Cloverport Fire Destroys Main Business District
A massive natural gas explosion wiped out nearly all commerce in Cloverport Kentucky. Five blocks on both sides of the street burned with losses exceeding 500000. Breckinridge News and Breckinridge Bank among entities ruined. aftershock relief efforts underway as town mourns near-total destruction.
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Cloverport
M. Haman & Son
F. Frazee
F. N. Depry
Seaton & Lippel
Haynes & Co
Moreman & Owen
Alex Boyd
Short & Haynes
C. and L. Lippel
W. H. Bowner
The
Breckinridge News
Breckinridge Bank
Fisher
Boer War Armistice Hope As De Wet Near Conference
Pretoria dispatch reports a general armistice awaiting General De Wet. General Botha and General Kitchener with Sir Alfred Milner seek talks with De Wet after days of meetings. De Wet moves north to meet them near the Orange River Colony for a final conference. Great joy follows the hope the war may end.
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Pretoria
de Wet
Botha
Kitchener
Alfred Milner
Orange River Colony
Trains Collide in Richmond Panhandle Yards
Two freight trains collided in the Panhandle yards at Richmond Indiana when one moved from a siding onto the main track. Both engines were badly damaged, one overturned. Fireman escaped injury. engineer John Patterson of Indianapolis stayed at his post, was scalded but not fatally harmed.
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Panhandle
Richmond
Ind
Ohe
John Patterson
Indianapolis
Mie
Man Burned After Confession Sealed in Corsica County
John Henderson a colored man accused of assaulting and killing Mrs Younger near Corsica Texas was burned to death in the courthouse square after a written confession. Justice Roberts certified the confession as true. Five thousand spectators watched the mob action and business paused briefly.
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John Henderson
Younger
Corsicana
Texas
Court House
Justice Roberts
Fire at Brooklyn tenement kills six and injures three
A five story tenement on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn caught fire. Three people died and three were injured as fifty tenants fled in panic. A woman and a 12 year old boy leaped from upper story windows and died. The boy’s mother perished in her apartment.
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Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
US transport Buford arrives in San Francisco with troops
The Buford arrived from the Philippines bearing seventy five discharged soldiers and civil employees from Manila and 885 men of the Thirty seventh volunteers. On March 10 Private Gustave Zewer of Company 1 leaped overboard in a personal crisis and his body was not recovered.
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United States
Buford
San Francisco
Philippines
Manila
Gustave Zewer
Co. 1
Missouri Bills Million Dollar Grant for St Louis Exposition
The House passed a bill appropriating 1,000,900 dollars for the St Louis World’s Fair with an emergency clause making funds available immediately. The measure moves to the Governor for signature.
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Missouri
St. Louis Exposition
St. Louis
Senate
House
Bank Cashier Shot During Bold Halifax Robbery
At Halifax Pennsylvania a bank hold up failed when cashier Ryan was shot in the breast while grappling two robbers. The men were captured and jailed while Ryan fights for his life in hospital.
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Halifax
National Bank
Ryan
Found Hanging Near Spellman After Accusation
The body of Sherman Warris, a Black man, was found hanging from a tree six miles from Spellman. Ga Jie faced accusations of killing Sidney King, a local merchant.
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Sherman Warris
Spellman
Ga Jie
Sidney King
Castellane Calls for Duel After Misquote Incident
Paris report notes Count Boni De Castellane demands a duel following a misquotation by M. De Rodays editor of Figaro. He slapped the editor in response and a confrontation is anticipated.
Grain in the Crib Estimates for March 1 Stocks
Grain in the crib shows wheat 128.1 million bushels, corn 776.2 million, oats about 292.8 million. The figures reflect farmers’ holdings as of March 1 and indicate substantial grain reserves across staple crops.
Dover man shoots wife then kills himself
George Weaver of Canal Dover Ohio who was out of work killed his wife and then took his own life leaving seven or eight children. A newborn babe was found by neighbors in its dead mother's arms covered with blood.
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George Weaver
Canal Dover
Ohio
Train explosion kills three on Lehigh Valley line
Extra engine No. 283 exploded at Mud Run Pennsylvania killing engineer Albert Hood fireman Joseph McMullen and brakeman Morgan Morris of Wilkesbarre.
