Fiery Indianapolis Tragedy Claims Fifteen Firemen
A deadly blaze at Bowen Merrill & Co. book house in Indianapolis collapses the roof as fifteen firemen vanish in the ruins. Rescue efforts continue with ambulances and reporters aiding, while names of deceased and injured are listed amid a scene of grim horror. Colonel Samuel Merrill, a proprietor, is noted for his recent service as Consul General at Calcutta.
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Ixhasapouis
Bowen, Merrill & Co
George Faulkner
Ulysses Glazier
George Glenn
AL Huffman
Espey Storme
Charles Jenkinges
Andrew Chere
Thomas S. Burkhardt
Thomas A. Black
Antony Volz
Lew Rafert
Ma “Unry Woodruff
Burt
Arene Leech
Thomas Talentyee
William Longs
Streeay
Charles Jenkins
Swilliam Heinsley
Ohn Burkhart
Deck Lowrie
R Jones
Samuel Smerrill
Harrison
Calcutta
Bismarck Reportedly Resigns as Chancellor
A widely circulated report from BeRrurs March 17 claims Prince Bismarck has tendered his resignation to Emperor William. It notes Count Herbert Bismarck may resign too, with the Emperor reportedly accepting the Chancellor's resignation while a Cabinet meeting considered the position.
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BeRrurs
Prince Bismarck
The
Peror
Berlin
London
Count Herbert Bismarck
Emperor William
Cologne
Herbert Bismarck
Supreme Court Upholds Idaho Legislative Adjourment Ruling
The Supreme Court affirms Idaho territory judgments in a case over adjournment and post adjournment acts. It rejects mandamus to record adjournment and expunge laws passed after the sixty day limit and notes the separation of government powers without ruling on the legislature’s legality.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Supreme Court of the
Territory of Idaho
J. P. Clough
Council
Legislature of
Idaho
F. J. Curtis
A. J. Burkhardt
House of Representatives
C.H. Reed
Territory
Congress
Idaho Supreme Court
Vanderbilts Backed South Pennsylvania Sale Denied by Reading
Reading Railroad officers deny the Fulton county purchase of the South Pennsylvania Railroad was made for Reading at sheriff sale. The mortgage secured bonds, largely owned by the Vanderbilts, and the sale is viewed as a move to perfect title and settle litigation.
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Philadelphia
Reading Railroad Company
South Pennsylvania Railroad
Fulton County
Reading
George F. Baer
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Stabbed by a Woman Threatens Cincinnati Court Officer
A well-dressed woman at the Police Court attacked Chief Court Officer John Whitaker with a knife. Whitaker was slashed in about six places but not fatally harmed and declined to identify his assailant. Separations followed. the attacker fled.
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Cisckssati
John Whittaker
Whittaker
New York Officials Arrested in Grand Jury Indictments
The New York grand jury indicted and arrested three officials for receiving bribes as part of a larger probe of the sheriff's office. Mayor Grant was subpoenaed as a witness while Deputy Sheriff Patrick Fitzgerald and Deputy Sheriff Walsh faced charges. Open warrants and bail were set, with more indictments expected as the investigation continues.
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Grand Jury
Grant
District Attorney's Office
District Attorney’s Office
Tammany
St. Patrick’s Day
Carson Rhoades
Foreman Rhoades
Clerk Penney
Martine
Mr. Lindsay
Byrnes
Lindsay
Reilly
Public Works
Bernard F. Martin
Grady and
Plunkitt
Gibbs
Martin
Goldenith
Firmald
Barney Martin
Emanuel Mendelsohn
Fitzgerald
Flack
John Olean
Moses Forts
Olean
Gargland Freell
Philip D. Walsh
Sheriffs Office
Iegister
Walsh
Grand jury targets Mayor Grant over large bonds
The grand jury contends amounts over $20 000 were handled under Mayor Grants charge and his under sheriff with the mayor facing partial responsibility in cases like the Francklyn matter where 3 000 000 was at stake. Subpoenas have been issued for Mayor Grant his under sheriff John B Sexton and several former deputies.
