Naval Battalion travels Wabash and political notes
A City and Suburban page outlines the Naval Battalion tour on the Wabash, talks with Admiral Walker and Governor Russell, and notes Cambridge Republican Club adjournment. It cites immigration control talks in Boston, Massachusetts party programs, and local court dates, plus deaths and cadet promotions. It references a Mexico revolution rumor with war material secreted and Diaz criticized.
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Naval Battalion
Wabash
Walker
Russell
Cambridge Republican Club
Boston
People’s Party
Massachusetts
Rosedale Cricket Club
A. A
Waite
Henry Abrams
Jocelyn
West End Railroad Company
Roxburry
Charlestown Neck
Rapid Transit Commission
Horace M. Jordan
Charles F. Shimmin
William P. Kennard
Charles L. Lane
Second Corps of Cadets
Harrison Square Unitarian Church
Pag
Fatal sea target practice ends in Cordelia tragedy
The British warship Cordelia has just returned to Sipyry Nova Scotia after a disastrous target practice at sea. An explosion in a 6 inch breachloading gun killed Lieutenant William B. Hillyar and Lieutenant Gordon along with four seamen, and wounded three midshipmen and ten sailors. Cordelia, a steel and iron clad single screw corvette, serves on the Australian station.
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Sipyry
N.S. W
Warsip
Cordelia
Fior
Crenfel
William B. Hillyar
Gordon
Grasshoppers Reach Wide North Dakota District
Geano Forks July 6 Commissioner Barry reports grasshopper district expanding. Farmers near Orr are catching five to ten bushels per day as crews continue harvest efforts against the pest.
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Geano Forks
N. D
Barry
Orr
Steamers Arrive From Across Oceans At Various Ports
A list of steamships arriving or reporting at ports including Boston Bremen Havre Liverpool Glasgow Southampton Queenstown and Antwerp with origins mainly from New York Boston and Baltimore. Names include Karlsrahe City of Kore Scythia Zaandam and Venetian. Entries show July dates and routes with occasional notes on sailings.
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Boston
Johan Sverdrup
Baracoa
Alfred Dumots
Uba
Bremen
Karlsrahe
Baltimore
Havre
la Tretagne
New York
Liverpool
Kansas
Father Point
Kiosarian
London
Montreal
Shields
Tynehead
Hamburg
Glasgow
City of Kore
Wilanight
Aller
Southampton
Saale
Scythia
France
Christiansand
Island
Aim
Zaandam
Toronto
Lake Superior
State of Nevada
Newark
Antwerp
Noordland
Circe
Hull
Eng
Jaly
Francisco
Phelps Urges Preparedness For Long Absences
State Sgt J T Phelps of Boston warns that some men plan more time for life insurance than for contemplation of life itself. You will be gone a long time when you are dead, he says, urging careful prep for a three weeks absence.
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NATO
J. T, Phelps
Der
Boston
Steamer Dunholme Sunk After Dover Collision
A large steamer named Dunholme sank off Dover after colliding with the Kinloch in thick fog before daybreak. Seventeen crew members are missing while the captain, mate, two sailors, and three firemen were saved. Kinloch later landed part of Dunholmes crew at Gravesend.
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London
Dover
Kinloch
Zebu
Deal
Gravesend
Dunholme
Middlesborough
Rio Janeiro
Danholme
Prince Regent Here Again in New York Dog Show Talk
Prince Regent, a rough-coated St Bernard, arrived on the Arizona from Liverpool for New York Kennels, owner New York St Bernard Kennels. Bred from Miss Meg and Plintimmon lineage, he stands about 36 inches tall with a massive head and white markings. Previous progeny include Princess Florence and Scottish Prince. The paper notes potential judging outcomes at upcoming Melrose shows and mentions prior English ownership and possible future in England.
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New York
SpecrAt
Princes Regent
St. Bernard
Arizona
Liverpool
Regent
Sidney W. Smith
Leeds
England
New York St. Bernard Kennels
Hector
Flora IL
Miss Meg
Plintimmon
Beat
Sir Bedivere
Wyoming
Pliniimmon
Melrose
Prince Regent
Old Plia
Moore
Plinlimmon
Anderson
Chattanooga
Enu
W. Smith
Old England
Warwick
Death of Hannibal Hamlin prompts half mast flags
The White House announced the death of Hannibal Hamlin ex vice president died in Bangor Maine on Saturday July 4 The president ordered national flags at half mast on the day of his funeral Bangor Maine July 6 condolence messages arrive local groups plan funeral services with a guard of honor and state viewing before the 3 40 p m service at the Unitarian Church Unitarian Church services will be held with Maine Commandery Loyal Legion represented.
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Hannibal Hanlin
Washmoron
White House
Hannibal Hamlin
United States
Bangor
Hamlin
Bunyamin Harrison
WritaAm F. Wharton
Society of Sons and Daughters of Maine
Shade
Allan Wood, Jr
Philadelphia
A. 5. Twitchell
Gorham
B. C. Real Post
Unitarian Church
Maine
Loyal Legion
Comptroller Dismisses Bank Examiner for Lost Confidence
A Washington dispatch reports the Comptroller of the Currency has written to Bank Examiner Drew to dismiss him for having lost the confidence of the Treasury Department. The action follows a review of his conduct and performance in office.
