Million Dollar Daily Currency Orders Under New Law
The United States Treasury limits national bank currency to over a million dollars daily as the new financial act takes effect. The first shipment reached about 1.7 million, with expectations of roughly a million daily onwards. Banks may need about twenty four working days to be fully supplied, while the mint and subsidiary coinage efforts ramp up to meet demands under the act, expanding stock and coin production significantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Treasury Department
Banka
Honda
Fowler
New York Times
Washington
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Minor Aliver
Roberts
Jast
Mubeldiary
Sprle
West Indies
South America
Treasury
Angry at Tie Preacher Contracts Not Regarded By Rev Sheldon
A bold dispute unfolds as Rev C M Sheldon rejects numerous Capital area advertising contracts during his week. Advertisers allege unannounced refusals while fraternal groups face repudiated ads. The controversy risks impacting profits and provoking further claims amid tax and pricing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheldon
C. M. Sheldon
Atchigan, Toy & Santa Fe
Toad
Foul Play Feared In Noblenville Death
Mrs Mollie Pariah aged ten years was found at her Noblenville Indiana home Tuesday morning with a broken nose and face injuries. Her husband fears foul play. War eight hours for servants dominates Chicago household labor unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Pariah
Otty
Noblenville
Ind
Bond
Tto
Final ratification of the Chilean claims treaty exchanged
Final ratification of the Chilean claims treaty occurred at the state department with Secretary Hay for the United States and Minister Moris Vicuna for Chile. The convention covers seventeen U S claims and two Chilean claims. U S claims total $2,796,620. Chilean claims about $226,243.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Hay
United States
Miniatar Moris Vicuna
Chile
Missouri
New York
Manila
San Francisco
Quartermanster
Ludington
Transport Service
Dillon
Arthur
Queen Victoria
The
Bath
Ths
Hedworth Lamblen
Powerful
Cy Beott
Ladysmith
Archbishop Hennessy
Dubuque
Chicago
Vicinity
Peck
Washington
America
Scott County
Arkansas
Zeb Leonard
K. Beecher
D Beecher
Elmira
N.Y
Mongrean
W. A. Young
Floods in Illinois Cause Widespread Damage
Floods sweep northern Illinois and Sangamon systems causing heavy damage to homes and property. Fox River and Sangamon levels rise perilously with LaSalle reporting fourteen feet above normal. Peoria reports ice gorge backing floodwater and a breached levee on the Sangamon drives hundreds from their homes. Additional sections report high water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sangamon
Minole
Kan
Lasalle
Peoria
Itebanka
CIGARMAKERS FESTIVE Threat to quit to aid strikers in New York
All union men in New York may resign to help cigar workers at Kerbs Wertheim Shiffer 2600 employes, wages cut, under pressure from the American Tobacco trust. Report says Saturday meeting led to half time for employees, risking a large strike if not resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wertheim & Shiffer
American Tobacco Trust
Ning
Wood for second place boom starts for ex Rough Rider
The Cuban political scene sees General Leonard Wood, former Rough Rider and military governor, floated for vice with McKinley. Brigham, secretary of agriculture, is credited with launching this boom, drawing favorable reaction in party circles. Wood hails from New Hampshire and entered the army via Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Leonard Wood
Beene
McKinley
Brigham
Wood
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Myrtle Lytle Murder at Bunnock Montana
Fragmentary report describes a murder at Bunnock Montana with Myrtle Lytle and Frederick Brows among those involved. It notes a confrontation on the yard after a dispute and a pursuit by a father toward the shooter as authorities respond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunnock
Mont
Frederick Brows
Myrtle Litle
William Lytle
Abe Brown
Ana
The Filipino Question and Insurrection Dispute
