Proclamation Promises Loot in Central American War
Pro-Nicaraguan proclamations found on captured soldiers pledge loot of first cities in Honduras and El Salvador if they win. Americans in Puerto Cortes fear targeted property losses as looting recalls 1894 Choluteca riots. Reports note scattered Salvadorean-Honduran fighting and Nicaraguan troops landing near Truxilio.
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Puerto Cortez
Honduras
Salvador
Nicaragua
Puerto Cortes
Choluteca
Los Calpules
Carrizal
Lon
Maleshin
Western Trainmen Vote to Strike Over Wages
Trainmen and conductors on all western lines have rejected the managers offer for higher pay and may strike if demands are not met. A 60,000-strong walkout could occur if no concessions are offered.
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Chicago
Highwayman Robs Traveler in South Bend
Claud A. Herman of Winsted Connecticut traveling salesman was sandbagged and robbed in South Bend Indiana last night of 860 dollars and a gold watch. The assailants fled and have not been apprehended.
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South Bend
Ind
Claud A. Herman
Winsted, Conn
Oklahoma Records Searing Heat Across Territory
Guthrie Oklahoma reports show all heat records broken as temperatures reached 142 under the afternoon sun. Reports from across the territory describe extreme heat conditions and widespread effects on daily life.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Dyspepsia Tablets Promise Success Through Happy Stomach
An advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for stomach trouble and related discontent. It claims tablets digest 3 000 grains of food, improve appetite and energy, and guarantee better meals, with a 50 cent price and free sample offer from F A Stuart Co, Marshall Michigan.
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Stuart
Mila
F. A Stuadt Co
SZ Staart Bldg
Marehbal Mich
Cause of Toulon Naval Disaster Picked as Spontaneous Powder Blast
The Toulon court of inquiry concludes the March 12 explosion on the battleship Iona was due to a spontaneous ignition of B powder from decomposition and high magazine temperature. It notes that the powder was highly unstable and had caused prior accidents.
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Toulon
France
Lona
Georgia town rocked by brutal assault and infant murder
March 20 report from Carteraville Georgia states Mrs James Tolbert wife of Fairmont's former mayor was savagely assaulted and her two months old baby killed by a Black man. A suspect described as a negro is traced near Carteraville and expected to be captured soon.
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Georgia
Carteraville
James Tolbert
Tolbert
Fairmont
Judge Anderson's Ruling on Walsh Plea Date Set
Chicago March 20 Judge Anderson in federal court orders John R Walsh former president of the Chicago National Bank to appear April 3 and enter his plea to 160 counts charging misapplication of national bank funds.
Workman Falls Seventeen Stories From Roof
Tony Caruao a workman repairing a fire escape on the Railway Exchange building roof fell seventeen stories to the pavement. His body was mangled beyond recognition police reported in Chicago dated March 20.
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Chicago
Tony Caruao
Railway Exchange
Richmond man extols King's New Discovery remedy
A Richmond Indiana citizen praises Dr. King s New Discovery as the best cough and cold remedy. He claims it cures asthma bronchitis croup whooping cough and other illnesses and notes a trial bottle is offered free with purchase. The endorsement mentions Charles D Race drug store offering bottles at 50 cents and one dollar with guaranteed satisfaction.
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Richmond
Ind
A. D. Wiliams
West Main St
Sage
Chas. D. Race Fel
Roosevelt Hears Mellen In Brief White House Meeting
President Roosevelt met with Charles Mellen of the New Haven railroad for about thirty-five minutes. No statements were issued, and Mellen deferred inquiries to Secretary Loeb. Morgan had urged a conference with railroad leaders to ease public anxiety on rail policy.
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Roosevelt
Charles 8. Mellcn
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
White House
Mr. Mellen
Mr. Melien
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Mr. Morgan
McCrea
Newman
Hughitt
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Chicago & Northwestern
Morgan
Franklin Lane
Bonaparte
James Speyer
Stickney
Chicago Great Western Railroad
RB. F. Yoakum
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Charles 9. Mellen
Congress
Paris Unites Over Death of Berthélot Chemist Leader
The Paris press lauds M Berthélot the famed chemist and former foreign minister in the Bourgeois cabinet saying France loses perhaps her greatest scientist. The Petit Parisien notes the nineteenth century may leave no greater name to posterity. The talks hint at forthcoming attitudes on railroads and the president plans four speeches by mid June, with a railroad statement expected in one of them.
