Heat Wave Collapse Sweeps Midwestern Cities
Cincinnati endures record heat with 98 to 102 degrees. fourteen deaths and fifty prostrations by evening. Chicago reports over twenty prostrations as temps near 90. Cleveland sees three fatalities. nationwide blistering heat triggers numerous rescue calls and suicide in a cooler cellar.
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Chicago
Central States
Pittsburg
Kansas City
Mercury
Cincinnati
Albert Lamberg
Henry Bachling
St. Louis
Cleveland
Ohio
T Ia
Fearful floods in France threaten lives and homes
Fourteen bodies recovered from floods along the Garonne near Auch. Heavy damage reported as the river overflow swallows houses and towns. Isle-en-Dodon and St Laurent flood others with dozens of houses destroyed and multiple deaths feared.
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Paris
Garonne
Auch
Gerr
Toulouse
Garr
Isle-en-Doden
St. Laurent
Three Saved as Overdole Sinks Off Hooghly Point
Advices from Calcutta report the British bark Overdole, Captain Roberts, bound for South America, collided with the steamer Bandua near Hooghly Point by the Ganges mouth and sank almost at once. All aboard drowned except the captain, a pilot, and one seaman.
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Calcutta
Roberts
South America
Hooghly Point
Ganges
President McKinley Arrives in Canton to Ovation
President McKinley and party reached Canton by 10 30 train Saturday greeted by a large crowd at the depot. Citizens formed a parade with bands, military units, old soldiers and campaign organizations prominent. Thousands more gathered, matching the March departure crowd.
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McKinley
Canton
Snatfall
Indian Trouble At Camis Prairie Said Groundless
Adjutant General Breck in Washington received telegram from General Coppinger commanding the Platte department Omaha July 2 stating reports of dangerous Indian uprising are unfounded and a few Indians off the reservation will soon be retained without trouble.
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Breck
Washington
Coppinger
Department of the Platte
Omaha
Camis Prairie
Senate Delays Over Bounty Amendment on Tariff Bill
Senate completed a plain reading of the tariff bill and adjourned to Monday as a bounty amendment from finance caused delays. Arkansas's Mr Jones opposed immediate action while Mrs Thurston and Mr Allen pressed the measure before withdrawing, then reintroducing the bounty provision. The session also addressed anti trust provisions and re-enacted Wilson act sections.
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Matinkers
Senate
Allison
United States
Myr. Jones
Arkansas
Teller
Colorado
Thurston
Nebraska
Grose
Allen
Mr.Jones
Mr. Allison
Illinois Miners Out Strike Paralyzes Spring Valley
Two thousand Spring Valley miners quit their mines on Saturday causing stock shortages for customers. Nearby camps report possible broader action as eight thousand idle men could arise within six miles, with miners demanding higher mining prices amid four years of wage reductions. Local businessmen express sympathy despite hard times.
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Spring Valley
Til
Seatonville
Ladd
Marquette
Difinity
LaSalle
Peru
Gen John B Gordon Declines Georgia Governor Run
A movement in Atlanta sought Gen John B Gordon as a gubernatorial candidate. His friends met at the Kimball house and appointed a committee to approach him. Gordon told the Associated Press he will not be a candidate for governor or any other office again.
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Saya
Georgia
Atlanta
John B. Gordon
Kimball House
Erie County Democrats Back Chicago Platform Principles
The democratic general committee of Erie county New York met in Buffalo on Saturday and by unanimous resolution reaffirmed devotion to the principles of the democratic party as enunciated by the national convention held in Chicago last July.
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Democratic General Committee
Erie County
N. Y
Buffalo
Chicago
Strike Preparations Press Coal Supplies in Western States
Coal consumers in the West and St. Louis area are stocking up as a threatened strike nears. Illinois mines and southern central districts receive orders to operate, while the St. Louis market remains highly demoralized. Belleville miners may not strike en masse due to weak organization and limited concerted action. Mass meetings set to decide on action.
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St. Louis
Illinois
Trinois
Belleville
Ill
Miles Will Close Down As Steel Mills Shut Up
More than £5 000 Ion and Steel workers will Tate, Every mill in the United States under Amalgamated Association jurisdiction will shut down. The 25,000 men affected are joined by others not in the union. The mass halt results from failed scale conferences at Youngstown Ohio. The puddling rate remains at $4.50 a ton while manufacturers held firm at $4. The strike and suspensions threaten the biggest industry standstill in years with tin plate and flint glass sectors also pausing operations.
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Ion and Steel
United States
Amalgamated Association of Iron,Steel and Yin
Amalgamated Association
Manuufacturerste Agras
Youngstown
Milla
Tvyory Tin Plate
Chapman Gets Nomination in Ohio Silver Democratic Ticket
Ohio Democrats at Columbus state convention nominate Horace L. Chapman as governor with a pro Chicago platform endorsing silver policy. Full ticket includes Melville D Taw for lieutenant governor J P Spriggs for supreme court W H Dore for attorney general James F Wilson for state treasurer Peter H Degnan for board of public works and B H Hurd for school commissioner.
