Birth of a New Nation in Central America
New treaties between Nicaragua and Honduras, with others, reach Washington. They create a defensive and offensive alliance, remove commercial frontiers, and require arbitration for disputes. The pact envisions a single Central American nation and invites wider regional adoption, effective on proclamation last month.
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Washington
Nicaragua
Honduras
Guatemala
Salvador
Qunta Rica
Wisconsin Forest Fires Delays Rail Traffic in Superior
Northern Wisconsin forest fires rage in heavy woods disrupting Duluth South Shore and Atlantic line. Ties burned under tracks delay the north bound South Shore limited for about four hours. At Iron River fires destroy loaded tires and four box cars. flames threaten crews as heat and sparks fire cabs.
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Superior
Wis
Wisconsin
Duluth, South Shore and Atlantic Railroad
Iron River
Here
Northern Pacific Road
South Shore Limited
Wire Nail Trust Reported in Pittsburg Pa
The Dispatch will announce a wire nails formation deal with Beaver Falls plant sale to Consolidated Steel and Wire Co. Most U.S. plants would join the combine except Philadelphia and Joliet mills held by Boecker Co. of Pittsburg under lease. Nail manufacturers refuse to quote post June delivery prices. Report also notes Pittsburg nail makers aiming to form a combine.
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Pitsburg
Beaver Fails
Consolidated ‘Steel and Wire Company
Combine
Philadelphia
Joliet
Boecker & Co
Pittsburg
It 45
Fond
Faivus Tubman Dead At Berryville Ranch Texas
John A for Tis, famed New York man, dies eighteen miles from Berryville. Attending party includes Natalie, Dr Belden Jr, Mr McDonald, and WW Williams of New Orleans. A snake bite and aconite treated animal preceded a fatal apoplexy seizure Friday noon. wife and friends notified. Managua report notes commissioners’ progress on Nicaraguan Canal from San Juan del Norte harbor to Brito, water supply good, now studying local dam area.
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Faivus Tubman
Berryville
Tex
John A
Mrsmant
New York
A- Natalie
Dr. Belden, Jr
Mr. McDonald
WW. W. Williams
New Orleans
Heas
Antonia
Managua
Nicarauguan
Cleveland
San Juan del Norte
Brito
Ocka Dam
Oscar Wide found guilty on serious charges in trial
Wilde Fuoud Gailey reports Oscar Wide found guilty of serious misdemeanors after days of trial. Jury retired at 333 P-7 and returned verdict to the court at 12:00 pm. Sentence of two years imprisonment listed. Berlin and Yokohama specials note Armenian reforms and China Japan diplomacy. London dispatch cites Times and Tien Tsin reports on imperial policy.
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Wilde Fuoud Gailey
Lennon
Oscar Wide
Charies
Peace treaty ratified ending war with Japan and China
A government proclamation announces ratification of the peace treaty with Japan. It notes the crisis forced a decision after no land or sea victory, cites incompetent leaders, and warns of dangers as enemy forces threaten Pekin. The proclamation mentions alarms and coastal flooding as ominous signs.
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China
Japan
DOS and COS8 REVIEW Wheat Injury Questioned in May Snow Loss
New York weekly review asserts wheat damage from May snows and frosts is overstated. Markets doubt calamity, with stocks, iron, hides rising, and wheat trading around 80 cents. Western receipts rise but export demand pauses amid mixed signals. Corn, pork, oats and cotton push higher. iron industry gains supported by wage boosts near Pittsburgh. U S failures rise to twenty in the United States and twenty eight in Canada.
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New York
R.G. Bun & Co’s Weekly Review of Trade
Pittsburg
Kessemer
Pitshore
United States
Canada
Indianapolis Strike Riot at West Indianapolis Car Works
A riot broke out among strikers at the West Indianapolis Car Works. Non union workers fired on strikers who attacked Frank Madsen and L N Binkley. Madsen was badly beaten. Deputy marshals arrived and shots were exchanged before rioters were driven off. reports of a death remain unverified. More trouble anticipated with possible national marshals involvement.
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Indianapolis
West
Indianapolis Car Works
Frank Madsen
L. N. Binkley
Twe
Madsen
Hinkley
Medsen
Hullet
British envoy reports Behring Sea sealing details
Sir Julian Paunés, British ambassador, visited the state department and handed to Acting Secretary Uhl a telegraph summary of Behring Sea sealing operations. He provided a full list of Canadian sealing vessels cleared for the Behring Sea with their equipment and all necessary information for U.S. authorities to act. He also clarified British naval patrols in the Behring Sea.
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Washington
Julian Paunesfoté
State Department
Uhl
Behring Sea
Julian
Behtring Sea
Severe hail storm devastates Greeley area with wind and fires
Colorado reports a severe hail storm in Greeley with electric failures and widespread fruit damage. In the Pleasant Valley area and north of town hailstones as large as hens eggs shattered windows and caused fires along its path.
