Cleveland forms commission on Nicaraguan canal project
President Cleveland orders a government commission to study the feasibility, cost, and permanence of a Nicaraguan canal route. The board will include Army Engineers and Naval Civil Engineers, plus a civilian member, with a final report due by November 1. A senior officer will chair. names of appointees and exact board size to follow.
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Cleveland
Washington
Greytown
Congress
Priday
Lamont and
Herbert
Corps of Army Engineers
Naval Civil Engineers
Board of Engineers
Hall
Wit Aid Canal
Army
Lamont Steetead
William FP
Craig Ric Yor
Alghil
W“Erlean Society of Civil Engineers
Canal Maert
Dmrdecal & Galestt
Craighill
Wap
Navy
Governor McKinley Tours Washington Amid Political Speculation
Governor McKinley and party arrive in Washington after a southern trip and meet Senator Sherman and Republican leaders. Speculation swirls about Sherman's stance, possible support for McKinley, or neutrality as McKinley eyes the presidential contest with trips planned to Ottawa and Chickamauga and a return for the Cotton States exposition in Atlanta.
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Washington
Peca
McKinley
Senator Sherman
Chirgo
Benjamin Harrison
Sherman
William Buckinley
Foraker
Mason and Dixon
South
Pacific Coast
Ottawa
Kas
Chickimauga National Park
Atlantas
Invited Chicagoans Seek President Cleveland Visit
A Chicago delegation led by H. H. Robbing called on President Cleveland to invite him to Chicago. John A. Rothe and others outlined admiration for his policies and discussed timing, with Cleveland promising careful consideration and a prompt decision.
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Washington
Chicago
John A. Rothe
George W. Smith
Thomas W. Harvey
David Kelly
W. T. Baker
H. H. Robbing
Executive Mansion
Robbing
Cleveland
Washington Gossip Receipts Expenditures and Recommissioned Postmasters
Washington reports show March excess of expenditures over receipts at 246 582 dollars while receipts exceed last March by 637 778. Postmasters formerly fourth class are recommissioned, and Interior approves two clearances of 67 530 acres in Jackson district for Gulf and Ship Island railroad. New treasury supervising architect William Martin Aiken begins duties as burglars ransack Washington Steamboat Company offices. watchman bound gagged and safes opened for about 50 dollars and papers. Bank note circulation rises by 2 497 750 in March, totaling 209 160 144 on April 1.
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Washington
Treasury
Sidney B Conner
Live Oak
Flo
William TI. Marshall
Gastonia
N. C
Secretary of the Interior
Jackson, Miss Land District
Gulf and Ship Island
William Martin Aiken
Treasury Department
Washington Steamboat Company
Seventh Street
James Fornshaw
Eckels
Fall River Responds To Reports Of Its Village Past
Fall River Mass April reports counter southern papers claims the city is a decayed village. Mills show strong demand with weekly production above four hundred thousand pieces and dividends paid by several firms. The city’s industries and rail traffic to a New England battle for cotton survival rise with optimism.
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Fall River
Mass
Iron Works
Mil
King Philip, Stevens
Globe Yarn
Sanford
Barnaby Mills
Jesse Lady
New England
Geing
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Mill Men Coming South Delegation of Northern Manufacturers Bound for Georgia
A party of New England mill men left Portsmouth on the Seaboard Air-Line to inspect southern mill sites and compare north and south manufacturing advantages. Leaders include William C. Lovering, Henry Howe, Arthur Amory, Edward Amory, D. A. Tompkins, H. W. B. Glover, and others traveling via rail to Charlotte, Weldon, Raleigh, and several South Carolina cities with stops noted. The trip aims to assess conditions for cotton goods production. a second item reports the U.S. Supreme Court not deciding the income tax case today.
