Invasion Plan Said Target Colombia After Costa Rica Sojourn
Washington reports detail a revolutionary expedition led by General Herrarra from Nicaragua into Costa Rica and landing at David on the Pacific, with Colombian minister Calderon and Costa Rican minister Calvo saying the move targets Colombia rather than Costa Rica. The boat loaned by Nicaragua and returned after landing is noted as significant. Herrarra, once a Colombian military musician, is described as the expedition’s rapid rising commander.
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Washington
Herrarra
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
David
Panama
Senor Calderson
Senor Calvo
Colombia
Momotombo
Senor Calderon
Pacific Cable Becomes Law for San Francisco to Honolulu
The U S senate passed the Pacific cable bill authorizing $3,000,000 for a San Francisco to Honolulu cable to be run under navy supervision and built with American made materials. It marks an experimental government owned project potentially guiding future links to the Philippines and Japan. Senator Pettus and Senator Tillman clashed over section five while Alabama stood firm against a tax favoring manufacturers. The measure passed 1 to 38 against Pettus's amendment and several other bills followed before adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
San Francisco
Honolulu
Committee On Naval Affairs
District of Columbia
Navy Department
Hale
Seattle
Japan
Pettus
Tillman
South Carolina
Naval Committee
Bli
Alabama
Senator Pettus
Iron and Steel
Mrr. Pettus
National Home For
Caste Pinckney
Charleston Harbor
D. C
Tallahatchis River
Mississippi
International Congress of Navigation
Washington, D. C
Renvate
British Shell Fire Drives Boers From Forward Positions
British forces shelled the area around Elandslaagte as the naval brigade fired additional shells in the afternoon. General Clery directed operations with General Buller visiting the scene. A Boer body was rumored to be gathering southwest of Elandslaagte aiming to cut the British line of communications.
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Atlanta
Elandslangte
Clery
Buller
Ejandslaagte
Terrible Cyclone Ravages Mississippi Coast Areas
A destructive cyclone and cloudburst struck the gulf coast and southern Mississippi, wrecking several schooners and damaging Enterprise, Scranton, Moss Point, Hattiesburg, Ellisville, and Laurel. Bridges, outbuildings, hotels, and homes were destroyed or damaged. Injuries were reported but no fatalities yet confirmed. Widespread disruption halted wires, delaying full damage tallies. further details expected in days.
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Memphis
Tenn
New Ork
Jeans Seys
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Enterprise
Miss
West Enterprise
A. C. Hands
Gaugh
John
David Moffett
Berry Bros
Compton
John Kemper
Nia
Scranton
Moss Point
Hattiesburg
Ellisville
Laurel
Contraband Liquor Found at Charleston Custom House
Washington reports that a Charleston custom house raid uncovered about fifteen gallons of rum and thirty nine ten gallon kegs stored in the building. Night watchman admits letting friends keep liquor. officials deny knowledge, but several employees are implicated.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Custom House
Charleston
D. C
Treasury
Alfred Milner Criticised by Boer Peace Commissioner
Naples dispatch cites Boer peace commissioner Fischer alleging Sir Alfred Milner set a war path as Cape Colony governor and high commissioner. Fischer says Milner opposed Transvaal concessions, while Britain massed troops. Boer envoys left Naples via Saint Gothard today to pursue peace talks.
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Rome
Naples
Tribuna
Fischer
Alfred Milner
Cape Colony
South Africa
Cape Town
Milner
Transvaal
Great Britain
Powerful Arrives at Portsmouth in Enthusiastic Welcome
The British cruiser Powerful, famed for Ladysmith defense, reached Portsmouth amid massive crowds April 1. Town officials and warships celebrated as officers and crew were welcomed by George Goschen and Admiral Culme-Seymour. An official civic reception is set for April 2.
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Portsmouth
London
Cruier Powerful
Ladysmith
Admiralty
George F. Goschen
Michael Culme-Seymour
Lord Durham
Lambton
Powerful
Naval heroes and presidential hopes overshadowed by politics
The article notes famed naval leaders from Lake Erie to Lake Champlain largely avoided political ambition. Perry, Macdonough, Hull, and others achieved military fame but died young or stayed out of elections. It contrasts Dewey era figures with earlier wartime admirals who never pursued national office.
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Jones
Washington
Lake Erie
Coramodora Perry
Thomas Macdonough
Lake Champlain
Isaac Hull
Dewey
Far- Sagat
North
Grant
Porter
Navy
Militia to be formed in Emporia after lynching threats
Virginia town Emporia plans a new infantry company after a mob threatened Cotton and O Grady following the March 4 lynching. Governor Tyler will grant authority as leading citizens including Judge Goodwin sign a petition for immediate organization to safeguard future emergencies. A cold cure ad follows.
