Storm in Buffalo Fells Power Grid and Exposition
A severe electrical storm struck Buffalo New York on Friday night cutting power from Niagara Falls lines. Transformers and equipment burned out in the Buffalo receiving house plunging streets into darkness and halting streetcars. Flooding filled basements and Midway rides submerged. Crystal Beach homes and barns caught fire. three youths missing after leaving a dock.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Crystal Beach
Hkenjamin “ZacHz
McKinley Party Returns to Canton for Summer Rest
President and Mrs. McKinley, with Secretary Cortelyon and aides, depart Washington for Canton to spend the summer. Mrs. McKinley shows pallor but remains cheerful as the family visits Westlawn Cemetery and relaxes at home. No future plans announced. Canton surroundings remain cool and tranquil.
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Washington
McKinley
Canton
Buffalo Exposition
Washiburton
Cortelyon
Risey
White House
Echee Olympia
Hungary
Barber
Westlawn Cemetery
M. C. Barber
Dudge
Bulls Fight at Omaha Street Fair Attracts Crowds
Three angry and active bulls chased a dozen Mexicans in the South Omaha arena during the street fair. No injuries to people or animals were reported, but officials plan two daily fights after the crowd's enthusiasm grew. In Texas, a man named Duty was killed in a duel with Will Lawson over a trivial dispute, using a revolver and a shotgun.
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Omaha
Neb
Tolindy
Tex
Will Lawson
Duty
Lawson
Express Robbery at Wagner Station Stuns the West
Train No.5 bound west was robbed near Wagner Montana by three men using dynamite. They seized the express through safe contents totaling about 82000 dollars and fled on fast horses toward the Bac Lands. Pinkerton men identify the robbers, with a posse pursuit under way and guards posted along the line.
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Keat Falls
Mont
Great Northern
Wagner Station
Bac
St.aul
Minn
D. 5
Elliot
Great Northern Lapress Co
Wagner, Mont
Washington
Montanax National Bank of
Helena
Montana Tank
Pinkerton
St. Paul
Eliotsaya
Great Northern Metals
Express Company
Little Locky Mountains
Lewiston
Judith Basin
Little Nocky Mountains
Dawes Resigns as Currency Controller to Seek Senate
Washington July 6 Mr Charlie G Dawes controller of the currency tendered his resignation to the president effective October 1 next He says he resigns to run for the United States Senate in Indiana unable to campaign while remaining in office His term would not have expired until January 1 1903
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Washington
Charlie G. Dawes
Dawes
Iincia
United States Senate
Senate
Mr. Dawes
Boy's Thrilling Fourth of July Balloon Ride
In Muscatine Iowa on the Fourth of July Parleton Meyers of West Liberty was caught by a balloon rope and carried five miles before landing safely in the next county. The aeronaut urged him to hang on and the stunt saved his life prompting admirers to raise a $100 purse for him.
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Muscatine
Parlton Meyers
West Liberty
Murder on the Big Four tracks shocks Alton społecz
Bloomington resident Ivy G and James Reyburn were killed by unknown assailants on a box car near Fast Alton. The attacker struck with an iron tool and valuables were stolen. no clues remain. Separately, Andrew Carnegie offers San Francisco $750,000 for a library project with annual maintenance funding of $75,000.
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Tramp
Alton
Ivy G
James Reyburn
Bloomington
Fast Alton
Reyburn
Carnegie’s Ofer
San Francisco
Phelan
Andrew Carnegie
Big Steel Strike Complication Affects Conference Action
Pittsburgh July 8 A National Steel Co mill signs the steel scale for the Mingo Junction plant in Jefferson county showing willingness to accept the continuous clause and sign for all mills. Discharges at Wellsville O remove union activity factors as Amalgamated leaders call for a strike Monday ahead of the wage settlement conference.
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Pittisburgh
National Steel Co
United States Steel Corporation
Mingo Junction
Jefferson County
Carnegie Works
National Co
Steubenville
Seale
la Belle Tron Co
Puddiers
Amalgamated Association of Iran, Steel and Tin Workers
Sheet
Wellsville, O
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Terrible Rain Storm Hits Lynchburg Area
A cloudburst swept through Moore county and nearby areas as Mulberry Creek rose ten feet in 49 minutes washing away lumber fences and buildings. The post office at County Line was anchored to avoid demolition. Farm lands suffered heavy damage with rails and wheat washed away. No loss of life reported.
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Nashville
Tenn
Lynchburg
Moore County
Mulberry Creek
County Line
Callie Robo
Jealousy Tragedy in New York Fire Escape Case
Edward Lathy 43 a bookmaker killed his wife Abbie Lathy with a head shot Sunday evening on a fire escape then shot himself, possibly surviving. Bystanders on Park avenue witnessed the shooting and the body’s fall to the lower landing. Jealousy arising from a quarrel over a delayed dinner is cited as the motive.
