Heroic Deaths in Petrel Sail Room Fire
At 7 o clock this morning a fire broke out in the sail room of the U S gunboat Petrel in Cavite. Lieutenant Commander Jesse Mims Roper attempted to rescue Seaman Patrick Toner and perished in the effort, with Lieutenant Commander Roper and several others overcome. Crew members were prostrated. 22 sailors were affected but recovering as damage to the ship was slight. The fire’s origin is undetermined, possibly spontaneous combustion.
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Cavite
United States
Petrel
Jesse Mims Roper
Roper
Patrick Toner
Josiah Slutts McKean
Lewis
Toner
Evans
Flaherty
Larsen
Kessler
Capey
Burton
Smith
Sullivan
Forsbeon
Navy Lt. Cmdr Jesse M. Roper Dies in Petrel Fire
A dispatch from Admiral Remey reports a fire in the Petrel saloon that claimed the life of Lieutenant Commander Jesse Mims Roper after he twice entered the area to aid others. Twenty two officers and men were prostrated but recovering. The body will be sent home on the Buffalo as the vessel returns to the United States via the Mediterranean.
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Roper
Missouri
Naval Service
Petrel
Petre
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
F E. P. Wood
United States
Mediterranean
Trolley Collision Injures Doctor in Atlantic City
A Philadelphia party riding an automobile to Egg Harbor City crash near trolley tracks at Indiana and Atlantic avenues. Dr. L. H. Adler sustains a severe scalp wound and body bruises. Bell and Todd escape unharmed. The auto wrecks. no blame on Conductor Jones or Motorman Funk.
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Atlantic City
L. H. Adler
Frank Bell
Philadelphia
Henry C. Todd
Indiana and
Atlantic Avenues
Bell
Todd
Dr. Adler
Paul Jones
Edward Funk
Thousands Out of Work as Can Makers Collapse
The Timesreports that five to seven thousand workers in Maryland and Delaware will lose jobs due to a tin can manufacturers' combine. Baltimore faces the heaviest impact as the can trade center. J L Rowland warns 40 percent of country canneries will close because credit for cans is cut, forcing prepayment and drying up capital. Higher can prices add further losses. many large factories may shut.
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the Times
Baltimore
Maryland
Delaware
J. L. Rowland
Police raid speak-easy nets 38 arrests on Bainbridge
Lieutenant Woods and a Second district squad raided a speak-easy at 1100 Bainbridge Street. Proprietor William Blue and 37 inmates were jailed. some resisted, revolvers drawn, and several fled from windows. Blue was found locked in a closet and held on 1200 dollars bail. inmates sent to county prison for 30 days.
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Lieutenant Woods
Second District
Bainbridge Street
William Blue
Blue
Smith
DIED AT COMRADE'S FUNERAL
William A Bates longtime Marine Engineer veteran dies after attending his comrade John Barr's funeral procession. Barr collapses and dies at the cemetery after aiding Bates own funeral escort procession. Bates lived at 1488 South Seventeenth Street and had suffered heart disease.
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William A. Bates
The
Marine Engineers
Fernwood Cemetery
Angora
John Barr
Barr
Twenty-first District
South Seventeenth Street
Ohio elections stir voter interest across multiple cities
Ohio voters head to the polls for municipal and township contests with Tom L Johnson seeking mayoral seats in Cleveland and Cincinnati. Cincinnati already elected a full three year slate last year. Next November’s Legislature will pick a U S senator to succeed Foraker. Governor Nash seeks a second term amid interest in Columbus. Former congressman Johnson runs in Toledo as Mayor Sam Jones seeks a third term.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Foraker
Nash
Columba
Reland
Tom L. Johnson
Toledo
Sam Jones
Bad Boys Start Bonfires in West Philadelphia
Three small fires started by mischievous boys burned dry brush and grass in West Philadelphia. A fire company responded to one blaze at Park Station to prevent serious damage and another near Philadelphia Hospital area was quenched.
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Philadelphia
Park Station
Madame Nordica Wins Windfall From Mother’s Estate
Madame Nordica claims her late mother’s fortune estimated at $200,000 after her brother H. B. Fhier is found in Altoona. The missing heir, once opera singer Ehler, long traveled Pennsylvania towns for a porcelain photograph firm and will bring settlement to the estate tied up by his absence.
