Paris Exposition Opens Amid Praise and Busy Open Grounds
Paris April 16 visitors flocked to the exposition as President Loubet opened the fair at noon. Crowds cheered along the Champs Elysees while the United States displayed 379 052 square feet across 47 exhibition spaces, though some American displays faced delays due to dust and preparation.
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Paris
The
Elysee
Brance Oo
Odedtatey
United States
Belztum
America
France
Chicago
Exposition
Vincennes
Quai d' Orsay
Joubet
Foutrider Montjarset
Loubet
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Champs Elysees
the Invalides Tridge
Avenue la Motte Pequet
M. Mileerand
Commerce
Tragedy in Danville as jealous husband kills wife then himself
In Danville Illinois on April 16 Jesse Oren dorf of Indianola fatally shot his wife before taking his own life in a fit of jealousy. The report notes the incident as part of a Ne period April cruel string of tragedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Danville
Jesse Orendorf
Indianola
Exploding Gas Kills One in Logansport Company Accident
A gas main explosion near Logansport Indiana killed Michael Ellison Jr instantly and injured five others. The 1000 pound T fitting burst, sending debris and gas across the trench as twelve workers labored on a leak in a ten inch main feeding an eight inch line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Chicago Pipe Line
Here
Michael Ellison
Ellison
George Morrison
Will Briggs
George Nelson
Greentown
Chicago
Jacob Farribaurgh
Wound Proves Fatal in Chicago Hotel Room
Nufus Wright dies from a neck wound after a Saturday shooting in the Leland hotel. He was treasurer of Morgan & Wright Bicycle Tire Co. and a 70 year old millionaire philanthropist. Mrs. Lottridge, now in custody, claims accidental discharge while she and Wright handled a revolver. Authorities investigate motive and sequence of events. Wright’s fortune is estimated up to ten million dollars. An English syndicate once offered twenty million for the Dunlop Wire plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nufus Wright
Louisa Lottriaze
Leland Hotel
Bicycle Tire House
Morgan & Wright
Lottridge
Harrison Street
Wright
Dunlop Wire Company
Morg
Storms Bring Wide Damage Reports Across Kansas and South
Storms swept western Kansas with wind and rain causing limited damage including several destroyed buildings and broken telegraph lines. Tornadoes struck Hamburg and Bunkie with property damage and minor injuries, while Mississippi rivers rose and railroads suffered washouts amid heavy rainfall in Vicksburg and Jackson areas.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Putnam
Burton
Sedgwick City
Hutchinson
Hamburg
Fred Johnson
Lark Miller
John Crane
Dallas
Tex
Royse
Bunkie
Ala
Carnahan
Memphis
Tenn
Vicksburg
Jackson
Utica
Mississippi
Boycott Declared Against Southern Railway by Telegraphers
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers voted to boycott the Southern railway on April 16 and urged 2040 ticket and freight agents to divert traffic to other lines. Telegrams were sent to President Powell and President Gompers requesting broad action, with claims that the strike is highly effective though railroad traffic reports only minor delays.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
United States
Federation of Labor
Powell
Southern
Gompers
Insurgents Attack Balanga and Orion Skirmishes Reported
Reports from Manila on April 16 describe insurgents believed to be under Mascado active in the Marivales mountains across Manila Bay. A force of about 1000 attacked Balanga where three companies of the Thirty-second infantry were stationed but were repelled. Friday they attacked Capt. Goldman near Orion with the Thirty-second regiment, killing two Americans before Goldman withdrew. In Alabama, Gov Johnston trails Sen Morgan in Democratic primary returns, Morgan leading decisively. In Edinburgh, Joseph H. Choate receives LL D from the university. In St Louis, 10900 Sunday school children are planned to sing for Admiral Dewey at a May 4 reception in the exposition coliseum.
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Manila
Mascado
Marivales
Bay
Loo
Balanga
Goldman
Orion
Morgan
Birmingham
Ala
Joseph F. Johnston
John T. Morgan
Alabama
Storgan
Dewey
St. Louis
Indictments Return From Ry Frankfort AG
The report states that indictments have been returned, with acknowledgment from the attorney general of Kentucky about the cases involving railroad officials and related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort, AG
Trust regulation plans refined by House committee
A special sub committee of the house judiciary committee approved two drastic trust controls. Congress would gain full power with a constitutional amendment, while the Sherman law would be strengthened with five new sections including branding of trust goods, seizure of branded products, corporate reporting, injunctions against cross state shipments, and mail usage prohibitions for trust entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Congress
Miller Guilty in Grand Larceny Case In Brooklyn
William F Miller of Franklin syndicate fame was found guilty by a Brooklyn county court jury of grand larceny in the first degree for taking $1000 from Mrs Kathern Moeser in a 520 percent scheme to get rich quick He faces sentence a week from Friday and may appeal His demeanor shifted from dazed to engaged as he spoke with his counsel and was taken to Raymond street Jail A motion to consider each claim separately was denied despite 17 000 of them referenced.