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New York
Washington
The
Commercial Advertiser
Drew
Treasury Department
Massachusetts Board Protests Federal Immigration Control
A Massachusetts delegation from the Board of Charities travels to Washington to urge Secretary Foster to maintain state supervision of immigration. They argue a federal takeover would waste head money, raise costs, and hinder pauper and lunatic care, insisting existing contracts and state machinery should stay in place.
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Wasuincrox
Massachusetts
State Board of Charities
S. C. Wrightington
Findout Poor
George W. Johnson
Henry Stone
Alderman Pratt
Hiram Shurtlen
York
Boston
New York
Federal
United States
Board of Charities
Supreme Court
Boards of Charities
Foster
Windom
Miller
Blaine Shows Marked Improvement Despite Rumors
Emmons Blaine reports his father Blaine rides and travels the village streets with evident recovery. Doctors declare no kidney disease present and improvement is rapid. Washington rumors of resignation are denied by President Harrison and a July 6 update notes Blaine's condition remains favorable.
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Blaine
Emmons Blaine
Bright
Washington
Madison Taylor
Philadelphia
N. J
Harrison
Fe Harzor
Robbery and assault at Mount Penn Gravity station
Four unknown men robbed and beat Isaac Koch the station watchman at Mount Penn Gravity railroad in Reading Penn. They bound him and carried out a raid on the station safe before escaping with tools, leaving the cash box unopened. Koch is badly injured but alive and expected to recover. Also reports Seth F Tobey aged, resident of Wareham, killed by a train while crossing tracks in an open carriage.
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Reading
Penn
Isaac Koch
Mount Penn
Las
Koch
Subjectn
Tio
Uth Wareham
Seth F. Tobey
Twenty Cars Wrecked on New York Rail Line
Utica N Y July 6 A freight train on the Rome Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad consisting of twenty cars was wrecked at Trenton N Y last night All cars were smashed and the track torn up for about 100 rods No serious injuries. It will take two days to repair the track.
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Utica
N. Y
Rome, Watertown
Ogdensburg
Trenton
Victoria
Prince Consort
Princess Christian
Prince An
Christian
Cumberland Lodge
Aaron
Emily Caoogan
Edith Ward
Mabel Egerton
Elizabeth Meade
Esther Jore
Beatrice Bridgman
Marechal Neil
Sing Sing's Fatal Chair Mystery Surrounds Executions
A hush fell over Sing Sing as July 6 brought questions about whether the condemned would die that day. Warden Brown refused comment, while officials and witnesses arrived and debated the process, with preparations and delays hinting at issues with the execution apparatus. Lawyers Haire and Hooper reached the prison, carrying habeas corpus papers, as night vigil continued.
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Sina Sina
N. Y
Brown
Warden Durston
Auburn
Kemmiler
Albany
Samuel B. Ward
Governor Hill
Franklin Townsend
Townsend
Warden Brown
Hogan
Danone
Fathers Creaden
Partridge
Baxter
Father Creeden
Father Lynch
Mr. Edgerton
R. J. Haire
Wood
George A. Hooper
Slocum
Sing Sing
Haire
Lacombe
Hooper
Cunard Steamer Sergia Disabled in Tow to Liverpool
The Cunard line steamship Sergia returning to Liverpool in tow of the Dutch petroleum tug Chester after a high pressure crank pin on Sergia broke. The Servia was sighted about 140 miles east of Sandy Hook, signaling for help. tugs were dispatched and she may reach port tomorrow afternoon.
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New York
Eider
Bremen
Cunard Line
Sergia
Liverpool
Servia
Chester
Sandy Hook
Bauer
The
England
Plan to Escape Foiled at Ohio Penitentiary
June 6 ColumeBus Ohio A guard at the Ohio Penitentiary thwarted an attempted escape by condemned inmate Edward Blair and two others from the annex Blair who planned the break cut an eighteen inch square hole in a vacant cell floor and milled a steel knife into a saw to reach an air flue linking to the yard. Blair is slated for execution on August 21.
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ColumeBus
Ohio Penitentiary
Edward Blair
John Morgan
Morgan
Blair
Wake of Philadelphia Sinks Off Point Judith
Sunk in seventy feet of water, the Schooner Wake of Philadelphia, Captain Camp, from Albany with 250 tons of moulding sand, lost a hull plank off Point Judith Sunday afternoon and sank within half an hour. Five crewmen took to a boat and were rescued by steam yacht Alva. The Wake, built at Tuckahoe New Jersey, measured 18177 tons, 91 feet long, 23 feet beam, and 9 feet depth. Crew bound for New York. Captain Camp at Cape May.
