Fear Tis the Fever At National Soldiers Home
Report from Newport News July 21 notes 30 yellow fever cases at the National Soldiers Home in Hampton with three deaths on Sunday and possible additional deaths on Saturday. Quarantine enforced at Newport News Hampton and Old Point. 4000 veterans affected. outsiders barred. Norfolk and Washington news confirm quarantine steps and skepticism from Surgeon General Sternberg about the outbreak.
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Newport News
National Soldiers’ Home
Hampton
Old Point
Hobson
Norfolk
Norfolk Search of Health
Hol Point
Washington
Sternberg
Army
Wampton
Board of Soldiers
Fromes
Draft Samoan treaty outlined by commissioners
The draft treaty includes neutrality for the islands, equal rights for citizens of signatories, immediate restoration of peace, abolition of the king’s fire, and a native government system. An administrator appointed by the three powers will oversee laws, with a legislative council and native assembly, and tightened municipal and customs rules for three years.
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San Francisco
Call
Samoa
Sanoa
Enhiefa
Norway
Sweden
Hoe
Legislative Council
Supreme Court
Toledo Mayor Jones Enters Ohio Gubernatorial Race
Toledo Ohio July 11 Samuel M Jones mayor of Toledo declares as an independent candidate for governor of Ohio in an open letter to voters He says he will not affiliate with any party and will pursue equal rights for all the people He seeks support from workingmen and a broad citizen bloc to back his campaign.
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Toledo
Samuel M. ~Jones
Ohio
Jones
Arrival of First Nebraska regiment sparks jubilant Lincoln reactions
Joy and celebrations erupt across Lincoln Nebraska after news the First Nebraska regiment reached San Francisco. Cannons, whistles and bells sound as crowds anticipate the unit sailing home in about three weeks and a large reception is planned in Lincoln.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
San Fransisco
San Francisco
Peace Congress Close Seals Arbitration Pact Amid Reservations
At The Hague final sitting reports 16 states signed arbitration treaty 15 signed other conventions. Germany Austria Hungary China England Italy Japan Luxembourg Serbia Switzerland did not sign three conventions. US signed arbitration pact with reservation. Balloons explosives asphyxiating gas and expanding bullets declarations were signed by nine nations including Germany and Switzerland.
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The
Hague
Holland
Baron de Staal
Estournelles
Beaufort
Germany
Austria-Hungary
China
England
Italy
Japan
Luxemburg
Servia
Switzerland
Turkey
United States
Roumania
Austria- Hungary
Dewey Denounces Alleged Interview About Germany
Trieste July 31 Admiral Dewey dismissed an interview claiming he said a future war would be with Germany. He called the piece fake and said officers doubt he ever spoke such privately. The New York Herald notes its editorial regret over the published talk and confirms the remarks attributed to Dewey.
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Trieste
Dewey
Germany
New York
The
Herald
Halstead Boyland
Admiral Dewey
Rule of Cuba plan endorsed by McKinley for self government
McKinley unveils a Cuba plan with a civil governor holding veto power and native legislatures. Local offices including post and customs bureaus to be filled by natives, with a chief justice and de facto government structure. Cuba’s status mirrors a territory awaiting statehood after a federal act. Death notice for Bishop Thomas A. Becker in Washington Georgia after summer school assignment.
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Washington
McKigley
Cuba
Congress
Washington, Ga
Thomas A. Becker
Savannah
Father Riley
Europe
Three Men Killed By Wall Collapse In Gendam Ine
Monaco reports three workmen dead and 11 seriously injured when a wall collapses at a new building in Gendam ine. The incident follows a dangerous construction site accident with fatalities.
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Monaco
Gendamine
Landslide Wreck Fatal for Two on Erie Line Near Lackawaxen
Erie railroad wreck near Lackawaxen followed a two hour storm. Engineer Outwater and Fireman Sells died when their west bound Chicago Express plunged into the wreckage after a freight train derailed. About 20 passengers were injured and relief trains aided the injured. The scene saw looting of passenger belongings as investigators recovered bodies and supplies were rushed to Port Jervis.
