Immigration and tax plans headline June summaries
June arrivals of foreign immigrants reached 37 500 more than double June 1898. The Hessian diet imposes 25 percent higher income tax on bachelors than married men. Joan Davis and wife set out from New York toward San Francisco by gasoline automobile on a potential record breaking journey. Plans for a large cooperative colony on Lake Erie near Toledo involve eight thousand acres for farming and manufacturing. Mrs Hore Ann Cox, colored, dies in Washington, linking to 1814 capture of the city. she was born in 1804 in Charles County Maryland. Prince Hankorr, a Russian official, predicts a 40 day world trip via Transsiberian to coincide with the Paris exposition.
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Lake Erie
Toledo
Hore Ann Coox
Washington
Charles County
Prince HinKorr
Proposal for a Christian daily newspaper rises at convention
Rev. C. M. Sheldon of Topeka Kansas proposed a Christian daily that would print only uplifting news to influence readers toward noble impulses. He suggested Chicago as the publication center and urged a fully Christian staff from publisher to managing editor.
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C. M. Sheldon
Topeka
Kan
Christian Endeavor
Detroit
Mich
Chicago
McKinley Urged to Decide Cuba Annexation Plan
A World dispatch from Washington says President McKinley is energetically pursuing a plan to submit Cuba's independence or annexation to its people. He believes Cubans would choose annexation, and Congress may be urged to rescind the Cuban independence resolution and allow a plebiscite on the island.
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New York World
Washington
McKinley
Cuba
Congress
Island
Inquiries Probe John Paul Jones Grave in Paris
State department inquiries seek the final resting place of John Paul Jones who died in Paris in 1782. It is established he was not buried with Lafayette, and it is hinted his bones may have been moved to a potter's field.
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State Department
John Paul Jones
Paris
Lafayette
Potter’s Field
Novel pain free surgery at Kiel hospital
In Kiel Germany a patient on the operating table calmly reads a newspaper while surgeons remove a leg. A new method renders him insensible to pain by injecting a small amount of cocaine into the sac around the spinal cord. Dr. Leonard J. Corning of New York is credited as the discoverer of this painless technique.
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Royal Hospital of
Kiel
Germany
Leonard J. Corning
New York
Spain Aims to Seize Reina Mercedes Warship Claim
A ship broker’s bid for the Reina Mercedes and other captured vessels prompts concerns Spain seeks possession to offload the offense of US flag over its ships. The Navy declines sale, and Secretary Gong decides not to renovate the Mercedes as a warship but to keep her as a show ship to satisfy patriotic interest.
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Spain
Navy Department
Gong
Funston Opinion on Philippine Policy and Civil Government
Rounseville Wildman interviews Brig. Gen. Funston who argues for an immediate civil government in the Philippines backed by strong military, favors diplomacy, and calls the insurrection's backbone broken. He opposes retaining Manila and endorses clear outposts like Porto Rico and the Sandwich Islands, while warning against heavy US labor importation and favoring a peace approach.
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San Francisco
Porto Rico
West Indies
Sandwich Islands
Philippines
Bio
United States
Islands
American Engines in Demand in Europe and Asia
The Baldwin locomotive works received an order for 13 consolidation engines for Finland state railways. The steamship Puritan is loading 40 engines for the Chinese Eastern Railway with 81 more to be built for shipment next year. Ten American engines for the French state railway are being loaded on the Panama for Bordeaux, while the Midland railway of England will receive 20 engines on the Craig Barn and 20 more aboard the Ulands for Moscow Kiev and Voroney railway.
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Philadelphia
Baldwin Loco Notive Works
Finland
Puritan
Chinese & Eastern Railway
French State Railway
France
Panama
Bordeaux
Midland Railway
England
New York
Creig Barn
Ulands
Moscow, Kiev & Voroney
Two Men Drown in Kaskaskia River at Evansville
Red Bud IL July 17 Henry Boettker and Lake Horrel two prominent young men were drowned Saturday afternoon in the Kaskaskia river at Evansville a small town south of here Horrel swam a horse which threw him off Boettker on shore went to assist but reached him as he went down for the third time and both were drowned. Bodies not yet recovered.
