Funeral of President Faure Draws Massive Paris Procession
Paris mourned President Felix Faure with a solemn state funeral, the cortege from the Elysee to Notre Dame drawing vast crowds and black drapery along public buildings. A later report notes calm, disciplined crowds, guards, and foreign dignitaries attending the service at Pere la Chaise.
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Paris
M. Felix Faure
French Republic
Parisc
the Elysee
Notre Dame
M. Faure
Pere la Chaise
Avenue de Marigny
Place de la Concorde
Louvre
Place de l’Hotel de Ville
Seine
Ministry of Marine
Chamber of Deputies
Hotel de Ville
National Guard
United States
M. Loubet
M. Dupuy
M. Deschanel
Senate
Jamont
Saussier
Havre
Richard
Lyons
Rheims
Sens
Blois
Beethoven
France
President Faure
Cathedral of
Requiem Mass in Paris and Washington for late President Faure
Requiem mass for the repose of the late President Faure was held in Paris at the French church with Prince of Wales and other dignitaries in court dress. In Washington St Matthew’s church a solemn mass attended by the president, cabinet, Supreme Court judges, diplomats, and military officials honored Faure. Cardinal Gibbons delivered absolution and addressed attendees.
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London
President Faure
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Lord Salisbury
Lord Rosebery
Queen’s Privy Council
Cardinal Vaughn
Washington
St. Matthew’s Church
Rhode Island Avenue
France
United States
Supreme Court
Army
House
Senate
McKinley
Hay
Corbin
War Department
Gen
Miles
Mgr. Martinelli
Magniso
St. Mary’s Seminary
Cardinal Gibbons
Insurgents Massing Near Manila as Battle Looms
A Manila frontier clash is anticipated hourly as insurrectionists threaten renewed fights. In Brooklyn a 20 year old woman died in a Regent Hotel room after a man who accompanied her fled. gas jets left open suggest possible asphyxiation. Police investigate whether suicide or foul play occurred under assumed names P McDermott and wife Boston.
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Regent
Brooklyn
P. McDermott
Boston
City in flames as Muscogee burns in broad blaze
The fire consumes much of Muscogee's business district including Turne hardware Madden hardware Adams hotel and M K T depot. Fires rage at many points outside the city with extensive destruction reported as of February 23.
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Eufaula
I. T
Muscogee
Turne Hardware Company
Madden Hardware Company
Adams Hotel
Fatal Warehouse Fire at Swift’s Stockyards
A major blaze at Swift’s warehouse in the stock yards in Chicago killed three firemen and injured nine as walls collapsed. The fire caused about a quarter million dollars in losses. A second fire in the Lind block damaged property valued at two hundred thousand dollars.
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Chicago
Swift
National Trotting Association meets to discuss rule changes
The National Trotting Association holds a special session at the Murray Hill Hotel in New York with prominent horsemen from the United States and Canada. Several rules will be modified or repealed.
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New York
National Trotting Association
Murray Hill Hotel
United States
Canada
Kipling Gravely Ill With Pneumonia in New York
Rudyard Kipling is very low with pneumonia in New York. The crisis is expected this afternoon.
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Kipling
New York
Rudyard Kipling
Leiter Drops Again His Milk Trust a Failure
Chicago report states Joe Leiter's three million dollar milk trust in the city has collapsed, marking another setback for his business interests.
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Chicago
Joe Leiter
Union Pacific Wreck Near Laramie Traced to Broken Rail
A Union Pacific eastbound passenger train derailed about one hundred miles west of Laramie. J. F. Parry of Denver died from chest injuries shortly after the crash. Several others were reported injured, including A. H. Garvey among the wounded.
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Cheyenne
Union Pacific
Laramie
J.F. Parry
Denver
AH. J. Garvey
Aguinaldo Envisions 25000 Manila Forces In New Phase
Gen Otis and Admiral Dewey note Aguinaldo gathering 25 000 or more men near Manila and preparing for renewed hostilities. Otis stands ready to deliver another lesson. Advices say little dissension among Aguinaldo followers in Luzon and Panaca. The Sixth and Ninth Infantry will move to Manila in days. Arms and ammunition have been shipped to the Filipinos through China in recent months.
