Warship Purchase Sparks Reckoning Amid Past Contracts
Guinois Co. records show LINTON Emmons Co Turkey facing demand for past due payments while recalling a fallen diarist who muttered All's well go far. In Norway the Odelsthing adopts universal communal male suffrage and taxes-based female suffrage for 800 crown income. King Leopold proposes electric rail links Antwerp Brussels Paris with 2 hour car travel between capitals.
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Turkey
Odelsthing
Leopold
Antwerp
Brussels
Paris
Booker T Washington Heads South Carolina Exhibit
Booker T Washington leads the negro department of the South Carolina Interstate and West Indian Exposition and urges colored Americans to show progress since emancipation. Cassava and sugar cane trials spread in Florida and the lower Carolinas and southern Georgia inspired by De Land cassava starch factory success. M Jules Verne lies seriously ill at Amiens, while Brooklyn’s St George church bans audible courtship during services. only mild affection like holding hands allowed.
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Booker T. Washington
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
DeLand
M. Jules Verne
Dr. Ox
Amiens
M. Verne
St. George’s
Brooklyn
Damages Sought After Icicle Injury In New York
Mrs. Hanna Omeyer of New York City, per Law Notes, recovered 750 for injuries from an icicle falling from a tank atop the defendant building through a skylight and striking her on the head. She was knocked senseless and interrupted during dinner. She had asked 15,000.
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Hanna Omeyer
New York City
Owosco man seeks assessor commission on sale profits
A Owosco citizen challenged a city assessor over high property valuation claiming a sale by broker Mr Laverock could yield 2 percent commission. Laverock sold a residence and two business blocks within two hours. The taxpayer backs water, but the assessor insists on a $400 commission if sued.
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Owosco
Mich
Laverock
Four Generations Share Exact Birthday In Indiana Family
Edith Ford of Grensburg Indiana is the matriarch at 86 born in Scott County Kentucky. Her daughter is 56, granddaughter 36, and great granddaughter 3, all four generations celebrate July 9 as their birthday.
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United States
Edith Ford
Grensburg
Ind
Scott County
Logs Carried on Immense Rafts to San Francisco
Reports describe a new log transport method on the Columbia River using enormous rafts towed to San Francisco. Each raft can hold about 500000 linear feet for piling and posts, built like a cigar and secured with tons of chains to prevent breakup at sea. The shift marks a growing, long-distance lumber business. Pneumonia now surpasses consumption as New York City’s leading killer, driven by influenza. Chicago’s experience mirrors New York’s.
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Columbia River
San Francisco
New York
Brooklyn Doctor Expelled from Tuberculosis Congress
Dr Leverson, famed for controversial letters to Aguinaldo, was expelled from a medical congress on tuberculosis after declaring there are no infectious diseases. He told the assembled doctors infection is a superstition and attacked regular physicians as power seekers and charlatans.
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Leverson
Brooklyn
Aguinaldo
Great Storm Deluges St Paul In Sudden Cloudburst
St Paul endured a fierce storm on June 16 with 1.02 inches of rain in twenty minutes as wind of 38 mph, lightning and thunder. Homes damaged, trees uprooted, cellars flooded, streetcars halted, and Camp Northcott tents wrecked amid massing crowds at Harriet Island. One man slightly injured.
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St. Paul
New Richmond
Lyons
Camp Northcott
Harriet Island
Eighteen Provinces Organized in the Philippines
Washington notes report widespread organization in the Philippines with officials named. The U S remains dominant in coal production while frauds tied to hemp shipments are alleged. Other items include crop data, finances for Porto Rico, McKinley's third-term stance, naval speed claims, and a string of violent and criminal incidents across the nation.
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Phillippines
Washington
Hollander
Porto Rico
McKinley
Illinois
Eddy
Red Lake Reservation
Multiple Disasters Reported in United States and Europe
The list describes fatal and injuring incidents including a dynamite blast on a New York railroad killing five and injuring seven, a Pennsylvania mine explosion with seventeen dead and seven injured, a June 7 Pretoria wreck killing nine soldiers, a recent Oklahoma cyclone causing deaths and property damage, a Lackawanna collision with six killed and three fatally injured, a New York Barnum Bailey treasurer Jack Morris injured in an Austria railway fall, drownings at Summit Lake near Akron, and a Beverett Washington lodging house fire where a rescuer saved a woman who died later, and a m otorman Edward Kelly saving the landlady from flames.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Pretoria
Oklahoma
Dynamic
Lackawanna
Jack Morris
Budwels
Welleschin
Austria
Oliver Croster
Emil Bergdorf
Summit Lake
Akron
Ohio
Michael Shay
Bergerof
Beverett
Wash
Edward Kelly
Notable Obituaries and Honors Across the Nation
A roundup of notable deaths and recognitions: Edmund Archibald Stuart dies. Yale may award LL D to Archbishop Ireland. Louise Taylor wed Edward Jones in Youngstown. Richard Griffith, a famed press telegraph operator, dies in New Orleans. Carsbadon, Kansas City attorney, dies of heart disease. Lt. George R. Bennett named professor at Iowa State University. J P Morgan withholds public display of Gainsborough portrait. Pietro Mascagni signs US tour with Italian orchestra. Bulgarian Prince Ferdinand engagement to Princess Xenia expected. Eliza H. Palmer dies in Salt Lake City. pen name Snow Houk noted. Judge W. P. Beck dies after collapse in Pueblo. W H Barris and W H Harris, theology professors at Griswold College, die in Davenport, aged eighty-three.
