Coxeys Montana Army Halt Ordered at Fort Keogh
Billings dispatch says Coxey's western army, about 600 men with a Gatling battery, faces orders to stop and hold eastward advance at Fort Keogh. Commander Page will enforce. 75 U S marshals captured, train halted at Muir tunnel. butte and Livingston towns report mixed support as Coxeyites press toward Washington.
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Miurg Civ
Montana
Coxey
Port Keogh
Page
Billings
United States
Butte
Finn
Keogh
Hogan
Bismarck
Washington
Northern Pacific
Muir Tunnel
Livingston
Livington
Angibe
Chamber of Commerce
Dead farmer McIntyre found with bullet near neighbor
State investigator reports Archis McIntyre a Degrot township farmer was found dead with a bullet through his heart near his neighbor W D Spencer. The inquest is under way as Spencer claims they had used firearms at his house earlier.
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North Mikote
Druirs Lane
N. D
J. F. Cowan
Archis McIntyre
Degrot Township
W. D. Spencer
McIntyre
Bill
Spencer
McIntyre’s
Threw Over Treasure Ambergris Worth 250000
A Vancouver fishing ship Capitaine crew found a about 100 pound lump of white substance 100 miles off coast. Experts declared it ambergris valued around 250000. A search party with a diver is heading to locate the missing lump after it was discarded overboard.
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Vancouver
B. C
Capitaine
Possible Oxford Yale Harverst Race Talk Sparks Suspense
Oxford university host club chief reports circulating at Cambridge that Oxford may challenge Yale or Harvard in a boat race. US proposal not received. decision pending whether Oxford would accept. Separate notes describe a suicide attempt in Cleveland and a union-related incident in Bay City.
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Oxford
Harverst
Yale
London
Oxford University
Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
United States
Harvard
Fatal rifle accident harms two children in Kentucky
In Maysville Kentucky on a recent Saturday a furrier aged man and his children were playing with a rifle when it fired. The bullet struck a girl in the forehead ending her life and injuring the boy. Witnesses describe the incident as a tragic accident with the weapon discharged accidentally.
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Maysvitur
Ki Fueron
Keillung
Indiana Republicans brace for record state convention
Indiana politics report the state GOP convention in Indianapolis will be the largest in history with 1715 delegates. Ex president Harrison is expected to address national issues while a crowded field vies for nine offices including clerk and auditor. The platform team works overnight as speculation swirls over reforms and attacks on the Democrats reapportionment.
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Harrison
TwoianaPolls
Hattie
Denizon
Pennsylvania Avenue
Indiana
Hag
Supreme Court
Indianapolis
William A. Ketcham
Thomas Hanna
William L. Taylor
Aaron Jones
Booth Bend
Jones
Benjamin Harrison
Richard W. Thompson
Terre Haute
Sponle
Tomlinson Hall
Hos
Baventh
Bynum
Charles L. Henry
Munson County
Charles W. Fairbanks
McKane Appeal Taken Under Advisement in Gravesend
Chief Justice Fuller will hear John McKane’s appeal from Gravesend at the end of the week. The court granted the appellants time to prepare their brief and submit the case by Friday.
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McKane
Fuller
John ¥. McKane
Gravesend
Barricaded Michigan man faces sheriff posse standoff
Albert Kaufman, civil war veteran, barricaded inside his Au Train, Michigan home after a failed murder attempt on his wife and Joseph Richards. Richards, 75, was wounded. Kaufman previously served 12 years for murdering his first wife and was pardoned by the GAR on a sobriety pledge. Posse surrounds the house as officers await surrender once alcohol subsides. Richards’ prognosis uncertain due to age.
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Muntover
Wis Tho
Mich
Albert Wrod
Joseph Richards
Kaufman
Atato
Joseph Richarda
Richards
Labor unrest expands across Connellsville region
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on April 25 labor leaders predicted a regional shutdown. About a dozen plants halted work with many others partly idle and more expected to join within a day or two. No violence yet but tension rises as workers guard facilities against possible disorder.
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Connellville
Connellsville
Imellat
Record Wheat Prices Plunge To Historic Lows In Chicago
Chicago April 241 May wheat broke all records and sold on the tourd of trade at 57 1 4, the lowest price ever recorded. The decline ends a three week slide that has caused widespread panic in the market as veteran traders recall no comparable movement. Some speculate prices may drop to 50 cents a bushel amid continued pressure from bearish sentiment.
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Loweay
Chiago
Chicago
Wreck Inquiry Finds Third Officer Criminal Negligence
The coroner’s inquest into the Los Angeles wreck at Point Suz on Saturday night returns a verdict charging Roger Ryfkogel, the ship’s third officer, with criminal negligence and carelessness. He is in custody awaiting manslaughter trial. Five of six known recovered bodies are identified.
