Lima oil refines at big Ohio refinery plans 4 million brick addition
Report from Lima reveals Standard Oil’s large Lima refinery refining Ohio crude with better candle power and no odor, while plans call for 20 additional stills and a 4,000,000 brick expansion. Officials describe supply from local fields and high profitability, with Lima oil alleged to outshine Pennsylvania product in light and lubrication.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Lima
Standard
Tum Dispatch
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
Cleveland
Frank Marble
Brooks Oil Company
Wan
Marble
Antwerp
New York
Otis
Detroit
Woman's Hair Promises Beauty and Prevents Baldness
A brief 8 line note touts a serum or product aimed at improving hair beauty and preventing baldness. It emphasizes returning shine and fullness and appeals to women seeking solutions for thinning hair.
Missing Shirt Firm Leader Daniel Downs Reported Absent
Rumors spread in New York on April 19 that Daniel H. Downs senior partner of the Downs & Finch shirt firm has disappeared since the firm failed on April 5. Creditors say he was last seen heading to Ocean Grove, N J, with his wife identified as a major creditor amid reports of large transfers and bank deposits.
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Daniel Downs
Dispatch
New York
Daniel H. Downs
Downs & Finch
Downs
Ocean Grove
N. J
Francis H. Wilson
Mr. Downs
Wilson
Theodore F. Miller
Jamesburg
Miller
D. H. Downs
New York Storage Men Weigh Movement Toward Warehouse Trust
News from New York on April 19 reports storage leaders and merchants debating a warehouse trust. Importers and many firms including James McCo., H. B. Claflin & Co., W. & Sloane, and others fear licensing changes under Secretary Windom could aid the trust. Bremen and Hamburg line companies reportedly plan to resist domination and may redirect shipments to leased stores if the trust forms.
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New York
New York City
Windom mi
Bremen
Hamburg- A
James McCo
H. B. Claflin & Co
W. &Sloane
Sylvester Hilton & Go
P. W. Engs & Co
van Vieck & Co
Capitol Saloon Scandal Sparks In Hotel Row
In Madison House ro tunda Jerrensos Mo April 19 a heated clash erupted between Frederick Swayne a St. Louis representative and C Magginis another St. Louis ally. Swayne drew a revolver but bystanders intervened and Magginis fled claiming he thought Swayne was not loaded.
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Jerrensos Orty
Madison House
Frederick Swayne
St. Louis
Capitol
Magginis
Swayne
Trap sprung in Congressional content case in Mississippi
Testimony shows Rankin county man oath that H H Mulhollan Kerr and Kernaghan offered $1000 for a sworn claim that 25 Republican votes were stolen from the Fannin box. Hooker’s attorneys learned of the bribe and caught Kernaghan attempting to influence a witness. The scene stirred Mississippi political circles and Booker supporters celebrate exposure.
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Jackson
Miss
Kernaghan-Hooker
FE. J. Tutt
Rankin County
H. H. Mulhollan
C. Kerr
Kernaghan
Hooker
Ees
Booker
Poison Aimed at Neighbor's Dog Kills Girl in Weir Village
A massachusetts town tragedy reports arsenic on bread intended for a dog. The 3 year old daughter of Francis Corrigan found and ate the poison, dying within hours. Neighbors had feuded after Corrigan shot the other man's dog earlier.
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Mass
Weir Village
Francis Corrigan
Corrigan
Making the Rounds. Brad ley in town with Colonel
In WasuieGrox April 19 James Bradley rumored to be booked for Inspector of Post Offices in the district is visiting the city making rounds with Colonel.
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WasuieGrox
James Bradley
Biggest New York Fire Destroys Fairbanks Refinery
A vast blaze swept the East River waterfront from Fifty-ninth to Sixty-fifth streets destroying the Fairbanks lard refinery and Rossiter stores. An estimated 3.5 million dollars in property burned, with several workers killed or injured, and crowds filling West Side streets as fire crews battled the inferno through the night.
