Tragic Farmhouse Fire Slaying Suspect Burns Self
In Penn Yan New York on March 18 Mrs. James Strawbridge of Guyanoga killed her daughter aged 26 and her mother 80 then set fire to the house and barnes wounding cattle and horses. She fired on rescuers, cut her throat, then perished in the flames. Police described the act as jealousy and madness. Rescued neighbors reported the family lived in seclusion with male attire.
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Penn Yan
Ina Zy
James Strowridge
Guyanoga
Trowbridge
Strowbridge
Incident at Ceiba Stirs Honduras Government Crisis
Washington reports detail a fight at Ceiba Honduras on March 18. Two government officers and enlisted men were killed as rebels attacked, prompting the Spanish consulate to seek protection and the government to scramble for support amid grave tensions.
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Washington
Honduras
Ceiba
Hondures
Boulder Strikes Milwaukee Road Passenger Train Near Prairie du Chien
A passenger train on the Milwaukee road narrowly escaped being thrown into the Mississippi River two miles north of Prairie du Chien Wisconsin as two large boulders rolled downhill and struck the tender tearing off wheel boxes and damaging the train. Passengers were shaken but none were injured.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Milwaukee Road
Miswigeippi River
Gibbons Speaks at Banquet of Irish Americans
Cardinal Gibbons was among the speakers of honor at the Ancient Order of Hibernians banquet. He urged Irish Americans to love the land of their birth while honoring and preserving the country where they live and die, praising national protection.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Order of Hibernians
Spean
Bucesters
Government to build and operate its own dredges
Assistant Secretary of War Sanger announced the government may construct and run its own dredges after a clash with private dredging interests. Dredges were ordered for work on Lake Erie, Lake Michigan and the Fox River, signaling a shift in control of Great Lakes dredging projects.
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Washington
Sanger Hae
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Fox River
Soese Gaa
King of Saxony Thanks Public for Sympathy
Dresden March 18 The king of Saxony writes an open letter to his people expressing gratitude for their sympathy after a recent royal misfortune. He hopes public perturbation gives way to quiet and trust and urges belief in the ungovernable passion of a woman as the sole cause. Emperor William's visit coincides with the letter. He and King George greet each other and tour the royal castle after arriving by train.
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Dresden
Saxony
William
George
Royal Castle
Arguments in Wabash Case Reach Reading of Affidavits
In Chicago the Wabash strike dispute continues as both sides read vast numbers of affidavits. Courts may not begin arguments until Thursday. Officials deny any conspiracy to force Wabash to quit. Meanwhile the Western Passenger Association fights to interpret Elkins law, with lines divided over party rates and possible emigration bureau issues. The association plans to amend rules to comply and remains in session for several days.
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Ofiers
Chicago
Western Passenger Association
Noticg
Wabash
Wisconsin Central
Great Western
Protersio
Burlington
Themmigration Bureau
Harsai
Trachoma Disease Carves Immigrant Exclusion Policy
New York health authorities declare trachoma a contagious disease affecting four granulated eyelid species common in Southern countries. Immigrants are barred, including many Italians. Italy bars naturalized Americans visiting there from returning, citing illness. A correspondence between governments follows the dispute as the case is reviewed in Washington.
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Washington
New York
Italy
United States
Mitter
Tower to Make Purchase in Berlin Palace
March 17. Charlemagne Tower the new United States ambassador to Germany is negotiating to buy one of Berlin’s luxurious houses. He plans to use the residence for entertaining, following his stint as ambassador to Russia. The Bleichroeder palace is no longer under consideration.
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Oug
Charlemagne Tower
Ted
Germany
Berlin
Goulds Narrow Escape In City Street Collision
George J. Gould and his wife escaped serious injury after their coach was crushed against an elevated road pillar by a southbound car at Thirty third Street and Broadway. The coachman was thrown from his box and cut about the head, but the Goulds suffered no injuries.
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New York
George J. Gould
Thirty-third Street
Broadway
Senate Amends Treaty Debate Ends With Large Roll Call
The senate held extensive executive session amendments with 150 minutes of speeches. Bacon led a strong argument for his amendment while Morgan proposed several changes. The vote on Peters plan to delay the treaty failed. Secretary Root announced a roster project to publish Union and Confederate military records, spanning at least 30 volumes, to aid historical research.
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Washington
Senate
Petus
Congress
Morgan
Spooner
Colombia
Banama Canal Company
Baeh
United States
Bacon
Lhson
Root
Department
North
Cowboys in Old England Show Lasso Mastery
London March 17 Two Buffalo Bill cowboys S T Compton and Tom Webb demonstrated expert lassoing at Panmure Gardens Hertfordshire last week. They corraled five lead deer and captured the rest after two hours with patient skill despite the deer leaping clear of the rope.
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London
Buffalo Bill
S T Compton
Tom Webb
Panmure Gardens Park
Hertforshire
Poison in the Champagne Threat Targets Theater Manager
Detectives in New York and Chicago pursue a mysterious case after John C. Fisher, a noted theatrical manager, received a bottle of champagne laced with hydrocyanic acid and strychnine. Fisher and three companions barely survived when the bottle was opened and poured into glasses. A young woman is described as a prominent figure in the investigation. A Berlin dispatch reports the 15 year old son of Director Koch of the Duetache bank was beaten by his tutor, the boy dying from the injuries. the tutor has been arrested.
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New York
Chicago
John C. Fisher
Fisher
Berlin
Koch
Duetache Bank
German bankers think New York stretched credits
Berlin reports bankers note continued American demand for German money. They warn speculation in the United States has been overdone and credits expanded too rapidly. First class bonds at 4 per cent are hard for American houses to move and German banks face the same difficulty with American bonds.
