Hawaiian Annexation Treaty Text and Context Described
President McKinley sends to Senate a treaty for the annexation of the Republic of Hawaii to the United States with Secretary Sherman’s report. The document traces U S policy from 1820 to 1898, argues annexation as the inevitable outcome, and outlines constitutional safeguards, governance plans, and labor provisions guiding the transfer.
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Pear River
Oahu
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Washington
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John Sherman
Unitedates
Francis March Hatch
Lorrin A. Thurston
William A. Kinney
Hawaiian Treaty Text Sets US Annexation Path
The document outlines the June 17 treaty between the United States and the Republic of Hawaii. It declares Hawaii ceded to the United States and annexed as the Territory of Hawaii, with Articles detailing sovereignty transfer, public lands, governance, and debt assumption up to 4 million dollars.
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Hawaii
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Republic of Hawaii
United States of America
Territory of Hawaii
Congress of the United States
Hawaiian Postal Savings Bank
Secretary of State Sherman reports treaty signing in Washington
The message includes a report from Secretary Sherman presenting a treaty signed in Washington on the 16th Instant for submission to the Senate if deemed in the public interest. It states the President is to lay the treaty before the Senate.
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Washington
Sherman
Senate
Infant’s prank causes fatal gasoline blaze in home
Mary Hoffman and her husband Edward Hoffman were badly burned when a child lit a match igniting gasoline while Mrs. Hoffman cleaned a room. Neighbors and an Episcopal Hospital ambulance aided them. safety concerns remain as Mrs. Hoffman’s prognosis is poor.
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Mary Hoffman
Lee Street
Edward Hoffman
Hoffman
Episcopal Hospital
Lived Over a Century Veteran Jacob Urban Laid to Rest
The 102 year old veteran of the Lutheran Home for the Aged at Mount Airy, Jacob Urban, was buried after a funeral at the institution. Born in Eckartswecker Baden Germany, he immigrated in 1848 and worked as a carpenter. He married Barbara Gerhart, had two sons, then remarried Caroline Witherlie whose death came in a railroad wreck in 1891. He survived a 87 foot fall during an 1857 New York opera operation, and kept smoking and chewing tobacco most of his life. His death, found in his room before dinner, was compared by Dr. William L. Alrich to a pendulum stopping when the clock runs down.
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Hawaiian Commonwealth
Republic of Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaiian Islands
Lutheran Home For the
Mount Airy
Jacob Urban
Urban
Eckertswecker
Baden
Germany
America
Marri Barbara Gerhart
New York
William L. Alrich
Philadelphia Man Killed Riding Freight Train Near Louck's Mill
Special telegram reports Harry Eisenhour of Philadelphia was knocked from a freight train bumper near Louck's mill and died almost instantly. As he lay dying he asked for a Catholic priest. Father Schleuter of St. Mary's responded but arrived after death. A brewer's association certificate found on his person noted his affiliation and his right arm bore the tattooed letters J. H. W. along with several fingers.
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York
Harry Eisenhour
Philadelphia
Louck’s Mill
Father Schleuter
St. Mary's
Eisenhour
San Francisco Millionaire Sentenced to 24 Hours in Jail
San Francisco millionaire must serve a one day sentence for spitting in public. Judge Wallace affirmed the judgment in the Superior Court, with the confinement to be carried out in the county jail.
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Wallace
Philadelphia Coroner rules death an accidental outside hospital
In Philadelphia William Shock died Tuesday after the coroner's jury found death from accidentally falling from a window at Philadelphia Hospital. Nearby, the steam railroad committee approved a bill to grant the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad near rights to move its siding tracks at Front Willo and Noble streets. The Hibernian Society set a committee to draft resolutions for John H Campbell's memory. Police recovered a man’s body from the Schuylkill identified as Daniel Gleeson of 218 Greenwich Street. Hiram Demonds, a 74 year old meter inspector, fell on Mascher Street and was taken to St Mary's Hospital with a head injury. W 8 L Rhoads sold 2224 North Broad Street for 8000 dollars to F P Brown by L Reimel. John W Davin, arrested for bicycle theft, faced two more accusers at Central Police Station and was held for court. Milton Simes, Robert Kinder and Samuel Hurley were held to explain copper bolt disappearances from Baldwin Locomotive Works.
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Hibernian Society
Dooner’s Hotel
John H. Campbell
First District
Schuylkill
Catharine Street
Daniel Gleeson
Greenwich Street
L. Rhoads
Broad Street
Susquehanna Avenue
Eighth Street
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L. Reimel
F. P. Brown
John W. Davin
Central Police Station
H. H. Parker
Mervine Street
William Harris
Smedley Street
Milton Simes
Robert Kinder
Samuel Hurley
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Simes
Winti Cp Sontey
Ate “ Oe P. M
New Delaware Secretary of State James H. Hughes Named
Gov Eric W. Tunnel appoints James H. Hughes to succeed William H. Boyce as Delaware Secretary of State. Hughes, born 1867 in Kent County, previously served as Assistant Secretary of State under Governor Reynolds and is viewed as a Wolcott faction victory with broad Democratic support.
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Eric W. Tunnel
James H. Hughes
William H. Boyce
State Department
Hughes
Wolcott
Democratic Party
Henry Ridgely
James Lord
Kent County
Conference Academy
James L. Wolcott
Reynolds
Woman severely burned in accidental blasting accident
Mrs J T Cragewell of Turnersville suffered extensive burns after she threw a bucket filled with blasting powder onto a coal fire in a coal house. The explosion wrecked the room and left her body burned from head to foot. the incident occurred this morning near Sharon in Mercer and Crawford counties.
