Rescue Efforts Continue At Red Ash Mine Disaster
Rescuers labor to recover bodies after the Red Ash mine explosion near Fire Creek West Virginia. Officials report 34 bodies recovered with 29 dead and five injured, while 39 to 70 miners remain entombed. gas fumes hinder work and no definite cause yet determined.
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Fire Creek
W. Va
Red Ash Mine
Carl Downey
John L. Day
Joseph Elliott
John Kane
Harry Dawson
Howell
Test of endurance in Chicago strike stalemate
In Chicago on March 8 officials report no arbitration path open as the contractors refuse to be dictated to by the building trades council. The unions and contractors hold firm with a strike and lockout seen as a test of endurance for both sides.
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Chicago
Building Trades Council
Building Contractors’ Council
Industrial Commission
Two Men Fatally Crushed in City Department Store
A bundle of iron pipe fell from the sixth floor window of H. C. Koch & Co. on West 124th Street striking two men unloading a truck at the curb. They died shortly after from their injuries. The victims were Walter Walsh and his helper George Conners from Mott Haven.
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New York
Weat 124Th Street
Courbstone
Walter Walsh
George Conners
Mott Haven
Wheeler and party land after quarantine in San Francisco
Gen. Joseph Wheeler and his party, held in quarantine since arriving from the Philippines aboard the Warren last Monday, were allowed to land in San Francisco. Wheeler reported excellent health and said the voyage had benefited him physically.
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San Francisco
March
Joseph Wheeler
Philippines
Warren
Floods in Maguagua Relief Demands Tax Relief
Floods in Maguagua department of Peru have eased property losses to about 1.5 million dollars. Residents of Lima report relief petitions to the government seek tax relief in light of the flooding.
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Lima
Peru
Department
Maguagua
Fire destroys Natrona department store in Pa
A two story brick department store of the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. in Natrona Pa. burned down. Losses were 40 660 on the building and 13 000 on stock with insurance status unknown. The fire origin is listed as a mystery.
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Natrona
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co
Arlington honors bury Cuba war dead at cemetery
Washington report notes the burial of 800 Cuban war dead at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors as the remains of about 60 more soldiers are identified and laid to rest.
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Washington
Remaina
Cuba
Arlington Cemetery
Myr Phelps Losing Ground Report
New Haven report states Myr Phelps shows no visible change yet gradually loses ground. He is at times rational and appears to realize the end is not far off.
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New Haven, Ct
Myr
Phelps
Social Democrats Adopt Platform Led by Debs
The Social Democrats in Indianapolis adopt a platform proposed by Eugene V. Debs including public ownership of utilities and mines, universal suffrage, women’s rights, international arbitration, and national labor protections. The platform also condemns militarism in Porto Rico and capitalist schemes to deny Porto Rican voters their franchise.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Social Democrats
Eugene V. Debs
United States
Committee On Resolutions
Porto Rico
Plague situation improves in Honolulu but suspect case noted
Honolulu reports show a much improved plague situation with one suspicious case since the last advices. Kahului records one death, a Chinese man, cremated and still under strict quarantine. Hilo reports no new cases and none expected.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Kahului
Hilo
Plague Fears Rise in Buenos Ayres
Buenos Ayres reports multiple cases of bubonic plague with official confirmation. urgent measures are adopted to curb spread and protect public health.
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Buenos Ayres
Plague on Board a Steamship at Port Townsend
Official advice reports the appearance of genuine bubonic plague on the New York K Line steamship Nanyo Maru at Diamondhead Port Townsend. The vessel is under quarantine as authorities confirm the risk and restrict movement to prevent spread.
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Victoria
B. C
Diamondhead
Port Townsend
Smallpox Devastates Jonesville Neighborhood in Mississippi
In Jackson on March 8 an official report to Hinds county supervisors describes Jonesville as plagued by virulent smallpox. Nearly 100 deaths in six weeks, with coffins cobbled from rails and many patients lacking medical care. Death rate above 75 percent. county officials authorize physician purchases of supplies and medicines.
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Jackson
Miss
Hinds County Board of Supervisors
Jonesville
Board of Supervisors
Coal Shipments From Pittsburgh To Southern Ports
About 1,200,000 bushels of coal started for southern ports from Pittsburgh. The coal is billed for Louisville and New Orleans with Cincinnati and nearby points well stocked. An 18 foot stage of water is expected when all coal now loaded will be shipped south.
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Pittsburgh
Louisville
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Jamaica unrest grows as colonial rule provokes ire
Kingston Jamaica March 8 reports that Mr Chamberlains autocratic action in reducing the colony of Jamaica to crown government is widely resented and the political climate remains unstable. lawless persons threaten disturbance of public order.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Mr. Chamberlain
Not Needed for Some Time Jersey City Sugar House
One thousand employees of the Jersey City sugar house of the American Sugar Refining Co. were informed they would not be needed for an indefinite period as they remain laid off.