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Red Bud
Henry Boettker
Lake Horrel
Kaskaskia
Evansville
Here
Young Horrel
Boettker
Big Wheat and Flour Train Heads to New York
Oklahoma towns along the Rock Island line subscribe to the big wheat and flour train. Sil Dixon to run from El Reno to New York City with 260,600 pounds of flour guaranteed. The train includes rough riders a band speakers and newspaper correspondents with 29 cars of flour and one car of bottled wheat for samples.
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Wichita
Kan
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Rock Island
Sil. Dixon
el Reno
New York City
Wreck of Steamer Oahu Off New Zealand Coast
News from New Zealand reports the steamer Oahu wreck with the loss of all 26 crew. She carried 800 tons of coal and 23 000 feet of lumber when overloaded, likely overtaken by a storm and hatchways forced open during the voyage from Grey Mouth to Dunedin.
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Victoria
B. C
New Zealand
Oahu
Grey Mouth
Dunedin
Peary Expedition Steamer Sails for Sydney from St Johns
The Peary expedition steamer Diana departed St Johns at 11 a.m. Saturday bound for Sydney with supplies for two years and a crew of 18 men experienced in arctic navigation.
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Peary Expedition
St. Johns
N. F
Diana
Sydney
Wagoner Fire Causes 100000 Dollar Loss
Fire at Wagoner Indian Territory on July 17 caused about 100000 dollars in damage. Muscogee department responders reached the scene and contained the blaze.
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Wagoner
Little Rock
Ark
I. T
Department of Muscogee
Wife of Felton Leads Campaign to Stop War
In Atlanta on July 17, the wife of former Congressman W. B. Felton launches a crusade aimed at ending the Philippine conflict. In a circular addressed to women nationwide she calls the war a slaughter of the innocents and appeals to Christian women to join the effort to halt the unholy war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
W. B. Felton
Philippines
Negro Hanged for Murder in Eastman Ga
Will Wilson, colored, was hanged here Saturday for the murder of Marshal Osborn of Chauncey county.
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Eastman
Will Wilson
Marshal Osborn
Chauncey County
Resume of Casualties in the Philippine Campaigns
Washington reports a detailed tally of losses among volunteer regiments since 1898. The Minnesota unit led sickness deaths with 34, followed by Oregon 24 and Nebraska 21. Nebraska saw the most deaths in action aside from the Fourteenth Infantry. Totals show 689 deaths and 1,591 wounded, plus 4 missing and 19 drownings, with 2,254 total casualties between June 30 1898 and July 4 1894.
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Washington
Philippines
Minnesota
Oregon
Nebraska
Fourteenth Infantry
Pennsylvania
Kansas
Eighteenth Infantry
South Dakota
Montana
Twenty-second Infantry
Third Artillery
California
Tennessee Regiment
Cavite
Floods in Brazos valley claim more lives than drowning
In Galveston on July 17 Dr Dil linger reports rising flood fatalities surpassing drownings. At Duke 1,500 refugees remain quartered with 70 patients. hospital space is insufficient and the sick are crowded. One box car houses 43 whites with seven ill. Efforts include wash tubs for bathing, daily artesian water, and steady provision of medicines, food, and clothing.
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Galveston
Tex
Dillinger
Brazos Valley
Duke
Alta Loma
Mareconi wireless system to link Hawaiian islands
A Victoria dispatch says Mareconi's wireless telegraphy will be set up in Hawaii to connect the islands. An organization has been formed, capital subscribed, and equipment is en route. The only major hurdle is the narrow Oahu Kauai link, the sole channel wider than the English Channel.
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Chicago
The
Tribune
Victoria
B. C
Mareconi
Hawaii
Oahu
Kauai
Filipino Junta to Move From Hong Kong to Labuan
Manila reports that the Filipino junta will be moved to Labuan in a British colony near Borneo as American officials monitored insurgent arms supply in Hong Kong. The transport Warren was to sail Sunday with the Colorado regiment. Maj. Bradley Strong and Maj. Young of the supreme court accompany. Prof. Schurman will reach San Francisco aboard the China.
