The Race Question and Presidential Views Statement
Washington dispatches report the president voiced that he would not like a negro mayor postmaster or U S attorney in his home region and that he may understand race feelings better than others. Ex Senator Bruce and Auditor Lynch dispute the account and say the president’s views are fair and just for all races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Dispatches
Indianapolis
United States
South
Bruce
Lynch
Associated Press
Conference of the
Colored Men
Jackson
Miss
Harrison
Cronin Suspect Kunze Tied to Carlson Cottage Night
Kunze a Cronin suspect and picture frame maker linked to Chicago avenue police, said to have driven Cronin to the Carlson cottage on May 4. States Attorney Longnecker voices confidence in evidence to implicate Coughlin and Kuntz, with witnesses including a Camp 20 member. Sullivan case teeters as grand jury evidence remains inconclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronin
Cutcaco
Kunze
Chicago Avenue
Coughlin
Carlson Cottage
Longnecker
Kuntz
Tis
Alexander Sullivan
Sullivan
Sensational land title dispute in Minneapolis raises old flaw
Attorney Brown uncovers a possible flaw in 1855 title to a large block in downtown Minneapolis où the Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce sits in a magnificent stone building. He and associates have recently secured a claim to deeds involving a million dollars in property.
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Minneavonis
Ctty
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Brown
Flawed title halts building work amid land dispute
The article notes a title flaw discovered during construction halting work on a valued nearby land project. Chamber of commerce leaders are unaware of the dispute as President Loring and Secretary Sturtvant could not be located. Prosecution of the claim for all eight acres is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Loring
Sturtvant
Telluride Bank Robbers Near Capture in Colorado
Durango dispatch reports Telluride bank robbers McCarthy Warner and Billy Madden from Mancos likely to be captured. McCarthy and Warner, placer miners, left Mancos for Dolores with horses. Madden allegedly promised to join with fresh mounts and has been arrested to stop further involvement. A fourth member remains unknown.
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Denver
Con
Durango
Cal
Telluride
Tom McCarthy
Matt Warner
Billy Madden
Mancos
McCarthy
Warner
Dolores
Sheriff Wasson
Chicago annexation vote seals suburbs to the city
In Hyde Park Lakeview Cicero and Jefferson the annexation issue passed as Chicago voters expectant. Officials noted an added population near 200000 and a total city area expanding to about 174 square miles making Chicago the largest U S city by area. The boundary between old city limits and annexed towns appeared indistinct to casual observers.
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Chicago
Curiaco
Hyde Park
Lakeview
Cicero
Jefferson
Dr Day’s Sentence Commuted by President
Washington report states Dr Warren E Day, once convicted in Arkansas federal court for polygamy and twice sentenced, now receives a six month commutation after new papers cite good conduct as a soldier and raise minor doubt about guilt.
Unrelenting Northwest Heat With No Quick Break
The Hot Wave across the northwest keeps temperatures extreme as signal service offices foresee no cooling for another day. Reports show Minneapolis, Manitoba, Montana and neighboring regions experiencing heat with cities like Huron, Moorehead, Bismarck and Fort Holt recording high readings while Helena shows signs of a break.
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St. Paul
Northwest
Signal Service
Minnesota
Dakota
Manitoba
Montana
Helena
Huron
Moorehead
Minn
Bismarck
Fort Holly
Duluth
Six Perish By Gas In Paterson Lodging House
In Paterson New Jersey six people two men and four women were found asphyxiated by gas in a lodging house run by silk weaver John Godfrey The gas smell was noticed today and an entry forced into his room Four women lay on the floor while Godfrey and another man were found dead in chairs The incident occurred tonight with authorities investigating the cause and connections to the lodging house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paterson
New Jersey
John Godfrey
Godfrey
Santa Fe Denies Withdrawal From Interstate Association
In Curenco June 19 a dispatch from President W B Strong says the Santa Fe railroad disclaims any plan to withdraw from the Interstate Commerce Railway Association and that last night's Kansas City report alleging such a move is without foundation.
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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 at Curcaco Race Card
Hot weather and dusty track as thoroughbred maidens race at Curcaco. Kate Malone wins the mile maiden three-year-olds with Etrurias second and Plunder third in 143 five-eighths. Two-year-olds race where Bill Lether takes the win and Harvester is runner up in 1 0 z y five-eighths. Additional results include Abilene, Tioga, Bonita, Gils ford, Bonnie King and Ernestrace across subsequent races with varying distances and placements.
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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
Governor Beaver spoke today on the Conemaugh cleanup from dam to Gautier steel works. He said work is started and the area may become self sustaining. two bodies were recovered during the operation.
