Deaths and disturbances dot a hot summer day
The day’s notices report extreme heat across the South and West, a high death toll, and a sharp cotton price drop in New York. Crowds greet the President at rail hubs. Mrs. Ernst’s murderers in New Haven are sentenced to life, and Glen Miller the stallion has died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Ernst
New Haven
Brooklyn
Glen Miller
Commissioner of Patents
Knight
Beverly
General Butler
Poland Springs
Medical College
Burlington
Boot and Shoe Dealers’ National Association
Chicago
New York
Katie M. Stanchitt
Birmingham
Conn
Housatonic River
United States Treasury
State Department
Hawaii
Lowell Jeweller
New Yorks
Philadelphias
Pittsburgh
Bennington Battle Monument
Lords Pass Crimes Bill and House Debates Civil Matters
The Lords approve a crimes bill as the government yields to Liberal Unionist demands on the land bill. Evictions in Ireland persist while an Alderman in Providence pledges American support for the war effort. Bulgarian note replies appear evasive amid tensions. The Turkish grand vizier resigns to bear responsibility over the Egyptian convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Lords
Ireland
Providence
America
Bulgaria
Turkey
St. Thomas
Ont
House of Commons
Tanner
W. H. Long
Milk Combine Stirs City Supply Control
Milk contractors organize a broad effort to monopolize the city supply. The day brings a funeral for Alfred B. Hill, ex vice president of the New York Stock Exchange, at St. Pauls Church. A fatal Natick railroad hearing follows a street altercation that left Charles McCabe of Canton dead in ten minutes. The stock market is dull but firm with activity centered in Atchison as Boston bank reserves rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred B. Hill
New York Stock Exchange
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Natick
Charles McCabe
Canton
Eliot Street
Atchison
Boston
Local Alarm From Box 14 Proves Unneeded
An alarm from Box 14 last evening at 7 20 was deemed needless after responders found no fire. The brief incident prompted a rapid check of nearby premises with no damage or injuries reported.
Fires scorch three towns in brief settle losses and jobs
In New York at 134 and 136 White street Harris Cohen second hand store suffers 40000 in damage with 19500 insured. Terre Haute Car Works destroyed by fire with 100000 loss and 50000 insured leaving 750 workers unemployed. Orrawa Ontario T R Daviss grocery Hugh Daviss stable and adjacent dwelling burn costing 10000 in losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
White Street
Harris Cohen
Terre Havre
Ind
Terre Haute
Orrawa
Ont
T. R. Davis
Hugh Davis
Seizure of Two Sealing Vessels by U S Revenue Cutter
The Alaska Commercial Company's steamer Dora reports two vessels seized for sealing within U S limits. The American schooner Challenge of thirty tons from Seattle and the British steam schooner Annie Beck from Victoria were seized by the revenue cutter Richard Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Alaska Commercial Company
Dora
Ounalaska
United States
Challenge
Seattle
Annie Beck
Victoria
United States Revenue
Richard Rush
Various Local Happenings Across New England and Adjacent States
Reports from Waterbury and Greenfield outline deaths from poison and a fatal railroad accident in Saratoga. Labor politics advance with a Kansas conven tion planning a Union Labor party and projected 20000 voters. New England mills resume after strikes in Manville and Brunswick with wage increases. Religious orders appoint new superiors in Dover and Nashua. A Portsmouth healer is jailed for practicing without license. Maritime notes include Ossipee leaving Halifax and squadron movements. Fatal falls in Brattleboro and a drowning near Brattleboro are recorded. The Winnipegakee Camp Meeting opens August 16 at the Weirs, N H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Griffin
Waterbury (Conn
Solomon Baker
Greenfield
Mass
Saratoga
N. Y
Kansas
Union Labor Party
Cincinnati
Manville
R. I
Cohoes
Cabot Mills
Brunswick
Felicitas
St. Mary’s Convent
Dover
N. H
Catharine
Diocese of
New Hampshire
Manchester
Francis
Nashua
D. D. Penneyer
Portsmouth
United States
Ossipee
Halifax
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Richmond
Yantic
Theodore
Albany
West River
Brattleboro
Charles Buzzell
Saint Vital
P. Q
Cook
Connecticut River
Winnipesaukee Methodist Camp Meeting Association
Concord District
Weirs
Ashton Cigars Offer Bargain Prices in Boston
