Hints of World Affairs and Disasters From Across the Globe
Lord Kitchener receives a sword of honor in Cape Town while cholera ravages Manchuria killing hundreds daily. Count Boni Castellane settles debts with a London antiquity dealer. Norfolk murder case asks for immediate death sentence. North Dakota crops damaged by wind and hail. General Meyer honored in London for Orange Free State ties. Emperor William decorates Americans after Prince Henry visit. Hawaii Home Rule rifts widen as a convention is urged. Oil trust expands in Europe. Buford sails from Manila with about 700 soldiers. Paul Vandervoort and Charles Spaulding notable deaths and releases. Yukon leadership to Maj. Z G Wood amid Governor Ross illness.
New Time Fuse Promises Breakthrough in Warship Armor
New York reports a wartime breakthrough with a secret explosive and a new time fuse for armor piercing shells. Washington dispatches say ships must double steel walls or rely on wooden hulls with the destroyer. tests at Sandy Hook showed the shell penetrates 14 inch Krupp armor before detonation, the fuse functioning inside the ship.
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New York
Washington
United States
Crozer
Ordnance
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Puget Sound Navy Yard Coaling Plant Contract
The Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company of Seattle won a 265000 dollar contract to build the coast’s largest coaling plant at the Puget Sound navy yard. It will load coal at 200 tons per hour and require ten months for completion after a one month signing period. Five bids were received from J J Manley Seattle W R Nichols Tacoma Copton Bros Oakland Snare Triest New York.
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Seattle
Puget Sound Navyyard
Puget Sound Bridge
C. E. Fowler
Washington, D.C
J. J. Manley
W.R. Nichols
Tacoma
Copton Bros
Oakland
Cal
Snare & Triest
New York
Cuban Annexationists Show Sudden Campaign Activit
Havana July 30 Cuban annexationists hold a large enthusiastic meeting under Circulo de Haciendas. The society of Cuban planters promotes annexation, stirring debate among Cubans who favor self government and a fair solution to the island’s future.
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Havana
Circulo de Haciendas
Northern Pacific Presidents to Attend Big Bend Farmers Meeting
Davenport July 31 James Odgers editor Davenport Tribune reports President C S Mellen of the Northern Pacific and Mr Hill will arrive on a special train in Davenport early August 4 to attend the Big Bend farmers meeting.
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Davenport
James Odgers
Washington State Highlights From Walla Walla to Puget Sound
Long list of regional items includes John Dooley death in Walla Walla, Franklin county homestead contest outlook, King county school census over 30 000 in 1902, steamship Ohio delivering wireless gear to Alaska, July leading building permits value, Camp Weisenberger militia show, Ravenna park cow collision injuring two, Lyra arrives with amputee prospector, Siwash salmon trolling, theft from Seattle resident, lower sockeye run alarms canneries, Pasco ferry across Columbia, Glide burned near Everett, Boston and Philadelphia naval movement, Renton branch rail accident with one dead and two fatally hurt.
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Lyra
George W. Williams
A. Davidson
Puget Sound
Smith Returns as Roosevelt Retires Gen Smith from Duty
Gen Jacob H Smith, tried by court martial for ordering Samar to destruction, is told by a War Department document aboard the transport Thomas that President Roosevelt has retired him from active duty. He reads the notice in tears and declines to speak.
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San Francisco
Thomas
Jacob H. Smith
Samar
Smith
G. H. Shields
Twelfth Infantry
Quaratine
Devol
Transport Service
General Smith
Lieut. Shields
War Department
Roosevelt
Oppose Rural Delivery Sparks Opposition Across Rural Areas
Washington July 31 Rural mail delivery, once praised, faces growing opposition from country storekeepers who blame it for hurting local trade. Farmers now stay home and use carriers only for essential tasks, reducing in-person visits to village stores and altering traditional rural commerce.
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Washington, D. C
Bonnibert Breaks Mile and a Furlong Record at Brighton
Frank Farrell's Bonnibert with J Martin aboard won the Islip handicap at Brighton Beach and lowered the world record for one mile and a furlong to 1 51 flat. The previous mark of 1 51 1 5 belonged to Watercure set July 18, 1900 at the same track. Bonnibert carried 120 pounds in the splendid performance.
