Opening of International Commercial Congress in Philadelphia
The international commercial conference opened at the Academy of Music with President McKinley delivering the keynote address. Delegates, cabinet members, and foreign ministers attended as Mayor Warwick welcomed all, praising the Philadelphia museums as a center for promoting industrial prosperity and wider trade. The president urged collective effort to extend markets and improve employment, stressing cooperation between producers and consumers across continents.
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Philadelphia Commercial Museum
Academy of Music
McKinley
Academy
Warwick
Mes. Meuinley
Mob stringing of Charles Mitchell at Urbana jail
A mob overpowered Urbana jail guards and hanged Charles Mitchell, an African American man awaiting a 20 year sentence for an assault on Mrs. Izha Guimer. Militia arrived after the attack. guards and officers faced gunfire leaving multiple dead and wounded as crowds blamed the sheriff and captain for the shootings.
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Charles Mitchell
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Ihiza Guiumer
Urbana Democrat
Ohio
Harvey Bell
Upton Baker
Wesley Brown
Zach Wank
Currency plan outlined by Secretary Gage in Washington
A dispatch from Washington reports Secretary Gage drafting a permanent currency measure for Congress next winter. The plan gradually retires greenbacks and expands national bank notes to full limit while reducing tax on national banks, caps denominations at ten dollars, and substitutes silver for small notes. It may include branch banks and allow state and municipal bonds to back up to 40 percent of note circulation.
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Canovas Will Stay After Spanish Ministerial Crisis
Madrid June 7 The queen regent confirmed Sener Canovas in his ministerial powers and kept the cabinet in office with personnel and policy unchanged. Leading senators deputies and three marshals advised recalling Capt Gen Weyler from Cuba. The government signals no immediate change in Cuba command and opposition voices react with surprise and displeasure.
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Five Children Cremated In Virginia Farmhouse Fire
Cincinnati reports five children aged 12 to 4 perished when a farmhouse near Key stone burned while J H White and wife were away. Authorities suspect enemies started the fire in the absence of the family. Next, Marie Pleva in Kenosha confesses to poisoning her husband claiming motive from marital trouble. In Columbus Griffiths nominated for Congress to succeed Holman. Lottie Adams arrested for throwing red pepper into William McIntyre’s eyes after a jilt. In Cairo Richard Caldwell shot Mary Jenkins then was killed by Deputy Sheriff Moore resisting arrest. In Little Rock duel ends deaths of C K Bar renting and John Brown. In Burlington Edward Fuerst kills his little sister Lizzie by accidental rifle discharge. Marion Holman Heeves stable fire claims 29 horses cremated.
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Trade showing improved May failures and prospects
Dun and Co reports May failures smaller than any month since 1896 with only modest trouble in manufacturing and trade. Retail and commercial sectors show strength while agriculture and woolen goods demand remain weak. Prices trend suggests a boom similar to the early 1870s as production expands and distribution rises nationwide.
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Youthful Murderer Executed in Columbius Ga
A youthful slayer was hanged at 1 32 o clock Friday afternoon in Columbius Georgia. White died after participating in the murder of three policemen and wounding a fourth on October 14. His father J A White, a drunken shoemaker, was killed resisting capture after the crime.
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Ency White
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Teachers to Meet in Milwaukee for National Education Convention
A national educational convention will be held in Milwaukee from June 2 bringing 20 000 educators from towns and universities alike. Illinois alone will send about 3000 teachers as leading pedagogues share experiences and theories to advance U S education and foster practical experiments and progress.
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United States
Viila
National Educational Oasnelation
Illinois
Armistice Signed by Greek and Turkish Commanders in Thessaly
Greece and Turkey announce an armistice between their Thessaly and Epirus military leaders with a sea meeting to settle details today. The pact lasts until peace negotiations conclude, with 24 hours’ notice if talks fail. London reports the sultan shifts peace talks to his ministers to avoid personal blame. In other dispatches, Schlatter dies en route to miracles in Mexico, and a farm dispute near Charney City ends in a fatal injury.
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Judge Roy Bean and the Pecos Frontier Law
An 1890s Leslie's Weekly tone ranks Judge Roy Bean as the law west of the Pecos. A coroner inquest on a man who died with a gun and $49 reveals Bean fined him $40 for carrying a concealed loaded weapon. The piece lauds Bean’s frontier justice and hints future publication of his rulings.
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Roy Bean
Langtry
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Pecos
Star Customer's Jokes Frustrate Cashier at Chestnut Street Café
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a star customer's prank at a Chestnut Street cafe where a mild Angora cat sat by the cashier. The patron offered a toothpick tainted with basco sauce to tickle the cat, causing a dramatic reaction and the cat leaping away after a spray of sauce.
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Philadelphia Record
Angora
Study of Genealogy and Its Nationwide Rise
The article discusses a surge in genealogical interest driven by lineage based eligibility for societies such as Sons and Daughters of the Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars. It notes a New York Mail and Express effort promoting family records, claiming benefits include respect for ancestors, patriotism, and better citizenship.
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Diamond Ring Cut From Single Stone Amazes Antwerp
A ring cut from a single diamond stone, shown in Antwerp, marks the first successful attempt of this method amid dangers in cleavage and veins. Antoine, a famed Antwerp lapidary, led years of careful work, yielding a ring about six eighths of an inch across.
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Antoine
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