Cabinet Pushes Vigorous Philippines War Effort Fresh Troops Arrive
Washington reports two cabinet decisions to renew the campaign against Aguinaldo with vigor and to seal a tighter Luzon blockade to stop rebel supplies. Gen Otis may see 33,000 troops, including volunteers urged amid doubts the force is sufficient, as the Sherman arrives with 1,800 men and 75 officers in Manila.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
New York
Washington
Journal and Advertiser
Holyoke
Aguinaldo
Otis
Luzon
McKinley
Watson
Manila
United States
Corbin
Adjt
Tiazon
Laguna de Bay
Calumpit
San Frnando
MacArthur
San Fernando
Lawton
Iloilo
Panay
First
Tennessee ‘Regiment
Cebu
Jolo
Negros
California
Sherman
San Francisco
Fred D. Grant
James B Tascott, Paint Manufacturer, Dies in Chicago
James B Tascott died Saturday evening in Chicago after a long career in paint manufacture that earned him a national and European reputation. His death recalls the disappearance of his son William Tascott, linked to Snell murder fame, a case that haunted him for ten years as he searched for the missing heir and affected his health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James B. Tascott
United States
Europe
William Tascott
Snell
Tascott
Cigars Seized and Anti-Trust War Planned
In Maysville Kentucky revenue officers seized several thousand cigars with counterfeit stamps from factory 3741 in Pennsylvania not the Jacobs plant. In New York the World reports Tammany Hall will mobilize against trusts, focusing its Fourth of July celebration on anti trust themes ahead of next year’s campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
Ninth District of
Pennsylvania
Jacobs Factory
Tammany
New York
Riot Breaks Out In Cleveland Streetcar Strike
In Cleveland Ohio on June 20 1920 a new outbreak of violence accompanied the streetcar strike as a mob of about 2000 attacked two Scoville Avenue cars near the Pennsylvania railroad. One motorman A J McGrew of St Louis was knocked unconscious by a brick. Police arrived as the mob dispersed. The council passed a motor man requirement amid disorder with Mayor Farley warning of drastic action. A separate parade and protest occurred downtown.
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Cleveland
Big Street
Scoville
Central Avenues
Pennsylvania Railroad
A. J. McGrew
St. Louis
Farley
Everett
Brady and O Rourke Sign World Championship Fight
William A Brady and Tom O Rourke signed articles for a world championship fight between Jim Jeffries and Tom Sharkey. The 25 round bout is set for October 23, 1899 in New York with terms to accept best offers by September 1, 1899 and to follow Marquis of Queensbury rules under Horton law if in New York state.
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New York
William A. Brady
Tom O'Rourke
Jim Jeffries
Tom Sharkey
New York State
Striking Buffalo Freight Handlers Vote to Continue Walkout
In Buffalo on June 20 the committee seeking 15 cents extra for regular hours and 20 cents for overtime failed to win concessions from railroads. The strikers met at Fillmore hall where the meeting backed by a large majority chose to continue the strike despite some calls to return to work under old terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Fillmore Hall
Navy to award Medal of Honor to Manila Bay veterans
The navy department states that every man aboard the Olympia Boston Baltimore Concord Raleigh Petrel and McCulloch during the Manila Bay battle will receive the Medal of Honor, regardless of rank or station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
Olympia
Boston
Baltimore
Concord
Raleigh
Petrel
McCulloch
Manila Harbor
Treasures in the East Jewel Sleuths Admire Indian Gems
The article highlights royal Indian treasures including Sir Jung Bahadur’s diamond hat with a ruby, and Rajah attire featuring diamond crusted gloves with emeralds. It notes India as a treasure home, Ceylon and Burmah sources, and the Baroda guicowar’s jewel collection. star of the south necklace valued at $400,000 within a $1,000,000 necklace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jung Bahadur
Nepal
Victoria
India
Ceylon
Burmah
Baroda
Trapped by Rebels at Perezdasmarinas
Gen Wheaton leads American forces to relief at Perezdasmarinas where Maj Bubb's Fourth Infantry battalion, attacked by disguised “amigos,” fights off a 1 000 strong insurgent force. Five Americans killed and 25 wounded with troops bivouacking in rice fields after a day of heavy fighting.
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Wheaton
Imus
Carrier Pigeon
Manila
Perezdaswwarinas
Fourth Infantry
Maj. Bubb
Perezdasmarinas
Maj
Bubb
Lieut. Keeper
Perez Das Marinas
Bubh
Lubb
President McKinley Visits Smith College Mount Holyoke
President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley endured a long day in Holyoke after a Northampton visit. They attended Smith College senior exercises, where McKinley received an honorary LLD degree, and toured Mount Tom. The trip included a handshaking stop with Gen. Cook and a luncheon at the Whiting home before Mount Tom summit rides. Final plans for Springfield trip and Adams guest stay are pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
L. C. Seelye
McKinley
Bethesda
Order of Eastern Star
Benjamin N. Cook
Frank Cook
United States
Brooklyn
Harry L. Williams
Board of Trustees
Smith
Whiting
Mount Tom
Rockrimmon
Mountain Park
MeKinley
Wolcott
Justin Smith
College Board of Trustees
Grace McKinley
Springfield
Connecticut River
Adams
W. B. Plunkett
Washington
Sage of Sawhaw Says and Warnings for the Frugal
A collection of pithy aphorisms on ambition luck and prudence from the Sage of Sawhaw. Advice cautions against overreach in work and romance while urging retrenchment and forethought before downfall. A closing tip recommends cleaning and scenting summer rug storage with camphor and tobacco powder.
