Battle near Brandfort claims 600 British dead and 800 prisoners
The London Daily Mail reports a battle south of Brandfort with 600 British troops killed or wounded and 800 taken prisoner. Lord Roberts reportedly battles water shortages amid the action. Supreme Court Upholds State Pure Food Law. Ohio bans Diamond Contract Company and Tontine Insurance from operating, halting colored oleomargarine makers.
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London Daily Mail
Pretoria
Delagoa Bay
Brandfort
Lord Roberts
Supreme Court
Supreme Court of Ohio
Diamond Contract Company
Tontine Insurance Company
Detroit
Mich
Ohio
Foreign Corporation
Capital City Dairy Company
Peru Fire Destroys Ward Bros Livery Stable
A Tuesday morning blaze in Peru Ind. wiped out Ward Bros livery stable and its contents and caused broad property losses. Riley Gregory perished in his sleep. other workers escaped. The fire destroyed props and vehicles, with substantial uninsured losses and property tied to Mrs Emma Bearss and Lenhart & Sons. A separate incident reports an assault on John S Osborn by masked men in Liberty Ind. and a resignation by Rev Dr McGiffert from the Presbyterian Church in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Ward Bros
Riley Gregory
Emma Bearss
Lenhart & Sons
Liberty
John S. Osborn
Osborn
McGiffert
New York
Dr. McGiffert
Presbyterian Church
Fis
Presbytery of
DeGiffert
Presbytery
Weasela Wrecked After Severe Storm Hits Gulf Coast
Telegram from Dallas reports H R Green president of the Tarpon Club says Rockport telexes confirm heavy damage to club property on St Joseph Island. Several small vessels wrecked and some lives believed lost. Carnegie Frick Cramp Combine denied. Philadelphia officials deny negotiations with Carnegie Frick and Cramp interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Texas
FE. H.R. Green
Tarpon Club
Gulf Coast
Rockport
St. Joseph Island
Philadelphia
Carnegie-Frick
Cramp
First of the Season Sailing Tragedy In Warsaw Ind
A party of young men on Robison's Lake near Warsaw Ind. capsized the boat and Charles Lieper is believed drowned with his body not yet recovered. Also noted is the Santa Fe announcing completion of its Through Line from Chicago to San Francisco. Fort Wayne Masonic Temple listings mention James O Neill in The Musketeers on April 24 and Hogan s Alley on April 23.
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Warsaw
Ind
Robison’s Lake
Here
Charles Lieper
Santa Fe
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
San Francisco
Chicago
Masonic Temple
Fort Wayne
Inn
James O’neill
the Musketeers
Ambush near Triangle Springs wounds Geo Scarborough party
Georге Scarborough and companions were ambushed by cattle thieves eighty miles from San Simon in the Chiricahua mountains. Scarborough fell from his horse as shots rang out while descending a canyon. The posse fought from a rifle pit. two companions were lightly injured before nightfall. A helper rode to San Simon for assistance.
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George Scarborough
Arizona
Geo. Scarborough
Chiricahua Mountains
Triangle Springs
San Simon
Scarborough
Mob Destroys Toll-Houses And Bridges In Indiana
A mob of about 150 masked men blew up two bridges and burned two toll houses on the Logansport and Burlington pike in Indiana at midnight. One tollhouse family evacuated the day before, the other was ordered out before arson. Protests over high tolls and pike condition fueled the attack. Burling ton bridge had been burned previously. A watchman stood by but offered no resistance. a reward was posted for those responsible.
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Indiana
Logansport
Burlington Pike
Burlington
Alleged Davis Desertion Ties to Will Contest
New claimants to Charles L. Davis estate contest the will that largely favors Detroit’s Margaret Shriver Simpson. Mrs Emma Grajs ean Davis of Sheridan Wyoming and daughter Emma Belmont of New York claim marriages to Davis proven by a New York attorney. The estate totals about 125000 after debts are paid.
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Alvin Joslyn
Charles L. Davis
Margaret Shriver Simpson
Detroit
Emma Greasjean Davis
Sheridan
Wyo
Emma Belmont
New York
Davis
Essex Market Police Court
Doukhobout Migration to California Alarms Officials
A party of forty Doukhobouts from Winnipeg heads to California after an American agency hires them for 50 cents a day. Immigration authorities fear a mass exodus over the next two to three years as the colony seeks warmer climate.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
California
Upheaval on Mount Baker Lands Vast New Hill
A vast earth upheaval in the Mount Baker district Washington created a seventy foot high hill where a valley stood. The Nooksack river altered course around the mound and a central lake formed as forest remnants rose above floodwaters. Witness D P Simons Jr reports thunder like noise and sulfur smell suggesting subterranean gases.
