Annexation of Hawaii Moves Near Term
President McKinley leans to immediate annexation of Hawaii as a treaty move. Senator Frye indicates the administration may send a message to Congress urging annexation this summer, while Senator Davis cautions against official knowledge of such plans.
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Frye
Maine
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
McKiinleys
Washington
McKinley
Republic of Hawaii
Congress
Senate
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Davis
Committee On Foreign Relations
Hawaii
Cavcus
Pearl Harbor
Waa
Terrell Must Serve His Term For Murder
Ira N. Terrell a Populist lawmaker from the First Oklahoma Legislature is ordered to serve twelve years in the penitentiary for murder. Known as the fighting legislator he drew a revolver during sessions and killed William Embree during a Guthrie land contest. multiple appeals alleging insanity improper venue and new trials were rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Oklahoma
Supreme Court
Ira N. Terrell
Terrell
Gutherie
William Embree
Million Acres of Coffee Land Sold in Tepic Territory
A syndicate of Chicago and Milwaukee capitalists has purchased 5,090,600 acres of coffee land in Tepic territory. The single tract covers land west of the mountains about seventy five miles from the Pacific, along the railroad to Ban Bias port, Jalisco. Price paid equals £600,000 in Mexican silver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Chicago
Milwaukee
Tepic
Pacife Ocean
Ban Bias
Jalisco
Young Bridegroom Convicted in Counterfeiting Case
In Atlanta on June 10 Stony Keel a young Newton county farmer was condemned today by federal authorities for counterfeiting plans that derailed his marriage trip. He faces federal charges and awaiting sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Stony Keel
Newton County
Bride and Groom Counterfeit Plot Ends in Prison
A newlywed couple, Keel and his bride of three months, were arrested as he devised a counterfeit scheme to fund a post wedding trip. He used his mother's silverware to mint bogus money, paying initial bills with it before his capture and ensuing three year sentence in the Ohio penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Keel
Durrant Granted Reprieve Over Federal Stay Question
Governor Budd grants a reprieve for Theodore Durrant in the Blanche Lamont murder case to let the California and federal courts settle if habeas corpus and appeals act as a stay. July 9 is set for execution if the state supreme court upholds the attorney general’s view that the writ proceedings do not delay the sentence. The move targets avoiding resentencing.
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California
San Francisco
Theodore Durrant
Blanche Lamont
Budd
State Supreme Court
Durrant
Supreme Court
Fitzgerald
Coal statistics show 1896 US production and price shifts
The 1896 US coal output reached 190,639,959 short tons valued at $195,557,449, down from 1895. Bituminous output rose while Pennsylvania anthracite fell sharply. Average mine prices rose for anthracite to 1.61 and fell for bituminous to 0.43. Pennsylvania led bituminous production with about 60 million tons.
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Washington
United States
E. W. Park
United States Geological Survey
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
West Virginia
Alabama
Arkansas
Colorado
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Maryland
Texas
Indiana
Kansas
Missouri
Moncana
New Mexico
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Wyoming
Appalachian
Milinola
Middle West
Rocky Mountain
Peace Negotiations Open on Thessaly Withdrawal
Constantinople reports a shift toward Turkish concessions on Thessaly following talks with the ambassadors and Tewfik Pasha. Athens protests troop concentrations and navigation restrictions in Ambracia Gulf as armistice violations.
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Constantinople
Tewfik Pasha
Thessaly
Turkey
Athens
Gulf of Ambracia
Slattery Commits Suicide in Ohio River Mystery
In Bradford Pennsylvania on June 10 Daniel J Slattery a Erie railroad supervisor who vanished May 4 is found to have died by his own hand by jumping into the Ohio river at Bellaire The discovery comes from a mark and number on his shoes revealed after his disappearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Slattery
Bradford
Daniel J. Slattery
Erie Railroad
Bellaire
Sunday baseball ban urged by Justice Davy
Justice Davy instructed the grand jury that Sunday ball playing is against the law and that they must act to prevent indictments if violations are found in Rochester New York on June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniawhus
Rochester
N. Y
Davy
Czarina Delivers Second Daughter at Peterhof
In St. Petersburg on June 10 the czarina gave birth at noon to a daughter of the Peterhof court. The newborn is the sister to Grand Duchess Olga, born November 3, 1910.
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St. Petersburg
Peterhof
Alee
Olga
Deferred Debate on Sugar Schedule in Senate
The sugar schedule debate opened after cereals debate but yielded no dramatic moments. Senators Jones West Caffrey voiced criticism of refiners and the sugar trust, while Tillman urged an export bounty, which was defeated 10 to 53.
