Germans Defeat Liu in Four Wall Engagements Near Great Wall
Berlin reports Count von Waldersee details four clashes near the Great Wall from April 2 to 24. Gen. Kettler’s columns rout Liu’s forces with heavy Chinese losses and several officers wounded. French troops held a flank as German units advance toward Pao-Ting-Foo and Peking with enemy retreat underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Count von Waldersee
Peking
Great Wall
Kettler
Liu
Wall
Ku-Kuan
Ledebur
Hoffmeister
Wallmerich
Huehlenfels
Hai-Shan-Kwan
Lieut
Richert
Drewells
Walimerich
Hae-Ho
Moelmanin
Tsing-Ching
Lailloud
alKuan
Pao-Ting-Foo
Li Hung Chang Congratulates Rockhill Over Indemnity Stand
Li Hung Chang visited various legations in Peking and congratulated Special Commissioner Rockhill on the American stance on indemnity. Ministers of the powers doubt the effort will succeed but say they will follow their home governments' instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Farewell Entertainment for American Officers in Peking
General Gaselee and General Chaffee spoke at a farewell event in Peking last night. The British contingent and officers off duty attended with high enthusiasm, marking a cordial sendoff for the American officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Gaselee
Chaffee
Chaffee Approves Death Penalty For Nine Chinamen
Nine Chinese men sentenced for highway robbery and violence in the American district are to be executed tomorrow. They were tried and condemned under Chinese law, marks the first such sentences approved by Gen. Chaffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Chaffee
Peking
Train derailed near Peking kills eleven, injures many
A bridge culvert collapse derailed the first Peking to Tien-Tsin train this morning. Eleven Chinese dead, forty Chinese and two Americans injured, with one American nonrecoverable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Tien-Tsin
Lo-Fa
Yang-Tsun
Plead for Ex Sultan Mourad Aids Sought by Turkish Group
Paris reports the Ottoman Liberal Committee in Constantinople asks the French League of the Rights of Man to campaign for ex Sultan Mourad released from Thhiragan prison. Mourad deposed August 1 1876 for health and mental incapacity and has endured years in solitary confinement with no contact. Senator Trarieux replies offering league sympathy and urging appeal to the Turkish government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French League of the Rights of Man
Ottoman Liberal Committee
Constantinople
League
Mourad
Thhiragan
Devil's Island
Trarieux
Dreyfus
Liberal Committee
Referendum On General Strike In French Miners Basins
In Paris on April 28 the French Miners Federation held a nationwide referendum across coal basins to decide on a general strike in support ofMontceaux-les-Mines strikers. Early returns hint at a strike, with larger counts due tomorrow likely negative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French Miners’ Federation
Congress of Miners
Montceaux-les- Mines
Mond finds cheap gas method to power open-hearth steel
The Daily Chronicle reports Dr Ludwig Mond has discovered a way to produce illuminating coal gas at two pence per thousand feet. The breakthrough could revolutionize electric power cost and impact open-hearth steel production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Chronicle
Ludwig Mond
Twelve pages with financial review and quotation supplement
Page list shows sections such as Amusements and Railroads with page numbers and departments. Includes arrivals at hotels and out-of-town advertisements, real estate, weather, yesterday's fires, and marine intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Review
Daca
Weather Report
Gen Cailles in flight after Dugot-Dugot clash near Cavinti
On April 26 Captain Wilson Chase with Twenty first Infantry surprised Gen Cailles camp at Dugot Dugot nine miles northeast of Cavinti Laguna. Cailles escaped but his Adjutant General and five staff officers plus 14 men were captured along with 20 rifles and ammunition. Major Velo was killed along with two enlisted men. American columns continue pursuit as Cailles had threatened U S heads. Cailles allied with Aguinaldo and once offered rewards for American heads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Wilson Chase
Twenty-first Infantry
Cailles
Dugot-Dugot
Cavinti
Laguna
Chase
Velo
McGill
Tipps
Company A
Twenty-first
Edward N Jones, Jr
Eighth Infantry
Otis Comments on Philippine Finance and Currency Problems
Major General Otis, guest of the Chicago Bankers' Club, discusses U S. and Spanish currency issues in the Philippines. He explains the shift from gold to silver backing for the Spanish Bank at Manila, the difficulties paying troops with United States money, and the rapid disappearance of gold payments and paper currency in Asian markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E.&. Otis
