Admiral Kimberly's Samoa Dispatch Blames Navy on Trenton Loss
The latest Samoa dispatch reports Admiral Kimberly accusing the Navy Department of fault over the Trenton wreck. Surviving sailors face fever risk as Apia endures martial guard while divers salvage valuables and bodies are buried amid hot climate and propaganda from German officials.
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Navy Department
Trenton
Samoa
Admiral Kimberly
Apia
London
Schoonmaker
Sutton
Ranch
Kimberly
Farquhar
Blacklock
McAllister
Germany Acknowledged His Kingship in Samoa
United The correspondent met Matesia and Samoan chiefs before the storm regarding a proposed conference in Germany. King Matassa spoke cautiously, doubting benefit for natives but hoping American and British delegates might resolve recent Samoa tensions and restore peace. Matanfa blamed German interference for wars and bloodshed and questioned German promises.
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Matesia
Germany
Matassa
Matanfa
Samoa
P. Knappe
No One to Blame in Samoa Disaster Report
The Samoa naval disaster prompt a cautious, blame-free stance by officers. Commodore Walker said guessing any blame is pointless as details remain unclear. Admirals Porter and others await fuller reports anticipated from San Francisco within days.
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Wasatyator
Samoa
Commodore Walker
Bureau of Navigation
Secretary of Treasury
Aeeeer Capes Ae
Alcar
Mullane
Schoonmaker
Vandalia
Porter
San Francisco
Mine Explosion Shatters Two Men in Grand Tunnel Mine
In Wilkes Barre on April 14 Charles Hodges age unknown and Evan Madden both fire staff perished when their lamps ignited accumulated gas in an abandoned Grand Tunnel shaft. Hodges left a wife and children. Madden a widower.
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Winkesbarre
Charles Hodges
Madden
Grand Tunnel
Hodges
Adden
Brewer Mrs Trefz Seeks 600000 For Reopening Plant
Newark April 14 Mrs C Trefz widow of the Trefs Brewery owner seeks 600000 to cover papers and costs for reopening the four-plant brewing operation after her husband's death. The telegram notes the goal to obtain funds to carry the necessary documents.
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Newark
N. J
C. Trefz
Trefs
Wounded Hancock claim by Pickett’s Sergeant Wood
Harrisburg dispatch details a claim by Augustus Michie that Sergeant William Rive Wood of Company H Fifty sixth Regiment Garnett’s Brigade Pickett’s Division wounded General Hancock at Gettysburg. The letter to Hon H Wallace Brown seeks confirmation of the wounding site and monument placement based on testimony from Michie’s brother and Garnett’s men.
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Wood
Pickett
Hancock
Gettysburg
Harrisburg
General Hancock
Sergeant Wood
Garnett
Agustus Michie
Washington, D. C
Michie
H. Wallace Brown
Brown
Crawford County
Harrison
Washington
Libby
William Rive Wood
Henry Clay Michie
Company H
Whitehall Guard
Garnet
Bett
Federa
Kemper
Armstead
Rence
Myer
G Michie
Johnson's Island
General Armistead
Analysis of Confederate position near the monument after battle
The report questions the Confederate stance near the monument and whether General Hancock led troops from that area as claimed. It notes disputed testimonies from Sergeant Wood about aiming at Hancock and whether Hancock was wounded and dragged from the field as the fight ended.
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General Hancock
Sergeant Wood
Gettysburg
Armistead
Hancock
Wood
Batchelder
Venient
Hancoch
Essergio
Price
Empsox
Trouble brewing in California after secret Lower California plot
Reporters in Los Axcees, Can., reveal a well organized scheme to seize the Lower California peninsula. Two Grand Army men, one a city official, describe offers of rank and pay and confirm a secret order with over 1,000 members in the military and civil branches. They warn that trouble may follow if the plan proceeds.
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Los Axcees
Can
Lower
California
Lower Peninsula
Mexico
South
Military Department
Civil Department
Doctor George R. Gyles Dies By Suicide In New York
Dr. George R. Gyles a longtime physician and druggist in New York shot himself with strychnine at his West Twenty fi street home. The April tragedy follows personal losses including his daughter’s death and a malpractice verdict. authorities found a bottle of poison and a card on a table. His wife questions the suicide theory while friends suspect mental decline after recent illnesses.
