Emperor restricts reporters at public events in Germany
Kaiser orders no stenographic reporting of speeches from Emperor William at public and semi public functions. Enforcement starts at the unveiling of the Bismarck monument on June 3. In East Tawas Michigan the wooden steamer Baltimore sank in Lake Huron near Au Sable with 12 of 14 crew drowned. two men survived, one went crazy, the other Thomas Murphy of Milwaukee reported the disaster.
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Kaiser
William
Emperor Alexander Regiment
Bismarck
East Tawas
Mich
Baltimore
Lake Huron
Au-Sable
Columbia
George McGinnis
Thomas Murphy
Milwaukee
Dowieites Held for Trial in Judd Death Case
Chicago coroner jury after two days of testimony finds Dowie H. W. Judd and two women, Mrs. Preecher and Mrs. Bratsch, to await grand jury action on charges of criminal responsibility in the death of Emma Lucey Judd wife of a Zion official.
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Chicago
Emma Lucey Judd
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Dowie
H. W. Judd
Volcanic Eruption Threatens Java Plantations
Batavia dispatch reports Kelot volcano erupting with lava menacing Blitar coffee plantations and Kediri. District plunged into darkness as many natives perished and Blitar residents flee. Heavy rain of cinders covers six districts including Samarang Kediri and Surakarta.
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Batavia
Java
Kelot
Blitar
Kediry
Samarang
Kediri
Suragata
Death of Former Governor John R. Tanner
John R. Tanner, former governor, died suddenly at his Springfield hotel. The afternoon paper implied a possible self inflicting death, while Jr. Dixon asserted the death was due to natural causes, likely a cerebral blood clot or brain rupture.
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John R. Tanner
Springfield
Tanner
Jr. Dixon
Croft Sinking Confirmed Lost Steamer Mystery
A bottle found at Granton carried a message that the British steamer Croft of the Arrow line, sailing from New York January 25, 1899 with twenty five crew, was sinking in the mid Atlantic. The vessel laden with grain and merchandise, bound for Seth and Dundee, was never heard from and is listed as missing by Lloyds.
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London
Granton
Croft
Atlantic
Arrow Line
New York
Seth
Dundee
Lloyds
Tragedy in Laurel: Farmer Kills Neighbor Then Takes Life
William Woodhull, a Laurel farmer on Long Island, shot Martha Williamson, a neighbor, and then died by suicide. The motive remains unclear though reports say Williamson had been gossiping about Woodhull and a Sayville woman he was engaged to.
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William Woodhull
Laurel
Long Island
Martha Williamson
Woodhull
Sayville
Crazed Woman Declares Lord Demands Sacrifice
Mrs. August Holden of Warren Ohio, described as a prominent Scientist, proclaimed she received a message from the Lord to sacrifice a child. Four strong men restrained her and took her to jail.
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August Holden
Warren, Onio
Highland Light Infantry Overpowers Boer Laager Near Branford
The Highland Light Infantry surprised a Boer laager near Branford in the Orange River Colony. In the engagement twelve Boers were killed, thirteen wounded and twelve taken prisoner.
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Highland Light Infantry
Branford
Orange River Colony
Major Fire Ravages Amarillo Business District
A large blaze in Amarillo Texas destroyed two solid business blocks causing about 175000 dollars in losses. Fire chiefs said the burned district will be rebuilt immediately and work will start soon with local firms.
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Amarilla
Texas
Amarillo
Trade Makes Good Record in Money Market Review
R G Dun reports a generally favorable crop outlook and a steadier money market that encourages business. Labor disturbances are not seen as long lasting, agricultural shipments rise, machinery makers buy bar iron, and domestic demand supports structural shapes. Wheat and corn prices stay above last year, while speculative options fluctuate widely. US failures total 177, Canada 19, matching last year in US and rising in Canada.
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R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Craze d Doctor Attacks Lawyer With Vitriol in Michigan
Dr Charles A Spencer hurled oil of vitriol at Attorney J I Starkweather as he entered a Romeo depot en route to Mt Clemens for court. The attack followed a divorce suit in which Starkweather represented Mrs Spencer. The acid burned Starkweather's face chest and would have blinded him had it reached his eyes. The doctor was arrested and is believed to be unbalanced.
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Starkweather
Romeo
Mich
Charles A. Spencer
J. 1. Starkweather
Romeno
Mt. Clemens
Spencer
Pha
Divorce Granted by Telephone In Indiana Court
Mrs. Nagle of Arcadia was granted a divorce by telephone in Hamilton Circuit Court. Attorney James M. Fippen of Tipton arranged the case, with witnesses in Tipton and Noblesville testifying by wire before Judge Neal, who ruled the divorce granted.
