Young Connecticut murderer hanged for Mary King case
Charles Benham Cross, 18, was executed at Wethersfield prison for the murder of Mrs. Sarah C. King near Hartford. He faced the gallows calmly after pleading insanity and youth failed to save him, becoming the youngest person hanged in Connecticut.
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Hartford Conn
Wethersfield
Charles Benham Cross
Sarah C. King
Board of Pardon
Rav
Dr. Hall
Cross
Connecticut
Sarah King
Mrs. King
Chinese mediation sought as affairs in Pekin worsen
Washington reports Consul Fowler at Che Foo relays a Shanghai dispatch noting talks of French mediation in China. Six missionaries reportedly murdered, with fears of foreign lives in Pekin amid unrest. Bryan and McKinley express caution, urging protection for Americans and restraint from China.
No More Fences on Government Lands Accord
A concise government pledge abolishes fencing on public lands, asserting access rights and公ownership principles. The move targets restricted tracts and aims to simplify border rules, with officials citing enhanced public use and environmental considerations.
futile mission to modify fence removal order at government lands
General R S Benson of Carlsbad returned from Washington after failing to persuade the interior department to revoke or soften a ruling that all fences on government lands must be removed immediately. He warned that the policy would disrupt wind mills artificial lakes and land improvements by large cattle firms in western Texas and New Mexico.
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Carlsbad
N. M
R. S. Benson
Washington
Interior Department
Department
Texas
New Mexico
Polar expedition to search for Prof Andre departs Spitzbergen
News from London reports a polar expedition organized in Switzerland to locate Prof Andre the polar aviator. Forty men will join Captain Ernest Andre as leader, setting out from Spitzbergen on July 26 for a voyage expected to last about a year and a half.
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London
Switzerland
Andre
Spitzbergen
Ernest Andre
Maryland Steel builds world’s largest floating dry dock
Baltimore July 20 A large force of mechanics at Maryland Steel Sparrow Point works builds the largest floating dry dock for the United States government. The dock will cost 810000 and can lift a 15000 ton vessel two feet above the water surface.
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Baltimore
Maryland Steel Company
Sparrow’s Point
United States
Jackson and Sharp ships three trolley cars to East London
The Jackson and Sharp company of Wilmington Delaware has shipped three double deck trolley cars to East London South Africa. They are expected to arrive and be ready for service in about ninety days.
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Wilmington
Del
Jackson and Sharp Company
East London
South Africa
Cuban Affairs Washington Reports on Cubans Grateful for U S Aid
A cabinet member described the informal plan to hand Cubs governance after a constitutional convention and stable government. He hailed a US treasury balance exceeding 20 million dollars as historic and noted Cuban appreciation while minor grumbling about autonomy.
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Washington
Cubs
United States
Bootblack Trust Suppresses Young Workers in New York Ferries
A New York small boy arrested for petit larceny cites the bootblack trust as ruinous to his business. The article describes a system where bootblacks on ferries, in offices, and on street corners are uniformed workers paid regular wages, forced to ring up sales on a miniature cash register to prevent theft, and notes how renting privileges and the fleet of uniformed bootblacks have squeezed out boy workers.
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New York
Bootblack Trust
Shanes
Saloins
Kansas City Market Prices Cattle Hogs and Sheep
Kansas City market report July 20 shows cattle receipts 3,200 with prices mostly down, top natives 4.75 to 5.35, westerns 4.00 to 4.25, and cows 2.00 to 4.75. Hog receipts 8,700 higher with tops 5.15 and most sales 4.95 to 5.10. Sheep receipts 2,300 steady, lambs 3.50 to 6.15, natives 3.75 to 4.25, grassers 3.35 to 3.75.
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Kansas City
Western
Texas and Indians
Admiral Barker Takes Command at Brooklyn Navy Yard
Rear Admiral Albert S. Barker has assumed command of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, relieving Captain Frank Wildes who had served as acting commandant since the death of Rear Admiral Philip. Barker arrives from the Norfolk navy yard.
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Broolkyn
N. Y
Albert S. Barker
Brookyn Navy Yard
Frank Wildes
Philip
Admiral Barker
Norfolk Navy Yard
Imported Negro Laborers Stir Mexico City Rail Row
In Mexico City July 20 reports fault aimed at Mexican Central Railroad for importing nearly 1000 negro laborers from the Bahamas. Officials refuse to discharge the imported workers, risking trouble as tensions rise over the labor influx.
