Merger case moved to federal court jurisdiction debate
In St Paul on April 18 Judge Otis signed an order transferring Minnesota’s case against the Northern Pacific Great Northern and Northern Securities to the United States circuit court. The state may seek remand to Ramsey county if federal jurisdiction is not upheld. Attorneys revoked an earlier summons challenge and asked for removal citing federal and constitutional questions. The state and Attorney General Douglas await papers to decide further steps.
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St Paul
Otis
Ramsey County District Court
Minnesota
United States Circuit Court
Ant
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Great Northern Company
The
Northern Securities Company
James J. Hill
Securities Company
Hill
District Court
United States
Douglas
Ramsey County
Federal Supreme Court
Federal Circuit Court
Missouri Beats Kansas In Annual University Debate
In Lawrence on April 18 representatives of the University of Missouri won the annual debate against the University of Kansas marking a clear victory for the Tigers over the Jayhawks in a campus competition.
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Lawrence
Kan
University of Missouri Tonight
University of Kansas
To Amend Bankruptcy Law
Washington April 18 The house committee on judiciary favored a bill by Chairman Ray amending the bankruptcy law in several respects. Meiers Clayton and DeArmond opposed the measure preferring a repeal of the act. A key proposed change allows corporations to .
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Washington
House Committee On Judiciary
Ray
Meiers
Clayton
DeArmond
Bankruptcy Provisions Limit Corporate Shield in New Reforms
The text notes a shift toward making corporate debtors voluntary under new rules while preserving individual liability for officers and stockholders under state or federal law. It highlights broad changes to bankruptcy procedures and methods.
Famine in Russia Reaches Siberian Altai Regions
Reports from famine areas of Russia describe widespread suffering with scurvy and typhoid fever decimating peasantry in Altai. Seeds exhausted, spring crops unsown, wheat prices soar to 214 roubles per pood. Red Cross provides kitchens and medicines.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Altai
Siberia
Menzelinski
Cufa
Belibeisky
Akmo
Plan Rejected as Universal Suffrage Fails in Belgian Chamber
Brussels reports say the Belgian chamber rejected universal suffrage by 84 to 64. Rioting in Louvain left five dead and twelve wounded as socialists clashed with police. Bruges also saw police action with ten wounded. The event followed a debate on reform and warned of future partial changes.
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Louvain
M. Schollaert
Chamber of Deputies
Maison Des Protetatres
Bruges
Flanders
Tivelmont
Place Saint Antoine
Chamber of Representatives
Smeetze
M. Woeste
Labor Party
Peaceful Strikes Continue Across Belgium and Germany
Reports indicate strikers resume work in parts of Belgium while tranquility prevails. The socialist executive in Berlin sent 10 000 marks to aid the Belgian socialist movement and urged individual contributions from German socialists.
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Berlin
Socialist Executive Committee
Queen Wilhelmina Suffering Typhoid Fever Says Officials
An official bulletin from Castle Loo reports Queen Wilhelmina has typhoid fever. Doctors say her condition is satisfactory and unlikely to become malignant with three daily doctor visits and ongoing monitoring. President Roosevelt sent a cable message expressing concern.
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Castle Loo
Wilhelmina
Het Loo
Holland
Roosevelt
Editorial clash over Postal Laws at National Editors Meet
In Hot Springs Arkansas on April 18 the National Editorial Association session became animated after W H Tuttle of Chicago criticized the Third Assistant Postmaster General Madden over recent mailing rulings. Avery Moore Idaho urged Congress to investigate and act, but the motion was declared out of order. State Senator Garry A Wilford of Boonville New York was elected president.
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Hot Springs
Ark
National Editorial Association
W. H. Tuttle
Chicago
National Publishers’ Bureau
Tuttle
Avery Moore
Idaho
Congress
Moore
Madden
Garry A. Wilford
Booneville
N. Y
Suit filed over capitol contract in federal court
Gillette Herzog & Co. of Minneapolis sued the Montana Building Co. for 12575 on a structural and ornamental frame contract for the new capitol, part of a 36000 total. The government filed actions against C. T. Thomas, Herman J. Witt of Yellowstone County and George Rhode Jr and Guy Lood of Dawson County for illegally fencing public land.
