Race question stirs as Bruce and Lynch defend president
Washington dispatches quote the president in a June conversation with a southern delegation admitting familiarity with colored peoples concerns while avoiding social mixing. Ex Senator Bruce and Auditor Lynch urge wider circulation of their defense, stating the president’s views are fair and justified and urging patience for colored citizens.
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Washington
Washington Dispatches
Indianapolis
United States
South
Bruce
Lynch
Associated Press
Conference of the
Colored Men
Jackson
Miss
Harrison
Cronin Suspect Kunze Tied to Cottage Night Drive
Kunze a Cronin suspect and picture frame maker linked to the Carlson cottage crime night May 4. States Attorney Longnecker says enough evidence exists to hang Coughlin and Kunze, with witnesses including a Camp 20 member ready to testify against Cooney and Burke.
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Cronin
Cutcaco
Kunze
Chicago Avenue
Coughlin
Carlson Cottage
Longnecker
Kuntz
Tis
Alexander Sullivan
Sullivan
Landmark Title Dispute Spurs Million Dollar Property Claim
Attorney Brown uncovers a flaw dating to 1855 in a land title that centers on a vast property in Minneapolis. The disputed tract includes the Minneapolis chamber of commerce building as part of a claim secured by Brown and fellow investors.
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Minneavonis
Ctty
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Flaw in Title Halts Building as Land Dispute Emerges
Prosecution seeks full claim on eight acres and nearby valuable land amid a stalled project. Chamber of commerce members are unaware of the dispute. President Loring and Secretary Sturtvant could not be located. at the time of construction a title defect paused work briefly though officials believed it resolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Loring
Sturtvant
Telluride Bank Robbers Identified in Durango Report
A Durango dispatch says three Telluride bank robbers Tom McCarthy Matt Warner and Billy Madden are identified as suspects. McCarthy and Warner are said to work in placer mining near Mancos and have fled to Dolores with horses. Madden is in custody as authorities pursue a fourth member.
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Denver
Con
Durango
Cal
Telluride
Tom McCarthy
Matt Warner
Billy Madden
Mancos
McCarthy
Warner
Dolores
Sheriff Wasson
Chicago Gains Suburbs In Annexation Vote
Curiaco July 19 reports suburbs Hyde Park Lakeview Cicero and Jefferson voted to join Chicago. Antis led by local officials fought the plan but results show annexationists carried all targeted areas. Combined population nears 1.1 million and Chicago expands to about 174 square miles, becoming the nation’s largest city by area.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Hyde Park
Lakeview
Cicero
Jefferson
Dr Day's Sentence Commuted Amid Pardon Review
Dr Warren E Day convicted in Arkansas district court for polygamy was sentenced to two years in 1889. His term was reduced previously and now further commuted to six months after new papers show improved conduct as a soldier and slight doubt on technical guilt.
Extreme heat grips Northwest with no relief in sight
The Hot Wave across the northwest keeps temperatures at record highs with no cooling in sight for another day. City readings exceed 90 while several locations including Minnesota, North Dakota, Manitoba, and Montana report extreme heat. Helena shows signs of a break though.
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St. Paul
Northwest
Signal Service
Minnesota
Dakota
Manitoba
Montana
Helena
Huron
Moorehead
Minn
Bismarck
Fort Holly
Duluth
Six Persons Asphyxiated by Gas in Paterson NJ
In Paterson New Jersey six people two men and four women were found dead from gas asphyxiation tonight. Local silk weaver John Godfrey who kept lodgings is linked to the scene with others found deceased in chairs while four women lay on the floor.
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New York
Paterson
New Jersey
John Godfrey
Godfrey
Santa Fe Denies Withdrawal From Interstate Railway Group
In Curenco June 19 President W B Strong reports to the Associated Press that a dispatch from Kansas City claiming the Santa Fe railway would withdraw from the interstate commerce railway association is unfounded. The railroad’s headquarters say the report has no basis.
