Yacht Venitza Capsizes Off Sandy Point Five Dead
Five people aboard the Pleasure Yacht Venitza, bearing the Colburn family, drown after its yawl rigged craft capsized five miles east of Sandy Point near the New York Connecticut line. Only two were saved by the tug Gertrude. Arthur C Colburn and his daughters Ida and Annette are named among the drowned. The yacht was en route from Delaware City to Newport and to Black Rock for Mrs Spranke to join her husband.
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New Haven
Conn
Venitza
Philadelphia
Sandy Point
New York and
Connecticut
Arthur C. Colburn
Ida
Annette Colburn
Flint
Brooklyn
N.Y
Mia
Walter T. Spranke
James Sandridge
New York
Gertrude
Delaware City
Newport
Thompsonville
Blazen Island
Black Rock
Steward Stanbridge
Mystic
Colburns
Arthur T. Colburn
Annette
Captain's Island
Long Island
Corinthian Yacht Club
Del
Westcott Dies in Accident at Richfield Springs
Carter Utica N Y July 19 Robert Folger Westcott head of Westcott Express Company died suddenly at Richfield Springs today when his carriage overturned after his horses shied He remained upright with one hand on the reins then fell back dead He was father in law of Oberlin M Carter former Captain US engineer corps
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Oberlin
Carter
Utica
Robert Folger Westcott
Westcott Express Company
Richfield Springs
Rambi
Westcott
Oberlin M. Carter
United States Engineer Corps
Would-be assassin shoots at Flora night marshal
In Flora Indiana at about 1 AM a would be killer fired at night marshal Thomas Collins. Local anger over his authority and a recent order to arrest anyone smoking inside the city limits fuels chatter that enemies plot to remove him.
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Flora
Ind
Thomas Collins
Colling
Wabash Wreck Ruled An Act Of God By Coroner
Coroner Varling filed a verdict in the Cass wreck case stating the victims died from a cloudburst washing out the track. The Wabash Railroad is not held responsible as the company did what was ordinarily required for the culvert and track. The ruling follows weeks after the disaster near Peru Indiana. Ex Senator Pugh reportedly improves and is being cared for in Lameston.
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Peru
Ind
Varling
Cass
Capital to Fight Labor to the Very Last Ditch
New York July 1 Morgan denied rumors that the steel strike had been settled saying no settlement or compromise is possible. Warner Arms of American Tin Plate Company blamed Shaffer for pressuring non-represented mills while noting prior wage agreements. Reports from Pittsboro and Wellsville describe a tense, unsettled strike with energy and stakes high, including potential plant moves and increased tensions with merchants and local officials.
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New York
J. P. Morgan
Associated Press
Warner Arms
American Tin Plate Company
Shaffer
Pittsboro
Carnegie
Amalgamated Resociation
Amatgamated Association
Thelng
McKeesport
Amalgamated
Wellsville
American Sheet Steel Company
Pennnsylvania
Denison
Vandercrift
Pea
Dennis
Brookman
Apollo and
Vanderegrift
Amalgamated Association
Duncansville
Pittsburg
Monessen
National Tin Plate
Great Steel Combine
Com Bine
Wales
Companiv
Fire Lom Ther Struggle In Wyoming Valley Mines
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on July 19 more mines operated and coal was hoisted than since the stationary firemen strike began. Despite United Mine Workers actions, workers are eager to return to work, with Susquehanna Coal at Nanticoke and Avondale mine resuming, while Delaware and Hudson and Lehigh and Wilkesbarre companies kept idle mines. A union statement notes growing ranks and tentative gains for firemen, while Hazleton Shamokin and Mount Carmel regions organize. A convention of firemen in Wilkesbarre is planned for Sunday to discuss strike status and the UMW position.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
United Mine Workers’ Association
United Workers
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Avondale
Lackawanna Company
Erie Company
Pittston
Pettibone
Delaware and Hudson
Lehigh
Mine Workers of America
Hazleton
Shamokin
Mount Cermel
United Mine Workers
GUR TROUBLES WITH ITALY Ambassadors visit and trade talks unfold
News from Washington reports Italy's new ambassador Marguie Matix spina will arrive in September to address urgent questions between Italy and the United States. Issues include a differential duty on Italian sugar, killings of Italians in Mississippi, and negotiations for a reciprocity treaty. Additional notes cover union leadership elections and labor tensions in Dunçansville with limited strike support.
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Washington
Marguie Matixspina
United States
Rome
Italy
Mississippi
Steel Trust Seeks Negroes For Steel Mills
Two men arrived from Pittsburg to recruit Black labor for strikers at United States Steel Corporation mills. They secured fifty workers in New Orleans and reported agents in Anniston and Bessemer Alabama had obtained forty workers.
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New Orleans
Pittsburg
United States, Steel Corporation
Anniston
Bessemer
Ala
Alabama
Richardson
Tennesses
Taylor
United States Senate
Bate
Carmack
McMillin
Missouri
Illinois
Cuba
Mississippi
Cerolinian
Harris Lithiaer
Cotton Tie Mill to Resume in Cleveland Amid Strikes
The old cotton tie mill of the American Steel and Wire Company in Cleveland will resume operations Monday with a modest force. Officials deny plans to use workers as strikebreakers for the American Hoop Company and say no replacement hiring is intended despite labor unrest.
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American Steel and Wire Company
Opéra- Hong
American Steel
Hoop
Brest
Alleged Plot Aims to Install Louis Napoleon Emperor
London's Pall Mall Gazette reports Paris correspondence claiming a conspiracy to overthrow the French republic and crown Prince Louis Napoleon emperor. It cites September 4 as a rallying date with a czar backed generalship for Louis and names M. De Roulede, the Marquis de Lur Saluces, and M. Marcel-Habert as leaders, with government officials alleged to fund the movement.
