Spain Fights On Yet as Ponce Surrenders
From Guanica the Dixie Annapolis Wasp and Gloucester blockaded Ponce. Davis demanded surrender and the Spanish garrison evacuated. Provisional articles allow retirement of troops, civil government remains, police and fire brigades stay armed-free, port captain to not be imprisoned. Arrival included Miles Wilson and transports. Army landings begin, sugar lighters captured, no resistance. Inhabitants greet troops with enthusiasm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
Higginson
Miles
Porto Rico
Davis
Dixie
Annapolis
Wasp
Gloucester
Guanica
Ponce
United States Army
Porce and
Place
Portnot
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
Wilson
Spain
Mobile
Madrid
Yauco
San Juan
Shafter
Songo
Santiago
Spain Wants to Keep the Philippines in War Still
A Washington dispatch states in diplomatic circles that Spain would not accept American control as a peace condition. If such supervision were indispensable, Madrid would likely reject it and continue the war rather than concede.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippines
Outlaws Believed Killed After Cherokee Nation Clash
A gang of cattle thieves clashed with Deputy Sheriffs six miles east of Cherokee in two encounters. One outlaw Petit a half breed Cherokee was mortally wounded, David Greathouse ex member of the French gang slightly wounded and captured, and Cawhorn captured. The rest were killed or captured near Braggs Oklahoma. Goldsby brother of Cherokee Bill Mose Miller and Pickalow Bill named among the slain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. T
Cheseotah
Petit
David Greathouse
Cyclone Blows Through Mt. Vernon Area Damaging Outbuildings
A cyclone swept the northeastern Mt. Vernon area causing chimneys porches and shutters to be blown away and a barn to be carried several hundred feet. East Hamdedmic street became passable only with difficulty due to downed trees. No injuries were reported.
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Mt. Vernon
Ohio
Hamdardmic Street
Grave Charge Against Red Cross Over Yellow Fever
Dr. W. M. Gray of the hospital ship chief accuses the Red Cross Society of causing the yellow fever epidemic among troops at Santiago by opening hospitals in Cuban huts contrary to orders, aiding the disease spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Gray
Red Cross Society
Santiago
Red Cross
Masons Present Side Arms to Durbin and Durbin
The Masons will present Voo L Durbin and a Quartermaster from the 161st Indiana Regiment with the finest side arms. Both reside in the city and are prominent in Masonic and Knight Templar work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
Voo L. Durbin
161St
Indiana
False reports of raids stir Moroccan frontier claims
A clipped dispatch asserts the reports that Moroccan agents bribe Kabyles near the frontier to raid the rich territory are absolutely false. The message counters a sensational rumor about foreign influence and religious biases shaping the alleged attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ees
Spangiér’ Special
Rncan
Morocco
Kabyles
Rish
Explosion at Johnson Powder Mill claims life in unknown cause
A Johnson powder mill explosion wrecked the building and an occupant died shortly after. Details of the incident remain unclear as investigators search for the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Brant's Will Names Davenport Heiress as Heir and Wife
The note to Miss Mary Harding of Davenport Inn Asbury Park N J declares her his lawful wife in case of sudden death. Harding, daughter of Roger B Harding of St Louis, married Brant in October 1896, with the couple later divorced in April 1897. Brant formerly worked as a hotel clerk in Los Angeles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asbury Park
Mary Harding
Davenport ‘Inn
N. J
Harding
Roger BE. Harding
Mass Salmon Fleet Lost in Fraser River Storm
A Fraser River mouth disaster reports 25 missing after a fierce storm. The fleet, including Japanese Chinese Indians and white fishers, drifted and collided as boats were wrecked, with five men seen sink and others feared dead.
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Fraser River
B. C
Two Men Murdered in Kentucky Feud Clash
In Clay County two leaders of the Baker faction John Baker and Charlies Clarke were ambushed near Manchester returning from a visit to the county seat. A mob of over twenty fired on them, killing both instantly as the feud between the Baker and White-Howard factions inflames the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White-Howard-Baker
Clay County
Kentucky
White
Knox County
John Baker
Charlies Clarke
Baker
Clarke
Manchester
White-Howard
Sheep Industry Bulletin Reports Prospects and Prices
Recording Secretary C F Martin of the National Live Stock Association quotes a Denver bulletin noting overall prosperity in the sheep industry. Lamb crop reduced by cold rains but age quality and lamb size are strong. few drought areas on Pacific coast. Fewer sheep expected to be marketed, high Western wool prices and valuable alfalf a fed lambs favor breeders to grow wool and lambs over mutton. Wool crop may rise about ten percent.
