Various Global Notices From Early 1900s Chronicle
A compilation of brief items reports Howard factory damages in Tennessee bar legal and political notes in several states. It notes visits to Secretary Blaine, medical licensing debates, resignations, a Vermont like murder confession, a rapid ocean voyage, weather damage in Colorado, journalism on wages, executions in Georgia and Louisiana, textile price rises, a noted capitalist death, and European capital interests in shipping and rail. It adds constitutional debates in Washington Territory, suffrage clause defeat in Montana, and imperial diplomacy notes on Delagoa Bay and Swiss treaties.
Fire devastates Lochow area as hundreds perished
Early reports describe a catastrophic fire at Lochow destroying 7,000 houses and killing over 120 people with 179 left homeless. Authorities say living victims camp outside with rising death tolls, while aid is mobilized to shelter the displaced and provide food and medical care.
Various Late News Items From Across the States
A collection of brief items reports a 105 year old Retta Boows dying in Louisville Kentucky born in Virginia. Charces S. Caster of Independence Missouri is said to be short in his accounts by 1000 dollars. The White Earth Reservation may not open this year 3 million acres. A mob whipped a Black farm tenant near Somerset Kentucky and others on the Bar clay farm. Knights of Labor assembly in Mississippi set for Meridian August 6. Patent leather makers in New York seek cash sales with optional one third take. Homer Louisiana suffers five stores and two hotels burned on the 27th. Heavy rains sweep Atlantic coast to Texas. Four women search Newark for Charles A. Lewis with multiple spouses claimed. Governor of Maryland issues Kilrain arrest warrant. Marion County Mississippi grand jury pending indictment. Severe storm at Natchez Mississippi damages crops. Joan Steackes jailed at Steubenville Ohio for brutal abuse of children. U S import value last year 46 127 476 with exports 742 401 790 and a tax bill called against Mrs Florence Maybrick of Liverpool for poisoning her husband James Maybrick.
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Jemy Macxerr
Engtona
Ameri
Boulanger
Dillon
Rochefort
Senate
Yokohama
Swift
Harbor
Knickerbocker Bean Company
New York City
Crosser
China
Shanghai
Tisa- Tar
Paris
Warnxe Warrries
Reading & Columbus Road
Epbratah
Pao Hoe
Bertha
Ounalaska
Arctic Ocean
James N. Hamilton
Otter
Annie
Axpagn F. Cardenrreco
Baltimorean
Baltimore
Crutchfield
Richmond
Evrenon Williax
Bayreuth
Switzerland
Commissiover Gilver
Europe
Wispomw
Wanamaker
Jenkintown
Franxk Sctrros
Grand Union Hotel
Ma. Params Boax
United States
Chili
Callao
Peru
Rise Minas
Belgrade
Alexander
North Dakota
Supreme Court
Baegdeog Judicial District
Breed
Maybrick
Liverpool
Sir Charles Russell
Ae Oy
Galena
New York
Harti
Ths
Interior Department
Pottawatomie
Louisa
Portugal
Lisbon
Retta Boows
Louisville
Virginia
Charces S. Caster
Independence
Mill Barclay
Somerset
Mr. Barclay
State Assembly of the Knights of Labor of Mississippi
Meridian
Homer
Atlantic
Maine
South Carolina
Texas
Charles A. Lewis
Newark
N. J
Maryland
Kilrain
Mississippi
Marion County
Miss
Natchez
Joan Staeckes
Steubenville
Thamls
Florence Elizabeth Maybrick
James Maybrick
England
Sweating Shops Report Sparks Boston Committee Crusade
A Boston committee from the Tailors’ Union investigated New York’s sweating shops on the East Side. In Hester Street six story tenements, workers toiled from dawn to past midnight under harsh conditions with low wages and hot, crowded rooms. The delegation described extreme dirt and pressure while planning actions against the ready made clothing trade.
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Whats
Moston Asien
New York
New Yoas
Calon of
Boston
Basten
Scommittes
Deleestes
Hester
Contractora
Ogeters Moor
Valkyrie May Compete With American 7-Foot Vessels
Kostes reports yachtsmen eye a possible match between Lord Dusraves's Valkyrie and American 7-footers Titania Katrina. General Paine and associates deny fixed matches while awaiting trial races to select a defender for the America's Cup. Eastern Yach Club plans trials as owners of the four leading 70-footers agree to enter.
