Liberal Rebels Seize Panama as Colombian Campaign Advances
A cable from Dr. F. Lopez via President Eloy Alfaro suggests Panama City fell to Colombian-backed rebels led by General Belisario Torras. Heavy fighting near Corozal, with government and rebel forces trading artillery as British aid the wounded aboard HMS Leander. Refugees and commanders seek asylum on the Leander amid ongoing operations.
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New York
F. Lopez
Ecuador
Eloy Alfaro
Panama City
Guayaquil
Panama
Alfaro
Lopez
Panama Railway Company
Corozal
Belisario Torras
Torras
Herald
Leander
Belisario Lozada
Miguel Guerrero
Carlos Alban
Emile Herrera
Americans Protest Delimitation Of Porcupine Boundary
Skagway Alaska July 16 via Seattle July 25 Americans protest the delimitation of the Alaska Canadian boundary along the Porcupine district. Surveyors Tittman and King mark lines under Hay accords, leaving much Porcupine gold mine land to British territory and some Dalton road within Canada. Porcupine mines may yield about 250000 dollars this year as mining continues.
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Skagway
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Dalton Trail
Porcupine District
O. H. Tittman
Washington
W. F. King
Ottawa
Hay
United States
Joint High Commission
Porcupine
Dalton
Porcupine City
McKinley
Chambers of Commerce
San Francisco
Portland
White Pass
Chilkoot Pass
Commission to bar acid waste discharges into canal
Joliet Illinois January 25 The oil and Michigan canal commission will issue an order prohibiting wire mills from emptying acid vats into the canal. The move targets the American Steel and Wire company and the Joliet Wire company after years of unmolested practice. The trustees cite earlier sewage problems and seek clearer water ahead of potential improvements.
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Joliet, Uls
Oil and Michigan Canal
American Steel and Wire Company
Joliet Wire Company
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer Ad Promises Instant Relief
An old advertisement claims Mull's Lightning Pain Killer kills any pain instantly whether internal or external. It guarantees absolute purity and is priced at 25 and 50 cents, available at all druggists.
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Mull
Daughters of Independence Meet Opens in New York
Daughters of Independence opened their session in New York today with a program and discussions marking the occasion. Delegates from chapters gather to plan activities and public engagements in the city.
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Daughters of Independence
New York
Meeting Sees Modest Attendance Despite Interest
Interest is shown at the meeting though attendance remains modest with only a small crowd present. Participants discuss ongoing concerns and call for further engagement in upcoming sessions.
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Terest
Counterfeit mushrooms endanger Roman Catholic orphanage
A visitor and six sisters plus seventeen children at St Procopius Orphanage near Lisle were fed toadstools mistaken for mushrooms. All fell ill. Dr. Simpson treated them and saved most lives though several remain ill.
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Naperville
St. Procopius
Lisle
Simpson
Draw Fights Draw Disgust Amid Crowds At Tattersalls
Chicago July 25 Tommy Ryan of Syracuse and Jack Root of Chicago fought a six round draw amid boos and cries of fake from about 6000 spectators after a first round knockdown. The card also reports a cab collision killing two men and injuring a nurse, a Cape Colony martial law dispute, a missing man in Merrill Wisconsin, two youths injured in Bluffton Indiana, Tammany Hall ratifying Kansas City ticket, and New Orleans police killed in a riot.
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Chicago
Tommy Ryan
Syracuse
Jack Root
Tattersall
Ryan
Root
Mattoon
Ills
Broadway
Ilinois Central
Thomas Bartles
William Bosley
E. M. Waller
New York
Tammany Hall
Kansas City
Richard Croker
New Orleans
John T. Day
Peter J. Lamb
Last Chance on Special Train to Denver and Utah
Rock Island Route offers round trip homeseeker tickets to Colorado and Utah points on August 1 7 and 21 for one fare plus 2 00 with final return by October 31 A special Chicago to Denver train runs August 1 departing 4 45 PM arriving next day 9 15 PM with day coaches Pullman sleepers and dining car After August 1 rates apply on regular trains only Call at the passenger depot for details and the Colorado booklet Colorado the Magnificent
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Utah
Rock Island
Colorado
Chicago
Omaha
Wilton
Automobile Exposition and Racing Tournament Opens in Bradford
The first automobile exposition and racing tournament in Bradford County opened at the Bradford Driving Park. A large crowd gathered to witness.entries showcase dignified sport as about 50 horseless carriages led a parade, marking a notable debut for the event.
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Mull
Bradford
Conn
Bradford Driving Park
American tourist jailed for theft at London hotel
Miss Caroline E. Keyes pleaded guilty in Marylebone police court to stealing a gold watch a bracelet hair brushes and clothing from Norfolk Mansions roomers. Sentenced to three months imprisonment. Court found she had no link to the World Christian Endeavor or Minnesota church. The magistrate called her a vulgar thief amid related hotel thefts.
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London
Caroline E. Keyes
Marylebone Police Court
Norfolk Mansions
Christian Endeavor
Minnesota
Cecil
DASTARDS CONTINUE AT WORK INDIANA ATROCITIES
Reports from Shelbyville Indiana July 25 describe several nights of intruder attacks on Widow LeMasters home with a club and a falling stone hit that left her senseless. A $500 reward is offered for the capture. Other items note John Malone discovering iron ore on his Johnstown farm eight feet square with ore rich soil conditions and iron and sulphur beneath, and West Chicago Illinois where John Grove was shot by Daniel Everhart after threatening to kill Everhart and his wife. Grove jailed.
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Shelbyville
Ind
LeMasters
Janesville
Wis
John Malone
Johnstown
Malone
Chicago
John Grove
Daniel Everhart
Grove
Everhart
Everhart Place
Birth of Princess Cantacuzene's Son in Paris
Paris reports a son born to Princess Cantacuzene formerly Julia Dent Grant. Mrs. Fred Grant accompanies her daughter as both mother and child are reported in good health.
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Paris
Cantacuzene
Julia Dent Grant
Fred Grant
Williamsport Republicans to nominate for Congress and Assembly
In Williamsport on July 25 the Republican county committee will nominate one candidate for Congress three for Members of the Assembly and one for Jury Commissioner. The national ticket and McKinley administration are enthusiastically endorsed by the convention.
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Williamsport
Republican County Committee
Congress
McKinley
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