Break in the levee floods delta town of Tunica
The Flower lake levee breached at 8 o clock Sunday morning allowing a widening crevasse to flood Tunica county. Greenville reports 19 000 residents displaced with rafts and skiffs used for daily needs while railroad traffic is cut off and boats ferry goods and mail between towns.
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Flower Lake
Yellow Bayou
Niagara Falls
Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley
Bughby Station
Tunica County
Greenville
Miss
Washington Avenue
Elizabeth
Tornado Rages Through Chandler Leaves Town Homeless
News from Cuanprest Oklahoma reports a devastating Chandler tornado over 48 hours past with a thousand homeless and many injured. Fire and collapsed buildings hinder rescues as police guard property and two local men known by name are among the dead.
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Chandler
Cuanprest
VO. T
Oklahoma
John Dawson
Edgar Demoss
Wallace
Dawson
Alma
Neb
Demoss
Floods Reach Three States Battering Farms and Towns
Specials report rising Missouri and Jim river waters in South Dakota Iowa and Nebraska after 72 hours of rain. Four inches fell swelling rivers washing out the Alden dam and flooding thousands of acres with families moved by boat. Yankton sent a steamboat for survivors as lines fail and Sioux City notes the Missouri nears danger in lower areas.
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Osawa
South Dakota
Iowa
Nebraska
Yankton
Jim River
Sioux City
Missouri
Boone
Alden
Famine Relief Sought From President Over Mississippi Floods
Washington April 6 The Mississippi flood crisis prompts actions from lawmakers. Arkansas delegation led by Senator Jones urges President McKinley to propose a special congressional message and relief legislation. Memphis citizens' delegation also visits McKinley on the same mission.
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President McKinley
Washington
Mississippi
Arkansas
Senator Jones
McKinley
Congress
Memphis
Carmack
Flood Threat Forces Evacuation in Chillicothe
The Grand River overflow forces residents from bottom lands into town. A single family is rescued by boat as property damage rises. no deaths reported yet.
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Chillicothe
Grand River
Scovel Takes a Bride in St Louis nuptials
Sylvester Scovel of Cleveland Cuban correspondent for the New York World wed Frances Cabanne at the bride's parents home in St Louis at 11 30 am. The ceremony unites Scovel with prominent Cabanne family figures in a quiet city event.
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St. Louis
Sylvester Scovel
Cleveland
New York World
Frances Cabanne
S. A. Cabanne
Death toll revised in Chandler cyclone report
A Guthrie dispatch lowers earlier cyclone fatality estimates to 14 known dead in Chandler with three more killed north of town. About 200 injured, 50 or 60 seriously, with four or five of those likely to die, as news delay and mix ups reduced clarity.
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Kansas
Guthrie
Chandler
Four Die on One Gallows in Political Murder Case
In Santa Fe four men Gonzales y Borrego Antonio Gonzales y Borrego Lauriano Alarid and Patricio Valencia were hanged together at 0:10 am for the ambush murder of ex Sheriff Frank Chavez on May 29, 1892. Also noted are prizes for irrigation essays with $100 top reward.
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Chavez Ix
Santa Fe
Francisco Gonzales Y Borrego
Antonio Gonzales Y Borrego
Lauriano Alarid
Patricio Valencia
Frank Chavez
Durrant Denied New Trial by California Supreme Court
The California Supreme Court refused Theodore Durrant's request for a new trial rehearing. Chief Justice Beatty dissented. The ruling ends state court options. Durrant will seek federal court intervention, then possible executive clemency if needed.
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Durrant
San Francisco
Supreme Court of California
Theodore Durrant
Beatty
Weyler Proclamation to Pacify Cuba Ready for Issue
A Havana dispatch says Weyler’s pacification proclamation is printed in Havana and awaiting Madrid telegraph approval before formal release. The move is believed intended to mislead Washington and avert congressional action.
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Weyler
New York
Havana
Cuba
Madrid
Washington
Congress
Rivera to Be Tried in Havana NY April 4
A Madrid dispatch says General Ruiz Rivera and Colonel Bacalao will be taken to Havana for trial before an ordinary court martial. The government directs the action. It is not likely the death penalty will be imposed on either.
Coffee price cuts spark trade shift in New York
The Woolson Spice company of Ohio lowers its roasted coffee price to a low cent per pound in New York. Arbuckles is expected to follow, keeping prices aligned in the trade. The Supreme Court moves up the Joint Traffic Association case to the October term, denying a hearing this term.
