Empress Dowager Forms Board as Foreign Pressure Grows
Washington reports the empress dowager has appointed a three member national administration board including Li Hung Chang’s ally and a veteran who is frail. The move signals reduced arbitrary power and shifts responsibility toward foreigners for future actions. Dispatches discuss indemnity totals near 200 million and staged payments, with debate on installment vs lump sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Squir
United States
Pehe
Board of National Administration
Ttvee
Nowout Sian Bu
Jung Lu
Hung Chang
Robert Hart
China
Standard Oil buys Port Arthur assets to control Beaumont oil
The Beaumont field outlet at Port Arthur is bought by Standard Oil in a deal covering railroad tunnels wharves and shipping facilities and 90 000 acres of land around the port. By owning Port Arthur the company could regulate crude oil movement from Beaumont and influence freight rates via pipelines ships and rail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sae Mont ‘Tex
Beifront of Exchange
Standard Oistorpaty
Port Arthur
Arthur
Gee
Beaumont Oil Field
Bie
Beaumont
New Orleans
Galveston
Torr Arthur
Death notice of Mrs. Saxton in Washington funeral attendance
News from Washington reports the death of Mrs. Saxton. Due to the departure of the presidential party for the western trip on Monday, Mrs. Melkinley cannot attend the funeral which is set for Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wastington
D.C
Saxton
White House
Arctic expedition leader sails for Tromsoe and Sanjeford
Evelyn B. Brown arrives in Hamburg to head the American Arctic expedition. She spends the morning shipping supplies to Tromsoe and Sanjeford. Priy Cannziller Neuimayr aids Baldwin, presenting polar maps by Dr. Nansen and later discusses notes with German expedition members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Hamburg
Evelyn B. Brown
Jler
Tromsoe
Sanjeford
Priy Cannziller Neuimayr
Baldwin
Nansen
Conger Reaches Frisco and Plans Home Return
Edwin H. Conger United States minister to China and his party arrived in San Francisco on the Nippon Maru. He will stay until Saturday then travel to Des Moines Iowa where he expects a public reception and to resume his duties after a sixty day leave of absence. He may modify plans if important matters arise before his return to China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Edwin H. Conger
United States
China
Pierce
Des Moines
Iowa
Conger
Towa
Beet sugar giant planned in Arkansas Valley
Chicago reports negotiations completed to form the Arkansas Valley Beet and Irrigation Land company with 6 million capital. The plant will be in Prowers County Colorado in the Rocky Ford district. New York investors including the Oxnards Cuttings Hamiltons Lawsons and Richards back the venture. The firm buys 125000 acres from Great Plains Water along the Arkansas River and will colonize land with farmers. Over 2 million dollars will be spent this year on improvements.
Senators Dine With the President
Washington reports that Senators Millard and Dietrich dined with the president at a Cuban commission dinner. Dietrich planned to return to Nebraska but stayed for the host’s invitation, while Millard would depart for New York tomorrow with Miss Millard on the way west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Millard
Dietrich
Nebraska
New York
Miss Millard
Hunt for Bad Butter Reaches Railroad Camps
Des Moines Iowa April 27 Deputy Dairy Commissioner Wright returned from Afton Junction where he searched a railroad camp along the Q line used by 500 men in track work. A search warrant was served and several camps checked but no oleomargarine was found and the butter observed was of the poorest order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Wright
Afton Junction
Prescott miners sell McCable mine to Chicago syndicate
April 25 report states J W Wells and W Parsons of Prescott and Hugh McCrum of San Francisco sold the McCable mine to a Chicago capitalists syndicate led by Frank Jager, known as the shingle king. Price said to be about $600,000.
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Prescott
A. T
J. W. Wells
W - Parsons
Hugh MecCrum
San Francisco
Chicago
Frank Jager
That City
Dole Reported Very Sick in Honolulu Residence
Governor Dole is gravely ill and confined to his home for several days. Only the closest friends have been granted access, per a Honolulu dispatch dated April 19 and carried by the Record-Herald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Record-Herald
Honolulu
Dole
Foreclosure Sale Case Heard in Omaha & St. Louis Railroad Suit
Judge Thayer heard arguments in St Louis on April 26 in a foreclosure suit brought by Guaranty Trust New York Walsh trustee and others on bondholders behalf against the Omaha and St. Louis Railroad Company. The court will decide after the arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Thayer
United States Circuit Court
Guaranty Trust Company of New York
Julius S Walsh
Aganst
Omaha & St. Louis Railroad Company
Cuban Delegation Sees McKinley for Formal Talks at White House
The Cuban constitutional convention delegation met with President McKinley at the White House for introductions and formal exchanges. A main interview occurred with Secretary Root to discuss the island’s relations with the United States, with secrecy maintained about the negotiations and a further session planned for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New Island Republic
McWhinley
United States
Cuba
White House
Root
War Department
Senor Capote
Spain
Tie
Congress
Wood
Sanger
Senor Gonzales
Army
Peruna featured by Appleton club leader from Wisconsin
Miss Marie Coats of the Appleton Young Ladies Club champions Peruna the national catarrh remedy as a spring and summer medicine. Letters from Mrs. Al Wetzel of Terre Haute praise its curing power and claim restored senses and vitality. Dr Hartman offers free advice to readers and extols Peruna as a mucous membrane tonic for the stomach nerves and pelvic organs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Coats
Appleton Young Ladies’ Club
Peruna
Appleton
Wis
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Marie Coates
al. Wetzel
South 17Th Street
Terre Haute
Ind
Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Offer to Buy the Buclington
Boston April 26 Chicago Burlington and Quincy directors at a special meeting voted to submit to stockholders a proposal from Great Northern and Northern Pacific to take control. Offer is 200 dollars per share for at least two thirds of stock, paid in 4 percent bonds with option for cash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington
Labor Differences Settled in Sturgis
Sturgis labor union and contractors reach a new agreement. Unskilled labor rate set at 2.25 dollars per ten hour day until July 1, then 2.50 dollars. Only union men to be employed and three days grace granted.
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Sturgis
S. D
Sturgis Labor Union
Peruna testimonials from Washington social circle
Miss Anna Bryan and Mrs Bertha Kockler praise Peruna and Manalin in letters to The Peruna Medicine Co. from Washington D C Brooklyn and Columbus. They describe nervous catarrh stomach ailments headaches and weight gain improving after use and recommend the tonics as permanent cures and household medicines.
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Anna Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Washington, D.C
Miss Bryan
Fairmount Seminary
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Florida Avenue
N. W
Garnett
Brooklyn
N. Y
Peruna
Manalin
Usl
Pernna
Bertha Kockler
People Who Cant Sing A Little Usually Sing A Lot
A saying notes that those who cannot sing well often compensate by singing more frequently. The remark highlights a habit among some individuals to overcompensate with volume and repetition to cover weak vocal ability.
Blessings Poured In Only As You Pour Them Out
A reflective line emphasizes reciprocal generosity as blessings respond to the giver. It suggests personal action shapes fortune and fate through outward kindness rather than inward desire.
Man Who Revolves Around Himself Never Moves Forward
A proverb-like note warns that a person who focuses only on themselves will struggle to progress. It emphasizes self-centered behavior as a barrier to achievement and upward mobility.
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Cucesa
Xeon
Tnelina
Tien
Tidhaes
Grasps Beaumont Field
Standard VU Company
Texas
Frisco
Miss Pierce
Six Millon Dollar Company
Uncle Sam
Maude Pleasant
Sterling Henndy
Chicauo
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