Republicans Meet at Winona Lake Endorsing McKinley Policy
Indiana editors gather at Winona Lake for mid summer session with a large attendance. They endorse McKinley administration in the Philippine rebellion stance and oppose trusts as un-American. The group supports the Dingley tariff and the St. Louis financial platform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indiana Republican Association of Editors
Winona Lake
Warsaw
McKinley
Philippines
Republican Congress
St. Louis
Dynamite Guns for Otis to Be Sent to Manila
The War Department prepares to deploy six Sims Dudley pneumatic dynamite guns to Manila for operations against Filipino forces. Test firings at Sandy Hook proved satisfactory. These weapons first saw use in Cuba under Funston, with earlier action at Sanaan cited under Roosevelt’s cavalry led by Sergeant Borrowe.
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Otis
War Department
Manila
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Funston
Kansas
Sanaan
Roosevelt
Borrowe
Bank Wrecked by the Cashier in Perth Amboy
The Middlesex County National Bank of Perth Amboy New Jersey suspended business after cashier George W Valentine, age 85, disappeared. Valen tines accounts reportedly short about 110000, causing widespread loss among small depositors and a public sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex County National Bank
Perth Amboy
N. J
George W. Valentine
Valentine
Kentucky Republicans Nominate Taylor for Governor
The Kentucky Republican State Convention nominated Attorney General W. O. S. Taylor for governor by acclamation after adopting the state platform. Taylor’s rivals Captain B. C. Stone and Judge Clifton J. Pratt withdrew from the race at the speaker's stand, endorsing the attorney general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Steamer Carlisle Castle Lost with All Hands
A Freemantle reports the British steamer Carlisle Castle is wrecked off Rockingham with all aboard perished. The same storm has wrecked the City of York with twelve drowned, including the captain, as days of tempest continue and many small craft go ashore.
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Freemartle
Westustralia
Carlisle Castle
Rockingham
City of York
Miser's Money Found Behind Fire Ruins Near Richmond
Neighbors uncover jars of cash and coins totaling 210 dollars in the ruins of Thomas Graves' house near Richmond Indiana. Graves and his elderly sister were murdered and the home burned to hide the crime. Authorities suspect thieves targeted the miser's hoard.
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Miser
Thomas Graves
Richmond
Ind
Graves
Indiana Wheat Yield Estimated Below Average
Grain dealers and millers in Indianapolis estimate Indiana wheat yield at 18 000 000 bushels, well below average. Heavy statewide showers have alleviated corn crop danger.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Lightning Fire Destroys Plymouth Coal Breaker
Lightning sparked a blaze destroying the No. 12 coal breaker at Plymouth Pennsylvania owned by Haddock and Shank. About 450 workers were left idle until the plant is rebuilt as speculation points to a lightning strike.
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Plymouth
Haddock & Shank
Indian Executed for Murder in Choctaw Nation
William Goings known as Walla Tonka was shot at Alikichi I T under Choctaw court sentence for murder despite a stay from the federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goodlands
I. T
William Goings
Walla Tonka
Alikichi
Fire on Japanese Camphor Steamer Kawaeke Warne
The Japanese steamer Kawaeke Warne caught fire on the Thames. Four officers and crew members died by suffocation and ten were seriously injured according to London dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kawaeke Warne
Thames
General Russell Farnham Lord Dies in New York at 61
Brigadier General Russell Farnham Lord, linked by marriage to former President Harrison through his half sister, died at his New York City home at age 61. He served as a respected Army officer and his death follows a long career in military service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. F. Lord
Russell Farnham Lord
Benjamin Harrison
New York City
Notable Victims and Ventures From the Eastern Region
A roundup of regional incidents includes the death of philanthropist P D Moxhan in Vineland New Jersey at age 78. A Philadelphia chemical plant project with 1 500 000 capital plans progress. A large bakery in Hoxborough Pennsylvania burned, causing 76 000 in losses. Multiple drownings fires and shootings across New Jersey Pennsylvania New York Connecticut and Ohio are reported with several fatalities.
