Race Cost Five Lives in Albany Electric Car Collision
Albany special reports a head on collision of two electric streetcars on a single track near Greenbush on the Albany and Hudson line. Both trains traveled at about forty miles an hour and a curve prevented braking. One motorman died instantly. the other survived minutes. A large, chaotic wreck left dozens injured or killed and many bodies and wreckage exposed.
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Albany
N. Y
Greenbush
Albany and Hudson Railway
Tragedy on the Lakes: Baltimore Founders in Lake Huron
East Tawas Michigan dispatch reports the wooden steamer Baltimore foundered in Lake Huron near Au Sable with twelve of fourteen crew drowned. Two men survived lashed to wreckage. George McGinnis went insane from the ordeal, while Thomas Murphy of Milwaukee, the second engineer, survived to tell the tale.
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East Tawas
Mich
Bays
Baltimore
Lake Huron
Au-Sable
Columbia
George McGinnis
Thomas Murphy
Milwaukee
Aguinaldo Plans Visit to America If MacArthur Approves
Mail advices from the War Department indicate that Aguinaldo may visit the United States contingent on General MacArthur's approval. He says the purpose is to study American institutions and the English language to benefit his country upon return. Senor Arrellano urges timing for the next Congress session and Aguinaldo will delay departure from Manila to fit it.
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Aguinaldo
America
War Department
General MacArthur
Senor Arrellano
Congress
Manila
Unknown derelict sighted near South America
Captain Johannes aboard the Chilean bark Royal Sovereign reports an unknown derelict submerged in mid ocean off the coast of South America. The two masts rose about thirty feet above water as the vessel drifted northward from Valparaiso, sighted on April 2 at 16 south, 128 west.
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Port Townsend
Wash
South America
Valparaiso
Johannesen
Royal Sovereign
Johannes
Tragedy on Laurel Farm Involves Woodhull and Williamson
William Woodhull a Laurel Long Island farmer shot and killed neighbor Martha Williamson then killed himself. The motive remains unclear though gossip about Woodhull and a Sayville fiancée is mentioned as a possible trigger.
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William Woodhull
Laurel
Long Island
Martha Williamson
Woodhull
Sayville
Vermont Reimbursement Claim Denied by Acting Comptroller
Acting Comptroller Mitchell has ruled against the State of Vermont in reimbursing $6,702 paid to officers and men of the First Vermont Infantry National Guard before their assembly at the rendezvous ordered by the governor at the outbreak of the Spanish War.
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Vermont
Treasury
Mitchell
State of
First
Vermont Infantry
National Guard
Italian Demands Reparation After Preveza Arrest
Italian charge d affaires demands immediate reparation from the Porte after arrest of an Italian postal agent at Preveza. If not granted, Italy threatens to send warships to Preveza to force satisfaction.
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Constantinople
Preveza
Porte
Italy
Highland Light Infantry rout Boer laager near Branford
The Highland Light Infantry surprised a Boer laager near Branford in the Orange River Colony. In the engagement twelve Boers were killed, thirteen wounded and twelve taken prisoner.
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Highland Light Infantry
Branford
Orange River Colony
Fire Devastates Amarillo Business District
A major blaze in Amarillo Texas destroyed two solid business blocks causing an estimated loss of 175000 dollars. Fire authorities report the burned district will be rebuilt immediately and the cause is under investigation.
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Amarillo
Texas
Crazed Warren Woman Resists After Lord Message
Mrs August Holden of Warren Ohio, a prominent Scientist, claimed a divine command to sacrifice a child. Four strong men escorted her to jail after authorities intervened.
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August Holden
Warren
Ohio
Explosion at Universal colliery in Rhondda valley
London special reports an explosion at the Universal colliery in Sendenydd Rhondda valley. About a hundred men were in the pit when the disaster struck and there is little hope of saving any lives.
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London
Universal
Sendenydd
Rhondda Valley
Thare
Emperor’s speech notes ban at June 8 monument unveiling
The emperor’s entourage and police receive orders to block stenographic reporting of his speeches. A public address to the Emperor Alexander regiment leaked despite precautions. Williams orders the policy to start at the unveiling of the Bismarck monument on June 8.
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Emperor Alexander Regiment
Williams
Bismarck
Grant Cutter Runs Aground In Saanich Inlet
Victoria dispatch reports the United States revenue cutter Grant commanded by Captain Lesier ran ashore on an uncharted rock in Saanich Inlet. The hull was badly damaged and the crew evacuated in boats to Cole Bay where they camped as Lieut. Sadler sought wrecking aid. The ship was on a special smuggling investigation.