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Paris
M. Berthelot
Bourgois
France
Petit Parisien
Congress
Mystery Mind Blank on Assault Case in Evansville
Josie Gray a stenographer at the R. and G. Furniture Co remains unconscious with a blank mind about the assault last Saturday night. Police seek Guy Prescott an employee who has left the city. Doctors fear she may never recall the details. she remains under care at St. Marys hospital.
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Evansville
Ind
Josie Gray
R. & G. Furniture Company
Guy Prescott
St. Mary's Hospital
Goshen Man Refuses to Press Attempted Murder Charge
In Goshen Indiana Frank Howland shoots Charles Carroll leaving Carroll crippled for life. Carroll refuses to press murder charges against Howland and claims Howland shot him by mistake thinking he was a burglar. Police say Howland ruined Howland home and Mrs Howland confessed but Carroll defends her reputation. South Bend plans reform to shut immoral venues including gambling halls poolrooms and winerooms in next council meeting.
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Goshen
Ind
Frank Howland
Charles Carroll
Carroll
Howland
South Bend
Wall Street Alarmed by Rumors of Pending Failures
Heavy selling by bears and persistent rumors of losses at one or more stock exchanges created market anxiety in New York on March 29. Alarmist reports about two unnamed commission houses fueled volatility as some active stocks rose while others fell. the late rebound faded after the delivery hour, ending with a sharp pullback.
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New York
Stock Exchange
Trains derailment on Big Four line. engineer killed
March 20 a gravel train on the Big Four railway derailed as the tender left the rails. Engineer Tate was instantly killed, Fireman Gregory was severely injured with both legs broken and badly scalded, and Brakeman Hinsting suffered grave injuries. Tate leaves a widow and two children.
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Robinson
Big Four
Fengineer Tate
Gregory
Hinsting
Tate
Fatal self-inflicted shooting ends street fight in Mt Vernon
In Mt Vernon Indiana on March 20 James V Holleman former patrolman clashed with Mieldig Chamberlain in the street for a weapon. Chamberlain fatally shot himself during the struggle while Holleman was wounded as the bullet pierced his finger and struck Chamberlain in the back. Holleman owns the National hotel. Chamberlain lives nearby.
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Mt. Vernon
Ind
James V. Holleman
Mieldig Chamberlain
Holleman
Chamberlin
National Hotel
Chamberlain
Tramp's Severed Body Found Beside Railway Tracks
In Auburn Indiana on March 20 a dead man was found beside the Baltimore & Ohio tracks with his head severed from the body. The victim is believed to be a tramp traveling eastward, possibly struck by a freight car. Letters in his clothing identify him as James Doherty of Chicago.
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Auburn
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
James Doherty
Chicago
Russian ex minister Lamsdorff reported dead
The article reports the death of Count Lamsdorff once serving as the Russian minister of foreign affairs. No further details are provided in the readable text.
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Count Lamsdorff
Thaw Case Near Final Stage in Insanity Trial
New York March 20 District Attorney Jerome lengthened cross examination of an alienist for the defense in the Thaw murder trial. The remaining issue is admission of a Thaw letter to a Pittsburg banker and whether Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will testify briefly. Delmas to sum up Thursday. Jerome to speak Friday. judge may charge the jury tonight or Saturday to close the case.
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New York
Harry K Thaw
Branford White
Jerome
Thaw
Pittsburg
Delmas
Evelyn Nesbit
Abe Hummel
Nashville Councilmen Challenged for Contempt Over Resolutions
Nashville city council members charged with contempt for adopting caustic resolutions condemning Speaker Cunningham faced arrest warrants at City Hall. They were ordered to appear before the house bar Thursday to answer and show cause why they should not be summoned, each armed with petitions for writs of habeas corpus.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee House of Representatives
Cunningham
House
Gounels
French Column Faces Reversal in Upper Guinea
Dispatch from Konakry reports a French column in Upper Guinea suffering a serious reverse while attacking Thommaa tribesmen in a fortified village. Seven French officers were badly wounded eight sharpshooters killed and twenty five wounded. The column entrenched and awaits artillery arrival.
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Parie
Konokry
French Guinea
West Africa
Upper Guinea
Train robbery near Yekaterinoslav nets 7500 dollars
Ten armed men halted a train near Yekaterinoslav on March 20 and escaped with 7500 dollars in cash. The rest of the text advertises Holilister's Rocky Mountain Tea and a medicine by A. Ziegelbaur, with unrelated lines about life producing elements.
