Man Imprisoned Bandit Imitates Tracy at Olympia Prison Escape
Police pursue Christ Benson after he killed jailer Morrell and escaped from Olympia Prison. He appeared at a logging camp on Black Lake frightening workers, then obtained arms and ammo. Sheriff Mills and a posse closed in as a confrontation loomed. March 2 in Olympia, Washington.
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Sheri
Olympia
Wash
Chrisson
Jader Morrell
Ped
Tracy
Blacke
Ammuni Jon
Sheriff Mills
Posse
Wool quarantine narrowed to infected states event
Washington March 2 Secretary Wilson met with the president to adjust the wool quarantine on Newland wool to curb foot and mouth disease. The regime remains in force but foreign wool and wool entered outside the infected zone will be exempt if they do not contact wool deemed likely to be infected.
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Wilson
Department of Agriculture
Agricultural Department
Noted Grand Army Veteran Robert Fost Dies In Dying State
Indianapolis March 2 General Robert Fost a prominent Grand Army man and Civil War veteran known as the only man personally complimented on the field by President Lincoln is dying at his home in this city.
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Indianapolis
Robert Fost
Lincoln
Court Martial Opens at Fort Logan in Gavitt Case
Denver March 2 a court martial convened at Fort Logan to try Private H C Gavitt of the First cavalry for conduct unbecoming a gentleman. The charge relates to a demurrer toward a Chicago business house contracted while the chaplain was owed at Fort Sheridan and involves refusal to pay.
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Col
Frederick Ruston
Colorado
Fort Logan
H. C. Gavitt
Chicago
Fort Sheridan
Supreme Court hears bound case over Gulf oyster beds
Washington March 2 The bound case of the state of Louisiana versus Mississippi cumes before the United States Supreme Court today. The long standing dispute concerns the right to oyster beds along the Gulf coast line.
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State of
Louisiana
Mississippi
United Sates Supreme Court
Gulf Coast Line
Murderer snapp arraigned in court pleads not guilty
Hamilton O March 2 reports that a murderer identified as Snapp was arraigned this morning and pleaded not guilty. The brief record notes the defendant stood mute on the charge amid standard court proceedings.
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Hamilton
Snapp
Altruistic Storekeeper Norton to Run Lan Easter Store
Norton who bought the Lan Easter general store at Converse plans to run it on scruples against tobacco sales. He will sell for cash, pay clerks daily, close at 6 pm, and not on Sundays. Profits over 2.50 daily go to cost for the rest of day. The poor receive wholesale bread and molasses. butter and groceries may be limited. Indianapolic News.
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Converse
Christ
Orton
Indianapolic News
Pope Leo XIII Celebrates 93rd Birthday With Congratulatory Honors
In Rome, Leo XIII received the sacred college and Roman prelates who offered congratulations on his 93rd birthday. Cardinal Oreglia di Santo Stefano delivered a lone speech as the pope awaits tomorrow's jubilee anniversary exercises. Many congratulatory messages arrived, including from foreign rulers, as the aged pontiff notes these functions as his chief consolations.
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Echo Prospects as Two New School Grades Rise
Echo notes excitement over government irrigation plans after withdrawing nine townships south and west of town. Engineers survey three reservoir sites near the hills south of Echo while land seekers surge. growth fuels new buildings and a plan to add ninth and tenth grades for the spring term. Local firms supply teams to engineer Camp for ditch and reservoir work.
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J. G. Camp
Umatilla
Joe Wey
Butter Creek
Morrow
RK Jones
Escalen Inaugurated in San Salvador Peaceful Transfer
The U S consul at San Salvador cables that President Escalen was inaugurated as president yesterday, marking the first peaceful transfer of the presidency in 64 years. Washington reports note the historic transition amid a tense regional backdrop.
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Washington
United States
Escalen
Painters Strike For Higher Wages In Pitaburg
Pitaburg reports two thousand painters walking off the job this morning demanding 3.50 dollars per flag and an eight hour day. The action blocks local work and highlights rising wage disputes among trades.
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Pitaburg
Roosevelt calls extra session of Senate in March
President Roosevelt issues proclamation for an extraordinary session of the Senate in Washington on March 5 at noon to consider Panama Canal and Cuban reciprocity treaty ratifications. Also notes negotiations over canal property, credentials for Levi Ankeny, and ongoing Senate business including the Alaska homestead bill.
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Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Senate of the
John Hay
Knox
William Cromwell
Panama Canal Company
Ankeny
Levi Ankeny
Eskimos Dying. Dried Fish Only Food Source
Tacoma March 2. Eskimos are dying in large numbers this winter. They have only a small amount of dried fish for sustenance. Nome city council refuses to aid and says the military should help. The military asserts no authority or funds to intervene.
