Ex Governor Altgeld Dies In Joliet Hotel
Former Gov John P Altgeld died at 7 09 am in Joliet at Hotel Monroe room 53 after an apoplectic brain hemorrhage. His remains were sent to Chicago on a special Alton line train with Joliet delegates. funeral in Chicago expected at 2 pm at his widow’s Lake View home. The state ordered half mast and business suspended during funeral hours. interment at Graceland cemetery with memorials planned and Boer envoys in attendance.
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Senate Debates Ship Subsidy Bill and Post Office Funds
Washington reports a long senate session on the ship subsidy bill with Senator McCumber praising its protective features and Senator Nepen offering a balanced analysis. House debates cover post office appropriations, Pacific cable clashes, census discussions, rural free delivery, telegraph ownership, and the Philippine situation, ending with a 4:30 adjournment in memory of Door keeper Glenn.
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American Minute Men call meeting for Boston in May
Frank J. Batchelor of Boston, chair of the national committee, issued a call for a meeting in Boston on Wednesday May 1 to perfect plans for a thorough organiza tion and an aggressive campaign nationwide. The group succeeds the APLA and has begun lobbying in Massachusetts and plans campaigns in New York Pennsylvania Michigan Wisconsin Ohio and other states.
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Hepburn bill favored for canal via Nicaragua route
Senate committee votes 7 to 4 to report the Hepburn bill authorizing a canal from Greytown in the Atlantic to Brit Pay in the Pacific. It empowers the president to acquire right of way territory, directs construction of a canal with ample capacity, and funds surveys and harbor work.
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Wheat marketing slows as farmers hoard grain
Kansas farmers have marketed only about one third of last year’s wheat while the rest remains in stock for better prices. If crop prospects stay favorable, movement will rise, affecting prices and market activity. In Denver March 13, a 44 month old child died after suffocation when a large cat inhaled the child’s breech during an incident in the back yard. Dr. Waxhaw confirmed the cause. Bread 3 cents a loaf noted at Sture bulcory.
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Diplomatic thanks from Roosevelt to German Emperor
Washington on March 13 reports a cable from Wilhelmshaven dated March 12 1902 in which the German Emperor expresses gratitude for the hospitality shown to Prince Fleury during a visit. Roosevelt replies on March 18 praising the cordial relations between the United States and Germany and thanking the Emperor personally. Other brief items note a Winslow Arizona double homicide, a collision settlement with Russia over the Vicksburg incident, the death of W I Glenn doorkeeper, a lightning death near Greenup, a manufacturers convention in Philadelphia, immigration bill action, a major Chicago fire, and the death of Joshua Wilbour US consul to Dublin.
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Dormant Money and Forgetfulness Cause Losses
The piece notes vast sums vanish through carelessness and unclaimed funds, citing Gosthen’s 1057 scheme and Bank of England actions that altered 68,000 consols. It recalls 11,500 unreceived letters, unclaimed ownership, and a widow found with £167,593 40 posues plus other unclaimed funds after relatives’ loans. A widow aged 86 died at Marcelles, revealing hidden £40,000 and £50,600 dividends once thought nonexistent.
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Steamer Providence Capsizes. Twenty Drown Near Lake Palmyra
In Vicksburg Mississippi on March 13 the steamer Providence, en route to Lake Palmyra, was hit by a sudden squall as it entered the lake at two o'clock Wednesday morning. Twenty aboard, including two pilots and sixteen colored roustabouts, perished. nine were saved. The vessel left Vicksburg Tuesday noon with a large cargo and passengers. The storm lifted the craft from the water, capsizing as it neared Palmyra.
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Senator Hanna Reply in Boston Strike Debates
Boston dispatch reports Mayor Collins received Senator Hanna's offer of good offices in ending the railway strike. Hanna advised outlining a path to service and noted willingness if both sides acknowledge acceptable mediation. Governor’s talks with the strike committee yielded no concrete results as railroads reject a condition limiting freight handlers at sheds. The strike threatens 40,000 to 90,000 workers. New York New Haven & Hartford resists federation interference and sticks to its duties as a common carrier.
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Mariners Lost in Boat Disaster and era of Union Strikes
A steamship named Providence sank in shallow water with most crew and passengers drowned. Only nine crew saved. The wreck near Lyons, Ta., 1886 built, carried cargo and divers to recover bodies. Also reports on Christian Endeavor meeting in Denver July 1903, and a major New York strike extending to 20,000 workers, with broader labor implications and legal actions.
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Funston Bitter Arrival Stir Chicago Marquette Club
Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston, famed for his role in Aguinaldo’s capture, guests of Chicago and the Marquette club. He arrives by Pennsylvania train, is greeted by club officials, and attends a members’ reception and banquet. Funston targets American sympathy for Filipino insurgents and asserts that Aguinaldo’s leaders believed the U.S. public opposed the war.
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Swelling the Ranks in Great Railroad Strike
Boston March 12 the second day of a major strike by organized labor against railroad and steamship freight discrimination drew large additions to strikers. About 6 000 union men were idle Tuesday, bringing totals to roughly 16 000 with potential for more. The Huston real union was urged to endorse the strike, which could halt business nationwide. The state arbitration board met with strike leaders but no settlement emerged. Mayor Collins pledged effort to mediate while national civic federations were approached for arbitration.
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Beaumont Crime Ring Suspected in Riverward Murders
March 13 Beaumont Texas reports Mattin Kennett confessed to leading a group including a Negro woman and white men who drugged robbed and killed men. Victims' bodies said dumped in the river with five bodies found since January. Police seek two more Black women and several white men as witnesses and suspects.
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Compromise Proposed On Cuba Tariff Concessions
Washington reports overtures for a tariff compromise with Cuba focusing on a 20 percent reciprocal reduction for one year starting December, with Payne and Dalzell pushing for agreement. Opposition members show divides, and some demand delay until a deliberate review at a meeting. Tawney insists on equal treatment for agricultural products with unmanufactured goods.
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