Local Securities Listings Include Stocks and Insurance Prices
A fragmentary financial notice lists securities from Marion and Brazil Indiana firms. Items include Preferred and Common Stocks with prices, fire insurance stock at 146, Title Guaranty and Loan stock at 80, Law Building stock at 85, and H P Wasson Co prefers at 110.34. Prices available on application.
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Brazil
Tosus Fire Ins. Co
Guar. & Loan Co
St'k
Law Building
H. P. Wasson Co
Honest legislators seen as rare in Gilbert speech
Fort Wayne March 14 Lieut Governor Gilbert addressed the Commercial Club on Indiana legislation. He argued that legislators are generally honest, though some corruption exists, and that the best lawmakers come from conscientious business backgrounds rather than mere lawyers. He criticized long sessions and the flood of bills, noting 1210 introduced and many roll calls, stressing the need for practical, well-drafted laws.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Gilbert
Commercial Club
Indiana
Or House
Senate
House
Governor Gilbert at Club Discusses State Legislature Reform
Governor Gilbert urged constitutional changes to cap session length and set a salary for legislators. He outlined a ten to twenty day bill intro window, argued for trained staff savings, and defended the lobby as a public conduit while critiquing last hour legislative crush. He praised caucus influence as necessary for party cohesion.
Ambassador Clayton Far From Mexico City Amid Mealy Case Standoff
In Mexico City Ambassador Clayton has left the city and cannot reply to charges linked to the Mealy case. The Mexican Herald dismisses claims that Generals Clayton have Mexican mine interests as puerile and unrelated to Mealy’s complaint. The paper contends officials have no stake in these mines and denies any connection with General Clayton.
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Mexico City
March
Clayton
Mealy
Mexican Herald
Thay
Merrick Hopes for Kitchener Capture Spark Barred Assault
In Colborne Ontario March, Henry L Merrick a former St Albans pastor now with an insurance firm publicly hoped General Kitchener would be captured after learning Methuen was. Caspen Wilbert a young farmer struck Merrick, and while Wilbert passed Merrick’s house, a hidden shooter fired buckshot into his left thigh. Merrick has vanished.
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Colborne
Ont
Henry L. Merrick
St. Albans (VI
General Methuen
Kitchener
Caspen Wilbert
Merrick
Wilbert
Bank bookkeeper indicted in embezzlement case
Albert German former bookkeeper of the Third National Bank in Louisville was indicted by the federal grand jury on five counts for embezzling $1000 and making false entries to defraud the bank in November and December last year. German was brought to court and pleaded not guilty as his lawyers declined comment.
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Louisville
Albert German
Third National Bank
Federal Grand Jury
German
Bintae
Anderson 8 March Execution of Oliver Greer for Assault
Oliver Greer, a Black man, was executed today in Anderson for assaulting a white woman. The case involved racial tensions and the local sheriff reported the sentence carried out without incident.
Wolseley To Start For South Africa Today
British Field Marshal Lord Wolseley will sail for Cape Town tomorrow on a private trip. Passengers include Col Frank Rhodes, Arthur Rhodes, and Lady Methuen. Criticism of army and navy leadership continues as Beresford urges reforms and coal field acquisitions to strengthen war readiness.
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London
Lord Wolseley
Cape Town
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Frank Rhodes
Arthur Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes
Lady Methuen
Board of Admiralty
Admiralty
Lord Charles
Lord Beresford
Gibraltar
Malta
Lipton Sees Miss Fay In Music Hall Imitation
Sir Thomas Lipton, rarely visiting music halls, was taken by a friend to the Empire where Miss Fay performed an act including a Sousa imitation. Lipton admired her and was introduced to her in his box. Lipton is now on the Riviera while Miss Fay also travels to escape London fogs. No engagement announced, but rumors persist.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Empire
Miss Fay
Sousa
Sir Thomas
Riviera
London
Giolitti Defends Strikes as Social Movement in Italy
In the Chamber of Deputies Giolitti argues that recent strikes reflect a broad social movement of the proletariat seeking better life conditions. He urges impartial government action, legal arbitration, and intervention only to prevent violence, praising measures to address railway workers while warning against strikes in public services and baking.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Giolitti
Interior
Giolitti
Mrs Conger hosts princesses at Peking tiffin in unprecedented court access
In Peking Mrs Conger and American legation ladies entertain eleven princesses and court ladies at tiffin marking an unprecedented relaxation of court exclusivity. Dowager Empress extends greetings and hopes relations remain intact. In London, The Times editorializes on Secretary Hay’s memorial and McKinley policy as guiding American ideals and destiny.
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Peking
London
the Times This
Hay
McKinley
the Times
Lincoln
Garfield
Secretary Hay
Sagasta Accused of Step Down as Premier in Madrid
Madrid dispatch says Premier Sagasta bows out as palace favors a concentration ministry under Senor Montero Rios. He chose to fall on the bank bill rather than wait for a crisis over religious decrees.
