Week's Record of World News and Domestic Tragedies
J Pierpont Morgan rejected counter offers from steel workers. Isaac Lane and wife were shot by black assailants near Helena Arkansas. J H Dow a Kansas merchant drowned near Olathe. Martin Fry hanged in Carlisle Pennsylvania for murder. A cyclone damaged homes near Kilmar Kansas. July recorded extreme heat. Public debt declined in July, cash balance given. Brooklyn fire killed James McCoy and two children. Mrs McCoy injured. Lloyd and Marie Shoemaker killed in West Virginia. Consolidation talks resume among US and European dry plate factories. Several other lynchings, robberies, and political events across states. Government finances show small July surplus. Lawton Oklahoma town growth near Fort Sill. Michigan peach crop down due to drought. Warship to Venezuela discussed amid tensions with Colombia. Baseball standings noted in two leagues. Multiple homicides and suicides reported in Utah Oklahoma Texas and Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pierpont Morgan
Steel Trust
Isaac Lane
Helena
Ark
J. H. Dow
Kansas
Olathe
Martin Fry
Carlisle
James Edward Collins
Kilmar
Kan
James McCoy
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sherburne
Minn
Eliza Kunkle
Babe
Edgemoor
Ind
Brownstown
W. Va
Wyatt Hareless
Maud Pauley
Post Office Department
Josephine Dashault
Sandusky
Kruger
E. Heise & Sons
Saltillo
Oklahoma
George H. Phillips & Co
Chicago Board of Trade
John W. Lipps
Chicago
Berne
Betsey McCray
Carrollton
Miss
R. T. Taliferro
Orange County
John Bond
Steamboat Island
Chequamegon Bay
Lake Superior
Kilpatrick
San Francisco
Manila
Albion
United States
Charley Davis
Kate Hues
Smithville
Tenn
Charley Bentley
Jim Vann
Leeds
Ala
James Kirby
Robert Lee
St. Augustine
Fla
Julius Eskew
Avilla
Edmond Scott
la Grange
Carrie
Mina Hugely
Juan Rocha
San Antonio
Tex
John Grimsinger
Lawton
Fort Sill
Michigan
State
Navy
Colombia
Combine
Prof
Russell
Columbia University
Rasmus Anderson
Emily Campbell
P. C. Christensen
Manti
Utah
Will Price
Taliaferro
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Ethel L. Philips
Jennie White
G. G. Ratcliffe
Salsbury
First National Bank
Austin
Celtic
White Star Line
Thad Brookie
Millie Lighthawk
Omaha
Graham, Tex
Oland W. King
Roger Davenport
William Rothwell
Michael Davitt
Alexander McCullough
Crawfish
John Schaefer
Louis Haggerty
United States Artillery
Sullivan’s Island
S. C
Progressive Ohio Democrats name state ticket on free silver plank
Bryanites in Columbus organize the Progressive Democratic Party of Ohio and nominate a state ticket led by Rudolph Reemelin for governor. Maryland Dems push to exclude Black voters while national Socialists designate St. Louis as party HQ. Dennis Goodrich elected Indiana Republican chairman. Obituaries note centenarians and notable deaths in Chicago, Quincy, and Topeka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Progressive Democratic Party of
Ohio
Rudolph Reemelin
Rebecca Lovell
Hopkinsville
John Davis
Kansas
Congress
Topeka
Maryland
Baltimore
Indianapolis
Ind
St. Louis
James P. Goodrich
Winchester
Jerome B. Osier
Chicago
Lewis
Quincy
Frank Collier
Austrian Garrisons Go On War Footing Across Balkans
Disturbances in Albania push Austrian forces to a war footing while tensions rise in the Balkans. Venezuela faces growing conflict with Colombia as revolutionary forces clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Albania
Thomas W. Lawson
Independence
Galvirias
Colombia
House of Commons
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Cuba
United States
Maine
Havana
Peters
Venezuela
Kitchener
McKinley to Attend G A R Encampment in Cleveland
President McKinley accepts invitation to attend the national G A R encampment in Cleveland. The item notes other world affairs including colonial plans in Siberia, the fate of Boer rebels, troop movements in Asia, and naval incidents.
