Government fires Metcalf over money order contract bids
James T. Metcalf, longtime head of the Post Office money order system, is dismissed by Postmaster General for indiscretion in bidding on printing money order forms. He favored the second highest bidder Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford and sought to have Paul Herman withdraw his lower bid, with his son employed by the winning firm. A full investigation will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James T. Metcalf
Post Office Department
Metcalf
Paul Herman
Rutherford
Wynkoop-Hakenbeck- Crawford Company
New York
James
T. Meteail
Bristow
Robb
Rutherford, No.1
Wynkiop- Hal- Jenkéck-Crawford “Company
Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford Company
Herman
Wankoop-Hallenbeck
Ray Fort Campant
Ifer- Tiak
Rupert
Weyrine
Tierman
Wynne
H Man
ulendyck-Crawford
Pasne
Roosevelt
Payne
Metcealf
Edward F. Kimball
Massachusetts
Att Metcalf
Been
Marual
Wynkappa-Ha HNenbeck- +rawford Company
Paul Hergan
Norman Metcalf
Stetcalf- Woes
WwWynne Herman
Ron
Metealfy
Ierman
George W. Beavers
W. B. Smith
Thid
TF Beg
Smith
Notice of railway advertising and broad page index summary
Railway advertisement listing multiple services and page references for notices including arrivals at hotels legal notes fires and weather with low rate travel to Colorado and California via the Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway at 381 Broadway advanced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pageass Society
United Service
Weather Report
Colorado
California
Hivago
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Broadway
Contract dispute over Herman’s withdrawal and forfeit
The speaker recalls that a supply stoppage would have been serious and that, with Herman’s consent, he informed Mr. Hallenbeck Herman should be restored to his former position. He also said he believed the Government would permit Herman to withdraw his $5,000 forfeit check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted
Herman
Crawford Praises Metcalf Over Dismissal
Charles G. Crawford of Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford voices surprise at the Postmaster General’s dismissal of Superintendent Metcalf. He defends Metcalf as capable and honest and criticizes the bid process and Herman’s contract handling. The remarks touch on loyalty to Metcalf and his son’s printing apprenticeship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles G. Crawford
Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford Company
Metcalf
Herman
Flood Disaster Haunts Heppner Residents
Seven bodies recovered from the flood debris in Heppner Oregon raise the death toll near two hundred as residents seek shelter in public buildings amid mass hysteria. Many fear remaining in town and urge families to leave while officials count the missing and the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heppner
Ore
China
Hog Market Upset Sparks Rivalry at Chicago Yards
Chicago June 17. Reports say lack of harmony in the large packing combine shows at the stock yards where the hog market reflects the dispute. The National Parking Company is said to set the pace with instructions to buy hogs regardless of what the two big houses do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
National
Charles Goepperth
Insurance Man Promoted to European Head for New York Life
R E Cooney longtime inspector of agencies for the New York Life Insurance Company in Atlanta is named Eurospear manager with London headquarters. He will oversee the company’s vast European business, with branches in major European cities. Cooney came to Atlanta sixteen years ago from New Orleans and is expected to be succeeded by Mr. Clark of the New Orleans office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooney
Atlanta
New Orleans
Clark
Chicago Elevated Plans for Financial Rehab and Stock Assessment
Sufficient securities of the Lake Street Elevated have been deposited to back a plan for rehabilitating the property. The committee expects to raise about 6.5 million dollars, largely to retire first mortgage bonds, with a 10 dollar per share assessment and possible preferred stock or second mortgage bonds. Blair & Co representation delayed. underwriters ready to back the plan. improvements and extensions funded from proceeds and interest targets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
