Flood Damage Strands Rail Lines Across Several States
Floods cut rail service across Mississippi and Tennessee regions with Yazoo & Mississippi Valley and Illinois Central lines reportedly repairable within hours. Reports from Citronville to Tuscaloosa describe tracks washed out and water over rails, with lower areas flooded, cabins surrounded, and some deaths feared.
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Memphis
Tenn
Yazoo & Mississippi Valley
Ilineis Central
Illinois Central
McComb City
Vicksburg
Citronville
Ala
Mobile & Ohio Railroad
Meridian
State Line
Desoto
Shubuta
Tuscaloosa
Northport
Gardner eight hour bill amended for Congress report
Washington April 19 The House labor committee completed the final form and amendments of the Gardner eight hour bill and will report to the full committee next Friday. The measure, pushed by the American Federation of Labor, faces opposition from steel armor shipbuilding and ammunition interests and includes tweaks to exclude transportation and government purchases in open market to curb objections. The sub committee action was not unanimous.
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Washington
House
Labor
Full
Committee On Labor
American Federation of Labor
Federation of Labor
Miners Return to Work in Pittsburgh District Except Buena Vista
Coal miners in the Pittsburgh district largely resume work on April 19 with Buena Vista on the Youghiogheny still idle. A district convention committee will confer with operators on the outside day wage scale and meet with the company people. National President Mitchell is expected to attend the conference.
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Pittsburgh
Buena Vista
Youghiogheny
Mitchell
Schedule Advances for Kansas City Auditorium Steel Work
In Minneapolis on April 19, officials report the steel framework for the Kansas City Auditorium will start Monday. The first shipment departs Friday as Superintendent Llewellyn says the project is ahead of schedule and may even exceed the emergency contract.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Kansas City
Llewellyn
Telegraph Operators Strike Shuts Northern Alabama Line
Russellville Alabama April 19 a general strike by telegraph operators on the Northern Alabama railway. Operators at Russellville struck at noon delaying service. The north bound passenger train ran on schedule with only two operators remaining on duty.
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Russellville
Ala
Northern Alabama Railway
Indiana Round-Ups Will Create Nancy Hanks Memorial Park
Gov. Mount and Nancy Hanks Memorial association members return from Lincoln City with plans for a 16 acre park site. Culver Construction Co. to build the monument, fencing and upkeep expected by a permanent committee of state governor, G A R commander, and Spencer County commissioners.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mount
Nancy Hanks Memorial Association
Lincoln City
Lincoln
Culver Construction Co
Springfield
Spencer County
Republican state committee selects Hanly as convention chairman
Indianapolis April 19 The Republican state committee chose J Frank Hanly of Lafayette as chairman of the state convention. Gov Mount and Judge R S Taylor were among others considered. A sub-committee led by Hanly will draft the platform while outlining general ideas. The Porto Rican tariff is the main issue giving the committee concern.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Republican State Committee
J. Frank Hanly
Lafayette
Gov. Mount
R. S. Taylor
St. Wayne
Hanly
Mrs Susan Rusie seeks divorce from New York pitcher
Mrs Susan Rusie, wife of prominent New York pitcher, files for divorce in Indianapolis alleging cruelty and drunkenness. She left him after his departure to New York, cites failed reconciliation, and seeks $5,000 alimony plus property rights.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Susan Rusie
New York
Rusie
Munete
Kokomo Inventor Delegates Motorcycles to Paris Expo
Kokomo Indiana April 19 Lacy Potter superintendent of Haynes Alderson automobile works departed for Paris with a line of motorcycles for the French exposition. Kokomo machines entered for all races at the exposition. They hold the US long distance record from Kokomo to Brooklyn 1100 miles in 20 days.
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Kokomo
Ind
Lacy Potter
Haynes & Alderson Automobile Works
Paris
America
Brooklyn
Indiana Knights Templar Elect Officers In Temmler Commandery
Indiana Commandery Knights Templar elects officers with Eugene W. Kelly of Muncie named grand commander Leonidas P. Newby of Knightstown as deputy grand commander Sidney W. Douglas of Evansville as grand generalissimo Frederick Glass of Madison as grand captain general Charles Goltra of Crawfordsville as grand senior warden Nathan L. Agnew of Valparaiso as grand junior warden.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Knights Templar
Eugene W. Kelly
Muncie
Leonidas P. Newby
Knightstown
Sidney W. Douglas
Evansville
Frederick Glass
Madison
Charles Goltra
Crawfordsville
Nathan L. Agnew
Valparaiso
Indiana man declared insane after wagon death march
Samuel Tine of Franksfort Indiana was declared insane after nine days of driving about with his dead father’s body in a wagon after a trip to Kentucky. Locals buried the father and sent the son to safety following the incident.
