Seventeen Dead in Paterson Disaster
Paterson New Jersey reports seventeen dead after the Walker Building explosion at 440 Main Street. Victims include Annie Duffy and Annie Rittenberg, with a long list of others recovered or missing as officials review fireworks stock and enforce new ordinances to prevent similar tragedies.
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Paterson
N. J
A. M. Rittenberg
Walker
Main Street
Sarah L. Williams
Mary Elsaesser
Ann Duffy
Annie Rittenberg
Annie Fenteman
Andrew Elvin
Pearl Simon
Zimmer
Rittenberg
Bertram Bamber
Rittenberg’s
New York City
Euene Emley
McBride
William Walker
Pollaro Mariano
Dr. McBride
Adamson
Lucinda
Bamber
Bertram
Jennie
Duffy
Burns
Hugh P
Ann
Annie
Elsaesser
William
Elvin
Andrew
Fenteman
Joseph
Lannigan
Harold
Schulman
Nathan
Simon
Pearl
Williams
Charles A
Sarah L
New York
Poland Poland Poland purest natural spring water claim
A terse line extols Poland as home to the purest natural spring water in the world, ending with a brief exclamation.
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Poland
Niagara Falls Area Utilities Consolidation Nears Close
A proposed 100 mile radius merger would unite gas electric light street railway and power firms around Niagara Falls. New York Toronto and Montreal investors plan a Canadian copy of the Buffalo Tonawanda Niagara Falls model and operate the system from Niagara Falls with power lines extended from the falls.
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Toronto
Ontario
Niagara Falls
New York
Montreal
International Traction Company of
Buffalo
Tonawanda
Novel anti-vice plan aims at city taverns
Chicago police chief O Neill plans uniformed officers at the entrances of disorderly resorts near City Hall. Within twelve hours, each establishment will be book and pencil staffed to record entrants. If names are unknown, they will be identified to close the venues flourishing north of the levee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
O’neill
Inoculated with Grubs in Plainfield Bite Incident
Mrs. Harvey Drake of Putnam Avenue Plainfield reports a bug bite a month ago that caused finger swelling and a blister. Dr J Hervey Buchanan treated the finger which developed two grubs about an eighth of an inch long. The finger remains painful and bone injury is feared.
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Plainfield
Harvey Drake
Putnam Avenue
J. Hervey Buchanan
Title Guarantee and Trust sale to Cobe and McKinnon
Controlling interest in the Title Guarantee and Trust Company was transferred today to Ira M. Cobe and John W. McKinnon for 957000. The deal consolidates Cook County realty transfer power and unites Chicago Title and Trust, Security Title and Trust, and Title Guarantee and Trust under a combined capitalization of 4800000.
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Chicago
Ill
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
Ira M. Cobe
John W. McKinnon
Cook County
Chicago Title and Trust Company
Security Title and Trust Company
Chicago property valuations rise to about 300 million
Chicago County Assessor Weber predicts total local property valuation for the year at about 300 million with personal property increasing from 80 million to 100 million and real estate rising by about 10 million due to new Chicago buildings. Losses from fires between April 1900 and April 1901 will offset the real estate gain.
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Chicago
Weber
Board of Assessment
Johann Hoff's Malt Extract Promises Strength for Thin Blooded
Advertisement claims Johann Hoff's Malt Extract builds thin blooded people through food and aids digestion to nourish the blood. It urges insistence on JOHANN HOFF'S as a remedy and dietary aid.
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Johann Hoff
Evans Removal Sought by Grand Army in McKinley Era
Gen Daniel E Sickles and Corporal James Tanner push McKinley to replace Pension Commissioner H Clay Evans. They cite a National Committee pledge to retire Evans at start of McKinleys second term, naming possible successors and noting Grand Army encampments press the issue nationwide.
