Idaho Miners Fight Ends in Bloodshed at Coeur d'Alene
In Wallace Idaho a clash between union and non union miners escalated near the Gem and Frisco mines. A volley at the Frisco mill followed by a massive powder blast wrecked the mill. Fourteen killed and about ten wounded, with additional deaths reported and a retreat of non union men to the union hall under guard.
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Wallace
Idaho
Cor d’ Alene
Gem
Frisco
Burke
Union Pacific
Gem Guards
John Ward
Gus Carlson
Ravachol Executed at Paris Guillotine
Ravachol the anarchist murderer and thief was executed in Paris amid a hostile crowd. He refused chaplaincy, hurled invectives against religion, and cried Vive Republique as his head fell, his severed head rolled into the basket and the crowd dispersed.
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Ravachol
Paris
Vive Republique
Ruavachol
Cholera Rumors Reach Moscow Amidst Disturbances
Reports warn cholera may have reached Moscow despite prevention measures as sewer systems fail. On the Steamer Oronoco from Astrakhan to Miami, twelve cholera cases and seven deaths are reported. fear and unrest rise in Astrakhan among workers. A separate Springfield case ends in murder suicide over jealousy. Berlin notes Bismarck reportedly refused to resign and may publish documents. Campaigns open in Council Bluffs with Weaver speaking. Bland unable to attend. Toledo suffers a major fire at Neuhinel Bros firm with $150,000 stock loss and no insurance. origin unknown. In New York four lawsuits target Cyrus W Field and associates seeking $1655 000 in securities.
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Mosco
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Astrakhan
Miami
Bismarck
Berlin
William
People's Party
Council Blalfs
People’s Party
James S. Weaver
Ho. Bland
Wand
Toledo
Ohla
Neuhinel Bros
Bulding
Alex Whitt
New York
City of Chicago sinks in two as crew deserts it
Chicago special reports the steamer City of Chicago broke amidships and sank after the crew abandoned ship. The dispatch notes a $1 million Chicago University fund now fully subscribed except $40,000 remains. Memphis special reports a streetcar collapse on Shont Street killing three aboard. Jacksonville and Toronto specials follow with regional updates.
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City of Chicago
London
Chicago
Jerome Beecher
Chicago University
Memphis
Gresham Declines People's Party Nomination Health Cited
In Creston a relief brief states Judge Gresham is afflicted with a dangerous malady that threatens his life. He told Illinois organizer A J Streater he cannot accept due to health, even as he acknowledged the party’s strength and his family’s ignorance of his condition. Streater says the nomination would revolutionize the country in a year.
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St. Louis
Republic
Creston
A. J. Streater
Illinois
Mr. Streater
Judge Gresham
People’s Party
Lisa
Streator
Gresham
Weaver
Nine Massachusetts Convicts Escape Through Sewer
Nine long term convicts escaped from a Massachusetts prison via a sewer. The group, including J. M. Bradley Dennis O’Kurn Daniel Coffey John C. Eynch Michael O’Connor John Booth Stephen Mecall Felix Golding and Daniel Mujlen, used improvised saws to break a manhole and crawl to a 60 foot sewer tunnel. Golding was captured after resistance. others remain at large as officials scour the area.
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Massachusetts
Boston
L’rison
J. M. Bradley
Dennis O’kurn
Daniel Coffey
John C. Eynch
Michael O'Connor
John Booth
Stephen Mec €All
Felix Golfling
Daniel Mujlen
Overston
Golding
Thirteen Times Married Man Arrested In Zacatecas Mexico
Frank C. Law a U S mechanic in Zacatecas is jailed on charges of violating an old Mexican law limiting marriage to nine wives. He arrived four years ago with a Spanish wife who died soon after. he then married a succession of wives, culminating in a thirteenth marriage. Authorities say four offenses may bring a prison term. He is about 40, educated, long a resident of Mexico City.
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Zacatecas
Mex
Frank C. Lawson
Lawson
Mexico
Zwentecas
Banc
Me Foo
Dunce Stabbing at Ashland During Fourth of July Festivity
In Ashland Karl Iver stabbed William Wolf near Gliddon during a July Fourth gathering. Wolf died minutes later after a struggle over a dirk knife. Witnesses said Iver, dressed in Bohemian attire, attacked Wolf amid music and dancing.
