Review of World Events and Domestic Tensions
The article surveys global affairs and U S domestic issues from the prior week, noting Weyler as Spain's war minister, Kansas prohibition conflicts with Carrie Nation, Glasgow smallpox cases, debt restructurings, and Carnegie plant setbacks. It also covers Indiana woman suffrage, naval matters, Philippine investigations, Sino Japanese tensions, and local incidents from Colfax to Wichita with multiple arrests, trials, and political moves.
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General Weyler
Spain
Michigan
Carrie Nation
Kansas
Glasgow
John E. Searles
General Corporation and Financial Business
Edward F. Dwight
Carnegie Steet Company
Indiana
Neal
C. H. W. Foster
Marblehead
Lawcon
Northwest
Michael Hicks-Beach
House of Commons
Associated Press
London
Mary Mariana
Sisters’ Hospital
Los Angeles
Richmond
Order of Sisters of Charity of
United States
Emmeteburg
Constantinople
Porte
West
Laguna de Bay
Talim
Lake Bay
Philippine Commission
Senora
Court of 1St Instance
Manila
Enriquez
Destructive boiler blast at Doremus laundry in Chicago
Chicago March 12 a boiler explosion tore through the Doremus laundry housed in the old Wavery theater on West Madison street. At least eight dead and about 25 injured with many missing as crews search the ruins. The blast shattered nearby windows and shook surrounding blocks.
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Doremus Laundry
Chicago
West Madison Street
Throop and
Loomis Streets
Wavery Theater
Trade Report. Bradstreet's weekly outlook for last week
The report notes cheerful overall mood in distributive spring trade with active leading industries and firmer wool and leather demand. Soft spots persist in textiles and cereals, while winter wheat scare grows dull. Iron and steel show buoyancy with higher pig iron prices and rising billet values. Wheat shipments and year to date exports are cited, along with United States and Canadian business failure counts. Portland and Tacoma wheat rates listed.
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Bradstreet
Boston
Bessemer
Pittsburg
United States
Continue the Scale. Miners seek wage deal extended
Philadelphia reports on United Mine Workers notices in Hazleton pa coal operators extend the 10 percent wage increase and other concessions to April 1 1902 and promise local differences with each collieries employer to be settled locally Cincinnati wires on a Honduras chase of Frank Brown ex official of the German National Bank of Newport by S A Piper of Montana in a bid to repair fortunes Pekin dispatch notes Squires left in charge as Conger departs for America
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Philadelphia
United Mine Workers of America
Hazelton
Cincinnati
Cellon
Honduras
Frank Brown
German National Bank of
Newport
Brown
S. A. Piper
Montana
South African Peace Hopes Loom From Botha Talks
Advices from two major South African houses report Gen Botha and Gen Kitchener negotiating for peace or steps toward it. A possible formal submission by Botha on Monday and a surrender to French are floated, while guerrilla actions by Delarey Dewet and Steyn continue regardless of official terms.
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London
Botha
Kitchener
War Office
Delarey
Dewet
Steyn
Cityhill
Must Be Good Men. Dubuque Rail Order Shocks Employees
The Chicago Great Western Railroad Dubuque division issues a sweeping rule banning intoxicating liquor for trainmen, station agents, foremen and others in responsible positions. It forbids saloon entry or liquor use on or off duty with instant discharge for violations. It also requires employees to pay debts or face immediate dismissal unless a reasonable excuse is shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Chicago Great Western Railroad Company
Reciprocity Treaty With France Extended for 18 Months
Washington March 9 The president sent a message to the senate transmitting a supplemental treaty with France extending the time for ratification of the reciprocity agreement by 18 months. The convention would expire September 24, 1902, unless referred in the interim. London March 11 A Cape Town dispatch reports Boer forces suffered 40 killed in an engagement with an armored train near a stone berg. They mistook the train for Tone loaded with bones and fired as it approached, causing some Boers to flee and abandon rifles. Manila March 12 Reports say the small steamers Oriente and Canaan on the Pasig River and Lagasda Bay have been seized amid allegations they traded with insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Washington
Senate
London
Marchill
Gape Town
Manila
Oriente
Canaan
Pasig River
Lagansda Bay
Severe Storms Cause Widespread Damage Across States
A March storm system caused major damage from Clinton and Hickman to Chicago and Texas. Reports detail collapsed cabins, unroofed buildings, and destroyed churches in Arkansas and Kentucky, plus thousands of telegraph poles down and battered telephone networks in Michigan and Wisconsin. In Chicago storms damaged plate glass, and fatalities were reported in Pine Prairie and New Boston areas while large-scale agricultural and railroad losses were noted. A separate Montreal meeting critiqued public funding for royal entertainment, and Topeka politics saw a sharp temperance fight with strong female voting influence.
