Republicans Rally Over Nominees for National Convention
Antis claim Metzger and Gates backers dominate the slate and warn of a split in central Indiana. A Marion club man Metzger had been backed by party manipulators but faces strong opposition from old-line Republicans who vow to defeat the ticket in their precincts. The convention to name delegates will meet in Superior Court Room No. 2 Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. The fight is set to be one of the season’s fiercest.
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Hanna
Repubicans
Gates
Indiana
Metzger
Bookwalter
Marion Club
Superior Court Room No. 2
Startling Charges From Boer Leader in New York
In New York a Boer leader asserts strong pro Boer sentiment in the United States. He claims the war persists and denounces London biased reporting. He describes U S mediation offers as a potential arbitration led by President McKinley, and cites conversations with Col Stowe and Consul Macrum as evidence of diplomatic hopes that were not pursued.
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England
Europe
McKinley
Wessels
Stowe
Cape Town
Steyn
Col. Stowe
Alfred Milner
America
Macrum
South Africa
Topeka Capital editors plan shift to non daily edition
In Topeka Kansas on March 20 the Capital edit announces the paper will not be run as a daily Christian newspaper. Hudson notes the paper will cover world and local news while a Christian daily has no demand. He claims the contract with the Capital ends next August and stockholders seeking a Christian daily have declared a truce until then.
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Topeka Capital
Christian
Topeka
Kan
Streldon
Capital
Hudson
Chance to Give $3,000
Two Chicago men have donated $50,000 each to the University of Chicago this week. With $300,000 still needed by April 1, John D. Rockefeller’s offer to give $2,000,000 depends on others matching. President Harper plans to raise the balance by sending 500 letters requesting $3,000.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
Harper
Mail Car Held Up in Buckhannon Quarantine
Charles Van Horn railway postal clerk contracted smallpox on a train at Buckhannon station. The car was quarantined and Supt. Lane arrived to remove the man, but the city health officer refused permission. The car remains isolated and the clerk quarantined.
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Buckhannon
Charles van Horn
Railway
Lane
Cetty
Leaders Predict Wider Battles in Machinists Strike
Chicago reports show the International Association of Machinists and manufacturers failing to settle through the National Association of Metal Trades. The strike spreads city by city as the federation pledges aid and broader action, with O'Connell confident of eventual success. Naval orders call up hundreds of machinists for battleship construction.
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Chicago
International Association of Machinists
National Association of Metal Trades’ Manufacturers
O'Connell Bays
O'Connell
National Association of Employers
American Federation, of
Labor
O’connell
Belis
Blocklinger
Naval
Stogie Makers Ban Machinery Work Across Factories
W H Ruley president of the National stogie makers league says members cannot work in shops with machinery. Workers at two Cleveland plants one in Pittsburgh and the Sana tel works at Wheeling have quit and are backed by the national body as stogie-making machines are installed. The policy to be a central issue at the national convention.
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Bridgeport
W. H. Ruley
National
Stogie Makers’ League
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Sanatel
Wheeling
National Organization
Rural mail men meet to reassign agents and discuss service
A dozen special agents of the rural free delivery system gathered in the Federal Building on Tuesday. They represent the western division from Ohio to the Pacific and met to re assign agents and discuss betterment of the service, noting infancy and inadequate funding.
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Federal
Ohio
Pacific
Goebel Shooting Ties Tie to Mountain Pair
Reported link to two mountain men, Tallow Dick Combs and Hoeckersmith, seen daily near Goebel’s path before the shooting. They boarded with a woman Pittman, possibly paid by a jailed man. authorities wary of arrest yet investigate their records and past mob involvement.
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State House
Goebel
Pittman
Frankfort
John Perkins
Golden
Dick’ Combs
Hockersmith
Dick Combs
Kentucky officers seek McKinley aid on state convention
C W Barnett and C E Sapp federal officers from Louisville met with Senator Deboe in Washington to discuss Kentucky state convention timing and potential presidential appeals on behalf of Gov Taylor. K J Hampton joined the delegation. No specific call on the president was stated.
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Washington
C. W. Barnett
C. E. Sapp
Louisville
McKinley
Deboe
Soldiers Desert Taylor in Kentucky Desertion
Five soldiers at the Kentucky state house camp in Frankfort deserted during the night amid discontent with Gov. Taylor.
