Jacksonville Fire Leaves City in Ruins and Martial Law
Jacksonville Fla May 4 large fire destroyed 148 blocks of the city and left 10000 homeless. Government aid planned with shelter in St Augustine barracks and supply stations opened. Martial law declared, militia on duty, relief funds growing as residents seek tents and shelter along the St Johns river.
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Jacksonville
Fla
St. Augustine
St. Johns River
Root
Citizens
The
Armour Company
Chicago
Bowden
Florida
Williams
Gainesville
Orlando
Starke
L'Engle
Broward
Rogers
Jennings
Lovell
Governor's Guards
Tallahassee
Suwannee Rifles
Live Oak
Gem City
Paluka
Bradshaw
Federal Post Office
Bridge Street
Laura
Hemming Park
Druys
Dr. Stout
Rebuilding the Duval Courthouse After Devastating Fire
Fire destroyed Jacksonville’s courthouse and city buildings leaving rich and poor alike homeless. Bonds up to 200000 for courthouse and jail. Prisoners moved to Green Cove Springs Fernandina and St Augustine. City records secured. Night brings darkness and relief efforts continue.
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County Commissioners’ Board
ParcPer L'Engle
Duval County
Riverside
Green Cove Springs
Fernandina
St. Augustine
Haney
P. H. Dean
Dean
Barnett
National Bank of Jacksonville
Boer Forces Brace For Imminent Battle Near Hartbeeste Fontein
In General Babington's district near Hartbeeste Fontein 4000 to 5000 Boers occupy surrounding hills while General De lary presses toward a clash. British observers monitor as Me thuen and Rawlinson converge, with 13 Boers observed and a call for action.
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Johannesburg
Delary
Hartbeestefontein
Babington
Methuen
Rawlinson
Double killing in Warren New York shocks community
In Warren near Richfield Springs Benjamin Hoyt killed his employer Mrs. Wallace then was shot by her husband John Wallace, a wealthy farmer. Hoyt had been a hired man and former lover of Mrs. Wallace, who refused his plea to elope again. Wallace killed Hoyt and remains at home awaiting the sheriff.
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Little Falls
N. Y
Warren
Richfield Springs
Benjamin Hoyt
John
Wallace
Hoyt
Bright comets sighted from Harvard to Cape Town
A telegram from Harvard Observatory in Cambridge reports a very bright comet seen at 3 minutes past US hours. Lima notes a bright comet visible over forty eight hours, approaching the western horizon. Cape Town records another comet at six o clock, traveling northwest.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard College Observatory
Arequipa
Greenwich
Lima
Peru
Cape Town
Germans Fire On Tug At Pei Ho Bridge Incident In Tientsin
German soldiers guarding a Pei Ho bridge at the British concession fired on the British tug Ego, wounding two crew. The bridge blocked river traffic and the incident follows a broader push for river improvements with a mixed commission to manage the project. Two German soldiers, Sergeant Bretschneider and Trooper Janisch, were later condemned to death for killing two Chinese civilians during patrols in December at Pao-Ting-Fu.
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Ego
Pei-Ho River
Tien-Tsin
Bretschneider
Janisch
Pao-Ting-Fu
Bartlett disputes Grogan shooting sequence in court
Bartlett argues the court pistol bullet differs from Grogan’s wound. He recounts Eastman inspecting an old rim-fire revolver when it exploded, Grogan raising his hands, Eastman approaching thinking Grogan was shot, Grogan firing as his revolver discharged, a struggle ensued, and Grogan’s revolver fired two to three more times before Eastman seized and discarded it.
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Mr. Bartlett
Grogan
Eastman
Married in Jail in Salt Lake City
Winfield J. Hunt, son of a Decatur contractor, married Miss Clara A. Rogers of Decatur today in the Salt Lake County jail. Hunt, formerly known as Harry Wilson, had been found guilty of highway robbery and awaits sentence. the couple secured a marriage license from the county clerk and wed in the jail corridor with Justice Lochrie officiating. Hunt faces penitentiary time Monday.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Winfield J. Hunt
Decatur
Clara A. Rogers
Hunt
Justice Lochrie
Miss Rogers
Pope's Will Reportedly Names Successor and Rampolla Eyes Tiara
London dispatch to Times cites Rome saying the pope will designate his successor by will altering the conclave tradition. Rampolla, seen as leading candidate, faces barriers of custom as secretary of state while Rampolla and Vannutelli are named rivals. Baltimore reports Cardinal Gibbons plans a May departure for Europe to attend Vatican activities and later ad limina, with stops in England and Rome.
