Elmira Colonel Recalls Civil War Campfires at Elm Park
At Elm Park church the Wyomin g conference Veteran Association heard Colonel Baxter of Elmira recount reminiscences of the Civil War. The Elm Park Choir sang marches and old war songs. Baxter spoke of self devotion to principle, battle lessons, and the Sherman march through Georgia with humor about foraging. Veterans and ministers joined in prayer and songs.
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Elmira
Pesaca
Sherman
Georgia
The
Sea
Elm Park
Veteran Association of the Wyoming Conference
Warsodke
Colonel Baxter
Hhs
Pesava
Baxter
Veteran Association
Ezra Griffin
Grand Army of the Republic
O L. Severson
Professor Carter
Hiram G. Blair
Castle Creek
N.Y
Mr. Severson
Veteran Association of the Conference
Perbors
Mors
Lea Hen
Arlington Heights
Confederacy
Union
Darkey
Two Heroes Grown Old in Navy Retirement Notices
The United States navy marks retirees Admiral Benham and Admiral Irwin as they reach age limits this week. Additional retirements include Commodore Fyffe and Rear Admiral Erben, with Marine Major Nicholson and General Howard among others. Irwin, born in Pittsburgh on April 15, 182?, began service at sixteen and earned a storied wartime record.
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Navy
J. W. Moore
Alexander Henderson
A. J. Kiersted
Bache
Marine Corps
A. 8
Nicholson
O. O. Howard
Department of the East
Governor's
T4 Land
John ¥. Hawkinson
Walker
Irwin
Honolulu
Stanton
Admiral Stanton
Rio
Admiral Irwin
Pittsburg
William Wallace Irwin
Congress
Denmark
Smith Secures Flax Plant Pay Deal in Parensox
Senator James Smith Jr of Newark met with Barbour Flax Spinning company leaders and a workers committee in Parensox to back flax tariff protection and wage terms. He secured restoration of 10 percent pay and reopening of the villa, with 2000 operatives to return to work on Wednesday.
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Parensox
N. J
Barbour Flax Spinning Company
James Smith, Jr
Newark
Barbours
William Barbour
United States
Senator Smith
Hill speech on tariff seen as unlikely to modify policy
In Wasuisaron on April 10 the general view is that Mr Hill's remarks will fail to alter the tariff terms in a war declaration. It is believed he aims to defeat the tariff while counting on strong support he thinks will back him.
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Wasuisaron
Hill
Snowden Annual Report Highlights Guard In Inaugural Preparations
General Snowden presents his 1803 annual report praising National Guard mobilization for the president’s inauguration. He notes discipline gains, encampment concerns, and calls for fixed nutrition plans and nonportable cooking gear. The report also covers knapsack blanket debate and a board to decide on Abenu kupauk blanket adoption.
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Hanrrisuwna
AJOR
George N. Snowden
Cleveland
Snowden
Wiley
J.P.S. Gobin
Washington
Army
Jealous lover fatally wounds girl in Calcasien area
A shooting eight miles below her on Sunday night left a 16 year old girl dead and her sister wounded when Herbert L Parlin, who sought to wed the girl, returned to the Howard home and shot the girl’s mother then wounded the daughter. Parlin was captured and shot during arrest efforts.
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New Ointeass
Lake Charles
Lasuya
Howard
Calcasien River
Herbert L. Parlin
Parlin
Slater
Horse Crash at Stage Endangering Footlights
Two boys George Bennett and Harry Mille guided a horse that bolted during a stage act. The horse jumped the hurdle, charged toward the audience, and crashed into the orchestra as lights flickered. No serious injuries were reported though electric wires were damaged and panicked spectators briefly.
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George Bennett
Harry Mille
Queen Been
Inventor's Fireproof Coat Fails to Hurt After Shots
Sunday Count Von Schonwaloff, the Russian ambassador, fired two shots at Dowe inside his coat without injuring him. The supreme test involved repeated firings from a German army rifle, all to no harm. Dowe reportedly received an 8,000,000 mark offer from the German government for the invention.
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Ita
Bertis
Dowe
Uniferm
Count von Schonwaloff
Last Puresteen Iroquois Chief Dies at Caughnawaga
Montreal April 10 The final puresteen Iroquois died in the Indian village of Caughnawaga. The decedent bore the name Tviratavari ake meaning Broken Knife. Remaining Caughnanage residents are described as having French or Scottish blood.
