Railways in Fierce Stock War Spur Strong UP and ATN Rally
New York May 8 Investors pushed Union Pacific and Atchison railroad stocks higher amid market frenzy. Large blocks of shares traded as speculation swirls around a proposed transcontinental system backed by Gould Harriman Vanderbilt and others. The battle centers on routes linking eastern railroads to the Pacific and possible realignments involving Missouri Pacific Illinois Central and Northwestern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atchison
Union Pacific
T He Mail and Express
George J. Gould
E.H. Harriman
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
William K. Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Messrs. Gould
Tarriman
Chicago
Northwestern
Vanderbilt
New York Central
Messrs
Gould
Harriman
St. Paul
Pacific
William IX. Vandebilt
Wheeling Road
Cleveland
Stuyvesant Tish
Springfeld
Startford
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Boston and Maine Road
Foreclose for Millions on Omaha and St Louis Railroad
A federal foreclosure decree was filed in Council Bluffs against the Omaha and St. Louis Railroad and others. The suit seeks 2,553,312.96 covering principal plus interest on 2,3876 bonds, with 143 miles of track from Council Bluffs to Pattonsburg, Missouri and all equipment, to be sold to satisfy the lien if the debt is not paid. Interest dated July 1, 1900 and Jan 1, 1901 plus accrued interest bring the total to 2,553,312.96.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Bluffs
United States
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Julius
Welch
Omaha and St. Louis Railroad Company
Union Pacific
Pattonsburg
Soo Line plans North Dakota work Wishek to Ashley
General Manager Pennington says Soo Line will build 20 miles from Wishek to Ashley in North Dakota this year on the old grade. He notes plans to extend south to the Missouri river later, but not this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wishek
Ashley
Minneapolis
Pennington
Soo Line
North Dakota
Missouri River
First Train Over Katy Extension Reaches San Antonio
The Missouri Kansas and Texas railway extension from Smithville to San Antonio, a 100 mile stretch, is completed and the first regular passenger train arrived last night. President Rouse and other officials are in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
San Antonio
Tex
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway
Smithville
Rouse
Naval Recruiting Station Planned in Omaha
Charles H. Casey an examining engineer for the United States navy is in the city arranging for a naval recruiting station to open Monday in Omaha starting the new recruiting effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval
Omaha
Charles H. Casey
United States Navy
Purify Kansas Politics League Formed in Topeka
The Grand Chapter of the Law Enforcement League organized in Topeka to purify Kansas politics, promising a statewide movement with local chapters in every town. Born from Mrs. Nation’s saloon smashing, the group expands from Home Defenders to a broader, secretive statewide effort led by both women and men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
May &Mrs
Kansas
Sunflower
Law Enforcement League of Kansas
Lightning injures a dozen at Ozark apartment tower
A bolt struck the Ozark apartment building at Thirty-eighth street and Wabash avenue in Chicago last night. It damaged the tower and electrical wiring, injuring a dozen people and seriously injuring Dr. Anna Wells and Mrs. C M Shafer who were knocked down by the shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ozark
Thirty-eighth Street
Wabash Avenue
Anna Wells
Canada to Control Road Through Northern Pacific Lease
Ottawa May 3 Dominion railway commissioners ratify Manitoba plan to lease the Northern Pacific segment within the province for 999 years. McKenzie and Mann of Toronto to manage with government setting all freight rates and cutting passenger rates to 3 cents per mile. Government guarantees 4 percent interest on 30 year bonds.
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Ottawa
Manitoba
Dominion Railway
Northern Pacific Railroad
McKenzie & Mann
Toronto
Baseball Scores From National and American Leagues
National League results show Pittsburg 3 Chicago 2, Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia and St. Louis 12 Cincinnati 106. American League games list Philadelphia 12 Boston 23, Cleveland 7 Milwaukee 9, Chicago 5 Detroit 7, Washington 4 Baltimore 11.