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Washington
Jones
Arkansas
Aldrich
West
Sugar Trust
Caffrey
Louisiana
Senate Committee
House
Hawaiian Islands
Tillman
South Carolina
Tarred and feathered in Missoula vigilante action
Charles Chadwick and Frank Sparks, accused of abusing local girls, were captured by a citizen group in Missoula. The pair, released on bail weeks earlier, were lured outside the city, stripped, tarred and feathered by masked locals, and then rolled in the dust before being warned not to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tutte, Mon
Charles Chadwick
Frank Sparks
Missoula
Chadwick
Sparks
Women Win Jamestown Mayoral Race Sparks Reform Call
At the spring election Jamestown women organized and fielded women candidates for mayor and council, winning the contest. Since then the saloon reopened, cockfighting craps and poker flourish, prompting men to seek reform and plan a public meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Jamestown
Shot With a Soap Cartridge
Edward Aliger, 12, of Bathgate Avenue, shot his sister Rose, 16, this afternoon in their home. He believed the pistol was unloaded. Rose laughed and ran, he fired, and a blank cartridge filled with soap injured her leg.
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New York
Edward Aliger
Bathgate Avenue
Rose
Storm Hits New England Severe Damage Reported
A powerful New England storm caused extensive damage last night with heavy rail disruption especially affecting the Boston and Maine lines. Wrecks at Exeter and Seabrook closed routes while Dover mills paused operations and Amesbury factories faced flooded cellars. The Connecticut River dam at Warner Manufacturing was washed away and crops suffered nationwide.
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Boston
New England
Boston and Maine
New Hampshire
Exeter
Seabrook
Dover
N. H
Cocheco
Amesbury
Mass
Connecticut
Warner Manufacturing Company
Greenfield
Lynchers on the Warpath in Alabama and Georgia
A Montgomery dispatch reports Governor Johnston mobilizing guards and dispatching troops as a mob of about 200 men seized a freight train bound for Huntsville to lynch two Black defendants in Decatur. Authorities moved to protect the jail and prisoners while Birmingham sent ammunition and troops prepared.
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Louisville
Montgomery
Ala
Johnston
Fulgham
Hunteville
Decatur
Huntsville
Lewla Moore
Claude Neville
Nellie Lawton
Green Brier
Birmingham
Hagards
Atlanta
Don’t Want G A R Men in Louisiana Confederate Meet
The Association of the Army of Tennessee in New Orleans read a Pelham camp letter from Anniston Alabama opposing inviting Grand Army of the Republic members to the reunion. The Louisiana group approved the Pelham camp stance, calling such an invitation hypocrisy and gush with one dissenting vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Association of the Army of Tennessee
Confederate Veterans’ Association
Louisiana
Pelham Camp
Confederate Veterans
SewallReviews Nicaragua Canal Routes in Washington
Hon Arthur Sewall former Democratic vice presidential candidate arrived in Washington en route to Maine. He met with Democratic senators to share his view on the Scaragua and Pan American canal routes and declare which he considers most feasible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaragua Canal
Washington
Arthur Sewall
Maine
Sewall
Sulphur Fire Ignites In Gunnison Mines
A miner dropped a candle causing a large sulphur body in the Vulcan mine to catch fire yesterday afternoon. The blaze now rages underground and smoke spreads to the Mammoth mine chimney 400 feet away. Work stopped with unknown extent of the sulphur burn potential. both mines are key gold producers in Gunnison County.
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Gunnison
Col
Vulcan
Mammoth
Gunnison County
Seizure of two spurious gold bricks at Ogdensburg
Customs inspectors report the seizure of two fake gold bricks found in a Morristown trunk that arrived in Ogdensburg New York five days earlier. The trunk owner is believed to have been on the same train but escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Customs
Ogdensburg
N. Y
Treasury Department
Morristown
Death by own action of Philip Reilly in St Paul
Philip Reilly 68 president of John Martin Lumber Co and vice president of St Paul National Bank died by self-inflicted gunshot in St Paul Minnesota on June 10. He had been in ill health and moved to the city years ago from West Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Reilly
St. Paul, Minn
Philip Reillly
John Martin Lumber Company
St. Paul National Bank
Reilly
West Virginia
Ramps Foiled In Bristol Shoemaker's Shop
A Bristol shoemaker used a shotgun to drive off a band of raiders who attacked his shop. Police quickly pursued and captured the entire gang, blocking them in the town.
