Fire Swept City of Jacksonville Devastates Blocks
A massive blaze began in a factory near noon and burned for ten hours, destroying 130 city blocks in Jacksonville Florida. Loss estimates range from 10 to 15 million dollars with 10 000 to 15 000 people left homeless. The fire killed several including a fire chief and damaged hotels theaters and residences. Rescue and relief efforts moved quickly as authorities imposed military governance and organized aid.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Moon
Boston
Davis Street
Hogan Street
Windsor Hotel
St. James
Hogan’s Creek
Western Railroad
Bay Street
Jones’ Boat Yard
United States Hotel
Law Exchange
United States
McCoys
Harry D. Bonatheau
William Clark
Market Street
Cornelia Thompson
Waddy Thompson
Old Ladies
Union
Laura Streets
Martha Hagen
Ocean
State Streets
Relief Association
Jennings
Lovell
Maxwell
Rate War Looms In Eastern Passenger Traffic
Eastern railroads brace for a rate war as the Wabash moves to preserve its Kansas City differential and Burlington and Missouri Pacific pledge to match any cuts affecting Kansas City Atchison Leavenworth and St Joseph Other lines may follow in what could be a lean season for eastbound passenger business amid conventions and the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo. Salisbury Re elected City Attorney Amid Arrest and Waterworks Scandal Probe Talk in Grand Rapids as Grand Jury Expected.
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Wabash
Chicago
The
Evening Post
Kansas City
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Atchison
Leavenworth
St. Joseph
Buffalo
East
Saliabury
Grand Rapids
L. K. Salisbury
Salisbury
Guy Barton
Illinois Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago
Younger Brothers Likely Paroled From Minnesota Prison
St. Paul reports the state board of prison managers meets today with expectation that Cole and James Younger, each serving life terms for the 1876 Northfield bank robbery and murder, will be granted parole under the new law passed by the legislature.
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Youngers
St. Paul
Board of State Prison Managers
Cole
James Younger
Northfield
Fire at Armour beef house injures workers and stalls plant
A major blaze at Armour & Co beef house at the stock yards destroyed part of the five story brick building. about 1600 cattle on the fourth floor were saved after a long effort by firemen. 4600 carcasses were ruined and 600 workers faced temporary unemployment though the plant will be rebuilt.
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Chicago
Armour & Co
Swenie
Civil government begins in Manila before general rule
Civil government in Manila was established to prepare for a general civil government. The U S Philippine commission resists elections locally while approving municipal structures elsewhere. Judge Taft expects a Manila municipal government soon with appointive officers. A census places Manila’s population at 244 732 as trials proceed.
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Manila
United States Philippine Commission
Taft
Lepanto
Board of Health
Boyer
Barrows
Samar transfer seeks surrender of Lukban
Manila reports Samar island moved from General Wade to General Hughes command. Hughes ordered to Samar to negotiate Lukban surrender. failure will trigger increased American troops and a major offensive in Samar.
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Manila
Samar
Wade
Hughes
Lukban
Hare and Friend Released as Permanently Cured in Plague Case
Ann Arbor report states Charles B. Hare once with bubonic plague was released as permanently cured. His nurse Cumming is freed as well. No sign of further infection appears. Hare’s only lasting issue is a weak heart.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Charles B. Hare
Cumming
Hare
Harriman Maintains Control of Union Pacific
New York May 4 The Hariman interests asserted that control of Union Pacific had not shifted amid a heavy stock buying movement in Wall Street.
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Harriman
New York
Union Pacific
Wall Street
Double Killing in Denver: Soldier Fatally Wounds Bartender
May 4 report: Hugh Masterson of the Twenty-third Infantry based at Fort Logan shot William True a Denver bartender, likely fatally. A police officer then fatally shot Masterson as he fled.
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Denver
Hugh Masterson
Company M
Twenty-third Infantry
Fort Logan
William True
Kruger to Visit United States in October
Montagu White states that President Kruger plans a October visit to the United States and will call on President McKinley at the White House.
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Washington
Montagu White
Kruger
United States
President McKinley
White House
Train wreck near Thayer kills engineer and injures many
Burlington passenger train No. 3 crashed with a freight engine near Thayer eight miles east of Creston Iowa. Engineer S D Brown died, many passengers injured, and the wreck left the passenger cars down a 20 foot embankment. A relief train with surgeons aided the injured.
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Ottumwa
Burlington
Thayer
Creston
D. Brown
Brown
S. D. Brown
M. Canney
P E. Bates
Chicago
Porter
M. O'Conner
J. F. Burke
Jacksonville
Fla
E. J. Burke
N. Anderson
Albia
Omaha
Clarence Waine
Grinnell
J. L. Farthing
A. C. Sweeney
Keokuk
Dr. Averill
Afton
Clarence Whitlock
Osceola
S. E. Reem
Osteola
Army Near Peace Basis in Philippines Reduction
Washington reports after careful study the army in the Philippines will be reduced to 40 000 men. Volunteers are expected to depart by the end of June followed by regulars from 1898, leaving only regulars on duty as the total shrinks.
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Philippines
Washington
War Department
Manila
Dole Refuses to Extend Session in Hawaii
Governor Dole declines a 30 day session extension despite requests from both houses. He says the session has wasted time and money and doubts an extension would improve legislation. Home rulers and supporters express great disappointment over the decision. Steamer Northwestern reaches Detroit after release from ice jam at Lake Huron, freeing vessels including the regard crowd of sightseers. others remain frozen from Algonac to Lake St. Clair.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Dole
Senate
Northwestern
Detroit
Chicago
Europe
Lake Huron
Union Elevator
Pleasure
Algonaic
Lake St. Clair
Pope’s Will Supposedly Names Next Pope by Design
A Times Rome dispatch reports the pope has made a will designating his successor, signaling a shift from the usual conclave method. The Bavarian note to its government sparked the idea that the papal penal power allows naming a successor.
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London
The
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