Sickles Reiterates Pledge On Pension Commissioner Row
Gen Daniel Sickles claims a Washington pledge from Sen Scott that the President would replace Pension Commissioner Evans, detailing letters and discussions with the Republican National Committee and Grand Army of the Republic officials as supporting evidence. He denounces Northern press attacks on Confederate veterans and says he would lead a northern campaign if younger.
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Grand Army of the Republic
National Committee
Scott
Gen. Sickles
New York Times
New York Evening Post
the Times
South
Union
Sickles
Evans
Grand Army
Decent W. Kay
Brooklyn
State of
New York
Letter from Gen Sickles to President McKinley on Pension Bureau
Gen Thomas F. Sickles urges President McKinley to replace Pension Bureau Commissioner Evans in a June 1901 letter from New York. He cites veterans’ pressure, political risks for Kansas and Nebraska, and past assurances to veterans about a change. He also defends Black as a wartime ally and challenges Evans’s claims of a favorable ruling.
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McKinley
New York
Fifth Avenue
William McKinley
Washington, D. C
President McKinley
Bureau of Pensions
West
National Committee
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Kansas
Nebraska
Evans
Dayton
Noyes
Pension Bureau
Bryan
Gen. Sickles
Custom House
John C. Black
Mr. Cleveland
Black
Ivers Pond Pianos Excel in Tone at Joscelyn's NYC
The item notes Ivers & Pond Pianos excel in tone quality, style and finish of case, available at Joscelyn's located on 10 East 16th Street in New York City, as part of a wider newspaper issue listing contents and pages across topics from stocks to weather.
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Ivers & Pond
Joscelyn’s
E. 16Th St
New York City
Senator Scott Denies Written Pledge to Sickles Raised
Washington dispatch reports Senator N. B. Scott of the Republican National Committee challenges Gen. Sickles claim of a written pledge to remove Pension Commissioner Evans after the election. Scott says he would not object to publication if such a document exists and recalls sending letters urging Evans’s dismissal during the campaign. Evans declines further comment amid the ongoing pension bureau controversy.
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Daniel E. Sickles
Washington
Scott
West, Virginia
Republican National Committee
McKinley
H. Clay Evans
Evans
Gen. Sickles
Bureau of Pensions
NEW York Times
Fifth Avenue
Madison Avenue
New York
New York City
N. B. Scott
Sickles
Mr. Evans
Pension Bureau
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Commissioner Evans
National Committee
Gen
Poland Ad Campaign in Adjective Limerick Style
An odd advertisement lapidary praises Poland water as the purest natural spring. It interjects slogans about ancient rye and aristocratic whiskey, ending with a bold marketing flourish.
Manchuria Rebels Overrun Province and Burn Villages
Che Foo dispatch reports Shing King province in revolt with rebels overrunning the countryside near Mukden. Villages are burned and hundreds of inhabitants killed, while Russian forces are said to be unable to restore order. The Times notes attention to Mongol invasion rumors linked to Prince Tuan and Tung Fu-Siang. Peking reports Duke Lan and Prince Tuan banished to Ulumski Turkestan with a Russian consul stationed there.
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London
Che- Foo
Shing- King
Manchuria
Mukden
Shanghai
the Times
Tuan
Tung- Fu-Siang
Peking
Duke Lan
Prince Tuan
Ulumski
Turkestan
Ulumskii
Royal Visit to Canada Detailed Montreal Quebec Itinerary
The royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Canada is outlined with the Ophir due to arrive in Quebec at noon on Sept 16. The itinerary runs through Quebec Montreal Ottawa Winnipeg Regina Calgary Banff and beyond with official receptions and events but no balls due to court mourning.
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Duke and Duchess of York
Canada
Ophir
Quebec
Ottawa
Winney
Snipeg
Vancouver
Victoria
Toronto
St. John
N. B
Halifax
Citadel
Government House
Winnipeg
Brandon
Regina
Calgary
Banff
Greenwich Tax Collector Finnegan Bondsmen Suit Dropped
Compromised with a town in Greenwich Connecticut on June 28 the suits against former Tax Collector Philip Finnegan and his thirteen bondsmen were dropped after a payment of 21 750 to the town. The agreement ends $150 000 in litigation and also drops a separate suit against Selectman J A Lockwood for 3500.
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Greenwich
Conn
Philip Finnegan
Bridgeport
Finnegan
Amasa Marks
Selectman
J. A. Lockwood
Finland’s tariff clash with Russia deepens conflict
The Russianization of Finland advances as Moscow seeks control of Finnish customs and a uniform tariff with Russia. Finland, though largely independent with its own laws and Parliament, faces growing pressure amid the Russia United States tariff war. Finnish exports to the U S include agricultural machinery, underscoring a strong trade link between the nations. The move fuels Finns’ concern over political autonomy as tensions rise in the ongoing tariff dispute.
