Export Trade Record of 89 Likely to Rise
The National Bureau of Statistics reports exports of manufactures in fiscal year 1899 likely to exceed last year by over 89 million dollars. Iron and steel will provide more than half the gain, with eight months showing a 16 percent rise in exports versus the prior year and a 70 percent jump from two years ago. Imports of iron and steel fall about 10 percent in the same period, less steep than last year’s 20 percent drop.
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National Bureau of Statistics
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Bishop Watterson Dead Ends Catholic Diocese Leader
The Rt. Rev. John Ambrose Watterson, head of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus, died suddenly in Columbus Ohio on Monday morning after days of ill health. He had just confirmed a class of 111 before collapsing. a physician arrived too late. He was a cousin of Henry Watterson of the Louisville Courier Journal.
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Columbus
John Ambrose Watterson
Ohio
Henry Watterson
Louisville Courier-Journal
Railroads ban sleeping and dining cars at G A R encampment
Railroads announce a new rule for the G A R National Encampment in Philadelphia. Veterans will not be allowed to use sleeping and dining cars for rest or meals during the encampment, reversing a long-standing practice. Hotel and business supporters oppose the change and fundraisers object to the custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. National
Philadelphia
Pope Leo Blesses Throngs at Thanksgiving Mass in Rome
The Thanksgiving Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral drew a notable gathering of diplomats and eastern patriarchate representatives. Cardinal Camillo Mazzella celebrated as Pope Leo XIII appeared vigorous, blessing the crowd before being carried to his private apartments amid cheers.
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St. Peter’s Cathedral
Rome
Eastern Patriarchates
Camillo Mazzella
Congregation of Sacred Rights
Mexico Orders 32000 Rifles From New York Firm
Mexico places a large order for 32,000 light power rifles in New York City. The shipment is the biggest foreign defense purchase here in 25 years and linked to lessons from the Spanish American War.
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Mexico
New York
New York City
Supposed Drowning Body Found Near Chester N Y
The body of James Mahon of Kalamazoo Michigan was found in a brook near Chester New York by a farmer. It had been in the water about two weeks. It is supposed Mahon was accidentally drowned.
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James Mahon
Kalamazoo
Mich
Chester
N. Y
Mahon
Reichstag debates Samoa accord and economic tensions
The German Reichstag majority opposes radical interpellations while the foreign minister announces an agreement with Great Britain on Samoa. Dr Lehr criticizes the US and Britain, but party leaders repudiate him as they seek information on Samoa events and government measures under the circumstances.
Fugitive Kang Urges Reform in China From Vancouver to London
Kang Yu Wei, a Chinese statesman in exile, arrived in Vancouver from Victoria with supporters. He plans to move to London to advocate reforms for China, including representative government, national banks, state ownership of mines and railways, free education, technical schools, government military training, and a move away from silver currency to gold.
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Kang
Kang Yu Wei
Vancouver
Victoria
London
China
He Aso
Brewing Company Indictments Reversed in Kentucky Court
The John Tauck Brewing Company, among Cincinnati brewers, was indicted in Kenton County for doing business in Kentucky without an agent. The Court of Appeals reversed the Kenton County Court and sustained the Hiauek Company. Indictments of this kind are numerous in Kentucky.
Navy seeks ex sailors to rejoin service in Chicago
Lieut Bo W Wells in charge of the naval recruiting station in Chicago reports the Navy Department directs enlistment of machinists who hold honorable discharges from the late Spanish American War. The service aims to recruit as many of these men as possible to return to duty.
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Bo W. Wells
Naval
Chicago
Navy Department
Navy
Spain
Triple Murder Near Grant Illinois Shocks Town
Solomon Tlatema, a Choctaw judge and current prosecuting attorney, allegedly killed his wife child and brother at his home five miles west of Grant Illinois. The incident occurred while he was intoxicated, and neighbors report a chaotic scene as authorities investigate.
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Solomon [Atema
Grant, IL
Tlatema
Kiamite County
Third
Not Anxious to Stay and Return to Home Country
Report shows volunteers in the Philippines resist re enlistment. Only about 7 percent of soldiers offered a travel and pay bonus totaling over 500 dollars accept the opportunity to return home.
