Relief for Mississippi floods urged by President in 1897
The president asked Congress to appropriate 150000 to 200000 for Mississippi river flood victims after governors and citizens reported widespread destruction across Arkansas Mississippi Louisiana and Tennessee. He cited towns underwater 250 miles along the river and 50 80 000 people affected. Senate and House quickly passed related relief measures.
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Fire Engulfs Knoxville Business Center in 1900 Blaze
The April fire overnight swept the Gay Street block from Union to Reservoir, sparing only the McGhee building. Loss tops $1.2 million as the Hotel Knox burns. 52 guests slept there, 35 accounted for, with the register destroyed making exact fatalities uncertain.
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Famous Musician Horace G Bird Dies in Chicago
Horace G Bird founder of Chicago musical organizations and a nationally known musician died at his home 267 Sixty-first Street. He helped bring Putti to Chicago, led music at Wigwam for Lincoln's presidential nomination, and organized the first Chicago Musical Union. Bird, 67, had made Chicago his home for 40 years.
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United States
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Boston
Bird
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Posts of honor and other nominations announced
President McHinney makes several department appointments including Alonzo Tyler for collector of internal revenue in Tennessee and Park Agnew for Virginia. Theodore Roosevelt named assistant secretary of the navy and other navy positions filled. Prohibition party nominating list from Columbus with multiple state officials named. Ellen Windom donates her late husband’s books to Winona Library. Cuban expedition rumors from Jacksonville report Bermuda laden with munitions. New York politics: charter bill returned to Albany. Tariff bill prep in Senate finance subcommittee. U.S. and Canada losses tally for Q1 1897. Spanish troops show discontent in Cuba. Arbor Day proclaimed for Ohio on April 23.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Jacksonville
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Business Outlook and Trade Anomalies Across Regions
The eastern and western regions report little overall gain with staple lines fair and overflows in the Mississippi and Missouri valleys. Rainy western states hinder transport, delaying planting and potentially reducing cotton acreage. wool tariffs loom while cotton goods rise little. Dun & Co notes 4000 failures in Q1 with varied liabilities, but signs of improvement and brighter prospects emerge. clearing house exchanges rise to 1.016 billion dollars.
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War News From Europe and Domestic Notices
Greece and Turkey near war amid Greek incursions into Turkish territory with reserves called. Bliss restores two veterans to positions in the General Land Office. Rhode Island election yields large gubernatorial plurality for Lishw Dyer. Appomattox Day observed nationwide. Frank M. Stewart dies in Madison. Tahiti rebels surrender, ending local uprisings. Stephen Henry Phillips dies in Salem. Will Hughes and sons die from wild parsnip poisoning in Indiana.
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California
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Death of Indiana Senator Voorhees at 76 in Washington
Former United States Senator and Indiana native John Voorhees died at his home in Washington on a Saturday morning at age 76. A renowned figure in the Senate, he served in Congress in the 1870s and 1880s, with long tenure on the finance committee and a career spanning law, public service, and early defense work in the John Brown raid case.
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Cook
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House
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Forgery Suspect Hendricks Nabbed in Jamestown Arrest
W H Hendricks with multiple aliases was arrested in Jamestown New York while attempting to pass forged drafts and deposit certificates totaling about 1000 dollars. He is wanted by Wickerton detective agency for large scale forgeries in Terre Haute Janesville Marion Port Wayne Bloomington and Lima. A satchel of raised checks drafts and deposits valued at 50000 was found.
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Wickerton Detective ‘Agency
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Insured for $1,000,090 Mrs Leland Stanford policy
Mrs Leland Stanford signed a life policy for $1,000,000 with Mutual Life Insurance. Annual premium is $170,000. If she dies, the Leland Stanford Jr University receives the amount. if she survives ten years and continues premiums, the university would receive $3,000,000. Also notes Arthur Quinn heir to $2,000 from Frank Quinn’s death.
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