Senate and House actions dominate national notes
The Senate declined to authorize an inquiry into American stockholders of the Panama Canal Co. The House settled Horton vs Butler by seat vacancy. Senate discussed Cuba annexation. Philippines affairs sparked debate. Immense global and domestic reports follow from rains, crops, finance, and key resignations and appointments.
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Panama Canal Co
House
Horton
Philippines
Nine Lewisohn heirs pledge 100000 each for charity
Leonard Lewisohn's NY will bequeaths charitable memorials by nine children after his death in London. The heirs agree to donate 1,000,000 dollars to charity as a tribute.
Tornado Ravages Racine County Wrecks Homes and Crops
A July tornado swept ten miles through Raymond to Caledonia destroying 40 houses and barns, killing one man and injuring several others. Hundreds of acres of grain burned, 30 to 40 head of livestock died, and many barns and outbuildings were carried away. One fatality was G Thysen of Caledonia.
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Racine
Wis
Raymond
Husher
Caledonia
William Cook
J. J. Laing
Mr. Laing
George West
Elisha Lowe
Frank Eastman
Kilbourneville
Albert Herman
William Hess
Christian Erb
G. Thysen
Mr. Thysen
National Banking Growth Under U S Comptroller Report
Comptroller Ridgely reports in the year ending June 30 1902 the national bank system added 437 associations with 30 407 000 in capital and 6 012 750 in bond deposits. Under the March 14 1900 act 273 small banks with 7 247 000 capital formed 164 banks total capital 23 160 000. Since 1900 1 061 banks organized with 63 348 000 capital and 15 442 500 in bond deposits. Net 368 new associations that year with 3 failures and 66 liquidations. total banks 6 325 with 4 546 active and 41 392 in liquidation.
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N. Y
Albert ©. Latimer
New York
India
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Francis M. English
Cascade
Col
Queen Liliuokalani
Hawaii
Comptroller of the Currency
National Bank
North Dakota
Herman Kolch
John Lenkeitus
Tashmov
Detroit
Dickie
Albion College
Mich
Aaron T. Bliss
United States Steel Corporation
Frank Youngs
Jay Reynolds
Pickerel Lake
Lake View
John M. Burke
New York City
Manhattan
John R. Brooke
Department of the East
Governor’s Island
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Korea
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Kansas Populists
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Philadelphia
Lynn
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Wilkie
Secret Service Division
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New York Post Office
Ramos
District Court of
San Juan
American Federation of Labor
Organization of Labor
Porto Rico
Special Commission
Gov. Kimball
Merchants’ Bank of Newport, R. I
Sherman
Washington
Ridgely
Tar and Feathers Delays Funeral for Husband and Sister
In Sterling Illinois on July 3 a funeral for Mrs. John Seibert was postponed to allow mourners to take the husband and sister to a cornfield where they were tarred and feathered. The chief mourners were absent as neighbors discovered the couple embracing in another room. The crowd dragged them to the field, poured tar, and scattered feathers.
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Sterling
John Seibert
Mount Morris
Seibert
Theodore Wolf
FATAL FALL Hangs on “Human Bomb” in Pompeii Show
Louisville July 3 1910 Human Bomb performer James Duil suffered fatal injuries during an open air act before about 5000 spectators at the Last Days of Pompeii. The bomb failed to explode at the peak forcing a dangerous descent.
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Louisville
Pompeii
James Duil
Duil
Fire destroys woolen and cotton yarn district buildings
A July 3 Philadelphia blaze caused about 200000 in damage across the woolen and cotton yarn district. James E. Mitchell & Co. at 122 and 124 Chestnut Street suffered 125000 in losses, with further 50000 at William D Olier Co and 25000 at Buckingham & Paulson. Six firefighters were slightly hurt.