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Edmund Archibald Stuart
Earl of
Moray
Yale
Archbishop Ireland
St. Paul
Louise Taylor
Congressman Taylor
Ohio
Edward Jones
Youngstown
Richard Griffith
New Orleans
N. B
George R. Bennett
Ninth United States Cavalry
Iowa State University
J. P. Morgan
Gainsborough
Duchess of Devonshire
Pietro Mascagni
United States
Vienna
London Daily Mail
Ferdinand of
Bulgaria
Xenia of
Montenegro
Eliza H. Palmer
Eugene B. Palmer
Chicago
Salt Lake City
Utah
Palmer
Jude Lysander Houk
Snow Houk
W. P. Beck
Pueblo
Colo
W. H. Barris
Griswold College
Davenport Academy of Sciences
Davenport
Iowa
W. H. Harris
Multiple World Events Highlight African, European and American Affairs
Reports from Johannesburg discuss deaths from starvation in Transvaal while a French railway official critiques American engines for coal use. Ireland records a ten year population fall of 248204, and the Cuban constitutional convention approves the Platt amendment by 16 to 11.
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Johannesburg
Transvaal
Ireland
Rotterdam
Holland
Chicago
Henry Labouchere
General strike hits Maine Central workers and related labor items
A widespread strike by the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen affects 800 workers on the Maine Central system. Other notes include Buffalo machinists returning to work, possible abandoned races for a Lawson prize, and various charitable and educational donations and plans.
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Brotherhood of Railway
Maine Central System
Theew York Central
Buffalo
Chinese Smuggling Probe At Canadian Border
Pacific Coast Inspector Dunn of the American Chinese immigration department finished a several day visit in Vancouver to seek Washington authoritie s appointment of a special commission. He will report on illegal traffic of Orientals and Italians crossing the boundary with Canadian aid.
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Megal Trafic
Vancouver
B. C
Dunn
Runaway Ore Cars Wreck in Ironwood Yard
In Ironwood Michigan six heavily loaded ore cars derailed into a coal train in Northwestern yards. The collision destroyed the engine and damaged two cars, the crew escaped injury. Engineer Driscoll was critically injured and hospitalized.
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Ironwood
Mich
Norrie Mine
Driscoll
Union Hospital
Indianapolis Wins Next Woodmen Mead Camp Meeting
St Paul June 16 The head camp of the Modern Woodmen will meet in Indianapolis in June 1903 after a heated contest among five cities Indianapolis Grand Rapids Saratoga Los Angeles and Denver The session mainly discussed proposed changes in the laws and the balance of the day was consumed by that debate.
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Mead Camp
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Grand Rapids
Saratoga
Los Angeles
Denver
Steamer Hero Fire Near Rathbun’s Wharf
Passengers and crew of the steamer Hero narrowly escaped death when the vessel caught fire at Rathbun's wharf in Belleville Ontario. Most slept through the blaze, several jumped into the water, all were rescued as the boat burned and drifting flames damaged nearby craft.
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Belleville
Ont
Hero
Rathbun's Wharf
Huron Summer School Opens With Noted Instructors
Huron college summer school and Beadle county institute start June 17 for six weeks. Rev. C. H. French, president of Huron college, will oversee the program. Many teachers from Huron and neighboring counties plan to attend.
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Huron
S. D
Huron College
Beadle County Institute
Northwest
C. H. French
McNeil Waives Preliminary Hearing in Clinton Shooting
James Mc Neil appeared before Judge J E Fink in Clinton District Court for a preliminary hearing after shooting Capt. William Dougherty of the police force. He waived examination and bail was fixed at 10000 dollars, with failure sending him to jail.
Man Dies Beside Rail Line After Falling From Train
Two Harbors Minnesota June 16 a man identified as J E Swanson was found dead beside the Duluth and Iron Range railway tracks at Waldo with his head crushed and a leg severed below the knee. Authorities believe he attempted to steal a ride and fell from the train.
