Ouster Proceedings Filed Against Major Meat Packers
Jefferson City Missouri special Attorney General Crow has filed in the supreme court ouster proceedings against Armour Packing Co Hammond Packing Co Cudahy Packing Co Armour Co and Krug Packing Co for alleged anti trust violations. The suit accuses them of fixing prices and controlling supply of dressed smoked meats and lard in Missouri. An alternative writ returnable May 39. Nelson Morris Co and Schwartz Child Salzburger Co of Kansas City named as participants but as partnerships need different action. Proceeding to be filed immediately.
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Filea
Jefferson City
Crow
Supreme Court
Armour Packing Co
Hammond Packing Co
Cudahy Packing Co
Armour & Co
Krug Packing Co
Missouri
Explosion at Muncie Supply injures six in Montpelier store
A natural gas blast in the Muncie Supply Company store room in Montpelier Indiana shattered a plate glass window and injured six people. A pipe leak and a lit cigar caused the explosion. four women a man and a small boy suffered severe cuts from glass while bystanders were also struck. All injuries were non fatal.
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Muncie Supply Company
Montpelier
Ind
Chicago special warns on embalmed beef flood to markets
Chicago dealers protest forced sales of embalmed beef by packers pressed on agents and local shops to stock meat in storage instead of fresh cuts. They report dealers must accept aged meat or go without meat entirely.
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Chicago
Havana cholera on Warren prompts extended quarantine
United States army transport Warren remains in quarantine for five more days after an initial ten day hold amid cholera cases aboard and casualties in Manila. Separately in Victoria, B C the HM Ships Grafton reports armed landings at San Jose and a loan settlement pressure from Britain on Guatemala.
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Havana
United States Army
Warren
Manila
H. M.S. Grafton
Victoria
B. C
Guatemala
San Jose
Engineer and Brakeman Die In Everett Train Crash
Engineer Michael J. Riley and brakeman A. L. Kittle were killed when an engine crashed through a trestle into 2 gulch near Everett Washington. A following train also crashed through the trestle. the engineer and fireman escaped by jumping. In Oakland California the wife of Chilean Consul Juan A Perira died during a tooth extraction due to spasms and heart trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Riley
A. L. Kittle
Gulch
Everett
Wash
Oakland
Cal
Juan A
Perira
Airship of Brazilian Severo Explodes in Paris
The airship of Senor Auguste Severo ascended in Paris but exploded killing two on board. In Ohio a farmer named Jacob Roth in Meigs township was attacked and disemboweled by a boar in Zanesville.
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Senor Auguste Severo
Paris
Jacob Roth
Meigs Township
Zanesville
Ohio
Dynamited Grocery at Navarre Causes Loot and Destruction
Burglars dynamited the Loew and Swaller grocery at Navarre near Massillon Ohio. The store was wrecked and the safe yielded about $100.
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Loew & Swaller
Navarre
Massillon
Ohio
Five Williams Paint buildings burn in Easton fire
A blaze destroyed the five buildings of the C. K. Williams Paint company in Easton Pennsylvania causing an estimated loss of 100000 dollars. Firefighters fought the blaze but the structures were reduced to ashes and debris.
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C. K. Williams Paint Company
Easton
Thirteen Killed in Band Slide at Marolo Italy
Thirteen people died when a rock and earth slide struck a band during a performance in Marolo province of Emilia Italy. Rescuers searched for survivors as authorities began investigations into the accident at the hillside venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marolo
Province of
Emilia
Italy
Sullivan Wisconsin Fire Ravages Town and Businesses
A large fire swept Sullivan Wisconsin causing about 50000 in damage. Six of eight business places were burned and five families left homeless. Residents shelter in barns and stalls or occupy ruined homes while insurance coverage falls short.
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Sullivan
Wis
Michigan Mine Shaft Burning at Vulcan Mine
The Vulcan mine shaft in Mountain Michigan is burning and feared to destroy all underworkings. Three hundred men may be laid off due to the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Mountain
Mich
Vulcan
Rosebud Reservation Rush Sparks New Bonesteel Town
Settlement frenzy erupts in Bonesteel South Dakota as Rosebud Indian reservation opening nears. Hundreds arrive daily with real estate offices rushing sales. 160 acre plots valued at up to 2000 dollars the moment numbers are drawn.
