Tax Plan for Yukon Gold Claims Draws Opposition
Canadian cabinet proposes a 10 percent royalty on $600 annual outputs and 20 percent on higher yields, plus $10 registration and $100 annual assessment. Alternate claims south of dispersed streams would belong to the government for public use. Ottawa outlines police posts, telegraph plans, and a northern road network to enforce revenue and establish winter routes. Seattle voices concern over Klondike rush and transport bottlenecks. San Francisco notes Shafter's command readiness for Klondike deployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Yukon
Paterson
Islander
Victoria Customs House
Victoria
Lynn Canal
United States
Lake Tagish
Fort Cudahy
Dawson City
Thomas Fawcett
Seattle
Wash
Asociated Press
L. M. Turner
Alaska
Arctic
Klondike
Bt. Michaels
St. Michaels
Dyea
San Francisco
Shafter
Klondyke
Washington
Moore
Department of California
Egan
Middleton
Surgeon General Orders Staff to Alaska Gold Mine Camp
Dr. B. Ly Eddie, chief surgeon, is set to depart San Francisco with two hospital stewards and attendants. They sail for Ameka near Seattle on August 5 to establish a new military station near the gold mines and provide for sixty men for eighteen months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Ly, Eddie
San Francisco
Ameka
Seattle
Lima miner transmits tale of Peruvian gold strike
Wallace C Harbison, once in oil with his brother Charles in Lima, writes Samuel M Finch detailing a Peruvian gold mine discovery. He says one claim yielded 270 pounds of gold in June, and he has bought another mine for 3000. The route runs from Molando to Titicaca and on to La Pas by mule or bronco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Wallace C. Harbison
Charles
Samuel M. Finch
Peru
South America
Harbison
San Francisco
Charles E. Harbison
California
Charles EB. Harbison
Wallace Hatblson
Pennsylvania
Lawrence County
Charles P. Collins
Joseph Evans
J. BH. Leonard
Pittsburg
Devonian Oil Company
Finch
Harbleon
Bolivia
Tenmoers
Molando
Titicaca
la Pas
Clayton-Hulwer Treaty under debate in Washington on Hawaii link
Washington observers note Britain may abrogate the Clayton Bulwer treaty as Congress weighs Hawaii annexation and the proposed Isthmian canal. The foreign relations committee plans a report soon after December and may argue England’s Central American actions nullify the treaty though official sentiment is unstated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Hawaii
American Congress
Path
Gentite Committee On Foreign Relations
England
Senate
Nicaragua
Chiss
Congress
Clayton
Lytton Bulwer
Lake Steamer Cambria Wrecked on Lake Huron
The steamship Cambria of the Windsor Detroit and Soo line wrecked on Lake Huron three miles north of Farnia while en route from Detroit to Sault Ste Marie with about 100 passengers. Paddles broken and machinery disabled after striking a drift of logs. passengers landed safely at daylight and many moved to Burnin as the 1,000 ton sidewheel vessel broke up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
Cambria
Windsor, Detroit and Soo Line
Detroit
Baultste Marie
Lake Huron
Farnia
Burnin
Sault Ste Marie
Georgian May
Surfer Damage Roils Asbury Park Boardwalk and Baths
A heavy surf at Asbury Park New Jersey last night breached the boardwalk near Fourth Avenue and flooded the fishing pier level. The pavilion lower floor lost flooring and roofs on bathhouses along Fourth Avenue were torn away while the grass plot near the bicycle path burned away. Senator Bradley ordered workers to reinforce bulwarks along the weakened section. The boardwalk stretch between Fourth and Fifth avenues was ripped up for about a hundred yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
N. J
Asbury
Fourth Avenue
Bath Honses
Bern
Hradley
Fourth
Fifth Avenues
Firemen Win Suit Over Wage Reduction
A telegram to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen reports a victory in Philadelphia Reading and New England road wage cuts. The firemen fought the reduction, being the sole organization to sue. A similar victory occurred in 190? against the Union Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poorla
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Philadelphia
Reading
New England
Union Pacific
Operators Make New Agreements in Strike News
Pittsburg leaders report mixed moves as operators push for a unified pricing plan while excluding miners’ leaders from talks. The strike’s fate may be decided within ten days to two weeks as conventions address arbitration rules and a commission’s powers. Debates over the commission’s authority and turnout mark a tense labor scene across Pennsylvania Missouri Kansas and West Virginia towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pitteburo
Wheeling
T. H. Morrissey
Railroad Firemens’ Union
Ratchford
West Virginia
Debs
Kansas City
Missouri
Kansa
Chicago
Marissa
Til
Moarkeburg
W. Va
United Mine Workers of America
Grand
DeArmitt's
McCrea School House
Gompers
Tragedy of a Sea Collision Off Cape Race
The Allan Line steamship Scandinavian arrived with four Florence crew survivors after the British bark Florence sank in fog twenty miles south of Cape Race following a collision. Captain Olsen and several crew members described the disaster, including the drownings of Noah Norris James Norman William Frye and the captain’s wife.
