Unclear OCR fragment on steel market and dealers
Fragmentary record notes steel trade mentions Pittsburgh tone and steel bids. References price 15 a term and delays in orders with several dealers involved. Text is garbled and hard to interpret.
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1899
Page
5
Fragmentary record notes steel trade mentions Pittsburgh tone and steel bids. References price 15 a term and delays in orders with several dealers involved. Text is garbled and hard to interpret.
Ambiguity remains as officials discuss steps toward a possible modus vivendi with Canada. Experts were consulted to define the terms for a treaty related to demand points, with the latest draft under review.
The report states William Hiothe, alleged accomplice of his father Alex, is linked to the murder of Mr and Mrs Tiifus Polen and was captured and shot near the PPabe bard hon. The government plans to abandon the old site of the Government building at Tidianapolis and will advertise for bids on a new site immediately.
Town resident Concressmaai Wenders receives endorsement from the Republican Congressional committee in New York, effectively assuring Henderson’s election. Bland’s condition worsens at Lebanon Hospital as authorities note no immediate treatment option.
During a severe storm Mrs Burke of Eau Claire Michigan was struck by lightning and killed. Herman Dumkey was struck and killed while landing in the doorway of his house. The building sustained air damage in the incident.
President Schurino plans a trip to the southern islands to confer with regional leaders on governance. Seburban Ox is slated to return to the United States in July.
Brig. Gen. Charles King, aboard the Puebla arriving in San Francisco from Manila, says the fighting is not over and the Vausnns must be defeated. He describes their retreat to mountains and forests where passage is difficult and warns a long campaign lies ahead on the island of Ta. He notes the need for reinforcements and cautions the war will be prolonged.
In a peace conference the AC resolution barred dam-dum or soft point billets and prohibited explosive bullets. TS votes 5 against. Italy Austria England opposed. The body seeks to curb war inventions and submarine weapons amid rising conviction that disarmament progress will continue.
A mangled 19th century clipping discusses a proposed farmers alliance to form a trust that would dictate wheat and cereal prices. The garbled text mentions producers bands, market control, and a national movement aiming to regulate supply and prices across the country.
Esterhazy admits authorship of the Dreyfus forgery but claims the document was written under destruction and that a confederate, whom he accuses, forced him to bear the blame. He offers five efforts to justify his silence.
The annual communion service of the Christian Scientists was held at the Boston church. The service was noted as solemn, with high attendance and a record membership on the books showing over twelve thousand members as of May 28.
A Choctaw man Johan Mays was flogged to death at a Cheyenne Indian camp after he was accused of stealing cattle. The punishment occurred in the presence of hundreds of Indians, with Creeks and Cherokees witnessing while whites were excluded. Mays survived until the eighty sixth stroke, collapsing and dying as the lash continued.
A strong wind and rain storm swept Central Kentucky on Thursday with a violent cyclone in Shelby County. Outhouses and fences were demolished and crops severely damaged. Barge hoists or barns were razed and several farm hands were injured.
Ohio Republicans nominate a full slate in Columbus including Governor Lieutenant Governor Auditor of State Treasurer of State Attorney General and Supreme Court Justice Members for Public Works Board George Nash Al Caldwell Walter Ty Guilbert Cameron Times M Sheets M Davis F Hoffman.
Authority given to Altgeld and six associates to cooperate with the nationwide committees in planning campaign strategy and organizing the party for the upcoming national campaign.
Friends report Congressman Livhard DP from Lebanon Missouri has been confined to his home for twenty months and attended daily by a physician as his condition alarms those close to him.
Emile Zola comes back to Paris from England after defending Dreyfus and facing court punishment. The famed writer resumes public life as distant traces of the affair linger in media and politics.
The passenger steamer J G Stewart from Manitouican Duluth caught fire at midnight Saturday and burned near Michigan Island. Crew member drowned while trying to escape. other passengers and crew escaped with only the clothes they wore.
The First Bank of Skaguay closed May 29 with 16000 liabilities and assets at 515,000. President Mindy is missing on the eve of the failure. The bank, Alabama’s first in Alaska, suffered from Scape Smith riots and a gold theft tied to a slain partner.
A party of six bathers at Silver Creek near Lebanon lost three young women and one man in a rapid, unnamed waterway. Jepson attempted to recover a parasol, sank, and perished. Spies and Jack tried to help but were swept away. Carrie Nichols and another assisted victims but two died within hours.
In a retrial bid the Nebraska District Court revisits the large case against bondsmen of former State Treasurer Bartley. The jury previously returned a verdict for the bondsmen though stealing was not denied and a new trial was ordered. Also reported is a secret marriage involving heiress Miss Tileer Winan Walder to Horace Joseph Craft in Honolulu.
In Zanesville Ohio during a heavy thunderstorm a stable was struck by lightning killing one of two horses standing side by side. The fright of the event caused Mrs Minnie Baumn who lived nearby to die almost instantly.
Jane Shippers a young married woman living near Spartanburg South Carolina climbed into cherry trees in her yard to fetch breakfast fruit. She lost her balance and became stuck between branches, hanging until she died.
Residents seek access to Nell Field Cemetery vaults in Edinburgh to verify no interference with graves as desecration concerns rise and families request openings to confirm contents and condition of burial sites.
Congressman Hopkins Friday withdrew from the contest for the speakership of the next Misuse of Representatives. The Republican delegation from UWiingis decided to give its fourteen votes to Col. Wenderson of Iowa. The Paris steamship is abandoned as plans to salvage it are dropped by the International Navyisation Company official.