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Port Jervis
Erie Railroad
Lackawax
Buffalo
Cleveland
New York
Erie Road
Engineer Outwater
Sells
TF. View
F.S. Gilpatrick
Denver
Outbreak and political moves in Santo Domingo
Reports from Porto Plata and Kingston detail a critical outbreak in Santo Domingo with government troops deployed in Moca and La Vega Real to protect property and halt assassins of President Heureaux. Cable reports from Kingston and Washington indicate revolutionary momentum and naval preparations to safeguard American interests. McLean enters Ohio governor race with headquarters opened in Columbus.
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Porto Plata
Santo Domingo
Heureaux
Ramon Caceros
Manuel Caceros
Horacio Vasquez
Domingo Pichardo
Moca
Pepin
la Vega Real
Kingston
Jamaica
Cape Haytien
Jiminez
Jitonel
Maximo Gomez
Cuba
Gomez
Washington
Navy Department
Machias
St. Thomas
W. L
San Domingo
San Juan
P. R
Snow
New Orleans
McLean
Columbus
John KR. McLean
Ohio
Lewis G. Bernard
Cincinnati
Palace Hotel
Rain Helps Corn Crop Near Springfield
A heavy rain across Springfield Alabama and surrounding counties aided the corn crop, arriving at a time of critical need for moisture and growth.
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Springfield
Princeton Grad Capt Mills Dies at Fort Leavenworth
Fort Leavenworth Kansas July 31 Captain Frank H Mills United States Army retired aged 53 died suddenly at his home of paralysis He was a Princeton class of 69 and was appointed second lieutenant by General Grant in 1872 He was promoted and retired for disability in 1890
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Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Frank H. Mills
Princeton
Grant
Rebels Try to Recapture Calamba Repulsed
Manila dispatch reports rebels attempting to retake Calamba but were repulsed. One American killed and six wounded. Filipino losses described as heavy with little detail.
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London
Manila
Calamba
Terrible Fate of a Negro lynching reports
A Brinson Georgia dispatch says Charles Mack leader of a gang that robbed and raped was lynched at Safford and his body split into pieces, with hundreds of shots fired. His remains were distributed among a mob of several hundred. In Texas a negro allegedly burned a Fuqua Prairie church and was lynched after confessing. another man, Van Wright, died from buckshot, while Tuck Moody was injured.
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Atlanta
Journal
Brinson
Charles Mack
Safford
Mack
Ogletree
Sammins
Samming
John
Randall Hamilton
van Wright
Tuck Moody
Perish in Gold Fields From Bans Expedition Tragedy
Mrs H W Bens of Clay City Kentucky survives after a voyage from Port Townsend to Kotzebue sound with 17 Bans expedition members. Only she remains. others died from scurvy during the winter. She recalls famine and destitution at St Michaels and near Dawson.
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San Francisco
Bertha
St. Michaels
Unalaska
Bans
Port Townsend
Kotzebue Sound
H. W. Bens
Clay City
St Michaels
Bay City
Mich
Dawson
Poison Plot Shocks Carmi Family. 16-Year-Old Confesses
Carmi Illinois July 28 Mrs George Crabtree 16 confessed Thursday to poisoning coffee to murder her step mother and father Walter Warthen The act killed her brother and sickened her parents and a neighbor She claims no intent to kill her brother and shows little regret toward her father and stepmother The neighborhood notes her temper illness kleptomania and past threats after a separation from her husband
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Carmi
George Crabtree
Walter 5
Warthen
Miners Demand 20 Percent Wages at Norrie Mine
A Tronwood Michigan dispatch reports 500 miners at the Norrie mine owned by Oliver Mining demand a roughly 20 percent wage rise. The firm has three days to respond, arguing workers agreed to no raises for a year after a December increase. Overall 2000 men work at the Narrie mine complex.
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Milwaukee
Tronwood
Mich
Norrie
Oliver Mining Company
Brooklyn Strikes Grow as Clothing and Messenger Workers Join
New York reports gains in multiple unions with Friday action. Pines of the Brooklyn trolley strikers says the trolley walkout remains active. East side tailors swell to 103000, about 8000 out in the afternoon, with several mass meetings at night and 3000 more expected to quit in Brooklyn this week.
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New York
Pines
Brooklyn
East Side
U S Sec. of State Assures Italy on Tallulah affair
Rome reports an official communication stating Secretary of State John Hay instructed the American embassy to assure Italy that the United States will take every legal measure warranted to ensure justice in the Tallulah affair. Hay conveyed President McKinley’s regret over the deplorable incident to the Italian charge d’affaires in Washington.
