Annexation Day Four of 1898 Hawaii Plan Stated
Washington reports that July 4 1898 will mark US occupation of Hawaii and push for annexation. Secretary Sherman backs Hawaii as a US possession not a state, citing Japan’s claim to the islands and a next session ratification plan.
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Washington
United States
Hawaii
Congress
Committee of Foreign Relations
McKinley
Mr. Davis
Minn
Senate
Sherman
Hawaiian Islands
Japan
State Department
Edwards Not Guilty in Contempt Case Trial
Washington June 18 The jury under orders from the court found FE J Edwards New York correspondent for the Philadelphia Press not guilty of contempt of the Senate Investigating Committee The finding rested on Edwards having never been legally summoned District Attorney Davis said he would call the stockers Macartney and Seymour next Monday to resume related cases
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Washington
J. Edwards
New York
Philadelphia Press
Sen: Sie Sager Trust
Edwards
Davis
Stiokers Macartney and
Society Gossip May Be Aired
New York on June 14 Richard Wilson millionaire banker was sued for 1000 by his former valet Albert Sugden. Sugden claims Wilson promised a reward to locate the author of anonymous letters on Kisner Keer club paper about the marriage of Miss Wilkon and Cornelius Mit Jr Sugden located the man.
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New York
Richard Wilson
Albert ¥. Hugden
Sugden
J. Wilson
Kniseker- Keer
Wilkon
Cornelius i Mit, Jr
Scandalous Reports Spur Detective Work and Court Fight
The text describes attempts to obtain copies, extensive spying to locate the source of scandalous reports, and Bugden being discharged after quieting matters. Wilson refused to give recommendations for Bugden as a valet and the suit answer was filed today. The supreme court calendar holds the case for trial with potential public airing of society gossip if heard.
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Bugden
Wilson
Supreme Court
John M. Francia Dies at 87 in Troy Editor of Troy Times
John M. Francia longtime editor and proprietor of the Troy Times died at his home in Troy at 11 06 this morning. Born March 4 1828 in Prattsburg he rose from limited schooling to journalism and diplomacy serving as United States minister to Greece Belgium and Portugal and later envoy to Austria Hungary before returning to Troy in 1885.
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The
Troy Times
Austria
Greece
Portugal
Troy
N. Y
Johna M. Franele
United States
John M. Francia
Prattsburgh
College of Journalism
Ontario Messenger
Canandaigua
Francis
Garfield
Mr. Francis
Belgium
Julleau
Arthur
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Francia
Quiet Cabinet Meeting on Cuban and Hawaiian Issues
Washington reports a routine cabinet meeting with scant discussion of the Hawaiian matter. Only minor Cuban questions were touched as President delays on General Woodford's Madrid posting. The president plans to brief Woodford on negotiations with Spain before his departure.
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Washington
Woodford
Madrid
Spain
Cow Dies After Swallowing Golf Ball Near Essex Club
An Essex County cow near the Essex County Country Club in Orange New Jersey died after swallowing a golf ball dropped by a caddy. A post mortem found the ball in the stomach, not poison as rumor suggested, and the event was reported by local authorities.
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Orange
N. J
Behood
Kenny
Murderer Under Bonds in Athol Case Death of Child
Oilbert Peters, a South Royalston teamster, assaulted Belle Holling, 7, in Athol. The girl died after the incident, Peters was bound over for $5,000, and the hearing adjourned to next week.
Senate Tariff Debate Halts With Tillman Outburst
In Washington on June 18 the tariff bill halted as less than a page of the flax schedule was addressed. Senator Tillman of South Carolina fired a vehemence filled remark about stealing and his share for South Carolina. The debate drifted to Democratic doctrine and an amendment proposed by Senator Morgan aimed at a ten percent ad valorem duty on free list items. The exchange touched on raw materials duties and political infighting among Democrats.
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Washington
Senate
Bacon
West
Jones
Arkansas
Tillman
South Carolina
Morgen
Morgan
Supreme Court of the United States
Georgia
Missouri
Thicon
Wilson
Mr. Bacon
Berry
Hawley
Connecticut
Chandler
New Hampshire
Cleveland
National junior order meeting in Pittsburg
The National council of the Junior Order of American Mechanics in Pittsburg approved an orphanage funding for Tiffin and kept the state school aid intact. It rejected altering national representation and eased candidate rejection rules to three black balls with secret ballots. The convention adjourned sine die amid tax concerns and disputes over auxiliary recognition.
