History of a Week Moves of Crimes and Fires etc
A digest era of recent events cites Dr Henry Van Dyke elected moderator of the general assembly of the Presbyterian church after a second ballot in New York. Lewis Nixon resigns Tammany hall leadership amid calls for confidence. Wages for tobacco workers rise ten percent aiding over 6 000 Louisville employees and potentially 80 000 nationwide. Federal grand jury probes the beef trust in Indianapolis following guidance from Attorney General Knox. Russian soldiers jailed for refusing to shoot peasants. peasants use children to deter firing. Five die in a Point Pleasant West Virginia hotel fire, with major losses. Relief ship Dixie sails for Martinique with bread shoes and other necessities. Forepaugh circus train wrecks at Marysville PA injuring several. Philadelphia Record sold at auction to a New York syndicate. Bourbon Street in Bourbon Indiana eyed for oil dust control. Mount Pelee eruption watchers report continued activity and luminous points. Three paroled convicts escape from North Dakota prison.
Pittsburg Disaster: Fire After Oil Train Explodes
A catastrophic explosion and fire near Sheridan yards outside Pittsburg killed about twenty five people and injured hundreds. Two tank cars with refined oil and one with naptha ruptured after a collision, oil spread, and a third car exploded causing a wall of flame. Fire crews could not stop the blaze, which raged until late evening with dozens burned and many residents fleeing. Estimated property loss runs into hundreds of thousands.
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Pittsburg
Sheridan
Union Station
Pittaburs
Fire Departmente
Queen Maria Christina resigns Madrid Regency
Queen Maria Christina ends her sixteen year regency in Madrid and places royal duties in the hands of her son Alfonso XIII. Premier Sagasta lauds her fortitude and administrative skill as the palace scene turns to ordered farewell while streets glow with merriment. The queen, aged about 42, speaks briefly thanking her councillors and hopes the cabinet aids her son in meeting his responsibilities.
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Alfonso
Sagasta
Garewell
Good
Prem
Another Land Lottery Open To South Dakota Land Fans
About 300000 acres of Rosebud Indian land in South Dakota will be disposed of through a federal land lottery. The plan mirrors a previous successful Kiowa and Comanche drawing in Indian Territory. Land has been surveyed and divisions made, with conditions for lot awards to be announced.
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South Dakota
Uitehcock
Conem
Ludlau
Lake Shore Records Fast Run Between Ant Alto and Cleveland
Lake Shore and New York Central officials reported a speed run covering 15 miles from Springfield Pennsylvania to Kingsville Ohio in eleven minutes and a hat. A 54 mile leg from Ashtabula to Cleveland was completed in fifty three minutes. The total 105 mile test between Ant Alto and Cleveland took 180 minutes.
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Lake Shore
New York Central
Anttalo
Cleveland
Springfield
Kingsville
Ohio
Ashtabula
Fire destroys yard in Terrell Texas causing 13000 loss
A fire in a Terrell Texas yard caused about 13000 in damage with partial insurance coverage. The Army Relief Society in the United States elected Mrs Daniel B Lamont as its president. The cornerstone ceremony for the new 50000 Carnegie library in Houston Texas was held with notable attendees. Daniel G Reid of the iron plate company paid 1 for Cardi and Wales horses at a Chicago auction.
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Lucker
Terrell
Tex Ca
Army Relief Society
United States
Daniel 8. Lamont
Carnegie Library
Houston
Texas
Danalel G. Reid
Thn Plate Company
Wales
Indiana dedicates Soldiers and Sailors Monument shaft
Indiana Thursday formally dedicated the tall white shaft in Monument Circle Indianapolis as a tribute to Civil War dead and a legacy to living generations. Veterans from four wars led dedicatory services as thousands of mournful crowds gathered, chimes sounded Soldier Rest, and flags were retired to the capitol building amid solemn reverence.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Union
Grand Army of the Republic
Veterans of Three Wars
Christ's Church
Capitol
Indiana Grand Army Parade Dedication At State Monument
A large crowd gathers for the twenty third annual encampment of the Indiana G A R at the State fair grounds. Generals Eli Wallace and James J Carnahan lead veterans in three grand parades to the monument where Gov. Winfield T. Durbin presides. Speakers include John W. Foster and Gustavus Menzies. The shaft features bronze insignia and is set in Indiana nectaline limestone, chosen for durability and polish. The project began in 1876, gained state support in 1882 with a $200000 appropriation.
