The Crisis in France and the Tariff Change After Debate
Paris July 17 The Chamber of Deputies sustained the government by a 319 to 103 vote after a heated interpellation by M Laur over Alsace Lorraine passport rules. The session also approved tariff measures including removing the American pork embargo and fixing duties on salt pork bacons at 20 francs per 100 kilos. Sugar surtax remains, wool from non European sources exempt.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
M. Laur
France
M. Ribot
England
Germany
M. Deroulede
Europe
Lord Salisbury Declares Women Sufferage Part Of Reform Plan
London July 17 A Conservative circle is agitated as Lord Salisbury hints female suffrage may join the coming electoral reforms. The party divides on endorsing the plank with agents pressing for a clear position while dissolution looms and a broad program of seat redistribution and social measures is outlined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Salisbury
Conservative Association
House of Commons
Workman’s Boards of Arbitration
Mr. Chamberlain
Lynn Fire Destroys Blake Strout and Carrier Blocks
A major Lynn fire destroyed three Union street blocks Blake's Strout and Carrier's, with only small parts saved in Currier's Block. The blaze began in the Lynn Laundry and spread rapidly to all upper floors, prompting Boston and regional aid. Estimated losses near $250,000 with A. P. Legro & Co. as the largest individual loser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lynn
Jerrcian
Post
Union Street
Blake's
Strout’s
Carrier's
Currier’s
Blake
Strout
Allmont Street
Currier
F. L. Barnard
E. V. Hyde
The
Lynn Laundry
Boynton's Tower Supply Company
M. D. Clark
Benjamin A. Ward
Dam & Warner
Continental Clothing Company
Robinson & Lyons
G. H. Robey
A. F. Dearborn & Co
Gray & Bessom
James H. Sisk
Lynn Electric Company
A. P. Legro & Co
J. F. Logan & Co
Preble Bros
Ocmpants
Currier’s Block
W. M. Currier & Co
Niles & Carr
Kidder & McGown
Lynn Ice Company
F. L
Blake Block
Downing
Boston
Charlestown
Weabody
Salen
Marblehead
Chelsea
Malden
Swampscott
Salem
Saem
Curvier S
Frank Stevens
Titus & Buckley
Fabian
Protective Department
Embezzlement Probe Focuses on Gilbert in Woburn Case
In July 17 reporting from Gilbert and Woburn, expert accountant Mr. Jones continues examination of Mrs. Lucretia True and Mrs. C Walter Gilbert to uncover embezzled funds traced through more than twenty savings banks. Gilbert reportedly borrowed from merchants and altered checks, with family securities enabling his access. Authorities question whether he fled or squandered funds, while relatives resist punishment. Meanwhile Worcester reports the first definite sighting of C Walter Gilbert, with Fred Goddard briefly meeting him and his uncle Charles Taintor at the Grand Union Hotel before they vanished.
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Wosvan
Jones
Lucretia True
C. Walter Gilbert
Charles W. Gilbert
Gilbert
Boston
Woburn
Fred Goddard
Employers’ Liability Company
New York
Grand Union Hotel
Charles Taintor
Goddard
Union Station
Bot Gilbert
Mr. Tainter
Streian
the Post
Yergason
Hartford
Fifth Avenue
White House
Washington
Green Room
Tuileries
Alhambra
Lincoln
Woburn Gilbert affair dominates titles and votes
A review of many items shows the French Chamber of Deputies backing the government on the Alsace Lorraine passport issue while modifying tariff rules to ban American pork. Other notes include a Royal Labour Commission hearing on shipping law, a fatal accident at the West End power station, and drowning of a seven year old in Norwich Connecticut.
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French Chamber of Deputies
Alsace-Lorraine
English Shipping Federation
Royal Labor Commission
Woman dies from chloroform overdose in Providence
Mrs A A Kenyon 215 Point Street Providence dies this afternoon from an overdose of chloroform. Family states death was accidental.
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Providence
A. A. Kenyon
Point Street
Elite Kentucky Whiskey advertised by regional merchants
Prominent druggists hotels and grocers promote The Hetherston Importing Co. Elite Kentucky Whiskey as a valued, affordable product. Bottled sealed, about 3, or 116 gallon. Sold by Geo. C. Goodwin & Co. and numerous Boston area outlets including S. A. D. Sheppard & Co. East Boston, Rust & Richardson Drug Co., W. F. Dey & Co. Saratoga and Marion, C. J. McIntire, Webster & Co., Jeffers & Co., A. D. Gilson, and other leading merchants.
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Kentucky
Hetherston Importing Co
Geo. C. Goodwin & Co
Hanover St
S. A
W. F. Dey & Co
Saratoga
Marion Sts
East
Boston
C. J. McIntire
Washington St
S. Webster & Co
Warren
Clarendon St
Jeffers & Co
Broadway
Somerville
A. D. Gilson
Tremont St
Hewins and Hollis Outfitters at Hamilton Place
A fragment notes Hewins and Hollis, Outfitters, Hamilton Place, with reference to persistence and insurance and a sale mention. Mentions Jol Phelps as State Agent at 169 Dey Boston.
