Eminent General Kitchener Welcomed At Southampton
July 12 Southampton reports a grand welcome for Lord Kitchener aboard the Ora torva with a formal reception at docks and a procession to Hartley Hall where the chamber of commerce praised his South Africa leadership. He credited army rank and file for success and thanked families of those abroad. A public greeting followed to Paddington and St James Palace with the Prince of Wales present.
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Southampton
Lord Kitchener
Oratova
Hartley Hall
Chamber of Commerce
South Africa
French
Ian Hamilton
London
Paddington
Prince of Wales
St. James Palace
Kitchener
Duke of Connaught
Duke of Cambridge
Lord Roberts
Lord Lansdowne
Brodrick
Francis R. Wingate
The
Soudan
Sla‘tin Pacha
Sirdar
Kitchener’s London Return Draws Wave of Cheers
Lord Kitchener arrived in London at Paddington amid a vast display of welcome. Flags, flowers, and crowds marked the homecoming after three years abroad, with royalty and senior officials in attendance. The procession moved to Buckingham Palace and St James’s, where a luncheon for 60 followed a public ovation.
Kitchener Party Lands in Quarantine After Smallpox aboard
The Pacific Steam Navigation steamer Oratava, arriving at Southampton from Cape Town, carries Lord Kitchener and staff who land only after Major Gordon is found to have smallpox. The vessel is placed in quarantine.
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Southampton
Pacific Steam Navigation Company
Cape Town
Lord Kitchener
Major Gordon
King Edward's Health Bulletin Says Improvement
London July 12 Buckingham Palace bulletin reports King Edward making excellent progress and confirms bulletins will be issued on alternate days due to His Majesty's satisfactory condition.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Edward
Volcano Kilauea Dying Down Near Normal
Reports from Honolulu via San Francisco indicate the Kilauea volcano is settling toward normal conditions. Mauna Loa steamers relay news that the fire has disappeared though a large smoke column remains visible.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Kilaue
Mauna Loa
Hawaii
Newport Buoys See Ten Mile Vision For Regatta
Newport July 12 The New York Yacht Club races feature new turning buoys with a six sided revolving tin cone and red ball showing marks up to nine or ten miles away. Inventor Regatta committeeman Newbury D Lawton notes cones spin to act as day lighthouses as wind speeds are measured by weather cups. The outer mark proved visible at nine miles yesterday and a straight windward course was planned for today.
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Newport
R. I
New York Yacht Club
Newport Yacht Racing Association
Weather Bureau
Newbury D. Lawton
Regatta Committee
Possession Isthmus Report From Colombia Rebel Chief
General Vargas Santos in New York confirms reports of a Liberal victory as Gen Castillo’s forces beat government troops in Magdalena. He says the Liberal movement remains strong in interior Colombia and controls the isthmus except for Colon and Panama.
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New York
General Vargas- Santos
Liberal
Colombia
Castillo
Feliaca
Magdalena
Interior
Colon
Panama
Would-Be Lynchers Foiled by East St Louis Police
Chief Houss of East St Louis with officers repelled a mob of about 800 outside the police station. They sought Charles Gage a Black prisoner charged with assault on a prominent young woman. The police defended the custody to prevent violence.
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St. Louis
Houss
East St. Louis
Charles Gage
Pig Iron Furnaces in Canada Grow
Reports to the American Iron and Steel association show that on Dec 31 1901 Canada had 14 pig iron furnaces with four more building and an annual capacity of 1 090 300 tons. There were 18 rolling mills and steel works and two building with an annual capacity of 338 400 tons of steel and 981 900 tons of rolled product. Canada’s pig iron production in 1901 rose by 184 percent over 1900.
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New York
American Iron and Steel Association
Canada
Pension Changes Declared From June Issue
Washington July 12 announced pension changes from the June 21 issue listing recipients Nathan E. Hail Natick $6 James Monaghan Fall River $10 Ashbel Willard Wrentham $10 Martin C. Clark Lowell $8 Martin V B Jones Haverhill $12 Charles W Lord Lynn $8 Ida E Flanders Stoneham $3 Emerson White North Adams $8.
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Washington
Nathan E. Hail
Natick
James Monaghan
Fall River
Ashbel Willard
Wrentham
Martin C. Clark
Lowell
Martin V. B. Jones
Haverhill
Charles W. Lord
Lynn
Ida E. Flanders
Stoneham
Emogen White
North Adams
Michigan monument commission seeks designs for memorial hall
Grand Rapids July 12 The Michigan monument commission authorized by the last Legislature to secure a suitable monument to the memory of the soldiers of the war of 1861 to 65 and the Spanish American war yesterday decided to send invitations to monument makers to offer designs for a memorial hall and arch.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Michigan Monument Commission
A. A. U. Swimming Champs At Travers Island
New York on July 12 will host top national swimmers including Wenck Robert Schaeffer and Spencer in the A. A. U. championships at the New York Athletic Club summer home Travers Island. Three series of races run through October 1 when A. A. U. medals will be awarded.
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New York
Wenck
Robert
Schaeffer
Spencer
New York Athletic Club
Travers Island
Buying Pays Evil Exposed In Court
A Lowell police court report details cases of drunkenness and theft as Judge Hadley denounces the practice of pawnbrokers buying a drunken man’s pay. William Kane from Biddeford stole coats and garments, while William Salmon faced non support and pay sale to pawnbrokers. The article notes suspicions and licenses revoked, with various sentences including jail, probation, and workhouse terms.
