Carrie Nation style march targets illegal liquor sales in North Indianapolis
Fifty prominent women from the Anti Roadhouse Association marched through North Indianapolis to drug stores suspected of illegal liquor traffic. Each wore Carrie Nation hatschet ornaments while speeches and songs were heard. A thousand men reportedly trailed, and one proprietor promised to close and leave the city if sales did not stop.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Anti- Roadhouse Association
Carrie Nation
Botha and De Wet Face Surrender Talks in Cape Dispatch
Cape Town correspondent notes semi official claim that General Botha met Lord Kitchener and reported General De Wet refused surrender. Botha regards De Wet as no longer responsible and aims for a modus vivendi for burgher forces.
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Cape Town
London Daily Telegraph
Botha
Lord Kitchener
de Wet
Japanese Minister Receives Tokyo Advices on Russo Japanese Tensions
Washington dispatch notes that Mr Takahira obtained official Tokon advices from the foreign office dispelling alarm over a rupture with Russia. The Japanese government accepts Russia declarations on Manchuria with the same satisfaction as the United States. Takahira informed Secretary Hay at the State Department of this favorable turn.
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Washington
Takahira
Foreign Office
Tokio
Russia
Manchuria
United States
State Department
Hay
Granite Mine Dump Slump Kills James Smith Family
Special report says James Smith his wife and four children died instantly when a massive dump from the Granite Mine slid down and crushed their Cripple Creek home. Snow softened the pile and the top fell, trapping the family. Hundreds dig through dirt hoping for survivors, but authorities fear all lives are lost.
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Cripple Creek
James Smith
Smith
Cincinnati Christian Endeavor Finance Lags for National Convention
The Cincinnati committee has raised only 3000 of 16000 needed to host the National Christian Endeavor convention. If funds do not improve, threats are made to cancel the gathering. Merchants are described as apathetic, blamed on ministers over the Saengerfest dispute.
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Christian Endeavor Convention Committee
Cincinnati
Chinese Minister Yang Yu Injured in St Petersburg Fight
Paris dispatch reproduces a Patrie report from St. Petersburg stating Chinese minister Yang Yu insulted Russian foreign minister Count Lamsdorff during a Manchuria talk. Lamsdorff allegedly commanded aides to eject Yang Yu, who was pushed down stairs and fatally injured.
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Paris
the Patrie
St. Petersburg
Yang Yu
Count Lamsdorty
Manchuria
MacArthur cites capitulations by insurgents in Philippines
General MacArthur reports that Colonel Arco surrendered at Cartillejos with 285 soldiers and twelve officers, along with arms. He also cites Colonel Alva surrender at Olongapo on April 4 with thirteen officers, 444 men and ninety two rifles, freeing Bataan and Zambales provinces.
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MacArthur
Arco
Cartillejos
Alva
Olongapo
Bataan
Zambales
Beef exports curtailed by British army contracts
A Chicago packing company dispatch reports the English Government will exclude all beef not home bred from British army contracts. The measure takes effect June 1, impacting U.S. beef shipments.
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Department of Agriculture
Chicago
Gallaher Factory Fire Destroys Henderson Tobacco Plant
A large Gallaher tobacco factory at Henderson Kentucky burned completely along with the Charles Krieland grocery and three houses. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars. The Gallaher factory was described as the most complete in Kentucky.
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Gallaher Company
Charles Krieland
Henderson
Gallaher Tobacco
Kentucky
Work of Vandals Mutilates Indiana State House Monument
Vandals mutilated the Hendricks monument on the Indiana State House grounds in Indianapolis and carried away the scales in the hands of the figure of justice.
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Hendricks
State House
Indianapolis
Justice
Insurgents' Cash Captured Near Manila
Three officers on General Caille's staff and $40,000 in insurgent funds were captured by Lieutenant Mapes of the Twenty-third Infantry. Reports say Aguinaldo must secure General Tino's surrender before liberation.
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Manila Special
Caille
Mapes
Twenty-third Infantry
Aguinaldo
Tino
McKinley Reappoints Skinner and Appoints Gessner Consuls
President McKinley reappoints Robert Skinner of Massillon as consul general at Marseilles and appoints Frank Gessner of Ohio as consul at Zittau Germany.
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McKinley
Robert Skinner
Massillon
Marseilles
Frank Gessner
Ohio
Zittau
Germany
Czar and Mikado May Fight Soon
Diplomatic circles in Washington expect Russia and Japan to go to war by mid spring over Manchuria and Korea. Analysts warn Russia's Manchuria grab risks provoking a swift Japanese counter and a broader conflict as Tokyo seeks to check Moscow's expansion.
