Son Betrays Father Narrows in Fraud Case Arrest
James T. Mulhall, sought in Minneapolis on a fraudulent mail order scheme, was arrested by Postoffice Inspector Frank F. Sharon after a chase from Chicago to the west coast. Betrayed by his 16 year old son Matthew Joseph Mulhall, Mulhall allegedly ran a long running scam tied to Nicolet Creamery in Minneapolis and farmer losses totaling about 25000 dollars. Previously he vanished after a seven year old arrest in Wilkesbarre and had eluded federal action for two decades.
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James T. Mulhall
Minneapolis
Chicago
Western Coast Postoffice
Frank F. Sharon
Mulhall
Matthew Joseph Mulhall
United States District Attorney’s Office
Venice
Cal
Sharon
Nicolet Creamery Company
Minnesota
Shirer
Malthall
Sharan
Wilkesbarre
Branding of Clubs in Principal Base Ball Leagues
National League standings list Milwaukee at 10 wins 1% losses, Louisville 12, Wichita 18, Kansas City 11 14, Indianapolis 16 10, Minneapolis 7 18, Columbus 15 11 81 Paul 7 18. Western League shows Denver 15 10, Des Moines 10 15, Sioux City 18 10, Omaha 15 8, Lincoln 12 14,ueble 7 15.
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Milwaukee
Louisville
Woleda
Skansas City
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Paul
Denver
Des Moines
Sioux City
Omaha
Lincoln
U S Proposes Shanghai For Opium Conference
The United States proposes Shanghai as the time and place for an international conference to suppress opium cultivation worldwide. The plan aims to aid China in curbing opium use, with the French government already accepting the proposal. The date cited is January 1, 1900.
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Shanghai
United States
China
Court Sustains Roosevelt in Dismissal of Soldier
Judge Hough in New York upholds the President's right to dismiss a negro soldier from the Twenty-fifth Infantry for alleged riot participation in Brownsville Texas. Oscar W Bald loses a $122 wage claim, as the President's authority is deemed sufficient to dismiss. Adjacent items note night riders torching a barn near West Union Ohio with $3,500 loss and Admiral Evans discussing fleet plans and records. Mrs Mary Baker Eddy transfers Chestnut Hill estate to trustees. Twenty nine killed in a Russian jail breakout attempt. eleven of twenty eight wounded are critical. Oklahoma House passes union labor bill requiring detailed business reporting to the labor commissioner and granting wage-setting power.
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Roosevelt
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Texas
Hough
United States District Court
New York
Oscar W. Bald
Nkaterinoslay
Russia
Writer Commits Death by Own Action in Uniontown
O. J. Sturgis age 58 editor and writer died in Uniontown Pennsylvania from a self inflicted pistol wound the death tied to long standing ill health. Hot Lead in Ear Kills Him reports indicate cause linked to actions five months earlier. James H Conkling a Middletown Orange County businessman died from hot lead poisoning at his home related to the late United States Senator Roscoe Conkling.
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O. J. Sturgis
Uniontown
James H. Conkling
Orange County
Middletown
N. Y
Conkling
United States
Roscoe Conkl Ing
Gunness murder farm scenes and church debates
The report describes the Gunness farm near Laporte with bodies found in a barn used as a morgue and a woman witness, Bessie Wallace, linked to Ray Lamphere. It notes two men claiming to be doctors and references church dynamics as the Methodist Episcopal Church marks its centennial and contemplates leadership, finances, and episcopal appointments amid broader national growth.
Methodists In Cone Ice Quadrennial Meet At Baltimore
The Methodist Episcopal general conference in Baltimore convenes for May, a four year meeting governing the church worldwide. Founded by John Wesley, the church spans the globe with missionary work and a drive to revise creeds. The assembly faces debates on modernizing faith and preserving tradition.
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Baltimore
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
John Wesley
Gunless murder scene draws thousands and officials vow probe
Laporte Indiana mayor Lemuel Darrow says the Gunness murder mystery will be pursued with greater vigor after a conference with prominent citizens. Officials suspect more tragedies will surface as morgues and the yard scene attract crowds. Two letters to Mrs Gunness found after the fatal fire are in authorities hands and may reveal co conspirators in the death luring marriage bureau. Sheriff Smutzer suspects Ray Lamphere but other possibilities are not ruled out.
