Circling the Globe A broad sweep of statehood plea and world news
The annual report of Gov. Otero of New Mexico calls for statehood. Railroads expand with capital investments. H. S. Storrs will become general manager of the Michigan Central Railway. Robberies and political scandals in the U S and Europe are noted. A lightning list covers deaths, poison questions, fires, legal cases, and international tensions involving Russia, Japan, and German interests abroad.
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Otero
New Mexico
H. S&. Storrs
Lake Shore and Michigan Scuutheron
Michigan Central Railway
Storms
Philadelphia
Wiliam Welsh Harmon
Towers
Glensale
Gmost
Harrison
Perry Heath
Bastow
Atd of Trust
Koverelt
Fires, strikes, and crimes blaze through multiple cities
A wide array of calamities and incidents fill the period with fires in Boston plants and Philadelphia workers, a major blaze at Riches Brown & Donald on Lens Island City, and losses from several fires. Crises include burglaries in Nanticoke, pay disputes in New England mills, a fatal electrocution in San Francisco, and multiple accidents among rail, mining, and factory workers across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Boston
Hecla Company
Architectural Iron Works
Riches, Brown & Donald
Lens Island City
Baltimore Stamping and Enameling Companys
More
Harriet Hubbard Ayer
New York
Pheumonia
Ilness
West Eatland
Bourziars
Nanticoke
Blox
World News Roundup From Telegraphic Despatches
Reports from Santo Domingo to London recount rebel bombardment killing a U S minister’s residence. Italian and British rulers discuss arbitration. Russia and Japan seek Manchurian settlement while Corean issues linger. Marriages, elopements, floods, and a radium helium discovery feature in a patchy global update.
Pension Commissioner Ware to retire and practice law
Reports say Eugene F Ware will retire as commissioner of pensions around mid November next year to enter legal practice. Edward B R Cassatt, London military attache and son of the Pennsylvania Railroad president, sued for absolute divorce with no anticipated opposition. A South Piegan Indian, drunk, killed his wife and six tribe members before capture on the reservation. Simmon's Heel near Mackinac Island reports two more deaths as the Commodore and another liner wreck in fog. Senator Newlands' Cuba statehood plan, granting equal terms with others and Puerto Rico as a Cuban province, draws derision in Porto Rican press. The Labrador coast mail steamer report notes no expedition update. ice and snow block the coast. General John C Black arranges next year G A R encampment in Boston with parade set for Aug 15.
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Missouri Pacific
St. Louis
Washington
Oregon
Charles McAlister
Frederick Selzer
Walker
Northwestern University
Yale
Florence G. Jones
John Lewis
Circleville
van Nostrand’s
James A. Bailey
Lewis
Hall City
Kan
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Alliance Store
C. A. Webster's Hardware
Masonic Hall
Corder Dry Goods
Young Coates
Bonanza
Ark
Effie Frankenfield
Tiffin
Ohio
Kolfie Kirchner
Leavenworth
Kaw
Oberlin M. Carter
Savannah
Carter
Chicago
Whatcom County
United States
Washington Stars
Caroline Quantrell
Ohio L .O. O. F
Springfield
Allen Brothers
Ninth
Jones Streets
Omaha
Pacific Storage Company
Union
Portage
Cleveland
Ceasal
Lake Erie
Harvey, van Dine
Peter ‘ Wmeler
Gustav Marx
Lako County
Indiana
Drie
Eugene F Ware
Edward BR. Cassatt
London
Pennsylvania Railroad
Winnipeg
Amuck
South Piegan
Porto Rico
Cuba
Labrador
Leonidas Hubbard, S Jr
New York
Rigolet
John C. Black
Grand Army of the Republic
G. A. BR
Boston
Senate Chases Cuba Annexation Debate and Canal Plans
The Senate weighed Newlands Cuba annexation with a repeal motion and discussed Panama canal reorganizations. Senators Hale Lodge and Platt distanced US aims from Cuba. Newlands defended a neutral Cuba policy while Morgan's canal critique drew sharp exchanges. Executive sessions later confirmed postmasters and promotions as Congress set Cuban reciprocity timetable.
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Panama
Cuba
Senate
Hale
Newland
Messrs. Hale
Lodge
Platt
United States
Newlands
Allison
J. F. Prettyman
Cullom
Committee On Foreign Relations
Strike at Snowshoe Ends in Soft Coal District
The Snowshoe Pennsylvania strike in the soft coal district has been settled. President Cotton of Paducah Kentucky was involved in the discussions alongside Chasis Eagan and Gus Olsen, with reports noting a grim incident as Olsen allegedly killed his wife and two others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav Marx
Quinn
Chicago
L. Conners
Denver
Portland
Ore
Stella Nitzke
Snowshoe
Cotton
Paducah
Chasis Eagan
Gus Olsen
Laramie
Miracle cure touted in Butler case at Milas
Gene L Butler reports his son suffered spinal cord illness and nervous trouble for months. After attempting various treatments, he credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with eight boxes for ending the symptoms and restoring health, claiming permanent cure and gratitude to the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friars Point
Milas
Butler
L. Butler
Diesel
Shim
Dodd
Country Girl Recounts Elm Grove Transformation
Sarnah asks her father what a city chap meant by turning the old elm grove into a peach orchard. He responds he did not see peaches, only Sarnah and the Tinker girls in the scene.