Senator Rawlins of Utah argued during a Monday session that Filipinos never acknowledged allegiance to the United States and thus are not in insurrection. He claimed the treaty of Paris and the 1808 act define Congress’s power over inhabitants of lands acquired from Spain, but federal authority may not extend to non native inhabitants without constitutional limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Rawlins
Utah
Spooner
Philippines
Louisiana
Kent
Banis
United States
Rawilos
Insular
Paria
Congress
Political Bubbles and Party Nominations Across States
Democratic Rhode Island nominees include N W Litlefeld for governor and J A Doctor for lieutenant governor while Clark Potter seeks secretary of state and Fayette Bartlett for treasurer C J Halland for attorney general The platform pledges the Constitution to follow the flag Daniel J Campau denies shortages of convention accommodations W J Bryan tours after leaving Austin to travel south and west Ex Congressman Charles A Towne lies seriously ill in Duluth Prohibitionists name Josiah Fletcher for New Hampshire governor Army canteens denounced Kansas Republicans renominate W A Calderhead in Kansas fifth district and Texas ninth district Republicans elect two sets of delegates to the national convention
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Inland
N. W. Litlefeld
Dr. J. A. Doctor
Clark Potter
Fayette Bartlett
C. J. Halland
Mle
Daniel J. Campau
Detroit
Kansas City
W. J. Bryan
Austin
Tor
Lincoln
South Dakota
Utah
Oregon
Washington
California
Arizona
New Mexico
Charles A. Towne
Silver Republican National Committee
Duluth
Minn
New Hampshire
Josiah Fletcher
Nashua
W A. Calderhead
Kansas
Texas
National Capital Straws and Legislative Moves
The Senate Commerce Commission opposes a bill extending livestock confinement to forty hours. Congressman Bulley departs for Texas on a Senate canvass through June 9. Four separate reports on a Pacific cable bill pass the House Interstate Commerce Committee. The War Department denies Philippines army purchases abroad. John L. McAfee of Oklahoma is nominated associate Justice of the Oklahoma Territory supreme court. The Bituminous Miners’ wage talks in Altoona push for higher pay, eight hour day, and freight considerations. James M. Kersey dies in a Paulding, Ohio sawmill accident, his head fatally split by a circular saw. he was a war veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate Commerce Commission
Bulley
Texas
United States Senate
Chilton
Pacific Ocean
House Interstate Commerce Commission
War Department
Philippines
America
John L. McAfee
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
The
Tenm
Hill” Anthony
Maine
Bureau
James M. Kersey
Paulding
Tal Ughuy
Kerney
Militia Funding Request From State Adjutants General
A delegation of state adjutants general met the house military committee and urged a higher appropriation for the National Guard. They cited two million dollars as the minimum needed to sustain operations amid wartime demands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reu
House Military Committee
Wadmend
Boston Healer Francia Truth Arrested in Massive Letter Fraud
Authorities describe the case as one of the era’s greatest frauds tied to the Francis Truth Institute of Divine Healing. Deputies seized a mountain of letters and $6,000 in a single day, with 28 women typing replies as $5 treatments and testimonials were sold. Bemis, wife wrote many testimonials and the institute sold healing services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francia Truth
Tivine Houler
Boston
Miller
Franklin Syndicate
Tim
Truth
Boston Postonce
Secial
Averal
New England
Handa
Alaim
Ander
Francis
Hin Mall
Bemis
Telegraphic Brevities Snapshot of Early 1900s Labor and Finance
National Bank of Commerce New York votes to raise capital to 10 million to consolidate with National Union Bank, creating a 14 billion dollar entity in combined capital. Jacob G. Schurman urges extending U S tariff laws to Porto Rico on moral grounds. A Cleveland Lake Carrier and Grain Shovelers union talks reduce dock strike risk in Buffalo. Stove Founders Association in Atlanta approves 16 percent price rise for molders, boosting wages for about 40 000 workers. Nebraska saloon owner Gleero H Thompson fatally shoots two soldiers at Ft Niobrara after a confrontation. Sheet mill owners refuse wage increases citing flat product prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bank of Commerce
