Pro-Boer Rally Draws 22,000 Philadelphia Schoolboys
A massive April 10 gathering at the Academy of Music sent a message of greeting to President Kruger signed by 22,090 Philadelphia school pupils. A messenger boy and three high school escorts planned to deliver the letter in person, first to New York then by ship to Havre to reach Kruger. Delegations from New York and Boston attended, with speeches by notable figures and songs by 300 singers.
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Philadelphia
Academy of Music
Kruger
Muche
William N. Ashman
Orphans’ Court
Webster Davis
W. Bourke Cochran
George S. Graham
P. Louter Wessels
Bloemfontein
Thomas J
New York
waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Greater New York
St. Louis
Southampton
Havre
France
South African Republic
Transvaal
England
Boston
Factories Burned Cause Massive Job Loss in Green Point
A Green Point fire destroyed several factories including Edward C. Smith and North Carolina Pine Lumber, leaving 1,200 to 1,500 workers jobless. Damage estimated between 500000 and 600000 dollars as crews battle unknown causes amid further property harm to local plants and soda makers.
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New York
Green Point
Edward C. Smith
North Carolina Pine Lumber Co
A. J. & J. J. McCollum
George W. Diper
Post & McCord
Brooklyn Oil Works
Church & Co
Supreme Court Upholds Indiana Gas Prohibition Law
Justice White delivers the court's opinion in Ohio Oil Co v Indiana upholding Indiana's ban on boring wells to emit gas. The ruling rejects due process claims and says the stromg public interest allows the state to regulate property use to protect the community.
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Indiana
Washington
Justice White
Supreme Court
Ohio Oil Co
Junce White
United States
Reinforcements Sought by Generals in Manila Crisis
Adjutant General Corbin stated that Generals Young and Bell requested reinforcements from Otis. He said Bell is most in need and that Otis could supply troops from nearby Manila, enabling Young and Bell to pursue active engagement against insurgents to restore peace in Luzon.
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Washington
Adjt
Corbin
Manila
Young and Bell
Otis
Bell
Death of a Divine in New Jersey Cleric Links to Stonewall Jackson
Rev. William F. Junkin of Montclair New Jersey died after a week's illness from pneumonia aged 69. He was born in Philadelphia, son of Rev Charles Junkin and brother-in-law of Gen Thomas J Jackson. A Confederate chaplain and associate of Jackson at Chancellorsville, he led First Presbyterian Danville Kentucky in 1868 before moving to Montclair in 1889. He leaves a widow, two children and a brother.
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New York
William F. Junkin
Mont Clair
N. J
Philadelphia
Charles Junkin
Junkin
Princeton Theological Seminary
Presbyterian Church
Falling Spring
Thomas J
Stonewall”) Jackson
Chancellorsville
First Presbyterian Church
Danville
Anderson
Supreme Court of Appeals of
Virginia
Francis L. A. Junkin
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Co
L. B. Cox
Portland, Ore
Williams
Washington, D. C
Vessel Lost but No Lives Involved Off Japan Coast
Yokohama April 10 report that the British bark Iranian Captain Watt from New York November 24 for this port was wrecked on the Japanese coast with no fatalities.
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Yokohama
Watt
New York
Charles Stone Dies at 70 Founder of People's Bank
New York on April 10 reports Charles Stone a founder and former treasurer of the People's bank died at his home after a grip. He was 70 years old and reputed very wealthy.
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New York
Charles Stone
People’s Bank
Milwaukees Civil War Veteran Col J McC Bell Dies
Col J McC Bell a West Chester PA native and longtime Milwaukee citizen died at his home from a stroke of paralysis. The death closes a life marked by Civil War service and local prominence.
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Milwaukee
Wis
J. McC. Bell
West Chester
Cleveland Delivers First Lecture on Independence of the Executive
Ex President Grover Cleveland spoke at Alexander Hall Princeton on April 10 delivering the first of two lectures titled The Independence of the Executive before a large enthusiastic audience.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Alexander Hall
Floods in Texas Wreak Heavy Loss and Displacement
Austin reports improving flood conditions but areas around Bastrop, Wharton, and Lafayette counties face extensive inundation. Rail lines suffer 500 washouts on the International and Great Northern, with other lines crippled. Some deaths and many missing feared, though authorities seek to replant crops and aid the homeless. Governor Sayers allocates 500 dollars to flood relief funds.
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Austin
Tex
Wharton
Lafayette
Hastrop County
Bastrop County
Concho
la Grange
Fayette County
International & Great Northern Railway
Missouri Kansas & Texas
Hearne
Rio Grande
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
International & Great Northern
Taylor
Milano
Santa Fe
North
Texas
Water and Light Commission
New Orleans
Sayers
Abbreviated Telegraph Items From Various Regions
A compilation notes multiple brief events including bankruptcies of H Brown and Shyman E Crandall with specified liabilities and assets, Emperor Francis Joseph’s Berlin visit on May 5, Towne's vice presidential candidacy, the Alliance training ship quarantined in Kingston after voyage from Porto Rico, labor strife at Marshall Field building with replacement by non union workers, the death of vessel owner John Hanlon in Toronto, heavy rains and floods in Germany, a Massachusetts congressman seeking war department information on volunteer aids in the Philippines, Boutelle's persistent illness in Waverley sanitarium, and the fatal shooting of Robert Matthews after a warrant service in Tennessee.
