Print Paper Trust hearings in Northwest on pulp tariffs
John Norris of the New York Times testified before the Industrial Commission on newsprint costs and the International Paper Company. He argued consolidation raises costs, limits exports, and harms publishers while boosting executive salaries and land holdings. Dakotan M A Greeley spoke on farm conditions, immigration benefits, and rural trends in the Northwest.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
John Norris
New York Times
Norris
International Paper Company
United States
Canada
International Company
McKin
M. &. Greeley
South Dakota Farmer
Northwest
Greely
Greeley
Disastrous Victory in St Louis Referenced by Bryan Paper
Bryan's paper condemns the Wells mayoral win in St Louis as a disaster for Democrats. It argues the Lincoln era split would empower Republicans, urging the party to repudiate plutocracy and defend the organization against reorganizers. The piece notes broader Republican gains and questions Democratic unity in Missouri.
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Bryan
St. Louis
Lincoln
Mr. Wells
Francis
Rosebud Opening Delayed Until Preliminaries Complete
Interest grows among settlers for the Rosebud Indian reservation in South Dakota, with only the Gregory county portion set to open. A commissioner will negotiate with the Indians for land surrender, treaty ratification by Congress, and land selections before homestead entry. Opening unlikely before next December, likely a year away.
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Rosebud
Chamberlain
S. C
Rosebud Indian Reservation
Gregory County
Missouri River
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Northwest
Oklahoma
Interior Dept Discontinues Sisseton Agency in S D
An Interior Department order ends the Sisseton South Dakota Indian agency and places its affairs under a bonded superintendent. Agent Johnson is out of a job and Earl T. McArthur of the Osage school in Oklahoma is named superintendent of schools at Sisseton. The move follows years of departmental effort and a new Indian bill provision allowing agency discontinuance. Opposition from Senator Gamble and Representative Burke is anticipated.
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Interior
Sisseton
D. Washington
Interior Department
S. D
Indian Ageney
Johnson
Earl T. McArthur
Osage School
Oklahoma
Department
Agent Johnson
Congress
Secretary of Interior
Gamble
Burke
Counterfeiter Ring Busted Near Sioux Falls
Deputy U.S. Marshal Jerry Carleton and Sheriff Huston raided a counterfeiters den near Sioux Falls. Levi Clark, the occup ant, and a complete money fabrication outfit were captured. Officers say it is the region’s most important seizure, with long circulating fake currency in Parker Madison Canton and Sioux Falls areas. Clark, once jailed in Charles Mix county, was found with a chest full of gear and coins in imperfect condition.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
United States
Jerry Carleton
Huston
Levi Clark
South Dakota
Parker
Madison
Canton
Sioux Wa
Levilark
Clark
Charles Mix County
Iowan Goes to Dakota UW Christian Buys 5000 Acres
Improvements of a substantial order are being made in this vicinity. H Chrisman of Tow a bought 4000 acres near Stockholm where a creamery is located. He divides land into stock farms and stocks cows on shares. He also established a bank at South Shore. Ameden brothers tried feeding wheat to hogs. They bought a lot of hogs at 4.20 per hundred, fed them three months, and produced 600 pounds of pork per bushel of wheat. They sold hogs for 5 a bushel, getting 67 cents a bushel for wheat. Seeding is well along and grass is starting to grow.
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Christian
Milbank
H. Chrisman
Towa
Stockholm
South Shore
Ameden Brothers
Corporate filings reveal several new South Dakota ventures
APIL 17. Articles of incorporation filed for Kirk Development and Mining company of Pierre with capital 10000. incorporators include W. L. Ss Thos. S. Athsratone and L. H. steps of St. Paul. Fort Pierre sees Cattle company with 100 capital and Joseph Is. Little, Jeoyal 4. Hbieains, Henry A. Knight listed as incorporators. Arctic Mountain and Wisher company of Fierie with 200000 capital, incorporators named. Gil and Exploration company of Mierre with 200000 capital, listed incorporators. Gil and Development company of Sderre with 600000 capital, incorporators William I. Shes, Lawrence Penverson and L. C. Smith.
