Postmaster General Payne faces Tulloch charges in Senate era clash
Washington dispatches detail a long conference between Postmaster General Payne and ex chief Charles Emory Smith over charges by W. Tulloch involving Smith Perry Heath and fourth assistant Bristow. Tulloch alleges political pressure blocked a major post office inquiry and expects Smith’s reply to be made public Saturday.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Payne
Charles Emory Smith
W. Tulloch
Smith
Perry
Heath
R. J. Tracewell
Bristow
Tulloch
Perry 8
Republican National Committee
Perry Heath
Post Office Department
Indirect listing of state and city bonds and utility securities
A dense ledger of issued bonds and unpaid notes showing United States and Indiana localities. Items include amounts for Ind cities Batholomew County Vigo County and Mt. Vernon plus firms like U S Steel Co and Peru Heat Co with values from 3s to 6s and multi-thousand dollar totals. The list records issuers and places such as Indianapolis Cincinnati and Louisville suburbs with large sums like 100000 for Indianapolis bonds and 50000 for Cin Indpls St Louis & Chicago first mortgage.
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United States
Remington
Ind
Kendallville City
Fowler
Light & Heat Co
Union Traction
Vigo County
Bartholomew Co
Mt. Vernon
Failure at Salonica exposes Macedonian doom and European risk
The London Times argues the Macedonian committees’ bombing of the Ottoman Bank at Salonica shows their plan to force European intervention. It condemns the killings and dynamite outrages as misguided tactics that only bolster the Turkish position and harm innocent Europeans.
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London Times
Salonica
Europe
Macednoia
Sofia
Delaware Surety dissolved and rubber firm formed in Trenton New Jersey
Delaware Surety Company of New York with capital 1 million was dissolved Friday after litigation in New York courts. Franklin Rubber Manufacturing Company with capital 1.9 million was incorporated in Trenton to make rubber goods. Treasury receipts show a large year end surplus projected around 44 million. Dawson reports heavy gold dust purchases by two banks with safe-keeping deposits totaling about 1.25 million and Yukon gold output likely to exceed last year by 1 to 3 million dollars.
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Delaware Surety Company
New York
Capital
Nicholson
New Jersey
Franklin Rubber Manufacturing Company
Trenton
N. J
Williams. Saver
James F. Austin
William P. Huston
Philadelphia
John E. Clancey
John A. Sloan
United States Treasury
Treasury
Dawson
Nevermore
Yukon
Conciliation Board Hitches Delay Miner Representatives
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania a dispute over miner eligibility for the conciliation board has prompted national UMW President Mitchell to call a conference. He summons district presidents Nicholls Dettrey and Fahy to Buffalo on Sunday. Nicholls offered no comment. A further miners convention may be needed to resolve representation on the board.
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Wilkesbarre
Trators
Board of Conciliation
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Nicholls
Dettrey
Fahy
Buffalo
Bok Ee Seeeemiat Mavate
Represen Ives
Postal Service Seeks Uniform Pay in First and Second Class Offices
The action aims to standardize compensation across first and second class post offices, reducing salaries to lawful limits. Estimated annual government savings reach $2,500, with adjustments planned for seven offices where eight staff exceed allowed pay. Some workers are misclassified on the payrolls and will be reclassified by postmasters. Samuel A. Groff, linked to the Machen bribery case, renewed his bond and awaits a June hearing with his brother. Alvin W. Chapin also faced related proceedings.
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Associated Press Dispatch
Washington
W. Tulloch
Washington Post Office
Payne
Merritt
Tulloch
Postoffice Department
Washington City
Cairo
Iil
Clarinda
East St. Louis
Flushing
Fredonia
Geneva
N. Y
Freehold
N. J
Warren
New Orleans
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Cincinnati
Detroit
St. Louis
Chester
Los Angeles
Louisville
Nashville
Newburg
Utica
Chicago
Leadville
New Brighton
Tarrytown
San Juan
Porto Rico
Eeeson
New York City
Philadelphia
George W. Beavers
Samuel A. Groff
Machen
United States
Taylor
Alvin W. Chapin
Tulloch Charges Denied and Accusations Against Ex-Cashier
Washington May 1899 Postmaster Merritt responds to charges against ex cashier Tulloch. He describes a prior suspension with pay and a false voucher, notes irregular payroll practices, and claims most issues predated his tenure. Merritt defends his authority and criticizes Tulloch’s conduct while calling attention to broader post office practices and awaiting further replies.
