Great Northern freight wreck injures crew near Skykomish
A westbound Great Northern freight derailed after a powder laden push car exploded four miles east of Skykomish Washington. Engineer John McGhourly and fireman were injured but survived as the engine and nearby equipment were destroyed. The track walker’s shack was demolished with minimal injuries to the man inside. Carnegie Gift and Americanization debate follow in London papers.
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Everett
Wash
Skykomish
Great Northern Railway
Moon
Cascades
John McGhourly
Can
McGhourly
Presbyterian Assembly Votes to Revise Confession of Faith
New Creed Philadelphia May 26 Presbyterian general assembly backs revising the confession by retreating the minority report. The 271 to 234 vote directs a committee to prepare a brief summary of the reform faith modeled on historic documents. Moderators and vice moderators are noted during discussion of the amendment.
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Philadelphia
Presbyterian’ General Assembly
Ward
Presbyterian Church of England
Atead
Minton
Pitcairn
Conroy Wins Brooklyn Handicap in Heavy Rain
James R. Keene's Conroy won the Brooklyn handicap at Gravesend as the first 3 year old to capture the race. Herbert finished second with Standing third. Banastar, the favorite, faded to the rear in a driving rain.
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New York
James R. Keene
Conroy
Brooklyn
Gravesend
Herbert
Banastar
Major Davis Cleared in Manila Commissary Scandal
Reports at the war department state Major Davis had no connection or cognizance of irregularities at Manila. It is said General MacArthur and investigators did not seek his presence, noting his record was clear.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Davis
MacArthur
Major Davis
Mary Ellen Lease Declares Bankruptcy In New York
Mary Ellen Lease filed for bankruptcy in the U S district court on May 27. Liabilities total 3247 dollars with assets of 2293 dollars. Most debt arose as an endorser on mortgages held by her husband C L Lease.
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Mary Ellen Lease
New York
United States District Court
C. L. Lease
Trade Report Signals Bright Outlook For Crops And Demand
Bradatreet reports last week shows a largely favorable general situation with a strong crop outlook. Trade and manufacturing activity remain steady with heavy demand for finished goods and premiums for quick delivery, while iron and steel see quiet activity and labor supply constraints loom for harvest in Kansas and the northwest.
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Bradatreet
Pittsburg
Boot
Kansas
Wheat Market Report Quiet and Steady Prices
Tacoma reports quiet and steady trading with blue stem at 61 cents while club remains at 60. Portland Oregon notes export prices for Walla Walla at 59 and 60 cents.
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Tacoma
Portland
Ore
Prices Paid Producers Retail Ledger Style Totals
A compact list shows farm price data for poultry eggs vegetables live stock hides and kilns. Poultry and eggs include chickens ducks geese and turkeys with live and dressed prices. eggs at five dollars per case. Vegetables list potatoes onions. Livestock covers beef veal hogs and sheep with live and dressed rates. Wool hides pelts and fur items included with price ranges. Grain prices delivered to local mills list club blue stem red wheat with bulk and sacked rates.
Major Taylor Defeats Jacquelin in Paris Return Match
Major Taylor, the colored American cyclist, won the return match in Paris defeating Jacquelin, the French champion, in two of three races.
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Paris
Major Taylor
Jacquelin
Minеs and Mining News Major Developments andClaims
Mines and mining notes report widespread district development for a prosperous year. Wilkenson and Thompson poised to start Weber Idaho smelter operations. Republic placer claims praised for riches, with yields claimed at 65 dollars per yard and 8 dollars in nuggets from twenty pans. Morning Glory ore described as brimming with gold, highest quality yet found. Gold Ledge tunnel at 850 feet, expected to miss ledge by 400 feet. Shaft work resumes with planned 60 to 100 feet more.
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Republic
Crummer
Gold Ledge
J. C. Auer
Slodan Star operations to suspend near June first
The Slodan Star near San don B C likely to suspend operations on June first. The Ymir Gold Mines syndicate reports a third dividend of 48000 dollars, bringing total distributions to 144000 dollars. ore shipments by Rossland mines totaled 8870 tons last week.
