Numerous 1900s World Affairs Briefs and Personnel Notes
A long list of international and domestic items includes appointments by Mr. Chambers to adjust Spanish American war claims, Italy and Franco-Russian alliance denial by France, John F. Searles assigning assets, Stephen Gladwin’s death, eight volunteer cyclist companies for South Africa, Fremont association pilgrims, indemnity principles from Pekin talks, Col. Stowe resuming Cape Town duties, reciprocity treaty chatter in Washington, Mrs Roosevelt and family at the White House, Erith Abraham orderly conclave, St. Louis hospital funding, Hay’s cabinet readiness, Kansas smallpox bulletin with Crawford Cherokee worst districts, Indiana anti-lynching bill passage, Brooklyn brass works bribery indictment, Haiti greetings to McKinley, Misvana Spanish baseball court opening, London reaction to armistice, and Cuba uprising remarks by Gonzales de Quesada.
Senate closes Fifty-sixth Congress in solemn session
Reports from Washington describe the closing actions of the Fifty-sixth Congress with the president renominating cabinet members, the house speaker honored in resolutions, and final adjournment after lengthy debates on rules and treaty abrogation while other items include a Manila dispatch on a bounty offer and Boer distress in South Africa.
St Louis Wins 5 Million for World’s Fair Exposition
New York views on St Louis victory report a 5 million national appropriation plus a 10 million home fund for the World’s Fair to celebrate the Louisiana Purchase centennial. Editors hail a hard fought, lobby free success and predict two busy years ahead culminating in a grand world audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Congress
Washington
Citizens’ Committee
Francis
Corwin Spencer
Seth W. Cobb
Bryan in New York Sees Exposition and Talks Politics
Wm. J. Bryan arrived in New York from Buffalo to review the Pas-America exposition grounds and parts of the fair. He praised the color scheme, predicted a major success, and commented on the Nicaragua canal, railroads, the McKinley administration, and party consolidations. He noted a Nebraska legislature deadlock due to limited senate seats and competing railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wm. J. Bryan
Buffalo
Mr. Bryan
Bryan
Transcontinental Railways
McKinley Administration
Republican Party
Nebraska
Ex-President Harrison in Serious Condition
Indianapolis March 1 Former President Harrison’s condition is serious. Dr Jameson said the upper part of the left lung is inflamed with danger of involvement of the rest of the left lung and the right lung. He noted improvement earlier but symptoms worsened about 3 pm yesterday and again at eight last evening, though rest was maintained. The elderly patient’s age makes prognosis uncertain.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison
Jameson
Gen. Harrison
Bloody rain shocks Sicily and southern Italy
A red sky and bloodlike rain over Palermo and southern Italy are blamed on African desert dust carried by a strong south wind. Observers note a yellow sky in Rome and sand rain at Naples. In Mexico City, President Diaz plans to return within two weeks to supervise cabinet talks ahead of congress.
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Palermo
Sicily
Rome
Italy
Naples
Mexico City
Diaz
Congress
Spanish Gunboat Ponce de Leon Grounds Near Huelva
Spanish gunboat Ponce de Leon lies ashore near Huelva about fifty miles southwest of Seville. The dispatch also notes claims China’s Manchurian convention signature nears, Russia sending 7 500 poods of silver to the empress dowager. Emperor William’s wound healing and improving condition.
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Madrid
Ponce de Leon
Huelva
Seville
Meseia
London
St. Petersburg
Daily Mail
Russia
Berlin
Emperor William
John Allen to Head Tupelo Hatchery Bill Main Item
Mississippi Matters notes the farewell speech of Hon. John Allen praising his work on a bill to establish an Osh hatchery at Tupelo Mississippi. The speech recounts history of Tupelo from early exploration to its railroad ties and potential growth as a center for industry and investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Searles
New York
General Corporation and Financial Business
Edward F. Dwight
John Allen
Washington
St. Lowie
Allen
Tupelo
Mie
Allem
Voecker
Mr. Allen
Main
Daviess
Severe Chicago windstorm causes heavy damage city wide
A major storm battered Chicago for two hours early yesterday causing about 175000 in damage. Thousands of telegraph poles fell across the city and trains faced delays as telephone lines and rail lines suffered. Reports indicate further destruction in southern Wisconsin and other states as ships sought winter quarters.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Road
Indiana
Kentucky
Lelon
Hahsa
Burtington
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Tornado Toll and Storm Damage Across Texas and Arkansas
Reports from Will's Point and nearby areas detail four deaths and heavy property losses from the Dallas region storm, with Will's Point alone estimated at 80000 in damages. Will’s Point ferry remnants, New Boston, and Tehuacana suffered major damage as winds rivaled tornado strength. Across Arkansas, Little Rock saw severe storms with lightning injuring a resident and a boy killed near Conway. flood and roof loss affected multiple businesses. Missouri and Kansas endured a severe Saturday snow and sleet event disrupting trains and wires, with drifts hindering service on several lines.
