Man Faces New Trial Motion For Hew Name
The Buffalo Times reports Heliedor Wojciechowski moved for a new trial. The oldest U S resident in a poorhouse figures against ambitious plans beyond seventy. The archbishop of Canterbury will hand to Mr Bayard in London the Mayflower leg chosen by the Consistorial Court for the United.
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The
Buffalo Times
Heliedor Wojciechowski
United States
Archbishop of
Canterbury
Bayard
London
Consistorial
United
Canal reopening clears path Tampico to Tuxpan
An historic canal between Tampico and Tuxpan, built at great expense, will be cleared and dredged for traffic. An American company holds the concession to operate the enterprise. The route traverses dye wood rich country where tropical products will be shipped to Tampico for export to the United States and Europe.
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Tampico
Tuxpan
Mexico
Trafic
United States
Europe
Steamboat Invades Historic Jordan River Route
A small steamboat now plies the Jordan between Jericho and the Sea of Tiberias, disrupting traditional life as modern progress encroaches on the Holy Land. Arab wanderers express surprise and horror at the new vessel’s presence and activities on the historic stream.
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Holy Land
The
Jordan
Jericho
Sea of
Tiberias
Bible Study by Supreme Court Justice Draws Attention
In Washington a Bible class led by Justice Harlan and former Secretary of State John W. Foster is highlighted as a model of religious instruction. The piece argues the Bible's broad reach and beneficial teaching value with a note on prohibitionist trends and Chicago's cigarette licensing reducing outlets.
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Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Washington
John W. Foster
King Quansah Sends Postcard Inquiry From Tan tree Africa
Through the Postal Union a king in need of a postage stamp writes to a Massachusetts cordage company asking for the cost of its wares. He excuses the missing stamp due to haste, and the reply awaits payment before shipment.
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King Quansah
Tantree
Africa
Massachusetts
California 1896 statistics reveal vast agricultural and mineral output
The record shows totals for borax petroleum and bitumen salt mineral waters natural gas quick silver and more. It notes orange and prune land irrigation acres dairy capacity milch cows and substantial dairy investments across the state.
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California
San Francisco
Peanut Dealers in Virginia Rally as Prices Jump
Virginia peanut dealers report a 50 percent price advance amid expectations of a short crop. After a long market slump, big dealers are buying aggressively, cornering about one third of the current crop and pushing prices toward 8 cents per pound, a level not seen since 1890.
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Virginia
Big Trust
Man Killed Entering Iowa Store in Early Morning Robbery
Edward Lafferty died from a gun trap set by C. W. Yetter at West Branch general store during a 1 am break in. The trap misfired into Lafferty’s side. he collapsed and died soon after with aid from Rev. Hadley nearby.
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Iowa City
C. W. Yetter
West Branch
Edward Lafferty
Yetter
Bequest Challenge Targets Wisconsin Heir in Indiana Case
Morris Cutler of Waukesha Wisconsin left an estate valued at 1 000 000 to 1 500 000 dollars. James Cutler of Osage Iowa named sole beneficiary with a codicil for churches and charities. La Porte Indiana reports testators kin contesting the will with eminent counsel, grounds not disclosed.
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James Cutier
Osage
Indiana
la Porter
Ind
Morris Cutler
Waukesha
Wis
James Cutler
Iowa
la Porte
Des Moines Daily News Reduces Price to Farmers
In Des Moines on April 26 the Des Moines Daily News is offered to farmers at one dollar a year, half the regular rate, matching the clergy rate. The paper is described as first class, with latest telegrams and market reports.
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Des Moines
Des Moines Daily News
Senate
Woman's Body Cut In Two Near Beacon Station
Mrs Elizabeth Snowden 68 of Beacon was killed instantly when a Rock Island work train struck her as she stepped onto the tracks northwest of Oskaloosa during repairs after floods. She was deaf and her body was mutilated. the coroner's jury exonerated the railroad.
