Special Board Studies Armor Plate Feasibility
A special naval board, formed by Acting Secretary Roosevelt, met at the navy department to assess costs of a government armor plate factory and to consider selling a complete plant to the government. The board will visit major sites in the United States and possibly Europe to weigh factory costs against bids, aiming to equip the battleships Illinois Alabama and Wisconsin within a reasonable time.
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Washincton
Special Naval Board
Secretetary Roosevelt
Congress
Navy Department
Europe
Illinois
Alabama
Wisconsin
Montana railroad tax hike boosts state assessment
Helena Aug 11 The Montana state board of equalization reports a railroad assessment increase of over 3.2 million dollars from last year The mileage rose slightly from 2878 to 2933 with the main changes in several lines The Northern Pacific went from 2535 to 5100 per mile Great Northern from 4000 to 4600 Montana Central from 4200 to 7000 Butte Anaconda and Pacific from 4000 to 7000 Montana Union from 4000 to 7000 and Oregon Short Line from 5000 to 6500 per mile
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Helena
Mon
Montana
State Board of Equalization
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Montana Central
Butte, Anaconda
Oregon
Governance changes in Yukon and Klondike mining rules
Ottawa announces a Yukon district administrator will oversee all Canadian officials and act as chief executive. Major Walsh, former Northwest Mounted Police commander, will fill the post. Mining rules shrink staking from 500 feet along a stream to 100 feet, with immediate effect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Dominion
Yukon
Major Walsh
Northwest Mounted Police
Bredin Beats Kilpatrick In Half Mile Race
At Stamford Bridge in the second of three races between American champion Charles H. Kilpatrick and English champion E C Bredin, Bredin won by three yards in a 0.5 mile race with a time of 1 55 of a second. A 30 percent duty on bicycles entering Canada is announced, with payment due if not exported within 1 day.
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Bredin
Kilpatrick
London
Stamford Bridge
Charles H. Kilpatrick
E. C., Bredin
OtTawa
English Take Offense Bitterly Attacks Sherman
Loxpon Aug 11. The St James Gazette attacks Secretary Sherman over a New York World interview on seal fisheries and mining regions. It claims he shows senile decay while noting American independence and international courtesy. Other London papers mock his style and warn of U S. aggression in global affairs.
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Sherman
Loxpon
New York World
St. James Gazette
America
Austria
Great Britain
Gladstone
Europe
St. James
Washington
Westminster Gazette
Sher ;Mee
The
Globe
Uncle Sam
United States
London
England
Russia
Japan
Murderer of Boxells in Wright county linked to ex-sheriff case
Ex sheriff Ege from Minneapolis arrives with Wallace J. Gardner, a former farmhand, now jailed on a strong but not conclusive murder charge in the Wright county slayings of Thomas and Lydia Boxell last May near Boxells. Gardner was seized near Breckenridge.
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Howard Lake
Minn
Thomas
Lydia Boxell
Wright County
Ege
Minneapolis
Wallace J. Gardner
Gardner
Breckenridge
Armenians Invasion Spreads Across Turkey Turmoil
An official dispatch from Constantinople reports that several thousand Armenian agitators from Persia invaded Turkey last Friday. They killed 200 Migriki tribe members including women and children. The chief's wife was executed with tortures. others suffered bodily mutilation. Authorities vow to pursue the marauders.
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Constantinople
Persia
Turkey
Des Moines Miners Pass Sympathy Resolutions
Des Moines district miners adopt resolutions supporting higher wages and better conditions and pledging help for related movements. No delegates chosen for Ottumwa meeting. Operators fear a strike if Ottumwa draws strong attendance and sentiment.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
Condolences Sent Over Spanish Prime Minister Death
Washington Aug 11 Official notice of the killing of the Spanish premier reached the state department in a cablegram to Secretary Sherman signed by Minister Taylor. The secretary of state immediately sent a message of condolence expressing sorrow and sympathy for the prime minister's family and the Spanish government.
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Sherman
Washington
State Department
Taylor
Spain
League and A A U Reach Agreement on Alliance Articles
New York Aug 11 Howard E Raymond says articles of alliance between the League of American Wheelmen and the Amateur Athletic Union have been signed and are satisfactory to both sides. The new articles include compromises acceptable to both organizations.
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New York
Howard E. Raymond
League of American Wheelmen
Amateur Athletic Union
Ore Handlers Win Strike Settlement at Fairport
Fairport Ohio August 11 ore handlers win their strike after state arbitrator settles the dispute. Both sides pleased with the decision and cargo work on the steamer Coffinberry begins at once as a long struggle ends.
