Elements of Danger Too Evident in Presidential Duck Hunt Clash
A breezy Washington telegraphic letter frames a looming crisis as President Harrison departs for a hunting trip amid fear of a British seal ban in the Bering Sea. It notes Salisbury’s refusal to renew the modus vivendi and warns of potential war over seal hunting. It also covers Archbishop Ireland's possible papal endorsement and a Pension Bureau probe implicating Secretary Blaine’s circle, with Ben Wood's death noted.
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Pribylov Islands
Blaine
Pension Bureau
Disagreement Rumor Over Bering Sea Commission
London report notes no confirmed breach between Bering Sea Commissioners on sealing methods. Foreign Office official declines detailed comment while condemning hostile U S tone and stressing no information of a breakdown.
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March
Foreign Office
Associated Press
Bering Sea
United States
Rumors of Jay Gould Death Rumor Fails
Special from New Orleans via Alexandria reports rumors of Jay Gould dying in his private car en route to New Orleans. Inquiry shows false. Gould appears improved after a Texas and Pacific inspection tour. Dallas dispatch says he attended a stockholders meeting and was elected President of the International and Great Northern. Wall Street remains unmoved by the hoax.
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New York
Jay Gould
New Orleans
Texas and Pacific
Dallas
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Gould
Texas
Jo Gould
International
Palestine
Pool on Oil Rates Draws Pennsylvania Oil Action
Independent refiners and producers in Western Pennsylvania urge Governor Pattison to probe a pooling agreement between the Pennsylvania Railroad and the National Transit Company. They claim the deal sustains high oil transportation rates, harms competition, and violates public policy and the state constitution. The petition, signed by Producers' Oil Company Ltd and twenty other refiners, demands investigation and possible suits to protect the industry.
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Ohio
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Philadelphia
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Inter-State Commerce Commission
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Pennsylvania Railroa Company
National Defit Company
Kent
New York Bay
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Peti
Supreme Court
Commonwealth
Producers’ Oil Company
Lim
Producers’ Protective Association
Independent Refiners and Oil Shippers’ Association
Typhus Case Reported From Fifth-Story Tenement
A severe typhus case is found at 132 Orchard Street in New York, the worst yet. A 28-year-old woman, Mrs. Ernestine Nathenson, has been bedridden for over a week with her four children present, in a five-story tenement housing 18 families. Washington's Birthday marks the onset.
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New York
Orchard Street
Ernestine Nathenson
Washington
Typhus Outbreak Prompts Inspection at Ellis Island
A physician diagnosed typhus in a sick woman at a lodging house on East Two Street and the patient was sent to North Brothers Island. Several patients were found and a daily house infection check will be conducted. Abraham Jessa, keeper of the lodging house, also fell ill and was moved to North Brothers Island. A Massilia passenger died at North Brothers Island. Senate and House committees began investigations into Ellis Island medical examinations and immigrant handling.
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Pension Bureau
Baum
Willard’s
Mr. Wood
William R
Charles Wood
Pittsburg
Lightner
Aris
North Brothers’ Island
Abraham Jessa
East Two Street
Massilia
North Brothers
Island
Senatorial
Ellis Island
Pension Prowess in Congress Delays Pension Claims
Secretary Noble rebukes Commissioner Raum for allowing Congressmen to push status of pension cases, creating favoritism. He notes completed files are pulled forward, undermining the orderly “completed file” system and calls for immediate remedy and strict adherence to nonpreferential processing.
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WasmreTox
Noble
Raum
Department OF the Interion
Wasutadtos
Commissioner of Pensions
Rom Deesmeer
Derar
Leterio
WasmiroTox
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Pension Bureau
Jonan
Marlowe Sick Again Delays Pittsburg Engagement
Syracuse report on March 5 states Julia Marlowe lies at Vanderbilt House with a severe grip and deeper illness. She canceled her Grand Opera House engagement after arriving to perform four planned shows, with $8000 worth of scenery shipped to Pittsburg and ticket refunds available at the box office.
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Pittsburg
Julia Marlowe
Vanderbilt
Miss Marlowe
New York
Wilt
Washington
Quigg
Kennedy Wins Republican Nomination for Mayor Amid Contests
Allegheny Republicans nominate William M. Kennedy for mayor as anti Quay forces claim victory in First and Second districts with delegates Parke and May likely elected. Warrants issued for Fifth ward election officer Martz Oliver amid claims of swearing and access issues. Rutan praises strategy and warns Treasury interference. Kennedy leads Braun despite opposition, with district results signaling possible legal fights and continued contention in May legislative contests.
