Fourteen Pages with Reviews and Market Snapshot
The edition notes weak stocks and commodity prices for wheat corn oats cotton and metals. Foreign updates report Tien-Tsin fighting with Allied forces and diplomacy led by Li Hung Chang while U.S. troops and other powers rush to the scene. Page by page items include political nominations and militia movements, plus a drowning death aboard the Saale and an accident on a trolley line.
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Tien-Tsin
LCU
United States
Li Hung Chang
Peking
Buller
Standerton
Free State
Transvaal
Steyn
Lord Roberts
Kruger
Laubet
Bundesrath
Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers
A compact notice page lists arrivals at local hotels and mentions out-of-town buyers. It also references sections such as business troubles court calendars insurance notes legal notes losses by fire marine intelligence markets railroads real estate society weather and yesterday's fires.
Carnegie to Aid Bryan in 1900 Campaign
Columbus dispatch reports Andrew Carnegie told H L Chapman that he planned a fundraising effort for McKinley in 1896 and would back a campaign twice as large to elect Bryan in 1900. Carnegie allegedly ranks imperialism above money policy and believes all issues should serve militarism.
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Newe York Times
Columbus
Ohio
H. L. Chapman
Kansas City
Andrew Carnegie
Chapman
Carnegie
McKinley
Bryan
Kansas Farmers Rejoice Over Wheat Prospects
Joy Morton reports Kansas and Oklahoma will yield about 100 million bushels of wheat this year. He notes a 15 cent rise in wheat value over two weeks, adding 15 million dollars in crop value along rail lines. Farmers cheer improved finances and mortgage relief as prospects grow.
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New York Times
Chicago
Joy Morton
Joy Morton & Co
Kansas
Hutchinson
Oklahoma Country
Northwest
Southwest
Santa Fé
Oklahoma
Morton
Bryan
Senator Platt Improves Returns to Fifth Avenue Hotel
There was marked improvement yesterday in the condition of Senator Thomas C. Platt. He was stirred in his rooms at the Fifth Avenue Hotel and received many callers. He did not go to his downtown office and plans to go to the Oriental Hotel at Manhattan Beach shortly.
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Croker
Lucania
Ice Trust
Lemuel E. Quigg
Grosvenor
John H. Girdner
Col
Bryan
Chicago
Thomas C. Platt
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Mr. Platt
Manhattan Beach
Times
Woodruff
Forestry Preserve Commission
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Woodruff
Jotham P. Allds
Roosevelt
Gen. Greene
Union League Club
Odell
Senator Platt
West Twenty-third Street
Gardiner
Cleveland
Sunday Ideal Water Trip on Long Island Sound
Advertisement notes a day trip on the steamer Richard Peck offered by Aav with a Sunday sail on Long Island Sound.
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Long Island Sound
Richard Peck
Commander Delehanty Ordered to Sea Duty
Commander Daniel Delehanty of the Navy and governor of Sailors' Snug Harbor on Staten Island has been ordered to report for active duty and sail to Manila on July 10. The move ignites a fierce internal battle among harbor trustees over alleged political influence and his potential resignation.
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Delehanty
Navy
Snug Harbor
Gen. Greene
Woodruff
Odell
Daniel Delehanty
United States Navy
Staten Island
Navy Department
San Francisco
Manila
United States
George L. Norton
The
Marine Journal
Norton
Washington
Ais
Delesanty
Gilmore
New York City
New York
Morris KK. Jesup
Morgan Dix
Howard Duffield
Goff
van Wyck
Trask and Newberry
Marine Society
Trask
Murphy
William Armstrong
Long
Board of Trustees
Platt
Depew
Trust Officers Resign at Steel and Wire Company
In Chicago on June 22 the Steel and Wire Company announced resignations of General Manager A. M. Crane and General Sales Agent Charles T Boynton. E. C. Lott was named Acting General Manager and Frank Baackes Acting General Sales Agent due to lack of a quorum. Officials denied dissension between President Palmer and retiring heads.
