Seventh National Bank of New York Suspends Operations
The Seventh National Bank of New York closed after 11 o unlock amid misaligned debit balances and large country bank withdrawals. A national bank examiner was named temporary receiver as directors plan reorganization, with Perry Heath and Fletcher Heath on the board. Marquand & Co. failed to meet demands and faced receivership. Depositors are said to lose nothing as the post office funds remain secure.
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New York
Seventh National Bank of
Currency
Washington
Perry
Heath
Fletcher Heath
Marquand & Co
Minnesota Dakota Wheat Harvest Forecast Sets Record
Chicago dispatch reports a joint estimate by traffic officials of St Paul Northwestern Northern Pacific Great Northern and Burlington systems that the 1901 wheat crop in Minnesota and the Dakotas will total between 185 and 200 million bushels. Last year yielded 100 million, with 1898’s state total at 175 million. The Record-Herald credits railroad colonization of the Northwest for the surge.
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Chicago
Northwest Territory
St. Paul
Northwestern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington
Dakotas
Minnesota
Record-Herald
Labor Federation authorizes aid for striking machinists
Washington June 28 The executive committee of the American Federation of Labor has authorized an assessment on affiliated bodies to aid the machinists in their fight for a nine hour day. A circular will go out at once with an expected $50,000 raised in response to the first call. Plattsburg NY June 28 Joseph Ladue founder of Dawson City in the Klondike dies at his Schuyler Falls home after poor health since returning from Alaska. He had wintered in Colorado Springs and died in a vain search for hen. He is survived by a wife.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Plattsburi
N. Y
Joseph Ladue
Dawson City
Klondike
Schuyler Falls
Mr. Ladue
Colorado Springs
Cuban election laws for universal suffrage and Australian ballot
The Cuban electoral commission's draft provides universal suffrage with a party column ballot marked by party emblems to aid illiterate voters. Voting rights are restricted for sailors soldiers and armed officeholders. The commission, led by Silvera and Aleman, faces conservative scrutiny while Cuba pursues self rule under Platt Amendment terms and potential annexation questions remain unsettled.
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Havana
Electoral Commission
Shaul
Senores Silvera
Alemap
La Lucha Urges Slow Pace on Annexation Effort
Havana June 28 La Lucha editorially warns annexation agitators to proceed slowly. It cautions premature action will harm themselves and urges saving efforts for a future time when the annexation issue becomes more probable, noting it as a natural outcome of current conditions.
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Cuba
United States
la Lucha
Coutry
Havana
Eldorado Woman Found Guilty of Manslaughter in Second Degree
Jessie Morrison was convicted of second degree manslaughter in the murder of Mrs. Olin Castle. The penalty ranges from three to five years in prison. An appeal was filed, and Morrison was placed in the old cell while her father left. The jury deliberated about 30 hours amid a concert by the Eldorado band in the city park with Olin Castle and Jessie’s brother Hayward Morrison playing nearby.
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Eldorado
Kan
Jessie Morrison
Olin Castle
Miss Morrison
Hayward Morrison
Jessie
Railway Clerk Arrested in Mail Theft Ring
Chicago June 28 Harrison W. Martin railway postal clerk was arrested on suspicion of involvement in a months old mail theft spree. He was trapped with a decoy letter as postal inspectors pursued a systematic robberies of west bound malls over several months.
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Chicago
Harrison W. Martin
Martin
Fears Henley Cup May Go
The Daily News argues that the Grand Challenge cup could be carried away from Henley by an American or Belgian crew and that Henley should be exempt from this risk despite good relations with foreign sportsmen.
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London
The
Daily News
Henley
Yale Triumph In Magnificent Interuniversity Regatta
New London Conn June 28 Yale varsity crew won the 4 mile Thames race ahead of Harvard by about two lengths after a closest finish. Yale coxswain Chittenden praised for strategic timing. Harvard suffered a late collapse. Yale freshman eight also won with Harvard four behind.
