Platt Sees Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill on New York GOP
Senator Thomas C. Platt and Colonel George W. Dunn met with President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill for a two hour conference on national and New York politics. Platt predicts a solid New York delegation for the 1904 GOP nominating convention and says Odell will seek re election.
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New York
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
N. Y
New York State
Thomas C. Platt
Sagamore Hill
Platt
George W. Dunn
Binghamton
Republican State Committee of
Colonel Dunn
Sylph
J. West Roosevelt
Tech
Odell
Senator Platt
J. West Roosevelt Landings
Associated Press
Dunn
Empire State
Ray
Sherman
Davies
Politician Woods Attends Quiet Day Aboard Ship
Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff drew only a shake of the head from Mr. Platt when asked about chairing the Republican State executive committee. The Sylph sailed for New York at 3.25 as Senator Platt and Colonel Dunn planned a trip to Manhattan Beach, while the President enjoyed a notably quiet day.
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Ture
Timothy L. Woodruff
Platt
Mr. Woodruff
Republican State Executive Committee
New York
Senator Platt
Colonel Dunn
Manhattan Beach
Leitrim MP Patrick McHugh jailed for contempt
Patrick A. McHugh Nationalist MP for Leitrim North left Parliament with the Sligo jail governor to begin a three month sentence for contempt of court. A special court bench warrant issued June 15 led to his arrest after he allegedly called the presiding magistrate a damned war and refused to apologize to the court, tied to 1901 seditious libels case against his newspaper the Sligo Champion.
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London
Patrick A. McHugh
North
Leitrim
House of Commons
Sligo
McHugh
The
Sligo Champion
Russia's Hard Times: Witte Comments on Communal Ownership
AP dispatch from St. Petersburg outlines the agriculture and peasantry commission drawing attention to India devious schemes. Witte says abolishing the commune is not immediately threatened and government will focus on pruning undesirable features and avoiding further subdivision.
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Associated Press
Petersburg
M. Witte
Russia
New Non-Partisan Huikuokoa Campaign Opens in Hawaii
Bolters from the home rule split form the Huikuokoa party led by Prince Cupid Kalanianaola and call a mass meeting. Ex-Queen Liliuokalani reportedly refuses to commit to either faction, while Republican leaders set a September 1 territorial convention in Honolulu. Arthur Griffiths named president of Oahu College to succeed A M Smith.
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San Francisco
Mohican
Yokohama
Dutch Harbor
Home Rule Party
Cupid Kalanianaola
Huikuokoa
Wilcox
Lillaukalan
Republican Territorial Committee
Arthur F. Griffiths
St.George’s School
Newport
R. L
Oahu College
A. M. Smith
Boer Generals Sail from Cape Town to England
Generals Botha De Wet and Delarey sailed for England today as crowds cheered in Cape Town. Dutch schoolboys carried their carriages to the steamship dock and authorities allowed the demonstrations. The Boer leaders met Governor Sir Walter F. Hely-Hutchinson greeting them warmly. a Transvaal flag waved without incident.
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Cape Town
Botha
de Wet
Delarey
England
Walter F. Hely-Hutchinson
Cape Colony
Transvaal
Cholera Spreads in Cairo and Moucha Death Toll Rises
An Egyptian outbreak reports 41 new cases and 35 deaths in Cairo yesterday with 22 new cases and 14 deaths at Moucha. The disease has appeared in Zizeh as well, signaling widening spread.
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Cairo
Egypt
Moucha
Zizeh
Amended Chinese Railroad Pact Likely Signed Tomorrow
The amended agreements between Great Britain and Russia near completion as talks drop the military directors clause and agree no Chinese built northern line will be controlled by a foreign power.
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Pekin
Great Britain
Russia
Papal Approval of Noninterference in French School Disturbance
The Pope approves Cardinal Rampolla by policy statement as Papal Secretary of State not to interfere in the disturbance in France over the closing of unauthorized Catholic schools.
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Rome
Cardinal Rampolla
France
Croker Negotiating for Home in London
London report says Richard Croker is negotiating to buy a house on Carlton House Terrace in London. The notice, dated July 30, mentions Croker’s possible new residence as part of a current real estate bid.
