Catfish Point levee breach floods Greenville Mississippi
The Jevee crevasse near Catfish Point, Bolivar county, broke wide and flooded Greenville and surroundings. Levees give way, water penetrates Washington Avenue stores, homes evacuated, tents needed for colored residents, and 150 people and stock rescued by government boats. Estimated over 10 houses washed away with feared loss of life.
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Mississippi
Greenville
Miss
Catfish Point
Connelly Plantation
Bolivar County
Washington Avenue
Poplar Street
Moore & Archer
Vormus Bros
Garrison, Jackson and Hennings
Washington
Central Avenues
Greenwood
Arkansas City
Graham
Tollinger
Patty
Cattish Point
Mound
Huntington
Offuts
Littl
Eutaw Landing
Flood raft capsizes. thirteen survive in Bogue Falaya
A raft carrying 20 Alabama enslaved people attempting to flee floodwaters capsized at the mouth of Bogue Falaya. The strong current hurled the frail craft against a tree and only 13 reached shore alive. Survivors are expected by steamer tonight.
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Viceseuesg
Bogue Falaya
Alabama Nevroes
Patterson Post to Host Address at Appomattox Event
Dr E A Wood will give the address next Wednesday evening at the Patterson Post commemoration. Dr Wood will also have a poem titled The Starry Flag recited by Miss Edith Haerris who recently completed elocution studies in New York City.
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Patterson Post
Appomattox
E. A. Wood
Great Sioux pow wow marks last reservation gathering
Pierre South Dakota April fifty six a final Indian dance on the Sioux reservation tonight follows days of gathering and a major meeting. Chiefs John Grass Sitting Bull and others argued over land settlement with a majority choosing to reject land allotment and remain dependent on government rations.
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Pierre
John Grass
Sitting Bull
Bull
Man shot by mistake in Mount Vernon tale of highwaymen
F W Chivvis, shot yesterday in Mount Vernon by Charles Adams, rests easily and claims he was attacked by highwaymen. He says two men tried to rob him of his watch and diamonds, then fled toward Adams' home. Neighbors doubt the highwayman story and suspect a muddled attempt to enter Adams' house.
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Mount Wilsox
N. Y
F. W. Chivvis
Charles
Mr. Adams
Wilson
Evicting Coal Miners at Ebervale
The Union Improvement Company issues nine writs of ejectment against tenants at Ebervale based on cast iron leases that authorize quitting when asked. Writs placed with the Sheriff. by tomorrow nine families may be homeless. The action mirrors Wentze & Co conduct two years prior which provoked strong indignation and a recall of writs.
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Winkesparre
Union Tiprovement Company
Ebervale Coal Company
Ebervale
Luzerne County
Wentze & Co
Victims of the Tornado Reported by Jewel Lodge Kin
Louisville April 5 Jewel Lodge Knights and Ladies of Honor reports members killed in the storm. Names include John M. Stephens Peter Fuller Annie F. Niles Belle Peterson Mary Hussen Emma Hofstetter John Renouf Thomas Puff Bridget Horan B F Randolph Mary McLoughlin Bridget Kelly Sallie Bishop John KR Hamilton Henry King Carrie Baker and others from Pearl Elmer F Barnes Imperial Hope Victory lodges. Other lodges offer aid.
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Louisville
Jewel Lodge
Knights and Ladies of Honor
John M. Stephens
Peter Fuller
Annie F. Niles
Belle Peterson
Mary Hussen
Emma Hofstetter
John Renouf
Thomas H. Puff
Bridget Horan
B. F. Randolph
Mary McLoughlin
Bridget Kelly
Sallie
McKeeport Preparing for City Status with Growth Plans
McKeeport April 5. The town is moving toward city status with a population around 30 000. A larger police force and chief ordinance officer will be appointed, fire department added personnel, Burgess salary raised to 1000 dollars annually, water superintendent gain an assistant, and an inspector added. A records room will hold 200 000 dollars of street sewer and water department assessments.
