Marines Stationed at Pensacola Linked to Galveston Battleship Plan
Navy department prepares a new plan placing a battleship at Galveston Texas with three ship stations near Mexican waters. The move accompanies a likely deployment of five hundred marines to Pensacola, while ships South Carolina New Hampshire and Minnesota are in Mexican-adjacent ports.
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Pensacola
Secretary of the Navy
Galveston
South Carolina
Tampico
New Hampshire
Minnesota
Nova Cruz
Department
Navy
Mexico
Durango
Mexico City
State Department
Mondragon
Huerta
Ohio Board of Trade accused as auxiliary of manufacturers
The Ohio state board of trade faces charges it is an auxiliary of the National Association of Manufacturers as Mulhall exposures prompt scrutiny. Prominent figures linked to both groups are cited, with alleged lobby work and funding for anti labor legislation efforts. The report notes major mills and big business backing the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Board of Trade
National Association
John J. Kirby
Dayton
Ohio
National Association of Manufacturers
Myron T. Herrick
France
Samuel Scoville
Cleveland Illuminating Company
Scoville
State Board
Ohio Journal of Commerce
Ralph Cole
Mulhall
Grant Mouser
James Kennedy
Eightteenth
Cannon
Youngstown
Albert Douglas
M. Stafford
Woodland Savings Bank
Cleveland Worsted Mills
Cleveland
Central West
Stafford
Big Business
Standard Oilmpany
Malcolm Vilas
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
United States Steel Corporation
Veterans Still Linger at Gettysburg Historic Battlefield
Gettysburg Pa July 5Many veterans remain on the field after the Blue and Gray reunion with thousands departing by morning. Heat saps crowds while some miss trains or linger to Sunday on the historic site. Army men stay to restore camp ground. a Confederate veteran died at the station. A veterans committee proceeds to Washington to urge a peace monument bill and a $1000 appropriation.
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International News Service
Gettysburg
H. H. Hodges
Union Hill
N. C
Washington
Congress
McMillan Expedition Sails for Crocker Land
The McMillan Arctic expedition set sail from Boston on the steamship Diana with seven men aboard. One member leaves his bride of two weeks and another his fiancée, amid preparations for two years in polar waters. Jerome Allen, newly married, and Maurice Tanguay, engaged to Josephine Perry, join the voyage. Tanguay is a zoology professor on leave from the University of Chicago.
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Boston
McMillan
Crocker Land
Arctic
Diana
Jerome Allen
Maurice Tanguay
Allen
Iowa University
Tanguay
Josephine Perry
University of Chicago
Good Year Wins National Elimination Balloon Race
The Good Year, piloted by R. H. Upson with A. Preston as aide, won the national elimination balloon race started in Kansas City on July 4. Kansas City Post and Kansas City II tied for second. awards will hinge on Aero Club of America ruling. The three remaining balloons included Million Population Club with John Berry and Albert von Hoffman. The winners gain entry to the James Gordon Bennett trophy race from Paris next fall.
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Kansas City
R. H. Upson
R. A. Preston
Westbranch
Mich
Kansas
John Berry
Albert von Hoffman
Manchester
Kansas City Post
Kansas City II
Aero Club of America
United States
Paris
France
Ince
Balkan War Started by Stock Deal, Montenegrin Plot Revealed
Saloniki dispatch claims a Paris stock jobbing scheme financed Montenegro to wage war. Crown prince sought funds, Gunsbourg arranged a $2,000,000 loan and a declared war date. The syndicate profited millions as markets moved. The next day Montenegro fired a few guns at sunrise signaling the war start.
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PTAIN
Albert H
Paris
Montenegro
Nicholas
Greece
Servia
Bulgaria
Monsieur Gunsbourg
Gunsbourg
Stock Exchange
Syndic
Cettinje
Saroff
Daneff
Bulgarians Report Surrender of Servian Timok Division
The Bulgarian embassy says the Timok division surrendered north of Veles with 4000 prisoners, six machine guns, 27 field guns, and supplies. Bulgarians claim success against Greeks near Veles and heavy Serb losses at multiple points, with regiments surrendering at Egri Palanaka. Belgrade dispatch says Servian government now deems the Bulgaria campaign fruitless and disastrous.
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London
Veles
Egri Palanaka
Belgrade
Bulgaria
Woman in Bloomington Clings to Local Misfortune Record
Mrs. David Gray, 50, is said to hold Bloomington Indiana's local record for repeated injuries. She broke her ankle three years ago, then fell into an open well and was rescued after hours in water, followed by a hip fracture last October and a recent fall from a stepladder injuring her right leg.
Woman knocked senseless by bold burglar
Mrs. FE Payne woke to a prowler in darkness Friday night and was struck on the head. The intruder, not her husband, demanded silence and rifled the bureau, taking a $5 silver purse with $25 and a $50 bank bag.
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New Orleans
United States Ranks Fourth in World Navies
Washington July 6 United States ranks fourth among world navies according to Brasseys Manual discussed by naval officers. Rear Admiral Bradley Fiske notes the rating shows England 29 Germany 19 France 17 United States 13 with Japan not listed.
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Cam Washington
United Arlaloh
Brassey
Navy Department
Bradley Fiske
Daniels
England
Germany
France
United States
Japan
Great Britain
Rare Raphael Madonna Painting Destroyed in New Orleans Fire
A fire damaged the La Fayette Warehouse on Magazine and Girod streets destroying Raphael's Madonna, valued between 500000 and 1500000 dollars owned by Ludwig Springman of 1122 Galennie Street. Total loss estimated at 625000 to 1625000 dollars.
