Iron ore output in 1899 sets new U S record
The United States produced 24 683 173 long tons of iron ore in 1899, up 27 percent from 1898, with Michigan leading at 9 146 157 tons, Minnesota second at 8 161 209, and Alabama third at 1 009 327. The Lake Superior region rose to 17 802 955 tons, and the total mine value reached 34 999 077 dollars at 1 42 per ton.
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Washington
United States
United States Geological Survey
John Birkinbine
Seountry
England
Michigan
Minnesota
Alabama
Lake Superior
Marquette
Menomine
Vermillion
Mesabe
Two Men Vied for G A R Commander-in-Chief
Caicasco reports the upcoming Grand Army of the Republic encampment will feature two lead candidates for commander-in-chief. Generals John C. Black of Illinois and George Rossieur of St. Louis receive the most attention as supporters push for their preferred choice.
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Caicasco
Grand Army of the Republic
John C. Black
Illinois
Geo. Rossieur
St. Louis
Rossieur
Dolliver Chosen for U S Senate Vacancy
Governor Shaw appoints J. P. Dolliver of Fort Wedge to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator John H. Gear. The term runs to March 4, 1901, with possible renewal until the next election and anticipate many candidates, including Cummins, Lacey, and Shaw.
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Shaw
Gear
Des Moines
Kew
J. P. Dolliver
Fort Wedge
United States
John H. Gear
Dolliver
Mext
A. B. Cummins
Lacey
Veteran counterfeiter Ruello found guilty in Philadelphia
Bartholow Ruello, an Italian on trial in the U S district court in Philadelphia, was found guilty of making possessing and passing counterfeit silver dollars. Sentence deferred pending a motion for a new trial. Secret service agents say he operated over 15 years and put about 200000 dollars in bogus money into circulation.
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Philadelphia
German advance to Pekin delayed by rains
Berlin reports the German war office received a dispatch from Taku dated August 19 stating the German battalion was delayed by violent rains and did not reach Pekin until August 17. Yang-Tsun remained threatened by Chinese forces along the imperial canal.
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Pekin
Berlin
German War Office
Taku Gated
Yang-Tsun
impo@erial
Che Foo-Taku Cable Open Reported
Announcement says the Che Foo-Taku cable is now open and telegrams are taken at sender's risk. Taku is linked to Tien Tsin by military telegraph, while an international line remains under construction and will be opened for business soon.
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New York
Taku
Tien Tsin
Wreck on New York and Harlem Rail Line Kills Three
Three train crew members died in the Bensica wreck on the New York and Harlem railroad. William Lauterback the engineer and Henny Cassidy the fireman along with William Abriel the brakeman were confirmed dead. Several others were reported missing but have since been found. A coroner's inquest will determine the wreck's cause.
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New York
New York and Harlem
Bensica
William Lauterback
Henny Cassidy
William Abriel
Suburban rail wreck injures twelve near Cleveland
An electric car on the Cleveland and Chagrin Falls line was wrecked near Chagrin Pass. The crew and 12 passengers were cut and badly bruised, with five seriously hurt. The crash was caused by a broken brake rod.
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Cleveland
Ceveland
Chagrin Falls
Chagrin Pass
Forest Fires Threaten Dumont Hills Area
It is reported a serious forest fire rages near Dumont. Fire has been frequent through the Hills this season and could cause great harm unless brought under control.
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Dap
S. D
Dumont
Eas Ubless
Pekin Fire Rages Amid Allied War Fatigue and City Looting
A St. Petersburg report says allied troops cannot stop a massive blaze in Pekin as fires spread through a thickly built area. Dispatches claim imperial precincts are breached and fighting continues with fires deemed incendiary set by Chinese forces. The situation follows relief efforts and debates on whether to burn the imperial palace.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Pekin
London
Daily Mail
Chaffee
Imperial Palace
Associated Press
China
Europe
Reuter
Mob Attacks Prison as Rioters Fire City Hall
In a Western city a mob overpowered authorities aiming to lynch Louis Peck, a Black man accused of assaulting a child. Shots killed two, many wounded, and rioters looted a hardware store, set Columbia Hall and the city building aflame, dynamite used as chaos spread and prisoners were released.