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London
Times
Rome
Rampolia
Vannuatelli
Gottis
Swampas
Parochis
Rampolila
Rampolla
America
England
Russia
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
New York
William A. Fletcher
Martinelli
Europe
Trave
Heslin
Natchez
Miss
North Carolina
Cardinal Vaughn
Foreign ministers plan summer retreat to western hills
In Peking a majority of foreign ministers will depart for the western hills next week with military guards to protect their summer retreat. Missionary Owen reports provinces show a deplorable state with widespread discontent and anti foreign sentiment. He warns that troop withdrawal may trigger a massacre of native Christians.
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Peking
Missionary Owen
London Mission
Owen
Conjoint guarantee urged to fund China indemnities
Dr Morrison in Peking reports M De Glers writes to the powers’ financial committee advocating a joint government guarantee to secure a loan for China to pay indemnities. He argues a £75 million loan at 4 or 4.5 percent could cover £45 million. With no guarantee China would need £84 million at 7 percent. If indemnity drops to £40 million a £43 million loan suffices. Proposes securing the loan via customs or higher duties. Notes Russia’s stance on revenue, pensions, grain tribute, and potential to join Britain and the US in reducing indemnity. Russia seeks frontier rectification, western Tibet strip, and Amur gold mine concessions as compensation for China’s refusal to sign the Manchurian convention.
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London
Morrison
The
Times
Peking
M. de Glers
Ministers of the Powers
China
United States
Russia
Great Britain
Shanghai
Standard
Kulja
Thibet
Amur
Priest Named Papal Chamberlain Still Based in Washington
Father Rooker who heads the papal legation in Washington is confirmed as designated chamberlain to the Pope. A letter from the cardinal prefect of the Propaganda says the official notice will follow. The role carries the title monsignor and makes him part of the pontifical household, but he will remain stationed in Washington.
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Washington
Father Rooker
Papal Legation
the Propaganda
Rome
Pontifical Household
Barn Chases A Train In Nebraska Tornado
A small but genuine tornado struck between Juniata and Hastings on May 4 as a Burlington freight neared Hastings. The wind lifted a large barn, racing toward the train for over a hundred yards before shifting course. Hastings residents sought safety as the storm touched the town’s west edge, destroying trees and outhouses and leaving debris. A cloudburst at Rushville created a twenty-rod-wide stream washing out bridges and filling creeks ten feet deep.
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Hastings
Neb
Juniata
Burlington
Rushville
Prof Eastman’s Defense Outlines Case in Eastman Murder Trial
Cambridge May 4 defense in the Eastman murder trial completed its outline and placed four witnesses to show intimate cordial relations between the two men. The day’s highlight was Bartlett’s outline of the principal portion of the brief, with his extensive argument supporting the defense’s theory.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eastman
Bartlett
Locomotive Engineer Killed in Cattle Train Derailment
A west bound Rock Island passenger train No 11 derailed near Unionville Louisiana after a drove of cattle crowded the track. Engineer Blake was killed and his fireman slightly injured with no passengers hurt.
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Unionville
Rock Island Road
Blake
Noisy Railway Wage Rises Hit 5 Percent Increase
Between eight and nine thousand Ili nois Central Railway employees gain a horizontal 5 percent raise. Machinists demanded 30 cents an hour but received 20 cents. Business agent Roderick adopts an uncompromising stance and threatens a strike.
Miners threaten Harrisburg march over wage and legislation
Chicago May 4 8000 to 9000 workers in Miners Central Railway shops receive a 6 percent wage rise effective May 1 boosting annual payroll by about 600000. Machinists seek 20 cent hour min. current average is 27 44 cents. Union leader D W Roderick warns of possible strike if demands not met.
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Chicago
Miners Central Railway System
D. W. Roderick
Chicago Lodge of Machinists
Roderick
Illinois Central Company
Miners Plan Harrisburg March From Pottsville
National Organizer Dougherty Secretary Hartlein and President Duffy led a conference in Pottsville to organize a miners march to Harrisburg. Miners from Hazelton McAdoo Panther Creek Valley and Schuylkill region will rendezvous here Tuesday, march six days with rations to Millersburg where contingents from Northumberland and Columbia counties join. At least 10 000 men expected to march and camp at Agricultural Park.
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Pottsville
Dougherty
Hartlein
Ninth District
Duffy
Harrisburg
United Mine Workers
Hazelton
McAdoo
Panther Creek Valley
Schuylkill
Millersburg
Northumberland
Columbia
Agricultural Park
Strikes Divide British Miners As Industry Wavers
News from London May 4 reports growing rifts among coal workers as owners and merchants show reluctance to back a pit shutdown. Derbyshire Miners' Association with 30,000 members opposed the export tax and chose not to halt work, while Northumberland delegates back the strike. Durham, Lancashire, and Cheshire miners defer to the national conference, and Yorkshire workers vote against striking, insisting owners continue paying wages if pits close.
