Germany's New Tariff Draft Targets Heavy Costs Abroad
Berlin reports the Reichsanzeiger publishes a tariff bill including minimum duties for rye wheat barley oats and other grains. The draft imposes high rates on machinery and many commodities while exempting potatoes and most vegetables. Trade circles warn of burdens on Germany's industry and foreign trade amid possible tariff wars.
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Berlin
Reichsanzeiger
Germany
Stuttgarter Beobachter
Associated Press
Bundesrath
Reichstag
United States
Stuttgarter Beobacher
Mrs Frieze faces murder charge after shooting
Martha Frieze 49 of Franklin is jailed in Shelbyville after fatally shooting William Gray at Red Mills. She declares no lawyer will help and says she would repeat the act if faced with a similar threat by Gray. Her husband Martin Frieze is to stand trial and claimed no involvement.
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Commercial Tribune
Shelbyville
Ind
Martha Frieze
Martin Frieze
Franklin
William Gray
Red Mills
Gray
Greenwood
Frieze
Smith & Tilson
Governor urged to probe Indiana insane asylums for sane inmates
Attorney General Taylor asks Indiana Governor to authorize a thorough investigation of all four state hospitals for the insane. He cites a State Board of Charities report showing 1 096 admissions last year and 183 from Indianapolis Marion County, seeking to identify sane inmates and ensure proper practices. He also asks a health board to probe the dispensary network tied to the alleged insanity trust.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Taylor
Indiana
State Board of Charities
Marion County
Board of Public Health and Charities of Indianapolis
Dispensary Internet
Bubonic Plague Expected to Reach Midwestern States
Dr J N Hurley secretary of the State Board of Health warns bubonic plague will sweep the Middle West. He notes its appearance in New York and San Francisco and says the pestilence will be carried to the Interior sooner or later. He stresses the forecast is not to frighten but to warn.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
J. N. Hurley
State Board of Health
New York
San Francisco
Middle West
Foraker
Hanna
Ohio
Findlay
Elyria
Mr. Groot
Joe Parker
Legislature Bureau
Senator Patterson
Pike
Buffalo Fair Commission
General Dick
Marion Hissey
Zanesville
Old Guard
John R. Malloy
J. Hamilton Werrick
Jake Donaldson
W. E. Marsh
J. T. Carey
Upper Sandusky
B. L. Booth
Akron
William McDonald
Fifteen Shots Exchanged In Court Brawl In Tennessee
A court shooting in Clarksville at the Chancery Courtroom involved four lawyers William Daniel Sr and Jr F G Gilbert and George Gilbert. William Daniel Sr was shot in the neck while Daniel Jr suffered a scalp wound and arm injury. Gilbert brothers were wounded in the arm and hand. Fifteen shots were exchanged.
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Nashville
Tenn
Clarksville
Chancery
William Daniel, Sr
William Daniel, Jr
F. G
George Gilbert
Young Daniel
F. G. Gilbert
Daniel
William Daniel
Beheading feud ends in fatal shooting near Ironton
Jacob Meyers shot and killed his brother in law 0 11 Roy this morning near Ironton Lawrence County. Meyers was arrested and is held for a preliminary hearing after a beard dispute escalated into violence.
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Commercial Tribune
Ironton
Jacob Meyers
Roy
Lawrence County
Meyers
Koch Stresses Mosquito Control in Malaria Fight
Dr. Robert Koch told a Eastbourne health congress that malaria stems from mosquito gnats rather than swamps and can be stamped out with quinine. Resolutions urged sanitary measures to curb tuberculosis including no public expectoration, milk and meat safeguards, and a rigid inquiry into bovine tuberculosis.
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London
Eastbourne
Robert Koch
Berlin
Lord Derby
Congress
Dr. Koch
Primary Held But Ballots Gone in Louisville
The Republican primary canvass in Louisville reports ballots burned and stolen, preventing determination of nominees. affidavits say two candidates breached ballot boxes. one worked for Collector Sapp whose resignation will be sought. Sapp hints nominating convention may replace primary. defeated candidates push to urge President to remove Sapp as Collector.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Sapp
Sapp’s Employ, and His Resignation Will Be Asked For. Mr. Sapp
Mr. Sapp
Columbus icemen strike ends in victory for handlers
In Columbus Ohio on July 26 the icemen strike was declared off for the second time. A ten hour work day with overtime is established and wages follow the union scale at 1.66 dollars for drivers and 1.50 dollars for helpers.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Tragic Apple Tree Accident In Kokomo
In Kokomo Indiana on July 26 Lloyd Bourne nine year old son of William Bourne fell from an apple tree holding an open knife. The blade struck his right eye splitting the eyeball and penetrated the brain. He died within half an hour as news spread through the town.
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Commercial Tribune
Kokomo
Ind
Lloyd
William Bourne
Dick Formally Takes Command Of The Campaign
Charles Dick, chair of the Republican State Executive Committee, assumed control of state headquarters in Columbus. He said the party seeks a large victory for McKinley policy, Nash, and Foraker, while Democrats face disorganization and internal clashes over silver and tariff issues.
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Columbus
Commercial Tribune
Charles Dick
Republican State Executive Committee
Hanna
Nash
Cleveland
William McKinley
Foraker
McLean
Bryan
Senate
Democratic Party
Ohio
Nash and Nippert
Bill to authorize new title for Edward
In the House of Lords Lord Salisbury introduced a bill allowing King Edward to adopt a title within six months of passage. He suggested the title Edward the Seventh by the grace of God of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of British Dominions beyond the sea King Defender of the Faith and Emperor of India.
