Miners Rally at Turtle Creek Camp Determination
Massed marchers from the district converge on Turtle Creek for a big meeting at McCreas Schoolhouse amid orderly demonstrations. Food shortages trigger donations of 1000 loaves from a Pittsburg baker and other sustenance efforts as authorities urge restraint and peaceable action.
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Pittsburg
Aug
Turtle Creek
McCrea’s
Burgess Teats
Wheeling
de Armitt
Finleyville
Gastonville
Snowdon
Whitehall
Banksville
Leaps From Surgeon Table In Cleveland Suicide Attempt
Thomas Cushing an iron molder living at 38 Bank Street attempted suicide this morning by cutting his throat. He was taken to Huron Street Hospital where during surgery he escaped attendants and fell three stories from a window onto a hot boiler, suffering burns but expected to recover. The motive remains unknown.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland, CO
Thomas Cushing
Bank Street
Huron Street Hospital
Malaria Rising Across Mississippi Flooded Lowlands
Malaria in a malignant form is spreading along the Mississippi lowlands after spring floods. Receding waters left stagnant lakes in sunken lands and are blamed for the fever surge. In King Lake near Marion Arkansas thousands of dead game fish float on the surface, creating a foul odor that drives residents away.
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Commercial Tribune
Little Rock
Ark
Mississippi
King Lake
Marion
Ohioan in Madagascar to Operate Gold Mines
Jerome Bayliss of Massillon has won a French concession to open and operate gold mines in Madagascar. He and his party travel on the backs of men and endure several adventures. Bayliss formerly taught at Case School of Applied Sciences in Cleveland.
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Commercial Tribune
Massillon
Jerome Baylis
Madagascar
Mosquito Plague Halts Camp Meetings in Delaware Towns
An invading swarm of Jersey mosquitoes crossed the Delaware Bay and overran Lower Sussex County. The pests forced the suspension of ten day old camp meetings and caused widespread alarm among the Black community. Reports say darkness fell over Milton Lewes and Georgetown as residents agreed to extinguish lamps after sundown.
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Commercial Tribune
Georgetown
Del
Jersey
Delaware Bay
Sussex County
Joshua Abbott
Gravely Hill
Milton
Lewes
Bushnell Plans Quiet Rest Before Campaign
Governor Bushnell, improved health, says he will travel to Columbus tomorrow but will remain at home today to rest. He hopes for a vacation before the campaign begins this fall, depending on circumstances and his secretary Colonel Rodgers’ return from vacation.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Bushnell
East High Street
Columbus
Colonel Rodgers
Reid to Visit President on Lake Champlain Retreat
Jubilee Ambassador Whitelaw Reid arrives in New York and is invited by the President to visit Mr and Mrs McKinley at their Lake Champlain country retreat beginning next Saturday. Reid plans to meet Secretary of State Sherman after the visit. A few faked interviews were published but denied by Reid.
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New York
Whitelaw Reid
Mrs. McKinley
Lake Champlain
Reid
Sherman
Blooded horses run away in Chicago injuring pair
Maude A and Lily Young, noted pacing horses with fast times, ran loose on Dearborn avenue pulling a buggy with Attorney William F. Cooper and his wife. Both riders were severely injured, horses badly cut but not permanently hurt. value listed at 2500. Maude A set a 2.14 pace at St Paul. Lily Young 2:15 at Lexington.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Maude A
Lily Young
Dearborn Avenue
William F. Cooper
St. Paul
Lexington
Funeral Services Held for Seth Winslow in Greensburg
In Greensburg Indiana on August 1 funeral services for the late Seth Winslow were held at his residence at 2 30 under the Brotherhood of Engineers with Rev James B Lathrop officiating A special train from Indianapolis brought many Big Fort workers to the event.
