Sherman Alive Rumor Debunked Death Report False
Washington officials and the press scramble after rumors say John Sherman is dead. He is reported improving aboard the City of Paris and may be moved to Chicago cruiser, with Hay handling notices and keeping Mrs Sherman uninformed for now.
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John Shermar
National Capital
Hay
Sherman
Washington
Associated Press
New York
Press Association
Secretary of State
Miles
Mr. Sherman
New York City
Sherman Zee
Sherman Alive Not Dead Reports From Santiago
Santiago de Cuba on March 21 reports there is no truth to U.S. cables claiming John Sherman is dead. Captain Frederick Watkins of the Paris says Sherman is alive and resting well and expected to be transferred to the United States cruiser in favorable conditions.
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Sherman
City of
Paris
John Sherman
Washington
Mrs. Sherman
James G. Blaine
West Indies
Tampa
Fla
Associated Press
Santiago DE Cuba
United States
Frederick Watkins
Chicago
Illinois Farm Hand Arrested On Peculiar Theft Charge
Ter re Ha ute March 21 Becca Ingram a farmer on George H Frink s farm near Chrisman Ill was arrested on a peculiar charge After digging near the barn he found an old tomato can with 30 then uncovered 1600 buried in old cans and discarded shoes Frink the employer identified the money and police will extradite the man back to Illinois the next day
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Terre Haute
Becca Ingram
Ingram
George H. Frink
Chrisman
Ill
Frink
Illinois
Reed Out of the Race Says Reed Disgusted by Philippines War
A Globe interview with Amos L. Allen quotes Reed as saying he will never seek the Presidency again and plans to withdraw from politics. He notes no change in his opposition to McKinley era policies and says he is disgusted with the war in the Philippines.
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Philippines
Reed
The
United States
Mr. Reed
President McKinley Enjoys Restful Day at Jekyl Island
President McKinley spent a quiet day at Jekyl Island with Mrs McKinley. He avoided politics and did not confer with Speaker Reed. An informal reception at Baker cottage included island residents. He planned another morning drive and a ride on the revenue cutter Colfax before leaving for Thomasville.
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Brunswick
McKinley
Jekyl Island
Reed
Baker Cottage
Island
Sound
Colfax
Thomasville
Last Catastrophe Strikes War Department Lab in Paris
The March 21 Paris report notes a powerful explosion in a War Department explosives laboratory after prior blasts at La Goubran Bourges and Marseilles. Chief Engineer Weil and assistants d'Ouville and a third official were injured. nearby windows shattered and property damage reported. Authorities dismiss foul play but the incident sparks great public alarm.
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Paris
la Goubran
Toulon
Bourges
Marseilles
War Department
Weil
d’Ouville
Richard Harding Davis Wins Wager in Philadelphia
William Pomas Jaggers arrives in Philadelphia from Chicago via the Pennsylvania Railroad and delivers a message from Richard H. Davis to his sister. Davis wins the wager with one day to spare.
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Philadelphia
William Pomas Jaggers
London
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Richard H. Davis
Mr. Davis
Judge Grants Molineux Grand Jury Minutes Inspect
In New York on March 21 Judge Blanchard of General Sessions granted Roland B. Molineux’s counsel permission to inspect the grand jury minutes that indicted him for allegedly poisoning Mrs. Kate J. Adams.
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New York
Blanchard
Roland B. Molineux
Kate J. Adams
Molineux
Queen Regent names envoy to ratification treaty with America
The Queen Regent signed a decree granting Jules Cambon, French Ambassador in Washington, full authority to represent Spain in exchanging ratifications of the peace treaty with the United States.
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Madrid
Jules Cambon
Washington
Spain
United States
Palmetto mob shooting claims fifth victim in Atlanta
John Bigby died in Atlanta after being shot by the Palmetto mob last Thursday. The incident leaves five dead and two wounded in the violence.
