Bladensburg duel threat over Italian diplomat Verdi with reporter Harries
Washington braces for a possible duel on Bladensburg battlefield between Dr. T. Verdi, Italian Minister confidant, and George Harries, longtime Evening Star reporter. Harries accuses Verdi of false statements and challenges him to a fight, citing Italian and American press tensions and social pressure among diplomats. Verdi faces career jeopardy amid open letter exchanges and calls for public confrontation.
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Italy
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George di. Harries
Corre
Evening Star
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Harries
France
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House of Representatives
Congress
Lightner
Blaine Letter Dominates Italian Press On New Orleans Issue
In Rome on April 17 the Italian press focuses on Secretary Blaine's reply to Marquis di Rudini regarding New Orleans. Interviews flood in as Porter and other officials weigh the U S stance. Papers debate Blaine’s aims and the likelihood of mediation while denying reports of Porter taking leave.
Italian Editor Attacks Blaine Note Over Italy Demands
In New York on April 17 the Il Progresso Italo Americano editor Luigi Rovrso writes a sharp critique of Secretary Blaine s note to the Italian government. He calls the note discourteous and says it fails to satisfy Italy s right to demand satisfaction and separation for massacred men. He denounces U S immigration laws as crude and cynical and questions Blaine s theories on alien protection.
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New York
Luigi Roverso
Il Progresso Italo Americano
Blaine
Italy
United States
Mr. Blaine
The Strangle Hold A Playful Joke Turns Serious
Special telegram from Crxcixwatt reports Allen O. Myers narrowly survived a prank by manager J. M. Hill. Hill embraced Myers from behind in the Grand Hotel causing a forceful bend that tore the lamyx and injured bronchial tubes, with a neck blood vessel rupture.
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Allen O. Myers
Dispatch
J. M. Hill
Myers
Grand Hotel
Fourth Street
Plum
Lynch Law Threatened Over Murderer’s Halted Hanging
A large crowd gathers at Broken Bow in Custer county and threatens to lynch Haustine if he is not hanged this evening. Haustine was slated to die today but received a respite from Governor Bord.
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Omana
Broken Bow
Custer County
Haustine
Bord
Lawrence T. Neal Named in Gov and Senate Nomination Buzz
Lawrence T. Neal of Ohio gains prominence as a candidate link for the upcoming Democratic nomination for governor and potential United States senator. The reference places Neal in the political romance line of notable figures.
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Lawrence T. Neal
Ohio
Dispatch
Engagement Broken Over Objections Seeks Reconciliation
During the war he was engaged to marry the daughter of Millionaire Goode of Springfield but the engagement ended due to objections. He has since died and Mr Neal traveled to Springfield to renew the engagement, with plans to marry. Neal notes the next presidential election hinges on the Ohio gubernatorial result.
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Goode
Springfield
Neal
Ohio
Wrecked Circus Leaves City in Ruin and Casualties
A Wild West show in ByoXxvVILLE collapses into chaos when a brick hits a clown and a stampede tears down the tent. About 200 fans are trapped as the big top collapses, with 35,000 in damages and 20 injured, none severely. Police fail to stop the riot as crews flee by midnight.
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Byoxxvville
Trent
Washburn
Arlington
Powderly Attacks New York Board of Arbitration
General Master Workman Powderly denounces the State Board of Mediation and Arbitration after its Rochester clothing industry report. He questions laws forcing purchases and bribes from officials, urging laborers to abolish the board and warning of revolution if corruption prevails.
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New York
Workman Powderly
Knights of Labor
State Board of Mediation and Arbitration
Knights
Rochester
Powderly
Florence E. Donovan
Chauncey M. Depew
Buffalo
Clothing Exchange of
Exodus to America Emigration Surges Amid Tariff Debate
Liverpool and Queenstown report a large rise in emigration to the United States driven by the McKinley tariff. Sailings include 1,440 aboard the Cephalonia, with 856 from Liverpool and 584 from Queenstown. Woolen mill workers in Italy plan to depart for New York as wages fall. Newfoundland delegates in London push annexation as a remedy, arguing the United States would absorb Newfoundland, altering Canada’s western boundary relations.
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England
United States
America
Liverpool Journal of Commerce
Great Britain
Queenstown
Cunard Company
Cephalonia
Boston
Rome
Senator Rossi
Schlo
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Americas
Florence
New York
A. B. Mourine
Newfoundland
London
France
Canada
Alaska
Cured by Koch lymph in remarkable Balaam recovery
In a historic Emergency Hospital case Charles Balaam, a consumptive, was near death when Koch lymph treatment began. Within days he gained strength, appetite, and weight. within a week cough subsided and he resumed walking. Doctors report a startling recovery with no relapse signs. Shirley Dare notes a letter on independent living.