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Bristol
Archbold Magnate Heads University Board Meeting
John D. Archbold of New York, Standard Oil magnate, presides at a University meeting in Syracuse on June 10, reflecting a $16,000 worth of fun as part of the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse University
E. F. Holden
Theodore Irwin
Orwego
William H. Rowe
Troy
Archbold
Standard Oil
John D. Archbold
Syracuse
John Dpd. Archbold
New York
Man’s suicide follows bad check death in D C
George W. Marlow of Sligo Maryland killed himself in Washington today after giving a counterfeit check to a grocer last week, who then obtained a warrant for his arrest.
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Hogus
Washington, D. C
George W. Marlow
Sligo
Last Chapter of Wintersteen Case Ends in Closing Arguments
Defense lawyers contend Wintersteen lacked motive for the alleged crimes and condemn Cliff Knorr and Sallie Gast amid a Bloomsburg trial report. By June 10 a.m. all testimony was completed with Mrs. Samiel Knorr testifying and challenging earlier witnesses before the session adjourned.
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Wintersteen
Cliff Knorr
Sallie Gast
Bloomsburg
Samiel Knorr
Clifton Knorr
Dora Moharter
Shieds
Graham
Ermentrout
Attorneys clash as Wintersteen murder trial nears verdict
Defence attorneys seek to elicit questions about the "honorable gentleman" Wintersteen while witnesses dispute alibis and credibility. Elizabeth Jacoby testifies Dora Moharter received over fifty Wintersteen handwriting letters. Closing speeches followed heavy attacks on Knorr and Sally Gast as district attorney prepares to close and jurors to be charged.
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Winterateen
Shields
Elizabeth Jacoby
Bloomsbury Post Office
Dora Moharter
Wintersteen
Dora
T. F. Hayman
J. KR. Philippi
Mrs. Philippi
Sallie Gast
Knorr
Mgr. Scarlet
Fred Skeler
J. H. Jacobs
Skeler
Sally Gast
Jacobs
Waller
Equity
Council
Wilkes-Barre
Attempted murder shocks Lisbon New Hampshire
Ida Lathrop a Brummer Co. tailor employee was found unconscious bound in a coal bin at the firm’s cellar. She had head injuries from a club and doctors fear she may die. A missing co worker prompted a county manhunt and suspects Joseph Norton Joseph Catawisel Conrad and Carl Brummer were detained by the solicitor.
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Lisbon
N. H
Ida Lathrop
Brummer & Co
Carl Brummer
Joseph Norton
Joseph Catawisel
Conrad
Famine in China Report From Vancouver Dispatch
Advices via the Empress of Japan describe a famine north and east of Siechuan causing many deaths. A trader returning from the region reports numerous unburied corpses and a town where half the population perished from starvation and ensuing fever. The government has sent 120,000 pie-
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Vancouver
B. C
Empress of Japan
Siechuan
Relentless Plagues and Floods Ravage Regions
The report notes delayed relief as swollen rivers block grain deliveries to sufferers. Along transport routes many bodies lie decomposing and skies swarm with vultures. Smallpox is widespread in Tooghe and Tokio, with outbreaks of black plague progressing in Taiho ku, Tai-Wan, and Formosa seeing 200 new cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ules
Mee
Tooghe
Tokio
Taihoku
Tai-Wan
Formosa
The Spanish Mission Declines Spain Minister Offer
Cincinnati report states General Jacob D. Cox rejects the offer to serve as United States minister to Spain. He cites ongoing literary work and heavy duties, and says he will also decline a Cincinnati University law professorship for the same reasons.
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General Cox
Ohio
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
Jacob D. Cox
United States
Spain
Cox
Law Department
Cincinnati University
Cyclone Strikes Lyle Minnesota Area. Reports Filtered Deaths
A cyclone struck northwest of Lyle Minnesota near Mason City Iowa at 0.10 tonight causing multiple deaths and injuries. Houses were torn down and the region left bare. Osage reports six killed and several injured with a special train and surgeons dispatched. Telegraph lines damaged and a special train with crews sent from Waterloo to Lyle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
Iowa
Lyle
Minn
Minneapolis
Osage
Chicago
Waterloo
Pessimistic Pall Mall Gazette on American affairs
The Pall Mall Gazette condemns U S business and politics with a bleak view. It criticizes President McKinley for acting as a party man and mocks his international bi metallic stance as futile and marked by ignorance.