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Commercial Tribune
Greensburg
Ind
Seth Winslow
Brotherhood of Engineers
James B. Lathrop
Indianapolis
Fort Chakdara Holds Against Rebel Attack Amid War News
The Simla dispatch reports heavy fighting near Fort Chikdara with 100 enemy killed and 14 British wounded. Reserve brigade under Colonel Wodenhouse called out. General Blood to relieve Chakdara. Reinforcements arrive at Dargai. Maulvi Rasoul jailed for remarks at Lucknow.
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Simla
Wodenhouse
Rawa Pindi
Mardan
Nowshera
Chikdara
Chakdara
Baldwin
Keyes
Blood
Amandara
Dargai
Maulvi Sidayat Rasoul
Lucknow
Signing of Peace Preliminaries Is Again Postponed
Constantinople reports a three hour peace conference ending with further delays before the preliminaries are signed. Ambassadors submitted remaining draft sections on Greek finances and Thessaly evacuation. Tewfik Pasha proposed amendments to many articles causing more talks as the Sultan forms a naval commission to modernize the Turkish fleet.
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Constantinople
Thessaly
Tewfik Pasha
Danube Floods Ravage Austria Halt High Level
The Danube continues to rise with no abatement in Western and Upper Austria. Linz and Mauthausen suffer massive property damage, and a stone bridge there is partly demolished. Flooding reaches Budweis and Ischl, stopping royal travel plans of Emperor Francis Joseph and King Alexander of Servia.
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Upper Austria
Danube
Linz
Mauthausen
Budweis
Bohemia
Moldau
Ischl
Traun
Francis Joseph
Baden
Alexander of Servia
Belgrade
British Capture Rebel Positions in Langeborg District
British report serious Friday fighting in the Langeborg area of South Africa. The Gamasiep Valley position was captured, rebels retreated toward Twaiskloof, and all enemy positions north of Twaiskloof fell. Sergeants Hall and Mercer were killed, as was Rebel Chief Lukajantses with many followers. a general surrender was expected.
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Cape Town
Langeborg
Gamasiep
Twaiskloof
Hall
Mercer
Lukajantses
Dervishes Defeat Jaalins in Nile Battle at Metemneh
Cairo reports Egyptian Intelligence says Dervishes under a Khalifa general won a pitched battle against the Jaalins along the Nile and captured Metemneh on July 1. Heavy losses alleged on both sides with Jaalins said to suffer about 2,000 casualties.
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Cairo
Egyptian Intelligence Department
Nile
Khalifa
Metemneh
Servia protests to powers over frontier Albanian raids
Servian authorities lodged a formal protest to the great powers after Albanian incursions along the Madriza to Rashkira frontier. Ambassadors confer to seek explanation from Tevfik Pasha of Turkey. Reports from Van say Armenian revolutionists prepare to cross into Persia.
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Servia
Turkey
Constantinople
Madriza
Rashkira
Tevfik Pasha
Van
Vilayet of
Armenia
Government Troops End Rebellion in Gazaland
Official dispatches from Lourenzo Marques confirm heavy fighting in Gazaland as government troops put down a rebellion. The reports detail clashes near the frontier with casualties and the swift suppression of uprisings across the region.
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Gazaland
Lisbon
Lourenzo Marques
South Africa
Portuguese rout rebels at Gazaland battle near Chimbutu
On July 21 government troops under Colonel Albuquerque in Gazaland clashed with 7,000 natives near Chimbutu, the capital. The Portuguese forces with a small contingent defeated the rebels, suffering two killed and ten wounded, while the natives lost about 300.
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Gazaland
Chimbutu
Portuguese East Africa
Albuquerque
Portuguese Routed in Bileni District Massacre Report
Capetown dispatch to the Times says Portuguese forces were badly routed in Bileni District north of Delagoa Bay with natives claiming no Portuguese survivors. The report notes severe losses and calls the action a major setback for Portuguese operations in the region.
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London
The
Times
Capetown
Bileni
Delagoa Bay
Canadian Premier Laurier Made Grand Officer of Legion of Honor
Paris reports Sir Wilfrid Laurier premier of Canada has been elevated to grand officer of the Legion of Honor. The honor recognizes his leadership and contributions to his nation's public life and relations with France.
