Duel verdict. German officer punished for affair at Mayence
Reports from Berlin note Second Lieutenant Goft of the Hussars was sentenced to two years in prison and dismissal from the army after a court martial linked to a seduction involving a higher officer’s wife. Emperor William attended races at Hoppegarten and will attend Kiel harbor events and unveil a monument to cavalry general Von Rosenberg.
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Berlin
Mayence
Goft
Hussars
Hoppegarten
von Rosenberg
Hanover
Ubia
Frautfurter Zeitung
Germany
United States
Washington
Brazil
Associated Presses
Garen Rio Branco
Politicos Parson Tio Branco
Rio Grande Do Sul
Santa Catharina
Parana
Hanzule Clerization Company
Prominent Miners Union Leaders Face Immigration Turmoil
The article notes prominent Butte miners union figures dealing with lands acquired abroad and difficulty settling, while talks of German designs on Brazil are dismissed as trivial. It also covers Willard Fiske visiting Washington, a cabinet report on a German occupation brigade, a papal gesture at Heiligenrade, and Washington's summer resort status with several hotels closing for the season.
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Germany
Brazil
Willard Fiske
Andrew D. Waite
United States
White
Geveral von Rohrscheidt
von Count Schillenbach
Baron Pedberg
Gruder
William
Heilegenrade
Iron Front Sold in Helena Foreclosure Sale
The Iron Front building on lower Main Street in Helena, used by the rump legislature in 1889, was sold at foreclosure to satisfy a $27,695.77 judgment in Alfred Crebbin versus Kleinschmidt and Ive. Crebbin’s attorney bid $27,170 to take the property, marking the second large Kleinschmidt Bros. property sold at foreclosure this year after the Granite block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kleinschmidt
Helena
Standard
Main Street
Alfred Crebbin
Kleinschmidt & Ive
Crebbin
Kleinschmidt Bros
Daniel Emmett Dies at 86 in Mount Vernon Home
The founder of negro minstrel shows and composer of Dixie, Daniel Emmett, is dying at his Mount Vernon Ohio home after a long retirement. He wrote Dixie for Bryant Minstrels in New York, creating a tune that became a wartime favorite in the North and South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Emmett
Dixie
Mount Vernon
Ohio
Mr. Emmett
Yvears
Emmett
New York
Bryant
Washington Gossip on Army Discharge and Newspaper Shifts
The June timeline pressures mustering out volunteers by law clash with delayed returns from the Philippines and paymaster logistics, likely pushing final discharge into mid July. Frank A. Richardson exits the Baltimore Sun staff. John Miller of the Washington Star takes over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Far East
San Francisco
Philippines
United States
Commise Saury
California
British Face the Music in Derby and Oaks Debates
London commentary compares American and British racing styles as the Derby and Oaks stories unfold. It notes American jockeys and methods gaining ground, records broken, and figures like Whit ney Keene and Lady Meux influencing racing and bets amid a shifting Anglo American balance.
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London
Londom
America
Sporting Times
Mr. Whitney
Mr. Keene
Croker
Henry
Keene
Sloan
New York
Whitney
Volodysoroski
Lady Meux
Edward
Prince of Wales
South Africa
Nelson
Lady Hamilton
Chase's Grand Opera House Shines Amid City Decline
The piece notes most local venues will incur losses in the coming months with hotels and Washington theaters nearly idle during summer. Chase's Grand Opera House is highlighted as a successful high class vaudeville venue run by Mr. Chase since moving from Ohio. It is praised for clean family entertainment attracting wives and children of Washington's respectable citizens.
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Washington
Chamberlin's
Colonial
Wormley
Sumner
Gordon
Dewey
Regent
Cochran
Chase
Grand Opera House
Ohio
Hosford
Census fraud verdict in Maryland cases
Jury convicts Joseph Ching of conspiracy in census fraud case while Guyther pleads guilty but not tried. Graves Bowles and Abell found not guilty on related counts. Attorney Marbury seeks new trial. Government offers Abell and Bowles a plea deal on non conspiracy padding charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Joseph Ching
St. Mary's County
Guyther
Graves
Bowles
Abell
Marbury
Dubuque Records Low June Temperature
In Dubuque Iowa a 39 degree temperature was recorded marking the coldest June reading in five years. The prior record low for June was 40 degrees set in 1877.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Postmaster Appointment for Paradise Washington June 8
Joseph F P Bidwell was appointed postmaster at Paradise in Choteau County. The announcement notes the new role takes effect on June 8 and designates Paradise as the serving post.
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The
Standard
Washington
Joseph FP. Bidwell
Paradise
Choteau County
Immigrants arriving at Manila in 1900 totals and facts
From July to November 1900 Manila saw six point three percent of all arrivals in the region with 507 females. Of the total, 5,560 had prior presence in the Philippines, 3,032 could neither write nor read, and 1,517 carried thirty dollars or more in money.
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Washington
Manila
Philippines
Water supply plentiful sparks Klondike mining rush reports
Miners flood washups across Klondike as summer work begins. Large nugget found on American hill by Thompson, Adams, Gains and Cornelius. Eldorado, Sulphur creek, Checotah hill, Hunker and Bonanza report strong water flow and heavy labor by about 1,000 men. Legal actions loom over concessions as suits target Doyle and Matson grants.
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Seattle
Wash
the Times
American Hill
Klondike
Thompson
Adams
Gains
Cornelius
Eldorado
Checotah Hill
Mec Donald & Grant and
Borden & Co
Dawson
Bonanza
Dawson News
Gold Commissioner’s Court
Doyle
Matson
Chicago May arrested linked to Paris Amex robbery
Paris police arrested an American named May Churchill once known as Chicago May. She allegedly had intimate relations with burglar Tom Edwards who robbed the Paris office of the American Express company in April. She faces charges of complicity in the robbery.
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Paris
May Churchill
Tom” Edwards
American Express Company
United States
Chicago
Personal Magnetism Regarded By Clergy and Scientists
Reverend Paul Weller of Gorham endorses Personal Magnetism and Hypnotism after studying a New York Institute of Science work. He urges readers to request the scientific volume from Rochester and notes its claim to influence will and success.
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Paul Weller
Gorham
N. Y
Rev. Weller
Weller
New York Institute of Science of Rochester
New York Institute of Science
Rochester
Paul li
Atitute of
Belence
Dept. Ter
Paul Welby
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Butte Miners’ Union
MS Keon
Miners Union Hall
Nicholas Drummy
Mike MoonBby
Jomnny Murphy
Jos Callay
Frank O’connor
Putte Miners’ Union
Bureau of the Standard
St. NW
Frank A. Richardson
Baltimore Sun
Richardson
Supreme Court
John Miller
Washington Star
District of Columbia
Bill
Scott
Post Office Department
New York State
Postoffice Department
Shade
Ignatius Donnelly
Ter
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