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Lemuel Darrow
Laporte
Ind
Gunness
Belle Gunness
Law
Smutzer
Ray Lamphere
Farmers Face Crop Loss and Timber Plans in Iowa
Rain and hail devastate onion fields in Laredo Texas with an estimated one third of the crop ruined. Chickasaw county Iowa moves to saw large cottonwood trees into timber amid high lumber prices. Stony Creek National Forest imposes grazing rules requiring dipping by July 15. Iowa State College schedules a July summer course in agriculture at Sheldon for public school teachers seeking agricultural knowledge.
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Laredo
Texas
Chickasaw County
Iowa
Stony Creek National Forest
Iowa State College
Sheldon
Battleship Fleet Itinerary Around the World
President Roosevelt approves an Atlantic battleship fleet itinerary circling the globe. The voyage includes stops at Honolulu Auckland Sydney Melbourne Albany Manila Yokohama Amoy and Manila again with squadron divisions at Yokohama. Itinerary lists dates July through November and coal and stay durations.
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Roosevelt
Philippines
China
Japan
Manila
San Francisco
Honolulu
Auckland
Sydney
Melbourne
Albany
Australia
Yokohama
Amoy
The Census Brings Laughter and Data on Divorces
A humorous feature notes 100 agents sent to collect divorce statistics across rural districts and small cities. They gathered who blamed whom, number of children, alimony status, and intemperance as a cause. The data, covering 1867 to 1887 and 1887 to 1897, may fuel sociologists for years.
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Sari
Cosus Bureau
Joe Mitrcell
Charle
National Magazine
Harriman Denies Government Suit Details In Rail Case
Harriman and officials file general denial in Salt Lake, disputing government charges to dissolve the Harriman rail system. He denies ownership or control of a majority stock in Union Pacific and any conspiracy to restrain trade. He admits Union Pacific controlled lines but says aim was not to monopolize. He denies Pacific ships competed with Oregon Railroad ships and Portland and Asiatic Company lines. admits Union Pacific competes with Santa Fe.
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Harriman
Salt Lake
W. A. Clarke
Schiff
Kahn
Stillman
Unio Pacific
Union Pacific
Ile
Southern Pacific
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company
Portland and Asiatic Company
Pacific Mail Lines
Santa Fe
Congress Passes Agriculture and Naval Appropriation Bills
The Senate approved the agricultural appropriation totaling 12 142 146 dollars and agreed to the naval bill conference. House actions included banning betting on horse races at Benning and authorizing 50 captains for Philippine scouts. Other measures favored land reclamation and homestead changes while the Vreeland currency bill moved to conference. Brownsville, Keifer versus Sherwood, and the nation’s wartime legacy colored the week.
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Senate
Rayner
William F. Stewart
Fort Grant
Arizona
House
Benning
Philippine Scouts
Red Lake Indian Reservation
Minnesota
Idaho
Wyoming
Brownsville
Foraker
Culber Son
Texas
United States
Agricultural and Post Office
Court of Claims For
Vreeland
Committee On Finance
Aldrich
Keifer
Ohio
Sherwood
National Capital Notes and Public Works Update
The United States and The Netherlands agreed on a parcels post conversion to take effect July 1. The Senate adopted the naval appropriation bill totaling 122,002,715 dollars. Secretary Garret H. Geld approved San Francisco’s 1901 application for Lake Eleanor and Hetch Hetchy reservoir sites in Yosemite for city water supply.
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United States
Netherlands
Senate
San Francisco
Lake Eleanor
Hetch Hetchy Valley
Yosemite National Park
Secretary of the Interior
Gar Geld
May settle ments and weather curb leading business lines
Heavy May settlements and interest disbursements raise bank payments while commercial defaults stay high. The business scene shows little change in production and distribution with a cautious path to revival. Unusually wet weather slows retail, construction, and farming but agriculture looks optimistic from winter wheat growth.
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Chicago
Dun
New York Weather and Trade Conditions Mixed Amid Rain and Low Demand
Weather, trade and industrial conditions are largely unchanged from last week in New York with heavy rains and bad roads hindering farm work, retail and jobbing. Textile trades dull, iron and steel steady, leather quiet, Eastern shoe shipments down sharply, collections weak, and business failures show weekly totals of 288 in the United States and 22 in Canada per Bradstreet's report.
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New York
Pacific Coast
Siga
United States
Bradstreet
MultiCity Market Quotations for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Regional commodity prices listed for Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit New York Milwaukee Buffalo Toledo with cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices include No. 2 wheat 1.00 or so per bushel corn 60s to 70s oats 40s to 60s rye 70s to 90s and dairy and eggs ranges. Several cities show shipping grades and prime or choice designations.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
New York
Milwaukee
Toledo
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Eddy
Mary Baker G. Eddy
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Archibald McLean
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