Greeks Hold Thessaly Lines as Battle Rages All Day
Crown Prince Constantine and Prince Nicholas led Greek defense from Larissa and fought near Reveni Boughazi and St Elias. Greek irregulars harassed Turkish outposts while Edhem Pasha’s force attacked earthworks. by 3 pm the engagement was practically drawn with Reveni and Nezeros passes held.
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Reveni
Nezeros
Thessaly
Larissa
Mavronichali
Macros
Boughazi
St. Elias
Edhem Pasha
Enrollment of Volunteers Considered by Turkey at War Front
Constantinople April 21 The Military Commission has met at the Yildiz Kiosk with reports that Edhem Pasha asked for 40,000 reinforcements and orders were sent to Salonica to speed reserve deployment. Forty more battalions are to be mobilized and volunteer enrollment is under consideration as Albanian irregulars devastate western provinces from Prevesa to Janina. The Turkish fleet is ordered to stay within fortifications.
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Constantinople
Yildiz
Edhem Pasha
Salonica
Luwrissa
Porte
Prevesa
Janina
Turkish Commander says Larissa fall within three days
Constantinople dispatch quotes Edhem Pasha stating two divisions under Mendou and Omer Pasha chase retreating Greek forces toward Larissa. He reports the investiture of Larissa advancing and that capture is expected in three days.
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Paris
Temps
Constantinople
Edhem Pasha
Porte
Turnavo
Mendou Pasha
Omerervrechet Pasha
Larissa
Omerérvrechet Pasha
Greeks Holding Reveni Pass With Tenacity
LondonApril 21 The Daily Mail reports no definite news from Blassona headquarters of the Turkish troops in Macedonia A private telegram says Edhem Pasha suppresses all dispatches The Greeks hold Reveni Pass with tenacity and may threaten Edhem Pashas position possibly cutting his communication with Elassona
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London
Blassona
Macedonia
Daily Mail
Edhem Pasha
Reveni
Elassona
Greeks regain ground in Damasi amid Turkish bombardment
Dispatches report Greek forces advancing from Bougazi recapturing Slati Hill while Turks occupy Ligaria and Karatza. Strevina abandoned beyond Filppiada after fire. Prevesa forts suffer increasing damage as bombardment continues and a squadron heads to Katerina. A Larissa report says Damasi status unclear and recapture rumor denied.
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Athens
Damasi
Boughazi
Ligaria
Karatza
Slati
Arta
Strevina
Filppiada
Prevesa
Platamono
Katerina
Greeks clash on Damasi Plain amid updated battle reports
The latest government briefing from Larissa revises earlier rumors about the Damasi fighting. A battle has occurred on the Damasi Plain as Greek forces moved toward the area and encountered resistance, with details still uncertain.
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Athens
Larissa
Damasi
Torpedoes in Salonica Harbor Threaten City Seizure
A Salonica dispatch notes port officials fear Greece will attempt to seize the city. Turkish supplies rely on Salonica as a base, with 150 torpedo mines laid in the bay and rumors of a Turkish fleet approaching from the Dardanelles. Greek irregulars captured at Demir Hissar reportedly possessed explosives.
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London
Salonica
Greece
Dardanelles
Demir Hissar
Shops Close and Prayers Offered for Greek Success
Athens reports public suspense as government receives telegrams from Larissa urging reinforcements. Greek troops face intense Turkish attacks as shops close and churches hold prayers for their success.
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Athens
Larissa
Russians Seek Passage for Baltic Fleet Through Dardanelles
Report from Berlin says Russia has asked the Sultan for permission for the Black Sea fleet to pass the Dardanelles. The Baltic fleet is reported ready to begin under sealed orders.
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Black Sea
Dardanelles
Berlin
Greek women urge help for Red Cross in sacred cause
An appeal issued in New York by the union of Greek women led by Queen Olga and Crown Princess Sophia calls Christian women to aid the Red Cross. It pleads mothers sisters and wives to press for humane and just sentiment and to support soldiers fighting for the cross. Helen Griva signs as president.
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New York
Olga
Sophia
New World
Helen Griva
The
Union
Greeks to sail from New York to aid Greece effort
About 1,000 Greek volunteers are expected to depart from New York within a week aboard a chartered steamship to join the forces fighting the Turks. The Greece aid fund has reached $5,000.
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New York
Greece
Garibaldi's Son Sails to Join Greek War Effort
Ricotti Garibaldi, son of the famed General Garibaldi, sails from Rome with Col. Gattarno to Greece to participate in the conflict there. The move follows his Garibaldian lineage and aims at supporting Greek forces in the war.
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Rome
Ricotti Garibaldi
Garibaldi
Gattarno
Greece
Cuban insurgents gain ground as war harms women and children
William Law, once of Worcester Massachusetts, now with the Cuban insurgents, reports from Jucaro Puerto Principe on April 5 describing Cuban control in the east and provinces, a battle where 800 Cuban fighters defeated 1,269 Spanish troops, and atrocities against civilians including murdered women and children.
