OMANAS FATAL FIRE AT PATTERSON BLOCK EXPLOSION
A catastrophic fire at the Patterson block on Seventeenth and Douglass streets caused multiple jumpings from windows and injuries. Seven women leapt forty feet to the pavement as smoke and flames surged through the rear third floor stove explosion sparked the blaze. Dead include Mrs. Thomas Vasgier and Miss Anna Schamel with several others likely to die. Fireman Guiner may survive. Most victims were women or children, whisked to Clarkson hospital with severe burns and lacerations. Estimated damage under fifty thousand dollars, insured.
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Owasha
Patterson Block
Seventeenth
Douglass
Thomas Vasgier
Mais
Anna Schamel
Margueiie Klolt
A. A. Smith
Ed Schiner
Guiner
Guider
Beco
Women’s Lodge of Maccabees
Clarkson Hospital
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Health Benefits
Advertisement style notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as America's greatest spring medicine. Read testimonials claim cures for coifre swelling blood poison bad blood kidney troubles rheumatism and general wellness from users in Michigan Pennsylvania Massachusetts Connecticut and others.
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America
Hood
Cottie
Michigan
Axxa Semmeaias
Lorel Street
Kalamazoo
Mich
Louisa Mason
Count Street
Lowell
Mass
Micnari Borin
Denny Street
Pittsburg
McMara
Stamford
Alleged Bribery Denials in Harrisburg Probe
A Harrisburg hearing transcript shows Coyte and Voyles denying offers of bribes to influence votes on the McCarrell bill. Witnesses connect Criste and Quay interests to the case, with questions about motives and potential rewards. Separate dispatches report shipboard yellow fever losses, Newfoundland squadron command, a Chicago shooting, Evansville funeral injuries, Sierra Leone missionary daughters, and European trade notes.
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Coyte
Voyles
Clunique Vee
Harrisburg
Luzerne
Criste
House
Cayle
McCarrell
Quay
Goyle
Spatz
Jenks
United States
Ar. Quay
Tam
London
Liverpool
The
Daily Chronicle
Haseen
Sierra Leone
Africa
Mendi
Sherman Alive Report Contradicts Death Rumors in Cuba
News from Santiago de Cuba dated March 22 states Mrs Sherman was the only person to question reports of his death. Captain Watkin's Paris arrived at Kingston with Mr Sherman alive and improving. Plans call for transferring Sherman to the Chicago at Caimanera near Santiago if conditions permit.
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Santiago de Cuba
United States
John Sheeuma
Paris
Frederick Watkins
Mr. Sherman
Chicago
Kingston
Jamaica
Navy Department
Caimanera
Santiago
McKinder
Reed
Brunswick
MelXinsey
Jenki Island
Baker Cotree
McAhint
Washington Stirs Over Sherman Death Rumor and Recovery
Washington reeled between hopeful news and a later denial as reports swirled about the death of ex secretary John Sherman. Family and officials tracked dispatches, with Mrs Sherman kept uninformed for her safety. Sherman’s condition improved, plans floated to move him to Tampa then Fortress Monroe for gradual climate adjustment.
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Santiago
Essensiors
Tray
Mr. Shewan
Ife
Shern
I Street
Sherman
Babcock
Vaile
Kate Willack
Nices
Charles Trovi
West Indies
Tampa
Fla
Breucht
Washington
Fortress Monrov
General Miles in Boston Visit and Sherman Death Rumor
Major General Nelson A. Miles visited the Massachusetts Legislature in Boston and addressed both Senate and House. A newspaper headline announcing Mr Sherman’s death misrepresented the news, arriving hours later as Miles departed. Mrs Miles learned of the false report and cancellations were quickly rescinded.
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Sherman
Boston
Nelson A. Miles
Senate
Miles
General Miles
Enine
Shermen
Joyful reunion at Alzonquin ends with renewed hope
Amidst a festive scene General Miles and Mrs. Miles receive good news from reporter about Mr. Sherman, hailed as a father figure for seats. The gathering at the Alzonquin features handshakes and bouquets as speeches resume, with belief that Mr. Sherman remains alive.
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Alra
Miles
Sherman
Mr. Sherman
Kidnapped Boy Rescued After Abduction From Chicago
A Chicago couple, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lapiner, recover their son Gerald after a months long abduction. The child was found tied in a high chair at the Ingersoll home near Dairesville with Ann Ingersoll and John Colling arrested. Mrs. Lapiner identified the boy. a large reward had been offered. The case links to prior Chicago abduction reports and a mystery woman.
