Amnesties Declared as Philippines Peace Restored
President Roosevelt proclaims full amnesty and civil control in the Philippines. Secretary Root relieves Gen. Chaffee of military governorship and praises U S army for Cuba and Philippines efforts, with a formal oath for those seeking amnesty. Kent Roosevelt eulogy urges parade readings praising army service and reforms in Cuba and the Philippines.
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Roosevelt
Cuba
Philippines
Washington
Philippine Archipelago
Root
Chaffee
United States
Kingdom of
Spain
Archipelago
United States of America
Kingdom of Spain
Theodore Roosevelt
President Praises Achievements in Cuba and Philippines
In an army address issued via Secretary Root, the president lauds notable deeds in Cuba and the Philippines, highlighting military efforts and strategic outcomes.
Kansas Socialists Nominate Full State Ticket
Kansas socialists meet at Emporia and adopt a platform. A S McAllister of Herington is unanimously named for governor with John M Parr of Topeka as lieutenant governor.
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Kansas
Emporia
Kan
A. S. McAllister
Herington
John M. Parr
Topeka
Emperor William Hosts J Pierpont Morgan for Lunch
Emperor William invited J Pierpont Morgan to stay for lunch after receiving him Thursday. Morgan met with Kiel officials during the visit and left after informal talks.
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Morgan
William
Kiel
Emperor William
J. Pierpont Morgan
Boy Drowns as Logs Run Off Creek in Tionesta
Heavy rains in Oil City area over 24 hours caused a fatal incident at Tionesta where 14 year old Will Anthony drowned while catching logs with a pike pole as they ran off Tionesta creek. The deluge has ruined thousands of dollars in local property.
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Boy
Oil City
Tionesta
Will Anthony
Tionesta Creek
Veteran Dead in Sedalia Civil War Captain
Sedalia Missouri July 4 veteran Col Richard Ritter aged 70 died at his home Thursday night Ritter served as a captain in the Twenty eighth Illinois infantry during the Civil War He was a long time resident of the city and his death ends a notable local military career
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Sedalia
Richard Ritter
Twenty-eighth
Illinois Infantry
Western New York and Midwest Storms Cause Wide Damage
A sequence of July 7 storms across Buffalo and western New York, Elmira and Warsaw NY, plus Iowa and Minnesota towns, left severe flooding, downed lines, destroyed buildings, and high losses. Drowned bakery owner Minnie Loper and many livestock fatalities are reported. bridges and roadbeds were washed out and communications disrupted.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Wyoming
Niagara
Cattaraugus
Arcade
Minnie Loper
Miss Lopper
Miss Loper
Yorkshire
Sandusky
Portage
Pennsylvania Railroad
Elmira
Warsaw
Oatka
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Rockwell City
Oakland
Whiting
R. W. Campbell
William Barber
Anthon
Wells
Minn
E. R. Cook
Aguinaldo Freed From Guard in Manila Meeting Gen Chaffee
After amnesty on July 4, Aguinaldo met Gen. Chaffee with interpreter Lieut. McKinlay. Aguinaldo, freed to roam, planned a Cavite visit and later a U S lecture tour to argue for independence, arriving in Boston before touring the United States. He seeks to study American government and avoid daylight street appearances.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Johnson
Chaffee
William E. McKinlay
Ninth Cavalry
Gen. Chaffee
Cavite Viejo
Cavite
Wright
Luna
United States
Boston
San Francisco
Sixto Lopez
Fires in Chicago Destroy Union Stock Yards Building
Swift and Company wholesale market and office at Union Stock Yards burned Saturday night causing 500000 dollars in losses. Flames also ruined three Wabash avenue buildings 205, 309, 311 and 313 with 325000 dollars in losses. Other property losses at 20 Wabash avenue 40000, 60 000 at 307 09 Wabash and related stock losses across multiple occupants. Insurance indicated on several properties.
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Chicago
Swift & Co
Union Stock Yards
Stock Yards
Wabash Avenue
Kuntz-Remmler Company
Wabash Ave
Thomas Chalmers
Henry Bosch & Co
George F. Moore Moulding Company
Wheaton & Smith
Thomas Murdock
James H. Smith & Co
Prince Tuan Said To Be In Contact With Beijing
A dispatch from Tien-Tsin reported that Prince Tuan linked to the Boxer crimes is in frequent communication with the imperial government in Peking and that his son was secretly named deputy lieutenant general of the Chinese forces at Peking.
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London
the Standard Saturday Morning
Prince Tuan
Peking
Attorney General to Probe Panama Canal Company Title
Assistant Attorney General Charles W. Russell will travel to Paris within a week to assess the Panama Canal company’s claim to concessions and property on the isthmus. The president’s wish may bring the attorney general to inspect the matter personally with Senator Spooner invited to accompany him.
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Panama Company
Washington
Charles W. Russell
Paris
Panama Canal Company
Senator Spooner
Lieutenant Arnold Acquitted in Filipino Abuse Case
Washington reports Lieut. Arnold was acquitted of ill treatment charges toward Filipinos but censured by Secretary Root for lacking sufficient vigilance to prevent abuses by his command.
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Washington
Arnold
Root
Ohio Chief Justice Williams Dies at 65
Columbus Ohio July 7 Chief Justice Marshall J Williams of the Ohio Supreme Court died at his home from diabetes He was 65 years old and had served about 16 years on the bench having been elected four times He recently declined renomination due to failing health.
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Ohio
Columbus
Marshall J. Williams
Ohio Supreme Court
Supreme Bench
Canadian woman dies in Oklahoma kerosene blaze
Mrs. H. Yates of Ontario, Canada, was burned to death in Mountainview Oklahoma on July 7 while trying to light the kitchen fire with kerosene according to local reports.
