Mayor Unfolds Order as Pole Demolition Sparks City Chaos
In New York on April 17 the mayor and the board of electrical control began removing poles and wires after Judge Wallace voided an injunction. Workers split into gangs along Sixth Avenue and multiple streets as 2,000 lamp posts stood in the subway district awaiting replacement. A falling pole narrowly missed a Broadway Line car, causing alarm among thousands who watched. The Brush Electric leader threatened arrests as officials pressed ahead with the street clearance.
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New York
L. G. Read
J. M. Bowers
Board of Electrical Control
Crain
Wallace
Western Union Telegraph Company
Department of Public Works
Union Square
Fourteenth Street
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Fifty-eighth Street
Broadway
Fortieth Street
Twenty-fifth Street
Forty-second Street
Madison A Avenue
McCormick
Bureau of Lamps and Gas
United States Electric Light Companies
Bureau of Incumbrances
Sixteenth Street
Brush Electric Light Company
Tie
Chandler denies Postal Telegraph Cable Western Union merger
A. J. Chandler, president of the Postal Telegraph Cable Co., told reporters at the company's general office in Cuicano that there is no foundation for circulating reports of a soon possible consolidation with the Western Union Co.
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Western Union
Cuicano
A. J. Chandler
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Western Union Company
Chandler
Boston Capitalists Headed to Denison for Oklahoma Boom
A large party of 125 capitalists left Fitchburg station in Boston on a special Wabash train, five sleepers, dining and baggage car, bound for Denison Texas. They plan to invest in real estate, betting Denison will become the Kansas City of the southwest due to its strategic location near Texas and the Indian Territories.
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Kansas City
Boston
Oklahoma
Fitchburg Station
Denison
Texas
Indian Territories
Southwest
Emigrants Detained at Castle Garden Guarded by Officials
In New York on April 17 a guard of custom house officials kept watch over nearly 200 detained emigrants at Castle Garden. The group was selected from 4,000 passengers who landed the day before. Seven cases involved adjudication of contract labor importation affecting these arrivals.
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New York
Castle Garden
Custom House
Boiler makers converge to standardize prices in U S
Representatives of boiler manufacturers from Maryland Ohio West Virginia New Jersey New York and Pennsylvania hold a convention in the city to form an organization and establish a uniform price scale for boilers nationwide. Welland Canal opens for the season at Port Dalhousie Ontario as of April 17. In Haiti Legitime gains on rebels as Charles Preston reports from New York that Legitime is rapidly suppressing Hippolyte forces.
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Pitrscure
Maryland
Ohio
West Virginia
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
United States
Legitime
Charles Preston
Haytien
United Press
Hippolyte
United
National League
Sioux City
Iowa
John Fitzgerald
M. P. Sutton
Irish National League
League
John Brennan
Philadelphia
Haitian War Fears Rise After Artibonite Capture
From the Moniteur Port au Prince dated April 4 reports General St Freu Paul of Levitime's army seizing Artibonite and threatening Gonaives and More. Hippolyte's fort Dessalines falls after an 10 hour battle from 6 am to 4 pm. 44 killed, 182 wounded, 108 taken. General ajar among the dead.
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Moniteur
Port Au Prince
St. Freu Paul
Levitime
Hippolyte
Amon
Ajar
Place Grand Salines
Mourning for Lincoln Memorial Service Observed in Springfield
The twenty fourth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln s death was marked with services at the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield Illinois. Telegrams of regret from President Harrison ex President Hayes Gen Lew Wallace Gen W J Sherman Robert T Lincoln George William Curtis and Hannibal Hamlin were read. The tomb was decorated with flowers and a tree wreath from George Washington was sent by Custodian Dodge. Church and department bells tolled during the ceremony.
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Lis
Springfield
Llls
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial Logue
Carrison
Hayes
Lew Wallace
W. J. Sherman
Robert Te Lincoln
George William Curtis
Hannibal Wamlin
Harrison
Manola
George Washington
Dodge
Cologne Gazette questions Samoa settlement prospects
The Cologne Gazette notes that Sewall and Bates may be named Sans commissioners, implying Washington seeks no amicable Samoa settlement. The Berlin Post says Samoa conference opens May 1 with German delegates Count Wismark and Dr Kraule leading, presiding by Count Bismarck. Kraule, a top colonial expert, led the colonial department since 188? and served on the Anglo-German Critercous commission.
