Severe rain deluge follows with bridges swept in Alabama
A heavy rainstorm struck the southeastern Gulf states from Wednesday night into Thursday. In Columbus Georgia a bridge collapsed downstream, and a second bridge to Girard faced destruction. Birmingham and Montgomery saw record rainfall and a water shortage in Phoenix City, while Atlanta reported widespread flooding and wind damage across Alabama.
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Atlanta
Gulf States
Columbus
Chattahooche River
Georgia
Girard
Ala
Eagle
Phoenix
Phoenix City
Birmingham
Montgomery
Alabama
Americas
Gas Fumes Fatal Narrow Escape At Standard Oil Works
Patrick OConnell died and Jeremiah Murphy was hospitalized in critical condition after gas from boiling Texas crude oil at the Standard Oil works in Constable Hook New Jersey overpowered six workers around a refinery still. Five others escaped without serious harm. The incident occurred Thursday as 800 barrels of oil were awaiting refinement.
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New York
Patrick O’connell
Jeremiah Murphy
Standard Oil Co
Constable Hook
N. J
O'Connell
Murphy
Desperate Escape Attempt by Three Soldiers at Fort Keogh
Three soldiers Watson Sample and Ferris at Fort Keogh attempted to escape while under guard at the pump house. Watson struck Private Osborne with an iron bar and Sample seized Miller’s gun. Ferris briefly aided but was forced back. The trio fled to timber two miles away but were captured. Osborne is feared dead.
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Miles City
Mont
Watson
Sample
Ferris
Fort Keogh
Osborne
Meller
Osorne
Miller
Emperor William And Empress Celebrate 25th Wedding Anniversary
Berlin reports Emperor William and the empress observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary with a grand dinner at the Schloss. Imperial chancellor Count von Buelow and other cabinet members attended. Milwaukee baritone Arthur Van Ewerk performed American songs after the meal.
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Berlin
William
Schloss
Count van Buelow
Arthur van Ewerk
Milwaukee
Ex Secretary Gage Accepts Presidency in Florida
Ex Secretary of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage has gone to Palm Beach and Florida destinations. He wrote to United States Trust Co. accepting its recent formal offer to become its president and will likely assume duties in April.
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Gage
New York
the Treasury
Lyman J. Gage
Palm Beach
Florida
United States Trust Co
Man Choked to Death in Pittsburg Dining Room
John Mc Dermott of Glenfield died after choking on a piece of meat in his Pittsburg home. His wife, in an adjoining room, found him in a death struggle when she returned to the dining room.
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Pittsburg
John McDermott
Glenfield
American Squadron Invited to Visit La Rochelle
Paris Feb 28 The mayor of La Rochelle has written to Secretary Long inviting the American squadron bound for England for the coronation of King Edward to visit La Rochelle during the trip.
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Paris
la Rochelle
Secretary of the Navy
Long
England
Edward
A Rochelle
Shipwrecked Sailors Rescued Near Savannah
A party of eight crewmen and four officers from the schooner B. R. Woodside were rescued by the steamer El Cid after three days adrift in heavy northeast gales. They were landed at Palm Beach Florida with one injured, others recovering.
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Palm Beach
Fla
el Cid
Baker
Savannah
A. Brown
Sherman
Martin
B. R. Woodside
Fernandino
St. John
P. R
Drownings in Alabama River Back Waters
Capt. Charles A. Allen and his brother Thomas Allen of Montgomery died Sunday when their buggy was overturned by a horse startled by a river breaker. The pair were swept into back waters about 50 feet deep. Both bodies were recovered. Capt. Allen was a prominent former state official and captain of the Montgomery Blues.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles A. Allen
Thomas Allen
Alabama
Allen
Adjutant General’s Office
Montgomery Blues
United States
Flood follows fire in Paterson after citywide disaster
Paterson New Jersey endures flood after a major blaze three weeks earlier. The Passaic River overflow has left hundreds homeless, inundating poorer districts while the Spruce Street raceway threatens more factory property if it overflows. One death is reported so far.