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Brroceroft
Charles Balaam
Balsam
Balaam
Shaw & Co. Grain Firm Fails After Wheat Market Loss
The New York and Chicago firm J. M. Shaw & Co. failed and renounced on the stock exchange. Shaw & Co. focused on grain trades and carried large wheat positions for Wall Street operators, with no major contracts left on the exchange but believed heavily short during the recent wheat surge.
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New York
M. Shaw & Co
J. M. Shaw & Co
Wall Street
Abad Pittsburger Arrested After Deserting Wife in Pittsburg
Special Telegram to the Dispatch reports Mauricee W. Mack, a picture frame agent, who abandoned his wife in Pittsburg, was arrested in Columbus tonight on the basis of a letter from his wife detailing his conduct. He was at the home of a young German nuptial suitor and expected to marry.
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Mauricee W. Mack
Pittsburg
Tonicht
Bes
Ballet Reform by a Russian Professor
Stepanoff, a principal male dancer at the Imperial Opera House in St. Petersburg, proposes a method to simplify ballet using legible signs to indicate mime and dance movements. He says students can practice alone with guaranteed retention when returning to their master. He has lectured on the invention before the Ecole des Theaters of the Imperial Theater.
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BT Dunlap
Loxpow
Stepanoff
Imperial Opera House
St. Petersburg
Ecole Des Theaters
Imperial Theater
Frantic lover tied to Countess at Opera House incident
At the Imperial Opera House last Wednesday a carriage door was seized and Countess Von Schoenborn was kissed by a man who had entered the carriage. Joseph Lea, a tailor, confessed to the attempt and was arrested as the Countess recovered from the fright.
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Joseph Lea
Mormon Church in Utah Abandons Polygamy In Latest Stand
The section known as the Mormon Church in Utah faces reaction as President Joseph Smith, the eldest son of the prophet, denies that his father taught or practiced polygamy. The group expresses hearty support for the recent abandonment by Utah Mormon Churches.
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Mormon Church
Utah
Joseph Smith
Influenza Epidemic Strikes English Towns Paralyzing Industry
Lowpow April 17 The grip spreads in Britain with Yorkshire Lincolnshire and Hull reporting rising deaths. Dunfield and Rotherham show spread while Leeds Lincolnshire districts face diminishing school attendance and widespread illness. Great Grimaby and Horncastle report hundreds of cases as doctors struggle.
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Lowpow
America
United States
Lancet
Yorkshire
Lincolnshire
Dunfield
Hull
Hotherham
Sheffield
Leeds
Rotherham
Driffield
Horncastle
Lincoln
Belchford
Halford
Great Grimaby
Mther
Chile Backs Down on Balmaceda Port Closure
Paris reports Balmaceda's government will not enforce the nitrate port closure after Lord Salisbury's instructions. The British fleet will protect foreign shipowners, and Chilean officials are told to avoid clashes with foreign vessels amid European protests.
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Chile
Balmaceda
Lord Salisbury
Chilean
Balmaceds
England
Congressional Party
New TB Treatment Proposed by Prof See in Paris
Medical circles in Paris and France show great interest in a new tuberculosis method by Prof. Germain See. Patients spend four to five hours daily in a sealed chamber with air above normal pressure saturated with creosote and eucalyptus. Pressure rises gradually to 1.5 atmospheres, with several reported excellent and lasting results.
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France
Germain See
See
COKERS QUIT WORK AS TROOPS LEAVE AREA
Striking workers refuse to return to Morewood as troops withdraw. Deputies and guards tighten control with Company I from Greensburg called in. Eviction notices grow, families displaced, and tensions rise as leaders push a peaceful but firm strike across the region.
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Parker
Morewood
Davidson
Leisenring No. 2
Leith
Jimtown
Painter
Tyrone
Broadford
Trotter
McCormick
John Kyle
Summit
West Overton
Allison
Bucket Brigade Drum Corpa
In Geestemünde Reichstag Election Leads to Second Ballot
Latest returns show Prince Bismarck 7557 votes, Schmalfeld 5928, Plate Cosaekh 8443, Adlof Freisinniggearty. A second ballot will be needed between Prince Bismarck and Socialist Schmalfeld as a majority is required. Elector apathy marks the contest.
