Great Britain Accepts Nicaragua Indemnity Deal
Washington May 4 The State Department reports Great Britain has accepted Nicaragua's indemnity payment to be made in London within a fortnight. As soon as Nicaragua confirms, the British admiral will depart Corinto. Dr Guzman enjoys relief while Bayard notes U S mediation helped seal the agreement and a commission may adjudicate further British damages from Bluefields expulsions.
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Washington
Department of State
United States
Nicaragua
Corinto
Stephenson
Salvador
Nica- Tagua
Ezeta
Guzman
Smart
Hatch
Bluefields
Mr. Bayard
Great Britain
Bayard
London
State Department
Russia Ready to Begin Hostilities Over Japan Treaty
A Times dispatch from Odessa reports Russia has completed preparations and is ready to act if Japan refuses to modify terms of peace with China. A Berlin dispatch notes active negotiations toward an amicable settlement among Russia Germany France versus Japan with strong confidence a pacific solution will be reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Times
Odessa
Russia
Japan
China
Berlin
The
Times
Germany
France
Prohibitionists Favor Wooley for 1896 Nomination
A East coast Prohibition movement backs Minnesota's John G. Wooley for the Prohibition party presidential candidate in 1896. Frances E. Willard and other WCTU leaders are reported to support his nominating effort.
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Wooley
Boston
East
John G. Wooley
Minnesota
Prohibition Party
Campai
Frances E. Willard
Oil Drops Again Amid Lower Lima Prices
Oil prices fell with North Lima at 92 cents, South Lima at 90 cents, and Indiana at 72 cents. The drop hurts speculators hoping for higher gains and producers who have paid for sinking funds.
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Cincinnati
North Lima
South Lima
Indiana
Assistant Cashier Sa DmMaua Suicide Reported
May 4 report from Willi assistant cashier of a bank attempted suicide by hanging in the bank building after an incident involving George Park's national bank. Police and medical staff attended. condition listed as critical.
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Sa DmMaua
Willi
al Bank
Bence
George Park
National Bank of Co
Depew on Currency and National Debts
Chauncey M. Depew spoke to the Detroit chamber of commerce on currency stability and a fixed revenue system. He warned that debtor nations abroad hold a large share of U S securities and argued for a universal 100 cent dollar backed by metal to maintain value and avoid financial disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Chauncey M. Depew
Detroit Chamber of Commerce
United States
Irish-Americans plan convention for independence movement
A movement forms to hold a large city convention of Irish-Americans soon. Prominent Irish supporters from various political strands aim to push a bolder policy for Irish independence. The Parnell move is considered dead, home rule is sidelined, and the group pledges broad sympathy and U.S. wide cooperation to keep the Irish question in focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ireland
United States
Parkhurst to Sail for Europe on June 5
Dr. Parkhurst plans a European tour from June 5 to September 20, his vacations previously spent in Switzerland. He will visit Russia this summer to study social and economic conditions, noting Europe’s general similarity to America but Russia’s distinctness. He and Mrs. Parkhurst will travel to London Copenhagen Stockholm St. Petersburg Vienna and Switzerland, seeking respite from politics and turmoil before returning home.
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New York
Parkhurst
Europe
Switzerland
Russia
America
Holland
Break the Meat Trust Admin Moves to Lift Canadian Cattle Embargo
Washington expects action within days to end the embargo on Canadian cattle, signaling a potential breakdown of the meat trust grip. The move, if confirmed, would allow entry of Canadian beef into U S markets and alter trade dynamics.
Commissioner Lyman Resigns From Civil Service Post
Washington May 6 The resignation of Charles Lyman of Connecticut from the United States civil service commission is in the hands of the president. It is not known what this signifies but it is regarded as likely that the commission will be practically reorganized.
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Lyman
Washington
Charles Lyman
Connecticut
United States Civil Service Commission
Dr J B Murphy Elected President of Railway Surgeons
Dr J B Murphy of Chicago was elected president of the National Association of Railway Surgeons in session here. The contest for the presidency was hot with several candidates being warmly supported.
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Murphy
Chicago
J. B. Murphy
National Association of Railway Surgeons
McCormick Seminary Rejects Property Surrender Proposal
The McCormick theological seminary board of directors votes decisively against surrendering property and control to the Presbyterian general assembly. The decision preserves seminary independence and local governance.
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McCormick
ChicaGo
McCormick Theological Seminary
Presbyterian General Assembly
Will Stay at Newmarket Training Establishment
Croker and Dwyer have leased a large training establishment at Newmarket. The lease length is not disclosed, but the move signals a long stay for their horses at the famed course.
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Newmarket
Messrs. Croker
Dwyer
Senate Passes Wild Bill On Pool Selling Restrictions
In Albany on May 4 the New York Senate approved the Wild bill prohibiting pool selling with 22 ayes and 4 nays. It also passed a supplementary Wild bill amending the Gray bill related to pool selling by 26 ayes and 1 nay.
