Relief columns move on Wepener in two-pronged advance
Lord Roberts reports from Bloemfontein that Wepener remains surrounded as two forces push toward the town. Gen Rundle advances via Reddersburg and Gen Brabant with Gen Hart's brigade via Rouxville, while Boers press a half hearted attack and seek reinforcements. Our patrols report 200 Transvaal attackers at Dopaspoort with two killed and one wounded on the British side.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Bloemfontein
Wepener
Rundle
Rouxville
Brabant
Settle
Kenhardt
Orpen
Mafeking siege updates from Rhodesian scout and British reports
Reports from London detail Lt. Smith-Emman the Rhodesian scout returning with dispatches for Col. Plumer as Mafeking endures a siege. Troops expect to hold two months longer while Boers receive Pretoria backings. Casualties rise with 73 Saturday, natives say Mafeking residents are hungry, and relief columns may find grassed, watered terrain northward.
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London
Liett
Smith-Emman
Mafeking
Cel
Plumer
Smith-Enian
Pretoria
Russia
France
Great Britain
Crocodile Pool
War correspondent notes lifeless conditions in theater
London reports from the Ladysmith correspondent of the Morning Post that the war front in this theatre is entering a period described as absolute lifelessness after authorities and troops struggled with limited action and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ladysmith
Morning Post
Trouble With Turkey Exposes Strained US Turkish Ties
Washington reports a critical break in US Turkish relations over unpaid indemnities for Armenian massacres. Secretary Hay may expel the Turkish minister if the sultan does not honor a $90,000 pledge. Diplomatic efforts have worn thin as Mr. Straus remains on leave.
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Washington
United States
Turkey
Euphrates College
Harpot
Marash
Straus
Mr. Straus
Constantinople
Promse
Hay
Miners End Strike in Pittsburgh District
Delegates at a Pittsburgh convention voted unanimously to resume work immediately. They agreed on all points except the outside day wage scale, which a three member committee aided by miners' officials will settle. The demand is a 20 percent increase on the outside day wage. The settlement should take effect from April, and mines are expected to reopen before week’s end.
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Pittsburgh
Deaths in the Philippines Soldiers Die of Various Diseases
A war department list from General Otis reports deaths among U S troops in the Philippines from illnesses and related causes. Among the names are Clinton G. Presson James Hulliman Frank Southwood William South and Daniel Gillespie with diseases including malaria measles dysentery typhoid fever and tuberculosis.
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Washington
War Department
Otis
Clinton G. Presson
Christ Monson
Grant A. White
James J. Hulliman
Wim. H. Shewman
Geo. A. Faull
Frank Southwood
William South
Frank W. Foster
Arthur Farthing
Guard
William Smith
Frank J. Stone
William M. McCray
Ralph B. Patterson
Philip Gallagher
Wm. Bowman
Edward Hate
Willey H. Tudor
Wilford B. Marlan
Daniel Gillespie
Quiet at Croton Laborers Strike Near Dam Settlement
At Croton Landing on April 18 the Italian laborers strike against the Cornell dam continues with contractors predicting a quick settlement or extended wearisome days. Sergt. Douglass's death shifts leverage to laborers seeking higher wages as troops arrive and an inquest and funeral arrangements proceed for the sergeant in Mount Vernon.
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Croton Landing
Cornell Dam
Croton Valley
Sergt
Douglass
Sergt. Douglass
Mount Vernon
Louisiana election yields sweeping Democratic victory
New Orleans reports that the April 18 election produced a Democratic landslide for Louisiana state legislature and a full state ticket headed by W. W. Heard, with the legislature overwhelmingly Democratic.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
W. W. Heard
Wheeler Requests Special Election in Alabama
Gen Joe Wheeler of the 3rd district asks Gov Johnston to call a special election to fill the vacancy caused by his resignation from Congress. The notice cites Huntsville Alabama as the location and states the request was made April 18.
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Wheeler
Huntsville
Ala
Joe Wheeler
3Rd
Johnston
Congress
Ten Indictments in Goebel Murder Case
Franklin county grand jury indicts ten persons for complicity in the murders of William Goebel and five others. Willful murder charges against Berry and Jim Howard and "Tallow Dick" Combs. Accessories before the fact against Caleb Powers Captain John L Powers Chas Finley W H Culton and F Wharton Golden. Numerous references to Henry Youtsey and other linked figures.
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Frankfort
Pranklin County
William Goebel
Henry R. Youtsey
James Howard
Berry Howard
Harland Whittaker
Tallow Dick
Combs
Caleb Powers
John L. Powers
Chas. Finley
W. H. Culton
F. Wharton Golden
Henry Youtsey
Sweeney
Newport
Youtsey
Wharton Golden
Jim
Powers Brothers
Finley
Harlan Whittaker
Butler
Taylor
Dick Combs
Beattyville
John J. Powers
Chas
W. C. Bradley
Indianapolis
Taylor State Guard
Goebel
Floods Ravage Gulf Coast Railways and Crops
Floods across Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama cause railroad suspensions bridge losses and crop damage. Four to nine inches of rain flood county streams cutting rail service isolating Natchez and Meridian with washouts and stranded passengers on the Atlanta and Vicksburg line.
