War of 1898 ends after 113 days of fighting
The United States defeats Spain in 113 days from April 21 to August 11 1898. Dewey Anthony Merritt and Schley led naval actions destroying Spanish fleets. Key victories secure Manila Bay Santiago de Cuba Porto Rico and Luzon with casualties 279 American dead 1465 wounded and 2199 Spanish dead 2948 wounded. Territory ceded includes Puerto Rico Guam Philippines and Cuba remains contested.
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Expert Goldsmith Finishes Quay Case Testimony in Philadelphia
Expert Goldsmith wrapped up his testimony in the Quay case after four and a half days on the stand. He detailed 217 large bank books and related records, focusing on loans to the Quays. Multiple witnesses testified they paid interest to the People's bank on call loans for six months ending October 31, 1897. The district attorney announced the commonwealth had closed its case and the court adjourned for defense preparation.
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Bold Robber Robs Bank After Cashier Fights Back
April 19 report from Bluyys In detailing a bank robbery scene at Savings Bank. An unknown man armed with a revolver demanded cash from Cashier Brown who resisted by throwing a stool. Brown was shot in the arm but not seriously wounded. The robber fled as vault doors closed and a pursuit ensued. Citizens chased the suspect toward the woods surrounding the city.
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Return of Volunteers
Washington officials report Gen Otis has sent a clear statement answering a department query. Volunteers are not expected to sail soon with only one transport for 500 men on May 5. Most will depart in late June or early July, and for every volunteer returning a regular will take his place.
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War Department
Otis
United States
Captain Cook Called Home After Wife Dies in Annapolis
Captain Francis Cook of the Brooklyn was a passenger on the steamship Philadelphia arriving from Venezuelan and Porto Rican ports. He was summoned home last week to see his ill wife, who died Sunday in Annapolis. He did not know of her death until informed by Rear Admiral Philip.
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New York
Francis Cook
Philadelphia
Likely candidates named to succeed Radcliffe as moderator
New York April 20. Among likely successors to Rev. Wallace Radcliffe as moderator of the Presbyterian Assembly are Rev. R. F. Sample of New York Rev. Wm. McKibben of Cincinnati and Rev. R. F. Coyle of California.
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Wallace Radcliffe
Presbyterian Assembly
R. F. Sample
Wm. McKibben
Cincinnati
R. F. Coyle
California
Gen King Coming Home From Manila
Brigadier General King, who has been ill, will be invalided home on the first transport leaving Manila. His condition showed no improvement and he was relieved of further duty.
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Manila
Pneumonia Danger and Cough Remedy Claims
The note warns pneumonia as a dangerous consequence of a cold. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a quick cure for a cold and a possible preventer of pneumonia, claiming the medicine is made for this ailment and has gained fame worldwide.
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Chamberlain
Haggard Signals Indiana Governor Bid From Indianapolis
Lafayette lieutenant governor W. Haggard visits Indianapolis amid speculation he seeks the Indiana governorship. He says he will accept no backroom deals, will appoint Republicans where possible, and aims to be nominated by the public will rather than by combinations. He notes potential delegation friction in Tippecanoe County.
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Gompers Defends Machinery Impact in U S Labor Hearing
President Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor testifies before the Industrial Commission in Washington on April 20. He argues machinery has not harmed wage earners but expanded trades and reduced living costs, then condemns Alabama child labor law repeal as an act to murder children for British capitalist dividends.
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Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Industrial Commission
Col French to Visit Indianapolis for Salvation Army Services
Col French commander of the western Division of the Salvation Army will visit Indianapolis over the weekend. He has years of service including work in Holland and Belgium and is noted as a strong speaker and ally of social outcasts. He will be assisted by Staff-capt Harris Adjt and Mrs Crawford and local officers. A reception is planned Saturday evening with services Sunday morning afternoon and night at Fletcher Place M E Church College Ave Baptist and at the army headquarters 39 E Ohost.