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New York
North River
Fifty-ninth Street
Sixty-fifth Street
New York Central Railroad
N. K. Fairbank
Chicago
Vanderbilt
Fiftyninth Street
Sixtieth Street
Fairbank
Rossiter
New York Central
Fifty-ninth
Pie
Henry
Tenth Avenue
Fair
Ohn Johnson
West Forty-second Street
Jame
Charles Brown
J. Noble
Fairbanks
Twelfth Avenue
Fourteenth Street
Hudson River
W. J. Wilcox Company
Sixtieth Streets
Rossiter Stores
Lillian Spencer Describes Housing and Social Customs
Lillian Spencer discusses urban living conditions describing homes as poor and analyzes prevailing social customs affecting inhabitants. She critiques access to resources and the impact on communities.
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Lillian Spencer
Bribery in a Stable Leads to Acquittal
Special Telegram from Sypian A Pollis reports State Senator Carpenter expelled last winter for election bribery was tried in Federal court for the same offense. The judge ruled the government failed to prove bribery of voters and directed the jury to find Carpenter not guilty on a technicality.
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Carpenter
Sypian A Pollis
State Senate
Thaddeus Major
Charles A. House
Theederal Court
Woods
No Money In It Policyholders Afraid After Notice
The Industrial Insurance Company of America based in Jersey City informed policyholders that after May 13 their policies would be invalid. Crowded Weldon building offices and tense crowds followed the announcement, with ex-Sheriff Cronan saying the move signals winding up, not loss for policyholders, who pay small weekly amounts. The firm claims all notes will be returned and no one will lose a cent.
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Hiram E. Luts & Co
Thurlow
Chester
Lima
Great Corporation
Ohio D Sea
New York
Industrial Insurance Company of America
Jersey City
Weldon Building
Justices of the Peace
Cornelius J. Cronan
Couny
Dispatch
Crankish Captain Armes Faces Court Martial Test
CAPTAIN ARMES A CRANK WASHINGTON April 19 Before the Armes court martial today a police warrant was issued for assault Captain Bourke and Armes sought a court hearing. Colonel Mason Burgess testified to Armes character while Major Carson recalled Hastings describing Armes as erratic and disreputable and that officers opposed his appointment as an aid.
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Washington
Armes
Bourke
H. O. Claggett
John 8. Mason
C. H. Burgess
Major Carson
General Hastings
Hastings
Itness
Ings
Eral Hastings
Boulangist Trial Hearings Move Across Several Nations
In Paris the Boulangist trial hears Ambassador Cambon on Boulangers Tunis ties while Ferron will face scrutiny of secret service funds. Brussels informs the Belgian Foreign Minister that Boulangists upset Paris, and a second notice warns General Boulanger he cannot conspire against France. French Procurer General to prosecute several papers for insults to the Chief Magistrate.
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Paris
Senate
M. Cambon
Madrid
General Boulanger
Tunis
Ferron
War Ministry
M. Bouree
Brussels
France
Belgium
M. Quesnel de
Mystery Missouri overdue with 700 aboard rumor
The Atlantic transport line steamer Missouri under Captain Merrill from London to Philadelphia is eight days overdue. Shipping circles suspect she picked up the Denmark’s 700 passengers and crew and headed for the Azores, leaving provisions to run short aboard the new, seaworthy vessel.
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Dispatch
Philadelphia
Atlantic Transport Line
Missouri
Merrill
London
Denmark
Azore Islands
Plot to kill the Czar during funeral in St Petersburg
April 19 report: St Petersburg police uncover Nihilist plot to assassinate the Czar at General Paucker’s funeral. Czar warned away as several suspects are charged. Dynamite intended in the attack.
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St. Petersburg
Czar
Paucker
Boads
Bei
Ozar
Callendar Insulating and Waterproofing Co Fails in New York
A lengthy examination shows Callendar Insulating and Waterproofing Company near Cortland Street and Harrison collapsed with debts surpassing a million. Creditors face losses as funds from bonds and loans vanish amid claims of mismanagement. assets are limited to a factory and stock while most business was handled on paper.
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Callendar Insulating and Waterproofing Company
New York
Callendar
No. 18 Cortland Street
Harrison
William M. Callendar
England
William O. Callendar
Anid
Stiak
Mr. Morgan
Singtan
Morgan
Mr. Mo
Bradstreet
Callendar Bitumen and Telegraph WwWroofing Company
William C. Callendar
William Guion
Charles G. Frank
Selon, Guion
Franklyn
Tragic Dome Accident Fatal Fall At State Capitol
A mother and her young daughter, Mary Estella Sakteman of Salineville, fell from the Capitol dome as they climbed toward the top. The child died from a skull fracture after being carried to the Senate Clerk’s office and later taken to a hotel. The incident shocked onlookers and left the mother in deep distress.