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Montreal
Caughnawaga
Caughnanage
Pollard Breckinridge Case Supplies Courtroom Drama
In a St. Louis circuit court session Judge Bradley reviewed a contested letter as attorneys Carlisle Wilton and Butterworth conferred for ten minutes. The defense led by Colonel Thompson followed Carlisle and attacked Mollie Spinglebauer and several defendants with assertions about perjury and testimony from Sisters of Charity versus the plaintiff. The volley of anonymous letters and press suggestions showcase a high profile clash over credibility and motive.
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Bradley
Messrs
Carlisle
Wilton
Butterworth
Itia
Pollard
Dime Museum
Mr. Carlisle
Breckinridge
Thompson
Misa Pollard
Mollie Spinglebauer
John Brant
Hiram Kaufmann
Aleck Julian
Rankin Rogwell
Sisters of Charity
Norwood Foundling Asylum
Colonel Thompson
Cholera Spreads Rapidly in Constantinople and Global News
Reports indicate malignant cholera spreading quickly in Constantinople. The Reichstag backs a commercial treaty with Uruguay. Spain presses the United States on Cuban refugees. A clash with mounted police near Madras leaves 33 Muslims dead and many wounded. William Astor Chanler to lead a new Mount Kenia expedition in about six months.
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Constantinople
Reichstag
Uruguay
Spain
United States
Scotch Grand Committee
Madras
India
William Astor Chanler
Mount Kenia
Africa
Exciting Horse Jump Shocks Lyceum Night in Kentucky
The () performance of In Old Kentucky at the Lyceum last evening featured a horse leap into the orchestra during the finale of the third act. The winning horse Quven Beas was ridden by Laura Bart, a regular company member. two other horses were amateurs hired for the night.
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Old Kentucky
Rocurstra
Lyceum
Lexington
Quven Beas
Misa Laura Bart
Respect
Notable Clergy and Legacy Figures Mentioned in Obituary Snippet
The fragment notes Rev Bernard O Reilly bishop of Liverpool, Elizabeth Goongs a 101 year old native of Middle town Pa in Indianapolis, Edward Norton 70 first Guernsey importer to America in Farmington Conn Rev Dr William M Thomson author and longtime Asia Minor missionary in Denver 57.
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Bernard O'Reilly
Liverpool
Elizabeth Goongs
Middletown
Indianapolis
Ind
Farmington, Conn
Edward Norton
America
William M. Thomson
Asia Minor
Denver
Labor leaders urge providential boom for Judge Caldwell
Kansan labor leaders rally behind Judge Caldwell after his Union Pacific ruling. Pennsylvania iron interests lease Oregon Iron plant at Oswego Oregon and plan to erect rolling mills. Investigation into George Betts death in Birmingham Alabama finds poison in stomach and wife suspected of murder.
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Kansan Iabor
Judge Caldwell
Union Pacific
Pennsylvania Iron
Oregon Iron Company
Oswego
Ore
George Betts
Birmingham
Ala
Harmon Routs Bandits After Express Car Dynamite Blast
On a Rock Island train near Pond Creek Oklahoma Territory four masked robbers attempt robbery. Express messenger Jack Harmon shoots a robber dead and wounds another after a dynamite blast tears open the express car. The bandits retreat. posse hunts them. No identifications yet. Some think Dalton gang ties. Deputy organized. expresses no ransom detail.
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Rock Island
Pond Creek
O. T
Rock
Arkansas River
Here
Jack Harmon
Welle-Fargo Express
Harmon
Messan-der Harmon
Dalton Gang
Jackson Puts Forward Fight Plan With Corbett
Peter Jackson sends a long letter to James J. Corbett seeking definite arrangements for a fight in June July or August 1904. They propose a private bout with ten thousand dollars a side or twenty round box, with specifics on venue officials and attendance. Jackson warns he may retire if Corbett leaves the question unsettled, with a thirty day consideration period.
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Civaco
Peter Jackson
James J. Corbett
Corbett Anila
England
Jaikeson
Associated Press
Acconda
National Sporting Club
London
Corbett
Jackson
Unknown man found in Schuylkill canal near Swedeland
The body of a bald man about 30 with a fractured skull and bruises was pulled from the Schuylkill canal at Swedeland by Lock tender Jacob Richards. He likely was murdered as he was dressing when struck and thrown into the canal, hindering identification due to decomposition.
