Presidential Appointments and Cuba Scheme Noted in Washington
Washington notes report new U S consuls general and consuls named for Mexico City Rio de Janeiro Sherbrooke St Gall Charlottetown Port Saline and other posts William A Lee to Bolivia John Oberly to an Indian school post Arthur D Bissell named customs official August M Cuhn and Hamilton Jones receive district posts Dr J T B Ford to Caracas to study yellow fever A postal clerk Adleta arrested in Arkansas with decoy mail funds Cuban buyers target Cuba scandal noted Senators and Representatives discussed a congressional purchase scheme
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Wassctox
United States
Ephraim B. Ewing
Missouri
City of Mexico
Clay Armstrong
Alabama
Rio de Janeiro
Gustavus Lueke
New Himpshire
Sherbrooke
Canada
Peter Staub
Tennessee
St. Galle
Henry A. Keim
Pennsylvania
Charlottetown
John Strang
New York
Belleville
Louis Neimaid
Michigan
Port Samia
William A. Lee
Louisiana
Bolivia
John H. Oberly
Illinois
Arthur D. Bissell
Buffalos
August M. Cuhn
Indiana
Indianapolis
Hamilton
Sharpe
Arkansas
A. W. Adleta
Texarkana & el Paso
Adlein
Burl
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Graves
Herkimer County
N. Y
Cibans
Congress
Cuba
Here
Drowning Tragedy On Monongahela Ferry Run In Hazlewood
A Swede party returning home from Hay's Station aboard a ferry boat capsized by a steamer wake near Hazlewood. Mrs Guvenal and child drowned after attempting to reach safety. August Rose, August Wandgis, and Henry Schrading survived the swim to shore, while Rose later drowned. Bodies recovered. Separate report: deck hand John Eistel fell overboard on the steamer Tillie and drowned after being stunned on impact.
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Nand
Pitrsnercy
Lescemps Guvenal
August Rose
August Wandiy
Henry Schrading
Hay’s
Monongahela River
Thompson Snyder
Hazlewood
Rose
Guvenal
Wandgis
Schrading
Coal Valley
John Eistel
Tillie
Terrible boiler explosion at Denkirk docks injures several
A second hand boiler exploded while being tested at Foot & Walker repairs on Wright & Company lumber dock. Three men were pulled from the lake, one dead. the fireman and another worker were missing. Others received injuries, boats dragged the lake for victims, and a coroner's inquest is planned.
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Denkirk
Dunnam
Foot & Walker
Wright & Company
Foote
Ife
Riley
Walker
Harrison Tutsmith
WerighPa Planing Mill
Frey
The Trunk Mystery In Pittsburgh District
Police arrest two suspects in the Carruso murder case and identify a third as present during the trunk removal. Other dispatches report a Virginia shooting, a bank cornice accident injuring three, and assorted local notices including appointments and a misdated bank failure anecdote.
Captain Phelan Returns From New York
Captain Thomas Phelan arrived in Kansas City Friday night after a trip to New York. He claims he was sworn out of court during the Shoot trial and blames the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the case’s failure. He denies staying in hiding at Jersey City and says Inspector Byrnes has evidence a man was hired to kill him in the courtroom.
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Phelan
Kansas City
Thomas Phelan
New York
Jersey City
Byrnes
Fear Irish torpedo nets around Canada ship
Captain Curtiss of the British corvette Canada says nets are kept around the vessel not for fear of attack but to deter Irishmen from floating torpedoes down the stream. He adds Canada is more powerful than Garnet or Stretok, able to overpower either in ten minutes. Will Not Go to Japan. Dr J Ernest Meira will not proceed to Nagasaki as United States Counsel due to a prior arrest for assault and a divorce on grounds of neglect and brutality.