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Pittsburg
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Racing meet eyed for Atlantic June 7 and 8
Arrangements are underway for the annual Atlantic racing meet to be held June 7 and 8. The management has posted purses of good size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Fire damages store in Schuyler burn case
Fire at a Schuyler Neb store caused $3000 in damages to a buggy and implement room. The May incident involved A. D. Crouch's premises and reported losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schuyler
Schuyler, Neb
A. D. Crouch
Various U S News Telegrams From Ohio to New York
A Loudonville barn fire caused 75000 in damage. The German Evangelical church met in Vincennes for a 15th annual conference. Dr J B Wilson was named president of the American Association of Physicians. Henry Hyde statue unveiled at Equitable in New York. Two youths missing after a St Marys river rapids incident. Louisiana Purchase Exposition directors elected Francis as president. Window glass industry to shut down May 1 with 15 percent wage boost. Joseph W Stockwell jailed in Muskegon on conspiracy to blackmail charges. John Requet linked to Saginaw case. one accused is a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loudonville
German Evangelical Church of North America
Vincennes
Ind
American Association of Physicians
J. 8. Wilson
Philadelphia
Henry Hun
Albany
Henry B. Hyde
Equitable Life Assurance Company
United States
Joseph W., Stockwell
Flint
Muskegon
John Requet
Saginaw
Russian Forces Report Heavy Losses in Mukiden Battle
A Berlin dispatch to the Kolulsche Zeitung says a bloody clash between Mussina and Chinese near Mukiden left 60 Russians killed and wounded. Four Russian officers died and General Zorphekl was among the wounded. A Shanghai correspondent notes growing talk of a dissident conspiracy in Yangtze provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tteriin
Berlin
Teking
Kolulsche Zeitung
Mukiden
Zorphekl
London
Yang Tse
Shanghai
Germany Drops Canal Bill After Cabinet Confrontation
Berlin reports the chancellor Count von Buelow told Emperor William of deliberate delays by the diet on the canal bill and the government suspended negotiations for now. The resignation of Finance Minister Dr. von Miquel appears likely, while William and the Prussian cabinet remain committed to building the canal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Count von Buelow
William
Diet
Dr. von Miquel
Inperoe William
Japanese cabinet resignations amid finance minister delay
In Yokohama on May 3, the cabinet crisis peaked as Marquis Ito resigned after a cabinet meeting and the other ministers followed suit, except for Baron Kodama the minister of war. Viscount Watahabe’s continued postponement of public works triggered the turnover and the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yokohama
Viscount Watahabe
Marquis Ito
Baron Kodama
Lovers' Quarrel Proves Fatal in Greensburg Shooting
In Greensburg Indiana on May 2 John Higgins 21 was shot dead on a street during a quarrel with a woman named Davis. She says he demanded marriage and drew a revolver when she refused, the weapon fired striking Higgins in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Ind
John Higgins
Higgins
Davis
Wyoming oil field claims surge in Uintah county activity
Evanston Wyoming May 3 Claims in the new Wyoming oil fields are filed at about 190 a day. The field spans most of the southern Uintah county from the Muddy river north branch to the Uintah range. Standard Oil crews have been locating claims and have already filed around 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Wyo
Wyoming
Uintah County
Muddy River
Uintah Range
Standard Oil
State Dept Reports McCook Recovering in Dawson City Hospital
A vice consul report from Dawson City dated April 9 says Consul McCook, once reported dead there, is in the hospital recovering from acute pneumonia with good prospects for rapid discharge within a few days. The note comes from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Dawson City
McCook
Dawson
Spanish Mine Strike Sparks Fatal Clash in Murcia
A group of about a thousand miners at the Aguilas mines in Murcia strike after the company rejects wage proposals. Police and gendarmes clash with the crowd. one miner is killed and several are wounded.
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Murcia
Spain
Aguilas
Menu
Wholesale Jail Delivery at West Point
A jail break occurred last night in West Point as six inmates escaped the city jail after prying bars with a bed post. Two are held for thieving and four as vagrants. none have been rearrested to date.
