Cholera Epidemic Reported in Manila and Philippines
Washington reports a troubling cholera outbreak in the Philippines. In Manila 277 cases with 215 deaths by April 19, with 453 cases and 308 deaths outside the city. Smallpox and dysentery also appear, and measures include quarantine, water treatment, inspections, and a Manila cholera hospital.
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Manila
Washington
Philippines
Forwood
Heiseman
Army
Pasig
Mania
Camarines
Nueva Cacares
Manila Board of Health
Coal strike spreads through Reading region as workers mobilize
Reading Pennsylvania reports more than 1000 workers including firemen engineers and pump men recruited for coal regions with pumps manned as required. In Wilkesbarre strikers target engineers firemen and pumpmen while union aims to expel noncompliant members and publish unfair workers lists. President plans to seek new legislation to address the stalemate in Congress.
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Reading
Philadelphia & Reading Co
Reading Company
Wilkesbarre
Miners’ Union
Mitchell
West Virginia
Washington
Congress
New York Members Ask $500000 for Buffalo Exposition Deficit
Washington June 14 New York lawmakers told the House Appropriations Committee they need 500000 to cover the Buffalo exposition deficit. Representative Alexander of Buffalo said McKinley’s shooting depressed funds and delayed expected large returns near the exposition’s end.
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Washington
New York
House of Representatives
House Committee On Appropriations
Buffalo
Alexander
McKinley
Two Drown After Sloop Capsizes Off Chester
Capt. Hannett Robbins of Port Morris New Jersey and Mrs. Pluma Haines of Camden New Jersey drowned when the sloop Henry S. Robbins capsized in a hard wind off Chester Pennsylvania. Miss Lizzie Jones of Camden and Robert Reed with Chas Burton of Port Morris were rescued by the United States launch Cadet.
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Chester
Hannett Robbins
Port Morris
N. J
Pluma Haines
Camden
Henry S. Robbins
Lizzie Jones
Robert Reed
Chas. F. Burton
United States
Montreal execution tickets sell at varied prices
Thorvald Hansen was hanged for killing 9 year old Erick Marotte last autumn to obtain 17 cents in change. Hansen's neck broke at the end of the sentence. Admission tickets to the hanging were openly sold for 50 cents up to 10 dollars.
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Montreal
Thorvald Hansen
Erick Marotte
Hansen
Dinner Welcome for New U S Consul General Evans
London hosts a Friday night welcome dinner for Jos Wheeler and H Clay Evans new US consul general and Indiana congressman English with many American and English representatives in attendance.
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London
Jos. Wheeler
H. Clay Evans
English
Indiana
Business failures rise in U S and Canada
New York reports 365 business failures in the United States for the week, up from 153 last week and 188 the same week last year. Canada shows 12 failures this week, compared with 17 a year ago.
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New York
United States
Canada
Vote Count for National Officers of International Typographical Union
Canvassing board reports nearly 29 000 ballots cast, about 70 percent of union strength. Officers: President James M. Lynch Syracuse. first VP C E Hawkes Chicago. third VP James Mulcahey St Louis. fourth VP J F O Sullivan Boston. secretary treasurer J W Bramwood Denver. delegates to AFL: William M Garrett Washington, Max S Hayes Cleveland, Frank Morrison Chicago. allied crafts O Sullivan Boston. home trustees Thos McCafferty Colorado Springs, L C Shepard Chicago. allied crafts H H Rogers Chicago. home agent William Kennedy Chicago. Lynch wins over two thirds of the vote.
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Indianapolis
Inf
The
International Typographical Union
James M. Lynch
Syracuse
N. Y
C. E. Hawkes
Chicago
James Mulcahey
St. Louis
J. F. O'Sullivan
Boston
J. W. Bramwood
Denver
American Federation of Labor
William M. Garrett
Washington
Max S. Hayes
Cleveland
Frank Morrison
Allied Crafts
Trustees Union Printers’ Home
Thos. McCafferty
Colorado Springs
L. C. Shepard
H. H. Rogers
Agent Union Printers’ Home
William Kennedy
Lynch
Perry Christian hanged at West Virginia peniten tiary
Perry Christian a 26 year old white man was executed at the state penitentiary in Moundville on Friday night at 5 13 o clock. His death came nine minutes after the neck dislocation. He went to the scaffold with calmness and received last rites from prison chaplain D W Ruble and Rev B M Spurr. About 40 witnesses attended. Christian murdered G W Dent near Boomer in March 1901 and Gov Nash and Senator Foraker sought reprieve but were rebuffed by Gov White.