Department of the Lakes
Chicago Bankers’ Club
Philippines
Manila
Spanis Bank
United States
Spain
Acopandys
Army of the
Islands
Civil Rule in the Camarines Region
The Philippine Commission projects provincial government for North and South Camarines after a 20 mile river journey. Lieut George Curry is named Governor, Major Henry B McCoy Treasurer, and Lieut Elmer Warrick Supervisor. Population about 150000 with peace but lax morals. locals favor Commission over friars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nueva Caceres
South Camarines
P. I
Philippine Commission
North Camarines
George Curry
Eleventh Volunteer Cavalry
Roosevelt
Rough Riders
Henry B. McCoy
Forty-fourth Volunteer Infantry
Elmer Warrick
Forty-fifth Volunteer Infantry
The President Starts Seven Week National Tour
The President and his party prepare to depart on a seven week journey across the United States aboard a prestigious Pennsylvania Railroad train. The start is set for 10:30 a.m. tomorrow, with readiness announced from the White House. A string of callers said farewell to the President and Mrs. Roosevelt in the afternoon and evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
United States
White House
Boers Fire on Kroonstad Front as Light Horsemen Fall
British dispatch reports heavy Boer activity in the Kroonstad district with derailments and a bold capture of twenty five Prince of Wales's Light Horse. The commandos stripped the troopers and freed them after a harsh engagement. Col Plumer’s men seized a 45 strong band including the Transvaal State Engineer Annick and his father.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince of Wales
London
Lord Kitchener
Kroonstad
Prince of Wales’s Light Horse
Col. Plumer
Transvaal
Annick
Lanarost
Boksburg
Doubts on Boer Inoculation of Horses
The Department of Agriculture has received no information supporting reports that Boer emissaries inoculated horses shipped to South Africa with diseases. Secretary Wilson doubts the story but notes it could have been done by ship hostlers. no inspections have been requested or conducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
England
South Africa
Wilson
Plague Climb Reported in Cape Town with 419 Cases
CAPE TOWN, April 28. During the last forty eight hours 16 fresh cases of the bubonic plague have been officially reported. Eight of these are Europeans. Since the outbreak began there have been 419 cases and 217 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Town
Trouble in Calcutta plague district assault on workers
In Calcutta on April 28 officials fighting bubonic plague were assaulted by natives as they disinfected. Several arrests were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
Jury acquits Callahan in kidnapping case at Omaha
Jurors found James Callahan not guilty of complicity in the Edward Cudahy Jr kidnapping case. Judge Baker rebuked the jury for its decision while Chief Donahue urged withdrawal of a $5,000 reward for Pat Crowe. The $50,000 reward for the other defendants remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
James Callahan
Edward Cudahy
Baker
Callahan
Tf Callahan
Donahue
Cudahy
Pat Crowe
Drowned brothers die saving each other off Rockaway shoals
Frederick and Richard Steffens of Brooklyn drowned when their boat capsized off Rockaway Shoals while fishing. Henry Styne was rescued by Capt. Nathan Wilson. Frederick, 28, died after trying to save his 23 year old brother who could not swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Richard Steffens
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Rockaway Shoals
Henry Styne
Underhill Avenue
Nathan Wilson
Frederick Steffens
Wilson
Emmons Avenue
Styne
Richarde Steffens
Assault in Matawan: Carpenter Suydam critically harmed in street attack
David Suydam, thirty, a carpenter from Perth Amboy, was brutally assaulted on Little Street in Matawan around midnight. He lies in critical condition with a fractured skull and heavy blood loss. Found by William L. Van Brunt, Suydam was robbed of nothing. he believes the blow came from behind without warning and offers no suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suydam
Perth Amboy
Revolt in Algeria Provoked by Marabout Preaching Extermination
Algiers report explains the Marguerite uprising was sparked by Hadji Denaissa a Marabout who urged foreigners extermination. Sixty Arab rebel prisoners are in custody with no chiefs captured. The mayor of Marengs asks for troops as armed bands threaten the town while the government says they flee from Marguerite pursuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Marguerite
Hadji Denaissa
Marengs
French Attaché Sells 100000 Rifles to Shereefian
