Weekly World News Condensed All the World News
A week’s digest highlights floods at Bakersville North Carolina with four dead, wage hikes for 2,000 workers by American Steel Hoop companies, legislative adjournments in Michigan, bank robbery losses, ship sinkings, and global events from Cuba to Alaska. Key figures include McKinley, Depew, Gordon, Tillman, and Rockefeller with multiple local and national incidents.
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Bakersville
N. C
American Steel Hoop Company
Ohio
Michigan
Bradner
Mechanics’ Bank of Fostoria
James Fisk, Jr
St. Clair
Detroit
Washington
Spanish Claims Commission
Maine
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the United States
Des Moines
Pennsylvania Republican State Convention Set for August 21
Obituary notices report Brig. Gen. Thomas Wilson retired U S A died in New York at 70. Capt. Henry W Howgate who stole 380000 from the government died in Washington at 67. Richard C McCormick territorial Arizona governor 1866 and congressman 1895 97 died in New York at 69. James A Herne actor playwright died at his New York home aged 63.
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Harrisburg
Thomas Wilson
New York
Henry W. Howgate
Washington
Richard C. McCormick
Arizona
James A. Herne
Boers Surrender in Bechuanaland and Rhodesia
A Cape Town dispatch reports 200 Boers surrender at Palapye Bechuanaland and 42 wagon loads of men women and children surrendering at Fort Tuli Rhodesia. The Cuban constitutional convention stalls until municipal elections. General Weyler proposes three army corps to deter invasion. China agrees to 4 percent indemnity interest but fixes 40 year payment. Powers accept Waldersee withdrawal from China. Kruger seeks ICJ intervention. An Italian anarchist says a plot existed to assassinate leaders.
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Cape Town
Palapye
Bechuanaland
Fort Tuli
Rhodesia
Weyier
China
Germany
Field Marshal
von Waldersee
Kruger
International Court of Arbitration
Rome
Czar
Nicholas
William
Loubet
Italy
Hartford strike ends with nine hour day and shop committee rights
Eighteen hundred workers return to six Hartford machine shops after employers grant a nine hour day with ten hours pay and promise to recognize local shop committees not the unions. Other items note a Chicago murder, a fatal train collision near Powhattan, a proposed 20 million dollar linen goods trust, papal succession chatter, a bravery medal at Iowa State, a partial Crocker Wheeler resumption, Japan’s population growth, and a Tehuantepec fire disaster with many deaths.
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Hartford
Pittsburg, Ohio Valley & Cincinnati
Powhattan
Amelia Chan
John Meting
Tony Wetrine
Barney Metzowski
American Shirt and Collar Co
New York
Vatican
Irving Institute
Iowa State University
Caroline Jarvis
H. M. Fagan
Fagan
Miss Jarvis
Crocker- Wheeler Electric Co
Ampere
N. J
Wheeler
Japan
Oaxaca
Mex
Tehuuntepec
Storystrokes from Old Times and Witty Quotes
A collection of brief antiquarian anecdotes notes court rulings by Charles V and Solomon, tips from Henry J. Byron on plays, Mason’s blunt advice to a novice, and Jeremiah Mason, John Lawrence Toole and a legendary supper with 80 guests.
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Charles V
Solomon
Henry J. Byron
Jeremiah Mason
New Hampshire
Mason
John Lawrence Toole
Grace
Toole
Men of means and power in Wall Street lore
Sir Thomas Lipton notes he has not visited the theater 12 times in his life and favors gardening and yacht racing. The article cites Wall Street figures with initial J such as J Pierpont Morgan and J J Hill among others. It recalls Cleveland high school pupils Andrew Freese taught there including John D Rockefeller and Mark Hanna with a story of Hanna fighting a classmate over apples. Political bosses avoid opposing the moneyed elite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
Wall Street
J. Pierpont
Morgan
J. R. Keene
J. J. Hill
J. Stillman
J. Schiff
J. H. Moore
J. W. Gates
J. Loeb
Violent Storms Cause Damage Across Several States
A June 1 storm system hit Vicksburg Mississippi with near cyclonic winds and hail. A five year old child died under collapsing timbers in Clarkston County. three siblings survived with injuries. Dawson Georgia and Houston Texas also reported major property and crop damage from wind and hail, with Longview and Palestine specials noting significant losses totaling up to 150000 dollars in Texas.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Claikson County
Elijah Copeland
Copeland
Dawson
Houston
Tex
Texas
Longview
Palestine
Anderson
Nacogdoches
Rusk
Shelby
Smith, Hill
Gregg
Cherokee
Fisher
Trade Review notes mixed regional conditions and stable demand
R G Dun & Co Weekly Review of Trade reports eastern weather hampering distributive trade while the west and south stay steady with activity near recent averages. Labor conditions brighten as strikes settle. iron and steel mills run at full capacity. farming machinery exports surge. rails ship to Australia and South America. 148 U S failures vs 160 last year and 27 Canada vs 20.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Australia
South America
United States
Canada
Missouri Pacific Advertises New Fort Train to Colorado
The Missouri Pacific Railway expands double daily service from St. Louis and Kansas City to Colorado Utah and the Pacific Coast. Trains depart St. Louis at 9:00 a.m. and 10:10 p.m. Kansas City at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 a.m. with through sleeping cars to San Francisco. Excursion tickets on sale. For details contact agents. H C Townshnp, Gen Pass and Ticket Agent, St. Louis.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
St. Louis
Kansas City
Colorado
Utah
Pacific Coast
San Francisco
H.C. Townshnp
Gen. Pass
Equestrian Exercise Report Draws Mixed Praise
The Boston Transcript quotes Fogg and Bass praising equestrian exercise as uniquely beneficial while noting Fogg’s skepticism about its fuss. The piece aligns with ongoing chatter about riding as a fitness activity and mentions Fenderson’s similar dismissiveness.
