Northern expansion near Chicago Burlington purchase
Boston April 20. A formal offer of 200 per share for the Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railway is expected within a week or two. The deal would be financed by joint four percent bonds of the Great Northern and Northern Pacific, secured by CBQ stock in trust. J P Morgan & Co will bid 59 million dollars in bonds at par, with Charles E Perkins favoring acceptance.
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Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
Great Northern and Northern Pacific Railroad Companies
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Charles E. Perkins
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Great Northern and Northern Pacific Companies
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Four Trainmen Killed in Colorado Snowslide
A snow slide on the Colorado and Northwestern line near Boulder crushed two engines and a passenger train from Ward. Four trainmen—Engineers Hannan and Fitzgerald Fireman Miller Conductor Fair—were killed, with the second fireman missing and believed dead. Bodies not recovered as the slide swept down near Boomerville during a curve as the engines attempted to climb.
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Colorado and Northwestern
Ward
Hannan and
Fitzgerald
Miller
Fair
Boomerville
Foreign Powers Grapple With Chinese Expedition Risks
The eight day deadline looms for executions as Chinese officials fear vigilante punishment. Foreign ministers worry General LiuKwanTing may retreat and burn villages harming Christians, potentially provoking wider military action toward Tai Yun Fu. Captain Reeves of the American legation joins the expedition to observe. Indemnities discussed, now estimated at £70,000,000 to cover all claims.
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Liu Kwan Ting
Tai Yun Fu
Shen Si
Reeves
Chinese Troops Mass Near Shan Li Frontier
Trustworthy reports say large Chinese forces gather in Shan Li near Chi Li frontier. Natives predict further trouble. uncertain if court controls generals or if a de facto government exists amid possible hostilities. Outcome depends on Franco German expedition results and Chinese punishment of offenders.
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Chi Li
Peking
Shan Li
H House Named to Administer Duluth Rail Lines
Pittsburg report says H E House becomes administrator of the Duluth and Iron Range and the Duluth Missabe and Northern railroads for United States Steel. W J Olcott will oversee ore properties on the Missabe range, Joseph B Cotton handles Rockefeller mining ties, N E Cole takes Oliver Mining charge in Minnesota, Dr H P Hurst holds a related steel company role.
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News-Tribune
Pittsburg
H. E. House
Bessemer and
Lake Erie
United States Steel Company
Duluth and Iron Range
Duluth, Missabe and Northern
W. J. Olcott
Duluth, Missabe and
The Limit of the Law Imposes Bold Timber Penalty
Odo Reder a Black Hills businessman pleaded guilty in a U S court to two counts of illegal timber cutting. Judge Carland fined 500 dollars and sentenced him to one year in Laurence county jail at Deadwood the maximum for an repeat offender. Government costs for his prosecutions in six years exceed 15000 dollars.
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Sioux Falls
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United States
Odo Reder
Carland
Laurence County
Deadwood
Reder
Exposition changes accepted. president to press start button
Buffalo April 20 The Pan American exposition changes were accepted with the president to press the starting button at 12 30 p m central time on May 1 from Jackson Mississippi Buffalo time 1 30 p m. He will also send a message to the public through the exposition.
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Buffalo
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Jackson Miss
Papal Nuncio May Leave After Portugal Spat
Lisbon April 20 The Vatican nuncio is expected to depart following protests by Portugal's foreign minister over the nuncio publishing the pope's letter without consulting authorities.
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Lisbon
Solie
Wil B
Britain's Budget Budget Statement Earns Mixed Praise
London observers split on Sir Michael Hicks Beach budget with praise for candor and courage. A modest two pence rise in income tax prompts relief, while coal duty sparks broad opposition in Wales, the north, and shipping groups. The plan forecasts 11 million pounds in revenue, plus a 60 million pound Consols loan and suspension of the sinking fund.
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Chael MicklisSseaca
J. Pierpont Morgan
Michael Hicks-Beach
Wales
England
South Wales
United States
Germany
House of Commons
South Africa
Reapportionment Bill Clears Illinois Senate
The Republican caucus prepared bill for congressional reapportionment passed the Illinois Senate 31 to 19. It divides the state into 25 districts with many leaning Republican. the measure awaits House action.
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Springfield
Ills
State
Senate
House
Winter Palace in Peking Destroyed in Fire
The winter palace inhabited by Count von Waldersee and staff burned to the ground. General Schwartzkopf, chief of staff, is killed after returning to the doomed structure. Waldersee reportedly escaped through a window with his military papers intact. incendiarism is suspected.
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Peking
Count von Waldersee
Schwartzkopf
Berlin
Benson's Plaster Endorsed by Physicians and Public
The ad extols Benson's Plaster as the superior external remedy trusted by 5,000 physicians and druggists. It claims it relieves coughs, colds, rheumatic pains, and organ-related ailments, and argues Benson's outperforms imitations and competitor preparations.
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George Washington
G. Washington
Mount Vernon
Benson
Benson’s
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Benson's
N.Y
Missionary Reports Chinese Interference Over Executions
A missionary named Killie returns to Peking claiming Chinese authorities initially sentenced converts to death for December arson in San Ho. Li Hung Chang ordered immediate execution, but Killie finds the men alive three weeks later. A judge shows a letter from Li instructing no executions due to untrustworthy testimony. The French pressed for punishment, and Li’s orders persisted.
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Peking
Killie
San Ho
General Chaffee
Li Hung Chang
Kitlie
Li Hung
Surgeon General Endorses Yellow Fever Mosquito Link
Washington April 19 Surgeon General Sternberg approves the special medical board report on yellow fever that conclues the mosquito transmits the disease. The army medical department moves to implement treatment and prevention methods reflecting a radical reversal of prior practice.
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Washington
Sternberg
Special Medical Board
Reed, Carrol and Agramonte
Medical Department
Army
Disaster on Vancouver Steamboat Ramona Claims Four Dead
A boiler explosion on the river steamer Ramona in Vancouver, April 19, left four dead and six seriously injured. The deceased include two women passengers and two deck hands. Among the injured, the purser and the mate are near death sej.
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Vancouver
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Transport Garonne Returns From Manila Voyage
The transport Garonne with Massachusetts volunteers aboard from Manila has been reported. She was at Honolulu and is due in San Francisco in two or three days. The ship had been long overdue and concerns for her safety had grown.
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Garonne
Washington
Massachusetts
Manila
Honolulu
San Francisco
Confederate Veterans Invite McKinley to Breakfast
Egbert Jones camp of United Confederate Veterans has sent President McKinley a resolution inviting him and his party to stop in Huntsville Alabama for breakfast on his trip South. The text lauds him as a God given manhood and honors the heroism shown by Confederate soldiers.
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Russell Harrison
Chicago
Record-Herald
Indianapolis
Durbin
Army
Harrison
Corbin
Porto Rico
Huntsville
Ala
Egbert Jones
United Confederate Veterans
McKinley
Rumors of Chile Argentina Tensions Declared Baseless
Santiago de Chile April 22. Officials say rumors of difficulties between Chile and the Argentine Republic are unfounded. No incident has occurred between the two governments to cause concern.
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Chile
Argentine Republic
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