Chicago Robbers Lock Victims In Chests For Safe Escape
Potosi Journal notes Chicago criminals not satisfied with stealing cash restrain victims in chests to prevent escape. Two Chicago men who bought a lake with iron ore are seeking a Wisconsin cousin who secured an option on the Masonic temple. Spring signs appear with Nome boom rumors from Pacific ports and Alaska and Yukon gold, yet no clear path to wealth as treasure remains hard won.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Masonic Temple
Pacific
Alaska
Yukon
Lumber Association Urges Forest Preservation By Law
The National Wholesale Lumber Dealers' association adopted a resolution in Chicago urging forest protection by legislation. It warned that without action lumber prices will rise yearly due to pine scarcity.
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National Wholesale Lumber Dealers’ Association
Chicago
Rhode Island Advances Two Year Residency for Divorce
Rhode Island has amended statutes to require two years of residence before filing for divorce. The change aims to curb lax practices and reduce influx of New York residents seeking to evade conjugal obligations.
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Rhode Island
New York
Polar glacier will someday melt earth. author says
Leon Lewis of Winsted Conn, a noted science writer, argues a polar glacier 3000 miles across and similarly thick will eventually break and melt, delaying the Earth and starting in South Africa. He notes the glacier is presently growing and strengthening.
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Leon Lewis
Winsted, Conn
South Pole
South Africa
Viceroy Yuan plans Chinese newspaper to spread western ideas
Viceroy Yuan of Che-Lee province China announces intent to start a newspaper in Tien-tsin to introduce western civilization and enlighten the people. He claims print is the best way to address the Chinese problem and cites ink as a civilizing force.
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Yuan
Che- Lee
China
Tientsin
Eldest senators sit in front row in Democratic chamber
Four of the oldest men in the senate occupy seats 11 12 1 and 14 in the front row on the Democratic side. Alabama's Mr. Trettus and Mr. Morgan and Missouri's Mr. Cockbredt and Mr. West are named. Senator Pettus, having just passed his eightieth birthday, is considered the father of the upper house.
Filipino General Apueda Kahabogam Captured in Lagnon
The War Department reports the capture of General Apueda Kahabogam in Lagnon. A veteran of six years opposing Spaniards and Americans, she commanded 500 to 660 bolomen and led Filipino forces with apparent prominence.
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War Department
Lagnon
Apueda Kahabogam
Photographer Th Jorgensen with Mohenzollern voyage
Vrince Wenry compiles a pictorial history of a recent visit. An official photographer, Th Jorgensen, master at arms aboard the royal yacht Mohenzollern, accompanies the prince and carries several fine photographic outfits as he captures scenes of interest.
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Vrince Wenry
Th. Jorgensen
Mohenzollern
Maine Cuts Fees to Lure Big Corporations
Maine plans to attract corporations by drastically lowering incorporation costs, charging only 50 dollars to form a million-dollar company. The move mirrors New Jersey’s high charges, which were cited as a model. The policy aims to move business birthplaces to Maine and could reshape state revenues.
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Maine
Jersey
New Jersey
Indians in Oklahoma press land division plan for salary and land
The Kansas Indians in Oklahoma propose dissolving tribal organization in exchange for a per capita share of land reserves and tribal funds. They seek about 445 acres per person and $860 each, tax exemptions for 20 years, a public school fund, and a price for adopting civilized habits.
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Oklahoma
Ipswich Mourns Longtime Lightkeeper Captain Ellsworth
Captain Benjamin Ellsworth, Ipswich's oldest lightkeeper, died recently. Appointed by Abraham Lincoln in 1861, he served 41 years guarding the North Shore range lights. He never failed to check the machinery during nocturnal wakeups to ensure mariners stayed guided.
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Ipswich
Massachusetts
Benjamin Ellsworth
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Wendell Phillips Anticipates Telegraphs at Boston Festival
July 25 1665 Wendell Phillips address to Boston school children at their seventy second annual festival. He predicts a wireless two way telegraph within 40 years a notion then regarded as fanciful. By 1905 messages could circle the globe one way at a time.
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Wendell Phillips
Boston
Irish Evictions Rise as Old Issue Returns to Politics
The text warns that evictions of Irish tenants are swelling to levels seen when the Irish question dominated British politics. It notes the land purchase debate ahead and suggests recent evictions will increase Irish sentiment against the British government. It adds that after the Boer War and reconstruction topics, the Irish problem will reemerge, with leaders gearing up for a volatile confrontation.
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Ireland
Congress Roundup Showcases Currents in 57th Session
A weekly summary from Washington covers the Senate ratifying the Hague wartime conduct convention, approving the maritime hospital funding for Savannah, and a Missouri River bridge project at South Omaha. It notes ship subsidy debate, an omnibus statehood plan for Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma, and extensive private pension passage in the House.