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P. D. Moxhan
Vineland
N. J
Sugar Trust
Philadelphia
Henry Wanklin
Hoxborough
Helen Leersch
Trenton
Monroe Street
New York
Otto von Oblen
Columbus
Ohio
Delaware
Charles IX. Gibbs
Washington
Ebbitt House
Wormley's
Steven A. Gardner
Marine District
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Stamford
Conn
Thomas P. Day
People's National Bank of
Pittsburg
Uniontown
Abraham Finkelstein
Ezekiel T. Cooper
New Jersey
First National Bank of
Dover
Del
Charles Knauss
Allentown
Edwin Dieffenderfer
Lower Germantown
Torrington
Upper Germantown
Various 19th Century Incidents Mentioned Across the West
Obituaries notes a Medford man Herbert H Brooks aged 44 died suddenly. Montana wool record price at Fort Benson 17000 pounds sold at 195 portions. Chicago based firms losses by fire in Kansas City. White Stock Shoshone reservation disturbance risk and repeated school arson attempts. Omaha smelter idle due to coal famine strike. Nebraskans Frank Tepley killed wife and died by suicide. Salt Lake City warrant for polygamy against Angus M Cannon. Michigan Pottawatomie land claim push valued at 2 000 000 acres without court. Ohio Reinhard family killed in wreck. Dublin Jews platform fall injures. Crystal Falls reports shooting during hunting. headlight mistaken for deer eye. Newman collision hits National Educational Association delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert H. Brooks
Medford
Maass
Boston
American Circular Loom Company of
Chicago
Montana
Fort Benson
John Washesha
American Curled Hair Company of
Kansas City
Omaha
Stanton, Neb
Salt Lake City
Angus M. Cannon
Salt Lake Stake
Mormon Church
William Reinhard
Columbus
Ohio
Reinhard
Cleveland
Crystal Falls
Mich
Stambaugh Township
Otto Weeterberg
Carl Anderson
Weaterberg
Anderson
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Newman
Multiple 1900s News Highlights Include Fatalities and Protests
Reports detail a fatal crash killing Mrs Thoman of Beneca Falls and Mrs Harris of St Louis with five injured. John D Moses found dying in Omaha after a head wound. five hackmen under arrest. Detroit street railway franchise push despite court loss. Iron box with 2611 shipped to Sherrodsville stolen from Cleveland depot. Dick Williams lynched in Alma Kansas, later revived by marshal. Williams unlikely to live. William McQuaid sues Bank of Knobnoster for 25000 damages after arrest tied to a missed payment.
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Cal
Thoman
Beneca Falls
Harris
St. Louis
John D. Moses
Omaha
Douglas
Fourteenth Streets
Detroit Street Railways
Michigan Supreme Court
Arrect Railway Commissioners
Common Council
American Express Company
J. H. Somers American Express Company
Sherrodsville
Ohio
Cleveland, Canton and Southern Railway
Express
Dick Williams
Alma
Kan
Williams
William McQuaid
Eureka Coal and Mining Company
Knobnoster
Chicago
Bank of
Warrensburg
Hureka ‘Company
Walker acquitted in Bristol in shooting case
General James A. Walker is acquitted at Bristol Tennessee of shooting Attorney Hamilton. Other items include wage boosts for 300 Whiteside miners, Hatfield feud development, a Tampa cigarmaker strike, a Midway Kentucky trotter incident, Ida Carr’s disappearance, a Colorado and Southern robbery near Folsom New Mexico with dynamite used but no loot recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Walker
Bristol
Tenn
Hamilton
Whiteside
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Elias Hatfield
Anse” Hatfield
Gov. Atkinson
West Virginia
Gray
Tampa
Flg
Witherspoon
Midway
Matthew Martin
Henry M. Martin
Martin
Ida Carr
Supt
Webb
Wells-Fargo Express
Moves in Washington reflect shifts in cabinet and diplomacy
Secretary Alger's resignation is now with President McKinley. Col. John M. Ewing will move from Treasury Navy to deputy auditor of the Postoffice Department. Austria-Hungary arbitration on Hazleton damages is declined. The President extends flag protection to Porto Rico and Philippine shipping. Peirce says U.S. Russia ties are cordial with growing American business openings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russell A. Alger
McKinley
John M. Ewing
Treasury
Navy Department
Wisconsin
Postoffice Department
United States
Austria-Hungary
Hazleton
Porto Rico
Philippines
Herbert H. D. Peirce
Russia
Veteran actor Henry Lorain dies in London
Obituary notes the death of Henry Lorain, a veteran actor who toured the United States many years ago, in London. The report mentions other international news items including currency policy in India, police deployments in Alaska, and shifts in colonial governance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Lorain
United States
London
India
Porcupine
Alaska
M. Deniel
Devil's Island
Dreyfus
Belgium
Por
Germany
Haat
Papal Diplomacy and Assassination Plots Across Continents
A summary of international tensions includes the Pope urging Kruger to avoid war with Britain and a Transvaal magistrate describing a distant settlement. In the Philippines, Luna’s slayers are acquitted for self defense amid claims of a Luna-led conspiracy to depose Aguinaldo. Salvation Army leader William Booth survived a street attack in Stockholm during revival efforts.