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Otis
Dewey
Aguinaldo
Manila
War Department
Luzon
Panaca
Philippines
China
W H Truesdale Chosen President of Lackawanna Railroad
At the Delaware Lackawanna and Western stockholders meeting in New York on February 23, W H Truesdale was confirmed as president succeeding Samuel Sloan. Aged about 55, he climbed from assistant traffic manager at the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and St Louis road to top executive posts before accepting the Lackawanna presidency.
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New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
W. H. Truesdale
Samuel Sloan
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Minneapolis and St. Louis
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Lackawanna
Deep Mystery in New York Woman Found In Fashion
A fragment notes a beautiful young woman, fashionably dressed, in Deep Mystery New York on February 23, with no further details provided in the surviving text.
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Yook
Train accident injures multiple passengers in Ontario report
A late running train derailment caused by a split rail between switches left four cars off track. The two engines and front cars stayed on the rails while the two sleepers derailed, and the rear tourist sleeper and chair car overturned. Wounded include Mrs Applebee Coburn Mrs Hines Greenriver Wye Wm Lewis M Bafiro Coney Island Josephine Smith Chicago Aaron Black and H E Copeland Denver. All the wounded will recover.
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Applebee
Coburn
Ontario
Hines
Greenriver
Wye
Wm. Lewis
Colored Porter
Oakland
M. Bafiro
Coney Island
Josephine Smith
Chicago
Aaron Black
24Th Infantry
H. E. Copeland
Denver
Gas Explosion Kills Four in Hartford Indiana
A morning gas blast in the rear of the Dick building in Hartford Indianacollapsed upper floors of the Dick Wilman and Mason structures and sent guests fleeing from the adjoining Ingram hotel. Four bodies were recovered with a search for another casualty underway.
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Hartford City
Ind
Wilman
Mason
Ingram
Forces to Manila Heat up as US Sends Troops
Washington dispatch reports the Ninth Infantry from New York heads to San Francisco on March 7 bound for Manila. The Sixth Infantry from Fort Sam Houston Texas will reinforce Otis. A third regiment from the 13th or 21st Infantry is to Manila, bringing Gen Otis's force to about 33 000 men.
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Washington
New York
San Francisco
Manila
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Otis
Incendiaries Kill Washington Insurgents Fight in Manila
Dispatch from Gen. Otis reports Manila firefights with incendiaries burning sections of the city. Troops controlled fires, many insurgents repulsed near Caloocan and Tondo. Casualties on both sides include Lieut. Eugene S. French and Private Oscar L. Fisher.
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Washington
Otis
Manila
McArthur
Caloocan
Tondo
Esuardos
Minnesota
Oregon
Montana
MacArthur
Monadnock
Utah
Eugene S. French
Oscar L. Fisher
Dakota
South Dakota
Escolta
Compromise Reached on Army Measure Replacing Extra Session
President agrees to a congressional compromise on the army bill to avert an extra session. The plan supports an army of 100000, with 35000 designated as a provisional force to serve only until 1901.
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Washington
Congress
Local residents travel and events noted in Las Cruces area
Mrs. Phil Curran and Juan Ascarate left for Las Cruces while Miss Bertha Tyson headed to San Antonio and Mrs Provoset and Kr Williams moved to Houston and north respectively. Auditors office official Bridgers on wedding tour. White Oaks office employees enjoyed a wall holiday. T E Hunt of Southern Pacific arrived from the west. Norris Dog and Pony show exited for Tucson tonight. Mrs Greenleaf returned this morning.
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Phil. Curran
Las Cruces
Provoset
Houston
Juan Ascarate
Kr. G. Williams
Santa Fe
Sam Bridgers
Auditor Conner
Southern Pacific
Norris Dog & Pony Show
Tucson
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Chihuahua
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Albuquerque
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Las Vegas
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Wm. Mursebell
Louis Duernusche
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San Luis Potosi
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Colo
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Toledo
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Tierra Blanca
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Fred H. Peitz
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A. C. Vincent
Col
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N. Y
J. O’conner
Francis Mayhee
Indiana
L. W. Foster
Jimalco
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Geo Kunkel
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J. E. Berry
Rose Stillman Co
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J. C. Stuart
Buffalo
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