Gala Day at Binghamton Marks New City Hall Event
A large crowd witnessed the laying of the cornerstone for Binghamton’s planned city hall with Masons of New York presiding and U S Senator William E Mason of Illinois delivering an address. Delegations from Buffalo Elmia Albany Williamsport Wilkes Barre Scranton and other towns joined in the celebration with the Anthracite Glee Club performing and a parade through the city. Scranton sent a prominent contingent including city officers and officials while John Palmer New York secretary of state attended in a Waldorf coat amid high summer heat near 100 degrees.
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Binghamton
Masons
New York
United States
William E. Mason
Ilinois
Senate
Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Elmira
Albany
Williamsport
Wilkes- Barre
Scranton
Natty Little John Palmer
Rochester
Palmer
Meyer Green
Buerts
City Hall
Elma
Seata
CC G. Boland
A. Ki. Dunning
Joseph P. Phillips
James H M. Torrey
D. J. Davis
C. A. Battenberg
J. Boumish
Lailey
KE. Eisele
Charles Rocar
John Nelson
Evan Morris
P. J. Ruane
Finley Ross
W. J. Thomas
R. H. Williams
M. E. Clark
H.T. Fellows
Adam Schroeder
M. J. Urns
Edward Frable
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P. F. Gordon
J. J. Grier
Simon Thomas
J. H. Wailker
John E. Regan
M. F. Gilroy
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James Moir
Philip Wirth
Morgan Sweeney
Green
Ward Sutherland
Oxford
N. Y
Grand Lodge
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Armes
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Mayor Green
Court House Square
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Corner stone ceremony marks key Binghamton event
A large parade and corner stone laying in Binghamton celebrate civic pride with militia firemen and visiting officials. Senator Mason delivers the day’s oration as a chorus and glee club perform. A banquet, pyrotechnics, and a bicycle parade follow, with plans revealed for a five story French Renaissance city hall and nearby Broome county courthouse.
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Binghamton
Collier Street
Court Street
Broome County Court House
Tamany Celebrates Independence Day Rally in New York
The Tammany Hall gathering on July 4 featured reading of the Declaration by Civil Justice Wauhope Lynn, opening address by Grand Sachem Fellner, and letters of regret read by Secretary Mc Gouldrick. Grover Cleveland was hissed while Bryan's letter drew cheers amid calls for Democratic unity.
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Tammany Hall
Wilwams
Wauhope Lynn
Grand Sachem Fellner
McGouldrick
Grover Cleveland
Progressive Democratic League
Bryans
James D. Richardson
Tennessee
Cleveland
Democratic Party
William J. Bryan
Democratic Union
Nation
Fire Wipes Out Town in Michigan Fire Disaster
Lake Ann, Michigan, nearly 1000 residents left desolate after a disastrous blaze that swept the village yesterday. Mrs. Masters, 70, died in the fire after briefly escaping her burning home and returning for valuables as the building collapsed. Losses reach $10,000 with insurance limited to a quarter of damage.
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Manistee
Mich
Lake Ann
Bicycle firm quits Canada says high grade wheels unsustainable
McLean and Duckley of Toronto, one of Canada’s largest bicycle makers, will close their business citing unprofitable margins as high grade United States wheels raise costs. Several other Canadian firms are expected to follow suit.
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Toronto
Ont
McLean and Duckley
Canada
United States
Negro Fatally Stabbed in Wilmington Stabbing
Two white men attacked John Kin, a Black man, early July at Fourth and Lombard streets. He was stabbed in the throat and arms with knives. his wounds were described as dangerous. The assailants escaped.
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Wilmington
Del
John Kinslow
Fourth
Lombard Streets
Kolves
Watch from Delaware jewelry robbery found in Paris Texas
A gold watch stolen from David Lindsau’s home during the Wilmington Delaware jewelry robbery last week turned up in Paris Texas. Chief of Police Dolan will seek recovery of the timepiece.
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Wilmington
Del
David Lindsau
Paris
Tex
Dolan
Senate Debates Tariff Bill Amendments and Stamp Tax
Washington July 6 Senate movers announced no final vote on the tariff bill, planning to stay in session. stamp tax on bonds, debentures and stock transfers approved with exemptions for state county and municipal bonds. New amendments voted on include a defeated tax cut on spirits and a proposed duties cut for gold accepting countries. later fishing accounts described a white sea serpent sighting near Block Island and Watch Hill.
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Allison
Senate
Alison
Spooner
Mantle
Montana
Mills
Texas
Millis
Carter
Caffrey
Gray
House
North Atlantic Seaboard
Gloucester
Flash
New Bedford
Coxswain's Ledge
Block Island
Ocean View
Connecticut
Hattie B
Frederick Merchant
Cyrus Allyn
East Haddam
Conn
Maybrick pardon bid moves anew in London
Mrs Florence Maybrick, once of Brooklyn, whose death sentence for poisoning her Liverpool husband was commuted to life, has another chance at clemency. Ambassador Hay presented a petition to the crown asking for her pardon, not addressing innocence but mercy. The home secretary Sir Matthew White Ridley now bears the decision, with no rejection yet from the British government.
