Growth of Georgeish The Single Tax Movement Attracts Attention
London reports George's land theory drawing praise and criticism as notable figures in England seek his counsel and attend receptions. The Times critiques MPs who spoke at a Radical Club event while conservatives worry over his rising influence in municipal land policy. Nearby, U S appointments announced for various posts in Sweden Norway the Netherlands and U S territories with multiple state officials named.
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Lonpox
Henry George
England
George
New
London County Council
Times
Mr. George
United States
San Francisco
Griffin
Sydney
Zealandia
New South Wales
Auckland
Auckland Herald
Eugland
California Legislature Ends Session With Prize Fights
Sacramento March 19 adjourning sine die at 2 30 a m the legislature staged two prize fights to mark the close Senators Goucher and Jones supported the boxers The Mahon Sullivan coast middleweight match lasted sixty three rounds ending in a draw Referee Joe McAuliffe earlier defeated by Peter Jackson presided Turner defeated Tillie Hall in fourteen rounds
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California
Sacramento
Cal
Goucher and
Jones
Billy Mahon
Jack Sullivan
Dressed Beef Houses Threaten Boycott Over Proscription
A Kansas City buyer warns that hostile packing house laws will be met with boycotts of cattle from affected states. He cites Colorado as already enacting such a law and vows not to buy Colorado branded bullocks, a stance to extend to other states with similar laws.
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Kansas City
Colorado
Kansas City,Mo
Albany
Cavalry Enlistment Lift Removes Weight Bar
Maj. Gen. Schofield abolishes the 1887 minimum weight rule for cavalry recruits allowing enlistment without weight constraint if chest measurement and mobility are satisfactory. Original enlistment age now capped at 38 years. Golf Gives Up. Gen. Goff reports bleak odds for governor due to supreme court rulings. Absorbed by the Beer Syndicate. English syndicate buys Frank Jones breweries in New Hampshire.
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Washington
Schofield
Golf
Gen. Golf
West Virginia
Gen. Goff
Supreme Court
Goff
Carr
The
Beer Syndicate
New York
the Sun
Frank Jones Breweries
Newampshire
Asa Porter
Gen
Patrick Collins
Senatar Frank Jones
Charles Sinclair
Nominations Sent to Senate by the President
The president sent to the Senate today several nominations including W Budd Deacon of New Jersey for U S marshal in the district of New Jersey John S Burton of Mississippi for the northern district of Mississippi and Edwin I Kursheedt of Louisiana for marshal duties.
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Washington
Senate
W. Budd Deacon
New Jersey
Mashal
United States
John S. Burton
Mississippi
Edwin I Kursheedt
Louisiana
Senate confirms interior and Berlin conference nominees
The Senate in secret session confirmed the nominations of Cyrus Dussey as assistant secretary of the interior John A Kasson William Walter Phelps and George H Bates as commissioners to Berlin in the Samoan conference confirming key diplomatic and administrative appointments.
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Senate
Washington
Cyrus Dussey
Interior
John A. Kasson
William Walter Phelps
George H. Bates
Berlin
Out of Employment Over Clothing Shipments to New York
Boston officials and workers met after shipments of clothing to New York for assembly allegedly left 4,000 Boston laborers unemployed. Union leaders and contractors spoke on protection and aid, with new unions formed: Operative Tailors, Trimmers and Basters, and Clothing Pressers, joining an existing union.
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New York
Boston
New York City
R. Goodman
Clothing Pressers’ Union
Isaac Rosnosky
Lomery
Clinkard
Boston Central Union
John F. O'Sullivan
Samuel Rosnosky
Clothing Manufacturers Association
Charles and
Henry Abrahams
Scheiffel
Swartz
Mackinger
Gilbert
Operative Tailors’ Union
Trimmers’ and Basters’ Union
The Touring Cabinet Heads to Cuba on Flying Trip
Ex President Cleveland travels with his wife and former officials from Cleveland to Cuba via two carriages stopping at the Brevoort before heading to Washington and then Tampa to sail for Cuba. The party plans a two week absence with a rapid return.
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Cleveland
Cuba
New York
Fairchild
Dickinson
Vilas
Victoria Hotel
Brevoort Hotel
Washington
Tampa
Fla
Victoria
Weather bulletin notes mixed spring work across states
The weekly weather crop bulletin reports Minnesota and Dakota near average for plowing and seeding with Dakota slowed by blustery weather around March 18. Illinois Missouri and Kansas see favorable conditions. Nebraska seeding good. Kansas wheat doing well. Michigan faces freeze nights and low rainfall harming wheat. other regions show fair average conditions.
