Boers Retake a Town Amid Wepener News
Kimberley reports a town quarter rearmed and forts remanned as fear of a Boer siege returns. A Scottish Rifles battalion and regular troops man the redoubts while Front reports of Reichman’s role are denied. The British focus on Wepener and Rouxville actions and winter conditions across the theatre.
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Kimberley
Scottish Rifles
Pretoria
United States
Constai Hay
Reichman
UnitedShates
Sanax
Thich
Nin
Hassime
London
South Africa
Warrenton
Sir Frederick Carrington
Cape Fawn
Beira
Portia Huese
Africa
Cape
Milken
Agritti
Baer Peice
Aafternoon
Leyes
Pyansvaal
Brussels
Ahvad
Svwanepool
Naval Irish Rifles
Resixville
Hinidrest
Vhitich
Alest
Wepener
Red
War Office
Poblic
Poe
Brabant
Atiwal
Rouxville
Bloemfontein
Roberts
Par
Free State
Bloemfonthir
Dewetsdorp
Death Releases Him Aged Mother's Pardon Find No Hope
A mother from Atlanta travels to a convict camp with a governor's pardon for her son Charles McGee. The guard informs her he died minutes earlier in the camp after serving five of a twelve month term for a misdemeanor. His mother, grief stricken, arranges his burial.
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Atlanta
Charles McGee
Bananna Trust Meeting Aims to Break Import Monopoly
Chicago April 13 Banana dealers from the central and western states held a special session of the National Banana Jobbers Association of the United States. They sought action against alleged monopoly in importation of bananas now controlling the trade. Plans included buying banana plantations in Spanish Honduras and other Central and South American countries and establishing a line of their own steamers. An independent western dealers association was also discussed.
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Chicago
National
Banana Jobwre’ Association of
United States
Meocjet
Honduras
Association of
Jengrh
Tragic Southern Railway Wreck Near Trantsville
A freight train on the Southern railway struck a mule and wrecked near Trantsville Alabama. Engineer Percy Armstrong and fireman Sandy Osborne were killed after remaining at their posts as cars crushed them. Five crewmen were seriously injured and the wreck caused a major delay.
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Chattaneooga
Tenn
Southern Railway
Trantsville
Ala
Percy Armostrong
Othe
Sandy Osborne
Engineer
Freman
Memphis
Insurgents Active Around Marivales Mountains
Reports say insurgents commanded by Maserace are active near the Marivales mountains across Manila Bay. Forces estimated at 3000 attacked Balanga where three companies of the 32d Infantry were stationed and repulsed. On Friday they besieged Capt Goldman with 30 men of the 1d Regiment near Orion, killing two Americans. Goldman withdrew. The transport Thomas sailed Sunday carrying Gen Theodore Schwan and 306 discharged and sick soldiers.
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Manila
Mascade
Marivales
Bay Fron
Balanga
32D
Goldanin
Orion
Goldman
Thomas Salts Sanday
Theodore Schwan
Thistle and Fraterville Mines Closed After Strike Action
In Tennessee near this city the Thistle and Fraterville coal mines owned by Coal Creek Coal Co. closed as about 300 miners struck demanding reinstatement for a discharged union man. The strike remained orderly while workers were told to return by Saturday or vacate company housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keoxsitte
Tenn
Thistle
Fraterville
Aperminel
Coal Creek Coal Co
Elizabeth Whitfield Bellamy Authoress Dies in Mobile
Mobile April 13. Mrs Elizabeth Whitfield Bellamy, noted authoress and widow of Confederate surgeon Dr Belevard Bellamy, died at home at age 85. Her best known work Old Man Gilbert depicted Southern social life. her latest novel Trials of Penny Lancaster appeared last year.
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Mobile
Ala
Elizabeth Whitfield Bellamy
Belevard
Mrs Henry F Lawton to Stay with Gen Shafter in San Francisco
Mrs Henry F Lawton widow of the general came from Redlands to San Francisco and will visit Gen Shafter for a few days while settling business before moving her family to Kentucky.
