President and Mrs McKinley Westward Trip Itinerary
The president will depart Washington April 29 with Mrs McKinley and party aboard a special train for a six to seven week Pacific Coast tour. The route covers 23 states and two territories with numerous stops from Memphis to Seattle and ends back in Washington by mid June. The trip prioritizes drives over receptions and includes stops at universities, ports, and state capitals with limited speeches anticipated.
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Washington
Ribbie
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Alexandria
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Huntsville
Decatur
Tacumbia
Ala
Corinth
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Jackson
Cabildo
Louisiana Purchase
United States
Mississippi
Houston
Texas
Prairie View
Colored Industrial College
Austin
San Antonio
el Paso
Maricope
Arizona
Phoenix
Portland
Tacoma
Chehalis
Centralia
Olympia
State Capitol
Tacoma State
Puget Sound
Seattle
Spoceneee
Ellensburg
North Yakima
Pasco
Wallula
Walla Walla
Spokane
Pokane Falls
Butte
Helena
Hiciene
Cinnabar
Pocatello
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Glenwood Springs
Col
Royal Gorge
Denver
Cheyenne
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
Garden
Ods
Pueblo
Junction City
Topeka
Lawrence
Baldwin
Ottawa
Kan
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Chicago
Davenport
Moline
Arsenal
Rocksland
Buffalo
Niagara Halls
Delaware Water Gap
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Great Lakes
Poland! Poland! Poland! Pure spring water claim
An advertisement touts Agee as the purest natural spring water in the world and contrasts it with Tea-Ette, claiming Tea-Ette has a delicate flower tea flavor without bitter tannin.
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Poland
Minnesota Iron Co Sells Mesaba Mines to Cleveland Firm
Special to The New York Times from Duluth Minnesota April 13 The Minnesota Iron Company via Federal Steel Company part of United States Steel sells two Mesaba Range mines Elba and Corsica to Pickands Mather Co of Cleveland The sale signals a rush by US Steel to acquire mines on Lake Superior while independent interests also buy in the region Industry financiers note unusual high prices and expanding ore development with several mines under option or purchased already and foreign ore entrants discussed for duty free access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth, Minn
Minnesota Iron Company
Federal Steel Company
United States Steel Corporation
Mesaka Range
Pickands, Mather & Co
Cleveland
United State Steel Corporation
Elba
Corsica
Mansfield
Columbia
Cleveland Cliffs
Brotherton
Sunday Lake
Hale, Roberts and Kanawha
Corrigan, McKinney & Co
Valley Furnace
American Mining Company
Canada
United States
Clergue
Sault Ste. Marie
Europe
Gen Butterfield Stricken At Home Amid Recovery Hopes
Gen Daniel Butterfield suffered sudden paralysis on Friday morning at his Fifth Avenue home. His mind remains clear and doctors hold out hope of recovery though a second stroke followed soon after. His wife says he wrote letters yesterday and remains cheerful. at seventy he is a veteran of the Civil War with a storied postwar career in banking, steamboating, and public service.
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Daniel Butterfield
Fifth Avenue
Butterfield
Florida
Fredericksburg
Fifth
G Ae Mbahimiversty
New York Militia
Gettysburg
Gaines Mill
Army of the Potomac
Admiral Dewey
Rumor of Pennsylvania Steel Joining Morgan Trust
In Philadelphia on April 13, stockholders discuss a possible join with the Morgan Steel Trust after Pennsylvania Steel announced a five million dollar cash reorganiz ation. Leaders note gains in Pennsylvania Cambria and Bethlehem securities and consider management’s power to attract offers, stressing completion of reorganiz ation before broader moves.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Big Morgan Steel Trust
Pennsylvania
Lincoln
Steel
Pennsylvania Company
Cambria
Bethlehem Securities
Morgan denies links between Europe trip and steel interests
J Pierpont Morgan tells The Associated Press his European visit is not tied to the Steel Trust or any new venture. He says he came for rest and has no stock to offer, plans only to visit Aix and possibly Berlin for nonbusiness reasons.
