Desperate Negro Fights to the End in Alabama
A deadly gunfight near Tuscumbia ends with three dead and several wounded as Sheriff Gassaway attempts to arrest Will Reynolds for obtaining goods under false pretenses. Reynolds and Wallace die. Sheriff Gassaway loses an arm and is severely wounded. The siege, fire, and counterfire involve Wheeler rifles, troops, and a thousand militiamen amid a townwide chaos.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tuscumbia
Sage
Gassaway
Will Reynolds
Hugh Jones
Bob Wallace
Charles Gassaway
Will Gassauway
P. A Prout
Payne
Jim Binney
Robert Patterson
Jesse Davis
Reynolds
Neswolds
Sher
Knardtown
Winchester
Win Garsawaoy
Simpson
Wheeler Rifles
Jones
Finney Reynolds
Coalvil
Davis Wallace
Falkner
Sheclf
Prout
Paper Mill Strike Widens in Wisconsin District
Appleton Wis April 7 The four month long strike for shorter hours expanded as six oclock Saturday night when day crews quit at eight mills and night crews did not report. Strikes began at Koukauna Marinette Grand Rapids Nekoosa and Port Edwards affecting about 500 workers with roughly 1200 people involved overall one third of them women in finishing.
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Beloit
Brokaw
Centralia
Emlaire Oconto Falls
Park Falls
Sparta
Tomahawk
Mi'le
Appleton
Wis
Wisconsin
Marinette
Grand Rapids
Nekoosa
Port Edwards
Smills
Wisconsin battleship sets gunnery and voyage records
The Wisconsin returned from a 19 510 mile cruise to Magdalena Bay where target practice occurred. In a mock sea battle the Line guns fired nine shots in nine minutes striking a rock and stump at 2600 yards. In Medina North Dakota on April 7 Dan McLaughlin a stockman who died in the blizzard was found northwest of town.
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San Francisco
Wisconsin
Magdalena Bus
Medina, Nod
Dan MicLaughlin
Here
Kruger Family Members Take Allegiance to Great Britain
Pretoria April 7 Casper Kruger eldest son of President Kruger and 24 other relatives bearing the same name have recently taken the oath of allegiance to Great Britain in a notable reversal of loyalties within the Kruger clan.
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Pretoria
Pril
Casper Kruger
Kruger
Mr Kruger
Great Britain
Special items and accidents headline across regions
A mix of incidents and figures from Taos county gold strike reports to a Cincinnati carriage works fire causing 50000. Duluth life term for murder and Sumterville hangings follow. Davenport mayoral race and Milan first degree murder verdict, others note warehouse fire Colorado Springs 50000 loss. Wages raise 25 percent eight hour day. jewels recovered. Rhodes scholarships debate. London coronation charity dinner. prairie region pay levels. Shaw replies on customs inspections.
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Taos County
Albert Schinder
Cincinnati
Duluth
Milan
John W. Wilp
Baxter- Kerns Mercantile Company
Colorado Springs
Clarence Mackeesry
Eldora
Leadville
Cal
American Bridge Company
Harriet Blaine Beal
Washington
Florida
New York
Chicago
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford University
London
Shaw
Banks Robbed in Ruskin and Pennville Heists
At Ruskin Nebraska the State Bank of Ruskin was robbed of 16000 dollars by a five man gang. They pried a window, blew the safe with nitroglycerin and fled on horses as Beatrice bloodhounds pursued them. Police chase continues. In Pennville Indiana the Bank of Pennville was burglarized early Saturday with 3200 stolen and the safe exploded, one end of the bank building collapsing. loss is insured.
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Beatrice
Neb
State Bank of Ruskin
Ruskin
Pennville
Ind
Bank of
A. G Lupton
Hartford City
Train derailment near Milletts injures five two killed
A Grand Trunk passenger train derailed near Milletts seven miles west of Lansing on Sunday sending the rear coach and the Pullman sleeper off the track. One man, Abbe Burnstine of Chicago, was killed and five others were injured including C Minnehan of Providence with a skull fracture and Rev J Ozshoski of Chicago, both seriously hurt.
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Lansing
Mich
Grand Trunk
Milletts
Here
Abbe Burnstine
Chicago
C. Minnehan
Providence
R. J
J . Ozshoski
Stand Collapse At England Scotland Match Kills 21
In Glasgow on a Saturday match between England and Scotland a spectator stand collapsed sending thousands into the ground. Twenty one dead and about 250 injured, with many severely hurt and some already operated on. Most patients remain in infirmaries as police assess the disaster.
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Glasgow
Phrox Park
England
Scotland
Investigation Ordered Into Chalmette Operations
Washington reports Secretary Hay, by presidential direction, has ordered a thorough inquiry into British officers' activities at Chalmette Louisiana following Governor Heard's request. Attorney General Knox finds no evidence of neutrality law violations at Port Chalmette from current information.