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Rome
United States
John Hay
Italy
Hay
Washington
McKinley
Secretary Long Orders Detachment of Cruiser New Orleans
Washington July 29 Secretary Long detaches the cruiser New Orleans from the North Atlantic squadron at Newport and orders her to proceed at once to Santo Domingo city. The Machias at St Thomas is also ordered to Santo Domingo via San Juan.
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Washington
Long
New Orleans
Newport
Santo Domingo
St. Thomas
San Juan
Kale Town Destroyed by Fire in Guthrie County
Kale in Day county suffered total destruction by a Thursday night fire. Authorities report the blaze claimed residents Henry Johnson and others as the town with a population of about 500 burned. Fire crews battled the flames but Kale was left in ruins.
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Guthrie, Co
Kale
Henry. Johnson
Assassination of Dominican President Heureaux shakes Caribbean
Gen Ulises Heureaux, president of the Dominican Republic, was killed at Moca Santo Domingo by Ramon Caceres. An energetic pursuit followed as unrest spreads across Santo Domingo with nine days of national mourning decreed. The funeral was held in Santiago de Las Cabaleros with large turnout and public mourning across Fort de France and Santo Domingo.
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Fort de France
Martinique
Ulises Heureaux
Dominican Republic
Moca
Santo Domingo
Ramon Caceres
Washington
State Department
San Domingo
United States
Porto Plate
Heureaux
Reed
Lake Champlain
Venaslao de Figueroa
William Marrinley
Wenaslao
Offecr
Ofice
Ulysses Heureaux
Luill West Indian Republic
Santiago de Las Cabaleros
Fatalities List Forces Losses In Philippine War
The Seattle Times prints a purported full list of American army fatalities in the Philippines up to June 2. The total reaches 756 with 23 officers, 699 privates and 14 civilians. Officers killed in action number 16, with two drowned and five dying of disease.
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Seattle
Wash
the Times
Philippines
Fred E. Eirell
Manila
Strike Ends at Wingree & Smith Shoe Factory in Detroit
In Detroit on July 27 a combined strike and lockout at Wingree Smith shoe factory ends. About 600 employees return to work with the company claiming victory over the union. Strike leaders warn ongoing friction with the international union. The firm resumes union labor but drops the union label and ups wage regulation with new machinery and work system changes.
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Detroit
Mich
Wingree & Smith
International Union
Pingree & Smith
Populist State Convention Nominates Full Ticket in Kentucky
Frankfort Kentucky July 25 The Populist state convention named a full state ticket John G Blair Nicholas county nominated for governor by acclamation The platform supports Wharton Barker for president and Ignatius Donnelly for vice president endorses government ownership of all public institutions and especially railroads to stamp out trusts
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Kentucky
Frankfort
John G. Blair
Nicholas County
Wharton Barker
Philadelphia
Ignatius Donnelly
Minnesota
Four Hanged in Baltimore Jail Yard
In Baltimore on July 29 four enslaved men were hanged at 9 45 a m in the city jail yard. Cornelius Gardner John Myers and Charles James were executed for criminally assaulting 13 year old Annie Bailey a negress while Joseph Bryan the fourth member of the Pack was executed for the same crime.
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Baltimore
Baltimore City
Cornelius Gardner
John Myers
Charles James
Annie Bailey
Joseph Bryan
Oen Pack
Cleveland Strikes and Boycott Tactics Stir City
In Cleveland the boycott against Big Consolidated Street Railroad shows no policy change as directors insist on hiring and firing to maintain operations. Strikers say public support grows. merchants report universal inquiries about riding the cars, with refusals to serve riders.
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Cleveland, O
Big
Consolidated Street Railroad Company
Henry A. Everett
Everett
Cleveland
Fleet Street
Adjt
Axline
Radder
Consolidated
Chicago
Hard to Kill: Two Executions at Sing Sing
Louis Pullerson and Michael McDonald were executed by electric chair at Sing Sing prison. Pullerson, a Black man, died after 55 seconds at 8:22 with 1 720 volts. McDonald died at 8:42 after 65 seconds at 1 710 volts, his body resisting the current longer than others.
