First Land Fight Near Santiago Involving Rough Riders
About Satur day morning a battle near Santiago pitted under 1,000 American cavalry against 2,000 Spanish troops in the thickest part of the combat. The Americans inflict heavy losses and drive the Spaniards back into the city as casualties mount on both sides. Among the dead are Captain A K Capron and Hamilton Fish Jr with a list of privates and corporals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
A. K. Capron
Hamilton Fish, Jr
Tillman
Dawson, Dougherty
W. T. Erwin
Dix
York
Bejork
HE. Kolbe
Berlin
Lenmock
Corporal White
Cuban refugees in Basquiri near capture as Cas Tello advances
Cas Tello’s Cubans entered Basquiri after Spaniards deserted the town. They wore rags and many were two-thirds naked, with some boys as young as 15. Most were barefoot, many armed with machetes and a mix of flint-locks to Remingtons. Officers rode donkeys and scrub horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Demetrius Castello
Basquiri
Hobson Safe in Santiago as Morro Bombardment Looms
Admiral Sampson reports Hobson and his crew are well and confined in Santiago four miles from Morro. The navy expects a Morro bombardment soon, with no risk to Hobson and the Merrimac crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Navy Department
Admiral Sampson
Santiago
Morro
Lieut
Merrimac
Torpedo Boat and 130 Men Destroyed by Typhoon
The Novoe Vremya reports a Chinese torpedo boat destroyer in Port Arthur harbor was driven ashore and 130 crew drowned. The Russian cruiser Vladimir Monomach left harbor as the typhoon neared while the ironclad Sissui Veliky stayed and suffered heavy damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. ‘Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
Port Arthur
Vladimir Monomach
Sissui Veliky
Lynching of Charles Washington in Mine Lick Tennessee
Thousands witness the lynching of Charles Washington, a Black man who assaulted Mrs Ward near Mine Lick in Putnam County. Captured near Dayton, he was jailed at Cookeville but torn from prison and hanged. He reportedly escaped from New Jersey Penitentiary after a short sentence and confessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Double Springs Tenn
Chas
Washington
Ward
Mine Lick
Putnam County
Dayton
Cookeville
New Jersey
To Marry a Princess Princess Victoria to wed John Baring Revelstoke
Princess Victoria Alexandra Olga Mary daughter of the Prince of Wales will marry John Baring Baron Revelstoke. The princess is 28 and the baron is 54, head of the Barings banking house and second to hold the Revelstoke title. His father Edward Charles Baring is a peer with Daring Status Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria Alexandria
Olga Mary
Prince of Wales
John Baring
Revelstoke
Barings Banking House
Edward Charles Baring
Daring Statucs & Co
Robison Park Week at Fort Wayne Theater
Fort Wayne readers are informed of the Robison Park week commencing June 26 with attractions at the Robison Park theater. Easterbrook and Hayes present musical comedians along with Foard and DaVern in blackface comedy Devine and Shurtz acrobatic comedy Grant and Norton as sketch artists.
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Robison Park
Fort Wayne
Ind
Easterbrook
Hayes
Foard
DaVern
Devine
Shurtz
Grant and
Norton
Sailors Devoured by Sharks After Capsize
From Port Natal April 23 the Russian ship Bay of Naples reports Noumea wreck where a boat capsized and fourteen sailors were eaten by sharks. Captain Coder led the vessel sailing to Eehio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Bay of Naples
Coder
Port Natal
Eehio
Noumea
Brother-in-law shoots bookkeeper in St Louis death
Samuel L. Lindsey, a bookkeeper for the Bargadine McKittrick Dry Goods Company in St. Louis, was killed by his brother-in-law Herbert G. Byveringham. The shooting occurred in the city, leaving the motive unclear and investigators to determine the details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Samuel L. Lindsey
Bargadine-McKit‘trick Dry Goods Company
Herbert G. ‘Byveringham
Flags Increases in U S Spending Reported
John Fanamaker says Americans spent over 2 million dollars on national flags in the last twenty days with demand rising. The estimate notes a strong and ongoing purchase trend across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Fanamaker
The
United
Rooster Attack Leaves Indiana Toddler Gored
An 18 month old child of Albert ing in Kratsville Indiana was attacked by a half Cochin rooster. The bird seized the child's neck and head causing severe lacerations. Lockjaw set in but the child is hoped to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alberting
Kratsville
Ind
Quote on Leiter Collapse Impacts on Wheat and Wheat Exports
Bradstreet's report notes unprecedented foreign trade totals with higher net gains, buoyant crops including wheat and other cereals, and strong railway activity. It cites Leiter’s wheat deal collapse as triggering price demoralization but a quieter cereal market with improving export demand and sizable weekly export figures for wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leiter
Mississippi
Thieves Under a Church Alleged Robbers Roost Found
Five men led by John Black were jailed at the Allegheny police station in Pittsburg Pa on burglary charges. Black, a New Jerusalem Church janitor, and four others were caught entering the church basement after a Mount Washington robbery. Detectives recovered plunder including revolutionary relics from Rev H Crow field’s residence. Black 25. others described as youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
John Black
Charles Jay
Julius Croquet
Charles Allen
Frank Wagner
Allegheny
Black
New Jerusalem
Sandusky
Isabella
Mount Washington
Rev. H. Crowfield
Europe Wheat Prospects in The Mark Lane Express
The Mark Lane Express reports mixed wheat prospects across Europe. Warmer weather may aid wheat at a critical stage, but yields likely drop while acreage rises to offset losses. Rust hits French fields and heavy rains ruin corn in parts, though hopes for an average crop persist with positive signals from Russia’s Azima and Ghirka sowings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Lane Express
London
England
Russia
Professor Dennis Returns From Klondike Expedition
Professor Dennis, editor of Princeton University’s newspaper, returns to Princeton in the fall to teach philosophy after three months in the Klondike region. He denounces the Stikeen route as impracticable, criticizes Canadian officials, and exposes severe hardships. He cites high costs, rationing, and mass starvation among prospectors, denying inflated wage claims.
