National Commission Urges Bigger Press Interest in St Louis Fair
The National Commission calls Francis, head of the World's Fair, to enlarge publicity efforts. It praises St Louis press for heating public interest and notes low national attendance despite completed buildings and exhibits three sevenths through the event. It argues wider nationwide notice would boost attendance and showcase the fair’s educational merits.
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St. Louis
National Commission
Thomas H. Carter
Francis
United States
Strength Given to Navy
The armored cruiser South Dakota, launched in San Francisco, is a sister ship to the California and one of the largest war vessels launched in a Pacific port. It measures 502 feet at water line, 69 feet 6 inches beam, 24 feet draft, 13,600 tons displacement, coal bunkers of 2,000 tons, and a guaranteed speed of 22 knots. It will be fitted as flagship with a complement of officers and men totaling 29, and costs about 5,060,000 dollars including armament.
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San Francisco
South Dakota
California
Union Iron Works
Pacific Ocean
Thinks White Man Right in Commons Defense of Chinese Labor
London Cable reports Joseph Chamberlain in the House of Commons defending Chinese labor in the Transvaal. He argued white laborers would not work with black workers on equal terms and that admitting equality would erode the dominance of the white race.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
House of Commons
Transvaal
500 ESAPE DEATH. Wheeling excursion train wreck at Wise's Crossing
Five hundred passengers escaped death when the Baltimore & Ohio excursion train bound for Wheeling left the rails at Wise's Crossing near Littleton. The engine and tender derailed and tumbled onto an embankment, with the cars toppled at the edge. No fatalities are reported.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Baltimore & Ohio
Wise’s Crossing
Littleton
Yankee Athletes Triumph at Queen's Club Games
Lordon Cable Yale and Harvard win six of nine events at the international games in West Kensington defeating Oxford and Cambridge before a large crowd.
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Lordon Cable
Yale
Harvard
Queen's Club
West Kensington
Oxford
Cambridge
Indiana teachers to fund $20000 reward for murder of Bedford teacher
Indiana school teachers may raise a $20000 reward for the capture and conviction of Sarah Catharine Schafer the Bedford Latin teacher murdered last winter. State Superintendent Fasset A Colt asked Bedford Mayor J Hixon if such a fund would be satisfactory and if authorities still believe the killer can be found. If Bedford officials do not object the matter will be pursued, supported by Indiana's 16 teachers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Sarah Catharine Schafer
Bedford
Public Instruction
Fasset A. Colt
J. Hixon
Smith
Cotton
British Press Sees Critical Position Amid Russo British Tensions
London reports quote Lloyds insurance rates point to a looming Anglo Russian war within weeks. Public opinion rails at Russia over volunteer fleet actions and the Dardanelles clash, despite promises to release the steamer Malacca. Caution remains as officials note strained Franco Russian posture.
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London
Lloyds
Russia
Malacca
Dardanelles
St. Petersburg
United States
Dardanelles Seal Maintained by Turkish Policy
After talks with the British minister the Grand Vizier announced that Turkey will not permit armed Russian vessels to pass the Dardanelles. The sultan's government will strictly adhere to the treaty closing the strait to warships for the present.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Dardanelles
Great Cathedral Reopens in Armagh Ireland
A vast crowd gathered Sunday for the reopening ceremony of Armagh Cathedral after four years of work. The decoration includes mosaic wall coverings and Cardinal Vannutelli representing Pope Pius, along with numerous Irish and foreign prelates.
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Armagh
Ireland
Cardinal Vannutelli
Pius
Glover Cleveland Speculates on Parker Victory
New York Special reports that Grover Cleveland’s repeated declarations for Judge Parker have sparked gossip about whether the judge would resist the former president’s influence if elected. Rumors suggest Cleveland could become Secretary of State if Parker wins.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Parker
Tibetan Peace Delegates Seek Settlement in Tibet
Tibetan peace delegates meet the British mission and offer to arrange peace if the commiss returns to Gyanetse. Colonel Unghus Band says peace possible at Lhassa and is willing to discuss terms while proceeding there.
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Nagartse
Tibet
Gyanetse
Unghusband
Lhassa
Ex-Delegate Bersch Lashes In Prison Dungeon
Jefferson City Missouri special reports ex Delegate Edmund Bersch of St Louis whipped with forty lashes and placed in the dungeon for insubordination after repeated contempt of prison rules while serving a sentence for poodling.
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Jefferson City
State Prison
Edmund Bersch
St. Louis
Indignation in Germany Over Seizure of Ship War at Sea
Vladivostok squadron sank the British steamer Knight Commander off Izu after transferring the crew to Tsinan. A German vessel believed to be Arabia with 30,000 tons of flour and an unknown British steamer were captured and sent to Vladivostok. Knight Commander, 2716 tons, sailed from New York May 6 for Singapore. American Trading Co. acts as agent.
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Vladivostok
New York
Izu
Tsinan
Arabia
American Trading Company
Berlin Press Attacks Russian Red Sea Policy After Seizures
German papers join British outlets in demanding swift action over Russia seizure of ships in the Red Sea. News from Suez that Hamburg American liner Scandia sailed with a Russian prize crew provokes sharp editorials. Officials say no complications are feared, yet public indignation grows.
