Secretary Long Sees Dewey Reception and Re Election Optimism
In Hingham Secretary of the Navy John D. Long dismisses a New York Herald quote crediting Admiral Dewey with predicting a war with Germany. He visits Maine after from Newport and says Boston will host a fitting Dewey welcome. He predicts McKinley’s reelection amid prosperity and divided opposition.
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Newport
Hingham
George Cushing
Maine
Buckfield
Post
Boston
Dewey
New York
Washington
Manila
Navy
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Cuban committee pushes free instruction for natives in Havana
A Havana Cuban committee aims to educate natives on writing and government to decide a future form of rule for the island. They urge every citizen to express wishes about independence and reject apathy that could menace social and political renewal. The Patria editorial cites Governor-General Brooke's power to issue orders if they do not infringe Cuba’s independence. Reconcentrado editors, recently suspended, are released on vow not to work as journalists.
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Amherst Martyr Edith Morell as Comanche Lover Kills Then Ends Himself
A 17-year-old Amherst girl Edith Morell was murdered Monday night by a Comanche worker named akahpuer who then killed himself. The motive linked to a rejected marriage proposal and social ostracism by local residents at the Hampton School era. The incident follows town tensions over Indian relations and integrates a tragic love dispute ending in fatal violence.
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Amherst
Akahpuer
Ware
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Hampton
Edith
Bathing Fued Spurs Divorce Suit in Omaha
In Omaha on August 2, Mrs. William Wellington sues for divorce over incessant icy baths. The couple, married in Kansas City in 18%, clash over daily wash routines, while the wife challenges the bond as she seeks separation.
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Omaha
Neb
William Wellington
Duke Manchester Courtship Fails Amid Actress Rebuffs
Aug. 2 London reports the ninth Duke of Manchester clings to hope after Joan Wilson jilts him. He is linked to Miss Pauline Aster and Miss May Goelet while Edna May rejects his advances. The duke also studied on stage and has a New York mother. In Philadelphia a stenographer, Emma Tobin, burned a letter from a German suitor promising $35,000 for service. she now seeks his address after recalling a past sequence of typed letters.
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Duke of Manchester
Joan Wilson
Edna May
William Angus Drogo Montagu
Pauline Aster
May Goelet
Charles Henry Wilson
Duke
Consuelo Yenega
New York
Chester
Penn
Emma Tobin
Philadelphia
Miss Tobin
America
Husband and posse break into Bath Beach cottage
Arthur Leslie a Coney Island saloon and hotel owner with three men enters a Bath Beach cottage at dawn to arrest his wife and Daniel Fenton in a suspected affair. Leslie says he aimed to serve divorce papers and learned his wife stayed with Fenton who runs a Raines law hotel.
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New York
Arthur Leslie
Coney Island
Seventeenth Avenue
Bath Beach
Leslie
Daniel Fenton
Raines Law
Block
Charlies Foley
Fenton
Mrs. Leslie
LOOKING FOR HUSBAND IN STETSON ESTATE CASE
In the equity session of the Superior Court Judge Fessenden heard Kate Shirley’s rights as an heir in the Stetson estate. She must sign a marriage statement to Mr. Shirley but has not. Lawyer Harriman said he cannot reach her. The court gave two weeks for the signature or defendant’s counsel may move for a non-suit.
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Stetson
Fessenden
Equity
Superior Court
Kate Shirley
Shirley
Hiram P. Harriman
Spanked Wife Runs Away from Simon Kahn in New York
A Sheepshead Bay barber, Simon Kahn, pleads for his wife to return with their three children after she reportedly ran away following a spanking. He says she may not have intended to leave and asks her to come back, expressing sorrow and hope.
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New York
Simon Kahn
Simon
New York Glasgow Freight Service Plans Reported
Wilson and Furness-Leyland aim to divert trade from New York to Glasgow with a new fall service focused on freight and cattle. The move challenges Anchor and Allan State lines as vessels Georgian Philadelphia Virginian Albanian Assyrian and Armenian, owned by Leyland, may partly join the route once the S J Lawrence freezes.
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Wilson and Furness-Leyland Steamship
New York
Glasgow
Allan State Lines
Gulf
Leyland Line
Mrs Beveridge Escapes Filipino Ambush in Manila Drive
Letters from Manila recount Mrs Beveridge wife of the Senator escaping an ambush during a drive escorted by Tennessee Volunteers. Bullets flew around the party as Filipinos opened fire and the party retreated after the volunteers repelled the attackers. Mrs Beveridge fired five shots but says she did not harm anyone.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Manila
Big Property Increase For Boston In 1899 Tax Assessments
Boston records show a large rise in both personal and real estate values totaling above 30 million dollars in the latest assessing board report. Clerks will transfer these amounts to the books, then the Board of Principal Assessors will determine the 1899 tax rate, expected to be announced in about three weeks.
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Boston
Molineux Denies Guilt in Poisoning Case
Roland B. Molineux pleaded not guilty at general sessions arraignment on the charge of poisoning Mrs. Kate J. Adams. The trial may be held in September.
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New York
Aus
Roland B. Molneux
Kate J. Adams
French seamen rescued after drift from schooner
The schooner Arthur D. Story arrived from the Banke with two French sailors rescued after drifting about twenty four hours from their vessel the St. Pierre Mig off Quero. The French consul in Boston will arrange their repatriation.
