Laundry blast kills and wounds dozens in Chicago
A 145 horsepower boiler exploded at the Sanitary Laundry on West Madison Street, killing nine and injuring scores, many severely. The three story brick building collapsed and debris blocked streets as workers feared more deaths. two missing include a boy of ten and a woman.
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Throop
Loomis Streets
Emma Sebreska
Minnie Olson
George Pill
Frank Hanniman
Bessie Kincaba
Martha Jacobi
Katherine Kelly
Almedo Jones
William Dean
Fire and collapse wreck laundry town as rescue crews rush in
Explosion tears through a building leaving a burning ruin with maimed bodies. Firefighters and volunteers pull survivors from the wreck as cries for help echo. A laundry proprietor, Abram Doremus, is arrested as the scene unfolds amid smoke and sirens.
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Twenty sixth volunteers sail from Manila and more to follow
The text notes twenty sixth volunteers sail from Manila on Saturday with eighty women and three officers to come later. Henry L. Hertz is rumored for Chicago internal revenue collector. Treasury says bubonic plague is alarmingly present in San Francisco. Olds Motor Works in Detroit burned causing $75,000 loss and $45,000 insurance. Several hurt, none fatally. Berlin traffic committee votes underground railway. Greek church excommunicates Tolstos. Bryan arrives at New York. Legislature about to tinge polygamy. twenty nine states form a bloc.
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Henry L. Hertz
Chicago
Treasury Department
San Francisco
Olds Motor Works
du Troit
Berlin Corporation
Tolstos
Bryan
New York
Kasson Resigns as Special Plenipotentiary in Reciprocity Talks
Washington report states Kasson has resigned from his post as special plenipotentiary negotiating reciprocity treaties. The president has not accepted the resignation and urges Kasson to stay in government service. the matter remains in abeyance.
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Washington
Kasson
Death of Edward Campbell prominent Iowa politician
Edward Campbell died Saturday afternoon in Fairfield where he lived. He was a former state legislator and a prominent figure in Iowa politics. He fell ill in Chicago while visiting his sons.
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Edward Campbell
Fairfield
Chicago
Isas Maines
M. Mehan
Capital City Commercial College
Indicted art student pleads guilty in mail fraud case
Elizabeth Kaburick of Bloomington pleads guilty in a U S grand jury indictment for using the mails to defraud. She is fined 50 dollars plus costs after promising marriage offers to swindle men.
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Urs
United States Grand Jury
Elizabeth Kaburick
Miss Kaburick
Bloomington
Beet Sugar Factory Count and Output in 1899
Washington report shows 31 beet sugar factories across ten states and one territory with invested capital of 20,958,519 dollars. Production reached 71,427 long tons valued at 7,323,857 dollars, as of 1899.
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Washington
United States
Hel d in an icy prison Two steamers face weeklong crossing
Milwaukee March 12 After eight days battling ice on Lake Michigan the steamer Naomi of the Crosby Transportation company capt Haselbarth brought into Milwaukee harbor after a grueling voyage from Grand Haven. Her twin Michigan lies wrecked in the lake. Nyack also stalled near Grand Haven before reaching port. The captains warn of dangerous navigation while ice remains and predict rough seas until the ice clears late month.
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Captain Havelbarth’s Eight Days Struggle With Ice
Captain Havelbarth recounts eight days aboard the Naomi after Grand Haven departure. The steamer fought through 15 foot ice and slush, drifted with an ice field, and finally escaped into open water aided by a northwest breakwater field and easing winds.
Markets report from Chicago and East Buffalo live stock sales
Chicago hog and cattle receipts and price ranges for the day with mixed lots and bulk sales near 5.50 to 6.25 for hogs and 3.60 to 6.25 for cattle. East Buffalo quotes list cattle receip123 ts, hog prices, and lambs with tops around 5.65 and 5.55 for sheep and lambs. St. Louis grain prices show wheat corn oats and rye quotes across futures and spot markets.
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Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Board of Trade Today
Bell and Bugle
British reply to canal treaty amendments outlined
Ambassador Pauncefote delivered instructions on the Clayton Bulwer and Davis amendments. The British reply is friendly but urges no binding action on other governments. Britain sees the Davis amendment as the main obstacle and hints at possible negotiations if it is modified. No immediate resumption of talks is promised.
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Senate
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Porto Rican tax protest upstages Hollander bill in Washington
The Porto Rican commission led by Wenceslas Borda Jr and Vincente Balbas met President to protest the Hollander tax law. They argue three taxes collide and $500000 yearly in advance drains circulation causing poverty and stagnation. Secretary Hitchcock seeks Hawaii governor report on territorial secretary's floor ejection. Sixty seven years of married life noted for Mr and Mrs Squire Masters in Petersburg.
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Vincente Balbas
Island
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Balbas
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Pedro Salazar
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Porto Rico
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Menard County
Fire cremated sixty five horses in San Francisco blaze
A fire in San Francisco resulted in the cremation or suffocation of sixty five horses. James White, Charles White and Charles Young were named in relation to the incident.
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Charles White
Charles Young
San Francisco
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