Cheap Homes in Texas and Arkansas
An advertisement touts affordable farming land in Texas and Arkansas with profits from crops and fruit. It highlights cheap timber ground good for grazing, long growing seasons, mild winters, and easy access to markets. Offers literature on Southwest homes and fruit growing, with railroad ticket promos on first and third Tuesdays via Cotton Belt Route from St. Louis and nearby cities.
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Arkansas
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Louisiana
Texas
St. Louis
Thebes
Cairo
Memphis
Fe, W. LA Beaume
Low Fares and Train Comforts From Major Railways
A syndicated rail ad notes low rates via Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain routes from St. Louis and Kansas City to multiple western and southern points. It touts through cars, sleeping cars, free reclining chairs, and dining service with full details available in printed material from G. A. A. Deane, Indianapolis. It also reports on a Chattanooga hotel fire where a clerk’s room phone warnings saved guests, sparking comments on new alert methods and the value of small efficiency gains in manufacturing.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
St. Louis
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Utah
Colorado
Arkansas
Lexus
G. A. A. Deane
Sentinel
Indianapolis
Chattanooga
Springfield Republican
New York Tribune
Short News Notes On Panama Treaty And Global Events
Three new senators were sworn in on the 9th. Senate discussions on the Panama canal treaty occupied days from the 10th to the 14th. Wynne Arkansas sees a whitecapping gang expose. eleven men are under arrest in a murder case. Pittsburgh area stockholders vote to boost the Pennsylvania Railroad capital by 150 million dollars. Various international and domestic incidents follow, including labor strikes, accidents, and political shifts across the United States and abroad.
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Wynne
Ark
J. H. Brown
Memphis
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
William Plimley
New York
United States
Conrad Jordan
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Johnston
S. C
William de Labarre
Washburn-Pillsbury Mills
Minneapolis
Magdeburg
Germany
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Bismarck
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Montana
Gulf States
Florida
Texas
Kansas City
Teamster Union
Supreme Court of Kansas
Kansas
Carrie Nation
J. Hobart Herrick
New York Produce Exchange
Austria
Bedford
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Hugo Beckman
Beckman
United Mine Workers
New River
Omaha Flyer
Union Pacific Road
More Station
Omaha
Neb
American Bridge Co
Chicago
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis
Shellmound
Tenn
Episcopal
William Moreland
Sacramento
Francisco
Stev. Wiliam Bollard
Vallejo
Cal
Bollard
Moreland
Mahan
Packer No. 3
Lehigh Valley Coal Co
Obbia
Somaliland
Mullah
John E. Lanning
Monmouth Realty Ise
Asbury Park
Townsville
Queensland
J. A. Johnson
Dalhousie
N. B
George Chieverton
Miners Fatalities Reported in Iron Mountain and Cardiff
A Free Press dispatch from Iron Mountain Michigan reports four men killed and four missing after a flood in the Millie mine level caused by workers breaking into an old flooded crosscut. Names include Henry Jaeger and Capt. James Williams among the known dead. In Cardiff Coal Co mines three men died from firedamp in a Thursday night blast, with 14 injured. several may die.
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Detroit
Free Press
Iron Mountain
Mich
Millie
Henry Jaeger
James Williams
John Davey
John Richards
Pontiac
Cardiff Coal Co
John McClosky
Joseph Huett
Zrei Azofino
Coghlan's squadron sails to Honduras to protect American interests
The American flag fleet under Admiral Coghlan, including the Olympia Panther Marietta Vixen and Brutus, is ordered to Honduras to safeguard U.S. interests amid rising revolution. Acting Navy Secretary Darling cables Coghlan to proceed, communicate with the minister, and leave the Vixen under San Juan command. In related crime notes, William Minch fatally shoots his brother-in-law, maims his ex-wife, then dies by suicide. A Hermosillo massacre victim is reported, and Burns defeats Adolph Miller in Baltimore wrestling. a powder car explosion in Olean causes wrecks with no serious injuries. an Olympia earthquake sends residents into the streets.
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Darling
San Juan
Olympia
Panther
Marietta
Brutus Collier
Puerto Cortez
Ceiba
Signs Good for Spring and Summer Trade Outlook
New York March 144 R. G. Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade says brisk spring and summer trade looms as orders rise and stocks run low. Traffic relief was local, congestion returns with new business. western shipments prompt though freight not robust. Railway earnings top last year, construction to surge, cotton market unsettled by weather and raw material swings. Failures total 239 in US, 22 in Canada versus prior year.
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R. G. Dun & Co
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United States
Canada
Brave Americans Save Cuban Drowning Men Near Havana
Secretary Moody and party witnessed a violent squall in Havana harbor. Commander Stoney and the Dolphin crew launched boats to rescue five Cuban men from danger as one lifeless, later revived, and others were saved. British squadron arrived, adding naval presence.