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New York
Woolson Spice Company of
Ohio
Joint Trade Heatloy
Wastinctos
Supreme Court of the United States Today
Joint Traffic Association
South Omaha Live Stock Market Report April 6
Receipts at South Omaha total 2040 cattle with strong bids. Native beef steers bring 4.90 to 5.70, western and Texas steers 3.60 to 5.25, cows and heifers 2.00 to 4.10, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 4.00, calves 4.50 to 6.00, bulls and stags 2.25. Hogs receipts 80?1 lower. heavy hogs 5.82 to 6.05, mixed 3.50 to 4.60, top around 4.84. Sheep receipts 20?2 higher. natives 5.70 to 4.40, westerns 6.3 to 4.70, common 2.75 to 3.65, ewes 4.00 to 4.25.
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South Omaha
Texas
Texas Steers, Mo5 G4 Bus. ‘Stockers
Leeders
Western
Lambs
Chicago Live Stock Market Report
Live stock prices and receipts for hogs cattle and sheep show mixed to strong demand. Hog receipts near 19 000 with varying classes and prices from 4 05 to 5 06. cattle receipts about 2 000 with steady to strong demand. sheep receipts around 8 1 and prices from 3 00 to 5 00 with western lambs bidding up.
Harrison Elected Mayor in sweeping Democratic Victory
In Caicyco on April 7, Carter Harrison wins the mayoralty by a large margin as Democrats sweep city offices. Precincts missing show Harrison with about 141,862 votes versus Republican Sear at 58,450 and independents Hesing 15,849 and Harlan 56,498. Democrats gain 200 of 234 aldermen, with Republicans few. Harrison strengthens in key wards including Thirty fourth, Third, Fourth, and Twelfth.
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Carter Harrison
Sear
Tlarrison
Hesing
Ind
Harlan
Harrison
West Town
North Town
South Town
McKinley
Swift
Water
Democrat
Bryan
Greeks Thirsting for War Amid Celebrations in Athens
In Athens on April 7 during Greece 1821 independence festivities the king and royal family received ovations and leaflets calling for war. Reports from Cana and Rone note foreign admirals proposing a blockade of Greece with plans to block the Gulf of Athens and a potential declaration of war following resistance at Butsanaria.
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Greece
Cretan
Cana
Crete
Butsanaria
Gulf of Athens
Cincinnati Mayoral Result and Ohio Democratic Gains
Cincinnati votes chose Gustav Tafel as mayor with a 7,820 plurality while statewide Ohio trends favored Democrats. The election aligned with broader Democratic gains in lake shore and interior counties, signaling strength for future state officers and legislature.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Lake Shore
Interior
Bushnell
Mark A. Hanna
John R. McLean
Free Silver
Board of Legislation
Levi ©. Goodale
Gustav Tafel
McKinley
Caldwell
Train Falls Fifty Feet as Bridge Span Collapses
A Fort Wayne freight train crossed the north end span of the Ohio connecting railroad bridge near Woods Run when the timber deck failed and sent the engine and 14 coal and iron cars tumbling 50 feet to McClure Avenue. Fireman William Haggerty was killed instantly and Engineer William Graham was fatally injured. The wreck destroyed the engine and the rolling stock, with heavy financial losses expected.
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Pittspurg
Fort Wayne
McCluren Avenue
William Haggerty
William Graham
Ohio
Ohio River
Woods Run
Panhandle
Pennsylvda Company
Justice Long Re-elected in State Supreme Court Surge
Fragmentary returns show Justice Long winning re-election by about 40,000 plurality. Detroit results place Maybury ahead of Stewart by 550, with across 60 cities 28 silver party mayors to 27 Republican. Five party lines unused, signaling a shift toward silver forces in many locales.
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Detroit
Justice Long
Supreme Court
Maybury
Stewart
Pingree
Silver Party
Republicans Carry St. Louis to Mayor Victory
St Louis voters backed Henry Zeigenhein for mayor with a likely 14 000 plurality. The Republican ticket won all but four House of Delegates seats as Democrats split and shifted votes toward the Republicans.
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St. Louis
Henry Zeigenhein
House of Delegates
Zeigenhein
Iowa and Ohio Municipal Election Highlights
Reports show Republican gains in Iowa cities with mayoral wins and a Republican majority in Duscaur, while Topeka reelects Mayor Fellows and most Republicans. Canton, Ohio, swings Democratic with Mayor Rice re elected by a sizable margin.
Airship Sightings Reported Over Omaha at Night
A mysterious airship was seen by a crowd in Omaha around 9 30 last night moving from northwest to southeast over the city.
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Omaha
Spain Orders a Vigorous Campaign in Cuba
Semiofficial denial of talks with Cuban insurgents. Madrid orders a vigorous campaign to crush the rebel effort. Fatally wounded by footpads in Chicago. Knute Oppen, of 76 Grand Place, attacked near home by two robbers.
