Sugar Trust Blocked by Equity Bill in Philadelphia
Government files bill in equity to thwart a sugar trust deal that gave control of several refiners. Plaintiffs name Knight & Co Spreckles Refining Franklin Sugar Delaware Sugar House American Sugar Refining John E Searles as treasurer and seek to prevent consummation and rescind agreements in the actions brought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Sugar Trust
Bh. Co
Knight & Co
Spreckles Refining Company
Franklin Sugar Refining Company
Delaware Sugar House
American Sugar Refining Company
John E. Searles
Mormon colonization scheme in Mexico gains government support
Elder Andrew J. Stewart of Salt Lake negotiates with Mexican authorities to establish Mormon colonies in Mexico with headquarters in this city. Concessions include tax exemptions for fifteen years on property and ten years on city taxes, duty-free export of farm and manufactured products, and land acquisition at nominal figures. Schools and industries are allowed with no religious restriction, signaling a large settler movement into Mexico. Meanwhile Lexington reports a major fire at Fairlawn Stables destroying a 15 000 value facility, 19 horses, 11 perished, no insurance on horses, total loss around 5 000, arson suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Santa Rosalle
Mex
Andrew J. Stewart
Salt Lake
Republic
Stewart
Rio Grande
Lexington
Fairlawn
Smith & McCann
United States
Phil Thompson
Red Wilkes
Robert McGregor
Incediaries
Woman Tarred and Feathered Case Reaches $6000 Verdict
Mrs. Kate Boyd won $6,000 in a sensational suit against Cornelius Hessian and his three sons. Testimony showed the Hessians went to her home at midnight, tarred and feathered her over an imagined past grievance, and would have died if neighbors had not found her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
le Suer Center
Minn
Kate Boyd
Cornelius Hessian
Boyd
Hessian
Murdered His Mother in Wisconsin Father and Son Held for Trial
In Hartland Wisconsin William Jones and his 12 year old son Ea were charged with causing the death of Jones wife and the boy’s mother. After a preliminary examination they were held for trial in the Circuit Court. The boy allegedly struck his mother at the father’s instigation. The father is a well digger by trade. Another item reports a theater fire in Leadville Colorado at Loeb's Variety Theater destroying the building and half a block on State Street with narrow escapes and one woman and a child dead. Loss estimated at 400000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukeshi
Wis
Hartland
William Jones
Eadie
Jones
Justice Sitter
Leadville
Colo
Loeb
State Street
Brutal hangings erupt after assault near Goodlettsville
In Nashville special report Henry Grizzard, a Black ex convict, was identified and hanged by a crowd of white citizens near Goodlettsville after allegedly assaulting Mary Bruce, 18, a white woman. Five Black people were arrested as mob anger rose nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Henry Grizeard
Goodlettsville
Mary Bruce
Henry Grizzard
Cadwallader Arrested in Embezzlement Case in Superior
West Superior Wisconsin special A A Cadwallader ex bank president arrested on a warrant for embezzlement. Shortage charged at ten thousand dollars. Cadwallader’s cashier Hollowell reportedly may have funds from wealthy backers to cover his share and avoid prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadwallader
West Superior
Wis
A. A. Cadwallader
Dent
Superior National Bank
Hollowell
Escaped Robbery Attempt On Westbound UP Train
Five men armed with rifles boarded the westbound Union Pacific passenger train eleven miles from town. The engineer accelerated, escaping the hold up as shots were fired. The event follows a pattern of train robberies in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union, Oregon
Union Pacific
Fire Ravages Princess Opera House District
Flames race through the Princess Opera House area destroying McGregor's Livery with harness and Diamond Express wagons, Frost Woods warehouse, Green's Feed Store, six homes, two stables, a carriage shop and Salvation Army Barracks. Grand Union Hotel saved by firemen. Uncle Tom's Cabin Company lost all. Prolonged water outage worsened damage. insurance minimal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princess Opera House