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Washington
James Tanner
H. Clay Evans
Republican National Committee
Tanner
White House
Evans
Mr. Tanner
National Republican Committee
McKinley
National Committee
Daniel E. Sickles
Cyrus A. Sulloway
New Hampshire
James L. Davenport
Davenport
Pension Bureau
Gallinger
Senate Committee On Pensions
Representative Sulloway
House
Hook
Crook
Fifth Avenue
Corp. Tanner
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Manuel Cortez Capture Near Laredo Mines
A posse from San Antonio and eight Laredo officers searched coal mines thirty miles from here for Manuel Cortez, accused of killing Sheriff Morris and Sheriff Glover. A telegram later said Cortez was captured and in the custody of State Ranger Captain Rogers, with a special train chartered to bring in the prisoner. The case is tied to a Southwest Texas feud that left six dead, including two Texas deputies.
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San Antonio
Texas
Laredo
Brennen
Manuel Cortez
Morris
Glover
Cortez
Rogers
State Rangers
Ortiz
W. T. Morris
Karnes County
R. M. Glover
Gonzales County
Tex
Henry Schnabel
Sisyers
Texas Officers of Justice
Leaves Mayor's Chair to Cut Shirts
The town of Jamesburg New Jersey loses its mayor Richard Lewis who will cut shirts in New York City after July 4. Council President C E Paxton will act as mayor during his absence. The Record notes Lewis is an excellent mayor and Jamesburg will regret his temporary departure.
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New York Times
New Brunswick
N. J
Jamesburg
Here
The
Record
Richard Lewis
New York City
C. E. Paxton
Lewis
Pain's Fireworks Catalogue Notice
Adv for Pain's Fireworks advertising a new catalogue ready on application at 12 Park Place telephone 4819. Public notice format in a vintage newspaper style.
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Pain
Park Place
t.—Adv
Magnitude Milwaukee Strike Injunction Blocks Interference
Milwaukee June 22 An unprecedented broad injunction blocks all strikers and supporters from interfering with Wil ter Works employees. It forbids gathering at the plant posting pickets aiding tradesmen who quit and any action damaging the Wilter Company. The suit, led by the National Metal Trades Association and named against the International Association of Machinists, awaits hearing in Milwaukee Circuit Court under Judge Eugene S. Elliott.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Wilter Manufacturing Company
Wilter Works
Wilter Company
Jenkins
Northern Pacific
Court of Appeals
International Association of Machinists
Eugene S. Elliott
Reading Railroad strike spreads to shop workers in Reading
The Reading Railway shop strike started yesterday and may expand next week as about 1,000 machinists and molders in Reading fear job loss while awaiting orders from union leaders. Railroad president G F Baer threatens payoffs and discharge if workers do not return by Tuesday.
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Reading
Penn
Reading Railway Shops
Spat
International Machinists Union
Reading Iron Company
G. F. Baer
Reading Railroad Company
Reading Company
A. H. Becher
Joint Committee
Palo Alto
Wayne Junction
Seventh
Chestnut Streets
Wne
Oley Street
Northern Commercial steamship carries $3 million in gold dust
The steamer Leon left Dawson City on June 5 carrying nearly $3,000,000 in gold dust for San Francisco. Additional river boat shipments will depart the Upper Yukon during the open season. Most of the gold dust will be spent on merchandise in this market.
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San Francisco
Northern Commercial Company
Leon
Dawson
St. Michael
Upper
Yukon
Frogs Rain From Thunderstorm Delights Knowlesville
A Knowlesville dispatch reports frogs fell during a fierce thunderstorm in Rochester area. A ground area forty rods by twenty rods lay thick with several inches of small frogs, and cisterns and rain barrels filled as frogs descended with rain. Religious fanatics predict biblical plagues amid widespread puzzlement. Domestic fowls feast on the frogs as they seek hiding places.
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Rochester
N. Y
Knowlesville
Express Trains to Atlantic City from Liberty Street
Atlantic City travel notice states New Jersey Central trains with buffet parlor cars depart Liberty Street at 9:40 AM and 3:40 PM, South Ferry schedule five minutes earlier, arriving in Atlantic City at 12:50 PM and 6:40 PM.