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Pittsburg
National Council of the Junior Order of American Mechanics
Aleh
Tne
Board of Officers of
Pennsylvania
Legislative Committee
Orphans’ Home
Tiffin
Tews of
America
Daughters of Liberty
Warrants of Removal Issued for Gilmore Hackett In Philadelphia
Warrants of removal were granted today by Judge H. H. L. in the United States district court to take W. H. Gilmore Oleia T. A. Hackett his wife Mrs. W. H. Gilmore and Mrs. Ellwebeth Hackett to Wittsburg where they are wanted to answer the charge of devising a scheme to defraud and using the malls in effecting a.
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Philadelphia
Hutler
United States District Court
W. H. Gilmore
Oleia T. A. Hackett
Ellwebeth Hackett
Wittsburg
Democrats Gather Across Albany County and Nation
Ex Senator Hill, visiting New York, stated Democrats were uniting again in Albany County and nationwide. He did not fear a gloomy outlook and described the overall situation as auspicious and bright.
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New York
Hill
Albany County
Two Years for Stealing Hens in Storeham
George Blake aged 21 faced the Middlesex Superior Court in East Cambridge charged with stealing three hens from Storeham. He pleaded guilty and urged mercy. Judge Llond sentenced him to two years in the house of correction.
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Boston
George Blake
Middlesex, Superior Court
East Cambridge
Storeham
Llond
House of Correction
Inquest Held Over Barney Barnato in Southampton
On the arrival of the British steamship Scot the coroner's officers conducted an inquest in Southampton. The jury returned a verdict that death resulted from drawing while temporarily insane.
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Harnato
Southampton
Barney Barnato
Equal Courtesy to Both Sides in Advice Given
The note states that equal courtesy will be extended to both parties in providing guidance and related matters.
Sold Wife and Children Near Beloit in Settlement
Canton Ohio June 18. Jacob Zellar and Brecht Yenna two Swiss natives formed a pact near Beloit to transfer Zellar wife and six children for money. Zellar received 8100 and departed with his family as Yenna became head of the household after dissolving their farm partnership. The agreement was made in the presence of witnesses.
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Canton
Beloit
Camall
Here
Jacob Zellar
Brecht Yenna
Switzerland
Zéllar
Yenna
Zellar
Witivases
New York Trade Review Signals Broader Economic Pickup
The Dun weekly review notes the retarding weather is behind and general business is expanding across departments. Iron ore controls, rising pigment and steel orders, and heavier coke and woolens demand point to improved activity, with 108 U.S. and 36 Canadian failures reported for the week.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Sen
Chicago
West
Philadelphia
Ohio
United States
Canada
Schaad Wins Damages Over Sunday Collision
Theodore Schaad sued Henry P. Site for damages after a collision near Warren Point. The defense argued blue laws prevented recovery since the incident occurred Sunday. The judge denied the motion and Schaad received $90 judgment.
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Schaad
Death of Jacob C. Lemberger Banker of Mechanics Bank Ends
Harrisburg June 18 Jacob C Lem berger president of the Mechanics Bank and a well known banker since early career died this evening. He had been confined to his bed with heart and kidney complaints and a stroke of paralysis believed to be the immediate cause. Born in Middletown Pa in 1870 he was unmarried and leaves an estate estimated at 1 250 000.
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Harrisburg
Jacob C. Lemberger
The
Mechanics’ Bank
Fmi
Middletown
Hoe
German Laborer Among Quarrel Victims Struck by Lightning
In Owosso Michigan June a German laborer named Chearles Moves aged unknown was killed instantly last evening when struck by lightning as he cooked supper alone in his house after a morning quarrel with Moss’s wife who had left with the children to her mother’s across the street Moss and his wife had argued earlier and the storm ended the life in a sudden strike near his home leaving the community in shock.
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Owoero
Mich
Chearles
American Meat Packing Project in Monterey Mexico
An American company has a representative in Monterey arranging a large meat packing and cold storage facility. The plant would process Mexican cattle and American beef, with packing products exported to England or sold in Mexico.
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Mexico
Monterey
Mex
England
Pold
Man on Cattaraugus Reservation Convicted of Manslaughter
Canandaigua New York June 1 George When a half breed was convicted of manslaughter for killing Greenblanket a Beneca Tauce on the Cattaraugus reservation Inet recat Wilson was sentenced to prison for three years and to pay a fee of five.
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Canandaigua, N
George When
Cattaraugus
Wilson
Philadelphia Mystery as Wife Found Dead Under Stairs
The body of Mrs. Mary Rogers 45 was found under cellar stairs at 816 Capitol Street Philadelphia. Police suspect murder though no charge against her husband Alfred Rogers. They seek her nephew Charles Adams 21 who may shed light on the case.
