Humbert's bier draws many royal figures to Monza
At Monza on August 1 King Humbert's bier drew a large royal showing led by Signor Saracco the premier who met Queen Margherita to offer condolences. Verdi was invited to compose a requiem with Mascagni as fallback while authorities faced questions over police precautions after the assassination.
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Monza
Italy
Humbert
Signor Saracco
Queen Margherita
Portugal
Oporto
Margherita
Verdi
Mascagni
Ponzio Vaglia
Bressi
Moza Park
Prato
Pantellaria
Adowa
United States
Italians Oath to New King as Calm Follows
Rome reports all Italian troops swore allegiance to King Victor Emmanuel amid cheers. Ministers abandon planned public visits to Naples and Monza. Humbert’s body expected Sunday with Queen Margherita to accompany remains. Emperor William will attend the funeral. Li Hung Chang sends condolence. Suspects, including Teresa Brugnoli, are arrested in Milan. assassin speaks three languages.
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Rome
Victor Emanuel
Monza
Naples
Humbert
Margherita
William
Li Hung Chang
Ciusta
Remala
Milan
Pra- 4
Teresa Brugnoli
Tragic New Rochelle horse riding accident claims Miss Blake
Miss Theresa Blake daughter of Hoffman Blake a retired Boston banker was killed at New Rochelle N Y while selecting a horse for cross country riding She mounted a bay and after several laps attempted hurdles the horse rose but knocked her head and base of brain spine rupture left her dead at the scene. In New York George Dixon once invincible fell to Tommy Sullivan in Brooklyn at 122 pounds with Dixon's corner stopping the bout after a seventh round.
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New York
Theresa Blake
Hoffman Blake
Boston
New Rochelle
N. Y
Mies Blake
George Dixon
Tommy Sullivan
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Tom O'Rourke
Dixon
Baok
Sullivan
McKinleys Hosted Dinner Amidst Friends in Canton
Canton Ohio reports President McKinley and a party of 18, including the McClymonds and Steeses of Massillon, lunched and dined with close friends. In Wilmington Delaware a prominent lawyer Lewin sidroft died, a noted former U S attorney.
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Canton, O
McKinley
McClymonds
Mra. Steese
Massillon
Judge and Day
John Clark Ridpath Dies in New York Hospital
Renowned historian John Clark Ridpath died at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Presbyterian Hospital after a long illness. Born April 1841 in Putnam county Indiana, he taught at DePauw University and authored major histories including the Life and Work of Garfield and A Cy clopaedia of Universal History. He is survived by his wife and son.
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New York
John Clark Ridpath
Presbyterian Hospital
L.L. D
Putnam County
Indiana
Asbury
Depauw) University
Thorntown
Ind
Lawrenceburg
Depauw
United States
Garfield
James G. Blaine
Gladstone
Fighting in Manchuria detailed in official reports
Official reports from St Petersburg describe renewed Chinese bombardment of Slago Vesichensk, Amur capital, on July 26 and 28. Russian guns answered, reinforcements moved in, and a steamer with 1,500 refugees arrived at Eu Cha Su from Harbin. Russian forces crossed the frontier at Abagailu July 26 and Bajantun village was burned, 2,000 Chinese garrison expelled, five Krupp guns captured.
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St. Petersburg
Slagovesichensk
Amur
EU Cha Su
Harbin
Abagailu
Bajantun
Kuddja
Kashgar
Monument for Catawba Indians Dedication at Fort Mill
In Fort Mill a monument was unveiled honoring Catawba Indians who joined the Confederate army in 1861. A marble figure with bowed bow stands on a granite pedestal, inscriptions note the tribal soldiers and their fallen, and the piece recalls that many of the Indians were slaveholders.
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Columbia
S. C
Fort Mill
Two Men Fatally Shoot James Coleman In Rosenberg Train Incident
In Rosenberg on August 1 James Coleman was killed and James Reese wounded on a train by unidentified men. Authorities link the shooting to the Reese Townsend feud, which has claimed many lives.
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Houston
Tex
James Coleman
James Reese
Rosenburg
Reese-Townsend
Iron workers strike at Lebanon plant over wage cut
In Lebanon Pennsylvania on August 1 more than 1200 iron workers at the American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Co. went on strike in protest of a proposed wage reduction for puddlers from 4 to 3 dollars per ton.
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Lebanon
American Iron and Steel Manufacturing Co
Athelete John C Meyers Swims 27 Miles in Six Hours
St Louis reports John C Meyers, noted athlete, swam 27 miles from Alton to St Louis in six hours. He had wagered he could complete the voyage in five hours.
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St. Louis
John C. Meyers
Alton
Meyers
Princess Cantacuzene gives birth to son in July
Princess Cantacuzene granddaughter of U S Grant and daughter of Brig. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant of the U S Army announced the birth of a son weighing one pound on July 27 in Saint Petersburg.
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St. Petersburg
Cantacuzene
Grant
Frederick Dent Grant
U.S. A
Detroit Horse Incident Report Stuns Local Track Crowd
Detroit on August 1 saw three horses fall during a racing event. Officials reported no immediate injuries to riders, and the incident prompted an immediate halt to the race while track crews cleared debris and inspected inspections.
China Dispatches Signal Slow Relief Amid Blockade
Washington reports from China describe legations blockaded and awaiting relief. Daggett letters note no firing since July 16, limited ammunition, and delays unloading transports. Col Coolidge cites many men sick and calls for doctors and support as allied forces prepare to advance.
