Troops in Cleveland Strikes Tensions Rise Over City Riots
About 1,200 soldiers, including 400 Spanish War veterans, are under arms in Cleveland to quell rioting by striking streetcar workers. The Consolidated Company offers to reinstate some strikers who return to work as state arbitration attempts to force a settlement. The union demands full reinstatement and recognition, signaling a prolonged standoff.
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Union Station
Central Armory
Isle of
Porto Rico
Farley
Everett
Consolidated Company
War correspondents muzzled by Otis
A Manila war dispatch from June 17 reports escalating censorship by General Otis restricting Navy news and delay in reporting ship losses. It notes editors cannot publish truthful war details, risking treason accusations, mutiny among volunteers, and withheld hospital figures, with correspondents facing frequent gunfire risk.
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London
Manila
Otis
Monadnock
Nichols
Rockefeller
Tilly
Signel Corps
Dewey to Visit Schley in Norwalk This Summer
Norwalk and Westport residents plan a grand reception for Admiral Dewey during his promised visit to Admiral Schley. Dewey will travel from New York to Vermont via the New Haven Hartford line, stop at South Norwalk, then proceed to Hendrick's Point to visit Mrs. M. Stuart Wortley. The stay is expected to last at least two days with a cordial welcome anticipated.
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Norwalk
Conn
Westport
Admiral Dewey
Admiral Schley
Manila Bay
New York
Vermont
New York, New Haven
Mrs. Wortley
Dewey
Admiral
General Wheeler Sails for Manila Voyage Begins
The transport Tartar departed San Francisco for Manila carrying General Joseph Wheeler a portion of the Nineteenth Infantry and a number of army recruits bound for the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Tartar
Manila
Joseph Wheeler
Nineteenth Infantry
Philippines
Smallpox Victim Mills Escapes Hospital Crowd Sparks Epidemic Fears
William Mills a smallpox patient eluded nurses at Municipal Hospital and was recaptured near Second and Lombard streets after hours at large in a congested city area. Police worked to contain the threat as fears of wider infection spread among residents. Mills was confined at the Third district station before ambulance transport. Creosote disinfection and clothing burning followed to prevent spread.
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Municipal Hospital
Second
Lombard Streets
Board of Health
Coupland
Park and
Lehigh Avenues
Mills
Sedgely Avenue
Addison Street
Down Town
Third District
Czar Nicholas to Undergo Operation
Cablegram from Stockholm reports court circles expect the Czar to appoint his brother Duke Michael as regent of Russia after a domestic strain. The note cites the 1895 disappointment over an heir and mentions Tatiana as a prior birth, with recent events shaping the succession outlook.
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Stockholm
St. Petersburg
Michael
Chicago
Tatiana
Ona
Kidnapped or driven away by mother's cruelty
Grace May Hart, eight, vanished from her mother's boarding house on Mt. Vernon Street. Mrs. Hart accuses Captain John D. Hart of kidnapping. he denies it and says Grace asked to be with him due to alleged ill treatment. Police investigate while Grace is later found at her father's office. family details and prior separations noted.
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Ignatius F. Horstmann
Cleveland
Hart
Grace May
John D. Hart
Sitvester
Emaid
Captain Hart
Little Grace
Delaware Avenue
Grace
Mt. Vernon Street
James Hart
Fairmount Avenue
Cuba
Laura
Ada
Laurada
Atlantic City
Supreme Court
Miss May Service
Philadelphia
W. ©. Russell
Amanda Brown
Lewis
Once Rich, Now Bankrupt A Baltimore Clubman Loses Fortune
Special Telegram to Tus Timms reports Ernest Gittings a well known club man fled a bankruptcy petition in U S Court after losing a fortune in speculation. He formerly ran a general banking and other listings, with cash and assets described in the filing.
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Tus Timms
Baltimore
Ernest Gittings
United States
Beaten by Schley He Wants to Join Us
Able-bodied Seaman Francisco Beltrano Rodriguez arrived with $150 and a wish to enlist in the American navy after landing following questioning by immigration officials. He served under Admiral Cervera and was among Spaniards defeated near Santiago. He admires the American way and will apply at the nearest recruiting station.
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Timea
New York
Francisco Beltrano Rodriguez
Cervera
Santiago
Rodriguez
Parrot as a Witness in Newark Court
A parrot named Poll occupied the witness stand in Judge Schalk's court after Poll wandered from Meyer Posnek of 141 Charleton Street. Saloonkeeper Jacob Hanfler kept and cage-trained the bird. Posnek claimed Poll after a laugh drew customers at Hanfler's place, a fight followed its removal, and the judge ruled the parrot his.
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Newark
Schalk
Posey
Poll
Posnek
Wireless telephone system claimed to link London and New York
A Russian doctor says he has invented a wireless telephoning method connecting London and New York. London scientists doubt the claim but withhold judgment due to lack of details. The report appears as a special cablegram from Toin Times.
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Toin Times
Chicago Record
London
New York
Deserted Bride for War in Hazleton Naugie Enlists
Miss Gertrude Williams of Sugarloaf Valley and Lloyd Naugle of Seyberville planned to marry last night in Hazleton but Naugle did not appear. He enlisted at the local recruiting station and was sent to Camp Meade this morning. Friends seeking the intended groom learned of the enlistment. Naugle may face military arrest and return.
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Hazleton
Gertrude Williams
Sugarloaf Valley
Lloyd Naugie
Seyberville
Naugie
Camp Meade
Miss Williams
Victoria's Eyesight Saved
The Truth reports Queen Victoria has undergone ten weeks of eye treatment advised by Professor Pagenstecher of Wiesbaden. Her eyesight is no longer in danger and no operation is needed. She now wears large glasses with black rims and uses a shaded wax candle under artificial light.
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London
Pagenstecher
Wiesbaden
Poisoned by licking paint in Mount Holly incident
Special telegram reports a Mount Holly boy narrowly escaped death after licking paint mixed with Paris green. The child tasted a sweet coating on flowers or painted work, began licking more, grew seriously ill, but his life was saved after emergency care and persistent treatment. The boy is identified as the son of Richard Tomlinson.
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Mount Holly
Parise Green
Richard Tomlinson
Lincoln
Stella Lewis
Editor Fleeing Town Leaves Debts Behind Bernardsville Star
Special Telegram reports Morristown editor Daniel C. Johnson fled the town after six weeks running the Bernardsville Star. He boasted the paper would stay and drew Morristown merchants’ ads then vanished with prepayments. Local wife mourns. Johnson’s past includes claims of Ashtabula ties and a bold bicycle stunt in window displays.
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Morristown
N. J
Daniel C. Johnson
Johnson
Bernardsville Star
Bernardsville
Ashtabula
Ohio
Lillian May Ridner
State Farmers Alliance Convention Set For Tomorrow
Special Telegram reports Columbia prepares for the State convention of the Farmers Alliance tomorrow night. The text notes the alliance’s historical leadership and a key election looming, with emphasis on alignment of farmers and militia leaders and calls for advance support ahead of the general election.
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Timms
Columbia
The
Farmers’ Alliance
Ieeee Alliance
Passenger Steamer Buried in Quebec Fire at Wharf
A passenger steamer named Mistassini was burned at her wharf in Quebec in July at 1 o clock on Lake St. John. The loss is estimated at 50,000 dollars.
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Mistassini
Lake &. John
Nce
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