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Mckeesport
Ballot-Box Staffers Arrested in Jersey City Fraud Probe
Jersey City reports 60 warrants issued by a State Senate special committee investigating ballot frauds from last November. Twelve election officers, eight Democrats and four Republicans, were arrested on charges of conspiring to accept ballots from ineligible voters. More arrests expected Monday.
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Jersey City
The
State Senate
Beaver Unable to Attend Inauguration Ceremonies
Special Telegram to The Dispatch reports Governor Beaver cannot attend the inauguration on Monday. Colonel W. D. Moore of Pittsburgh, named to a leading post, will be present as his replacement.
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Braver
Jonxs Towns
Beaver
W. D. Moore
Pittsburg
Steamer Sagi naw arrives. San Domingo unrest rumors denied
New York April 5 The steamer Sagi naw from Hayti arrives with captain stating rumors of an uprising in San Domingo are unfounded and there are no signs of a revolution.
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Saginaw
Hayti
San Domingo
Founda
Brady township farmer Caleb Wakefield makes assignment
Eliber Huntinepox April 5. Caleb Wakefield, a leading Brady township farmer, executed an assignment for the benefit of creditors. Liabilities amount to 16000 dollars, assets 11000 dollars.
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Braddock
Eliber
Huntinepox
Caleb Wakefield
Brady Township
Through the Heart Tragedy Ties Local Mob in 3-Hour Arrests
Witnesses describe a front porch assault after a parade clash. Lucien Welms arrested at 1:10 am with a crowd of seven accessories named Frank Seymour Edward Merriworth William Johnson George Kelsey William Harris Charles Ganz and Edward Powell. Police traced the murder to Welms and recovered the alleged revolver.
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Lucien Welms
Mike Hanley
Logan Street
Welms
Werms
Frank Seymour
Rosc Ee
Edward Merriworth
Second Avenue
William Johnson
Clark Alley
George Kelsey
Roberts Street
Johnstown Inauguration Draws Broad City Backing
Preparations surge for the Johnstown city officers inauguration next Monday. Banks and businesses shut, iron works paused to permit a large parade. Judge Johnston will administer the oath, and addresses will follow with invitations sent to prominent Pittsburgers.
Oil magnate denies Standard sale rumor
New Castle April 5 Thomas W Phillips called the rumor that he sold his oil interests to the Standard Oil Company for 1 250 000 false and without his authority He said he has not negotiated with the Standard nor spoken to any Standard executives in months and does not know the rumor’s source.
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Phillips
Standard Ol Company
Kasm
ePECIAT _PATOR
New Castle
Thomas W. Phillips
The
Standard
Standard Oal
Finch Henderson firm entered for dissolution over alleged funds appropriation
In Younestownx on April 5 a sensational move seeks dissolution of Finch and Henderson contractors and masons after Robert Henderson charged Finch with misappropriating firm funds. He asks for appointment of a receiver to take charge of the business, which he claims has been grossly mismanaged.
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Younestownx
Stit
Finch & Henderson, Contractors and Masons
Robert Henderson
Finch
Henderson
Langhurst to leave as county detective
District Attorney Richard Johnston said he would not reappoint County Detective William Langhurst. Johnston believed Langhurst’s bid for Allegheny Chief of Police was strong and Langhurst would secure a place in the front office force even without the chief’s job.
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Richard Johnston
William Langhurst
Allegheny
Johnston
Langhurst
Clerical Bigamist Arrested in New York City
Rev. John Dougherty Wood, a Methodist minister from Port Alleghany Pennsylvania, was arrested in Oneida New York on a bigamy charge filed by his wife Mrs Alice Wood of Phillipsburg New Jersey. She says Wood married Ida Mann in Buffalo last December and has lived with her since.
