Dr Jabez Curry Arrives in Madrid For Coronation Visit
Dr Jabez I M Curry the U S envoy arrives Madrid ahead of King Alfonso coronation and is treated as a prince with a royal landau and a mansion furnished for his stay. He is hosted with carriage coachman footmen cooks and marked honors while other envoys stay at hotels. The legation notes highlight the lavish arrangements and ceremonial welcome. May 13 1890s report from Madrid and LaGrange Ga special.
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Madrid
Jabez I. M. Curry
United States
Alfonso
United States Legation
S. Sickles
Ickieg
Marquis Vallabbar
Curry
Gally
France
Dr. Curry
Shimsels
Marquise de Leuville
Sierra Guardarrama
Dr Curry
Marquis of Vallalobar
InMadrid Themarquis
Washington
Sheridan horror deaths and injuries tally rising in Pittsburg
Pittsburg May 13 search for the dead and injured in the Sheridan disaster reports 23 dead and about 300 seriously hurt. Official list includes Elbert Berry Hugh Flaherty Dallas Byrd George D Wilson Matthew L Marnon Donald Smith William Fife Charles Haprtig Walter Rice Elmer Hunter and others with two unknown men and an Italian foreman among the casualties. Many victims remain unidentified and hospitals are strained for space as the death toll likely grows.
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Pittsburg
Elbert Berry
Sheridan
Hugh Flaherty
Esplen
Dallas Byrd
New Cumberland
W. We
Harry & Smithley
Ubrichsville
Ohio
George D. Wilson
Matthew L. Marnon
McKees Rocks
Donald Smith
William H. Fife
Charles Haprtig
Greentree
Walter E. Rice
Dorrencetown
Pe Elmer
Hunter
Sheridan W. W. Taylor
Millers Station
Pascal Mader
Walter FE. Wright
John Swan
Bheriden
Strike Fever Grips Pennsylvania Coal Strike Convention
In Hasleton Pennsylvania on May 13 the strike mood among coal miners shifts as delegates approach a convention vote. President Mitchell remains silent while pro strike delegates appear to hold a bare majority, with upper district split. The meeting opens at 10 a.m behind closed doors and Mitchell is expected to chair and outline talks with coal presidents. Local unions meet as nationwide leaders arrive to garner support and urge miners to stand by the union for better conditions.
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Hasleton
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
Haveen
Shamokin
Nicholls
Fahy
Scranton
Freesland
Here
Sheridan disaster devastates village with wrecks and fires
Eyewitness accounts describe a grim scene in Sheridan where a series of explosions and a fire left 25 houses destroyed and heavy property losses at Corks Run tunnel. An estimated 700 students faced mass absence as schools emptied and funds formed for affected families.
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Sheridan
Poplia
Hannum
Corks Run Tunnel
Railroad Company
Sheraden
Sheraaden
McCarthy
Lehi
Fight over return of money debated at Dallas conference
The Dallas General Conference debated a minority report accusing suppression of facts in a war claim case and urged returning funds. Dr W F Glenn of Georgia led the move. the conference, 12 to 11, declined to strike the language as unparliamentary. Bishops Candler Morrison dissent. Public notices and letters from Bishop Candler to Senator Clay were published by The Constitution.
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Dallas
Tex
W. F. Glenn
Georgia
Candler
Wilson
Galloway
Hargrove
Duncan
Hendrix
Clay
Bishops Key
Morrison
Major Stahlman
Major & B Stehlman
Oriental Hotel
Bates
Massachusetts
Bishop Candler
Senator Clay
Library of Congress, Representatives
Washington
Publishing House
Senate
General Conference
Rafa
Haitian Crisis Amidst War Claims and Exile on French Ship
A flood of armed Haitians fill streets as ex-President Sam flees aboard the French steamer Olinde Rodriguez. General Firmin proclaims presidency at Cape Haitien, with the north and northwest backing him. The U.S. legation shelters leaders. unrest spreads, while political letters from 1902 discuss church funding and Senate actions without new obligations.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
United States
Legation
Sam
Olinde Rodriguez
Cape Has
Firmin
Haytien
Paris
Cape Haytien
Hayti
Firrain
Botanic Blood Balm Trial Offer Promises Cures
An Atlanta based ad offers 15,000 free trial treatments of Botanic Blood Balm to prove it cures chronic blood disorders. It promises full refunds and urges readers to spread word if cured, listing ailments such as eczema ulcers rheumatism and skin lesions as claimed targets. It states 20 years of testing and $1.00 per bottle price, with confidential medical advice in a sealed envelope.
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Blood Balm Co
Forsyth Stress
Atlanta
Church Asked to Repay Government Money After Senate Rift
A letter from Methodist Episcopal Church South bishops pledges repayment only if the Senate finds misleading statements influenced passage of a related bill. The Senate, however, adopted a resolution exonerating the church and declining further action. Noting the record, supporters argue there is no obligation to repay.
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Clay
Candler
United States Senate
Washington
Bishop Candler
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
United States
Senate of
Senate of the
Senate
Treasury
Congress
Committee of the Senate
Messrs Barbee & Smith
Smith
Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Senate of the United States
Alain
Robert K Hargrove
College of Bishops
Committee On
Benate
Bacon
S&s Clay
Warren A Candler
Atlanta
Cockrell
Knute Nelson
Willam P Frye
Foraker
EW Pettus
W B Allison
BR Tilman
A Haris
J OC
Bijou Musical Comedy Draws Big Crowds in Atlanta
The Bijou company at the Grand offers A Day and a Night, drawing two large audiences this week. Matinee will include hundreds of city orphans as special guests. The usual shows run Thursday to Saturday with a Saturday matinee, then What Happened to Jones begins for a week.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dora Hdwards
Little Rock
Ark
Mia. L. N. Edwards
Dora
Atd
Constable Jones
Arkansas
Atlanta
Bijou Musical
the Grand
Hoyt
Bijou
Wells
Jones
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James McMillan
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