Diverse Global Tidings Highlight Warships, Finance and Weather
The report covers naval moves as the battleship Iowa is ordered to sail from Seattle toward San Francisco and Admiral Dewey is to be feted in Trieste. It notes Los Angeles plans $2 million waterworks bonds, a sizable Seattle gold deposit, and a major grain crop outlook. Also mentioned are Manila peace talks, Philippines censorship protests, a Sinnott cabinet shift, and a hundredth birthday celebration in Philadelphia.
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Kansas
Los Angeles
Seattle
Admiral Dewey
Trieste
Austria
Iowa
San Francisco
Aguinaldo
General Otis
Sacramento
Dreyfus
Forty additional surgeons sought in the Philippines and Yukon routes
A jumble of late 19th century items reports demand for surgeons in the Philippines and Yukon branches, a Tolalo elevator fire causing major losses, political moves in the United States Europe and Mexico, strikes in Chicago and New York, and various military, transport, and governance notes.
Battle in Panay leaves 115 enemy dead
Manila report from July 22 reveals Captain Byrne with 70 men rout a 450 strong Babaylones force at Bobong Panay. 115 attackers killed, one prisoner, one American killed and one wounded in close quarter fighting. Byrne captures supplies and arms at La Carlota Negros.
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Manila
Nene
Smith
Lolo
Panay
Bobong
Byrne
Sixteenth Infantry
la Carlota
District of
Negros
Bar Association
Spain
J. Moore
Saturnus
Aparri
Aguinaldo
Stongly
Moscow and Western rail plan linked to Wisconsin governor
Governor Schofield of Wisconsin plans to visit Spokane to confer with C O Brown about funding and building the Moscow and Eastern railroad to the coast. Brown leads the Moscow & Eastern promoters. the governor and his son will remain in Moscow for the project. Construction is expected soon with survey complete.
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Moscow
Idaho
C. O. Brown
Moscow & Eastern Railroad
Schofield
Wisconsin
Govenor
Spokane
Northern Pacific
Brown
Moscow & Eastern Railway
Schot
George
Senator Fairbanks Sees Alaskan Boundary Terms Favor U S
A Washington report quotes Senator Fairbanks, member of the joint high commission, stating after a White House conference with President McKinley and Secretary Hay that he is convinced the United States terms are correct and that any settlement must follow U S terms.
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Chicago
Washington
Fairbanks
Joint High Commission
McKinley
Hay
White House
United States
Railroad combines could reshape transcontinental lines
The Baltimore and Ohio and Union Pacific join with U K N and others in a potential four to seven railroad merger. Kuhn Loeb Harriman Speyer partners push toward a continental network including Union Pacific Illinois Central Chicago Alton and Oregon Short Line with possible Great Northern entry. Wall Street expects a keystone role for Union Pacific and rising tensions among Northwestern Central Pacific Southern Pacific alliances amid looming traffic realignments.
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New York
the Herald
Atlantic
Pacific
Kuhn, Loeb & Company
B. H. Harriman and Speyer & Company
Union Pacific
Illinois Central
Chicago & Alton
Chicago Terminal Transfer Company
Oregon
Chicago & Northwestern
Wall Street
Vanderbilts
Northwestern
Fremont
Ogden
Central Pacific
Southern Pacific
Fremont, Elk Horn
Olympia Arrives at Trieste Greeting Admiral Dewey
The cruiser Olympia with Admiral Dewey on board reached Trieste, Austria, yesterday and will stay about two weeks. The ship fired a salute of 21 guns returned by local forts and ships. Dewey plans to visit Vienna and may not travel to Carlsbad. He is reported in good health as Americans note cooler weather and officials being away.
