Peril of Greece Threatens Crete Blockade and War
The Daily Chronicle reports an ultimatum to Greece for a Crete blockade and unnamed Greek ports to begin Wednesday. Powers threaten harsher measures if Greece resists or declares war, with Britain Russia Germany and Austria coordinating admiral notices.
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London
The
Daily Chronicle
Greece
Crete
Turkey
London Times
St. Petersburg
Great Britain
Russia
Vardueri
Salonica
Canea
Smyrna
Athens
Europe
Land King William Brury Dies at 87 in Keithsburg
William Drury known as the millionaire land owner died at his country place near Keithsburg on Saturday night. He owned hundreds of thousands of acres across Colorado Nebraska Texas and Kansas plus 6000 acres in the county. Drury 87 came to the country in 1831 and built a famed 13 acre park with buffalo deer elk and other animals. He operated six barns a $12000 brick house and a modern farm with conservatory library gas and hot and cold water. He credited the Life of Dr Franklin for his success.
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Keithsburg
William Drury
Colorado
Nebraska
Texas
Kansas
Fr. Drury
Biss
Drury
Franklin
Mother Dies After Loss of All Three Children in Cleveland
Mrs J St Clair Bradford of 75 Vienna Street East End Cleveland died after ingesting laudanum and aconite. The 29 year old widow had endured the death of all three children, and her mother had just left her before she took her life.
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Cleveland, O
J. St. Clair Bradford
Vienna Street
East End
Secretary Bliss Orders New Trial In Chicago Lake Front Case
Washington March 15 Secretary Bliss vacated and annulled orders in the Chicago lake front proceedings and ordered a new trial before the central land office commissioner within 30 days The hearing on April 4 follows controversy over a leaked decision by Land Commissioner Lamoreaux amid protests by officials including Secretary Francis The case concerns McKees scrip holders Benner and La Follette versus prominent Chicago landowners with settlement rights contested by the government and private interests The affair drew attention as Lamoreaux faced delays and illness before departing for Wisconsin
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Washington
Bliss
Chicago Lake Front
Central Land Office
Lamoreaux
Francis
Carlisle
Interior Department
Laimoreaux
General Land Office
Judge Best
Shaw
McKee Scrip
Benner
la Follette
Mr. Shaw
N. I. Fairbanks
Potter Palmer
Winstons
Newberrys
Chicago
Wisconsin
Grant Monument Inaugural Parade In New York
Arrangements for the Grant monument inaugural parade on April 27 progress favorably and are expected to be the greatest demonstration in the country. The president, cabinet, Supreme Court, foreign dignitaries, governors of 20 states, and the national guard are to participate. General Dodge serves as grand marshal and notes a feature will be a united army and navy.
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New York
Grant Monument
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Nation Guard
Dodge
United Army
National Guards
States
Clarkson
Grand Army
Rohl
Sons of Veterans
Col
Donohue
Union Veterans
Loyal Legion
Army
Massachhusetts
Indiana
Virginia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Two Men Die in Railroad Collision Near Danville
In Danville Illinois on the Shelbyville division of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad a Sunday afternoon collision killed Fireman John Cody and Engineer Edward Ray. Switch man Oscar Kinerim is fatally injured and Engineer A H La Rue has two broken ribs. The accident followed conductor Thomas Logan rushing from Grape Creek to Danville without orders. his train struck the southbound engine on the Stony Creek bridge.
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Danville
Lil
Shelbyville
Chicago & Eastern Wiinois
John Cody
Edward Ray
Oscar Kinerim
A. H. la Rue
Thomas Logan
Grape Creek
Stony Creek
Trial of ex City Clerk Haney Ends in Acquittal
Minneapolis March 15 ex City Clerk Charles F Haney was acquitted on bribery charges after the court directed a verdict of acquittal. Alderman Fr G Drew, whose testimony the state relied on, refused to connect Haney to the bribe. Judge Smith also ordered Drew held in 3000 dollars bonds to answer to perjury or larceny before the next grand jury.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Charles F. Haney
Fr. G. Drew
Alderman Drew
Haney
Smith
Post Office Robbery at Cambria and Floods in Pigeon Michigan
Richmond March 15 expert burglars dynamited the Cambria post office safe stealing private party funds stamps and bonds worth over 12000 dollars. No crew linked to the robbers. Decatur Michigan March 15 the village of Pigeon in Huron county is underwater as the Pigeon river overflows its banks flooding streets and fields and threatening the Pontiac Offord Northern railway bridge.