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New York
William F. Miller
Franklin Syndicate Fame
Brooklyn
Kathern Moeser
Miller
Milter
Raymond Street
Easter Gifts Totaling 20000 For Lutheran Extension
York Pennsylvania April 17 Easter gifts aggregating twenty thousand dollars were announced by Gen Secretary Rev H H Weber of the board of church extension of the general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church in America The gifts take the form of special loan funds to be used exclusively in the territory west of the Mississippi River. Dublin April 17 The queen has decided to prolong her stay in Ireland until April 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
H. H. Weber
Board of
Church Extension
General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
Mississippi River
Star
Dublin
Ireland
Conservatives Move Against Union Seminary Professor
Report says Rev. Dr. Francis Brown of Union Theological Seminary faces charges from New York presbytery conservatives for unsound doctrine. Brown supports Dr McGiffert and charges would rest on magazine articles and published lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Francis Brown
Union Theological Seminary
New York Presbytery
McGiffert
Mahde
Trade Prospects Brighten with Mixed Signals from Markets
Bradstreet reports irregular distributive trade due to backward spring weather and weaker staple prices, with crop outlook suggesting large yields for wheat corn and cotton. Iron and steel demand weakens while cotton prices rise, mills increase old orders but lower new business. Dunn Co notes slight stock changes and lower No 1 anthracite prices. weekly US failures total 193 against 188 prior year, 41 in Canada vs 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet's
R. G. Dunn*Co
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Tennessee
United States
Canada
Four-Story Pittsburgh Building Collapse Kills Three
A four story brick building at Second Avenue and Wood Street in Pittsburgh collapsed without warning. Three people died: Mrs. Martha Jones, 4, of 511 Second Avenue. Eugene Bernhardt, 29, of 1708 Manhattan Street Allegheny. and Oscar Bigler, a carpenter from near Harrisburg. Six others were badly hurt and several more slightly injured as rescuers pulled bodies and survivors from the wreckage. The Armstrong McKelvy Lead and Oil Company occupied the building, which was being remodeled by McGovern & Lytle into a single large room for the lead firm. About 45 feet of the middle partition had been removed with steel girders and heavy iron posts in place to complete the alteration.
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Pittsburgh
Second Avenue
Wood Street
Martha Jones
Eugene Bernhardt
Manhattan Street
Allegheny
Armstrong & McAheley Company
Oscar Bigler
Famine in India Reported With Stark New Figures
The United States Consul at Bombay reports vast distress in India with 40 million people in the main famine zone over 300000 square miles. A secondary distressed area of 21 million in 145000 square miles already has relief under way or planned. Daily expenditure is estimated at 84000 dollars as the famine worsens.
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Washington
State Department
Navy Department
India
United States
Fee
Bombay
President opens Colville reservation lands to settlement
The proclamation signs opening the northern half of the Colville Indian reservation in Washington to settlement. Effective October 10, about 1,500,000 acres not yet allotted will be sold under homestead laws at $1.50 per acre. Mining rights, granted years ago, are preserved for agricultural use.
