Back to Senate Passes Tariff Bill Runoff Morning
Washington July 20 The tariff bill moved toward the senate after a House approval. Absent senators returned as a routine session opened and debates over indemnity, the Panama Pacific resolution, and release of prisoners continued. The conference report was read in detail and a debate arose over window glass duties and retaliatory taxes impacting lumber and the Dingley rate.
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Washington
D.C
Ur Strugek
Senate
Usiel
Tere
Dem
Aflivon
House
Morgan
Ala
Wtal
Rare
T. Tolon
Cuba
Allison
Barry
Ark
Qua Belton
Allen
Neb
Union Pacific
Amieas
Sunes Reed
New York
Teller
West
Michigan
Stirwesute
Wikconein
Death Toll From Violent Lightning In Ohio
A fierce electrical storm with heavy rain swept through the city and surrounding areas. Charles Biller and Willa Sabtag were struck by lightning while working. both men were injured but expected to recover. Four other men near Radburn, 33 miles from the city, were impacted by the weather.
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Ohio
Murlan
Ohi
Gwa
Subscriptions pour into Still the Money Campaign
Funds raised to date exceed $1 000 with donors including Merchants National Bank Topeka Wholesale Grocery Bly Hinkier Patrick Bros F P Lindeny W E Shaver A K Van Took Natenuing Ge Valentine J W Nelawanger Gichrist Bros and others as volunteers push to meet festival goals chaired by Green Wold of the finance committee urging continued support.
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Merchants National Bank Topeke Wholssale
Grovery Bly. Hinekier
Patrick Bros
F. P. Lindeny
W. E. Shaver
A. K. van Took
Natenuing
Ge & Valentine
J. W. Nelawanger
Gichrist Bros
Peepee Cee
Four Kickapoo Indians in Topeka Drunken Incident
Four Kickapoo men from Wamego visited Smoky Row to buy liquor. One wandered near railroad tracks and lay in a heavy drift. Police arrested Wahusson Nalan and Whitewater after 5 am, fined them, and jailed the intoxicated Walassan. an Indian agent later intervened.
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Wamego
Els
Joe Nadeau
Blerpy Whitewater
Wahaswon
Union Pacific
North Topeka
Pailee Wis
Young Wahusson
Na~lan
Whitewater
Liles Tadge Atchison
Old Walassan
Cinderella Tonight Opens Open Air Opera at Fair Grounds
Ideal weather boosts expected large crowd for Cinderella opening at the fair grounds tonight. Tickets available at multiple stores with group tents behind the stage and curtain set for 8:30 PM, three performances planned with 10 cent pricing and no reserved seats.
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Fair Grounds
Onda
Stanstiehl's
Swit
Hult. Gays
Weistman's
J. K. Jones
Wilson
Talmage Is Bounced From Washington Church
The Rev. Dr. Talmage has been forced to sever his connection with the First Presbyterian Church in Washington due to dissension among 13 members. Director Sunderland is now in charge and has announced that Talmage will not return.
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Washington
Talmage
First Presbyterian Church
Sunderland
Baby Lion Dead at Suburban Farm After Puppy Attack
A baby lion killed by Beau Brummell, a large dog, at a suburban home near Mr. Robinson’s farm. The incident left three proprietors broke and heartbroken. The pup owner collected 50 cents each for a modest monument over the animal’s grave.
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Robinson
due-Hesh
Mr. Robinton
Beau Bruammell
Archie Williams
Arthur Mills
Car
Foulks
Ireless Bute
Hectors
Freight rail men meet in Denver on rate clash
In Denver on July 20 freight workers of the western railroads held a secret meeting to discuss rates between Denver and Chicago. They cited steamer line rate cuts from New York to Galveston as driving shipments cheaper to Denver via Galveston.
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Denver
Western Tailroads
Chicago
New York
Galveston
Gowle
Rumblings of Carlists massing on the border
A Madrid dispatch warns of renewed Carlist activity on the French border with arms stored abroad. In Cuba mismanagement at home fuels discontent, with Spain’s public leaders now favoring disengagement in Cuba amid costs. Passengers Brave and Alsorts arrived in New York. Bravos and Silvel urge letting Cuba go.