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Secretary of the Navy
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Stoney
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Ahinop Ciaestertin Ceaeeaeser
Medical Alliance swindle dupes Hoosier patrons
Indianapolis doctors and merchants were duped by two young men posing as agents of the Medical Alliance of America. They collected initation fees and claimed patrons would receive discount benefits and death policies. About 1,000 were lured, and Montreal officials promised inquiry.
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Polis
J. C. Wilson
H. G. Barrows
Medical Alliance of America
Wits
Alliance
The
Al-Iance
Medical Alliance
Tettera
Montreal
Canada
Mystery of a Disappearing Steamship Off Point Reyes
Distress signals from a steamship off Point Reyes Thursday night led observers to fear a wreck. The Corona reported wreckage 30 miles southeast of Point Arena, tied to the Alcatraz loss on March 8. The storm tale includes a 6,000 dollar loss and a rescue by the Montara.
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Point Reyes
Jorgensen
Corona
Eureki Cal
Point Arena
Alcatraz
Greenwood Landing
Cal
Alcatra
Vessl
Seattle
Wash
George W. Prescott
Victoria
Columbia River
Montara
Prescott
Barring
Wage raise push to hit Chicago rail workers
Chicago March 13 The Record Herald reports early May a coordinated demand by trainmen across Chicago railroads for a 12 to 15 percent wage increase. Conductor and brakeman pay on through local and way trains would rise 15 percent with pro rata overtime. passenger crews get 12 percent. Similar moves target Northern Pacific and northern lines. Strong support from settlements with Union Pacific and Santa Fe.
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the Record- Herald
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Therthern
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Santa Fe
Floods threaten major river system from Memphis to Vicksburg
The Mississippi River flood surges threaten Memphis and Vicksburg with record highs. Memphis gauge hits 36.5 feet, forecast to reach 39-40 feet as levee breaches loom. Rail lines from Illinois Central and Yazoo & Mississippi Valley face closures. refugees and livestock pour into trains and riverboats carry crowds for views. Cincinnati reports rising Ohio levels but no further surges expected.
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Auction Street
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Mississippi Valley Railroad
Choctaw Railroad Co
Hopefield
Wolfe River
Hollybush
Here
Vicksburg
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley Railroad
New Orleans
Lake Vie Cincinnati
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Pittsburg
Indiana
Pay Day Drunk Ends in Dual Murder Near Latrobe
A pay day drinking spree near Baggaley in Chestnut Ridge led to a chaotic melee with revolvers knives and clubs. Two men were killed instantly and several wounded as onlookers dragged bodies into the woods while an Italian survivor sought police protection in Latrobe.
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Chestnut Ridge
Baggaley
Fry
Daring Robbery Strikes Wapakoneta Widow's Home
Fourteen masked men raided the house of wealthy widow Mrs. Jacob Reischelderfer near Cridersville six miles north of Wapakoneta Ohio on a Saturday night. They bound and threatened residents including granddaughter Blanche 12 and young Joseph Tames, forced the girl to reveal the hiding place of money, and escaped with 1200 dollars in cash 7000 in notes and securities jewelry silverware and a month's wages. Some robbed patrons fled at midnight others stayed until 2 am after distributing funds and wine. The assailants, believed to be from Cridersville area, knew the house well and used a shotgun during the theft.
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Cridersville
Here
Jacob Reischelderfer
Elder James
Joseph James
Tames
English promoter J Whitaker Wright arrested on arrival in New York
J Whitaker Wright a London promoter accused of colossal frauds tied to organizing financial corporations was arrested aboard the French liner La Lorraine arriving from Havre. Detectives seized him at the pier and he faced a magistrate at Tombs before transfer to U S authorities. A woman deemed his niece traveled with him under alias Mille Andreoni and M F Browne.
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J. Whitaker Wright
London
la Lorraine
Havre
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Tombs Po Mce Court
F. Browne
King Edward
M. Andreoni
Mille. Andreoni
Death's Summons Claims Pittsburg Recorder Brown
Recorder J C Brown of Pittsburg died March 16 from nervous collapse linked to county turmoil. Born January 1846 near Tarentum, he led the county police department from 1887 to 1901, was removed, then named recorder in 1901 by Gov Stone. He resigned last Friday to take effect today.
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Pitsburg
Pittsburg
J. C. Brown
Ignation
Tarentum
Brown
Ead
Department of Pubfety
A. M. Brown
W. A. Stone
Gov Pennypacker
Murder Mystery in Pittston Leaves One Dead
Two Pittston men Anthony McHugh and James Kearney were shot on main street as they walked to work. McHugh died. Kearney survived, wounded near the heart, with police noting possible drunken shooters near a saloon. McHugh, 40, leaves a wife and two children. Kearney, 37, is single.
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Anthony McHugh
Lehigh Valley Railroad
James Kearney
McHugh
Kearney
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