Reform Leaders Sentenced in Pretoria Judgment
London dispatch details the Pretoria high court sentence for the Jameson raid reform committee. Death for leaders, 60 others jailed two years, fine £2000, three years banishment. Reports say commutation likely, with Kruger under pressure. Mention of Hammond, Rhodes, Farrar, Phillips, and Rhodes family ties.
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London
Johannesburg
High Court
Pretoria
Reform Committee
The
Times
Kruger
Great Britain
Transvaal
Messrs
Hammond
Phillips
Farrar
Rhodes
Jamenon
Transvail
Executive Council
Jameson
Mr. Chamberlain
John Hays Hammond
de Beers
State Department
F. W. Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Colony
Percy Farrar
Lionel Phillips
Chamber of Mines
Fatal Fire Rats Paris Tex destroys buildings and lives
A fire at the J K Bywaters building on South Main Street Paris Texas caused $240000 in property loss and claimed life of John Saulsman a Wister Indiana tie inspector. Fire spread to M F Allen Co Clements building and Hotel Peterson as crews worked until seven. A wall collapse fatally injured Louis Ramsay and seriously hurt Charles Roothe. Suspicion of arson and murder arises.
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Paris
Tex
J. K. Bywaters
South Main Street
M. F. Allen & Co
Clements
Peterson
John Saulsman
Wister
Bywaters
Louis Ramsay
Charles Roothe
Texas
House
Hubbard
Blackburn
Kentucky
Baron de Hirsch
Cleveland
Johannesburg
Raymond
Reichstag
Missouri Pacific
Carthage
Chihuahua
Mex
W. 8
Lawton
Carl, Fergenbaum
New York
Jack the Hipper
Whitechapel
London
Fergenbaum
Insane Man Kills Five in Rockville
In Rockville Indiana on April 26 a man named Egbert described as insane killed five people including Mrs Haskie and two children. Sheriff Mull and Deputy Sheriff Swim were killed as they attempted to arrest him.
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Rockville
Ind
Haskie
Mull
Swim
Egbert
Decree Orders Sale of Northern Pacific Properties
Judge Jenkins signed a decree in Milwaukee on April 2 authorizing the sale of the Northern Pacific railway and all company properties including stocks bonds and lands in the United States court.
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Northern Pacific
Millwauken
Northern Pacific Railway
Jenkins
United States
Bookmaker Tom Meade Robbed of $6,000 at Kentucky Race
In Lexincron Kentucky April 29 bookmaker Tom Meade of Cincinnati had his pocket picked of $6,000 in the grand stand before the second race. Police expect to capture the thief soon.
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Lexincron
Tom Meade
Cincinnati
Veteran of Two Wars Dies at AuroRay Home
General Nicholas Greusel, Mexican War veteran and hero of Stone River, Corinth, and Murfreesboro, died at his AuroRay home today from cancer. He served in two wars and was a noted Civil War figure.
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AuroRay
Nicholas Greusel
Stone River
Corinth
Murfreesboro
Caulcer
Burial of Baron Hirsch in Paris Likely April 28
Remains of Baron de Hirsch the noted Jewish financier and philanthropist were interred at Montmartre cemetery today in Paris. The ceremony marked his final resting after death.
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Baron Hirsch
Paris
Baron de Hirsch
Mont Martine
Historian Treitschke Dies in Berlin April 29
Historian Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke has died. Details note his death occurred in Berlin on April 29, ending a prominent career in history and political science. He was renowned for his writings on German history and statecraft.
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Treitschke
Heinrich Gotthard von Treitschke
Faylor Nearing the Noose in Meeks Family Murder Case
In Carrollton a pocket case with children’s hair is found on Bill Taylor the murderer, along with strychnine and a steel saw in his mouth. Taylor, moved under guard from Kansas City, awaits execution Thursday as crowds gather and militia stands by amid fears of a riot.
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Carrroltoy
Bill” Taylor
Meeks
Kansas City
Taylor
Caerolton
Stockholders to Probe American National Bank Affairs
Denver April 26 stockholders of the American National Bank appoint a five member committee to examine the bank's affairs. Some say officers admitted assets are worth 75 cents or less on the dollar and demand criminal prosecutions, but actions postponed until the investigation results are known.
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Denver
American National Bank
Six Sentenced to Hang for Crimes in Indian Territory
Six defendants including Lucky Davis, Genis Davis, Rufus Buck, M July, Sam Sampton and Ld Wilkey alis Davis were sentenced in federal court to be hanged on Wednesday July 1 for crimes against women in the Indian territory. Lucky Davis is Black, Wilkey is White, the others are Indians.