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Hewins & Hollis, Outfitters
Hamilton Place
Jol
Phelps
State Agt
Boston
McKinley presses Ohio unity and anti free trade stance
Major McKinley, arriving in Wheeling, says Ohio Democrats are irreconcilable and Republicans will present a solid front. He praises the Cleveland platform, supports honest money over inflation, and predicts Ohio will reject free trade while fighting the Mills bill. He warns of a hard campaign with vigilant tactics by opponents.
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Wheeling
W. Va
MeKinley
Ohio
McKinley
Cleveland
Colonel Compton Trial in Wall a Wall a Court Martial
The court martial for Colonel C. E. Compton reconvened with defense challenging Brigadier-General Ruger for bias after Ruger admitted forming an opinion from Sumner and Kautz reports. Ruger was excused. Charges accuse Compton of neglect of duty tied to a April 23 mutinous action, April 24 jail attack on A. J. Hunt, and April 24 lynching, with plea of not guilty. Sheriff McFarland testified on lynching details.
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Walla Walla
Wash
C. E. Compton
Fourth Cavalry
Compton
I. H. Ruger
Ruger
Sumner
Kautz
Walla Walla County
A. J. Hunt
Hunt
McFarland
Homewood Driving Park closes with 7000 attendance
Pittsburg crowds witness four day grand circuit trotting meet headlined by Bud Doble driving Nancy Hanks for 2500 purse. Nancy Hanks failed to beat 2:10 but set a 2:14 record. Other winners include Belmont 2:21 in 2:25 class, McCool 2:15% free-for-all, Lady Sheridan 2:23 in 2:20 class. Mellin's Food praised for nutrition and digestibility.
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Penn
Homewood Driving Park
Bud Doble
Nancy Hanks
Belmont
McCool
Lady Sheridan
Steamers Arrived in Various Ports On July 15 17
Shipping intel lists numerous steamers and their routes arriving in or departing from major ports. Vessels include Navarre from London to Boston, Germanic from Liverpool to New York, Gothis from Hamburg to New York, Ottoman from Boston to Hamburg, and Waesland from New York to Antwerp, among others. Several ships are noted near or off Scilly Islands and Lizard while en route across the Atlantic.
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Boston
Navarre
London
New York
Jersey City
Bristol
Swansea
Wieland
Hamburg
Ayre
Liverpool
Columbia
Bremen
Elbe
Halifax
Amara
Carthagenian
Baltimore
Glasgow
Amarynthia
Montreal
Scilly Islands
Montevidean
Brow Head
Straits of Belle Isle
Gerona
Deptford
Kehrwieder
Maryland
Lizard
Waesland
Antwerp
Ofay Island
Oregon
Tone
Martin River
Parisian
Slavonia
Late Ship News From New York July Sees Narrow List of Voyages
July 17 late ship news reports multiple vessels cleared and sailing from London to Cape Town Hull and other ports. List includes Rosa Madric Lio0a ton Orpheus Nimbus and many more bound for San Francisco Hull Blaye Pointe-a-Vitre Charlottetown and beyond with numerous steamers and barks named.
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New York
Ludgate Hill
London
Rosa Madric
Cape Town
Hulda
James Drummond
San Francisco
Barks Loyal
Duntzic
Orpheus
Hull
Nimbus
Blaye
Shetland
Pointe-a-Vitre
Ralphi Peak
Charlottetown
Pei
la Champagne
Boyer
Havre
Aurania
Walker
Liverpool
Suevia
Kauer
Hamburg
Tyrian
Haig
Kingston
Circassia
Hedderwick
Glasgow
Carl Konow
Sedersen
Gibara
Stag
Robingen
Bristol
Eng
Athos
Law
Jaemel
Cutie
Jones
Neptune
Iraser
Montego Bay
Alert
Hange
Cape Haytien
Saale
Richter
Bremen
Obdam
Baker
Rotterdam
Thingvaila
Laub
Stettin
Winthrop
Homer
Eastport
Buffalo
Malet
Barks Onaway
Crickett
Valparaiso
Plymouth
Davison
Addie E Snow
Whitman
Boston
Palatka First National Bank Suspends Payment
The First National Bank of Palatka Florida suspended payment today due to a heavy run and inability to secure temporary loans in New York. The run followed the Lake City Bank failure. President W J Winegar is linked to the Lake City collapse. Liabilities about $200000, assets expected to reach that level but not realizable now. capital stock $150000.
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Florida
Palatka
Fla
First National Bank of Palatka
New York
Lake City
W. J. Winegar
Palatka Bank
Local syndicate buys Colorado tin mines for 500000
Denver July 17 a local syndicate has purchased all the leading tin mines in Colorado for a total price of 500000 dollars. The deal unites major mining properties under one group and signals a consolidation move in the state’s mineral sector.