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Dusraves
Kostes
Vyachtsmen
General Paine
Amd
Titania
Mr. Burgess
George H. Richarda
Lord Dovraren
Lord Danraven
Eastern Yach
Ny Coun
Terrible Struggle Reported Near Port-au-Prince
New York July 2 dispatch from the steamship Frederick Hendrick describes a fresh clash near Port-au-Prince Haiti. Hipployte's forces attacked the La Coupe fortress, Legitime's troops countered with a heavy volley, one man killed, several wounded, and Legitime emerging with a new victory while debt totals rise to about 6 000 gourdes for both sides.
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Left- le-Prince
Joe
New York
Frederick Hendrick
Puri-au-Prince
Hastien
Hippolyte
la Coupe
Legitime
Port-au-Prince
la So Umiere Wonseus
Navy remits sentence for Henry B. Sumuth missing officer
The Secretary of the Navy remuted the court martial sentence of Passed Assistant Paymaster Henry BE Sumuth who vanished from the Essex in New York last April. He had been found guilty of absence from his station and duty, and the court had sentenced him to six months suspension from rank and pay, with retention on the list of passed assistant paymasters. The remission followed a finding that he was not mentally responsible for his actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wassixetox
Secretary of the Navy
Henry BE. Sumuth
Essex
New York
Smith
Defaulter in State Wheel case shocks Tennessee farmers
In a Nashville State House meeting, W T Davia, secretary of the Tennessee State Wheel, acknowledged a shortage in his accounts and threatened suicide by drowning in the Cumberland. The scandal compounds tension as officers kept quiet, then leaked details. Davia, a longtime official, was linked to a bond covering the deficit and faces investigation. Meanwhile distant crimes and a distillery seizure are noted alongside alliance consolidations.
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W. T. Davia
Tennester
Mente
Organizathen
Gleason Sathon
Bern
State Wheel
Nashville
A. E Gariner
E A. Gowan
Geardner
National Wheel
Mr. Gowan
Cumberland
Davis
Davie
Death in Mobile from Lockjaw After Minor Wound
Stephen A. Leonard Jr., son of a former city official, dies in Mobile Alabama from tetanus. The fatal case followed a minor skin cut on the index finger from a pocket knife, triggering muscle stiffness and convulsions that intensified until death.
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Stephen A. Leonard, Jr
Mobile
Ala
Death of Noe Eliza Lotten-Phillips in Line Wood La
Noe Eliza Lotten-Phillips wife of W W Pugh Jr died at Line wood Louisiana. Known in literary circles she published Southern sketches under the pen name Aria. The notice also reports the first bale of new cotton from Albany received at Savannah by Garnett Stables Co weighing 5 pounds and classed unofficially low middling and forwarded to New York.
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Noe Eliza Lotten-Phillips
W. W. Pugh, Jr
Linewood, la
Savannah
Albany
Garnett, Stables E Co
New York
Notable deaths and a jail sentence in brief notes
Samuel Cole, nephew of Colonel E. W. Cole of Nashville, Tenn., jailed thirty days for drunkenness at Kaczville, arriving with 2.00 and leaving dead broke. Will Brown, son of Captain Samuel Brown, Pittsburgh coal king, died at Princeton Ky of typhoid fever days after marriage. Judge John Clark of Patanisa Circuit Georgia died at Smithville attempting to jump from a moving train.
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Samuel Cole
E. W. Cole
Nashville
Tenn
Kaczville
Will Brown
Samuel Brown
Pittsburgh
Coal King
Princeton
Mr. Brown
Ohio Valley Railroad
John Clark
Patanisa
Georgia
Smithville
Inland Navigation and the Future of Steambeating
Opinion piece arguing for the preservation of canals and inland water routes in the United States against railroad domination. Highlights a decline in canal usage, calls for modernization of steamboats, and cites international examples and public sentiment from travelers to stress the strategic importance of water transportation. Includes contemporaneous quotes from various authors and commentators.
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United States
Searching a Convict How to Thwart Smuggling Tricks
George Kennan recalls Captain Nikcolin debating methods to search a political convict. The exchange covers stripping clothing and inspecting unusual hiding places such as hollow teeth for letters and poison, revealing distrust of convicts and the dangers of sly tricks.
