Greeks Defeated Leave Larissa After Evacuation and Retreat
Greek forces spiked guns and evacuated Larissa amid a Turkish advance. Reports say Greeks retreated in order to Karacles, with telegraph lines cut and Red Cross protecting wounded at Larissa. Athens urged calm as fronts shifted and Mati was repulsed in limited fighting.
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Athens
Larissa
Larinaia
Vardow
Phalerum
Mati
Karacles
Red Cross
Stabbing Affray Ends With Arrest In Wallawalla
In Wallawalla Washington April 1 Harry Rifle a local resident was stabbed in the left side during a dispute after a buggy accident near Lot's barn Howard the boy's father defended his son and rifles attacker. Howard was arrested. Rifle was taken to his hotel room in stable condition with faint hopes of recovery.
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Walls
Walla
Wash
Harry Rifle
Svimgy
Wallan Hoeward
Alder Street
Lot
Rifle
Howard
Riffle
Woman Pronounced Dead Buried After Near-Birth of Life
In Kendrick Idaho Mrs Fred Wendt was declared dead from bowel hemorrhage on Friday. Her coffin was opened Sunday when she revived and spoke to mourners. After eight hours she died again and was buried Monday prompting debate over possible burial alive or trance state.
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Kendrick
Idaho
Southwick
Fred Wendt
Smallpox outbreak reported in Cuban prison chaos
A Herald dispatch from Philadelphia cites a Cuban prison outbreak with four Americans in cell No. 4, one dead and three infected. General Lee relays to Washington, Americans to be vaccinated. Diaz vies over release of Melton with Weyler opposing. Meanwhile Bandes Bay operations and rebel defenses tighten as Weyler shifts troops and Gomez moves toward Trinidad. A separate fishing accident upstream results in two drownings, Sunquist surviving briefly as Olin rescues the boat.
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New York
Phlavata
Cabanas
Gonzales
Lee
United States
Ahumada
Melton
Epain
General Weyler
Santa Clara
Weyler
Roloff
Gomez
Arroyo Blanco
Trinidad
Cisneros
Banes
Genae Weyler
Time and tariffs drive Republican push on Dingley tariff plank
The Chicago Times-Herald notes Republicans in the house aim to move the Dingley tariff measure quickly with minimal obstruction while the senate considers a prominent tariff plank. It cites calls to display the line The country demands a right settlement and then it wants rest in the senate chamber.
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Walla
Senate
Chicago Times-Herald
Retreat Details Show Greek Flight and Turkish Advance
Milonia dispatch reports Greeks abandoning Kritiri and Evading capture as Turkish forces march on Larissa. Edhem Pasha refuses to enter the town, nearby cavalry cordon surrounds it, Greek monastery guarded, and telegraph lines cut during panic. Turkish cavalry reach Larissa outskirts. several Greeks captured. Crown Prince Constantine rumored to have fled. Turkish losses cited as under 400. reports note discipline and respect for private property.
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Athens
Larissa
Edhem J Pasha
Medendros
Analipsis
Nezeros
Rapeani
Derili
Makrychori
Reveni
Boughia
Contantine
Damasi
London
Times
Milonia
Kritiri
Edhem Pasha
Tyrnavoe
Greece
Immiaz
Brilliants
Elassona
Milouia
Constantine
Post
London Times
Reuter Telegram Company
Williams
The
Daily Chronicle
Tyrnavos
Daily Telegraph
Elascona
Oregon Battle Ship Oregon Delays Silver Service to Portland
Senator Mo Bride pressed the navy navigation bureau to order the battleship Oregon to Portland for the silver service presentation. Navy officers feared river hazards, so the vessel will instead sail to Tongue Point buoy station with the ceremony likely there.
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Washington
Mo. Bride
Navigation Bureau
Navy Department
Oregon
Portland
Department
United States
Tongue Point
Seattle Cyclists' Excursion to American Lake
Five hundred Queen City Cycling Club members rode the steamer Flyer to Tacoma for a ride to American Lake with over 1,000 Tacoma wheelmen. Lunches were served by the lake and the trip raised over 250 dollars toward extending the Lake Washington bicycle boulevard at Beattle.
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Tacoma
Wash
Queen City Cycling Club
American Lake
Columbia River & Puget Sound Navigation Company
Seattle Club
Lake Washington
Beattle
Kaw River Flood Reaches Eight-Year High at Topeka
The Kaw river at High Mark Topeka is at its highest level in eight years and rising two inches per hour. Two local bridges are in imminent danger as washouts occur on the Union Pacific and Rock Island lines north and west. repairs were completed today and traffic resumed.
