Steamer Stella Disaster Off Channel Islands
The steamer Stella, with about 140 passengers and 42 crew, sank near Alderney after striking the Casquet rocks in dense fog. A boiler explosion caused a tremendous blast and 38 or more are believed drowned. Lifeboats were launched as women and children reached safety. the captain urged men to help themselves as the ship vanished.
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Sourmanpton
Eng
Southampton
Channal Islands
Alderney Island
Stella
Channel Islands
Gasquet
Weather weighs on business in Bradstreet's weekly note
Bradstreet's records a quieter tone across many lines of business due to continued unfavorable weather in a large part of the country. Eastern textile markets show subdued activity while buyers prepare for fall deliveries. Western markets report reduced demand and poor distributions due to bad roads and weather. wheat and flour shipments total 939,298 bushels versus last week’s 8,746,761 and the prior year’s 3,250,604.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet’s
New York
Boston
Cuban Delegates Assured No Increase in 3 Million Aid
Cuban Assembly delegates Villalon and Hevia met Secretary Hay at the State Department and discussed Cuban affairs. Hay affirmed the United States would not raise the $3,000,000 already sent to Cuba for the army and that the President would not approve any new fundraising schemes. The meeting followed a prior briefing to President McKinley. Meanwhile Kansas City police hunt for Santiago Murphy, wanted in Mexico for embezzling $70,000, who escaped in New Orleans on Jan 23 and is believed to be hiding in Kansas City.
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Wasatnetos
Cuban Assembly
Messrs
Villalon
Hevia
State Department
Hay
Cuba
United States
McKinley
Kansas City
Kansas
Santiago
Murphy
Mexico
New Orleans
Government orders widen breach amid war material controls
A Gothenburg dispatch reports the Norwegian government has issued an order prohibiting Swedish officers from witness or assist in certain actions. The government also decided to fortify railways and to regulate borrowed war material amid tensions.
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Gothenburg
Norrwegian
Fire destroys track area in lower city section
Report states a fire burned a Paw? Sie-Lapin on a track in the lower section of the city. The cause of the blaze remains unknown as authorities investigate the origin of the fire at 18:1.
Hidden outfit found at high home
A fragmentary report notes an outfit found hidden at a residence described as a high home. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable, leaving uncertainty about the exact circumstances or involved parties.
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Hig
Sound Money League Draws Up Purposes Statement
The National Sound Money League committee reports resolutions urging a Congressional declaratory act to make all U S notes bonds and obligations payable in a gold dollar and to grant holders redemption rights for notes or coins under a defined gold unit. It also favors a separate Treasury bureau for issue and redemption with a gold reserve to back demand obligations.
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Washington
Central Council
The
National Sound Money League
League
Congress
United States
Bureau of Issue
Treasury Department
Remains of the Portland Hull Believed Located
Boston dispatch reports the hull of the lost steamer Portland may have been found. Maud crew recovered steamer furnishings in fishing trawls twenty-two and a half miles east and south of Boston light. A garter suggests bodies in the wreck. 200 aboard, fewer than thirty recovered onshore, many believed still within the wreck.
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Boston
Portland
Maud
Boston Light
Capa Ann
Highland Light
Williams
Portland Line
Navy
Cape Cod
Wreck on Burlington in Missouri Injures Seven
PARKVILLE Mo southbound Burlington train No 20 from Omaha derailed three and a half miles north of Parkville. Seven persons were seriously hurt several others bruised. The train rolled down a twenty foot embankment with telegraph poles broken, a fire started in a coach and was extinguished. Mail and baggage cars toppled, sleeper on its side, diner upright. Cause believed to be spreading rails.
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Burlington
Missouri
Parkville
Burington
Omaha
Minister Hunter to Honduras on Indemnity Demand
Minister Hunter departed for Honduras and Guatemala to press a $76,000 indemnity for the Pearl killing. The navy will assist in collection. He sought a stay of proceedings until his arrival, which was granted, while two alleged filibusters reportedly face death sentences in Guatemala.
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Hunter
Honduras
New Orleans
Guatemala
Navy
Newark Court Rules Democratic Ticket On Australian Ballot
Circuit Court ordered printing of the Democratic State ticket on the Australian ballot but held not certified by the Democratic committee, reversing the supervisor and declaring the law directory rather than mandatory. The ruling affects ballot placement and election control. High Tax on Large Stores In Missouri Bill targets department stores over 10,000 population, classifying goods into 73 classes with tax penalties up to 88 thousand dollars for full class coverage.
