Michigan Good Roads Convention Forms State League
At Lansing the Good Roads Convention drew over 150 delegates to found the Michigan League of Good Roads. Gov. Rich opened, Roy Stone sent a supportive letter, and William L. Webber was named president with Francis Hodgeman secretary. A permanent state organization, its goals and structure were outlined, elections held, and a $35 collection taken.
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Michigan
Lansing
Rich
Good Roads Congress
Atlanta
Gov. Rich
Roy Stone
Good Roads Bureau
U. S. Department of Agriculture
National Highway Commission
William L. Webber
Saginaw
Francis Hodgeman
Climax
Webber
New York
Massachusetts
League of Good Roads
State League
League
Wm. J. Webber
Wm. Appleton
E. M. Hopkins
John McVicar
Detroit
C. V. Deland
Jackson
Silas
S. Bailey
Grand Rapids
Dallas J. Dort
Flint
G. W. Howe
Port Huron
C. H. Peters
Wm. Carpenter
Muskegon
Wm. Crosby
Harbor Springs
Reuben Goodrich
Traverse City
Wm. Chandler
Sault Ste. Marie
Michigan News Roundup Shows Fires Fines and Fatalities
The Michigan items report fires destroying mills at Groesbeck Center Line and Genesee flats, a fatal runaway in Charlotte, a jail breaking cockfight dispute in Sault Ste. Marie, and various legal and civic incidents across multiple cities.
Three Children Die In Lambertville Fire
Theodore Rose, a farmer near Lambertville, left for work as his wife visited a relative 40 rods away. She locked the house with three children inside. From a window she saw the flames and rushed back, but the home was already a blazing inferno. Neighbors could not reach the children as the roof fell in. The victims were a 9 month old, a 2 year old, and a 5 year old.
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Theodore Rose
Lampbertville
Grooked Township Orders Fraud Convictions Reported
Ex clerk ex treasurer and ex highway commissioner of Nester township Roscommon county Alexander Robinson NT McDonald and RG Huntley found guilty of conspiracy in issuing fraudulent township orders. Huntley and Robinson received two years and McDonald 15 months at Ionia house of correction. Large circulation estimated at 50000 with 17000 proven. Fourth officer ex supervisor jailed in Jackson for cattle stealing awaiting future prosecution.
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Nester Township
Roscommon County
Alexander Robinson
N.T. McDonald
R. G. Huntley
Huntley
Robinson
McDonald
Ionia House of Correction
Michigan
Roscomzanon County
Jackson
Saloon Revolver Incident Ends With Fatal Wounding
In Calumet Frank Hahn brandished a revolver and was shot by his wife who took the weapon from him. Hahn died from the wound after being handed the gun. Milton Miller from Flint attempted suicide by poison and collapsed on his mother's grave but was saved by a doctor summoned by his father. Edwin D. Gidley, 60, died of heart disease after a meeting at Grand Rapids M C A. his sister-in-law Mrs. Frank Smith of Brighton also died of heart disease later at the depot.
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Ann Arbor
Azalia
Supt
Phillips
Vicksburg
White Pigeon
Plowman
Kalamazoo
Julius Radke
Grand Rapids
Law and Order League of
Sault Ste. Marie
Arnot
Geo. P. Pummer
Holland
Lansing
Chicago
Genesee Flats
Utica
N. Y
Henry Lange
Gladwin
Kala
Annie H. Marsh
U. of M
Greeley
Colo
Medical College
Denver
Hudson & Johnson
Stevensville
Walter M. Strong
Bancroft
Texas
J. E. Miller
Strong
Milton Miller
Flint
Goodrich
Calumet
Frank Hahn
Hahn
H. Carew & Sons
Detroit
Edwin D. Gidley
Prank Smith
Brighton
Rise of Terror in Italy After Adowa Defeat
The ministry resigns and Premier Crispi says it is accepted by the king as crowds cry down with the government. Riots spike in Milan Florence Turin and other towns as reserves mobilize and police falter amid arson, beatings, and torchlight demonstrations. Baratieri faces court martial over the Adowa disaster with Baldissera taking command in Massowari.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Crispi
Monte Citorio
Baratieri
Italy
Adora
Milan
Florence
Turin
Coma
Lodi
Verona
Parma
Naples
Venice
Palermo
Adowa
Menelek
Abyssinia
Makelek
Menciek
Garatieri
Tigre
Arimondi
Albertone
Arimondis
Hara
Cabormida
Artieri
Baldissera
Massowari
Bartieri
National Lumber Dealers Convene in Saginaw Meeting
The fourth annual National Lumber Dealers association session in Saginaw heard calls to end vessel discrimination against shippers and high insurance rates. The group, from 40 to 219 members with $45 million capital and $110 million annual business, elected Betts, Seathherd, Estabrook, Tuxbury, and Clarke to top posts.