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the Times
Altoona
Madame Nordica
H.B. Fhier
Ehler
Marie Wainwright
Pennsylvania
City
Mexico
Nordica
E. W. McIintire
McIntire
Phter
New York
Ome
Wade
Negroes Attempt Death by Suicide Three Die
Three Negroes attempted suicide yesterday. George Cunningham, 30, of 614 North Fifteenth street, died at St Josephs Hospital after exposure to illuminating gas. Ella Ivory, 27, of 1714 Folsom street, recovering at German Hospital after taking rough on rats following a quarrel with her husband. Gertrude Wiltbank, 22, of 988 Rodman street, drank laudanum and was pumped, then jailed at Eighth and Lombard streets station after revival.
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George Cunningham
North Fifteenth Street
Fesmire
Twenty-third
Brown Streets
St. Joseph’s Hospital
German Hospital
Ella Ivory
Folsom Street
Gertrude Wiltbank
Rodman Street
Pennsylvania Hospital
Eighth and
Lombard Streets
Daring Rescue at Walnut Street Theatre Teen Upset Dress Fire
Louise Soulas, 19, daughter of Gustav Soulas a famed restaurant owner, saved herself from serious burns at a Walnut Street Theatre matinee. The burning dress was extinguished calmly in a theatre room after spotting the odor and flame from her skirt. The fire likely started from a match or a lighted cigarette.
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Louise Soulas
Gustav Soulas
North Camac Street
Walnut Street Theatre
Wall Street Banker Morgan Helps Avert Miner Strike
New York reports a week of meetings between J Pierpont Morgan and Father Edward Phillips from Hazleton. Their talks led to postponing a miners strike and sustaining a 10 percent wage rise, with Phillips credited for averting crisis and Morgan praising him highly.
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the Times
New York
Wall Street
J. Pierpont Morgan
Father Faward
S. Phillips
Hazleton
Father Phillips
Mitchell
Deserters Rally as Troops Move on Cape Coast Castle
Accra reports three hundred men of the British West African Regiment deserted at Kumasi and marched to Cape Coast Castle where business halted amid fears of looting. One hundred twenty troops were sent from Accra to quell the revolt.
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Accra
Gold Coast Colony
Kumasi
Cape Coast Castle
Squire McMullen, long time Moyamensing leader, dies
William McMullen, select councilman for the Fourth ward and famed Moyamensing leader, died at noon at his home at Ninth and Bainbridge streets in his 77th year. His funeral is set for Wednesday after services at St Pauls Church, with burial at old Cathedral Cemetery. A storied figure in Philadelphia politics and fire service, his death ends a long era in the Moyamensing district.
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William McMullen
Fourth Ward
Ninth
Bainbridge Streets
St. Paul's
Old Cathedral Cemetery
McAleer Club
Tenth Street
Bainbridge
Moyamensing Legion
Ninth Street
Squire” McMullen
Philadelphia
Moyamensing
Moyas
Moyamensing Hose
Death of Josephus Yeakel Politician in Roxborough
Josephus Yeakel real estate assessor of the Twenty-first ward and a known political figure was found dead yesterday morning in his home bathroom at 241 Dupont Street Roxborough. An autopsy attributed death to heart failure. Born in Philadelphia in 1841 he held several minor offices before becoming ward assessor in 1876 and serving until his death.
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Josephus Yeakel
Twenty-first Ward
Dupont Street
Roxborough
Yeakel
Wife fatally self immolates after quarrel in Canastoga
Mrs. Mary Welch saturated her clothes with coal oil and set her dress afire after a quarrel with her husband William Welch in Canastoga New York. Neighbors heard church hymns sung at her bedside as she died despite doctors cannot save her.