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Fransfort
Ind
Samuel Tine
Kentucky
Purcell Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Augusta Killing
Frank Purcell found guilty of second degree murder for shooting Rufus Ross on January 13 at Augusta. He received a life sentence. Ross was 18. Purcell, 19, drinks prior. Purcell from Washington Indiana. Indira Light and Andy Mel fry await trial as accessories after the fact.
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Princeton
Ind
Frank Purcell
Purcell
Rufus Ross
Augusta
Ross
Washington
Indira Light
Andy Melfry
Indianapolis Presbytery Names Delegates to General Assembly
The Indianapolis presbytery selected delegates S. K. Hawley of Edinburg Ty. M. Todd of Franklin W. C. Van Arsdal of Indianapolis and C. C. Vannuys of Franklin. It decided to follow Chicago presbytery and defer creed revision to the general assembly for decision.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Miners End Month-Long Strike in Brazil Ind Contract Settlement
The delegate meeting approved a contract ending the suspension of work in the Brazil Indiana mines. Miners concede semi monthly pay, allowing about 3,000 workers to return to duty after a month out.
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Brazil
Ind
Worker Gefs Hand in Big Planet Threaded Death Rescue
In Peru Indiana on April 19 William Bryant, a factory employee, had his hand caught in a large pulley device and was slowly drawn toward danger. A fellow worker acted quickly, throwing a knife upward to sever the binding mechanism and save Bryant. The arm suffered flesh peeling along its length.
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Peru
Ind
Wm. Bryant
Bryant
Charles Wilson Said To Lead Republican Press Bureau
Indianapolis April 19. Charles Wilson secretary to Gov. Monat is expected to be manager of the Republican press bureau. He is an experienced newspaper man. The post was held by Perry Heath in the last campaign.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Charles Wilson
Monat
Republican Press Bureau
Perry Heath
Wilson
Relief Near as Rains Slow British Movements
London reports heavy rains impede British columns delaying relief for Wepener. Two thousand sick in field hospitals, mainly dysentery and enteric fever. Government recalls Buller and Warren. foreign volunteers possibly forming a French led unit in Transvaal. Boer emissaries seek secret Greystone caverns for provisions.
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London
Wepener
Bloemfontein
Free State
Redvers Buller
Charles Warren
Lord Roberts
Buller
Warren
Transvaal
de Negrier
French Supreme Council of War
Marquis de Gallifet
Dreyfus
Transvaal Protests After Delagoa Bay Award
Pretoria reports that upon publication of the Berne award the Transvaal government offered to lend Portugal five million dollars condemned by the decision but was declined as funds were said to be provided. Burghers send memorials to send Boer prisoners to St Helena and a protest will be lodged with Great Britain. Secretary Reitz says no resolution yet on mine destruction.
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Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
Transvaal
Portugal
St. Helena
Great Britain
Reitz
British Well Entrenched At Wepener In Boer War Update
Pretoria reports Gen. Dewet still surrounds Dalgetty’s forces at Wepener while British entrenched in Boer fashion. Commandant Fronemann says he pursued 400 troops toward Aliwal North and captured several prisoners. Bethulie bridge reportedly blown up.
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Pretoria
Orange Free State
Dewet
Dalgetty
Wepener
Fronemann
Aliwal
Bethulie
Col Crofton Relieved At Spion Kop On Half Pay
London reports Col Crofton who led at Spion Kop after Gen Woodgate’s wounding and before Col Thornycroft’s appointment is placed on half pay. The telegraph also notes heavy rains drenching the town, causing discomfort as the 13th brigade lacks tents.
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Col. Crofton
London
Spion Kap
Woodgate
Thornycroft
Warren
Buller
In view of
London April 19 Morning Post reports from Bloemfontein dated Tuesday. The dispatch opens with a brief telegraphic update as authorities assess ongoing conditions and potential moves. The exact details and implications remain unclear from the fragment.
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London
The
Morning Post
Bloemfontein
Progressive Peoples Party forms in Kansas City convention
Middle of the road populists at the Kansas City mass convention establish a permanent state organization under a new name the progressive peoples party. The platform backs Omaha lines tax reform initiative and referendum, curbs salaries, criticizes trusts and national banks, denounces Bryan and Rockefeller, and names Richard Thomas for governor with 25 delegates to Cincinnati and 16 presidential electors chosen.
