Tragic Storm Claims Lives In Grove City And Yacht Capsize
A fierce thunderstorm in Grove City Pennsylvania killed four men, injured seven, and left two more in critical condition after shelter gabled house struck by lightning. In New Haven five drowned when the yacht Venitzia capsized off Sands Point near the New York line. two rescued. Victims include Luther Campbell and Howard Cornelius on the railroad crew, Anton Daranski and Michael Zaccagai, and Arthur C. Colburn and his daughters Ida and Annete Colburn.
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Grove City
Bessemer and Lake Erie Railroad
Pinchalong
Luther Campbell
Howard Cornelius
Anton Daranski
Michael Zaccagai
Philadelphia
Long Island Sound
New Haven
Conn
Venitzia
Sands Point
New York and
Connecticut
Arthur C. Colburn
Ida
Annette Colburn
Flint
Brooklyn
N. Y
Walter T. Sprankle
James Standbridge
New York
Gertrude
Delaware City
Monnday
Newport
Thompsonville
Black Rock
Yerkes Seeks Porto Rico Tax Scheme After Proclamation
Commissioner Yerkes of the internal revenue bureau works on a system to collect taxes on cigars cigarettes rum imported from Porto Rico after the president proclaims free trade. No stamps can be sold there as Porto Rico lacks a collection district, raising smuggling concerns and legal questions for Congress to create or annex a district.
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Washington
Yerkes
Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue
United States
Porto Rico
Congress
Internal Revenue Collection
Postmaster General Bans Rural Carriers as Agents
Washington July 22 Postmaster General Smith issues order restricting rural letter carriers from acting as agents or solicitors for express firms or dealers. They may sell newspapers on own behalf and collect subscriptions. Carriers must pay second class postage on newspapers received outside the mails, except county papers mailed free. The rule allows private commissions if not hindering duties.
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Postmaster General
Washington
Smith
Express
Epworth League Delegates Convene In San Francisco
Delegates to the International Epworth League devote the day to routine business and missionary activities. Prayer services open at sunrise in several churches with large attendance, and meetings are held at Mechanics' Pavilion and the Alhambra theater. Businessmen attend noon services at the Chamber of Commerce rooms and Palace hotel. Afternoon overflow gatherings occur at the Metropolitan Temple, reflecting strong religious enthusiasm throughout the convention.
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San Francisco
International Epworth League
Mechanics’ Pavilion
Alhambra Theater
Chamber of Commerce
Palace Hotel
Metropolitan Temple
Brained the Foreman at Jeffersonville Prison
Jeffersonville Ind July 22 E L McHale foreman in the shoe department of the state prison was fatally beaten by convict Lee Kelly. Kelly struck McHale with a piece of shafting as female visitors looked on. McHale was taken to Louisville for a dangerous operation in a final effort to save him.
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Jeffersonville
Ind
McHale
Shoe
Lee Kelly
Kelly
Louisville
Fishermen And Canners Strike Adjusted In Fraser River Pact
Vancouver BC July 22 The Fraser river salmon strike ends with mediation by the Vancouver board of trade. Fishermen will receive 12 1 2 cents per fish for one quarter of the pack and 10 cents for the remainder. Onion men set to begin fishing Sunday night.
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Vancouver
B. C
Vancouver Board of Trade
Onion
Word Christian stays in Virginia constitution bill
Richmond reporters note that the Virginia constitutional bill will retain the word Christian in the bill of rights. A committee vote of seven to five decided to keep the original language unchanged.
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Richmond
Relief reports from Shan Si refugees and trafficking scourge
Chow Tze, Chinese consul in New York, forwards reports by Shan Si governors relief commissioners through Shan Li. They describe refugees eating leaves near Michi City, birds scavenging for corpses, and mass abductions where 67 girls were rescued on May 18. Traffickers were seized and executed in iron cages, though authorities could not stop the practice.
