Mark Twain quits lying in England amid war talk
The piece notes Mark Twain plans to stop telling lies in England, contrasting laughter observed in London and Pretoria. It references the Ponca Puerto Rico post office robbery and extends to global war prospects, Napoleon’s confinement site at St Helena, Lafayette monuments, and opinions on race, alcohol, and migration in 19th century Europe.
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Mark Twain
England
Mark
Ponca
Puerto Rico
Washington Talk News in Brief on Pensions and War
Efforts rise for a new court of appeals to pass on pensions. Reports from the Philippines note a need for more troops. Gen. Ludlow named president of the Army War College behind Admiral Dewey’s claim for bounty. In court over the Spanish fleet destruction. Americans sail to Wayne with other powers threatening China. Senate rejects sectarian school amendment to Indian appropriation. Chaplain Pierce reports from Mon-Na in defense of administration policy in the Philippines. Various deaths and appointments color the political scene across the United States and overseas.
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Otticia
Phillippines
Ludlow
Army War College
Adnral Dewey
Waye
China
Pettus
Senate
Charles CG. Pierce
Mon- Na
Washington
Philippines
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Clark
Montana
Root
MccArthur
Otis
Hore
Roberts
Treasury Department
Post Office Department
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Minnesota
Tie
Spain
Cuba
Porto Rico
Wilson
New York
Boers Defeated Near Wepener Thirteen Guns Reported
London dispatches quote unconfirmed reports of a Brabant victory at Wepener with guns captured and prisoners taken, but the war office had nothing to confirm. News from Bloemfontein notes winter approaching, railways strained, and remounts debated as British forces push southward.
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Wepener
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Nleemfontein
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Iife
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Pretoria
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Col. Dalgety
Chermside
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Boers Show Signs of Retreat Across South Africa
London dispatches report Boer forces pulling back from Wenener and Karee Sid ing while British advance concentrates near Bloemfontein. Cor respondents note mixed movements with some Boers heading east toward Natal and others retreating north and south, amid hopes of rapid British consolidation.
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Morning Post
Johannesburg
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Delagoa Bay
Dransvaal
Fires and accidents devastate multiple sites nationwide
A flood in Texas, fires in Rock Stand and West Superior, and a series of transport and industrial losses across the U S cause extensive damage and fatalities. Notable incidents hit Pittsburg, Chicago, Cleveland, and Ontario, with rail and streetcar accidents killing several people.
Fatal Fire in Williamsburg Brooklyn Claims Three
A fatal blaze in Brooklyn left John O. Donaldson a bookkeeper dead and William D. Donaldson and Stephen Moneypenny severely injured after leaping from a burning building. The incident involved property valued at $400,000 and occurred on April 17 in Williamsburg.
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William D. Donaldson
Stephen Moneypenny
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Terrific Texas cyclone wrecks eight houses in Royse
A disastrous cyclone struck Royse Texas on April 18 wrecking eight houses and causing multiple deaths. A mild electrical storm preceded the sudden violent weather as residents faced extensive damage and missing persons reports.
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Royse
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Long is Willing to Accept Vice Presidential Nomination
Secretary Long said to friends that if the vice presidential nomination were offered him he would accept. He praised the honor and the compliment of his name already being brought forward. Senator Hanna is ill with grip at Old Point Comfort and may miss the Ohio Republican State convention. President McKinley and other leaders may attend for informal talks. Mrs Rose Dowberty of Savannah was assaulted near Hardeeville by George Thomis, who was captured and sent toward Beaufort under guard. Dr KR Parker of St Joseph Michigan, renowned physician, has died leaving $150000.
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Thirty-fist Infantry
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Shelbyville
Ind
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Long
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Cincinnati
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McKinley
Old Point Comfort
Hardeeville
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Rose Dowberty
Savannah
George Thomis
Gold rush grips Katama as yields $600 per ton
One half of Katama's population along the lower Columbia River in Washington has turned to prospecting after a recent gold discovery. Early returns show yields of $600 per ton and enthusiasm grows that the camp may rival Cripple Creek.
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Morrison on trial for alleged murder in Mount Vernon
Alfred Morrison, a language teacher from Sommbambotian, was arraigned in White Plains Westchester for the murder of a woman he had lived with as his wife in Mount Vernon. It later emerged she was not lawfully married to him, as he already has a wife in New York City. The defense contends Morrison killed her while in a ramunambulistic state, a claim supported by the victim’s ante-mortem statement.
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Prosecuting Attorney Asked for Escort at Carney Hearing
To Head Of Lynchers, Omaha, April 18. The prosecuting attorney is asked for an armed escort to attend the preliminary hearing of Jim Carney, held for criminal assault on a three year old girl in Omaha. Phi is done to head off lynchers.
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Clergy Leader Killed by Lightning in Alabama Storm
Rev. C. B. Wilson, superintendent of the Stir mut Institute at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, was killed by lightning yesterday while navigating a telephone during a thunder storm near Birmingham. The accident occurred as Mehtoog, a local resident, assisted in the emergency response.
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Rev
C. B. Wilson
Stirmut Institute
Tuscaloosa
First Bloodshed At Croton Dam Strikes Camp
Sergeant Robert Douglass of Mount Vernon’s Seventh company was shot dead at Croton Landing near Post 10 during a strike at the Croton dam. Guards searched the area but found no shooter as excitement spread among troops and strikers. Troops arrived with two companies and a cavalry troop, while strikers held meetings and played mandolins to welcome soldiers.
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New York
Ardsley
Bowery
Angelo Rotella
Strike situation unchanged on Southern Railway telegraphers
Atlanta April 18 indicates no change in the strike at Southern Railway as passenger traffic moved with little delay and freight chiefs report no hold ups. President Powell says the strike is gaining life with recruits from strikers. The Southern turned 206 loads to the Western & Atlantic at Chattanooga. A large strike by trackmen and bosses on the Paducah division of the Illinois Central Railway proceeds with nine of fifteen sections involved seeking higher wages and no violence reported.
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Internal Revenue Receipts for Island of Guam Feb 1900
The War Department division reports Guam’s February 1900 internal revenue at 63,474 dollars. Major items include inheritance and conveyance tax 25,428 dollars and 40 percent plus 8 percent on passenger and freight rates 25,000 dollars. Total receipts for eight months of the current fiscal year reach 558,374 dollars.
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Measures Against Trusts Studied by House Subcommittee
The special subcommittee on trusts of the house judiciary committee in Washington decided two remedies: a constitutional amendment granting Congress full power to address trusts and an anti trust bill expanding the Sherman act. Deliberations extended to a late hour yesterday after days of study and conferences.
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