General Harrison Nearing End in Indianapolis Home
General Benjamin Harrison, former U S president, remained critically ill in his North Delaware street residence as physicians reported no real hope for recovery. Bulletins warned death could come at any moment while vigilance and sympathy spread across Indianapolis and beyond.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Benjamin Harrison
United States
Herrison
Delaware Street
W Messenger
Harrison
Statesman
General Harrison
Jameson and
Dotser
Mr. Tibbett
W. H. Biller
Harrison Home Besieged by Reporters
The Harrison home faced heavy media attention as crowds and phone inquiries surged. Reporters were barred from entry and bulletins were distributed by telephone to foreign and domestic correspondents amid a tense wait for updates.
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Harrison Home
Harrison
Burglars Rob Bank at Brandon Wisconsin
A Brandon Wisconsin bank was robbed last night with both vault doors blown. Thirteen private boxes were robbed and losses total about $500 though the burglarproof safe remained untouched. The postmaster reported $300 in stamps missing and officials believe professional burglars carried out the theft.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Wis
Journal
Brandon
F. R. Foster & Sons’ Bank
Americans Honored by Orders for War Efforts
The Gazette reports George Cornwallis West, Jennie Blow and J. J. Van Alen named as grace of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and honorary knight of grace for their roles aiding the American hospital ship Maine and a field hospital in South Africa. Lady Randolph Churchill and Mrs. Blow are noted for hospital work. Van Alen provided the American hospital section to the British war office.
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Associated Press
London
the Gazette Today
George Cornwallis West
Jennie Blow
Grace
Order of St. John of Jerusalem
J. J. van Alen
Maine
South Africa
Randolph Churchill
J. J. van Allen
New York
British
War Office
Today’s Storm Delays Oshkosh Transit and Wires
Oshkosh endures heavy snow with forecasts of a milder late March and April. Farmers welcome moisture while streets, railways, and telegraph lines suffer outages and delays. Traction manager notes the storms bring more disruption than any winter event. Plow and salt car used to keep inter-urban lines open.
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Oshkosh
Apri
Manager Downs
Traction Company
Chappelle to Remain in Philippines for Church and Government Talks
Mgr Chappelle named papal delegate to the Philippines told the Associated Press he will not leave until key church and U S government issues are settled satisfactorily. He disputed rumors of Archbishop Riordan’s succession and warned of uncertain timelines.
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Philippines
Associated Press
Manilla
Mgr. Chappelle
Riordan
Texas mob burns Henderson after pursuit and lynching
A large Dallas mob seized John Henderson near Itasca after a brutal attack on Mrs Younger near Corsicana. Bloodhounds traced him after a multi day chase. officers aiding Henderson were overpowered and he was dragged to a farm and burned in front of a huge crowd. The flare of mob justice ended pursuit across the prairie.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Corsicana
John Henderson
Younger
Henderson
Iiasca
Law
Itasca
Armistice Talks Reported in Boer War Settlement Efforts
London reports the British cabinet outlined rough terms for a peace settlement with General Kitchener and General Botha as General De Wet advances north. In Pretoria, Boer leaders hope the war may end with De Wet soon joining negotiations. A Canadian House of Commons vote favored honorably settling the war but opposed certain policing measures.
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de Wei
Botha
Pretoria
Associated Press
London
Bri
Kitchener
General Botha
New York
Journal and Advertiser
de Wet
Nee
Alfred Milner
Orange River Colony
Herreshoff Designs 65-Foot Yacht for Glasgow Builder
London dispatch reports the Herreshoffs have been commissioned by a Glasgow shipbuilder to design a 65 foot racing yacht to be built on the Clyde. The item sits among a broader page of social advice on entertaining in London.
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London
The
St. James Gazette
Herreshoffs
Glasgow
Clyde
Locomotive Explosion Kills Three in Lehigh Valley Train
Associated Press reports a Lehigh Valley engine No. 633 exploded near Mud Run while pulling a coal train. Three men from Pittsburg Wilton Albert Fireman Morgan Morris Brakeman Robert McMullen died. engine swept into the river, train continued for some distance. Cause unknown and bodies badly mangled.
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Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Batteref
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Mud Run
Te Msl
Wilton Albert
Morgan Morris
Robert McMullen
Pittsbon
President to Lead Six Week Swing Around the Circle
President McKinley and cabinet will depart Washington on April 20 for a six week trip aboard a special train. The route runs to New Orleans and may include a Great Lakes leg to Buffalo for the Buffalo exposition with a Chicago stop. The party will conduct official business on the train with a full staff aboard.
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Southern Railway
New Orleans
California
Yellowstone Park
Duffain
Great Lakes
Associated
Washington, D. C
MuKinley
Washington
Buffalo
Avil
Duluth
Buffalo Exposition
Chicago
Yellowstone
Carter
Montana
White House
Jini Company
E. W. Dach
Shoup
Idaho
Boise City
Quarrel in China Causes Alarm
London reports alarm over friction at Tien Tsin between British and Russian factions regarding a piece of land claimed by a railroad company. The British Barrow approves continued siding work while warning the incident could disturb harmony among nations.
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Tien Tsin
Associated Press
London
Barrow
Pekin
Italy to swap ambassadors in China mission change
The Capitan Francesco records say Marquis Salvadoracci Italian minister to China will return from Pekin to be replaced by Camillo Romano, former secretary of the Italian embassy in Washington.