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New York
Edward Lathy
Abbie FE
Lathy
Park Avenue
Luthys
Mrs Nation's Crusade Trial Sets Inquisition Law Unconstitutional
Fort Scott Kansas July 8 a jury of leading local businessmen found the state's new inquisition law unconstitutional in a case tied to Mrs Nation's crusade. Dan F Campbell an attorney summoned refused to testify and was arrested but acquitted after admitting the charge.
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Fort Scott
Kaw
Policeman Severely Wounded After Curtis Street Arrest
Chicago July news report states Officer Michael O Maley arrested a man on Curtis street Sunday night for insulting women. The prisoner stabbed the officer and fled, but was pursued until the officer collapsed from blood loss.
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Chicago
Michael O'Maley
Curtis Street
Pardons Board to Review Long List of Applications
Paul Minnesota July reports the board of pardons will on Monday afternoon consider a long list of applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul, Minn
the. Board of Pardons
Dowieites Driven From Evanston by Large Mob
In Evanston a mob of about 1000 people expelled twenty one Dowieites after eggs vegetables and missiles were thrown. Police 30 men failed to halt the attack and the missionaries fled under guard with no arrests made.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Evanston
Dowie
Knight
Four Negroes Hanged at Vernon for Murder
Chipley Florida July 6 four Black men Relion Hamilton John Simmons Jim Harrison and Will Williams were hanged at Vernon for murder after a trial in which Hamilton confessed saying I am guilty before God I am guilty and ought to be hung until dead. They were hanged as a group with one neck broken and the others dying by strangulation.
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Chipley
Fla
Vernon
Relion Hamilton
John Simmons
Jim Harrison
Will Williams
Hamilton
Heaven
Heat Wave Claiming Lives in Chicago Surge
Cool northwest winds arrived in Chicago on July 6 ending a deadly heat spell. Nine people died and seven more were prostrated before relief. The Weather Bureau read 90 degrees, street level 95, with strong winds shifting from southwest to northwest as the day ended and the thermometer fell to 76.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Tragic Shooting and Homicide Suicide in Albany
In Albany New York July 6 15 year old Raymond Albers shot 12 year old Emanuel Kohler with a 22 Flobert rifle then hanged himself. Neighbors say the boys had quarreled recently as Albers son of painter Albert Albers and Kohler son of Rev. John T Kohler. Kohler died from a chest wound.
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Albany
W. C
Raymond Albers
Emanuel Skohler
Albers
Albert Albers
Koehler
John T. Kohler
Proclamation Opens Indian Lands for Homestead Entry
President McKinley announces opening of lands ceded by Wichita allied bands and Conawa che Kiowa and Apache tribes in Oklahoma. Registration for homestead entry runs Aug 10 to Aug 26 at Reno and Lawton land offices. Applicants must prove qualification and identity. mail or agents not allowed except for honorably discharged soldiers through a single agent.
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Washington
McKinley
Oklahoma
United States
Reno
Lawton
Deadlock in Peking Tied to Committees and Trade Clauses
A foreign minister cites inability to reconcile promises by committees with Chinese terms as a key deadlock. He adds that national treaty rights and most favored nation clauses create a major commercial hurdle that must be removed to advance talks.
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Peking
China
Transport McPherson Arrives After Five Months Wreck
Wreckers from Merritt and Chapman brought the United States transport McPherson into New York harbor July 8. The vessel went ashore February 4, ten miles west of Matanzas. After months of repairs and repeated bottom breaches, the wreck was hauled off June 1 and sent to sea to reach this port by July 30.
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New York
Merritt & Chapman
Matanzas
United States
McPherson
Trasport Vas
Jane
Leander Rowing Defeats Penn in Grand Challenge Cup Final
At Henley on July 6 the Leander Rowing Club crew beat the University of Pennsylvania by a length in the final heat for the grand challenge cup. British supporters wagered heavily while Penn supporters raised funds abroad including a Philadelphia houseboat resident who reportedly invested 500.
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Henley
Tienley
Leander Rowing Club
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Fire Level Polo Business District in Caldwell County
The business portion of Polo, Missouri, on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line in Caldwell County, was destroyed by fire. Loss exceeds $50,000 with the Bank of Polo and twenty buildings burned.
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Hamilton
Polo
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Road
Caldwell County
Bank of Polo
Crown Prince Conversation Report From Copenhagen
A July 6 dispatch from Copenhagen notes a discussion with the Crown Prince in royal circles. The brief item mentions King Cristie and unnamed officials in attendance.
