Laurier's Chicago Visit Reported Controversy Over Invitation
Fitzpatrick notes Canadian authorities advised against Sir Wilfrid Laurier visiting Chicago due to hostile press and public reaction over Alaskan boundary disputes. Officials indicated the governor general might face indignities if he traveled, deeming the invitation untimely and imprudent under current conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steet
Archley. Cauble
Chicago Associated Press
Wilcan Didly
Ainee
Io Kk
Wilfred
United States
Chicago
Wilfred Ox
Ponds and Australia Take Second Place in World Production
The mint directs that world gold production for 1808 will total about 94400000 dollars with Australia in second place at 29600000. The United States may reach 64463000, Russia 26000000, Mexico 10000000, and Canada 14000000. Canada’s share includes Klondike output. US production is noted as historically dominant. Final estimates may adjust as figures finalize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tington
Direche Mint
Rica
Australia
United States
Russia
Mexico
Canada
Alaska
Workmen May Be Persuaded Not To Quit
Judge Windes rules that persuading workers to quit a firm under strike is unlawful and may include visiting the company premises to influence those still employed. The decision cites Frazer & Chalmers and Ironmoulders restraining order as authority for restricting such activity and warns against any direct or indirect coercion of workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windes
Appelart
Frazer & Chalmers
Flue
Pronident visitors call on Ab Finley in TSBURG
Ab Finley arrived from New York for a short stay as Captain Dodd of the Third United States Cavalry and other callers planned talks with War Secretary Root about war plans. They expected to confer with the president early and return the week after next.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tsburg
N. Y
Ab Finley
New York
Chinley
Dodd
Third
United States Cavalry
Root
Ly Wntil
Rotary
Ndot
Mexico Enjoys Prosperity Amid Bond Market Praise
Mexico sees favorable reactions as two new 6 percent bonds quoted above par in Amsterdam, signaling renewed investor interest. European demand for Mexican silver securities supports improved revenue outlook with predicted 25 percent rise in customs revenue next year and strong mining investment expanding pole and copper properties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parana
City OF
Mexico
Amsterdam
Europe
France
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Italy
Spain
Harvest Prospects Dented by Weather Across Northwestern Iowa
Harvest work presses on as rain and storms slow crews in Northwestern Iowa and southern Minnesota. Laborers command 32 a day but shortages persist due to road building and heavy weather, with wheat expected at ten bushels per acre in the best areas, while some fields show losses from lodging and flood damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Geralyn Lemars
Larvest
Iowa
Minnesota
Pak
Surveys Not Relative to Dispute at Alaskan Boundary
Reports from Washington note surveys along the Alaskan boundary are part of ongoing work from eight years ago by the U S coast and geodetic survey. Canadian crews are conducting similar surveys on their side of the line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Alaskan
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Minnesota Troops Coming Home
General Otis telegraphed the adjutant general stating Minnesota and South Dakota would take transport, not Montana. The message upset Minnesota, which had been informed the Minnesota regiment would soon be called, and War Department inquiries traced the error to a prior cable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Washington
Otis
Borror
South Dakota
Montana
War Department
Quarantine Tightens at Indian School Hampton Va
A dispatch from Agent Briggs reports rigid quarantine for the Hampton Indian School. All Indians except eleven boys are in the north and perform guard duties. The commissioner of Indian affairs notes the infection risk as remote and emphasizes the boys’ efficiency and faithfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hampton
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Briggs
Tents for Iome Inmates at Hampton Home
The marching hospital received word that several hundred tents and corn have been turned over from Fort Monroe to the Hampton home to shelter about 1,500 inmates on the grounds while barracks are disinfected. No new cases were reported, suggesting the epidemic is at a standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Maring Hospital
Hampton Home
Fort Monroe
Army officials requisition bedding for Soldiers' Home
General Martin D. Mahon of New York and Colonel A. J. Smith of Hartford arrived and immediately requisitioned 1,000 mattresses and 200 tents from the army quartermaster for the Soldiers' Home. Part of the supplies will be sent at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Martin D. Mahon
New York
The
Soldiers’ Home
A. J. Smith
Hartford
G A R Arrangements For National Encampment
Cincinnati dispatch reports Acting Commander W C Johnson of the Grand Army of the Republic issues orders for the Philadelphia national encampment. Headquarters set at the Continental hotel on September 4 with all national officers to report at 10 a m. National council meetings to be held at the National hotel that day and convene for business at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
W. C. Johnson
Grand Army of the Republic
Philadelphia
Continental Hotel
National Council of Administration
National Hotel
National Council
Towns Wiped Out In Florida Storm Ravages Coast
Report from Tallahassee notes Carabelle McIntyre Curtis Mille and nearby areas severely damaged by a major storm. Docks and warehouses destroyed vessels ashore, several towns wiped out, and several residents reported missing or drowned with communications down and relief efforts underway.
