Japan's Refusal to Arbitrate Immigration Dispute
Washington reports Hawaii offered to submit the Hawaii Japan immigration dispute to arbitration but Tokyo rejected the idea. The note from Cooper and Hawaii urged monetary liability for Japan over excluded immigrants, while Shumamura refused arbitration and demanded more explanations. Officials expect the issue to move to the state department with potential government action.
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Washington
Hawaii
Japan
Tokio
State Department
Cooper
Shumamura
United States
Little Republic
Senate
Release Likely for Mrs Maybrick at Woking Prison
Washington reports show Mrs Maybrick’s release from Woking prison increasingly likely. Judge Yarrell met with President McKinley and says the president showed strong interest, reviewing documents and signaling action to speed her freedom. Ambassador Hay has already presented petitions and papers on the case.
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Washington
Maybrick
Woking
England
Hay
Pet dog commits death by own action in Burlington
A dog owned by the late Matt Madison, who drowned saving a friend, showed deep grief and last night jumped from a club house roof. Onlookers saw the animal run about whining then climb a stair through an open scuttle and leap to the ground, killing itself instantly.
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Burlington
Matt Madison
Vessel Wrecked at Long Beach in Terrific Storm
A single masted sloop rigged craft with several aboard was caught in a fierce storm off Long Beach and wrecked. Witnesses on the shore saw the vessel rocking violently with sails torn and a distress signal waving before it vanished. It is believed all on board perished.
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Long Beach
L. I
Two Young Men Drag Old Woman to Death in New Mexico
In La Cinta on the Canadian River Teodora Salas an 80 year old woman known as a bruha is killed by Teodoro La Foya 22 and Antonio Lucero 18. They lure her to a house then drag her to death after tying her with a lasso. La Foya’s mother confessed to urging the murder and was arrested.
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la Cinta
N. M
Las Vegas
Teodora Salas
Antonio Lucero
Teodora la Foya
la Foya
Bruha
Lucero
San Lorenzo
Jancero
Murder at Freedmen picnic Ends in Triple Slaying
Fort Gibson, I T reports a triple murder at the Possum creek Freedmen picnic grounds following a Cherokee strip money jubilee. Will Nave and John Condor were killed and Lillian Stewart fatally wounded amid a jealous brawl. Paul Elliott fled.
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Wichita
Kan
Fort Gibson
I. T
Possum Creek
Hayden
Sen
Lillian Stewart
Will Nave
John Condor
Kansas
Stewart
Paul Elliott
Refuse to Haul Virginia Coal Shapes Ohio Rail Strategy
Ohio railroads reportedly decided to refuse West Virginia coal transport. Roads include the Baltimore and Ohio and Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling lines. some employers say they will continue if possible. Labor leaders anticipate no carrier refusals by train crews.
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Ohio
Cleveland
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Loraine
Wheeling
Canton
Southern
Erie
Southren
Arthur
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Pugilist Kid McCoy Aids Indiana Miners
Kid McCoy offers to box any man in the world to aid Indiana coal miners. President Knight of the Mine Workers received the telegram from the Indianapolis fighter. Report notes the offer will be accepted by the miners.
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Kid McCoy
Terre Haute
Ind
Knight
Indiana
McCoy
Anndianapolis
Great industrial war and looming coal famine
Pittsburg July 14 with miners expanding strike in Monongahela valley. Only Equitable at Webster mine remains active along with isolated New York and Cleveland Gas Coal company work. Arbitration teams assemble as labor officials from most states converge for talks. Prices rise, rail coal shipments restricted, famine feared within weeks.
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Pittsburg
Monongahela Valley
Equitable
Webster
Stickel Hollow
Washington Coal Company
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
DeArmitt
Ohio
Ohio Board
Indiana Labor Commissioners
James M. Clark
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
Kentucky
Tennessee
James Young
M. A. Tanna Mining Company
Cleveland
Ratchford
Conn
Lake Ports
Monongahela
Emperor William Injured by Rope on Yacht at Odde
Emperor William was struck in the left eye by a rope on his yacht at Odde Norway while a mast was lowered. The blow caused eye bleeding and a bandage was applied, with pain easing almost immediately.
