Kansas City to Rebuild After Spectacular Convention Hall Fire
Kansas City authorities and the Commercial Club launch a fundraising drive after a fire destroyed the great convention hall. Subscriptions reach 25,000 with plans to raise 50,000 more. insurance of 155,000 will be available on demand. Builders pledge to duplicate lumber and steel orders. The blaze damaged the Second Presbyterian church and Williamson flats, with total loss estimated at 400,000.
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Kansas City
Commercial Club
E. M. Clendenning
Animass
Hall Association
Kansas City Lumber Co
Minneapolis
Second Presbyterian Church
Thirteenth
Central Streets
Lathrop School
Williamson
Hall
Twelfth Street
Convention Hall
Williamson Block
Gillette-Herzog weighs rush to erect steel for Kansas City auditorium
Frank J. Llewellyn vice president and chief engineer of the Gillette-Herzog Co. reports three telegrams asking if the steel portion can be ready by June 15. He warns the task is gigantic and hinges on uncertain external factors and material supply.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frank J. Llewellyn
Gillette-Herzog Co
Kansas City Auditorium
Dem nominee meeting urged after Kansas City hall loss
Representative Clayton of Alabama says the destruction of the convention hall may force a national Democratic Committee meeting. He notes the hall helped the committee choose Kansas City and asks if Kansas City can fulfill the agreement to provide a venue.
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Washington
Clayton
Alabama
National Democraticommittee
Kansas City
Mail needed for charity funds to Pretoria Kruger aid
Secretary Hay informed Pruyn in New York that the state department will mail transfer papers to United States Consul Hay in Pretoria for funds to aid President Kruger. No cable transmission possible due to war. funds would take a month or six weeks to reach Africa. Banks also cannot facilitate faster transfers, leaving mail and express as the only route.
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Washington
Hay
Pruyn
New York
R.1 Cross Aid Association
State Department
United States
Pretoria
Kruger
South Africa
Boer Republics
Leary to be Relieved as Guam Governor Says Navy
Washington April 5 The Navy Department confirms Capt Learys relief from Guam governorship stems from his own request not dissatisfaction with his administration. Learys letter asks to be relieved after his sea cruise ends July 24 1900, noting 45 months at sea and domestic reasons require his return home.
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Washington
Leary
Guam
Navy Department
Department
Judge Taft Departs for Philippine Commission Duties
Judge Taft president of the Philippine commission left Washington after a long conference with Secretary Root at the war department. He will go to Chicago to join the commission’s members aboard the Hancock on the 15th instant. Any changes to instructions will be sent by mail or telegraph to San Francisco.
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Washington
Taft
Philippine Commission
Root
War Department
Chicago
Commission
San Francisco
Hancock
Strike at Pittsburgh Reduction Co Hartals Over Wages
A general strike at the Pittsburgh Reduction Co plant in New Kensington Pennsylvania brings 275 workers to walk out. The Aluminum output plant faced a wage dispute after the AFL union drive failed to secure the offered scale.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Reduction Co
New Kensington
Paa
United States
American Federation of Labor
Transport Sheridan Brings Soldiers to San Francisco
The transport Sheridan arriving from Manila carries officers and large numbers of personnel including 109 military convicts 11 insane soldiers 90 discharged soldiers and 100 sick soldiers. Private William H Merritt of Company E 4th cavalry died at sea as 72 deceased soldiers are also aboard.
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Washington
Sheridan
San Francisco
Manila
William H. Merritt
Comygny E
4Th Cavalry
Cea
Veteran Hendricks Dies by Gas After Blindness News
William A. Hendricks, Civil War veteran, ended his life in New Orleans by turning on gas at Senses hospital after learning he would be totally blind following an eye examination.
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New Orleans
William A. Hendricks
Senses
Urged to Attack Chile In South American Tensions
Lima reports dispatches from Chile indicate alarm in official circles over Peru Bolivia and Chile relations with Argentina pressing Peru and Bolivia to attack Chile.
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Chile
Lima
Peru
Bolivia
Argentina
Death of Gen. George Bidwell and German consul change
A Chico dispatch to the Call reports the death of Gen. George Bidwell the prohibition presidential candidate of 1892. Berlin announces Herr K Buenza former German consul at Chicago will become consul general of Germany in New York.
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San Francisco
Chico
Cal
George Bidwell
Bidwell
Berlin
The
Reichsanzeiger
Herr K. Buenza
Chicago
Germany
New York
British Trapped and Mafeking Bombarded in Early April
London reports the Boers plan to disrupt Lord Roberts advance by attacking the British lines while Mafeking remains besieged but safe as of March 27. Officials await word on the true state of affairs amid convoy losses and remount shortages hindering British mobility.
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Mafeking
London
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Col. Broadwood
Daily Mail
Ceberenes
Vryburg
Boers Surround Bloemfontein as Roberts Consolidates
Bloemfontein reports indicate Boers aim to surround the town and sever the southward railway line. Forces are said to move east and south toward the railway while Thaba N'chu and water works remain under Boer control. Lord Roberts is concentrating his forces as gun emplacements are mounted on nearby kopjes. Cavalry camps shift northeast of the city and arrests of suspected informants increase.
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Bloemfontein
Thaba N'chu
Lord Roberts
Mafeking Relief Hopes Amid Boers Pressure
Reports from Mafeking and Bloemfontein describe relief efforts nearing, with Col Plumer and Porter actions cited. Boers bombardment continues as British forces claim prisoner rescues and reduced enemy presence, while other updates note a prison escape attempt in Rochester.
