Spring Orders Booked In All Lines Amid Steel Shortfall
Trade notes show heavy spring bookings across sectors while the Pittsburg district iron and steel trade remains short 5,000 cars. Contracts flow abroad as domestic demand strengthens and margins widen for pig iron and foundry products amid transportation bottlenecks. Wheat and cereals gain speculative interest though domestic gains temper. exports rise year over year with substantial weekly totals and longer term commitments.
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New York
Bradstreet
Morrow
Chicago
Southern
Birmingham
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Mexico
England
St. Louis
Liverpool
United States
Week 32 Ures in Canada Compared to Past Weeks
The report lists week 32 figures in Canada versus week 25 last week, 36 this week last year, 28 in 1900, 48 in 1399 and 34 in 1898, indicating fluctuations across years and periods. The data contrasts short term changes with long term trends.
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Ures
Canada
Totals Shaped by Mixed Items and Yearly Comparison
Not included in totals because contain ing other items than clearings, or included in totals because of no comparison for last year.
Hill outlines rail rate reforms and Northwest growth
Fargo report covers James J. Hill of Northern Securi ties at an opera house reception. He argues competition may not be needed for good service and credits absorption of Burlington with boosting ADT, while stressing railroads must expand to serve farmers and markets. He cites history of rate reductions and Northwest development as proof of coordinated interests driving prosperity.
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Fargo, N. DD
James J. Hill
Northern Securities Company
Fargo
Johnson
Worst
The
Agricultural College
James Kennedy
Hill
Opera House
Northwest
East
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Chicago
Peoria
Rock Island
Davenport
Quincey
Alton
Hannibal
St. Louis
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Des Moines
Omaha
Denver
Burlington System
Ciieat Northern and
G. H. Mumm Extra Dry Leads In Imported Wine Sales
Of 319,245 imported cases from over 30 brands, G. H. Mumm Extra Dry sold 120,359, about 60,000 more than the next brand. The wine is described as very dry with a delicate, breedy character, resembling the 1889 vintage and backed by immense reserves to sustain quality.
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G. H. Mumm
Filipino Surrender Prompts Major Reductions in Batangas District
Manila reports Colonel Murisegun Major Cabrera and a renegade priest Castillo surrendered unconditionally to General Hell in Batangas. They controlled Tone district and surrounding towns, with about 160 guns due to be turned in on Monday. Small engagements continue as officials expect Malvar may surrender next week and US funds allocate 2.5 million for insular expenditures. Admiral Tschoukhnine arrives with Russian warships.
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Manila
Murisegun
Cabrera
Castillo
Hell
Batangas
Tone
Banan
Guenoa
General Bell
Chaffee
Tie
Malvar
United States Commission
Admiral Tschoukhnine
Stops the Cough and Works of the Cold Patent Medicine
An old advertisement claims Bromo Quinine Tablets stop coughing and cure colds in one day with no cure no pay. It markets a laxative formula at a stated price percentage cent.
Formal Offer to Sell Panama Canal Property
Admiral Walker of the Isthmian canal commission reported receipt of a Paris cable from the Panama Canal Company offering to sell all property in Panama related to the canal for 40 million dollars. Secretary General Lampre in Washington confirmed the cable’s explicit scope and said a copy is filed with the U.S. ambassador in Paris. The commission will convene to consider the report.
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Washington
Admiral Walker
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Canal Company
Paris
Lampre
Panama
Miraculous Escape Near Mattoon on Big Four Express
The fast west bound Big Four express, eight coaches with sleeping passengers, escaped wreck two miles west of Mattoon Illinois when the engine axle broke and the drive wheel left the track. The engineer checked the train to keep the engine on the rails, an avoidance described by railroad men as unheard of.
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Mattoon
Sheriff orders end to gambling as deputy plan invoked
Sheriff Padley warned all gambling venues to cease operations and said he would station a deputy at every suspected site if necessary. J M Conway shipped four carloads of saddle horses from Billings to Nampa Idaho for inspection by British officers for service in the South African war.
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Standhard Dillon
Padley
J. M. Conway
Billings
Nampa
Idaho
Nail Men to Combine
Pittsburg, January 10. Arrangements are made for a meeting here next Tuesday of leading wire and wire nail manufacturers. They plan an arbitrary price association to control prices, modeled after steel rail and plate pools. About a dozen firms, led by the American Steel and Wire company of U S Steel, are involved.
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Pittsburg
American Steel and Wire Company
United States Steel Corporation
Northwest rate cuts cited as proof of policy benefits
A speaker argues that Northwest rate reductions outpace the nation, linking Burlington acquisition to better markets for grain and lumber. He notes rail line expansions, public supervision, and the need for new facilities to sustain lower rates as traffic grows. He recalls seeing the Red River valley 32 years ago with no houses.
Bank Assigns to Close Doors in Cleveland
Euclid Avenue Trust & Savings Co. assigns to Attorney Frank R. Ginn after insolvency court sets bond at 250000. Ginn says banks assets under heavy withdrawals caused embarrassment but solvency assures no depositor loses a dollar. Last stated capital 500000, resources 2964020, deposits 2191773, surplus 66000. Securities in Detroit and Toledo Electric line not realizable.