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Klondike
Dennis
Princeton University
Canada
Stikeen
Teslin
Telegraph Creek
Illustrated Daily News
Teslin Lake
Michigan
Dees Lake
Mob executes five convicted killers near Wetumpka
News of a mob action reaches Governor Johnston as a lynch mob seizes five Black men accused of murdering Mr. Carden Mrs. Carden and an elderly man named Carlee near Wetumpka Alabama. The attackers hang the men and shoot their bodies as militia fail to stop them. Names are not known.
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Wetumpka
Tramps Run the Train Through Newton Kansas
A Santa Fe freight was stopped by a party of men claiming harvest work. The third expedition saw eighty men forcibly removed from the train and placed under guard until departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Newton
Kan
Hutchinson
Anager
Turks Riot in Montenezero and Villages Burned
Turks ignite violence in Montenezero region with widespread arson including 700 Servian Christian houses in Berane district Albania. Reports confirm earlier claims of resumed burning and atrocities by Turkish forces.
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Montenezero
Montenegro
Berane
Albania
Killed on Eve of Marriage in Denver Collision
Joseph Landloff and Miss Felden died when their carriage was struck by a Colorado Midland train at Grand Avenue crossing in Denver Colorado. The couple were to be married the following evening in a tragic accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Landloff
Felden
Denver, Colo
Colorado Midland
Grand Avenue Crossing
Kentucky Controversy Over a Killing Eleven Years Past
A mangled body found in a trunk floated in a canal amid a long running Kentucky murder case. Investigators reopened questions about a killing that sparked a heated dispute a decade ago as new clues emerge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Trouble for the Bakers in Crane Creek Shooting
Word reaches Manchester Kentucky that armed men fired into Carlo Baker's home on Crane Creek. Beverly Baker was killed by Winchester ball. Bakers blame the Howards for the latest killing while vowing to continue the feud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bakers
Manchester
Carlo Baker
Crane Creek
Carlo
Beverly Baker
Garrard Baker
Tom Baker
John Wilson
John Baker
Garrard
Wilson
Howards
Barbourville
Bridegroom Absent at Sedalia Society Wedding
Sedalia Missouri society tale ends in shock as Welling ton Johnston fails to appear for his planned wedding to Miss Sadie Hinkle. Guests gathered at her parents home, with a minister ready, but Johnston did not arrive and offered no explanation. Rumors say relatives opposed the union and may have forced his departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sedalia
Wellington Johnston
Sadie Hinkle
Miss Hinkle
Johnston
Body in a trunk found in Buffalo canal murder case
Police identify the dead man as Phillippo Forestino an Italian from Fly Street. He was lured by Mrs Antonio Barone to her house where her husband killed him and chopped the body packed in a trunk. The murderer and his wife are in custody as detectives pursue the motive.
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Blackwell Canal
Buffalo
N. Y
Phillippo Forestino
Fly Street
Antonio Barone
Forestino
Combine of Fish Dealers Promotes Major Chicago Merge
Edwin Corbin of Chicago and a London syndicate plan a huge consolidation of about 24 freshwater fish dealers led by A Booth Packing Company Chicago. The new corporation will combine common and preferred stock and debentures with capitalization running into the millions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Corbin
Chicago
A. Booth Packing Company of
Fatal Crossing Tragedy Near Faucett Mo Claims Profitt Family
Fielding Profitt aged 38 his wife and two daughters Lulu and Myrtle aged 18 and 13 and a one year old baby were all instantly killed at a Chicago Great Western crossing near Faucett Missouri. The family attempted to drive over as a passenger train approached and were caught. Profitt owned land and was wealthy.