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Paterson
N. J
Passaic
Spruce Street
North Carolina Storm disrupts rail as flood toll rises
Asheville reports restoration of telegraph and telephone service after heavy rains cut Southern railway towns off. French Broad depots washed away and tracks damaged. Five deaths reported in Marshall with two more in western North Carolina floods. Property damage estimated at 50 000 to 75 000 dollars.
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Asheville
N. C
Southern Railway
French Broad River
Marshall
North Carolina
Cavalry Regiment From Cuba to Chickamauga Park
Adjt. Gen. Corbin said in Chickamauga Park that a Cuban cavalry regiment will be ordered there in May or June to remain through the summer. He also announced a large body of soldiers will be sent this fall for instruction, starting the camp at Chickamauga Park.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Adjt
Corbin
Cuba
Chickamauga Park
Emmett Birthday marked by Clan-Na-Gael in New York
Under Clan-Na-Gael auspices the 124th anniversary of Robert Emmett’s birth was celebrated at the Academy of Music in New York Sunday night. A large crowd attended as Senator Benjamin R. Tillman of South Carolina delivered the oration.
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Robert Emmett
New York
Clan-Na-Gael
Academy of Music
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Spanish Consul Assaulted in Cebu Police Attack
Manila March 3. The United States Philippine commission received a cablegram from Cebu governor reporting that municipal police assaulted the Spanish consul in Cebu.
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Manila
United States Philippine Commission
Cebu
Place
Judgment in Pavlovskoi riot cases condemns 45 to prison
In St. Petersburg on March 3, the court found 66 defendants in the Pavlovskoi religious riot case. Forty five individuals were convicted and sentenced to four to fifteen years penal servitude.
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St. Petersburg
Pavlovskoi
Queen Wilhelmina Denies Health Rumors Publicly
The Hague March 3 Queen Wilhelmina asked Premier Dr Kuyper to announce publicly that rumors of her health problems are absolutely unfounded.
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Queen Wilhelmina
the Hague
Wilhelmina
Dr. Kuyper
Memorial services honor late President McKinley in House
A large memorial gathering in the House galleries and floor paid tribute to President McKinley. Prince Henry of Prussia and many distinguished figures attended as Secretary Hay delivered the life and work tribute amid musical selections by the Marine Band.
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Washington
McKinley
House of Representatives
Senate
Diplomatic Corps
House
Marine Band
Cavalleria Rusticana
Grosvenor
Foraker
Ambassador von Holleben
Roosevelt
Gen. Grosvenor
Ohio
Frye
Henderson
Couden
Hay
O'Donovan Rossa Struck by Blood Poisoning in Colorado Springs
Irish agitator and Fenian O'Donovan Rossa lies critically ill at St Francis hospital in Colorado Springs after a foot wound became infected. Delirium from fever followed, with gangrene reported as the illness worsened, prompting the city physician to summon care.
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Colorado Springs
Col
O'Donovan Rossa
St. Francis Hospital
Richardson
Big Well Gusher Explodes Into Wild Oil Spray
In Beaumont Texas on February 28 a six inch oil well blew out a pipe section near the gate valve and began boilling oil across fields. Windy conditions spread the spray as drilling rigs were shut and guards patrolled to keep people away. The well is wasting about 2000 barrels per hour.
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Beaumont
Tex
Miss Stone Set To Return From Salonica
Miss Stone and M. Gargiulo left Salonica for Constantinople with plans to stay in Turkey for weeks before returning to the United States to visit her mother. In Charleston the Daughters of the American Revolution hailed Adm. Schley and Capt. Hobson as chief speakers at the exhibition with widespread applause.
