Trade economy notes from Dun and Co weekly review
Estherville Iowa edition summarizes R G Dun and Co Weekly Review on the passing war tax bill bond sales Leiter collapse and wheat cash flow. It notes exports minus imports May balance of 56.98 million and US merchandise balance of 571.889 million in eleven months, with gold imports 102.027 million and historical caps.
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Dun & Co
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Congress
United States
Cadiz Fleet Sails Away From Spain
The Cadiz fleet under Admiral Camara left Ceuta off Africa near Gibraltar Friday evening. It is said to include two battleships four large cruisers and four destroyers with reports of over twenty ships total and a large war material cargo. US authorities in Washington confirmed the report from Gibraltar on Saturday amid Spanish optimism.
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Camara
Spain
Gibraltar
Cadiz
Ceuta
Africa
Washington
United States
Maprip
Cortes
Madrid
Lynching of Five Negroes in Alabama Mob violence shocks Wetumpka area
Five alleged killers of Cardena and his wife and an elderly man near Wetumpka were hanged by a mob Saturday after a sheriff asked Governor Johnson for troops. Militia arrived too late. the five men were taken from jail and executed at the scene with bullets. One man led authorities to the hidden money. Four confessed participation.
Suspended by Gov Leedy in Kansas metropolitan police plan
Gov Leedy issues proclamation suspending the metropolitan police law of Kansas effective noon July 1. He revokes first class city police board appointments to take effect then. Action aligns with state populist platform calling for suspension and abolition of the law, shifting police power to Republicans in major cities except Leavenworth. Soldiers in the Role of Robbers in Atlanta. Griffin special from SAYR reports soldiers at Camp Northern Wayed robbing highwaymen on routes to the camp, holdups with pistols, several bodies found, large sum taken.
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TorgKa
Kan
Gov. Leedy
Kansas
Leavenworth
Atlanta
Griffin
Camp Northern
Anti-Semitic Disturbances in Cracow Area Report
In Austrian Galicia the Gorlice district sees serious anti-Semitic excesses. Bands from nearby districts reinforce petroleum workers and peasants plundering and burning public buildings. Attacks threaten Biecz and Gorlice, defended by troops.
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Cracow
Austrian Galicia
Gorlive
Biecz
Gorlice
Zola Appeal Denied By Paris Court Of Cassation
The court of cassation rejected Emile Zola's appeal against the Versailles assizes court. The case relates to the libel suit filed by the Esterhazy court martial defendants against the author and the newspaper that published the alleged libel.
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Zola
Paris
Court of Cassation
M.emile Zola
Asaizes Court of Versailles
Esterhazy
Auror
Mystery Burglar Mistake Ends Huntertown Couple Life
In Mouse, Kansas, Mrs John P. Sawyer, 60, was shot and killed Saturday night by her husband who mistook her for a burglar. The husband, shaken, claimed a momentary error and indicated he believed his wife to be an intruder. Authorities are investigating the incident as a tragic misfire.
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Mouse
Kan
John P. Sawyer
Sawyer
Wee
Trade Notes With China Chronicle
A brief record notes export trade matters involving China and a secretary of state figure. It mentions financial figures around twenty thousand dollars and a commission or commercial conditions. The text references Bg Onur and DIN in association with regulatory approval within a trade framework. It reads as an archival snippet of policy discussion and funding intent.
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China
Fierce Bombardment of Santiago for Third Term
Réar Admiral Sampaón's fleet bombarded Santiago de Cuba's batteries at daylight for the third time. The bombardment damaged several guns, caused heavy explosions with gun cotton charges, and reports suggested potential destruction of nearby torpedo boat destroyers, though no ships or sailors were struck on the American side. The harbor entrance appeared afire from the fleet's position as a church-sized formation loomed from Cayo Smith.
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Americens Bombara
Santiaco de Cuna
Admliral Sampaon
Santiago de Cuba
Ong
el Morro
Caye Smith
Cayo Smith
Populists Name State Ticket After Convention Split
Minneapolis Minn residents heard Populists name their complete state ticket after bolting the state convention. Fusion with Democrats and silver Republicans was condemned. Ignatius Donnelly was endorsed for United States senator. National Populist committee members were named and three new ones elected.
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Minneapolis
Minn
L. C. Long
Magnolia
Kittel Halverson
Belgrade
M. Wegenberg
Duluth
Chas. Hopkins
Fairfax
P. H. Rahilly
Lake City
John F. Kelley
St Paul
Supreme Court
A. L. Stromberg
Forest Lake
Justice of the Supreme Court
Ignatius Donnelly
United States
Pirates threaten unescorted Yukon gold shipments
Miners in San Francisco report pirates near Dawon planning attacks on gold carrying steamers. A Seattle man says two associates hold $600,000 in gold dust and will not trust unescorted ships. Captains from sound ports have heard no official warning, but miners fear no gold will move from the Yukon without protection.
