Prince Henry of Prussia welcomed at Indianapolis Union Station
Large crowds estimated at fifteen thousand gathered as Prince Henry of Prussia arrived by royal train. Indiana officials Governor Durbin and Mayor Bookwalter addressed him, while German societies and citizens cheered, the scene lit by extensive decorations and electric lights.
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Union Station
Meridian Street
Indianapolis Journal
Louisville
Prince Henry
Chattanooga
Lookout Mountain
Tennessee
Nashville
Indianapolis
Fiske University
Jubilee Singers
Admiral Evans
Bowling Green
Grainger
Gen
Boynton
Evans
von Tirpitz
von Plessen
von Egidy
General Boynton
von Grumme
Ogden Mills
New York
Cumberland Mountains
Judge Simms
Columbia
Kentucky
Prince Henry Welcomed in Indianapolis Amidpageantry
Exalted by patriotic service of German citizens, Prince Henry receives a cordial Indianapolis greeting at the capital. Mayor Bookwalter extols unity beyond race and creed as the prince expresses appreciation for the warm reception and notes the cold, raw night. He cannot speak due to weariness, escorted by Von Tirpitz, amid cheering crowds and waving flags.
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Indiana
Bookwalter
Prince Henry
Indianapolis
Germany
United States
Mr. Harris
Prince
Indiiana
von Tirpitz
Tillman Oration Denounces England and Politics at New York Event
Under Clan Na Gael auspices a March 2 gathering at the Academy of Music honored Robert Emmet’s birth. Senator Tillman attacked English rule in Ireland, urged independence from entangling alliances, and condemned Washington politics while praising Emmet. He described Irish struggles, warned against party bosses, and urged support for Irish freedom.
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New York
Clan-Na-Gael
Robert Emmet
Academy of Music
Victor J. Dowling
United States
Benjamin R. Tillman
South Carolina
England
Ireland
Tillman
Washington
Philippines
South Africa
Emmett
Prince Henry visits Lookout Mountain battlefield in Tennessee
On Lookout Mountain the party greets Prince Henry aboard a special train and ascends the incline to the summit. General Boynton narrates Chickamauga and Missionary Ridge actions while the prince studies a map, asks questions, and notes battle figures. A snow squall briefly drifts over Rock Point as the two men discuss the campaign.
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Chattanooga
Newell Sanders
H. Clay Evans
H. W. Boynton
Prince
Columbia
Lookout Mountain
General Boynton
Evans
Missionary Ridge
Orchard Knob
Raccoon Mountain
Tennessee River
Boynton
Sherman
Chickamauga National Park
Bragg
Grant
Chickamauga
Prince Henry
von Egidy
Rock Point
Tennessee
Europe
Fight With Burglars in Mattoon
In Mattoon Illinois police clash with three burglars as they attempt a store robbery. Chief Lyons is wounded likely losing an arm. two or three youths are wounded, with Sid Snapp, 17, fatally hit. The Heath brothers are named among the wounded.
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Mattoon
Iil
Lyons
Sid Snapp
Heath
Prince Henry Sees Battlefields and Rebukes a Photographer
Prince Henry travels by a pilot engine train from Cincinnati to Chattanooga and rests after a long day. In Kentucky towns, crowds cry out and pound on car windows, prompting the prince to react to the noisy demand during his journey.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Marth
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Somerset
Tillman Denial On Intimidating Roosevelt Visit
Denies urging Senator Platt to warn President Roosevelt about danger if he goes to Charleston. He says no truth to meeting Platt and never reached New York before 4 pm. Roosevelt plans a Charleston visit and will decide after consulting a local committee and illness of Theodore Jr. Charleston officials travel to Washington to press the visit.
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New York
Times
Tillman
South Carolina
Roosevelt
Charleston
New York Times
Thomas C. Platt
Fifth Avenue
Senator Platt
Platt
Washington
Exposition
Theodore, Jr
Explosion Destroys Lichty Music Store and Nearby Factory
A massive blast in Reading, March 2, leveled the four story Lichty music store and adjacent umbrella factory owned by Mrs. Mary Roland. Three people, including Mrs. Roland and a night visitor, are believed dead. several others hurt. Loss put at 250000 with extensive collateral damage to surrounding buildings.
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Reading
C. H. Lichty
Mary Roland
Lichty
Diaz on the Border at Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
President Diaz arrives at Ciudad Porfiro Diaz amid cannon fire and bells. He meets the widow of the late Austrian minister, Mrs Miranda, sister to Mrs Diaz. The party includes President Diaz, Mrs Diaz, Porfirio Diaz Jr., and a Diaz sister with staff. A sidetrack near the customs house and club guards the train. Judge Santia Saarez greets the party. Diaz speaks briefly. Mrs Diaz and suite depart at 6 p m. the president remains to meet here.
