Cleveland Street Car Strike Turns Violent on Brooklyn Bridge
Reported on July storm center of Cleveland street railway strike with 150 Born Steel Range employees blocking a bridge cart and dragging motorman and conductor from their posts. Soldiers guarded the area as rioters fled to a nearby factory and windows were broken.
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Cleveland
Cleveland, CO
Brooklyn
Born Steel Range Company
Axlint
Monument Square
Farley
Eland
Cuyahoga County
Phelps
Big Consolidated
Otis May Be Forming Provisional Governments In Islands
War Department notes General Otis has not sent formal communications on provisional governments in the islands or provinces but suggests possible action if conditions require. Instructions from December 21, 1898, state the conquest of the Philippines and Manila, with a military government extending to the ceded district. The commander is told to declare we come not as invaders but as friends.
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Washington
War Department
General Otis
Department
Gererral’ Otis
Manila
Philippine Islands
United States
Return of 500 Soldiers from Philippines Sparks Otis Critique
Five hundred sick and wounded soldiers arrive on the Morgan City in San Francisco on July 2. They earned the right to speak of their bitter experiences yet cannot find words to praise General Otis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Philippines
Morgan City
Otis
Otis Reports Philippine Skirmish Victory and Volunteer Regiments
Three cable messages from General Otis detail a Cebu engagement with American victory and a mountaineering scouting patrol that suffered one private fatality. The notices also outline Philippine volunteer regiments forming with Bell enlisting about 500 men, Wallace nearing 400, and Lockett receiving rapid applications, aiming to raise another regiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Otis
War Department
Cebu
Moore
Twenty-third Infantry
Philippines
Conductor Batley Injured Boarding Train in Roxbury
Clarence B. Batley a conductor on the New York New Haven and Hartford was seriously injured while attempting to board a moving train at Poste corner Roxbury living at 31 Hermann Street. He was rushed to a local hospital with critical injuries suffered at night.
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Clarence B. Batley
Hermann Street
Roxbury
New York
New Haven & Oerebroad
Automobiles Lure Newton Man into False Deal
Dr J F Bothfield of Newton fell prey to a scheme involving an automobile and a fictitious stock farm in Tyngsboro. Wilbur B Lyman, from Lowell, is in Newton police custody charged with obtaining goods under false pretences worth about 400 dollars. Lyman claimed a mortgage on a non existent Tyngsboro stock farm to secure gear and horses. The case was set for Aug 3 after arraignment in Newton Police Court.
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J. F. Bothfield
Newton
Wilbur
Lyman
Lowell
Tyngsboro
Rothfield
Boston
Dr. Bothfield
Bothfield
Miss Jewett Stir Sparks National Colored League Dispute
The Rev James Farris of St Paul Baptist Church defends Miss Lillian Jewett and denounces Mrs Josephine Ruffin for criticizing her. He labels Mrs Ruffin as seeking notoriety and unsupported by league members as the meeting on Tuesday night discusses raising funds to help Jewett travel.
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James Farris
St. Paul Baptist Church
National Colored League
Lillian’ Jewett
Josephine Ruffin
Ruma Fe
League
Miss Jewett
The Reverend James Farris Sides With Miss Grent
The Rev. James Farris of St. Paul Baptist Church supports Miss Lillian Grent in a dispute against Mrs. Josephine Rufn, indicating a public stance in the local matter.
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James Farris
St. Paul Baptist Church
Lillian Grent
Josephine Rufn
Miss Jewett and the Baker family North debated by league leaders
At a Boston Colored League meeting Mrs. Ruffin opposed Miss Jewett leading the Baker North venture calling her inexperienced and a likely crank. She contends the league should direct the effort and not be swayed by a young outsider. A subsequent press visit notes funds exist but leadership is lacking and decisive action toward sending Miss Jewett South was discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
League
Mrs. Ruffin
New York Population Figures Reported by Health Department
The Health Department estimates New York City's population on July 1 at 2,650,063. There were 608 deaths in Manhattan and Brooklyn had a rate of 1141 per quarter, with the quarter’s mortality figures noted.
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New York
Health Department
Manhattan
Dog Day Weather Spurs Court Activity
The municipal court held two busy sessions as hot weather drives crime and drunkenness. Judge Bennett and Judge Forsaith presided in separate sessions while aPostman noted no unusually large docket. officials say hot evenings fuel drinking and morning arraignments.
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Bennett
Forsaith
Humidity Climbs as Boston Perspiration Peaks
Old General Humidity pressed on Boston yesterday with humidity near 76 percent, peaking after a rainy morning as collars wilted and clothes soaked. Daytime temperatures stayed around 82.3 degrees, with an extraordinary high late at 6 p.m. and a near average minimum humidity of two degrees above the average.
Automobiles for City Preview in Boston
Boston will soon own two experimental automobiles built in Watertown and St. Louis. Mayor Quincy hopes they prove commercially valuable and pave the way for more vehicles if successful. He sent Superintendent Cottle to study makes and favor the St. Louis model for city use.
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Boston
Watertown
St. Louis
Quincy
Cottle
Electrical Construction Division
Prodigal Son Returns After Sudden Disappearance
Jimmy Irving a 14 year old Revere messenger boy briefly ran away after earning 2 dollars 87 cents and fare money. He boarded a train at Winthrop and wandered Boston streets before being found asleep at his home on Sprague street.
