Sugar Beet Seed Demand Reaches Many States
The agricultural department reports a spring seed shortage as demand for sugar beet seed spreads nationwide. Farmers in Indiana Illinois Michigan Tennessee Kentucky Pennsylvania New York and other states seek seed. the department has shipped about thirty states and purchased additional stock though supply nears exhaustion as beet sugar grow operations expand beyond Nebraska Kansas and California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Kansas
California
Ice Cultural Department
Indiana
Llinois
Michigan
Dans
Texas
New Mexico
Iowa
Wisconsinuesota
Tennessee
Kentucky
Isylvania
New York
Man aims to found a negro city in Sunbury site
A striking plan by Moses Bentley proposes creating a model Negro city at the Sunbury site. He would govern with a black council and officials, relocating Negro residents from Atlanta and nearby areas to form a self ruled community despite malaria concerns and the area's old fortunes. The venture centers on cheap land, malaria tolerance among Black residents, and a city serving surrounding farm areas.
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Sva
Mtlanta
Moses Bentley
Bentley
Liberia
Ely
Negro Heatley
Old Sunbury
Listriet
Igny Goes to Execution by Rebel Soldier in Court Martial
Pedro Garcia, accused of rebellion, faced a brief court martial and was executed after a delay of twelve hours. In a tense scene, Garcia stood calm as he prepared to die, surprising the soldiers who fired three volleys in a failed effort to end his life.
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Julanu
Pedro Garcia
Garcia
Wmn
Iairo Garcia
Hunter Gives Up Fight for Kentucky Senate Race
Dr Munter issued a withdrawal notice from the Kentucky senatorial race stating he recognizes his bid for the United States Senate is hopeless and will not prolong it beyond a reasonable trial.
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Ormal
Kentucky
Kaxkrorr
Munter
United States
Cooks Himself to Death in Bath Tub at Iowa Asylum
Josrin Missouri Thomas Marshall, inmate at the Burlington Rail state lunatic asylum, cooked himself to death in a bath tub Tuesday night after escaping guards during supper. He turned on the hot water, scalding himself to death as witnesses described. In other news a pope’s secret consistory elevated archbishops of Iyans, Rennes, Rouen and Santiago de Compostela to cardinalate and proclaimed Bede of Buffalo Cheyenne Wilmington Mobile as cardinals.
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Josrin
Thomas Marshall
Ca von Daector
Burlington
I. Iu
Asy‘iu
Iyans
Rennes
Rouen
Santiago de Compostela
Bede
Buffalo
Cheyenne
Wilmington
Mobile
Primrose Day Observed and Local News Briefs
English Observe Primrose Day marking Lord Beaconsfield anniversary with his flower. Alleged bank thief Joseph E. Kelly captured by detectives in Great Falls. Seth L. Milliken, Maine politician, dies after bronchial illness and pneumonia. Western St Louis streetcar lines disrupted by power house fire forcing thousands to walk to work.
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Lord Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield
Moxrrean
Joseph E. Kelly
Leonarderot
Joseph A. Stickney
Great Falls National Bank
Sumwtworth
N. IL
St. Louis
Send Gold Abroad Heads for England Shippers
The New York Tribune reports a near term prospect of gold exports to Europe driven by London Bank of England losses. With withdrawals to Austria and Japan, the bank shed about $10 million in gold, while shipments to Japan and Austria reached $5 million. Sterling exchange nears the level triggering exports.
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England
New York Tribune
Europe
London
Bank of England
Austria
Japan
Sterling Exchange
New York
Six Million Meals For Flood Sufferers Aid Provided
Congress appropriated 200000 to feed Mississippi flood victims. War Department distributes salt pork bacon corn meal wheat flour and molasses as plantation rations based on daily per man allowances.
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Mississippi
Congress
War Department
Berea Fire Ravages Downtown and Homes in Ohio
A major blaze swept Berea Ohio starting at 6 AM in a vacant central business building and spread to several blocks. High winds hampered the lone hand pump as Cleveland sent an engine to help. two residential fires burned as crews fought the flames, with investigators deeming arson likely.
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Berea
Ohio
Cleveland
War on Soda Fountains War Declared by W C T U
Frances Willard and the Chicago W C T U attack soda fountains in city candy shops with walls listing drinks deemed strong enough for mixed drinks in saloons. They argue a name can lure a girl to egg punch versus maraschino punch. Wind delays trains on Sunday as Lake Pepin water floods tracks, washing the roadbed and hurling debris along miles of line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Willard
Chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul
Milwaukee Dispatch
Lake Pepin
Indian Bill Passes and Arbitration Treaty Vote Set
The U S senate considered the Indian appropriation bill on Monday approving amendments for two additional judges in the Indian Territory and moved to executive session on the arbitration treaty. A vote on the treaty was scheduled for May 5 at 4 p m. Broker Chapman Must Go to Jail. The Supreme Court denied Chapman's writs, upholding a 30 day sentence and $100 fine for refusing to testify in a Senate sugar speculation inquiry related to Wilson bill discussions. Victory for Fraternal Orders. Michigan House failed 22 to 62 to pass an appeal from fraternal tribunals to courts in disputed claims, opposed strongest by the Maccabees. Chinese Army for Cuba. Over 600 Chinese laborers passed through Ottawa en route from the Pacific coast to New York and then to Cuba.
