Roosevelt Speech at Pittsburg Fourth of July Parade
Theodore Roosevelt delivered a Fourth of July oration in Pittsburg praising progress in Cuba and the Philippines. The event drew 200000 spectators, included governors and congressmen, and featured the unusual sight of Pennypacker and Pattison riding together. The president hailed independence, lauded U S military service, and pledged Cuba’s freedom while citing reforms in Cuba and public schools built under U S guidance.
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Union Station
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Philadelphia
George T. Oliver
Albert J. Barr
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Unitedermian Societies of
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John H. Prugh
Willis J. Hulings
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United States
Theodore Roosevelt
Isle of Pines Plight Prompts U S Cuba Treaty Talks
A Washington dispatch notes the state department discusses treaty disposition for the Isle of Pines with Cuba. Island residents lack formal government since US withdrawal, schools closed, civil order stalled, and locals seek US governance and roads and schools while Americans on the island prosper with farming. Tariffs and customs status also hinge on a treaty. The island remains in a no man’s land until Senate acts next winter.
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Associated Press
New York
Washington
the Times
State Department
Isle of Pines
J. Keenan
Cuba
United States
Cienfuegos
Lenfuegos
Senate
Readville Trotting Card Produces Seven Races on July Fourth
Readville track card features seven two out of three purses with winners in each class. Promise takes 2.10 trot with Goldburr second and Mary P third. best time 2.1244. Deacon wins 24 pace in 2.144, Pug takes 2.4 trot with Ruth M second and Alkaline third, best 2.124. Locanda wins 2.4 pace beating Carl Wilkes and Stormwood. others include Prince Lavaland whet and General Johnson in 2.18 trot with Meadow Belle second and Colonel Wilkes third.
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Locanda
Carl Wilkes
Stormwood
Prince Lavaland
Volo
Miss Duke
General Johnson
Meadow Belle
Colonel Wilkes
Jéeesle B
Jesse Heantins Quarterstuke
Peace at Roanoke Fourth as Mines Remain Quiet
Roanoke Virginia July 4 coal mines closed all day and miners celebrated the Fourth. No clashes reported between strikers and non union men. The Tug River field Twir Branch mine began operations yesterday with nearly a full force.
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Roanoke
Tug River Field
Aeronaut Litchfield's Parachute Drop Damages Chimney
New England aeronaut Prof Charles Litchfield leaped from a balloon at the Business Men's Carnival in Long Branch New Jersey. A strong westerly wind pushed him toward the sea forcing a midair cut and a quarter mile drop landing on the Ocean Wave hotel chimney on the ocean drive. He injured his right knee but the balloon was recovered miles offshore by Captain Hennessey’s fishing craft.
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Long Branch
N. J
Charles Litchfield
New England
Ocean Drive
Proclamation of Amnesty Read in Manila Parade
President Roosevelt's amnesty proclamation was read at noon in English and Spanish from a flag-draped Luneta stand after a parade of about 6,000 Americans and Filipinos. Some 600 prisoners were freed without ceremony, with many military prisoners already released. Aguinaldo remained in protective housing and planned brief visits before an undisclosed trip. Guam exiles were expected to return on a special steamer as observances nationwide continued.
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Associated Press
Manila
Roosevelt
Luneta
Aguinaldo
Guam
Peace in sight at Birmingham conference
Exclusive wire reports that conference committees for miners and operators have reached a near agreement to be ratified by local representatives on Monday. Final details are expected to be completed tomorrow, with a joint meeting set for Monday and a likely miners’ return to work early next week.
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Birmingham
Alg
President Palma Sends Fourth of July Greeting
Havana dispatch reports President Palma's July 4 letter to United States Minister Squiers in which he shares in American joy at the independence anniversary and wishes lasting prosperity and happiness for the American people.
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Associated Press
Havana
Palma
United States
Squiers
Track Record Lowered at Central New York Trotting Meet
July 4 in Binghamton featured Dick See lowering the track record to 2.13 percent as the closing day highlight. Large crowd attended with several races including the 2.28 class pacing purse of 400 dollars won by Kid Murphy and four others racing. best time 2.23. The 2.25 class trotting purse also paid 400 dollars with Gallant Boy taking first and Afton second. Other entrants included Yubadee Roxana Sister G and more in the program.
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Binghamton
Dick See
New York
Kid Murphy
Mary Hamilton
Hannisatre
Jeffry Wilkes
San Toy
Lady K
Village Belle
Ray M
Gallant Boy
Afton
Yubadee
Roxana
Sister G
Susquehanna Wayne Sensational Muddle
Colonel Charles C Pratt of New Milford will decline the state senate nomination for the Susquehanna Wayne district as set by the Republican conference at Susquehanna. He will urge county conferees from Susquehanna and Wayne to reconvene to reach an agreement without state committee intervention.
