Morgan's Friends Celebrate Morgan Victory in Alabama
Birmingham April 15 special reports a massive Morgan triumph across Jefferson county and Alabama. Voters sent telegrams of congratulation, campaign leaders Captain Frank S White and R E J Neil praised, and Governor Johnston’s path to the Senate faced setbacks. Returns show Morgan widening leads in doubtful counties and carrying Jefferson county, with U S Senator Morgan poised for significant support in the state and a strong show at the general assembly.
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Birmingham
Ala
Morgan
Jefferson County
Ely
Frank S White
R E J. Neil
Anese
White
Alabama
Nell
United States
Aabama
Commonwealth
Loiz
Montgomery
Morgan carries fifty five of fifty six counties
The Advertiser reports at midnight that Morgan has carried fifty five of the fifty six counties in yesterday's primaries. W J Samford tops the governor race with the largest vote, followed by C E Waller and Stallings in likely order.
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Morgan
Montgomery
Aln
W J. Samford
C E. Waller
Stallings
Samford May be Defeated in Convention by Combination
In Montgomery Alabama April 15 Special the Alabama Democratic primaries show Morgan close to victory with about 116 to 118 of 13 assembly seats if elected. A coalition against Samford is possible as Waller Shelley Stallings and others command blocs. generalship may decide the next executive.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Morgan
Samford
Waller
Shelley
Stallings
Palmer and Buckner ticket loses in Lee county primary
Opelika April 15. A correction states that the Palmer and Buckner combination did not influence the primary. The Lee county democracy, following state executive committee orders, produced a landslide for Morgan and Samford. Johnston men bolted and did not participate, yet the ticket secured the majority of the white vote countywide.
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Opelika
Ala
Palmer and
Buckner
W J Samford
Lee County
Morgan
Samford
Johnston
President Diaz and Party Go Out for a Hunt
President Diaz and a party of friends return from a hunting trip in Morelos arranged by the state governor. The group traveled by special train over the Mexican Cuernavaca and Pacific lines, with some game sent to friends and others loaded in the baggage car. The arrival had no public demonstration, and Diaz appeared in superb health and spirits.
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Diaz
City of Mexico
Morelos
Cuernavaca
Pacific
Strikers Threaten Battle Over Outside Labor at Croton Dam
At Croton Landing on April 15, about 30 armed deputies guard the Italian strike at the Cornell dam. Striker leader Angelo Rotella vows to fight if outside workers are brought in, demanding fair pay and safety from authorities. Deputies and strikers attend Easter service with tense encounters anticipated.
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Croton Landing
Cornell Dam
Delehanty
Angelo Rotella
J J Owens
Owens
Roe Orders Out State Troops for Croton Dam Strike
General Roe announced a formal demand to call out 600 troops to the Croton dam laborers strike area. Four companies from Yonkers Mount Vernon Squadron A New York and Brooklyn units will deploy to cover six miles of rugged terrain with 11 infantry and 330 cavalry to move quickly.
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Proton Dam
New York
General Roe
Malloy
Westchester County
Croton Dam
Seven Hundred Miners Out Strike In Elk Garden Region
Seven hundred miners at the Davis Coal and Coke Company in Elk Garden area vote to strike and will not return to the Franklin Big Vein Franklin Gas Coal Six Foot Vein in Maryland and Hampshire Big Vein Hampshire Gas Coal Six Foot Four Foot mines in West Virginia. They demand 60 cents per long ton and officials urge arbitration offering to match Georges Creek region terms.
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West Virginia
Maryland
Wok
Piedmont
W Va
Davis Coal and Coke Company
Elk Garden
Georges Creek
Franklin Big
Franklin Gas
Six Foot
Hampshire Big
Hampshire Gas
Victoria Takes a Drive
Local chatter notes a daytime drive by residents near the city as a small community gathering unfolds. Sparse details describe neighbors and casual street life without specific names or dates.
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Victoria
Clark May Hold His Senate Seat
Washington dispatch notes it is likely the Clark case will drag past adjournment with talk of a divided committee report. It suggests Clark may keep his seat if the report clears him, while hardline Republicans push for charges to gain Montana seats for their presidential ticket.
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Washington
Clark
Congress
Montana
Kansas
Alexander Caldwell
Caldwell
Senate
John J Ingalls
Ingalls
Ingall
Senator Clark
Clarke
Masked Tramps Murder One Sister In Toledo Robbery
Two masked men knocked at the house of sisters Johanna and Kate Sullivan four miles west of West Toledo. Johanna opened the door and was struck, Kate aided and was axed. Both women were bound and gagged. Johanna died and Kate became a raving maniac. The robbers escaped with $200.