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Moundeville
W. Va
Perry Christian
State Penitentiary
Wellston
D. W. Ruble
B. M. Spurr
G. W. Dent
Boomer
W Va
Rehearsal At Westminster Abbey For Coronation Pages
In London on June 14 an interesting rehearsal at Westminster Abbey showed the sons and grandsons of high state officers practicing the duties they will perform as pages at the forthcoming coronation scheduled for June 26.
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London
Westminster Abbey
New York Golfer Miss Hecker Defeated in Met Golf Event
Gene vieve Hecker of New York, a two time winner of the women's Metropolitan golf championship, loses to Mrs. E. A. Manice of New York in the annual Women s Metropolitan Golf Association tournament.
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New York
Genevieve Hecker
E. A. Manice
Visible Supply of Cotton in New Orleans Report
Secretary Hester reports the world cotton visible supply at 2,811,949 bales with 1,857,949 bales American cotton, based on cable and telegraph advices as of June 14 in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Hester
Expected Amnesty To Free Filipino Prisoners On Guam
Reports in Manila say a general amnesty may be declared July 1 to release Filipino prisoners on Guam. Insurgents killed five cavalrymen near Teresa Luzon. twenty five Sampag workers sworn allegiance to the United States in Samar and aid to keep peace. Dattos in Mindanao seek American flags, seen as oath.
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Guam
Manila
5Th Cavalry
Teresa
Morong
Luzon
Lukban
Samar
United States
Chaffee
Senor Llorentes
Leyte
Gen. Davis
Mindanao
Datto Ada
Lewis
Bazan
Vicars
Frank D. Baldwin
27Th Infantry
Lovers Quarrel Ends in Double Tragedy Near Coatesville
Philadelphia dispatch reports Mrs. Rachel Sahler widow shot dead near Coatesville Pa by Harry N Ricer of New Castle after a quarrel over a rival. Ricer then killed himself during a struggle with another woman Mrs Mary L Ernest. Coroner found letters in his pocket to Alma Lowrey of Columbus Ohio.
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Philadelphia
Rachel Sahler
Coatesville
Here
Harry N. Ricer
New Castle
Ricer
Alma
Columbus
O. Columbus
Clara Alma Lowrey
Sadler
Printers Seek Gold Payment for Government Salaries
Henry C. Ide of the Philippine commission heard a petition from government printers asking salaries be paid in gold or other stable currency. He indicated relief is likely, noting current pay is in Mexican silver.
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Manila
Henry C. Ide
Philippine Commission
Department of Finance and Justice
Ide
Alleged counterfeiters arrested in Baltimore raid
United States secret service men with local police captured eight Italians suspected of belonging to a counterfeiting gang active in several parts of the country over the past months.
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Baltimore
United States Secret Service
Resolutions Presented to Gen Chaffee by Manila Chamber
The Manila chamber of commerce presented General Chaffee a set of resolutions praising him and the army in the Philippines. The gesture reflects the high regard of Manila business leaders for Chaffee and his forces.
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Gen. Chaffee
Manila
Chamber of Commerce
Strikes Turn Violent as Rhode Island Troops Move In
In Pawtucket riotous crowds clash with police as 700 soldiers dispatched by Gov. Kimball fail to quell unrest. Central Falls braces for military control as cars are wrecked and workers injured. Marines briefly used. crowd dispersed, traffic halted.
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Pawtucket
R. L
Central Falls
Cumberland
Lincoln
North Providence
Fales
Kimball
Tanner
Death in a Storm Strikes Chicago Churches
An electrical storm hit Chicago on Sunday afternoon causing one church to burn after a bolt tore through the Memorial German Episcopal ceiling. Calvary Presbyterian’s service was interrupted as lightning struck the steeple, yet all Sunday school children were rescued. A fisherman, Joseph Killiam, was killed nearby at Lake Calumet and others were shocked.
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Chicago
Memorial German Episcopal
Calvary Presbyterian Church
West Congress
Lady of Sorrows’ Church
Jackson Boulevard
Albany Avenue
Joseph Killiam
Lake Calumet
Earthquake Shocks Panic Syracuse as Island Sees Tremors
Strong earthquake shocks and underground rumblings rattled Syracuse Sicily on Saturday night causing panic among residents. No damage reported though tremors linger with continued overcast skies and extreme heat across Sicily. Other parts of the island also reported quake activity.