London dispatch reports in Tangier that the French Commercial Attaché sold 100,000 rifles to the Shereefian rulers. The telegram notes the arms delivery underscores ongoing North African trade tensions and European influence in Tanger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tangier
Albanians Accused of Atrocities in Old Servia
Reports from Belgrade claim Albanian groups in Old Servia are mounting wholesale atrocities, prompting concern among regional authorities and observers monitoring the Balkan crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Belgrade
Old Servia
Albanian-Servian clash at Pridgoritza leaves many dead
Vienna dispatch reports seventeen killed and numerous wounded in an encounter between Albanians and Servians at Pridgoritza in Old Servia. The telegram cites a recent clash and ongoing hostilities in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Vienna
Daily Telegraph
Pridgoritza
Old Servia
Cooper plans London department store venture
Frank H. Cooper of Siegel, Cooper & Co. in London to study a modern department store. The project has been under consideration for over two years. His three sons may manage the London property, with possible sites on New Street from Strand to Holborn and on Oxford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank H. Cooper
Siegel, Cooper & Co
London
Cooper
Ge New
Myles Standish Ginger Ale Ad Claim
An advertisement extols Myles Standish Ginger Ale as delicious with a pleasant aroma and high fizz. The copy notes it does not burn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myles Standish
Man Fractures Skull in Proctor's Theatre Adventure
Henry Hill a 54 year old retired British civil pensioner fell on a Proctor's Theatre stairs and fractured his skull. He lies unconscious at Bellevue Hospital after a bullet nerve breakage procedure and a possible $2000 draft remains unaccounted amid his trunks and satchels sent to Harlem. Andrew Burr of London and Frank Clark a retired British Army surgeon are connected to Hill's trip from England five weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hill
West One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Street
Proctor’s
Twenty-third Street
Bellevue Hospital
Frank Clark
England
Andrew Burr
London
Marlborough
Hill
Harlem
Bellevue
Burr
Mr. Hill
Mr. Clark
Objection Raised to Port Arthur Land Sale by Foreign Stockholders
Foreign stockholders of the Port Arthur Land Company oppose the sale of 28 000 acres near Port Arthur Texas negotiated last week for about 250 dollars per acre. W J McKie of Corsicana the Texas representative of Standard Oil was named as buyer. Trustees E L Martin Arthur E Stillwell and J Mcd Trimble of Kansas City say they have power to dispose of the land. Deeds were sent to Corsicana but delayed by a telegram from the bank and a receiver now holds Port Arthur Dock Company holdings with no sale order from Texas court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Port Arthur Land Company
Port Arthur
Texas
That City
Beaumont
W. J. McKie
Corsicana
Standard Oil Company
E. L. Martin
Arthur E. Stillwell
J. McD. Trimble
City
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railway
Stillwell
Texas District Court
German Millionaire and Secretary Killed by Cannibals
Herr Mercke a German millionaire and his private secretary Herr Caro were murdered by natives on New Britain Island off Papua. Caro's body was eaten. Emperor William ordered Capt. Passchen of the Hansa to lead a punitive expedition from China to avenge the deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Herr Mercke
Herr. Caro
New Britain
Papua
Herr Caro
Berlin
William
Passchen
Hansa
China
Mercke
Daring Rescues by Two Firemen
Two firemen Matthew J. Cummings and John Maclair of Hook and Ladder Company No. 28 rescued two elderly women from a late morning blaze at 1712 Amsterdam Ave. Mrs. Elizabeth Niver, 65, and her sister Eliza Moore, 86, were unconscious when found. Cummings entered the burning apartment on hands and knees to reach Mrs. Niver and later returned to save Mrs. Moore as flames and smoke filled the top floor. The crowd cheered as both victims were brought to safety. Mrs. Moore remained in critical condition at J Hood Wright Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam Avenue
Matthew J. Cummings
John Maclair
Hook and Ladder Company No. 28
One Hundred and Fortieth Street
Elizabeth Niver
Eliza Moore
John Moore
Niver
Cummings
Maclair
No. 1
Mrs. Niver
Eliza
Comins
Iapd
Forest Fire Claims Doctor and Spreads Near Wading River
Dr. M. B. Baldwin of Wardencliffe burned to death as a forest fire raged west of Wading River Station. Four firefighters overcome by smoke, a rescuer saved them, and Miller's Place reported the blaze advancing south. About two thousand acres burned with no end in sight. several barns destroyed but no homes confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Jefferson
L. I
M. B. Baldwin