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Dave Teen
Pitter
Carabelle
McIntire
Curtis Mil
Teresa
Latath
Hfeds
Dogist
MacIntyre
Lfe
Offilala
Carahulle, Tullahussee & Oil
Bondsmen of Bartley Debtor Recoveries Follow
Omaha August 4 Attorney General Smyth has filed transcripts of a state judgment against Bartley bondsmen in all counties where any bondsman owns property. Executions in this county remain with Sheriff McDonald with little expectation of recovery. Smyth awaits sheriffs’ returns and plans creditor suits to undo property transfers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Smyth
Bartley
McDonald
Waryons
Dewey Arrival Honored with Harbor Decorations
Dewey reception committee chairmen announce a letter to the Pennsylvania Railroad president securing electric light decorations on PRR property. A double arch design reading Welcome to Dewey will glow at the harbor end of the pier and similar displays will adorn Jersey side piers for the river celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Foster
Dewey
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Company
Jersey
Surveying the Boundary Across Alaska Chord by US Surveyors
Phillip Shordah formerly crown prosecutor at Dawson states that US surveyors have worked for years locating the Alaska boundary line. He mentions James Haines or Hayes and says the survey extended from Alaska's southern boundary to the Yukon river and was directed by the US government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Phillip Shordah
Dawson
United States
James Haines
Hayes
Alaska
Yukon River
Prominent Woman Sues Minister for Promises Damages
WAPELLO I a Aug 4 The most sensational suit in Louisa county district court was filed by Dr O Connell Burlington attorney It seeks 36000 damages for breach of promise naming Mary J Wright Morning Sun as plaintiff and Rev Lincoln Wilson now in Chicago as defendant Wright is described as a well known attractive 24 year old Morning Sun resident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wapello
District Court
Louisa County
O'Connell
Burlington
Mary J. Wright
Ady
Morning Sun
List of Sick Soldiers Arrived on the Relief
Official roster of Nebraska and Iowa troops returning from Manila aboard the hospital ship Relief with sick and wounded servicemen listed by regiment and company. Included are Fifty-first Iowa Infantry names such as J L Eakin and E F Tibbetts, and First Nebraska Infantry members like W E Playford and D M Scrivens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Nebraska
Iowa
Manila
Fifty-first Iowa Infantry
J. L. Eakin
W. J. Merrill
Harry W. Price
William GC. Schier
E. F. Tibbetts
H. H. Rohde
Elmer F. Narver
First Nebraska Infantry
W.E. Playford
D. M Scrivens
H. EB. Clapp
A. D. Girton
Richard James
James J Wolfe
Oscar D Fdioere
Alva G. Gregg
Edwin F Gregg
Fi A Bennett
O Reid
J. W Forsythe
M. Steers
T J Williams
Treasurer Hauser Jumped From Brooklyn Bridge
Henna Hauser treasurer of Herald Square theater jumped from the Brooklyn bridge middle span at 6 pm while riding an electric car. He was rescued, taken to shore, and hospitalized. Hauser, about 30, known in theater, began as an usher in Chicago and came to New York in 1896.
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New York
Henna Hauser
Herald Square
Brooklyn Bridge
Hie
Brooklyn
Hoe
Hauser
Carmen
Treauser
Hoooley
Chicago
Hooley
Maskers Raid a Ranch Killing Sheep in Colorado
At Logan county south of Cheyenne masked horsemen attacked Senator Warren's sheep range. They shot and scattered the herd, killing about 200 sheep and wounding sixty more. Herders were beaten and driven off by armed raiders believed to be cattle company employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Cheyenne
Wyo
Here
Logan County
Colorado
Senator Warren
Velpa
Man Who Brought the Fever Arrived From Santiago
William Thomas, a former Soldiers' home inmate, is traced to have carried a mild yellow fever case to Hampton. He arrived on a transport from Santiago after a visit July 2 to 5, was admitted as a veteran, then traveled to Columbus City, Washington, after leaving the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Washington
Marine Hospital
Hampton
William Thomas
Phoebus
Columbus City
Wash
Army of 40000 Men for the Philippines Hinted
Secretary Root is reported to contemplate sending forty thousand troops to the Philippines. In recent days he has questioned bureau chiefs about supplies and equipment, focusing on increasing the force for the eastern archipelago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Washington
War Department
Root
Spaniards Kill All the Natives on Malalac Island
The captain of the British steamer Glooscap reports passing Cape Melville on April 2 near Malalac island in the Philippines. He found a lighthousekeeper without oil and supplied provisions. he says natives on the island had all been killed by Spaniards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Iloilo
Cape Melville
Malalac Island
Philippines
Batavia
Dewey Welcomed in Naples With Music and Banquet
In Naples the Olympia anchored at dawn as Admiral Dewey received a cordial welcome from Consul Byington and U S diplomats. An admiralty visit included minstrels, a private dinner, and planned entertainment in Sorrento. Iddings hosted a banquet honoring Dewey with officials and Olympia officers in attendance.