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Onean
N. Y
John Dougherty Wood
Port Allegany
Alice Wood
Phillipsburg
N. J
Aes
Wood
Ida Mann
Buffalo
County Prison Board Meeting Approves Bills and Warden Bond
The regular monthly meeting approved bills totaling 71.60 and the bond of Warden Berlin set at 50 000. The old Board of Managers Addison Lysle William Hill J C Donnell W A Magee and J C Hocks were re elected.
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Berlin
Addison Lysle
Wm. Hill
J. C. Donnell
W. A. Magee
J. C. Hocks
Postoffice Appointments In Pennsylvania
Washington reports the April 5 post office appointments for Pennsylvania include Miss Kate M. Scott of Brookville A S Bonebrake of Waynesboro and T C Mauzer of Forest City each named to new positions in the state carrier system.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Kate M. Scott
Brookville
A. S. Bonebrake
Waynesborough
T. C. Mauzer
Forest City
Germany's New Era Opens as Bismarck Exits
Reports from Brerix April 5 describe a shifting German scene after Bismarck's resignation. The Emperor prepares army rules and hints at a liberal clerical coalition while wary of alienating Britain. Colonial policy aims to balance expansion with England ties as the Reichstag opens. Dom Pedro improves at Caxnes. Charcot heads to Paris. The government orders 30 torpedo boats.
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Germany
Bismarck
Brerix
Friedrichsruhe
Berlin
Err Richter
Diet
Windthorst
National Zeitung
River Mines to Close Over Coal Demand
Monongahela river operators in the Second and Third pools plan mine closures next week due to light coal demand. The action is expected to extend to other pools, signaling a general shutdown across the region.
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Mononcanela City
Monongahela River
Military honors and new Army appointments announced
Washington reports on the filling of the new Assistant Secretary of War post with General Lewis A Grant's nomination and promotion for Brigadier General Miles to Major General. Pittsburgh native Colonel Benjamin H. Grierson is slated for Brigadier General. his career spans the Indian Territory to the Tenth Cavalry.
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Washington
Hastings
Pennsylvania
Lewis A. Grant
Minnesota
Proctor
Grant
Vermont
Miles
Pittsburg
Benjamin H. Grierson
Grierson
Truombell County
Ohio
Jacksonville
General Prentiss
Indian Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Tenth Cavalry
Illinois Volunteer Cavalry
Sheridan
Department of Arizona
Ees
Republicans Propose Federal Oversight of Congressional Elections
A conference of Senate Privileges and Elections Republicans led Chairman Hoar to draft a bill creating National Supervisors in districts with petitioned support. Supervisors would watch and count ballots, certify results to a State Board of Canvassers, which then issues certificates of election for the roll of members-elect.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Hoar
Congress
McComas anti gerrymandering bill advanced by Republicans
The April 5 report notes Republican members of the Committee on Election of President and Vice President favoring the McComas bill. It calls for redistricting after each decennial census with Fifty-second Congress members elected from Fifty-first districts and certified by the returning board. The move suggests party control may push passage.
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Wasumncrox
McComas
Ohio
Congress
House
Committee On
Senate Passes 113 Private Bills in One Hour
In Washington the Senate, after a brief executive session, took up private bills with Mr. Frye presiding and Mr. Johnson reading. One measure grants a pension of 50.2 dollars monthly to Mrs. Caroline B. Stevens, daughter of Oregon Senator Baker, who died at Balls Bluff, and another provides a pension to the widow of John F. Tranft.
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Washington
Senate
Frye
Johnson
Caroline B. Stevens
Baker
Oregon
Balls Bluff
John F. Tranft
Change in Tariff Draft Raises Cotton and Hosiery Duties
Washington April 5 The Ways and Means Committee voted to raise duties on finer grades of cotton and hosiery as part of the tariff bill. The measure tightens import costs affecting textile goods and signals broader protectionist aims.