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Ashland
Wis
Karl Iver
William Wolf
Gliddon
Wolf
Hi Old Homestead
Wiver
Niver
St Johns Fire Devastates Capital Of Newfoundland
Halifax reports a massive blaze in St Johns the capital of Newfoundland. Forty six years earlier a major fire caused about £1,000,000 in damage and several deaths. This inferno on Longhill swept through the city as winds carried embers, threatening the Methodist College and hundreds of buildings. Civil and military aid mobilized tents and relief as insured losses reach £20,000,000 with total losses about £4,000,000 covered by insurance.
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Newfoundland
Halifax
Novia Scotia
St. Johns
Nefoundland
Longhill
Long's Hill
Fie
New Methodist College
Methodists
Sii
Two Historic Bells to Wake Echoes on Way to Chicago
Philadelphia official Mr. George F. E. Vieckers plans bring the Liberty bell from Independence Hall to the Chicago fair. The Valley Forge bell will accompany it, ringing at towns of 30 000 or more to herald the procession. The patriotic march aims to stir enthusiasm and give many a first glimpse of these historic bells.
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Chicago
George FE. Vieckers
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Tanong
Independence Hall
Valley Forge
George Washington
Buffalo Jeweler News of Gem Recovery Battle
Henry Bousberg a Main Street jeweler who bought gems from Sterns Bros. & Co. faced a court-ordered poession dispute. Coroner Tucker broke into a store vault, gems found in Farmers and Mechanics Bank vaults. Bank refused to surrender. coroner demanded release and prepared to force vault access as bank sought police protection.
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Buffalo
Henry Bousberg
Sterns Bros. & Co
Teydor Ejge
New York
W ‘Plevin
Tucker
Farmers’ and Mechanics’ Bank
Catholic Church Structures Rise Across United States
Census bureau figures show the Roman Catholic Church with 10 221 organizations and 6 250 045 communicants in the United States. It has presence in 1 93 of 2 616 counties and in all states and territories including Alaska and DC. New York leads in organizations and members, with Illinois, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin also contributing large shares.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Alaska
District of Columbia
New York
Illnois
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Umnols
Preacher Hanged in Bridgeport Special
Rev J S Ives pastor of a Congregational church in Stretford near Bridgeport was hanged for defying blue laws He had closed Sunday stores and sought to halt horse cars on the Sabbath A crowd of hundreds gathered at the prison yard with an image of the prow on display cannon rockets and fireworks set off
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Bridgeport
Conn
J. S. Ives
Stretford
Protesters Burn Effigies of Senators Warren and Carey
An Ogden Utah scene reports citizens hanging effigies of Wyoming Senator Warren and Senator Carey in front of the Opera House. Placards accused Warren of voting against free coinage. The effigies were removed later by the Chief of Police.
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Bidlgy
Ogden
Utah
Warren and
Carey
Wyoming
Opera House
Senator Warren
United States Senate
Pacific Steamers to Stop After Next Portland Arrival
The Chronicle reports Upton's Steamship Line between the Orient and Portland in connection with Union Pacific will be discontinued after the next steamer arrives in Portland, following an understanding between Southern Pacific and Union Pacific.
Sol Smith Defeats Dan Daly for 1250 at Pacific Club
Sol Smith of Los Angeles defeated Dan Daly of Omaha in three rounds before the Pacific Athletic Club for 1250. Smith led from the start and, in the third, struck Daly with a right hand to the face, drawing blood and dazing him so he could not answer the bell. Both fighters entered the ring in excellent condition.
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Dan Daly
San Francisco
Sol Smith
Los Angeles
Omaha
Pacific Athletic Club
Smith
Daly
Eleventh International Christian Endeavor Convention Grows Worldwide
The New York convention at Madison Square Garden draws nearly twenty thousand delegates from Europe Asia Africa Australia and Canada. Francis F Clark opens with A Dixon delivers welcome The society reports 21080 recorded branches and up to 25000 total including unrecorded groups with 1 370 200 members. M E Gates and Pratt keynote, plus advocacy for Sunday closing at the Columbian Exposition.