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Ivusteces
Clarence L
Iir Hirany Js
teNutt
George I Brown
Arctic Moalt and Wisher Company
Fierie
Capital
Incorporticy
W. Gibbs
O. A
Snumo Gil and
Exyploration Company
Mierre
Sapitad
Incoorporsters
General French Reported Captured in Boer War Rumor
London April 17 A private telegram claimed General French with 500 British troops was captured by Boers after being enveloped by mist on hills. No confirmation exists and the War Office discredits the report. French has led cavalry in South African operations and sought De Wet. past rumors of capture have arisen before but proved false.
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London
French
Kimberley
DeWet
British war dispatches report Boer captures and losses
London April 17 The war office reports Col Sir Henry Rawlinson's column stormed south of Klerksdorp at daybreak, killing six Boers and wounding ten with twenty three captured. He seized a 12 pounder pompoms and two ammunition wagons. Col Plumer captured a field cornet and seven men with ten wagons and eighteen rifles. Seven Boers were killed in Pilcher's Orange River operations. A Pretoria dispatch says Kitchener will resume sweeping campaigns with 250000 troops including 60000 mounted men. army in good spirits. Larkley West April 16 Poney De Wet sentenced to three years and £1000 fine for seditious speeches.
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Rawlinson
Primer
London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Sir Henry Rawlinson
Klerksdorp
Plumer
Pilcher
Orange River Colony
Daily Mail
Cape Colony
Larkley West
Washington Notes on Banks and Federal Appointments
National Bank of the Republic in Chicago named reserve agents for several regional banks including Commercial National of Waterloo and First National of Minneapolis. Iowa and Nebraska filings list several original and restored appointments, with scattered war with Spain widows benefits and special acts noted, including names such as Jesse Boyington and Louis Podeyn, and amounts ranging up to eighteen dollars.
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National Capital
Northwestern Interest
Washington
National Bank of the Republic of Chicago
Commercial National Bank of Waterloo
Bank of Commerce of Minneapolis
B. L. Wicks
Cedar Rapids
Interior Department
Iowa
Jesse Boyington
Craft
Beuvid J.vans
Loyal G. Hesser
Anita
Thomas Auten
Knoxville
Amariah Bacus
Boone
William H. Bruce
Anamosa
Louis Podeyn
Soldiers’ Home
Marshalltown
Jacob UC
McVay
Farnhamville
Jasper Reno
Greenfeld
Richard Crampbeil
Coalville
Nathan C. Vickers
Creston
Thomas J. Goodwin
Tiawarden
Ann Wiliams
Williamsburg
Ann E. Whitenack
Susan A. Lowell
Miss Patten Ends Campaign To Wed Adjutant General Corbin
Washington society circles report a romance between Miss Edyth Patten and Adjutant General Corbin. Mrs Patten announces the engagement of her daughter Miss Sten to General Corbin, a longtime Washington social leader.
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Edyth Patten
Adjutant General
Washington
Patten
Sten
Corbin
Miss Patten
Vermont cashier arrested for misappropriation at bank
Vermont report states cashier Ci ty 2 of Farmers National Bank of this city was arrested today in Vercennes for misappropriation. The bank opened business this morning as usual.
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Vercennes
Farmers National Bank
Cuerigen
Bank
Isiee Tu
New York Labor Unions to Start Independent Party
In New York on April 16 the city’s major building unions voted to enter politics and form an independent labor party. Delegates from twenty one unions met to discuss the court of appeals rulings that struck down the prevailing wage law and the state stone dressing law, actions seen as a blow to labor. The unions faulted city officials for failing to support labor efforts as promised, despite professed friendship.
