Counterfeit stamps linked to Cuban post offices exposed
Washington reports from Muncie Ind allege a printing office in that city produced counterfeit postage stamps for Cuban post masters with government detectives noting large profits. Neely Printing Company denies stamping stamps while investigations focus on Mayo wnod Mascaro and others amid claims of broader railway and elevator favoritism.
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Washington
Muncie
Ind
Saas
Garret
Neely
Ross Cowan
Neely Printing Company
Havana
Thompson
Herr Culmet
Mayownod Mascaro
Reeves
Baracon
Messrs. Smith and
Fosner
Rathbone
Industrial Commission Prelim Report On Transportation Discrimination
Washington May 18 The industrial commission gave a preliminary congressional report on transportation noting the inquiry is not complete and recommendations may follow. The 831 page document centers on testimony about rail discrimination and its harmful impact on milling interests, with evidence suggesting rates still disadvantage shippers despite some reductions.
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Washington
Industral Commission
Congress
Illinois Republicans organize state committee for Yates ticket
The Illinois Republican committee met at the Great Northern hotel. Judge Yates, nominee for governor, saw his selections placed in charge of the campaign. Jed H. Rowe was named chairman with Walter Vieldhouse as secretary and E G Keith as treasurer. An executive committee included Charles Deneen T N Jamieson Fred A Busse J S Stevens Len Small John W Bunn Dan Hogan Lyman T Hoy Charles P Hitch and H D L Griggsby Ed ward H Morris was added later. Yates predicted McKinley would win Illinois by 100 000.
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Chicago
State
Republican Committee
Great Northern
Judge Yates
Jed H. Rowe
Jacksonville
Walter Vieldhouse
E. G. Keith
James MelXinney
Aledo
Charles 8. Deneen
T. N. Jamieson
Fred A. Bus
Yates
McKinley
Illinois
Wright who went wrong in Auburn Ind and Oregon tale
Monroe Wright, the absconding Salem township trustee, was located in Oregon by Sen Neall Gilbert and jailed in Angola after two months missing. His shortage ran into thousands, his family left homeless, and he was found in a tent fifty miles from any railroad. An Oregon officer aided the arrest and Angolas excitement followed.
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Auburn
Ind
Monroe Wright
Salem Township
Steuben County
Oregon
Neall Gilbert
Angola
Wright
Nation notes and world events in brief items
Spain marks the king’s fourteenth birthday anniversary. Five thousand five hundred eighty-two immigrants arrive in New York aboard six steamers, a single day record. Populist Wharton Barker urges McKinley over Bryans election at Cincinnati. Queen Victoria presents the Duke and Duchess of York’s newborn Henry William Frederick Albert. Two Chinese murderers hire substitutes to die for missionary Brooks. Mineral Point WI to build a $15000 hotel. Silas B Cobb estate probate in Chicago values at $6530000. Iron worker Henry Thale dies after a six story fall in Chicago. Buddhist donors back 500000 yen for Buddha bones to be brought to Tokyo. Plainfield Wis votes to electrify lighting. Representative Cousins renominated by Iowa Republicans. Torpedo boat boiler blast in St Petersburg kills six. Chicago boy George C Will dies after poison from drinking. Mrs. J I Barber of Bussfield Mich dies from blood poisoning after finger fish puncture.
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New York
Wharton Barker
McKinley
Bryans
Queen Victoria
Winchester
Duchess of York
Henry William Frederick Albert
Brooks
Mineral Point
Silas B. Cobb
Chicago
Henry Thale
Japan
Siam
Tokyo
Common Council
Plainfield
Wis
Cousins
Iowa
St. Petersburg
George C. Will
J. I. Barber
Bussfield
Mich
Mafeking Relief Confirmed by Roberts Promise
London dispatch reports the relief of Mafeking with Roberts delivering on his pledge to lift the siege by May 18. The timely advance fulfills a month old promise and ends weeks of speculation over the city’s fate.
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Washington
Grover Cleveland Moxley
Adams Express Company
London
Mafeking
Roberts
Fighting for a Bride in Nebraska Habeas Case
President W McNamara of the Western Nebraska and Gulf railroad seeks a writ of habeas corpus to gain custody of Mary McAllister daughter of ex Prosecuting Attorney J J McAllister. McAllister and Mary fled after a shotgun confrontation and were pursued across Nebraska Iowa and Dakota before McAllister finally surrendered.