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Will's Point
Wil's Point
Arkansas
New Boston
Tewarhana
Collins County
Dallas
Littl Rock
Ark
Vae Boreo
James Morrell
Conway
Eperts
Line Prairie
Turner
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansas
Mixsear Pacific
Jamestown Kas
Missouri Pacific
Kentucky Storm Ravages Clinton and Hickman
In Fulton County Kentucky on March 11 a violent storm demolished negro cabins in Clinton, injuring several residents and unroofing parts of Marvin College. Eight freight cars were derailed at Clinton depot as waterworks were destroyed and telegraph lines damaged. Grand Rapids Michigan also reports wind and ice paralyzing telephone service with multi thousand dollar losses across Michigan Telephone Co and Citizens’ Co lines.
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Fulton
Clinton
Hickman
Clinon
Cettoes
Marvin College
Lilingis
Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan Telephone Co
Ionia
Citizens’ Co
Anti-Vice Committee Declares No Politics in Reform Drive
Wm H Baldwin Jr, chair of a New York Anti-Vice committee, said the reform movement has no political aims and focuses on eradicating vice in tenement districts. He cited 50,000 tenement houses with multiple families and argued for a cleaner atmosphere and decency for poor children.
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New York
Wm. H. Baldwin, Jr
Ofvice Lab
Bakiwin
Swindler Probed by New York Court Leaders
Columbia University President Seth Low and Johns Hopkins President Daniel Gilman testified in a police court case against Ross Raymond who, under the alias Prof. Sandys, swindled bank officials of $200 using a forged Gilman letter. Raymond faced two forgery charges with $3,000 bonds each after his New Haven arrest for a Yale College swindle.
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New York
Seth Low
Columbia University
Thomas L. James
Lincoln National Bank
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University of Baltimore
Wm. Beebe
Poole
Ross Raymond
Low
James
Leeder
Sandys
Gilman
Raymond
New Haven
Hadlow
Yale College
Bank Cashier Arrested in Palmer Bank Embezzlement Case
Nashville March 11 Walter OFA cashier at Edmund Palmer’s bank was arrested on charges as an accessory in the embezzlement of bank funds. He waived examination and posted a $20,000 bond to appear at the April term of the Washington county circuit court. State's Attorney Verner pressed for Palmer to post $100,000 bond by Wednesday morning or face jail. Palmer himself holds a $15,000 bond.
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Nashville
Walter Ofa
Edmund Palmer
Ashley Bank
Palmer
Washington County
Verner
English Channel Storm Wrecks Multiple Vessels
Paris reports a continuing storm on the English Channel with numerous casualties. A fishing smack near Tregastel crew of four drowned. The Saint Mars, Bordeaux, wrecked near Morlaix. five crew rescued, seven perished. Lizzie Curry, Norwegian bark, total loss on Gi jon bar. captain and crew saved. Private bank robbery at Argonia, Kansas nets 2600 cash and 4000 bonds. vault breached with nitroglycerine. In Terre Haute, Charles Rogers shoots wife and stepfather, surrenders to police.
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Paris
English Channel
Tregastel
Pear Brest
Saint Mars
Bordeaux
Morlaix
Bay of Biscay
Lizzie Curry
Knudsen
Savannah
Gijon Bar
Chinese forces massed to resist arrest at Xing Hsu
Dispatches from Lan Chat report German general Tung Fu Hsiang with 20,000 troops and Prince Tuan with 10,000 men Mobilized at Xing Hsu to oppose arrest, signaling a tense prelude to action.
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Shanghai
Lan Chat
Ger
Tung Fu Hsiang
Prince Tuan
Xing Hsu
Claims for pay of stock seized after surrender
After the surrender, Judge A M Hughes filed claims for pay on stock held by over 3,500 First Tennessee Ninth Tennessee cavalry and others. His son Col A M Hughes introduced a bill in Congress to pay all paramilitary claims. the bill passed, with details of adjutages at Strawberry Plains and Greenville, N C.
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A. M. Hughes
Memphis
First Tennessee
Ninth Tennessee Cavalry
Judge Hughes
Col
Congress
Strawberry Plains
Greeville
N. C
Governor urges swift action to punish lynchers
Gov. Longino consulted Circuit Judge Wood of Scranton at Meridian Mississippi regarding punishing the lynchers of John Knox a white man. The governor urged an immediate special session of the court and vowed to exhaust state resources in support of vindicating the law.
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Longino
Wood
Scranton
Meridian
Mixs
John Knox
Judge Wood
Sudden Disappearance Mystery Solved With Found Body
The Paducah Kentucky man C A Sexton whose sudden absence a month ago sparked rumors was found dead in Island Creek. Authorities believe he died by his own hand. Sexton ran a saloon and owned a Mississippi plantation and once served as Mount Vernon Illinois city treasurer. Enormous stock orders for southern and southwestern interests indicate wealth rising with cotton gains fueling railroad investments. Dr William F Aiken an eye specialist shot his wife in Savannah Georgia and killed himself. He was known as a surgical instrument investor who refused to patent his devices.