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New London
Yale
Harvard
Cambridge
Elis
Chittenden
Goodell
Cameron
Fierce Contest In Sight In Philadelphia Nominates DA Candidate
In Philadelphia at the Academy of Music six thousand citizens in town meeting nominated District Attorney P. F. Rothermal Jr for district attorney against John Weaver, the Republican nominee. Speeches arraigned the city administration and state officials. A telegram from Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith urged action, calling for a new Declaration of Independence. Colonel A K McClure delivered the principal, sharply criticizing the Republican organization.
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Philadelphia
Academy of Music
P. F. Rothermal, Jr
John Weaver
Charles Emory Smith
A. K. McClure
Philadelphia Times
McClure
Pope Very Ill As Vatican Seeks Relief
Paris dispatch reports the pope seriously ill with attending physician Dr Lapponi at his bedside. Vatican officials express anxious concern over the pontiff's health.
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Paris
Petit Bleu
Rome
Lapponi
Vatican
Chinese Bandits Seize Four Walled Cities Near Mukden
Reported from Shanghai on June 28 that bandits have captured four walled cities near Mukden in Manchuria. Telegrams from Sian Fu state Ching Sing, president of the board of civil appointments, killed himself after the dowager empress branded his counsel treacherous for urging the court to return to Peking.
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Shanghai
Mukden
Manchuria
Sian Fu
Ching Sing
Board of Civil Appointments
Peking
Bargain Bonanza Promises Last-Week June Savings
Retail notes urge shoppers to grab cut prices as June ends with bargains on stock. Sellers claim broader savings now will pay off when new fall goods arrive, despite potential short-term losses.
Fourth of July and Picnic Groceries Sale Notice
A local sale notice highlights Fourth of July and Picnic groceries with focus on affordable shoes for men ladies and children. The advertisement promises popular priced footwear and budget friendly options to draw shoppers to the stall.
Edwin Ruthven electrocuted at Ohio State Penitentiary
Edwin Ruthven, a Black inmate, was executed by electric chair at 12 08 a m in the annex of the Ohio state penitentiary. The sentence stemmed from the murder of Police Officer Shipp during a Cleveland burglary in May 1900. Ruthven, age 81, faced one shock after protests of innocence and died within two minutes. Also noted: a second remittance of 20000 from The Christian Herald to famine relief in Shan Si and other provinces via missionaries, with Conger approving the distribution committee.
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Columbus
Edwin Ruthven
Ohio State Penitentiary
Ruthven
Shipp
Cleveland
Pariry
Christian Herald
Tien Tsin
Shan Si
Biade
Li Hung Chang
Sonar
Che Li
Conger
Flood toll rising in Tazewell county and nearby Roanoke
No lives lost in Pocahontas flood yet three feet of water in parts with railroad damage. Dry Fork remains isolated since Saturday with three more deaths added to the list. Damage estimates in Tazewell county range from 125000 to 700000 while the death toll stands at twelve.
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Roanoke
Pocahontas
Tazewell County
Dry Fork
Christian Herald Sends 20000 to China Aid Drive
Washington June 28 The Chinese minister Wu Ting Fang receives another $20000 donation from the Christian Herald to aid famine sufferers in China as relief efforts continue amid ongoing distress.
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The
Christian Herald
China
Washington
Wu ‘Ting
Coal Tax Bill Adopted by British Commons in Disorder
London June 28 The house of commons after a prolonged debate and disorder adopted the coal tax bill by a majority of 86. An unseemly scene arose as Irish members accused the committee chairman of partisanship for not giving proper hearing to opponents of the tax.
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House of Commons
London
Trish
Coronation Plan Narrowed to Traditional Westminster Ceremonies
London June 28. A proclamation by King Edward announces his coronation will occur on a yet undecided June day next year. The ceremonies will include only those traditionally solemnized in Westminster Abbey, excluding the king's peers and many ancient procession usages.
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London
Edward
Westminster
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