Tracks of the White Pass Railway near completion reach Lake Bennett in a few weeks. The schedule from Puget Sound ports to Dawson will then be about night days.
Frost covered the ground in the Salt Lake Valley as Monday night temperatures fell below freezing and Tuesday morning brought a white frost across fields and gardens.
The President's cabinet met on Friday and decided there is no present necessity for the enlistment of volunteers. No immediate call for volunteer service is planned.
A Portland Maine paper notes Reed's resignation is sent to Gov Powers. The report mentions Admiral Dewey's flagship Olympia sailing Tuesday from Wongong for Singapore and returning to the United States. It also states a large asphalt field was discovered under the east end of Logansport Indiana.
The United States nears the United Kingdom as the world’s second largest coal producer with a rising share in global supply. Government tables indicate the US may soon surpass Britain if growth continues, with production figures showing steady gains across key regions and nations.
An infantry company from Fort Sheridan begins a special train to the North. They depart Friday at four in the afternoon with heavy clothing and tents to San Francisco for outfitting. The unit is headed to Alaska to relieve another unit ordered to Manila.
Admirers of Gallant Kansan in Nan as to honor him on return from Mayren. Fru ston will be presented with a 600 sword by his admirers to Kansas. An order for a specially made sword has been placed with an instate house.
Th G Yon & Cots weekly trade review notes April failures the smallest on record and May failures markedly lower. Solvent movements reach $58,528,202,052 with 45.7 percent defaults on $81,000, while April and March show higher rates. Manufacturing and trading tailures hit record lows in May, with seven of fourteen branches posting reduced failures. Weekly U S failures compare to last year at 22, and Canada shows a drop as well. Bradstreet’s adds cereal exports show no improvement in Westbound shipments week by week.
Governor Sayers of Texas has sent telegrams to governors and attorney generals of Southern states announcing an anti-trust convention in St Louis on September 20. The meeting aims to secure concerted action against trusts.
President Schurman of the Philippine commission telegraphed the Secretary of State denying sensational newspaper reports of friction between General Otis and civilian commission members. Arkansas ex governor Vasha Waxter dies at 72 in Batesville after a role in the Brooks-Garter conflict.
Five residences on Lookout Mountain near Toun were destroyed by fire. The mountain lacks any fire protection and despite hundreds in attendance, no one could stop the blaze. Nash Ta Named Winner Named Nash for Governor at Ole State Republican convention on second ballot.
A整理 of commodity prices across multiple cities reports bids for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Prices for wheat corn oats rye and butter appear with bid ranges for Chicago St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Western markets.
Indiana glass industry faces mass layoff as heat slows production. Factories across the state idle, with 60,000 workers affected in Indiana glass plants. The piece notes three unions control window glass, and no non union plants exist. Also report of a joint township school plan, building a $16000 school along Jackson and Richland townships.
A seven year old boy, Horace Tripp of Derby Connecticut, was near death after his teacher, Miss Mary Comery of Shehoun public school, fed him cayenne pepper to curb whispering. The incident caused convulsions and acute gastritis. The teacher expressed grief and claimed she intended only to burn his tongue lightly.
The Brazil circuit court concluded the murder case against Walker Jones for Edward Adams at Carbon Mareh eso. The jury deliberated into the early morning and found Jones guilty of manslaughter. Judge McGregor will pass sentence.
Workers drilling for water uncovered a vast asphalt field near Litehnedd WL. The reserve is believed to connect with nearby deposits, with high quality oil showing at the surface due to geological upheavals.
The Assessor’s suit against First National Bank and Seymour National Bank to inspect bank books was decided for the plaintiff. The banks will appeal to the Supreme Court.
Miss Lillian Beaker of Fort Wayne Public Schools resigns to take a missionary post in Persia with the Presbyterian Church, departing in August.
Charles Null of Inokomo sues Indiana Natural Gas and Oil Company for 10000 damages claiming his wife died in a gas explosion last winter due to alleged negligence in service pipe maintenance.
Reports tell of smallpox spread in Indiana towns like Tipton and New Albany, a Fort Wayne speaker’s three addresses, and a Sullivan County hailstorm. News covers a Bloomfield drowning, a Green castle storm, a new Masonic Temple corner stone in North Vernon, and property sale in New Albany.
Manufacturers of agricultural implements agreed to raise prices for plows, rakes, sets, and related items. The Northwestern Plow Association invited all makers to discuss a formal price increase. W S Thomas presided. J A Craig served as secretary. Committees will draft the price list this summer for a fall meeting. expected rise about 5 to 25 percent due to higher material costs.
Indiana Supreme Court rules that a public corporation joining with others to fix prices harms the public and forfeits its franchise. The Portland Natural Gas and Oil Company case is remanded for trial with the complaint deemed sufficient.
Sheriff Joe Hazen of Douglas Wyoming died after a gunfight with train robbers ten miles north of Wilcox. His posse pressed the bandits to a rocky fastness as United States Marshal Hadzell led a second posse from Casper with reinforcements and supplies.
A turbulent report describes brigands causing terror in Cuba with robberies of safes and cattle. Cuban soldiers act as police in some areas while property thieves target plantations, and work is largely suspended. Mayor Quintana seeks relief from Gov Gen Brooke as Valua bles are hidden and doors barricaded.
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