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Washington
Finland
Russia
United States
Purest natural spring water advert claims Poland
An old advertisement extols Poland as home to the purest natural spring water and promotes Johann Hoff's Malt Extract as aiding digestion and nourishment for "thin blooded people" through food. It urges insisting on Hoff's for health benefits.
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Johann Hoff
N Hoff
Adv
Finnish Immigration and a Georgia Land Purchase Stir U.S. Debate
A discussion on Finnish immigration to the United States notes the rise of upper class settlers and suggests a Russian policy protest. The article mentions large land acquisitions in Georgia and Finnish colonies in other states, with Michigan prompting Senator McMillan to petition Congress to urge U.S. protest to Russia over the perils to Finns.
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Georgia
Michigan
McMillan
Congress
Russia
Finand
British flag riser at Skagway spurs uproar and cross border debate
Auckland Islander reports a Canadian customs agent E S Busby raised the British flag at Skagway prompting a visitor, attorney Geo Miller of Eugene, Oregon, to cut down the banner. US Deputy Collector C L Andrews investigated and cautioned Busby. The incident ignites talk of Canadian encroachment on American soil since 1867.
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B. C
Skagway
E. S. Busby
Ottawa
Busby
Geo. Miller
Eugene
Ore
C. L. Andrews
United States
Andrews
Washington
Tagish
Bennett
Canada
John Brown
Newberry Library Obtains Bonaparte Philological Collection
Chicago June 28 The Newberry Library completes purchase of Prince Louis Lucien Bonaparte’s 15 000 volume philological library for a sum lower than the original 200 000 offered when he died in 1891 Edward E Ayer director of the Newberry arranged the bid and accepted by cable after heirs declined earlier Yes terday the offer was accepted and volumes will be sent to Chicago for checking Lucien Bonaparte was renowned as a leading philologist who began cataloguing the collection before his death
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Chicago
Newberry Library of
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Edward E. Ayer
Newberry Library
Ayer
Bonaparte
American Writing Paper Co Denies Reports
An executive of the American Writing Paper Company of Springfield refutes derogatory reports and asserts no adverse impact on business. He notes the firm has bonded debt of 17 million dollars with 350 thousand annual interest, no bank relations, and strong liquidity with quick assets over 4.5 million and no floating debt.
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Boston
American Writing Paper Company
Springfield
Pynchon Bank
New Head of Boston and Albany Railroad Named
Boston bulletin: William Bliss retires as President of the Boston and Albany Railroad. Edgar Van Etten, Second Vice President, will oversee operating, mechanical, and engineering divisions from Boston. Bliss has served since 1864 and led the road since 1880, earning wide railway praise for his supervision.
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Boston
New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
William Bliss
Boston and Albany Railroad
Edgar van Etten
Bliss
Western Railroad
Western Division
Boston and Albany
Combined Roads
Poland Springs Ad Promises Pure Spring Water
An advertisement touts Poland Springs as the purest natural spring water in the world, referencing Catskill Mountain House and a daily rate of 3.50 in an early 20th century promotional note.
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Catskill Mountain House
Heat Brings Death and Suffering as City Endures Scorching Day
A blistering 94 degree high with high humidity shocks New York. Fire crews bathe hundreds of horses at Chambers and Centre Streets while workers and residents seek relief in parks and cool breezes. Officials report several deaths and numerous prostrations across Brooklyn Manhattan and Jersey City.
Man Prostrated by Heat At Jersey City Station
A man was overcome by heat at a Pennsylva nia Railroad station in Jersey City at seven last evening. He was taken to City Hospital and remained unconscious and in critical condition late last night.
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Pennsylvania Ailroad
Jersey City
City
Hottest June Day in Six Years Across Chicago
Special report from Chicago notes a record June with 80 degrees at 8 am rising to 95 by 3 pm, humidity 44 percent. One death and four prostrations reported as heat affects city. squall warnings issued for the lake’s upper part as night approaches.
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Chicago
Boston Sizzles as Heat Tops 97 in City
The heat wave grips New England with Boston recording a 97 degree high per Weather Bureau, while street temperatures hit 100 to 105. Two fatalities occurred on the streets, plus hospital deaths of prostrated individuals. Hospitals report at least twenty critical cases and many minor ones as the region endures the scorcher.
