Wreekly Call Reports Philippine Vessels to Americans
Since last August at Manila, 141 vessels have shifted from Spanish, German, and British subjects to American ownership. The business world believes Uncle Sam will stay in the Philippines. Cervera and other officers released from arrest in Spain. General Blanco’s role not investigated. Madrid authorities are implicated in the blunder.
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Manila
Uncle Sam
Philippines
Cervera
Santiago
Spain
Gen. Blanco
Madrid
Texas Flood Surges Rise 58 Feet Above Normal
A 58 feet flood surge on the Brazos exceeds average levels as the Colorado overflows its banks, merging with the Brazos across about 100 miles of normally dry land. Aid is urgently needed for widespread suffering across the affected region.
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Brazos
Texas
Colorado
Atti Charms Critics With Subtle Vocal Charms
A critic praises Patti for clever artistry, noting she could sing off key yet finish with perfect tone that delights listeners. Though she belts less loudly now, her tender singing remains as pleasing as ever, drawing praise for refined vocal control.
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Atti
Patti
American clergyman praises Philippine islands in letter
An American lay evangelist and former army member stationed near San Fernando, north of Manila, writes home that the Philippine islands are beautiful and more pleasant than Porto Rico or Cuba. He notes the hills have delicious air, never cold enough to chill, and claims cures for catarrh and neuralgia by being there.
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San Fernando
Manila
Porto Rico
Cuba
South Carolina Farm Futures Improve After War
The Greenville News reports SC’s agricultural outlook brighter than any postwar period. Diversified farming lifts finances while literacy nears the vanishing point, land improves through scientific methods, and farmers' incomes rise.
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Greenville
S. C
South Carolina
Late Robert Bonner’s Newspaper Advertising Triumphs
The text notes Bonner's gifts lay in the value and impact of newspaper advertising. It emphasizes that consistent, liberal appeals shape public taste and judgment, keeping meritorious articles before the world. Bonner’s success is framed as the triumph of this approach.
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Robert Plonner
Bonner
Training aims to valorize labor in public schools
The establishment of manual training as an essential part of public school teaching promotes dignity of labor, educates children to be self supporting, and equips them to use their hands without shame, making them practically valuable to the community once schooling ends by preparing them for useful trades.
Dreyfus Returns to France Amid Hope for Vindication
The record describes Capt. Dreyfus as admirable and reserved during his return to France. It urges that no future testing or release from confinement should lead him to protest or pose. His figure is portrayed as dignified and patient, fitting the final act of France's drama of infamy and self rescue from shame.
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Dreyfus
France
Cardinal Vaughan Addresses Tradedependence Banquet in London
Cardinal Vaughan spoke at the American Tradependence day banquet in London, warning that Britain stands at Asia's threshold. He said the nation has entered a shared commitment to Asian welfare and future, and its influence will grow beyond the past, shaping the continent toward true Christian Civilization.
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Cardinal Vaughan
London
Asia
Crop outlook improves despite Texas flood damage
The latest government report shows chief crops improving aside from cotton damaged by floods in Texas. Wheat yield decline shares slight relief from the 1898 record, and corn production is still high though down from the largest prior harvest. Overall output remains near the average of recent years.
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Texas
Regrets Over Cuba Evacuation and Notable Early 1900s Events
Gen Blanco laments surrendering to evacuate Cuba without combat while he could have altered repatriations. Obituary notes Robert Bonner dies in New York. Missouri seeks rehearing against 72 fire insurers for anti trust violations. Cabinet backs wartime officer promotions. Mark Twain heads to Sweden for health. Prince Henry of Prussia comments on Rennes court martial. Spanish governor Deniel removed from Devil’s Island. British envoy Monson hosts Venezuelan arbitration officials. Mrs Marguerite Dickens funeral held at Arlington with large turnout.
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Blanco
Cuba
Robert Bonner
Milionaire
West Fifty-sixth Street
New York City
Given Campbell
St. Louis
Thomas Yates
Chicago
Supreme Court of Missouri
Samuel Clemens
Mark Pwain
London
Sweden
Clemens
Paris
Prince Henry d'Orleans
Rennes
Iss
France
M. Deniel
Tres du Salut
Isle du Diable
Dreyfus
Edmund John Monson
Crim
Tramp fatally shot by Avoca marshal in night clash
Avoca Wisconsin town marshal was killed during an arrest attempt on the eed night, and the assailant tramp was shot dead by the officer. In Parkersburg West Virginia Judge Jackson released Kid Wanko on $1000 bail after ruling the killing of Felix Carr at a prize fight not intentional. A Columbus Ohio family lost seven members with one survivor injured in a crossing incident. At Cleveland Ohio a platform collapse while laying a synagogue cornerstone left several fallers with no deaths and few injuries.