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Paris
Wilfrid Laurier
Legion of Honor
Kansas City Sizzles As Heat Tops 100 Degrees Again
Kansas City and surrounding areas endured a third straight day above 100 degrees with 102 degrees midafternoon and a 95 degree reading by 7 pm. Hot winds blanketed the state as corn crops suffer and farmers in southern regions cut corn for fodder.
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Kansas City
Government Weather Bureau
Kansas
Merchants Defy Sunday Closing Probe In Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on August 1 merchants who opposed the Young Men's Christian Band faced possible prosecution for Sunday openings. Patrons shopped as usual while band members were absent as they prepare to gather evidence for the grand jury.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Christian Band
Senator Hanna Arrives in Detroit Aboard Comanche
Senator Mark A. Hanna deserts from Toledo aboard his yacht the Comanche and anchors off Woodward Avenue in Detroit. He and party head to the Detroit Club, declining to discuss state matters or a possible extra session on Hawaii annexation. The group includes Mrs. Hanna Misses Mabel and Ruth Hanna and others from Cleveland and Toledo.
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Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Mich
Mark A. Hanna
Detroit River
Woodward Avenue
Gosline
Toledo
Detroit Club
Hanna
Cleveland
Congress
Hawaii
Mabel Hanna
Ruth Hanna
Phelps
Convicts Hear Ballington Booth As Volunteer Salvation Army In Joliet
At Joliet penitentiary 1400 inmates and 100 citizens gathered to hear Mrs Ballington Booth describe the Volunteer Salvation Army. After the recital 306 rose to enroll under the Volunteers banner. Brigadier General Fielding and Lt Charles Morse praised the Army’s work.
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Commercial Tribune
Joliet
Penitentiary Chapel
Ballington Booth
Salvation Army
Volunteers
Dr Scott's Fight Emerges Over Lunatic Asylum Lead
In Lexington on August 1 reports suggest Governor Bradley must intervene to remove Dr. Scott from the Kentucky Lunatic Asylum.Superintendent Rhorer, accused in a warrant by Dr. Scott of stealing a receipt, plans to contest the charges after the commission’s inquiry.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Bradley
Dr. Scott
Kentucky Lunatic Asylum
Commissionersi
Rhorer
Scott
Foreman Killed in Flywheel Accident at State
H. E. Owens foreman of a Columbia newspaper died after a fall into a five foot fly wheel while slipping a pump belt in the engine room. His arm and head were crushed between the framework and spoke, dislocating his neck.
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Columbia
U S. C
H. E. Owens
State
Jewish Trades Represented At Socialist Labor Convention
Second day of the Socialist Labor Convention in New York drew a slim crowd. Julius Freedman of Philadelphia chaired as delegates from Newark Boston Philadelphia New Haven Hartford and Haverhill debated whether 25 000 Jewish trades unionists expelled from the SLP should join Debs movement or form an independent group. A vote by 0 to join the Debs movement or Social Democracy of America was recorded.
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New York
Socialist Labor Convention
Julius Freedman
Philadelphia
Newark
Boston
New Haven
Hartford
Haverhill
Mass
Socialist Labor Party
Daniel de Leon
Debs Movement
Social Democracy of America
Bellwood Refuses To Admit Paris Identity In Fraud Case
William A Bellwood confined in Tombs Prison for swindling Marsus & Co. of 25000 dollars in jewelry denies being Guillaume Balens, the Paris fugitive linked to the Lebaudy blackmail case that captivated continents.
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New York
William A. Bellwood
Tombs
Marsus & Co
Guillaume Balens
Paris
Max .Lebaudy
Protests From Foreign Nations Against Dingley Tariff
The Congressional Record notes foreign objections to the Dingley tariff including Denmark Italy Belgium Turkey Switzerland and Greece. Protests cite harm to commerce and specific sectors such as Italian oranges Belgian cement Swiss embroidery and Swiss watches. Countries warn of revenue loss and adverse effects on exports while urging retaliation protection or favorable terms.