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Atlanta
John Bigby
Kidnapped Chicago Boy Found in Ohio High Chair
Chicago couple Anna Ingersoll and John Collins were arrested in Painesville for abducting Gerald Lapiner aged 3 years 3 months last May from 4835 Prairie avenue Chicago. Deputy Sheriff Magwee led the search that traced the child to Ingersoll's home where he was found strapped in a high chair. Mrs Lapiner identified the child and officials prepared for hearings and extradition.
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Commercial Tribune
Painesville
Anna M. Ingersoll
John Collins
Gerald Lapiner
Prairie Avenue
Chicago
L. Lapiner
F. E. Ferris
Mentor Avenue
O. C. Ferris
Ferris
Miss Ferris
Ann Ingersoll
May
Two Miners Die in Soapstone Collapse at Wheeling Creek
Special Dispatch to Commercial Tribune reports a fatal accident at Wheeling Creek Coal Mines on the Cleveland Lorain and Wheel ing Railroad three miles north of Bellaire Ohio. Miners James Wardell age 63 and Philip James were buried by a heavy soapstone fall while mining coal. rescued soon after but died within two hours. Both were married and leave families.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellaire
Wheeling Creek
Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
James Wardell
Philip James
Wardell
James
Died in Two Minutes at Ashtabula Docks
A staging at the Mahoning and Shenango docks collapsed this afternoon in Ashtabula. John C. Sturgis died within two minutes. A. Belange likely to die, Elmer Patterson and M. Macanney sustained serious injuries. James, Joe Keenan and John Mahoney escaped by clinging to the machines.
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Commercial Tribune
Ashtabula
Mahoning
Shenango
John C. Sturgis
A. Belange
Cleveland
Elmer Patterson
M. Macanney
James and
Joe Keenan
John Mahoney
Hamilton CircuitAffirms Pleasant Ridge Lien Cases
The Hamilton Circuit Court affirms two cases from Pleasant Ridge to recover liens for street improvements on Auten Avenue tied to the William Dicks estate. The village loses, and the sale of property in Pleasant Ridge Norwood East Norwood Idlewild Hartwell and Madison by assignee Joseph T. Harrison is upheld. The lower court’s priority ruling among building associations and other creditors is confirmed.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Hamilton Circuit
Pleasant Ridge
Auten Avenue
William Dicks
Norwood
East Norwood
Idlewild
Hartwell
Madison
Joseph T. Harrison
Henry Miller Found Insane After Threat Letters
Montreal dispatch reports Henry Miller, the veteran who sent threatening letters to President McKinley and others and was arrested at the request of the U S Consul General, has been found insane.
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Montreal
Henry Miller
McKinley
United States
Aged Cleveland Man Marries Widow in New York
W. C. Scofield of Cleveland, prominent in local business circles, married Ida A. Cobb of Cleveland in a New York ceremony performed by Rev. J. W Campbell. Scofield, about 75, wed a widow aged between 35 and 40. the match surprised his family, one daughter being Mrs. Frank Rockefeller.
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Cleveland, .C
Cleveland
New ‘York
W.C. Scofield
Ida A. Cobb
New York
Lake Erie Iron ‘Company
Scofield
Shurmer & Teagle
Cleveland” ‘Transfer Company
Kentucky river bed land patents struck down by land office
Frankfort March 21 The Register of the Land Office ruled river bed lands are not patentable. Cincinnati Water Works Commissioners sparked a rush to acquire beds in Covington Maysville Ashland and other towns. The ruling likely ends a lively traffic in Ohio river bottom lands.
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Spromercial ‘Tribune
Frankfort
Kentucky
Register of the Land Office
Cincinnati Water Works Commissioners
Campbell County
Covington
Maysville
Ashland
Woman Arrested for Murder in Jones Slat Attack
Nina Raymond, arrested in Wichita on March 21, admits striking Edwin C. Jones on the head with a bed slat. Police say the alleged act led to Jones's death and Raymond is charged with murder.
