Western lines seek higher fares for secret tariffs
Western roads agreed on a round trip fare for the Society of Christian Endeavor convention in Washington in July. They aim to stiffen rates amid Brown decision fallout, using secret tariffs with shipper dates to bypass the Interstate Commerce Commission. The practice has angered competitors and drawn scrutiny from federal authorities.
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Chicago
Society of Christian Enceavor
Washington
Western Trunk Line Association
Interstate Commission
Sharkey Stays It Out in Fight With Choynski
San Francisco April 17 Ex sailor Tom Sharkey lasts eight rounds to win decision over Joe Choynski. Sharkey fouled in round one, fight halted 20 minutes. Choynski dominates, lands lefts to jaw and neck, sends Sharkey over ropes. Ives and Schaefer win billiards matches at Bumstead Hall in the inter national tournament. Garnier scores a long table shot.
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San Francisco
Tom Sharkey
Joe Choynski
Choynski
Sharkey
Joe
Ives
Schaefer
Bostov
Bumstead Hall
Daly
Garnier
Merrill and Rogers the Winners at Manufacturers’ shooting event
In Atchison Kansas on April 17 the Manufacturers annual shooting tournament opened with Merrill of Milwaukee posting the highest average in open events. Parmalee of Omaha placed second and Budd of Des Moines third. Amateur class saw Rogers of Hiawatha tie with Bigelow of Ogden and Den Arapalce 2 others after breaking 30 straight. Rogers then won the shoot off by breaking 49 of 50.
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Merrill
Rogers
Atchison, Kan
R. S. Merrill
Milwaukee
Frank Parmalee
Omaha
C. W. Budd
Des Moines
Tom Marshall
Keithsburg
Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
J. den
Arapalce
2. O. Hickes
Dayton
Fred Rogers
Hiawatha
A. B. Bigelow
Ogden
Opening Games of the National League
St. Louis defeated Cleveland 6 to 2. Washington beat New York 6 to 3. Louisville triumphed over Chicago 4 to 2. Cincinnati edged Pittsburgh 9 to 1. Baltimore and Brooklyn tied 6 to 6. Philadelphia routed Boston 43 to 7. Nicholls and Ganzel led for Philadelphia. Taylor and Clements for Boston.
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Young
O'Connor
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Mercer
Maguire
Clark
Zerfass
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Friend
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Ganzel
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Clements
New Jersey Republicans Names Delegates at Large
The Republican convention elected Senator William J. Sewell Garrett A Hobart John Kean Jr and State Chairman Franklin Murphy as delegates at large to the St Louis convention with H C Loudenslager C E Breckenridge Barker Gummere and Charles A Reed as alternates They were un instructed on the presidential nomination but backed Hobart as a potential vice president candidate Some McIwen supporters urged McKinley endorsement but was ruled out of order.
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Trenton
William J. Sewell
Garrett A. Hobart
John Kean, Jr
Franklin Murphy
St. Louis
H. C. Loudenslager
C. E. Breckenridge
Barker Gummere
Charles A. Reed
Marquis Yamgata Receives Brief Welcome in New York City
Marquis Yamgata field marshal of Japan was honored at a reception in city hall New York Mayor Strong gave a brief welcome address translated into Japanese by an interpreter for the marquis and other Japanese attendees Jockey Jones badly hurt in San Francisco race Eddy Jones of Burns Waterhouse stable thrown from Sweet Rose in first race at Oakland injured badly Miller of St Louis won Kansas state championship race at Vienna with John F Oribi of Wichita Starting Machine Used Successfully at Newport Cincinnati
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San Francisco
Eddy Jones
Burns & Waterhouse Stable
Sweet Rose
Kansas
Vienna
Cincinnati
McDaniels
Newport
Wolf Bounty Swindler Caught in Iowa
William Ballinger, linked to a major wolf bounty swindle, was arrested in Sioux City while trying to claim five dollars per scalp for four Iowa county scalps. He admits buying hides for 80 cents and selling them as Iowa bounties, while police seek Tom Teller, who Ballinger says purchased scalps across the West.
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Iowa
Sioux City
William Ballinger
Ballinger
Tom Teller
Sioux Point
South Dakota
Minnesota
Day Devoted to Dupont Case in Senate Debates
The Senate spent the day on the Dupont case with Gray opposing Dupont's claim. Gorman proposed a final vote next Wednesday, while Mitchell did not agree. The move signaled opposition confidence to resist Dupont's seat.
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Dupont
Washington
Senate
Gray
Del
Gorman
Mitchell
Roentgen ray claim kills diphtheria and typhoid
Reports from Evanston Wyoming date April 17 claim Professor H P Praté and Professor Hugh Wightman announced that diphtheria and typhoid are killed by the Roentgen ray after lab tests. The physicians expect all four tested germs cholera tuberculosis hog cholera and diphtheria to stay inactive. They say the result is decisive for stockmen and public health. In a separate case Judge Knight ruled grazing rights on railroad lands within 20 mile limits trespass. Government sections are open for grazing and crossing must avoid railroad lands. This narrows grazing options for sheep and cattle operators who leased the land.
