Iron and Steel Trade Holds Off as Markets Weaken Across Sectors
Bradstreet's notes active demand with weaker prices across iron and steel, copper, lead, and tin. Builders face unsettled demand and lingering weakness in lumber, while steel rails and structural materials stay firm in speculative markets. Wheat prospects improve in western states despite crop damage, and shoes show distribution gains amid cautious leather purchases.
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London
East
Fall River
Liverpool
Business activity and failures across nations in late 1890s data
The report lists wheat export totals for 1898 and prior years and compares weekly business failures in the United States and Canada. It notes 169 506 000 bushels exported since July 1 this season versus 203 058 784 last year, and 14 failures in Canada this week, with prior week and year comparisons.
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United States
Dominion of Canada
Trade Review Signals Recovery Amid Price Pressures
R G Dun & Co reports the economy regaining momentum with high prices sustaining production in many sectors. Banks note no credit strain, unemployment remains low, and output exceeds consumption in several regions. Iron and copper prices ease while wool improves. cotton goods and silk show mixed results. wheat exports rise and failures rise in the US and Canada.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
New England
Pennsylvania
Potomac
Bessemer
Philadelphia
Lehigh Valley
Shanghai
Canton
China
Philippine
Porte
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Market sees erratic moves in securities as steel steadies
New York reports irregularities in securities quotations with speculation dull and confined to professionals. Steel and iron shares show resilience amid bearish pressure in rails, as withdrawals and resignations shift board seats, while labor worries loom over key systems and market sentiment remains cautious.
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Bradstreet
Financial Review
American Steel & Wire Company
Bates
Federal Steel Company
Steel & Wire Company
Steel & Wire
Federal Steel
Gates
Wire Company
Baltimore & Ohio
Missouri Pacific
Porte proposes new note on octroi in Gallipoli
The porte presents a note to embassies announcing plans to introduce octroi in Gallipoli. The move aims to set a precedent for later duties in other towns. Embassies are expected to refuse again, arguing the measure violates the treaty.
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Constantinople
Porte
Gallopelie
James J. Jeffries Retains Heavyweight Title in brutal bout
Corbett lands sharp lefts and jabs while Jeffries staggers and retaliates with body blows. The champion presses the attack through rounds 10 to 28, delivering a crushing seventh round knockout at the final bell. Jeffries keeps the heavyweight crown as Corbett is unable to rise before the ten count.
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Bett
Ale
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Towne Withdraw Possible as Spriggs Reports Sioux Falls Visit
Lt. Gov. A. E. Spriggs, returning from Sioux Falls, says Montana delegates favored Towne and Bryan. Towne may step aside if another candidate is preferred. He notes the Omaha dollar dinner fixed much of the convention, praises Sioux Falls hospitality, and cites uncertainty over the fourth Montana vote after his departure.
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Omaha
Sioux Falla
United States
Hogan
Jerry Connelly
J. H. Calderhead
Treasurers Authority Questioned In Butte Road Taxes
Helena May 11. Attorney General Nolan states county treasurers cannot collect road taxes in incorporated cities like Butte. A county official collected over 10 000 dollars. funds must be turned over to the city treasurer. He cites sections 2640 and 2684 and notes 1899 and 1897 laws.
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Helena
Kelley
Silver Bow County
Butte
Nolan
Fifth Legislative Assembly
Sixth Legislative Assembly
Tribune Change Hands in Great Falls Vindication Move
Jesse B. Root and W. A. Clark Jr purchased the Great Falls Tribune to back the vindication cause against corruption. The sale price was about 40 000 to 45 000 dollars. William M. Bole retires. Walden remains as business manager. Wright fills editor’s post.
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Standard
Great Falls
Jesse B. Root
W. A. Clark, Jr
Clark
Great Falls Tribune
Miliens
Hobson
Tribune
W. A. Clark
Federal authorities nab John Kennedy for attempted murder on Blackfoot Reserve
Special Dispatch reports federal agents captured John Kennedy a half blood on the Blackfoot Indian reservation after more than a year of searching. He is charged with attempting to kill Jaustua Lienbach a white man on March 18 last year, shot Lienbach in the leg and fled. Kennedy returned across the line and is jailed at the Blackfoot agency awaiting a hearing before Commissioner Arneaux next Monday.
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Standard
Helena
John Kennedy
Jaustua Lienbach
Kennedy
Lienbach
Northwest Territory
Blackfoot
Arneaux
Murder at Bluett Ranch in Big Sandy Described
May 11 70 year old John Nolar was shot and killed at 3 o clock by Tom Bluett at Bluett ranch. Bluett says self defense.
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Standard
John Nolar
Tom Bluett
Bluett
Great Falls Club Secures Full Baseball Team Roster
Great Falls baseball club confirms all players engaged, with Kinsella as captain and first baseman, Davis, Dahlquist, Lowe, Whitney, Billings, Egan, Ives, Tutt, Muller, Grimes among those listed. Egan and Dahlquist arriving. Muller billed as top coast Fletcher. Grimes praised. Heston Bloomers issue a challenge for a future geome with local club and Boston girls.
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Great Falls
Kinsella
Piteners
Davis
Dahlquist
Lowe
Whitney
Billings
Egan
Ives
Tutt
Muller
Grimes
Love
San Francisco
Fletcher
Lelt
Sand Coulee
Twin Cities
Robbery Suspect Arrested in Butte Case Involving Certificates
Hielena May 1. Chief of Police McCann left for Butte after J C McIntosh was arrested there on a serious charge. He allegedly robbed Miss M J Bowers of three certificates of deposit totaling 120 dollars and $16 in cash and forged her name on bank paper. The police have pursued the case for several days.
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Hielena
McCann
Butte
J. C. McIntosh
M. J. Bowers
Bricklayer Charged After Boarding House Theft
A man described as a bricklayer is charged with robbing a boarding house of wearing apparel. The arrest comes as a surprise to his friends, who did not expect his downfall.
Head Blown Away At Edinburgh Bank Manager’s Home
The Edinburgh widow says Henry J. Nore manager of the Union Bank of Scotland was found dead this morning at his residence. One report states a fatal gunshot destroyed the head, others deny such detail. Authorities investigate the unusual death.
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Edinburgh
H. H. Nore
Union Bank of Scotland
Suffers Influenza Linked Death by Own Action
Report notes that the death was self-inflicted and linked to the victim’s influenza illness, suggesting the illness contributed to the actions leading to death.
Baker county arrest of Indiana embezzler and forger
A dispatch from Granite Oregon reports that St. HH Baker alias A J Wrigat wanted in Indiana for embezzlement and forgery was arrested today at Lawton three miles from Portland by Detective George Harris of Chicago.
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Ore
Granite
Baker County
St. HH. Baker
A. J Wrigat
Indiana
Lawton
Here
George Harris
Chicago
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