Complete list of victims cannot be made public
Cairo April 21 A disaster report says no complete list of victims or survivors is obtainable from the City of Pittsburg steamer fire at Ogden's Landing. About 150 aboard, roughly half passengers and crew, many women and children among the casualties, with fires and panic hindering identification. Survivors recount rapid flames on upper decks and boats crowded with those unable to escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo, Ill
Pittsburg
Ogden’s Landing
Paducah
Large river of flame hits Buffalo freight sheds fire
A fierce early morning fire in Buffalo on Greene street destroyed freight sheds used by American Express United States Express National Express and New York Central. Five express freight cars were being unloaded and several Pan American train sheds were burned. A U S Express clerk Chas Hendrickson is missing and losses may exceed 150000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Greene Street
New York Central Railroad Company
Exchange Street
American
United States
National Express
Pan-American
New York Central
Lake Shore Roads
Chas. Hendrickson
U. S. Express Co
New Uses for Alcohol in Peru Exposition Planned
Washington reports that Lima will host a September 1902 exposition on applying alcohol to motive power heat and light. Peru aims to showcase industrial alcohol uses, awarding medals, and officials Balta Habich and Garland will organize data collection and manufacturer liaison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Lima
Peru
Jos. B. Balta
Eduardo Habich
School of Mines
Alejandro Garland
Queen shows favorable signs after illness at Castle Loo
Bulletin posted at Castle Loo reports the Queen slept part of the night and took more nourishment with a satisfactory general condition. Prince Henry rode this morning for the first time since the Queen's illness, viewed as a favorable sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hague
Castle Loo
Prince Henry
Hospital Ship Relief Not To Be Sold Yet
Seattle April 21 The War Department has changed plans for the hospital ship Relief then at Shanghai with instructions sent to the local quartermaster to advertise for bids but the vessel will not be sold at this time and the disposition remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
War Department
Relief
Shanghai
Government halts sale of vessel Relief for replacement
A despatch announced the department has decided not to sell the Relief for now. The vessel will not be disposed of until a suitable replacement is obtained. The ship recently underwent repairs costing $30,000.
Alaska Schools Gain With Alaska Education Revenue Plan
Seattle April 21 United States Bureau of Education assistant agent for Alaska Wm Hamilton arrived for an Alaska inspection tour. He will assess improvements funded by license fees set aside for education and depart this week aboard the revenue cutter Bear for further work.
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Seattle
Wash
Alaska
United States Bureau of Education
North
Wm. Hamilton
Hamilton
Bear
Charles Pook Identified as Dead Insurer in City
Charles Pook, found dead from alcoholism Saturday morning, worked in life insurance and had solicited Boston companies for years. He moved to Boston about a year ago from this city, after leaving Cincinnati where he had a daughter by his first wife. The second Mrs. Pook runs a lodging house at 600 Tremont Street, where Pook lived until two weeks ago. He belonged to Masons Odd Fellows and Pilgrim Fathers. His life insurance reportedly totals 18000 dollars.
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Charles Pook
Boston
Cincinnati
Pook
Tremont Street
The
Masons
Odd Fellows
Pilgrim Fathers
Oxford Shoes Highlight Summer Styles From Leading Makers
Oxfords by The Ladies' Summer Shoe and Copeland lead the market with hand welts and turns. Laird & Schobes of Philadelphia follows. Enamel and glazed kid styles with thick soles and semi military heels appeal to madame, maid, and miss. Prices promise savings, noting Boston prices run about $1 higher.
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Copeland
America
Laird & Schobes
Philadelphia
Boston
Pastor Resigns From Methodist Church Over Change in Salary
Rev Arthur Dechman withdraws from Methodism after conflicts with a wealthier parish faction at Hudson church. He cites discord over church business control and refuses Chelsea appointment, noting a higher salary but deeming the move not divinely guided. The case follows a Boston annual conference transfer attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dechman
Committee On Supply
Mr. Dechman
John M. Walden
Chelsea
Juries Ready for Verdicts In April Superior Court
Two juries opened the third week of the April session with verdicts for the plaintiffs in two combined cases Michael J. Eagan and George Patnaude vs. Boston and Northern Street Railway. Eagan awarded 700 dollars and Patnaude 25 dollars for injuries from a January accident at New Boston roads and Lakeview avenue.
