Boers Seek U S Help to Stop War Against Britain
Boers tell visitors in New York they want America to say stop to England. Delegates Wessels Wolmarans and Fischer press for peace and support, while Mayor Van Wyck welcomes them amid cheering crowds. One fare to Philadelphia and return announced for Republican convention travel.
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New York
Messrs. Wessels
Wolmarans
Fischer
van Wiek
Fee
Manhattan
City Hal
Municipal Assembly
City Hall Park
Kennedy
Municipal
United States
England
America
Transvaal
Philadelphia
Washington
Prominent Citizen Charged with Perjury in Tax Case
Ex-State Representative Herbert S. Babcock was arrested in Charlotte Michigan on perjury charges after failing to report a large mortgage in Ingham county on tax blanks. He requested an examination set for June 7 and posted a 3000 bond. Also, William Bayles was arrested for refusing to reveal financial resources to the tax commission amid a wave of similar arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Mich
Herbert S. Babcock
Iith
David Smith
Babcock
Ingham County
New State Tax Commission
William Bayles
State Tax Commission
Presbyterians Gather in St. Louis Amid Leader’s Death
The opening session of the Presbyterian general assembly in St. Louis was saddened by the death of Rev. William A. Echols of Middlesport Ohio. He died of heart disease before the session began after feeling ill in the morning. The day featured preliminaries and an address by retiring moderator Rev. Dr. Samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Presbyterian General Assembly
William A. Echols
Middlesport
Dr. Sample
Chas. A. Dickey
Philadelphia
Daniel Webster Fisher
William McKibbin
Cincinnati
Samples
Chicago Brick Strike Ends in Open Market Settlement
The long-running brick industry boycott around Chicago neared settlement as the National Brickmakers' Alliance and the Illinois Brick Company agreed to use exclusively union labor in yards and keep the market open to all buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Brickmakers’ Alliance
Illinois Brick Company
Supreme Court cites Edward Rosewater for contempt
A Lincoln dispatch reports the Nebraska Supreme Court has cited Edward Rosewater of the Omaha Bee to appear June 5 and answer for contempt over four Bee articles about Governor Poynter and Judge Holcomb in the fire and police commission case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha, Neb
Fiom Lincoln
Supreme Court
Edward Rosewater
The
Omaha Bee
the Bee
Poynter
Holcomb
Fire and Police Commission
Fort Wayne Director Files for Voluntary Bankruptcy
Joseph Harding a Fort Wayne farmer and former director of the defunct Shell Loan and Investment company files for voluntary bankruptcy. He lists liabilities at 90000 and assets at 6000 after earlier creditor attempts were overruled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Joseph Harding
Shell Loan and Investment Company
Counterfeit Stamps Linked to Cuban Postoffice Inquiry
Washington dispatch reports a Muncie Ind claim that counterfeit postage stamps were printed in a local printing office and distributed to Cuban post masters. Neely Printing Company denies any stamp production and notes limited government printing work over the past eighteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Muncie
Ind
Garret
Neely
Muncie Dispatch
Ross Cowan
The
Neely Printing Company
Havana
Thompson
Herr Culmet
Mayo
Mascaro
Reeves
Postal Department
Baracoa
Messrs. Smith and
Fosner
Rathbone
Industrial Commission Plans Later Rail Discrimination Reform
Washington May 18 the Industrial Commission released a preliminary report to Congress on transportation. It notes incomplete inquiry and that recommendations will come later. The 131 page document finds railways still discriminate and that grain rate favoritism harms milling, with major terminals and elevators controlled by a few owners, suggesting possible favors to large shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Industial Commission
Congress
Evi
Chicago
Illinois Republicans name campaign officers and allies
Chicago May 18 The state Republican committee met at the Great Northern hotel with Judge Yates nomine for governor in charge of the campaign. Fred H Rowe is chairman and Walter Fieldhouse secretary with BE G Keith as treasurer. The executive committee includes James McKinney and several state leaders as members. Edward H Morris added as Chicago colored member. Yates predicted McKinley would win Illinois by 100000.
