Atlantic City Fire Destroys Beach Hotels. New Charter Looms
The April blaze along Atlantic City shoreline left many hotels ruined while the Windsor survives and Rio Grande ashes mark New York Avenue. Guards patrolled as authorities plan rebuilding and new fireproof, state compliant hotels under a recently signed charter.
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Atlantic City
N. Y
Illinois
New York Avenues
Boardwalk
Illinois Avenue
New York Avenue
Academy of Music
Board Walk
Morris Guards and Co. L
National Guard
Colombia Ends Revolution Tide With Military Victories
In Panama City on April 4 Conservatives hailed public despatches from Bogota stating Gen Gonzalez Valencia defeated and destroyed the armies of Gen Facian Soto and Juan McAllister. Uribe-Uribe was defeated by Gen Nicolas Perdomo while 8000 Cauca troops moved to attack Liberal Herrera with 10,000 government forces. Panama fears entrenchments are strongest yet and Liberal attacks may fail. Local breweries report no disorder. teamsters seek union ruling. Master Brewers' association to issue statement.
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Panama
Colombia
Salazar
Marroquino
Bogota
Gonzalez Valencia
Facian Soto
Juan McAllister
Uribe-Uribe
Colombian
Medina
Boyaca
Nicolas Perdamo
Associated Press
Cauca
Herrera
Teamsters’ Executive Committee
The
International Union
Master Brewers’ Association
Brewery strike widens as teamsters aid non union firemen
Boston April 4 The brewery workmen strike gains a new angle with teamsters delivering coal to non union firemen at breweries where there is continued labor unrest. The action highlights tensions between strikers and brewery management amid the disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Teamsters
Fitting feet with custom shoemaking
This notice promotes custom shoe fitting, claiming expertise in shaping footwear to every foot contour. It promises to fit flat or arching feet with made to measure shoes at a modest extra cost, ensuring comfort and relief from long-worn foot troubles.
Annual Fast Proclaimed by Governor Jordan in New Hampshire
Concord April 4 Governor Ches ter B Jordan issued a proclamation declaring April 17 a day of fasting, meditation and prayer. He notes merchants and leaders should review stock and financial standing while all citizens reflect on heritage, plans, and the future. The proclamation follows annual practice for a statewide observance.
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Concord
N. H
Chester B. Jordan
Death Ends Manslaughter Case Against Worcester Woman
Worcester April 4 Death prevented Mrs Mary Schofield an aged city resident from answering to a manslaughter charge She was accused of causing Mrs Wm F McKee's death by illegal operation After a March 29 hearing she was held forth grand jury but illness caused her death before the case could be considered
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Worcester
Mary Schofield
Wm. F. McKee
McLeod in New York Faces Likely Death
New York April 4 physicians treating A A McLeod former president of the Boston and Maine railroad said they had given up hope of saving his life. He has suffered heart disease for some time.
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New York
A. A. McLeod
Boston and Maine Railroad
McLeod
Boer Repulse and Canadian Bravery at Hart's River
London reports severe fighting on March 31 near Hart's river in the Transvaal. British forces under Delaney and Kemp repulsed a Boer assault after heavy casualties on both sides. Canadian rifles distinguished themselves with a detachment commanded by Lieutenant Bruce Carruthers holding position until all were killed or wounded.
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London
Hart's River
Transvaal
Kitchener
Delaney
Kemp
Canadian Rifles
Bruce Carruthers
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Keir Andookson
Wrnekuil
Western Transvaal
Zinc Prices Soar as Missouri Ore Market Activates
Joplin April 4 Unusual conditions grip the zinc ore market with mine owners refusing to sell at the top prices. Last week’s high of 37.51 per ton may rise to 40 as demand for high grade ore increases. Ore now brings 50 percent more than two months ago, attracting eastern capital to the Missouri Kansas mining district.
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Joplin
Missouri-Kansas
Woman jumps to death at Niagara Falls in sensational act
Delia Tansey of Buffalo leapt from Goat Island bridge railing near shore and went over Americana Falls. William Connors of Liverpool, England, aided with a rake but the clothing tore and she was swept over. About two hundred spectators watched the tragedy unfold.
