President grants commutation and assigns duties in early war headlines
The president commutes Maj Francis Eltonhead fourt martial dismissal to a five year retention as major at infantry. Maj Eltonhead faced charges of drunk on duty and misbehavior at a Manila Army and Navy club with profane language. Commander Swift to relieve Commander Seaton Schroeder as naval governor of Guam. McKinley approves death sentence for Private Phineas Foutz of the Nineteenth Infantry for stabbing a Filipino girl to death at Cebu.
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Francis E. Eltonhead
Fourteenth Infantry
Maj
Eltonthead
Army and Navy
Manila
Swift
Yorktown
Seaton Schroeder
Creditors await loss at City National Bank Buffalo
A report to the comptroller details that City National Bank Buffalo assets are impaired and profits wiped out. The receiver recommends a 45 percent dividend to creditors as remaining funds are allocated.
Lawton Move Seeks Opening of Three Government Reserves
In Lawton Oklahoma home seekers who failed to draw land are pressing to have the government open up three reserves in the Lawton district totaling about 3330 quarter sections. The effort aims to expand available parcels for settlement.
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Lawton
Okla
Miner strike at United Verde copper mine ends in ultimatum
Senator W A Clark refuses eight hour day for 1 600 striking miners at Jerome Arizona. Other items note Indian land lottery claims, a failed Andrews Indiana bank forgery arrest, Manila commissary policy shock, Marion Indiana pulp and paper plant fire, Judge Price death, long electric car range record, rich Washington Georgia gold ore samples, Chicago lake steamers, a fatal Laurel Delaware factory fire, Brutus naval voyage toll refusal, US Steel plant closures, and a fatal child shooting in Tuckerton New Jersey.
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W. A. Clark
United Verde
Jerome
Ariz
el Reno
Fort Sill
Andrews
Ind
Root
War Department
Manila
United States
Marion
Indiana Pulp and Paper Co
William Cecil Price
Buchanan
Chicago
Lincoln
Price
Cleveland
Atlanta
Washington
Chicago Transportation Co
Laurel
Del
Emery W. Riggin
E. B. Riggin
House of Representatives
Delaware
Riggin & Son
Brutus
Tompkinsville
S. I
Guam
Suez Canal
United States Steel Corporation
Tuckerton
N. J
H. E. Hanley
Ethel
Elmer
Engine Trial in Jamaica Shows Older American Locomotive Wins
English and American locomotives were tested by experts at Kingston Jamaica on a difficult line. Under identical conditions the old American engine beat the newer English engine which cost twice as much by over seven minutes. News also notes continued drought expanding crop damage in Russia with near total failures in west Siberia and Volga provinces.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Russia
Baltic
Siberia
Volga
Mining stampede draws crowds to Big Snowy mountains
Reports describe a gold bearing discovery in the Big Snowy mountains east of Helena Montana triggering a stampede. Towns along the Montana railway are depopulated as prospectors converge on the site seeking rich copper and gold bearing sand.
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Snowy Mountains
Helena
Mont
Montana
Tuley
Chicago
Rome
Luigi Gianotti
Milan
Bresci
Humbert
Paterson
N. J
London Bank of Central America
Navy
Washington
Grand Trunk Railroad
Charlotte
Mich
Charles Lane
Battle Creek
Prince Henry of Orleans
Saigon
Cochin China
Duke of
Chartres
Duke of Orleans
Iowa Republicans nominate Cummins for Governor in Cedar Rapids
The Iowa Republican convention here on August 8 nominated A. B. Cummins of Des Moines for Governor with a full slate: John Herriott of Stuart for Lieutenant Governor, S. M. Weaver of Iowa Falls for Supreme Court, E. Brown of Sheldon for Railroad Commissioner, and K. R. Barrett of Osage for Superintendent of Public Instruction. Cummins and allies dominated the convention despite a committee challenge.