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Manila
Hong Kong
Labuan
Borneo
Long Kong
Warren
Colorado Regiment
Bradley Strong
Maj
Young
Supreme Court
Utah
Prof. Schurman
San Francisco
China
Pingree Johnson street railway plan defeated in Detroit
Detroit July 17 It's conceded by all that the Pingree Johnson plan for purchasing the street railways is defeated. There is now no chance to muster enough aldermen votes to pass the ordinances over the mayor's veto.
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Pingree
Detroit
Mich
Pingree- Johnson
Eloped Sister Sparks Springfield Search for Priest Spouse
Springfield dispatch reports Steinauer town marshal Michael Steinffer pursuing his sister Mrs Henry Schmidt who eloped with Rev Father Joseph Rhianhart a Catholic priest from Steinauer Nebraska after arriving in Springfield yesterday to locate them.
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Springfield
Ill
Michael Steinffer
Steinauer, Neb
Henry Schmidt
Joseph Rhianhart
Nebraska
Railways in 1893 see receivers and growth in use
Washington reports 1893 railway statistics from the interstate commerce commission. Receivership grew with lf roads and 45 out. mileage in receiverships fell by 6116 miles operated, 5133 owned. Total passengers carried reached 501,066,081 and casualties totaled 47,741 with 6,859 killed and 40,852 injured.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
United States
Lion Refuses Fight in Roubaix Bull Ring
In Roubaix France July 15 a Spanish bull and Abyssinian lion staged a much talked of but unsatisfactory bout. The lion dodged the bull until gored then attacked and tore a bull ear before retreating. The crowd boiled with anger as the spectacle ended without a full contest. Labor Leader’s Views Hearings in Denver July 15 David C. Coates head of the Federation of Labor testified before the U S industrial commission sub committee on mining He said importing laborers to replace strikers harmed the state preferred arbitration but rejected compulsory arbitration. He urged a shift from fierce competition to a cooperative system as the only cure for strikes.
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Roubaix
France
Denver
Cal
David C. Coates
The
Federation of Labor
Sub-Commission On Mining
United States Industrial Commission
Editors to Be Invited for Dewey Reception
New York July 15 The press committee met at city hall and decided to invite editors or representatives from every daily newspaper and prominent weekly and magazine to visit New York next October to partake of the city's hospitality for Admiral Dewey events.
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New York
Admiral Dewey
City Hall
United States
Middlesex Bank Cashier Surrenders Over Shortage
George M. Valentine, cashier of the Middlesex County Bank at Perth Amboy New Jersey, surrendered himself and is jailed over a bank shortage estimated as high as 165000 dollars. The loss has shocked local businessmen who regarded the bank as a solid institution.
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New York
George M. Valentine
Middlesex County Bank
Perth Amboy
N. J
Middlesex County
Eternal Hills
Prices of Lumber Advance in Minneapolis
Hard wood lumber has advanced during the past year to a peak in the city’s history. Prices now 25 to 35 percent higher than in 1892 due to scarce northern grown hardwood and rising demand. Wisconsin forests are gradually exhausted.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Wisconsin
Banks Prohibited From Affixing Stamps to Checks
Washington July 15 Commissioner Wilson of the internal revenue department issued a circular prohibiting banks from affixing stamps to checks that are unstamped when presented and requiring banks to return the checks to the drawers This action followed reports that some banks had dropped stamps to lure patrons over rival institutions
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Washington
Wilson
Internal Revenue Department
Movement to curb child labor in Kansas City stores
Kansas City clerks at the national convention moved to launch a campaign to educate the public and seek support for proposed legislation to restrict child employment in stores this year. The effort aims to rally public backing for future legal action.
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Kansas City
Bastille Fall Anniversary Observed in Paris
Paris marked the 110th anniversary of the Bastille’s destruction with magnificent weather and flags adorning public and private buildings.
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Paris
President KeKinley Holds Alger Resignation Word
Washington July 138 Sec Russell A Alger’s resignation of the war portfolio is now with President KeKinley awaiting formal announcement. The move was requested by the executive, not offered voluntarily, amid the Alger Pingree alliance and Pingree’s denunciation of the president.
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Washington
Russell A. Alger
KeKinley
Alger-Pingree
Pingree
McKinley
President presses for Alger resignation amid cabinet strains
Republicans and allies urged the president to demand Secretary of War Alger's resignation. The push intensified in the last fortnight and the president signaled a break in their relations. After deliberation Alger offered his resignation to take effect months hence.