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Fielding Profitt
Lulu
Myrtle
Babe
Chicago Great Western
Faucett
Profitt
French ministry named by Premier Sarrien
The London Daily Mail Paris correspondent lists the new French cabinet with M. Sarrien as Premier and interior minister, M. Freycinet as foreign minister, M. Delcassé as minister of the marine, M. Cavaignac as minister of war, and M. Delombre as minister of finance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Sarrien
London Daily Mail
Paris
Interior
M. Ifreycinet
Marine
M. Delcasse
M. Cavaignac
Finance
M. Delombre
Rumbolts Cause a Failure at Millinery House
Osborne Hutchins Hunt dealers in millinery goods at 410 West Fourth street Cincinnati assign to John H Pelle. Assets and liabilities stand at 100000 dollars each. Unfounded rumors damaging their credit cited as the cause of failure.
Car Plunges From Track Into Embankment Near Akron
An Akron Ohio street railway car returning to the city from Silver Lake jumped the track between Cuyahoga Falls and the lake and plunged over an embankment. About fifteen passengers rode the car and several were injured.
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Silver Lake
Cuyahoga Falls
Maniac Shoots Postmaster at Hildreth North Dakota
Robert Glenn postmaster of Hildreth ND was shot through the heart by Albert Gripskey an insane bachelor. Death was instantaneous. The shooting occurred in the post office with no stated prior differences between the men.
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Maniac
Robert Glenn
Hildreth
N. D
Albert Gripskey
Ofice
Ohio burglars escape from Findlay jail
Harry Platt alias H. H. Dix and Ed Pratt escaped Findlay Ohio jail after unlocking four iron doors with false keys Pratt earlier escaped from Racine Wisconsin jail before the crimes.
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Ohio
Harry Platt
H. H. Dix
Ed Pratt
Findlay
Pratt
Racine
Wis
Sultan buys land near Jerusalem for German monastery
The Frankfurter Zeitung reports the Sultan of Turkey has purchased 3000 square yards of land near Jerusalem and will present it to Emperor William as a site for a German monastery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Frankfort Zeitung
Jerusalem
William
Desertion Leads to Tragic Poison Death in Lima
George Snyder, a wealthy Lima farmer, sold his property and converted it to cash then deserted his wife. She later died by suicide after the separation. Police investigations follow as the case unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Snyder
Lima
Ohio
Woma Killer Hanged in St Louis Jail
John Khomaschutz was hanged in the St Louis jail for shooting his sweetheart Annie Rausch aged 18 on April 6. The case reflects a fatal domestic crime in the period with the execution following trial proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John ‘Khomaschutz
St. Unee
Annie Rausch
Syndicate to buy up New Guinea lands sparks outcry
An agreement lets the British New Guinea Company purchase the best land of the Australian administered colony. Australia funds administration, yet the sale provokes intense opposition as prospectors report rich agricultural and mineral deposits. The imperial parliament and press condemn the scheme amid broad public anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guinea
New Guinea
British New Guinea Company
Australia
Minral
MILL AND ELEVATOR BURN IN STILLWATER
Fire destroyed Isaac Staples flouring mill and elevator in Stillwater Minnesota with an estimated loss of 150000 dollars. The fire department and volunteers saved North Main street business houses and factories. Insurance on elevator and contents was 74000 dollars. the mill had no insurance. The cause was believed to be a hot pulley in the engine room.
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Stillwater
Minn
Isaac Staples
Minnesota State Prison
North Main Street
Bandits Battle in Vain Ended With Capture
Sheriff Purinton and Deputy Bowen pursued two horse thieves near Carrington Ohio. Bowen was forced to join the confrontation but aided by a farmer and a posse, the bandits were cornered after a brief chase and a gunfight resulting in one bandit wounded and both thieves captured. The deputy had been threatened but remained free to help finish the pursuit.
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Purinton
H. Bowen
Mt. Gilead
Carrington
Ohio
Bowen
Banker Is Acquitted In Larimore Bank Case
The trial of J B Streeter president of the recently closed First National Bank of Larimore ended in Grand Forks North Dakota District Court with a verdict of acquittal. The jury was told by Judge Fisk to acquit as insolvency had not been proven.
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J. B. Streeter
First National Bank of
Missouri County Delayed by Cloud Burst Damage
A cloud burst in St. Charles County Missouri washed away the large bridge of the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad near St. Charles. Many newly built iron bridges were destroyed as farms and lowlands flooded. small streams turned into raging rivers, causing thousands of dollars in damage.