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Niagara Falls
Delia Tansey
Buffalo
Americana Falls
Goatsland Bridge
William Connors
Liverpool
Eng
Connors
Train Held Up by Four Masked Men in St Joseph
Four masked men halted Burlington train No 13 in St Joseph Missouri after it left at 1140 pm. No valuables were taken. A special train with police and railroad officials left for the scene at 3 am to investigate.
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St. Joseph
Burlington
Freight Wreck in Crag Dell Kills Two Men on Pennsy Line
Two men died and another was badly injured when a freight train derailed at Crag Dell on the Allegheny Valley division of the Pennsylvania railroad after a landslide this morning. Victims identified as Harry Green fireman and W. B. Mosher brakeman. engineer J. A. Williams injured.
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Pittsburg
Crag Dell
Allegheny Valley Division
Pennsylvania Railroad
Harry Green
W. B. Mosher
J. A. Williams
Masons At Work In Harmony Over Building Needs
A report of a city mason strike spreading like painters is unfounded. Masons and their workers remain in harmony and continue work on a basis agreed by all. Citizens needing construction should not hesitate due to mason concerns.
Life Saver Captain Reinier James Sr. Dies at 87
Hull reports Capt. Reinier James Sr. died in his bed at age 87, brother of the late Capt. Joshua James. He had been active Wednesday and leaves a wife, four sons, and four daughters. Joshua James had died two weeks earlier after serving with the life boat crew.
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Hull
Reinier James Sr
Joshua James
Stony Beach
Veteran Sylvanus C. Graham Dies by Own Action in Haverhill
In Haverhill on William street, Sylvanus C. Graham aged 62 a solo cutter committed death by own action by shooting at his home last night. A veteran of the 50th Massachusetts regiment he leaves a widow a son and a daughter with no reason given for the act.
Tired out tired all the time ad for Sarsaparilla cure
An old advertisement claims tiredness stems from impure blood and nerve exhaustion and promotes Ayer's Sarsaparilla as a quick cure with a price of $1 and availability at all druggists.
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Ayer
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell
Mass
Still More Given to St. John's Parish Aid Fund
The sum of five dollars was added to the fancy table fund at St. John's Parish Aid fair by Mr. J. P. Dugdale.
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St. John’s Parish
J. P. Dugdale
Miss Helen M. Stone Leaves London for Missionary Lectures
American missionary Miss Helen M. Stone sailed from Southampton aboard the Hamburg American liner Deutschland for New York. She will lecture in the United States to aid the foreign missions while in improved health, accompanied by R. B. McClure and R. S. Baker.
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London
Helen M. Stone
New York
Hamburg American Line
Southampton
Miss Stone
Waterloo Railroad Station
R. B. McClure
R. S. Baker
United States
England
Joseph H. Choate
M. Santos-Dumont
Opental flour market slumps and shipping lines suffer
The Oregonian reports a drastic fall in Opental flour demand with coast Hong Kong lines hit hard. Hong Kong stock as of March 11 totals 1,600,000 quarter sacks with 1,000,000 from Oregon and Washington and the rest California. Prices drift lower as merchants sell below cost to unload before the wet season, risking stock spoilage.
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Portland
Ore
The
Oregonian
Hong Kong
Oregon
Washington
California
Ex Captain Carter III Ill in Fort Leavenworth Egypt
Oberlin M. Carter ex captain of engineers in the regular army is seriously ill in the federal penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth. He suffers typhoid fever with a 105 degree temperature and fears death before arranging his affairs. He sent an urgent telegram to attorney Stone in Chicago to come at once to finish his brief and carry on the vindication after death. Relatives and the attorney are expected today.
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Leavenworth, Kas
Oberlin
M. Carter
Fort Leavenworth
Carter
Mr. Stone
Chicago
Attorney Stone
Mutiny Reported Aboard Isaac T Campbell Off Clifton
A mutiny aboard the three mast schooner Isaac T Campbell of Boston was observed at anchor off Clifton S I as she prepared to sail with bal last for Savannah. At sunrise four crew members refused duty and the tug McCaldin Bros reported the distress to police authorities.
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New York
Isaac T. Campbell
Boston
Clifton
S. I
Savannah
McCaldin Bros
Waldemar
Tragic triple shooting leaves child dead in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on April 4 Eloise Fur bush Jarden died in hospital from injuries after her father figure William Lane, a colored servant, fatally shot Eloise’s mother Ella J Fur bush and Eloise’s 10 year old sister the same day. Lane also killed the mother and child before taking his own life.
