New Shamrock II wins conclusive Atlantic trial in Clyde
The Shamrock II narrowly beats Shamrock I by 2 minutes 20 seconds after a grueling 36 mile course from Craigmore to Skelmortie and back with shifting winds. The older craft staged a late surge aided by a rain squall, finishing 1 minute 15 seconds behind. Challenger readies to sail for the Atlantic around July 22.
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Rothesay
Firth of Clyde
Craigmore
Skelmorlie
Skelmortie
Shamrock I
Tomont
Larg’s
China suspends examinations in all provinces for five years
Washington reports China issued a five year suspension of official examinations across the country to modernize the system. The move is portrayed as limiting foreign influence while complicating for foreign governments who seek harsher punishment for Boxer-related outrages. Officials credit moderation by Consul Conger and Rockhill in restraining capital sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington
The
Herald
China
United States
Pekin
Peking
Presidnt
Conger
Rockhill
Portland Cement Contractor Advertises Services
J J McKeone of Washington Iowa advertises contractor and dealer services for Portland cement work including piers hitching posts and cellar floors with all work guaranteed. Bond amount listed as 63000.0. Location on East Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kempble's Flowers Offers Direct Order Express
A fragment notes Kempble's Flowers in Oskaloosa Iowa urging direct ordering with express service from Mata MBLE FLOWER Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kempble
Mata
Mble Flower Co
Oskaloosa
Lowa
Monument unveiled at Kurihama honoring Perry voyage
In Yokohama on July 16 a ceremony marked the unveiling of a monument at Kurihama commemorating Commodore Perry's landing on July 14, 1853. Rear Admiral Rodgers led the U S squadron and Viscount Katsura gave the memorial address with numerous Japanese officials in attendance. The Perry landing in 1853 helped start Japan’s opening to foreign trade.
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Yokohama
Kurihama
Commodore Perry
Rodgers
United States
Viscount Katsura
Derry
Japan
Epworth Leaguers Stranded After Colorado Pickpocket Ring
A gang of pickpockets in Colorado Springs robbed about twenty Epworth Leaguers in a Frisco trip, stealing money, railroad tickets, and even trunks with baggage checks. Notable victims include Dr. J. H. Wilson and Mrs. Harrington of Dover Delaware. Victims may need county aid unless railroads issue return tickets shown as paid.
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Glenwood Springs
Colo
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
J. H. Wilson
TW. R. Harrington
Dover
Del
Dr. Wilson
Youngers Are Free Men From Stillwater Parole
Coleman and James Younger were released from Stillwater penitentiary at 10 a m Sunday after conditional parole by the board of pardons last Wednesday. They plan to live in Stillwater and seek employment location remains undecided. Their first day of freedom included a steamboat excursion on the St Croix river. Warden Wolfer kept the release day secret to avoid notoriety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul, Minn
Coleman
James Younger
Board of Pardons
Stillwater
St. Croix
Wolfer
Joliet Tinplate Strike Affecting 325 Workers
Joliet Illinois July 16 Amalgamated Association strike halts 125 workers at Great Western Tinplate works an American Tinplate company auxiliary. If unresolved the strike will force closures of other branches totaling 325 employees within a week or ten days.
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Joliet, Ills
Hougland Commission Firm Suspended Over Decatur Branch
Mattoon Illinois July 16 The H J Hougland commission firm operating boards of trade in this city and Decatur has suspended. The Decatur branch operated by George Kizer faced losses on Phillips corner in Maveern while handling 234000 bushels and suffered heavy losses on July and November corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattoon, Is
H. J. Hougland
Prairie fire destroys wheat and injures threshing foreman
Tarned Kansas July 16 A prairie fire started eighteen miles north of town and burned a large extent of country destroying over 40 000 bushels of wheat in the stack Frank Junod the threshing engine operator inhaled the flames and is reported dying from injuries
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Tarned
Kan
Frank Junod
British forces surprise Scheeper's laager at Candoo
Graaf Reinet July 16 report says Col Scobell's column surprised and captured Scheeper's laager at Candoo July 14 taking thirty one prisoners and a quantity of ammunition and stores. Scheeper and most of his commando escaped. no British casualties.
