Flood Devastates Austin as Colorado Dam Break Claims Lives
Texas flood disaster hits Austin hardest as a one mile wide river roars through the city and the Colorado dam breaches. Reports indicate thirty to forty lives lost, immense property damage, and widespread inundation across Williamson County and downstream towns. The dam break releases floodwaters that engulf the power plant, killing eight workers and destroying hundreds of homes and railroad trackage. Estimated losses exceed several million dollars with Austin as the worst hit.
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Austin
Texas
Johnstown
Colorado River
Colny
Williamson County
Colorado
Fer
Hee
Garroting of Porto Ricans Discussed in Washington
Washington officials debate the garrote as the method for five Porto Rican murderers to be executed at Ponce. The governor and war department show hesitancy, citing continued Spanish legal practices and fearing islander resentment or jealousy toward national government encroachment.
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Washington
Ponce
Davis
Porto Rico
War Department
War Department assigns historical names to sea coast batteries
The War Department has conferred historical names to batteries forming the southern sea coast defenses. Named sites include Port Royal 8. C. St Helena Fort Demont Savannah harbor Georgia Fort Screven Battery Habersham Brumby Key West Fort Taylor Battery De Leon Osceola Seminole Egmont key West Dade Mullet key Fort De Soto Pensacola bay Fort Pickens Battery Worth Battery Custom Mobile bay Fort Morgan Battery Dearborn Battery Bower.
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War Department
Sea Coast
Port Royal
8. C
St. Helena
Fort Demont
Savannah Harbor
Georgia
Fort Screven
Soldiers facing mental crisis rise among overseas troops
The New York World reports from May 1 1899 to April 1 1900 that 83 personal crisis cases occurred in U S armies, almost all due to insanity. About 1000 soldiers were sent from Hawaii Puerto Rico Cuba and the Philippines to the military insane asylum in Washington, with roughly 90 percent from the Philippines. Since December 1 there have been 29 crisis reports there, all due to in action.
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New York World
United States
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Cuba
Philippines
Military Insane Asylum
Washington
Blocked Boer Resolution Objection in U S House
On a Saturday session Mr Richard son of Tennessee sought unanimous consent for a resolution praising South Africa's republics. House Republican Floor Leader Mr Payne of New York objected and suggested sending the measure to the foreign affairs committee.
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Payne
House
Richardson
Tennessee
South Africa
Committee On Foreign Affairs
New York
Mr. Richardson
Mr. Payne
Boer Prisoners Escape From Simonstown Jail
A bold escape by Boer prisoners at Simonstown on Saturday sent 14 men fleeing. One prisoner was killed and another wounded in the chaos. One man was recaptured and about 14 remain missing.
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Simonstown
General Otis to Return Home After Relief in Philippines
General Otis has been formally relieved of command of U S forces in the Philippines and of the Eighth Army Corps and is scheduled to return to the United States this month.
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Otis
United States
Philippines
Eighth Army Corps
Kentucky Democrats Celebrate Court of Appeals Ruling
Kentucky Democrats in Washington welcomed a state Court of Appeals decision they view as favorable. The ruling reinforced Democratic positions and was noted for aligning with their view on a contested seat.
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Kentucky
Court decision upholds Goebel Beckham governor claim
The Kentucky Court of Appeals ruling sustains a 1900 legislature action declaring William Goebel governor and J O Beckham lieutenant governor, holding courts cannot review that action and that the governor exceeded authority by adjourning to London. The decision was 6 to 1 with a dissent by Judge Durelle.
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Court of Appeals
State of
Kentucky
Field
William Goebel
J. O. W. Beckham
London
General Assembly
Durelle
Hobson
Guffy
Burnam
Taylor
Marshall
Bradley
United States Supreme Court
Republics May Amalgamate Union of Transvaal and Free State
Report from Pretoria says a scheme unites the Transvaal and Free State into a federation. Kruger would become president of the federated states and commandant general of the Boer army. The flag would mirror the Transvaal with an added orange stripe.
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Union of
Transvaal
Free State
Pretoria
Kruger
Toyn
Cleveland Machinists Threaten Thursday Strike
The machinists of Cleveland Ohio voted to go on strike Thursday morning affecting between 1,500 and 2,000 workers in the plant and nearby shops.
