World in a Day of Conflicting News and Fire
A collage of global unrest and local incidents dominates today. General Botha activity rises amid Boer actions at Hammonia repulsed, and naval movements include Brooklyn toward Taku. Fires devastate Black Rock lumberyards and Ho bok en dock. casualties mount as ships rescue crews and passengers from wrecks. Concurrent reports note uprisings threats near Rainy River, labor unrest in Hawaii, and political shifts from Kruger to Dole.
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Hammonia
United States
Brooklyn
Taku
Shan Tong
Hawaii
Angeles
Luzon
Aquino
Grant
Many global and local events reported in late news
President Kroger moves to Nelspruit as eight Chicago heat deaths rise. Paris unveils the Quiayette statue gifted by American schoolchildren. A Tacoma streetcar plunge kills 86 and injures 60. Salem pioneer Elizabeth Chapman dies. Fireworks explode in Philadelphia killing four and injuring three. An oil tank blast at Parkersburg blows six men to atoms. Delaware Lackawanna wreck near Henryville leaves three dead. Chinese provinces drift from empire under Li Hung Chang. The Oregon is afloat after grounding near Hawaii. Dirigo to Seattle brings gold dust and passengers. Navy leadership changes swap commandants. Inventor Dickinson dies at 77. Chinese forces numbers cited. cholera in Bombay. vast foreign troops in Pekin. Philadelphia cruiser to Astoria for Fourth of July. Danube brings gold and passengers from Skagway. Powers threaten to desecrate imperial graves to save foreigners. Walkerstratum plant fire in Pittsburgh. Klondike scandal in gold commission grants. Four crew race sets world record on cement track. Grand Rapids reservoir burst floods city district. Boxer War reaches Texas with clashes in Duval County. International force counts detailed by nation. Manila scenes show market life. Patrick Sharkey dies. Temperance society founder. ABA convention plans in London. Harvard alumni in the Philippines. Manila library and Harvard artifacts discussed.
Southern Provinces of China Break From Empire
London reports that Southern China provinces south of the Yellow River have formed a de facto confederacy with Nankin as capital. Shanghai cable says viceroys disavow Tutans government and declare independence from Pekin. Russian railway destruction in Manchuria adds to the instability as Japan is urged to supply troops for Taku.
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London
Pekin
House of Commons
William St. John Broderick
Yangsze
von Bergen
Robert Hart
China
Yellow River
Nankin
Shanghai
Prince Tutans
Shang Ho
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Russia
Taku
Japan
Car's Wild Leap Kills And Injures Dozens In Tacoma
A crowded United Traction Company Edison line car plunges 100 feet into a gulch after derailing at a steep grade near Tacoma Avenue. About 60 passengers are hospitalized. the death toll nears sixty, with many injured dying or expected to die. Passengers were returning from Independence Day celebrations when the calamity struck. A motorman and conductor were in charge as the big box car carried residents from nearby towns to Tacoma.
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Edison
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J. D. Calhoun
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First
Washington Volunteers
Philippines
Turmoil in Morocco as Mob Attacks American in Fez
Fez reports violent unrest after a dispute at Touat Oasis ends with Marcos Essagin, an American, fatally wounded. A mob wounds the victim repeatedly, his body reportedly burned. The British consul seeks protection, and the French minister and American consul lodge formal protests with Tangier’s foreign affairs minister.
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Fez
Touat
Legation
Phame
Marcos Essagin
Essagin
Sidi Torres
Fatal shooting shocks Walla Walla on July Fourth
In a jealousy driven act, C A Martin shot and killed Leah Coleman at 3 50 PM in the central office of the telephone company and then shot himself. Nearby observers failed to intervene before the tragedy.
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Jealusy
C. A. Martin
Leah Coleman
Manila
Fever on the Isthmus of Panama Reported
Kingston Jamaica July 4 reports Pernicious fever spreading on the Isthmus of Panama. Among victims is the son of the United States consul Cobb and details mention an Italian opera prima donna.
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Kingston
Jamaica
United States
Cobb
Four children die in blast of fireworks standby
A small boy fired a pistol at a fireworks stand on Eighth Street Philadelphia causing a massive explosion. Four children are dead including Carmel Dianno and Charles Feruzzi both 11, with two unidentified youngsters among the dead. Dozens injured, many children. owner arrested as police seize hundreds of fireworks.
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Carmel Dianno
Charles Feruzzi
Isabel Derites
Jennie Diano
Frank Naccitro
Antonio Mammerelio
Eighth Street
Isaiah Harris
Democratic Platform Embraces Unity and Anti Imperialism
Kansas City July 6 official Democratic platform rebukes imperialism and Puerto Rican policy, denounces Philippine policy, and pledges warfare on private monopolies. It calls for direct election of Senators, white a bimetallic currency, free silver and gold at 16 to 1, canal ownership, and enforcement of Chinese exclusion while urging support for Boers in their struggle.
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William J. Bryan
Nebraska
United States
Committee On Resolutions
Democratic Party of the United
Republic
Democratic Party
Chicago
Nicaragua Canal
Heat drives crowds to suburbs on Fourth in Chicago
Intense heat sent revelers to suburban resorts and parks across Chicago. At the University of Chicago a small July Fourth ceremony saw few students attend and pledge allegiance. Reunion events at Humboldt Park brought together local posts and the United Confederate Veterans with General Joseph Wheeler as speaker.
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University of Chicago
Iumboeldt Park
A. R
United Confederate Veterans
Joseph Wheele
Stevenson Nominated for Vice President on Democratic Ticket
The Democratic national ticket is completed with Adlai E. Stevenson named as running mate. The nomination came on the first ballot as states rallied to support the winner, though with less fanfare than earlier stages.
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Kansas City
Adlai E. Stevenson
Japan Chooses Action in China as Powers Await
London July reports that Japan may send 20,000 troops to China amid rising violence in Pekin and Shanghai. Baron Hayashi says ten days needed to move troops, while foreign powers debate China’s fate. Writers describe extensive Chinese violence against foreigners and Boxers influence at court, with Empress Dowager and Prince Tuan backing anti-foreign sentiment as Russian and British forces prepare.
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P Etomeert
Japan
China
Sr. Pp
Pekin
Bofern
Tokio
Baron Hayashi
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