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B. Winn
Albany
Oregon
Hague
McKinley
Congress
Eighth Army
Oregon Volunteers
Union Pacific
Colorado Supreme Court
St. Michaels
Blackburn
Newt Livingston
Grant County
San Francisco
Red Cross Society
Oregon Regiment
E. H. Plammer
Vancouver Barracks
Plaimmer
Summers
Randolph
Artilley
Washington
Trieste
Austriay
Olympia
Dewey
Il Picolo
Austria
Carlsbad
Vienna
United States
Addison Harris
Legation
Aden
Churchill
New York
Robert Q. Tagersoll
Walston on-Kludeon
Dobb's Ferry
Ingersoll
Walston HH. Brown
Inlaw
C. P. Farrell
Dr. Smith
Bell Haven
Colonel Ingersoll
Neue Freie Presse
Admiral Dewey
War Department
Otis
Byrne
Sixth Infantry
Negros
Toronto
Ont
Ottawa
Saga
Alaska
Charles Tapper
Wilfrid Laurier
Indiana Arrives with Wounded Soldiers from Manila
The US transport Indiana docked at Harrison Street after an 82 day voyage from Manila bringing 858 sick soldiers and Red Cross nurses. Private Edward Crawford of the Twenty third Infantry drowned while insane. Major Diggles Captain W Van Patent and Lieutenant Richards are among returning officers and casualties.
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San Francisco
United States
Indiana
Manila
Red Cross
Edward Crawford
Twenty- Third Infantry
Philippines
Diggles
Minnesota
W. van Patent
Firat Washington
Richards
Montana
Harrison Street
Omaha
Manila University
Dr. Day Wait
Rias
California
Sergeant Jones
Tennessee Regiment
Horrible Deaths Reported in Mining and Murder Cases
Northport Washington July 92 a laborer Martin Smith crushed by burning ore at Northport Mining and Smelting Company foremen warned him he ignored. Portland July 22 Clara Fitch 19 found murdered by strangulation. suspect Frank McDaniel jailed hours later. Alaska frontier horror Seattle July 22 miner reports widespread illness among Koyukuk miners with two deaths named Goff and Melhaw. three English explorers reportedly insane after voyage up the Koyokok.
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Northport
Wash
Martin Smith
Northport Mining & Smelting Company
Smith
Wheeling
Portland
Clara Fitch
George A. Fitch
Southern Pacific
Frank McDaniel
McDaniel
Miss Fitch
Seattle
F. Spellacy
St. Mary's
Ohio
Alaska
Koyukuk
Allenkeket River
Goff
San Francisco
James Melhaw
New York
Arctic City
Koyokok
Jobbers Dissatisfied With Demoralization of Trade
The sugar trade faces a potential split as wholesalers debate the factor plan vs equality pricing under the sugar trust. A Commercial Exchange meeting discussed ways to halt demoralization or abandon the factor in favor of jobber controlled prices. Western grocers seek a uniform plan after trust tensions rose.
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Chicago
Plaun
Commercial Exchange
Havermeyer
Cannery Workers Clash in Fairhaven Salmon War
In Fairhaven Wanh on July 24 a clash broke out between about 60 Japanese and 250 Chinese cannery workers. The nightlong fight used knives rocks and iron bars with 11 wounded including 10 Chinese and one Japanese. The revolt stemmed from a drunken debauch.
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Fairhaven
Wanh
Nine Trained Nurses Sail From New York to Philippines
Nine trained nurses leave New York on the 6 o clock New York Central train bound for San Francisco to join a Philippine relief effort. They are under Auxiliary No 3 and directed to report to Major General Shafter in San Francisco on arrival.
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New York
New York Central
San Francisco
Philippines
Auxilliary No. 3
Mies Doensing
Barbara Zeigler
Mies Amy Pope
Carlotta Marshall
Lydia Bk, Coakley
Mary Murray
Mise Mary M. Summey
Mies Helen Fraser
Katherine Yeake
Shafter
Washington Volunteers Leave for Philippine Duty
Washington volunteers are being sent to Manila as heavy storms impede loading. The Grant transport leaves with the First North Dakota First Idaho and First Wyoming. more regiments follow in order, including Thirteenth Minnesota First Montana First South Dakota First Washington Twelfth Kansas and First Tennessee, with possible departures by August 10.