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Cleveland, O
Boers Capture Five British Companies Near Bethany
Queen hears distressing dispatch from Lord Roberts reporting the capture near Reddersburg of three Royal Irish Fusiliers and two Ninth Regiment mounted infantry, as Gatacre and Cameron Highlanders rush to Bethany. Dublin papers reflect general consternation amid cabinet irritation at setbacks in the war.
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London
Lord Roberts
Bethany
War Office
Gatacre
Reddersburg
Springfontein
Dublin
Associated Press
Lord Roberto
Pretoria
Judge Brown Discusses Refusal to Remove Defendants to Georgia
United States District Judge Brown in New York discussed in an interview the grounds for denying a bench warrant to move B. D. Greene J. F. E. H. and W. T. Gaynor to Savannah for trial on fraud charges tied to former Captain Carter. He cited political pressure and the need for proper processing of witnesses and evidence.
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United States
Brown
New York
Georgia
B. D. Greene
J. F
E. H
W. T. Gaynor
Savannah
Carter
Southern Railway takes control of Air-Line bonds in Boston deal
In Boston on Friday the Southern Railway secured the entire $2,000,000 first mortgage bond issue of the Air-Line road. A Louisville telegram from bondholder committee members confirmed the offer by Southern representatives. Local bondholders who control a majority accepted after a quick consultation.
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The
Southern Railway
Boston
Louisville
Southern
Secret Dewey bid is mapped by Washington schemers
A Washington correspondent outlines a Dewey presidential bid engineered by Hugh Wallace William Whitney and Daniel Lamont aiming to split the Bryan Democracy. Key meetings in New York and Washington, with Mrs Dewey urging candidacy, followed by plans to test public favor and possibly enter Kansas City.
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Dewey
Hugh ©. Wallace
State of Washington
William ©. Whitney
Daniel Lamont
Whitney
New York
Bryan
Wallace
Kansas City
McKinley
Lamont
Four Atlanta Building and Loan Firms Settle Back Taxes
Atlanta report states four building and loan associations agreed to pay back taxes to Fulton County and the state. The total settlement is about 1,000 dollars, far below the earlier claim of over two hundred thousand. Payments listed include Southern Home 16,000 National Railway 9,000 Atlanta National 12,000 and Interstate 8,000.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Dispatch
Fulton County
Southern Home
National Railway
Atlanta National
Interstate
Supreme Court
Association
Judge Brawley Denies Dewey Presidential Announcement Aid
In New York the claim that United States District Judge Brawley of Charleston aided the presidential announcement of Admiral Dewey with colleagues is emphatically denied by Judge Brawley.
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New York
United States
Brawley
Charleston
Gorman
Whitney
McLean
Admiral Dewey
Stevens Makes Final Appeal to Georgia Cotton Growers
In an April address issued by the Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner O B Stevens urges farmers to avoid overplanting cotton. He notes the current month will determine this year's acreage and that a fair estimate of Georgia's share of world cotton output can be made by month’s end.
Fire destroys auditorium in Kansas City amid broad damage
A convention hall in Kansas City burned in about an hour on Wednesday, destroying the hall and adjacent properties including a church and school. Loss totals about 400000 with insurers covering most claims. Plans to rebuild for the Democratic National Convention in July moved forward as volunteers and business groups raised funds.
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Kansas City
Second Presbyterian Church
Lathrop
Central Street
Twelfth Street
Convention Hall
Williamson
Commercial Club
Clendenning
Hall Association
Kansas City Lumber Company
Minneapolis
Second Presbyterian
St. Thomas
Santiago Iglesias
Coneention
New York
Comany
United States
Conway Sets 83 700 Cms Of Type In Eight Hours
Weyman Starr Conway a Mergenthaler linotype operator at The Atlanta Journal produced 83 700 cms of type and corrections in eight hours surpassing the old hand-setting rate of 1 000 cms per hour. He did the work of ten men with the Mergenthaler machine.
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Weyman Starr Conway
Mergenthaler
Atlanta Journal
Otto Mergenthaler
Conway
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