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Taylor
Frankfort
Gov
State House
Political Relief Fund Totals Reach About Five Thousand
In Frankfort Kentucky on March 20 reports show Pennsylvania Republicans sent Governor Taylor $1,500 and Republican office-holders in Washington forwarded $1,250. The relief fund collected to date totals about $5,000.
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Frankfort
Pennsylvania
Gov
Taylor
Washington
Explosion Demolishes Home Injuring Residents in Marion
In Marion Indiana a gas explosion leveled the home of Henry Elsroth early Tuesday morning. Elsroth his wife and their four year old son and visitor S D Payne were seriously injured. The child and Mr Payne may die.
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Marion
Ind
Henry
Elsroth
S. D. Payne
Half the World Doesn’t Know How the Other Half Lives
A night encounter near Union station tells of a 10 year old street child seeking shelter in Brightwood. A generous man takes him to a belated supper and bed, underscoring the adage that half the world does not know how the other half lives. F Marble, colored, is sentenced to one to three years after a petit larceny conviction for stealing a suit from Lee Cole.
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Union Station
Brightwood
F. Marble
Lee Cole
Fierce Ice Battle Traps Tugs Off Vermilion Harbor
In Cleveland March 20 a sharp ice field trapped the fishing tugs Weyland and Burns of Buckeye Fish Company near the harbor breakwater. They started for Vermilion at dawn and became surrounded by ice. By 40 a.m. calls for help went unanswered as rescue attempts failed. Buckeye tugs Alert and Telephone forced through ice to reach Vermilion after a tough night.
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Clevieland
Weyland and Burns
Buckeye Fish Company
Vermillion
Buckeye Company
Olga Nethersole wins transfer in Sapho case
Justice Fursman moves Sapho case from special sessions to general sessions in New York. The ruling grants two benefits to Olga Nethersole and co defendants: indictments must be found by the grand jury and trials must be by jury.
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Olga
New York
Nethersole
Sapho
Navy relieves Wheeling with Concord for Alaska patrol
Secretary of the Navy reports Admiral Watson says the Wheeling has gone to Toku and will be relieved by the Concord around May 1. The Concord will then proceed to Unalaska on the Alaskan coast.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Watson
Wheeling
Toku
Concord
Unalaska
Alaskan
Kentucky Split Proposal Heard By Judiciary Committee
Washington dispatch reports the house judiciary committee heard Senator Lindsay advocate dividing Kentucky into two judicial districts in discussion on Tuesday.
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Kentucky
Washington
House Committee On’ Judiciary
Lindsay
Death of Col Albert Childs, former Bureau Chief Clerk
Washington mourns Col Albert Childs longtime chief clerk of the bureau who died at his home Monday after a illness traced to a tipping incident. The passing removes a veteran public servant remembered for his steady work in the bureau.
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Washington
Albert
Childs
Crisus ‘Bureau
Fire destroys Ontario and Western railroad shops in Middletown
A fire swept the carpenter shops of the Ontario and Western railroad company in Middletown New York destroying the structures. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. The blaze occurred on Tuesday and caused extensive damage to the facility and its equipment. No injuries reported. Local fire units responded and investigated the cause.
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Middletown
N. Y
Ontario& ‘A Western Railroad Company
Minister Fane Dead
COPENSTAGEN March 2 The British minister to Denmark B D V Fane is reported dead at age 16.
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Fane
Copenstagen
Denmark
B.D. V. Fane
Fitzsimmons Sharkey Fight Off Over Bid Dispute
The Fitzsimmons Sharkey bout scheduled for August 1 was cancelled after disputes over bid deposits and venue. Westchester club failed to provide a certified check on time, prompting Sharkey manager Tom O Rourke to oppose fighting there and push for Coney Island as the site, leading to the cancellation.
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Westchester
Sharkey
New York
Westchester Club
Fitzsimmons and Sharkey
Delavan
Tom O'Rourke
Coney Island Athletic Club
O'Rourke
O’rourke
Hor locker trial resumes in Hastings courtroom
The Hor locker trial resumes in Hastings Nebraska as the defendant Viola arrives in good spirits. She discards her veil and surveys the crowded courtroom with smiles, joined by her sister Mrs. H Durrant Cheever of New York who sits beside her as the jury panel is introduced.
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Hastings
Neb
Horlocker
Prisoner Displays Interest as Trial Dates Loom in Poison Case
Viola lies at center of a courtroom as jurors debate the case against the accused for poisoning Mrs. Morey. The panel has grown by 100 as officials fear securing a fair jury. Defense plans to argue temporary mental disturbance and not present an insanity plea.