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Ee City
W. McNamara
Western Neesbke and Gulf Railroad
Mary McAllister
J. Jd. McAllister
Dakota County
Neb
McAllister
McNamara
Nebraska
Iowa
Dakota
Miss Belle Henderson III Ill in Philadelphia Sanitarium
Miss Belle Henderson, daughter of the speaker of the house, lies dangerously ill in a Philadelphia sanitarium with an undetermined illness that may require an operation. Her health has declined for two years and her mother has tended her meals for six months.
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Washington
Belle Henderson
Philadelphia
Miss Henderson
Colorado Letter From Ordway on Beets Bees and Cattle
W R Grama writes from Ordway Colorado May 14 1900 praising local farming profits. He notes alfalfa hay beets and beekeeping as revenue sources and mentions recent German Russian immigration to Sugar City. He invites Hamilton county residents to visit Colorado Springs for the Farmers National Congress and to stop by Ordway to see the Arkansas Valley.
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Oroway
CoLo
Freeman-Trinune
Iowa
United States
Kansas City
Sugar City
Sugar Co
Ordway
Hamilton County
Farmers National Congress
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Arkansas Valley
W. R. Grama
Local Notes and Farm Transactions Highlight May 17
Eli Jenson bought the old A I Anderson farm for 42.50 per acre, a bargain. Martha Amlin of Story City visited Mrs Flugstad. Amos Nelson and Mrs Fred Elken spent Sunday with Weber City friends. E M Flogetad sold a feed boiler to Mr Lemon. A Norwegian church meeting is next Sunday at 10 30. Bert Cooter owns a pew windmill. May 17.
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Eli Jenson
A. I. Anderson
Martha Amlin
Story City
B. M. Flugstad
Amos Nelson
Mra
I'red Elken
Fremont Township
Mesers
Cooter
Mafeking Besieged Amid British Losses Reported
A dated dispatch from May 17 notes heavy bombardment as Commandant Elaff entered Mafeking and Col Baden Powell’s forces fired, with 17 Burghers killed and 90 taken prisoner. Buller reports 7,000 enemy outside and Donhauser rescued. Pretoria bulletins claim fort garrisons then surrounded, with British casualties around 50 and several prisoners taken.
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Capetown
Lorenzo Marquez
Elaff
Krueger
Mafeking
London
Buller
Donhauser
New Castle
Pretoria
Forta
British Line Advances as Boer Commandant Botha Captured
London May 18 official reports state that Methuen entered Hoopstad unopposed while Broadwood occupied Lindley. Hunter’s mounted infantry reportedly surprised and captured Commandant Botha and 23 others thirty miles northwest of Kroonstad.
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London
Methuen
Hoopstad
Broadwood
Lindly
Hunter’s Mounted Infantry
Botha
Kroonatad
Big Battle at Mafeking Reported in Boer War
Dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez dated May 16 says a battle occurred at Mafeking with Boer forces repulsed and heavy losses incurred by the Boers. The report notes a decisive engagement and suggests the town held under siege conditions.
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Lorenzo Marquez
Mafeking
A Little Sermon On Behalf Of Kindness And Deeds
The verse urges less quibbling over creeds and more charitable action. It advocates heart, trust, and a chant of kindness over dogma, plus a call to be good and do good despite dissenting views. The piece credits Josh Wink in Baltimore American. The remainder lists property deeds and names with odd OCR artifacts.
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Josh Wink
Baltimore American
Ritenour Tops Catch of the Day at Litchfield Foundry
A local report notes the standout catch goes to Ritenour while new machinery is installed at the Litchfield foundry. The piece highlights improved equipment in the plant as part of the town’s industrial update.
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Industrial Commission
Litchfield Foundry
Letters uncalled for at Webster City post office week ending May 16 2000
List of uncalled for letters remaining in the Webster City post office for the week ending May 16 2000. Names include Allen Mra EF Donnell Roy Fry James Jones George Look J M Wrom Allie Bowman J Friges AH Hoon Eliza Smith Leslie Sullivan Daniel Walcutt Edgar Widol W W II. Uncalled letters after two weeks are to be sent to Washington. D. Hellen Postmaster.
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Webster City
Allen Mra EF
Donnell Roy Fry
James Jones
George Look J M Wrom
Allie
Bowman J Friges
AH Hoon Eliza , Smith Leslie
Sullivan
Daniel Walcutt
Edgar Widol W
Washington
D. Hellen
British report on Glencoe occupation and rail status
The War Office dispatch from Buller records Dundee date May 16 noting the occupation of Glencoe, evacuation of Biggersberg by the Transvagsters, reduced Free Staters, and trains now running to Wessels Nek station. It urges examination and pricing of Oppenheimer's large stock before buying boys and children's suits.
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London
British War Office
Buller
Dundee
Glencoe
Transvagsters
Biggersberg
Free
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