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New York
George R. Gyles
West Twenty-fi Street
Dr. Gyles
Dee Gyles
Freight wreck as roadbed sinks near Belleville
Special telegram from Belleville Illinois reports an extraordinary freight wreck on the Cairo Short Line two miles from Belleville. Freight No. 3 bound from Duquoin toward Belleville plunged as the roadbed sank ten feet into Marsh’s coal mine. Engineer Pat Tobin and Fireman Harry Nolan escaped with minor injuries. brakeman Sam Patton was badly hurt.
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Belleville
Ita
Cairo
Duquoin
Belleville S
Pat Tobin
Harry Nolan
Marsh
Sam Patton
Clerk Out of Clover Systematically Robs Employer
Newark April 14 Alligator skins lizards skins and kangaroo hides vanished from KR G Salomon's Newark factory for two years. Bernard Schroeder 183 Booth Orange Ave confessed to the employer and pleaded for mercy. Loss estimated at 10000 with Schroeder earning 22 Hoawesk in salary. Schroeder held in custody awaiting further action.
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Newark
N. J
KR. G
Schroeder
Mr. Salomon
Salomon
Stainsby
The Rochester Car Strike Eases as Cars Run Freely
April 14 Rochester reports quieter strike conditions with many streetcar lines operating without incidents. One car reportedly toppled in Hudson Street with no injuries. several car windows broken by stones. A mob besieged a Clinton Street home housing four drivers. they fled a frightened landlady who dressed in disguise and telephoned for aid. Patrols arrived and six men escorted the four drivers to Main Street barns.
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Rochesttex
Hudson Street
Clinton Street
Bride of a Baron Deserts American Heiress After Courting Riches
Baltimore heiress Miss Willie Anna Constable marries Baron Von Sureow amid claims of vast German wealth. The baron misleads her with inheritances and court-martial rumors, puis disappears after planning to flee to Germany with funds from an uncle. She buys a ticket to Liverpool to pursue him as ships sail.
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Baron von Sureow
Baltimore
Willie Constable
F. E. von Sureow
Willie Anna Constable
Philadelphia
New York
Miss Constable
Germany
Constable
York
Alaska
Guion
Baronesa
Liverpool
Gallia
Cunard Line
Baroness Von Sureen Known Figure in City Society
A fragmentary notice identifies the Baroness Von Sureen as Miss Willie Constable, a longtime guest at the Hotel Normandie, and notes speculation about her travel plans and past wardrobe costs amid unclear circumstances.
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Ena
Baroness von Sureen
Willie Constable
Normandie
Temperance Campaign Targets Michigan City Saloonkeepers
Mrs. W. O. Leeds, wife of Indiana magnate, accuses 19 Michigan City saloonkeepers of selling liquor to her husband after notice to stop. She seeks fines from $10 to $100 per drink and aims to close unlicensed 14 venues. Leeds claims politicians and saloon interests influence him. Lael backs the saloonmen with an alleged $5,000,000 to back efforts.
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Michican City
W. O. Leeds
Indiana
Michigan City
Leeds
Captain Reed Suicide Shocks Plattsburg Barracks
Special telegram from Albany reports Captain Ogden B. Reed of the Eleventh United States Infantry shot himself at the Plattsburg barracks after returning from town where he sought permission to attend the Harrison murder trial. Born Colchester Vermont 1843 he served in the Civil War rising from private to breveted officer and commanded at Plattsburg barracks for two years. He leaves a widow and three.
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Distatch
Albany
Plattsburg
Ogden B. Reed
Eleventh
United States Infantry
Plattsburg Barracks
Court House
Harrison
Captain Reed
Colchester
Highteenth Vermont Volunteers
Piattaburg Barracks
Legislature Debates NY Centennial Trip in Final Session
In Harrisburg a House resolution to send lawmakers to New York for a centennial celebration advances after Senate approval but faces House opposition. A Republican member plans to seek revocation, arguing the trip would derail already lagging business. So far, irty bills reach the Governor, 26 approved, three withdrawn, one vetoed.
