Chinese Move to Repeal Exclusion Law Sparks National Campaign
Chinese communities in the United States organize a memorial and petition drive to urge Congress to repeal the Geary Exclusion Act and grant U S citizenship and equal rights, backed by Wu Tingfang and Chinatown leaders in New York with a weekly newspaper and plans to spread to Chicago and others.
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Congress
United States
Philadelphia
Chicago
Portland
Seattle
San Francisco
Wu Ting-fang
Washington
WI Ting-Fang
Wu Ting-fane
Senate
House of Representatives
Peking
Chow Tszci
Chinatown
Chinese Merchants’ Association
Top Sing Hong
Mei Ping Fun
No. 16
Mott St
Mississippi
China
Julius Kahn
America
New Train Service To Buffalo From Grand Central
The New York Central will start an all new train to Buffalo on Monday June 7, leaving Grand Central Station at 10 AM and arriving in Buffalo. The daylight ride will follow the Hudson and Mohawk valleys offering a scenic trip via a Wateropper corridor to Buffalo.
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Buffalo
New York Central
Grand Central
Hudson
Arouga
Mohawk Valley
Repeal of Exclusion Act Opposed by Chinese Editor
Chu Hing editor of the Weekly Herald and manager Kengo Moriya discuss repeal benefits. They argue exclusion harms marshlands and rice lands, praises new industries, and claim Chinese are peaceful and self-reliant with low crime, urging support for repeal amid a cosmopolitan audience.
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Chu Hing
Weekly Herald
Kengo Moriya
Nessau St
New York
Taotai Loo Chin Arrives to Study American Commerce
Taotai Loo Chin On of Kiang-Se Province arrives as envoy of Shen Huen Huai to investigate American commerce and business methods. He will be hosted by Chow Tszchi at the consular in the city.
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West Seventy-first-st
Washington
Loo Chin
Shanghai
Loo
China
Consul Chow
Tribune
Taodai Loo Chin On
Kiang-Se Province
Shen Huen Huai
Reform Party
Chow Tszchi
Caine
London
Rome
Isle of Man
St. Gothard Pass
Italy
Lucerne
Vatican
Quirinal
Cardinal Gibbons
Mr. Pearson
London Rapid Transit and Copyright Battles
London debates on rapid transit progress with Parliament slow to act while Bishop of London urges urgent action. Morgan abroad, coal export duties discussed. Census data shows UK population growth, emigration debate, copyright tensions between English and Continental publishers, and new books by Muller Benson and Conway.
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London
Paddington
Victoria
Plans for China’s payment under new British proposal
Dispatches from Peking report foreign ministers study fresh Rockhill terms on indemnity concessions. Proposals cover minor points and may be accepted. decision on payment method is deferred. UK plan appears likely to be adopted, while arbitration at The Hague seems unlikely.
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Paris
Peking
Rockhill
China
United States
Hague
Causes for Boxer Uprising Cited by Macdonald in San Francisco
Sir Claude Macdonald, British Minister to Japan, argues multiple causes for the Boxer uprising beyond anti missionary sentiment including territorial acquisitions by wars and widespread famine. He notes China cannot be certain to meet any demanded sum and that a spark was needed to inflame desperate northern Chinese masses. He also criticizes missionaries for overstepping into legal and civil affairs. All meals in the Overland Limited dining cars from Chicago to San Francisco are advertised.
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San Francisco
China
Claude Macdonald
Japan
Peking
Steel interests unite to seek steel monopoly control
The Leader reports United States Steel Corporation and allied interests plan to bring Cambria Steel, Pennsylvania Steel, Bethlehem, and Jones & Laughlin under control before winter. Financing from Schwab and railroad ties, plus other financiers, would fund several hundred million dollars to create a coordinated system and curb competition in the iron and steel market.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Cambria Steel Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Bethlehem [Ren Company
Jones & Laughlin Company
Sehwab
Bethlehem Steel Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jones& Laughlin Company
Pittsburg
Land bought near Pittsburg to build mills for wire and steel
A syndicate led by Lt T W Fitch of Pittsburg Steel Shafting Co and Thomas Walker of McVay and Walker Foundry plans ninety acres in the Monongahela Valley to manufacture red wire and wall mills in competition with United States Steel. Fitch, former head of Pittsburg Wire Co, has wide international rep as a wire maker. The Rankin plant sold to American Steel and Wire could previously produce four tons of wire cheaper than rivals. Stock valued at sixty? dollars per share triggered $250 payments in a dispute.