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New York Times
Chicago
Steel and Wire Company
Gates
Lambert
A. M. Crane
Charles T Boynton
E. C. Lott
Frank Baackes
Palmer
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Tonic For Lassitude Relief
A mid‑summer tonic ad advises a few drops in water to ease fatigue and restore energy. The advertisement promotes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a pleasant wholesome remedy for lassitude.
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Horsford
Indiana Swept by Storm In Wabash Valley
A severe rainstorm hit Indiana with the Wabash River rising and floods causing widespread damage. The Forster Big Four train derailment injures four, Wabash water works damaged, Fort Wayne cloudburst, Treaty wreck, Peru cloudbursts, and vast cornland losses feared as rivers continue rising.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Wabash
Forster
Big Four
Treaty
Fort Wayne
Peru
Wabash Valley
Supreme Court halts trading in puts and calls in Chicago
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed a lower court verdict fining A V Booth, a Board of Trade operator, $100 for unlawfully contracting with the Weare Commission Company to buy 10 000 bushels of wheat for future delivery. The ruling targets open Board of Trade activity and bucket shops, with officials predicting noncompliance pending appeal.
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New York Times
Chicago
State Supreme Court
A. V. Booth
Board of Trade
Weare Commission
Open Board of Trade
Man Falls From Brooklyn Elevated Line Killed
Solomon Larsen of 2 312 Second Avenue Manhattan fell from the Kings County Elevated structure at Fulton Street and Troy Avenue Brooklyn while stringing a feed wire. He landed on live wires and was killed instantly. his body burned as passengers attempted to assist before a repair wagon arrived.
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Solomon Larsen
Second Avenue
Manhattan
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Fulton Street
Troy Avenue
Brooklyn
Kings County
Fie
Strike at Bessemer Forces Vacancies Amid Idle Furnaces
In Bessemer Alabama on June 22 the Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company orders strikers to vacate their houses as its five blast furnaces stay idle due to the strike. Most strikers ignore the demand and serious trouble is anticipated. Ten days pass with no wheels turning and 1,000 tons daily ironmaking capacity idle. Efforts to settle the strike have failed.
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New York Times
Birmingham
Ala
Bessemer
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
Puerto Rico creates customs district with San Juan port
Acting Secretary Spaulding issues circular establishing Porto Rico as a customs collection district. San Juan is named port of entry and several sub-ports including Ponce Mayaguez Arecibo Aguadilla Humacao Arroyo and Fajardo to house customs officers with authority to enter and clear vessels receive duties and other funds and perform services as the Treasury Secretary deems necessary.
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Washington
Spaulding
Porto Rico
San Juan
Ponce
Mayaguez
Arecibo
Aguadilla
Humacao
Arroyo
Fajardo
Secretary of the Treasury
Rockefeller steamer Robert Fulton ashore at Biabie
Rockefeller steamer Robert Fulton ran aground at Biabie near Ludington Michigan at 5 oclock last night. The vessel was freed by the tug Sport at 7 oclock with 17 000 bushels of corn on board. No insurance covers the Robert Fulton this season.
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New York Times
Ludington
Mich
Rockefeller
Robert Fulton
Biab
Chicago
Bank Funds for Hawaii Transfer to Honolulu Bank
The steamer China sailed for the Orient carrying Col. MacFarlen and Mr. MacLennan from the Treasury with $750,000 in United States coin to deposit in the American bank at Honolulu later to be the First National Bank of Hawaii. The funds will be used to pay Hawaiians bonds and all payments are to be made within thirty days.
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San Francisco
Cal
China
Orient
Col. MacFarlen
MacLennan
Treasury Department
United States
American Bank
Honolulu
National Bank of Hawaii
Ber nier Sworn Minister of Inland Revenue in Ottawa
M. E. Bernier M P of St Hyacinthe was sworn in as Minister of Inland Revenue in Ottawa replacing Sir Henry Joly who becomes Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. Joly was sworn in by Justice Taschereau and will depart for the coast on Monday.
