International Packing and Provision Co Formed in Chicago
Small Chicago packers known as non associates have merged with Armour Swift and Morris rivals to form the International Packing and Provision Company. Henry Botsford presides, with leadership from J H Porter and Samuel Allerton. The new English corporation plans twenty plus acres at the Stock Yards and capacity to slaughter and cure up to 15 000 hogs daily in winter. Capital totals about 3 500 000 dollars with bonds and preferred and ordinary shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuicaco
Non Associates
Armour, Swift and
Morris
Union Stock Yards
International Packing and Provision Company
Henry Botsford
Botsford
Chicago Packing and Provision Company
National Stock Yards Company
Chicago
Stickney Yards
Samuel Allerton
Transfer Company
Porter
Deeming’s Execution Set for May 23 in Windsor Murder
The wife killer Deeming has his hanging fixed for May 23 after confessing to killing his wife at Windsor. He claims a troubled youth and multiple asylum stays, a story contradicted by two Birkenhead brothers who deny the family insanity claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teoulug
Deeming
Windsor
Ile
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Fishing dispute ends in attempted murder and separation
Canton Ohio reports a husband after his wife refused to spend a day fishing with a bachelor friend killed himself with poison and cut his throat but was saved by friends. The wife left for her parents following the quarrel and would not reconcile. Also New York notes a Wall Paper Trust rumor fueling meeting among leading manufacturers with doubts over its passage but some prospect remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
WI Fernfelt
Fernfelt
Wall Paper Trust
New York
Wall Paper Manufacturers’ Trust
Relics Draw Catholics Amid Veil of Miracle Claims
In New York reports a relic from Ste Anne de Beaupre draws crowds to St Jeans Baptist Church on Seventy Fifth Street. Cardinal Vasellireta and Mgr Marxuis hear miracles as a fragment arm of St Anne is shown then exposed daily from 6 30 to 10. A crutchbound woman prays, later discovering renewed strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassixeros
Jefferson County
West Vergink
Castleman
United States Distinlet Court
Casteman
United States Supreme Court
Harlan
New York
St. Jeans Baptist
Seventy-Sifth Street
Mer Marius
Nicolet Canada
Vaselireta
Quebeck
Ste. Anne de Baeupres
St. Paul
Home
Virgin Mary
Canada
Telecau
Mgr. Marxuis
Miners Threaten Action Over Reading Deal
Luther L Telecau reports in Wilkesbarre that John Wad Rask, a key labor leader in the anthracite region, says unrest spreads among coal workers. They demand coal price rises or wage cuts to meet guaranteed readings, warning only law obedience will spare serious outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Ltelecau
Wilkesbare
John
Wadrask
Anthracite
Combine
Annexation talk and political tension in Pacific world
Honolulu financier Henry Waterhouse reports Thurston in Chicago to discuss Mauna Loa annexation plans. He warns annexation seems inevitable as Hawaii’s natives seek a republic while American residents favor joining the United States despite Pacific fortification costs. Meanwhile Wyoming and California wires report missing witnesses in a Fort Russell murder case and mining activity at Bald Mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenry Waterhouse
Honolulu
Palmer House
Thurston
Chicago
Mauna Loa
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Pacific
England
France
Germany
Conyexnr
Wyo
Fort Russell
Jones
Walker
Champion
Ray
Toth
Casper
Winball
Nay
Wimball
Glen Rock
The
Fail
Keurrase
Bald Mountain
JL Hawkins
Fortunatus Mining Company
New York
Isocyrus
Wyoming and Colorado Mining Company
Denver
Buffalo Mininge Company
Sheridan County
Buffalo
Lasteadville
Alexander Washington
Cra
Vistos
Co R. Dunavon
Dysart
KC Isand
Cheyenne
Kimball
Douglas
Lansine
Mich
Goodwin Bates
Gov. Winans
Michigan
Jac
Foreign Jottings and World Briefs from The Empire
In an English matter the House of Lords recognizes William Gray as heir to the earldom of Stamford, while the dowager countess, a mixed-race widow, may seek royal presentation. German Crown Prince Frederick William is installed as a lieutenant with a royal banquet at the Castle. Paris reports a man named Godrot’s attack on the Minister of Justice after a denied remission. Vilna notes four Jews and two Jewesses convicted for murdering infants amid a larger, ongoing infant-killing conspiracy. Rio Janeiro covers Brazil’s Mato Grosso rebellion as the government marshals a flotilla to quell the uprising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loxpos
House of Lords
William Gray
Earldorm of
Stamford
Earl of Stamford
Cape of Good Hope
Wynberg
South Africa
Countess of
Solomon
London
Frederick William
Paris
Godrot
Minister of Justice
Ministry of Justice
Chateau Lhierry
Sr. Pretexsnure Special
Vilna
Rio Janeiro
Matt Grosso
gMid& Grosso
Groeese
Collapse of the Poplar Lumber Trust Sparks Price Autonomy
In Lovisvinet the poplar lumber trust dissolves after two years of price controls. President Mangel announces members may set their own prices, marking a stern but necessary breakup amid opposition from Northwestern lumbermen and publishers. In San Angelo a sheriff’s jail slaying follows a woman’s pistol claim against a slanderer. Gerrit Oklahoma reports a horse theft clash with a fatality. James Grant in Chaco dies after lightning strikes and insanity following a detention hospital stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lovisvinet