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Fairport
No Strike In Iowa As Miners Endorse Weekly Assessments
At Ottumwa Iowa on August 11 miners voted not to strike in sympathy with Eastern workers. They approved a weekly 25 cent assessment to aid strikers and scheduled a follow up meeting in OsKaloosa on August 19 pending two thirds of state mines sending delegates. If not, each camp will settle its own terms with operators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Illinois
Oskaloosa
Appeal for Food as Miners Seek Aid in Pittsburg
At the miners headquarters in Pittsburg crowds appealed for food and provisions. Meetings are planned district wide to maintain support and bolster weak points. Vigils at New York and Cleveland Gas Coal mines continue. J C Dysart returns and aims to push signatures to back the strike. Operators threaten to restart mines as shipments of coal flow in from West Virginia and the Pennsylvania system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittspurg
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
J. C. Dysart
Uniformity Commission
W. Fi. Simmons
Anthracite Next If Bituminous Strike Succeeds
Pittsburg Aug 11 The outcome of the bituminous coal miners strike will determine whether anthracite miners press for wage rises and better conditions. District President Patrick Dolan and Mine Workers officials report many letters seeking outlooks and assurances of victory. Organizers will begin work to unite fellow workers before any demand is made.
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Pittspurg
Patrick Dolan
Mine Workers’ Association
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Under Martial Law in Coffeen Illinois
Aug. 11 Coffeen Illinois reports martial law with 235 armed deputy sheriffs guarding Coffeen Coal and Copper property. 125 workers operate under protection while 300 miners encamp in nearby woods. villagers forbidden entry under arrest. Concurrently Havana markets react to the assassination of Senor Canovas with notable stock declines and official condolences from Consul General Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coffeen
Uils
Coffeen Coal and Copper Company
Havana
Senor Canovas
Lee
Preacher Fires at Disturbers Killing a Child
Rev. John Walstein defending revival at Concord Christian church near Washixonton fired twice from near his Bible after a disturbance at a window. A three year old girl, daughter of John Standiford, was struck in the abdomen and dying as the minister fled.
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Washixoton
Ind
John Walstein
Concord Christian Church
Here
John Standiford
Walstein
Strike May Follow at Grand Trunk Railway
Montreal August 7 credible reports indicate a potential strike after a week of talks between committees from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the Order of Railroad Conductors the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Grand Trunk officials over grievances with management. No agreement has been reached.
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Montreal
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Order of Railroad Conductors
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
McGuiman
Grand Trunk Railway System
NO INJUNCTION ON RAILROAD RATES DELAYED
United States Circuit Judge Carland refused to restrain South Dakota Railroad Commission from enforcing its rate schedule. He ruled actions before July 1 were void as the law took effect that date. Commissioners plan to publish the rates immediately and railroads are poised to continue the legal battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Dakota Railroad Commission
United States
Carland
Flour Prices Rally as War-time Costs Loom
Flour has risen to $5.50 a barrel from $4.50 last April as traders foresee further gains. Millers warn that every 1 cent rise in wheat translates to a 5 cent jump in flour, driven by anticipated wheat shortages and the U.S. reduced surplus, with prices expected to climb toward wartime levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CuicaGo
Veterans to Parade in National Encampment Huge turnout expected
Secretary Turner reports 53,529 veterans will join the grand parade of the national encampment. New York leads with 15,000 participants, followed by Pennsylvania with 8,000, and Illinois Ohio and Massachusetts each at about 5,000.
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Bufra
Turner
Citizens
G. A. R. Committee
New York
Pennsylvania
Ilinois
Ohio
Massachusetts
Van Rensselaer manor Fort Crab sells for 4300 dollars
The historic Fort Crab mansion on the Hudson at East Greenbush near Albany sold at auction for 4300 dollars. Built in 1642 as a manor house and fortress, it is reputed to be the oldest building in the United States and has served as General Abercrombie's headquarters.
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Albany
Fort Crab
Receiver Appointed for Manitowoc Terminal Company
GREEN BAY Wis Aug 7 Judge Goodland appoints Otto A Fink receiver for the Manitowoc Terminal company on motion by the plaintffs lawyers in Stolze Sr and Johanna Stolze versus Manitowoc Terminal company. Plaintiffs hold a judgment against the company.
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Green Bay
Wis
Goodland
Otto A. Fink
Manitowoc Terminal Company
Henry Stolze, Sr
Johanna Stolze
Unclear gold and silver prices puzzle Times commentary
The Times financial notes in St London on August 7 discuss persistent silver weakness. It suggests a possible cause is the unease over the American bimetallic commission led by Senator Wolcott, with results unlikely to satisfy silver supporters in both the United States and Britain.