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Norristown
Schuylkill Canal
Swedeland
Jacob Richards
Rieharde
Mine Workers Convention Opens With Address From McBride
Corumans Ohio April 10 The national president McBride opened the United Mine Workers of America meeting and delivered the annual address criticizing Secretary John W Hayes of the Knights of Labor for alleged dishonesty in the past fusion he claimed the Knights assembly overstated membership stating the amalgamation left only 4415 members instead of 2000.
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Corumans
United Mine Worker’ of America
McBride
Tis
John W. Hayes
Knights of Labor
Awembly Knights of Labor
United Mine Workers
Arembly Lad
Wyckoff Ex-Senator Disappears After Large Debts
In Bloomswanna New Jersey on April 10 locals report ex Senator Martin Wyckoff vanished after leaving about 86000 in budgetary accounts. Friends deny knowledge of his location while villagers suspect he is hiding until business matters are settled. Records show chattel mortgages given by Wyckoff cover all his available property.
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Bloomswanna
N. J
Martin Wyckoff
Asbury
Wyckoff
Fire Discovered in Capitol Basement in Harrishire
Fire was found in the document rooms of the house in the basement of the capitol in Harrishire Pa this afternoon and firemen fought the blaze for hours tearing up floors of the committee rooms. Loss estimated at 500 dollars.
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Harrishire
Harrissurs
Capitol
Committee
Losa
One Child Burned to Death in Prairie Fire
A cyclone east of Lers swept a large farming area near Gorniz Oklahoma on April 102A. A dozen buildings were destroyed and several people injured. The four year old son of George Grownaway was cremated and two other children badly burned in a prairie fire.
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Gorniz
Okla
Lers
George Grownaway
Army Snowbound As Coxeyites Halt In Two Cities
The Coxey commonweal army halted during a severe mountain storm at Camp Abraham Lincoln Mountain View Park near Uniontown Pennsylvania. Chief Marshal Browne ordered a halt extending the march by two days while supplies are gathered and provisions stocked for the trek ahead. Nearby Reno Nevada and Higunasi Alabama report industrial armies moving on or resting with authorities warning leaders and providing meals and clothing for the marchers.
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Uniontown
Massillon
Coxey
Abraham Lincoln
Mountain View Park
Marshal Browne
Weekend Corset Sale Cut Prices On Select Garments
To clear room for new styles we offer for one week corsets at reduced prices. Our Own 50c corset now 38c, Union 75c corset now 48c, Thomson Dollar corset 68c, and P D R G Thompson Glove Fitting. This sale targets ladies misses and children with a focus on practical undergarments and fashion basics. Limited quantities available during the promo period.
Schuylkill County Budget and Local Scandals Revealed
The county spent 711085 to operate last month while surveyor candidates stir local politics in Pittsntre district. Richmond township tax collector W V Schweyer vanished after admitting a loan loss of 200. Reading lawyer Frank L Murphy bound for federal forgery case. Coal and iron police pursue Mahanoy Plane robbers who left a postage stamp satchel. Wyoming county GOP chair Limer Brown sworn in as county commissioner amid factional turmoil.
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Wyoming County Republican Committee
Limer Brown
Amin Understanding
Court rules lager beer not a spirituous liquor
The supreme court bag decided that lager beer is not a "wpirituous liquor." Mr. Walsh, the newly appointed sen at from Georgia, was sworn in yester ity. The senate has confirmed the nomination of Edward L. Smith to be postmaster at Towanda, Pa. Comptroller Eckels will address Boston bankers on Thursday night and Providence bankers on Saturday night. Propornia for stamped envelopes will be readvertised for, Postmaster General Bin well having decided that the recently opened bids were illegal.
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Supreme Court
Mr. Walsh
Georgia
Senate
Edward L. Smith
Towanda
Eckels
Boston
Providence
Propornia
bin Well
Weather Outlook For Aastern Fenneyleania April Forecast
Forecast for Wednesday in Aastern Fenneyleania calls for cold and hot winds, turning variable as the day progresses. Expect fluctuating temperatures with unsettled conditions and potential gusts.
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Wastixerox
Aastern Fenneyleania
Elondy
Ladies Show Off Purchases With Enthusiasm
Women flaunt 81.50 2 and 9.50 and 83 shoes to friends, so excited the crowd predicts another gale of shopping after these buys.
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Oklahoma
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Schuylkill County
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W. J. Weichel
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