Rouxville Evacuated Under Boer Pressure
Five hundred Boers under Commandant Swagepoel compelled the Royal Irish Rifles to abandon Rouxville. Free Staters largely rejoined the Boers, looting restrained. British losses at Wepener reported as 18 killed and 132 wounded in four days of fighting. Seven thousand Boers at Wepener. Maseru reports no shelling that day.
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Anwal
Swagepoel
Royal Irish Rifles
Rouxville
Quartermaster Williams
Halford
Duncan
Godfrey Lagdon
Maseru
Brabant
Giney
War Office Silent on Early News From South Africa
London reports no new information from the War Office as of April 16. Rumors of Gen Brabant’s victory at Wepener are considered premature while his forces move toward Rouxville. Bloemfontein dispatches stay confident and note approaching winter with frost and rain.
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War Office
Brabant
Wepener
Aliwal
Rouxville
Bloemfontein
Lord Roberts
Free State
Unconfirmed report on Brabant clash at Wepener
The Daily Telegraph correspondent in London cites an unconfirmed report that General Brabant defeated the Boers at Wepener, capturing troops and taking prisoners.
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London
Cape Town
Daily Telegraph
Brabant
Wepener
Enemy slackening attack reported from Reddersburg
Colonel Dalgety wired from Reddersburg April 15 that the enemy were slacking in their attack. Chermside's division lies east of the railway while Boers are believed to be in the vicinity. a frontal assault by them is considered improbable.
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Reddersburg
Dalgety
Chermside
Wiles
Reinforcements Reported for Koers With Wagons
The Bloemfontein Times correspondent telegraphs that reinforcement for the Koers with 60 wagons has arrived and is en route from Dewetsdorp to Wepener. The development suggests an impending action.
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Bloemfon‘me
Times
Dewetsdorp
Train wreck after striking a mule near Huntsville
A Southern railway through freight struck a mule and wrecked at full speed near Huntsville Alabama. Engineer Percy Armstrong and fireman Sandy Osborne were killed. Five crew members were seriously injured. The engine toppled down a steep embankment and caught fire. Both men died in the cab after staying at their posts. The wreck caused a twelve hour delay in Memphis division operations.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern
Huntsville
Ala
Percy Armstrong
Sandy Osborne
Memphis
Waterbury Bank Teller Missing Amid $25,000 Retained Funds
John Carrar, teller at Waterbury National Bank, is missing as $25,000 in bank funds are reportedly retained. The town reels from the startling disappearance and financial disturbance.
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Waterbury, Vt
John Carrar
Waterbury National Bank
Wright dies of wounds in revolver case at Leland hotel
Rufus Wright, Chicago rubber tire magnate, died from a shot fired during a scuffle over a revolver in Mrs. Louisa Lottridge’s Leland hotel apartment. An inquest is planned as detectives debate whether Wright held the weapon or it was in Lottridge’s hand.
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Chicago
Rufus Wright
Louisa Lottridge
Leland Hotel
Wright
Colleran
Capt
Leland
Paw Paw
Mich
Forecast of Congress Signals Senate and House Battles
Washington notes a week of Senate focus on the Alaskan code bill the Quay resolution and the Philippine islands government bill with Morgan Frye and Hanna pressing for the Nicaragua canal. in the House the naval appropriation bill dominates as armor plate issues and a possible government armor plate factory face minority opposition.
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Philippine Islands
Friends of the
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Alabama
Frye
Hanna
House
Maine
Wisconsin
Missouri
Wheeler
Kentucky
Cyclone Strikes Royse Texas Wrecks Homes
A Royse Texas cyclone struck at midnight causing multiple fatalities feared and eight houses wrecked. An earlier electric display and ominous clouds preceded the event with little wind until 15 minutes before the cyclone. A man was blown 100 yards from a bogey as telegraph and telephone lines failed. Royse lies 20 miles north of Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
Royse
Rouse
Tornado Threat Near Wichita Reports Two Dead
A storm with a tornado described as of significant size is reported between Winfield and Wichita and near West Clearwater. Two deaths are confirmed and four additional fatalities are attributed to collapsed houses.
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Wichita
Kan
Winfield
Here
Newton
West Clearwater
Mine Managers Aid Group Walks Out Across Illinois Mines
The Mine Managers and Examiners Aid association of Illinois ends the effort for a hearing with operators over wage demands and will quit work in all Illinois mines until at least a recognition is granted.
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St. Louis
Chicago Tailors End Strike With Three-Year Wage Pact
The 400 striking Chicago tailors return to work after weeks. Wages hold for three years and after two years a shop vote can grant free shops if a majority requests it.
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Chicago
Telegraphers strike slows Southern trains in Atlanta
In Atlanta on April 16 the telegraphers strike on the Southern railway caused only minor delays. The worst disruption to a passenger train was about one hour, with only one or two trains failing to arrive on schedule.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
American Lady Injured in Paris Collision
An American woman, identified as Pierce, was knocked over by a cyclist at the corner of Rue Pierre Charron and Avenue d Alma in Paris. She was badly shaken and could only pronounce her name.
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Paris
Pierre Charron
Avénue d’ Alma
We Pierce
Crowds at Paris Exposition Endure Empty Unfinished Pavilions
On opening Sunday April 16 crowds toured vast grounds under clear skies yet found few attractions. The American National Pavilion and most others remained closed or unfinished as visitors wandered past empty buildings and unlit avenues around the Champ de Mars.
