Statesman Benjamin Harrison Dies After Long Illness
Indianapolis reports General Benjamin Harrison died at 4 45 PM after a protracted illness. He spoke rarely in delirium of Boer sufferings and England's cruelty, with family at his bedside and his daughter Elizabeth presenting an apple pie before his final decline. His funeral drew 15000 mourners at Crown Hill with President McKinley attending and a large police guard. Harrison, born 1833 in North Bend Ohio, was grandson of William Henry Harrison and son of John Scott Harrison.
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Magee Will Allocates Estate for Hospital Memorial
In Pittsburg on March 14, the late State Senator Magee's will lacks a set estate value but friends estimate the estate at 4.5 to 5 million dollars. The plan directs most to a hospital in memory of his mother, with siblings and a sister named and his wife receiving the residuary life interest. Upon her death the estate reverts to the hospital.
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Diamond Theft and Kidnap Threat Tangle in Kansas City
Detectives pursue a $3,000 diamond theft from Edwards and Sloan jewelers and a ransom threat demanding $1,000 in 26 bills. Clerk William Dearduff reports a midnight meeting at Fortieth and McGee with two men, a minor stabbing, and the missing gems located in the Keith and Perry building basement.
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Not War But Murder Descriptions of Filipino Atrocities
Records in 34 Filipino cases in the Philippines detail murders treason and violence by insurgents. Descriptions include nine sympathizers killed for resisting tax support and a lieutenant colonel ordering a throat cut. Eusebio Rojas reportedly buried neighbors alive. he is ordered to be hanged.
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Seven Die In Wellston Fire At Secluded Cabin
The charred bodies of Jeff Hill his wife and five children were found in a burning log cabin two miles northeast of Wellston. Neighbor Edward McGinnis reported flames consuming the room with a single exit trapping the family. A yellow dog survived the blaze amid suspicions the fire may have been set to cover a crime.
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Railroad Shopmen Strike Hits Burlington Shops
March 19 report from Town Falls Iowa states machinists and boilermakers at the Burlington shops have walked out and will not return until workplace differences with officials are settled. The strike follows similar action by Cedar Rapids union men and is expected to spread to other division points.
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Battle injures ten in Caney primary feuds in Morgan county
Ten men were wounded in a clash between rival factions during a primary election in Caney Morgan county on Saturday. Nearly all present were armed and fighting broke out after a dispute over who could vote. All victims survived.
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Grand Army Encampment Plans Take Shape in Cleveland
Cleveland prepares for the national Grand Army encampment during the week of September 9. Gen James Barnett leads an executive committee including Col C Denstee Col Henry C Ellison and Ryerson Ritchie. E W Doty named secretary as office staff mobilizes. parade plans and Pan-American ties noted with Buffalo.
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Austria moves to bar American goods under new tariffs
Washington reports from Consul Hossfeld in Trieste say Austria-Hungary plans a tariff revision after 1902 that aims to prohibit American imports. Economists see little risk of retaliation as Austria buys more from the United States than it sells. Public opinion leans toward prohibitionists, who are organized and active.
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Train sleeping cars burned near Palatka Florida
Palatka Florida March 18 The Pullman sleeping cars Tabitha and Elmer on a Plant system train from Tampa to Jacksonville were burned Sunday at Buffalo Bluff seven miles from the city. The cars carried sleeping tourists and flames spread quickly leaving no time to save clothing or valuables. The train was moved to Buffalo Bluff and the burning cars shoved into a siding. Seventeen passengers including several women were hurried into the other sleepers.
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Death of George Hunt Former Illinois Attorney General
George Hunt longtime Illinois attorney general from 1884 to 1892 and Civil War veteran died Sunday at his Riverside home. Hunt secured the Haymarket rioters conviction on appeal to the U S Supreme Court.
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Vigorous Protest Over Venezuelan Interference
The state department, through Minister Loo mis, protested to Venezuela over interference with Mr Baiz the United States consular agent at Barcelona Venezuela. It denies knowledge of the last reported liberty infringement but links the matter to prior troubles. Baiz is not a US citizen, complicating protection efforts.
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Riots at St Petersburg as Students Clash With Cossacks
Demonstration in St Petersburg in front of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan escalated as students clashed with Cossacks. Police and troops dispersed crowds, hundreds of students were arrested, and reports described severe injuries, fatalities, and chaotic street fighting.
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A Fierce Blaze Destroys Anheuser Busch Ice Plant and More
A massive fire in St Louis on Monday damaged the Anheuser Busch ice storage plant, American Car and Foundry repair shop, 59 box cars, Stule and Co factory, five rooming houses, and several sheds. Loss is about 100000 dollars, mostly insured. Two American Car and Foundry workers were injured. The blaze spread through two blocks along Zepp Utah First and Kosciusko streets as wind fanned flames and fire crews fought new outbreaks nearby.
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Train wreck near Grand Junction injures many
A Chicago Rock Island & Pacific passenger train bound for Fort Dodge derailed two miles north of Grand Junction Iowa. Rails sank, cars overturned and the tender lying in water. Many hurt with several believed killed. Loreal physicians aided at the scene and in Grand Junction.
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Iron pipe price advance set for week in March
Pittsburg reports an upcoming price increase for wrought iron pipe and boiler tubing. The National Tube Co and other makers withdraw options for delivery after April 1, signaling the rise. New prices, due by March 25, would be at least 35 percent higher than rates since September 1.
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