Notable deaths and incidents across the nation
Mrs Christina Borg dies at 76 in Triton Illinois. Fireman Montgomery dies from the Staples MN wreck. Mrs Anna Spence Wolfe, a Carthage Illinois pioneer, dies at 80 after 60 years there. King Albert's body arrives in Dreaden. A cinematograph for the blind is invented. Elocutionists gather in Chicago. Oberlin vote selects a new board chair. Missouri wheat harvests praised. Kansas flourishes face labor needs. Morgan coal merger eyed. Nebraska rejects Turgeon requisition. Grasshoppers unsettled in North Dakota Red River valley. tragic portable engine explosion in Indiana.
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Christina Borg
Charles Bee
Triton
Edward
London
Montgomery
Staples
Mann
Anna Spence Wolfe
Carthage
Nodaway County
McFall
Mattoon
Til
Oklahoma, Gulf & Western Railroad Company
Chicago
Guthrie
Harleyville
Rock Island
Paterson
N. J
Albert
Dreaden
Sibyllenort
George
Dusand
A.S. Epperson
Kansas City
George Fowler, Son & Co
Swift & Co
Fowler Planta
National Association of Elocutionists
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Virgil Alonzo Pickley
Cincinnati
Charles T. Child
Electrical Review
New York
Gleasondale
Mass
Mr. Child
J. G. W. Cowles
Cleveland
Oberlin College
Cowles
Barrows
Columbia
of State
Missouri
Lloyds
Freeman
Roddam
Lloyd
St. Pierre
Martinique
Mont Pelee
J. P. Morgan and Associates
Steele
Nebraska
Herried
South Dakota
Turgeon
Duluth
North
George W. Rowe
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Tom Rowe
Harry Rowe
Jon W. Holmes
Smith
Ualb
Capper Dr aHamee
Clergy Farewell Attacks Ritualism in Milwaukee
The Rev. Charles Stanley Lester, retiring after 22 years as rector of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Milwaukee, delivered a farewell sermon criticizing ritualism. He warned against ecclesiastical machinery grinding grace and urged the church to remain a Protestant Episcopal church, praising intellectual honesty and the old faith amid gradual change.
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Milwaukee
Chas
Stanley Lester
Tariff Talks in China Reach Crossroads
Sheng and Lu Chinese tariff commissioners with Sir James MacKay British commissioner and Inspector General Brendon visited Nankin to confer with Viceroy Lik Kun Yil on a tariff treaty. If satisfactory they will proceed to Hankow to meet Viceroy Chang Chih Tung.
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Shanghai
Sheng and
James MacKay
Bredon
Nankin
Lik Kun Yil
Hankaw
Chang Chih Tung
Sheng
Sir James
Rewards for boycotters and strike news across several states
Citizens alliance in Wilkes Barre offers 5000 dollars for convictions of boycott and intimidation acts. Mine workers report more returning to work in Pittston and a movement toward settlement. Union Pacific machinists strike largely observed with shops closed in Omaha and Cheyenne. Pittsburg wage talks yield a 6 percent raise. West Virginia strike appears near settlement as operators consider concessions after talks with Chesapeake & Ohio president Stevens. Developments expected within 48 hours.
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Wilkesbarre
Citizens Alliance
Pittston
Omaha
Union Pacific
Cheyenne
North Platte
Armstrong
Kan
West Virginia
Charleston
W. Va
Stevens
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Enid
Republican State Convention Preview in Minnesota
The Republican state convention meets tomorrow with Senator Nelson as temporary chair and State Senator Wyman as permanent chair. A full state ticket will be nominated. Most incumbents are unopposed, except the auditor who declines renomination. A tight race is underway for supreme court and a contested battle for the auditor post.
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St. Paul
Minn
Nelson
Wyman
Supreme Court
Hyely
OWA Central Shops Close
Two hundred Iowa Central shops workers walked out this afternoon in Marshalltown amid pay disputes. The chaotic report mentions boilermakers and helpers striking, with unclear details about hours and duties.
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Owa
Marshalltown
Iowa
Iowa Central
Maipa
Ana
Coldest June on record across the nation continues
Weather report from July 1 notes the cold June since 1889, with cool cloudy days and rainfall below normal. Ohio crops suffer from continuing wet weather, while Indiana reports floods. Lafayette sees the Wabash rise 20 feet, flooding bottom lands and washing out roads. wheat and thousands of acres of corn are ruined. the Wabash floods the bottomlands. the Kankakee overflows near La Porte, driving residents from homes.
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Kanses City
Weather Office
Ohio
Cleveland
Lafayette
Ind
Jay
Wabash River
Terre Haute
Indl
Very Large Crops in Kansas
Kansas City reports 300 million bushels of corn forecast for Kansas, with record acreage and above average Missouri corn prospects. Oats and wheat also show strong yields. continued rains kept soil soaked and slowed harvest but caused little damage.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Carrie Nation Joins Dowie for Zion Colony Move
Wichita July 1 Mrs Carrie Nation known as the saloon smasher announces plans to join John Alexander Dowie at his Zion colony near Chicago. She says in letters from Medicine Lodge she becomes a first class healer and will travel for Dowie converting followers to Zion and making it home. Nation states she has studied Dowie's teachings and believes his religion is the true one and claims curing others.
