Postoffice Fire Kills Postmaster's Son in Michigan
Fire destroyed the Iloan post office near Fife Lake Michigan yesterday. Postmaster's son Herbert Bates died in the flames. Mrs Bates, exposed to shock and cold, may also die. In Rome Cardinal Lodochowski, prefect of the Propaganda, ill with a seven month lapse of some malady, is feared to have worsened.
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Congregation of the Propaganda
Hood’s Sarsaparilla touted as best medicine
The ad proclaims Hood’s Sarsaparilla as the best and cheapest medicine that cures diseases when others fail. It features Mrs. E. J. Giffets of Moose Lake Minnesota describing restored health and strength after taking the remedy to support her husband, emphasizing improved appetite sleep and energy.
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Canada
England
W. & Hooker & CO
Propricors
New York
Alvert L. Pearce
Frederick, Ma
Cronje Surrenders In Paardeberg Victory Chronicle
Dispatch from Paardeberg dated February 27 describes General Cronje surrendering unconditionally after a British bombardment and trench advances. Lord Roberts plans a fresh push with 45,000 troops toward Bloemfontein, aiming to separate Natal Boers from those south of the Orange River, while praising colonial troops and noting 4,000 prisoners to be sent to Cape Town.
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Train Crash Kills Two In Sunbury Area
In Sunbury Pennsylvania near Mescopeck the Pennsylvania railroad collided freight and passenger trains last night. Engineer Joseph Keefer and Fireman Cheries Seeier died while the freight crew escaped with minor injuries. Several passengers also reported injuries. In Albury the Fallows bill to appoint a 15 member commission to revise New York Citys charter passed the assembly by 82 to 53.
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Sunbury Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mescopeck
Joseph Keefer
Cheries Seeier
New York
Albury
New York City
Emperor William's Play At Royal Theater Draws Mixed Response
A recent Royal theater performance of Ler Elsenzahn drew polarized reactions. Emperor William attended in disguise, appearing during the second act and watching from a screened box. Hisses from critics and some audience members contrasted with quiet applause from others. The production was noted for verbosity and for praising a Hohenzollern hero linked to Berlin's 1848 rebellion.
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von Wedel
von Muhnke
Emperor William
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Berlin
Newark Great Fire Destroys Broad Street Store and More
The Feb. 28 report from Newark, New Jersey describes the largest city fire in memory, sweeping the retail dry goods district and destroying over score buildings. Oscar C. Shackleton, 60, superintendent of W. Snyder's department store, was severely burned after escaping a collapsing wall through a window. cashier Watson Snyder also escaped. Fire crews battled extreme heat and falling debris as crowds filmed the scene, with several firefighters injured and unaccounted for. Barrow and wife enter insane asylum after kidnapping Baby Clark. Chickamauga monument funding approved. Baltimore gas bill advances in Annapolis.
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Cedar Streets
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St. Michael's Hospital
Watson Snyder
Lurder’s
Walter Harrison
Thomas Brown
Chicago machinists prepare to strike after union tax demands
Chicago machinists threaten a general strike as the Machinery Manufacturers Association votes unanimously to refuse union tax demands and recognition. Estimates place 4000 to 10000 workers involved, with nearly every factory in the city expected to close, a nationwide echo seen as 60000 across the country press similar claims. President P W Gates says no general strike will occur. the association may suspend operations indefinitely.
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P. W. Gates
Wetlon
Rival governments in Kentucky claim state control
Frankfort, Ky. two rival state governments, each claiming authority, operate with no funds as banks refuse recognition. Democratic officers open offices in the State hotel. contractors and charities wait for court orders to pay and receive funds. Other brief items cover Cleveland official's bribery case, Wilkes-Barre hobos strike, Westchester murder indictment, Carnegie coal wage moves, assault on a church collector, and memorial plans for H. B. Plant.
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Notable deaths in brief fire and news brief nuggets
In Clarion Pennsylvania ex judge W W Biart died from shock during a fire. Abdul Hamed the sultan of Turkey may take action over threats. Bishop J M Thobura in India suffers nervous exhaustion and will rest. Steamship Rox stranded near Ruegen Island Germany with five stewardesses drowned while abandoning ship.
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Rox
Ruegen Island
Germany
Wreck on Missouri Pacific follows blizzard trains crash
Kansas City date reports a freight train wreck near Kansas City Missouri after a blizzard delayed the fast St Louis express. A second passenger train crashed into the rear, tearing the parlor car, causing fire and multiple deaths and injuries. Names of the dead and injured include Mrs J G Schmidlapp Cincinnati L Sheldon Sedalia Mo Miss Balke and others.
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J. G. Schmidsapp
Cincinnati
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Mire. Balke
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Sedalis
Telegraph
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Elisabeth Peters
Kansas City
Elizabeth Lee
William Vaughn
McAfee
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Rost
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Union Saving Bank and Trust Company
Export Storage Company
Clifton Springs
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