Senate Debates Ship Subsidy Bill Dominates Congress
The Gazette reports a busy sequence in Congress with Florida's Mallory opposing the ship subsidy, McCumber and Depew backing it in the Senate, and House discussions centering on the post office appropriation. The period saw major votes, pension bill passage, and notable developments including railroad and telegraph leadership changes.
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Senate
Mallory
Florida
McCumber
Depew
House
Berry
Arkansas
Perkins
California
Foraker
Ohio
McLaurin
Mississippi
Harris
Kansas
Judge rules state license tax on express firms unconstitutional
A district court in Helens Montana held the state law imposing a license tax on express companies unconstitutional. Other items include construction gear arriving in Chattanooga for a test river gauge, a Chicago man carried in a sack across 700 miles, a New York sewer hero survived a mill race, and a Pittsburg painters strike settled at 40 cents an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Boyle
New York City
Quincy
Mass
Laflin & Rand Powder Works
Columbus
Kan
Seth
Walter Reid
Bayonne
N. J
Frank P. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
T. W. Powderly
Pittsburg
Edwards
Hanington
W. Va
Thomas Edwards
William Strack
United States
San Francisco
Scranton
Springfield
Western Union Telegraph Co
Postal Telegraph Cable Co
Overland Telegraph Co
Minois
County Mayo
Ireland
Houst
Civil Service Commission
Post
Persia
Buenos Aires
New York
Point Loughout
Willard Smith
Gian
Tillie
Newark
Tom
Freien
Senate
Barbur
Government Troops Retreat After Agua Dulce Battle
Panama report says 800 government troops faced 8000 revolutionists at Agua Dulce February 20. Gov. Castro details heavy losses, 700 rebels killed or wounded, and a 17 day march to safety via David and Bocas Del Toro. Indian forces aided the revolutionaries with machetes.
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Panama
Castro
Ortiz
Agua Dulce
Herrera
Colon
Colombia
Bocas del Toro
David
Chiriqui
Horconcitos
Luque
Lorenzo
Trade Review: Boston strike paralyzes 30,000 workers
R G Dun weekly trade review reports Boston freight handlers and teamsters strike paralyzing 30,000 workers and idling others by halting raw material supplies. It notes a brief disruption with a larger textile dispute looming in Fall River mills and broader calm outside Massachusetts.
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R. G. Dun & Co
New York
Boston
Fall River Mills
Massachusetts
United States
Canada
Open Switch Wreck injures Nickel Plate crew at Knox
A west bound Nickel Plate passenger train derailed after striking an open switch at Knox Indiana at 2 50 pm injuring several crewmen. Engineer A Sehwind fireman Kim Dalton baggage master Cop Alexander and mail clerk William Browe were hurt as the engine and six freight cars piled up and burned for hours, shutting trade for over four hours. No fatalities reported.
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Knox
Ind
Sehwind
Fort Wayne
Kim Dalton
Alexsander
Cleveland
William Dbrowe
Death of Gen Garrard at Home Near Manchester Kentucky
Gen Garrard dies at his ins home near Manchester after a life as a Mexican War officer and Civil War brigadier general. He fathered Majdosaph Cutrisard of the regular army and led a family tied to Virginia patents and historic salt works. The patriarch of the Garrard tribe of feueasts hoped for lasting peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
PT Garrard
Ins
Manchester
Garrard
Majdosaph Cutrisard
Gien Garrard
Arrest Warrant Issued For Local Politician Butler
A bench warrant issued Friday by the grand jury orders the arrest of Larward Butler a prominent local politician on a bribery charge tied to testimony about the passage of a garbage bill Butler surrendered and was released on bail pending indictments in municipal franchise cases investigated by the grand jury
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St Louis
Larward Butler
Grand Guns
Butler
Grand Jury
Rules of Warfare Debate at Senate on Hague Convention
Senate spends an hour in executive session on the Hague peace convention discussing war conduct on land and sea. It ratified the agreement while focusing on the Philippines operations and Gen Funston's capture of Aguinaldo. The article lists contracting powers and highlights prohibitions on poison arms and deceptive actions.