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Richmond
Cambria
Montgomery County
Michigan
Decatur
Mich
Pigeon
Huron County
Pigeon River
Pontiac, Offord & Northern
Three Thousand Die and Factory Lockouts Across Berlin
Berlin reports widespread strikes ending with union actions. Facing refusals to return to work, the Manufacturers' union closed 37 factories and locked out 3,000 workers. Parallel notices include an obituary for Utica journalist Alexander Seward, aged 82, and a Wisconsin murder case where Leroy H. Nowe was sentenced for life for killing his brother Charles Howe on a lodge outing near Darien.
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Berlin
Manufacturers’ Union
Elkhorn
Wis
Leroy H. Nowe
Charles Howe
Darien
Tariff Bill Grows Revenue and Recasts Schedules
Washington March 13 three final schedules passed by Ways and Means suggest the new tariff bill would raise about 70.6 million in revenue now and create an immediate 5 million surplus. The draft largely follows McKinley lines with changes to tobacco silk wool and lumber, and restores Meckinley rates on many items while expanding duties on certain Chinese and Japanese imports. The plan also seeks freer reciprocity with Latin American and European markets to expand American meat and agricultural exports.
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Washington
Ways and Means Committee
McKinsey
Inley
Wilson
China
Japan
United States
Germany
Frrance
North St. Paul elects mayor by two vote margin
Thifty Minnesota towns held elections with Democrats gaining in many towns and a key license fight dominating ballots. North St. Paul elected John Owens Democrat mayor by a two vote majority amid a stringent new citizenship amendment affecting eligibility to vote and run for office.
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St. Paul
Minn
Thifty
Minnesota
North St. Paul
John Owens
Mayoral Ticket Nominated by Chicago Democratic Convention
The Chicago Democratic Convention on the North Side Turner Hall nominated Carter Harrison for mayor by acclamation with Ernst Hummel as treasurer and W. J. Loeffler as clerk. A municipal reform platform aligned with the national party was adopted. Washington Iesing was named Friday night at Central Music Hall to head a nonpartisan ticket for mayor.
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Chicapo
Chicago
North Side
Turner Rall
Carter H. Harrison
Imrnst Hummel
W. J. Loefiter
Central Music Hall
Business Administration of Municipal Affairs
Wisconsin Battleship Keel Laid at Union Iron Works
The keel for the battleship Wisconsin was laid at Union Iron Works in San Francisco on Thursday. Built as a larger, more armored sister to the Pregon, she will join two other ships of the same class, the Alabama and the Virginia, with a contract price around 2,000,090 dollars.
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San Francisco
Union Iron Works
Wisconsin
Pregon
Alabama
Virginia
Mississippi floods deepen as dikes fail near Memphis
The Mississippi River rises beyond 25 years of records with a six inch increase on Sunday. Private levees give way while armed guards patrol embankments. Livestock loss occurs on Presidents and Hen and Chickens islands. Marion and West Memphis flood as cotton sheds lose thousands of bales. Rail lines shift to Iron Mountain tracks to reach Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Marcel
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Dbluft City
Arkansas
Presidents Island
Tennessee
Neeley
St. Francis Basin
Iron Mountain Road
Little Rock
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Iron Mountain
Nettleton
Ark
Gilmore
Sullivan
Marion
West Memphis
Lake Front
Weyler Seeks Large Cuban Budget With Tax Hike
Havana March 15 Captain General Weyler has sent to Spain for approval a public budget of 35 million dollars plus an appropriation bill totaling 93 million. The new fiscal year starts July with expected revenue around 14 million, creating a likely deficit near 100 million. Madrid must authorize new taxes or another public loan to cover interest, with Cuba's tax and real estate levy raised 40 percent.
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Spain
Cuba
Death of Col Alexander J. Drake Veteran Officer Remembered
Col. Alexander J. Drake a retired army officer died at his Philadelphia home. Born in Kentucky in 1818 he joined the navy as a midshipman in 1834 and later became a topographical engineer. He served in the Seminole and Mexican wars and in the Civil War with Rousseau's brigade, earning promotions for gallantry.
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Philadelphia
Alexander J. Drake
Col. Drake
Kentucky
United States Navy
Cgien, Jackson
Huaving
Navy
Florida
Rousseau
Merchants rush goods from San Francisco warehouses
San Francisco merchants hurry to move merchandise from bonded warehouses as congress may enact a protective tariff in a special session. In the past 12 days removals total $87,673.37, with $6,124.25 from warehouse lots. Cigar, tobacco and woolen goods are the main items removed.