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Philadelphia
James E. Mitchell & Co
Chestnut Street
William D’olier & Co
Cotton Yarn Commission Merchants
Buckingham & Paulson
Burlington Strike Ties Up City Carpenters
Burlington Vermont on July 3 reports 200 union carpenters idle as wage dispute persists. Contractors granted a nine hour day but the union seeks further concessions, prompting a standstill with most city carpenters involved.
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Burlington, Vt
Burlington
Three Men Killed in Storm at Momence
Terre Haute Ind July 3 A terrific wind storm swept Momence NL yesterday with meagre particulars reporting three men killed and injuries feared as details remain unclear.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Momence
Body of August Uttwiller Found After River Escape
In Cincinnati on July 3 the body of August Uttwiller was recovered from the Ohio river after he shot and killed his roommate James Collins last Sunday night and fled. A head wound indicated Uttwiller shot himself before entering the river.
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Cincinnati
August Uttwiller
James Collins
Ohio
Uttwiller
Tecumseh Wins Two In Seawanhaka Cup Trials
In Bridgeport Conn July 3 the Tecumseh captured two wins while the MASSASOIT took one in the second series to choose a Seawanhaka cup challenger. All finishes between the two winners were tight.
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Tecumseh
Bridgeport
Conn
City Officials Face Graft Allegations in Minneapolis
July reports from Minneapolis reveal a bribery probe into Chief of Police Frederick Ames. Detective Norbeck testified about a graft system tied to Mayor Ames and Inspector Gardner, detailing schemes to swindle outsiders and coerce victims to leave the city. The testimony implicated the mayor’s circle and highlighted police complicity.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Frederick Ames
Christopher €. Norbeck
A. A. Ames
Norbeck
Irwin Gardner
Billy” Edwards
Roman ‘Miex
Ames
Miex
Timely Rescue for Globe Trotters De Windt and Harding
Capt. Cottle of the whaler William Baylies reports rescuing Harry de Windt and George Harding, marooned on the Bering Sea coast after an arduous journey from Paris via Yakutsk. Provisions were provided and they plan to continue the voyage in a native skin boat once ice conditions improve.
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Globe
de Windt
Harding
Bering Sea
Nome
Alaska
San Francisco
Cottle
William Baylies
Harry de Windt
George Harding
de ‘Windt
Paris
Asia
America
Bering Straits
Yakutsk
Siberia
Russia
Blown to Atoms in Whitecapping Attack at Union
In Mammoth Springs Arkansas on July 4 Pink Gibson is killed when a dynamite charge explodes after a shot strikes him during an alleged whitecapping attempt. Harvey Sexton had warned of the attackers and fired once, triggering the blast that blows Gibson and injures nine others nearby.
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Ark
Union
Pink Gibson
Harvey Sexton
Sexton
Gibson
Peace and Amesty Proclamations End Philippine War
President Roosevelt issues three proclamations declaring peace in the Philippine archipelago, placing the islands under civil control, and granting amnesty to Filipinos who had rebelled. Also notes relief of Gen. Chaffee from military governorship and a general order to the U S army praising its Cuba and Philippines work.
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Washington
Philippine Archipelago
Root
Gen. Chaffee
United States
Cuba
Philippines
Proclamation Delays Louisiana Purchase Exposition Opening
The act of congress proclamation announces the postponement of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition opening to April 30, 1904. The delay affects national events and plans for visitors, exhibitors, and participants awaiting the fair.
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Washington
Congress
Tragedy in New Edinburg as Kilgores fatally clash
In Pine Bluff Arkansas on July 4 two Kilgore brothers merchants died after resisting arrest by bookkeeper McRuth who was deputized to detain them. McRuth was wounded and dying as the fight with knives escalated until he fired his revolver.