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Missouri County
St. Charles County
City of
St. Charles
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad
Death of Col Flad Ends Noted Engineer's Life
Col Heary Had of St Louis and U S river commissioner for the Mississippi collapsed on Highland avenue Pittsburgh and died soon after. Col Flad aged 74 was chief of construction of the great St Louis bridge.
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Flad
Col
Heary
St. Louis
Mississippi
Highland Avenue
Pittsburg
Col. Flad
Big St. Louis Bridge
Took Too Much Chloral Ended Life at Cincinnati Hotel
C W Ellsworth of Chicago was found dead in his room at the Gibson House Cincinnati. Manager Dunbar believes a sudden illness caused him to take an overdose of chloral.
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C. W. Ellsworth
Chicago
Gibson House
Cincinnati
Dunbar
Princess Seized by Brigands Near Constantinople
A sister of the Sultan of Turkey was abducted by brigands while walking in the suburbs of Constantinople, sparking police search efforts and heightened security around the royal entourage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Constantinople
Market Quotations Across Cities For Cattle Hogs and Grains
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs and sheep, along with grain and dairy figures from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York. Prices cover No 2 wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and potatoes with varied grades and regional differences.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Indiana Democrats Convene in War Time Convention
The Indiana Democratic state convention met in Indianapolis at Tomlinson's Hall with 1,528 delegates. U S Senator David Turpie presided and S M Bristow was elected secretary. The platform affirms the Chicago 1896 money and tariff declarations, backs a vigorous war effort, supports Cuba’s independence, naval strengthen, and permanent canal rights, and opposes private loan funding for the Nicaragua Canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Democrats of
Indiana
Tomlinson’s
United States
David Turpie
S. M. Bristow
Blackford County
Martin
Democratic Platform Voices War Needs and Tax Policy
The document urges rapid military readiness and adequate funding for army and navy, supports coast defenses, and endorses control of a Nicaragua Canal by government, while opposing private loans. It reaffirms 1896 Democratic positions on coinage, inheritance and income taxes, and criticizes the Republican tariff. It also lists state nominations and closes with cheers for Admiral Dewey as the convention adjourns.
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Turpie
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Nenopebes
Standard Oil Company
Sugar Trust
Republican Party
House of Representatives
United States
Cuban Republic
Cuba Mbre
W. J. Bryan
Hawaii
Spain
Dewey
Bagley
Hobson
Nicaragua Canal
Chicago
Democratic Party
Treasury
Supreme Court
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Samuel M. Ralston
Lebanon
John W. Minor
Marion
Hugh Dougherty
Bluffton
John S. McNutt
Terre Haute
Henry Warrum
W. B. Sinclair
Starke
James S. Guthrie
Brown
Edward Barrett
Hendricks
Leonard J. Hackney
Shelby
James McCabe
Williamsport
T. BE. Howard
South Bend
Edwin Taylor
Evansville
Carl
J. Nollmeyer
Bartholomew
Edgar A. Brown
William 8
Items of Interest from American Cities and Abroad
George McMullen, charged with grand larceny, died by his own hand in Indianapolis. In Brazil a miners conference settled grievances over dead work and improper screens. Robbers stole about 300 dollars from Mrs. John Gappinger in Kendallville. Danish Vice-Consul Assens seeks help locating bricklayer P. Paulsen Madsen in Terre Haute. John Clune of Indian apolis stores assigned. receiver sought. Mortgages totaling 60000 dollars recorded. American Tin Plate plans to move Montpelier plant to Elwood. consolidation could employ 3000 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brazil
John Gappinger
Kendallville
Assens
Chicago
Terre Haute
Jepe Paulsen Madsen
P. Paulsen
John Clune
Indianapolis
American Tin Plate Company
Elwood
Montpelier
Limbless Man Seeks Time in Ejectment Case
In Southwestern Police Court an armless and legless elder was carried to the witness box by a policeman. He asked for an extension of time under an ejectment order, saying he was born without limbs and makes beaded ornaments with his mouth to earn a living. The magistrate granted a few extra days to find new accommodations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern
Marsham
London Mail
Never Saw a Horse Venetians See Monster at Fair
A showman brought a horse to a fair to astonish Venetians who had never visited the mainland and may have never seen a horse. Factory hands paid a shilling each to view the marvel and the creature was labeled a monster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ao Showman
Ten Years an Invalid Daudet Death Predicted by Charcot
The fragment notes that Alphonse Daudet had been an invalid for ten years before his death and mentions Dr. Charcot, the Paris specialist, who had predicted his death years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Daudet
Dr. Charcot
Paris
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Europe
Beal Amr Gs
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HASAN
Hoosier Democrats
S.M. Ralston
Generaona
S. McNutt
Supreme
Tomlinson Hall
George McMullen
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