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London
Associated Press Today
J. Pierpont Morgan
Europe
Steel Trust
Mr. Morgan
England
United States Steel Corporation
Steel Corporation
J. P. Morgan & Co
Berlin
Aix
Cotton Mills Go Idle In New England Shutdowns
In Fall River Massachusetts about 17 000 mill workers were told there will be no work next week as 25 corporations owning around 40 mills halt production. The cutback will drop output by 200 000 pieces and cut wages by about 100 000 dollars. In Lowell Massachusetts 2 300 operatives were told not to return to work until April 22 with Tremont and Suffolk Mills laying off three-fourths of staff, totaling about 6 000 idle workers citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fall River
Mass
Lowell
Massachusetts
Tremont
Suffolk
Poland Ad Speaks Of Pure Spring Water And Tea Safety
An advertisement extols Poland spring water as the purest natural water and warns that tannin intensity is worse than alcohol poison, claiming tea treats are unsafe and touting Tea-Ette as perfectly safe.
Accuses State Officers Over Printing Contract
C F Williams, bidder for state department printing last year, charges the State Printing Board held up his contract until he pledged to sublet. He claims he bid lowest, notes a $60,000 gap to the next bid, and urges a new law requiring timely awards and bonds. The circular was sent to senators and assemblymen and may spark an investigation.
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Albany
C. F. Williams
State Department
State Printing Board
Odell
J. B. Lyon
Printing Board
Missing 12 Inch Gun Sparks Brooklyn Navy Yard Alarm
Officials at the Brooklyn Navy Yard fear the new 12 inch gun destined for the battleship Kearsarge vanished en route from the Washington gun works. The seventy ton, $150000 rifle was loaded on two Pennsylvania Railroad cars and expected in Brooklyn last Wednesday but has not arrived. Tracers were sent and yard officials anticipate it may enter Jersey City soon as investigators probe the disappearance. The Kearsarge is due next month for the replacement.
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Brooklyn Navy Yard
Kearsarge
Naval Gun Works
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Florida and Metropolitan Limited Changes Route
Seaboard Air Line Railway announces that from April 16 the Florida and Metropolitan Limited will run between New York and Jacksonville instead of New York to St. Augustine, Fla. The train will retain sleeper cars observation cars and dining cars.
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Seaboard Air Line Railway
Florida and Metropolitan Limited
New York
St. Augustine
Fla
Jacksonville
Tea-Ette tea claims nerve aid and digestion
An advertisement touts Tea-Ette as choicest tea with modified tannin that stimulates nerves and aids digestion.
Tragedy at Westchester Roadhouse Ends in Death
Harry Pipp, 38, shot his wife and a 17 year old employee after a quarrel at his Unionport Road roadhouse. Pipp then killed himself, leaving a wounded boy and a dying wife. Police and ambulance crews attended as Father McKenna administered rites.
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Harry Pipp
Unionport Road
Morris Park Avenue
Westchester
Thomas Welsh
Pipp
Father McKenna
St. Raymond’s Roman Catholic Church
Montgomery
Fordham Hospital
Saloon Keeper James Donovan Fires In Essex Street Shootout
James Donovan a Bowery saloon keeper and Rogues Gallery figure shot Samuel Frankel a clerk at 314 East Third Street after entering the Silver Dollar Smiths hotel at 64 Essex Street. He pursued Edward Eastman through Grand and Orchard Streets firing twice, wounding him. Donovan was captured after firing at Policeman Hogan.
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James Donovan
Bowery
Rogues’ Gallery
Smith's
Essex Street
Donovan
Amuel Frankel
East Third Street
Frankel
Edward Eastman
Jack Eastman
First Street
Grand
Orchard Streets
Eastman
Hogan
Eldridge Street
Reunion of Christianity on platform in New Jersey convention
Cardinal Gibbons and Protestant Episcopal Bishop William Paret will join in a Jews on the Reunion of Christianity discussion at the New Jersey Association of Congregational Churches convention in Baltimore. If unavailable, a Catholic viewpoint will be presented. Rev Dr William Hayes Ward will set Congregational positions. Seventy two churches and about 150 delegates are represented or expected.
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Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
William Paret
Maryland
New Jersey Association of Congregational Churches
Associate Reformed
William Hayes Ward
The
Independent
Association
Mad Dog Bites Children In Clearfield
T H Coleman of Rosser Coleman Hoge railroad contractors from Harrodsburg Kentucky was bitten by a mad dog on Friday in Clearfield Pennsylvania. The dog also bit several children and other dogs before it was killed. The animal’s body was sent to the Pasteur Institute in Baltimore for examination and confirmed mad. Coleman left for Baltimore that evening and others bitten were expected to follow.
