Riot at Pana under martial law leaves six men and one woman dead
A Monday riot in Pana resulted in seven deaths and nine injuries including Frank Coburn and Maxier Lecocq among the dead and Carrie Felix among the wounded. Governor Tanner ordered martial law as Adjt. Gen. Reece and Col. Culver led three infantry companies to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanner
Pana
Frank Coburn
Xmaxier Lecocq
Frank Laidsworth
Will Kuhn
Cyrus Strickler
Albert Vickers
George Kimball
Rosemond
Henry Stevens
Cass Proffitt
Carrie Felix
Dow
Adjt
Reece
A. EK. Culver
Orlock
Decatur
Castle
Springfield
Bauman
Taylorville
J. Parish
Ira Coburn
Warren Penwell
Penwell
Miller
Bloomington
Col
Clover
Tanger
Col. Culver
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Reese
Army beef inquiry resumes as Admiral Walker testifies
The army court of inquiry reconvenes with Rear Admiral John G. Walker on the stand. He recounts using canned roast beef and finding it not unwholesome while Dr. Charles H. Castle discusses spoiled meat after inspection and describes a sour acrid odor. Sidney Reid testifies about a New York press interview quoted Miles on Armour beef and chemical treatment allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Court of Beef Inquiry
John G. Walker
Nicaraguan Canal Commission
Charles H. Castle
First Ohio Cavalry
Gampier
Lakeland
Fla
Morehouse
Armour & Co
Castle
Sidney Reid
Gren
Miles
New York
Bartlett Tripp Named U S Representative On Samoan Commission
President names Bartlett Tripp of South Dakota former minister to Austria as the United States representative on the Samoan joint commission. Reports from Washington also note diplomatic exchanges with Germany and Britain regarding Samoan affairs. In the Philippines Colonel Smith suppresses a rebellion on Negros led by Papaissio with California troops and forts, while Gen. Lukban deserts with rebel funds on Samar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bartlett Tripp
South Dakota
Austria
United States
von Holleben
Hay
Kautz
Julian Pauncefote
London
Berlin
The
Standard
Great Britain
Cially
Dewey
Manila
Col. Smith
Negros
Papaissio
MacArthur
Couple Found Dead in Whitewater Home Likely Asphyxiated
In Whitewater Wisconsin on April 11 Mr and Mrs R B Charles were found dead in their bedroom. The coal stove door was partly open suggesting they may have been asphyxiated. Authorities describe the incident as a probable gas accumulation leading to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewater
Wis
R. B. Charles
Father and Son Drowned in Wisconsin Bog
Erick Johnson and his 18 year old son drowned near Menominee Wisconsin when their buggy overturned in a swamp. They were carried into about six feet of water. Authorities reported the accident occurred on April 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menominee
Wis
Erick Johnson
Bombardment of Dagupan by US cruiser after rebel fire
Manila reports that the US cruiser Charleston shelled Dagupan after rebels fired on a shore party. A US officer was wounded and insurgents evacuated. The same dispatch notes the Philippine commission proclamation and casualty figures through April 4. Admiral Dewey is described as in excellent health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Charleston
Luzon
Dagupan
United States
United States Philippine Commission
Malolos
Washington
Admiral van Reypen
Navy
Dewey
Boston
Spe
Fire Kills Thirteen in Wealthy New York District
A Friday blaze in Manhattan killed 13 people and injured ten, mostly residents and servants in the Wallace C. Andrews home on Fifth Avenue near Sixty-seventh Street. The fire, likely sparked by an explosion, spread rapidly, gutting the Andrews residence and later reaching Albert J. Adams’s house on Sixty-ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sixty-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Wallace C. Andrews
Sixty-ninth Street
Albert J. Adams
Andrews
Corpes
Carnegie Steel announces wage raise for ten thousand workers
Pittsburgh April 5. Carnegie Steel Company will post notices at all plants today announcing an increase in wages for unskilled workers effective April 1. About 10,000 employees will gain, with common labor up by 1.40 dollars per day and other labor increased proportionally, creating an annual extra several hundred thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Carnegie Steel Company, Limited
Bryan to Publish Republic of Empire Book on Philippine Question
Chicago April 7 Hon William J Bryan will publish a book titled Republic of Empire The Philippine Question in which he analyzes territorial expansion from multiple angles. The work includes chapters by Andrew Carnegie George F Hoar John W Daniels Henry M Teller and other prominent figures and scholars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Andrew Carnegie
George F. Hoar
John W. Daniels
Henry M. Teller
Bill Against Lynchers in South Carolina Lynching Case
In Charleston a U S circuit court grand jury returned two true bills against 13 men accused of lynching Frazer B Baker at Lake City on February 22 1898 Judge W B Brawley presiding the case originates from the Lake City crime case and dates to 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
S. C
United States
W. B. Brawley
Frazer B. Baker
Lake City
Transport Scandia Arrives at San Francisco
San Francisco reports the transport Scandia arrives from Manila with 64 time expired and discharged soldiers and the bodies of four officers who fell fighting in the Philippines during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tranmaport
Scandia
San Francisco
Manila
Philippines
Tragedy at Andrews Home: Fires and Threats Linked to Servants
A series of anonymous letters threatening violence and a fatal fire at the Andrews household in New York are linked to servants quarrels. Victims include Wallace C. Andrews, his family, and multiple domestic workers. St. John family members also affected. The last letter arrived Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace C. Andrews
New York Steam Heating Company
Gamaliel C. St. John
Andrews
G. C. St. John
The
Steam Heating Company
Orson St. John
Wallace St. John
Frederick St. John
Mary Flanagan
St. John Beieves
Gomez Reinstated as Cuban Army Chief Leader
Cuban military assembly votes 21 to 1 to disband the army and dissolve. Generals meet at Marianao and reinstate Gen Maximo Gomez as commander in chief and appoint a three general executive board to help distribute 3 million dollars, disarm, and organize rural police in the province. Proclamation expected to be issued to Cubans.
