Crop Prospects Good Across Most Districts East of Rockies
Weather throughout the eastern districts of the United States has been favorable for crop development with cool Pacific coast conditions and beneficial rains in central plateaus and eastern Rocky Mountain regions. Corn planting advances, winter wheat favorable in most regions, but Texas and Oklahoma show insect damage, and Southern states report poor stands needing rain.
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Rocky Mountains
Gulf and
South Atlantic
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic
Mississippi
Missouri
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountain
Carolinas
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Michigan
California
Minnesota
Cotton
South Carolina
Ohio
Indiana
Beregsenera Corp
Msusk
South Dakota
Nebraska
Landslides destroy several Alpine villages and other crimes
Reports note Alpine villages devastated by landslides with unknown fatalities. Exile of forty eight thousand Turks over eleven years. Bedford Pennsylvania sees Harley’s bank and five businesses burn for a loss of one hundred thousand dollars. Personal calamities include suicides and murders in Ohio and Massachusetts. Vryheid sees a small battle with one English fatality and Boer casualties. Yola honors for Gen Funston amid costly city bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley's Bank
Bedford
S. B. M. Young
Cornelia D. McLanahan
Washington
Egypt
Roy Levenstein
Cleveland
Ohio
Jerome Cowen
Boston
Cornelius
Vryheid
Thomas Poteet
Bowling Green
Evenys
Jacob Miller
Egg Harbor
N. Y
Yola
Funston
Wall Street's Northern Pacific Corner Sparks Market Frenzy
A dramatic opening on the New York Stock Exchange drives prices to 180 before a rapid drop to 155 as brokers scramble to execute orders. Reports credit James B. Keene with a massive coup, with Harriman Kuhn Loeb Standard Oil allies pushing the advance and Morgan Hill group opposing the move amid a contest to control the Northern Pacific railway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
New York Stock Exchange
Money Center
Northern Pacific
Exchange
James B. Keene
E. Hi. Harriman
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Standard Oil
Union Pacific
J. J. Hill
J. P. Morgan
Paying Claims in Maine Disaster Case Spurs Inquiry
The Spanish claims commission reviews two claims for damage from the Maine explosion in Havana. Judge Chandler says the suit could shape the trial of claims, with focus on how the battleship was destroyed and the 200 crew deaths. Indemnity may rest on care in anchorage or fault by Spanish officials, not outright treachery.
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Spanish Claims Commission
Maine
Havana Harbor
Chandler
Naval Board of Inquiry
Spain
Naval Board
Nou- Spain
United States
Mrs McKinley Falls Ill Delays West Tour Note
President McKinley’s West tour was interrupted by Mrs. McKinley illness. A special train carried the president, Mrs. McKinley, and entourage to San Francisco for rest at Henry T. Scott’s residence while cabinet members continued the program. A bone felon appeared on her finger after leaving New Orleans, adding to her discomfort during travel.
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McKinley
West
Barber
Rixey
Cortelyou
Henry T. Scott
Scott
San Francisco
del Monte
New Orleans
Mia
Notable Sports Roundup on Bends Stars and European Racing
The piece surveys varied athletes and bets across cycling boxing and horse racing. It notes Tom Cooper’s earnings from cycling, Eddie Bald’s return to racing, and the arrival of foreign riders including French Taylor. It highlights Jack McClelland’s rising boxing, Comiskey’s pitchers Revour and Skopec, and Australian aging Peter Jackson. It also mentions William C Whitney’s Kentucky horse farm with $350,000 invested in six stallions, Hamburg valued at $60,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Cooper
Eddie Bald
Taylor
Europe
Marvin Hart
Louisville
McCoy
Comiskey
Revour
Skopec
Jack McClelland
Zimmerman
Harry Elkes
Australia
Peter Jackson
Jackson
Sydney
William C. Whitney
New York
Lexington
Mr. Whitney
Hamburg
Hawaiian lawmakers push to remove Gov Dole
Hawaiian territorial legislature calls on President McKinley to oust Governor Dole, accusing him of obstructing legislation and vetoing the county government act. Dole counters with bribery charges and demands corruption investigations before any extra session. Washington reports officials doubt McKinley will heed the memorial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaiian
McKinley
Gov. Dole
Washington
Hawaii
Mrs McKinley Sails to San Francisco for Rest and Care
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley depart by special train from Del Monte to San Francisco for urgent medical care. Dr Rixey notes Mrs McKinley's weakness but not alarm. observers doubt the severity is fully disclosed and call for governor removal explanations from officials.
Minor Note: Mary Boggus and Local Tidbits
News clipping lists a variety of brief items: Mary Boggus, 18, of Sheffield, Alo, is reported with hydrophobia. Vermont plans an old home week in August. A twenty story building is planned on Fourth Street in Cincinnati. Wolves are increasing rapidly in northern Canada forest districts. A Chinese steamer near Canton sinks, drowning seventy. Locusts in Cyprus result in 250000 deaths over two years. Chicago reports 70,000 arrests yearly and 4,000 miles of streets to be policed by 3,300 officers. US consuls note lepers on Canary Islands, 200 on Teneriffe. Constable Farrell of Arlington, Tenn. strikes a negro, pistol explodes, killing the officer. New York’s latest building rises fifteen stories with four beneath ground.
