Pittsburgh oil exchange taxed two years hence
Volume XXII presents a collage of brief items from politics trade and society. It notes five Pennsylvania legislators down with illness, a Savannah undertaker advertising a spring opening, and a widow of Gen. Logan denying a looming lawsuit. Other items cite carnation shipments to Chicago, beekeeping in Ventura County, and European telephonic talks stirring interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh Oil Exchange
Tge
Pennylvania
Savannah
Logan
Kent County
Mich. Florist
Chicago
Albert Pike
Joseph E. Johnston
Arizona
Elkhorn
Montana
New York
Washington Star
Italy
United States
London
Marseilles
Europe
New Jersey
Secretary of the Treasury
Vanity Fair
Queen Victoria
Ventura County
California
Harry Smith
Canada
Oz- One
Princess of Wales
Texas
Watertown
St. Joseph
Ole BuLn
Alexander
Gren. Butler
Straits of Mackinaw
Newfoundland
Oregon
Prussia
Bavaria
Fremont
Los Angeles
Proctor
Congress
Albany
James
George G. Meade
Sanitary Fair Association
Henrietta Meade
Harles H. Cramp
Atlantic
W. V. Herriott
Rodney
W. Va
Mr.erriott
Chas. Corbin
Africa
Eretria
Euboea
Aristotle
Bloody riot at Kingston as firemen cheered by police clash
A violent melee erupted in Kingston across the river from WilkesBarre when Edwardsville men forced entry during a firehouse response. Twenty plus injured on each side, with stones, clubs and wrenches used. Duffy of Edwardsville arrested as reinforcements arrived and a long fight subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingston
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell Duffy
Edwardsville
Main Street
Duffy
Kentucky Outlaw Secretly Slipped to Missouri Jail
Willis Howard, the Kentucky outlaw tied to the Howard Turner Bailey feud and accused in a 1889 murder to cover a robbery, was secretly moved from a St. Louis jail to Maries county for a murder charge. He was taken aboard a night train with six armed deputies, amid fears of a rescue plot by six men in slouch hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Missouri
Willis Howard
St. Louis
San Quentin
Cal
Maries County
Cet
Meller
Howard
Four Courts
Maries
Cotton sheds fire at Hill Fontaine Co Memphis
Fire at Hill Fontaine & Co cotton sheds at Front and Commerce streets Memphis Tenn broke out around 11 p.m. from a passing locomotive spark. By midnight the blaze raged, threatening total destruction of eight to ten thousand bales. Loss estimated near 235000 dollars with insurance undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill, Fontaine & Co
Front
Commerce Streets
Memphis
Tenn
Women elected as police judges in Kansas towns Jamestown Burr Oak
Mrs. Mary J. Burton former Kansan editor and current postmistress won Jamestown policing post while Mrs. Jessie McCormick secured Burr Oak. Both are staunch prohibitionists. Burton is widow of a notable politician. In Pittsburgh a freight-car accident early Wednesday killed John Mooney and an unknown man, and cost John Kerins both feet. Kerins, who reports living at 2218 Market Street Philadelphia, survived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Mary J. Burton
Kansan
Jamestown
Jessie McCormick
Burr Oak
Burton
Ices
Pittsburgh
John Mooney
John Kerins
Market Street
Philadelphia
General Albert Pike Funeral Service Reported
The body of Gen. Albert Pike, noted Mason, was moved from the Scottish Rite cathedral in Washington to the Congregational church Thursday night. At midnight the Ka dosh Rite ceremony was held, with the funeral occurring Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Pike
Scottish Rite
Washington
Congregational Church
Confession Tails from Somerset Murder Case
Dave Nicely publicly confessed in Somerset Pennsylvania Thursday claiming he was present during the murder of Herman Umberger. He implies Joe may have committed the crime though he does not state it outright. Both Nicely and Umberger died protesting innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Nicely
Somerset
Herman Umberger
Dave
Joe
German treaty aims to open new outlets for exporters
The North German Gazette notes the United States Brazil trade pact may cost German exporters much of the South American market and argues the Austro German treaty will create new opportunities for German goods abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Brazil
Intruders Ordered Out of Reservations by Secretary
Secretary Noble ordered all intruders expelled from the Sac and Fox, Cheyenne and Arapaho, and Iowa and Potawatomi Indian reservations and instructed soldiers to clear the country to ensure a fair opening of lands for settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noble
