Hot Day at Camp Curtin Parade Draws Thousands
Soldiers of the Thirteenth Regiment hold a dress parade at Camp Curtin Mount Gretna amid sun and rain muddied grounds. Visitors including Chautauquans fill the camp as Corporal Leyshon sustains a hand injury and Battery C plans target practice.
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Camp Curtin
Gobin
Corporal Leyshon
Scranton Tribune
Mt. Gretna
Spkdler
Becaus
Lebanon
Leyshon
National Guard
Deintehorn
Third Brigade
Pottaville
Gothing
Morrell
Hastings
Snowden
Quay Struggles as Defeats Mount in Pennsylvania Fight
In Philadelphia on July 1 observers note Senator Quay faces mounting losses in Lackawanna and Sullivan counties and a lack of delegate wins. The battle is described as personal with Cameron funding the Quay effort, and insiders warn another week of defeats could end Quay's campaign and push for party peace.
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Senator Quay
Philadelphia
Quay
Lackawanna
Sullivan
Pittsburg
Cameron
Lancaster
Dauphin
Cameron Counties
Don
Inez
Prominent Susquehanna Republicans oppose Quay pact
A Hastings faction of Susquehanna County Republicans repudiates a bargain by Quay supporters to deliver the county delegation to Quay at the state convention. Leaders include Captain H. F. Beardsley Attorney C. A. Van Wormer H. L. Beach and others. They pledge to send Hastings delegates and oppose voting all county Republicans for Quay.
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Quay
Scranton Tribune
Montrose
Pau
Quayites
Susquehanna County
Wyoming House
Sermanton
Quays
New Hastings
H. FP. Beardsley
C. A. van Wormer
H. L. Beach
First National Bank
T. J. Davies
O. A. Gilbert
K. R. Lathrop
Two Steamers Collide off Spezia Sinking Drowns 111
A terrible accident near the Gulf of Spezia today as the Ortigia and Maria P. collided. The Maria P. sank shortly after, with 111 Naples passengers among the drowned, in addition to the crew.
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Gulf of Spezzia
Spezaia
Italy
Gulf of Spezgia
Ortigia
Maria P
Naples
Fury of the Elements and Horse Team Fatality
A severe wind storm hit Hawley at 6:15 PM with rain and hail felling trees. Alec and Dorfinger & Sons glassmakers suffered a fatal lightning strike on a team near White Mills. driver Era Down was knocked senseless for minutes. a large oak near Mrs. McDonough’s house fell, and fragmenting pines and orchard damage were reported.
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Hawley
White Mills
Eera
Joseph Turner
Queer Penitence Case Ends With Forty Needles Removed
Nellie Thomas a devout girl of eighteen was brought to Cincinnati hospital from the Good Shepherd convent with swollen feet. A needle protruded from her flesh and doctors found many more as she confessed she had driven forty needles into her legs as a voluntary penance for over two years.
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Cincinnati
Nellie Thomas
Weed
City Hospital
Convent of the Good Shepherd
Insurrection in China and North Western Province Revolt
In China a Mohammedan Dimunganes uprising broke out near Ning Foo-Suan and Loud-ting. The governor killed his family to avoid capture. In Massachusetts Uriah Crowe and A A Crowe inherit 7,000,000 from the estate of Mrs FE Eldridge of Newtonville.
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Pekin
8I-Ning
Foo-Suan
Loud-ting
Houston
Merrimac
Masa
Princeton Students Feared Captured by Hostile Indians
Denver reports a geological expedition from Princeton vanished near Union Pass while returning from National Park. The army, though small at Fort Washakie with forty three troops, readies an expedition as 200 Bannocks are reported at Jackson Hole and Indian police who joined Bannocks were forced to flee.
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Denver
Colo
Princeton
Union Pass
National Park
Fort Washakle
Jackson's Hole
Jackson Hole
Somnambulistic Cyclist Wakes Farmer's Daughter in Moonlit Ride
Miss Mary Smiley of Oneonta New York aged fifteen received a bicycle on her birthday. After a five mile ride she slept with eyes open and a wild expression as she rode past her father twice while in a somnambulic state. He splashed water and later poured a cup of liquid over her to rouse her without harm.
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Oneonta
N. Y
Mary Smiley
Theodore Smiley
Fergusonyville
Miss Smiley
Mary
Farmer Smiley
Smiley
Composer Jakobowski Fined 700 in Breach of Promise Suit
London jury awards Carla Dagmar 700 pounds after Jakobowski of New York fails to defend a breach of promise case. Dagmar testified he wooed her then married a widow in New York and called her endearing terms in letters.
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London
Jakobowski
New York
Carla Dagmar
Jakowoski
Brown
Dagmar
Filibuster Foiled by Treasury Orders for Hawaii Voyage
Port Townsend Washington July 21. Treasury officials tighten scrutiny of all vessels clearing from the sound to Hawaii after secret information leads to fears of a new filibustering expedition aimed at overthrowing the Dole government.
