Prospects in Cuba Depend on Agricultural Prosperity
Gen. Jas. H. Wilson, military governor of Matanzas Santa Clara, says Cuba’s future bright if sugar markets open and agriculture thrives. He cites cattle, coffee, timber, fruit, and tobacco as strong capital draws and urges land-use improvements and cattle lending on time. He debunks rumors of Mr. Drake fomenting trouble and calls him honorable.
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Matanzas
Cuba
Jas. H. Wilson
Department of Matanzas-Santa Clara
United States
Gen. Wilson
Drake
Chicago
Havana Election Sparks Predicted Uprising Says Gardenhire
Col Frank M Gardenhire of Chattanooga returns from Havana warning of serious trouble on election day. He cites a 60 percent disfranchisement rule and literacy and property requirements, noting outsiders flood Havana for offices and 12 mayoral candidates. He says natives hate U S troops and foresee internal clashes when troops depart.
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Chattanooga
Havana
Nashville
Tenn
Frank M. Gardenhire
Gardenhire
Wood
Man Fires Four Shots at Wife In Steubenville, Fatal Risk
Wheeling report says William Chappel 36 from Steubenville entered Ella Miller's Alley C dwelling and fired four shots at his wife Ethel 22 two shots hit her and she will likely die. Chappel arrested and confessed. Also notices the death of miller J P Baden in Winfield Kansas from pneumonia.
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Wheeling
W. Va
William Chappel
Steubenville
Ella Miller
Ethel
Chappel
Death of Rev John Hennessy Archbishop of Dubuque
Most Rev John Hennessy first archbishop of Dubuque died Sunday afternoon aged 74 after a third stroke of paralysis. He was born in Ireland August 20 1825 and came to America in 1847 serving as bishop of Dubuque since 1866 and archbishop since 1893. Funeral Thursday at 10 with Archbishop Ryan delivering the eulogy.
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Dubuque
John Hennessy
Ryan
Philadelphia
Philadelpha
Mgr. Ryan
Keene
Washington University
Lenehan
Cheyenne
John Carroll
St. Joseph‘s College
Hennessy
County Limerick
Ireland
America
Carondalet Seminary
St. Louis
New Madrid
Carondalet
Rome
Kenrick
St. Joseph
Mer. Satoll
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltimore
Fire-ravaged Spartansburg tannery and Opéra house blaze
Corry Pennsylvania reports a blaze destroying the Western Union tannery with contents, causing total loss of about 80 000 dollars insured. The Corry opera house and its contents were also destroyed, while the National hotel and the Corry steam laundry suffered heavy damage. In Omaha Nebraska a political dispute ends with tearing down an American flag and replacing it with a red flag in Mayor Moore's yard. Mile. Yvette Guilbert narrowly escaped a fire in Paris while recovering from kidney surgery.
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Corry
Western Union Tannery
Spartansburg
Corry Opera House
National Hotel
Opera House
Omaha
Neb
Yvette Guilbert
Paris
Avenue de Villiers
Pioneer Missionary Rev Charles Secombe Dies at 83
Sioux Falls reports the death of Rev Charles Secombe aged 83 at Springfield South Dakota. A pioneer missionary of the northwest he organized the first Congregational church at Stanley Falls and narrowly escaped with his family during the Minnesota Indian war.
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Sioux Falls
Springfield
S. D
Charles Secombe
Northwest
First Congregational Church
Stanley Falls
Dakota
Reid Defeats Terry in Arkansas Primary Returns
Congressmen W. L. Terry of Little Rock loses bid for re election to Charles C. Reid of Morrillton after Yell county primaries on Saturday. Terry had represented the district in Congress for ten years.
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Little Rock
Ark
W. L. Terry
Charles C. Reid
Morrillton
Yell County
Reid
Terry
Congress
Burglar Attack Injures Norfolk Couple Fears Death
George W. Miller, a baker, and his wife were attacked by a burglar in their Norfolk home as they slept. Miller was seriously injured and the intruder escaped with money taken from the house. Local authorities fear the couple may not survive.
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Norfolk
George W. Miller
Protestors damage flag in Hanover at Englishman’s celebration
Berlin reports an anti British demonstration in Hanover in front of an Englishman’s home after he displayed the Union Jack to mark British successes in South Africa. Several participants tore a British flag though identities are not yet known.
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Hanover
South Africa
Ladysmith
Roberts
Chicago
Ireland
British Drive Boers From Last Grounds at La Buschagnes Nek
General Brabant reports a strong Boer position at La Buschagnes Nek near Dordrecht. British shell and rifle fire push Boers back as Brabant’s force advances to entrenched hills. British losses are six killed and 18 wounded. Cronje’s prisoners moved to British ships at Table Bay. Cecil Rhodes plans to sail to England.
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Cape Colony
Frabant
la Buschagnes Nek
Jamestown
Brabant
Paardeberg
Cronje
Mongolian
Manila
Table Bay
Cecil Rhodes
England
Five Die in New York Lodging House Fire
London dispatch reports five burned to death and three injured in a seven story lodging house at 44, New York. Names include Ananes Buttie, John Clark, Edward Doyle, Henry Jackson, Stephen Carney, Martin Gallagher, Edward Walker, with casualties and damage estimated at $2,000. Other items note war updates, Panama measures, and regional incidents.