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New Jersey Central
Liberty Street
South Ferry
Atlantic City
Philadelphia fights for municipal reform in November
Independent forces unite to oppose Mayor Ashbridge as rapid transit franchises spark a broad anti administration coalition. Citizens League Allied Organizations Municipal League and reorganized Democrats align with Republicans to back a fall ticket led by Peter F. Rothermel for district attorney and oppose Wanamaker Johnson deals.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Ashbridge
Citizens’ League
Municipal League
Democracy
Charles P. Donnelly
Thomas J. Ryan
Peter F. Rothermel
Jameson
Theitizens’ Union For Good Government
Democratic Party
Poe
Col
A. K. McClure
Rothermel
Recorder of Deeds
Virdin
Robert H. Foederer
Mr. Wanamaker
Feederer
Wanamaker
Albert L. Johnson
Johnson
Million for People's Church Established in Denver Trust
A Western benefactor, unnamed, deposits 1,000,000 in securities in a Denver bank to fund founding People's Churches across the nation. Dr. H. W. Thomas leads the trust with a board including J P Altgeld and Jenkin Lloyd Jones. Work to begin in September to help communities raise funds, aiming to double local contributions.
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Chicago
Denver
H. W. Thomas
John F. L. Eberhart
Percival Hunter
John P. Altgeld
George W. Bowman
W. W. Ormsbee
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Hunter
Miners’ Aid and Trust Comany of
People’s Church
Nolle Prosequi Entered in Charles Lilly White Case
London reports that a nolle prosequi was entered in the case of Charles Lilly White, a naturalized American, alleged to be Arthur Blatch, killer of a Colchester tailor in 1898. The suspect, arrested in Wellington, New Zealand, after relatives in Leeds surfaced, claimed mistaken identity and offered Washington state residence as alibi. Later evidence suggested he was not Blatch, ending the prosecution.
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London
Charles Lilly White
Wellington
New Zealand
Arthur Blatch
Colchester
England
Leeds
Arthur Welch
White
Blatch
Washington
Tornado and Storm Ravage Pittsburgh Area
A severe storm in Pittsburgh and nearby towns caused heavy rainfall, widespread flooding, and property damage. A tornado damaged the ball park grandstand, toppled roofs and beams, and flooded Turtle Creek and Millvale streets. One man, Charles Marcus, is confirmed dead. other fatalities are unconfirmed at midnight.
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Pittsburg
United States Weather Bureau
Charles Marcus
Centre
Euclid Avenues
Marcus
Allegheny
Ball Park
Park
Robinson Street
Garret
James Williamson
Fifth Avenue
Forbes Street
Soho
Point Breeze Presbyterian Church
Wilkinsburg
East Pittsburg
Turtle Creek
Bessemer
Pennsylvania Railroad
Stewart Station
McKeesport
J. L. Deveney
Allegheny River
Millvale
Gurty’s Run
Guam sailors rebel over governor’s harsh orders
Reports from San Francisco describe unrest among 150 sailors and marines on Guam under Governor Schroeder. They protest public censure and barracks confinement for thefts, plus a ban on alcohol without permits, arguing the measures are unjust and harsher than prior Spanish rule.
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San Francisco
Guam
Leary
Schroeder
Kentucky Asphalt Lands May Shift Control to Eastern Syndicate
In Louisville on June 22 an Eastern syndicate eyed takeover of Kentucky asphalt mines owned by American Standard and Green River companies. Representatives Cassatt, Carnegie’s heir, and Sydney for Whitney studied Oxen County and Yongers Ferry deposits seen as a rival to Barber Asphalt. Prospect of a Monday closing and vast supplies near major cities noted.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Barber Asphalt Company
T. A. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Andrew Carnegie
J. C.sydney
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
W. C. Whitney
New York
American Standard Asphalt Company
Oxen County
Green River Asphalt Company
Logan County
Green River
Yongers Ferry
Parker Wells Mayoralty Contest Abandoned
The St Louis Parker-Wells election contest will be abandoned following the Supreme Court Lloyd-Funkhouser decision which bars ballot inspections. Attorneys plan a formal statement and contemplate pursuing other, undecided points though no agreement exists yet on further action.
