Dawes resigns as comptroller to run for senator
Charles G. Dawes, the U S comptroller of the currency, has tendered his resignation to take effect October 1 to pursue the United States Senate seat from Illinois. He cited proprieties and the impracticability of canvassing while administering the office.
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Ihinoly
United States
Senate
William McKinley
United States Senate
Ilinois
James N. Eckels
Chestnut Street National Bank of
Philadelphia
Seventh National Bank of New York
Pension Chief Evans Seeks Guidance Before Farewell
Commissioner of pensions HH Clay Evans met with President McKinley to bid farewell and report that he is compiling an annual inventory of pension claims. He asked for instructions as he prepares his soon to be released report, but the president offered no guidance. The report is expected in a few days.
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Penalon
Washington
HH. Clay Evans
Canton
Runawnay Fuction Arrested in Council Bluffs
Eddie Powells, an Indian boy from the Oneida reservation at Green Bay Wisconsin, was arrested in the Northwestern railroad yards. He will be held until the reservation agent is notified.
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Runawnay Fuction
Council Bluffs
Eddie Powells
Green Bay
Wis
Northwestern
Crowds Line Up For Gov. Pingree Funeral in Detroit
Detroit on July 6 reports a long line of mourners awaiting a last look at Governor Pingree. The queue stretched two blocks from the city hall entrance by day and grew into a vast crowd from 6 PM to 11 PM, with workingmen forming the core of attendees.
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Wis Wody
Detroit
Pingree
City Hall
Michigan Avenue
Porto Ricans End Protracted Debate Pass Free Trade
In San Juan the Porto Rican assembly unanimously passed a free trade measure after a three hour session. Governor Allen signed the resolution as cheers greeted the news. The plan outlines local taxation under Hollander acts and requests presidential proclamation on a July 25 Porto holiday.
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San Juan
P.wr
Porto Rican Assembly
Allen
Congress
United States
McKinley
Porto
Porto Rico
Hollander
Senor Morales
Jobinet Fourth in Paris
Paris July 1 The United States embassy and consulate along with most American business houses decorated with the stars and stripes and the French tricoleur hung together. American residents and visitors attended the open reception of U S ambassador General Horace Porter in the afternoon. The annual banquet of the American Chamber of Commerce was in session.
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Jobinet
Paris
United States
Horace Porter
American Chamber of Commerce
Fourth of July observed at Pekin legations
The United States legation guard held athletic games and fireworks in Pekin to mark Independence Day. German minister Dr Mumm von Schwarzenstein hosted a dinner at the German legation for American officers Squires, Rockhill, and other legation members who celebrated at the summer legation in the hills.
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Pekin
United States Legation Guard
Mumm von Schwarzenstein
Messrs. Squires and Rockhill
United States Legation
Reading workers ratify pact to end strike
Reading Pennsylvania July 5 1200 shop hands approve agreement between Chairman Boscher and President Baer and decide to return to work Friday morning.
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Reading
Reading Railway
Boscher
Baer
Gompers Recovers After Street Car Fall
President Gompers of the Federation of Labor is recovering rapidly from a brain concussion after a street car fall last week. He will go to Deer Park Maryland for further recovery.
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Gaempers
Washington, D. C
President Gompers
The
Federation of Labor
Deer Park
Wreck on Iowa Central Claims Postal Clerks
Burlington reports a passenger train derailed near Hampton Iowa on the Iowa Central line two postal clerks killed and initial details are unconfirmed authorities investigate the wreck and casualties.
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Iowa Central
Burlington
Hampton
Iowa
Declaration read in Jackson for first time in forty years
In Jackson Mississippi on July 4 the Declaration of Independence was read for the first time in four decades. The ceremony occurred in Representative Hall at the state capitol with attendees marking the national holiday.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Representative Hall
State Capitol
Prof John Fiske Dies in Gloucester
Prof John Fiske of Cambridge famed lecturer and historian died at Hawthorne Inn East Gloucester after arriving the day before and falling ill from heat. He was 59 and long associated with Harvard College in a professional capacity.
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Gloucester
Mass
John Fiske
Cambridge
Hawthorne Inn
East Gloucester
Fiske
Harvard College
Civil Rule Abellano Takes Oath as Philippine Civil Governor
Manila July 5 Civil government in the Philippines opens Taft takes oath as civil governor administered by Chief Justice Arellano. He announces three native appointees to join the commission and outlines plans for civil departments, troop concentration, and educational efforts amid ongoing insurrection in five provinces. President McKinley's congratulatory message praises Taft and expresses hope for Filipino participation in government.
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Manila
Philippines
Taft
General Macarthur
General Chaffee
Plaza Palacio
William H. Taft
Philippine Islands
Chie Justice Arellano
Fort Santiago
Waldo Detavers
Denito Legarda
Jose Luzuriaga
Interior
Worcester
Commerce
Wright
Postal and Revenue Department
Tate
Congress
McKinley
MacArthur
Chaffee
Kempff
United States
Supreme Court
William M'Kinley
Fourth of July Celebration in San Juan Described as Unprecedented
In San Juan Puerto Rico on July 4 Governor Allen funded $500 for the event and citizens donated the rest. A public ball opened the celebrations with Governor and Mrs. Allen leading the grand march. The city displayed an exceptional array of colors.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Allen
Gomez Talks With Palma Over Cuban Presidency
General Maximo Gomez spent days in talks with Tomas Estrada Palma at the Waldorf Astoria. They gave no details on the discussion. Gomez favors Palma for Cuba’s presidency and plans to visit Washington to meet President McKinley, possibly issuing a statement on Cuban affairs.
