Tennessee centennial exposition opens in Nashville with pageantry
The Tennessee centennial exposition opened with ceremonies in Nashville attended by Gov. Taylor and others. President McKinney pressed a button to start machinery as the word Hail Columbia played. The event featured parades, open air concerts, fireworks, and a famed art gallery noted for surpassing other expositions.
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Nashville
Exssenie Order
Knights of Pythias
Tennessee Essente Order
Legion Band
First Tennessee Battalion
First Tennessee
White House
Washington
McKinley
Columbia
Lot
America
Art Gallery
Chicago
Five Indicted In Globe Savings Bank Case In Chicago
Grand jury returns indictments against five bank officials tied to the defunct Globe Savings Bank. Charles W. Spalding heads the list with 14 charges including embezzlement of University of Illinois bonds totaling $90,000, and $131,000 in university funds alleged. Other defendants include A D Ayrill, Charles F E Churchill, W B Ervine, and Allison W Harlan.
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Globe Savings Bank
Chicago
Charles W. Spalding
State University of Illinois
A. D. Ayrill
Charles FE. Churchill
W. B. Ervine
Allison W. Harlan
Spalding
University of Ilinois
Tis
Fiend Slays Four Children in North Dakota Farm
Larimore North Dakota May 3 August Norman Friday night cut the throats of four Hillstead children while they slept. Thomas 13 months and Oscar four died. Peter 15 and Adolph 11 were wounded and not expected to recover. Norman, a neighbor, entered the home while the father was away and attacked the youngsters with a razor. Mrs Hillstead and two younger children escaped.
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Brute
North Dakota
Larimore
N. D
Norman
Krute M Hillstead
Thomas
Oscar
Peter
Adolph
Hillstead
Trinity Church Begins Bicentennial Celebration
In New York on May 3 Trinity church started a week long observance marking the 200th anniversary of its foundation. The program continues through the week with services and related events.
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Trinity Church
New York
Grant Memorial Address Praises Ulysses S. Grant
President McKinley delivers eloquent dedication at Grant mausoleum in New York. Gen Horace Porter delivers synopsis praising Grant’s leadership from Palo Alto to Appomattox and his blend of courage honesty and patriotism. New York crowd cheers as memorial honors the Union hero.
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President McKinley
Gen
Porter
New York
Grant
McKinley
Washington
Lincoln
Horace Porter
Earth
Ulysses S. Grant
Oylsses
Palo Alto
Appomattox
Gen. Porter
Virginia
South
Monument to a Nation's Hero Elevates a Leader's Fame
A speaker lauds a beloved leader, praising his natural command and lasting renown. He honors the age and pledges the monument built by public contributions as a symbol of civic memory. The ceremony ends with Handel’s Messiah and a luncheon for officials and guests.
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Republic
Greek Crisis Deepens as Cabinet Resigns and Royal Power Questioned
Dispatches from Paris Athens and New York report Greece teeters toward revolution. King George faces potential deposition amid popular anger over the Larissa campaign and army orders. Crowds in Athens threaten the throne as Edhem Pasha’s movements loom and Osman Pasha is recalled.
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London
Daily Mail
Paris
Athens
George
Evening News
Epirus
Crete
Edhem Pasha
Rallias
Constitution Square
M. Rallis
Royal
Legislative Assembly
M. Rali
New York
Journal
Larissa
Ling
Constantinople
Osman Pasha
Edhem Tasha
Hunt Levee Breaks Floods Large Mississippi Valley Land
A Hunt levee breach on the Illinois side below Warsaw sends the Mississippi over fertile land. About 30,000 acres and hundreds of homes will flood within hours. Residents race to safety as livestock and crops perish and poverty follows. Weather bureau warns rivers will rise further.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri
Minois
Mississippi River
Weather Bureau
Republic
Gregory
Hunt
Hunt Drainage
Tlinois
Warsaw
Mississippi Valley
Samuel Moss
John Waterside
Turks Repulsed at Velestino in Prolonged Attack
Dispatch from Velestino reports Turkish force of 8000 repulsed by Gen Smolenski's brigade after multiple dawn and morning assaults. Telegraph lines cut, train service resumed, and fighting continued with heavy Turkish losses. Royal distress in Athens and rising civil unrest accompany updates.
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Athens
Velestino
Trikhata
Flood Devastates Guthrie and Nearby Areas
A six to eight foot flood from the Cottonwood river struck Guthrie Oklahoma on April 29, washing away homes and cutting off a river island. At least 20 lives feared. hundreds homeless as relief efforts begin and ferries enable aid delivery.
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C. T
Cottonwood
West Guthrie
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Relief Committee
War Department
Louisiana
Greek cabinet crisis in Athens prompts new government
King George demanded premier Delyannis resign and named opposition leaders to form a new cabinet. Demetrios Ralli becomes premier and minister of marine, with Tsamuvos, Simopoulo, Carapanos, and Teotaoki filling key posts. Ralli pledges army reorganization and order. Rome reports 600 women and children died in the Tyrnavos to Larrssa retreat.
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George
M. Delyannis
Ilis
Marine
M. Ralli
M. ‘Tsamuvos
Finance
M. Simopoulo
M. Carapanos
Interior
M. Teotaoki
Demetrios Ralli
Ralli
London
Daily Telegraph
Rome
Messagero
Tyrnavos
Larrissa
Miles to tour Europe and Levant on military mission
General Miles has won presidential consent for a two to three month trip to the Levant and Europe. He will study Turkish Greek war features and inspect military establishments in Germany France England and possibly Russia, visiting armies and observing centers as feasible.
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Elis
Washington
Miles
Turkey
Greece
Levant
Europe
Germany
France
England
Russia
Depositor Repaid After Bank Failure in Norfolk
Burrus, Son & Co., Norfolk bankers, failed Tuesday for 340000 dollars and have paid between 20000 and 30000 dollars to depositors who placed funds in the bank Tuesday. The action reflects efforts to return a portion of customer money amid the collapse.
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Norfolk
Burrus, Son & Co
Trade Review notes mixed signals from war and markets
R G Dun reports moderate industrial gains yet overall business remains disappointing. War uncertainty depresses grain while Europe holds off on demand. wheat and corn movements show shifts in export totals and prices. Imports surge with a 60 percent yearly rise, Boston wool imports spike, and reconstruction demand shapes currency trends. Failures tally 237 in the US and 40 in Canada for the week.
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New York
Weekly Review of Trade
Europe
Austria
China
Congress
Atlantic
England
Boston
Philadelphia
Japan
United States
Canada
Deboe Wins Kentucky Senate Seat After Long Ballot Fight
Gov. Bradley certifies Hon. William J. Deboe of Crittenden county as junior senator from Kentucky to succeed J. S. Blackburn. Deboe will take his seat Monday amid a historic, tense political finale. The 112th ballot ended the year long contest with dramatic demonstrations in the state house.
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Frankfort
Deboe
Martin
Stone
Blackburn
Kentucky State House
Mob Executes Seven Black Suspects in Sunnyside Lynchings
In Sunnyside Texas on May 1 a mob hanged six Black men and a missing seventh after a brutal crime spree involving murder rape and arson linked to the Thomas brothers and others. Police and local citizens pursued the suspects and the mob action ended with executions in the Brazos bottom area.
Home Rule For Cuba Attained Through Madrid Decree
Madrid signed a decree applying reform laws to Cuba, creating a 31 member council of administration with Cuban elected members and throne appointees. The plan, detailed February 6, 1895, lets Cuba revise tariff schedules under supervision of the home government, finalizing a path to autonomous government.
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Madrid
Cuba
Dupuy de Lome
Council of Administration
Havana
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