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Avoca
Wis
Kid” Wanko
Parkersburg
W. Va
Felix Carr
Jackson
Wanko
Carr
Wm. Rernard
Columbus
Cleveland
Britain to aid Antarctic expedition fund with 45000 pounds
The British government will contribute 45000 pounds to the Antarctic expedition fund. On July 7 the US cruiser Newark departed Valparaiso for the Philippine Islands, with calls planned at Callao Peru. Washington confirms Vienna reports that the arbitration plan for Hazleton riots was rejected by the US, likely ending the matter. Treasury figures show cash balance of $277,663,392 and gold reserve of $243,232,609.
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United States
Newark
Valparaiso
Philippine Islands
Callao
Peru
Washington
Vienna
Hazleton
Treasury
Portuguese peers approve commercial convention with U S
Reported in Ottawa dispatches the 7th notes the Portuguese house of peers adopting the commercial convention with the United States. Meanwhile Dawson via the Edmonton route describes a grim Wind River camp of Peel studies where sixty to seventy prospectors wintered and faced scurvy with fifteen to twenty deaths and many others afflicted.
Quarantined Nippon Maru Passengers Free in San Francisco
Passengers arriving on the Nippon Maru who faced suspected bubonic plague deaths were released from a 14 day quarantine in San Francisco on the 11th. The navy dispatched Admiral Dewey’s medal to him by act of Congress, with his name engraved. Gen. Asa D. Carey retired as paymaster general. Gen. Alfred E. Bates to succeed. Seeding implement makers met in Chicago with Butterfield presiding to push price increases. Gen. Charles King offered a benefit lecture for the New Richmond tornado fund, now at $86,672. Chicago interest grows in a plan to reserve 7,000,000 acres of Minnesota forest as a national park. Belgium king visit to Newport denied by Washington officials. The British House of Lords backs seating for shop clerks’ assistants. The National Educational Association met in Los Angeles. Aaron Wolf, Parkersburg bank president, dies at 79 in Freeport.
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San Francisco
Orient
Navy Department
Admiral Dewey
Congress
Manila Bay
Asa DB. Carey
Ile
Alfred EE. Bates
United States
London
Chicago
C. L. Butterfield
Minneapolis
Charles King
Manila
Wisconsin
Richmond
Minnesota
Belgium
Newport
Washington
House of Lords
National Educational Association
Los Angeles
Cal
Aaron Wolf
Exchange Bank of
Parkersburg
Freeport
Gold mines near Trot Springs Arkansas urged for development
A report notes efforts to develop the gold mines near Trot Springs Arkansas as part of intensified mining ambitions. The piece covers multiple international and domestic items, from Manila trade concerns to royal and military actions, and ends with various regional notices. The terse sweep reflects a broad news briefing rather than a single focused event.
Held Responsible for Debts in Adams County Case
In a historic Adams county circuit court ruling a corporate officer becomes liable for the company's debts. The Dayton Tablet Co had capital stock of 30,660 and assigned liabilities far exceeding that. Secretary and general manager Henry Dayton was found to know the condition and consented to the indebtedness, with twenty creditors awarded judgments totaling 60,000 against Dayton personally.
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Adams County Circuit Court
Dayton Tablet Co
Henry Dayton
Dayton
Illinois River Dams, Sanitary Canal Study Proposed
Congress men Gray and Williams will be asked to request a congressional committee to study effects of the Chicago sanitary canal on lake levels. A resolution, to be introduced at the river convention in Whitehall on July 26, urges removal of government dams on the Illinois River at Kampsville and La Grange through districts along the Illinois River.
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Chicago Record
Gray
Williams
National House of Representatives
Chicago Sanitary Canal
Ilinois River
Kampsville
la Grange
Whitehall
Sanitary trustees inspect Illinois river on steamer Juliet
The sanitary trustees led by President Boldenwreck and canal commissioners, along with Gov. Tanner appointed special inspectors, traveled down the Illinois river on the Juliet to study dam removal impacts on adjacent lands. Trustee Jones cited a possible alliance with the Illinois Valley association to petition Congress regarding government dams at Lua Grange and Camipsville.