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Graaf Reinet
Cape Colony
Col. Scobell
Scheeper
Candeboo
Rain Relief Boosts Kansas Southwest Crops
Kansas City reports July 16 rain easing drought in the southwest. The downpour benefits crops and livestock, with farmers expecting substantial savings and further falls in rainfall to help stabilize yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Southwest
Dexter J. Knapp Ends Life In Personal Crisis
Sioux Falls reports prominent real estate dealer Dexter J. Knapp shot himself in a Sunday morning crisis, a fatal act after fourteen years in the city. He was a leading local figure and widely known in state affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux Falls
S. D
Dexter J. Knapp
Knapp
Wilson hopes drought not ruin western corn crop
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says western corn crop damage from drought may be exaggerated and believes reports of ruin not yet confirmed. A Washington dispatch to The Herald notes his cautious optimism about crop prospects.
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New York
Wilson
Washington
The
Herald
Lipton Yachts Win Trial Race Over 36 Mile Course
In a trial race Lipton yachts Shamrock I and Shamrock II competed, Shamrock II winning by one minute and forty seconds over a 36 mile course as the cup challenger Shamrock II.
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Rothesay
Firth of Clyde
Lipton
Students Demand Church Seizure in Mexican Crisis
In City of Mexico on July 16 students issued a fiery manifesto against the Roman Catholic church. They call for a congress of educated youths to act on church matters and urge the government to confiscate clergy property to fund the national debt.
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City of
Mexico
Anti Clerical Demonstration Threaten Juarez Death Anniversary
A manifesto vows to raise revolt against the church and extend the anti clerical movement begun in enlightened nations. Fears mount of renewed disturbances on the 18th inst the anniversary of President Juarez death. It is announced every workingmen society will join the procession. Some passages are so violent newspapers refuse printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juarez
Murderer Kills Himself After Fatal Farmyard Shooting
Horace Peters, suspected killer in the Peter Smith murder on a Bainbridge township farm, shot Smith in a field Thursday afternoon then fled. Missing and mobbed, Peters returned near the woods and ended his own life with buckshot, his body found Sunday near maple trees by Deputy Pearal.
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Smith
St. Joseph
Mich
Peter Smith
Bainbridge Township
Horace Peters
Peters
Pearal
Baseball scores from cities across leagues
Chicago notes scattered results from yesterday including Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 6 St Louis 4 0 Chicago 1 4 Baltimore 2 Washington 3 and a second game Washington 38 Baltimore 7 Philadelphia 6 Boston 1 and other Western Association scores across Marion Wheeling Fort Wayne Columbus and Toledo.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Chicaro
Boston
Pittshburo
Baltimore
Washington
Philadelphia
Western Association
Marion
Dayton
Wheeling
Grand Rapids
Fort Wayne
Cohumbus
Toledo
US Imports and Exports for Fiscal Year 1901
The statement shows total imports at 822,771,538 dollars and total exports at 1,487,006,044 dollars for the year ending June 30, 1901. Exports exceed imports by 664,000,011 dollars, imports are 21,184,51 dollars below last year, and exports are 93,173,462 dollars above last year.
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Washington
United States
Scar Face Jim Wounded Dalton Gang Outlaw Located East of Ardmore
Ardmore July 16. Scar Face Jim, linked to the Dalton gang, was found Saturday night twenty miles east of Ardmore with a bullet wound. He refuses to be taken alive and remains sought for numerous crimes.
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Ardmore
J. T
Scar Face
Jim
Dalton Gang of Outlaws
Here
Sioux City Soldier James P. Sheeley Dies in Philippines
Sioux City reports the death of James P. Sheeley, of Battery B, Fifth Artillery, in the Philippines. He had served with the Fifty second Iowa in the Spanish American War and is the first Sioux City soldier to die in the Philippines.
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Sioux City
James P. Sheeley
Fifth Artillery
Philippines
Sheeley
Iowa
Record-Herald dispatch notes 118° heat in Kansas
A Wichita dispatch reports the hottest day of the season in southern Kansas with temperatures rising to 118 degrees in the sun as of Sunday. The bulletin reflects extreme heat conditions impacting the region.
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Chicago
A_ dispatch
Record-Herald
Wichita
Kan
Kansas
Mrs Schalk Burger Captured in Pretoria
London reports confirm the capture of the wife of the acting president Schalk Burger. Lord Kitchener states she has been taken prisoner and moved to Pretoria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra. Schalk-Burger
London
Lord Kitchener
War Office
Schalk- Burger
Pretoria
Miss Hamilton Receives PhD Cum Laude at Heidelberg
Miss Hamilton, a U.S. citizen, earned the degree of Ph D cum laude from the University of Heidelberg. The report lists several other unrelated incidents including drownings and arrests from various cities.