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Nina Raymond
Edwin Jones
Wichita
Kan
Edwin C.jones
Rim
Casualties Reported From Manila Fronts March 17 19
Casualties listed by Adjutant General Washington show wounded and killed in action across blocks near Blockhouse Four Taguig Pasig and nearby areas on March 17 18 and 19. Entries name units such as Second Oregon First Washington Second Pennsylvania Company E K D M G and others with specific injuries including thigh shoulder forearm chest and lung among the wounded and several killed.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
Blockhouse Four
Tenth
Pennsylvania
John C. Thompson
John A. McVey
Alexander McCauch
Taguig
Twenty-second Infantry
John Schmidt
Charles W. Fredericks
Henry W. Johnston
Frank B. Jones
Robert Rice
Charles E. Pormor
Raleigh White
Wm. Ellis
Leander Mingio
Carl Crumphell
Merritt Porter
Schmidt
Pasig
Oregon
James Page
Fred D. Bowne
Tagus
Robert HB. Bucklin
Hugh E. Waters
Henry Oo. Ness
Edward R. Bartlett
Transports Start on Return Trip From Manila
War Department dispatch from Manila reports transports Ohio and Senator left March 20 with Grant delayed for repairs and due to ship additional battalion California to Negros this afternoon. Sherman expected tonight and all sick and wounded will be sent home at once with discharges and transportation paid. Officers will meet transports at San Francisco to discharge and send soldiers home. unfit for travel go to hospital pending recovery.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Ohio
Senator
Grant
Sherman
California
Negros
Otis
Philippines
Department
San Francisco
United States
Deadly Patterson Block Fire Devastates Omaha Building
A March 21 Omaha blaze at the Patterson Block on Seventeenth Street killed Mrs. Thomas Taylor and Mrs. Anna Schamel and injured many more from the Women’s Lodge of Maccabees. Flames trapped residents on the third floor after a gasoline stove explosion. escape routes failed and several jumped from windows. Total losses about 50 thousand dollars with insurance coverage. Boston Store stock heavily damaged in the basement.
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Omaha, Neb
Patterson Block
Seventeenth
Douglas Streets
Thomas Taylor
Anna Schamel
C. F. Brosius
A. King
A. L. Samuelson
May Samuelson
G. D. Wilson
J. C. Holt
Marguerite Holt
Mary Hopkins
Mary Sullivan
W.A. Rex
Ed Schiner
French
South Omaha
A. A. Smith
E. Allen
Thomas Thornton
Walter Scott
Steve Williams
William Guider
James Adams
Women’s Lodge of Maccabees
Taylor
Clarkson Hospital
Boston
Red Men
Degree of Honor
Maccabees
Patterson
McCague Investment Company
Royal Exchange
Citizens
Glens Falls
Spring Garden
Joyce Millinery
Robert Wikelund
Kelsey & Seabrooke, Decorators
Central Labor Union
Filipino agents head to Paris amid Manila news gap
Agoncillo, agent of Aguinaldo, and the former Filipino Washington staff journey to Paris to meet the Filipino Junta. They report no news from the Philippine Islands in eight days, fearing American interception of communications.
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London
Agoncillo
Aguinaldo
Washington
Paris
Philippine Islands
Manila
Cable line restored to Told and Bacolos under Manila restrictions
The Commercial Cable Company announces direct telegraph communications have been re established with Told in Panay and Bacolos in Negros, continuing the same restrictions as for Manila.
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New York
Commercial
Told
Panay
Bacolos
Negros
Manila
Armory Fire Damages Equipment in Manila Service
The Thurs ton Rifles Company L First Nebraska Volunteers in Manila report their armory soaked but mostly salvaged. Insurance covers $6 090 with $2 000 paid. Central Labor Union expects only a few hundred dollars loss. Injured individuals including Mrs Ed Shriner Mrs Ed Smith and W W Scott face uncertain recoveries.