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Kansas City
Progressive People's Party
Omaha
Wm. J. Bryan
John D. Rockefeller
Richard Thomas
Saline County
Wm. C. Aldridge
California
Representative Grosvenor Seeks Three Volunteer Brigadier Generals
Representative Grosvenor of Ohio introduced an administration bill to appoint three volunteer officers as brigadier generals with retirement after service. The measure targets Generals Wheeler Lee and Wilson, all volunteers, to receive regular brigade general ranks and later retire.
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Washington
Grosvenor
Ohio
Joseph Wheeler
Fitzhugh Lee
James H. Wilson
Millette fatally stabs Schuchs after dance quarrel
In Natchez Mississippi on Thursday morning Herman J Millette killed Lesury Schuchs during a quarrel at a dance. Millette a manager in the stationery department of a large local drug store drew a dirk and stabbed Schuchs to the heart. Millette has not been captured. Schuchs a married man leaves a widow and three children. Both men are prominent in the community.
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Natchez, Miss
Herman J. Millette
Lesury Schuchs
Millette
Schuchs
German Officials Protected in China
Berlin reports that German officials in Chan Tung have secured guarantees from the new governor general to prevent native riots and interference during railroad construction, according to Kaio Chou.
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Berlin
Kaio Chou
Chan Tung
Stove price rise set by regional associations
At a Chicago meeting of the Western and Southern Associations of Stove Manufacturers and several local groups the decision was made to raise selling prices of all stoves by five percent.
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Chicago
Western and Southern Associations of
Cabinet officers head to Boston for Manufacturers' banquet
Secretaries Long Root Gage and Wilson and possibly Hay will attend a Boston banquet on April 26 given by Boston business leaders for the National Manufacturers' Association.
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Washington
Long
Root
Gage
Wilson
Hay
Boston
National Manufacturers’ Association
James R. Clark Dies at 55 Former Early Baseball Catcher
Bloomington NL April 19 James R Clark longtime professional baseball player and famed catcher with eastern clubs in the sixties died in Bloomington at age 55 Clark was among the earliest professionals in the country and died following a long illness in his hometown
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Bloomington
James R. Clark
New York Man Proposes $2 Minimum Wage for Government Labor
Washington notes that April 19 reports Mr Glynn of New York introduced a resolution calling for the government to pay no less than two dollars per hour for labor performed for government work.
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Washington
Time Extension Sought for Porto Rico Civil Duties
The president sent a message to Congress urging a joint resolution to extend civil duties in Porto Rico beyond May 1 1900. Army officers serving civilly may continue until August 1 1900 under the act of April 12 1900, with no extensions beyond that date. Senator Foraker introduced the resolution, and both were referred to the Porto Rico committee.
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Washington
Congress
Porto Rico
Army
Foraker
Committee On
Bewildered Kumassi Held Amid British Relief Push
Reports from Accra say Kumassi is closely invested and could fall if relief does not arrive soon. Sir Frederick Hodgson appeals for all available forces as a British officer north of Kumassi warns holding out may become impossible. First relief forces are slated to reach Kumassi soon to try to break the cordon. Natives doubt French influence and suspect opposition to the British.
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Accra
Gold Coast
West Africa
Kumassi
Frederick Mitchell Hodgson
Bishop Thoburn Ill in Kingston During Ecumenical Meet
Bishop J. M. Thoburn of the Methodist Episcopal church in India arrived ten days ago for the ecumenical conference in New York but is ill at Kingston Ohio from mental exhaustion. Aged over sixty, he went to India as a missionary in 1859 and was elected bishop in 1888. In 1897 he led the interdenominational drive for famine relief in India.
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New York
J. M. Thoburn
Methodist Episcopal Church In
India
Kingston
Thoburn
Interdenominational Committee
American Fund For the Relief
Vienna correspondent warns sultan may face grave consequences
The Times Vienna desk reports that continuing resistance to U S claims could bring serious consequences for the sultan. It says the United States will not heed empty threats and questions the sultan’s belief that any European power would shield him, suggesting Spain as an option.
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London
Vienna
the Times
United States
Spain
Fire destroys Morris Diskin & Co box factory Jersey City
A fire leveled Morris Diskin & Co box factory in Jersey City causing about 90000 in losses. Other news notes include royal arrivals in London and unconfirmed statements from St Petersburg on a possible meeting between emperors.
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Morris Diskin & Co
Jersey City
Plague Measures Grow Tight as Deaths Rise Across Regions
Across India deaths top four thousand in a week while London tightens bubonic plague controls. Reports note outbreaks near the Red Sea and new actions in governance and military circles. Frank W. Hackett of New Hampshire is named assistant secretary of the navy destined to succeed Governor Allen. The Witnois flag law is ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court, protecting personal liberty and prohibiting use of the national emblem for advertising.