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Kennan
Nikcolin
Mer
George Kennap
Century
Substitute for Coal Adapted for Domestic and Manufacturing Use
A Minneapolis firm unveils a new substitute for coal made from sawdust and petroleum residuum. Process includes heating, mixing, and pressing into 10 by 4 by 3 inch blocks. Claimed cheaper and as satisfactory as coal. production planned nationwide. Also note a silver coffin plate from 1862 grave at Lord Botetourt was restored to William and Mary College.
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Minneapolis
Northwest
Lord Botetourt
Williamsburg
William and Mary College
Rome
Railroad Magnates Rise From Humble Ranks Across Rail Firms
A sweeping profile of railway leaders who began as laborers or messengers and climbed to top posts. Notable examples include A M Tucker Erie division superintendent, John N Abbott Western States Passenger Association, and A J Cassatt who started as machinist. The article traces career leaps from brakeman to president across major lines.
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A M. Tucker
Erie
Murphy
Engineer Corps
John N. Abbott
Western States Passenger Association
Erin CC
W. Bradley
West Shore
Greneral
Bancroft
Denver & Rio Grande
Caldwell
Nickel Plate
Pennsylvania
F. K. Hain
New York
Philadelphia & Reading
Pottsville
Theottom
Roberts
Red Man
Engineer Corp
ISG
Eght
A. J. Cassatt
Mximan
Thomsen
Altoven
Pugh
Beakeman
Carpenter
Messenger
Phillies
Geer
James McCrea
Pennsylvania Lines
Pittsburgh
Robert Pitcairn
Old Atlantic
Anson Stager
Western Union Telegraph Company
W. O. Hogart
Grand Rapids & Indians Railroad Company
Andrew Carnegie
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Jackson
Howard
Blaine
Richarosos
South Carolas
Dr. McDow
Washington
Bratve, Jr
Bar Harbor
Hale
Elaworth
Wraurt
County
Ash
Columbia
Bee
Needles
Semiy Hook
Fe Sa
Ofolorado
Fervices
Bismarck
Pak
Frank Blount
Valdota
Tom Bowling
Baton Rouge
Tareo
Coasteaose Tower
Waterville
Paralsel
Washington Territory
Mes Gentacoe Dewes
Nelson Drices
Augest
Montana
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Burroal Company
Topeka
Kas
Montagh Point
L. L
Milford Haven
Wales
Rothschilds
Sir William Allan
Allan Line
Vienna
Freie Presse
Delagoa Bay
Cape
Congo
Brussels
Pall Mall Gazette
Anrralserative
Macy & Ca
Dian & Co
Stern Brothers
Simp#2
Crawford & Simpson
Dry Seals Houses
Zperteet
Zary
Berlin
Dene
Tess Pircuza Rixe
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
King
Nebraska
Chalk Bluff
Yankton
Ohio
J. B. Helwig
B. Logan
Alliance
Eersaal
Gideon T. Stuart
Supreme
D. M. Eynus Toledo
Snez
Ashtabula
Te Pesther Lloyd
Prince Marck
Germany
William
Congress
Hexgar & Ives
Supreme Court of
Lallow Street
G. H. Stayner
House of Commons
Gladstone
Marshall H. Mitchell
Kingston
Ont
Denver
Texas & Fort Worth
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Gulf
Utah
Paterson
Detroit
Gay
Mam
Ocorn & Co
Philadelphia
Irm Ean
Unaioa Iron Works
San Francisco
Tracy
Midland
Waterloo
Matthew Actwwo
Alexandria
Sterney W. Doaser
Thompson, Acterley & Kaufmann
Cram
Havre
France
Jauis McCae
Tror
Bath
Helens
Qwat
Chicago Times
Richmond Paper Company
Providence
Indiana
Fred Dwenker
Chicago
Hayti
Tennessee State Wheel
Minera
Redding Mines
Birmingham
Dancan
Ed Cooper
Duncan
Cooper
Moonshimer
Sparkis
Red Boiling Springs
Macon County
Qouh
George Carteer
Tennessee
State Alliance
Wheelers
Arkansas
J. P. Buchanan
E A. Gardner
Liberty County
Bell
Cansan
James
Lockjaw
Inland Navigation
Delaware
New York Bay
Great Britain
New England
Saratoga
Ieverals
London
Charles Barnard
Io Century
Beecher
Sigourney
le Biden
Charles Kingsley
Aalbire
Boston Transcript
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Me Whitney
Kol- Wen
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