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Odde
Norway
Emperor William
Searles Found Guilty of Contempt in Foreclosure Case
New York July 13 W D Searles vice president of the Farmers Loan and Trust company was found guilty of contempt of court for refusing to answer a commission regarding foreclosure actions in a Chicago suit to set aside a mortgage on the road held by the trust company Justice Beekman ordered the proceedings to appeal and stayed the case pending appeal.
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New York
W. D. Searles
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Supreme Court
Searles
Lake Street Elevated Tea of
Chicago
Beekman
Court of Appeals
Fearful Railway Accident Kills Forty at Gjentofte
Express from Lelsin goer collided with a standing passenger train at Gjentofte station last midnight wrecking eight carriages. The disaster left forty dead and sixty injured. The Copenhagen report notes the tragedy unfolded near the station.
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Copenhagen
Gjentofte
Lelsingoer
Cleveland Operators Hopeful Over Coal Supply Amid Strike
Cleveland operators expressed hope as West Virginia mining continues to supply enough coal. Diana of M. A. Hanna & Co. said there is enough coal to last until winter. Small dealers struggle to secure coal while big dealers hold back. no coal entered the city yesterday.
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West Virginia
Cleveland
Dianna
M. A. Hanna & Co
Chinese May Come to Blows Over Omaha Exposition Role
Factions within the South Clark Street Chinese colony clash over representation at the Transmississippi exposition. Wong Chin Foo, president of the Chinese Equal Rights league and editor of the Chicago Chinese News, is named commissioner and seeks skilled workers from China. Rival leaders Lip Lung Hong Sling and Lem Let gain private concessions. Both sides have Washington links seeking an audience with Secretary Gage as police anticipate street clashes.
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Chicago
South Clark Street
Wong Chin Foo
Chinese Equal Rights League
Chicago Chinese News
Celestial Empire
Jlip Lung
Hong Sling
Lem
Washington
Gage
Nail Makers Strike in England For Wages Rise
July 12 report from London notes five thousand nail makers in South Staffordshire and North Worcester shire walking out demanding a ten percent wage increase.
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London
South Staffordshire
North Worcestershire
Wayne County Republicans to Hold County Delegates Convention
Wayne county Republicans will hold a county and delegate convention on August 7 with Hon. N. R. Evans as temporary chairman. Chauncey Lamb Dead in Clinton. Miss May Dimson killed by a runaway horse in Rowley. A naval tale recounts John Davis saving Valley City by shielding powder during a battle, earning a promotion after the fight.
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Wayne County
Corydon
N. R. Evans
Cedar Rapids, In
May ‘Dimson
Rowley
John Davis
Davis
Chaplin
Fogs Pepper Portland Harbor Lighthouse Lens
The persistent spring fogs forced the fog bell at Spring Point Portland harbor to ring so hard that its vibrations cracked the lighthouse lens.
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Spring Point
Portland Harbor
Labor Leaders Pledge Aid in West Virginia Miner Strike
Pittsburg reports a vast labor conference pledges support for miners seeking higher wages. The meeting aims to generalize mining suspensions in West Virginia to cripple opposition, with a key role for West Virginia workers and calls for arbitration as a possible settlement.
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Pittsburg
West Virginia
State Labor League
Organized Labor
United States
Messrs
Gompers
Ratchford
Cornahan
Dolan
Warner
Kentucky
Tennessee
American Federation of Labor
Victoy
Indians Refuse to Abandon Plural Wives in Darlington Protest
In Guthrie Oklahoma Territory over 1000 Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians hold a secret grand council at Darlington to resist enforcing an anti bizarry law. They demand the right to keep plural wives and all children amid fears of conflict and possible migration toward Mexico. The chiefs seek a council with Governor Barnes to preserve annuities and family structure during a disputed policy.
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Mexico
Guthrie
O. T
Darlington
Barnes
United States
Republic of Mexico
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Mrs. Maybrick
Indian Territory
Virginia
Illinois Board
Springfield
Illinois State Board of Arbitration
Clear Lake Cooperative
Spaulding
Danville
Pitsburg
Columbus
Jary
E. V. Debs
T V.powderly
National Painters and Decorators Union
Pattern Makers National League
Street Railway National Union
William
Chauncey Lamb
Clinton
Mississippi Valley
United Labor
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