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Supreme Court
ST. Louis
Parker-Wells
Lloyd-Funkhouser
William Kinsy
Parker
Kinsy
Purest Nature Spring Water Claim Sparks Debate
A publisher asserts five springs in the world yield the purest water, prompting discussion among researchers about filtration, mineral content, and geographic sources. Experts caution that purity is debated and dependent on testing methods and standards.
Locomotives Clash in St. Louis Rail War Collision Blocks Rival Tracks
In St. Louis, Iron Mountain Railway workers attempted to lay rails on Wharf Street to cut off Wiggins Ferry Company. A tug of war between rival trains ended with a wreck as the Wiggins switch engine was ditched and one iron locomotive forced the ferry engine toward the river.
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ST. Louis
Iron Mountain Railway Company
Wharf Street
South St. Louis
Wiggins’s Ferry Company
Iron Mountain Road
Mississippi River
Iron Mountain
Desoto
Carroll Street
Wiggins Ferry
Wiggins Ferry Company
Convent Street
Cho
Ferry Company
Wiggins
Princeton's Entering Class Set to Break Records
Princeton reports 441 men have submitted admission papers for Fall newcomers split as 237 in academic and 204 in science. With a few schools still heard from the total may reach 400 freshmen. prep boys total 305 taking prelims. New York leads with 70 candidates followed by Lawrenceville 68 and Philadelphia 25.
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Princeton
van Dyke
Middle West
New England
Middle States
Andover
New York
Lawrenceville
Philadelphia
Newark Academy
Pittsburg
Senator Depew to Speak at 75th Church Anniversary
Peekskill notes Chauncey M Depew will be principal speaker at a triple service marking the seventy five year completion of the First Presbyterian Church founded with Rev Elihu W Baldwin. Current church membership 421. Sunday school 211. The day includes a $1000 gold thanksgiving offering and a musical religious program led by Pastor Rev Alvah Grant Fessenden. Elders deacons and trustees named.
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Peekskill
Chauncey M. Depew
First Presbyterian Church
Elihu W. Baldwin
Presbytery
New York
John H. Leggett
Alvah Grant Fessenden
Cornelius A. Pugsley
Frank Requa
William Mabie
T. M. Stewart
Uriah Hill, Jr
S. R. Knapp
Alonzo Durrin
John Bennett
William IL. Dyckman
Dudley
C. Hasbrouck
Frank M. Dain
Riot at Lick Fork Mines Sparks Outbreak Near Thacker and Matewan
In Huntington West Virginia on June 22 a riot erupted at the Lick Fork mines in the Thacker and Matewan fields. Shots were fired injuring several people though names were not confirmed. Ex Attorney General Thacker faced gunfire but escaped unharmed. Strikers demand non union workers quit and Winchester arms are visible. National Guard may be called to aid the Sheriff to restore order while Judge Jacksons injunction is to be served today.
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Huntington
West Va
Lick Fork
Thacker and
Matewan
Thacker
National Guard
Jackson
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Mr. Rittenberg
Ichael Tatelbaum
Mayor Hinchliffe
Acts
Hinchcliffe
Grant
Bimson
Board of Aldermen
Dunn
MR. Evans
Corporal” Tanner
Baer
Dawson City
Alaska
United
Liberal Movement
Beautiful
L. I. Sound
Chester W. Chapin
Peck Slip
Lee Adv
Pennsylvania
Asphalt Lands
Senator Depew
Presbyterian Church
Lick Fork Mines
New York Central
Empire State Express
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