Retails for 6 cents and beats half the 10 cent cigars. J. H. Ashton, 00 State Street, Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Ashton
State Street
Boston
Long Demands Punishment for Tanner Snob Remark
London July 18 Walter Hume Long Conservative MP accused Dr Charles Kearns Dean Tanner Parnellite of calling him a d d snob in the Commons lobby. Long seeks a weeks suspension for Tanner who was absent, with debate pausing until Tanner can respond next Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Walter Hume Long
Devizes
Wiltshire
House of Commons
Charles Kearns
Dean Tanner
Parnellite
Middle Cork
Mr. Long
Long
Tanner
Dr. Tanner
Sexton
Parnell
Gladstone
Smith
Mr. Gladstone
Liberal Unionists Accept Main Proposals In Land Bill Talks
Lord Hartington met W H Smith and won acceptance of the Liberal Unionists main proposals. Salisbury will declare concessions at tomorrow’s Conservative reunion. Reports claim the government may not accept Unionist amendments without Hartington and others joining the cabinet. The Standard cites rent reductions and court review if landlords object. Liberal leaders urge unity against Unionist masqueraders while Gladstone defends Liberal gains and warns of Tory drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lonxton
Lord Hartington
W. H. Smith
House of Commons
Smith
Lord Salisbury
Trevelyan
Goschen
Gladstone
England
Mr. Gladstone
Crimes bill passes third reading in Lords
In London on July 18 the House of Lords read the crimes bill a third time marking progress toward approval as the legislative chamber considers the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Lords
Egyptian convention details in Wolff mission blue book
London reports publish a blue book with Sir H. D. Wolff's Egyptian mission particulars and the Egyptian convention text. Despatches show Italian and Austrian help to the British commissioner. France protests any participation. Russia prefers the status quo and Sultan’s sovereign rights. Lord Salisbury thanks the Sultan for approving the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
H. D. Wolff
Constantinople
Lord Salisbury
France
M. Nelidoff
Great Britain
Russia
Egypt
Champerlain's Four Questions to Gladstone Rally
Mr Chamberlain writes to the Radical Union of Birmingham asserting Sir G O Trevelyan accepted vague Gladstonian pledges to return to Parliament. He urges electors to seek a plain reply from Mr Gladstone on imperial supremacy, Irish members at Westminster, Protestant minority protection, and retention of powers to maintain law and order in Ireland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliament
Reland
Bulgaria's evasive throne amid diplomacy and rumors
London reports evasive replies from major powers to Bulgaria's election note for Prince Ferdinand of Saxe Coburg Gotha. The Times Vienna interview reveals Ferdinand undecided on visiting Russia for recognition, while Russia likely to reject his rule. King Milan of Serbia hints at federation with Bulgaria under Turkish protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulgaria
London
Ferdinand of
Saxe- Coburg-Gotha
Times
Vienna
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
St. Petersburg
Russia
Alexander of Battenberg
Milan of
Servia
Ferdinand
Milan
Turkey
Alderman Brennan's Promise at Coolgraney Evictions
Evictions at Coolgraney resumed with police and military guards aiding in removing tenants. Notables including Mr. Dillon Mr. Redmond Alderman Brennan of Providence and Michael Davitt attended a post eviction meeting where Brennan urged Irish unity and pledged American support and sinews of war for the Irish cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brennan
Dunain
Coolgraney
Dillon
John
William Redmond
Crilly
Michael Davitt
Alderman Brennan
Providence
R. 1
Roger Forster
New York
Mr. Dillon
Inaugural Meeting of Reconstruction Liberal Union London
London July 18 The reconstructed London counties Liberal Union held its inaugural meeting. Lord Granville cited 1844 Disraeli on the Irish problem and Gladstone's proposals as aligning. Lord Rosebery blamed villa influence for political degeneration and noted the country now backs Gladstonian policy after recent elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
UNION
London
London Counties Liberal Union
Lord Granville
Disraeli
Gladstone
Lord Rosebery
Thirty thousand insurgents clash with Ameer's forces at Otagh