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Cleveland
Euclid Avenue Trust & Savings Company
Frank R. Ginn
Block
Detroit & Toledo Electric Line
Extensions Granted for Everett Moore Syndicate Claims
Unsecured creditors holding about 1.4 million of 2 million total have signed 18 month extensions. Bankers committee head Newcomb confirmed the Sandusky division of Detroit Toledo Shore Line held about 40 thousand in a trust account at Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Co, now under receiver.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Jan. W
Everett-Moore
Gront
Newcomb
Bankers’ Committee
Sandusky
Detroit & Toledo Shore Line
Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Company
American Tube Foundry to Issue 2 Million in Preferred Stock
Stockholders meet in Jersey City and ratify a plan by directors to issue 2 million dollars of 7 percent cumulative preferred stock. Half to be distributed as a scrip dividend, the remainder to liquidate floating debt.
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New York
American Tube Foundry Company
Jersey City
Wheat yield estimate for 1901 per acre in the United States
The agricultural department statistician in Washington on January 10 estimated the average wheat yield per acre in the United States for the year 1901. The figure reflects nationwide output expectations based on early crop data and seasonal conditions.
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Washington
Agricultural Department
United States
Grain yields and seed areas for winter wheat and rye
The report compares 14.8 bushels per acre to prior years and cites mean last decade at 13.83. Winter wheat area is provisionally 2,000,000 acres, up 5.6 percent from fall 1900 sowing. winter rye area about 1,250,000 acres with 2.9 in its area estimates for 1900. Condition data as of Dec 1 shows 86.7 percent of normal, versus 97.1 in 1900 and 79 in 189? and 2.6 in Lsgs.
Defense Evidence Delays Rail Injury Suit in Helena Court
In a federal trial, Mary Freebury sues Northern Pacific for damages from injuries at Chestnut. Testimony includes a traveler's deposition linking Freebury to a train after start, disputed by defense. Engineers describe stopping procedures. doctor says injury predated the accident. Judge dismisses a separate case by Standard Fire Proofing against the state capitol commission for patent infringement.
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Standard
Helena
Jan
Mary Freebury
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Kroanbrack
Cheastnut
George Ennis
Merchants Plan Commercial Agent for Kingston Trade
In Kingston Jamaica on January 10 merchants met with government support to appoint a commercial agent in England to improve the island's declining trade. The initiative aims to boost exports and strengthen relations with British markets.
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Kingston
Jamaica
England
City Officials Face Contempt Charge in Telegraph Office Case
St Louis judges heard Mayor Rolls Wells Harry B Hayes T R Ballard Andrew Biong and W G Frye members of the police board answer contempt charges stemming from the arrest of proprietors and employees of the Southern Telegraph and Money.
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St. Louis
Jan
Rolls Wells
Harry B. Hayes
T. R. Ballard
Andrew Biong
W. G. Frye
Board of Police Commissioners
O'Neil Ryan
Circuit Court
Southern Telegraph and Money
Telegraph Company Raids Thwarted by Temporary Injunction
Judge Ryan granted a temporary injunction restraining the police board from raiding the telegraph company's premises. Officers made arrests a few hours later, following the order.
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Ryan
Mississippi Senate backs Schley victory credit in schools
Jackson Mississippi January 10 The state senate passed a joint resolution endorsing the Dewey court of inquiry decision and declaring that no textbooks in the state schools should credit any officer other than Admiral Schley for the victory at Santiago.
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Jackson
Miss
State Senate
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Schley
Santiago
France Demands Delayed China Credentials Row
French minister M Beau refuses to present credentials until China meets demands. A joint audience with foreign and Chinese ministers is postponed as colleagues debate support. A Turkish incident repetition is considered possible.
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Pekin
M. Beau
China
M Beau
National Liberals Oppose 35 Million Mark Loan in Reichstag
In Berlin on January 10 during the Reichstag debate on estimates Herr Bassermann announced the National Liberal party would oppose a 35 million mark loan to cover the deficit. He argued financial reform was necessary and that the national liberals were not in favor of direct imperial taxation.
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Berlin
Herr Bassermann
National Liberal Party
National Liberals
Firemen to Strike If Demands Not Met
Bozeman residents report firemen voted to continue attending all tires within city limits until the city council meets in about ten days. Members urge notifying the council of their intention to strike if their demands are not satisfied.
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Standard
Bozeman
Lmits
Gage Delays Treasury Takeover Asks Shaw to Remain
Washington report states Secretary Gage has received Governor Shaw's telegram requesting him to stay on in the treasury department beyond the planned date. The telegram notes Gage cannot arrange his affairs to assume the post on the scheduled day and asks for an extension.
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Washington
Gage
Shaw
Treasury Department
Corrigan Refused License for Newmarket Ride
London January report says Edward Corrigan the Chicago horseman has been refused a license to ride at Newmarket Heath on the ten o clock train.
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London
Jan. W
Edward Corrigan
Chicago
Newmarket Heath
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