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Berlin
Cahte
Red Sea
Suez
Russia and British Talks Over Red Sea Maritime Actions
St. Petersburg informs Britain that orders have been issued to Red Sea Russian cruisers not to seize merchant ships. Any stops in transit before receipt of orders will be treated as null, with ships released. Germany has not protested the Scandia seizure. assurances aim to avoid repeat incidents.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Great Britain
Red Sea
Germany
Will Tunnee All London London Cable Pneumatic Tube Project
A London organization named the British and foreign syndicate plans a pneumatic tube system. Initial work covers 95 miles of double tubes in London with about 15 million dollars in costs. The project aims for roughly 300 miles of double lines citywide.
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London
British and Foreign Syndicate
Explosion injures five as dynamite damages Houston street cars
An explosion under a street car at midnight Saturday in Houston injured five people, one seriously. Police found heavy dynamite charges on two other car lines that failed to explode, marking a dramatic urban crime scare.
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Houston
Texas
Anarchists Allegedly Target U.S. Port Transit
Reports say anarchists posing as Salvation Army members are attempting to enter the United States. Disturbing characters are believed to be en route to the port, prompting authorities to tighten landing precautions.
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United States
Salvation Army
Parker Names the Day for Democratic Nomination
Judge Parker designates August 10 as the date for ceremonies notifying him of his nomination by the Democratic national convention as a candidate for the presidency.
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Parker
Woman Swimmer Breaks Records at Bailey's Beach
Newport Rhode Island Special reports Edna Barger swam one and a quarter miles from Bailey's to Hazard's beach in one hour, breaking the best women’s record by twenty minutes. Later, male swimmers covered the distance in fifty seconds, beating the men's record by five minutes.
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Newport, R. L
Special
Bailey’s Beach
Edna Barger
Hazard’s Beach
Anna Tooker
Cardinal Merry de Val Resigns Rumor Hits Rome
The Tribune reports that Cardinal Merry de Val, Papal Secretary of State, is said to have resigned amid cardinal opposition over France policy, though the Pope reportedly has not accepted the resignation.
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Rome
Merry de Va
Ciey
France
Soon to Leave Cleveland and Leave Rockefellers for Leisure
Report says John D Rockefeller plans retirement from active business life at Forest Hill Sleepy Hollow estate. He will live year round with his son John and brother in Pocantico villas, pursuing golf and tennis, while remaining a passive stockholder in Standard Oil and other firms. He attends church weekly and keeps a quiet city profile.
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Cleveland, O
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Sleepy Hollow
Washington Irving
Rockefeller
John
Pocanitico
Rockefellers
Forest Hill
Mr. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Red Cross Losses Millions in Russian Treasury Theft
Berlin cable reports eight million rubles missing from the Russian Red Cross central treasury, nearly draining funds for Kuropatkin's army. Investigators traced the shortage to a 100,900 ruble contribution request, uncovering vast thefts with top nobles implicated.
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Berlin
Red Cross
Kuropatkin
Seizes Two More British Ships in Red Sea Actions
Count Benckendorff reports from St. Petersburg that two more British ships have been captured in the Red Sea. The ships will be sent to a neutral port for examination by British and Russian consuls, mirroring the Malacca procedure.
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London
Count Benckendorff
St. Petersburg
Red Sea
Great Britain
Malacca
Sensational Bull Ring Scene in San Sebastian
A dramatic incident occurred Sunday at Bull Figh in San Sebastian Spain when a bull and a tiger escaped their bounds during a projected fight. Spectators were stampeded and several were wounded including notable figures such as the Marquis and other officials.
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San Sebastian
Spain
Cable 3
Iquis
Marquis Qeuljo
A T
Surgeon Rescued Patient Amid House Fire Blaze
Dr Emerson performed an operation at Mrs B Robinson’s home as two children started a fire. He finished the surgery despite smoke, then carried the unconscious patient to safety downstairs.
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Oakland
Cal
Emerson
B. Robinson
American Woman Freed After Long Murder Case
Florence Maybrick, once condemned for arsenic murder in Britain, was freed from prison after over fourteen years on a ticket of leave. She has left for France with her mother’s determined campaign and will not return to America unless required.
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Truro
Cornwall
Cable
Florence Haybrick
Aylesbury
Here
France
Maybrick
Sisterhood of the Epiphany
America
Baroness de Roques
Patent Hotel for Esopus to Rise in New Era
Esopus New York prepares for a patent adjustable summer hotel described as a new fangled, portable thirty-one room one story building. It will be shipped in chunks and assembled within two weeks after arrival. Local pride grows as Judge Parker is mentioned and the project advances.
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Esopus
N. Y
Parker
Narrow Escape as Steam Yacht Catch Fire Off Cedar Island
The steam yacht Castanet of the Visgor line, returning from Kingston Ontario, caught fire Friday afternoon with 150 excursionsits aboard. It was beached on Cedar Island and the Nokomis was run astern to assist. Passengers were transferred without loss of life.
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Clayton
N. Y
Castanet
Visgor Line
Kingston
Ontario
Cedar Island
Memphis Women’s Clubs End Card Parties Amid Reform Push
Memphis ladies’ clubs abandon card games after mayoral request to curb gambling and vice. Reform measures tighten social activities as officials cite public morality concerns.
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Memphis
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