Easter Egg Hunt Joyful crowds pack Grant Park in Atlanta
Thousands of children from across Atlanta flooded Grant Park for a free Easter egg hunt. Eggs vanished quickly as youngsters explored the grounds, while police assisted with lost children and park officials handed out remaining eggs. The event drew the largest child gathering ever seen at the park and may become an annual tradition.
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Dietricta
Grant Park
Park Board
Atlanta
Clio
Lake Abana
Bailey gains twelve counties in Travis County cue
Travis County votes for J. W. Bailey for the United States senate in Houston Texas on April 16. Bailey now holds twelve counties to Chilton's three.
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Chilton
Houston
Tex
Travis
J. W. Bailey
United States Senate
Mr. Bailey
Great Storm Floods Mississippi Delta and Railways
Widespread flood from heavy rains hits the cotton delta and rail lines across Mississippi and adjoining states. Rivers flood banks, lowlands flood, trains halted, washouts reported on Illinois Central Yazoo Valley and Meridian lines, with extensive property damage and two fatalities.
Four Inches of Rain Fall in 36 Hours at Vicksburg
Rain has fallen incessantly for thirty six hours causing extensive crop and railroad damage in Vicksburg Mississippi. Telegraph and telephone service are badly crippled and full losses cannot yet be ascertained. Traffic south on the Yazoo Valley line is disrupted.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Yazog Vai
Floods Threaten Crops as River Rises Between Here and Center Ville
Reports describe heavy rains on Ley Road with waghouts in the area and Big Black river out of its banks. Authorities fear lowland crops are ruined and ongoing flood conditions may widen between here and Center Ville.
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Ley
Here
Centerville
Steady Downpour Swamps Utica Bridges Vanish
Utica Mississippi reports a heavy rainfall storm from April 16 into the following day with showers all day and a steady downpour from 7 PM. Rivers overflowed, bridges were washed away, and railroad traffic halted. Central passenger trains traveled to New Orleans but were not reported on the main line.
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Utica
Miss
Ilinolg Central
New Orleans
Chat Road
Cattle Killed by Lightning in Storm Toll
Rain and wind swept Bunktle Louisiana on April 16. A severe storm damaged two dwellings and a store, blew the Carnahan hotel from its foundation, wrecked most bridges, washed cotton seed and corn from fields, and demolished the Lugerhouse on Iron plantation. Seven cattle were killed by lightning amid the flooding and wind.
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Louisiana
Bunktle
Carnahan
Morgan Returns Thanks for Indorsement by Alabama Democrats
Senator Morgan wires The Age Herald from Birmingham noting an almost unanimous county endorsement in Alabama primaries. He says the strong vote signals future strength and harmony for the state party and pledges increased devotion to Alabama interests and prosperity.
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Birmingham
Morgan
Age-Herald
Alabama
Sohn T Morgan
Mortuary notices from Georgia report several deaths
Multiple brief items from April list Bernard Strauss of Columbus aged seventeen dying after meningitis, Charley J. Clark yardmaster of Jesup aged thirty six buried today, F Humphries of St Mark aged eighty seven long serving justice of the peace, T A Zachry senior partner of Zachry Bros Hogansville dying of heart disease, William Johnson of Athens aged fifty five after pneumonia, and Mrs E A Borders of Athens aged seventy eight dying of heart failure with families noted.
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Columbus
A. Strauss
Charley J. Clark
Jesup
Charles J. Clark
Kentucky
Atlanta
R. S. Clark
C. T. Humphries
St. Mark
Hogansville
F Humphries
Meriwether County
Squire Humphres
T. A. Zachry
Hoganeaville
Cenior
Zachry Bros
Uncle Tom
William Johnson
Athens
E. A. Borders
E A. Borders
Bicycle Officer Saves Boy At Grant Park Trolley Accident
During a city egg hunt at Grant Park yesterday afternoon a bicycle officer named Key saved a boy who fell from a trolley crossing Cherokee Avenue. He grabbed the child by the legs and lifted him clear before the wheels passed, earning praise from spectators for his quickness and stern caution.
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Key
Grant Park
Boers Advance and British Hope in South Africa War
London reports show Lord Roberts expanding search for Boer commandos as reports vary on their movements. Wepener’s siege abandoned while roads remain controlled. concern grows over horse shortages hindering pursuit toward Pretoria. News from Mafeking and Bloemfontein notes ongoing bombardments and Boer activity around Karee siding.