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A. B. Cummins
Cedar Rapids
Des Moines
John Herriott
Stuart
Supreme Court
S. M. Weaver
Iowa Falls
E. Brown
Sheldon
KR. C. Barrett
Osage
Iowa
Cummins
Committee On Credentials
Jackson
Carroll
World-Wide Window Glass Trust Reported Planned
The Times notes a massive proposed industrial merger to control the global window glass supply. Pittsburg leaders James A. Chambers and M. C. McMullin of the American Window Glass Co. spearhead talks, with Brussels reports naming a leading Pittsburg financier. They left for Europe about ten days ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
the Times
American Window Glass Co
United States
Europe
Belgium
Brussels
Alien Sue Ban Provokes U S Italy Treaty Tension
In Denver on August 8 a Colorado court ruled a non resident alien cannot sue for damages. Italian widow Fenice Ferrera sued Auric Mining Co. for her husband’s death at Ute and Uray mine. The decision sparks protest from Italy with consul Dr Joseph Cuneo and plans to appeal to Washington.
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Denver
Col
United States
Italy
Colorado
Fenice Ferrarao
Auric Mining Co
Hinsdale County
Ute and Uray
Pueblo County
Steamboat Firm Refuses Arbitration To Striking Longshoremen
Ogdensburg New York August 8 Rutland Transit Co rejects arbitration in a longshoremen dispute. Non union workers faced attacks, hotels closed to them, and a company boarding house opened. Police protection sought by rail lines was denied. warrants issued for several strikers on intimidation and assault. Steamers run near schedule as four men operate a new unloading shovel.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Rutland Transit Co
Rutland Railroad
Ordensburg & Lake Champlain Railroad
Court delayed return to Pekin unsettled by foreign demands
Yokohama reports note China says the court will stay away from Pekin until all Russian demands are settled. Japanese people doubt the court will return to the capital under foreign troops and a foreign fortress near the palace gates, reflecting that the Chinese crisis is not near an end.
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Yokohama
China
Pekin
Manchuria
Navy orders Machias to Colon to protect American interests
The navy department sends the gunboat Machias, stationed in Boston, to Colon at the Panama Isthmus to safeguard American interests amid reports of disturbances and traffic disruption on the isthmus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Machias
Boston
Colon
Panama
Unsuccessful Strike Ends at Knoxville Traction Co
The entire system of the Knoxville Traction Co resumed regular operation yesterday after a strike lasting over a week in Knoxville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville, Tenn
Knoxville Traction Co
Corn Pools Too Risky
Chicago Aug 8 George H Phil ls declared no more corn pools for him after surviving a near catastrophe. He said he was standing over a can of gunpowder and escaped total annihilation by mere chance. He will not be forced into another risky pool.
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Chicago
George H. Phills
Noted New Jersey Leader William A. Newell Nearing Death
Ex Governor William A. Newell of New Jersey, famed as the state's first Republican governor, is reported dying in Allentown New Jersey. A message from Allentown confirms the critical condition.
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New York
Allentown
N. J
William A. Newell
New Jersey
Labor troubles ease steel sector eyes steady trade
Dun and Co Weekly Review notes no national trade complaint as current distribution holds steady. Uncertainty over steel labor disputes fades, aiding iron and steel relief. rails not heavily cut, and domestic demand plus Atlantic exports support prices. Durable goods, wheat, wool, and shoe markets improve. U.S. weekly failures total 173, Canada 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Iron and Steel
Atlantic
United States
Canada
Cruiser Columbia Reported In Filthy Condition At Yard
A Navy yard inspection in New York followed a board of survey on the cruiser Columbia. Officials said the ship’s pumps are corroded and rusted, forcing hand pumping to keep her afloat. The commentary implied neglect at League Island and warned she could have sunk at her moorings.