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Painesyily
Gerald Lapiner
Louis Lapiner
Chicao
Miers
Ann Tngersall
John O. Colling
Dairesvile
Foun
Ghienge
Chicaro
The Popes Health Improves After Operation
In Rome on March 22 the pope's physicians Dr Lappoat and Professor Mozzoni visited and found his general health good and the site of the recent operation in excellent condition. They noted the pope expressed grief over circulating false health reports. The doctors said his health, considering circumstances, could not be better.
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Rome
Lappoat
Mozzoni
Embezzlement Charge Ties City Tax Scandal to Guiles
Ex Shell William Sheeely aided in arrest of Isaac W. Guiles, former city tax collector, for embezzling taxes. Guiles, delinquent since 1805, faces hearing next Tuesday after bail set at 100.0 dollars. Bondsmen in 1801 were found liable for Guiles’ shortage, while Guiles appeals to the supreme court remain undecided.
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Hamshers
Manb St
Shell
William Sheeely
Isaac W. Guiles
TSS
Ancl
Iss
Nicholas
Sheesly
Guiles
Supreme Court
Death of Philadelphia ex mayor Kine at 81
Samuel G. Kine former mayor of Philadelphia died yesterday aged 81. He served as a perennial inspector in 1854 and as select councilman from 1860 until his election as mayor in 1865. He opposed the board of revision of taxes and promoted the Centennial exposition and Fairmount Park projects, helping rally funds for the million dollar schoolhouse program. London note reports Britain France frontier convention signed in valley of the Nile by Salisbury and M. Paul Cambon.
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Philadelphia
Samuel G. Kine
Iss
Board of Revision of Taxes
Tairmount Park
Ivan
London
Great Britain
France
Valley of the Nile
Biarqms
Salisbury
M. Paul Cambon
Bodies recovered from Windsor hotel fire in New York
Three charred bodies were recovered from the Windsor hotel ruins as searchers continued the grim task. Two hotel employees identified one body as Mrs Margaret Anze of New York, while the other claimed to identify a second as Miss Dora Hoffman of Baltimore. Officials report 25 dead or missing, with many injured slowly recovering and debris removal ongoing as authorities brace for a lengthy cleanup. The fire prompted a call for broader hotel fireproofing and demolition powers for city buildings.
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Windsor Hotel
Vera Mosman
Baltimore
Margaret
Ann
New York City
William Currin
James Teainer
Morene
Avrgani
Minigret
War Pain
Warren F. Leland
Margaret Anze
Anze
Trainer
Ife
Curran
Auze
Misa Dora Hoffman
Fifth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Eryala
Fortrseventh
Auntion House
Firetrans
Board of Aldermen
City of
Wid City
Sawmill Boiler Explodes Near Mattie Injuring Several
An explosion at Tiuisen Shuss sawmill near Mattie, fifteen miles north of Camberland, injured multiple workers including John Snyder Haree Sule and Anthony Whittiedt. The boiler aged for years caused the blast. steel saw fragments flew, resulting in severed limbs and severe injuries. One worker escaped with a broken leg.
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Meo
Ted Aun
Sertonsds
Comberlann
Marek
Tiuisen Shuss
Mattie
Camberlaand
Luing Phieetas Wink
Patuiel Snyder
Homie Uined
John Siyder
Haree Sule
Anthonys Whittiedt
Moe
Snyder
Wirth
Whitfeld
John Sisideens
KITCHENER UPHOLDS HIS TROOPS IN EGYPT
In Parliament the sirdar Lord Kitchener defends actions against dervishes at Omdurman noting that only wounded dervishes killed were those feigning death to attack. He ordered the destruction of the tomb and the dispersal of prophets remains to prevent pilgrimages and further unrest.
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Tonden
Maveh
Tord Cromer
Egypt
Lord Kitchener
Khartoum
Omdurmas
Xirpdar
The Produce Markets As Reflected by Peating in Philadelphia
Philadelphia and Baltimore markets show mixed receipts and price moves with flour steady, wheat steady to strong, corn firm, oats quiet, rye firmer, and dairy goods varying. Beef, pork, and cheese trades reflect firm to steady closes, while eggs and potatoes hold near previous levels amid regional supply shifts.
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Philadelephia
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
City Mills
Western Creamery
Imne Stallion Creamery
New York
Go. Creamery
Long Island
Jersey
City
Ballmore
Meowe
Southern
Vtgstic
TSAO
Westerm
Timothy
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Government Court of Inquiry
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