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London
Lord Roberts
Lord Huberts
Daily News
Standard
Daily Telegraph
Morning Post
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberta
Cape
War Office
Daily Mall
Sarah Wilson
Mafeking
Troop Movements and Easter Monday Riots at Croton Dam
Troops from Yonkers and New York march toward Croton dam amid a Little Italy Easter Monday scene. Italians cheer, 200 residents watch from Bowery, three militiamen fire warning shots, Major Bridgeman injures a leg in a horse accident, and the Seventh Regiment is ordered to Croton dam as Companies B and H depart for the scene.
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New York
Ardsley
Yonkers
Bowery
Little Italy
Dam
Itallang
Bridgeman
B. Bridgeman
Croton Landing
Kine
Roa
Croton Dam
Abe
Rocordesea
Twenty two cases tried at Fulton in spring term opening
Judge John Candler opened the Fulton superior court spring term with a docket of ninety nine criminal cases. By day’s end twenty two cases were disposed of including multiple burglaries and larcenies. Verdicts and sentences ranged from six months to seven years for various defendants.
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John 9. Candler
Fulton Superior Court
Charces
Superior Court
Monroe Durham
Public Works
Leonard Price
Trust
George Normin
Durance
Fletcher Bloomfield
Courie
Bloomfield
Hannah Beard
Bila Brooks
Alice Jones
Ed Brown
Powell Heads Telegraphers Daily Edition Amid Rail Strike
Railway officials report no disruption to passenger or freight service on the Southern railway amid telegraphers strike. Powell oversees a daily Journal of Labor edition to present the telegraphers’ side. Additional dispatches from Knoxville and Chattanooga note trains on time with limited localized effects.
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Telegraphers
Journal of Labor
Striking telegraphers paralyze Southern trains say officials
Strikers claim freight trains are abandoned and passenger trains run without dispatcher aid causing delays. Yard checks show many freight trains delayed or not arriving on time while a few operators fail to handle telegraphy. A B Stilwell told reporters the railway is near standstill for freight as regular operators are out and trainee replacements lack training. Washington officials say telegraphers strike effects are minor now with 75 percent of positions filled and trains moving with small delays. Raleigh reports no further trouble as Vice President Andrews returns and Western Union handles Asheville business.
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Southern Railway
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Journal of Labor
Souther Railroad Telegraphers
Powell
Western and Atlantic
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Southern
Bendie
Southern Railroad Telegraphers
Atlanta Federation of Labor
Ryder
Charlotte
Newells
Harrisburg
Columbia Division
The
Constitution
Knoxville
Tenn
A. B. Stilwell
Washington
Raleigh
N.C
Andrews
New York
Western Union
Asheville
Presbyterians Seek Creed Rewrite After Hilliis Name Erased
In Chicago on April 16 the Chicago presbytery adopted a report removing Dr Newell Dwight Hillis from its rolls by one dissenting vote. The committee found parts of the Presbyterian confession of faith, chapters 3 sections 3 and 4, sources of embarrassment and nonessential. Unanimously, the body then adopted resolutions urging the general assembly to appoint a committee to study the broader question of creed.
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Newell Dwight Hilliz
Brooklyn
Presbyterian Confession of Faith
Hilliis
Herrick Johnson
McCormick Theological Seminary
Gssembly
Secrecy Deemed Necessary New Naval Policy Board
The new naval policy board met at the navy department in Washington with Admiral Dewey as president and other senior officers present. The group decided that secrecy is essential given the work includes defense schemes and potential offensive campaigns.
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Washington
Navy Department
Dewey
Crowninshield
Chadwick
Taylor
Evans
Clark
Bigshbee
Reid
Mulligan
Asa Walker
Ward
Windber Tragedy Leaves Four Dead in Mining Town
Four killed and two wounded in a drunken altercation at a Windber saloon run by Mrs Stuer. A suspect fled after being stabbed and later believed hit by a train near Southfork. Victims named include John Halverson, E. P. McCauley, Gust Grieyrac, Samuel Shives. Police guard the scene as crowds gather.
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Windber
Southfork
John Halverson
E. P. McCauley
Gust Grieyrach
Siar Samuel Shives
Thomas Kipling
Jerk’ Buckwalter
Stuer
Berwind-White Coal Company
Miller Convicted in Brooklyn Grand Larceny Case
William F Miller of Franklin syndicate fame was found guilty tonight by a Brooklyn county court jury of first degree grand larceny for taking from Katherine Moeser $1000 invested in a 520 percent scheme. He was remanded for sentencing next week.
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Franklin Syndicate
New York
William F Miller
Franklin Syndicate Fame
Brooklyn
Katherine Moeser
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