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Victoria B. C
United States Revenue Cutter
Grant
Lesier
Saanich Inlet
Cole Bay
Sadler
Explosion damages Cambridge National Bank injures cashier
An explosion rocked the National Bank in Cambridge Massachusetts on Wednesday morning just after 11.00. The banking office sustained damage and cashier Roff suffered serious injuries from flying bricks. The thieves planned to steal cash during the ensuing confusion but did not take any money.
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Cambridge
Mass
National Bank
Roff
Coroner’s Jury Blames Dowie Officials in Judd Death
Chicago coroner’s jury finds John Alexander Dowie linked figures Dowie H W Judd and two women Mrs Preacher and Mrs Bratsch criminally responsible for the death of Emma Lucy Judd awaiting grand jury action. The two women cared for Mrs Judd before she died.
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Chicago
Emma Lucy Judd
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Dowie
H. W. Judd
Preacher
Bratsch
Judd
Kelot Volcano Eruption Threatens Java Plantations
Batavia dispatch reports Kelot volcano erupting with lava threatening Blitar coffee plantations and Kediri. The district is in darkness as lava causes heavy casualties and mass exodus. A rain of cinders covers six districts totaling one third of the island including Samarang Kediri and Surakarta.
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Batavia
Java
Kelot
Blitar
Kediry
Samarang
Kediri
Suragata
Croft Steamer Missing Since 1899 with Twenty Five Crew
A bottle found at Granton carried a message reporting the steamer Croft sinking in the mid Atlantic. The Arrow line vessel Croft, laden with grain and merchandise, sailed from New York January 25, 1899 bound for Seth and Dundee with a crew of twenty five and was never heard from. Lloyds long since posted her as missing.
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London
Granton
Croft
Atlantic
Arrow Line
New York
Seth
Dundee
Lloyds
Four Men Scalded in Slope Mine Boiler Explosion
Boiler explosion at the Slope mine near Lisbon Ohio injuries. Jeff Davis William Regan Haley Lamburn and Harry Lamburn among the dead or fatally scalded. Dozens of workers were severely burned and the boiler house and nearby railway trestle were wrecked.
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Slope
Lisbon
Ohio
Jeff Davis
William Regan
Haley Lamburn
Harry Lamburn
Berlin Overtures Restrict Emigrants Returning to Germany
Berlin declares that individuals who fled to the United States to avoid military service and later naturalized will be allowed to visit Germany only temporarily. Permanent residence in Germany is prohibited for these persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
United States
Germany
Governor Durbin Stops Fight in Greenfield Opera House
Governor Durbin halted the prize fight advertised at Greenfield Indiana's opera house between Patsey Hogan of Philadelphia and Jack Ryan of Louisville. The order was issued to Sheriff Larrabee and Mayor Egan.
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Durbin
Opera House
Greenfield
Ind
Patsey Hogan
Philadelphia
Jack Ryan
Louisville
Larrabee
Egan
Cambria Steel Plans Major Capital Increase
Cambria Steel Company will raise capital from 4.3 million to 50 million dollars to strengthen against competition from a new steel trust in Philadelphia.
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Steel Trust
Philadelphia
Cambria Steel Company
New Steel Trust
Market quotations from major cities on cattle and crops
Commodities price ranges from Chicago to New York cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats and rye with varied grades and regional notes. Prices span cattle up to 6.00 in St Louis and New York while corn ranges around 42c to 49c per bushel and butter creamer yokes around 18c.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
John R Tanner Dies After Sudden Illness in Springfield Hotel
John R Tanner former Governor of Illinois dies suddenly in the Leland Hotel Springfield after a rheumatic heart attack. He died in his room surrounded by family and close friends following a week of illness. Tanner had a long political career beginning as a farmer and advancing through sheriff circuit clerk state senator marshal treasurer to governor in 1896.
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Springfield
John R. Tanner
Illinois
Leland Hotel
Tanner
Mrs. Tanner
Mr. Tanner
Warwick County
Indiana
Clay County
State Senate
United States
Clergy Changes and Church Builds Across Several States
Resignations and new appointments shift church leadership from Detroit to Oakland and Magnolia. Detroit's Dr. Norman C. Mallory resigns from Grand River Avenue Baptist Church while Rev. Ernest B. Baker assumes charge at First Presbyterian, Oakland. New St. Joseph's Catholic Church at Flood Indiana contracts let costing about 50 000 including pipe organ and church furniture. Hillside Congregational Church organized in Colorado Springs with Rev. A H Fraser named pastor. St Peter's Episcopal Helena receives 33000 from Felix R Brunot will support Episcopal educational work with 500000. Rev G C Woodruff Magnolia Minnesota noted as oldest Methodist Episcopal clergyman born 1807 and ordained seventy five years ago.
