Death of General Sherman Ends Illustrious Career
New York reports General William T. Sherman died at 1 50 p m after a long struggle. Friends and family gathered as physicians noted the end was near. Secretary Barrett notified President Harrison and relatives. Funeral plans assign the service to Henry W Slocum with interment in Calvary Cemetery in St Louis.
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United States
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Philomel Tecumseh Sherman
Myarts, Choate & Beaman
A. M. Thachra
Rosemont
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Ellen Sherman
Sherman Death Sparks National Mourning and Rites
The article details General Sherman's death at 1:50 p.m. in New York and President Harrison's Congress message. It covers funeral arrangements with General Scofield leading a GAR delegation, remains transfer by rail and boat, and family statements correcting reports on extreme unction. It also offers a concise biography of Sherman’s career and public honors.
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Wheat prospects and legislative outlook in early 1900s notes
In Indiana soil reports note Hessian fly complaints and bare wheat but still better than last year as mills import grain from other states. A veteran explorer Louis Lauer dies in a separate item. Washington lawmakers say no extra session. pending appropriation bills will occupy the rest of the session to March 4 with no other legislation likely.
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Inptanarotis
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Southern
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Wasuineron
Peru ex-President Ca cabes arrives in New York aboard Colon
In Yoru on February 16 Antonio A. Caceres former President of Peru and general arrives in New York aboard the Pacific steamer Colon. He travels with his wife and daughters Misses Zola and Hortensia Caceres and two legation secretaries.
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World's Columbian Exposition Opens Preparations
The inaugural ceremonies committee seeks 150000 for duties and estimates 236000 revenue for the World Fair four day series ending with a grand ball. Admission limited to 1000 at 10 each. Military displays capped at 10000 with crack units only. Midway Plaisance chosen for fair activities. Non union labor disrupts Jackson Park construction. France accepts US invitation to participate in Chicago world’s fair.
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Chicago
Porter's Funeral Adapts High Honors for Admiral Forter
The late Admiral Forter will be buried with high honors in Washington on Tuesday at 2 p.m. The Navy Department will close, flags will fly at half mast, seventeen minute guns will fire at noon, and officers will wear mourning for thirty days. Honorary pallbearers include Vice President Morton and several generals, senators, representatives, and governors.
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Almy
Howells
Crosby
Stevens
Pattison
Pennsylvania
Evansville Banker Defaulter At Center Of Bank Losses
Charles Ritter paying teller of the First National Bank is a defaulter with losses around 50 000. The 55 year old, longtime employee confessed after illness confinement and said to have covered shortfalls with false entries. Bondsmen ready to cover liability. Ritter heads Schmidt music houses in Evansville Terre Haute Washington and Owensboro.
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Terre Haute
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Ape
Indiana Legislature Scrutinizes Fee and Salary Bill
The Indiana Legislature in Indianapolis discusses a fee and salary bill reducing Supreme Court reporter income from 8000–15000 annually to about 200 per volume of reports, with county reductions 25000–75000 yearly. Clerks’ pay is to be set between 2.50 and 8.50 daily, after reconsideration. Bills passed include town notices under Barrett law, university trustees, electricity as motor, and building and loan associations. A malaria-like paralysis case in Anderson endangers Maude Jones. A fatal explosion wrecks part of H F Smith’s mill in Elihart killing Schuyler Nizwander and injuring others.
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City Council Passes Ordinance on Saloon Screen Removal
In Serayon Ind Heb 16 a city council session approved an ordinance requiring saloons to remove screens and Sartala from legal holidays between late morning and early evening, with enforcement pending.
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Serayon
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P. Ma
Reading Character From a Streetcar Strap
An essay claims the way a passenger grips a streetcar strap reveals personality. Aggressive, passive, awkward, and self reliant types are described by their hold, posture, and behavior during jolts, with notes on talkative or solitary tendencies and reactions to crowding.
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Kamtchatka
Rea
Glane
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Matt
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