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Cologne
BerLix
Sewall
Samoa
Toether
Mrates
Washington
Berlin
Uerbert Wismmark
W Kraule
Colonial Department
The
Foreign Office
Count Bismarck
Kraule
Trial of Charleston cruiser set for Friday
San Francisco April 17 On Friday next the United States cruiser Charleston will likely make the first engine test. The ship is fully equipped and steam was raised on Saturday with brief running of the machinery. No steel masts are fitted yet and Captain Charles Goodall will command during the trial. armaments have not arrived.
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San Prascisco
United States
Charleston
Charles Goodall
Fort Sarru
Ark
Woods
Henry Miller
George Grashears
Steve Russell
German Opinion on Halstead and Berlin Nomination
The Berliner Zeitung and Deutsche Tagblatt say Halstead was rejected as Germany’s minister by the Senate due to exposing bribery in Senator Payne’s election. The Tagblatt notes the rejection as a foul political act by Senator Wayne. Halstead was popular at Berlin and a replacement hoped to be William Walter Phelps.
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Halstead
Loxpon
Berliner Zeitung
Deutsche Tagblatt
Murat Halstead
Germany
Senate
Payne
Tagblatt
Wayne
Berlin
William Walter Phelps
Judge rules loan act unconstitutional in Ispiasaponis case
Judge Howland of the circuit Court held the late legislature act authorizing a 700000 loan unconstitutional. If the Supreme Court also finds the law unconstitutional, an extra legislative session may be needed to provide funds for public institutions.
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Ispiasaponis
Howland
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Tragic starvation death found in Harlem suburb
Chicago suburb Harlem reports a sad case of starvation and exposure. A young woman lay dead in a vacant house beside a nearly lifeless child of about four, while a station agent notes the woman had ridden a recent train with three children. Helpers revived the child who survived.
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Cmiexao
Harlem
Sugar Trust Faces Reorganization Amid Legal Pressures
In New York April 17 the sugar trust suitors describe assignments of refinery property to individuals in hope of dodging prosecution after Judge Barrett ruled the North River Sugar Refinery violated its charter by joining the trust. Barrett appointed a receiver for North River. In Toronto April 17 John O Connor confirms plans for a rowing match between William O Connor and Searle on the Thames or Pyne, for WO a side, on a mutually agreed date.
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Mmerald
The
Sugar Trust
Barrett
Corth River
North River Company
Toronto
United Press
John O'Connor
O'Connor Searle
Wiliam O'Connor
Searle
Thames
Pyne
Tragic maple sugar accident in Aris Township
Ed Lantz of Cantos Ohio fell into an evaporator while boiling maple sugar on his farm in Aris township. He was severely burned and died a few hours later.
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Cantos
Ohio
Ed, Lantz
Aris Township
PREY OF THE ELAMES Yorset Fires in Virginia
A large fire in Yorset Virginia began at the Dakin hotel and swept thirty five homes and many businesses. The town lacking a fire department could not control the blaze and the conflagration spread for blocks. help from Ionia arrived too late. Losses are not yet estimated.
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Muir
Mich
Dakin Hotel
Lonia
Destructive Danville Forest Fire Leaves 100 Homeless
A Danville dispatch reports a vast forest fire in Patrick county Virginia burning from Warrick Springs to Critts over ten miles by three to six. It began Friday afternoon and raged until rain aided containment Sunday night. About 100 dwellings destroyed, 60 to 75 cattle, a dozen horses and 200 hogs burned. One man died and four missing. many poor families left destitute with only their clothes.
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Baltimore
the Sun
Danville
Cruzs
Danville and
New River
Patrick County
Warrick Springs
Critts
Calley
Wild Cat Hollow
Anxiety grows for Danmark shipwrecked crew fate
New York reports rising anxiety over the passengers of the abandoned Danmark as agents maintain hope. In Queenstown the British Princess, towed after shaft failure near Browhead, was brought into port and will be to Liverpool for repairs.