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C. A. Sexton
Padweah
Island Creek
Sexton
Mississippi
Mount Vernon
Ill
William F. Aiken
Savannsh
Aiken
Fire and disasters sweep through several towns
A series of brief notices reports a Rosenblatt cigar factory fire in Paducah Kentucky with insured losses, an attempted wreck of a crowded excursion train near Defuniak Springs Florida, and a sale of Tom Bigbee cotton mills stock in Columbus Mississippi. Other items include a fatal shooting in Nashville Tennessee, a vault robbery in Wise County Virginia, and a fatal fire in Gordo Alabama with extensive damage.
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Rosenblatt
Paducah
Kenedy
Paducah Saddle Co
Abe Weil
Defuniak Springs
Fla
Tom Bigbee Cotton Mills
Columbus
Miss
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Saa
Spain
Om the Suh
Americas
Ora
Stephen Miller Gladwin
Carew Manufacturing Co
Holyoke
Mass
Leona
N. J
British War Office
South Africa
National
Fremont Association
Philadelphia
John C. Fremont
Pekin
J. G. Stowe
Cape Town
United States
Senate
Capitol
Mra Roosevelt
Roosevelt
White House
McKinley
the United Order of Erith Abraham
St. Louis Hospital
Hay
W. B. Swan
Kansas State Board of Health
Tth
Crawford
Cherokee
Barlow
B. C. Anderson
Jefferson Brass Works
Brooklyn
Ith
Federal Grand Jury
Brooklyn Navy Yard
State Department
Port-au-Prince
Haiti
William McKight
Bey
Misvana
Kitchener
Senor Gonzales de Quesada
Cuba
MARC
SOB
Res
Rem
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Ft Louis
Richardson
Tenn
Henderson
Piatt Conn
Esata
Wellington
Bacon Gai
Aed
Mason
Committee
Great Britain
William Po Frye
Maine
Messrs
Colom
Til
Cockrell
Regents
Smithsonian Institution
Murfan
Hoar
Mase
Morgan
Ala
Mitchell
Oregon
Manila
MacArthur
Dwiscell
Kraal
Doornberg
Cape Colony
Howard Ferris
Probate
Hamilton County
Chelerile
Cincinnati
Suh
Harrys M. Weldon
Cincinnati Enquirer
Weldon
Treasury
British India
George W. McBride
BR. G. Dun & Co
Canada
Mr. Payson
Moran Brothers
Seattle
Wash
William Payne
Nathan Simpson
Stanley Gordon
Opelousas
Payne
Sth
Lord Kitchener
Botha
Commonwealth of Australia
Aviona
Lenox
Santander
Troon
Bilbao
J. Tip Powell
Bristol (Tenn
Louis
Fey
St Buffalo
Indiana Statesman
Dias
J. L. Power
Mr. C Slrman
Tupeln
Bern
Geen
Sock Brett Tieas
Tellewet
Chretepher Cviamiras
Fersimach
Babelle
Lacghter
Jmchabes
Tupele
Tupeley
Poece de Leon
Florida
Ibernamds Dette
Dienville
Artaguiette
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Lewardie
Eral
Great Northwest
Mobile & Ohio
Mobile
Gulf
Tuepelo
Aledt Lee
Unies
Horace Greeley
Mr. Lincoln
Sted Bigs
Richmond
Bull Run
Grant
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Tennesee River
Albert Sliney Johnston
Mrei
Halleck
Sturgis
Lincein
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Seth
Emek
Stephem D
Hanneharg
Geen Amd
Weil
Meyer
Davery
Point
Geret
Sinters
Birmingham
Geom
Dixweion
St Lewie
Tepelos
Tugel
Lavetter
Rorizon
Vale
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Tepelo
Judas
Arnold
Stonewall Jackson
Chancellorsville
Heavenly Gates
DeSoto
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Sharkey
Warren
Claiborne
Jefferson
Franklin
Wilkinson
Tallahatehie
Leland
Hamberg
Centreville
Friars Point
Michigan
Fiorida
Tetas
Peteras
Dalles
Pex
Will's Water
Owensboro
Temple Theater
Anderson's
Arkanene
Saterday
Bisseer
Cistes and Hickman
Sefler
St. Joseph
The
Bell Company
Vice IN
Birthieg
Midel
Bank Panda
Begland
France
Argonia
Kas
J. H. Springer
Santa Fe
Terre Haute
Charles Rogers
William E. Baty
Demsie May Scherer
Louisville
Ianover
Tiremen
Mievan
Department of Finisterre
Pardes
W. K
John Hi. Poston
Medlin
Col. H. Clay King
Evey
Fev. Buchanan
Gov
Turney
Gov. Taylor
Gov. McMillin
Lex Raseve
Low Kaseve
Nashville, Tenn
Broad Street
Cumberland Furniture Co
Pesishmensi Ia
Preepere
Rs Southerners
Dr. Aiken
Tex Rasco
Lon Rasco
Tex
Keystone Coal and Iron Co
Wise County
Fettus
Francis L Pettus
Alabama Houses Representatives
E W
Montgomery
Alabama
Gordo
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