Senate and House Debate Ship Subside Bills
Congress week review reports speeches for and against the ship subsidy bill in the Senate led by West Tillman Mallory Berry Perkins Foraker and McLaurin with other actions including post office appropriation and rural free delivery bills in the House.
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Senate
Messrs. West
Tillman
House
Mallory
Florida
McCumber
Depew
Berry
Arkansas
Perkins
California
Foraker
Ohio
McLaurin
Mississippi
Harris
Kansas
Omnibus bill moves toward statehood for three territories
The house committee on territories advances an omnibus territorial bill to grant statehood to Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma. On the 14th William A Rodenberg of East St Louis Ill resigns from the civil service commission effective April 1. Treasury suspends purchase of U S bonds.
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House Committee On Territories
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
William A. Rodenberg
East St. Louis
Ill
Roosevelt
United States Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
United States
Wells Fargo to honor fiftieth anniversary with medals
The Wells Fargo 50th anniversary on March 18 will honor every employee with at least one year of service with a silver medal of unique design. In Peekskill New York a burglar was shot and killed and a second wounded during a hardware store break in.
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Wells, Fargo & Co
Peekskill
N. Y
Clarence Outhouse
Peekskil
Benjamin F. Butler
York
Pennsylvania Agricultural Works
Butler
Col
R. C. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Co
Thomas T. Eckert
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Philadelphia
North
East Rivers
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Senate
City of
New Jersey
Manhattan
Long Islands
Odell
Empire State
St. Louis
James B. Brewster
New York City
Mr. Brewster
William Brewster
Pittsburg
American Woolen Milling Co
Plymouth
Mass
Olneyville
Manton
R. I
Augustus P. Martin
Boston
Dorchester
Martin
Collis P.huntington
John D. Rockefeller
Harvard Medical School
Andrew J. Watrous
American Woolen Co
Pascoag
Rupert Fritz
Shooter's Island
Emperor William
Fritz
Arrott
Knights of Labor
Washington
Sewer voyage hero evades peril in New York flood
Eichward Boyle a plumber's helper floats three quarters of a mile in a flood tied to a sewer rush before being hurled into the East River. Rescued by men on a scow, he is saved and brought to shore. A North Pelham post office fire claims one life and injures another. Boston area building material shortages idle 2800 tradespeople.
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Eichward Boyle
New York City
East River
North Pelham
N. Y
Teamsters
Boston
Cambridge
Brockline
Mass
Wireless telegraphy patent eyed for Texas Midland line
President Green of the Texas Midland Railroad Co. won a patent for his wireless telegraphy system and plans to install it on the Midland making it the first railroad to use wireless communication.
Brazil Elects Dr Francisco Alves President in Rio
A Rio de Janeiro dispatch reports the election of Dr Francisco Alves as president of Brazil. Alves has long been a prominent figure in Brazilian politics. The item notes his enduring influence and leadership role in the country’s political landscape.
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Rio Janeiro
Francisco Alves
Brazil
Alves
Charles I
London
James Dick
Glasgow
Scotland
British Admiralty
Earthquake mild tremor noted in Bayonne New Jersey
A slight earthquake was felt in Bayonne on the 15th, with vibrations barely perceptible to residents. It marks the fourth tremor this month. Local authorities report no damage and ongoing aftershocks are being monitored.
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Bayonne
N. J
Frank P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
T. W. Powderly
Pittsburg
Edwards
Hittington
W. Va
Thomas Edwards
William Strack
United States
San Francisco
Scranton
Springfield
Ill
Western Union Telegraph Co
Postal Telegraph Cable Co
Overland Telegraph Co
Illinois
County Mayo
Ireland
Senate
House
Ore
Government Troops Escape After 17 Day March to Safety
Reports from Panama and Colon recount the Agua Dulce engagement where 800 government troops retreated from 3000 revolutionists. Gen Castro notes 700 revolutionaries killed or wounded, and a 17 day march to Bocas Del Toro with scarce food. Casualties: 800 rebels and government dead, locals say Lorenzo led Indian forces.
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Panama
Castro
Ortiz
Agua Dulce
Herrera
Colon
Colombia
Bocas del Toro
David
Chiriqui
Horconcitos
Col
Luque
Lorenzo
Trade Review reports Boston freight strike halting 30,000 workers
Dun and Co notes Boston freight handlers and teamsters strike paralyzed trade directly affecting 30,000 workers and indirectly halting thousands more by delaying raw materials. Outside Massachusetts the labor scene is calm while spring goods distribution advances and iron and steel buyers seek next three months conditions.