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Albany
N. Y
Senate
Settlers in Peril as Calls for Militia Grow
A May 4 dispatch from Grand Forks reports tensions rise between white settlers and armed Indians and half breeds in Rolla and St Johns North Dakota. Telegrams urge troops and militia to quell expected raids, with residents fleeing to safer areas while authorities weigh federal action.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Marshal Cronan
Schindler
Rolla
St. Johns
Allin
United States
Little Shell
Manitoba to reject Dominion school order says no to Ottawa
Manitoba lawmakers prepare to reopen the house and deliver a firm no to the Dominion government's remedial order on separate schools. The government asserts it was elected to support national schools and will seek the people's opinion before changing policy.
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Manitoba
Wryyrree
Man
Ottawa
Hale to report on Turtle Mountain Indian trouble
The acting commissioner of Indian affairs said no report had reached from Captain Hale who was sent about ten days ago to investigate Turtle Mountain Indian troubles. He urged an immediate report. Justice information suggests Olney will not request troops. General Schofield orders Fort Buford officers to stay prepared for possible activation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinngton
Indian Affairs
Hale
Turtle Mountain
Indian Office of the Interior Department
Department of Justice
Olney
Schofield
Fort Buford
Troops Ready to Move on Turtle Mountain
General Scho field has ordered Fort Buford troops to be ready to move to Turtle Mountain in North Carolina at first sign of danger to residents, though no serious trouble expected.
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Washington
Schofield
Turtle Mountain
N. C
Fort Buford
Ravages of Smallpox Declares Yearly Deaths by State
A marine hospital bureau table lists 1894 smallpox deaths by state with counts for Illinois 887, New York 337, Wisconsin 253, Michigan 84, California 2, Texas not shown, and others. The report notes some states show higher virulence since early 1895.
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Washington
Marine Hospital Bureau
Territory
The
Union
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Wisconsin
Fire Probe Near Maple Lake Over Denniston Tragedy
Coroner Wyatt and County Attorney Gossman travel to Maple Lake to investigate the blaze that destroyed George Denniston's house and led to the cremation of his parents William and his wife. A man of unsavory reputation is suspected of involvement and a full inquiry will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crookston
Minn
Wyatt
Gossman
Maple Lake
George Denniston
William Denniston
Quiet at Elk Horn strike scene in Pocahontas field
Striking miners remain quiet as no alarming reports reach state or federal authorities. Governor MacCorkle in Wheeling notes a telegram from Richmond confirming Virginia authorities hear nothing alarming and report calm conditions in the Pocahontas field on the Norfolk and Western line.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Elkhorn
Norfolk and Western Road
MacCorkle
Richmond
Virginia
Pocahontas
California Forgery Suspect Sought in New York Custody
Governor Morton held a hearing and granted California’s request to custody A. J. Whiteman who is charged with forging a $500 check in San Francisco. Whiteman was arrested in New York about a week ago.
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Albany
N. Y
Morton
California
A. J. Whiteman
San Francisco
Whiteman
New York
Foster on Harrison in 1896 race
Wasu Hindon May 6 Ex Governor Foster of Ohio former secretary of the treasury under Harrison speaks in the East saying Harrison would decline to run in 1896 if left to his personal preference. He warns of great embarrassments and upheaval for successors and notes Harrison has already achieved lasting historical glory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasu Hindon
Foster
Ohio
Treasury
Harrison
Income tax decision expected by May 20
Treasury officials anticipate a final ruling on income tax cases by May 20 and possibly as early as May 13. Justice Jackson is expected to sit on Monday for the arguments, with the court likely to finalize positions after a Saturday conference. Tennessee efforts to elicit his views have failed.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Jackson
Tennessee
Wheat Up Three Cents As Speculative Fever Grows
The May 1 business outlook improves since the 1893 breakdown though volume remains below peak. Wheat rises three cents to 69 cents, Atlantic exports slow, Western receipts exceed last year, and a 200000 ton sale by the Fair estate at San Francisco eases Atlantic demand. Labor unrest continues with strikes in Pittsburgh area and Alabama coal regions.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
New Castle
Pittsburg
Pocahatas
Alabama
Fair Estate
San Francisco
Europe
Atlantic
China
Tennessee Governor Election Declared By Legislature
Nashville May 6 The joint convention ruled Peter Turney won the November election by a majority of legal votes and was duly elected governor of Tennessee. The session lasted until midnight with a vote confirming the result as artillery boomed through the city. Large capitol attendance and marked enthusiasm followed.
