War Preparations Grow Across East Amid Threats
Reports from Victoria via the steamer Olympia indicate China’s forces are rushing from New Chwang as Japanese and British warships move toward the Yalu. Russian troops in Manchuria increase, while Japanese generals call reserves to mobilize. Public reaction shows widespread war anxiety and a Yokohama meeting applauded Prof. Tomichen who warned diplomacy may resolve the Manchurian issue without war.
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Victoria
Olympia
Yokohama
Chin Ege
New Chwang
Alon
Tien Tsin
Chefoo
Shanghai
Japan
Russia
Hochi
Tokio
Achi
Yalu
Manchuria
Chicago church dynamited by alleged race attackers
A Chicago church on Dearborn Street was dynamited after a mass meeting by negro preachers ending in an explosion that damaged windows and a wall but left most people unharmed. The incident followed accusations of a war being waged by Black clergy and supporters against perceived evils in the population.
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Chicago
Dearborn Street
Insanity Plea Planned in Former Mayor Ames Trial
Attorneys for former Mayor Ames of Minnetguidin prepare a defense alleging Hoe Wan Le is responsible for bribery and extortion charges. The state rested its case, the defense seeks an adjournment then will pursue an insanity plea and admit only parts of the prosecutors narrative.
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Ames
Hoe Wan le
Minnetguidin
Suis
He Atate
Ares
Recognition of Antonia is Maluleque at Omaha
The first violence of the strike at Omaha was an attempted shooting when an unknown man fired two shots at a man union member. A crowd of about a hundred gathered. the shooter escaped. The driver was unhurt. strikers denied responsibility. No breaks in ranks among strikers or employers yet, and employers have not reopened their closed businesses.
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Antonia
Maluleque
Omaha
Temster
Iarian
Baptist
Red Oak
Telephone Company(s
Webster City
Waterloo
Franke Heese
Acort Dodge
Hanlontown Methodists
J. B. Whelan
Les Moines
Brighton
Brina Brown
Harlan
Farrer Hay
Clinton
Fairfield
Wright
Oscar Kunde
Lyons
Jeya
Mae Davis
Des Moines
Che Wutngu
Chas. Eckburg
Burlington
Mississippi
BR. B. Crowe
Tipton
Washington
W.B. Terkington
Omaha Council Bluffs
Rioting in New York Amid Strikes and Police Outbreaks
Riots erupted in multiple New York districts as police reserves were deployed to quell disturbances linked to strikes. Brooklyn subway clashes involved Italian men and several officers, with reports of stones and injuries. Simultaneously thousands of Jews fled to Kiev and European Russia amid anti Semite fears. famine worsens as laundry strikes expand to five Chicago laundries.
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Steikies
New York
Brooklyn
Kieff
European
Russia
Chicago
Tragedy as Train Plows Into Crowd in Detroit
A Grand Trunk train disaster in Detroit near Canfield and Dequinder Streets killed at least seven Polish visitors from Toledo and injured many more. The excursionists had arrived for an event at Harmonia Hall and St Josephat’s Church before the express plowed into the crowd, trapping and injuring people along two blocks. Police and bystanders tended the wounded as the scene drew responders from the Polish community and local authorities.
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Grand Trunk
Detroit
Mich
Toledo
Canfield
Poquinder Stroda
St. Tosephat's
Harmonia Hall
Dequindar Streeter
Lake Shore
Neas
Chicago
New York Express
Defends Gaother Priest at battered city services
Rev Charles Rojeblin stood with Father Reichlin during a tense service week in Lorain. He denounced the arrest of Rev Ferdinand Walser on alleged charges and urged calm, saying public opinion cannot force a wrongful verdict despite strong passions.
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Ao Lorain
Charles Rojeblin
St. Joseph's
Chiareb
Agatha Refeldin
Wight
Sanday
Perdinand Walser
Madainige Hhister
Father Reichlin
Ogand
Walser
Lyxia Ter
Two Negroes Lynched Near Yazoo Bridge Bluff Incident
A report states Bryant and Wall Morris, accused of killing Woo Lees, were hanged at Yazoo bridge near Eliquos Bluff before daylight. Bryant reportedly left a confession implicating Morris, who was alleged to have fired the initial shot. A pursuit ensued as 200 mounted men halted the mob and dragged the bodies into a nearby thicket. Rothery was named as the motive for the murder.
