A Southern Democrat for 1896 debate in The Post
Washington editorial urges nominating a southern man next year to end sectional prejudices. Senator Morgan lauds the piece while Senator Hill condemns sectionally biased views, calling for a free, nationwide field and the best man winning. David B. Hill backs the nationwide approach.
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Washington
the Post
Post
National Party
Morgan
Senator Hit
The
Albany
David B. Hill
Rhode Island Election Falls Short of Polls in Spring Vote
Providence reports light turnout with party results showing Lippitt leading Republicans with 22 092 votes and Littlefield Democrats at 16191. Prohibitionist Quimby 3191, Socialist Boomer 1706, People’s Party Foster 28, assembly seats shift with Democrats gaining to eight total in the new grand committee. Burrillville Bellnate and Cumberland noted.
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Providence
Brown
Lippitt
Littlefield
Quimby
Boomer
Foster
People's Party
Assembly
Eithe
Burrillville
Bellnate
Cumberland
Milwaukee election yields surprise justice of the peace vote
In Greenfield Wisconsin Peter Mergler was unknowingly elected justice of the peace with four votes while Philip Oestrich’s three year Republican bond was rejected after a prior win. Stately Henderson and three friends backed Mergler, and neither man knew of the vacancy until yesterday as the town faced filling the post.
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Amlwaukee
Wis
Peter Mergler
Greenfield
Philip Oestrich
Henderson
Mergler
Oestrich
Workust Be Stopped In Tennessee House Concurs
Tennessee's House of Representatives today concurred in a resolution to halt all work on the new penitentiary. New bills were introduced by several members including a privilege tax on railroads, repeal of poll tax receipt requirements, whipping post establishment, and election purity protections. The house refused to print evidence in the Gower-Sheldon contested election case. the senate rejected a bill legalizing primary elections.
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Tennessee
House
Nashville
Town
Senate
Want the Road Sold Creditors Press Tennessee Central
Sperta Tenn April 4 A bill has been filed in Cumberland County Chancery Court against the Tennessee Central Railroad Company by several creditors. The public has hoped for completion of the Tennessee Central and offered supplies, labor, cross ties, horses and teams to aid the road.
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Tennenasee Central Railroad Company
Sperta, Tenn
Chancery Court
Cumberland County
Tennessee Central Railroad Company
Tennessee Central
Creditors move to foreclose on penitentiary lessee company
The firm began without visible capital and used convict labor while promising creditors a quick pay. Col Jere Baxter has made similar assurances for over a year. Estimated debts reach about 100000, with several creditors filing for foreclosure and sale. An injunction halting bond disposal until general creditors are secured. a deed of trust to Union Bank and Trust Co of Nashville exists, but negotiations with unsecured creditors have stalled.
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Jere Baxter
Union Bank and Trust Company of
Nashville
Massachusetts Labor Report Prompts Southern Mill Move Debate
Boston April 4 The Globe drains the committee on mercantile affairs findings from a South trip. It notes wide opinion gaps on Massachusetts mills moving south. The report cites no wholesale shift yet, but shows capital flowing south and lists seven pull factors including cheap land and water power. The labor section urges national hours laws for women and children and Commonwealth action.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Mass
the Globe
Committee
Maschusetts
New England
Commonwealth
Mitchells Message to Florida Legislature Sparks Fight Talk
In Cleveland Ohio a copy of Govern or Mitchells message to Florida lawmakers was shown by James Burbridge of the Duval Athletic Club. He says the Browbeat plan has little effect and that the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight may still occur in Jacksonville next September. Mitchell lacks legislative influence as business leaders and politicians of Worlda backed the Davis Athletic Club. Both fighters reportedly received $4000 each for training expenses.
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Florida
Cleveland
Mitchell
James Burbridge
Corbett-Fitzsimmons
Burbridge
Duval Athletic Club
Titzsimmona
Jacksonville
Worlda
Davis Athletic Club
Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Lease Ignored in Topeka Board Reorganization
In Topeka on April 4 Mrs Lease was ignored by most members during the state board of charities reorganization. Senator Householder faces investigation and suspension, a rival to Mrs Lease had been named permanent secretary, and she vows retaliation against the outcome.