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Newark
Ohio
Board of Elections
Democratic Committee
Kinney
Jefrenson Crixy
Shouse
Ice Plant Bid Opens at Army HQ for Manila Plant
Bids opened at army headquarters for a government refrigerating and ice plant in Manila. The lowest bid came from De La Verone Refrigerating Machine Company of New York at 195000 dollars.
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Manila
CmioAce
Army Headquarters
De La Verone Refrigerating Machine _Company—of
New York
Held to Be a Relinquishment
INDIANAPOLIS The Supreme Court held that an employee of a railroad company who agrees to accept benefits from a railroad relief association in case of injury relinquishes the right to sue the company for damages.
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Indianapolis
Supreme Court
Worldon Horribly Burned in blast furnace incident
Ten men were horribly burned when a monster cylinder head blew off a blowing engine at the Cambria Steel Company. Two may die from injuries as fire rages in Boston’s Badger Block on Wareham Street in the South End. The blast causes extensive destruction and financial losses.
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Worldon
Johnstown
Pas
Cambria Steel Company
Boston
Wareham Street
Wood Planing
South End
Fio
Governor removes Regents at Kansas State Agricultural College
Gov. Stanley dismisses D. B. Hoffman and J. N. Imbecker from the Kansas State Agricultural College board of regents over alleged conspiracy to pay Imbecker a monthly salary from college funds. Hoffman and Imbecker are Populists. Republicans seek control and a full reorganization, with two Populist educators slated for replacement.
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Stanley
Regents' of _ Kansas University
Manhattan
Kan
D. B. Hoffman
J. N. Imbecker
Board of
Regents
Kansas State Agricultural College
Limbecker
Hoffman
Spreckels Plans World Class Electric Plant in Frisco
Claus Spreckels aims to build a rival electric plant in San Francisco offering light heat and power at near cost. Articles of Incorporation for Independent Fleet in a Light and Power Company with a $10,000,000 capital have been filed. A charter will be sought soon, and city supervisors may be asked for a franchise.
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Spreckels
San Fraweigeo
Cal
Claus Spreckels
San Francisco
Light and Power
Secretary of State
Fighters Sign Agreement for Two Fights at Coney Island
New York managers Brady and Julian, acting for James J. Jeffries and Robert Fitzsimmons, sign articles for two fights at Coney Island Sporting Club. The plans call for a twenty five round bout under Marquis of Queensbury rules between noon and 2 pm on May 2 with George Siler as referee and five ounce gloves. The purse is $20,009 with 669 percent of the revenue from pictures to the fighters. Fitzsimmons, Jeffries and the club post $2,500 to bind the agreement.
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Fritz
Jeffries
New York
Brady
Julian
James J. Jeffries
Robert Fitzsimmons
Coney Island Sporting Club
Marquis of Queensbury
George Siler
Fitzsimmons
Renounced Native Land in New York Arrival
William Waldorf Astor, owner of Pall Mall Gazette, arrived March 30 on the White Star liner Majestic. When questioned by customs, he described himself as a foreigner and a resident of Grant Britain, which relieved him from answering questions required of returning Americans about purchases abroad.
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New York
William Waldrof Astor
Pall Mall Gazette
Majestic
Grant Britain
Mail Clerk Awarded Record Settlement for 1907 Wreck
Claude Holliday, injured in the Santa Fe wheel accident at Lang Nan in 1907, settles for 11 000 dollars in Torrana. The payout is described as the largest ever by a railroad to a mail clerk for wreck injuries. Holliday spent eighteen months in hospital with permanent leg injuries.
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Torrana
Kan
Claude Holliday
Lang
Nan
Solliday
Cyclone Hits Tider ville Damage In Alabama
A cyclone wide about a eighth of a mile struck Tider ville Alabama causing severe damage to Hi Jackson Lumber Company saw mill and store and demolishing several dwellings. The storm moved southeastward damaging East Leavenworth Kansas rails, injuring four on a Burlington train. Senator George F. Gray of Delaware has been appointed United States circuit judge for the Third District.
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Alabama
Suumaa
Alas
Tiderville
Hi. Jackson Lumber Company
Market Quotations Across Cities Show Wide Price Ranges
Market quotes from Chicago to New York list cattle prices chiefly near 8 dollars, hogs 2.75 to 4.50, sheep 2.50 to 5.25, and grains in mixed cents per bushel. Wheat No 2 red ranges around 6 to 8 cents, corn 34 to 82 cents, oats 20 to 31 cents, rye 50 to 58 cents, butter 17 to 23 cents, eggs 18 to 18 cents.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Gota
New York
Eleventh Biennial Grand Lodge Session at Colfax Iowa
The Grand Lodge of Honor in Iowa held its eleventh biennial session at Colfax with about 110 lodges represented. A key change allows women to join full membership or social class, lowering male entry age to 18, with new ritual adopted and officers named for the upcoming term. The next meeting is set for Mediapolis? No, Belle Plaine.
