Re-Discovery of the Guinapa Mines in Sierra Madras
El Paso reports Addison Munsenberger, a St Louis businessman, returned with mining claims to the famed Guinapa mines in the Sierra Madras along the Rio del Arras. Frank Woodson and an Indian boy found ore valued at $1000 silver and $10 gold per ton, with bullion deposits and a shaft mouth reached by steps carved in the rock.
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ST. Louis
el Paso
Addison Munsenberger
Mexico
Corralitos
Sierra Madras
Rio del Arras
Frank Woodson
California
Guinapa
Zacatecas
Senor Guinopa
Mounting a Huge Mastodon at Ward's Natural Science
The largest mastodon in the country is being mounted at Ward's establishment in Rochester. Found in New Jersey, the specimen is to be prepared for Rutgers College. The animal is described as 12 to 13 feet tall and about 24 feet long with tusks. The fossil likely died when deep in mud, preserving bones for science.
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Rochester
Ward
Natural Science Establishment
New Jersey
Rutgers College
Poughkeepsie Doctor Indicted for Misappropriation
Dr. Oliver M. Shedd, imperial recorder, is indicted on two counts for misappropriating funds of the Order of United Friends. He pleads not guilty, bail set at 6000, and trial scheduled for May term. Judge Barnard remands him to custody. bondsman under review. Shedd is police commissioner of Poughkeepsie and editor of the Evening Star.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Oliver M. Shedd
Order of United Friends
Imperial Recorder
Barnard
Dr. Shedd
Republican State
Lewis H. Vail
Shedd
The
Evening Star
Made Crazy by Cigarettes In New York City
Frederick Waldman a 19 year old from 517 East Fifteenth Street was arraigned after discharge from Bellevue Hospital where doctors found he had become insane from excessive cigarette smoking He first alarmed police by claiming a double suicide involving his mother and another woman at 617 East Fifteenth Street and later appeared unsettled over several weeks before his hospitalization.
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New York
Frederick Waldman
East Fifteenth Street
Brann
Yorkville
Bellevue Hospital
East Twenty-second Street
Wealthy merchant murdered in Scott New Orleans case
One of Scott’s wealthiest merchants, Martin Regnaud, was found stabbed fifty two times in his bed. He was tied to the bed, a handkerchief muffled him, and calico bound him, preventing movement. The neighboring room safe was open with $7000 stolen. He was a bachelor living alone without a servant.
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New Orleans
Martin Regnaud
Commissoner Parker urged to keep Roundsman Killalea
Smith pleads with Police Commissioner to retain Roundsman Killalea at their precinct citing personal reasons rather than praise. The exchange underscores Kilalea's reputed efficiency and a domestic concern over the cook leaving if transferred.
Mixed Appropriations Debate Over Nine Month Bills
In the House and Senate sundry civil appropriation bill discussion, Mr. Gorman criticizes nine month House funding for public buildings and courts while the Senate moves to year-long funding. Amendments cover Venezuelan British Guiana boundary office rent and a row over commission expenses and rent payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gorman
Dem
House
Senate
Committee On Appropriations
Mr. Allison
Allison
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Republic of Venezuela
British Guiana
Leopards in Central Park Cage Fight Ends in Gimp’s Injuries
In New York April A two leopards Gimp and Jim fought for about fifteen minutes. Gimp weighed twenty pounds more but Jim used businesslike tactics to overpower him. Gimp sustained a bitten foreleg and shoulder lacerations and was placed in a temporary hospital. Jim strutted proudly after the bout.
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New York
Gimp
Jim
Central Park
Smith
Undertakers at War in New York Death Dispute
In New York Patrick Flannagan and his wife die within hours of each other. John Mead retrieves their bodies and Undertaker McCloskey initially faces a summons over permits. Magistrate Wentworth rules no jurisdiction. McCloskey still holds the bodies while Catherine Featherstone seeks Leonard to embalm.
