Merriam Gets Down To Work On Census Offices
Director Merriam and Assistant Director Wines announced the preliminary organization for the 1900 census. Col Albert Childs will be chief clerk, Guard McCanley disbursing officer, and Wilfam A King chief statistician. appointments emphasize competence and merit examinations for clerks. Temporary quarters will be set up as permanent HQs are prepared.
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Washington
Merviaan
Directon Winds
Albert I
Childs
District of Columbia
Gward McCanley
District of
Colunbia
Wilfam A. King
Colorado
Minesota
Merriam
Maine Legislature Objects to Ice Company Bill
The judiciary committee reported unfavorably on the bill to incorporate the American Lee company with a $60,000,000 scope. Introduced by Representative Joseph Manley, it aimed to fuse ice firms on the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers. Opponents argued it would turn Maine into an ice hub controlled by harvest prospects on the Hudson and New York firms.
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Maine
Augusta
Legislative Judiciary Committee
American Lee Company
Joseph Manley
Anc Lad
Kennebec
Penobscot
New York
Hudson
Mica Monopoly Moves to Control Mineral Lands
Dusterm Syndicate seeks to buy mineral lands in Keeton county Norway March 10. A deal claimed to place the world mica supply under syndicate control has closed to interested parties. The tract covers about 15,000 acres with all known mining sites in the area. Only other significant mica sources are in Grafton county NIL and North Carolina. Local facilities indicate mica supply is near exhaustion.
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Dusterm Syndicate
Norway
Miea
Keeton
Grafton
North Carolina
Utah Legislature Adjourns Without Senator Vote
Salt Lake City March 10 The joint assembly adjourned sine die at midnight without electing a United States senator after ten ballots. On the 101st ballot McCune led with 20 votes, George Q Cannon 19, BF Cannon 7, King 4, J H Moyle 4, Powers 4, Nebeker 1, Sutherland 2, and 2 abstentions.
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Utah
Salt Lake
United States
McCune
George Q. Cannon
BF. J. Cannon
King
J. H. Moyle
Powers
Nebeker
Sutherland
Consolidation of Two Copper Firms Reported
Boston reports say Isle Royale Copper Mining and Miners Copper Company plan consolidation. Isle Royale would become Bigelow Lewisohn. Miners Copper, newly incorporated at Trenton, would join Standard Oil property context. Temple treasurer Eckels named to trustees board post, replacing Shaw who resigned.
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New York
Boston
Isle Royale Copper Mining Company
Capital
Miners’ Copper Company
Aye Beem
Isle Royale
Bigelow-Lewiesohn Corporation
Trenton
Iga Stantard Oil
Eckels
Chicago
Board of
Temple Trustees
J. Eckela
Commercial National Bank
United States Treasury
B. G. Shaw
Governor veto blocks medicine practice bill in Guthrie
The governor vetoed a bill regulating medical practice amid claims it interfered with religious liberty, targeting Christian Science. An unrelated item notes Dr. M1 examining the pope's wound, reporting slow progress and hopes for resumed receptions soon.
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Guthrie
Okla
Trome
M 1
Narrow escape as streetcar teeters on river bridge
March 10 at North Halsted Street Bridge a streetcar barely halted before the open span, slamming onto abutments and swinging above the river. The motorman warned passengers and jumped to the river as four were injured in the rush for exits.
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Dent
North Thalsted Street Bridge
Gafety
Father's Fateh in Howard Lake Murder Case
Toward Lake Minnesota crowds gather after a murder six miles north of town. The killer is Irst night, 70, who is said to be in charge. the victim is Mrs. Fred ter, daughter of Thomas Boxell. Boxell family and others murdered here a year ago. Kier is reportedly insane and confined previously. He fortifies his house and defies entry.
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Mra
Kler
Howard Lake
Lake
Minn
Ndt
Citizens organize vigilantes after local robberies in Tacoma
After a wave of robberies and hold ups in Tacoma Wish on March 10 citizens gathered in the chamber of commerce to form a vigilance committee. The police were denounced for incompetence and a citizens patrol was organized. A subcommittee asked Sheriff Mills to lead the vigilants, deciding to remove suspicious characters from the city.
