Death sentences in Li Hung Chang case spark clash in Peking
Missionary Killie reports Christians burned in San Ho and converts killed earlier. Li Hung Chang ordered executions but later prohibited them, stating evidence was unreliable. French threaten action if not carried out. Expedition against Gen Liu Kuan Ting worries foreign powers and potential village destruction. Capt Reeves observes for the United States. Foreign ministers discuss indemnities now pegged at about £70,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Killie
Mr. Kelly
San Ho
Gen. Chaffee
Li Hung Chang
Gen
Lin
Liu Kuan Ting
Taik Yuen Fu
Shan Si
Reeves
United States
Massing Chinese Troops Alarm Shan Li Frontier
Reports from Peking claim large Chinese forces gather in Shan Li near Chi Li frontier. Natives foresee more trouble and question the regime’s control. A Franco-German expedition’s outcomes may influence Beijings response as the Empress palace and Waldersees staff residence burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Shan Li
Chi-Li
Count von Waldersee
Schwartzkopf
Cheap novels spark train wreck case in Missouri
Maryville police arrested Paul Bumgardner and Harry Cain both 17 at Wilcox Missouri on Wednesday charged with wrecking an Omaha and St Louis passenger train last week The engine and three coaches were ditched and the engineer injured Bumgardner allegedly confessed to his father the station agent Will stop at Decatur Alabama upon Mrs McKinley's request to allow her to see an old schoolmate and friend The Jefferson City Missouri governor signed a budget bill extending Louisiana purchase celebration measures
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryville
Paul Bumpardner
Harry Cain
Wilcox
Omaha and
St. Louis
Bumgardner
Birmingham
Ala
McKinley
Decatur
Garonne Safe After Honolulu Coaling Noted
Washington reports reassure on the Garonne with 26th Infantry aboard as the ship coaled at Honolulu on April 9 and is due in San Francisco in a few days. The Lawton arrived from Manila with 27 officers and 700 men of the 17th Infantry and went into quarantine with three smallpox cases aboard.
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Washington
New England
Quartermaster’s Department
Honolulu
San Francisco
Orient
Col. Long
Occidental and Oriental Commercial Line
Doric
Lawton
Garonne
26Th Infantry
Manila
17Th Infantry
Gomez to Visit United States for Talks on Platt Amendment
General Maximo Gomez plans a U S trip with his son Urbano to meet Senor Estrada Palma and then return to Cuba with the special relations committee. He seeks to avoid appearing to seek political aims while expressing thanks for U S aid in the war. Palma is Gomez’s choice for Cuba’s presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Maximo Gomez
United States
Senor Estrada Palma
Urbano
Cuba
Special Committee On Relations
Spain
Senor Palma
Gen. Gomez
Escape attempt ends in prison guard and convict injuries
Three convicts in the Santa Fe penitentiary attempted an escape on Wednesday. Convict George Stephenson was fatally wounded, Simmons was mortally wounded, Jose Monica Sona and Captain Felipe Amijo were wounded along with Guard Pedro Sandoval. The conspirators William Simmons and Frank Carper aided with iron bars.
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Santa Fe
N. M
George Stephenson
Simmons
Jose Monica Sona
Felipe Amijo
Pedro Sandoval
William Simmons
Frank Carper
Michigan Senate Legalizes Ten Round Prize Fights
Lansing April 18 the senate passed a bill that practically legalizes ten round prize fights in Michigan. The measure, framed as a pretext to stop fights, allows glove contests up to ten three minute rounds with sheriff or mayor approval. Senator Helme called the bill a "gold brick" but the measure passed 17 to 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Senate
Michigan
Helme
Plague Preventive Halffkin Trial Improves in Ann Arbor
Dr Geo Dock and Dr James Aneil, university professors who treated bubonic plague patient Chas Hare, fell ill after a Halffkin injection but are recovering and expect to return in days. Hare shows steady improvement as Halffkin is described as an antitoxin or preventative for the plague.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor, Mich
Geo. Dock
James Aneil
Chas. B. Hare
Hare
Northern Pacific to Sell 200000 Acres Farm Land
The Northern Pacific plans finalizing a sale transferring 200 000 acres of farm lands near the head of the lakes to the Boston and Duluth Farm Land Co of Duluth. The price is reported at 406 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
The
Northern Pacific
Head of the Lakes
Boston and Duluth Farm Land Co
Duluth
General Smith-Dorrien Promoted in London Dispatch
Major General Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien, now in South Africa, is to be promoted to adjutant general to the forces in India. The promotion reflects ongoing reorganizations of command structures and adds senior staff experience to Indian theaters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Horace Lockwood Smith-Dorrien
South Africa
India
Treasury buys 350000 short term bonds at 3 rate
Treasury Department purchase reported late Wednesday of 350000 dollars in short term bonds maturing in four or rent? years at a 3 percent rate.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Four Dead In Vancouver Steamer Ramona Explosion
A Fraser River sternwheeler named Ramona exploded causing the front of the vessel to be ripped away. Four passengers died including Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Bailey, with several others fatally burned. The purser Power went insane and most injured are not expected to survive. The steamer, 300 tons and ten years old, valued around 25000 dollars, carried five passengers on the trip and was near Fort Langley when the disaster occurred.