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Jimmy Irving
Revere
Post
Irving
Sprague Street
Jimmy
Winthrop
Boston
President McKinley Leaves Washington for Lake Champlain Stay
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley depart Washington by special train for a several week visit at Hotel Albany Lake Champlain. Niece Miss Sarah Duncan Secretary Cortelyou and White House staff accompany the party. A crowd at the station bids farewell as officials see them off.
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Washington
McKinley
Albany
Lake Champlain
Sarah Duncan
Cortelyou
White House
Hitchcock
Smith
Corbin
Dawes
Patagonia
Atlantic
Pennsylvania Road
Jersey City
West Shore
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
McIsaac Injured by Falling Pole in North Grafton
John McIsaac a 40 year old lineman living at 20 Milford street was struck by a falling pole while working in North Grafton yesterday. His back is broken and he is at Massachusetts General Hospital with likely fatal injuries.
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John McIsaac
Milford Street
North Grafton
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boy Runs Away Finds Help Then Returns Home
A boy recounts sleeping in a shed after running away, meeting bootblacks who rob him of funds, and accepting a 10 cent fare home after carrying a bundle. He attends school, helps with messages, and his parents are glad he has come back and plans to stay.
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Western Union
Revere
Tony
Ike
Union Station
Tremont Street
Jimmy
Funds Received For Jewish Orphans Home on Fort Avenue
A list of contributions toward the Helping Hand Temporary Home for Destitute Jewish Children in Roxbury includes donations from Rudolph H. Hecht, Richmond Cohen, Sam Rudisky, Myer Beaman, D. Frank & Co, J. Porter, Joseph Navison, Rubin Hroomfield, and several others. The total indicates continued local support for the purchase of the new home.
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Fort Avenue
Roxbury
H. Hecht
Iichmond, Cohen & Reinhovecene
Garfinkel Ye
D. Frank & Co
J. Porter
Ccesimon Burman
Leler Ds
Ce Pee
Rubin
Jacob Buro
J. Daniels
Tenee
B. Wienberg
M. Solomon Bon
Dman
Ene
Simon Ginsburg
Eerete
Quincy Man for Chief Leads Sons of St. George Nominations
The second session of the Sons of St. George at Legion of Honor Hall elected nominees for May elections led by Grand President James Rapson of Quincy. Slated officers include Amos P. Webber of New Bedford as grand vice president and John W. C. Sargeant of Cambridge as grand secretary, among others. The convention voted to hold the next meeting in Fall River on a Tuesday in July.
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Sons of St. George
Legion of Honor Hall
Kershaw
James Rapson
Quincy
Amos P. Webber
New Bedford
John W. C. Sargeant
Cambridge
W. F. Barlow
East Boston
Lawrence Davenport
Lawrence
John Djisell
Lowell
William Fox
Brockton
Henry Cornell
Chelsea
John Peacock
Fall River
John Dawson
Crossland Taylor
Mee
Lynching Fear Grips Bainbridge As Mob Seeks Williams
Ex senator Bacon denounces federal intervention except to remove criminals. In Bainbridge a mob roams for two days seeking to lynch John Williams after threats and a halted jail break. Judge Bower stopped the mob and promised expedited trial. a grisly mob scene followed in which Charles Mack was tortured and killed, with souvenirs taken from the victim by the crowd.
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United States
Bacon
Georgia
Bainbridge
South
Judge Bower
Charles Mack
Mack
Micken
Bainbridge Jail Crisis Sparks Urgent Citizens Meeting
Reports say Governor Candler ordered troops out and a rapid citizens gathering was convened. Many advocated attacking the jail before troops arrived as the jail was described as a key target in the unfolding disturbance.
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Bainbridge
Candler
Cuban Leader Criticizes McKinley Demand for Soldiers Pay
In a La Lucha interview, General Gomez denounces the $3,000,000 ask from President McKinley as causing ill will among Cuban troops. He says the republic will pay, but impatience will not advance liberty and unity.
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Havana
Gomez
la Lucha Today
Cuba
McKinley
Republic
Cremation Today for Colonel Ingersoll in New York
At Walston the body of the agnostic Colonel Ingersoll lay on a flower covered bier as widow and daughter sat nearby. Three hundred letters arrived. cremation to follow tomorrow at Fresh Pond in a private ceremony. Coffin shipped to Dobbs Ferry but stayed at the undertaker’s all day. Unpublished writings will not be printed.
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New York
Walston
Ingersoll
Colonel Ingersoll
Dobbs Ferry
Fresh Pond
Farmers Shoot Black Man in Mississippi Mob Attack
In Jackson Mississippi on July 0 Stanley Hayes a Black man living on Mr Green's plantation near Brandon was pursued by a mob of farmers after attempting to assault the 14 year old daughter of a white farmer. He was struck and killed.
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Jackson, Miss
Stanley Hayes
No Prince for Cinderella Mabel McKenzie Fights Maltreatment
A Charlestown girl Mabel McKenzie who ran away last April says she is happy with a Boston suburb family where she works as a domestic and saves to buy clothes. Her mother claims she was mistreated at home and that the girl was pressured to work in the kitchen while sisters received callers. The present family says she is well treated and gentle, while Mabel fears her parents will retrieve her.
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Mabel McKenzie
Charlestown
Mabel
Boston
Post
Vna
Ville
Hown
Janet
Kentucky Feud Spurs Police In Barbourville Visit
A reporting fragment notes Inspector Lester arriving in Barbourville to investigate a long standing feud. The brief mentions Manchester and Deanne but lacks clear details or outcomes.
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Barbourvillie
Lester
Manchester
Deanne
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