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C. F. Martin
National Live Stock Association
Denver
Colo
Pacific Coast
Pugwash Wiped Out by Fire
The town of Pugwash in Nova Scotia with 1200 inhabitants and a valued shipping port was destroyed by fire. About 200 dwellings five churches twenty stores three hotels and several mills burned. Foreign shipping in port sustained minor damage. Low insurance and lack of fire protection left residents in the fields and woods. several people unaccounted for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pugwash
Straits of
Northumberland
N. S
Austrian Sailors Held After Collision Survivors Testify
Nineteen Austrian sailors arrived at Havre via La Bretagne were brought before a magistrate. Four survivors of La Bourgogne testified that cruelty occurred during the July 4 collision with the Cromartyshire off Sable Island. Six were held on remand while the others were discharged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havre
la Bretagne
la Bourgogne
Cromartyshire
Sable Island
France and Russia Decline at Brussels Sugar Conference
The Brussels sugar conference report shows France and Russia refused to join other powers in suppressing export bounties. British delegates urged other governments to nullify French and Russian bounties by countervailing duties, as done by the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Russia
Brussels
United States
One Man Killed Five Hurt In Sewer Work Trench Collapse
A work crew in a Cleveland sewer near Edgewater Park suffered one fatality and multiple injuries when a dirt-hauling trestle collapsed onto a trench where the men were working.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgewater Park
Cleveland
Ohio
Corea King Li Houi Seeks Abdication Refuge in Seoul
A Shanghai dispatch to the London Chronicle says Li Houi, ruler of Corea, wants to abdicate and seek asylum at the British consulate in Seoul. The British consul refuses to receive him.
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London Chronicle
Shanghai
Li Houi
Corea
Seoul
Four Children Cremated Near Beatrice Becomes Tragedy
Four children of Elmer Wallman a farmer near Beatrice Nebraska were burned to death while their parents were away. Ages ranged from 9 years to an infant. The cause of the fire is not known and details are scarce.
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Beatrice
Meb
Elmer
Wallman
Gunfire Report From Louisiana Area
Ed L McBride of Louisiana Missouri shot Alice Wilson, a black man, in a reported altercation. Police investigate the incident as a violent encounter with potential charges pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed L. McBride
Louisiana
Nee Ictare Wilson
Sugar Trust Rumor Ties Hawaii Annexation to Maui Sugar Giant
Rumors persist that the sugar trust has reached key arrangements with the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company, owner of Maui sugar monopoly. Rudolph Spreckels and Charles S. Wheeler lead the board, with C A Spreckels, M S Wilson, and others. The Hawaii company claims 40000 acres, a $1 million plant, 70 miles of track, four locomotives and 540 cars. Local rep P J Hoffacker notes Spreckels left New York for San Francisco with no confirmed deal. Stock tidy up on the local market is mentioned in connection with the rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sugar Trust
Hawaii
Hawaiian’ Commercial and ‘Sugar Company
Maui
Rudolph Spreckels
Charles S. Wheeler
A. Spreckels
M. S. Wilson
San Francisco
Tragedy in St Louis Ends in Lynch Threat and Death
A mob in St Louis attempted to avenge a shooting after Edward Kennedy, a railroad worker, was shot by a black porter near a saloon. Police restrained the mob, the assailant was captured, Kennedy died en route to hospital after an ambulance breakdown.
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St. Louis
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Mc Kennedy
Pittsburg Doctor Seeks Wife and Children in St Louis
Dr Oscar Brunn of Pittsburg appeals to a St Louis contact for his wife and six children who vanished after withdrawing $2000 from a bank. The wife had previously visited her brother Charles S Bange in St Louis where a mysterious swarthy man impersonating a Cuban patriot known as Gen Jantzscha inspired alarm. The husband believes she headed to St Louis but she remains missing.