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London
House of Lords
Lord Salisbury
Edward
Edward the
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Ammonia Tank Explodes at Memphis Ice Company
Memphis June 26 At about 2 pm an ammonia tank explosion wrecked the Memphis Ice Company plant. Engineer John Smith was killed instantly and a stranger Harrington was fatally injured.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Ice Company
John Smith
Harrington
Drought Abated by Kansas Rains With Wider Showers Promised
Light rains spread across the corn belt including Western Kansas Western Nebraska Southwestern Missouri Central Iowa and Arkansas offering relief though general crops still face heat. Kansas reports an effective break though too late for corn with towns Pittsburg Lawrence Larned Leavenworth Eureka Chetopa Raymond Lecompton Osage City Burlingame Ellis Emporia Parsons Iola Lyndon Scio noting rain.
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Washington
Corn Belt
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Iowa
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Illinois
Indiana
Weather Bureau
Dakotas
Montana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Topeka
Kan
Pittsburg
Lawrence
Larned
Leavenworth
Eureka
Chetopa
Raymond
Lecompton
Osage City
Burlingame
Ellis
Emporia
Parsons
Iola
Lyndon
Scio
Breckinridge Ends His Life by Gas in San Francisco
Lloyd Tevis Breckinridge, grandson of the late Vice President Breckinridge, and maternal grandson of Wells Fargo chief Lloyd Tevis, died by suicide at his family home in San Francisco. Despondency from a long nervous trouble led to the death by gas. He had just turned 23 and his mother, abroad in Paris, learns of the tragedy.
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San Francisco
Lloyd Tevis Breckinridge
Breckinridge
Lloyd Tevis
Wells Fargo Express Company
Harry Tevis
Frederick W. Sharon
Paris
Florence Breckinridge
Hugh Tevis
Japan
Marquand’s Assignee Granted Sixty Day Extension
New York July 26 Judge Blanchard granted a sixty day extension for filing schedules for Marquand & Co. assignee Frank Sullivan Smith. The provisional bond was set at 118000 dollars. Assets listed include a seat in the New York Stock Exchange valued at 60000 against 64000 claims, book accounts at 500000 nominal value with estimated actual 76000, stocks and bonds at 9000, and assets of Frank B Poor at 7500.
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New York
Frank Sullivan Smith
Marquand & Co
Blanchard
S Tock Exchange
Henry Marquand & Co
Frank B. Poor
Henry Marquand
Dittey calls Kilbourne to blame for Ohio party loss
Columbus Bureau reports Judge R. M. Dittey, candidate for Secretary of the Democratic State Executive Committee, says Kilbourne bears responsibility if he is defeated. Dittey claims majority support from committee members and Kilbourne’s assurances, while noting open conflict over leadership and a continued candidacy despite opposition.
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Columbus
Anh Tribune
Umbus
R. M. Dittey
Democratic State Executive Committee
Daugherty
Colonel Kilbourne
Dittey
Democratic Party
Ohio
Kilbourne
Harriman Plans to Consolidate Pacific Railroads
Chicago July 26 The Chronicle tomorrow reports Harriman plan to merge Union and Southern Pacific operations across the United States and Canada by September 1. Chicago offices would close local units and shift to Southern Pacific, with traffic forces centralized nationwide under a general traffic adviser.
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Chicago
Harriman Syndicate
Union
Southern: Pacific Roads
United States
Canada
Union Road
Southern’ Pacific Agency
General Western
Ore
Buffalo
N. Y
Los Angeles
Seattle
Wash
Morgan Hill
Burlington
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Cloudburst Damages Ice Creek Area in Lawrence County
A cloudburst in upper Ice Creek late last night washed away three large frame dwellings two barns three wooden and two iron bridges. Some livestock perished crops damaged and losses estimated at 30000 to 40000 dollars.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ice Creek
Lawrence County
Green Iy
Proses
Spanish Officers Cervera and Eulate May Testify
The article says Cervera and Eulate the Spanish officers may be summoned to testify if Schley requests. It promises a thorough investigation not limited to previously stated points.
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Cervera
Eulate
Schley
Longs Statement About the Precept
Secretary Long explains the precept as a digest of facts under discussion and proposed for inquiry. He notes informal referring and the rule that interested parties should receive advance notice of specific inquiry topics whenever possible.
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Long
Precept Issued for Schley Court of Inquiry Reveals Key Focuses
The Navy Department released the court precept to Admiral Dewey appointing a board to investigate Admiral Schley's conduct during the Spanish-American War. It lists specific issues from Cienfuegos to Santiago and calls for a full, fact-driven report with conclusions on several pointed questions.
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Washington
Schley
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Schley
West Indian
Pevnts
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Key West
Brooklyn
Hodgson
Long
Senate
Lemly
Congress
Navy
Eulate
Admiral Cevera
Court of Inquiry
Kimberly
Department
Dewey
Benham
George Dewey
Washington, D. C
Winfield S. Schley
U. 8S. N
Lewis A. Kimberly
Andrew EB. K. Benham
Samuel C. Lemly
Scbiey
Spain
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Insanity Trust
Dr. Hurley
Indiana State Board of Health
National Tuberculosis Congress
Columbus Icemen
Bill
MR. Long
Schley Inquiry
John .D. Long
Marquand
Harriman
Pacifics
Union and Northern
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