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J. T. Cragewell
Turnersville
Mercer
Crawford Counties
Steamer Virginia Strikes Schooner Near Milwaukee
The Goodrich Line steamer Virginia with 200 passengers collided with the schooner Eyeline from Menominee to Chicago near Milwaukee. The Eyeline was towed to military docks for repairs where a panic among Virginia’s passengers occurred as the steamer continued to Chicago.
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Virginia
Goodrich Line
Byeline
Menominee
Mich
Chicago
Military Docks
Faure Accepts Role to Arbitrate Costa Rica Colombia Dispute
Paris June 17 reports President Faure has consented to arbitrate the frontier dispute between Costa Rica and Colombia, enabling mediation by France. The move follows mounting tensions and signals a formal international diplomatic effort to resolve the Central American border issue.
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Costa Rica
Colombia
Paris
Faure
Seventeen Thames Bodies Recovered in Three Weeks
London authorities report seventeen bodies pulled from the lower Thames in three weeks near London and Tower bridges. The recovered include a well dressed young woman with jewelry and a gold filled purse, and another unclad woman with gold bracelets and ear rings. Some victims had watches and money, suggesting no theft motive, but none identified.
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Thames
London Bridge
Tower Bridge
Masked Robbers Attack Ticket Agent at McKean Station
Miss Mary McKean, a ticket agent at McKean Station on the Allegheny Valley Railroad, was assaulted and robbed by two masked men last night after closing the ticket office. They fled with money and jewels. one thief grabbed her hair, pulling a large tuft. Police report the incident in Pittsburg as investigators pursue leads, noting a prior similar attack about a year ago.
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Mary McKean
McKean Station
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Miss McKean
Contractors to Capitulate in New York Strike
After five weeks the Clothing Cutters' Mutual and Protective Association agreed to capitulate to the Brotherhood of Tailors demands. Leaders said contractors must sign individually, not as an association, with a $1000 cash security offered by the latter. About 140 contractors remain and are expected to sign before Monday. A mass meeting at Walhalla Hall will celebrate the victory. Cloak makers and knee trousers workers consider striking today.
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New York
Clothing Cutters’ Mutual and Protective Association
Brotherhood of Tailors
Schoenfeld
Walhalla Hall
Delaware Union Republicans Call Protest Meeting
Dover June 17 The Union Republicans of Delaware express dissatisfaction with Washington appointments. Chairman J Frank Allee calls a state central committee meeting for Friday June 18 at 10 30 A M in Dover to issue a protest and plan a state convention for November 8 1896.
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Del
Union Republicans
Delaware
Washington
J. Frank Allee
State Committee
State Central Committee
French Fishermen Rescued After Four Days at Sea
Two French fishermen arrived in St Johns after being picked up in mid ocean by a passing vessel. They spent four days in a dory with minimal food and endured severe cold and exposure before rescue at Heart's Content.
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St. Johns
N. F
Heart's Content
German Naval Change Chief Resigns as Tirpitz Appointed
Berlin reports Admiral Von Hollmann resigns as Chief of the Navy Department and Admiral Von Tirpitz is named his successor in an official announcement dated June 17.
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Admiral von Hollmann
von Tirpitz
Berlin
Navy Department
Admiral von Tirpitz
Powell Confirmed as Minister to Hayti
The Senate today confirmed William F. Powell of New Jersey to be Minister to Hayti. The nomination was approved in Washington on June 17.
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New Jersey
Republic of Hayti
Washington
Senate Today
William F. Powell
Hayti
City Eyes ten million loan for wide city improvements
The mayor urges passage of an ordinance to issue a ten million dollar loan for suburban roads Boys High School sewers art gallery gas works library Almshouse grade crossings museum water supply Fairmount Park street work bridges and police and fire stations. An election will seek voter assent at the November 1897 general election after Finance Committee review.
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Philadelphia
Fairmount Park
Philadelphia and Trenton
Consolidated Railway Company of Baltimore Formed
Baltimore merges City Suburban and Baltimore Traction to create the Consolidated Railway Company of Baltimore overseeing about 115 miles of streetcar lines. Nelson Perrin named president, House of Traction named vice president. Stock values set at par for City Suburban and 21 for Traction, new company capitalization $10 million with a $12 million mortgage for 100 years at four and a half percent.
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City Suburban
Baltimore Traction Companies
Consolidated Railway Company of
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Central
Neawey
Dent Nelson Perrin
City and Suburban
Traction
Woman Fatally Burned In Bake Oven Fire
Mrs. Mary Steinmetz aged 40 died after her dress caught fire while she worked near a bake oven. Neighbors and helpers could not save her as her clothing burned from her body and she collapsed on the floor. She died within minutes of being found.
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Reading
Mary Steinmetz
Diamonds Ring Advertisement for Real Rubies
An ad for a gentleman's gypsy style ring set with two real rubies and a diamond offered at 30 dollars. Mitchell's on Chestnut Street lists the item for sale.
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Mitchell's
Chestnut Street
Perry & Co Suit Sale On Chestnut Street
An old ad says Perry 4 Co at 1520 Chestnut Street markets suits in worsted cassimere cheviot serge crash fabrics. Crash suits start at 3 50, serge at 7 50 and up. The copy uses dramatic quotes to draw attention to a sale.
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Perry 4 Co
Chestnut Street
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