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Rosebud Reservation
Rosebud Indians
Rosebud
Bonestee
Gregory County
South Dakota
Trains Crash in Fog at North Topeka Killing Two
In thick fog an eastbound Union Pacific freight crashed into stationary No. 14 at a crossing in North Topeka Kansas. The impact killed two men and injured seven. Engineer Zimmermann of the extra failed to see the regular train’s lights, and the cab of No. 14 was split in two.
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North Topeka
Kas
Union Pacific
Kan
Zimmerman
No. 14
City Wins Traction Case In Three Cent Fare Suit
Judge Strimple of the common pleas court in Cleveland Ohio ruled for the city in the three cent fare street railway injunction case. The temporary injunction blocking the new line through Rhodes avenue was dissolved and William Reynolds petition alleging illegality of the franchise was dismissed. The court found the franchise valid and property owner consent proper. Notice of appeal was filed by the plaintiffs.
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Cleveland
Strimple
Common Pleas Court
Ohio
Rhodes Avenue
William Reynolds
Census figures reveal shipbuilding capital and product value
Census Bureau reports 1900 capital invested in shipbuilding and repair at 77,362,071 across 1,116 establishments, excluding corporate stock. Product value listed at 74,578,158 with 526,694 tons on American registry, a loss of 401,621 tons since 1890, far surpassing new U S tonnage built that decade. Worms blight Missouri orchards causing heavy losses. Educator J M Ruthrauff, president of Wittenberg College, Springfield, dies suddenly amid institutional turmoil.
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Census Bureau
United States
Fight Over Farm Land Ends in Shootout
Turgeon brothers clash with Sheriff Lewison and a Union County posse five miles NW of Sioux City during an effort to dispossess them from Mrs S S Adams claimed tract. Fred Turgeon is gravely injured as land accretion and river boundaries divide South Dakota and Nebraska. Robb brothers were tenants.
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Lewison
Union County
South Dakota
Turgeon
Sioux City
Fred Turgeon
S. S. Adams
Missouri
Nebraska
Fire Wipes New Milford Business Center
A fast spreading blaze due to water shortage wiped out the entire business section of New Milford Connecticut. The fire destroyed buildings along Bank Street Railroad Street and Main Street from Bank to Bridge including two hotels two banks a telephone exchange and many shops with two residences. Loss estimated at 300000 to 400000 with no deaths reported.
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Connecticut
New Milford
Conn
Bank Street
Railroad Street
Bank
Bridge Street
Main
New Hogland Telephone Exchange
Boycott Ties Up Railroad in St Louis Belt
Freight trading on the St Louis Kansas City and Colorado line, recently bought by Rock Island, halted after the Wabash company and Terminal Railway Association declare war. Employees ordered not to handle Colorado Railroad business. The clash ties to the Mississippi Valley Trust Company battles over Wiggins Ferry properties.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado
Kansas City and Colorado Railroad
Rock Island
Wabash Company
Terminal Railway Association
Colorado Railroad
Mississippi Valley Trust Company
Terminal Railway A Association
Rock Island Road
Wiggins Ferry
Big merger of trolley lines in San Francisco area
United Railway Investment Company of San Francisco files at Trenton to raise capital from 2.5 million to 25 million and consolidate trolley lines in and around San Francisco. The plan includes 15 million in preferred stock with a 5 percent cumulative dividend. A Kansas City fare cut also looms with six tickets for 25 cents. A wreck near Ames Iowa killed a tramp and injured Mail Clerk Griffin. two Chicago clerks bruised as engine tender left the track.
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United Railway Investment Company
Trenton
N. J
United Railway Investment Company of
San Francisco
Kansas City
Metropolitan Street Railway Company of
Bernard Corrigan
P. A. Valentine
Chicago
Iowa
Ames
Griffin
Des Moines
Graves
Alexander Turk
Governess to Stand Trial for Attempted Murder
Emma Fisher the Yonkers governess who tried to kill Baby Georgia Simons and then shot herself is declared sane and will stand trial on the charge of attempted murder. The case centers on fears the child would be taken from her care.