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Philadelphia
Eloise
Ella J. Jarden
Ella J. Furbush
Ghof
Wm. H. Lane
Lané
Greatest mining concession on record awarded to Rosene and Wonlarlavsky
Seattle April 4 One of the greatest mining and trading concessions on record has been granted to John Rosene of Seattle and Colonel Wonlarlavsky of St Petersburg. Associated with them are Rosene’s Northwestern Commercial Company partners, noblemen and financiers. The concession comes from Russia for Siberian territory beyond the Bering Sea and the Strait, vastly larger than three average U.S. states.
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Seattle
Wash
John Rosene
Vonlarlavsky
St. Petersburg
Rosene
Northwestern Commercial Company
Europe
Russia
Siberian
St. Pet
Rgburg
Colonel Wonlarlavsky
Bering Sea
Strait
Wool Troubles Strike at Hamilton Woolen Co Mills
Fifty weavers at Hamilton Woolen Co mills in Globe Village South Royalton go on strike in sympathy with Olneyville demands. About a quarter of looms idle as management refuses immediate wage advance. agent Charles W Hill says an advance is possible if feasible and expects adjustment in a few days.
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Southbridge
Hamilton Woolen Co
Globe Village
Charles W. Hill
Whit ney Woolen Otter River mill idle during weaver strike
South Royalton April 4 The Whitney Woolen Co Otter River mill idle because of a strike by weavers in American Woolen Co mills. The 35 worker plant ran night and day supplying Baltic mills in Enfield New Hampshire. Notices say work will resume once the American Woolen strike settles.
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South Royalton
Whitney Woolen Co
Otter River
American Woolen Co
Baltic Mills
Enfield
N. H
Woolen Combine
Baltic
Whitney Company
Jesuit College for Tampa Bay Hotel Proposed in Florida
A Tampa Bay Hotel sale plan could convert the Plant era property into a Jesuit college in Atlanta reporting from Tampa. Mrs Plant proposes to donate her interest and endow the college with 1 million dollars, seeking Morton Plant's consent as estate heir. Plant Investment Co officials reportedly oppose the plan.
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Atlanta
Tampa
Fla
Tampa Bay
Henry Plant
Morton Plant
Plant
Plant Invesment Co
Japanese Loan Trade Talks Move Ahead In Chicago Visit
Count Matsukata former Japanese premier arrives in Chicago with Tantaro Megata to study finance and discuss a Japanese empire loan. The party plans New York and Washington next, then Southampton on April 22. Ito previously led political aims while Matsukata settles financial terms and Megata explains customs system to allay liability concerns.
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Chicago
Count Matsukata
Japan
New York
Washington
Southampton
Tantaro Megata
Revenues
Matsukata
America
Europe
The
Tribune
Marquis Ito
London
Ito
Megata
Mystery death in Utah cave ends in confession
Salt Lake City April 4 The death of Samuel Collins, found in a mountain cave, is explained by Clyde Fell a 16 year old boy who says Collins cut his own throat with a razor after entering the cave and removing his clothes he then swore Fell to hide the razor and clothing and wall up the cave mouth with rocks.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Samuel Collins
Clyde Fell
Collins
Young Fell
Bay City Doctors Arrested in Manslaughter Probe
Bay City Michigan April 4 Dr Roy J Griswold a prominent local physician and Edwin T Bennett former owner of the Bay City Tribune were arrested on warrants charging manslaughter in the March 19 death of Agnes Eberstein or May Morris at the Frazer house. They were released on bail of 1000 dollars each.
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Bay City, Mich
Roy J. Griswold
Edwin T. Bennett
Bay City Tribune
Agnes Eberstein
May Morris
Frazer
Drunkenness cases weigh on Tyngsboro court crowd
Edward J. Stevens known as Rip Van Winkle of Tyngsboro pleaded guilty to drunkenness and paid a $2 fine. Edward A. Whitman denied intoxication but a witness testified to drunken behavior and a later favorable account softened the outcome. Albina Forget received guidance and a fine for drinking, while William Ryan and Patrick Murphy faced jail terms after drunken escapades. Lawrence J. Burst earned one year probation.
