Alabama Storms Cause Wide Damage Across Cities
A series of storms struck Alabama on April 18. Bridgeport suffered major damage with factories closed for repairs. City of Charleston steamboat sunk. Selma reported one death, Jackson saw a fatal railway accident, and Montgomery and Huntsville endured unroofed buildings and oil. Westminster Abbey plans threaten coronation prep.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Bridgeport
Ala
Charleston
Steel
Selma
Birmingham
Jackson
Mobile
Southern Railway
Il, G. Ellwood
Kil- Jian
Milner To Return Home On Leave Of Absence
The South African Blue Book from London dated March 8 reports Sir Alfred Milner requesting leave to rest. Chamberlain grants the leave for up to three months, noting the need to resume civil administration later as military actions continue.
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London
Alfred Milner
Chamberlain
Sir Alfred
South Africa
Sam
Orange River
Destru
Alfred Milter
Netherlands
Pretoria
Krager
Republic
Sttoke
Mr. Chamberlain
Sir Alfred Milner
Pan American Exposition invite and opening plans
At Buffalo the Pan American Exposition committee and Representative Alexander met the President to invite him and outline his role in the May 1 opening. The President will be at Vicksburg, Mississippi, that day and press a button at 2 p.m. to start the exposition machinery. A dispatch will come from the exposition manager, and a suitable reply will be sent.
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Washington
Buffalo
Alexander
Vicksburg
Miss
Fire wipes out Birmingham car barn and church complex
A blaze at 4 AM destroyed the Birmingham Street Railway car barn with 25 trolley cars and damaged the Third Presbyterian church and parsonage plus nearby cottages. Rev J A Bryan narrowly escaped with his family. Estimated loss 155000, mostly on the street railway, insured. Service to all lines to resume by noon.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Street Railway, Light and Power Co
Third Presbyterian
J. A. Bryan
Street
Texas Wonder advertises cure for bladder and kidney troubles
An old advertisement touts Hall's Great Discovery Texas Wonder as a universal remedy for bladder and kidney issues. It claims cures for gravel diabetes seminal emissions weak back rheumatism and other irregularities and promises two months of treatment from one bottle sold by mail for one dollar. Testimonials from G. H. Foster accompany the claim.
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Hall
Dro i. We Tall
P.O
St. Louis
All Druggiata
Vicksburg
G. Hl, Foster
The Capture of General Hayes by a Georgia Private
W. Gardner, a quiet Georgia farmer and Pvt of the Fourteenth Georgia, recalls the Civil War deed that led to capturing General Rutherford B. Hayes at the Wilderness in May 1864. After forcing surrender, Gardner escorts Hayes to General Thomas, keeps the prize, and reflects on the act amid heavy fighting and shared Confederate resolve.
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Goggans
Monroe County
Georgia
Jackson
Lee
Gray
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
Gardner
Quitman Guards
Dr. Kuhridge
Thomas
A. P. IL
Pwo
We Pay a-e Dividend Sure to Get Your Check
A short public notice from Waihaila South Carolina informs residents they are entitled to an a-e dividend. It urges claimants to verify eligibility and secure their payment promptly. The item reflects a local distributive campaign and payment timing.
Breakfast in enemy lines honors a tangled bridge
A Confederate private and a captured Union general shared a meal in a ruined house during battle. General Hayes was fed by his captor after exchange the men’s humanity bridged rank and creed. The former captor returned to a quiet Monroe life, famed only by local praise as an honest and gentle man.
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General Hayes
Ielp
Sayes
Monroe
Monroe County
Negro escapes lynching tale at Albany prison camp
A convict named Frank Odum, serving ten years in an Albany penitentiary camp, claims he was previously lynched and left for dead after buckshot wounds. he alleges white men dumped him in a river but he survived, later showing severe injuries on his right side. The report also notes botched counterfeiting cases and medical product ads interwoven in the page.
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Atlanta
N. J. Cruger
Cruger & Page
Albany
Frank Odum
Anid
Odum
Fitzsimmons Scuffle Behind The Honest Blacksmith Cast
Washington April 18 Mr and Mrs Robt Fitzsimmons leading in The Honest Blacksmith at the Academy drew a domestic drama after the show. Mrs Fitzsimmons struck Miss Jessie Ralph amid jealousy over a kiss by Bob. Doyle the officer intervened as Bob was arrested, then released to arrange a New York departure for Mrs Fitzsimmons.
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Washington
Iitzsimmons
Doyle
Corbett
Bob
Fitzsimmons
Mrs. Fitsimmons
New York
Cecil Rhodes Ill. South Africa figure near Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes widely credited for South African development and war policy lies seriously ill at Kimberley. Once premier of Cape Colony, builder of the South Africa Company and director of De Beers, he endured immense strain during the siege and Jameson raid era, earning the title uncrowned king of South Africa. He remains extremely wealthy.
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Cecil Rhodes
South Africa
Transvaal
Kimberley
Rhodes
Kimberly
Cape
Haa
Cape Colony
Esse
Ilo
Distribute Trees Planned by Secretary Wilson Next Year
The Secretary of Agriculture will, next spring, distribute young trees and garden seeds nationwide after Congress approved funding. Seed distribution remains popular, but tree planting aims to grow millions of new trees annually by allotting seedlings to each House member for constituents, with the Agriculture Department handling propagating and planting instructions.
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Secretary of Agriculture
Congress
Wilson
Agricultural Department
House of Representatives
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McKinley
JW. Bell
Memphis
Ben Marsh
Peabody Total
Marsh
Long
Navy Department
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Somers Point
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Texas
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Atlanta Evening News
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General Thomas
Hayes
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Zinn
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Secret Service
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New York City
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United States
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Toledo
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Mall
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