New York
National Union Bank
Consolidated Bank
Charles Adams
Walon Pacific
Cincinnati
Adams
Cleveland
Lake Carriera" Association
Gratn Shovelura’ Union
Buffalo
Jacob G. Schurman
Old Philippine Commission
United States
Porto Rico
Stove Founders
National Defense Association
Atlanta
Gleero H. Thompson
Valentine
Neb
Arthur Loudon
Austin H. Millman
Ft. Niobrara
America
Counterfeits Float In Northern Ohio Reported
Two counterfeit silver certificates circulated in northern Ohio. Third National Bank of Sandusky cashier P Zollinger reported to the treasury secret service a clever counterfeit five dollar note from the 1896 series with blurred printing, two-piece paper, and red and blue silk threads. Woolland Avenue Savings and Loan of Cleveland also flagged a new counterfeit one dollar silver certificate from last year’s series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
FP. P. Zollinger
Third National Bank
Sandusky
Secret Service of the Treasury
Bruce
Register
Roberts
Woolland Avenue Savings and Loan Company
Cleveland
Wilkie
Norwegian Man Attacked After Fatal Harm In Wee Jon
In Wee Jon Washington a Norwegian man named Olof Pallesen confronted by a mob. He harmed his wife and a three year old child of Charles Hengrabach with a sharp object before being fatally harmed. The mother and infant were injured as a crowd overwhelmed him outside a home. The assailant’s four year old son described illness and a failed attempt to medicate as motive. Mrs Hengrabach and her infant were killed or overtaken during the incident in front of their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olof Pallesen
Charles F. Hengenbach
Wee Jon
D.C
le Polite
San Francisco Quarantine Figures Plague at Angel Island
Dr Kinyoun reports quarantine animals at Angel Island infected by the virus from a Chinaman who died under suspicious circumstances. The board of health will fumigate the entire quarter. The Chinese consul denies a plague outbreak in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinyoun
Tesera
San Francisco
Angel Island
Board of Health
Eet
China
Free State May Give Up Large Part of Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein, the Free State capital, hosts a cordial welcome to British troops as unrest spreads. Pretoria reports intense excitement as Boers resist British aims, while Reitz warns of a hard fight to preserve Transvaal independence. The United States offered mediation. Britain declined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloemfontein
Pretoria
Free State
Free State Burghera
Lord Salisbury
Republida
Reitz
England
Wes
GOLD BASIS FIXED Declares Finance Accomplishes Its Purpose
Mr Overstreet of Indiana defends the finance bill against compromise, saying it preserves core principles with the gold standard focus. He explains the treasury’s power to maintain gold and silver parity and notes the omission of placing all debts on the gold standard to avoid retroactivity and future private obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overstreet
Indiana
Shiroth
Verite
Colorado
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Ex governor to lead defense in Goebel murder case
Prominent Louisville citizens announce ex Governor John Young Brown as chief counsel for the arrested man in the Goebel murder, aided by George Denny and others. They aim to prevent an innocent man’s conviction with the $100000 reward scrutiny and push for early trial or habeas corpus actions in state and federal courts. A Washington-bound committee led by John W. Yerkes will convey messages to President McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
Louisville
John Young Brown
William Goebel
Brown
George Denny
Lexington
W. ©. P. Breckinridge
J. C Sims
Bowling Green
A. E B. Wilson
Taylor
McKinley
John W. Yerkes
Danville
Washington
Jay
Secretary Root Pledges Fulfillment of Cuba Obligations
Elihu Root United States secretary of war told the Planters Association in Havana that the U S government would fulfil every obligation to Cuba and urged Cubans to act accordingly He discussed law reform with Gualberto Gomez and noted municipal elections as a gauge of Cuban readiness to govern and handle future duties after gaining experience.