Sae Ard Fox
Cheyenne
Arapahoe
Iowa
Pottawattomie
Fourteen year old Sadie Nye fatally burned in gasoline fire
Sadie Nye aged fourteen daughter of H P Nye was fatally burned Wednesday morning in Goshen Indiana while she used gasoline to kindling the kitchen fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sadie Nye
H. P. Nye
Goshen
Ind
Mrs Andrew Doll Kills Children Then Takes Own Life
Mrs Andrew Doll of Herman Nebraska killed her two young children after recently being discharged from an asylum as cured and then died by suicide. The tragedy follows reports of her mental health history and a failed treatment ending in a double murder suicide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Doll
Herman, Neb
Nine Immigrants Barred From Landing At New York
Nine more Italian immigrants were Thursday barred from landing at New York as fear of contagious diseases prompted swift action by officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Canadian Cruisers Ready to Protect Fisheries
Canadian cruisers will enter service around May 1 to safeguard fisheries. The move marks an aggressive step by Canada to enforce fishing zones and deter foreign fishing vessels.
Immigrants Register at New York Barge Office Landing
A rush of immigration marked Thursday at the barge office landing station in New York. Four thousand three hundred fifty two steerage passengers from six steamships registered. The Cashmere and Birmania arrived Wednesday bringing two thousand one hundred ninety seven Italians too late to land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barge Office Landing Station
New York
Cashmere
Birmania
Retired Brooklyn merchant commits suicide at home
Benjamin Norton a retired dry goods merchant of Brooklyn ended his life by shooting himself in bed at his residence 67 St. James Ince. The deceased had been in fragile health and appeared despondent prior to the act. Police are investigating the circumstances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Norton
Brooklyn
St. James Ince
Italy Assails U S Drag On King Humbert Portraits
Friday reports from Italy say the Rudini cabinet is deeply hurt by American commentary on Italy and that anger grows for aggressive moves. King Humbert reportedly received American newspapers with a monkey cartoon ridiculing his majesty, triggering renewed Italian indignation and expectations of a startling development soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Humbert
Italy
Rudini
Humbert
America
Spain and America sugar concessions likely in Cuba talks
The London Times correspondent at Madrid reports that Spain maintains strict reserve on the treaty with America but expects concessions in sugar and other Cuban products except tobacco. Any further terms will be negotiated with Washington. It is said Gen Foster made advances toward a Spanish treaty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Spain
London Times
Madrid
Washington
Gen. Foster
Canadian and American officials prepare for trade talks
Canadians Salleries and Secretary Blaine express confidence that the American administration will meet Canada halfway in forthcoming negotiations. They aim to settle trade and Atlantic fishery questions through a constructive diplomacy approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ane
Salleries
Arenas
Blaine
Canada
Italy Getting Impatient Over U.S. Response
In Rome reports say if Washington does not answer the Marquis Imperiallis note by Saturday, Porter the American minister will be ordered to depart Italy. The Italian legation in Washington would be recalled and Italian interests left to the British minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
U. S
Marquis Imperiallis
Porter
Washington
Emigration Head Orders Action Over Escaped Italians
Col Weber of New York immigration was told by Washington to move against the steamers Burgundia and Iniziativa for permitting Italian emigrants on board to be sent back to Italy, enabling their escape from the vessels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Weber
New York
Washington
Burgundia
Iniziativa
Ruling in Helena Lands Case Valued At Half Million
In the U S circuit court at Helena Montana an opinion in Northern Pacific railroad versus W S Cannon et al involves title to lands within Helena city limits valued over half a million dollars The decision largely favors Cannon et al and effectively resolves the dispute in their favor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Helena