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Oskaloosa
Elizabeth Snowden
Beacon
Rock Island
Evans
Railroad
Fatal Accident in Cherokee Destroys Two Workmen
In Cherokee on April 20, two Dubuque pipe layers, John Cadden and John Morrisey, were buried when six to eight tons of earth collapsed into a seven foot trench. Cadden died at the scene and Morrisey suffered severe internal injuries.
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Cherokee
John Cadden
Dubuque
John Morrisey
Morrisey
Death by Self Inflicted Homicide Near Mapleton
W E Davis a farmer six miles south of Mapleton was found dead in his barn from hanging. He had mortgaged a car load of cattle to Mapleton creditors, but the cattle belonged to his brother, making settlement impossible as he had little property. His wife and two children were visiting Mapleton.
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W. B. Davis
Mapleton
W. E. Davis
Houston
Texas
Sunnyside
Fayette Rhone
Will Gates
Lewis Thomas
Aaron Thomas
Jim Thomas
Benny Thomas
Will Williams
Henry Daniels
Marie
Alleged Counterfeiters Detained in Des Moines Case
Deputy U S Marshal Hillweg arrested brothers Miles and Myron Marshall aged 27 and 30 at Perry on counterfeiting charges. Miles confessed fully and was bound over to the grand jury in a thousand dollar bond which he could not post, while Myron confessed only partially and faces a preliminary hearing soon.
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Des Moines
United States
Hillweg
Miles
Myron Marshall
Perry
Myron
Col Henderson May Lose a Leg
Durvugur April 20 Colonel Henderson's old army wound has worsened and now requires amputation above the knee due to erysipelas. A Washington surgeon has the final decision after local doctors advised the procedure.
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Col. Henderson
Durvugur
Henderson
Washington
German Savings Bank to reopen June 1 after reorganization
Des Moines April 30 The German Savings Bank which was placed in receivership January 21 is practically reorganized and will resume operations and open for business on June 1 under new arrangements.
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Des Mores
Fire Claims $30,000 Loss in Mt Ayr
A devastating blaze in Mt Ayr on April 25 destroyed the Timby block and its contents, with the fire likely sparked by a lightning strike during a severe electrical storm. The fire started in B. C. Warren's drug store on the east side of the square and caused substantial damage to surrounding properties.
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Mt. Ayr
B. C. Warren
Dam breaches Creston Waterworks dam after heavy rains
Heavy rains caused the Creston Waterworks dam to fail, resulting in about 100000 dollars in damages. The incident was reported from Creston on April 26.
Wild parsnips kill two boys near Webster City
Three boys aged 10 to 14 fished along the Boone river north of Webster City. After likely eating toxic wild parsnips they fell ill. two died at their Eagle Grove home while the third remained in critical condition despite medical help and a stomach pump.
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Fort Depar
Boone River
Webster City
Eagle Grove
New Masonic Temple Planned At Corner Of First Ave And St
Cepar Rapros reports the contract for a new Masonic temple, to cost nearly $150,000, rising five stories on the corner of First Avenue and First Street. The 72 by 140 foot building will use top materials and start soon, aiming for completion by December 31.
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Masonic Temple
Cepar Rapros
First Avenue
First Street
Iowa News Digest highlights multiple Iowa incidents
Fire destroys Kloppish Queens ware store in Burlington with $40,000 total loss. Young Halsey Fry dies after saddle horse fall. Marshalltown cop injures leg while cleaning a revolver. Emma Welser killed by runaway milk wagon near Dubuque. Iowa Central wreck near Steamboat Rock injures three and causes heavy damage. Anamosa tornadic event causes widespread damage. Iowa Navy speed trial on Iowa confirms 17.81 knots and $374,200 bonus. Rabies outbreak in Johnson county cattle near Tiffin. quarantine ordered. Hampton murder trial verdict not guilty for J C Long family. Des Moines child dies from hood strings entangling.
