Empty treasuries in Porto Rican cities
San Juan reports widespread municipal bankruptcy as Porto Rico faces scarce funds to pay police, teachers, and public works. Despite US aid plans and new road and school projects, San Juan and other towns struggle to secure loans and funds, prompting calls for government relief and practical employment programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
Ponce
Superior Board of Health
Havana
United States Treasury
Brumbaugh
Elliott
Mae
The
Why Mr Evans Has Enemies
Representative Gibson of Tennessee, aligned with anti Evans faction, doubts Mr Evans will retire soon. He claims Evans’s policy costs the government about 5 million dollars annually and has earned him many enemies. Congress and taxpayers reportedly oppose Evans’s approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Evans
New York Times
Washington
Gibson
Tennessee
Evans
Congress
Market Briefs and Commodity Quotes Anew
The page lists daily prices for Wheat No 2 red 79 1/2 cents, corn No 2 mixed, oats No 2 mixed, cotton middling 8 5/8 to 9 0/8, iron Northern No 1 foundry at 16.25, butter Western creamery at 22 cents. It also notes sections for stocks, weather, and various notices across pages 3, 5, 10, 12, 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Service
Poland Poland Poland i natural spring water in the world
An advertisement proclaims Poland as home to the best natural spring water in the world. It presents promotional claim without specific details or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Adv
Railway Rate War Becomes Peak In Transcontinental Transit
Pessimistic observers forecast widespread railroad turmoil as rate wars intensify from Atlantic to Pacific. Presidents curtail traffic officials' powers amid demoralized freight tariffs and fierce competition among Vanderbilt Canadian and Pennsylvania interests. Burlington proposes $25 Chicago and $21 St Louis round trips to Denver and Colorado Springs with June and July windows, Utah fares higher by $10, plus special June July $1 plus $2 deals for common points with varied return limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Atlantic
Pacific
Trunk Line
Central Freight Association
Vanderbilt
New York
New England
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Burlington Road
Rock Island
Colorado
Utah
Burlington
Western Passenger Association
St. Louis
Missouri River
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Steel Trust Officers Named by United States Steel
Information from multiple sources indicates United States Steel Corporation has appointed Gayley of the Carnegie Company as First Vice President in charge of docks and mines, W R Walker as Second Vice President in charge of mills, and W P Palmer of American Steel and Wire as Third Vice President in charge of sales. Each company will keep separate organizations with joint policy guidance from the three executives headquartered in New York. fleet management remains undecided, with a likely internal choice planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
To-Morrow
United States Steel Corporation
Gayley
Carnegie Company
W. R. Walker
American Steel and Wire Company
W. P. Palmer
New York
Steel Trust
Tax on Steel Trusts Mines Prompts Higher State Valuation
Duluth reports the Lake Superior Consolidated Iron Mines to United States Steel Corp spurring a new tax valuation of Minnesota iron properties. Mines now assessed under $10 million. expected to reach at least $75 million with Morgan offer implying a $60 million value for Consolidated. Ore shipments last year boost total taxation value toward $150 million. some experts estimate $200 million for the mines alone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Lake Superior
Minnesota
Rumored Steel Trust Deal Shocks Colorado Industry
Denver reports a high authority says John W Gates John Lambert and I L Elwood have gained control of Colorado Fuel and Iron Company and will double Pueblo plant capacity adding tin and wire mills and blast furnaces A Chicago conference with William Garrett is planned The Republicans claim US Steel will acquire Colorado Fuel and Iron with shares valued between 150 and 175 dollars President Osgood travels to New York to arrange transfer details
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
John W. Gates
American Steel and Wire Company
John Lambert
I. L. Elwood
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Pueblo
William Garrett
Cleveland
Chicago
Henry R. Walcott
United States Steel Corporation
Osgood
New York
Magistrate Erred in Non-support Conviction at Bath Jail