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New York
Patrick Flannagan
West Seventeenth Street
St. Vincent’s Hospital
John Mead
West Nineteenth Street
Flannagan
John A. McCloskey
Seventh Avenue
Mead
Catherine Featherstone
Owen Leonard
Greenwich Avenue
Wentworth
Jefferson Market Court
McCloskey
A Spring Vacation by Royal Blue Tour from Boston
A short spring vacation offers a chance to visit Washington with Congress in session and election buzz. The next personally conducted Royal Blue line tour departs Boston on Wednesday May 6, with all expenses covered for $23. Stopovers can be arranged, and details are available from A J Simmons at 211 Washington Street Boston.
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Washington
Congress
Royal Blue Line
Boston
A. J. Simmons
N. EB. A
Washington Street
Cat's Own Action Believed Cause of Death in Buffalo Street Tragedy
On a side street a sick cat lay on a doorstep when a man kicked it into the gutter. The wounded animal crawled to a rail and waited for a trolley car before being cut nearly in two. Little girls found the cat and helped it to an alley where it died at sundown, believed to have deliberately sought death to end suffering.
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Buffalo
Boston Bankruptcy Clothing Sale at 91 Summer St
A lengthy ad promotes the Famous Clothing House bankrupt stock at 91 Summer Street Boston. It touts tailor made suits and overcoats at deep discounts from $6.85 to $9.85 with refund guarantees after home inspection. The sale emphasizes large volumes, varied fabrics, and a strict nonexchange policy to clear the $275000 stock.
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Boston
Summer Street
New York
Summer St
Pew Arbor Day Topics on Growth of Spruce Gum and Pid die Butts
A 1910 issue outlines Arbor Day studies on growth characteristics of spruce gum and a quirky section on determining age. It notes curious habits, uses simple experiments, and suggests practical demonstrations for students and readers.
Poodle Serpentine Rival Riches Paris Crowd
In Paris a rival act to La Loie Fuller features a male poodle named Dick performing a serpentine dance on stage. The dog, trained by Mme Dore, uses bells and drapery to imitate the dancer, ending in a comical kneel and dramatic rebound. Arbor Day gains interest as forests face drought, Fire risk rises, Adirondack black spruce studied for timber and age.
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la Loie Fuller
Paris
la Loie
Serpentine
Mme. Dore
Great Lakes
Forest Commission of
Empire State
Great Park of Reservation
Adirondack
Erie Canal
Hudson River
Black River
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Canada
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Adirondacks
Black Spruce
Margarita Yacht for Colonel Drexel to Be Launched
Philadelphia April 24. Colonel A J Drexel plans a 1300 ton steel yacht Margar ita built in Scotland by Ailsa Ship Building Company. The twin screw vessel will be 240 feet long on load, 280 feet overall, 33 6 inches beam, with 316 tons coal and 30 tons water, two 3400 HP Scotch engines and 16 12 knots top speed.
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Philadelphia
Penn
A. J. Drexel
Margarita
Europe
New York Yacht Club
Yachtsmen of
America
Ailsa Ship Building Company
Troon
Scotland
Drexel
Lloyds
Rowan & Sons of Glasgow
Scotch
Prohibition State convention backs Levering for president
ANOTHER CANDIDATE, BALTIMORE, April 23. The Prohibition State convention elected twenty-two delegates for the national Pittsburg convention May 27. The meeting generated enthusiasm for Joshua Levering as the Prohibition ticket candidate, with Maryland supporters pledging strong backing though Levering is reportedly reluctant about running.
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Baltimore
Pittsburg
Joshua Levering
Presi
Dent
United States
Maryland
Levering
Poor poem prompts editor to publish odd verse
In a quip attributed to Puck, the editor defends printing a dubious poem despite its quality. The assistant cites an unnamed writer claiming scandal if the piece is suppressed, referencing the tension between critics and circulation of rumors about shifting loyalties.
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Eegistor
Silver Moon
Gold Bugs
Puck
Knights of Labor split as Paving Assembly forms new union
In an internal dispute, District Assembly 30 locals surrendered charters to the Knights of Labor while Paving Department Assembly 9816, the largest local with 80 members, voted to withdraw and establish an independent union. Elected officers include President James F. Timilty and Vice President A. Murnighan.