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San Francisco
Congress
Two Men Die After Wagon Train Collision at Wyalusing
In Tunkhannock Pennsylvania on March 15 a wagon carrying Lea Chal ker and E. C. Carson was struck by a Lehigh Valley train near a crossing west of Wyalusing. Both men died within two hours due to severe injuries after the crash. Elsewhere Berlin reports the reichstag budget committee rejecting the government’s request for an extra credit to fund two additional cruisers.
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Tunkhannock
Lea Chalker
E. C. Carson
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Wyalusing
Berlin
Reichstag
Tariff Reform Urged As Vital Revenue Measure
President McKinley calls Congress to an extraordinary session to fix the fiscal crisis. He cites three-year deficits, rising debt, and shrinking gold reserves, urging prompt passage of a revenue tariff to support pensions, debt service, and domestic industry.
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Congress
William M’kinlicy
Bogey Train Crash Claims Bath Woman in Erie Crossing
In Bath New York on March 16 a bogey struck by an Erie railroad train left Mrs. Charles Fenton dead and Sanford Gardiner uninjured as they crossed the tracks in the village.
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Bath
N. Y
Sanford Gardiner
Charles Fenton
Erie Railroad
Facts for Farmers Advice on Dairy Focus and Crop Ideas
The article urges farmers to treat dairy as the main business for best product and profit. It notes favorable clover trials on free land, hints at rising horse prices, and a hopeful mood among horse and mule breeders. Also offers storage tips for potatoes and onions to prevent spoilage and bitterness.
Dingley Explains Tariff Bill Aimed at Revenue and Industry
Washington dispatch details Chairman Dingley's tariff bill synopsis. It seeks about 112 million additional revenue next year by raising duties across wool, sugar, tobacco, manufactures, and luxuries while protecting domestic industry and encouraging home production. Reciprocity with other nations is expanded and the bill enjoys Republican support.
Prophecies and pride: unfulfilled political forecasts through history
The passage recalls famous failed predictions by Thiers Metternich Napoleon Napoleon III Hugo and Cattaneo about railways slavery Europe republicanism and a United States of Europe. It notes how invention and events disproved these forecasts, leaving Europe divided and unsettled after a century plus.
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M. Thiers
Italy
Prince Metternich
Aristotle
Europe
Napoleon I
United States of Europe
Victor Hugo
Carlo Cattaneo
Raucous Meeting Over Ratification Debate at Cooper Union
A March 12 New York City rally at Cooper Union, led by Mayor Strong and with speakers including Seth Low and Charles Fairchild, urged Senate ratification of the arbitration treaty with England. Opposition speaker Wauhope Lynn urged rejection, provoking loud protests and a chaotic vote scene ending with blackout as the meeting closed.
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New York
Cooper Union
United States Senate
Mayor Strong
Seth Low
Charles
Fairchild
Wauhope Lynn
Mr. Lynn
England
Confederacy
Crete
Washington
Lynn
United States
George Washington
Senate
John DeWitt Warner
America
Warner
Low
Nail Columbia
Hundred Drowned on Trans-Haitang Boat Sinks
Vancouver dispatch reports a January incident near Haitang Strait where a boat carrying 108 passengers sank from overloading. One hundred four were drowned including three children of Hai tang’s chief pastor, under line of duty of the American Methodist church.
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Vancouver
B. C
Haitang Straits
Hlaikao
Haitang
Mysterious crime in Chicago ends with suspect under arrest
Mrs. C Bragg, widow of Frederick Bragg and prominent property owner at 211 Thirty first street, lies unconscious with a bullet wound. Her adopted daughter Josephine Bragg, 15, was arrested after the incident. the daughter slept with the victim but denies knowledge of the shooting. The case centers on a large estate and an alleged heiress. The report also notes a Galveston court ruling affirming that a Pullman ticket guarantees carriage in the agreed coach, with liability on the company if forced to ride in a different car.
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Chicago
C. Brags
Frederick Bragg
Thirtyfirst Street
Josephine Bragg
Galveston
Tex
Court of Appeals
Pullman Palace Car Company
Thomas W. Cain
St. Louis
Pullman
Ex Senator Dolph Dies in Portland After Leg Operation
Ex United States Senator Joseph N Dolph died in Portland Oregon at 11 o clock Wednesday morning. The death followed shock after the amputation of his left leg, an operation performed Monday afternoon.
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Dolph
Portland
Ore
United States
Joseph N. Dolph
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Laura Avtrews
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Alexander Seward
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Committee of Ways and Means
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