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Curenco
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company
W. B. Strong
Topeka
Associated Prev
Kansas City
Santa Fe Company
Inter-State Commerce Railway Association
Washington Park Mares Show Hot Track Action
In hot weather at Washington Park, a dust laden track hosted several races. Kate Malone won the mile maiden for three year olds with Etrurias second and Plunder third in 143 and five-eighths. Bill Lether won the maiden two years old, Harvester second Guin wad third in 1024. Bonita won the mile and one eighth with Gils ford second Bonnie King third in 15S. Ernestrace captured the mile with Hrewsters second Electricity third in 1moak.
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Washington Park
Curcaco
Kate Malone
Etrurias
Plunder
Bill Lether
Harvester
Guinwad
Abilene
Lottie
Tioga
Governor Beaver Comments on Conemaugh Cleanup Progress
The governor spoke today on the Conemaugh cleanup from the dam to the Gautier steel works. Work started this morning and two bodies were recovered.
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Jo Uxwrown
Beaver Here
Ile Here
Conemaugh
Gautier Steel
Sullivan II Trim Preparations For Fight In Belfast
Sullivan and trainer Muldoon oversee indoor drills in Belfast as John L. Sullivan hones power with heavy bag work and rope skipping ahead of his southbound bout. Muldoon warns a single early punch could end the match, while Sullivan insists his legs remain strong and ready.
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Sullivan Hendy
Belfast
N.Y
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Muldoon
Sullivan to Fight in New Orleans Preparations Underway
Sullivan heads south to New Orleans for the upcoming bout with plans for multi ring security and police cordons. A 24 foot ring will be enclosed by a second ring and a 45 foot outer area holds $10 ticket holders while guards manage entry. Jamie s on leads inner guard with 40 Mississippi volunteers. 2,000 fans expected. Betting activity limited but interest high as trains will move early for fight day.
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New Oreans
Sullivan
South
Spanish Fort
Mississippi City
Jamieson
Meridan
Jamies
New Orleans
Therr
Jack Barrett
James Magruder
Richmond
Denver
Sullivan in top form for July bout despite fatigue
Rochester dispatch reports Sullivan and his party forty miles from Rochester as he nears the fight. He says he feels in perfect shape, weighing 197 pounds and aiming for 203, vowing to win the fight or die in the ring. Muldoon confirms May training plan left Sullivan in ideal condition.
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Sullivan
Cutcaco
Chicago Inter-Queen
Rochester
Ryan
Sam
Muldoon
John
Federal Appointments List of New U S Consuls
The president announced a slate of new consular postings including A London Snowden to Roumania Servia and Greece. William Hayden Edwards to Berlin. Augustus O Bourne to Rome. Eugene Schuyler to Cairo. Wallace Bruce to Leith. William Harrison Bradley to Nice. and others to Lyons Athens Tein Tein Barmen Osaka Sonnebery Hamburg St Thomas and more. Names include Edward Fairchild Manatt Howman Studer Smithers Johnson Halsey Moore and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. London Snowden
Pennsylvania
Roumania
Servia Greece
William Hayden Edwards
Ohio
Eneral
Berlin
Augustus O'Bourne
Hode Island
Rome
Eugene Schuyler
New York
Cairo
Wallace Bruce
Leith
William Harrison
Bradley
Nice
Edmund P Fairchild
Michigan
Lyons
Irving
Manatt
Nebraska
Athens
William Howman
Kentucky
Tien Tein
Adolph Studer
Iowa
Barmen
Enoch Smithers
Delaware
Osaka
Hoya
Alexander C. Moore
West Virginia
St. Thomas
Charles F. Johnson
Hamburg
Silas C. Halsey
Sonnebery
Telluride Bank Robbery Suspects Tracked by Deputies
Deputy Sheriff Knouse and Sheriff Love captured two men, William Madden and George Brown, aiding the Telluride bank robbery fugitives. The pair were shadowed and found with ammunition and gear for the robbers hidden in the hills between the Dolores and Mancos rivers. Madden is reported as a brother of one of the robbers.