Mont
Northern Pacific Railroad
W. S. Cannon
Cannon
A Boy of Fiendish Instinct at Richburg
In Richburg North Carolina Clarence Robert son eight and Emma Straw four quarreled over a game. The boy in rage picked up a stone and killed his playmate. About a year earlier he tried to set fire to his home after his father whipped him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richburg
N. C
Clarence Robertson
Emma Straw
Must Be Twenty Five to Vote in Belgium Assembly
The Belgian chamber of deputies committee on suffrage favors household suffrage with a 25 year minimum voting age and a ten franc direct tax requirement. The proposal links age and tax liability as conditions for suffrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgian Chamber of Deputies
Battle in India dispatch confirms April 6 clash details
A viceroy dispatch confirms Lieut. Grant repulsed four thousand Mani puri natives on April 6. Fourteen British soldiers were killed and twenty seven wounded in the engagement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Viceroy of India
Lieut. Grant
Baron Fava Sails Away From New York Harbor
Baron Fava the recalled Italian minister departed the Victoria hotel in New York on Friday night bound for the French liner La Gascogne and left these shores Saturday morning for home, signaling the end of his final visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baron Fava
Victoria Hotel
New York
la Gascogne
Bear Sent to Behring Sea to Stop Seal Poaching
Revenue cutter Bear has been dispatched to Behring Sea to deter seal poaching and protect marine resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behring Sea
Revenue Cutter
Bear
Massachusetts Direct Tax Payment to Treasury in Full
Massachusetts received the state's share of the direct tax amounting to 700,894 dollars. The payment cleared Friday through the treasury department, completing the assessment for the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusett
State of
Massachusetts
Treasury Department
Sentenced to Death for Pine Bluff Killing
Robert Williams, who in November last shot and killed A. B. Hayes at Pine Bluff, Ark, has been sentenced to hang June 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Williams
A. B. Hayes
Pine Bluff
Ark
Secretary Foster's Third Assistant Named
The president appointed ex-Congressman Alonzo Vrounse of Nebraska as third assistant secretary of the treasury, marking a notable elevation in the administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Alonzo Vrounse
Nebraska
the Treasury
Distressing glycerine blast injures three youths near Washington PA
Three boys from Franklin township, while playing along the pike, found an empty glycerine can and attempted to move it. The can exploded, causing fatal and near fatal injuries as shrapnel and blast force sent debris across the road. One boy died and another was severely hurt, with a third in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Thomas Munce
Franklin Township
Will
Four Hundred Bodies Recovered From British Steamer Wreck
The British ironclad Rodney collided with the Italian steamer Utopia off Gibraltar on March 17. 451 bodies recovered. 60 victims remain. Italian consul thanks rescuers aboard the English warship. U.S. State Department shows indifference to Italian actions. European powers fear trade disruptions with America. Porters possible recall would not trigger war but harm relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
Youk
Gmehor
Gibraltar Bay
gZar
America
State Department
Washington
U. S
Blaine
Italy
Porter
Giants Powder Theft Ends in Fatal Riverfront Blast
Three youths stole a can from a Pittsburgh riverfront factory and ignited it inside a fire. The explosion severely injured two boys, Michael O Toole and Edward Caldwell, with one fatality reported as bystanders witnessed the blast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
River Front
Michael O’ Toole
Edward Caldwell
Uv al
Government Effort to Recruit Indians as Regular Soldiers
Col Wade of the Telans notes efforts to enlist Indians were made but proved futile. Gen Merritt believes government attempts to draft Indians into regular service will fail, despite active recruiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ose ‘Louis
Wade
Merritt
Poisoned Cream Puffs Cause Chattanooga Outbreak
