Rains Delay Crops in Central and Southern States
A weather bureau crop report notes heavy rains delaying planting and washing out crops in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri, with replanting needed in corn. Conditions vary by region. Ohio valley, Pacific coast, and Texas show progress, while New York and Pennsylvania face poor outlooks and cotton prospects remain uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Miesour Valley
Mississippi Valley
Iowa
Kensas
Nebheatks
Missouri
New England
Middle Atlantic States
Florida
Gulf States
Texas
Ohio Valley
Middle
South Atlantic States
Missouri Valley
West Gulf District
Pacific Coast
Oregon
Washington
Mississippi
Kansas
Nebraska
Merck
LE Pois
Central
Ohio
Corm
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
Arkansas
North
Carolia
California
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Idaho
Oath
New York
Pennsylvania
Public figure Seymour Tulloch linked to postoffice removal
Seymour Tulloch, once at the Washington postoffice, is described as a wealthy figure with long government service and leadership roles, including treasurer of the Episcopal diocese and director at the Washington Park Seminary and the Board of Trade. Postmaster Merritt says a stranger was occupying a confidential post, leading to the dismissal. Tulloch contends a push to expose such matters has kept him in the public eye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour W. Tulloch
Washington Postofice
Tulloch
John A. Merritt
Muncheothuium
Tullochesus
Merritt
Episcopal Diocese
Washington Park Seminary
Board of Trade
Ohio Republicans Name Foraker Permanent Chair As Hanna Endorses Roosevelt
Ohio Republicans met in Columbus with Senator Hanna endorsing Roosevelt and urging continued progress. Foraker was chosen permanent chairman as the platform defended tariff status and federal policy. Myron T. Herrick named governor by acclamation amid calls for local bank legislation and continued enforcement of civil rights amendments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Columbus
Hanna
Roosevelt
Foraker
McKinley
Hannase
Sothern
Congress
Myron T. Herrick
Assistance Sought as Flood Sufferers Warned
Assistants report efforts to aid thousands of homeless flood victims on the north side. Authorities guard property and deploy teams to shore up buildings and distribute relief amidst rising needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eriers
Permit bans for Gisbo and Mermons in New York streets
Accused groups Gisbo and Mermons have been refused permits to preach publicly in New York City. A separate report claims Mrs Pierre Lemherd of New York was robbed of jewels worth 50009 while traveling from Paris to Lenéon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mermons
New York City
Mra
Pierre Lemherd
New York
Paris
Lenéon
Senate
Horace Andrews
Cleveland
Milway Sutesen
Chicago Waiters Strike Shuts Several Hotels and Restaurants
A general labor strike hit the loop district of Chicago, with cooks waiters bartenders and assistants walking out at six major hotels and restaurants. Strikes disrupted service and caused significant losses in food prepared and wages while Marshall Field warned labor unrest could threaten future prosperity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loop
Chicago
Warom
Hejp
Vogelsang’s
King’s Restaurant
Landrooss
Union Hotel
Potter’s Restaurant
Grand Pacific
Chicago Beach Hotel
King’s
de Watahabies
Kamporee Co
Marshall Field
Field
Flames Sweep Seven States in Forest Fire War
Drought fed fires sweep eastern United States and Canada. Thousands of acres of timber burned. Villages destroyed as Maine to Pennsylvania feel the heat. Spark from a locomotive ignites lands near Lakewood New Jersey. George Gould’s marble palace sits in the fire path. Rockefeller deploys workers to guard his $200 000 private park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tierce
United States
Canada
Maine
Vermont
New Hampshire
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Long Island
Train Meadows
Long Island City
John D. Rockefeller
Lakewood
N. J
George Gould
Unclear Scattered Odds and Ends in 19th Century Notes
A brief, fragmentary collection notes political figures and events with ironic remarks on Grover Cleveland, Andrew Carnegie, and Senator Quay. The text references the Arkansas warship, Mississippi, consumer organizing, and international affairs with satirical asides about Britain Russia and Manchuria. The passage is largely incoherent and resembles a collage of opinions and observed trivia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Grover Cleveland
Andrew Carnegie
Great Britain
Russia
Vrasce
Senator Quay
Pelief
Quay
Rural Carriers Prohibited From Acting as Mail Order Agents
Post Office Department moves to end rural carriers acting as purchasing agents for mail order firms. Complaints from country store owners cite carriers buying eggs meat milk hay and more for numerous firms, undermining local businesses. Postmaster General Payne to issue further orders to curb discrimination and protect rural commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Washington
Payne
Rura
Postoffice Department
Flee from the flood cripples Midwest rail links
The Say levee protecting 100000 acres along the Mississippi in Illinois is failing and at least five thousand residents are evacuating. Green Bay bottom and Hunt levees have breached south of Burlington Iowa and near Warsaw, cutting rail and road traffic. Flooding submerges lowlands as Kansas floods recede, with Kansas City area facing costs of 5 to 6 million dollars for rehabilitation.
