H E Day Recaps Broad Happenings Worldwide
A compendium notes cholera in Bangkok, a Cuban prison murder, a Puebla boiler blast killing many, a Cairo fire wiping out property, and a France cloudburst wrecking factories. It cites earthquakes in Oaxaca, a poisoning case in Kentucky, a fatal freight wreck near Hudson, marine clashes in Vera Cruz, and an international leprosy conference in Berlin.
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Bangkok
Ruiz
Cuba
Norcega Bros
Puebla
Mexico
Cairo
Morge
France
Astoria
Malcolm W. Sale
Young's River
Fatal Explosion at Chicago Fireworks Plant
A June 10 blast at M Shure's fireworks factory on West Van Buren and Halstead streets killed one woman and injured fourteen severely and eleven lightly. Rockets and candles hit pedestrians on streetcars and sidewalks as flames engulfed the four story building, causing $60,000 in damage and widespread panic.
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Chicago
M.shure
West van Buren
Halsteiul
Maggie Kenny
Shure
Senate Backs 20 Percent Tariff on Raw Cotton
The Senate voted 43 to 17 to place raw cotton on the dutiable list at 20 percent ad valorem in the tariff bill. The move, first in tariff history, drew sharp debate with six Democrats joining Republicans. the rest of the agricultural schedule was approved as reported while Bacon’s amendment passed.
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Washington
Senate
South
Bacon
Finance Committee
Clay
Georgia
McEnery
Louisiana
McLaurin
Tillman
South Carolina
Rawlins
Utah
Kyle
Self immolations reported by Rackolniki sect at Tiraspol
London dispatch describes the Rackolniki self immolations at a tomb site near Tiraspol. Victims crowded into a clay chamber, dressed in their best and funeral shrouds, prostrating in silence under watchful co believers as Kovaloff’s party sealed the scene. Police orders follow reports of similar acts at Plotskoe, 16 versts away.
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London
Daily News
Tiraepol
Russia
Rackolniki
Kovaloff
Tiraspoly
Plotskoe
Nicaragua Opens Miners Access with New Materials Decree
Washington June 10 The government of Nicaragua by decree provides for free admission into Nicaragua of all materials necessary for mining.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Ruiz Case Sparks US Claim of Spanish Imprisonment
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Day notes pending consul general findings on the Ruiz case from Havana. The widow seeks 150000 by claiming illegal confinement and treaty rights violation. Officials expect a Spanish government claim on behalf of Ruiz’s family as next step.
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Washington
Day
Lee
Havana
Ruiz
State Department
Department
Dr. Ruiz
Cuba
Fatal collision on Omaha line near Hudson junction
Five men were killed and four injured when a westbound freight and an eastbound work train collided on a sharp downgrade near Hudson junction Wisconsin. The crash wrecked both engines and a boarding car fire claimed three more lives. The investigation cites disobeyed orders by Engineer James Owens and the conductor who took the wrong track. Estimated damage $60,000.
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Oaxaca
Mexico
Tehuantepec
Jerome Smeathere
Yelvington
Paris Green
Hudson
Wisconsin
Vera Crus
Weyler
Cuba
Department of State
Berlin
Tudson
Wis
Omaha
Hudson Junction
Owene
Mr. Calhoun's Cuba impressions from New York return
Special Commissioner W. J. Calhoun reports from New York that Cuba’s independence struggle is genuine with the insurgents backed by the people. He saw war, devastation, and Weyler’s failures, noting atrocities, failed pacification, and a weakened Spanish credit as the conflict deepens.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Charles M. Pepper
New York
W. J. Calhoun
Cuba
Calhoun
Weyler
Havana
Red Cross Society
Matanzas
Mr. Calhoun
United States
Congress
Spain
Five Mile Road Race Crash at Passaic Quarry
In New Jersey twenty riders entering a five mile road race collided with a ten ton quarry stone at a steep hill corner. Of sixty entrants twenty six remained in the group and chaos ensued as riders crashed, several were unconscious, and George Peddy of Lindhurst sustained a broken leg. Many were treated on site and bystanders and spectators aided the injured.
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New York
Passaic
N. J
George Peddy
Lindhurst
Peddy
Wandering Cheyennes Spark Montana Tension
Denver dispatch reports Montana settlers fear Cheyenne returners. Sheriff Gibb and Stock Inspector Smith plan action with warrants for White Bull Yellow Hair and Sam Crow as Captain Stouch withholds cooperation. County Attorney Porter urges Stouch replaced and warns of Indian depredations on the reservation.
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Denver
Col
The
Rocky Mountain News
Iron MA City
Mont
Otter Creek
Separation
Sheriff Gibb
Smith
White Bull
Yellow Hair
Sam Crow
Sherif Gibb
Captain Stouch
Senator Carter
T. J. Porter
Stouch
Stanley
Fatal Boiler Explosion At Norcega Bros Print Works
In Puebla Mexico City June 9 a boiler blast at Norcega Bros print works killed sixty or more people with debris hindering exact counts. A boiler fragment struck a house killing an elderly man and three children while an iron beam ripped through another home. A fireman nearby had his head torn off as troops arrive and workers comb the scene for remains.
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Mexico City
Norcega Bros
Puebla
Cyclist Killed While Racing in Providence
Arthur Lahiff, a cyclist, died while racing an electric car near Rogers Williams Park. The steep incline and fast trolley cars led to Lahiff tumbling headfirst over his handlebars, breaking his neck as the contest began.
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Providence
R. J
Arthur Lahiff
Rogers Williams
Lahiff
Gas Explosion Injures Men in Brown Coal Mine
In Monongahela Pennsylvania on June 9 an explosion of gas in the Brown Coal Companys Black Diamond mines injured several men though none fatally. A rescue party removed all workers before the gas overcame them. The blast, caused by an open ramp ignition, occurred at 7 oclock. A separate Chicago note reports three men and one woman seriously hurt when a rail on a flat car was struck by an express train on the Illinois Central Fund.
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Monongahela
Brown Coal Company
Chicago
Ilinois Central Fund
Baby Kidnapped From Custody In San Francisco
In San Francisco on June 8 a 19 month old boy, Charles Wincklemann, was abducted from Mrs. Becklow at 307 street while she dressed him for a visit. A man seized the child and fled to a nearby buggy with an accomplice, and neither parent has a decree of divorce or custody.
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Hermosa
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Grant County
Jeff Conley
Astoria
Salivon
Iite
Charles Wincklemann
New York Torpedo Boat Porter Completes Drydock Trial
The U States torpedo boat Porter arrived in drydock with submerged bottom repairs, then conducted a trial under Lt Fremont. The 42 mile round trip from Battery to Lealand lightship was completed in just under two hours, with steam pressure never exceeding a brief peak.
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New York
U States
Porter
Fremont
Leland
Miners Set 20 Day Strike in Pittsburg District
In Pittsburg on June 8 a miners convention voted for a 20 day strike by 23,000 miners, deferring action until the national executive board weighs the issue. Jones and Lavlin plant shut, leaving 35,000 workers idle amid the dispute.
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Pittsburg
National Executive Board
Jones & Lav’lin
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