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Danmark
Queenstown
Fastnet
Browhead
Liverpool
Multiple Reports From States and Territories Include Lost Ship Enoch Purley
April notes in Piapeniiia report a vessel named Enoch Purley lost near the Delaware breakwater with ten hands aboard. Wicnita Minnesota sees 100+ veterans migrate to Oklahoma colony led by Capt. Hill, aiming for Kingfisher by Sunday. Washington announces officials including Win Hepburn as solicitor of the treasury and William Whiteman as associate justice of New Mexico’s territory supreme court. Minnesota notes include Duluth and Winnipeg land grant forfeiture and various bills: drunkenness crime, railroad regulation, grain car transport, child protection, and a militia brigade funding measure.
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April
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Delaware
Wasiington
Win
Hepburn
Iowa
Treasury
William H. Whiteman
New Mexico
Supreme Court of the
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Duluth
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House
Scheffer
Jhouse
Twombly
Washington
United States
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St. Petersburg
William Pepper
Philadelphia
Russia
Rochester
N. Y
State Board of Agriculture of
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Hurlburt
Allegan
Mich
River Valley Drainage Reconsideration Notice Issued
Geivatea and Col brush appear in the record as the second iteration of the drainage matter with a notice of reconsideration filed by Col brush.
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Minas Geivatea
Col.brush
Streetcar Strike Calm in Twin Cities as Tensions Rise
In St Paul and Minneapolis on April 17 crowds gathered at barns while no cars ran. Police pledged protection but offered no enforcement. Mayor Babb said property would be safeguarded as thousands attended speeches in Market Square urging strikers not to yield. The city council planned to discuss the matter that evening.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Avents
Babb
Ople
Market Square
Albert Scheiter
U. S. Stevens
Court rules notes from farmers non collectible in oats case
The Bohemian oats case in Marshalltown Iowa ends with a jury finding for the defendant, the note maker. The court declares the contract gambling and not collectible, sparing farmers from paying thousands. plaintiff plans an appeal.
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Marshalltowns
Iowa
Towa
Big Four Withdraws Amid New Meat Law
Sandlers of Armour and Cows dressed meat in St Paul and Minneapolis shut up shop after a new law leaves no time to dispose stock and threatens arrest. They may test the law's constitutionality. Beef prices rise as Armour and Swift withdraw from Duluth, up 25 percent.
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Big Four
St. Paul
Sandlers
Armours & Cows
Minneapolis
Denver
Minn
Armour & Swift
Duluth
Indians at Pine Ridge and Rosebud back Sioux bill
A courier from Lower Brule reports Pine Ridge and Rosebud agencies favor ratifying the Sioux bill. The informant had visited both agencies for months and the tip is considered reliable. The news comes from Sioux City via Lower Brule dated April 17.
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Pine Ridge
Rosebud
Chamberlain
Lower Brule
Troy Stays and Tron tests soft steel making method
Troy New York reports the Troy Stays and Tron company completed a success experiment in producing soft steel using a process by C W Biddle. The cost of manufacture remains to be determined to judge competitiveness with imported German steel.
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Troy, N. Y
Troy Stays and Tron Company
C. W. Biddle
Germany
Chinese man sold bogus port cards in New Haven
A Chinese merchant Nan Poi stayed in New Haven days selling 700 bogus passport like cards to Chinese laundrymen for 1 dollar each. He departed suddenly after the ruse was exposed as the cards were fake.
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New Haven
Nan Poi
China
Boy Dies After Eating Rat Poison In Wisconsin
A two and a half year old son of C. C. Ness near Woodville Wisconsin died from ingesting Rough on Rats bait intended for rats.
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BaLpwis
Wis
C. C. Ness
Woodville
Oklahoma City deputy force to police new towns
United States Marshal W. Jones in Ark City Kansas announces deputies will patrol the new Oklahoma towns with Winchester rifles ready. He warns of likely trouble from old boomers who have followed the frontier and may resist changes to the region.
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Arkcansas City
Wan
W. ©. Jones
United States
District of Kansas
Oklahoma
Marshal Jones
Explosion at Winchester factory causes loud noise in New Haven
An explosion at the Winchester Repeating Arms factory in New Haven on April 17 created a powerful blast and much excitement. No damage occurred as the force of the explosion vented upward through a funnel.