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Mississippi
Illinois
Green Bay Bottom
Burlington
Iowa
Warsaw
St. Louis
Kansas City
Carondelet
South St. Touts
Kansas
Armourdale
Argentina
Kan
D. B. Clopper
Armourdale State Bank of Commerce
Kansas State Bank
Home State Bank
North Topeka
Vermont umpire named for Caracas arbitration
Frank Plomley of Vermont is appointed umpire for Great Britain and the Netherlands in the Caracas arbitration, replacing Mr Partridge who declined. Mr Pi formerly served as United States District for Vermont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Plomley
Vermont
Great Britain
Netherlands
Caracas
Partridge
United States
Sinking Of Liban After Marseilles Collision Tragedy
A collision off the Maire Islands near Marseilles between the Liban and the Insulaire of the Fraissenet line sank the Liban at noon Sunday. About 100 aboard, with at least half presumed dead, were thrown into the sea as rescuers from the Balkan and Blechamp pulled survivors from the wreckage and the overturned ship’s funnels and masts struck the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liban
Marceltica
Marseilles
Insulaire
Fraissenet Steamship Company
Liban Wis
Hirastia
Corsica
Maire Islands
Blechamp
Balkan
Fraissenet Company
Fifteen Drowned at Madison Across from St Louis
Floods across Kansas and Missouri cause massive losses. At Madison Illinois fifteen American Car and Foundry Works employees drowned while attempting to save property, with 150 more in danger. Rescue efforts included rushing the Annie Russell yacht from St Louis, but strong currents impeded progress as Madison and nearby towns suffer extensive flood damage and crop losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Illinois
American Car and Foundry Works
S J. Louis
St. Louis
Annie Russell
Madison J
Kansas
Labor Wage Averages Across Nations and Cities
A compendium of wage rates and union activity across cities including Boston Cincinnati Holyoke Philadelphia San Francisco Minneapolis Cleveland and Toronto. Reports note hourly and daily pay for carpenters bricklayers laborers and textile workers with international comparisons and union formations in Winona Wheeling Findlay Providence and Lancashire.
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Boston
Vicinity
Cincinnati City Hospital
Holyoke
Mass
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Minneapolis
Minn
Germany
Cleveland
Ohio
Winona
Wheeling
Bridgeport
Martins Kerry
Bellaire
Benwood
W. Va
Findlay
Providence
United States
British Columbia
Inventions and events from a century ago abroad
One hundred years ago reports note Mr Wine an Englishman announced steel pens. Great Britain took possession of Guiana. Turrel from London invented a copper plate engraving machine. Konig and Bauer, two Germans, created a steam printing press. Napoleon visited Antwerp and planned to spend ten million dollars on docks. War between Brazil and Argentina ended with the creation of the Independent State of Banda Oriental from their fighting territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wine
Great Britain
Guiana
Turrel
London
England
Konig and
Bauer
Napoleon
Antwerp
Brazil
Argentina
Banda Oriental
Seventy Five Years Ago In Brief News Items
Diseases treated by water cure were proposed by Vincer Priea snitz of Grafenburg Austria. The Brunswick Theater in London collapsed during a rehearsal killing many. Henry Clay dubbed traveling secretary raised $10 000 in Philadelphia for Kentucky election funds. Francis Smith showcased a flying machine in New York. Illinois Iowa and Wisconsin lead mines reportedly produced 12000 tons annually.