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National Lumber Dealers’ Convention
National Lumber Dealers’ Association
Saginaw
Clark
Charles M. Betts
Philadelphia
J. N. Seathherd
Buffalo
John S. Estabrook
A. C. Tuxbury
Onawandas
H. M. Clarke
New York
Indiana Senator Proposes Lake Michigan Canal Link
Senator Turpie introduces a congressional resolution for a ship canal connecting Lake Michigan with the Wabash river in Indiana. English sympathizers in the U S meet in London and urge a permanent U S Great Britain arbitration treaty. New England floods after storms cause over $2,000,000 in losses and six deaths, plus broader industrial suspensions.
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Turpie
Indiana
Congress
Lake Michigan
Wabash River
United States
London
Great Britain
New England
Spain Offers Reparation for U S Consulate Attack
Spain pledges compensation to the United States for the Barcelona consulate assault and promises protection for American visitors and residents across the country. The move follows the incident and aims to reassure travelers and expatriates.
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Spain
Spain Moves Quickly to Protect Americans in Barcelona
The Spanish cabinet acted promptly after mob violence at the U S consulate in Barcelona. De Lome reported Spain would shield Americans and American interests, while Madrid pressed the United States to disavow its Senate action. Secretary Olney’s plan includes a strong U S naval presence as a precaution.
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Washington
United States
Barcelona
Olney
de Lome
U. S
Spain
Legation
Madrid
Senate
Secretary of the Navy
Marquis of Tomillas
trans-Atlantic Company
Bermuda
New York Bay
Cuba
S. R. Mallory
U.S. Revenue
Port Tampa
Fla
Senor Elduayon
Duke of Tetuaon
Marshal Martinez de Campos
Camipos
Uncle Sam
St. Washington
Herbert Bowen
Lodge
Massachusetts
Confederacy
Sumter
Russia Threatens War Over Korea in Editorial
The Novosti editorial warns that Russia will keep Korea independent but may occupy the peninsula if Japan persists in intrigue, threatening war if Korea is pursued. Separately Yale student Robt Morrall is jailed for currency alteration and attempted self harm in Port Huron. Attorney General Maynard rules anti fusion law applies to local and state elections, and the 1893 women's suffrage for school and local polls is unconstitutional.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
The
Novosti
Korea
Japan
Robt. Morrall
Yale
Port Huron
United States
Atty
Gen
Maynard
Supreme Court
Senate and House Debate Civil Service and Cuban Resolutions
The Senate on its seventieth to seventy-second day examined the Cuban resolutions, naval enlistment funding, and pension reforms. The House debated the legislative appropriation bill and approved an abolition of the fee system for U.S. attorneys and marshals while moving to the post office appropriation bill, including pension payment reforms to end cash payments.
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Senate
Allen
Neb
U.S
Sherman
To Houses
House
Committee On Foreign Relations
Gorman
Dupont
Delaware
Messrs
Morgan and
Ledge
Frye
Dinzley
Hovusi
Chandler
Cuba
Bat
Spain
Hawley
United States
Bupont
Gallinger
Pensions Committee
Tne
U S
Cleveland
Hartman
Mont
Presbyterian Home Mission
New York
Hitt
Illinois
Adams
Pennsylvania
Creary
Kentucky
Senate Committee
Rebels Routed in Nicaragua Battle Near Leon
Advices recount six hours of combat at Matearis and Nagarote where government forces under Generals Paiz and Estrada defeated Ortiz’s rebels. A rebel naval vessel was sunk, the town of Momotombo burned, and about 500 rebels killed or wounded while government losses reached around 300. The rebels retreated toward Leon as cathedrals burned and forts occupied ruins.