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Virginia
Richmond
Emporia
Cotton
O'Grady
Tyler
Goodwin
Commonwealth
Queen Braved the Weather: Victoria Drives in Rain at Dublin
Queen Victoria with Princess Victoria of Battenberg drove through Phoenix Park in pouring rain. She called at the duke of Connaught's residence, passed Castleknock College and Mount Sackville convent where scholars greeted her, then returned home by six after an eighteen mile journey amid squalls and flooding.
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Victoria
Dublin
Dubin
Queen Victoria
Princess Victoria of Battenberg
Phoenix Park
Duke of Connaught
Catleknock College
Mount Sackville Convent
Liffey
Vice Regal
Beer Stamp Thief Caught in Brooklyn Saloon Hideout
Government losses totaling 16000 dollars from beer stamp robberies led investigators to Brooklyn where P McCauley’s saloon served as the likely center. Bartender Thomas Blaney was seen with a large brown bundle and arrested with about ten thousand dollars worth of stamps. He faces examination after being held on five thousand dollars bail.
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New York
Treasury Department
General Post Office
Washington
Post Office
Internal Revenue Office
Chicago
Internal Revenue
Frank G. Thompson
Brooklyn
P. McCauley
Thomas Blaney
McCauley
United States
Masked men rob Richmond oil plant office in four-man burglary
Four masked men entered the Standard Oil Company plant office in Manchester across the river from Richmond at 1 30 this morning. They stunned watchman J N Sewell with a hammer, bound and gagged him, blew open the safe, and made off with 120 in cash. Police believe the job was the work of professionals.
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Richmond
Standard Oil Company
Manchester
J. N. Sewell
Profes- Unionala
Change of Appointment Urged for Naval Cadet Corps
Secretary Long urges a new arrangement in appointments to the Naval Academy to fill line vacancies and boost authorized quotas. He notes inability to commission another warship without weakening coast defense and stresses the need to man and fight the battleships Kearsarge Kentucky Alabama and Wisconsin now near completion.
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Long
Annapolis
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Naval Academy
Department
Kearsarge
Kentucky
Alabama
Wisconsin
Flood wreckage devastates Texas farms and ranches
San Antonio April 11 floods last week have subsided yet leave enormous losses to farmers and stockmen. Fields are washed bare and fencing wiped out in areas once considered flood safe. Livestock drowned and much corn must be replanted.
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San Antonio
Tex
Congress Debates Porto Rico Payment Demands
A lengthy roll call lists many lawmakers and party alignments over a bill requiring Porto Rico to pay. Names from multiple states appear with numerous paired votes. The session ended with republican cheers as Hawaii’s bill moved to conference and the House adjourned at 5 45 p m.
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Chanler
Clayton
Alabama
New York
Coney
Cowherd
Crawford
Crumpacrer
Cummings
Cusack
Daly
Davenport
Stanley
Davis
DeArmond
DeGraffenfeld
Devries
Denny
Dinsmore
Dougherty
Driggs
Elliott
Finley
Fitzgerald
Massachsetts
Fitzpatrick
Fleming
Fletcher
Foster
Fox
Gaines
Gayle
Gilbert
Glynn
Gordon
Green
Penn
Yania
GriMth
Griggs
Hall
Heatwolc
Ienry
Mississippi
Henry
Texas
Howard
Jett
Johnson
Jones
Virginia
Kitchen
Kleberg
Klutts
Lamb
Lane
Lanham
Latimer
Lentz
Lester
Levy
Lewis
Little
Littlefield
Livingston
Lloyd
Larimer
MccAleer
Meall
McClet
Jan
McCulloch
McDowell
McLain
McRae
Maddox
May
Meekison
Miers
Indiana
Moon
Muller
Naphen
Neville
Newlands
Noonan
Norton
Otlo
South Carolina
Pierce
Tennessee
Quarles
Ransdell
Rhea
Kentucky
Richardson
Ridgeley
Riordan
Robb
Robinson
Nebraska
Rucker
Ruppert
Ryan
Pennsylvania
Scudder
Shackelford
Chatroth
Shepard
Sims
Slayden
Smith
Henry C. Smith
Snodgrass
Sparkman
Spight
Stark
Stephans
Stokes
Sulzer
Sutherland
Swanson
Talbert Tate
Taylor
Terry
Thomas
North Carolina
P. Turner
Underhill
Underwood
Vandiver
Warner
Wheeler
Willams, Jr
W. E. Williams
Willams
Wilson
Idaho
Hull
Hay
Packer
Polls
Barrey
Allen
Weymouth
Broussard
Qinsett
Massachusetts
Thayer
Dawley
Cooper
Burkett
Burke
Mahon
Otey
Minor
Wisconsin
Rixey
Librand
Gaston
Kerr
Carmack
Davey
Crowley
Meyer
Louisiana
Brenner
Wachter
Small
Stewart
New Jersey
Salmon
Esch
Bailey
Boutelte
Maine
Cochran
Missouri
Stallings
Bill Wag
House
Cure for Piles by Dr Rice Free Trial Offer
A sensational medical ad promises a home treatment that cures piles without operation. Dr W. & Rice at 426 P Main St Adama NJ offers a free trial upon request, claiming it has helped hundreds and outperforms ointments and pills.
