Gen Draper resigns as ambassador to Italy
Gen W F Draper, recently resigning as ambassador to Italy, explains the move is to return to business. He denies seeking the Vice Presidency or Massachusetts governorship, cites increased work in Hopedale, and notes the assassination of King Humbert saddened his view. Also listed are police and court appointments by Governor and other civic changes in Essex and Chelsea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Framingham
Mass
W. F. Draper
Italy
Milford Board of Trade
Rome
United States
Massachusetts
Senate
George F. Hoar
Hopedale
Milford
Humbert
Gen. Draper
Ambassador Draper
Hanna Denies Roosevelts Quarrel Over St Paul Speech
At Republican HQ Chairman Hanna and Senator Scott with Gov Roosevelt are said to align on campaign plans amid rumors of a dispute over the St Paul speech. Manley defers comment while Barrett prepares the Vermont campaign launch and Proctor plans effort to urge Roosevelt southward.
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New York
Hanna
Senator Scott
Mr. Manley
National
George von L. Meyer
Boston
Manley
Senator Hanna
Gov
Roosevelt
St. Paul Peech
Gov. Roosevelt
Thomas B. Reed
Vermont
National Committee
John Barrett
United States
Siam
Bellows Falls
Barrett
Maine
Proctor
Democrats Nominate by Acclamation in York County Maine
The Democratic county convention in Alfred, Missouri, opened at 10 a m with 134 delegates present. Nominations were all by acclamation, naming H C Hurd for clerk of courts Luther F Mason for judge of probate Joel Marshall for register of probate James A Cole for treasurer PF Spinney for county attorney H M York for sheriff and F T Clarkson for county commissioner. Three districts then nominated senators Frank P Blanchard J Minnean and S J Dennett. Resolutions backed state and national platforms and condemned lax liquor enforcement under Republicans. The congressional convention met at 2 pm.
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J. Minnean
South Berwick
J. Dennett
Hollis
F. T. Clarkson
Kittery
Governor Crane appoints new highway commission
Boston July 31 Governor Crane in a executive council meeting made new highway commission appointments. W E McClintock of Chelsea is reappointed as term expired July 1. Thomas C Menderhall and Harold Parker replace, Charles W Ross resigns and John Hawning of Pittsfield fills. New law to take effect Jan 4 1901, with current appointees under 1898 act to expire Jan 1 1901.
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Clintock
Choief
Thomas Hawley
Hawley
Boston
Wade
Everett B. Dyer
North Adams
Patrick H. Hogan
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
James B. DeShase
Chelsea
Lincoln
Simonds
Gloucester
District Court
Essex
Louis D. Brandeis
John C. Gray
Lawrence S. James
James
Executive Council
Highway Commission
W. E. McClintock
Thomas C. Menderhall
Harold Parker
Lancaster
Charles W. Ross
Newton
John Hawning
Pittsfield
Fire Marshal Reports Rise in State Fire Losses
Boston July 31 State Fire Marshal Charles W Whitcomb files the sixth annual report showing 5325 fires in the state population 2 500 183 with 4125 occurring in wooden buildings and 1060 in brick structures Total loss due to fires amounts to 6 753 084 With insured value at risk 59 855 355 and insurance paid 5 596 750 Incendiary fires total 279 5 percent with loss 299 221 and insured 251 136 Unknown origin fires number 436 causing 4 694 088 in sound property value with insured 3 767 634 and losses 1 805 481 1 490 436 in insurance"}
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Charles W. Whitcomb
Frederick L. Cutting
Man charged with attempted assault in Manchester lawn party
John J. White, 22, was arrested at his home in Manchester on a charge of attempted criminal assault against Miss Mary L. McClintock, 20, who is blind. McClintock, formerly at Perkins institution for the blind, identified the event. White appeared in Salem district court, probable cause found, bound over to grand jury in $2000.
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Manchester
Mass
John J. White
Mary L. McClintock
McClintock
Perkins Institution For the
White
Salem District Court
Lawrence to Salem street railway planned route
Boston July 31 a major street railway project aims to connect Lawrence with Salem. Franchises have been secured in Lawrence and Andover with seeks for Middleton Danvers and Peabody to link the Lynn & Boston railroad at Peabody. Extension through Danvers to Ipswich is planned.