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Arkansas
Pine Bluff
Ark
New Edinburg
Arthur
Garfield Kilgore
McRuth
Kilgores
Justice of the Peace
W. A. Atwood & Co
Des Moines Hit By Severe Storm Disrupts Rail and Floods
North central Iowa saw a heavy storm with Des Moines hardest hit as the Chicago Great Western loses about 600 feet of track and a bridge near Hicks. The Boone River rises five feet at Webster City and Waterloo's eastern residential area is flooded with residents rescued by boats.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago Great Western
Hicks
Webster City
Waterloo
Mob Attacks Greenough Colliery in Shamokin Area
A mob of unknown men stormed the Greenough colliery in Shamokin July 3. They threw stones and clubs at the engine room and office windows. Watchman Rhoades fired his revolver and the assailants fled.
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Shamokin
Greenough
Rhoades
Bank of England Offers £1000 Reward for Forged Notes
London July 4 the Bank of England posts a reward of 1000 pounds for the discovery and conviction of the forgers of its notes. It marks the first such offer in forty years.
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London
Bank of England
Aguinaldo Seeks Protection After Amnesty Proclaimed
In Manila on July 7 1900 Aguinaldo met General Chaffee for the first time since amnesty. Lieutenant McKinley acted as interpreter as Aguinaldo asked for guarded protection and to avoid testifying in civil suits. Chaffee offered equal protection but said he could not shield him from all courts. Aguinaldo planned night visits to Cavite Viejo due to fear of daylight exposure amid rumors of vengeance by Luna allies.
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Gen
Chaffee
Manila
Lieut
Johnson
Unday
William E. McKinley
Ninth Cavalry
Guinaldo
Gen. Chaffee
Wright
Luna
Army Officer's Wife and Two Women Die in Sandy Hook Bay
A sailing party off Sandy Hook Bay capsized when wind gybed. Capt Tiemann Horn, his wife, his young daughter Frances, and Miss Alice McMahon drowned, while Dr Waterhouse and others were rescued after clinging to the mast for 15 minutes.
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New York
Tiemann N. Horn
Seacoast Artillery
Frances
Alice McMahon
Nyack
N. Y
Sandy Hook Bay
Horn
Fort Hancock
Sandy Hook
Capt. Horn
Miss McMahon
Waterhouse
Railroad Conductor and Wife Found Dead in Bath Tub
Grand Forks North Dakota July 7 a Great Northern conductor Charles J McCormick and his wife died in a bathroom on the same floor after a night of hosting friends Their son Hilby 13 reported they were in excellent health earlier and later found deceased in the bath tub with clothes scattered as the party ended
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Grand Forks
N. D
Charles J. McCormick
Great Northern
Hilby
Mrs. McCormick
Slavs and Poles Clash in Riot at Paul Mines
In Connellsville Pennsylvania on July 7 a riot erupted between Slavs and Polish miners at the Rainey Company Paul mines near Vanderbilt. One Slav, Mike Zovetchin, was killed by three gunshot wounds and another Slav, Victor Bennet, was fatally wounded. About thirty Slavs were injured. thirty arrests were made following a chaotic melee after a christening party at Frank Letkey’s home.
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Connellsville
Paul
Rainey Co
Vanderbilt
Mike Zovetchin
Victor Bennet
Frank Letkey
Papal Fete in Rome Marks Papal Anniversary
Fetes at the Vatican celebrated the pope's 24th coronation anniversary with the papal court and Catholic societies paying homage in Belvidere court. The pope ended the event with a pontifical blessing and a release of pigeons carrying notices of the ceremony.
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Vatican
Belvidere
Italy
Three Detroit Boys Drown After Boat Capsize at St Clair Flats
Detroit July 7 three boys Tony Henkel Oscar Rosenberg and another unnamed youth drowned Sunday in the middle channel at the St Clair flats when their small boat capsized near Savage's hotel about 200 feet from the dock. Spectators witnessed the accident as the boys attempted to turn and reach the hotel dock. A puff of wind overturned the craft during the attempt.