Lake Street
Tim
Itc
Blair & Co
No Commencement Planned After Colby College Standstill
Colby College in Waterville Maine reports no commencement exercises will be held as faculty and student body fail to reach an agreement after the sophomore class suspension over a freshman entertainment in the college chapel. Graduates canceled and undergraduates headed home after an ultimatum to President White stands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterville
Colby College
College
White
Sale of Gems By Waiter Aids Theft Ring Busted
Police say a salesman lured by a restaurant waiter began stealing jewelry from Powers & Mayer at 258 Fifth Avenue. Three men Henry Ball Abraham White and Edward Kelly were arrested as co conspirators. 52 pieces stolen with 15 recovered. The salesman confessed after rising pressure and a detective sting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Office
Powers & Mayer
Fifth Avenue
Henry Ball
Roberts
Brook Avenue
Bronx
Abraham White
Thirdoe
Edward Kelly
West One Hundred and Sevene Street
Ral
Tombs
Rer
McCafferty
Rall
Columbus Avenue
Eightieth Street
Thetreet
Ball
Siva
McHasterty
Edard Kelly
White
Rally
McClusky
Brooklyn
Mecoo
Electric Road Planned From Chicago To Michigan Coast
The Chicago Michigan and Indiana Electric Railway Company files incorporation in Lansing with 3 million capital. It aims to build an electric line from Chicago to Dowagiac St Joseph Benton Harbor Pawpaw with branch to Kalamazoo Allegan and extend along the lake shore to Chicago. Bonds sold and backed by eastern financiers. Construction to begin in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Joseph
Mich
Chilcago, Michigan
Indiana Electric Railway Company
Poper Harbor
atLansing
Chicago
Michigan
Indiana State Line
Dowagiac
St Joseph
Benton Harbor
Pawpaw
Kalamazoo
Allegan
Lake Shore
Fastern
Graham and Morton Transportation Company
Railroads sue scalpters in Western cities
Western railroads plan a unified court action against ticket brokers in St. Louis by filing injunctions to halt sale of contract non transferable tickets. Burlington, Missouri Pacific, Wabash, Illinois Central, Frisco, and Chicago and Alton lead actions, each road suing all nine brokers. The aim is to stop brokers from trading in special rate tickets while allowing straight-rate tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
ST. Louis
Western Railroads
Western
Burlington
Missouri Pacific
Wabash
Ilinois Central
Tron Mountain
Frisco
Chiago and Alton
Railroads
Chinese officials abandon plan for trade treaty talks
The Shanghai report on June 17 says Chinese authorities dropped efforts to move treaty discussions to Pekin after strong protests from the United States and its commissioners, indicating a shift in negotiating strategy amid foreign pressure.
China seeks to move commercial treaty talks to Peking
A Chinese Foreign Office dispatch reported by The Times says negotiations should move from Epenenet to Peking to avoid telegram delays and that China aims to finish the pact quickly. Separately an Ad promotes Cranberry Lake amusements and a special Lackawanna Railroad trip to the lake next Sunday with a 9:15 A M departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Foreign Office
Peking
The
Times
Epenenet
China
Ammon Found Guilty After Brief Deliberation
The jury found attorney Robert A. Ammon guilty of receiving 30500 of Franklin Syndicate swindle funds after less than an hour of deliberation in Judge Newburger's court. Sentencing set for a week hence to allow motions for arrest of judgment and possible new trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Ammon
Franklin Syndicate
Col. Ammon
Jérome
Palmer
Ammion
Ammon
Mr. Palmer
Jerome
William F. Miller
Nott
Newsurger
Seymour, Johnson & Co
Broadway
Anthony N. Brady
Owas
Winifred Ammon
Alfred Hayes, Jr
Henry A. Seymour
Indiana Midget Nellie Keeler Dies at Home
Nellie Keeler known as The Indiana Midget died of consumption at her home three miles north of Versailles Indiana. She toured with Barnum and Bailey for six years and was buried in a burglar-proof vault. Born in Kokomo she weighed eleven ounces at birth and eleven pounds at eleven years old. She grew to five feet by age twelve before becoming an invalid for twelve years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nete York Times