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New York
Philip Weinsenmer
Amalgamated Society of Plumbers and Gasfitters
Court of Appeals
Moulders and Machinists Strike Shuts Anaconda Foundry
A six week strike by sixty machinists at the Anaconda Copper company in Anaconda Montana has broadened to 600 affected workers. Moulders union joined, shutting the foundry department. After Prohibition, talks with President Scallon yielded no concessions, prompting aggressive actions and further shutdowns.
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Atnaconda
Butte
Mont
Anaconda
Machinists
Anaconda Copper Company
Moulders
Anaconda Company
Scallon
Anaconda Mining Properties
Washoe
New Works
Butte, Anaconda and Pacific Railroad
Opening Statement for Defense in Ripley Case Resting Prosecution
In Frankfort Kentucky on April 16 the Ripley trial featured ex County Clerk Reeder of Knox county testifying about talks with Caleb Powers and Finley re gathering crowds to Frankfort. He said a fight and Goebel’s possible death in five days were likely. Judge Bruce testified Ripley’s company lacked lawful formation. Wharton Golden described a mountain army linked to Powers with payments. Governor Taylor discussed backing Republican lawmakers in a fight. Caleb Powers allegedly said Goebel’s killing could settle the contest and hundreds from the mountains would arrive with a pardon from Taylor for the shooter. Ripley reportedly sought weapons. Prosecution rested and defense counsel O Nea l proclaimed his client innocent. He claimed no links to Powers Finley Youtsey or Taylor and reduced a mountain outcry to a molehill. The court adjourned to Monday.
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Ripley
Frankfort
Reeder
Knox County
Caleb Powers
Charles Finley
Finley
Goebel
Bruce
Wharton Golden
Powers
Taylor
Adjutant General's
Collier
Winchester
Youtsey
Secretary of State
Commonwealth
O'Neal
Bradley
Yost
Judge Yost
Tylor
Philippine Commission welcomed in Antique province with arch and celebrations
Visitors from the Philippine commission were greeted by Antique residents who formed a festal arch and represented every village. A Liberty statue in the town square bears Lincoln McKinley and Saft, while the province remains pacified after the insurgent leader Fulton. Local opposition has filed recommendations for a civil government in the archipelago.
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American Commission
Jose de Buens Vista
Vanay
San Jose de Buena Vista
Antique
Frogince
Pian Island
Philippine Commission
Washington
Lincoln
McKinley
Fulton
Issition
Cial
Boer Representatives Lose Mule Shipment Case in New Orleans
Judge Parlange dismissed the suit by Boer representatives to stop the shipment of mules and horses from New Orleans to the British army in South Africa. He ruled the transactions were between U.S. citizens and the British government, and the court had no jurisdiction. The animals were bought in neutral territory.
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New Orleans
Judge Parlange
United States Superior Court
South Africa
Parlange
United States
Skepticism in London on DeWet and Botha Peace Talks
London reports cast doubt on revival of peace talks in South Africa as DeWet’s motives are questioned by officials. The Times finds no foundation for Cape Town rumors about General Botha or related acts. An army order imposes a general court martial for any officer or soldier seen signaling surrender to the enemy.
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DeWet
Botha
London
Kitchener
South Africa
the Times
Cape Town
The
Times
King Wants Peace in Paris Report on Edward Orders
Paris April 16 A report that General Botha seeks to reopen negotiations with the British commander in chief in South Africa stirs a rumor that King Edward is eager for a quick settlement. The tale comes from a close associate of Lord Carrington, the special ambassador, who arrived in France to announce Edward VII's accession.
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Paris
Botha
South Africa
Edward
Lord Carrington
W”Basadier
France
Edward VII
New Gun A Wonder Surpasses Earlier Models In Tests
In New York on April 16 officials report remarkable test results for the latest inch naval gun at the Indian Head proving grounds. Rear Admiral O Neil, head of ordnance, says the weapon reached 3330 feet per second with 50 pound projectiles, surpassing the 2550 fps of the Kearsarge's 5 inch guns and 2990 fps with a 60 pound shell, with muzzle energies up to 3918 foot tons. O Neil plans to use a 60 pound projectile in future trials.