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New York
Jersey City
American Sugar Refining Co
British Victorious in One Day Battle Retreats Enemy
Lord Roberts reports a successful day with the enemy routed and in full retreat. British casualties about 58. The cavalry and horse artillery inflicted heavy losses while preparations and terrain limited direct attacks. Boer prisoners to be sent to St Helena with Lord Bathurst named escort commander.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Poplar Grove
Cape Colony
Cronje
St. Helena
Lord Bathurst
Cape Town
Settlement efforts and Boer War battles unfold in Cape Town report
A Cape Town dispatch notes Dutch seek a settlement preserving republic independence while British loyalists demand annexation. It reports Kitchener's squadrons returning after a February clash, and casualties among Lieutenants Keswick Bailey and De Crespigny. General De Wet and De La Rey lead Boer forces as Lord Roberts advances with a 45,000‑strong column, inflicting Boer losses and pressuring their defense.
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Cess
England
Kitchener
Telegraphic Brevities Headline Summary
Transports Sheridan and Westminster sail from Manila to San Francisco. Governor Shaw’s father dies in Vermont at 84. Dr John Friedrich, founder of the American Swiss Gazette, dead in New York. Texas party factions fail to unite at Waco convention. Captain Silas W Terry named commandant of Washington Navy Yard. Treasury approves public deposits up to 95 percent of face value on new bonds, old bonds up to 95 percent. Banks rush to charter under national system after currency bill. Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio Traffic Association raises coal rates from Pittsburgh to the lakes effective March 21.
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Sheridan
Westminster
Manila
San Francisco
Boardman Shaw
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
Morrisville
John Friedrich
American Swiss Gazette
New York City
Waco
Silas W. Terry
Adm. McCormick
Washington Navy Yard
Secretary of the Treasury
Western Pennsylvania and
Eastern Ohio Traffic Association
Pittsburgh
Lakes
Ohio
West Virginia
Refugees report attack on Eenhardt with rebel capture
A refugee from Eenhardt says February 28 fighting drove rebels from the town after shots, then Commandant De Koek arrived with a truce flag. The magistrate escorted from Eenhardt was taken prisoner as rebels seized the town and proclaimed Free State control. The magistrate faces trial in Bloemfontein and natives are said to be treated harshly.
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Carnavaron
Cape Colony
Eenhardt
de Koek
Free State
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts forces attack at Osfontein drives Boers from tents
Osfontein march 7 Lord Roberts' force attacked at dawn Gen French turned the southern part of the Boer position causing the Boers to flee leaving a gun and large forage supplies and tents He is in pursuit while the north bank Boers evacuate Cronje's losses described as heavy and a Times dispatch notes 60 Moors buried in a single grave
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Osfontein
Lord Roberts
French
London
the Times
British Troops Enter Burghersdorp Unmolested
A Molteno dispatch reports British troops entered Burghersdorp last night without resistance, marking a quiet advance in the march toward the front.
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London
Molteno
Burghersdorp
Mob Whips Two Hughes Brothers in Danville Storm
Two Hughes men were abducted from their home in Danville Indiana. They were taken by a mob and led half a mile through a storm where they were severely whipped. Authorities say prosecutions will follow.
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Danville
Ind
Hughes
Mill Foreman Crushed Arm In Machinery Accident
English Indiana March 8 Thos Greer superintendent of the Doolittle plan ing mill was caught in the machinery and his right arm was crushed bones and all He is 32 years old and recently married
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English
Ind
Thos, Greer
Doolittle
Fire Hits Logansport Candy Factory Status Unclear
A candy factory in Logansport Indiana was burned on March 8 damaging the plant occupied by T Quigley. The blaze caused an estimated loss of about $15,000 with unconfirmed details on funding and insurance.
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Logansport
Ind
T Quigley
Wholeisle
Emndy
Ina Fance
Plague scare in Chinatown and fires hit cities
The report notes a suspected bubonic plague case in San Francisco's Chinatown, a major Philadelphia fire causing about 700000 dollars in damage, and a wave of other incidents including price cuts by a sugar firm and a failed glass manufacturers group. It also covers political moves on Porto Rico and a census director story of a father seeking his son through a nationwide list.
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American Sugar Refining Co
Chinatown
San Francisco
Markets Bourse Report From Cincinnati And Chicago
Cincinnati market notes flour prices for spring and winter grades with ranges. Grain prices show No 2 red wheat around 73 to 74 cents on track and corn No 2 white around 33 to 37 cents on track. oats No 2 mixed about 25 to 26 cents on track. Live stock priced by class with shippers and butchers, cattle, sheep and lamb values listed. veal calves given per weight ranges. Chicago figures mirror wheat at 64 to 69 cents for No 2 red and corn No 2 around 34 cents. oats No 2 around 40 to 41 cents.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
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