Elgin Castro Steps Down as Venezuelan Leader
Reports claim Gen Cipriano Castro has withdrawn from office, succeeded by Gen Juan Vicente Gomez. The vice president and ministers retired. Castro’s retirement may be temporary for a vacation, while Celestino Castro heads a rebel force in Tachira. Washington dispatches note possible abdication and a permanent political shift.
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Vepezuela
Cipriano Castro
Republic
Anl
Juan Vicente Gomez
Carlos B. Vigneredo
Venezuela
New York
Caracas
Vigneredo
Onatro
Celéa
Ino Castro
Tachira
Washington
Castro
Paris
Venezutela
Agricultural Exports Rise in Early Year Totals
A Department of Commerce bulletin reports agricultural exports for the year to February reached 700 million dollars, up from prior periods. Growth spans breadfruits, cotton, and provisions including meat and dairy, signaling broad gains in key export sectors.
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Department ‘of Commerce and Tabor
United States
The
Bulletin
Philippine railroads to be built under concession
Preparations for early construction of railways across Panay Negros and Cebu in the Philippines proceed. About 100 miles of track are planned with native labor, as Beers and a force of men sail from the Pacific coast aboard an early vessel.
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Panay
Neros
Cebu
Philippines
Teengi‘beers
Pacific
Vesuvius Eruption Forces Mass Evacuations in Naples Region
As Vesuvius erupts fiercely, Pompeii and Herculaneum are revisited by lava flows threatening tens of thousands. Naples, Torre del Greco, Torre d Annunziata, and surrounding towns flee by steamers, trains, and military aid. No fatalities reported yet, but widespread devastation and refugee crisis unfold.
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Herculaneum Ig
Vesuvius
Pante
Titus
Naples
Vesuving
Boucotre- Caz
Ferge
Taya
Torre d'Annunziata
Torre del Greco
Rivera of Jaya
San Sebastino
Perret
Signor Matteucci
Notable Figures in Brief Control of Nations and Courts
A miscellany of royal and political notes cites M. Fallieres’ election cost, a French president’s salary, and General Kuropatkin blaming long-standing bureaucratic rules for Russian defeats. It mentions Emperor Franz Joseph’s common whisker-twirling, Tsar Nicholas II’s habit with Admiral Alexei, and a royal bear named Muska. Also noted is Lieut. Woodroffe’s two-year Japanese language study and Prince Louis of Bavaria as a physician who performed operations in Madrid.
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M. Fallieres
French Republic
Gen. Kuropatkin
Austria
Ifo
Madrid
Ayiug
Secretary forecasts no more crop failures in near future
The secretary warns that despite not every seed thriving, science and careful farming will prevent widespread crop failures. He cites drought, grasshoppers, and variable weather but says deep plowing, soil study, seed selection, and better machinery bolster harvests. Some counties may yield poorly, yet overall supplies should meet domestic needs with some exports possible.
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Wilvon
Drouth
Kansas
Labor Unions Gain Ground In House Vote And Global Strife
The bill relieving labor unions from financial liability passed the House by a large majority, signaling a shift toward the new laborite faction. Miners in northern France resumed aggression with 41,000 on strike, houses dynamited, and barricades armed by troops. In Saginaw valley Michigan, cooperative coal mining is urged to supply cheap coal to manufacturers, with estimates around $1.40 per ton. Florence Woolston discusses a New York wage earners’ charity network at Speyer School. St Petersburg elections for municipal delegates prove chaotic. most factories declined participation and delegates split among constitutional Democrats and conservatives. A Maryland coal field toll hike of 6 cents by companies employing 5,000 workers was issued to adapt to market conditions.
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Bannerman
Charity Organization Society
New York
Beneft
Itpess
Accellent
Lesi Gailty
France
Saginaw Valley
Michigan
St. Petersburg
Dumns
Meyerdale
Maryland Coal Fields
Western Union Marks 50th Anniversary Milestones
Western Union Telegraph Company celebrates its 50th anniversary this month noting 200,22 miles of poles and cables 1,184,457 miles of wires and 23,814 offices. Last year it sent 77,477,820 messages.
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Western Union
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States Steel to Build Large Gary Indiana Plant
The United States Steel Corporation plans a 14 000 000 plant in Lake County near Gary Indiana. It will create Indiana Steel Company, bring 16 000 jobs, and spur rapid growth around Gary with cottages for workers and a new town of about 20 000 residents in two years. Officials anticipate government aid only if Congress stalls action.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Lake County
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Tulltut Harbor
Gary
Tart
Gary, Chafmaan
Crompacker
Bit
Taft
Steel Corporation
Illis
Indiana
Indiana Steel Company
Chicago
Centenaries and anniversaries noted in UK and US headlines
The piece lists various centenaries and milestones across regions. It cites Mrs. Browning’s centenary celebrated by a London club, M. Faillieres in Paris, ex-Premier Loubet’s policies, Vermont’s ex-Governor Holbrook’s 80th birthday in Hyde Park, hymn writer Jemima Lake’s death at ninety one, and Raymond Lynch, famed Louisville editor, retiring after a long career born in 1824.
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William Oaler
Canada
Browning
Pioneer Club
London
M. Faillieres
Fai-yehr
Loubet
Hx-Guy, Holbrook
Vermont
Hyde Park
Jemima Lake
Wight
William Molre
Lusmenin
Raymond Lynch
Lynch
Louisville Courier-Journal
Congress Debates Rail Rates and Post Office Appropriations
A detailed report of congressional actions includes House and Senate proceedings on railway rate legislation, post office and urgency deficiency bills, and related debates. Mentioned are key figures such as Mr. Tillman, Messrs. Teller, Clapp, and Lodge, with references to debates on nonresident pupil tuition, juvenile workers, and Indian affairs, plus a note on ambassadorial appointments and pan-American stance.
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McLaurin
Mr. Morgan
Senate
Borty
Arkansas
Hate
Allison
Teller
District of Columbia
Legislaon
House
Hepburn
Mr. Tilltan
Messrs. Teller
Clapp
Royal Seminole Fund
J. E. Jenkins
A. J. Brown
South Carolina
Post Office
Gallmer
Hilt
South Dakota
Gockran
Pink Pills for Pale People Promises Relief
A reader recounts paralysis and fatigue after childbirth, then finds improvement after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. The letter cites prior misdiagnoses, a doctor’s confusion, and credit to a brother’s recommendation. The ad promotes pills at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50, mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Co.
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Michigan
Willie Phitkee
Pluk
Ativen
Amy
T. Emmy
Morriasette
Wasi
Willian
Dr. Williams Medicine, Co
Schenectady, N.Y
Ites
Monales declines entry for monument design row
An American city urged Mac Monnies to enter a design for a soldiers and sailors monument. He declined, then submitted sketches for the groups. The committee asked how many tons of granite would be needed for the base. His reply: if you are in the granite business, use as much as you want, one ton or 100,000 tons, and art should not be bought by the pound. The contract later included liability for damages if bronzes fell. He returned the contract unsigned.
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Arthy de Ton
Mac Monales
Ile
Promoment
MacMonnies
Ft Aehouse
Woman Doctor Links Coffee Poison to Ills and Postum Cure
A woman recounts being plagued by 12 years of neuralgic headaches and weight loss from coffee. After starting Postum, she reports weight gain, gradual headache relief within weeks, and regained confidence and clarity. She endorses Postum by the Postum Company of Battle Creek Michigan and mentions the book The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Battle Creek
Wellville
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