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Wichita
Kan
Carrie Nation
John Alexander Dowie
Zion
Chicago
Dowle
Blaze Destroys Conway Business District in North Dakota
A July 1 fire in Larimore North Dakota wiped out much of Conway’s business area. Losses range from sixty thousand to seventy thousand dollars with about thirty thousand insured. Three general stores four drug stores two hardware stores a meat market two hotels a tailor shop one dwelling and a machinery store burned.
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Larimore
N. D
Conway
Bearded Murder Suspect Freed by Nebraska Court
Lincoln July 1 Al Beard, arrested in Kansas City seven weeks ago and handed to Nebraska authorities on a charge of murdering John J. Gillian, was released today on motion by the county attorney. Beard was sought by Minnesota for murdering a policeman and by Iowa for alleged bank robbery at the time of arrest.
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Lincoln, Neb
al Beard
Kansas City
Nebraska
John J. Gillian
Beard
Minnesota
Iowa
Medal of Honor for Porter in Chickamauga action
Washington July 1 Gen Horace Porter United States ambassador to France has been awarded the congressional medal of honor for gallantry at Chickamauga on Sept 20 1863 as chief ordnance officer he rallied fugitives under heavy fire and aided the escape of batteries and wagon trains during Gen Rosecrans battle setup
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Horace Porter
United States
France
Chickamauga
Department of the Cumberland
Volunter
Rosecrans
Porter
King’s Health Bulletin From Buckingham Palace
London reports say the king remains comfortable with a wound causing occasional discomfort. The queen receives Ambassador Reid and Mrs. Reid at Buckingham Palace in a farewell audience amid U.S. sympathy, while the Prince of Wales will inspect colonial troops on July 1 under the Duke of Connaught.
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London
Songcu
Portsmouth
Prince of Wales
Duke of Connaught
Dalmora
Transvaal
Hue
Alexandra
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Reid
Mrs. Reid
King Edward VII Showed Human Kindness and Duty
A London writer recalls King Edward VII as deeply human. The Spectator notes the king’s forgiving nature and humor, while acknowledging his growth through years of waiting on the throne. The article defends his graciousness to nouveaux riches as a stabilizing force in a growing nation.
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London
The
Outlook
Edward
Buckingham Palace
Duchess of Fife
Albany
Cannes
Portamouth
St. George’s Chapel
Windsor
the Spectator
Edward VII
Palma's Powers Extended In Havanna June Funding
President Palma asked the house to authorize continued state disbursements from July until the budget is prepared and presented by November 15. June spending reached 1 76,000 dollars, excluding salaries for Congress, the president, and rural guard. Authorization extended to end of August amid criticism of executive delay and lack of clear accounts. The finance secretary warned customs revenue this year unlikely to exceed 14 million dollars, signaling potential deficit at current spending rate.
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Havanna
Palma
House of Representatives
Congress
Mother saves daughter in train track attempt
In Belleville Illinois on June 40 Miss Florence Schubert aged unknown attempted suicide by stepping in front of a railroad train. Her mother, present with her, pulled her from the tracks in time to save her life.
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Belleville
M11
Florence Schubert
Amnesty Talk Shapes Philippine Proclamation on Independence Day
Washington cabinet approves terms of a forthcoming amnesty for political offenders in the Philippines including Aguinaldo. The plan, to be issued on Independence Day, transfers power from military to civil rule and grants liberty, with limited releases for political detainees only. Friar lands purchase negotiations with Taft and Rome are also reviewed. Cabinet meets outside the White House for the first time in three years.
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Philippines
Aguinaldo
Washington, D. C
War Department
Ita
Root
Wright
Guam
Philippine Islands
Mindanao
United States
Archipelago
Taft
Rome
Lafayette Square
Decree Closes Uncompliant Religious Institutions
Paris June 3. President Loubet signs decree closing religious houses not complying with the associations law. One hundred thirty establishments affected. Instructions dispatched to prefectures this afternoon.
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Paris
Flysee Palace
Loubet
Police Sergeant Killed in Kansas City Shooting
Police Sergeant Frank McNamara was shot and killed tonight by Abe Emerson as officers tried to arrest him for beating a woman. Emerson was wounded after firing three shots and was shot twice by McNamara before dying.
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Frank McNamara
Kansas City
Abe Emerson
MceNamara
Emerson
McNamara
Mystery Deaths Baffles Marshalltown in Poison Case
Mrs Maude Stubbs Lambert was found dead from poison in her bed in Marshalltown on June 30. A dog on the bed also died from poison. Police suspect murder but have no motive or suspects. The coroner is investigating this mysterious case.
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Maude Stupus Lambert
Marshalltown
Maude Stubbs Lambert
Chicago Burlington & Quincy Narrow Gauge to Standard in Eight Hours
Burlington Iowa June 20. The Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad plans to convert 106 miles of narrow gauge track to standard gauge in eight hours tomorrow. Hundreds of workers positioned along the line to shift the rails.
