Pauncefote Seeks Nicaraguan Treaty Before Congress
British ambassador Lord Pauncefote reports daily talks with Marquis of Lansdowne on G B and U S treaties including a Nicaraguan canal compact. He hopes to return to the U S in October with an agreement acceptable to President McKinley and the Senate, stressing gradual negotiation and senate approval.
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London
Lord Pauncefote
United States
Associated Press
Marquis of Lansdowne
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Senate
Hay
Democratic national headquarters to move to Washington
A Washington dispatch reports the Democratic national committee will relocate its headquarters from Chicago to Washington around September 1. The decision aims to boost congressional campaign activity and capitalize on President Jones's influence in the Senate. The new staff leadership remains undecided.
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St. Louis
Republic
Washington
Democratic Party
Chicago
National Committee
Congress
Jones
Senate
Denver Impostor Healer Arrested on License Charges
Dr Francis Truth who calls himself a divine healer was arrested at the Denver Times request for practicing medicine without a license and taking money under false pretenses. He posted $500 bond and was released.
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Denver
Francis Truth
The
Denver Times
Clark Invests In Ural Copper Mines In Europe Tour
It is reported that W A Clark of Montana visited St Petersburg and Moscow incognito and invested 10 000 000 roubles in Ural copper mines during a recent European trip.
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Clark
St. Petersburg
Moscow
W. A. Clark
Montana
Europe
Ural
Disorder and Lawlessness Rise in Peking under Chinese Rule
In Peking on July 19, disorder and lawlessness have surged since policing returned to Chinese authorities. Nightly burglaries by bands of desperadoes plague the city and Chinese workers employed by Europeans face frequent beatings and robberies as German troops plan a staged withdrawal with a permanent establishment only in August.
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Peking
Auonet
Striking Steel Workers Stand Firm As Mill Closures Continue
Pittsburgh July 19 The Amalgamated Association reports no contact with the trust since the Lincoln hotel meeting and cites progress in the strike. Wellsville remains closed while Vandergrift's plant is targeted for organization. Guards patrol closed mills as employers stay silent and public meetings are planned to present the strikers’ case.
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Pittsburg
Lincoln Hotel
Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
New York
Wellsville
American Federation of Labor
American Window Glass Workers’ Association
Vandergrift
P. F. Smith
Sheet Steel Company
McKeesport
W. Dewees Wood
American Sheet Steel Company
Enterprise Lodge
Wood Mill
Monessen
Tin Plate
Postmaster General Drops Three Orders Prompting Major Postal Reform
Smith signs three orders altering second class mail rules. Periodicals with booklike traits will be excluded from second class, subscriptions must show price and inducements must not distort value, and unsold copies cannot be returned at pound rates. Officials say reforms curb abuses and enforce law.
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Washington
Smith
Postage Improvements Hinted by Household Sanitation Ad
Article references soap and cleaning product promotions and suggests postal reforms may follow. It mentions Sapolio and a slogan about a fair face not atoning for an untidy house, tying cleanliness to broader postal and public service improvements.
Aged General Butterfield Dies Near West Point
Newburgh New York July 19 General Daniel Butterfield died at 8 15 oclock in his Cold Spring country home overlooking the Hudson opposite West Point after a six week battle with apoplexy His wife and family physician Dr Murdock were at his bedside The general had directed that his body be interred in the West Point military cemetery and awaited official permission from the secretary of state which was granted after initial hesitation The veteran had long served the country and had grown frail in his final days.
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N. Y
Cold Spring
The
Hudson
West Point
Daniel Butterfield
Murdock
New York
Secretary of State
Drought Not Broken Yet As Kansas Receives Scattered Rains
Topeka Kansas July 18 Rain fell in parts of Kansas over the last day but the drought persists with little crop benefit. Local showers cooled the air and aided vegetation slightly while some areas reported 107 degree highs. Blighted crops continue to appear though a hopeful tone remains as farmers plan to press on.
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Topeka
Kanu
Kansas
Lipton backs Shamrock II confidence in sailing trial
Sir Thomas Lipton told an Associated Press representative that the Clyde trials showed Shamrock II is the fastest yacht on this side of the water and could beat Shamrock I by eight minutes on a 30 mile course. He expected Shamrock II to defeat the American rival and said the challenger has done all expected. Shamrock II sails for New York on July 25.
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London
Thomas Lipton
Associated Press
Firth of Clyde
Thomas
New York
Morgan selects five to fill Northern Pacific board
J Pierpont Morgan announced selecting James J Hill E H Harriman William Rockefeller H McK Twombley and Samuel Rea to fill vacancies on the Northern Pacific railway board. The five directors are to be elected at the next annual meeting per a May 31 memorandum. The arrangement was described as mutually satisfactory at Kuhn Loeb & Co and J P Morgan & Co offices.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
James J. Hill
E. H. Harriman
William Rockefeller
H. McK. Twombley
Samuel Rea
Northern Pacific Railway
Mr. Morgan
J. P. Morgan & Co
Kuhh, Loeb & Co
James J
Bombay Cavalry Orders Recalled as Troop Strength Rises
Tien Tsin July 18 reports the departure orders for the Bombay cavalry have been countermanded and the British garrison will be reinforced by 1,000 troops. The stay of the force ensures greater manpower in the area.
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Bombay
Tien Tsin
Cleveland Negroes Angered by Separate Entertainment Panel
Cleveland, July 18. Local negro veterans protest a plan by the citizens general committee of the G A R encampment to create a color line. A 12 member negro committee to entertain visiting veterans at the September encampment is seen as segregation and will likely refuse to serve.
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Cleveland
Citizens General Committee
Firemen's Strike Closes Large Portion of Anthracite Region
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania reports the second day of the firemen's strike leaves about 33 000 miners idle in the Wyoming district from Duryea to Nanticoke with no coal mined and no haulage. Total idle in the anthracite region reaches an estimated 65 000 as strike leaders push to spread action to other sections. In Pittston engineers refusing to cross picket lines resign and vow to stay out until settlement.
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Wilkesbarre
Wyoming
Duryea
Nanticoke
Pittston
Vulcan Steamer Damaged by Fire at Lorain Dock
The steel steamer Vulcan of 260 feet keel and 1759 gross tons was partially destroyed by a fire while tied at the Lorain dock. Built in 1889, she is owned by the Lorain Steamship Company and the loss is reported as heavy.
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Lorain Steamship Company
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