Thirteenth Street Church Fire Burns Interior to Ground
The Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Church at 141 to 145 West Thirteenth street burned yesterday at 5:30 p m after the fire started under the altar. The interior was destroyed and damage reached about 40000. Pastor Rev Dr James Hoadley saved church records and communion sets. Firefighters faced a roof fire and used ladders from adjacent roofs to attack the blaze. Sunday school was in session in the basement before the fire.
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Thirteenth Street
James H. Hoadley
West Thirteenth St
Dorothy Devei
L. D. Hobbie
Charlesst
Martens
Hoadley
James D. Steele
First Reformed Presbyterian Church
West Twelfth-st
Steele
Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Church
Samuel K. Burchard
South Beach Fire Destroys Waterfront Buildings in Staten Island
A blaze at South Beach Staten Island destroyed wooden structures along 2500 feet of shore costing about 125000. Fire began in the Olympia concert hall and spread to nearby hotels and bathhouses with no loss of life, aided by Fort Wadsworth soldiers. Insurance covers about half of Bachmann and Walch properties.
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South Beach
Staten Island
The
Olympia
Frederick Bachmann
Albert Hergenheim
Gertrude Miller
Henry Oberhaundu
Fort Wadsworth
Whistler
Edgewater
Waldorf
Bachmann
Charles Walch
John Gebhardt
Stapleton
New Brighton
Edgewaters
Hergenheim & Walch
Woman Dies After Divorce News Lifts Potts Decree
Mrs. Annetta S. Gill died of heart disease in New Rochelle after learning her former husband Earl Clinton Potts won a New Jersey divorce and an attempt to set aside her South Dakota decree. Potts had sought split from Mrs. Gill, who had remarried in 1896 following desertion and cruelty.
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South Dakota
New Jersey
Annetta S. Gill
New Rochelle
Gill
Earl Clinton Potts
Orange
N. J
Emlyn M. Gill
OFFICERS HELD AT VENICE EXPLORE REBELLION CHARGES
In Venice on April 27 Captain Robert F Wynne and three other officers of the Marine Battalion deny rebellion charges claiming self defense after involuntary table tipping incidents. Chicago crew remained imprisoned as authorities act to curb disturbances. Commander Day ton ordered all on board while Beehler urges Italian trial and subsequent court martial if guilty.
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The
Tribune Association
Tribune
French Cabie
Rome
Robert F. Wynne
Marine Battalion
Robert E. Ledbetter
John S. Doddridge
Leutenant
James Chatham Kress
Venice
Dayton
Beehler
Italy
Chicago
Paris Votes Follow Nationwide Shift in France's 1902 Election
Paris fails to elect any Ministerialists while Nationalists win eight seats and anti-Ministerialist groups gain in the city. Reballoting set for twenty nine districts as turnout surges despite rain. Notable re-elected include Millevoye Berry and Vaillant. Drumont loses in Algiers. Millerand fails first ballot in Paris district.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
MM. Millevoye
Georges Berry
Lockroy
Vaillant
Castellane
Basses-Alpes
M. Ribot
Saint-Omer
Pas-de-Calais
M. Méline
Remirémont
Vosges
M. de Lanessan
Lyon
Rhone
Department
Seine
Republican Guard
Libre Parole
Gaulois
Echo de Paris
M. Millerand
M. Miller
Paris District Returns Split Amid Ministerialist Lead
Paris reports after 353 districts counted show 133 Ministerialists, 110 anti Ministerialists, and 110 reballots. The tally highlights a clear advantage for the Ministerialists in the current results.
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Paris
Italian War Minister Resigns in Rome
Rome reports General Count Coriolano Ponza di San Martino resigns as Minister of War on April 27, outlining a sudden political shift in Italy.
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Rome
Coriolano Ponza di San Martino
Thames Returns From 3300 Mile Search For Huronian
London reports the British cruiser Thames has returned to Greenock after a nonstop 3300 mile search for the missing Allan Line steamer Huronian. No trace was found.
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London
Thames
Greenock
Tobacco trusts rise on peace talk in London Parliament
London April 28. Stocks in English tobacco firms climb on talk of peace as Balfour faces tough parliamentary tactics. Unionists fault his leadership while discussions of a third tobacco combine and stockpiling by independent makers shape the market. In Europe unrest and shipping agreements also draw attention amid hopeful South Africa peace prospects.