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Burlington Road
Burlington
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Allroad
President nominates Iowa postmasters in June list
Town Postmasters Washington June 28 The president has made the following nominations of Iowa postmasters Frank B Fretcher Nashua Leroy H Camp Laporte City John Q Saint Marshalltown Grodon R Badger Sioux City Samuel M Johnson Carson Homer N Boyle McGregor
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Washington
Iowa
Frank B. Fretcher
Nashua
Leroy H. Camp
Laporte City
John Q. Saint
Marshalltown
Grodon R. Badger
Sioux City
Samuel M. Johnson
Carson
Homer N. Boyle
McGregor
Debated Senate unresolved on canal stock investigation
Washington June 30 a lively Senate debate centered on Senator Morgan Alabama’s resolution to have the committee on interoceanic canals probe American stockholders in the Panama Canal Co to shield them in French courts. Spooner Hanna and Mitchell opposed arguing US not involved. Morgan supported the measure. The matter moved to the calendar without action. Also discussed Kentucky politics with Dehoe and Blackburn, and Goebel case narratives, while House adjourned with differences on deficiency and naval items and a district bill conference report sent to the president.
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Washington
Senate
Morgan
Alabama
Committee On
Dehoe
Blackburn
Kentucky
Taylor
Goebel
District of Columbia
Seat of Butler Vacated in Missouri Seat Vacancy
Washington June 28 The house adopted a resolution declaring the seat occupied by Butler of Missouri vacant On the ground there had been no valid election.
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Butler
Washington
Missouri
Boer Prisoners Released From Island Ship Home
The first consignment of Boer prisoners, 47 men, sailed from St. Helena to South Africa on June 28. After taking the oath of allegiance to Great Britain, the prisoners marched to the boat singing the national anthem.
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Island of
St. Helena
South Africa
Great Britain
Zelaya Aids Warship Move Feared To Strain Colombia Pact
Washington June 28 government officials in Panama report Zelaya president of Nicaragua has sent a coal laden vessel to aid the revolutionary Padjija and the Nicaragua Momotombo is to carry a large stock of wartime munitions to General Herrera leader of the Colombian revolution. The action is believed to threaten a rupture between Colombia and Nicaragua.
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Washington, D. GC
Panama
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Padjija
Momotombo
Herara
Colombia
Max Wiley Triumphs In North American Wrestling Battle
Spokane June 23 H Max Wiley of New York and Erest Maxwell of Toronto lightweight champions met at the Spokane Athletic Club for North American honors Wiley won two straight falls in catch as catch can securing the championship further details not given
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New York
Toronto
Spokane
Wash
H. Max Wiley
Erest Maxwell
Spokane Athletic Club
North America
Wiley
Americans Dine With Kaiser at Imperial Yacht Dinner
Berlin July 1 Emperor William presided at the annual dinner of the Imperial Yacht club with 280 guests. Among them were George Von L Meyer United States ambassador to Italy Commander William N Beehler naval attache in Berlin George Barclay Rives third secretary of the US embassy P A B Widener’s party from his yacht Josephine Allison Armour and Hopkins Smith.
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Kaiser
Berlin
Emperor William
Imperial Yacht Club
George von L. Meyer
United
Italy
William N. Beehler
United States
George Barclay Rives
P. A. B. Wideener
Josephine
Allison Armour
Hopkins Smith
Chicago Live Stock Market Report July 1
Cattle receipts likely to fall short of expectations with prices stabilizing after a late week decline. Best cattle steady to higher with choice at peak levels. good to prime steers 5.50 to 8.50. calves 2.50 to 10.10. Hogs about 33,000 sold. demand steady to firm with slight advance in averages. over 8,500 carried over. Sheep receipts around 25,000. prices weak as Northern range flocks dominate and buyers push for concessions.
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Chicago
Chicago Produce Market Steady with Mixed Dairy Poultry Demand
Chicago market notes show steady activity across sectors. Creameries report dairier conditions while the market stays firm for other goods. Poultry and turkeys remain in ready supply, with chickens and hens listed at 10 4 18 cents.
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Chicago
St Louis Live Stock Market Report Summary
Cattle receipts 5 head with a steady market. Beet fleerk 1757.00 stockers and feeders 24605.00 cows and heifers 2.50 to 0.002 Texas steers 1608.40 beef cattle receipts 2,000 head to higher. ST.LOUISTOCK market notes Tango.
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St. Louis
Texas
Minneapolis Grain July Wheat Prices Edge Up
Minneapolis Minn July wheat opened on the grain market with July at 72 cents on track for options. Hard red and Northern spring varieties noted as active bidding among buyers and sellers.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolle
Minn
WeGribyn
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Arthur V. Shafyor
Prop
St. Paul's Episcopal: Church
Citizens’ Alliance
Machiprats
van Beale
Pittsburg
Republicans OF
Fiuh
Indiana
la Porte
Kankakee
Dowie
North Dakota
Thea
Conway, N. D
Lincoln
Bald
King
Cuba
Mother
Daughter
Helena
Max Wiley
the Champion
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