Carnegie Company holdings sale rumor unsettles markets
Pittsburgh dispatch reports Hr. C. Fries plans to dispose of about 16,000,000 in Carnegie Company holdings soon. Officials deny any truth to claims the Carnegie firm will take in the Cramps or provide armor plates and materials, with decisions supposedly resting with Carnegie and Schwab. Rumor also suggests Mr. Frick may divest from the Cramps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Hr. C. Fries
Carnegie Company
Messrs
Carnegie and
Schwab
Araumer
Mr. Frick
Building Collapse on Wood Street Buries Victims in Pa
A four story brick building at Stecond avenue and Wood street in Pennsylvania collapsed without warning. Several people were buried, three died, six were badly hurt, and others slightly injured. Rescue teams and police arrived quickly and worked under danger to extricate all victims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stecond Avenue
Wood Street
Hrensen
Frankfort NY Special: Agreement Reached on Minor State Office Case
A special Frankfort notice reports that witnesses have prepared an agreement in a minor state office case. The parties signed the terms, plan to file the agreed case in state courts, and push it promptly toward the U S Supreme Court with implications for the governor and other high offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Directec
United States
Shyprene
Vien Tenia
German Naval Demonstration Reportedly Planned at Tokyo Gulf
The Berliner Tageblatt cites Wiel about an international naval demonstration at Tuku. Germany’s squadron led by Admiral Bend-Thai with cruisers Hertha Gefion Irene Kaiserin August and gunboats Jacnar end it is stationed nearby in the Gulf of Pe Cia Lin, ready to sail in days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herine
Berliner Tageblatt
Wiel
Tuku
Hertha
Gefion
Irene
Jacnar
Admiral Bend- Thai
Trait Chih
Gulf of Pe
Unclear Drownings Reported Off San Francesco
Victoria dispatch from Esquimalt notes three male European bodies found adrift near San Francesco amid a heavy gale. No wreckage nearby. authorities presume they came from a foundered ship though investigation is not possible due to conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Aretiuesa
Esquimalt
San Francesco
Battle with Tramps Near Hebron Ends in Arrests
A lively fight with six tramps attempting a freight train robbery at Hebron results in their arrest after shots were fired at the conductor and crew. A posse uses ruses to trap them. one tramp is wounded in the knee and will lose his leg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hebron
Rail wreck near Clarence Station kills three men
In Pennsylvania a railroad accident near Clarence Station claimed the lives of Calvin Temple brakeman and Albert Beamer fireman along with AWarry Whip nie. The engine toppled over a bank and the men were killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jellefenter
Awarry Whipnie
Calvin Temple
Albert Beamer
Clarence Station
Swindlers Punished in Dean Company Case
New York dispatch reports James Kellous sentenced to seven and a half years in the state penitentiary for grand larceny tied to the Dean Company swindle conducted three years earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Dispatch
James Kellous
Dean Company
Swindle
Historic First Baptist Church Burned at Concord Mass
The historic First Baptist Church in Concord Massachusetts, a Unitarian site where the Pro-Vinereal Congress met and was presided by John Adams, was burned recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist
Concord
Mass
John Adams
Messenger Boys for QOom Paul Reach South Africa
The Thistriet Messenger Jimmy Smith has left New York for London and on to South Africa with the American Messenger Boys sympathy for Oom Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger Boys
Qoom Paul
Thistriet Messenger
Jimmy Smith
New York
South Africa
London
Sympathy For
Oom Paul
Hanna Nominated by Republicans in Twelfth Indiana District
The Republicans of the Twelfth Indiana Congressional District nominate Hon. Robert B. Hanna of Fort Wayne for Congress to seek the seat, detailing the party’s choice and district focus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Indiana
Robert B. Hanna
Fort Wayne
Russia renews Masampo demands to Corean government
Advices from Seoul report that Russia has presented renewed demands to the Corean government concerning Masampo. The development heightens tensions in Korean affairs as international mediation appears uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Corea
Russia
Masampo
Earthquake Strikes Teron Bohemia Destroys Sixty Houses
A severe earthquake rocked Teron in Bohemia causing sixty houses to be destroyed but with no loss of life reported. The tremor prompted emergency assessments and local authorities urged calm as engineers inspect structures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teron
Bohemia
Fatal wreck on North Cornish coast claims eleven lives
Three fishermen and eight lifeboatmen drowned when a lifeboat attempted a rescue after a fishing vessel wrecked on the North Cornish coast. The lifeboat overturned during the attempt to save the fishermen.