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Chas. C. Pratt
New Milford
Susquehanna-Wayne
Susquehanna County
Wayne County
State Committee
Muddled Wire Dispatch on Transatlantic Arrivals
Exclusive AP item notes vessels and routes including Celtic Lin pool Mofille sailing to Ethiopia via Disemew New York. Isle of Wight voyage to Rotterdam. Gielly Passaged Friedrich der Grosse from New York to Cherbourg and Bremen.
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New York
Celtic
Linpool
Mofille
Ethiopia
Disemew
Isle of Wight
Rotterdam
Gielly
Friederich der Grosse
Cherbourg
Bremen
Miles Addresses Philadelphia Independence Day Crowd
General Miles spoke at Independence Square in Philadelphia delivering a patriotic address on the Philippines. He urged a solution preserving government honor and justice for ten million Filipinos, stressing full and impartial justice and a strong nation.
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Independence
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Schuylkill River
Philippine Islands
Poles in Prussia relax religious education and antiroyal stance
Recalcitrant pupils at Wreschen school relent on German language religious instruction after eight months of punishment for resisting corporal discipline. Eight Posen officials refuse royal invitations amid growing Polish bitterness. Dr Golde jailed for a year and Morawski sentenced to two years for London pamphlets inciting race hatred.
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Berlin
Wreschen
Prussian Poland
Posen
William
Golde
Morawski
London
Escaped Oregon convict Tracey eludes guards near Seattle
Exclusive wire reports that Harry Tracey roams within a twenty mile radius pursued by armed guards. Sheriff officials report no solid sightings as rumors are traced to sources and proved groundless. Nell Rawley dies from Tracey’s shot while Deputy Williams clings to life and three men are known to have fallen since Tracey’s first Seattle appearance.
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Associated Arena
Seattle
Wash
Oregon
Harry Tracey
Cudhees
Nell Rawley
Tracey
Policeman Breeze
Fremont
Williams
Tragedy After Revolver Demonstration in Girardville
Exclusive wire from The Annoutated Prom reports Emil Antonia displayed a revolver to John Kirby and Harry Anderson. Kirby raised his hand as a target and a bullet passed into Anderson’s right lung, killing him after hospital transport. Antonia implicated in the incident.
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Girardville
Emil Antonia
John Kirby
Harry Anderson
Kirby
Anderson
Dun's Review of Trade Reports Quiet Business Conditions
Dun and Company’s weekly trade review notes overall quiet conditions across most business branches, with labor-dispute areas affected. Iron and steel districts show no major developments, Leather dull, hides weak, textiles mixed as cotton goods sell at concessions while woolen mills grow active. Grain prices rise week over week. railroads show record half-year earnings. Failures total 6,165 with liabilities of $60.97 million in first half 1901.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
London
King Edward Improves Condition as Daily Bulletins Begin
London July 4 reports a steady improvement in King Edward's condition after surgery. The daily bulletin notes a good night and less troublesome wound, with better bed movement and improved appetite. A later bulletin says the king had a quiet day and a satisfactory constitutional state, with the wound showing signs of repair. Queen Alexandra and others were seen driving out, signaling progress. The press may see only one bulletin daily starting July 6 as convalescence continues.
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Edward
Buckingham Palace
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Laking
Barlow
Treves
Alexandra
Trouble at Omaha. Outsider labor arrives under guard
Twenty-two men who arrived last night were put to work at the Omaha shops guarded by extra watchmen. Bricklayers carrying carriers struck, throwing bricks and stones at the new arrivals as they marched past, then quit, opposing non-union labor on the project.
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Omaha
Neb
Endurance motorcycle race from Boston to New York begins
A two day endurance race started in Boston for motorcycles with a 254 mile return route via Worcester Springfield Hartford New Haven and Bridgeport. Sponsored by the Metropoles Cycle club of New York the winners will average about fifteen miles per hour. Thirty three contestants compete in three horsepower classes.
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Boston
Mass
New York
Worcester
Springfield
Hartford
New Haven
Bridgeport
Metropoles Cycle Club
Detectives Die After Train Collision On Jersey Line
Three Central Railroad of New Jersey detectives were killed by a train between Claremont and Jersey City while pursuing thieves. The victims were Robert Smith 25 John Cosgrove 25 and William J Hanson 27. Freight car robberies had increased on the Jersey City Claremont siding.
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Associated Press
New York
Central Railroad of
New Jersey
Claremont
Jersey City
Robert Smith
John Cosgrove
William J. Hanson
Deaths of a Day: Col George A Shallenberger Dies
Colonel George A Shallenberger longtime superintendent of the district reform school died in Washington on July 4. A Civil War veteran he served as second lieutenant in Company I 140th Pennsylvania, rose to lieutenant colonel and chief quartermaster general of the Second Corps. He was brother to Hon. W. S. Bhullenberger, the second postmaster general.