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Washington
Guv Heard
Chalmette
Hay
Knox
Eamp
Port Chalmette
President's southern trip to Charleston exposition planned
Washington reports the president has finished preparations for a visit to the Charleston exposition. He travels with Mrs. Roosevelt and a party of friends including cabinet officers and their wives and Secretary Cortelyou. A special train leaves Washington this afternoon at 3 30 over the Southern railway under L B Brown's direction. Charleston to be reached early Tuesday morning. At ten o'clock the president will.
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Washington
Charleston Exposition
Currency 10 Proposed for Government Commission
Facsimile notes describe a proposed money system to be issued by the government. Text discusses embedding, sending, and processing currency through a blank space with a cautious pace and unclear allowances. The fragment references authorities and secure handling, noting potential transition from ordinary currency.
Train Wreck at Switch Leaves Crews Injured
A freight and passenger train collision near a switch injures multiple crew members including a Detroit engineer and fireman. The derailment caused two cars and the engine to leave the track. Pistons and trucks jammed the switch amid tampering claims. Burnstine’s body is sent to Charlotte. Authorities report all survivors in Detroit improving.
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Twee Bal
Jol Gordon
Rochester
Noy
Frank ‘Thomas
Mount Clemens
Mich
Ziepler
Detroit
Burnstine
Charlotte
Death of Judge Carman A. Newcomb Veteran Politician
St. Louis on April 7 reports the death of Judge Carman A. Newcomb a 78 year old Civil War veteran and former Missouri congressman. He had long been a Republican figure in Town and state politics since the party’s founding.
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St. Louis
Carman A. Newcomb
Congress
Missouri
Republican
Hig
Stand Collapse at Ibrox Park and Aftermath
Disastrous collapse injures spectators as a packed stand gives way at Ibrox Park. Victims moved to ambulances. rescue efforts emphasize the peril of the overcrowded tiered seating. Authorities continued the game to avert panic while investigations identify the break as preexisting and worsened by crowd movement. The scene recalls a chaotic aftermath with brave rescues and cries of alarm.
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Ibrox Park
Fire destroys Le Mars grocery and printing plants
Fire in Le Mars on Sunday destroyed Baron Bros grocery and dry goods stores the Le Mars Post printing plant and the Grand Rapids Furniture company. Loss listed at 50000 dollars with 31000 dollars covered by insurance.
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le Mars
Baron Bros
le Mars Post
Grand Rapids Furniture Company
Neptune Arrives at St Johns With 25 000 Seals On Board
The sealing steamer Neptune has arrived at St Johns with a cargo of 25 000 seals. The ship reaches port after a long voyage and transfers the catch to shore operations.
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St. Johns
Neptune
St Louis Grand Jury Denounces Corruption in City Hall
An April 7 report to Judge O Neill Ryan outlines widespread bribery and corruption in St Louis municipal government. The grand jury details large bribes by streetcar interests to secure franchises and condemns many city leaders as morally compromised. It notes charges against forty individuals and calls for accountability and reform.
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Grand Jury
St Louis
Stirtied
Municipal Assembly
O'Neill Ryan
Astygunds
House of Delegates
Hanna Urges Peace at Academy Meeting
Philadelphia April 7 Senator Hanna spoke at the sixth annual meeting of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. He discussed industrial conciliation and arbitration with Samuel Gompers of the AFL, stressing that the people must shape industrial peace and that employers must meet employees halfway to provide work and fair conditions.
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Hanna
Qgqompers
Philadelphia
American Academy of Political and Social Science
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
National Civic Federation
British Losses Heavy in Doornbalt Farm Battle Report
Telegrams from Klerksdorp Transvaal Colony detail the Doornbalt Farm engagement of March 31 with British forces suffering many officers and men wounded while Boers reported heavy casualties. The action involved a complex attack plan, entrenched fighting, and eventual British withdrawal to await Gen Kitchener as Boer forces halted further assaults.
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Klerksdorp
Transvaal
Doornbalt Farm
Tuite FM
Erome
Teaving
Heer
Ca- Haliwnos
Ewer
Kitchener
Threesmeller Orange Haver Colony Negotiations Move North
Report notes limited progress in talks between Roer leaders in South Africa and allied parties. It mentions Mr Schalkburger and fellow negotiators likely departing to a more suitable hub to advance discussions.
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Threesmeller
Orange Haver
Seppe
Transsoul
Forperin Sf
Oe Free
Insurance on Anna Gould reported in Paris
Paris April 7 creditors of Count Boni Castellane allegedly secured a $1,000,000 life insurance policy on Anna Gould of New York to safeguard creditors.
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New York
May Pond
Charles A Stone
Boston
Ellen M Stone
United States
Paris
Count Boni Castellane
Anna Gould
Castellane
Blizzard Hits Northern Michigan After Warm Weekend
The report from Marquette on April 7 notes a fierce blizzard gripping northern Michigan with heavy snowfall and strong gale winds. It contrasts with Saturday’s earlier mild, warm weather.
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Marquette
Mich
Michigan
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Hornberg
Rye
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Hener
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Phursdan
Jesse Semmeeville
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ET Bingham
Columbus Rock Plaster Company
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Omcera
Harta River
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