Tax Sale Brings Quirks to New York City Hall
In New York City Hall a rare tax sale of delinquent properties drew over $300,000 as bidders vie for the shortest possible leases. One parcel on Felton Street passed to Daniel Eichner, who alerted bank officials, uncovering a scheme that could have increased his profit if he had remained silent for two years.
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Waco News: Mrs Jones Drowns in Wisconsin River
The body of Mia Hmeline Jones wife of Colonel A. M. Long Jones was found in the Fox River at Waukesha Wisconsin after she left home an hour earlier and walked to the water. She was 60 a New Hampshire native. Colonel Jones was General John A. Logan’s Northwest campaign manager.
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Deacon’s Double Life Revealed Across Milwaukee and Somerville
Peter H. Deacon, a Somerville resident who died in Chicago, led a second life in Milwaukee for two decades. While maintaining a wife and three children in Somerville, he worked as an agent for a knitting firm and resided at 12th and Wisconsin streets in Milwaukee. His first marriage to Anna J. Curie occurred in 1868 in Somerville. a second marriage followed about twenty years later. Keating, wife of a Deacon daughter, traveled West to verify his death and settle life insurance. Deacon’s Western trips were rare, about two annually, and his known Western address was the Wellington Hotel in Chicago.
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Continental air railway planned coast to coast
American and foreign capitalists back an air continental railroad from Norfolk Virginia to San Francisco. The line would cover 2092 miles to New York, 418 miles shorter than existing routes. Backers include J Alden Gaylord & Co and Belgian and New York City financiers. The project envisions a railway company valued at 100 million bonds and 160 million stock plus a 10 million terminal company.
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Bigelow Begins Prison Term at Leavenworth
Frank G. Bigelow, Milwaukee backer, started a ten year sentence Monday at Leavenworth Jail. He is described as near collapse, now in the prison hospital, with weeks needed to regain strength before the percillon measurements. He reportedly feels keenly the confinement and has long been a heavy smoker, which increases nervousness.
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Officials Accused of County Funds Theft in Ohio
Five Mahoning county officials allegedly took public funds totaling 12 858 dollars. Special examiners Tisdel and J A Biligs reported to Governor during Friday review of county office books. County Clerk Edwards and others were named with specific amounts seized from the treasury.
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Panama Plans Silver Coinage to Ease Demand
Panama will coin 3,000,000 silver pesos to relieve demand tied to canal works and rising trade. The move aims to avert a monetary crisis from gold excess and stabilize the economy amid canal construction.
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Big Fraud Charged Over Mineral Land Claims
State Mineralogist L W W Aubrey accuses H H Yard and I Be Walker of filing on thousands of acres in Butte Plumas and Shasta counties claiming mineral land rights. Yard, allied with the Western Pacific Railroad, says 100000 acres were lawfully secured and mineral in character. Aubrey cites support from a special government prosecutor in Oregon land fraud cases.
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Auto Outruns Robbers With $40,000 on 101 Ranch
An armed hold up near Bliss Oklahoma failed as a car carrying $40,000 of receipts from the Miller Brothers' ranch to Ponca outran marauders. A brisk fight ensued with shots fired. the autokeeper and Dr Thomas fought back while driver McGowan sped away. No injuries were reported.
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Mob hunts Black man after child injury in Indiana
A mob of hundreds pursues a Black suspect after a five year old girl in Shelbyville Indiana was struck and left unconscious under a house. The incident follows a burglary accusation as riots and violence spread in Europe and elsewhere.
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Cattle Barons Guilty in Public Domain Fencing Case
Herman and John Krause of Sheridan county Nebraska were found guilty of enclosing about 4500 acres of government lands in a long running effort to fence public domain. John Krause also convicted of intimidating homesteaders. another trial for related charges expected. maximum penalties include fines up to 1000 dollars and a year in prison per enclosure.
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Silver Coin Shortage Shuts Philadelphia Mint Operations
Government reports no more bullion to mint as subtreasury holds enough silver. Superintendent Landistag informs all Philadelphia mint workers that operations will be suspended until further orders. Shutdown may extend beyond the usual three weeks as silver supply is exhausted and Congress wants existing coins circulated.
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Fight Thieves to Death Three Men Killed in Jacksons Hole Battle
A bloody chase near Jackson's Hole Wyoming ends after roughriders pursue rustlers who stole ninety head of cattle. A running fight spans sixty miles. two rustlers and a settler die, with many wounded. Names listed for the slain rustlers as Robinson and Lewis. Rancher’s name unavailable.
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Flames Destroy 100 Autos In New York Garage Fire
A major blaze at the Ranier garage and livery barns at 27th Street and 9th Avenue, New York, wrecked about one hundred automobiles including six of the famed "Seeing New York" cars. The fire caused a panic on a nearby Ninth Avenue elevated train, shattering windows as passengers screamed and guards intervened.
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Steel Workers CET Increases and Civil and Military News
The wage conference of Republic Iron and Steel Company and Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers ends in a compromise for the year to July 1, 1900 with an average wage rise restoring the 1903 04 scale. Also reports a Fort Niobrara court martial sentence for Captain W G Kirkman with dismissal and prison terms, Col William Colville dead aged 76, Russia and Japan agreeing to negotiate peace per Roosevelt prompts note to both sides, Bigelow indicted and sentenced, a trolley wreck in Trenton injuring many, a Milwaukee banker Bigelow jailed, a St Louis contractor marries, and a Wooster Ohio baseball death from a misplayed ball.
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Weather Review Signals Mixed Crop Prospects Across Regions
The weekly weather summary notes heavy rains in the Lake region and upper Mississippi Valley harming corn, while southern states see drought effects but overall crop conditions improve. Warmth helps central and southern areas, though New England, Minnesota, and the Dakotas face cooler, wetter or unsettled weather. Spring wheat and oats show promise in the Pacific coast and northern plains. cotton remains generally favorable but grassy in parts. Boll weevils spread, apple outlook varies by region, and harvests proceed with mixed yields in the South, Texas, and Oklahoma.
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Swede Prince Marries at Windsor Chapel
Princess Margaret of Connaught wed Prince Gustaf Adolf of Sweden at St George's Chapel Windsor Castle the Archbishop of Canterbury officiating assisted by two bishops and seven other clerics. A royal procession from London brought Europe’s royal houses to the event as public lights and celebrations marked the wedding. The Storthing congratulated King Oscar and the couple, addressing him as King of Sweden and his bridegroom as Prince Gustaf Adolf.
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Winkle Terra Cotta Works Fire in St Louis Causes $400,000 Loss
A fire nearly destroys the Winkle Terra Cotta works in St Louis with damage estimated at 400000. Mrs W B Rogers of Columbus Ohio is seriously injured in an automobile collision with an express wagon. Mme Calva reportedly improved a vocal chord and may never sing again.
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Better Weather Boosts Trade Amid Mixed Signals
Dun's Review notes a shift to better feeling with milder weather lifting wholesale and retail trade, while manufacturing remains steady and demand strong. Grain and animal product receipts rise, though wool falls, with general financial activity showing gains. failures rise in Chicago but fall elsewhere, Canada level with last year.
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Telegraphic Brevities D B Bean Died in Knoxville Tennessee
Chicago and other market figures show cattle hogs sheep and grain prices across multiple cities. Telegraphic brief notes D B Bean president of the Tennessee Coal Company died at Knoxville in a short update.
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