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Vancouver
B. C
Fraser River
Fort Langley
Harry Morrison
JS. Bailey
Mount Lehman
James Mack
Andrew Phipps
A. N. Power
J. Maynard
Victor Newell
Seymour
John Oliver
Morrison
Bailey
Westminster
Power
Argu ment in Ripley Case Ends. Instructions Judged
The Ripley murder case ends testimony Wednesday morning as Judge Cantrill weighs two sets of instructions. Prosecution instructions resemble those used in the Caleb Powers matter but are trimmed of disputed features. The grand jury adjourned without new Goebel murder indictments, and a jury is not expected before Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Ripley
Cantrill
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Court of Appeals
Goebel
Insurgent Attack on Bay Lake Is Repulsed
Manila April 18 insurgents attacked the town of Bay on Bay Lake Laguna province southeast of Manila. The assault was quickly routed. Lieut. William S. Nipes of the 32d volunteer infantry captured a bearer of dispatches from insurgent general Noriel to Gen. Malvar directing Malvar not to surrender and promising 2000 recruits money and ammunition when Aguinaldo was released. No trial in Southern Luzon.
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Manila
Bay
Bay Lake
Laguna Province
William S. Nipes
32D Volunteer Infantry
Noriel
Malvar Noriel
Malvar
Aguinaldo
Luzon
Car Shops Burned in East Rochester Blaze
A general alarm sent Rochester firefighting crews to the New York Central car shops at East Rochester where a week long employee strike had closed the plant. The entire shops were destroyed and losses exceed 100000 dollars, with insurance covering just over half.
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New York Central
Rochester
N. Y
East Rochester
Plague Cases Reported in Cape Town Suburb
Cape Town authorities report sixteen bubonic plague cases on Wednesday including three European men. Public health officials issue cautions and monitor contacts as investigations continue.
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Cape Town
Embezzler at Le Mars Bank Forces Closure
Thomas F. Ward vice president and manager of the Le Mars National Bank confessed to embezzling between 25000 and 30000 dollars and absconded. The bank did not open Wednesday. cashier Frank Koob received a farewell note from Ward promising to repay funds and avoid indictment. Other Le Mars banks prepared for a run as Sioux City issued support via the clearing house.
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Sioux City
le Mars National Bank
le Mars
Thomas F. Ward
Ward
Frank Koob
Frank
Board of Trade
Kook
First National
LeMars
Fire at Birmingham car barn destroys cars and church
A Wednesday morning blaze at the Birmingham Railway and Power Co. car barn in Birmingham, Alabama, leveled the building, 37 street cars, tools, and materials. The fire also damaged the Third Presbyterian church and two residences, with a loss estimated at 150000 dollars, partly insured. Firefighters confined the flames to nearby structures and crippled street car service due to car shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Railway and Power Co
Third Presbyterian Church
Conspiracy at Seoul Arrests Reach Corean Court
Seoul dispatch reports Corean minister Yi Kon Ho was arrest ed April 1 for piracy against the empress of Corea. He was condemned to death April 5 with the assistant minister sentenced to 15 years hard labor. Other officials were acquitted.