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Boston
Lawrence
Salem
Andover
Middleton
Danvers
Peabody
Lynn & Boston
Ipswich
Assault case dropped at Harvard over interpreter
Boston reports that Harvard authorities have dropped the assault case against the Cuban teacher accused of attacking interpreter Sanchez. The accused will remain at Harvard and face no expulsion. Rumors of a tribunal of provincial presidents appear unfounded and carry little weight.
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Harvard
Boston
Sanchez
Boston & Maine announces key railroad appointments
President Lucius Tuttle issues an official circular naming William J. Hobbs as comptroller and general auditor with charge of treasury and accounting. J. W. Richards becomes assistant general auditor. M. T. Donovan is freight traffic manager and A. S Crane exports freight traffic manager. Donovan and Crane previously held top posts on Boston & Maine and Fitchburg lines.
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Boston
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
William J. Hobbs
Treasury
Accounting
J. W. Richards
Fitchburg Road
M. T. Donovan
A. S Crane
Donovan
Socialist Labor factions quarrel over caucus calls
Boston July 31 The election commissioners ruled that the De Leon State committee is illegally constituted and has no standing to issue caucus calls next month. The recognized State committee aligns with the Social Democratic party in supporting Debs and Kradley as national candidates.
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Boston
Socialist Labor Party
de Leon State Committee
Social Democratic Party
Debs
Kradley
Crosby Bound Over After Embezzlement Charge
E Everett Crosby former Winthrop tax collector was held for the grand jury after waiving examination in Boston. He was arrested in Derry New Hampshire last Friday on embezzlement charges and bound over due to lack of jurisdiction in East Boston court.
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Boston
E. Everett Crosby
Winthrop
Derry
N. H
Emmons
East Boston
Crosby
Three Men Held for Trial in Dover Murder Case
In Dover New Hampshire July 31 the preliminary trial of five men charged with the July Fourth murder of Thomas Dobbins concluded. Testimony traced the fatal shooting of John McNally and Dobbins by Williams and others, with Brown and Farrell among the accused. Williams, Gold, Brown held for trial. Scott and Farrell discharged or rearrested on Lawrence burglary charges and extradition plans discussed.
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Dover
N. H
Thomas Dobbins
George E. Smith
John McNally
McNally
Williams
Dobbins
M. C. Lathrop
John R. Ham
Lathrop
William H. Davis
Michael McLoughlin
Rollinsford
Frank Gold
McLoughlin
Robert Moore
Main Street
Arthur Russell
Joseph Gagnon
Brown
Napoleon Rivers
Salmon Falls
Westbrook
Spence & Coombs
Joseph St. Laurent
Waverly
Rochester Road
Billy
Joseph Lenox
Wilkinson
Scott
Kivel
John Farrell
Frost
Farrell
Gold
John Williams
John Brown
Lawrence
Cold Spring
Massachusetts
Powers Testifies In Goebel Assassination Trial
Georgetown Kentucky July 31 Caleb Powers former secretary of state resumed testimony in his own defense in a trial over alleged complicity in Gov Goebel assassination He described preparing to go to Louisville to recruit more supporters but denied rumors of threatening language He said the Goebel shooting shocked him and that after learning of the death he returned to Frankfort unlocking a battered office lock and denying any violent talk occurred in most conferences with colleagues
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Burton
Breckinridge County
Davise
Frankfort
Republican Campaign Fund
Wharton Golden
Goebel
Robert Noakes
Noaks
Golden
Culton
Anderson
Georgetown
Caleb Powers
Louisville
la Grange
Powers
Dynamiters Active in St Louis Transit Areas
In St Louis last night dynamite bombs exploded on two transit cars. One on Mount City division of St Louis Transit damaged the car and shook passengers. Another on Grand avenue division exploded near Montgomery avenue and North Market street with no injuries. Police Captain William Young, investigating a sputtering light on tracks, was knocked unconscious by a blast but woke to extinguish a second fuse.
