Tsung Li Yamen reforms urged as Boxers hammer railways
London dispatch notes powers favor reforms to Tsung Li Yamen replacing it with Wai Emu Pu a board of foreign affairs with a president imperial prince and two ministers plus two vice ministers. Separately Boxers destroy 20 miles of railway near Pan Ting Fu and German French troops prepare to attack Liu Huilu 120 miles from Ao Ting Fu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lu-Han
Pan-Ting-Fu
London
Morrison
Times
Peking
Rockhill
Board of Foreign Affairs
Grand Council
Tien-Tsin
Pan-Ting
Reuters Telegram Co
von Gyle
Liu-Huilu
ao-Ting- Fu
Liu
von Waldersee
Indemnities Questioned as Powers Seek Recovery
London April 17 The Peking correspondent for the Daily Mail believes total indemnities will not fall below 50 million pounds. He warns that over reducing claims risks upsetting the powers who may seek private settlements with Peking, risking serious complications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Peking
Daily Mail
Postal affairs announce large post office promotions
The April 17 notice from Postal Affairs in Washington reports that by July 1, 4,731 clerks will receive promotions and 1,800 additional clerks will be appointed nationwide. With remaining offices tallied, total promotions may reach about 6,500 and new hires near 2,200, lifting average clerk pay by about 100 dollars as most promotions occur in lower grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Mascardo's Band Surrenders In Luzon
Manila April 17 The chief of staff for insurgent General Mascardo has surrendered at Mariveles Bataan Luzon. Mascardo's followers, now greatly reduced, face starvation and cannot elude Americans. Officials expect Mascardo to surrender soon and hint at a forthcoming announcement on Aguinaldo's disposition. Prolonged drought prompts Panama talk of water schemes and canal aqueducts.
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Manila
Mascardo
Marivares
Bataan
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Drouth
Panama
Colon
Colombia
Galston
Tex
Ombian
Martinez Silva
Canal
Rebuttal Testimony in Ripley Case Proceeds in Kentucky Court
In Frankfort on April 17 the Ripley case heard rebuttal testimony on a disputed conversation with former Assistant Secretary of State J. B. Matthews. Prosecution aims to finish cross-examination Wednesday while witnesses James Bradley James Cureton and others describe Ripley’s military company and its Frankfort visit on January 16. Merrill Moores ex-assistant attorney general of Indiana was present seeking information on potential requisition for Mr. Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ripley
J. B. Matthews
Matthews
Gary
Bradley
Judge Yost
James Bradley
Goebel
Taylor
State House Square
Powers
Youtsey
Robi
Rucker
Dora Baker
Merrill Moores
Indiana
Taslor
Negroes Move to Take Political Role in Havana
Rumors say Negroes plan active political participation under Juan Gualberto Gomez leading an organization. Reports from eastern provinces indicate Negroes seek municipal offices in upcoming elections, with whites split by party lines and Negroes united to win mayoral posts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Juan Gualberto Gomez
Transvaal operations begin Amid unclear movements
A Times dispatch from Middlesburg Transvaal notes Eastern Transvaal actions have started and that Schalk Burger Botha Steyn and De Wet met at Ermelo but details of their moves remain hazy. Rail raids have become less frequent. In York Pa Rev George B Reeser pastor of Emanuel Reformed Church fell 50 feet from a scaffold and died within minutes.
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London
The
Times
Middlesburg
Transvaal
Schalk-Burger
Botha
Steyn
de Wet
Ermelo
York
George GB. Reeser
Emanuel Reformed
Hanover
Transport Ohio Sails for Manila with 600 Infantry
San Francisco reports the transport Ohio departed Tuesday for Manila via Honolulu carrying 600 infantry of the 30th division, 80 casuals and recruits, 19 signal corps men and a hospital corps detachment.
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San Francisco
Ohio
Manila
Honolulu
30Th Infantry
Signal Corps
Hospital Corps
Treasury Balances Reported For April 17 in Washington
Tuesday's treasury statement shows available cash balance of 153,121,713 and gold holdings of 98,199,547 excluding the 150,000,000 gold reserve in the redemption division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
General Fund
Plague reports in Cape Town announce seven cases
Cape Town reports seven new bubonic plague cases on April 17. Among the patients are three Europeans. Officials note only a few deaths, with two European fatalities.
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Cape ‘Town
Remarkable Gase The Victim Drawn With Needles
Paris reports describe Julienne Bandrieux a servant girl who has dozens of needles extracted from her body including arms hands feet breast ear eyelids and eye corner. She admitted swallowing needles from age 11 and previously enjoyed good health.