Brescia Workshop Tests New Automatic Rifle
The new automatic rifle was tested at Brescia with accurate fire at seventeen rounds per second. The navy plans to arm its forces with the weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brescia
Navy
Failures for the Quarter Reported by Dun's Review
R G Dun Co notes in its weekly trade review that first quarter failures were unusually large for the period, with 2,894 commercial failures and liabilities totaling 883 022 572. Manufacturing defaults are lower than in 1899 and stock speculation is cited among the causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States Flour Milling Company
United States
Canada
New Alaska Gold Find Sparks Rush Near Yukon
News from Skaguay details a rich discovery on an unnamed creek feeding the Yukon near White Horse Rapids. Two men brought nuggets to Closeleigh at White Horse, reporting three months of digs yielding up to eight dollars per pan despite cold weather and deep snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Rice
Vancouver
D. C
Skaguay
Alaska
Yukon
White Horse Rapids
Closeleigh
White Horse
White Pass
Great Laboratory Fire Destroys Lehigh University Building
A major fire at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania burned the four story physical laboratory built in 1803. Losses reach about 200000 with only 50000 insured. Fire started in the photographic room while Prof W B Franklin prepared a diffraction photograph. Glass injuries occurred to students and firemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh University
Bethlehem
Physical Laboratory
W. 8. Franklin
New York Academy of Science
Creek Indians to North Iowa Minnesota and Dakotas
Creek Indians from Indiana Territory will relocate to Iowa Minnesota and the Dakotas under a Curtis act agreement. Each family may take 240 acres and relinquish school control and tribal government to the United States. Also notes a U S Supreme Court oil gas ruling in Ohio Oil Co v State of Indiana and a major New York fire in Green Point. Boers capture five British companies in the Orange Free State.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Territory
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
The
Indian Commission
United States
United States Supreme Court
Ohio
Indiana
White
Ohio Oil Company
New York
Ash and
Oakland Streets
Green Point
N. Y
Edward C. Smith
Orange Free State
Bethany
Methuen
Boshot
Melba Arm strong final divorce in Galveston court
In the Tenth district court at Galveston Texas a divorce has been granted to Charles N B Armstrong from Nellie Armstrong known as Melba. The judge in the case was unaware of the defendant's identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melba
Tenth District Court
Galveston
Texas
Charles N. B. Armstrong
Nellie Armstrong
Riots disrupt works in Martinique strikes halt activity
Strikes declared at several Guadaloupe facilities on the Island of Martinique suspend night operations at the Bohnemere works owned by Credit Foncier. Strikers entered sites, extinguished fires, and stopped all work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martinique
Guadaloupe
Bohnemere
Credit Fencier
Convicted Clevelanders Sentenced to Four Years
Albert E. Davis and Samuel G. Brookerd were convicted of robbing Cleveland following a city hall probe and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary each. Tidal Wave Causes Big Loss. A tidal wire swept away the pew wharves of the Dunsmuter collieries at Padysmith Oyster Harbor BC with a loss of 400000. Business Homes Burned. At Waynesville Ohio a fire destroyed an entire square in the town's business district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunsmuter Colleries
Padysmith
B. C
Waynesville
Ohio
Sre
Detective Fees and Family Split Over 23 Years
Charles E. Griffing paid a detective to track Daniel Logan across continents after his wife remarried. The search cost $9,000 and ended when Griffing learned Logan had moved to Highland County, Ohio. Griffing then identified the child in Columbus and brought her to Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Griffing
Chillicothe
Ohio
Daniel Logan
Griffing
Iirmary
Hillsboro
Columbus
Logan
Kansas City
Melbourne
Australia
England
Africa
United States
Highland County
Grifling
E Hamilton
Kidnapping Plot Foiled In Muncie Heir Capture Attempt
A 15 year old heir Arthur Nidy was seized on a railroad by a man dressed as a tramp near Muncie Indiana. His uncle William Nidy freed him as the kidnapper fled with a diamond ring rumored to be aboard. Police seek clues to the mysterious carriage and motive amid a suspected ransom plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Arthur Nidy
William Nidy
Nidy
Runscam
Steel house shipped to Japan for Prince Yoshihito
A steel two story house sections form part of the Wilhelmina cargo from Philadelphia bound for Japan and Russia. Prince Yoshihito of Tokyo believes a steel residence withstands earthquakes better than native construction. The house was built in Pittsburgh at a cost of BLAST. Diamonds and jewelry valued around $40 000 were stolen from Orrin W Potter's Chicago residence on Lake Shore Drive during dinner. thieves left no trace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Yoshihito