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St. Louis
Mount City
St. Louis Transit Company
St. Louis Avenue
Grand Avenue
Montgomery Avenue
North Market Street
William Young
Seventh Street Southern Electric
Son Defeats Father in Harlem Court
Raphael Grecom of Fall River Massachusetts faced his son James aged 18 in Harlem police court over a dispute of age and home life. The son claimed he ran away due to constant trouble and false theft accusations, and he was discharged after testimony.
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New York
Raphael Grecom
Fall River
Mass
Harlem
James
Five Hurt In Maryland Train Collision At Mount Savage
Five persons were injured in a collision between the Baltimore and Ohio Duquesne Limited from Pittsburg and a local freight at Mount Savage Junction, Maryland. None were seriously hurt. Names include Frank Whitelaw from Cleveland, Mrs. Mary Dolan of Pittsburg, D M Bull of Bullsville, Dominic Cartney, Henry Douglass a Lonaconing fireman. Fog contributed to the accident.
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Cumberland
Baltimore & Ohio Duquesne Limited
Pittsburg
Mount Savage Junction
Here
Frank Whitelaw
Cleveland
Ohio
Mary Dolan
D. M. Bull
Bullsville
N. Y
Dominic Cartney
Henry Douglass
Lonaconing
Bank of Armstrong Bank Robbery Ends in Dynamite Attack
Dynamite destroyed the Bank of Armstrong Illinois vault early today. The entire building lay wrecked with burglars in the ruins. Local villagers armed with guns fought the raiders as they attempted to flee the scene, and the burglars finally escaped amid fighting and debris.
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Bank of Armstrong
Illinois
Chicago
All
Brooklyn navy yard dry dock leaks halt million-dollar repair
Dry dock number 2 at the Brooklyn navy yard, under repair at an estimated cost of 1 million dollars, sprang a leak. Within hours water rose to ten feet, flooding tools and machinery. The leak followed caisson removal from dock No 3, risking a six-month redo if it persists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Comet Sighted By Prof Swift Near Mount Lowe
In Los Angeles at 12:30 am Prof Lewis Swift from Mount Lowe Observatory observed the comet discovered July 23 by Prof Brooks of Geneva New York. The object rises near midnight and moves nearly north as seen with a 4% comet seeker. The estimated position places its center about five degrees above the comet along a line from Alpha Arietis to Alpha Persei.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lewis Swift
Mount Lowe
Brooks
Geneva
N. Y
Jester Trial Defense Ends Closing Argument in New London
Cullen chief counsel for Alexander Jester argued the defense in New London Missouri July 31 presenting a detailed review of the evidence. He explained why Jester did not take the stand and compared his silence to Christ before Pilate in the 1871 murder case of Gilbert Graes.
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New London
P. H
Cullen
Alexander Jester
Gilbert Graes
Jester
Christ
Pilate
Baer Reports Successful Christian Endeavor Convention
John Willis Baer general secretary of the Society of Christian Endeavor arrived from England aboard the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse. He praised the London convention as a success in many ways and spoke on its outcomes.
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New York
John Willis Baer
Secciety of Christian Endeavor
England
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
Christian Endeavor
London
Ma vana Sets Record Incoming Run From Havana
New York dispatch reports the steamer Ma vana arriving from Havana in a record time of two days 15 hours and 30 minutes. The fastest day's run covered 468 knots between Sunday noon July 29 and Monday noon July 30.
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New York
Havana
Dr Thomas s Electric Oil touted for farm injuries
A compact farm advertisement touts Dr Thomas s Electric Oil as a quick relief for cuts bruises sprains and stings noting frequent farm accidents. It stresses instant pain relief and safety when used.
GIVES NO LAND. U S Officials Defend Alaska Boundary
Washington July 31 Officials say protests about Alaska provisional boundary have not reached Washington and the agreement with Great Britain is a temporary, nonbinding line to prevent miner police clashes. State department notes Britain yielded nineteen twentieths of the disputed territory and British shipping was kept 10 miles from the line.
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Washington
Alaska
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Porcupine
Lynn Canal
FORAKER INJURED IN GLASS ACCIDENT
Senator J B Foraker of Ohio suffered a severe cut to his left hand when a glass pane shattered as an automobile door opened in Philadelphia. He traveled on with the injury, later redressed and swollen, with tendons reportedly intact. His condition remained painful and under medical care.