Summerland oil interests consolidated by Eastern capitalists
Practically all oil producing interests in Summerland have been consolidated by Eastern capitalists who have subscribed 700000 for development. The deal covers about 17875 acres of oil land with water frontage and consolidates the local holdings under a single management.
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Santa Barbara
Cal
Summerland
Firemen Find One Dead as Four Walls Paper Company Building Burns
Des Moines fire crews early today found one man dead and another dying in a fire at the Four Walls Paper Company building. Investigators described extensive damage to the warehouse and surrounding facilities as smoke and flames raged through the site. The deceased and injured were removed for medical treatment, with investigators probing the cause of the blaze.
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Des Moines
Park workers remove decayed branches concerns over hemlock trees
Fairmount Park crews under Chief Engineer Vogdes remove decayed branches and underbrush along Wissahickon Drive from Upsal to Tulpehocken stations. A Park Commission member says only decayed limbs are removed to protect living trees and no tree is cut down without superintendent reporting.
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Fairmount Park
Vogdes
Park Commission
Wissahickon Drive
Upsal
Tulpehocken
Wissahickon
July Weather in Philadelphia Shows Mild Comfort and High Humidity
July brought unusually comfortable nights with cool mornings and frequent 60 to 70 degree lows while daily highs rarely surpassed 90 degrees on three days. The average temperature for July stood around 76 to 79 depending on method, with frequent rains and several electrical storms affecting life and property. Tomorrow is forecast partly cloudy with light winds and about half an inch of rain.
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Philadelphia
Sood Co
Reeseuhe
Coal Shipments on PRR Lines Show Large Soft Coal Totals
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports weekly and year to date coal and coke totals for lines east of Pittsburgh and Erie. Anthracite 3 408 tons and 548 817 tons of bituminous coal with 208 653 tons of coke for the week ending July 26. Year to July 26 totals: anthracite 1 611 739 tons, bituminous 14 381 148 tons, coke 5 529 408 tons. Shifts show anthracite shipments down 1 065 024 tons, bituminous up 3 077 546 tons, coke up 893 372 tons since the previous date. The figures mark the large soft coal and coke shipments since the anthracite strike began.
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Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pittsburg
Erie
Wilmington Protests Omission in Railroad Merger Name
President William Lawton of the Wilmington Board of Trade protests to George W. Massey the removal of Wilmington from the merged railroad name. The Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore merges with the Baltimore and Potomac to form Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington Railroad. Wilmington will present objections to both boards of directors.
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Wilmington
Del
William Lawton
Board of Trade
George W. Massey
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington Railroad
Police act condemned in Pittsburgh habeas ruling
Judge McClung ordered Bert Feightly discharged from police custody after he was held as a King murder suspect. The court found the police acted illegally and arrogated authority without an information or constitutional basis, freeing Feightly.
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Pittsburg
McClung
Bert
Wage conference fails as Glass Workers seek wage rise
The first wage conference between manufacturers and a Window Glass Workers committee in Pittsburg ends without agreement. Workers demand 10 percent increases for single strength workers and 5 percent for double strength, while Independent manufacturers oppose the raise.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Firemen present gold badge to George W Miller in Reading
Philadelphia Allen town Norristown and Lock haven firemen of the State Fire Association award Chief Engineer George W Miller a gold badge at Reading. District Engineer Naltinger of Philadelphia gave the presentation speech. Mayor Yeager replied at the banquet.
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Philadelphia
Reading
Allentown
Norristown
Lock Ven
State Fire 'S Association
George W. Miller
Naltinger
Yeager
Wealthy Pittsburg Man Found Dead at Allegheny Cemetery
Special to the Philadelphia Times reports William H. Scott was found dead by suicide in Allegheny Cemetery. He was once wealthy and prominent, having fallen on hard times prior to his death.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
William H. Scott
Allegheny
Train Wreck At Pack Saddle Kills Engineer in 50-Foot Fall
Altoona dispatch reports the Pennsylvania Railroad fast No. 11 plunging from a Pack Saddle embankment into the Conemaugh River. Engineer John W. Kemmerling died instantly and fireman H M Nicely died later. Four other railroad workers in Harrisburg and Altoona were injured. The crash followed excessive speed on a sharp reverse curve, destroying telegraph lines and delaying communication.