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New York
Frank Farrell
Bonnibert
J. Martin
Brighton Beach
Watercure
Morgan's Talent Consolidation to Control Chicago to Gulf Rail Traffic
Work on merging 20 000 miles of rail lines from the lake region to the gulf and lower Atlantic coast progresses. Gates Morgan combo to control freight and passenger flows with executive expense reports guiding a new cost saving schedule for stockholders.
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Chicago
New York
Lake Region
Gulf
Atlantic Seacoast
South
J. Pierpont Morgan
Louisville & Nashville and
Southern Railway
Gates-Morgan Combination
Illinois Central
Gould
St. Louis
Strike Pushes Up Alaska Red Salmon Prices
Reports from Bristol Bay detail a five day strike by 700 fishermen affecting fourteen canneries. Workers won a 2 to 3 cent raise for red salmon and 2 cents for dog salmon, raising costs up to 6 cents per red salmon and provoking substantial losses estimated at 300000 to 400000 dollars and about 130000 cases in the pack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Bristol Bay
Alaska
Prince Boris Vladimir Arrives in San Francisco For World Tour
Prince Boris Vladimir grand duke of Russia and first cousin to the czar arrives on the steamer Doric from Japan with his valet and suite. Local Russian consulate hosts greet them. tour is partly private and partly official, with planned focus on labor and manufacturing conditions in the United States for a government report. He has visited Egypt Ceylon India Siam China and Japan.
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San Francisco
Boris Vladimir
Russia
Doric
Japan
Honolulu
United States
Egypt
Ceylon
India
Siam
China
WANTS ANNEXATION FIERCE DEBATE IN Kingston
Kingston Jamaica August 2 The chamber of commerce rejects imperial neglect of the West Indies and declines to notice a 10000 pound grant. Speakers urge annexation to the United States while others advocate federation with Canada. Newspapers publish extended discussions.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Chamber of Commerce
West Indies
United States
Canada
Boer Generals Feted in Stellenbosch Ovation for Dela Rey and Botha
Generals Dela Rey and Botha received an ovation in Stellenbosch after being driven to the town hall. Each carriage was drawn by six students. A luncheon followed where the students served as waiters.
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Capetown
Delarey
Botha
Stellenboach
Rock Island Roads Reorganizes with Stock Exchange Offer
The Chicago Rock Island & Pacific Railroad announces a plan to buy all outstanding stock of its subsidiary. Shareholders must deposit certificates by Sept 1 1902 to receive 4 percent gold bonds of 2002 $70 in Rock Island New Jersey preferred stock and $100 in common stock, with a $125 million authorized stock pool and $75 million in bonds secured by a trust.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company
Iowa
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Company
Central Trust Company
Rock Island Company
New Jersey
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Seismic Disturbances Hit Los Alamos California
Aug 2 Los Alamos California rattled by a series of quakes since Sunday. Residents gather around a bonfire awaiting daylight while some flee the region. Damage limited to plaster, chimneys, crockery, and an adobe building. no brick structures. $10,000 estimated loss.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Los Alamos
Pacific Coast Railway
Santa Ynez
Santa Maria
Presbyterian Church
David Greenlee
Prince Alexander Sinks After Collision Near Malacca
In the early hours a collision between the steamers Prince Alexander and Bannigan near Malacca sank the Prince Alexander with heavy loss of life. Forty are unaccounted for and several natives may be among the victims. The Bannigan in a crippled state towed survivors to safety. One lifeboat may have escaped without being discovered.
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Malacca
Malay Peninsula
Prince Alexander
Cardinal Gotti Named Prefect of Propaganda
Rome July 30 Cardinal Gotti prefect of the sacred congregation of bishops and regulars and of regular discipline has been appointed perfect of the propaganda to succeed the late Cardinal Ledochowski. The choice signals the pope's preference for Gotti as likely successor to the papal throne.
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Rome
Cardinal Gotti
Sacred Congregation of Bishops and Regulars
Propaganda
Cardina Ledochowski
Cardinal Ledochowski
Cuban cabinet leases arsenal grounds halting Havana naval site
Washington reports the Cuban cabinet authorized leasing the arsenal grounds, likely ending the navy department's bid for a coaling or naval station in Havana harbor. No further island sites are expected to be pursued next winter.