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AkRoy
Western Reserve
Louis Peck
Theodore Maas
Peck
Columbia Hall
Captain Reilly dies directing battery at palace wall
In Pekin on August 25 American forces breached three gates to reach the palace approaches. Captain Henry J. Reilly of Battery F, Fifth US Artillery and five privates were killed with 16 wounded as fighting raged near the wall.
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Pekin
Imperial Palace
Henry J. Reilly
Fifth
United States Artillery
Reilly
Chaffee
Mr. Conger
Legation
No More Troops for China Diverted Transports Meade
War department orders divert troops from Meade at Nagasaki to Manila en route to China. Meade carries 13 officers and 512 men of the Fifteenth Infantry, 10 officers and 36 men of the Third Cavalry, 4 officers and 145 men of the Engineer Corps. About 40,000 troops affected as transports now bound for China are redirected to Manila.
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Washington
War Department
Meade
Taku
China
Nagasaki
Manila
Fifteenth Infantry
Third Cavalry
Engineer Corps
Palace Occupied Report From Pekin Delegations
Berlin telegrams dated Aug 16 say Pekin diplomats urged commanders to occupy the imperial palace after its capture. The dispatch notes the diplomatic corps’ action as the city faced upheaval and foreign forces.
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London
Berlin
Pekin
Abrenda Fitted for Asiatic Squadron Sail
The Abrenda is being fitted at League Island navy yard for a voyage to the Asiatic station with a full cargo of supplies for the squadron on detachers.
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Asiatic Squadron
Washington
League Island Navy Yard
Asiatic Station
Magnificent Fifth Century B C Apollo Statue Found Near Athens
A life-size marble Apollo statue dating to the Fifth century B C has been uncovered near Athens. Archaeologists hail the discovery as potentially the first of its kind from this era, sparking high excitement among experts.
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Athens
Apollo
Anarchist Suspect Tries to Escape on Steamer
New Orleans Aug 27 Custeo Salvador a stowaway aboard the steamer Southgate jumped overboard near the city and escaped Detectives later arrested him about 59 mi below the city He is suspected of being an anarchist.
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New OrlEan NS
Custeo Salvador
Southgate
Iing
Cablegram from Barry on Tien Tsin front lines
War department received a cable from General Barry dated Aug 19 at Tien Tsin. Horses, material, and troops lightered at Taku and sent to front. Sixth cavalry mounted. Grant transport due in Manila. Hospitals excellent and ample for present army. Go to Pekin tomorrow. Sick and wounded doing well.
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WasninoeTon
War Department
Barry
Governor Nash asked for militia over Akron riot
Governor Nash received a telegram from Summit County Sheriff requesting militia to quell the Akron riot. Colonel Potter of the Fourth Regiment, in camp at Minerva Park, was ordered to hold his unit in readiness and summoned to confer with the governor for rapid deployment.
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Nash
Summit County
Col_umBus
Akron
Fouth
Potter
Minerva Park
Akron Mayor Appeals for Cleveland Police Aid
Akron mayor urged Cleveland police to send a squad and an officer to aid Akron authorities after calling the Eighth Regiment national guard, whose captain refused to mobilize. He spoke by telephone to the central police station from Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Young
Akron
Central Police Station
Eighth Regiment, National Guard
Duels in Italy Slay Four in One Day
Rome correspondent reports a deadly spree of duels across Italian towns last Saturday with four duelists killed. In the past year Italy has seen about 2400 duels and 480 deaths, mainly between army officers over trivial pretexts.
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London
Rome
The
Daily Mail
Italy
Mitchell says United Mine Workers stay neutral in fall politics
Indianapolis report states John Mitchell president of the United Mine Workers of America will not seek partisan influence this fall. He says politics will be eliminated for the good of the organization, the world’s most powerful labor body.
