Three Workmen Killed at Dupont Powder Works
A boiler of smokeless powder exploded at the B T Dupont powder works in Carney's Point near Penns Grove New Jersey killing three workers Tsare Laton aged 50 William Ford aged 40 and John Magill aged 29 and injuring several others. The accident occurred in a drying house around 1 pm and caused severe damage with glass shattered in nearby towns across the Delaware River in Wilmington. Francis G Dupont and his nephew aided the injured and the dead. Layton Ward and Magill were longtime or recent hires amid government powder orders.
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Cho
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Pennsgrove
N. J
B. T. Dupont
Carney’s Point
Willington
Del
Tsare Laton
William Ford
John Magill
Layton
Delaware River
Wilmington
Francis G. Dupont
Pardorally
Layton and Ward
Magill
California Fig Syrup Co Advertisement Claims Laxative Benefits
An old advertisement extols California Fig Syrup Co laxative noted as an excellent combination of pleasant taste and effective cleansing action. It asserts fig content for flavor but laxative properties from senna and aromatic plants, promising gentle relief without harming kidneys, liver, or bowels. It warns against imitations and lists distribution cities and price per bottle.
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Cattrorsia Fis Syrup Co
California
Fie Srrer Co
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
Droggista
Protest Against Chief Justice Chambers in Samoa
Germans in Samoa sign a petition urging retention of Chief Justice Chambers and support for the Berlin treaty, accusing him of treaty violations toward police chief Herr Grevesmuehl. The petition and reports go to U S ambassador Andrew D White for action, while a Samoan correspondent warns of possible armed action if relief is not obtained.
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Samoa
Neontted
Berlin
Chambers
Justice Chambers
Uerr Grevesmuehl
United States
Andrew D. White
Lokal Anzeiger
Herr von Wolff Orsdorff
Apia
Mr. Chambers
Legissurors as Witnesses and Political Tides Rise
A busy March 23 in Harrisburg and New York features a bribery inquiry into the McCarrell jury list and potential votes for a U S senate candidate, while labor activists discuss a possible new national party with Debs among delegates. President McKinley and Hobart return from Tokyo Island visit. plans move toward Tallahassee and Washington. Separate reports note a Bell Telephone Company counter-consolidation plan in Chicago and a prospective Illinois vinegar trust. The Mahdi skull reburial is announced from Egypt. Ambassador Gheate secures a London residence lease. Arkansas passes a strict anti cigarette law with penalties.
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Clarrisburg
Bribery Investigation Committee
House
McCarrell
Emar
Unid States Senate
New York
Rainsford
Cornelius B. Baird
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Eugene V. Debs
Aguinaldo Declares to Withhold Peace Unless Independence
Manila dispatch reports Aguinaldo threatening to personally lead the siege at Malolos and march on Manila within twenty days if Americans do not withdraw. Rebels concentrate near Malolos with dykes and entrenched lines to flood and impede operations, while bridges and fords are fortified or destroyed. American forces reinforce Malolos defenses as a public address to Filipinos promises self government and US obligation to stabilize the islands.
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Manila
Waheaton
General Wall
Aasigord
Oroxon Regiment
Minnesota Regiment
Tmnda
Aguinaldo
Malalos
Malhibon
Aguualdy
Malolos
Aus
Cobn
United States
Sherman
New York
Mediterranean
Philippine Islands
Philippines
Murder Mystery Solved In Hell's Kitchen Killing
Ex convict James Skins arrested in Brooklyn on the charge of killing 1 year old Susie Martin in Hell's Kitchen. The case arose from a confession by fellow convict William Johnson who claimed the man confessed after the crime. Johnson says the killer wore blood stained clothes and spoke of an assault in which he choked the child and cut up her body.
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Little Susie Martin
New York
James Skins
Brooklyn
Susie Martin
Hell's Kitchen
Inn
Billings
William Johnson
Sing Sing
Eleventh Avenue
Marcel 8
Thirty-Ninth Street
Hille
West Worty-sixth Street
Johnson
Beef Investigators Hear Roosevelt Testimony In New York
Chicago reporters say government inquiry closes in Chicago and will move to New York for Roosevelt's testimony. Evidence focuses on canned and refrigerated beef used by soldiers in Cuba and Porto Rico with doctors and officials condemning it as unfit for human food.