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Philippines
Ice Kings Organize a Mammoth Ice Trust Promoters
John Field president of Knickerbocker Ice Co of Chicago and Charles Wagner of Sandusky Ohio are credited as promoters of a mammoth ice trust to practically control the ice business nationwide. Mrs McKee to represent New York at Paris Exposition 1900 Governor Roosevelt appoints her as commissioner for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John &. Field
Knickerbocker Ice Company
Chicago
Charles Wagner
Ohio
Sandusky
McKee
New York
Mary McKee
Marvison
Gov
Roosevelt
Paris
Big Park for California Forest Reserve at Lake Tahoe
The President proposes a proclamation to set apart 135000 acres on the south shore of Lake Tahoe California as a forest reserve and public park. The plan aims to protect the lake area and provide public access while preserving natural resources. The move reflects ongoing conservation trends and federal land management priorities.
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California
Lake Tahoe
Cal
Giant New York celery fest for Bryan dinner
The Chicago Jefferson dinner of the Chicago platform Democrats drew nearly 3000 guests to Grand Central Palace New York. Mr Bryan was the guest of honor with figures like James R Brown W J Bryan and O P Belmont present. The event featured long white table settings Bunches of celery graniteware pots and floral decor while the crowd cheered as the speakers took the stage and the band played Tail to the Chief. The five minute demonstration included grand displays and a napkin wave salute.
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Chicago
Dollar Jefferson
Grand Central Palace
New York
Big Palace
Jefferson
Bryan
Women
Bryan League
Mr. Bryan
James R. Brown
W. J. Bryan
Chas. A. Towne
O. P. Belmont
Weekly Review of Trade Signals Broad Recovery in 1888
R G Dun and Company reports continued expansion in legitimate business and rising productive capacity across major industries. Despite a stock decline in some sectors and wage disputes sparking strikes, cotton demand stays strong, woolen mills increase wool purchases, and goods demand improves. Wheat prices rise slightly. overall failures drop to 188 in the U S and 22 in Canada from last year.
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R.G. Dun & Cons Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Floods in Wyoming Halt Rail Traffic and Wreck Waterworks
Melted mountain snow caused floods that washed away five Goose Creek bridges in Sheridan and broke the main water supply pipe, cutting water service while rail traffic on the Burlington resumed with transfers at Little Big Horn River. No rail wreck occurred. Reports say several Crow Reservation Indians drowned.
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Sheridan
Wyo
Goose Creek
Burlington
Little Big Ilora
Crow Reservation
Spain names Duke de Arcos as envoy to the United States
The Official Gazette records a royal decree appointing Duke de Arcos as Spanish envoy extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the United States. It also creates consulates in Manila Iloilo San Juan de Porto Rico and Cienfuegos. General Rios reports Major General Otis grants safe conduct for his chief of staff and another officer to Aguinaldo with a demand for liberation of Spanish prisoners. He is authorized to offer surrender of 1,600 Filipino prisoners if Aguinaldo refuses.
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Duc de Arcos
America
Spain
Duke de Arcos
United States
Llavana
Manila
Iloilo
San Juan de Porto Rico
Cienfuegos
Rios
Philippines
Home Office
Otis
Staf
Aguinaldo
Twenty young farmers in Kane County fire at warning
Near Carbondale Osage County Kane twenty farmers confronted Mr and Mrs George Markley and ignored his warning Markley opened fire with a shotgun Peter Anderson was shot in the head and dangerously wounded Arthur Lake was shot in the arm and Morris suffered a scalp wound Markley was arrested.
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Carbondale
Osage County
Kane
George Markley
Markley
Peter Anderson
Arthur Lake
Morris
Volcano Falls Bottom Drops in Steamer Disaster Verdict
Passengers on the City of Rio de Janeiro report the volcano at Tiendulu fractured on March 23 with dust smoke and landslides. A 150 foot crater opened, thwarting efforts to locate the bottom. In Lexington the jury awarded W. E. Singleton 5000 damages against Maj T J Carson over a shooting linked to an alleged remark about Carson’s niece.
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Rio de Janeiro
Tiendulu
Maj.t. J. Carson
W. E. Singleton
Carson
Lexington
Singleton
Whites Guarded by Blacks at Presidio Riot Arrests
About 100 United States recruits were placed under arrest on the Presidio Reservation in San Francisco after a saloon fire outside the lines. Private Charles L. King of the Twenty-third Infantry was brutally beaten and not expected to live. The white troops faced a guard by colored regiments while awaiting transport to Manila.