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Chicago
State
Republican Committee
Great Northern
Judge Yates
Fred H. Rowe
Jacksonville
Walter Fieldhouse
BE. G. Keith
James McKinney
Aledo
Charles S. Deneen
T. N. Jamieson
Fred A. Busse
J. S. Stevens
Peoria
Len Small
Kankakee
John W. Bunn
Springfield
Dan Hogan
Mound City
Lyman T. Hoy
Woodstock
Charles P. Hitech
Paris
H. PD. L. Griggesby
Pittsfield
Rowe
Fieldhouse
Edward H. Morris
Yates
McKinley
Illinois
Wright Who Went Wrong
Monroe Wright, the absconding Salem township trustee in Steuben county, Indiana, was located in Oregon by Senator Neall Gilbert and jailed in Angola after his disappearance two months earlier. His shortage ran into the thousands and his family was left homeless. Wright lived in a tent fifty miles from any railroad before arrest. An Oregon officer aided in the capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auburn
Ind
Monroe Wright
Salem Township
Steuben County
Oregon
Neall Gilbert
Angola
Wright
Smallpox Cases Reported in Alton
Springfield Illinois May 18 two cases of smallpox were reported to the state board of health from Alton yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Springfield
Ill
State Board of Health
European Royals Mark Fourteenth Anniversary Of Young King
Spain marked the fourteen anniversary of the birth of the young king. Queen Victoria christened Henry William Frederick Albert, the latest son of the Duke and Duchess of York, in a ceremony at Windsor.
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Spain
New York
Wharton Barker
McKinley
Bryan
Victoria
Winchester
Duchess of York
Henry William Frederick Albert
Brooks
Mineral Point
Wis
Silas B. Cobb
Chicago
Henry Thale
Japan
Buddha
Siam
Tokyo
Common Council
Plainfield
Cousins
Iowa
Russia
St. Petersburg
George C. Hill
E. H. Barber
Blissfield, Mich
Hogs Rise in Muscatine Market Amid Rain and Mud
Rain and bad roads hinder hog shipments and corn supply as prices edge up from 4.75 to 4.90 for hogs. Farmers fear delayed spring plowing and planting while merchants struggle with cash flow.
Muscatine Market Prices Report May 18
Muscatine Iowa market list notes prices for wood lime and cement, grains, flour, mill stuffs, dairy and eggs, produce, beef, pork, hay and live stock, fruits, vegetables, nuts, and staples. Lumber, hardware, nails, wire, and fencing are listed with assorted unit prices and market statements.
Chicago Markets Special Dispatch from Muscatine Office
A brief dispatch from Muscatine outlines Chicago markets with J Teher GS and H E Mctay as managers. The report notes office, post, and telephone contacts in Chicago dated May 17, 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A J. Teher
H. E. Mctay
Muscatine Office
Chicago, Ill
Hogs and cattle prices and receipts across markets
Daily receipts and price ranges for hogs cattle and sheep across East Buffalo and St Louis markets. Hogs 34 000 receipts with varying lots from 4.25 to 5.5242. cattle 11 500 with steers from 2.50 to 6.75. sheep 10 000 with western and native lambs 4.75 to 7.35. East Buffalo reports mixed results with dull to easy markets and softer veals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
Notice to Vacate Brase Road in Muscatine County
The commissioner appointed to vacate Brase Road starting at Pine Mill road on the section line between sections 13 and 14 in Town 77 N Range 1 West must file objections or damage claims by noon July 2, 1900. The roadway runs south along the section line through lands of John Brase M Paul Noah Dusenberry David Gatton and William Pantel to the section 23 24 center line. E C Stocker Auditor April 30 1900.
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Brase
Pine Mill Road
Muscatine County
Iowa
John Brase
M. Paul
Noah Dusenberry
David Gatton
William Pantel
E. C. Stocker
Highway location report for Muscatine Slough area Iowa
The commissioner assigned to locate a 40 foot wide highway starting at the Muscatine Slough bridge west end near section 13 township 76N range 3W Muscatine county Iowa has recommended establishing the road. Objections or damage claims must be filed with the Auditor by noon July 2, 1900, or the highway will be established without reference to them.
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Muscatine Slough
N. Range 3
Muscatine County
Iowa
Jacob Heintermaster
Slough
Keokuk Lake
E. C. Stocker
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