London reports a large tribal gathering at Otagh to oppose the Ameer's general Gholam. Mutineers who escaped from Herat join the insurgents and Cabul garrison reinforcement is discussed. Also news of Fortuna's voyage, Wimbledon shooting prize, and political moves in Paris and Berury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Otagh
Ameer
Gholam
Herat
Cabul
Fortuna
Cowes
Hogg
London Corporation
Wimbledon
Rome
Congregation of Theropaganda
Cardinal Gibbons
Vatican
Order of the Knights of Labor
Berury
Imperial Bank
Paris
Jerome Napoleon
Napoleon
Chamber of Deputies
Jeweller in Shattuck Street Arraigned on Gas and Phone Heists
Lowry July 18 R. S and S Clifford a jeweller with a Shattuck street shop was arraigned in police court and held in 300 bonds on charges of defrauding the gas company by tapping street mains and of tapping telephone wires to run an independent exchange with about a dozen subscribers. The scheme explains the earlier disappearance of several telephones and transmitters loaned by the New England company to an inventor conducting experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Company
Brooklyn Elevated Strike Ends as Workers Seek Other Jobs
Brooklyn engineers admit defeat in the elevated railway strike. They say chances of reclaiming positions are slim and will seek employment elsewhere. Trains are now running on schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Engineers
New York
Brooklyn
Arrival of Llandoff Liristel Ahead of Schedule
New York reports the steamer Llandoff Liristel has arrived on July 18 after a late voyage. Details remain sparse but the vessel is listed among recent harbor arrivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Llandoff Liristel
Record Heat Wave Sweeps Multiple Cities Across Era
July 18 reports show extreme heat with temperatures near or above 100 across New York Philadelphia Baltimore Indianapolis Louisville and Cincinnati. Prostrations and deaths from sunstroke mount amid factories suspending operations while a late shower provides briefly cooler relief.
Bennington Plans Massive Corner Stone Ceremony
Bennington Vermont officials and veterans groups arrange ceremonies for the Bennington battle monument cornerstone on August 16. An estimated 20 000 march in a procession led by Vermont National Guard Brig Gen William L Greenleaf and with Masonic and Grand Army units. State and federal dignitaries will attend a noon to 430 pm program followed by a brigade review by Governor Ormsbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennington
George W. Hooker
Brattleboro
Alfred A. Hall
St. Albans
Bennington Battle Monument
Vermont Nationa Guard
William L. Greenleaf
Grand Army of the Republic
Vermont
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
United States
Supreme Court
Masonic
Knights Templars
Grand Lodge of
New England
Ormsbee
Derby Railroad Agreement Standoff Delays City Signing
New Haven July 18 W H Starbuck prepared to pay 275000 and sign Derby railroad contract for the city. Mayor York delays awaiting more legal advice while Corporation Counsel Driscoll warns of damage liability if signed before court order. Ex Governor Ingersoll holds opposite view. Decision expected tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derby Railroad
New Haven
Conn
W. H. Starbuck
York
Driscoll
Starbuck
Ingersoll
Boodle Aldermen Petition at Supreme Court
A petition was filed in the New York Supreme Court to appoint a committee of the estate and person for ex Alderman Francis J. McCabe. The filing is on behalf of McCabe's creditors. McCabe, one of the indicted boodle aldermen, faced trial which was postponed due to insanity. he reportedly left for Canada after staying at his city home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Francis J. McCabe
McCabe
Canada
Robber Steals Sack of Robes On Shore Line Train
Frank W. Russell of New London boarded a Shore Line train in New Haven took a gripsack owned by Rev. Father McGowen of New London. He opened the bag found robes and gave them to gypsies before fleeing toward Essex where Detective Reilly arrested him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Frank W. Russell
New London
Shore Line
Father McGowen
Essex
Reilly
Runge Cotton Assignment Triggers Market Slide
New York on July 18 reports Julius Runge a Galveston cotton operator made an assignment. The move caused an August price drop of fourteen pence, matching the decline seen in Liverpool. Runge carried a large cotton line for a syndicate linked to Galveston New Orleans Liverpool and possibly Chicago and St Louis grain operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Julius Runge
Galveston
