British Parliament prorogued after King Edward speech
London Aug Parliament wound up business and prorogued amid mixed comment in press. King Edward VII spoke of undiminished cordial relations with other powers and ongoing South African military operations. News notes American visitors, industry ties, and social gossip surrounding Connaughts and royal matchmaking.
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Good Class of People in New Homesteader Era
United States District Attorney Horace Speed reports from Lawton on the Kiowa Comanche and Apache country praising the orderly opening. He notes strong banks, better governance, and less lawlessness than prior openings, with officials led by U.S. Marshal Thompson and deputy marshals enforcing gambling controls. Speed says settlers are well financed, good-natured, and self-reliant, predicting positive growth for the new territory.
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Horace Speed
Lawton
Mr. Speed
Thompson
Poset
Cure for insanity claims from St Louis doctor
Dr C Bernston of St Louis says a positive permanent cure for insanity exists. He claims five cases cured in four to eight weeks and asks newspapers to select a suitable subject to demonstrate publicly. He will treat at no cost and will forfeit $9 if the patient is not restored to mental health.
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Terlinden Case Postponed in Chicago Foreig ny Banker
Terlinden a Prussian banker in county jail facing fore gory charge. He was made defendant in an attachment suit by Disconto Gesellschaft of Berlin. Federal Court peace allegation cited. Hearing before U S Commissioner Foote postponed to Sept 6 to allow defense consult and case review.
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Gerhardt Terlinden
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Disconto Gesellschaft
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Terlinden
United States
Foote
President McKinley Tours Minerva Farm Visit
Canton Ohio August 17 President McKinley spent the day at his farm near Minerva joined by Secretary Cortelyou and Col. Myron T Herrick. Herricks Wheel and Lake Erie private car was attached to an engine for a special train to Minerva and returned at 6 o clock this evening.
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Striking Shift Boosts Independent Steel Mills Set to Rise
Pittsburgh observers note booming prosperity despite the steel strike as independent mills hire Amalgamated skilled workers and freight traffic soars. Schwab leads the Carnegie trust, opposed to unions, while cooperation with river shipping and coal ventures shapes a complex labor market.
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Deficit in Mission Funds Affects Church Board
Bishop Doane reports a likely 100000 pound deficit in the year’s treasury for the Protestant Episcopal Church board of missions. total appropriations are 596000 with 328000 for domestic and 268000 for foreign missions including Africa China Japan the Philippines Porto Rico and Haiti. Last year’s deficit was 50000 to 60000. Reasons cited include smaller overall gifts fewer legacies and funds diverted to special purposes.
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Brazil
Porto Rico Coffee Duty Decision Sparks Trade Debate
The Treasury Department rejected a 5 cent per pound咖coffee tariff on imports from the United States to Porto Rico, ruling a 6 cent rate was not needed. The decision cites Foraker Act provisions and broad duties, foreseeing ongoing protection for Porto Rico’s coffee industry amidst tax changes. The same dispatch notes renewed tobacco production in San Juan as tariffs shift, with boycott talk and local council measures in response.
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Manayaguese
Bluff Point postmaster named as Vincent Homan
Washington reports Vincent Homan commissioned postmaster at Bluff Point Indiana. Also notes railway mail service thefts near Caney Indian Territory with stolen registered sacks from St Louis to Temple Texas and Denison Texas. Army veterinary exams for 21 posts, and treasury bond purchase details. Louisiana Purchase Exposition invitation mailing and Cherokee Freedmen injunction application mentioned.
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Fight on a Steamer Causes Seven Arrests at Rockaway
On the excursion steamer General Slocum en route to Rockaway Beach today a free for all broke out. The crew quieted the disturbance and upon arrival at the destination seven men were arrested. Reports of a riot were unfounded.
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Plaza Elected President of Ecuador by Plurality
GUAYAQUIL Ecuador Aug 17 The Ecuadorian Congress after scrutiny of votes declared General Plaza elected by a plurality of 65000 votes He will assume office Aug 31 and begin his term after the vote count verified in banabe session of Congress
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Von Waldersee Criticized After Hanover Speech In Germany
Berlin dispatch reports criticism of Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee for a Hanover speech perceived as belittling other nations while praising China. Papers debate his political future, with various papers urging restraint or opposition. The tariff controversy persists with Agrarian and manufacturer factions edging toward a split over duties. Emperor William plans to host Chinese envoy Prince Chun amid mourning. The piece also notes a colonial army talk, trials in Gumbinnen, and other domestic and international affairs.
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Barber Donates Park For Iberton Honor
Akron dispatch reports O C Barber of the Diamond Match Company plans to donate a two hundred acre park to Iberton to bear his name. He also intends a nearby twenty thousand mansion estate to be built and left to Barbertown for use as a hospital after his death.
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