Philadelphia Prepares Great Republican Convention Hall
Philadelphia readies for the 1900 Republican National Convention with a 16 000 seat hall on the Schuylkill, $130 000 raised for the event, and hotel and transport plans in place. Delegates from Alabama Delaware Georgia Louisiana Pennsylvania Texas and Tennessee face contests, with a secret committee to distribute tickets among subscribers.
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Philadelphia
United States
Schuylkill River
Walton
Broad and Locust Streets
National Committee
Maine
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Ilanna
Bellevue
Senator Lodge
Massachusettts
West Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphans
Loaded Spanish cannon found in Kansas City park
Kansas City officials disclosed a Spanish cannon loaned months ago by the government as a park trophy is loaded with powder and projectiles. The War Department had warned cities and searched for the cannon after letters about a loaded gun were sent from Washington. An investigation shows the Kansas City cannon was repaired and shipped from Manila with its magazine filled.
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Kansas City
War Department
Washington
Manila
31 Volunteers Hold 600 Insurgents Four Days in Catubig
In Samar at Catubig a group of 31 men from Company H Forty-third volunteers withstood a siege by 600 insurgents for four days starting April 15. Reinforcements aboard the Lao Ang arrived just in time to rescue 13 besieged men after a perilous river crossing.
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Bay
Washington
Catubig
Samar
Company H
Forty-third Infantry Volunteers
War Department
H. M. Day
Forty-third Volunteer Infantry
Sweeney
Carson
Lieut
Girl Descends Into 55 Foot Well To Rescue Dog
Miss Clara Thompson of Snowden Thompson’s farm in Highland Howard county volunteers to descend a ladder attached to a chain to rescue her dog from a 55 foot well. A two bucket water draw apparatus powered the lowering before the accident paused the rescue attempt.
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Snowden Thompson
Highland
Howard County
Baltimore Sun
Clara Thompson
Trade Waits on Politics and Postpone Economic Shifts
R G Dun Co reports no major business changes expected before the presidential election as Congress adjourns. Rates for iron and coal fall, wool softens, cotton dips to 881 cents, and weekly U S failures rise to 206 with Canada at 19. Labor disputes restrain domestic expansion. The China risk adds another caution flag.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Congress
South Africa
China
Bessemer Association
Pittsburg
Southern Makers
United States
Canada
Estes Rathbone faces doubled bill audit and bond cue
The auditor's department voids 15000 dollars in vouchers including two thousand dollar double paid bills most tied to Muncie Indiana. Fidelity Co awaits bond liability while Rathbone and Miller confer on responsibility. Corydon Rich bonds in Neely case as witness. Neely accuses Rich of deceit via letter.
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Wasana
Estes G. Rathbone
Muncie
Ind
Fidelity Co
Rathbone
Miller
Rathhbone
Neely
Neley
Corydon Rich
Rich
Denver selects delegates to national convention
In Denver on June 9 the Democratic state convention chose Gov. Shomas and T J Maloney of Denver A T Gunnell of Colorado Springs and Charles Benkle of Pueblo as delegates at large and instructed them for Bryan and the Chicago platform.
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Denver
Gov. Shomas
T. J. Maloney
A. T. Gunnell
Colorado Springs
Charles Benkle
Pueblo
Bryan
Chicago
Drownings Reported in Alaska and Windy Arm River
Two men drowned in Lake Bennett Alaska in a recent incident. A party of three men and two women perished when a barge overturned in a gale on Windy Arm river.
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Tacoma
Wash
Lake Bennett
Alaska
Windy Arm River
DANGER IN A FOX BITE AND SKUNK DEATHS
Blood poisoning follows animal bites especially from carnivores that feed on putrid flesh. The piece notes traces of decaying matter on claws and teeth can cause poison and links matted encounters with lions or tigers to poor recovery. It also mentions possible deaths from western skunk bites.
Rescue After Well Incident Describes Narrow Escape
A young lady and her dog were saved from a collapsed well fixture after 11 hours submerged. Samuel Boswell helped reach the scene as neighbors gathered and Jacob Link lowered to pull the woman free. The dog survived but the woman may have hydrophobia linked to blood poisoning. The article notes fox bites causing blood poisoning in Sir Pryse Pryse's heir.