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Indiana
Mra. Nagle
Arcadia
Ind
James M. Fippen
Tipton
Hamilton
Fippen
Noblesville
Neal
Lake Passengers Saved After Bon Ami Strands Near Two Harbors
The passenger steamer Bon Ami, running between Port Arthur and Duluth, ran aground near Split Rock close to Two Harbors. The Dowling tug and a scow rescued all passengers. a carrier pigeon notified Duluth at 8 p.m. The grounding occurred 20 miles from a telegraph station, making the pigeon report crucial for quick word.
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Bon Ami
Port Arthur
Duluth
Split Rock
Mino
Dowling
Carrier Pigeon
Bonine clears Ayres killing as self defense claim
Mrs I S Bonine says Ayres was shot with his own revolver by him while she protected herself. She admits confessing to the murder. Jockey Thomas M Britton dies by his own hand at a Cincinnati lodging house.
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Ayres
I. S. Bonine
Young Ayres
Washington
Jockey Britton
Thomas M. Britton
Cincinnati
New Agnostic Creed Aims Easier Divorce For Happiness
Attorney Charles Sparks of Cincinnati drafts a new agnostic creed to ease divorce as a path to general happiness. The proposed ceremony lets a wife obtain divorce at will and requires a life insurance obligation from the husband. The wife vows not to have children not born of affection. Sparks plans to tour the country promoting these doctrines, including a stop at the Buffalo exposition.
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Charles Sparks
Cincinnati
of Agnostics
Ingersoll
Sparks
Buffalo Exposition
Miners Burned as Lisbon Boiler Explodes at Slope Mine
In Lisbon Ohio a boiler explosion during prework near the Slope mine injured several miners. Jeff Davis 18 scalded from knees to head. William Rigan, Hiley Lamborn and Harry Lamborn also wounded. Boiler ends blew out and engine house wrecked, old unsafe boiler. Other details include wrecked trestle and broader accidents.
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Lisbon
Ohio
Slope
Jeff Davis
William Rigan
Hiley Lamborn
Harry Lamborn
Wrecked Crew Reaches Port After Jamaica Wreck
The Russian steamer Urania, captained by Sjoland and operated by United Fruit, arrived in Philadelphia with sixteen crewmen from the German steamer Schleswig wrecked near Port Maria Jamaica. Survivors allege they were deserted by Captain Schlater and First Mate Vollmer after reaching shore and claim wreckers plundered the vessel. Their transport to Philadelphia was arranged by Schleswig’s agents.
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Philadelphia
Urania
Sjoland
United Fruit Company
Galena Point
Port Maria
Jamaica
Santiago
Port Antonio
Johann Schlater
Wilhelm Vollmer
Agenta
Schleswig
Cattle Hunt Expands Across Missouri to Old Mexico
Lawyers, cowboys, and clerks from stockyards and banks chase missing cattle amid the Siegel Sanders dispute in Kansas City. Frank Rockefeller leads around forty men to protect Rockefeller interests with some $700,000 in his indorsed paper. The pursuit spans the Southwestern States down to Old Mexico in mortgage cattle matters.
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Missouri
Old Mexico
Siegel-Sanders diMeulty
Kansas City
Frank Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Women Hurt In Explosion At Topeka Postoffice
Two Topeka postoffice workers Josephine Herron and Carrie Sheffield were seriously hurt by a gas explosion in the stamp vault after lighting a match. The blast threw them against walls and burned them badly while gas had built up from a faulty jet. Other items note an Evansville railroad switchman’s killings, domestic violence in Osceola, a Marseilles mill fire, and obituaries including Col Alexander Sweet and Gen Fitz-John Porter.
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Topeka
National Markets Report Across Midwestern Cities
The daily markets show cattle prices in Chicago and key hubs ranging from $2.50 to $6.00, hogs $3.00 to $6.25, with varied sheep, wheat, corn, oats, rye, butter and eggs prices. Notable regional spreads include Indianapolis hogs $4.00 to $5.80 and Detroit oats at 28c to 82c, reflecting broad commodity movements.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Senate and Tense approve 56th Congress appropriations
Senate and Tense committees report an appropriation totaling 780,888,575 with detailed allocations for Agriculture, Diplomacy, Fortifications, Indian affairs, Military Academy and Naval tied to the Fifty-sixth Congress. Total 730,382,575 permanent appropriations. Fifty-fifth Congress total 1,440,489,488, versus 1,508,212,687 in the preceding session.
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Senate
Thos. P. Cleaves
James ©. Tlourta
Bs Gre
District of Columbia
Yaya Military Academy
Tien Naval
Congress
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McKkintey
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Robert Gibbs
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Italy
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Evansville
W. C. Garrison
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Garrison
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Osceola
Iowa
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Marseilles
Ill
W. JD. Boyce Paper Mills Company
Sweet
Alexander Edwin Sweet
Texas Sistings
New Brunswick
Old Hero
Hamlet Henry Hawthorne
National Soldiers’ Home
Dayton
Fitz-John Porter
Morristown
N. J
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Gene
Charles A. Boutelle
Maclean Asylum
Waverly, Mass
Pekin
United States Legation
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