Army bill passes third reading amid German Reichstag debate
The Reichstag moves the army bill to its third reading with no amendments as opposition splits. France-UK talks, Anglo German pact, and Bulgaria's finances frame the backdrop while Crispi and Caprivi push renewal of the Dreibund and Italy tensions.
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Reichstag
Tne
France
England
Paris
Crispi
Count Halnoky
Co General
von Caprivi
Italy
Windthorst
Austria
von Caprini
Sienor Crispi
Mysterious Dynmite Barrel Found in Gatechins Palace Cellar
A barrel roughly half full of dynamite was discovered in the wine cellar of the Gatechins Palace. No crew or method is known for how the explosive came to be placed there. The find prompted investigation and heightened security at the palace.
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Gatechins Palace
The Fourth in Paris Flag Raising Planned
On July Fourth the flag sent by President Harrison will be raised in the Latin quarter of Paris. U S Minister Reid will host a reception for American residents and visitors in the afternoon and a dinner in the evening. Consul General Rathben will also host a dinner. Reid recently entertained American visitors with a Paris dinner attended by ministers Constans Roche and Senor Pisa.
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Harrison
American Art Students’ Association
Reid
United States
Rathben
Paris
M. Constans
Interior
M. Jules Roche
Commerce
Senor Pisa
Berlin
Fall of Menédez Smiles and San Salvador Exile in Paris
Dr Ba al Zaldivar ex‑President of San Salvador rejoices at Menédez downfall in Paris and denies involvement in revolutions. Reports say Zaldivar profits from the regime’s overthrow. Guzman Blanco, also in Paris, profits as Venezuelan bonds double in value.
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Paris
Ba'ael Zaldivar
Republic of San Salvador
Menedex
Zaldivar
Menedez
Guzman Blanco
French Spanish Carlist Banquet Revives Cause in Paris
A Continental Hotel banquet in Paris hosted by French and Spanish Bourbon factions aimed to revive the Carlist cause. Attendees discussed prospects after reports that Prince Alphonse is gravely ill with hydrocephalus and doctors fear he may die in childhood.
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Paris
Alphonse
Negotiations on Panama Canal Concession End in Paris
Paris reports say negotiations led by Lieutenant Wyse for the Panama Canal Company liquidator and the Colombian Government to extend the concession have failed. Bondholders see no hope for relief. Brazil seeks only frontier talks with France and potential arbitration if talks fail.
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Paris
Wyse
Panama Canal Company
Brazil
Legation
France
French Guiana
Prins Frederick Sunk After Collision Off Dutch Coast
The Dutch steamer Prins Frederick was sunk in a collision with a British steamer. Reported treasure aboard ranged up to 1,000,000 guilders with numerous passengers aboard the vessel during the incident on June 28.
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Loxpoxs
Prins Frederick
Ceeeonts
Honored Away From Home Medal Awarded
Pagis June 28 The Salon Committee awarded a medal to Mrs Wentworth an American artist for a painting the American Committee rejected for the 1889 exhibition.
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Pagis
Salon Committee
Wentworth
American Committee
Duel Challenge Sent to Matin Editor by Deputy Forginer
M Forginer, a member of the Chamber of Deputies, has forwarded a challenge to the editor of the Matin to fight a duel. The notice records a political figure seeking personal combat in a public dispute dating to June 23.
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Code of Honor
Pagis
M. Forginer
Chamber of Deputies
The
Matin
Desperate Love Drive Young Woman to Attempted Suicide
Frances Potts, 19, of St Peters in upper Chester county, after unrequited affection for a local man, shot herself in the head June 8 and has since refused nourishment. Doctors report a serious bullet wound but expect recovery. she continues fasting to force death.
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Reavixe
Frances Potts
St. Peters
Chester County
Miss Potts
Letter urges delaying Baltimore convention for Irish National League
In a June dispatch from London, a letter to President Fitzgerald of the Irish National League of America argues against holding a convention in Baltimore. It states that the gathering would be unnecessary now and urges postponement, signed by Parnell and colleagues.
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Lrxcoy
Nes
Fitzgerald
Irish National League of America
House of Commons
Loxpox
National League of America
Baltimore
Dear Fitzgerald
Aet Parnel
Census of 1890 Shows Large Texas Population Gains
The census lists Dallas 39 300 and San Antonio 38 900 with notable rises since 1880. Galveston 50 000? Fort Worth 31 000 Houston 32 000 Waco 20 000 Austin 16 200. San Antonio census shows an increase of about 3 50 since 1880.
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San Astonio
Tex
Texas
Dallas
San Antonio
Galveston
Fort Worth
Houston
Waco
Austin
Parents Sent to Workhouse Over Cruelty Allegations
Captain Hosewell reports a family of six children aged 1 to 8 years will be housed at the Seventeenth ward station after a domestic disturbance on Thirtyth street. The parents were jailed Thursday morning and the children placed with Agent Dean of the Anti Cruelty Society.