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Helena
Gillette Herzog & Co
Minneapolis
Montana Building Company
Capitol
C. T. Thomas
Herman J. Witt
Yellowstone County
George Rhode, Jr
Guy Lood
Dawson County
Amalgamated convention faces harmony risk over concessions
At Wheeling on April 18 the Amalgamated association committee urged a compromise on contested seats to maintain harmony. Some lodges threaten to withdraw if any concessions are given to delinquent lodges, signaling a potential split as strike organizers target non union mills. Thomas Williams of Zanesville is favored for president, with Shaffer and Tighe as leading contenders.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Amalgamated Association
Thomas Williams
Zanesville
Amalgamated
Hen
Shaffer
Tighe
Laxative Bromo Quinine Claims Quick Grip Cure
Advert says TO CURE GRIP IN TWO DAYS with Laxative Bromo Quinine and notes W. Girove's signature appears on every box, touting a rapid relief claim.
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W. Girove
Great Falls Notes Special Dispatch
Judge Leslie in Helena acting for Justice Milburn. no district court session in Great Falls. City Attorney Freeman filed a complaint on behalf of garbage contractor Robert Bissett accusing Frank Bigman of violating the city’s garbage removal ordinance. Marriage licenses issued to Arthur Kustimaki and Anna Vittamiak Belt. Joseph Papillion and Pearl Fastbrook Great Falls. Water works pumping station work begins on a new well for the Holly pump and the spring basin is being cleaned for use.
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Standard
Great Falls
Leslie
Helena
Justice Milburn
Supreme Court
District Court
J. W. Freeman
Robert Bissett
Frank Bigman
Arthur Kustimaki
Anna Vittamiak
Belt
Joseph Papillion
Pearl Fastbrook
Dawson county pursuit nets Howes sheep returns
Deputy Sheriff Frank Watkins of Dawson county brought Keppler the slayer of Ellis to Glendive and then joined J. S. Howes to recover Howes' stolen sheep held by parties near the Fergus county line. The sheep had strayed while being moved from Lewistown county.
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Standard
Miles City
Frank Watkins
Dawson County
Keppler
Ellis
Glendive
J. S. Howes
Howes
Fergus County
Lewistown
Death of Mrs G W Adams at Columbus Hospital
After a brief illness following childbirth Mrs G W Adams died at Columbus hospital. The funeral will be held Sunday with Rev J H Little officiating. Interment to be at Highland cemetery. Mrs Adams leaves a husband and two children. Her sister Mrs McKeown resides here and a brother Willis Strapp lives at Cascade. Mrs Adams was 28 and had been married six years.
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Great Walls
G. W. Adams
Columbus Hospital
J. H. Little
Highland Cemetery
Basin Creek Sawdust Incident Leads to Arrest
State Deputy Game Warden Henry Avare of Butte filed a complaint against J. H. Baskier for throwing sawdust into Basin creek, an act claimed to violate state statutes. Baskier was released on his own recognizance, with a trial expected before Justice Wall tomorrow in Basin.
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Standard
Basin
Henry Avare
Butte
J. H. Baskier
Baskier
Basin Creek
Bashier
Justice Wall
Butte Barber Deemed Bankrupt. May Hear Discharge Petitions
Morris Patton of Butte was adjudged bankrupt with liabilities of 277.49 dollars. Judge Knowles will hear Daniel H. Sexton of Butte on May 13 to be discharged from bankruptcy and the discharge petition for W. EB. Boston of Belt on May 14.
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Standard
Helena
Morris Patton
Butte
Knowles
Daniel H. Sexton
W. EB. Boston
Belt
Helena Man Charged With Residence Burglary
Helena police arrest Frank Murray on a charge of breaking into a South Rodney Street residence and stealing a gold nugget chain and three gold rings. Police seek Steve Kriskovic, believed to be an accomplice.
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the Standard
Helena
Frank Murray
South Rodney Street
Steve Kriskovic
Three Van Wormer Brothers Convicted of Murder in Hallenbeck Case
Hudson New Jersey April 18 The jury found Willis Burton Frederick Van Wormer and Burton Van Wormer guilty of first degree murder in the killing of their uncle Peter A Hallenbeck on Christmas Eve. A death sentence was imposed minutes after verdict. Harvey Bruce their cousin also under indictment testified for the state.
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Hudson
N. J
Burton
Willis
Frederick van Wormer
Peter A. Hallenbeck
Harvey Bruce
Hallenbeck
Greenport
Columbia County
Bruce
Neighborhood quarrel ends in fatal shooting in Murray
Salt Lake City April 18 Thomas Mc Gee a smelter employee at Murray shot and killed Henry Johnson in a dispute over a barn. The neighbors were involved and both wives witnessed the incident. Mc Gee was arrested.
