Grant legacy and national duties echoed in a presidential appeal
In a moment of partisan uproar the president urged the public to judge with restraint and reflected on Ulysses S. Grant. He urged revisiting Grant's messages and biographies as a source of strength. The House adjourned at 3 to honor General Grant's widow, his daughter, grandchildren, and the Grand Army of the Republic.
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American Statesman
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Grand Army of the Republic
Pneumatic tube debate tabled as statues honored in senate
In a May session the senate voted 32 to 16 to table the pneumatic transit proposal. Ceremonies accompanied Missouri statues Benton and Blair in the capitol’s statuary hall, followed by a tribute to General Grant from the Grand Army of the Republic. The day closed with speeches on Grant’s leadership and a 5:43 adjournment.
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Senate
Missouri
Benton and
Blair
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Grand Army of the Republic
Ulysus S. Grant
Post Office
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Teller
Benton
Lodge
Thomas H. Benson
Francis P. Blair
Statuary Hall
State of Missouri
Mate
West
Cockrell
General Grant
Hansbrough
McGleary
Haw ‘Ley
Connecticut
Turley
Confederacy
South Head
Grant
Turner
The
Hudson
New York Democrats Abide by Chicago Platform At Convention
About 109 delegates gathered at the New York state convention to reaffirm the Chicago platform with emphasis on silver coinage and public ownership of monopolies. They condemn militia use against labor, oppose war in the Philippines, and denounce Republicans for trust ties and Cuban policy, adjourning to June 6 to await June instructions.
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New York
Chicago
United States
Republican Party
Cuba
Bryan
Kansas City
Markets by Telegraph Feeling firm but closing a touch lower
Chicago May 19 moderate wheat business with a firm overall tone and a slight loss at close. Corn traded fairly, remained unsettled with a small range and May and July futures mixed. Oats steady to slightly lower, trading moderate and active with prices near yesterday.
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Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
New York
Iowa
Rich Donation and Court Case Highlight State News
In Toledo on May 19 Harry Sears, indicted for assault on Miss Lib Talbot, pleaded guilty against his attorney’s advice. Judge Burnham confirmed the plea and Sears said he understood. Sentencing is set for next Wednesday, expected to be lengthy to ensure public protection. Court adjourned until Tuesday.
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Toledo
Harry Sears
Lib Talbot
Burnham
Sears
Capitalist J H Carleton Gives 10000 to Cornell College
Iowa Falls May 19 J H Carleton a well known local capitalist donates 10000 to Cornell college Mount Vernon Iowa to endow a philosophy lecture course. Carleton formerly served in the Methodist ministry and has long been a leading denomination member, a generosity noted toward one of Iowa's educational institutions.
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Iowa
Falls
J. H. Carleton
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Carleton
Towa
Lingo case delayed as California telegrams surface
The court continued the case after attorney Kee nan telegraphed from California amid an affidavit by Walter Lingo stating he was summoned by his ill son. The judge gave Lingo until the next term to explain non appearance. Lingo, a leading county farmer, denies a promise to marry to former housekeeper Mrs Kynelt.
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Lingo
California
Walter
Keenan
Mongay
Walter Lingo
Fishing Season Opens at Spirit Lake in Bustling May Rush
May 19 report from Spirit Lake notes a crowded opening day with many fishermen. A hardware dealer sold 125 dollars of tackle on the 14th as boats filled the lakes by dawn. Winds favored luck on smaller lakes while even babies and old hands caught fish, closing schools and drawing crowds to water and shops.
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Spirit Lake
Iowa Dogs Must Be Good in Bite Case Ruling
Sioux City May 19 The Iowa Supreme Court reverses a lower court ruling in a Sioux County case. It holds that dogs cannot lawfully bite unless the person bitten is then breaking the law. The decision declares dogs have no right to retaliate for past injuries and that a first bite can establish habitual viciousness.
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Sioux City
Sioux County
Wakefield
District Court
Supreme Court of Iowa
White Not a Candidate Says He Cannot be the Nominee For Vice President
Berlin reports state United States Ambassador Andrew D. White dismissed the vice presidency chatter as campaign talk. Obstructionism dominates German parliament as Lex Heinz faces a heated summer clash. The czar’s birthday observed with parades, dinners, and theatre at Wiesbaden and Berlin, while Kaiser William delays return to Berlin, delaying American veterans’ hoped audience. A pistol duel between two students in Schwabisch Hall ends with prison sentences.
