Fatal explosion rocks Fox Ammunition plant at Fostoria
An explosion at the Fox Ammunition Co plant in Fostoria killed eight people and injured several others. The blast struck a building housing explosive cane production, ignited a fire, and toppled nearby structures, with worker Robert Short describing a dangerous mishap during a new milling operation.
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Fostoria
Joseph Burdge
James Green
John Hazen
Jennie Mompher
Alice Mompher
Elva Pence
Hattie Purnell
Elsie van Vleet
Hermann Good
Robert L. Short
William Wetherbee
Fox Ammunition Co
Fox Magazine
Short
Robert Short
Miles Returns From Five Month World Tour
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles and his party arrived in New York aboard the Lucania after a five month voyage that took him from the Philippines to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Port Arthur, Pekin, Siberia, Moscow, Paris, and London. He spoke of modern Japanese army drills and praised the courtesy of emperors and kings. He planned a West Point visit for his son and then a Washington report, with Mrs Miles accompanying him.
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New York
Nelson A. Miles
United States Army
Lucania
M. P. Maus
Henry Clark Rouse
F. B. Wilberg
Cincinnati
Miles
Sherman Hoyt
Col. Whitney
Pacific Coast
Puget Sound
California
Honolulu
Sandwich Islands
Guam
Island
Philippines
Hong Kong
Canton
Nagasaki
Yokohama
Tokio
Navy
Japan
Port Arthur
Pekin
Legation
China
Siberia
Manchuria
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Paris
London
Winter Palace
Edward
England
West Point
Sherman
Washington
Miners Strike Shuts Down Pettibone Colliery Kingston Pa
Seven hundred sixty miners and boys idle as the Pettibone colliery of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western Co at Kingston closes after a wage dispute. The company offers per car rates and the workers counter with daily or per car contracts, but both sides fail to reach agreement. The mine remains closed in Kingston, Pa.
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Kingston
Wilkesbarre
Pettibone
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Co
Farmer Hero Flags Train Through Blizzard Near Harrisburg
Cairo Illinois February 17 S B Glasscock a farmer faced a blizzard in his shirt sleeves for over an hour to save 100 passengers on the Cleveland Cincinnati Chicago and St Louis railroad. He flagged the late train with a red lined canvas coat held aloft on a stick and was carried into the car after being frozen. Passengers rewarded him with handsome presents.
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Cairo
Ill
Glasscock
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago
Philippine Currency Bill Sets Gold Peso as Value Unit
Washington February 17 The Philippine currency bill passed by the Senate fixes the unit of value as the gold peso containing twelve and nine tenths grains of gold nine tenths fine. The gold peso becomes the value unit once five million silver pesos are coined and ready for circulation. US gold coins remain legal tender in the islands at a rate of one dollar to two pesos.
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Washington
Senate
Philippines
United States
Struck a Snag in Rochester Mexican Money Case
In Rochester New York on February 17 Helen Robinson was fined $50 by a police justice after Secret Service Agent Gammon doubted convictions for passing Mexican money. Her husband paid the fine in American money as the couple flooded the city with Mexican dollars worth 37% confits each. They claimed earning $5,000 in five months and have a scrapbook of arrests in other cities on similar charges but no prior fines.
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Rochester
N. Y
Secret Service
Gammon
Helen Robinson
Congress approves Elkins bill amendments and sends to president
The Senate convened at one o clock Saturday and approved the amendment to the Elkins anti rebate bill by motion of Senator Clapp from the interstate commerce committee. The amendments were accepted without discussion, completing congressional action and sending the bill to the president.
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Washington
House
Clapp
Committee On Interstate Commerce
Senate
Woman slain on street in Lebanon by man with grudge
Mrs Ira Baker aged 22 was shot dead Saturday night on a Lebanon street in front of about a score of people including her husband. David Shaud the shooter held a grudge after she testified against him in a prior case of stealing from her stepfather.
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Lebanon
Ira Baker
David Shaud
Marshal Indicted in Registration Fraud Case
St. Louis deputy marshal Thomas E. Barrett of the court of appeals has been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of complicity in registration frauds.
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St. Louis
Thomas E. Barrett
Cortelyou Picked as Secretary of Commerce and Labor
President nominates George B. Cortelyou of New York to head the new Department of Commerce and Labor. He is confirmed by the Senate and praised for ability and courtesy. Cortelyou, born 1862 in New York City, has long served in federal posts and as secretary to the president.