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Kloppish Queensware Company
Burlington
Halsey
I. H. Fry
Marshalltown
Thorpe
Dubuque
Emma Welser
Iowa Central
Steamboat Rock
Anamosa
Washington Dispatch
Naval Trial Board
Iowa
Secretary of the Navy
Nathaniel Bowers
Tiffin
Johnson County
Gibson
J.C. Long
Anna L. Long
Hampton
Greeks Hold Ground After Larissa Retreat Amid Greek Turkish War
Across April 26 to May 1 reports detail Greek troops retreat from Tyrnavo and Larissa but gains in Epirus and victories near Velestino. Tsarist Austrian rumors, Greek political turmoil in Athens, and fear of revolution accompany battles at Pharsalos and Velestino as European powers weigh intervention.
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Mita Pass
Tyrnavo
Larissa
Epirus
Constantinople
Elassona
Tey
Beri
Tageblatt
Russia
Austria
Turkey
Crete
Suda Bay
Janina
Arta
Athens
Ralli
Smolenski
Mavromichali
Dimopoulo
Longpon
George
Marine
Lonpox
Salonica
Constantine
Velestino
Volo
Pharsalos
Paris
M. Hanotaux
Hanotaux
Greece
France
Arness
Delyannis
M. Raili
Vienna
London
the Standard
Mammoth menagerie tests planned on Merced county farm
An ncRNA project will breed elephants and other exotic animals on a thousand acre farm in Merced county California. Champion shorthand writer Isaac Dement of Chicago set a speed record with 402 words in a minute in Quincy Illinois. Harvard athletes training for a boat race reportedly eat two pounds of meat and fourteen eggs per day, many eaten raw with orange juice.
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Merced County
Cal
Isaac 8. Dement
Chicago
Quincy
Ill
Harvard
Vaillant Vessels Sinks After Iceberg Collision
Str John’s Journal reports the French fishing vessel Vaillant struck an iceberg off Grand Bank on April 16 and foundered with 73 on board. Only four are known alive. cannibalism occurred after three sailors perished from exposure. Survivors rescued by the schooner Victor Ungene and suffer frostbite requiring amputation.
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Str. Joans
N. F
Vaillant
Pierre
St. Malo
Miquelon
Grand Bank
Cuban Victory Report From Pugragato Hills Battle
In Havana on April 30 Spanish columns clashed with insurgents in the Pugragato hills. Rebels drew the Spaniards into an ambuscade as General Castillo reinforced Rodriguez who attacked the flank. The five hour fight left 280 Spanish dead wounded or captured.
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Havana
Pugragato
Castillo
Rodriguez
Fire destroys piers and ships at Newport News
A blaze at Newport News Virginia on April 20 caused about two million dollars in damage to the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company's pier system. Two large piers burned, three vessels were sunk, a tugboat was wrecked and eight people were injured, several seriously.
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Newport News
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Company
Altgeld Denies Ties to Globe Savings Bank Irregularity
Former Governor Altgeld denies responsibility for Globe Savings bank management issues. He acknowledges borrowing from the bank but frames it as a business matter and not a cause of the bank’s problems.
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Altgeld
ChicaGo
Globe Savings Bank
Cuban Reforms Signed for Cuba Pacification
Mapnio April 30. The queen regent signed a decree applying reforms agreed for Cuba. This follows a cablegram from Weyler stating that the island’s western part is completely pacified.
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Mapnio
Cuba
Weyler
Insurgents in Philippines Mount Stiff Mountain Resistance
A Manila dispatch reports 25,000 insurgents who have not submitted to Spaniards taking up positions in the mountains and offering stubborn resistance to advancing troops.
