Oregon Volunteers Return in Spectacular San Francisco Welcome
San Francisco greeted the Oregon volunteers and California signal corps with a deafening, carnivallike procession. Cannons, steam whistles, bells, and cheers accompanied the regiments as they arrived from the Philippines after 14 months of hardship and battle. The march went past the Palace Hotel and finished at the Presidio where the troops rested before mustering out and returning home to Oregon.
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San Francisco
California Volunteers
Philippines
Oregon Volunteers
California Signal Corps
Aguinaldo
Presidio
Oregon
Signal Corps
California Regiment
Bedlam
Noble
Shafter
Third Artillery
Geor
Summer
Palace Hotel
Tird
Market
Kearney
Geer
van Ness Avenue
America Will Not Interfere In China Policy
A Washington dispatch to the Herald reports President McKinley will take necessary steps to protect Americans and their interests in China but will not join Britain in pressing the Pekin government for extraordinary concessions. A high official says the administration does not plan to align with other governments to aid its citizens. The president will provide lawful protection, and Mr Parsons will receive such assurances. The policy avoids advocating any specific American industry to China.
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New York
the Herald
Washington
McKinley
China
Great Britain
Pekin
W .A. Parsons
Parsons
American firms cautioned on China contracts and rail syndicate
The Chinese foreign office cautionary note urges neutral handling of American business interests in China. It says no single firm should be favored in seeking Chinese contracts. Consequently Parsons's railroad syndicate faces no special advantage over others in the Celestial empire.
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China
Parsons
Celestial Empire
Pingree Eyes Special Session on Municipal Street Railways
Detroit reports Gov. Pingree will push a constitutional amendment to allow municipal ownership of street railways after the council adopts the ordinances. He aims for a November election and urges support against opponents of the three cent fare scheme. The municipal line owners plan three cent fares starting at 6 am with universal transfers.
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Detroit
Mich
Pingree
Municipal Street Railway Company
Gov
Confederate Major Dead in Atlanta at 64
Maj John Calhoun Courtney, Confederate veteran leader and Telegraph manager, dies at home in Atlanta at age 64. He served with Lee Beauregard and Johnston, conveyed Beauregard news of Lee’s surrender, carried Davis the Lincoln assassination dispatch, and testified in Booth’s court martial proceedings.
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Atlanta
John Calhoun Courtney
Virginia Society of Atlanta
Capital City Club
Western Union Telegraph Company
Maj
Courtney
Lee
Beauregard
Johnston
Gen. Beauregard
Jefferson Davis
Gen. Breckinridge
Lincoln
Washington
John Wilkes Booth
Issues of the Campaign in Selma
Senator John T. Morgan, back in Selma, predicts many campaign issues ahead. He cites tariff changes for new possessions, sugar trade, remonetization of silver, income tax efforts, reapportionment, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments, and distrust of trusts as defining topics for Congress and parties.
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Selma
Ala
John T. Morgan
Morgan
Porto Pico
Hawaii
Philippines
Louisiana
Islands
Supreme Court
Congress
Massacre Plot Foiled in Manila During War
Second Oregon regiment officers acknowledge Manila's critical state at the hostilities start. A jetter from inside Manila to Aguinaldo’s emissary outlined plans to sack the city and annihilate the guards. General Otis received the letter and the plot was partly carried out by burning part of the city.
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San Francisco
Oregon Regiment
Manila
Aguinalde
United States
Mania
Aguinaldo
Otis
Model Camp in Presidio for Returning Troops
Work advances on a model camp at the Presidio San Francisco for 5000 volunteer regiments awaiting muster out. Emphasis on sanitary arrangements and precautions to guard against sickness during the encampment.
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San Francisco
Thoburn Sees U S Duty to Divide China and Share Its Shore
Bishop J M Thoburn, veteran missionary, argues imperial divides in China are inevitable. He predicts the United States must hold the Philippines, deter anarchy in Manila, and seize a zone of eastern Asia, while envisioning a division of China and benefit to civilization.