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Seattle
War Department
Washington
Otle
Manila
Grant
North Dakota
Wyoming
Minnesota
Montana
South Dakota
Kansas
Tennessee
Otis
United States
Philippine Islands
Lynching of Six Italians Reported in Tallulah
Special despatch from Tallulah Louisiana says six Italians were lynched there last night. The names of the lynched were unobtainable. A quarrel between Dr. Hodges a Tallulah physician and an Italian led to shooting with a shotgun and sparked a mob to seize the assailant and five friends.
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New Orleans
Tallulah
Hodges
Root Accepts War Portfolio in McKinley Cabinet
Elihu Root of New York has accepted the war portfolio after a White House conference with President McKinley. The telegram of acceptance arrived as Secretary Long was with the president, with Alger having just left. Root, born February 15, 1846 in Clinton, N Y, is a Hamilton College and New York University Law School graduate and longtime New York City practitioner. Secretary Alger sent congratulations and thanks in a telegram from Southampton.
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Washington
Elihu Root
New York
McKinley
Long
Alger
Root
White House
Adirondacks
Lake Champlain
Flida Root
Clinton
N. Y
Hamsilton College
New York University Law School
New York City
Explosion Injures Pedestrians On Euclid Avenue Car
A July incident in Cleveland reports a nitro glycerin blast on a Euclid Avenue streetcar injuring several riders. Patients include Mia O Martin and Catherine Harris among others with skull fracture, cuts, and nervous prostration. Mrs Martin’s condition is described as critical. Authorities have no clue to the bomber.
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Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
Mia
E. O. Martin
Alabon Street
K. A. Martin
Mra
Catherine Harris
Cornell Street
F. A. Smith
Vienna Street
Albert E. Fasset
Wallace Place
Dora Schessler
Oakdale Street
Mob lynches accused attacker near Benton
A dispatch from Mexico Mo reports Frank Embree a Black man accused of assaulting 14 year old Mise Daugherty is seized by a mob at Stelomite and hanged from a tree by the officers. The other item notes a planned consolidation of compressed air power firms with Harry Payne Whitney as a leading figure.
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St. Louis
Peat-Dispatch
Mexico
Frank Embree
Mise Daugherty
Benton
Stelomite
Compressed Air Combine
New York
Snys
Harry Payne Whitney
William ©. Whitney
Eald
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News of the World
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West Indies
Philippine Commission
Addison Steel
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
Klondike
Hong Kong
Labaun
Borneo
London
Celestina Nigro
Philadelpha
Edwin
Donnell
Horace Greeley
Haa
Cotaies
Rose Abien
Willione
Koyakuk
Yukon
Northwest
Tolalo
Mewill
Port Orchard Drydock
Santiago
Tanner
Ilinoia
Colorado
Diaz
Federal Building
Dominion Government
Skagway
Dawson
Portugal
France
Saffold
Moe
J. E. Ogiltree
Plant
Traly
Texas
Ogden-Omaha
Prince Henry of Prussia
Corea
Germany
Chicago School Board
Frances W. Healy
Vancouver
Angus Cannon
Brooklyn
Perth Amboy
New Jersey
General Miles
Rome
Mt. Etna
Abe Rothechild
Petre
Lingayan Bay
Wilhite
Grant City
Kan
M. Weldeck-Rousseau
Daniel Fawcett Tiemann
Senator West
Missouri
Eule
Senate
Confederate Congress
Batttle
Regulate
NEW Railroad
Winconemo
Dallas
Tex
Chiltress
Panhandle
Baltimore & Onlo
Transport
Maurdered
Os Park
Horrore of
Walla Walla
Chamberlain’s Yard
William Woody
Milton
Washington Volunteers
Senator Flatt
Southampton
Laurier
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