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Naples
New York World
Vensvius
Olympia
Byington
Scott
Iddings
Rome
Parsons
Decastro
Gaughy
Messina
Gonzales
Signor Carpeole
Bagliola
Dewey
Brumby
Lamberton
Heiser
Marine Corps
Cavasola
Lewis M. Iddings
United States
3 B. Bagliola
Twentieth
Salzorne
Police
Benjamin P. Lamberton
R. C Parsons
His Mecastro
A. H Byington
Charles M. Gaughy
Helser
King Humbert
President McKinley
Pensions of the Last War Granted to Clarence Reed
Washington August 7 The pension list includes Clarence Reed of Red Cloud Nebraska granted 30 dollars a month for injuries from the Spanish American War. The regiment he served with is not listed in the official pension announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department At
Clarence Reed
Red Cloud
Neb
Spain
United States
Wyoming Seeks Feeders for Corn Boom
Governor Richards returned from a three week trip through Kansas Missouri and Texas to Tarpon City where he fished for tarpon. He says the large corn crops in the visited states will create strong demand for Wyoming Colorado and other western feeders for sheep and cattle keeping live stock prices firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyo
Richards
Kansas
Missouri
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Tarpon City
Wyoming
Colorado
Cavalry to Go to Manila Rumor at Fort Meade
Rumor from Fort Meade South Dakota says the First Cavalry stationed there will be ordered soon to the Philippines. The canteen has sold off items and troops are being prepared to move at a moment's notice. The unit is described as one of the crack regiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Fort Meade
S. D
Philippines
Joint Inquiry Proposed for Transvaal Probe
A Johannesburg dispatch reports the government has accepted a joint inquiry and suggested inviting France Germany Russia and Holland to send representatives to participate in the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transvaal
London
Johannesburg
France
Germany
Russia
Holland
Kansas Corn Crop Outlook Forecast Huge Yield
Topeka reports Secretary Coburn of the state board of agriculture releases a bulletin from reports across the state showing corn condition at 99.68 with prospects for the largest Kansas harvest. The average yield per acre is forty four bushels, projecting about 362 million bushels, three times last summer and near 100 million more than 1889.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
Coburn
State Board of Articulture
McKinley Purchases Canton Cottage for 14860
President McKinley has bought the historic Canton cottage at North Market Street and Louis Avenue for 14860. The deal closed Saturday with papers filed and possession due in October. The home, linked to the 1896 campaign, will remain a summer stop and may be renovated by the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canton
McKinley
Market Street
Louis Avenue
Treasury plans large print run of twenty dollar gold certificates
The treasury asked the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to print 10 million in twenty dollar gold certificates. The government holds many larger denominations unissued and aims to be ready to issue certificates for gold coin if currency demand rises. Small denomination demand may still outpace availability.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury
Double Tragedy in Ohio Woman Kills Daughter Then Drowns Self
In Screentown Ohio Ruth Swartz aged 16 was killed by her mother Catherine Wise with a razor. The mother then walked a mile and a half to an abandoned stone quarry and threw herself into a pool of water. The coroner's inquest noted the girl had been indiscreet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Screentown
Ruth Swartz
Catherine Wise
Paris suburb collision leaves seventeen dead and seventy three injured
Official inquiry reports seventeen killed and seventy three injured from the Juvisy crash near Paris. The collision involved the Orleans Paris and Nantes line train and the Paris and Lyons Mediterranean train on the southern side of Paris.
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Paris
Juvisey
Orleans
Nantes
Lyons
Multiple 1890s Headlines Spark Brief Telegraphic Flashes
Prices of soft coal at Pittsburg were advanced while the Dubuque Business Men's league invited President McKinley for an October carnival visit. Conviction of Jim Nite tied to the Dalton gang murder case signals law enforcement focus as global events show wars, shipping, and currency concerns.
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Pittsburg
Dubuque
Orleans
Julvisy
France
St. Paul
New York
London
Speaker Reed
Senator Sewall
New Jersey
Richard Croker
United States
Azores Islands
Colonel Hawkins
Pennsylvania
Washington
John T. Orr
Springfield
John H. Gamble
J. H. Gamble
Louisiana
Luzon
Surprise
Nettley Abbey
Bristol
Kemi
Thomas L. Pollock
David Anderson
Milwaukee
James C. Dunham
California
W. Y. Atkinson
Georgia
Newman
Leonard Gould
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Perry
Iowa
Cortes
Little Rock
Ark
Paragould
Green County
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Cilly
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Ngton
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Kinley
Ion
Enior-General
Lus
Chenango
Ponds
Wat
Florida
Tallahassee
Fla
Carabello
Bull
Vatalole
Coalieck
Ochlachnee
Taila- Laser
Smythe
Wm. Thomas
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