Education Board Bans Tuberculosis Teachers in Honolulu
The Honolulu Commissioners of Education adopted a resolution barring anyone with tuberculosis or contagious diseases from teaching in public schools and barring students with such diseases from attending. The measure addresses a surge in consumption in the islands, noting many consumptives moved to Honolulu for its climate and some taken teaching posts.
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Honoluh
San Francisco
Cal
Commissioners of Education
Islands
Honolulu
Large Washington hangings.
Benjamin Hill Snell a 44 year old former pension office clerk was hanged at the district jail in Washington for murdering 18 year old Lizzie Weis enburger who worked at his house. Snell was the jail's largest inmate, weighing 292 pounds and standing 6 feet 5 inches when received. at the scaffold his weight was 22 pounds more, and the drop was shortened to prevent strangulation though the rope nearly severed his head.
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Benjamin Hill Snell
Pension Office
Washington
Lizzie Weisenburger
Snell
August
Fire destroys ships and harms many in Hoboken blaze
A massive fire broke out among cotton bales under Pier 3 of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company in Hoboken New Jersey. In under ten minutes flames spread a quarter of a mile along the shore, reaching bulkheads up to 1000 feet away and consuming four large ocean liners and numerous harbor craft, with nearly ten million dollars in property lost and about 200 lives lost.
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Pier 3
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Hoboken
N. J
Western Writers' Association elects officers at Warsaw meeting
The Western Writers' Association met in Warsaw Indiana for its annual gathering and elected officers. President is ex Governor William Cumback of Indiana. Vice presidents include James Whitcomb Riley W R Pfrimimer James Newton Matthews Robert J Burdette Young E Allison Eugene F Ware T Oldham Mrs Alice Bartlett Mrs Isabel Richey Nebraska secretary Benjamin S Parker Newcastle Ind.
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Western Writers’ Association
Warsaw
Ind
William Cumback
Indiana
James Whitcomb Riley
W. W. Pfrimimer
James Newton Matthews
Ilinois
Robert J. Burdette
California
Young E. Allison
Kentucky
Eugene F. Ware
Kansas
T. T. Oldham
Ohio
Alice Bartlett
Michigan
Isabel Richey
Nebraska
Benjamine 5. Parker
Newcastie
French Deputy Urges 50 Million Franc Navy Boost
In the French Chamber M Millerove urged adding 50,000,000 francs to the navy budget to enlarge the fleet and fortify coasts. He warned France could face war with England within two years and urged readiness. He claimed England was not invulnerable in Gibraltar Ireland India or South Africa.
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Chamber of Deputies
M. Millerove
Ife
France
England
Gibraltar
Ireland
India
South Africa
Diplomatic Crisis as Von Ketteler Murder Reported
The British consul at Che Foo telegraphs that Baron von Ketteler, German minister at Pekin, was murdered by native troops on June ds. All legation buildings are burned except England, France and Germany. The entire diplomatic corps has sought refuge in the British legation.
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Che Foo
Baron von Ketteler
Pekin
Legation
England
France
Germany
Oregon Wrecked Report From Shanghai Details
A Shanghai dispatch reports the United States battleship Oregon ashore on Hoo Kie island in the Miao Tao group about fifty miles north of Che Foo. A steamer from Indo China Steam Navigation Co. has gone to aid the vessel.
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Shanghai
United States
Oregon
Hoo Kie
Miao Tao Group
Che Foo
Indo-China Steam Navigation Company
Million Dollar Fire Destroys Detroit Copper Plant
Morencia Arizona reports a blaze that wiped out the De troit Copper Mining Company’s old concentrator and mammoth smelting plant. Owned by Phelps Dodge & Co of New York the loss is about $1,000,000 with partial insurance coverage.
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Morencia
Ariz
Detroit Copper Mining Company
Phelps, Dodge & Co
New York
Fire roars through Pittsburgh foundry killing two men
A blaze at The Best Manufacturing Company's Pittsburgh foundry destroyed the plant and caused about a quarter of a million dollars in damage. Firemen David Williams and Peter Caucklinger died from falling brick, while eleven others were injured in the blaze.
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Best Manufacturing Company
Pittsburgh
Joss
David Williams
Peter Caucklinger
Governor Davis Warns Free Supplies Breed Laziness
In his war department report from Porto Rico Governor Davis says free distribution of supplies pauperizes natives and makes them lazy. He advises ending free supplies, noting they will cease July 15.
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War Department
Davis
Porto Rico
Daring Rescue Saves Five From Drowning in River
In New Cumberland Indiana Harry Thompson and five companions were swept into swollen Missinewa River after leaping in. Edward Klein then plunged in and saved four others while Thompson perished in the swift current.
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Harry Thompson
Missinewa River
New Cumberland
Ind
Thompson
Edward Klein
Americans Captured Near San Miguel
General McArthur reports Captain Roberts and Privates Atlines and MacIntyre were captured May 30 while scouting near San Miguel.
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General McArthur
Captain Roberts
Atlines and
MacIntyre
San Miguel
Admiral Seymour Relief Reaches Tien-Tsin Safe Return
Advices from Chefoo via Shanghai report Admiral Seymour relieve the Pekin expedition and retreat to Tien-Tsin under protection of foreign legations. Russian and other detachments suffer light casualties while dangers to foreigners are minimized.
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Chefoo
Shanghai
Admiral Seymour
Pekin
Berlin
Legation
Tien-Tsin
London
China
Tien- Tsin
Seymour
Will Be a Bloody Conflict in Shanghai Mission Areas
Dispatches report harassment of missionaries by mobs in Shanghai area. Native Christians in inland districts face massacres with little protection as gun boat watched zones show officers guarding missionaries but not converts. In Chicago the U S Circuit Court of Appeals upholds a $2 per car excess charge on stock yard entries.
