Prince Henry’s Westward Journey Delayed by Freight Wreck
Prince Henry and party arrived Cincinnati on a special train and continued to Chattanooga after an eventful day. A freight wreck near Portage, Pennsylvania delayed the royal train nearly two hours while he rode in the locomotive cab and viewed Allegheny mountain scenery. Crowds greeted him at Pittsburg Columbus and Cincinnati as he studied Pennsylvania and Ohio industries and mapped routes.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cincinnati
Prince Henry
Chattanooga
Allegheny Mountains
Portage
Royal
Bradensville
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Columbus
Ohio
Nash
Pennsylvania
Admiral Evans
von Holleben
Corbin
Hill
Carl Poilier
Ralph Peters
the Panhandle
von Eglby
Xenia
Floods devastate Pennsylvania as rivers rise and halt industry
Pittsburgh reports the worst flood in years with the Monongahela and Allegheny swelling past dams and streets. Water fills basements to ten feet in places while trains and factories suspend operations. Hundreds of mills close. homes shelter on upper floors as crews fight to keep power and heat.
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Allegheny
Venice
Herr's Island
Western Penitentiary
Pittsburg
Ninth Street
Penn Avenue
Jones & Laughlin
Republic Steel Company
Homestead
McKee
Monongahela Water Company
Monongahela River
Greatest flood on Schuylkill reported in Philadelphia
Floodwaters along the Schuylkill river reach historic levels in Philadelphia with widespread damage reported. The March 1 statement notes it as possibly the worst flood in living memory, inundating areas around railways and streets.
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Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Prince Henry's Late Train Tour Through Pennsylvania
Prince Henry arrived in Pittsburg two and a half hours late due to a freight wreck ahead in the mountains. In Altoona a citizen committee greeted him with a civilian wardrobe, bowing greetings, and a brief serenade by the local band. The prince then rode the mountains by cab to Lilly and boarded an engine, engaging with the crew during the look over the route.
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Pittsburg
Prince Henry
Washington
Harrisburg
Northern Central
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
Sac
Henry
Lilly
Exldy
George W. Boyd
Aomesivan
J. W. Gilchrist
H. ©. Palmer
Prince Henry Welcome Crowd Fills Columbus Station
In Columbus on March 1 Prince Henry received a cordial greeting as thousands gathered along the Union Station passage and Pennsylvania Railroad tracks. Security was tight around the crowd and train area while officials managed the public greeting. Continued on page 1.
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Columbus
Prince Henry
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Page & Col
Five persons missing after Cleveland plant collapse
A fourth floor collapse at the Cleveland Baking Company on Central Avenue buried four girls and a man beneath debris. Twelve women and three men were carried from the wreckage. rescue efforts continued as injuries were treated, with several reported fatally harmed. A second item from Philadelphia reports two men killed and two injured when a Fidelity Trust Company building addition collapsed during construction.
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Cleveland Baking Company
Central Avenue
May Kelly
Mollie Roemer
Florence M'Grath
Maggie Heiser
Joseph Woelker
Lena Zuzy
Philadelphia
Fidelity Trust Company
Chestnut Street
Daniel Maginnis
George Wharton
Charles Anderson
Frank J. Borie
Maginnis
Injunction Denied Over Stock Quotations Trade
Judge A C C Thompson in Cincinnati denies the Chicago Board of Trade injunction against Western Union Gold and Breck Postal Telegraphs and the Odell Commission Company to stop delivery of stock and grain quotations. The Board feared bucket shop activity with no actual deliveries and gaming aspects. The court’s opinion calls for refusing the injunction, citing concerns about improper transmission to the commission company.
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Cincinnati
A. C C. Thompson
United States Court
Chicago Board of Trade
Western Union Telegraph Company
Gold and Breck Telegraph Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Board of Trade
Odell Commission Company
Commission Company
What does he mean sensational insinuation by the pitchforker
A senator labeled as the pitchforker hints that presidential Roosevelt might be unwise to visit Charleston. The piece notes political tension and questions whether such a trip would be prudent amid factional strife and local reaction.
Senator Tillman Advises Roosevelt Not to Visit Charleston
New York Times report says Senator Benjamin Tillman urged Senator Platt that it would be unwise for President Roosevelt to visit Charleston amid local backlash over the McLaurin Tillman incident and the canceled White House sword presentation to Maj. Micah Jenkins. Platt says he will inform Roosevelt and decline further comment.
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Charleston
New York
Times
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
Senator Platt
Fifth-avenue Hotel
Charleston Exposition
Tillman
Prince Henry
White House
Maj
Micah Jenkins
Platt
J H W Tillman Rebuked Present of Sword
Warenton Va March 1 Maj Micah H Jenkins a Bethel Military Academy faculty member declined to accept the sword offered after President Roosevelt’s Charleston visit He telegrammed Lt Gov Tillman of SC stating he would not accept under present circumstances Charleston City Council acted supplementary to a resolution by the exposition board of directors last night
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Warrenton
Micah H. Jenkins
Charleston
D. C
Major Jenkins
Bethel Military Academy
Tillman
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Charleston, §& C
Exposition Board of Directors
Charleston Invites Roosevelt. Tillman Letter Debate Continues
Charleston authorities renew Roosevelt invitation and set up a committee to deliver resolutions. Ex Senator Butler urges that Tillman McLaurin actions not derail Roosevelt’s Charleston visit. President says Tillman letter won’t affect his plans but does not commit to a trip.