Poplar Trust
Mangel
Northwestern
San Angelo
Texas
J. T Wilson
Sherwood
Iron County
Lonnie Taylor
Rail disaster on Atchison line kills seven in Missouri wreck
A westbound transcontinental express fell through a weakened trestle near Revere and Medill Missouri during a record storm. At least seven dead and twenty-five injured as passengers and crew battled floodwaters, with extensive bridge and track damage and financial losses estimated above $100,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Revere
Medill
Missouri
Chicago
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Mexico
Kansas City
Denver
Fox River
J. D. Springer
Atchison
W. F. White
Pasger
Willam Hynes
Oklahoma City
Lou Markel
Markee
Luther Cornelius
Kirkville
S. E. Verkler
Westport
John C. Grones
Macon
Springer
IxsgurxEp
J. Tucker
Downers’ Grove
Martin Regan
W. A. Isham
Riverside
Andrew J. Rowan
Express Messenger
Claud Bell
R. E. Dutcher
Jane Hisey
J. C. Winslow
H. M. Cutler
H. C. Cowling
N. Lancaster
W. A. Allen
E. T. Allen
Athens
Robert Schultz
Lexington Junction
J. F. Wartgen
Reading
William Adams
O. L. Boys
Gunther
W. B. Barnes
J. H. Snider
H. Laugh
J. Mason
F. Graves
W. G. Smith
H. C. Ives
Lockport
Fort Madison
Keokuk and Western
Burlington
Keokuk
Sure Cure for Corns Combines Cannabis and Salicylic Acid
The remedy prescribes mixing nine parts salicylic acid with one part cannabis indica extract and forty eight parts collodion. After foot bathing in warm water, apply the mixture with a camel hair brush to the corns and let the foot dry completely before resuming wearing stockings.
Cleaning Gold Jewelry
Cleaning gold jewelry requires a lather of rain yellow soap and tepia water, washing ornaments, drying thoroughly, brushing with dry whiting, and final polishing with very soft leather.
Mercantal Paris Displays Grim Dread Humor Notice
Mercantal Paris notes dark humor amid danger as several houses show the warning No magistrates lodge here to deter dynamiters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercantal
Paris
Iowa's Fair Building Plans by Josselyn and Saylor
Architects Josselyn and Saylor of Cedar Rapids draft plans for Iowa's World’s Fair building. The remodeling repurposes the Jackson Park pavilion into a 126 foot by 60 foot exhibition hall with a 100 by 60 foot west addition, two stories, round corner towers, a lakefront porch, and rooms for the commission, press, and social spaces plus an intelligence bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Farmers Alarm Over Imposter Detective Threats
Farmers in Van Buren County report a man posing as a United States Detective entering homes to threaten daughters and detain occupants. Thomas Robb and others alert neighbors as posse-hunt and arrests are pursued. Separate notes describe a coal shortage in Pocahontas and a challenge to Webster County Grand Jury legality with potential indictments and appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Buren County
United States
Thomas Robb
Keosunqua
Hortha
Noble
Keosauqua
Robb
Trapper’s Ill Advised Gun Trap Wounds Man
Frank Huffman a farmer in Owns rigged a shotgun loaded with paper wads to trap a thief. A loose strap caused the door to release the gun as Wullmoon opened the crib for corn. The blast struck his abdomen and doctors fear a fatal infection may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Huffman
Wullmoon
Signatures Must Be Written at Bellevue Bank
At Bellevue the Bank of Bellevue cashier found five dollar notes from the Thames National Bank of Norwich Conn with signatures printed rather than handwritten. Comptroller Lacey confirms stamped signatures violate the law and orders the Thames Bank to redeem and destroy affected notes. Sidney schools show resignations with teachers claiming unjust treatment by the school board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellevue
Bank of Bellevue
National Bank
Thames National Bank of Norwich
Conn
Wjhas
Lacey
Thames Bank
Washington
Sidney
Congress Debates International Trade and River Projects
The Senate and House discuss the Chinese exclusion bill conference report. free coinage debate. river and harbor appropriations. intercontinental railway, and Choctaw Chickasaw compensation. Legislation on sugar trust, emergency funds, and waterway channels prompts lengthy votes and committee actions.
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Senate
Morgan
Kyle
Bose
Sherman
Canada
United States
Liberty Toy Do
Dolph
Dawes
West
Paultner
House
Chapman
Blount
Sooker Quin
Intercontinental Railway Commission
Yous
Scott
Holman
Blanchard
Nang Sus
Fort Hayes
Quincy
N. D
Me. Holman
Whiting
Duluth
Buffalo
Breckenridge
Kentucky
Lockwood
Catehings
Superior
Ashland
Wis
Arapapahoe
Platt
Hiarvor
Caruth
Salt River
Ann Holman
Miami River
Committee On
Indian Affairs
Gorman
Wilson
Maryland
Okliahorma City
Chicago
Secretary of War
O. M. Poe
Great Lakes
Niagara River
Henderson
Vlinois
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Pork Packers Combine
the International Packing and Provision CO
Armour
Swift
Chaco
James Grant
Grant
Western Dairy
Pat Omanla
Iowa's Fair Building
Pocahontas
Gilmore City
Rolfe
Ilegal
Webster County
M Healy
iMegal
John Hanrahan
Hinmand
Goffey
Supreme Court
Congress
the National Legislature
Hill
Echo
Senator
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