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William M. Kennedy
H. Stauffer
H. Bolster
Joseph Horne
George Lappe
Messrs Parke
May
Dr. Holman
James Gray
Dalzell
Rutan
Braun
Tyler
Martz Oliver
Holman
Gray
Dispatch
John Morrison
Richard Quay
Joe Horne
House of Representatives
James Bradley
Andrews
N. P. Reed
Morrison
Treasury
Federal Street
First Ward
Harrison
Bolster An Stauffer
Bolster-Stauffer Delepe
Orne and
Lappe
Bolster
Stauffer
Aay
Parke
Field's Jury Disagrees on Insanity Case
In New York on March 5 the jury in Edward M. Field's insanity trial failed to reach a verdict and was discharged after 11:30 p.m. The judge thanked them for their services. In New Orleans the Louisiana State Lottery officials were arraigned on charges of postal lottery violations and placed under bond of 500 to appear at the next circuit term in Trenton.
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New York
Edward M. Field
Hind New Orteans
Louisiana State Lottery Pany
Wright
Trenton
Cardinal Ireland Likely Becomes Cardinal During Rome Visit
Father Heffron of St. Patrick's Cathedral says a Rome dispatch reflects the situation truthfully and believes Archbishop Ireland will be made a Cardinal during his current Vatican visit. He notes bishops abroad visit Vatican every five years, Americans every ten or more.
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Rome
Ireland
Heffron
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Father Heffron
The Dispatch Directory and Classified Index
A vintage newspaper section outlines the issue layout with live news on the first nine pages and classified notices, real estate, and literary features across pages ten through nineteen. It lists items such as estates, gowns that wash, music, plans of the Nimlists, and reviews, with mentions of Twain and Lincoln among others.
For His Folly. Navy Involvement Drive Jealousy Murder
A fragmented item reports a jealous man killed by the U S Navy or related actor after an aggrieved husband warned his victim to stay away. Details unclear but centers on a fatal incident born of jealousy and marital strain.
English Banker Shot by US Navy Lieutenant in Yokohama
News from Yokohama indicates English banker George Gower Robinson was fatally shot on February 12 by Lieutenant Hetherington of the US vessel Marion after a dispute over Hetherington’s wife. Inquest reported two shots fired as Robinson’s carriage was halted on the Bund. Robinson was popular in Yokohama society. Hetherington, 11 years in service, claims justified action amid alleged infidelity. The Marion’s officers say the shooting justified.
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City
Peking
Yokohama
George Gower Robinson
Hetherington
United States
Marion
Robinson
Horst
Ward McAllisters
Feetherington
Iowa
Bering Sea
Maher’s desperate leap from a moving train
Five passengers saved Peter Maher as he lunged headfirst from a speeding train near the Tugalo river after leaving Atlanta. The drunken boxer, clutching a whisky flask, shouted and cried, then clung to the car window as officials and fellow travelers halted his dangerous plunge during the ten mile ride.
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N. C
Peter Maher
Fitzimmons
New Orleans
Atlanta
Markham House
Danville
Tugalo River
Hima
Greas
Ora
Caught His Captor After a Wild Pursuit on Tracks
The pursuit of six jail escapees ends with Mills captured on a narrow gauge railroad track after a long chase that stretched three miles. Detectives Allen and Redic close in, Mills surrenders but Redic slips away. A $500 reward faces the man alleged to be deadly and well known in the area.
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Burien
W. L. Daubenspeck
W. O. Sutton
Callery Junction
George Limberg
Mills
Smith
Henricks
Recie
Allenee
Freaxicke
Garth
Redic
Kise
Eope
Gaage
Allen
Mills and
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Renfrew
T. J. Black
Black
Nanos
Salen
Ottawa Bill Aims to Unite Fishing Vessels
Ottawa on March 5 saw Minister Tapper push a bill in Parliament to address the status of United fishing vessels. The measure seeks to standardize recognition and treatment across fleets amid ongoing maritime policy debates.
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Ont
Tapper
Pareae United
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