Illinois and Nation Feuds From Across The Nation
A diverse U.S. roundup notes Indiana farming values state totals 221 897 farms worth 841 735 340. Oregon governor race results show Chamberlain ahead Furnish by 334. Roosevelt cites repeal of wartime law. Battleship Illinois accepted. Tulsa rail crash, a Detroit excursion wreck, and Kansas droughts widen. Ambassador von Holleben becomes diplomatic dean. public building bill approved.
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Roosevelt
New York Board of Trade
Chamberlain
Furnish
Oregon
Root
Miles
Fort Riley
Kas
Washington
Duncannon National Bank
Duncannon
South Africa
Illinois
Newport
R. I
Horticultural Gardens
Toronto
Ont
Kansas
Oklahoma
Iowa
Neosha
Cottonwood Rivers
Emporia
Jeff Davis
Arkansas
Little Rock
Dad” Cain
Alpena
Mich
Poughkeepsie
Ambassador von Holleben
Germany
Lord Pauncefote
Vienna
Chicago
New York Harbor
A Week's Record Condensed News Overview
A weekly digest summarizes home and foreign news across the industrial sector, personal items, and political developments. It covers happenings at home and abroad, presenting a compact seven day snapshot with brief summaries of notable events.
Senate and House Debates on Canal and Reforms
The Senate and House debated isthmian canal options and anti-anarchy legislation. Senators Hanna and Mitchell argued for Panama and Nicaragua routes respectively while broader budget and reform measures moved through. The House closed speeches and advanced measures on the national forest grant and public building appropriations.
Various US affairs and disasters sweep across the nation
Reports include a tuberculosis warning from the American congress, Chicago strike settlements, rioting injuries, a Hegewisch plant fire idling 2000 workers, alleged coal monopoly, a Hardin tragedy, antitrust enforcement on packers, a Chattanooga wreck, a Grand Rapids factory stand, Louisiana fire loss, a Nebraskan cloudburst, drownings in Silverton and Durango, murder revolutions, Clemens retirement, a Mich igan City execution, Philadelphia killings, anthracite violence, Whitecaps assault, a Martinique consul appointment, a Ravenal mob execution, and Roosevelt opening a military surgeons convention.
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American Congress On
Chicago
Illinois Car and Equipment Company
Hegewisch
Belle Smith
Hardin
New York Supreme Court
Frank Finch
Pay
Chattanooga
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ruddock
Louisiana
Chas
H. Ruddock
Courtland
Cornelius O'Rourke
Silverton
Col
John McComb
Denver
Durango
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Columbia
Willis B. Wheeter
Indiana
Michigan City
Elias Burns
Oscar Webb
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Alice Hanger
Marengo
Ind
John F. Jewell
Illinois
Martinique
W. I
Jim Black
J. K. Jones
Ravenal
S. C
Roosevelt
Washington
The
Association of Military Surgeons of the United States
Party nominations and conventions across several states
Indiana Democrats at Indianapolis nominated Alfred Schoenover for secretary of state as part of a state ticket with resolutions criticizing national policy. Indiana Populists named William Gill for secretary of state. South Dakota Republicans backed Charles N. Herried for governor. James H. Southard and B F Russell were named for Congress in Missouri and Ohio respectively. Francis W. Griffith selected by Democrats in Indiana Fourth district. Georgia Democrats nominated J M Terrell for governor. Mrs. Bailey Bartlett, 99, of Orange New Jersey, died. James Sherman renominated for Congress by Republicans in New York Twenty seventh district.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Alfred Schoenover
Attica
William Gill
Montgomery County
South Dakota
Charles N. Herried
James H. Southard
Congress
Ohio
B. F. Russell
Missouri
Francis W. Griffith
Boer officers at parole from Bermuda prison camps
News reports say Boer officers held in prison camps near Bermuda have been released on parole. Reports from Martinique describe sea upheavals suggesting submarine eruptions between Martinique and St Lucia. Five Spanish artillery officers drown after a boat collision off Gijon. Earthquake and volcanic destruction devastates Batalbulen Guatemala, with about 1000 believed dead. Senor de Ojeda named minister of Spain at Washington. Acting Gov Wright notes civil government established in most Philippine provinces.
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Bermuda
Gijon
Spain
Gov. Wright
Philippines
Washington
Batalbulen
Guatemala
San Francisco
Martinique
St. Lucia
Senor de Ojeda
Morocco
Diverse 1900s News Capsule Highlights Labor Strife and Global Events
Reports from Berkeley Virginia describe a boycott against merchants supporting disenfranchisement. Water shortages threaten Hong Kong while arming measures reduce unrest in Chicago. Robberies in New York reveal gold valued jewelry losses. Steel strikes in Granite City settle by arbitration with union recognition. Virginia coal counties see thousands defy strikes and continue work. Congress considers $100000 for removing deceased presidents to Arlington. Fort Monroe land requires evacuation for military use. Hoboken woman dies after witnessing a child fall. the boy escapes harm. Senate debates isthmian canal bill amid Nicaragua route support. House passes anti anarchist act.
