Fire Claims Three Readership Unit Workers at Daily Advertiser
Three proof readers James Richardson Judson Craft and Walter Luscombe suffocated by smoke in the Daily Advertiser and Record seven story building Friday night. The 18 compositors escaped by jumping to an adjoining roof. Fire started in the basement pressroom. Loss set at 100000. Craft and Luscombe found dead together in each other’s arms.
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James Richardson
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Walter Luscombe
Daily Advertiser
Boston Globe
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Liccomb
Mills & Co. Fire Destroys Stock in Quebec Loss Total
Mills and Company face a $250000 loss after a fire that damaged the premises in Quebec. Firemen battled the blaze as walls partially collapsed and equipment burned.
Half of the County Courts Divorces Demand
The Sun reports a surge in divorce filings as lawyers adopt printed complaint forms. Attorney Schwartz filed the first case Friday, with a deputy noting about 22,400 licenses issued in two years and roughly a quarter that many divorces granted.
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the Sun
Marion County
Spat Over Will Bequest Settled Dividing $300
Probate commissioner Walker ruled the $300 bequest from the late Wm. Jackson to the Rescue home mission should be split equally between the Rescue mission and the Door of Hope after the two institutions were formed from the original. Rev. Wheeler and Mrs. Potter argued for their causes as others contributed. The case was appealed to the circuit court.
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Door of Hope and Rescue Mission
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Door of Hope
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Brush
Potter
Circuit Court
Love and Blood at Englewood and Nashville
An Englewood society youth faces a family clash as Lulu Huston an actress aids a plan to see her lover despite parental opposition with a door knocked from its hinges. In Nashville Rev John Gruenbergen provokes a saloon altercation after drinking too freely and claims injuries and seeks compensation.
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John M. Gray
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Tenn
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Guarding the President on Western Trip
President McKinley will be guarded by U S Secret Service detectives on his continental journey. One operative accompanies to New Orleans, another to Galveston then San Francisco, then up the coast with relievers. Maj Foster, noted guardian, may accompany to New Orleans, ready to avert danger at each move.
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Galveston
San Francisco
Maj. Foster
Aggie News: Trias Surrenders in the Philippines
Gen. Mariano Trias capitulates, signaling the collapse of the insurgent leadership aside from Aguinaldo. Trias, last of the old guard, throws up the sponge, marking a pivotal setback for the rebellion in the Philippines.
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Trias
Old Guard
Major Taylor Missing in Action on Way to France
Reports from France say the Indianapolis bicyclist Major Taylor may have sailed to France to race with Jaquelin. Trainer R W Houlingham cannot locate him in New York while Buckner, a new colored trainer, is said to accompany Taylor. If true, Taylor would join Jaquelin in a likely clash for the next season.
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de Majah
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Savannah Friday Night Boxing Bout Promises Tense Odds
Last year’s standout fighter Tim Kearns faces a challenger known as Kid Thomas in Savannah. The Chicago Journal notes Thomas is a ninth-rater and implies local white spectators would react badly if he defeats a white opponent, forecasting a tense crowd and uncertain outcome.
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Thomas
Savannah
Tim
Chicago Journal
Boxing and sports notes from Denver to Louisville
Kid McPartland defeated Buddy King after ten rounds in Denver with Kid Broad as referee. Glick dominates Philadelphia six day walking match. Jim Driscoll loses to Martin Judge at Milwaukee carnival. Kid Sayers beats Jack O’Keefe. Dick Fitzpatrick and Tommy Smith draw in six rounds. American league umpires named Cantillion Haskill Sheridan Mannasau expected. Judge O’Rourke fines Fort Wayne and Dayton players five dollars for Sunday ball. costs set at two hundred dollars after appeal. A. J. Welch in Louisville seeks Charlie Herr’s entry to the sixty thousand Charter Oak stake. Al Weinig vs Kid Carter bout postponed to March 25 in Louisville.
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Milwaukee
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Martin Judge
Kid Sayers
Jack O’keefe
Dick Fitzpatrick
Tommy Smith
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New Blow That Is Old as the Hills by Terry McGovern
New York on March 16 reports Terry McGovern touts a new blow named the catapult. It is essentially the old straight from the shoulder punch with flashy preliminaries added for show. The punch is aimed at the opponent’s face.
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New York
Terry McGovern
Alice in Wonderland musical adaption at Innglish’s
Alice in Wonderland, a musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's story, was staged at Innglish’s on Friday night in excellent style. Over 200 girls participated, delivering choruses and specialty acts amid dainty white gowns and flower garlands. Scenery and costumes, imported from New York, were elaborate. Saturday matinee and night shows will conclude the engagement.
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Innglish’s
New York
Governor Wells Veto Sustained by Senate
Salt Lake City Utah March 16 Gov Wells veto of the Evans bill for the protection of polygamists was sustained by the senate on Friday.
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Utah
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Evans
Senate
Pyramid Pile Cure Widely Praised as Safe Treatment
The Pyramid Pile Cure is extolled as a painless, inexpensive remedy effective against all forms of piles. Patients from multiple states report dramatic relief, with physicians and druggists endorsing its safety and merit as a standard treatment prepared by the Pyramid Drug Co.
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Waterloo
Knapp
C. G. Spillman
Huntsville
Ala
J. D. Roberts
Baster Nunley
Tracy City
Tenn
Pyramid Drug Co
Marshall
Mich
McGraw Signs Cherokee Indian Claim Grant as Black Star
McGraw of Baltimore says he signed a Cherokee Indian described as Grant the famed colored player. Comiskey of Chicago vows to place a Chinaman on third base if McGraw fields the Indian.
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First games of Pastime alleys two man team league
Friday night bowled games per team: Ballard and Meyer lead with 1044.R. E. Smith and Seaner 1026. Root duo 991. BE Root and A W Buschmann 920. Horuff and Michaeles 911. Hurrie and Peis 904. McKittrick and Nye 898. Baxter and Noll 884. Brown and Bailey 869. Heath and O Ballard 850. Talbert and A W Buschmann 841. Spreng and Staehlin 763.
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St Patrick Day Plans Fluctuate Across Ireland and London
London envisions stronger St Patrick Day celebrations in Ireland but London will mark the day with less intensity than last year due to the queen’s death and cooler Irish feelings after South African conflict. The Sun’s for rent column appears in the fragmentary text.
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Ireland
Terry McGovern plans fights with Gardner Erne and Sullivan
Terry McGovern outlines a schedule to fight Gardner, then Erne, and finally Dave Sullivan. The plan follows a terms dispute that kept him from San Francisco. McGovern faces accusations of being scared of Sullivan.
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Gardner
Frank Erne
Dave Sullivan
McGovern
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Fraser Signs with Mack's Philadelphia Club
Chicago report notes pitcher Chick Fraser has signed with Connie Mack's Philadelphia club, transferring from the National League to the American League in a major league move.
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Chick” Fraser
Iladelphia
Conny Mack
Childs to Fight Byers in 200 Round Hot Springs Match
Frank Childs heavyweight champion and George Byers of Boston will meet in a 200 round contest at Hot Springs on Saturday night.
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Ark
Frank Childs
George Byers
Boston
Interstate league meeting elects Meyer president
In Columbus the Interstate league meeting chose William Meyer Jr of Fort Wayne as president. The circuit will include Columbus Dayton Toledo Mansfield Wheeling Fort Wayne Anderson and Marion.
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Columbus
Wm .Meyer, Jr
Fort Wayne
Dayton
Toledo
Mansfield
Wheeling
Fort ‘Wayne
Anderson and Marion
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