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Georgia
Weldon
N. C
New England
Portsmouth
Seaboard Air-Line
BH. St. John
William C. Lovering
Arkwright Club
Boston
Mass
Henry Howe
Lawrence & Co
Pacific Mills
Lawrence, Mass
Arthur Amory
Jackson and Nashua Mills
Nashua
N. H
Lancaster Ginhem Mills
Thomas Motley
Chicopee and Saratoga Mills
Edward Amory
Amory Mills
Henry B. Coxe
Coxe Brothers
Philadelphia
R. H. Edmonds
Baltimore Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
D. A. Tompkins
Charlotte
H. W. B. Glover
Portamouth
Vat
T. W. Whisnant
Atlanta
J. M. Turner
Raleigh
DA. Tompkina
Henrietta
North Carolina
Chester
Greenwood
Columbis
Clifton
Tide Turns as Women Vote in Columbus Mayoral Race
Columbus Democrats win the mayoral race by 1,579 in a city that sees first time women vote for school board positions yet remain largely defeated by male candidates. Across Ohio, women’s turnout is light and largely inconsequential to results, with Cleveland and Cincinnati reporting strong Republican showings.
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Columbus
Caotion H. Alien
Oliver Mf. Kivans
David E. Williams
George H. Twise
Allen
Justices of the Peace
Perry M Roach
C. M. Merrow
Board of Elections
Cincinnati
Tribune
Cleveland
Toledo
Hamilton
R E. McKissen
Catharine Tavery
Women at the Polls Elects Female Candidates in Ohio
In Wooster Ohio April 1 women surged to polling places shocking both parties. A notable turnout included the likely election of Mrs Isabella Yocum and two women candidates at Shreve. Several polls reported first ballots cast by women, with independents challenging party nominees in Warner.
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Ohio
Wooster
Isabella Yocum
Shreve
Warner
Board of Education
Democrats Call for Evans to Succeed Turney in Tennessee
About 250 Democrats sign a call for a mass meeting at Nashville Tabernacle on April 2 1895 to petition the General Assembly to end the governor race dispute and install Evans, asserting the state grievance over omissions and fraud across parties threatens the state's name and local interests.
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Nashville
Tenn
the Tabernacle
Davidson County
Tabernacle
General Assembly
Evans
Quiet Detroit Election With Low Voter Turnout
Detroit voters showed little interest on election day with turnout unlikely to exceed half the registered. State reports indicate turnout may average only about one third. John M. Whelan, Republican and civic federation candidate for Detroit police justice, holds a plurality with an estimated four thousand vote majority. Judge J. B. Moore of Lapeer elected to the Supreme Court by a large margin, with Rodger Butterfield and Charles H. Hackley named as Republican university regents.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
John &. Whelan
Republican and Civic Federation
Detroit Police Justice
J. B. Moore
Lapeer
The
Supreme Court
University
Rodger W. Butterfield
Charles H. Hackley
Freq Silver Democrats Win in Michigan Elections
Silver candidates score wins across Michigan as Republicans suffer setbacks. In Grand Rapids Benatar Patton defeats C W Watkins for mayor and Democratic C D Stebbing takes office by about 2000. Manistee goes Democratic while Ludington stays Republican. Traverse City yields a 500 vote Republican majority amid mixed results.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Benatar Patton
Senator Burrows
C. W. Watkins
C. D. Stebbing
Fisher
Republiena
Stebbins
Manistea
Ludington
J. M. Turnar
Lanelag
Traverse City
Plagit Mela
Monument debate renews push for Stuart equestrian statue
In Columbus the Stuart monument project is revived as the city contemplates funding an equestrian statue. City leaders want to honor the fallen figure and push fundraising through the Stuart Monument Association amid local discussions.