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Pall Mall Gazette
London
America
McKinley
United States
Weyler Probes Exiles amid Pardon Offer in Cuba
Captain General Weyler investigates charges behind the expulsion of numerous political leaders in Havana. Lieutenant Colonel Bazan reports a broad clemency may be extended as part of a generous pardon amid the political crackdown.
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Weyler
Havana
Bazan
Far Office Fees Rise Under New Law
In Greater New York under a new law the sheriff's office annual fees total about 91.00, and after January 1 next the office will be worth about $72,000 a year to the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater
New York
Spanish Prisoner Pardoned After Death Sentence
A cable from the queen regent reports Jose Carabre pardoned on the day he was to be shot, sparing his execution in Havana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Tolay
Jose Carabre
Negotiations for a Spain United States trade treaty
Madrid June 16. Heramo announces that negotiations for a treaty of commerce between Spain and the United States have reached an advanced stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Heramo
Spain
United States
Moslems Arrested in Constantinople Plot
A large number of Muslims were arrested in Constantinople for involvement in a plot to massacre Armenians at Haskeny.
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Constantinople
Innes
Haskeny
Steamship Arrivals at Plymouth on June 10
Steamship arrivals at Plymouth report the Normania from New York bound for Hamburg and the Hamburg bound Pennsylvania from New York.
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Plymouth
Normania
New York
Hamburg
Pennsylvania
Sensational Hawaii Annexation Debate Stirring Naval Circles
The morning edition outlines a pro Hawaii annexation sensation in naval circles along with a Senate sugar schedule debate. It also lists scores from regional games and brief local notices including a criminal trial calendar and council discussions over a telephone ordinance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Senate
New York Sailors Move Under Sealed Orders
The United States cruiser New York will sail from Boston harbor between 3 and 4 pm under sealed orders after a cipher dispatch from Washington. Officials say the move signals an important mission and has caused a naval sensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Washington Desk
Boston
Navy Yard
Washington
Wreck Near Nashville Buries Trains in Blaze
A head on collision on the Illinois Central at Witneis Central Nashville at 6 15 am left trains burning and several injured. Ed Benz and Jim North suffered severe injuries while others were seriously hurt as a special train from Jackson brought medical aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Banner
Bradford
Illinooi Central
Jackson
Ed Benz
Jim North
Serenader Killed by Man Named Lipp in Rover Arkansas
Miss Leona Goodman was shot and killed by a resident named Lipp during a serenade at Rover Yell County Arkansas. The shooter was captured and taken to Danville by officers amid fears of lynching.
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Leona Goodman
Lipp
Little Rock
Ark
Rover
Yell County Normal
Lipp Deliberatiny
Miss
Lutheran Synod Elects Officers at Biannual Meeting
Mansfield June 10 The 38th biennial Lutheran general synod convened at First Lutheran Church at 9 am. Rev Dr M W Hamma of Altoona Pa was elected president along with Rev Dr William S Freas York Pa secretary Louis Mars Cincinnati treasurer. Hamma was escorted to the chair by retiring president Pr H L Baugher. A recess followed the brief address thanking the assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Lutheran General Synod
First Lutheran Church
M. W. Hamma
Altoona
William 8. Freas
York
Louis Mars
Cincinnati
Hamma
H. L. Baugher
Houston's Half-Breed Son Perry Oklahoma Hanging Planned
Ross Benge, a half blood Cherokee and son of Governor Sam Houston, faces execution for murder committed months ago. The Texas-leaning figure has broad support from his tribe, with brother George W. Benge appealing to the president to save him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perry
Oklahoma
Murder Verdict in Bridgsport Case
The jury finds Guiseppa Fuda guilty of murder in the first degree for the February 17 killing of his wife in East Norwalk. Trial occurred in Bridgsport Connecticut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgsport
Conn
Guiseppa Fuda
East Norwoelk
Brewers Convention Concludes with Bargier Elected President
In Buffalo this afternoon the convention of the brewers of the United States closed. C William Bargier of Mhila delphia was elected president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Weather Update for New York and Regions
The report notes clear and warmer conditions across the middle states and New England with early cloudiness along the coast. Winds shift from northwest to south and west as a warm wave approaches, with temperatures rising and highs around the 80s in southern areas.
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New York
Middle States
New England
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Coal Statistics
Mr. Tillman
Butte, Mont
Lords of Creation
G. A. R. Men
Confederate Veterans of
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Wintersteen Case
Fred T. Skeler
China
Spoyte
Gcranton
Bastern
Patch
Witneis
Serenader
Lutheran Synod
Houston
Conventon of Brewers
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