Alliances Eye Dramatic Move On Peking Amid China Crisis
London dispatches report ministers in Beijing safe on July 22 but warn the allied advance on Peking may have begun and China could force foreigners to flee. German Gen Von Lessel praised, while Chinese entrench at Wang Tsun raise fears of a renewed clash and intensified efforts to reach Peking with reinforcements.
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London
Shanghai
Atill
Peking
Berlin
von Lessel
China
William
Wang Tsun
Bosi
Legations Safe Confirmed In Peking Dispatch
London reports strong confirmation of the safety of Sir Robert Hart and staff at the Chinese legations. A Chinese customs dispatch dated July 21 and signed by Hart and Bredon says staff and family remain safe, echoed by a Shanghai customs confirmation telegraphed Tuesday. In North Vernon Indiana Nathan Powell is nominated by acclamation for Congress by the Republican convention of the Fourth Indiana district.
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London
Duncan Campbell
Europe
Chinese Customs Service
Cheru
Peking
Robert Hart
Customs
Robert Bredon
North Vernon
Ind
Nathan Powell
Indiana
Nomination News From Two States
Hon John H Stevens renominated for Congress by the Democrats in Texas Thirteenth district. James W Ryan renominated for Congress by the Republicans in Pennsylvania Thirteenth district.
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John H. Stevens
Texas
James W. Ryan
Pennsylvania
News in Brief: Deaths and Trials Stir Public Interest
Prince Alfred Ernest Albert duke of Saxe Coburg is dead. H H Butte shot by the Negro Charles in New Orleans is dead. Seven men named Charles killed, all white. Caleb Powers on trial in Georgetown Ky as accessory before the fact to William Goebel murder.testified against Golden Noaks Culton and Anderson. Plot to assassinate King Humburt hatched in America. Possible arrests in New York. Bessi the assassin married to an American girl. Brit and US governments told troops will move for Peking. Dowager Empress urges Chinese troops to resist invasion. Conger’s July 21 message says no firing since July 16 by agreement. Provisions for weeks remain, little ammunition.
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Washington
War Office
China
Col. Daggett
Indiana
Maceann
Sladen
Allens
Mitchell
Brice
ien-Tsin
Flintshire
9Th Infantry
Col. Coolidge
Nth Infantry
Tien-Tsin
Chefoo
Col. Shiba
Bureau of American Republics
Legation
Peking
Corea
Thibet
Venezuela
Pexing
Wan Shoshan
Conger
McKinley
Canton
H.H. Butte
Charles
New Orleans
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
Wm. Goebel
Golden
Noaks, Culton
Anderson
King Humburt
America
New York
Bessi
Maj
Waller
National League Innings Scores and Battery Updates
Inning by inning summaries from games featuring Brooklyn Pittsburg Philadelphia St Louis Boston Cincinnati Chicago with detailed runs hits and errors. Umpires Terry Hurst Swartwood O'Day oversee the slate as pitchers Kennedy Naps Howell McGuire Fraser Donahue McFarland Criger Mercer Warner Bowerman Garvin Chance and others are listed with their teams.
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RWLE
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Kennedy
Naps
Howell
McGuire
Tannehill
Zimmer
Terry
Rhe
Philad
St. Louis
Fraser, Donahue
McFarland
Jones and Criger
Hurst
Boston
Cincinnati
Cuppy
Lewis and Sullivan
Hahn
Breitenstein
Kahoe
Swartwood
New York
Chicago
Mercer
Warner
Bowerman
Garvin
Chance
O’day
Philadelphia
Cveserssere
Wcenesaese
Cincinnati Nevenesaens
Esseee
Market Prices From Cincinnati to Chicago and Buffalo
The Cincinnati report lists flour prices from spring fancy at 3.20 to winter patent at 3.90 and other grades, with grain bids for wheat at 76c No 2 red on track, corn around 45 to 47c, and oats near 24c. Live stock shows hogs 4.65 to 5.45, cattle 3.75 to 5.40, and sheep 2.50 to 4.25, with lambs and veal calves also quoted. Chicago and East Buffalo round out with wheat No 2 red about 76-77c, corn 40c, oats 22-23c, cattle markets steady, hogs and sheep pricing varied by grade.
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Cincinnati
Do City
Chicago
East Buffalo
Currency on the move at Chicago subtreasury amid record activity
A Chicago subtreasury worker notes unprecedented currency movement with daily counts of up to $6 000 per hour for the dollars and $1 000 worth in 45 minutes for dimes. The volume near $500 million in the last fiscal year reflects heavy demands from country banks and strict coin validation.
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Uncle Sam
Chicago
Rency
Department
Inside the Gove Money Flows and Vaults of Washington
A vivid account details the August money movements from eastern banks to western treasuries. Officials describe large coin shipments, vaults filled with gold and silver, and the peculiar life of high denomination bills used for major transactions.
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Washington
Washington Daily
Damaged book sale discourse and auction ploys described
An eastern publisher laments readers as prone to “hum bugged” auctions for old dictionaries and encyclopedias. He notes friends paying high prices at auctions, then reselling to profit, while warning sellers aim to push scarce titles to the unaware buyer.
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Iron Workers
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Sternberg
William W
Sir Robert Hart Safe
Prince Alfred Ernst Albert, Duke of
Saxe-Coburg
National League
Pittsburgh
St. Louins
Palmer House
England
Gove
Treasury Department
West
Treasury
Treasuries Ag
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