Secretary Whitney on Panama settlement and DeLong pension ruling
Secretary Whitney announces Panama affair settled following Admiral Jouett’s mediation and a treaty. the emphasis on preserving property, avoiding conflict, and protecting transit interests. Also notes Lieutenant DeLong widow pension awarded after service status reclassification. Additional items cover public debt, mint coinage, postmaster appointments, and appointive notices.
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Panama
WasnIneTox
Whitney
Jouett
Serretary Whitney
Ethnik
United States
Jordan
Treasury
Philadelphia
Ayminl
Vilas
State, War and Navy Department
W. E. Jackson & Co
New York
Black
DeLong
Secretary of the Navy
Jeanette
McCammon
Interior Department
Montgomery
San Francisco
Mrr
Garland
Southern Pacific
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific Company
Lamar
Anthony M. Keiley
Virginia
Austria-Hungary
Keiley
Rome
Daring Train Robbery on Louisville and Albany Line
A late night express near Hastoldsburg Indiana was hijacked by armed brigands who forced passengers to surrender cash and valuables. Express Messenger George Davis was shot and wounded while Baggage Master Peter Webber was beaten. both survived. Robbers fled with about $13,000.
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Louisville & Mow
Pines
George Davis
Teter Webber
Cincinatti
Louisville
Smithville Hill
Peter Webber
Davis
Webber
US Grand Jury Indicts Sixty Eight Oklahoma Colonists
The Topeka grand jury found separate indictments against sixty eight colonists alledgedly in camp at Arkansas City for inciting rebellion against the United States. One charging indictment named the ringleader as a whole, with plans to arrest leaders and keep others under bonds. District Attorney Hallowell awaited further instructions from the Attorney General before pursuing arrests. General Grant's condition improved slightly with long rest and reduced morphine use, though cancer pains persist and the tongue lump remains not an open sore.
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United States Grand Jury
Topeka Kan
Kansas Cury
Topeka
Oklahoma
Arkansas City
United States
Cleveland
Hallowell
Geneal Garland
Arkansas
Captain Couch
General Grant
Douglass
The Window Glass Trade Outlook Darkens Across Factories
May 1 report details closures and anticipated shutdowns in window glass factories. An unnamed leading manufacturer cites abnormally high manufacturing costs and excessive stock, predicting continued suffering until costs drop or demand rises. The note underscores a bleak outlook for the sector.
Summer Hotel in Minneapolis Burns on Lake Calhoun Shore
Lyndala, a summer hotel in Minneapolis near Lake Calhoun, burned Wednesday night. The building suffered losses estimated at 860,000 for the structure and 12,000 for contents. The hotel had not been occupied recently and was to reopen soon amid mortgage details and uncertainty about the cause.
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Minstapolis
Minn
Lyndala
Lake Calhoun
Iee Ae Sonaph
Russia to advance to Herat and occupy city
Petersburg dispatches report Grand Council of War meeting on May 1 deciding the Russians should advance to Herat and take control, followed by immediate administration. Russian cruisers watch English ships near Nagasaki as Britain faces potential conflict with Russia in the Pacific. The piece covers Komaroff’s actions, British policy, and ongoing Russo Afghan tensions.
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Herat
Petersburg
Czar
Czaritza
Pacific Ocean
Nagasaki
Pacific
Komaroffs
Penjdeh
Gladstone
BF. de Giers
Ak-Tepe
Einglund
Kushk
Kowmaioff
Pult'ehisti
Penjdel
Koma
Kemaroff
Koshk
Russia
Penjded
Komaroff
Lumsdenn
Moscow
England
Maruchak
House of Commons
Persia
St. Petersburg
Penjach
Peter Lumsden
Ugh C. Childers
Great Britain
Italy
Foreign Office
Porte
Turkey
Egypt
Glaseny
Peadwatar
Orientaline
Vancouver
Oregon
Mississippi
Dominion Line
Bolivia
City of Oxford
Pull’ Rhisti
Imperial Council
Gatachins
Times and Telegraph
Dardanelles
Odessa
Vienna
Black Sea
Bosporhus
Paris
Essad Pasha
Middleton
Calgarry
Ninety-eighth
Amyot
Montreal
C. F. Smithers
Bank of Montreal
London
Toronto
John M. Young
Victoria
B. G
David Dudley Field
Dalhousie University
United States
Field
Nova Scotia Bar and Law Faculty
Maritime Provinces
Frye
Halifax
Balkeline billiards final ends in Slosson win in New York
George F. Slosson defeated Jacob Schaefer by 111 points in the fourteen inch Balkeline tournament final held in New York. The match drew a packed hall with many spectators unable to gain admittance. Winnings totaled 1000 for first, 600 for second, 460 for third, and 250 for fourth. Hewins of Hartford served as referee.
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New York
George F. Slosson
Jacob Shaefer
Matthew Hewins
Hartford
Storson
Slosson
Schaefer
Schacter
Sexton
Daly
Gambling raid shocks city with twelve men seized
A raid on a gambling house in the city led to the arrest of twelve men including J. J. O’Leary Peter Seabult John M. Books William Mann and William Forbes. The proprietor Frank Wolf was jailed along with Mann and Forbes later. Wolf fled during the intermission. Forbes was acquitted on sympathy.
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Pennsylvania
Legisistora
Tlarnis Nune
J. J. O'Leary
Seluylidn
Bekk Ag
Frank Wolf
William Mann
Limbury
William Forbes
Jascver Wolf
Las Aek
Mann
Forbes
Northcote steamer plight delaying Middleton troops
May 1 dispatches describe General Middleton unable to move his forces as the steamer Northcote is grounded ten miles below the Saskatchewan elbow. Ammunition and Gatling guns are aboard. supplies must be ferried by river barges while troops walk due to low water. Aims to forward food and ammo, defend position at Clark's Crossing, and scout for rebels.
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Clark
Humboldt
Middleton
Northcote
Chark
Minnow
Worthcote
South Saskatchewan
Ferguson
Captain White
Moose Mountain
Pease
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Charles Mitchell
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Mike Deever
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American Medical Association
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American Medical Society
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Michigan
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St. Louis
Louisiana Jockey Club
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Iddleton
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