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Biondikers
San Francisco
Derwoon
Poe Shaller
Datweon
Stanley
Seattle
Dawaon
Sound Country
Sound Ports
Yukon
Fusion in Minnesota Nominees Favor Moderates Unite Ticket
In Minneapolis a state convention of the Democratic People's party and Silver Republicans forged a fusion by a middle of the road Populist faction led by Ignatius Donnelly. Join Lind was nominated for governor by the three conventions, J Am Bowler for lieutenant governor, J oJ Meinrichs for secretary of state, Alexander McKinnon for state treasurer, and Justices Mitchell Cantey and Buck for the supreme court bench.
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Minneapolis
Democratic
People’s Party
Silver Republicans
Ignatius Donnelly
Join Lind
J. AM. Bowler
J. Oj. Meinrichs
Alexader McKinnon
Mitchell, Cantey and Buck
Supreme Court
Suit for Loss of Wife In Pittsburg Divorce Case
Jared Comas of Chicago sues Col. E H Dyer a wealthy oil producer for 100000 damages claiming alienation of his wife affections. Comas and his wife divorced in Chicago after a 15 year marriage and engagement to Dyer was announced. The case was settled out of court.
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Jared Comas
Chicago
Col
E. H. Dyer
Mr. Comas
Pittsburg
Comas
Stampede of 3000 Horses and Mules at Tampa Camp
Three thousand horses and mares escaped corrals and stampeded through Gen. Carpenter's brigade camp at Tampa on Thursday night. Officers struggled to form lines as the wild herd raided tents and camp paraphernalia. Shots fired by soldiers increased the panic, and the origin of the stampede remains unknown.
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Tampa
Tayna
Phe
Escapes the Gallows in 1804 Train Wreck Case
San Francisco reports Salter D. Worden, condemned for wrecking a train near Sacramento during a railroad strike, will have his sentence commuted to life imprisonment. Governor Hudd announced physicians found Worden mentally irresponsible, prompting the commutation to prevent the execution.
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San Francisco
Salter D. Worden
Sacramento
Hudd
Worder
French Premier Meline resigns cabinet to Faure
Paris reports Premier Meline submits the entire cabinet’s resignation, accepted by President Faure who asks ministers to maintain duties until successors are named. It is expected Ribot, former premier and finance minister, will be invited to form a new ministry with Dupuy likely serving in the new government.
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Paris
Meline
Faure
Ribot
Finance
Dupuy
Fire damages Philadelphia Oil Refining Plant
The Philadelphia Oil Refining Company plant at Point Breeze in the city’s south suffers about 800000 in fire damage. The factory carried its own insurance. The cause of the blaze is unknown.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Oil Refining Company
Point Breeze
Canada Cannot Expel Spies Prominent Commons Debate
In the House of Commons on Friday Loupon questioned Canada’s power to expel Spanish agents. Sir Richard Webster the attorney general said ordinary circumstances give the government a prerogative in such matters, and colonial authorities could face damages for expelling individuals.
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Canada
Loupon
House of Commons
Richard Webster
Mine Shaft Rock Fall Kills Five Men at Mt Vernon Mine
Stouts City Missouri reports a rock fall from the Mt Vernon Company shaft as men on a raft pump water from the mine. Five workers are killed including John and William Durham J W Newman Win Brown and John Jlouck.
Machinery Shortage Hits Central Kansas Threshers
Abilene, Kan. threshing equipment dealers report an inability to secure enough machines and engines for central and western Kansas. One firm sent a representative to Pennsylvania to urge manufacturers to ship more units, as farmers rush to thresh and sell wheat after harvest.
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Abilene, Kan
Abilene
Kansas
Pennsylvania
Tea import duty sparks rapid New York price boom
New York reports a 10 cent per pound duty on all imported tea under the war revenue bill has ignited a sharp rise in the tea market, with prices advancing swiftly over the past week.
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New York
Brewers Association Convenes in Atlantic City
Atlantic City hosts the thirty eighth annual convention of the United States Brewers' Association with President C. W. Berger presiding. In his annual address, Berger says beer consumption for 1899 was 54,423,091 barrels, down 1,403,000 from the prior year.
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Atlantic City
N. J
United States Brewers’ Association
Berger
C. W. Berger
Canadian Statesman Chapireau Dies in Montreal
Montreal reports the death of Sir Joseph Adolphe Chapireau a renowned French Canadian statesman who served as former lieutenant governor of Quebec and secretary of state of the dominion. His long public career marked by service to Canada and Quebec ends.
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Montreal
Joseph Adolphe Chapireau
Quebec
Dominion
Commodity price quotes across U S cities and markets
A dense listing of livestock and grain prices by city including Chicago Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Buffalo. Entries cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and related market quotes with prices per unit and quality grades.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Toledo
Milwaukee
Ea Hayes
Rumored Russian Intervention Sparks Madrid Stock Rise
In a Madrid special Sagasta said Wednesday's bourse gain came from telegrams claiming Russian financiers planned to intervene soon in Philippine settlement. He added he personally had no knowledge of such intense action.