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San Francisco
Henry F. Lawton
Redlands
Demands for Cigar Makers Strike in New York
Five thousand cigar makers locked out declare a strike and demand a wage increase of two dollars per week. They state they will not return to work until the raise is granted and threaten a general strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louisville and Nashville to Build Pittsburgh Branch
London Kentucky April 16 the Louisville and Nashville railroad plans a branch from Pittsburgh to Manchester Clay County to access rich coal and oil fields, signaling new railway expansion and regional resource development.
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New
London
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Pittsburgh
Manchester
Clay
Paris Exposition Opens Amid Unfinished Pavilions and Large Crowds
The Paris Exposition opened with bright weather as President Loubet presided and American exhibitors highlighted a large U S display. Many pavilions remained unfinished and the American national pavilion was closed, drawing 250000 visitors despite the chaotic, debris strewn grounds and empty attractions.
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American National
United States
America
Quai d'Orsay
Otlete O
Paris
Uney
Biffel Tower
Champ de Mars
Resurrection in a Garden Tomb Sermon Obscures Living Justice
The sermon places Christ in a garden tomb owned by Joseph of Arimathea and contrasts post mortem honors with ante mortem neglect. It laments costly tombs while urging care for the living, and extols flowers as symbols of resurrection across cemeteries from Greenwood to Mount Auburn.
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Earth
Heaven
Christ
Jesus
Westminster Abbey
Greenwood
Poet's Corner
Grub Street
Handel
John Dryden
Samuel Butler
Waller
John Milton
Sheridan
Horace Greeley
United States
Army
Navy
Massachusetts
Charles Sumner
Springfield
Booth
Necropolis
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Pilate
Brooklyn
Boston
Mount Auburn
Philadelphia
Laurel Hill
Cincinnati
Spring Grove
San Francisco
Necess
Havana Customs Receipts Jump in Early 1900
The War Department division reports Havana customs receipts for the first quarter of 1900 reached 35,126,414 dollars, up from 2,048,258 dollars in the same period 1899, an increase of 77725 dollars. February receipts were 967,082 dollars and March 1,006,259 dollars.
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Washington
Division of Customs and Insotlal
War Department
Havana
Mareh
Widow Inherites $100000 After Uncle's Death
Owosso Michigan April 15 Mrs Tiz zie Pentlock a young widow with two children has fallen heir to a fortune estimated at 100000 by the death of her uncle John Sweesey in New York. Mrs Pentlock has been living in poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owosso. Mich
Tizzie Pentlock
John Sweesey
New York City
Airs
Pentlock
Secretary Long's Ambition in Vice Presidential Hints
In Washington on April 16, Secretary Long's apparent openness to a Republican vice presidential nomination drew widespread comment after his remarks on the subject.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long
Washington
William Boyd Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
In Princeton Indiana on April 16, William Boyd was convicted of first-degree murder for the death of jeweler Simon Skora in Evansville last November and sentenced to life in prison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
William Boyd
Boyd
Simon Skora
Evansville
Russia Not Preparing for War Conference Report
St. Petersburg April report notes a conference between Russian bankers and the ministry. The article suggests officials briefed on defense plans while denying immediate war preparation.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
Ministry of
Four Gardens of Easter Joy Rise Beyond the Grave
The speaker laments funeral costs draining families and imagines death defeated by Christ. He envisions four interconnected gardens symbolizing Eden, the world's sepulcher, earth’s regeneration, and Heaven, urging Easter joy, peace, and white lilies of peace over blood. The church militant sails to Zion with triumph at port.
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Christ
Christ Our Lord
Seaf
Atlantic Ocean
Heavenly Harbor
Zion
Treatment by Music Introduced in New York Hospitals
A plan to use sound vibrations as a medical aid is to roll out in New York City hospitals within weeks. Doctors including Dr. George W. Jacoby and Dr. Frederick Peterson lead the effort, backed by musicians, to form the St. Cecilia Society of America. The project aims to relieve insomnia and support medical treatment, with funds raised by society women.