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United States
Senate
Morgin
House
Crumpacker
Foraker
United States Senate
McLaurin
Harris
Committee On Territories
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Ith
Savannah
Missouri River
South Omaha
Nev
Roosevelt appoints Crowninshield rear admiral successor
President Roosevelt names Capt Arent Schuyler Crowninshield to the rank of rear admiral amid a flurry of high level appointments. The War Department rejects General Miles request to be sent to the Philippines while Frank P. Sargent is offered the post of commissioner general of immigration.
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Gen. Miles
Philippines
War Department
Immigration
Frank P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Lovemelive Firemen
Roosevelt Luis
Capt
Arent Schuyler Crowninshield
United States Business and Society Briefs in Seven Days
During the seven days ending the thapgre there were 252 business failures in the United States, down from 176 the prior week and 200 a year earlier. The Boston strike hindered Massachusetts trade, yet other regions prospered with large orders for spring roads. A New York banking meeting formed a national money order concern to rival express services and government. Notable events include Rupert Fritz’s ruin after stealing silver souvenirs from the Meteor launch lunch, A.R. Peacock moving his family to New York for safety amid a kidnapping threat, a Bayonne earthquake felt as the fourth in a month, Belamy Storer’s 90 days’ leave arriving in New York, a fire at Denbigh Hall dormitory in Tiryn Mawr causing $150,000 in losses, the burning of John Chadwick’s stables with 12 horses dead, J. J. O’Connell leaping into the Niagara River and going over the falls, and a drop in corn, iron and steel exports versus last year.
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United States
Toston
Mashichusetts
Rupert Fritz
New York
A. R. Peacock
Pittsburg
Bayonne
N. J
Belamy Storer
Spain
Denbigh
Tiryn Mawr Pa. College
John Chadwick
J. J. O'Connell
South Bend
Ind
Niagara Falls
Lincoln farm tax sale hidden Lincoln lineage site
At Lincoln City Indiana the old Lincoln farm will be sold for taxes where Abraham Lincoln's mother is buried on the property. Across Indiana and nearby states several incidents are noted including a derailed Nickel Plate passenger train near Knox with six injured, a public hanging in Mansfield Louisiana, and a fire destroying Winslow Illinois business houses. Geronimo to be freed from Fort Sill after years as a prisoner. A Chicago meat scandal reports thousands of crippled horses slaughtered for beef. A severe snowstorm cripples Canadian northwest and North Dakota rail traffic.
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Ind
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Knox
Mansfield
Washington
R. L. Taylor
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Til
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Ottawa
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Hoom
Indianapolis
Agen
Arbor Day Proclaimed in Nebraska by Governor
April 22 named Arbor day in Nebraska by Gov Savage. Ex Gov John P Altgeld buried at Graceland Chicago. Judge Martin Welker a congressman and former Ohio lieutenant governor dies in Wooster aged 83. D H Rose renominated for Milwaukee mayor. Flames devastate half of Campbell Nebraska.
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Guv Savage
Nebraska
Martin Welker
Ohio
Wooster
D. H. Rose
Milwaukee
Campbell
Neb
John BP. Altgeld
Graceland Cemetery
Chicago
Global events and Missouri notes in brief
The article reports varied items: British and colonial affairs with a king’s envoy to South Africa, a Buckingham Palace court, a Chinese reception in Peking, a deadly battle in Agua Dulce, and a retiring U.S. ambassador. It covers naval fires in Valparaiso, possible peace terms after Methuen’s release, empresses’ edicts, a wrecked Dominion steamer Tiber, and legislative debates in Washington. Missouri notes include politicians, elections, jailbreak capture, marriages, robberies, famine relief, railroad and post office figures, river accidents, mining fatalities, party dynamics, Rockefeller philanthropy, and local court cases.
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Worseles
South Africa
London
Buckingham Palace
Peking
Conger
Agua Dulce
Andrew JD. White
Germany
Valparaiso
Chile
Gen. Methuen
Delarey
Dritish
Doers
China
White Point Ledges
N.S
Dominion Coal Company
Minor News Items From Across The Nation
Joshua Wilbour dies in Dublin after consular trauma. John Daniell, a New York sergeant, hid his marriage for 34 years until his will disclosed it. Fort Niobrara Nebraska to host a health resort for invalid soldiers. Overland limited trains will gain telephone service in depots at Chicago Omaha and San Francisco. Post office halts fraud scheme to open cash registers without keys. Mrs. Catherine Soffel indicted on three counts for aiding the Biddles’ jail escape. Dressmakers union forming to shield workers from deadbeats. Chicago tenement owner sued for 25000 damages over sewer gas deaths and health injuries to Mrs. Metlinnis. Dr. Emil G. Mirsheh claims crucifixion a conspiracy by priests and Roman allies. Mrs. Huntington’s 260000 gift to Harvard medical school aids Rockefeller’s 1000000 contingent gift. Russia apologizes for attack on American sailors at Niuchaang. Vicksburg report calls clash serious. Lyman J. Gage elected to commerce climber board after NYS Trust presidency. Berlin doctor Ludwig Feinberg reports independent malignant organisms in cancer growths signaling diagnosis potential.