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Treasury
Lord Sholto Douglas Sues Wasp For Libel
Lord Sholto Douglas son of the Marquis of Queensberry sues the Wasp weekly in the U S circuit court for 50000 damages alleging libel in a recent article. He asserts his character has been injured and cites his marriage to Loretta Addis the music hall singer.
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San Francisco
Sholto Douglas
Marquis of
Queensbury
Loretta Addis
United State
Wasp
Douglas
San Francisco Chinamen Refuse Registry Amid Turbulence
About 90 Chinese residents in San Francisco refuse to register, reflecting ongoing immigration tensions. A cyclone unroofed Marks block in Pekin Illinois and rain flooded the building. A Linnton plant began canning horse meat for foreign markets as Kansas residents seek Waller’s release from a French prison. Miners freed from Pewable mine Iron Mountain Michigan, though some injured. Weimar’s departure from Bremen witnesses passenger Harman Juengling drown after a fall overboard. Newark Ohio widow Mary Moore finds her long lost son, now serving life for burglary.
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San Francisco
Pekin
Linnton
Kansas
Waller
Iron Mountain
Mich
Weimar
Bremen
Harman Juengling
Mary Moore
Newark
Death of a Hermit in Gilsey House at New York
Solomon Hyams, longtime resident known as the hermit of the Gilsey House, was privately buried at Woodlawn Cemetery after eighteen years of isolation. His life was marred by the murder case of his nephews Harry P. and Dallas T. Hyams in Toronto, who faced charges over Will Wells's death as they sought a $20,000 life insurance payout. Hyams's health declined after their arrest and disgrace.
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Gilsey House
New York
Solomon Y. Hyams
Gilkey House
Woodlawn
Gilzey House
Harry P
Dallas T. Hyams
Toronto
Willie” Wells
Hynama
Solomon Hyams
Tragic Mart Fire Kills Five Negroes Dynamite Blasts Home
A dynamite blast leveled the house of Mrs Phillipe in Mart Texas. Five African Americans were killed and one wounded when the blaze followed the explosion. A long feud between A Phillips and Pail Arnold, both white and Black respectively, set the stage for the tragedy. Police pursue leads as one survivor fights for life.
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Waco
Tex
Mart
A. Phillips
Arnold
Phillips
Phillipe
Daring Jail Delivery Escapes After Rope Sausage?
Frank Evans and Joe West, charged in the Hertzler burglary of May, escaped from MiMintown jail by sawing their iron cell window and using bed clothing ropes. The third suspect resisted with a fierce break, injuring a deputy and fellow inmate. all three are at large.
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MiMintown
Frank Evans
Joe West
Don
Sunday beer ban tightens in New York city
New York enforces strict Sunday closing laws with police able to enforce them. Sightseers note the city largely halted beer and liquor sale for the day. Saloonkeepers used devices to continue business, but only regular patrons gained access. Champagne appeared in some upscale spots in the Tenderloin.
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New York
We Are Not Amused Queen Victoria Rebuke
London July observers recount a royal dining moment where laughter at a risky remark prompted the Queen to demand the source. When the joke was revealed, she remained steady and declared in a formal tone that they must take the matter seriously.
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Victoria
London
Pinkertons Are Barred From New London Strike
Mayor Johnston prohibits employment of Pinkerton men linked to the Norwich line freight handlers strike. He refused to use them as constables, praising the workers as law abiding citizens while the dispute unfolds. Additional brief notes touch on unrelated reports of political talk and an asylum case.
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New London
Johnston
Pinkerton
Norwich
Rebels Suffer Heavy Losses in Seven Hour Battle
In a clash between Insurgents and government troops near Manzanillo and Bayamo, 7,400 rebels attacked 1,000 Spanish troops. Brigadier General Santocledes was killed. General Campos led a final defensive reversal. Rebels left 500 dead and wounded. government forces suffered 72 fatalities and several wounded.
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Havana
Manzanillo
Dayamo
Martinez Caspos
Mansanillo
Bayamo
Valensuela
Santocleldes
Campos
Four Murders In 24 Hours Plague Nd Kentucky Mountaineers
Reports from Sergent Kentucky detail four killings in a single day near Ber gent involving distilling violence and feuds. John Mateny killed William Thacker after Thacker attacked a sister. Dick Oliver killed Sam Fitzpatrick at a Quicksand dance. James Smith killed Robert Coleman near Peter Creek. William Tuey fatally shot Thomas Bailey at a local picnic. Oliver remains at large as a posse hunts him.
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Kentucky
Sergent
Bergent
Firth Trap
John Mateny
William Thacker
Thacker
Mateny
Fitzpatrick
Oliver
Peter Creek
James Smith
Robert A. Coleman
Smith
William Tuey
Thomas Bailey
Killed Wife and Then Shot Himself in Boarding House Room
In Elizabeth, Henry Halbfoster enticed his wife to a room at a boarding house on Second Avenue and Spencer Street, locked the door, and shot her before killing himself. Their bodies were found last evening, with evidence indicating they had been dead for hours.