Surgeon to remove appendix vermiformis in operation plan
In a humorous column a surgeon outlines the need to operate for appendectomy while a patient quips about growing another appendix. The exchange appears in a Chicago Tribune piece reflecting lively city humor.
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Chicago Tribune
Allen's Foot Ease Ad Claims Comfort for Tight Shoes
Advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease powder promising relief from aching burning feet, corns, itching and sweating. Notes it eases new shoes, costs 25 cents, lists Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York as the sample sender and the product sold by all druggists and shoe stores.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Hall & Ruckel
New York
In the Presence of Greatness Parade
Conversation scene quotes Parke and Lane marveling at a newborn’s potential as the speaker trembles at his own insignificance. Detailing a personal exchange on parenthood and future promise set in a Detroit Free Press context.
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Parke
Lane
Detroit Free Press
Cure for Consumption Cited as Superior Remedy Claim
A fragment notes a claim that Piso's Cure for Consumption has no equal for coughs and colds, attributed to Boyer of Trinity Springs Indiana dated February. The quotation adds a remark about curly hair as good luck.
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Eee Boyer
Trinity Springs
Ind
Atchison Globe
Hoxsie's Croup Cure Sold In Noopium Bottle
An 19th century ad notes Hoxsies Croup Cure labeled Noopium priced at 50 cents. The bit of prose warns about cheating a man to gain memory of favors, attributed to Atchieon Globe.
Markets in New York and other cities report steady bonds and varied grain prices
Government bonds hold steady as New York notes mixed grain values. Wheat No 2 red about 81 cents, corn No 2 around 50 cents, oats No 2 white near 33 1/2 cents. Livestock ranges show hogs strong around 6 dollars, sheep and lamb prices varied, and regional prices in Cleveland Chicago and East Buffalo noted for wheat, corn, oats, butter, cheese, and cattle trends.
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Cleveland
York State
Chicago
Condition of Mrs McKinley Still Serious Despite Slow Improvement
Washington June 1 The physicians attending Mrs McKinley after a Friday forenoon consultation report she is recovering from travel fatigue but remains feeble and not out of danger. The illness from San Francisco continues in less intense form with no Friday night bulletin.
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Washington
Palmer's Lotion Deemed Curing Past Ills by Cincinnati User
Testimony from Mr T B Cutler in Cincinnati praises Palmer's Lotion for twelve years of ailment relief. The ad urges readers to obtain samples from Solo Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York if their druggist lacks the product.
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T. B. Cutler
Cincinnati
Ohio
Palmer
Solo Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
A Frightful Tragedy at Covington Home Ends in Deaths
At Ottie Hester home on Western avenue and Third street Covington Ky a quarrel at supper led Mrs Kate Hester to shoot Ottie Hester and their three year old daughter before suiciding. The bodies were taken to the morgue. The motive remains unknown.
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Cincinnati
Ottie Hester
Western Avenue
Third Street
Covington
Kate Hester
Ottie
Mexico City Congress Grants Large Public Works Funds
The federal congress adjourned after an important session in Mexico City. It approved extensive public works allocations for harbor improvements canals new buildings and city embellishment. Sanitary undertakings were sanctioned to promote health nationwide and public credit was maintained with no rate increases drawing from the government's cash surplus.
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Mexico City
Federal Congress
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John B. Gordon
Confederate Veterans’ Association
Memphis
Bartow
Fla
Fred Rochelle
Dennis Cummings
William Griffith
Otto Adams
Sandusky
St. Paul
Teutonic
Bowling Green
Toledo
Singapore
Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank
Yukon
Alaska
Depew
Hall of Fame
McKinley
Rocky River
Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
National Woman Suffrage Association
Minneapolis
Frank Reeves
Georgiana
Ala
West Point
L. F. Loree
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Collision
Nelson Hatfield
Avoca
Calvin Hall
Dan Yantis
Lookout
Cal
Wiley Kirk
Towson
Calumet River
Charles Haverson
Westville
A. A. Ammonds
McSweeney
South Carolina
Tillman
McLaurin
Illinois
Minnesota Supreme Court
Russell Sage
Burlington Limited
American Association
Baltimore
Boston
Milwaukee
Gen. Booth
Salvation Army
Ballington Booth
Volunteers of America
Neaw York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Treasury
Dowie
Elijah
Jasper
Grand Jury
John D. Rockefeller
Medical Research
Charleston
S. C
Michigan University
Wisconsin
Brigham Young
Nick Connor
Cassopolis
Mich
Tllinois
Buffalo
Nancy B. Irving
Manila
Vladfontein
St. Petersburg
Tehuantepec
Peking
Logan
Malolos
Aguinaldo
MEANS
Trade Review
New Fort
Him
Hoxsie
Noopium
Atchieon Globe
East Buffalo
G & J Tire Company
Indianapolis, Ind
Carter
Wtlever
Carters
Kentucky
Mexican Congress
Interstate Physicians League
New York City
Island
Long Island Railroad Co
H. M. Smith
Fullertown
Long Island City
Ohio State Journal
Land of Plenty
Papolet
F. Pedley
Otawa
M.V. McInnes
E. T. Holmes
Folly Blag
Indianspolia
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