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London
Uty
Madrid
Germany
Belgium
United States
New York
Gascogne
Havre
Antonin Brave
Leandro G Alsorts
LaPaze Madrid
Spain
France
Tex
Senor Bravo
Cuba
Pi Margall
Francisco Silvel
Currency Message Delayed By Senate Tariff Complications
Washington reports semi official word that President McKinley will withhold the currency message after the tariff report. Senate Republicans fear new questions could delay passage and push the bill toward a swift resolution. The president postpones sending the currency message to Congress to honor their wishes while the tariff bill moves.
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Washington
McKinley
Senate
Congress
Cornell Graduate To Lead Model Farm In China
George A Bird of Poughquag Dutchess County who graduated from Cornell in 1888 has received a cable dispatch from Ti Huve Chang offering him a liberal sum to organize and manage a model farm in China under the government He will accept and depart for China to begin his duties
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Cornell
Ching
Poughkeepsie
George A.bird
Poughquog
Dutchess County
Cornell Wniversity
Ti Huve Chang
Brill
China
American frontier violence ends with prison term
Old soldier Daniel Countryman, known for a violent temper, fired a goose shot from a musket during a mob incident in his son in law’s wedding night near Waleneey Urengu county. He wounded Joseph Ligier. Countryman received two and a half years in prison. State pardons board refused clemency citing rural attitudes toward nonconforming marriages.
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Sears
Daniel Countryman
Waleeney
Uregu County
Joseph Ligier
Countryman
State Board of Pardons
Ueh
May Declare War Senate Passes Release of Ona Melton
Senate approves June resolution authorizing the president to act for the release of Ona Melton and other captured competitors detained by Speirs. Diille Detson, an Ottawa county youth, refused pardon. he was jailed for a store burglary and has three years remaining. Governor Leedy orders twelve tents moved to safe grounds for Cinderella event dressing rooms.
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Senate
Ona Melton
Washington
Speirs
Dilbhie Detson
Leedy
State Arsenal
State House
Salt Lake Aglow With Color and Light for Pioneer Jubilee
Salt Lake commemorates a pioneer jubilee with heavy visitors and decorated streets. Main Street glows with electric lights from Temple to Tuting Street as four days of events open with a dawn salute, a Fort square procession, and the unveiling of a Brigham Young memorial. About 65 of the 1,000 pioneers who entered Salt Lake Valley remain alive, each receiving a Tiffany & Co gold badge bearing a Brigham Young portrait.
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Salt Lake
At-pleht
Tutind
Nauvog Legion
Battery A
National Guard of
Utah
Old Fort
Main
South Temple
Brigham Young
Salt Lake Valley
Tiffany & Co
New York
Brigham Youu
Bank Robbery Foiled By Cashier Firing Warning Shots
Two men from New York entered McWilliams Bank in Odell and threatened cashier Vantus Kirk. The cashier drew a weapon as the robbers fled the building and escaped toward cornfields. Pursued by townspeople, the suspects were captured after a gunfight. They face grand jury action. names linked to prior Wabash pay car incidents.
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Odell, Sr
McWilliams
Vantuskirk
Vantuskiirk
Odell
Jali
Frank W. Jackson
Harry Howard
New York
Wabash
Coneen Fairbury Red Forest
Lobdell Leaves Kansas for Kansas City Business Plans
Charlie Lobdell, long a Kansas political figure and former speaker of the Kansas House, announces his move to Kansas City to start a business. He has sold his Kansas home and is selling household furniture, saying he is done with Kansas politics, though a Missouri role may emerge.
