General Harrison Sick With Grip At Home
Reports from Annapolis and Utica describe General Benjamin Harrison gravely ill with the grip, confined to his residence, with his condition failing to improve over several days. Also noted are remarks on Senatorial fights in Nebraska by Bryan, possible pension commission changes, ambassadorial transfers, and various legal and political items from March 8.
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Benjamin Harrison
Bryan
Chicago
W J. Bryan
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Nebraska
Washington
Congress
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Presidio
San Francisco
Tenth Infantry
Philippines
Monda
Daily Tribune
Ramo Dat
Death in manure tragedy shocks Buckeye farmer
William Hoge, 62, of Barnesville, Ohio, died when a load of manure toppled onto him as his wagon wheel allegedly broke. The accident happened at midnight near his home, leaving his horses standing nearby. Authorities are investigating the incident as a tragic mishap with manure covering Hoge.
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Barnesville
William Hoge
Here
Telephone War Spurs City Franchise Debate in Chicago
Chicago moves toward a 25 year franchise for United Telegraph Telephone and Electric with a 60 percent rate cut, as council committees push passage of an ordinance to extend operations citywide. Separate notes cover a San Francisco lightweight championship bout set for April 30 and Count Tolstoi’s declining health in St. Petersburg.
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United Telegraph, Telephone and Electric Company
Council
General Council
Chicago Telephone Company
St. Petersburg
Count Tolstoi
Danville Editor Dies From Heart Disease
Danville Wis March 9 Herman Weippert 53 editor of the Danville Zeitung collapsed and died of heart disease. He was a noted authority on German opera and a respected singer, with connections to Maher and Sharkey.
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Danville, Wis
Herman Weippert
Danville Zeitung
Chippewa Falls
Wis
John Moore
Testimony on Remedies and Cures From Local Advertisers
An array of testimonials touts patent medicines and salves as cures for coughs, pneumonia risk, neuralgia, indigestion, and stomach issues. Notes praise for Foley's Honey and Tar and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, with references to Laubach Boy and Zimmerman Co. ads.
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Lonaconing
Zimmerman & Co
Dkmar
Foley
Laubach Boy
Zimmmermaneé
Drimar
Bright
Laubach & Boyd, Zimmerman & Co
Ithsk
Out of Manchuria tensions puzzle world powers
A London report claims a crisis in far eastern affairs with secret talks between the United States and Great Britain aiming to counter Russia's push in Manchuria. Japan, Britain, and the U S are viewed as key actors, while Germany and France are given tentative stances amid shifting alliances.
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United States
Great Britain
Russia
Choate
Lord Lansdowne
Nicaragua Canal
Nicaragua
Manchuria
Charles Stewart Scott
St. Petersburg
Count Lamsdorff
Japan
Germany
Sza
France
On a Lonely Road A Girl Brutally Ravished
Bluffton Indiana March 9 Miss Kitty De Long 17 daughter of a prominent farmer was assaulted on a road returning home. She reached her father's house two hours later in a fainting state. Sheriff organized posse as hundreds scour the county.
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Bluffton
Ind
Kitty de Long
Joseph de Long
Miss de Long
Pressinger
Denver
Edward D Hegg
Colorado and Southern Railway
Bryan visits Buffalo Pan American exposition grounds
William Jennings Bryan arrived in Buffalo and went to the home of Mr Norman FE Mack and was met at the station. He said the visit was in the interest of his paper. Bryan toured the Pan American exposition grounds with Mack and several officials and was impressed by the expo’s scale and building progress.
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Buffalo
William Jennings Bryan
Norman FE Mack
Bryan
Mack
Bandits Rob Two Emporia Stores In Quick Hold Up
In Olpa near Emporia Kansas on March 9 two highwaymen held up a dozen people in two stores. They robbed Young & Diebolt of cash and goods and then forced six victims to the Steinbiz & Company general store taking checks and money before escaping.
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Emporia
Kan
Olpa
Young & Diebolt
A. Steinbiz & Company
Jell-O Introduces New Family Dessert Flavors
A vintage ad proclaims Jell-O as a new dessert pleasing the family with four flavors Lemon Orange ABC TV and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. The message promotes Castoria as a familiar product and repeats a familiar buying cue.
Armistice talks strained as Botha, Dewet split persists
Dispatches from Pretoria report Mrs. Botha credited with driving armistice hopes while General Botha’s officers near submission. Dewet and Steyn remain irreconcilable, Dewet vowing revenge. London sources hint a week old truce may extend as French and Kitchener terms loom. Nearby a Cape Town skirmish ends with 17 scouts captured after Boers surround Driscoll’s unit.
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Dewet
Steyn
Kitchener
French
Amsterdam
Brussels
M. Kruger
Orange Free State
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Driscoll
Kraal
Doornberg
Washington
Hay
Cambon
Inspectors Report of Wayne County Treasury Balance
Inspectors report to Probate Court dated March 4 1901 state they entered the county treasury without notice counted money and inspected books records and vouchers finding one hundred thirty one thousand seven hundred ninety six and 71 100 dollars in cash and that the annexed statement agrees with the auditor s books reporting balances and over payments in the treasury under the authority of the judge.
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Probate Court
Wayne County
Ohio
Charles H scooTt
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