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New York
International Christian Endeavor
Madison Square Garden
Europe
Asia
Africa
Australia
Canada
Francis F. Clark
Brooklyn
A. C. Dixon
The
Christian Endavor Society
Merrill E Gates
Amherst
Ilinois
Iowa
Manitoba
Ontario
Minneapolis
Senate
Christian Endeavors
Portland
Francis E. Clark
Willston Church
Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavor
New England
Newburyport
Mass
Clark
Atlantic
England
World’s Fair Work and Exhibits Details
About a thousand men are currently employed on the Manufactures Building. The Swiss National Council has allotted 120000 francs for an exhibit. Kentucky will send celebrated blue grass to the display. Illinois plans a large agricultural exhibit drawn from the Peoria State Fair selections.
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Mammoth
Swiss National Council
Tur
Kentucky
Ilinois
Peoria
Ticket Thieves Named in Sioux City Heist
Sioux City and Northern officials identify Starry Hil land son of General Freight Agent Hilland and Charles Valleau as responsible for stealing twenty two tickets from the Sioux City office. Tickets covered routes to Portland and Tacoma valued at seventy dollars each. Both men are under arrest in Chicago. Hilland may return to work, while the matter is being kept quiet to avoid notoriety. A Union Pacific agent recovered two tickets from scalpers, and a Jones railroad employee is also linked to Omaha thefts.
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Sioux City
Sioux City & Northern
Starry Hilland
Hilland
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Charles Valleau
Portland
Tacoma
Sioux
Hrland
Marshaltown
McLaughry
Union Pacific
Omaha
Jones
Dolliver Renominated by Acclamation at Tenth District R convention
The Tenth District Republican Convention met in Boone Opera House where Congressman J. P. Dolliver was renominated by acclamation after speeches by D. C. Chase and ex Gov. Carpenter. M. D. O Connell nominated Dolliver, and Hamilton County urged the nomination by acclamation. The event followed reports of a circus train wreck near McGregor causing heavy losses.
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Kim Unanui- Trousty
Opera House
Boone
J. P. Dolliver
R. W. Crawford
Fort Dodge
D. W. Noel
Calhoun
W. S. Newton
Hamilton
Sessions
Jossuth
Noel
D. C. Chase
Webster City
Carpenter
M. D. O’connell
Hen. J. K. Wolliver
Tenth
Dolliver
Warrar
Hamilton County
Weather Forecasts and Geological Notes From July Preview
A detailed weather outlook traces a continental storm wave from July 11 to 21, with energy peaking in the Upper Missouri Valley around July 17 and 18. Local forecasts cover Santa Fe, Denver, Black Hills, Galveston, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Cincinnati, and Lansing with changes each day. The piece also debates coal formation, arguing coal may form from chemical dust rather than swamp vegetation, and cites geology expert opinions on fire clay and glacier deposits.
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Pacific Coast
Western Mountains
Great Central Valleys
Missouri Valley
Great Central
Grouth
West Indies
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Santa FE
Denver
Black Hills
Galveston
Kansas City
Minnesapolis
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Lansing
Mississippi Valley
Baflin’s Bay
New York
Pennsylvania
Chaoa
Prof
Vail
W. T. Foster
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Coeur D'’'Alene
Brown
Springfield
Ohio
Oscar Wissinger
Indianapolis
Cyrus Field
Supreme Court
Cyrus W. Field
Field, Lindley Witchers & Co
Jacksonville
Fla
Toronto
Ont
the News
Salt Lake City
United States Attorney-General
Federal Court of
United States Supreme Court
Corma—Caah
Enone
Egges—Western
ST. John's
Christ
Wadison
Cook & Waring
Prairie du Chien
Mag@oketa
Sny Magill
Ellen WK. Cook
Davenport
John F. Duncombe
Jenne Rogers
Garretson Hotel
Court House
William Haslett
Evanston
Paw Paw
Sibley
Northwestern
Gazette
Northwestern State Bank
Elessis
Durant
Luttenburg & Lind
Hehring
Pukwana
Prophet Foster
Upper
Missouri Valleey
Cromwell
Napoleon
Italy
Gladstone
Macaulay
Columbia
Frederick the Great
Blackstone
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