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Knights of Labor
District Assembly
Paving
Department Assembly
James F. Timilty
A. Murnighan
D. J. Scanlan
EB. J. Glynn
W. H. Coudry
Died in Squalor After Wealthy Life in St Louis
John Riley once worth 7.9 million in St Louis built St Patrick's Church and gave to charity. A steamboat man in the Mississippi River during the war he aided the government by transporting troops and supplies. He died in an alms house after being moved from a riverfront home. His son in law Charles Hall of St Louis arrived to arrange burial in a Catholic cemetery, with a monument to be erected.
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Washington
John Riley
St. Louis
Riley
St. Patrick's Church
Mississippi River
Charles 8S. Hall of
Ter
Pension bill sparks crossfire over Confederate veterans
In Washington the House in committee debated the general pension appropriation bill with Rep. Layton opposing and Rep. Connolly sharply criticizing pensions for Confederate soldiers who later served in the Union. Connolly argued for conditional forgiveness and cited Democratic platform history as he pressed distinctions between pre and post May 1, 1864 Confederates.
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Washington
House
Payne
Rep
N. Y
Layton
Dem
Messrs. Overstreet
Ind
Connolly
Ill
McClellan
Democratic Party
Potomac
Pickler
South Dakota
No Romance In Alimony
William Holmes seeks to revoke an $8 weekly alimony order to his wife novelist Mary Johnson Holmes amid pending divorce. Dr. Pulford of Ohio disclosed a professional secret in an affidavit reflecting on Mrs. Holmes, with her counsel planning action against him. Mrs. Holmes testified in denial. mix of misidentification with the famous Mary J. Holmes is noted.
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New Haven
William Holmes
Mary Johnson Holmes
Shumway
Reception to Mr Savage in New York
The Unitarian Club in New York hosted a reception and banquet for Rev Minot J Savage recently named coadjutor to Rev Robert S Collyer of the Church of the Messiah. About 150 guests attended with Hon John A Taylor presiding. Dr Savage spoke on the importance of his new field and several clergymen delivered remarks.
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New York
Unitarian Club
Minot J. Savage
Unity Church
Boston
Robert S. Collyer
Church of the Messiah of
John A. Taylor
Brooklyn
Savage
J. W. Chadwick
M. H. C. Wright
D. H. Green
Dc. H. Eaton
S H. Camp
D. B. Eaton
D. W. Moorehouse
Firstlings of the Flock and Vernal Covenant Festival Sermons
Dr Brady preaches tomorrow morning on The Firstlings of the Flock and in the evening on Looking for a Man. The succeeding Sabbath features The Vernal Covenant Festival.
Riis Roast Mentioned by Mbwoka King and Purveyor
The Indianapolis Journal quotes the King of Mbwoka praising a Riis roast as highly flavored. A Boston missionary allegedly claimed Chicagoans lack taste, sparking surprise from the purveyor-in-chief who cites a late Chicago individual.
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Chicago
Boston
Indianapolis Journal
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Madras
Young Waldman
Pranklin St
Col
Earth
Cost of Venezuela Commission
Flanagan
New York Forestry Commission
Loie Fuller
MR. Drexel’s
White House
Cushing, Olmsted & Snow
Washburn Credit House
Washington St
Jordan, Marsh & Co
F.'Washburn
Mang
Specia Puawmut Avenue
K. OF L
Paving Department Assembly
MR. Savage
Sunday Post
Castle Gilbert
Allie Grans
L. Grey
Katherine Harvey
Hattie Hauk
Minnie Hilliard
Robert Hopper
de Wolf Hopper
Edna W Irving
Isabelle Lama Peterefferson
Joseph
Photagraph
the Post
Pudd'nhead Wilson Meret
Mme. Rhodes
W. A
Russell
Lillian Sandow
Atyles Stavenhagen
B. Svengali Taylor
G. Three Musketeers
Tyler
D. Valarez
J. Wallace
Yolande Walsh
Blanche Way
Wheeler
W. Wilson
Pudd'nhead
Post
Boston Post Art Department
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