Kentucky Civil War Threat Averted as Governors Mediated
In Frankfort on March 14 a conference between Adj Gen Collier and Castleman produced a perfect understanding. Taylor to continue as governor until court of appeals rules. Beckham to abstain from seizing state buildings. Legislature appropriated 100000 for Beckham to reorganize militia. pending court decision ends imminent risk of conflict.
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Frankfort
Legislature of
Kentucky
Adjts
Collier
Castleman
Aylor
Beckham
Court of Appeals
Commonwealth
Taylor
Court of Last Resort
Supreme Court of Kentucky
Adjt
Sayre Death May Complicate Kentucky State Guard
The death of Ephriam D. Sayre may force Col. Roger D. Williams to return to command of the 2d regiment state guard. Williams has stayed away to avoid conflict and if Capt. Longmire resists, a clash between Republican and Democratic members of the guard could occur.
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Lexington
Ephriam D. Sayre
Roger D. Wiliams
2D Regiment
State Guard
Williams
Sayre
Longmire
Taul Held in Capital After Frankfort Arrest
Gabriel A Taul of Hardinsburg was brought to Frankfort in Breckinridge county sheriff custody on suspicions of complicity in the William Goe bel assassination. Officials refused details, but Taul reportedly was not in Frankfort at the time of the shooting and may have only an indirect connection. He spent the night at the Capitol hotel under guard.
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Frankfort
Gabriel A. Taul
Hardinsburg
Breckinridge County
William Goebel
Taul
Capitol Hotel
Fayette circuit judge orders grand jury probe of jail escape
Lexington Kentucky March 14 Judge Parker of the Fayette circuit court charged the grand jury in session urging a full investigation into the removal of Powers and Davis from the jail Sunday morning by alleged illegal process. Indictments against guilty parties possible. Summons sent to Sheriff Suter and Lieut Peake to appear Saturday. Other local officials were summoned.
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Lexington
Arker
Fayette
Vessels From Orient Placed Under Quarantine In San Francisco
Three steamers arrived from the Orient and were quarantined the Gaelic the Duke of Fife and the Charles Nelson. One sick Chinese crewman on the Gaelic had plague like symptoms and blood was tested in a guinea pig. The Charles Nelson carried sugar from Ma-Wa-Wali Hawaiian islands and shows no plague signs. The Duke of Fife hailed from Manila and carried two cabin passengers and the remains of 33 soldiers. Two plague deaths were reported, one at Kalahui February 25 and another at Honolulu March 3.
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San Francisco
Duke of Fife
Charles Nelson
Ma-Wa-Wali
Hawaiian Islands
Dr. Kinyoun
Manila
Japan
Washington
Honolulu
Carmichael
Marine Hospital Service
Kalahui
Hounolulu
French Justice and Fire Victims Reported in Three Notices
In Paris a court ordered the Grand hotel to pay Boston lawyer Burdett the full 25 000 francs found in a wallet plus costs after the secretary’s false tale of ownership. In Saginaw Alma Spickerman four died and two others burned in a residence fire. In Columbia guards killed Tom Houghton and wounded another convict after they attacked Guard Abe Narling at a penitentiary farm.
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Paris
Boston
Burdett
Saginaw
Mich
Alma Spickerman
Minnie
Freda
Henry Spickerman
Columbia
S. C
Abe Narling
Narling
Tom Houghton
Indiana Happenings Charged With Barratry
In Brazil Indiana March 14 Chicago attorneys John and Lewis Hasager visited miners injured in the March 5 wreck of the C E I railway to press suits for damages if no amicable settlement. Local lawyers objected and a warrant issued. Lewis Hasager jailed on barratry charges after failing to post 1000 bond. Coroner found the wreck resulted from railroad officials or employees negligence.