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Mary Boggus
Sheffield
Alo
Vermont
Fourth Street
Cincinnati
Canada
Canton
Cyprus
Chicago
United States
Canary Islands
Teneriffe
Farrell
Arlington
Tenn
New York
Maine Wreck Raised In Havana Harbor Plan
Newton F Chamberlain says the Maine wreck will be floated and repaired by constructing a dam to pump out water. Once water is removed the bow hole is repaired then reflooding will raise the ship for overhaul in Havana docks. Machinery appears undamaged and ammunition sealed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Maine
Chamberlain
Steel trust dismantles plants to fund larger works
Dutch troops on the west coast of Achin routed 500 natives, killing fifty, in a remote action reported amid broader strategic moves. The steel trust is said to shift machinery from smaller plants to more important works, signaling industrial consolidation.
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Steel Trust
Coas
Achin
River Steamer City of Paducah Sinks After Snag Hit
The Mississippi River near Grand Tower Illinois saw the river steamer City of Paducah sink in minutes after striking a snag while backing from Brunkhorst landing. Between twenty and thirty people reportedly drowned as passengers and crew slept through the disaster. The City of Clifton rescued escaped passengers and crew, with the loss marking the first death among this vessel’s three sinkings.
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City of Paducah
Mississippi River
Grand Tower
Brunkhorst Landing
St. Louis
City of
Clifton
St. Lonia
Mr. Block
Paducah
Kirkpatrick
St. Lonix
The Wicked Man Deceived Her in Love and Lies
Henry Brandt of Paterson New Jersey wooed Marie Scogel by claiming blond hair and gleaming teeth. She accepted, but soon learned the deception as she found him bald with false teeth. Marie ends the engagement. Henry files suit for breach of promise.
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Henry Brandt
Paterson, N. J
Marie
Scogel
Henry
Church and Clergy News from Several States
The First English Lutheran Church of the General Synod in Toledo Ohio has been organized. Rev C H Weaver resigns Trinity Episcopal Davenport Iowa. Rev J J Ross of Chatham Ohio called to First Baptist Detroit Michigan. St Pauls Episcopal Grand Forks North Dakota hires Rev J E Burleson Tecumseh Michigan. Rev A C V Carter takes charge of St Philip s Episcopal Mission St Paul Minnesota. Col John Jacob Astor to present bells at Cathedral of St John the Divine New York. Rev J H Enger and son J Howard Eager Jr prepare a seventy days Europe tour. First Lutheran Carlisle nearing completion. congregation organized 146 years ago.
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First English Lutheran Church
General Synod
Toledo
Ohio
C. H. Weaver
M. D
Trinity Episcopal Church
Davenport
Iowa
J. J. Ross
Chatham
Ohto
First Baptist Church
Detroit
Mich
St. Pauil’s Episcopal Church
Grand Forks
N. D
J. EK. Burleson
Tecumseh
A. C. V. Carter
Hoffman Hall
Nashville
Tenn
St. Philip’s Episcopal Mission
St. Paul
Minn
John Jacob Astor
St. John the Divine
New York
J. H. Enger
D. D
Southern Baptist Convention
Italy
J. Howard Eager, Jr
Baltimore
Europe
Cumberland Valley
Pennsylvania
Lutheran Church
Carlisle
Trial of Harvard Professor Echoes Parkman Murder Case
The Eastman murder trial mirrors the famous 1849 Parkman-Webster case in Boston. Harvard instructor Charles B Eastman stands accused of killing Richard Grogan, while detectives uncover bones and teeth from a lab vault and the remains in a furnace ash pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastman
Harvard
Charles B. Eastman
Richard Grogan
Geo. Parkman
Boston
John W. Webster
Parkman
Boston Medical College
Wrebster
Webster
Medical College
Secretaries Foster bankruptcy petition reveals assets nil
Charles Foster of Fostoria Ohio filed voluntary bankruptcy in Toledo District Court listing total debts of 747008.34 with assets zero. The petition notes secured claims of 236574.20 and unsecured and other debts of 197451.58 142608.42 and 170374.14. Foster, a noted politician from Fostoria, once served as Ohio governor and U S secretary of the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Foster
Fostoria
Ohio
United States District Court
Toledo
Foster
Charis Fostre
United States
Congress
Finley
Mr. Foster
the Treasury
Yo Wil
William Windom
Treasury
Harrison
Oklahoma to gain statehood touted by congressman
Dennis T Flynn predicts next Congress will grant Oklahoma statehood, praising its population, credit, and standing in Washington. R E L Meehan notes booming Mexico attracting educated workers. Judge Allen Page condemns easy divorces as a societal evil. George B Lane recalls Senator Allen's long speech in 1882. M E Foster reports Houston to burn Beaumont oil as cheaper fuel. twelve factories start using it with plans for pipeline oil transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis T. Flynn
Oklahoma
Congress
Washington
East
George B. Lane
Olympia
Wash
Nebraska
W. W. Allen
Senator Allen
Kearney
Grand Army of the Republic
Omaha
Maj. Clarkson
Mr. Allen
M. E. Foster
Houston
Texas
Beaumont
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Gulf
South Atlantic States
Gaims
Mrs. Spkinley
LLS
Qos
Dole
Sanford B&b. Dole
Rixes
San Franciso
Atlantic
Pr. Rixey
Ture
Gov. Doele
Mrs. Merinley
Gen. Fnnston
The
Grani Tower
Uil
Marie Scogel
Pr. Weroster
R. E. L. Meehan
Monterey
Mex
Mexico
Allen Page
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