Cubans Renew Hope of Trade Ties With United States
Cuban commissioners, farewell messages in Washington urge reciprocal trade and a future treaty framework. They expect to return to Havana to urge the constitutional convention to adopt provisions similar to the Platt amendment, including the question of intervention. Delegates depart for New York and sail for Havana on Wednesday.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
McKinley
Root
Congress
Seror Llorente
Spain
Havana
Pursue Gen Cailles After Dugot-Dugot Camp Raid
In Manila on April 26 a detachment of the 21st Infantry surprised Gen Cailles at his Dugot-Dugot camp nine miles southeast of Cayinti Laguna. Cailles escaped but his adjutant general and five staff officers, 14 men, 26 rifles and stores, and papers were captured. Major Velo was killed along with Corp McGill and Pvt Tipps. The pursuit of Cailles continues. Also reported is the murder of German magnate Herr Mercke and his secretary Herr Caro by New Britain natives. Caro’s body was eaten.
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Manila
Wilson Case
Twenty-first Infantry
Cailles
Dugot-Dugot
Cayinti
Laguna
Chase
Velo
Corp. McGill
Tipps
Company A
Twenty-first
Edward N. Jones, Jr
Eighth Infantry
Sydney
N.S. W
Herr Mercke
Herr Caro
New Britain
Papua
Albanians and Servians Fight at Pridvoritza
Vienna cable reports 17 people killed and many wounded after a clash between Albanians and Servians at Pridvoritza Old Servia with details from the Daily Telegraph correspondent.
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London
Vienna
Daily Telegraph
Pridvoritza
Old Servia
Grant memory honored on seventy ninth anniversary in Galena
In Galena Illinois on April 29 the seventy ninth birthday of Gen Grant was celebrated. Rev Frank W Gunsaulus delivered an oration urging magnanimity justice and durable rights for black citizens and praising Grants civil rights legacy amid national debates on emancipation suffrage and constitutional protections.
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Galena
Nll
Grant
Frank W. Gunsaulus
Republic
Greenback
Sheridan
Louisiana
South
Wise
Virginia
John Brown
Union League Club
New York City
Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
German forces push Chinese from province near Great Wall
Berlin reports from Count von Waldersee detail four engagements on April 23 and 24 at the Great Wall in which Gen Kettler’s brigade defeated Chinese forces under Gen Liu. French troops not engaged. Casualties included several officers wounded and men killed on both sides. Chinese withdrew, pursued toward Ku Kuan as Waldersee notes.
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Peking
Kettler
Kuo Lu
Ketteler
Keitler
Berlin
German War Office
Count von Waldersee
Great Wall
Liu
Ku-Kuan
Ledebur
Hoffmeister
Wallmerich
Huehlen
Lieut
Deusterberg
von Lessel
Baiiloud
Ku-Ihuan
Pao-ting-fu
Huehlenfels
Not Guilty in Kidnaping Case Near Omaha
James Callahan was found not guilty of any complicity in the Edward Cudahy Jr. kidnapping. The jury reported after a long deliberation, and Judge Baker criticized the panel for not agreeing with the state. Some jurors leaned toward guilty at first but were swayed by the others showing reasonable doubt.
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Callahan
Omaha
Neb
James Callahan
Edward Cudahy
Baker
Livery fire in Houston kills five including infant
A blaze in a Houston livery stable and adjoining homes early Sunday killed Job Copping, his wife, and three children. A suspect was arrested for arson aimed at an employer. Jeff and Mrs. Hopper survived injuries after leaping from the flames as a crippled widow saw the Coppings enter their room and vanish.
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Houston
Tex
Job Copping
Copping
Jeff Hopper
Thompson
Mr. Hopper
Mrs. Hopper
Farm flood devastates large area along Wabash and Green rivers
Evansville Indiana April 29 river at 42.4 feet causes heavy damage to farmers across the region. About 400000 acres of wheat from Evansville to Paducah destroyed, over half a million bushels of corn lost from cribs, and three farmhouses destroyed. Lumbermen report $100000 in losses and city merchants suffer from water seeping into cellars. Wabash river losses include 290000 bushels of corn and further farmhouses destroyed.
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Evansville
Ind
Paduesah
Green River
Wabash River
Fire Destroys Dorothy Coal Plant in Latrobe
A fire consumed the tipple engine house and boiler house at the Dorothy coal and coke plant owned by American Steel and Wire in Latrobe. Rumors say four to six miners may have died. two men were injured Superintendent Rodgers and William Gill both suffocated during rescue efforts. Thirty nine mules at the bottom perished. The loss is about 150000 dollars and fully insured.
