Flood Devastation Spurs Replanting and Dam Repairs in Texas
Austin reports flood relief under way as Bastrop and Wharton struggle with 50 washouts and damaged bridges. Railroads International and Great Northern and Missouri Kansas Texas suffer heavy losses. cotton crop rebirth expected. City mass meeting rejects rebuilding dam. water and light to be restored by old water company within two weeks. Governor Sayers allocates 100 to flood relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Wharton
Lafayette
Bastrop County
Here
la Grande
Fayette County
International & Great Northern Railroad
Rio Grande
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
International & Great Northern
Taylor
Milano
Old Water Company
Sayers
Flood Reaches Gonzales Texas As River Falls
The Gonzales area reports the river has fallen about four feet with many lives feared lost. A Hemian and his wife drowned in the swift water, others missing include a Marcus Tates' associate and two Mexicans. Bodies sighted on snags and barbed wire fences. Farmland ruined. Aransas Pass line blocked five miles north. bridges and track washed away. last train from Luling via Harwood on the Southern Pacific.
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Gonzales
Texas
Marcus Tates
Aransas Pass
Luling
Harwood
Southern Pacific
Queen Victoria Drives Though Dublin Crowds in Regal Visit
Queen Victoria rode through Phoenix Park and central Dublin in a ceremonial procession marked by cheering crowds, decorated streets, and an escort of household cavalry. Thick throngs along O’Connell Street Sackville Street and College Green watched the royal carriages pass under colorful banners and canopy as residents from Belfast and beyond gathered to witness the event.
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Dublin
Victoria
Vice Regal Grounds
Phoenix Park
Household Cavalry
O'Connell Street
Sackville Street
College Green
Bank of Ireland
Trinity College
Belfast
Queen's parade through Haricourt street to vice regal lodge
Citizens waved miles of handkerchiefs as the queen's procession passed along Haricourt street and the south circular road, crossing bridges toward the Phoenix monument and the vice regal lodge, reaching the lodge at 5 30 p.m.
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Haricourt Street
South Circular Road
Phoenix Monument
Vice Regal Lodge
McGiffert Withdraws from Presbyterian Church
Rev. Arthur C. McGiffert formally withdrew from the Presbyterian church at the New York presbytery meeting. He asked to have his name dropped from the roll, saying he does not withdraw because he agrees with heresy charges but fears a trial and seeks to avoid continued church agitation while defending his views in light of his Apostolic Age work.
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New York
Arthur C. McGiffert
Presbyterian Church
Presbytery of
McGiffert
Presbytery
Dear Brethren
General Assembly
Death of W F Junkin in Montclair New Jersey
Rev William P F Junkin of Montclair New Jersey dies after a weeklong pneumonia illness. Born in Philadelphia 69 years ago he was son of Rev Charles Junkin and a Confederate chaplain who served with General Stonewall Jackson at Chancellorsville. Survived by widow daughter and two sons with several in laws including Judge Anderson of Virginia.
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New York
William PF. Junkin
Montclair
N. J
Philadelphia
Charles Junkin
Junkin
Princeton Theological Seminary
Thomas J. Jackson
Stonewall
Chancellorsville
Anderson
Supreme Court of Appeals of
Virginia
Francie L. A. Junkin
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
L. B. Cox
Portland
Ore
Williams
Washington, D
Debauch Ends In Tragic Fire In Beevland
Joshua Wayne, 50, a local gambler, burned to death after returning to his shack on Kootenay Avenue from a night of drinking. He was trapped as flames erupted while a neighbor, J Stuoisi, tried to rescue him through a window. Wayne carried $260 in paper on his person, which was destroyed with his clothing.
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Beevland
B. C
Joshua Wayne
Wayne
Kotenay Avenue
J. Stuoisi
Stuoisi
Factories Burned in Green Point Fire
A large blaze in Green Point New York on April 9 left 1,200 to 1,500 workers unemployed. It destroyed several factories including Edward C. Smith box maker North Carolina Pine Lumber A J & J McCollum coal dealers George W Diper wood and paint works and Post & McCord iron founders and pattern makers. Damage estimated at 500000 to 600000 with additional loss to Brooklyn Oil works and Church & Co soda makers. Cause of the fire is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greenpoint
Edward C. Smith
North Carolina Pine Lumber Company
A. J. & J. J. McCollum
George W. Diper
Post & McCord
Brooklyn Oil Works
Church & Co
National birthday celebrants in St Thomas and St Croix
The nation’s birthday was unusually celebrated on Sunday in St Thomas and St Croix with day and night processions. crowds wore national colors and cheered the king in demonstrations against the sale of the islands. The strong feeling on the sale of the Danish West Indies persisted.
