Danish West Indies sale probe opens with Gron on stand
Niels Gron testifies before the special committee chaired by Dalzell on the Danish West Indies sale. He details contacts with Copenhagen factions opposing the transfer, meetings with Representatives Grosvenor and Richardson, and alleges efforts to bring the matter to Congress and the public. He denies commission deals with Christmas or Rogers.
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Washington
Henderson
Niels Gron
Richardson
Gron
Dalzell
Copenhagen
Alexander
Congress
Mr. Gron
Representative Grosvenor
Ohio
House
Grosvenor
Secretary of State
State Department
Associated Press
Mr. Dalzell
Christmas
H. H. Rogers
Charles R. Flint
Rogers
Senate
Gran
Abner McKinley
Hitt
Dayton Coal Mine Disaster Claims Fifteen Bodies
In Dayton Tennessee the Nelson mine explosion at 4 45 p m left fifteen bodies recovered with eight to fourteen more believed trapped. Many families are destitute as Dayton Coal and Iron Company provides temporary relief while the mine’s safety measures are reexamined.
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Dayton, Tenn
Nelson
Dayton Coal and Iron Company
Dayton
Lord Hunter
John Harney
James H. Head
Will R. Head
Flood damages in Tennessee counties reach up to two million
The Chattanooga report from April 2 estimates flood damage in Shelby and Bedford counties at 1.5 to 2 million dollars. Relief committees struggle to aid displaced families as the number of homeless remains undetermined. Three African American children are reported dead.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Shelby
Bedford Counties
Late Detroit figure Louise Henry 97 dies after life of service
Louise Henry aged 97, a renowned Detroit resident, dies after a century of notable acts. She converted her guardian to emancipation, became a Mackinac Island missionary among Native peoples, arrived in Detroit in 1839, and was a close friend of General Grant when he was a young officer stationed there.
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Detroit
Louise Henry
Mackinac Island
General Grant
West Point
Wreck Near Barberton Kills 39 British Troops
April reports from London state a railroad wreck near Barberton in Transvaal Colony killed 39 British soldiers and injured 45. Most victims were from the Hampshire Regiment. The War Office calls the incident accidental.
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Pretoria
Barberton
Transvaal Colony
London
War Office
Hampshire Regiment
Floods devastate Manitoba towns as rivers rise
The 1882 style floods recur in Manitoba with Portage la Prairie and Winnipeg under threat. Bridges swept away and rail lines severed while Mails move by stage coach. Red and Assiniboine rivers rise four feet daily, isolating Winnipeg and flooding vast farmland.
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Winnipeg
Prairie Province
Portage la Prairie
Wheat Belt
Assiniboine
Portage
Revenge Killings Shock Philadelphia Family Tragedy
William Lane, a 35 year old colored servant, shot and killed Mrs Ellen Furbush and her daughter Madaline in Philadelphia then wounded Eloise. Lane, who had been suspected of stealing, fled to Camden New Jersey but was captured and returned to await trial.
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Philadelphia
William Lane
Charles F. Furbush
Ellen Furbush
Madaline
Eloise Furbush
Lane
Furbush
Efforts to reach Steyn Fail as Rebels Move West
Pretoria reports Acting President Schalkburger has not yet contacted former Orange Free State president Steyn. Dewet and Steyn crossed the main railroad line heading west, escorted by Vanniekirk and Vandemerwe, and are traced to Paris about 30 miles northwest of Heilbron road, Orange River Colony, by Colonel Garrett.
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Pretoria
Steyn
Delarey
Schalkburger
Botha
Mears
Devilliers
Kimberley
Orange River Colony
Dewet
Mr. Steyn
Orange Free State
Vanniekirk
Vandemerwe
Paris
Heilbron Road
Garrett
Judge Chandler Dead Pioneer St Paul Official
Judge John A. Chandler of St Paul died suddenly at his home from paralysis of the heart at age 71. A veteran railroad man, he served 49 years with the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, rising from clerk to general agent and living in St Paul for 30 years.
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St. Paul
John A. Chandler
Judge Chandler
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Destitution Among Nome Natives Draws Aid Request
R T Chestnut reports severe destitution at a native village west of Cape Nome. Many women and children lack food and clothing as miners provide daily meals and supplies. He urges government officials to extend relief, civil or military or both, to ease the distress.
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Nome
Seattle
R. T. Chestnut
Cape Nome
Mr. Chestnut
Six prisoners escape workhouse by wooden key
In St Louis on April 1 six inmates escaped from the workhouse using a wooden key. Three of the escapees remain in chains. They fled by boat to the Illinois side of the Mississippi River.
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St. Louis
Illinois
Mississippi River
Importing Norwegian Laborers for Canadian Rail Work
In Christiania on April 1 two thousand Norwegian laborers were hired for railway work in Canada by an American congressman. The event highlights international labor mobility and a U.S. political figure's involvement in manpower for transnational railway projects.
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Christiania
Norway
Canada
Allen's Foot Ease Powder Ad
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot Ease a powder claimed to cure corns bunions and painful hot swollen feet. It directs readers to purchase at druggists and shoe stores and emphasizes easy relief.
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Allen
City Health Board Notice on Citywide Cleaning
By the Board of Health notice is issued under a June 25 1887 ordinance requiring removal of manure garbage refuse and filth from alleys and premises within city limits immediately under penalty of the law Dr F L Crass president of the city board of health signs the order
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City Board of Health
F. L. Crass
Beadle County GOP Committee Sets April Meeting
Beadle county Republican central committee to meet in Huron city hall on Saturday April 19 at 2 PM to fix primary election timing for delegates to the state convention and to apportion delegates by district. All members urged to attend. J B Geppis Chairman.
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Beadle County Republican Central Committee
Huron
J.B. Geppis
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Chicago
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Congressman Alexander
Underwood
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Schalk
Bothas
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Transvaal
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Springs Station
Hans Botha
Amsterdam
Standerton
Tennessee
Manitoba
Schuler & McDonald
Radiant
Wm. Waibel
Board of Health
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