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Root
Elihu Root
United States
Planters’ Association
Havana
Cuba
Gualberto Gomez
The
of War
Inter
Officials Clear Higherups Over Utah Postmasters Case
A house committee report found no blame on the president postmaster general or fourth assistant postmaster general Wax in the investigation of polygamy charges against Utah postmasters Graham and Smith. The findings were unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Committee On Postogees
Graham and
Smith
Utah
Wax
Acta
Dividend Record at Fria and Knickerbocker Merger
The Standard Of Company Fria paid a 20 million dollar dividend likely a record single‑stock payout. Directors had declared 8 percent on common stock and 17 percent as an extra cushion. The Knickerbocker Fe6 Company of New York absorbed American les company with capital around 10 0600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Company Fria
Knickerbocker Fe6 Company
New York
American Les Company
Great Telephone War Opens Over Bell Branches
Independent Telephone Company aims to acquire numerous Bell systems across Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Texas and Dakota and more through the Telephone Telegraph and Cable Company of Philadelphia. Cincinnati and Suburban lines are seen as key prizes with other regions including Rocky Mountain Southern New England Miami and Potomac systems potential targets. The plan hinges on a long distance link via Western Union to unite Independent networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell
Mount Pureiime
Brie Bell Telephone System
Telephone Companion
Michigan
Wisconsie
Minnesota
Texam
Tawa
Telephone, Taleraph and Cable Company
Philadelphiaia
Independent Telephone Company
Riral
Bell Company
Intersat
Cincinnati
Cincinnati & Suburban Telephone Company
Rocky Mountain System
Rocky Mountain States
Southern Bell
Atlanta
New England
Rhode la Iand
Connecticut
Massachusette
Miami
Miami Valley
France seeks colonial troops in step with Britain
A Paris dispatch reports M. de Crie, French Minister of Colonies, has asked governors of all colonies for the number of colonial soldiers available for immediate service. The inquiry echoes a similar move by Britain’s Colonial Secretary, Chamberlain, signaling advancing military preparations and rising tension between the two empires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Gaya
M. de Cri
Chamberlain
France
England
Fricks Charges Denied in Carnegie Equity Case
Andrew Carnegie and twenty nine Carnegie Steel partners answered H. C. Frick’s bill seeking 16 million dollars for his interest in the steel plant. Carnegie offered about a third of that sum. The reply, about 20 000 words, disputes nearly every allegation and asserts the property valuation is a test, with total assets around 75 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Steel Company
H. C. Frick
Warships To Protect Americans Arrive At California Port
A navy telegram reports the flag ship Philadelphia and the battleship Towa reaching Santa Barbara California. Towa proceeds to Puget Sound for overhaul while Philadelphia sails to the Nicaragua west coast to safeguard U S interests amid potential revolutionary trouble. Rear Admiral Kautz commands from the Philadelphia and will lead American forces at the isthmus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Philadelphia
Towa
Santa Barbara
Cal
Pacific
Puget Sound
Police Captain Attacks Mayor in Allegheny Standoff
Police Captain James Thornton of Allegheny Pennsylvania confronted Mayor James G. Wiman outside City Hall in full uniform. Thornton raised his hand and struck the mayor twice after failing to salute, as bystanders separated them amid political tensions fueling the clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thornton
Allegheny
James G. Wiman
Thornton
Wyman
Chicago Markets Grain and Produce Prices Listing
A dense list of commodity prices across grains fruit and livestock from Chicago markets. Entries include wheat rye oats corn butter fresh fruit like apples cranberries grapes strawberries and various poultry and livestock prices with units and per basket or per barrel figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enos
The Fierce Battles Across Time and Deaths in War
A Chicago Times-Herald analysis compares slaughter across historic battles from Omdurman to Waterloo. It cites 17 000 killed or wounded in Transvaal campaigns, Gordon-like mass casualties and musketry eras, and notes shifts in mortality as weapons and tactics evolve. The piece surveys engagements from Marengo to Gettysburg, Chanzy, Sedan, and Waterloo, placing modern battle harshness against past carnage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
Chicago Times-Herald
England
South Africa
Siz
Ringsishinen
Hoers
Batt
Kitchener
Omdurman
Edward III
Philip VI
Creek
Kngleh
Hohensind
Tras
Marengo
Tugela
Modder
Chancelloraviily
Union
Chickamawa
Confederate
Gettysburg
An- Hetam
Maréla-Tour
Gravelotte
Vienna
Waterloo
Wellington
Rene Bonheur's Monument for Fontainebleau Project
The monument to Hosa Bonheur at Fontainebleau will be directed by her brother Talore. It features a bull in bronze enlarged from a model by Foss Tonheur, with one side bearing a Bancretat of erne Tinree Mate and the other side showing an intricate group from another of her piloting. The rear pedestal will display a flag bearer, while the front bears a bronze medallion portrait and inscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rene Bonheur
Vet
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Kal
Mra
Emmous Bisine
Patrick Orgges al Iureb
Gomman
York
Hse
Wien
Erving Winslow
Maas
Anti-Imperialist League
Anti Imperialista
Illinois
Myrtle Lytle
Senator Rawling
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Altoona
Hare
Ambering
Roberta
Kriger
Steyn
Henry White
Frick
Ghicago Markets
Eile
Boots
Sian TN
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