Sick Man Burned to Death in Port Huron Home
Travid M Robeson, ill with malaria, was burned to death at his Port Huron Michigan residence after an alcohol bath. His brother William Robeson, nearby, saw flames and tried to help as the bed ignited and the fire spread. The body was cremated beyond recognition despite fire department efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travid M. Robeson
Fort Street
Port Iluron
Mich
William B. Robeson
William
David
Indiana exhibit of four insane hospitals sent to Paris
Secretary Amos W. Butler of the Indiana State Board of Charities has dispatched to Paris an exhibit showcasing Indiana’s four insane hospitals and a School for Feeble Minded Youths. The collection includes exterior and interior photographs, complete building plans, and equipment images, plus separate bound volumes detailing each institution’s history.
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Amos W. Butler
Indiana State Board of Charities
Paris
Indiana
Ambushed Americans Fight Insurgents Near San Fernando
A Third Cavalry escort party of ten men was ambushed by about 100 insurgents seven miles from San Fernando de la Union. One American soldier was killed, four horses and provisions were seized. Reconnaissance found entrenchments and a Filipino force of around 800. The Third Cavalry plans to drive them out.
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Manila Special
San Fernando de la Union
Third Cavalry
Indiana Steel Mills Shut Down Indefinitely
All Republic Iron and Steel Company plants in Indiana closed Friday night after suits filed in Muncie to enforce the weekly gay law. More than 5,000 workers idle as the company calls the prosecutions political and says mills will stay idle while employees are part of the cases. Other states’ mills will fulfill orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron and Steel
Indiana
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Muncie
Ind
McAbee
Coal discovery near Dawson boosts regional industry and mining
Advices from Dawson reveal full particulars on a new coal find and its value. The fuel question dominates the region, and vast coal deposits renew vigor for mining and related industries, while nearby auriferous quartz discoveries add extra value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawson
Big Fire Destroys Wayneboro Business Block
A major blaze gutted the Wolff block in Wayneboro Pennsylvania. J H and J M Wolff owned the building housing fourteen firms. Loss estimated at 80 000 with Wolff Bros suffering 348 000 in carpet stock and building. Insurance coverage placed at 15 000.
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Wayneboro
J. H
J. M. Wolff
Wolff Bros
Deadly Street Duel in Brewersville Indiana
At Brewersville Indiana Al Fuller and Isaac Powers a school teacher opened fire after a dispute over Fuller's child. Powers was shot through the lung and Fuller received three bullet wounds. Both men are expected to die.
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Brewersville
Ind
al Fuller
Isaac Powers
Fuller
Powers
Madrid special United States Britain and Germany aid new Spanish govt
Representatives from the United States Great Britain and Germany have helped form a Spanish government to determine its aims regarding the Philippine Islands not part of the cession to America.
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Madrid
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Philippine Islands
Aimerica
Colesburg Dutch Residents Arrested Amid Rebel Crackdown
Jensburg reports that most Colesburg Dutch residents have been arrested on rebellion charges. Saturday Boer forces retreated northward while a British force pursued them.
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Jensburg
Colesburg
Copenhagen dispatch says Denmark blocks West Indies sale
A Temps dispatch from Copenhagen reports the Danish Government will not accept any American offer to purchase the Danish West Indies, indicating a firm stance against sale. The note underscores a key diplomatic position in Caribbean colonial relations.
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Paris
Temps
Copenhagen
America
Fort Wayne Event Listings Nineteenth Century
At the Masonic Temple in Fort Wayne Indiana two notices outline shows on March 9 titled Man of Mystery and March 10 featuring Walter Whiteside with local entertainment listings for the venue.
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Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne
Ind
Man of Mystery
Walter Whiteside
National Editorial Association Session in New Orleans
The National Editorial Association held its session in New Orleans with President R. H. Henry urging a uniform advertising tariff and condemnation of the paper trust. He urged bringing the larger dailies into the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Editorial Association
New Orleans
R. H. Henry
Trust and Trusts
Firemen Die In Explosion Aboard Frane Mail Packet
An explosion on the English mail packet France at Deppe France killed six firemen and left four others in critical condition. All passengers escaped unharmed.
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Deppe
France
British Win Ends Ten Day Boer Siege at Cronje Surrender
Exultant dispatches report Gen Cronje and about 4 000 Boer troops capitulated to Lord Roberts after a relentless ten day bombardment and siege. Cronje to be held as a prisoner of war at Cape Town with exchanges planned for captured British and Boer prisoners.
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Cronje
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Cape Town
Ured
Roberts
Confidence in Roberts Grows After Boer Victory
British war critics credit Roberts with strong leadership after the capture of Gen Cronje and his troops. They note rapid Boer surrender at Paardeburg and contrast with Mafeking Ladysmith and Wimberley held four months. Cronje�s earlier siege and conduct deepen British resentment toward him.
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Bobs
London
Paardeburg
Mafeking
Ladysmith
Wimberley
Anniversary of Majuba Surrender and Boer Defeat Echoed
The piece notes Cronje and his men surrendered on the Majuba Hill anniversary, a British-defeating milestone that has influenced British sentiment for years. It remarks on Majuba’s display in British circles and suggests the Boers feel the balance now tips in their favor.
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Cronje
Majuba Hill
Majuba
Joy in London Over Cronje's Surrender Amid Jubilation
News of Gen. Cronje's surrender spread through London Tuesday as crowds cheered in the rain. Stock Exchange sang God Save the Queen while crowds flooded Pall Mall and the War Office. The surrender shifts the Southern Free State and tightens Boer defenses around Bloemfontein after Roberts halted attempts to storm Cronje's position.
