Dowie Rejects Voliva Control In Zion City Dispute
Dowie and his lawyers reject Voliva’s plan to place Zion City estate under a board of control. A chancery suit will seek to void a transfer by Voliva to Deacon Granger, asserting Dowie will return to Zion City as church head on his arrival this week.
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Chicago
Zion City
John Alexander Dowie
Emil C. Wetten
P. &. Haley
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Voliva
Board of Control
Dowie
Voiva
P. C. Haley
Yoltya
Alexander Granger
Unidentified man found drowned near Dam Neck Mills
A badly decomposed body was found on the beach one mile north of the Dam Neck Mills life saving station in Norfolk Virginia. The man was about five feet six inches tall, weighed 140 pounds, and wore dark striped trousers, laced shoes, tan underwear, and a black shirt. No identification was present and authorities believe he drowned from a vessel accident.
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Buarizi
Norfolk
Dam Neck Mills
Antin
Geome
King Alfonso and Princess Ena Visit at Cowes
King Alfonso of Spain visits Isle of Wight with Princess Ena and her mother to enjoy the courtship without disturbance. The crowds warmly greet the couple as the king asks newspapers to ensure a peaceful visit. Also notes a society ball in New York reviving fifties era social glories at the Astor House with an emphasis on the post Lent season.
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Spain
Cowes
Isle of Wight
King Alfonso of
Ena of
Battenberg
Alfonso
New York
Astor House
Lower Browlway
Dalia
Mrs. Fant Briggs Dies Aged In Ballston New York
Mrs Fant Briggs dies in Ballston New York at WWW years. Her parents were among Saratoga county’s first settlers, marking a milestone in local history and rural heritage.
Nora Hop per Chesson, poet and novelist dead in London
Mrs Nora Hopper Chesson, noted poet and novelist, died in London at age thirty five. The report records her full name as Nora Hopper Chesson and notes her literary standing.
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Norah Hopper
Russia Secures Foreign Loan as Government Steers Crisis
St Petersburg report says Russia arranged a 450 million loan to ease treasury pressure, despite ruinous rates. Premier Witte gains confidence while Interior Minister Durnovo nears dismissal. parliament may sit two months ahead of September reconvening, affecting liberal opposition and reform prospects.
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ST. Petersburg
Huasia
Witte
Wice
Durnove
Nicholas
Veacntion
Million Dollar Check Found on Wall Street by Honest Workman
Ernest Chapman, a carpenter for Janes C. Hoe, picked up a bank book on Wall Street containing several checks. One check for 1,000,000 was indorsed and ready to cash. He returned the book to Wolf Bros. & Co. and received a $10 reward, noting English customs differ on gratitude. Also noted: Walter F. C. Tichborne married Josephine Caroline Sawyer in Winchester. In Tampa, George Farry, cashier of the Tampa Electric, drowned in Hillsborough Bay.
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New York
Ernest Chapman
Chapman
Janes C. Hoe
Chapmany
Scotland Yard
Roundway
Wall Street
Wolf Bros. & Co
Broadway
England
Los
Winchester
Mass
Falen
Walter F.C. Tichborne
Josephine Caroline Sawyer
Church of the Epiphany
Financial and Closing Stock Quotations Report
Closing stock prices listed for Amal Caner and major railroads led by New York Central and Atchison. Market figures show money on call easing to 4 1 4 percent, prime mercantile paper 54g percent, exchanges at 403 953 193 dollars, balances 912 296 302, and weekly exports from New York valued at 412 152 045.
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New York
Commodity prices and markets write up
Prices quoted for various commodities show dull but firm trends in Minnesota pat ents and winter products. Wheat and corn futures move on Liverpool cables with limited offerings and May shorts fears, while beans, oats, and dairy produce show modest activity and mixed quality grades.
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Minnesota
Liverpool
Olds
Mehta
Buster
Live Stock Markets Report With Mixed Hikes and Lows
Market activity shows hogs and lambs meeting uneven demand with prime heavies and heavy corers quoted high. Lamb and sheep trades steady with light Yorkurs and curly stock around 2.08 to 5.06 per unit amid modest totals and notable price dispersion across classes.