An epidemic of poisoning cases hit Chattanooga Tennessee on Sunday with fourteen victims reported none likely to die. The poison, believed arsenic, is thought to be in cream puff shells from a confectioner. An investigation is under way to determine how the contaminant entered the shells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Emperor Williams New Naval War Strategy at Kiel
Emperor William told the Marine academy at Kiel the navy must take the chief offensive role in the next war and seek to annihilate the enemy by a grand coup. He likened naval duties to cavalry on shore and said German maneuvers would follow strategic Sin glish principles, resembling warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Marine Academy
Kiel
Fire in Chicago Claims Four Lives and Million-Dollar Loss
Sunday night blaze in Chicago destroyed the furniture establishment of John M. Smythe Kohl and Middleton's museum and several adjoining buildings. Firemen battled two adjacent blazes while a policeman steadied frightened crowds with a revolver, saving many lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John M. Smythe
Kohl & Middleton’s Museum
County Funds Taken From Benton Vault in Saline County
A masked man broke into the iron vault in the county clerk's office at Benton, Saline County, Kansas, and seized a large amount of funds. Only a mask was found near the courthouse, with no other crew identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton
Saline County
Kan
Crushing Wall Kills Two Workers at Cincinnati Site
A section of a foundation wall at the northwest corner of Fifth and Race streets in Cincinnati collapsed Saturday afternoon, killing Paul Glenn and William Gibson who were crushed beneath the falling debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth and
Race Streets
Cincinnati
Paul Glenn
Wm. Gibson
Gen Kings Trial Change of Venue Denied in Memphis Case
The request to move Gen. Clay King’s murder trial away from Memphis was refused. The defendant killed lawyer Avid Poston, with the trial set to proceed in Shelby County Tennessee.
Humbert Receives Minister Grant Visit in Rome
King Humbert meets Col. Grant, the U S minister at Vienna, during his Rome visit. The officials discuss bilateral matters as the minister tours the Italian capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Humbert
Grant
King Humbert
Col
U. S
Vienna
Rome
Bismarck Faces Uncertain Victory in Geestmunde
In Geestmunde district Prince Bismarck stands as a reichstag candidate as many meetings occur Sunday. Public sentiment and expected turnout render his success highly uncertain amid a tense election atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Geestmunde
Prince Bismarck
Murderer Lynched in Bluefield Mob Hangs Alex Foote
A mob hanged Alex Foote who killed J J Meadows of Bluefield West Virginia. Foote confessed to this murder and three additional killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Foote
J.J. Meadows
Bluefield
W. Va
Boiled to Death at Milwaukee Brewery
Joseph Hammer, an employee at the Schlitz brewery in Milwaukee, fell into a boiling water tank and died. Emergency responders arrived but could not revive him. Investigations to determine cause and safety lapses are ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Hammer
Schlitz Brewery
Milwaukee
Armed men circle land office in Wisconsin allotments
Commissioner Carter reports great local excitement near Ashland as homesteading opens on Saturday along the Chicago St Paul Minneapolis and Omaha line. A vigil around the land office is said to threaten forceful filing of applications. Many lands hold pine timber valued at five to ten thousand dollars per quarter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashland
Wis
Carter
General Land Office
Wisconsin
Chicago, St. Paul
Minneapolis and
Omaha
Land Office
Ohio Senate Considerations and Bills Across Weeks in April
Ohio Senate amid nominations and extensive bill activity from April 6 to 10. Nominations for prison board and asylum trustee, ad interim sheriff proposals, and adjustments to good time for penitentiary convicts feature among bills. Separate sessions in Columbus tackle county publications, education funding, rail conductors, fire insurance, child labor, street care, and tax districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Senate
Michael Stanton
Scioto County
Ohio Penitentiary
Deek
Edward Squire
Defiance County
Hovus E
Probate and Common Pleas Courts
Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station
Hamilton County
Life
Ohio
Gila
Corporation of
Lancaster
Fairfield
Wagner
Big Beaver River
