Cuban Commission Appointed To Visit Washington
Hainesville dispatches report that five Cuban constitutional convention delegates Diego Tamayo Capote Berrie Portuondo and Lorento are appointed to travel to Washington to press Cuba's preferred terms with the United States. They will meet Governor General Wood and seek a date for departure to interview President McKinley before his western trip.
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Havana
Senores Diego Tamayo
Capote
Berrie
Portuondo
Lorento
Washington
McKinley
Cuba
United States
Wood
Swag Taken From counterfeiters Den New York April 13
Secret service agents raided the Brooklyn headquarters of John A Skoog and File Robert finding a quantity of tampered coins foreign money seals a camera and papers. The haul included engraved seals and a milling machine. The officers reported substantial sums in counterfeit gear and materials seized.
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Den
New York
Secret Service
Rumors of Cuban Discontent Suppressed in Santiago Province
Recent US dispatches from April 9 claimed unrest in eastern Cuba, but reports state conditions in the Santiago province are calm. Differences over the Platt amendment exist, yet no serious trouble is evident.
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Santiago
Santiago de Cuba
United States
New York
Cuba
Native rising in Natal serious seditious outbreak report
A Natal Natal native movement spreads under native ministers championing Africa for Africans. Authorities monitor the proselytizing with reluctance to suppress to avoid making martyrs. The piece mentions Tom Johnson for president and a plan for a presidential boom in Indiana.
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Natal
Pietermaritzburg
Africa
Tom Johnson
Tom L
Ripley Testifies in Frankfort Conspiracy Trial Cross-Examination Fierce
Captain Garnett Ripley testified in Frankfort on the conspiracy case. He stated he did not recall specific statements attributed by ex Governor Bradley and Judge Yost but believed his remarks were misunderstood. Ripley described his meeting with Governor Taylor on January 16 and the subsequent efforts to organize a company, noting the tense atmosphere and his intention to obtain equipment for the project. He testified under a severe cross-examination about the remarks and his memory of the governor’s reaction to the ongoing events.
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Frankfort Ky
Garnett Ripley
Ripley
Bradley
W. H. Lust
Taylor
Rounlry
Frankfort
Colson-Scott
Messrs. Bradley
Yost
Lkely
Ohio coal land bought by Pittsburgh syndicate
J N Pew of Pittsburgh has bought 10 000 acres of coal land in Belmont county Ohio on the Ohio River from Dr A F Gasmire for 190000 dollars. A company will be formed to develop and ship mainly by river, competing with rival coal routes. the Baltimore and a proposed line from Littleton to Quaker City will cut through the property. General news items report British reactions to steel trade and other international events.
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Ohio
Wheeling
J N Pew
Pittsburg
A. F Gasmire
Belmont County
Ohio River
Pew
Baltimore
Littleton Wo Wai
Quaker City
A Mysterious Affair in Duluth
In Duluth on April 16 Joseph Beau champ shot his wife on Crookstone street and, after arriving at the police station, claimed he was not wanted. He says a friend warned he had dangerously injured his wife. He says the revolver moved from pocket to hip pocket when he and his wife walked, the trigger catching and firing into her back.
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Duluth
Joseph Beauchamp
Crookston
Beauchamp
Indemnity Question Deepens Chinese Settlement Prospects
April 16 report notes outlook for an early settlement of the Chinese indemnity issue is dimmer than a week ago. Negotiations reveal conflicting ideas and interests, suggesting a protracted process. The U S proposal to cap indemnity at 200 million dollars is not favored by more than one government, which deems it too small. The other item notes Ohio Governor Nash’s daughter to christen the battleship Ohio on May 18, with the president, cabinet, and Ohio officials in attendance, a wine bottle tradition to christen the vessel.
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United States
Washington
Nash
Ohio
Union Iron Works
Liazbia
Milwaukee
Eugene 8. Elliott
Loomis
Caracas
State Department
Hay
Foraker
Lodge
Senate
Great Britain
Major Belcher of Boston Civil War Vet Dies at Home
Major John H Belcher United States Army retired collapsed and died at his Boston home. Born in 1829 in the city he early pursued seafaring life. He served with distinction in the Civil War and rose to brevet major in 1867 and major by promotion in 1883, retiring in 1892. His home was in Salem.
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Belcher
Boston
John H Belcher
United States Army
Salem
Carrie Nation to Go Back
Topeka April 16 Mrs Carrie Nation says she will return to Kansas City week after next to speak at the McGee mission She asserts that her critics fear her return but claims no trouble will occur if none is caused and adds she had a good time in Kansas City.
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Carrie Nation
Topeka
Kansas City
McGee Mission
Carrie Nation Arrested in Kansas City Patrol Wagon
Carrie Nation was arrested in Kansas City on obstructing the street. She was taken to the police station in a patrol wagon and released on a cash bond. Nation began a tour of investigation among downtown saloons as a crowd of about 1,000 gathered.
