Marah Marsh Found Guilty in Michigan State Defraud Case
Arthur F. Marsh, former Inspector General of the Michigan National Guard, convicted of felonious conspiracy with official associates to defraud the state. Indictment centered on a scheme involving $15,000 in military clothing and equipment sold for $10,500 and routed to Chicago then Kalamazoo before repurchase by the State Military Board for about $40,000. Also notes British dispatch on five companies captured near Reddersburg during the Boer War.
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Marah
Lansing
Mich
Arthur F. Marsh
Michigan National Guard
Marsh
Chicago
Kalamazoo
State Military Board
Topeka Meeting Launches Million Bushel Corn Drive
Gov Stanley presided at a mass meeting in Topeka Kansas to launch a movement to raise one million bushels of corn for India famine victims. Rev C M Sheldon led the speaking pledging $1000 from his profits with the Sheldon edition. A committee chaired by Gov Stanley will organize a statewide canvass for funds. Fifteen hundred dollars and a carload of corn were pledged at the gathering.
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India
Gov. Stanley
Topeka
Kan
C. M. Sheldon
Sheldon
Democrats Win as Court of Appeals Rules in Governorship Case
The Kentucky Court of Appeals favored the Democrats in the governorship dispute. Six judges joined the opinion four Democrats and two Republicans. Republican Durelle dissented. Burnam and Guify filed a separate opinion agreeing with the Democrats in outcome.
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Kentucky
Frankfort
Court of Appeals
Durelle
Burnam
Guify
McLean Engages Quarters for Democratic Convention
Kansas City report says John R. McLean brother in law of Admiral Dewey has secured deluxe hotel rooms for the July Democratic convention. The suites are noted as choice and may be shared with Admiral Dewey. McLean announced rooms would be used by himself and a friend.
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McLean
Kansas City
John R. McLean
Admiral Dewey
Cecil Rhodes Arrives in London with Reticent Demeanor
Cecil Rhodes reaches London in high spirits but keeps a tighter rein on remarks. He was met by Dr Rutherford Harris former Secretary of the British South African Company and Alfred Bell at Funchal Madeira who urged caution in public comments.
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Cecil Rhodes
London
Rutherford Harris
Alfred Bell
Rhodes
Funchal
Madeira
Fatal wreck cripples southbound express near Chanting Texas
A southbound Fort Worth and Denver City passenger train wrecked near Chanting Texas. Coaches burned except one. six to seven killed including Wells Fargo express messenger Mr Chapman. Fireman and express messenger believed burned in the wreck.
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Fort Worth
Denver City
Chanting
Texas
Wells- Fargo Express
Chapman
Fire destroys Spies building in Menominee block
A large blaze in Menominee Michigan leveled the Spies building the town’s largest block. The building loss is estimated at 60 000 with 12 000 paid by insurance. Total losses to firms in the block are expected to approach 200 000.
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Menomines
Spies
Menominee
Mich
Found Money in Garden in Quincy Il
Charles Schellbacher uncovered a copper kettle containing 2000 in coin while gardening in Quincy Illinois. He believes his deceased mother hid the money, with 3000 left in a bank she distrusted. Miss Nethersole Acquitted in Sapho nuisance trial in New York. jury found not guilty.
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Quincy
Charles Schellbacher
Miss Nethersole
Olga
Nethersole
Sapho
New York
Trade makes good progress amid high stock levels
Dun's Review reports a persistent uptrend in industrial and railroad shares, with railroad prices up 8.35 per share from December and the year peaking. Cotton declines 4 cents, wool down 1 cent, dry goods quiet, iron weakening, hemlock sole leather up, and weekly failures at 203 in the US and 33 in Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dun
R. G. Dun & Co
Chicago
United States
Canada
Albatross Expedition Led By Agassiz Returns to Report
Professor A Agassiz who commanded the Albatross voyage to the South Seas arrived in Washington after months at sea. The team surveyed the Putunetus Tong a Cook Islands and other islands, refitted at La Havana Suva and studied Gilbert Marshall Guam. The voyage yielded first ever soundings along the San Francisco Marquesas route and depths near Guam. The Albatross remains at Yokohama.