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Telluride
Tentuwine
Calo
Knouse
Joss Love
Dolores County
William Madden
George Brown
Dolores
Mancos
Robbery Suspects Named in Intercepted Note
A life note intercepted points to a planned meeting at midnight for a conference. The speaker accuses Hert Madden Hob Porter Matt Warner and Tom McCarty of the robbery, claiming long preparation. Hills with dense brush surround the area, with no trails except occasional outskirts. About twelve to fifteen men are in pure suit, but capture seems unlikely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hert Madden
Hob Porter
Matt Warner
Tom McCarty
Danforth Lynch Bout Ends In Foul After Brutal Twenty Two Rounds
The lightweights Tommy Danforth and Jimmy Lynch fought a brutal Staten Island bout described as the fiercest since a long-ago clash. Danforth injured his right hand in round six and Lynch dominated early, with Danforth later breaking Lynch’s jaw in round nineteen. The match ended in a foul as Danforth struck Lynch while he rose in round twenty two.
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New York
Tommy Danforth
Jimmy Lynch
Staten Island
Haytien
Farrel
Danforth
Lynch
Yoch
Brooklyn police confirm Cronin suspect in city
New York dispatch reports Patrick Cooney, the Cronin suspect, is believed to be living in Brooklyn. Details note police satisfaction and location certainty as of July 1. The item sits among brief notices from other cities.
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New York
Brooklyn
Patrick Cooney
Cronin
Deusiin
James Winstanley
Parnell
Dublin
Champertats
Oak
Sioux Commission
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Leo XIII
Durango Fire Destroys Half of Durango Town
A major blaze in Durango Colorado raged this afternoon under a north wind, destroying eight business blocks and three churches along with much of the residential area. The fire left the town in ashes with an estimated loss of 300000 and limited insurance. The post office and Strater's hotel escaped. The cause is suspected incendiary.
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Durango
Denver
Col
Strater
An Important Witness in the Cronin Case
The German John Kunze, indicted with six others in Dr. Cronin’s murder, is in police custody for days. He reportedly supplied key grand jury testimony and confessed driving Detective Coughlin to Carlson cottage on May 4. Further details from Kunze remain unclear.
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Curiaco
John Kunze
Grand Jury
Dr. Cronin
Kunze
Coughlin
Carlson Cottage
P.O. Sullivan
Polygamy in West Virginia Sparks Dignation in WV
Wrekking July 1 report notes persistent Mormon missionary activity in Ritchie County West Virginia with two elders Kelly and Shriner based in the area. Indian Creek hosts weekly meetings where polygamy is preached and at least one convert has taken a second wife. Fifty full-fledged Mormons reported in the county with no transplant efforts.
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West Virginia
Wreeting
Ritchie County
Kelly
Shriner
Indian Creek
Stern Fined Twenty Dollars For Sunday Baseball Game
A. A. Stern, president of the Cincinnati baseball club, was fined 20 dollars and costs for permitting a game of baseball on Sunday. The judge ruled it violated the law since it was conducted for money, despite claims of no disorder. Judge B. Rinston also ruled against John Lederer of Atlante Garden for keeping saloons open Sunday, despite Lederer's defense that he ran a restaurant.
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Cincinnati
A. A. Stern
Cincinnati Baseball Club
Udge B. Rinston
John Lederer
Atlante Garden
To Visit Denver With General Sherman Party
To Visit Denver New Year June to General W. Y. Sherman with a party of friends started today for Denver Colorado. They go to attend a reception tendered the general by prominent citizens of Denver on the 4th of July.
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Denver
New Yeak
W. Y. Sherman
Colorado
Sullivan Arrives in Cincinnati for Kilrain Bout
Sullivan and party reach Cincinnati with a heated boxing talk surrounding the Kilrain fight. Fans debate the outcome amid Sullivan’s injured arm, while Kilrain’s backers wager if the bout stays fair and not a hippodrome. Sullivan’s entourage, including trainer Muldoon, prepares for travel to New Orleans with a special car equipped for comfort and training.
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Sullivan
Cincinmati
Cincinnati
John Lb
Kilrain
Kilratin
Tee City
John
Muldoon
Johnson
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
New Orleans
Beaton Race at Sheepshead Cap horse Salvator wins
Rainy Sheepshead day closes with the Beaton Day meeting as Salvator trained by McLaughlin wins the fourth realization race worth 40000 under J B Haggin ownership. Penny drives a late rush as Littlefield straightens Penny and Salvator fights to the finish in a thrilling finish.