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New York
Evans
Woodward
Folger
Rodgers
Navy Yard
Brutus
Columbia
Navy Yard Board of Survey
Barker
Washington
Board of Inspection
League Island
League Island Navy Yard
Big Railway Deals In Toledo Transfer To Everett-Moore Group
The Toledo Traction Co property was transferred to the Toledo Railways and Light Co, part of the Everett-Moore syndicate, for 9 million dollars with 1 million to be spent on improvements. E W Moore said the Toledo Fremont and Norwalk line purchase is complete and control of about 1300 miles remains with the Everett-Moore group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Toledo Traction Co
Toledo Railways and Light Co
Everett-Moore Syndicate
E. W. Moore
Toledo, Fremont & Norwalk Road
Everett-Moore
Widener-Elkins Syndicate
Philadelphia
Limestone trust forms major steel input combine
New Castle Pennsylvania August 10 a large industrial merger for limestone control advances in importance to iron and steel. Prominent Pittsburgh stockholders and officers of the steel trust promote the enterprise which is expected to finalize plans soon. About 1.5 million dollars has been invested as quarries and limestone tracts across central western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio are absorbed by the combine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Castle
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburg
Bessemer Steel
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Combine
Norfolk General Richard L Page Dies at 93
Gen Richard L Page of Norfolk died at Blue Ridge Summit Pennsylvania aged in his 94th year. He joined the navy as a midshipman in 1824 and resigned to join the Confederacy in 1861 becoming brigadier general in 1863. He commanded outer defenses at Mobile Fort Morgan and held Farragut's fleet at bay for two weeks. He was brother in law to Light Horse Harry Lee, father of Robert E Lee.
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Norfolk
Richard L. Page
Blue Ridge Summit
United States Navy
Mobile Bays
Fort Morgan
Farragut
Page
Fire Rages Through Rantoul Business District
Illinois townsfolk faced a devastating blaze in Rantoul with the entire business area wiped out. The fire started in a grain elevator, spread rapidly, destroying five blocks and 36 firms, including the post office railroad station Masonic temple New hotel opera house and two newspaper offices. A steam engine arrived from Champaign within 45 minutes to help contain the fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hllinois
Champaign
Ill
Rantoul
Martin
Pacific Steamer Talía Lost After Coral Rocking at Coronel
The Pacific Navigation Co. steamer Talía ran on a rock at the entrance to Coronel harbor in Chili on July 14 and is a total loss. The Oregonian from New York reports the incident reached San Francisco on its arrival yesterday.
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San Francisco
Oregonian
New York
Pacific Navigation Co
Talia
Coronel
Chili
Dowager Empress Frederick Dies Prompting German Church Bells
Cronberg reports at noon Friday the knell for Dowager Empress Frederick tolled in Cronberg and similar observances echoed in Protestant churches across Germany marking her death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cronberg
Frederick
Germany
Archbishop Ireland on strikes and personal freedom
The Archbishop of Ireland visited New York and rejected claims he would aid strike settlement. He warned that strikes burden workers and families, urged respect for workers liberty to strike or work, and insisted unions must not force nonmembers to stop working or face coercion or illegal attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ireland
A SPECK OF WAR NEAR Isthmus OF Panama
Washington officials watched Colombia and Venezuela as tensions rose near the Isthmus of Panama. A dispatch from Consul Gudger at Panama described a revolutionary execution and anticipated further expeditions, while press reports from Williamstad claimed a Colombian invasion of Venezuela, risking open conflict though official confirmation was lacking.
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Washington
Panama
Colombia
Venezuela
State Department
Gudger
Reid
Williamstad
Indian Chief Jamison Killed in Cattaraugus Farm Fight
On the Cattaraugus reservation near Gowanda New York Jesse Jamison longtime Seneca leader is dead Richard Crouse a prominent figure is in critical condition and his son Dick is in custody after a bloody Thursday night fight on the Crouse farm six miles from Gowanda Indians nearby fear further violence as arming spreads among the peaceful faction Announced the incident drew sharp public concern among the Seneca community.