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Washington
Navy Department
Havana Harbor
United States Naval Station
Costly Building in Seattle United States Post Office Complex
A proposed government building in Seattle costs about 700000 dollars and uses Roman composite architecture. Four floors house post office operations on the first floor, customs offices and two courtrooms on the second, interior department and rail services on the third, and additional offices plus a dormitory on the fourth. Public toilets, ample stairs and elevators, modern heating and ventilation, and ornate entrances with mosaics of U S seals are planned.
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Washinon
D. C
Seattle
Post Office
Post Office Department
United States Customs Offices
United States
Secretary of the Interior
Secretary of Agriculture
Army
United States Marshal
Third Avenue
Union Street
Miners Face Choice as Strike Demands Grow
Wilkesbarre reports the anthracite operators confront the Mine Workers ultimatum to grant concessions or abandon hard coal mining. The Indianapolis plan prompts local unions to recruit work for strikers. With 511.5 million invested and 150000 workers, 45000 miners have left and 50000 more may quit in 60 days. Certification requires two years’ experience and board exams, limiting new entrants. If soft coal mines blacklist strikers, a national strike may follow.
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Wilkesbarre
Indianapolis
Uneins
American Federation of Labor
Antharctie
Troops Ordered After Deadly Shenandoah Riot
A night clash between striking miners and lawmen in Shenandoah Pa left merchant Joseph Beddall dead and several policemen wounded tied to a broader labor conflict. Governor Stone agreed to dispatch militia after a town petition. Doctors treated nearly 40 foreign workers injured as authorities ordered 1500 militiamen to restore order.
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Shenandoah
Joseph Beddall
Beddall
Pottsville
Ferguson Hotel
Associated Press
Stone
Frye
Yacosky
Ringheiser
Mosby's Fighters Hold Annual Reunion in Leesburg
Survivor of Col. John S Mosbys famous Confederate band met in annual reunion in Leesburg Virginia. The town was decorated in their honor and citizens kept open house.
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Leesburg
John S. Mosby
Washington Coal Production Leads on Pacific Coast
The forthcoming geological survey reports Washington state produced 2,578,217 tons of coal in 1901 valued at $4,271,076, the only Pacific coast state with bituminous mining of coking quality. King county topped output with 1,003,101 tons worth $2,137,380, while Kittitas and Pierce followed. average coal price was $1.67 per ton, the lowest on record.
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Washington
Pacific Coast
Geological Survey
United States
King
Kittitas
King County
Pierce
Cowlitz
Lewis, Skagit
Whatcom
Court halts July grain corner as injunction folds
Waite Thoburn & Co seeks to curb a July option squeeze on the Chicago board of trade. Judge Chytrus grants a temporary restraining order prohibiting James A Patten and associates from cornering July outs or driving margins higher. Default on 3,000,000 bushels short boosts potential lawsuits and trade actions.
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Chicago
Waite, Thoburne& Co
Chytraus
James A. Patten
Carrington, Patten & Co
Board of Trade
Waite, Thoburn & Co
May Yohe and Captain Strong tied in alleged plot
New York reports growing belief that May Yohe and Captain Strong conspired to loot Strong's mother and millionaire sister. Yohe cabled for two staterooms on the earliest Yokohama-bound boat, while diamonds once valued at 200000 dollars fell to 20000 dollars after payment by Mrs. Strong.
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New York
Strong
Iowa Republicans Nominate Ticket at Des Moines Convention
The Republican state convention at Des Moines nominated a state ticket headed by W. B. Martin for secretary of state. The sole dispute centered on tariff and trust language, resolved in the resolutions committee by reiterating last year’s stance and adding a trust plank praising President Roosevelt for enforcing anti trust laws. The platform remains identical to last year except for the new trust plank.
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Des Moines
W. B. Martin
Committee On
Roosevelt
Flood Worsens Along Brazos River In Texas
The Houston flood report dated July 30 notes the situation along the Brazos river deteriorates with heavy rains over the entire river. Thousands of acres of cotton and corn in bottomland plantations remain submerged as conditions worsen.
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Houston
Tex
Brazos River
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