War Breaks Out Between Greece and Turkey
London April 19 reports heightened hostilities after Greece and Turkey sever diplomatic ties. Fierce battles raged at Milouna Pass, Prevesa, and Narva with 20 000 troops and protracted fighting. Greek forces claim successes around Milouna while Crete tensions and regional maneuvering shape the crisis.
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London
Greece
Turkey
Narva
Milouna Pass
Prevesa
Gulf of Arta
Macedonia
Crete
Constantinople
Terrell
Mount Analipsis
Nezeros
Edbem Pasha
Daily Chronicle
Athens
Menassa
Pervesa
Sam
Ana
Milonia
Thessalian
Lavissa
Germany
Creece
Iron
Assim Pasha
Milouia
Neshad Pasha
Mount Tiarnia
Hairi Pasha
Tchaisan Pass
Haidar Pasha
Kadem Pasha
Helenes
Milonia Pass
Larissa
Death of Milnes Lerick thector of stage star dies
Milnes Lerick a 72 year old New York actor born in England died Sunday from cancer. He began acting before youth and came to America in 165) to create George Harris in Uncle Tom's Cabin at Barnum's museum. He later played Shakespeare and starred as Julius Caesar at Booth's theater. He supported Charlotte Cushman Mary Anderson and Julia Marlowe in later years.
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Milnes Lerick
New York
Charlotte Cushman
Mary Anderson
Margaret Mather
Julia Marlowe
Removal of Gen Grant’s Body to Permanent Mausoleum
Gen Frederick D Grant and Ulysses S Grant Jr witness a quiet transfer of General Grant’s body from the temporary tomb to the new mausoleum in New York. The casket, copper and purple velvet, is placed into the porphyry sarcophagus after wreath and lead casing are secured.
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New York
Gen. Grant
Frederick D. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Col. Grant
Julia
Mount McGregor
Ulysses S. C Grant, Jr
Horace Porter
Guard of Honor
President McKinley Trip to New York Planned
Arrangements for President McKinley to attend Grant Memorial exercises are finished. He will depart Washington at 10 30 Monday April 26 by Pennsylvania road in Thompson’s private car likely with Mrs McKinley. Cabinet and families and foreign ambassadors accompany. In New York he stays at Fifth Avenue or Windsor hotel reviews parade addresses and Union League reception then returns to Washington Wednesday. A second train carries the vice president Speaker Reed and members of Congress.
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New York
Washington
McWinley
Grant
Pennsylvania Road
Thompson
McKinley
Fifth Avenue
Windsor Hotel
Union League Club
Reed
Senate
House
Murdered by burglar: Adrian man 87 in headlong assault
A. L. Ladd of Adrian Michigan an ex alderman and Democrat leader was shot in his bedroom at 3 am Saturday by an unknown intruder. He died twelve hours later. The burglar fled with a gold watch and sixty dollars.
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Lafayette Ladd
Adrian, Mich
Ladd
Rental murder in Detroit shocks Madison avenue
The mutilated body of Nellie Bergen was found in her Madison avenue residence, with life long since ended. Police suspect John A. Dittman, her cohabitant, fled. search ongoing as authorities pursue the prime suspect.
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Detroit
Mich
Nellie Bergen
Madison Avenue
John A. Dittman
Dittman
Trade War Drives Shifts in U S Commerce Says Dun
R G Dun and Co notes in its weekly trade review that the undeclared war between Greece and Turkey has unsettled business, while Mississippi floods do not alter cotton prices. Imports rose 20.8 percent in New York for the month, with a $9.1 million gain and $17.16 million year over year. Wheat exports dip but prices rise on European war prospects. cotton markets steady despite floods. pig iron output up to 173,279 tons in April, with 20 percent below record highs yet stockpiles largely unchanged. Failures domestically total 207 versus 222 last year, and 30 in Canada versus 36.
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Abip
Smyporita
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Greece
Turkey
Mississippi
Jiast
Russia
Japan
South Africa
United States
Canada
Greek irregulars drive into Kritudes in Macedonian clash
In Macedonia near Pigavitza Greek irregulars attacked Kritudes after seizing Litovon. Two Turkish companies defended the position, but 86 Turks were killed and 25 captured. Greeks also seized 150 rifles and cart ridges. Ethnike Hetairia ordered retreat to Greek soil unless regulars aid.
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Larissa
Macedonia
Pigavitza
Litovon
Kritudes
Ittis
Ethnike Hetairia
National League
Greece
London
Daily Chronicle
Kuasniliani
Baltino
Rome
the Standard
Canevaro
Cretan
United States
Crete
Vienna
Nicholas
Turkey
Tragedy near Sackett's Harbor shocks community
In Sackett's Harbor New York on Thursday night George Allen a Madison barracks steward hired a horse and carriage with May Daly a local girl and Mrs Crouch a divorced woman as companions. Friday morning the carriage returned with the two bodies and Allen in a weakened state claiming Mrs Crouch's husband attacked the party and murdered the two women.
