Kinley Cuban Policy and Sandoval Plot at Philadelphia
A Philadelphia meeting of Cubans and sympathizers discusses Major Sandoval’s visit to arrest Cuban junta leaders and to procure munitions for Weyler in Cuba. Leading figures are linked to Estrada Palma and Quesada, with purported documents on the steamer Laurata cited. The event raises questions of jurisdiction and belligerency in interstate commerce and international law.
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Philadelphia
Luno Sandoval
Major Sandoval
Estrada Palma
General Quesada
Washington
General Weyler
Laurata
Cuba
Palma
Quesada
M'Kinley's Cuban Policy Aimed at Civilized War Rules
Washington dispatch says Secretary Sherman will end detention of suspects by Spanish authorities in Cuba and press for humane treatment of prisoners. The administration warns Spain it recognizes a civil war in Cuba and aims to limit drumhead justice. A protest was prepared but Rivera remains alive, delaying action.
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New York
Tribune
Washington
Cuba
Sherman
United States
Rivera
Weyler
Senor de Lome
Rivera Ia
Break in levee floods lower parish near Natchez
Describes a major levee breach south of Natchez at Glasscock levee near Morville Brabston area. Flooding covers plantations as workers rush to reinforce embankments. Dispatches ask for skiffs from Florence and Coon's Landing rescuers, with additional breaks reported near Rodney and swamps of Tensas parish.
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Natchez, Moes
Copcordia Parish
Natches and Ors
Morville
Brabston
J. H. Willard
United States
Florence
Coon’s Landing
Ashwood
Tensas Parish
Hays
Miss
Rodney
Battle in Milonia Pass Delivers Heavy Turkish Gains
The report describes a brutal clash in Milonia Pass where Turkish forces under Neshad Pasha and Hairi Pasha press Greek positions. Turkish troops seize a key blockhouse at dawn, with over 20,000 engaged and ongoing fighting as Mendukh Pasha’s division advances toward frontier lines. Casualty details are sparse as the frontline shifts and ambulances transport the wounded.
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Milonia Pass
Aprilia
Neshad Pasha
Mount Harnia
Hairi Pasha
Tschaisahn Pass
Haida Pasha
Milouna Pass
Edhim Pasha
Mendukh Pasha
Riza Pasha
Hafis Pasha
Milouna
Larissa
Greek Insurgents Clash With Turks in Balkan Front
A Greek irregular force fights near Kritudes and Krania with Turkish troops from Maceven, yielding 80 Turks killed and 25 captured, while Greek losses include Chief Milonas wounded. Refugees report 265 Turkish dead and eight Greek irregulars killed, amid claims of missteps by Greek leaders and a retreat order by Ethnike Hetairia.
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Weitobes
Cerevne
Thais
Oleian
Timeks
Maceven
Krania
Greece
Baltino
Macedonia
Milonas
Ethnike Hetairia
The
National League
Importers Lost Confidence as Dingley Bill Passes
The piece notes farmers and manufacturers celebrate shifts in trade policy while importers lament the retroactive clause added at the last moment to the Dingley bill. It argues importers had hoped to flood markets with goods before duties rose and now fear reduced profits and missed opportunities.
Outrage by Spanish Troops Tearing Flag Reported
A Herald dispatch from Sagua Grande via Key West describes Spanish troops near Encilada destroying a British vice consul wife’s estate flag, breaking open a mansion, removing valuables, and tearing the flag over insistence of vengeance. Local authorities and the British and American War officials in Sagna will pursue a full investigation.
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Santa Clara
New York
Sagua Grande
Key West
Encilada
George Harris
la Palma
Ench
Sagna
Bar
Levee Breach Deepens Flood Crisis Along Mississippi Delta
Memphis reports another break in the Louisiana levee twenty miles below Natchez as Biggs crevasse worsens. Madison parish floods threaten thousands of acres of crops while refugees gather in Vicksburg Natchez and other river towns. Water pressure eases slowly in Memphis and Cairo but delta conditions remain critical.