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Charlie Lobdell
Kansas
Dighton Lane County
Kansas City
Lobdell
Missouri
House of Representatives
Lobidel
Hoosier Law Upheld? Porter Case to Supreme Court
Judge Fox ruled Indiana 1896 statute barring convict made goods from other states without state license and $5,000 bond unconstitutional. Law also required labeling convict made. William H Porter, salesman for Frankfort Chase Co, to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Hichmond
Ind
Fox
Wayne County
Indiana
William H. Porter
Frankfort Chase Company
Supreme Court
Railroads Tied Up by Western Floods Near Cheyenne
Very heavy rains across southeastern Wyoming and western Nebraska caused numerous washouts four rail lines. Trains halted between here and Sidney with passes blocked by floods. Union Pacific service at Medicine Bow disrupted. crews worked to clear washouts at Miser station and Chappel Neb, with reroutes via Julesburg and Lassile Cole to continue service.
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Lodge Pole
Here
Sidney
Pass
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Nebraska
East Bend
Union Pacific
Medicine Bow
Miser Station
Culross
Sydney
Chappel
Neb
Julesburg
Lassile Cole
Denver Pacific
Wade Hampton on annual inspection of government aided roads
Gen Wade Hampton United States commissioner of railroads has been in San Francisco several days to inspect bond and land aided lines. His health is reported restored and he will depart for the east in a few days.
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San Francisco
Wade Hampton
United States Commissioner of Railroads
East
Chicago Bicycles Taxed One Dollar Under Wheel Ordinance
Mayor Harrison signs the Chicago ordinance imposing a one dollar wheel tax and higher taxes on other vehicles to fund street repairs. Estimated annual revenue ranges up to 450000 dollars, with about 160000 from bicycles.
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Harrison
Chicago
Aid Frome Of L F Issue a Circular to the Members
A circular from the lodge of Frome of L F urges all members to respond with loyalty and prompt action. The notice requests participation in upcoming meetings and adherence to the order's guidelines. Members are asked to circulate the directive within their chapters and report back with confirmations.
Help for Strikers Aid Through Local Lodges
A special circular from the Geaifd Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen urges subordinate lodges to raise funds to assist coal miners and their families during the strike against corporate capital. It calls for voluntary contributions to the United Mine Workers, with receipts to Grand Secretary F. W. Arnold, and emphasizes prompt remittance for relief.
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Peoria
Tit
Geaifd
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Sir and Brothers
United Mine Workers of America
Ohio
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
I1aoiz
F. W. Arnold
United Mine Workers
Ratehford
United Mine Workers’ Association
A. B. Sargent
G. M. F. W. Arnold
Grand Sec-Treas
Injunction Issued As Strike Leaders Target Mines
In Pittsburgh on July 20 strike organizers moved to shield operations. An injunction restrains miners and talks with New York and Cleveland Gas Coal employees in Turtle Creek. Ex National VP Cameron Miller and Secretary William Warner visited Leechburg and met workers while arbitration efforts in the east pursue signatories to a uniformity agreement.
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Pittsburg
Warner
National
Cameron Miller
United Mine Workers
William Warner
Turtle Creek
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Leechboro
West Pennsylvania
John Little
Ohio State Board of Arbitration
W. P. de Armim
Debs Day Draws Crowds As Mine Strike Lingers
Debs spoke in Fairmont drawing crowds while nearby Pritchard miners vote to return to work. He predicted regional closure by Thursday though operators expect workers to resume, as Monongah saw protests despite higher wages and the Kanah Wah valley added closures and resumptions. Organizers continue efforts on the Norfolk & Western line amid a stalemate.
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Sury
Debs
Fairmont
Court House
Pritchard
Debe
Monongah
Kanah- Wah
Norfolk & West
Miners Split Rumors as Work Beats Idle Masses Near Elkhorn
Reports show most Elkhorn and Pocahontas Flat Top miners voted to stay at work while about 4000 men statewide are idle. Debs planned speeches in Fairmont Kaneweh valley with Gompers and Ratchford. Canonsburg reports Bridgeville strikers pressuring mines, deputies doubled, potential 1000-strong armed return feared. miners guarded cuts and tipples.