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Legion of Honor
Colfax
Grand Lodge
Iowa Region of Honor
Charles 8
Clark
Montezuma
John “Ugawski
LeMuars
John IL. Helm
John Silsinger
Sabula
Fort Dodge Elopement Prompts Social Frenzy
Miss Julia Looby, about 18, heir to the late John Tooby, eloped with traveling photographer Bert Dickinson. The marriage, conducted in Des Moines, surprised Fort Dodge society as details about Dickinson remain scarce. Miss Looby was a prominent social figure, frequently attending winter gatherings.
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Fort Dodge
Julia Looby
Bert Mckinson
John Tooby
Fort Dulye
Miss Looby
Des Moines
Miss Leoby
Mr. Dickinson
Archdiocese to Name a Coadjutor Amid Illness
Archbishop Hennessy is unable to perform duties after overwork, with Dr Billins noting no brain lesion and suggesting a coadjutor may be appointed. If so, Mgr Ryan as vicar general would handle temporal matters while the coadjutor oversees spiritual affairs. The report signals a shift in leadership timing.
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Hennessy
Billins
Chicago
Mennessy
Dubuque
Mgr. Ryan
Fire damages Belle Taine hotel. child burned
Herring's Cottage Hotel at Belle Taine was badly damaged by a blaze in the back kitchen area. A six year old boy, Harold Smith, trapped in the cook's room, was severely burned before rescue. his mother was away attending breakfast. The dining room girl aided escape and suffered burns to the hands. Insurance covered the logs.
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Herring
Belle Taine
Round House Brigade
Harold Smith
Sint
Sin
Bel
Taxes Must Be Paid Twice
Insurance companies face a contention that poll taxes in County Viehl would amount to a double levy after already paying state taxes to obtain licenses. If county-levied 10 percent tax is imposed, reimbursements from the state appear unlikely, prompting a push to seek legislative reimbursement at the next session.
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Viehl
Mb Peeian
Polle
Acquitted in Notable Reichmann Assault Case
The Reichmann-Hansen case near Voledo ended with a not guilty verdict for Johan Hansen Frank Juling and Amiel Landt after a fifteen hour jury deliberation. The trial charged assault with intent to murder Reichmann, a longtime neighbor and farmholder who had prior civil suits with Hansen..Prosecution claimed the defendants attacked Reichmann near Garwin, leaving him feigning death and injured. Traosin was dismissed with an alibi. others acquitted, case noted for county impact and old tensions.
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Reichmann-Hansen
Voledo
Johan Hansen
Frank
Juling
Amiel Landt
Reichmann
Hansen
Garwin
Landhoys
Gaewin
Traosin
Two Children Drowned at Central Junction Pond
Two young siblings of Jane Nichol living on a farm near Central Junction drowned after falling through an ice pond while watering stock. Their mother found a hole in the ice and raised an alarm as neighbors dragged the pond, recovering the bodies during the night.
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Otha
Janes Nichol
Central Junction
Ica
Street Railway Consolidation in Sioux City
A deal closes unifying all but one Sioux City street car lines under one management. A 5 cent fare will apply citywide. Eastern capital aided the effort. J. S. Lawrence elected president of the consolidation company with Abel Anderson serving as secretary and treasurer.
Des Moines opens new Union Terminal building
A new depot in Des Moines opens to public use after a year of construction. Mayors and city officials review the facility with speeches at a banquet in the waiting rooms. The depot, owned by Des Moines Union Terminal Company, will be accessible to all roads except the Rock Island. Meanwhile reports detail cattle disease in Davis County and multiple criminal cases across states, including a murder and bank robberies.
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Des Moines
MacVicar
Des Moines Union Terminal Company
Rock Island
Business Man Pails Heavily In Iowa Bankruptcy
Petition in bankruptcy filed at Fort Dodge last week lists Isaac Whitaker as petitioner. He resides in Clear Lake with assets of 7,280 and liabilities totaling 217,801. Majority of creditors located in Kansas City. Also notes a Northwood telephone company, organized with capital of 2,000.
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Fort Dodge
Isaac Whitaker
Clear Lake
Kansas City
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