Telegraphic Brevities
Reports deny Jasper Oglesby and Stella Lawrence engagement. Cholera persists in the Philippines with Manila 332 cases 253 deaths and 651 cases 430 deaths in the province. Lew Shadowers testifies in Carbondale Hadfield murder case claiming he fired the shot. Fire at Depot Carriage and Baggage in Kansas City causes 40 000 to 50 000 loss and 46 horses perish. Gov. Cummins offers 1200 reward for Peterson children murderers. may raise. Mrs. Vezin dies after jumping from window. mind impaired since daughter’s death.
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Jasper Oglesby
Elkhart
Stella Lawrence
Springfield
Philippines
Manila
Carbondale
Ill
Hadfield
Lew Shadowers
James Jourdan
Depot Carriage and Baggage Company
Kansas City
Gov. Cummins
Iowa
Peterson
Des Moines
Vezin
Hermann Vezin
Margate
London
Madison Medicine Co. Tea Promoted by Dealers
Dealers tout a rival product claiming it is "just as good" as the Madison Medicine Co.'s Rocky Mountain Tea priced at 35 cents. The item is pitched as a house remedy by House Worth Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Medicine Co
Houseworth Bros
Major Pruden Dies at Garfield Hospital in Washington
Major Qucta vius L. Proden, an assistant secretary to the president, died at Garfield hospital from a heart affection. Widely known to public men nationwide, he held a confidential White House post for many years and was about 60.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Pruden
Washington
Quctavius L. Proden
Garfield Hospital
United States
White House
What Shall We Have for Dessert
A family question turns to a quick dessert suggestion. Try Jell-O, prepared in two minutes with hot water to set without baking. Flavors include lemon orange raspberry and strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 cents.
British Offer Peace Plebiscite Set for Transvaal and Orange Free State
London reports burghers of the Transvaal and the Orange Free State will vote on terms of peace offered by Great Britain. The plebiscite will require three weeks. Announcement attributed to AL ex government leader Balfour.
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London
Transvaal
Orange | Free State
Great Britain
AL Oe Balfour
Milner Offers Burghera Seat on Executive Council
London April 18 The Daily Mail reports peace in South Africa near as negotiations at Pretoria progress. Milner promises one or two executive council seats pending government approval and a restored responsible government. Boers hint at accepting terms or breaking off. Also mention cost estimates for rebuilding and a pro Boer sentiment in Australia.
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London
The
Daily Mail
South Africa
the Mail
Pretoria
Lord Milner
Executive Council
Johannesburg
Holland
Hans Sauer
Bradford
Great Britain
Joseph Chamberlain
House of Commons
Victoria
B. C
Moana
Higgs
Australia
Philadelphia man sued over Naples gambling debt note
C Frederick Kohl of Philadelphia went abroad two years ago and allegedly lost $28,000 to M J Walsh in Naples after playing cards with Walsh and John C Gray. Pat Sheedy sues in the New York supreme court to recover $28,000 on a note Kohl signed after the loss and Kohl refuses to redeem it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sheedy
Kohl
British Hemp Trade Affected by Philippine Tariff
In London on April 18 the parliamentary secretary for the foreign office Lord Cranborne said the British ambassador Lord Pauncefote would be instructed to urge the U S government to consider the Philippine hemp tariff and its impact on Great Britain's rope industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Lord Cranborne
House of Commons
Washington
Lord Pauncefote
United States
Great Britain
Mistrial Declared In Atlanta Murder Trial
In Atlanta on April 18 Judge Chandler declared a mistrial in the murder case against Mrs. Molly Eddy Duncan after she became hysterical and her screams reached the jury as they retired. The judge said the incident affected him and would have affected the jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Molly Eddy Duncan
Chandler
Zion City Workmen Complain Over Lodging Shortage
Waukegan Illinois April 18 Workmen drawn to Zion City by extensive building and high wages complain of inadequate accommodations Many have left after learning they must sleep in barns or sheds in the new city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zion ‘City
Waukegan, Ill
Zion City
Poolsellers Discharged in Chicago Pool Case
In Waukegan Illinois on April 18 the first Chicago pool sellers case resulted in acquittals. Harry Holland and Frea White were found not guilty after a brief jury deliberation. The defense presented no evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan
Ill
Chicago
Lorillard
Harry Holland
Frea White
Hamilton Captures Boers in Transvaal Drive
Gen Jan Hamilton drives and captures sixty four Boers at Klerksdorp in the Transvaal Colony on April 19. The action reflects ongoing operations as Allied forces press during the campaign.