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United States
Presidio
San Francisco
Harris
Charles L. King
Twenty-third Infantry
Manila
Fatal boiler explosion at Chippewa Falls mill claims three lives
Three men killed and five injured when a boiler bursts at a small basswood saw mill eight miles east of Chippewa Falls Wisconsin. The explosion stemmed from an aging boiler at the George Straight owned plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chippewa Falls
Wis
George Straight
Runaway in San Diego Ends in Serious Injuries
In a San Diego California runaway accident six men were thrown to the street when a reins dropped from a vehicle driven by the driver. John G Shannon of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania formerly United States District Attorney of Dakota sustained injuries feared fatal.
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San Diego
Cal
John G. Shannon
Pittsburg
United States
Dakota
Castellane awarded damages in Paris duel report
Boni Castellane won $300 in Paris against the editor and director of Droits del Homme for publishing an account of a fatal duel with Deroulede over an actress. Judgment rests on Castellane’s status as husband and father. A Webb City zinc ore high price update reports $52 per ton at Oronogo and Pleasant Valley mines, up from about $20 two years ago.
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Castellane
Boni Castellane
Paris
Droits del Homme
Deroulede
Webb City
Oronogo
Pleasant Valley
Poisoned by Wild Parsnips Claims 12 Year Old Boy At Cambridge
Samuel Hartel aged 12 son of Joseph Hartel manager of the Martin tin plate mills Cambridge Ohio died suddenly from poison of wild parsnips. Five other boys who ate the poison root are in a critical condition.
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Samuel Hartel
Joseph Hartel
Martin Tin Plate Mills
Cambridge
Ohio
Market quotations across U S cities for cattle hogs and grains
A compilation of market prices from Chicago to New York and Detroit listing cattle hogs and sheep prices, wheat corn oats rye by city, grade and couplet figures. Prices span No 2 red wheat to No 2 white oats and include butter eggs and potatoes in various regional markets.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Bartlett Fripp Named U S Representative to Samoa Commission
Bartlett Fripp of Dakota has been chosen by the President to represent the United States on the Tripartite Samoan Commission. Mr Tripp will accept. Tripp is a Maine native, lawyer, former constitutional president, and longtime Democrat with ties to Cleveland era policies and diplomacy.
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Bartlett Fripp
Yankton
United States
Tripartite Samoan Commission
Tripp
Dakota
Pease
Samoa
Washington
Secretary of State Law
Maine
Waterville College
Ife
Austria
Commonwealth
Cleveland
Territorial
Congress
Granville G. Bennett
Supreme Court of
Dakota Territory
Austria-n Lungary
Indictment Quashed In S. M. Howard Disbarment Case
Disbarment proceedings against S. M. Howard of Gettysburg were filed in the South Dakota Supreme Court at Pierre, the first under the new law. The court quashed the charge claiming the complaint fails to show Howard is a licensed attorney and lacks jurisdiction over misconduct by nonlicensed individuals.
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S. M. Howard
Pierre
Gettysburg
O Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Howard
Land Office Monthly Report Shows Large Increase in March
The United States Land Office at Watertown reports March activity with 47 homestead entries spanning 6,487 acres and 31 final proofs totaling 4,466 acres. Ten final timber culture proofs add 1,519 acres, plus 13 cash entries worth 4,541 dollars. The quarter ending March 31 lists 88 homestead entries and 11,824 acres, 94 final homestead proofs and 14,029 acres, 39 final timber culture proofs and 6,070 acres, and 50 cash entries. Total receipts reach 19,888.84 dollars, reflecting a marked rise from the prior year. A lake project prompts funding requests for an eight inch artesian well at Lake Byron to keep the lake full for a summer resort, with 2,000 dollars sought from Lincoln County Commissioners and matched by local townships and residents.
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United States Land Office
Watertown
Ighty
Lake Byron
Lincoln County
Milford
Huron
Lost a Leg in Freight Yard Accident near Pluma
Lafayette Cleveland, a chlorination works employee from Pluma, fell under a caboose while attempting to board a passing freight train from Deadwood. He lost his right leg below the knee, while his left ankle was shattered, and his body and head were severely cut and bruised.
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Lafayette Cleveland
Pluma
Deadwood
Governor Lee Asks Recall of First South Dakota Volunteers
Gov Lee writes to President McKinley urging the recall of the First South Dakota Volunteer Infantry from the Philippines. He cites the end of the Spanish War and Paris treaty, arguing troops should return home to their families and peaceful pursuits. A War Department reply is anticipated, with legal timing considerations noted for muster-out and possible six month reenlistment.