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London
Pall Mall Gazette
Paris
Louis Napoleon
Louis
M. de Roulede
Marquis de Lur Saluces
M. Marcel-Habert
Rosebery Favors The War In Liberal Manifesto
London July 19 Lord Rosebery addressed the City Liberal Club asserting that the party cannot exist under present conditions without repudiating war statements. He defended the war stance despite criticism of government methods and supported continuation to a triumphant close, noting Boer incursions into former queen's dominions.
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London
City
Liberal Club
Thia
Lord Rosebery
Queen’s Hall
Reform Club
Liberal Party
South African Commission
Friars to Stay in Islands Declared by Manila Authorities
Roman Catholic authorities in Manila say they will not withdraw the friars from the Philippine islands and expect their welcome as spiritual advisers once the friars renounce temporal authority. Clergy accuse federal party leaders of inciting anti clerical sentiment and consider substituting American friars, hindered by language gaps. The hostile provincial receptions slow attempts to reinstate the friars.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
Federal Party
New Cabinet for Denmark named by King Christian
Copenhagen July 1 King Christian entrusts Dr Deuntzer with organizing a liberal ministry to succeed the DeSchested cabinet which resigned Wednesday Selections include President of the council Dr Deuntzer minister of Justice Alberto minister of the Interior Count Helstein minister of foreign affairs Alfred Hage minister of finance Christensen minister of agriculture Ole Hangen It is expected that the list will be completed tomorrow.
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Copenhagen
Christian
Deuntzer
Justice
Alberto
Count Helstein
Alfred Hage
Christensen
Ole Hangen
Mrs Hannah and the Boys Reach Queenstown in Europe Visit
Queenstown July 19 Mrs Daniel Hannah a Campania passenger from New York to Liverpool was interviewed by an Associated Press rep. She said the European trip was for pleasure and duration would depend on circumstances. She denied leaving New York under sensational circumstances and said her two boys were with her and she could not be separated from them.
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Queenstown
Daniel Hanna
Campania
New York
Liverpool
Associated Press
Europe
Brice Aims to Meet Croker Over Tammany Prospects
London reports City Councilman Stewart M Brice of New York arrived en route to meet Richard Croker. Brice said he hopes to see Croker next week and that Tammany prospects appear increasingly bright. He added the organization’s future does not depend on any single man.
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Tammeny
London
Stewart M. Brice
New York
Richard Croker
Harvard student kills sleepover classmate in accidental shooting
In Brattleboro Vermont during July a Harvard Law student Morton Starr Cressy awoke to an attempted attack, grabbed a revolver, and shot Sidney Bristol of Battle Creek Michigan, his overnight guest and Yale graduate, believing he was defending against a burglar. Bristol died after a night in the grandmother’s home. Police see possible accidental self defense.
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Brattleboro
Morton Starr Cressy
Harvard Law School
Bureau
Sidney Bristol
Battle Creek
Mich
Cressy
B. Starr
Bristol
Yale
Controversy Over Maclay History as Naval Textbook
Washington reports the secretary of the navy will not allow Maclay's History of the Navy to be used as a naval academy textbook due to intemperate language about Rear Admiral Schley. He says only the mobility chapter was reviewed and approved. Baltimore dispatch notes publisher Felix Agnus sent telegrams to President McKinley urging support for Maclay.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Maclay
Naval Academy
Schley
Wainwright
Navy
Santiago
New York Navy Yard
Long
Sampson
Baltimore
Felix Agnus
Baltimore American
McKinley
William McKinley
Canton
Georgia Weather And Local News Briefs In Atlanta
Weather outlook for today and tomorrow with partial clouds and inland warmth, plus various city and regional items. Notable items include the death of Dean of Atlanta journalism Colonel B. F. Sawyer, a transit collision injuring three firemen, political motions in Grant Park, and tax and crime updates across Georgia, Alabama, Virginia, Missouri and beyond.
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Grant Park
Harry C. Roberts
Georgia
Liberty County
Limerick
Minder
Macon
Americas
Greenesboro
State Normal School of
Athens
Columbus
Pennsylvania
David Denton
Glaswick County
Mystery of San Francisco Mint Heist Deepens
San Francisco reporters recount the mint robbery case as Secret Service agents close in on a suspect. Walter Dimmick, chief clerk, remains central while a mysterious widow draws investigators. The gold count totals 87,140,000 dollars, refuting miscount theories.
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San Francisco
Secret Service
Leach
Roberts
Hazen
Walter Dimmick
Mint
Ife
Dimmick
Powell Street
Treasury Department
Woman Seems To Be Winning In Ellis Glenn Case
The star witness, Philip White of Marietta, testified Ellis Glenn is not Bert Glenn, noting Bert Glenn had a bluish scar on his right arm. He examined Ellis Glenn and found no bear on the arm. witnesses dispute likeness, and the defense vows a new sensation with Bert Glenn’s return. The crowded court heard that Bert Glenn’s limp differed from Ellis Glenn, and eye and hair colors varied.
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Ellis Glenn
Parkersburg
W. W
Star Witnness
Philip White
Marietta
Bert Glenn
Elis Glenn
Tudge Jackson
Glenn
Co. D. Forrer
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Akron
Ohio
C. P. Morrow
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Tenn
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Steel Trust
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Louis Napoleok
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Rosebery
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Croker
Harvard
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War Department
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Kansas
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Louis Mapoleo
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