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New York
Roosevelt
Chicago
Government Court of Inquiry
Theodore Roosevelt
Governor’s Island
Cuba
Porto Rico
David Pleiadininno
Tate Morrison
W. Clark Marshall
John G. Byrne
Second
Winois Volunteers
Jacksonville
Swift & Co
Remains Brought from Windsor Hotel Fire in New York
Remains of at least three bodies were recovered from the Windsor hotel ruins as investigators worked through the aftermath of the disastrous fire. The death toll rose to 18 with 87 still missing, many workers and visitors among them. Identifications were tentative, with eyeless fragments and clothing found near the Fifth Avenue debris. A bank book linked to a missing man, George M. Colburn, surfaced, hinting at connections to local houses and lease negotiations despite the chaotic search.
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Hovenberg Giest4
New York
Windsor Hotel
Witth Avenue
Forty-sixth Street
Iatler
Warren Guisn
Fifth Avenue
Alerwaret Ave
Thufsalo
New Yorke
George M. Colburn
Ningagen Falls
Colburn
Clifton Trouse
Niagara Falls
Red
Clifton
Sherman’s Illness Rumor Confusion Sparks Blame
Reports from Santiago de Cuba say ex Secretary Sherman remains stabilizing and may board the Chicago. A premature death rumor traced to the French Cable company caused a prompt inquiry by Captain Leigh at Guantanamo. the signal office blamed the cable firm’s manager for the error while relatives fare indignation. The article also notes Baron Herchell’s burial in Dorsetshire after services at Westminster Abbey.
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Santiago de Cuba
Sherman
United States
Chicago
Signal Corps
Leigh
Guantanamo
Fhereupon
Paria
Leich
Ince
Rewt
Baron Wersehel" Boas
Jumdon
Baron Herchell
Washington
Westminster Abbey
Tincleton
Dorsetshire
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
American Society
London
Expedite a Selection in Senate Deadlock
A contested bid by Senator John L. Brown of Westmoreland to end the joint assembly deadlock proposes daily joint sessions with a ruling that the lowest vote getter be dropped, but it was ruled out of order. Balloting produced a complex tally with many named legislators. Across world notes Peru, Bolivia, Chile tensions and an uprising risk. in the U.S. Chicago indictments for kidnaping. Maryland double murder. Brooklyn bribery acquittal. Tennessee unit whereabouts. a $4.6 million mortgage in Meriden. Madrid troops protest pay arrears.
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Tromagania Senater Wheats
Hordyburg
John L. Brown
Westmoreland
Joint Assembly
Baltok
United States
John HL. How
Philadelphia
Golin
Mer
Post
Quay
Wic Tonka
Dalal
Brew Park
TJ Ervin
di Sloane
Lubbs
Hott
G Iteo
Grow
Widener
Riter
Smith
Markle
Produce Markets in Philadelphia and Baltimore Report
Philadelphia March 22 market notes cover flour wheat corn oats hay and dairy prices with steady to firm trends. Baltimore March 7 reports flour quiet wheat firmer corn prices mixed and oats and rye firm, with lettuce live stock and dairy items also listed.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Western Creamery
New York Dairy
New York
Long Island
Jersey
City
Bsc
Reeves Generaly
East Liberty
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Frederick, Md
Ebert & Sons
Maine
Resat & Co
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Mb Liu
Ebadieo
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Alaska
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War Department
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Bell Telephone Company
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Victor Telephone Manufacturing Company
Wineral Trust
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C. A. Somers
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Ilinois Vinegar Manufacturing Company
Julius Fleischman
Thinois Company
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Soudan
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Detroit
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George A. Hopkins
W. B. Mann
Victor L. Mason
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Council of State
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Bridgeport
Conn
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Emma Gill
Ves Nanoleon
Paris
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Czarteriska
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MR. Sherman
Scranton
N. G. DP
Rome
Daily Telegraph
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Chile
Javeres
Deri
Arica
Senor Alonzo
Bolivia
Oravo
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Oe Insurgenta
Cavanca
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John Collins
Ann Ingersoll
Painesville
Htle Gerald Laplner
Chievo Cor
Collings
Jones Musband
Cumberhind
John Jackson
Lenaconing
Charles Bowman
Douglas
Joseph B. Clark
Harris & McGuire
Ello
Sirat Tennessee
Ota
Kirst” Tennes
Lloilo
Meriden
International Silver Company
New Jersey
Continental ‘Trust Company
New York City
Madrid
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