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Dr. Rice
War Office Adviser States Constitution Extends to Porto Rico
The War Department released Magoon’s 1899 opinion confirming that after Spain ceded Puerto Rico the island became part of the United States and subject to the Constitution. Congress must now look to the Constitution for authority to legislate for Porto Rico. Meiklejohn notes a private memorandum on tariff continuance was unofficial and for personal use.
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War Office
Porto Rico
Washington
War Department
House of Representatives
Magoon
Spain
United States
Congress
Mefalejohn
Meiklejojyn
Melkiejohn
The Passing Throng
Alabama political uproar noted by Charles J. Haden with Morgan and Johnston camps confident. Primary rules vary by county, black belt swing vote feared. Governor contenders include Cornel Samford and Waller, while the senator race dominates. A plan aims to disfranchise Negroes without education tests, dodging the fourteenth amendment through origin-based eligibility.
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Alabama
Charles J. Haden
Morgan
Johnston
Cornel Samford
Mississippi
South Carolina
Mother and baby health and nutrition claim
The piece urges mothers with nursing babies to sustain strength and vitality to support both themselves and their child. It asserts nutrition aids growth and development of bones teeth and tissue and mentions Scorrs Bowne Chewed sold by druggists in New York for $2.00.
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Scorr
New Yorks
From Deep Sorrow to Great Joy Hood's Sarsaparilla testimonial
Mrs Guerinot describes a baby's severe skin disease cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla with Medicated Soap and Olive Ointment. After months of suffering, bandages, and risk to the eye, the infant improves daily, heals without scar, and is described as bright and healthy at eight months old. The letter praises Hood's products as the cure.
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Mollie EB
MV Carpenter
Linaria
Cum- Fmberland Co
Tenn
Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Pierce
Hood
Murs
N. Ge
Myrtle St
Rochester
Infanta Eulalia Letter Trick and Cautionary Tales
A cobbled mix of social comment and odd anecdotes unfolds. Officials debate race and eligibility laws, a Chicago tale recounts a man naming a daughter Eulalia and receiving a humorous envelope misdirection, while a cigar lobby anecdote and a doctor’s lurid kitchen scene add colorful local color.
Man Killed Crossing Tracks in Knoxville Railroad Incident
J M Cloyd of Conkling Washington was killed by a train while crossing a track near Knoxville on April 10. He was a stranger to the area and carried an American valise with him. The body remains here awaiting guidance from officials in Washington as investigators sort the details of the accident.
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Knoxville
Tenn
J. M. Cloyd
Conkling
Washington
Eacary
Flame
Thin City
Electra Mano Medical Method Promises Cures for Pelvic and Nervous Diseases
An ad touts Electra Mano Medical treatment as a universal cure for women's and children's ailments, deformities, blemishes, and various pelvic conditions without surgery. It claims five day cures and claims to distribute curative agents via a body battery concept, offering mail treatment and personal consultation with Dr. J. R. Leatherman at a Georgia address.
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J. R. Leathermar
Austell
Few America on Accotun like to the New
Local readers report fragmented lines about American views on Accotun tied to the new topic. The readable portion hints at survey style notes and community reactions, with no clear names, dates, or places available.
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America
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Illman
Steel Kings
Scranton, Miss
Whisky
Night Watchman
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Kansas City
Albert G. Kerts
William Duncan, Jr
Criminal Court Today
Berse Live Stock Commission Company
Okahoma
Roberts
Detroit
Samuel Plant
Mary Blackstone Plant
Samuel O. Plant
Branford
Conn
Timothy Blackstone
Henry B. Plant
Tors
Confederate States
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Waller
Infanta Eulalia
Europe
Infanta
el Senor
William Bilkinson
Bo‘ts. Tel
Blue Island Avenue
Halstead Street
North America
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Aleep
Squills
Electra Mano
Walla
Alabastine Co
Porta Riel
Ponce
Antion
Porto Ricansezuela
Cuba
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Exhaus
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