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Mount Baker
Washington
Hamilton
Seattle
D. P. Simons, Jr
Simons
Mr. Simons
William Hadley
Advent of spring brings retail distribution gains
Bradstreet's reports favorable general trade and improved retail distribution as spring weather arrives. The iron and steel sector shows unsettled pricing while farm products lead an upward movement with corn and wheat exports increasing from the prior week and pork and lard prices higher than a year ago.
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Bradstreet’s
New York
Burglary Ends in Widow’s Son-in-Law Slaying
Two masked burglars entered the Barnesville area home of Mrs. James Warrack five miles south of town. They bound three women including the widow’s granddaughter and her grandson Clarence Warrack. In a scuffle Clarence Warrack ordered them out, Warrack was shot and killed, and the intruders fled with only 6 cents found in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Warrack
Barnesville
Ohio
Fire destroys Joseph Horne Co. store in Pittsburg loss near two million
A midnight blaze gutted the eight story Joseph Horne & Co. department store at Fifth Street and Penn Avenue Pittsburg causing nearly two million dollars in damage. Police quickly reported the fire, while the firm indicated it would resume business soon. Other briefs note political, crime, and weather items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Horne & Co
Fifth Street
Penn Avenue
Pittsburg
Sylvester Doyle
Russia Bids for Strife in Naval Clash Near Hakodate
A March 24 encounter near Hakodate saw a Japanese battleship engage a Russian cruiser after a torpedo salvo failed to hit. The Japanese ship withdrew unharmed and returned gunfire as tensions rise toward broader conflict.
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Czar
Russia
Japan
Hakodate
Oyster Trust Assured Forming United States Oyster Company
A Connecticut shellfish official reports a syndicate plan to form the United States Oyster Company in New Jersey with a capital of 15 million dollars. The group includes about 300 growers, with the 50 largest dealers from Connecticut New York and Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David 8. Sanford
Connecticut Shellfish Commission
Connecticut
New York
Rhode Island
United States Oyster Company
New Jersey
Market quotes across cities for cattle hogs and grains
The report lists current ranges for cattle hogs and sheep and grain prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with No 2 wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and pork values showing wide variations across regions. Prices reflect shipping grades and local market conditions across nine markets.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Ste. Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Senate and House Debates Highlight Turbulent Session
The Senate opened with a Quay case debate as Wolcott apologized for earlier language. Kentucky lawmakers clashed in the House over Goebel election law and Hawaiian territorial provisions proceeded amid amendments on labor, liquor, and land limits while the Indian schools issue lingered and Bland’s death was memory in the House.
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Senate
Quay
Wolcott
Lodge
Colorado
Spooner
House
Kentucky
Wheeler
Pugh
Boering
Lacey
Iowa
Gallinger
Jones
Ark
West
Richard Parks Bland
Missouri
Dick” Bland
Secretary of War
Charles E. Magoon
Insular
Bireau
Spain
Porto Rico
Philippines
Dem
General Regislacom
Pennsylvania
Hansbrough
Nome
Bubonic Plague Spreads in India and Copper Finds Near Capton
Reports note an accelerating bubonic plague outbreak in India while ore prospectors disclose valuable copper deposits near Capton Pennsylvania. The items appear in a single syndicated column.
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Odde
Ena
India
Capton
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Oklahoma
Peter Pearson
Ponca City
Arkansas City
Topeka
Richard A. Canfield
New York State
Jas. T
Harrison I. Drummond
Drummond
James T. Drummond
New York City
Kansas City
William Claybourn
Superior Coal Company
Wellston
Jacob Tucker
John Williams
David Davis
Corea
Quelpart
Texas
Austin
F. A. Cline
Difef
Shaughnassee
Pottawatomies
Nadeau
Kan
Omaha
Keyser
Tex
Nueces
Oyster Trust
Lamine River
Otterville
George Wright
Mexico
Orange Free State
Bethany
Methuen
Boshof
Arthur F. Marsh
Allegan
Michigan National Guard
Lansing
John William Key
North Paterson
N. J
Christy Minstrels
Prince of Wales
Brussels
Prince
Princess of Wales
Denmark
Menominee
Menominee, Mich
Spies
Switzerland
Federal Council of
England
Tappan
David Tappan
Miami University
Oxford
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