Varied 19th Century Dispatches From Across the World
A roundup notes a fatal crash near Langtry Texas with one fireman dead and another trainman injured, a Yreka California stage robbery yielding only fifty dollars, and optimistic fruit loss forecasts from Washington horticulturists. It also reports British and Greek political tensions, a Macedonian invasion proclamation, a Harrisburg train collision with fatalities, and Mount Pendleton weather and railway impacts.
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Langtry
Tex
Yreka
Cal
Illinois Steel Eyes 8000 Ton Russian Armor Plate Bid
The Illinois Steel Company, via the Russian minister in Washington, was invited to bid on 8000 tons of armor plate for two Russian warships. If awarded, the contract could bring about $3 million. President Gates confirmed the report and said details would come before directors in New York next Wednesday.
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Chicago
Illinois Steel Company
Washington
United States
War Departments
Carnegie
Bethlehem Company
Far East
Naval Department
Gates
New York
Hohenlohe Resigns as German Chancellor Amid Crisis
Berlin reports Prince Hohenlohe has sent his resignation to the emperor from Baden Baden dated April 18. The emperor urged him to stay, citing potential embarrassment. Health issues and conflict over liberalizing laws and military trials are cited as key reasons. Paris trip follows as the stalemate deepens.
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Berlin
Prince Hohenlohe
Baden
Baron von der Horst
Europe
Wheat Takes a Jump on War News in the East
The New York wheat market surged four cents in just over two hours as war news and heavy foreign buying pushed May futures from 73½ to 79 cents. Dealers reported millions in deals with shorts panicking and Liverpool importing fifty five loads, closing at the day’s peak.
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New York
Liverpool
Cuban officers at Cabanas hope for royal pardon
Havana reporters describe General Rivera and Colonel Bacalloa in dry, well ventilated cells. Both wounded men expect a royal pardon, with servants delivering meals from a nearby restaurant. Also noted are Competitor crew members Owen Melton and Alfred Laborde and Brigadier-General Moncada’s promotion. Two 12 inch coastal guns reach San Francisco with 115,830 pound weights and 1,000 pound projectiles.
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Cabanas
General Rivera
Bacaloa
Rivera
Bacalloa
Bacallon
Owen Melton
Alfred Laborde
Moncada
Weyler
San Francisco
Bay
Lime Point
Fort Point
Watervliet Arsenal
Highland Beach
Sandy Hook
War in Thessaly marks full-scale front war
April reports from Constantinople and London describe Greece crossing into Turkish territory triggering a formal state of war. Edhim Pasha orders offensive action as Greek forces seize key positions at Pernar and Velechko while Greek and Turkish troops clash across Milouna pass and surrounding outworks.
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Greece
Constantinople
Council of Ministers
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Council of Minsters
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M. Manrocordato
Turkey
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Crete
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Times
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Sarkos
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Milouna
Greek bands land near Elevetheropoli to cut Salonica railway
Greek bands landed at Elevetheropoli west of Tavala and march on Goyson to sever the Salonica railway. Turkish troops pursue them and fighting occurs, but the outcome is unknown. The report cautions against trusting unsafe beliefs.
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Salonica
Elevetheropoli
Tavala
Goyson
Flood District Faces Major Levee Break Near Delta
Report from Vicksburg Mississippi on April 19 describes a serious levee breach at Biggs in Madison parish four and a half miles below Delta Louisiana. The 120 foot crevasse threatens a wide floodfront as waters rise from Yazoo basin and push danger along fifty miles of Louisiana levees.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Biggs
Madison Parish
Delta
Queen & Crescent
Louisiana
Yazoo Basin
Weather Bureau
Sparta Plantation
Western senators unite on changes to wool schedule in Dingley bill
Washington April 19 Western lawmakers led by Mantle Carter Shoup Warren and Barrows agreed to push amendments to close evasion holes in the Dingley wool schedule They seek a fixed duty for third class wools and camel hair and an added 4 cent per pound duty for skirted wools as imported before IsaQ The plan replaces ad valorem rates with specific duties based on final per pound values
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Washington
Messrs
Mantle
Carter
Shoup
Warren
Barrows
United States
Spain Forced to Give Up
Washington reports claim Spain will begin withdrawing part of its Cuba army when rain starts. About 10 000 troops will depart Havana for Spain, with a later move of around 50 000 more. Spanish say only a small insurrection remains. Cuban side cites exhausted finances and inability to fund the force.
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Washington
Spain
Cuba
Havana
Gomez
Chinese Actors Admitted for Nash Ville Exposition
Secretary Gaye orders Pembina customs to admit 150 Chinese travelers en route to the Nash Ville exposition.Admission follows director-general concessions to exhibitors and others amid ongoing policy adjustments.
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Washington
Gaye
Pembina
N. C
Struck for More Wages at Kearney Foot File Works
Patterson New Jersey reports 500 employees at the Kearney Foot File works struck after being denied a wage increase.
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Patterson
N. J
Kearney
Sealing Study Proposes Aimed Accord After Trip
London reports Gerald B. Hampton and Professor Thompson visited Bedringtea in 1896 to study seal life and left England on a similar mission. A January foreign office report says pelagic sealing is less severe than claimed, yet commissioners favor a joint measure between Britain and the United States to protect seal populations.