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Curtiss
Canada
Japan
New York
the Times
J. Ernest Meira
Nagasaki
United States
State Department
Meire
Commotore Truxton
Ebbitt
Russia
Perresnrig
Gladstone
Trussia
Imich
Asia
Timour
England
Tassia
Afghanistan
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M. DeGiers
Lexpos
India Council
India
India Office
Rentleman
Oer Majesty
Neinkiss
Lidl
Lord Beaconsfield
India Department
Earl Dufferin
London
Lord Dufferin
Mr. Gladstone
Laizely
Dutte
Thaersteke Tne
Couilty
Boaces
Poser
Ciadstone
HST
Courtey
Beaconsfield
Lord Randolph Churchill
Pleo
Eustbia
Danube
Constantinople
Adphantsian
Persian Gulf
Lagsiata
Great Britain
Calcutta
Quetta Pass
Rowe
Signor Mancini
Signor Depretis
Council
Interior
Foreign Office
Venice
Bnatmén Ig
Forty-year-old? No Eddie Bernardy shoots classmate
In Corcico on May 11 Eddie Bernardy fourteen shot twelve year old Tressie Lessland in the side with a platal ball and then wounded himself with three more shots. He admits jealousy over her and says he aimed to end his misery like the grown folks he had read of.
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Corcico
Eddie Bernardy
Tressie Lessland
Bernardy
Tressle
Howard
Winnipeg
Sies
Batouche
William Brice
Tiei
Riel
Joss
Anc
Garaner Philps
Thomas J. Stout
Eve
Uhuppatier
Fairbanks and Loony
Genardier
Mason
No. 2 Company
R. Cook
Cuiley Allen
Batonehe
Hecker's Flooring Mill to Close Cherry Street
New York May 11. Hecker's Metro politen Flooring mill on Cherry Street will shut down inafen diya. The Croton mill, owned by the same firm, will continue operations but Hecker cites adoption of American methods as reducing demand for American flour, necessitating decreased production.
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New York
Hecker
Metropoliten
Cherry Street
Croton
Sane
Heeker
Russia's Concessions Stir Aboard Informed Debate
May 11 dispatches report that Russia agreed to arbitrate the Far East issue, seen as a move to aid Gladstone. Elsewhere in London and India angles, dissensions and diplomatic wrangling dominate as officials discuss army expansion and potential war with Russia.
Battle Near Batouche Stirs Rebels Flee After Strong Fire
General Middleton's troop skirmish with rebels near Batouche along the river. Steamer Northcote and Gatling gun supported an advance. rebels sheltered in houses and bush, then fled under shellfire. Captain Howard of the American Gatling crew steadied fire as rebels pushed toward the battery. Casualties listed include several wounded and a priestly party among captives.
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Winzipes
Mey
Middleton
Batouche
Northcote
St. Laurient
Sisters of Charity
Father Meniin
Howard
Explosion in a tunnel kills two workers in New York
May 11 report from Tanrytown New York says two men were killed two fatally injured and two badly hurt after a premature blast in Cu No 9 on the new aqueduct near Story Hollow. Fifteen men were at the heading when a blast cut lights and caused chaos as rescuers pulled Michael Quinn and others from the rubble. George Hulbert died at two o clock and coroner opened an inquiry. An Indian worker was fatally injured. investigators suspect a blast failed to explode or the drill struck a misfired charge.
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Filippo Carruso
Circaco
Fillippo Carruso
Pittsburgh
McDonald
Antonia Mercurio
Borocut Saradori
Tbe Des Plaines
Dolan Boy
Mamie Corbet
Mercurio
B. F. Broughton
Monroe Street
Andre Passo
Banfield
New York
Augustino Jurado
Victor Camirito
Italy
Warsr
W. Va
Cattlelsburg
Tenty Freeze
Jesse James
Virginia
Dave Stewart
Peter Canterbury
Charles Honaker
Pike County
Freeze
Dallas
Tex
City National Bank
RK. B. Curtis
Chicago
W. TH. Adams
J. T. Thatcher
Tanrytown
N. Y
Stoyy Hollow
Ui Headine
Michael Quinn
George Culbert
Joseph Fesiuata
George Hulbert
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Virginian
George Hoaily
Ohio
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Wisconsin
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Nebraska
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