Homecoming of Tenth Pennsylvania Regt in Pittsburgh
Large crowds greet the Tenth Pennsylvania in a homecoming parade through Pittsburgh. President McKinley reviews the regiment at Schenley Park as officers receive swords caps and medals. A banquet follows the public exercises with speeches from State officials.
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Riley
Pittsburg
Burg
Reg
Schenley
Schenley Park
McKintz
eWm
A. Stone
Inley
Ossmia
Walzell
Pennsylvania
Arches Collapse in Chicago Colosseum Under Construction
A Pittsburg Bridge Co arch installation failed on Wabash Avenue, causing twelve steel arches totaling thirty three tons each to topple in sequence. Nine workers were killed or missing, many injured, as the structure crashed from forty feet above ground. The cause remains under investigation with officials inspecting wreckage and plans to determine blame.
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Chicago
Wabashenue
Pittsburg
Rebels Claim Victory as San Dominican Government Surrenders
Reports from La Marche in Santiago Cuba state the revolutionists have seized the capital and the government has surrendered. Grullon cites no details of the success. Other dispatches note a Korean royal plotter beheaded in Victoria British Columbia and U S Philippine Island receipts totaling 5,249,411 from occupation to July 31. A Rennes Daily News correspondent says officials weigh mercy as a policy option.
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New York
Audriano Grullon
la Marche
Santiago
Cuba
Griallon
Philippines
Washington
Philippine Islands
United States
London
Rennes
The
Daily News
Nuns as Heroines Save Children in Sparklill Fire
Fire at the Dominican Sisters orphanage in Sparklill Richland County killed several and injured many. Among the dead are six year old Nelan Brown seven year old Emma Mackay sixteen year old Theressa Murphy and a woman named Kate McCarthy plus an elderly resident. The Murphy girl returned to save a baby and perished. Theressa Murphy and a domestic remain missing. Nine buildings burned almost the entire plant with $100000 in losses and authorities suspect arson. Sisters aided the evacuation and displayed bravery during the blaze.
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New York
Dominican Sisters
Sparklill
Richland County
Nelen Brown
Emma MacKay
Theressa Murphy
Kate M’carthy
Jane
Murphy
Golden Reward chlorination plant burns in Deadwood
Fire swept the Golden Reward chlorination works in Deadwood South Dakota starting at 9 am on Monday. Within an hour the plant and associated buildings were ashes and the coal bins fed by a locomotive sparked the blaze. The plant valued at roughly 150000 dollars with 75000 dollars insured. About 225 workers lost employment due to the blaze.
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Golden Reward
Deadwood
S. D
Golden Reward Chlorination Works
War on Meat Trust Aims for 5 Million Fund
New York retailers form a fund plan to combat Chicago wholesalers with a total goal of five million dollars. Retailers pledge one million in initial subscriptions and expect rapid full funding from New York merchants. The drive includes two million aimed at customers and workers opposing trusts.
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New York
Retail Butchers’ Protective Association
Chicago
Wagner
New York City
Dewey Letter Says All Requests Met For Welcome
Admiral Dewey confirms in a Leghorn dated letter that the Dewey reception committee has complied with every request. The Olympia battalion may lead the land parade and the smoker policy is left to the ship's captain. The committee is thanked for eliminating a dinner to reduce fatigue ahead of the parade.
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New York
Dewey Reception Committee
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Leghorn
Lower Bay
Olympia
Canadian steamer Sir S. H. Tilley burns off Fairport
The Canadian vessel Sir S. H. Tilley, 750 net tons, burned off Fairport Ohio after an engine room fire. About twenty aboard escaped in lifeboats or by boat. two crew remained and were rescued. The wheel was lashed and the ship drifted in circles for an hour before stopping. The Tilley, a total loss valued at $60,000, carried no cargo.
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Fairport
Ohio
Cleveland
S. H. Tilley
Destructive Fire at Standard Oil Refineries Whiting
A boiler leak in a Still caused a terrible blaze at Standard Oil refineries near Chicago. A massive explosion followed as flames engulfed 2,200 barrels of partially refined oil. Loss estimated at 100000 dollars. Fireman Steven Wilkins engineer Harry Bonney and still man Jesse Cunningham were badly burned.
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Chicago
Standard Oil
Whiting
Steven Wilkins
Harry Bonney
Jesse Cunningham
End of a Brave Engineer Killed by Stray Bullet
In Muncie Indiana engineer W H McCarthy of the Lake Erie and Western freight train was shot and killed Sunday evening. The bullet likely came from a hunter in the woods along the track near Reed's station eight miles west of Muncie. He stayed at the throttle, shut off steam, and told the fireman before dying.
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Muncie
Ind
Reed's Station
W. H. McCarthy
Lake Erie and Western
WILL PUNISH WHITECAPPERS INFLAMED POSTMASTERS ATTACK
Postoffice Inspectors Tate and Bass Deputy Marshal Williams and a posse went to Peck Florida Monday wielding warrants for sixteen whitecappers charged with whipping Postmaster Crum and intimidating his colored assistant Dan Morrison. Seven men were arrested, all proclaiming innocence. Crum remains confined.
