Masked Hold Up Delays Burlington Train Near St Joseph
Four masked men halted Burlington Train No. 13 about a mile north of St Joseph at 11 55 p m delaying the express for about 30 minutes. No valuables were found during the search and no one was injured though shots were fired. Detectives were dispatched as authorities review the incident and previous similar robberies in 1893 and earlier.
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Burlington Road
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W. C. Brown
Missouri Lines
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Clair
St. Louis
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Transvaal Battle Ends With Heavy Losses for Both Sides
British and Boer forces clash near Harts River on March 31 with severe casualties. The Canadian Rifles distinguish themselves as a party under Lieutenant Bruce Carruthers holds its position after every man is killed or wounded. Lord Kitchener reports the repulse and steep losses on both sides.
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London
Harts River
Transvaal
Kitchener
Delarey
Kemp
Canadian Rifles
Bruce Carruthers
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Keir
Cookson
Winehull
Western Transvaal
Rejoicing at Panama Panics Revolution End in Sight
Panama Colombia April 5 Conservatives celebrate Governor Salazar reports President Marroquin dispatch: General Gonzales Valencia defeated and destroyed Generals Facion Soto and Juan McAllister. Uribe-Uribe defeated in Medina Boyaca by General Nicholas Pardamo. Cauca dispatches say 8,000 troops moving to oppose Liberal Herrera with 10,000 government soldiers ready. Panama entrenchments described as the strongest ever, deterring Liberal assault.
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Panama
Colombia
Salazar
Marroquin
Gonzales Valencia
Facion Soto
Juan McAllister
Uribe-Uribe
Medina
Boyaca
Nicholas Pardamo
Associated Press
Cauca
Herrera
Colombian President Confirms Panama Dispatches Victory
Washington April 5 Senor Concha the Colombian minister received a cablegram from President Marroquin confirming dispatches from Panama reporting the victories of Generals Valencia and Perdomi over insurgents. It is believed this will end the insurrection in Colombia at the legation.
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Washington
Senor Concha
Marroquin
Colombia
Panama
Valencia
Perdomi
Senate approves Hubbard merger bill sweeping railroads
Des Moines April 5 The senate passed the Hubbard merger bill 27 to 5 after amendments improving its reception among opponents It allows Iowa railroad companies to acquire lines in other states and is described as the session's most important measure It bears on Rock Island and Burlington interests and likely moves to the house.
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Des Moines
Senate
House
Rock Island
Burlington
Chamberlain Advises Reciprocity Policy Change
Kingston Jamaica April 5 dispatch from colonial secretary Joseph Chamberlain says abolition of Cuba sugar bounties makes it not desirable for West Indian colonies to prolong the period for ratifying the reciprocity convention with the United States. The view is generally accepted locally.
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Chamberlain
Kingston
Jamaica
Barbadoes
Joseph Chamberlain
Cuba
United States
Haitian Exiles Arrive in Kingston Amid Unrest in Hayti
A second batch of Haytian exiles lands in Kingston from Jacmel as Hayti’s government orders many suspected conspirators to depart. Reports say conditions in Hayti remain very disturbed.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Jacmel
Hayti
Anarchists Attempt Pamphlet Distribution at Memorial Meeting
In New York on April 5 police halted an Altgeld memorial gathering as three men were arrested for distributing anarchist pamphlets. The incident drew immediate police action and a swift crackdown on the distribution effort.
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New York
Louisiana Governor Demands Inquiry Into British Mule Camp
President orders probe after Governor Heard of Louisiana forwards affidavits alleging a British backed camp on U S soil near New Orleans supplying mules and horses to the British army in South Africa. Officials in charge of the depot said to violate U S laws with a military camp on American territory.
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Washington
Louisiana
South Africa
Heard
United States
House Takes Up Chinese Exclusion Bill After War Claims Talk
In Washington on April 5 the house debated sending the omnibus claim bill to conference before resuming war claims work. The Chinese exclusion bill dominated with praise for the incoming secretary of the navy Moody and remarks by Hitt on the dangers of admitting Chinese laborers. Perkins outlined the measure, Clark offered a minority view, and a Spain-Philippines citizenship scenario was discussed as a potential consequence.
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Mahon
Maddox
Committee On
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Ihs
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Perkins
Clark
Senate
Supreme Court
Spain
Philippines
United States
Rhodes Will Sets Five Million Estate On Annuity Plan
London April 7. Cecil Rhodes will totals about five million pounds with executors Rosebery Grey Milner Bell Jameson Micell Hawksley to share one to three million during lifetimes. The will allows plenary powers to add to scholarships and may include all Canadian provinces, plus plans for American and German scholars at Oxford to foster international understanding.
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South Africa
Cecil Rhodes
Associated Press
Rhodes
Lord Rosebery
Earl Grey
Lord Milner
Alfred Bell
Dr. Jameson
L. L. Micell
B. A. Hawksley
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Canada
Lis
Jones Again on Hand in Senate After Re-Election Fight
Senator Jones of Arkansas returned to the senate floor after a long absence and a tense reelection battle. He received a warm, bipartisan greeting as colleagues pressed for details. The chamber moved from routine business to the Indian appropriation bill, then to the Chinese exclusion measure with Dr. Mitchell speaking in support.
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Senate
Washington
Jones
Arkansas
Mitchell
Sargent Accepts Immigration Commissioner Post
Washington April 5 Frank Sargent president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen saw the president and was offered the position of commissioner general of immigration He accepted but will close his business affairs first He may resignations of Powderly and McSweely are expected Joseph Murray will succeed McSweely and William Williams will be nominated to succeed Fitchie in New York New Jersey Cousin of Cecil Rhodes Left a Legacy of 50000 George Rhodes janitor at Lakewood N J receved word Cecil Rhodes left him the money and was his first cousin He described their family disputes and past moves including Canada Buffalo Philadelphia and a failed grocery business.
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Washington
Frank Sargent
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
McSweely
Joseph Murray
William Williams
Fitchie
New York
George Rhodes
Lakewood
N. J
Philadelphia
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
South Africa
Cecil
Eton
America
Canada
Buffalo
Judiciary Committee Substitutes Ray Bill on Anarchy Threats
The house committee on judiciary adopts the Ray bill to address anarchists and threats against the president, replacing the senate bill. The Ray measure extends beyond the senate version by proposing exclusion of anarchists and suppression of incendiary propaganda.
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Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
Ray
Senate
Kimberley Mourns as Rhodes Train Reaches Town
The body of Cecil Rhodes traveled by train from Cape Town to Bulawayo and arrived at Kimberley on April 7. The town wore mourning as virtually the whole population joined a procession past the funeral car.
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Cape Colony
Cecil Rhodes
Cape Town
Bulawayo
Matabeleland
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