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London
Derbyshire Miners’ Association
Northumberland
Newcastle
Durham
Lancashire
Cheshire
Yorkshire
Trust aims to form American Shovel and Tool Company
Pittsburg May 4. An effort is underway to unite 14 shovel makers into a combine with 10 million dollars capital, chartered in New Jersey. Headquarters likely in New York with large works in Pittsburg, Boston, and Chicago. Local firms include J C Russell Shovel at Aliquippa Husey Binns Beaver Falls Hubbard Co at Lawrenceville.
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Pittsburg
American Shovel and Tool Company
New Jersey
New York
Boston
Chicago
Aliquippa
Husey, Binns & Co
Charleroi
BE. H. Myers & Co
Beaver Falls
Hubbard & Co
Lawrenceville
Lower Allegheny
Leechburg
Alton, Jr
Richmond, Va
Wheeling
W. Va
Ohio
Textile unions seek unity across regions
Northern and Southern textile organizations show openness to joint action as Southern delegates visit Fall River on the way to the International Union of Textile Workers convention in Holyoke.
Labor harmony eyed between Northern and Southern textile workers
Delegates, led by G B McCracken, departed for Yoke Mass. to push union merger talks. He praised Fall River operatives on hours and wages, urged swift affiliation of Southern workers with New England, and cited 60 unions already organized. Officials hope union ties ease friction with the American Federation of Textile Operatives.
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Yoke
Mass
Fall River
G. B. McCracken
McCracken
American Federation of Textile
South
New England
American Federation
Shamrock I First Trial Spin Ends With Grounding
The new cup challenger Shamrock I, after a two hour light air run off Warner lightship, went aground at low tide but floated free on the flood with no injury. Shamrock II then performed with swift hull speed and agile handling, drawing full canvas as it headed toward Ryde.
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Southampton
Warner
Erie
Southampton Water
Erin
Hampshire
Ryde
Atlantic
Two lynchings reported in Louisiana towns
In Rodessa Felton Brigman a Negro was lynched for assaulting a six year old colored girl named Cora Tisen. At Alden Bridge near Benton in Bossier parish Grant Johnson was strung up by a mob after defying warnings. Johnson had kept a negro gambling house and killed a man a year earlier without punishment.
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Shreveport
Times
Rodessa
Felton Brigman
Cora Tisen
Brigman
Alden Bridge
Benton
Bossier Parish
Grant Johnson
Johnson
Conger Rejects Run for Governor Unless Nominated
Des Moines May 4 Minister E H Conger replies to letters urging a Republican gubernatorial bid. He repeats he cannot become a candidate but will accept the nomination if offered.
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Conger
Des Moines
E. H. Conger
The
Register
Iowa
Still in Texas A journey to El Paso from San Antonio's memory
Still in Texas visits the quaint old city of San Antonio before beginning a 624 mile ride to El Paso. The speech near the Alamo recalls Travis Crockett Bowle and other heroes who died defending the site against Santa Ana. The memory of their gallant stand is renewed by the president.
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Sayers
Houston
McKibben
Department of Texas
Fort Sam Houston
Adobe
San Fernandino Cathedral
Santa Ana
The
Blue
Gray
Texas
Alamo
Crockett
Travis
Bowie
Grand Army of the Republic
Confederate Veterans
South
State of Texas
Porto Rico
Philippines
Sweet Land of
Liberty
Republic
President McKinley in Del Rio Texas May 4
President McKinley tours San Antonio and Del Rio with thousands of white clad schoolchildren scattering flowers as his carriage passes. He praises Texas history, the Alamo defenders, and unity of Union and flag while greeting veterans and locals.
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Decatur, Ill
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Prof. Eastman
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Nois
Haarrisburg
United
International Union of Textile Workers
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Labor and Industrial Notes
Eastman Tube Company
West Virginia
Capital
Albert C. Case
Carnegie Steel Company
American Cotton Company
Toledo
Lone Star and Crescen Oil Company
Beaumont
Tex
National Tube Company
Youngstown
London Dispatch
New York World
London Daily Express
J. P. Morgan
Subdistrict 4
East Palestine
New Waterford
Negley
Cannelston
Henry C. Fry
National Glass Company
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Lone Star State
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Travis, Crockett, Bowle
Mrs. McKinley
del Rio
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