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Altoona
John W. Kemmerling
H. M. Nicely
Pack Saddle
J. F. McGinnis
Harrisburg
J. S. Willis
H. H. Wert
J. R
Kemmerling
Conemaugh
McNichol to bid on Washington filtration plant project
Daniel J. McNichol of the firm Daniel J. and James P. McNichol will bid on the Washington filtration plant. Government engineers adopted the Torresdale plant as the standard and will open bids in Washington on Tuesday, August 12. Engineers are in the capital site inspecting preparations for the bid.
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Daniel J. McNichol
Daniel J
James P. McNichol
Betz Building
Washington, D. C
McNichol
Roxborough
National Capital
Isparheckor Seeks Help as Creeks Tension Rises
United States Marshal Bennett sends six deputies to Isparheckor’s Creek reservation home after a telegram begging officers to come. The ex-chief faces pressure from full-bloods or Snakes opposing tribal government dissolution, with ten Snake members arrested earlier.
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Muskogee, IL. T
United States
Bennett
Isparheckor
Isparhecker
Snake Band
Chaff Begins Move for Paper Making Experiment
Twenty three sacks of chaff from cane waste brought by the bark Santiago from Hilo will be shipped East for an experiment in paper manufacture. Observers note thousands of tons of chaff on Hawaiian plantations are burned but may be repurposed for paper.
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San Francisco
Hilo
Santiago
Hawaiian Islands
Sidewalk Collapse Injures Dozens on Halsted Street
A sidewalk in front of 3438 Halsted street collapsed last night as a crowd watched a wounded man carried to a doctor's office. About fifty people fell ten feet. four were badly hurt and a dozen more were bruised and shaken.
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Chicago
Halsted Street
General Lew Wallace Injured in Car Crash Near Crawfordsville
General Lew Wallace was tossed from his car while en route to his game preserve near Crawfordsville Indiana last night but escaped serious injury. He lost control of the automobile and was thrown out without major harm.
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Lew Wallace
Crawfordsville
Ind
Lew. Wallace
Arrivals of Ocean Liners Graf Waldersee and Labo Naplea
Ocean liner Graf Waldersee arrives New York after voyage from Hamburg while Labo Naplea docks in New York after its transatlantic trip from New York.
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Graf Waldersee
New York
Hamburg
Labo
Naplea
New Jersey's Barbour Named Sixth District GOP Candidate
In Passaic tomorrow night Colonel William Barbour of Bergen county is set to become the Republican nominee for the Sixth district. He defeated incumbent James F. Stewart at the primaries, securing a large delegate majority in a heated Passaic Bergen and Sussex race. Barbour's rise alarms some State leaders who fear a wealth backed, influential shift. Barbour and ex U S Attorney General John W Griggs forge a potential new political bloc, with Griggs aiming for Kean's Senate seat and Barbour backing him as a rival to other contenders.
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Philadelphia Times
Trenton
William Barbour
Bergen County
Passaic
Bergen
Sussex
Barbour
James F. Stewart
Barfour
United States
John W. Griggs
Luzerne Democrats Rally in Wilkesbarre for Big State Ticket
William T. Creasy, chairman of the Democratic State committee, visits Wilkesbarre to hear local leaders' views. They report strong Luzerne County support for the Democratic State ticket and predict the largest Democratic vote ever cast, with Northeastern Pennsylvania showing especially pronounced sentiment. Creasy foresees a robust party organization and a wave of Republican voters shifting to the Democratic State and Legislative tickets in November.
Flinn Planned to Lead Pittsburg Republican Machine
July 30 report says Senator Flinn is expected to assume control of the Pittsburg Republican city machine after requests from office holders. Ex mayor William Diehl is named as Recorder candidate. Recorder Brown will retire. The leadership move could affect the quarrel with Quay and the upcoming campaign.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Flinn
Republican City Machine
Recorder
Wiliam Diehl
Rippers
Recorder Brown
Quay
Schuylkill Republicans back Roosevelt Patterson
The Schuylkill county Republican convention endorsed President Roosevelt and Congressman Patterson and named a ticket led by Patterson for Congress and Gore for Prothonotary. Arbitration of the miners strike was demanded. The legislative third seat was a near tie between Theodore F. Hoffman and John W. Woodward.
