Great Gold Strike Sparks Turquoise District Fever
A sensational Turquoise district gold strike near Tombstone Arizona has miners and prospectors flocking to the area. Assayer D W Reckart reports ore assaying $98000 to the ton, confirming earlier reports of extraordinary wealth and drawing crowds from Pearce and beyond.
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Hammett Seen Favored To Win Local Mayor Race
Local politics remain unsettled as factions clash and secrecy surrounds deals. Major B. F. Hammett appears favored by business interests and is expected to secure the mayoral nomination before the upcoming convention. C. W. Fassett seeks re election as city treasurer amid competing opinions and a potential challenge from one of the Coles brothers.
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Beautiful Denver Woman Dies in Snow Storm
Mrs. Lee Russell a 25 year old head waitress died in the police surgeon's office from hemorrhage of the lungs days after leaving her Fort Wayne husband to seek health in Colorado. She collapsed on Fourteenth street while battling the heavy storm and was carried inside where she died.
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Pan American stamps near completion for exposition
Washington reports the Bureau of Engraving has nearly finished the Pan American exposition stamps. The two color commemoratives will go on sale at opening and stop at closing. Past issues for Columbus and Omaha shows were advertorial in design, but these carry no Pan American wording.
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Quiet Alabama businessman moves to acquire Trussville furnace
C E Buck, ex manager of Atalla Iron Ore, has nearly completed talks to buy the Trussville furnace from notices in Memphis. He plans to restart it within a week and secure ore from Crudup mines. Buck intends to expand the plant after taking full possession, following four failed sales.
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Kipling Plans Return to America for New Hampshire Summer
A London cable announces Rudyard Kipling will return to the United States and make his summer home in New Hampshire after years apart from his American wife and quarrels with his brother in law. The note says he left in anger but now decides he cannot get along without America.
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Gun Play In Morocco Postponed
The cruiser New York at Tangiers was ordered to Manila after assurances the United States will be paid. The move follows a U S consul general report that claims will be settled. The sultan and court travel and will return in six weeks. the New York replaces the Newark as flagship.
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Colorado Utah Lines To Combine
Salt Lake March 27 The Trib announces that Utah will incorporate the charter for the Colorado Utah lines in its laws soon. The consolidation includes the Denver and Rio Grande Rio Grande Southern Colorado Midland and Rio Grande Western with total capitalization of fourteen million. Florence and Cripple Creek and Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek railroad will join the new system.
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New Beaumont oil well rivals Lucas gusher with larger pipe
Special to The Herald from Beaumont reports a new oil well equal in every respect to the Lucas gusher and regarded as better because its pipe is larger The oil shot sixty feet into the air on first strike and is now under control
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Legislature Will Invite President Diaz
Representative Bridgers will introduce a long resolution in the house inviting Diaz and McKinley to meet on the bridge at El Paso during McKinley’s pass through the area. If adopted the invitation will be wired to each official.
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Ex Secretary of State Hardy Charged With Conspiracy
Special to The Herald in Austin Texas March 27. The committee investigating the failure of Manager Walker of the opera house to admit the sergeant at arms accuses ex Secretary of State Hardy of conniving with Walker to prevent a quorum and defeat the Galveston charter revision bill. Both are ordered before the house to apologize. The session also reviewed the appropriation bill and criticized the militia.
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Secret rate cutting investigated in packing house shipments
The Interstate Commerce Commission sits in Chicago on March 27 to report on secret reductions in eastbound rates for packing house goods. Freight agents from Kansas City lines and western fast freight firms, plus traffic managers of packing houses, testified. The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line threatened to quit local freight agents over rate manipulation while rivals denied cuts and blamed St. Paul.
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Morgan Rumor of Imminent Danger Denied in London
New York March 27 The Herald report that J Pierpont Morgan postponed sailing to Europe over Scotland Yard warnings of assassination is denied in London The London press calls the threat unfounded noting only police protection for the American financier while he remains in the city The source says only a crazy anonymous threat was made.
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Woman Scorned Fires Lethal Shot in Houston
Mattie Graham shoots Jack Walsh after a jilt in Houston on March 27. Walsh is wounded severely and expected to die. Police say the act followed a refused recognition and immediate danger.
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China Has Not Yet Signed the Treaty
Pekin March 27 China did not sign the Russian Chinese treaty recognizing Russian occupation of Manchuria by midnight last night. It is believed China refused to avoid offending other powers, with a possible later understanding with Russia. Britain has sent a note mirroring the US protest against negotiating any convention affecting territory or finances without full consent of other powers.
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Bitter European frost bites London and France
March 27 London reports the deepest frost of the year with ice on lakes and heavy snow storms sweeping northern France. The severe weather across Europe underscores a harsh season for the continent.
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Town Renames Itself Ossining To Shed Sing Sing Image
In Sing Sing New York on March 27 Governor Odell signed a bill changing the town name to Ossining. Residents sought the change to avoid the penal colony stigma attached to the nearby penitentiary. The facility will remain known as Sing Sing, while the town adopts its new name Ossining.
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Chicago and New York capitalists win railway concession
City of Mexico dispatch reports Chicago and New York financiers secured a railroad concession through northern Mexico. The line will join the Mexican Central near Chihuahua and extend to the Gulf of California through Sonora, linking major ports and markets.
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Burlington Rail Line Acquisition Reported by Tribune
New York March 27 Tribune semi officially states that the Burlington railroad has been acquired by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern and that formal announcement will be made soon. The Tribune asserts the fact despite President Hill’s denial.
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Texas Rangers Reorganization Bill Passes Legislature
In Austin on March 27 Senator Turney secured final passage of the house bill by Kyle for reorganizing the Texas Ranger force and frontier battalion. The measure, approved by the governor’s recommendations, rejects a bond requirement of 2500 dollars per ranger and now goes to the governor for signature.
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British Claiming Victories Over Boers Reported by London Cable
The Tribune announces in its late New York edition that British gains in the last three days are more complete and general than before. General Babbington secured a victory and captured more guns than in any single engagement, boosting morale and praised by London war officials as a practical peace maker.
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Fire Rages at Republic Mine Forcing 500 Workers Out
Fire sweeps Republic mine in Michigan as about five hundred miners are suddenly laid off. No loss estimate available as of this report.
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President Kruger Plans America Visit
Paris dispatch reports President Kruger has decided to visit America and will depart for New York soon. The Hague dispatch notes preparations underway for the passage this day as plans firm up for the arrival.
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Candidates Charged With Lobbying In Texas Campaign
In Austin on March 27 Mece Fall pushed to repeal the Waters-Pierce permit but failed. Senator Bailey mobilizes support to block the bill before adjournment. Mr. Shannon accuses prospective congressmen at large candidates of lobbying against reapportionment. The appropriation bill passed first reading with minor changes, adding 5000 dollars for Beeville experiment station and 5000 dollars for the volunteer guard.
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Diaz May Be Here May Meet McKinley at Juarez
El Paso pushes for Diaz to visit the border in May to meet President McKinley on the Rio Grande. Consul Mallen says Diaz may attend if schedules allow and El Paso officials plan to invite Diaz with possible Texas support.
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