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Fulton
N. Y
Clinton
Hickman
Marvin College
Detroit
Mich
Michigan Telephone Company
Grand Rapids
Ionia
St. Joseph
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Vanburen
James Morrell
Conway
Pine Prairie
Turner
Pensacola
Fla
Gulf
Alabama
Chicago
Telephone and Telegraph
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Texas
Texarkana
Ashdown
New Boston
Tex
Iron Mountain
Kansas City Southern
Building Destroyed by Dagos in New Jersey Riot
March 12 report describes a mob of 400 Italians destroying a smallpox hospital bail erected by health authorities. Police guard was outnumbered and overpowered in the chaos. Other items note Berlin dispatches and narcotized claims of captured kidnappers named Cudahy suspects and inquiries.
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N. J
Railroad Deal Draws Canadian Purchase Pressure
In St Paul March 12 William Mackenzie and Canadian Northern General Superintendent Hanna arrived to meet President Mellen. They aim to nudge Northern Pacific to amend its proposal for government purchase of Manitoba lines. Opposition grows due to long term costs and a sense Great Northern may back the plan.
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St. Paul
William Mackenzie
Northern Pacific
Manitoba
Hanna
Canadian Northern
Mellen
Great Northern
Japan Immigrants Detected with Fraudulent Papers at Boundary
Report from Vancouver dated March 11 states several Japanese immigrants aimed to cross into Washington with forged British naturalization papers. Passports show residence in British Columbia for only a short period, and authorities suspect the circulation was disrupted when several notaries tied to the scheme had their commissions cancelled months earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vancouver
B. C
British Columbia
Washington
Hawaiians Claim Citizenship on American Maru Arrival
On the American Maru now in port two Hawaiian Chinese laborers claim U.S. citizenship under the annexation act of August 12, 1898. Collector Stratton detains them onboard until credentials are shown and guidance from the U S attorney general arrives on their right to land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
United States
Port Stratton
New Treaty Draft Delayed by U S Congress
Washington March 12 British government has made no statement on an amendment to the Hay Pauncefote treaty. Even if a new treaty were created it could not be ratified before year end due to the progress of Congress. Lord Pauncefote plans a vacation and may delay any framing until his return.
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New York
London
the Tribune
Lord Kitchener
Botha
Cape Colony
Great Britain
Washington
Congress
Lord Pauncefote
Prices and stock market ledgers from Spokane to Choenbrunn orchids
Prices paid to producers list live weight and dressed figures for ducks geese turkeys beef veal mutton hogs and sheepskins with per case and per cwt rates. Grain prices at Spokane mills show wheat corn and sacks values. Note claims Choenbrunn palace hosts a vast orchid collection numbering thousands of plants.
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Svfc
Spokane
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Portia Knight
N. 8. Knight
Salem
Ore
James O'Neil
Frohman
Colfax
Donald Ryrie
San Juan
Olpe
Kan
Harrison
Rosenhaupt
Cuban Economic Commission
Andrew Carnegie
William McLaughlin
Rush Street
McLaughlin
Ernest J. Walter
Schuyler
Neb
Kearns
Utah
Anderson
Federal Grand Jury
Trenton
American Can Company
Tin Can Manufacturing Companies
MacArthur
Department
Russia
FAIAL
Emma Sebreska
Minnie Olsen
George Pihl
Frank Haumman
Besie Kincade
Martha Jacobi
Katherine Kelly
William Dean
Kate Colerts
Kate Walsh
Annie Kincaba
Cregir
Mamie Burns
Peter Dean
Sadie Click
B. Patalo
George Eden
Tony Stampsky
Lizzie Zwick
United States Geological Survey
George F. Kuntz
Division of Mining and Mineral Resources
Trade Report
Portland
Walla Walla
Bluestem
Tacoma
Frank Brown Lseater
Canatar
Marsh
America
Squires
Conger
Hoy
Arkansana
Montreal
Federated Trades and Labor Council
Duke of Cornwall
Edward
Queen Victoria
Topeka
J. W. F. Hughes
Fal Crowe
Omaha
Nth
James Callahan
Cudahy
Fat Crowe
Choenbrunn
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