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Sredway
Wake
Philadelphia
Camp
Albany
Point Judith
Alva
New York
Tuckahoe
N. J
Captain Camp
Cape May
Brazil rearranges cabinet appoints Lucena Treasury Minister
A Rio Janeiro dispatch reports the Brazilian Cabinet has been reorganized with Lucena named Minister of the Treasury. Lucena had previously served as Minister of Agriculture.
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Treasury
Brazil
New York
Messrs. Flint & Co
Rio Janeiro
Lucena
Agriculture
Tea spills into San Francisco Bay after tea cargo breaks
A freight boat received a train load of tea when a car broke loose during unloading Saturday night in San Francisco. About 20,000 pounds of tea were emptied into the bay as the car toppled and tea spilled into the water.
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San Francisco
Cal
Royal wedding unites Aribert of Anhalt and Louise of Schleswig Holstein
At Windsor Castle St George's Chapel the German Prince Aribert and Princess Louise wed in a simple ceremony by the Archbishop of Canterbury. The event drew vast crowds, with Queen Victoria, the Empress and Emperor, and many royals in attendance as elaborate state carriages and decorations highlighted the royal pageantry.
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Hippolyte
Hayti
Prince Abbedt of
Anhalt
Princess Louise
Schleswig Holstein
London
Queen Victoria
Germany
Emperor William of Germany
Eton
Princess of Wales
Greenwood
Dunholme
Middleboro
Rio Janeiro
English Channel
Kinlock
Louise
Christian
Schleswig-Holstein
England
Aribert of
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor Castle
Duke of Albany
Royal
Knights of the Garter
Bray
Rutland
Windsor
Castle Hill
Castle
Life Guards
Scots Guards
Great Britain
Henry VIII
Empress
Prince
Duke
Duchess of Edinburgh
Duchess of
Prince Christian
Cumberland Lodge
Chapel Royal
Earl of Lathom
Order of the Garter
Royal Arms
Prince of Wales
Emperor
Canterbury
Mendelssohn
Chiveden
Duke of
Frogmore House
Thames
Kaiser Sees Eton Volunteers On Morning Ride
Emperor William II toured Windsor and Eton on July 6. He inspected about 350 Eton volunteers, reviewed drill, and praised their conduct. The visit included bands, cheers from locals, and a tour of college buildings and facilities.
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London
Germany
Windsor Castle
Duke of Connaught
Eton
England
Honeymoon on bicycles after wedding in Norwalk
Dr Winfield Hart Baldwin and Miss Fannie Benedict wed at First Congregational Church with about a thousand guests. A reception followed and the couple then rode bicycles for a cross country trip visiting Niagara Falls Chicago St Paul Omaha New Orleans and Washington on their way east of the Rockies returning home in the fall. Both are expert riders and plan most of the trip on their wheels.
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Stockbridge Bank
Baton Rouge
Universalist Relief Fund
Washington
Mexico
Diaz
Sansa
Ohio
New York
A. A
Columbus
Baltimore
St. Louis
Louisville
California
Art Institute
Providence
Servia
Liverpool
Norwalk
Conn
Winfield Hart Baldwin
Fannie Benedict
First Congregational Church
Niagara Falls
Chicago
St. Paul
Omaha
New Orleans
Rocky Mountains
Moses Bros Bank Suspends Payments in Montgomery
Moses Bros bank suspended payment in Montgomery Alabama this morning listing all real estate personal property and bills of exchange in its assignment. They claim assets exceed liabilities and attribute failure to money stringency with liabilities pegged around half a million dollars. The bank conducted savings business and serves many deposits among poorer residents. A local bank offered about 100000 to tide over but was declined amid skepticism about the suspension.
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Alabama
Monttgeomery
Ala
Moses Bros. Bank
Moses Hros
First Day Aboard for Naval Battalion Visitors in Boston
Admiral Walker and Governor Russell host the Naval Battalion on a ceremonial tour through Boston to Charlestown Navy Yard. A parade along Irvington street precedes a yard visit with stops at the rope walk machine shops and foundry. The party, including reporters, views the Newark and Yorktown ships, with cheers from onboard crowds and a naval salute at the gate.
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Charlestown Navy Yard
Admiral Walker
Governor Russell
Walker
Stanton
Buckingham
Massachusetts Yacht Club
Rowe’s Wharf
State House
Samuel Dalton
Doric Hall
General Donahue
Keeler
Ann
General Corcoran
Mt. Vernon Street
General Dalton
Russell
Boston
John C. Soley
Naval Battalion
Matthews
Aniral Walker
Selfridge
Navy Yard
Soley
South Armory
Tellin
Er. N. Lafricain
Irvington Street
W. M. Wood
John W. Weeks
T. Armory de
Coveney
Dalton
Donahue
Dyer
Sta
Marine Guard
Newark
Yorktown
Everal
Sumer Fishing Club
Howard
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Detroit Electrical Works
Rae Electric
General Electric
RAE Street
Exchange Building
Stearns
Dublan
Mexican ‘Treasury
Cevarecse
Immigration AT
Bay State
Emperor William
Great College School
Russell Exchange
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