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Brazil
Ind
John
Lewis Hasager
Chicago
Lewis
Southern Indiana coal operators form alliance with new leaders
In Evansville on March 14 the coal operators of Southern Indiana elected David Ingle of Oakland City as president Wm Moody of Evansville as vice president and treasurer and Fred Herbert of Evansville as secretary Operators from Princeton Oakland City Evansville Chandler Boonville Newburg Jackson Little Blackburn Petersburg Washington Ayreshire Winslow Troy and Tell City represented 2500 miners in total The group aims to fix a uniform coal price and align wage policies All operators south of the Chesapeake Ohio railway area attended.
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Evansville
Ind
Southern Indiana
David Ingle
Oakland City
Wm. Moody
Fred Herbert
Princeton
Chandler
Boonville
Newburg
Jackson
Little
Blackburn
Petersburg
Washington
Ayreshire
Winslow
Troy
Tell City
Bh. & QS. W. Railway
Mayor Taggart declines governor bid in Indiana
Indianapolis March 14 Mayor Thomas Taggart says in a letter to the state democracy that he will not seek the Democratic nomination for governor and will serve out his mayoral term. He was reelected for two years last fall and has been mentioned for national party chairmanship. Evansville March 14 Jacob Speike long hermit found dead near the city in poverty with several hundred dollars in his cabin a farmer says he heardSpeike claimed a large buried fortune a search will be ordered, authorities report.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Thomas Taggart
The
Sentinel
Taggart
Evansville
Jacob Speike
French Arrives at Bloemfontein as British Advance Presses
Gen. French reaches Bloemfontein with forces while Lord Roberts sharpens offensive. Boers retreat toward the Free State capital as rail and telegraph lines near Slyp Klip are repaired. British lines extend to 110 miles from Modder Bridge and expect Bloemfontein occupation soon.
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French
Orange Free State
Methuen
Vodsnof
Slyp Klip
Vryburg
London
Cape Town
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Orange River
Modder Bridge
Lord Salisbury
Free State
Port Kilpatrick Heads to San Juan with Aid
Port Kilpatrick sails from New York to San Juan Porto Rico with supplies for the island’s destitute. She will return with a squadron of the 5th Cavalry.
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Port Kilpatrick
New York
San Juan
Porto Rico
Island
5Th Cavalry
Secretary Gage Explains Provisions of New Financial Bill
Secretary Gage outlined the measure in Washington on March 14 stating the bill fixes the dollar as the standard of value tied to 25.8 grains of nine-tenths fine gold. It assigns the Treasury Secretary power to maintain parity for all US money forms with this standard.
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Washington
Gage
House
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Murder in a Court House in Andalusia
In Andalusia on March 14 Thomas Sharp was shot and killed by Will Craddock in the courthouse jury room after a card game dispute. The jury room is reported to have hosted frequent gambling sessions, with games played nearly every night.
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Andalusia
Ala
Thomas Sharp
Will Craddock
Fire destroys 23 buildings in Hot Springs Massacre
Fire originating in the P S Holton Co drug store swept Hot Springs Florida on March 14 destroying 23 buildings with an estimated loss near 50000. Several structures were damaged no significant insurance coverage reported leaving only seven business houses standing.
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Hot Springs
Fla
P.S. Holton & Co
Death of Private Vaughn B Dickee in Porto Rico
Gen Davis at San Juan reports Private Vaughn B Dickee of Troop M 6th Cavalry died at Cavey March 12 from peritonitis after a stab wound inflicted by a Porto Rican on March 10.
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Washington
Gen. Davis
San Juan
Porto Rico
War Department
Cavey
Vaughn B. Dickee
6Th Cavalry
New Yorker John Wesley French Dies in San Juan Hallway
John Wesley French of New York was found dead in a San Juan hallway last Saturday morning. Officials ruled the death an accident, dispelling initial foul play suspicions.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
John Wesley French
New Jersey Tenement Fire Death Toll Rises
Two more bodies recovered from the ruins of the Italian tenement burned in Newark New Jersey bringing the death toll to sixteen with five others still unaccounted for. Police raided Tenderloin concert halls in New York arresting proprietors who were released on five hundred dollar bail.
