Iowa Stotsenberg Falls First in Nebraska Command
Seven Americans were killed and forty four wounded near Quingua four miles northeast of Malolos in a clash with Filipino forces. Col John Stotsenberg of the First Nebraska Regiment and Lieut Sisson were among the dead. The engagement ended with Filipino retreat and Nebraska troops advancing to hold the town despite losses. Stotsenberg was regarded as bold and popular with his men.
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Stotsenberg
Quingua
Malolos
John of Stotsenberg
Nebraska Regiment
Sisson
Liewang Just. C. Nissan
Fourth Cavalry
Nebraska
Col
Preast
Lieut
Iowa
Utah
Stotsenbure
Fire destroys Kingman Implement Co warehouse in Omaha
A five story brick warehouse of the Kingman Implement Company in Omaha burned late Sunday night with all contents. Loss estimated at 170000 dollars, including 100000 on stock and the rest on the building. Insurance covers three fourths of the value.
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Mingman
Buchanan County
Bonar
Independence
Sandard
Saxony
J. F. Martindale
Divorced wife shoots husband in Kensington Kansas
Stockman shot by former wife Mrs. Stockman after divorce proceedings. He was intoxicated and attacked. she fired a revolver warning him to quit, wounding him fatally. Details recounted by Chicago Messenger from London. Additional items note Midlands Terminal Mail strike in Cripple Creek and a San Francisco ax murder case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Stockman
Kensington
Kan
Stockman
Chicago Messenger
London
Dorkin
Chicago Tribune
London Daily Mail
Senator Quay Acquitted Amid Emotions After Verdict
Matthew Stanley Quay was declared not guilty on April 21 of conspiracy and misuse of Pennsylvania state funds at the People's Bank of Philadelphia. The court cleared the courtroom amid shouts of congratulations. Gov. Stone welcomed the verdict and Quay was sent to serve until the next legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Stanley Quay
State of
Pennsylvania
People’s Bank of
Philadelphia
Ste Ui
Orde
Quay
Chi
Gov. Stone
Hobart
Senate
United States
South Dakota Minnesotans Clash With Filipino Forces
Early April 21 three South Dakota companies and three Minnesota companies engaged a Filipino force of about 500 near Bocava and Guiguinto. The enemy retreated three miles in decent order after suffering heavy losses. One American was wounded before ammunition ran out and troops returned to camp as river bombardment followed. Rebels push west of Malolos toward Calumpit, with new trenches near the railroad and apparent evacuation of foothill towns ahead of a U.S. assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota
South
Malolos
Calumpit
Kentucky vagrancy law struck down for constitutional conflict
A Kentucky vagrancy statute, long used to punish by sale into a term of years, was declared void for conflicting with the U S Constitution. The ruling holds vagrancy is not a crime and condemns cruel and unusual punishment protections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
United States
Train wreck near Aurora claims life in high winds
A St Paul fireman on the Burlington line near Aurora, Minnesota, seven miles west, was killed and others injured when a Burlington train left the track at fifty miles an hour. The engine derailed and the train overturned, with the dining car and a coach burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington Railroad
St. Paul
Burlington Road
Aurora
They Want to See Bryan Before They Are Mustered Out
The Third Nebraska regimentsmen press for a visit from their first colonel William Jennings Bryan at Augusta Georgia before muster out on May 11. They urge friends and newspapers to arrange a station for Bryan to meet the troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third
Nebraska
Will. J. Bryan
Cpt. Bryan
Augusta
Big Bogus Stamp Fraud and Public Notices
Chicago officers uncovered counterfeit stamps on hundreds of cigars from factory No 8741 in the Ninth district of Pennsylvania. Over 200000 cigars from eastern counterfeiters were located. Cleveland Board of Education plans a factory to produce school furniture for city buildings to save funds. Governor Roosevelt signed the civil service bill repealing the Black law and reestablishing prior system with single exams. Sheriff Diggsont in Cook County Tennessee was killed in an ambush during a moonshiner raid near North Carolina. American Car and Foundry Co Jeffersonville Kentucky announced a wage increase affecting 2000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Internal Revenue
Ninth District
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Gov
Highbinders War in Fresno Chinatown Ends in Bloodshed
Violent clash between rival Chinese factions in Fresno Chinatown leaves three dead, nine hospitalized, and police pursuing Wong Duck after a deadly shootout. Officers Morse and Rapelji exchanged fire as dozens fought. the feud pits King Kunt Tongs against Luey On Tongs amid widespread chaos with fifty shots fired.
