Marconi Wireless Triumph Reported in British Maneuvers
London reports during recent fleet maneuvers the cruiser Juno used Marconi wireless with Europa. Juno relayed to Alexandria from over thirty miles distant to meet the convoy. The messages traveled a wireless distance of up to eighty-eight miles, hailed as a veritable triumph for Marconi and proof of practical wireless telegraphy.
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New York
The
Herald
London
Europa
Marconi
Alexandria
Juno
Mexican Central Railway advances at Tampico port
The Mexican Central railway begins grading for a double track between Tampico and La Barra. The Jarlsberg will bring 200 laborers to Tampico, and two Ward Line steamships will depart New York for Progreso with coal for Mexican ports.
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Tampico
Mexican Central Railway
la Barra
Jarlsberg
Inagua
Central Railway
Fred Kelley
Custom House
Chas
T. Farl
Isla de Lobos
Ward Line
New York
Adam Hoffman
The
Central
Hoffman
George
Matanzas
Shrine of Guadalupe
F. Stussy and Co. Sucrs
Wilson
Tuxpam
United States
Magill
Col
Carl Heyman
Bretzfelder
City of Washington
Oliver Addison Tibbetts
Slao
Emma A. Tibbetts
F. A. Tibbetts
Salem
David Deacon
San Luis Potosi
Edna
M. G. Ry
Havana
Arecuna
Mobile
New Orleans
Barra
Stage Gossip at Principal Theatre Delights Cast and Crowd
The matinee featured Cavalleria Rusticana sung by Sefiorita Esperanza Dimarias with acclaim, while two new zarzuelas La Flor de Lis and El Fonografo Ambulante drew praise for Dimarias and Rodriguez. At Arbeu Las Luces de los Angeles charmed the gallery, and Curro Vargas drew a large evening crowd though the operetta's long life is in doubt due to weak libretto and scarce top talents.
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Flor de Lis
Flower du Luce
Vidal
Gaston
Virginia
Marquis
Sefiorita
Sefiorita Elena Rodriguez
Andalucia
Edison
Pastor
Sefiorita Esperanza Dimarias
Santuzza
Mascagni
Opera Cavalleria Rusticana
Turidu
Senorita Dimarias
Sejioritas Dimarias
Rodriguez
Arbeu
Las Luces de Los Angeles
London Punch to Be Enlarged by Illumination
A brief note in the St. Paul Pioneer Press comments that expansion is popular yet argues the key need for the London Punch is better illumination rather than further enlargement, reflecting a satirical take on publication growth.
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London
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Italians Severely Punished and McKinley Denials
Washington dispatch reports looming U S Italian tension over five Italian lynchings in Louisiana with the State Department offering liability payments of 5000 dollars per Italian victim while demanding punishment of the lynchers. Also denied were rumors of a McKinley and Canadian premier conference and Dewey’s alleged Germany war claim. Navy eight hour rulings and Sampson’s court suit for vessels seized after Santiago are noted, with Cuba press censorship rumors and a forecast of Lawton and Wood replacements in the Philippines and Havana.
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Washington
Italy
United States
Louisiana
State Department
Louisiana Parish
Count Vicini
Rome
McKinley
Dewey
Navy Department
Trieste
America
Germany
Watchne
Washington Navy Yard
William T. Sampson
Supreme Court of the District
Maria Teresa
Ler
United States Navy
United States Naval Force
Santiago de Cuba
Secretary of the Navy
Garcia
Cuba
War Department
Lawton
Otis
Philippines
Wood
Brooke
Havana
SQUEEZE THEM The New Revenue Law Hits Wealthy Illinois
Chicago reports the new revenue law squeezes millionaires as assessments rise. Marshall Field’s valuation is projected from 250000 to 3000000, with H N Higginbotham at risk for about 500000. South side boards push totals higher, with Armour and Mayer among targets. overall gains exceed last year by tens of millions.
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Chicago
Ill
Board of Review
South Side
Marshall Field
H. N. Higginbotham
Field
Higginbotham
Illinois
South Township
Levy Mayer
P. D. Armour
Armour
Humorous Exchange Over Monthly Billing
In a playful quip, Mrs Hoon jokes about an ever growing bill while Dr Coffin notes the habit of charging five dollars per guess. The cartoonish banter highlights a recurring monthly bill from a persistent collector.
Revolt in Santo Domingo amid reports of Heureaux’s fall
Dispatches from Santo Domingo show conflicting signals as officials claim pacific conditions while Haiti and Jamaica sources indicate a major uprising. The analysis cites General Vasquez and Caceres, accusing Heureaux of terror and irregular elections, with possible insurrection focused on August 16 independence events and fresh calls for a lawful public vote.
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New York
Santo Domingo
Haiti
Jamaica
Jiminez
Adriano Gruillon
Huttlinger & Vivig
United States
San Domingo
President Heureaux
Heureaux
Cacere
Caceres
Horacio Vasquez
General Vasquez
Moca
Cosmo Batile
Gen. Vasquez
Moya
Citzens
Spain
Parral Paragraphs New Furnish Arrivals In Town
Parral reports a stream of new furniture arriving for local young men. Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Mackey and children moved in from Santa Barbara on Tuesday.
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Parral
G. P. Mackey
Santa Barbara
Alger's Flop and the Michigan Senate Gamble
Ex Secretary of War Alger wavers on a bid for Michigan Senate as rumors swirl about presidential favors. Politicians fret over bargaining with the president and McMillan, with theories ranging from a dimed commission for Algeria to a diplomatic post or cabinet-like reward tied to Senate reappointment.
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Washington
Alger
McMillan
Michigan
Gen. Alger
Detroit
Mr. Alger
Philippines
Porto Rico
Gen.Alger
McKinney
General Alger
Fluttear Fogg Compliments New Book Like Champagne
A reader quotes Fluttear Fogg praising a recently released book, comparing its effect to a bottle of champagne. The Boston Evening Transcript record notes the playful remark and situates it in literary circles.
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Fluttear—Fogg
Boston Evening Transcript
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Fonografo Ambulante
Cavalleria Rusticana
Col. Hay
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Wheeler
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Brooks
Los Angeles
Cal
Carlos L. Perkins
Pilar de Conchos
James J. Long
Hidalgo Mining Co
Mexico City
M. L. Hutchins
Thomas A. Thatcher
Mexican Ore Co
Tomas A. de Ramos
Nafiez
J. Freudenstein
el Paso
Allie
J. W. Hernden
el Paseo
Wilbaun Bros
Mexican Central
Charles Tracy
Calle de Mercaderes No. 12
C. N. Leonard
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