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Hareiishurg
New York
House
Senate
Irty
Alleghen Court House
Minneapolis Car Strike Hardens as Cars to Run
Minneapolis Minnesota April 14 There is no change in the strike status of street railway and motor line workers. The men remain firm and will not yield. Mass meetings were held with local labor leaders urging resistance and denouncing monopolists. President Lowry reiterates plans to run cars tomorrow, while Mayor Dean warns strikers against interfering with street traffic.
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Minneapolis
Mixw
Isbor
Lowry
Dean
Band of Boys Steal Brass from Railroads and Factories
Eight to ten youths aged 10 to 17 form a band stealing brass from railroads and factories to sell to a junk dealer. Costello, arrested, implicated others and was sent to the reform school. Junk dealer urged the thefts. arrests of the boys and dealer are planned for tomorrow.
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Erailroads
Wagram
Dispatch
Lr. O
Costello
Mm School
Elsim
West Virginia Federal Office Holders Change Over
A telegram from Wheeling reports many federal offices in the city have seen changes in two days. The Pension Examiners board resigned, Jepson and Stathers leave their posts, Custodian Fee is dismissed and Bickerton named as successor, James Todd removed from Custom House repairs and Bachman appointed to take over tomorrow.
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West Virginia
Charlies Bickerton
James M. Todd
Charles Bachman
Oklahoma Boomers Rush for Land and Title Claim
Reported from St Louis April 14 describes a bloody clash between Kiowa Kansas and Texas men over claims in western Oklahoma. The rush gathers colonists from Arkansas to Texas aiming for the Cherokee outlet and southern border, with women like Miss Holly Young and Miss Manitta Daisy joining efforts to secure claims.
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Oklahoma
St. Louis
Indian Territory
Isone
Kiowa
Kan
Texas
Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company
Arkansas City
Kno
Arkansas
New Territory
Captain & H. Scott
Kinckspoo Reserve
Cote
North Carolina
George Casaaie
Ast
E. Potawatomie
Lows
I Merritt
Fort Leavenworth
Cherokee Outlet
Okincee
Roy
Wichits
Holly Young
Quincy
Manitta Daisy
Louisville
Kansas
Purcell
Gainesville
Chicago
Plumbers’ Exchange
Philip Summerfield
West Side
Rocket
Lover Breaks Down At Lena Zimmer Burial Scene
Miss Lena Zimmer died by carbolic acid at her home. Joseph Nichols, her fiancé, wept uncontrollably as the coffin was lowered, tried to jump into the grave, and was later driven home by his father. Coroner Hughes has not finished the inquest.
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Stapuerox
L. L
Lena Zhmmer
Cooper's Cemetery
Joseph Nichols
Lena
Nichols
Staten Island
Miss Zimmer
Hughes
Centenarian in Chicago recalls battles with Napoleon
Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports Charles Voss, over 100, entered Twelfth street station in Chicago seeking food and shelter after a dispute with his son. Born in Leiden, Germany, he said he enlisted in 1811 with the Blue Uhlans and fought Napoleon at Austerlitz, Leipzig and Waterloo, witnessed Moscow, and earned the Iron Cross in 1813. He later helped in the Berlin revolutions of 1848 before moving to New York in 1858 and settling in Chicago. His son has since brought him home.
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Chicago
Waterloo
Curiaco
Charles Voss
Twelfth Street
Vera
Leiden
Germany
Uhlans
Napoleon
Austerlitz
Aed
Voss
Robert Campbell Sues Ohio Iron and Steel for 25000
Robert P. Campbell of Pittsburg sues Ohio Iron and Steel Co for 25000 damages alleging injuries from riding a freight car that failed to accompany him, claiming lifelong disability.
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Younestows
Robert P. Campbell
Pittsburg
Ohio Iron and Steel Company
Rio Grande Damaged by Fire Off New York
Steamship Rio Grande was damaged by fire off New York on April 14. The blaze affected the vessel as crew fought to contain the flames and prevent further loss.
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New York
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