Deadlock in the East suspends talks with Tewfik Pasha
Reports from Constantinople and St. Petersburg indicate the joint ambassadors suggestions are sent to governments as discussions with Tewfik Pasha are suspended pending fresh instructions. Russian ambassador Zinoviev to Constantinople named. Nelidoff to Rome transferred. Athens notes Italy proposes coercive measures against Turkey.
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Constantinople
Tewfuk Pasha
St. Petersburg
M. Alnovieff
Zinoviev
Stockholm
Count de Nelidoff
Rome
Athens
Italy
Turkey
British resentment on American relations and war risk
The Morning Post argues that war between Britain and the United States would be costly and fruitless. It outlines naval battles, blockade challenges, and a Canadian defense, asserting peace would leave both nations impoverished and embittered. It contrasts with Civil War heroics to defend a clear motive for peace.
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London
Morning Post
Unite States
America
United States
Canada
Post
Grant
Sherman
Thomas
Governor Bradley Defends Dinning Pardons After Mob Killing
Governor Bradley released a statement explaining why he pardoned George Dinning, a black man convicted for shooting Jody Conn amid a mob scene at his home. He cites Dinning’s self defense and mob interference, arguing mobs disgrace Kentucky and promising protection for those who defend themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Bradley
George Dinning
Jody Conn
Dinning
Franklin
Tia
Kentucky
Commonwealth
Saw mill boiler explosion in West Virginia kills two men
In Blufield West Virginia on July 2 the Brewster Brothers saw mill boiler on Dry Fork exploded killing H J White a sewer from Weston Virginia and Smith Hickson an engineer from Pateravite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blufield
W. Va
Brewster Brothers
H. J. White
Sewyer
Weston
Smith Hickson
Pateravite
Mail Robbery Charge Leads to Arrest in Herrisbute
William Jents, a former clerk at the Mechaniceburg post office, was arrested in Herrisbute today on a charge of robbing the mails by taking letters containing money. He was brought to Morrisburg and placed under $1,000 bail for a hearing tomorrow.
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Herrisbute
William Jents
Mechaniceburg F
Gn United Team Aterial
Itt
Morrisburg
Debs Speaks to Fifty Miners at Riv ersville
Debs urged miners to quit work and join the strike. He attracted fifty listeners from Fairmont with enthusiastic reception but no new union organizing occurred there. At Mount Alto Monongah the union held its second meeting and added nineteen members, bringing total to 230. Operators claim the West Virginia strike is a failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmount
W. Va
E. V. Debs
Riversville
Montana
Monongah
Debe
Debs
Montara
Cashier Foils Bank Robbery In Adel Chase
William Van Buskirk, McWilliams bank cashier, saved the bank cash by firing at two masked robbers who entered at noon. The men, Frank W. Jackson and Starry Howard of New York, fled on bicycles as townsfolk pursued on horses and bicycles. The pair hid in a corn field where they were captured.
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Adel
William van Buskirk
McWilliams Bank
Frank W. Jackson
Starry Howard
New York
van Buskirk
van Hueskirk
Dr Ryder Lynched Near Talbotton After Murder Charge
Dispatches confirm the lynching of Dr W L Ryder near Talbotton Georgia after he was to be moved to Muscogee jail for the murder of Miss Sallie Emma Owen. Deputies were forced to surrender at Waverly Hall and a mob hanged him, with his body found at dawn.
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Atlanta
Talbotton
W. L. Ryder
Sallie Emma Owen
Ryder
Muscogee
Waverly Hall
Pursoner
Panic in Electric Car Sparks Mass Panic and Fire
An electric car in Cambridge, Ciptridze, Massachusetts, burst into flames after a fuse burned out. Forty passengers faced a dangerous scramble to escape as five people suffered severe burns including Mrs. Margaret King her husband John King and their son John Mrs Sarah Nickerson and Miss Annie Bailey.