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Montanex
Cal
Cormoner
Los Angeles
Point Suz
Roger Ryfkogel
Died at 120 in San Pracisco
Claudia Herrera a Mexican woman died in San Pracisco at age 120. She arrived in California from Mexico in 184). Residents note no doubt about her age, with confirmation reported. Nearby, East Tennessee railroad gains control of Knoxville line with operation to begin soon. Dynamite bursts shred Watte PA station. no clues. Gertrude Moree sues for 10400 damages for breach of engagement against Paul Scarff.
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San Pracisco
Claudia Herrera
California
Mexico
Knoxvutat
Tenn
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Knoxville, Cumberland Gap
Louiaville
Maliway
Lancaster
Pennsylvania Railroad
Watte
Mapwox
Ind
Gertrude Moree
Morse
Hanover
Thaa
Paul B. Scarff
Burclington
Searif
Pum and Work Trowwoop Rally For County Bond Ahead Of Plan
Five hundred unemployed workers and numerous business leaders traveled to Bessemer to urge county supervisors to submit a $75,000 bonded loan measure for building and furnishing work for the jobless to a public vote.
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Trowwoop
Mick
Bessemer
End of Debate on Wilson Tariff Bill Marks Last Day
Washington April 25 The Senate opened debate on the tariff bill with Senator Mills of Texas speaking on the final day. He indicated possible amendments but vowed to vote for the bill if rejected, arguing it is a party measure and Democrats should back it. Mills criticized protectionism and favored broader free trade ideas for labor and agriculture.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Mills
Texas
Mills
Waatington Claimant Gane Dead in Providence Hospital
William McGurrahan, famed claimant to the New Indiia mine, died at Providence hospital in Lima. A familiar Capitol figure for years, he was known to many senators and lawmakers who supported his cause. Congress passed a bill for a court of claims trial but President Harrison vetoed it. Prior bills had cleared either house with favorable committee reports.
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Waatington
Gane
William McGurrahan
Aiialy
Indiia
Providence Hospital
Ldam
Capitol
Court of Claims
Congress
Harrison
House
Ascors of
Committees
Mississippi Superior Canal Survey Appropriation Considered
A Minnesota representative akan KFiefer of Minnesota will urge a $10,000 appropriation for a survey of a lake Superior to Mississippi River canal route. The plan rests on a partial survey conducted under Minnesota geological survey direction.
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Hou
Supvay
Wasnixerox
House
Lake Superior
Mississippi River
Kiefer
Minnesota
Minnesota Geological Survey
Frank Hatton Stricken at Desk in Washington Post
The editor and part owner of the Washington Post, Frank Hatton, suffered total paralysis while at his desk and has been moved to the Emergency Hospital. Reports note the attack is very serious during a period of upheaval as other items mention labor conflict near Blue Island and a cautious Iowa crop bulletin from Des Moines.
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Washington Post
Hay
Washivaton
Frank Hatton
Curcago
Blue Island
Lehermerville
Xana
Des Moises
Iowa Crop Bulletin
Sovereign Talks and Coxey’s Army Echoes Across Chicago
Reports from April 20 detail Jan Dames Ri Soversign of the Knights of Labor attending Chicago meetings. He discusses industrial armies as either failing or fighting, noting a unprecedented petition to Congress by workers. He warns against harsher vagrancy enforcement and predicts public outrage if actions target the unemployed. Governor Tillman comments on prohibition and legal gaps. Vivian Grey travels by foot from Derby to Boston, then via multiple cities, aiming for Monterey and New Orleans. A Kansas City note reports Enid bank failure prompting a cashier’s flight.
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Fe Spewkks
Coxey's Army
Omeado
Jan Dames Ri Soversign
Knighte of Labor
Chicago
The
Order
Congress
Wall Street
Washington
West
Vivian Grey
Derby
England
Boston
Monterey
Mes
Liverpool
Pittsburg
Wilmington
Cincinnati
New Orleans
New Orleaas
San Antonio
Texas
Ther
Minneapolis Market Report Averages Sluggish Grain and Livestock Prices
The Minneapolis market report shows wheat and oats prices softening with No 1 hard and Northern futures mixed. Cattle demand weak with prime steers at 29.20, cows 22.24, and heavy calves around 5.50. Hogs slow with prices near 5.60 to 5.10 and similar declines in lambs and sheep. Grain activity noted with April closing rates and notes on Duluth and nearby grain movements.
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Winneapolis Urain
Minneapolis
WHEA
Ono
Oga
Sitgy
Prine
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Bagley
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Mia
Aumelia Mueller
Central Avenue
Bay City
Jonathan Boyce
Jongehoreman
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Union
Mr. Boyce
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Kitloa
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Mississivet-Superior Canal
Paris
the Temps
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