McGregor
Diamond Express Company
Frost & Woods
Green
Salvation Army
Grand Union Hotel
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Company
Opera House
Destructive Tokio Fire Wipes Out Five Thousand Homes
The Tokio blaze began early and swept through three districts destroying 5000 houses across twenty streets. Forty warehouses and key buildings were lost, while notable residents including Viscount Fod, Admiral Akamisu, Count Murasumaru, and Marquis Tokudaiji were affected. Death toll estimates vary with limited details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Belgic
Tokio
Japan
Panorama
Viscount Fod
Admiral Akamisu
Count Murasumaru
Tokudaiji
Kushiro
Korean Archipelago
Horrible Death of a Lascar in a Furnace On Ship
A British steamer from Sicily lands the body of Maher Ruhe a Lascar who burned himself after declaring his time had come. Lascars observed Mohammedan customs aboard the Augerton including meals and meetings in the hold. Ruhe’s body was interred after religious services in Mindu stani.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Augerton
Sicily
Maher Ruhe
Calcutta
Mindustani
Blizzard devastates western Manitoba with freight wire and deaths
The Winnipeg special reports the worst blizzard in years across western Manitoba. Twenty miles of Canadian Pacific wire were blown out. The body of George E. Lundy was found near Bearburn. Sides of sidewalks were swept clear and visibility near zero on the prairie. Vessels on Lake Superior feared for safety as Red River waves reached fifteen feet. The St. Vincent dispatch notes snow and frost accompanying the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnipeg
Man
Here
George E. Lundy
Bearburn
Lake Superior
St. Vincent
Red River
Starving on the Rio Grande Famine Aid Report
Corpus Christi reports famine relief as rations reach 500 people near the Rio Grande. Many victims may die if more help is not forthcoming. Strain from drought haunts Mexican communities with hundreds of cattle losses. Large timber land sale in Galena Illinois details 15000 cords to Clinton Iowa White Lime Co. and four sections of Green Island Mississippi. 300 wood-choppers to be employed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio Grande
Corpus Christi
Texas
Galena
Ill
George Schneider
Clinton
Iowa
White Lime Company
Schneider
Green Island
Mississippi
North Dakota Supreme Court Upholds Public Warehouse Law
The court sustains the 1891 public warehouse act defining public warehouses and capping storage charges. It holds sections defining warehouses and maximum rates constitutional and notes no ruling on the adequacy of rates. The Ramsey County case may proceed to the U S Supreme Court on error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of
North Dakota
Bismarck
N. TD
Thas
Supreme Court of North Dakota
District Court
Ramsey County
United States Supreme Court
Peru Mission on Secret Journey to Chicago Exhibit
A Peru agent Dr Luna arrives in the United States from Panama with a Lima mission awaiting a Washington meeting. The Peru Congress pushes a Lima national exposition and proposes sending key exhibits to Chicago. Luna supports a Nicaragua Canal and highlights U S and regional benefits. Also reported is a Buffalo warning about a cross border naturalization scam by Chinamen with Canada papers, now blocked by Collector Morgan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
San Francisco
San Blas
Panama
Dr. Luna
Lima
Luna
Bermudas
New York
Washington
Chicago
Chili
United States
Nicaragua Canal
Mexico
Central American
Buffalo
N.Y
Morgan
Montreal
Canada
Morgan Haas
Fire at Cayuga flats kills two tenants in New York
A Gre that partly wrecked the Cayuga flats at 111 West Thirty-third Street caused two tenants to die and two more to be injured. Dr. Briggs attempted to clean a lounge with naphtha when vapors ignited from a nearby candle. The resulting blaze gutted the building, causing $15,000 in losses, and two bodies were found on the third floor landing after the fire was controlled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