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Spain
Mapnio
Chcaco
Knute Oppen
Grand Place
Formal One Vote Ballot in Kentucky Senate Race
In Frankfort Kentucky on April 6 a formal ballot produced a single vote for each candidate in the senatorial race. The outcome shows no decisive result as only a symbolic tally was recorded.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Fire destroys Richardson building in Chattanooga. two men killed
The Richardson building, Chattanooga's largest, burned between 3:30 and 4:00 a.m. after fire from the basement furnace. Watchman delayed alarms. Boyd Ewing and architect 8 M Patton perished. Loss about $100000 with $31000 insured. In Putney, Oxford defeated Cambridge 19:12 to win 31st of 54 races.
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Chattanooga
Richardson
Boyd Ewing
8. M. Patton
Ewing
Patton
Putney
Oxford
Cambridge
Mortlake
United States
J. J. Deeknop
New College
New York
B. H. Howell
Trinity Hall
New York City
Double Tragedy Near Veau bleau Ends in Arrest
In Hickory county Mo near Veau bleau Sam Smith Jr a young farmer attacked his elderly stepmother and her sister with a corn knife. Both women about age sixty were mortally wounded and Smith was jailed in Hermitage after reporting the killings. Authorities deem him possibly insane. The dispute stemmed from a farm rental rejection.
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Humansville
Veaubleau
Hickory County
Sam Smith
Smith Wa
Hermitage
Child suffers eye burns in basement incident
Edward Freer, 10 months old, reportedly had both eyes burned out by his 2 year old brother Russell in a basement playroom. Russell allegedly heated a poker in the stove and pressed it into the infant's eyes, causing severe injury.
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Caicano
Edward Freer
Richard Freer
Russell
Dynamite Accident Fatally Wounds H T King Near Eilis Farm
H T King of this city was fatally wounded by the premature discharge of a stick of dynamite placed in a walnut stump on the Eilis farm twelve miles northeast of the city. Charles Davis of Cuspnnes, N D reports his pig lived 112 days in a snow drift before being dug out alive, a remarkable survival.
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Sepania
H. T.king
Eilis Farm
Cuspnnes
N. D
Charles Davis
Place
Maximum Rate Case Hearing At Supreme Court
Washington April 7 crowds gathered at the United States Supreme Court to hear Hon W J Bryan counsel for Nebraska in the maximum freight cases He argued that no rule exists for reasonable rates and that monopolies can abuse power He urged courts to protect users of railroads equally with investors and cautioned against protecting stockholders from capitalization risks.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Mr. Bryan
Smythe
Bryan
Gold Miners Convention Called for June Denver Meet
The National Mining Bureau calls an international gold miners convention in Denver on June 16. Exhibits will feature refined gold and ores and a general mineral display with cooperation urged from state bureaus, schools of mines, chambers of commerce, boards of trade, mining exchanges and mining organizations. Each county should elect delegates by May 30. Governor Adams named president Irwin Mahon secretary, with Louis R. Ehrich to represent Colorado as vice president.
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Denver
National Mining Bureau
State Bureaus of Mines
State Schools of Mines
Chambers of Commerce, Boards of Trades, Mining Exchanges
Adams
Irwin Mahon
Louis R. Ehrich
Colorado
Chicago bank assigns Globe Savings stockholders face 60 percent assessment
The Globe Savings Bank of Chicago assigned to Chicago Title and Trust. Ex Governor Altgeld helped organize it and served as first vice president. Last report shows capital 200000, surplus 72600, deposits 144000, savings 313000. The bank has no Globe National ties and cleared through Northwestern National. neither would clear its checks. Stock is held entirely in the east and stockholders fight a 60 percent assessment.
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Cmcano
Globe Savings Bank
Chicago Title and Crust Company
John P. Altgeld
Globe National , Bank
Northwestern National Bank
Nominations to Foreign Posts Include Draper to Italy
President sends Senate a slate of nominations including William E. Draper of Massachusetts as ambassador to Italy, Andrew S. White to Germany, Chandler Hale to Rome, Samuel L. Gracey to Fuchan, and Anson Burlingame Johnson to Amoy. Also named are ministers and consuls to Japan and China with several other diplomatic posts.
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Italy
Washington
Senate
Andrew S. White
New York
United States
Germany
William E. Draper
Massachusetts
Chandler Hale
Maine
Rome
Samuel L. Gracey
Fuchan
China
Anson Burlingame Johnson
Colorado
Amoy
Mass deaths and mutilation report from Canea
A Standard dispatch from Canea describes Saturday nights laments as nineteen bodies were buried and forty of the wounded died on Sunday. It notes Moslem attackers clipped the noses and ears of Christian victims.
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London
Standard
Canea
Hearing Forestry Commission Hearing Before Interior Secretary
The government forestry commission held a hearing with Secretary of the Interior Bligs on April 6 to review the forestry question and explain why it advocates canceling all timber land reservations set by President Cleveland's proclamation last February.
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Washinaton
Government Forestry Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Bligs
Cleveland
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