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Norman C. Mallory
Grand River Avenue Baptist Church
Detroit
Ernest BE. Baker
Cleveland
Virst Presbyterian Church
Oakland
Cal
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
Flood
Ind
Third Congregational
Colorado Springs
Colo
A. EH. Fraser
Hillside Congregational Church
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
Helena
Mont
Felix R. Brunot
Pittsburg
STATE OF THE CROPS SPRING PROSPECTS AND REGIONAL CONDITIONS
Frosts touched the lake region and upper Ohio valley with only slight damage while rains relieve drought in the South. Corn planting advances across the Midwest and Great Plains as winter wheat needs rain in the Missouri valley and oats suffer from dryness. Cotton and tobacco face variable moisture. fruit prospects remain mixed with showers aiding some states and drought hurting others.
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Lake
Missouri Valley
Ohio Valley
Middle Atlantic
Texas
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Pacific Coast
Washington
Missouri
Mississippi
Ohio
Lake Region
Minnesota
Dakotas
Illinois
Iowa
Michigan
Middle Atlantic States
California
Georgia
Carolinas
Maryland
Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
South Carolina
Upper
Omo
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Woman Confesses Murder in Ayres Case at Kenmore
Mrs. Iola Bonine, 32, admits shooting James H. Ayres, census clerk, during a struggle in his Kenmore Hotel room in Washington. Coroner's jury sent the case to the grand jury as police question her account of enticement and self defense.
Presbyterians Open 113th General Assembly in Philadelphia
The opening session at Calvary Church drew about two thousand attendees including distinguished divines and lay members from across the United States plus missionaries and international visitors. Key topics included a proposed new judicial system with lower courts elected by presbyteries and a general assembly elected last resort bench, plus discussion on revising the Westminster Confession of Faith. Dr. Charles A. Dickey delivered the opening sermon as Dr. William McKibbin led the anti revision cause, each speaker about an hour long.
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General Assembly
United States
Mexico
China
South America
Calvary Church
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church
Charles A. Dickey
Committee On Judicial Commissions
Judicial Commission
Assembly
William McKibbin
Cincinnati
Dickey
Man Chain Rescues Drowning Chicago Man at 35th Street Bridge
Four Chicago men formed a vertical line from the riverbank to the water to save James O'Donnell who fell into the river while crossing the 35th street bridge. Despite rising blood and fading vision they kept him afloat until Martin Corbett on the bridge signaled rescuers. Policeman Malone recruited the others and the chain brought O'Donnell to shore.
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Chicago
Sdth Street
James O’donnell
Faust
Martin Corbett
O’donnell
O'Donnell
35Th Street
Malone
Secret Societies Debate At United Presbyterian Assembly
The forty third general assembly in Des Moines discussed creedal changes on secret orders. A report urged uniform rules while noting no strong demand for altering the testimony against secret societies. Sessions are urged to exercise discretion to promote God’s glory and church peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Presbyterians
Des Moines
Forty-Third General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church of North America
Indiana University Endowment Fund Apportionment Details
State Auditor Hart reports semiannual apportionment of the permanent endowment fund for Indiana University. The 3 cent per capita distribution uses the 1895 voter enumeration of 626,985 voters, with funds allocated to county auditors to loan and remit interest to the university. A detailed county-by-county statement prepared by Deputy Auditor Frank Martin accompanies the notice.
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Hart
Indiana University
Frank Martin
Laws Now In Force Durbin Proclaims Legislature Acts
Gov Durbin issues proclamation launching acts of the 1901 legislature. Acts became operative after Marion County quota filing with County Clerk Geo Elliott and receipt recorded. Secretary Lunt notified governor that county clerks had received copies, prompting formal proclamation.
Pennsylvania Railroad seeks to remove curve at Raysville
State items note PRR aims to straighten a dangerous Raysville curve. Elopement of Bert Pierson and Miss Cora Hagemier results in marriage in Danville NL. New Castle Bridge Co lands seven Hen ry County bridge contracts at lower bid. Eureka smallpox cases halt rural mail service in Spencer and Warrick counties with guards at bridges. Over 1000 farmers petition Health Board against straw board refuse dumping into White river. About twenty injunction suits pending at Manele.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Raysville
Bert Pierson
Cora Hagemier
Sullivan
Danville
New Castle Bridge Company
Henry County
Eureka
Spencer
Warrick
State Board of Health
Straw Board
White River
Manele
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Weather Bureau’s. Weekly Agricultural Report
Globe
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Tacoma
Liverpool
Suez Canal
Mediterranean
Kansas
Pekin
University Fund
State University
Almount
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Adams
Allen Co
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