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New York
Berlin
Associated Press
United States
New York Observes German Financial Outlook
In New York on March 18 representatives of German financial interests voiced mixed views on the US outlook. Some fear that stock speculation has congested absorption channels and Germany's industrial crisis prompts caution. Berlin is noted as a steady buyer of high class bonds, with bankers saying Germany should invest cautiously but has little to fear from the US market.
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New York
Berlin
Frankfort
Germany
Venezuela Pays First Germany Honor Claim Installment
Caracas reports the government accepted protocols with allies and paid 370 000 of 340 000 pledged to Germany as the first installment of the honor claim. German Minister Von Peldram received the funds, and Washington regards Venezuela’s timely payment as proof of sincerity and Bowen’s endorsement.
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Caracas
Bowen
Washington
Mainister
Germany
von Pelldram
Venzenia
Carecae
Vanezula
Found Dead in the Ice Near Lansing Slough
Carl McCormick, a recluse, was found dead in Harper's Ferry slough near Lansing after neighbors spotted his belongings and a half famished cat. Investigations suggest he may have fallen into an airhole while intoxicated after borrowing a lantern. he leaves a wife and two children in Winona, Minnesota.
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Lansing
Carl McCormick
Harper’s Ferry Slough
Frank McCormick
McCormick
Winona
Minn
Engine fire blast kills engineer on Union Pacific train
Denver reports an engine fire exploded in the firebox and killed engineer Andrew Whit lower, age 60, who had served 23 years with Union Pacific. Fireman Bernard was stunned but regained balance and halted the train after it ran at high speed.
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Union Pacific
Denver
Andrew Whitlower
Bernard
Good results in shooting at Berlin experiment
Berlin reports Samencnisent achieved ten hits in ten shots with the turret gun and six hits out of seven with the broadside at moving target distances of 300 and 100 yards respectively, during a Pensacola event.
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Berlin
Pensacola
Esse
Miners Plan Pursuit of Suit Against Militia
Western Federation of Miners officials accuse Governor Peabody of breaking an agreement to withdraw troops from Colorado City and say the miners will resume prosecuting the lawsuit against the militia.
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Federation
Colorado
Denver
Col
Western Federation of Miners
Peabody
Colorado City
Senate Ratifies Colombia Canal Treaty in Executive Session
The senate voted 78 to 5 to ratify the canal treaty with Colombia. Morgan Pettus Daniel Martin Teller opposed. Debate included long addresses by Daniel and Morgan, with a substitute for Article IV defeated. Ratification announced in executive session amid general gratification and cheers.
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Washington
Senate
Colombia
Morgan
Cullom
Daniel
Virginia
Central
South America
United States
Jay
Thomas Herran
Committee On Foreign Relations
Lsst
Senata
Central America
Beniel
Manwacrip
Quifom
Court Decides for Priest in Seward Church Property Case
The Supreme Court upholds Reverend William Murphy and church trustees in the Seward property dispute against Bishop Bouseum. The district court ruling granting Murphy possession of the church and parsonage stands, despite Murphy’s excommunication.
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Seward, Med
Supreme Court
Linogn
Ee Aes
Roe Supreme Court
Bouseum
Seward
William Murphy
Father Murphy
Democrats Outline 2 Party Issues at Chicago Banquet
Prominent Democrats gathered for the Jackson banquet in Chicago as speakers urged party unity and a platform with equal rights tariff reform and currency fair distribution. Edward M. Shepard outlined duties of a patriotic opposition and endorsements from leaders across the party.
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Chicago
Bancuet
Harrison
Edward M. Shepard
New York
Shepard
Harmon
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Jackson
DeArmond
Missouri
J. M. Dickinson
Samuel Alachuler
Aurora
Orover Cleveland
W. J. Bryan
Richard Olney
David B. Hill
W R. Hearst
Andlai EB. Stevenson
Horace Boies
Tolstoi to Publish The Decembristes on Russian History
St Petersburg reports Tolstoi plans a historic novel The Decembristes about the December 1825 coup attempt by Russian officers to place Constantine on the throne. He had drafted the outline and begun, but lacked access to key documents. now Russia’s libraries will be opened to him to reveal origins and causes of the movement.
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St. Petesburg
Tolstoi
Nicholas II
Constantine
Tolato
Russia
Telegraphers Form Unified Union in America
The International union of commercial telegraphers and the Order of Commercial Telegraphers have merged as the Commercial Telegraphers Union of America. Affiliated with the Federation of Labor, an executive committee led by Percy Thomas and I J McDonald will govern until the New York convention on July 19.
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Washington
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Federation of Labor
New York
Percy Thomas
I. J. McDonald
Chicago
Wilbur Hestlake
Miners Conference Sets Wages Policy and Rail Tariffs
The Springfield joint conference of district miners and operators resolves all points except night watchmen wages. The Harry Reilly murder case at Spaulding was dismissed due to missing witnesses. Railroads will weigh freight and charge full tariff rates, ending prior shipper estimates.
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Springfield
Harry Reilly
John Cooley
Spaulding
Addresses Colored Church in Cincinnati on Negro Question
Bishop Hartzell spoke to the colored church in Cincinnati urging patience and education as the nation grapples with race. He warned Northern attitudes can harden prejudice in the South and praised the president's stance that color should not bar political recognition.
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Bishop Hartzell
Cincinnati
Ohio
Hartzell
South
Strike Extends Beyond City Limits
The Amalgamated Association of Sheet Metal Workers orders a strike to enforce union recognition on Chicago contractors working in other cities. Affected locales include Grand Rapids Battle Creek Jackson Memphis and Cincinnati across Michigan Tennessee and Mississippi.
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Chicago
Mais
Amalgamated Association of Sheet Metal Workers
Grand Rapids
Battle Creek
Mich
Jackson, Miss
Memphis
Tenn
Cincinnati
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