Tragic Church Stampede At Negro Baptist Convention
Panic erupted at Shiloh Negro Baptist Church in Birmingham Alabama after a mistaken shout of fire during Booker T. Washington's address at the national Baptist convention. The crush killed 78 and injured about 100 as people fled down crowded aisles and steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Convention of
Negro Baptista
Shiloh
Booker TV
Washington
Judge Ballou
Baltimore
Booker T. Washington
Belgians' Queen Marie Henriette Dies at Spa
Queen Marie Henriette of Belgium dies at Spa after a long lung illness. Born August 23, 1886, she married Prince Leopold and became queen amid domestic troubles. The royal duchess showed interest in religion, charity, and art despite hardship.
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Marie Henriette
Djueen
Spa
Rlans
Marie Henrivite
Leopold
Belgium
Louise
Stephanie
Clementis
Philip
Saxe-Coburg and
Gotha
Rudolph
Austria
Reverend Dunwoody at 86 Ties National Interest
The 86 year old Rev J B Dunwoody of Waterboro DC gained national attention as he performed the marriage of the President's father and mother nearly 48 years ago. In Howard Kansas voters approved 7000 in bonds to fund gas well drilling. An injunction against bond issues was denied by Judge Aikman at Wureka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Dunwoody
Waterboro
D. C
Howard
Kan
Aikman
Wureka
Launching of the Cruiser Des Moines in Quincy Mass
The Des Moines cruiser was launched in Quincy with whistles, band music, and cheering. Miss Clar N Carleton of Haverhill cut the cord and Miss Elsie Macomber of Des Moines christened the ship with champagne. Gov. Cummins, Mayor Brenton, and fifty prominent figures attended.
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Des Moines
Quincy
Mass
Clar N. Carleton
Haverhill
Elsie Macomber
Cummins
Iowa
Brenton
Congress
Hull
Troops Are Strikers Thirteenth Regiment Goes Into Camp Near Scranton
Thirteen regiment of nine companies is in camp near Scranton as Gen Gobin says coal region unrest justifies further troop use. He orders additional units including Fourth at Mahonoy City and Eighth moved to Wilkes Barre, with pay and relief funds boosting strikers.
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Scranton
Gobio
Shenandoah
Manila Park
Mahonoy City
Wilkesbarre
Thirteenth Regiment
Mitchell
Fallon
Eugene Ditty
McAndrews
Taylor
Gen. Gobin
Young Denies Crime In Pulitzer Case Aboard Extradition Flight
William Hooper Young known as Bert Edwards tells Gotham police he was a scapegoat for a friend after the murder of Mrs. Pulitzer in New York. He says Charles Simpson Elling killed her with chloral hydrate, then he helped move the body to a trunk dumped into the Morris Canal before the pair fled to Bridgeport and Chicago.
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Pulitzer
Charles S. Elling
New York
Charles Simpson Eiling
Bridgeport
Conn
Young
Hiling
Morris Canal
Wiling
Biling
Chicago
Gould railroads to be owned by new holding group
A holding company will be formed to own all Gould railroads. Land has been bought for a one mile race track for Kansas City. Two men fell 100 feet and died in a Solomon Hill Alaska mine shaft. Rock Island interests plan a line from Asher Oklahoma Territory to Dallas Texas. King Edward reportedly healthier. Chicago milliners form a union. Connecticut battleship steel contracts awarded at New York navy yard. Independent Illinois packing company capitalized at 1.5 million dollars to set up on Chicago drainage canal edge.
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Gould Railroads
Kansas City
Solomon Hill
Alaska
Rock Island
Asher
O. T
Dallas
Texas
King Edward
Great Britain
Chicago
Connecticut
New York Navy Yard
Illinois
Chicago Drainage Canal
New York
St. Louis
States and
Territories
James J. Hill
Northern Securities Company
Burlington, Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Milwaukee,and St. Paul
Missouri Are
Diaz to Tour Europe Before Long Presidency
President Porfirio Diaz of Mexico plans a protracted European visit including Britain and other continental states. Born 1830s, Diaz has ruled almost continuously since 1876, with one wartime term for Gonzalez. his regime is noted for Mexico’s industrial growth and a violent independence day incident in 1894 ending with a lynching mob.
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Mexico
Gen. Diaz
Europe
Great Britain
Diaz
America
Rail mergers and expansions reshape midwest lines
Reports claim Chicago to New York passenger averages rise with Lackawanna up to seventy per day, while Hill forecasts 159 million dollars yearly from July first for Northern Securities. Southern Railway seeks Queen and Crescent, Springfield Electric Railway plans a Springfield to Bloomington route with branches to Carlinville and Jacksonville.
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Chicago
New York
Lackawanna
Southern Railway Company
Queen and Crescent
Spencer
The
Southern
England
New Orleans
Tariff Reform and Miner Wages Stir Indiana Readers
Quotes from William Cammack of Pennsylvania on rising living costs and wages, highlighting price hikes from 1898 to 1902 for essentials. Mentions mining labor unrest, calls for arbitration, and argues tariff reform to curb monopolies, opposing the Dingley tariff and urging voters to reject trusts and their political allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Republican Literary Bureau
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Republican tariff reform sparks widespread popular demand
An editorial denounces Republican resistance to tariff revision and trusts protection. It brands tariff defenders as tariffic- smashers or business killers and argues monopoly profits via the Dingley tariff burden American consumers higher while merchants and manufacturers thrive on foreign and domestic markets. It asserts tariff revision would not harm American trade and would restore healthier competition and enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
United States
Korax
Chicago
Roosevelts Humiliation and Trust Battles in 1904 Race
An analysis argues President Roosevelt and Secretary Shaw fail to appease trust leaders who control the Republican bid for 1904. It asserts a push for tariff reductions on trust-made goods, and cites Cuban reciprocity as contrasted with free trade harms.
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Roosevelt
Shaw
Republican Party
Fitchburg
Mass
Republic
Cuba
Indianapolis Sentinel
Don Kidney Pills Cited By Satisfied User
A reader from Port Ill says Don Kidney Pills cured back pain and kidney trouble. He endorses the remedy and notes it helped others after his initial claim. Free trials of the medicine are offered by the Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo N Y with pricing at 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. McMurray
F.port, Il
Iroquois Star
Dean
McMuray
United States
Addi Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Irreparable Loss at English Venison Feasts
A London social scene recounts venison feasts where Sir Joshua Reynolds earns sharp rebuke for poor conversation. An annoyed neighbor finally tells Reynolds to stop speaking after swallowing a fat pie without tasting its flavor.
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England
Joshua Reynold
Fireside ads and notices mix of 1902 travel offers
A collage of product promos and travel notices appears with Mrs. Austins pancake flour claims, Dr Fowler’s Extract, linen paper, printer ads, and Nickel Plate railroad rates for a G A R encampment ticket sale. The fragmentary text mentions Wayne Indiana and limited ticket availability dates in 1902.
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Washington
Nickel Plate Road
Neg
C. A. Asterlin
Wayne
Ind
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Alabama
Mise
FTA
Macomber
President Diaz
Springsfield and Central Illinois Electric Railway Company
Springfield
Artois
Pir Rk Sr
Cammack
Platt
Quay
Samuel Wilks
Isaac Newton
Philosophical Transactions
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Quintus Curtius
Vangelas
Fowler
Landor
Masses
Sweden
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