President Roosevelt Delays East Tour for Laryngitis
President Roosevelt contracted flu related laryngitis after an illness and will postpone his cross country tour. Surgeon General Rix and throat specialist Dr J J Richardson advise treatment and expect the May start instead of March as he plans to deliver many speeches with his throat in good condition.
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Crippe
Roosevelt
Rixe
J. J. Richardson
Washington
Richardson
Explosive Blast at Fort Lafayette Kills Four Workmen
A navy magazine at Fort Lafayette on Long Island exploded causing four worker fatalities and six injuries. The fort at the Narrows suffered little property damage. The cause remains unknown as a board of navy officers goes to investigate the incident.
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New York
Navy
Fort Lafayette
Long Island
Narrows
Navy Yard
Bandits Rob an Electric Car on Los Angeles Line
Two unmasked men held up the Los Angeles Pasadena electric line near Los Angeles capturing thirty two passengers. About $600 in cash and jewelry was taken under threat of revolvers. The car was held ten minutes before the robbers vanished into darkness.
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Los Angeles
Boy Killed at Play Near Westland Indiana
Elmer Young a 13 year old son of a local farmer near Westland Indiana died after a yard collision at Blue River township graded school. He was knocked down hit his head on the cement walk and later became sick dying that night.
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Elmer Young
Westland
Ind
Blue River Township
Young
Sanitarium Building Burned Near Cosecob Conn
A large sanitarium northwest of Cosecob, Conn previously owned by Bill Tweed narrowly escaped total destruction by fire. The gymnasium, barn and carriage house burned, the main building was saved, with a loss of about $6,000. Several patients were frightened but there was no panic.
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Burne
Ardendale
Piiles
Cosecob
Conn
Bill Tweed
Roosevelt Threatens Senate Session Over Treaties
President Roosevelt warned senators that he will convene an extra ordinary session of the Senate of the fifty eighth Congress unless the Panama canal and the Cuban reciprocity treaties are ratified at the present session. He delivered the declaration emphatically and unequivocally to several senators.
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Roosevelt
Senate
Fatal Fire Destroys Fountain Square Theatre in Springfield
Four men were buried in the ruins after a basement fire at the Fountain Square Theatre building in Springfield Ohio owned by Ross Mitchell. Eight other buildings were gutted and the new M C A building, dedicated a year ago, burned down. The cost was $90 000 and insurance was $45 000.
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Springfield
Ohio
Fountain Square Theatre
Ross Mitchell
City of Clifton Burns On Tennessee River
River steamer City of Clifton burned to the water line at Clifton Tennessee. Loss listed as 43000 with partial insurance. No lives were lost. The vessel served as a packet on the Tennessee River owned by the St. Louis and Tennessee River Packet Company.
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Clifton
Tenn
Tennessee River
St. Louis and
Tennessee River Packet Company
Taft Offer Accepted for Manila Prosecutor Post
Former Michigan state Senator C. H. Smith of Jackson has wired Washington his acceptance of Governor Taft's offer to serve as Prosecuting Attorney at Manila. The tender of the position came from Taft.
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Taft
C. H. Smith
Jackson, Mich
Washington
Manila
Germany Venezuela diplomatic relations renewed
Official notice announces renewal of diplomatic relations between Germany and Venezuela. New minister Herr Peildram will sail for Caracas immediately to assume duties.
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Berlin
Germany
Venezuela
Herr Peildram
Caracas
Coming Attractions at Temple Fort Wayne Week of March 2
The Temple Theatre Fort Wayne Indiana announces the King Dramatic Company schedule for the week of March 2 with performances including San Toy on March 4 Mrs Patrick Campbell on March 9 and other showings planned beginning March 2.
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Ediat of Coming Attractions
Temple
Fort Wayne
Ind
King Dramatic Co
San Toy
Patrick Campbell
Union Leader Declines Big Offer for Campaign Work
John Altall of the Mine Workers Union cancels an engagement with the Chautauqua bureau set for this year. He will not take the twenty figures at $200 per night to focus on a vigorous campaign in the interest of mine workers.
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John Altall
Mine Workers’ Union
Chautaugus Bureau
Ten Thousand Cloakmakers Win in New Row
Ten thousand cloakmakers gain a notable victory in a municipal dispute. The outcome solidifies labor action amid industry shifts, with local officials observing the swirling implications for workers and employers alike.
Smallpox Epidemic Sweeps United States Officials Warn of Spread
Dr Heman Spalding of Chicago declares smallpox widespread with 50 000 estimated cases and high death rates. Chicago reports eighty two cases this year with twelve deaths, vaccination scars questioned, and alerts to repeated vaccination as protection.
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United. States
Heman Spalding
Chicago Health Department
Chicago
Health Department
San Francisco
Minois
Iewa
Nine Killed as Train Hits Newark High School Trolley
A Delaware, Lackawanna and Western train struck a North Jersey Street Railway trolley carrying Newark high school pupils. Nine people, mostly young women, died and about fifteen were injured as mutilated bodies lay scattered. The crash occurred on a crowded early morning run between S and £ o'clock five mornings a week.
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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Newark
N. J
North Jersey Street Railway Company
Pope excommunicates voices seeking national church in Philippines
The Pope excommunicates persons pursuing a national church in the Philippines. A census shows smaller New York churches draw higher attendance relative to membership. Protestant Christendom seeks practical church unity with renewed earnestness since the Reformation. The Boston Baptist congress debates baptism as church membership. Reverend Eugene McDonald is mentioned in discussion.
