French Troops to Leave China as Tensions Rise
General Voirou reports 10,000 French soldiers will depart China next May amid Beijing’s shifting lines. Li Hung Chang predicts Chinese troops under Lin will withdraw beyond the alliance boundary, while Shao province’s governor Li Ping is named Hupei governor, provoking protests from Hankow foreign consuls. Foreign ministers warn of risky anti foreign appointments as Roelhill sees safe troop withdrawal, yet French fears grow among residents and Christian converts.
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China
Chaffee
Li Hung Chang
Lin
von Waldersee
Shan Li
Qiu
Pao Ting Fo
Pekin
Si Liang
Shao
Hupei
Hankow
Haipei
Roelhill
Ripley Cleared in Goebel Murder Case
Thejury found Captain Ripley of Frankfort Kentucky not guilty of complicity in the Goebel murder after two hours of deliberation. Two ballots showed initial split verdicts, but fear of life or death penalties shifted the vote to acquittal. Ripley is the first Goebel suspect cleared, while a Governor Taylor requisition remains unspoken by Commonwealth's Attorney Franklin.
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W. S. Taylor
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Franklin
Christ
Constantinople
Mason
Ste Jess
Saladin
Anow
Righteos
Wreck Halts Train on CMStP Line Near Mitchell
Seven cars derailed on the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul line five miles south of Mitchell, South Dakota. Front trucks on a refrigerator car left the rails causing extensive damage to track and ties as the train crossed a 250 foot bridge. six stock cars survived, and no crew members were hurt.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad
Mitchell
Enjoin Attorney General Over Maximum Rate Case
Rock Island Railroad asks federal court for extension of the old maximum rate injunction to the present attorney general. The request appeared in Omaha weeks ago with little publicity. Nebraska Supreme Court recently ruled against the railroad, saying states cannot be enjoined by a federal injunction. The new case involves $310,000 for Rock Island, part of over $3,000,000 in penalties sought against multiple railroads. All roads await the federal court outcome.
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Rock Island Railroad Company
Altornacy General
Omaha
Nebraska Supreme Court
Reel Island Company
Nebraska
Crest of Flood Forces Cincinnati Rail Shifts and Suspends Traffic
The river at Cincinnati stood at fifty one feet and rising two inches per hour. By six in the morning it was forecast to reach fifty three feet, shutting trains from Grand Central depot. Major lines will use Forty eighth Street station until water subsides. Other routes remain open with freight and passenger flow undisturbed. River navigation is suspended due to bridge clearance but may resume soon. Washouts disable the Cincinnati Portsmouth and Virginia Road trains.
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Grand Central
Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern
Milnois Central
Chesapeake &Ohio
Queen & Crescent
Forty-Eighth Street
Cincinnati, Portsmouth
Virginia Road
Farmer injured by runaway team near Chester
D. G. Whitney, farmer from five miles south of Chester, was badly hurt while cutting stalls with a stalk cutter when his team suddenly ran. The tongue broke, he was thrown onto a lever, three ribs cracked, and one ruptured lodged near the breast. Neighbors found him trying to reach home. he was taken to his father's house and wounds dressed. Bleeding and protruding ribs alarmed rescuers.
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D. G. Whitney
Chester
Tie
Jungs
Weather, disasters and crimes flash across a turbulent week
A sweeping snow storm and deep freeze devastate the Kentucky peach crop while Bisfayne Florida endures a tornado that destroys several homes. Reports cover a bid for a centennial trip by the president, an exposition opening postponed to May due to weather, and a cyanide plant startup at Lead. Walking match winner Peter Golden clocks 335 miles and eight laps in Columbus. Smyrna Florida mourns Peter Sturgis founder of Cada Fails, aged 84. A Cedar Rapids murder trial ends in manslaughter verdict for George Peets. Egypt grants a passenger boats concession Khartoum to South Sudan. A Chicago lawyer J S Gilles kills his wife and shoots himself after brief separation. Amish farmer John Andigo’s Kendallville home burgled for $6,000 with torture by burns. Ohio and Pennsylvania cities fear floods as Pittsburgh bears the brunt. Van couver First National Bank closes amid a $81,000 shortage tied to Charles Brown. A mad tribal leader rally gathers thousands as British and Australian forces prepare actions. Bank teller in Birmingham charged with embezzling $85,000 amid broader financial strains.
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Peter Golden
New York
Columbus
William Sturgis
Cada Fails
Smyrna
Fla
George Peets
Cedar Rapids
William Higginson
Khartoum
South Soudan
J.S. Gilles
Chicago
John Andigo
Kendallville
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
First National
Vancouver
Waab
Charles Brown
Soroth
First National Bank
Birmingham
Engines in crash cripple key line near Florence
A head end collision between a passenger train and a light engine on the Morence and Cripple Crack road near Florence Colorado injured six people. Injured are Hugh Conway fireman James McLaren engineer Henry Mason John Brown conductor BP Verrey Charles Sprague and others. Both engines were wrecked and a light engine was attempting to enter the siding at Oro Junction on a sharp curve.