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New York
Thomas B. Bard
California
Stephen M. White
United States
Mr. Bard
Franklin County
Antietam
Thomas A. Scott
Ventura
Union Oil Company
Bank of Hueneme
Ananes Buttie
John Clark
Edward Doyle
Henry Jackson
Stephen Carney
Boer Sympathizers Seek U S Mediation in South African War
At a Pittsburgh meeting of the American German League of Western Pennsylvania a petition was unanimously adopted urging U S government mediation to end the war between Great Britain and the South African republics. The group invites Boer sympathizers nationwide to join and send a general appeal to President McKinley. Copies of the petition form are available from Secretary Max Kurniker.
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Pittsburgh
McKinley
Max Kurniker
Boers Retreat After Surrender Near Rensburg and Colesberg Actions
From Bloemfontein to Cape Town reports dated March 3 to March 4 indicate the federals withdraw from the Rensburg area under burgher protection after General Cronje surrendered February 27 citing food and ammo shortages. King Kruger appeals to Natal burghers as Price’s force moves north of Colesberg and Boers make last-ditch attempts to escape with wounded left behind.
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Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Rensburg
Cronje
Kruger
Natal
Biggarsberg
Colesberg
Cape Colony
Orange River
Free State
Price
Stand Collapse Injures Met Life Agents in Chicago
Nearly 30 agents of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. were injured when a small grand stand collapsed during a photo session, dropping ten feet. The incident occurred in Chicago on March 5 as the group posed for photographs.
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Chicago
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Evansville inmates escape jail in bathroom breakout
Evansville Indiana March 5 Charles Nall charged with forgery and Napol eon Holly charged with horse stealing escaped from jail by prying open a bathroom door. Nall claimed Springfield Ohio as his home.
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Evansville
Ind
Charles Nall
Napoleon Holly
Nall
Springfield
British cruiser Her mes ix reports shaft break at Cat Island
Nassau report states the British second class cruiser Her mes ix was off Cat Island Bahamas with its shaft broken and in need of aid. The vessel was seen near New Providence on March 5.
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Nassau
New Providence
Hermes ix
Cat Island
Bahamas
The Safent Way. Askim- Pronunciation Guide
The fragment shows a prompt asking how to pronounce Utlande z with a dialogue tag and an informal spelling query. It includes a journal-like line “Tellum The same as you do I spell it” indicating speaker N.
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Askim
Tellum
Journal
Notable 19th Century Shipping and Rail News
The report notes experiments with American coal by Bavarian railways. Obituaries include Wilson Hunt Randolph of Smith Gray & Co. in Brooklyn aged 58 and Dr E A Gilbert of Iowa aged 72. The French liner La Champagne carried 263 853 francs in 43 sacks. Mexico orders uniform freight car couplers and railway safety steps. Puebla and Orizaba mills suspend due to high cotton prices. Jacob O Chance, supreme court clerk, aged 67, dies. he was Wesley Merritt’s brother in law. German tanners in Berlin call for higher duties on American leather amid tariff disputes.
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Wilson Hunt Randolph
Smith, Gray & Co
Elc Hiers
Brooklyn
New York
Havre
E. A. Gilbert
Iowa
State Board of Health
West
Dubuque
Puebla
Orizaba
Mexico
Jacob O. Chance
Supreme Court
Mt. Vernon
Wesley Merritt
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Wheat and Livestock
Cincinnati report shows flour and grain price ranges for spring and winter qualities with exact bids, including extra and low grade categories. Live stock values list hogs cattle sheep lambs veal calves with varying quality classes and price bands. Chicago section records Wheat futures for March May July and oats and corn bid quotes with corresponding months and prices.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Chicago aldermen of today compared to past decades
A Chicago Tribune analysis contrasts present city council members with those from 1892 to 1897, alleging past legislatures granted dubious franchises, legalized gambling, and were dominated by dive keepers and toughs. It claims many aldermen then traded votes for money and that police protected plunder in exchange for bribes.
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Chicago Tribune
the World
Chicago
Lake City
Fromm
City Hall
The
Tribune
Satan
Chicago aldermanic reform praised as honest council rises
An extended reflection extols a new era in Chicago city government praising the current aldermen for honesty and reform. It contrasts past corrupting influences with a lean, professional council and lauds the Municipal Voters' League and Civic Federation for change while noting lingering old-guard resistance.
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Satan
Chicago
Imp
Lake City
Gotham
Municipal Voters’ League
Civic Federation
Thieves Plague City as Burglaries Surge
Citizens face a wave of burglaries and holdups across Chicago as reports fill papers. An alderman reformer guards the treasury while crimes rise and few offenders reach the bar of justice. A plain clothes detective notes the growing challenge.
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Chicago
Strikes Threaten Chicago Weddings and Wardrobe
In Chicago society circles the tailors’ lockout sparks anxiety over weddings. Brides-to-be plan to enforce new rules on wedding garments if the strike lasts, risking postponed ceremonies and bridal fashion changes while grooms face work-day attire.
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Chicago
Gettle
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