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Vincer Prieasnitz
Grafenburg
Austria
Brunswick Theater
London
Henry Clay
Philadelphia
Kentucky
Francis Smith
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Wisconsin
Century of Change on Island and War Freeze
Fifty years ago reports say one nineteenth of the Cubs island was under cultivation. All French vessels in English ports were seized by the English government, and Napoleon responded by making all Englishmen in France prisoners of war. The second relief expedition departed New York to search for Sir John Franklin's arctic exploring party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cubs
Napoleon
France
New York
Sir John Franklin
Forty Years Ago In Civil War Era News
Forty years ago reports recount mass arrests of women in Demainville and Williamstown Ky for sympathy with the cause and ordered deported. In Chicago, two allies seized the Times office and damaged the edition. A Cooper Institute peace convention denounced Civil War as unconstitutional. The London Times doubted the war’s end, while a ship canal convention met in Chicago with Hannibal Hamlin presiding. Illinois House denounced Burnside for suppressing the Chicago Times. Gen Payne began hiring ex-slaves to work for former masters.
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Demainville
Williamstown
Camp Douglas
Chicago Times
Cooper Institute
New York
London Times
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Chicago
Hannibal Hamlin
United States
Jinois House of Representatives
Gen. Burnside
Gen. Payne
Thirty Years Ago Prominent Figures In News
Thirty years ago the Massachusetts labor reform party sought support from workers claiming the old parties were past and corrupt. Mansfield Walworth was shot by his 19 year old son at the Sturtevant House in New York. A Dixon Newfoundland bridge disaster during a baptism killed over twenty watchers. The United Presbyterian of Philadelphia blamed an unnecessary use of the Lord's day. Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase died soon after a Sunday ride.
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Massachusetts Labor Reform Party
Mansfield T. Walworth
Sturtevant House
New York
Dixon
United Presbyterian of
Philadelphia
Salmon P. Chase
Twenty Years Ago Headlines Sweep Global Affairs
Twenty years ago Li Hung Chang threatened war with France over Annsam. Samuel J. Tilden praised as a great American by Gov Hendricks. The national free trade convention met in Detroit with notable delegates. England annexed Bechuanas territory due to ties with Boers. The Bartholdi statue committee sought 150000 to finish the pedestal. A Brooklyn bridge panic left twelve dead and twenty six injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Li Hung Chang
China
France
Annsam
Samuel J. Tilden
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
America
Detroit
Anson Phelps Stokes
Charles Francis Adama, Jr
J. Sterling Morton
England
Bechuanas
Orange Free State
Bartholdi
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Donnelly Plans Chicago Appeal to Ease Trust Suffering
Ten years ago Ignatius Donnelly arrived in Chicago with aims to reduce suffering from the trust system. The Plankinton Bank failed in Milwaukee with liabilities around 1.1 million dollars. Over 60 million dollars in gold was exported from New York since January. The Chicago World’s Fair faced a Sunday departure injunction by Judge Stein.
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Ignatius Donnelly
Chicago
Plankinton Bank
Milwaukee
New York
Stein
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Kaasee
Bailey
Gisbo
Marshall
Flames
Kansans City
Solomon
Abilene
Topeka
Elleworth
Lawrence
Lindsborg
Ealing
Anwouse Tutchinson
Manhattan
Waomega
Emporia
Marys
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