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Mayor Grant
Grand Jury
Grant
John B. Sexton
Pleas for Mercy Before Board of Pardons
Hamerspoue March 17 In the list before the Board of Pardons is William H. Smith of Pittsburg slated for execution April 9. Letters urge commutation to life from Judge White and others, citing provocation, social position, and public safety.
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Hamerspoue
Board of Pardons
William H. Smith
Pittsburg
Judge White
W. H. Smith
Hhis
BP. C. Esox
William ©. Moreland
J. O. Brown
Department of Public Safety
McCaslin
Franklin
Beaver
A. V. Chessrown
McCallin
Nicely Brothers
Umsberger
Somerset
Democratic Leaders Meet for State Nomination Conference
A Philadelphia meeting of Democratic state and local leaders will convene to agree on candidates for upcoming State offices. Attendees include ex-Congressman William L. Scott of Erie, ex-State Senator Robert P. Allen of Lycoming, T Kirk White of York, and ex-Senator William A. Wallace and Benjamin F. Meyers of Harrisburg, who were en route from Harrisburg.
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Philadelphia
William L. Scott
Erie County
Bellevue Hotel
Robert P. Allen
Lycoming County
Continental Hotel
T. Kirk White
York County
Girard House
United States
William A. Wallace
Benjamin F. Meyers
Harrisburg
Creditors Meet Over Raeder Glue Company Affairs
About 20 creditors, mostly New Yorkers, met at the Astor House to review the wrecked Raeder Glue Company. N. P. Rider of Boston was elected chairman. A three member committee was appointed to report on the company’s status at a second meeting set for April 1 at the Astor House.
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New York
Raeder Glue Company
Astor House
N. P. Rider
Boston
Rider
Peddling Rules Upheld by Supreme Court in Gardner Case
The Supreme Court upheld peddling regulations in Commonwealth v Gardner from Schuylkill County. Judge Williams states the laws target the sale method, not the right to acquire goods, affirming the lower court conviction.
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Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Williams
The
Commonwealth
Gardner
Schuylkill County
Gouda
Ower
Striking Dockmen Riot in Liverpool March
Thirty thousand strikers marched through Liverpool amid constant disorder as dockers rioted to protest owners. The magistracy called in the military to preserve peace. MP Charles Venwick, of Wansbeck, rejects the owners' committee.
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Liverpool
Charles Venwick
Wansbeck
Northumberland
Northumberland Miners’ Association
Fire Destroys Norwood Livery Stable and Homes
A blaze in Norwood Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati, wiped out the livery stable owned by L G Joyce, the blacksmith shop and Gerdes dwelling, and Littleton's residence. All horses perished. Losses run to about 20 000 with half insured. Authorities suspect two tramps sleeping in the stable sparked the fire. the hostler narrowly escaped.
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CiscixNati
Norwood
Cincinnati
L. G. Joyce
Gerdes
Littleton
Probe on Contract Laborers at Castle Garden Sparks Debate
Reported admission of hundreds of laborers under contract to the United States draws sharp talk in Congress. Leaders Bayne and Dalzell comment on enforcement gaps while Treasury officials flag lax provisions and urge tighter border controls to curb contract labor and protect immigration law.
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United States
Bayne
Dalzell
Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Castle Garden
Congress
John Daizell
America
Committee On Ways and Means
New York
Treasury Department
Uncle Sam
Stephenson
Aller
Unpleasant Senate Feud Forces Two Senators to Quit Immigration Panel
A staff correspondent reports a tiff among Senators Chandler Call and George over record vilifications. Chandler chairs the immigration committee. Call and George resign to avoid ongoing friction, seeking new assignments away from the same panel.
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Senate
Chandler
New Hampshire
Call
Florida
George
Mississippi
Messrs
Cull
Committee On Immigration
Unclear Phrase on Assignments and Personal Encounters
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss assignments and a hoped for grant or avoidance of a personal encounter. No identifiable people, places, or organizations are stated.
Ways and Means Committee Agrees on Sugar Schedule
Washington March 17 Republican members of the Ways and Means Committee reach an agreement on the sugar schedule. Raw sugar under 16 Dutch standard dutiable at 35 percent ad valorem, refined sugar above 16 at 40 percent ad valorem. Overall duty cuts exceed 50 percent for most grades, revenue falls from 28 million to 25 million, no bounty provided. Duty tied to value, not weight. Refiner share only 5 percent higher.