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Detroit, Mich
Tony Henkel
Oscar Rosenberg
Detroit
St. Clair Flats
Savage’s
Henkel
Rosenberg
Knox and Spooner to Probe Panama Canal Concessions
Assistant Attorney General Charles W. Russell will travel to Paris within a week to assess whether the Panama Canal Co can grant the United States a satisfactory title to concessions and property on the isthmus. The attorney general may later visit to review the matter, with Senator Spooner invited to accompany.
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Spooner
Washington
Charles W. Russell
Paris
Panama Canal Co
United States
Senator Spooner
Robbers hit Rock Island Denver limited near Joliet
Two masked bandits halted the Rock Island Denver limited on Meck Island Road Joliet at midnight trapping express messengers. They wounded James Kain, fled with $300 in jewelry and papers, and are pursued across Illinois as authorities estimate the safe held about $90,000.
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Chicago
Rock Island Railroad
Joliet
James Kain
Veteran Express
United States Express Co
Omaha
Denver
Illinois
Mountain Lake trolley crash in New York kills fifteen
Fifteen people die and twenty nine are injured in an electric railway collision near Gloversville on the Mountain Lake line. Cars packed with Fourth of July revelers collided head on on a steep downhill grade. Recovery of the dead and injured continues at Littaner hospital.
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New York
Utica
N. Y
Gloversville
Mountain Lake Railway
Mountain Lake
Littaner Hospital
Review of Trade Indicates Quiet Business and Rail Earnings
R G Dun and Co Weekly Review says conditions are quiet in most trades amid labor disputes. Railways show large interest payments and record half year earnings totaling $618,470,508. Commercial failures for the first half of 1902 reach 6,165 with liabilities of $60,374,856, up from last year. Wool and cotton markets show steady or improving activity.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
United States
Rainbow Defeated in Larchmont Yacht Club Regatta
Fifty two yachts started in the Larchmont Yacht Club annual regatta. Cornelius Vanderbilt's Rainbow, skippered by Hank Haff, lost to August Belmont's Mineola by five minutes nine seconds. Yankee trailed by one minute fifty-two seconds after the Mineola victory. Neola defeated Weetamoe in another notable race.
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New York
Larchmont Yacht Club
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Rainbow
Hank Haff
Tammany Hall Marks 126th Independence Anniversary
New York July 5 Tammany Hall celebrated the one hundred and twenty six anniversary of American independence. The program was similar to prior Fourth of July wigwam events with W Rourke Cochran delivering the principal address and Supreme Court Justice O Gorman giving the other long talk. United States Senator West of Missouri Hon D B Hill and W J Bryan sent letters of regret.
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Tammany Hall
Wigwam
W. Rourke Cochran
Tammany Fold
Supreme Court
O'Gorman
United States
West
Missouri
D. B Hill
W. J. Bryan
Heavy rains wash out bridge and flood Cambridge streets
Cambridge Ohio July 5 heavy rains turned the river into a torrent washing the Pennsylvania railroad bridge north of town from its abutments. Several street bridges were carried away. Homes were flooded and residents sought refuge on higher ground.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Here
Snow Storm Hits Evanston Wyoming Snow Depth Report
Snow has fallen for 24 hours in Evanston and surrounding mountains. Ground accumulation ranges from three to six inches while the temperature drops to 32 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Wyoming
Evanston
Wyo
Gov Nash to Draft Ohio Municipal Code at Put-in-Bay
Gov Nash will work with John W Warrington and Judge Sanders to draft a statewide municipal code at Put-in-Bay. They will meet with State Bar Association members to gather expert views and shape a flexible bill using the Comings code as a starting point.
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Columbus
Put-in-Bay
Gov. Nash
John W. Warrington
Cincinnati
Sanders
Cleveland
Warrington
State Bar Association
Italian worker dies in street fight in Mingo Junction
In Steubenville on July 2 a quarrel between three Wabash railroad laborers and two Italian mill workers on State street led to a fatal stabbing. George Anczelo died after a weapon was turned on him, and Frank Gill was wounded but survived. Wabash men Frank Gill, Thomas Kehoe and Barney Hardy were arrested.
