Miners Seek $250000 Weekly Fund to Support Strike
United Mine Workers convention ends with no general strike. It calls for a defense fund of about 400000 from district and local unions plus a 10 percent local assessment and weekly $1 dues. Aimed to raise 250000 weekly from the public to reach 500000. Contributions from Illinois Ohio Indiana Iowa expected soon. President Mitchell estimates weekly strike costs across districts and dependents totaling about 500000.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers
National Treasury
Wilson
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Mitchell
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
John Re Tallick Dies After Cambria Mine Disaster
John Re Tallick, one of five bosses rescued from the Cambria Rolling Mill mine after the July 10 explosion, died Sunday at 53. He leaves a wife and daughter as the death toll reaches 112. In Mississippi, Justice White declined to grant a writ of error for Ashley Cooke and Thos Lauderdale, who are to be hanged July 22 in Greenville for the murder of Engineer Rea.
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Johnstown
John Retallick
Cambria
Pope Grants Audience to Taft on Philippines Negotiations
London dispatch reports Governor William Howard Taft of the Philippine Islands and his Vatican negotiator received an audience with the pope in Rome on Monday regarding religious conditions in the Philippines.
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Gov. Taft
London
Reuter’'s Telegram Co
Rome
Pope
Wm. H. Taft
Philippine Islands
Vatican
Philippines
Armadillo Captured at Ferry Wharf Sparks Mystery
A first specimen of its species was captured at the Metropolis ferry wharf by a steamboat rooster. It swam in the river and its origin remains unknown. Also reported, the steamship Premius sank on the Elbe near Hamburg with 185 aboard. about 30 survivors.
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Metropolis
Hamburg
Premius
Hansel
Elbe
Riot at Nebraska City over Sunday baseball game
A Law and Order league attempt to stop a Sunday game led to a riot at Nebraska City baseball grounds. Sheriff Brower arrested four players after a hostile crowd seized his revolver and attacked him. Pastors faced threats as a rock struck Rev. C M Shepperd. a police guard was sought for protection of church property amid ongoing Sunday ball tensions.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska City
Law and Order League
Brower
Justice’s Office
C. M. Shepperd
Methodist Church
Friends of Sunday Ball
John W Mackay Dies in London Heat Prostration
John W. Mackay of San Francisco died at Carlton House Terrace in London at 6:30 PM Sunday after a week of heat prostration. Doctors reported heart failure with congested right lung and possible pneumonia. Mrs Mackay, her mother, Countess Telfener, and Princess Calatro Colonna were present.
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London
John W. Mackay
San Francisco
Carlton House Terrace
Mackay
The New Battleships Name and Cost Revealed
The Navy announces two battleships named Louisiana and Connecticut and two cruisers named Tennessee and Washington. Connecticut will be built in New York with a cost of 4 212 000 dollars. cruisers cost 4 659 000 dollars each. Tugs will be built at Mare Island and Boston. Admiral Bowles designs a cost accounting plan for Connecticut to compare government and private yard costs.
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Washington
Navy Department
Louisiana
Connecticut
Tennessee
New York Yard
Mare Island Yard
Boston
Adm
Bowles
Fire destroys Dallas exposition buildings overnight
A Sunday fire at the Dallas exposition grounds in East Dallas gutted the main exposition building the music hall annex the poultry hall and several private structures from J I Case Plow Co Southern Rock Island Plow Co and Parlin Orendorff Co. Estimated loss reaches 100000 with about 30000 insured. The state fair will proceed as scheduled despite the blaze while Dallas fire crews are hampered by the absence of their acting chief and four firefighters who are in St Louis for hydrophobia treatment after a mad horse bite.
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Dallas
Tex
Exposition Grounds
Exposition
Music Hall
J. I. Case Plow Co
Southern Rock Island Plow Co
Parlin Orendorff Co
Pasteur Institute
St. Louis
It Is Desirable That It Be Rebuilt Solely By Aid of Italian Subscriptions
London July 20 The Venice correspondent for the Daily Mail reports the Italian minister of fine arts prefers rebuilding the campanile with only Italian subscriptions. A proposal suggests using foreign donations to fund a temple in honor of human fraternity.
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London
Venice
Daily Mail
Fire in Guayaquil Burns 90 Blocks Causing Millions in Loss
A Wednesday night fire in Guayaquil destroyed 90 city blocks along major streets and caused an estimated loss of 5 million dollars in buildings and merchandise after burning through Thursday night.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Earthquake Shocks Malone New York in Morning Tremor
A distinct earthquake shock was felt in Malone New York on Friday at 5 20 AM. The tremor lasted about ten seconds waking many residents with rumbling and rattling windows.
