New York City Stifled by Deep Snow Storm
March reports from New York and surrounding areas describe a historic blizzard with eighteen stalled trains between New York and Yonkers, six to eight foot drifts, frozen victims, crowded Grand Central, and widespread shortages of milk, coal, and food. The storm cripples transit and daily life across Albany and Philadelphia corridors with days of no mail and closed schools.
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Depew
New York Central
Here
Yonkers
North River
Delaware & Hudson Canal Company
George D. Barramer
Oea Fisher
Thirty-ninth Street
Grand Central Depot
Reay
Stock Exchange
Brooklyn
Jersey
Albany
N. Y
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Parapenputa
Dudley
Amboy
New Jersey
Cou Rosda
Paiaperput
Wilmington
Delaware
Compuy
N. J
Evizanera
Ellis
Unprecedented Blizzard Paralyzes East Coast Telecommunication
A sweeping blizzard isolates cities from New York and Washington as Baltimore, Newark, and nearby areas suffer extensive outages. Telegraphed warnings, shipwreck fears, and stranded travelers mark the storm with deaths and missing persons reported in New Jersey Vermont and Delaware as relief efforts mobilize.
Indian Affairs Probes Timber on Chippewa Reservation
Senator Chandler as chair of the Indian affairs committee transmits a draft resolution urging the interior secretary to review alleged lumbering on Chippewa lands. Evidence shows large gangs operating under contracts not yet approved by the Indian affairs commissioner, with calls for telegraphic orders to halt further logging until department guidance arrives.
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Committee On Indian Affairs
Washington
Chandler
Secretary of the Interior
Chippewa Reservation
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Vilas
Railway Office Changes Reported in Dakota News
An order from the headquarters of the M. and St. P. Ry. Co. announces office changes for the Asst. Div. Supt. on the H. and D. and the Fargo Southern. The two become part of a consolidated division with Milbank as headquarters. Mr. Chas. eee has been Asst. Supt. of the H. and D. division.
Brutal Camp Deaths Prompt Coroner Inquiry in Coal Hill
Coroner's jury investigates the death of convict Chas Williams at Coal Hill Ark after alleged brutal lashings and injuries. Warden Gafford fled amid accusations of hindering the inquiry. two convicts Mose Harney and Marsh Bailey allegedly forced a desperate act. Another death Mose Elder showed thirty eight wounds. many graves in camp yard with no inquests. Governor Hughes offers a reward for Gafford's capture.
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Ark
St. Louis
Chas
Williams
Gafford
Mose Harney
Marsh Bailey
Mose Elder
Gov. Hughes
Warden Gafford
Strange Hotel Robbery Ring Exposed In Sherman House
A report from Curcaco describes police arresting Frank Emmett, a Sherman house watchman, and other hotel employees linked to a theft ring that robbed hotels of linen, tableware, and guests. A key informant, Mrs James W Murray née Kerns, details a cosmopolitan life and marriage history. In separate notes, Secretary Fairchild cites finance bills and the Indian Appropriation bill advances. Medad D Miller is captured after a long dodge through multiple countries under alias M W Vinton.
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Frank Emmett
Sherman House
James W. Murray
Kerns
Dublin
England
Das, W. Murray
Philnadipbasey
Ihn
New York
Emmett
Murray
Wasninerox
Fairchild
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Indian Outbreak Fears Rise Along Northwest Frontier
Winnipeg dispatch warns settlers along the North Saskatchewan that an Indian outbreak may be imminent in the far Northwest Texas region. Battleford Herald editorial urges immediate government action to strengthen the police force at Battleford.
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Pioneer Press
Saskatchewan
Herald
Battleford
Battleford, Uy
Omnibus bill for admission of Dakota Montana Washington New Mexico
Wasiierox March 15. In the house today bills reported from committees and referred include the Springer omnibus bill for admission into the union of Dakota Montana Washington and New Mexico.
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Wasiierox
Mr. Springer
Dakota
Montana
Washington
New Mexico
Notable East Sider Convicted in Four Year Period
John Laner, an elderly East Sider, sentenced after a repeated assault on Sewert. The case highlights ongoing issues in Stillwater public safety as Laner faces extended time behind bars for repeated offenses over four years.
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Mixwearons
John Laner
The Big Poughkeepsie Bridge Nears Completion
A historical overview of the planned Poughkeepsie cantilever bridge across the Hudson. The article explains the shift from ferry and indirect rail routes to a direct New England to west connection, describes the four piers, viaduct approaches, and the anticipated grand view from trains crossing the river.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Albany
Hudson River
Poughkeepsie
Ulster County
Niagara
Poughkepsie
Mary Howitt Dies at Advanced Age Former Friend of Children
An obituary notes Mary Howitt a famed children's author and Quaker by birth died recently at an advanced age. Born 1804 in central England she collaborated with William Howitt on many works and later joined Spiritualism before moving to Rome where he is buried.
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Mary Howitt
Mary Mowit
Mary
Middle
England
Howitt
Quaker
Heielberg
Andersen
Rome
William Howitt
Ireland's Toilers A Portrait Of A Peasant Woman
A feature portrait of Irish peasant life focusing on a working woman. The piece highlights her role as head of the home, her constant labor in fields and seaweed gathering, and her resilience amid poverty. It notes she funds rent, raises children, and saves money for relatives abroad, while enduring untidy homes and hard living.
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Hirm
Yvelley
America
Romances in High Life Across a Farm to City
A rustic romance unfolds as Kate, a proud cottage girl, is drawn into a wealthy aristocrat's circle. Mrs. Van Brunt, pleased, sends her to a hotel with the berries. An affair with the aristocrat's son blossoms, provoking family opposition and a planned journey that tests loyalties and fortunes.
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Cadies
van Brunt
Kate
Kate Sa
Cupid
Ing
New York
Albert Edward's Private Study Described in Palace Sketch
Pall Mall Gazette notes Sandringham rooms give a glimpse into the prince character. The smallest room has light oak furniture a large window a square desk and shelves for smoking gear a telepone near the window and sketches on the wall.
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Albert Edward
Sandringham
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Surprising Transformation Echoes Jekyll and Hyde Tale
A club speaker references a Jekyll and Hyde story and describes a nightlife incident. A patron demands payment at a bar, threatens violence, returns transformed and calm, and a barman restrains him. The scene shifts to a local center in Chicago with a vague archival note.
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Lyre
Jeb
Wwe
Chicago
Lynchings in the United States and related figures
The article cites estimates of lynching and execution in the United States, noting about 1,260 puriers and 93 persons executed or lynched with overlapping counts. It discusses the difficulty of precise tallies, referencing probabilities of punishment and a Century article by B. Deems.
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