Funeral of Gen Blackmar in Boston Draws Ten Thousand
Ten thousand persons viewed Gen Wilmon W Blackmar in state at Memorial Hall Boston before funeral services at Second Unitarian Church. The body lay under flags, guarded by E W Kinsley post 113, then escorted to Cedar Grove Cemetery for interment in the Blackmar lot.
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Memorial Hall
Boston
Sons of Veterans
Woman's Relief Corps
Wilmon W. Blackmar
State House
Commonwealth
E. W. Kinsley
Gen. Blackmar
Massachusetts
Grand Army
James H. Wolff
State Cavalry
Second Unitarian Church
Blackmar
Edward A. Horton
Massachusetts Senate
Cedar Grove Cemetery
Blackmar Lot
Neponset River
Excess of Expenditures Hits Early Fiscal Year
Washington July 22 the treasury deficit for the first 20 days of the month exceeds half last year’s annual deficit, totaling 15 355 235 29 dollars. Excluding Sundays and holidays the government seems to lose about 1 000 000 daily, a temporary surge as prior year appropriations become available on July 1 and the situation is expected to normalize by year’s end.
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Washington
Treasury
Treasury Statement
Congress
Georgetown Ind. Nearly Washed Away by Cloudburst
Louisville July 22 Georgetown Ind a town 12 miles west of New Albany on the Southern railway was almost washed away by a cloud burst Friday. Main street water ran three feet deep while Little Indian creek became a torrent, flooding surrounding country with extensive damage. No lives were reported lost.
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Louisville
Georgetown
Ind
New Albany
Southern Railway
Indian Creek
Preparations For Peace Conference Near Portsmouth Arrival
Preparations for the peace conference are progressing rapidly in Portsmouth New Hampshire. By August 5 the plenipotentiaries are expected to reach Portsmouth from Oyster Bay aboard the Mayflower and Dolphin. The Washington government and New Hampshire are coordinating with local communities including Kittery Maine and New Castle New Hampshire to provide suitable surroundings and quarters at the Wentworth Hotel.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Oyster Bay
Dolphin
Washington
New Hampshire
Kittery
Newcastle
Wentworth
Martyr to Manly Duty: Flagman Dies Saving Woman and Baby
New York report recalls William J. McDonald, a Long Island railroad flagman just one week on the job, who saved an unknown woman and her infant at a crossing in Long Island City. He pulled them from the tracks but was crushed by an opposing train. His widow and four children are left destitute as factories nearby report frequent crossings.
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New York
William J. McDonald
Long Island Railroad
Long Island City
McDonald
Record Wheat Yields Expected In Manitoba This Year
Winnipeg reports unprecedented crop conditions in the Canadian Northwest with wheat acreage surpassing 4 million and forecasts of about 100 million bushels, well above last year’s 55 million. The bumper prospects result from larger planted area and optimal growing conditions.
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Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Northwest
Col Daniel Lamont Dead At Milbrook Residence
Col Daniel Lamont former secretary of war under Cleveland died at 9 15 pm at his Milbrook Duchess county New York home after a brief illness of heart disease. In Sedalia Missouri James V Whelan a liveryman died after walking from his bedroom window in his sleep and striking the pavement.
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New York
Daniel Lamont
Mr. Cleveland
Big
Milbrook
Duchess County
N. Y
Sedalia
James V. Whelan
Attempted assassination reported in Constantinople
Official dispatch from Sofia states an attempt on the sultan's life was made in Constantinople. No further details are provided regarding the assailant or motive, and the sultan's condition is not disclosed.
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Sofia
Constantinople
Drowned While Bathing in Southend Indiana
George Oliver a 22 year old Hungarian was drowned while bathing at Southend Indiana on July 25 authorities reported the river accident and search continues for the body with no further details available at this time
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Southend
Ind
George Oliver
Taft Welcome in Tokyo Crowd Cheers at Harbor Arrival
In Yokohama on July 26 Secretary Taft and Miss Roosevelt were greeted by demonst rations and a busy harbor as the Manchuria arrived for quarantine. American officials and Japanese dignitaries boarded the ship to extend greetings before a formal reception on deck. The party then rode to the railway station and left for Tokio amid cheers and banzai roars.