Mercer County
State House
W. T. Sherman
Director of Public Works of
Cleveland
Ohio National Guards
Cincinnati
Clermont County
County
Brown County
Georgetown
Ripley and Arnheim
Common Pleas Court
Supreme Court
Constable Beaten by Saloon Men in Burlington Riot
A Burlington mob assaulted Constable Green and three deputies during a search of Hirschberg's saloon. Green suffered a fractured skull, broken nose, and near-destruction of an eye as about forty liquor dealers overwhelmed him before deputies fled. The incident signals an open revolt against prohibition in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Green
Mediapolis
Hirschberg
General Spinola Dies at 70 After Pneumonia
General Francis B. Spinola, representative for the Tenth New York district, died at 1:25 a m Tuesday from pneumonia. A brigadier general of volunteers in the Civil War, he was a three time elected congressman, noted manufacturer and banker, and delegate to the Democratic national conventions of 1860 and 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinola
Francis B. Spinola
New York
Congress
New U S Treasurer Named After Resignation
The president accepted the resignation of U S Treasurer Huston and appointed Enos H Nebecker of Indiana to succeed him. It is likely Nebecker will delay taking charge as formalities like counting vast coin and paper currency, including 94 500 tons of coin and hundreds of millions in notes and bonds, await him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Huston
Enos H. Nebecker
Indiana
Opium Joints Raided in New York Chinatown
New York police raided Chinatown opium joints and found thirty nine young women and girls inside. Bonn University medical faculty abandoned the use of Koch's and Liebreich's remedies for tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chinatown
City
University of Bonn
Koch
Liebreich
Three Murderers Respited by President for Navassa Case
The president on Monday respited Geo. 3 S. Key, Henry Jones and Edward Smith until June 19. The colored men were involved in multiple murders on Navassa island and were sentenced to hang in Baltimore on May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Key
Henry Jones
Edward Smith
Navassa Island
Baltimore
Six Hundred Italians Landed in New York
Six hundred Italians were added to New York City’s population by the unloading of the steamship Columbia. A rigorous medical examination is under way and some immigrants will be returned to Naples as unfit to land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Columbia
Naples
Frogs Cause Freight Derailment Near Massillon
A broken frog derailed south bound freight on the Cleveland and Lorain and Wheeling road five miles north of Massillon. A sugar car lumber car and twelve coal flats piled on the track. Property damage described as very great. Annie Prosper, 22, of Massillon, survived a morphine overdose after two doctors intervened. Cause cited as despondency from incurable hip disease. Mrs Barcus of Newark gave birth to triplets two boys and a girl with weights four pounds and six and a quarter and seven pounds respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland and
Lorain
Wheeling
Massillon
Annie Prosper
Benjamin Prosper
Barcus
Newark
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Ogden, Mien
M. Ll. Porter
Cure
Agnes Kruzy
Ford
Imp Life
TOWER
Boston, Mass
Amely CO
Laporte
AROS
Drug CO. Eee
Hunt & Eaton
5Th Ave
N.Y
New Yorks
Shire
England
Bea Os
Warren
Aweg
Will Howard
Utomea
Bayards
Bayard
Wilmington
Del
Count Lewenhaupt
Ellen
Thomas F. Bayard
Delamere Place
Sweden
Miss Bayard
Ohio State News
Mansfield Electric Street Railway
Clarke Rude
Sandusky
Perry E. Weygrandt
Marshallville
Spencerville
R. Winters
Youngstown
Hocking Valley Coal and Iron Co
Ohio and Western Coal Co
Cincinnati Union
W. H. Attkinson
Muskingum Valley Railway
Trinway
Jackson Township
Shelby County
Montra
Jackson Center
Aaron HolmMeEs
Alliance
Clifton
Springfield
Chas
Yellow Springs
Mrs. McLaren
Chas. Knott
C. S. Hunter
Halal
Richland Co
Evsy Siebert
Ontario
Richland County
State Assembly of Daughters of Rebekah
Akron
S. Ollie Schuler
New Dover
Frances King
East Liverpool
Jennie Groby
Miamisburg
Lida Thomas
Ironton
Guardian
Bella Wilson
Dublin
Helen Bishop
Worthington
Lima
Wm. BaLes
Harper
Kenton
Neville
Bates
Wayne Street
North Street
State Board of Public Works
Hahn
Board of Public Works
F. J. MecCulloch
Theodore Whitman
Baird
Doylestown
Zanesville
E. E. Williams
Elyria
Ohio Legislature
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