Five Million Dollar Fire Destroys Rochester Buildings
A devastating early morning blaze gutted the Rochester Dry Goods Co. and spread to the Granite block and surrounding firms on Main Street. Fire officials report 2,500 workers affected, with losses ranging from four to six million dollars as dynamite and collapses complicate efforts.
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Rochester
N. Y
Rochester Dry Goods Co
Main Street
East
Herdls & Sherburne Company
Buffalo
Syracuse
Sibley, Lindsay & Carr
Jaynes
Sibley, Lindsay & Carr Co
Headle & Sherburne Co
Walk-evar Shoe Co
Vacuum Ofl Company
Standard Oll Company
Kirby
Rochester Dry Goods Company
Beadle & Sherburne Company
City
Baltimore
Little
Public
Vacuum Oil Company
Standard Oil Company
Sibley Company
St. Paul Street
Burke, Fitzsimmons, Hono & Io
Chamber of Commerce
Walkover Shos Company
James Johnston
Buell
Sibley, Lindsay & Carr Company
Insurance
Elwanger & Barry Estate
Cornwall
Walkover Shoe Company
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr
Sibley, Lindsay & Curr Company
Stecks
Sibrey, Lindsay & Carr Company
Aromen
Parry Manufacturing workers strike over wage cuts
Indianapolis February 26 seventy five crater and hanger workers at Parry Manufacturing led by D M Parry president of the National Manufacturers Association and National Industrial Association of America went on strike today over wage cuts from 72 to 57 cents per piece since October and an additional two cent cut proposed today. All workers are non union and were paid off and discharged.
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Indianapolis
Parry Manufacturing Company
D. M. Parry
National Manufacturers’ Association
National Industrial Association of America
Farmers Hold an Institute Discuss Timely Topics At Court House
Farmers of Allen county held an institute Friday in the assembly room at the court house with strong attendance and interest in farming affairs. Senator G. V. Kell presided and Mrs. Theodore Sorg was secretary. Matthew A. Ferguson urged adding township official selection to institute discussions and explained the trustee’s crucial role in tax, schools, roads, ditches, and public welfare.
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Allen County
Court House
G. V. Kell
Theodore Sorg
Miss Frisby
America
Matthew A. Ferguson
Ferguson
Farmers’ Institute
Fort Wayne
Poultry and Farm Profits Discussed at Allen County Meeting
A Plymouth Michigan group in Allen county convened with Kell appointing a resolutions committee. Speakers including W H Ringwalt and W Baxter argued poultry can outprofit pork with proper care and breed selection. The gathering featured music by Hartzell sisters and Hubler on farm profitability and a keynote on the wife’s share in paying for the farm. Resolutions praised Brownlow Good Roads bill, urged higher rural carrier salaries, and supported 1 cent per pound package delivery for rural mail.
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Plymouth
Mich
W. Ringwalt
Kell
M. A. Ferguson
W. F. DeVilbisa
W. H. Ringwalt
Harvey Hubler
W. Baxter
W. F. DeVilbiss
Naomi
Ida Hartzell
F. Hubler
J. W. Hursh
Allen County
Institute
Packard Company
Hartzell
Fiieby
Hubler
Brownlow Good Roads Hill
National Congress
Buffalo Lawyer Shot in Office Fateful Bank Building Incident
In Buffalo New York on February 26 Henry L Schwartz of Baker and Schwartz was shot in his private office in the Marine bank building by H A Knowles of Knowles and Gardner. Knowles then killed himself after threatening Schwartz. The crime is linked to alleged business complications with no known trouble between the men reported by Lyman H Baker.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Henry L. Schwartz
Baker & Schwartz
Marine Bank
H. A. Knowles
Knowles & Gardner
Knowles
Lyman H. Baker
Schwartz
Marriage Licenses Granted in Local Clerk’s Office
Emery Edwin Hitzeman and Annelia Luella Perkina obtained a marriage license. Raymond W. Clark and Antony Conklin likewise secured a license in the recent filing period.