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Jo Uxwrown
Beaver Here
Ile Here
Conemaugh
Gautier Steel
Sullivan II Trimpreps for Combat in Belfast Bout
John L Sullivan trains indoors in Belfast New York as Muldoon notes a single devastating punch could end the fight quickly. Sullivan works a heavy ball and rawhide bag for fifteen minutes, then skips a thousand times to prove his legs are still strong. He plans to win or die in the attempt and asks friends to refute claims his legs are gone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan Hendy
Belfast
N.Y
John L. Sullivan
Sullivan
Muldoon
John
Sullivan heads south for New Orleans big fight
Sullivan leaves for Spanish Fort with plans for a tightly guarded bout setup. Two concentric rings, police cordons, press area and 10 dollar seating, with guards and a large traveling contingent from Mississippi and beyond.
Sullivan's Condition Ahead of Famed Fight
A Rochester dispatch reports Sullivan and his party arriving near the city in strong form. Sullivan declares himself in perfect shape at 197 pounds, aiming to reach 203 by July 18 and vows to win the fight or die in the ring. Muldoon confirms training began May 1 and insists Sullivan is in peak condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Cutcaco
Chicago Inter-Queen
Rochester
Ryan
Sam
Muldoon
John
Federal Appointments List From Washington
The president announced a slate of new consular posts. A mix of appointees includes A London Snowden assigned as consul general to Roumania Servia and Greece, and Eugene Schuyler named consul general at Cairo. Other names cover Berlin Lyons Athens Nice and more with multiple postings abroad.
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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 Apprehended In MoCo Hills
Deputy Sheriff Knouse and Sheriff Joss Love captured two men, William Madden and George Brown, aiding the Telluride bank robbers. They were found carrying ammunition and provisions for the robbers hiding in the hills between the Dolores and Mancos rivers. Madden is noted as a robber’s brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telluride
Tentuwine
Calo
Knouse
Joss Love
Dolores County
William Madden
George Brown
Dolores
Mancos
Robbery Suspects Named in Intercepted Note
A note intercepted suggests life and a brother meeting for a midnight conference. The speaker accuses Hert Madden Hob Porter Matt Warner and Tom McCarty of a planned robbery. The hiding place is in brushy hills with no trails. About twelve to fifteen men are in pursuit but capture seems unlikely.
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Hert Madden
Hob Porter
Matt Warner
Tom McCarty
Danforth and Lynch Endure Brutal Lightweight Bout on Staten Island
The July fight between Tommy Danforth and Jimmy Lynch on Staten Island lasted twenty two rounds with heavy blood, a broken jaw for Lynch, and a foul win recorded for Danforth. Lynch dominated early but Danforth showed grinding endurance, finally finishing as the referee ruled the bout a foul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tommy Danforth
Jimmy Lynch
Staten Island
Haytien
Farrel
Danforth
Lynch
Yoch
Brooklyn Detective Sifts Cronin Suspect In City
In New York the Brooklyn police express confidence that Patrick Cooney, the Cronin suspect, is living in Brooklyn. Other briefs note Dublin aldermanic nomination, Sioux commission council with the Brules, and Cardinal Gibbons receiving a jeweled cross from Pope Leo XIII as a jubilee souvenir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Patrick Cooney
Cronin
Deusiin
James Winstanley
Parnell
Dublin
Champertats
Oak
Sioux Commission
Baltimore
Cardinal Gibbons
Leo XIII
Durango Fire Destroys Much of Durango Town
A Durango fire swept the south part of the city this afternoon, fanned by a north wind and spreading rapidly. By 4 p.m. half the town was ash, eight business blocks and three churches destroyed, with residents damaged and the telegraph office threatened. Loss placed around $300,000 with light insurance. An incendiary origin suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durango
Denver
Col
Strater
Important Witness in Cronin Case Indicted German Kunze in Custody
In Curacao July 1 A German suspect John Kunze named in the Cronin case is reported in police hands. He allegedly told investigators much of what he knows and confessed driving Detective Coughlin to Carlson cottage on May 4. Kunze’s statements helped speed indictments in the murder investigation.
