Rebel detained after ship protest over German flag
The Allen ght Allegheny reports Abel Murrillo was arrested at Cartagenia after protesting his detention by Colombian authorities while aboard the ship at Savanilla. Passengers say he wrapped himself in a German flag torn from him as officers removed him, while Captain Lowe protested international law.
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New York
Allegheny
Savanilla
Colombia
Abel Murrillo
Cartagenia
Murrillo
Tam
United States
Washington
Bogota
Lowe
Kaiser Wilhelm
The
Line
Thurston County Court Without Temporary Courthouse
Olympia July 31. Removal of county seat to the McKenny building left the county without a designated temporary courthouse. Sheriff Mills held a sale from the old courthouse entrance and again from the McKenny building to satisfy a judgment. An attorney plans similar notices naming the McKenny building with metes and bounds.
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Olympia
Wash
McKenny
Shreiff Mills
Capitol
McKenny Building
Boxers Active Again in Shan Tung Recrudescence
The North China Daily News reports renewed Boxer outbreaks in Shan Tung after allied villagers defeated Li Hung Chang’s troops in Chi Li. Lung Lu, once imperial treasurer and later northern army generalissimo, becomes controller general of the revenue board.
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Shanghai
North China Daily News
Shan Tung
Chi Li
Li Hung Chang
Lung Lu
Revenue Board
Demand Increase and Contract in Minneapolis Mills
Five hundred thirty five mailers and packers in twenty two Minneapolis flour mills demand wage increases and a five year contract. Employers agree to raise wages but refuse a contract. The workers meet and settle on a one year contract instead.
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Minneapolis
Jay
Details Emerge on Chinese Indemnity Settlement
Washington reports from Mr. Rockhill, U.S. special commissioner at Pekin, reveal the indemnity terms. Interest starts July 1, payments semi yearly from January 1, and China has three years before the first principal payment. A Shanghai based Committee on Encashment will distribute funds to powers in proportion to their interest. The Pekin court favors immediate tariff application except cereals, with exemptions for cargoes afloat and possible tariff postponement to allow contract completion.
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Washington
Rockhill
United States
Pekin
China
Shanghai
State Department
Porto Rican Tax Law Signals Growth and Caution
Porto Rico sees a buoyed economy with a new tax law aiding island needs. Since General Miles landed at Guanica three years ago conditions improved, plantations revive, and harbor shipping increases. Yet few large American capital ventures materialize as promoters promise returns and vanish.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Miles
Guanica
Inaugural Day Date Change Considered by Committee
A Washington report says the inaugural committee has urged district commissioners to seek a later presidential date. They plan to push Congress and state leaders to enact the change and will choose a new date with broad citizen and Washington representation.
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New York
Washington
Congress
Chinese regency receives throne directive on reform and merit
Pekin reports Li Hung Chang Prince Ching and Kun Yang, regency board members, have received from the throne a long communication outlining general injunctions for reform. It calls for honest administration and the emulation of meritorious features from Japan and Western nations.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Kun Yang
Japan
Postal Service in China Restored to Prewar Basis
The post master general orders the American postal service in China resumed on the same basis as before the outbreak. Military postal operations had ceased earlier and the star attaches have returned or moved to other posts.
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Washington
Postmaster General
China
Heavy Rain and Wind Storm Hits North Dakota
A heavy rain and wind storm swept much of the state with several miles of wind damage. Teppen west of Fargo reported great damage as wires fell and crops were destroyed. Rain extended along the Red River valley from the national boundary down the state line, with crop damage near Fargo and in Minnesota.
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Fargo
N. D
Teppen
Red River Valley
Minnesota
Rear Admiral John Irwin Dies at 69 in Washington
Rear Admiral John Irwin retired, died at his residence after months of illness. He entered the Naval Academy in 1847 and had a commendable war record. He leaves a widow, a daughter, and a son, John Irwin, paymaster on the Essex and stationed at Newport.
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Washington
John Irwin
Naval Academy
Essex
Newport
Seaport Ties Up as 25,000 Unionists Walk Out
San Francisco labor crisis halts maritime traffic as the City Front Federation enforces a dock walkout. About 25,000 union workers stop labor since mid May, leaving most ships idle except Bonita Walla Walla and a few coastwise vessels under special arrangements.