Two Negroes Hanged by Mob in Mississippi
In Stookville Mississippi on April 7 a mob of 200 lynched Forest Jamison and Mose Anderson for the murder of stock farmer T H Cleland. Jamison confessed he choked Cleland while Anderson held the feet. The mob seized the pair at noon Thursday and hanged them to a tree before dispersing calmly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stookville
Miss
Forest Jamison
Mose Anderson
T. H. Cleland
Here
Jamison
Cleland
Anderson
Bandits Surrender at San Luis Garrison
Ten bandits surrendered to the garrison at San Luis Santiago de Cuba on April S. They are the final group from a gang that caused trouble for authorities. Thirty-two comrades are jailed, eight killed resisting arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago de Cuba
San Luis
Hastings declines post as director of American republics bureau
Washington April 8 Gen Russell Hastings declines the president's appointment to head the bureau of American republics. Executive committee of the bureau confirms the open leadership position remains unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russell Hastings
Bureau of American Republics
Executive Committee
Flood Devastates Montana Towns Along Yellowstone River
In Glendive and Anaconda areas the Yellowstone River flood caused multiple deaths and extensive destruction. Twelve known victims include Mrs. R. W. Snyder and several relatives. the Sullivan family perished near their home as floodwaters and ice rose. Bridges collapsed and livestock were swept away. Miles City faced widespread inundation with 75 houses abandoned. Dynamite was used to manage rising water, and authorities warned the worst may be over though losses remain unestimated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glendive
Mont
Yellowstone River
R. W. Snyder
Eugene W. O'Connor
Nellie Reagan
Rose Wybrecht
Northern Pacific Railway
Main Street
Samoa Crisis Presses for Quick Commission
Berlin and Washington report intensified Samoa tensions with German officials urging a speedy commission to settle the dispute. Britain and the United States face claims of violations under the Samoa act as Kautz reports Malietoa Tanum ins talled king and no fighting after April 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
White
Frank Lascelles
Baron von Buelow
Foreign Office
Germany
Samoa
Washington
London
National Zeitung
Secretary of the Navy
Malietoa Tanus
Elephant Rajah Kills Keeper at Argentine Kansas Show
In Argentine Kansas a circus elephant named Rajah killed Frank Fisher, 25, a keeper from Montreal after Fisher intoxicated tries to force animals to perform. Rajah crushed his arm and body with its trunk and tusks, then knelt on him. Fisher reportedly is Rajah’s ninth victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwansas City
Lajah
Sementos
Argentine
Kan
Frank Fisher
Fisher
Rajah
Montreal
Canada
Indianapolis convention backs gold standard with flexible expansion
New York April 10 The executive committee of the Indianapolis monetary convention met in this city Saturday and declared for a monetary system based upon a gold standard and sufficiently flexible to allow manufacturers to meet the expansion of trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Acquitted in Garden City murder case
Alonzo F. Pitts, once a Mascoutah resident, was acquitted on two murder counts after a dispute over a line fence led to a confrontation with a neighbor and his son, who were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mascoutah
Ill
Alonzo F. Pitts
Garden City
Kaw
Pitts
Yacht Al Smyth Sinks With All Aboard
The yacht Al Smyth owned by Judge Walter Boyd of the High Court in Ireland disappeared off Cork while en route to Dublin. Twenty five people were aboard and all were lost when the vessel sank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cork
Alsmyth
Walter Boyd
High Court
Ireland
Dublin
Perished on a Glacier News from Seattle
L J Malone of Boston arrives with word that a Chicago lawyer named French, who had been in Copper River, Alaska, died on Val des glacier about three weeks ago. His body was recovered and buried at Valdes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
L. J. Malone
Boston
Mass
Copper River
Alaska
French
Chicago
Valdes Glacier
Valdes
Accident Insurance Party Report From Rock Arkansas
April 10 report from Rock Arkansas notes representatives discuss accident insurance policy details and potential coverage implications amid local business concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little
Rock
Ark
336 Spanish American War dead honored at Arlington
Washington reports a high tribute as 336 officers and men killed in Cuba and Porto Rico are laid to rest at Arlington cemetery in a ceremony led by President McKinley with full military honors. Flags are half mast and government offices closed for the interment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
McKinley
Freeland
Episcopal Church
Father McGee
Havana
Cuba
Porto Rico
Spain
Death of Warren Leland Windsor hotel proprietor
Warren Leland, proprietor of the Windsor hotel destroyed by fire on March 17, died April 5 at the Hotel Grenoble after an appendectomy. He had been in good health until Thursday, suffered a relapse after surgery, and died with his son Charles Leland of Chicago beside him. Ralph and Fannie Leland arrived too late. brother Charles E. Leland was in Mount Clemens, Michigan.
