Philippine provinces brace for drastic campaign after suspension
Reports confirm a four province drive and civil government shutdowns as Manila plans a wide push. Other items note naval board plans for a massive battleship, a Japanese envoy arriving in Washington, and surveys of Wing Cave in South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval Board of Construction
Washington
Interior Department
General Land Office
Wing Cave
South Dakota
Philippine Rariff
Postal Service of
Philippines
First National Bank of
Elk Point
S. D
George R. Freeman
H. B. Beckwith
Chickamauga and
Chattanooga National Military Park
Congress
Navy Department
Hatouma
Japan
United States
Yale
Cuba
Cuban
Spain
Numerous Tragic Accidents Reported Across Regions
A series of deadly and injurious incidents include two St. Paul trainmen hurt near Rush City after a loose engine collision. MK&T derailment kills five and wounds three. a poisoned pumpkin pie sickens Mrs. Martin and three daughters in Marietta. An explosion wrecks seven Gyttorp buildings in Nora Sweden with multiple deaths and injuries. A nurse’s death follows a needle bite in New Decatur. Fire at London docks damages warehouses up to £250000. International Boundary Commission engineer Cunningham drowns near Eagle Pass. Reeves Bros boiler works burns in Alliance, Ohio. Alfred Ditmore fatally injured by falling debris. A toy balloon incident spooks Lincoln Park crowds. Mary Walsh injured. nitroglycerine boat explodes in Toronto Ohio. 240 quarts of explosives lost with loud report heard miles away.
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St. Paul
Rush City
Ohio Valley Express
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
William Martin
Marietta
Ohio
Gyttorp Powder Works
Nora
Orebro
Sweden
Gerald Harshford
New Decatur
Ala
Harshford
West India Docks
London
International Boundary Commission
PR. D. Cunningham
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Tex
Nashville
Tenn
Reeves Bros
Alliance
Alfred Ditmore
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Mary Walsh
E. P. Walsh
Union News Company
Toronto
Prown's Island
Jeremiah J. Murphy
Butte
Carl
Edward Mason
Parkersville
Park City
Frank Miller
Yellowstone County
Ed Cochrane
Columbia Gardens
Long Hill
M. I. Mann
A. P. Hart
Philipsburg
Carlan
Murphy & Worden
Monahan & Elliott
Missouri County
Briggs-Ellis
John Griffith
Three Mile
Philipsburg Fire Company
Granite Bimetallic Consolidated Mining Company
F!t
Will Hyde
Miles City
Hyde
Leggat
City of
Legrats
Larry Duggan
T. G. O'Dell
Sexton
Edward Willoughby
O'Dell
Duggan
Robert Davidson
Telephone Exchange
George TH. Keep
Missoula
Jack Blcom
George York
Billings
Frank Meserley
Samuel Hobbs
Bozeman
Middle Creek
Salesville
American prisoners jailed for robbery in China
Three Americans were sentenced to prison for robbery in China. Reports from Germany note widespread unemployment and hardship as heat waves persist. International items include Santos-Dumont predicting a world voyage in his balloon and Polish students in Trilat at Posen facing charges for secret political societies.
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China
Denmark
Santos-Dumont
Posen
Germany
Notable figures in arts and politics headlined by losses and moves
Senor Frederic Enagruiz of Chill is dead. Opera plans continue as Mr Grau engages D Maschi for the season in the United States. George of Montreal resigns to head Chicago Theological Seminary. Melba cancels Covent Garden due to laryngitis. Lodge arrives in London en route to Bayreuth, returning in September. Alvord founder of Excelsior Needle dies in Torrington at 74. Kerr, veteran of San Jacinto, dies in Kansas City at 87. Col Edmund Rice returns from Manila gravely ill with Mrs Rice at Hotel Brunswick, Boston. Frances Warrimer dies in Omaha. she was bound for San Francisco to join her husband. Mrs George J Gould rests ashore on yacht Sybarite under medical care.
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Senor
Frederic Enagruiz
Chill
Mr. Grau
Herr D. Maschi
United States
George
Montreal
Congregational College
Chicago Theological Seminary
Mme
Melba
Covent Garden
London
Lodge
Bayreuth
Charles Alvord
Excelsior Needle Company
Connecticut
Torrington
Conn
William Penn Kerr
Republic of Texas
San Jacinto
Texas
Kansas City
Col
Edmund Rice
United States Volunteers
Manila
Northwest weather lifts crop prospects and other early 1900s notes
Reports from the Northwest promise better crops due to showers while the era's mining, fishing, and industrial shifts unfold. Traction sales for historic ships, railroad coal exports, tobacco trust efforts, and local legal cases reflect a nation in transition amid political and social changes.