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Fla
Tate and Bass
Marshal Williams
Posse
Peck
Crum
Dan Morrison
Noted abolitionist criticizes war and Spain in 1898 address
Lloyd Garrison argued the Spanish conflict showed Spaniards as brave foes and Cubans unable to govern themselves. He called the Hague conference a failure and criticizes McKinley and Dewey for supporting the war while praising Hoar, Boutwell and Edmunds. Several other addresses followed.
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Conn
Lloyd Garrison
Spain
Philippines
America
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Dewey
Hay
Long
Hoar
Boutwell
Edmunds
Anarchy Reported in Philippines By London Correspondent
London cables relay vanuit Manila describe a state of anarchy with Americans holding a 15 mile radius around Iloilo, 9 miles around Cebu, and the rest of the country under Filipino control. Report mentions the sinking of the coastwise steamer Saturnas by insurgents near San Fernando on August 2.
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Philippines
Labuan
Manila
Loilo
Cebu
Death in the Citadel as Guerin Siege Fatally Unfolds
Paris reports indicate the Guerin siege has ended in a fatality. A black flag appeared at 4 am in Rue Rhabrol attic, following Guerin’s pledge that the party would hoist the flag if he died. Two members have been ill, one severely with lung congestion, and access to the house remains strictly forbidden.
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M. Guerin
Three Injured In Rushville Shooting Incident
In Rushville Indiana three people were seriously hurt by several gunshots from an unknown shooter. William Searcy was hit at a doorway near Mrs Elizabeth Veatch. Mrs Ruby Powell was shot in the arm and eye and Mrs Veatch injured by a window shot. Searcy and Powell likely to die. Grant Powell arrested on suspicion.
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Rushville
Ind
William Searcy
Elizabeth Veateh
Ruby Powell
Market Quotations Across Cities and Commodities
Market quotes cover Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo New York with bids for cattle hogs sheep and various grains. Prices list ranges by city including wheat corn oats rye and butter eggs and pork. Strong entities include city names and commodity types for quickReference pricing snapshot.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Extra Session Talk and South Dakota Fund Drive
A state convention committee in Huron planned to seek Gov call for a special session to fund the First South Dakota Regiment move from San Francisco and explore general subscriptions. The effort includes 5100 volunteer buttons sold for 1 each to aid hospital relief, with auditing by Matthews, Branson, and Brown and the State Treasurer as custodian.
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South Dakota
San Francisco
Frank Brown
Aberdeen
O. L. Branson
Mitchell
George A. Matthews
Brookings
Business Men’s League
H. H. Keith
H. Keith
Sioux Falls
Quarrel Between Two South Dakota Officers Ended in Arrest
Major R C Warne of the South Dakota Volunteers reports via cable from Nagasaki that he has been arrested by Col Frost after a public dispute. The feud stemmed from Warne’s charge that Frost cared only for personal gain and used soldiers for advancement. It is unclear whether Frost and Warne will proceed to San Francisco or return to Manila.
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Idaho
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Nagaashi
Japan
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Warne
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Manila
Appreciative Letter From Manila to Deadwood Givers
Captain Will McLaughlin of Company L Manila writes from Luzon thanking Deadwood citizens for a 215 dollar draft. He notes the gift cheers the soldiers separated by 10,000 miles and jungles and says the community did not fail to remember them in their time of need.
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Will McLaughlin
Company L
Manila
Black Hills Boys
Luzon
Agreement Ends Injunction Bid on Embalmers Board
Dr. Files and Frank Kirby reached an agreement to submit the legality question of the new board of embalmers to Attorney General Pyle. The decision will be final, and undertakers will not seek an injunction. If the AG rules the board illegal, Gov. Lee will appoint another. The travel news notes heavy summer traffic to Hills Resorts with Hot Springs hotels crowded and Sylvan Lake averaging 200 visitors daily. An accidental shooting in Huron injured Ray Bliss when a 22 rifle bullet grazed Joe Higgins’ chin.
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State Board of Embalmers
Frank Kirby
South Dakota Undertakers’ Association
Board of Embalmers
Pyle
Undertakers
Board of
Embalmers
Gov. Lee
Hills Resorts
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Huron
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Ray Bliss
George Blake
Higgins
Bliss
Tragic Drowning: Mrs Weston Drowns Self and Son
Mrs Jennie Weston of Pierre drowned herself and her 4 year old son Bertie in a cistern at the family home. The home had one other occupant, a 17 year old daughter, who found the bodies next morning. Family troubles are blamed for the tragedy with prior threats of self harm.
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O. Johnson
Deadwood
Jennie Weston
Pierre
Bertie
Feeders Boosts Big Business in Pierre
Pierre becomes a hub for feeder cattle buyers as many more cattle are moved onto the market. Veteran cattlemen note expectations of a surge in feeders in the city within two weeks. The scene signals growing regional activity in live cattle trade.
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