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Syracuse
Sicily
Commercial Telegraphers Organize in Chicago
Chicago June 16. The commercial telegraphers, long without a union, formed a new organization on Sunday under the American Federation of Labor. The body will be named the International Union of Commercial Telegraphers.
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Commercial Telegraphers
Chicago
Commercial Telegraphers of
American Federation of Labor
International Union of Commercial Telegraphers
Greek royal betrothal announced for Prince Nicholas
Athens reports the betrothal of Prince Nicholas third son of King George of Greece to Grand Duchess Helen daughter of Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia confirming a royal alliance on behalf of both nations.
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Athens
Nicholas
George
Greece
Helen
Vladimir
Russia
Circus Tent Blown Down in Sigourney Injures 25
A Harris circus tent was toppled by strong winds in Sigourney Iowa on Thursday injuring 25 people. Clara Campbell, 20, sustained back injuries and may not recover.
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Sigourney
Harris Circus
Clara Campbell
Strike Declared Off in Carbondale Shaft
The strike at Chicago & Carlinville Coal Co.'s shaft near Carbondale has ended. It had threatened to involve much of the Seventh district but is now declared off.
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Carbondale
Ini
Chicago & Carlinville Coal Co
Left handed barber as amateur sleuth in Philadelphia tale
A Philadelphia Record feature depicts a barber who blends grooming with observation. He deduces a customer’s left handedness and profession as a bookkeeper by ink on the left temple and the act of applying lather, prompting the customer to request a shave in silence.
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Sherlock Holmes
Philadelphia
Rough on Mark Twain in Ocean Trip Dinner Exchange
Senator Depew and Mark Twain shared a voyage where Twain delivered a humorous speech at dinner to applause. Depew recounted that Twain had already delivered Depew’s pre dinner speech, which Depew felt was poor. The crowd laughed as Depew spoke and Twain returned to the deck where an Englishman criticized Depew’s speech as the worst driver he ever heard.
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Senator Depew
Mark Twain
Twain
Mr. Depew
Washington Post
Mr. Clemens
Theatrical Audition Gag Reveals Hidden Talent
A job applicant admits no dancing or singing ability yet promises a comic song and dance encore. The manager questions the usefulness of the applicant in the company as the exchange turns humorous and revealing.
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Chicago Tribune
Shakespeare Allusion Quirk Inspires Apple Dealer Jest
A literary customer narrates a playful exchange about a Shakespeare quote and a dealer mishearing Red Shakespeare. The humorous moment centers on apples and a mistaken variety name as they discuss poetry.
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Chicago Tribune
Quinine Cough and Quip Vignettes from 19th Century Snippets
A collage of {Youth's Companion} and {Ohio State Journal} quips and lines. A doctor discusses quinine coughs while a caller and patient exchange remarks about Peruvian bark. A shop scene features a fussy gentleman and a shopman with a humorous exchange. A Berkeley quote condemns false friendship. Another admonition urges action today.
Dear Mus Pingwam Health Testimonial From Laura Howard
Laura Howard of Chicago recounts dramatic relief from pain swelling dizziness and insomnia after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with Sanative Wash. She claims eight months of perfect health and questions doctors’ guessing methods. The notice offers $5000 for genuine testimonials and invites others to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass.
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Laura Howard
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura How
Newberry Ave
Ill
New Lands Opened as Rosebud Reservation Land Goes to Government
The North Western Line expansion to Bonesteel, S D, recalls a recent treaty with Sioux chiefs on the Rosebud Reservation. Part of the land between the Missouri and Niobrara rivers will open for settlement with lottery entry for 50,000 hopefuls. Homesteads require 160 acres, residence, and five years of cultivation, with rapid growth expected in Bone Steel and surrounding areas.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Rosebud
Missouri
Niobrara
Oklahoma
United States
Verdigre
Nebraska
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International Typograhical Union
Moundsville
Gov. Nash
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Christian
Gov. White
Sahler
Harry M. Ricer
Prince Nichols
Razor
Chauncey Depew
King
Bishop Berkeley
Ohio State Journal
South End Ladies’ Golf Club
Lydia
Mus. Pingwam
Carter
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Rosebud Indian Reservation
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