Tariff Talks Stall Wool and Sugar Schedules
Washington July 14 The tariff conference faces tough bargaining over wool and sugar as Sen Aldrich and Sen Jones push for the Senate schedule and the House keeps to its rates. Carpet manufacturers fear 7 cent wool duties under the Senate plan while efforts to restore a $2 white pine rate stir party tensions.
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Washington
Aldrich
Jones
Senate
Penrose
Quay
Pennsylvania
Senate Debate Over Union Pacific Affairs Ends With Withdrawal
Senate sessions focused on Union Pacific railroad matters as the deficiency appropriation bill was discussed. Senator Morgan urged an amendment to undo a prior government claim settlement with the road and criticized the Pacific managers. The paragraph was withdrawn and the bill unfinished at adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union Pacific Railroad
Senate
Family of Six Creimated in Pineville Fire
Evening Post reports Hug Jocson and his five family members were burned to death Tuesday night as their Pineville home was set ablaze. The fire destroyed the dwelling and the family could not escape.
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Louisville
Evening Post
Pineville
Hug
Jocson
Foreigners in danger in Tien Tsin amid unrest
From Yokohama advices June 29 the Doric reports alarming conditions in Tien Tsin foreign quarter. Chinese accused of kidnapping children to protect cathedral foundations. conspiracy alleged to attack the foreign settlement and burn the Roman Catholic cathedral. Consuls seek warship protection as gates close nightly. Japanese gunboat Akagi at Taku and Chinese soldiers deployed to curb rioters.
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San Francisco
Doric
China
Japan
Yokohama
Tien Tsin
Akagi
Taku
Ohio Railroads Refuse to Haul West Virginia Coal
Cleveland July 14 Positive information says Ohio railroads including the Baltimore and Ohio Cleveland Lackawanna and Western Wheeling and Lake Erie and Cleveland Canton and Southern will not haul West Virginia coal. A coal operator warns miners must attend arbitration meetings in Pittsburg or the strike could last at least 60 days.
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Cleveland
Ohio
West Virginia
Baltimore and Ohio
Cleveland, Lackawanna and Western
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Cleveland, Canton and
Great powers demand end to obstruction in Constantinople
The July 14 collective note from the great powers to Turkey declares a firm determination to end obstruction hindering peace, stating the obstruction serves no beneficial purpose and obstructs a peace eminently in Europe’s interest.
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Constantinople
Turkey
Sublime Porte
Europe
Quentin Banderas Killed in Papaya Heights Engagement
Reports from Sancti Spiritus confirm the rumor that Quentin Banderas who led insurgents at Papaya heights on July 5 was killed. Captain General Weyler with the Asturias battalion surprised a camp near Jaruco and a sharp engagement followed. Also killed was Dr Hernandez.
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Havana
Sancti Spiritus
Quentin Banderas
Papaya Heights
General Weyler
Asturias
Jaruco
Dr. Hernandez
Lightning strikes militia camp at Peekskill
Lightning hit the state militia camp at Peekskill New York on July 14 striking the YMCA tent. Corporal J J McDonald of Company A Twenty second Regiment New York was killed and about six others were knocked unconscious. Some revived with difficulty and one or two remain in a serious condition.
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Peekskill
N. Y
New York
J. J. McDonald
Company A
Twenty-second Regiment
Awful Danish Railway Disaster at Gjentofte
A midnight collision at Gjentofte between an express from Belsingore and a standing passenger train wrecked eight carriages, killing about 40 and injuring 60. Most victims were artisans. bodies and injured were moved by ambulance trains to Copenhagen.
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Gjentofte
Copenhagen
Belsingore
Two Young Ladies Drowned in Eagle Lake Accident
A small boat with five youths capsized on Eagle lake near Baane Lake Indiana. Georgia Coulter daughter of Professor Coulter of the University of Chicago and Bertha Yarnell were drowned.
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Baane Lake
Ind
Eagle Lake
Georgia Coulter
Professor Coulter
University of Chicago
Bertha Yarnell
Mas son Sheridan suicide amid illness at CuHicaco
Sheridan E. Masson aged 24 son of Mason and Lewis bank head killed himself with a gun at CuHicaco. Authorities cite recent typhoid fever as a factor in his mental state and distress.
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CuHicaco
Japan must behave against Hawaii amid looming military moves
A Times Herald dispatch reports Washington will back Hawaii with marines if Japan provokes trouble. Rear Admiral Beardsley may land troops and raise the American flag without awaiting annexation treaty ratification. The battleship Oregon heads to Honolulu, joining Philadelphia and Marion. Japan currently has one ship in harbor.
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Cascaco
Washington
Times-Herald
Hawaii
Japan
Beardsley
Honolulu
Oregon
San Francisco
Seattle
Beardslee
Philadelphia
Marion
Hawaii proposes arbitration over immigration with Japan
Telegraphed information to the U S State Department shows Hawaii offered to refer the immigration dispute with Japan to arbitration but Tokyo has not accepted the proposal. The report that Japan agreed to arbitrate is denied by officials.