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London
Gerald B. Hampton
Thompson
Bedringtea
England
Foreign Office
Northwest items of interest from Oregon communities
The Dalles organizes a baseball association. Grant county woolgrowers meet May first at Mount Vernon. Areata steamer carried 2 500 sacks of potatoes from Coos Bay. Eastern Oregon hills expect good bunchgrass crops with ample moisture. Columbia county tax deadline extended to June 15 with no penalties. Eagle Point school bond for 1 000 dollars defeated 45 to 34. A Cuban officer in disguise linked to secret revolutionary work passed through Huntington. Baker City firemen prep for tournament June 8 to 10. Drain Normal school Arbor Day trees planted, including a promising elder. Goose Lake water high this spring, houses and haystacks surrounded. Marshfield chamber of commerce formed to foster industry and growth. Judge Fullerton won’t restrain Coos county court from court-house work without full hearing. Huntington ships weekly sturgeon. fish 200 to 800 pounds common from Snake River near Olds Ferry. Yamhill farmer yielded four to five tons flaxseed, ground into feed, sold profitably to McMinnville dealers. flaxseed feed price about 3 cents per pound, ~40 dollars per acre.
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Grant County
Mount Vernon
Areata
Coos Bay
Oregon Hills
Columbia
Eagle Point
Jackson County
Huntington Herald
Baker City
Goose Lake
Lake County
Chamber of Commerce
Marshfield
Fullerton
County Court of
Coos County
Huntington
Snake River
Old's Ferry
Yambill County
McMinnville
Washington News Bits From Cities and Counties
Updates cover Thorp to Ellensburg telephone talk and Colville river bridge completion at Kettle Falls. Cowlitz county reports last month fees exceeding the clerk’s salary by 35 dollars while Thurston counts 9447.76 in warrants and 12652.21 in cash. Whitman births show 60 in Q1 with 40 boys and 80 girls. 46 marriages and 25 deaths. A cloudburst floods Russell creek gulches and some homes in Walla Walla. Spokane rules deny homestead rights to divorced women with former marital ties. Palouse logs end at the mill with 1.5 million feet driven toward Colfax. Davenport forms a 4000 dollar corporation for a two story lodge public hall. Whatcom County expands planked roads with seven miles contracted at 11716 dollars. Olympia bank receiver notes 80 percent dividend to creditors payable in about 30 days.
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Thorp
Ellensburg
Colville
Kettle Falls
Cowlits County
Chuckanut
Coos Bay
Whitman County
Thurston County
Russell Creek
Walla Walla
Spokane Land Office
Whatcom County
First National Bank
Olympia
Beklew
Accident on the Yantic injures crew during target practice
From Montevideo a special dispatch reports a fatal accident aboard the United States steamship Yantic at Chico Bank La Plata. Seaman Murphy was blown from the ship when eleven pounds of powder ignited. Gormansen lost an eye and was seriously injured. Hayden burned and the port damaged. The vessel returned to Montevideo.
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New York
the Herald
Montevideo
Urugay
United States
Yantic
Chico Bank
la Plata River
P. Murphy
O. Gormansen
C. Hayden
Murphy
Gormansen
Hayden
Grant Monument Nears Completion Amid Parade Preparations
Speculators canvass houses along the parade route to secure window privileges for the Grant monument event. Stands for 75 000 spectators will be erected as the monument nears completion. The armored steel coffin casing for General Grant will be opened to remove the body, rivets not sold as souvenirs. Colonel Grant will dispose of the steel case, likely destroying it.
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New York
Grant
General Grant
Policeman Krafte Kills Sweetheart in Accidental Shot
In Chicago on April 1g Policeman Krafte accidentally shot his fiancée Miss Lottie E Jacobs while cleaning a revolver. The bullet entered her left arm and pierced the heart. she died instantly. Krafte fled seeking a physician and learned of her death only after being confronted by Captain Barr who helped prevent self harm. The couple planned to marry soon.
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Chicago
Krafte
Lottie E. Jacobs
Miss Jacobs
Krafts
Captain Barr
Boy shot at United States Indian School death expected
Francisco Navarro a 10 year old pupil at the United States Indian School near Santa Fe New Mexico lies dying from a gunshot wound inflicted during rabbit shooting near the campus. Deputy Sheriff Alexander Allan and party fired a stray bullet that passed the three story building and struck Navarro below the heart among sixty children playing on the grounds.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Francisco Navarro
United States Indian School
Alexander Allan
Allan
Navarro
Death of Father Berseford At St Joseph’s Parish
Reading, April 10. Father Phillip Berseford rector of St Joseph's Catholic parish found dead in the parsonage bed. Cause is suffocation from illuminating gas. He was about 50. Gas jet was partly turned off. accident presumed.
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Reading
Penn
Phillip Berseford
St. Josephi's
Gasoline Stove Explosion Kills Child in Corona
A Corona report states a young Francisco child died from burns after a gasoline stove exploded at a Riverside area family home. The incident occurred in Corona with authorities replying to the scene.
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Riverside
Cal
Corona
Francisco
Fire devastates Lindsey business district in Fremont
Fire swept through Lindsey in Fremont this morning destroying the entire business portion. About a dozen buildings burned with an estimated loss of 15000 dollars and insurance coverage of 10000 dollars.
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Fremont
Lindsey
Ex-Deputy Plant eneu arrested in Canal dal case
Paris reports ex deputy Plant eneu has been arrested on charges of complicity in the Panama canal scandal. The arrest marks a major step in the ongoing inquiry into the canal deal involving political figures and maritime interests.
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Paris
Planteneu
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