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Pittsburgh
Oscar Brunn
Pittsburg
St. Louis
Joolk
Charles S. Bange
Gen
Jantzscha
Nail Makers Fail in Bridgeton Plant Receivership
Cumberland Nail and Iron Company of Bridgeton New Jersey falls to a receiver after a lengthy struggle. About two million dollars in property tied to the plant and the personal estates of chief officers are affected. Mortgages total around $175000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland Nail and Iron Company
Bridgeton
N. J
Five Die In Double Explosion At Hercules Powder Plant
An explosion at the Nitro glycerine house of the Hercules Powder Company in Pinole California killed five men and injured twelve others after a first blast had cleared debris. No workers were inside the building at the moment of the initial blast and emergency crews responded promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hercules Powder Company
Pinole
Cal
Big Fire Destroys Minneapolis Sash and Door Plant
A major blaze wiped out the Trazer and Shepherd sash and door factory in Minneapolis with an estimated loss of 40000 dollars. The fire originated in the adjacent H H Bennett Co hardwood mill, which was also destroyed for about 5000 dollars and uninsured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Trazer & Shepherd
H.H. Bennett & Co
Cigarettes Ban Upsets Russian Court Ladies Propose Repeal
A St Petersburg dispatch reports the Czarina has forbidden cigarette smoking in court. The ladies of the Russian court are greatly upset and have petitioned her majesty to withdraw the prohibitory ukase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
American oarsman wins Wingfield sculls on Thames
American oarsman B. H. Howell defeats H. T. Blackstaffe of the Vesta Rowing Club by three lengths on the Putney to Mortlake course for the amateur Thames championship Wingfield sculls.
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B. H. Howell
H. T. Blackstaffe
Vesta “Rowing Club
Putney
Mortlake
Thames
England
Hawaiian Annexation Joy Sparks Island Revelry
Citizens celebrate in Honolulu as the Coptic arrives with news that Hawaii has joined the United States. Flags are raised across towns and in public spaces while residents express pride and optimism for the union.
Tragedy Near Thurman Ends in Double Death
Henry Beine, a Colorado farmer, shot and stabbed his wife wounding her fatally then killed himself with a pistol. The incident occurred near Thurman and ends in a double tragedy.
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Thurman
Colo
Henry Beine
Beine
Brewery strike linked to nonunion contractors
A local brewery faces a labor dispute after union workers quit across multiple buildings. Company owner Mr. Kauffman says the strife stemmed not from the firm’s attitude but from rival firms hired on new projects that used nonunion labor, triggering the walkout.
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Kauffman
Story of a double life in a New York estates suit
Miss Margaret Sly of New York sues the widow and daughter of former Judge George W. Green over 1600 shares of stock in the New York and New Jersey Bridge Construction Company. Green died in 1895 in a house he furnished for Sly, who claims he gave her the stock. Green was a noted politician and lawyer with five Assembly terms and a brief claim to Congress before being unseated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George W. Green
Green
Middletown
Disaster on Lake St. Clair sinks steamer Edward Smith No. 2
A collision near Detroit involving the steamer Edward Smith No 2 and the schooner Aurania tow of the propeller Aurora sinks the Smith. All aboard including a pleasure party are rescued to the Old Club. Smith owned by John Mitchell of Cleveland valued at 65000, Aurania owned by Corrigan of Cleveland valued at 150000.
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Lake St. Clair
Edward Smith No
Flats
Detroit
Mich
Aurania
Aurora
Smith
John Mitchell
Cleveland
Corrigan
Judge Parry Shot in Court by Bailiff in Manchester
Judge Parry of the County Court at Manchester cancels the commission of Court Bailiff Taylor for misconduct. Taylor draws a revolver and fires three shots at the judge. injuries feared fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parry
Manchester
England
Taylor
All Canadian Route Abandoned Ends Alaska Transport
The all Canadian route via the Stickine river and Lake Teslin collapsed, forcing Canadian Pacific Railway to abandon Alaska transportation business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Stickine River
Lake Teslin
Canadian Pacific Railway
Alaska
Italy and Argentina Sign General Arbitration Treaty
Admiral Canavaro and Foreign Affairs Minister sign a general arbitration pact with Argentina's Enrique Merino, the Argentine Minister to Italy, formalizing a bilateral accord across diplomatic channels. The agreement aims to streamline disputes and foster closer cooperation between Rome and Buenos Aires.
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Admiral Canavaro
Italy
Enrique Merino
Argentina
Tremors Shake East Tennessee and Nearby Areas
True distinct earthquake shocks swept East Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Eastern Kentucky lasting four and seven seconds respectively with no damage reported.
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Tennessee
East
Virginia
Kentucky
Appointment of Earl of Minto as Governor General of Canada
The Earl of Minto named Governor General of Canada succeeding the Earl of Aberdeen. A Liberal and former army officer, he retired in 1570. A new Porto Rico cabinet is formed under Senator Nulez Riveira.