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Berkeley
Hong Kong
Packing House Teamsters
Chicago
New York City
American Steel Foundry
Granite City
Ill
Buchanan County
West Virginia
Virginia Iron, Coal and Coke Co
Representative Thompson
Ala
United States
George Washington
National Cemetery
Arlington
Secretary of War
Hygeia
Fort Monroe
J. Feeley
Hoboken
N. J
Senate
Harris
Kansas
Nicaragua
House
Patchwork of Global News From St Louis to Illinoys
St Louis sells a five million bond at a one cent premium. Texas cattle shipped to Boer farms. 650 head from Pensacola. Miss Helen Miller Gould receives master of letters from New York University. Cunard fleet sale rumored at fifty five and a half million. Viceroy Liu Kun Yi seeks silver indemnity payment. New York to host a grand ten million dollar twenty story hotel. United Presbyterian Assembly hears union overture with Reformed church. Illinois Audubon warns Chicago milliners on fall hat feathers. Mark Twain receives doctor of laws from Missouri University Columbia. Borax slows fat and protein assimilation per German experts. Carnegie gives million to Harriet Lauder on marriage. Colonial bank in St Pierre loses over a million. total damage forty million. Foreign imitations threaten American goods in Germany. Rock Island stockholders cap indebtedness at two hundred million. James J Hill warns federal railroad censorship risks government control.
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St. Louis City
Texas
Pensacola
New York University
Helen Miller Gould
Cunard Line
Liu Kun Yi
New York
United Presbyterian General Assembly
Reformed Church
Ilinois Audubon Society
Chicago
Missouri State University At Columbia
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
Germany
Rock Island Railroad
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
Ilinois Manufacturers’ Banquet
Senate passes Lodge Philippine government bill with 48 to 30 vote
The Senate approved the Lodge Philippine government bill by 48 to 30. Three Republicans Hoar Mason Wellington voted no and Senator McLaurin voted yes. The measure authorizes a Philippine commission and civil and vice governors, applies most U.S. rights with limits, and sets tax, land, and currency provisions pending future reports and rules.
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Washington
Senate
Hoar
Mass
Mason
Ill
Wellington
McLaurin
S. C
Philippine Commission
United States
Philippine Islands
Supreme Court
Islands
Government of the Philippines
Philippines
Government of the
Chamberlain wins large lead for governor as returns incomplete
Portland dispatch reports practically complete returns from 28 of 33 counties and estimates majorities for Chamberlain, with results uncertain for several days. The Republican ticket except the governor appears elected by 7,000 to 12,000, indicating a statewide GOP trend.
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Portland
Ore
Chamberlain
Brooklyn to Become Funeral Ship
The Navy Department orders the cruiser Brooklyn to be ready for sea duty by the June 25 as the vessel to transport the late Lord Pauncefote’s remains to England. This follows the present understanding of its mission and assigns readiness timelines.
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Brooklyn
Washington
Navy Department
Lord Pauncetfote
England
Express Firms End Pact. Separate Agencies Set in St. Louis
The joint agreement between United States and Pacific Express companies has been dissolved and separate agencies established in St. Louis and other locations. The main offices of both firms remain in St. Louis.
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Express Companies
St. Louis
United States
Pacific Express Companies
President Roosevelt urged to mediate coal strike
Wilkesbarre and Pottsville reports note growing hope that President Roosevelt will mediate between miners and operators after New York board of trade and transportation petitions. Miners remain ready to arbitrate while operators deploy nonunion workers as tensions flare and a guard shoots a boy near Stanton colliery.
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Wilkesbarre
White House
Washington
United States
New York Board of Trade
Roosevelt
Mitchell
Wyoming Valley
Stanton
Murray
Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Central Railroad of New Jersey
Charles McCann
Mercy Hospital
Wilkesbarre Police
Pottsville
Schuylkill
Reddam
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Pennsylvania Coal Company
New Castle
Frank Jones
Last Chance
St. Clair
Jones
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Jail Sentence for Infernal Machine Sender in Springfield
Grant Welte was sentenced to six months in the county jail by Judge Humphrey in U S district court for sending an infernal machine through the mails. The Springfield court proceeding occurred Thursday morning.
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Springfield
Grant Welte
Humphrey
United States District Court
Shah Decorates Emperor With Persian Diamond Insignia
The shah of Persia presented Emperor William with the highest Persian order. The diamond set insignia is valued at 22,000 marks.
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Shah
Berlin
Persia
William
President Roosevelt rejects intervention in coal strike dispute
Washington reports Roosevelt finds no legal ground to appoint an investigator as 1892 authority was repealed. Wilkesbarre officials seek aid from President Mitchell to keep peace and guard property. Mitchell denies peace talks and warns of ongoing West Virginia soft coal strike led from Wilkesbarre with 29,000 miners at risk.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
New York Board of Trade
Wilkesbarre
Mitchell Friday
Mitchell
Wyoming
Civic Federation
West Virginia
Elkhorn
W. Va
Tug River
Dingess
United Mine Workers of America
Huntington
United Mine Workers’ Organization
Buencamino Briefs Roots on Philippine Needs and Plans
Secretary Root received a letter from Felipe Buencamino summarizing urgent needs in the Philippines. He outlines plans including funding Philippine students to study in the United States and a personal propaganda effort to correct American misconceptions. The letter also mentions complaints about house rentals.
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Washington
Root
Felipe Buencamino
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Philippines
United States
Teenager Dies by Lightning Near Wheaton
Wilbur Chase 17 son of Rev. Mattison W. Chase of Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church was struck by lightning and killed instantly during a Friday afternoon storm near Wheaton in Chicago.
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Chicago
Memorial Hour Honors Dr Chester at Mission Union Session
In Clifton Springs New York during the International Mission Union opening session the first hour Friday was named Memorial hour. The gathering specially paid tribute to Dr Chester who had recently died on the field in India.
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Clifton Springs
N. Y
International Mission Union
Chester
India
Nevada man who killed woman dies of gunshot wounds
Frank Robinson of Nevada Iowa, who murdered Gertrude Rawlings last week and shot her suitor Albert Ferguson, died Friday morning from bullet wounds sustained in the incident. The death marks another turn in a case tied to personal safety concerns in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Frank Robinson
Nevada
Gertrude Rawlings
Albert Ferguson
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