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Steubenville
State Street
Mingo Junction
George Anczelo
Frank Gill
Thomas Kehoe
Barney Hardy
Tunnel Collapse Kills One on Lake Erie Line
Minerva July 3 A tunnel on the Lake Erie Alliance and Wheeling railroad near here caved in its entire length yesterday. Work to cut the hill had begun and 100 men were to go in when the hill settled. Four men were rescued but one died and others were injured.
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Minerva
Lake Erie, Alliance & Wheeling Railroad
Frisbie Bequest Redirected From Name Change To Vassar
In Springfield a $12000 sum willed by the late Louise Frisbie to Loomis H. Holmes will go to Vassar College because Holmes, once asked to adopt the Frisbie name, chose to keep his own surname. Holmes had until yesterday to decide on a name change and announced he would retain Holmes.
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Louise Frisbie
Wall Street
Loomis H. Holmes
Frisbie
Vassar College
Holmes
New York
Northwestern Ohio storm leaves crops destroyed and trees uprooted
Reports from across northwest Ohio describe Wednesday night's storm as the most disastrous in years. Crops were ruined in many areas, buildings leveled or unroofed, and trees torn from the ground. no lives lost though livestock suffered greatly.
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Toledo
Ohio
Child killed at Hull Street grade crossing in Cleveland
A 5 year old boy died at St Alexis hospital after an Erie train struck him at Hull street crossing in Cleveland. John Kopska, injured the previous night, had both legs severed by the engine and suffered for hours before his death.
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John Kopska
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Hull Street
St. Alexis Hospital
No Potters Strike For thousands of Workers
East Liverpool O July 4 There will be no strike of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters this year and 8000 pottery workers breathe easier Definite announcement was made by the officials of the brotherhood that peace had been established.
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East Liverpool
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Toledo Report On Beal Law Elections In Ohio
Brooks Lawrence of Toledo provides figures from special elections under the Beal law. He records 69 elections 43 dry 26 wet, with 250 saloons closed in dry towns and 25 opened in wet towns.
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Toledo
Worker burned to death at National Carbon plant
Cleveland reports a fatal accident at the National Carbon works where John Kopek, an employee, was burned to death while on duty yesterday.
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Cleveland
National Carbon Works
John Kopek
Smallpox Decimates Cleveland With Daily Deaths
The Cleveland health office reports June 30 days produced 28 smallpox deaths nearly one per day, the worst record in the city's history. For the year total smallpox deaths reach 42.
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Cleveland
Health Office
Sailor Thomas Roach Dies of Sunstroke at Toledo
Thomas Roach of Cleveland a sailor aboard the Vernon died from sunstroke Thursday afternoon while at the Hocking Valley dock in Toledo. The incident occurred July 4 as the vessel lay at the dock.
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Thomas Roach
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Vernon
Hocking Valley
Cuyahoga County Reinstates Fee System
Cleveland July 2 Cuyahoga County returns to the fee system as Auditor Craig orders county officers to retain all fees collected in the past month to pay their assistants.
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Cuyahoga County
Craig
Man Shoots Self in Cleveland Home
John Koida of rounds Street Cleveland shot himself Tuesday afternoon in an empty house. His wife was away washing. A heavy drinker, Koida was believed intoxicated at the time. He leaves three children.
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Cleveland
John Koida
Round Street
Dearth of Harvest Hands in Fredericktown
Harvest workers scarce in Fredericktown on July 3 leaves farmers relying on family labor as women and children take on field work once done by men.
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Fredericktown
Fierce Fire Damages Cleveland Lumber Yard District
A fierce blaze struck the lumber yard district in Cleveland on Wednesday afternoon. The Advance Lumber Co yard beneath the Central viaduct caught fire causing about 25000 dollars in damage.
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Advance Lumber Co
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