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Boston
New England
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Lincoln Hits 102 in June Heat Record
Lincoln reports a new June heat record as the Government weather station shows 102 degrees at 4 PM. The hot conditions extend across Southeastern Nebraska with similarly high temperatures statewide.
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Lincoln
Neb
Government Weather Station
Nebraska
Heat claims several in New York towns
In Rochester and nearby cities several people were overcome by the heat today with two likely fatally in Rochester. Utica reached 102 degrees by 4 PM and Troy reported two heat prostration deaths.
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N. Y
Utica
Troy
Northwest Storms Cause Widespread Damage Across Minnesota
A June 28 report details heavy storms across Minnesota and nearby areas with extensive property loss, damaged wind mills, and numerous injuries. Tornadoes near New Richmond Wisconsin and Sylar Prairie caused farm damage while hail and floods struck Hector and other towns. In Minneapolis, deaths and injuries occurred from live wires, a laundry wreck, and a tilt of a grain tank, with broad structural damage and de moralized utilities. A West Superior cloudburst portends further damage.
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New Richmond
Wis
Sylar Prairie
Hector
West Superior
Poland to San Francisco by Overland Limited daily
Advertising notice for travel from Chicago to San Francisco aboard the Overland Limited with connections at Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Southern Pacific Bus. Travel via the North-Western Line with departure every day of the year. Address 461 Broadway for details.
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San Francisco
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Chicago & North- Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Bus
North-Western
Lightning strike kills husband as wife injured in Connecticut storm
In Southington, Connecticut, during an electrical storm, Fred H. Lee was killed and his wife injured when a bolt struck the tree sheltering them. Lee’s hair singed and his foot burned. the wife was rendered unconscious but survived the shock.
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Southington
Conn
Fred H. Lee
Pratt’s Corners
Lee
Will
Lightning kills elephant at Wisconsin circus
Lightning struck the animal tent in Eau Claire killing the trick elephant and stunning the menagerie. Many people were rushed or shocked by the blast as the incident disrupted the show.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Storm Strikes Picnic Under Oak. Child Killed
During a storm in River View Park outside Pittsburg lightning struck a large oak where Mrs. Ww. H. Young and her four children were having a picnic. George Young, six, was instantly killed, Norman, younger, unconscious and likely to die, while Mrs. Young, an eight year old, and an infant were seriously shocked but expected to recover.
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George Young
Norman
Grandchild Acts as Maid of Honor in Elder Couple's Nuptials
In New Brunswick New Jersey on June 28 John Schwab a man over seventy married his longtime partner Mrs Emily Kendall also over seventy at her home on Peace Street. The maid of honor was Emily Holliwell granddaughter of the bridegroom and the best man was Simon Holliwell her husband. Both spouses have known each other all their lives and each is on their second marriage. Luxurious steamship Chester W Chapin to New Haven Sundays and July 4th with all day service on Long Island Sound. See advertisement.
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N. J
John Schwab
Emily Kendall
Schwab
Peace Street
Charles Bank
Emily Holliwell
Simon Holliwell
Chester W. Chapin
New Haven
L. L Sound
Plan to Reorganize Seventh National Bank Faces Stockholder Rally
At the Waldorf Astoria a conference of leading Seventh National Bank stockholders agreed to reorganize after closing its doors. They plan a 100 percent assessment, while officials caution against predicting outcomes. Observers noted government and bank investigations into the bank’s condition and potential post office and clearing house implications lingered amid the turmoil.
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Edward R. Thomas
Seventh National
William Nelson Cromwell
National Bank Examiner
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Fletcher S. Heath
Perry
New York
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Kimball
Adams
Clearing House
Tappen
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Mr. Tappen
Sub-Treasury
United States
G. W. Marler
Post Office
Sub- Treasury
Washington
Chase National Bank
Heaths
Acting Postmaster General says no depository chosen for New York
Washington report states Acting Postmaster General W S Shallenberger outlined that no bank has been designated to hold New York postal funds after the Seventh National Bank vacancy. An interim arrangement with the Assistant Treasurer continues while a permanent depository is selected. He notes banks gain earnings from funds but must handle money orders and forfeit interest.
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Washington
W. S. Shallenberger
Genera Smith
New York
Seventh National Bank
Shallenberger
Purest Natural Spring Water Banner Ad Phrase
An advertisement extols the purity of a spring water brand calling it the purest natural spring water in the world. The snippet emphasizes exceptional mineral clarity and global premium status.
Pain's Fireworks for the 4th
Advertises Pain's Fireworks for Fourth of July celebrations with contact at 12 Park Place and Cortlandt street telephone 4319 Cortlandt.
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Tel
Cortlandt
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