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London
Florence Maybrick
Brooklyn
N. Y
Liverpool
Ambassador Hay
Hay
Maybrick
Home Secretary
Matthew White Ridley
Man files divorce on grounds of cruelty after wedding anniversary
Elmer E. Gerard of Chicago seeks divorce from Fla Collins, married July 4, 15 years ago, with five children. He cites repeated cruelty including slapping, attempted poisoning by hatchet, and acts like cutting buttons and hiding trousers to stop his church attendance.
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Chicago
Ill
Elmer E. Gerard
Gerard
Fla Collins
Chicago Executive Killed by Bomb Blast at Summer Home
Henry R. B. Stone, former vice president of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy railroad, was instantly killed in Nonquit Massachusetts when a bomb exploded as he inspected a misfired firework. his children had been setting off bombs on the lawn. The blast struck his forehead as he bent over the device.
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Nonquit
Mass
Henry RB. Stone
Chicago
Chicago, Purlington and Quincy Railroad
Mr. Stone
Sea Serpent Turns White Cruise Sightings Near Block Island
Reports from three sources describe a white sea serpent seen off Block Island Rhode Island during July. The sightings note the creature cruising offshore and attract attention from maritime observers and local residents.
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Block Island
R. I
Hill Addresses Cuban War, Domestic High Tide of Demagoguery
Oswego N Y July Former United States Senator David B Hill delivered the Fourth of July oration condemning Spain's conduct in Cuba and urging support for the struggling Cuban cause. He warned against demagoguery and class hostility, criticized socialist ideas, and urged unity to restore confidence and recover national strength.
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Oswego
United States
David B. Hill
Cuba
Spain
Lightning Hits Quebec Church During Service
A church in St. Joaquaire Quebec was struck by lightning during morning mass causing panic and injuries. One person was killed and several seriously hurt as the altar was toppled and the priest thrown to the floor amid heavy destruction.
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Severnal
Victims of Spanish Tyranny Spur Cuban Independence Talks
Havana newspapers accuse the United States of inaction on Cuban policy as Cuban forces under Gomez win small engagements. Twelve wounded Cubans reach Rio Nuevo after a perilous voyage, while reports from western Camaguey confirm Gomez’s continued leadership and several Spanish outpost attacks with hundreds of Cuban casualties claimed.
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Maximo Gomez
Camaguey
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Weyler
Trocha
Arroyo Blanco
Carrillo
Mayasigua
Remedios
Pinar del Rilo
Carcarajicara
Perico Pozo
Fuentes
Candelaria
Ahumada
Fatal Fourth of July Accident in Philadelphia
A man named James Seebeth, 65, was killed when a large firecracker exploded after someone lit it from behind as he carried it for the Fourth of July. The blast left severe injuries and he died hours later. City hospitals treated over 200 accidents, mostly minor, with few fires reported.
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Philadelphia
James Seebeth
Seabeth
Four Persons Drown in Capsized Boat on Superior Bay
Four people died when a boat capsized in Superior Bay near West Superior Wisconsin today. The drowned were Daniel Christie and May McDonald both of Itasca and Burton McCurray of Omaha an electrician. The remaining three members were saved as two men and a woman were rescued by John Bardon whose yacht was nearby.
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West Superior
Wis
Superior
Daniel
Christie
May McDonald
Itasca
Burton McCurray
Omaha
Lewis Sprague
Algram
Agnes McDonald
John Bardon
Heatwave Records Two Fatalities in Pittsburg
Pittsburg on July 6 endures a 109 degree day, described as the hottest in ten years. Heat deaths total two with seventeen prostrations reported. Lightning killed Daniel Matthews at Homewood race track during a passing storm. Additional heat fatalities named include Michael O Laughlin and Mrs. Mary Boyle of Braddock.
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Pittsburg
Daniel Matthews
Homewood Race Track
Michael O’laughlin
Mary Boyle
Braddock
Man to sue Cincinnati doctors over X ray burn
Elwood Indiana July 5 Thomas Hogers will sue Cincinnati physicians for damages after an X ray examination burned his foot and led to its amputation. The injury, described as strange and not healing, has drawn national scientific attention.
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Elwood
Ind
Thomas Hogers
Cincinnati
City Misprint Sparks Funeral Rush After False Death Report
A mistaken notice claimed Mr. Shickhaus died, prompting orders for funeral arrangements and closure of public buildings for a short period before authorities confirmed he was alive. The event occurred yesterday as officials halted the panic and restored normal operations.
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Shickhaus
Double Crime of C F Herve in New York
Frenchman Charles Ferdinand Herve shot Rosina Pureau Drolet in a West One Hundred Fourteenth Street flat and then killed himself. He lived at a brownstone on East Seventy Second Street, leaving a widow and two children. Drolet’s husband, who had separated from her, visited her in hospital after the tragedy.