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Philadelphia
Mary Rogers
Capitol Street
Marie O
Alfred Rogers
Charles Adams
Voice
Pennsylvania House Adjourns Without Quorum in 20 Minute Session
Harrisburg June 18 The Pennsylvania House met for twenty minutes then adjourned with no quorum. The calendar was cleared of first reading bills and the pawn brokers bill sent back to committee. A special order for coal weighing was set for second reading Tuesday and third reading Wednesday. A pension bill for Charles J. Taylor was introduced and a resolution about school district funding was ruled out.
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Harrisburg
Boyer
McWhinney
Allegheny
Wilson
Lycoming
Senate
Simon Electric
House
Keyser
Philadelphia
Mansfield
Beaver
Charles J. Taylor
10Th Regiment
Statw
Momestead
Seyfert
Lancaster
Young Reynolds Dies Third Victim in Dredge Boat Fire
Morris Reynolds died at 8 30 tonight after the dredge boat fire on the Susquehanna. He and his father and another man slept in the cabin when smoke woke them. Reynolds escaped but was badly burned on the way to the outer deck and died at Pittston hospital. His wife and three children are destitute in Ashley. Spring Brook Water Company plans to bury his remains.
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Pittston
Morris Reynolds
Susquehanna River
Reynolds
Pittston Troeprial
Real estate agent missing after hotel sale in Allentown
Allentown June 18 James D Lehr real estate agent absent since Tuesday. He was intermediary for the sale of a hotel property at Emaus by the estate of William G Hinkle to Eugene B Kemmerer and has not handed over 22000 paid on account. A domestic attachment was entered on Lehrs effects.
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Allentown
James D. Lehr
Emaus
William G. Hinkle
Philadelphia
Hugene BE. Kemmerer
Kemmerer
Hinkle
Lehr
Countess to Leave Town Amid Huntington Offer
Countess Olga Regina von Hasfeldt, cousin to Prince von Hasfeldt and connected to Collis P. Huntington, received a $5,000 offer plus $1,200 yearly to leave New York. She suspects the bidder is Huntington’s agent and notes previously being given $10 when in need.
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New York
Olga Regina von Hasfeldt
Prince von Hatsfeldt
Collis P. Tuntington
Huntington
Earthquake Shakes Kentucky Towns at Midnight
A slight earthquake shock was felt in several places across Kentucky between midnight on June 12, with Louisville reporting the tremor. No damage reported.
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Louiaville
Earthquake Shakes Kentucky Towns Roars Through Lexington
A strong earthquake rattled Lexington area at 11 foundations causing immediate death of 42 year old Mrs Lucy Anderson of Georgetown pike. Distinct quake felt in Owlington mite Owlingayinie near midnight with rumbling and damaged chimneys. Similar tremors reported from Mount Sterling and Morehead with severe effects in the latter.
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Lexington
Lucy Anderson
Georgetown Pike
Owilngayinie
Mount Sterling
Morehead
Balcony Collapse Hurts Twenty During Circus Parade
A balcony over a sidewalk in Black River Falls Wisconsin collapsed during a circus parade. About twenty people fell eighteen feet to the sidewalk, with several children badly hurt and Genie Erickson and Carrie Hanson among the seriously injured. Carrie Hanson reports likely fatally injured. Several Indians suffered injuries from falling timbers.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Genie Erickson
Carrie Hanson
Double Tragedy at Ladonia Station In Texas
Paris Texas June 18 Edward Kilgore a contractor died at Ladonia station after Miss Fanny Jackson and her brothers opened fire Kilgore fled but Bud Jackson shot him in the back Miss Jackson then fired three more shots after claiming Kilgore had slandered her Nine bullets struck Kilgore all fatal. Brode Jackson died instantly from a bullet to the forehead.
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Paris
Tex
Edward Kilgore
Fanny Jackson
Kilgore
Ladonia Station
Miss Jackson
Brode Jackson
Bud Jackson
Jackson
Man Bitten by Mosquito Placed in Bellevue Asylum
Carmine Lepre a boothiack aged 42 was bitten by a mosquito and scratched the wound until it bled. Swelling spread from hand to arm to chest and he suffered intense pain. He was committed to Bellevue asylum with blood poisoning suspected and doctors hope to save his life and mind.