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Washington
Minnesota
Dakota
Illinois
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Indiana
Michigan
New York Republican Club Presents Badge to Mrs Harrison
Frank B West of the Ninth assembly district delivered to Mrs Harrison a silk plush badge for the club at 2 pm. The case bears a silver star with forty two state stars and inscription honoring Mrs Harrison from the Republican club of the ninth assembly district New York City with James Snodgrass as president and David H Hunter as secretary.
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Washington
Frank B. West
New York
Republican Club
Harrison
Benjamin Warrison
Inth
New York City
James Snodgrass
David H. Hunter
Saloon Closures Mark Omaha Sunday Weather Damps Civic Pulse
Reports from Omaha indicate no saloons were open Sunday with drinks only at hotels for guests. Rainfall began by afternoon, keeping crowds small. arrests for drunkenness totaled three by six o'clock. In New York, Cardinal Gibbons endorsed Bishop Healy’s stance on divorce remarriage and rejected Bishop Coxe’s critiques, urging silence on attacks.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Neb
New York
the Herald
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Healy
Coxe
Washington University
Ryan
Buffalo
No Change in Fall River Strike as Mills Stay Closed
Fall River Mass March 19 There is no change in the strike situation with every mill shut down today as many operators join St Patrick s day celebrations. Most mills will restart Tuesday morning though some wait until the weavers return. Tuesday will likely be the critical day in the strike if unity holds.
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Fall River
Falu River
Mass
Wanting for Mellette in Bismarck Iowa ND politics edition
Gov. Mellette’s expected arrival in Bismarck sparks big rush for jobs with the post office and other offices. Col. Lounsberry is rumored to seek the Bismarck postmastership, while existing postmaster Slattery is eager to leave. Tensions rise between North and South Dakota as capital politics take center stage in the capital.
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Mellette
North
South Dakota
Bis
North Dakota
Yankton
Northwest
Church
McCormack
Col
Lounsberry
Washington
Slattery
Western Leaguers Schedule Adopted After Wrangling
Sioux City Iowa March 19 after rejecting a dozen schedules an agreement was reached at 10 oclock Saturday night holiday games set for May 30 and July 4 matchups include St Paul at Minneapolis Milwaukee at Des Moines Omaha at Sioux City and Denver at St Joe St Paul to play 12 Sunday and 10 Saturday games with no Sunday games at Sioux City or Minneapolis and Minneapolis hosting 11 Saturdays.
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Sioux City
Iowa
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Des Moines
Omaha
Denver
St. Joe
St.Paul
Murder verdict and August 9 hanging for Bryson at Boulder
The jury found George D. Bryson guilty of first degree murder in the Anna Lindstrom case. He is sentenced to be hanged at Boulder on August 9 and showed emotion when taken to jail, maintaining innocence and promising a future sensation. The report also covers counterfeiting investigations in Waterloo and corporate filings and railway plans in Wisconsin, South Dakota, and changes in brewing company leadership to Pabst.
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George Bryson
Anna Lindstrom
Boulder
Mont
Boulperr
George D. Bryson
Bryson
Minwatkee
Maroh
Philip Best Brewing Company
America
Pabst Brewing Company
Capt. Pabst
Butte County
Riverside
Pebruary
Nothern
Oroville
Palermo
California
Palermo City
Marysville
Caliifornia State Board of Trade
Francisco
U.S
George Hearst
Geo. C. Perkins
San Francisco
N.D. Rideout
Northern California
Cal
T. J. Grier
Lead City
Dakota
McAfee & Baldwin
Siu
Emigrants Arrive in Roscoe and Dakota Office Talks
Thirty nine carloads of emigrants and movables arrived at Roscoe from southern Dakota over the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Meanwhile ex governor Ordway and General Allen met Assistant Postmaster Clarkson to discuss Dakota postoffice changes expected to bring many alterations. Ireland’s patron saint honored with Irish flag beside U S flags at New York City Hall.
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Roscoe
Dak
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Central
Dakota
Wasu Hinaron
Guv
Ordway
Gen. Allen
Clarkson
Ireland
New York City Hall
New York
Parade Formed in Washington Square for Day’s Celebration
The parade started at 10 a.m. in Washington Square with the right resting on Waverly Place and Fifth Avenue. It traveled up Fifth Avenue to Thirteenth Street then Broadway to Fourteenth Street, circled the Washington statue, then to Broadway and Seventeenth Street, passing the reviewing stand on Union Square's north plaza. Mayor Grant ex mayor Grace the board of aldermen and department heads attended along with Congressman Cox and John Quinn.