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Washington
George A. Shallenberger
District Reform School
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One Hundred and Fortieth
Pennsylvania Volunteers
W. 8. Bhullenberger
Adopted son of Newark man to receive big fund
John Gilmore Hall, a U S army soldier at Fort Riley Kansas, is named heir to an estate valued around two million dollars left by his father who deserted the family twenty three years ago. He shares the inheritance with three other children once reared by different families after the father’s mining fortune. The Hall couple from Arlington seek the other heirs in Crestline Ohio and Crestline’s vicinity.
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N. J
John Gilmore Hall
United States Army
Fort Riley
Kaw
Crestline
Ohio
Young Hall
Charles T. Hall
Franklin Place
Arlington
Hall
New York
John Gilmore
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Gilmore
Charles Searles
Searles
Treadly
Ind
William P. Dickerson
Sugar Branch
Tammany Celebration Marks Independence Anniversary
New York July 4 Tammany hall observed the 126th anniversary with a program similar to past wigwam events. W Bourke Cochran delivered the principal address while remarks from Supreme Court Justice O Gorman and others were read. Messages from George G West and William Jennings Bryan criticized current policies and urged honest methods and open appeals to the people. Ex Governor Hill blamed US Philippines policy as disgraceful and criticized Congress and the administration for Cuba and consumer relief failures.
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New York
Tammany Hall
Wigwam
W. Bourke Cochran
Tammany Fold
Supreme
O'Gorman
United States
George G. West
Missouri
Washington
Jefferson
William Jennings Bryan
Tammany
Democratic Party
Hill
Philippines
Republican Congress
Cuba
General Wood
Fatal shooting in Reading hotel street plaza scene
Exclusive wire report from The Ascoghted Presa describes Antonio Taddia and a companion being confronted by a man with a pistol. Antonio fired into a crowd, killing Rarmuel Stitzel, fatally wounding Edward Wartman and wounding John Trawer in the wrist. Antonio was enraged but his companion escaped.
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Presa
Reading
Antonio Taddia
Plano
Antonio
Rarmuel Stitzel
Edward Wartman
John Trawer
Elkea Smashes Records in 25-Mile Motor Pace at Coliseum
Exclusive wire reports Harry Elkea of Glens Falla New York set a world best in the 25 mile motor paced race at the Coliseum tonight with Rob ert Walthour. The full distance finished 15.5 seconds faster than the previous mark. Five and fifteen mile records also fell. Walthour faded in the final miles and was defeated by about a mile and two laps.
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Providence
Rbl
Harry Elkea
Glens Falla
Robert Walthour
Coliseum
Walthour
Two Cars Collide Head On Near Gloversville
A high speed electric railway accident near Gloversville last night left fifteen killed and twenty nine injured. The Mountain Lake line carried crowds home from a Fourth of July picnic ground, with many business men among the passengers. City Recorder Frank C. Wood suffered a broken back and was in critical condition.
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Utica
Gloversville
Frank C. Wood
Thirty Bulgarians Killed in Turkish Dragnet at Patili
A detachment of Turkish troops surrounded Bulgarian brigands at Patili in Monastir Vilayet. Thirty Bulgarians died and the rest were captured. Brigandage spreads alarm in Monastir as Turco Bulgarian tensions escalate after the Bulgarian agency flag and coat of arms were removed at Serres. Bulgaria demands satisfaction within three days.
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Constantinople
Patili
Miners’ Convention Opens July 17 as Resuming Work Rumor
Hazleton Pa July 4 reports from an authoritative source say operators plan to resume mining at one or more collieries near Wilkes-Barre on July 17. Non-union workers would be brought in from Lugoene county. Confirmation delayed by operator reticence.
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Hazleton
National Miners’ Convention
Indianapolis
Wilkes-Barre
Lugerne
Miners' Strike Forgotten During Independence Celebrations
Exclusive dispatch reports Wyoming region crowds at resort celebrations while local unrest fades. Two Nanticoke deputies facing bail after a quarrel. President Mitchell reviews correspondence from his headquarters. Federal injunction bars interference by several named individuals including Mother Jones and Chris Byans.
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Wilkes-Barre
Wyoming
Nanticoke
Mitchell
Mother” Jones
Associated Press
Charleston
Blume Coat and Coke Company
Thomas Brook
Ohio
Babbit
Kentucky
Ceneah
Crisco
Duftuls
Mother Jones
Chris’ Byans
Pennsylvania
W. B. Wilsen
Indiana
Weather data record for July 4 1902
The entry notes July 4 1902 weather readings with highest temperature listed as 005 BA and relative humidity around BoB. A trace of precipitation is recorded within 24 hours and humidity around 68 percent is noted.
Weather Forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania This Weekend
Washington July 4. Forecast for Saturday and Sunday fair and warm. Light variable winds.
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Pennsylvania
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