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Curiaco
John Kunze
Grand Jury
Dr. Cronin
Kunze
Coughlin
Carlson Cottage
P.O. Sullivan
Polygamy in West Virginia Causes Rising Dissent
Wreeting reports growing Mormon missionary activity in Ritchie County West Virginia with two elders Kelly and Shriner establishing quarters. Indian Creek hosts a weekly meeting where polygamy is preached and at least one convert has taken a second wife amid fifty full-fledged Mormons in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Virginia
Wreeting
Ritchie County
Kelly
Shriner
Indian Creek
Stern Fined Twenty Dollars For Sunday Baseball Permit
A. A. Stern president of the Cincinnati baseball club was fined 20 dollars and costs for permitting a game on Sunday. The judge ruled the act violated the law as it was for money and thus unlawful, despite assertions of no disturbance. Judge B. Rinston also ruled against John Lederer of Atlante Garden, charged with keeping his saloons open Sunday, who claimed he ran a restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
A. A. Stern
Cincinnati Baseball Club
Udge B. Rinston
John Lederer
Atlante Garden
To Visit Denver With General Sherman Party
New York group led by General W. Y. Sherman travels to Denver Colorado to attend a reception hosted by prominent Denver citizens on the Fourth of July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
New Yeak
W. Y. Sherman
Colorado
Sullivan Defends Title in Cincinnati Boxing Match
Sullivan arrives in Cincinnati for a scheduled bout with Kilrain amid mixed betting. Both fighters show confidence as Kilrain’s camp doubts Sullivan’s arm, while Sullivan’s party expects a hard fight if the contest is fairly run. The crowd plans to travel with Sullivan on the special car toward New Orleans after the weigh in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sullivan
Cincinmati
Cincinnati
John Lb
Kilrain
Kilratin
Tee City
John
Muldoon
Johnson
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
New Orleans
Salvator Wins Rich Beaton Race At Sheepshead
The Beaton race at Sheepshead Bay closed the day with Salvator under McLaughlin winning the $40,000 realization race for owner J B Haggin. Penny in pursuit, Littlefield guiding him, closed fast to challenge at the stretch but Salvator held on amid wet conditions and a strong field of turfmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sheepshead
Salvator
McLaughlin
J. B. Haggin
Spur
Penny
Littlefield
Fatal washout disaster halts Norfolk and Western train
A Norfolk and Western passenger train from Lynxcmure Virginia hit a washout about eighty by fifty feet with ten foot water depth. The engine leapt into the gulch at thirty miles an hour carrying eight cars. The boiler exploded on impact killing an estimated twenty five to thirty passengers. Thirty wounded were taken to Roanoke thirteen to Bufordsville and five to Liberty.
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Lynxcmure
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Roanoke
Bufardsville
Liberty
General Crooks Delivers Speech on Dakota Indian Policy
The Sioux commission meets with Dakota Indians for a council as old chiefs resist land in severalty while youths favor the bill. Governor Foster and Major Warner outline terms, urging acceptance to speed benefits, with General Crook promising beef for enrollment. The commission’s work may finish soon unless dissent grows.
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Crooks
Lower Baine Acexey
Oak
Severalty
Foster
Congress
Dakota
Major Warner
Warner
Crook
Connersion
Remarkable and Strange Birth Near Kempton Indiana
July 1 report from Mange Fpheak Ind describes a female infant born as a single continuous body with four arms and four legs joined at the pelvis. The parents Mr and Mrs Jones live five miles north of Kempton Tipton County. The infant shows two conscious halves yet governs limbs independently and remains in good health with a healthy mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feaxkronr
Ind
Wealthy Los Angeles Woman arraigned for shoplifting stockings
Mrs James Clandine of Los Angeles was arraigned in Cureacu police court for stealing two pairs of stockings from a local dry goods store. After a brief delay and despite minimal loss, the court offered choices and she and her husband chose to pay a $15 fine for disorderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cureacu
James Clandine
Los Angeles
Cal
Claudius
New York
Sale of Haggin’s Colts Draws Large Crowd in New York
A July sale of Haggin Rancho Del Paso yearlings drew turfmen and sportsmen, with the first lot selling to Charles Reade of Tennessee for 1050 dollars. Notables present included Senator George Hearst and Philip and Mike Duryer. Yearlings sold for 500 dollars and up, including a Darebin filly and a Sir Modred offspring with prices ranging from 3650 to 2550 dollars, bought by Scott Quinton, HH. Thornton, 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 announced from Washington July 1
The president appointed Arthur M. Tinker of Massachusetts as Indian Inspector. W. B. Reynolds of Wisconsin becomes special agent to allocate funds in severalty to Indians. George A. Mackenzie of California is named register of the land office at Stockton and Indian agent. Archer O. Simons of Montana is assigned to Fort Belknap agency. Charles Bartholomew of Colorado serves at the Southern Ute and Jicarillo agencies. William P. McClure of New Mexico at Pueblo agency. William I. Plumb of Nevada at Western Shoshone agency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Arthur M. Tinker
Massachusetts
Colorado
William P. McClure
New Mexico
Pueblo Agency
William I. Plumb
Nevada
Invitation issued for camp fire honoring General Sherman in Denver
Old soldiers and sons of veterans are invited to a camp fire at the new armory hall Denver on July night in honor of General Sherman. G A R comrades and sons of veterans admitted by badge tickets available from the committee at Lawrence street. Evidence of service required. Comrades should bring corn cob pipes. James Inman chairman.
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Denver
New Armore Hall
Sivth
Curtis Streets
W. F. Sherman
Lawrence Street
James Inman
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