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Washington Square
Waverly Place
Fifth Avenue
Thirteenth Street
Broadway
Fourteenth Street
Washington Statue
Seventeenth Street
Union Square
Grant
Grace
Cox
John Quinn
Remarkable hurricane described by brig Amy A Lane captain
The brig Amy A Lane from Mantanzas reports a dramatic March hurricane near latitude 48 6.07 and longitude 74. The wind blew from the NNW for 110 hours with a period of vertical squalls and smooth seas followed by a sudden shift to an incline creating mountainous waves and immense pressure on deck.
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New York
Amy A. Lane
Mantanzas
Cole
Soldiers Riot at Fort Niagara Involving New Recruits
A fatal fight among Fort Niagara soldiers occurred in a Youngstown hotel on Friday night. Moakley was stabbed in the abdomen and Private Radigan was badly injured near the eye. both are in dangerous condition in the hospital. Private Lynch fled to Canada. Twelve desertions have occurred this pay period, many of them new Governor's Island recruits.
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Fort Niagara
Buffalo
N. Y
Youngstown
Moakley
Radigan
Lynch
Canada
Governor’s Island
Slaughter of Legitime’s Soldiers in Cape Haytien
Cape Haytien reports twelve Legitime soldiers executed by order of Hyppolite after months as prisoners. Sympathizers sought release but Hyppolite distrusted officers and had the men shot in the public square. steamer Caroline Miller carried the news to New York.
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Legitime
Hyppolite
New York
Caroline Miller
Cape Haytien
Miller
Hipponts
Cloudburst Damage Kills Two In Ventura Causing Rail Disruptions
Severe Southern California storm drenches the region for four days with eight inches of rain. A cloudburst in Ventura kills two Chinese workers and triggers rail damage including wrecks and landslides. Southern Pacific lines are tied up and Santa Monica railroad abandoned. Settlement of the Irish problem notes urge abolition of the lord lieutenant office and broader Irish self government.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Ventura
Southern Pacific
Santa Monica
Lonxpox
Clifford Lloyd
the Times
Ireland
Dublin
England
Lloyd
Railroad Consolidation Rumor Focuses in Cincinnati
Rumor claims major roads including Cincinnati Hamilton and Dayton Wheeling and Lake Erie Toledo St Louis and Kansas City and Dayton Fort Wayne and Chicago will form a new company similar to the Big Four Bee line deal. Sidney Dillon and Henry L Taylor of New York cited as prominent figures.
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CincinNati
Hamilton
Dayton
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Toledo
St. Louis
Kansas City
Fort Wayne
Chicago
Sidney Dillon
Henry L. Taylor
New York
Quiet in Samoa as German and Allied plans unfold
Reports from Samoa say calm prevails after German consul maneuvers and warnings of martial law. Mataafa and Tamasese hold positions with shifting desertions. American and English consulates guarded while US naval forces monitor the crisis and await Admiral Kimberly’s arrival.
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San Francisco
Zealandia
Samoa
Wainui
Mataafa
Kimberly
United States
Tamasese
Lutemai
Mataata
Fritze
Germany
Lubeck
Sydney
Randits
Santarea
Tutuila
One Hundred Frenchmen Massacred on Kiangsi Frontier
A Hamburg dispatch from Tientsin reports native uprising on Kiangsi frontier. Ten block-houses burned and a hundred or more Frenchmen killed. Other items note British residents warned to leave Suadan and Danish bombardment, with fire at Comstock & Avery furniture building causing substantial losses.
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Burmin
Hamburg
Tientesin
Kiangsi
Bers
Cologne
Suadaan
Dr. Peters
Bagamoyo
Rumors and notes from nations and cities reach across pages
Items include an Ark postmastership candidate Miss Emma Clayton. Jefferson Davis age and vigor remarks. Westinghouse patent sale rumour in Britain. New York post office cashier George Lounsberry for Postmaster Pearson. Prince of Wales US tour talk. Parnell commission witnesses named. Kansas City dressed beef industry resistant to hostile laws. Albany capitol cost. St. Louis musicians convention. Newfoundland will issue no licenses to US fishermen. coastal patrols and port vigilance noted.
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George H. Lounsberry
New York Post Office
Pearson
St. Louis
Newfoundland
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Willamette
Territory of Washington
Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania
Kei Okami
Japan
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Okami
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Anheuser- Busch
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the Daily Grist
the Weather Crop Bulletin
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Col. Lounsberry
Western Leaguers
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Volks Zeitung
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Burlington, Vt
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Tenn
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Opera
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W. S. Crouse
Ering
Jefferson Davis
Emma Clayton
John M. Clayton
Pine Bluff
Ark
Westinghouse Electric Company
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
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Harcourt
Parnell Commission
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Parnell
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Sunset Cox
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Cheboygan
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