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Hamilton
Klerksdorp
Transvaal Colony
Jan. ‘Hamilton
President's May 20 remarks on ground verification before orders
Mr. Root defends his delay in issuing final orders for court-martials. He notes some courts-martial will occur in the United States to secure witnesses from home regiments, while trials for others may be held in Manila. He would not discuss specifics of charges against Gen. Jacob H. Smith.
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Root
Gen. Chaffee
Jacob H. Smith
Chaffee
Manila
Detroit Suspect Arraigned in Heywood Murder
William M. Jones was arraigned on a murder warrant for the Heywood slaying in Detroit. His examination is set for April 25 and he is jailed without bail. Jones denied the killing, citing his own marriage and lack of motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
William M. Jones
George M. Heywood
Jones
Heywood
George
Hey
National League Results From Tuesday Baseball
Cincinnati routed Chicago 6 to 1 at Cincinnati. St Louis beat Pittsburgh 1 to 0 at St Louis. New York defeated Philadelphia 7 to 0 at New York. Brooklyn edged Boston 2 to 0 at Brooklyn.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburg
St Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Kaisers Yacht Meteor Safe Escort Passes Scilly
The Scotia liner passed Prawle Point with the Meteor in tow. The Meteor, a new American built yacht of the German Emperor, sailed from New York on April 1 under Captains Karpf and Ben Parker.
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Kaisers
Meteor Safe
Plymouth
Scotia
Prawle Point
New York
Karpf
Ben Parker
Race riot in Suffolk escalates with weapons and bloodhounds
In Suffolk Virginia on April 18 a race riot broke out after two white men attacked a Black woman. Pistols pitchforks bricks and bloodhounds were used by whites and Black residents in the confrontation. Police and local authorities faced a volatile scene as tensions flared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Palma Sails for Cubs
President elect Tomas Estrada Palma sailed from Hampton Virginia on the steamer Admiral Farragut bound for Cuba. Several hundred people gathered to bid him farewell and he is expected to reach Cuba on Sunday afternoon.
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Palma
Cubs
Hampton
Tomas Estrada Palma
Admiral Farragut
Cuba
Long Island Railroad Raises Wages for Trainmen
The Long Island railroad will advance passenger trainmen wages by seven percent starting May 1. Freight train hands will receive a smaller increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Long Island Railroad Management
Italian Reservists Disbanded After Rail Protest
Rome reports war minister Lieut. Gen. Count Di San Martino ordered disbandment of reservists who were called to the colors February 23 to avert a threatened railroad strike. The move ends the mobilization tied to the transport disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Count di San Martino
Fire destroys Barton Alabama business district
A telegram from Barton Alabama reports the entire business section including the post office burned. The cause of the fire is unknown and origin is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Memphis
Tenn
Barton
Ala
Fairmount College Students Implicate in Mustache Incident
Wichita Kansas April 18 officials from Fairmount college request Friends University discipline students who Monday night escorted a Fairmount professor’s date to church, held the professor up, overpowered him, and sheared off the right side of his mustache.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
Fairmount College
Friends’ University
Gavitt
Friends’ College
Illinois Commission to Locate Vicksburg Positions Arrives
The Illinois commission to locate positions of Illinois troops at Vicksburg, led by General John C. Black, arrived in Vicksburg and toured the old battlefield with guides. Governor Yates plans to join next Sunday as the government builds a military park at the site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vickburg
Vicksburg
Miss
Illinois Commission
Illinois
John C. Black
Chicago
Gov. Yates
American Explorer Returns From Antarctic Expedition
Frank Gilbert Stokes, an American artist who joined the Swedish expedition led by Otto Nordenskjold, has returned to Buenos Ayres. He states he left the party in good health. Nordenskjold plans to push the expedition further south next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Frank Gilbert Stokes
Otto Nordenskjold
Judge Refuses to Enjoin Lecture Petition in Boston
In Boston on April 18 Judge Fesenden refused to grant the petition of a lecture bureau for an injunction. The decision halted pending actions and postponed any immediate restraining order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stone
Boston
Mass
Fessenden
Bureau
Ottawa official resigns to take state secretary role
The Tilinis in Michigan canal commission vice chairman Miller resigns to become state secretary. The governor names delegates from the state to the National Conference of Charities and Corrections in Detroit from May 28 to June 3. Delegates include General John C. Black Bishop Follows Ephraim Banning Timothy D. Hurley Judge Richard S. Tuthill Mrs. Flora Moulton from Chicago and others from Galesburg Alton Sullivan Danville Bloomington Springfield Carlinville Peoria and more.
