Morgan testifies in Power suit over Northern Pacific
J P Morgan testified before Special Examiner Mabey in New York on March 26 for two and a half hours. He discussed 1896 Northern Pacific reorganization, the Northern Securities plan, Hill and Kennedy, and stock purchases. He defended holding company aims and denied plans to obstruct traffic with the Burlington deal.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Mabey
Peter Power
Northern Pacific Company
George Alfred Lamb
Power
J. P. Morgan & Co
Morgan
Mr. Lamb
Mr. Morgan
Northern Pacific
Lamb
J. J. Hill
Aix
Kennedy
Great Northern
Europe
Union Pacific
Northern Securities
Francis Lynde Stetson
Northern Securities Company
Northern Pacific Common
Northern Pacific Preferred
George F. Baker
North Yellowstone land set for entry within 30 days
Northern Pacific surveyors in Beaver Creek area spur talk of a potential cut off from Antelope to Terry. Officials released official plats showing 20 townships north of Yellowstone open for entry within 30 days. The tract lies about 24 by 30 miles, north of the Yellowstone river, near Hathaway and Forsyth, promising rapid acquisition.
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Standard
Miles City
Te Sa.y.' Ol General's
Yellowstone
Yellowstone River
Hathaway
Forsyth
Northern Pacific
Beaver Creek
Wibaux
Terry
Antelope
Glendive
Cabin Creek
Kid Curry Not Mason in Jail Case
Knoxville dispatch reports Deer Lodge penitentiary sent Sheriff James Fox pictures of James J. Mason the Montana bank robber and killer who escaped three years ago to compare with Kid Curry in a Knoxville jail. Fox finds a marked resemblance but does not believe Curry is Mason. A false rumor of Curry’s escape circulated in nearby towns. Curry remains confined and unseen by outsiders for two months amid reports he is in good health.
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Standard
Knoxville
Tenn
Deer Lodge
James Fox
James J. Mason
Montana
Kid Curry
Curry
Fox
Mason
Knox County
Verdict Finds Defendants Hold Best Title to Copper Queen Mine
Helena March 26. The jury in the Henry Klein et al v George H Reed et al case in Judge Clements' court found for the defendants. After 17 special findings the jury held the defendants had the best title to the Copper Queen mine located 16 miles north of Helena.
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The
Standard
Helena
Henry Klein
George H. Reed
Copper Queen
Clements
Missionary Eben M. Stone Starts for London
Miss Eben M. Stone, an American missionary, has started for London. From there she will sail for America.
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Salonica
Roumalia
Eben M. Stone
London
America
Delarey Escapes As British Force Captures Guns Wagons and Prisoners
In a Pretoria dispatch Lord Kitchener reports March 23 24 movement against General Delarey netted 135 prisoners three 15-pound guns two pompoms and stock wagons cattle and mules. Kekewich and Rochfort Rawlinson columns also active with partial returns.
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London
Delarey
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Vaal
Lichtenburg
Kekewich
Kitchener
Rochfort
Rawlinson
Chener
Ottawa Considers 2000 Mounted Troops for South Africa
Rumors say imperial authorities asked for a mounted force of 2,000 to join South Africa operations. The issue was before the cabinet with limited comment. If adopted Canada would boost its troop total to about 7,000 men, funded by the empire.
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Ottawa
Ont
South Africa
Canada
Pope Urges Global Prayer for Peace Between Britain and Boers
Rome dispatch notes the Observatore Romano publishes a pope authored article calling Christians worldwide to pray for an end to the war between Britain and the Boers. The piece emphasizes peace and religious unity in this diplomatic moment.
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Rome
Observatore Romano
Vatican
Desperadoes Try Robbery At Hotel Whitley
At Emporia Kansas two masked men attempted to rob the Hotel Whitley safe at 1 am. They forced clerk Paul Vickery porter Jesse Reeves and traveler W F Sullivan to surrender. Sullivan gave $50 and was locked in a cloak room with Reeves. Vickery could not open the safe and was locked in a closet. The robbers fled after failing to break the safe. There were no injuries or crew of the men.
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Emporia
Kan
Whitley
Paul Vickery
Jesse Reeves
W. F. Sullivan
Sullivan
Vickery
Wallace's Body Cut Down After Lynching in Colo
Mrs Henrietta Miller an aged Los Angeles woman assaulted in Santa Fe yards at La Junta is improving and will resume travel to Denver. W H Wallace the identified assailant and railway porter was lynched last night and his body hung from a telegraph pole until morning when removed by mayoral order.