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Memphis
Louisana
Natchez
Miss
Biggs
Madison Parish
Vicksburg
Cairo
Relief efforts mark flood response in Vicksburg
Vicksburg Mississippi reports relief work as flood conditions persist. Levees in Louisiana are crowded with people awaiting ferries to the city while Lt Crowley of the quartermaster department buys supplies for the flood zone and donations arrive by mail and wire.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Louisana
Crowley
Quartermaster’s Department
Duel to the Death in Idaho Between Wilson Brothers
Lewiston Idaho April 21 two Nez Perces brothers Tom and Mike Wilson fought a deadly duel eight miles from town on the Lapwai road in Soldier canyon. They rode and fought on foot in view of a settler’s wife who later found Tom dead. Mike is jailed claiming his brother’s horse fell on him. Both had been drinking and recently involved in opposition to government land payments.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Tom
Mike Wilson
Lapwai
Soldier Canyon
Tom Wilson
Mike
Berea Fire Destroys Town Portion in Ohio
Berea, Ohio, suffered massive damage as a fire swept through the business district under high winds. The loss reached about 50 400 dollars, with no waterworks hindering containment. Fourteen Cleveland firefighters drew water from a river branch while deputies removed three suspected tramp arsonists from the town.
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Cleveland
Berea
Cleveland Fire Department
Asling
Greeks Bombard Prevesa As 1886 Reserves Called
Athens reports Greek forces bombard Prevesa after Turkish batteries fire on Actium and a Greek gunboat. The ironclad Spelzai joins from inside the gulf as 2,000 Greeks move toward Prevesa and reserves are mobilized amid national rallying.
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Prevesa
Shafidaki
Gulf
Spelzai
Actium
Gulf of Arta
Vonitza
Kalagora
Chalkis
Packer Strike Averts Walkout Yet Keeps Four-Cent Fish Price
In Astoria on April 19 union leaders and Columbia River packers reach an understanding that no fish will be sold for less than four cents per raw material. Packets may still operate to carry the season through with possible price stiffening to support the four-cent rate. Several hundred boats go out as the union confirms the strike averted. Salmon runs expected to be strong though labor tensions persist. In Washington the general office funds are cut and fourteen examiners plus twelve commissioners are removed from payroll effective April 20.
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Astoria, Or
Columbia River
Jez
Cannerymen’s Association
Washington
Iteho
Montana
Acton
High Greek Officers Killed in Frontline Fighting
Turkish forces occupy Ana and Milouna on the frontier while failing to seize Karna. Milouna pass battle proves fierce with heavy losses on both sides. Turks destroy two Greek artillery pieces. Greeks capture an entire Turkish battery. High ranking Greek officers are killed. A large Greek column advances on Menexe with ongoing skirmishes west to Arta.
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Athens
Ana
Milouna
Karna
Milouna Pass
Menexe
Arta
Senate urged for quick action on tariff bill
Calls from Republicans and Democrats push the Senate to expedite the tariff bill. The finance committee aims to finish the measure in a few weeks, trimming planned lengthy debate and reducing elaborate discussion in the chamber.
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Senate
Finance Committee
Farmers and Workingmen Rally Behind Tariff Bill
A farmer quoted by a correspondent says workers and farmers have had their way with the Dingley tariff. He notes wide and public discussion, protests from importers and tobacco interests, and predicts only minor changes while the strong protective features remain intact.
Two Classes Fail to Prosper After McKinley Victory
The passage notes two classes suffering since McKinley’s election. Silver advocates and trusts faced economic blows as free coinage supporters shifted away, and Japan, Russia, and China moved toward the gold standard. The text cites major and minor tariff-related disruptions affecting sugar and other trusts under changes to the Wilson law.
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McKinley
Japan
Russia
China
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Wm Kinley
M'Kinley
Taulefrais
Milonia
Tyre
Vibe
Ohio
Prevessa
Gulf of Ambracia
Prevees
Tarif
Cuisene
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