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London
Madrid
The
Standard
Sagasta
Senor Montero Rios
Senate
Earthquake devastates Shemaka city in Transcaucasia
AP dispatch from St. Petersburg describes the Shemaka disaster of February 12 13 1860. Nine quakes since 1806. 22 000 residents amid vine-clad town. Eyewitness retells two shocks and chaos, with telegraph down and many bodies recovered. Red Cross and officials move to aid survivors as collections rise.
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Associated Press
ST. Petersburg
Shemaka
Transcaucasia
Abich
Baku
A A. m
Red Cross Society
Lyons Crisis Over Tax Clash At US Consulate
Paris dispatch reports Lyon authorities and the US consul disagree over new taxes the city seeks to impose on the consulate. The consul claims exemption under the 1858 treaty and refuses to pay, while Lyon threatens to seize the consul’s furniture.
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Paris
Patrie
Lyons
United States
Elbe Brings Etruria Passengers From Disabled Ship
The Royal Mail steamer Elbe arrived at Fayal to carry passengers from the disabled steamer Etruria, picked up by the British steamer William Cliff about 400 or 60 miles west northwest of Fayal, and Etruria reached Horta on March 9 in tow.
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London
Methuen
Delarey
Daily Mail
Cronje
Viljoen
Geral
Mentz
Heilbron
Heilbron-Wolve Hoeck
Gottenburg
Fayal
Azore Islands
Royal Mail Company
Etruria
William Cliff
Horta
William Clift
Riots After Student Arrests in London
A Standard report from London notes that on March 9 a group of students bearing red flags were arrested, leading to an attempted rescue and a riot in which a police officer and a rioter were killed. One hundred sixty arrests were made and troops patrol the city to prevent further disorder.
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London
Odessa
the Standard
German Embassy Change Denied on Furlough or Recall
Berlin reports the Foreign Office denies any plan to furlough or recall Ambassador Dr. Von Holleben as a change in the German embassy in Washington is considered possible. The AP correspondent is authorized to deny such actions.
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Berlin
Washington
Foreign Office
Associates Press
von Holleben
Berlin Physician Discovers Microorganisms in Cancer Growths
New York dispatch reports Dr. Ludwig Feinberg, a Berlin physician, has found independent microscopic organisms in cancer growths. The London correspondent says the discovery may enable a diagnosis of cancer.
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New York
Berlin
Ludwig Feinberg
the Tribune
London
Cadogan Says King Edward Would Have Been Welcomed in Ireland
Earl Cadogan lord lieutenant of Ireland spoke at a Dublin public meeting about King Edward's abandoned visit. He said the King originated the idea and would have been enthusiastically welcomed, but the present occasion was unsuitable. He noted the difficulties were temporary and the King would soon be able to visit, benefiting Ireland.
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Dublin
Earl Cadogan
Ireland
Edward
Denmark approves sale of West Indies to United States
Copenhagen report says the lower house of Parliament passed the treaty by 3 to 87 votes to sell the West Indies to the United States. The measure now proceeds to the upper house, the Landsthing.
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Copenhagen
West Indies
United States
Princess Alice of Albany Heads to Potsdam Amid Betrothal Reports
The Hague March 14 Princess Alice of Albany began her journey to Potsdam. The trip is linked to reports of her betrothal to Frederick William of Germany, the German heir.
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Princess Alice
Potsdam
the Hague
Alice of Albany
Germany
Frederick Wiljam
Lloyd Steamship raises steerage rates to American ports
Bremen March 14 The North German Lloyd Steamship Company announced a ten mark rate increase beginning March 17 for steerage travel to Baltimore New York and Galveston Lord Francis Hope bankrupt The London report says the failure is announced creditors claim 4000 pounds
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Bremen
North German Lloyd Steamship Company
Baltimore
New York
Galveston
Lord Francis Hope
London
Lipton Linked to Music Hall Star Rumor
London gossip swirls that Elsie Fay, famed from The Belle of New York era, has eclipsed Sir Thomas Lipton after his long resistance to feminine advances. The tale cites Lipton’s potential marriage as part of a social rumor mill stirred by Fay’s London success.
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London
Elsie Fay
Miss Fay
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Thatcher forgery indictments quashed in Mast estate case
Springfield Ohio March 14 By a jury verdict the two original indictments against George W Thatcher charging forging the late P P Mast s name to notes aggregating 0 008 are quashed Three other indictments over Mast estate filings to collect on the notes remain but are not expected to be pursued Courts declare the forged notes canceled
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Springfield
George W. Thatcher
P. P. Mast
Mast
Kansas Pioneer Killed Near Seneca in Runaway
ST JOSEPH MO March 14 Charles Aziere eighty a pioneer history maker of Kansas was killed near Seneca while driving a spirited team from his stock ranch. He was last seen this morning and found unconscious later in the road. Aziere, a staunch anti slavery figure, took part in early Kansas events and bore a notable role in its history.
