True Bill Returned Against A W Machen In Nine-Count Indictment
Washington June 6 The grand jury returned a true bill against A W Machen former superintendent of the free delivery service He is charged with illegally reserving 318 987 79 Machen appeared in court with his attorney and posted bond The indictment spans nine counts and twenty five typewritten pages It follows the form of the warrant alleging his post office duties and sale of jetter box fasteners to Groff Bros on his advice and recommendation The grand jury finds that on June 30 1900 Machen sought a promise of Groff Bros to pay him 40 percent of any sums received by them from the United States through the post office department for such fasteners and received the promise He allegedly received between dates specified in warrants sums totaling about 320 000
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Washington
W. Machen
Free Delivery Service
Machen
Postofice Department
Groff Bros
United States
Post Offce Department
Minnesota vs Northern Securities Second Merger Suit
State of Minnesota files a second merger suit in St Paul circuit court led by Attorney General Douglas. It seeks to restrain Northern Securities from holding stock in Northern Pacific or Great Northern railroads and to prevent recognition by either line, arguing state land and institutions along the right of way require preserved competition between the carriers.
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State of Minnesota
Northern Securities Company
St. Paul
Mate of Minnesota
United States Circuit Court
Lochren
Tlt
Northern Securities cc Company
Se Sy
New Scale of Wages on Chicago St Paul Road
General Superintendent W C Winter of the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha announces a new wage schedule for yard and train men effective June 1. The increase, 12 to 15 percent, mirrors raises granted by Northern Pacific and Great Northern. The action is described as practical voluntary. The circular omits the double header issue, expected to be settled later.
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St Paul
W. C. Winter
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Hurricane damages ships in Philippine Islands June report
A hurricane sweeps the Philippine Islands causing heavy ship damage. A U S transport is reportedly wrecked, though unconfirmed. The Pearla de Visayas is said lost off Camotes Island with some saving. Haurafel and Mayflower driven ashore near Ormoco West Leyte. all aboard saved. Captain Bean of the H M Avery killed during a rescue attempt after collision with the Puritan.
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Philippine Islands
Manila
United States
Pearla de Visayas
Camotes Island
Pach
Haurafel
Mayflower
Ormoco
Leyte
Metts
St. Joseph
Miri
John D. Bean
H. M. Avery
Avery
Bean
Pope Leo XII Faces Gradual Decline At Age Ninety-Two
A Rome dispatch notes Leo XII shows fatigue in audiences and a restricted diet of milk bouillon and eggs. At the Vatican few fresh air exposures and limited oxygen are recorded as the pope, aged ninety two, receives pilgrims. Reports from Venice claim intestinal inflammation and dwindling strength with no immediate danger but rising concern if improvement does not come.
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Paris
Rome
Leo XII
Vatican
Contra
Venice
Gazetta di Venezia
Labor Troubles Spark Civil War Warned by Chamberlain
Dr. T S Chamberlain former president of the University of Wisconsin and University of Chicago professor told Chicago citizens at the Wisconsin clubs banquet that respect for civil law and obligation can avert a civil war. He urged labor rights and business freedom as key issues and proposed education in state universities as a remedy.
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Chicago
de. T. S. Chamberlain
University of Wisconsin
University of Chicago
Chamberlain
Auditorium Hotel
More Royalty for State from Iron Ore Leases
Duluth June 4 Minnesota expects at least $1,000,000 more in iron ore royalties as D M Philbin plans a transfer of the mineral lease to the east half of six five seven two zero. The state would earn 25 cents per ton on 4,000,000 tons, with the lease owners J C Flynn Archie Chisholm and 2 C Hibbing receiving a bonus and increased royalties. The arrangement could yield minimum 100,000 tons annually or about $25,000 to the state and up to $10,000 for the transferors.
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Duluth
Minnesota
D. M. Philbin
Great Northern Railway
J. C. Flynn
Archie Chisholm
Road
Hibbing
Philbia
Two Tenders For Dominion Ocean Mail Service
Ottawa reports only two bids for a rapid Atlantic steamship service. The Allan Line proposes four ships with speeds of twenty one and sixteen knots for an annual subsidy of 1.5 million dollars. The British North Atlantic Steam Navigation company offers a similar service for 1 million dollars and asks the imperial and Canadian governments to cover mail costs.
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Ottawa
Ont
Dominion
Allan Line
British North Atlantic Steam Navigation Company
Imperial
Equal rates demanded by millers for grain transport
Millers at a national federation meeting issue a resolution calling for parity in flour and wheat transport rates. They state export flour trade will decline until rates are equalized. The resolution was ordered sent to traffic managers of all railroads, with St Louis named for the next meeting venue.