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Stuart
Stuart Monument Association
Foreclosure Proceedings Over $4 Million Mortgage in Jacksonville
Final foreclosure actions began in U S court on a $4 000 000 mortgage held by a Pennsylvania company for the Jacksonville Tampa and Key West Railroad and related entities The dispute centers on $1 716 000 with the rest as collateral The case draws notable legal figures including Judge William Hornblower and Boston based and New York firms The outcome will influence future control of the railroad company and its receivership proceedings The suit was first filed in July 1892 and involves multiple defendants and counsel from Jacksonville and New York
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Jacksonville
Mla
United States
Pennsylvania Company
Jacksonville, Tampa and
Key West
William Hornblower
Cleveland
Supreme Bench
Judge Hornblower
Horatio Bisbee
American Construction Company
Tampa
T M Day
J. H. Durkee
R Ht Coleman
Small in Trouble Again A Libel Suit Against The Pilot
In Norfolk Virginia April 1 The Norfolk Pilot edited by Rev Sam W Small printed a special from Onancock re Libel claims against Rev Mr Reamy a Baptist minister and a young man Quinby. The Pilot issued an abject apology for publishing the unfounded story.
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Libtle
Norfolk Pilot
Norfolk
The
Pilot
Sam W Small
Baptist Ministers’ Association
Atory
Ployd County Planter Honored by Cotton Growers
The American Cotton Growers Association executive committee elected T. T. Johnson of Rome, Ga, as chairman and A. Leblanc of Pike County, Mississippi, as secretary at New Orleans session after Jackson Mississippi convention. Reports from southern states show cotton acreage down 20 to 23 percent, with diverse crops and increased home production.
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New Orleans
American Cotton Growers’ Association
Jackson
Misa
T. TL. Johngson
Rome
A. Leblanc
Pike County
Mississippi
South
Ex Convict Shot After Poker Sale Threat in Griffin
Brown Speer, an ex convict, was shot and fatally wounded by Charles Newman at the Kincaid factory after Speer threatened to shoot Newman over a poker sale. Speer seized a shotgun during a struggle, fell with a pistol in hand, and was shot again. Dr. McKey treated him. Speer had previously served time for shooting Policeman Gossett.
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Griffin
Brown Speer
Charles Newman
Kincaid
Speer
Newman
Tom Newman
Charles
Higgins men return to first love in Senate ballot
Dover Delaware April 1 report shows Higgins Republicans sweeping the U S Senate ballot with six to 43 for Mab Boy and 9 for Ridgely Democrats lead Bayard with 1 vote in this early tally amid a fragmented result.
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Dover
Del
Higgins
United States
Addrcks
Mab Boy
Penulwall
Ridgely
Bayard
Sbaent
Rebels in Cuba Fight and Plans Reach the U S
Washington reports a eastern ship builder may equip a torpedo boat for Cuban insurgents to strike Spanish warships. Col Figueredo in Tampa discusses Macéo’s landing and 3,000 rifles. Proclamations call for Cuba's independence and a provisional government as insurgents move toward Yara and Puerto Principe.
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Washington
Cuba
Offleighs
Cuban
State Department
Figueredo
Tampa
Fla
Maceo
Havanna
Gonzales Quesada
United States
Enrique Corlozo
New York
Gonzales Quesida
Enrique Callozo
Domingos
Jacksonville
Jose Marti
Spain
Santiago de Cuba
Marti
Gomez
Compachuela
San Manuel
San Lagrande
Aldaret
Yara
Armed Vessels Reported Off Gulf of Mexico
A fishing bark near the Gulf reports two unknown armed boats that did not reply when hailed and escaped toward shore. Mexican seamen fear their presence ties to Cuban revolutionary activity. Numerous strangers observed in Progreso Campeche Merida and Yucatan suspected of aiding Cuban insurgents.
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Louis
City of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
South America
Progreso Campeche
Merida
Yucatan
Mexico
Cuba
Mexico Tured of Waiting for Guatemala War Decision
The Mexican Congress met awaiting Guatemala’s reply to Mexico’s demands. President Diaz may seek war powers if no reply is received. Negotiations have stalled amid worsening tensions between the two countries. London reports the Nile valley issue remains under debate in Parliament.
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City
Mexico
Mexican Congress
Guatemala
Diaz
Congress
London
Japan's Peace Indemnity and Territorial Concessions
A Shanghai dispatch reports Japan seeks 400 million yen indemnity and cession of Fort TMmose and South Manchuria as terms for peace. The article notes no final conclusion in 1894 regarding Tahdi, Egypt, or Upper Nile rights, with England not recognizing Tahdi.