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Gowanda
N. Y
Jesse Jamison
Cattaraugus Reservation
United States
Richard Crouse
Crouse
Wreck on Lehigh Flyer Injures Seven Near North Leroy
A serious wreck occurred Friday near North Leroy New York when the Lehigh flyer eastbound derailed after the last two coaches jumped the track. The rear coach landed upside down in a ditch and seven people were injured.
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Rochester
N. Y
North Leroy
Lehigh Flyer
Must Surrender or be Banished Proclamation Issued
London reports a parliamentary paper releasing Lord Kitchener's proclamation dated August 7. It orders all commandants field cornets and armed band leaders who were burghers of the late republics and all government members of the Orange Free State and Transvaal to surrender by September 15 or be permanently banished from South Africa.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Orange Free State
Transvaal
South Africa
Woods First Lottery Winner Faces Lawsuits Over Claim
Fort Sill Oklahoma August 10 Three suits have been filed against James R Woods the initial winner in the Lawton district land lottery who blocked Miss Mattie Beals from filing a neighboring tract. A local town site company marked Woods entry with ropes and alleys and issued contest notices. Woods is displaced with an ax as about 200 squatters took possession during the night and vow to contest to the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sill
Okla
James R. Woods
Lawton
Mattie Beals
Woods
Train crosses Santa Fe washout near Lamy in New Mexico
The first train on the Santa Fe road since Saturday night moved over the big washout near Lamy yesterday. Crews rebuilt seven miles of track and bridged four canyons. Officials expect weeks to finish full repairs and return to normal service.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Lamy
Detective Stible Death Bares Cleveland Look Alike
Chicago detective Frank Stible who bore a striking resemblance to Grover Cleveland died Friday in Chicago. The Civil War veteran was about 55 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Stible
Grover Cleveland
Strike Call Rattles United States Steel Mills
The Amalgamated Association orders a general strike for August 10 affecting most U S Steel workers. The move follows disputes over recognition and union rights with leaders predicting over 100000 idle workers nationwide.
Republican Platform of Ohio Party for 1900
The Ohio Republicans in convention reaffirm the Philadelphia platform and pledge loyal support to the party and its candidates. They tout the nation’s prosperity under Republican policy, monetary strength, tariff protection, naval growth, and expansion abroad, while endorsing McKinley and state leaders and urging tax reform and continued Republican control in Ohio.
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Ohio
Philadelphia
United States
Republican Party
Congress
Spain
Supreme Court
China
McKinley
Peking
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippine Islands
George K. Nash
Ple
General Assembly
Joseph B. Foraker
Marcus A. Hanna
House of Representatives
Foraker
United States Senate
Land lottery draws shock as entrant selects town-site land
John Wood of Weatherford drew number one in the Lawton land district and filed for 160 acres that run the full length of the town site on the south, a choice that hit the two most valuable adjoining lots. Miss Beals, a Wichita telephone girl who drew number two, expected a prime selection but ended with a less valuable parcel.
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Fort Sill
O. T
John Wood
Weatherford
Lawton
Miss Beals
Wichita
Storms Wreck Glorieta Range Roads and Rail Line
Enormous damage from recent storms along the Glorieta range in Santa Fe New Mexico. Five days needed to repair the railroad. Public highway between Glorieta and Lamy is completely obliterated.
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Santa Fe, N. M
Glorieta Range
Glorieta
Lamy
Maher's Racing Days Ended After Lungs Hemorrhage
London reports American jockey Daniel Maher will likely never return to racing. Doctors warn a further ride could be fatal after a serious hemorrhage of the lungs.
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Maher
London
Daniel Maher
Worst Rain in 40 Years Hits Albemarle
Albemarle North Carolina reports the most destructive rainfall in 40 years on Monday night. Little Long Creek washed out a fill on the Yadkin railroad and swept away about 200 feet of track. Bridges collapsed and crop damage was extensive.
