Cornell Wins Rough Hudson Rowing Race Amid Swells
The Poughkeepsie race on the Hudson saw Cornell pull ahead as pennants flew and heavy swells from a passing steamer disrupted other crews. Pennsylvania and Columbia faded with damage from wind and water before half the distance, while Cornell maintained a clean stroke and claimed victory in difficult conditions.
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Poughkeepsie
Pennsylvania
Columbia
Yale
Harvard
Fearwell
Hudson
Gnells
Yule
Cornell
Cours
Tongth
Tremper
Jieteres Harris
Thousa
Ward
Coryell
Cornell and Columbia Rowed Past Pennsylvania In Memorable Race
The Cornell eight finished 20:474-3 to 21:42-5 over a seasick course as Columbia surged to close, while Penn’s crew faded after midrace. Officials noted a dramatic riverfront scene and sportsmanship exchanges between Cornell and Pennsylvania after the race.
What the Mail Wagons Cost
Washington on July 3 reports allowances for horse hire and car fare to be expended by carriers at Wisconsin free delivery post offices. Milwaukee receives 2600 dollars, Ashland 300, Chippewa Falls 209, La Crosse uge, Racine 1106, with other towns listed in the free delivery plan depending on service needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washinston
Wlecongin
Tade
Milwaukee
Ashland
Chippewa Falls
le Crosse
Uge
Racine
Latest Trade Tips Signal Mixed Summer Outlook
New York July 2 R G Days Co weekly trade note reports summer vacations begin with wage talks unsettled and a possible strike wave. Iron coal and textile sectors show price shifts and export gains while wheat and corn supplies rise. Declines in bank clearings and weekly Bradstreets summaries forewarn cautious but hopeful business sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Day & Co
Lrave
Mapy Ngika
Amalgamated Iron Workers
Illinois
Inc
Seaboard
United States
Bradstreets
Kansas City
St. Louis
Omaha
Memphis
New Orleans
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
Detroit
Montreal
ABC
First poll tax refusal case in Portage county
Stevens Polot Wisconsin July 4 report notes Jee Doe of Buena Vista died and was committed to infirm refusing to work his poll tax having no attachable property. It marks the first case of its kind in Portage county.
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Stevens Polot
Wis
Jee Doedie
Buena Vata
Portage County
Rolling mills closing amid steel workers dispute
Birmingham Alabama July 3 two rolling mills here and at Gate City have closed pending the scale argument of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers. Miners remain at work with companies asking a small wage cut. Indications point to acceptance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Gate City
Ccale
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Reciprocity and retaliation dominate tariff senate debate
Washington frid ay reci procity and retaliation dominate the tariff bill discussions in the senate. The retaliatory clause imposes an additional duty equal to the bounty on exports, while the reciprocity provision would empower the president to negotiate treaties reducing duties by twenty percent on designated articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Allison
Teller
Loualnna
Messrs
CaNery
Monery
White
Dem
Cal
Germany
United States
Gray
Moran
Wellington
Glidden Officer Miraculously Escapes Gunshot in Wisconsin
Police officer Charles Smith of Glidden survived a near fatal shot when a bullet struck his breastbone and glanced off, causing a minor wound. Suspect Henry Blumenthal was detained in Asbnad and jailed on attempted murder charges amid tense crowd reactions and a rapid deputy escort to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asmand
Wis
Charles Smith
Glidden
Henry Blumenthal
Asbnad
Blumenthal
Smith
Sherif Hart
Butternut
Excursionists Panic After Collision At Sea
A New York report describes the three-Gecker berge excursion barge colliding with the Hudson Yacht Club steam yacht Golden Rod at anchor. The impact damaged the barge and mashed the yacht’s bow, triggering a panic as passengers on the barge rushed to jump overboard amid the chaos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gecker Berge
Andrew H. Church
Golden Rod
Hudson Yacht Club
Races at Racine feature dead heat in one mile pro
At Racine on Friday the one mile professional race ended in a dead heat between Tom Cooper and Eddie Bald, with Martens third at 2:05 3-5. Eddie Bald narrowly trailed Cooper in the half mile open, Gardiner finished third, and time matched the world record at 1:00 4-5. Charles Moss won the mile state championship for Milwaukee in 2:20 1-5. Other events included Fred Hicks beating the state quarter-mile mark in 25 4-5 seconds and A. G. Martens taking the ten mile open professional in 22:41 3-5. The meet featured several records and close finishes across amateur and professional divisions.