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Lease
Topeka Kas
State Board of Charities
Leage
Senator Householder
Lutz
Berlin
Baron von Hammerstein
Reichstag
Kreuz Zeitung
Frankford
Hammerstein
Washington to Greenville May 26 Invitation Declined
The Vanderbilt Benevolent Association of Charleston invites Washington correspondents to visit Greenville on May 26 to witness the decoration of Rev. R Wells D D of the Methodist Episcopal Church South grave. The excursion committee declined the invitation since the party will not depart Washington for the south until May 27.
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Washington
Vanderbilt Benevolent Assocation
Charleston
Greenville
R. Wells
D. D
Methodist Episcopal Church South
South
Secretary Herbert Replies On Monterey Withdrawal
Secretary Herbert responds to the San Francisco chamber of commerce protest over withdrawing the coast defense vessel Monterey from guarding the Golden Gate. He states the Monterey’s Pacific coast cruise south of the United States will not be permanent and the ship is expected to return there before next winter. Cadet appointments to West Point announced with selections from Alabama Virginia North Carolina Texas and Waxahachie Texas.
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Herbert
Washington
San Francisco
Minister Hansom Arrives in Mexico City on April Visit
Matt W. Ransom, newly appointed United States minister to Mexico, arrived this afternoon. He is slightly indisposed. In Dover, the campaign for a U.S. senator continues as the legislature holds another fruitless ballot.
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City of Mexico
Matt W. Ransom
United States
Mexico
Dover
Det
Major Handy Acquitted by Seat-of-Pants Jury in Aberdeen
In Aberdeen Mississippi on April 4 a special report states Mae for Charles Handy who faced charges of depositor alignment and false bank entries related to overdrafts was tried for violating national banking fees. The jury returned a verdict of acquittal without leaving their seats to the box amid evident crowd pleasure and satisfaction. Major Handy, long a popular local figure, received broad public approval as the verdict was announced.
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Aberdeen
Miss
Mae
Charles Handy
Major Handy
Handy
Tong
Free Silver Dominates Democratic State Convention Call
Springfield April 4 Democrats push for free silver with a statewide delegate convention to define currency views. The Illinois party plans a June 4 gathering in Springfield, urging county committees to express positions and send delegates. Chairman Henrichsen says unity favors action and predicts large turnout.
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Springfield
Democratic State Committee
Illinois Democracy
Clagcott
Hopkinns
Chicago
Hlenrichsen
State Committee
United Press
High Rate of Exchange and Gold Flow Fears Eased
Washington reports sterling at 4.90 per dollar, above years. Treasury officials see no risk of gold withdrawals as the Morgan-Belmont syndicate dominates export markets. The group reportedly ships profitable amounts and has placed more of the $65 million bond issue abroad than expected. Treasury gold reserve stands at $90.5 million with $18 million owed by the syndicate.
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Treasury
Washington
United States
Morgan-Belmont
Australia Seeks Representation at Monetary Conference
In the House of Commons Mr Sidney Buxton said communications had been received from Australian colonial governments expressing a desire to be represented at the forthcoming monetary conference. He noted that a convention was expected and the issue of colonial representation had arisen.
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Australia
London
House of Commons
Sidney Buxton
Riotous Sinners Force Sheriff In Spa Springs Strike Stand
At Spa Springs near Woodbridge New Jersey striking Hungarian Polish and Slav workers refused to let men enter the Staten Island terra cotta and lumber works. Sheriff Lewiss called twenty five deputy sheriffs to increase protection as lawyers Eacot and Record sought funds and guards. About one hundred deputies now patrol the site to deter violence and ensure payment delays.
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New York
Staten Island
Eacot
Record
Lewiss
Middlesex’ County
Platola
Spa Springs
McBride Serious Ill From Nicotine Poisoning
Columbus reporting John McBride president of the American Federation of Labor is seriously ill in Indianapolis after returning from Hot Springs. He allegedly inhaled nicotine poisoning from smoking a pipe shortly before his election, leaving him unable to perform duties. Other items note wage cuts and restorations across Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Columbus
John McBride
American Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Hot Springs
Federation of Labor
Coke Workers Strike in Connellsville Pa
Coke region erupts as workers at W J Raines’s 1400 ovens strike over missing wage advance. Other items note sugar trust order to halt imported sugars, two banks closed in Nebraska and Texas, Breevort hotel to close in New York, and Grand Pacific in Chicago ends 22 year run.
