Cuban delegation hails progress toward Cuban independence
A Cuban National Convention delegation in Washington reports progress on independence and possible annexation terms after victory. They say the Platt Amendment caused confusion but a clear explanation eased doubts, and they expect a Cuban government to be in motion by February 24 next year with a native president and mixed representation.
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New York
Cuba
Rafael M. Portaondo
Washington
United States
McKinley
War Root
Portmondo
Betanecourt
Pedro Gonzalez Liorente
Diego Tamapo
D. Mendez Capote
Robert A. Smith
American Mail Steamship Company
Paris
Ricardo Nargares
West Eighty-sixth Stret
Fifth Avenue
Central Park
Sacred Heart Convent
Thirty-third Street
Smith
Havana
Portuondo
Senate
Vertuende
Spain
Harvard to Honor McKinley Amid Protests at Commencement
Harvard overseers unanimously approve conferring an honorary LL D on President McKinley despite student protests. The formal action will occur just before commencement as protesters vow no further headway. The overseers, elected by graduates, control degree awards.
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Boston
cKinley
Harvard University
McKinley
Hoar
Harvard
Uniform Rank Breakaway Question Sparks Lodge Debate
The speech argues the Uniform Rank cannot sever ties from the supreme lodge and remains a constitutional branch of the Knights of Pythias. General Carnahan asserts the issue is not worth further consideration.
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Supreme Lodge
Indianapolis
Ind
James R. Carnahan
Knights of Pythias
Cleveland
General Carnahan
Ythians
Carnahan
Grinnell Church to Charge Dr Herron in Trial
Rev B M Vittum obtained papers in Terron divorce case showing alleged reproach and cruel treatment. The Grinnell Congregational church will use these as the basis for charges against Dr Herron at a church trial Tuesday. The decree finds the petition true and grants the divorce. Elgin Illinois sees Whitney named superintendent for next year after school board election.
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Herron
Berlin Steamship Leads St Clair Ice Clearing
Detroit April 30 The City of Berlin the first vessel to break through ice in the St Clair river passed downstream early yesterday. Ice movement resumes and low water above the city worsens shipping. The Tonia of Delta Lumber was trapped on submerged piles at its dock and cannot be freed.
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Detroit
Mich
City of
Berlin
St. Clair River
Tonia
Delta Lumber Company
New York
Hastings
N. Y
Francesca Spinello
Givio Buttacavallo
Westchester County
East View
Markets Report From Chicago and St Louis Hard to Read
Hogs receipts around 47 000 with price ranges from 4 40 to 5 90 per cwt. Cattle receipts about 26 000 with varied quotes from 3 90 to 6 65. Sheep and lambs receipts near 18 000 with prices from 3 00 to 5 25. Grain at St Louis shows wheat around 73 to 75 cents, corn 44 to 45 cents, oats 28 to 29 cents. Milwaukee reports mixed grains and lower wheat, rye higher at 54 to 54 percent.
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Chicago
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Colorado
St. Louis
C. Rye
Milwaukee
Northern
Jfe
C. Bacley
Board of Trade
Cape Cod
Bell and Bugte
Burbanks
Peerless
Hebron
Gas Explosion at McAlister Coal Mine Kills Five
An explosion at the McAlister Coal company mine in Alderson, West Virginia, killed five men, injured seven, and left one missing. Names of the deceased include Emanuel Taylor and Wiley Clark. injuries include Edmund Andrews and Paul Sotak among others. Investigators note possible improper shot firing as a contributing factor.
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South McAlister
L. T
McAlister Coal Company
Alderson
Emanuel ‘Taylor
Wiley Clark
Brother
Andrew Pescal
Dominico Wesctuty
Bed. Andrews
Pat Woods
Paul Sotak
Mose Garret
Espionage at Albion Co Eds Provokes Outcry and Ridicule
Albion College in Albion Michigan plans a spy system led by acting president Dr. Samuel Dickie, with boarding house landladies to report social infractions. Co eds threaten to leave as campus humor mocks them with cartoons and taunts as Hillsdale hosts a social culture class.
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Albion, Mich
Albion College
Samuel Dickie
Hillsdale
Mich
Indian Bones Found At Illinois Farm Site
On an Illinois farm near Ellis Grove George B Wilson uncovered a graveyard of many male skeletons along a trench. Artifacts include stone hatchets spear heads and iron rings and bracelets. The find is linked to Hurons killed during a 1736 raid on French settlements in Illinois.
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Red Bud
Ills
George B. Wilson
Ellis Grove
Ill
Ilinois
Shocking Tannery Accident Kills Milwaukee Worker
Karl Zinck of 785 Humboldt avenue died at A I Gallun & Sons tannery when a rotary drum fed leather trapped his head against a pillar. Death was instantaneous. In Ludington Michigan the steamer Ottawa ran aground in fog near Big Point Sable while carrying corn for Depot Harbor. rescue efforts began. Buffalo officers report marine engineers strike largely unresolved as two lines sign at demanded rates, while engineers’ association remains unrecognized.
