Wall Collapse Kills Three in Pittsburg Building
A four story brick structure at 115 118 Wood Street owned by Armstrong McKelvey of the National Oil and Lead Company collapsed. Three men died and four were injured including Noel Casper who freed himself with a saw after parts of the wall trapped him. Rescue efforts, hospitalizations, and a hospital-row dispute over treatment dominated the scene.
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PitTsburg
Wood Street
Armstrong & McKelvey
National Oil and Lead Company
Liberty
Casper
Noel
Bellevue
West Penn Hospital
Pferderst
August
Mt. Washington
Shang
Michael
Castle Shannon
Shloss
Joseph
Homoeopathic Hospital
Willey
McGovern & Lytle
Second Avenue
Lead Trust
Allegheny
Department of Highways and Sewers
Bigil
Noel Casper
Joseph O'Brien
Regis Canevan
St. Paul's Cathedral
W. J. Diehl
Robert Gray
West Penn
McKinley Names Charles H. Allen as Puerto Rico Governor
The Times reports President McKinley offers Charles H. Allen, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, the civil governorship of Puerto Rico with a salary of 8000 dollars. Allen, a Massachusetts native and popular official, accepts in principle and will travel to San Juan once Long returns, with Cabinet details to be arranged after Congress acts.
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McKinley
Charles H. Allen
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
Massachusetts
Theodore Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
New York
Allen
Congress
Navy
Secretary Long
San Juan
Long
Ebenezer Ball Dead Close Washington Relative Dies
Major Ebenezer Burges Ball, born March 17 1817 near Leesburg, and a distant Washington kinsman, died today in the capital. He was a cousin and adviser to George Washington, grandson of Colonel Burges Ball who aided the revolutionary cavalry and connected to the general through multiple kinship lines.
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Washington
Times Bureau
Ebenezer Burges Ball
George Washington
Major Ball
Leesburg
Washington House
Burges Ball
Virgiia
Revolutionary Army
Paterson Robbery Charge After Broadway Assault
James Thomas and John Connors of Harrisburg Pa were jailed in Paterson today on charges of assault and attempted highway robbery. The two men attacked William Bush and John Leddey near the Bijou Theatre on Broadway at midnight, detonating a violent confrontation.
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Paterson
James Thomas
John Connors
Harrisburg
William Bush
John Leddey
Broadway
Connors
Thames
Dema
Mo Remncy
Bush
Duel in Paris Sees Rothschild Swordsman Wounded
In Paris on April 12 the Count of Lubersac and Baron Edouard Rothschild dueled with swords. Edouard was pricked in the right forearm but returned home for lunch and a stroll. The exchange follows a sequence of encounters begun April 4 on the Island of Grande Jatte where Michael Ephrussil was wounded in the breast and the Count had a minor neck scratch.
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Baron Edouard Rothschild
Lubersac
Paris
Count of Lubersac
Baron Alphonse Rothschild
Edouard Rothschild
Robert Rothschild
Baron Gustave Rothschild
M. Michael Ephrusal
Grande Jatte
Seine
Neuilly
M. Ephrussl
William Francis Charged With Murder In Saloon Shooting
Paterson April 12 A charge of murder is filed against 38 year old William Francis for a saloon shooting on election night. Boxing figure Joe McGlade died from wounds and named Francis as the shooter before his death. Francis shows great mental excitement and may become insane.
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Paterson
William Francis
Joe McGlade
McGlade
Francis
Girl Walks 200 Miles to Mother to Reunite Family
A exhausted young woman Nellie McHenry walked from Westmoreland Cross Roads, Va, to reach her mother and little brother in Coatesville. She began after years of hardship, riding parts of rail and canal, sleeping in farmhouses and open air, and enduring fear of strangers. Police assisted, collecting fares to bring her to her mother and Charlie.
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Nellie McHenry
Westmoreland Cross Roads
Coatesville
Washington
Baltimore and Ohio
Laurel
Prince George County
Robinson
Mother
Charlie
Nellie
Chariie
Russia renews demands on Corea over Masampo port
Reports from Seoul state Russia made renewed demands to the Corean government concerning Masampo port. The advisory dispatch from Yokohama notes the issue centers on access to the seaport in the Hermit Kingdom.
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Russia
The
Hermit Kingdom
Yokohama
Seoul
Masampo
Cassie Boone Case Jury Recommends Mercy After Guilty Verdict
In Chesterfield on April 12 the jury found Harvey and John Jackson guilty in the Cassie Boone case and recommended mercy with life sentences. Thomas Steen, involved, testified and provided information to the authorities.
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Jackson Brothers
Cassie Boone
Chesterfield
Harvey
John Jackson
Thomas Steen
Rostand Believed Hopelessly Insane in Paris Report
Paris reports the French dramatist Edmond Rostand, author of Cyrano de Bergerac and L Aiglon, is said to be in a recurring cerebral disorder and hopelessly demented. Friends fear a fatal outcome, with his life teetering and Parisians awaiting physician updates after a prior asylum stay in 1899.