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Wer
Elizabeth
Henry Halbfoster
Elizabeth Avenue
Halbfoster
Halbrointer
Drowning of Miss Rosa Steinburgh at Rockaway Beach
Miss Rosa Steinburg of New York, a guest at Prospect House Hammell's Station, drowned in the Rockaway surf yesterday afternoon while bathing. She suffered cramps after entering the water and sank before help arrived. An examination showed a blood vessel in her neck had burst.
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Rockaway Neneh
Rockaway Beach
Rosa Steinburg
New York
Prospect House
Hammell’s Station
Death by Live Wire In Wheelwright Shop
Philadelphia July 21 James Lower and his son John were instantly killed at their wheelwright shop after contacting a live electric wire left in the building once used by a singing society. It is believed they attempted to remove the wires and were fatally shocked. New Use for a Balloon Duluth July 2 Charles F Fox of Portland Ore plans to lift the steamer Pewabic using a balloon device to lift the sunken vessel and recover its copper cargo.
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Philadelphia
James Lower
John
Wheelwright Shop
Wheelwright
Duluth
Charles F. Fox
Portland
Ore
Sixteen Year Old Bandit Arrested After Trolley Ride
Abe Thompson, colored, age 16, was arrested in Hartford at Pequonock after he forced a trolley conductor and motorman to allow him to ride by pointing a revolver at them when they tried to eject him. He faced charges of assault breach of the peace and trespass. Also in Madrid a 98 year old king fell from a bicycle and injured his foot.
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Hartford
Conn
Abe Thompson
Pequonock
Thompson
Madrid
Wyoming County Republicans Endorse Rice Hastings Quay in Campaign
The Wyoming County Republican committee met in Tunkhannock with sixteen delegates. They adopted resolutions urging an end to factional fighting and supporting Charles B. Rice for Superior Court, D. H. Hastings for permanent state convention chairman, and M. Quay for state committee chairman.
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Wyoming County Committees
Scranton Tribune
Tunkhannock
Republican County Committee
Court Home
Eixteen
Quay
Arere
Charles BE. Rice
Superior Court
D. H. Hastings
Pastor pleads guilty to unlawful acts at Downsville convention
The Rev J C Stinson admitted unlawful cohabitation with Miss Emma Lindsley at Boxton during the Christian Endeavor visit. He described the Downsville couple as innocent and said they chose a private trial to avoid publicity, paying a small fine. He pledged a full investigation.
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Boston
Devwnsville
N. Y
J. C. Stinson
Boxton
Christian Endeavor
Emma Lindsley
Buinson
First Presbyterian Church
Mise Lindsley
Downaville
Stinson
Miss Lindsley
Downsville
Sharon
Abduction Tale Ends With Watertown Return
Luna Lamont an 18 year old from a farm near Carthage disappeared from her sister’s Philadelphia home three days earlier. She arrived in Watertown in a highly nervous state and delirious at times claiming a strange man abducted her. Officials fear she was drugged and may die.
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Watertown
N. Y
Luna Lamont
Carthage
Philadelphia
Ono
Thought Her A Burglar William Evans Shot Wife In Error
In Talcottville Hartford County on July 21 William E Evans, a village blacksmith, shot his wife after hearing a window open in the bedroom. He woke, called out, and fired from under his pillow, wounding Mrs Evans in the left thigh. The injury is not dangerous. In Malone New York on the same date a two year old boy died after swallowing cocaine from a bottle found in a dentist's office.
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William Evans
Hartford
Conn
Talcottville
William E. Evans
Ami
Fred
Roy
Malone
Dr. Restle
Burke
F. M. Taten
Hastings Capture Northampton Delegates to State Convention
Northampton county Republicans selected four Hastings delegates for the state convention on Saturday afternoon. A motion to instruct the delegates for Quay was tabled. General Reeder, secretary of the commonwealth, announced the four names.
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Hastings
Northampton
Bethlehem
Northampton County
Quay
Reeder
The
Commonwealth
Ghost Prank Turns Deadly in Niagara Ont
Frank Rogers disguised as a ghost to prank an Italian man in Niagara Ontario. The Italian hurled a pitchfork into Rogers eyes, piercing the brain and killing him. The fatal incident occurred on July 21.
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Niagara
Ont
Frank Rogers
Rogers
Weather Outlook for Pennsylvania and Northeast Regions
Eastern Pennsylvania expects showers and cooler air with variable winds turning westerly. New York and New England show fair to partly cloudy skies with rising temperatures, coastal cooling, and light variable winds. Northern districts may see rain followed by next day fair, with minor temperature changes.
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Pennsylvania
Herald
New York
Middle States
New England
Finley’s Scotch Ginghams Special Sale
Finley’s offers about 150 pieces of Scotch Ginghams at 19c per yard with fast colors. Includes 10 pieces Clan Plaid Silk Ginghams for waists and children, 35 dress patterns of Trilby Silks at 39c, plus Irish Dimities French Corded Piques Organ dies and linen batistes with embroideries.
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New York
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