Deluge in Texas Triggers Train Wreck and Losses
A cloud burst in Avustin Texas April 7 causes the Colorado river to rise rapidly washing out the International and Great Northern railroad bridge 17 miles west. The St Louis Cannon Ball train wrecked with reporters noting cremated passengers and potential large loss of life and property. Elsewhere in Cedar Rapids an Indian woman Lela Puckaccee faces custody issues in a federal court case involving marriage.
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Le-La- Pue-Ka-Chee
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Tama Reservation
Viegith
Toledo
Dewey Denies Republican Candidacy Rumors
Admiral Dewey and Mrs. Dewey arrived in Washington after a Philadelphia trip. Reporters pressed about a statement claiming Dewey is a Democrat and loyal to McKinley. Dewey replied he has always been a Democrat and never voted for any other man, dispelling rumors of his presidential bid.
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Philadelphia
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Wall
Lami
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William ¢. Whitney
Admiral Dewey
British and Boer forces clash as war updates flood April dispatches
Reports from Capetown and London detail intense fighting around Pretoria area. Boer prisoners attempt escapes at Simons Town while British operations near Karee Spruit press on. Roberts notes casualties and troop strengths as Villebois de la Morliere is killed in action amid ongoing pursuit of Boer forces.
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Bis
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Wien
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Zreat
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O'Connell Street
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Royal Irish Fusiliers
mcLean
Kansas City
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Ohn McLean
Admiral WY
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Brownilwao
Suppression of El Coebano Libre Sparks San Juan unrest
In Santiago de Cuba the new mayor Senor Grinan arrested the five editors of El Coebano Libre after an editorial attacked the municipal government calling it a cesspool of moral corruption. Citizens protest join, and troops are on alert as riots loom. editors may be released amid heightened tension. In San Juan Porto Rico workers clash with foreign colored laborers during a pier strike. one man is killed and several injured as troops patrol the streets.
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Porto Sico
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Guands
Friends of Anne
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Sia
Independencia
Porto Rico
Puerto Tiers
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St. Kitts
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Son of Mens
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Wan
Alexr
Ansell
Kor
Martial Haw
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Court HITS Union Labor in Nebraska ruling
Judge Keyemaur declared public official resolutions to use only union made goods invalid. Bertha Gottschman sought mandamus to force county to award printing contract for blanks. The commissioners rejected Gottschman bid as it lacked union labor provisions.
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Kia
Neb
Keyemaur
Bertha Gotsehman
Indie
Getschman
Supreme Court Refuses Rehearing in Press Case
The Supreme Court refuses to rehear the Inter Ocean Publishing case. The court denies the petition for a rehearing in the People v. Salomon matter and upholds the order suspending Salomon from practicing in Illinois courts for unprofessional conduct. Postal notice states unregistered letters and parcels to Alaska will be dispatched from San Francisco and Seattle by steamers on April 18.
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His
Inter Ocean Publishpany
the Press
Salou
Salomon
Postonce Department
Alaska
San Francisco
Seattle
Boxers' Society to be suppressed by foreign powers
A joint note from American British German and French ministers to the Chinese foreign office demands total suppression of the Boxers within two months. If not, troops will be landed to secure foreigners safety in Shan Tong and Chi Li, marking growing international pressure amid unrest.
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Society of
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