Atlanta Steamer Grounds Near Racine Amid Ice Drift
The Goodrich passenger steamer Atlanta ran aground two miles south of Racine after being driven by a southeast gale into drift ice. Cargo and 30 to 40 passengers were aboard. all were landed safely as tug boats proceed to refloat the wooden vessel built in 1891, valued at $100,000 and uninsured.
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Goodrich
Atlanta
Milwaukee
Mr. Reynolds
Manitowoc
Cleveland
Cochrane
Atlante
Consolidation of Oil Companies in West Virginia
Three oil firms Henry Oil Pearless Oil and National Oil merge to form a large rival to Standard Oil, producing about 2400 barrels daily sold to Standard. Producers Pipe Line Co plans a new line to carry West Virginia fields from Pennsylvania. Includes reference to Alaska reconnaissance and other brief items.
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Standard ‘Oil Company
Parksburg
Henry Oil Co
Pearless Oil Co
National Oil Co
Standard Oi Co
Standard Oi
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Casualties at Manila General Otis list of killed and wounded
General Otis releases a long casualty list from March 17 to March 21. It reports killed near Taguig and wounded at various locations, naming units and several individuals with injuries ranging from slight to severe. The list also notes a Windsor Hotel fire victim funeral in Chicago and other national dispatches from March 21.
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Otis Cables
Wasitington
Otis
Mantle
Washington
Blockhouse
Ponna
John G. Thompson
John M. Anevy
Alexander McCaugh
Taguig
Twenty Second Infantry
John Lehmidt
Charles W. Fredericke
Frank B. Jones
Robert Fice
Charles E. Porter
Raleigh T. White
Wm. Ellin
Leander Mingle
Corporal Crump
Merritt Porter
D. Nelson
Myridon
Frank Yount
Young
Charles E. Haley
Frank Raefor
K. Earl Edward Foot
James Commingford
Edward P. Wilson
Geo, Schneider
Geo, Schneider, Lelabhed By Enemy, Severe. March 19, Wounded, K, A. Schmidt
Pasig
Secon Oregon
Janes Page
Fred W. Brown
S. Robert E. Bucklin
Hugh BE. Waters
Edward KR. Bartlett
Windsor Hotel
Chicago
Mre
Jamee
Kirk
Winsor Hotel
New York
Evanston
Witeleordissater
Gobb Lelant
Mise Helen Leland
Leland
Chicago Hotel Meng Association
Mia
Mise Leland
Woman Identified in Windsor Hotel Ruins Death Toll Update
New York reports confirm the third body recovered from the Windsor Hotel ruins is a sixty year old woman. Decomposed remains and burned teeth were found among mangled remains as a hundred workers toiled through hot debris. A bag containing teeth cards and travel items was unearthed near the fifth body, with other fragments of clothing and bone located nearby.
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New York
Fith Avenue
Forty-seventh
Fifth Avenue
R. C. Hoffman
East Fifty-first Street
Dora Hoffman
Baltimore
London
Hutchison Father Suspected in Five Child Murder Fire
Moore of Hutchison Kansas suspected of murdering his five children and setting the house on fire to cover the crime. He was taken to McPherson to prevent a lynching after arrival from Emporia. Reports say Moore had epileptic fits and expressed contempt for the children.
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Hutchison
Ramans
Kaw
John Moore
McPhereon
Emporia
Rush of People Into the West Over Five Thousand Seek Permanent Location
RUSH OF PEOPLE INTO THE WEST. Over Five Thousand Start for the Western Country to Locate Permanently. The home-seekers half-fare rate on trans continental lines took effect. Northern Pacific and Great Northern doubled facilities to handle crowds. Many travelers bought one-way tickets, signaling intent to settle the West.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Baron Herschell Funeral in Westminster Abbey
London reports the funeral of the late Baron Herschell who died in Washington on March 1. A U.S. ambassador and British officials attended the service at Westminster Abbey with a large congregation and a wreath from Queen Victoria. Remains to be interred in Cliffe Dorsetshire after services.
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Chicago
Jos, Medill
San Antonio
Texas
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Robert Collyer
New York
Mr. Medill
London
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Washington
Westminster Abbey
Latbert Gardens
Portsmouth
Waas
U.S
Jos. P. Choate
House of Commons
Mr. Balfaur
Wm. Courtgulley
Canada
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House of Lords
Earl of Kimberley
University of London
Henry Enfield Roscoe
Earl of Hibury
Duchy of Lancaster
Baron James Hefford
Lord Churchill
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Richard Farrer Herecell
Victoria
R. I
Richard Webster
Q. C
R. B. Findlay
Mandell Creighton
U. S
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Duke of Abercorn
Earl of Morley
Baron, Loch of Drylaw
Earl of Carrington
Ashbourne
Earl of Holbrook
Tweedmouth
Marquis of Ripon
Earl of Aberdeen
Herbert Gladstone
Colonies
Jos, Chamberlain
Henry Campbell-Baker
Cartwright
Anglo-American Commission
West
Bethoven
Fred K. Bridge
Waterloo
Cliffe
Dorsetshire
Death of John Sherman in Washington and Cuba
A March 21 report from Cuba notes John Sherman's death aboard the Paris. Washington confirms the death through the State Department. Born May 10, 1823 in Lancaster Ohio, he rose from lawyer to anti slavery congressman then senator and held posts as Treasury Secretary, Senate president pro tempore and Secretary of State.
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Caimanera
Cuba
Evening Telegram
Congress
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Treasury
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McKinley
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Day
Quarantine Station at Savannah to be Nationalized
Negotiations between the National Government and Savannah aim to place the city quarantine station under the National Marine Hospital Service. The move could save Savannah taxpayers about 20 000 dollars annually, with soldiers from Cuba and the West Indies to be disinfected at Fort Pulaski before vessels reach Savannah.
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National Marine Hospital Service
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West
Indies
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Markets Report from Chicago and Other Cities
Market notes show cattle receipts at Chicago and Kansas City steady or strong, with varying prices for native and Texas cattle, cows, and stockers. Sheep demand remains strong in several markets, with lambs and mutton prices listed. Additional brief items cover San Francisco grain prices and a Chicago glass industry conference aimed at forming a national window glass combine."}
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Omaha
Ste
San Francisco
New York
Abducted Child Found and Arrests Reported
Gerald Lapiner, three, kidnapped months ago, was found in Paynesville Ohio. Sheriff May telegraphed identification. alleged abductors Ingernoll and Collins were arrested there. In a dramatic search, relatives traced leads nationwide until the boy's recovery.
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Chicago
Paynesville
Ohio
Lapiner
May
Gerald
Payneaville
Ingernoll
Collins
Gerrald Lepiner
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