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Boston
Allan Line
Glasgow
Noah Norris
Cook
William Yvarsley
Theaptain
James Norman
Seaman
William Frye
Poole
England
St. Johns
N. OF
Olsen
N. F
Cape Race
Edward Brodnick
Florence
Weesel
Norris
Habeley
Norman
Ole Olsen
Robert Essens
Flood Devastates Pratiaburg After Clouburet Closes Valley
Corning New York July 4 A flood from a cloudburst up the valley nearly swept Pratiaburg away Monday night. Crooks are scattered, bridges swept away, and damage is estimated around 20000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning
Pratiaburg
Glass Workers Scale To Be Decided By Wage Committee
The Joint Wage Committee of the Glass Workers Association of the United States met in Philadelphia to set a wage scale for the coming year. The first meeting is tomorrow with President Byrne indicating the revision will occupy the conference through Saturday. Delegates include leaders from the eastern western and northern districts such as Simon Hurns, Paul St. Peter, C W Laurens, Walter Mushy, Willam BR Andrews, Lewis Marks, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Winton Glaas
United States
Manufacturera
Byrne
Simon Hurns
Pittsburg
Paul St. Peter
C. W. Laurens
George L. Perkins
Albert Williams
Charles Bryant
Charles Harding
John A. Realey
T. W. Coon
Samuel Githens
Walter Mushy
Joseph H. Grant
Willam BR. Andrews
Daw’ Ride For Her Rival in Chicago Narrowly Escalates
Mrs. Mary Astry, 69, attacked Emma Duncan with a rawhide on a Wabash Avenue streetcar, striking her repeatedly after boarding. The conductor expelled Astry, who then reboarded and lashed the passenger on the footboard before returning home. Astry plans to leave her husband, Joseph Astry, and go to New Haven, citing Duncan as the cause of alleged marital estrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mary Astry
Wentworth Avenue
Wabash Avenue
Emma Duncan
Forty-seventh Street
Joseph Astry
New Haven
Inn
Duncan
Mr. Astry
Mashingombi Slain as British Troops Win in South Africa
London dispatch reports Chief Mashingombi slain near Hartley in Port Martin area. British government forces seize Marlles Kraal, capturing over 100 prisoners, with 4 to 500 followers taken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
London
Joseph Chamberlain
Stam
Cane
Port Martin
Hartley
Mashingombi
Marlles Kraal
Death of Judge Dayton Trenton N J July 2
Judge William L. Treyton of the New Jersey court of errors and appeals died today after illness. He was 68 and had previously served as United States minister to The Hague and held other notable government positions.
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Trenton
N. 1
William L. Treyton
New Jersey Court of Errors and Appeals
Layton
United States
the Hague
Steamship Movements From Southampton and New York
Shipping notices list arrivals and clearances including Normannia Hamburg and Brittante Liverpool, with vessels Veendam Nooordland Antwerp and Obdam New York among entries. The dispatch notes port movements between Southampton Paris Hamburg and New York for ships in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steamship News
Southampton
New York
Normannia
Hamburg
Paris
Brittante
Liverpool
Noordland
Antwerp
Rooterdam
Veendam
New
Lift a searchlight to expose Pennsylvania dereliction
Elias Deemer of Williamsport announced the state executive committee of the Business Men's Republican League. Members include Rudolph Bamberger, Hoopes, L French, John Meigs, Robert Moorehead, Charles L. Tracy, W C Watson, and John G. McAskie. The group seeks to begin immediate work and plans a fall demonstration to publish a record of political dereliction and shaming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Elias Deemer
Williamsport
Business Men's Republican League
Pennsylvania
Rudolph Blankerburg
Hoopes
West Chester
L. French
Plymouth
John Meigs
Pittstown
Robert Moorehead
North East
Charles L. Tracy
Towanda
W. C. Watson
Indiana
John G. McAskie
Scranton
League
van Valkenburg
Quay
Calcium and Silicon Arrive From Ivigtut With Kryolite Cargo
The Calcium and Silicon, first Green land fleet vessels of the season, reached Philadelphia today carrying kryolite from Ivigtut. They reported rough seas and Arctic risks, with the Calcium returning home after a voyage starting March 17 and lengthy delays due to ice and storms. Local Greenlanders suffered fuel shortages during a hard winter.