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Colorado
Greeley
Colo
Pleasant Vatley
Interior official fixes end date of Civil War
Washington special Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the interior department determined that the war of the rebellion ended in July 1865 and that pensions cannot be granted for service after that date unless there is a direct connection with belligerent operations of the war.
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Washington
Reynolds
Interior Department
Took His Son For a Burglar Near Lebanon Ind
Wealthy farmer Thomas Irvin near Lebanon Indiana shot an intruder after hearing footsteps in an adjacent room. On examination, Irvin found he had killed the intruder’s oldest son. He tried to kill himself but will recover.
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Lebanon
Ind
Hugh McCulloch Death Ends Long Treasury Service in Washington
Former secretary of the treasury Hugh McCulloch, born in 1789 in Kennebunk Maine, died peacefully in Washington after a long career including cashier and manager of the Fort Wayne State Bank, president of the State Bank, comptroller of the currency, and Lincoln era secretary of the treasury. His daughter Mary had sailed to New York on the 18th.
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the Treasury
Washington
Hugh McCuiock
Fore Wayan
Dad
Mary
New York
Hugh McCelloch
Kennebunk
Met
Fort Wayne
Ind
UN Isshe
State Bank of Indiana
State Bank
Lincoln
Chase
McCullce
Grant
Boutwell
McCulloch
London
Jay Cooke, McCulloch & Co
Jay Cooke & Co
McCulloch & Co
United States
Walter Gresham
Arthur
Dr. McCulloch
Venezuela asks U S aid to restore relations with Europe
Washington intermediation requested as France and Venezuela sever ties. Venezuelan government teases U S role via ambassador Eustis in Paris to restore friendly relations. Note circulated by European ministers disclosed in Italy book. Britain already withdrew its ambassador.
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Europe
Washington
United States
France
Venezuela
Senor Andride. Ie
Paris
Eustis
Venexuela
Caracas
Germany
Spain
Belgium
Iwischance
Italy
Great Britain
Mexico to tax all gold and silver mines
Washington reports Mexico plans a new extraction tax on all gold and silver mines. The budget estimates the levy at 2,275,000 pesos, ranking third in Mexican revenue behind customs and internal taxes. The tax would be 243 percent on silver and a similar level on gold, payable on all forms of the metals with no exemptions.
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Washington
Mexico
Storm in Texas strikes Rockport and Kerrville area
A wind and rainstorm in Texas toppled the St. Mary Hotel and Catholic Church, damaged forty homes, and flooded lowlands along the Kerrville branch of the Arkansas Pass road. Rain totals reached two to three inches with crop losses noted. Nearby reports describe a French liner La Gascogne sighted off Fire Island seeking tugs after possible mechanical failure. In Teheran the Times reports seven officials murdered amid tax disturbances, while William Gardner Hale is named director of an American college of classics in Rome.
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Texas
Rockport
St. Mary
Kerrville
Arkansas Pass Road
Ohio Steel Company Announces 1 Percent Wage Advance
The Ohio Steel Company in Youngstown announces a one percent wage increase for its employees. The move follows industry wage trends as workers receive higher pay in response to inflation and labor market changes.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Ohio Steel Company
Fish tale and relief fund plans stir Marshalltown reads
Fishermen claim no big fish in the Iowa river yet on the Marshalltown bridge a 110 pound catfish was hauled by a boy and the struggle lasted minutes before success. In DeWitt Park relief ladies raised funds for a soldier dead monument but the project stalled. A new plan suggests a two story building with a lodge room on the second floor and storerooms on the first. The issue likely resolves next month.
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Mershelltown
Iowa
Marshalltown
Nail
Seigel
Fsh
Gen. N. B. Baker
Relief Corps
DeWitt Park
Andi
Prisoners Escape Sparks Courtroom Chase in Des Moines
In Des Moines Judge Spurrier presided as Arthur Barnett and James Wilson faced break in and entering charges. Barnett pleaded not guilty. Wilson sought time to plead. A chase followed Wilson fleeing through the courthouse and into a nearby barn before capture. Barnett reportedly fled into a crowd as spectators chased a loose calf, and remained at large. The report notes strong evidence against Barnett. Separately, Iowa crops show slight frost damage in northern and western areas, with corn, oats, and wheat faring well though spring wheat damaged. overall corn acreage expected to rise from 1892 levels.
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Arthur Barnett
James Wilson
Spurrier
Des Moines
B. B. Manville
Barnett
Wilson
Elc. Bierce
Tobn Gray
J. M. Packer
Court House
Parker
Brrnett
Thad
Barnets
Tuwa
Des Moines Churches Unite in Four Anti Saloon Meetings
Des Moines churches form a federation to rally public sentiment against saloons. They start a petition to withdraw consent for saloon operation under mule law and plan strenuous outreach to secure signers, aiming to close all city saloons.
