Striking Miners Move to Expand West Virginia Action
The Weekly Capital reports a large miner meeting at Keystone planning measures to force Pocahontas Virginia to join the strike. West Virginia miners flood Virginia trains, rail points are guarded, business wavers, and tension risks bloodshed despite calls for caution and peaceful settlement.
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W. Va
West Virginia
Norfolk and Western
Keystone
Pocahontas
Virginia
Virginnia
Poisoned by a Quack Traveling Dentist in Hyattsville Case
A traveling woman dentist known as Dr. Alberta Oberlin from St. Louis allegedly poisoned over a half dozen residents of Hyattsville Kansas including Pastor Taylor Paxton and Miss Myrtle Wallace after applying a medicinal liquid to their gums. Victims show facial discoloration swelling and stomach distress. Miss Lizzie Liddell is dying and fear of further deaths spreads as telegrams go out to halt the suspect.
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Hyattsville
Kan
Fort Scott
Taylor Paxton
Methodist Church
Myrtle Wallace
Nora Burtwell
Wm. Clark
Lizzie
Volcanoes in Action Awakens Mexico City Panic
In Manzanillo Colima the volcano eruption is visible along the Pacific coast at night. Ash coats Colima houses while disturbances rise with short sharp earthquakes felt in Colima Zapotlan Patucuar Uruapan Guadalajara and other towns. Subterranean rumblings persist and churches pray as volcanic fires ignite forests near the mountain base.
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Mexico
Manzanillo
State of
Colima
Pacific Coast
Mexican National Construction Company
Settlers Alarmed by Threats of Half Breeds in Turtle Mountain
Telegrams from Turtle Mountain report increasing threats by half breeds, prompting families to flee for safety. Rolla and St John residents urge Governor Allen to call out the militia, while Marshal Cronin readies 25 deputies to arrest wanted men if orders from Washington do not arrive.
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N. D
Turtle Mountain
Rolla
St. John
Gov. Allen
United States
Marshal Cronin
Washington
Yokohama
British forces seize Corinto and Nicaraguan evacuation begins
After midnight, forces seized the custom house as residents fled to the mainland for safety. The Nicaraguan government closed Corinto port due to the occupation by British forces. The Panama Railroad Company notified steamship agents to reroute freight and passengers away from Corinto.
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Corinto
Panama Railroad Company
Great Reservoir Bursts in Epinal France Disaster
The Great Bousey Dyke in Epinal District of the Vosges broke releasing a flood. About 115 deaths reported with 50 bodies recovered. many feared dead as waters spread over 8000000 cubic meters and wreckage lines the region. Government relief under way with ministers en route and funds pledged.
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France
Epinal
Vostes
Aviere
Darnieules
Officials Disappointed By Treasury Revenue Shortfall
Washington special reports treasury receipts for the month ending April 30 fall short of expectations. The April deficit totals 8,704,854 and year to date shortfall reaches 45,247,006. Internal revenue declines noted. two months left with no extraordinary expenditures. Pension payments run 22,000,000 and 1,250,000 to be repaid on interest. income tax expected to alter year end results.
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Washington Special
Treasury
Cordage Makers Form a Big Price and Supply Combine
The Evening Post reports cordage manufacturers plan a single source for raw material and price control. They would source all material from one buyer, with no intra-group price competition, preserving profits while eliminating supplier rivalry.
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New York
the Evening Post
Treasury Officials Hope Income Tax Deion Reverses
Treasury officials hope a Supreme Court rehearing will reverse the income tax decision and avoid penalties. They expect May 1 for tax return handling and May 15 for remaining returns as heavy filers lag.
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Washington
Supreme Court
England
Nations Brace for Japan Russia Strain and Indemnity Talks
Kobe dispatch notes Japan resolute against Russian dictation and foreign warships assembling as tensions rise. Nicaragua faces pressure over 75 000 indemnity to Britain with Yglesias offering aid, but Nicaragua rejects. Wheat stored in Port Costa valued at 1.8 million dollars expected to move by rail, port, or ship. Spaniards reinforce troops near Guantanamo amid rebel pursuit. Butte grand jury fails to indict in dynamite disaster. civil suits total 250 000. Port Royal robbers caught with 50 000 recovered.
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Hiroshima
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Interior Authorizes Rosebud Boundary Surveys in South Dakota
The Secretary of the Interior approves surveys along the east boundary of the Rosebud Reservation and related townships at a cost of 1680 dollars. O H Bates of Yankton will perform the work, alongside contracts for allotment surveys on Rosebud and Pine Ridge Reservations totaling 17665 dollars. The effort aims to finish before winter by issuing multiple small contracts.
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Secretary of the Interior
Rosebud Reservation
O. H. Bates
Yankton
Fort Randall Military Reservation
Surveyor General of
Rosebud
Pine Ridge
South Dakota Crop Report and Local News Briefs
Rainfall last week was below average across 42 counties, but soils remained moist and farming advanced under favorable conditions. Wheat and oats seeding near completion, corn ground prepared, and gardens thriving amid blossoming plums and budding shade trees. Other items include the release of two Indian policemen on habeas corpus, the Sioux Falls transit line receiver bid, Floron city treasurer appointment, false imprisonment suit against Aberdeen police, delayed river work at Pierre, Dakota horses sold south, and the Mitchell wool growers convention starting June 1.
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Huron
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Edgerton
Straight Head
Hawk
William Fielder
Lheir
Indian Department
Washington
Miller
United States
Rehearing Extended as Waterworks Case Pauses
The court extended the rehearing deadline to June 1 with oral arguments to be fixed by the court. The remittitur will not be sent until then, and the appellant must receive notice. The waterworks plant has reverted to the city for this process.
South Dakota Briefs Highlight Farm, Water, and Reservation News
South Dakota briefs report farmers in Hutchinson County receiving nearly 25000 dollars in seed grain, Turner County artesian wells 270 feet deep with water 36 feet below the surface, Yankton Reservation settlers growing weary and moving on, and a Buenos Aires fortune claimed by Dr. Matehard’s wife. Other notes include pigs fed richly in Aberdeen, a 100th birthday for Mrs. Charity Eliot, ongoing Crow Creek and Yankton Reservation land prospects, and plans to lure settlers with affordable homes and land.
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Hutchinson County
Turner County
Yankton Reservation
Thomas Matehard
Jluron
Buenos Ayres
Aberdeen
J. Camburn
Riverside
W.J. Elliott
Gem
Charity Eliot
Moody
Deadwood
Eliot
Yankton
Brule County
Henry Willout
Pukwana
Claus Arp
Crow Creek Reservation
Pulkwant
Wateway To T
Crow Creek Reserve
Britain occupies Corinto port in Nicaragua incident
The Corinto port in Nicaragua was occupied by 350 to 400 British marines and bluejackets with no resistance. Nicaragua rejects the ultimatum, protests military occupation, and seeks arbitration while President Yglesias offers a partial indemnity. The US tried to mediate, then the occupation proceeded to delay Britain’s demand.
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Nicaragua
Corinto
Stephenson
Great Britain
Laws of Nations
House Cleaning Time Poem About Returning Father
A spring verse imagines a household in disarray as a daughter pleads for her father to come home to help with drastic cleaning. The speaker and family call for chores, food scraps, and a rough, old fashioned household effort amid a humorous, anxious tone.
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