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Harbors
Minn
J. E. Swanson
Waldo
North Dakota news items span booms floods and fires
Bartlett welcomes settlers Bowden plans races Hoople to observe the Fourth Langdon reports smallpox Emden gains daily mail service Mapes hotel burned Grand Forks boom Bowbells July Fourth celebration Griggs county smallpox Grasshoppers Cooperstown fence telephones and more report across counties including fires outbreaks rail work and new schools.
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Bartlett
Bowden
Hoople
Langdon
Emden
Daily Mail
Mapes
Warrants Issued in North Dakota Cattle Theft Case
Warrants for cattle rustlers issued in Fessenden and surrounding counties as thefts involving large herds prompt officers to pursue suspects with probable leads.
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Fessenden
N. D
Six Months for Pension Fraud Conviction in Iowa
Fort Dodge Iowa June 16 John A Rooge a Pocahontas county leader was convicted of fraudulently obtaining pension funds He received a six month penitentiary sentence and a 1600 dollar fine The case highlights pension fraud enforcement in the region
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Fort Dodge
Iowa
John A. Rooge
Pocahontas County
Bank robbery suspect held on $15,000 bail in Mineral Point
Mineral Point Wis June 16 Ex amination of Stewart Jelleff who was arrested on suspicion of having robbed the First National bank May 25 was concluded yesterday He was held and bail placed at 15 000
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Mineral Point
Wis
Stewart Jelleff
First National Bank
Harney Hotel To Be Opened In Rapid City
A stock company organized by Rapid City men plans to repair and lease the Harney hotel. J. P. McElroy and John Barker will oversee the project.
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Harney Hotel
Rapid City
Harney
J. P. McElroy
John Barker
Chargc
Waldersee Withdraws As Commander In Chief In China
Count von Waldersee resigns the post of commander in chief and leaves China via Taku. He notes strict measures to avoid clashes among contingents and attends the funeral of French soldiers killed in the recent clash with large German detachments.
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Berlin
War Office
Count von Waldersee
Tientein
China
Taku
Disaster at sea sparks blame game as toll rises
Chaos followed a collision between the Northfield and the Mauch Chunk amid a fast flood tide. Capt. Abraham Johnson and Capt. S. C. Griffin blamed each other for negligence. Johnson was arrested and held on criminal negligence charges. Griffin returned home but faced manslaughter charges in Jersey City. Tug boats helped rescuers reach the shore.
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New York
Staten Island Ferry Company
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Staten Island
Whitehall Street
Mauch Chunk
Northfield
Daniel Gully
Gully
Mutual
Unity and Arrow
Spanish Line
Abraham Johnson
8S. C. Griffin
Johnson
Griffin
Jersey City
Jersey Central Railway
Naval Officer in Disgrace Faces Court Martial
Captain Robert E. Impey, stationed at Mare Island, is found guilty of scandalous conduct for deceiving a dentist to reduce a bill claiming treasury approval was needed. He loses ten numbers in grade and his pay shifts to furlough pay for two years and a public reprimand. Secretary Long approves the reprimand and rank reduction but suspends furlough for two years, saying Navy needs active duty officers.
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Indianapolis
Henry T. Mitchell
Fortyfirst Regiment
Bacalor
John Gray Foster
Gov. McMillan
Tennessee
Shreveport
John Neely
North Vernon
Ind
Union Pacific
Green River
Wyo
James Crabtree
Cape Fair
Alice Stallion
W. T. Morris
Kennedy
Texas
Mr. Morris
Washington
Robert E. Impey
Mare Island Navy Yard
Treasury
Long
Capt. Impey
Department
Navy
Port Royal Mine Disaster Rumor Grows
Port Royal Pennsylvania June 16 rumors spread that more than the eighteen initially unaccounted for were burned in the Port Royal mine. Two Smithton men vanished since the explosion night and a tall tale claims as many as thirty victims entombed. Final counts will take time to confirm.
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Port Royal
Smithton
Kansas City Woman Wins Breach of Promise Suit
Miss Lena Broyhill of Kansas City received a verdict in the circuit court at Liberty for $25 000 against H B Norton also of Kansas City for breach of promise.
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Liberty
Lena Broyhill
Kansas City
H. B. Norton
Char wrecked off Cabot island with four dead
News from St. Johns Newfoundland reports the fishing schooner Char wrecked on Cabot island cliffs. Four crew members are dead with the loss confirmed and search ongoing.
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St. Johns
N. F
Char
Cabot Island
Newfoundland
Not a Joke In Earnest Dispute Leads to Ears Cuffed
In a dispute one man cuffed the other on the ear. The victim asked if it was a joke or earnest. The assailant replied earnest, remarking that he does not take such things off for a joke. Philadelphia Times reported the exchange.
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Philadelphia Times
Her Nuling Passion in Cleveland Vaudeville Debacle
A Cleveland Plain Dealer brief notes a theater quarrel over a couple leaving country home for vaudeville shows. The article highlights the pair abandoning their country home to pursue performances, with humorous backlash from readers.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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