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New York
Rh. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Boston
Fall River Mills
Massachusetts
United States
Canada
Open Switch Wreck on Nickel Plate Train at Knox
A west bound Nickel Plate passenger hit an open switch at Knox Indiana injuring four. Engineer A A Schwind fireman Jim Dalton baggage master C L Alexander mail clerk William Browe were hurt. Engine and six freight cars piled in a fire destroyed by blaze. traffic halted over four hours. No fatalities reported.
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Knox
Ind
A. A. Schwind
Fort Wayne
Jim Dalton
C. L. Alexander
Cleveland
William Browe
Death of Gen Garrard at Manchester Farm
London Ky March 15 News arrived Friday of the death of Gen T T Garrard at his Manchester area home. He served in the Mexican War and as brigadier general in the Civil War. Among his children is Maj Joseph Garrard of the regular army. He lived on a Virginia patent farm and ran a noted salt works. He was the patriarch of the Garrard tribe of feudists with a goal of permanent peace.
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London
T. T. Garrard
Manchester
Prominent Politician Edward Butler Arrested on Bribery Charge
In St Louis on March 15 a bench warrant issued by the grand jury charges Edward Butler with offering a bribe in connection with the 1901 garbage bill. Butler surrendered, was bailed, and remains under investigation as indictments are pursued in municipal franchise cases.
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St. Louis
Edward Butler
Grand Jury
Butler
Hotel and Elevator Burned in Covington Fire
A blaze that began at 10 p.m. Thursday in Covington raged until 5 a.m. Friday. The Westerman hotel a grain elevator and a livery stable were destroyed with losses estimated at 20 000 dollars.
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Covington
Westerman
Democratic caucus urged on Boer war policy
Democratic members of congress signed a petition asking Representative Hay to call a caucus on March 19 to formulate a policy regarding the Boer war.
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Washington
Congress
Representative Hay
Boston Strike Settled After Four Day Tie Up
Boston observers report the Allied Freight Transportation Council ended a four day strike by 20 000 cargo handlers and longshoremen with returns promised for old workers as vacancies appear scarce. Union tensions remain over wage cuts and a non union roster amid fragile labor harmony.
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Boston
Allied Freight Transportation Council
Brine Transportation Co
New York, New Haven & Hartford
R. S. Brine Transportation Co
Crane
State Board of Arbitration
Metropolitan Steamship Line
Clyde Line
Ryan
Longshoremen’s Union
Seaboard
Snowbound Northwest Paralyzes Rail Lines Across Dakota
A severe blizzard from Friday night into Sunday halted all rail traffic in North Dakota and western Canada. High winds piled snow footdeep as telegraph lines failed, isolating Winnipeg and towns from Fargo to Grand Forks. No trains moved since Friday. relief prospects unclear.
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St. Paul
Minn
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Fargo
Red River
Frankfort
Winnipeg
Grand Forks
Williston
N. C
Cassellton
N. D
Western Dakota
Montana
Eight Cherokee Indians Arrested for Contempt in Enrollmen
Eight full blood Cherokee men, Ketoowah society members, were arrested Saturday in Muscogee Indian Territory for contempt of court after refusing to enroll with the Dawes commission. Judge Raymond had ordered their enrollment under threat of contempt. They were jailed in Muscogee.
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Muscogee
I. T
Dawes Commission
Ketoowah Society
Raymond
United States Territorial Court
Daring Hobbery Hits Chicago Post Office
A thief used a duplicate key to open a mail wagon outside the Masonic Temple on State street. A registered mail sack worth about 1700 dollars was stolen while hundreds passed by. Driver Hannum briefly left the wagon to enter a sub station inside.
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Chicago
Masonic Temple
State Street
Hannum
Temple
Fire destroys Brooklyn jute warehouse. 17060 bales burned
In Brooklyn the jute storage warehouse of the American Manufacturing Co. burned Sunday. The wooden building housed 17 060 bales of jute with an estimated loss of 60 000 dollars chiefly to the contents. Spontaneous combustion is listed as the cause.