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New York City
George W. Jacoby
Frederick Peterson
Pierce Bailey
C. A. Hurter
St. Cecilia Society of America
Peterson
Medico-Musical Society
Mail Shirt of a Dervish Warrior
A notes and queries item describes a mail shirt composed of rings from steel wire 114 inches long and about one sixteenth inch thick. Each ring links four others and the ends are riveted together with flattened wire ends. The neck band uses three layers of red leather two and a half inches high with tooling-like ornamentation.
Observatory plate photographs 1060 square degrees
Professor Wadsworth produced a curved plate photograph at the Allegheny Observatory showing the full Orion constellation and adjacent sky regions. The image spans about 1060 square degrees and is estimated to capture more than 50,000 stars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allegheny Observatory
Wadsworth
Orio
Explosion in Gas Main Kills One and Injures Five
An explosion four miles southeast of Logansport Indiana was caused by excessive pressure and a defective gas pipe joint. Michael Ellison Jr was killed instantly as 12 men worked in the trench. Five others were injured with varying severity, some unconscious or burned. The blast hurled workers and tore ground for hundreds of feet, and witnesses report lasting injuries from carbon gas exposure.
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Logansport
Ind
Chicago Pipe Line Co
Here
Michael Ellison, Jr
Ellison
George Morrison
Will Briggs
George Nelson
Greentown
Chicago
Jacob Farmbaugh
Indictments in Danville Whitecapping Case
Grand jury indicts Elwood Walker Silas Walker George Alexander Sam Lauteney William Yerry Lee Bolton Benson Eggers Harry Swank Fred Staley and John feeder for white capping on March 5. Edo and Otis Waynes were whipped. Elwood Walker Alexander and Staley bond set at 300 dollars. Cases slated for May term. one party may have turned state's evidence.
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Danville
Ind
Elwood Walker
Silas Walker
George Alexander
Sam Lauteney
William Yerry
Lee Bolton
Benson Eggers
Harry Swank
Fred Staley
John Feeder
Edo
Otis Waynes
Alexander
Staley
Methodist Bishop Move Aims at Indiana Pastor Bennett
In eastern Indiana a movement seeks to present Dr. H W Bennett pastor of Meridian Street church Anderson for election as bishop. Bennett, once Columbus Ohio pastor to Governor McKinley, is noted as a leading Indiana minister and close friend of the governor.
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Anderson
Indiana
Hf. W. Bennett
Meridian Street
Andersom
Columbus
McKinley
Horses for the British Cavalry Auctions in Indianapolis
Horse dealers in Indianapolis are supplying three carloads of horses for the British cavalry in South Africa. The horses will be shipped to Kansas City for inspection, then to Galveston to be boarded on a steamship. Mules are being purchased from Indian farms for the same mission.
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Indianapolis
South Africa
Kansas City
Galveston
Richmond auction sells eight fine horses to eastern buyer
W Ahrens of Attica Ind sold eight valuable horses to John S Lackey of this county at a large price. The team includes Greville Nedecker Col Zeigler Jayette D C R stallions and Celbridge Maid. Lackey plans to dispose of the purchases to eastern parties.
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Richmond
Ind
J. W. Ahrens
Attica
John S. Lackey
Greville
Nedecker
America
Col. Zeigler
United States
Mark
Jayette
D.C R
Celbridge Maid
Lackey
Landis Declines Republican Nomination in Cass Fulton Race
Fred Landis of Logansport declined the Republican nomination for joint representative in Cass and Fulton counties. He is brother of Congressman Charles B. Landis. The district is nominally Democratic and Landis stated he would not run under any circumstances.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fred. Landis
Logansport
Cass
Fulton Counties
Charles B. Landis
Alice Dunlap Named World WCTU Delegate for Edinburgh Meet
Miss Alice Dunlap of Peru Indiana is officially notified as universal delegate for the World WCTU gathering to be held in Edinburgh Scotland in early June.