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Triftne
Pittsburg
T. W. Fitch
Pittsburg Steel Shafting Company
Thomas Walker
McVay & Walker Foundry Company
Braddock
Monongahela Valley
United States Steel Corporation
Fitch
Pittsburg Wire Company
Chisholm, Gates & Ellwoort
He Rankin
American Steel and Wire Company
Sir Lieutenant Fitch
Pennsylvania Steel Gets Iron Mine Purchase
Lebanon June 4 Authorities announce that the Pennsylvania Steel Company has bought the Cornwall iron ore mines the Lebanon furnaces and the Cornwall and Lebanon Railroad. The Coleman family had operated these properties for years. The mines date to 1740 with sixty three acres of ore exposed and a long history of supply.
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Lebanon
Penn
Pennnsylvania Steel Company
Cornwall Iron
Lebanon Furnaces
Cornwall and Lebanon
Coleman
Cornwall
Conewago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Haggin Purchases Progress Club Landmark for 755000
The Progress Club property at Sixty third Street and Fifth Avenue, including the clubhouse, sold to James B. Haggin for 755000. He plans a personal residence on the site for over 1040000, with club possession for six months and no new clubhouse site selected.
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The
Progress Club
Sixty-third-st
Fifth-ave
James B. Haggin
Samuel Goldsticker
Haggin
Mrs McKinley Improving. Bulletin Policy Adjusted
Dr Rixey said Mrs McKinley was doing well with steady progress after leaving the White House at 1030 pm. She rested in a rolling chair and physicians held their regular consultation, deciding to discontinue daily bulletins while progress remains favorable unless conditions worsen.
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Washington
Asphalt Company Acts in Venezuela Dispute
An agent for Warner and Quinlan of Syracuse goes to Carupano Venezuela to seize the Felicidad asphalt field though court decision is pending. The agent claims the government will aid his side with about two hundred soldiers.
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Port of Spain
Trinidad
Warner & Quinlan
Syracuse
N. Y
Carupano
Venezuela
Felicidad
Two Harbor Disasters Kill and Sink Vessels in NYC
In New York Harbor yesterday the Northfield ferry and the Ingalls transport suffered disasters. The Northfield collided with the Mauch Chunk causing a gaping hole and rapid sinking near Pier 10. many passengers were rescued, several feared drowned, and a dozen horses perished. The Ingalls listing in drydock killed one and injured thirty five as the dock and vessel sustained heavy damage. Captains face criminal negligence claims as authorities plan arrests.
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United States
Ingalls
Staten Island
Northfield
Mauch Chunk
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
East River
Pier 10
Johnson
Griffin
Erie Basin
Transport lists in dock at Erie Basin wreck kills one
A steamship Ingalls listed and toppled at Dock No 5 in the Erie Basin injuring thirty four and killing painter Martin Anderson. The disaster disrupted work at the drydocks run by John N Robins & Co as crews scrambled amid broken beams and crashing debris. Police and ambulances responded swiftly but bodies were scarce and investigators faced pressure to limit reporting.
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Ingalls
United States Transport Service
Erie Basin
John N. Robins
John N. Robins & Co
Manila
Iona
Madiana
Quebec Steamship Company
Cuba
Cullen
Hamilton-ave
Martin Anderson
No. 60
van Dykest
Anderson
Ferry Collision Sinks Northfield Off Whitehall St
The Staten Island ferry Northfield carrying about a thousand passengers was rammed by the Mauch Chunk near Whitehall Street and sank within twenty minutes in thirty feet of water near Pier No 10. Rescue efforts saved many aboard though some lives were believed lost. officials planned an inquiry by U S Inspectors of Steam Vessels.
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Staten Island
Northfield
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Pier No. 10
East River
Old Slip
Spanish Line
Abraham Johnson
S. ¢. Griffin
United States
Johnson
Griffin
Whitehall St
St. George
Communipaw
Whitehaulst
Express Trains to Atlantic City from Liberty Street Schedule
Express trains via New Jersey Central leave Liberty Street at 9 40 A. M. and 3 40 P. M with South Ferry five minutes earlier. Due Atlantic City at 12 50 P. M. and 6 40 P. M. Advertisement. The Cough Cure of the century Jayne s Expectorant Advertisement.
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Atlantic City
New Jersey Central
Liberty Street
South Ferry
Manganese Spring Water Ad Claims Health Cures
A medical ad proclaims A-CEA manganese water cures stomach ailments catarrh gastritis mucus acidity gases and nausea when other remedies fail. Ben K. Curtis advertises from 18 Stone Street N Y offering booklet by mail and a Grand Central train notice for Thousand Islands service with 6:35 PM departure and dining car service.
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Ben K. Curtis
Stone St
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