Puerto Rican affairs dominate cabinet session at White House
The Washington cabinet spent most of the day debating Puerto Rican issues. Senators Foraker Keane and Spooner met with the president before the cabinet, signaling no new announcements for about a week. The White House reportedly plans to wash hands of the matter while Congress awaits Teller Platt and Aldrich returning from Cuba.
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White House
Foraker
Keane
Spooner
Congress
Teller, Platt
Aldrich
Cuba
Cable from San Francisco to Honolulu Bill Reported Favorable
Senator Hale of the navy affairs committee reported favorably a bill for a submarine cable from San Francisco to Honolulu. Work to be supervised by the navy department with American made material and appliances. Estimated cost not to exceed 2 million dollars. Morgan argued against abandoning Philippines and Puerto Rico, noting anti congress legislation.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Navy Department
Morgan
United States
Philippines
Puerto ‘Rico
Congress
Two Councilmen Arrested on Liquor Law Violations
Councilmen Ed Bernauer and James D. Moriarty were arrested on grand jury indictments for violating liquor laws in their saloons. Saloonist Charles Muellerschoen and druggists Frank H. Carter Adolph Ebhert Hugo Lehritter William J. Merrill and H. C. Pomeroy were also arrested. All gave bond.
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Moriarty
Boers Active Near Bloemfontein Frontline Shift
Telegraph dispatches from Bloemfontein indicate Boers moving within 14 miles of the Free State capital. General Joubert reportedly commands forces at the Modder river and may threaten British advances northward. The Modder railroad bridge destruction could delay Roberts and trigger a sooner battle than anticipated.
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The
Free State
Roberts
Bloemfontein
Kroonstadt
Joubert
Trial reveals Emily Goebel on Kellogg case stand
In New York on March 0 the Kellogg trial featured Emily Goebel testifying. She admitted being known as Mrs Kellogg and described Kellogg's business claims and a Brazil extradition remark. Vernon Davis’s cross examination aimed to prove she pursued extortion while noting a civil suit for 20000 dollars and a signed receipt for 500 dollars she denied.
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New York
W. L. Kellogg
E. S. Dean Company
Emily Goebel
Goebel
Kellogg
Brazil
Vernon Davis
Brummell
Omaha
Davis
Interstate Live Stock Market Report March Receipts and Prices
Interstate Stock Yards records cattle receipts of 120 and hog receipts of 1 600 for Tuesday. Steers 1 350 pounds and up show good to choice prices, 900 to 1 100 pounds steady. Hogs sold heavy packing and shipping weights 165 to 180 pounds, with good to choice terms and mixed lots. Prime to fancy bulls and heavy veal noted among diverse stock categories.
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Interstate
Interstate Stock Yards
Mogavotabe cci
Market Report from Indianapol's Union Stock Yards
Cattle receipts Tuesday about 200 with prices listed by class. Good to prime steers 1,350 lbs bring 4 50. fair to medium steers 1,350 lbs and up 4 50. veal calves 6 00. prime to fancy export bulls 3 50. Hogs receipts 4,000 with good to choice medium and heavy 4 50 to 4 85. sheep and lambs offerings with prices noted for various weights and quality.
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Union Stock Yards
Indianapol
Cece Ee
Enone
Cocce
Ceececeeseeeseseeenee
Adieafeteteca
City Grain Market Report for Tuesday March 20
Wheat No 3 red one car and total one car. Corn No 2 white eight cars and more at various grades totaling 34 cars. Hay No 2 timothy two cars. Wheat faster No 2 red 70 14c on milling freight. Corn steady prices across No 1 white to No 4 white and mixed grades. Oats steady No 2 white 28c No 3 white 27c. Hay steady No 1 timothy 11.50 to 12.0 and No 2 timothy 11.00 to 11.50.
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City
Hay
Timothy
Chicago Markets Narrow Yet Firm On Wheat Rally Measures
Chicago March 20 Wheat drifted nervy but offerings limited by crop damage fears. May wheat 66 6?8c, July 67 67c. Corn closed lower May 87 4 37?c, oats May 24 24c, July 23 23c. Provisions mixed with pork at 11.40 11.90, lard 6.12 6.05, ribs 6.17 6.10. Butter prices ranged with creamery and dairy grades. Eggs firm at 134 14c. Poultry varied by type, tortoises?
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Chicago
Bradstreet
3Tegim SC
Fragmented OCR Text Scrape Provides Sparse Item
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