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Carrie Nation
Kansas City
Siege enforces in Odessa and other cities amid student fears
Odessa and nearby towns including Kieff Kharkoff Elizabethgrad Ekaterinoslav and Nikolaieff are under siege with troops occupying public buildings and Cossack patrols on streets as authorities fear renewed student unrest.
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Odessa
Kieff
Khbarkoff
Elizabethgrad
Ekaterinoslav
Nikolaieff
SwEEPING CAMPAIGN and Desperate Efforts in War News
A chaotic dispatch reports an army of 260000 efficient troops poised for renewed sweeping movements under Lord Kitchener as six Boers are killed and 23 taken prisoner near Klerksdorp. Col. Plumer seizes a field cornet with 38 rifles and 10 wagons, amid a broader note on the South African campaign and renewed religious tensions voiced by the Pope in Rome.
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Pretoria
Daily
Mad
Kitchener
London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Sir Henry Rawlinson
Langey
Klerksdorp
Plumer
Pilcher
Orange River Colony
Disastrous storms and losses plague western sheep herds
A severe late season storm devastates Wyoming and Nebraska stock areas. Jostled by drifting snow, herds shrink as 7000 sheep owned by Jack Edwards near Kimball Nebraska vanish from a larger 14000 head band. Western Nebraskan and South Dakotan losses rise while stockmen face ruin as the storm rages. Separately, Albert L. Thomas dies in New York aged 67 after a long illness. Cleveland and Pittsburgh railroads push arbitration with lakefront disputes. A pipe fitter dies at the Olio Steel plant after a fall and gas exposure endangers coworkers.
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Wyoming
Oregon
Kimball
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Henderson the Man In Kidnapping Case Declared
Dallas on April 1 percent Henderson, who claims to be the Cudahy kidnapper, says Pat Crowe had no part in the crime. County Attorney Shields notes this is his sole definite statement, while Sheriff Johnson remains confident Henderson is the right man with proof for conviction.
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Henderson
Dallas
Tex
Pat Crowe
Shields
Douglass County
Neb
H C. Henderson
Johnson
Cudahy
the Ghert
Multiple Wills and Tragedies Reported Across States
Pomeroy sees James Sy pherd, 24, commit suicide near Chester after despondency over illness. William Moll, 84, killed at a Carey barn-raising when a falling beam struck him. Miners win in Brazil as wage scale holds to Oct 1 with a 15 cent daily raise for day men. Li Ching the Chinese exile reaches insane asylum in Missouri amid fear of highbinders. The Chinese court thanks Japan for help against Manchurian pressures and asks for aid in contingencies. Fey, Dutch ship, damaged off Cape May and delays seven weeks for repairs. crew opposes continuing voyage. Moroccans not yet opposing French aims as Tangier foresees Fez operations ending late May. Pitcher James Callahan of Chicago breaks right arm after being hit by a pitch. unavailable for at least one month. Russia-Japan tensions loom with talks on Manchuria and potential international involvement if needed. A Kokomo estate case collapses as attorney misses appearance. a large unclaimed estate rumor unsettles descendants. Boer prisoner Randolph Martinsen, an American, reports being captured and later released, then re-arrested in Lourenzo Marques. Palmer bank depositors in Desplaines to recover half their money. Palmer pleads for time. Baron Fava granted leave of absence. expected to resume duties in fall. Ardmore shooting: Fred Gay admits killing Solomon Russell, blaming “hoo dooing” spirits. he surrounds house with protective charms. Comte Scott’s death linked to arsenic poisoning. sister in critical condition.
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Vicente’ Balbas
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John Meston
Meston
James C. Read
Réormerty Depot
Evans & Company
George B. Davies
Rank H' Lawton
B. L. Tremaine
Woodruff
Springfield
Salvation Armotel
Castles
Hot Springs
Ark
Jimmy Scanlan
al Weining
Weining
Scanlan
Weinig
Gudger
Panama
Pearl Islands
Detroit
Eyerett ‘Moore Syndicate
Detroit and Wyandotte Electric Railway
Toledo
Dulletron Mooroes
Micko
Bryan
St. Boston
Senor
Sixto Lopez
Willpine
William J Bryan
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Senor Lopes
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Plymouth
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Kennedy
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W F Clardy
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Sanders
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General Wood
Ernest Fonts Y Sterling
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Lester Fonts
Major Ladd
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Yosttherreet
Morecan
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Jimmy Handler
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Handler
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Rhin
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Matthewson
P T Hallahan
Franklin Shoe
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Desser
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Osgood
Laeger
Pita
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Winter
Savere
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Norernit
Ford
Albert L. Thomas
Cincinnati
Walter Scott & Company
Cleveland
Lake Front
Pennsylvania
Farley
Feil
Youngstown
Wit Wort
J C Wilson
Olio Steel Company
Wilson
Middleboro
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
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Will Sharp
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Ethel McGuigan
William
McGuigan
Guthrie
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Lisbon
Lourenzo Marques
Randolph Martinsen
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Martins
Detonet Palmer Bank of Desplains
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Palmer
Wwntsoc
Dilut
AMD
Fava
Freasenbowm
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Fred Gay
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Ardmore
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Gay
Denver
Comté Scott
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