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Sons of Flawery
Fresno
Cel
Chinatown
Onslaugh
Ravelji
Tolare Street
Rapelji
Wong Duck
Morse
Chin Chi
Tighbinder
King Kunt Tongs
Luey On Tongs
Yellow Fever Outbreak Beginning in Havana
Havana reports three yellow fever cases on April 20 with Col. Davis isolating affected houses and restricting entry. No Americans among the ill, and officials expect a seasonal outbreak but smaller than usual. Sanitary department says the situation is under control. Separately, La Lucha reports an American shell from last summer bombarded Manzanillo cafe Labyrinth of Geld, killing three and injuring many. shell removed from under the floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Col. Davis
la Lucha
Manzanillo
Arrest of Falke commander sparks Apia tension
A German warship Falke commander was arrested at Apia for supplying arms to Mataafa, by a British commander. Arkansas lawmakers quit after a 41 day session, adjourning sine die in Little Rock with bills on railroad, state capitol and anti trust law. Meanwhile Midland Terminal Railroad workers strike for shorter hours in Cripple Creek, Colorado, affecting about 100 men as cloudbursts cause damage near Highland, Kansas Wednesday night.
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Midlands Terminal Mailroad
Cripple Creek
Gole
Apia
Victoria
B. C
Aorangie
Falke
Mataafa
Arkansas
Thirty-second General Assembly
State of Arkansas
Littis Rock
Midland ‘Terminal Railroad Company
Colo
Market Quotations From Cattle And Grain Prices
A fragmented market report lists cattle and grain quotations across U S. markets including Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Cleveland and New York. It shows bids for hogs sheep wheat corn oats and butter with varied prices per hundredweight and bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ste
St. Louis
Catile
Detroit
Gual
Enmilson
New York
Ex-Banker Murray Haywood Indicted in Clinton Real Estate Case
Murray Haywood, junior member of the late George Haywood & Son, is indicted for embezzlement connected to a real estate mortgage. The case centers on a 1800 mortgage linked to properties sold to Marmy Haywood and later to Garrett Purcell, with Purcell’s estate facing foreclosure for 1800 due on the old mortgage. The Grand Jury returned the indictment after attempts to clear the title failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray Haywood
George Haywood
Joel Shadle
Belunce
Shadle
Wood .& Son
Marmy Haywood
Garret Purcell
Purcell
Zievenius
Forccs
Maywoods
Murray
Grand
Two Candidates For Speaker In Iowa Race For Speakership
Iowa will have Henderson and Hepburn as full slate contenders to succeed Speaker Reed. A Dubuque interview with Hepburn signals support for Henderson, and Henderson’s allies claim solid backing from the Tama delegation, with Hepburn rooted in Hepburn’s home base Clarinda. Des Moines officials foresee no fixed delegation until a conference settles it, and the unit rule may decide the winner. Des Moines court house dispute unfolds with mayoral funds, unpaid bills, and accusations of over-spending against Hutter.
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Iowa
Henderson
Hepbura
Towa
Reed
Dubuque
Hepburn
Clarinda
Capt
Hull
Des Moines
Military Committee
Werderson
Des Moines Court House
Polk County Court House
EOE
H. Bunter
Hutter
Smallpox Case Report Near Wellman
A genuine case of smallpox has developed at the home of Henry Bartholemew, about one-quarter mile south of Wellman. Mr. Kauffman, a relative recently returned from the south, is the victim. A strict quarantine has been placed upon the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellman
Henry Barthola
Kauffian
Convicted of Perjury In Shelvy Case
George Sultan of Shelvy was sentenced at Harlin to five years in the penitentiary at Almosa. He was convicted of perjury in a case involving the stealing of some goods.
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George Sultan of
Shelvy
Harlin
Bor
Almosa
Identification Mistakenly Ties Plymouth Official to Death
A corpse found near Lamar is uncertainly linked to C A Rudolf ex treasurer of Plymouth County by clothing marks from Schindel and Howard of LeMars. The letter from Lamar Undertaking Co states a man was killed on a railroad track and the coat band or initials match Rudolf, who had traveled for Nash Smith Tea and Coffee Co of Denver. Relatives seek confirmation from Denver.
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C. A. Rado
Plymouth County
Schindel & Howard, Clothiers
LeMars
Lamar Undertaking Company of
Lamar
Olv
Schindel & Howard
C. A
Schindel Mowanl
C. A. Redolf
Would Shoot Him on Sight Bandit Believed Cornered in Council Bluffs Swamp
A bank robber from the State Savings Bank hold up at Council Bluffs on April 18 is believed trapped in a river bottom swamp five miles below the city. Police say the robber, seen heading toward the swamp, carries two large revolvers and could fight when cornered. Officers are instructed to shoot on sight. The report also covers the Paulson disappearance, the importation of black miners, civil suits against Dun and Company and others, a high profile trial in Des Moines, arrests in Hastings and Sheldon, a Fort Dodge wreck, extradition of John Providence, a jail escape, and a Dubuque eye injury.