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Des Moines
Federation of Churches
Church Federation
Free Charles Lee in Dubuque after four years in jail
Charles Lee Free reunites with liberty at Dubuque for the first time in four years after Judge O Donnell ordered release on two bonds of 1060 dollars each signed by his father. Acquitted of murdering Lochner he faces new indictments for burglary and larceny with a September continuance.
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Charles Lee
Charles Zee
Dubuque
O’donnel
Char
Lochner
Lee
Four grips stolen from the Marshalltown depot
Reports detail theft of four grips at the North Western depot in Marshalltown. The article also covers weathering conditions, political court actions, and various local incidents and distinctions.
Iowa Crop Bulletin Heads Note Little Ten Day Growth
The Iowa Weather and Crop Bulletin reports a cold week with very dry conditions and a rainfall pattern limited to the northeast. Vegetation growth paused, frost damage hit eastern central and northern districts, and though top growth was checked, future warmth and moisture offer recovery for most crops except fruit crops like grapes and berries. Separate item notes the drowning deaths of the Chambers sisters near Bartlett and a local boy’s fishing accident near Oregon, Oregon, with suspicions of suicide in the older girl.
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Iowa
Badiea
Chambers
Bartlett
Charlotta
Oregon
Alo
C. M. Chambers
Cis Lotte
New Bridge Plan Links Sioux City to Covington Neb
Sioux City residents will gain a Missouri River bridge connecting their city with Covington Nebraska to join the Pacific Short Line Railroad to stockyards and terminals. Shareholders at a Chicago meeting of the Credits Commutation Company approved a 10 percent assessment on $4,000,000 capital stock, creating a $400,000 fund and a $320,000 town bonus. Contractors may accept much of their pay in bonds, aiming for the $1,000,000 needed to finish the bridge.
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Sioux City
Missouri River
Ther City
Covington
Neb
Patife
Tthe
Chicago
Preferred Dead to Imprisonment in Jail Bids
Reports of alleged suicides and inmate deaths surface as two prisoners, Guy Are vr and Archer, die after apparent drug exposure and unknown causes. Separate incidents include a possible planned mine violence at Orr Bros, law officers pursuing armed suspects, and a fatal train accident in Boone. Also noted are staff appointments for Des Moines G A in Iowa and a rowing regatta plan at Clear Lake with multiple city crews. A steer herd disease near Burlington, a furniture plant relocation to Charles City, a prisoner pardoned by Gov. Jackson, and a Sheldon district camp meeting in Spencer are mentioned.
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Guy
Rosacua
Milton
Stats Insurance Company
Des Moines
Archer
Anotor Insurance Company
Creston
Cannidale
Davis County
Iowa Amateur Rowing Association
Clear Lake
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Council Bluffs
Ottumwa
Sioux City
Okumina
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the New Nation
Banduras
Perte
Berlin
Kolmische Zeitung
Yokohama
Cound Sayashi
Munster
Pekin
Sucrendér
London Special
the Times
Tien Tsin
DOS & Cos8
Madrid
Phiilipine Islands
Queen Victoria
Hugh Sculloch
Deap
Vexszuela
York
Fire Island
Ler
Teheran
Ki Chen
William Gardner Hale
Chicago University
American College of Classics
Serge Cattigh
Logan Conneil
Tawa Iran Works
Renton County
Belle Plaine
Clinton
Frenris Conkrey
Marr Black
William Insberg
Davenport
Dartenport
Juha Sullivan
Northwestern
Mers
Benet Hinds
Council
Butts
Council Bloffs
Board of Equalization
Fsmes G. Baim
Central Police
Burtington
Holmes
Farrow Et al
Boone
Supreme Court
Carrie Batinger
Des Moles
John Irwin
Henry Schloeman
Norway
Schloeman
Flo Joeres
Kent
Chas. Mason
George G. Wright
Times H. Rothrock
George C. Hemey
Mason
George H. Fewell
George W. Jones
Dubuant
Tudee
Kinné
Geo. W W. Sesvors
James F. Wilson
Berington
WD. Inghram
St John’s Episcopal Church of
Gerard K. Patterson
T. B. Wigh
GL. People
George Kendell
W. J. Young, Jr
G. EB. Lamb
Wapsie Club
Keokwk
Lorenzo Rinckel
Gustave Heather
Jefferson
Central Town
Snon
Capt.Tead
Iowa Crop Bulletin
Oglr
Orr Bros
Orrville
Mystie
Bray
Orr. Bros
Gray
Thompson
Pulaski
Roylin
Hixin
Brown
Jim Harrison
Lucas
Boylia
Charles R. Carlson
Youngs
Carlson-Rogers Milling Company
Columbian Club
Cate
Charles City
Rockford Manufacturing Company
Jackson
Edward Miller
Clayton County
Anamosi
Shelton
Sheldon
Spencer
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