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Hosewell
Seventeenth Ward
Thirtyth Street
Agent Dean
Libel Suit Filed Over Munyon Comment by Superintendent O Mara
Superintendent Roger O Mara is sued for 25000 dollars for libel by J M Munyon alleging the remark that Munyon's disunited world was part of a fraudulent sphere. The case centers on published statements linking Munyon to fraud and seeks redress in court.
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Roger O'Mara
J. M. Munyon
Wécte Arnaya
Munyon
Faith Fast Fading: Disputed Mine Survey Maps
The account discusses rate maps of mines and critiques the Hill Farm surveys. While Mahoning maps are praised as correct, Hill Farm plans are questioned for misplacement of chambers, suggesting possible errors from angle measurements. The text notes little activity since 10 o clock and miners progressing about 20 inches per hour. Hassiee.
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Mahoning
Hill Farm
Hassiee
Minneapolis to be Tried at Once
Lawler and Munn of St Paul, Minnesota presented claims of census fraud in Minneapolis to Attorney General Miller in Urica New York. Miller promised vigorous prosecution and immediate appointment of a special attorney with Hay instructed to aid. The attorney general telegraphed Washington and named Jackson as head of the special team, with Miller pledging a fair appointment.
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Minneapolis
Urica
N. Y
Messrs. Lawler and
Munn
St. Paul
United States
Hay
Peral
Washington
Nam Jackson
Bmiller
Costa Rica Leader Sees Peace After Revolution
Senor Don Ricardo Jimenez, President of Costa Rica's Supreme Court, travels on the Aurania from New York. A prominent Central American figure, he says Costa Rica is peaceful now and will remain so, with November return planned. Union prospects he deems slow. Salvador unrest remains focal but confined.
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New York
Aurania
Senor
Don Ricardo Jimenez
Supreme Court of
Costa Rica
Senor Jimenez
Signor Jimenez
Salvador
Wreck on Missouri Pacific Train Near Nevada Causes Fatalities
A Missouri Pacific passenger train derailed five miles from Nevada Missouri at 5 pm when rails spread on a sharp curve. Two killed and 27 seriously injured including conductor Sam Jones and a child from Kansas City. Surgeons rushed to the scene by special train. Others seriously hurt include John Edmunds Lincoln LL Dr. J. T. Bills Gus Artiff T. H. Smith A. B. Walker Miss Bodie Pettit Mountjoy Mrs. E. B. Bay W. H. Marvin and Miss Minnie McFarland.
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Nevada
Missouri Pacific
Here
Sam Jones
W. H. Marvins
Kansas City
John Edmunds
Lincoln
J. T. Bills
Gus Artiff
T. H. Smith
Chicago
A. B. Walker
Butler
Miss Bodie
Pettit Mountjoy
Lexington
E. B. Bay
Deerfield
Minnie McFarland
Striking Railroad Workers Prepare Long Campaign
In St Louis on June 26 the strike stalemate continues as workers reject compromise terms. They plan to organize under the American Federation of Labor next Monday and may seek aid from the federation. Transfer drivers and switchmen threaten to strike if platform men are not settled soon. Freight houses stay open but operate at low force as lack of unity among railroad officials persists.
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St. Louis
American Federation of Labor
Monument to Columbus to Rise 100 Feet in New York
Italian societies in New York exhibit designs for a Columbus monument to be presented in 1892. The structure rises 100 feet from Americano granite sub-base with a 15 foot base, Carrara marble column and bronze rostrums. Costing 200000 dollars in Rome, it will be funded by Italian subscriptions and shipped to New York aboard an Italian warship in 1892.
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New York
Christopher Columbus
Columbus
Rome
Weary of Life: Waynesburg Mother Drowns in Creek
A Waynesburg mother of seven, Mrs. James Cowan, 36, jumped from a bridge abutment into Ten Mile creek and was found dead. She had suffered consuming illness for a year. The report notes no clear motive for the act. A boy, Joseph Qaiman, age 7, remains missing. He is described as tall for his age with light hair and blue eyes.
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Waynesburg
James Cowan
Jefferson
Ten Mile Creek
Joseph Qaiman
Bedford Avenue
Tess Miering
Louisiana Lottery Bribery Case and Tax Hike Debate
The Baton Rouge district court hears the Saint Armant bribery case tied to the Louisiana Lottery as the Senate committee backs a higher annual payment from 1.0 to 1.25 million dollars. The lottery firm argues it does a larger business than Monaco and plans twenty four monthly and daily drawings totaling over 51 million in ticket sales with substantial profits.