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Racine
Tom Cooper
Eddie Bald
Arthur Gardiner
Charles Moss
Milwaukee
Fred Hicks
Bay City
Cooper
Bald
Martens
Wes
E. Llewellyn
Carlos Moss
A.C. Martens
A. E. Weinig
Chester Allen
Kenosha
Don Relnke
A. G. Martens
A. Watnig
A. J. Kieifer
Chicago
Hechenberger
Denver
Coal contracts awarded to Conklin & Sons and others
Madison firm Conklin & Sons lands major coal awards for state institutions including Youghlegheny lump coal for the prison at $2.80 a ton and 1,600 tons for Oshkosh Northern hospital at $2.48. Other suppliers cover Mendota asylum Wilmington schools and more with various tonnages and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gille Institutioua
Youghlegheny
Conklin & Sons
Madison
Waukesha Industrial School
Worthern Hospital
Pennsylvania & Ohio Fuel Company
Wilmington
Youghiogheny
Wil Imington Carbon
Delavan
General Wilmington Coal Company
Chicago
Janesville
Sparta School
Eadwand
Whienall
Milweatkee
Delavan School
H. Moers & Co
Milwaukee
A. Lund & Son
Chippewa Falls
F. G. & C. A. Stanley
Lund & Son
Ella Kelley
Sparta
Jacob Fuss
Thurman Declares War on McLean in Ohio Politics
Allen W Thurman denounces J R McLean and his backers over Chapman's nomination in Columbus Ohio. He vows unrelenting campaign against McLean and criticized Farley Dan McConville and other managers, causing a great sensation in local political circles.
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Columbus
Ohio
Allen W Thurman
J. R. McLean
Chapman
Washington
Bishops in Council Open Anglian Unity Talks
The international Anglican council in London opens regular business with a pan Anglican aim to assert English church superiority across the Anglican communion. A score of American bishops including Potter New York Whigply Minnesota Thompson Mississippi Dudley Kentucky Worthington Nebraska Leonard are part of the sessions after weeks of preliminary meetings.
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London
Hpiacopal Church
Epiacopal
Nta
Lgre
Potter
New ‘York
Whigply
Minnesota
Thompson
Mississippi
Dudley
Kentucky
Worthington
Neb
Leonard
Unio
Anglican conference to discuss church unity abroad
Bishops from New Zealand India Australia Tasmania and several United States dioceses gather for a bishops only conference at Canterbury to discuss church organization and religious communities while marking the millennium since Augustine introduced Christianity to England. Canterbury Cathedral seeks funds to restore decaying healths of its splendor for visiting prelates.
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Parry
Iowa
Vincent
Ohio
United States
America
New Zealand
India
Australia
Tasmania
Cape Town
Canterbury
Angelican Communion
Breechin
Jamaica
Long Ieland
Manchester
Pennsylvania
Pentsuury
Oxford
Bloomfoptein
Fondy Lac
Wakefield
Adelaide
Durham
Michigan
England
Ethelbert
St. Augustine
Cathedral of
Dean Farrar
Cathedral
A Brilliant Ball at Devonshire House
London July 1 The duke and duchess of Devonshire hosted a magnificent fancy dress ball at Devonshire House Piccadilly with nearly every European royal family present. The duke received guests dressed as Emperor Charles I of Germany. Supper was served in a tent garden around a palm tree with electric lights. The main dances featured quadrilles with couples attired to reflect historical epochs.