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Detroit
Millers’ National Federation
St Louis
Deutschland Freed From Mud Off Gandy Hook
The Hamburg American Line steamship Deutschland, stuck in the mud off Gandy Hook for nearly a day, was freed at high water by seven vessels and its own screws. It then headed to sea under escort.
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New York
Hamburg- American Line
Deutschland
Bar
Breaks the Combine Illinois Coal Trust by Judge Kohl
A perpetual injunction prohibition against Illinois and Indiana coal operators to sell through a distributing agency and fix prices has been issued by Judge Kohl. The court orders halt to any combination among specified coal firms to regulate wares and terms.
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Chicago
Witnois
Indiana
Kohlsaat
Storm Wipes Out Pacalet Mills and Town
Severe cloudburst near Pacolet and Clifton S C devastates mills and homes. Mill No 1 and Mill No 2 destroyed, dam swept away, warehouse goods cotton lost. Several deaths reported as waters surge through valleys. Greenville and Spartanburg area suffer extensive damage and transport lines disrupted.
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Spartanburg
Pacolet
Pacalet
Clifton
Wills
Clifton Mill No 1
Glendale
Victor M. Montgomery
Sburg
New Holland
Gainesville
River flood rises threaten river traffic at St Louis
The Mississippi at St Louis reached 34.7 feet, up 13 feet in 24 hours, with water flooding stores and first floors along the levee. Traffic remains workable but could halt once 36 feet is reached. ferries struggle loading teams. East St Louis stockyards halt stock intake. A 100 yard-wide breach in Madison county levee floods 20,000 acres and three villages Oldenburg Mitchell West Granite, displacing about 200 people. Mayor Cook forms a flood patrol with city officials and business leaders at danger points.
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St. Louis
St Louis
National Stock Yards
East St Louis
Madison County
Oldenburg
Mitchell
West Granite
Cook
East St. Louis
Floodwaters Recede as Kaw River Drops in Topeka
Kaw River fell two inches an hour overnight and the south side of Kansas Avenue is exposed to the bridge. North Topeka sees five blocks passable to Gordon Street, while some areas still show three foot eddies and cross-street flow. Rail lines remain closed with Rock Island and Union Pacific unable to move in or out. Santa Fe and Missouri Pacific partially reopening west and south but not east.
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North Topeka
Topeka
Kaw
Kansas Avenue
Gordon Street
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Professor Crooks Outlines Energy Form For Elements
At the international chemical congress Professor William Crooks discusses reducing all elements to a single energy form. He notes the idea aligns with a Wisconsin discovery by Professor Babcock and marks progress in understanding matter's fundamental nature.
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Berlin
William Crooks
International Chemical Congress
Babcock
Wisconsin
Hotels of the Future as Seen by Simeon Ford
The article discusses a French hotel keeping school proposed by the New York World, with Simeon Ford of the Grand Union in New York envisioning future hotels as small, quiet, well conducted, and personally attentive. He argues large pyramidal structures will be reimagined as smaller, better curated spaces prioritizing comfort and value, while maintaining essential services for guests.
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Lineon Ford
France
New York World
Simeon Ford
Grand Union Hotel
New York
Helter Skelter Throngs At Coney Island Novel Amusement
A New York American report describes Coney Island novelty Helter Skelter drawing diverse crowds from a one legged boy to an Eskimo. Riders descend a waxed rattan trough in a spiral from a bluebeard castle, sitting or lying as they glide to the ground. Faces shift from grim to merry to reckless, with minimal clothing damage. Women reportedly prefer night runs for skirts, while a search light is planned nearby.
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Coney Island
New York
New York American
Labrador
Bluebeard Castle
Coatless Comfort Gone at Chicago Board of Trade
The Chicago Board of Trade floor ordered coats worn again during a hot spell led by H. S. S. Montgomery. Brokers, previously coatless in warm weather, were hustled back to the coat room and then returned to trading in obligatory attire as summer heat intensified.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Bean of Trade
Philadelphia
H. S. S. Montgomery
New Venice Tower Project Promises Three Year Completion
Venice residents New Carpaaite Venetigna and foreign supporters commit £60000 toward a grand tower with government funding. Foundations of the old tower are solid and the new campanile will rise atop them. Architect Signor Beltrami of Milan designs the project while Signor Boni stays in Rome overseeing Forum excavations.
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Venice
Venetigna
Signor Beltrami
Milan
Signor Boni
Rome
Forum
Educator’s Novel Mission Explores U S Dialects by Rail
Professor Scripture of Yale travels the United States in a phonograph equipped railway carriage to collect dialect samples from Indian tribes, then poorer white Southerners and foreign born populations. The project aims to document regional speech across diverse communities.
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United States
Scripture
Yale University
South
Russian church rising at Nice with eve towers
A correspondent reports a new Russian church is under construction at Nice in the Pare Imperial. Russians there have already contributed fabulous sums toward its erection and the project attracts wide attention.
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Nice
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