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Washington, D. C
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Benson Foraker
Spring Lake
N. J
Philadelphia
Foraker
Deficit Indicates Large Year-End Surplus Projection
Washington July 31 The deficit in ordinary receipts stands at 5 165 981 this July though total year surplus exceeds 81 009 000 as of July 1 The month shows expenditures of 53 068 000 versus 55 792 000 last year while receipts reach 47 902 018 against 45 166 979 a year ago Customs led gains at 19 005 708 vs 16 971 454 last July The cash balance on hand is 149 394 797.
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Washington, D. C
Internal Revenue
Oregon Officers Defend Efficiency In Dry Dock
Captain Wilde of the Oregon reports from Kure that there are no inefficient officers aboard. He asks Washington to correct press claims and says the ship carries an unusually competent and efficient crew, a remark noted by the navy department amid surprise at any criticism of the vessel and its command.
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Washington
Navy Department
Wilde
Oregon
Kure
Navy
Wide
Department
Bureau of Navigation
Capt. Wilde
President McKinley to Visit Washington for Two Days
Canton Ohio July 31 President McKinley with Secretary Cortelyou will depart Canton by the Pennsylvania railroad Wednesday afternoon for Washington arriving Thursday. He plans to stay two days and return to Canton by week’s end. Ambassador Tower to Russia arrived and joined a drive with Senator Fairbanks. A special call of Ohio state officials and Republican leaders will be made tomorrow.
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Canton
McKinley
Cortelyou
Pennsylvania Railroad
Washington
United States
Russia
Charlemange Tower
Death of Lt David G. Spurgin in surgical operation
Washington reports a cable from Gen MacArthur dated Manila July 31 announcing the death of First Lieutenant David G. Spurgin of the Mist infantry after a shock surgical operation on the evening of July 29. The message is signed by MacArthur.
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Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Manila
David G. Spurgin
Minister's Busy Wife Endorses Peruna Remedy
Mrs Anna B Fleharty of Galesburg Illinois, long active in social work and wife of a former Nebraska Wesleyan University president, writes that Peruna revitalized her family after nervous prostration and illness. She urges the medicine as a cure and offers a free book by Dr Hartman on nervous disturbances.
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Anna B. Fleharty
Galesburg
Ill
Anna B.fleharty
W.C.T. U
Hope Cottage
Harvey
Tis
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln
Neb
Central Illinois Conference
Sixty- Seventh Street
Chicago
Fleharty
Peruna
Anna B
Hartman
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Airship Up 130 Feet in Swiss Lake Trial
Washington reports United States Consul Dubois details Count Zeppelin and Eugene Wolf leading a July 2 test of a 407 foot long airship on Lake Constance. The cigar shaped aerostat reached 1300 feet, then settled on the water after steering gear trouble, lasting about 50 minutes. Weighing 22,000 pounds and valued well over $200,000, the craft used movable weights for ascent and maneuvers with two 15 horsepower Daimley motors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
United States
Dubois
St. Gall
State Department
Manzell
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Daimley
Count Zeppelin
Eugene Wolf
Baron Conrad Bassus
Immenstadt
Japanese Minister Takahira Arrives in Washington
Japanese minister to the United States Kogoto Takahira and his wife arrived in Washington this afternoon. They were met by attaches of the Japanese legation and taken to their residence. The minister declined calls, and preparations for his presentation to the President were not yet complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Kogoto Takahira
Legation
Hood's Pills Cure Liver I lls and Indigestion
Hood's Pills claim to cure liver ills biliousness and indigestion with easy usage and operation. The advertisement notes a price of 25 cents and presents a concise health remedy claim typical of period medicinal notices.
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York County
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Crane
Castoria
Casto
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Son
Father
U. S
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THE
Oregon's
Lieut
Spurgin
Perman
Sailes Uz
Burbank & Courtney
Merrimack ST
Thompson
de. Graham
de. Wright
Harvard Beverages
Baveratock
Harvard Lowy
Wife
Dean
W. Lenhart
Bowling Green, O
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