Wardencliffe
Wading River Station
Baldwin
Davis
Rocky Point
Fire Destroys Dorothy Coal Plant in Latrobe
A blaze at the Dorothy Coal and Coke plant of the American Steel and Wire Co in Latrobe Pennsylvania destroys the tipple engine house and boiler house. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars. Two men injured Superintendent Rodgers partly suffocated and William Gill partly suffocated. Five miners were in the mine with twelve descent rescuers. rumors say six more were inside. Thirty nine mules perished. 400 miners to be out of work. rebuild planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Gill
Rodgers
Fire destroys Broadway building. two killed
Fire in Cincinnati razed a four story building at 123 Broadway. Fred Metzger and Lena Metz were found suffocated on the fourth floor. The blaze caused extensive damage and authorities investigated the cause. Fire crews battled the flames overnight as missing residents were sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Broadway
Fred Metzger
Lena Metz
Fire at Picture Frame Factory Causes Damages
A building housing a picture frame factory was occupied when a blaze started from a chemical explosion. Metzger and his housekeeper Lena Metz lived on the fourth floor. Estimated loss stands at $10,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metzger
Lena Metz
Fire devastates Houston stable and homes. family dies
In Houston a fire destroyed a livery stable and three residences. Job Copping his wife and three children perished. Jeff Hoppee and his wife escaped with injuries. An infant died with its mother. A Black man was arrested for allegedly setting the blaze in revenge after being discharged by his former employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Jeff Hoppee
Mountain of gold ore near Picacho draws former senators
Special to The New York Times reports that Senators Morgan Alabama Jones Nevada and ex Senator Pettigrew South Dakota with ex Senator Dorsey back a large scale gold ore project at Picacho California on the Colorado River. Plans call for a 2 mill with ZSU stamps and a cyanide plant larger than any in the country. The ore is not rich but the operation would process hundreds of tons daily. A branch railroad will transport ore to Yuma and construction will start with a Southern Pacific line link.
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San Francisco
Cal
Morgan
Alabama
Jones
Nevada
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Dorsey
Picacho
Colorado River
Yuma
Southern Pacific
Land purchases fuel Camden area growth plans
The Inquirer reports George W. Jessup has bought twelve farms between Gloucester City and Mount Ephraim for H. C. Frick and associates. The parcels total over 400 acres in one sale with more purchases looming, and investors back at least 50 million dollars. The move could spur a Camden adjoining city of 30 000 to 40 000 residents in a few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
the Inquirer
Gloucester City
Mount Ephraim
New Jersey
George W. Jessup
Camden
N. J
H. C. Frick
Pittsburg
Woman Calcimines Her Husband Then Saloon
In Cincinnati on April 28 Mrs Richard Grater ferried a bucket and brush to a Ludlow Avenue saloon and calcimined her husband. He returned later, changed clothes, and she followed, calcimining the saloon keeper and all fixtures while warning she would repeat the act to anyone selling liquor to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Richard Grater
Ludlow Avenue
Toymaker's Long Tramp to Buffalo with Two Sons
Thomas Costello, a toy glassmaker from Sedalia Missouri, began April 14 with a baby carriage and two young sons to walk to Buffalo for the exposition. After nearly 200 miles in fourteen days he arrived in St. Louis and continues on foot selling wares at villages, hoping for better odds at the fair. His wife and infant remained behind due to scarce funds. The boys are six and three years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Thomas Costello
Sedalia
Buffalo
Gov Stanley’s Predicament Over Kansas Triplets
Gov Stanley faces a growing triplet trend in Kansas as five triplet sets received silver mugs, and an affidavit reports two sons and a daughter born to A C Dunlap’s wife. He will require birth certificates from physicians for future confirmations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Topeka
Kan
Stanley Inds
Kansas
A. C. Dunlap
Crawford County
Gov. Stanley
Death by suicide of stock broker G H Fernald
George H. Fernald aged 56 a New York stock broker shot himself at his brother William Fernalds home in West Seneca near Buffalo. He quit his New York business six months ago due to nervous prostration and lived with his brother. His illness left him despondent. He was reportedly worth about 100000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
George H. Fernald
New York