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West Point
Convicted killer Amos Sterling in University of Pennsylvania case
Amos Sterling, a Black man, was convicted of first degree murder for the death of Roy Wilson White a University of Pennsylvania professor. White was robbed and beaten with an iron bar in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Amos Sterling
Roy Wilson White
University of Pennsylvania
Plague Case Reported Near Constantinople
A bubonic plague case is reported in Galata near Constantinople with precautions taken to prevent spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Galata
Turkish Mission to China Sets Sail from Constantinople
The Turkish mission led by Mover Pasha with military officers and clergy embarked yesterday from Constantinople to establish relations between Turks and Chinese Mussulmans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Mover Pasha
Civil Governors Named by Commission in Luzon Tour
The commission established a provisional government at Sorsogon in southern Luzon and appointed Captain Z G Livingstone of New York as governor and Captain KW Terry of the Fourth Regiment as treasurer. Insurgents fired on Batangas last night with no casualties. authorities say remaining rebels are nearly quelled. The party visited Marindique and Maeinvadique and pledged municipalities would be ordered if insurgents surrendered. The team plans Nadia next after eight weeks of successful touring.
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Batangas
Luzon
Mav
Commission
Hina
Sorsogon
Lanon
Z. G. Livingston
New York
KW. Terry
Marindique
Maeinvadique
Branholdt
Nadia
May corn jumps to 55 cents as supply tightens
Chicago reports May corn rising to 55 cents a bushel, the highest since August 1914, after George H. Phillips corners the supply. The advance pushes the market 6 cents above Wednesday’s peak with short covering at 48 cents. Phillips predicts 65 cents by month end as legitimate demand reveals true value for farm corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George H. Phillips
Monument Bidlets for Philippines War Fallen Given to G F Shephard
Madison Nebraska May 2 bids opened for a monument to three local men who died in the Philippines. Six bids submitted. G F Shephard won at 6800 with a 200 donation. The 12 foot high granite monument features bases a carved cap and a copper khaki soldier statue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Neb
Philippines
G. F. Shephard
Methodist Bishops In Conference Opens In Louisville
The annual meeting of the Methodist Episcopal Church South bishops began behind closed doors in Louisville with nine bishops in attendance. The main issue discussed is arranging the plan of Episcopal visitation. Freight Handlers' Strike affects Springfield workers as unions walk out seeking higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Bishops In Conference
Louisville
The
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Episcopal Visitation
Fire destroys Osceola hotels in Illinois loss set at three thousand
A blaze yesterday in Osceola Illinois gutted the Osceola and Central hotels. Loss reaches 3000 dollars with 2000 dollars insured. Cause of the fire is under investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Ill
Osceola
Central
Worth track opens as 21 day meeting begins
Telegraphic briefs note the Worth track near Chicago starts a 21 day meeting while other items report a fatal Mobile and Ohio work train collision near Cairo Illinois and a total Oshkosh high school fire with 70000 loss and 16000 insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Worth
Chicago
Mobile and Ohio
Cairo
Ills
Jackson
Oshkosh
Bond
Salling & Houston
Grayling
Mich
Sale of Defendants Norfolk Real Estate Seeks Cash Bid
By order of the Madison County Nebraska district court sheriff Giro W Losey will sell at public auction May 22 1901 at 1 p m in front of the east door of the Madison County courthouse the real estate described as lots 15 and 16 in block 6 U1 in Norfolk Nebraska to satisfy a judgment of 2031 40 with 10 interest from April 9 1900 and costs 302 68. Dated April 15 1901.
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Notica
Chr. Scharland
District Court
Madison County
Nebraska
T. ©. Cannon
John E. Olney
Charlotte E. Olney
Norfolk
Court House
Madison
Giro
W. Losey
Said County
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Union Pacific Securities
Omaha and
Grand
Law Enforcement League
Bolt
Canada
Manchuria
Mukden
Gen. Zorpitzki
Germany
Consul McCook
China
Commission Ring Salatituting
Ciwit For
Phillips
Osceola Hotels
Bkurn
Charles A. Johnson
First National Bank of
Niles
New York Stock Exchange
Mary Sankey
Ira D. Sankey
Newcastle
Ontea
Nashville
A. K. McClure
L. C. Mittelstadt
National Bank
Europe
Dirhotore
P. Hanlon
F. J. Hale
N.& Bainbolt
W. AH. Buch
Cotton
WM. Zots
Norfolk Building and Loan Ass'n
BON Ton
Sugar City Cereal Mills
Sheriffs Sale
J. W. O'Connell
J. W
Connell
Battle Creek
Nebr
Brecheisen
P. F. Zinnersan
M. E. Spaulding
L. L, Rembe
Myers Force
P. J. Fueller
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