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Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mud Run
Albert Hood
Joseph McMullen
Morgan Morris
Wilkesbarre
Death of President Benjamin Harrison at his Indianapolis home
Benjamin Harrison died at 4 30 p m in Indianapolis after a brief illness described as starting with a cola induced grip and pneumonia. Mrs Harrison and a few relatives were present as Dr Jameson counted the faint pulse and Dr Haines led a prayerful response.
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Benjamin Harrison
United States
Indianapolis
Dr. Tameson
Dr. Jameson
End of an era as ex President Harrison passes
Bereaved wife and family mark a peaceful end to General Harrison. Reports describe a long night of struggle with pneumonia, marked by periods of restlessness and rising pain in the lung. Bulletins conveyed a grim progression as oxygen therapy prolonged the fight before dissolution. Messages of sympathy poured in from across Indiana and the nation. Harrison joins a lineage of Indiana statesmen in the great beyond.
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Dr. Jameson
Gen. Harrison
Mrs. Harrison
Hadley
Dorsey
Harrison
Indianapolis
Gen. Flarrison
Rudyard Kipling
State Senate
Gen
Indiana
Richard Thompson
Thomas Aendricks
Daniel W. Voorhees
Thomas English
G Oliver P. Morton
Indiana's Dark Horse Leader: A Life of a President
Born 1833 at North Bend Ohio the future statesman began law practice in 1852. He served as Indiana Supreme Court reporter 1860 earned brigadier general brevet 1864 and led as governor nominee 1875. Elected U S senator 1881 and 1888 became president. His first wife died 1892 he remarried 1896 and served on an international arbitration board 1901 died aged 67.
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North Bend
Ohio
Carrie Scott
Supreme Court
Indiana
United States
Mary Dimmick
International Arbiitration Board
Benjamin Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Virginia
John Scott Harrison
Benjamin
Cincinnati
Miami University
Oxford
Indianapolis
Harrison
Jonathan W. Gordon
Young Harrison
William Wallace
Wallace
Marion County
Supreme Court of
Indiana Volunteers
Morton
Rrigon
Bowling Green
Twentieth Army Corps
Joe Hooker
Resaca
Sherman
Joe Johnston
Seventieth
Brou Ai
Peach Tree Creek
Hooker
Washitan
Col
Chattanooga
Nashville
Hood
Cuurfield
Garfield
Lodiana
Gen. Harrison
John Sherman
Russell A. Alger
Grover Cleveland
England
Russia
Alaskan
Washington
James 4. Blaine
Paris
Venezuela
Caroline Scott
Russell B
James P. McKee
White House
Mary Lord Dimmick
Elizabeth
Nation in Mourning as McKinley Proclaims Mourning Period
President McKinley issues a proclamation mourning former President Benjamin Harrison. A nationwide observance asks half mast across public buildings and military posts for thirty days with ceremonial honors at the funeral. Harrison dies at his Indianapolis home after a long public career.
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McKinley
Mirsilay
Cptin
United States
United
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Thines
Globe
McAkinley
Benjamiin Harrison
Issy
Indianapolis
Senate
Secretaries of War
Navy
Washington
United States of America
William M'Kinley
Bryan On Death Of Former President Harrison
W. J. Bryan speaks of ex President Harrison as a clean conscientious and able statesman respected by opponents. He notes critics could differ on policies but not motives and says Harrison's conduct in retirement strengthens public esteem after his death.
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Bryan
W. J. Bryan
Gen
Harrison
Tribute from Grover Cleveland to Benjamin Harrison
The former President extols Harrison in public office for patriotism and duty, noting sacrifices for principle and, in private life, decency and good citizenship. Cleveland says Harrison's career and actions should leave a lasting, useful impression on national life.
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Cleveland
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Notable Utterances Attributed To General Harrison
A compilation presents Gen. Harrison's pungent quotes on politics war and morality. It includes lines arguing against US world power ambitions, defending national rights, skepticism of the Anglo Saxon divine decree, and comments on patriotism schooling and governance.