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Sam Hose
Newnan
Griffin
Palmetto
W. X Atkinson
Georgia
Council Bluffs
Browz
Shaw
Des Moines
Tramps Infest Port Dodge During Special Election
Report from Port Dodge describes a surge of tramps in the city led by Yort Dodge, with twenty appearing before the mayor and escorted away. In Denison a special election passed a $15,000 high school proposition by a large majority, with nearly fifty women voting.
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Port Dodge
Yort Dodge
Denison
Missouri River Flood Destroys Walker's Island Farm
Reports from Sioux City to Omaha describe severe Missouri River flooding last Friday. Walker's Island watermelon plantations were ruined as the river breached an old bed, forcing mass evacuations and sweeping away livestock.28 figures estimate thousands of dollars in losses. Water receded slowly over the weekend but the river remained menacing, with railroad tracks under water and bottoms entirely submerged. No lives were lost, though several shanties were carried away and stock drowned.
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Sioux City
Missouri
Sioux
Dakota Count
Alaska
Walker’s Island
Jackson
Net
Walker's Island
Chamberlain
Yankton
Meckling
Vermillion
Elk Point
Ottawa
South Dakota
Omaha
Union Pacific
Inion Pacific
Burlington
Cutoff
Gourt
Onawa
Lowa
Cook Bar
Ohio National Guard Disbandment Sparks Offense and Distrust
Adjutant General Kingsley orders disbanding nearly the entire Ohio National Guard citing general lack of discipline and ignored winter orders to reorganize after the Spanish War. Old officers claim jealousy and protest the mustering out, noting several formed units were among the best volunteers in the southern campaigns.
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Adjutant General of
Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Adjutant General
State
Adjt
Kingsley
Spain
Death of S. T. Baird Louisiana Representative Dies
S. T. Baird of Oak Ridge La dies in Washington from blood poisoning after acute rheumatism and endocarditis. Born May 5 1861 he served as district attorney and district judge before 1898 election to the State Senate. He was a U S Representative elected to the Fifty sixth Congress with a wife and two children surviving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Baird
Washington
T. Baird
Oak Ridge
Sixth Judicial
State Senate
Chicago
House of Representatives
Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested in South Omaha
Alex McGregor alias Robert Day, a noted con man, was arrested in South Omaha on April 18 in connection with the attempted bank robbery in Council Bluffs. He matches the description in most details, except height, being five feet three inches. McGregor admits prior visits to Council Bluffs and South Omaha, claiming he was in St. Joseph at the time.
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South Omaha
Council Bluffs
Alex McGregor
Robert Day
Omaha
McGregor
St. Joseph
Two Great Trothe Quote on Repentance and Conscience
A fragmentary quotation attributed to Puck argues repentance as turning oneself in to escape full punishment, noting it may take long to teach a conscience to accept dictation but can be achieved with persistence. The line frames repentance as self-incriminating state evidence.
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Puck
Lightening His Grief Widower Speaks to Friend
A short, stark fragment shows a widower addressing a friend about visiting regularly to go through his trousers. He confesses the friend reminds him of his departed wife Angeline, saying it feels as if she were alive again. The tone is intimate and somber.
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Ste
Angeline
Judg
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Simonk
Charles Taskey
ULM
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Adolph Rehfeld
San Francisco
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Fylyer
Bryan
John Louis Lay
United States Navy
William B. Cushing
Albemarle
Nina Hall
New Haven
Baun
Ebby
Brooklyn
Board of Education of
Cleveland
JS. Digwsont
Cook Canty
Tenn
Ambiot
Carnijvalins
Amerian Car and Foundry Company
Jellersonville
Bes
Kansas
Ighland
Kaun
Highland
Haywood
Clinton
Templars
J- Morton
Cedar Rapids
Alf Wingate
Beaver
Lacy
Bverenbrook
Anamosa
Templar Park
Knights Templar
Spirit Lake
Knights
James Mercer
Fonda
Hig Farm
S. W. Gardiner
GC. M. Junkin
Fairfield
Pelia
Mt. Pleasant
Lee
Ouunrwa
Saint
Marshalltown
Towa State College Experiment Station
Ayres
P. Curtiss
Ames
Herriott
Paulson
Carey
Thomas Paulson
Sandusky
Pantson
Murray Iron Works of
R. G. Dun & Co
Dun Daily
M. A. Wooldredge
Citizens Bank of Keokuk
BeaXers' Casualty Company of
R. F. Boulware
Citizens Bank
Wooldredge
Satis
McParland
Viola Uarlocker
Hastings
Neb
Sheldon
Atlantic
Ulinois Central
Fort Dodge
William Sullivan
Wisconsin
John Prosidence
Wa. Sullivan
Fon du Lac
BR. H. Henderson
Stuart
Araight
Yost
James Cooney
Lows Tron
S. T. Baird
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