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Yekaterinosiay
Russia
Uwegard
A. Ziegelbaur
Wreck Injures Brakeman on Central Indiana Line
Brasil Ind March 20 Fred English of Muncie a brakeman likely fatally injured in a Bridgeton wreck on the Central Indiana line. He was on top of a boxcar when the train jumped the track and several cars fell into the ditch trapping him.
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Brasil
Ind
Fred Englesh
Muncie
Indiana
Bridgeton
English
Loot and Fire Ravage Botusahnl Amid Jewish Disturbances
Reports from Vienna on March 20 describe renewed anti Jewish unrest in Botusahnl. Peasants torched Jewish homes and most of the town was said to be in flames as the Hebrew Alliance of Vienna prepared to pursue one Romanian fugitive.
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Vienna
Botusahnl
Hebrew Alliance of
Hissey Declares Sanity in Lunacy Hearing
Dr. Marion W. Hissey once a chief political lieutenant to Senator Hanna in Ohio is confined in Zanesville jail awaiting a lunacy hearing. In probate court he asserted sanity and sought permission to hire counsel as the hearing was postponed. The text also advertises Electric Bitters for malaria and related ailments.
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Zanesville
Marion W. Hissey
Hanna
Ohio
T. C. Marshall
Hissey
Strike Shuts Down Republic Iron and Steel Plant
Hammond Indiana March 20 twelve hundred Kaborere workers at the Republic iron and steel plant in East Chicago went on strike for higher wages forcing the mill to close. They have been paid 1.75 dollars per day and demand two dollars.
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Hammond
Ind
Kaborere
Milla of the Republic Iron and Steel
East
Chicago
Gas Officials Hurt In Pottsville Crossing Tragedy
A Philadelphia and Reading freight train struck a carriage carrying three Schuylkill Haven Gas officials near Pottsville three miles south of the city. At least two officials were fatally injured in the March 20 incident.
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Pottsville
Philadelphia & Reading
Schuylkill Haven Gas Company
Here
Markets Report Grain and Livestock Prices Across U S Centers
Indianapolis Wheat Wagons at 75c No 2 red 16c Corn No 2 4c Oats No 2 mixed 43c Hay prices Clover 16 to 17 Timothy 18 to 20 Millet 13 to 15 Cattle 2 50 to 6 00 Hogs 5 00 to 6 90 Sheep 2 50 to 5 25 Lambs 5 50 to 7 50 Cincinnati Wheat No 2 red 79 c Corn No 2 48c Oats No 2 46c Cattle 4 80 to 5 50 Hogs 4 50 to 7 00 Sheep 2 50 to 5 25 Lambs 4 50 to 8 00 Chicago Wheat No 2 red 74 c Corn No 3 42 c Oats No 2 die Cattle Steers 4 50 to 6 85 Stockers and feeders 2 75 to 5 25 Hogs 5 00 to .72 Sheep 5 00 to 6 50 Lambs 6 00 to 5 00 New York Cattle 6 00 to 6 25 Hogs 6 90 to 1 40 Sheep 4 00 to 5 50 Lambs 6 78 to 8 15 Usct Buffalo Cattle 4 00 to 6 00 Hogs 5 50 to 9 15 Sheep 8 00 to 6 50 Lambs e 00 to 8 00 Toledo Wheat May 78 c July cash 76 c
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Doctor Longanecker jailed for malpractice death
Anderson Ind March 20 Dr Samuel Longanecker one of the citys oldest physicians is jailed without bond on a malpractice charge tied to the death of 20 year old Mrs Cecilia Cranor of Middletown in his sanatorium last Saturday
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Decter
Anderson
Ind
Samuel Longanecker
Cecilia Cranor
Middletown
Measles Cases Rise Across Indianapolis
Indianapolis reports 82 new measles cases to the city board of health yesterday, bringing the total on record to 1,373 by closing time. Reports span neighborhoods across the city as health officials monitor the outbreak.
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Indianapolis
City Board of Health
Brute Attacks Woman in Logansport Streets
In Logansport Indiana March 20 Anna Naughton was knocked down by an unknown young man while walking homeward. This marks the second assault on a young woman in the city within a week.
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Brute
Logansport
Ind
Anna Naughton
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