Riot Fights Erupt Over Ex-Priest Slattery Speech in Savannah
Savannah witnesses a five hour riot as a 5000 strong mob clashes with militia guarding ex priest Slattery and his wife in the Masonic temple district. bayonet charges clear streets. Slattery escorted to hotel as crowds vow vengeance. Police and guards restore order after windows are broken and bricks fly.
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Georgia Hussars
Herman Myers
Masonic Temple
Slattery
Masonic Hall
Meyers
Cafferty
Mrs Slattery
Order of Hibernians
Nicholson Temperance Bill Passes Indiana House 75 to 20
Indiana House approved the Nicholson temperance measure to tighten liquor enforcement. It tightens license revocation for second offenses, restricts multiple rooms, allows district voter denial with remonstrances, and eases conviction procedures.
Senate bill offers 100000 to inventor of airship by 1900
Washington February 27 report on a Senate bill authorizing the secretary of the treasury to pay 100000 to any inventor who by 1900 builds a vessel proving safe air navigation at 30 mph capable of carrying freight and passengers. The committee cites potential revolution in civilization and says 1900 commercial success is uncertain.
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Washington
Brice
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Secretary of the Treasury
Gresham
U.S
Gen. Williams
Havana
Cuba
Senor Maragua
Strong
WasuiIneTon
Ohio
Luther M. Strong
Hawaii
Blackburn
Arbitration bill detailed rules for common carriers and unions
The bill applies to all common carriers and employees excluding masters and seamen, sets mediation prerequisites, then a three-member arbitration panel, and final awards filed in federal court. It restricts strikes during arbitration, outlines duties of employers and unions, and imposes penalties for violations.
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House
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Commissioner of Labor
Board of Arbitration
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United States
Court of Equity
Circuit Court
Circuit Court of Appeals
Armed Robbers Enter Chicago Hotel in Search of Boodle
Six armed robbers burst into a small Chicago hotel at 45 Clark street early Tuesday morning forcing entry to a room shared by Charles and William Thompson and Edward Dahl. The Thompson brothers had recently inherited about 3 000 pounds from an aunt in London. The gang fled after securing only a small sum, startled by screams, suggesting they expected a larger haul.
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Chicago
Clark Street
Charles
William Thompson
Edward Dahl
London
England
Charles Thompson
Opium Joint Charged in Indianapolis Chinatown
Two Chinese men were fined 500 dollars each and sentenced to six months in the workhouse after police proved they ran a transient opium joint at a local resort. The case drew wide attention among Chinese communities nationwide. An interpreter from Louisville aided the inquiry as a mysterious figure calling himself T Y Shung appeared, claimed to be a Jap, but others say he is Chinese.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Stubbs
Louisville
Washington
T. Y. Shung
Christian Endeavor
Rex parade opens New Orleans carnival with grand events
Shrove Tuesday in New Orleans features ideal weather and a huge crowd. The rex parade begins at 11 a.m. with Frank Howard, son of the late lottery king, portraying rex. Washington artillery hall hosts a royal reception attended by Comus and Proteus and their queens. The Corus parade closes the carnival and a French opera house ball ends the celebrations. The rex theme is Fergus Hume's Chronicles of Fairyland.
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New Orleans
Rex
Washington Artillery Hall
Comus
Proteus
French Opera House
Frank Howard
Fergus Hume
Peculiarly Painful Accident in Pomenoy
Miss Emma Kessler, daughter of a prominent miller, suffered a severe eye burn after a curling iron heated too hot was swung to cool it. The iron struck her eye during a conversation with her mother and she will likely lose the eye.
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Pomenoy, C
Emma Kessler
Rebels Defeated Near Cali as Government Troops Advance
Panama dispatch reports a battle near Cali where rebels were defeated. Many killed on both sides and government troops seized a large prisoner haul. Fourteen hundred government soldiers move rapidly toward Cartigo, reportedly taken by rebels.
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Panama
Buenventura
Cali
Cartigo
Murder at a Dance Ends in Fatal Assault
In Belmore near Deshler on Tuesday evening, William Hiddings and Joseph Lee argued over dancing with a cousin. Outside, Lee struck Hiddings with a club, killing him. Lee was arrested. Also in Canton the same day, workers buried beneath a fallen smoke stack left Peter Gutt and Michael Krebs with fatal and serious injuries.