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CaOany
Ign
B.chenoy Vy Qnulves
Yorkurs
Operators Reply To Mitchell On Arbitration In Coal Strike
A New York meeting of railroad and mine operators issued a letter to President John Mitchell asserting there is nothing to arbitrate except whether arbitration will occur. They say the strike commission set the principles and warn the miners’ plan would raise coal costs. They blame the miners for suspending work and say they have no further offers beyond prior proposals while the miners show resolve to back Mitchell as operators prepare for possible extended shutdowns.
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New York
John Mitchell
Mine Workers of America
Mitchell
Mrr
Strike Commission
Thars
Herve
Twin Newberry Boys Hurt In Roller Skating Accident
Children of Assistant Secretary of the Navy Newberry, Barnes and Phelps, suffered injuries while roller skating on executive avenue between the White House and the war and navy departments. Archie Roosevelt was present. Phelps broke an arm and Barnes sustained bruises after being thrown to the ground.
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Newberry
Boye
Washington
Barnes
Phelps
Navy
Executive Avenue
White House
State, War and Navy Departments
Archie Roosevelt
Navy Department
To Probe Coal Trust
The Department of Justice retains Charles E. B. Hughes and Alexander Simpson Jr. to investigate coal road combine activity and to prosecute, under the attorney general, cases warranted by available evidence or forthcoming disclosures.
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Coal Trust
Washington
Charles EB. Hughes
Armstrong Committee
New York
Alexander Simpson, Jr
Philadelphia
Department of Justice
Not Men Longworth The Tostsia
In Providence Rhode Island on April 1 a strange fancy possesses Julia Donigin a young negro woman committed to the State Insane asylum She believes people think she is Mrs Nicholas Longworth and the owner of all her trousseau She knows she is not the president's daughter but tries to prove it to others
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Longworth
Providence
BR. L
Julia Donigin
Nicholas Longworth
Court upholds stock transfer tax in full
The New York court of appeals unanimously rules the share transfer tax constitutional in every feature. Justice Vann authored the opinion overturning all challenges to the act.
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Albany
WN. C
Court of Appeals
Justice Vann
Death of Hawes Hat Co official after manicure wound
George C. Stevens vice president of Hawes Hat company died here from a small wound inflicted three weeks ago by a manicuring instrument. The incident occurred in New York in mid April.
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Benth
New Yok
George C. Stevens
Hawes Hat Company
Emperors Exchange Congratulatory Note on Manila Shenebal Cable
President Roosevelt and the Chinese emperor exchanged congratulations upon completing the postal cable between Manila and Shenebal, marking a milestone in communications between the nations.
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Manila
Wassington
Roosevelt
Shenebal
War and racing mix at Aqueduct as bets tighten
Still war at Aqueduct as poolrooms face telegraph bans. Wes Won dominates the Union selling stakes by ten lengths, with Ben Crockett winning the first steeplechase over the Aqueduct course. Runners caught with advance info are barred. results only. Sutton sets a billiards world record of 500 in five innings at Madison Square Garden. Ivan the Terrible suffers a third defeat at Cumberland Park. Fortunate wins by a neck in the William Gerst stake.
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Wes
Beni Grothett
New York
Jockey Club
Aqueduct Race Track
Aqueduct
Aqueuct
Ben Crockett
Phantom
Saline
Fay
Clements
Mexican Silver
Salline
Dolly Dollars
Toudtes
Scotia Belle
tWes
J. FP. Donehue
Monterey
Robador
Colossal
Workman
Cinna
Ballot Box
Sahara
Sutton
Madison Square Garden
Hell
George Sutton
Elmira
Willie Hoppe
George &. Slosson
Albert G. Carter
Ivan the Terrible
Nashville
Tenn
Cumberland Park
Fortunate
William Gerst
Gangsaw
Nicol
Teo Geach
St Valentine Wins at Montgomery Park in Tight Finish
In Memphis on April 18 at Montgomery Park Valetine edged Gold Hamel and Jake Sanders after Gold Hamel led into the stretch. St Valentine rallied from the rear to win in the final jumps, with favorites and solid second and third choices sharing the card.