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Washington
George B. Cortelyou
New York
Commerce and Labor
Senate
Cortelyou
New York City
Hempstead Institute
State Normal School
Westfield
Mass
New England Conservatory of Music
Post Office Department
Cleveland
McKinley
White House
John Addison Porter
Roosevelt
Department of Commerce and Labor
Battle with Yaquis near Cananea kills five Americans
Five Americans were slain and 54 Yaqui Indians captured near El Gordo in Sonora after Mexican troops attacked a Yaqui camp at dawn. The assault, aimed at breaking the resistance, left women and captives to defend themselves as Mexicans pressed a hard charge and secured a hard-earned victory by nightfall.
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Cananea
State of Sonora
Mexico
el Gordo
Josephine
Noted Inventor Charles Davenport Dies in Watertown
Boston Feb 17 Charles Davenport famed inventor of the first railway passenger coach dies at his son’s home in East Watertown after a long career marked by the enduring design used in modern rail transport.
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Boston
Charles Davenport
East Watertown
$500000 Damage Suit Against New York Central
New York Court heard evidence in a $500000 suit by Mrs. Walter C Coffin of New Rochelle as guardian for her 18 year old son, claiming Park avenue tunnel injuries will cripple him for life and require constant care. The case names New York Central Railroad Co as defendant and seeks compensation for damages.
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New York
Justice Leventritt
New York Central Railroad Co
Walter C. Coffin
New Rochelle
Park Avenue
Coffin
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement by Mr W H Hammer
A Washington D C builder Mr W H Hammer endorses Doan's Kidney Pills for kidney related backache and bladder inflammation. The ad claims a free trial offer mailed nationwide from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y with price 50 cents per box and sales through all druggists.
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Dean
Bright
W. H. Hammer
N. Hinde Street
Washington
D. H
Ohio
Doan
Hammer
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Woman Seeks Understanding Before Marriage Plea
A Chicago Post fragment shows a woman pleading to be understood before marriage and a man replying that a Yes would prevent any misunderstanding. The exchange highlights desire for mutual comprehension in a courtship dialogue.
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Chicago Post
Market Reports and Local Notices From Feb 17 1903
Markets across New York Cleveland Toledo and East Liberty show varied grains and livestock prices with flour wheat corn oats and hogs quoted. A local health note touts Dodd's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache with a testimonial from Rutledge Minnesota.
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New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
Thousands of Americans for Western Canada
A Langdon North Dakota farmer says thousands will move to Western Canada in the spring. He notes higher wheat prices on the American side but cheaper, fertile land in Canada at about one quarter the price. Government agencies in multiple cities offer information on mixed farming, dairying, ranching, freight, and rates to assist settlers.
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Langdon
North Dakota
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Canada
Dakota
St. Paul
Toledo
Ohio
Watertown
S, Dakota
Grand Forks
Great Falls
Montana
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Helps Woman Heal
A complainant from Stilvideo Ohio states severe fallopian tube abscess caused great distress. After doctors urged hospital surgery she used Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and became stout and healthy, urging other women to start the remedy and write to Mrs Pinkham for advice. A $5000 forfeit note appears asserting genuineness of the letter.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Ira S
Hournier
Stilvideo
Ohio
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad
Advertisement copy claims one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Refund offered if it fails. Price 25 cents. Includes a political aside from Indianapolis News. Also notes Chicago & North Western railway double tracking and a Ram's Horn quote on personal responsibility.
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Tuggists
Marriage Consent Across Generations in Stray Stories
A brief exchange reveals a suitor asking the bride’s father for consent to wed. The father questions income, the youth asserts sufficiency, and the match is approved with a blessing. The dialogue underscores genre humor and social etiquette in age-old marriage customs.
K C S Almanac for 1903 Offers Regional Trade and Home Opportunities
The Kansas City Southern Railway Almanac for 1903 is ready for distribution. It invites farmers stock-raisers fruit-growers truck-gardeners manufacturers and others to obtain reliable information about southwestern Missouri the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations in Indian Territory western Arkansas eastern Texas northwestern Louisiana and the Coast country. It directs readers to request a copy from E C 8S Almanac GP Age 8: Railway Kansas City Mo. Secure.
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E. C
Railway
Kansas City
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children used by a nurse at the Children's Home New York claim to break up colds cure feverishness constipation stomach and teething disorders and destroy worms All druggists 205c sample free Address A Olmsted Le Roy NY Ram's ornament quote printed at end
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Mother Gray
New York
Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
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Gen. Miles
World
Elkins
George GB. Cortelyou
The
East Liberty
East Buffalo
Rutledge, Minn
E. C. Getchell
Dodd
Mr. Getchell
O. K
Eben
Deirse
Washington Star
Western Canada
Indianapolis News
Chicago & North-Western
Chicago
Missouri River
California Fig Syrup Co
Louisville, Hy
Cal
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