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Indianapolis
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
King Oscar to arbitrate Samoa compensation claims
Stockholm August 24 King Oscar has formally agreed to act as arbitrator of compensation claims for losses suffered by British and German subjects and American citizens in Samoa.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Oscar
Samoa
The New Orleans Arrives at Wo Sung Shanghai Port
The New Orleans was reported at the navy department as having arrived at Wo Sung, the port of Shanghai, on August 24.
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New Orleans
Shanghai
Navy Department
Wo Sung
Three civilians named second lieutenants in regular army
Wasu Hinotos Aug 24 reports the president designated Omar C. Humphrey Perrin L. Smith of Minnesota and John R. Kelley of South Dakota as second lieutenants in the regular army.
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Wasu Hinotos
Omar C. Humphrey
Perrin L. Smith
Minnesota
John R. Kelley
South Dakota
Akron in Ruins as Rioters Deluge City with Fire and Fear
Akron Ohio awoke to a scene of desolation after a night of rioting. One child lay dead, several dozen wounded from pistol and buckshot, and city buildings burned to ruins. Troops arrived from Canton to restore order while officials moved operations to the old post office. Saloons closed and patrols established as weather added damage to crops and debris. In Minnesota, a lumber deal near Ely and Winton sees St Croix Lumber acquire Knox Lumber interests in a move valued around 500000.
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Akron
Columbia Hall
Company C
Canton
Eighth Ohio Regiment
Mill Street
Broadway
Buchtel Hotel
Young
DuLuth
Minnesota
St. Croix Lumber Company
Stillwater
Knox Lumber Company
Winton
Ely
Peck Safe to Jail at Cleveland
Louis Peck the alleged rapist is jailed in Cleveland County Jail after being moved from Akron by a deputy sheriff. He is accompanied by William Howard, another inmate from Akron jail on a minor misdemeanor charge.
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Peck
Cleveland
Louis Peck
Akron
William Howard
America's Cotton Domination and U S Prosperity
The Times London reports the United States will command a universal market for cotton at remunerative prices as the largest market worldwide. It notes U S manufacturing may mainly meet home demand and credits American prosperity to widespread use of efficient machinery, much of it devised in England.
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London
United States
the Times
England
Plans to form big salt company to compete with trust
Kansas City Aug 25 The Journal reports plans to form a great salt company to operate Kansas salt fields and compete with the salt trust. The syndicate aims to supply salt to major packing firms in Kansas City Chicago and Omaha and other cities with packing plants. Packers use about 1,000,000 dollars worth of salt annually.
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The
Salt Trust
Kansas City
the Journal
Kansas
Chicago
Omaha
Great Damage Done by Hail
Janesville Wisconsin reports hailstorms causing extensive damage on August 25 with roofs cracked windows broken and vehicles dented in surrounding areas. Local crews assess property losses and residents begin cleanup as insurers survey sites for claims.
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Janesville
Wis
Wallert Caught After Family Killings Near Arlington
Theo dore Wallert, sought for killing his wife and four children, was found hiding under a manger in a barn on his sister Mrs Steinborn’s property about two miles from the crime site. He had wandered the woods all day and confessed, but is a nervous wreck unable to recount details. He was taken to Henderson.
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Arlington
Minn
Theodore Wallert
Four More Sentenced for Lynching in Henderson County
In Palestine Texas on August 23 former Justice of the Peace Joseph Wilkerson and defendants J A Johns Sam Hail and John F Gaddis pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree for leading and taking part in the May 1889 lynching of the Humphreys brothers. Each man received a life sentence.
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Palestine
Tex
Joseph Wilkerson
Humphreys
Henderson County
J. A. Johns
Sam Hail
John F. Gaddis
Victoria women oppose suffrage movement petition
London reports Melbourne correspondent notes a large meeting of Victoria women against woman suffrage. Fifteen thousand signatures are on a petition opposing the suffrage bill.
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Victoria
Women Against
London
Melbourne
The
Times
Heat Collapse After Ten Days with Storm in Topeka
In Topeka Kansas on August 23 the heat wave ended as a heavy shower swept the area. Temperature fell from 100 to 66 degrees in two hours and rain spread across the state. Late planted corn will benefit from the cooler weather.