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Samuel Boswell
Patuxent
Jacob Link
Miss Thompson
Wisconsin Deep Well Near Good Shepherd House
The Good Shepherd property in Wauwatosa Wisconsin features a well bored to 2330 feet, one of the deepest worldwide. The contractor reports inability to obtain a flowing supply, signaling technical challenges in the deep drill operation.
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Wisconsin
Good Shepherd
Wauwatosa
Wis
Recruits Story as Magistrate Tests Record
A British Army recruit, fainting on reaching the surface, is sworn in after medical aid. The magistrate asks if he has been in prison, and the man jokes that he would not mind a few days if needed, before the proceedings continue.
Japanese Fae Chinese and Coining Modern Words
The note compares linguistic borrowing in Japanese and English, saying Japanese coins terms like telegram and photography by using Chinese, while English uses Greek as a source for new words. It frames language development as parallel to Greek influence on English and Chinese influence on Japanese.
The Old Kid Ad Maid at the Chicago Deliuverat
Fragmentary notice presents a brief caption about an ad maid and a straw man reference in Chicago. The readable text hints at a local theater or advertisement snippet without clear names or dates.
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Chicago Deliuerat
Water supply plan estimates costly pumping solution
The article describes a limited water rise near the surface and insufficient high quality water for washing and culinary use. It notes pumping with an engine costing $500 to obtain the necessary supply, promising water for a century for about seven thousand people.
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Doug
Hs Am
New Neglige Shirt Noted Before Johnson Arrival
Wicks reported hearing approaches down the street as Johnson entered, with locals debating who wore the new neglige shirt. The Somerville Journal captures a curious, colloquial moment among residents.
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Hicks
Bjohnson
Somerville Journal
Be wary of garbled bees in a distant hive tale
Fragmented OCR describes bees and leaves with scattered words about an enormous distance, hive absence, ascent, and flight toward a nastrat, creating unclear imagery without coherent events or sources.
Four Die In Oakland Beach Electric Car Crash
A head on collision on a curve on the Oakland Beach electric line near Providence killed four people and wounded 265, with Motorman Ed D. Burroughs among the dead. Lieut. Gov. Charles D. Kimball suffered internal injuries, and Mary Tourtillot was fatally injured as two cars on a single track collided at speed.
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Providence
R. L
Oakland Beach
Tsvo
Arthur Liscomb
George W. Baker
Lewis C. Sanborn
Ed D. Burroughs
Burroughs
Mwe
Warwick Station
Wight
Manchester
Hanson
Hanlon
Charles D. Kimball
Mary Tourtillot
Taft and commissioners face vast task in Philippines
Manila June 11 Judge Taft and fellow commissioners faced a flood of callers from many nations during their first Manila week. They remained unprejudiced listeners while aiming for a peaceful, well governed Philippines with army cooperation. Some natives expected instant reforms, others warned of stronger force to quell rebellion in Luzon and the Visayas. Casualties and seizures followed scouting efforts, and a Manila undergrowth network under lingering scrutiny. In Topeka the supreme court reopened murder cases of George Dobbs and Mrs Vineca New seeking new trials after convictions for the Eureka homicide two years prior.
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Manila
Taft
Philippine Civil Comission
Philippines
Judge Taft
Luzon
Visayas
Aa Arthur oMight
Sol
Maurici
Topeka
Wan
Supreme Court
George Dobbs
Vineca New
Eureka
Joseph New
New
Slaughter of Christians by Boxers Reported in Pekin
Reports from Pekin describe continued attacks by boxers against Christian communities. Eyewitness accounts recall multiple incidents causing casualties and escalating tension in the area. Local authorities pledge investigations and protection for residents.
China's Empress Downer Crisis Prompts Powers to Act
From London to Pekin reports on foreign relief troops, empress dowager turmoil, and calls for a joint protectorate. Dispatches say military mobilization, rising anti foreign sentiment, and warnings of further massacres as China veers toward international intervention.
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London
Pekin
Manchuria
Tien
Tung
Prince ‘Juan
Prince Tuan
Foreign Office
Prince Ching
Tien Tsin
Tartar
Vien Tsin
Shamghai
Shanghai
Daily Telegraph
Yun-Nan-Fu
Yun-Nan
Pekin Club
Belgia Legation
Legations
Daily Sepress
Weng Ting Ho
Kwang Tisu
West
Hsi Ts
China
Hsia ‘Ist
Kwang Hsu
Nanking
Wuchang
Lin
Amelia
Japan
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Hollander
Johns Hopking University
Baltimore
Ilia
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