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New York
Warren IF. Leland
Windsor Hotel
Grenoble
Leland
Mr. Leland
Charles Leland
Chicago
Ralph
Fannie
Charles E. Leland
Afount Clemens, Mich
Centaur Castoria Suit Wins Preliminary Injunction
In the U S Circuit Court Judge Adams granted a preliminary injunction in Centaur Company of New York City versus Samuel W Eslinger of St Louis to stop using the Castoria remedy likeness. The judge denounced imitators as robbery and left damages for later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Adams
Centaur Company
New York City
Samuel W. Eslinger
St. Louis
Castoria
Charles H. Fletcher
New York
Chicago
Indianapolis
District of Columbia
Texas
New Jersey
Seddon
Pitcher’s Baby Castoria
Agreement Reached on Samoa Investigation and Unanimous Decisions
Berlin reports the United States Great Britain and Germany agree to appoint high officials to investigate Samoa and require unanimity in all decisions. In Apia Samoa tensions rise as U S and British ships shell Mataafa forces with casualties and landings reported.
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Berlin
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Samoa
Apia
San Francisco
Mataafa
Kautz
Does Not Abolish Canteen Sales in Army Posts
The secretary of war asked the attorney general if section 17 of the last congress act bans selling intoxicants in post canteens. The attorney general says it does not, so canteens may continue, but officers and enlisted men cannot be detailed to sell. Also, no remains of yellow fever victims will be repatriated until cold weather returns due to war service health orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of War
United States
Meiklejohn
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Cuba
Oldest Mason James Clark Dies in Quincy News
James Clark aged about 100, the oldest mason in the United States if not the world, died in Quincy Illinois. He was born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania in July 1820 his masonic affiliation began in Sunbury Canada in 1820 and records show him as the senior mason in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy
James Clark
United States
Wilkesbarre
Sunbury
Netherlands invite to disarmament conference in The Hague
Washington reports the Netherlands government has extended a formal invitation to the United States to participate in the disarmament conference opening at The Hague on May 1. The invitation was received by the state department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Netherlands
the Hague
Philatelic Notes on Rare Stamps and Postal History
The article traces postal card circulation for 29 years from Dr. Emmanuel Hermann and notes the Dresden exhibition origins in 1570 with 44 stamp shows in Europe. It highlights a rare 5-cent Baltimore on an envelope, Canadian postal growth, and Cuban stamp prices as indicators of collector interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel Hermann
Neustadt
Austria
Dresden
Europe
Baltimore
New
London
Varieties of Verbenas and Rare Plants Highlight Florist Show
Florists showcase verbena nicknamed May flower by a California horticulturist and unveil treasure vine a Costa Rican discovery by Carlo Werexle. Also featured are the golden undersides oldest fern, the Empress geranium with white shading, and a Physilis plant called shoo fly believed to deter flies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Carlo Werexle
Costa Rica
His Successful Effort
A reader recalls a suburban train conversation where a young man laughs at an old gentleman’s yarn. The tale, nine years old, was told by the girl’s father and left the listener delighted, remarking about hearing it for the first time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jove
Chicago Evening News
Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters Promoted Amidst War Talk
In a periodical snippet, an old ad extols Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters claiming it cures indigestion constipation biliousness and liver and kidney troubles while boosting appetite and red blood cells. A brief humorous anecdote from the Cleveland Plain Dealer follows about a revivalist asking a stranger to stand for betterment and the man’s plan for ten years away from town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Germany
Manila Bay
Parson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Witty Aphorisms From Contemporary Papers
A collage of brief quotes from various papers notes humor and social observation. It cites lines on time and creditors, society, family reputations, and Klondike songs in concise newspaper style.
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Henry Stephens
Stephens
Sherii Downey
Sheriff Downey
Sherif Downes
Locust Street
Cheeney
Downey
Stevens
Cystander
Natier Leeocq
Joe Maullen
Sherry Downey
Kiely
Charles C. Shamel
Doyle
Penwell Tower
Milwaukee J Brewing Company
Penwell Coal
Penwell Tipple
Frank Landsworth
Harrison Hotel
Farmer George Kimball
Flatham
Henriot
Charlies H. Castle
Samoan High Joint Commission
Waltons
Francis Te ‘Waltons
Beetrept Pty Oe
Congress
Andrew
Bloow
Stanford Newell
Frederick William Holls
Fill- Pines
Bryan
See
Montana
Tanus
Biz
Argentine Kan
Frank Foster
Porto Bicno
Warren Leland
Centaur CO
Philatelic Notes
the Man
L. A Bulletin
Chicago Daily News
Atchison Globe
Klondike
L.A W
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