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Boston
William Law
Worcester
Mass
Jucaro
Puerto Principe
Santa Clara
Pinar del Rio
Havana
Georgetown & Portsmouth Railroad Wreck at Wiltsee
A small twenty foot trestle on the Cincinnati Georgetown Portsmouth line collapsed early today at Wiltsee after the engine crossed. Seven cars derailed causing about 2000 dollars in damage. No casualty report given. railroad company declines comment as all trains remain delayed.
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Commercial Tribune
Bethel, CO
Georgetown
Cincinnati, Georgetown & Portsmouth
Wiltsee
Murder by a single blow ends life of state official
W F Joseph president of the State Insurance Association was killed after a cafe visit following an association meeting. Malcolm Hall a young bookkeeper struck him after Joseph cursed him for swearing before ladies. Paralysis from the blow caused his death.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. F. Joseph
State Insurance En’s Association
Joseph
Malcolm Hall
Hall
Hatfield Sentenced for Involuntary Manslaughter
Captain Hatfield was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the killing of John Rutherford. Judge Doolittle sentenced him to three months in the County Jail and a $300 fine. He had requested Logan jail for the confinement, which was denied.
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Commercial Tribune
Williamson
W. Va
Hatfield
John Rutherford
Doolittle
Logan
Are‘ot
Atlanta Romance Ends as Bride-to-Be Foils Divorce Case
Miss Lillian Pittman, heiress to a small fortune, planned to wed A. L. McLendon in Trinity Church. She overheard McLendon facing a desertion divorce case from a seventeen year old wife in a courthouse courtroom and fainted after the verdict. No wedding will take place next Sunday.
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Commercial Tribune
Atlanta
Lillian Pittman
A. L. McLendon
Trinity Clurch
McLendon
Young McLendon
Miss Pittman
Governors Horse Feud Over Election Bet Sparks Suit
In Columbia on April 21 Governor W H Ellerbe filed suit against Major B B Evans for possession of a trot mare valued at 800 dollars. Evans says he won the mare by betting Ellerbe would lose Abbeville County in the gubernatorial race. Ellerbe says he loaned the mare and later retrieved her. Evans claims an order and subsequent return to the governor, leading to a court clash with wide interest.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbia
D. C
W. H. Ellerbe
B. B. Evans
Evans
Ellerbe
Abbeville County
Kentucky Senate Nomination Battle Winds Down After Hunter Resigns
Dr W Godfrey Hunter resigns the Republican nomination for United States Senator in Kentucky. Deboe and Holt emerge as the main contenders as caucus signals a ballot slated for Friday in Frankfort. Hunter transfers influence to Deboe while Holt struggles to gain parity.
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Commerial Tribune
Frankfort
Republican Party
Kentucky
United States
W. Godfrey Hunter
General Assembly
National Congress
Hunter
George Lieberth
George Lieberth and A Few Others, Who Have Felt For Ten Days That Dr. Hunter
Dr. Hunter
Senator Jones
Capitol Hotel
Judge Holt
Senator Deboe
Deboe
Holt
Confederacy
Ambassador Hay in England Welcomed on St Paul Arrival
On April 21 at Southampton the St Paul docked from New York. Henry White and J R Carter of the U S Embassy along with Southampton's mayor and council greeted Colonel John Hay the American ambassador to the Court of St James. Hay received a Mayflower picture and proceeded to London via special railcar.
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Southampton
St. Paul
New York
Henry White
United States
J. R. Carter
John Hay
United States Aribeamenes
Kinkead
Hay
Railroad Company
Colonel Hay
London
Joint Ballot For Senator In Florida Legislature
Florida lawmakers held the first joint ballot for United States senator at noon in Tallahassee. The tally mirrored yesterday with Call gaining one vote from Hendley, who was absent. Senate results listed Sehear Shipley 8 Call 6 Raney 8 Hocker 9 Burford 3 Mabrey 2 Crill 1. House Cal 28 Raney 47 Ete 4 McKay 2 Broom 2 Bisbee 1.
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Tallahassee
Fla
United States
Call
Hendley
Sehare
Shipley
Raney
Hocker
Burford
Mabrey
Crill
House
Chipsey
Cal
Ete
McKay
Broom
Bisbee
Monkey Attacks Boy at Circus in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on April 21 a 12 year old, Arthur Humpfelt, was attacked by a circus monkey that escaped its tent. The animal bit his hand and face and pulled his hair as bystanders restrained it.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Arthur Humpfelt
Humpfelt
Convicts Escape With Bloodhounds On Their Trail
Three prisoners Albert Winger John Barber and George Gifford escaped from Stark County Workhouse near Canton Ohio. Bloodhounds tracked Barber to a barn where he was captured ten miles from Canton. The trio allegedly mesmerized the pursuing dogs and briefly fled with them.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
Albert Winger
Akron
John Barber
Youngstown
George Gifford
Norwalk
Stark County
Barber
Indiana Governor Mount Blackballed by Indianapolis Literary Club
The Indianapolis Literary Club voted against admitting Governor James A. Mount, with rumors of ten or more negative ballots. The secret ballot result became public via a confidant, while Governor Matthews declined membership and Albert J. Beveridge had proposed Mount. The club counts notable figures like Benj. Harrison and James Whitcomb Riley among its members.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis’ Literary Club
James A. Mount
Matthews
Governor Mount
Albert J. Beveridge
Benj. Harrison
James Whitcomb Riley
William A. Woods
Federal Bench
Flood Damage Valuation For Property And Improvements
The report states flood damage value of property with improvements totaling 90 176 177 dollars.