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Pottsville
Schuylkill County
Roosevelt
Patterson
Congress
George R. Patterson
Ashland
Samuel Gore
Harrison Ball
Mahanoy City
Register
Thomas Herb
Tremont
Frank €. Palmer
Frank R. Kantner
Two Candidates Barred Beaver County Primary Vote
Beaver county Republican committee chair H P Brown won approval from the executive committee for refusing to appoint a return judge of the May 15 Republican primary for Congress. As a result J H Cunningham of Beaver and BE A Acheson of Washington cannot be placed on the November ticket.
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Beaver
H. P. Brown
Beaver County
Republican Committee
Congress
Brown
J. H. Cunningham
BE. A. Acheson
Washington County
Mail courtship ends in Enfield wedding for Collis and Troy
Celia Troy of Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania married Judson W. Collis of Enfield New Hampshire today after meeting last Saturday. Their romance began with a matrimonial advertisement in a newspaper and developed entirely through letters.
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Enfield
N. H
Celia Troy
Wilkesbarre
Judson W. Collis
Fighting Tenth Regimental Reunion Slated Tomorrow
Uniontown reports the Fighting Tenth Regiment to hold its third reunion tomorrow on the anniversary of the Nalate battle. Expect many prominent state officials and army officers. The unit earned its record in the Philippines.
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Philadelphia Times
Uniontown
Tenth
Nalate
Philippines
Infant Smothered by Bedclothes Found Dead in Home
Mr and Mrs G Jobneon of 130 Ells street awoke to find their seven weeks old daughter dead in bed. The infant apparently slept as mother checked on her then found she had smothered on bedding. The death is reported as an accidental suffocation.
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G Jobneon
Ells Street
Iloucentee UY
Appeaiey
Congressional Nominations Highlight Fourth District
A fragment notes nominations in the fourth district with references to George and Theodore in a Republican context. The text is incomplete but indicates party nominations and district focus.
Clash of Striking Miners Sparks Troop Move to Harrisburg
In Shenandoah region a sheriff's attempt to escort two non union men triggered a deadly clash with strikers. Eighth and Twelfth Regiments and the Governor's Troop headed to Harrisburg after reports of gunfire and civil disorder. More trouble was feared as police and miners clashed, with at least twenty miners wounded and one officer mortally injured. Governor Stone departed for Harrisburg to assess actions.
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Shenandoah Mine
Harrisburg
Stewart
Gobin
Shenandoah
Beddal
Stone
Adirondacks
John Fry
Lehigh
Stiney Yacopsky
Reign of terror grips Shenandoah after mob violence
A violent riot in Shenandoah centers on Centre Street as police exchange fire with strikers. Deputy Sheriff Beddal and his brother Joseph are attacked. Joseph dies. A mob of about 5,000 surrounds the depot where deputies seek refuge. Governor Stone may send militia after a petition from townspeople.
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Shenandoah
Centre Street
Joseph Beddal
Sheriff Beddal
Frank Uraitis
Fry
Rengheisher
Beddal
Pottsville
Bedda
Philadelphia and Reading
Miners
Guns Cowed Miners at Gilberton Clash
A standoff near Gilberton between strikers and coal and iron deputies ended without fatalities. Deputies used armed guards at the water hoist, a deputy was disarmed and later released on bail. About a thousand marchers later approached the St Nicholas washery before moving toward Shenandoah.
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Wiahanoy City
Gilberton
St. Nicholas Washery
Shenandoah
Burgess Proclaims to Prevent Clash at Mount Carmel
Mount Carmel July 30 Chief Burgess issues a law and order proclamation as tensions rise between authorities and strikers. Strikers monitor non union workers at collieries near Shamokin and persuasion or removal actions occur. Deputy guards requested for Reliance colliery but not granted. President Mitchell plans a tour to rally workers.
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Philadelphia Times
Mount Carmel
Shamokin
John Mitchell
Schuylkill
Wilkesbarre
Plan to Tire Out Miners
Thomas P. Fowler, president of the Ontario and Western Railway, comments on the anthracite miners strike from New York. He notes little change, reports limited washery coal shipments at old rates, and argues against higher prices or surrender. He claims operators blocked mine destruction and warns of public and company disruption if arbitration occurs.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Thomas P. Fowler
Ontario and Western Railroad
Baer
Reading Company
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