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Berlin
Associated Press
United States
Andrew
Weisbaden
William
Emperor Alexander Guard
Kaiser
Emperor Wiliam
Hamburg-American Line
Borkum
Kaiser Griederich
Swallowed a Grain of Corn
A two year old child of Mr and Mrs Olaf Nelson, Mt Pleasant, was taken to Burlington to be operated on for a grain of corn swallowed over a week ago that entered the bronchial tubes. Surgeons at Burlington city hospital prepared to open the air passages and remove the corn, with doubtful outcome.
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Mt Pleasant
Olaf Nelson
Burlington
Webster City Plans New Catholic Church Building
Work has begun on a Catholic church in Webster City. The society purchased lots on Des Moines street opposite the courthouse park to place the building. It will be 60 by 52 feet with a 60 foot spire, built of red pressed brick with marble trimmings and costing 315,860 dollars.
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Webster City
Des Moines Street
Court House Park
Common Law Wife Seeks Alimony in Civil Suit
In Council Bluffs Rossie Stiles sues E C Stiles to force $350 monthly separate maintenance and $106 attorney fees. She claims they were common law spouses from October 1894 until her claim of desertion on April 21. Stiles denies marriage, says he is sole caretaker for his elderly father, and that wages are exempt.
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Rossie Stiles
Equity
District Court
E. C. Stiles
Fock Island Railway
Stiles
Fie
Auomeys
Injunction Squelches Strikers Over Mail Cars Parade
In St. Louis on May 19 Judge Adams issued a temporary injunction ordering strikers to stop any action delaying or obstructing mail car operation and mail distribution. Police feared trouble if cars and parade collided. About 7,000 in the parade. no disorder. Sympathetic strike decisions were referred to unions with voting through Monday night before executive committee action. No settlement progress.
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St. Louis
Adams
United States Circuit Court
Campbell
Clark Loses Bid as Maginnis Appointed to Montana Senate
Washington May 19 Governor Smith appoints ex Congress man Martin Maginnis to Montana's senatorial vacancy making Clark's return unlikely. Two credential sets will go to the elections committee for investigation and report, with neither appointment likely to be reported this session. Clark's maneuver fails but at a high price.
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Washington
Smith
Martin Maginnis
Montana
Clark
Committee On Elections
Yuesday
Congress
Story City Opens Water Supply for Pump Tests
Story City reports the firm Fortune and Danielson has completed a contract to furnish a well supplying water for a pump capable of drawing 20 gallons per minute. The test met the approval of city officials.
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Story City
Fortune & Danielson
Mediation Appeal for South Africa Peace Restored
Berne May 33 The ecommittee of the international peace bureau makes a final appeal by 25 powers, signers of the Masqué peace conventions, for restoration of peace in South Africa. It says under the convention for peace, a full settlement of all international disputes by Great Britain cannot regard mediation as unfriendly.
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Berne
Switzerland
International Peace Bureau
South Africa
Great Britain
Watch the Want Columns in The Republican
The note suggests readers may profit by monitoring the Want columns of the Republican newspaper for timely listings and opportunities. It highlights practical value in early notices and classifieds that could reveal sales, jobs, or services.
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The
Republican
Immigrants Flood New York Port as 5683 Arrive
Five thousand six hundred eighty three immigrants sought entry at New York on Wednesday, a new record. Of these 5483 were admitted that day, 1050 detained for lodging shortages, with ships Victoria Naples Massolia Westerland Grosser Kurfurst Kaiserin Maria Theresia Tenconic listed and a rush of people moving toward destinations on foot amid crowded office and jostling crowds.
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New York
United States
Commissioner of Immigration
Efilis Island
Gaz
Seach
Victoria
Naples
Massolia
Westerland
Antwerp
Bremen
Tenconic
Liverpool
Chicago Grain Market Report May 19
Chicago market notes flour and grain activity with firmer prices for winter patents and bakers and mixed results for wheat and corn. No. 2 red wheat and No. 2 spring saw limited sales while May prices fluctuated. receipts and shipments listed for flour, wheat, corn, and oats.