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Miss Stone
Salonica
Roumelia
M. Gargiulo
Constantinople
Turkey
United States
Daughters of American Revolution
Charleston
8. C
Daughters of the American Revolution
Exposition
Adm. Schley
Capt. Hobson
Baby dies after rats gnaw face and hands in Baltimore
In Baltimore on February 28 Mrs. Ollie Thomas heard her five week old baby scream. She found rats had partly gnawed the child's face and hands. She dressed the wounds but the baby died from its injuries.
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Baltimore
Ollie ‘Thomas
Miss Anna Shaw Commissioned to Paint Queen Portrait
St Louis artist Miss Anna West Shaw has been commissioned to paint a portrait of Queen Alexandria and will soon depart for London. Shaw is the grandniece of Benjamin West.
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St. Louis
Anna West Shaw
Alexandria
London
Stamp Year 1902 Promises Historic Issues Across Nations
The London News notes 1902 will bring record stamp issues. Edward VII stamps appear first with the coronation in May fuels Spanish and Russian issues while America and Germany plan new issues. A collector scorns limited issues and praises Britain for avoiding them.
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Edward VII
Alfonso XIII
America
Roosevelt
Germany
Switzerland
Russia
St. Petersburg
London News
Great Britain
Nicknames for Congress Through the Ages
The passage discusses how legislatures acquire informal names beyond their official numbers. It notes examples such as the first Crisp or second Henderson and mentions epithets like the billion dollar congress of 12 years ago, along with historic nicknames such as the Long, Rump, and Barebones parliaments.
Earliest Russian Millet Seed Advertisement
Seed catalog note from John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin touts Earliest Russian Millet as highly productive hay for fields. It claims potential yields of 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre with price 50 pounds for $1.90 and 100 pounds for $8.00, also noting low freights.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Bramble and Thorne in Courtroom Chess Club Cure
The judge references Bramble who says he cured insomnia by joining a chess club as Thorne asks how. The exchange frames a courtroom moment about personal remedy through a hobby.
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Thorne
Cough Cures and Home Remedies Ad Snippet
An 1900 advertisement montage notes Laxative Bromo Quinine 25c as a cough and cold remedy. It touts Hale's honey of horehound and tar, Pike's Toothache Drops, Piro's Cure, and Putnam Faceless Dyes with social quips and slogan-like lines from various papers.
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Hale
Pike
Piro
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Prominent Chicago Woman Endorses Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Mrs L A Harris a Chicago club member says ovarian troubles can be cured without surgery. She recounts personal eight year struggle, debt and doctors urging operation, and credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health after five months. She urges others to try the remedy first. A $5000 claim of genuineness is included.
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L. A. Harris
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
East 31St St
Ill
Phenomenal low March April rates for Pacific Coast trips
Advertises colonist excursions to the Pacific Coast and intermediate points with round trips under one cent per mile in summer. Special rates for pleasure, education or business. Address H Connor Union Pacific Southern Pacific in Cincinnati Ohio for details and a postal reply. Rates valid March and April only.
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Great West
H. Connor
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
East 4Th St. Cincinati
Ohio
California
Time and music clash in city papers
A Philadelphia composer wrote a quickstep cited in the Statesman as used in Chicago for a funeral march. McJigger comments on not striking a downed opponent, while Thingum Bob argues against exploiting a downed man. Philadelphia Jess warns idleness breeds sins.
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Yeast
Philadelphia
Crimsonbeak
Chicago
Ers Statesman
Dyspepsia Claim Sparks Publicity in Chicago Daily News
A druggist touts a bottle as the best remedy for dyspepsia while a victim jokes about keeping it away. The exchange highlights a publicized claim from the Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily News
Diggs Quoted Motto Guides Shoe Maker Focus
A Chicago Daily News item notes the shoemaker Diggs follows the motto Multum in Parvo, fittingly describing his specialty in ladies' shoes and compact, efficient work in a small, refined operation.
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Biggs
Diggs
Chicago Daily
Ews
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Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
LaCrosse
Market Gardeners
California Fig Syrup Co
Saltornia
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