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Ohio
Democrats
Columbus
Horace L. Clapman
Chicago
Warner
Chapman
Jackson
Horace L. Chapman
Melville D Taw
Supreme Court
J. P. Spriggs
W. H. Dore
James F. Wilson
Board Public Works
Peter H. Degnan
B. H. Hurd
Lodge Proposes Tax on Stocks and Bonds Amendment
A Washington telegram states Senator Lodge proposed a tariff amendment to tax stocks and bonds. The draft imposes 6.9 cents per $100 of net value on capital stock and bonds, 2 cents per $100 on transfers, with exemptions for United States and state bonds and mortgage securities, and for mutual benefit building associations.
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Lodge
Tariff Hill
Washington Telegram
United States
Mutual Benefit
Not Many Southerners Benefited From Washington Promotions
A Washington Saturday release lists numerous promotions in the pension and war departments. The article notes that very few of the favorable positions went to southerners under this administration, naming Layi B E Johnson of North Carolina Paul Brodie of South Carolina James Doyle of North Carolina and O Walker Turnor of Alabama as examples of those included among the lucky.
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Pension and War Departments
Washington
Layi
E. Johnson
North Carolin
Paul Brodie
South Carolina
James Doyle
North Carolina
O. Walker Turnor
Alabama
President McKinley Leaves Washington for Canton Visit
President McKinley departed Washington Friday night with his household aboard the Hazelmere Pullman car attached to the western express bound for Canton. He will visit his aged mother and take a few days rest, accompanied by Mrs. McKinley and several relatives and aides.
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Washington
McKinley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Canton
Day
Saxton
Mabel McKinley
Hazelmere
Uncle Sam's Jubilee compared with Queen Victoria's reign
A historical analysis compares the United States and Great Britain, noting wealth, population, education, railroads, and productive power. It cites figures from 1840 to 1890, claiming U S wealth surpassed Britain by about 33 percent and that U S farm labor and machinery yield far greater output per worker.
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England
United States
New York
Great Britain
Victoria
Sam
British Empire
Stead
Orient Review
United Kingdom
Eagland
Famong
Robert Giffen
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Multholl
Germany
France
United Stats
Victorian Era Growth Compared with United States
A historical comparison cites population, wealth, trade, railways, and manufacturing between the United States and Great Britain during Victoria's era. It notes US population growth from 17 million in 1810 to over 74 million by 1897, and US manufacturing value rising from about 1 billion in 1850 to 9.4 billion in 1890. It contrasts UK land valuation, per capita spending, and schooling, highlighting stronger US expansion in real estate, commerce, rail, and education.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
United States
Free
Tnnam
Islas
Stead
Kingdom
Victoria
Tinyope
Mulhall
Europe
United
Wealth and labor power in 19th century nations
The article compares 1837 British wealth with U S growth under Victoria and cites census-based wealth as a measure. It notes productive power, stating an able male's daily work equals a lift of 800 tons one foot, and estimates America's current national power at 6 406 million foot tons pay day.
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United Kingdom
Victoria
United States
Mullisll
Inked surfaces and lake formation in America study
Professor W. B. Soot of Pringston explains why inked are rare in some countries where faces were weathered, and how atmospheric and water forces move solids. He notes northern lakes formed by glacial action faded, while southern lakes persist, with rivers as long-lived lakes.
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W. B. Soot
Pringston
Aolid
Eler
Radisa
Hua
United States
Uate Edaes Hayondt
Dias
Boston
Trial by Jury Comes to Siberia in Russia
The article notes growing use of jury trials in Russia as Minister of Justice prepares to preside over Siberia’s first trial under the new system. Arrangements for reform date to the late years of Alexander II’s reign and involve a high level official traveling from Saint Petersburg to Irkutsk for the landmark proceeding.
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Russia
America
England
Irkutsk
Siberia
Alexander Iid
Jnatica
Trayalin
St. Petersburg
Killing Duel At Villa Rica Over Rat Battle
A bet in Villa Rica pits W. Hy Barton against John Bass to see who can kill the most rats in two hours. They worked Barton’s barn full of corn and fodder as rats swarmed out. Barton kills 441 rats and Bass 436, Barton winning by five. The dead rats weighed 100 pounds in a cotton basket. Douglasville New South.
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Villa Rica
Gai
W. Hy Barton
John Bass
Barton
Bass
Douglasville
New South
Officials cling to Paris palace job after destruction
In France four officials still hold office at the ruined Tuileries Palace, preserved and cared for despite the destruction of the palace twenty six years earlier. They continue to draw salaries from the state.
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France
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Smai
Qornon
Miles
Uncle Sams
Jubilee
Walter Besant
States
American Daily
Oly Indi
Nealey
Oan
Tiyito Ag
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