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New York
Carmine Lepre
Boothiack
Tea Coming in by the Ton
Tacoma Washington June 18 More tea is afloat on the Pacific than ever before. Importers in New York and Eastern cities have bought large quantities in China and Japan for immediate delivery and rush it across the Pacific to beat the Dingley tariff. A thousand tons of new crop tea landed here and 12,000,000 pounds are on the ocean between Yokohama and Tacoma.
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Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Ocean
New York
China
Japan
Pacific
Yoko Hama
Woman killed by shotgun in Georgetown domestic violence
Mrs. Mary Mason, a Georgetown resident, died after being beaten with a shotgun by her husband Jonathon Mason. He was arrested. The couple lived at Drawbridge about a mile from the Gordy murder site amid jealousy rumors.
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Georgetown
Del
Mary Mason
Jonathon Mason
Drawbridge
Gordy
Aoson
Trenton Tragedy: Two Children Struck by Train on Pennsylvania Line
Edward Clark aged 2 and James Williame aged 7, both described as colored, were fatally struck by a Pennsylvania railroad train in Trenton this afternoon. The younger boy was mangled beyond recognition, and his mother identified him only by clothing.
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Trenton
Edward Clark
James Williame
Pennsylvania Railroad
U S Envoys Meet Salisbury on Jubilee Day
London June 18 United States special envoy Whitelaw Rel accompanied by ambassador James Hay and Colonel John Hay held a long interview with Marquis of Salisbury at the Foreign Office today.
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London
United States
Victoria
Whitelaw Rel
James
John Hay
Marquis of Salisbury
Outlaw Tom Delk Hanged For Sheriff Gwynn Murder
Avlanta Georgia June 1 Tom Delk a 40 year old outlaw was hanged in private execution for the murder of Sheriff Gwynn. About 4000 spectators gathered outside the enclosure to witness the event and Delk showed no signs of fear during the procedure.
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Avlanta
Tom Delk
Gwynn
Immoral Fame and Local News Highlights
Weather fair today with general programme notes. Reports include Philadelphia murder mystery, West Storm disruptions, baseball and coal miner updates, local graduation exercises, religious and social notes, and county news from Luzerne.
Storms Rain Destruction Across Iowa and Europe
Reports from Indiana Iowa and France describe widespread damage from storms and tornadoes. Four boys die in a Lincoln Iowa institution tornado while Lincoln Illinois area reports major property losses and several injuries. Paris region cyclone devastates Bezons Colombes and Asnieres with multiple deaths and extensive destruction.
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Indianapola
Ind
Greencastle
Hambricks Station
Rochester
Brownsburg
Wabash
Valparaiso
Muncie
Albany Lumber Company
Albany
Flint
M. Stout
Lincoln
State Institution
Chicago
Sylvester Baker
James O'Brien
O'Neill Mackenzie
Castle Lebaron
Ottumwa
Ross Hill
Keokuk County
Paris
Bezons
Colombes
Asnieres
Agenieres
Colgnet
Brilliant meteor causes fear in Abbeville county
A bright meteor traveled southwest over Troy Abbeville county last night and exploded with a thunderous roar as residents, including Negroes, fled in fright. Sparks showered trees and the blast likened to a quarry blast, with reports tying the event to a college commencement crowd nearby.
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Columbia
D. C
Troy
Abbeville County
Abbeville
Floods Hit Ja covila Province in Castile Spain
Floods and heavy rains sweep Ja covila in Castile. Crops ruined houses flooded cattle and goods carried away. Panic grips residents as storms continue.
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Spain
Madrid
Jacovla
Castile
Steamship Arrivals and Trial Verdict Report
Steamship arrivals show Steamer Bt. Louis from Southampton and Queenstown, Etruria from New York to Liverpool, and Columbia from New Orleans. The Chicago jury finds ex-Rank President Charles W. Boulding not guilty of embezzlement.
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New York
Bt. Louis
Southampton
Queenstown
Spalding
Chicago
Charles W. Boulding
Lightning Kills Five Horses in Centreville Maryland
A bolt of lightning struck a tree sheltering six horses on William Westell's property in Centreville Maryland, killing five within the shelter. The incident occurred as the horses sought refuge from a storm on June 14.
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Centreville
William Westell
Weather forecast for Moraid’s region and New England
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions today with slight temperature rise and light variable winds. Sunday should bring fair and warmer weather with southerly winds and a chance of rain or thunderstorms in the western districts.
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New York
Ttaiee
New England
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Usent
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Susquehanna
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Nobile Hirth
Kentucky
Dingley
Salisbury
Tom Deatk
ERI Aenood Academy
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Scranton
Aee
Haynquet
West Side
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Lukkawanna County News
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