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New York
Newark
N. J
Tenderloin
Wilkie
Secret Service
Plans for peace talks in Chicago to ease two trade conflicts
Chicago on March 14 reports plans for conferences to restore peace in the tailor and machinist trades. The meetings aim to ease labor trouble and settle disputes between these two lines of work.
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Chicago
Flood Roars Through Illinois Valley Farms Inundated
Chicago reports the worst flood in years on the Illinois river with the Des Plaines near bursting its banks. Hundreds of farms along the Des Plaines and the surrounding valley are submerged as waters rise.
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Chicago
Illinois River
Desplaines
Socialists mark 1848 revolution in Berlin graves
Berlin reports that on Sunday socialists will hold meetings across the city to celebrate the 1848 revolution and decorate the graves of its victims.
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Berlin
Workmen on Military Road Demand Fifty Cents a Day
In Areccibo Puerto Rico on March 14 workers on the military road strike for higher pay. After 600 quit, the men seek 50 cents daily instead of 40 cents. They remain orderly and unorganized. Contractors refuse concessions, citing available replacements. A special police detail is deployed. Also on March 14 in Washington Lieut Louis P Weber of the 42d volunteer infantry, born 1863 in New York City and residing in Brooklyn, is noted for death by self-inflicted act. he had served in the 201st New York volunteers during the Spanish American War.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Arecibo
Specia
Washington
Louis P. Weber
42D Volunteer Infantry
Otis
New York City
Brooklyn
42D Infantry
New York Volunteers
National Military Parks Bill Advances From House Panel
The house military committee ordered favorable reports on measures to create national military parks at Fredericksburg Salem Church Chancellorsville Wilderness and Spottsylvania Court House in Virginia and at Stones River in Tennessee. A commission will lay out both parks.
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Washington
House Military Committee
Battles of
Fredericksburg
Salem Church
Chancellorsville
The
Wilderness
Spottsylvania Court House
Virginia
Battle Field of
Stone River
Tennessee
Wages rise at Knox Coon Co for 500 workers
The Knox Coon Company announces a 10 percent wage increase for all day men and 50 cents per ton for puddlers. The measure affects about 500 workers in rolling mills in Knoxville and Harriman and was not requested by the employees. The Hague hosts a permanent arbitation bureau in a Prinsengracht building. A lighthearted cartoon exchange comments on mistaken resemblance between spouses.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Knox-Coon Co
Harriman
Senator Proctor Seeks Porto Rico Governor Amendment
Senator Proctor offers an amendment to the Porto Rican bill allowing the president to appoint an army or navy officer as governor, with a term not to exceed three years from enactment. The measure emphasizes presidential discretion in selecting the governor.
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Washington
Proctor
Porto Rico
Senate panel approves Indian appropriation bill with higher funding
Washington March 14 The senate committee on Indian affairs completed a review of the Indian appropriation bill and Senator Thurston reported it to the senate. The bill as reported carries 8 413 641 dollars an increase of 1 148 903 dollars.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Indian Affairs
Thurston
Senate
Paris Exposition Opening Date Unchanged
Paris officials deny a U S report that the opening date was postponed a fortnight. The exposition will open April 15. Washington reports mention relief efforts for the suffering as of March 14.
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Paris
United States
Washington
Minutes Read, Woman's Club Sparks Debate
The Washington Star reports a ladies' organization meeting where the president proposes reading the prior minutes and a troublesome member objects. The quarrel centers on long hours and a debate over whether the minutes were properly recorded.
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Ladies’ Organization
Washington Star
Woman Declines Proposals In Philadelphia Notice
In a Philadelphia notice the phrase suggests a woman who will never say yea and has taken the name Mrs. Vermilion nay Gray in response to a proposal. The text reflects a witty observance of marital choices and social naming customs.
Frenchmen in Indiana told to be ready for French army call
Marion Indiana March 14 French men in the United States receive notices from Paris that their services may be needed in the French army and to remain ready to respond at any time. Charles Cotton a Gas City factory worker claims he is a naturalized U S citizen and has received orders to report.