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International News Service
New Orleans
Hily
Raphael
Ludwig Springman
Galennie Street
la Fayette Warehouse Company
Magazine
Girod- Streets
Harmon Huson Heirs Sought By Relative
A letter to Mobile police from W S Huson of Grand Rapids seeks descendants of Harmon Huson who lived in Mobile in 1847 and served with his sons in the Confederate army. The writer asks the chief to check Mobile city directories for Huson addresses. directories back to 1903 omit the name.
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Harmon Huson
Mobile
W. S. Huson
Huson
Congress Notes and House Debates on Tariff and Mulhall Inquiry
Senate not in session meets Monday. Democratic caucus postponed action on binding Democrats to caucus tariff proposal. House met at noon debated resolutions on Mulhall lobby charges for three hours and adjourned for lack of quorum until Wednesday noon. resolutions likely to pass then.
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Senate
House
Mulhall
Weather Forecast for Alabama and Missionian
Generally fair Sunday and Monday forecast for Alabama and Missionian regions with no rain expected and mild temperatures. Local readers are advised to plan outdoor activities accordingly.
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Alabama and
N Y American Reports Secretaries Labor Wilson Arrest 1894
The New York American details William B. Wilson secretary of labor being arrested in Cumberland Maryland on June 13 1894 for unlawful assembly and conspiracy connected to a miners strike. It notes prior injunctions and a court contempt opinion holding Wilson largely responsible for mining unrest. The piece signals continuation on page three.
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Wilson
Cumberland Courts
Consolidation Coal Company
Maryland
William B. Wilson
Allegheny County
Hunter Boyd
Court of Appeals of
H. W. Wolfman
Wilson Gulty
Wiliam B. Wilson
Willam B. Wilson
Trainmen May Force the Issue
International News Service reports that a July meeting between the Order of Railway Conductors and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Railroad Managers’ committee could decide whether 100,000 trainmen strike. Clerks seek a 15 percent wage rise, rejected by railroads. They call for Erdman act arbitration, aiming to force action by threatening to shut down Eastern railroads.
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International News Service
New York
Order of Railroad Conductors and Brotherhood of Railroad
Railroad Managers’ Committee
Congress
Historic St Charles Church in Montreal Destroyed by Fire
The historic Roman Catholic church of St Charles on Center Street in Montreal was destroyed by a blaze this afternoon. It was among the citys oldest churches and housed valuable paintings. The loss is estimated at about 500000 dollars, partly covered by insurance.
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International News Service
Montreal
St. Charles
Center Street
Anxious Heavyweight Fans Eye Willie Ritchie After Title Show
San Francisco July 5 Willie Ritchie has proven champion status and sparks talk of a European tour. Multiple challengers circle the champ including Freddie Welsh Harlem Tommy Murp Leach Cross and Ad Wolgast all ready for fights once Ritchie resumes boxing fortunes.
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International News Service
San Francisco
Willie Ritchie
Europe
Willie
Freddie Welsh
Harlem Tommy Murp
Leach Cross
Ad Wolgast
Young Airman Caught in Wild Descent From Balloon Flight
George M. Gay, 21, of Palisades Park, an experienced airman, rose during a test of a new dirigible, was lifted by a wind gust, and lost control. The craft climbed to 1,500 feet over Long Island Sound as onlookers watched, hoping for a safe landing or rescue.
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New York
George M. Gay
Norwalk
Ohio
Palisades Park
New Jersey
Long Island
Gould
Said's Point
Palisades Pars
Park
Harlem
City Island
Art's Island
Fort Washington
Frank Godell
Gay
Hart's Island
White union waiters fired as hotels plan substitutions
In St. Louis on July 5 white union waiters at Planters Jefferson American and Marquette Hotels were dismissed and to be replaced by African American staff. Police posted eight patrolmen and a sergeant at two hotels and twelve at both Planters and Jefferson amid fears of a race riot after strikes in restaurants.
Prospects of Renewed Prosperity Amid Market Shifts
New York July 6 The U S economy is seen emerging from depression into broader prosperity in coming months with finance tidied and stocks volatile but buoyant. Cotton futures taxes face protest while forecasts point to a strong crop as grain exports wane and tariff changes reshape industry amid Wall Street recalibrations.
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International News Service
New York
United States
Sameb Garmetn
David Lamar
Washington
Union- Southern Pacifics
Wall Street
Wilson Means What He Said In Quiet Cornish Rest Day
President Wilson, arriving in Cornish for a summer break, rested at the Churchill estate reading with his wife and daughters. He took a short countryside ride, then socialized privately with Miss Margaret Wilson and his wife after dinner.
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International News Service
Cornish
N. H
Presi
Wilson
White House
Churchill Estate
Harlakenden House
Margaret Wilson
Wendsor
Washington
Jessie Wilson
Francis Bowes Sayre
Williams College
Massachusetts
Japanese Celebrate Fourth in New Castle California
In New Castle California on July Fourth Japanese residents organized a community celebration after most Americans left town. They built a platform decorated with American flags and Japanese lanterns invited locals to attend and provided day and night fireworks and free refreshments.
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International News Service
New Castle
Cal
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N.Y. American
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