Desperate Black Man Killed in Gatling House Fire
In Tuscombia Alabama April 7 three men die and three mortally wounded as Sheriff Gassaway seeks to arrest Will Reynolds a desperate negro The siege lasts hours with a Winchester exchange detonations dynamite and a building set ablaze Reynolds is killed and his body thrown into the burning ruin Three houses are burned horses killed and a crowd of militia members aids in the attack The sheriff and deputy are among the wounded with lingering injuries while the city notes no negro uprising.
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Birmingham
Ala
Age-Herald
Tuscumebia
Gassaway
Will Reynolds
Hugh Jones
Rob Wallace
Sherif Charles Gassaway
Will Gassaway
Prout
Enardtown
Reynolds
Winchester
Sone
Simpson
Wheeler Rifles
Sella
Jones
Finney
Wallace
Davis
Vavis
Uis
Ster. GY
General Smith Commands American Forces in Samar
Manila April 7 Gen Jacob HL Smith commanding the American land forces in Samar reports a case of unknown scope and details. The brief dispatch notes military actions and lines up with ongoing operations in the region.
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Manila
Jacob HL. Smith
Samar
Scathing Grand Jury Report on City Corruption
St Louis report details long standing payoffs in both city council branches. Bribery prices ranged from 100 to hundreds of thousands for votes on street railways and suburban deals. Circuit Attorney Folk praised in closing remarks.
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St. Louis
Grand Jury
Phindew
Kew
House of Delegates
Assembly
Circuit
Joseph W. Folk
Postponement Intimated on St Louis World Fair Plans
Chicago reports that John Barrett and diplomat Eve rett cite foreign government hesitations over 1904 and 1903 participation. They say Osaka’s 1904 expo could shift support, suggesting postponement may be considered to honor foreign representation. The Sealing Fleet meanwhile arrives amid storm conditions with the fleet still at sea.
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Chicago
John Barrett
Asia
San Francisco
Orient
Everett
Washington
St. Louis
United States
Chicara
Paris
Japan
Osaka
Western Republicans and tariff anger over eastern donations
A Western Republican laments eastern colleagues voting for tariff spoils, saying protection for Western agris was blocked. The unnamed speaker contends easterns favored their capitalists, harming Western consumers, and warns that public realization could erode support for lip service to party unity. The piece notes discontent may shift consumer allegiance away from plunderer leaders toward reform.
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Ways and I Means
Cuba
Chicago Chronicle
Fragnees
Great Tariff Trust
Opinions and Pointers on Presidential Nominations
The column compiles remarks from multiple papers criticizing Williams Gen Funston and others. It notes trigger phrases about lying, revoking support, and the idea that opposition to nomination logic persists. It cites Hanna and Evans as debated figures and questions ongoing Roosevelt administration policies.
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Funston
Indianapolis News
Ind
Mark Hanna
N. Y
All Round Crookedness in Cuba Reciprocity Debate
A Detroit Free Press critique accuses farmers, manufacturers, and politicians of deceit surrounding a proposed Cuba reciprocity pact. It claims farmers faced betrayal as sugar beet interests were used to push factory purchases, while politicians and the sugar trust dominate. The piece condemns the administration and lobby influence, asserting the public’s trust has been dashed and the outcome remains disgraceful.
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Cuba
Congress
Detroit Free Press
Republican Party
Senate
House
Burrows
White House
Expansion and Protection in Democratic Expansion Policy
The piece argues expansion, statehood for acquired lands, and commerce. It critiques Republican handling of insular territories after the Spanish War, contrasts with Democratic precedents, and condemns protectionist policy imposed on island populations, calling it a dishonorable departure from constitutional duty.
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United States
Florida
Mexico
Union
Philadelphia Record
Republican Party
East
West Indies
Spain
Republicans Threaten Crumpacker Inquiry for Southern Representation
The St. Louis Republic notes Republicans push Crumpacker resolution to probe suffrage conditions only in the southern states to diminish their representation. Democrats call it a new force bill and an effort to gain one more congress by exploiting sectional and race issues. The plan, amid other national disputes, risks solidifying southern blocs and angering business interests invested in the south.
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Cuba
St. Louis Republic
Peruna touted as a spring health tonic in ads
An advertisement text promotes Miss Lena Hilton as president and extols Peruna as a universal spring remedy. It claims Peruna cleanses blood via digestion, boosts nutrition, and fights spring fever by correcting digestive disorders. A Buffalo resident narrates renewed health after Peruna use and invites readers to contact Dr Tartman in Columbus for free advice.
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Lena Hilton
J. E. Finn
East High Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Los Angeles
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
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Samar Island
Hithes
Evans
Boston Herald
Dewey
Schley
Chirk
Long
Philadelphia Times
Henry Watterson
i-Evans
Conosevelt
Super Trant Gang
Cal
S. Olive Street
Mms, J. E. Ninn
Lena Hilto
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