British Budget Crisis Sparks Cabinet Rifts in Britain's Tory Ranks
London rumors place Lord Salisbury returning from the Riviera as cabinet rifts widen over the coal tax and war debts. Chamberlain pushes for colonial credit schemes while Hicks Beach resists, threatening resignation and a reshaped finance plan to unite the Conservatives.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Riviera
Daily Mail
Chamberlain
Michael Hicks
Beach
Mr. Balfour
Michael Hicks-Beach
Wales
Conditions in Porto Rico Reported Positive by Officials
Attorney General Harlan and Treasurer Hollander report from Porto Rico after visits to Ponce Ajuntas and sugar districts. They note improved living conditions in Ajuntas, no signs of real want, a predicted sugar crop exceeding 100000 tons, and growing confidence in American interests and early shipping activity.
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Washington
Allen
Porto Rico
Harlan
Hollander
Ponce
Ajuntas
Many Senators Seek More Army Appointments
Washington April 25. Senators and representatives in attendance push for larger state quotas for army posts. They are warned that many new appointees will fail mental or physical tests, opening the way for additional candidates. A Presidio Cal examination batch of 25 saw 19 fail.
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Washington
Presidio
Cal
McCarthy Wins Damages Over Big Fire Show Fraud Claim
In London the king's bench court awarded American manager Charles McCarthy 1100 pounds against Harmsworth's Evening News for alleging he bolted with cash. The trial showed the syndicate suspended but McCarthy had tried to protect the employees and that the show titled The Big Fire in New York was exhibited at the Paris exposition.
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Harmsworth
London
King’s Bench
Charles McCarthy
New York
Mr. Harmsworth
Evening News
McCarthy
Mosquito Fleet Reaches Cavite for Luzon Patrol
A navy cable gram announces four vessels of the mosquito fleet arriving at Cavite in the Philippine islands. The ships will patrol the coasts of Luzon and the lower Philippine islands.
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Cavite
Washington
Navy Department
Philippine Islands
Luzon
Philippine Group
British Policy Denounced by Cape Officials in England
Former Cape Colony treasurer J X Merriman and ex public works chief J W Sawyer in London condemn martial law and city camps for women and children in Cape Colony. They urge self government and report abuses under military rule. A Daily Chronicle London dispatch notes Boer agents allegedly spreading disease through glanders, skepticism from British and New Orleans officials.
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Cape Colony
London
J. X. Merriman
Afrikanderbund
England
League of Liberals
Mr. Merriman
Merriman
South Africa
J. W. Sawyer
Public Works
Port Elizabeth
The
Daily Chronicle
New Orleans
Cape
Texas
United States
London Dispatch
Cape Town
Worthy Catarrh Cure Promoted by Edwin Giles Co.
An old practitioner claims to have perfected SNUFFLES the GUARANTEED CATARRH CURE, offering a full month’s internal and external treatment for one dollar. The ad asserts it cures all forms of CATARRH and related ailments, including hay fever and cold in the head, warns of neglect leading to consumption, and promises guidance from the discoverer with prepaid shipping in the United States and Canada.
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Catarre
United States
Canada
Edwin B. Giles & Company
Market Street
Philadelphia
General Greeley Reports Signal Corps Progress in Philippines
General Greeley describes encouraging signal corps operations in the Philippines. Line cutting mostly halted on Bohol Cebu Negros and Panay with limited interference on Leyte and Camarines South Luzon. Health is extraordinary with 7 sick days among 543 men. Telegraphic work grows with nearly 11 000 messages daily averaging about 109 words each.
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Signal Corps
Philippines
Washington
General Greeley
Bohol
Cebu
Negros
Panay
Leyte
Camarines
Luzon
Starbuck files bankruptcy in New York with large liabilities
James M. Starbuck a former partner of Dwiggin Starbuck & Co. files for bankruptcy in New York reporting 363 058 dollars of liabilities and no assets. Insolvency proceedings followed a 1890s firm failure across Illinois Wisconsin Indiana and Ohio. Engineer Dooley and fireman McElroy of Lima Ohio killed in Dayton wreck near Johnsons station after spreading rails.
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New York
James M. Starbuck
Starbuck
Dwiggin, Starbuck & Co
Zimbe Dwiggin
Chicago
W. E. Starbuck
Lincoln, Neb
Illinois
Wisconsin
Indiana
Ohio
Dayton
Cincinnati
Hamilton
Buried Krupp Guns Found Near Shan Hai Kwan
British forces uncover 19 Krupp field guns and ammunition buried near Shan Hai Kwan in Tien Tsin, reported April 25. The discovery follows ongoing efforts to locate hidden ordnance.
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Tien Tsin
Shan Hai Kwan
Through Sleeping Car Service to Kansas City via The Hedrick Route
Train advertisement for C. M. & St. P. Ry. Hedrick Route offers daily through sleeping car service from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Kansas City arriving next morning. Highlights direct route to the South West and California with lowest rates via ticket agents. Also includes multiple drugstore promotions and testimonials for Foley products.
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Kansas City
Milwaukee
C. N
St. I
Hedrick
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Southwest
California
C. M
St. P. Ry
Pullman Tourist Sleeper to California via Sunshine Route
Unlabeled promotional notice for The Sunshine Route travel from Minneapolis and St. Paul to Los Angeles aboard a via Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul through sleeper. Departs Tuesdays at 7:50 to 8:00 am and arrives Saturday morning with through berth rate six dollars Twin Cities to Los Angeles. Tourist sleeper tickets priced 32.90 with two persons per berth. For details contact J. T. Conley or Milwaukee agents.
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Los Angeles
San Francisco
J. T. Conley
Minn
Milwaukee
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