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New York
Indian Head Proving Grounds
O'Neil
Ordnance
Straus
Proving Grounds
Kearsarge
Long Defends Funston Appointment in Corbin Row
Congressman Chester I. Long issued a statement on the Corbin Funston controversy over brigadier general Frederick Funston. He recounted a Wichita meeting where ex-union soldiers pressed support for Funston and noted General Corbin’s opposition, while saying he did not imply political ambitions for Funston and regretted the publicity.
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Funston
Kansas
Medicine Lodge
Kas
Chester I. Long
Corbin- Long
Frederick Funston
Wichita
General Corbin
General Funston
Furston
Ann Arbor Plague Case Updates On Hare Recovery
Ann Arbor reports Charles B. Hare, the student alleged to have bubonic plague, is recovering rapidly and being kept in the contagious ward until infection risk is certain. Attendant Cummings remains unaffected as preventive measures continue.
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Hare
Ann Arbor
Dr. Navy
Charles B. Hare
Cummings
Stockmen Lose Thousands in Wyoming Blizzard
Cheyenne reports loss of more than 2500 head of cattle from Swan Land and Cattle Company in ten days of severe storm. John Edwards loses 7000 sheep near Kimball, Nebraska from a 14000 flock. Western Nebraska South Dakota and eastern Wyoming ranges also suffer. Blizzard blocks may arise. mail couriers go missing. a Union Pacific wreck ends traffic for seven hours.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Swan Land and Cattle Company
Wyoming
Nebraska
John Edwards
Kimball
Nep
South Dakota
Omaha
W. C. Warner
Wheatland
Phillips
Plains
John Gillespire
Horse Creek
Union Pacific
Priest Lynched in Spain After Fatal Love Rejection
Madrid reports Father Frascuelo, 26, was lynched in Monte Alegre after shooting a 15 year old girl who refused his advances. The mob pursued him through the village, the priest took refuge in civil guard barracks, and was bayoneted over fifty times as reinforcements were awaited.
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Madrid
Frascuelo
Monte Alegre
Plague Admit by Doctor as Student Hare Recovers
Dr Victor Vaughn told the state board of health Hare’s bubonic plague case is contained with no spread expected and full recovery anticipated. Dr Novy treats Hare in contagious ward wearing a germproof suit while Dr Waugh cites Vienna 1898 outbreak. Professor Nothwaile and Barisch studied plague bacilli. Barisch died, Dr Muller died after attending him.
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Vaughn
Hare WA
Chicago
Record-Herald
Ann Arbor
Mich
Victor Vaughn
State Board of Health
Charles Benjamin Hare
Pawnee City Neb
Novy
Hare
Waugh
Vienna
Nothwaile
Barisch
Muller
Markets Brief from Sioux City to Minneapolis
Sioux City live stock markets report mixed lots with hogs and cattle varying in price across regions. Chicago and South Omaha show adjusted receipts and slight declines or steadies, while Kansas City and Minneapolis list cash and contract quotes for wheat and other grains with assorted seed and pork prices.
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South Omaha
Zleittle
Arkansas Indian Territory Mine Strike Continues
Indianapolis April 15 The executive board of the United States Mineworkers of America decides to keep the strike in the bituminous coal fields of Kansas Arkansas and Indian Territory. The walkout has lasted over two years and stemmed from operators denying a ten percent wage advance. More than 3 000 miners and families rely on the relief fund.
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Arkansas-Indian Territory
Indianapolis
United States Mineworkers of America
Kansas
Arkansas
Indian Territory
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South
Indian Agency
Dakota
Reve
Vahetu
Gen. Corbin
Vermont
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British War Office
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Long
Spain
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Iananas City
Kansas City
Texas
Galaen Ars Ie
Giondin
Provintana
wWe
Minneapolis
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