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Gloucester
Avs
Arthur D. Story
Eaton
Banke
Alameda Carries $250,000 in Gold From Sydney
The American steamer Alameda sailed from Sydney to San Francisco with $250,000 in gold aboard.
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Sydney
Alameda
San Francisco
American Steel for India Shipped from Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvanian Steel Company shipped carloads of bridge and construction steel to New York City for shipment to India. The steel is half of the iron needed for a viaduct across the Goktek gorge near Mandalay. the remaining half will be sent in the fall.
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American Steel
India
Marrisburg
Penn
Pennsylvanian Steel Company
New York City
Goktetk Gorge
Mendalay
Dewey Reception Decorations Urge Jersey Front Owners
The Dewey reception committee invites Jersey coast water front owners and all railroad companies to decorate their properties for the two day water parade honoring Admiral Dewey. Mayor Hoos of Jersey City receives an invitation. The aim is a blaze of glory on the river and bay with local aid.
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New York
Jersey
Admiral Dewey
Hoos
Jersey City
North River
New Jersey
Hotel Royal Robbery Suspects Arrested At Dawn
William Cummings and Michael Driscoll both of 149 Court Street were caught breaking into lodger James C Gibbs room at Hotel Royal at 6 am. Police say they sought Gibbs wealth after entering the room and a silver watch, chain, and $4.70 were taken. They were arraigned in Municipal Criminal Court and held in $1200 for the grand jury.
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William Cummings
Michael Driscoll
Court Street
Hotel Royal
James C. Gibbs
Gibbs
Municipal Criminal Court
Vanderbilt steers ship to study transport problems at sea
Alfred Vanderbilt, the richest young man, plans to take the wheel as the Empress of India sails from Vancouver toward Yokohama. He aims to master deep sea sailing after mastering yachting. He travels with three other millionaires to study transportation and mechanics, not just leisure.
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Vancouver
B. C
Pacific
Yokohama
Alfred Vanderbilt
Astor Refuses To Talk On British Naturalization
London reports say William Waldorf Astor has been besieged by reporters after his July 27 naturalization as a British subject. He declines all interviews, stating the matter is personal and no explanations will be offered, warning that any attributed quotes are baseless.
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London
William Waldorf Astor
Tramp Confesses to Two Murders in Indian Territory
An Independence Kansas report says a 27 year old tramp identified as R C Young confessed to murdering two Eastern travelers A C Busi and John Cooley who were riding in a wagon for pleasure in the Indian Territory. Young claims he is a native of finds and cannot locate his relatives.
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Independence
Kan
R. .C. Young
A.C. Busi
John Cooley
Indian Territory
Young
Linen Goods Sale Discounted Pairs
Advertises 150 pairs of pure linen at reduced price from 75 cents to 50 cents each. Includes a mention of item quality and limited quantity.
Police Doubt Missing Girl Report In Melrose Case
Melrose police doubt a reported disappearance of Margaret Upham age 17. No local Upham girl matches the name, and Mrs Upham says her daughter is safe at home. Chief McLaughlin learned of the case via a morning paper and found Nahant police unaware of any missing person claim.
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Melrose
Margaret Upham
McLaughlin
Upham
Misa Upham
William M. Upham
Main Street
Philips
Nahant
Congressman Lovering Robbed on His Way to Brussels
United States Congressman William C. Lovering of Taunton was robbed Saturday between Osten and Brussels. In Osten he was jostled by two men, then found his pocketbook containing $13,000 had been stolen upon arrival. Authorities notified. detectives pursue the thief as banks receive word to stop drafts and checks.
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Brussels
United States
William C. Lovering
Taunton
Osten
Murderers Electrocuted in Auburn Prison
Two inmates were executed by electric chair at Auburn Prison. Oscar Rice, a white man, died about six minutes after 6 a.m., followed ten minutes later by John Kennedy, a Black man. The witnessing party included General B. F. Bridges and Dr. B. Howard. Kennedy had killed John Hummings in Buffalo on October 9, 1898. Rice had murdered his wife in Westfield on March 5.
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N. Y
Oscar Rice
John Kennedy
B. F. Bridges
Betts’ State Prison
Dr. B. Howard
New York
Kennedy
John Hummings
Buffalo
Rice
Westfield
Man wounded when pawnshop gun misfired in Portland
Eugene A Warren of Kenduskeag was struck by a stray bullet when a loaded 32 calibre revolver discharged in a Portland pawnshop. He is in Maine General Hospital with a non fatal wound just above the heart.
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Portland
Eugene A Warren
Kenduskeag
Maine General Hospital
Warren
Monument to Washington watched British retreat from Dorchester Heights
The state plans a seventy five foot tower monument on Dorchester Heights marking General Washingtons view as British troops evacuated Boston on March seventeenth. John J Toomey initiated the effort in 1897 with seven plans submitted, John M Carrere favored Peabody Stearns design with a brick core Indiana stone trim and a fountain and tablet at the base. The council approved removing the steeple, final design features pale stone and metal work in a colonial style.
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Boston
General Washington
General Howe
Washington
John J. Toomey
Ward 14
John M. Carrere
New York City
Peabody & Stearns
New England
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