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Milwaukee
Karl Zinck
Humboldt Avenue
Ludington, Mich
Ottawa
Canada Atlantic Line
Chicago
Depot Harbor
Big Point Sable
Sport
Scoville
Ladington
Buffalo
Marine Engineers
Buafflo
Anchor
Western Transit Company
Engineers’ Association
Body of Jacob Biederman recovered near Oshkosh
The body of Jacob Biederman who drowned himself on April 6 after a love disappointment was found yesterday in the river between the Wisconsin Avenue and Wisconsin Central Railway bridges in Oshkosh Wisconsin.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Jacob Biederman
Betwen
Wisconsin Avenue
Wisconsin Central Railway
Theosophists in Indianapolis Elect New Officers
At the annual convention in Indianapolis on Sunday a new constitution was adopted and officers elected for the coming year. Secretary T. P. Hyatt of New York and treasurer A. H. Spencer of New York were chosen.
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Indianapolis
Theosophists
T. P. Hyatt
New York
A. H. Spencer
Knockout Finish in Last Round in Louisville Bout
In Louisville on April 29 Jack Mc Clelland of Pittsburg was knocked out in the twentieth round by Dave Sullivan of Brooklyn. Sullivan earned the victory in a tense pro boxing match held last night.
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Louisville
Jack McClelland
Pittsburg
Dave Sullivan
Brooklyn
Manila Trial Opens in Commissary Fraud Case
Captain James C. Reed former Manila depot commissary goes on trial charged with soliciting and taking bribes in commissary scandals. Defense challenges court jurisdiction citing a 1901 act and wartime conditions. Witnesses describe $2,000 shortfalls and payments to Schindler and Major Davis, with further testimony on funds traced to cover shortages.
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James C. Reed
Reed
George W. Davis
Genral MacArthur
Washington
Schindler
Alhambra
Major Davis
Davis
Franklin
Garlington
Captain Iteed
Richard H. Townley
Navy
Castle Brothers
Townley
Crogs
Charles A. Woodruff
Woodruff
John W. Hausermann
Thirty-fourth Infantry
Thomas L. Hartigan
Thirtieth Infantry
Navy officers probe bribe scheme with Castle Brothers
Testimony traces Lieutenant Townley pressuring Castle Brothers to pay Captain Reed a two thousand dollar bribe plus ten percent commission to favor navy procurement. Colonel Woodruff links alleged rebates to Captain Reed. Separate note reports a baby buried alive case near Hastings, with potential first degree murder indictment.
Rushville Clothing Merchant Reconciles After Sudden Split
Rushville Indiana April 30 Frank Wilson a clothing merchant who surrendered two thirds of his property to his wife under sensational circumstances and left town has returned to Rushville He goes home but continues to live at his mothers house Officials report the reconciliation is practically effected though Wilson remains under nervous strain and will seek rest.
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West Bactin
A. Mowers
First Presbyterian Church
Wilson
Lucy Wilkinson
John T. Wilkinson
Jackson Township
Rushville
Ind
Frank Wilson
Beloit Emerson Hall coeds stage Masonry themed Grand March
In Beloit Wisconsin Emerson Hall hosted a women’s dormitory event with male attire. The march led by a George Washington figure wore knickerbockers and frock coat while participants wore golf attire sailor outfits and gunny sack garb, spectators drenched windows with water. In Des Moines Democrats map platform including railway tax reform and municipal ownership. In Watseka George Morrison, 16, shot three men at a dance killing two and wounding one. In Detroit Orion Wallace epileptic fall from theater gallery may have saved his life. In Racine Western Union Junction station burned destroying tickets and baggage with estimated loss 10 to 12 thousand dollars. In Kansas City James Butler and James J Jeffries fight ends in a foul ruling at Frank Jones saloon.
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Beloit
Wis
Emerson Hall
Beloit College
George Washington
Watseka
George Morrison
Walter
James Morris
Morris Brothers
Crescent City
Train derailment kills nineteen in Chinese rail disaster
Nineteen Chinese were killed when a Peking to Tien-Tsin train derailed Sunday between Lo-la and Yang-tsun after a culvert collapse.
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Tha-Tsin
Peking
Tien-Tsin
Lo-la
Yang -Tsun
Stomach Ailment Cured by Dr Pierce's Discovery
A Columbus Ohio man narrates his six year battle with severe stomach cramps and systemic weakness. After eight bottles of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery over six weeks he gained twenty seven pounds and regained strength, becoming able to work hard again. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets also noted for biliousness.
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Dr. Pierce
Golden
Thomas A. Swarts
Columbus
Ohio
President McKinley Touring Virginia to Bristol Welcome
President McKinley and party began a Pacific coast tour with warm receptions across Virginia. Crowds gathered at Charlottesville Lynchburg Roanoke and Bristol as the train moved south with brief speeches and cheerful greetings from students and residents. Mrs McKinley waved from the observation car as guards and crews saluted the president on every stop.
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Pacific Coast
Virginia
Rapidan
James
Madison
Jefferson
Otter
Blue Ridge
Tennessee
Washington
Charlottes
Wille
University of Virginia
Lynchburg
Daniel
Roanoke
Grant
Charlottsville
Smitth
McKinley
Smith
Long
Charlottesville
Sumner
General Long
California
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Prairie fires quelled amid limited damage in Nebraska region
Prairie fires in Hyannis and surrounding areas ease after four days of burning. Only one main fire near Mullen causes losses to Cherry county ranchers including Roseberry Bros. Delmer and Gilfoyle face heavy losses in Grant county. Minor buildings burned and vast ranges ruined.
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Hyannis
Neb
Mullen
Cherry County
Roseberry Bros
Delmer & Gilfoyle
Grant County
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IOV
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A. Warrn
Wu Blain
M. Knox
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H. Keck
L. Steciare
JF. Wnedocsca
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Columbian School of Osteopathy
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