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Washington
Colville Indian Reservation
Troop Strength Report for Philippines Released
Washington April statement from Adjutant General Corbin shows April 1 troop totals in the Philippines. Total 63,555 including 31,382 regulars with 9,639 officers and 21,743 enlisted and 32,203 volunteers with 1,356 officers and 30,847 enlisted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adjt
Corbin
Philippines
Colorado River flood reaches Wharton Texas town
Flooding from the Colorado River drives residents from river bottoms to Wharton. A refugee drowned while attempting to reach the town as water covers half the town and casualties rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Wharton
Porto Rican tariff bill passes after bitter House fight
The House approves all Senate amendments to the Porto Rican tariff bill by 161 to 153. The measure removes most Porto Rico import restrictions while applying a 15 percent duty on goods from the island. It also includes a civil government framework for Porto Rico. The following day Charles H. Allen, then assistant secretary of the Navy, is named the first civil governor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Porto Rico
United States
Charles H. Allen
the Navy
Allen Named Porto Rico Governor and U S Resignations
Charles H. Allen accepted the civil governor post for Porto Rico and will travel to San Juan to organize the cabinet with seven Porto Rican members required by the organic act. President Davis and Allen conferred and he will study insular affairs before forming the cabinet.Porter resigns as secretary to the president effective May 1, and George B. Cortelyou is appointed to succeed him. A Senate committee recommends denying W A Clark a Montana Senate seat after a lengthy hearing with one abstention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John Addison Porter
George B. Cortelyou
New York
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
W. A Clark
Montana
Caffery
Louisiana
Clark
Mmembers
Big Minnesota Land Purchase by St Paul Syndicate
A syndicate led by O A Robertson and Frank O'Meara of St Paul and F E Kenaston of Minneapolis bought all Northern Pacific lands in Minnesota totaling about 530000 acres. It is the largest Minnesota deal besides Wererhaeuser pine land purchase. Price not disclosed but rumored at one dollar per acre plus other considerations, about 1090000 dollars.
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St. Paul
Northern Pacific
Minnesota
St. Paul, Minn
O. A. Robertson
Frank O’meara
F. E. Kenaston
Minneapolis
United States
Senate approves Pacific cable bill for San Francisco to Honolulu
Washington April 12 Senate swiftly passes the Pacific cable bill authorizing 3 million dollars to build a cable from San Francisco to Honolulu. Senator Hale notes the project is experimental and its outcome will influence future government policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Pacific
San Francisco
Honolulu
Hale
Destruction of Klappai Village in Bohemia After Landslide
Report from Prague on a landslide that buried 52 of 160 houses in the village of Klappai Bohemia while 20 more structures remain at risk. Authorities warn of further collapse as residents assess damage and seek shelter.
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Prague
Klappai
Bohemia
Powder and pay scale in miners dispute and Cissell poisoning case update
In Terre Haute miners ratified a powder sale and semi monthly pay agreement amid fears of higher powder costs after an independent firm was sold to a trust. In Fort Wayne investigators linked rat poison to Rev C C Cissel’s family poisoning with no poison remaining in the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Independent
Ft. Wayne
C. C. Cissel
Drayer
Cissel
Berry Street
Elkhart
Goshen
Mr. Cissel
Middletown
Wayne
C. C. Cissell
Damages Sought Over Son's Alcohol Related Decline
Thomas M. Brown files suit in Princeton Indiana circuit court against four Oakland City saloon keepers seeking 5000 damages. He alleges they sold intoxicants to his son for ten years starting at age nine, leaving the boy physically and mentally wrecked and unable to work. He also cites large fines and costs incurred from intoxication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
Ind
Thomas M. Brown
Oakland City
Heuor
Electric Workman Killed by Live Wire in Elkhart
In Elkhart Indiana on April 12 Foreman Richard Miller warned workers not to touch a live electric line but was electrocuted within an hour as he passed beneath it. He was 34 years old and left a widow and two living children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkhart
Ind
Richard Miller
Ele
Horses for the British Cavalry Trade Moves Through Indianapolis
Horse dealers in Indianapolis buy horses for British cavalry in South Africa. Cars and mules purchased locally will be shipped to Kansas City for inspection and then to Galveston for steamer transport.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Cty
South Africa
Kansas City
Galveston
Indiana Farms
Eight Fine Horses Sold in Richmond Indiana Sale
W Ahrens of Artien Ind sold to John S Lackey of this county eight valuable horses including Greville Nondecker and Col Zeigler pacing stallion Fastest in the United States. Jayette PDC RR stallions Celbridge Maid and others. Lackey will dispose of purchases to eastern parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Ind
T. W. Ahrens
Artien
John S. Lackey
Greville
Nondecker
America
Col. Zeigler
United States
Merk
Jayette
Celbridge Maid
Lackex
Eastern
Partis
Harrison Suggested as Compromise Indiana Republican Chair
The April 12 note reports support for naming former President Harrison as permanent chair of the Indiana Republican convention. Debates over choosing between Senators Fair Banks and Vieveridge continue, with Harrison proposed as a compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineie
Harrison
Fair Banks
Vieveridge
Gen. Harrison
Coal famine hits city as miners walk out
April 1 report cites a coal shortage after Indiana miners suspended work amid stalled talks with operators. The Republic Trans and Steel plant in the south mill has shut down for lack of fuel, signaling economic strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verre Haute. Ind
Indiana
Republic Trans and Steel
South Mill
Alice Dunlap Named World WCTU Delegate to Edinburgh Meet
Mrs. Alice Dunlap of this city is officially appointed universal delegate for the World’s WCTU to attend the Edinburgh, Scotland gathering in early June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Alice Dunlap
WLC. T. U
Edinburgh
Cotton Wood Pulp Mill Planned at Cairo Illinois
Terre Haute April 11. Crawford Fairbanks of Terre Haute and 3fr Williams of Anderson with Indiana capitalists form a company to build a large paper mill at Cairo Illinois using cotton wood in production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Ind
Crawford Fairbanks
Williams
Anderson
Indiana
Cairo
Ill
Farmer dies in wagon accident near Ranger
Cameron Ind April 11 Farmhand Joseph Nachaux was thrown from a wagon near Ranger and killed instantly. Henry Belcher, who rode with him, was unhurt. Both men were intoxicated at the time of the accident.