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Canastoga
N. Y
William Welch
Mary
Health Dept. Reports Surge of Smallpox in St Joseph
St Joseph Health Department reports 35 new smallpox quarantines since a week ago. Rapid spread alarms the northern section of Missouri as authorities monitor the outbreak and enforce containment measures.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Salisbury Is Better Illness of England's Premier
London reports Lord Salisbury contracted influenza on March 23. The attack brought typical prostration but now his temperature is near normal for two days and his strength and appetite improve. A southern change of scene is hoped soon.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Furnace Workers Win Grant Increase in Wages
Youngstown Ohio March 31 The blast furnace operators of the Mahoning Valley have granted workers a twenty cent per day wage increase. The men had threatened a strike at 6 oclock tomorrow morning if the demand had not been met.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Mahoning Valley
Whisky Trust Officers Plan 12 Million Gallons Output Cut
Louisville March 81 reliable source reports Whisky Trust officers will limit production to 12,000,000 gallons after a recent inspection. This move aims to curb output and stabilize supply.
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Whisky Trust
the Times
Louisville
Interest in Ripley's Trial Declares Taylor Responsible
Frankfort Ky March 31 Much interest attends the trial to be called Tuesday of Captain Ripley for alleged complicity in the assassination of Governor Goebel It is claimed Ripley was directed in advance by Taylor to bring his company Ripley counters that Taylor is guilty and Powers innocent.
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Oficer
Taylor
Goebel
THE
Times
Frankfort
Captain Ripley
Goeble
Ripley
Conference on Fisheries Question in London Colonial Office
A conference on the Newfoundland fisheries question was held at the Colonial Office in London. Presiding was Mr. Chamberlain with Lord Lansdowne and Mr. Bond, the Newfoundland premier, among the attendees.
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London
Colonial Office
Deaths of Major Robert Archer and Christopher Columbus Gibson
Major Robert Archer longtime superintendent of the Tredegar Works dies in Richmond Virginia. He was a notable figure in the iron trade across the South. Christopher Columbus Gibson famed composer dies in Henrik, Ninan race of apoplexy. He belonged to a musical family and performed in major U.S. cities as a virtuoso.
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Robert Archer
Tredegar
Richmond
South
Christopher Columbus Gibson
Henriks
The
Union
Weather Bulletin for Mid Atlantic Region 1901
The report covers Eastern Pennsylvania, Eastern New York, New Jersey and Delaware with fair conditions and brisk northeasterly winds on Monday, continuing fair Tuesday. Western areas expect fair Monday, turning cloudy by Tuesday. Temperature data lists max 70, mean 44, sunshine 74 percent, rainfall deficit 3.11 inches since March 1.
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Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Soeary
City Notes Police Find Dead Infant. Arrests Reported
Policeman McCarty found a dead infant in the rear of 1748 Croskey street and the body was sent to the Morgue. William Gallagher, 19, of 1717 Wood street, was arrested for assaulting John Cummings. Anna Loftis, 19, of 2224 Nort Twenty-fourth street, burned her face trying to accelerate fire with kerosene and was treated at St. Joseph's Hospital. The Socialists of Paschall held a large meeting at Clark's Hall with Rev. George B. Bigelow speaking on labor emancipation. Magistrate O'Brien sent Mary Carter to the House of Correction for six months. A carriage with three women and a child ran away on Broad street but was stopped by Officer Eiselbach. occupants refused to give names.
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McCarty
Twentieth
Jefferson Streets
Croskey Street
William Gallagher
Wood Street
Moffitt
Twenty-third
Brown Streets
John Cummings
Been
Anna Loftis
Nort Twenty-fourth Street
St. Joseph's Hospital
Paschall
Clark’s Hall
Sixtythird Street
Woodland Avenue
Broad Street
Columbia Avenue
Eiselbach
Premier Waldeck-Rousseau Avoids Toulon Trip Amid Strike Tensions
Paris reports say Prime Minister Waldeck-Rousseau is ill to dodge traveling with President Loubet to Toulon on April 10. Fears of Marseilles area strikers could mount hostile demonstrations along the route. Masters refuse eight hour day talks while commerce stalls.
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Paris
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Loubet
Toulon
Marseilles
Toulai
Marseta
Toulon O
Syndicate to Control Pacific Coast Fishing and Packing
The Call reports a thirty million dollar syndicate deal pending in San Francisco that would allow one corporation to control the Pacific coast fishing and packing industry. Principal shareholders include J Pierpont Morgan August Belmont W Seligman J Seligman and leaders of major New York banks.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
J. Pierpont Morgan
August Belmont
W. Seligman
J. Seligman
New York City
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