Rousseau Declines French Cabinet Formation
Paris reports Senator Waldeck Rousseau refused to form a new cabinet after Camille Krantz declined the public works portfolio. The Waldeck Rousseau slate collapsed as Casimir Perier and Gen Brugere also declined. Uncertain who M Loubet may summon next, possibly Sarrien or Paul Deschanel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Waldeck-Rosseau
Camille Krantz
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Casimir-Perier
Gen. Brugere
M. Loubet
M. Sarrien
Paul Deschanel
Chamber of Deputies
Klondike Steamer Arrives With Fifty Prospective Miners
Vancouver reports the steamer Dirigo arriving from Skaguay Alaska with 50 Klondikers aboard. Many claim half a million dollars in gold dust on board while the purser estimates 150000. Passenger Frisenger corroborates earlier reports of deaths on the Edmonton trail.
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Vancouver
B. C
Skaguay
Alaska
Frisenger
Edmonton
Timely Household Hints on Roaches and Pests
A New York Journal item offers household tips to deter pests. It suggests scattering cucumber parings to repel roaches, oiling gilded frames to deter flies, wrapping books with gum camphor, and using a starch paste to lift mattress stains. It also prescribes a bedbug deterrent using quicksilver and egg white applied along bed crevices.
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N. Y
McKinley Visits Holyoke and Mount Holyoke College
President McKinley visits Holyoke on a warm June day drawing about 25 000 onlookers. He tours Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley attends a baccalaureate in the chapel, greets students and townspeople, and returns to the Whiting residence for a quiet evening with Mrs McKinley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holyoke
Mass
McKinley
William Whiting
Connecticut
Chicopee
Whiting
Mount Holyoke College
Palace
Rockrimmon
South Hadley
Little College Fraternity
Roger Wolcott
Grace McKinley
President McKinley
Byron Smith
N. S. Mead
M. W. Jacobus
Hartford Theological Seminary
Jacobus
Smith
Explosion at Point St. Pedro factory kills four
A blast at the United States Smokeless Powder Co. factory on Point St. Pedro near San Rafael California on Saturday kills four workers and severely injures three others. Six buildings collapse in the explosion and ensuing fires.
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San Rafael
Cal
United States Smokeless Powder Company
Point St. Pedro
Jury Convicts Stubblefield in Express Train Robbery Case
Sedalia Missouri June 19 The jury finds Ed J Stubblefield guilty of attempting to rob a Missouri Pacific express train near Sedalia in November last and fixes his punishment at ten years in the state penitentiary.
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Sedalia
Ed. J. Stubblefield
Missouri Pacific
Here
Stubblefield
State Penitentiary
Storm victim dies from Barron injury in Barron Wis
A Barron Wis dispatch reports Mrs W P Howard the only injury victim from last Mondays storm in Minneapolis died Saturday evening from her wounds The report notes she was the sole survivor among the local injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
the Tribune
Barron
Wis
W. P. Howard
Judge Tuley Calls Silver Issue a Dead Letter
In a Chicago Times-Herald analysis, Judge Tuley argues that the silver question at sixteen to one was never a true Democratic tenet, noting gold production and lower interest negate it as an issue. He urges dropping silver from the next platform to keep the party united, warning another 1896 campaign would bring chaos and lengthy reconstruction.
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Tuley
M. W. Meagher
Chicago
Democratic Party
Bryan
Milwaukee
New York
St. Louis
Louisville
Chicago Times-Herald
Prosperity and Prices Drive Iron Market Boom
The dispatches describe a rising iron market with shortages and higher prices amid rising demand from domestic use and exports. Wages in the iron industry rise, fueling consumption and signaling broad prosperity, while iron products such as locomotives and rails see booming orders. The Indianapolis Journal notes wage gains in Chicago and across the country, reflecting the linked rise of prosperity, wages, and prices.
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Chicago
Indianapolis Journal
Col Henderson Poised for House Speakership in 1900
The Troy Times reports Col David B Henderson of Iowa as the likely next speaker after New York split between Sherman and Payne. Henderson’s wartime record and long service bolster his bid, with support from 29 representatives across 14 states.
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David B. Henderson
Iowa
House of Representatives
New York
James 8. Sherman
Serena E. Payne
Union of the West
Col. Henderson
New York State
Conference of
Sherman
United Action
House
Judiciary
Henderson
Iowa Volunteers
Scotland
White House
Troy Times
PRESS OPINIONS AND POLITICAL COMMENTARY SNAPSHOT
A compilation of editorials and opinions on Philippine policy free silver in elections expansionism and civil service reform from diverse papers. It cites United Presbyterian Chicago Times-Herald Kansas City Journal St Louis Globe-Democrat Minneapolis Journal Indianapolis Journal and Troy Times, reflecting party stances and reactions.
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Kansas City Journal
Gorman
Tra
Chicago
Bryan
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
J. Bryan
Minneapolis Journal
Inter Ocean
Spain
Cleveland
Indianapolis Journal
Republican Party
Troy Times
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Jeffries and
Sharkey
Thifteen
Hazard
Gen. Wheaton
Prosident
Smith Colege
Northampton
Mount
Tom
Sage OF
Sawhaw
Chicago Dispatch
Rousseau
Trasic
Holyolg
Metropolis
Ill
Jia Moore
Mace Moore
Moore
Mary Till
Middlesboro
Harlan Court House
Judge Tuley
Delivera
Bryan Platicem
Melinley
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