Board approves Morrison resolution on Cincinnati Southern lease terms
At a two hour meeting the Cincinnati Southern Trustees vote three to two to adopt the Morrison resolution with amended terms for the lease extension to the C N C T P line. President Spencer to be asked to send the revised proposition to the trustees and the sinking fund. Mooney protests emphasize fiscal risk as Carlisle and Ferguson switch positions on amendments.
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Samuel Spencer
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Morrison
Sayler
Board of Trustees
James FE. Mooney
Messrs
Smith
Ferguson
Carlisle
Spencer
Mr. Carlisle
Mr. Ferguson
Mooney
Lawler
Richard A. Harrison
Columbus
Cincinnati Southern
Messrs. Ferguson and
Commercial Tribune
Needles Lover Found Dead at Trysting Place
Evan Bledsoe of Blackwater, Virginia, is found dead by a tree in Scott County after a rifle shot to the head. A letter from a Rutherford woman warned him not to meet there, and no arrests have been made.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Jonesville
Scott County
Evan Bledsoe
Blackwater
Rutherford
Mr. Bledsoe
Loomis refutes Venezuelan questions aboard Caracas
United States Minister to Venezuela F B Loomis arrived in New York aboard the Red D steamer Caracas from San Juan. He avoided commenting on Venezuelan matters but said Castro appeared firmly seated when he left. He denied remarks about General Castro or General Andrade and planned a short stay in New York before Washington.
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New York
F. B. Loomis
United States
Venezuela
Caracas
San Juan
Loomis
Castro
Morgan to Buy Gainsborough Portrait in London Sale
London April 16 It is reported that J Pierpont Morgan plans to buy the Gainsborough picture recovered in Chicago for 23000 pounds The Agnews deny completion until Sir Thomas Agnew returns abroad J P Morgan Jr declines to confirm or deny the report
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London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago
Agnews
Thomas Agnew
J. P. Morgan, Jr
Associated Press
Old Whisky Trust Deal Argued in New York Court
James N. Veazey of Cincinnati sues Henry Allen & Co. for profits from Whisky Trust stock sales in 1898. The case before the Appellate Division raises public policy issues on contracts with brokers to short sell on joint account during the whisky probe. Attorneys argued that the contract aimed to destroy a trust through lawful channels, potentially setting a nationwide precedent.
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OLD Whisky
New York Court
Commercial Tribune
New York
James N. Veazey
Cincinnati
Henry Allen & Co
Henry “Allen and Eli
Norton
Wall Street
Supreme Court
Hoadly
Paceres & Johnson
Sidney G Stricker
Veazey
Judge Brown
Brush, & Crawford
Whisky Trust
Mr. Veazey
Congress
Illinois
Bride of One Week Drowns Self in Well at Home
In English Indiana on April 16 Mrs Fanny Coney married just last Thursday killed herself by drowning in a 22 foot well with nine feet of water. Her husband found the body after a note read Good by Frank I love you with my whole soul but he is not what I expected My body will be in the old well when you read this.
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Ind
Fanny Coney
Frank
Boy Indicted Denues Guilt in Kentucky Case
Richmond Kentucky April 16 The Madison County Grand Jury returned an indictment against Albert Rhodes a fourteen year old boy on a charge of detaining Pauline Duerson thirteen year old daughter of a prominent farmer The boy denies his guilt.
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Commercial Tribune
Richmond
Madison County Grand Jury
Albert Rhodes
Pauline Duerson
Cage Collapse Kills 26 Natives at Geldenhuis Mine
A cage carrying workers plunged into a deep shaft at Geldenhuis Mine in Johannesburg. Twenty six natives were killed in the incident reported from Transvaal Colony dated April 16.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal Colony
Geldenhuis
Needles Extracted From Girl's Body in France Case
Despatch from St Germain reports Julienne Landrieux a servant girl with dozens of needles emerging from her skin and being removed by a druggist. By morning about 120 needles had been drawn from arms hands feet ears eyelids and eye corner. Doctors call the case unprecedented and note needles may travel strange routes through tissue. The girl says she swallowed needles as a child and felt no ill effects until recently. Newspapers Matin and Temps verify authenticity.
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Faris
St. Germain
Julienne Landrieux
the Matin
The
Temps
Mlle. Landrieux
Hospital of
la’ Salpetriere
Woodruff Cleared of Manila Frauds In Army Inquiry
A prominent army officer said Colonel Woodruff head of the Subsistence Department in Manila was not implicated in irregularities in commissary matters. He praised Woodruff’s honesty, noted Captain Reed’s alleged deception of Woodruff, and indicated the probe could widen to include Captain Davis, the depot commissary.
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Fietcher
Colonel Woodruff
Mamila
Nel Woodruff
Cole Woodruff
Harold M. Pitt
Evans & Co
Army Contractors
Pitt
Reed
Army
Davis
Secretaries Push for Full Fraud Report in Manila
Secretary of War and General MacArthur face trials over alleged frauds at Manila depot. Major Davis, Evans & Co. figure in inquiries as officials pledge a complete fact finding and possible court of inquiry. Colonel Woodruff praised. Chief Commissary blamed for potential misdeeds amid large scale inventory challenges.
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Washington
Ion
MacArthur
Manila
Department
General MacArthur
George B. Davis
Evans & Co
Associated Press
War Department
Evans
Evans&Co
New York
Niagara
Large Irish site bought for royal residence
A 145 acre site in Ireland has been acquired for a royal residence. Plans for the building have been approved and construction will start soon according to Onlooker, a society paper.