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Marion
Ind
Paris
Charles Cotton
France
United States Glass Co
Gas City
Cotton
United States
Plunged Headlong Into Coal Tar at So lon Store
Jeffersonville district dispatch reports Oscar Long of Owen township fell into a buried coal tar barrel in front of C Ross & Co. store at Solon and was nearly suffocated before teammates freed him. In Tipton, Mrs Lucy Grove sues Float Jelly Lafe Jones W O Fegg and John Craig for 4500 alleging losses from roulette gambling.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Oscar Long
Owen Township
C. Ross & Co
Solon
Long
Tipton, Ind
Lucy Grove
G. Grove
Lafe Jones
W. O. Fegg
John Craig
Nevins coal mines burn at Ehrmandale causing heavy loss
Terre Haute Indiana March 14. The Nevins coal mines at Ehrmandale were burned destroying all buildings at the mouth of the shafts. The loss is described as heavy. Muncie Indiana March 4. George W Cromer renominated for congressman by Republicans in the Eighth district with no opposition. The convention endorsed President McKinley’s administration.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Nevins
Ehrmandale
Muncie
George W. Cromer
McKinley
Change of Venue Granted in Kiser vs Vandalia Railroad
The case of C. H. Kiser versus the Vandalia Railroad for 10000 dollars damages has been moved from Vigo County Circuit Court to Indianapolis on a change of venue.
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Terre Haute
Ind
C. H. Kiser
Vandalia Railroad
Indianapolis
Vigo County
Gas main blast injures two workmen in Logansport
In Logansport Indiana on March 14 a pressure burst blew apart a main on the Chicago pipeline injuring workmen Jacob Farrenbaugh and John Gallagher who were thrown as the force swept the area.
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Logansport
Ind
Chicago
Jacob Farrenbaugh
John Gallagher
Multiple Updates From National Briefs Feature Charges and Plans
A Chicago sub committee of the industrial commission will meet next Monday. W D Doddridge resigns as Missouri Pacific general manager with Pussell Harding to succeed. Rear Adm Kemff named second in command of the Asiatic station. Dr Allison W Harlan of Chicago files for bankruptcy liabilities $294,339 assets $57,492. President Hickey says Western League season opens May 5 ends Sept 9. Inquiry planned into citizen complaints against the South African republic. Pere Henri Didon dies in Toulouse born March 17 1840. Senate bill authorizes a cable from Washington state to Alaska ports. Missouri Supreme Court upholds Nesbit election law in St Louis. National Guard leaders urge militia funding from $400000 to $2000000.
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House
State Department
Pere Henri Didon
Toulouse
France
Senate
Foster
Washington
Cape Nome
Alaska
Missouri Supreme Court
Kanc
Sherwood
St. Louis
Death of Chas. Caster and crisis at Clarksville courthouse
Chas. Caster of J Pierpont Morgan & Co dies suddenly. Clarksville Tennessee courthouse burns causing $125000 loss with $75000 insured. Other items note British arrival in Transvaal peace efforts, Japan business permits refusals for foreign insurers, legal action in Louisville, a leper death in Pittsburgh, Philippines governance plans, and counterfeiting notices.
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Chas. Caster
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Clarksville
Tenn
Colombia Revolution Rumors of Year-long Conflict Rise
Kingston Jamaica reports the Colombian revolution may last twelve months as the government blocks liberals and enlarges its treasury. Trade halts nationwide and food grows scarce. A March 4 clash at Cartagena saw a duty officer decapitate a soldier with a sword.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colombia
Republic
Carthagena
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Wheat and Grain
Cincinnati market report March 13 shows flour prices for various grinds, wheat No 2 red on track at 74 to 144 cents, corn track 40 to 42 cents, mixed and yellow varieties cited. Live stock prices list hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, and veal calves with range figures. Chicago section notes No 2 red wheat around 68 to 68.5 cents, No 2 spring near 66 to 68 cents, corn around 36 to 40 cents, oats and other grades.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
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