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London
India
Red Sea
Frank W. Hackett
New Hampshire
Navy
Senate
Allen
Porto Rico
Supreme Court
Death of Thomas M Page President of Page and Krausse
Thomas M Page of Page and Krausse Manufacturing and Mining Co. died at his St Louis home from heart disease aged 59. He authored books and contributed to magazines and served in the Shelby Grays, 2 Memphis Company, during the Civil War.
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St. Louis
Thomas M. Page
Page & Krausse Manufacturing and Mining Co
Mr. Page
Shelby Grays
Memphis
Senator Hoar Seeks Sea Dock Purchase Under Navy Bill
Senator Hoar said in Washington that the senate naval affairs committee approved an amendment to the naval appropriation bill authorizing the president to buy from Spain for up to 200000 the 10000 ton steel floating dry dock now in Havana harbor.
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Washington
Senator Hoar
Senate Committee On Naval Affairs
Spain
Havana
Cecil Leslie Released in Fraud Case Without Conviction
New York April 19 Cecil Leslie advertising manager for the 520 per cent Franklin syndicate was freed from Raymond street jail Brooklyn after District Attorney Clark said there was not enough evidence to convict him for complicity in the fraud.
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New York
Cecil Leslie
Franklin Syndicate
Raymond Street
Brooklyn
Clark
Starvation Sufferings Rise After Banana Crop Failure
Kingston Jamaica April 19 In St Thomas province the banana crop failure has caused widespread acute suffering and a number of deaths from starvation among the local population.
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Kingston
Jamaica
St. Thomas
Acheson Renominated by Convention in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on April 19 the 24th district Republican convention renominated Hon. E. K. Acheson for a fourth term by acclamation. National delegates were instructed for McKinley.
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Pittsburgh
EK. F. Acheson
McKinley
Marketswide grain and livestock prices from Cincinnati and Chicago
The report lists flour prices across several grades in Cincinnati with ranges from 2.05 to 3.75 and rye and city wheat figures. It includes NO. 2 red wheat at 74 percent on track, No. 2 corn at 42 on track, No. 2 oats at 27 on track, and live stock quotes for hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calves with varied ranges for each grade. Chicago markets show No. 2 red wheat 68 70c No. 3 red 66 68c and other winter and spring wheat prices with several onshore and track readings.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Similarity Between Russian Chernozem and American Black Loam Soils
A study by Prof Carleton of the agricultural department compares Russia’s grain soil, chernozem or black earth, with American prairie soil. The belt spans Hungary to the Urals and Siberia, with gray forest lands to the north west. Soils show high humified organic matter and rich phosphorus, lime and alkalis, supporting wheat growth. alkaline wastes occur near borders but high quality wheat still grown in many areas.
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Russia
Carleton
Agricultural Department
Siberia
Prof
Hungary
Ural Mountains
Caucasus
Prairies
Wedded to Her Work in a College Settlement Romance
Louise Younger of San Francisco, from a wealthy family, gives up Vienna society to work in an East Side settlement. She breaks her engagement to Dr. Robert Church, famed Rough Rider and San Juan Hill hero, to dedicate herself to rescue work, leaving questions about his view.
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College Settlement
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Miss Louise Younger
San Francisco
Louise
East Side
Vienna
San Juan Hill
Robert Church
Washington
Col. Roosevelt
Cuba
Misa Younger
Dr. Church
Education in the United States Excerpt for Paris Exhibit
A two volume work planned and edited by Prof. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University forms a major part of the American educational exhibit. It includes 19 monographs by eminent specialists, aiming to present a complete view of U S education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nicholas Murray Butler
Cololumbia University
Veteran Coffeyville Doctor Keeps Practice At Ninety
At age 90 a Coffeyville Kansas physician maintains a steady medical practice. The Chicago Tribune-Herald notes there is no reason people should lack confidence in such a doctor, even if he occasionally uses his own remedies.
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Coffeyville
Kan
Chicago Tumen-Herald
Not Good as Steady a Newhee and a Namesake
A fragmented passage mentions a new name similar to Andt and a steady, unclear reference to people or events. The readable text provides few concrete details, with no identifiable actions or outcomes to confirm.
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Minera
Mother of Lincoln
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Reddersburg
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Lorenzo Marques
Chicago Ambulance Corps
Adelbert
Carrington
Waterval Onder
Zoupanberg
England
Beers
13Th Brigade
Progressive Peoples Party
Missouri
Joe Wheeler
J. H. Wilson
China
Kumansi
Thoburn III
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Oscar
Sweden
Norway
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
William
Dantzig
Henry D. Loudenslager
New Jersey
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Jessup
American Museum of Natural History
Iberia
Spion Kop
Acheson
Louise Younger
Ema
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