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Cronje
Gen. Cronje
London
Stock Exchange
Majuba Hill
Southern Free State
Cape Colony
Bloemfontein
Transvaal
Roberts
Field Marshal Lord Roberts Born in India 1832
Field Marshal Lord Roberts born in Cawnpore 1832, later educated in England. He rose through Indian mutiny service to command the Indian army and later British forces in South Africa. A reserved yet keen planner, he balanced family tragedy with relentless campaign leadership.
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Lord Roberts
V. C
South Africa
Cronje
Cawnpore
India
England
Roberts
Kansas City Convention Hall Noted for Fine Dems Accommodations
The Kansas City convention hall, set for the Democratic gathering on July 4, is praised as one of the nation’s finest. Opened a year ago, its bridge construction provides an unobstructed view from every seat. The roof is noted for its design and durability.
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Kansas City
Kansas City’s Convention Hall Vision and Capacity
The article describes a grand Kansas City convention hall with a 20 000 seating capacity and 22 000 total including standing room. It notes arena seating for 4 000, multiple galleries and roof garden, central stage, inclined access, separate exits, and an estimated 5 000 person per minute evacuation rate.
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Metropolitan Opera House
New York
Warships Bought from Spain by U S Navy
Three more Spanish vessels join the United States Navy. The armed transport Gen Alava and the gunboats Quiros and Villalobos were purchased last week under Maj. Gen. Otis authority as Governor of the Philippines using public funds.
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Spain
United States Navy
Gen. Alava
Quiros
Villalobos
Otis
Philippines
De Beers Mining profits near two million pounds
At a Wimberley meeting of the De Beers Mining Company Mr. Cecil Rhodes presiding announced the yearly profits roughly estimated at £2,000,000. The remark about true manhood follows in the report.
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de Beers Mining Company
Wimberley
Cecil Rhodes
Relief of Ladysmith Declared by London War Office
Official dispatch from Gen. Buller reports Ladysmith relieved after months of siege. British forces under Gen. White, Gen. Yule and Gen. French fought through Natal with key actions at Elandslaagte, Colenso, Spion Kop, and Tugela crossings, as Boer lines remained strong and siege continued until final relief efforts.
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London
Ladysmith
War Office
Buller
Lyttleton
Dundonald
Natal Carbineers
Natal
Laing
van Reenan
Stock
Yule
Sir George Stewart White
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Gloucestershire Regiment
Nicholson’s Nek
Durban
Colenso
Tugela
Estcourt
Pietermaritzburg
England
Cleary
Frere and
Chieveley
Congress Debates Hawaiian Government and Porto Rican Tariff
The Senate staged heated debates over the Hawaiian government bill and the Quay seating question with speeches by West, Foraker, Tillman, and Turley. The House advanced the Porto Rican tariff bill, highlighted by Tawney and Cannon, and approved a form of Hawaii governance. A Windward ship bill grants an American register as Peary aims for the North Pole.
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Senate
Quay
Daniel
West
Foraker
Mr. Foraker
House
Littlefield
Lacey
Town
Russell
Connecticut
Gardner
Michigan
Messrs. Jones
Virginia
Maddox
Georgia
Platt
Tillman
Morgan
Tawney
Teesota
Turley
Depew
Philippines
Delver
Bailey
Texas
Cannon
Ilinois
Aldrich
Finance Committee
McLaurin
South Carolina
Hawaii
Mr. Clay
United States
Aldrich Vs. Robbins
Alabama
Mr. Mondell
Wyoming
H. C. Smith
Lieut. Peary
North Pole
Globe National Bank of Boston Hit by 100 Percent Assessment
The Comptroller of the Currency levied a 100 percent assessment on the capital stock of the Globe National Bank of Boston. Walter S. Blanchard founder of the Corinthian Yacht Club had his ashes scattered from the ship Shenandoah’s main mast in San Francisco Bay. Mount San Piedro near Santiago Cuba received snow for the first time in thirty years, followed by excursions for Cubans to view the snow.
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Globe National Bank of Boston
Walter S. Blanchard
Corinthian Yacht Club
Shenandoah
San Francisco Bay
Mount San Piedro
Santiago
Cuba
Odds and Ende and World Events Compiled
A collage of notes reports on a Honolulu plague believed over, a survey of a Pacific cable route by the steamer Nero, and a 3 percent price rise announced by Pittsburg Plate Glass. Other items note Maya influence in Mexico, Dawson exodus plans to Cape Nome, and fires at Millar-Osborne spice works and Moline Plow warehouse.
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Honolulu
Nero
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Gen. Bravos
Mexico
Dawson
Cape Nome
Millar-Osborne Spice Works
Moline Plow Company
Denver
Colo
Berlin
Louisville
James Detrick
Bucyrus
Ohio
China
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Thadaina
Tron Mills
Great Coal Fund
Alaska
British War Office
Modder River
Orange Free State
Trench
Kimberley
Whelly-Kenny
Kitchener
French
Lord
Tugela River
London Graphic
JOY
Awe Anz TigHone
Fine Convention Hall
Walamazoo
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Charles M. Sheldon
Idea
Chicago
Newell Dwight Hillis
Dady Smith
London War Office
Schalkburger
Adysmith
Warren
Weenen
Spionkop
Ncy
George Wahsington
Wiltshire
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Italy
San Francisco
Kate Heussman
Mary Violet Heussman
Felix Drapinski
Heussman
Independent Bible Society
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