Jantech
Wilhelmina
Philadelphia
Japan
Russia
Tokio
Ste
Pittsburg
Orrin W. Potter
Lake Shore Drive
Chicago
Potter
Fast Train Wreck Near Thirty Sixth Street Station
Central Railroad of New Jersey Scranton express wrecked opposite Thirty-sixth street Bayonne New York two car local slowed and wheels broke free on adjacent rails crowd of passengers ejected in a remarkable mass incident. Tin Plate Trust to move several acres of Laughlin iron works site to Martin's Ferry Ohio and connect with Bridgeport plant. Mrs Phoebe A Hearst plans a university art and archaeology museum at Berkeley California with a broad ethnological collection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Scranton
Thirty-sixth Street
Bayonne
N. Y
Tin Plate Trust
American Tin Plate Company
Laughlin Iron Works
Martin's Ferry
Ohio
Actna
Bridgepore
Martin’s Ferry
Hearst
Phoebe A. Hearst
University of California At Berkeley
Notorious Chicago Swindler Narrowly Escapes Captors in Cleveland
Richard J. Stech of Chicago described as a clever swindler dodged pursuers in Cleveland after evading capture. He allegedly swindled the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad out of thousands of dollars, making him one of the country’s most notorious fraudsters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard J. Stech
Chicago
Cleveland
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Fire Rages Through Proctorville Ohio Destoys Half Town
Fire at the flouring mill of G. D. Pugh in Proctorville Ohio sparked a conflagration that destroyed half the town. The blaze consumed residences and business blocks, leaving only two notable stores intact. Estimated loss runs to about 200000 with 60000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Proctorville
G. D. Pugh
Girl Slain by Admirer Near Waverly Home
Miss Kate Tobin aged 20 was shot dead in the street near her Waverly home in NX by Fred Krist about 39, described as a married man driven by a violent infatuation. Police report the case as a fatal shooting by an obsessed suitor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate Tobin
Waverly
NX. Y
Fred Krist
I Krist
Illness Strikes Veterans at New Jersey Home
About thirty Civil War veterans at the New Jersey Home for Disabled Soldiers in Kearny suffer a mysterious illness believed caused by a powerful irritant poison. The onset and cause remain unclear as doctors investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Kearney
N. J
Religious War in Harar Claims 2000 Lives
Jebuti dispatch reports a battle in Abyssinia where Jiggiga the Christian governor of Harar was victorious. Two thousand Mussulmans were killed in the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sinin
Jebuti
Jiggiga
Harar
Abyssinia
Ohio Banking Firm Fails and Deeds of Assignment
The Bank of Reinhard & Co. based in Columbus Ohio suspended business. John G. and Henry A. Reinhard filed deeds of assignment to Thomas J. Abernathy who qualified with bonds totaling 325000 dollars. Rev Dr Joseph Hemphill committed suicide near Ballard California. General Dewet scored a third British defeat at Meerkesfontein with 600 killed or wounded, 900 captured, twelve wagons lost. Boer casualties 5 killed 9 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL. UL. Pitcher
Livermore, Cal
Pitcher
Thomas Varney
Ohio
Bank of Reinhard & Co
Columbus
John G
Henry A. Reinhard
Thomas J. Abernathy
Joseph Hemphill
Ballard
Cal
Dewet
Meerkesfontein
Murder by six cent burglars at Barnesville home
Two masked men burst into Mrs. James Wearrack’s house five miles south of Barnesville Ohio and killed the sole man present. They bound three women with ropes and ransacked the residence while seeking valuables, but only six cents was found. Clarence Warrack, grandson, ordered the intruders to flee and was shot dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Wearrack
Barnesville
Ohio
Warrack
Clarence Warrack
Young Warrack
Disfigures His Sweetheart in Brutal Assault
Charles Vlendrick from Llion Til home was jailed in Binghamton N Y for savagely attacking his sweetheart at a boarding house. He dragged her by the hair from her chair and ground his heel into her face, tearing an ear and leaving lifelong disfigurement. His claim was he gave her what she deserved after she rejected his suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Charles Vlendrick
Llion, Til
Binghamton
Slain Woman Found Beside Sleeping Children in De Soto
Mrs Charles Butchert was killed in her bed in De Soto Missouri while her two children slept nearby. Her throat was cut ear to ear and at dawn neighbors heard frantic cries from the children. Husband Butchert vanished with personal effects after a night hosting guests. Sheriff Long leads a search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Charles Butchert
de Soto
Butchert
Divorce suit in Kansas City with mutual allegations
Mrs Emma Murphy sues J H K Murphy for divorce claiming incompatibility and neglect of personal cleanliness. A witness testified he only washed his face and hands once a week. In Omaha Judge Keyser rules that public official resolutions to use only union made goods have no legal validity amid labor interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Murphy
