Three blown to atoms at New Jersey nitroglycerin works
Philadelphia reports a catastrophic nitroglycerin explosion at the Repaune Chemical works near Gibbstown on March 26. Three workers were killed, ten injured, including two women, as the plant suffered massive destruction and a ground fissure 80 by 25 feet. The dead: James Hilton, 30, Charles W. 25, J T Stiles, 75. Injured include John Langford, William Gardiner, and Emma Bates among others. All workers were local to Paulsboro and Gibbstown. The cause cited as excessive heat in one building amid stored explosives. The plant, about 600 acres, houses 76 buildings for dynamite production and handles nitroglycerin, wood pulp, and nitrate of soda.
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Philadelphia
Repaune Chemical Works
James Hilton
Charles W
J. T. Stiles
John Langford
Wil Jam Gardiner
Willam Tussey
John Jefferson
Peter Fellman
John W Fams
Joseph Donnelly
Charles Madeira
Lfe
Wright
Stiles
Hamilton
Department of the Works
Lamont Dupont
Walter N. Hill
Edward Norcross
A. C. Ackerman
St. Louis
Mr. Dupont
Flo
Irene Dupont
Dr. Luiz Convicted in Filibuster Conspiracy Case
The United States jury found Dr Joseph J Laiz guilty of conspiring to violate neutrality laws by aiding a June expedition that failed to reach James tood all and landed in Cuba 15 days later. He was remanded to jail with bail denied and a motion for a new trial to be heard Monday.
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Luiz
Baltimore
Joseph J. Laiz
United States
James Toodall
Cuba
Pennsylvanian Nominated as Second Secretary at Paris Embassy
Edgar Thomson Scott of Philadelphia nominated as second secretary of the Washington Paris embassy. He is the son of the late Thomas A. Scott former president of the Pennsylvania Railroad and was recommended by Pennsylvania's senators and delegation. In New Jersey, Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Dixon lies in critical condition at his Jersey City home after a pneumonia illness.
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Paris
Washington
Edgar Thomson Scott
Philadelphia
Scott
Pennsylvania
Thomas A. Scott
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Jersey
Critically I
Jersey
Supreme Court
Jonathan Dixon
Grant Monument Dedication Address by McKinley Planned
New York March 11 President McKinley will attend the Grant monument dedication on April 27 and deliver an address. General Horace Porter announced that Admiral Burea will bring North Atlantic squadron ships, with heavy naval participation and large National Guard involvement from New York. The parade will include 13,600 state guardsmen, 12,000 expected spectators, and multiple stands for 7,000 and 10,000, plus a 12 foot bridge for access. Frank Damrosch will lead a 1,000-strong chorus accompanying a 3,000-seat reviewing stand and a 7,000-seat auxiliary stand. Governors from at least ten states expected. Alabama’s J. F. Johnston declined. No Fear of Mexican Competition also notes Armour’s view on tariff and meat packing, favoring U.S. and Australian competition.
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New York
McKinley
General Grant
Horace Porter
Washington
Admiral Buree
North Atlantic
Hampton Roads
National Guard
Boston
J. F. Johnston
Alabama
Frank Damrosch
Frightened to Death in Chicago an Unsolved Case
Fright caused the death of Mercha Elizabeth Paulson age 18 in Chicago after a mistaken feeling of a man in her room. The coroner and attending physician ruled death from fright, noting she was a German American daughter of Peter and Mrs Paulson.
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Chicago
Mercha-Elizabeth Paulson
Miss Paulson
Peter Paulson
Lttle
Cleveland Nail Works Strike Shuts Plant After Funeral
Cleveland sees a strike at BH. P. nail works as four nailmakers and helpers walk out. Workers halted operations in the forenoon to attend a union funeral, then decided not to return until a satisfactory wage scale adjustment is achieved.
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Cleveland
Death by own action ends a girls romance in Ashland
Ashland March 27 Florence Gardner a 13 year old girl living with her parents at Girardville swallowed a small vial of landanum and died. She had been engaged to a young man in Hazleton but the engagement was broken for reasons unexplained. The disappointment affected her mind and led to the tragedy.
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Ashland
Florence Gardner
Girardville
Hazieton
Opposing Missouri Race Track Bill Vetoed By Governor
In St Louis on March 27 bookmakers and gamblers press against the so called hreefere bill. Governor Stephens vetoes the measure which would restrict tracks to 90 days of racing per year. Night racing would be banned and gambling largely limited to fair grounds for about 60 days.