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New York
Louis Pullerson
Michael McDonald
Sing Sing
Pullerson
McDonald
Kate Smith
Eastman Company
Stephen Titus
Eastman’s
Novel Sunday church walk by four generations in Vermont
In D Bar nard Vermont Mrs Mary M Gale walked to church with her daughter granddaughter and great granddaughter, four generations together forming a rare sight. The note mentions other varied items including Coast and Geodetic survey charts, Philippine mountains, treasury tips, and insomnia tips from a Swiss physician.
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United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
D Barnard
Mary M. Gale
Philippine Islands
Halcon
Mindoro
Apo
Mindanao
Mayon
Luzon
San Cristobal
Treasury Department
Treasury
Otto Naegeli
Calamba Captured by Hall’s 1000-Strong Force
Brig. Gen. R. H. Hall with 1000 men takes Calamba, Laguna de Bay, suffering four killed and 12 wounded. About 50 Spanish prisoners are released or reassigned, some joining Filipino forces. civilians mostly reach American lines. Transport Sherman sails for San Francisco with California infantry and artillery detachment.
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Manila
R. H. Hall
Calamba
Laguna de Bay
Hall
Washington Volunteers
United States
Laguna
Santa Cruz
Sherman
San Francisco
Nagasaki
Yokohama
California Infantry
California Heavy Artillery
Hanna Sells Out in Multimillion Transference to National Steel
Cleveland July 28 A major transfer of property worth several millions from M A Hanna and Co to National Steel closes Thursday The deal includes the Chapin mine Iron Mountain and Winthrop lands Ishpeming 160 acres plus the Mutual and Menominee transportation fleets with steamers Coralia Corsica Corona Cambria Grecial Roman German Saxon Britain The move signals Hanna and Co retirement from mining and transport and may precede coal property sale in Pittsburgh to a new soft coal trust
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Cleveland, O
M. A. Hanna & Co
National Steel Company
Michigan
Chapin
Iron Mountain
Mich
Winthrop Iron Company
Ishpeming
Mutual Transportation Company
Coralia
Corsica
Corona
Cambria
Menominee Transportation Company
Britain
Pittsburgh
Soft Coal Trust
Adolph Luetgert Dies in Joliet Prison Cell
Adolph Luetgert, the man convicted of murdering his wife and incinerating her remains, died of heart disease in his Joliet penitentiary cell. He was 53 and had maintained his innocence, with records noting he answered yes when asked if his wife was living.
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Joliet
Adolph L. Luetgert
Joliet Penitentiary
Juetgert
Luetgert
Hail and Windstorm Ravage Clear Lake Area
A four mile by ten mile storm strip hit Clear Lake South Dakota causing widespread damage. Wheat fields expected to yield 25 000 bushels were wiped out and several farmers lost entire crops. Large hail broke windows and harmed livestock.
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Omaha
Neb
The
Bee
Clear Lake
Devel County
S. D
Fifth Murder Charge Faces Oklahoma Man Clyde Mattox
Sheriff W F Pierce arrives from Kirkwood county Oklahoma to escort Clyde Mattox to stand trial for murder. He already faced four prior murder charges and has twice been pardoned by presidents Cleveland and McKinley. He will be shackled to prevent escape.
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Los Angeles
Cal
W. F. Pierce
Kirkwood
County
Oklahoma
Clyde Mattox
Pierce
Mattox
Cleveland
McKinley
Marines Ordered to Manila for Cavite Station Reinforcement
The navy department orders a battalion of marines totaling "35S" to depart for Manila and take station at Cavite navy yard to reinforce the existing force. The war department provides transport on steamers from San Francisco leaving August 8 and 15.
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Manila
Washington
Navy Department
Cavite Navy Yard
War Department
San Francisco
Cremation of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll in New York
The body of Col. Robert G. Ingersoll was cremated at Fresh Pond L I Thursday. The body was placed in the retort at 11750 and by two o clock only ashes remained. No services were held at the crematory and the organ was silent during the cremation.
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New York
Robert G. Ingersoll
Fresh Pond
L. 1
Goro
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Tern
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Pollock
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Dieppe
France
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Erie
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President Heureaux
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Adolph Luetgert
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