Plea of Not Guilty by Former Congressman Driggs
Former Congressman Driggs was indicted by a Brooklyn federal grand jury on four counts, each alleging he received a $500 bribe from Brandt-Dent for securing a post office contract. He pleaded not guilty to the first count and reserved pleas to the rest, denying any improper conduct after his election.
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New York
Driggs
Federal Grand Jury
Brooklyn
Thomas
Post Office
Grand Jury
Brandt- Dent Company
United Staes
Post Office Department
Driges
Brandt-Dent Company
United States
New Orleans Begins 18 Million Sewerage and Water System
In New Orleans on June 1 Mayor Paul Capedeville broke ground for a citywide sewerage, water and drainage project valued around 18 million dollars. The plan aims to complete within five years, funded by a 1899 voter-approved tax, with ceremonies at Canal and Robertson streets and notable officials and financiers present. The drive followed the yellow fever outbreak of 1898 and seeks radical sanitary reform amid past delays.
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New Orleans
Junea
Paul Capedeville
Canal
Robertson Streets
Heard
Louisiana United States
Congress
Secretary
the Treasury
Fairchild
New York Trust Company
E. W. Kruttschnitt
Bernard McCloskey
Change of life and Wine of Cardui urged for women
A Toledo woman’s letter promotes Wine of Cardui as a remedy during the change of life. The text describes midlife health shifts, claims many women suffer, and urges early use to reestablish healthy functions and avoid future suffering.
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Laura S. Webb
Toledo
Ohio
Cardus
Wine
Cardui
Six Wounded as Richmond Streetcar Security Fires on Strikers
In Richmond six men were wounded by guards of the street railway company who fired into a crowd of striking sympathizers at Main and Lombard streets. Two victims were seriously hurt from buckshot, with cars later withdrawn under military escort. Obstructions and missiles plagued the East End as efforts to run service continued under defense detachments.
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Richmond
Street Railway Company
Main
Lombard
West End
East End
Change of venue granted in Tillman murder case
In Washington the motion for a change of venue in the Jas H Tillman murder indictment was decided in favor of a change by Judge Townsend. The county to which the trial will be sent remains undecided after counsel disputed the proper venue. In St Louis the World's Fair company reports cash expenditures of 8.5 million dollars through June and plans to draw from the 5.5 million treasury fund for expenses before September.
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Columbia
D. C
Jas. H. Tillman
Townsend
St. Louis
The
National Commission
Exposition Company
Secretary of the United States Treasury
Commission For
Peter's Oath in Belgrade Crowns King Peter
King Peter Karageorgevitch swears to protect Serbia's independence and its constitutional government before the skupshtina and troops. He pledges to govern by the constitution and laws, placing the welfare of the people before all, invoking God as witness.
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Belgrade
Peter
Indictments Issued Against Miller and Upton in Federal Cases
The Brooklyn grand jury indicted George S. Miller general agent of Brandt Automatic Cashier company for aiding former Congressman Briggs in a statute violation. Miller arraigned with bail set at 2500 dollars. In Baltimore indictments against C Ellsworth Upton and Thomas W McGregor of the post office for mail pouch frauds, out on 5000 dollars bail. Albany reports seventeen murderers awaiting execution in New York with dates July 6 and later, plus one on appeal Mrs Taylor.
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New York
Federal
Brooklyn
George S. Miller
Brandt Automatic Cashier Company
Miller
Briggs
Driggs
Baltimore
United States District Court
C. Ellsworth Upton
Thomas W. McGregor
Post Office Department
Washington
Albany
N. Y
Taylor
Franklin Fyllos Dying In New York Home
Veteran dramatic writer Franklin Fyllos is gravely ill at his New York City home from locomotor ataxia and is not expected to survive for long, according to his physician.
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New York
Franklin Fyllos
Yale Defeats Harvard In Thames River Boat Races
Hundreds of spectators in New London view races on the Thames as Yale wins the four oared freshman and varsity events over Harvard.
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New London
Conn
Yale
Harvard
Thames River
Candidates pass mental exam for midshipmen in Annapolis
The June 25 report lists midshipmen nominees who passed their mental examination. W. W. Hicks of Alabama, Seymour Holliday of Texas, D. S. Howard of Texas, H. H. Howell of New Mexico, C. Humphrey of Kentucky, S. S. Jeffries of Arkansas, L. Jordan Jr. of Tennessee, and R. L. Jurney of Texas are named.
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Annapolis
W. W. Hicks
Alabama
Seymour Holliday
Texas
Howard
H. H. Howell
New Mexico
C. Humphrey
Kentucky
S. Jeffries
Arkansas
L. Jordan, Jr
Tennessee
R. L. Jurney
Prominent Attorney Jenkins Dies in Kansas City at 78
W. Jenkins, noted attorney, died at his Kansas City home aged seventy eight. Born in New York in 1825 he settled in Maquaketa Iowa in the early fifties and served in the Civil War as colonel of the Thirty first Iowa. A son resides in Shreveport Louisiana.
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Kansas City
W. Jenkins
New York
Maquaketa
Japanese minister recovered presents to Diaz in Mexico
The Japanese minister to Mexico, ill since arriving, has recovered and was formally presented to President Diaz on Wednesday.
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City of
Mexico
Diaz
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Florence
Opera
Howell Brothers
Diggs
National House of Representatives
E. H. Driggs
Crescent City
John B. Mike
Bryan Steam Laundry
INGS
John Wittman
Flor
Women’s Democratic Clubs
Northern
Peter’s
Franklyn Fyllos
Dewitt
DeWitt's
E. C. Dewitt & CO
Chicago
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Krxpress
Cincinnati
Houston, Texas
T. J. Anderson
Asst
G.P
T.A
Nosedais
James & Castles
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