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Mountainview
Okla
H. Yates
Ontario
Can
Governor Yates Receives Large Illinois War Claims Warrant
Springfield July 7 Gov Yates received by mail a warrant for 1 005 129 29 dollars for principal and interest due the state from the United States government for advances made by Illinois in equipping troops during the Civil War.
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Ilinois
Springfield
Ill
Yates
Illinois
United States
Milner Reports Rejection of Cape Constitution Suspension
Lord Milner, British high commissioner, received news that the imperial government decided against suspending the Cape Colony constitution, marking a policy reversal amid South African tensions. The message outlines that no suspension will be enacted.
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Cape Town
Lord Milner
South Africa
Cape Colony
Breaks in coal strike resume amid arrests and union talks
The Wilkesbarre region reports the first floor in the firemen strike as three former Kingston Coal Co. workers return to their posts. Across Pennsylvania twenty strikers are jailed at Williamstown for picketing non union miners at Lykens Valley Coal Co. Operations may resume July 17 near Wilkes barre with non union crews. President Mitchell travels to New York for labor group talks while Harry White of the Garment Workers Union arrives for conciliation support. Weather rains raise mine water but pumps expected to cope. In Fayette County a prosecutor seeks to curb federal officers amid a mining district terror claim with Deputy Cunningham accused of enforcing injunctions.
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Wilkesbarre
Kingston Coal Co
Harrisburg
Williamstown
Lykens Valley Coal Co
Hazleton
Indianpolis
Luzerne County
Mitchell
Miners’ Union
New York
Metropolis
American Federation of Labor
Harry White
Garment Workers’ Union
Civic Federation
White
Organized Labor
Charleston
W. Va
Ossenton
Fayette County
Atkinson
Marshal Thompson
Marshal Cunningham
King Edward’s Illness and Crown Plans Outlined
From London reports in early July 1901 the king’s convalescence is steady and may soon be reported once daily. By July 8 officials say he will be crowned between August 11 and 15 with a shortened pageant and ceremony at Westminster Abbey, and transfer to the royal yacht possible by month’s end.
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London
Edward
Royal Yacht
Southampton
Westminster Abbey
Venezuelan government troops routed by revolutionaries
News from Venezuela says 3,000 government troops under Gen Castro were routed July 3 between Baragua and Barcelona by the revolutionary army. Government forces lost ammunition and equipment, soldiers deserted, and Barcelona was later surrounded causing panic and closed shops.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Venezuela
Castro
Baragua
Barcelona
Revolutionary Army
Revolutionary
Margaret Kelly dies from assault during robbery
Mrs. Margaret Kelly, 65, wife of a Whitelaw Reed employee, was attacked near her White Plains summer residence when two men struck her with a stone in a handkerchief, fracturing her skull. The thieves robbed the house. two suspects are in custody.
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New York
Margaret Kelly
Whitelaw Reed
White Plains
Pittsburg Steel Foundry raises wages for machinists and laborers
Pittsburg Steel Foundry Co at Glassport grants a 10 percent wage increase to machinists crane men and laborers effective July 1 in response to workers demands amid the July 8 report from Pittsburg.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Steel Foundry Co
Glassport
Receiver Appointed for Bay State Gas Co
Judge Kirkpatrick of the U S circuit court appointed George D. Halleck of Plainfield New Jersey as receiver for the Bay State Gas Co of New Jersey. The company was created by J Edward Addicks and others to control Boston Gas Light Roxbury Gas Light South Boston Gas Light and Bay State Gas of Boston. Frank L Day Co of New York sought the receiver with bonds valued at 160000 dollars.
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Trenton
N. J
Kirkpatrick
United States Circuit Court
George D. Halleck
Plainfield
Bay State Gas Co
New Jersey
J. Edward Addicks
Boston Gas Light Co
Roxbury Gas Light Co
South Boston Gas Light Co
Boston
Strike Begins In Chicago Freight Handlers Union
Chicago July 8 A strike by the Freight Handlers union affects 12 000 workers across 24 railroads. Officials seek a joint wage scale conference with railway managers aided by the state arbitration board. Union demands include higher wages extra overtime pay and holiday pay with union recognition.
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Chicago
State Board of Arbitration
Job
Board of Arbitration
Chicago Federation of Labor
Governor Rebukes Sheriff Over Eldorado Negroes Safety
Governor Yates received Sheriff Baxter’s reply claiming he did all in his power to protect colored school students in Eldorado after whitecaps attacked them and that US deputy marshal aid was used. Yates questioned the sheriff’s duty and urged re opening the Eldorado school while promising protection for the black community. President Alston of Eldorado Industrial Institute confirms violence reports.
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Springfield
Yates
Sam Baxter
Saline County
Eldorado
Baxter
United States
Gov. Yates
Six Burlington Shoe Factories Idle Over Labor Dispute
At Burlington New Jersey the six local shoe plants employing about 1500 workers are idle due to a labor conflict. The Burlington Boot and Shoe Workers union No 1 formed recently and now claims roughly all workers have joined. Manufacturers barred union labor, prompting the shutdown and widespread economic impact in the town.
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Burlington, N. J
Burlington
N. J
Burlington ‘Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Famous Thread Maker William Clark Dies in England
Newark reports the death of William Clark a famed thread manufacturer born in Paisley Scotland in 1841. He arrived in the United States in 1864 with his brother George and started a small cotton thread operation in Newark New Jersey. From that beginning a large works complex grew spanning acres along the Passaic River with branches in Paisley Scotland and extensive factory buildings.
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Newark
N. J
William Clark
England
Clark
Paisley
Scotland
George
Passaic
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