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Topeka
Kan
Ambassador White's Daughter Married
Miss Ruth Mary White daughter of Andrew D. White ambassador to Germany married Erwin Sidney Ferry formerly of Mount Vernon New York. The groom is professor of natural philosophy in Purdue College Lafayette Indiana.
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Ambassador White
Ithaca
N. Y
Ruth Mary White
Andrew D. White
Germany
Erwin Sidney Ferry
Mount Vernon
Purdue College
Lafayette
Ind
Hanna Opens the Campaign in New Jersey at Asbury Park
Senator Hanna chairman of the Republican national committee opened the campaign for New Jersey Republicans at Asbury Park. An immense crowd gathered in and around the Auditorium by the sea shore to hear the event.
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Hanna
New York
Senator Hanna
Republican National Committee
Republicans of
New Jersey
Asbury Park
Arnold son of Sir Edwin on trial for embezzling 60000 estate funds
In San Francisco on August 23 Julian Tregenna Biddulph Arnold son of Sir Edwin Arnold is ordered extradited to Heacock to face charges of embezzling more than sixty thousand dollars from the estate of John Thomas Donville Taylor.
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San Francisco
Julian Tregenna Biddulph Arnold
Sir Edwin Arnold
Heacock
John Thomas Donville Taylor
Disaster at Maxwell rail wreck claims two lives
A Norfolk and Western Clinch Valley division wreck near Maxwell, six miles from Tazewell, Va, reported to have killed two men and injured several others with details still developing.
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Tazewell
Maxwell
Clinch Valley
Norfolk and Western
McKinley to Visit Chicago for Hamilton Banquet
Hamilton club receives word from Secretary Cortelyou that President McKinley will depart Washington Sunday night to attend the Hamilton club banquet in Chicago on Wednesday night.
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McKinley
Chicago
CuicaGco
Hamilton Club
Cortelyou
Washington
Wisconsin Tobacco Crop Ruined by Severe Hailstorm
A destructive hailstorm swept Rock county damaging tobacco fields in the evening. Officials estimate two-fifths of the crop ruined, with potential losses reaching about 500000 dollars if confirmed.
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Wisconsin
Janesvills
Wis
Rock County
Swede John Hanu Arrested on Nine Sweden Murders
John Hanu a Swedish national was arrested on the Halifax waterfront while disembarking the steamer Assyrian. He faces charges of nine murders in Sweden and awaits extradition proceedings.
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Haifax
John
Hanu
Sweden
Bryan Notified of Nomination by Populists and Monetary League
Topeka Kans Aug 25 William J Bryan received official notification of his presidential nomination from the Populist party with Thomas M Patterson of Colorado presenting it The United States monetary league endorsed his candidacy via A W Rucker The ceremony at the state capitol drew a large crowd and Bryan spoke on union of Democrats and Populists on issues like money income tax direct legislation against trusts and imperialism The address also critiqued McKinley era policy including a large standing army and militarism.
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Topeka
Kan
William J. Bryan
Thomas M. Patterson
Colorado
Bryan
United States Monetary League
A. W. Rucker
State Capitol
Ridgeley
James A. Troutman
Frank Doster
Kansas
Patterson
Rucker
McKinley
United States
Carnegie Denies Going to Stump U S for Bryan
The World cables from London report that Andrew Carnegie, at Skibo Castle, was to stump the United States for Bryan over imperialism. Carnegie replies there is no truth in the report.
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New York
London
World
Andrew Carnegie
Skibo Castle
United States
Bryan
Cuban Brigand Silvestre Rico Killed by Guard
Silvestre Rico, a feared bandit, was killed by Lieutenant Marino Moncada of the rural guard at Songo, Cuba on August 25. Charges of horse stealing and arson were laid against him, and his death is seen as a major setback for brigandage in the district with only a few bandits believed at large.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Silvestre Rico
Marino Moncada
Songo
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