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New Orleans
Middle Gulf States
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Crystal Springs
Madison
Natchez
Mobile & Ohio
Mobile
Meridian
Atlanta & Vicksburg
Conflicting Reports On Southern Telegraphers Strike
Atlanta April 1 conflicting statements from President Powell of the Order of Railway Telegraphers and railroad officials about the Southern railway strike. Powell says freight traffic is paralyzed with 25 of 69 Asheville division operators out. 56 Knoxville division operators reportedly out but officials say key locations are filled. Powell plans $50,000 defamation suit over a local newspaper article. Arrests for wire cutting threatened. Trains are claimed to run on time by the railroad.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
Powell
Southern
Asheville
Knoxville
Ewing
Tornado in Missouri injures five with one death
A tornado near Concordia in Lafayette County, Missouri, on April 18 injured five people including August Krohn who is not expected to survive, two Krohn children, Henry Meyers with a head wound, and John Luetzen with internal injuries. Two houses and six barns were destroyed, stock killed, and extensive property damage reported.
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London
Snyman
Whiich
Crewe
Illigan
Lexington
Concordia
Lafayette County
August Krohn
Krohn
Henry Meyers
John Luetzen
U S minister apologizes for Chicago mayor invitation incident
Madrid reports United States minister Bellamy Storer apologized to Premier Silvera for Mayor Carter H. Harrison's sending of an invitation to the Spanish minister Duke of Arcos to the Dewey day celebration in Washington. Storer called it a municipal clerk error and said it would not recur.
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Madrid
United States
Bellamy Storer
Silvera
Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Duke of Arcos
Washington
Storer
Colombia reports battles rout rebels in Mamundo and Pradera
News from Colombia says rebel forces under Generals Rosa Ibez and Caicedo were routed at Mamundo and Pradera with many killed or captured. Government sends 6000 more troops north. Peace reported restored in Magdelana department.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Colombia
Mamundo
Pradera
Rosa
Ibez
Caicedo
Magdelana
Numerous World and Domestic Updates From April Events
Jules Sachs dies in San Reno. Otto WuetHing, bimetallism advocate, dies in Berlin. Colorado snow blockade lifted. rail service resumes. Porto Rico affairs discuss at cabinet. Gen. Gilmore seriously ill. Senate confirms Charles H. Allen as Porto Rico governor. Duchess of Albany hosted at Potsdam by Kaiser Wilhelm. Philippine commissioners sail from San Francisco via Honolulu, Yokohama, Hong Kong to Manila. Hackett named as possible Assistant Secretary in Navy and Porto Rico governor. Macy's Sons faces $200,000 assessment. Colorado rail blockades persist. Newcastle tenement fire kills four. Toledo considers centennial exposition. mass meeting planned. Lord Roberts poised to advance on Pretoria with 75,000. Montenegro surrenders to Col. Smith near Camaling. 1200 Tagalogs attack Mindanao HQ. 15 Americans killed, 50 attackers killed or captured. Indiana miners strike in Vigo Green and Sullivan counties. Colorado convention chairmanship contenders set. Foraker hints McKinley for president. Croton Landing troops arrive. militia threaten revenge after Sergt Douglass assassination. Italian laborers scattered, armed. Taylor in White House reports social visit from W S Taylor of Kentucky.
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Duchess of Albany
Potsdam
William
Villa
Ingeheim
San Francisco
Hancock
Honolulu
Yokohama
Hong Kong
Manila
Frank W. Hackett
Portsmouth
N. H
É’'En
Navy
Porto Rico
Josiah Macy's Sons
Ortcchester
N. Y
New York City
Colorado
Newcastle
Toledo
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Montenegro
Smith
Camaling
Pangasinan
Macabulos
Case
40Th
Cagayan
Island of Mindanao
Philippines
Vigo
Green
Sullivan Counties
Indiana
Senator Walcott
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Senator Foraker
Ohio
McKinley
Croton Landing
Sergt. Douglass
Trench boat Howie sinks leav ing 24 dead at Crookhaven
In Crookhaven Ireland on April 18 the Trench fishing boat Howie vanished in a storm with its four crew members and 24 persons drowned in the rough seas near the harbor.
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Crookhaven
Ireland
Trench
Howie
Markets Report Dairy and Grain Prices Across Cities
Cincinnati and Chicago market notes list flour, grain, and live stock prices. Flour grades range from spring fancy to extra, with values from about 1.75 to 3.90 per unit, while No 2 red wheat sits around 74 to 75 cents on track. Corn and oats show mixed prices by grade, and hogs cattle sheep and lambs display varied bid ranges across the day.
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Cincinnati
City
Chicago
Study of Bugs by Washington Agricultural Scientists
Washington readers are invited to tour a dedicated insect study at the Agriculture Department where pests are bred, observed, and controlled. The article details jars, beetles, larvae, and parasites, noting how scientists cultivate natural enemies to protect crops and save food supplies.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Johnson
Cyrano de Bergerac
Agricultural Department
California
Kansas
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Reddersburg
Hart
Marsh
Roberts
the Gazette
Suller
Warren
Buller
the Times
Hammersburg
Amvecg
Croton
Frankfort, Ky
Caleb
John Powers
C. Finley
W. Golden
E. Youtsey
Berry
Jim Howard
Whittaker
Louis Botha
Spionkop
Transvaal
Free State
Joubert
Botha
Kruger
Missouri
Carter Harrison
Jules Sachs
San Reno
American Sugar Refining Co
Brooklyn
Otto WuetHing
Berlin
Porto Rean
John C. Gilmore
Army
Senate
Charles H. Allen
Porto Nico
The
White House
W. S. Tavlor
Kentucky
Nature
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