Fatal tenententire fire kills mother and babe in New York
A deadly blaze at 61 West One Hundred Fifth Street in New York left four dead after smoke suffocation. Mrs. Bazarie French aged 28 and her infant perished on the fifth floor alongside Miss Ellen Morris of Albany who was visiting. Mrs. Thomas Carlton and her son Thomas may also have died in the flames. The fire originated in a dumb waiter in the basement and spread through the shaft destroying the upper floor access. First four floors residents escaped amid dense smoke while firemen struggled to reach trapped occupants.
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Albany
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Endorsed by Customer Bla ndon Pa
A Blandon Pennsylvania customer Mr Elmer E Baker writes that Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is the best cough medicine for cough cold and croup and that they always keep it on hand. The advertisement notes Dr Ball's Cough Syrup is sold everywhere for 25 cents and urges readers to insist on having it.
General Ruger's Retirement Tops Washington Dispatch
Washington reports Major General Thomas Ruger will retire as head of the Department of the East. Wesley Merritt is slated to command the Missouri Department in Chicago with possible succession by J. R. Brooke in Dakota. Promotions from major general down to second lieutenant are expected.
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Zemeral Merritt
Washington
Thomas H. Ruxer
Department of the East
Thomas T. Ruger
York
Wesley Merritt
Butterworth
Draper
White
Sherman
Benjamin Butterworth
Ohio
General Draper
Brassachusetts
Italy
Andrew D. White
Germmany
Ex-Cashier Breder Located in Bethlehem Pa
Acting President Leibert of Bethlehem’s First National Bank says the embezzlement loss does not exceed 30000 dollars and the bank remains sound. Detectives have located Cyrus E Breder and an arrest may follow any hour. President sent nominations for public printer Frank W Palmer and consul Alexander M Thackara to the Senate.
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Bethlehema
Leibert
First National Bank
Cyrus E. Breder
TIE BREANING LEVEES OVERWHELMING DELUGE THREATENS MISSISSIPPI VALLEY
Mississippi delta faces three major levee breaks with riverside towns like Greenville and Wayside at risk. Crevasses along Perthshire and Stokes plantations flood large fertile stretches, threatening tens of thousands of residents and plantations. Washington lawmakers approve emergency funds while Panama scandal fallout looms in Paris.
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Miss
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Rosedale
Greenvile
Gunnison
Arc
River Tide
Yazoo
Perthshire
Vicksburo
Rum
Tillinois Central Railroad
Laconia Circle
Ark
Stokes Lending
Huntington
Mississippi
Givens
Illinois Central
Mississippi Valley
Scott's Station
Aro
Moore's Station
Stokes Plantaton
Bolivar County
Debate on tariff bill ends with limited Republican revolt
Washington March 30 party feeling ran high in the house tariff debate. Democrats pressed for duties to aid farmers while Republicans defended the bill. About 35 amendments were adopted as the Ways and Means panel read 20 pages of the 162 page bill. Voting to begin today amid talk of Republican votes against the measure. Senator Allen denounced tariff taxes beyond revenue needs and Morgan sought copies of Gomez letters to Cleveland and McKinley. Senate spent most time in executive session.
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House
Hepburn
Iowa
Sir. Cannon
Hitness
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Nebraska
Senate
Morgan
Alabama
Gomez
Cleveland
McKinley
Cyclone devastates Chandler Oklahoma killing twenty
Guthrie Oklahoma March 31 reports say a cyclone struck Chandler a town of 1500 inhabitants fifty miles east of Guthrie at 5 PM destroying most buildings and leaving only two standing. Twenty dead and about 150 badly injured are feared with names of the deceased including J Woodman Mrs Henry Mitchell Mrs Thomas Smith and John Lawson. Communication to Chandler cut off and only a distant telephone report available.
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Chandier
Here
J. Woodman
Henry Mitchell
Thomas Smith
John Lawson
Court House
Dale
Chandler
Notable deaths and crimes in brief
Hon George L Converse ex congressman dies at 90 in Columbus Ohio. Angus Cameron Wisconsin senator 1873 83 dies in Milwaukee aged 71. Bank robbery totals ranged from 3000 to 5000 at Oneida Isis and 40 at Briggs ville. John G Cook dynamite storage building explodes at Scotch Plains New Jersey injuring Albert Fensendorfer. Jacob Schwed of Henry Clews & Co secures 3 year concession from Venezuelan government for telegraph and telephone system. Kentucky senatorial deadlock continues as adjournment motions fail.
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Isis
Briggsville
William Dawson
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John Scherlen
Albert Fensendorfer
Jacob Schwed
Henry Clews & Co
New York
Retroactive duties amendment eyed by Ways and Means panel
Washington March 31 Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee agreed on a retroactive enforcement plan for the new law. An amendment to be offered by Grosvenor Tawney and Dalzell would require duties on goods contracted after April 16, with enforcement and penalties on importers and carriers. The move aims to deter imports while the bill awaits Senate action, citing Wilson act precedents and state tax cases. Also noted: a new torpedo launch at Newport and a court case in Scranton involving Anna Dickenson, plus a fatal shooting in Gallitzin as Kendall killed his father in law.
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Dingley
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Grosvenor
Ohio
Tawney
Minneapolis
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
House
Dingtey
Congress
Senate
Supreme Court
Foreigners Aid the Turks at Crete in Fort Izzedin Battle
Canea Crete March 31 insurgents attacked Fort Izzedin which controls Suda bay. Foreign warships bombarded the attackers in support of the Turkish garrison which had 12 cannon and one mitrailleuse. Detachments of foreign troops then occupied the fortress after sharp fighting at Spinalonga lasting four and a half hours.
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For- Shumsingyie Sasiny
Spinalonga
Stock and Produce Markets Close Mixed on Exchange Rally
In New York trading on March 00, a modest recovery steadied sentiment after prior weakness linked to the Trans-Missouri decision. Closing bids list Champlain, Ohio and Lehigh Valley among notable quotes while broader gains remained restrained amid cautious optimism.
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Supreme Court
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Baito
Ohio
Lehigh Vailey
Chesa
Central
del. & Hudson
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Reading Lake
Erle
Stu Paul
Lehigh
W.N
General Markets Report Philadelphia March Prices and Rates
Market notes show mixed commodity prices for flour rye wheat and corn with firms in oats and hay. Beef pork lard and butter listed with varying wholesale and retail quotes alongside live stock reports from New York and East Liberty, Pa, reflecting steady to firm tendencies across grains meats and dairy.
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RikMie
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Reed
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Howe
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New York Dairy
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Metal Exchange
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