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MaAprio
Manilla
Philippine Islands
Notable Political Moves and Obituaries From State and Nation
Theodore A. Havemeyer of American Sugar Refining dies in New York. W R Day and Bellamy Storer proposed as ministers to Belgium. Senate Republicans and opposition discuss committee divisions and elective offices. Bulgaria declines to expel Greeks amid Turkey Greece war, signaling neutrality and possible independence. Ex banker Charles W Spalding faces $25,000 bond suit filed by American Trotting Association. he is jailed.
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Theodore A. Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
New York
W. R. Day
Ohio
Bellamy Storer
Belgium
Senate
McMillan
Committee On Committees
Turkey
Greece
Bulgaria
Chicago
Charles W. Spalding
American Trotting Association
Spalding
Congress adjourns with no business this week
Washington April 26 Congress adjourned without transacting any business under a pact to act nothing this week. Houses plan to resume next week and return to legislative work.
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Congress
Washington
Cyclone in Oklahoma Destroys Guthrie and Surrounding Areas
A Cottonwood river flood at West Guthrie near Gunmir swelled to half a mile wide at sunrise, sweeping houses and farms. Dozens of lives lost and hundreds of buildings destroyed, with two thirds of victims reported as colored. El Reno and nearby towns also suffered damage from cyclones and cloudbursts. A Guthrie special notes river remains bank full with remaining inundated districts slowly receding.
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Gunmir
West Guthrie
el Reno
C. T
Wicurra
Kan
Guthrie
Japanese War Talk Rises Over Hawaii Immigration Clash
Japanese official newspapers in San Francisco report anger over Hawaii's refusal to land Japanese immigrants. They say warships were sent to Honolulu to enforce rights, calling the Philadelphia’s dispatch a menace and signaling potential annexation concerns.
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United States
San Francisco
Japan
Hawaii
Honolulu
Philadelphia
Hail Storm Kills Dozens in Rio Verde Valley
A San Luis Potosi special reports a devastating hail storm in the Rio Verde valley. The storm ruined crops and caused numerous deaths, with one farm alone losing two workers and stones weighing over three pounds. Reports claim forty one people killed by the hail.
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St. Louis
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Rio Verde
German officer accuses Hashan Pasha of embezzlement
Von Hofe Pasha in Turkish service reports to the sultan that Hashan Pasha the long time minister of marine has stolen 30 to 40 million marks annually. He warns the navy is unable to fight Greek warships and resigns as the sultan orders an investigation amid regret at not acting sooner.
General Miles Granted Leave for Turkey and Greece
General Miles received presidential assent to a two or three month trip to Turkey and Greece. He will study the Turkish Greek conflict and inspect European military establishments. He plans to file an official report detailing his observations.
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Miles
Washington
Turkey
Greece
Bayard Sees Cleveland as Democratic Leader Again
Ex-ambassador Bayard predicts Cleveland will be chosen to lead the democracy before the current administration ends. A Tennessee man’s accidental shooting spree includes a dog, the owner, and the coroner, with bail posted. An Oklahoma senator moves to adjourn until two this afternoon. Japanese female servants gain popularity among New York families.
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Bayard
Cleveland
London
United States
Tennessee
Oklahoma
New York
Iowa Legislature Confirms Various Bills in April Sessions
Des Moines reports show the legislature adopting a field and game bill and a stockholder liability bill, debating state oil inspector elimination, and considering tax and education measures. Senate and house actions cover tobacco, insurance taxation, hog cholera cooperation, and Sunday activities restrictions.
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Senate
Des Moines
United States
Conf
Bng
Anamosa
Cretan Belligerency Recognized by Rome Command
Rome's Admiral Conevaro in Cretan waters declares Col. Vassos commander of the Greek army belligerent and forbids further Greek attacks on seven troops in the area.
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Paris
Rome
Conevaro
Cretan
Col. Vassos
Cigarette Bill Passed in Springfield Amid Confusion
Report notes a bill banning manufacture and sale of cigarettes. The text then meanders with disjointed lines about Zululand radon and a doctor, ending with an odd mention of amputation and a Dr. Von Stephan.
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Springfield
Ill
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