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Agassiz
A. Agassiz
San Francisco
China
Washington
South Seas
Lahiti
Guam
Yokohama
Sash and Door Mill Fire Wipes Out Davis Factory in Chicago
Fire at the B J Davis Manufacturing sash and door factory destroyed a three story brick and frame building within minutes. Watchmen Edward Kinkowski and Edward Hanks report an explosion preceded the flames and a prior incendiary fire weeks earlier. Losses total about 50 000 including building 10 000 stock and machinery 25 000 and others 15 000. Big coal export deal closes in Charleston West Virginia with twenty collieries signing to ship 8000 tons daily. much of it to foreign markets never before reached by American coal. A crowded Wilkes Barre Pittston street car jumped a track on North Main Street plunging over an embankment endangering riders and threatening serious injuries.
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Chicago
B. J. Davis Manufacturing Company
Edward Kinkowski
Edward Hanks
FE. J. Davis Manufacturing Company
Grismore & Pratt
Fred Hewen
Charleston
W. Va
C. J. Wittenberg
High Carbon Coal and Coke Company of
New York
Wilkes- Barre and
Wyoming Valley ‘Lraction Company
North Main Street
Pittston
Customs Receipts Show Cuban Tax Revenue Rise
The War Department released a comparative statement of Cuba customs receipts for January and February 1900 showing 1899 totals of 2 014 934 dollars and 1900 totals of 2 772 619 dollars, an increase of 757 685 dollars over the prior year. Two Dead and Fire Injured At Owosso Michigan a fire destroyed 150 000 dollars worth of school property killed two men and injured five others, starting from a chimney and spreading via sparks to a dry attic. Col Porter Retakes Ninety One Prisoners In Bloemfontein a force of ninety cavalrymen and two guns rescued ninety one British prisoners including eleven officers with no British casualties. Great Coal Strike In The East about thirty thousand miners in the Pittsburgh district struck over the new wage scale. Mrs S H Kauffmann Dies Mrs Sarah Fracker Kauffmann wife of S H Kauffmann president of the Washington Evening Star Newspaper Company is dead.
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War Department
Cuba
Owosso
Mich
Porter
Bloemfontein
Kornspruit
Pittsburg
Bridges Blown Up Over Toll Road Discontent in Indiana
About 150 masked men blew up two bridges and burned two toll houses on the Logansport and Burlington pike in Indiana at midnight. A family was ordered to leave one toll house and the other was torched. The toll road faced protests over high tolls and poor conditions. The Burlingon bridge had been burned previously. A watchman stood by but offered no resistance. A reward had been posted for those responsible.
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Logangport
Burlington Pike
Indiana
Burlington
Ambushed by Arizona bandits trap Geo Scarborough and posse
Desperate attack in the Chiricahua mountains at Triangle Springs eighty miles from San Simon injures Geo Scarborough and two companions. Guns blaze as officers dive for cover, a rifle pit is dug, and the fight continues until dark before extra aid arrives from San Simon.
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George Scarborough
Arizona
Ranger
Geo
Scarborough
Chiricahua Mountains
Triangle Springs
San Simon
Oyster Trust Plans Forming United States Oyster Company
David Sanford of the Connecticut shellfish commission says a new syndicate will secure options on oyster grounds in Connecticut New York and Rhode Island to form the United States Oyster Company under New Jersey law. The venture includes about 300 growers with the top fifty dealers. Burns Convention Hall in Kansas City burned at 1 pm destroying the Democratic national convention venue. blaze will be rebuilt immediately.
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David 8. Sanford
Connecticut Shellfish Commission
Connecticut
New York
Rhode Island
United’ States Oyster Company
New Jersey
Kansas City
Man and Wife Seek Death Aboard In New Orleans
Dr Vincenza Vaccari and his wife from San Francisco attempted suicide in New Orleans. The woman survived after her corset saved her. the man slashed his throat with a scalpel. They will be sent to an asylum. Overwork and vigil contributed to the breakdown.
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Vincenza Vaccari
San Francisco
New Orleans
Clash at Horatio mines leaves three wounded
In Dubois Pennsylvania striking miners at the Horatio mines of Berwind-White Coal attacked remaining workers. Dibblebis and his two sons were assaulted by a crowd armed with clubs and stones. Over 100 shots were fired. One man and two boys were wounded. Sheriff Chestnut arrested forty participants.