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Louisiana Lottery
Felegnam
Senate
Provosky
Newgarg
Newgass
Saint Armant
Ascension Parish
Baton Rouge
Saint Armaot
Grickland
Oll
Monaco
Hamburg
Royal Havana
Canada
Louisiana
New Orleans
United States
Prohibitionists Nominate Full County Ticket at Asrostows
The Prohibitionists held their County Convention in Asrostows on June 28 and nominated a full county ticket. Ex-Judge Edward Campbell was chosen for Congress without opposition, as were all other ticket members.
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Pistaron
Asrostows
Edward Campbell
Congress
Sullivan's Fight Threats Quieted by Court Fines
Special telegram from Purvis Mississippi recalls Sullivan pleading guilty in Richburg court on Monday and being fined 500 dollars while Donovan faced 200 reduced to 100. Kilrain Muldoon and Cleary planned confrontations sparked by slander in Times-Democrat and the dispatches about meeting Sullivan in New Orleans.
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Purvis
Miss
Richburg
Rich
Sullivan
Kilrain
Muldoon
Cleary
Times-Democrat
New Orleans
Duncan B. Harrison
Alter
Mr. Rich
B Muldoon
Deer
Times- Democrat
Bay St. Louis
Birth of the iceberg Theories on glacier tongue breakaway
Harper's Weekly surveys explanations for how icebergs form from glacial fronts. Early ideas blamed weight. newer theory focuses on differential movement between upper and lower glacier parts pushing the front over and causing breakaway as tides and storms destabilize the sheet.
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Harper's Weekly
Tea Drinking in England From Nation Addicted to It
The article extols England's tea culture as essential to national life, noting pervasive tea consumption from breakfast to late supper and the omnipresence of tea advertisements. It contrasts American and English habits, stressing tea as a defining daily ritual.
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Harper's Weekly
England
New York City
America
Baldwin Steese couple wed in Massillon ceremony
Mr Frank Baldwin a leading lawyer and Miss Annie Steese were married by Rev Mr Chapman at the First Methodist Church residence of Charles Steese. They plan a New York departure this evening and sail next Wednesday for a two month tour abroad.
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Massillon
Frank Baldwin
Annie Steese
Mr. Chapman
First Methodist Church
Charles Steese
First National Bank
New York
Wish for Comfort and Peace in Grief From Ichabod Grimes
A Detroit Free Press poem fragment by Ichabod Grimes expresses hope that words may soothe grief and guide souls toward Baylor’s path. It pleads for comfort over power or wealth and seeks peaceful relief in sorrow.
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Ichabod Grimes
Detroit
Chicago Sizzles as City Endures Record Heat and Death Toll
Chicago endures a blistering heat wave with 102 degree highs and humidity driving prostrations across the city. Horses collapse on streetcars, pedestrians fall on busy blocks, and several deaths are reported from heat exposure. The all day heat continued through the night with temperatures around 90.
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Chicago
Heat Wave Ends as Detroit Storm Sours Local Life
A sudden storm swept Detroit and surrounding areas after a hot spell. Lightning struck barns in Coldwater and a Windsor residence, while the Michigan Central roundhouse roof was damaged. Temperatures rose from 71 to 91 by midafternoon and several heat prostrations were reported. Street horses died from the heat.
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Dirfatch
Derrort
Michigan
Lake
Detroit
Etroit
Helen Adama
Windsor
Michigan Central Railroad
Tornado Levels Homes and Scatters Debris in Portlands Orange
A tornado struck this village and Orange this afternoon, leveling ten acres of hardwood belonging to William Sayres and demolishing Edward Harwoods farmhouse with a five member family inside. Stephen Drum’s residence and William Dixon’s barn suffered major damage as lightning struck three times, and many residents were trapped or buried in debris. Wires are down, hindering full reporting of the severe storm.
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Portland
Mics
Orange
William Sayres
Edward Harwoods
Stephen Drum
William Dixon
Grand Rapids
Four Fatal Sunstroke Cases Reported in Louisville
The Louisville dispatch notes oppressive heat with four sunstroke deaths today: August C. Bronger merchant Pat Carroll Ed Thomas and Matthew Woexsle. Numerous prostration cases also reported as heat persists.
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Louisville
August C. Bronger
Pat Carroll
Ed Thomas
Matthew Woexsle
Twenty Sunstrokes Reported in Cincinnati This June
Up to six o clock this evening twenty sunstroke cases were reported in Cincinnati with four fatalities. The report notes the heat wave and ongoing toll as officials monitor the situation.
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Cincinnati
Chicago Census Sees Population Near 1 088 000
Chicago officials report the 1920 federal census rough total for the city at about 1 088 000, based on returns received and estimates for outstanding data. Supervisor Gilbert prepared the statement as figures near completion.
