Rival Generals Vie For Grand Army Chief Title In DC Race
A heated bid for commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic unfolds with Gen. James R. Carnahan of Indianapolis opposing Tanner May, a DC register of wills figure, as supporters in New York and across the country mobilize. Encampment set in Denver amid promises of broad veteran backing and a pension campaign highlight the contest.
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Corporal Tanner
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New York
Carnahan Opponent Sees Strong Candidacy For Grand Army Lead
Indiana veteran Gen James R Carnahan competes with Corporal Tanner for the Grand Army of the Republic commander's post. A Denver encampment is planned for late summer or fall. Carnahan has backing from East veterans and a literary effort backing his bid, while Venner leads in polls with a New York strong Renewed organization in Indiana questions past activity and continuity of the Hoosier GAR.
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Indianapolis
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Zanesville
Ohio
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Indiana
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Venner
New York
Trolley Car Topples on Georgetown Street
A trailer attached to Washington Railway and Electric car 122 overturned at the Twenty eighth Street Dumbarton curve in Georgetown shortly after 1 o clock. Conductor John Magruder 3329 KR Street NW was cut by glass and taken to Georgetown University Hospital. Four people rode the first car none injured. Motorman Harry Crabbs escaped unharmed.
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Dry Sunday shuts down St Louis shops and saloons
In St Louis on Sunday April 16 for the first time in six years the city enforced a dry day with all saloons closed and many businesses locked. Barber shops restaurants and other venues were shut as officers stricted enforcement caused inconvenience to patrons and a barber was briefly detained for closing before the chair could finish.
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Lakewood Police Under Fire Grand Jury Calls For Removal
The Oceanic County grand jury recommends removing Lakewood's entire police force and investigating real estate agents and property owners amid gambling allegations. It cites incompetence and insubordination and pinpoints Chief Clarence Beebe and patrolmen as blaming each other while endangering town interests. Prosecuting officer to provide names of landlords owners and agents who may aid gamblers through rentals or sales.
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Murdered in Covington as four unknown negroes fire on Crawfords
Kelly Crawford white twenty two accompanied by his brother Walter was shot by four unknown negroes on a public road near John Clark's home fifteen miles east of Covington. Kelly died in the road. Walter was hit in the left arm after the assailants fired twelve shots. The brothers fled to raise the alarm. Suspicion falls on a local negro family over a plantation dispute. No arrests yet.
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Ambassador at Charleston Tours Truck Lands and Gardens
Baron Eduardo Mayor des Planches Italian ambassador visited Charleston to inspect truck lands amid immigration concerns. He toured nearby farms with Mayor Rhett and officials, viewed magnolia gardens, lunched at the Charleston Hotel, and departed for Atlanta.
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South Carolina
Charleston
S. C
Eduardo Mayor Des Planches
Rhett
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Southern Railway
Sottile
Jean Montet
Troude
Manayunk Stabbing Death Over Card Dispute
In Philadelphia suburb Manayunk Angelo Gentile was stabbed to death by Antoni Pioni during a quarrel over a five cent card stake. Pioni was captured by police after a long chase.
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Strike Nation Wide Soldiers Will Run Trains
Rome reports a general railway strike to begin tomorrow morning as cipher alerts direct centers to stop lines. Naples lines may halt immediately while some trains run. Premier Fortis vows government action if persuasion fails. Military stations, soldier–driven trains, navy engine crews, and track patrols planned to maintain order.
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Operatives’ Association
Naples
Italy
Chamber of Deputies
Fortis
Navy
Strikers Clash With Troops In Limoges Porcelain Row
In Limoges France April 16 strikers at the Haviland porcelain works clash with troops. A government interior minister ordered reinforcements after violence including a large procession and attacks on guards and a religious statue. Cavalry dispersed the mob after barricades and threats.
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Limoges
France
Haviland
Paris
Haviland Works
White Presents Letters to Rome King in Audience
The new American Ambassador to Rome, Mr White, was received by King Victor Emmanuel today and presented letters of credence in a half hour talk. He traveled in a gala carriage with embassy staff including Iddings Thomas Howard and Howards. The party met the palace prefect Count Giano tti and later visited the diplomatic corps.
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Turks Lose Heavily In Front Near Sanaa
Dispatches from Constantinople report the Sanaa situation remains precarious prompting a new relief expedition. General Rita Pacha, aide to the Sultan, lost all guns and stores while forcing entry. Earlier reports claimed Sanaa fell to insurgents then capitulated, with denial by Constantinople military authorities.
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Yemen
Arabia
Matador Gored in Face Then Back at Spanish Fight
Antonio Suarez the famed Seville matador was gored in the face and back during a bullfight in Cap Martin France on April 16. He regained his feet and continued the fight as spectators showered him with rings bracelets purses and coins amid cheering and cries of admiration.