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New York
Brooklyn
American Manufacturing Co
Carnegie Addresses New York Library Club Dinner
Andrew Carnegie was principal speaker at the New York Library club annual dinner last night in New York. About 300 librarians from New York City and surrounding areas attended. Carnegie noted many western small communities sought libraries and he has approved about forty applications, with only perhaps two unsuccessful.
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New York
Andrew Carnegie
New York Library Club
New York City
Carnegie
Senator Hale Sees Early Congress Adjournment
Washington March 14 Senator Hale a leading member of the senate appropriations committee and republican steering committee said yesterday that congress would be prepared to adjourn for the session by June 10.
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Washington
Hale
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Republican Steering Committee
Congress
Rev. Talmage Improves in New Orleans Trip
Rev. T Dewitt Talmage, ill while returning from Mexico, is greatly improved and will continue his journey to Washington today accompanied by Mrs Talmage and a physician.
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Talmage
New Ouleans
T. Dewitt Talmage
Mexico
Indictments in Soffel Case Return True Bills
Pittsburg March 14 Grand jury returns true bills in three cases against Mrs Catherine Soffel wife of ex Warden Soffel connected to the January 20 Bid dle brothers jail escape.
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Pittsburg
Catherine Soffel
Soffel
Biddle Brothers
Fire destroys St. Louis Transit Co. west barn and 70 cars
Fire at 1 30 this morning leveled the west barn of the Easton avenue sheds of the St. Louis Transit Co destroying 70 cars. Loss estimated at 125000 fully covered by insurance.
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St. Louis
Easton Avenue
St. Louis Transit Co
Georgia Flood Warnings Spread as Rivers Rise
Heavy rains across Georgia trigger flood warnings from the Atlanta weather bureau to Eufaula Alabama and cities in Georgia and Florida. The Chattahoochee and Flint rivers surge with rising water, sewers burst, and rail lines suffer washouts as towns like Albany and Brunswick flood and trains halt.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Eufaula
Ala
West Point
Columbus
Chattahoochie
Alabama
South
Florida
Albany
Southern Railway
Milena
Everett City
Brunswick
Brunswick & Birmingham Railroad
Buffalo Swamp
Montgomery
Seaboard Air Line
Hartsboro
Final tribute to ex Gov John P Altgeld in Chicago crowds
Chicago residents from all classes viewed ex Governor John P Altgeld in state at the public library before burial in Graceland cemetery. Mrs Altgeld wished no military display as mourners filled the line of march from the library to Lincoln Park with a steady flow of onlookers for two hours.
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Chicago
John P. Altgeld
Graceland Cemetery
Virginia legislator and Confederate veteran dies in Kansas City
Maj. Blake L. Woodson a Virginia legislator 1865 to 1871 and noted Confederate veteran dies at age 66 in Kansas City. He was a leading figure in the Kansas City bar and passed away Sunday.
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Kansas City
Blake L. Woodson
Virginia
Duel at Purdy Station Ends in Two Deaths
Reese Evans and A. A. Smith clashed with Winchesters at Purdy Station, eight feet apart, Saturday. Both men sustained fatal injuries from the duel over a disputed strip of land bordering the station.
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Reno, Xev
Reese Evans
A. A. Smith
Purdy Station
Souther Schooner Founders Near Bahama Islands
The schooner John K. Souther sailing from New York to Galveston Texas foundered off Great Stirrup Island in the Bahama group on March 11. The crew has arrived in Nassau.
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Nassau
Bahama Islands
John K. Souther
New York
Galveston
Tex
Great Stirrup Island
Bahama Group
Americans Win at Chess Cup Match
New York report states the American chess team defeated Great Britain in the seventh Newnes cup international series after two days of play. America claimed five and a half points to Britain's four and a half.
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New York
America
Great Britain
Judge Welker Dies After Long Judicial Career
Wooster Ohio March 17 Judge Martin Welker a retired U S district court judge and former Ohio lieutenant governor during Salmon P Chase era died at his home Saturday aged 83. He served in three congresses and was a Wayne county common pleas judge.
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Wooster, CO
Martin Welker
United States District Court
Ohio
Salmon P. Chase
the Common Pleas
Wayne County
Suez Canal Blockaded by Burning Nerite and Abandoned Ulysses
The Suez Canal is blocked by the British petroleum steamers Nerite and Ulysses. Nerite is on fire while Ulysses lies ashore and abandoned.