Porto Rico Governor Visits Canton for Free Trade Plan
Gov. Charles H. Allen of Porto Rico met with the president in Canton after presenting a Porto Rican legislature resolution on local taxation and free trade. The president will acknowledge receipt and issue a July 25 proclamation marking free trade between the United States and Porto Rico. Allen plans to return to Porto Rico or Washington as directed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
Ohio
Charles H. Allen
Porto Rico
Washington
M. E
McKinley
East
Lowell
Mass
Maine Woods
Kiowa Comanche Lands Opening Sparks Disorder Fears
At Sill Oklahoma on July 23 reports warn that disorder and distress may follow the August 6 opening of Kiowa Comanche lands. About 150000 people have registered for 13000 lottery claims. many reservation settlers fear poverty and plan to move toward Lawton if they fail to win. Hot winds and drought deplete water as thousands of campers face limited supplies and rising tension.
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Okla
Lawton
Riot at Fairview Park Ends With Shots and Injuries
In Indianapolis on July 23 a riot between white Biggalos and colored youths broke out at Fairview Park. Whites chased black youths into the pavilion. shots were fired and several people were beaten. Officers were powerless for two hours before militia was sought. Bystander Charles Daniels was shot in the neck. two others were badly beaten and many women and children were struck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Fairview Park
Sid
Charles Daniels
May
Cable Car Wreck In Chicago Leaves Nine Seriously Hurt
A Madison street cable car wreck in Chicago yesterday at full speed caused nine passengers to be seriously injured and several others bruised. The grip car stopped due to a defective cable rope, sending the trailer off the track and into the rear of the grip car. Passengers were thrown from seats with some landing in the street headfirst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Madison Street
English Squadron to Visit Italian Waters Soon
London reports a high level meeting planned between British and Italian naval officers on Mediterranean questions. The conference coincides with a British squadron's visit to Italian waters and may grant peculiar privileges to English personnel. Both governments aim for an understanding covering all eventualities including Italy’s interests in Tripoli.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Tripoli
Ice floes block coast delaying Arctic relief effort
The steamer Home reports the coast is blocked with ice floes, especially northward where floes are impenetrable. This will delay the Peary relief steamer Erik which planned to reach Turnavik, Northern Labrador, and land the last Arctic mail.
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St. John’s
N. F
Home
Labrador
Erik
Turnavik
Arctic Circle
Firemen's Strike Collapses in Wilkesbarre Conference
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on July 23 the stationary firemen strike has practically collapsed. Committees were appointed at a conference to approach coal companies and if the strikers are recalled the strike will be declared off.
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Wilkesbarre
Injured Republican Candidate Goes Thrown From Buggy
Dubuque Iowa July 25 A C Cummins Republican candidate for governor was injured in a runaway Saturday night dislocating his shoulder and causing cuts and bruises from being thrown from a buggy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dubuque
Iowa
Cummins
Cardinal Martinelli Dedicates Saint Josaphat’s Church
Cardinal Martinelli presided at the dedication of Saint Josaphat's church in Milwaukee Wisconsin attended by over 4000 people. The church building had been under construction for five years.
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Martinelli
Milwaukee
Wis
Cardinal Martinelli
Josaphat's
J M Page surveying party finishes Custer county work
The J M Page surveying party returns to Miles City after completing contracts in Custer county. The team splits to survey in Madison county and the Swan River region near Flathead Lake. Mrs Page and daughters assisted with field notes and captured antelope snapshots near camp.