Rockefeller Palace Planned at Pocantico Hills
Reports say John D. Rockefeller will build a marble palace at Pocantico Hills New York costing about 1 million dollars. The estate includes 2000 acres in northern Westchester with a granite stable. a grasshopper plague threatens Naples New York. Bank closure at Andrews Indiana ends with forgery arrest. Senator Clark threatens eight hour day at United Verde mine. 1600 miners idle and steel strike widens. Maj Eltonhead’s court martial sentence altered. Fall River mills seek 15 percent wage cuts affecting 25000 workers. Leffing jewelry store in Allentown robbed of 4000 to 5000 dollars. two apprentices linked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
N. Y
England
Scotland
Rockefeller
Westchester County
Naples
Vfarmers
Andrews
Ind
Jerome
Ariz
W. A. Clark
United Verde
Fourteenth Infantry
Maj
Eltonhead
Army and Navy Club
Manila
Fall River
Mass
Leonard G. Leffing
Allentown
Curious Small Navies from Distant Shores
The piece notes tiny navies from Morocco Liberia Texas Hawaii and Java era Hawaii. It mentions the Has sanic steamer with a Greek captain Scotch engineer and Moorish crew the Houston frigate named for Gen Sam Houston and the Kai miloa Stevenson tells of Hawaii s solitary vessel with Gibson the Mormon missionary turned prime minister to King Kalakaua and Hawaii s comic opera navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultan of
Morocco
Republic of Texas
State of the Union
Houston
Sam Houston
Black Republic
Liberia
Gold Coast
Hawaii
Robert Louis Stevenson
Gibson
Java
Honolulu
Kalakaua
Cresceus Wins Exhibition Mile Record Amid Strong Wind
Cresceus, famed trotter from Columbus, clocked 2:02 and a fraction for a mile, shaving half a second from his week-old mark in 2:02 3/4 despite a stiff headwind. Crowds of 12,000 filled the driving park as owner-driver George Ketcham guided the champion through blistering splits, with wind later easing and Cresceus ready for another attempt.
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Columbus, O
Cresceus
Cleveland
Tim Murrnen
Dan Laho
Ketcham
Crescens
Lawton Townsite emerges after land lottery night
Fort Sil Oklahoma August 3 Lawton a town of 10000 near Fort Sill is forming after the land lottery. Thousands of homeseekers drawn blanks head for Anadarko Hobart or Lawton with August 6 lot sales planned. Lawton already hosts 400 temporary shops and a new bank amid frontier gambling and Comanche tents nearby. In London August 3 the evacuation of Peking by British troops was set for August 15 with possible extension. evacuation of other parts of China depends on events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Sil
Okla
Lawton
el Reno
Anadarko
Hobart
London
Foreign Office
Lord Cranborne
House of Commons
Peking
China
Cadillac Yacht Selected to Defend Canada's Cup
Chicago August 3 The Cadillac yacht has been chosen to defend the Canada's Cup after winning the decisive race against Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadillac
Chicago
Milwaukee
Had Fun With The Parson And The Cowboy Tale
A Yale man turned preacher recounts a frontier town incident where a cowboy urged him to have fun. The parson refuses a drink and a fight follows, ending with the minister knocking the cowboy down and later dusting him off the sidewalk. The cowboy, being carried away, jokes that the parson is full of fun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
New York Times
West
Parson
County Judge Rules Nebraska Curfew Law Unconstitutional
County Judge Smith of St. Paul Nebraska declares the state curfew ordinance illegal after four young women from prominent families were detained for being out late. Habeas corpus actions led to release and an appeal to higher courts. The incident follows a charivari and raises questions about the law’s validity and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
St. Paul
Neb
Nebraska
Date Muffins From a Classic Recipe Twist
Remove seeds from half a pound of dates and chop. Cream two tablespoons butter and add dates two eggs beaten. Stir in milk and sifted flour baking powder and salt. Combine until smooth and bake in buttered muffin pans thirty minutes. Good hot or cold for lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ World
New York
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Pitches Relief for Tight Shoes
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tight or New Shoes Feel Easy Cures Corns Itching Swollen Hot Callous Smarting Sore and Sweating Feet All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it 25c Sample sent FREE Ad dress Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
You don’t mean to say you believe in divorcee
Cartoon caption style humor from the Philadelphia Press featuring Thingumbob quipping that he believes in divorce in the case of a man bound to his opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McJigger
Philadelphia Press
Piso's Cure Cited By Minneapolis Man As Cough Remedy
J W O'Brien of 322 Third Ave North Minneapolis writes January 6, 1900 praising Piso's Cure as an effective cough remedy. The letter appears as a testimonial in local notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Railway Collision Highlights Line Blockage Impact
After a railway collision the report notes the line was blocked for hours disrupting service. The remark from Ally Sloper suggests prior blockage could have prevented the collision by limiting speed or access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ally Sloper
Believe Believe Hoxsies Crown Cure Noransea 50cts
Catalog entry repeats Believe Whooping Cough With Hoxsies Crown Cure Noransea priced at 50 cents. Includes a dialogue snippet from an Philadelphia Press cartoon where Tess and Jess discuss a skirt and style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoxsie
Noransea
Paradise Found in the Right Pair
A lighthearted line from Good Cheer praising finding the perfect pair as paradise, likening it to the Garden of Eden and suggesting contentment in simple style.
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Garden of Eden
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