Chicago Doctor Injured In Explosive Flashlight Experiment
Dr A V Burg offered to sell himself for five thousand dollars to support his aged mother. In Creaco March 16 he was badly injured by an explosion during hazardous flashlight photography experiments at Dr C W Andquist's office 80 Hill Street. He lost both eyes and both hands, likely to have them amputated.
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Chicago
Creaco
A. V. Burg
Burghill
C. Wa
Ndquist
Hill Street
Ull
Navy bureau seeks 350000 to ready ships for service
The bureau of construction and repair urged the house naval affairs committee to provide 350000 as a special appropriation to refit ten out of commission war vessels for possible commission. The committee recommended the 350000 be made immediately available and cut regular construction and repairs appropriations from 14,000,000 to 12,000,000 to offset the move.
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Washington
Bureau of Construction and Repair
Navy Department
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Tax Treasury Theft Exposed by Three Tax Sharks
The Times-Merald reports thousands of dollars were stolen from the city treasury through a scheme by three tax sharks, a clerk in the Comptroller's office, and another in the Special Assessment bureau who forged special assessment tax receipts.
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Curiaco
the Times- Mierald
Emptroller’s Office
Special Assessment Bureau
Charity Suffereth Long and Nervine Testimony
Mrs Laura C Phoenix writes of illness from La Grippe in late 1893 and recovery after using Dr Miles Restorative Nervine. She credits rapid improvement after two bottles and notes ongoing use as nerve support. A Milwaukee letter provides the address for inquiries and orders.
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Miles
Milwaukee
Wis
Laura C. Phoenix
Kentucky Senate Unseats Opposing Parties in Deadlock
In Frankfort on March 13 1896 the Kentucky House unseated Democrat Kauffman and the Senate unseated Republicans James and Walton as partisan tension peaks. With revolver threats at the door and a broken quorum the two houses refuse to vote to elect a senator. The roll call shows 65 votes cast and no quorum, prompting immediate adjournment.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
House
Kauffman
Senate
James
Walton
Joint Assembly
Worthing
Blackburn
Carlisle
Buckner
Immigrant Settlement Convention Opens in Helena
Helena March 12 There was a large attendance at the Montana State Mining and Immigration association opening session with over 1 000 delegates present Governor Rickards delivered an address of welcome The convention featured remarks from Governor Rickards ex Governor Toole Superintendent Emery and leaders Theodore L Schurmeier and David L McGinnis of the parent organization who came from St Paul to speak at the gathering.
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Helena
Montana State Mining and Immigration Association
Rickards
Toole
Emery
State Experimental Farm
Montana
Theodore L. Schurmeier
David L. McGinnis
St. Paul
General Booth May Come
Ex Commander Booth has not replied to a cablegram from his father urging him to go to England and meet the general. He declined to join the other side, and a Salvationist says his refusal could bring the general to this country soon.
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General Booth
New York
Booth
England
Crisis in Italy Fades as Peace Talks Advance
Rome reports the crisis easing after Baratieri defeat, with reservists returning and no punishment planned. Negotiations with King Menelik underway, reinforcements to Africa halted, and a Genoa meeting expected to renew the Dreibund ties with Germany Austria and Italy, backed by Britain.
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Rome
Italy
Baratieri
Africa
Menelik
New Commanders Named for Salvation Army in America
Commissioner Eva C Booth, who had led American command, is superseded by the appointment of Mr. and Mrs. Booth-Tucker to lead the Salvation Army in America. A Memorial Hall meeting heard the cablegram from London announcing the change, relieving Booth of command as officers and soldiers react to Ballington Booth’s new movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Booth-Tucker
New York
Eva C. Booth
Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
America
Army
Eva OC. Booth
London
Italian cabinet grants amnesty to prison uprisings
The cabinet acts to appease the people by granting amnesty to participants in the 1893 1894 Sicily and Massa Carrara uprisings, excluding homicide cases. About 120 individuals will benefit, including several deputies elected after imprisonment.
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Rome
Sicily
Massa Carrara
Chamber of Deputies
Emperors to Meet Italian King in Genoa Dispatch
A Pall Mall Gazette dispatch from Mentone says Francis Joseph of Austria and William II of Germany will meet King Humbert I of Italy in Genoa within days under current arrangements.
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War Office
Africa
Italy
Berlin
William
Germany
Francis Joseph
Austria
Humbert
Genoa
Great Britain
London
Pall Mall Gazette
Mentone
Berlin diplomat's visit reinforces Dreibund, era uneasy
London dispatch reports The Times Berlin correspondent confirming Count Goluchowski's visit strengthens the Dreibund while doubting any impact on England joining the alliance. The note suggests cautious European alignment amid evolving tensions.
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London
Berlin
the Times
Count Goluchowski
Dreibund
England
Dreiband
Egyptian Troops Advance Toward Dongola Confirmed
London reports official confirmation that Egyptian troops will advance up the Nile to occupy Dongola. The Times editor asserts the move aids Italy and Britain, with the Cairo correspondent noting the goal to relieve Cassala and protect Egypt from Dervish raids while supporting bases for operations and supplying the Soudan region.