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Paris
Wotbt
Edmond Rostand
Rostand
Mme. Bernhardt
Eleven Drowned in North Cornwall Fishing Boat Wreck
A fishing boat wreck off the North Cornish coast early today cost three fishermen and eight lifeboatmen their lives. The lifeboat overturned while attempting a rescue.
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London
Slap On Bridgeton Street Sparks Actress Feud
In Bridgeton on April 12, two or three members of a traveling company quarreled on the street over a husband. One actress slapped the other after spotting her with the husband and then escorted him to a hotel.
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Bridgeton Street
Bridgeton
Gen . Company
Lightning Struck School Kills Currituck Pupil
A heavy lightning bolt struck a Currituck public school during a storm. Thomas O Neill was killed instantly while another pupil was fatally injured and not expected to live. The incident occurred about twenty five miles south of Virginia Beach.
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Norfolk
Currituck
Virginia
eBach
Thomas O'Neill
NEVER ROBBED A MAN
Special Telegram to The Times New York reports Charles Cohen, jailed in Brooklyn, claims women are his victims and denies robbing Morris. Cohen, from East Houston Street, says Morris lost 47 dollars on a trolley and Cohen grabbed it from women. He taunts investigators to check the Rogues’ Gallery.
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York
Charles Cohen
Raymond Street
Brooklyn
East Houston Street
New York
Charles Morris
Wilson Street
Cohen
Morris
Rogues’ Gallery
Van Wyck Quits Hearing After Fatigue Declares End
New York Mayor Van Wyck abruptly ends a legislative hearing by declaring he is tired of his work and will leave office when his term expires. Several attendees spoke for the bill before the session was terminated.
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New York
van Wyck
FIGHTING IN NATAL AND FREE STATE VICTORY CLAIMED BY BOERS
British reports from London claim Boers hold their own at Elandslaagte and Wepener with indecisive actions continuing. Boer accounts say losses at Elandslaagte were light for the burghers while British losses were heavy. General Brabant reportedly at Aliwal North with a portion of his column at Wepener and about 1500 British troops present. Advices from Natal say after bombardment the British retire toward Ladysmith as Federals shift to old positions. Continued on Fifth Page.
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Wepener
Baden-Powell
Pretoria
Smithfield
Reddersburg
Brabant
Aliwal
Natal
Ladysmith
Easter Suits For Boys At Our Store
Our Boys line features best made, best fitting clothing. Come and view the Easter suits today or tomorrow morning. Extra salesmen are being hired for Saturday as the store expects a crowd. all will be served promptly.
Wanamaker Offers All-Wool Suits at 3 50 and Up
William H Wanamaker showcases a wide range of all wool double breasted suits for boys and young men in prices from 3 50 to 20, featuring varied patterns gray club checks herringbones and serges with careful detailing and interior pockets. Sales staff sought for Saturday.
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Wm. H. Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Boers Claim Victory as British Retreat from Ladysmith
Reports from Pretoria and Wepener indicate British forces are retiring toward Ladysmith and that the surrounding British contingent remains under pressure as the battle continues to favor the Federals.
Miner Killed Falls in Shaft at Richard Mine
Rockaway reports 21 year old John Howard instantly killed when a skip overturned at the mouth of the Richard mine shaft. He fell to the bottom, suffering a crushed skull and broken neck. His father Thomas Howard died in the same manner ten years ago.
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Rockaway
John Howard
Richard
Thomas Howard
Rioters Attack Plague Camp in India
In Allahabad on April 12 rioters attacked a plague segregation camp near Cawnpore. Several persons were killed and the garrison with volunteers was deployed to quell the uprising.
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Cawnpore
Allahabad
Rugby Inn Destroyed in Tennessee Town Fire
Rugby Inn at Rugby Tennessee on the Cumberland Plateau burned this morning. The English colony founded in the eighties by Thomas Hughes and author of Tom Brown’s Schooldays was a prominent local hostelry. Fire crews battled the blaze as residents watched from nearby streets.
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Tennessee
Tom Brown
Chattanooga
Tenn
Rugby Inn
Rugby
Cumberland Plateau
Thomas Hughes
Tom
Crane shows improvement as hemorrhage ceases
London April 12. This evening’s report from Stephen Crane’s sick room says the American novelist is somewhat improved, his strength maintained, and the hemorrhage from which he suffers has temporarily ceased.
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London
Stephen Crane
Snow records crumble in Chicago April snowfall
Chicago reports over three inches of snow in the past eighteen hours breaking Weather Bureau records for April snowfall. The sky remained cloudy around 3 o clock as the storm persisted across the city.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Raglan Garment Styles Offered At Bargain Prices
Advertisement claims expert Raglan cutting skills and offers Raglan garments priced from twelve to thirty dollars with forty four styles in stock aimed at customers seeking variety and quality tailoring.
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Raglane
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