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New York
Maximo Gomez
Tomas Estrada Palma
Waldorf-Astoria
Gomez
Cuba
Senor Palma
Estrada Palma
Central Valley
N. Y
Washington
McKinley
American capital invades Canada under lakes and rail
J Henry Bourassi, a Dominion parliament member and ex director of La Review Canadienne, arrives in London on holiday and warns that American capital is spreading around the lakes, up the rivers, and along rail lines. He says it is eroding the barrier between Canada and the United States and could revive annexation efforts unless French Canadians are not alienated.
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Dominion
London
J. Henry Bourassi
la Review Canadienne
The
Daily News
Canada
United States
Spanish Claims Considered by Treaty Commission
The Spanish treaty claims commission met in Washington on July 3 to discuss taking testimony in Cuba or other foreign territories. Several attorneys argued the point but no decision was reached. A motion to dismiss the Maine sinking case for lack of jurisdiction was heard but postponed due to the government attorney’s absence.
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Washington, D. C
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Cuba
Maine
Fuller
Union Lead and Oil moves to acquire Missouri lead fields
The Morton Trust company transfers nearly 1,000,000 dollars to Union Trust company of St. Louis, marking the first definite step by Union Lead and Oil to secure title to Missouri lead fields. Further large title changes are expected soon.
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Missouri
New York
the Herald
Morton Trust Company
Union Trust Company
St. Louis
Union Lead and Oil Company
Windstorm Unroofs Depot at Fort Crook Nebraska
A July windstorm swept Fort Crook Nebraska causing major damage as the depot building was torn from its base and carried about 300 feet. Lightning struck a telegraph pole near a passing soldier, splintering the pole. the soldier escaped injury.
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Fort Crook
Neb
Wreck at Rock Springs Mildly Injures Many
Eastbound Atlantic express No. 6 on the Union Pacific collided with a freight train at Rock Springs Wyoming. Fifteen to twenty passengers were injured, all but two with minor hurts, and rail traffic was held for about fourteen hours.
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Rock Springs
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cheyenne
Wyo
Atlantic Express
Union Pacific
New Revenue District Formed for North and South Dakota
Washington July 3. The new revenue collection district for North and South Dakota is established with Herman Ellermand as collector. The district office is located at Aberdeen, D.
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New Revenue District
Washington, D. C
North and
South Dakota
Herman Ellermand
Aberdeen
Plan of Settlement Lottery Contested by Settlers in Kiowa County
Government proposal to settle Kiowa and Comanche land by lottery faces a legal challenge from settlers who plan to file claims when the area opens. Lewis N. Hornbeck of Minco has joined as a lead plaintiff and retained counsel to challenge the drawing scheme.
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Guthrie
O. T
Commanche
Lewis N. Hornbeck
Minco
I. T
Heat in New York Triggers Deadly Prostration Toll
New York records a searing heat wave with 148 deaths from 328 prostrations by 11:30 p m. A violent thunderstorm later cooled the city from 95 to 87 in minutes, sparing further fatalities. Prominent victims include Rev Nowland Maynard and Jacob Rogers as Manhattan Bronx and Brooklyn report heavy losses.
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New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Mercury
Lofty
Nowland Maynard
Jacob Rogers
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Proclamation Ready For Kiowa Comanche Apache Reservation Opening
Secretary Hitchcock told the cabinet the opening proclamation for the Kiowa Comanche and Apache reservations in Oklahoma was completed and will be issued tomorrow or July 4. It sets the opening date and rules for homesteaders. Civil service rules also discussed raising carrier and clerk age limits to 45, from 40 and 18.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Oklahoma
Hay
Long
Civil Service
Postal Service
Civil Service Commission
Omaha June records show record heat in 1901
Facts from Omaha note that only twice in 31 years has June mean temperature been as high as in 1901. The month averaged 75 degrees, three above normal, with a mean maximum of 85.4 and a June high of 100 on the 28th.
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Omaha
Monkey Prankster Causes Baltimore Home Chaos
A Baltimore family laments $26.20 in damaged chinaware and bric a brac after a ring tail monkey, kept as a pet, wrecks the dining room and kitchen while the master and pet quarrel over the animal. The creature gnawed its tether and now sits chained for sale.
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Baltimore
Sim
Old Time Smoking Crimes Traced Through Colonial Laws
Historical note recalls strict tobacco laws in early New England and Connecticut. Smoking and planting were tightly restricted, with fines, stocks, and cages for violators. Travelers faced lenient limits, while public spaces and meeting houses banned smoking near worship.
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Meeting House
New England
Drake
Boston
Connecticut
Reflections on Wild Bill Hickok and frontier heroism
Citing Homer Ivanhoe and Walter Scott, the piece argues Wild Bill Hickok deserves a statelier portrait than dime novels offer. It praises frontier courage and decency, suggesting Scott would have elevated Hickok to romantic legend as a border prince.
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Homer
Achilles
David
McKandala Gang
Goliath
Ivanhoe
Wild Bill
Wild Bill Hickok
Walter Scott
C. Little
Famine of horses hits Central Kansas farms
Central Kansas reports a horse famine as farmers rush to sell to British army buyers. Prices have surged from about 75 dollars a year and a half ago to 125 to 140 dollars now, squeezing farmers who once found few buyers.
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Kansas
First Baseman Sparks Unclear Romance in Baseball Field
In a brief, lighthearted note a woman confesses falling for the first baseman, though the reason remains elusive and the player is described as not appearing a good catch. The exchange highlights quirky courtship in a sports setting.
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