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New Haven
Conn
Winchester Repeating Arms
Cowboys Check Cheyenne Bank in Daring Colorado Robbery
A man in cowboy attire robbed Grover Colorado’s Commercial Bank taking 700 dollars after pointing a revolver at cashier G C Smith. He also took a rifle before fleeing on horseback. The cashier fired at him but missed. a twelve man posse pursued.
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Cikywynn
Wy. T
Grover
Colo
Commercial Bank
GC. C. Smith
Confession by Brown Shapes Hillsboro Murder Trial
Thomas Brown in Moonweap jail under death sentence confesses to shooting Peter Casey near Hillsboro last fall. He states Casey and two others were present in the timber. dispute over $5 owned by Causey preceded the fatal shot to Casey’s heart, potentially saving Morris O'Hara from conviction.
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Moonweap
Minn
Thomas Brown
Peter Casey
Hillsboro
Morris O'Hara
Brown
Casey
Causey
Absconding St Paul Teller Arrested in St Louis
Walter B. Smith paying teller for Second National Bank of St Paul, who vanished over three years ago with 45000, is arrested in St Louis. He faced charges of attempting to swindle a Pittsburg bank with a bogus draft. A reward notice from American Guarantee Co. was found on him. He to be returned to St Paul.
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St. Paul
St. Louis
Walter B. Smith
Second National Bank
Pittsburg
American Guarantee Company of
New York
W. 2 B. Smith
Smith
Guarantee Company
Mixed sensational dispatches from across the world and a rail collision
An array of items details an Ines collection valued for sale to curiosity hunters, a Beveredge resort attack and arson at Marinette Wisconsin, and a watchman appointment for John H. Miller. Other notes report Morgan killed in Tennessee, a Catholic mass proposal, Austrian labor strikes, Birmingham election results, Krupp’s Rome visit, a Trestle wreck near Putnam New York with one man dead, and Columbus Ohio anti gambling crackdown.
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Schieswig-toistein
Ines
Marinette
Wis
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Bay Shore
John IX. Miller
Tennessee
Interior Department
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Thirteenth
Tennessee Cavalry
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Greensboro
Tenn
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Corrigan
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Dutchess
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Rockland
Richmond
Washington
SaAnaToGa
N. Y
Delaware and
Madson
Lake Champlain
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Oelock
Sidney Sherman
Wport Henry
Frank Tarao
Sherman
Market quotations for April 15 Chicago grains
Wheat futures shown with April May and June figures across several contract months. Corn values listed for May June April and July. Lard and short bale prices noted. Chicago live stock receipts include hogs and cattle with price ranges for each category.
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Chicago
Rear-Admiral Febiger’s Wife Injured in Street Carriage Crash
Washington April 1 The wife of Rear-Admiral Febiger was thrown from her carriage on F street and perhaps fatally injured. Her skull was fractured and one arm broken. Physicians express little hope for recovery.
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Washington
Febiger
F. Street
Tragedy Flares in Oklahoma Clash Over Claim
In western Oklahoma a deadly dispute between Kiowa Kansas and Texas men over a claim left one Kiowa dead and a Texan mortally wounded. Two wounded were placed in a wagon after a truce, then the fight revived and cowboys found the party later on the prairie. The dead and wounded were sent to a nearby stage station.
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St. Lous
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Kiowa
Kan
Texas
Wire binding device hailed as independent power for farmers
A Quincy Illinois report from April 16 describes a simple invention that allows binding with wire or twine by swapping a twister for the knotter on the twine binder. Farmers and experts call the test a complete success and foresee major impact for Northwest agriculture.
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Parmess
Quincy
Ill
Northwest
Mississippi
Ward McAlister Resigns as Centennial Ball Agent
Ward McAlister resigns as animator of the Centennial ball and banquet after the entertainment committee deprives him of discretion typical for the position. New York, April 16.
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Ward McAlister
New York
Wards McAllister
Ditertainment Committee
McLean Liver and Kidney Balm and Tar Wine Lung Elm Ad
An old patent medicine advertisement promotes Dr J H McLean products. It touts McLean's Liver and Kidney Balm at $1.00 per bottle to renew liver and kidney function, War Wine Lung Bath for coughs and throat diseases, Tar Wine Lung Elm for colds, and Little Liver Pills at 26 cents a vial to boost vitality overnight.
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J. H. McLean
Dr. J
McLean
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