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United States
Dublin
Ireland
Aithutherford
John Daniell
New York
Fort Nialvara
Nebraska
Overland
Chicago
Omaha
San Francisco
Post Office Department
Catherine Soffel
Kittsbore
Comprisine
John Metlinnis
Emil G. Mirseh
Dews
Collis T. Huntington
Harvard Medical School
John D. Rockefeller
Russia
Niuchaang
Vicksburg
Lyman J. Gage
Treasury
United States Trust Company
New York City
Climber of Commerce
Berlin
Ludwig Feinberg
Death in the Blizzard Strikes Chicago and Dakotas
A blizzard across the Dakotas and midwest collapses trains while widespread deaths are feared. Louis Orlowski, 70, dies in St Paul from exposure amid three days of cold. Rail lines blocked, crews clearing drifts as Great Northern and Northern Pacific plan reopenings. Weather across Chicago Kansas Missouri reports severe cold with rising temps expected. stock losses and relief efforts noted.
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St. Paul
Minn
Louis Orlowski
Dakotas
North Dakota
Great Northern
Church's Ferry
S. D
Minot
Northern Pacific
Mandan
Fargo
Manitoba
Lormswept
NS. D
Dickinson
WN. B
Wireless Station Deal Reaches Satisfactory Phase
Ottawa March 15 The Dominion government and William Marconi have reached a satisfactory agreement for a wireless telegraph station at Cape Breton. The contract will be signed soon. Marconi departs to select a site for a high power station and wireless communication with Great Britain is expected by early June.
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Senate
Turton
Miahigam
Duke of Loubet
Paris Academy of Belles Lettres
Callege
France
Connaught
Ferees
Woos
Dahlin Castle
Maviy
Poole
Willian Miercont
Cape Breton
Briteain
Ith
Aml
Brussels Bay
International
Suivur
Segar
Appleton
Wis
Independence
Nas
Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
William Marconi
Conference of ministers backs return of Chinese government
Pekin on March 18 reports a conference of powers ministers endorsed the principle of restoring the Chinese government at Tien Tsin, reversing the military commanders. No transfer time yet fixed.
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Pekin
Ministers of the Powers
Tien Tsin
Repub caucus designates Lyons as house doorkeeper
Washington on March 15 a republican caucus selected F B Lyons of Cuba New York to serve as doorkeeper of the house succeeding the late Doorkeeper Glenn.
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Washington
F. B. Lyons
Cuba
New York
Glenn
Chaffee Signals Curb on Military Interference in Philippines
Washington reports Gen. Chaffee at Manila orders Iloilo brigade to avoid friction with civil authorities and restrict military action to cases allowed by the Philippine commission. The letter condemns unlawful arrests, urges discipline, and directs copies to all stations for strict adherence amid civil control shifts and habeas corpus limits.
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Washington
Philippines
Chaffee
Manila
Iloilo
Philippine Commission
United States
Army of
Heroic Tenant Fireside Rescue At Catherine Flats Fire
Chicago scene reports 24 families evacuated from Catherine flats Fortieth Street and Grand Boulevard after a Monday morning fire. Neighbors sheltered the cold occupants as valuables were lost. police officer Scanlon fell and broke a leg, while George Patton rescued three women by a makeshift rope before breaking an ankle. Total loss estimated at 60,000 dollars.
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Chicago
Catherine Flats
Fortieth Street
Grand Boulevard
St. Catherines
William Scanlon
George Patton
Patton
Italians Drown Crossing Illinois River in Skiff
Four Italians Barney Raimi Vincent Tate William Lingi and Ernest Cito attempted a midnight crossing of the Illinois river at Spring Valley. The skiff capsized in midstream and all but Cito drowned.
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Spring Valley
Barney Raimi
Vincent Tate
William Lingi
Ernest Cito
Illinois River
Cito
Explosion in Fairmont mine dust fails to injure
An explosion of mine dust at the new Central mines in Fairmont West Virginia occurred Monday morning. All miners escaped unharmed and there was only slight property damage.
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Fairmont
W. Va
New Central Mines
Tillie merchant blackmail suspect shot dead in trap
Lincoln Nebraska March 18 A Journal special from Leatrice Neb reports Williard Smith a 20 year old man who tried to blackmail a Tillie merchant was shot and killed Sunday night by one of four men hired to trap him.
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Lincoln
Neb
Leatrice
Williard Smith
Tillie
Hilds H. brood mare found dead at Jhorndels farm
Lexington Kentucky report states the famous brood mare Hilds H. was found dead in her paddock at Jhorndels farm on Sunday. The colt winner's death shocks horse racing circles and B. J. Johnstone farm rumored owner confirms loss.
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Lexington
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