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New York Times
Ottawa
Ontario
M. E. Bernier
M. P
St. Hyacinthe
Inland Revenue
Sir Henry Joly
British Columbia
Justice Taschereau
Chicago Banks Consolidate Absorption of Lincoln Bank
Bankers' National Bank announces the absorption of Lincoln National Bank by its president Edward S. Lacey. The consolidation will operate under the Bankers' National Bank name and is expected to take effect before July 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nee York Times
Chicago
Lincoln National Bank
Bankers’ National Bank
Edward S. Lacey
Doctor Gibb Performs Appenix Surgery On Chicago Mayor's Brother
At Dr. W. Travers Gibb's West Thirty-eighth Street residence William Preston Harrison the mayor's brother underwent appendicitis surgery and was said to be rapidly recovering from the operation the report stated last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Travers Gibb
West Thirty-eighth Street
William Preston Harrison
Carter H. Harrison
Chicago
Farmer Fatally Struck by Lightning During Dinner
In Ken, Conn, on June 22 Walter Hall a 50 year old farmer was struck by lightning while dining at his home during a severe electric storm and died instantly. He was seated at the dinner table when the bolt struck.
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Ken
Conn
Walter’ Hall
Mr. Hall
Ezra J Warner Donates to Middlebury Science Hall
Ezra J Warner of Chicago adds 20000 to a prior 50000 gift for a Middlebury College science hall. The donor, class of 1861, commits the funds to support science facilities in Vermont.
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Vermont College
Middlebury
Ezra J. Warner
Chicago
Middlebury College
New York's Most Perfect Day Trips Highlight Scenic Vistas
Reader ad column touts day trips from New York featuring grand scenery and good music. Emphasizes convenient itineraries and appealing venues for a relaxing outing.
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New York
Roosevelt Rivalry Holds New York Gubernatorial Spotlight
Roosevelt’s position as McKinley’s running mate fuels speculation on New York governor nominees. Odell, Woodruff, and Nixon top the rumor list as Gen. Greene is dismissed, Platt hints, and party leaders weigh who can secure the 1900 nomination.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
McKinley
Francis Vinton Greene
Woodruff
B. B. Odell, Jr
Republican State Committee
Greene
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Platt
Republican County Committee
Ben Odell
Sereno E. Payne
Auburn
John W. Dwight
Binghamton
John F. Dickey
Newburg
Times
Odell
Gov. Woodruff
Gen. Grosvenor
Governor Roosevelt at Oyster Bay
The Governor at Oyster Bay will attend a ratification meeting to be held at Carnegie Hall on Tuesday.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Gov
Carnegie Hall
Reads Like a Romance Four-Track Series Ad
Advertisement text in the Louisville Courier-Journal notes a four track series offered free postpaid on receipt of a two cent stamp with response addressed to Room 317 Grand Central Station New York.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Grand Central Station
New York
Governor Heads to Oklahoma for Rough Riders Reunion
The governor will travel Friday to Oklahoma for the Rough Riders reunion and will not speak at the planned address there. In the city yesterday he was greeted by hundreds who congratulated him on his nomination and predicted his election.
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Oklahoma
Rough Riders
Roosevelt’s message to McKinley on presidential ticket
Governor Roosevelt sends thanks for congratulations and expresses pride in being associated on the ticket. The note is dated June 21 from New York to President McKinley in Washington.
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Washington
Gov. Roosevelt
President McKinley
New York
William McKinley
Washington, D. C
Theodore Roosevelt
Destructive Pittsburg Fire Destroys Eichbaum Building
A mid day blaze in Pittsburg's business district caused about 250000 in losses. The Eichbaum Building at 242 Fifth Avenue burned completely and adjacent structures including the Hussey Building and Pratt's saloon were badly damaged. Firefighters battled flames as roofs caught and spread to nearby buildings but the First National Bank roof was saved. several occupants remain unaccounted for. Origin unknown.
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Pittsburg
Eichbaum
Fifth Avenue
Duff’s College
Holmes Electric Protective Company
Exchange National Bank
Hussey
Pratt
A. M. Murdock
First National Bank
Whitney, Stephenson & Co
Emma Alsopp
Krutz, Langbein & Swartz
Artists’ Supply Company
Duff's College
Pittsburg Coal Company
Americans Killed in Brazil
W G Bartlett received a State Department telegram reporting that Lewis H Bartlett of Atlantic City New Jersey and J M Babrege of Tottenville Staten Island were killed recently in Pernambuco Brazil.