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Peru
Ind
Alice Dunlap
W. C. TU. Up
Edinburgh
Scotland
Ex-Minister Denby Banqueted in Evansville Dinner
Col. Chas. Denby former whniser to China and ex member of the Philippine commission was guest of honor at a banquet in Evansville Indiana. He spoke for an hour or more on Oriental questions.
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Denby
Evansville
Ind
Col
Chas. Denby
Whniser
China
Philippine Commission
Hart Struck By Hard Rubber Baseball Shock in Muncie
Muncie Indiana April 14 Gus Hart pitcher for the Muncie state league baseball team was struck over the heart by a hard rubber baseball during a game. He received medical attention and the incident prompted a brief rush of concern from teammates and spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Gus Hart
Muncie State League
Poison in the Coffee Ties Minister Family to Poisoning Case
Sensational developments reveal rat poison found in the ground coffee of Rev. C. G. Cissel and family in Fort Wayne and Goshen Indiana. The case shows possible premeditation with a pantry poison emptied by Mrs. Cissell, while detectives investigate the mystery and delays in the minister’s move to Goshen.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
C. G. Cissel
Drayer
Cissel
Berry Street
Elkhart
Goshen
Cis
Mr. Cissel
Goshe
Middletown
Wayne
C. C. Cissell
Miners Rally Over Powder Purchase and Wages Change
Terre Haute Indiana April 14. Miners in convention ratified a scale between the miners conference committee and operators. Operators waived powder stipulation. miners agreed to semi monthly pay. Boots on powder price shifted to open market may raise costs as independent powder company supposedly sold to a trust. Coal prices set at 60 and 49 cents per ton for screened lump and run of mine coal respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Naute
Ind
Independent
Harrison Suggested as Compromise for Indiana GOP Chairman
In Miuceie Indiana on April 13 the idea to make former President Harrison permanent chairman of the Indiana state Republican convention is gaining favor. A dispute over choosing between Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge is noted, with Harrison named as a possible middle ground.
Monument to Col. Richard W W Thompson Restored Head Buried
In Terre Haute Indiana on April 13 the head of the late Col Richard W W Thompson, long housed in a vault, was interred in the presence of close kin and friends. A popular subscription fund for a grand monument to the deceased statesman is rapidly growing.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Richard W W. Thompson
Riley's Condition Improves From Illness in Indiana
Indianapolis, April 13. The condition of James Whitcomb Riley who has suffered from grip and throat trouble is much improved. He remains at home but plans to go soon to a nearby health resort for further rest and recovery.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James’ Whitcomb Riley
Damaged Burlington Pike Bridges Repaired Amid Fear of Mob
Logansport Indiana residents report repaired dynamited bridges and burned toll houses on the Burlington Pike. The company resumes toll collection but toll house workers live in constant fear of another mob visitation, seen as a not remote probability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Burlington Pike
Woman Dies After Burns Lighting Pipe in Bed
Mrs. Abraham Neeley, 86, of Corydon Indiana, died from injuries after attempting to light a pipe in bed. Her clothing caught fire, leading to fatal burns suffered several days earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corydon
Ind
Abraham Neeley
Neeley
Grasshopper in His Throat Reported in Huntington
In Huntington Indiana a man named Forrest underwent leg throat surgery after a grasshopper was found in his throat. The insect reportedly entered while he drank from a spring, and his condition was described as stable post operation.
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Wuntington
Ind
Wloh
Forrest
Deer Herd Found Dead in Riverside Park Incident
In Indianapolis on April 15 park employees discovered an entire herd of deer in Riverside Park. Four bucks and four does were dead and partially eaten suggesting a fatal event occurred overnight or earlier, authorities reported.
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Indianapolis
Indy
Riverside Park
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