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Sarnah
Tinker Gals
Boston Transcript
Correction fuels bedtime dispute in Philadelphia
A loud family exchange from a Philadelphia Press blurb shows a five year old Tommy resisting his parents. The scene captures a tense domestic moment with a humorous aside about a difficult dollar and a mock remedy claim.
A Seasonable Tip for Daily Labor and Breakfast
A brisk exhortation urges men to work with vigor toward fortune and to refrain from idle chatter. It suggests using one’s voice to promote coal and endorses Mrs. Tustin's Pancakes as a reliable breakfast option.
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TH Brinefeld
Addison
Racey, Pai Grimfeld
Pulaski
Jacob Miller
Frank Miller
John Jubns
Kate Miller
Jacob
Freak Miller
Oo Fray
Blackensack
WN. J., Gas and Electrc Light Company
Vladivostock
Endgeton
N. J
J. C Strickler
St Agra
Bloomington
Neb
Merzan Dis
Trinity Church
Dreyfuss
Boersen-Corner
Berlin
Alice of
Bradstreet’s
Calumet Distrct
Chiesgn
International Harvester
Ompany Plans Ets
Bremen
Belzrade
Cape Town
Bondelzwarts
Duncan
Norfolk and Western
West Virginia
Ceredo
Kenowa
Jackson
Misa William Elkis
John J. Brennan
Orden Avenue
Sangamon
Eee
Russia
Chemutpo
Japan
Recorder Brown
Pittsburg
Recorder
Bafaio
N. Ys
Puntsburg
Charles Duper Blake
Baston
Brookline
Summit
Elk Tanning Company
Curwensville
Entaihnoz
Delaware Hard Fiber Company
Wilmington
Del
Abraham Custer
If Herksher & Sons
Norrmstown
Joseph van Dusky
Joseph Kurtz
Baltimore
Farmer
Grover Cleveland
Mcnetway
Brooklyn Eazie
Manhattan
Corporation of New Hearte
James Kung Tiravie
Monsevelt
Dief
Roosevelt
Gracie
Manhattan State Hospital
Ward's Island
Elizabeth Koauss
Waterloo
Sbonner Fur Company
Elizabeth
James Halpin
New England
Rover
Rhode Island
Stans
Western
Prvate
Rana
I T
Clark Yarick
San Francisco
Berzors
Koyel Glass
Marietta
National Glass Company
Owen T Jenks
Elmer T. Grandish
F_ Keith
G. E. Kohl
Beulah Thomas
Arborville
Bob Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Gardner
Urbana
Otto Henry
Alexander McBeth
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Point Arenas
Cal
Francois Koppe
Hate
Butte
William E. Hinshaw
Indiana Southern Prison
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Hendricks County
Young Corbett
Eddie Hanlon
Seal
Zimmer
Pistisburg
St. Joseph
Carmack
Main Street
George Smith
Grand Rapids
Mich
Smiths
Santo Domingo
Thatty
Frederick William
William
Columbia ST
Ludwig Eisenbraun
Marseilles
Gibraltar
Rome
London Daily Mail
Windsor
Victor Emmanuel
Edward
Florence
Cornelia Scovel
Roosevelt Scoville
Arturo Fabricotti
Cramer
Count Bastogi
Rosevelt
Israel Zangwill
Lord Curzon
Madras
Palar
Vanirambadi
Salem
Alice
Prince Frederick of
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Peking
Yuan Shi Kai
Chi Li
Manchuria
Shan Hai Kwan
St. Petersburg
Sir William Ramsay
Vannma Canal
Sennator
Morgan
McKinley
Nicaragua
Hanna
Louisiana
Congress
Dem
Tenn
Rep
Teller
Colo
Daniel
Capitol
House
Fanama
Payne N. Yo
Wiliams
de Armond
Payne
Canada
Tholdt
St. Louis Exposition
Patterson
Philippine Archipelago
Sultan of
Sulu
Hepburn
Lows
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Parker
Tawney Minn
Hayéy
Odés and
Enda
Tommy
Philadelphia Press
Piso
Croup
L. A. Pearce
Brooklyn
N. Y
Erich Binkingt
Maas
Ea Swaeek S
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