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Edward J. Stevens
Rip van Winkle
Tyngsboro
Hadley
Rip
Edward A. Whitman
Whitman
Judge Hadley
Albina Forget
Breault
William Ryan
Providence
R. I
Patrick H. Murphy
Lowell
Tremont & Suffolk
William
Patrick
Ryan
Murphy
Lawrence J. Burst
City Hall Visitors Inspect Military Affairs Committee
The Legislature's committee on military affairs toured City Hall the Memorial building and the State armory this forenoon, then visited Dracut rifle range before heading to Lawrence. A new portrait of President McKinley was hung in the aldermen's chamber alongside other martyrs, and Jeremiah Crowley’s portrait was placed in the aldermen committee room. The committee on accounts reported no bill delays this morning, noting horse shoeing bills were less heavy than last month. Electric wires and commons committees meet at City Hall tonight.
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Memorial Building
State Armory
Dracut
Lawrence
President McKinley
Aldermen's
City Hall
Jeremiah Crowley
Aldermen’s Committee
Committee On Accounts
Death by own action shocks Wollaston man
In Quincy on April 4 Edward R Shunk a 28 year old Wollaston resident and express company employee drove his team along Lincoln avenue near the railroad. He halted the horse and leaped onto the tracks in front of an oncoming train, mangling his body and causing instant death. Medical aid on the train failed to help. authorities note recent odd behavior and possible mental disorder. he leaves a sister in Wollaston.
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Quincy
Lincoln Avenue
Wollaston
Edward Rshunk
Glasalt Wins Hurst Park Spring Handicap Race
London April 4. At Hurst Park club spring meeting Glasalt won the 1000 sovereigns handicap for two year olds and upwards over a mile. Compliment was second and Sundorne third. Eight horses started including Foxhall Keene's Olympian and Richard Croker's Blue Grass.
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London
Hurst Park Club
Hurst Park
Glasalt
Compliment
Sundorne
Foxhall Keene
Olympian
Richard Croker
Blue Grass
SARGENT ACCEPTS
Washington April 4 Frank Sargent president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen met the President and the position of commissioner general of immigration was tendered to him. Sargent accepted but said he must close his business affairs first. The President allowed him time to prepare before taking charge.
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Washington
Frank Sargent
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Immigration
Resignations Sought as New Appointments Near
The article states that the resignations of Messrs Powderly and MacSweeny have been requested or will be at once. Joseph Murray will succeed MacSweeny and William Williams will be nominated to succeed Commissioner of Immigration Fitzhu se in New York.
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Will
Powderly
Immigration
Messrs. Powderly
MacSweeny
Joseph Murray
William Williams
Commission of Immigration Fitchuse
New York
Basketball kills a girl in Webster
The 16 year old Clara Benway died after a basketball fall Wednesday evening caused a spine injury. Attending physician states the injury from the game led to her death last night.
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Webster
Clara Benway
Send Money to Cleveland Memorial Fund Request
Judge Wm R Day president of the McKinley Memorial association asks that all contributions to the memorial fund be sent to Myron T Herrick treasurer in Cleveland Ohio. Schools and school children nationwide have subscribed thousands of dollars and Day wants all collections in the hands of the national treasurer soon.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Wm. R. Day
The
McKinley Memorial Association
Myron T. Herrick
Judge Day
6000 Top Coat Weather Becomes Spring Must Have
Good weather and top coats inspire shoppers to seek spring outerwear. The Covert top coat, now offered in gray and olive shades, is praised for its sensible style and affordable price. About twenty five coats priced originally at 10 to 12 dollars have been marked down to five dollars.
Errimack Clothing Co Across From City Hall
Advert for Errimack Clothing Co located across from City Hall. Store offers apparel and accessories with prominent storefront visibility in the downtown district.
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Errimack
Clothing CO
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Gov. Murphy
Trenton
Boston Breweries
Q’sullivan Bros. Co
Gov. Jordan
M'Leod
Boston and
Maine
Pennsylvania
Masons
On Deutschland
Foreign Missions
Oriental Trade
Carter III
Negro Lane
South Royalton Mills
Whitney Mill
Jesuit College
Florida
Michigan
Sargent
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