Fight Shifts in Railroad Power Struggle Drives Wall Street
In New York on May 14 the battle for westward railroad control shifts toward Union Pacific as Morgan Hill group buys heavily. Harriman Gould gain Northern Pacific control. Hill urged to sue for peace amid Rothschild threats. market falters with notable drops in Union Pacific and other rail shares.
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New York
Wall Street
Harriman-Gould
Morgan-Hill
West
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Hill
Morgan
Harriman
London
Northern Pacific Shorts
Rothschilds
St. Pauli
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Atchison Common
Another Lee for West Point Candidacy
General Fitz Hugh Lee, recently retired as brigadier general of regulars, visited Washington on May 14 to support his sons for army appointments. He has one son serving as a first lieutenant and seeks a second son’s appointment. While no guarantees, expectations favor his son’s entry.
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Washigton
Fitzhugh Lee
Lee
Regulars
Mother's Triple Crime in Providence Illinois
In Providence Illinois on May 14 a woman caretaker found Mrs Bedinah Carlsen and two of her children dead in a bed. Gustav Carlsen age 1 and another child age 2 were victims of the tragedy. Alma age 8 slept upstairs unaware of the deaths leaving her an orphan.
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Providence
R. IL
Bedinah Carlsen
Gustav Carlsen
Alma
Meteor seen over sea near Lima splits in two
A brilliant meteor was sighted near Lima Peru at 6 30 pm on Sunday and quickly divided into two parts one fiery red and the other blue white before apparently diving into the ocean.
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Lima
Peru
Galveston
Cummins Writes Letter To Dallas County Voters
Des Moines May 14 Hon A B Cummins has written letters to voters in Dallas and nearby counties claiming Conger eliminated himself Foster will not run and Cummins is the only governor candidate in the district. Local supporters doubt his assertions as Conger remains in the race and Foster has not withdrawn.
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Dallas
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Cummins
Major Conger
Foster
Conger
Wickham Sets Defense Over Batman Allegations
Sioux City reports Rev. C. M. Wickham claims a complete defense to Miss Cora Batman's accusations. He plans to prove he was out of the city on September 14, with a picnic party at Talbot's farm, challenging Batman's testimony as false.
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Sioux City
C. M. Wickham
Cora Batman
Talbot
Picture was a fraud in Marinette Polish quarter
Indignation rose in Marinette Wisconsin as a so called bleeding picture fooled poor and ignorant Poles. The exhibit was simple and crude and was removed after a wet sponge cleaned the blood stains and the Rev Father Papon ordered its removal from the Polish Catholic church vicinity.
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Father Papon
Alexander Martz Dead State Normal School Superintendent
Alexander Martz, superintendent of the State Normal school building and grounds, died in Pasadena, California, where he had gone for rest. He served with the Sixth Pennsylvania regiment in the Civil War and had been connected with the school since 1872, totaling 28 years of state service.
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State Normal School
Cedar Falls
Alexander Martz
Pasadena
Cal
Pennsylvania
Tragedy on a Illinois Farm Family Murder
Merritt Chism one of White Oak township McLean county Illinois murdered his wife as she left for church and seriously wounded a son from a former marriage. He attempted suicide by jumping into a well and then surrendered to police in Bloomington Illinois.
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Illinois
Bloomington
Hil
Merritt Chism
White Oak
McLean County
Chicago's Steamer Northwestern Runs Aground
Ogdensburg New York May 14 The steamship Northwestern from Chicago to Liverpool collided with Gilbert s dredge between Galoupe and Rapid Du Plot Rapids Sunday evening and went ashore. It is somewhat damaged.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Northwestern
Chicago
Liverpool
Gilbert
Galoupe
Rapid du Plot Rapids
Salisbury Praises War Benefits From South Africa
Prime Minister Salisbury, back from France, argued in a London speech that the war revealed British latent powers, dispelled fears of Britain’s decline, and proved the empire’s strength and the country’s role in maintaining peace. He also warned of a conspiracy to oust Britain from South Africa exposed by the conflict.
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London
Salisbury
France
South Africa
England
Great
City of Paducah Wreck Survivors Reach St Louis
The steamer City of Paducah sank after striking a mud bar and going down thirty feet of water. Seven were drowned and seven missing, with survivors arriving in St Louis aboard the City of Clifton. The rescued include seven Jews who reached Illinois shore and found lodging after the disaster near Grand Tower.
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St. Louis
City of Clifton
City of Paducah
Paducah
Grand Tower
Frank White
Kansas City
Landing 74
Brunkhorst
Cairo
Lake Ditch Landing
Dowie Faith Heals Die During Unmedical Birth
Mrs. H Worthington Judd wife of Zion leader died with her unborn child at 21 West Sixty fourth street after prayerful bedside vigil by Dowie followers. No physician was present and the death is attributed to reliance on faith over medical treatment.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
H. Worthington Judd
Zion
West Sixty-fourth Street
Calle
Smith May Quit the Cabinet
Washington May 14 Post master General Smith has vacated the house he occupied in the capital since joining President McKinley's cabinet three years ago. Journalists speculate he may resign within the year to return to journalism.