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Toledo
Kate
Johanna Sullivan
West
Johanna
Grand Jury to Reconvene in Goebel Assassination Probe
In Frankfort Kentucky the grand jury investigating Governor Goebel’s assassination will resume tomorrow after two weeks of hearings. Most witnesses have testified and a report is expected very soon.
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Goebel
Frankfort
Georgia to be longer than Oregon with stronger armor
Plans for the Georgia class battleships foresee a ship over 460 feet long, 15,000 tons, and faster with 20 knot speed. They will surpass the Oregon in length and beam, gain heavier Krupp armor, and mount four twin twelve inch guns with ten six inch guns. The two other sister ships, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, will mirror these improvements.
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Georgia
Oregon
Jos. Ohl
Washington
Naval Board of Construction
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Navy Department
Department
Brooklyn
Maine
Spain
Bureau of Construction
Navy
Brabant's Victory Premature in Gun Battery Plan
The piece outlines naval arms and costs for the Georgia battleship project, noting eight inch and six inch guns and torpedo-defense batteries. It also recounts Hazen poker tales from Wichita, the Oklahoma land boom, and Colonel Livingston backing Judge Parker as a Bryan-Democrat vice presidential aid in New York.
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Georgia
Oregon
Hazen
Mra Dewey
Wichita Kan
Dewey
Wichita
Washington
Charley Edwards
Houston Post
Harvey Fleming
Kansas City Journal
Kansas
General Hazen
Dave Payne
Oklahoma
Harr
Bill
Captain Crouch
Dave Bancroft
Payne
Hill
Crouch
Harry Hill
Texas
Hancroft
Livingston
Parker
Judge Parker
New York Supreme Court
New York
Bryan
Bank Teller Disappears After $25,000 Shortfall
Vermonter John Farrar of Waterbury National Bank vanishes after a $5,000 bank shortage is detected by cashier Charles Wells. Farrar, a married treasurer of the village with stock speculation ties, left after offering to dine and return for further checks. No trace since. trains in all directions show no clue.
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Waterbury
John Mvarrar
Waterbury National Bank
Farrar
Charles Wells
War Office Says Nothing Railways Busy As War Pushes On
London reports the war office had little new to communicate while a large army withdrawals strains the railway system. Winston Churchill’s dispatches on remounts pass censor, suggesting limited immediate movement toward Pretoria. Roberts may focus on clearing Boers from southern Free State as winter nears and frost hits Bloemfontein. Kruger is said to have visited Boer camps at Kroonstad and Brandfort.
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London
War Office
Brabant
Wepener
Ali
Rouxville
Bloemfontein
Winston
Kruger
Kroonstaad
Brandfoart
Boers Force British Back Near Wepener
News from Altwal on Saturday April 4 reports Kruger's army rapidly recruiting, with 7000 Boers at Wepener and Rouxville district sending 1000 recruits after the invasion. British loss noted with casualties among officers, looting suppressed, and a paymaster of £1490 captured.
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Kruger
Altwal
Grenfell
Wepener
Wiliams
Halford
Duncan
Godfrey Laneden
Maseru
Brabant
Rouxville
Rouxsille
Swanepoel
Royal Irish Rifles
Free
Guiney
Roberts Complaints for Prisoners Treated Better
Lord Roberts protests to President Kruger over Boer treatment of British prisoners at Pretoria. He cites 90 cases of enteric fever and dysentery at Waterval, lack of medicines, and bare bivouacs. He contrasts British care with Boer prisoners and urges improved conditions. Four farmers who pledged abstention were found signalling to the Boers at Karee siding and brought here.
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Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Kruger
Pretoria
Waterval
Transvaal
Karee Siding
Dalgety on strong yet surrounded stand near Wepener
British resident commissioner Godfrey Lagden and paramount Basutoland chief have posted 300 armed natives to deter Boer encroachment. Basutos must not cross the Free State frontier under any pretext. Two crossers who burned an abandoned Boer farm are in custody. Dalgety’s position is strong but he is fully surrounded.
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Dalgety
M Seru
Basutoland
Godfrey Lagden
Wepener
Free State
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Margon
Will Johnston
Gov'ror
Constitution
Et Clair
General Assembly
John W Tomlinson
C. M Shelley
Samuel T. Greene
John Bradley
Andrew W. Burgin
F McLaughlin
J B Francis
MzAdory
H G C Miller
W D. Paris
Board of Revenue
Hugh McGeever
John B Rosenthl
Tarrant
R. W. Owen
H W Crook
John W. Tomlinson
Rotella
Roe
Churchill
England
Roberts
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