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Washington
Ways and Means
Reconciled to Fate Alfred Andrews Prepares for Hanging
Alfred J. Andrews, condemned for the murder of Clara Price, accepts his fate in BexLeronte. He spends time in prayer and letters to England and friends, has gained weight, and examined the gallows in the jail yard with only a shudder. The sheriff reports nearly 10 000 passes requested for the execution day.
Railroad Extension Progress in Wheeling and Steubenville
The Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company reports rapid extension work toward Steubenville Wheeling Martin's Ferry and Bellaire with right of way preparations soon. President Woodford and Chief Engineer Wilson returned from Pittsburgh bearing rails for river extensions and ordered 17 new locomotives, bringing total motive power to 64.
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Wheeling
Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad Company
Steubenville
Martin’s Ferry
Bellaire
Portland Station
Brilliant
Portland
Woodford
Wilson
Pittsburg
No Strike At Irwin In Immediate District
In Irwin Pa on April 5, miners will not strike for now. Operators accept resumption at 60 cents per ton without signing the new scale and will reemploy the old workers through May without signing the scale. Also on April 5 in Lia Patrick Foley a railroad car inspector on the Lake Erie and Western was fatally injured after being thrown beneath a wheel.
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Trrwis
Lia
Patrick Foley
Lake Erie and Western Road
Missing Darling and plummer firm collapse explained
Reports from New York detail the missing partner W S Darling of John F Plummer & Co a defunct dry goods firm. Plummer notes Darling has not appeared for weeks hindering explanations of a 1 000 000 liability and a rumored 400 000 shortfall as assignee Jeremiah Murphy investigates the satinet account.
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W.S. Darling
John F. Plummer & Co
New York
Dispatch
John F. Plummer
Murphy
Darling
Drygoods
Plummer
W. &. Darling
United States
Canada
Runaway train wreck claims Erie roadman Courtney
At Ripley on the Lake Shore line an accident killed Assistant Roadmaster W B Courtney of Erie. He rode a steam shovel cut off a line of work cars to speed their work. Conductor Schmidt leaped to stop the cars but Courtney remained aboard and was crushed. he was 24, a Mason and real estate holder, son of W H Courtney.
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Diaratch
Erie
Ripley
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
W.B. Courtney
Courtney
Schmidt
W. H. Courtney
The
Masons
They Missed Their Mail Axw Anion April 5
Several hundred students missed their Saturday night letters from home as mail distribution sparked a disruptive scene in the lobby. Postmaster Duffy was forced outside, doors locked, and a student was marched to jail before being released.
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Duffy
Howlin
Marshal Walsh
Mrs Julia Sullivan and family Depart for Ireland
Mrs Julia Sullivan and her four children left for Ireland from Lake Erie depot under Inspector McAleese supervision. Detective McTighe accompanies her to New Castle, and they boarded the train peacefully anticipating an ocean voyage.
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Julia Sullivan
Lake Erie
McAleese
Ireland
McTighe
New Castle
Farmer George Bretz Missing After Sudden Departure
Massilton, April 5. George Bretz, a prominent local farmer, has been missing for over a week after leaving his family without warning. He is pursued by numerous creditors while the circumstances surrounding his disappearance remain unclear.
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Dispatua
Massilton
George Bretz
Boston Clubs Prepare for Battle Over League Pennant
Correspondent from Boston reports two clubs shaping up for the season with contrasting rosters. Heaton’s strong Brotherhood squad adds Stovey and heightens power, while Kelly’s men, fresh from the South, threaten to upset preconceptions. Rivalry heats as trades, contracts, and blacklisting affect lineup and practice, with Brooklyn, New York, Cincinnati and Boston seen as top threats.