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Clearfield
Penn
T. H. Coleman
Rosser, Coleman & Hoge
Harrodsburg
Baltimore
Coleman
Immense Gruson Iron Works Armored Turret Plant Near Philadelphia
Immense armor plate plant nearing completion at Eddystone thirteen miles from Philadelphia. The Gruson Iron Works will manufacture Gruson rotating turrets for coast defenses. P H Griffin of Buffalo is president, with three other US factories, two in Canada, six in Europe. Plant covers 185 acres with eight buildings, rail access, and 1000 foot channel frontage. two more buildings planned. May start operations employing about 2000 workers. model turret to be shown at Buffalo Fair. David Townsend of Philadelphia serves as superintendent.
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Philadelphia
Eddystone
Krupp
Grugson Iron Works
P. H. Griffin
Buffalo
New Concern
United States
Canada
Europe
Madgeburg-Buckaw
Gruson
Augst
Krupps
Eoe
Gruson Iron Works
Delaware
Buffalo Fair
David Townsend
James Moore
Dock Workers Threaten Strike at Ashtabula Docks
Word from Erie reports brewing trouble on the Erie docks after last fall s P and E strike won by the union. Leaders may be discharged prompting a threatened walkout affecting about 165 ore and coal dock workers plus related positions. President Keef of the Longshoremen s Association is attempting settlement. He declines to discuss specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashtabula
Ohio
Erie
P. and E
Eee Ae Union
Keef
Purest Natural Spring Water Claim Cited
An advertisement proclaims one purest natural spring water in the world noting its purity and mineral content. The claim centers on the source and quality as a selling point. The copy emphasizes natural filtration and pristine origin.
Runaway Horse Routs Broadway Amid Crowded Night Traffic
A bay horse pulling a hansom carriage bolted along Broadway near Twenty fourth Street after 9 pm, colliding with a cable car and wrecking two cabs. Driver Robert Nevin and a male passenger acted to control the horse while a woman passenger screamed. Three people were injured and treated. both drivers were taken to police station for formal records. The horse tethered at Grand Central Stables in wrecked cab remains a focal point of the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
Twenty-fourth Street
Robert Nevin
East Fifty-ninth Street
Twentysixth
Nevin
Grand Hotel
Croker and Squires
West Thirtieth Street
Joseph Wilson
Florence Williams
Vendome Hotel
University Place
Vendome
New York Hospital
Grand Central Stables
R Forty-Second Street
Hugh Bannon
Third Avenue
Thirtiethtreet
Hackmen
Bannon
Griffin Shot in Colum bia Hotel Rooms
John J Griffin commercial agent for the Norfolk and Western is fatally shot in Barnard B Evans s rooms in Columbia South Carolina Evans who had been drinking heavily caused a scene claiming Dr Gibbes lied The incident follows Grif ins distinguished railroad career and family ties to notable Confederate and political figures
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Columbia
U S. C
John J. Griffin
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
Barnard B. Evans
Evans
R. W. Gibbes
Griffin
Macon
East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
Norfolk and Western
Dr Evans
Mart W. Gary
John Gary Evans
Havana
Fatal Bronx barn fire claims life at 170 seventeenth street
A two story barn near Bronx River and 170th street burned to ashes before firefighters arrived. Firemen found a charred man’s body among the debris and could not identify him. Authorities note recent similar blazes and suspect local youths may be responsible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bronx River
Bronx
Tremont
World’s Largest Schooners Under Construction
Capt. John Crowley of Boston signs contracts to build two seven masted schooners, first of their kind and the largest sailing ships, designed for Philippine trade. Each costs 200000 dollars, 6000 tons freight, to be built by Cramps in Philadelphia and Bath Iron Works, ready after the war ends.
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New Orleans
John Crowley
Boston
Philippines
Cramps
Philadelphia
Bath Iron Works
Crowley
New York
Havana
Boy Killed in Baseball Accident
In Philadelphia on April 13 Herman Fox aged eleven died after a bat slipped from a batter and struck him on the head during a baseball game. His skull was fractured and he died tonight after several hours.
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Philadelphia
Herman Fox
Herman
Purest natural spring water claim prompts debate
A brief note asserts a claim about spring water quality and tea tannin content, mentioning Ady.
