Fragmentary World News Highlights From A Turbulent Era
Fragmented report notes govern ment expulsions in Switzerland, a famed gambling house in Broadway York closes, and Baro Wissmann resignations denied. It records German trade figures, a Cologne fire disaster killing three firemen, and legal rulings in Michigan. It mentions New Mexico school bills, coal scarcity, and strikes triggering small fights. It also covers Moltke’s birthday holiday, Turkish evacuation demand, editor changes at London papers, Knights of Labor reform pushes, and distillery plans opposing trusts. Bank reports show US national banks health and payroll details, with London police pay comparisons stirring debate.
News of the Week Conference debate on Silver bill and ocean regulations
The House and Senate clash over the Silver bill with arguments by West Coke Eberman Voorhees and Cockrell. The Senate adjourns after debate on free coinage and Treasury discretion. In the House a resolution seeks diplomatic correspondence on Behring Sea. journal and conference reports pass as quorums falter. Personal and political notes recount deaths, marriages, and appointments.
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Hitt
Foreign Affairs
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Great Britain
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Teller
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Latin Union
Death of General Clinton Fisk A Prohibition Candidate
General Clinton B. Fisk, Civil War veteran, lawyer and educator, died at age sixty two in New York. Born in New York in 1828, he rose from merchant to banker, led Missouri troops, and served as brigadier general and later major general of volunteers. He helped found Fisk University, chaired school boards, and promoted church unity while guiding the Prohibition party ticket in New Jersey and nationwide.
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United States
New Yeak
Clinton T. Fisk
Hoe
Probitition Party
Clinton Bowen Fisk
York
Livingston County
N. Y
Michigan
St. Louis
Thirty-third
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St Louis
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Freedmen's Bureau
Kentucky
Tennessee
Fink University
Nashville
Teen
Dicson College
Drew Theological Seminary
Albion College
Isiéhe
Board of Indian Commissioners
New Jersey
Knights at Drill Opens Competitive Pythian Event in Milwaukee
About six thousand spectators gathered at Cold Spring Park for the Knights of Pythias uniformed drill opening at the Grand Encampment in Milwaukee Wisconsin July 10 The Red Cross division from St Louis led off with precise commands followed by New Albany Indianapolis Grand Rapids and Chicago divisions amid cheers Inspectors include Army officers Captain Chas King Milwaukee Colonel Thomas W Griffith Lincoln Neb Lieutenant Hugh T Reade Chicago Lieutenant Leroy C Roucher Fort Totton N C Lieutenant A Pecker ing Lafayette Ind and Lieutenant H A Reed Fort Leavenworth.
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Leroy C. Roucher
Fort , Totton
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LaFayette
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Fort Leavenworth
Japan News From The Galicia Dispatches West Coast War Ship News
Reports based on the Japan mail claim Russia seized an island off Corea with British ships Lelander and Sev ern ready at sea on short notice. A Osaka launch accident kills fifty nine of one hundred aboard. fifty bodies recovered and about twenty injured. June 22 election under the new Japanese Constitution returns forty four House of Peers members, including farmers and merchants. US steamer Palos departed Nagasaki for Corea. Ow n aha expected to proceed from Kobe. In Danville Indiana, Ex-Banker James Faulkner rumored to escape punishment after testifying against his brother Lester BR Faulkner. US Attorney absent, deputy Morton says disposition at next term.
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Livingston County
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Alexander
Morton
Found Dead on the Track Malai Accident
A man, about 25, was found dead beside the railroad track at Waverly Tioga County New York about five in the morning. No identification was found on the body. Conductor Frank Phillips was killed nearby when stepping from his train in front of a Lehigh Valley train.
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N.Y
Waverly
Tioga County
Frank Phillips
Lehigh Valley
Tornadoes Rip Winthrop and Nearby Towns
A series of severe storms, including a vicious tornado, struck Winthrop Maine causing extensive damage. Homes, church structures, and a cotton-mill roof were destroyed. Mrs. Shaw suffered critical injuries. The storm ruined streets, toppled trees, and left the town in shock and mourning. Other areas including Salamanca New York and Prattsburg were hit, with multiple drownings and significant property loss reported.
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S. G. Davis
Levi Jones
George Glidden
Chester H. Shaw
Tolena B. Shaw
Shaw
Sanatoga
N. Y
Montreal
Rouse's Point
Whitehall
Bluff Point
Various Telegrams Report Broad World News
Population of United States rising weekly to ten million with counting by machines to finish mid August. A bloody pulp after a dairy train incident in Louisville Kentucky. Cholera outbreaks reported in Madrid and Valencia with rising cases and deaths. Deaths include Gen Joux C Fuenonr in New York and river man Wat Dean in Pittsburgh. University of Tennessee announces a new Sciencehall building costing about seventy thousand dollars to be completed by November fifteenth. Fire in Kirin China destroys one fifth of the city with multi million dollar losses and ten deaths. Litigation in Utica Michigan over alcohol sales to a minor. A Peoria Illinois fish trap deal includes his wife in the bargain. Louisville faces a political row over female inmates in the workhouse.
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Seventh Street
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Madrid
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New York
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Pittsburg
Ohio
Mississippi
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China
J.C. Ravuono
Utica
Mich
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Anthony Williams
Peck
Raymond
Henny Mren
Asherman
Peoria
Til
Si Waldron
Tioga Steamer Explosion Hits Chicago River
A catastrophic blast aboard the Tioga on the Chicago river at Washington Street injures and kills crew and stevedores. Fire hinders rescues as boilers burn, with estimated vessel and cargo damage around 875000. Seven dead and wounded by midnight, with eight or more still unaccounted in the hold.
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Dun's Report Highlights Steady Business Growth and Dull Mid-Summer
Dun and Co reports despite midsummer dullness and hot weather, trade volume remains higher than any prior year with strong crop prospects. Wheat and corn prices rise on large sales while cotton holds. rail traffic stays large, bank deposits and loans rise, but money is tight in some regions and oil prices fall.
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Weekly Trade Review
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Census Figures Surprise New York Population Lower Than Estimate
Census returns from Wasutxoros show New York stands near 1.5 million, about 200000 fewer than the rough 1.7 million estimate, likely keeping Philadelphia and Chicago close for second in the nation as West gains power. Meanwhile at What Cheer, Iowa, Ray Hawk and Fred Armstrong perished after being overcome in an old air shaft rescue attempt.
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Mississippi Weather and Civic Notes From July Record
The Mississippi weather bulletin reports uneven rainfall across the state with southern sections getting too much rain and corn suffering in places. Central and northern areas see frequent storms, while cotton prospers with dry spells. fruit crops fail and gardens suffer from dryness. Municipal notes cover bond issues, a vacancy in the county treasurer’s office, a planned July 21 election, a reele tion bid, deaths, illicit stills, railroad rumors, a veterans reunion, post office openings, and various county and civic appointments.
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