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Washington
M. C. Butler
Tillman
Vernon Rogers Sentenced for Murder of Miss Hallen
Vernon Rogers was sentenced by Judge Jose Babcock in Criminal Court to life imprisonment and to pay trial costs after being convicted of murdering his sweetheart Margaret Halien. He killed her while drunk and then attempted suicide by shooting himself in the head.
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Cleveland
Vernon Rogers
Margaret Halien
Jose
Babcock
Rogers
Prince's Reception Plans at Union Station Railway Shed
Plans for welcoming Henry of Prussia include a ceremony at the east end of Union Station Train Shed. The area will be roped off for the event, with officials coordinating crowd control and protocol.
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Union Station
Royal arrival to be marked by elaborate station decorations
Prince Henry of Prussia will be welcomed at 10 55 pm with a guarded reception at Union Station. John P Frenzel outlined plans for a restricted eighty foot viewing area, electric arches, banners of Germany and the United States, palm banks, and orderly police lines to ensure a tasteful ceremony. The German national hymn will be played as he arrives and every detail aims to impress yet avoid gaudy displays.
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Prince Henry of
Prussia
Henry of
John P. Frenzel
Union Station
Meridian Street
Mem
Royal welcome planning scenes at Meridian street depot
The article details entrance rules for invited banners and color bearers, band, militia, and press for a royal visit. It covers arrival times, platform placements, and the sequence of ceremonies with Ambassador Von Holleben presenting officials, the mayor’s address, and a souvenir gift.
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Meridian Street
Indianapolis
Durbin
Addison C. Harris
Ambassador von Holleben
von Holleben
Mr. Kwalter
Prince Henry
Death of F. T. Tappen leader of Gallatin National Bank
Frederick T. Tappen, president of the Gallatin National Bank, dies after a brief illness at Lakewood New Jersey. A central figure in New York finance for decades, he steered banks through the panics of 1873, 1884, 1890, and 183. He was born January 29, 1828 and served as vice president and director of several major financial houses, a member of leading clubs, and a key loan committee figure. Also noted is Billy Rice the veteran minstrel, who is reported dead.
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New York
Frederick T. Tappen
Gallatin National Bank
Lakewood
N. J
Tappen
Clearing House
National Bank of New York
Gallatin Bank
Minstrel Billy Rice Dies in Arkansas Poverty
In Hot Springs on March 1 Billy Rice veteran minstrel died of dropsy after a career in vaudeville and minstrel troupes. He had wealth in youth but lived in poverty later, among four late minstrel deaths including West Emerson and Queen. Also John W. Bailey, Record Publishing Company president, died in Philadelphia after neuralgia of the heart. O'Donovan Rossa Jr. died in Colorado Springs from blood poisoning after a cut on his foot led to gangrene.
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Ark
Billy” Rice
Rice
William H. West
Billy” Emerson
John Queen
West
Emerson
Cincinnati
Queen
New York
Philadelphia
John W. Bailey
Record Publishing Company
Los Angeles
Cal
Bailey
Saileytown
N. J
Record
W. M. Singerly
Singerly
Colorado Springs
Col
O'Donovan Rossa
St. Francis Hospital
Sher man Attorney Dies After Stroke at Woodland Cemetery
Des Moines Iowa March 1 Frank Sherman an attorney aged forty five son of Maj Hoyt Sherman and nephew of Gen William T Sherman died here today from a paralytic stroke suffered five weeks ago while visiting his wife's grave in Woodland Cemetery.
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Des Moine
Frank Sherman
Maj
Hoyt Sherman
William T. Sherman
Woodland Cemetery
Perfume Manufacturer Lewis Lazell Dies in Brooklyn
New York March 1. Lewis Thurber Lazell a leading American perfumery manufacturer died at his Brooklyn residence. Born in Worcester Massachusetts in 18%, he came to New York in 1855.
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New York
Lewis Thurber Lazell
America
Brooklyn
Worcester
Mass
James Purvis dies former Carnegie works manager
London dispatch reports James Purvis, formerly manager of Carnegie works in Pittsburg, died today at his home in Midlothian Scotland.
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London
James Purvis
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Midlothian
Scotland
Twenty-First Victim of the Fire in New York
Haire of Atlanta Ga died today in Bellevue Hospital from burns suffered in the Park Avenue Hotel fire last Saturday. He was forty years old, raising total deaths to twenty-one.
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New York
Haire
Atlanta
Park Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
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