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Salt Lake City
Thomas McGee
Murray
Henry Johnson
McGee
Local men hanged for Geismar murder in Donaldsville
Ellis Washington and Philadelphia Wallace were hanged in Donaldsville on April 18 for the January 12 murder of Lee Geismar, a wealthy storekeeper.
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Donaldsville
Ellis Washington
Philadelphia Wallace
Lee Geismar
Open switch causes deadly rear-end collision near La Salle
In Denver on April 18 an open switch on the Union Pacific led to a rear-end crash between a mixed freight and a gravel train at La Salle. Passengers Rudolph Lang of Denver and Walter K. Bumby of Montana sustained serious injuries including a fractured skull. Lang likely to die. The caboose and two freight cars were demolished and burned, including one carrying horses.
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Denver
Union Pacific
la Salle
Rudolph Lang
Walter K. Bumby
Montana
Lang
Holland American Steamship lines raise capital to 20 million florins
At a Rotterdam meeting shareholders of the Holland American Steamship company decided to increase capital from 8 million to 20 million florins. Harland L. Wolff of Belfast, representing a group of lines involved in transatlantic traffic, will participate.
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Rotterdam
Holland-American Steamship Company
Harland L. Wolff
Belfast
Boers to Hold Conference on Elections Under Milner Kitchener Plan
London April 18. A. J. Balfour said in the house of commons that after two talks between Lord Milner and Lord Kitchener and Boer delegates at Pretoria Kitchener will facilitate holding elections and forming representatives for the peace proposal discussions. Communications with Boer leaders likely to resume in about three weeks.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Lord Milner
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Mr. Balfour
British forces trap 64 Boers at Klerksdorp
Cen. Ian Hamilton reported capturing 64 Boers near Klerksdorp in Transvaal on April 18, indicating a significant setback for opposing forces during the campaign.
Snowslide Buries Prospector in Deep Creek Cabin
A Telluride special to the Republican reports a snowslide on the mountain above Deep Creek destroyed the cabin of Charles Wurster, an old-time prospector. Wurster is believed buried in the ruins with the slide likely having occurred months ago.
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Denver
Republican
Telluride
Colo
Deep Creek
Charles Wurster
Wurster
Robbers Shot After Express Heist Near Sherman Station
Cheyenne Wy April 18 William Harris and William Diamond two negroes stole express matter from Sherman station. They were pursued to Buford where a battle ensued and one thief was wounded. The pair drew guns and repelled officers until reinforcements arrived. They were captured and taken to Laramie Harris likely mortally wounded.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
William Harris
William Diamond
Sherman Station
Buford
Laramie
Harris
Venezuela and France Restore Diplomatic Relations
Caracas April 18 congress of Venezuela adopted the French protocol renewing diplomatic relations with France and ratification was signed by both sides. The move ends the suspension that began in 1895.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Congress of Venezuela
France
British consols over-subscribed tenfold in New York sale
J P Morgan & Co and Baring Magoun Co announce that 25 million dollars of British consols sold in the United States have been oversubscribed by ten times. Cecil Baring says applicants are unlikely to receive more than five percent of their subscriptions.
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New York
J. P. Morgan & Co
Baring, Magoun & Co
Cecil Baring
Chicago activist urges neutrality treaty action vs British traffic
Peter Van Viissingen. a longtime Boer supporter in Chicago, sends an open letter to President Roosevelt arguing the Washington Treaty bans British neutral ports from aiding belligerents. He cites Article VI rules and Britain's 1898 neutrality proclamation and asks for enforcement and early presidential attention.
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Chicago
Peter van Viissingen
Roosevelt
United States
Great Britain
Washington
St Tes
Spain
Queen Victoria
van Viissingen
Agreement Reached on Civil Service Transfer Plan
Washington April 18 conferees on the legislative executive and judicial appropriation bill reached a final agreement most items being minor. The Senate amendment creating a classified service for temporary war post office and treasury clerks affecting 600 to 900 workers was accepted.
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Washington
Senate
War
Post Office
Treasury Department
Civil Service
Spain
Montana Postmasters Named and Pension Increase
Washington April 16 announces Montana postmaster appointments. O B Cutting at Hinsdale replaces A J Welcome who resigned. F C Ford at Lima replaces Baily resigned. W McClellan at Malta replaces Gartland resigned. M G Osburn at Silver Bow replaces Glavin resigned. Pension increase granted to John H Spusman of Monarch.
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Standard
Washington
Montana
Cutting
Hinsdale
A. J. Welcome
F. C. Ford
Lima
EB. A. Baily
William McClellan
Malta
R. W. Gartland
M. G. Osburn
Silver Bow
Edward Glavin
John H. Spusman
Monarch
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