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London
Nile
Dongola
Foreign Office
the Times
Cairo
Cassala
Suakin
Tokar
Egypt
Premier Greenway Attacks Sir Charles Tupper in Legislature
Winnipeg report says Premier Greenway denounced Tupper for suppressing part of his message to distort its meaning. The claim has caused a sensational stir and calls into question the truthfulness of the apparent Canadian premier.
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Greenway
Winnipeg
Charles Tupper
Canada
Northwestern excursion tickets extend return date for encampment
Curiaco March 16. The Chicago and Northwestern railway announces that due to the grand army encampment at St. Paul, excursion tickets will be valid for return until September 15 with possible extension to September 30.
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Curiaco
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
St. Paul
Northwestern Line
Iowa Senate Approves Anti Cigarette Law
Des Moines reports the anti cigarette bill has passed the senate after house approval and, if not vetoed, will take effect July 4. The law bans manufacture and sale of cigarettes and cigarette papers except for jobbers distributing outside the state.
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Iowa
Des Moines
House
Senate
Fire destroys Pope Manufacturing building in Boston
A major blaze gutted the Pope Manufacturing Company building in Boston just before 4 pm causing an estimated loss of 350000 to 400000. 35 to 40 workers escaped unharmed as 1700 new bicycles 175 used wheels 20000 bicycle fittings and tires were destroyed. Youths Companion building and Hoffman House nearby suffered heavy water damage.
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Boston
Mass
Pope Manufacturing Company
Hoffman
Embezzlement Sinks Cleveland Boot Firm
In Cleveland on March 14 the wholesale boot and shoe firm Childs Groff Co collapsed after junior partner William Huntington confessed to embezzling about 40 000 dollars. Officials estimate the total may reach 100 000 as Huntington admits a 25 year scheme to fund household expenses while ill at home.
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Cleveland
Childs, Groff & Co
William H. Huntington
Huntington
Honduras Placed Under Martial Law Amid Nicaraguan Revolt
Tegucigalpa reports Honduras is under martial law as civil revolt continues in Nicaragua. President supports Zelaya government against rebels, with frontier tensions and Guatemala’s possible mediation prompting the move.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Republic of Honduras
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Guatemala
The British Case Weak Critique in London Chronicle
The Chronicle argues against its own critical examination of the Venezuelan blue book noting that cited documents undermine Britain’s claim tied to Dutch possessions. It warns that roving Dutch slave trade descents do not equal effective occupation in the eighteenth century.
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London
the Chronicle
Indictments for Bermuda expedition figures in New York
General Calixto Garcia Captain Samuel Hughes John D Hart Captain John B Rabazon Bernardo J Bueno and Benjamin J Guerrera of the Bermuda expedition indicted by a federal grand jury for taking part in an armed expedition contrary to the neutrality laws. All were in the federal building except Guerrera who is sick when the indictments were reported.
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New York
Calixto Garcia
Samuel Hughes
John D. Hart
John B. Rabazon
Bernardo J. Bueno
Benjamin J. Guerrera
Bermuda
Federal Grand Jury
Federal
Guerrera
Prominent Surgeon Dr A Y Small Dies in Missouri At 75
SepaLiA Mo March 13 Dr A Y Small noted surgeon dies at his home aged 75. He served in the army during the Crimean war and was medical director of the Confederacy during the Civil War with headquarters in the Alamo San Antonio Texas. He had lived in Missouri about 40 years.
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Sepalia
A. Y. Small
Small
Alamo
San Antonio
Tex
Missouri
Boundary Settlement Unites South Dakota and Nebraska
The joint commission to settle the disputed boundary between South Dakota and Nebraska has completed its work and reached a satisfactory settlement. It filed its detailed boundary report with the governor.
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South Dakota
Pierre
Joint Commission
Nebraska
SPRY AT SIXTY. CALIFORNIA MAN REGAINS STRENGTH AND HEALTH
In San Francisco James Keenan a 60 year old liquor dealer at 256 Brannan Street recovers full use of mind and body after a rheumatism ordeal. He attributes his recovery to Williams Pink Pills, noting rapid relief after starting a second box and complete cure within weeks. The piece also recounts M Lugg’s kidney and water‑borne illness improved by the pills and urges readers to try the medicine.
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San Francisco
James Keenan
Brannan Street
Keenan
Williams
United States
Chili
U. S
Baltimore
Amon
M. Lugg
Crocker
Cal
Lugg
Lugs
Chicago
Belk
Willams
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Blackwell
Durham Tobacco Co
Durham, N. C
Durham Tobacco
Naval Bureau
Milwaukee, Wis
Alliance
Commander
Burns
London Chronicle
The
Examiner
San Francisco, Cal
Kimball
Omaha
World-Herald
William J. Bryan
WkexLy
Adress
Weekly World-Herald
Omaha, Neb
Soe
Niagara
Vick’s Floral Guide
Pioneer Seed Catalogue
Rochester
Vick
James Vick
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