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Superior Court
Michael J. Eagan
Boston and Northern Street Railway
George Patnaude
Same
Eagan
Patnaude
Boston
Lakeview Avenue
Flora M. Interson
E. M. Hubbard
Admr
Ingerson
Yarnold
Santos-Dumont declines reception and Charleston trip
In St Louis on April 21 M Santos-Dumont Brazilian aeronaut declines a public reception tonight and cancels a Charleston trip with World’s Fair directors to mark Louisiana Purchase day. He fears the digression would jeopardize his London engagement for the coronation. Prof A L Rotch of Boston, Blue Hill meteorologist, arrived to join rules discussions for the serial competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
M. Santos-Dumont
Charleston
Santos-Dumont
London
Crystal Palace
St. Paul’s Cathedral
A. L. Rotch
Boston
Blue Hill Observatory
Palma There Cuban Americans Join in Wild Welcome of Palma
New York April 21 General Tomas Estrada Palma president elect of the Cuban republic arrived aboard the Admiral Farragut at Gibara Cuba and was greeted with overwhelming enthusiasm. The harbor blazed with flags as crowds from across the island cheered and a parade moved to the city hall where officials and Palma spoke before resuming his journey that evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tomas Estrada Palma
Farragut
Old Point Comfort
Gibara
Cuba
Tribune
Cibara
Havana
Santiago
Palma
Cuba Libre
United States
Spain
Tenth
U. S. Cavalry
Lieut
Hart
Gen. Palma
Gonzales de Quesada
Open Rebellion in Chicago Labor Union Row
Chicago federation refuses to expel 15000 teamsters delegates defying a Gompers Morrison mandate. Local assembly endorses secessionist stance, while the AFL demands expulsion of the rebels. The rift centers on employer membership and AFL authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Frank Morrison
The
Chronicle
Teamsters
Teamsters Union
American Federation
Great Northern Eyes Cascade Power for Trains
Chicago reports that Great Northern engineers plan early use of Cascade mountain water to generate electricity for powering trains across a hundred miles. They are securing water power and powerhouse rights near the Two Mile Cascade tunnel, completed last year, and will employ a third rail system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
President Hill
Great Northern
Cascade Mountains
Tacoma, Washington
Inter-Ocean
Cascade Tunnel
Klondike clean-up to begin as melts release gold
Dawson telegrams report snowmelt forms streams ready for clean-up in two months. Winter dumps on creek banks push total near 30 million dollars. Gold will flow toward Puget Sound in May. Ottawa orders opening of 4000 lapsed Klondike claims withdrawn from the Treadgold concession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
Dawson
Puget Sound
Ottawa
Klondike
Treadgold
Gold Commissioner's Office
Sensational libel case ends in jury disagreement
In Boston on April 21 the $60,000 libel suit by ex-Representative Frank P. Bennett of Saugus against John F. Donohoe and the Lynn Daily Item ended with a hung jury after a second session. The jury, instructed to rule for Bennett on the wool association expulsion, announced they had not agreed, with speculation that damages were the sticking point. Bennett and his counsel prepared for a possible retrial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Frank P. Bennett
Saugus
John F. Donohoe
Lynn Daily Item
Superior Court
Bishop
Moorfield Storey
Bennett
Thayer
Chas. W. Bartlett
Wool Association
Anderson
Chess Play Opens In Monster Chess Tournament
Chicago announces the start of a monster correspondence chess tournament against Brooklyn and Chico. Fifty-eight Chicago players with white pieces sent postal cards outlining opening moves to their Brooklyn opponents. The same number of Brooklyn players with white pieces will send replies to Chicago black players. Most games are projected to last about three months, with some possibly taking a year to conclude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Brooklyn
Chico
Lawyer's Clerk Commits Suicide in New York Hotel
Joseph Holden Sutton aged 32, an aging clerk for a New York law firm, killed himself at the Hotel Manhattan today. He left a note to his employers stating all would be found in good shape and that he had been going crazy for some time. Sutton was a Princeton and Columbia Law School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph Holden Sutton
Manhattan
Sutton
Princeton University
Columbia Law School
Village Trustees Drop Opposition to Hudson Valley Railroad
Ballston New York April 21 village trustees withdrew opposition to the Hudson Valley Railway, clearing barriers on Front street as workers began erecting poles and stringing trolley wires over the Ballston terminal tracks. The Schenectady Company remains quiet under the injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ballston
N. Y
Hudson Valley Railway Company
Front Street
Ballston Terminal
Ayer's Sarsaparilla Advertises Health Elixir
An victorian style advertisement claims strong health benefits from Ayer's Sarsaparilla, urging readers to trust the purifying tonic. It notes a price of $1 and directs readers to buy from all druggists, attributed to Ayer Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts.