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Fort Suiin
Ark
Lucky Davis
Genis Davis
Rufus Buck
Sam Sampton
Ld Wilkey
Alis Davis
Indian Territory
Wilkey
Firemen's Tournament bids sought for June meet
Canton South Dakota April 26 The board of control of the South Dakota Firemen's association will receive bids from towns in the state to host the June tournament. The minimum acceptable bid is 500 dollars.
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Canton
8. D
Board of Control
The
South Dakota Firemen’s Association
Yankton Businessmen Raise Funds for Nine-Year State Fair
In Yankton on April 25 businessmen contributed the $6,000 required by the state board of agriculture to locate the fair there for the next nine years.
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Yankton
State Board of Agriculture
Dunraven Sells the Valkyrie Yacht
New York April 26. Lord Dunraven disposed of his interest in the Valkyrie III to Harry McCalmont, a member of the syndicate that built the vessel.
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Dunraven
Valkyrie
New York
Lord Dunraven
Harry McCalmont
Extradition Granted for Matt Adams in London Court
London Bow Street police court today granted extradition of Matt Adams to Denver Colorado for embezzlement totaling 41000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Adams
London
Denver
Colo
Bow Street
Miners Buried After Cave-In at Santa Eulalia Mine
In Chihuahua at the Santa Eulalia mines a cave in left seven dead and 138 wounded. Forty four miners remain trapped as rescue efforts continue in the April 26 incident.
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Paso
Santa Eulalia
Chihuahua
Apostolic Delegate Position Change in St Louis
In St Louis on April 5 Cardinal Satoli will be succeeded in the United States by Mgr Averardi the current papal nuncio to Mexico.
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Mgr. Averardi
St. Louis
Cardinal Satoli
Mexico
Carlisle Snubs Altgeld Over Open Letter
Secretary Carlisle refused to reply to Governor Altgeld's open letter criticizing his Chicago speech, saying no statement would be forthcoming when seen last night in Washington.
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Carlisle
Altgeld
Washington
Chicago
Raines Law Constitutional Upheld by New York Court
The New York supreme court on April 25 handed down a ruling stating the Raines law is constitutional. The decision affirms the law amid ongoing public debate over liquor and Sunday restrictions in the state.
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New York
Supreme Court
Weather Drives Wheat Down with Corn and Provisions Dip
The spring wheat region benefits from continued favorable weather depressing prices. May and July wheat trend lower, with nearby corn and oats also posting small losses. Cash quotes list No 2 red wheat around 67 to 68 cents, No 2 spring 62 to 63, and nearby futures showing May wheat near 62 to 64.
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Chicago
Market Report From The Livestock Auction Yesterday
Cattle demand light. feeders and stockers mixed with prices around 2.30 to 5.80 for feeders. Hogs sold largely at 3.45 to 3.50 with top mixed at 3.67. Sheep and lambs active. common to choice sheep and lambs quoted from 2.50 to 3.50 with flock prices near 4.80. Receipts include roughly 23,000 hogs and 15,000 sheep.
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Cricardo
Omaha Market Report Cattle Hogs and Sheep Totals
Omaha April 23 market summary shows cattle receipts at 23,000 with light gains on light cattle and declines on heavy stock. Western and Texas steers offered between 3.04 and 6.60 with cows and heifers around 2.50 to 3.70. Hogs receipts 4,200 with steady to higher prices from 3.25 to 3.31. Lambs and sheep receipts 2,000 with natives 2.73 to 3.40 and westerns 2.75 to 3.25. stock sheep and calves also listed.
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Souon
Omaha
Tve
Texas
Happenings From Home and Abroad In Brief
A condensed digest lists municipal reform wins in Picmere and other updates from Omaha Newport Newport Kentucky and St. Louis. It notes court actions Kansas and Maryland political results and notable incidents including assaults, a bank arrest, a hanging, a death, and a boxing outcome.
Capsule of 19th Century News Row
Reports from the era include Byers barely escaping an attack in Harlan and Jack implicated, the G A R encampment naming Whitney as commander, Pearl Bryan murder witnesses in Newport, and a Washington arbitration gathering electing Edmunds as president. Other items note a large Iowa Populist convention, Harvard's $100,000 gift, Rogera as Nebraska Sports Men's president, and openings in the Western league.
