Governors Respond on Corbett Jackson Fight Across States
Springfield Union prints 87 governors replies on prize fighting laws and whether Corbett Jackson could be held in their states. Several say laws prohibit prize fighting and would be enforced, others give conditional or noncommittal positions, with Florida and Indiana noting potential legislative actions if the event were pursued.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield Union
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Michigan
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
North Dakota
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Washington
West Virginia
Colorado
Waite
Delaware
Reynolds
Florida
Mitchell
Indiana
Matthews
Minnesota
Nelson
Mississippi
Stone
Ohio
McKinley
London Editor Denies Leaving Chicago by Stealth
W. T. Stead editor of the London newspaper visits Tioga relatives in Philadelphia after departing Chicago alleged stealthily. He explains he left to finish his book If Christ Came to Chicago and to publish a property chart exposing questionable uses by notable Chicago residents. His son accompanies him. Stead defends his statements and promises impact from the forthcoming work.
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New York
Philadelphia
W. T. Stead
Chicago
Christ
Tioga
Stead
Continental Hotel
London
Death of Western mining expert George M. Norton
Denver March 6 George M Norton a leading Western mining expert was found dead in bed the cause listed as a severe asthmatic attack and fatty degeneration of the heart Norton was a protege of John W Mackay and at 25 became superintendent of the Comstock lode
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Denver
Colo
George M. Norton
John W. Mackay
Comstock Lode
Kossuth in Grave Condition Refuses Medical Aid
Turin March 6 Louis Kossuth the Hungarian patriot remains critically weak due to age. His condition is grave and he continues to refuse all medical attendance despite the peril.
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Kossuth
Turin
Louis Kossuth
Suit Over River Bridge Death at Steamboat Rock
Henry Tholen of Steamboat Rock sues Hardin County Board of Supervisors for 5000 dollars claiming the death of his son after falling 50 feet through a hole in the Steamboat Rock river bridge. The incident occurred in Eupora Iowa on March 6.
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Eupora
Henry Tholen
Steamboat Rock
Board of Supervisors of
Hardin County
Fire threat to World’s Fair buildings thwarted
In Curiaco on March 6 another attempt to burn the World’s Fair buildings failed. A timely alarm by a Columbian guard saved the structures from destruction.
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Curiaco
Burglar Strikes Desoto Postoffice in Night Theft
The Desoto Missouri postoffice was burglarized during the night. The safe was blown open and $250 in money and $1,700 in stamps were stolen.
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Desoto
Train Hits Laborers Killing Six On Track Work
Berung March 6 A railroad train struck a group repairing track killing six workers and fatally wounding several others as the incident halted repairs and drew emergency aid to the scene.
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Berung
Scarcity of ships threatens seal season at sea
Reports from San Francisco warn only two naval vessels are ready for sealing duty by May 1. The Alert needs repairs at Mare Island while the Yanktown arrives from Callao. other ships must sail from Rio around Cape Horn, delaying protection of seal herds off California and Behring Sea.
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Pribyloff Jislands
Behring Sea
Califorday
Naval Revenue
San Francisco
Alert
Mare Island
Callao
Rio
Cape Horn
Navy Department
Pittsburg District Miners Convenes With 40 Delegates
The Pittsburg district railroad miners meet with 40 delegates representing 12 000 miners. National Secretary McBride and National Organizer Miller attend while President Frye pushes for a national strike and the convention may urge action.
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Pittsburg
McBride
Miller
Frye
Ed Hennessy Held for Tuscola Fraud
Big Ed Hennessy, known swindler, arrested in Denver and once walked out of a Chicago courtroom. He will be brought to Tuscola to face charges for his role in a $5 theft from Ephraim Desback, a local prosperous farmer, about two years ago amid Northern Pacific lands dealings.
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Ed Hennessy
Tubcol
Ills
Big Ed Hennessy
Denver
Col
Chicago
Tuscola
Ephraim Desback
Jurors Delayed For Madison Roster Trial
In Madison on March 5 jurors summoned for a special venue roster trial were delayed by heavy snow and poor roads. The court recessed until 2 o clock due to the inability of jurors to reach the city by noon.
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Madison
Wis
Siebecker
Montana Mines Bought Near Whitehall Station
George W. Ballo of New York and associates bought a group of mines near Whitehall station on the Northern Pacific line for 1 million dollars. They will immediately begin erecting extensive concentrating works. The transaction closed on March 6 in Bozeman.
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Montana
Bozeman, Mon
George W. Ballo
New York
Mtly
Whitehall Station
Northern Pacific
A Strange Case How an Enemy Was Foiled
James Kane of La Rue Ohio recounts a dramatic recovery from creeping paralysis after using Miles Restorative Nervine. He claims rapid relief within days, gaining weight from 137 pounds to 170 and praises the product for himself and four others who used it. The ad promotes Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
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Loews
James Kane
la Rue
O. 1
Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
Inventor claims telescope 100 foot lens could reveal Mars inhabitants
CuicaGo March 6 Louis Gatham an established milling machinery maker and Gatham projector designer says a segmented 100 foot diameter lens could view Mars inhabitants and even objects on the moon. He cites sectioned lenses with black partitions to prevent interreflection and argues measurements can ensure each segment performance.
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CuicaGo
Mars
Louis Gatham
Gatham
Germany
Gotham
Lynching Fear After Baltimore Kills Woman in Tacoma
In Tacoma on March 6, Roslyn Esau Baltimore, a Black man, shot and killed Lillie Turner after alleging she promised marriage. Baltimore is jailed and a mob is feared to lynch him tonight.
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Tacoma
Wash
Roslyn
Esau Balimore
Lillie Turner
Baltimore
Plate Mill Burned in Wyandotte Fire
Detroit March 6 plate mill of Eureka Iron and Steel company at Wyandotte twelve miles south of Detroit burned. Merchant mill also partially destroyed. Loss about 100000 dollars with insurance not yet ascertained.
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Detroit
Eureka Iron and Steel Company
Wyandotte
River clears as ice passes in Minnesota point
Mankato Minnesota reports the Minnesota River ice has melted at the main point and the water level is rising slightly. Officials see no threat of high water this spring.
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Mankato
Minn
Minnesota River
Northern Pacific Bondholders Sign Reorganization Pact
The Northern Pacific reorganization committee reports that German holders of 7,049,000 dollars in consolidated mortgage bonds have signed the bondholder's agreement.
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New York
Northern Pacific Reorganization Committee
Consolidated Mortgage Bonds
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Claim Superior Health
The advertisement boasts Hood's Sarsaparilla results from intensive brain work and care in preparation. It claims the tonic purifies blood to cure dyspepsia headaches and biliousness, and presents Hood's Pills as a purely vegetable remedy from the best ingredients.
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Hood
Castoria Slogan Echoes Through Generations
An old advertisement line traces Castoria use from infancy to motherhood. It notes the product as a trusted remedy across stages of a woman's life and into her children's care.
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Castoria
Miss
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