Towns Pick Off Officers Mine Managers Strike Gets On
Returns from city elections show Pekin Democrats win four of six aldermen, gaining control of the council and electing all supervisors. Across counties and towns, anti license and license tickets shift boards. Danville, Pana, Jerseyville, and other cities report mixed Republican and Democratic gains, with several mayors and aldermen elected on anti license or license slates.
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Mls
Pekin
Tazewell
Virginia
Hcense
Taylorville
Morrisville
C. A. Kelso
Edinburg
Pana Republicans
Jerseyville Democrats
Girard
Ant License
Waverly
Jackson
Board of Education
Lincoln
Danville
Bloomington
Cairo
McLeansboro
Peoria
Strike of Mine Managers Shows Progressive Strike Action
Strike continues in Illinois coal mines as managers and nine examiners fail to force a lockout. Operators refuse talks while some mines suspend work or grant wage increases to managers. Spaulding Barclay inspection walkout followed by resumed work. Belleville sub-district sees managers quit and Riverton mine to close. State Mine Managers and Examiners say many more closures possible though the miners union offers no support.
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Springfield
Illinois
Spaulding
Barclay
Clear Lake Company
Belleville
Riverton
Mine Managers and Inxaminers’ Association
Peculiar Gypsy Funeral In Venice
Miss Mamia Sisteret, a prominent figure in a nearby gypsy camp, was buried with unusual rites as soap towels and her jewelry were placed in the coffin before sealing. The procession followed on foot to the burial ground, drawing hundreds drawn by the eccentric ceremony. Women Must Pay the Penalty. The same day in Springfield, the Ohio Supreme Court upheld a Peoria County ruling in Belle Howard’s murder case. Jared Patee was discharged on writ of error after being convicted as an accessory.
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Mamia Sisteret
Springfield
Ohs
Supreme Court
Peoria County Circuit Court
Belle Howard
Jared Patee
Waots Division League of American Wheelmen
Htta Brinkley
Patee
Two Deaths of Apoplexy in Springfield
April 18 report lists Henson Robinson aged 66, a noted Springfield businessman and leading Mason and Knight Templar, who suddenly died in the Leland hotel rotunda. Also Thomas TL Conner, 65, a prominent real estate dealer and insurance agent, died yesterday at home of apoplexy.
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Tls
Henson Robinson
Leland Hotel Rotunda
Thomas TL. Conner
Supreme Court declines bail in Dreyer case
Springfield April 18 The supreme court yesterday refused to reconsider its former action in declining to admit to bail Howard S. Dreyer. The case will be taken on call at the June term and a decision is not expected until the court meets in October. Dreyer will remain in Cook county jail meanwhile.
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Supreme Court
Howard S. Dreyer
Dreyey
Cook County
Democrats for Bryan Convene in Springfield Sangamon County
Democrats of Sangamon county met in Representatives hall and instructed delegates for Bryan for president Caldwell for congress and General Orendorff for governor. They reaffirm the Chicago platform of 1896, call for free coinage at 16 10 1 oppose trusts militarism and imperialism and express sympathy for the Boers.
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Springfield
Als
Sangamon County
Hall
Bryan
Caldwell
Congress
General Orendorff
Chicago
Great Slaughter of Tagals in Philippine Front
Manila reports say Filipino forces renew activity but cannot sustain pace. A force of about 1200 insurgents attacked the Fortieth at Cagayan Mindanao on the 7th and suffered heavy losses with fifty killed and thirty wounded or captured. Our side had three killed and twelve wounded. General Montenegro surrendered to Coronel Smith near Camaling in Pangasinan, where he and General Macabuhos had been trying to reorganize the Filipino army.
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Manila
Filpinos
Cagayan
Mindanao
Montenegro
Coronel Smith
Camaling
Pangasinan
Macabuhos
Apology to Spaniard Over Dewey Day Invitation
The United States minister in Madrid Bellamy Storer said he visited Premier Silvera to apologize for Chicago Dewey day committee inviting the Duke of Arcos, Spain’s minister in Washington, to attend the celebration. He stated the incident resulted from a municipal clerk's error and would not be repeated.
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Madrid
United States
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Silvera
Duke of Arcos
Washington
Storer
Belfast Lord Mayor Recites Victoria Letter on Belfast Visit
At a Belfast corporation meeting the lord mayor read a letter from Queen Victoria thanking the city for the invitation and expressing regret she cannot visit Belfast due to fatigue risks to her health during an Irish stay.