John Burgess, jailed for four months for non support, was discharged on writ of certiorari after his attorney challenged the magistrate’s papers. Judge Wheeler ruled the use of or in the paper yielded no supporting evidence, invalidating the conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bath
N. Y
John Burgess
C.f. Smith
Addison
C. H. McMaster
John Almick
McMaster
Wheeler
Burgess
Nation seeks return of hatchets from Topeka police
Mrs Carrie Nation announces she will sue Topeka city for hatchets in police possession. The instruments were seized during her multiple saloon smashing arrests. She demanded their return from the Chief of Police, who refused to hand them over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Nation
Topeka
Kan
Olice Department
Desks Desks Desks Largest Variety at 276 Canal St
Advertisement notes a large stock of desks from Charles E Matthews at 276 Canal Street near Broadway, emphasizing vast selection and quality for shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. E. Matthews
Canal St
Broadway
Surprise marriage of Christian Scientist Norton and Miss Griffin
Justice Edward Hatch performs marriage between Carol Norton a Second Reader of the Fourth Church and Elizabeth Griffin, a pupil of Mrs Augusta Stetson. The couple appeared at the Second Church dedicatory and Norton’s circle confirmed the union as neighbors discussed it at length. News mentions Norton’s role in Christian Science circles. Mrs Lathrop confirms the ceremony and notes Norton’s prior restraint and later marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Edward W. Hatch
Marble Court House
Appellate Division
Christian Science
Carol Norton
West Side
Church of Christ, Scientist
West Eighty-second Street
Elizabeth Griffin
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Augusta Stetson
Stetson
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Norton
Fourth Church
West End Avenue
Wester York
Charles Paine
Seymour
Miss Childs
Charles Herrick Childs
Laura Childs
Second Church of Christ Scientist
Sixty-eighth , Street
Central Park West
Laura Lathrop
Townsend Building
Broadway
Christian Scientist
Eddy
Justice Hatch
Carol
Academy of Music
Brooklyn
Kingdom of Heaven
Christian Science Board
Boston
Mother Church
Cornell University
Shirt waists stir Washington police reform movement
A Washington newspaper item reports a growing push for shirt waists among police, spurred by Camden, New Jersey photos and a winter campaign. Chief Major Sylvester opposes the change, arguing coatless officers lack authority, while reform advocates push for a stylish, cooler uniform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Camden
N. J
Camden Constabulary
Sylvester
Settlement Ends Guggenheim Smelting Dispute
The differences among the American Smelting and Refining Company and Guggenheim interests are resolved. Rogers and Lewisohn leave the United Metals Selling Company directorate as merger proceeds. The suit over stock rise to 100 million dollars is dismissed and the Guggenheims receive the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Smelting and Refining Company
Guggenheim Smelting
H. H. Rogers
Leonard Lewisohn
United Metals Selling Company
American Smelting Company
Rogers-Lewisohn
Guggenheim
Messrs. Rogers and
Lewisohn
Standard Oil
American Smelting
Samuel Untermyer
Delmonico
Court of Errors of
New Jersey
Trenton
Guggenheims
Daniel Guggenheim
West Fifty-fourth Street
Sewell
Isaac Seeeruhes
Dixon
Court of Errors and Appeals
Court of Chancery
Turkish Free Masons Appeal for Murad Brother of Abdul Hamid
The Turkish Free Masons send to King Edward a plea for the release of Murad the elder brother of Abdul Hamid. They describe Murad as a prisoner for a quarter century under pretext of mental illness and urge the king to use influence for his freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Free Masons
Murad
Edward VII
London
Edward
Abdul Hamid
Turkey
Murad V Suffered Overthrow and Detention in Istanbul
Murad V, thirty third Osman sovereign, ascended in May 1876 and was dethroned Aug 31 by a ministers council. Confined under harsh rules, he was reportedly transferred secretly from Cheragan Palace to Malta Kiosk in Yildiz grounds, remaining veiled from public view while foreigners noted his dignified bearing despite age and illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murad V
House of Osman
Abd-ul-Aziz
Council of Ministers
Murad
Abdul Hamid
Cheragan
Malta
Yildiz
Soldier denounces temperance push over canteen loss