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St Valentine
Memphis
Tenn
Montgomery Park
Valentine
Gold Hnamel
Jake Sanders
Gold Hamel
St. Valentine
Gidomy Gus Favorite Beaten in Osaki Race
San Francisco report notes Glosmy Gus once favored at 34 to 1 in the Afth race at Osaki but Bonar won at odds é to 1. Rey del Mundo backed for the second race finished poorly. Hart Hours won the event at odds 16 to 1.
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Gidomy Gus
San Francisco
Glosmy Gus
Osaki
Bonar
Rey del Mundo
Harty Hours
Tod
Surprise winner Sanserit beats Merrie Lassie at Baltimore
In Baltimore on April 18 the opening race produced a surprise as Sanserit, at 50 to 1, overtook favorite Merrie Lassie by several lengths. The hot favorite Bobby Kenn also disappointed in the fourth race, trailing Peter Paul, with Anna Smith taking victory in Sto 1.
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Sanserit
Baltimore
Merrie Lassie
Bobby Kenn
Peter Paul
Anna Smith
Mount Washington Lacrosse Defeats Harvard 11–0
In Baltimore on April 18 Mount Washington lacrosse team crushed Harvard 11 to 0, dominating the game from start to finish with decisive scoring and strong defense.
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Alarvasd
Baltimore
Mount Washington
Harvard
King Peter's Cabinet Messes In Belgrade
Belgrade reports King Peter has accepted the resignation of a cabinet group as a political shift unfolds in the capital. Rumors swirl over potential reshuffles and new appointments within the government.
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King Peter
Mesizns
Belgrade
Peter Gas
Roosevelt urges insurance code to curb scandals
President Roosevelt sends to Congress a message on insurance reform accompanied by the Chicago insurance convention report. A proposed federal insurance code for the District of Columbia would establish a Bureau of Insurance and a non-conflicted commissioner with routine examinations every three years. The convention seeks uniform state and territorial laws and to model reforms for broader adoption.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Wistom
Department of Commerce
District of Columbia
Armstrong Committee
Armstrong Legislative Committee
New York
John
Johnson
Minnesota
Thomas O'Brien
Territories
Union
United States
Chicago
Thery
Prominent Salem Banker Dies in Salem Institute Meet
Henry L. Leach a leading Salem banker died suddenly of heart failure during a meeting at the Hasex Institute. A Civil War era figure he served as president of the Colorado territorial council and influenced Andrew Johnson to veto the first Colorado statehood bill. Born Manchester Massachusetts October 9, 1832.
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Salem
Mass
Henry ©. Leach
Hasex Institute
Leach
Colorado Territorial Council
Andrew Johnson
Colorado
Mr. Leach
Manchester
Get
Auto collision in Vineland leaves founder dead
Fatni Auto Squash at Vineland reports Robert o S. Wright a Philadelphia lawyer killed instantly in a crash near here between an automobile and a horse and buggy. Passengers W H Mullen and Thomas Meagher, both of Philadelphia, were thrown from the car with broken limbs. Ray Pancost of Vineland had one arm broken and was badly shaken.
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Fatni Auto
Vineland
N. J
Roberto S. Wright
Philadelphia
Here
Explosion on Warship at Malta Kills Three Seamen
Three crew members die and four injured in a boiler explosion on the British battleship Prince of Wales during speed trials at Malta. Fractures in high pressure engine bolts and cylinder top cover caused the blast. This disaster marks a fatal setback for the vessel’s testing phase.
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Malta
Paris Bared d'Estour cheered by Roosevelt arbitration praise
Paris April 18 reports that Bared d Estour relies de Constant sent to President Roosevelt as the signatures of a volume of Sully memoirs acknowledge his role in settling national disputes by arbitration.
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Paris
Bared d'Estourrelies de Constant
Roosevelt
Sully
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Claims Hard-Won Female Cures
The advertisement touts Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal cure for female ailments including irregular periods, displacements, pain, and nervousness. It cites decades of testimonials from the Pinkham Laboratory in Lynn Massachusetts and invites women to seek advice from Mrs. Pinkham, promising free guidance and unsolicited personal attention.
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Snoown
Lydie B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Bisa
Lydia
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