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France
England
Egypt
Upper Nile
London
Central News
Shanghai
Save It
Chinashan Bay
Manchuria
Japan
Blackburn to force silver fight in Kentucky campaign
Senator J. C. S Blackburn states in a public letter that he will press the unlimited coinage of silver policy in Kentucky’s coming senatorial race. He argues against the gold standard, defends silver as money of the people, and vows to make the issue central to his campaign, citing his public record.
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Ator Blackburn
Kentucky
Lexington
Speela
J. C
Blackburn
Kia Kentucky
Washington, DC
George W Landrum
Grand Rivers
Sterman
England
Wall Street
Sf Everty
Boiler Explosion Kills Five at Woburn Leather Plant
A boiler explosion at the Loring Jones leather factory in Woburn Highlands Massachusetts on April 1 burying at least five men under debris and injuring several others. Foreman Austin Clements and four other named workers perished as firemen struggled to clear the wreckage amid a collapsed eighty foot chimney and heavy timber.
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Woburn
Mass
Woburn Highlands
Loring & Jones
Austin Clements
Foreman
Patrick Lally
Patrick McGonigle
Frank McMahon
Blank Patterson
Patrick Kelly
John Kenny
John Tracey
Patrick O'Keefe
Octavio Saunders
First Meeting of Alabama Commercial Association in Birmingham
The Alabama Commercial Association will hold its first meeting in Birmingham tomorrow at noon in the Commercial Club rooms. Delegates are expected, with main topics including Alabama’s exhibit at the Atlanta Cotton States exposition and methods to organize the association. The meeting calls for representatives from commercial bodies statewide. officials J Wood and N F Thompson sign the call. A banquet will follow, and city officials plan to attend. Special Officer Nelson arrived with William Coffee, who faces a ten year sentence for assault with intent to murder.
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Alabama Commercial Association
Birmingham
Commercial Club
Atlanta
Commercial Club of
Alabama, Commercial Association
Lé Orclodk m
Alabama
Northwest
Northeast
Board of Trade
Chamber of Commerce
J. Wood
N. F. Thompson
van Hoose
J T. Meade
Cpf Ensien
C. DeLeon
C. D Nelson
Jackson County
Willam Coffee
Pratt City
Coffee
Conductor and brakeman killed in similar manner at Lemont
In Uniontown Pennsylvania on April 1 Conductor Charles Barger and Brakeman John Shipley were killed within an hour of each other aboard the Baltimore and Ohio line at Lemont. Shipley died first between cars when the train broke and ground him. Barger died similarly while boarding another car. Barger leaves a wife and child. Shipley is a single man. Nearby Brewets Point Wisconsin reports the Commercial Bank closing its doors due to an extended run. Byron Parks named receiver. assets about 100000 dollars and liabilities about 60000.
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Columbus, O
W. H. William
Grove City
Parke Hotel
Williams
Lester
South High Street
Park Hotel
Qav
Annie
Maud
Ynson
Uniontown
Charles Barger
John Shippley
Baltimore and Ohio
Lemont
Shipley
Barger
Ingle
Brewets Point
Wis
Commercial Bank
Byron
Parks
Banke
Bismarck Visited by Hamburg Students in April Jubilee
Seven thousand students with six brass bands joined a Bismarck demonstration at Friedrichsruhe. He greeted professors and city delegates, thanked the delegations, and spoke of national unity. Hamburg deputies praised the occasion as a sign of German gratitude.
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Friedrichsruhe
Bismarck
Brince Bismarck
Pfleberer
Zediitz Cufranslers
Senate of
Hamburg
Raster Lange
Pfluger
Otzen
Prince Bismarck
Germany
Hambure
Hismarek
Dr. Semler
Teddy
Semler
Bremen
Atlantic
Hansburg
Africa
England
India
Als
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Washington Gossip
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Supreme Court of the United States
Turney
FREQ
Silver Democrats
General Stuart
Richmond
J. H. Big Stuart
Broad Street
Lindsay Johnson
Wihinipeg
Man
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