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Columbus
State House
William A. Sakteman
Salineville
Columbiana County
Mary Estella
Capitol
Senate
Worked to Death at Post Office in Highwood NJ
New York reports Postmaster Henry George Pearson lies dying at his Highwood residence. Family and doctors attribute his illness to overwork and worry from continual duties. internal hemorrhage due to prolonged strain is noted. Pearson remained at the office late last week despite declining health.
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New York
Henry George Pearson
Highwood
N. J
James
Heer
Pearson
Abram Jacob
Corry
Mr. Pearson
Appointment Rumors For Customs Chief Stirred In Pennsylvania
Reports from Wasni erto dated April 19 suggest Hon J B Rutan cannot take the Customs Commissioner post due to illness. Gilfillan of Franklin Venango County is favored, backed by Senator Quay, with Senator Cameron reportedly leaning to Henry C Johnson as a compromise.
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Wasni
Gilfillan
Windom
Quay
Major Quay
Cameron
Henry C. Johnson
Whisky War Waging Against Whisky Trust
George W. Kidd, a New York liquor dealer opposing the Whisky Trust, visited the region for five weeks and plans a 5000 bushel distillery at La Salle employing 1500. Ground bought last week. contracts for building signed. Within a year he may lead a group of distilleries, intensifying the price war as the Trust cuts prices by one cent per gallon.
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George W. Kidd
New York
Whisky Trust
Kidd
la Salle
Charges filed against ex-Representative Smalls threaten office at Beaufort
Charges have been filed with the President against ex-Representative Smalls of South Carolina. If proven, they may block his appointment as Collector of Customs at Beaufort. The accusations include bolting the party ticket in the last presidential election and acts of treachery deemed unfit for current administration favor.
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Washington
Smalls
South Carolina
Beaufort
No Yellow Fever Rumors Denied in Jacksonville
Jacksonville authorities and reporters deny any yellow fever outbreak or recurrence. Inquiries from Eastern papers prompted officials to state the reports are untrue and no deaths have occurred.
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Jacksonville
Miller Confers With President On Justice Appointments
Attorney General Miller met with the President in Washington to decide a number of appointments within the Department of Justice. The discussions occurred this afternoon.
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Washington
Miller
Department of Justice
JILGRIWS BONES And Harvard Professors Link
A fragment describes Miles Standish era figures and Harvard College professors amid a tale of discovery. The garbled text hints at a connection between historic explorers and academic names with an implied discovery or battle.
Harvard Historians Claim Standish Grave Found
Harvard College scholars report opening a Plymouth burial site and finding bones matching a woman aged 35 to 40, with long hair and aged dress remnants, near two triangular markers. They also point to a second older grave with male remains, and plan further research to confirm Captain Miles Standish’s final resting place ahead of a forthcoming monument dedication.
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Harvard
Miles Standish
Abelard
Heloise
Longfellow
Ties Dispatch
Boston
Tarvard
Plymouth Rock
Old Town
Benjamin Pryor
Harvard College
Fred Knapp
Standish
Arcees
Gora Sandish
Mary Standish
Hart
Historical Society
Arkansas Federal Court Probes 1888 Election Fraud
In Little Rock April 19 the Eastern District of Arkansas court investigates fraud and intimidation from the November 6 1888 election. Two convictions and one acquittal so far. Reuben W Barber of Union County gets two years for driving a black man from the polls and barring ballot casting. Thomas W Dansby of Cleveland County fined 500 dollars for interfering with election supervision. Trials of three Plumerville election judges proceed, their names Thomas C Harvey William Palmer and William Hobbs. The box was stolen and killings linked to former Republican candidate John M Clayton murder remain unsolved. Fifteen jurors and election officers have been questioned. Further trials expected this term.
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Federal Court For
Eastern District of
Arkansas
D. L Brewer
Henry C. Caldwell
Reuben W. Barber
Union County
Thomas W. Dansby
Cleveland County
Plummerville
Thomas C. Harvey
William Palmer
William Hobbs
John M. Clayton
Congress
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