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Thurston “Rifles
First
Nebraska Volunteers
Manila
Central Labor Union
Ed Shriner
Ed Smith
W. W. Scott
Martino Leaves China in Diplomatic Shuffle
Peking reports Italian Minister Sig. Martino recalled by Rome. He departs with Jeff Peking, and Sir Claude M. Macdonald of Britain leaves next on leave. Count Orfini is named Italian Minister to Tokyo to succeed Martino over San-Mun Bay handling.
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Peking
Sig. Martino
Jeff Peking
Claude M. Macdonald
Count Orfini
Tokyo
San-Mun Bay
Belgium asks Hankow concession amid China settlement plan
In Brussels the Chamber of Deputies heard Foreign Minister De Favrou confirm Belgium has requested a concession at Hankow China. He said no international complications were feared and cited the 1865 Belgium China treaty allowing Belgian buildings in China and China to select a suitable site for a Belgian settlement.
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Brussels
Chamber of Deputies
Belgium
Hankow
China
Wake Island Taken for United States Use in 1899
Commander Taussig reports that Wake Island was taken possession for the United States on January 17, 1899, after a landing by the Bennington crew. Ensign Wettengel raised the flag amid a twenty one gun salute, with a brass plate affixed bearing the McKinley and Long signatures.
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Washington
Wake Island
Honolulu
Philippines
United States
Bennington
Pacific
Navy Department
Taussig
Wettengel
United States of America
William McKinley
John D. Long
Secretary of the Navy
Edward D. Taussig
United States Navy
Wake’s Island
Amer'ca
A Preacher Arrested in Medical Practice Case
Rev. Frederick Mersfelder pastor of the German Methodist Church in Delaware is charged with practicing medicine in violation of law. Attorney Ralph Westfall swore out a warrant, Mersfelder pleads not guilty and is held on a $100 bond for trial. Backed by Delaware's wealthiest residents, his ministry has long supported a large medical practice.
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Commercial Pridune
Delaware
Ralph Westfall
Columbus
Board of Medical Registration
Squiré Owén’s
Frederick Mersfelder
Mersfelder
Freezing Weather Hits Germany Deepens Flu Epidemic
Berlin reports severe cold and recurring snow storms across Germany with 4 deg below in Hamburg and 10 deg below in the Harz Mountains. Heavy snowfalls damage vegetation and health authorities note influenza deaths exceed 200 in Berlin this month. East Prussia schools closed due to spread of disease.
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Berlin
Germany
Hamburg
Harz
East Prussia
England and France Agree Frontier Convention Signed
London March 21 Britain and France signed a convention delimiting their frontiers in the Nile Valley. The agreement was sealed by the Marquis of Salisbury and French ambassador M Paul Cambon tonight.
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London
Great Britain
France
Valley of the Nile
Marquis of Salisbury
M. Paul Cambon
Burial rites for Joseph Medill held in Chicago
The burial services for Joseph Medill, who died in San Antonio, Texas, were conducted in Chicago today with Reverend Robert Collyer of New York officiating. The ceremony drew a large crowd and City Hall was closed in respect to his memory.
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Chicago
Joseph Medill
San Antonio
Tex
Robert “Collyer
New York
Five Bodies Found. Tags Placed on Windsor Victims
Five bodies were found in Windsor and tags were placed on the victims before transport to the city morgue. Police reported the discovery followed a call to emergency services and investigators began processing the scene.
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Windsor
Windsor Hotel Fire Claims Multiple Victims in New York
Three bodies recovered from the Windsor Hotel ruins in New York. The badly charred remains include a small female with missing arms and legs later identified as Mrs. Margaret Auze. other bodies are unidentifiable or partially identified. Dozens more missing or unaccounted for as rescue work continues and police guard the debris field amid crowds.
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Mra
Margaret Auze
New York
Auze
Dora Hoffman
Baltimire
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A. M. Fuller
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H. G. Brush
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Seabright
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Pillsbury
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