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Washington
Congressional
M. N. Johnson
North Dakota
State Department
Congress
United States
Department of Agriculture
Rome
McKinley attends church in Plattsburg during Vermont visit
President McKinley attends services at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Plattsburg with General and Mrs. Alger and Mrs. Porter. A Twenty first Regiment salute marks his arrival. The President considers attending an Army of the Potomac reunion in Troy August 19 if possible.
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Champlain
N. Y
McKinley
Plattsburg
Methodist Episcopal Church
Alger
Porter
Twentyfirst Regiment
Troy
Army of the Potomac
Congressman Foote
Southwick
Albany
Lake Champlain
Dinner in Honor of Vice President Hobart at Brice Estate
In Newport Rhode Island on August 1 Vice President Hobart and his wife were hosted at a luncheon by Chauncey M Depew. Guests included Lispenard Stewart Cornelius Vanderbilt Elisha Dyer and Chauncey Depew. That evening Calvin S Brice held a dinner for the couple with Chauncey Depew Van Rensselaer Cruger Stuyvesant Fish Potter Palmer Astor and other notable guests.
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Newport
R. I
Hobart
Chauncey M. Depew
Lispenard Stewart
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Elisha Dyer
Chauncey Depew
Calvin S. Brice
van Rensselaer Cruger
Stuyvesant Fish
Potter Palmer
John Jacob Astor
Brice
James J. van Alen
First Hebrew Golden Wedding in Indiana Celebrated
In Ft Wayne Indiana Mr and Mrs Abraham Oppenheim marked their fiftieth anniversary. The couple married when Ft Wayne was a village of 800 and have lived there ever since. It was the state’s first Hebrew golden wedding with four generations present and many telegrams of congratulations received.
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Commercial Tribune
FT. Wayne
Ind
Abraham Oppenheim
Indiana
McLean In Washington Shelves McConville Amid Hough Move
John R. McLean arrived in Washington and withdrew from public engagement while meeting with a few advisers. He appears to have sidelined McConville by naming Hough as Vice Chairman to close a convention wound and would not reveal his Ohio campaign plans.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
John R. Mc Lean
Ohio
McConville
Hough
McLean
Tornado Hits Porter County Kills Cattle
Tornado rips through northeast Porter County Indiana causing road closures from fallen trees. Animals including horses and cattle were killed and crops suffered heavy damage. Local authorities report widespread destruction in Valparaiso area.
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Commercial Tribune
Valparaiso
Ind
Farmer kills fifty two copperheads in one field
Martin Mulligan of Parkersburg claims he killed fifty two copperheads and one large black snake while cutting corn Friday in a field above Belpre. The copperheads ranged from several feet to under a foot in length.
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Commercial Tribune
Parkersburg
W. Va
Martin Mulligan
Belpre
Fires in Ottawa Ill Ruin Major Plants and Grain Elevator
Two large fires in Ottawa Illinois are believed incendiary. The Pioneer Fireproof Construction plant, the world’s largest of its kind, suffered heavy damage and about 100000 dollars loss with partial insurance. The J N Shuler grain elevator burned down with six thousand dollars loss and three thousand insured.
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Commercial Tribune
Ottawa
Ill
Pioneer Fireproof Construction Company
J. N. Shuler
Pantsmakers Strike in Greater New York
The Pantsmakers' Union, part of the Socialist Trades Alliance, began a general strike in about 200 shops across the Greater New York area. About 3,000 operators and 5 finishers are affected as workers demand restoration of the old wage scale, seeking to end the sweating system with weekly earnings previously ranging from 10 to 12 dollars versus the current 150 dollars total for the week.
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New York
Pantsmakers’ Union
Socialist Trades Alliance
Valparaiso Storm Leaves Damage After Torrential Rain
A severe wind and rainstorm in Valparaiso Indiana caused extensive damage including a shattered plate glass at Windle's crockery store, collapsed buildings, downed trees, and more than two inches of rainfall. The event disrupted streets and commerce this morning.