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Washington
Senate
Hague
Gen. Funston
Germany
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Spain
United States
Mexico
France
Great Britain
Greece
Italy
Japan
Luxemburg
Montenegro
Netherlands
Persia
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Servia
Sweden
Norway
Turkey
Bulgaria
Lincoln farm in Lincoln City to be sold for taxes
The old Lincoln farm in Lincoln City Spencer county will be sold for delinquent taxes after years of unpaid assessments. Bidders are expected due to the farm’s historic ties including Lincoln’s mother buried on the site and the old cottage once tied to Abraham Lincoln.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swansville
Ind
Lincoln
Lincoln City
Spencer County
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Sam Pratt Fires Fatal Shootings in Lexington Bar Incident
A Lexington report says Sam Pratt shot and killed Tom Hancock and John Linsey, wounded Neal Murray, after refusing to join a drink and accusing theft. Pratt shot Hancock through the heart and Linsey in the head, then fired at Sam Hancock before surrendering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Penn
Lesington
Sam Pratt
John Linsey
Tom Hancock
Sam Hancock
Neal Murray
Pratt
Hancock
Linsey
Murray
Dynamite Attacks Hit Kansas City Leavenworth Line
Two cars on the Kansas City Leavenworth electric line were dynamited last night injuring one woman. A 60 pound rail split in two as the line to Fort Leavenworth was damaged beyond repair. A second explosion on Fifth avenue caused window breaks. A $750 reward is offered for information leading to arrests of the dynamiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leavenworth
Kan
Kansasity-Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth
Fifth Avenue
Four artillery pieces advance after Sandy Hook tests
Washington reports General Crozier says only four of the held guns survive the Sandy Hook tests. The remaining models include the ordnance department design, the Frhardt gun, and two Bethlehem works pieces including the Lewis gun. A practical field trial is planned at Fort Riley, Kansas in April.
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Washington
Crovier
Ordiaance
Sandy Hook
Ordnance Department
Bethlehem Iron Works
Fort Riley
Kan
Avril
Snowbound Northwest Stretches Railroad Strike to City
A historic blizzard snarled North Dakota and Canadian northwest trains with 36 hours of no movement. Northern Pacific and Great Northern routes were fully blocked from Fargo to Winnipeg and beyond, wires down, Winnipeg cut off, and snow depths halt all business and street travel since Friday night.
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St. Paul
Minn
North Dakota
Canadian Northwest
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Trenc-Continental
Fargo
Red River
Frankfort
Winnipeg
Grand Forks
Williston
N. C
Cassellton
N. D
Western
Dakota
Montana
Flood warnings as Georgia rivers rise after heavy weekend rains
Heavy rains across Georgia prompt flood warnings from Atlanta to Eufaula and West Point. The Chattahoochee River rises seven feet near Columbus while Albany reports Flint River flooding the city. sewers burst and low areas flood. Rail washouts disrupt lines near Brunswick and Hartsboro, with Seaboard Air Line trains indefinitely halted.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Atlanta Weather Bureau
Eufaula
Ala
West Point
Columbus
Chattahoochie
Alabama
South
Florida
Albany
Southern Railway
Milena
Everett City
Brunswick
Brunswick & Birmingham Railroad
Buffalo Swamp
Montgomery
Seaboard Air Line
Hartsboro
Final tribute to ex Gov Altgeld in Chicago
March 17 Chicago crowds thronged Graceland cemetery and the public library building as ex Governor John P Altgeld lay in state. In deference to Mrs Altgeld there was no morning military display for two hours before the casket was sealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John P Altgeld
Graceland Cemetery
Virginia legislator and Confederate veteran dies in Kansas City
May Blake lL Woodson, a Virginia legislator from 1568 to MTL, famed Confederate Army veteran and leading Kansas City lawyer, died Sunday at age 66.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Blake Ll. Woodson
Virginia
MTL
Duel ends in double death at Purdy Station near Reno
Reese Evans and 4 oA Smith fought with Winchesters at eight feet distance during a quarrel over a worthless land strip. Both men were mortally wounded and died from their injuries.
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Reno
Nev
Reese Evans
4 Oa Smith
Schooner John KK Souther Foundered Near Bahama Islands
The schooner John KK Souther, sailing from New York to Galveston, foundered off Great Stirrup Island in the Bahama group. The crew has arrived at Nassath Bahai Island.
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Nassath Bahai Islands
John KK Souther
New York
Galveston
Tex
Great Stirrup Island
Bahama
Americans Beat Britain in Newnes Cup Tie
After two days of hard fighting the American chess team vanquished the British team in the seventh match of the International series for the Newnes cup. Americans won five and a half games to four and a quarter.
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New York
Great Britain
Battle narrative of Lord Methuen’s defeat at Magersfontein
Lord Kitchener reports Methuen’s rear screen overwhelmed at dawn. Boers outflank left of rear guard as mounted troops rout. Methuen and 200 Northumberland Fusiliers hold three hours before surrender around 9:30 AM. Some Boers wore khaki uniforms and badges. Cape police and imperial yeomanry continued to hold ground after the rout.
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Lord Eltchéser
An. Methuen
London
Ret
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Lord Methuen
Methuen
Thirty-eighth
Lieut Nesham
Northumberland Fusiliers
Abduction Threats Target Pittsburg Millionaire’s Children
Pittsburgh March 17 The Dispatch reports repeated blackmail threats to abduct the three Peacock children aged 14 10 and 2 unless 25000 was left at a North Highland avenue spot. A second unsigned note warned detectives on the case would trigger murder. Alexander R Peacock, former Carnegie Co official, moved family to New York for safety. Detectives now consider arrest highly likely.