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Ber
Tilinis
Michigan
Canal Commission
Harles
B. ‘Miller
Ottawa
Stock
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Detroit
John C. Black
Bishop Fallows
Ephraim Banning
Timothy D. Hurley
Richard S. Tuthill
DerricK Collapse Hurts Clergy at Cabanne Church Ceremony
During the corner-stone laying for the Cabanne Methodist Episcopal Church in St. Louis on April 19, Miss Laura Heapes was fatally injured and Jesse L. Boogher, president of Boogher Force & Goodbar Hat Co., seriously injured when a heavy derrick toppled.
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Hert
St. Louis
Laura Heapes
Jesse L. Boogher
Boogher, Force & Goodbar Hat Company
New Cabanne Methodist Episcopal Church
Regent for Holland as Queen Wilhelmina ill
In The Hague on April 19 it is noted that Queen Wilhelmina's typhoid fever prompts growing belief in political circles that a regent will be appointed and the States General called to convene.
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Holland
The
Hague
Wilhelmina
Lieut. Gov. Stone Worsens in Watertown
Watertown Wisconsin April 19 Lieut Governor Jesse Stone endured a bad night and remains critically weak. Attending physicians say recovery is unlikely and death is considered a matter of time.
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Stone
Watertown
Wis
Jesse Stone
Belgian Government Yields to Socialist Pressure During Constitutional Debate
In Brussels on April 18 amid violent protests by socialists and progressists, the government retreated from closing the constitutional revision debate fearing civil war. Premier de Smet de Mayer proposed continued sitting while Socialist leader Van der Velde condemned the move. strikes and threats fueled calls of bloodshed as the premier eventually relented to withdraw the closure proposal to maintain peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Chamber of Representatives
M. Braun
M. de Smet de Mayer
M. van der Velde
M. Janson
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Ad
An Illinois woman from Chicago testifies that after three years of irregular and painful menstruation she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and was cured within four months. She urges others to trust genuine testimonials and warns against substitutes.
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Tydia Pinkham
BonnxIn DeLano
Indiana Ave
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Rathbone Bond Is Accepted by Cuban Authorities
Havana April 19 The audencia court accepted a 100000 bond offered by a fidelity company for Hates G Rathbone to appear. The bond must be drawn before a notary, incurring time and expense. Rathbone’s attorneys seek habeas corpus continuation and insist bond be drawn before the court as customary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Audencia
Fidelity Company
Hates G. Rathbone
Rathbone
Cough Cure Promised by Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup
An advertisement touts Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup as a remedy for coughs and colds and claims it can stop consumption at the onset. It presents the product as a life saving cough cure.
Rail extension bid unites Wisconsin cities
Oshkosh leaders report northern Wisconsin cities including Green Bay Nee nah Menasha Beaver Dam Waupun and Columbus have joined a campaign to persuade the Illinois Central to extend its line from Madison to Green Bay via Oshkosh A convention to push the plan is planned for next Thursday.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Wisconsin
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Madison
Green Bay
Neenah
Menasha
Beaver Dam
Waupun
Columbus
Denver Invites Admiral Dewey to Banquet Honor
Admiral Dewey has been invited to Denver to be guest of honor at a banquet for Gen. Frederick Funston and the Colorado National Guard First Regiment at the Windsor Hotel on May 1, Manila Bay anniversary.
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Denver
Admiral Dewey
Colorado National Guard
Frederick Funston
Department of Colorado
Windsor Hotel
Manila Bay
Rocky Mountain Tea Ad Claims Health Benefits
An advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a tonic that fills arteries with rich red blood, grows new flesh, and makes sick people well, attributed to Houseworth Bros. The claim emphasizes restorative health effects.