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Commercial Tribune
Valparaiso
Ind
Windle
Foiled by a Woman in Williamsburg Loot Attempt
An overnight attempt to burn the McKeever property near two dry goods stores was thwarted by Mrs. McKeever who awakened to flames and fought them with water. Thieves aimed to divert attention from nearby homes and later raided T. D. Stills’ residence, a post office, and Edward McAdams’ home, taking about $80.
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Williamsburg
Commercial Tribune
Williamsburg, CO
McKeever
T. D. Stills
Edward McAdams
Buying Up Breweries in Scranton Sparks Million Dollar Rumor
In Scranton Pennsylvania a rumor swirled that E Robinsons Sons Brewing Company plant was sold to a new syndicate opposing an English group. The figure cited neared one million dollars, though Charles Robinson called the claim unconfirmed and declined further comment. Agent Persh for the rival syndicate has been active locally.
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E. Robinson’s Sons
Scranton
Commercial Tribune
BE. Robinson
Charles Robinson
Mr. Robinson
Firecracker Case Heads to Court
In Columbia South Carolina a United States Court term will hear Love Casey aged 11 prosecuted after a Fourth of July firecracker blast tore into a U.S. mail box. He was held responsible and committed in default of $300 bond awaiting the November term.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbia
8. C
United States
Love Casey
Love
Darky
Leve
Lexingtonianm Made Ship s Surgeon
Dr Louis H Mulligan son of Judge Mulligan and former St Josephs Hospital physician named surgeon for the Pacific Steamship Company whose ships visit most Pacific ports. The appointment follows his two years as a physician at St Josephs Hospital.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Louis H. Mulligan
Judge Mulligan
Samoa
Pacific Steamship Company
Pacific Ocean
Mulligan
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Burglary Destroys Home While Family Away at Camp Arton
The residence of John W. Wendelken in Portsmouth, Ohio, was found completely rifled by burglars during two weeks the Wendelken family spent at Camp Arton, with entry and theft presumed committed in their absence.
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Commercial Tribune
Portsmouth
John W. Wendelken
Camp Arton
Ohio Democrats may court independent ticket
Columbus reports growing doubt whether the National Democrats will field a state ticket in Ohio. The state committee will convene to consider a straight sound money Democratic slate, while factions urge mass convention action to oppose the Chicago platform and push fusion with Republicans.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
Chapman
McKinley
Palmer
Buckner
McLean County Representative Candidate Discussed in Hamilton
Lewis Bernard a Cincinnati Democrat attended a conference in Hamilton with Peter Schwab. The meeting sparked talk that Bernard supported McLean’s senatorial effort and that a candidate for Representative was chosen at the session.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton, O
Lewis Bernard
Cincinnati
Peter Schwab
Bernard
McLean
Populists Push Free-Silver in Indiana Campaign
In Indiana Fourth District the Aug 10 election nears as Populists led by Rev Browder push free silver and broad paper money, challenging Republicans led by Rev Charles W Lee and Democrats led by Marion Griffith who promote hard money while wavering on silver.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Indiana
Oe Tehdiey
Les
Charles W. Lee
Marion Griffith
Chicago
Mr. Browder
Browder
Gom
King Bolt Broke on Bus in Atlantic City Incident
Ex Postmaster James S. McKean and his Pittsburg friend R Wilson were injured when the king bolt on a bus driven by Mr Bullock pulled out. Bullock escaped uninjured. McKean suffered severe cuts and Wilson sustained serious bruises.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James S. McKean
R. Wilson
Pittsburg
Bullock
McKean
Wilson
Bicycle rider killed by shaft in New Jersey road accident
Charles Schilling aged 21 was riding near Rahway New Jersey when a collision with a reem shaft pierced his heart and caused instant death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Charles Schilling
Rahway
N. J
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