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Elkhorn
Pocahontas
Ohio
Wheeling & Lake Erie
Dillonvale
Debs
Fairmont
Kaneweh
Gompers
Ratchford
Clerksburg
Guna
Canonsburg
Bridgeville
Allison, Boon and Enterprise
Allison
Wages Up Amid Pittsburg Region Strike Action
Miners in Pittsburg and McKeesport plan meetings to rally public sympathy and seek aid. An executive vote may permit work at mines offering a one-way wage, to be decided by a general strike vote over four weeks while the strike continues. Operators ship coal to Pittsboro at higher rates, while replacement recruitment in Dunbar fails to attract many workers.
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Pittsburg
McKeesport
Columbus
Dunbar
Dispatch
Pittsboro
West Virginia
St Dunbar
Going and Coming in West Virginia Strike Wave
Wheeling, July 20. The strike situation shows little change as some workers return and others join, with promises of strikes in the Norfolk & Western eastern district while 400 more strikers report to work in the West. Debs to speak at Renistiue, campaign planning underway with organizers and local leaders. Shipments remain heavy with no output decrease from prior peak. In eastern Ohio district, conditions remain quiet and orderly. No interference with West Virginia coal trains reported.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Steske
Kanawa
Norfolk
Warklie
Debs
Renestiie
Ohio
West Virginia
Mayor bars gatherings in Pocahontas Va hearing
Report from Pocahontas Virginia where the mayor prohibited public meetings or assemblages of more than three persons in any public place citing threats to public peace. Sovereign and others criticized the move, with apologies from local business figures and plans to resume travel to Fort Wayne before returning to Virginia.
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Columbus
J. R. Laverdgn
K, Af I
Pacahontas
Ratchford
Sovereign
Alaska Rumblings and Gold Flows Across the Yukon
Reports from Helens Mont and Seattle describe large Alaska gold shipments totaling about 20 000 dollars with 11 400 ounces from Klondyke diggings. The note warns easterners about Alaska’s vast reach and the Yukon’s winters, urging maps and caution for ventures toward Alaska and British America.
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Chicago
P. B. Weare
Prad
Ig Company
Seattle
Ktonuyke
Alaska
Yukon
British America
United States
Mississippi
Boripe
Bering Sea
Yukon Counery
Chicas
Chel
Raver
Former Anderson official linked to murder case
Anderson ind July reports a former city policy chief sought for the murder of William Bord. A tangled note from Indianapolis mentions Alaska placer country finds. Miners bringing news last week to Sin Frapeleco discuss Reed possibly connected to Canadian possessions. Reed, once trainer for Dan Bayliff, is widely known across the country.
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Anderson
Ind
Pelicy
William Bord
Reed
Dan Baylifft
$50 000 A Year Offered for Yukon Customs Duty
John Piery a wholesale merchant offers the dominion government $50,000 per year for five to ten years to collect duty on goods entering the Canadian Yukon. Authorities have not replied but rumor says customs officers may collect duties on American goods entering the country.
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Hionduxa Victoria
B.C
Klondyke
John Piery
Yukon
Street Decorations Meeting Tonight For Fall Festival Discussed
Representatives of local lodges will meet Bre Butler and Merv Cavert at the Commercial slab room to discuss Kansas Avenue decorations for the Fall Festival. They will offer suggestions from their riders as the plan is finalized this week.
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Bre Butler
Merv. Cavert
Kansas Avenue
Creighton Held Up In Omaha. Diamonds and Cash Stolen
In Omaha last night Count Creighton was robbed at his gate and home, beaten about the head and losing a valuable diamond stud and a considerable sum of money. Count Creighton’s brother-in-law John Schenck called for help. injuries described as very severe.
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Omaha
John Creighton
John Schenck
Creighton
So-called Americans Ravsha visit and relief actions
General Lee and his secretary met Luis Somelis, a naturalized American jailed for alleged rebellion against Spain, and Edward Garcia, another American prisoner. The consul general distributed relief funds for American prisoners. The wife of Dr Hernandez, dubbed the Queen of Cuba, reportedly urged sending a prisoner to Pines Island.
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Ravsha
Denew Veneer
Lee
Dail
Luis Somelis
Ufe
Edward Garcia
Hernandez
Cuba
Thev
Island of Pines
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