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Nashville
Peter Turney
Tennessee
Cny
Capitol
Running a Lottery
C Arthur Crane president Frank Eastwood director and 8 C Haines secretary of the de funct Mutual Reserve society of Omaha were arrested here by government authorities. They were indicted in Omaha last November for using the mails for purposes similar to a lottery.
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Curiaco
C. Arthur Crane
Frank Eastwood
C. Haines
Mutual Reserve Society of Omaha
Omaha
Stevenson plans Bloomington stay through summer
Vice President Stevenson, in Bloomington after Congress, says he will remain through the summer except possibly for a few days at an Atlantic watering place near the end of the heated term, with Mrs. Stevenson.
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Bloomington
Ills
Stevenson
Fire destroys most Sand Lake village structures
In Sand Lake Michigan, nearly all buildings except a restaurant and the depot were burned in a daytime fire. Several homes were destroyed leaving dozens homeless as authorities scramble to find shelter.
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Grand Rapins
Mich
Sand Lake
Matrimonial Agent in Trouble in Curiaco May 4
Warren F. Thompson, a matrimonial agent, is in federal custody charged with complicity in counterfeiting bad 2 cent stamps found in the city. He is described as the first man to use the counterfeits.
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Curiaco
Warren F. Thompson
Thompson
Ball Player Jimmie Long Seriously Hurt In Milwaukee Game
Left fielder Jimmie Long of the Milwaukees was injured while attempting to catch a long drive and crashed into the left field fence. He lay unconscious for 80 minutes and remains in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Jimmie Long
Milwaukees
Mrs Sartoris Engagement Rumor Denied by Mrs Grant
An afternoon paper quotes Mrs. F. D. Grant denying Mrs. Sartoris’s engagement to General Douglass and stating there is no truth to the rumor. The denial is directed to all family members. The report was circulating in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Grant
New York
F. D. Grant
Fire Hits Faribault Rattan Works Plant Loss Near Total
Fire at the Faribault rattan works destroyed the main structure and engine room. The plant valued at about 50 000 dollars suffered nearly total loss with insurance of 16 000 dollars.
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Faribault, Minn
Faribault Rattan Works
Miners Strike Hit Norfolk and Western Lines
Operators caused the strike by cutting coal wages in retaliation against railroads for rate hikes to tide water. In May reports say 32 of 38 mining firms along 40 mines joined a 20 percent wage cut, prompting miners to refuse work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Norfolk and Western
Coal region quiet as mines operate in Pocahontas telegram
A Pocahontas telegram reports all quiet in the coal region with only the Southwest Improvement Company and the Browning mines at work. Strikers press to pull 1,000 workers from these mines to join their action.
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Roanoke
Pocahontas
Southwest Improvement Company
Browning Mines
Union seeks 20 cent wage rise for Milwaukee street employees
The executive committee of the Union of Street Railway Employees met at the Milwaukee Street Railway office to demand a new wage schedule raising pay to 20 cents per hour. The company is unlikely to grant the increase, and a strike is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Union of Street Railway
Milwaukee Street Railway Company
Brazilian Minister Mondie Still Uninformed on Italy Claim
Washington May 6 Senor Mondie Brazilian minister here has no official notification concerning the reported demand by Italy for an answer within seven days to Italy's claim for losses suffered by Italian subjects during the revolution. He is currently ignorant of the mature of the Italian claim.
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Washington
Senor Mondie
Italy
St Paul and Duluth Rail Line Expands Minneapolis Traffic
St Paul and Duluth Railroad begins operating its road over the Minneapolis and St Louis terminal property for all Minneapolis business. Previously the Duluth company handled Minneapolis traffic over Great Northern terminals.
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St. Paul and Duluth Change
New York
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company
Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Company
Minneapolis
Duluth Company
Great Northern
Deaths and major notices from Oswego to Oakland
Captain Thomas Dobbs, vessel owner, is dead at Oswego. In Oakland, Thomas Thome stabbed his two daughters, killing one, then took his own life. Dr. Julius H. Seeley, ex-president of Amherst College, remains in critical danger. Receiver McNulta says corn price rise forces a 2 cent per proof gallon increase in whisky.
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Thomas Dobbs
Oswego
Oakland
Cal
Thomas Thome
Thome
Julius H. Seeley
Amherst College
McNulta
The
Whisky Trust
Tennessee Gubernatorial Contest in Session
In Nashville on May 4 the joint legislative committee resumed arguments in the Evans governorship contest with Pritchard and Hawkins representing Evans' side presenting the morning session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Nashville
Tenn
Joint Legislative Committee
Pritchard and Hawkins
Evans
Remarkable Comfort From Pure Liquid Laxative Remedy
Knowledge brings comfort and improvement by adapting the world’s best products to people’s needs. The text extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant laxative that cleanses the system, relieves colds and fevers, and aids kidneys liver and bowels without weakening them. It claims wide medical approval and availability in 50c and $1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co. with its name on every bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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