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Tulloch
Droud Appointed Leesburg Postmaster As Indiana Salaries Rise
John E. Droud was named postmaster at Leesburg Indiana replacing Daniel L Kemper who resigned. Indiana postmaster salaries were increased with North Judson from 1000 to 1100 Owensville from 1000 to 1100 Van Buren from 1100 to 1200 and Middlebury Ind reduced from 1100 to 1000.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
John E. Droud
Leesburg
Kosciusko County
Indiana
Daniel L. Kemper
North Judson
Owensville
van Buren
Middle- Syn Ind
Half Columbia rallying for liberty and peace poem
A patriotic verse praises unity and freedom, urging Americans to remain mindful of the cost of independence. It calls for a firm united nation and gratitude for the prize won in war, envisioning peace and safety through steadfast brotherhood.
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Columbia
Happy Land
Noseph Hopkinaen
Indiana Society of Ohio Banquet in Cleveland Honors Durbin and Hanna
The first annual Indiana Society of Ohio banquet was held at Hollenden in Cleveland with about 100 Hoosier descendants. Governor Durbin and Mrs Durbin, Senator Fairbanks, G B Lockwood and others attended. Senator Hanna spoke, and Jerome Johnson was delayed by business. Durbin told a story on stage about Indiana and Ohio relations, praising Indiana's history and resources and urging unity with Ohio.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cleveland, CO
Indiana Society of Ohio
Hollenden
Hoosier State
Indiana
Winfield T. Durbin
Durbin
Fairbanks
Wabash
Ohio
Michigan
Hoosier
Providence
Hatever
Lake Michigan
Maumee
Republic
Abraham Lincoln
Young Commonwealth
Oliver P. Morton
Wellington
Terloo
Texas
Steuben
Posey
Union
Lfe
Buckeye
Indiana Society of Cleveland
Beveridge
James Whitcomb Riley
Booth Tarkington
Nash
H. A. Garfield
Senator Fairbanks
God Almigthy
Sisterhood
Col
Myron T. Herrick
Marcus A. Hanna
William McKinley
America
God
Washington
England
Lincoln
McKinley
Hanna
Baker
Tom L. Johnson
J. J. Sullivan
David Gibson
Rutledge
C.B. Mitchell
Union Station
Elmer Dovar
Mator Hanna
G. B. Lockwood
Colonel Herrick
Dover
Quiet Evening in Jackson as Storm Rages
Jackson Ky May 2 The town sits quiet at 9 30 while a heavy storm lashed the area since 6 pm. Militia oversee roads and dispatches go to messenger boys escorted to the telegraph office. Capt B J Ewen, a key witness, left in a gage car to visit his sister. The Danville company of the Kentucky National Guard, forty men, is ordered to arrive tomorrow at 11 to reinforce duty.
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Jackson
Camp Jackson
B. J. Ewen
Evea
Williams
Beckham
Danville Colny
Rich Man's Dilemma Stuns Senator Clark in Talk
In a New York Times account a Montana senator recounts an offer of 3800000 from an English syndicate for his mining property. He declines, saying he would not be alive if he sold 80 million dollars worth of work and worry to invest. He quips he is too old for such toil.
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New York Times
Clark
Montana
Adam
Siberian Butter Fraud Report Reaches Copenhagen
Reports from Copenhagen reveal casks of Siberian butter arrive underweight and contain snow stones and dirt instead of butter. The finance ministry promises strong action against makers shippers and transporters. The piece notes Siberian populations linked to crime and ends with a local quip about butter consumption.
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New York
Copenhagen
Siberia
Ministry of Finance
Queer Strike At St Louis Ends In General Tie Up
In St Louis a broad freight handling strike halted operations as teamsters stayed out. Union leaders failed to bring back workers while porters and warehousemen joined the stoppage. Chicago talks near closure with Lake Shore railroad offering a wage increase, quickly accepted after a meeting.
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ST. Louis
Freig
Hatton
Chicago
Lake Shore Road
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen backs sympathy strike stance
In Denver the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen adopted a unanimous resolution at its national convention denouncing sympathy strikes. The Grand Master Morrissey cited labor contract respect as essential, while the convention reported $1,670,784.42 paid in death and disability benefits across 1,556 claims.
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Denver
Brotherhood of
Morrissey
Reonhelleanae
Hese
Beneficial
Bookstore talk on Flights of the Fancy sales
A timid caller asks a Washington Post bookstore salesman about the sales of Flights of the Fancy a new poetry book by E Wil Borus. The clerk regrets low demand and the man reveals he financed the book's release in a tense exchange.
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Washington Post
E. Wil Borus
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