Richmond
Ind
Nellie Keeler
F. T. Barnum
Indiana
Versailles
Kokomo
Strike on a Gould line ties up Virginia tracks
Seven hundred motormen and conductors of the Virginia Passengers and Power Company owned by Frank Jay Gould went on strike in Richmond Manchester and Petersburg halting 120 miles of track and 22 miles of interurban road. Police anticipate grave trouble as non union cars may run tomorrow. 200 workers idle. The Gould system is valued at 12 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Richmond
Virginia Passengers and Power Company
Frank Jay Gould
Manchester
Petersburg
Howard
Norfolk
Baltimore
Western Passenger Association to consider 3000 mile ticket swap
The Western Passenger Association executive committee in Chicago will discuss adopting a 3000 mile interchangeable ticket to replace the 1000 mile credit system. Opposition says the current system better prevents ticket manipulation, and a recommendation may allow roads to use either or both systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Chicago
The
Western Passenger Association
Newark Sisters Refuse Body Over Board Bill Dispute
In Newark on June 17 1900 Misses Dhive at 280 Lafayette Street refused to turn over the body of their brother John Donahue to his wife until she paid an eight week board bill of 40 dollars incurred during his illness. The sisters feared health-law violations and sought legal advice while authorities arranged for the undertaker to remove the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Newark
N. J
Pocono Mountain Special Train to Delaware Water Gap Route
Pocono Mountain Special via Lackawanna Railroad runs from New York to Delaware Water Gap Stroudsburg and Mt Pocono on Thursdays Fridays and Saturdays at 1 PM returning Thursday Friday Sunday nights and Monday mornings. Adv.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocono Mountain
Lackawanna’ Railroad
Jeavés
New York
Delaware Water Gap
Stroudsburg
Mt. Pocono
Lehigh Valley R R Route Promises Lower Fares
Advertisement notes Hamilton and Toronto routes via Lehigh Valley Railroad offer lower fares than other through car lines. Mentions 355 and 1234 Broadway and credits Adyv as source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiltton
Toronto
Lehigh Valley R. R
Broadway
Pistol Threat on Kaiser Wilhelm II Board
A poker game aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm II on a North German Lloyd liner near a Cheaper on Monday led to a pistol threat. A Southerner drew a pistol in the smoking saloon after accusing a fellow player of cheating. another passenger intervened and grabbed the weapon. The captain ordered the Southerner to surrender the pistol and escorted the men from the saloon for the rest of the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoégemann
Hoegemann
Magnetic Polar Expedition Sails Toward Polar Regions
The whaling ship Gjoa sails from Christiania at midnight with Capt Ammundsen leading the magnetic polar expedition. The plan is a pioneering route toward King William Land and beyond toward the Bering Strait, aiming to study terrestrial magnetism with support from Prof Neumayer and Prof Schmidt. The vessel is one of the Arctic fleet’s strongest ships, crewed by seven, and equipped for four years in polar conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ammonidsen
King William Land
Greenland
Bering-Straht
Schmidt
Berlin
Ammundsen
Gerlach
Neumayer
Hamburg
Arctic
Dramatic Clinic Rescue At City Hospital
A dramatic incident during a City Hospital clinic in Rochester as Dr. Lorenz revived eight year old Allan Nichols after a heart‑weak child stopped breathing during a club foot operation. The doctor, calm and precise, restored respiration in six minutes declaring the boy all right, drawing relief from the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Rochester
N. Y
City Hospital
Lorenz
Allan Nichols
Girl Graduate Elopes From Hamilton School
St Paul report says Mabel Collins daughter of Mayor Collins ran away with Eph Armstrong a popular Hamilton North Dakota graduate eloping, she carried her graduation flowers and wore her diploma gown in the act, highlighting a surprising romance in a small town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
The
New York Times
St.paul, Minn
Hamilton (North Dakota
Mabel Collins
Collins
Eph Armstrong
Miles in 20 Hours with the 20th Century Limited