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Chicago
Chicaco
Gilbert
Chiexago
Strike In South Coal District Hits 6000 Miners
Six thousand coal miners in Bramingham area will strike Tuesday over the sliding scale and a 10 percent wage demand. Furnace and rolling mills may shut down for six weeks. 1500 convict miners at Pratt and Coalburg will join supply lines to keep railways and parts of Birmingham rolling. Both sides predict a long, bitter struggle lasting weeks.
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Bramingham
Ala
Forca
Preczanisg
Bessemer
Alabama
Pratt
Coalburg
Birmingham
Pigmies of Interior Africa Reported by Stanley in London
Stanley describes pygmies in the Ituri forest, named Wataa and Wambatti, found near Avertiko. He notes heights from 39 to 50 inches, weight about 85 pounds, and superior woodcraft. A forest village hosts 20 to 100 families, totaling up to 2,000 in the era between Inura and Otari rivers.
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London
Royal Geographical Society
Stanley
Great Forest
Poeta
Wataa
Wambatti
Forest
Shinar Plain
Egypt
Palestine
Babylon
Nineveh
Persia
Avertiko
Ituri
Adam
Eve
Inura
Ōtari
Equatorial Africa
Haitian admiral claims pay cut spurs resignation in Hayti
Captain Compton, once commander of the Haytian Republic ship and later admiral of the Haitian navy, says his $6,000 gold salary shrank to $250 monthly in Haitian paper worth 67 cents, prompting him to resign. He warns Legitime may return from Jamaica and a new revolt is likely, though others doubt it.
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New York
Compton
Hayti
Hippolyte
Legitime
Jamai
France
Two Galveston Tycoons Charged With Arson At Oil Mill
Sampson and Isaac Heidenheimer, prominent Galveston Jews and major stockholders, were arrested on arson charges in the April burning of the Texas Standard Oil Company mill valued around 200000. Insurance probes cited witnesses placing Sampson inside with a light and Isaac outside. affidavits allege Sampson started the blaze. Each posted 5000 bond.
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Galveston
Tex
Sampson
Isaac Heidenheimer
Texas Standard Oil Company
Sampson Heidenheimer
Isaac
Heidenheimers
Cleveland Population Rises to At Least 265000
Census returns indicate Cleveland's population cannot be less than 265000 and may reach 270000. The city has gained about 105000 in ten years.
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Cleveland
Banker Foe Attacks Ex-President in Gloucester
Edwin F. Work, late president of the Gloucester City National Bank, visited Gloucester by yacht with friends. After a saloon keeper, James Foster, attacked him over losses, Work fled to the river, jumped a raft, swam, and was hauled back to his yacht amid furious depositors. Foster pursued to shore and Work escaped by boat as onlookers approved the resistance.
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Edwin Work
Bank of Gloucester
N. J
Philadelphia
Edwin F. Work
Gloucester City National Bank
Gloucester
Delaware River
Work
Buena Vista Hotel
James Foster
Foster
Poster
Thompson’s
Delaware
Lapis
Magistrate issues arrest warrants for Bank of America figures
In Philadelphia on June 18 magistrate Rochersberger issued warrants for John J. MacFarlane president of the defunct American Life Insurance Co Louis E Pfeiffer president and Charles W Duncan cashier of the Bank of America on conspiracy charges in securing 125000 by crediting a loan to Richard B Banks an employee. Warrantes follow an investigation by depositor committees and will be served when possible. A meeting of depositors will decide counsel and further prosecution steps Monday night.
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Philadelphia
Rochersberger
John J. MacFarlane
American Life Insurance Company
Louis E. Pfeiffer
Bank of America
Charles W. Duncan
Richard B Banks
Adolph Drake
Bank of Gases
Death of prominent Mason General Charles Roome
New York June 28 General Charles Roome longtime Mason and former President of the Consolidated Gas Company died this afternoon in his 78th year. Born August 24 1819 he organized the Thirty seventh New York Volunteers and rose to Brigadier General. He led Masonic bodies as Master Kane Lodge Grand Master of the State Lodges and later Grand Master of the National Knights Templar. He held high ranks in Jerusalem Chapter and Casar de Lion Commandery and was a thirty third degree Scottish Rite Mason.
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New Yeas
Charles Roome
United States
Consolidated Gas Company
Roome
Thirty Seventh
New York Volunteers
Andrew Johnson
St. Nicholas Society
American Institute
Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen
Kane Lodge
State Lodge
State of
New York
National Lodge of Knights Templar
Jerusalem
Casar de Lion
Potensig
United
Betrothal of Thirty Years Ends in War Bridegroom’s Death
Major William Jordan of Lawrenceburg and Miss Maris Kepner of Cincinnati wed at the groom’s home after a long betrothal. Jordan, wounded in the war, was paralyzed a year ago and died soon after delaying the wedding. Kepner learned of his misfortune and stayed by him. Jordan left behind a military pension of $3,000 and an annual allowance of $73.
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Jorda Iisiated Dente Soent
Jordan T the
Mane
Secan Teeveth
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