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Slodan Star
Sandon
B. C
Ymir Gold Mines Syndicate
Rossland
Northport
Trust In Mining Machinery
Allis Chalmers Company
Slocan
Arlington
Bosun
Sherbrooke, Que
War Eagle
Red Rock
Lulu
Phoenix Camp
London
England
Center Star
Patrick Clark
Hetta Mountain Group
Prince of Wales Island
Alaska
Hetta Mountain
Silverman
New
Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting & Power Company
Boundary Country
Miner-Graves Syndicate
Dominion
Ironsides- Knob Hill
Phoenix
Granby
Grand Forks
Copper ore ledge found on Riggs claims at Imnaha Idaho
A splendid ledge of copper ore was found on the Riggs group at Imnaha Idaho during the last week. In Montana the Fisher creek mining district expects a cyanide plant for ore treatment. Spokane men Tom Hird T B Garrison W F Clarke and Martin Mitchell bought the Opheir group on Ophir creek 25 miles northwest of Helena after months of prospecting. Jones Matthews and Miller have given an option for a bond on the Mammoth oil?
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Riggs
Imnaha
Idaho
Fisher Creek
Montana
Tom Hird
T. B. Garrison
W. F. Clarke
Martin Mitchell
Spokane
Opheir Group
Ophir Creek
Helena
Mont
Jones, Matthews & Miller
Amalgamated Copper talks near Fergus and Butte mills
Reports detail bidders and options involving group near Gilt Rage to W L Lawrey of Rossland B C. A 60 day option at 100000. Grant Robinson recaps last bullion shipment at Kendall mines Lewis town Mont. Finch Campbell prepare 300 ton daily cyanide mill. Amalgamated Copper conference in New York hints at absorbing Boston Montana Butte Boston. Bunker Hill Sullivan pays 30000 monthly dividend. total profits near 1 158 000. Butte smelters face strike impact. ore shipments rerouted to Great Falls Anaconda. Louisville mayor bans prize fights after Hart Creedon melee. city safety board notified.
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Mart
W. L. Lawrey
Rossland
B. C
New York
Grant Robinson
Kendall
Lewis
Town
Mont
H. T. Kendall
Finch & Campbell Company
Kendall Mines
Fergus County
Amalgamated Copper Company
F. A. Heinze
New York City
Heinse
Boston & Montana
Butte & Boston
Bunker Hill & Sullivan Company
Wardner
Idaho
Tacoma
Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill-Sullivan
Butte
Union
Colorado
Great Falls
Anaconda
Louisville
Dave Sullivan
Dave Husbands
Weaver
Board of Safety
Hanna Secures Large Massillon Coal Options
Toledo May 27 M A Hanna and Co secured options on nearly the whole Massillon coal district with a potential output exceeding 1 000 000 tons annually. The lands lie largely along the Wheeling railroad and the deal is viewed as part of George J Goulds maneuver to gain control of Wheeling interests.
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Hanna
Toledo
Ohio
M. A. Hanna & Co
Massillon
Wheeling Railroad
George J. Gould
Wheeling
Gigantic Coal Trust Reported to Form in Midwest
Indianapolis on May 27 reports a giant coal operators’ combination with an estimated capitalization of 50 million dollars. Ohio Indiana and Illinois trusts are said to be under different bodies but financed by a single source, creating one overarching alliance with identical aims.
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Indianapolis
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Decorated by the Sultan for Columbia Dean
A World dispatch from New York on May 28 reports Dr. Charles Edward Monroe, senior dean at Columbia University, received the Medjidia, a rare Ottoman honor, from the sultan of Turkey in recognition of the father of the current sultan.
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New York
Charles Edward Monroe
Columbia University
Turkey
Murder of 13 Year Old in Haight Street Home
In San Francisco on May 26 R C Hislop, a 13 year old boy, was found murdered at his Haight Street home. He was alone when his parents were away. His head showed brutal blunt force trauma and he died minutes later. The scene suggested a burglary with the house ransacked.