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Emma Fisher
Georgia Simons
Yonkers
N. Y
Think It a Case of Murder: 11 Year Old Arrested in Atlanta
Victor Nutall, 11, was arrested in Atlanta on murder charges for allegedly forcing playmate Colin McDougall, 6, into a sewer where he died from sewer gas. Police claim Nutall and two others were involved in the death. Mortimer B. Ruggles, once aid to Gen. Daniel F. Ruggles, dies in New York City at 58 from dropsy. linked to aiding John Wilkes Booth to escape.
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Victor Nutall
Atlanta
Colin McDougall
Nutall
McDougall
Mortimer B. Ruggles
Mortimer Bainbridge Ruggles
Virginia
Daniel F. Ruggles
John Wilkes Booth
Abraham Lincoln
New York City
Salmon
J. 8. Salmon
Fourth
New Jersey
Boonton
Bret Harte Dies in England at Red House Camberley
The American author Bret Harte died suddenly at the Red House Camberley near Alder shot England from hemorrhage caused by an affliction of the throat. The Interborough Rapid Transit Company of New York City was incorporated with capital of 25 million dollars to operate the rapid transit underground railroad in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret Harte
Red House
Camberley
Aldershot
England
Interborough Rapid Transit Company of
New York City
Judge Declares New York Franchise Tax Constitutional
Judge Earl of Albany rules the state franchise tax law constitutional on every point. The decision awaits review by the appellate division of the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl of Albany
New York
Death by Own Action of Col John G Jewett of Saugerties
The Civil War veteran Col John G Jewett of Saugerties New York died by his own hand in a self inflicted shooting. He served as lieutenant colonel of the Pennsylvania Bucktails a noted sharpshooter regiment and financial troubles are listed as the cause.
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John G. Jewett
Saugerties
N. Y
Pennsylvania “Bucktails
Plans for Rock Island line to Chicago St Louis
Rock Island road pursues purchase of the Chicago St Louis and Peoria line to build a Chicago to St Louis road and a new line from St Louis to St Paul. Simon Sam resigns as Haytian president. Congress to meet to elect a successor. Port au Prince reports calm. Bo linsk town fire destroys 972 houses and 650 stores.
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Rock Island
Chicago, St. Louis
Peoria
Chicago
St. Louis
St. Paul
Simon Sam
Tiresias Simon Sam
Haytian Republic
Port Au Prince
Bobruisk
Minsk
Russia
Death of Rear Admiral Sampson and Martinique volcanic disaster
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson dies in Washington after long illness. In Martinique a volcanic eruption devastates the island with thousands killed and the town of St Pierre destroyed.
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Sampson
William T. Sampson
Washington, D. C
Martinique
St. Pierre
Molten Metal Kills Four at Pennsylvania Steel Works
Four Austrian laborers die and two are severely burned in a steel works accident near Harrisburg. A pit overflow sent molten metal flooding the pit behind the chokers, trapping others despite warnings from the pit boss Charles I. Lockett.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Steel Works
Steelton
Charles I. Lockett
Congressional activity trails Philippines bill through week
The Senate and House processed Philippine civil government and related measures across the week. Key actions included appropriations for the St Louis exposition, White House repairs, a Rosebud land amendment, and pension bills while adjournments honored deceased reps Amos J. Cummings and Salmon. The Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico statehood push advanced with debates and a pending Montezuma proposal.
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Senate
Lodge
Commissioner of Labor
Secretary of the Treasury
Postmaster General
Secretary of the Interior
Washington City
White House
Rosebud
Marshal de Rochambeau
Jones
Otey
United States
Republic of Cuba
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Knox
Mass
Territories
Rodey
McRae
Ark
Indian Territory
Little
Uintah
Utah
Philippines
District of Columbia
Culberson
Secretary of War
Gen. Smith
Mock weddings at Yonkers Purim ball cause church legal questions
A Yonkers Purim ball drew 100 couples in a mock marriage ceremony. Rabbis reportedly declare the couples married in church eyes and law, sparking debate among Jewish society members. Some claim the tale was started for personal motives. Rabbis plan consultations to decide the matter.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Beaten Ranchman Bound to Track Near El Paso
John Graham a wealthy ranchman lies near El Paso New Mexico wounded after alleging his wife his 16 year old daughter and the daughter’s friend Jim Crow attacked him tied to a railway track to die. He escaped after an hour and both inmates and Crow are jailed for attempted murder.