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Awakening Peril Over Asia Draws Global Alarm
St Petersburg reports New York dispatch noting the term yellow peril is fading as businessmen eye Chinese markets. It cites Japan's rising influence over China and fears of industrial domination, with warnings Europe and America may face a broader Asia-Europe conflict if Ro-Stetsvensky is defeated.
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New York
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America
Rostestvensky
Movoe Vremya
Novoe Vremya
Asia
Jerusalem
Turkey
Powers at Sea Prepare for Decisive Battle in East
A naval briefing compares Russian and Japanese fleets as Togo and Rojestvensky edge toward confrontation. Analysts flag coal supply as Russia’s key weakness while noting Japan’s superior crew experience and fleet composition. Tables list battleships and cruisers, while reports cite new Japanese torpedo boat destroyers and redeployed mines around Port Arthur.
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Biographical sketch of Walter W. Burdette bank pioneer
Walter W. Burdette, vice president of Second National Bank, born in Maryland on May 21, 18 percent, rose from dry goods to founding his own business. A long time director then vice president since 1890, he helped organize the Episcopal Eye Hat and Throat Hospital, served on the Board of Trade and Washington Stock Exchange, and supported charitable and financial causes.
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Washington
Burdette
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Congress
Ohio
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Business Men’s Association
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Looked Like a Blizzard In Washington This Morning
A winter burst hit Washington with heavy snow flurries for about half an hour before turning to rain as temperatures rose. At 10 p m the low was 37 and the high 45, with snow and frost warnings in parts of the South. A warmth front from Montana and the Dakotas is expected to reach the region by Tuesday night or Wednesday morning.
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Iowa
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Fla
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North Carolina
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Tenn
Montana
Dakotas
Frost Threatens Veggies and Crops in Several States
Frost warnings push growers to monitor temperatures as northwest winds threaten truck farming areas in Charleston and Nashville. Beams of snow fall in Kentucky and Maryland with fruit buds damaged in Washington County. Ocean steamers report arrivals and sailings between New York, Liverpool, and Cherbourg, with unsettled early spring conditions in Europe and the U.S. Northeast.
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Sylvania
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Dover
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Railway Rates Probe Testimony Of Prominent Magnates
Senate Interstate Commerce committee launches inquiry into railroad regulation and rebate evasion. Notables Cassatt Spencer Tuttle signaled willingness to attend. others yet to appear. Hearing aims to consider legislation to curb private car lines and regulate interstate freight and passenger rates.
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New York Central
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Gould
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The
Union Fo
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Great Norther
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Pennsylvania
B. D. Kenna
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Spooner
Knox
Morgan
W. 2. Ripley
Harvard University
Victor Morawetz
New York
Elkins
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Boards of Trade and Chatabers of Commerce
Ratiro
How Food Works A Sure Way Out of Bowel Troubles
A newspaper ad style piece claims septic appendicitis is caused by undigested starch from foods like white bread and potatoes. It promotes Grape-Nuts as a medicine-free remedy, claiming digestion starts during manufacturing and that use relieves bowel disease with a Missouri editor quoted praising the product.
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Representation of Lands to Attend Railway Congress
Washington will host the International Railway Congress from May 4 to 14 with delegates from forty four nationalities representing governments and nearly 400000 miles of railways. The five section congress will open with Vice President Fairbanks present and Stuyvesant Fish as president. Delegates will inspect American railways and equipment, and a grand exhibit on the Mall will showcase U S railway appliances. Many foreign delegates will study methods and tour facilities, marking the first U S session of the congress held since 1900.
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Deaths and marriages mark scattered April obits
Miss Mattie Belle Quarrier dies suddenly in New York at her brother Archie Belknap Quarrier s home on Park Avenue She was to wed James Victor Macdonald of the city on April 26 at St Thomas Church Invitations had been issued Earlier William Livesey Pennsylvanias former state treasurer dies in Detroit at seventy two He had fought in the Crimean War and Civil War and will be buried in Watertown Wis Captain McEvoy an ordnance inventor and Confederate veteran dies at Codicote Hertfordshire Meanwhile Senor Loring Spanish prisons chief dies of accidental poisoning in Madrid
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Baltimore
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South Broadway
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Mich
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Pennsylvania
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Allegheny Fathers Seek Carnegie Organ Replace
Allegheny city leaders plan to ask Andrew Carnegie to replace the organ in the Carnegie library after deeming it unsuitable. EB McIlvaine from public works will message Carnegie or meet him to request a new installation, noting $6,000 could update or justify a fresh instrument. The current organ’s design allegedly distracts players and music lovers alike.
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Discuss Equitable Plans in New York Meeting
Counsel for contending parties in the Equitable Life Assurance Society met in New York and discussed action at a meeting of managing agents to be held at the Hotel Savoy Tuesday. Agents from across the country began arriving as John D. Crimmins, head of the policy holders' committee, expressed optimism that the dispute would blow over and supported the mutualization plan consented to by Mr. Hyde.
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Equitable Life Assurance Society
Hotel Savoy
Savoy
John D. Crimmins
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