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Rocky Mountain Tea
Houseworth, Bros
Bank Wreckers on Trial in Detroit Court
Justice Whelan denied a three week postponement request by attorneys for Frank C. Andrews and Henry R. Andrews of City Savings bank. The vice president and cashier face examination on charges of wrecking the bank, and the judge ordered examinations to proceed after arguments and prosecutor objections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Justice Whelan
Frank C. Andrews
Henry R. Andrews
City Savings Bank
Hunt
Whelan
Van Wormers Convicted in Uncle’s Murder in Hudson
A Hudson jury found Burton, Willis, and Frederick Van Wormer guilty of murdering their uncle Peter A. Hellenbeck. They were sentenced to electrocution at Clinton prison, Dannemora, in the week starting May 30. The case proceeds to the court of appeals, which will not stay the sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thers
Hudson
N. Y
Burton, Willis
Frederick van Wormer
Peter A. Hellenbeck
Clinton
Dannemora
Court of Appeals
Neglect Dangers Told Across Vague Health Advisory
A fragmented health note warns that neglect leads to danger and warns against biliousness and constipation. The text references personal wellbeing and urges attention to health practices, though details are garbled and names or dates are absent.
Riots in Louvain After Socialist Rejection of Suffrage Demand
Five Socialists were killed and twelve wounded in Louvain near Brussels as clashes with police erupted after Parliament rejected universal suffrage. Rioting spread to Bruges with ten Socialists injured as King Leopold reportedly considers dissolving Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Louvain
Chamber of Representatives
War Department
Bruges
M. van Dervelde
Leopold
M. Schollaert
Maison Des Proletaries
Tirlemont
Court Martial Convened in Chicago for First Illinois Cavalry Officer
A general court-martial will convene in Chicago Monday evening April 21 to try officers who may be summoned. Charges have been preferred against an officer of the First Illinois cavalry, but the names of the accuser and the accused will not be announced before the court sits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Springfield
First Illinois Cavalry
Jell-O New Dessert Pleases Family With Four Flavors
A vintage ad promotes Jell-O as a new dessert pleasing the whole family. It lists Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry flavors and notes availability at grocers for ten cents. It invites readers to try it today.
Queen Wilhelmina Quiet Night Amid Typhoid Fever
An official bulletin from Castle Loo reports Queen Wilhelmina had a fairly quiet night in The Hague. Her fever persists and is now officially identified as typhoid, marking a serious turn in her condition.
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Wilhelmina
the Hague
Castle Loo
Boy Fells From Fifty Four Foot Duct
Nine year old Willie Nichols fell from a fifty four foot high via duct in St Joseph Michigan on April 19. He sustained a number of bruises but is not greatly injured and doctors expect a quick recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph, Mich
Willie Nichols
Continental Coal Co Buys Hocking Valley Mines
The Continental Coal Company of Columbus has purchased from W. P. Read & Co. of Chicago the Hocking Valley interests, including six mines with an annual output of a million tons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Continental Coal Company
City
W. P. Read & Co
Chicago
Local Firm Offers Reward for Cured Catarrh
Frank J Osenery of F J Coking & Co., Toledo, offers a reward of 100 dollars for every catarrh case cured by Burrs Carane Cure. Sworn oath dated December 6, 1888, before notary public. Hall's Catarrh Cure advertised as a blood and mucous surface treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
StatEnor Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Oseney
F. J. Coknng & Co
Burr
Hall
Insolvency Law Rule Deemed Unconstitutional in Kosciusko Court
Judge Hiram I. Biggs of the Kosciusko County Circuit Court ruled the insolvency law enacted last year unconstitutional. The measure limited creditor applications in insolvency proceedings to certain parties, and the decision contests its legality under state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Hiram.i. Biggs
Kosciusko
Thane
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Lake Shore
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Mgr
A. J. Smith
A. L. Gotwalt
Agens
J. H. Allison
the Jeweler
South Man Street
Drocrin
Lake Forest University
Lake Michigan
Lois Durand
Richard D. Harlan
Justice Harlan
U. S. Supreme Court
Lake Forest
A. S. Johnson
M. D
Battle Creek
Mic
Sfin
Peraker
Belgium
Bonnie Delano
Surety Company
Radical
Prank J. Chesby
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