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Sanitary Trustees
Boldenwreck
Canal Commissioners
Special Commission
Recent Deaths and Obituaries Across Communities
Mrs Mayo widow of Capt Z B M vo and Civil War veteran dies at Sycamore. Mrs I H Willis dies at Sandoval. Mrs R Hazzard dies at Odin aged 68. a devoted worker in benevolent societies and a fervent supporter of women’s suffrage. William R Webb, prominent Mount Vernon resident, dies at Belleville.
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Mayo
Z. BR. M. Vo
Sycamore
I. H. Willis
Sandoval
R. Hazzard
Odin
William R. Webb
Mount Vernon
Belleville
Duel in a bogey ends with two wounded near Seatonville
Charles Saltesman and Miss Kate Harfoldsteimer fought with revolvers at night in a bogey near Seatonville in Bureau county. Doctors fear both may die. The duel arose from the woman's wish for marriage and the man's refusal after months of companionship.
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Charles Saltesman
Kate Harfoldsteimer
Seatonville
Bureau County
Saltesman
Horfoldsteimer
Liveryman Frank Lear Drowns in Camp Point Well
Frank Lear a 45 year old liveryman at Camp Point Adams county attempted suicide by drowning in a well at his home. He tied a rope under his arms to be drawn from the water but the cord was too short leaving him hanging above the water. He was walled up.
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Frank Lear
Camp Point
Adams County
Peoria Plans Annexation to Claim Second City Status
Peoria seeks to annex the villages of North and South Peoria to consolidate its position as Illinois' second city. Joliet and East St. Louis are seen as rivals for the distinction. Peoria’s population is about 70,000, with annexation raising it to roughly 75,000.
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Peoria
Joliet
East St. Louis
East St Louis Relay Depot Lines Reach New Station Deal
President Darker of the East St Louis Relay Depot association informed the Illinois state board that lines using the depot have reached an agreement for the construction of a new station.
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Darker
The
East St Louis Relay Depot Association
Hlinoig State Board
Assessor Reports Rockford Property Values for Last Year
The assessor's books show personal property value in Rockford at 30,613,1653 last year with 4,089,975. real estate value is recorded at 24,058,225. The figures reflect the town and city totals for the preceding year.
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Rockford
Farm Quarrel Ends in Murder at Marengo
Albert Marks and Dennis O Connor argued on Tom Marley’s farm near Marengo. O Connor struck Marks with a cattle yoke, fracturing his skull and causing death. O Connor, an ex convict, faces murder charges.
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Albert Marks
Dennis O’connor
Tom Marley
Marengo
O’connor
Marks
O'Connor
Whitney syndicate to run streetcars by air power
Report says the Whitney syndicate behind the Chicago Union Traction Co has practically decided to adopt compressed air as the motive power for street cars. The move signals a major shift in urban transit technology and could influence nearby systems.
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Whitney Syndicate
Chicago Union Traction Co
Train tragedy at Abingdon ends in hutson death
In Henderson County Abingdon Thomas Hutson tried to board a passenger train slipped fell under wheels and was killed leaving authorities to investigate the fatal accident at the station.
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Abingdon
Henderson County
Thomas Hutson
Paris May Yet Be Saved After Liner Floats From Rocks
London reports salvagers moved the American liner Paris 150 yards astern and eastward to light the after stokehold fires. The ship remains list to port, but is now clear of rocks. Divers work on hull with tugs ready to tow to Falmouth or Southampton docks if repairs warrant. Salvagers, previously successful on other ships, face heavy fog and worsening wind as coast guards watch aboard Captain Watkins and 26 crew.
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London
Paris
Falmouth
Southgimpton
Watkins
China
Avaden Point
Aden
United States Denies Liability in Miss Favre Damages Claim
Secretary of state informs Ambassador Cambon that the United States rejects Miss Tvan Favre's $10,000 claim for damages from the capture of the French steamer Olinde Rodriguez by the cruiser New Orleans during the San Juan blockade. The decision, examined with detailed facts, may set precedent for related claims involving the Rodriguez and Lafayette.
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Washington
Cambon
France
Tvan Favre
Olinde Rodriguez
New Orleans
San Juan
Yosemite
Sam Juan
Miss Favre
Port-au-Prince
Rodriguez
Charleston
Hay
Briggs
United States
Atlantic
Lafayette
Havana
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Donnelly
Miller
Jim Stubblefield
Martin Smith
Clay County
Emperor William
Hohenzollern
Bergen
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Cape
Cecil Rhodes
Cairo
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Otis
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Sayers
John H. Stallings
Sevierville
Tenn
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Illinois State News
Illinois
Falmouth Harbor
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