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Latrobe
Dorothy Coal and Coke
American Steel and Wire Company
Rodgers
William Gill
Carpenters in Pittsburgh Accept New 8-Hour Scale
Five thousand organized carpenters in the Pittsburgh district will adopt a new scale on Wednesday May 1. Journeymen carpenters will earn a base wage of three dollars for eight hours, with an average around $3.25, under an agreement signed by about 1 509 employers. The prior scale paid three dollars for nine hours.
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Pittsburgh
Special trial races set for Constitution vs Independence
Three July yacht races between Constitution and Independence will be sailed July 2 4 and 6 off Newport to resolve a deadlock between the New York Yacht Club and Thomas Lawson. The announcement comes from Newport Yacht Racing Association.
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New York
Cup Defense Yachts Constitution
Independence
Newport Yacht Racing Association
New York Yacht Club
Thomas Lawson
Newport
Two Drowned While Sight-Seeing in Flooded Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on Sunday two men identified as Philip Kennedy and John Busam drowned when their boat capsized in the flooded Cummingsville district during a sight-seeing trip.
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Cincinnati
Cummingsville
Philip Kennedy
John Busam
Steel magnate buys Leyland line to fuse trans Atlantic routes
London and New York report J P Morgan & Co purchases the Leyland line, consolidating it with the Atlantic Transport line. Leyland will keep its name under current management as directors shift. The deal creates a steamship group with the world’s largest tonnage and 6 percent dividend, aided by stock additions and reserve funding.
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London
J. P. Morgan & Co
Leyland Line
Atlantic Transport Line
Leyland
Baker
Atlantic
United States
West Indian and Pacific Steamship Co
Wilson and Furness-Leyvland Lines
New York
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
J. P. Morgan
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
President's Tour Begins With Warm Virginia Reception
The president opens a cross country trip with a swift Virginia leg from Bristol through Charlottesville Lynchburg and Roanoke. Crowds cheer at every stop as students, speakers, and bands greet the dignitary and the president delivers brief remarks from his car.
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Bristol
Tenn
Pacific Coast
Virginia
Rapidan and James
Madison
Jefferson
Blue Ridge Mountains
Tennessee Line
Lynchburg
Southern Railway
Norfolk & Western
Washington
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Daniel
Five Miners Die In Alderson Mine Blast
An April explosion at McAlester Coal Co. Alderson mine killed five miners Emanuel Taylor Wiley Clark Andrew Pescol Dominico Wesculty and left Joe Petrovitch missing. Seven injured two overcome by fire damp, around 125 men at work. Possible misfired shots by shot firers or workers after hours cited. News also notes Pennsylvania Railroad plans to back a Hudson River bridge with $25.9 million in bonds.
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South McAlester
I. T
McAlester Coal Co
Alderson
Emanuel Taylor
Wiley Clark
Andrew 1
Escol
Dominico Wescluty
Joe Petrovitch
New York
Mail and Express
Pennsylvania Railroad
North River Bridge Co
Hudson
Twentythird Street
New Jersey Shore
Strucure
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Honor Grant
Salena
Indiana
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N. Y
A Steamship Combine
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the People's National Family
York
Tribune
Daily Tribune
Warren, Pa
Struthers Station
THE
Warren Savings Bank
Warren
A. J. Hazeltine
O. W. Beaty
G. B. Ensworth
Geo. H. Jackson
J. B. Wood
James Clark
Charles W. Stone
M.B. Dunham
L. R. Freeman
Chas. Sigel
K. W. Campbell
Warren National Bank
Wm. D. Brown
Jerry Crary
D. W. Beaty
A. T. Scofield
Nelson P. Wheeler
G. N. Parmlee
Andrew Hertzel
Charles Chase
C. Schimmelfeng
Christian Smith
H. A. Jamieson
F. E. Hertzel
Citizens Nat’l Bank
Mayroon Waters
KE. T. HazElTine
Vavio L. Gerould
L. W. Dennison
M. Waters
Jas
Parmlee
Levi Smith
J. G. Curtis
J. W. Bomns
T,. Gorauld
T. O. Slater & CO
F. W. Devoe & Co
Tull
Stearns
Iver Johnson
Ummer Otales
Water ST
Citizens Natl Bank
Davin L. Gerould
E. T. Hazeltine
D. Bewis
G. W. Campbell
Samuel Peterson
D. L. Gerould
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