Germany Wants War and German Motives Stated
Washington dispatch repeats a State Department view on Germany and the Chinese question. It notes suspicion of Germany's aim to hinder peace talks and suggests motives include vengeance and territorial aims. The report questions Allied powers' alignment and mentions Russia and Japan as possibly sympathetic to German objectives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Washington
State Department
GaetTmiandy
Clybeoult
Phenot
Russia
Japan
Wintigee Manitoba Rural Starvation Report
A fragment reports G Pl spercus a Methodist wutssierarist in Oxford Lottee within Reewatoun district noting severe famine. It claims winter and early spring shortages for 20 to 30 Sadie ans Oetie residents who resorted to bark for sustenance as rabbits fail to provide. Interior department probes the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AO Wintigee
Manitoba
G. Pl Spercus
Reewatoun
la Teun
Department of the Interior
Strike settlement rumors surface in coal miners' dispute
The Associated Press reports Dressivnt Mitchell of the Coal Miners Vlan says operators have offered striking workers a 10 percent wage increase. Mitchell declined further comment and has repeatedly said he knows nothing of any settlement rumors.
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Associated Press
Dressivnt Mitchell
Vlan
Mitchell
Archbishop Ireland Receives French Legion Honors
Archbishop Ireland left for London to sail in October. He was decorated as a commander of the Legion of Honor by Jules Cambon the French ambassador to the United States in behalf of the government. General Bra nce Porter and Bellamy Storer were among those present.
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Aris
Ireland
London
Legion of Honor
M. Jules Cambon
British Admiralty Schedules First US Coal For Warships
The steamer Fri discharges American bibanii coal from Virginia at the dock yard. Two thousand five hundred tons are slated for the Bermuda station at Talifax, as the admiralty also buys five thousand tons total. In Milan police watch ships for Mauricio Magliala alias Luigi Granotti, linked to King Humbert murder. he sailed from Paterson, New Jersey on May 1 as a silk weaver.
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Italifan
Fri
Virginia
British
Admiralty
Talifax
Bermuda
Bresci
New York Barge Office
Milan
Drally
Mauricio Magliala
Luigi Granotti
Humbert
Bresei
Paterson
N. J
Italy
Paris Exposition awards favor United States in most classes
The final appeal jury's statement to the United States commission shows that America received the most awards of any nation after France and earned more awards in each class except grand prizes, where Germany led.
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Paris
United Sates Commission
America
France
Germany
Railroad President Denies Coal Concessions Amid Strike Rumors
President Truesdale of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western refutes reports that coal operators will concede to strikers out of public sentiment. He says he speaks only for his own company.
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Truesdale
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad
Jfe
Owl
Diaz Declared President by Congress in Mexico
A dispatch from the City of Mexico reports Congress declared the presidential election result. General Porfirio Diaz was unanimously elected and will be inaugurated next December.
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Mexico
Congress
Porfirrio Diaz
James Howard Found Guilty in Goebel Governor Killing
James Howard is convicted in Frankfort Kentucky as a principal in the assassination of Governor Goebel. The jury imposes the death penalty as the sentence.
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James Howard
Frankfort
Goebel
Siam at Manila Arrives as MacArthur Reports Transport Arrival
General MacArthur cables War Department confirming the arrival of the transport at Manila, signaling a shift in Asia supply lines and military movements.
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Siam
Manila
MacArthur
War Department
Mercer County Treasurer Banibauer Found Unconscious in Vault
The unconscious body of County Treasurer Banibauer was found the other morning in the vault of his Mercer California office where he had been locked up all night. He had endured a frightening encounter with robbers who attacked him during the robbery attempt.
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Banibauer
Mercer
Cal
Destruction of Missions Near Shek-Lung Hurts Local Faith
In Hong Kong the American Presbyterian and Catholic missions at Shek-Lung on the East river were destroyed. The Catholic priest fled and was saved by a Mandarin official.
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Hong Kong
Shek-Lung
East River
Notable Deaths and Disasters Across the Nation
Obituaries note Charles B Foote dead at his Oceanic home following a failed brokerage firm. George D Vys, last survivor of the Kane relief arctic expedition, dies in Worcester. Fires destroy Atlantic Highlands lumber yards and Brooklyn grain warehouses with heavy losses. A bee sting kills Daniel Steinman in Paterson and poison causes heart complications. Chinese Masons attacked by armed men in New York's Chinatown. one killed. Pittsburgh factory fire injures and damages up to 1 00,000. Pennsylvania mine strike bloodshed reported. A sheriff's posse kills two in Shenandoah amid crowd disorder. University of Pennsylvania statistics professor Roland P Parkner named head of Library of Congress documents division. Multiple shootings and accidents reported including Tickory Ridge watchman, a balloon circus mishap, illegal Paris green poisoning attempt, and a collision near New York. Missing NY undertaker Charles Murphy reportedly reappears. family confusion. Travid Lewis Shepard family murdered in Foxboro with son suspected in crime.