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Washington, D. C
Smith
McKinley
McKinley Enters San Francisco Amid Welcome Parade
President McKinley arrives in San Francisco as crowds gather for a formal entry. Mrs. McKinley rests well and is expected to recover by Saturday, delaying the Stanford visit but still featuring a public reception tonight.
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San Francisco
McKinley
Ohio
Stanford University
Scott
Orders Sent to MacArthur for Regimental Movements
Secretary of War Root orders General MacArthur to send select infantry, cavalry, coast artillery, and field artillery units to San Francisco. The moves transfer those with over a year remaining or who wish to stay in the Philippines, and reassign others with three months or less to serve back to returning units.
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Washington
Root
MacArthur
San Francisco
Regular Army
Coast Artillery
Philippines
Burlington Contention Over Ownership of the Road
The Evening Post reports a likely plan to structure Burlington ownership to avoid harming western railways. Union Pacific would gain an interest, and St. Paul would share in the Burlington contract to remove the line as a disruptive factor in Northern Transcontinental rail operations.
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New York
The
Evening Post
Burlington
Western Railways
Union Pacific
St. Paul
Woodmen of the World to Convene in Columbus
The sovereign camp of the Woodmen of the World opens in Columbus today for a ten day session with about 125 delegates. The order ranks fourth among fraternal groups in the U S and has 130000 members with seventeen Ontario camps. A laws revision committee reports radical changes.
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Columbus
Ohio
Soverign
Woodmen of the World
Ogee
United States
Ontario
Canada
Texas Oil Investors Awake to Facts Beaumont Oil Bets
Beaumont Texas May 14 Investors in Beaumont field oil stocks face sobering realities as rampant speculation collapses. Promoters warn widows and workers who bought hundreds of small companies are unlikely to recover funds. about 300 Texas firms formed last month, only a few offer genuine potential while most have no dividend and watered stock.
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Beaumont
Texas
Old Brown
Remoans His Fate as Wife Murderer Refuses Motive
Merritt Chism, a White Oak farmer, killed his wife on Sunday by slashing her face and crushing her skull with a baseball bat. He lies in McLean county jail hospital, wailing his fate and refusing to discuss motives. Relatives and friends say he has shown odd, possibly insane behavior for some time.
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Bloomington
Merritt Chism
White Oak
McLean County
Chism
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Wednesday
Fair tonight and Wednesday with generally clear skies for Iowa. Possible showers in the extreme west portion. Chicago dispatch notes mild conditions with no significant storms expected during the period.
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Chicago
Iowa
Married a Negro in Unusual Chariton Wedding
G W Hall, a wealthy black farmer near Ackworth in Warren county, married Esther Mouser, a white woman from a respected family, after Warren county clerks refused a license and Chariton officials granted one. The couple plans to reside on Hall's Ackworth farm.
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Warren County
Chariton
Wells
Ball for Governor slate take shape in Iowa
Des Moines dispatch notes Democrats near agreement on their gubernatorial slate. George W. Ball of Iowa City appears set to head the ticket, replacing prior rumored candidates such as Cato Selis Vin ton Hartenbower Des Moines Mayor Phillips Ottumwa, and ex Senator Romans Denison. Ball is longtime Iowa figure.
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Des Moines
Cato Selis
Vinton
Hartenbower
Phillips
Ottumwa
Romans
Denison
George W. Ball
Iowa City
Ball
Iowa
Conger Leaves Washington for Home and China Conference
Edwin F. Conger United States Minister to China spent hours at the Capitol meeting former colleagues. He heads to New York then Iowa for a brief stay and plans to return in June for a conference with the president.
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Washington
Edwin F. Conger
United States
China
Capitol
Congress
British to Detain Boers on Bermuda Islands
Hamilton Bermuda May 14 British government rents Tues er's and Morgan's islands for detention camps for Boer prisoners. Active preparations continue at Darrell's island where camp sites are being arranged.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Tueser’s
Morgan's Islands
Darrell’s Island
Plot to Dethrone Sultan Reported in Constantinople
The Tageblatt reports a conspiracy to dethrone the sultan in Constantinople led by the sultan’s brother. The plan included kidnapping the sultan and placing the brother on the throne.
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Vienna
Tageblatt
Constantinople
Twenty-One Admitted to Practice in Supreme Court
Washington May 14 Twenty one attorneys admitted to practice before the United States supreme court today among them James R Garfield son of the late President and the attorney general of Illinois one applicant from Honolulu and the Illinois attorney general were among those admitted.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
James R. Garfield
President Garfield
Honolulu
Illinois
Kalse Mining and LaGrille & Son Offer Repairs
Kalse Mining and LaGrille & Son advertise services including paper hanging and white washing with contact number 2146 for scheduling repairs.
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Kalse Mining
LaGrille & Son
Railroads in Fight for Eastern Traffic
The War over differential passenger rates progresses with the Wabash cutting Kansas City to New York to 23.90 dollars and extending similar through rates to the east for lines from Kansas City to St. Louis and Chicago. Western roads consider pressuring the Wabash to limit rate cuts as rivals study the move.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Detroit
Wabash
St. Louis
New York
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