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Emery Edwin Hitzeman
Nelia Luella Perkina
Raymond W. Clark
Antony Conklin
Foreign hostility in U S hurts Russian trade in Novas Vremya
The Russian newspaper Novas Vremya argues American anti Russia sentiment stems from press campaigns aided by Jews and warns that U S actions including the Vicksburg incident and a Yalu demonstration risk deteriorating relations. The Nagasaki London Telegraph report of a planned mouth of the Yalu show potential tensions.
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St. Petersburg
Novas Vremya
United States
Russia
Novos Vremya
Novoe Vrenya
Washington
State Department
America
Manchuria
Hay
China
Vicksburg
Yalu River
Telegraph
London
Nagasaki
London Daily Telegraph
Cho Foo
Shanghai
Russian Trade Fear After Vicksburg Incident
Russian merchants countermand orders for American goods amid anger over the Vicksburg affair. US Consul General Watts appeals to Washington as Russians blame the US for the incident and fear its impact on trade. American businessmen urge an official explanation to ease tensions.
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Bt. Petersburg
United States
Russia
Watts
America
Vicksburg
Chemulpo
Varing
Korletz
State Department
Washington
Panama Treaty Takes Effect In Washington
President Roosevelt signed the proclamation placing the Panama isthmian canal treaty in effect at 11:50 am. The exchange of ratifications in Washington ends diplomatic negotiations dating to the early 1800s. Remaining legal questions include canal payments linked to French litigation and potential additional enabling legislation. No money is expected to pass soon.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Panama
Isthmian Canal
State Department
Hay
Bunavu-Varilla
White House
Loeb
United States
France
Panama Canal
Russia
Mukden
Antung
Peking
Arishea
Tassia
Mr. Morgan
Dalny
Associated Press
Washingon
Mickaburg
Foreign Office
Panamy Company
Colombia
Bunau Varilla Resigns as Panama Treaty Goes Into Effect
Secretary Hay and Minister Bunau Varilla exchanged ratifications at 10 30 in the state department and at 11 50 the president signed the proclamation putting the treaty into effect The Morning Post notes America as a working element in international affairs and its hostility to Russia may mark an epoch.
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Washington
Hay
Bunau-Varilla
State Department
Great Britain
United States
Morning Post
America
Russia
America Takes a Hand in Far Eastern Affairs
London editorial reviews U S involvement in Asia, contrasting current assertiveness with past passivity in the China Japan war context. It notes shifting American sympathy toward Japan, questions ties with Russia as artificial, and cites Admiral Dewey era gunfire as challenging long held Russian myths.
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London
The
Morning Post
Joriny
United States
Russia
Dewsy
Most Sacred Russian Icon Sent Toward War Campaigns
The Virgin and St. Sergius ikon, one foot square and studded with stones, has been moved from Moscow to St. Petersburg and will accompany the army further east. It has a storied past, traveling with Alexis, Peter the Great, and Alexander I on their campaigns, with a silver tablet listing battles where the ikon appeared.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Far East
St. Sergius
Troitzko
Alexis
Peter the Great
Alexander I
Indiana Winter Temperatures Run Below Normal On Record Pace
Indiana weather notes show a winter cooler than average with extended cold spells. December mean 24.2 degrees above? the text records January 22.2 and February early days around 21.8, with historical February averages near 31.5 and overall winter mean about 2.6.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Boy Confesses to Many Crimes in Marion Ohio
Cyril Guthery a 12 year old of Marion admits to burglaries and writing the ransom letter. He was detained after an anonymous threat led to a burglary at uncle Charles Anthony’s home. The confession clarifies events surrounding the disappearances and family deaths.
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Marion
Ohio
Cyril Guthery
Indianapolis
Charles Anthony
Anthony
Guthery
J. H. Guthery
Fred Guthery
John Brockersly
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Rochester, N. Y
DM. Parry
Gare
Grandfather
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