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City OF Mexico
Mexican Central Railroad
Bahama Islands
Eclipse Stakes Triumph for Diamond Jubilee at Sandowne
The thirteenth Eclipse stakes 10,000 sovereigns was won today by Diamond Jubilee the Prince of Wales derby winner with L. Jones aboard J. Reiff placed Chevening second and L. Reff third on Skopos at Sandowne England.
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Sandowne
England
L. Jones J. Reiff
Chevening
L. Reff
Skopos
Mason Dixon Line Monuments to Undergo New Survey
Maryland and Pennsylvania joint commission starts active work to resurvey the Mason and Dixon line. The line was run 1764 to 1768 and marked by granite monuments from England bearing Penn and Baltimore heraldry. Many monuments have been destroyed, and the new survey protects local property interests.
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Philadelphia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
England
Penn
Lord Baltimore
Federation sketches plan to end Chicago building strike
The federation of labor discussed a settlement plan for the Chicago building strike that has paralyzed business. About 150 million dollars in building contracts have been canceled or expired, and two executive council members were appointed to investigate the plan, which is expected to be endorsed.
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Denver
Federation of Labor Today
Chicago
Federation
Awful Condition Prevails at Cape Nome
Nome faces epidemic hazards with smallpox typhoid fever and pneumonia causing severe crisis. Dr Tyler of Chicago warns the ongoing frightful condition could yield a veritable charnel house if it lasts much longer in Nome, Alaska.
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Cape Nome
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Nome
Tyler
Chicago
Jones and Laughlin Iron Bridge Shifting to Iron Piers
At Great Bridge Pittsburg on July 20, the process of replacing false piers with iron piers on the Jones and Laughlin molten metal bridge nears completion. The bridge has stood in construction for over a year and will carry molten metal from furnaces to mills across the river.
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Pittsburg
Rew
Jones and Laughlin Ltd
Bryan Aims for Supreme Oratorical Effort in Lincoln Speech
SUPREME EFFORT LINCOLN Nebr July 20 Bryan will try to make his Indianapolis speech the supreme oratorical effort of his life.
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Lincoln, Nebr
Lincoln
Nebr
Bryan
Indianapolis
Nash-Mahill Quiet Albuquerque Marriage
In Albuquerque at the Baptist manse on Sunday July 16, Miss Elia Nash married Elmer M. Manhill with Rev. G W Alger officiating. The couple left for El Paso and will reside near the City of Mexico after September first where Mr Maill has mining interests. The bride is an Iowa native of refined attainments and the groom is well known in El Paso.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Elia Nash
Elmer M. Manhill
G. W. Alger
el Paso
City of
Mexico
Beckham Nominated for Succeed Himself by Democrats
Lexington Kentucky July 20 Governor Beckham was nominated by the Democrats at 3 o clock to seek another term before the first ballot finished. The move keeps Beckham as the party choice for governor in the upcoming race.
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Lexington
Beckham
Born Mr and Mrs Richard F Burges and Daughter
A birth notice records the arrival of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Richard F Burges. The family announces the new member, noting the parents and the infant’s name. The item is a concise birth notice typical of community announcements.
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Richard F. Burges
Sunday Game at Local Diamond Promises Record Crowd
The rain helped the field as Jacoby and crew rework the diamond damaged by Clark and his bill ring. National league parks won t host gridiron events. Deming team and about fifty supporters arrive by rail for a much anticipated Sunday clash.
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Jacoby
Clark
Deming
Southern Pacific
National League Yesterday's Games Summary
In yesterday's National League games Pittsburg fell to Philadelphia 3 to 4 while Boston defeated Chicago 5 to 1. New York routed St Louis 8 to 3 and Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 12 to 8.
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Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
New York
St Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Seveeeene
Chicago Reese
Los
Cawees
Grafton Seeks Mexican Band Tour Deal in El Paso
J J Grafton of Chicago promoter of western state and Mexico rail excursions visited El Paso this morning en route to Guadalajara. He plans to negotiate with the Guadalajara government for transporting their Susa band in a U S concert tour starting late September with an El Paso opening.
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J.J. Grafton
Chicago
Mexico
Guadalajara
United States
Grafton
Susa
el Paso
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