Corn Corner Ends as Gates Settlement Drops July Corn Price
The Chicago scene reports John W. Gates ending a July corn corner after a private settlement with Harris Gates Co. The drop to 65/8 cents, later rebounding, signals the end of the corner with an estimated Gates profit around 1.5 million dollars to be shared among several wealthy partners.
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Jane If
John W. Gates
Harris, Gates & Co
Gates
New York
Scotten
Harris-Gates House
Morris-Gales
Neighbors Honor Rathbone on Return to Ohio
A parade of about 100 citizens met BE G Rathbone, late Cuba post director, at the Hamilton depot and escorted him to the St Charles hotel for a public reception. Parlors were engaged for a two hour visit and a dinner was tendered that evening.
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Rathbone
Hamilton, O
BE. G. Rathbone
Cuba
Cincinnati
St. Charles
King to Take a Voyage on Royal Yacht
King Idward departed Victorian station for Portsmouth yesterday to board the royal yacht Victoria and Albert. He traveled in an ambulance with Queen Alexandria, avoiding demonstrations, and was placed in a royal saloon car with privacy screens before transfer by blue jackets to the upper deck reception room, where a special couch awaited.
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Palace
London
King Idward
Victorian
Portsmouth
Victoria and Albert
Buckingham Palace
Queen Alexandria
Queen Victoria
Steel Trust Answers Suit On Bond Conversion Plan
United States Steel Corporation filed its answer to a suit seeking to block a 200 million bond conversion. The company claims total assets exceed 1.4 billion, covering stock bonds and both common and preferred shares. Charles Schwab provides an affidavit supporting asset valuation and knowledge of property worth.
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Newark
N. J
United States Steel Corporation
J. Aspinwall Hodge
William H. Curtis
Bernard Smith
Charles Schwab
Minister Bowen to Reinforce La Guayra With Ship
Washington reports that at the request of the state department the navy will send an additional ship to La Guayra Venezuela. The Marietta will meet the Kingston bound Marietta and proceed to Colon to relieve the Machias. The Topeka sails to Curacao via Puerto Cabello. The Marietta is not expected to be detained long and may be used for communications.
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Bowen
la Guayra
Washington
Venezuela
State Department
Navy Department
Marietta
Kingston
Jamaica
Cape Haytien
Colon
Machias
Topeka
Curacao
Puerto Cabello
Department
Terrific cyclone wipes out three towns in North Dakota
A powerful wind storm swept southeast from the international boundary into northeastern North Dakota destroying three towns and wrecking telegraph lines. Reports at midnight said Borup on the St. Vincent line of the Great Northern was an absolute wreck with most structures leveled and little communication remaining in the affected area.
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North Dakota
ST. Paul
Borup
St. Vincent
Great Northern
Bridge worker injured at Maple Creek bridge incident
Workman Fred Boeke of Elkhorn injured when knocked off Maple Creek bridge by a pile driver at Bridge Nicker son Nebraska. The Frankfurter Zeitung reports Rothschilds informed the sultan they will not assist in unifying the Turkish debt.
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Workman Falfis
Nickerson
Neb
Fred Boeke
Elkhorn
Maple Creek Bridge
Frankfurter Zeitung
Rothschilds
Fight to Finish Over Labor Trouble Paralyzes Chicago
Chicago wholesale business stalls as freight handlers and railroads clash over a demand for 17 cents per hour total daily loss estimated at $1,000,000. Committees from the freight handlers fail to secure a settlement as managers refuse talks and firms warn weigh-in losses threaten perishables. stance is firm on both sides with no concessions expected.
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Chicago
Curran
Milwaukee & St. Paul Road
Revolutionists March Toward Puerto Cabello In Venezuela
Advices report 900 revolutionists led by General Penaloza advancing on Puerto Cabello in Carabobo state while 400 local troops concentrate near Hi Palito. Government fortifications are in place and an attack on Puerto Cabello is anticipated with shelling possible if it occurs.
Two Vessels Safe After Nome Rescue Near Ladysmith
Messrs Masterson and Gillespie, two passengers from Nome, landed in Victoria on the collier Melville Hauer en route to Ladysmith. They reported the Portland and Jeanie arrived safely at Nome and reached Ladysmith together, the Jeanie being assisted by the Portland. No one aboard faced hardship, and the ships remained within hailing distance.
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Victoria
B. C
Masterson and Gillespie
Nome
Melville Hauer
Ladysmith
Portland
Jeanie
Freight Handlers Strike Grips Chicago Wholesale Houses
Chicago heads into week two of a freight handlers strike as 20 000 workers idle and warehouses stay shut. Pickets guard depots while nonunion crews roam idle cars. President Curran seeks talks but railroad managers show no move, signaling continued losses for Wholesale houses potentially counting in the millions.
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Chicago
Curran
Flood Beginning to Ebb in Topeka on Kaw River
Topeka reports the Kaw River stationary with a fall predicted. A gas pipe leak at the railway bridge cuts fuel and light to North Topeka. Wolff Packing plant closed as floodwaters reach the first floor. The Russian settlement on the outskirts evacuates to higher ground. Trains operate by roundabout routes. with no further rain, water is expected to recede.
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Topeka
Kaw
Ami
Duday Beolta
Wolff Packing
Lipton to Try Onc e More For America's Cup Challenge
Englishman Sir Thomas Lipton moves toward a renewed attempt to win the America's Cup in 1903. Plans for a working model of the Shamrock TIL challenger are prepared and held at Fairlie Yard. Draughtsmen draft the design while Shamrock TIL officers are engaged, despite shareholder pressure to abandon the venture.
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London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Fairlie Yard
Shamrock Til
Sir Thomas
Lipton, Limite
American steel firms seize South African orders ahead of Britain
British trade commissioners in Johannesburg note indolence of British firms and highlight American concern Adam Bishman Jr and siblings killed near Waseca Minnesota when barn windstorm torn it apart while milking cows in the basement of the barn.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
Transvaal
England
Capetown
Adam Bishman, Jr
Waseca
Minn
Milink
Salisbury Resigns as British Prime Minister Name Change Assumed
London July 14 The resignation of Lord Salisbury as prime minister is announced with A J Balfour chosen to succeed. The report notes Chamberlain as a leading candidate for the premiership and discusses anticipated cabinet changes and Salisbury health after a long career and wartime era.
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London
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Associated Press
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Edward
Mr. Chamberlain
Balfour
Salisbury
South Africa
Mr. Balfour
Mgr. Balfour
Mont Peles Still Active Eruption Triggers Fatalities
Mont Peles on Martinique violently erupted sending a dense column of flame and ash into the sky. The activity, as strong as recent days, caused stones and cinders to cover Morne Rug, Ajoupa, Bourbon, and Maconia, rendering areas uninhabitable for hours. Deep rumbling and electrical phenomena accompanied the blast. Ten deaths were reported, while northern residents faced panic though Port de France remained calm.
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Mont Peles
Port D&s Frangh
Martinique
MorneoRugs
Ajoupa
Bourbon
Maconia
Port de France
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