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Taft Atl
Manchuria
Lloyd C. Griscom
Legation
H. B. Miller
New Chiang
Imperial Household
Foreign Office
War Department
Asiatic Society
Taft
Miss Roosevelt
Tokio
Shiba
Griscom
Admiral Togo
Port Arthur
Christians and citizens awaken to duties in Milwaukee
Milwaukee church leaders, including papal delegate Mgr. Falconio, celebrate anti graft movements as a sign of moral renewal. President Roosevelt is praised for purifying government and setting an example for Americans, with Catholics trusting him for his integrity and broader life.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States
Mgr
Diomede Falconio
Roosevelt
Philippines
Fire at Humble Texas Inferno Ends in Toll of Oil Loss
After hours of burning the Humble oil field blaze destroyed 3,000,000 barrels of crude oil, killed twelve workers in a dramatic explosion, and caused about a million and a half dollars in damages. Flames swept miles, blackening the country as witnesses described two men dying while attempting to save a team when a tank exploded.
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Houston
Tex
Humble
Shocking Suspicion Ties Carl ton to Mary Gorham Carlton Death
New York police theorize F. B. Carl ton or McCandlass may be real name of the man blamed for Mary Gorham Carlton by exhumation post mortem findings. Women across the country report past liaisons or advances from him, likened to Johan Hoch, amid ongoing crisis as Norway cabinet resigns in Stockholm report dated July 24.
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Mary Gorham Carlton
New York
F. B. Carlton
McCandlass
Mary
Gorham Carlton
Johan Hoch
Japanese Gratitude For U S Help After Taft Visit
The Hochi praises the United States as a faithful friend since Perry era, noting America's political and commercial aid to Japan. It credits Roosevelt with leading peace plenipotentiaries and laments the brief stay of the visiting party, expressing broad gratitude from the Japanese government and people.
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Rene E
United States
Commodore Perry
Japan
America
Roosevelt
Raper
Hochi
Empire
Cloudburst Floods Dallas Streets, Dam Weakens Waterworks
A unprecedented Dallas cloudburst drenched downtown streets in minutes, creating three foot flood depths and halting traffic. Electric plant crippled, leaving much of the city dark. Reports cited a weakening dam on the upstream waterworks, raising alarm after a second cloudburst in 24 hours.
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Dallas
Tex
Destructive Nevada Wind Storm Hits Region
A July 26 wind storm near Elko Nevada swept west of Seattle mountain, destroying trees sage brush and fences, snapping 52 telegraph poles of the Southern Pacific and Western Union. It touched Battle Mountain toppling chimneys and shaking buildings. No injuries but reports say many stock killed.
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Elko
Nev
Nevada
Seattle Mountain
Southern Pacific
Western Union Telegraph Companies
Battle Mountain
Thousand Sheep Killed in Oregon Mining District
In Granite mining district eastern Grant county Oregon about one thousand sheep owned by Lux and Miller of San Francisco were shot. Herders had ignored warnings to stay off mining property that threatened water supply and forage for miners horses. Miners then destroyed a large portion of a pond.
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Baver City
Ore
Lux & Miller
San Francisco
Granite
Grant County
Anadyr Arrives at Algiers After Sea of Japan Escape
The Russian transport Anadyr, which escaped capture by the Japanese after the sea battle, reaches Algiers on its voyage to Libau. It takes on coal with survivors from the battleship Orel aboard, a ship captured after a fierce fight in which hundreds were killed or wounded and some mortally wounded were thrown overboard.
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Algiers
Fire destroys Arkansas Democrat Company building in Little Rock
The Sunday night blaze at the Arkansas Democrat Company's three story printing plant in Little Rock caused an estimated 180000 in losses with 100000 of insurance. Stereotyper Dan D. Taylor, who slept on the third floor, was found dead amid the ruins with his body charred.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Democrat Co
Dan D. Taylor
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