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London
Duke and Duchess of Devonshire
Devonshire House
Piccadilly
Duke of Devonshire
Charles I
Germany
Street Car Struck by Wagon in Eau Claire
A horse driven by a Lansing family member in Porterville dashed into a street car in Eau Claire Wisconsin on July 3. Mrs Lansing and Mrs Hanson suffered serious injuries and were taken to a nearby drug store for treatment. The condition of Mrs Lansing was reported as grave.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Lansing
Porterville
Tharig
Hanson
Mire
Woman gravely injured as son escapes car incident
A woman sustained serious internal injuries while her S year old son escaped unharmed amid an incident involving a street car company. Details remain sparse as investigators review surveillance and statements.
Hoard Praises Butter Trade Critics at Chicago Banquet
Chicago July 3 butter and egg men praised the National Dairy union at a banquet for George W Linn and Charles Y Kuigat. W D Hoard of Wisconsin won a peach at the fair and warned that scientists allied with big capital push adulterated foods. He urged honest milk and a strong dairy coalition to guard public health and state interests against misleading market practices.
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Chicago
George W. Linn
Dibola Bairy Union
Charles Y. Kuigat
National Dairy Union
W. D. Hoard
Wisconsin
Department of Chemistry
Qutel Importanea
America
Drowning Verdict in Pine River River Incident
July 3 at Tiehland Center Wis Charles Pritchard a well known resident of the town disappeared while attempting to ford Pine River about three miles north of the city. A coroner s jury returned a verdict of accidental drowning in the occurrence witnesses reported rough water and a swift current.
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Tiehland Center
Wis
Charles Pritchard
Pine River
Montana gambling ban observed in Butte July 3
In Butte Montana on July 3 the new statewide law prohibiting gambling, effective July 1, is universally observed. The attorney general's interpretation even bars shaking dice for drinks and prohibits playing cards for prizes at social gatherings.
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Butte
Mont
Montana
Baseball Scores From Evening Cardboard Standings
Baltimore 6 Washington 4. Louisville 4 Cincinnati 1. Milwaukee 5 Kansas City 2. St Paul 6 Minneapolis 3. Detroit 3 Grand Rapids 6 Des Moines 2. Rockford 3 Cleveland 13 St Louis 1. ye
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Baltimore
Washington
Louisville
Cincinnati
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Des Moines
Rockford
Cleveland
St. Louia
Wisconsin Pension Grants List of Recipients
Wisconsin pensioners receive original and additional pensions listed by residence and home. Names include Arthur Van Order Hull Henry Wall at National Military Home with adjustments for Theobald Steinberg John Ann Casper Long Mark Ferri James Corcoran Nicholas Loomis Phebe McMillan Sophia Lennert Elmira Long and others, with reissues and increases noted for widows.
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Washington
Wisconsin
Arthur van Order
Hull
Henry Wall
National Military Home
Addditional
David Thomas Jy
Springwater
Theobald $Telnberg
National Home
John Ann
Veterans’ Home
Casper Long
Browntown
In- Screage
Mark W. Ferri
Mineral Patel
James Corcoran
Cumberland
Nicholas E. Loomis
New J Richmond
Widows
Phebe H. McMil
Lan
Buckey
Sophia Lennert
Kewadnee
Elmira Long
Brownton
Mark Twain Wealth and Charity Questioned by Hartford Times
The Hartford Times reports Mark Twain has already received $10,000 for The Surviving Innocent Abroad and will gain a large royalty, while friends doubt he would show charity among the United States' wealthiest men. The list includes Toon D. Rockefelier and others, with Rockefeller’s fortune estimated at about $190,040,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Hartford Times
Mark Twain
Hartford
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Toon D. Rockefelier
Wiliam Reskefellte
A. M. Flagler
Buckeye Joins Interior Department Post
Washington July 3 Frank J Campbell of Ohio has been appointed first assistant attorney of the Interior department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank J. Campbell
Ohio
Interior
Department
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Aplrit
Newth
Penneslvania
Wheeler
Cornel
James Bond
Cornell University
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Capt
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Rolling Mills
Thurston
Judiciary Committee
Finance Committee
Sammie
Peeksy
Twelfth Regiment
Board OF Control
Conklin & Sons of
Thurman
Dean Fersar
Zrownld
Wisconsin Pensioners
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