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London
Ireland
Portugal Queen Not Entering Convent, Rumor Denied
In Lisbon on April 16 informed circles reject a report that the Queen of Portugal will join a convent. The rumor is described as absolutely fantastical and unfounded.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Judge dissolves injunction on Columbus street rail ordinance
In Madison County, Judge Newby dissolved the injunction stopping publication of Columbus street railway franchise rules. The ordinance goes into effect, granting seven tickets for a quarter with transfers. Mayor Johnson fights the fare reduction, aiming for three-cent fares as a campaign issue.
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Newby
Common Pleas Court
Madison County
Ross
Tom. Johnson
Cleveland
Columbus
Citizens’ Committee
Columbus Street Railroad
Johnson
Columbus Street Railway Company
Ofty Council
College students tried to mob Hin Hefflefinger
About fifty masked Rochester Normal University students mobbed Joe Hefflefinger after he punctured tires and laid tacks on the road in front of his home. He fired twice but no injuries. The attack damaged windows, eggs spoiled the house, and $150 in damage was reported. Authorities expect arrests. college faculty will expel involved students.
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Commercial Tribune
Rochester
Rochester ‘Normal University
Joe Hefflefinger
Hefflefinger
Mascardo’s Chief of Staff Surrenders to Americans
The insurgent General Mascardo’s chief of staff surrendered at Marivales in Bataan Luzon. He stated Mascardo’s followers are greatly diminished and unable to avoid the Americans. He said they cannot obtain food and expect to surrender. An official announcement on Aguinaldo’s condition may follow.
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Manila
Mascardo
Marivales
Bataan
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Rich Man's Son Gone in Port City Kidnap Fear
Warren Devore, a river man, arrived in Portsmouth Ohio on April 16 seeking news of his nine year old son Homer last seen at the Ironton levee Saturday evening with shanty boat children. Authorities fear kidnaping or drowning as the boy wore a golf cap and dark clothes and had one arm in a sling.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
Warren Devore
Homer
Ironton Levee
Unusual infirmary elopement in Delaware County
From the infirmary five miles east of town Jacob Sparrow 28 and Mrs Lizzie Grandstaff 63 eloped. Sparrow was moved for finances and became blind in one eye while unable to work. The couple, traveling with two worn suits, left with limited belongings and now officials seek their whereabouts. Grandstaff's husband is aged and largely unconcerned.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware, O
Delaware County
Jacob Sparrow
Lizzie Grandstaff
Sparrow
Towne Heads New Corundum Company In Duluth
Charles A. Towne former Populist vice presidential nominee becomes president of a newly formed Duluth company capitalized at 1,000,000 dollars to develop a vast corundum deposit on the north shore of Lake Superior about twenty miles from Duluth as announced by D. E. and T. B. Lewis.
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Duluth, Minn
Charles A. Towne
Captain Resigns Over Army Shortage at Springfield
Captain Horace E F Smith of Company E O N G resigns effective immediately amid a reported shortage of about 200 dollars in his accounts. He explains his books and receipts were stolen and that missing funds include 150 dollars in unaccounted payments and 50 dollars loaned to company members. The successor election will be held after resignation acceptance between Lieutenants William Fitzgerald and Rodney Bell.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield, CO
Horace EF. Smith
Company E
Smith
William Fitzgerald
Rodney Bell
Indemnities for China May Not Fall Below Fifty Million
London dispatch reports the Peking correspondent of the Daily Mail believes allied indemnities will not drop under 50 million pounds. He warns that excessive reductions could prompt the powers to seek covert compensation with Peking, risking serious complications.
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London
Peking
Daily Mail
Peel Ordered Committal for Debt in Westminster Court
In Westminster County Court Sir Robert Peel faced an order for committal to prison for nonpayment of a judgment debt. The warrant was suspended for a week and a settlement was expected to be reached in the interval.
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London
Westminster County Court
Sir Robert Peel
Great Bank Robbery Returns to Haunt City Bonds
Chief of Police receives notice from a prominent law firm seeking the return of over two million dollars in securities stolen from the Manhattan Savings Bank in 1878. The theft, one of America's largest, involved the watchman being bound and gagged as the safe was blown. The bank later issued bonds to avert failure, and officials aim to recover the securities to avoid innocent purchaser lawsuits.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Devery
Manhattan Savings Bank
Gainsborough
America
Manhattan Savings Society
Bleecker and Broadway
Patrick Shevelin
Hope Gang
Ea 3Lier
Fong
Omeare
Billy Kelly
Abe Coakley
Pete Emerson
Banjo Peter Johnny Nugent
Eddie Gearing
Hope
Savings Society
Jimmy Hope
Johnny
New York City
Bare legged sprinters barred from Burnet Woods by park police
University athletes in brief trunks were warned by a Burnet Woods park officer to avoid the grounds while exercising. He said sprinters classed as spindle legged would not be allowed to run bare legged, advising them to wear socks and a sweater or use their own grounds.
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Burnet Woods
Park Police
Woman Kills Husband and Shoots Self in Mason City
In Mason City Iowa near midnight Mrs H B Tunure shot and killed her husband then turned the pistol on herself and killed herself. Police say she appeared insane prior to the tragedy.
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Mason City
H. B. Tunure
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