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Harrison
Gen. Harrison
United States
Dakota
Treasury
Leaves $250000 Estate
General Harrison's wealth is estimated between 250000 and 500000 dollars with reports of 125000 from his law practice and gains since. Most of his fortune rests in Indianapolis real estate and about 100000 in personal property. A separate note mentions a man from Merch bitten and dying of blood poisoning.
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Harrison
Indianapolis
Sketch of Benjamin Harrison His lawyer soldier and statesman
A profile of Benjamin Harrison tracing his lineage to William Henry Harrison and Benjamin Harrison. It covers his Virginia and Ohio roots, education at Miami University, rise from a humble legal start to Indianapolis prominence, Civil War service, political ascent, presidency from 1889 to 1893, key policies like pan Americanism and the Behring Sea dispute, and his later legal work and family life.
Diaz Insane And Dying Mexican Leader Nears Death
Cuernavaca dispatch reports President Diaz in a prostrate state and wildly delirious, his mind decayed from overwork and stress. A 1900s assassination attempt has haunted him, with Diaz seeking relief abroad as Ignacio Mariscal stands ready to succeed if death or incapacity occurs.
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Cuernavaca
Mexico
Diaz
Capitol
Arroyo
United States
Ignacio Mariscal
Notable 1890s Crime Theories From Pinkerton Chiefs
Quotes from Williamm A. Pinkerton and others discuss crime contagion and prevention. The speakers include John Barrett on naval power, Gustav Nenlson on whipping, George Pearce on Honolulu life, James I. Jackson on strawberries, and Lawrence D. Harvey on overbearing state legislatures. Each offers bold opinions on crime, law, and society.
Diverse Historical Nuggets From Public Life And Growth
It notes Australian wheat at 14 million bushels, the NC legislature’s racial composition postwar, New York City social service plans for model tenements, Salvation Army England fundraising totaling £11000, an electromobile aiding a horse in Boston, Florida orange shipment growth to 1 250 000 boxes, a Burton Church stained glass memorial for Chief Justice Marshall, and a sweeping description of King Edward's realm across continents and features.
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Australia
North Carolina
New York City
Salvation Army
England
Boston
Florida
Burton Church
Williamsburg
Marshall
William and Mary College
Edward
Indiana General Assembly Concludes With Multiple Laws
The Sixty-second General Assembly adjourned after passing 235 bills with about 200 becoming law. Notable actions include a strengthened fish and game law giving police power to issue warrants, an anti kidnapping statute with long penalties, a medical licensing bill, a separate women's prison bill, and a monument authorization for Abraham Lincoln. The telephone bill failed, the primary election law saw limited effect, and a railroad consolidation bill drew veto concern.
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Senate
Woman's Prison
Girls’ Industrial School
Joss
Minturn
House
General Assembly
Wood
State Medical Board
University Park
Indianapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Indiana
Measles and other local notes brighten Indiana life
A montage of notables and happenings across Indiana includes minor outbreaks and local incidents. Fowler suffers measles while ministers oppose card parties, new coroner W H Bowman begins work in DeKalb, and revival plans surface for an electric Peru Converse road.
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Montgomery County
Valparaiso
Peru
Harvey Westfall
Tippecanoe County
Indiana
Muncie
Glen Hodapp
Seymour
Crawfordsville
William Redwine
Elwood
Union Traction Company
George F. McCulloch
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Sth. Ene
Teredy
Dr. Haines
President Diaz
Williamm
A. Pinkerton
Pinkerton Detective Agency
John Barrett
Siam
Japan
Pacific
Atlantic
Gustav Nenlson
Milwaukee, Wis
Associated Charities
George Pearce
Cripple Creek
Colo
Honolulu
Colorado
James I. Jackson
Palatka
Fla
Lawrence D. Harvey
New York
America
Logansport
Agnes Bronger
Celina
George W. Jarrett
Anton Maloy
Columbus
Theodore Heckman
Galena
Will St. Mack
Monticello
Alderman Kebble
Walter Johnson
Winnie Wilson
Stass
George Woods
Terre Haute
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