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Paris
St. Germain
Julienne Bandrieux
Mile. Landrieux
Temps
Hospital of
la Salpetriere
Riot at an Election Kills Two in East St. Louis Suburb
In Winstanley park East St. Louis Tl, Charles Smith and Win Johnson were killed and J Fisher and W R Hamilton were seriously wounded during an election riot. Fred Ayer is in custody. The clash stemmed from the contest between Henry Drummond and Raymond R Dojo for village president with the deceased and injured aligned with Drummond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East St. Louis
St. Louis
Charles Smith
Win. Johnson
J. Fisher
W. R. Hamilton
Winstanley Park
Hamilton
Fred Ayer
Henry Drummond
Raymond R. Dojo
Drummond
Navy proves strong American identity in Spanish American War
Secretary Long's table shows that of 22,828 total sailors, 15,406 were native born and 7,422 foreign born. Native born sailors accounted for 68 percent, 80 percent when naturalized or naturalization pledged included. More than half of foreign born sailors have naturalization or intent. The Navy appears more American than commonly thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Long
American fleet to visit Kingston next Thursday
The American consul reports Adm. Farquhar will arrive with three battleships in Kingston next Thursday morning. A entertainment programme for the visitors is being organized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Jamaica
Adm
Farquhar
Irish site 115 acres for royal residence approved plans
The site of 115 acres in Ireland has been acquired for a royal residence. Plans for the building are approved and construction will begin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ireland
Morgan Buys Recovered Gainsborough Picture in Chicago
London reports financier J Pierpont Morgan has purchased the Gainsborough painting recently recovered in Chicago though final price is not yet fixed. The sale confirms Morgan's art acquisitions and follows a high profile restitution event in the art market.
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London
Queen Dowager Emma to Undergo Operation in Bonn
London, April 17. Queen Dowager Emma of the Netherlands will soon undergo an operation at Bonn per Brussels correspondent of the Daily Chronicle. Washington, April 17. Capt. J B Coghlan ordered to relieve Capt. G F Ide from duty as captain of the Mare Island navy yard in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Emma
The
Netherlands
Brussels
Daily Chronicle
Bonn
Washington
J. B. Coghlan
Mare Island
Cal.) Navy Yard
Blackmailers Demand $500 from Logansport Businessman
Indiana intelligence reports from Logansport dated April 17 describe Henry Wiler receiving a blackmail note ordering $500 left in a basket at the fair grounds to secure the safe return of his 14 year old son. Police surrounded the grounds as a dummy money was deposited, and the would be abductors did not appear. Officials say they have important clues that could lead to arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Henry Wiler
Fair Grounds
Wiler
Evansville Street Car Co Sold At Public Sale For 100000
Evansville Street Car Co long in receivership sold at public sale for 100000 to John Elliott Bowles of New York representing old bondholders. Bowles bid for the Evansville electric car line recently incorporated with 600000 capital stock. The new company includes the heaviest stockholders of the old firm and secured a 50 year franchise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Evansville Street Car Co
John Elliott Bowles
New York
Bowles
Tragic Burial in English Woman Drowns in Well
Mrs. Fanny Coney, married just last Thursday, ended her life Tuesday afternoon by drowning in a 22 foot well with nine feet of water. Her husband found the body after receiving a note reading goodbye to Frank and that life was not what she expected.
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Ind
Fanny Coney
Frank
Vandalia railroad receiver reports large disbursements
Indianapolis date line shows W. T. Malott as receiver filed February report. Disbursements totaled 870,479.61 while receipts reached 684,048.50. Cash on hand at end of January and February stood at 551,896.15 and 365,461.04 respectively. Receipts since November 14, 1896 to February 28, 1901 total 39,411,158.50 with disbursements 39,045,693.46.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
W. T. Malott
Vandalia Railroad
Supreme Court considers intoxication in conspiracy verdicts
In Indianapolis on April 17 the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that voluntary intoxication cannot excuse crime, but extreme drunkenness may negate the mental element required for conspiracy to commit an assault with intent to kill in the John Booker case from Kosciusko circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John Booker
Kosciusko
Supreme Court
Explosion at Ashman's quarry damages $2500 in Osgood
An explosion of 100 pounds of dynamite at Ashman's stone quarry in Osgood Indiana shattered machinery and buildings valued at 2500 dollars. The blast, heard ten miles away, occurred around 10 o'clock Monday night and was feared to be an earthquake.
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Osgood
Ind
Ashman’s Stone Quarry
Multiple Indiana briefs report April 17 incidents and actions
Jeffersonville man Otto Galrein was shocked by electricity at a Chicago brewery and lost a leg after falling among grinding wheels. a money roll in his breast was consumed by the current. Also, David E Studebaker of Phuffton discharged from bankruptcy after Louise Bradley secured a $1300 breach of promise judgment against him. The Carpenters' Scale in Indianapolis sets eight hours and pay, with union hiring preferred. A mad dog bite near Washington injures J W Ellis and others, with treatment planned. Evansville coal field status unchanged. Defiance university science lab bids range from 35750 to 43000 for common brick and 37150 to 49800 for pressed brick.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
Otto Galrein
Chicago
Wayne, Ind
David E. Studebaker
Phuffton
Louise Bradley
Decatur
Fight over union recognition at McKeesport plant threatens nationwide shutdown
The McKeesport unit of American Sheet Steel Co faces a protracted strike as Amalgamated Association demands union recognition. Company threats to close the plant indefinitely sharpen tensions, with an advisory board meeting set for Wednesday to decide if a general plant shutdown should proceed. Local police reinforce McKeesport as 125 knobling workers join the strike while two departments remain operating.
