Last Rites for Ex-Governor Altgeld Held in Chicago
The funeral of John P Altgeld was held at his Springfield home with Rev Frank Crane preaching and Clarence Darrow delivering the address. Cook County judges attended. Interment planned for Sunday and a public library viewing to follow. The capitol and state buildings closed during the chicago funeral hour.
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March gale batters Indiana. widespread damage reported
A powerful March gale swept Indiana causing telegraph and telephone outages centered on Indianapolis. Widespread damage included wrecked machinery, unroofed buildings in North Marion and West Marion, blown shade trees and outhouses, and about seventy five derricks in the oil fields wrecked, halting pumps and wells and inflicting heavy losses on operators.
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Wolseley to Start for Cape Town Amid War Gossip
London March 14 reports Field Marshal Lord Wolseley will depart for Cape Town tomorrow. Officials deny a public mission but rumors tie the trip to the wartime situation. Heilbron March 14 notes Commandant Ment and Boers breached Gottenburg’s block house line last night with one vet killed. In pursuit of Mentz, the British captured 30 Boers.
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Postal Service Bill Passes House with Rural Delivery Struck
Washington March 14 The post office appropriation bill passed the house after the rural free delivery service item was struck out and provisions to classify rural free delivery as it passed the house were substituted.
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Envo ys of the Boers Arrive in Chicago
Boers Wolmarans and Wessels arrive in Chicago with Montague White to confer with Chicago Transvaal league officers. Meanwhile in Grand Rapids investigators press the Ada Klump death mystery as Deputy Greenley questions Postmus about the Lowell case and Klump's final visit.
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Mich
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Greenley
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Bryan at Capitol and Cuban reciprocity debate stir Washington
William J. Bryan’s Capitol visit draws crowded informal levees with Speaker Henderson and lawmakers from both parties. Cochran’s pro-Bee Hay speech riles supporters as debate on Cuban reciprocity continues, with a framed compromise by conference diversions and a new five-member panel planned.
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Grosvenor
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Rodenberg Resigns to Reenter Politics
Washington March 14 William Rodenburg of East St Louis today submitted to President Roosevelt his resignation as a member of the United States civil service to take effect April 1 Rodenberg who formerly represented the 21st Illinois district in Congress will reenter politics
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Illinois Party Missed Telegram Delays Roosevelt Meeting
Washington March 14 After delays and a misrouted telegram Gov Yates Illinois party arrived in Washington but most members missed a planned White House audience with President Roosevelt. Only two colonels met the President while 50 others wandered Capitol corridors and sights. The party rode trains, carriages, and trains again, then gathered at 2:50 PM for a late reception. The lone successful greeting came when Roosevelt welcomed Yates and his few aides. The rest departed for Cincinnati at midnight.
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Boston Strike Ends Tentatively as Governor Seeks Settlement
Longshoremen and freight handlers renew the strike in Boston after resistance to rehiring. Governor Crane, Mayor Collins, and labor leaders meet at the statehouse to craft a settlement plan. A seven member committee is formed to negotiate rules with railroads and ship lines. About 20,000 workers idle as talks proceed.
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Democratic lawmakers call for committee cable to discuss Boer War policy
Democratic members sign a petition circulating to urge Representative Hay to convene a caucus on March 19 to shape a policy on the Boer War. Also in Tabor Iowa Rev William J Sallivan of Bridgeport Conn elected president of Tabor College trustees meeting.
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Conn
Secretary Shaw Probes Baggage Search Abuses at Wharf
Secretary Shaw continues gathering replies to his inquiry into abuses in travelers baggage inspections at steamship wharves. He cites merchant controls as a model and notes varied passenger interpretations of the law, with inspectors vulnerable to concealment and bribery. Governor Odell moves to take King's County sheriff’s office, while legal actions loom over Sheriff Guden’s papers.
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Customs Administration
Government to stop bond purchases tomorrow
Washington reports the secretary of the treasury will discontinue bond purchases at the close of office hours tomorrow. The move ends ongoing government finance activity and signals a shift in fiscal policy.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Sherman Attacks Yates Aid With Political Cat Tale
Chicago March 14 Lawrence Y Sherman speaker of the house accused the Yates administration of political use of state charitable and educational institutions. He mocked the administration with a bootjack anecdote and warned against hit cats while denouncing tax misallocation, park system critique, and alleged inefficiency in state asylums. He asserted limits on legislature over municipal matters and called for reform in public affairs. Fort Wayne and Boonville items follow with unrelated weather and politics notes.
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Lawrence Orman
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MAY GAG STUDENTS IN ANN ARBOR
A town battle over student order in Ann Arbor shows tensions as police crack down on disturbances. A reported incident on Fuller street led to a man paying 33.58 in costs after a domestic dispute. Three students faced 10.38 costs each for a straying patrol. The city seeks quiet as it tightens controls.
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School of Music
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Philadely
Royal Visit to Ireland Canceled by Cabinet Advice
London reports the proposed royal visit to Ireland this year is canceled following cabinet guidance. Reasons cited include coronation obligations delaying the tour until autumn, fear of provocative demonstrations amid Irish Nationalist agitation, and warnings from Catholic leaders that the king should not visit soon after his accession and his stance against Catholic doctrines in England.
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Approval of Danish West Indies sale by lower house
The Danish lower house votes 85 to 7 to approve the treaty selling the Danish West Indies to the United States the measure now goes to the upper house. Also notes Milwaukee rail work to depress tracks in Eighteenth ward at a $3 million cost, completion due January 1, 1904. James Dick the Rubber King dies leaving £100,000 to workers and charities with other legacies to employer, charity.
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