Surprise second strike cripples Big Consolidated in Cleveland
Cleveland witnesses a new railroad walkout as Big Consolidated Railroad employees strike after discharges of union men. Lines tied up from 3 to 5 a.m., Euclid avenue run with non union crews under police protection, and clashes erupt as Rossiter addresses strikers in Brooklyn amid ongoing transit disruption.
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Cleveland
Big Consolidated Railroad Company
Euclid Avenue
Henry A. Everett
Rossiter
Seth L. Keeney
Flatbush Avenue
Vernon Avenue
Messrs. Rossiter
Keeney
Mr. Rossiter
Colny
Fifth Avenue
Bensonhurst
Stillwater Arrives. Guatemala Quiet After Reports of Revolt
The steamship Stillwater arrived from Guatemala with passengers saying conditions are calm and no revolution is likely. Reports of royalist plots are thought exaggerated. Comte Boni de Castellane, Paul de Roulede and James Guerin deny police statements about them.
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Guatemala
New Orleans
Stillwater
Ris
Comte Boni de Castellane
Paul de Roulede
James Guerin
Stave Factory Destroyed in Wisconsin Fire
The stave and heading factory of Nye Lusk and Hudson at Thorpe Wisconsin burned out completely. Loss estimated at sixty thousand dollars. Fire crews fought the blaze during the day.
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Cuiprewa Falls
Wis
Nye, Lusk & Hudson
Thorpe
Brooklyn Street Car Strike Shows No Change in Impasse
The Brooklyn street car strike remains in effect with both sides firm. Several lines are running but most are crippled, leaving transit severely hampered while negotiators push to end the stalemate.
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Brooklyn
Warner Sees Silver Question Not Leading Issue in 1900
General A J Warner president of the Bimetallic league arrived in Milwaukee and said the silver issue will not be the top issue in 1900 if the Philippine war ends before the campaign. He predicted Bryan would win the Democratic nomination.
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Milwaukee
A. J. Warner
Bimetallic League
Bryan
Duel at Saloon Leaves One Mortally Wounded
Curiaco July 19 A saloonkeeper William Van Alen and traveling salesman Frederick Gondoff exchanged shots through glass doors. Gondoff was mortally wounded and Van Alen was shot in the left thigh.
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Curiaco
William van Alen
Frederick Gondoff
Gondoff
van Alen
Conditions at Santiago Improving
The yellow fever situation shows improvement with one death reported, a soldier at Doniato camp hospital, and only one new case for the day in Santiago de Cuba on July 19.
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Santiago
Santiago DE CuBa
Doniato
Warned of filibuster expeditions from Florida coast
The U S district attorney in Jacksonville reports a warning from Washington about possible filibuster expeditions from the Florida coast targeting Honduras Nicaragua and other Central American nations.
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Jacksonville
Fla
United States
Washington
Florida
Honduras
Nicaragua
Democrats in Chicago face silver debate and snub of leaders
Three developments rocked Chicago Democrats as Mayor Harrison declined to welcome a free silver meeting citing obscure organizers. New York delegates urged repudiation of Croker Hill Murphy influence and support for Bryan. A rule was proposed to bar 1896 bolters from 1900 convention, with New York silver faction claiming a majority backing 16 to 1 and Bryan.
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CuicaGco
Chicago
Harrison
Auditorium
New York
Democratic National Committee
Croker-Hill-Murphy
W. D. Collins
National Democatic Committee
National Committee
W. J. Bryan
National Democracy
Altgeld
Chicago Platform Democrats
Willis J. Abbott
Unity
Silver Party
James R. Brown
George Thompson
Abbott
New York Democracy
Petition from Outlanders Defies Boer Tyranny Claim
A Washington dispatch says 9,000 Outlanders petitioned the Boer government in May denying tyrannical rule in the Transvaal and asserting support from Great Britain. A copy reached the U S state department and was transmitted to Washington.
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New York
The
Herald
Washington
United States
Transvaal
Great Britain
State Department
Perth Amboy Bank Cashier Returns, Seeks Replacement
The cashier who absconded with $105,000 surrenders and admits the missing funds. Wealthy relatives reportedly plan to replace the money, with authorities reviewing the case and potential restitution.
Embezzling Cashier Surrenders as Perth Amboy Bank Fails
George M. Valentine, cashier of Middlesex County Bank at Perth Amboy New Jersey, surrenders and faces jail over a bank shortage estimated up to 165000. Panic erupts as the bank fails to open and runs occur at the allied savings bank. Valentine, once Park National Bank clerk, had bond set at 50000 and his relatives may cover the shortage.
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New York
George M. Valentine
Middlesex County Bank
Perth Amboy
N. J
Middlesex County
Eternal Hills
Perth Amboy Savings Institution
Savings Bank
Watson
Valentine
Park National Bank of New York
Wade
New York City
Woodbridge
Edward Savage
Rahway
Charles M Foote Dies After Long Illness
Charles M Foote died at his Minneapolis home at 3 30 p m after a two year illness. He was a lifelong Democrat and had long been active in party affairs.
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Charles M. Foote
Minneapolis
Mr. Foote
Kipling Bitten by a Dog in London
Rudyard Kipling’s right thumb was bitten by a dog in London on July 18 and is inflamed. He wears a sling and doctors say the injury should not have serious consequences.
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Kipling
London
Rudyard Kipling
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