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Lewis H. Bartlett
J. M. Babrege
New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
W. G. Bartlett
Secretary of State
Tottenville
S. I
Pernambuco
Brazil
Lassoed Drowning Man in Atlantic City Attempt
Joseph B. McKee South Jersey Superintendent of Prudential Life Insurance leaped from Longport wharf in a suicide attempt. A Summer cotter threw a rope and bystanders hauled him from the water after he fought the noose and drifted toward drowning. He cited heavy losses in real estate and declining mental health as factors. His ten year old son was present briefly.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Joseph B. McKee
South Jersey
Prudential Life Insurance
Longport
J. B. Remington
Philadelphia
McKee
Boy Fires At Cars Wounding Boy In Brooklyn
Eugene O Neil of 144 Bedford Avenue Williamsburg used a toy pistol with cartridges on Bedford Avenue shooting at passing cars. One cartridge contained a live bullet that struck eight year old Philip Keller of 122 Bedford Avenue in the leg. O Neil was arrested.
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Eugene O'Neil
Bedford Avenue
Williamsburg
Arizona Wonder
Philip Keller
O'Neil
Boys Arrested Near Union Market Station
Police report fourteen boys were arrested after complaints of youths throwing missiles at surface car passengers near Union Market Station. The officers blame conductors at East Houston Street and Avenue for letting boys operate a switch in exchange for pennies, leading to violence when coins are not given.
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Union Market
East Houston Street
Avenue
Trompen Restored to Synod in Hackensack Case
The Synod of the Christian Reformed Church adopted a report exonerating Rev. J. M. Trompen of Hackensack New Jersey. It found the Hackensack Classis in error and refused to recognize a Rambsey New Jersey Consistory, restoring Trompen to his Classis and recognizing his pastorate.
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Dr. Trompen
Grand Rapids
Mich
Synod of the
Christian Reformed’ Church Today
J. M. Trompen
Hackensack
N. J
Ramsey
Dimick Pipe Plant Ships First Batch from North Birmingham
The Dimick pipe plant at North Birmingham made its first shipment today. Four carloads were sent to New Orleans, with the plant costing 200000 dollars and a daily capacity of 200 tons. It employs 150 workers and is led by President F F Dimick.
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New York Times
Birmingham
Ala
Dimick
North Birmingham
New Orleans
F. F. Dimick
Building Skyscrapers in Record and Guide by Cass Gilbert
Mr Cass Gilbert, the architect, describes ongoing skyscraper projects in New York. News stands at 14 Vesey Street and 16 Vesey Street feature coverage of tall buildings, construction methods, and architectural trends shaping the city skyline.
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Cass Gilbert
Vesey St
Allied Forages At Tien-Tsin Attract Global Attention
British dispatches describe four thousand allied troops defending Tien-Tsin with eight hundred Americans among them and several national contingents. Reports from Shanghai warn of Boxers and turmoil in Peking while foreign legations remain safe as Seymour's relief column advances.
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London
Peking
Tien-Tsin
China
Jien-Tsin
Shanghai
Daily Express
United States
Nashville
Che- Foo
Nieh
Tung Fuh Siang
Kang Su
Yuan Shu Kai
Tong-Shan
Pie-Tai-Ho
Admiral Seymour
British envoy scheduled to replace in Peking
The Daily Express reports Reginald Thomas Tower, Secretary of the British Embassy in Washington, will succeed Sir Claude M. Macdonald in Peking. The recall of Sir Claude is due to health breakdown.
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London
The
Daily Express
Reginald Thomas Tower
Washington
Claude M. Macdonald
Peking
Claude
Li Hung Chang to Mediate Between China and Powers
Vienna dispatch reports Li Hung Chang has wired Chinese legations in Europe directing them to inform the governments they serve that he is summoned to Peking by the Empress to act as intermediary with the powers to negotiate a settlement of outstanding issues. He asks the powers to aid his mission by ceasing troop movements into China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enna
Li Hung
Chang
Europe
Peking
China
Li Hung Chang plans trip to Beijing to curb Boxers
Li Hung Chang said he will leave Canton for Peking June 27 under imperial order to suppress the Boxers and seek peace with the powers. He called the Boxers a rabble led by fanaticism while blaming native Christian leaders for court litigation. He would decapitate Boxer leaders and return followers home to end the crisis.