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Roblemon
Wold-opsa
Tacoma
Wish
Miss Grace Crowl Burned In Gasoline Accident
In Dickinson North Carolina on March 1 Miss Grace Crowl daughter of A J Crow a leading Dickinson merchant was severely burned after emptying a cup of gas into a slop pail and unintentionally throwing it onto herself. Nearly her entire clothing burned before helpers could smother the flames. She is expected to recover though badly scarred.
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Dickingson
N. C
Grace Crowl
A. J. Crow
Ieading Dickinson
Fires Ravage Wind Sor Hotel and Nearby Buildings
A March 1 blaze at Sacred Henri destroyed the Wind Sor hotel Nelsons two story building Fieldhammer clothing Lyder drug store and Marston restaurant. Insurance valued at 1300 with logs shares of 800. A second fire later that day burned Lyder barn. Both fires believed to have incendiary origins.
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Henri
Submarine Cable Planned Under Lake St Croix
Prescon, St Croix county telephone company owner, extends its lines to St Paul by laying a five ton submarine cable along the lake bottom to connect Wisconsin and Minnesota wires. The cable is from the same firm building the Honolulu cable for the United States. Separately, Montana Governor Smith signals an extra legislative session likely in early April as revenue measures missed, risking a $1000000 deficit.
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Lake St. Croix
Tiwhson
Wis
Prescon
St.Croix
Montana
Helena
Mont
City restaurant proprietor arrested on alleged opening charge
Aleged Divid Pty Anita N D March 10 The City restaurant proprietor C Bratsky ws arrested last evening by Deputy Shur He O Sterns on the charge of open ing and operating a Dlivd ply But dene was fourst on the premises Given Up for Loot Seattle Wash March 10 the aeh ing schooner Myrtle is given up for lost It is thought that she was wrecked off Vancouver Island during the heavy gales of January Her crew consisted of four men
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Aleged Divid Pty
Anita
N. D
C. Bratsky
Seattle
Wash
Myrtle
Vancouver Island
Man Arrested for Assault in Pembina Case Died of Injuries
John Smith arrested here on charge of assaulting George Bates of Pembina. Bates died from injuries. Grand jury will investigate the matter.
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St. Vincent
Mion
John Smith
George Bates
Pembina
Found Dead Near Garfield in Suspected Heart Disease
Garfield Minnesota March 10 A Le Altre a farmer two miles north of here was found dead on Elk Joke at age forty seven. Authorities believe death due to heart disease. man is single.
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Garfield
Minn
A. le Altre
Here
Elk Joke
Inquest Open Over Mrs. George T. Lucas
Des Moines town closes in on an inquest into the death of Mrs. George T. Lucas. Her husband left the room for about four hours last night and returned to find her dying, prompting official scrutiny.
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Orlin
Des Moines
George T. Lucas
Dena. Lake City obituary for Adam Sigler dies at 84
Minh March 10. Adam Sigler one of Lake City’s oldest residents died after illness of several weeks. He was eighty four years old and leaves a widow and due 601.
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Lake City
Minh
Adam Sigler
Lake Clty
Unfounded Report on Sau Mun Bay Seizure in Peking
From Peking March 20. A dispatch says the claim that Italians seized Sau Mun bay and demanded a naval base and coaling station is officially declared unfounded. No confirmation of Italian actions at Sau Mun bay.
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Peking
Sau Mun Bay
Spain to Germany seizure and troops redeployment
Manila dispatch reports General Rios resigning then resuming command to repatriate Caroline, Marianne and Pelew Islands before handing them to Germany. Native crews deserted then armed, seized stores, and towed ships. San Joaquin crew killed Spanish captain and crew in Locos province.