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New York State
Malone
N. Y
Mississippi Flood Drowns Farmlands Across Missouri Border
Keokuk Iowa July 21 exploration shows floodwaters five to ten miles wide and seventy miles long across the Missouri side from Keokuk to Hannibal. Wheat washed to the Gulf, corn submerged, barns and yards under water as millions in losses mount with levees as only bulwark against penury.
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Keokuk
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Missouri
Hannibal
Des Moines
Gregory
House of God
Gulf of Mexico
St. Louis, Keokuk & Northwestern Railroad
Missouri Shore
Tragic Yard Accident Kills Two In Knoxville
In Knoxville on Sunday a railroad accident in the Atlanta Knoxville & Northern yards left David Monday dead and Elisha Monday fatally wounded. James Palmer and others were badly shaken as an engine derailed from a nearby track and struck the workers while they cleaned another engine.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Atlanta, Knoxville & Northern Railroad
David Monday
Elisha Monday
James Palmer
Two youths drown in Tolchester bay squall
Tolchester Md July 21 James B Post 20 and Theodore C Parker 21 of Baltimore were drowned Sunday afternoon when a wind squall overturned their excursion boat in Tolchester bay. Four companions clung to the capsized craft until rescued.
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Tolchester
James B. Post
Theodore C. Parker
Baltimore
Baer Resigns as Endeavor Secretary for Presbyterian Post
Boston July 21 John Willis Baer secretary of the United Society of Christian Endeavor has resigned effective October 1 and will serve as assistant secretary of the Presbyterian board of home missions.
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Baer
Boston
John Willis Baer
United Society of Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Board of Home Missions
James J. Kelly Minstrel Dies at 69 in Boston Home
James J. Kelly an old-time minstrel with a career spanning much of the country died at his Boston home Sunday at age 69. He had performed in many theaters across the United States.
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Boston
James J. Kelly
Three Democratic Issues in 1902 Canvass
The piece outlines three likely Democratic campaign planks for 1902 including trusts imperialism and tariff reform. It notes Cleveland’s tariff stance drew little support and that Republicans claim a stronger anti trust record while pressuring Democrats on imperialism.
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Cleveland
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Congress
Admiral Dewey’s Manila Testimony Shocks Antis
Dewey disputed anti-imperialist theories in senate testimony. He said Manila’s surrender came May 1, 1898 with no Spanish resistance after, as Spanish kept from firing to avoid destruction. He did not recognize Aguinaldo or salute the Filipino flag and had not read Aguinaldo’s proclamations.
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Admiral Dewey
Senate Committee On the
Philippines
Aguinaldo
Cleveland
Manila
Dewey
Washington
Republicans poised for landslide victory in 190
The piece argues Republicans hold hundreds of thousands of votes nationwide and Democrats have no chance on any issue, especially imperialism. It asserts Roosevelt administration policies in the Philippines enjoy broad support and credit the party with major national progress since March 4, 1897, predicting a grand win in 190.
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United States
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Congress
Philippines
Bryan loses support across newspapers and states
The Nashville American notes Bryan's waning backing as Indiana and Illinois Democrats renounce his ideas. It says southern allies abandon him and predicts Democrats elsewhere will fight to win rather than follow impractical leadership. The piece portrays Bryan as a fading force.
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Bryan
Indianapolis Sentinel
Sentinel
Indiana
Illinois
South
Mr. Bryan
Howe
Nashville American
Dem
First Session of Fifty seventh Congress Praised
The Troy Times lauds the first session for steady progress and merits, noting it reflects high credit on the republic. It adds the record is one voters can face next November with confidence, praising both chambers under partisan control.
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Troy Times
Henry Watterton Targets Cleveland as Fraud Puncture
The Syracuse Evening Herald notes Henry Watterton says his aim in attacking Cleveland is to puncture a fraud. If true he may lay a large box of tacks on the Nebraska cycle path to aid the effort.
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Henry Watterton
Cleveland
Henry
Nebraska
Syracuse Evening Herald
Admiral Dewey Accuses Aguinaldo of Loot Over Independence
The admiral asserts Aguinaldo aimed at gain and money upon arriving at Cavite, taking most from others, and that independence had no role in his plans. He says he knows Aguinaldo better than Gen Otis and critics.
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Aguinaldo
Cavite
Admiral Dewey
Gen. Otis
Opinion snippets on Dewey Aguinaldo and tariff tests
A collage of editorial opinions from multiple papers discussing Admiral Dewey in Manila, Aguinaldo’s rebellion, party harmony, and the Dingley tariff. Authors weigh Roosevelt’s policies, Democratic prospects, and tariff revenue debates with varied newspaper voices.
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