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Canada
Earl of Minto
Earl of Aberdeen
Porto Rico
San Juan de Porto Rico
Madrid
Insular
Senor Nulez Riveira
Alleged Witch Is Killed in Choctaw Nation
Men from Sugar Loaf County report that a full blood Indian woman named Pennington was killed after being charged with witchcraft. The incident centers on a Choctaw Nation locality and involves alleged accusations of witchcraft.
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Sugar Loaf County
Pennington
California Faces 25 Percent Fruit Crop Shortage
A California farming report notes a shortfall of about twenty five percent across pear, peach, and apricot crops, signaling tight supplies for consumers and growers amid the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Market Quotations Across U.S. Cities
The report lists livestock and grain prices by city including Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and more. Prices cover cattle hogs sheep and various grain grades with ranges for No 2 red No 2 white No 2 mixed and No 2 yellow along with butter eggs potatoes and clover seed.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
Coptic Brings News of Hawaii Annexation to Honolulu
The arrival of the steamship Coptic on July 18 with news of the Newlands resolution ratifying Hawaii’s annexation sparked wild celebrations statewide. Flags flew from homes and palms as residents echoed “We are Americans” and crowded streets paused work to join in jubilant processions and official readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Oahu
San Francisco
United States Senate
Newlands
Hawaii 2
United States
Mohican
Hatch
Harvest Affects in Dakota as Soldiers Go to War
War strains Northwest harvests as scarce help hurts farmers. South Dakota growers report no available harvest hands since sons enlisted and tramps vanished, leaving fields at risk of crop loss. One farmer recalls a town of 500 once sending 210 men to war, now unable to find help locally.
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Dakota
Northwest
West
South Dakota
Spain
Klondikers Stranded at St Michael's as Docking Fails
The Humboldt reports thousands of Klondikers and river boats unable to land at St Michael's due to docking shortages. Ships stranded in Alaskan ports leave passengers with dwindling provisions while river access remains blocked. Many stranded seekers would head south if supply routes or water levels allowed.
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St. Michael’s
Humboldt
Seattle
St.Michael's
St. Michaels
Yukon
San Francisco
City Injunction Halts Cincy G A R Fund
Judge R B Smith of the Ohio Supreme Court grants an injunction stopping Cincinnati from spending 10000 dollars for Grand Army of the Republic encampment entertainment. The decision says the expenditure exceeds municipal powers and the board of city affairs had its objections sustained.
Hooley Faces Bankruptcy Hearing Over Puffa Promoter
London financier Ernest T Hooley promoter of Puffa was examined in bankruptcy court after a receiving order issued on his own petition weeks earlier. He claimed he paid 25 000 pounds to Harl Delware to act as a cheating of the Dunlop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest T. Hooley
London
Campaign Updates From War Front Near Porto Rico and Cuba
The report traces movements from Chickamauga to Newport News as Brooke sails for Porto Rico and Shafter massed near Santiago. It notes Cuban aid, 500 fever cases, 5,000 Spaniards in Toral's capitulation, and Admiral Sampson's fleet actions affecting the Santiago battle.
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Chickamauga
Porto Ric
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Manila
Hobson
New York
St.Paul
Washington
Cervera
Porto Rico
Tampa
Brooke
Newport News
Nipe
Santiago
Garcia
Shafter
Guantanamo
Sampson
Havana
Lieut
Cristobal Colon
Navy Department
Miles
Ponce
Cienfuegos
Telegraphic Brevities Snapshot Of Global Oddities
Two thirds of the world’s male population uses tobacco. South Dakota wheat yield doubles from last year. Flax thrives near Victoria Texas. Northern Pacific reports huge wheat crop along its line. Six Von Zostrow family members die of trichinosis from undercooked pork in Sherburne New York. Earthquakes damage Isthmus of Tehuantepec mountain towns. Drayman James Long and Whitsett M Harris fight in Warrensburg Missouri. skull fracture. German elections see zero votes in Postroff population 8000. booth erected but no voters. W A Thomas of Sevierville Tennessee injured in road accident after altercation with Thames Mitchell.
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South Dakota
Victoria
Texas
Northern Pacific
von Zostrow
Sherburne
N. Y
Tehauntepec
Warrensburg
James’ Long
Whitsett M. Harris
Long
Harris
Postroff
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Philip
Pines
Rclieg A
ILE
Hawaiian Islands
Klondikers
Hooley
Puffa
Stars and Stripes
Senor Ros
Schley
M. Cambon
McKinley
Gen. Garcia
Alger
Montauk Point
Long Island
W. A. Thomas
Sevierville
Tenn
Mitchell
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