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United States Senate
Senate
Chapman
United States Supreme Court
E. R. Chapman
Wilson
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Michigan
Maccabees
Cuba
Ottawa
Ont
Pacific Coast
New York
PERVESA HAS FALLEN AS FRONTIER FIGHTING CONTINUES
Dispatches from Corfu and Athens report renewed Greek Turkish fighting along Epirus and Thessaly fronts. Greek forces land at Prevesa and push toward Filliphiada while Turkish defenses crumble. Greek casualties and Turkish losses are cited as battles shift across Reveni Gristo valdi and Damasi with several Greek brigades entering Turkish territory.
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Pervesa
Corfu
Filliphiada
Arta
Prevesa
Gulf of Arta
Rome
Greece
Larissa
Epirus
Athens
Menexa
Nicholas
Syrako
Fillipiada
Tornavo
Reveni
Boughaza
Elassona
Milonia Pass
Ttis
Kenan Bey
Karya
Revini
Damasi
Zarkos
Gristovaldi
Smolentz
Trynova
Edhem Pasha
Demopoulos
Boughazi
Tyrnayo
Mavromachale
Koniskos
Milonia
Tagarde
Gritzovali
Pachyskalos
Wheat Goes Skyward on War News and Market Jumps
War news sent Chicago wheat prices surging on Monday with May trading from 77 to 78½ cents, then fluctuating violently through the day. Prices moved sharply on the New York curb and exchange as panic and rapid shifts followed news of the war, with highs around 83½ cents and lows near 74 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
New York
Tack Plant Destroyed at Grand Crossing Chicago
Fire Monday afternoon destroyed most of the Grand Crossing Tack Company plant in Grand Crossing, Chicago. Firemen, several injured, saved nearby property. loss pegged at 136000 with 114000 insured. Newport Exceeds Required Speed in first gunboat trial off Southport Missouri. Four runs over one mile each beat 12 knots government requirement. Jumps from Suspension Bridge in Niagara Falls man 24 apparently leaped into ice and drowned. Hat on bridge bore Hall Hancock Boston. no further details available.
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Grand Crossing Tack Company
Grand Crossing
Chicago
Newport
Southport
Niagara Falls
Hall & Hancock
Boston
Delta City Depopulated by Louisiana Flood Waters
Floods driven by the Biggs break in the levee inundate Madison Parish Louisiana as Bay Vidal and southern lands flood. Tallulah bayou rises seven feet while water advances an hour, leaving Delta City nearly empty with homes two to three feet underwater. Relief boats reach Davis Island and Kellogg's section as Milli ken's bend and Duckport levees cave.
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Louisiana
Vicksburg
Miss
Madison Parish
Biggs
Bay Vidal
Tallulah
Delta
Robbery and Torture Strike Blakesley Family Near Findlay
The Blakesley family of four near Findlay Ohio were attacked by twelve masked robbers in their home. John and Smith Blakesley were beaten and knocked senseless while Mrs Blakesley and Eliza were bound. The intruders fired torches to locate hidden wealth and escaped with $5000. John is reported in critical condition and the women suffered burns.
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Ohio
Blakesley
Findlay
Rebecca Blakesley
Eliza Blakesley
John
Smith Blakesley
Smith
Dairymen Plan London Butter Shipments Stir South Dakota Interest
South Dakota dairymen show keen interest in Secretary Wilsons plan to ship American butter to London. Professor Wheaton of the South Dakota Dairy Association urges purchase of butter from the state to test demand. Butter production in the region rises with new factories and growing patronage.
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Wilson
London
South
MUST RETURN TO GERMANY Ohio Music Teacher Summoned
Prof. R. O. Becker Jr., a Marion Ohio music teacher and German army veteran, received a letter from his Dresden father stating the Leipzig military court demands his return by April 26 to show cause for leaving German service. A levy of $2000 yearly has been placed on his father. Becker, now an American citizen, came to the U S six years ago after completing service in Germany.
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Ohio
R. O. Becker, Jr
Musical Conservatory of
Germany
Marion
R. O. Becker
Dresden
Leipsic
Northwestern Restores Rail Service Into Yankton After Floods
Trains from the east resumed into Yankton over newly laid track as fierce winds and rising waters pressured workers. Regular service returns, with a heavy first freight signaling normalization of the line. Pension agents seek rule relief as clerical protection under civil service limits agency removals. In Maryland, Dr. S.8. Davis reports a Boonsboro woman sweats blood, presenting two stained handkerchiefs.