Plan Sketch of Vanderbilt Mansion Sparks Police Capture
Captain Lantry and officers at East Fifty first Street Station halted a man sketching the rear of W. H. Vanderbilt’s Fifth Avenue mansion now occupied by Mrs. W. D. Sloane. The suspect, John De Pol, claimed to be amusing himself, drew with colored crayons on architect’s paper and produced a razor during the scuffle. He was jailed for disorderly conduct.
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Capt. Lantry
East Fifty-first Street
East Fiftyfirst Street
W. H. Vanderbilt
Fifty-first Street
Fifth Avenue
W. D. Sloane
Lantry
Burns
Roach
Aléck Wagner
East One Hundred and Eleventh Street
John de Pol
East Houston Street
Pera Agregar
Judge denies Boer injunction over mules to British Army
Judge Parlange in New Orleans Circuit Court dismisses Boer bid to stop shipment of mules and horses to the British Army in South Africa. He rules private citizens and neutral commerce fall under international law and the treaty does not grant U S courts authority to interfere. He notes the goods were purchased in a neutral territory and argues the case presents no cognizable equity, denying the injunction.
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New Orleans
Judge Parlange
United States
South Africa
Parlange
Washington
Executive Department
Jefferson
Law of Nations
Pierce
Orange Free State
South African Republic
Court of Equity
Polarék Poland Tea Ad Ends Drink Switch
Ad copy promotes Tea-Ette as a pure spring water based tea alternative. Claims Tea is taunin while Tea-Ette is not. References stop drinking tea in favor of Tea-Ette with brand emphasis.
America's Plan for Chinese Indemnity Aims at 200 Million Cap
Washington April 13 The American plan proposes lumping the indemnities at 200 million dollars or less with a target of about 25 million for the United States and 24 million for Britain. Rockhill argues military expenses to date justify the claim, while Germany faces a potential but contested bill for post relief troop costs. Berlin reports indicate totals around 60 million for Germany and 90 million for Russia, with Britain and France seeking sums that reflect a wide array of historical claims.
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Waington
Rockh*ll
Peking
Rockhill
China
Japan
Great Britain
United States
Germany
Berlin
Associated Press
Russia
France
Italy
Celestial Empire
Alsace
Lorraine
Turkey
Transports to Move Troops From China to Manila
A War Department cablegram says the transports Indiana and Sumner will leave Manila for Taku around end of April or early May to bring troops from China back to Manila. Two animal transports will also sail to remove cavalry and artillery horses, delaying U.S. troop departure from China by about two weeks. The Bay of Taku conditions and departure preparations necessitate the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Indiana
Sumner
Manila
Taku
China
Quartermaster
S Department
United States
Bay of Taku
Trade scheme ties Seattle to far seas and lumber routes
Lyman C. Smith heads a syndicate of Eastern capitalists buying Atlantic steamships for Orient and Pacific trade with Seattle as home port. The Globe Navigation Company, incorporated in Trenton, plans Seattle sailing to Pacific, Alaskan, Hawaiian, Australian, Japanese, and Chinese ports with 1 million dollars capital and ships already purchased. Officers include William Nottingham, J. W. Clise, Lyman C. Smith, W. W. Brown, with stockholders from Syracuse Rochester and Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Washington
Lyman C. Smith
Syracuse
N. Y
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
China
Hawaiian Islands
Australia
J. W. Clise
Chamber of Commerce
N.Y
Globe Navigation Company
Trenton
N. J
William Nottingham
Lyran C. Smith
W. W. Brown
Toledo
H. S. Holden
W. A. Holden
W. L. Smith
A. T. Brown
H. S. Wilkinson
H. Babcock
Rochester
Clark seeks release from Heinze bond as sureties
W A Clark and his son Charles W Clark petition the Montana Supreme Court to be released from their roles as sureties on F Augustus Heinze bonds tied to the Boston and Montana Company. Their total liability on Heinze bonds approaches 1 million dollars, while the specific bond in question carries a 375000 dollar claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
United States
William A. Clark
Charles W. Clark
State Supreme Court
F. Augustus Heinze
Pennay
Boston and
Montana
Clarks
Heinze
Clark
Sleeping Car Service to Pinehurst Discontinued May First
Seaboard Air Line Railway will end the Washington to Pinehurst sleeping car service five times a week. Extra cars will run from Washington on April 18 15 17 19 24 and 26. Public notice notes tea advice in the same ad.
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Pinehurst
Seaboard Air Line
Washington
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