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St. Thomas
D. W
8&J. Croix
Denmark
Danish West Indies
Berlin firm sued for damages by Trans Atlantic Fire and Marine
The Trans Atlantic Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Berlin filed in the U S circuit court a suit against Thainhauser & Co for 48394 claimed due. The insurer withdrew its agency from the local firm in January 189, and a full settlement was not made at that time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Trans-Atlantic Fire and Marine Insurance Company of
Berlin Today
United States
Thainhauser & Co
Indictment of Useless Sacrifice in Irish Brigade at Tugela
London dispatch reports a scathing critique of General Buller’s campaign decisions on the Tugela front. The author condemns the lack of strategy and the Irish brigade’s costly attack at a pivotal crest near the railway, detailing chaotic command and brutal combat with high casualties.
Irish Brigade at Pieters Hill Tragedy and Aftermath
Survivor account details the Irish troops at Pieters Hill suffering heavy losses with about 400 of 800 engaged, many left without water or aid for days. A lone senior officer died in agony as wounded lay unattended, while calls for a truce to recover the wounded went unanswered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inniskillings
Pieter
Grobeler
Kloof
Onderbrook
England
Ireland
Hart
Conventions Ratified At The Hague Arbitration Pact
Washington reports the president ratified The Hague conventions for universal arbitration and regulation of warlike instruments. Ratifications will be sent to The Hague via Minister Newell. The United States moves quickly to implement the conference decisions and await wider adhesion before naming the permanent arbitration board members.
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Washington
Hague
Newell
United States
Congress of Nations
United States Senate
Permaent Board of Arbitration
State Department
Defense of Manila administration praised by Chaplain Pierce
In a War Department report Chaplain C C Pierce defends U S rule in Manila against former volunteers who charged widespread intoxication and many liquor saloons. Pierce says saloon figures were distorted and that native gun shacks were replaced by American saloons, improving troop sobriety and sanitation.
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Washington
Administration of Affairs
Manila
War Department
C. C. Pierce
Thlis
Philippines
Pierce
Bryan Draws Enthusiastic Crowds in California Tour
William J. Bryan was warmly greeted in Santa Ana and San Diego where large crowds heard him praise income tax and oppose trusts while criticizing the national administration for Philippine policy. He spoke hoarsely and appeared fatigued but pressed on with the remarks.
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Los Angeles
William J. Bryan
Santa Ana
San Diego
Bryan
Insurance Advances On Two Ocean Vessels Abroad
Insurance rates in San Francisco show gains for two ships. The British ship Annie Thomas sailing from Cardiff to Acapulco now carries 3 percent, up from 0. The American ship Henry element bound from Hamburg to Kiuo Chau has advanced from 3 to an unspecified higher rate.
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San Francisco
Annie Thomas
Cardiff
Acapulco
Henry Element
Hamburgs
Kiuo Chau
Battleship Jowa to Undergo Overhaul at Puget Sound
The battleship Jowa returned from Santa Barbara channel and will depart soon for Puget Sound to be overhauled.
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San Francisco
Jowa
Santa Barbara Channel
Puget Sound
Long Winter Campaign slows British march in South Africa
London reports Lord Roberts faces a prolonged winter campaign with remounts and woolen uniforms scarce. Kitchener guards the railway while Brabant and Gatacre stall. Mafeking relief and Kimberley defense loom as 6,000 to 10,000 horses head to the Cape and woolen khaki takes two months to produce.
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London
Lord Roberts
Kimberley
Bloemfontein
Lord Kitchener
General Brabant
General Gatacre
Free State
Mafeking
Cape Town
Sarah Wilson
Pretoria
Cape
Steyn
Free State Raad
Kroonstad
Fischer-Wolmarens
Raad
Duke of Westminster
Duke of Marlborough
Henry Cavendish Bentwick
Philadelphia schoolboys rally backs Kruger in pro-Boer show
Thousands fill the Academy of Music for a pro-Boer rally headed by Judge Ashman. Twenty two thousand Philadelphia school pupils sign a message to President Kruger. Messenger boy James F. Smith to carry the plea to Pretoria via the St. Louis and a French tender at Havre. Delegations from New York and Boston attended.
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Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Kruger
William T. Ashman
Orphans’ Court
Webster Davis
W. Rourke Cochran
Graham
P. Louter Wessells
Bloemfontein
Thomas J. Meek
Edwin Markham
Lincoln
United Singing Societies
James F. Smith
Pretoria
St. Louis
Southampton
Havre
France
South African Republic
Transvaal
England
New York
Boston
American subscribers pay 15 percent on British war loan installments
American subscribers to the British war loan must pay 15 percent of their allotments tomorrow. Several large holders have paid in full to save the 2 percent credit on advance settlements. About 3,000,000 dollars in bonds are involved, with a roughly 450,000 payment due if settled by installment. Payments were arranged in advance to transfer funds to London for final settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Engagement at Wehener Sees Boer Fire Turn by British
Aliwal North reports an engagement at Wehener where Boer Vicker-Maxim fire was met with British Buns and caused havoc. Rouxville commando moved toward Wehener amid the clash.