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New York
Charles Ferdinand Herve
Rosina Pureau Drolet
271 West One Hundred and Fourteenth Street
Herve
Il East Seventy-second Street
Droletta
Til
Dinner Marks American Independence Day in London
Three hundred Americans residents and visitors in London attended the annual American Society in London dinner at Kensington Palace hotel. Attendees included Ambassador Hay Henry White John R. Carter and other embassy and consular staff, plus notable non officials like Whitelaw Reid General Miles former VP Stevenson and several ministers bishops and magnates. After dinner speeches were delivered by Potter Ambassador Hay Reid and others.
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London
United States
Kensington Palace
Ambassador Hay
Henry White
John R. Carter
Coville
William McKinley Osborne
Boyle
Liverpool
England
Whitelaw Reid
Miles
Stevenson
Terrell
Turkey
Thayer
Netherlands
Maus
Potter
Doane
Whipple
Dudley
Tuttle
Leonard
Perry
Quintard
Creighton
Webb
Ogden Mills
Bishop Potter
Husband Suspected in Disappearance of Mia Welton
Akron police arrest M. C. Welton on suspicion of knowing the whereabouts of his wife Mia Welton who vanished after a note from him asked her to meet him. The couple wed less than a year ago amid marital strife and prior threats by Mia.
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Akron
Ohio
M. C. Welton
Welton
Mother M Kinley Injured in Yard Fall at White House
Canton reports President McKinley's mother, aged 88, slipped on a porch step and cut her forehead. She rose, washed away the blood, and a doctor sewed the deep cut without anesthesia after McKinley was alerted and hurried to secure medical care.
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Canton
McKinley
Mother McKinley
Postoffice Thieves Arrested in Mount Pleasant Robbery
Willam Mardy and Richard Roe were jailed today awaiting grand jury action on charges of robbing the Mount Pleasant post office and store in Union County on June 28. Officers found stolen clothing with the suspects at arrest.
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Willam Mardy
Richard Roe
United States Grand Jury
Mount Pleasant
Union County
Local Notes and Sports Roundup from Scranton Area
A compact morning digest covers General-Hinghamton gala events, the Dig Miners strike, Senate bond tax talk, and Spanish tyranny notes. It also reports on Sport-Scranton and Wilkes-Barre breaking even, holiday resumes, Fourth of July observances in Philadelphia, amateur baseball, and local civic items from Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, and Lickawanna County.
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Hinghamton
Senate
Scranton
Wilkes-Barre
Quaker City
Kastorial
Washington
London
St. Paul's
Laval-How Scranton
Caledonians
West Side
City
Lickawanna County
Freight Conductor William Bunn Killed in Rail Yards
Corry report says William Bunn a noted Philadelphia and Erie Railroad freight conductor was run over and killed in the yards this afternoon He leaves a widow and no children.
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Corry
William Bunn
Philadelphia and Erie
Fatalities From Heat Reported in July Toll
Twelve people died and thirty five were affected by heat related incidents on July date, with authorities noting rising temperatures as the likely cause and urging caution during peak sun hours.
Edward Schickhaus is Reported Dead After Council Session
At a Madison home Edward Schickhaus, once a city council member, had recently been improving but his death was announced at the Friday night monthly common council meeting. President Traboid led the eulogies with remarks from members of both parties.
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Newark
Edward Schickhaus
Madison
Common Council
Traboid
Miners Start Broad Strike Across Multiple Regions
Reports from Columbus and several states show miners in Wilmington Indiana Gloucester Ohio and Brazil Indiana suspending work in response to a general strike order. Some districts like Ottumwa Iowa and Peoria Illinois report no actions yet while operators assess likely closures and longer delays.
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Brazil
Ind
Columbus
National
Ratchford
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Ohio
Morris, Ts
Grundy County
Braceville
Carbon Hill
Gloucester
Ottumwa
Iowa
M‘ers
Seasion
Nce
Yall
Peoria
New Castle Boy Held Over Murder Charge After Brick Attacks
An 11-year-old boy named Jones is jailed in New Castle as authorities consider murder charges after he and older youths allegedly got him drunk and he began throwing bricks at riders and pedestrians. Nick Coppilett required eighteen stitches, Frank Derickalos suffered a fractured nose, and John Ostricka had a skull fracture with life danger at the hospital.
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New Castle
Jones
Nick Coppilett
Frank Derickalos
John Ostricka
Coppilett
Derickalos
The New Libel Law Passed In Harrisburg
Harrisburg July 6 the passage of the new libel law came largely through Joseph M. Rogers managing editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer who traveled here and pressed the measure to approval Rogers may be called the father of the new law though not exactly what editors wanted the bill is regarded as fair and an improvement over the old libel law
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Harrisburg
Joseph M. Rogers
Philadelphia Inquirer
Rogera
Drowned in Carpenter's Creek Near Exeter
George Van Buskie a Hungarian man drowned while swimming in Carpenter's Creek at Exeter near Pittston. The body was recovered minutes after he went under.
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George van Buskie
Carpenter's Creek
Scranton Tribune
Pittston
Exeter
Steamship Arrivals from Antwerp and Weather Report
Steamship Southwark arrived from Antwerp. The Herald forecasts fair weather in the middle states and New England with southerly to northwesterly winds. Local rain and thunderstorms possible in western and northern districts, with slightly cooler temperatures upcoming.
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Antwerp
the Herald
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