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Nicaragua
Managua
Momotombo
D. J. Perry
Chicago
Weyser
Matearis
Nagarote
Paiz
Estrada
Ortiz
la Paz
Leon
City
Mexico
Central America
United States
Guatemala
Rumors and Deaths Stir Public Mentions Across Regions
A Havana rumor of Weyler’s resignation is denied. Gov. Greenhalge dies in Lowell after brief illness. British troops kill nearly 200 Moo rab fanatics near Madras. Public debt stands at 5 937 067 473 on March 1, down February. Author Charles Carlton Coffin dies at 73 in Brookline Conn. Ex President Harrison to marry Miss Dimmick April 6 in New York. Armenian massacre reports from Moosh district and five Armenians killed at Kirchei Angora.
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Havana
Weyler
Gov. Greenhalge
Massachusetts
Lowell
Madras
India
Charles Carlton Coffin
Brookline
Conn
Harrison
Miss Dimmick
St. Thomas Church
New York City
Moosh
Kirchei
Angora
Britain and Venezuela Move Toward Direct Talks Over Yuruan Dispute
A Washington dispatch reports Sir Julian Pauncefote and Senor Andrade have opened direct talks to settle the Yuruan incident over a British police official arrest and flag removal. Relations, long severed, may resume as Britain drops indemnity from the boundary question. Venezuela opposes treating the Yuruan case as separate and awaits arbitration results.
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Washington
Julian Pauncefote
Senor Andrade
Venezuela
Great Britain
Caracas
England
Forecast Summary of British Claims in Venezuela Disputed
The St James Gazette previews a blue book on the Venezuela situation with archival extracts from Holland Spain and earlier explorations. It argues Britain holds valid title to the Essequibo west bank and that Dutch overreach and Spanish protests shape the dispute, noting Dutch possession of Guiana coastlines and Cuyuni valley tensions.
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London
St. James Gazette
Venezuela
Holland
Spain
Orellana
Amazon
Martinez
Orinoco
Diego de Ordaz
Essequibo
Guiana
Frederick Pollock
Holand
Cuyuni Valley
States General
Cuquini
Cleveland Opposes Cuban Recognition Resolutions
A Washington correspondent notes the President and his cabinet oppose resolutions recognizing the Cuban insurgents as belligerents and oppose declaring Cuban independence. They sympathize with Cuban self-government but will adhere to established U S policy from prior Cuban uprisings.
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Clevaland
Washington
Guba
Italy Sues For Peace With Abyssinia King Menelik
A Rome dispatch says King Humbert orders Signor Franzoi to seek an honorable peace with Abyssinia and Negus Menelik. The mission aims to end hostilities and restore stability to the region.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Upholds Holmes Death Sentence
The Pennsylvania high court overruled all assignments of error in the case of Ti. G W. Holmes who was condemned to die for the murder of Benjamin F. Pitezel and affirmed the lower court judgment, meaning Holmes will hang.
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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
G W. Holmes
Benjamin F. Pitezel
Holmes
Ballington Booth plans new independent army movement
The Booths announce a new army effort independent of the Salvation Army and vow not to fight or rely on it. The article notes a statue unveiling controversy at the U S Capitol with Fr. Marquette and describes its covering removal by Judge J W Dasey of Wisconsin and Signor Trentanove without ceremony.
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Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
Fr. Marquette
Capitol
Washington
A. BP. A
J. W. Dasey
Wisconsin
Signor Trentanove
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Fr. McGlaughlin
Benton Harbor
Arthur Baker
State Board of Pharmacy
Star Island
St. Clair Flats
Detroit Opera House
Australia
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Michigan Trust Co
R. G. Peters Salt & Lumber Co
Mr. Peters
F&ane
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Geo. Silvernail
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