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Belfast
Queen Victoria
Ireland
Supreme Court Finds NH Flag Law Unconstitutional in Ruhstrat Case
The Supreme Court ruled that New Hampshire’s flag law infringes personal liberty and deprives citizens of constitutionally implied privileges. Ruhstrat, a local cigar dealer fined last fall for displaying the flag to advertise his business, was central to the decision.
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Chicago
Supreme Court
Ruhstrat
Drowning Death Of Harbor Worker In Frankfort
In Frankfort Michigan on April 18 Charles Beacon an Ann Arbor steamer No 2 crew member drowned after walking off a plank and losing his footing between the boat and the dock. The body was recovered.
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Frankfort
Mich
Charles Beacon
Fltenance
Ann Arbor
Jennie O Neill Potter Dies in New York
Miss Jennie O Neill Potter the well known elocutionist died at St Luke s hospital last night after a long illness from cancer Her body will be taken to her birthplace in Wisconsin for burial
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Jennie O'Neill Potter
New York
St. Luke’s Hospital
Wisconsin
Governor Taylor Meets President at White House
Washington April 18 Gov Taylor of Kentucky called at the White House and had a half hour interview with President MelWhinley. The brief audience occurred yesterday afternoon.
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Washington
Hanna Not To Be a Delegate at GOP Convention
The Post reports Senator Hanna will not be a delegate to the Republican national convention. In Crookhaven Ireland on April 18 a French fishing boat named Woche foundered in a storm with twenty four drowned crewmembers.
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Hanna
Washington
the Post
Market Recap Hogs Cattle Sheep Prices In Chicago
Chicago markets report April 47 with hog receipts about 14 000 and live prices from 4 60 to 5 85. Cattle receipts around 2 500 and varied quotes from 4 00 to 5 90 for steers cows and heifers. Sheep receipts about 10 000 with western and native lambs priced 4 25 to 7 45. Milwaukee grain futures show wheat rye barley oats movement with modest shifts.
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Texas
Chicago Board of Trade Today
A Life on the Ocean Wave Verse Echoes Sea Freedom
A poem-styled reflection celebrates life aboard a ship and home on the sea. The speaker longs for the brine, spray, and tempest, vows to set sail, and trusts a stout vessel and crew to weather the storm while the heart sings of a rolling sea home.
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Epes Sargeant
Disappointed Love on the Argo: Brooke and Farrar on Board
On a voyage aboard the Argo Brooke and Miss Farrar grow close as they share dinners and sailing days. Brooke hopes to be best man for his friend Tom Bolton, who is also aboard. The purser nudges matchmaking, and Winifred Farrar weighs Brooke against Tom’s surprise appearance, as secrets and hopes mingle at sea.
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Brooke
Farrars
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Stali
Star” Ile
Aliss Barrar
Miss Farrar
Quito
San Francisco
Tom
New York
Pacific Avenue
Bolton
Last Name Debate Sparks Household Etiquette
Dialogue from a New York Tribune excerpt shows a mistress instructing a new maid on formality and names. The exchange highlights social norms around address and class within a domestic setting.
Leprosy Under Control Hopeful Island Policy
Hawaiian authorities believe leprosy near standstill as few young cases are found though experts warn contagion persists. The Molokai colony houses 1111 lepers, with births slowly increasing its population while deaths offset new cases. Children are kept separate from adults, educated, and supported, while colony life includes its own newspapers and bands funded by private subscriptions.
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Molokai
Hawaii
Honolulu
The Colosseum in Rome a Historic Amphitheater
The Colosseum begun by Vespasian and finished by Titus in 80 AD hosted games where thousands of animals and gladiators died. It measured about 1,641 feet around 615 by 510 feet in an eclipse shape and seated 87,000. Marble once used atop it was repurposed for modern palaces. More than 400 plant varieties found in ruins.
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Colosseum
Rome
Vespasian
Homeseeker Excursion Tickets At Reduced Rates
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers homeseeker excursion tickets to nearly all U S points on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of February March and April at one fare plus 2 00 round trip Tickets valid for return within 21 days from sale Details available from any CGW agent or F H Lord 118 Adams St Chicago Also special excursion tickets to Chicago April 30 May 1 2 to greet Admiral Dewey with return by May 3 Apply at agents or 118 Adams St Chicago (dated 16) 4 5 with soda water at Wm Junguus’s
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Key
F. H. Lord
Adams St
Chicago
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Chicago Great Western Ry
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