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United States
Thoburn
China
America
Cincinnati
J. M. Thoburn
Methodist Episcopal Church
India
Aguinildo
Lugon
Luzon
Aguinaldo
Far East
Philippines
Russia
Pacific
Yang Tse Kiang
Philippine Islands
Iinage
Pacific Ocean
Asia
New Gold Diggings in Cape Nome Spark Interest
The steamer Alliance from St Michaels brings news from Cape Nome gold fields. Prospects are thought rich though early reports vary. a single cleanout yielded $96 000 on Anvil creek. Passengers debate riches, with L R Farrington warning against Koyukuk district ventures.
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Seattle
Alliance
St. Michaels
Yukon
Cape Nome
Allance
Gabe Price
Lewis Lane
Anvil Creek
Dawson
Arc Five
Roanoke
Michaels
L. R. Farrington
Koyukuk
Massachusetts
German Exile Phrase Attributed to Return to Country
Fragmentary OCR strokes suggest a quotation about returning to country with gold, attributed to a German figure. The readable text is unclear and lacks full context or names.
German flag torn from Honolulu hotel on Fourth of July
Carl Klemme owner of the Orpheum hotel in Honolulu flew the American flag over his gaily decorated building with a German flag beneath it. A conflict with J H West led to police involving soldiers from the transport Sheridan. West and soldiers removed the German flag and time cited for malicious mischief.
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Honolulu
Victoria
B.C
D Ag
Carl Klemme
Orpheum
Klemme
J. H. West
West
Sheridan
Weert
Iis
Paris Military Review Under Crowds For National Day
French Army reviews in Paris amid magnificent weather as crowds move from early morning toward Longchamp to witness the parade. President Loubet and ministers arrive, while guards and officers secure order and salute the troops as banners dip and the president salutes the colors.
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Paris
Rennes
Longchamps
Chamber of Deputies
M.dechanetani
Loubet
Elysee Palace
Balloud
Waldeck- Rousseau
Olympia Quarantined at Port Said En Route to Trieste
A cable from Dewey reports the Olympia was involuntarily quarantined at Port Said on July 14. Once coal supplies arrive the ship will proceed to Trieste for pratique and recuperation of officers and men. Navy officials say the admiralty plans the voyage to the Mediterranean without health delays.
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Washington
Loni
Dewey
Port Said
Olympia
Trieste
Tita
Navy Department
Mediterranean
Heath
Whitney Stable Fire Leaves Barns Burned At Westbury
Fire at the William Whitney estate in Westbury South Carolina destroyed one large barn and damaged the main house is spared. Firefighters prevented further spread and losses are estimated between 60 100 and 70 000 with several race horses burned in the blaze.
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New York
William @. Whitney
Westbury
S. C
Dewey Returns Home as Olympia Reaches New York
The Olympia arrived this afternoon after Dewey hurried home from World War I duty. He declined Minister Strauss’s invitation in Constantinople and plans a brief stop in Trieste before returning to America aboard the Olympia.
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New York
Herald
Olympia
Dewey
Strauss
Constantin Ple
Trieste
America
Judge Keeps Ruling On Montana Tramway Mines Case
Special to the Inter Mountain Helena Mont July 4 Judge Knowles heard arguments on the Austin and Montana request to recover tramway and Snoho mish mines in Butte pending a settlement of litigation over the property. Riangony Cooper and Orris P. Evans for the Boston and Montana addressed the court followed by J J McHatton for the Montana Ore Purchasing company. The court reserved judgment.
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Inter Mountain
Helena
Mont
Knowle
Aostin & Montana
Snohomish
Butte
Riangony Cooper
Orris P. Hvans
Boston , & Montana
J. J. McHatton
Montana Ore Purchasing Company
Educators Debates School Usurpation in Home Panel
In Los Angeles on July 14 the National Educational Association opened with Professor Gove of Denver presenting Usurpation of the Home by the School. The rest of the session explored educational press topics and several departmental papers were read.
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Los Angeles
Naonal Educational Association
Gove
Denver
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J. H. Leyso ’S
Modern Jewelry House
North Main Street
Butte, Mont
Finlen
W. B. Welch
Mgr
Parden- D’ Acheul Drug Co
Main Street
Cooe
E. Park St., Butte
Whitney
Educators
Hennessy’s
Hennessy's
Iwading
Thompson G
Thompson
Fauntleroy
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