Hoboken Fire Devastates Piers and Ships
A massive fire at Hoboken involving North German Lloyd lines destroys three piers and two liners with many missing and hundreds injured. Losses exceed ten million dollars as crews fight flames along the riverfront and recover casualties from ships including the Saale and Wilhelm der Grasse.
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Lloyd Steam Company
Hoboken
N. J
Ity
Jersey City
Saale
Remen
Geman Lloyd Line
Ripple
Thingvalla
Alering
Hamburgica
Palmer-Campbellany
Weeiu
Ater
Ed Stors
Sland
Intoere
Minnesota Republicans Nominate Ticket at St Paul Convention
The Republican state convention in St Paul nominated Governor Samuel R Vansant Lieutenant Governor Lindon A Smith Attorney General W B Douglass Chief Justice Charles M Start Assistant Justice J J Collins State Treasurer Julius Block Secretary of State P S Hanson Railroad Commissioners C F Staples J G Miller Ira B Mills Four offices were uncontested with four renominations The platform backed national issues and labor interests endorsed Knute Nelson and supported oleomargarine suppression and popular vote for senators.
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St. Paul
Samuel R. Vansant
Winona
Lindon A. Smith
W. B. Douglass
Supreme Court
Charles M. Start
J. J. Collins
Julius Block
P. S. Hanson
C.F. Staples
J. G. Miller
Ira B. Mills
Minn
Robert G. Evans
Resolutions Committee
Congress
Party For Labor
Knute Nelson
Fears for Conger As Cabinet Seeks His Safety
Washington reports growing unease over Minister Conger's fate after a cabinet meeting failed to see any improvement in the Chinese crisis. Efforts continue to locate the minister, while the State Department reviews a proposed neutral port protection treaty for Nankin and Hankow that the cabinet did not ratify.
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Washington
Conger
State Department
China
Nankin
Hankow
New Industry for Japan Americans to Run Refinery
The Hudson will sail to Japan with an oil refining plant and tanks the first such installation shipped to Japan. The refinery will be at Kobe or Yokohama with Americans directing operations and Japanese workers under them. Eleven ships are chartered from Philadelphia to Hiogo for oil loading.
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Philadelphia
Hudson
Japan
Kobe
Yokohama
United States
Hiogo
Steamer Brings Klondike Dust and Passengers to Port Townsend
A steamer arrived from Skaguay with sixty passengers and 250000 in gold dust from Dawson. Col E D Wiggin, Rampart land commissioner, predicts Rampart’s gold yields may total 2 million and Rampart could rival the Klondike as a producer.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Skaguay
Dawson
Col
E. D. Wiggin
Rampart
Gold Standard in Hayti and Fatal Lightning Death in Utica
Minister Powell at Port au Prince reports Hayti has adopted the gold standard with the American gold dollar as unit of value. In Utica New York a 16 year old, John T A Doolittle, son of ex Mayor Charles A Doolittle, was instantly killed by a lightning strike while golfing at Yahenundahsas Club.
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Hayti
Washington
Department of State
Powell
Port-au- Prince
Utica
N. Y
Yahenundahsas Club
John T. A. Doolittle
Charles A. Doolittle
Train Robbery in Nebraska Near Bradshaw
A masked bandit robbed Pullman passengers early on June 28 near Bradshaw, about sixty miles west of Lincoln, taking almost $200 and slipping into the darkness after the Burlington Railway express halted. Conductor Green reported a passenger missing, suspected to be the robber. Burlington officials provided the loss figure.
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Lincoln
Neb
St. Louis
Bradshaw
Green
Aurora
Burlington Railway
Cuban Policeman Acquitted in U.S. Citizen Killing
In Havana a Cuban policeman accused of killing American Welsh was acquitted despite near complete evidence. Governor General Wood plans an investigation amid American outrage over what they call a deliberate display that crime against Americans carries no penalty. The fiscal pressed for a fourteen year sentence.
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United States
Havana
Welsh
Wood
Smith
Gibara
Alarm in Russia Deepens Financial Crisis
A Moscow dispatch notes Boxers troubles and Count Muravieff’s death deepen Russia’s financial woes. Market fear grows as withdrawals surge with 820 million rubles moved to the Imperial Bank in two months.
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London
Moscow
Count Muravieff
Russia
Imperial Bank
Rich Heiress Marian Bybe Found Near Davenport
San Francisco reports Marian Bybe daughter of W. E. Bybe of Los Gatos, found near Davenport in pitiful mental and physical condition. She is to receive nearly $100,000 from L. P. Drexler’s estate, while Miss Byre heads to New York to visit friends. Mrs Drexler telegraphs sister Edna Hollis of Fredonia, Kansas.
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Davenport
Iowa
San Francisco
Marian Bybe
W. E. Bybe
Los Gatos
L. P. Drexler
Punish Japanese Journalists in Vancouver Case
Japanese journalists who published an objectionable article about the crown prince and his bride were fined and jailed. The editor received three and a half years with hard labor and a 120 yen fine. Morita faced the same sentence for copying the piece, while the typesetter was sentenced to eight months’ imprisonment and a 50 yen fine.