Epidemic Bites Laporte with Russian Grip
Laporte Indiana reports thirty eight new Russian grip cases and three deaths. Sufferers endure intense agony as illness resembles glanders and officials fear a broader epidemic may follow the current outbreak.
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Laporte
Ind
Wales Assailant Sipido Tinsmith Aged 16 Named
Brussels reports reveal Sipido a 16 year old tinsmith from Brussels attempted to shoot the prince of Wales as he left the station. Four chambers fired two misfired. anarchist literature found on him. The incident drew cheers for the prince as train halted and then resumed. Reactions from labor groups and papers condemned the act. The prince reached Cologne unharmed amid telegrams of congratulation.
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Brussels
Prince of Wales
Sipido
South Africa
Frances
Lipido
Labor
Maison du Peuple
Young Socialist Guard
le Patriot
Belgium
Journal de Bruxeilen
la Chronique
Cologne
Europe
Prince and Princess of Wales
London
Copenhagen
Christian
Emperor William dines with Russian ambassador in Berin
Telegraphic items report Emperor William of Germany dining with the Russian ambassador Count Osten Sacken in Berin. A severe snow storm blankets Southwestern Wyoming and Western Nebraska with 13 inches at Cheyenne. Ravena Michigan suffers a total fire loss over $200,000.
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Emperor William of Germany
Benin
Count Osten-Sacken
Wyoming
Nebraska
Cheyenne
Queen Victoria Pleased After Dublin Stop
Queen Victoria arrived at the vice regal lodge in Phoenix Park and then proceeded out, to roaring cheers from Dublin. She praised the reception, said she felt no fatigue, and observers noted a festive mood with no black flags or disloyal mottos during the march. Berlin reports state Herr Mertel, a Reichstag and Bavarian diet member, died after admission to an insane asylum. His property including the Nuremberg Tages Post, valued at 150000 marks, passed to the Socialist party for 5000 marks amid foul play allegations and court investigations.
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Dublin
Victoria
Vice Regal Lodge
Phoenix Park
Berlin
Herr Mertel
Reichstag
Nuremburg Tages Post
Socialst Party
Actress Aida Lawrence Dies At Home
Quincy April 5 Mrs Aida Lawrence longtime leading actress dies at her home in the city. She played leading parts with Edwin Booth and acted with Laura Keene Junius Brutus Booth John McCullough Joseph Jefferson and other major tragedy and comedy stars of the era.
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Quincy, T
Aida Lawrence
Edwin Booth
Laura Keene
Junius Brutus Booth
John McCullough
Joseph Jefferson
Boy Takes Pills Thinking Candy Lying Near Death
Kenny Burke a 15 year old Negro boy of Moores Hill Indiana died after ingesting numerous samples of patent pills he mistook for candy. He was hospitalized in critical condition with no chance of recovery.
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Moores Hill
Ind
Kenny Burke
Tramps Fire Box Cars. Youth Burglary Sentencing Reported
In Thutler Indiana on April 5 tramps were found setting fire to box cars in the Wabash yards and were captured after a chase. Damages were about $200. In Goshen Indiana on April 5 Peter Alwine aged 12 received four months in jail after pleading guilty to burglary marking a second arraignment within six weeks.
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Thutler
Ind
Wabash
Goshen
Peter Alwine
Queen Victoria Lands in Ireland as Crowds Cheer
Queen Victoria set foot on Irish soil for the first time in 39 years. Crowds lined the Kingstown to Dublin route amid a festive and orderly turnout.
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Queen Victoria
Kingstown
Dublin
Dual self harm attempt shocks New Orleans scene
In New Orleans on April 5 Dr Vincenza Vaccari and his wife of San Francisco tried to kill themselves. The wife survived when her corset stopped the knife while the husband cut his throat. They are guarded and will be sent to an asylum. The doctor’s mind had soured on a trip to Europe and they carried 15000 in money and jewels. Both are expected to recover. Meanwhile Commander Wise is reassigned to the Asiatic station and the Monocacy takes over. In Silver City Iowa two people were injured in a wreck on the St. Louis cannon ball line near dawn. Mra Etting and Mrs. Skhill of Imogene were hospitalized.
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New Orleans
Vincenza Vaccari
San Francisco
Silver City
St. Louis
Omaha & St. Louis
Here
Etting
Mra. T. 8
Skhill
Imogene
Markets Report from Cincinnati and Chicago
The Markets section lists flour prices across grades, grain quotations for wheat corn and oats, and live stock values. It records hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calves prices, with Cincinnati figures followed by Chicago quotations for wheat and corn and related data.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Naval powers push battleships and armored cruisers higher
A naval intelligence report analyzes foreign fleets and notes a global shift to larger battleships and armored cruisers, with speed and protection emphasized. It cites Britain and Germany adopting 25 year service cycles, France and Italy favoring armored cruisers, and monitors losing status while cruisers and destroyers gain importance for offensive and patrol duties.
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Spain
Europe
Naval Intelligence Bureau
George H. Peters
Santiago
France
Italy
Germany
Minister of Marine
Sampson
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Porter
Clements
Petrysburg
Rochester
Ed Hay
Wales
Prince
Tinasmith
Ravena
Mich
John T. Pendleton
Wm. H. Henderson
Southern Home Building and Loan Association
Atlanta
Nixon & Zimmerman
Philadelphia
Alvin Theater
Turkey
Adm
Dewey
Bay
Kentucky
Presbyterian
Lathrop
Colville
George Dewey
Tie
F. M. Wise
Enterprise
Asiatic Station
F. A. Bicknell
Mare Island Navy Yard
Nelson
England
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