Fire in Nebraska Prison Not Mutiny or Disorder
A blaze at the Nebraska State Penitentiary destroyed multiple buildings and cells. Warden Davis ordered over 800 convicts moved under double guard as National Guard and local police aided in containment with no disorder reported. The fire caused extensive damage and a coordinated evacuation was completed.
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Royalty Plans Grand Renovations in London and Palaces
The Tritone correspondent reports King and royal household plan to stay away until early next week while Marlborough House undergoes extensive interior refurbishment. Bucking ham Palace will be updated, Clarence House and St James’s Clarence Hall to receive major repairs. Queen Alexandra’s taste will guide decor. Court functions resume next week with potential Yeoman of the Guard pink uniforms revived.
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London
Marlborough House
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Clarence Hall
St. James
Duke and Duchess of
Army order to require officers to wear uniforms in public
London reports an army directive ordering all officers to wear uniforms in public theatres and entertainment venues starting April 2. The measure affects household regiments, foot guards, and cavalry, and is seen as an attempt to boost recruitment amid mixed public reaction. Earl Roberts and the king reportedly discussed the issue at length.
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London
Uv Herald
Foot Guards
Kaiser
Earl Roberts
King
Network of electricity plans in San Francisco area
Eastern capitalists consider about 5 million dollars for public utilities in the bay area and rail extensions from San Jose to Alameda, Oakland, and San Francisco. Syndicate includes J J Haywood BE L Atterbury B P Thomson and H R Hanford. Promoter is TG Munford. consolidation aims to unite Gale land Hayward Presidio and San Jose street railways with lighting plants.
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Sant Jose
Akineda
Oakland
J. J. Haywood
BE. L. Atterbury
P. Thomson
New York
B. Blackwell
TG. Munford
San Princisco
Boston
Postal Clerks Ball Fourth National Division Banquet Held
Boston March 1 The fifth annual banquet of the first division of the National Association of Railway Postal Clerks drew clerks from New England and parts of New York. Notable guests included Shaffer of Chicago president of the organization General A Wood national secretary D A Kim Wallace of Columbus president of the first division and D Ruttedge of San Antonio Texas president of the eleventh division.
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Frst
National Association of Railway Postal Clerks
New Enghand States
New York
Shaffer
Chicago
Mathmat Organization
Gen
A. Wood
National Secretry
Kim Waull
Columbus
Ffeh Diviston
D. Ruttedge
San Ane Tonio
Texas
A Run of Hard Luck for the British Steamship CeAno
The British steamship Ce Ano left port for New York but twice ran off course and lost a propeller. After anchoring at St George’s for repairs on February 24 she resumed the voyage only to return with a loose propeller on the 1st inst. Repairs followed and she sailed again on the 2nd, but the problem recurred.
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Jermida
Manel
CeAno
New York
Nas
Liverpool
Danonary
New
St. George's
Pobruay
Aeala
Reading bonds approved for Jersey Central collateral issue
Philadelphia March 1 directors of the leading company formally approve the form of the new Reading company Jersey Central collateral bonds to raise funds for recent Jersey Central stock purchases totaling 149000 shares. The issue bears a date of April 1901 with interest payable semi annually.
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New Reading Company
Jersey Central
Reading Company
Ward Masters the Rowers at University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia March. Ward, a veteran oarsman and brother of Hille Ward, coaches the Penn rowing crew. The Red and Blue crew trains after Henley regatta tours in England under Will Ward as guide.
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March Tush” Ward
Hille Ward
University of Pennsylvania
England
Will Ward
Hope 715 Thu DeWit's Reported Capture Sparks Skepticism
In New York a London desk patch to the Herald reports General De Wet may have been cornered and General Botha's surrender as yet uncertain. Londoners react with apathy to Boer War rumors. some recall past delayed confirmations and doubt any victory until official despatches arrive. Public interest wanes as the war's end remains unconfirmed.
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Herald
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Pretoria
de Wet
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Pall Mall
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Ladysmith
Kim
Mafeking
Williams Resigns Salary Test of Police Constitution
New York March 1 Williams deputy commissioner of police refused to draw his salary. He would not accept pay as chief of police from February 1 to his removal from office nor as deputy commissioner from removal to March 1. He says the action tests the constitutionality of the new police law. He was sworn in as deputy commissioner and made no protest at being ousted from the chieftainship.
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New York
Williams
Police
Nurse Mabel Preston Dies In Elevator Shaft Accident
Mabel Preston, a Michael Reese hospital nurse and daughter of a Maxon City physician, was killed last night when 700 pound iron weights descended from a fourth floor shaft as she looked down from a raised platform. The incident occurred at CMcago and involved a dangerous failure of the elevator system.
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Mabel Preston
Michael Reese Hospital
Maxon City
Iowa
Ships Are Probably Lost Aboard Several Vessels
San Francisco dispatch reports several ships overdue with insurers paying varying rates. The Amneri can ship John McDonald is 166 days from Baltimore to San Francisco. The British ship Khorasan is 2M days out from Amsterdam to Yokohama with 16 percent insured. The Bertha and Cape Wrath remain at 90 percent, Ardnamuri 75 percent from Fraser River to Liverpool, Henry Hackfeld 200 days from Philadelphia to Osaka at 50 percent, and the Andrada is uninsuring and presumed lost.
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John McDonald
Khorasan
Baltimore
Amnaatie
Henry Hackfeld
Philadelphia
Asaki
Andrada
Anthracite Coal Deal In Scranton Sealed At $1.5 Million
In Scranton on March 1 the Laflin Greenwood & Brooks Coal company was purchased. The deal includes four collieries and three washeries with a $1.5 million consideration. The collieries output 820000 tons annually and employ 1700 men. The owners were Rees G Breaks T H Dale and W J Lewis.
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Scranton
Laflin, Greenwood & Brooks Coal Company
Rees G. Breaks
T. H. Dale
W. J. Lewis
Chinese Smuggler Rushed Across Border Arrest Made
Special Inspector Guld of Champlain N Y nabbed Jules Contre of Rouse's Point N Y for driving eight Chinamen across the Canada United States boundary near Champlain. In San Francisco a traveling salesman Andrew Donegal died in an ambulance during bout preliminaries at the Mechanics Pavilion. doctors cite heart failure.
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Jules Contre
Rouse's Point
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Mechanics’ Pavilion
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