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St. London
the Times
Wolcott
United States
Umpire Hurst Arrested in Cincinnati Assault Case
St. Louis Aug. 7 Umpire Hurst of the National league, sought in Cincinnati for assaulting a man with a beer glass at a recent game, has been arrested and is held at the Four Courts awaiting transfer. Bail was refused.
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Hurst
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Ohio
Strike Ends as Mills Remove Negro Workers in Atlanta
The Fulton bag and cotton mills, driven to a walkout by 1,400 workers after white girls objected to sharing workplaces with colored women, reached an abrupt settlement. The company agreed to remove the Negro workers and the strikers will return to work Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Fulton Bag and Cotton Mills
Embezzling City Clerk Disappears in Evanston
Curiaco reports City Clerk George Bogart a self confessed embezzler and Evanston business owner who has vanished. Mayor Dyche notes he absconded with about $8,583 from the city clerk vaults over two months amid his role as a local political leader.
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Curiaco
George Bogart
Evanston
Dyche
Kaisers pledge peace in Russian banquet in St Petersburg
At a state banquet in St Petersburg Emperor Nicholas lauded the visit of Emperor William and Empress Augusta Victoria as a guarantee of general peace and strong ties between the two powers. William pledged to support the Great Work of Preserving the Nations and uphold peaceful development as crowds cheered.
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St. Petrrerspura
William
Augusta Victoria
Nicholas
Emperor William
Willliam
Farce Critique of British Delay on Bimetallism Conference
The Westminster Gazette calls the USFrench bimetallism conference invite a farce and says Sir Michael Hicks Beach delays a response until October. It claims Indian and English governments will again forego real action and repeats the obvious outcome of a postponed answer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Westminster Gazette
Michael Hicks-Beach
United States Monetary Commission
United States
France
German summary on bicycle riding benefits and evils
A thoroughly scientific German summary prepared by Dr. Mendelssohn reviews how bicycle riding influences temperaments and diseases. It concludes information on bicycle use is of inestimable value to the average person, submitted to United States Consul Kennan at Bremen for the state department.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Kennan
Bremen
Mendelssohn
Amd
Sash and Leer Trust Organize in Milwatker Aus
Milwatker, Australia, hosts the formal organization of the North Western Lumber and Sash and Door Sales union. PF N Sneil of Milwaukee named temporary chairman and W B McKenze of Arbor Vitae as temporary secretary. A constitution was adopted and broad trade matters discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sash and Leer Trust
Milwatker
Aus
Northwestern Lumber and Sash and Deer Salesuiu
PF. N. Sneil
Milwaukee
W. B. McKenze
Arbor Vitw
Carlist deputy wagers 1000 francs on Don Carlos return
Maprio report notes a Carlist deputy bets a conservative colleague 1000 francs that Don Carlos will be in Spain leading his partisans by end of February 1898. The wager reflects ongoing political tension and anticipation within Spanish factions.
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Maprio
Don Carlos
Spain
Burglars Blow Open Bank Vault in Waconia
Waconia Minnesota August 7 burglars pried doors and blew vault open security time lock damaged though experts doubt entry to the safe occurred no arrests reported in this brief crime note.
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Waconia
Minn
Tuley voids Chicago bicycle tax ordinance ruling
Cuicanco Aug 10 Judge Tuley voided the citys new ordinance that would tax bicycle owners with a $1 annual license and similar charges for other vehicles. The court ruled the city had no right to license bicycles or to impose a license on non business property, sustaining an injunction against the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cuicanco
Tuley
Gold Seeker Forecasts $1,200,000 Profit in Klondyke
Minneapolis man James Macgregor, veteran placer miner active since 30 years, reports from the Klondyke that his crews wash gravel yielding up to 3000 dollars a pan with typical takes around 1000 dollars. He expects personal profits of at least 1.2 million by June next year.
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Minneapolis
James Macgregor
Confederate Gulch
Montana
Suit Likely Over One Million Against Plankinton Bank Directors
Milwaukee Aug 10 Papers ready for suit over a million dollars will be filed against defunct Plankinton bank directors. Creditors seek full deposit recovery, less dividends paid. A test case by William Gordon was decided in Gordon's favor, guiding the action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Plankinton Bank
William Gordon
Gordon
Relic Stone Carved with 1654 Inscription Found Near WaveERLY
D F Lindsley a farmer west of WaveERLY Minnesota brought a stone to town showing a carved face and inscription Carved by H E Gray July 4 1654 On the back cross and the letters L H S. Found while plowing a new clearing near a marsh the stone was rooted from the ground and is now on display attracting attention.
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Waveerly
Minn
D. F. Lindsley
H. E. Gray
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St. Petersburg
the Kaiser
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Waverly
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