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Denver
Col
Colorado
Behring Sea sealing dispute prompts compensation talk
A Victorian deputation of sealers met Sir George Baden-Powell and Dr. Dawson aboard the Danube to seek compensation for the Behring Sea sealing ban. They claim no official notice of the closing, while the commissioners stress their inquiry powers. Milne explains vessel clearances. commissioners depart on the Danube.
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Victoria
B. C
Sir George Baden- Powell
Dr. Dawson
Danube
Behring Sea
Sir George
North Pacific Ocean
Dawson
Milne
Shipping Federation official calls for reform of laws
England. Secretary of the Shipping Federation Mr Laws testified before Royal Labor Commission Committee A urging changes in merchant shipping accounts and Board of Trade rules to better protect free sailors. He said non union men face attacks from union emissaries, desertions are common, and advance money is abused. He urged criminal liability for deserters and illegalizing picketing as moral intimidation.
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London
The
Shipping Federation
Laws
Royal Labor Commission
Board of Trade
Seaman’s and Firemen’s Union
Chinese Leper Found In New York Laundry
A Chinese leper named Chip Hop Sing was found washing linen at No 403 Fifth Street in a laundry serving East Siders for seven months. Dr Dillingham, in charge of the Bureau of Contagious Diseases, deemed it a genuine leprosy case and informed Dr Bryant, medical commissioner. The Board of Health ruled there is no room for lepers at North Brother Island and has no other suitable facility, insisting that leprosy cannot arise from contact.
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New York
Chip Hop Sing
Fifth Street
Dillingham
Bureau of Contagious Diseases
Bryant
Board of Health
North Brothers Island
Bowdon Paper Company Declares Six Month Profit Bonus
In Brunswick Maine on July 17 the Bowdon Paper Company paid its second semi annual profit division to its operatives, granting over 7 percent of wages for the past six months. A prior bonus was similar, totaling a 15 cent yearly wage increase. The president announced the plan would continue six more months with a broader scheme under consideration if successful.
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Brunswick
Bowdon Paper Company
Railway Strike in France Grows With Deputation Planned
Six thousand railway strikers gathered in Paris to form a deputation for the Chamber of Deputies and to lead a procession of all strikers. The Western Railway Company is recruiting workers from the provinces as the plan to block workshop entrances in the morning is set to begin.
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France
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Western Railway Company
Canadians Shooting in England at Bisley
Canadians competing in the Bisley rifle contests in London are winning many money prizes. They have captured all but one prize in the London Corporation match with Davidson winning the corporation cup.
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England
London
Bisley
London Corporation
Davidson
Escape of Julius McArthur from Dover jail shocks town
Julius McArthur escaped from the Dover New Hampshire jail this evening by prying a lock with a chair leg. He fled barefoot through fields toward liberty while Sheriff Smith lies dead from a prior shootout. Police and townspeople pursue him as rumors swirl of possible river or Maine escape.
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Julius McArthur
Sheriff Smith
Dover
N. H
dJulius McArthur
Harry
McArthur
Barrington Depot
Smith
Libbey
Madge
Father Riley
Maine
Dominion Outrages at Eastport Sailors Seek Protection
Congressman Boutelle relays a telegram from Eastport deputy collector F. E. Nurt reporting that the Dominion rebing cruiser Dream seized seven American fishing boats Thursday forenoon in Eastport harbor. Boats towed to St Andrews. occupants claim they fished in American waters and seek government protection.
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Eastport
C. A. Boutelle
Bangor
Dominion
Dream
St. Andrews
N. J
F. E. Nurt
Maine
A. Boutelle, M,c
Train wreck near Hepburn harms laborers near Kenton
Lima dispatch reports a Chicago and Erie wreck at Hepburn station five miles east of Kenton. Swift's refrigerator meat train collided with the work train on approach to a siding, killing nine laborers and injuring many. Both locomotives and ten to twelve cars wrecked. telegraph wires down and Kenton telephone operator has left. Further details unavailable tonight.
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Cleveland
Lima O
Kenton
Chicago & Erie
Hepburn
Swift
Somerville Assessor Report and Corner Stone Ceremony
Somerville assessors completed figures showing 1.5 million dollars in personal property growth and 2.79 million in real estate rise, totaling 36.848 million. City tax 474,250 and other levies raise 495,209.84. despite a 134,750 rise, the per thousand rate stays 14. A Perkins Street Baptist Church cornerstone will be laid Monday at 2 o clock with Rev. C P Gifford delivering the address and notable rites led by E S Morse and Rev. George E Horr Jr.
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Somerville
Perkins Street Baptist Church
Cross Street
East Somerville
C. P. Gifford
Morse
George E. Horr
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