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San Francisco
City Front Federation
Federation
Oakland
Port Costa
Mission Rock
Bonita
Walla Walla
Pacific Coast Steamship Company
Firemen’s Union
City Front Federation Defies Employers in Strike Stand
Officers from involved organizations claim the strike is not mere sympathy for union workers but a challenge to the Employers' Association. Both sides push the fight with conciliatory efforts failing. Large wholesale houses may close until settlement. Employees' Association weighs costs. Steamship managers plan a meeting to decide their course while not members of the association but aligned in action, expecting to move ocean vessels without detailing plans.
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Employees’ Association
Employers’ Association
Edict of the Emperor reorganizes Chinese foreign affairs
Pekin reports the edict elevates foreign affairs to top government priority, places the foreign office ahead of six old boards, and allows ministers to be hosted by the emperor. It also notes reduced Boxer movement prosecutions from 160 to 54 as guilt could not be proven.
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Pekin
United States
Rockhill
Foreign Office
Mumm von Schwarzenstein
Woodward Winds Up Paris Exposition Duties
Benjamin D. Woodward assistant U S at the Paris exposition has finished his duties and sails for New York from Cherbourg aboard the St Louis. He was given a farewell audience by President Loubet who praised the United States contribution to the Paris exposition.
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Paris
Benjamin, D. Woodward
United States
New York
Cherbourg
St. Louis
Woodward
Loubet
Mines Under the Sea Reach Across Britain
The article surveys submarine coal pits beneath the sea around Great Britain. It highlights Whitehaven and Workington in the Irish Sea, Monk Wearmouth near Sunderland, and Botallack off Cape Cornwall, noting depths, drown risks, pumps, and storms shaping miners’ perilous undertakings.
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Great Britain
Whitehaven
Irish Sea
Workington
Sunderland
Daily Mail
Botallack
Cape Cornwall
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Let Off Cheaply and Public Expenditures in Mexico
Gladstone joked with Father Healey about indulgences costing 30 shillings. A note on Mexican military spending says 25,000 troops are paid over 1,000,000 Mexican dollars monthly, while Congress costs far less annually. A riddle about a child’s breath and a widow with children concludes the fragment.
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Gladstone
Father Healey
Italy
Mexico
Mexican Congress
Home Made Milk Cooler Demonstration on Large Dairy Farm
An illustrated dairy feature explains a home made milk cooler with a hinged ice box, an overflow trough fed by rubber hose, and a larger canning box. It notes adjustable size, easy ice loading, and routine feeding of cracked corn and wheat to chicks for balanced ration on the farm.
Evolution and Use of Farm Equipment and Alfalfa Feeding
The article describes a kerosene pan hopper dozer for grasshopper destruction with adjustable runners and water oil mixture, noting its efficiency in collecting large numbers in a day. It also discusses the evolution of apples in farming and cites alfalfa hay's positive effect on horses, with a breeder praising hay of first bloom and minimal grain use.
Filling the Silo Says Rapid Filling Not Essential
The New England Homestead argues that rapid silo filling is not required for quality ensilage. It cites cases where slower filling produced silage as good as or better than hurried fills, noting moisture content and pre-cut dryness as key factors and recommending occasional wilting with moisture adjustment.
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New England Homestead
Colorado beetles and slugs control by lime plaster dust
A 19th century farming note recommends mixing green parts with slaked lime or sand plaster to dust potato and tomato vines. The method is said to kill beetles and slugs better than water sprays, while the lime plaster protects foliage and may reduce blight. Farmers once used plaster on vines to deter pests and attract moisture.
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Colorado
Feeding Half-Grown Chicks For Range Rearing
Feeding half grown chicks to range early helps them shift self reliant. For chicks destined to be layers in late fall and winter a daily grain feed supports growth and performance.
Agricultural tips for orchards crops and farm routines
The article advises using arsenic in Bordeaux mixture to control cankerworm when larvae feed, lays out soil and ridge cultivation methods for sweet potatoes after rain, and notes tomato planting for cannery fields by mid to late June with irrigation affecting water needs. It also offers a practical tip for keeping dinner in transit without jostling it on a wagon.
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New Jersey
Maryland
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Ryhope
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