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Connellaville
W. J. Raines
Chicago
Grand Pacific Hotel
Sloop Robinson Crusoe Lost Rumor Debunked in Florida
Jacksonville dispatches declare a New York sighting report false. Palm Beach confirms no loss or distress aboard the sloop. correspondence accuses a Jacksonville paper of a cruel joke. Zeigler and Wells aboard are not alarmed. Florida keys hold the ship’s unknown fate.
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Zeigler and Wells
Brooklyn
Florida Keys
Times-Union
Palm Beach
Robinson Cruave
Jacksonville
Here
Bracayne Bay
Key Largo
C. M. Gardner
Gazette
Girl Runs Away From Home in Chattanooga
A young woman known as Annie News fled a Charleston, South Carolina, businessman’s home after boarding a train in Chattanooga. She was placed in custody at the Alison house, later guarded by officers as her father arrived and retrieved her. She attempted several escapes and sent a note to her lover from a depot window as a train left Central station.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Pretty
Petita
Union Depot
Mary Morris
Annie News
Alison House
Charleston
8. C
Smith
Central Depot
Tents Requested for Veterans Dedication Event
General H V Boynton of Chickamauga and Chattanooga national military park commission asks the dedication committee to urge governors to bring tents for veterans from their states. He estimates 100000 attending, noting barracks will be built but no tents available and state tents could ease shelter needs for the large crowd.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
H. V. Boynton
Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park Commission
Boynton
Washed Ashore Bulls From Reina Regente Ship
Tangier reports carcasses of several bullocks washed ashore. They were among cattle shipped aboard the misaltig warship Reina Regente for food purposes, confirming their origin and fate in the incident.
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Tangier
Reina Regente
Smallpox Epidemic in Hot Springs Declared Over
H C Townsend, general passenger agent of the Missouri Pacific railway, says a telegram from Hot Springs Ark reports the smallpox epidemic there is over. No travel embargo remains and quarantine at Camden and nearby points is abolished as of this evening.
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St. Louis
H. ¢. Townsend
Missouri Pacific Railway
Hot Springs
Ark
Camden
Delegates Tour Coal Fields From Knoxville Tennessee
North and South Carolina and Georgia delegates to the Boone railroad convention were taken to Jellice coal fields and Kentucky coal fields today by a special train of guests of the local coal operators. The party returned tonight and will be pressed with the trip.
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Knoxville
Tenn
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Boone
Jellice
Kentucky
Wilde Trial at Old Bailey Opens New Hearings
London April 4 The Wilde libel case against the Marquis of Queensbury resumes at Old Bailey with Wilde in the witness box. Cross examination reveals ties to Taylor and Mayors, allegations about young men, and defense by Mr Carson stressing the Marquis sought to shield his son from Wilde. Large crowds and police presence mark the session alongside remarks from Justice Collins and reactions from The Gazette.
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Oscar Wilde
Marquis of Queensbury
Central Criminal Court
Old Batley
Nny
Carson
Wood
Taylor
Mayors
Wilds
Wilde
Parker
St. James Street
Parkers
Mr. Carson
Edward Clarke
Marquis of
Queensbury
Lord Alfred Douglas
Marsquis
Lord Rosebury
Gladstone
Drumlanrig
Marallia
Hia Tremarka
Beerbohm Tree
Collins
Tree
Old Bailey
St. James
the Gazette
The
Gazette
Countess Russell
Harl Russell
High Court
Queen’s Bench
Forendon
Henry James
Queen's Counsel
Earl Russell
Counteta
Japanese Landed Troops at Makong Harbor Reported
A Central News dispatch from Tokio quotes a Pescadores report that on March 28 Japanese ship Matsujima sounded Makong bay, found no torpedoes, and that transports landed troops and stores. Chinese officers remained captive. forts slightly damaged and being repaired. Inhabitants resume business and appear governable. Dogs reportedly ate dead Chinese bodies near the battlefield at Tien Chwang Tat, where Japanese civil administration is established.