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Ene
Belgium
Kruger
Great Britain
Transvaal
Luna
Aguinaldo
William Booth
Salvation Army
England
Stockholm
Combine of Hasern quarries seeks $12 million capital
James G. Batterson Jr of New England Granite Works confirms a proposed combine of about fifteen Hasern quarries with $12 million capital. Ovens to resume full time and thousands of jobs to be created amid broader industrial revival. A separate note reports a Portia wreck near Halifax with 75 aboard and safe landings after fog. US Brazil trade shows declines in both exports and imports. The Distilling Company of America files as a large whisky trust absorbing multiple firms. Bradstreet notes quiet but generally improving trade and a week of 136 business failures in the US and 25 in Canada.
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James G. Batterson, Jr
New England Granite Works
Combine
Red Cross
Portia
New York
Halifax
Ilvin Island
Sambroight
Bafoty
United States
Brazil
State Department
Hill
Santos
Big Whisky Trust
Old Whisky Trust
Trenton
N. J
Federal Steel Company
Lead Trust
Distilling Company of America
American Spirits Manufacturing Company
Kentucky Distilleries and Warehouse Company
The
Spirits Distributing Company
Standard Distilling and Distributing Company
Bradstreet
Canada
Market cattle and grain prices across major cities
A dense market report lists cattle, hogs, and sheep prices for multiple cities including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with grain prices for wheat corn oats rye and minor items like clover seed. Notable ranges include Chicago cattle 3.00 to 6.00 and New York butter 15 to 16 cents per pound.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Indians Defy the Nation In Choctaw Execution
Walla Tonka, a full-blood Choctaw also known as William Goings, was executed at Alikichi I T for murdering his uncle Mason Goings. The scene included a quilt on the ground, a coffin, and an escort of twenty light horsemen. A habeas corpus writ was refused by the sheriff despite federal judges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walla
Watson
Goings
Jacob Lewis
Bull Henderson
Mason Goings
Tonka
Choctaw Baseball Club
On His Way to Manila Fighting Joe Wheeler Heads for Philippines
Gen Joseph E Wheeler halted in Chicago en route from Washington to the Philippines on a mission unspecified even to him. He says he is ordered merely to report to Gen Otis and does not know his exact duties when he reaches Manila.
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Joe” Wheeler
Philippines
Joseph E. Wheeler
Chicago
Washington
Otis
Wheeler
Aguinaldo’s forces strength and Washington reports questioned
The speaker noted the strength of Aguinaldo’s forces and said published reports from Manila officers do not state them. He doubted official Washington knowledge and admitted no conversations with Washington officials on the subject. Gen Wheeler traveled with his daughter Miss Annie Wheeler who serves as a Red Cross nurse without pay in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguinaldo
Manila
Washington
Gen. Wheeler
Annie Wheeler
Philippines
Red Cross
Gallinger Chandler clash halts inquiry in Concord
In Concord New Hampshire a civil service commission probe of Senator Gallinger sparked a near fight with Senator Chandler accusing Gallinger of pressuring witnesses. Guards and reporters blocked exits as tempers flared and Attorney General Eastman denounced the accusation. The hearing resumed amid heated controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Gallinger
Chandler
Concord
N. H
Civil Service Commission
Eastman
New Hampshire
Dewey Arrives at Port Said Ready for United States Voyage
Admiral Dewey aboard the Olympia reached Port Said and, looking well though anxious to reach New York, declined Minister Straus's Bosphorus invitation to stay in Constantinople. He will proceed to Trieste for a short air change then to America.
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United States
Dewey
Olympia
New York
Straus
Constantinople
Bosphorie
Trieste
America
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Sribune
Denver, Mnd
Etree Rears Tee
PF. Q
A & Oink Ae
Luatcat
Western
Southern
Market Reports
General Wheeler
Port Said
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