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Yi-lon-Ho
St. Petersburg
Seoul
Corea
Corean
Yi-Kon-Ho
Pension Granted to Mrs Breckinridge for Widow of Former VP
In Washington on April 18 a pension of eight dollars monthly was approved for Mrs John C Breckinridge aged 76 widow of the former vice president of the United States. The grant includes arrears totaling 1350 dollars reflecting back pay through previous months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John C. Breckinridge
United States
Breckinridge
Kentucky
Firemen Drowned In Mississippi River Accident
Vicksburg Mississippi reports Ed Cone and William Mitchell, firemen aboard the towboat James Moran, were thrown into the Mississippi River and drowned when a scaffold broke where they worked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Miss
Ed Cone
William Mitchell
James Moran
Mississippi River
Grain and Livestock Markets Across Cities April 17
Chicago and Cincinnati report spring flour prices and pork and beef bids with a full spread of futures and on sale values. Wheat and corn futures move with May and July contracts while live stock prices range from hogs at 5.75 to 6.30 and cattle at 3.50 to 5.75 across Cincinnati Indianapolis and Buffalo markets.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indianapolis
Capital and Labor Strife Clouds Pittsburgh Strike Outlook
In Pittsburgh on April 18 the Amalgamated Association's dispute with the American Sheet Steel Co and United States Steel Corp hovers between strike action and conciliation. President Shaffer backed by a board weighs invoking a general strike, while Col. French urges arbitration. A possible settlement appears brighter, with talks ongoing and no disorder reported at McKeesport. In New York a jockey race at Aqueduct reports Osman Digna's fall and a critically injured boy.
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Pittsburgh
Amalgamated Association
American Sheet Steel Co
United States Steel Corporation
T. J. Shaffer
New York
McKeesport
Col. G.watson French
Republic Iron and Steel Co
Amalgamated
Shaffer
Col. French
Sheet Company
New Morgan Company
John F. Ward
Niles, O
John Chappell
New Castle
John Jarrett
Labor Bureau
The
Sheet Steel Company
Jarrett
Aqueduct
Osman Digna
Wilkerson
Indiana lawyer found dead in New York hotel room
James Hazleton Willard a Bedford Indiana lawyer was found dead in his Clarendon hotel room by his brother in law Samuel A Russell. Coroners office suspects opium poisoning though relatives say no reason for suicide and Willard appeared in good health and had ties to Kentucky mines. his father Ashbel T Willard was a former Indiana governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Hazleton Willard
Bedford
Ind
Clarendon Hotel
Samuel A. Russell
Willard
Mr. Russell
Clinton
Anys
Kentucky
Ashbef T. Willard
Indiana
Durbin Reveals Harrison Discharge Facts
Gov Durbin cites a Secretary Root statement detailing Col Russell Harrison’s discharge from the army. Root says after a president’s conference he directed the discharge and Adjutant General Corbin acted in official capacity. The error set the discharge to take effect December 1 instead of December 15. Harrison was honorably discharged due to reduced need and reassignment of Porto Rico governance.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Durbin
Root
Russell Harrison
Army
Col. Harrison
Adjt
Corbin
Harrison
Porto Rico
Beards From Barley Cause Kidney Illness Recovery
Theo dore Blackburn of Frankfort Indiana suffered for ten years from kidney trouble. An ulcer appeared over the kidneys and a surgical procedure exposed and removed numerous foreign bodies described as beards from barley that had traveled from the stomach to the kidneys after he swallowed a head of barley a decade ago. The operation brought remarkable relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Blackburn
Frankfort
Ind
Blackburn
Dog saves Williams family from house fire in Brazil
A pug woke George Williams and his family at 3 am on a Wednesday, allowing them to flee their burning farm residence in night clothing before the roof collapsed. Loss was about 5000 dollars with light insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
Ind
George Williams
Mr. Williams
Rodebaugh Jones Wedding in Fort Wayne
Miss Rose Rodebaugh wed Hon We Colfax Janes of Colorado Springs in a Fort Wayne ceremony on April 18. The bride is cited as one of the city’s most attractive young women and the groom as a member of Colorado Springs society.
Nihilism in Russia Aims at Freedom Through Terror
The article surveys 19th century Russian nihilism, noting its unorganized yet widespread network. It traces leadership from Zurich to Odessa, the role of secret messengers, and the misperception of nihilism as mere terrorism. Prince Kropotkin cautions against equating nihilism with terrorism. High society’s interest in the cause is also mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander II
Russia
New York Tribune
Empire
Nicholas
Zurich
Odessa
St. Petersburg
Prince Kropotkin
Fragmentary Crisis Report Notes Ice Threat and Firepower
A damaged OCR fragment mentions ice thickness and threats to a man or battery of artillery. The readable text references two inch and four inch ice and notes power sustaining or sustaining force. No clear event or location is identifiable.
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Omeha
Bil
Jefferson City
Dockery
Louisiana
Santa Fe, N. M
Michigan Senate
Gen. Smith-Dorrien
Ripley Cause
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Steel Trust
Milwaukee
Indiana State News
Gov. Durbin
Secretary of War
Comaiata
Princh Kropotkin
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