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Jg, Ayer CO
Lowell, Mase
Jones named United States consul general at Guayaquil
Guayaquil April 21 Robert B Jones a merchant in the city has been named United States consul general ad interim by United States Minister Sampson A former exequatur was issued for Jones while the regular appointee Hancock was refused the post because he worked for the Guayaquil Quito railroad and was closely related to the Ecuadorian government
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Robert B. Jones
United States
Sampson
Jones
Hancock
Quito
Major Stott to preside at Hobson meeting in Huntington
Major Charles A. Stott has accepted an invitation to preside at the Hobson meeting in Huntington on Wednesday night. Major Charles S. Proctor will head the reception committee and the public may meet Captain Hobson after the lecture.
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Charles A. Stott
Hobson
Huntington
Charles S. Proctor
Captain Hobson
Nathan Pratt Illness Shows Turning Point
Nathan D. Pratt has been seriously ill with typhoid fever but the disease has passed its turning point and he will soon be convalescent. Mayor Dimon did not pass a good night but his courage remains strong despite ongoing illness.
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Nathan D. Pratt
Dimon
Fifteen-time Whitman Faces Court in First Edition Row
In the police court Edward A. Whitman and Matilda McCabe faced punishment with Whitman’s fifteenth conviction noted by Judge Hadley. Whiten and McCabe argued innocence despite witnesses and a strong odor of whiskey, while companion Charles Gagnon drew a twenty-second count. The day’s docket included robbery cases involving Stephen R. Richards and James Sullivan, with testimony from Grenier and officers.
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Hadley
Edward A. Whitman
Whitman
Matilda McCabe
Dwyer
Markham
O'’Keefe
McCabe
Bridgewater
Charles Gagnon
Gagnon
State Farm
Stephen R. Richards
James Sullivan
Charles Grenier
Grenier
Chelmsford Centre
Sullivan
Thorndike Street
Mason
Richards
Middlesex Street
Notable Tetnus Cure At Samaritan Hospital
Edward Moore of Philadelphia, admitted March 25 with tetanus after a face injury from a swinging glass door, is set for discharge this week as cured. The patient showed rapid improvement after anti toxin treatment and staged injections, with streptococci alternated in the regimen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Edward Moore
Samaritan Hospital
Moore
King Edward Holds Third Levee At St James Palace
London April 21 King Edward held his third levee today at St James's palace moving from Buckingham palace for the first time. The longer route allowed the public better viewing of the procession though attendance was moderate. United States ambassador Joseph H Choate and other embassy members were present among diplomats. No other Americans were presented to the King.
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London
Edward
St. James's Palace
Buckingham Palace
United States
Joseph H. Choate
Rathbone to Be Free From Custody
Havana reports a corrected official bond for 100000 dollars offered by a fidelity firm to secure the appearance on appeal of Estes G. Rathbone former director of posts of Cuba. The bond was presented to the supreme court and Rathbone will be released this afternoon. Attorney Des Ver nine departed for Washington.
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Havana
Fidelity
Estes G. Rathbone
Director of Posts of
Cuba
Supreme Court
Rathbone
Liberty
Des Vernine
Washington
Hong Kong Dispatch Contradicts Nanking Fall Report
A Wu-Chow despatch at Hong Kong rejects the claim that Nan-Ning in Kwang-Si has fallen into rebel or enemy hands, countering earlier telegrams from the area. The message presents a different assessment of the situation and status of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Wu-Chow
Nan-Ning
Kwang-Si
Nan-Ning Besieged As Rebels Surround City
Report states Nan-Ning remains safe but is enveloped by rebel forces at a 15 mile distance, indicating tense strategic position and ongoing military pressure surrounding the city.
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Nan-Ning
Bubonte plague hits wallabies at Sydney Zoological Gardens
Sydney authorities report Bubonte plague among wallabies in the zoological gardens, leading to the closure of the facility to the public. The issue was observed in smaller kangaroos, prompting precautionary measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Zoological Gardens
Best Display of Boys Clothes Shown at Norfolk Store
For boys from years and up to 16, customers can choose from choice and serviceable Norfolks in two piece and three piece suits. The store announces satisfaction that this is the best display of boys clothes they have ever made.
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Wilhelmina
Oxfords
O'Sullivan Bros. CO
City Hall
Etude
Hudson Methodist Min
Ister
Yarnold Vs. Bowers
Federation
Bennett-Donohoe
Chess Play
Ayer
Maj. Stott
Jas. Sullivan
Stephen Richards
Ing
Ken
Ryner
Charles H. Lynch
Patrick Kelly
Catherine Carruth
Joan A. Weeks
Mary A. Weeks
Annie Smith
Mary Bride
Alice Duerden
Lizzie Krikorian
Sherehorn
John Mellor
Mary Dyer
Lazar Nardigian
Louis Papas
Little Fellows
Errimack Clothing CO
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