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Makong Harbor
London
Tokio Aays
Pescadores
Matsujima
Makong Bay
Junks
Busideas
Central News Dia
Shanghai
Shanghai Mercury
Tien Chwang Tat
Tokio
Central News
Nodzu
Hai Cheng
Aoki
Peking
Tortured the Child in Jacksonville Case
Edward and Mary Smith were jailed in Jacksonville awaiting grand jury action on charges of cruelly abusing their daughter Beulah Smith. Beulah endured a leather whip four feet long and burned flesh with lighted paper at the suggestion of the mother. Both parents admitted participation and defended it as punishment for stealing.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Edward
Mary Smith
Beulah Smith
B H. Chadwick
Society For the Prevention of
Smith
Vault Noted for Nitro Glycerine Bombing Attempt
In Fiyria on April 4 robbers plugged the county treasurer vault with nitro glycerine and lit a fuse. The outer door and window were forced, tools lay beside the vault, and 317,00 in cash was inside. A thorough expert was requested as no clues point to the professional attackers.
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Fiyria
Train Robbery Near Dover Stuns Oklahoma City Readers
Five men halted a Rock Island train near Dover I T at night and tried to force open the express safe. Expressman Jones was shot and four serious wounds reported. Robbers rifled cars, forced passengers to surrender valuables totaling about 1, many watches and rings. Nolan vanished after taking a New York Central train to Albany. Moran, Park Avenue hotel bookkeeper, is a defaulter and missing. William Lake was electrocuted in Auburn New York for Emma Hunt’s death.
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Anse
Oklahoma City
Okla
Rock Island
Dover
I. T
Jones
Nolan
New York
Wiliam T. Moran
Park Avenue
H. P. Earle
Notel
New York Central
Albany
William Eke
Auburn
Wiliam Lake
On Oeloce
Emma Hunt
Saritun
Crisis in Cuba as rebels gain ground across island
New York dispatch reports ongoing rebel successes in Cuba with leaders landing to join insurgents and battles erupting near Puerto Padre Bayamo and Bayamo area. Spanish attempts to land troops face resistance. plans for a larger landing by General Martirez Campos near Santiago de Cuba are announced.
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Tampa
Filo
Saya
Havana
Puerto Padre
Mavana
Meaivo
Puerto Eanelpe
Gibura
Cuba
Martirez Campos
Santiago de Cuba
Bayamo
Amerdor Gueriar
Manallio
Campachuela
Arcos
Guillermon Moncada
Puerto Principe
Marquis de la Santa Lucia
Senor Molz
Camarquey
Mass Meeting In Jacksonville Expresses Cuban Sympathy
In Jacksonville on April 4 Gonzales de Quesada head of the Cuban party in the U S arrived with Colonel Fernando Figueredo and Dr Bermi Waldea Dominguez. A mass meeting at Metropolitan hall drew about 600 prominent citizens including Clark McKay H Clark Fletcher Barrs Gibson to pledge support for Cuban independence. Quesada praised the revolution and mocked Spanish naval patrols while noting ships must be cleared from the coast before triumphant action.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Gonzales de Quesada
General Maru
Fernando Figueredo
Bermi Waldea Dominguez
Tampa
J. Martinez
E M Delgado
E P Canelo
Metropolitan Hall
Spain
United States
Clark
McKay
H.W. Clark
D . Fletcher
Barrs
Gibson
Quesada
Maceo
Ethelred
Cuba
Buncombe
Mascotte
Jamaica
Landing in Cuba Sparks Last Revolution Return
Telegram from Ramon Rivero in Tampa reports Antonio and Jose Maceo, Flor Crombet, Cebrecio Corono and eighteen others landed in Cuba despite Spanish patrols. The five leaders had been exiles. Spanish claim Maceo was aboard the cruiser when it fired on the Alliance. Filibusters prepare to sail as Cuban affairs reach a crisis. consul seeks to delay the McLane’s Tampa voyage.
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Tampa
Fla
Ramon Rivero
Cuba
Enrique Tru
New York
Antonio
Jose Maceo
Flor Crombet
Cebreceo Corono
Maceo
Puerto del Padre
Key West
McLane
Treasury Department
Campos Sails For Cuba Amid Farewell From Madrid Crowd
General Martinez de Campos departed Madrid for Cuba amid a cheering crowd at the station. Cabinet officials and lawmakers attended the farewell and Campos sailed from Cadiz this afternoon as Spain tightens Cuba policy. A reform of Cuba's penal code was approved to punish rebellion and separatism, while a cabinet war meeting, led by Queen Christina, heard dispatches of insurgent leader Macea landing and defeat in Cuba.
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Adeid
Madrid
Martinez de Campos
Cuba
Campos
Cadiz
Chamber of Deputies
Christina
Canovas del Castilo
Havana
Macea
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