county since 1863.
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Howard
W. T. Adams
Wade
Y. F. Swartz
Louisville
Bradshaw
Deputy Myers on Trial in Embezzlement Case
Canton Ohio dispatch reports the trial of John W Myers a former deputy county treasurer charged with embezzlement. The state alleges a 7000 to 8000 discrepancy amid a 1100 annual income and asserts others manipulated orders. defense claims clerks had access to funds and errors were made by others.
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Pat Galligan
John T. Carter
J. J. Conroy
Barney Reynolds
Mike Judge
Patrick Boyle
Hugh Boyle
Judge
John Irwin
Canton
John W Myers
Myers
Maudru
Reed presses Congress as Cuba question dominates Maine issue
Washington dispatch reports Speaker Reed pushing for action on Cuba while President avoids rushing Maine findings. Congress debates recognizing Cuba’s independence as the White House seeks limited intervention and awaits Spain’s reply. Several lawmakers favor swift decisive action.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Congress
Reed
Pearce
St. Louis
Cuba
Crisis at Madrid as MacArthur Leaves for Washington
Madrid reports a crisis as Mr. MacArthur First Secretary of the United States Legation departs for Washington. He carries documents to the American Government showing the need to choose immediately between autonomy or war.
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United States
Gation
Washington
Episcopal Minister Praises President McKinley in Arkansas
At a March 21 Lenten service in Little Rock Rev. John Gass rector of Christ Episcopal Church praised the President, saying he embodies diligence and wisdom during a trying period. Gass, a South Carolina native and ranch Democrat, noted McKinley as chosen by Arkansas diocese laity for bishop.
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Episcopal
Little Rock
Commercial Tribune
Ark
John Gass
Christ Episcopal Church
United States
McKinley
Gass
South Carolina
New High School Building Opens in Kokomo
Kokomo high school pupils entered a new building this morning completed at a cost of 45000 dollars. The facility includes thirty apartments and is regarded as one of the finest high school buildings in the state.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Kokomo High School
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