Springfield April 8 Frank Dellinger a Philippine War soldier and total abstainer writes home bitterly blaming temperance advocates for abolishing the canteen. He notes soldiers deprived of beer and whisky turn to Beno a native drink that wrecks health and has driven some to permanent insanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Frank Dellinger
Philippines
Cabman’s Panicked Horse Crashes Into Trolley
Albert Snyder driving on Eighth Avenue at midnight when his runaway horse collided with a trolley car on 126th Street. The cab crashed into an elevated pillar. the horse was shot after injuries. Snyder suffered scalp wounds and was taken home. Motorman David McGuire and about a dozen riders escaped unharmed as panic ensued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Snyder
Eighth Avenue
Twenty-sixth Street
David McGuire
Love
West One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street
Snyder
West One Hundred and Twenty-third Street
Line of Least Resistance Across Great Lakes Route
The statement identifies the Hudson River corridor through the Mohawk Valley toward Lake Erie and Lake Michigan as the preferred route, extending from New York to Cleveland Detroit and Chicago, aligning with the New York Central system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudson River
Mohawk Valley
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
New York Central
Lake Mich
Cago
Elkton Council Hogs Limit Victory in Election
In Elkton Maryland on April 8 voters chose two city councilmen with the single issue of hog pens in town limits. The candidates who favored banning hog pens won election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Railroad Advert for Overland Limited to California
The notice promotes the Every Day in the Year Overland Limited train to California via Chicago Northwestern Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Railways. Information available at the Northwestern Line Office 461 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overland Limited
California
Chicago & Northwestern
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
Northwestern Line
Broadway
Rebel General Tung Fu Liang Leads Chinese Uprising
Peking reports confirm a rebellion in Mongolian and Shen Si provinces led by Gen. Tung-Fu-Liang, with 11,000 troops marching toward the court. Li Hung Chang and Prince Ching assess the danger as foreign intervention looms while the Empress Dowager wields influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Tung-Fu-Liang
Mongolia
Shen-Si
Li-Hung- Chang
Prince Ching
Tung-Fu-Siang
Sian-Foo
Prince Tuan
Li- Hung-Chang
Wing-Hsu
Tung- Fu-Siang
China
Tung
Kipling
Beyond
Asia
Aksu
Kashgaria
Kiang-Su
Japan
Central Asia
Shan-Si
Shan-Li
Blow to Russian prestige in China shocks The Times
A dispatch from Peking quoted by The Times cites Dr Morrison on the blow to Russian prestige in China after Manchuria ambitions were checked. He notes Japan’s key role in the setback and predicts renewed Russian efforts, with implications for the Empress Dowager and Li Hung Chang. The Emperor reportedly orders the Court Revenue official to prepare for a possible court move toward Kai-fong-Foo in Ho Nan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Times
Peking
Morrison
China
Russia
Manchuria
Japan
Li- Hung-Chang
Eye
Board of Revenue
Kai-fong-Foo
Ho-Nan
Japan Relieved As Russia Drops Manchuria Pact Press
News from Yokohama on April 8 reports Japan's relief over Russia's decision not to press the Manchuria agreement. The government had anticipated possible complications and postponed major state undertakings involving large expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Russia
Manchuria
Japan
China’s Ability to Pay Reveals Large Debt Estimate
Peking reports expert opinion valuing China’s payment capacity at 20 to 30 million pounds without crippling finances. The current demands of the powers amount to about 80 million pounds and rising, signaling a heavy external pressure on Beijing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Suppression Order for Bow-Wong-Wai In Honolulu
Chinese Consul Wai-Ping issues proclamation based on Wu Ting-Fang circulars from Washington ordering all Bow-Wong-Wai members suppressed in Honolulu. The notice follows colonial era tensions and signals coordinated action by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Wai-Ping
Wu Ting-Fang
Washington
Transport Routes Highlight New York Central Ad
A brief ad notes travel from Michigan to New York via cities including Cleveland Detroit and Chicago, stating the route is served by the New York Central.