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H. W. Byers
Town House of Representatives
Harlan
A. R. Jack
Kansas
W. C. Whitney Department
Pearl Bryan
Newport
Washington
Edmunds
Pickler
Iowa
Des Moines
Harvard University
Boston
George W. Rogera
Nebraska Sportsmen’s Association
Lincoln
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Columbus
Milwwaugh
Democrats
Kentucky
Lexington
Woods
Odd Fellows
Alexandria
James Olney
Knott
George Washington
Charles Meyers
Holden
Oxaca
Mordcca
Tex
Willis
Hawai
Walter Dygort -Quay
Pennsylvania
Raymond Cates
Tinos Laurence
Holland
Mich
Congress
Knox seminary pupils clash in hair pulling brawl
A staged confrontation among girls from Knox seminary in Galesburg ends with a reported pitched hair pulling fight. Other items include Mike Lally's murder trial beginning in Cedar Rapids, Lysle's embezzlement sentence in Sioux City, a four year old's death in Vinton from a loaded gun, Rev. T E B Cramblet resigning for a Pittsburg pulpit, a LeMars suit against Kirsebom's bondsmen, August Trainor convicted of manslaughter in Prairieburg, ex Governor Jerome's death in Watkins Glen, a push for silver in Kentucky, Austria's diet rejection of universal suffrage, and McKinley supporters in Indiana via Hanna letters.
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Knox Seminary
Galesbeare
Mike Lally
Cedar Rapids
Lysle
Sioux City
Fred Demmel
Vinton, Jr
T. EB. Cramblet
First Christian Church of
Omaha
Neb
Pittsburg
LeMars
Kirsebom
Plymouth County
Trainor
Prairieburg
Dan Turner
David H. Jerome
Uiesigan
Watkins Glen
Kentucky
Vest
Vienna
Uaterhaus
Harrison
McKinley
Indiana
Hanna
John Love
Milton
W. Va
Diaz brothers freed on Cuba exit condition
Consul General Williame reports Rev. Mr. Diaz and his brother released from custody in Havana with orders to depart Cuba. In other items Dan Stuart seeks a New York meeting between Corbett and Fitzsimmons for a $12,000 purse in November.
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Maren
Williame
Havana
Seorttary Olnéy
Mr. Diaz
Cuba
Dan Stuart
New York City
Corbett and
Fitzsimmons
Wide World of 1900s Crises and Crime Stirs Nation
News briefs report fires in Cripple Creek causing a million dollars in damage and dynamite blasts to save a city, mutterings on Venezuelan settlement, a Theosophical society presidency, violent incidents from tar and feathering to lynching threats, battles over yacht races and featherweight boxing challenges, and stock association decisions amid weathered calamities and political debates.
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Cripple Creek
Mucco
Trocha
H. A. Neresheimer
Theosophical Society
Olney
Lord Salisbury
la Grange
Chisago
James McCarthy
Lockville
Ind
Alfred Egbert
Herman Haschke
Mull
Sweem
Clay County
Kan
Valer Dygart
Tampa
Jimily Simpson
Lexington
Frank Hirne
George Dixon
Association of
Railway Surgeons
St. Louis
Harry Davis
Fred Baker
Wik City
Kaw
Sachtleben
Turkey
Lenz
United States
Vanderbilt and
MoeAlmont
Defender
Valkyria
Ben
Ron
Perry Seldon
Blair, Neb
Thomas Tremble
Hulton
Warglar
Atchison, Wan
George Kingen
York
Nebingen
Bacon
Tommy Connelt
Connell
Deacon
Downey
Northwestern Nebraska Stock Association
Valentine
Neb
Western South Dakota Association
Andrews
War supplies voyage, Oregon dry dock, and worldwide turmoil
A varied list of 1910s events including a Spanish consul in anger at a ship near Jacksonville, the battleship Oregon in dry dock at San Francisco, electrocutions in Sing Sing and New York, a major city fire set by arsonists, political resignations in Canada and Hungary, naval collisions, mine deaths in Texas and Mexico, and indictments for embezzlement in Washington.
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Julians
Jacksonville
Oregon
San Francisco
Anton Lahr
Sing Sing
McKenzie Bowell
Canada
Java
J J. Kush
Elmira National Bank
South Chicago Ship Building Company
Lueger
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Boston
New York
Pittsburg
Galena
General Grant
Li Hung Chang
Odessa
Morris
Philadelphia
James Pursell
Shamokin
Joseph Pistoria
Ellsworth
Kan
Anderson Dies on the Scaffold Hanged in Malvern
Little Rock April 26. Marshall Anderson a colored man was hanged at Malvern in a fatal execution. The proceedings occurred after court adjudication and marked a grim end to the case reported from Arkansas.
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Anderson
Little Rock
Marshall Anderson
Malvern
Senate Passes Indian Bill with Cherokee Outlet Fund
Washington April 24 Senate opened by passing several minor measures including a Missouri bridge at Booneville. The session amended the Indian appropriation bill to restore 1.6 million dollars for the Cherokee outlet fund, and the bill as amended was approved.