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ST. Joseph
Charles Aziere
Kansas
Seneca
Kan
Boston Strike Settled But Dissents Persist, Cranes Mediation
Boston labor turmoil eases as Governor Crane mediates amid conferences with railroads and unions. Employers vow to rehire many strikers, but some refuse to discharge hires, creating a tense result with ongoing friction at docks and freight centers.
Charlestown Longshoremen Return as Lockout Persists
Immigrant workers fill strike vacancies in Charlestown as lumber yards stay closed through Monday. Longshoremen vote to return tonight at Noddles Island Assembly, relieving Knights of Labor workers from the strike. Transatlantic steamship lines pledge to bar reentry on old terms if longshoremen do not return by Monday morning.
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Boston
Allied Freight Transportation Council
R. 8. Brine Transportation Company
Crane
State Board of Arbitration
Statehouse
John M. Hall
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Tuttle
Boston & Maine
Samuel Hoar
Boston & Albany
W. BH. Chamberlain
New Haven Road
Easley
Civic Federation
Frank P. Sargent
Clevelland
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
George E. McNeil
Sargent
McNeil
East Boston
Railroad Company
New York
New Haven & Hartford
Expressmen's
George Innes
Detroit
National Teamsters’ Union
Boston & Marine Railroad
O'Connell Assembly
Longshoremen's Union
Charlestown
T Steamship Lines
Noddles
Island
St Louis Painters Strike Over Wage Increase Demand
In St Louis about 1400 members of the International Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paper Hangers walk out after multiyear wage raise demand. No one will work Saturday and any member found working will be expelled. If barber bosses in the district do not sign a 5 cent Sunday share contract, journeymen barbers may join the stoppage tomorrow.
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ST. Louis
International Brotherhood of Painters
William Deveaux
Brotherhood
Journeymen Barbers’ International Union
Strike Sympathizers Turn Violent In Norfolk Suburbs
In Norfolk March 24 strike sympathizers in suburbs stoned cars and cut a Granby Street trolley wire. Ex-employees E L Allen and H J Ruth were held for grand jury after preliminary trial for shooting into and stoning vehicles. They have counsel. Wire cutting paused service for hours as electricians searched for the fault and cars were rerouted.
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Norfolk
E. L. Allen
H. J. Ruth
Carmine
Granby Street
Coal field tensions rise in southwest Virginia dispute
Reports from the southwest Virginia coal fields indicate little change with about 1,000 miners out. Armed guards patrol the scene as the situation may turn critical at any moment. Miners reportedly rely on native mountaineers for aid if needed, while operators have telegraphed for more guns and ammunition.
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Bristol, Tenn
Southwest Virginia
Do Ghosts Exist Ainslees Magazine excerpt tale
Ainslees Magazine recounts a New York region tale of a student who after seeing a spirit on the piazza foretold his death. Doctors dismissed it as a dream until the young man rapidly declined and died within days, leaving a mother shaken by the vision and its timing.
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Ainslee
New York
Heidelberg University
Psychic inquiry reveals father appearing after death
In a conveyed dialogue a person recounts telling his mother about remarkable psychic visions. Asked who he saw, he answers it was his father, who had been dead for years while the mother had remarried.
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Kres
Tha’ Re
Layheng Sa
Methuen Captured in Boer War Shifts British Reputation
The New York Tribune reflects on Lord Methuen in South Africa, noting a long career marked by early victory and later failures. It decries his capture as a Boer victory, suggesting a blow to British prestige and arguing his overall wartime record cannot endure beyond this disaster.
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New York Tribune
Methuen
Lord Methuen
South Africa
Buller
Warren
Lord Roberts
Tenn
Liveryman Edward Hull Shot by Barber Crenshaw in Palace Hotel
In Cerrillos New Mexico on March 4 Edward Hull a liveryman was shot twice and wounded possibly fatally by N E Crenshaw a barber in the Palace Hotel parlor where Hulls sister Miss Annie Hull was talking with Crenshaw The sister assisted Hull home after the incident Crenshaw struck Hull prior to the shooting returning fire during the confrontation
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Cerrillos
N. M
Edward Hull
N. E. Crenshaw
Palace Hotel
Hull
Annie Hull
Crenshaw
Words of Hope for the Despondent Celery Compound Approval by Eminent Physician
A historic promotional piece touts Paine's Celery Compound as a non patent medicine endorsed by Professor Edward E. Phelps and other leading medical men. It claims the remedy fights deep seated disease through blood purification, nerve support, and better sleep, with testimonials from John B. Dryden praising its cure for dyspepsia and insomnia.
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Edward E. Phelps
Paine
John B. Dryden
Frankfort
Frankfort, Ky
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