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Copenhagen
Cristie
Kansas Wheat Crop Faces Car Shortage This Year
Kansas City reports a car shortage hampers the wheat movement though marketing has begun. Early harvest and fine weather spurred rapid upsurge in shipments, with railroads unable to meet demand. one railroad has contracted 1,600 new cars for delivery this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Daly
Kansas
Pierre Lorillard Dies in New York at 2 10 PM
Pierre Lorillard died Sunday afternoon at the Fifth Avenue hotel after travel from Europe aboard the Deutschland. Survived by wife, son Pierre Lorillard Jr, and daughters Mrs. William Kent and Mrs. T Suffern Tailor. Funeral at Grace Church and Greenwood burial. Estate valued above $25 million.
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New York
Pierre Lorillard
Lorillard
Fifth Avenue
Deutsch- Yand
Europe
U Lorillard
T. Suffern
William Kent
Pierre Lorillard, Jr
England
Ascot
David Garrick
America
Iis
Kilroy
Grace Church
Greenwood
Peter Lorillard
Wile
Fifty-sixth Street
Parole
Atlantic
Tuxedo
Loridanl
Versailles Fire Ravages Ohio Town Leaving 100 Homeless
Mayor Calderwood and Rev M W Laker appeal for relief after a devastating Versailles blaze on Saturday destroyed forty business houses, leaving 100 people homeless and injuring several. Loss estimated between 500000 and 730000 with only two of five blocks standing. Many residents, once worth thousands, left penniless as flames consumed all.
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Columbus
Versailles
Calderwood
M. W. Laker
Christian Church
Death of Prince von Hohenlohe Draws European Sympathy
Bertin July 8 Emperor William expresses deepest sympathy in the death of Prince von Hohenlohe. Messages from European crowned heads including Emperor Nicholas. Prof Ernest of Zurich embalm ed the body. Remains moved Tuesday to Schillingsfuerst Bavaria. Two sons, a daughter, two sons-in law and several grandchildren arrived in Ragatz Switzerland where he died.
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Bertin
William
Prince von Iohenlohe
Nicholas
Ernest
Zurich
Schillingsfuerst
Bavaria
Ragatz
Switzerland
Tragedy near Louisiana as librarian Eva Reed dies
In Missouri, Eva M. Reed, assistant librarian at the Missouri Botanical Garden and noted botanist and geologist writer, was struck and killed by a passenger train while sketching along the Burlington tracks about a mile and a half from Louisiana.
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St. Louis
Burlington Railway
Louisiana
Mies Eva M. Reed
Missouri Botannical Garden
Strike Ends After Conference In Telluride
Telluride Col Judy reports the strike in the Smuggier-Union is over after a three hour Sunday conference. An agreement was reached between Manager Collins and the union. The plan prohibits discrimination against union men by management.
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Telluride
Col
Judy
Ee Smuggier-Union
Tmine
Collins
Rope snap tragedy in Watertown claims Henry Phillips
In Watertown on July 5 an apparatus failed during a life slide attempt by Prof. Smith J. The rope holding Henry Phillips broke and he fell 60 feet to the ground dying Sunday. Investigators report the rope was cut and officials pursue the cause.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Smith J
Watertown
Henry Phillips
Phillips
Ambassador Dunn on Campania voyage to Persia
Berlin reports Alexander Dunn United States minister to Persia was a passenger on the Campania. Mr Bowen said no official notice of his appointment as minister had been given. A reference states Venezuela in place of Mr Lomis.
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Berlin
Alexander Dunn
United States
Persia
Bowen
Venezuela
Lomis
Berlin Bicycle Champion Event Notes
A fragmented report mentions a cycling champion in Berlin in July with unclear details. Names and specifics are unreadable, leaving only hints of a bicycle competition and a notable person.
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Berlin
Y “Robi
Brothers United After 50 Years Reunion Of Guyer Brothers
In Henry county Indiana five brothers reunite after nearly five decades believing one another dead. Barton Guyer left North Carolina in 1852, lived in Texas and Mexico, served in the Confederate army, and later vanished from Jabez Guyer’s knowledge until a Harrisburg Texas contact sparked a correspondence and a long awaited meeting in Dublin.
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Dublin
Ind
Henry County
Barton
Jabez Guyer
North Carolina
Texas
Mexico
Jubez
Barton Guyer
Harrisburg
Tex
Dynamite destroys Ratcliff mill after Russellville fight
Frankfort Indiana July 6 a dynamite blast almost totally wrecked Seth Ratcliff middlefork saw mill. Ratcliff’s friends tie the blast to the Russellville saloon fight that sent John J Mason to jail and provoked Gov Durbin's refusal to pardon. Ratcliff offered a heavy reward for the culprits.