West Thirty-third Street
Dr. Briggs
Kidnapping Suspect Snatched Across Border to Maine
Word reaches that three United States citizens abducted Benjamin Robertson in Tillsey settlement Victoria County New Brunswick and forced him into Maine. He was jailed in Woulton. No papers or authority shown, invaders wielded revolvers. Facts sent to Ottawa seeking return of the man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Andover
N. B
United States
Tillsey Settlement
Victoria County
Benjamin Robertson
Aroostook
Maine
Woulton
Ottawa
Miners Escape Fire at McLean Coal Company Shaft
In Bloomington Illinois a fire broke out in mule stables deep underground at the McLean Coal Company near the union depot. Firemen gained control and access to the escape shaft remained open, averting a possible disaster as hundreds of miners and their families watched the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
McLean Coal Company
Union Depot
National Prohibitionists plan convention at Music Hall
National Prohibition Committee and Cincinnati local committee finalize plans for the national convention at Music Hall on June 29 and 30. A gospel temperance meeting is set for Sunday, with a Democratic contest for medals on Tuesday. Delegate count expected at 1149 plus alternates. visitor turnout may exceed prior conventions. Eloping children Bertie Ellison and Andrew Jackson McFarland marry in Parkersburg after fleeing Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Prohibitionists
Cincinnnati Special
National Prohibition Committee
Music Hall
Dickie
Parkersburg
W. Va
Bertie Ellison
Andrew Jackson McFarland
Ohio
Bertie
Grant's Fame in Stone Cornerstone Lays For Grant Monument in Riverside Park
The cornerstone of the Grant monument in Riverside Park New York was laid amid elaborate ceremonies with President Harrison, Mrs Grant and officials in attendance. A large crowd, including 8000 to 9000 on the grandstand and thousands along the Hudson, witnessed the event as the copper cornerstone was sealed with relics of the nation and a prayers by Rev John Hall. Chauncey Depew and Gen Horace Porter praised Grant's mercy and leadership, while the monument's exterior remains largely as planned despite interior revisions for economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gen. Grant
Gen. A
Grant
Riverside Park
New York
Hudson River
Palisades
National Guard of
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Harrison
Foster
Rusk
Elkins
Wanamaker
Halford
Sherman
Sheridan
Gen
Lea
Union
Lincoln
Republic
United States
John Hall
Grant Monument Association
Horace Porter
Brady
General Grant
Chauncey M. Depew
Mr. Depew
Agentuncey
Pew
Guard of Honor
Ulysses S. Grant
Miantonomah
Hudson
Army
Navy
John H. Duncan
Horacy Porter
Fragmented OCR Summary of Senate Proceedings and Debates
The text outlines a chaotic Senate session with debates on pensions postmaster appointments and compliance with rules. It notes committee actions, amendments, adjournment motions, and references to figures like Parton and Bennington, plus budget figures such as 688,541 and 72 million dollars in various proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhoke
Ness
G Morgan
Momeene
Senate
Taney
Plonea Committee
Norway
Luis i
Suu
Tate
Beesate
Taekara
Taree Benningto Aepuriepann Rae
Gould
Aig
Jones
Cninivene
Ted
Excus
Frovrderv
Theiacnia
Hirano
Clatias
Miltee Peeelou
Sibley
Otis
Bineifng
Dora
Asta
Vituin
Nelee
Srite
Enite
HTC
World News Snippet Highlights Odd Stats and Local Oddities
A collage of quirky regional notes from Boston fishermen to North Dakota barley, California child with contrasting eyes, and fragmented phrases on diet waste and water purity. The passage combines place names, numbers, and curious claims in a rapid, mosaic style.
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She Weekly Capital
Mitchell, South Dakota
Mitchell Printing Co
Laguayra
Venezuela
Philip C. Hanna
Liaguayra
Denison
W.T. Sharman
Sin
Qwinnepes
Winnepez
Hiarriston
Miss
Coleman Blackburn
Fayette
Franklin County
SLOUX
Omaha
Stone
Roceedings
Boston
Cutna
Norta Dakota
America
TruckEy
Cal
London
Scotland
England
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