Mississippi flood hits 20 000 square miles of farms
Treasury Bureau reports submerged area exceeds 20,000 square miles in the Mississippi flood. The loss covers 49,935 farms with 4,904,466 acres, valued around 90 million dollars including farms, buildings, machinery, livestock, and on hand products. Major crops include 466,056 bales of cotton, 12,525,645 bushels of corn, and 9,035,878 pounds of sugar.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics of the Treasury Department
Death by electric chair ends Haas case in Ohio prison
Post mortem on Willie Haas shows instantaneous cessation of circulation at current entry with no pain. Autopsy notes brain and organs well developed, with air pockets in brain and liver. researchers reject insanity claims. Doctors Wagen hals Tharp and Steuer led the examination at the Ohio Penitentiary.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Wagenhals
Tharp and
Steuer
Ohio Penitentiary
Willie Haas
Haas
Jury Pleads For Pardon For 14YearOld Thief
Ernest Ills aged fourteen was sentenced to one year in the penitentiary for stealing money. The jury in their verdict asked the Governor to pardon the youthful offender.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Ernest Ills
Sixth levee break near Issaquena County Mississippi
Memphis reports the sixth Mississippi delta levee crevasse at 10 AM a few miles south of Lake Providence on the Mississippi side. The large break allows heavy water into Issaquenna, Sharkey and Yazoo counties, with Yazoo likely sweeping back to the main channel soon. No new breaks reported in Louisiana. water spreads over Madison Parish and will subside in weeks.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lake Providence
Mississippi
Issaquenna County
Miss
Sharkey
Yazoo
Urse
Louisiana
Madison Parish
Biggs
Harrison Speech Highlights Indianapolis Glories At Dinner
Ex President Harrison was hosted by the Commercial Club in Indianapolis for a dinner April 21. He delivered a toast about Indianapolis and praised his hometown. A featured poem titled Our Guest honored James Whitcomb Riley.
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Commercial Club
James Whitcomb
Riley
Five die in Lake County floods as skiff sinks
Nashville reports five lives lost in flooded Lake County when a skiff capsized. Drowned are Jose Gans, his wife, two sons, and a daughter, in the disaster on the flood plain.
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Nashville
Lake County
Jose Gans
Carnahans Win Again in Insurance Suit
The jury verdicts for T. and W. Carnahan against Phoenix Insurance Co of Brooklyn amount to 5826 66 with interest. The April 8 1894 store fire claim totaled 5000 and the Carnahans pursue 75 000 across 21 suits. four prior cases also favored them.
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Special Dispatch
Commercial Tribune
Fiiday
T. & W. R. Carnahan
Phoenix Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Carnahans
Emperors William and Francis Joseph Welcome Each Other
The German Emperor William arrived in Vienna at 11 this morning and was greeted by Emperor Francis Joseph and the Austrian archdukes. A guard of honor stood on the station platform as the rulers embraced warmly and exchanged cordial greetings.
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Vienna
Emperor William
Germany
Francis Joseph
William
Stock Broker Chapman To Serve Thirty Day Jail Term
New York on April 21 stock broker Fl verton R Chapman of Moore and Schley faces a thirty day imprisonment in Washington for refusing to testify before the Senate Sugar Trust Investigation Committee. He plans to arrange his private affairs in New York before starting his term.
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New York
Flverton R. Chapman
Moore & Schley
Washington
United States Senate Sugar Trust Investigation Committee
Consul James Boyle Visits Columbus Before Liverpool Sail
Hon. James Boyle Consul to Liverpool arrived in Columbus today after visiting his parents in Toronto. He plans a final stop to see Cincinnati friends on Friday before sailing for Liverpool in May with Mrs. Boyle.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
James Boyle
Liverpool
County Clerk Hobson a 16 000 Short in Funds Shock
County Commissioners and County Solicitor move to investigate after George Hobson, clerk, is found short in his accounts by 16 000 dollars. Hobson, hospitalized, faced with embezzlement claims tied to bank accounts in his name. prosecutor Schwartz to act after formal information filed today.
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George Hobson
City’ Hospital
Hamilton County Clerk Hobson faces removal over shorted funds
County Commissioners adopt resolutions to remove George Hobson, Clerk of the Courts, for failure to file quarterly reports and remit fees. A later audit by head bookkeeper William Kelly uncovers a 13000 shortage, prompting further inquiry and an interview at the City Hospital where Hobson is confined.
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Hobson
Korb
George Hobson
Hamilton County
Ohio
Board of County Commissioners
Court of Common Pleas
Bendigs
Wm. Kelly
Hobsoon
Kelly
Bader
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W. A. Deboe
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Cincinnati
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