Chinese Reform Society Faces Oath and Arrest Threats
In the islands, Bow-Wong-Wui members totaling over 8,000 are urged to renounce loyalty to the local consul and join Wui. Those who refuse face arrest and imprisonment of relatives in China, with reports that some members have learned of relatives in China being seized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wui
Exploitation of China discussed by Beaulieu in Vienna
French economist Paul Leroy Beaulieu argues in the Neues Weiner Tagblatt that the United States is likely to dominate China once the Nicaragua Canal is cut. He contends China would become an American colony for economic purposes and praises American foresight during recent events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Paul Leroy Beaulieu
Neues Weiner Tagblatt
China
United States
Nicaragua
Czar Nicholas May Abdicate If He Lacks Heir Daughter
A London despatch notes Emperor Nicholas II’s health is unsettled by the recent upheaval and he may abdicate if the next Empress has a daughter. The report cites The Daily Express correspondent in St. Petersburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
London
The
Daily Express
Russo Chinese tensions cloud Manchuria talks
Counts Cassini and Wu report conflicting signals over a Chinese refusal to receive news from Peking and a Russian ultimatum on the Manchuria accord. Washington notes possible illness or strategy behind events, with no clear rupture, but friction persists as Yang Yu's status and Quai Chun's role loom large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Count Cassini
State Department
Peking
M. de Giers
Russia
Department
Rockhill
Squiers
Conger
China
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Yang-Yu
Quai-Chun
Tsung-Li-Yamen
Franco Italian Entente Reported in North Africa
The Tangier dispatch in the Daily Chronicle says a Franco Italian entente could shift balance in North Africa. Italy may drop opposition to French designs in Morocco in return for Tripoli access. Britain might welcome a friendly state between Tunis and Egypt after M Delcasse’s St. Petersburg talks with Count Lamsdorf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Chronicle
Tangier
North Africa
Italy
Morocco
Tripoli
Great Britain
Tunis
Egypt
M. Delcassé
Count Lamsdorf
St. Petersburg
Botha Expected to Renew Peace Negotiations
A Brussels dispatch to The Morning Post reports Transvaal quarters in London say General Botha will shortly renew peace negotiations. The claim centers on potential talks to end hostilities and restore truce conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Brussels
Morning Post
Transvaal
Botha
Couple Wed On Deathbed In Chicago Detective Marries Bride
In Cincinnati on April 8 detective Fred Hayes of Chicago married Miss Jeannette Evans, also of Chicago, as she lay ill with grip on her deathbed. The ceremony occurred at 6 AM with the dying bride present, and Mrs. Hayes died at 1:30 PM. The scene drew tears as witnesses watched the solemn vows in a tragic twist of fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ohio
Fred Hayes
Chicago
Jeannette Evans
Miss Evans
Hayes
Yomense
Defend the New Charter Why the Mayor's Term Was Cut
Albany April 8 a prominent legislator and others defend the charter as a step forward despite flaws. They note the mayor term change from four to two years came by narrow votes and private statements, and argue compromise shaped the measure. Senators Stranahan Elsberg and Assemblyman Seymour defend local control on private charitable school aid and expect vetoes or later fixes to address objections. The contended Brooklyn influence blocked removal of two disputed provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
Charter Revision Commission
Stranahan
Elsberg
Seymour
Cities Committee
Greater New York
Elsberge
Odell
New York
Brooklyn
Pri
Rush of homeseekers to Northwestern States shocks rail officials
A surge in homeseekers to Northwestern states from February 12 to April 1 reaches 25,000 via the St. Paul gateway. Washington leads with about 80 percent, followed by North Dakota, Oregon, and Idaho as railroads and emigration agents note colonies and solo settlers moving west in search of farms and higher returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Minn
St. Paul Gateway
Washington
North Dakota
Oregon
Idaho
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Sweden
South Dakota
Dakota
Water town Accepts Gift For Roswell Flower Memorial Library
Citizens fill the City Opera House in Water Town to accept Emma Flower-Taylor’s $60,000 donation for a new library named for Roswell P. Flower. Representatives praise the gift at the mass meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flower-Taylor
Watertown
N. Y
City Opera House
Emma Flower-Taylor
Roswell P. Flower
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Mr. Gibson
Steel Trust Officers
Lake Superior Consolidated
Colorado Fuel and Avon Company
United Christian Scientists
Appellate Court
Miss Griffin
Mrs. Lathrop
Abdul
Czar
Ballantine
India
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