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Missouri
St. Louie
Stephens
Fair Grounds
The Attacks of Christians on the Turks Spark Blockade Talks
A Times dispatch from Athens reports Crown Prince Constantin assumes army command at Thessaly with the crown princess accompanying to Larissa to inspect Red Cross efforts. Christians attack Turks amid blockade tensions while European powers debate extending the blockade along the Greek coast and Crete autonomy details.
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Times
Athens
Constantin
Thessaly
Volo
Larissa
Red Cross
Canessaya
Salonica
Daily Chronicle
Greece
Crete
Daily News
Vienna
Piraeus
Corinth
Arta
England
Turkey
Thessalian
Gulf of Volo
Rome
Canea
Malaxa
Vassos
Peoples party nominees barred from Chicago ballot
Chicago election officials ruled the Peoples party is not a legally recognized party in the city and blocked its convention nominees from appearing on the ballot. The party had endorsed the regular Democratic candidates for city and town offices. In Arkansas City the Desta levee board did not cut any levee. Water from the Modoc breaks the Laconia levee from the rear at the weakest point.
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Chicago
Barreda
People's Party
People’s Party
Arkansas City
Ark
Desta Levee Board
Modoc
Railroads debate fate of Western Freight Association pact
Chicago march 27. Leaders of major lines met at George R Peck firm to discuss the supreme court decision and its impact on the Western Freight and Passenger associations. They expect the freight body to cease in official form while preparations proceed for a new structure, with a majority favoring a legislative path to new collaborations. Rock Island and Sioux City and Northern withdrew, leaving a quietly active but altered future for Western rail alliances.
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Western Associations
Chicago
George R. Peck
Chicago, al- Waukee and St Paul Railroad
Western Freight Association
Supreme Court
Western Passenger Association
Freight Association
Western Messenger and Freight Associations
Rock Island
Sioux City
Northern
Deserters from Hunter Threaten Losing Kentucky Election
Frankfort March 27—Drifting support hurts Hunter as three more party members announce they will join six Republican defectors on Monday. With no legislation possible until the senatorial contest is settled, the state central committee urges Republicans to back Hunter, the regular nominee, to avert an election crisis. In New York arbitration: Steam fitters and plumbers dispute settled by walking delegates, thermostats in dispute at Columbia College.
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Hunter
Frankfort
State Central Committee
New York
Board of Walking Delegates
Bishop Potter
Steam Fitters’ Union
Plumbers’ Union
New Columbia College
Washington
House
Mahany
Ataheny
Dockery
Missouri
Cooper
Texas
Dingrey
Ways and Means Committee
Switzerland
Griggs
Georgia
Congress
Senate
Gallinger
New Hampshire
Civil Service Commission
Phil Sheridan
Santiago de Cuba
Union Pacific Railroad
Supreme Court
Flooding Threat in Helena As Levees Hold Or Fail
Helena Montana March 27 The flood situation is grave with a large portion of the population working on the levee. River fighters believe levees will hold if weather remains favorable. About 159 refugees, mostly women and children from Modoc, are in the city while men stay to guard stock.
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Helena
Arn
Modoc
Earthquake Strikes Montreal Again Early Morning
A new severe tremor hit Montreal at 12:10 AM lasting about 12 seconds, as strong as Tuesday’s quake. It rattled major buildings and sent newspaper staff and post office workers rushing outside amid loud explosive noises.
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Montreal
May Rejoin the Knights of Labor in Pittsburg
John W. Hayes general secretary and treasurer of the Knights of Labor arrived in the city last night and expects to have old D. A. No. 2 representing about 15 003 members rejoin the Knights of Labor. Two years ago D. A. No. 2 seceded from the EK of Lo and joined the independent B. of L. The move was not successful.
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Knights of Labor
Pittsburg
John W. Hayes
B. of L
Whisky price rise urged at Cincinnati meeting
At an informal meeting of distillers and wholesale whisky dealers in Cincinnati it was unanimously agreed to advance the price of spirits in a few days. The group reasoned that formal congressional consent was unnecessary since producers were already operating at a loss. Also notes another Cuban expedition update from Tampa.
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Cincinnati
Nuggets of News and Local Incidents
Alfred Hernandez, an American citizen, claims 260000 for property destroyed in Cuba by Spaniards. James A. Sayre, 63, a Newark druggist, died last night from heart disease while mixing a prescription. Willan F. Bickel, a suspended bank official at St Paul, Minn, is arrested for taking a deposit without recording it. Torpedo boat No 7, built at Herreshoff in Bristol, R I, will be launched at high tide Monday with the christening name Dupont.