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Cameron
Ind
Toseph Nachaux
Ranger
Henry Belcher
Farmer Dies After Insect Flea Causes Head Injury
A Indiana farmer Fohr Mansfield died after inflammation of the head following a insect bite entering his ear two weeks earlier. The insect was removed on Saturday but too late to save him.
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Fohr Mansfield
Whitecapping suspects face grand jury in Indiana case
Danville Indiana reports a grand jury return on charges against Elwood Walker and others in a whitecapping incident March 5 in which Ed and Gus Hughies were flogged with a blacksnake whip. Most defendants posted bonds under 200 dollars and the cases await the May term. one suspect has turned state's evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Danville
Ind
Gran Jory
Elwood Walker
Saas Walkes
George Alexander
Sam Liuveney
William Terry
Lee Bolton
Uenson Eggers
Larry Swank
Fret Staley
John Reeder
Gus Hughies
Vexavuer
Staley
Mrs. Simpson Dies Rescuing Children From Fire
In Alexandria Indiana on April 14 Mrs. Simpson wife of Edward Simpson a laborer died from burns after rushing back into flames to guide her children to safety. The children escaped through a window and were later aided by her husband who found her unconscious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Ind
County Set May 10 Vote On Subsidy For Railroad
County commissioners set Thursday May 10 for an election on a 273000 subsidy to the Richmond and Muncie railroad. The line would run from near College Corner on the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Detroit to Marion with connections to the Pennsylvania for Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Cincinnati
Richmond
Interment of Col. Richard W. Thompson Follows Vault Burial
The body of Col. Richard W. Thompson was interred in a vault burial attended by his immediate family and intimate friends. A popular subscription to fund a monument in his memory is rapidly increasing and attracting broad support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haare
Richard W. Thompson
Fire causes walkout at William L Sharpe window factory
In Converse Indiana April workers at William L Sharpe’s window glass plant staged a walkout after superintendent Sullivan discharged cutter R W Gibson. The plant owned by E I Roberts & Co of Chicago lies outside the trust and the strike likely will not be settled before the season ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Converse
Ind
Wiliam L. Sharpe
Sullivan
R. W. Gibson
E. I. Roberts & Co
Chicago
Mob visitation feared as toll houses reopen in Indiana
In Logansport Indiana on April 14 reports say bridges and toll houses on the Burlington Pike were repaired and tolls resumed. Collectors fear another mob visitation and warn authorities to be prepared for possible trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenrinx
Logansport
Ind
Burlington Pike
Ex Minister Denby Addresses Oriental Questions in Evansville
Evansville Indiana April 14 Col Charles Denby ex minister to China and former Philippine Commission member was the guest of honor at a banquet. He spoke for an hour or more on Oriental questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denby
Hanna Nominated for Congress in Auburn Convention
Robert B. Hanna of Fort Wayne was nominated by the Twelfth district Republicans in a convention at Auburn. Resolutions endorsed McKinsey's administration, but delegates were not instructed.
Indianapolis OKs $600 fee in precinct school bond case
In Indianapolis on April 12 the city appropriated $600 as its share of a fee to former President Harrison related to the Indianapolis school bond case now before the supreme court. Cincinnati residents hold many of the bends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Harrison
Supreme Court
Cincinnati
Postmasters Named in Indiana Districts
Washington April 11 The following postmasters have been appointed Rubin tlBlbeker Laue Sante John Montgomery Lasley Williamsburg Wayne Ro C Martin Ro County. New appointments listed for several Indiana counties with local offices affected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rupltanis
Blbeker Laue Sani Soante
John
Montgomery “County
Owlsa
Lasley
Williamsburg
Wayne
C. Martin
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