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Horatio
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company
Dubois
Dibblebis
Chestnut
Canal Commission Back and Inspect Panama and Nicaragua Routes
The canal commissioners Rear Admiral Walker Samuel Pasco Ernst Johnson and Emery H. Johnson traveled on the Atlas line steamer Allegheny to New York from Central America. Walker said they completed their portion of route investigations and have gathered data for a report to be submitted to the President next December.
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Panama
Nicaragua
Canal
Walker
Samuel Pasco
Ernst
Emery H. Johnson
Atlas Line
Allegheny
New York
Central America
Magnetic Pole Located by Borchgrevink Expedition
The Borchgrevink South Polar Expedition led by Carsten E Borchgrevink reports the south magnetic pole located after reaching New Zealand. Telegraphs to Sir George Newnes confirm the objective met and the pole's position identified. Thieves Turned the Tables. Patrolman Fitzgerald captured by seven men, freed himself and reached police. Three Fires Start Simultaneously. Fire at three buildings in Newburyport causes 50000 dollars in losses. Paul Leicester Ford to Marry. Ford to wed Miss Grace Kidder of Brooklyn society. San Francisco Mills Burn. Yosemite flour mills and related works destroyed, loss about 200000. Building Trades Tied Up. Indianapolis carpenters and bricklayers join strikes, halting building trades. Sells Circus Stock Sold. J A Bailey reportedly buys all Sells Forepaugh stock. Fleischman Elected In Cincinnati. Juli Fleischman elected mayor by Republicans. Boxing Blow Fractures Skull. Thomas McKeon of New York City dies from injuries in juvenile sparring match.
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Borchgrevink
New Zealand
Carsten E. Borchgrevink
Sir George Newnes
London
Campbelltown
Bluff Harbor
Market Prices Across Cities Rise and Fall
The markets show cattle in Chicago at 3.00 to 6.00, hogs 3.00 to 5.75, and sheep 3.00 to 6.50. wheat No 2 red 67 to 68 cents, corn No 2 41 to 42 cents, oats No 2 25 to 26, rye No 2 54 to 56. Butter creamery 10 to 21 cents, eggs 10 to 11 cents, potatoes 0.0 to 0.40 per bushel. Detroit and other cities report mixed grain and livestock ranges with similar fluctuations.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Senate and House Debates on Porto Rico and Hawaiian Bills
Senate completes Porto Rican tariff debate with Fairbanks speech and approves land grants for Alabama education and Puget Sound signal. House passes fortifications bill and opens settlement for Fort Hall and Oklahoma. Hawaiian territorial bill advances with contentious debates and amendments on labor, liquor, land limits, and judicial appointments.
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Senate
Fairbanks
Alabama
Brown's Point
Puget Sound
House
Shattuc
Ohio
Payne
Secretary of the Treasury
Fort Hall
Oklahoma
New York
Sheridan
Wyo
Knox
Mass
Territories
Robinson
Ind
Hawaii
Mondell
Lane
Lowa
Thomas
N. G
Williams
Miss
Boutell
III
Quay
Wolcott
Lodge
Colorado
Spooner
Kentucky
Kentucky Situation When Mr. Wheeler
Boering
Lacey
Iowa
Gallinger
Islands
National Capital Notes Highlight House Majority
A brief notice notes the National Capital has a majority of 18 in the House. It mentions the system of registering letters carriers in operation and references a demand for new notes exceeding five million dollars.
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National Capital
Republicana
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Ribune
Denver
Norris & Woollehy, Publishers
Lord Roberts
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Ninth Regiment of Mounted Infantry
Reddersburg
Bethany
S. H. Kauffmann
Sarah Fracker Kauffmann
MOB
Oyster Trust
Interoceanic Canal Company
Trenton
N. J
Central
South America
Tintomulco
Winfield
Santa Ie
D. G. Coates
Dally
Reinhold “Meyer
Contra
Dewey
New York: World
Ravenna
Barnoswisk
Canal Commission
Fitzgerald
Cleveland
Central Police Station
Cashman Brothers
Newburyport
Paul Leicester Ford
Grace Kidder
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ford
Peter Sterling
Janice Meredith
Yosemite
Californian
C. R. Splivalo
Sells’ Circus
J. A. Bailey
Barnum & Bailey Fame
Peter Sells
Fleischman
Cincinnati
Juli Fleischman
Thomas McKegor
New York City
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