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Northwestern
Yankton
Civil Service
Commissioner of Pensions
Maryland
Washington County
Medical Society
Davis
Boonsboro
Market Quotations From Regional Grain and Livestock Prices
A detailed tabulation of market quotes across multiple cities including Chicago, Indianapolis, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, Buffalo, and New York. Entries cover cattle hogs and sheep prices, and grain bids for wheat corn oats rye plus butter eggs and clover seed with varied ranges noted by city.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Chamberlain Land Case and County News
The 19th hearing in J. M. Orcutt’s Chamberlain land dispute pits town site entry claims against homestead entries for about 180 acres. The state faces issues of town site entry legality and timing relative to homesteaders, with the general land office ruling favoring settlers. Also reported: a fatal horse disease in Beadle County. Aberdeen Salvation Army incident ending in a $20 fine. the regency case in supreme court. Eureka Creamery expanding. Bowdie Electric Light Company incorporation. Dr. Wm Edwards named to the state health board. new state branch commissioners. tree planting in Huron. state shooting tournament slated for Canton. Aberdeen Grain Palace planning for 1897.
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Chamberlain
Vandeventer
Interior Department
J. M. Orcutt
H. J. King
North
Homstead
General Land Office
Col
John King
Attorney Livers
New Revenue Laws Passed in 1897 Session
Summary of Carter edition coverage for 1897 session laws noting nine new revenue laws, three with emergency clauses in force since March 1897, including re enactment of revenue and assessment laws, tax deed form updates, tax compromise provisions, personal property tax liens, estate assessment duties, fire guard taxation, bridge tax adjustments, county building funding powers, livestock assessment, and a sweeping education law repealing prior acts as of January 1, 1807.
W. W. Taylor a Free Man Released from Penitentiary
Ex-treasurer W. W. Taylor was released from the Sioux Falls penitentiary after eighteen months confinement. He traveled with his wife to Redfield before visiting relatives in the east and planning to resume business there. The case noted a total shortage of 344000 dollars, with 100000 cash recovered and property turned over after surrender. The article frames him as a victim of circumstances and misplaced confidence. The piece also covers the Western South Dakota Stock Growers Association convention in Rapid City, listing officers and noting cattle saved from rustlers valued at 169737 dollars. Additional items include a livery theft, a river crossing mishap involving a Singer agent, a liquor license dispute in Pierre, a drowning near Wessington, and government river work bids.
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W. W. Taylor
Sioux Falls
Taylor
Redfield
Central America
West Indies
South Dakota
South Dakota Stock Growers’ Association
Rapid City
C. K. Howard
John D. Stevens
F. M. Stewart
Treasure
H.G. Weare
J. T. Craig
W.J. Barclay
A. Paddikin
G. E. Lemmon
E. Holcomb
William Reed
Bennet Irvin
H. A. Dawson
C. M. Lamson
E Stenger
William Borst
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Mitchell, S. D
IS Printing CO
Agricultural Department
Igny
Hunter
Seth L. Milliken
L. Milliken
Maine
Mr. Milliken
Bottego
Abyssinia
Baro
Grand
A.L. Mason
Miller Elliott
Citizens’ Street Ralway Company
Ind
Mason
Elliott
Delta City
TTE
Centerville
Samuel Lindsay
Irene
Lindsay
Reform School
Louie Deedrick
Sam Ronenberger
Rosenberger
Deedrick
State Pharmacy Board
State Board of Pharmacy
Huron
N. J. Bleser
Milbank
C. C. Maxwell
Arlington
James Lewis
Canton
J. A. Keith
Lake Preston
D. J. O’brien
Bridgewater
W. H. Stark
Salem
J. E. Hanger
Bryant
J. E. Heisler
Beadle County
Werth
Hitchcock
Salvation Army
Aberdeen
Justice Turner
Supreme Court
H. H. Blair
I. E. Mayhew
State Auditor
Eureka
Eureka Creamery
Bowdie Electric Light
Bowdie Electric Light Company
H. D. Baillet
W. W. Brant
A. F., LeClaire
A. L. Yeaton
Lee
Wm. Edwards
Bowdie
State Board of Health
Dr. Robinson
Pierre
Gov
F. W. Stewart
Buffalo Gap
John E. Hainman
Sturgis
Noah Newbanks
Seeley
Grain Palace
Aberdeen Grain Palace Association
John W. Smith
E. LB. Smith
Bangor
Kirk & Buchanan
H. W. Timkins
Singer Company
Jim River
Wessington
Rnobert Ross
Tie
Government River
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