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Indiana G. A. R
Indiana National Ard
State Fair Grounds
Philippines
Eli ‘Parerence
Waleag Skepublic
Tomlinson Hall
Nash
Ohio
Winfeld T. Durbin
D. R. Lucag
Grand Army
John W. Voster
Washington, D. C
Gustavus ¥. Menzies
Mount Vernon
Board of Control
W.T. Durbin
James Whitcomb Tiley
Capitol
Indiana
Grand Army of the Republic
Senate and House action on unions and wars in 1898 era Philippines
Senate debated the Philippines as a priority while approving a DC street use measure for GA I encampment travel. House passed the Arizona New Mexico Oklahoma statehood bill and numerous pension and fortifications measures. Additional relief for volcanic victims in the West Indies was allocated. The Cuban diplomatic and consular bill conference report was adopted. The Senate and House conducted extensive appropriations, military and naval funding discussions, and debated Philippine policy with various amendments and reconsiderations.
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Philippines
Senate
District of Columbia
Culberson
Secretary of War
Gen. Smith
Alan
French West Indies
Perkins
Proctor
Department of Agriculture
Indian Territory
Harris
Secretary of the Interior
Kansas
Patterson
Interstaty Commerce Commission
Unamel
Mondanne Iw
Elanse Emery Lill
Tractor
Tudianapolis
Columbus
Buffalo
House
West Indies
Washington, D. C
Trench
Stewart
Cuba
Congress
Messrs
Warren, Teller and Mason
Dayton OV
Vad
Khea Wat
Linte
Hsing
Mahon
Port Hall
Mato
Senate Appropriations Committee
H. Cluny
London
MaccArthner
Renatece
Aguluni
Weather Crop Report Shows Cold Spell Hurts Fruits
The weekly crop bulletin notes cold weather from the upper Mississippi to New England causing damage to peaches apples and other fruit. Winter wheat and oats germination varies by region with drought relief in parts of the west and Minnesota Wisconsin delaying corn planting in places. Kansas Oklahoma and Texas see progress with wheat and cotton, while Yale awards LL D to Lord Kelvin of England.
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The
Weather Bureau
Saga
Mississippi Valley
New England
Middle Atlantic
Missouri Valley
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Florida
East Gulf
South Atlantic States
Ohio Valley
Upper Lake Region
Mississippi
Upper
Missouri
Red River
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South
Dakets
Iowa
Mixpi
Tenessey
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Oho Valley
Nebraska
Middle Atlantites
Miwaned Yall
Wit
North Pacific
California
North Dakota
South Guro
Lake Region
Alan J
Illinois
Indiana
Washington
Michigan
Cotral
Tod Wels
Nocthrio
South Dunkeln
Patna
Northwest
Central
Sith
Trade and production woes plague nation in 1900 review
The Dun and Co weekly review notes production disruptions from wires labor conflict and a tornado, with the largest tin plant idle for months. Prices rose to a high May 1 level then eased in some sectors, while railway earnings improve and retail demand remains strong. Wheat outlook mixed as weather stabilizes, with lower exports and cautious optimism for a good crop year.
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New York
Don
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Farm market prices and notes from multiple U.S. exchanges
August Nolte, a wealthy Morgan County Missouri farmer, committed suicide by hanging in his barn. The report notes the case as a local tragedy amid a roundup of livestock and grain price listings across St. Louis Indianapolis New York and Buffalo markets, including cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and butter prices. No additional details on motive or circumstances are provided.
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Ste
Bay
St. Louis
Sheen
Detroit
Toledo
Bey Co
Harley
New York
August Nolte
bin Bar
Morgan County
Missouri
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van Dyke
Henry van Dyke
Princeton University
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
Minton
Lewis Nixon
Tammany
Tammany Hall
Astrict
Nixon
Continental Tobacco Company
C. E. Hallewill
Louisville
Beef Trust
Chicago
Knox
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Martinique
Dixie
Bas
Forepauch Circus
Forepaugh & Sells Circus
Marysville
Blunsey Baya
Philadelphia
W. S. Stenger
Frank A. Munsey
Bourbon
Fort de France
London Times
Mount Pelee
Sheee
Northdiana
Reja
Nuun
Henry VIII
Indiana's Monument
Ommander
O. L. Spaulding
Yale University
Lord Kelvin
England
Bone
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