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Belmore
Deshler
Biddings
Joseph Lee
Lee
Hiddings
Canton
Peter Gutt
Michael Krebs
Gutt
Krebs
Guatemalan Cabinet Crisis Rumor of Temporary Replacement
Guatemalan Cabinet turmoil reported with rumors Gen Molona could replace Barrios temporarily as opposition to Barrios grows and election prospects for Barrios dim. Mrs Wickes Divorce Granted in Curiao. Judge Tuthill approves divorce citing an agreement between Laura H Wickes and Thomas H Wickes of Pullman Palace Car Co. Insurance Agent Found Dead in Carrollton Ohio. R E Spink of Cleveland found dead in his hotel room from heart disease.
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Molona
Barrios
Curiaco
Tuthill
Laura H. Wickes
Thomas H. Wickes
Pullman Palace Car Co
Carrollton,o
R. E. Spink
Cleveland
the Provident Life Insurance Co
New York City
Russian envoy offered post as foreign minister in succession
London Feb 27 M E DeStael the Russian Ambassador at London was offered the position of Russian minister of foreign affairs to succeed the late M DeGiera.
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M. DeGiers
London
M. E. DeStael
M. DeGiera
Japs Did Not Loot After Wei Hai Wei Capture
A Chefoo dispatch reports that after Wei-Hai-Wei fell to Japanese forces there was little looting and no atrocities. A separate item notes 14 year old Eddie Epsonfi fell from a bridge at Clouds Monday, breaking his neck.
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Pe Times
Cheefoo
Wei-Hai Wei
Crsommart
Eddie Epsonfi
Revolution in Cuba Led by Marti and Gomez
Cipher dispatches from New York reveal Jose Marti and General Maximo Gomez landed in Cuba signaling a widespread uprising. Estimates place 4,000 troops in the eastern region under Brig. Gen. Guillermo Moncada with arms smuggled to the patriots and plans for a provisional government if successful.
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the Herald
Cuba
Cuban Revolutionary Party
Dose Marti
Maximo Gomez
Vera Cruz
Marti
Jose Marti
Gomez
United States
Mexico
Ybarra
Patriot Party
Havana
Guantanamo
Gilfermo Moncada
Matanzas
Condensed News Roundup of Diverse Regional Items
A 16 year old, Oney McFarland, was killed when 48 cars ran over him near Bellefontaine. Mrs. Isaac Hope of Blissfield, Michigan, inherits nearly a million from an African uncle. Delaware senatorial ballot shows no change. John Henry, an alleged thief leader, is jailed in Salem, North Dakota. Aaron Bracken of Jacksonville, Illinois, died from poison in Dallas a robbery motive suspected. The National Dairy Association met in Washington. Ohio railroad ballot plans gain eastern support. Alton Misenar found guilty of murder in Coldwater, Michigan. Joseph Dale, from Port Huron, Michigan, killed himself in San Francisco. Boston School Board names Sarah Larned supervisor of primary studies. Delaware House bill blocks printing lottery tickets. Southern and Honduran tickets printed in Wilmington. Gem window glass works (Dunkirk, Indiana) offers employer-run factory lease at 6 percent. rejection means closure. Carbonic gas cylinder explosion in Philadelphia injures Frank Duffy and kills Frank Robertson. Senate finance panel favors resolution to appoint delegates to a potential international monetary conference.
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Oney McFarland
Bellefontaine
Isaac Hope
Blissfield
Mich
Falen
Africa
Delaware
John Henry
Salem
Aaron Bracken
Jacksonville
Ill
Dallas
Tex
National Dairy Association
Agricultural Department
Washington
Dodge
State of
Ohio
Gem Window Glass Works
Dunkirk
Ind
Smith, Klein & French Co
Philadelphia
Frank Robertson
Camden
N. J
Frank Duffy
Senate Committee On Finance
Walcutt
U S Markets Report From Cincinnati and Other Cities
Market notes cover flour and wheat prices in Cincinnati and Baltimore with ranges for various grades. Livestock values are listed for cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep, including prices for heavy steers, select butchers, heifers, and lambs across multiple exchange locales and dates.
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Cincinnati
de. Cornn
Yeo
Catttle
Baltimore
A Corean Funeral and Its Odd Rituals
A Corean funeral features a colorfully painted palanquin carried by bearers and accompanied by mourners in grotesque masks. The ceremony blends superstition with ritual as two spirits, good and evil, contend for the deceased, with the evil spirit pursued and thwarted before burial while the good spirit is honored in an urn among ancestors.
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Corea
Europe
Corean
The Walls of Peking and City Dividing Walls
A description of Peking’s defensive works from the outer wall encircling the city to inner enclosures. The fortifications include two main zones the Tartar city and the Chinese quarter with separate gates, thick walls, and the Forbidden City housing the emperor and court.
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Tartar City
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