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L. Riddle
Southern Pacific
Charles I
London
Col
R. C. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Co
Thomas T. Eckert
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Philadelphia
Worth
East Rivers
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York Senate
City of
New Jersey
North
Manhattan
Long Islands
Senate of Towa
Northern Securities
Iowa
British Admiralty
Andrew J Watrous
New York City
Collis P. Huntington
John D. Rockefeller
Harvard Medical School
Huntington
Boston
Cambridge
Brookline
Mass
American Woolen Milling Co
Plymouth
Olneyville
Manton
Tme
James Dick
Glasgow
Scotland
William TL. Elkins, Jr
Billy
Egedy
Ymervan Waedlen Co
Puscomupe
Naechor Mills
Tavenge
Tas
North Pelham NO
Thames
Aisapps
Fritz
William A. Nodenrg
Davies
Roonevelt
United States Civil Service Commission
Dispatch
Alexander R. Peacock
The
Carnegie Co
Lexington Avenue
Holland House
Mr. Peacock
Bryn Mawr Dormitory Fire Forcing Students to Flee
A Bryn Mawr College dormitory Denbigh Hall burned after a lamp toppled in a student room. Seventy two beds were housed there and the blaze began on the second floor. all students escaped safely. Loss estimated at 35000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Mawr College
Philadelphia
Bryn Mawr
Denbigh Hall
Blizzard Sweeps Michigan During March Thaw
A blizzard struck Michigan with a sharp 26 degree temperature drop from Sunday afternoon to last night. Wind and heavy snow accompanied the cold, with southwest Michigan experiencing the core of the storm and the state-wide fall.
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Detroit
Mich
Oelock
Sargent Expected to Accept Immigration Commissioner Post
Washington March 17. It is understood Frank S. Sargent chief of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen will accept the informal offer of commissioner of immigration when offered shortly.
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Washington
Frank S. Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Hugh ONeill Dies in New York Merchant Leader at 39
Hugh ONeill founder of a major New York dry goods firm died at his home in New York City on Sunday. A Belfast native, he was 39 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hugh O'Neill
O’neill
Belfast
Ireland
Cyclone Ravages Piper Town Kills One Injures Family
A cyclone struck Piper town in Rib county yesterday, leveling 40 houses and damaging 3 others. Ed Turner was killed and John Allen, his wife and three children were severely injured. Local authorities investigate the disaster in Birmingham.
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Birmingham
Ala
Piper
Ribb County
Ed Turner
John Allen
Fire at Fairmount Factory Kills One, Injures Seven
A blast at the Fairmount Manufacturing torpedo plant on Euclid Avenue Cleveland Saturday caused a chemical explosion. One girl was killed and seven others injured two of whom died later.
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Cleveland
Fairmount Manufacturing
Euclid Avenue
Woman Nurse Praises Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Miss Virginia Granes of Watertown New York testifies after twelve years in nursing that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her after womb and ovarian inflammation and a falling womb. She credits its success to the remedy and urges others to use it. The ad promises Mrs Pinkham will advise sick women free of charge from Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Granes
Nurses’Association
Watertown
N.Y
Lydia
E. Pinkham
VinGinia Granes
Lydia E. Pinkham
Elderly doctor recalls bold capsule dare from patient
An aged physician recounts a patient who demanded swallowing a large capsule after a Tuesday clinic visit. He explains the prescription and the patient’s acid remark about swallowing big things, citing her long marriage and multiple clubs.
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Washington Post
Excursion Rates Offer Panoramic West Coastal Trips
Open-to-all summer colonist excursions to the coast at less than one cent per mile. One way and return options for pleasure, education, or business. Address W. H. Connor, Union Pacific Southern Pacific Bus., 53 East 4th St Cincinnati Ohio. send a postal with name and address for details. Rates valid March and April.
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Lateran
Great West
W. H. Connor
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
East 4Th St. Cincinati
Ohio
California
Nervous Groom Checks Ring and Customs Before Wedding
In a vestry scene the groom asks whether the ring goes on the left or right hand and if the minister should kiss the bride. The minister answers briefly as the organ starts, the ceremony about to begin with calm nerves and cautions.
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Philadelphia Times
A Car Load of Dimes From Putnam Dye Factory
A 1900s feature notes Putnam Fadeless Dyes Co in Unionville Missouri as a major dye producer. It states three million packages yearly, seven million envelopes moved to produce them, and a retail value of 18 000 pounds in dimes. It emphasizes employment and the surprising scale of the industry.
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United States
Putnam Fadelesa~ Dyes Co
Unionville
Putnam
Putnam Fadeless
Putnam Fadeless Dye Company
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Lydia Pinkham
Pacific Coast
Nervai
Ean
Atchison Globe
SOWER
A.J. Tower CO
Salter
Amerca
Howera
John A
Salzer Seed CO
la Crosse
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