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Washington
Senate
Missouri
Booneville
Rev Diaz Case In the House Adopts Cuba Arrest Inquiry
The House unanimously adopts a resolution moved by Mr. Talbert asking the secretary of state for information about the arrest and imprisonment of Reverend Diaz in Cuba. The action follows a report on Diaz’s detention and seeks official clarity from Washington.
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Diaz
Washington
House
Talbert
Secretary of State
Cuba
Pickler pension bill debate marks private bill day
Wasumetox April 25 The house moved past private bill day to discuss the Pickler pension bill. The debate lacked interest with Mr Connolly opposing the section granting pensions to Confederate deserters who joined the Union within 90 days before Lee’s surrender. Andrews Burton and Overstreet supported the measure as the house concurred with senate amendments to the Indian bill and set a conference.
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House
Connolly
Lee
Messrs. Andrews
Burton
Overstreet
Pickler general pension bill passes in Congress
In Washington on April 28 most votes favored the Pickler general pension bill with 187 to 4 approval. Republicans and Populists supported while Democrats opposed with six exceptions. The measure would bar Confederate veterans from pensions if they joined Union forces within 60 days before Lee's surrender. A bankruptcy bill followed under a special order with a vote planned for Saturday at 9 a.m.
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Washington
Ciase
Omaha Exposition Bill Faces Looming House Vote
Four state representatives from Nebraska Iowa Wyoming and South Dakota monitor the Omaha exposition bill with a potential Monday vote. Speaker Reed may suspend time to allow a passage motion. Congressman Mercer leads the bill while Dolliver guides the floor fight for possible urgent deficiency funding.
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House
Wasiusxaros
Omaha Exposition
Nebraska
Iowa
Wyoming
South Dakota
Reed
Mercer
Dolliver
Town
Senate backs rescinding halt on Union Pacific land lists
Senator Allen reports favorably a concurrent resolution directing the interior secretary to suspend the land list hold and resume work, with patents to be issued to Union Pacific only for lands already sold before passage. The measure bars patents for unsold lands.
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Washington
Senator Allen
Committee On Public Lands and Buildings
Warren
Secretary of the Interior
General Land Office
Union Pacific
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Senator Blackburn Presses Silver at 16 to 1
Senator Blackburn states he has seen no compromise from gold standard advocates and urges Kentucky Democrats to send a delegation to Chicago pledged to restore silver at the 16 to 1 ratio, saying this is more important than personal ambition.
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Washington
Blackburn
Kentucky
Chicago
Dygert Released from Cuban Prison
Consul General Williams in Havana reports Walter Dygert, a young American confined in a Cuban prison, has been released by order of Captain General Weyler. The release was wired to Washington on April 25.
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Walter Dygert
Washington
Williams
Havana
State Department
Ulingis
Cuba
Weyler
Agricultural Bill Becomes Law Without President's Approval
Wasaineron April 27 The ten day period for presidential consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill has expired and the measure becomes law without the president's signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasaineron
Treasury Loses Gold Reserve Falls in April Losses
Washington reports the treasury lost 163600 pounds in gold coin and 5100 dollars in bars, reducing the gold reserve to 125,549,502 dollars. The losses are noted in official financial statements released today.
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Treasury
Washindon
Requisition Granted in Wolf Scalp Swindle Case
Pierre April 28 a requisition has been granted on the request of the governor of Iowa for Thomas B Teller wanted in Woodbury county on a charge of obtaining money under false pretenses He is said to be part of an organized gang killing wolves in the state and collecting bounties in Iowa where the reward is 105 cents per scalp while Iowa offered six dollars per scalp
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Pierre
Iowa
Thomas B. Teller
Woodbury County
Fifth Judicial District
Montana
Beaverhead
Anton Banne
Ingane
Gale
District Court
A. D
H.J. Burleigh
Bannock Street
City of
Dillon
State of
Uni
William Barnetez
Anton Banneyer
Dunraven denies McCalmont sole owner Valkyrie IIL
Lord Dunraven declares that Mr. H McCalmont is not the sole owner of the Valkyrie II L. The statement appears in Loxpon on April 29 following the dispute over ownership of the vessel.
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Dunraven
Loxpon
Lord Dunraven
H. McCalmont
Valkyrie Iil
Heart Cure Promises Relief From Weak Heart Symptoms
Fort Wayne Indiana resident writes on November 20 1804 about forty years of heart trouble and fainting spells. After trying physicians with no relief two years of Dr Miles Remedies cured the heart and restored sleep appetite and daily duties. Sold by druggists and a free booklet offered by Dr Miles Medical Co Elkhart Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Miles
Dr. Miles Medical Co
Elkhart
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