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Suez Canal
Suez
Nerite
Ulysses
Details of the Frontline Collapse at a Boer Fight
Lord Methuen’s rearguard was overwhelmed at dawn while a convoy line collapsed. Infantry and artillery held for hours before Methuen and many troops were wounded or killed. Boers wore khaki and badges, blending with loyal forces. the kraal finally fell after guns and a pom-pom were used.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Lord Methuen
Thirty-eighth Battery
Nesham
Northumberland Fusiliers
Kraal
Cape Police
Threats against Carnegie kin prompt family move to New York
In Pittsburg on March 17 the Dispatch reports repeated black mail threats to abduct Alexander R. Peacock's three children 14 10 and 2 unless $25,000 was left at a North Highland avenue spot. A second unsigned letter warned detectives would trigger murder if the money was not deposited. Police expect arrests soon.
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Pittsburg
Dispatch
Alexander R. Peacock
The
Carnegie Co
Lexington Avenue
Holland House
New York
Bryn Mawr Dormitory Fire Spurs Safe Escape
Bryn Mawr College in Philadelphia area faced a blaze in Denbigh Hall yesterday caused by a lamp upset. The fire on the second floor forced 72 dorm residents to flee. first and second floor occupants saved some belongings while third floor residents lost all. Loss estimated at 35000 dollars.
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Bryn Mawr College
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr
Denbigh Hall
Blizzard Grips Michigan With Sudden 26 Degree Drop
A rapid temperature fall from Sunday afternoon to Monday night left Detroit at 26 above zero after 19 o'clock last night. High winds and snow flurries accompanied the drop, with a blizzard affecting the extreme southwest of Michigan and the entire state.
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Michigan
Detroit
Mich
Sargent to Accept Immigration Commissioner Post
Washington reports that Frank P. Sargent, head of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, is expected to accept the immigration commissioner role when formally offered, with the appointment anticipated soon.
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Washington
Frank P. Sargent
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Miss Virginia Granes Dein Mns Prycham
Twelve years of continuous service at major hospitals and private homes has given experience with women’s health. The narrator notes nursing varied cases and extensive patient care in this field.
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Dein Mns
Prycham
Virginia Granes
Nurses’ Association
Watertown
N.Y
Ly. E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Merchant Prince Hugh O Neill Dies in New York at 59
Hugh O Neill founder of a leading New York dry goods house died Sunday at his residence. A Belfast native, he was 59 years old.
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Prince
New York
Hugh O'Neill
O'Neill
Nurie
Belfast
Ireland
Cyclone wrecks homes in Bibb County mining town
A cyclone hit Piper in Bibb county yesterday wrecking 40 houses and damaging 45 more. fd Turner, colored, was killed and John Allen his wife and three children were severely injured.
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Birmingham
Ala
Piper
Bibb County
Fd Turner
John Allen
Fire at Fairmount Torpedo Plant Kills One
A blast of chemicals at the Fairmount Manufacturing Co torpedo factory on Euclid Avenue in Cleveland Saturday killed one girl and fatally injured two others. Seven people were injured in the blaze.
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Cleveland
Fairmount Manufacturing Co
Euclid Avenue
Fall River Mills Vote 10 Percent Wage Increase
The Fall River Manufacturers' association voted to raise wages in all Fall River mills by 10 percent. The meeting included nearly all signers of a prior wage agreement restricting increases to 6 percent.
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Fall River
Mass
Fall River Manufacturers’ Association
Fall River Mills
American Ambassador Andrew White to Retire Next November
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador Andrew D. White will retire in November. Berlin papers publish the news with expressions of regret.
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Berlin
Washington
Andrew D. White
Germany
United States Leads in World Trade Pace in 1901 Review
Frederic Emery announces the 1901 Review of the Foreign Commerce of the United States detailing continued growth in sales of US manufactured goods abroad and broadening European interest. Despite a drop in total exports, American novelty goods gain popularity across Europe, with Austria-Hungary and Germany highlighted as key examples.
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United States
Frederic Emery
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
State Department
Europe
Treasury Department
Austria-Hungary
America
Germany
France
Great Britain
Belgium
Switzerland
Wales
England
California
Spain
Valencia
New York Mothers Club President Praises Fathers
The president of the New York Mothers' club, as reported by the Chicago Record-Herald, graciously acknowledges that fathers are useful in their own way.
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New York
Mothers’ Club
Chicago Record-Herald
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