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Chicago
Market summary shows mixed futures and steady late cover
Afloat and 42 percent elevator. Options closed steadier on late covering at Yc decline. May 4254. Oats receipts 104000 bu exports 1000 bu. Spotball No 2 27 No 2 white 29 track mixed western 2614 29 track white 2814 35. Options inactive and easy.
New York Produce Markets Report May 19 1899 Butter Cheese Coffee Sugar
Butter market steady western creamery at 16 40 to 16 20 cents. Cheese quiet and weak with large and small wheels at 14 10 to 14 16 cents. Coffee options closed steady and bids unchanged. Sugar raw firm with various refined prices and standard mould and confectioners products listed. Total coffee sales 5750 bags. spot Rio dull at 7.00, June at 6.50.
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New York
Western Creamery
New York Money on Call Rates and Exchange Stand
New York on May 19 reports money on call at two percent with prime paper at 34 4 416c. Exchange steady with demand at 4.87 to 4.88, 60 days at 4.84 to 4.85. Bar silver quoted at 60 percent.
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New York
New York Stock Market Holds Steady With Mixed Moves
The New York market May 19 showed a fairly good speculative tone despite mercantile discouragement. Sugar led gains with no clear news, Consolidated Gas fell on profit taking, tobacco weakened, local traction stayed strong, and Vanderbilt stocks drew demand after a denied report. Union Pacific rose, Burlington and Norfolk and Western paused after advances.
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New York
New York Gas Company
Consolidated Gas
Vanderbilt
Europe
Wm. Kk
Union Pacific
Burlington
Norfolk and Western
Chicago Live Stock Markets May 17 Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Chicago reports weekly cattle receipts at 55 570 head with prices down 10 to 15 cents for beef steers though good to prime ranges show 5.00 to 5.70. Hog receipts 133 700. today 22 900. demand steady. Sheep week total 68 759. prices weaken late week with ewes off 50 to 60 cents. Only 1 000 head today. prices mostly nominal.
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Chicago
Control of Burlington Moves to Board Action
Philadelphia reports the Pennsylvania system seeks control of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad. A definite proposal to lease the entire line is expected at the board next Wednesday. The Pennsylvanian has already secured substantial stock, mirroring moves used to control the Baltimore and Ohio and Chesapeake and Ohio railways.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania System
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Chico
Chesapeake & Ohio
Chicago Butter Market and Related Prices Report
Chicago May 19 butter market steady creameries 14544 1912 cents diaries 15 1614 cents Breed Market task at 1024 cents Bressed Poultry Market stead turkeys 58 cents chickens 39 Closing flax and other feed prices W. Mary Sept 31 29 Rre 33 5hc Barler 27 14 43c Timothy 2 40 Clover 7 00
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Wn. W
S&s. W
Mary
Barler
Timothy
Clover
St Louis Live Stock Market Report May 19
Cattle receipts 500 head. market steady and unchanged. Hogs receipts 3,000 head. prices steady with a range from 5.05 to 5.33 per hundredweight. Market activity noted in St Louis.
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St Louis
Davenport Quots Main Market For Spring Fruit
Davenport May 19 market report highlights large arrivals of south fresh strawberries with fair prices. Garden produce rising. other trades steady. Spring Garden Truck items include strawberries at 2.50 per case, new potatoes 80c peck, various vegetables, dairy and eggs, flour, grains, nuts, and live stock prices listed with regional and farmed varieties.
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Davenport
Minnesotas
Ohios
Lima
Bermuda
Hunt of Montana Named Secretary for Porto Rico Island
President appoints William H. Hunt to lead the Puerto Rico island as secretary. Announcement from Washington on May 19 states Hunt, a Montana figure, takes the post to oversee administration on the island.
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Porto Rico
Washington
Wm. H. Hunt
Wheat market closes mix as futures rise in May session
Minneapolis May 19 Wheat futures show strength with May at 65443, July at 5%5, Sept at 655, 65. Track No 1 hard priced around 7145, No 1 Nor 534, No 2 at 6444 in a compact grain market note.
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Minneapolis
Wheat and corn market report from New York May 13
New York on May 13 reports wheat receipts at 384000 bus, spot firm with No 2 red at 7 34 elevator No 2 red 5 6 f o b afloat, options closed firm with a net advance. May 8 14 percent. Corn receipts 54000 bus exports 7000 bu spot firm No 2 43 1/2 f o b edge of market.
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New York
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