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London
Balfour
Cecil Clement
Imperial Tobacco Company
American Tobacco Company
South Africa
Klerksdorp
J Sterling Morton Dies In Lake Forest Home
Ex Secretary of Agriculture J Sterling Morton died at 4 30 PM at Lake Forest home of his son Mark Morton. Funeral at Lake Forest Tuesday 2 PM then burial at Arbor Lodge near Nebraska City with Wednesday service. He had been ill since November after a cold at a Chicago stock show followed by bronchial illness and a relapse.
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Chicago
J. Sterling Morton
Lake Forrest
Mark Morton
Nebraska City
Neb
Morton
Mexico
Mr. Morton
Morton Dies After Long Illness and Edits Arbor Day
Julius Sterling Morton born April 22, 1832 in Adams County New York. He helped establish Arbor Day and led Nebraska farming, state history, and journalism efforts. He served as Acting Governor and Secretary of Agriculture, shaping Western development and Democrat politics.
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Julius Sterling Morton
Adams
Jefferson County
N. Y
Julius Dewey Morton
Emeline Sterling Morton
New England
Michigan
Young Morton
Monroe
Mich
Albion
Michigan University
Union College
Caroline Joy French
Bellevue
Neb
Nebraska City
Arbor Lodge
Morton
Nebraska Territorial Board of Agriculture
The
Territorial Horticultural Society
Nebraska State Historical Society
Detroit Free Press
Chicago Times
Nebraska City News
Nebraska
Congress
United States
Buchanan
William A. Richardson
Cleveland
Conservative
Gold
Democratic Party
Fast Trip From Old Point On The Schooner Thistle
The schooner Thistle steamed from Old Point Comfort to the Scotland Light ship in twenty four hours, passing it at 9 45 a m yesterday. Dr Paul Outerbridge, a noted city surgeon and fleet surgeon of the Atlantic Yacht Club, was among the party arriving a day ahead of schedule. The Thistle, owned by Robert E Tod, commodore of the Atlantic Yacht Club, had been cruising for a month in Bermuda and the West Indies. At Old Point Comfort guests disembarked by rail while others boarded again. Through trains to Buffalo via Lackawanna Railroad run at 845 p m and every night.
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Tribune
Ringwall
Fifth District Court
Hoffman
Pasquale Guido
Guido
Brooklyn
Essex Market
Legal Aid Society
Grandst
Low
Thistle
Old Point Comfort
Scotland
Paul Outerbridge
Atlantic Yacht Club
Robert E. Tod
Bermuda
West Indies
German Lines in Deal With Morgan Syndicate
Hamburg officials publish terms of a 20 year agreement between the Hamburg America line and J Pierpont Morgan's syndicate. Independence for German lines is preserved while mutual non competition rules apply and a joint committee oversees mutual interests with arbitration as final say. The pact allows termination after ten years or request for revision.
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Hamburg
Daily Mail
Atlantic Trust
British shipping terms condemned by Daily Mail editorial
The Daily Mail editorial criticizes the agreement between German steamship lines and the Anglo American steamship syndicate. It argues Britain has sold its birthright for a vague price, blames the German government for alertness, and says Britain must wake up to the peril of the deal.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Anglo-American Steamship Syndicate
Germans to lay new transatlantic cable from Germany
From Hamburg the Morning Post correspondent reports the German Government plans to lay a new cable to America. The telegraph suggests official steps to establish a direct line between Germany and the United States.
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London
Hamburg
Morning Post
Germany
America
Peace Prospects Improve As Delarey Arrives At Klerksdorp
The Daily Telegraph correspondent reports General Delarey and his staff reached Klerksdorp in Transvaal on April 25 after consultations with his commando. Pretoria dispatches say Boer leaders still move about consulting with burghers, hinting at improving peace prospects.
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London
Johannesburg
Daily Telegraph
Hotel Dorian Destroyed by Fire at Gregory Point
South Norwalk April 27 The Hotel Dorian at Gregory Point a summer resort was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Loss estimated at ten thousand dollars. Round trip tickets to California on sale at all ticket offices offering routes via Chi North Western Union Pacific and Southern Railways Offices 461 237 and 49.
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Norwalk
Conn
Dorian
Gregory Point
California
Chi & North- Western
Union Pacific
Southern Raways
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