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Ciptridze
Mass
Margaret King
John King
John
Sarah J. Nickerson
Annie Bailey
Cambridge
Woman described as ghost found by Paterson motorman
Elmer Ackerman, a Paterson motorman on the New Jersey trolley line, reported seeing a bedclothes figure on a Wallington trip. He chased the figure and caught a young married woman with face and hands smeared in phosphorus. She claimed to search for her husband and another woman she suspected as a rival, but she was allowed to go without giving her identity.
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Wallington
N. J
Elmer Ackerman
Paterson
New Jersey
Ready to Lynch a Brute at Fayville After Assault on Girls
Fayville New York residents vow to lynch a man who assaulted two girls, Van Popering and Goldsworth, after luring them into a covered wagon. The children, who can identify the stranger, were approached while walking home. Police seek suspect captured in the unfrequented road incident.
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Fayville
N. Y
Trenton Farm Boy Ends Life With Shotgun
Lenox Pullen an 11 year old farm hand near Trenton New Jersey killed himself this afternoon by blowing the top of his head off with a shotgun. He buried the gun stock about forty feet from the ground, leaned over it and pulled the trigger. Pullen had been acting strangely for some time and is believed to have suffered a sunstroke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Lenox Pullen
Pullen
Steamship Movements Include Berlin and Bremen Sailings
Shipping notices in New York detail Berlin bound for Antwerp and Bremen routes, with departures to Southampton and Bremen. A travel timetable lists multiple steamship sailings, including Trave voyage to Bremen and other vessels preparing for transatlantic service.
Klondyke Gold Rumors Stir Pacific Towns
Reports from Seattle Helena and San Francisco indicate massive Yukon gold prospects. Governor McIntosh cites a possible 1897 British Yukon yield of 10 million dollars with over a million stored by miners. Ship arrivals and rail surveys plan routes from Fort Wrangel toward the Klondyke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
C. B. McIntosh
Northwest Territory
Klondyke District
Beattie
Portland
Excelsior
Yukon
Fort Wrangle
Stoken
Chicago
P. B. Weare
North American Trading Company
Klondyke
Alaska
British Americas
United States
Mississippi
Europe
Herring Sea
Behring Sea
Hielena
Mont
Assay
Northern Pacific Express
American National Bank
San Francisco
St. Michaels
Klondyke or Deer River Gold Tales From Alaska
An Alaska trip aboard the Excelsior yields letters describing Klondyke as Deer River, the Bonanza and Eldorado creeks, a 1000 000 fortune claim, and dramatic mining methods. Miners thaw ground, run sluices, and sell claims for large sums amid rich but contested returns.
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San Diego
Cal
Excelsior
Alaska
J. F. Higgins
Deer River
Reindeer River
Yukon
Bie River
Bonanza
Kiondyke
Eldorado
Untouched Yukon Territory Said to Offer Quick Prospects
The text notes vast, largely untapped territory near Klondyke offering potential profits for workers who can reach the area with one year’s provisions, suggesting a strong chance to secure a stake within a few years. It emphasizes harsh conditions but high opportunity for laborers aiming for mining gains.
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Klondyke
Sympathy for Strikers Aid Sought by Locomotive Firemen
Peoria July 20 187 08 The Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen issues a circular urging subordinate lodges to donate voluntary contributions to support striking coal miners in Ohio Pennsylvania West Virginia Indiana Mineola and related areas. The appeal cites unity with United Mine Workers and asks funds be sent to Grand Secretary F W Arnold for distribution to the miners in distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Peoria
Sirs and Brothers
United Mine Works of America
Ohio
Pennsylvanian
West Virginia
Indiana
Mineola
F. W. Arnold
United Mine Workers
Ratchfor
United Mine Workers’ Union
F. BP. Sargent
Cruel Whipping Report Shocks Georgia Court
In Blakeley Early county court supervised a brutal whipping of a enslaved woman who stole cuff buttons. Sheriff Black intervened, halting the beating and ordering the rest of her sentence served in jail. Outrage and calls for investigation and punishment follow.