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William Kane
Kane
Biddeford
Lowell
Patrick Sullivan
Sullivan
Thomas Hines
West
Hadley
William Salmon
Police Board
George S. Griggs
Salmon
Hardley
Slattery
Tremont & Suffolk
MURDERS IN PORTLAND BARKEEPER KILLS WIFE AND IN-LAWS
A. L. Belding, a Portland bartender, shot and killed his wife, her mother, and Frank Woodward, an inmate of his house, fatally wounding father-in-law L. McCroskey. He fired twice in the hallway after gaining admittance, then surrendered to police.
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Portland
Ore
A. L. Belding
Frank Woodward
L. McCroskey
Belding
McCroskeys
Woodward
McCroskey
Marcus Island Heist Sparks US Japan Clash Over Guano
Marcus Island, a remote guano claim west of Honolulu, sits amid conflicting ownership between the United States and Japan. Captain A A Rosehill plans to occupy the island with implied U S naval support, following a prior 14 month visit by Capt Pierce who witnessed armed Japanese men and a forged government document on the shore. Rosehill's expedition sails July 11 to enforce title.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
United States
Japan
Marcus Island
Yokohama
A. A. Rosehill
Rosehill
Pierce
Suffolk Grand Jury Reports No Bills and Indictments
Boston July 12 The Suffolk grand jury under Judge Gaskill delivered a record set of no bills with 29 no bills affecting 40 persons and 34 true bills involving about 40 people. Indictments include Joseph E Nolet for criminal malpractice and Catharine McGoughn for polygamy. names like John Riley, William Gately, Eunice G. Gorman appear among no bills in murder cases.
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Boston
Suffolk Grand Jury
Gaskill
Superior Criminal Court
Jos. E B. Nolet
Catharine McGoughn
John Riley
Wm. Gately
Mary Riley
John
Eunice G. Gorman
Harrow Defeats Eton by Eight Wickets at Lords
Eton were all out in their second innings today for 228 runs. Harrow won by eight wickets at Lords, in the annual cricket match.
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Irow
Eton
Lords Grounds
Harrow
London
Betes
Fire destroys Bassett estate in North Andover
Fire yesterday at noon destroyed the residence and outbuildings of Mrs. Angé D. Bassett on Osgood street. A few furniture items were saved. Loss estimated at 4500 dollars, partially insured. Cause of the blaze is unknown.
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North Andover
Ang’e D. Bassett
Osgood Street
Body of Arthur Chandler Awaits Claimant at Boston Hospital
The body of Arthur Chandler, admitted July 1 to Boston City Hospital and died July 6, lies at the hospital morgue awaiting a claimant.
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Boston
Arthur Chandler
City Hospital
Dead at Johnstown Now Number 108
Johnstown Pa July 12 One hundred and five are known dead from Thursday's Cambria Steel rolling mill mine explosion. Night crews recovered 15 bodies at Westmont pit mouth. mine officers report all headings penetrated and some victims may lie in obscure workings. State and local officials continue to coordinate morgue loadings and funeral plans as the death toll approaches 110.
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Johnstown
Cambria Steel Company
Westmont
No. 6
Cambria Hospital
Geo. T. Robinson
J. T. Evans
Jas. E. Roderick
Roderick
Supt. Robinson
Marshall G. Moore
Moore
Gee. Hay
Frank B. Stoller
W. N. Pringle
Hay
Klondike
Handsome Present Baffles Middlesex Mills Official
William H. Bagley, recently resigning as Middlesex mills superintendent to lead Cocheco mills in East Rochester NH, was surprised at his Hurd street home Friday night by overseers and friends. A group including Paymaster Durant and others presented him with a roll top desk and attached typewriter, then planned a social gathering before his departure.
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William H. Bagley
Middlesex Mills
Cocheco Mills
East Rochester
N. H
Hurd Street
Mnit
Bell
Smithson
Comstock
Butterworth
Fairgrave
Burne
Douglass
Fox
McQuade
Gilman
Jackson
Pascal
Quinn
Cockston
Pendergast
Hugh Butterworth
Bagley
Goodby
Rumor Claims Lovell Electric to Buy Boston and Northern
Nashua July 12 A rumor circulates that Lovell electric road syndicate seeks to purchase the Boston and Northern lines in this state, gaining control from the city to the state line The chatter suggests Lowell interests would run the segment to Lowell and integrate with the Hudson Salem and Pelham road now under construction
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Nashua
Lovell Electric Road Syndicate
Boston & Northern
State Line
Lowell Syndicate
Lowell
Mr. Lowell
Hudson
Lowell Company Might Control Bus Route Between City and Lowell
The Lowell syndicate led by A. W. Dean is said to be involved in a deal that would place most business between this city and Lowell under Lowell control. Boston & Northern officials deny knowledge of the rumored transaction, while Dean questions why such a purchase would occur given the existing contract allowing Hudson, Salem & Pelham cars to run into Nashua over B&N tracks to Main Street.
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Lowell
Lowell Company
Boston & Northern Road
A. W. Dean
Lowell Syndicate
Adde
Hudson, Salem & Pelham
Nashua
Boston & Northern
Hudson Bridge
Temple and
Pearl Streets
Main Street
New York Photographs Atmosphere to Track Microbes
Commissioner John McGraw Woodbury launches a street cleanliness project to photograph the air in New York enlarged seven thousand times. Gelatine traps placed citywide collect germs for later lab analysis and microscopic photography to map unhealthy conditions and counteract their influence.
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New York
John McGraw Woodbury
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Max Smith
Michael Leahey
Littleton
James Quinn
House of Correction
Mary Doherty
Anthony McCauley
Mary Carto N
Alexander Kennedy
Reformatory
David Constantineau
Charles Cohen
Lawrence
Suffolk
BLAZE
J. H. Whitney
Middlesex
Supt
Lovell Syndicate
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