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Pittsburgh
W. DeWees
American Sheet Steel Co
McKeesport
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Amalgamated Association
Shaffer
Jarret
Labor Bureau
Knobling
Maj Joseph M Brice Dies at 98 in New York
Maj Joseph Smith Brice oldest West Point graduate dies in New York at 98. Born September 21 1808 in Georgetown DC he graduated 1829 alongside Gen Robert E Lee. Civil War staff officer to Gens Wadsworth and Bernard later became a lawyer and father of Gen Lloyd Brice former paymaster general of New York state and North American Review editor.
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New York
Joseph Smith Brice
West Point
Georgetown
D. C
Robert E. Lee
Wadsworth
Bernard
Lloyd 8
Brice
New York State
The
North American Review
Oil Bearing Land Sale Reported in Illinois
L F Deyo of San Bernardino and B B Stuart of Los Angeles say in a Chicago letter the sale of 40 000 acres of oil bearing land from a 400 000 acre tract, for 3 500 000 dollars, is the largest sale in the United States to date. He compares it to a Ventura county oil land sale to Russian capitalists for 3 000 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
L. F.deyo
San Bernardino
Cal
Chicago
State Register
B. B. Stuart
Los Angeles
Path
Ventura County
Coronation of King Edward Set for June 1902
London reports the coronation of King Edward will occur at Westminster Abbey on the final day of June 1902. The Abbey will be closed to the public for the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westminster Abbey
London
Edward
Westminster ‘Abbey
Loomis Arrives in New York From Venezuela Voyage
United States minister to Venezuela F B Loomis arrived on the Caracas in New York after a voyage from San Juan. He declined to discuss Venezuela matters, confirming Castro's firm position at departure and stating he may not return to Venezuela. Loomis will stay in New York a few days then proceed to Washington.
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New’ York
F. B. Loomis
United States
Venezuela
Caracas
San Juan
France Acquires Large Washington Embassy Site
Papers signed Monday authorize the French government to obtain a 70,000 square foot tract in central Washington for a French embassy. The property lies near Connecticut Avenue with frontages on S and Twenty-second streets and Decatur Place, soon to be the nation’s largest foreign establishment. Architect M Olivier Carr will oversee building plans for the project.
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Washington
Connecticut Avenue
S and Twenty-second Street
Decatur Place
M. Olivier Carr
French Foreign Office
Terrific Wind Storm Hits Nebraska District
Terrific windstorm swept Orleans Alma and Republican City around midnight Monday. Buildings were blown down in three towns with one in Alma and another in Republican City. The Burlington line suffered farms damages from wind and heavy rain with no reported loss of life.
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Orleans
Alma
Republican City
Neb
Lincoln
Burlington
Markets Report From Cincinnati and Chicago Trading Hubs
The Cincinnati market shows grain prices for flour and wheat with varied patent and winter values, and track prices for No. 2 red wheat at 75 to 76 cents. Corn and oats prices feature mixed track bids, while live stock in Cincinnati lists hogs, cattle, and sheep ranges, plus veal calves. Indianapolis reports cattle price bands from good to prime and stocker ranges, noting choicer grades and mid-tier figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Obituary Notice on Sir Edwin Arnold Aging Buddha Poet
A New York letter reports Sir Edwin Arnold facing blindness and declining health after forty years on the London Daily Telegraph staff. His Light of Asia remains widely reprinted since 1879, with Arnold’s Sanskrit and Persian verse earning honors, while his later poetry drew fewer readers.
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Asia
Edwin ‘Arnold
London Daily Telegraph
United States
London
New York
Fleet Street
Edwin Arnold
England
America
India
Oxford
Tennyson
Cambridge
Newdigate
Belshazzar
Government Sanscrit College
Poona
Bombay Presidency
Daily Telegraph
George Smith
Assyria
Sir Henry Stanley
New York Herald
Livingstone
Buddha
Hia
Saldi
Sir Arthur Arnold
S& A
Japan
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Tsung LI Yamen
Mr. Brockhill
Liu Huailu
Pao Ting Fa
Postal Affairs
Gen. Mascardo
State Matthews
Ripley's Military Comppany
Taylor’s
Gainsborough Picture
Helieve Capt. Inc
Indiana Intelligence
English
Mad Dog
J. W. Ellis
Willie Hamilton
P. W. Wise
Alfred Clements
United Miners’ National
Bida
Greencastle
Defiance University
Maj
J. M. Brice
Gen. R. E. Lee
California
L. F. Deyo
H. B. Stuart
King
Bristol Tenn
Bristol
Tenn
Pile
Burson
Fowler Drug Co
King Bros
Pile Bros
Gen. Hatch
John Porter Hatch
National Cemetery
Arlington
St. Andrew’s Church
Loyal Legion
Aztec Society
Lafayette Post
Sir Edwin Arnold
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