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H. P. Praté
Hugh Wightman
Pratt
Bacilli
Evanston
Knight
Union Pacific Land and Water Company
Rigby & Holder
Canadian Pacific Cuts Atlantic to Australia Through Rate
Canadian Pacific offers a through rate from Atlantic seaboard points to Australia via Vancouver that is $10 lower than the Southern Pacific route via San Francisco. Southern Pacific appeals to passenger associations to secure equality of rates on the American overland lines. Trunk lines committees indicate willingness if other associations cooperate. Southern Pacific seeks relief from Transcontinental and Western Passenger associations.
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Canadian Pacific
Cmicaco
Atlantic Seaboard
Australia
Vancouver
Southern Pacific
San Francisco
Transcontinental
Western Passenger
One Fare Convention Rate for National Conventions
Western railroads set a one fare round trip for the Republican convention in St. Louis with tickets sold June 13 to 17 from within 200 miles, return by June 21. A similar rate applies to the Democratic convention in Chicago with tickets sold July 4 to 8 from within 100 miles, return by July 12. Prohibitionists to hold their May convention in Pittsburg at the same rate.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Drowned Himself With Molasses in Cascade
Charles Vieth a baker suffocated after lying on the floor to drink molasses he opened a barrel clip and faucet and was literally drowned by syrup. He was described as a glutton though mentally weak after a head injury from a past accident.
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Cascade
Charles Vieth
Haverhill Plaintiffs Win Suit Over California Gold Mine
Dudley Porter and others of Haverhill secured a circuit court verdict for 8275 against J M Sigafas in a 31 million suit. They alleged the Riverside California mine was misrepresented as to its gold potential. Sigafas argued the dispute stemmed from experts' incompetence or plaintiffs' negligence and claimed mismanagement after sale.
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Sigafas
New York
Dudley Porter
Haverhill
J. M. Sigafas
Circuit Court
Riverside County
California
Bethany Bank Not Defunct District Court Receiver Fight
Bethany State Bank objects to district court receiver action and asks for dismissal of the case. Ex mayor Johnson arrested in South Omaha on election day interference complaint filed by police judge candidate Paul McAulay.
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Bethany Bank
Lincoln
State Bank of Bethany of Bethany
State Banking Board
District Court
Johnson
South Omaha
Paul McAuly
State Meeting of Homopathies in Omaha May 18
Dr C Van Dyck Basten Nebraska State Homeopathic Medical Society secretary issues circulars for the 28th annual meeting to be held in Omaha on May 18.
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Omaha
C. van Dyck] Basten
Nebraska State Homeopathic Medical Society
Murderer Holmes Baptized in Prison Cell
H H Holmes was baptized and received into the Catholic church by Rev. P J Dailey inside his cell at the church of the Annunciation. Holmes gave a conditional baptism and confession of faith after questioning his prior Congregational church membership amid questions of salvation and afterlife. In a separate note, Julian Zilke, accused murderer of Edward Davis, was captured at Appiroun Wisconsin after a firefight with Officer Garvey. A $1300 reward had been offered for Zilke's capture.
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H. H.holmes
P. J. Dailey
Holmes
Father Dailey
Congregational Church
Kingdom of Heaven
Appiuron
Wis
Julian Zilke
Edward Davis
Morkos
Garvey
Zilke
Alleged Murderer Arrested in Seattle Case
James E. Allepp, once a Minneapolis real estate dealer, was arrested in Seattle by Detective Courtney on a charge of murdering Lena Olson of Duluth in the fall of 1894. Courtney claims to have identified Allepp as A. A. Aus tin, the man known as Austin, and that the denica indicates his name as Allsop.
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James E. Allepp
Minneapolis
Courtney
Lena Olson
Duluth
Misa Olson
A. A. Austin
Allsop
Austin
All‘gop
Steel Saw Found In Taylor's Cell In Kansas City Prison
Marshal Keshlear discovered a steel saw eight inches long and half an inch wide hidden in an old satchel Taylor brought from Carrolton. The tool could have let him saw his way out within half an hour if he had worked uninterruptedly.
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Taylor
Kansas City
William Taylor
Meeks
Marshal Keshlear
Carrolton
Identified the Train Robbers Near Lebanon
The engineer and fireman of the Frisco railroad positively identified the man shot here a week ago together with two other men under arrest as the robbers who held up the Frisco train near Lebanon Missouri and took several hundred dollars. Requisition papers will be asked for.
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Lrren Fiep
Ills
Frisco
Lebanon
Commander Walker to Visit Los Angeles and Santa Claus
General L N Walker commander of the Grand Army of the Republic visits Los Angeles partly for duties and to see the country. He will attend the state encampment at Santa Claus on the 22nd inst, while in the city.
Holmes Confession Reveals Bloodcurdling Murders Details
Philadelphia dispatch summarizes the North American printing alleged Holmes confession. Holmes claims born with the devil in him and describes 27 murders with no remorse, seeking money to educate his son, and noting a change toward a satanic self-image since imprisonment. He recalls boyhood farm life in Vermont and medical studies in Michigan before his killing spree.
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H. H. Holmes
Holmes
Minnie Williams
Vermont
Michigan
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