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Alfred Hernandez
Cuba
James A. Sayre
Newark
N. J
Willan F. Bickel
S J. Paul (Minn.) Bank
Herreshoff Works
Bristol
R. 1
Dupont
Slow Tariff Progress and Civil Service Debate in Senate
Washington dispatch reports three hours of House debate on tariff measures, with Democrats opposing many amendments and Republicans controlling passage. Separate notes mention a push to empower Congress to tax income and critiques of civil service rules, plus minor international and legal items.
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Senate
Great Steeplechase at Aintree Won by Manifesto
England reports the grand national steeplechase at Aintree won by Mr H Dyas aboard Manifesto after a tight battle. Fithert placed second and Fore of Fine third. The race carried 2000 sovereigns with a 100 sovereign trophy, 300 to second, 200 to third among 29 starters. Swallow convicted of libel in Harrisburg suit. ten days for new trial.
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England
Liverpool
Aintree
Here
H. 3
Dyas
Manifesto
Fithert
Finance and Trade Rebound Amid Mixed Market Signals
In New York March 27 R G Dumat Co reports rare market surprises with limited losses. Optimism grows as rail and grain sectors show resilience, though lending remains weak and mercantile credit stable. Bradstreets notes unfavorable influences outweigh positives, as anti trust rulings threaten railway rate arrangements and interstate trade.
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Ars
Pesaluilatic
Tome
New York
R. G. Dumat Co
London
Mississippi Valley
Supreme Court
Bradstreets
Elopement Ends in Double Murder Near Mount Gilead
In Kentucky a man named Amon Riggs killed George Boyd and his father W K Boyd after relations soured following George Boyd’s elopement with Higgs daughter. Riggs hid with a shotgun in a fence corner and fled after the killings. Destructive frosts threaten fruit crops across Tennessee, north Georgia, and north Alabama, likely killing peach, plum, and pear trees in bloom. Cotton goods and cotton shipments to China rise as mills in Manchester New Hampshire export hundreds of bales via Vancouver and other routes.
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Maysuite
Mount Gilead
Amon Riggs
George Boyd
W. Kk. Boyd
Higgs
Flemingsburg
Riggs
Boyds
Nashville
Tennessee
North
Georgia
Alabama
Chins
Manchester
N. H
China
Vancouvren
B. C
Market Letters Show Mixed Steel and Rail Prices
New York market opened with a sharp drop tied to the trans MissourI decision but soon steadied. Demand remained light for railroad shares with closing bids listing Baltimore and Ohio at 14½, Lehigh Valley 24, Chesabank & Ohio 161½, N J Central 78, Del & Hudson 107, Pennsylvania 59, and related lines showing modest activity.
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New York
Philadelphia
New—York
Steele
Supreme Court
trans-Missouri
Balto, & Ohio
Lehigh Valley
Chesa
Ohio
N. J_ Central
Del
Hudson
Central
Pennsylvania
Lehigh
Fe Wal Esst
Market Report Philadelphia and New York March Prices
General markets show dull winter tones with varied deltas in wheat oats and corn. Beef and pork stay steady while butter cheese and milk products hold firm. cottonseed quot ed easy. live stock in New York and East Liberty see steady cattle and higher hog values amid overall market activity.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Western
City Mills
SaShic
Delaware
Ss &E
New York
Nec
Southern
Tak
Creda
Mey Do
Lake
Straits
St Louis
HNL
East Liberty
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31St Street
Isis
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Wesley Guest
KERNS
J. Knabe, Jr
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Clinton P. Paine
Paine & Melaray
Thomas W. Hall
Wilbur FP. Jackson
Conicenter Nat’ Bank
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James D. Mayon
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Wik
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Prichard
ER Johnson
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J. L. Massey
Catlin Mouse
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F. Dorzey Owens
W Hamilton Lindsay
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Devilbiss
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Rly
BUILT
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Baltimore Pike
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Swallow
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Silas C. Swallow
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Courtema
Devos
Restlaux
Avril
Baronesserry
Coutevis
Restiaux
Fenaon Frand
Jeece C Hauze
Hotoken
N.1
Newlam Atttorney
Centuriy
United States Court of Haviz
Msinn Bureau
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Eauze
Luchen Street
Per. Swallow
John C. Delaney
Finance and Trade
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