National University Committee Plans Washington Memorial Institute
A Chicago committee of 15 led by President Harper reports to the Educational Association in Detroit on July 1. It endorses a non governmental Washington memorial institution to promote advanced study of science and liberal arts, independent of government control, overseen by trustees from existing universities and colleges.
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Detroit
Washington
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King Edward described as cordial ally in US speaker note
London reports David B. Henderson, speaker of the US House, says his interview with King Edward was highly agreeable and frank. He asserts England and the United States share strong, cordial relations and that America can rely on England in any ordinary dispute with the rest of the world.
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London
David B. Henderson
United States
House of Representatives
Associated Press
King Edward
America
Edward
England
Blackmail claim shadows Bay City murder arrest
William Groult alias La Joie, wanted by the Bay City sheriff for murder, was arrested in Duluth. He says the case is blackmail to extort money from his father, a Bay City saloonkeeper. He claims a boy, Delorme, provoked him last November, the boy later died of pneumonia, and Groult fled.
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Duluth
William Groulz
la Joie
Bay City
Groult
Delorme
Tin Plate workers reach wage agreement in Cleveland
After days of talks the American Tin Plate company and the American Tin Workers Protective Association sign a new wage scale. The raise is about 2 percent, well below the workers’ 10 percent demand. The settlement covers roughly 30, 40 men and takes effect at once.
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Cleveland
American Tin Plate Company
American Tin Workers’ Protective Association
Deathbed confession ties Oklahoma murder to rail track frame
George Williams on his deathbed confessed to being an accomplice in the Prior Creek murder of T. E. Smith and Green Smith, implicating several others including Nichols and Lon Smith. Three men arrested, a fourth jailed for cattle stealing, the motive robbery, bodies used to mislead investigators, and money divided before being buried on railroad tracks.
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George Williams
Prior Creek
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T. E. Smith
Green Smith
Sweden
Williams
William Nichols
William G. Smith
Lon Smith
John Smith
Kansas State Penitentiary
Nichols
William
Hunter killed by seven wolves near Weyauwega Wisconsin
John Hochstock of Mellen failed to return from a hunt in Weyauwega. A search found seven wolf carcasses in a woods clearing. Only a few bones torn clothing a watch and $65 remained identified as Hochstock. Deep boot prints marked the onslaught he faced before perishing.
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Weyauwega
Wis
John Hochstock
Mellen
Hochstock
Attack at Matewan Coal Mines Sparks Bloodshed Fear
In Matewan West Virginia nonunion workers attempting to return to Maritime mines were fired upon by strikers. The men withdrew to safety as a new clash looms with federal marshals expected to arrive from Charleston to quell the disturbance.
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Matewan
W. Va
Maritime Coal Mines
Hufford
Telto
Lambert
Maritime Mines
Clarinda wedding tragedy shocks town with suicide groom
In Clarinda Iowa on June 27 Thomas J. Rogers 27 shot himself at the planned wedding site instead of at the bride Inez C Plank s home. Despite 20 invited guests the ceremony never occurred Rogers died an hour later after inheriting 12000 three years ago and spending most of it leaving only 85. In Berlin authorities accorded General von Schwartzkopf funeral honors as his body arrived by ship after the Peking fire with a mourning parade and salute to follow.
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Thomas J. Rogers
Inez C. Plank
Rogers
von Schwartzkopf
Berlin
General von Schwartzkopf
von Waldersee
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Peking
Witteking
Hiego
Bremerhaven
Morgan donation funds Harvard medical school buildings
President Eliot announced at the Harvard alumni dinner that John Pierpont Morgan contributed over 1,000,000 dollars for three of the five Harvard medical school buildings in Boston. The gift supports the project toward applied medical education.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eliot
Harvard
John Pierpont Morgan
Harvard Medical School
Boston
West Virginia Flood Death Toll and Destruction
Reports from Bluefield Williamson and Roanoke detail a fresh flood in West Virginia with widespread ruin from Vivian to Davy. Early counts suggest up to 100 dead, with Keystone Eckman Algona and Roanoke listing dozens among the identified and missing. Authorities warn many bodies may remain unidentified.
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Dry Fork
Keystone
Brooke
Ennis
Davy
Roanoke
West Virginia
Algona
Eckman
Shawnee
Land Graff
Storm devastates Pittsburg area with lightning and rain
Pittsburg suffered a short but devastating storm with continuous lightning and thunder for about 30 minutes. Winds hit 30 mph and rainfall reached .46 inches, with rapid bursts of water. One woman died instantly from lightning and others were feared dead. Many houses and churches were struck and picnic parties panicked. Gambier Kenyon college honors Hanna with a $56,000 dormitory gift named Politicians' Barracks after LL D.
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Pittsburg
Hanna
Gambier
Nash
Kenyon College
First Guam postmaster named in bonded appointment
Washington reports from Commander Seaton Schroeder dated May 8 announce Atansio Leitana Perez as Guam postmaster. He becomes the first post master of the islands and is bonded in 4000 Mexican pesos.
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Washington
Navy Department
Seaton Schroeder
Guam
Atansio Leitana Perez
Islands
Last Days of June Bargains Price Slashing Sale
A retailer promotes final June bargain event with cut prices on stock. They urge shoppers to buy now before fall goods arrive, promising savings and eventual profit for the store. The appeal focuses on clearance and price reductions across the assortment.
Volunteers Return Home From Philippine Service
Volunteers nearly all arrive at San Francisco from the Philippines aboard transports Thomas and Buford. Indiana with the Forty second and Kilpatrick with the Forty third are still en route. Seven regiments remain at the Presidio for mustering out. Denial issued on yellow fever outbreak in Tabasco and Yucatan with precautions stopping spread after a fever case in San Juan Bautista.
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San Francisco
Thomas
Buford
Philippines
Indiana
Kilpatrick
Presidio
City of Mexico
Tabasco
Yucatan
San Juan Bostasa
Winding Up of Gold Fields of British Columbia Syndicate
Vancouver reports the Gold Fields of British Columbia syndicate winding up after floating for 2 million pounds in London. The Waverly and Tangier mines yielded rich hopes but assets failed, plants valued over $100,000 were sold off, shares crashed from 32s, and Middle Bay mines of Texada island acquired the plant.
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B. C
London
Gold Fields
British Columbia
Waverly
Tangier
Middle Bay
Texada Island
Refuses to Resign at Grand Army Dictation
Washington dispatch reports Pension Commissioner H E Clay Hivans declines the dictates of the Grand Army of the Republic after consults with friends and the president. He criticizes General Daniel Sickles of New York and questions a letter alleged by Sickles and Corporal Tanner about the Republican National Committee promising Evans would not be reappointed if McKinley is reelected.
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Washington
H. Clay Hivans
Grand Army of the Republic
Daniel Sickles
Tanner
Republican National Committee
Sickles
McKinley
Evans
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