Argonauts win first Henley heat in tight dash over Dutch crew
At Henley on Thames the Argonauts of Toronto beat the Dutch crew by two feet in the first heat for the challenge cup eights with a time of 7 minutes 6 seconds. London clubs posted other wins as Oxford and Cambridge boats advanced in various heats amid a day of fast racing and strong finishes.
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Argonauts
Toronto
Canada
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Thames Rowing Club
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Jesus College (Oxford
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Yale and Harvard Athletes Sail for England Team Tour
The Yale Harvard athletic team sails from New York aboard the American liner St. Louis to face Oxford and Cambridge in England. More than 50 Yale and Harvard students accompany the squad to cheer them on.
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Yale
Harvard
Oxford
Cambridge
St. Louis
England
Peffer Defends Policy After Manila War Smoke Clears
Ex-Senator Peffer spoke at Marysville Fourth of July, urging defense of soldiers and national honor after fighting Spaniards near Manila. He warned against internal disputes until peace and order are secured, arguing alternatives would threaten Independence principles.
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Chicago
Marysville
Peffer
Kansas
Manila
Corner Stone Laying At Helena Capitol Building
Special to Inter Mountain Helena July 5 Thousands witnessed the corner stone laying of the capitol building with a grand Masons procession led by Grand Master Pomeroy. Gov Smith and ex Governor Toole spoke. heat afflicted John Moffatt, deputy collector at internal revenue, who was taken home in critical condition.
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Capitol
Grand Lodge of Masons of Montana
Pomeroy
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Fort Harrison
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Great Northern Band
Great Falls
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Missoula
Butte
Masonic Order
Montana
Main Street
Lawrence
Ewing
Fifth Avenue
Capitol Site
Capitol Building
Iself
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Blue Lodge Masons
Hogg Explains His Bryan Meeting Remarks
Ex-Governor James Hoge of Texas, in New York, says he did not know about a Van Wyck boom or a Tammany meeting plan. He attended only by chance and did not seek to speak, noting five minute extemporaneous speeches limit full expression. He praises Tamman Joadere for courtesy and recalls the Bryan moment.
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New York
James
Hoge
Texas
Bryan
Tamman
Lis Joadere
van Wyck
Artificial Earthquake at Pike's Peak Illumination
A Victor Col. special to the Trimune reports an artificial earthquake offset the Pike's Peak illumination. Five tons of dynamite were exploded on Bull hill with charges up to 500 pounds. Large flames and smoke rose as the quake was felt toward the east and south, including Pueblo eighty miles away, with no damage reported.
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Chicago
Admiral Dewey Recuperating Aboard Olympia
Port Said dispatch reports Admiral Dewey resting in Colombo Ceylon after the Olympia stopped there. The ship with Dewey aboard is expected to sail toward the Dardanelles and arrive soon.
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New York
Herald
Port Said
Olympia
Colombo
Admiral Dewey
Ceylon
Dardenelles
Next Campaign Debates Antitrust Plank and 1900 Race
New York July 1 Senator Jones of Nevada says Democrats will mount a strong anti trust plank in the next campaign. He weighs how to limit trusts and notes the sugar refiners role while predicting Bryan and McKinley as likely nominees. He adds the silver issue may be submerged by anti monopoly momentum and questions Philippine policy’s western impact.
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Jones
Nevada
Bryan
McKinley
California
Philippines
Son's Awful Crime in Drunken Lamp Attack
In San Francisco on July 5 Cornelius Manning flew into a drunken frenzy and tried to kill his mother by hurling a lamp. The fire spread injuring hostess Mrs. Ken teds, her guest Paul Kennedy, and five year old Maud Kennedy, who faces life changes though likely to survive. Manning fled and remains at large.
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San Francisco
Cornelius Manning
Mrs. Manning
Jones
Greenwich
Young Manning
Vaylor
Mr. Kennedy
Copper river voyage ends near Dawson without gold found
Reported expedition members Richards Emmons J. and C. W. Jackson readied Copper river section from Dawson. Guides deserted leaving them stranded ten days. They reached Dawson from Copper river with no gold after exploring rivers to Helisland in the Arctic. A copper vein with outcroppings 16 miles long was located at Williams Point by a San Francisco syndicate.
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C. W. Jackson
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Arctic Ocean
Williams Point
San Francisco
Afghan plot to assassinate the ameer reported in Kabul
London reports from Cabul that an Afghan recently discharged a rifle at the ameer but missed him, the bullet striking a nearby general in the shoulder. The ameer's brother Ishak allegedly tried to bribe a cook to poison the ameer. the plot was uncovered and Tshak fled to Russian Asia, and the cook was hanged.
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St. Petersburg
The
Globe
Cabul
Afghanistan
Ameer
Ishak
Tshak
Asia
Fourth of July Accidents in Major Cities
The Chicago Tribune prints national statistics from 62 cities on July Fourth. Three people were killed and 1074 injured by fireworks. Losses amount to 149105 dollars with 627 injuries from cannon fire crackers and 118 from toy cannons.
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Chicago
Thoe Tribune
Daly
Guatemalan Revolutionist Arrives in San Francisco
Joseph Leon Castello a Guatemalan revolutionist and former presidential candidate arrives in San Francisco after escape from Guatemala and a failed bid to reenter. Friends deny rumors he came to California to plot against the government.
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San Francisco
Joseph Leon Castello
Guatemala
California
First Summer Meeting of American Ceramic Society Opens
The Ceramic Society in Cleveland held its first summer meeting at the Hollen den with numerous delegates. A general discussion on the outlook for the coming year occurred, and today they will travel to Put-in-Bay island for further events.
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Cleveland
American Coramite Society
Hollenden
Put-in-Bay Island
Insane Passenger Stranded After Onboard Incident
Humphrey Lynch, a young man traveling from Melrose Massachusetts to New York, became insane on a Nickel Plate train near Cleveland and is now in the county jail. Authorities have been unable to learn anything about Lynch.
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Cleveland
Humphrey Lynch
Melrose
New York
Lynch
Joint Session Opens Agriculture Convention in San Francisco
In San Francisco July the Association of American Agricultural College and Experiment Stations and the Association of Agricultural Chemists met in joint session at the Academy of Science. Mayor Phelan gave welcome remarks, followed by responses from the associations’ president. The convention discussed alkali soils with Professor Tilgard of California, and the sessions will continue for three days with practical topics and state tours for visiting scientists.
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San Francisco
Association of American Agricultural College and Experiment Stations
The
Association of Agricultural Chemists
Jovn Sion Bur
Academy of Science
Phelan
Tilgard
California
War Department dispatches report Cuba fighting losses
Telegraphic briefs from multiple locations note Surgeon Chennena died of fever in Cuba, heavy rains flood Pratt City, fires burn 40 buildings with $55 000 loss, and a Chilean dispute over American mediation funding sparks protests in Santiago. Puerto Rico marks Fourth of July with parades and speeches. In Michigan a canonist cites a forthcoming national church council. Otis reports favourable prospects for Spanish prisoners in Luzon negotiations.
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Pratt City
Enttinapes
Santiago de Chile
William J. Buchanan
United States
Chile
San Juan de Porto Rico
Republican Party of
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Islands
Marshall
Mich
BE. A. Bart
Washington
War Department
Otis
Luzon
Aguinaldo
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