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New York
Sheepshead
Salvator
McLaughlin
J. B. Haggin
Spur
Penny
Littlefield
Fearful Washout Tragedy On Norfolk and Western
A washout about eighty by fifty feet on the Norfolk and Western railway near Lynxcmure Virginia caused an engine at thirty miles per hour to plunge into a ten foot water filled gulch. Eight cars were involved and the boiler exploded on impact. Estimates put fatalities at 25 to 30 with many injured. Wounded were sent to Roanoke Bufardsville and Liberty for care.
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Lynxcmure
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Roanoke
Bufardsville
Liberty
General Crooks Speech At Indian Council On Dakota Bill
Sioux commission meets with Dakota Indians at Oak to discuss a land reform bill. Elders oppose while young men back it as Major Warner explains the bill and Governor Foster urges acceptance to speed civilization benefits. General Crook ends with a simple beef incentive and calls for early sign in the agent’s office. The outcome hinges on Santee satisfaction and eventual agency decisions.
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Crooks
Lower Baine Acexey
Oak
Severalty
Foster
Congress
Dakota
Major Warner
Warner
Crook
Connersion
Remarkable Conjoined Birth Reported Near Kempton Indiana
July 1 reports describe a female conjoined twin or single odd form born near Kempton Tipton County. The infant presents a single body with four arms and four legs and appears to be two bodies joined at the pelvis yet functioning as one. Both halves exhibit independent movement and health at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feaxkronr
Ind
Wealthy Los Angeles lady arraigned for petty shoplifting
Mrs James Clandine a rich Los Angeles woman faced a police court arraignment in Cureacu Ti on stealing two pairs of cheap stockings from a local dry goods store. After denial of pleas the court imposed a $15 fine for disorderly conduct.
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Cureacu
James Clandine
Los Angeles
Cal
Claudius
New York
Sale of Haggin's Colts Draws Big Bids at New York Auction
A large crowd of turfmen attended Haggin's Rancho Del Paso yearlings sale in New York. The first lot sold for 1050 to Charles Reade of Tennessee. Prominent attendees included Senator George Hearst and Philip and Mike Duryer. Yearlings commanded prices from 500 upward with sales such as a $2550 Darebin colt to HH. Thornton of San Francisco and other high bids by Scott Quinton and Charles Read.
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Haggin
New York
B. Haggin
Rancho del Paso
Charles Reade
Tennessee
George Hearst
California
Philip
Mike Duryer
Darebin
Bavaria
HH. S. Thorntod
San Francisco
Bessie Briton
Scott Quinton
Sir Modred
Bonnie Kate
Caressima
Warwick
Cadella Planet
Charles Read
Appointments Filed for Indian Affairs and Land Offices
The president announced new appointments including Arthur M. Tinker as Indian Inspector in Massachusetts W E Reynolds named special agent for allotments to Indians in Wisconsin George A Mackenzie to be register of land office Stockton California Archer O Simons to Fort Belknap agency Montana Charles Bartholomew to Southern Ute and Jicarilla agency Colorado William P McClure to Pueblo agency New Mexico and William I Plumb to Western Shoshone agency Nevada.
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Washington
Arthur M. Tinker
Massachusetts
Colorado
William P. McClure
New Mexico
Pueblo Agency
William I. Plumb
Nevada
Invitation for Camp Fire in Denver Honors General Sherman
An invitation issued for July 1 invites old soldiers and G A R veterans to a camp fire at the new armor hall Twenty sixth and Curtis streets Denver in honor of General W F Sherman Comrades and sons of veterans admitted by badge Tickets available July 1 from11 Lawrence Street upstairs from 9 until 12 30 M Satisfactory service evidence required Tickets must be shown and attendees urged to bring corn cob pipes Signed James Inman Chairman of the entertainment committee
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Denver
New Armore Hall
Sivth
Curtis Streets
W. F. Sherman
Lawrence Street
James Inman
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Telluride Bank Hobber
Sullivan II
Trim
Gary Hattle
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