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American National
Paris
Champile Mars
Indiana
South Bend
Emperor in Disguise Leads Chinese Clash In Orient
From Victoria B C April 16 report a Chinese man jailed in Wuchang claimed to be the emperor after escape from the palace. He carried seal documents identifying him as Pekin’s ruler amid border survey clashes with Chinese laborers leaving several dead and wounded. In Pekin a major fight between imperial troops and Boxer sects at Yen Chiu left heavy casualties.
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Victoria
B. C
Wuchang
Court of
Pekin
Yen Chiu
Pechili Province
Variety of 1900s political and crime notes in brief
Abbreviated telegrams report Queen Victoria’s long drive near Dublin, Senator Hanna ill in Virginia, Clark seeking re election, Whitney moving horses to New York, Charles E Smith dies in Philadelphia, and Spainish clerks bull fighting in Mexico City. Other items include Chicago transit, Alabama primaries, Boer War updates, Paris expo, and a fatal shooting in Chicago.
Census to Count Cotton Through Ginning Reports
The article explains using gin records to measure the cotton crop precisely. For the twelfth census, starting June 1, a special agent will collect returns from all ginning and baling operations in the cotton region, visiting even the smallest ginnery.
Typhoid Epidemic Hits Nome and Dawson Route
Advices from Nome report a severe winter typhoid outbreak with 30 deaths and 300 cases. Many perished while traveling from Dawson to Nome.
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Victoria
Nome
Dawson
Widow columnist earns epitaph praise in marble tale
After selecting a large column of marble she handed him the epitaph manuscript. The editor husband is noted. The widow quips the crowded column is fine, saying her husband was an editor. The line comes from the Chicago Daily News.
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Chicago Daily News
Indiana Methodists seek Bennett for bishop post
The eastern Indiana Methodist movement proposes Dr. H. W. Bennett pastor of Meridian Street church in Anderson for bishop at the quadrennial conference. Bennett, once pastor to Governor McKinley in Columbus, Ohio, is a well known state minister and close friend of McKinley.
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Ind
Indiana
H. W. Bennett
Meridian Street
Columbus
McKinley
Armed Deputies Guard Cornell Dam Area In Croton Landing
Croton Landing New York April 16 with nearly 300 armed deputies guarding the Cornell dam works as townspeople remain hopeful. Peru Indiana April 16 W H Green aiding in a night hunt for a supposed county panther was shot in the side by a companion who mistook him for the beast and his recovery is doubtful.
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N. Y
Cornell Dam
Peru
Indi
W. H. Green
Farmer Fatal Impalement After Runaway Wagon Incident
In Kokomo on April 36 farmer John Thrailkill was struck from behind by a runaway team. the wagon tongue pierced his back between the ribs and the buggy was demolished. He survives initial injuries but is reported to be dying.
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Kokomo
John Thrailkill
Thrajikill
Woman Sets Self Ablaze in Laporte Tragedy
In Laporte Indiana on April 16 Miss Mina Beadle saturated her clothing with kerosene and set fire to herself. She died after terrible agony and her father William Beadle, who witnessed the act, is in a dying condition from the shock.
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Laporte
Ind
Mina Beadle
William Beadle
Train collision near Brazil kills Cochran
Richard Cochran was killed when his footrace at a crossing with an Evansville and Terre Haute train led to a fatal incident. James Kern was also struck in the same collision near Brazil, Indiana, on April 16.
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Brazil
Ind
Richard Cochran
James Kern
Evansville
Terre Haute
Cochran
Colorado Storm Continues with Rain and Snow
In Denver and across Colorado a mix of rain and snow has persisted for 24 hours, with only brief intervals of clear weather, marking 11 straight days of stormy conditions statewide.
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Colorado
Denver
Col
Revolt in Cameroons Dying, Missionaries Aid Return to Order
Berlin reports from the Cameroons indicate the revolt is dying out and orderly conditions are being restored largely due to the mediation of American missionaries who have served as intermediaries between opposing sides.
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Berlin
Cameroons
Market report from Cincinnati and Chicago commodities and cattle
Market notes show flour prices in Cincinnati with several grades quoted and grain values for wheat corn and oats. Live stock prices list hogs cattle sheep and veal calves with ranges for select fair and common stock. Chicago futures report includes Wheat Corn and Oats with April May July and September bids and quotes.
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Cincinnati
Ile
Chicago
The First Ward of Chicago a City Within a City
A compact portrait of Chicago's First Ward describing its wealth and poverty blending in one small area. It notes near 50 000 residents within ward lines and over 10 000 registered voters and discusses diverse communities from lakefront millionaires to levee district residents and foreign-born neighbors. It also mentions cabs versus autos in snowy winters and a civic voter influence by a pair of local power brokers.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Twelfth Street
First Ward
Lake Front
Michigan Avenue
Levee
Europe
Asia
Clark Street
New York
Qlad Hand in Alt Ward Aldermen Race
In Chicago the First Ward sends its aldermanic reps Bathhouse John Coughlin and Hinkey Dink Michael Kenna. Both are natives of the ward and known for saloon wealth and influence with voters. Kenna shifts from saloon trade toward brokerage and banking.
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Chicago
Ken
Coughlin
Bute
Gage
Broker and Banke
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