Roots Mission to Cuba Warns of Self Government Readiness
Secretary Root visited Havana to inspect civil and military departments and meet Cuban leaders and business interests. He praised Cubans for capable self government, urged practical preparation for local elections, and outlined US aims for broad home rule with advisory American oversight. He dismissed rumors of trouble as propaganda and emphasized continuity of US faith and the May 1 municipal vote.
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Havana
Root
Cuba
Mr. Root
United States
Congress
German sign maker alleges $100000 swindle by Ellen Peck gang
Franz Mayer of New York, owner of a sign manufacturing business valued at $100,860, says he was swindled by Hugh Mason and George W. Van Zand, both jailed on $10,000 bail. Mayer claims they sold him stock for deeds to 106,000 acres of coal and woodland in Kentucky and provided mortgages from Jessie Seal for Atlantic City area property, amid plans to organize a stock company.
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New York
Franz Mayer
Hugh Mason
George W. van
Guy Mayer
Ellen Peck
Mayer
Mason
van Zand
Sandy River
Kentucky
Jessie Seal
Atlantic City
N. J
Plague Reports in Hawaii as Death Toll Rises
Surgeon in charge Maj B D Taylor reports 2 new plague deaths in Hawaii since Feb 24, totaling 64 cases with 55 deaths. He notes cleanup of hotel stables reduces infection centers and warns of ongoing sporadic cases. Authorities plan 18 to 20 day hiatus before lifting detention measures.
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Washington
Sternberg
B. D. Taylor
Honolulu
Maj. Taylor
Board of Health
Council of State
People
Extent of the Storm Across Regions
A March snowstorm dumps about eight inches in Washington with hail and rapid melt. Snow blankets New York and reaches New England as a cold front follows. Temperatures drop toward freezing across much of the south and gulf coast, while Washington registers 22 degrees.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Louisiana
New York
New England
Gulf Coast
East Florida
Inventory Planned as American Steel Sheet Co Form Nears
Pittsburgh news reports the American Steel Sheet Co to inventory stock machinery and raw materials over a week before formal organization. Whittaker Sheet Steel Co Wheeling W Va Dewees Wood Co McKeesport Pa and Apollo Tron and Steel Co Pittsburgh have not joined the proposed combination.
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Pittsburgh
Iron and Steel Sheet
American Steel Sheet Co
Whittaker Sheet Steel Co
Wheeling
W. Dewees Wood Co
McKeesport
Apollo Tron and Steel Co
General Merriam denies labor union crime law claims
Brig. Gen. Merriam, who led troops at Wardner Idaho during last year’s miners’ troubles, denies reports that he urged the president to enact a law making union organizing a crime and denies using profane language in Wardner. He says he never made any recommendations to the president on labor unions.
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Washington
Merriai
Wardner
Idaho
Davis, Wall Street Review Editor, Freed on Bail in Transit Conspiracy Case
New York March 16 Charles Thomas Davis editor of the Wall Street Review and five others were indicted in a Brooklyn rapid transit alleged conspiracy. Davis released on eleven thousand dollars bail. Indictments allege spreading false rumors and a third for conspiracy.
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New York
Charles Thomas Davis
The
Wall Street Review
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Family feud ends in double tragedy and coroner's exoneration
In Hannock Montana on March 16 Fred Brown went to the home of William Lytle intending to kill the entire family. He fatally shot Myrtle Lytle a daughter then Lytle killed Brown. A coroner's jury exonerated Lytle of blame.
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Hannock
Mont
Fred Brown
William Lytle
Myrtle Lytle
Lytle
McGovern Stops Linny Early in Philadelphia Bout
A large crowd watched Terry McGovern world featherweight champion defeat Eddy Linny of Philadelphia in the second round at the Industrial Athletic Club. In Buenos Aires dispatches a revolution has broken out in Entre Rios with insurgents seizing three principal towns.
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Philadelphia
Terry McGovern
Eddy Linny
Philadephia
Industrial Athletic Club
London
Times
Buenos Aires
Entre Rios
Forces join as British secure Free State progress
London reports Lord Roberts confirms Gen Gatacre and Gen Clements unite 2,000 guards and artillery to support the Orange River crossing. Bloemfontein’s occupation appears orderly. burghers surrender arms while many evacuate east or north. MeThuen defends discipline and Cronje praised amid shifting fronts. Commandoes march toward Warrenton for a stand.
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Bloemfontein
Gataecre
Orange River
Bethulie
Reginald Pole- Carew
Guards Brigade
Gatacre
Clements
Bethany
Lord Roberts
Joubert
Wessels
Raad
England
Free State
Bly
Frazer
Cape Town
Wesseil
Montague White
Johannesburg
Chamberlain
Kruger
the Times
White
J. B. Robinson
Vaal
Buller
Murder in Cincinnati Ends in Wife's Fatal Shot
Charles Adams a Union Pacific passenger agent with Omaha ties is shot and killed by his wife Jessie Turman Adams in the Primrose flats on Race street. She claims years of abuse and self defense after a brutal confrontation. Adams had been under police surveillance earlier in winter.
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Charles Adams
Union Pacific Railroad
Carew
Omaha
Irving
Fay
Jessie Turman Adams
Race Street
Arcade
Gertie Turman
Gertie Hayes
Adams
Neb
Miss Turman
Muscatine
Boers Surrender Report From Bloemfontein Dispatch
A Bloemfontein dispatch dated March 15 says civil authorities are set to surrender on Monday after a stormy meeting led by Steyn. Frazer denounces him as a coward in a charged exchange.
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London
Standard
Bloemfontein
Steyn
Frazer
Curling Gains Ground Across Nations In 1900 Bonspiel
The piece notes American, Canadian, and European curlers competing in bonspiels with diverse teams and clubs. It highlights U S participation, growth from 1893 club counts, and American skip leaders like J F E Jones from Portage Wisconsin. It discusses stones, granite sources, sweeping, and the sport’s evolving international blend.
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Nelson
Labrador
Portage
St. Paul
Winnipeg
Caledonian
Teuton
Lffe
United States
Scotland
England
Ireland
Norway
Russia
New Zealand
Québec
Ontario
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
New Brunswick
America
Skip J. FE. Jones
Wisconsin
Jones
Workers Fight for Wage Increase in Pittsburgh Mill Talks
The delayed conference on wages for Amalgamated Association sheet mill workers in Pittsburgh concluded no raise is due. Sworn sale sheets showed manufacturers sold at figures from the settlement two months ago, disappointing workers who expected higher pay amid improved market prices.
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Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Plate
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Prices
Market report from Cincinnati dated March 15 shows flour bids for several grades, grain quotations for wheat corn and oats, and live stock values including hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calves. Chicago prices listed for wheat corn and oats with multiple grade specifications and daily ranges.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
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Carlisle
John G. Carlisle
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