The new 20th Century Limited of the New York Central and Lake Shore trains claims daily service from East to West. It promises significant time savings for busy travelers commuting across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
20Th Century Limited
New York Central
Lake Shore
Couple Wed in Cavalier Then Bride Confined at Armstrong Home
A couple married in Cavalier. the bride remains imprisoned at Armstrong's father's house. She continues to wear her graduation gown amid the confinement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavalier
Armstrong
Jett White murder trial opens with heated court scenes
In Jackson Breathing, the Jett and White murder case against J B Marcum saw five counsel addresses and a turbulent session as jurists clash. Defense argues misstatements by Judge Blanton. prosecutors urge strict justice amid threats of contempt. Wives of victims and many orphans fill the audience as militia guards train stations and a journalist warned of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jett
White
Blanton
Grawford
French
Ensor Jones
Redwine
Capt. Hurst
Hurst
Breethitt
John PD. O'Neal
Thomas Marcum
Benjamin B. Gelden
Ewen
Embry
Alien
B. J. Lawen
Breatnitt
Major Alien
Assess.s
Jackson
Breathitt County
Beffore
Kentuckians Strong Words in Elks President Address
Judge S P Tarvin in Lexington pled for swift punishment of Breathitt assassins after the murder of Marcum. He called for an iron handed rule in Breathitt for thirty days and criticized Washington for talking of remonstrating with Servis over royal assassinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarvin
Breathitt County
Lexington
S. P. Tarvin
Covington District
Kentucky Elks * Association
Breathitt Youn
Marcum
Breathitt
Washington
Servis
Christendom
Railroad Commission Cancels Illegal Bonds of San Antonio and Aransas Pass
The Austin based Railroad Commission dismissed the complaint after the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway accepted penalties including canceling $1,250,000 in bonds and lowering capital stock from $5.4 million to $1 million and severing ties with the Southern Pacific. The stockholders warned they would build a line from Alice to Brownsville if penalties were not enforced, with completion within two years and about three months to call in bonds. The deal may involve Rock Island Frisco interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Austin
Texas
Railroad Commission Today
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Southern Pacific
Railroad Commission
Alice
Brownsville
New Zealand Proposes 10 Percent Import Duty
A Wellington dispatch to The Times reports New Zealand plans a 10 percent extra duty on foreign manufacturers. The measure aims to boost colonial revenue but may not effectively keep foreign goods from Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
New York Times
London
Wellington
New Zealand
the Times
Times
Great Britain
Richfield Springs Sleeper Through Lackawanna Line
Advertises a Richfield Springs sleeper on the Lackawanna Railroad daily at 8 45 P M with parlor cars on the 10 A M train Good music on Day Line Steamers to view Hudson shores advertised as best option for travel and scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richfield Springs
Lackawanna Railroad
The
Hudson
Bristow and Inspectors Report Post Office Irregularities
Washington June 17 new disclosures in the Post Office probe show Bristow's reply to Tulloch and inspectors reports from 1899 1900 detailing irregularities in the department. Heath and Smith repeatedly cited with direct involvement while salaries and disbursements are questioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
Post Office
Payne
Bristow
Tulloch
Perry S. Heath
Civil Service Commission
Heath
Charles Emory Smith
Smith
Tracewell
Meritt
Tiloch
Cochran
Mr. Smith
Tulloch c
Bey
Washington “Post
Meath
Heart
Beavers
Washington City
Charwome
Eee
Prusresk
Vehran
Also Mentioned on This Page
Postal Service
MR. Wynne
Crawford
R L. Cooney
New York Life
Lake Street Road
Colby
Burnett
Best Grocers
Adv
Powers
Cranberry Lake
the Lake
Virginia
Kaiser Wilhelmi
Magnetic Polar Expedition
Gjoa
Norway
Ctiristiansa
Cant
Clinic
Dr. Lorenz
Jett-White
Foud
B. L. Ew
San Antonio
Texas Railroad Commission
Bristow Leiter
Pravers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!