Army Leaders Raised in Rank on April 3
Washington reports the president promoted Brig. Gen RP Hughes to major general and Col Isaac D. Derusey Col Andrew S. Burt and Col M V Sheridan to brigadier general in the regular army to fill vacancies from retirements. Descriptions cover service histories and earlier ranks.
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Train wreck at Pretoria injures soldiers and workers
Details from Pretoria April 3 describe a train wreck when the engine and five trucks derailed on a down grade at a curve. Six soldiers killed and 47 wounded, many from the Manchester regiment. the engineer and fireman also died. Reports vary on cause with accidental and mechanical theories.
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London
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Uggesten
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Htier
Maangeshire Regiment
Teers
Berg Retchener
Pretoria
Orberten
Cecil Rhodes Remains Ceremony in Cape Town
A private service for Cecil Rhodes was held for family and friends at Gronteschuur. The body arrived midnight and lay in the parliament building ves tibule with a tattered union jack and a flag of the British Chartered South Africa Company. Guards and a wreath from Queen Alexandra accompanied the bier.
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Cecil Rhodes
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South Africa Company
Mosesikessi
Cape
Oxford
Queen Alexandra
Allied party movement takes formal shape in Louisville
A Louisville convention drew about 200 delegates from eight states to form an allied party opposing both Republicans and Democrats. The gathering, dubbed a union of reform forces against plutocracy, defined the movement’s objectives and sought broader support across the region.
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Louisville
Tragedy as Chinese Steam Launch Sinks Near Hanoi
A Chinese steam launch overloaded with passengers and merchandise foundered in a river near Hanoi. Over 250 people perished, including Mine Arlhe, wife of a native guard inspector, and her infant, along with many Chinese women and children. Fire destroyed a bamboo theater at Kun-Ju Poon district during the same event.
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Victoria
Boc
Hanio
Hanoi
Luessen
Noovh
Suopard
Mine Arlhee
Kun-Ju Poon
China
Convention Dominated by Populist Party Forming Platform
The text reports a convention in which no states are represented at the outset, with the Peoples Party likely to be adopted as the main banner. Allied delegations from four states have limited authority, and the platform mirrors last year’s Kansas edition, emphasizing direct legislation and public ownership themes.
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Washington
Secretary of War
United States
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Thas
Peeters
Peoples Party
Kansas
Montreal seizure exposes false teeth shipment scheme
The secret service of the dominion customs seized goods valued at ten to fifteen thousand dollars. The false teeth were consigned from New York to a noted Montreal dental firm and alleged conspirators were connected to the customs house corruption.
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Dominion Customs
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Custom House
Frosts Hit Several Southern Regions Prompting Damage Reports
Frosts swept across Tennessee Georgia Mississippi Alabama and the Carolinas Tuesday night damaging fruit crops in Nashville Knoxville Atlanta and other areas. Reports indicate light frost elsewhere with varying fruit loss and wind prevalent through the night.
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Alabama
Georgia
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Carolinas
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Tenn
Atlanta
Gao
Tennessee
Nashville
Charlotte
Wilmington
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Macon
Savannah
Augusta
Charleston
Memphs
Meridian
Republican State Convention Nominates Pendleton Banker for Governor
Portland Oregon April 3 W Jd Furnish a banker from Pendleton was nominated on the first ballot for governor by the Republican state convention on Wednesday afternoon.
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W. Jd Furnish
Pendleton
Snowbound four days on prairie blizzard trap
Passengers on a Great Northern train report being stranded for four days and five nights in North Dakota amid the worst northwest blizzard in years. Food and fuel ran short. travelers endured extreme cold as crews worked to free the stalled carriages and reach Minot amid treacherous conditions.
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Great Northern
North Dakota
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Willston
Minot
Market Summary From Chicago April Trading and Omaha Cattle Report
The page reports overall market activity with Chicago grain and commodity prices and a detailed South Omaha cattle and hogs summary for April 2. Cattle demand remains active with higher quotes for native and western steers and Texas stock. hogs firm to higher with strong demand. sheep and lambs show strength in certain grades.
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Reese
Texas
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Neb
Spalding Seeks NL Presidency Amid War End Turmoil
Unclear lettered report states Spalding aims at the national league presidency as war tensions ease. It mentions William Temple and a New York figure, with references to a peace conference at Fifth Avenue and court action shaping the committee’s decisions.
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Chicago
Temple
Pittsburg
New York
N E Young
Spalding
National League
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Npriot
Natveril League
Wea Sprite
Cheah
William Ge Lemp
Preveburg
Hreinden
Fifth Avenue
Langston regents attendee found dead in hotel room
Guthre Olta Special N W Tubbs of Newkirk Oklahoma was found dead Wednesday in his hotel room from apoplexy. He had come to attend a session of the Langston university regents and Tonkawa university and was employed as territorial Supervisor of public buildings.
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