Counterfeiting Ring Busted in Chicago Raid
Secret Service officers seized 2,500 in spurious coins and a full counterfeit apparatus on April 25. Captain Porter led the raid on 198 Ontario Street, trapping Charles A. Bennett, a teacher described as an accomplice who fled through a second floor window. Several others are believed connected. recovered notes and coins are said to be high quality, with many pieces circulating.
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Secret Service
Chicago
Captain Porter
Ontario Street
Charles A. Bennett
Rumored Samoa Commission Picks Stir Debate in Washington
Washington April 7 amid a flood of applications for the Samoa commission post, officials weigh unrelated candidates while aiming for an American not tied to past island disputes. Herr Solf sails toward Samoa, with Berlin and Washington seeking unanimous high‑minded selections to avoid deadlock.
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Washington
Herr Solf
Raffel
Apia
Chicago
Colorado Springs
Col
San Francisco
State Department
Samoa
Euxenttel
Berlin
Herr Schmidt
Schmidt
Mulligan
Caracas
von Holleben
Hay
High Commission
Oscar
Sweden
Kiastat
Tridat
Dramatic Events Ahead at Crawford and Gerard Theaters
Roland Reed stars in His Father’s Hoy at Crawford theater with a strong company and large seasonal audience. Two Married Men and The Story of the play touted as diverting with well drawn characters. at Gerard Opera House Julia F. Stowe company presents Uncle Canin a rake walk and cake walk. vaudeville features and popular prices promised by Pertineh Belders company.
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Roland Reed
Crawford Theater
Tontaht
Reed
Topeka
Sydney Haeanfeld
Mr. Reed
Sthilline
Firset
Julia F. Stowe
Gerard Opera House
Grawford
Prince Alexander of Croy-Dolmen Wounded in Duel
In Vienna on April 7 Prince Alexander of Croy-Dolmen, lieutenant in the Eighth Dragoon Regiment, was seriously wounded in a duel with his regiment’s colonel. Pistols failed test fire and both sides drew broadswords, leaving scratches but no serious injuries. The duel concerned a woman. In Lexington, Kentucky, April 7 ex-Secretary Whitney bought three top brood mares from Will St. Barnes at Melbourne Stud, including Sara and Countess, with prices kept private but high.
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Vienna
Alexander of
Lexington
Whitney
Kentucky
Will St. Barnes
Melbourne Stud
Sara
Tremont
Salina
Salyator
Countess
Sebastion
Ferida
Imp. Gienicg
Nini
Hinde
Francisca
Imp. Leamington
Bargain Said To Ensure Reed Opposition End
New York April 7 Senator Pratt and Depew return from Washington confirm talk of a deal at Jekyl Island. McKinley to be renominated with Hobart as running mate. Reed will have no administration opposition for speaker of the House in 1900. Roosevelt’s name barely mentioned for president or vice president. Depew calls the Philippine proclamation fair and urges Aguinaldo to embrace liberty under Uncle Sam.
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New York
Pratt
Depew
McKinley
Reed
Jekyl Island
McKintey
Hobart
Washington
B Meckinney
Thom. B. Reed
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Aguinaldo
Sam Sneans
Big Paper Mill Planned by Eastern Capital at Cherryvale
An eastern capitalist representative will visit Cherryvale in a few days to establish a large paper mill in Ohio city. The plant will be among the most extensive in the west and employ many workers.
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Eastern Capital
Cherryvale
Eastern
Ohio City
Ice Gorges Threaten Missouri River Flood Near Gayville
Reports reach Sioux City of rising Missouri river levels and solid ice gorges south west of Gayville. Stock raisers alerted as ice advances threaten overflow, with warnings to move livestock. A second gorge near Onawa prompts plans to dynamite to prevent flooding.
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Sioux City
Chicago, Milwaukee
Gayville
Onawa
Choate Better From London Visit Bournemouth Return
Mr Joseph H Choate United States ambassador took his family to Bournemouth for a seaside sojourn to aid recovery from illness. Officials say the stay should restore health. Five federal prisoners were moved to Arapahoe on charges of robbing the mails. The gang of five mail carriers in Custer county pattern thefts recovered nearly $2000 in goods.