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Manila
Rios
Madrid
Manily Ag
Spain
Caroline
Marianne
Telew
Germany
Wileh Jett Mantin
Rebel Incendiaries Destroy Homes of Sympathizers
Rebel incendiaries struck Pamdacan villages last night terrorizing residents who opposed the insurgents. The U S transport Grant docked with Maj. Gen. Tawton and infantry units aboard, while San Jedro Maenti saw persistent Filipino sniping as troops faced quiet conditions elsewhere. Weather was notably overcast.
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Pamdacan
Ainnosbor
United States
Grant
New York
Beard
Tawton
Fourth Infantry
Seventeenth Infantry
San Jedro Maenti
No Ground for Anxiety in Santiago Says Gen Wood
Washington March 10. Secretary of War secured facts from Gen Wood after sensational reports of disturbed affairs in Santiago. Gen Wood reports there is absolutely no ground for apprehension or panic and finds no threat to stability or safety.
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Xo Capunre
Washington
Htairs
Santiago
Gen. Wood
Wood
Black Sea Storm Rages Off St Petersburg Shores
A hurricane has battered the Black Sea for four days causing many shipping casualties. No vessel is reported ashore near Tot a. A Turkish steamer is wrecked and a sinking ship has gone down with the crew lost.
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St. Petersburg
Tot
Troops to Leave Honolulu Garrison Soon
A fragment states that several companies of the Second United States Volunteer Engineers stationed in Honolulu will be recalled home soon. They will be relieved by either four companies of the Twenty-fourth Infantry colored or by two or more batteries of the Bistle artillery.
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Washington
Marcel
Second United States Volunteer Engineers
Honolulu
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Bistle Artillery
Chinese Commerce Mission Aims to Promote Trade
Yienan March 10 reports China plans to send a commercial commission to European and American trade centers to boost Chinese commerce. If successful, the government proposes founding Chinese trading firms in major commercial towns worldwide.
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Yienan
China
Commercial Commission
Hurricane sweeps northeast coast of Queensland
Brisbane March 10. A severe hurricane now sweeps the northeast coast causing extensive loss of life and property. There are grave fears for the safety of the pearl shelling fleet employing about a thousand men.
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Brisbane
Queensland
Pearl
Winnie Davis Statue Plan Approved in Hollywood
Richmond Virginia March 10 The design for a statue to Miss Winnie Davis daughter of the Confederacy to be placed over her grave in Hollywood has been written and approved by Mrs Davis The figure is to be a sitting angel
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Winnie Davis
Richmond
Hollywood
Children Burned to Death in Hivana Reconcentra Quarter
A large portion of the reconcentrado quarter in Mare 10 was destroyed as three children died by fire. Authorities report a fatal incident occurred during a violent event in the province of Hivana. further details are awaited from local officials.
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Gunes
Hivana
Mare
Newark Man Kills Himself After Daughter Arrested
New York report states Ralph Selther, a Newark resident, died by suicide in his room following the arrest of his fourteen year old daughter Mary for theft. The act occurred on March 10, reflecting a tragic family consequence of the daughter’s alleged crime.
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New York
Ralph Selther
Newark
Mary
Mutiny at Bantingo Prison Farm Leaves One Dead
Madrid reports a clash yesterday between Spanish soldiers and mutinous convicts at Bantingo sixteen miles east of Bantandor. One convict was killed and seven were wounded amid the attempted breakout near an important ascent site.
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Madrid
Bantingo
Alxteen Iviles
Bantandor
Vast landslide destroys homes in Albasa province
Madd March 10 report describes a vast quantity of Touk falling from overhanging terrain near the village of Tiekured, destroying many houses and killing eleven people. The disaster devastates Albasa province as rescue efforts continue and authorities assess the damage.
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Madd
Tiekured
Albasa
Syrian Wedding in New York Stars and Stripes Aid
Miss Shafika Lattry wed Hlias Macksoud, both natives of Zahle Syria, at St Peter's Roman Catholic Church in Manhattan. The ceremony conducted in Arabic featured crowns and gold rings as guests from Syrian and American backgrounds attended, followed by a reception at the bridegroom’s home and a bridal trip to Washington.