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Aliwal
Wehener
Vicker-Maxim
Buns
Rouxville Commando
Kinsardt Reannexed to Cape Colony Amid Troop Cheers
Kinsardt was formally re-annexed to Cape Colony on April 1 amid cheers from assembled troops. A large number of insurgent colonists and leaders are imprisoned here as Colonel Drury’s column with West Australians and Canadian mounted rifles and artillery departed yesterday for De Aar.
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Kinsardt
Cape Colony
Drury
Canadian Mounted Rifles
de Aar
Scarcity of Sailors Prompts Navy Personnel Debate
Washington reports a shortage of sailors for new battleships and other warships being built, delaying any withdrawal of large ships from the Philippines. Officials note light-draft gunboats are more useful for Philippine duties, while American warships remain stationed at Hong Kong Foo Chow Shanghai and Taku as refuges and sentinels amid unsettled conditions.
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Washington
Admiral Watson
Philippines
Navy Department
Asiatic
Remy
Kempff
East
United States
Asia
Hong Kong
Foo Chow
Formosa
China
Yorktown
Cagtina
Shanghai
Wheeling
Taku
Trouble in Ashantee from Stool dispute and uprisings
London reports from Sir Frederick Hodgson state the Ashantee rebellion arose from British attempts to seize the Golden Stool royal throne hidden by King Pompeh during Beattie expedition. Kumussale fighters wounded and killed two constables. a third missing. more casualties. Chiefs declare loyalty. two extra companies of troops sent to seek peaceful settlement.
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London
Fredrick Mitchell Hodgson
Gold Coast
Pompeh
Francis Beatt
Labor Troubles Near San Juan Prompt Military Action
Secretary Reott released a telegram from General Davis the Puerto Rico governor noting civil disorders beyond police control in San Juan. Troops used to preserve order with an army officer placed in charge of local police. The violence stemmed from assaults on black residents from nearby English islands. One native and one British subject were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reot
Davis
Puerto Rico
San Juan
Cleveland Lectures on The Independence of the Executive
Ex-President Grover Cleveland spoke at Alexander Hall Princeton delivering the first of two lectures. The audience, large and enthusiastic, welcomed him with applause as President Patton introduced the speaker and Cleveland received a prolonged ovation at the end.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Alexander Hall
Patton
Cleveland
Wess
Klondike Clean Up Under Way in Victoria Creeks
In Victoria British Columbia during April inspectors survey Klondike dumps on Hunker and Dominion creeks and tributaries. Yur kon Sun estimates these streams may yield four and a half million dollars with Dominion Creek and 42B as the richest individually at about half a million each. Water has started to run in the creeks and cleanup has begun though a water shortage is feared.
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Victoria
B. C
Hunker
Dominion
Klondike
Yurkon Sun
Seventy Years Married Couple Dies in Seattle
Mrs Fannie Potter aged ?, died in Seattle after Nile decay. Her husband of 7 years survives her. Native of Northern Canada her father Captain Rutherford fought for Britain in 1812 and was killed at Lundy’s Lane. The Potters lived in Minnesota before moving to Seattle two years ago and have a daughter here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Fannie Potter
Frost Damages Fruit Crops in Rogue River Valley
Advices from the Rogue River and Umpqua valley report a heavy frost last night. Peaches, pears, prunes and other fruits are damaged though full extent unknown. Strawberry blossoms were killed and early berries will be scarce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Rogue River
Umpqua Valley
Fire destroys Cowiehan Roman Catholic Church at Quamichan
A heavy windstorm caused a chimney to break and fire destroyed the Cowiehan Roman Catholic church at Quamichan station on a Saturday night. Loss estimated at 5 000 dollars. The event occurred near Harned, Victoria, B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
B. C
Cowiehan Roman Catholic
Quamichan Station
United States Sub-Consul Kneipp Resigns After Three Weeks
Nelson British Columbia April 9 United States Consular official Kneipp has resigned from his post after just three weeks in office. The brief notice notes his departure from duties at the consulate.
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Nelson
B. C
United States
Kneipp
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Associated Press
Snion Key
Ladysmith
Tugela
Hiangwangi
Colenso
Connaught Rangers
Dublins
Carnaurvaron
Ashantee
den Throne
Cleveland Lectures
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