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Capitan Fracassa
Marquis of Salvadoracci
China
Pekin
Have
Shor Camillo Romano
Weslington
Riots Break Out in La Bambla Cordova Province
Associated Press reports disorders in La Bambla, Cordova province, with a mob parading streets armed with revolvers and knives. Authorities fear serious conflicts amid the unrest.
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iBy Associated Press
Madrid
la Bambla
Cordova
Nation clashes with Topeka home defenders over mayoral pick
Mrs Nation convened a meeting of Topeka Home Defenders to decide on a mayoral candidate opposing the Republican primary nominee. The group refused to be dictated to and publicly repudiated Mrs Nation, who denounced them as liars and devils in a heated exchange.
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Topeka
Nation
Associated Presa
Toneka
Kan
Man Commits Suicide After Business Woes and Butter Market Losses
The coroner's jury ruled O. J. Angus died by his own hand after despondency from butter and cheese market losses. He promised his wife he would not kill himself Monday but later slashed his throat in a First Baptist basement ruin. Relatives noted chronic dyspepsia and interior struggles, with his partner RB Humphrey and others detailing the events and the discovery of the razor.
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O. J. Angus
Harry Guatermass
First Baptist Church
Arman
Enoch Brooks
Casey
Brooks
Quag Rmass
James Casey
Harry Powery
David Howes
Angus
QO. J. Angus
First Baptist
Mr. Anpus
RB. F. Humphrey
Algoma Street
Humphrey
Harry Quatermass
Suictte
Ohio
B. F. Humphrey Unmer
Anevs & Humphrey
Golden Eagle
Partnership dissolves as Walcott leaves Angus firm in 87 State Street
The firm O. J. Angus & Co. dissolves with B. S. Walcott leaving for Washington. Angus continues from home, stock in cold storage, bank balance $1875.85 as of March 1, and $110.26 and $609.10 deposits since. Angus held $1009 life insurance with Northwestern Mutual and Surety Fund Life. Funeral for the deceased is Friday at 2 PM from Franklin Ave residence. burial Saturday near Plymouth in Sheboygan County. Surviving are wife, child, two brothers Volney Angus and John J. Angus, and sister Mrs. Jane Mayhew.
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B. S. Walcott
O. J. Angus & Co
State Street
Mr. Walcott
Washington
Angus
Marth
Mr. Angus
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Ffi
Surety Fund Life Company
Oshkush
W. PP. Hobart
Minnesapolis
Franklin Avyeing
Plymouth
Sheboygan County
Volney Angus
Medina
John J. Ancus
Jane Mayhew
Greenbush
Wis
Irish Districts Bill Defeated in Commons Amid Budget Alarm
The Commons rejected the second reading of the Congested Districts (Ireland) Bill by 250 to 163, opposing a plan to create a board with power to compel land purchase. The budget forecast shows over 1.1 billion pounds in expenditure next year, with a potential deficit near 4 billion pounds if revenue does not rise.
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Bosra
Associated Press
London
House of Commons
Ireland
Windham
Michael Hicks-Beach
The
Axchequer
Ways of Making a Living in the City
The piece surveys city trades: buyers of cast-off wrapping paper and boxes from large stores, salvage of newspapers for paper mills, pawn ticket speculators who buy at low percentages, contractors selling debris for old metal profits, door to door buyers of small silverware, a coal peddler sourcing from ashes, and long‑time peddlers of matches and feather dusters in Vesey Street.
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East Side
Flo
Vesey Street
Canal Street
New York Evening Post
Bills Recommends Women Regents and University Articles
The Wisconsin senate education committee favors bills to appoint women to the board of normal school regents and state university regents. Other measures pass or report for passage, including Lawrence University articles of incorporation, penalties for streetcar misconduct, and battle flag restitution. Riordan detained at home delays the apportionment committee.
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Board of Normal School Regente
Board of State University
Reventa
Lawrence University
Em Street
Northwestern
Madison
Wisconsin
Senate Committee On Education
Board of Normal School Regents
State University Regents
Senate
Assembly
Williams
Hoax Letter About Pension for Large Families
At a Saturday meeting of the Twentieth Century club members read a letter from a woman claiming a large family and seeking a pension under a bill she said existed in Wisconsin. The state legislature did not pass such a bill and the writer, who claimed eleven children, is believed to be fabricating the request. The letter originated in Vermont and was sent via the Madison Woman's Club before reaching the Twentieth Century club.
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Jameson
Bern
Harrison
Indianapolis
Twentieth Century Club
Wisconsin
Woman‘s Club
Madison Woman's Club
Death of Mrs Michels in Neenah Wisconsin
Mrs Gertrude Michels wife of Joseph Michels of Neenah died this morning at three o clock from heart disease aged about twenty seven. She leaves a husband and two daughters. The husband is a brother of Leonard Michels of this city. Funeral services will be held Friday morning from Calvary Wisconsin.
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Gertrude Michels
Joseph Michels
Neenah
Leonard Michels
Calvary
Wis
Carnegie Sails for Old England on the St Louis
Andrew Carnegie sails from New York to Southampton aboard the St Louis accompanied by Mrs Carnegie and their daughter. He plans to return to the United States in October. The item notes a brief cultural reference amid a period of weather-related text.
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Associated Press
New York
Andrew Carnegie
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March Woman's Home Companion
Lehigh Valley
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O. J. Angul
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Cara
State Historical Library
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Marinette
Florence
Miller
Judiciary Committee
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