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Philippines
Parker
City Temple
Mackay Smith
Protestant Episcopal Church of
Philadelphia
New York City
Baptist Congress
Boston
Eugene ‘McDonald
Congressional Proceedings Highlight Maritime, Religion, and Legislation
The discussion covers Morgah calling for naval correspondence on the Panama occupation, Depew attacking polygamy, Rawlins defending Mormon autonomy, and Elkins bill passage banning rebates. The Senate reviews the Indian appropriation bill as eulogies for late representatives fill the day. The House passes the sundry civil bill and sets a pension-approval record with 325 bills enacted, surpassing 312.
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Morgah
Panama
Colon
Depew
Mormon Church
Rawlins
Senate
House of Representatives
Charles Q. Russell
Connecticut
Joshua &. Salmon
New Jersey
Amos J. Cummings
New York
R. O. Crump
Michigan
House
Teller
Hoar
Committee On Judiciary
Littlefield
Platt
Conn
Senate Debates and Passages Shape Week Legislation
The Senate tackled statehood, railroad safety, and currency bills while advancing the Indian and Philippine moves. House actions included naval and army appropriations, with clashes over retirement provisions and extra pay. Senate cloture opposition dominated talks as politics and procedure influenced near-term adjournment.
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Senate
West
House
Bill proposes doubling Presidential salary to 100000
National report notes a House bill to raise the President's annual pay from 50000 to 100000. The piece hints at Senate statehood deals possibly involving Oklahoma and a New Mexico Arizona consolidation under one name, plus a philanthropical trust with ten million dollars capital projected.
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National Capital
House
Senate
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Trust
Fire kills and injures many at Clifton House Cedar Rapids
A blaze at the Clifton House in Cedar Rapids Iowa killed about half a dozen and seriously injured roughly three times that number as 100 guests, mostly delegates to state YMCA and Knights of Pythias conventions, fled through smoke to escape. The fire started from a basement wire and trapped occupants. Firemen and hotel staff risked lives to carry out victims and rescue others. The three story veneered hotel suffered a loss of 125000 dollars.
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Clifton
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
MLC. A
Knights of Pythias
Sremen
Leo's Day of Jubilee at St. Peter's in Rome
Pope Leo XIII expressed disbelief that twenty five years have passed since his last visit to the Vatican as a vast crowd filled the St. Peter's hall of beatification for his jubilee reception. The scene showed Roman aristocrats diplomats and church figures in a formal royal mood.
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Leo
St. Peter's
Rome
Vatican
Maurice Burke
St. Joseph
Edward Dunne
Dallas
Texas
S. P. McDonnell
Hough O’gara
T McShane
Chicago
Thomas O’gara
Wilmington
Senate Faces Gas Law Battle Amid Lobbyist Fight
A heated session features fights over the Kirkman gas pumping bill backed by gas firms and opposed by a lobby. Other measures include bills on Sunday baseball repeal, school supply contracts, tipping in hospitality, and penalties for defacing monuments. The Pope’s visit draws crowds and security as bishops and dignitaries attend.
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Thrall
Ogbern
Kirkman
House
State Senate
Madison County
Richmond Gas Company
Indianapolis
Bluffton
Decatur
Geneva
Wabash
Peru
Logansport
Lafayette
Frankfort
Crawfordsville
Thornton
Lebanon
Kokomo
Anderson
Portland
Winchester
Union City
Fort Wayne
Burglary and Tragedies Dominate Early News
Reported crimes include a $300 post office burglary in Tracy City Tennessee and several deaths such as Miss Delix Quinn of New York dying from hydrophobia after a dog bite. A Nebraska man and a Kane County homicide also appear alongside a baby found at a New York doorstep.
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Tracy City
Tenn
Delix Quinn
New York
John IkXrema
Schuyler
Neb
Earl Gent
Charles Trotter
Galens
Kane
Trotter
Gent
Theodore A. Havemyer
St. Louis
Hook and Ladder Company
B.F. Lestoen
Fred Hesse
National Association of House Painters ‘and Decorators
Richmond
W. D. ‘ Edwards
Cambridge
Mass
Walter, Damrosch
Reading in Senate Twenty-Three Measures Pass
The Indiana Senate approved a batch of bills with broad support. Notable actions include S B 185 approving public property transfers for schools, S B 167 appointing a commissioner to locate Indiana troops at Vicksburg, and S B 170 allowing bonds and mortgages as assets for insurers.
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Billa
Senate
Gibson
Indiana
Vicksburg
Fortune
Dausman
Starr
Matson
Hendes
Wolcott
Ss. Bleet
Ing. Tion
P Agviculture
Agricultural Department of
Trade Review Reports Strong Industry and Wheat Markets
The Weekly Trade Review notes continued strength in iron and steel with improved coke supply and high pig iron prices. It cites heavy spring orders, rising wages, and delayed lake navigation deliveries while Bradstreet’s grain figures show robust wheat exports but bearish overall market sentiment, with bulls optimistic despite adverse factors.
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York
Tre
R. G. Dun & Co
Australia
South America
Europe
Chicago
Argentina
Russia
Liverpool
Pacific Coast
Inneapolis
Northwest
Multiple City Market Prices for Cattle Hogs Sheep Grains
Daily market quotations list cattle hogs and sheep prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Toledo. Grains include wheat corn oats rye with varied No 2 grades and ranges in cents per bushel or per hundredweight for the cattle hogs and sheep trades.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
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Schroeder
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Edwards
Thompson
Commercial Club
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Allen
Pope Leo XIII
Bradstreet
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