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Atlanta
Early County Court
Blakeley
Arthur Gray Powell
Sherif Black
Attempt to wreck a pay train near Fairbury
An attempt to wreck the Wabash pay car three miles east of Fairbury Illinois last night disabled the engine of the following eastbound passenger train. The engineer halted in time and no injuries were reported. This was the second such attempt between Forest and Fairbury. A bloodhound posse pursued the wreckers but darkness halted the search.
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Fairbury
Forest
Maryland sheriff accused of dereliction in duties
Mrs. Mary M. Comegys of Centerville in Queen Anne county writes to Governor Lowndes charging Sheriff James Woolyhand with neglect. She claims P. Palmer Keating, jailed a year for embezzlement in April, resides in the sheriff’s residence in a fine room and may freely visit his family, staying away whenever he wants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Mary M. Comegys
Centerville
Queen Anne County
Lownies
James Woolyhand
P. Palmer Keating
Powderly Nomination Faces Senate Opposition Over Labor Feel
Washington July The senate committee on immigration failed to reach a quorum attempting to consider the nomination of T. V. Powderly for commissioner of Immigration. Several senators oppose the appointment as distasteful to the labor element, with another meeting set to try again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On Immigration
T. V. Powderly
Powderly
English View on McKinley Tariff and UK Trade Lead
The Standard editorial argues McKinley restored tariff protection, Europe endures the McKinley tariff and the Dingley tariff will keep England preeminent in overseas trade, while America faces deficits gold shipments strikes panics and fanatic political guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Standard
McKinley
Europe
England
America
Tariff Bill Praised by McKinley After Conference
President McKinley expressed hearty approval of the tariff bill after the conference committee, saying only unavoidable compromises kept some items short of Republican ideals. Senator Allison met with the president and predicted Senate passage by tomorrow night or today, with Democrats unlikely to delay beyond disputes over sugar and related provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
Allison
Iowa
White House
Senate
Woman's Victory for Russia Shifts Religious Toleration Policy
Berlin dispatch reports czar cancels Alexander III ukase on mixed marriages. The czar granted religious toleration, allowing children of mixed marriages to be educated in their parents' faiths. The czarina privately urged broader tolerance.
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Tandon
Berlin
the Standard
Alexander III
Peison
Russia
Boy kidnapped by man in Trenton near river drawbridge
Willie Buckley the twelve year old son of a saloon keeper was accosted by a man who lured him to a carriage near the Delaware river drawbridge. The boy was driven several miles into the country before escaping and returning home frightened but unharmed. Buckley suspects the assailants were tramps.
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Trenton
N.J
Willie Buckley
Delaware River
Trenton Trance Case Man Found In Capital After Wandering
James E. Brady a telegraph operator from Fall River Mass wandered to the Trenton police station asking for food and lodging. He was in a dilapidated condition with a blank mind until he realized he was in New Jersey capital. Doctors say he is in a trance and he cannot recall how he arrived near the city.
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Trenton
N. J
James E. Brady
Fall River
Mays
Brady
New Jersey
Talmage Loses His Pastorate in Washington Church
Dissensions among First Presbyterian members force Rev. Dr. DeWitt Talmage to leave his Washington flock. The aristocratic church faces declining membership and financial strain as the pastor departs after an underperforming year under the contracted associate role.
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Washington, D. C
First Presbyterian Church
DeWitt Talmage
Washington
Talmage
Nighttime shooting in melon patch leaves white man wounded
In Columbia on July 2 a colored farmer named Tayloton fired on a crowd raiding his melon patch. Belton struck the group with a double barrel shotgun. Charles Eweringen, a white man from Camsden, was shot but not fatally wounded. Belton was not arrested.
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Columbia
Tayloton
Belton
Charles Eweringen
Camsden
Belion
Steamer Baltimore City Runs Aground Off Flat Island
The steamer Baltimore City owned by Furness Withy and Co ran ashore on Flat Island in the Straits of Bellevale while en route from Montreal to Europe with a general cargo. If weather permits she may refloat tomorrow.