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Washington
Alger
Depew Urges Hard Line on Aguinaldo in Philippines
In remarks at the Republican Club dinner Senator Chauncey M. Depew argues the United States should deploy a large force to swiftly crush the Philippine insurrection. He recalls an English statesman’s question about squaring Aguinaldo and advocates sending 100000 to 300000 troops to subdue rebels and hold captured territory.
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New York
Republican Club
Europe
Chauncey M. Depew
Depew
Spain
United States
Avuinaldo
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Avubaldo
Yellow fever quarantine laid on Santiago Cuba by Gen Wood
General Order No 34 imposes absolute quarantine in Santiago. All government officers and employees barred from entering the city except department members. Maj Carr and Surgeons Mendoza and Nunez assigned to care for the few patients. The mayor ordered to close American hotels and saloons and to bar liquor sales to Americans. Pack trains to set up camps outside the city. troops moved to Luongo with one company at Morro castle.
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Santiago
Cuba
Leonard Wood
Department of
Maj. Carr
Mendoza
Nunez
Luongo
Morro Castle
Toledo Citizens Pledge 75000 For Ohio Centennial Exposition
Toledo O July 18 at a mass meeting citizens subscribed 75000 for stock in the Ohio Centennial company which is organizing the 1902 exposition. The drive aims to raise 500000 to secure a matching government appropriation with Mayor Jones and five others pledging 5000 each in the initial effort.
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Toledo
The Oregon Regiment Back Arrives in San Francisco
The United States transports Newport and Ohio carrying the Oregon volunteer regiment from Manila arrived in San Francisco yesterday evening. Health officers boarded the vessels to examine the troops health prior to disembarkation. The Paris in Falmouth Harbor is to be beaching after midnight as dry dock space is insufficient. Theater manager Crawford files bankruptcy in Topeka with unsecured liabilities of 388,730 and secured claims of 50,450 totaling 448,180.
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Oregon
San Francisco
United States
Newport
Ohio
Oregon Volunteer
Manila
Paris
Falmouth
Eng
American Line
Crawford
Topeka
Kan
L. M. Crawford
Shape of An Anesthetic Shaped Like a Spoon
A Bath physician recalls a country town tale of an itinerant eye specialist who claimed to have removed a patient’s eye scraped its back and reinserted it with no lasting blindness. The doctor admitted using an anaesthetic but refused details, saying the agent was shaped like a spoon.
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Bath
Lewiston
Slang Origins and Odd Utterances on a Roof Garden
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes slang terms entering currency with mystery. A weary youth wearing a straw hat on a roof garden declares he has a ding-bats ailment while a vaudeville-tinged companion criticizes a performer as a useless bunch of trousers.
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N. Y
Filling the Gap on Noahs Ark in Detroit Journal
The Detroit Journal quotes a fanciful exchange about microbes aboard Noahs ark. A bright boy asks about two wood chips. the father responds, and the boy gleefully identifies them as microbes, illustrating a playful scientific joke about the biblical voyage.
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Detroit Journal
Funeral Service Admired In Epistle Quote
A Kansas City Independent quips about a funeral service, recalling the line Here endeth the first lesson as part of the Episcopal rite. The exchange between Mrs. Henpeck and Mr. Henpeck treats the ceremony with wit and reverence.
A New Game McSwatters Pocket Trick Joke
A humorous quip from the Berlin Maryland Herald notes a joke where a man stops his wife from going through his pockets by placing tacks in them. The exchange plays on pranks and daily life humor.
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McSwatters
Moeswitters
Berlin
Herald
Peruna praised by Register Lyons in 1899 letter
Register of the Treasury Judson W. Lyons endorses Peruna as a superior remedy for catarrhal spring and summer affections and malady relief. The letter from Washington, D. C., notes Lyons' prominence, affirms Peruna’s effectiveness against cholera morbus and summer complaints, and invites a free copy of Summer Catarrh from Dr Hartman of Columbus, Ohio.
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Judson W. Lyons
Register of the United States Treasury
Washington, D. C
M’f'g Co
Columbus
Hartman
Columbus, O
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