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Eagle Pass
Tex
Ciudad Porifio Diaz
Diaz
Austria
Miranda
Hugo Fetes Close Of Centenary Celebration Of Baudelaire
The event marks the close of a centenary celebration for the famed French poet. Paris turns the house where the illustrious writer lived over to the city to become a museum, preserving his legacy for public view.
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City of
Paris
Centenary Victor Hugo fete ends in Paris ceremony
Paris marked Victor Hugo centennial with a city handover ceremony for Hugo's house in Place des Vosges. A 1,200 voice choir, orchestral won praise, and illuminations bathed the square as schoolchildren paraded flowers for the sculpted statue amid a grand royal pageant.
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Paris
Victor Hugo
Place Des Vosges
Barrau
Hotel de Ville
Berlioz
Republican Guard
M. Dousset
Seine
Beethoven
Muse of Labor
Charpentier
Louise
Alhambra
Hugo
Wahabi Leader Seizes E'Riad City and Palace
Abdul Aziz Ben Feysal with 2000 men captured E'Riad in Central Arabia. They entered at night, killed the city governor and thirty retainers, then the garrison surrendered. The Wahabi faction seeks to regain supremacy over Ibn Rashid and Nejd, drawing many tribes to support Abdul Aziz Ben Feysal.
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Bombay
Abdul Aziz Ben Feysul
E'Riad
Arabia
el Riad
Abdul Aziz Ben Feysal
Ibn Rashid
Ameer
Nejad
Sugar Convention Text in Brussels Time
L Etoile Belge publishes the sugar convention articles. Article 1 bans direct and indirect bounties and extends the ban to sweetened products containing sugar. Article 2 provides revenue officer surveillance of factories and refineries. Article 3 caps surtaxes on refined sugars and other sugars at set francs or percentages. Article 4 calls for countervailing duties not less than in other ports.
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Spain
Italy
Roumania
Sweden
Brussels
Dr Burnett Convicted in Nashville Death Case
CHICAGO March 2 The jury found Dr Orville Burnett guilty of being an accessory to the death of Mrs Charlotte Nichol of Nashville Tenn and recommended a fifteen year penitentiary term His lawyers will seek a new trial The case drew unusual attention in Cook County Criminal Court with Burnett accused of aiding a joint suicide plan while the prosecution said Mrs Nichol acted alone and Burnett only assisted by frailty and intoxication
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Chicago
Orville
Burnett
Charlotte
Nichol
Nashville
Tenn
Baker
Cook County Criminal Court
Captured by ladrones threaten Rizal town chief
In Cavite the ladrones led by Felizardo seized Cainta presidente Senor Ampil and most of its police, raising fears for his life. A constabulary force is dispatched for his release while captured correspondence with General Lukben in Samar exposes suspected Filipino collaborators. Merchants in Manila urge repeal of a crippling tariff via cable to Washington. Cebu municipal police allegedly assaulted Spanish consul. governor suspends Senor Reyes as investigation begins.
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Manila
Flores
Rizal
Felizardo
Cavite
Cainta
Morong
Presidente
Senor Ampil
Lukben
Samar
Washington
United States Philippine Commission
Cebu
Senor Reyes
Shipwrecked Sailors Rescued Off Palm Beach
A crew of nine from the schooner B. R. Woodside were plucked from a breaking ship after a northeast gale 20 miles east of Savannah. Captain A Brown First Mate Sherman Martin and eight others endured three days aboard the deckhouse with seas breaking over them before El Cid picked them up. They are at the Breakers and plan to sail to New York soon.
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Palm Beach
Fla
el Cid
Baker
Savannah
A. Brown
Sherman Martin
B. R. Woodside
Fernandina
St. John
Porto Rico
New York
Body of Missing Baker Found After Cleveland Collapse
Cleveland authorities recover the body of Maggie Heiser, one of five missing persons from the Cleveland Baking Company building collapse, as rescue efforts continue.
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Cleveland
Maggie Heiser
Cleveland Baking Company
Flood Devastates Pittsburg Area Wilkesbarre and Wheeling Rise
Pittsburgh and Allegheny recover while flood damages tally in the millions. Estimates place losses near 1.56 million with extensive property damage on Pennsylvania avenue and in the Lincoln Hotel district. Factories flooded at Wheeling and nearby towns render hundreds idle and a dangerous nitroglycerin accident injures three youths.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Pittsburg
Woods Run
Allegheny
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