Ohio River Flood Crisis Advances Through the Midwest
Heavy rains push the Ohio River toward 58 feet at Cincinnati with rising crests in Huntington and Portsmouth. Towns like Central City Guyandotte Ironton Hanging Rock and Coal Grove report homes schools stations and jails submerged while hundreds evacuate as rail traffic stalls and a coal shortage grows.
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Ohio Valley
Big Sandy
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Cadetsburg
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
Huntington
West Virginia
Ashland
Ironton
Portsmouth
Weather Bureau
Alleghenies
Ohio
W. Va
Central City
Guyandotte
Riverside Hotel
Ironton, O
West Ironton
Hanging Rock
Coal Grove
Hawaii Legislature Near End of First Territorial Session
Honolulu April 17 The first territorial legislature nears adjournment with none of the major radical measures reaching the governor before the veto window closes. The house killed the 150000 pension bill for ex Queen Liliuokalani while other pension bills await session end. An act to fund the Washington delegate with 10000 is before the house. One dog tax veto has occurred and several bills have been signed. The liquor dispensary law was killed in the senate.
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Honolulu
Liliuokalani
House
Washington
Senate
Admiral Dewey's Suit Resumes Hearing on Prize Money
The libel suit by Admiral Dewey and fleet officers to condemn Spanish vessels and property captured at Manila Bay is resumed in the court of admiralty. Assistant Attorney General Rinney argued for general claims and proof on details. The hearing will occupy several days.
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Washington
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Court of Admiralty
Rinney
Union Pacific Breaks the Record in New York Trading
New York April 26 transactions on the Stock Exchange set a record for any one day in any security. Union Pacific common shares totaled 662,800 changing hands as the price rose 85 and a half. Southern Pacific also hit high volume with 332,000 shares traded on Monday.
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New York
Union Pacific Railway
The
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Exchange
Union Pacific Common
Arthern Pacific
Balfour Sartoris Nuptials Announced in London
The Times announces the approaching marriage of Archibald Edward Balfour, second son of Archibald Balfour of 65 Pont Street, London, to Vivian May, eldest daughter of Mrs. Sartoris of Washington.
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the Times
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Archibald Balfour
Pont Street
Vivian May
Sartoris
Washington
Indignation Over Troop Conduct in Pao Ting Fu Expedition
Reports from Peking describe growing resentment toward foreign troops after the Pao Ting Fu expedition. Indiscriminate impressment of carts, mules, horses, and coolies angers Chinese and foreigners alike. A Boxers crackdown and the Browning death sparked local outrage as peaceful Chinese increasingly join roving bands.
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Bradford
Shan Hai Kwan
Major Browning
Fortish
Legation
Hillyer
Bank
Percennl
Ministry May Resign Over Coal Tax Crisis
A British political scene headline warns the ministry could resign over a coal tax plan that threatens a crisis in politics. The piece argues the policy would pull the party together and kill the opposition to the new regime.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Riviera
Daily Mail
Chamberlain
Michael Hicks- Beach
Balfour
Michael Hicks-Beach
Wales
Benson's Plaster Promises Quick Cures Across Ailments
A boastful ad touts Benson's Porous Plaster as faster and more effective than rival remedies for coughs, colds, lumbago, asthma, bronchitis, and liver and kidney issues. It claims multiple European and American awards and positions the plaster as a trusted home remedy.
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Benson
Europe
America
Must Not Carry Mail Warns Against Messenger Companies
Washington April 26 Assistant Attorney General Tyner of the post office department disputes a report from Omaha that a messenger company could carry mail at reduced rates. He says no such opinion exists and Congress has settled the matter. Any company attempting this illegal service will be promptly dealt with.
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Omaha
Tyner
Post Office Department
Congress
Nuncio Lorenzelli Planned Paris Stay Postponement
An anti-ministerial paper claims Papal Nuncio to Paris Mgr. Lorenzelli will not return until further orders. No confirmation was obtained at the nuncio’s residence.
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Paris
Mgr
Lorenzelli
Griscom Reports Status of Constantinople Affairs to Hay
Charge dAffaires Lloyd C Griscom, on leave from Constantinople, called at the state department and informed Secretary Hay about the situation there following the departure of the minister. The report is not considered significant of any individual.
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Griscom
Turkey
United States
Chester
Kentucky
Constantinople
Hay
Washington
Lloyd C. Griscom
Straus
State Department
Cuban Registration Strife in Santiago Sparks Partisan Clash
In Santiago Cuba April 25 intense partisan tension erupts as Republicans allegedly bar Nationalists from registration. Allegations of literacy and age tests biased against Nationalists prompt General Whitside to order rural guards to investigate while authorities denounce military interference. Leaders urge impartiality ahead of June elections and constitutional convention stakes.
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Cuba
Republican Party
National Party
Whitside
Shelley
Republican
Cubano Libre
Steel Rails Price Set At Twenty-Eight Dollars A Ton
Official U S Steel statement says rail demand may push price to 28 dollars per ton. Railmakers report offers of 28 dollars and expect general selling price to follow, though some major manufacturers oppose the move.
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The
United States Steel Corporation
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