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John Graham
el Paso
New Mexico
Jim” Crow
Graham
Southern Pacific
Crow
Seek to Bar Middlemen Kansas City Implement Plan Combine
Kansas City leaders from implement and vehicle makers meet at the Coates House to discuss a direct sales plan. They aim to open a large warehouse and refuse sales to jobbers, citing high profits for middlemen and citing a Minneapolis example as a model for a Kansas City combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Coates
I. IX. Hays
Galva, AI
Minneapolis
Anti Saloon League Plans Substitutes In Local Option Areas
The Ohio Anti-Saloon League aims to set up substitutes for saloons in municipalities where local option votes close them. Leaders argue a saloon diversion is needed and would provide all advantages except strong drink. The plan targets towns voting out saloons under local option laws.
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Ohio Anti-Saloon League
Scrapyard Deal Reclaims Spanish Warship Wrecks
An American firm buys the wrecks of the Almirante Oquendo and Vizcaya, to be broken up in Philadelphia as scrap iron. The vessels, totaling about 30,000 tons, will net the government $1 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Almirante
Oquendo
Philadelphia
Strike in Cleveland Affects Shops and Workers
Four hundred union metal polishers in Cleveland walked out demanding a nine hour day causing shop closures. Some large firms granted the demand while others remained unaffected as the strike spread through the industry.
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Cleveland
Washington Notes and Early 1900s Political Moves
Herbert G. Squires named by the President as minister to Cuba. Sol Smith Russell buried at Rock Creek cemetery. Roosevelt to attend 1904 Olympian games in Chicago. Roosevelt warns Congress on Cuba relief and may reconvene. Bankruptcy bill faces strong opposition and potential repeal. Secretary Shaw deposits surplus into thirty nondepository banks.
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Washington
Herbert G. Squires
Cuba
Sol Smith Russell
Rock Creek Cemetery
Roosevelt
Chicago
Congress
Shaw
Labor unrest eases in parts as shipments improve
R G Dun & Co notes that large strikes on May 1 were averted or settled in part while many disputes begin. Warmer weather boosts dry goods and clothing trade, rail shipments improve, and April railway earnings exceed last year by 7.2 percent. Pig iron prices rise and foreign dealers concede in a steady market amid hopeful crop prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Bessemer
Pittsburg
Kansas
United States
Atlantic
Livestock and grain markets across major cities report varied bids
Markets in Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York Buffalo and more show cattle hogs and sheep bids ranging from $2.50 to $7.40 with crops like wheat corn oats rye and hay priced per No. 2 grades and regional terms. The note also records the fourth monthly installment of the Chinese war indemnity totaling 1 292 200 dollars.
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Chicago
Timothy
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Ste
Milwaukee
New York
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McCallum
N. M
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J. M. Ruthrauff
Wittenberg College
Springfield
Ruthrauff
Turgeon Brothers
Armour Road
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Kansas City Electric Lighting Company
Newcastle
Shenango Tinplate Works
Cuyahoga Wire and Fence Company
Akron
Capital Stock
Cuyahoga Steel Wire Company
Cuyahoga Falls
Hartman Manufacturing Company
Maumee
Arthur Woods
Great Lakes Towing Company
Royal Family of
Greece
Chalkis
Huropis
Fhe House
Amos J. Cummings
House
Territory of
Hawaii
Admiral Sampson
Messrs
Perkins
Gallinger
Quarles
Martin
Mallory
Grosvenor
Senator Money
Mississippi
Orphani. Shaner
Jas. E. Hooper
Nhlle
Richard C. Davis
People’s National Bank of Washington
John H. Baker
Federal
Columbus
Walton Weber
Grand Army of Ohio
Fhve
Gov. Nash
Paul Leicester Ford
Malcolm W. Ford
United Mine Workers
Indiana
Interior Bank
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