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Vancouver
B. C
Morita
Market Quotations From Across the United States
The report lists commodity prices for cattle hogs sheep and grains in multiple cities including Sioux City Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York and more. Prices cover wheat corn oats rye butter eggs potatoes and pork ranges with shipping and common to prime quality noted.
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Sioux City
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Woolley Choice Nominated by Prohibitionists on First Ballot
At Chicago the Prohibition convention selected John G Woolley of Illinois as president on the first ballot. Silas C Swallow withdrew from a second place bid after a strong push by Pennsylvania. The convention adjourned after nominations and platform adoption including equal suffrage and prohibition on liquor.
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John G. Woolley
Silas Co. Swallow
Pennsylvania
Hale Johnson
George W. Gere
Illinois
JG. Woolley
Minnesota
Chicago
Prohibitionists
United States
Young People’s Prohibition League
McKinley
E. W. Chaflin
Waukesha
Wis
A. A. Hopkins
Hornellsville
N. Y
Dickie
Oliver W. Stewart
Arkansas
Sheen
O. W. Stewart
Geo. W. Gere
Champaign
Tfl
Newton
Ill
Homer Castle
Pittsburg
Rev
S. C. Swallow
Woolley
Swallow
A. A. Stevens
Silas C. Swallow
Henry B. Metcalf
Rhode Island
Prof
E. L. Eaton
Iowa
Thos. A. Carskadon
West Virginia
Jas. A. Tate
Tennessee
Mr. Tate
Metcalf
Carskadon
Eaton
Summary of Current Events Highlights
Soaking rains are needed to insure an average spring wheat crop. The Spanish cannon loaned to Kansan City was found to be loaded. Senor Villaverde, Spain, resigns as minister of finance. Bleaching firms in England form a $45,000,000 combine. Copious rains revive crop prospects in southern Russia. The Union Labor Lyceum is organized in Chicago. Charles H. Corrigan of Syracuse is nominated for Governor by the Socialist Labor party. Body of Stephen Crane, died in Germany, buried in Newark. New York clubmen seek summer quarters atop city buildings. Methodist conference in Chicago protests tax on charitable bequests. From war start to April end, 42,000 horses sent to South Africa for English army.
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Ctes
Kansan
Senor Villaverde
Spain
England
Russia
Union Labor Lyceum
Chicago
Charles H. Corrigan
Syracuse
N. Y
Socialist Labor Party
Stephen Crane
Germany
Newark
N. J
New York
Methodist General Conference
Congress
South Africa
G A R Encampment Program for Chicago August Reunion
Chicago prepares for the Grand Army encampment reunion in August with a dense official program. Events span Aug 26 to Sept 1 including services parades naval and army arches ceremonies fireworks and receptions for US President and dignitaries.
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Chicago
Naval Arch
National Association of Union
National Guard
Boys’ Brigade
Geo. L. Seavey
Naval Veterans’ Association
James Atwell
National Association of ex-Prisoners of War
Albert D. Shaw
Grand Army of the Republic
John R. Tanner
Carter H. Harrison
Lake Front Park
Lincoln Park
United States
Medinah Temple
Forces Relieve Tien-Tsin as Chaffee Heads to China
The Tien-Tsin relief force of about 2000 men led by Maj. Waller entered the city after silencing Chinese guns. Gen. Chaffee, with American, British and Russian units, moves to command U.S. land forces in China. Chaffee likely by Aug. 1, with Ninth Fourth Twentieth Infantry and Sixth Cavalry aboard from Manila and San Francisco. Persistent hostilities and rising anti foreign sentiment threaten southern provinces including Nanking.
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Waller
Taku
Chefoo
Tien-Tsin
Maj
Chaffee
Wise
Tong-Ku
Adna FR. Chaffee
United States
China
Manila
San Francisco
Nanking
Kang Wu
Grand Canal
State Treasurer Relines 95 000 to Take Up Ten Year Bonds
State Treasurer Schamber has sent out drafts for 95000 to take up bonds not due for ten years but surrendered by holders. This leaves state bonded indebtedness at 613000. No further bonds likely to be taken up next year due to absent sinking fund levy and lack of funds. Tax receipts for the last call total 69367, about 8000 less than last year with a 6 mill lighter levy.
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Schamber
Authorities Seek Kentucky Brown in Missing Stock Buyer Case
A search continues for D. P. Brown known as Kentucky Brown a stock buyer who disappeared a week or two ago leaving creditors including Citizens Bank of Parker. He owned a Parker area farm bought cattle and horses shipped to eastern markets and recently improved his farm before selling it. Banks advanced Brown 1000 each and locals await repayment.
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D. P. Brown
Kentucky
Brown
Parker Bank
State Bank of
Doland
Merchants Bank of
Redfield
Charles Mix County to Decide County Seat in Fall Fight
Geddes leads the push to move the county seat from Wheeler to a town on the Milwaukee line. A new courthouse, depot, side tracks and grain elevators would front the site if Geddes wins. Wheeler vows a strong defense in a lively contest.
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Charles Mix
Wheeler
Milwaukee
Geddes
Lake Andes
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Executive Council of
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Dr. Pinner
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Prohibition
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Shaw
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Goodwin
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Corona
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Madison
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K. P
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Hawarden
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