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Gov. Lee
McKinley
Gov
Lee
Wns
South Dakota
United States
South Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Otis
Luzon
Kingdom of Spain
Spain
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Both Claim the Property in Sturgis County
A county dispute in Sturgis arises when Stephen Ashton obtained abatement of penalty and interest on farm taxes totaling 260 dollars, while a neighbor paid the taxes plus interest to buy the farm. Both hold full receipts and claim ownership, and the matter will be resolved in court.
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Sturgis
Stephen Ashton
Deadwood Man in Windsor Fire Linked by Clipping
A New York clipping reports the Windsor Hotel fire body found uninjured with a Blake handkerchief and IL W Loree receipt, suggesting the deceased is the former Deadwood man who used Blake and Loree names. Alcester Mayor Tubbs seeks acquittal on obscene mail charges, claiming handwriting denial and lacking proof of mailing the letters.
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Windsor
Deadwood
New York
Windsor Hotel
Blake
IL. W. Loree
Loree
Tubbs
Alcester
Good Shot Found Guilty in Sioux Falls Murder Case
The jury, after an hour five minutes, found the defendant guilty of murder and recommended life imprisonment at hard labor. Good Shot’s lawyers moved for a new trial. The defendant left the courtroom, resigned, and shook hands with relatives of the murdered woman.
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Good Shot
Sioux Falls
New Attorneys Granted Admission in State Bar
Certificates issued for admission to the bar after the term examination. Named recipients include Frank Crane of Watertown Thomas Minery of Elk Point Frank Van Wagenen of Alexandria Franz Lindquist of Milbank Hans R Berndt and Fred M Wilcox of Juron Wallace M France and Lewis H Bennett of Lisseton J C Dunham of De Smet Carl Kibbe and Charles I L Bartlett of Sioux Falls.
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Grist
Frank Crane
Watertown
Thomas Minery
Elk Point
M. Frank van Wagenen
Alexandria
Franz Lindquist
Milbank
Hans R. Berndt
Fred M. Wilcox
Juron
Wallace M. France
Lewis H. Bennett
Bonus on Woman's Wiles in Deadwood Pool
A Deadwood boarding house relies on fifteen bachelors who fund a $5 bill pool. The first woman to win over the group will receive the entire amount as a wedding present, a plan viewed as nearly hopeless for marriage prospects.
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Deadwood
Fort Sully Reservation Land Opening May 12
The Fort Sully Military Reservation will be opened for settlement at 10 o'clock on May 12. The State offers a sixty day preference to file on this land, and Commissioner Munstman of the State Land Department intends to take it all, so no other filings will be received.
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Fort Sully
Munstman
State Land Department
Bon Homme County grants phone line rights across roads
The County Commissioners of Bon Homme County authorize the Bon Homme County Telephone Company to lay eighty miles of wire along public highways in the county during the early summer, connecting all major towns and locations.
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Tyndall Telephone
Bon Homme County
Burglary at Springfield Meat Market Sparks Fire
A safe at C. Hunn's meat market in Springfield was blown open and $60 taken. Valuable papers burned and the building set ablaze but suffered little damage. No trace of the robbers has been found.
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Springfield
C. Hunn
Big Cattle Purchases for Sioux Range Delivery
Heavy cattle purchases include 2 500 head bought at Tuscon Aviz by Scotty Philip and 1 000 head of yearling heifers bought by George B Mathieson in the San Sanioa Valley Aviz Domestic Corporations. Fifty one domestic corporations filed in the office of the Secretary of State for March, with receipts boosting the month total to over 700 dollars.
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Sioux Range
Tuscon
Aviz
Scotty
Philip
George B. Mathieson
San Sanioa Valley
Ofice
Secretary of State
March
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Mitchell Printing CO
Punt
Bureau of Statistics
Iron and Steel
Bishop Watterson
G.A.R
Pope Leo
Wooster
Indiana
Japan
Merchants Association
Amoy
Waco
Texas
Hans Balatk
West
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R. T. Hanks
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Tex
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Lie
Sehley
Naval Examining Board
Washington, D. C
Raleigh
Bermuda
Tommy Atkins
Europe
Johnnie
Moses
Weekly Review OF Trade
Wyoming
Lslands
Nicholas
Finland
American Steel Shoop Company
New Jersey
Mr. Biggins
Report OF Land Office
Sullivan
B.A. Sullivan
Plankinton
Peavy
Alaska
Ellis Company
Bear
Ellis Opera Company
Knights of Korassan
the Dramatic Order of Knights of Korassian
Francis S. Arnold
Surgeon General
Pearl Eslick
Mlk Point
Rapid City
Tyndall
Frank Chaldek
Louis Chaldek
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