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Shanghai
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
Western rail talks mix with Boxers and British pen
The piece notes lines from Mankato Junction to New Ulm and a potential rate war if Erie withdraws from a joint passenger committee. It reports tariffs reviews in St Paul, pensions for Illinois Central workers, and a Crow Indians roadbed contract. It covers Dubuque and Sioux City Railways reincorporation and Canadian Winnipeg Duluth offers, plus Boxer movement prospects from Gen. Stahl. It ends with Rev Cheney tragedy, Chickamauga guns theft, and Lord Huntley beefing up on sport novels.
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Northwestern
Mankato Junction
New Ulm
Minn
Erie
Western Passenger Association
Eastern Committee
St. Paul
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Red Men’s Reservation
Dubuque
Sioux City
Illinois Central
Iowa
Woolley Choice Nominated by Prohibition Delegates
At Chicago the Prohibition convention nominated John G. Woolley for president on the first ballot after a clash with Silas C. Swallow. Hale Johnson and Swallow withdrew later, with Swallow declining second place. The platform focused on liquor suppression and woman suffrage, with a largely female attendance and a late adjournment.
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John G. Woolley
Silas C. Swallow
Pennsylvania
Hale Johnson
George W. Gere
Illinois
J.G. Woolley
Minnesota
Chicago
United States
Young People’s Prohibition League
Iate
McKinley
E. W. Chatflin
Waukesha
Wis
A. A. Hopkins
Hornellsville
N. Y
Dickie
Oliver W. Stewart
Arkansas
Ilinois
Sheen
O. W. Stewart
Geo. W. Gere
Champaign
Tfl
Newton
Ill
Homer Castle
Pittsburg
C. Swallow
Woolley
Swallow
A. A. Stevens
Henry B. Metcalf
Rhode Island
Prof
BE. Ll. Eaton
Town
Thos. A. Carskadon
West Virginia
Jas. A. Tate
Tennessee
Mr. Tate
Metcalf
Carskadon
Maton
Sidney Lucas Derby Winner in Chicago
The colt Sidney Lucas won the Chicago derby. Rates of Current Events note broad topics from finance to politics. Bleaching firms form a combine in England and Spain sees the resignation of its finance minister Senor Villaverde. Copious rains boost southern Russia crops while 42,000 horses had been sent to South Africa for the English army.
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Kansas City
Senor Villaverde
Spain
England
Russia
Union Labor Lyceum
Chicago
Charles H. Corrigan
Syracuse
N. Y
Socialist Labor Party
Stephen Crane
Germany
Newark
N. J
New York
Methodist General Conference
Congress
South Africa
Indiana Geologist Warns Gas Future Is Not Promising
State Geologist of Indiana reports a thousand pages on minerals noting Indiana ranks high in coal oil and natural gas yet gas production has fallen from 323 psi in 1890 to 155 psi on Jan 1 1900 warning the gas future is not promising. Coal output rises with gas decline and reserves are estimated to last 300 years. Enoch Arden tale in Kokomo: Howard Fritz tries to claim his wife amid a second marriage. an annulment and divorce proceed. Farmer kills wife then himself near Veseyville.
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Indiana
T State
Indinik
Union
Indiana News Tangles With Tragedy And Transport Costs
Ed UWunter, 17, Muncie, drowned in Dayton. Terre Haute census notes 40,000 residents. Franklin donated $7,750 to life insurance in 1899. Robinson show horses suffered pink eye in Kokomo. Rural telephones warn neighbors of tramps. New Albany shipped 860,000 gallons of strawberries to northern cities. Shelby County Council appropriated $1,000 for county investigation. A son of Michael Hoffman fled New Albany after striking a playmate with a brick. Charles Stephenson crushed to death by a saw log while hauling logs near Belden. Robert Lockhart of Stanton Tenn and Miss Katie Kline of Patoka married over long-distance telephone. Special Census Agent Foster found a colored man servant born in 1796 at Indianapolis home of David Braden. In a fight over a woman at the Big Four station in Terre Haute, Charles Davis shot at W. G. Elliott of Mattoon TL. a bullet knocked a newsboy’s straw hat off. O A Barlow of Greensburg killed in a double tragedy with his wife. after shooting, he killed himself. Mrs. James Banta shot near Craig, likely fatally wounded by Fred Gilbert 20. Gilbert had pursued Pearl Banta. police enforcing liquor laws in Marion. WGTU thanks sheriff for enforcing gambling laws. A rate war among Ohio River air lines cuts fare to 25 cents Madison to Cincinnati. Joseph M. Dunlap of Trafalgar reported voluntary assault for Bard and W. V, about 6.
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Ed Uwunter
Muncie
Dayton
Ohio
Terre Haute
Franklin
Robinson
Kokomo
New Albany
Shelby County Council
Michael Hoffman
Belden
Charles Stephenson
Robert Lockhart
Stanton
Tenn
Katie Kline
Patoka
Foster
David Braden
Indianapolis
Charles Davis
W. G. Eiliott
Mattoon
Harry Lahey
O. A. Barlow
Greensburg
A. M. Lane
Hope
James Banta
Fred Gilbert
Craig
Gilbert
Pearl
Miss Pearl
Marion
Ohio River
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Rev
Thomas B. Cheney
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Lord Huntley
Prohibition
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Enoch Arden
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Mary Brandon
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