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Geestemunde
Reichstag
Prince Bismarck
Schmalfeld
Plate Cosaekh
Adlof
Freisinnigge
Herr Schmalfeld
Treaty with Spain envoy nears reciprocity pact in Washington
Envoy Foster leaves Madrid for Paris and then New York to deliver the Spain United States reciprocity basis for approval by the President and Secretary Blaine. Parnell complains in Freeman's Journal that McCarthy failed to ratify the Paris fund arrangement made over a month ago. Fannie Ward to share war experiences in Chile for The Dispatch tomorrow with a letter from the front.
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Dunlap
Cradle Company
Manns
Madrid
Paris
New York
Spain
United States
Washington
Blaine
Parnell
Durlap
Countis
Freeman's Journal
McCarthy
Fannie
Ward
Chile
Latter Day Saints Leader Reports Church Stand
Frederic Tubb secretary of the London branch for reorganizing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints writes a letter that is expected to attract interest across denominations. He states the church is not in any way allied with other groups.
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London
Frederic Tubb
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Mexicans to Meet Harrison at El Paso
Colonel Villanueva sails to El Paso to invite President Harrison to visit Mexico. United States Minister Ryan invited President Diaz to meet Harrison, but Diaz cannot leave due to official duties and Congress in session. The Chihuahua governor and district military commandant will also meet Harrison in El Paso and extend hospitality.
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Villanueva
el Paso
Harrison
United States
Ryan
Dias
Congress
Chihuahua
No Verdict By Jury Until Monday In Wood Riot Case
Greensduveg April 17 at the Coroners inquest into the wood riot fatalities testimony from witnesses indicates the jury will not render a verdict before Monday. Investigators await additional evidence to determine responsibility amid ongoing labor unrest.
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Greensduveg
Riot testimony and jury to return verdict at National Hotel
Jacob Zundle testified he stood beside Captain Loar during the riot and recalls no firing command but heard a rear voice say let them have it. After counsel arguments the case went to the jury which adjourned to meet at the National Hotel Mr Pleasant on Monday April 20 to render a verdict.
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Loar
National Hotel
Pleasant
McKEESPORT REPORTS STRIKE SEEMS UNBROKEN
In McKeesport on April 17 observers doubt the strike has slowed, noting coke shipments appear steady. Telegram dispatches from the region indicate deliveries to the Baltimore and Ohio line remain regular, contrasting earlier fears of disruption.
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McKegrsport
Baltimore
Ohio
Governor appoints committee to probe cruelty charges at Ohio Institute for the Blind
Governor Campbell named a committee of the State Board of Charities to investigate allegations of cruelty at the Ohio Institute for the Blind. Reports describe confinement of pupils on bread and water in rooms and a vault, with cases of solitary containment noted. The inquiry begins next week and could lead to institutional reorganization. Professor David Swing contributes a forthcoming Dispatch essay calling this a golden age of heresy.
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Columbus
State Board of Charities
Charles Parrott
H. H. McFadden
Steubenville
John G. Caren
Ohio Institute For the Blind
Board of Charities
Starling Loving
The
Columbus Humane Society
C. M. Morris
Daniel McAllister
Annie Stone
Abe Soule
Ohio
David Swing
Dispatch
Disaster at sea claims ninety lives in Caroline Islands wreck
The British steamship St Catharines was wrecked off the Caroline Islands with ninety drowned. The Monowal arrived today from Sydney and Honolulu, bringing the grim report that 25 days at sea from Sydney and seven days from Honolulu.
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San Franncisco
Monowal
Sydney
Honolulu
St. Catharines
Republicans Accept Issue in Quo Warranto Case
April 17 reports H E Benton chairing the Republican State Central Committee saying the party will not plead lack of jurisdiction in the quo warranto actions against Democratic candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor. They would accept the issue and proceed as far as the court allows.
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Haktrorp
H. E. Benton
Republican State Central Committee
Supreme Court
General Assembly
Staad
Bold Bandits Captured Near Peninsula Border
Sam Antonio reports on the capture of a six-member outlaw band terrorizing the border near the Peninsula. They raided Victoriano Hernandez’s Presidio county ranch two weeks earlier, killing rancher Victoriano Hernandez by a first fusillade and wounding him fatally, with bystander Frank Duke also killed. The rancher’s son wounded two attackers, aiding the defense.
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Sam Antonio
Peninsula
Victoriano Hernandez
Presidio County
Hernandez Ranch
Ex-Chairman Opposes Constitutional Convention Plan
Thomas V. Cooper, ex-chairman and Port of Philadelphia collector, travels with the Tariff Club to Cincinnati for Republican League Club talks. He argues against a constitutional convention, urging amendments via a legislative commission and advocating ballot reforms with a numbering system to safeguard elections. He warns conventions threaten state stability and jab at secrecy within the ballot.
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Philadelphia
Tariff Club
Cincinnati
Republican League
Lycoming County
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