William
West Seneca
Horses Killed by Fast Train Near Brinckerhoff
At Fishkill Landing on April 28 a three thousand dollar team owned by Anton G. Hupfel was struck by a fast train on the Newburgh, Dutchess and Connecticut Railroad. The coach was smashed and the horses were killed instantly while the coachman barely escaped. Mr. Hupfel was a passenger aboard the train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fishkill Landing
Anton G. Hupfel
New York
Newburg, Utchess ‘and Connecticut
Brinckerhoff
Tragic Collision Kills Local Ball Player
Madera Cal April 28 F E Kirkpatrick a young player was fatally injured in a ball game collision with another player and died instantly at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madera
Cal
F. E. Kirkpatrick
Peach crop outlook drivers heavy grower orders
Middletown New York April 28 Peach growers in Orange County place large baskets orders anticipating the largest crop in years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
N. Y
Orange County
Customs Detain Prince Henri de Croy for Jewelry Find
Belgian prince arriving at Hoboken on the Potsdam is detained for examination after customs find a ring bracelet two Angora shawls and three snuffboxes in his clothing and luggage. He carries a $50,000 check and may redeem seized items if explanations satisfy officials. He is a captain in the Belgian Army and rumors link him to Miss Madeleine Goddard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Henri de Croy
Belgium
Hoboken
Potsdam
Andrew McCort
Washington
James Martin
McCart
H. V.S
New Jersey Express Company
Purser
P. van Wyk
Henri Francois Ghislain Louis
Marie de Croy
Prince Just- Marie Ferdinand de Croy
Marie Josephine Madeleine
Countess d'Ursel
Guides
Madeleine Goddard
Providence
R. I
Goddard Denies Engagement Rumor About Daughter
Col R H I Goddard returns from the West to deny a circulating report that his daughter Madeleine Goddard, in Europe with her mother, is to marry Prince Henri Croy. He states the tale is entirely without foundation and cannot explain its persistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Providence
R. I
Col
R. H. I. Goddard
West
Madeleine Goddard
Europe
Prince Henri Croy
Lost game and clothing hit Belle Plain club at Flushing
The Belle Plain Baseball Club of West Chester arrived in Flushing to play the Emeralds at Flushing Park. After the game they found their hotel room had been broken into and their uniforms and valuables stolen. Police have no clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Plain Baseball Club
Westchester
Flushing
Flushing Park
Park Hotel
Fought Over a Dead Dog In Birmingham Clash
A running fight near Oxford, Alabama, yesterday left three wounded after a dispute over a dog. Participants were J. W. House, his son Gus, W. N. Johnson, and his fourteen year old son. both houses and the elder Johnson were shot. one injury considered dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Oxford
J. W. House
Gus
W.N. Johnson
Johnson
House
New Yorkers Tour Texas with Legislature Guests
The New Yorkers touring Texas as guests of the State Legislature arrived this afternoon in UANO. They attended evening religious services in the County Court House where Rev. James Newton Halleck of New York delivered the sermon. The party returned to Austin at midnight, bound for Temple Waco and Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uano
Texas
County Court House
James Newton Halleck
New York
Austin
Temple
Waco
Fort Worth
Reverent Procession Reflects Peking Conspiracy View
The Shangai correspondent of The Times reports a mile long procession in the settlements paying respect to executed Tsung-li-Yamen members. The scene is described as supporting Sir Robert Hart's view of the Peking conspiracy as a national anti foreign rising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Times
Robert Hart
Peking
Child Run Over and Dies in Brooklyn Accident
Balvano Caccio five years old of 73 Skillman Street Brooklyn died in Williamsburg Hospital from injuries after a wagon ran over him at Bedford and Park Avenues yesterday afternoon. Driver Charles Fink thirty three of 702 Fulton Street was arrested by Bicycle Policeman Thomas McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balvano Caccio
Skillman Street
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Bedford and
Park Avenues
Charles Fink
Fulton Street
Thomas McDonad
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Earl Li
Sultan Mourad
Gen. Cailles
Aguinaldo
Bay Lake
Society of Mando-Ducats
Gen. Otis
Camarines
Crowe
Man
David Suydam
Matawan
Algeria
Marabout
Morocco
F. H. Cooper
Proctor’s Theatre
Port Arthur Sale
Wardencliffe, L. I
American Steel and Wire Company
Latrobe
Penn
Morgan and Jones
Mr. Pettigrew
Great Steel Plant
Beale
G. H. Fernald
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