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Topeka
Kaw
Union Pacific
Rock Island
River rises flood farms disrupt rail traffic near Maryville
Maryville Missouri reports a river flood that rose about nine feet overnight and now spans a mile and a half, flooding numerous farms. Burlington and Wabash rail lines suffer washouts with three miles of Burlington track and a mile of Wabash track washed out nearby.
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Maryville
Episcopal convention to convene in Milwaukee in October
Milwaukee dates set for the biennial Episcopal church convention starting October 10. Bishop Nicholson has been informed that his invitation for the board to meet in Milwaukee during the diocese semicentennial celebration has been accepted.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Episcopal Church
Nicholson
Gold Ordered for Export From New York Branch
The secretary of the treasury received a telegram from Assistant Treasurer Jordan in New York reporting 97,000 gold ordered for export. This marks the first sizable withdrawal since July 22, 166 when 62,000,000 was withdrawn.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Jordan
New York
Expectorated on the Fleet of a Car
San Francisco case against millionaire W. B. Bradbury for spitting on a street car led to a guilty finding by Police Judge Low. Conductor testified Bradbury ignored a placard of the ordinance and offered to pay fare, prompting a fine of five dollars or twenty four hours in jail. Appellate notice filed by Bradbury's attorney.
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San Francisco
W. B. Bradbury
Low
Bradbury
Vining
P. C. Jenkins
President nominates Maine men to diplomatic and customs posts
The president sent to the senate nominations for Harold M. Sewall of Maine as minister to Hawaii and for Thomas H. Phair of Maine and James Harriman of Maine as collectors of customs for the districts of Aroostook and Belfast in Maine respectively.
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Washington
Senate
Harold M. Sewall
Maine
Hawa
Thomas H. Phair
District of
Aroosttuuk
Formal Sessions In Washington As Grant Tributes Begin
The senate chamber opened with many members away for New York Grant ceremonies. Senator Harria of Tennessee returned after illness. Chair was Nelson in Frye's absence. Milburn's prayer honored Grant and patriotism. An Indian bill moved to conference but Gorman objected. At 1:35 PM Morrill moved to adjourn.
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Washington
Senate
New York
Grant
Harria
Tennessee
Frye
Nelson
Milburn
Union of States
House
Gorman
Morrill
Washington House Meets Briefly as Few Members Attend
The house held a purely formal session in Washington on April 28 with fewer than fifty members present. Many members had traveled to New York for Grant monument exercises, and after reading the journal, adjournment was taken. The president’s message transmitting the Mexican boundary line commission report was received before adjournment.
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Washington
House
New York
Grant Monument
Afty
Explosion on London underground blamed on gas or bomb
London's Aldersgate station suffers a massive blast on the underground line at 5 80 in the evening. The glass roof is blown out and many injured—ten in critical condition—were sent to hospitals as debris and darkness spread through the station. Some believe a bomb caused the explosion. others think gas ignition triggered the disaster. In San Francisco, Charles Lehmann, a banking clerk, falls from a yacht and dies after being swept into the bay.
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London
Undergound
Aldersgate
San Francisco
Charles W. Lehmann
German Savings & Jawan Society
Import Tariff Fears Echo Through Economy and Politics
The Chicago Tribune warns that tariff policy may flood markets with imported goods, depress American demand, and force long loans to cover surplus stock. It predicts consumer price rises, factory layoffs, and political scrutiny as voters press for answers and future years resemble past crises.
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Chicago Tribune
Southern Democrats Back Protective Policy in New South Outlook
The bill drew support from five southern Democrats signaling a shift in southern sentiment. The passage is seen as an augury of a future where protective policy gains popular acceptance among new South leadership as key to unlocking regional resources.
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New South
Union
Tariff shifts threaten shoddy cloth imports
The piece argues the Wilson Gorman act opened the US to shoddy imports, swindling consumers, while the Dingley tariff would raise duties on shoddy cloth by 100 to 175 percent, making imports unprofitable and encouraging home spun wool fabrics.
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Preas
Debaters Press Dingley Bill Attacks and Protectionist Defense
The article notes critics assailing the Dingley bill both as a whole and in detail, arguing free trade pressures threaten manufacturers and labor in the United States. It urges refusal to discuss schedules until underlying relief aims and principles are explained, citing McKinley and Dingley.
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McKinleyjam
Fuater
Preaulens
McKinley
Dingley
United States
Robert P. Parker
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