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Bostros
Boston
Heetan
Triumvira
Heston
Brotherhood
Stovey
Brotherhomd
Giants
Kelly
South
Fike
College
Charlotteville
Jay Town
Bostons
P. L
New Yorks
Richmond
New York
South End
John Haggerty
Hibernian
Extel Tower
Haggerty
Bers
Herhood Bers
Hagerty
Dick Johnston
Kingston
Ganzel
Killings
Johnston
League
Learnue
Sheckley
Mulvey
Delehanty
Tony Mullane
McKean
Tucker
Foreman
Tony
Fnisn
Tick Conway
The
Buffalo Club
International Association
Mr. Bacon
Buffalo
Big Jim Whitney
Muffalo
Indianapolis
Frank Bancroft
Anson
Texas
al Lauer
Pittsburg
Houston
Adrian
Galveston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Charles J. Foley
The Bold Manner in Which the Maryland Treasurer Operated
Maryland State Treasurer Archer faced a legislative inquiry into alleged defalcations. Bank testimony showed bonds hypothecated and stock sales exceeding $100,000, with further hypothecation of additional amounts. Archer’s removal was expected next week, with Secretary Lecompte named as likely successor.
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Maryland
Baatimore
Archer
State Lecompte
Wife of Councilman Vanishes From Home
Mrs. Weitzel, 26, wife of Thirty first ward Select Councilman Andrew Binder, left her home at about 5 p m yesterday with three small children left behind. A farewell letter to her husband offered no reason and officials fear she may be mentally unwell. Her husband and father searched the city and watched depots for her.
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Weitzel
Andrew Binder
Death of Neville Island Market Gardener Drowns
The well known market gardener Hutchinson Hamilton of Neville Island died in a river incident yesterday. He was in a skiff with a worker, landed the man, then the skiff drifted away tenantless. The body was not recovered and a coroner will investigate amid reports of possible death by own action. A reward will be offered for the body. Hamilton had suffered from headaches and swimming pains, which may have caused a fall, though the boat was later found afloat.
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England
Prince of Wales
Colonial Department
Foreign Office
Krauer
Hutchinson Hamilton
Neville Island
Hamilton
Poisoned meal tragedy shocks Chicago as two die
Emma Stark, an 18 year old girl from Lafayette Ind, is arrested after poisoning the Newland family meal in Chicago. Mr and Mrs Newland died. Miss Newland and a brother survive. Emma fled to a theater, claiming a mysterious watcher and insanity. Investigating officers detain her at the Central station.
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Dispatch
Chicago
Anchorage
Third Avenue
Charles Wallace
Arkansaw Traveler
Spyder
Mission
Emma Stark
Lafayette
Ind
Snyder
Tees
South Division
George Newlan
Emma
Newlands
Grace Newland
Crutcher
Newland
Miss Newland
Mr. Newland
McDonald and
Tichorn
Park Theater
Anchorage Mission
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Johnstown
Redidivos
Legram
Port Allegany, Pa
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William
Great Britaan
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East Africa Company
Werckenblatt
Herr Reichardt
Tabora
Mawapwa
Lake Tanganyika
Victoria Nyanza
German Empire
Emin Wissman
Emin
Bwava Heri
Wadela
Dom Pedro
Caxnes
Prof. Charcot
Paris
Price Eamer
Corres
Bill
Andrews
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Irwin
Albert T. Plummer
William 5. Darling
Plommer
John F. Plommer
Register
Stovey & Darling
Pomery & Plummer
Steve & Darling
Fim
App Arbor
Mrs. Sullivan
News From
Charles Foley
Binder
Bouse
Western Pinesylvania
West
Virginia
Indiana
Illinois
Ly Winds
Thar
Maximaum
Halsall
Frost
Micuicay Pursuine Co
Smithfield St
A. G. Campbell & Sons
Lucerne
Mamaux & Son's
Peno Ave
Infaster
A. G. CamPonett
Fifth Ave
Mameaux & Son's
Penn Ave
Michigan Franmvre Company
Campbell
Monterey Street
HP. Wo
H. D. Campbell
Wenzel
Carson Street
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