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New York
Sackett’s Harbor
N. Y
George Allen
Madison Barracks
May Daly
Crouch
Allen
Senate tariff skirmish tests strength of five power blocs
In Washington on April 15 the senate voted 24 to 23 to refer a West resolution, testing five main factions in the chamber over tariff policy and a Gage criticism. Separately, Tampa plans Queen Victoria birthday festivities with a British warship expected. Secretary Long may assign a US ship to the event.
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Washington
Senate
Morrill
Rep
Committee On Finance
West
Gage
Dingley
Florida
Secretary of the Navy
Tampa
Navy Department
United States
Long
Montgomery
Flooded districts cripple parishes and towns along Mississippi
In Louisiana and nearby states the Biggs crevasse floods Madson parish, Vidalia, Delta, Omega, and surrounding areas. Relief efforts begin with U S Army aid and local boats. thousands face displacement and mounting losses as several levees fail and telegraph lines go down.
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Memphis
Tenn
Louisiana Jevee
Sancock
Ferriday
Concord Parish
Biggs
Madson Parish
Vidalia
Natchez
Biges Crevasse
Delta
Young's Point
Omega
Davis Island
Kellogg's
Ential
Madison
Vicksburg & Shreveport Railroad
Milliken’s Bend
Duckworth
Richland
Kings
Kels
Trinidad
Ashwood
Tallulah
Bushby Bayou
Seviers
Lieut. Crowley
United States Army
Washington
Burlington
Gladstone
Winois Bluffs
Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Western
Bluffs
Kansas City
Missouri River
Hunter Indicted as Bribery Case Targets Kentucky Politicians
Franklin county grand jury indicts Dr. W. Godfrey Hunter and ex-Congressman John H. Wilson for conspiracy to bribe in a senatorial contest. Also charged are Rep. Ki. T. Franks, Capt. Noel Gaines, and Thomas K. Tanner. Hunter vows to stay in the race amid Republican outcry alleging Democratic plot.
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Frankfort
W. Godfrey Hunter
John H. Wilson
Franklin County
Grand Jury
Ki. T. Franks
Daviess County
Noel Gaines
Thomas Kh. Tanner
Dr. Hunter
Wilson
Hunter
Capt. Gaines
Mr. Tanner
Milliken Dies in Washington After Illness
Seth L. Milliken, representative of Maine's Third district, died Sunday night in Washington after bronchial trouble worsened into pneumonia with kidney and liver complications. Funeral plans indicate burial in Maine.
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Washington
Seth L. Milliken
House of Representatives
Maine
Wheat futures rise on Turkey Greece war talk in Chicago
In Chicago on April 19 strong war talk between Turkey and Greece spurred European wheat buyers to push prices higher. May futures opened at 69 to close at 73 cents per bushel, a four cent gain. The piece notes past spikes seen during the 1877 Russo Turkish conflict.
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Chicago
Turkey
Greece
Russia
Jefferson's Birthday Observed by Democrats at Metropolitan Hotel
Washington April 14 Federally organized Democrats gathered at the Metropolitan hotel to mark Jefferson's birth with a dinner hosted by the National Association of Democratic Clubs. Notables included William J Bryan Vice President Calhoun and Senators and Representatives from several states. Bryan spoke on tariff money and the Chicago platform underscoring the party’s support for free coinage of silver and bimetallism.
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Washington
Jefferson
Metropolitan
National Association of Democratic Clubs
Jackson
John C. Calhoun
William J
Joseph C. Sibley
Pennsylvania
John J. Lentz
Ohio
Andrew J. Lipscomb
Virginia
William Sulzer
New York
Bryan
Cleveland
Mara Thon
United States
Chicago
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Mrs. Elizabeth Tilton Dies in Brooklyn Home
New York reports Mrs Elizabeth R Tilton wife of Theodore Tilton and accuser in the Beecher trial died Tuesday at her Brooklyn home The death follows months of retirement and coincides closely with Mrs Henry Ward Beecher's passing The Tiltons are noted as linked to the Beecher case and the Brooklyn Union press history.
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New York
Elizabeth R. Tilton
Henry Ward Beecher
Theodore R. Tilton
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood
Bank Robbery Ends in Murder at Somersworth Vault Heist
In Somersworth on Friday two desperadoes killed cashier Joseph A. Stickney during a vault raid of the Great Falls National Bank. The robbers took roughly $6,000 in cash and securities, leaving only a five-dollar gold piece, as investigators estimate the total loss could be larger than first counted.