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Miss Hamilton
United States
University of Heidelberg
William S. Wedge
Stratford-on- Avon
Matthew Brown
Chicago
Joseph Cramer
Philadelphia
Savannah
Carlisle D. Graham
Niagara Rapids
Liberty
Duke of Connaught
One Cure Promised for Stomach Ailments in Ad Claim
An advertisement promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the sole remedy for stomach disorders. It asserts prompt permanent relief and states ninety eight percent of users cured after faithful trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Mills Idle as Non Union Plants Close in Great Strike
Pittsburg reports show 74 000 workers idle across American Tinplate American Steel Hoop and American Sheet Steel plants amid a vast steel strike. Only Monessen mill remains running. the Painter mill near West Carson street and Lindsay McCutcheon mill shut entirely, shocking owners. Amalgamated and AFL leaders discuss potential coordinated action while cautions link to Reading precedent.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
Ramated Association
American Tinplate Company
American Steel Hoop Company
American Sheet Steel Company
Sheet Steel
Monessen
Minning
SOO
Allegheny
McKeesport
Shaffer
Painter
West Carson Street
Lindsay & McCutcheon
Federation
Amalgamated
Washington
Morrison
American Federation of Labor
Reading
Amalgamated strikes loom as wage talks unfold in mills
Workers weigh next moves as three major mills face pressure while a New York conference may decide whether to press the strike or seek settlement. Wages rise at McKeesport Tube works as Scottdale plants stay active amid guarded talks and nonunion plants report conditions.
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United States Steel Corporation
Federal Steel Company
National Steel Company
National Tube Company
Amalgamated Association
New York
Warner Arms
American Tinplate Company
American Steel Hoop Company
W. E. Corey
American Sheet Steel Company
Manage
Old Meadow
Scottdale
Chicago Iron Molders Strike Over Wages
One thousand iron molders in Chicago walked off the job at noon yesterday in a strike by the local division of the Iron Molders Union. They demand eight three dollars a day, repudiating an wage agreement reached by the international body and employers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iron Molders’ Union of North America
International Body of Molders
H. Wort
Allis-Chalmer Company
Kidney Pills Claim Cure All Ills Medical Ad Parody
Advertises Dr Hobbs Bearey Pills claiming to cure all kidney ills with a free sample offer. Mentions Steerfing Hemedy Go and a product presentation caao Or HY in a garbled promotional snippet.
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Hobbs
Umbrella quarrel ends with arrest in Durand
Durand Michigan officers Fifteen Jul 16 hours after a train arrival from Saginaw Deputy Sheriff A W Gates of Hemlock and W Put ter of Vermontville fought over a parasol valued at five cents Fuller claimed the parasol and Gates was jailed for lar ceny after being deemed too intoxicated to file a complaint Deputy Hovey escorted the pair as Muller kept the crowd calm
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Durand
Mich
W. Putter
Vermontville
A. W. Gates
Hemlock
Saginaw
Gates
Fuller
Muller
Hovey
Carrie Nation Breaks Bar at Jim Spillman Saloon Shelbyville
Carrie Nation and Mrs. Webb McKnight visited Jim Spillman’s saloon in Shelbyville. Nation demanded her son Archie Dudley go home. she drew a hatchet but was disarmed and put out. McKnight reentered, forced Spillman and wife out, then smashed bottles and furniture before tiring. Locals debate closing the saloon. Flo operates under a government license and faced indictments for illegal liquor selling last term. Washington bulletin reports census figures by sex nativity and color with totals for Illinois and other states.
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Shelbyville
Ind
Shelby County
Carrie Nation
Webb McKnight
Jim Spillman
Archie Dudley
Spillman
Flo
Bank Robbery Attempt Foiled by Night Policeman
Bourbon Indiana July 16 three unknowns tried to rob the Farmers bank. Night Policeman F Ty Caul discovered a raised window and entered the bank chasing the robbers who fled through a side window. Dan fired at the trio as they escaped, leaving blood on the pavement indicating a injury.
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Bourbon
Ind
Farmers’ Bank
F. Ty. Caul Caul
Dan
Centenarian in Dublin Becomes 108 After Long Search
Dublin Indiana July 16 George tammell of Brownstown is 108 and has spent decades seeking his sweetheart born in Alsfett Germany. He chased her across the world, found her in Olio as a widow with children, waited for her husband to die then married the widow, completing a remarkable century-spanning romance.
