De Lesseps Faces Swindle Charge In France Case
French engineer Count Ferdinand De Lesseps stands accused of swindling and breach of trust in a Panama Canal stock deal. Testimony will be taken in New York with witnesses including Jesse Seligman and Edward Winslow. The case centers on paying $268.25 per share for stock valued at about $100.
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New York
Ferdinand de Lesseps
France
Jesse Seligman
Edward Winslow
Charles G. Francklyn
Supreme Court
Count de Lesseps
Universal Inter-Oceanic Panama Canal Company
Panama Railroad Company
Canal Company
Public funeral for Walt Whitman held in Camden
Thousands viewed the body of Walt Whitman at the Good Gray Poet’s Camnen home. The service at Harleigh cemetery followed his wish for a nonclerical ceremony with readings of his works and addresses by Thomas Harned Daniel Brinton and R M Buck. Col Ingersoll gave the final eloquent tribute. The body was laid in a tomb Whitman oversaw the construction of three years earlier.
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Camnen
N. J
Walt Whitman
Harleigh Cemetery
Camden
Whitman
Francis Howard Williams
Philadelphia
Thomas B. Harned
Daniel G. Brinton
R. M. Buck
London
Robert G. Ingersoll
Cattle rustlers chase aims to beat Montana hanged record
In 1888 Montana hanged 40 to 50 cattle thieves after capture, as Wyoming prepares to outdo the raids. A Montana cattle men delegation travels armed with plans to rally 150 men from multiple states to move north and clean out rustlers, with $20 000 raised for the expedition.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Wyoming
National Park
Lander
Idaho
Nebraska
Not a Coward Sorrowe Arises to Explain That Affair of Honor
New York March 31 Harry Vane Milbank, acting as a second for Hallett Alsop Borrowe in a duel against J Coleman Drayton, issues a public statement to clear Borrowe of cowardice. Milbank cites a monetary agreement between Drayton and Borrowe’s wife making combat against Drayton impossible. He risks legal action to defend Borrowe and vows to set him right before the public.
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New York
Harry Vane Milbank
Hallett Alsop Borrowe
Coleman Drayton
Milbank
J. Coleman Drayton
Mr. Borrowe
Mr. Drayton
Mr. Milbank
Law
Collision off Isle of Wight sinks Falls of Garry
The Falls of Garry from San Francisco to Havre collided with the steamer Thetis in the Solent near Isle of Wight. Falls of Garry sank after being cut in half. Thetis towed to safety with sixteen survivors and fourteen drownings reported.
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Isle of Wight
San Francisco
Havre
Queens'town
Blos
Atherfield Ledge
Solent
Samuel A Young Scoundrel Forged Checks in Michigan
Nives Mich March 31 The people of Berrien Springs and vicinity are excited to learn that Samuel Bishop a young man of the place has forged his father in law Jacob Krace s name on checks to the extent of about 7000 00. Two thousand dollars of the forged paper is held by Niles banks and the rest by farmers near Berrien Springs.
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Joseph Lyttle
Fixplay
Ohio
Lyttle
Lytle
Dayton
Ohio Penitentiary
Findlay
Nives
Mich
Berrien Springs
Samuel’ Bishop
Jacob Krace
Niles
Cullom Withdraws From Presidential Contention
Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois states he is not a presidential candidate and supports President Harrison. In a message to ex-Mayor Roche of Chicago he says the people want another term for Harrison and that his name should not be used further for the nomination.
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Wasuixcox
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Harrison
Roche
Chicago
Bold outrages by range hustlers reported in Wyoming
Johnson county reports newer and bolder outrages by range hustlers. They have been shouting down horses and cattle for a fortnight with scores of carcasses found on the feeding grounds. Prairie parties defend large owners’ property against continued theft efforts.
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Cueyenne
Wyo
Johnson County
Rustlers Threaten Range Owners Across Counties
A rider reports many animals bearing Senator Carrey's brand with multiple rifle bullets. thieves operate in Johnson Natrona and Converse counties and claim ownership of every hoof in the state. They warn prominent range owners to avoid the rustler district or face death.
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Senator Carrey
Johnson Natrona
Converse
Argentina Divided Over Pena Campaign and US Influence
Supporters of Saenz Pena push for the presidency backed by the government and British merchants while a strong Argentina faction opposes closer ties to Europe and the United States. The Pena camp seeks unanimity through arrests and suppressing anti Pena meetings as Admiral Walker visits to ease tensions with Americans.
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Bues Des Ayres
Saenz Pena
Argentina
Pena
United States
Admiral Walker
Minister Egan Praised by Exile Cabinet Members
Julio Banados Espinosa and J. E. Mc Kenna, former Balmaceda ministers, arrived in New York aboard the Newport from Colon. McKenna praised Patrick Egan for protection at the U S legation in Santiago and said he may settle in New York to educate his children before possibly returning to Chile. He predicted Congress would grant amnesty to political exiles.