Liverpool
Runge
New Orleans
Chicago
St.ouis
Eastport
Portland
Mtamington
Boston
Block Island
Nantucket
Northfield
Fair Albany
N. Y
Fair Philadelia
Anticostl
Fair
Air Savannah
Clear Juckaory
Atlanta
ISO
Clear Rock Cliffe
Fairnebec
Saugeen
Can
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Clear
Buffalo
Fair Oswego
Eeeeter
Air Cleve
Detroit
Alpena
Sidney, Con
Toronto
Mackinaw City
Marquette
Mich
Milwaukee
Duluth
St. Paul
Seer
Baie
Sante Fe
North Platte
Dodge City
Halifax
Montreal
Yarmouth
Drowned in the Bay Off New York Harbor
A harbor squall near Staten Island drowned five men from an unnamed yacht. Brooklyn man Jacob Scheverstein and his nine year old son perished in Canarsie Bay. A group of three men and three women capsized. Miss Tice and John Wood rescued two others. At Shelter Island two men from wealthy families died after their boat capsized in the wake of a steamer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tough
Staten Island
Jacob Scheverstein
Brooklyn
Canarsie Bay
Miss Tice
John Wood
Shelter Island
L. I
Manhausett
Concord School Days on Infinite Thought and Tragic Drama
In Concord Mass July 18 the School of Philosophy hosted two lectures despite rainy weather. Professor Gardiner compared Aristotle and Kant on the infinite, while Mr Malloy discussed the infinite itself. Dr Harris followed with The Dramatic Element in Greek Drama and Norse Edda, analyzing tragedy, ignorance, and purification through Aristotle, Antigone, and Oedipus with implications for Macbeth and modern drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Concord
Mass
Sprcra
Cresar
Owsar
Garfield
School of Philosophy
Hillside Chapel
H. N. Gardiner
Charles Malloy
Gardiner
Smith College
Malloy
Browning Club
Waltham
Aristotle
Kant
Harris
Edipus
Antigone
Eteocles
Polynices
Clytemnestra
Orestes
Creon
Agamemnon
Iphigenia
Aulis Dhance
Zeus
Athene
Apollo
Gidipus
House of Atreus
Minos
Macbeth
Azarias
Rock Hill College
Julia Ward Howe
Aristophanes
Weather Indications From Wasatat Tour and Blur Hitt Observatory
Weather notes forecast for July 19 across New England and nearby states. Maine New Hampshire and Vermont see northerly winds and fair skies with slight warming. Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and eastern New York expect similar winds and fair weather with a gradual rise in temperature. Blur Hitt Observatory predicts rain in southeastern New England to start Monday night before clearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Blur Hitt Observatory
New England
Meteorological Record of Yesterday Across Stations
The report details yesterday's weather observations up to 10 p m taken simultaneously at all stations. It lists measured conditions such as temperature humidity wind and precipitation to compare regional meteorological data across locations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crady Cvuay
Tragedy Over Fireworks In Lowell Tenement
A lighted cannon cracker thrown into a Market Street tenement window struck eight year old Pierre Pellitier in the face and caused fatal injuries. The boy died early Sunday morning after a cruel accident during a quiet evening. In New York a heated D A 49 K of L meeting saw a violent clash between Master Workman Quinn and rival Jim Dunne over leadership and book control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Market Street
Lowell
Pierre Pellitier
K. of L
New York
Quinn
Jim Dunne
Industrialist John Nash Peake Fails in Staffordshire
A despatch reports John Nash Peake of Staffords hire England as a colliery owner has failed with liabilities estimated between £100000 and £200000. Contests arise over the Montreal firm McDougall Logie and Co and the alleged omission of the Elephant trademark in inventories. Biddeford voters approve a new high school building plan costing $30000 for site and construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Nash Peake
Staffordshire
Eng
Galveston
Kauffman
Glasgow
Scotland
McDougall, Logie & Co
Montreal
Sersonal Property
Robert Logie
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Snob
Lord Roseberry
Partape Loma
Penn
Pirissura
Curiaco
Balrimore
Pranapolis
Louisvile
Fourth Street
Edward Luddington
Oyster Point
Henry
Joseph Ross
Henr
Joseph
Ricamono
Severa Industries
Syneagura
Wasuioron
Weather Bureau
Batesan
Manly
Charleston
5. C
Bennington’s Monument
New York Harbor
Professor Gardiner and
MR. Malloy
The
Infinite
Dr. Harris
Observer’s Office
Signal Service
U. B.A
Biddeford
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