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San Francisco
R. C. Hislop
Haight Street
President McKinley Leaves San Francisco Amid Huge Farewell
In San Francisco on May 26 the presidential party departed for Washington after a two week stay. Mrs. McKinley, declared fit for the journey by physicians, was ferried to the Oakland boat amid a vast crowd that paused to cheer. No formal ceremonies occurred at the depot as the party boarded the Oakland ferry and the train headed toward Sacramento, with the schedule showing arrival in Wyden the next day at 6:30 p.m.
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San Francisco
Washington
Rixey
Ferry
Southern Pacific
Market
East
McKinley
Oakland
Wyden
Dowie Faces Banking Shutdown Over Zion Bank Crisis
In Chicago on May 26, Dowie confronts mounting pressure as the grand jury and state health authorities converge. The Zion bank, led by Dowie, is warned that after next Thursday its business will not be cleared through the Chicago clearing house unless arrangements are made, a move enforced by Commercial National Bank which handles its clearings.
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Carnegie
London
Andrew Carnegie
Scotland University
Scotland
Duke of Hamilton
Cameron
Lochiel
McDonald
the Isles
Chicago
Oxford
Cambridge
Ross Croker
St. James Gazette
England
Grand Jury
State Board of Health
City Health Department
J. Alexander Dowie
Zion Bank
Dowie
Chicago Clearing House
Commercial National Bank
Dowie Bank
Ewry Breaks Two World Records at Lafayette Meet
Ray C. Ewry of Lafayette, now with the New York Athletic Club, shattered the backward jumping world mark with a 9 feet 6 inches leap and set a new world record in the double kick jump with 7 feet 7 3/4 inches at the intercollegiate field and track meet in Lafayette, Indiana, on May 26.
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Lafayette
Ind
Ray C. Ewry
New York Athletic Club
Beer Commandos on Move Across Cape Colony
Disjointed fragment describes Beer Commandos marching southward into populous Cape Colony districts. Fouche’s command is rested in the mountains for weeks. A visitor from the suburbs questions automobiles, a salesman offers a bargain $975 car, and the exchange hints at broader colonial unrest and commerce.
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Cape Colony
Fouche
Philadelphia
Partners in business beggar tale on Broad street
A well dressed young man asks a gentleman and his companion for a nickel to buy coffee on Broad street. A third man accuses him of being a swindler and threatens arrest. The beggar reveals hunger and accepts five cents then disappears with the accuser. Indignant bystanders later verify the beggar and the critic split coins as “partners in cozenage.”
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Broad Street
Philadelphia Record
Tom Johnson Millionaire Gingie Taxer Elected Cleveland Mayor
Tom L Johnson a Kentucky native and former street railway magnate, elected mayor of Cleveland after a career in Louisville Indianapolis and Johnstown. A Democrat with large majorities in Republican districts he embraced Henry George single tax and donated his vast holdings to promote the idea. His Cleveland victory signals possible future state and national political moves.
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Gingie-Taxter
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Kentucky
Louisville
Indianapolis
Johnstown
Lorraine
Congress
Henry George
Judge offers help as juror asks if watch was stolen
In New South Wales a man on trial for stealing a watch faces conflicting evidence. The jury retires. the judge offers guidance and the lone juror asks whether the prisoner stole the watch. The report also notes a line about Broadway appearances and ticket prices from Puck.
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New South Wales
Fibre of Pine Needles German War Knitwear
Fragments describe Germans making underclothes from pine fibers and materials. Some men are measured by feet and come by their heads. The odd notes suggest improvised warmth gear amid wartime conditions.
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Paulaway
Derby
Trade Report
Mines and Mining News
Wilkenson & Thompson
Lewis Hall
Weber
British Columbia
Prise
Mrs. Mkiniey Stronger
Cam
Depot
Beer Commandos
Partners IN Business
Tom Johnson
Turse1 Dewan
Ranteen Storms
Garrison Legree
Puck
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