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Loxpon
Madrid
Sagasta
Russia
Spanish torpedo boat Hiltiiess in need of repairs
ASSUMPTION Paraguay reports a government commission to examine the Spanish torpedo boat and notes the vessel cannot sail due to missing machinery. No fixed repair time is set as parts must be shipped from abroad.
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Hiltiiess
Assumption
Paraguay
Nassau Celebrates 151st Commencement in Princeton
Old Nassau marked its 151st annual commencement in Princeton New Jersey with about 2% of graduates earning bachelor degrees. Admiral George Dewey of the United States Navy received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws amid widespread enthusiasm.
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Dewey
Princeton
N. J
Nassau
Negro Masonry Recognition in Seattle Grand Lodge
A historic Seattle Grand Lodge session marked recognition of Negro lodges holding cherie, aligning with English grand lodge traditions. This milestone signifies formal acknowledgment within Free Masonry in the state.
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Seattle
Senator Aldrich Re elected by Legislature on First Ballot
United States Senator Aldrich was re elected by the legislature on Wednesday on the first ballot receiving 6 votes out of 10 cast. The result confirms Aldrich as the chosen U S senator for the term.
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Aldrich
Newrour
J. I
United States
Marines Strike First Landing at Guantanamo Bay
Six hundred marines pitched tents near the smoking ruins of Guantanamo as the Stars and Stripes first floated from a Spanish flagstaff in Cuba. Capt. Clark and the battleship Oregon led the assault with 600 marines aboard Panther. Lieut. Col. Huntington commanded the force that burned the Spanish camp and earthworks, then moved uphill to secure the hilltop. The engagement lasted thirteen hours with four Marines killed and one wounded. Spanish losses were likely heavy.
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Cuba
Guantanamo
Clark
Oregon
Shorty
Panther
R. W. Huntington
Sadlock
Guatanamo
Lieut. Hall
Santiago
Marblehead
Dolphin
Sheush Cahanet
Warned Not to Sink Spanish Fleet by US Navy
The Navy Department sent orders to Admiral Sampson to inform Admiral Cervera that if he destroys his four armored cruisers and two torpedo boat destroyers to prevent capture, Spain will face an indemnity at least equal to the vessels' value. It had been believed Cervera might choose to blow up his fleet to avoid capture, but the department hopes to deter such rash action with this argument.
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Navy Department
Sampson
Cervera
Spain
United States Navy
Spanish Soldiers Starve Amid Havana Flour Shortage
The Talbot reports a flour famine in Havana and widespread hunger across the city. A large baker faced mob action when contracts with blockaders were unsettled, while Cuban soldiers in Binneo remain unpaid for months. Soldiers beg civilians for food as rations prove insufficient.
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Talbot
Kingston
Havana
Binneo
Wile Abandon Tampa Camp for Regular and Volunteer Troops
Orders to Gen. Coppinger directing the remaining Tampa force to move to Jacksonville or Fernandina as the port of departure for the Porto Rico invasion. Gen Lee at Jacksonville will also depart at the same time.
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Tampa
Coppinger
Jacksonville
Fernandina
Porto Tica
Lee
Army commander warns of yellow fever threat in Cuba
General Sternberg, chief surgeon of the army, fears a yellow fever menace for troops destined to occupy Santiago. He has been quoted saying the disease will not be more harmful than common northern latitudes disorders, contradicting reports to Secretary Alger.
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Cuba
Sternberg
Santiago
Alger
Panic Hits Wheat Market After Leiter Collapse
Reports say philanthropist and wheat magnate Toneph Leiter faced heavy reverses as his large positions in wheat were turned over to banks. Northwest prices plunged 22 to 23 cents while Chicago saw declines up to 11 cents on June and July contracts and 4.54 cents on September. Top prices from Monday to peak showed losses across major hubs including Minneapolis, Duluth, and Liverpool, with June falling about 10 cents and subsequent futures following suit.
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Phicago
Toneph Leiter
Waterloo
Leiter
Northwest
Chicago
New York
Ceeseee
Minneapolia
Duluth
Feadeideress
Louis
Css
Leiter’s Great Grain Deal Collapses And Liquidation
The long failed cash wheat venture of Joseph Leiter has collapsed with 16,000,000 bushels surrendered to creditors and an estimated $5,000,000 loss. Creditors include Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and New York lenders who financed Leiter at about 80 cents a bushel. Estimates place Leiter’s holdings at Duluth and Minneapolis 12,000,000 bushels en route Europe 2,000,000 and 2000,000 in or en route to New York. He declines assignment, avoiding court settlement, while brokers who handled Leiter’s orders faced a volatile market and large cash positions throughout the year.
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Leiter
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Duluth
New York City
Beat
Europe
New York
Keene
Joseph Leiter
French
Col. Leiter
Board of Trade
L. Z. Leiter
Fragmentary note on coin shipment and figures
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a large amount of silver and a transfer from Curzon City to San Francisco for coinage. It notes a resident and a figure referred to as a femme fatale, with unclear context and multiple misspellings.
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Curzon City
Negr
San Francisco
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