J. HK. Murphy
Kansas City
Omaha
Keyser
Officer Shoots a Convict in Indiana Crime Tale
William Claybourn, an escaped inmate from Jeffersonville reformatory, is shot in the arm by Detective John Morgan at his grandmother's home. Texas Rivers Sweep Away Crops. cloudburst hits southwest of Austin overflowing Nueces and other streams, destroying thousands of acres of crops in river valleys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Claybourn
Indianapolis
Indiana
Texas
Austin
Tex
Nueces
Alaska Parties Plan May Conventions For Delegates
Alaska Republicans meet May 12 and Democrats May 28 to name national convention delegates all representatives to be specially instructed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Market Quotations Across U S Cities Cattle Hogs and Grains
Market quotes list prices from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York for cattle hogs sheep and grains. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and hay with ranges by region and grade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Long War Ahead as Roberts Awaits Winter Gear for Troops
Britons brace for a protracted winter campaign as Lord Roberts prepares to defend Bloemfontein and advance on the Free State. Isitchener protects rail lines while remounts and woolen uniforms are awaited. Mafeking siege reports detail Boer mine efforts and 250 pounds of explosives uncovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
Kimberley
Bloemfontein
Lord Isitchener
Brabant
Gatacre
Free State
Mafeking
Cape Town
Sarah Wilson
Pretoria
Cape
Boshof
Mr. Steyn
Mroonstad
Fischer-Wolmarans
Irish Rifles
Rouxville
Aliwal
Gen. Brabant
London
Great Britain
Rhodesia
St. Petersburg
Aftenbladet
Stockholm
Nicholas
Moscow
Giant in His Day John A. Bingham Dies at 35
John A. Bingham, former Ohio congressman and judge, died recently in Steubenville at age 35. He served in the House during the Civil War and as a judge in early Reconstruction. He later was minister to Japan for a dozen years before recall in 1855. He helped prosecute President Johnson during impeachment alongside Stevens Boutwell Butler Williams and Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Bingham
Steubenville
Ohio
Tine
House of Representatives
Sak Youate
Lincoln
Youse
Japan
Cleveland
Congress
Bingham
Johnson
Thaddeus Stevens
Pennsylvania
George 8. Boutwell
Benjamin F. Butler
Massachusetts
Thomas Williams
John A. Logan
Sherman
Wade
Schenck
Hayes
Garfield
General Funston Faces Court Martial Over Filipino Executions
In Manila army circles, Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston is discussed for hanging two Filipinos without trial after rescuing Macabebe scouts. The incident near San Isidro sparked talk of a possible court-martial as soldiers justify reprisals amid wartime brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Funston
Manila
Frederick Funston
San Isidro
Boer War In Brief: British Criticism and Boer Numbers
Lordon moves to censure Buller for alleged inactivity. Boer forces at Kroonstadt estimated 20,000 strong. Russia declines involvement in the war. Boers still field about 40,000 men under arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lordon
Buller
Kroonstadt
Irussia
Senate Chronicles on Quay Seating and Hawaii Bill Debates
The Senate debated M L Quay seating and executive sessions on the Hay Pauncefote treaty. The House moved toward territorial Hawaii government with amendments on labor contracts liquor sales land limits and appointing power. The session honored Richard Bland with eulogies and discussed Indian schools and the free homes measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gallinger
Senate
M.L. Quay
Pennsylvania
Hawaii
House
Deboe
Blackburn
Kentucky
Committee On
Sullivan
M. S. Quay
Jones
Ark
West
Richard Parks Bland
Missouri
Silver Dick” Bland
Secretary of War
Charles B. Magoon
Insular Bureau
Spain
Porto Rico
Philippines
Dem
Quay
Hansbrough
Cape Nome
M. L. Quay
House of Representatives
Cullom
Lodge
Morgan
Hepburn
Nicaragua
Sioux City
San Francisco
Honolulu
Naval Affairs
District of Columbia
Odde and Ends and Various News Items
Ex congressman Owens of Newark Ohio has died. The bubonic plague is spreading rapidly in India. Minnesota schools cost about 5 million dollars annually, about one third of state tax revenue. Lompoc California grows mustard for the nation with 2000 acres under seed and about 200 farmers employed. Treasury rules grant American ship owners a victory by requiring Canadian vessel shipments to Skaguay to pay duties. Reports say the Prince of Wales planned to challenge for the America’s Cup but was hindered by the South African War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odde
Owens
Newark
Ohio
India
Minnesota
Lompoc
Cal
Treasury Department
Skaguay
Prince of Wales
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Cgorydon
Thomas & Ellis
Gil N
Frick
Italy
Chas. & Griffing
Steed House
Stell House
Seward
Sylvester Storrs
William I. Seward
Berea
Edwardsburg
Colorado
James Seeley
James Seely
Rochester
Roberts
Bloemfontsian
J. A. Bingham
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