Plague fears rise as deaths tally nationwide
Fragmented clippings report rising deaths amid plague scares across regions. Figures include 4,72 over here and 744 in Cal go 14 in Patoa, with scattered notes on shipping boosts, bounties for navigation schools, and political figures like J. Bryan returning after a two‑month absence. Local items mention a sensational case in Nebraska, a Danube crossing incident, and a Hartford stock dividend amid general market anxiety.
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New York
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Colorado Notes and Court Actions Hit Early Spring
The Colorado scene features Rev. J B Francolon resigning Manitou parish and Rev John Kenny set to take over. Secretary Beckwith reports over 15 000 in fees from brand recording, with 60 000 goal near, plus donations to Colorado College. Supreme Court limits writs of error in Caviness case, and bankruptcy rules affect asset priority. Pueblo viaduct funds move forward after city approval, and Ouray toll road franchise nears expiration amid possible reorganization. Moonshine seizures occur near La Veta, while penitentiary meat weights draw complaints from ex-steward Cognevich.
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J. B. Francolon
Manitou
John Kenny
Montcalm Sanitarium
Beckwith
Treasury
Supreme Court
Edward Caviness
Caviness
Hallett
United States Bankruptcy Court
The Kentucky Plot Unfolds in Goebel Case Trial
Wharton Golden testified in Frankfort that two men named Herber Smith and Dick Coombs were hired to kill Goebel. He implicated leading Republicans, including John Powers and others, in a pretrial account of the conspiracy. Attorneys indicated the defense may seek impeachment, but the commonwealth pressed that sufficient evidence exists to hold Caleb Powers on conspiracy charges.
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Wharton Golden
Frankfort
John Powers
Commonwealth
Golden
Polsgrove
Campbell
Powers
Charles Finley
W. H. Culton
Taylor
Two Men Lynched by a Mob in Emporia
A mob of 1500 to 2000 men hanged Bob Cotton, a Black suspect who confessed to killing Sanders, and O Grady, a White ally, after storming Emporia jail. Sheriff dismissed troops. Governor Tyler said duty lay with the sheriff, while Major Cutchings moved troops toward Richmond, but the lynchings proceeded amid broad outrage and calls for order.
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Richmond
Greenville County
Emporia
Bob Cotton
Sanders
O'Grady
Cutchings
Cotton
Record of Tract Society Meeting in Washington
The American Tract Society held a meeting in Washington on March 26. Rev Judson Swift reported the society's work and Rev Theodore L Cuyler gave an eloquent address. The secretary noted 13 300 distinct publications issued at home and abroad, 3 117 400 Spanish pages printed, 6 500 Spanish hymn books circulated, and over 8 000 000 pages distributed to army and navy in two years. Distribution in Mormon homes of Utah via Colporteur wagon and missionaries was highlighted.
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Record of Tract Society
Washington
The
American Tract Society
Judson Swift
New York
Theodore L. Cuyler
Dh. D
Utah
Call to Silver Men Convention in Kansas City 1900
National Silver Republican Party calls for a national convention in Coates opera house Kansas City Missouri on July 4 1900 to nominate candidates for president and vice president and conduct business. Towne invites electors who left or oppose the Republican Party over bimetallism gold standard greenbacks and bank issuance, urging patriots to attend. Instructions will be sent on delegation selection.
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Duluth
Minn
Charles A. Towne
Silver Republican Party
National Committee
Chicago
Coates Opera House
Kansas City
Missouri
United States
Republican Party
Lincoln
Mafeking's Hope Gone as Boer Forces Press
London reports Colonel Plumer retreat after limited advance toward Mafeking. Bodle's force driven back at Lobatsi. Crocodile pools base established. Kimberley relief under Methuen stalled at Fourteen Streams. Baden-Powell’s rescue odds judged near one in a hundred. French cavalry reportedly east of Bloemfontein.
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Lobatsi
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Bloemfontein
Cape Town
Big railroad consolidation rumors linked to major lines
Kansas City dispatch reports rumors of a major railroad consolidation involving Union Pacific Chicago and Alton Illinois Central and Kansas City Southern previously KC Southern. High officials Felton Burt Harriman and others attended a secret Kansas City conference fueling speculation though officials deny planned merger.
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Kansas City
Union Pacific
Chicago & Alton
Illinois Central
Kansas City Southern
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf
S. H. Felton
Horace G. Burt
E. H. Harri
Wrecked and Stranded Men Arrive in New York on Olinda
Thirty stranded colonists from La Gloria and twenty five shipwrecked seamen arrived aboard the Olinda from Cuban ports. Twenty from the Norwegian steamer Framnes were wrecked on Hog Sty reef in the Bahamas on March 2 and rescued by Admiral Schley, landing at Fortune Island. The remaining five seamen were from the American schooner Hattie Godfrey lost on Romono reef.
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New York
Olinda
la Gloria
Framnes
Hog Sty Reef
Bahamas
Admiral Schley
Fortune Island
Hattie Godfrey
Romano Reef
Anonymous donation fuels international aeronaut prize
Paris March 26 an anonymous donation offers 100000 francs to the aeronaut who starts from Longchamp circles the Tour Eiffel and returns to the start covering about eleven kilometres in thirty minutes. The competition is international.
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Aeronaut
Paris
Aeroclub
Longchamp
Irish Convention to be summoned for national unity
At a large Irish MPs meeting in London on March 24 John Redmond presided and urged calling a convention of the Irish people. The gathering decided to invite clergy, public bodies and Nationalist organizations, and a committee was named to plan the convention, likely to be held in April in London.
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London
John Redmond
De Rodays of Paris A Quiet Cool Editor in Duel Threat
M Fernand de Rodays Paris editor of Figaro is described as a quiet cool gentleman famed for courage and dueling skill. Count Boni de Castellane threatens to duel him over private financial reports, but Rodays taunts the count and promises to win from his side. The expected clash draws attention due to Castellane’s marriage to Anna Gould and his recent U.S. visit.
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Tigaro
M. Fernand de Rodays
Paris
Count Boni de Castellane
The
Figaro
Count de Castellane
Rodays
Count of Castellane
Anna Gould
Gould
Lamp Bulbs as Burglary Weapons Shocked New Orleans
A New Orleans man recounts a 3 AM break-in where he armed himself with incandescent light bulbs. He says the bulbs exploded like small grenades and shattered furniture as the burglar fled, with neighbors alerted by the thunderous crashes. An electrician attributes the effect to air rushing into the vacuums.
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New Orleans
British War Lords with No Heirs Highlight Peerage Losses
The British war lords who earned their titles on the battlefield now face succession gaps. Lord Roberts has just lost his heir, Lord Kitchener remains unmarried, and Lord Wolseley’s sole child is a daughter, meaning the peerage may pass to her.
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Lord Roberts
Lord Kitchener
Lord Wolseley
R Iageable Women Seek Seashore Title Wave Anticipation
A fragment notes agile women drawn to the seashore amid talk of a wave or surge in status. The wording is unclear but suggests a local event or rumor around a rising tide of recognition. Further context from the article is needed for precise details.
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