Waterbury strike violence kills officer and wounds two others
In Waterbury eight armed nonunion motormen dash from brush at Forest Park end of North Main line and open fire. Policeman Mendelsohn dies, motorman Chambers and conductor Weberndorfer are injured as workers return to city for aid. Police swarm scene. Chambers later recounts he was beaten but not shot. Jack the Slugger case figure Perry dies in Cambridge jail after nervous exhaustion.
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Waterbury
Cond
Connecticut Railway and Lighting Company
Paul Mendelsohn
John W. Chambers
George Weberndorfer
Forest Park
Mendelsohn
Weberndorfer
Chambere
Picod
Jack the Slugger
Cambridge
Mass
George L. O. Perry
Aghes
McPhee
Somerville
Clara Morton
Waverly
Jack-the-Slugger
Perry
Ready for Train Robbers in Cheyenne Patrol Plan
The Union Pacific Railroad will send an armed force on fleet horses to Rawlins to counter a threat of train robbery. Guards on express and mail trains from Cheyenne to Ogden will be strengthened.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Rawlins
Ogden
Miners on Trial for Contempt in Charleston
Federal Judge Keller opened a special term of court in Charleston to try miners charged with contempt related to his blanket decision and the Standford fight. Charles Evans and other strike leaders are present to watch the proceedings.
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Charleston
W. Va
Keller
Charles Evans
Ship Parts Drift Ashore Off New Jersey Coast
Life savers at Hereford and Cold Springs report drifted ashore deck upper works and rigging from a wreck. Parts of the deck beach lands six miles apart at the two stations. No name is visible on the wreckage.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Hereford
Cold Springs
Ship Yards Tieup By Marine Trades Council
A general tie up of all trades at the Townsend Downey ship building yards on Shooters Island was ordered by the Marine Trades council in sympathy with the boilermakers on strike. About 2,000 men are affected by the action.
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Ship Yards
New York
Townsend- Downey
Shooters’ Island
Marine Trades Council
Pope Receives Cardinal Peraud in Rome Audience
In Rome on March 10 the pope met Cardinal Peraud the bishop of Autun France in a formal audience discrediting alarming rumors about the pope’s condition. The exchange reaffirmed church unity amid reports of potential illness.
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Rome
Cardinal Peraud
Autun
France
American crew to sail Arctic voyage from Tromsø to Franz Josef Land
Captain Muwin Coffin leads an all American crew aboard the America toward Tromsø Norway then Hamburg and Bremen to begin a polar expedition. The group aims to push north to Franz Josef Land by July and then land scientists and seek winter quarters.
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New York
Murcen
Tromson
Norway
America
Muwin Coffin
New Bedtora
Duc d
Abruzzi
Franz Josef
Cuba Senate Debates Reciprocity Treaty Opposition
Senator Sanguilly argues reciprocity with the United States is unnecessary for Cuba’s progress. He warns of trust domination and claims the treaty mostly benefits Cuban producers and U S consumers would not gain, pointing to an American article claiming Cuba must secure reciprocity. He cites Cuba’s overdrawn public finances and sugar producers’ relative advantage.
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Sanguilly
Cuba
Havana
United States
Senate
Sanguilty
General Wood
Bost
Beet Sugar Factories Faced Heavy Mortgage Pressure
United States beet sugar factories endured substantial mortgage burdens amid financial strain. Growing debt tied to expansion and modernization left many plants vulnerable to lender demands and potential shutdowns.
Turkey Grants U S Demands on Education and Armenian Families
Constantinople reports the United States wins recognition of examinations at the American medical college in Bayreuth and settlement of rights for Armenian wives and children who naturalized as Americans to leave the empire. The council of ministers backs recognizing American educational charitable and religious establishments awaiting imperial approval.
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Turkey
United States
Constantinople
Legation
American Medica College
Beyreuth
Council of Ministers
Canadian Pacific Strike Not Settled In Vancouver
Canadian Pacific negotiations with striking employees have collapsed. Union leaders say the company delayed for time to recruit substitutes, with Calgary Winnipeg and Fort Williams showing strong interest as more eastern workers are hired.
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Canadian Pacific
Vancouver
B. C
Canadian Pacific Railway
Union of Brotherhood 0
Calgary
Winnipeg
Fort Williams
Faction Fight At Mount Pleasant Baptist Church Kills One
In Mount Pleasant six miles from Johnston South Carolina a church split led to gunfire during a sermon by Rev. Kit Jones. An assailant killed George Hammond and three of his sons were seriously wounded as two factions clashed and exchanged shots.
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Atlanta
Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
Johnston
S. C
Kit Jones
George Hammond
Rebellion in China Spreads Said by Shanghai Desk
Daily Mail Shanghai correspondent reports spreading rebellion in Kwangtung province with several villages captured and government authority weakened. Widespread anti Christian sentiment shown in Shantung as churches are destroyed amid plague deaths.
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China
London
Daily Mail
Shanghai
Kwang S
Shantung
Plague Deaths Reported in Mazatlan Lazaretto
Mazatlan Mexico reports one plague death in the lazaretto with cases traced to emigrants from the city at Biqueros. Public health authorities investigate spread linked to travelers.
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Mazatlan
Mex
Biqueros
Weather Bureau Predicts More Floods in the South
The river at Memphis is thirty five feet and rising with forecasts of thirty eight feet or more. Heavy rains swell Mississippi tributaries from headwaters to gulf and levees are reinforced. Government boats patrol the river while embankments are watched for pressure as flood damage looms in the south. Beautiful women are urged to use Wine of Cardui to renew health and beauty.
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Weather Bureau
Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Gulf
Baton Rouge
Trout Street
Vicksburg
Natchez
Fog Shuts New York Port as Ferry Sinks and Collides
Dense fog halts harbor and river traffic in New York for hours with three collisions reported but no deaths. The Express sank the canal boat Lyman Willie after a collision, while a second crash damaged the Rhodes Island. The captain’s wife, aboard the canal boat, escaped to the dock.
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New York
Express
East River
Lyman Willie
Rhodes Island
Emperor’s Burden Noted in Kaiser's Cantankerous Claim
The Kaiser once told Lord Lonsdale that the worst part of being an emperor is having to hear so much humbug. The remark reflects a blunt critique of court life and public posturing attributed to the monarch.
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Lonsdale
Cash Prize Offer for New Rock Island California Train
A $100 cash prize is offered for the new Daily Limited train to California to begin service November 1 1902 by the Rock Island System and Southern Pacific via the El Paso Short Line. Open to the public with no fees. For instructions write Jno Sebastian Passenger Traffic Manager Rock Island System Chicago.
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California
Rock Island System
Southern Pacific Company
Elpaso
Jno
Sebastian
Rock Islan System
Chicago
Dyspepsia Mail-Order Free Trial Ad Promotes Pepsikola Tablets
An old advertisement asks if readers suffer indigestion and related symptoms and offers a free trial by mail of Pepsikola Tablets plus a booklet. It lists symptoms including nausea, heartburn, belching, and dizziness and invites agents for the laxative product from The Laxakola Company in New York.
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