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Alliance
Kingston
Jamaica
Porto Rico
Marshall Field
Chicago
John Hanlon
Edward Hanlon
Atloronto
Oat
Germany
Elbe and Oder
Saxony
Brandenburg
Silesia
Naphen
Massachusetts
Secretary of War For
Philippines
Dozen Lives Lost In Flood At Gonzales
The Gonzales flood report says the river fell four feet with extensive cattle losses and fears of a dozen or more deaths. A Bohemian couple drowned in turbulent waters, a Negro boy is missing, two Mexicans unaccounted. Bodies seen on snags and barbed wire. Aransas Pass track blocked five miles north with bridges washed away.
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Gonzales, Fox
Marcus Gates
Aransas Pass
Five Travelers Said Drowned in Concho Flood
Report from San Angelo Texas says five travelers encamped at the confluence of the Middle Concho river and Kiowa creek are drowned in the flood.
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San Angelo
Tex
Middle Concho River
Kiowa Creek
Supreme Court limits supervisory power over department heads
In Morris Keim v United States the Supreme Court ruled that courts have no authority to supervise department heads in discharging subordinates. Justice Brewer delivered the opinion.
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Washington
Morris Keim
The
United States
Supreme Court
Justice Brewer
Five Children Cremated in James River House Fire Near Norfolk
Five children perished in a blaze that consumed a house on the James River near Norfolk Virginia. The incident is reported amid other items including a wreck off Yokohama and a Chicago murder mystery surrounding Capt Louis Ostheim of the US artillery.
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Louis Ostheim
United States Artillery
Auditorium Annex
Chicago
Eva Bruce Wood
Rebel attack feared in Savanilla and Caribbean ports
Reports from Kingston Jamaica on April 10 indicate a rebel movement is momentarily expected at Savanilla with harbor defenses trained. Cartagena experiences excitement after rebel successes and Colon strengthens garrison with government troops. Memorial Bridge across the Potomac urged by War Secretary Root at about 4.8 million dollars.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Savanilla
Cartagena
Colon
Potomac
Washington
Root
Congress
Arlington
Market report from Cincinnati and Chicago grain and livestock
In Cincinnati on April 7 and 9 prices show flour and grain ranges with spring and winter varieties, mixed and white corn, oats, and Northwestern rye. Live stock quotes list hogs, cattle, sheep, lambs, and veal calves with typical spread across quality classes. Chicago market reports wheat corn oats with bid prices for No 2 red, No 2 white, and various spring and hard winter grades.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
High Hopes Gone Preparing for a Winter Campaign
London April 10 Britons face a prolonged winter campaign as Lord Roberts plans to hold Bloemfontein and relieve Mafeking. Gens Brabant and Gatacre stall while Kitchener guards the railway. Descriptions cover shortages, mine discovery, and ongoing siege actions at Mafeking and Wepener with multiple nobles at the front.
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London
Lord Roberts
Kimberley
Bloemfontein
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Cape
Tazioring
Steyn
Kroonstad
Fischer-Wolmarans
Lady Roberts
Cape Town
Duke of Westminster
Duke of Marlborough
Henry Cavendish Bentinck
Battles Around Bloemfontein Reported By Telegraph
London reports from Bloemfontein indicate railway and telegraph functioning while works and trenches are prepared around Bloemfontein. British scouts note Boer forces with guns at Donkerspoort and a nearer patrol. Boers are said to be bold in approaching trenches. Gatacre’s column at Reddersburg faced gunfire from enclosures as troops moved to avert a surprise.
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London
Bloemfontein
Daily Telegraph
Donkerspoort
The
Times
Reddersburg
Gatacre
Wepener Garrison Isolated as Forces Hold Line
The Times report from Wepener dated April 8 notes the garrison is practically isolated but lines remain strong and provisions ample. Desultory firing continues with a commando of about 2,000 and four guns moving to laager five miles toward DeWetsdorp. Kimberley reports 52 prisoners from Roshof, including three Dutchmen and the rest French, German, and Russian.
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Aliwal
Wepener
DeWetsdorp
London
The
Times
Laager
Cathode Rays Raise Hopes Against Cancer and Snake Serum Breakthrough
A California surgeon reports X ray based cancer relief with lead masking and Crookes tube treatment, suggesting possible cure while snake venom serum development progresses to a practical anti toxin. The heart’s unusual variations and rare cases of mirrored or reversed organ placement are also discussed with historical examples.
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California
Fabiola Hospital
J. M. Selfridge
Dr. Selfridge
C. M. Selfridge
N.H. Chamberlain
Ian
Clever Bid for a Raise in a Philadelphia Store
A Philadelphia store worker, an assistant bookkeeper, reveals he earns twenty dollars a week but only receives half. The story presents the senior partner’s optimistic question about pay and the worker’s blunt honesty, highlighting a mismatch between appearance and reality.
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Philadelphia
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