Amended Guffey Ballot Bill Moves Through Senate
Harrisburg reports a series of ballot and apportionment measures. The Guffey ballot bill with amendments awaits third reading as the senate considers 30 electors and court opening of ballot boxes for fraud complaints. The house and senate clash over congressional apportionment as committees bargain on final forms.
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Fox
Harrisburg
Snyder
Publc
Stone
Gettysburg Famefield
Pennsylvania
Senate
House
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Messare
Bedford County
Huntingdon
Mifflin
Cameron
Canton
Elk
Potter County
Fecht
Scott
Kennedy
United States
Focht
Union
Elections Committee
Guffey
Stineman
Cambria
James M. Bell
Twenty-seventh Regiment
Committee On Mines and Mining
McKinley
Col. Bell
Griscom Minister to Persia and Loomis to Portugal
Washington reports a reshuffle of diplomats with Lloyd Griscom named minister to Persia from Constantinople and Francis Loomis moved from Venezuela to Portugal. Loomis will lose 2500 dollars a year. Herbert Bowen shifts to Caracas and Spencer Eddy to consul at Constantinople.
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F. B. Loomis
Venezuela
Portugal
Washington
Lioyd €. Griscom
Pennsylvania
Legation
Constantinople
Persia
Francis B. Loomis
Vnce
John S. Irwin
Iowa
Herbert W. Bowen
New
Lloyd C. Griscom
York
Caracas
Mr. Loomis
Spencer F. Eddy
Ilinois
Paris
Arthur Bailly Blanchard
Louisiana
Loomis
Maggee Charged With Triple Murder In May Fire
Bert A. Maggee was jailed on a murder charge for the death of his wife, their six year old child, and the wife's mother Mrs. Mary J. Hershberger in a May 28 fire. He was the sole living witness and benefited from $2,000 life insurance. In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania a non union carpenter's hire sparked a strike threat as 4,000 miners may walk out.
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Watseka
Bert A. Maggee
Mary J. Hershberger
Wilkesbarre
Temple Coal and Iron Company
Forty-Fort
Three Bresci Pals Arrested in Meissen Case
Special dispatches from Meissen report three Italian anarchists arrested in the Senftenberg mines on evidence of connections with Bresci in the assassination of King Humbert. The three were delivered to Italian authorities.
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Bresci
Berlin
Meissen
Saxony
Senftenberg Mires
Humbert
Carnegie Plans Move to Pittsburg Consolidating Steel Firms
Youngstown reports a June 27 stockholders meeting to consolidate National Steel with Carnegie Steel, transferring officers to Pittsburg under one management. The Steel Hoop company identity to be absorbed by Carnegie Steel after July 1, with contracts fulfilled by Carnegie. Schwab represents Carnegie, signaling United States Steel domination.
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Combine
New York
Carnegie
Pittsburg
Steel Hoop Company
Youngstown
National Steel Company
East Orange
N.J
National
Carnegie Steel Companies
Carnegie Company
United States Steel Corporation
Schwab
Carnegie Steel Company
Cleveland
Tinsis Steel Company
West Virginia Avalanche Destroys Home Killing Woman and Wounding Mother
A devastating avalanche in Hopeville Grant county West Virginia descended from the mountains into the Potomac valley. Mrs Andrew Ours a widow and her 22 year old daughter were affected with the house wrecked. The grandmother’s body was recovered holding the child aloft in the mud while the grandchild survived.
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Keyser
W. Va
West Virginia
Hopeville
Grant County
Potomac River
Andrew Ours
Third Party Movement Forming in Kansas City
Definite steps toward organizing a new third party were taken in Kansas City at a conference of Populist committee members and Silver Republicans. The movement reportedly has sympathy or support from William J. Bryan, who may be the party's presidential candidate in 1904.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Neuclas
State Committee
William J. Bryan
German Emperor to Have American Yacht Built
The emperor of Germany orders a schooner yacht designed and built in the United States modeled after the Yampa. Naval architects A Cary Smith and Henry G Sarbey of New York will design the vessel for Emperor William.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Emperor William
A& Cary Smith
Henry G. Sarbey
Naval Architects of
New York
Indistrial Commission hears affidavits on Standard Oil ties
Washington June 19 affidavits print in permanent report reply to Archbold testimony from H F Monnett James L Lee M L Lockwood and Charles B Matthews about Vacuum Oil and possible Standard Oil links Monnett accuses oil firms of charter violations evading taxes and monopoly actions affecting Ohio and beyond Five Hundred Lashes For a Liar Camden Ark June 19 Tom Watson and wife lash Will Busey by citizens. governor suspends sentence after wife admits false testimony
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Washington
Industrial Commission
John D. Archbold
Standard Oil Company
H. F. Monnett
Ohio
James L. Lee
Pure Oil Company
M. L. Lockwood
Charles B. Matthews
Buffalo
Matthews
Vacuum Oil Company
Lee
Standard Company
Lockwood
Germany
Texas
Arkansas
Archbold
Mr. Monnett
Buckeye Pipe Line Company
Ohio Oil Company
Solar Refining Company
Monnett
Joseph P. Bradbury
Supreme Court of the State
Camden
Ark
Tom Watson
Will Busey
Mrs. Watson
Watson
Busey
Steel Trust Aims to Control Four Big Competitors
Cleveland June 15 The Leader reports United States Steel Corporation and allied interests plan to dominate four major competitors to lay groundwork for a steel monopoly in the United States. The move aims to tighten control over the market as the dull season begins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teel Trust
Cleveland
United States Steel Corporation
United
Parrote
Weekly News Roundup of June Events and Trials
A collection of brief items covers a planned consolidation of goa] mines, the Illinois battleship’s fast trial off Boston, Wanamaker’s rail franchise bid in Philadelphia, Ching’s census fraud sentence, and the Cleveland steamer’s christening by Ruth Hanna. Other notes detail Philadelphia mint transfer, New Mexico Governor Otero’s reappointment, snow in Colorado, a Kansas City murder sentence, and various political and naval updates, including Lipton’s Atlantic race view and a New York ferry collision.
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Goa
Steel Trust
Ilinois
Boston
Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Joseph
Ching
Maryland
Cleveland
Bath
Ruth Hanna
Miguel
Otero
New Mexico
Platt
New York
Odell
Leadville
Cripple Creek
Colo
Lulu-Price Kennedy
Kansas City
Peters
Kansas
H. Clay Evans
Blondin
North Chelmsford
Mass
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Griscom
Ersia
Big Steel Trust
Shwab
Indestrial Commission
Standard Oil
Eastern High School
Claude MacDonald
Japan
San Francisco
London
Gage
Philadelphia Mint
Boyer
Nebraska
Supreme Court
Bartley
Loubet
France
Henderson
House of Representatives
Gillet
Julian Phelps
Crefeld
China
Ingalls
Erie Basin
Brooklyn
Bert Miller
Martin Anderson
Citizens’ Association of Chicago
Sir Thomas Lipton
Northfield
East River
Mauch Chunk
Cailles
Porto Rico
Wisconsin
Russia
Czar
King Alexander
Queen Draga
Servia
St Petersburg
Cyril W. King
New Pennsylvania
North Hope
Harmon Seaton
Elders Ridge
John C. Ewing
Tanoma
Joseph H. Myers
Cuba
South
Middle Georgia
Canadian Pacific
Earl Russell
Lord Russell
Lady Scott
Molly Cook
Newbreas
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