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Russia
Japan
Washington
Corea
Manchuria
Tokio
Yokohama
China
Svar
South Africa
England
Transvaal
Asia
Sunnay
Nagasaki
Plague Alarm as Bubonic Disease Reaches America
Federal authorities report bubonic plague exists in California with several deaths and numerous cases. A quarantine targets the Chinese quarter in San Francisco while isolation of cases is enforced. experts note ships from the East spread the disease and cases have surged worldwide.
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America
India
Special Commission
San Francisco
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
California
Treasury Department
Chinatown
Far East
Marine Hospital Service
Sparks from the Wires and Odds Ends
A miscellany notes India taxes on incomes above £33, Marconi travels for experiments, Rhode Island divorce rate, Detroit block pavement area, English robin export volumes, and Arizona population density at about 100 inhabitants per square mile.
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India
Sig. Marconi
Shode Island
Detroit
Mich
England
Arizona
Statue of Gen Logan Unveiled in Washington Monument
A bronze statue of Gen John A Logan was unveiled in Washington with President McKinley present. Sen Chauncy Depew delivered the main speech as Master John Tucker unveiled the veil. The sculpture sits in Iowa Circle with a twenty foot pedestal detailing Generals and statesmen, and Logan riding with sword aloft.
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John A. Logan
Washington
McKinley
Chaununcey M. Depew
New York
John Tucker
Logan
District of Columbia
Iowa Circle
United States
Gen
Gen. Logan
Army of the Tennessee
Dodge
Hazen
Slocum
Leggett
Blair
Mower
Strong
Gen. Legan
Arthur
Cullom
Conkling
Evarts
Miller
Vorhees
Athurman
Union
Atlanta
Europe
America
McKinley on Wheels A presidential tour across the nation
Washington correspondence reports President McKinley’s Pacific coast to Buffalo itinerary will be a grand parlor car journey. The train will be the most splendid ever for a president with a cabinet attending, telegraph operators onboard, and business conducted en route, including cabinet meetings on select days.
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Washington
MccHinley
Pacific Coast
Buffalo
United States
Cleveland
Arthur
Yellowstone
Phil Sheridan
Col
Mike Sheridan
Buffalo Bill
McKinley
Gage
Arizona
Mysterious Vermont Tragedy Linked to Poison Envelope
Ida Fosburg of Shoreham died from strychnine exposure traced to a mail letter. Authorities seized Nelson Jones, son of Merritt Jones, and briefly detained Aldace Vendette, Fosburg’s fiancé, amid questions over who sent the deadly dose and whether Fosburg acted knowingly.
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Vermont
Ida Fosburg
Shoreham
Aldace Vendette
Nelson Jones
Merritt Jones
Arerest
Miss Fosburg
F. C. Spooner
Brandon
McKinley to Tour on Special Train Across the U S
The president plans a six car vestibuled train voyage with Secretary Cortelyou in charge. The recreation trip avoids formal receptions, featuring drives theaters and sightseeing to observe national progress and mercantile stability. They will visit Buffalo Pan American Exposition Niagara Falls and return to Washington by June 15 after roughly 13000 miles aboard the fastest safest train.
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McKinley
Cortelyou
Ile
Washington
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Noted Officials Doubt Conviction in Jones Case
Miss Fosburg expected another drug by mail but received strychnine instead. Two of the state’s leading lawyers were retained to defend young Jones, and if the prosecution relies on circumstantial evidence a conviction seems unlikely.
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Ohio
Funaton
Aguinaldo
Tennessee
Chicago
Kansas Wheat Growers Organize to Fight Grain Pool
Kansas farmers in Saline County form a protective wheat growers combine. They will operate their own elevators and stock company to shield members from the grain pool, using surplus receipts to sustain idle elevators. Similar groups are forming across Kansas.
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Kansas
Saline County
Combine
Fragmented OCR News Snippets From Early 20th Century Paper
A collection of terse, unrelated lines references Abdul Hamid warrants counterfeit money mentions dynamite incident and political jokes. Includes critique of Aguinaldo and a Tennessee court shootout. No single coherent story. reads as scattered clippings.
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Corydon, Indiana
Publishers
Thomas & Elliss
Czar and
Mikado
Franklin Simmons
M'Kinley
New Orleans
Aggie
Abdul Hamid
Wwoden Trust
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