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Philadelphia
Greenland
Ivigtut
Ivictut
Nasolik
Fox
Thebis
Serene
Smith
Snys
Ivietut
Colored editor killed in church shooting in Montgomery
In Montgomery Alabama editor Patterson of the Argus colored paper was shot at Columbus Street Colored Baptist church during a controversy over Dexter Avenue pastor Brown. Patterson struck pastor Stokes before the shot. A negro posse captured Pritchett who confessed to the shooting and he was jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Patterson
Argos
Columbus Street Colored Baptist Church
Brown
Dexter Avenue Baptist Church
Stokes
Columbus Street
Pritchett
Blood in a Brokers Office in Waco Texas
In a Waco stock brokerage office C E Trine Co BH F Kivett and W W Kivett were shot and killed by W Lamden a firm member. Tension rose from family disputes over Lamden and Kivett relatives. Two more Kivett brothers armed themselves but were kept from entering. The killing is viewed as justifiable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waco, Tex
C. E. Trine & Co
BH. F. Kivett
W. W. Kivett
W. Lamden
Kivett Brothers
Lamden
Kivetts
Westbound Atlantic Express Wreck Kills Three Indians
Sacramento July 24. Westbound Atlantic express No 2 derailed one mile east of Verdi Nevada after striking a broken rail. The engine toppled. Three Indians riding on the baggage car platform were crushed to death. Two clerks were bruised and several passengers suffered contusions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sacramento
Cal
Verdi
Nevada
Runaway Tragedy Kills Grace Whit in Peoria Street Crash
In Peoria on July 2 a runaway carriage veered onto Knoaville Avenue. Grace Whit jumped clear and died from a head injury. The accident also threw Mrs. Spurcka and Mise Kiradorf from the carriage. Mrs. Spurcka suffered a critical head wound with survival unlikely.
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Peoria
Knoaville Avenue
Grace Whit
Chicano
Waxen
Peter Spurcka
Mise Kiradorf
Mra. Spurcko
Ehela
Pennsylvania Pensions list for July issues
The following pensions have been issued: Original Daniel B Hineline Scranton Lackawanna. The brief notice records pension actions for a named recipient and location, indicating ongoing benefit awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Washington
Daniel B
Hineline
Scranton
Lackawanna
No Terms With Nicholson Amid Sterling Mine Strike
The Sterling mine at Hastings remains unresolved as miners refuse to negotiate with Superintendent Nicholson. Two men jailed for allegedly attempting to burn No 3 tipple are out on bail while Nicholson faces perjury and suspected coal theft charges. Mitchell mine strike ends with operators agreeing to district price and miners return to work.