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Bournemouth
London
Joseph H. Choate
United States
Choate
Guthrie
O. T
Arapahoe
J. E. Robinson
A. 5
M rs Langton's Logansport Back Trouble Healed
Letter from Mrs. M Langton of Logansport Indiana recounts a decade of kidney backache urinary disturbances and severe leg swelling. After doctors failed to help she used Morrow's Kid-ne-olds and reports reduced nervousness better sleep and ongoing improvement. She invites others to write for information and endorses the remedy sold at druggists and Swift Holliday.
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M. Langton
Hanna Street
Logansport
Ind
Morrow
Warmer’s Safe Cure Proves Pain Relief for Rheumatism
A reader letter from Edmund Stevens Jacques of Germantown Pa praises Warner’s Safe Cure for long standing rheumatic pain including sciatica. The account links liver and bile issues to uric acid buildup and claims five bottles cured pain, with a final quip comparing the liver to India’s vastness.
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Warner
Edmund Stevens Jacques
Wayne Ave
Germantown
Jacques
Iver
Liverland
India
Panama and Central American railroads shape future trade
The article outlines historic and ongoing efforts to build rail links across Central America and into the Caribbean. It notes the Panama Railroad as a profitable survivor from the 1849 era, discusses Tehuantepec’s harbor projects, Costa Rica’s San Jose to Port Limon line, and Guatemala’s Guatemala City to Puerto Barrios proposal with Huntington funding.
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New Orleans
Mexico
Guatemala
Honduras
Costa Rica
Panama Road
Panama Canal Company
Tetuastepec
Tehuantepec Road
San Jose
Port Limon
Pacific
J. S. Casement
Painesville
Costa Fea
Guatemala City
Puerto Barrios
Caribbean Sea
Cr. Huntington
United States
Panama
San Francisco
Gulf of Mexico
Huntington
Massive Wheat Damage Reports Across Kansas
Nearly 100 reports from Perrine Brothers in Wichita detail wheat damage across Kansas. Most counties report about zero to 25 percent yield, with higher losses in northern and some eastern areas. Spring three weeks late. winter cold and freeze-thaw cycles have harmed yields, especially in hard red winter regions.
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Alsas City
Kansas
Perrine Brothers
Exchange
Perrine Re
Kansas Wheat Damage Forecast Amid Cold Wet Weather
Fifteen days of adverse conditions have caused heavy damage to late sown fields with an average 50 percent loss in key wheat counties. Southern regions show plowed fields, while much of the state cannot be worked due to cold and wet weather. Experts warn it is too early to gauge final damage, needing ten days of growth to reveal impacts.
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Kansas
State Board of Agriculture
Japanese Emigration a Serious Problem for Government
Seattle April 7 The emigration question presses the Mikado's government as debates rise over policy and its effects on Japan and overseas labor. Officials confront calls for regulation, with observers weighing potential economic and social impacts.
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Seattle
Emigration Tensions Between Japan and the United States
Osaka policy sparks trouble for free laborers as Japan to seek U S talks. Emigrant protection laws force agents at landings to aid migrants, raising questions with U S customs. If Hawaii contracted immigration faces barriers, new tensions may follow.
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Osaka Matsutohi
Ho- Waii
America
Australia
United States Congress
United States
Hawaii
Colored Man For Moderator Elected in Pittsburg
Pittsburg presbytery elected Rev. M. B. Lanter as moderator, the first colored man chosen for the role in its history. The Geaee Mamiarial ser...
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Pittsburg
Helen Goulds Generosily Gift To City Relief Fund
Miss Helen Gould of New York sent $1000 to Fire Commissioner Scannell for the department relief fund and received a thanks letter. She also sent a similar amount to the police pension fund for the pension fund.
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Helen Goulds Generosily
New York
Helen Gould
Scannell
Department
Miss Gould
Police
Pension
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Schmidts
Prince
Fightas
MR. Choate
Ohio
Infia
Tadla
P. Huntington
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