Still There Is Hope As Balfour Promises Parliament News
Budget proposals were well received in the House of Commons while consols fell on selling ahead of a new loan. Operators on the London stock exchange look for a fresh issue of consols and wait for Pretoria peace conference updates. A J Balfour said ministers have no information to share yet but will inform Parliament immediately when news arrives.
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London
House of Commons
Stock Exchange
Pretoria
A. J. Balfour
Mr. Balfour
English American firm to build 400 mile Klondike railway
Seattle April 15. Work on the Vaides to Eagle City railroad is expected to start soon and be rushed to completion. The English and American company is capitalized at 3,000,000 pounds. The line spans 400 miles and will offer an all American route to the Klondike.
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Seattle
Wash
Vaides
Eagle City
Klondike
Cuba’s President-Elect Tomas Estra da Palma Leaves New York
Tomas Estra da Palma, president-elect of Cuba, bade farewell to Central Valley friends in New York after 18 years of exile. He will stay until tomorrow then travel south to Cuba, reaching Havana May 9 as the Cuban congress convenes the next day.
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New York
Tomas Estrada Palma
Cuba
Central Valley
N. Y
Havana
Confederate reunion appoints chief maid of honor in Dallas
Fort Worth reports Robert Lee camp of Confederate veterans elects Virgile Paddock as chief maid of honor to chief sponsor Miss Davis of Louisiana for the Dallas reunion. The appointment follows a request by General Gordon. Paddock is daughter of former Fort Worth mayor.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Robert Lee Camp of
Confederate Veterans
Virgile Paddock
Miss Davis
Louisiana
Dallas
General Gordon
Paddock
Tragic Mars Gun Explosion Kills Eleven Sailors
Queenstown April 15. Gunner Lieutenant H. S. Bourns Lieutenant Miller and nine sailors were instantly killed when a 12 inch gun burst during practice aboard the British battleship Mars off Berehaven. Several others were injured.
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Queenstown
H. S. Bourns
Miller
Blue Jackets
Berehaven
Northern Pacific Train Wreck Near Glendive Delays Service
An eastbound Northern Pacific train crashed through a bridge west of Glendive on Monday afternoon. The mail express car and three coaches burned. only the mail clerk was injured, a scalp wound. Traffic was halted about 20 hours.
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Glendive, Moent
Northern Pacific
Insurance Agents Suspend Vicksburg Office Over Fire Dept
Special agents from all insurers in Vicksburg report suspension of business after the city failed to reorganize its fire department. They blame incompetence and demand a new fire chief and wholesale reorganization to restore operations.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Methodist Pastor Samuel Krell Dies by Suicide in Laconia
Rev Samuel Krell pastor of the Methodist church in Laconia Iowa committed suicide amid despondency over small church attendance. He had served two years in the Philippines as a private with the Fifty first Iowa volunteers. The death occurred April 15 in Laconia.
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Laconia
Samuel Krell
Thc Methodist Church
Philippines
Fifty-first Iowa Volunteers
William H Wallace of Produce Exchange Dies in New York
William H Wallace a leading member of the Produce Exchange and widely known among grain men nationally has died in New York. He was a nephew of James Wallace an early president of the New York Chamber of Commerce.
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New York
William H. Wallace
The
Produce Exchange
United States
James Wallace
New York Chamber of Commerce
Berry Howard Trial Begins in Franklin Circuit Court
Berry Howard of Bell county stands trial in Frankfort Kentucky charged as a principal in the murder of William Goebel. Former congressman Colson serves as chief counsel for the defendant.
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Berry Howard
Frankfort
Bell County
William Goebel
Franklin Circuit Court
Colson
Morgan Leads Talks to Settle Louisville and Nashville Control
New York April 15 negotiations resumed at J. P. Morgan Co to settle the Louisville and Nashville situation. Morgan partners and Talbot J. Taylor attended with August Belmont and Spencer amid sharp stock moves as Southern interests gain ground. A representative later claimed control was bought by Harris Gates & Co.
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New York
Louisville
Nashville
J. P. Morgan & Co
August Belmont
Spencer
Southern Railway
George W. Perkins
Wm. P. Hamilton
Gates
Stock Exchange
Louisville and Nashville
Morgan
Southern
Illinois Central
J. G. Harris
Harris, Gates & Co
Fice
Corpse Alive Shocks Undertakers In Paterson Jail
Four assistants carrying a coffin out of the Paterson jail were startled when the supposed corpse, Alexander Schazeletta, sat up and spoke after being pronounced dead by a jail physician. He had appeared dead after a night in a cell and the coffin scene led to his release.
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New York
Paterson
N. J
Alexander Schazeletta
Schazeletta
Chasing Outlaws in Virginia and Tennessee
A large force of picked men pursues the Wright and Templeton gang from Gate City Virginia toward their mountain stronghold. Officers claim proof the gang robbed Reynolds store and post office at Purchase Scott County last Wednesday and the Skelton store and post office in Tennessee Saturday. Merchants guard their shops as excitement grows in the region.
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Gate City
Wright and Templeton
Reynold
Purchase
Scott County
Skelton
Tenn
Virginia
Tennessee
Hail Storm Ruins Crops and Causes Animal Losses Across Region
Reports from Alvin Webster Dickinson and League City show strawberry losses reaching 30000 dollars with similar figures expected in nearby towns. Fayette County records extensive damage to cotton corn and fruit trees. Lightning killed several livestock and barns and a residence were burned in multiple locations. Stones over an inch in diameter fell near Swiss Alp.
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Houston
Alvin
Webster
Dickinson
League City
Fayette County
Plasterers Strike Over Wages In New York
Four thousand plasterers' helpers struck for a 50 cent daily raise from 3 to 3.50 in New York. The plasterers themselves won a partial advance from 4.50 to 5 a day, but the employers refuse any 50 cent increase to laborers. A laborers' strike would halt work for 4000 plasterers, though the United Board of Building Trades may withhold a sympathetic strike.
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New York
Plasterers’ Employers’ Association
United Board of Building Trades
Sworn to Secrecy at Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters
Delegates to the convention of the Women’s Catholic Order of Foresters were sworn to secrecy about proceedings. The item notes a novel step among women or ers.
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Chicago
Convention of Women’s Catholic Order of Forresters
Minister Sipiaguine Shot Dead in Ministry Lobby
St Petersburg reports the interior minister M Sipiaguine was assassinated in the ministry lobby when a gunman fired a pistol at close range. The attacker acted within the official building and the minister died from the injuries.
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St. Petersburg
M. Sipiaguine
Robbery Fails in Maiden Rock Bank Explosion Attempt
Burglars tried to blow up the Maiden Rock Wisconsin bank on Monday night. The blast wrecked several buildings and woke the town, but the safes are believed to have been untouched as the robbers escaped on a hand car.
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Maiden Rock
Wis
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