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J. M. Page
Miles City
Custer County
Dwight and
Ralph Bushnell
Rob Marshall
C. Osborne
Carson Bronderson
A. Duncan
van Gould
Madison County
Yellowstone Park
Redfield
Elmer
Roy Smith
Carter
Swan River Country
Flathead Lake
Sturgey
Custer
Dawson Counties
Rosebud and
Sheep Mountains
Dawson County
Sunday Creek
Free High School Wins in Sweet Grass County Vote
The county vote to establish a free high school carried decisively with 111 in favor and 20 against across six districts. Majorities in most districts were low as ranchers and stockmen were busy with shearing. The trustees plan to allow county use of a large school building for an indefinite period, with the county paying half the high school teachers salary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweet Grass County
Big TimDar
Evwnson
Sanderson
Essecece
Cecnecestececceee
Howle
Roads In Bad Shape Report From Miles City
Miles City reports widespread road damage after recent rains. Bridges ruined and approaches washed away force drivers to detour or double up to pull out stuck teams. Commissioners recruit new road trustees as only three previous appointees qualified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles City
Dlebt
Poison Weed Kills Cattle in West Gallatin Basin
Reports from the West Gallatin basin say over 100 cattle have been poisoned this season by larkspur or other toxic weeds. A herder noted nearly forty head lost from various herds, with the only countermeasure described as bleeding the animal after ingestion. Horses appear unaffected while grazing with the cattle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Gallatin
Burrows
Jobs Not Wanted by Gallatin County Commissioners
Gallatin County commissioners report that none of the twelve appointed road trustees in the county has qualified. Despite selecting well known citizens to serve for $25, not one appears willing to serve. The board may refrain from appointing new trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallatin
Board of Commissioners
Three Horse Thieves Reported Hanged Near Judith
Ranchman John Tingley says a posse hanged three horse thieves on the Missouri river below Judith. The suspected group identified as Bucking Hill Fred Comme and Pete Waller had long held bad reputations in the Big Sandy region and were said to be under pursuit by a forming posse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tingley
Big Sandy
Missouri River
Judith
Bucking Hill
McNamara
Fred Comme
Pete Waller
Demand for Justice for Schley Open Letter to President
Open letter portrays a Navy Department clique alleged to traduce Rear Admiral Schley. The piece notes secretary Long did not see the book's Santiago battle account before publication and cites Felix Angus urging McKinley to intervene against perceived bias in MacLay's History of the Navy.
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Navy Department
Schley
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
MacLay
Naval Academy
Mac.Lay
Santiago
New York Navy Yard
Lighthouse Service
Baltimore
Felix Angus
Baltimore American
McKinley
William McKinley
Canton
Ohio
the Navy
Mar
Caitiff
American
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Secretary Long
Admiral Sampson
Long
Admiral Schley
Dewey
South Africa
Open Boat Survival Off Falklands Ends After Fifty Days
A man named Newman and his nine year old son were rescued by the Argentine transport Guardia Nacional off the Falkland Islands after sixty two days at sea. They were carried away from Stanley by currents and survived on a small supply of potatoes and turnips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iwo Montha
New York
Guardia Nacional
Buenos Ayres
Sterald
Falkland Islands
Newman
Stanley
Earl Russell Granted Liberal Prison Privileges at Holloway
London reports Earl Russell occupies the same Holloway rooms once used by Edmund Yates and W T Stead. His wife sent clothing and books, a van delivered furniture, and meals will be from a restaurant. He may write, receive letters, and have visits within reason, with broad correspondence rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Earl Russell
Halloway Jail
Edmund Yates
W. T. Stead
Clash of Authority in Indiana Post Office Incident
National Guardsmen take a postal clerk from a Muncie post office to Indianapolis for a judge led question on who has authority in such cases. The clerk, a civil servant, was forcibly removed after protests, with a hearing pending before Judge Baker to decide federal versus state military jurisdiction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Guardsman
Muncie
Ind
Indiana National Guard
Indianapolis
Baker
Federal
State
Well known author Dr. Wiliam H. Gubecht dies at 72
Washington July 20. Dr. Wiliam H. Gubecht died here yesterday aged seventy two. He authored well known surgical works and served on General Hancock's staff in the Civil War rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dent
Washington
Wiliam H. G
Ubecht
Gen. Hancock
Fire destroys Indianapolis Bridge Building and Van Camp structures
A fire in Indianapolis yesterday morning consumed the Indianapolis Bridge Building company site and two Van Camp company buildings. Loss estimated at 75,000 dollars. No injuries reported. Local fire units contained the blaze after several hours.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis Bridge Building Company
van Camp Company
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Cordelia Botkin
California Supreme Court
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Delaware
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Coppers’ Union
Tope Teo
Catholic University
Washington, D. C
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Booker T. Washington
National Association of Colored Women
Charlies Millard Blanco
Wilmington
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