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Washington
Hawaii
Japan
Tokio
State Department
Government Narrowly Survives Defeat in French Chamber
Paris July 14 The government narrowly escaped defeat in the chamber of deputies as debate over the readjustment of direct taxes intensified The Socialists led by M Millerand pressed for immediate discussion while the government sought autumn postponement In the first division the government lost 270 to 245 and the Millerand motion failed 270 to 2657 underlining sharp partisan tensions and a chaotic scene in the chamber
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Chamber of Deputies
Paris
M. Millerand
M. Cochery
Finance
M. Millerard
Conference on international bimetallism with U S and British officials
A July conference at the foreign office included Senator Wolcott former Vice President Stevenson General Paine and other U S officials with Ambassador Hay Lord Salisbury Sir Michael Hicks-Beach Mr Arthur Balfour and Lord George Hamilton. It lasted an hour and aimed to set terms for future negotiations. France signaled willingness to cooperate with the United States Great Britain and Germany. The British delegation did not disclose their plans.
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France
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Rebel Leader Attacks Gaya Station on Borneo Coast
Matsalleri, with 60 followers, assaulted and burned the government station at Gaya on July 14. They looted the town, ransacked the treasury of about $2,000, imprisoned the officer in charge and others, and killed a corporal of police. A British resident has advanced on Gaya with a small Dyak force.
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Lavan
Borneo
Matsalleri
Gaya
Fast Fight Between Lightweights in Philadelphia
The arena in Philadelphia hosted one of the first lightweight bouts here between Young Griffo and Owen Zeigler. The six round match ended without a decision, but Griffo appeared to hold a slight edge over Zeigler.
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Riladelphia
Young Griffo
Owen Zeigler
Griffo
Zeigler
London in 1900 Beckons Christian Endeavorers
San Francisco July 13 The Christian Endeavorers plan to rally around the theme London in 1900 with President Clark leading millions of followers toward a world wide convention push. Nashville has been noted as a future meeting site for 158 with other cities vying to host in 1899.
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San Francisco
London
Christian Endeavorers
Clark
Nashville
Denver
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Mechanics Pavilion
Pollasky Leads for National League of Republican Clubs Presidency
In Detroit on July 12 delegates gather for the convention to elect a president. Pollasky of Chicago is the favorite with widespread support, while candidates include Colonel George Stone, L. J. Crawford, Edward H B Green, and Lieutenant Governor Woodruff. Dowling notes a possible bid by himself if Minnesota supports it.
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League of Republican Clubs
Detroit
Mich
National League of Republican Clubs
Marcus Pollasky
Chicago
George Stone
San Francisco
L. J. Crawford
Newport
Edward H. B. Green
Dallas
Tex
Hetty Green
Woodruff
New York
Dowling
Minnesota
Costa Rica Decrees Free Navigation on San Juan River
Costa Rica passes a decree allowing all nations free navigation and importation via the San Juan river. The move provokes strong protests from Nicaragua and support from the Central American diet, raising tensions as diplomacy and arbitration seem unlikely.
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Panama
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
San Juan River
Smelter Reopens in Leadville After Idleness
In Leadville the bi metallic smelter owned by D E Moffatt Eben Smith and Franklin Ballou is blown in after nine months idle. The plant, with about 150 workers, processes sulphide ores. Four large unwatering pumps arrive for downtown mines, signaling that by October 500 more miners will gain work.
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Leaadville
Colo
D. E. Moffatt
Eben Smith
Franklin Ballou
Drawing for Henley heats underway at Henley
The drawing for places in heats at Henley Regatta was held. In the Diamond sculls first heat Dr. McDowell of Chicago competes against Young Guinness. The Winnipeg crew drew the Utrecht crew as their first heat opponents for the Steward's cup.
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Henley-On-Thames
Dr. McDowell
Chicago
Young Guinness
Winnipeg
Utrecht
Senator Quay to Run Again for U S Senate
Harrisburg July 13 Senator Quay has authorized the announcement that he would be a candidate for the United States senate to succeed himself. This ends rumors that he would retire from politics at the end of his present term.
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Harrisburg
Senator Quay
United States Senate
Inland harbor planned on Lake Michigan at Calumet region
Chicago and New York capitalists organize a major inland harbor project in Calumet region ten miles south of Chicago. Private investment of six million dollars funds construction to accommodate the deepest draft navigation on the lake.
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Lake Michigan
Curcaco
Chicago
New York
Calumet Region
English Hop Crop Shortens U S Export Prospects
New York reports the hop harvest is small this year and brewers hold much of the surplus. This likely forces a reduction in export to England as the United States copes with limited domestic supply.