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Morence & Cripple
Florence
Col
Hugh Conway
James McLaren
Passengger
Anginder Mason
John Brown
Denver
Charles L. Sprague
Atlanta, Ga
Cripple Creek
Oro Junction
Favors a New Road Omaha to Emporia Air Line
At a mass meeting in Omaha Nev citizens backed Kansas Southern officials plan for an Omaha Emporia Air Line. Promoters agreed to place Omaha first in the title and locate shops and headquarters there. Citizens urged a $250000 bond vote to be issued on completion. William Allen White and others highlighted linkups with Santa Fe Missouri Kansas Texas expanding gateway to the gulf.
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Emporia Air Line
Omaha
Nev
Kansas Southern
Missouri, Kansas
Texas
Emporia
Gulf
Heavy Snow Strikes Eastern Kentucky on 19th
A Middlesboro dispatch reports a heavy snowstorm hitting eastern Kentucky on the nineteenth. Two days of heavy rain earlier caused freshets in Powell's valley, rendering twenty families homeless. The peach crop is likely ruined.
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Middlesboro
Kentucky
Powell's Valley
President McKinley Invited to Grand Army Encampment
The committee on invitation with Senator Allison and Speaker Henderson urged President McKinley to visit the Grand Army of the Republic encampment in the first week of June. Ips believes he will accept.
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Committee On Invitation
Allison
Henderson
McKinley
Grand Army of the Republic
Ips
Tornado Strikes Biscayne Hamlet in Florida
A tornado hit Biscayne Florida demolishing several houses. John Peters died and William Cook was seriously injured. Peters house was completely demolished.
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Biscayne
Fla
John Peters
William Cook
Peters
London Sun Expects Shifts Amid Milner Absence
The London Sun reports renewed peace talks between Lord Kitchener and Boer general Botha while Sir Alfred Milner is away. The government splits on his replacement, and Botha again acts as a go between in the negotiations.
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Fauther Tylke
The
London Sun
Lord Kitchener
Sir Alfred Milner
Sir Alfred
Botha
Concedes All Demands From Machinists Association
The Chicago Great Western railroad has conceded all demands by the International Machinists Association, ending the strike threat. The agreement includes a 0 hour day, a minimum wage of 29 cents per hour, and apprentice regulation concessions, replacing the previous 26 to 27 cent range. A second item notes the Irish traders’ secretary stating troops in Ireland will be supplied with Irish meat only, removing a major grievance.
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International Machinists’ Association
Irish Cattle Traders’ Association
Dublin
War Office
Ireland
Empire Coal Mining buys 30000 acres in Belmont County
The Empire Coal Mining Company completes a deal to acquire 30,000 acres of coal land in Belmont County Ohio. The purchase price is stated as 1,250,000 dollars. The agreement was consummated at Wheeling West Virginia.
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Empire Coal Mining Company
Belmont County
Wheeling, W.V
Murder at Lexington Ties Old Feed Feud to Trainer Owen Uradley
Prominent trainer and owner Owen Uradley was shot and killed in Lexington Kentucky by William Nicholas. Both men hailed from notable families. authorities point to an old feud as the motive.
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Owen Uradley
William Nicholas
Lexington
Telluride Snowslide Claims Alta Mine Resident life
A snowslide at Telluride California swept away the Alta mine bank and boarding house, killing bookkeeper Richard Prendergist. The disaster confirms a fatal incident with loss of life in the mining community.
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Cal
Alta Mine
Richard Prendergist
Aook
Fragments From Earlier News Briefs
News items report John Pruyn of Grand Rapids losing 40000 dollars in a bank failure and going insane. Jackson capitalist David H Creech, aged seventy, shot his wife in public, wounding her head neck and mouth after a divorce. they had lived unhappily. Marysville arrests follow a train wreck attempt linked to Dine novels. Illinois legislature deemed unconstitutional a 1899 act targeting cheap lodging houses in Chicago.
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John Pruyn
Grand Rapids
Mich
Niles
David H.,creech
Jackson, Mich
Creech
Christ Above All in Talmage Sermon on Jesus Grand Theme
The April Washington sermon extols Christ as the overtopping figure of history and the alpha and omega, urging believers to expand vocabulary to honor Jesus. It honors Edwards Bunyan Whitefield and Luther, contrasts two death styles, and envisions heaven where all nations praise the Lamb.
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Louis Klopech
Washington
Talmage
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Bath- I
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Milton
Rufus Choate
Jesus Christ
Jonathan Edwards
John Bunyan
Edward Payson
George Whitefield
Jonathan Rewards
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Demetrius
Martin Luther
Staup
Beets Gain on Cane in World's Sugar Supply
The treasury bureau of statistics notes beets supplied about 67.71 percent of world sugar in 1900, with beet sugar 5,950,000 tons and cane 2,850,000 tons. A table shows decennial beet and cane production since 1840 and world consumption growth from 1,150,000 tons in 1840 to 8,800,000 tons in 1900, while population barely doubled.
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Monthly Summary of Commerce and Finance
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Chicago News
Ingenious German builds on demand feather cyclone
A German inventor showcases a small powerful cyclone device designed to pluck a rooster’s feathers on demand. The contraption uses multiple cross currents from electric fans turning at 5,000 RPM to remove feathers quickly after a single button press.
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Fickel
Shanghai
Babylonian inscriptions unearthed near Busa in Tigra Euphrates valley
A recent discovery in the Busa region reveals striking Babylonian inscriptions from about 6400 years ago. Among them is a four foot granite obelisk seized by King Toba of Kish, indicating an advanced ancient state in the valley.
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British Museum
Geera
Busa
Tigra- Euphrates
Toba
Kish
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