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Tacoma
Wash
Nome
Tallies With Description of Hannah Knapp Found Dead
In New Albany Indiana on March 2 a woman’s body described as Hannah Knapp was recovered from the Ohio River. The floater wore stockings with no other clothing, and bore a gold band ring and plain earrings, indicating it had been in the water for weeks. The identification aligns with the suspect’s confession, which claimed his wife would have a ring earrings and stockings.
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Ind
Ohio River
Hannah Knapp
Knapp
Wabash Workers Deliver Ultimatum to President
St. Louis March 2 The Wabash conductors trainmen and firemen delivered an ultimatum to President Ramsey demanding wage increases of 15 percent in freight and 12 percent in passenger service or threaten to strike.
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Ramsey
Trains Collide on Frisco Road Injuring Many
A construction train and a freight collided near Spring Park in St. Louis at noon. Two laborers were fatally injured, twelve seriously hurt, and twenty eight others slightly injured.
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St. Louis
Spring Park
Indicted Healers For Death Of Infant In Indianapolis
The grand jury indicted Anna Dorlind and Laura Funk Christian Science healers who attended the infant son of Henry Knoop and prevented a physician’s call. The child died in Indianapolis on March 2.
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Indianapolis
Grand Jury Today
Anna Dorlind
Laura Funk
Christian Scientist
Henry Knoop
President Francis to Meet President of France at Exposition
Paris reports President Loubet invited President Francis of the St. Louis Fair to meet at any convenient time. France has accepted an invitation to participate in the exposition.
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St. Louis Fair
France
Paris
Loubet
Lovers on a Train Mistakenly Embrace Stranger
On a train near Omaha a newlywed couple amused passengers as the bride slept and the groom left for the smoker. A lank stranger seated beside her prompted a comic misaffection when she rested her head on his shoulder, prompting blushes and a casual remark from the stranger who says he did not care.
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Omaha
The Mistress Bride Betrothal Debate in Courtroom Quip
In a midweek exchange a mother questions a daughter about marriage while the maid quips that every girl should wed at least once. The judge weighs in with the playful line about taking chances and social expectations.
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Bridget
Grain Markets Wheat Prices in Chicago
Wheat in Chicago on March 2 saw prices around 77 45 cents per bushel, reflecting market activity in the grain pits.
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Chicago
Must Leave Saxony: Dentist Tutor to Princess Ordered Out
In Dresden on March 2 an expelled American dentist who taught Princess Louise to ride a bicycle was temporarily allowed to stay for 10 days to settle business after his wife sent letters from the princess to the king. The order to leave Saxony was suspended by friends’ intercession.
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Dresden
Kingdom of
Saxony
O'Brien
Louise
Young Chief Killed In Accident While Riding Home
David Young Chief a 30 year old full blooded Indian was found dead after his team dragged him from a buggy near the O R N tracks east of town. The death, likely accidental, followed a fall or entanglement with the buggy while returning from town on a Saturday night. His body was taken to Baker Folsom's parlors for examination and burial will occur on the reservation. His only near relative is his mother.
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David Young Chief
Young Chief
Henry Biment
Biment
Cole
Baker & Folsom
Two Senators Elected in Delaware Senate Deadlock Break
Dover March 2 reports the Delaware legislature elected United States senators, Allen and Ball, ending a deadlock. Allen, a union Republican and former congressman, joins Ball in the Senate.
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Allen and Ball
Senate
Dover
Del
Allen
United States
Flood Threats Roar Across Ohio as River Rises
OTCHM reports the Ohio River at 45 feet above low water, with danger of Mississippi River breaches threatening levees. Railways at Parkersburg submerged, traffic halted, and significant damages anticipated. In London, March 2, seas surge in the English Channel as the Dover Calais mail boat Pas de Calais with 178 passengers breaks down near Goodwin sands, drifting toward shoals while tugs rush to assist.
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English Channel
Dover
Calais
Pas de Ovalais
Goodwin Sands
Bark Founder Ed. In Lifesavers’ Failures Drown Crew
London reports a bark foundered amid a week old gale with all hands lost the lifesavers making several rescue attempts but failing. In contrast the steamer Calais was towed safely into port this afternoon after Dover dispatches.
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Penza
Dover
Calais
River Flood Delays Rail Traffic Across Ohio Region
Gallipolis Ohio reports the Ohio River at 45 feet above low water flooding low lands. A train of eight cars slid through a Kanawah and Michigan trestle due to flood. Memphis Mississippi river at 1.2 feet above danger, rising fast. Levees strained and water covers lowlands. Parkersburg West Virginia reports Ohio River past danger line with most railways submerged and traffic halted.
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Ohio River
Kanawah
Michigan
Memphis
Missinsippi
Anniversary Exercises Mark Texas Independence Day
Austin observes the sixtieth anniversary of Texas independence with all state departments closed and ceremonies across public schools. The observance recalls the 1836 declaration signed at Washington on the Brazos after Santa Anna began the siege of the Alamo.
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Texas
Washington
Brazos
Santa Ana
Alamo
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