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Albemarle
N. C
Little Long Creek
Yadkin
Grain Scoopers' Boss Murdered in Elevator Assault
Buffalo August 7 John Dunford a boss grain scooper at an elevator died from injuries after a beating by two men whom he had refused work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
John Dunford
Pacific shipping boom and legal rulings span varied topics
Reports note a surge of Pacific port shipments to oriental markets and a New York judge ruling insurance firms are not obliged to cover explosion damages. Other items include paint quantities for primers, a 200 mile Rocky Mountain exploration section, steel vaults by the Bank of New York with alarmed compartments, and a Chinese tea glaze claim from shark fin refuse.
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New York
Rocky Mountains
Idaho
Canadian Pacific
Bank of New York
Oldest public schools and global universities noted
Winchester founded in 1373 is described as the oldest public school. The text lists parliamentary representation for English, Scottish, and Irish components and mentions Harvard scholars Freund Bauer and Petersentwo, plus a Japanese imperial university in Tokio and Kyoto. Gladden appointed Lyman Beecher lecturer at Yale. Smith donates timber to Lindsborg college. A Dartmouth funds appeal dated 1781 is donated by Miss Hopkins, with signatures of historical figures.
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Harvard
Freund, Bauer and Petersen
Japan
Tokio
Kioto
Washington Gladden
Columbus
Lyman Beecher
Yale Divinity School
Charles A. Smith
Minneapolis
Swedish Lutheran College
Lindsborg
Kan
Dartmouth College
Miss Hopkins
Northampton
Mass
Washington
T. Lincoln
Livingston
William Moore
Robert Morris
Professional Cards Specializing in Women’s Diseases
Office No 400 Clinton Street second floor entrance Myers dental parlors stairway both telephones offering medical services with a focus on women's health care.
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Clinton St
Myers
Clinton Street
Ballebars Ventania
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New York Associated Banks
Audy
Arthur Flanagan
Newarka
Flangan
West Side
Hugh McGovern
George Wilson
McGovern
Fall River
Ashley
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Leonard G. Leffing
Naples
John D. Rockeeller
Pocantico Hills
England
Scotland
Rockefeller
Westchesternty
Amesbury
Busiel Smith
Busiel
New Hampshire
Merrimac
Charles Usher
Lynn
Standard Oil Company
Division of Fine Arts
Central Labor Union of
Easton
Andrew Carnegie
School Board of
Carnegie
New York City
Reading
Robert F. Simes
James S. Negley
Plainfield
Stone River
Maximilian Manasse
Berlin
King Humbert
City National Bank of Buffalo
Oe Speete
T. Clair Avenue
Godfrey Forne
William Hinthea
Tica Fortier
A Limestone Trust
Archbishop Ireland
Flyer
Grover
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Amalgamated
Amalgamated Lodge
T. J. Shaffer
Carnegie Steel Co
Carnegie Co
Homestead
Duquesne and Braddock Mills
National Steel Co
Steel Corporation
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Clark Works
Hyde Park
Wellsville
DeWeese
McKeesport
Kiskimenetas
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
DeWeese Wood
National Tube Co
Conneaut
Republican Platform
Wood
New Mexico
Pacific
School and College
Winchester
Nettie A. Belau
J. D
Defiance
Henry & Robert Newbegin
Law
Benjamin B. Kingsbury
Attorney AT Law
B. B. KixnasauBy
J. G. Lever
M. D
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
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St. Augustine
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Florida
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General Pass
Loussville, KY
Sporting Life
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Ralph M Deatrick
Weisenburger & Emery
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Weeee
Tecumseh
Adrian Weetee
Madison
Sand Creek
Denson
St Aeee
Wauseon
Napoleon
Ottawa
Columbus Grove
Uae
Yi Seeman Genter
Prps Ak
Springfield
Lima
Frank Ferris
Detroit
Heb
Springfield Water
Eee Ly
St.airs
Trenton
Wyandotte
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