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Balmaceda
New York
United States
Legation
Santiago
Pacific Mail
Newport
Colon
Julio Banados Espinosa
J. E. McKenna
Senor McKenna
Hotel Victoria
United Press
Chili
Patrick Egan
Egan
Ohio Gerrymandering Sets Congressional Roster
Ohio House passes redistricting bill giving Republicans fifteen districts and Democrats six, reversing the current apportionment. In Indiana, farmer Richardson of Scott County is killed by a loose stallion after the animal killed another horse and charged him.
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Coumacs
Ohio
Tragic Cleveland murder drives family turmoil and alleged insanity
A telegram from Cleveland reports Mrs. Fitch is alive after being shot five times by Frank Draeger of this city. Relatives claim Draeger is insane or playing the role of an insane man. His mother and sister-in-law back the insanity verdict, while Draeger’s history includes sunstroke, behavioral changes, hypnotic studies, and delusions leading to the fatal attack at Mrs. Fitch’s home in Cleveland.
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Tue SextTrnet
Cleveland
Ohio
Fitch
Frank Draeger
Draeger
Emma Draeger
East Second Street
Hubert G. Taylor
Wells Street
Frank
Young Draeger
Herbert O. Fitch
Steward E. Fitch
Ohio Valley Railroad
Jennings Street
Harmony in Sight amid Newfoundland Row
Ottawa March 31 Premier Abbott closed Senate debate on the Canada Newfoundland dispute saying a solution appears near. He noted the order rescinding free admission of Newfoundland fish into Canada followed maritime reports and a confidential London suggestion of a three way conference to settle differences. He expects Newfoundland to join the dominion.
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Ottawa
Ont
Abbott
Canada
Newfoundland
Senate
Hoe
Maritime Provinces
London
Great Britain
Hartford City Glass Works to Expand with Fifty Pot Extension
Hartford City officers and directors let contracts for a fifty pot extension to the large glass works. The extension costs $100,000 and work starts at once. When completed the Hartford City plant will increase its production capacity.
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Hartford City
Ind
Hartford City Glass Works
Ninety Pot Capacity Glass Works Topped by Jeanette
Train robbers hold up a Georgia and Pacific passenger train near Weems Alabama. A masked crew seized registered letters worth about two thousand dollars from the mail car while a white man on the engine and a mulatto worker are named in descriptions. Bloodhounds trail the raiders as officers close in.
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Jeanette
United States
Birmncam
Ala
Atlanta
Georgia and Pacific
Weems
Here
River Striking River Workers Force 2,000 Idle on Levee
In St Louis on March 31 a river strike idles over 2,000 negro laborers on the levee as four steamers cannot land cargo. Marine firemen demand union wage scale and union crews. owners refuse. Longshoremen and roustabouts join, while workers remain orderly. The Fed eration of Labor backs the strike, which local river men expect to last only a few days.
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St. Louis
Federation of Labor
Rich Silver Mines at Los Antecetes Camp
Jared Wincup, an old miner, reported rich silver ore found in the foothills behind Lordesburg with samples assaying 1800 dollars a ton. Drummer J H Millzoner followed the prospector, uncovering a lead he calls richer than any prior Colorado ore. Prospectors swarm toward the new camp amid lore of a thirty year lost silver mine sought by Mormon explorers from San Bernardino.
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Los Ancetes
Cal
Jared Wincup
Lordesburg
J. H. Millzoner
Colorado
Wincup
Hines
San Bernandino
Amor liquidation claim reaches Chilean foreign office
Minister Egan presented to Chilean foreign affairs a claim by Amor liquidators for nearly 1 million dollars in silver plus interest. The claim stems from land concessions in the guano districts barred by Chile after its war with Bolivia. A Balmaceda settlement was near before the revolution halted progress. Rio Janeiro reports a Sao Paulo plot against the government uncovered with conspirators arrested. Congress named a new governor for Rio Grande do Sul to quell unrest.
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Valparaiso
Egan
Chilian Foreign Office
House of Amor
Chili
Bolivia
Balmaceda
Rio Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Congress
Rio Grand Do Sul
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Marquis of Salisbury
Behring Sea
Foreign Department
Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne Cecil
England
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Oxford
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House of Lords
India
Derby
Mr. Disraeli
Turkey
Constantinople
Earl of Beaconsfield
Berlin
Italy
New Orleans
Gianapolis
Porter
Rome
Indianapolis
Washington
State Department
Garry
Amuuel
Bishop
Checks
Cullom
Ander
Glass Works
Birmingham
California
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