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New York
New Armored Cruisers Under Naval Board Review
Plans for the new armored cruisers discussed by the Naval Board of Construction in Washington contrast a 11000 ton 440 foot ship with a 5 inch belt, 8 inch turrets, 6 inch broadside guns, and 3 inch rapid fire auxiliary batteries. Alternative larger designs may follow. In St Paul conservative crop harvest estimates for Minnesota, North and South Dakota place workers needed at 75000 to 80000 with 30000 in North Dakota, 30000 in Minnesota, and 15000 to 20000 in South Dakota.
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Naval Board of Construction
Washington
Naval Board
St. Paul
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
North Dakota
Strike at Duncanville Hoop Plant Risks Steelmaker’s Last Works
Across Pittsburg the steel hoop strike narrows to the Duncanville plant as workers request an organizer and consider a walkout that could close the last hoop factory. Amalgamated officials warn against unorganized action while urging a principled stand.
Interventions Hoped For by Boers Reported from Kitchener Dispatch
Lord Kitchener released correspondence between Mr. Reitz and Mr. Steyn captured near Lindley July 11. Reitz May 1 warned of dwindling ammunition and government disintegration while urging action. Steyn June 15 cautioned Europe may intervene and urged patience. Johannesburg reports confirm Boer leaders seek European aid despite risk to war effort.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Reitz
Mr. Steyn
Lindley
Transvaal
Botha
Valjoen
Desmutz
Kruger
Steyn
Great Britain
Europe
Dewet
Coal Strike Deepens as UMW Seeks Return to Work
In Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania on July 20 the United Mine Workers executive committee in Scranton ordered all firemen who are UMW members to return to work. The Wyoming Valley dispute hinges on whether settlement rests with miners or operators, with 70 000 miners and around 100 firemen. Operators claim they can restart engines if enough UMW firemen return. strikers see no near settlement.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming Valley
United Mine Workers
Scranton
No Negro Officeholders Debate in Alabama Convention
In Montgomery on July 20 the Alabama Constitutional Convention discussed section 17 of the legislative department report. A proposed amendment by Mr Watts of Montgomery sought to bar any Negro from holding state office claiming alignment with federal constitutional policy.
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Montgomery
Ala
Legislative Department
Watts
United States
May strike on the lakes in Michigan tug fleet
Bay City Michigan July 20 Grenad President Ryan of the Lake Tug Men's Protective Association arrived from Duluth to confer with locals over staffing at Michigan Towing Captain James Davidson president demanded non union captains and engineers be replaced by union men The company warned its entire fleet could be tied up if the demand is not met Davidson will consider the matter
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Garland
Pittsburg
Dewees Wood
McKeesport
Wellsville
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Bay City
Mich
Refuzzl
Davidson
Big Iron Mine Jumped in Michigan Restaking Case
Julius George, a prospector, restaked the Helen iron mine at Michopocten owned by the Clerk syndicate, claiming the company lacked proper ownership under a miner's license. The mine, valued at 10 to 15 million dollars, had a patent pending and the restaking asserts open claim after alleged noncompliance.
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Milwaukee
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Big Helen
Michopocten
Clerk Syndicate
Julius George
George
Strecker Sets Unmatched Ring Target Score At Festival
San Francisco barber Adolph Strecker scored 395 points from 200 shots at the Third National Buides festival, a record never equaled in the United States, breaking King Hayes’ previous high by 22 points and likely earning Strecker the King prize.
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San Francisco
Adolph Strecker
United States
Strecker
King Hayes
Yangtze River Rising Threatens Hankow and Land
A Shanghai dispatch confirms the Yangtze river rise with millions of acres underwater and Hankow city facing potential submersion amid ongoing flooding.
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Yang Tse River
London
Shanghai
Globe
Hankav
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Epworth
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Close Hoop Company
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John Pierce
Steel Hoop Company
Ohio Board of Arbitration
M. M. Garland
Ohio Board
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Tinue
Tween
Kitchener
Johannesburg
Viakfontein
Big Iron
AL Lippers
Price
Cass
Cash Shoe Store
Sporting Goods
U.G. Fowler & CO
D. W. Smith
Red Cross
de Laval
Collier’s
Foremost Illustrated Journal
Hall Caine
Collier’s Weekly
West Thirteenth Street
New York” City
Beadle County
WM. Waibel
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