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New York
United States
England
Farmer Gemill Receives 75 Dollar U S Settlement
Yankton July 12 A farmer named William Gemill has received a 75 dollar check from the United States government in settlement of a twenty year claim. The payment covers supplies furnished to Custer's command as it moved through the Little Big Horn country in 1876.
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Yankton, 8. D
William Gemill
United States
Custer
Little Big Horn Country
Chicago Seethes As Heat Breaks Records
A historic heatwave devastates Chicago with 16 deaths from heat and 100 horses killed. The city endures its hottest night as temperatures top 90 by afternoon and 105 in Bloomington Illinois. Prostrations soar and workers are sent home at noon.
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Auditorium
Pullman
Bloomington
Ills
Heat Kills Rise Across Wisconsin In Severe July Day
Milwaukee reports nine prostrations and one death as heat and humidity sweep the state. Appleton records 100 degrees with three deaths and several prostrations while Racine, Mil ton and Whitewater also show temperatures near 100 with deaths and suspensions. Oshkosh and Madison tally deaths and multiple prostrations as heat cripples daily work.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Appleton
Racine
Milton
Whitewater
Oshkosh
Madison
Heat wave claims eleven lives in St Louis
St Louis on July 12 suffered extreme heat with eleven deaths. Two individuals driven insane and six prostrated will likely die. No relief all day as street thermometers stayed around 90 degrees through the night.
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St. Louis
Heatwave Plagues Kansas City With Fatalities
Kansas City and nearby areas endure oppressive heat as the max reaches 97 degrees. Numerous prostrations and two deaths are reported amid the hot spell.
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Kansas City
Hottest Day of Year Brings Fatal Heat Toll
Indianapolis records 99 degrees by 3 pm as heat wave claims two lives and threatens three more in today’s extreme conditions. Public health officials urge precautions amid rising fatalities and heat-related illnesses.
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Indianapolis
German hail storm devastates Southern Württemberg casualties rise
Berlin dispatch reports a severe hail storm in Southern Wartemburg causing 13 deaths and extensive crop damage exceeding $4,000,000. Thousands of livestock perished and many more were fatally injured.
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New York
Berlin
Stuttgart
Soutern Wartemburg
Prsons
Lightning claims Lewis Hanson on Burknap street porch
West Superior Wisconsin July 12 reports lightning strike during a severe storm at 6 o clock that killed Lewis Hanson of Minneapolis near the Hayes farm on Burknap street. His clothing torn to shreds and body mangled as he stood on his porch.
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West Superior
Wis
Lewis Hanson
Minneapolis
Hayes Farm
Burknap
Coal Fire Out in West Superior Damage to $25000
West Superior Wisconsin reports the Youghiogheny and Lehigh coal fire is out. Fire engines from Duluth and West Superior withdrawn at noon. Insurance adjusters begin work on losses. Estimated damage at least $25,000.
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West Superior
Wis
Youghiogheny and Lehigh
Duluth
Flood Breaches Dam Near Ward, Jefferson County
Report from Denver on a dam break near Ward in Jefferson county causing two known deaths and property losses estimated between 50 000 and 100 000 dollars. Authorities warning of further risk as rescue work begins and assess damage.
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Denver
Ward
Jefferson County
Wheat remains sound in Northwest amid heat and rain
Northwest wheat remains in good condition after heavy rain and heat despite fears of rust. Montana reports the best outlook of the season with minimal lodging, Red River valley areas favorable, and grasshopper scare subsiding in Brown and Spink counties. Iowa reports spring wheat filling well. July crop bulletin notes higher average yields and government data show spring wheat at 91.2. Manitoba reports good crops on increased acreage.
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Northwestern
St. Pau
Northwest
Montana
Red River Valley
North Dakota
South Dakota
Brown and Spink
Iowa
State Weather and Crop Service
Manitoba
Union convention opens in Cleveland and wage strikes loom
The sixth annual Longshoremen's union convention is in session in Cleveland with large attendance. In England five thousand nailmakers in Staffordshire and Worcestershire strike for a ten percent wage increase. William M. Rice becomes immigration commissioner for Vancouver. The queen meets Senator Wolcott and Senator Stevenson. Ohio forger Z T Lewis pleads guilty and gets eight years for bond fraud totaling about 250000.
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Longshoremen’s Union
Cleveland
South Staffordshire
North Worcestershire
William M. Rice
Fort Scott
Kan
Monitor
Vancouver
B. C
Wolcott
Stevenson
General Paine
United States
Windsor Castle
Z. T. Lewis
Ohio
Bayview Blast Furnaces to Restart After Months Idle
Milwaukee July 10 Furnaces 3 and 4 at Bayview to resume operations. Workers in the department are not Amalgamated association members and thus unaffected by the current scale agreement awaiting settlement.
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Milwaukee
Bayview
Amalgamated Association
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Royal
Pora
Royal Baking Powder CO
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Aul
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