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New York
St. Peter's
Shafika Lattry
Hlias Mackxoud
Zahle
Syria
Luttyland
Abdow Lutty
Lutty & Macksoud
Battery Place
Father Beshwety
Mrs. Macksoud
Washington
The Final Fate of Coop's Rolling Palaces
For years known across the south as Coop's Rolling Palaces a train of connected cars formed a pavilion with a museum aquarium a freak congress and vaudeville auditorium. Built at $100000 it toured then failed after investors mismanaged it ending in Chicago sold for 7000. cars sold off to fly-by-night shows. The remnants roam obscure towns as a grotesque end to a big amusement idea.
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South
Coop
Coup
Hiyena
Chicago
Banana Trust Forming Affects National Banana Trade
The Banana Trust aims to consolidate firms to command about three-fourths of the country’s banana business. The Fruit Dispatch Company will run the trust with headquarters at 18 Broadway New York. Hernard F Sullivan named as local representative with Cleveland as a distributing point. Prices to be lowered rather than raised. Sullivan declined further comment.
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Banana Trust
The
Fruit Dispatch Company
Broadway
New York
Hernard F. Sullivan
Cleveland
Sullivan
Light rays enable telegraph at long range
Prof Zickler reports ultraviolet light can transmit a spark over distances up to 200 meters, enough to operate a telegraph instrument. The rays cause an electric spark between highly charged conductors, enabling the telegraph to function with the added light induced spark.
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Zickler
Chicago Banks Implement Monthly Fee Policy on Small Accounts
The Chicago banks have adopted a policy charging $1 a month for running deposit accounts under $400. Banks deem small accounts unprofitable, but this tax on them is seen as exceptional, reflecting a broader critique of financial practices. The quote from Sir Philip Sidney underscores accompanying noble thoughts.
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Chicago
Congress Ends Sixth Session with Swift Adjournment
Washington reports the house paid tribute to the late Representative Mattey and adjourned to 11 o'clock. Congress faced heavy appropriation work with army and deficit bills, while the senate passed key public building and criminal law measures. The day ended with tense debate over river and harbor reports and currency reform as both chambers prepared final adjournment.
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Washington
Ofelock
Ovenliog
House
Iate
Mattey
Judiciary Committee
Wheeler
Buffalo
Toledo
Senate
Department of Justice
Los Angeles
Cal
New Brighton
Alnuska
Benvy Stenia
Congress
N'Elook
Reed
Missouri
Prye
Bedlam
Walker
Massachusetts
Capitol
Closing Senate session ends with mixed cheers and delays
The 1899 Senate and House stagger through a tense late night with conferees finishing two bills, a river and harbor agreement, and a naval conference report. President McKinley and Cabinet arrive. a quiet end follows with a brief ceremonial address as galleries disperse.
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Nicaragnan Canal
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Dy My
Batley
Reed
Manila Heat Bites Troops As Jungles Cleared
March 10 dispatch reports 37 degree heat with steamlike humidity. Troops, shaded by matting and huts, show fewer prostrations but remain exposed when moving. Rebels avoid open ground, especially in the heat, while Filipino forces clear jungle areas.
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Minti
Mareh
Yeatomlay
Mey
March to Dwarins Filipinos and American clash tale
Vancouver report recounts Manila steamer impressions on the early fighting between Americans and insurgents in the Philippines. An English witness recalls Aguinaldo, Dewey, and Filipino actions, notes Filipino taunts and American complaints about hostile tribes and obstacles, framing the conflict as a potential peace catalyst for fifty years.
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Vancouver
B.C
Manila
Aguinehio Hueydin
Dewey
Wilipino
Soligre
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SKU
Mica Monopoly
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Gen. Rion
Span
Dor Forvon du
Idélipndnens
Amerwaris
Hin Qiee
Mudeit
Cupy
He Carolines
Martane
Pelew
Staten Aid Cirgno Semed
Rebel Incendiarties
Sir Philip Sidney
Work OF Congress
Fobart
McKinley
Senate Chamber
Mealty
Ganate
Egmin
Hedols
New Reguiarn
Derry
War Department
Otla
Benecia
Dwar
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