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Charles B. Foote
Oceanic
George D'Vys
Worcester
Mass
Augustus Thomas
New London
Atlantic Highlands
N. J
Atlantic Dock
Brooklyn
Daniel Steinman
Paterson N. J
Ah Feo
Chinatown
New York
Water Street
Pittsburg
Wilson, Bailey & Co
Pennsylvania
Shenandoah
Roland P. Parkner
University of Pennsylvania
Hbrary of
Congress
Evan Davis
Tickory Ridge
Shamokin
Cir Brran
Aemnant
Noda
Deost Lia
Vien Hal
Paris Green
Ada
Mautrcx
Sternfels
Charles Murphy
William F. Shepard
Storms, murders, and fires across the nation dotted a grim period
Reports tell of a Texas storm with deaths and property loss, floods in San Antonio, and tornados in Morristown Minnesota. Violent incidents include the Lawrence County Ohio murder of George W. Noble and a fatal quarrel at Fisk Missouri. Banking and railway disruptions also appear, with trials and robberies across multiple states.
Violent Crime and Rail Disasters Reported in Regional News
A 70 year old man William Patrick was assassinated on a Fayetteville turnpike and a Black Belt killing spree attributed to Joseph Smalls is noted. A Queen and Crescent wreck at Radieville Kentucky killed five workers and injured six while another incident in Columbus Georgia involved Joe Moore and Edward Gurley with multiple assaults and near death.
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William Patrick
Fayetteville
Enn
Patrick
Jeeaufort County
S.C
Joseph Smalls
Queen and Crescent
Radieville
Lexington
Edward Gurley
New Orleans
Oragy
Oscar Montgomery
Paul Covinan
Joseph W. Bofill
Gurley
Cowman
Totill
Curley
Joe Moore
Columbus
Moore
Oil Well Breaks State Record In West Virginia
A massive oil well near Weston West Virginia causes a hole six inches in diameter and floods two 250 barrel tanks with golden oil. The blast effect is described as the most remarkable drilling event in the state, with oil spilling into a nearby creek.
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BE. G. Copeley
Weston
W. Va
More Quit the Mines Big Gain for United Mine Workers
Detailed reports indicate a substantial win for the United Mine Workers as operators resist concessions. The piece notes operators remain firm while union leadership proclaims a strong position and momentum toward improved labor terms.
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United Mine Workers
Market reports and anthracite strike update
Market figures cover cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York. The second week of the strike shows a large majority of anthracite miners out with union membership rising and union leaders pressing for settlement as mine owners remain resolute.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ste. Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Northern
T&u
New York
United Mineworkers
Waaleton
Mitchell
Jeddo
Shenandoah
Mahanoy City
Mine Workers’ Union
No covers for the dead as Galveston reels from disaster
In the wake of the Galveston catastrophe workers and clergy rush to salvage remains and aid the living. The city battles stench and pestilence as many corpses are disposed of by trench or torch while priests abandon prayers to help the wounded and dying.
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Galveston
Charnel Island
Gulf
Bay
Foreign notes from around the world summarize crises and leaders
Dom Paul sails to Holland to recover health. Aguinaldo rejects peace proposals. London faces an influenza like epidemic. French army reviews 97 000 troops before Loubet. France annexes Waurutu and Tabuai islands. Loubet hosts mayors at dinner for French municipalities. 20000 guests attend. British consul secures surrender of 204 Boer troops at Lorenzo Marques. Pekin evacuation planned as warlords discuss terms. Marshal Campos dies at Zaranz near San Sebastian. Two thirds of American troops in Pekin ordered home to the Philippines. A legation guard of 1850 remains under Minister Conzer.
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Dom Paul
Holland
German Socialist Congress
Aguinaldo
Buencamino
Loubet
France
Lorenzo Marques
Pekin
Marshal Arsenio Martinez de Campos
Zaranz
San Sebastian
Spain
Marshal Campos
Castillan
Philippines
Legation
Conzer
International convention plan and business news mix
The note lists the United Society of Christian Endeavor deciding the twentieth international convention will be held in Cincinnati in 1901. It mentions Percy Avery Rockefeller starting at Standard Oil and hints at future control by Eastern capitalists. Additional items cover a Miss Griffin death, pension plans at Lake Shore Railroad, and weekly trade notes on coal, sugar, steel, bank clearings, wool sales, and weekly failures in the U S and Canada.
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United Society of Christian Endeavor
Cincinnati
Percy Avery
William Rockefeller
Standard Oil
American Cereal Company
Oatmeal Trust
Miss Griffin
Dundas
Ont
George Pearson
Hamilton
Pearson
RG. Dan & Co
Review of Trade
Pennsylvania
Loraine Steel Company
New York
United States
Canada
Roosevelt in a Mad Rush At Victor Colorado
Governor Theodore Roosevelt faced a riot in Victor Colorado after a meeting at Armory Hall. A drunken spectator waved a Bryan banner, sparking conflict with a Hungarian miner amid a 150 strong mob. Shouting, missiles and eggs flew as Roosevelt urged calm. no injuries among his party.
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Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Armory E Hall
Victor
Colo
Gov. Roosevelt
Senator Wolcott
Sherman Bell
John Proctor Chirk
Bryan
Armory Hall
Mr. Roosevelt
Col. Roosevelt
Cripple Creek
Church Loss As Philadelphia Landmark Is Demolished
The Church of the Epiphany at Chestnut and Fifteenth in Philadelphia will be torn down as city growth pushes old members away. The property sold for 1 million dollars to a syndicate replacing it with a modern business block. Wanamaker represented the church. Kane acted for the syndicate.
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Church of the Epiphany
Philadelphia
Chestnut
Fifteenth Streets
John Wanamaaker
Church Corporation
Anthony M. Kane
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