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Somersworth
N. N
Great Falls National Bank
Joseph A. Stickney
Stickney
Fire destroys Scarritt block in Kansas City with $60,000 loss
The Scarritt block a five story brick building on Walnut near Ninth across from the central station of the Kansas City fire department burned Wednesday night. Loss placed at 60 000 with 30 000 insured. Six additional alarms sounded and strong signs of incendiarism found. Lovejoys planing mill at Fourteenth and Main also destroyed with heavy losses. In Washington the president sent to the Senate nominations including James B Angell to Turkey envoy George D Meiklejohn to assistant secretary of war and Wight and Oss for District commissioner.
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Kansas City
Scarritt
Walnut Street
Ninth
Central Station
Kansas City Fire Department
Lovejoy
Fourteenth
Main Streets
Senate
Washington
James B. Angell
Michigan
United States
Turkey
George N. West
District of Columbia
Pictou
Nova Scotia
George D. Meiklejohn
Nebraska
B. Wight
John Woss
Women lay delegates admitted to Methodist conference vote
The New York East conference in Brooklyn approved admitting women lay delegates to the general Methodist Episcopal conference. The tally was 151 in favor and 67 against last Wednesday.
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New York
General Methodist Episcopal Conference
New York East
Brooklyn
Fate of a Family Drowned in Arkansas Flood
The Mississippi flood sweeps south with towns along the Arkansas side reporting 5,000 destitute and 400 livestock in Phillips and Monroe counties. In Texas and Missouri reports detail massive inundation, farm abandonment, and prayers for downriver relief as workers expect 30 to 40 days before aid or labor can resume.
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Arkaneas
Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
Louisiana
Nelena
Sylvester Sanders
Greenville
Quincy
Iowa
Corneil Bluffs
St. Joseph
Marshfield
Wakenda Prairie
Axkansas City
Miscouri River
Dangeline
Harlem
Leavenworth
Kan
Fort Leavenworth
Missouri
Federal
Kansas
Stillings
Miss
Biggs
Delta
Ikkan
Bluffs
Platte County
Washington
Quitman County
Coahoma County
Bolivar County
Arkansas
Phillips
Monroe
University bonds hypothecated by official admit Spalding
Chicago reports that C W Spalding admitted to I M McKay and Ames J Armstrong that he had hypothecated University of Illinois endowment bonds. He promised a full statement later and has turned over property to trustees to cover losses. About $400,000 in real estate and bonds were conveyed to secure the institution. Geneva girls' home linked to Globe savings bank failure through Spalding.
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Chicago
I. M. McKay
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
C. W. Spalding
Ames J. Armstrong
McKay
Spalding
University of Illinois
Illinois Home
Geneva
Globe Savings Bank
Defied the Three-Cent Law in Indianapolis Transit
The Citizens' Street Railroad company suspends its fight and will accept a three-cent fare until court resolution. President A L Mason and Superintendent Miller Elliot, plus about two dozen conductors and road officers, faced indictments for collecting five-cent fares after the law. Mason and Elliot posted bonds of 200 dollars each.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Citizens’ Street Railroad Company
A. Mason
A. L. Mason
Miller Elliot
Mason
Eliott
Bomis
Chicago’s New Mayor Inaugurated Amid Crowd at City Hall
Carter H. Harrison was inaugurated as Chicago mayor on Thursday night after a Democratic victory. A large crowd forced entry to witness the ceremony as new aldermen were sworn in, with numerous floral tributes paid to the mayor and aldermen.
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Chicago
Carter H. Harrison
Glasscock levee breaks flooding Concordia parish
Reports from Natchez and surrounding areas describe the Glasscock levee breach along the Concordia parish front on April 20. The 12 foot high embankment failed, flooding lower Mooreville and Bradston while authorities rush relief efforts for flood refugees and guard other levees.
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Glasscock
Natchez
Miss
Concordia Parish
Mooreville
Bradston
Black River
Biggs Crevasse
Memphis
Tenn
Biggs
Madison Parish
Vicksburg
Mississippi
New Orleans
Carrollton
Plaquemine Parish
Baker City
Ore
Powder River
Sumpter Valley Railroad
Fatal snowslide claims three near Brigham City Utah
A Brigham City snowslide at Consolidated Mining Co. north of the city kills Fred Wolhaupter Ed Maw and William Turner. David Russell and John Dalton rescued alive. The slide blocks the mine mouth and destroys the blacksmith shop. Wolhaupter body recovered.
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Brigham City
Utah
Salt Lake City
The
Tribune
Consolidated Mining Company
Fred Wolhaupter
Ed Maw
William Turner
David Russell
John Dalton
Wolhaupter
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Seth Milliken
Jefferson Day
Henry Ware Beecher
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