Pierce Syndicate Seeks Pacific Trade via Manzanillo
Major railroad syndicate led by H. Clay Pierce gains control of the Mexican Central Railway and plots a Manzanillo Pacific port link to St. Louis and New York. Extension plans include connecting lines from Sherman via Fort Worth to Eagle Pass and onward to the Gulf and Atlantic routes.
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Return to Washington in a week for Mrs McKinley travel
Mrs McKinley gains strength and may travel in a week to ten days. The presidential party will remain in San Francisco until then before moving to Canton and then Washington via the Ogden route with minimal stops. President McKinley and key officials await travel decisions as European leaders inquire about Mrs McKinley’s condition.
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Inland Point Weathers Yet Ferry Serves Until Bridge Relocation
Youngstown Ohio May 20 A giant converter failure at the steel plant flooded the semif- er department causing 18 tons of metal to spill. two Hungarians died and several others including Thomas Maxwell John Soley and a Hungarian were fatally or seriously hurt.
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