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Dublin
Ind
George Tammell
Brownstown
Alsfett
Germany
United States
Olio
Wammell
Liquor Dealers Boycott Bay City Prominent Members
Liquor dealers in Bay City Michigan begin a boycott targeting businessmen who join the Committee of One Hundred formed to prosecute liquor law violators after a carnival. The action follows a period of lax enforcement during the carnival event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay City
Mich
Large Fire Destroys Four Downtown Blocks in Oklahoma
Four blocks of businesses on the public square in Puld Oklahoma Territory were wiped out by a late Saturday night blaze. Firefighters faced water shortages forcing dynamite blasts to halt the flames. Total losses exceed $100,000.
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Puld
O. T
Wheat yields and harvest labor pressures in Michigan area
In Galien Michigan on July 16 reports say wheat is the best in fifteen years with fields expected to yield 30 to 40 bushels per acre. Hay is good and labor is scarce with harvest hands paid up to 2.50 dollars a day plus board, about 2 dollars a day on average. Nearby Parkersburg West Virginia notes similar wage levels.
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Galien
Mich
Markets in Chicago July 15 hogs cattle and sheep prices
Hogs estimated receipts 43 000 with prices from 5 70 for pigs to 6 27 for rough packing and shipping. Cattle receipts 29 000 with steers from 5 95 to 6 55 and various grades including butchers and western fed. Sheep receipts 25 000 with westers and native lambs priced between 2 75 and 4 15 and 3 75 4 75 for natives. Also listed are butter eggs poultry apples and potatoes with miscellaneous quotes and a promotional note for Rocky Mountain Tea.
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Chicago
Texas
Young Millionaire's Son Sentenced in Drink Folly Court
John Lester, son of a wealthy family, described as wrecked by drink and bad company, confessed to driving away a wagon and faced prison for his act. He blamed his indulgent father and upbringing, saying there was no hope for him despite efforts to save him. He is 20 and received a fine plus costs.
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Young
Justice Court
John Lester
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J J. McKeone
East Main St
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Epworth
Frisco
Joliet
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Diaz
Desperado Hunter
Earth
Phillippines
Wm. Connolly
Walnut St
Lorain
Ohio
Loman
Rimployers
Greater Strike Nop
Moldera
the Reynolds Gallery
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Ier Kanane
Censua Bureau
I. Noik
Dinois
Policceman
Ellie Glenn Wea
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ellis Green
H. T.terry
Paducah
Rocky Mountain
Madison Medicine Co
Stewart's
Madison
Wis
Speolal
Goovidental Buildings
Buch
Trafton
Lola Barnes
R. J. Rawling
Rawling
Field Columbian Museum
Mme. Ta Srad
Densrted Sunrite
Withers
Greens
R. D. Little
Elev
Kreigh Collins
Little
Alexander
Kaye
Temple Pharmacy
Stewart Pharmacy
Quook & Sherman
Columbia Pharmacy
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Washington, Iowa
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H. Keex
Frank Stewarvr
I. M. Sproun
Asst
J. Dempsey
Johnson
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Harwood
L. E. Latta
Joseph Pollard, Jr
H. Knecht
J. Wilson
Attorney At Law
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Temple Building
W. HM. Butterfield
Ora
Marsh W. Bailey
Downstatls
City Mall
P. J. Hanley
Washington County Savings Bank
W. E. Anderson
Klein's Clothing
Ashington
W. D. Lowry
Mercer & Chilcote’s
W. A. Stiles & Co
West Main St
Lila Whitmore
Rookery Sund
Casey
Up Sale
Hotel Allen
Frank Rogers
Wey
Wanamaker
R. A. Riley
Buffalo
WN. Y
Wabash
Niagara Falls
Detroit
Adams Street
A. Patten
Blain
B.A. Warre
Cashier
M. Keon
Vice- Press
Cash
First National Bank
Wm. Blair
Rook
L. J. Robinson
Frank
Henderson
W. BR. Jeffraey
Anderson
J.T. Anderson
Washington County Savings Bark
Don
E, . Townsend
D. C
Columbian School of Osteopathy
Kirksville, Mo
la. m
M. Lombardo
Veter
Wes
Charley Means
East Side Restaurant
Ehh Et
LEAVR
Columbus Junction
Muscatine
California
Pacific
West Points
Stewart
Agt
Burlington
Peoria
Indianapolis
Cedar Rapids
Brighton
Owa
Mason City Mail
Exc Sun
St. Paul
Peoria Mall
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