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Crawford
Col French
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Army Headquarters
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Breaking away to form new church in Lillian Hall
A faction that left South-st Baptist Church now holds services in Lillian Hall at 613 Virginia Ave. The group, 50 members strong, reports two baptismal applications, a 75 member Sunday school, a choir, and a piano. They carried half the old church’s collections and seek a dedicated church site, with Rev. C. H. McDowell to preach Sunday morning and Miss Celia Smock speaking on mission work in the city Sunday evening.
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Virginia Ave
South-st. Baptist Church
C. H. McDowell
Celia Smock
Counterfeit $100 Monroe head plate seized in Lancaster
The treasury department reports the arrest of Arthur Taylor and Baldwin S. Bredell in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and the seizure of the Monroe head plate used for the famous counterfeit. The Secret Service has pursued the case since Chief Wilkie’s tenure began. Also detained were Wm. N. Jacobs and Wm. L. Kerdigo, charged with counterfeiting internal revenue stamps.
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Arthur Taylor
Baldwin S. Bredell
Lancaster
Monroe
Secret Service Department
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Wm. N. Jacobs
Wm. L. Kerdigo
Internal Revenue
Rainy season signals rushed Cuban barracks work
Havana April 20 heavy rain begins, seen as the rainy season. American troops to be quartered in wooden barracks for five thousand soldiers. Permanent camp site chosen on a well graded slope, a mile from the gulf and seven miles west of Havana. Expenditure for barracks and stables likely totals about $100,000.
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Gulf
Raleigh crowd cheers Coghlan at Victoria theater
Visitors board the Raleigh by thousands in New York. Capt Coghlan sat in a theater box as Frances Lee appeared in the act dressed in national colors to sing The star spangled banner amid a loud ovation. Col William J Bryan also visited the Raleigh.
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Coghlan
Victoria Theater
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William J. Bryan
Raleigh
Deaths in Cuba Broadcast From Havana Cables
Washington dispatches report from Havana dated April 20 noting death notices and cables regarding General and Edllows in Cuba. The item outlines official communications and unnamed names tied to the Cuban situation.
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Washington
Brooke
Havana
Germany May Propose Samoan Division Says Berlin Cable
A Berlin cablegram says Germany is ready to divide the Samoan islands as proposed by the United States. The State Department states no such proposition originated from the U S, noting Germany has suggested division before and the United States has ignored it. The reports are viewed as German feelers.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
State Department
No Increase in the Army Reaffirmed by Admin Conference
The president, Secretaries Alger and Long, and Adjutant-general Corbin met on Wednesday and upheld the decision to decline using Congress authorization to raise a 35,000 man volunteer army, in addition to the existing regular army.
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Corbin
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Wires Report Wide World News Snapshots
Costa Rica's Don Fafael Iglesias arrives in New York from Bremen. A New Jersey rail line strike disrupts Paterson service. Jenkins Van Schayck, NYSE's sixth oldest member, has died. A dozen varied notes cover politics, finance, and society figures across Columbus to London.
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Costa Rica
New York
Bremen
Michael Edelman
Findlay
Cure Drunkards Eloquence From a Wife Who Rescued
Mrs Katie Lynch of San Francisco details how she secretly used Golden Specific to cure her husband’s drunken habit. She notes he became calmer and more generous when sober, and she urges other women to try the remedy, offering a free trial via Dr J W Harries in Cincinnati.
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Warner's Safe Cure Promises Kidney Relief
A historical advertisement claims Warner's Safe Cure has proven for twenty five years as the only reliable corrector of the kidneys and urges readers to order to avoid spring sickness by putting the kidneys in order.
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City Markets Price List April 20 Indianapolis
Provisions and groceries cover smoked meats to lard and bacon, canned fruits and vegetables, produce, seeds, hides, salt, oats, flour and feed, groceries, tea and coffee, and coal prices. Lists include specific items with brand or origin notes, weights, and per unit costs for a broad city market snapshot.
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