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Baltimore
St. Johns
N. F
Baltimore City
Furness, Withy & Co
Flat Island
Straits of Bellevale
Montreal
Europe
Tariff Deadlock and Conference Report Standoff
The morning dispatch notes General-Southern Benatora plans to halt progress on the conference report on the tariff while talks stall over Turkish treatment. It highlights regional unrest in Yukon gold regions and reports President Calaalty’s satisfaction with the tariff bill. The day also covers sports scores, labor tensions, and local editorial notes.
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Benatora
Yukon
Calaalty
Uniontown
Hastings
Ormo
Aged Misers Fight with Knife and Pitchfork
Mount Vernon July 4. John Adam and Charles Bretsch known as the misters of Fleetwood, both over sixty, fought in a Fleetwood barn. They had traded peppermint and herbs for years. A knife and a pitchfork were used, with both men wounded and taken to hospital. Police will arraign them on their conditions.
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Mount Vernon
John Adam
Charles Brotsech
Fleetwood
Mullin
Bretsch
Adam
Striking Miners Readying New March on Canonsburg Mines
Pittsburg district miners plan another march on the Allison and Boone mines near Canonsburg as Enterprise remains idle. More than 2,000 diggers may rally from Pan Handle, Turtle Creek, Plum Creek and nearby areas, with organizers at work among New York and Cleveland Gas Coal workers amid widespread strain on supplies and a volatile coal market.
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Pittsburg
Allison
Boone
Enterprise
Canonsburg
Eirikers Js
Pan Handle
Bridgeville
Washington Pike
Millers
Tome Run
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Plum Creek
Turtle Creek
Sandy Creek
DeArmitt
Slack
Fixing Wage Scale Talks End in Fragmented Conference
In Youngstown Ohio on July 20 the Amalgamated association wage scale committee spent the day debating concessions to manufacturers. They refused to accept any reduction for finishers or paddlers and instead tightened their resolve to uphold the Detroit convention standard. At 6 pm they agreed to meet manufacturers in another room and held a joint secret session until 7 pm, then adjourned until August 2 unless a new conference is requested.
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Youngstown
Amalgamated Association
Detroit
Amagamated Association
Tariff Halt in the Senate Sparks Far-Reaching Debate
In Washington July 20 the tariff conference report was read in the senate with little progress. Senator Tillman threatened to filibuster if cotton bagging and ties were not freed, while Teller criticized the conference for not following senate will. A joint resolution authorized the president to secure the release of Competitor prisoners in Havana.
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Washington
Senate
Tillman
South Carolina
Allison
House
West
Jones
Berry
White
Sugar Trust
Teller and Pettigrew
Butler
Bacon
Conference Committee
Pennsylvania
Quay
Havana
Dined With a Corpse in Ashland Cabin
In Ashland Wisconsin on July 20 an inquest heard a Sherman Olson recount a bizarre meal with the dead man O Carlson Olson said Carlson did not respond to a dinner invitation and remained silent as he ate before Carlson’s brother in law found him dead with flaring eyes, ending the meal.
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Ashland
Wis
O. Carlson
Sherman
Olson
Carlson
Fife Convicted of Murder in Richmond Court
In Richmond Virginia Joe Fife a Black man was found guilty of attempted assaults on Mrs Marks and Miss Nusell and received a death sentence to be carried out August 4 in Hunting Court.
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Fife
Richmond
Joe Fife
Mra. Marks
Thin City
Mise Nussell
Norfolk
Huntings Court
Weather forecast for midsized states and New England
The Herald reports partly cloudy to fair conditions in the middle states and New England with slightly warmer temperatures. Light to fresh southerly winds, cooler mornings on the coast, and possible morning rain. Thursday expects generally fair weather with local rains in lake and western districts.
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the Herald
New York
Middle States
New Eagland
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Tewfk Pasha
The
London Morning Post
Gov. Bradley
DR. Ryder
Tih
Georgia
Wabash
Fairbury, I
M’kinley
Denny
Czarina
Trang
Corneliun Smith
Fellowe
Bulcide
Mignone Couey
Ealigng County
Koife
Pitchfork
Amalgamated Association Committee
Mr. Tillman
Mr. Bacon
Teller
Tee
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