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Frankfort
Ind
Seth Ratcliff
Middlefork
Friends of
Ratcliff
Russellville
John J. Mason
Rev Chapman Illness Grows More Stable
Warsasy Indiana July 3 Dr William R Schoonover Gibbs at Rev J Wilbur Chapman says the patient may pull through though danger remains. The illness stems from overwork as he led Fourth Presbyterian church New York and expanded evangelical work and supervised construction of his summer home near Winona during the heat wave.
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Warsasy
Ind
J. Wilbur Chapman
William R. Schoonover
Fourth Presbyterian Church
New York
Winona
Will plead insanity in murder case at Indiana court
Walter Driscoll indicted for first degree murder and enters circuit court after arrest. He pleads not guilty and a special jury will be drawn for Monday with defense planning an insanity plea. Also notes death of ex Lieutenant Governor Mortimer Nye and a missing child case in Wallen with search efforts ongoing.
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Muncie
Ind
Walter Driscoll
Minnie McCoy
Brazil strike expands to other city branches amid labor conflict
In Brazil Indiana on July 8 the electric system strike began by laborers threatens to spread to other city branches. Imported tracklayers refused to work Sunday morning when they learned a strike was on.
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Brazil
Ind
Brazil Electric
Logansport Hosts First Pan-Handle and Vandalia Games
Logansport Indiana hosted the first Pan-Handle Vandalia athletic tournament drawing thousands. Logansport beat Columbus shop men 6 to 5 in opening ball game. Terre Haute dominated events with Ferguson winning the one mile bicycle race in 2 26 5 and Ross topping both the broad jump at 22 feet and the high jump with 5 feet 3 inches. Heat caused several visitors to collapse.
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Logansport
Ind
Pan-Han Ne Lines
Terre Haute
Columbus
C. Richmond
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus Shop
A. C. Ferguson
J. E. Ferguson
Frank Helmer
G. E. Ross
Ross
Wilkins
T. E
Rail on the Track Near Rochester An Attempted Wreck
An attempted rail wreck on the Chicago and Erie line near Rochester Indiana targeted the east bound midnight fast express. A long steel rail lay across the track and struck the locomotive pilot lifting the rail onto the pilot nose for a mile before a cattle guard stopped it. The train was not derailed due to the high speed and luck.
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Wabash
Ind
Chicago & Erie Road
Rochester
Reid
Bridge crew's perilous attempt ends in drowning
At New Haven Indiana on Friday the Wabash bridge crew tried to carry a cable across the swollen Maumee River. Fred Reider of Indianapolis drowned as the boat capsized. Joseph Blaising of New Haven swam ashore and then rescued the remaining men from the swift current.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
Wabash Railway
New Haven
Maumee River
Aer
Fred Reider
Indianapolis
Joseph Blaising
Reider
Man jailed for cruel assault on wife in Logansport
Logansport Ind July 5 For publicly using a willow switch on the person of his wife and laying open the flesh on her face with one of the switches Fred Meisner a mother of Springfield O is in jail here Mrs Meisner claims she came to join her husband who is working here upon his promise to do better and treat her kindly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Fred Meisner
Springfield
Meisner
Bees Interrupt Funeral in Kokomo Graveyard
Bees swarmed Friday at the Salem cemetery east of Kokomo Indiana during a funeral in progress. Undertaker Dimmitt of Kokomo directed the burial as the body was lowered the bees attacked mourners causing panic. The sexton returned later to finish filling the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kokomo
Ind
Salem
Here
Dimmitt
Boy Lansman Severed Leg In Freight Car Accident
Ernest P. Brady, 15, son of Mrs. Robert Brady of Warsaw Indiana, was struck by a projecting iron from a freight car on the Pennsylvania road while at his post as lansman. He was thrown under the car, his leg was cut off, and he crawled hundreds of feet before exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Ind
Ernest P. Brady
Robert Brady
Lanspman
Despondent wife jumps from bridge of suicides over Pigeon Creek
Evansville Indiana report says the wife of Edwin T. Brown, a saloon keeper, died by suicide by leaping from the so called bridge of suicides over Pigeon Creek. The article notes about 50 deaths in twenty years from that bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ind
Edwin T. Brown
Pigeon Creek
Reed Dies After 40 Foot Fall At Work
South Bend Indiana July 6 George RB Reed age 22 Western Union line man fell from a 40 foot pole while at work and broke his neck dying almost instantly. It is not known if Reed touched a live wire or was overcome by the heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Bend
Ind
George Rb, Reed
Western Union
Reed
Conger Married in Kokomo Sparks Arrest Warrant
A July report from Kokomo Indiana states a warrant was issued for Harry Conger after he reportedly married Miss Maud Hobbs days earlier. The couple allegedly reside with Conger’s wife and children at Ply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conger
Kokomo
Ind
Harry Conger
Maud Hobbs
Conand
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