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Altoona
Sterling Mine
Hastings
Shoemaker
Ebensburg
Nicholson
No. 3
Tim
Mitehell
Behiffer & Smith
Parcel Explosion Shocks Berlin Post Office Scene
Postal workers at Potsdam railway station faced a blast as a parcel exploded during mail transfer in front of the Berlin post office. One employee was injured. the address could not be deciphered from the fragments. Police investigate origin and destination of the package.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Potedam
Governor vetoes excursion bill amid public fund concerns
Governor Hastings vetoed measures to fund expenses for the Grant tomb unveiling in New York and Washington monument dedication in Philadelphia and the Capitol fire probe. He approved separate appropriations for Medico-Chirurgical Hospital of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, while hospital trustees reduce the item to 120000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrieburg
Hastings
Medico
Capitol
Grant
New York City
Washington Monument
Philadelphia
Delaware and Hudson Board Debates Refunding Ten Percent Bonus
At the monthly board meeting of the Delaware and Hudson Canal company the refunding of a seven and eight percent yearly bonus on the Albany and Susquehanna railroad lease was discussed with no action taken. Directors anticipate action soon as gains in operations for the month are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Albany and Susquehanna Railroad
Delaware and Hudson Company
Fire causes vast oil tank blaze killing eleven workers
In Olean New York on July 24 a hammer strike ignited crude oil in a 35 000 barrel tank triggering a $10 000 fire. Eleven men narrowly escaped death as nine fled via a stairway while two jumped to a tree and slid down its trunk to safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olean
N. Y
Three Lifesaving Efforts Save Woman and Aunt in Memphremagog
A small row boat from Springfield capsized in Lake Memphremagog yesterday afternoon. Mrs. J Fuller and her sister Mies Chileon were rescued while her seven year old son did not survive. The accident occurred as the women attempted to change seats about 400 feet from shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
School Teacher Acquitted In Poisoning Trial
Guthrie Oklahoma July verdict acquits Kansas schoolteacher Grace Allen on charges of poisoning rival Phronia Eakes and her mother. Prosecutors argued the women were poisoned with a family ague medicine once used by the household. Public reaction praised the ruling.
The Yukon Gold Beckers Tribute and McKinley Order
Telegraph-Canada seeks tribute from Yukon gold miners while President McKinley issues a civil service order. State reformers prep for action as coal operators strike new agreements amid rain disrupted events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Yukon
McKinley
McKinley Pushes Civil Service Reform Across Departments
WashingtonJuly 2 President McKinley issued a landmark civil service order amending rule 2 to shield employees from unwarranted removals and extending classified status to all customs house offices. The order removes about 460 offices from the classified service and creates new classified positions in customs and internal revenue districts, with appointments requiring examinations by the civil service commission and treasury approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Commission
Treasury Department
Washington
McKintey
Customs House
McKinley
Proctor
Civil Service Commission
Customs
Internal Revenue Service
Internal Revenue District
Internal Revenue
Custom House Service
Secretary of the Treasury
Commission
Civil Service Order Details Employee Removals and Protections
Figures from the treasury show 450 employees affected by McKinley’s order, with 22 percent removed from Customs and 64 percent from Internal Revenue. The decree restricts removals from competitive positions to just cause, with written charges and full defense rights, a boon to civil service reformers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Customs and Internal Revenue Divisions
Treasury
Customs
Internal Revenue
Epcoint
Senate
McKinleys Great Grandfather Record Sold in York
In York Pennsylvania on July B through W. Spangler received Revolutionary War records for David McKinley great grandfather of President McKinley. The York county company rosters were provided by Minear Hay granddaughter of Lt. Col. John Hay and placed in Spangler’s possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York, Pa
Coure Teay
RE. W. Spangler
President McKinley
Tvid
Kinley
David McKinley
Inn& York County Company
Minearrie Hay
John Hay
Spangler
Lantern Fire Sparks Near-Fatal Barn Blaze in New Jersey
George Mackey, a farmer near Ashbury in Phillipsburg New Jersey, narrowly escaped death when a lantern dropped into a hay stack. The blaze spread quickly but was contained with effort after the lantern's fall last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillipsburg
N. J
George Mackey
Ashbury
Mackey
Weather forecast for the Middle States and New England
The Herald reports a party cloudy to fair day in the Middle States with warmer conditions and unsettled northerly to northwesterly winds. Coastal rain is noted north of Cape May and in New England with thicker northeasterly winds. Friday should bring party cloudy to fair skies and noticeably warmer weather with variable winds.
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Herald
New York
Middle States
Cape Nay
New England
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Wagon Road and Railway
British Columbia
Fort Selkirk
Lynnn Canal
Mounted Police
Pittsboro
Frank Osborne
W. P. DeArmitt
Hoosae
Pratish
Daw
Mrs. Astry
Dayton
John G. M Askie
Business Men's League
Philadelphias
Sterling
Germany
Lake Memphremagog
Toniaht
Must Hall
Taylor Cornell
Weat
Lackawanna County
Whitney
MR. M’kinley
M'Kinley
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