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Legg
Bryant
Wall Morris
Woo Lees
Yazoo
Eliquos
Om Eerk
Morris
Rothery
D T Hedges Dead In San Francisco Weather
San Francisco death report lists D T Hedges at 114 Larkin Street dying after a bath incident. Parent and doctor sign death. family notes subsequent family health events and unrelated religious figures. New York trolley crash and Saint Louis shooting are briefly mentioned with no direct link to Hedges.
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San Francisco
Cal
D.T
Hedges
Larkie Street
San Franciscus
Larry
Stedges
Flo
Discover
Yetta Ledges
A Bea
Do HG
Kvdge A
May Day Strikes Spread Across Nation and City
A Omaha special reports a widespread labor walkout affecting about 1,700 workers including 800 teamsters, 600 restaurant and hotel staff, and 260 carpenters. Other cities described include New York Italian excavators seeking two dollars daily, Pittsburg and Allegheny building trades stoppages, and a Baltimore general strike. A Berlin fire damaged the opera building and surrounding properties, with extensive losses.
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Omaha
Nob
Inhor
Atera
GOO
Rcale
New York
Pittsburg
Allegheny
Philadelphia
Battimore
Cincinnati
Toronto
Akrom
Tosa
Berlin
German Opera
A. T. Color
W. G. Emery
John A. Garman
I. J. Collins
W.oa. Carman
F.B. Collins
Mystery Surrounds McMahon Death in Pennsylvania
Fragmented AP-style notes recount a murder involving Edward McMahon and a suspect Donald J. Kennedy tied to laundering. Parallel reports describe forest fires in Pennsylvania with heavy rains cooling blazes, a Deering plant strike in Chicago, a mob killing in Missouri, a Detroit fire, King Edward’s arrival in Paris, and a monastery seizure in Marseilles.
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Pole Sasi McMahon Myarider
Edward McMahon
Daniel McMaghen
Poole
Thie
Donald J. Kennedy
McMahon
Fires raze barns and scare town amid teacher shortage
Widespread fires destroy large barns in Shellsburg area crippling farm operations. Amid crackling flames a barn of Alex Runyon, former Benton County treasurer, and that of John A Benton burned, with ten buggies lost and insured losses. Statewide talk highlights a severe shortage of teachers with many rural schools left without instructors.
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Shellsburg
Alex. Runyon
County Treacurer
Benton County
John A. Benton
Shellaburg
R. C. Barrett
Des Moines
Barrett
Coutey
House Where Lincoln Died Opened to Public
The Washington house where Lincoln died, opposite Ford's Theater, has been restored and opened to the public. A collection of Lincoln relics enhances the site, which had decayed until a preserving society organized and funded repairs. The house is set to become a major historical sight near the capital.
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Washington House
Lincoln
Cleveland Torpedo Mill Explosion Kills and Injures Dozens
A massive blast at Thor Manufacturing Company on 647 Orange Street in Cleveland destroyed a torpedo parts factory and damaged nearby blocks. Ten women, four boys, and one man were killed. twenty seven people were seriously injured. The accident reportedly started when a new worker’s shoe sparks ignited loose powder in the mold room during a peak production period.
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Cleveland
Thor Manufacturing Company
Orange Street
Amin
The Census Facts on Home Ownership and Mortgages
A summary of 1890 and 1890 housing data shows state by state shares of owned homes and those mortgaged. New Jersey leads mortgaged homes in the North Atlantic while Florida and South Carolina have the lowest shares. ownership and mortgage rates reflect regional manufacturing patterns and credit access.
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Boter
Worth'd
Mortga
Orde Act
Clodiana
Michigan Tee
Minnesota
Wiscoupslo
N. Dukows
Dakota
Ried
Nebraska
Kansas
North Atlantic States
New Jersey
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Maine
Florida
South Carolina
Indiana Territory
Telegraphic Brevities Report Of Railway Wreck And Talks
Brief telegraphic notes describe a serious wreck on the Cincinnati Southern Railway near Oakdale and mention Italian Foreign Minister Prinetti's interview with Premier Zanardelli and retirement to aid health. Navy Department signals no objection to progress on Dutch cable issues.
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Cincinnati Southern
Oakdale
Prinetti
Zanardelli
Navy Department
Rane Bees Sant
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Song of Veterans of the United States
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