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la Junta
Colo
Henrietta Miller
Los Angeles
Cal
Santa Fe
Denver
W. H. Wallace
Burleson Forecasts Cabinet Shakeup and Notes Exchange
Washington March 26 General de bate on the military appropriation bill ended and five minute rule debate began. Burleson renewed attacks on Secretary Hay over Boer relief funds and urged further cabinet changes while Hitt defended the secretary. The House adopted a resolution seeking information on Dr Thomas and Boer relief, and approved a Longevity pay amendment limiting increases for retired officers. The session adjourned at 5 pm.
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Washington
Burleson
Texas
Hay
Illinois
Hitt
Cooper
Wisconsin
Committee On Insular Affairs
Burlison
Miles
Philippines
House
Warner
Ohio
Secretary of State
State Department
Hiram W. Thomas
South Africa
England
Haye
Mr. Hitt
Dr. Thomas
Mr. Burleson
John O. Knight
Boer Relief Committee
General Methuen
Scheepers
Yates
Patterson
Tennessee
Stevens
Minnesota
Jefferson County Receipts and Delinquent Taxes Examined
State Examiner Hudnall reports on Jefferson county offices, praising accountkeeping and auditing by Chairman Fergus while flagging higher delinquent real estate taxes for 1896 to 1898 totaling over $9,000. He urges steps to seize delinquent properties, clear books, and restore taxpaying status. He details fund balances and disbursements across treasurer and clerk offices through early 1902.
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Standard
Boulder
Board of County Commissioners
Hudnall
Jefferson County
Fergus
Board of Commissioners
District Court
Cholera Death Toll Reported in Mecca and Medina
An official bulletin states 1129 deaths from cholera in Mecca and Medina as of March 25. The report confirms the two cities suffered a severe outbreak.
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Constantinople
Mecca
Medina
Two Indians killed in Santa Fe freight wreck
Two Santo Domingo Pueblo Indians were killed and three white men were seriously injured when a freight wreck on the Santa Fe at Galisteo in Santa Fe county occurred last night.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Galisteo
Santa Fe County
Murderer Bullock Uses Spurling Alias and Stamp of S
After the murder of Fred Stainton, killer Buck Bullock is traced to a grading camp where he used the name Spurling. A distinctive S handwriting, a hammer with Stainton’s name carved, a pocket knife, and sold coins help authorities link him to the crime. Bullock is taken to the city jail in Great Falls after being identified.
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Spurling
Bulock
Chief Cook
Iowa
Fred Spurling
Cedar Rapids
Bullock
Buck’ Bullock
Hetherington
Fred Stainton
Great Falls
Canada
Stainton
South Side
Fraud forgery arrest tied to Seventh National client
Moses Schwartz, tied to the Manhattan Mercantile Company, was arrested in Philadelphia on forgery charges. The old Seventh National Bank reportedly discounted notes totaling 78 000 dollars for Schwartz, who was its customer, before a reorganization. Sullivan & Cromwell confirmed the bank's involvement and noted accounts were charged off as worthless.
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New York
Seventh National Bank
Philadelphia
Moses Schwartz
Sullivan & Cromwell
Schwartz
Manhattan Mercantile Company
Seventh National
Bank of Africa directors cite short gold supply in world market
At a London meeting the Bank of Africa chairman said world gold supply is short by 4 million pounds due to mine closures in South Africa over the past two and a half years.
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London
Bank of Africa
Chief of Police Dismissed in Haiti After Incident
General Cameau, chief of police in Port au Prince, was dismissed at the request of the French government after he ordered the execution of Leon Gabriel, the French citizen who fired a revolver at him on March 22. The incident is now viewed as closed.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Cameau
Leon Gabriel
Ciitizen
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Burlington
Ters
J. Pherpont Morgan
Hill
Harriman
United States
Morgan & Co
Burlington Purchase
Chicago
Wisconsin Central
St. Paul
Mr. Hill
Northern Pacific Surveyors In
Pope
Wallace
Colorado
Mrs. Miller
Pleglthd
BrEssines
California Fig Syrup Co
Co.—California Fig Syrup Co
AS AL Forna
Louisville, Ky
San Francisco
New York, N. Y
Jefferson County Affairs
Audites Hudnall
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