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Hong Kong
Prince Li
Taku
Bombardment Report From Tien-Tsin Ends
A French officer arriving from Tien-Tsin on June 20 reports three days of bombardment by Chinese forces. The foreign detachment suffered ammunition shortages as German squadron commander in Taku wires Berlin with the update. The German cruiser Irene has arrived.
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Rome
Taku
Tien-Tsin
Berlin
Irene
Chicago and Return Ticket Offer via Lackawanna
Chicago and Return, $17. Via Lackawanna Railroad. Tickets good going June 25 and 26. Return Halt July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and Return
Lackawanna Railroad
Hmit
Adv
Massacre Reported of Foreigners at Tien-Tsin
A Shanghai dispatch cites Japanese sources reporting that 1,500 foreigners were massacred at Tien-Tsin. No confirmation yet from other authorities.
Foreigners in Tien-Tsin Census Challenges Massacre Claim
A Washington dispatch reports a recent census at Tien-Tsin showing about 1,000 foreigners, including 110 Americans. The claim by Japanese sources that 1,500 foreigners were massacred is thus unlikely, as entire foreign populations would have to be killed to reach that figure.
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Washington
Tien-Tsin
Anxiety Over Missionaries In Tien Tsin District
Anxiety rose at the Mission Society HQ in New York after two cables from Che Foo dated June 21 warned of bombarded Tien Tsin and serious conditions in Peking while three missionaries were saved on a gun boat. About 28 missionaries with families are in the troubled zone, prompting cross-church inquiries and urgent cable checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Fifth Avenue
Frederick Brown
Che-Foo
Tien-Tsin
Peking
Hopkins
Brown
King
A. B. Leonard
American Board
Fourth Avenue
Presbyterian
Episcopalian
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Boston
J. H. Roberts
F. D. Wilder
Roberts
Hartford
London Society
China Inland Mission
American Bible Society
New York
Charles F. Gammon
Missionaries Chapin Family In China Reported Safe
Keene New Hampshire dispatch notes concern for Rev T M Chapin and his wife longtime China missionaries stationed near Lin Ching Tein Tsin area. Chapin born in Maine Dartmouth College Hartford Seminary graduate. Mrs Chapin born Winchester nearly fifty. Married 1879 before leaving for China. Five sons, three with them one at Dartmouth and another at Barre Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene, N. H
T. M. Chapin
China
Lin Ching
Tein-Tsin
Dartmouth College
Hartford Theological Seminar
Destruction of American Consulate described at Tien-Tsin
The American Consulate at Tien-Tsin, reported destroyed, sits high on Meadows Road far from other foreign buildings. Its isolation may explain the earlier report of its destruction before other consulates were molested. The Japanese and Russian consulates lie nearby on Meadows Road, with British and French farther up the Pei Ho. The American building was among the town’s most imposing structures.
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Washington
United States
Tien-Tsin
Meadows Road
Pei-Ho
British Government to Send 1200 Marines to China
London reports indicate the British Government will immediately dispatch 1,200 marines to China as tensions rise. Some morning papers speculate further actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
China
Also Mentioned on This Page
Messrs. Coler
Danforth
Mackey
George F. Wicks
Nicaragua Canal Commission
Darien
Fienny Dundley
Saale
Danseuse
America
Brain
Harvard
Cuba
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Price
McCormick & Co
Stoney Island Creek
Sailors
Ing
Capt. Norton
Wabash River
Illinois Supreme Court
Bank Funds For
Hawaii
Mr. Odell
American Ice Company
Davies
Col. Roosevelt
Quigg
Llassoed Drowning Man
Boy
Pipe
Hur
Rying
Brussels
Petit Bleu
Seymour
Asa
Chefoo
Tong-Tau
Ching-Liang-Chung
House of Commons
William St. John Brodrick
Brodrick
Bruce
Yien-Tsin
Lord Salisbury
M. Paul Cambon
Chih-Chen-Lo-Feng-Luh
Foreign Office
Lord Salisa
Windsor
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