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Washington
Repubblican
Ways and Means Committee
Improving Erie Harbor Adequate dredge and breakwater repairs urged
Captain Mann, United States Engineer in charge of Lake Erie work, told the River and Harbor Committee that $50,000 is needed to dredge Erie harbor for deep draft vessels. He also asked for $73,000 to repair and enlarge the breakwater damaged by recent storms.
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Washington
Mann
United States
Lake Erie
River and Harbor Committee
House
Erie Harbor
McCalla Court of Inquiry Hears Cruelty Claims At Sea
Testimony details cruelty aboard the Enterprise during Christmas and at Stettin and St Petersburg. Seaman says officers interfered with duty and many men were punished in irons or straightjackets. Witnesses recount salt water treatment and mutinous acts as the court probes Navy conduct.
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McCalla
Calkins
Walker
Stettin
Oz Sunblad
Jack of
Enterprise
Gustavus Scustarvingen
St. Petersburg
Ingersoll
Widow's suit filed over Nottingham mine disaster damages
Widows of eight men killed in the Nottingham mine gas explosion sue Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company for 100000 dollars claiming criminal negligence in lack of ventilation. The disaster, one of the worst in the region, roasted victims with gas before removal. Company officials had recently changed mine bosses amid alleged ignorance of workings.
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Wilkesbarree
Nottingham
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Allentown Opens Its Allentown Terminal Railroad
In a landmark event for Allentown railroading the Allentown Terminal Railroad opens. Begun fall 1888, it is owned jointly by Jersey Central and the Philadelphia and Reading Railroads. The three mile line includes a double tracked main and bridges costing about $200,000 with total expenditure near $500,000.
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Jersey Central
Philadelphia
Reading
Union
Old Gabriel, California’s 150-Year-Old Reaches End
San Francisco reports Old Gabriel died at Salina County Hospital. Born around 1740, he lived about 150 years, believed to be alive when Franciscan missionaries arrived in California. He led a peaceful life and left numerous descendants, none of whom survive today.
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San Francisco
Gabriel
Salina
California
Landslide danger prompts warnings after two deaths
Report from Troy New York on March 17 notes a second, larger landslide risk at Warren's Hill after Saturday's collapse killed three. A new opening is found in the 200 foot high bank cracked 150 feet along its crest. Residents warned. some have evacuated while others stay.
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Troy
Warren's Hill
Proud of the Duke's Conduct
Capiz March 17 The Comte de Paris telegraphs approval of the Duc d Orleans noting pride in his conduct and expressing regret at not being able to embrace him in person.
Ex Governor Foster Sees South as Investment Risk in Tariff Fight
Ex Governor Charles Foster of Ohio returns from the South claiming coal and iron lands could be developed with less capital than in the North. He cites Senator Joe Brown’s convict labor in Georgia, arguing it undercuts northern competition and influences Southern politics on protection versus free trade. He urges electing protectionists to Congress to attract northern capital.
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Foster
Ohio
Dispatch
New York
Charles Foster
Fifth Avenue
Tennessee
Georgia
Joe Brown
Chattanooga
Senator Brown
North
South
Congress
New England Iron Men Seek Tariff Reduction
Petitioners including 24 Republicans and 2 Democrats urged Congress to cut pig iron scrap iron and scrap steel duties to 24 percent and to grant free iron ore coal and coke. Andrew Carnegie supported a revision seen as protecting New England’s iron industry. over 600 signers from major firms joined the effort.
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Mosenhoectts
New England
Andrew Carnegie
Pennsylvania
Peleg McFarlin
Horace P. Tobey
Ind
Albert Clarke
Home Market Club
Congress
Partial Victory for Stone in County Delegate Election
Gettysburg March 17 There is strong sentiment for Stone for Governor in this county. The Republican County Convention chose delegates Thorne and Lower who were uninstructed and not for Dela mater, leaving room for Stone to gain the Adams county delegation.
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Stone
Delamater
Messrs
Thorne
Lower
Adama County
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