Iron wedding celebration at Potsdam
At Potsdam Herr Perse, titled Master Carpenter to the Imperial Court, and his wife marked their iron wedding seventy years of marriage. Perse, aged 72, and his wife nearly 86 received gifts from Emperor William, the Crown Prince, the Prince of Prussia, and others. The couple were feted by officials, with two porcelain vases, a diamond pin, and two oak-framed oil paintings as tokens of esteem. Messages poured in from across the country as friends visited to extend congratulations.
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Berns
Potsdam
Herr Perse
Graybeard
William
Royal Porcelain Factory
Estal Friendrich
Prince Hoheniche
Five navy captains to retire under age limit
Washington June 16 Five naval captains named for retirement under the Navy Personnel law of 1899 will retire July 1. Captain William Sturtevant Moore head of steam engineering at Boston navy yard for over a year, famed for engineering skill and service at White House during Garfield era.
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Washington, D. C
Navy
William Sturtevant Moore
Department of Steam Engineering
Boston Navy Yard
Moore
Charles W. Rae
Bureau of Steam Engineering of
Naval Academy
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Garfield
White House
Engineer Corps
One Corps
San Francisco Sanitary Control Shifts From Army to Civilians
In San Francisco on June 16, General Greely moved general sanitary duties from army medical officers to civilian physicians. Army surgeons, who ran field hospitals and free dispensaries since the earthquake, feel their work is devalued and fear the move may imply the army medical department did not fully perform its duty despite widespread praise from local physicians.
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San Francisco
Cal
Army
General Greely
Army Medical Corps
Army Medical Department
The Army Contractor and the Quartermaster
Washington dispatch notes the army quartermasters halting contractor transport of supplies after experiments show service superior without contracts. Bid openings revealed poor contractor performance and a cartel among local haulers to raise prices, prompting a decision to end contract use at Fort Myer and other depots.
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ARMY
Washington, D. C
Quartermasters
Fort Myer
Stor
New Massachusetts Wage Law Affects Installment Sales
The new wage assignment law, effective today, limits future wage pledges to two years and requires they secure debts contracted at or before signing. It targets installment sellers and includes protections for workers who buy on credit, easing burdens while constraining aggressive lenders.
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Massachusetts
Boston
General Slocum Disaster Remembered in New York
The Gen Slocum disaster anniversary was marked with services at St Mark's Church and a monument ceremony at Middle Village Queens. A report recalls the 1904 tragedy when the excursion steamer caught fire on East River killing 1031 and injuring 260. Captain Van Schaick faced punishment.
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Slocum
New York
St. Mark's Church
East Sixth Street
Middle Village
L. 1
St. Mark's Hill
East River
North Brother Island
William Oh. van Schaick
Siocum
Frank A. Barnaby
Henry Lundberg
van Schaick
Seventy Fifth Anniversary Celebrated In Medford
Medford Massachusetts June 16 In commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the settlement of Medford literary exercises will be held in the opera house this afternoon Rev Nehemiah Boynton of Brooklyn NY will deliver the oration and Dr William Everett of Quincy Mass will read a poem written for the occasion by Mrs Daniel A Gleason of West Medford A banquet will be held in the Armory tonight with Mayor Dwyer presiding Tomorrow is school children day with exercises in grammar schools and at the opera house In the afternoon the Sons of the American Revolution will dedicate a tablet to Governor Brooks at the bank building on High Street
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Medford
Mass
Opera House
Nehemiah Boynton
Brooklyn
N. Y
William Everett
Quincy
Daniel A. Gleason
West Medford
Leo. J. Lewis
Tufts College
Armory Building
Dwyer
Sons of the American Revolution
Governor Brooks
Bank Building
High Street
Modern Joan of Arca Humble Servant Girl
Elisabeth Rolph, a 25 year old Hamburg servant, rose as a revolutionary leader during a January 17 revolt over suffrage changes. She organized a mob, led attacks on shops, blocked troops, and fought police, earning a three year prison sentence after being wounded and captured.
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Joan OF Arca
Elizabeth Rolph
Hamburg
Homburg
Moherty
Elisabeth Rolph
Revellion
Los Angeles Considers City Saloons Plan Vote
City of Los Angeles weighs a unique saloon plan where 190 saloons would be bought for fair value, 70 kept open, profits shared with the city, and prohibition on minors and drunken customers enforced. Gothenburg origin, backers include M. Meade and J. Kinney, plan faces opposition from saloon and prohibition groups.
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City OF
Los Angeles
Cal
Phoenix Girls Confess To Wild Escapades In Arizona
In Phoenix a 15 year old girl committed to territorial reform school for incorrigibility after a court confession that named about a dozen other young girls and three married women who met men at a local dance hall and carnival. She says she was drugged by a man 25 years old and describes several wild escapades. Local officials, including sheriff, are investigating while city officials install new finance and service roles as the town grows in the Southwest.
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HaMburg
Germany
Hileabeth Rolph
Hamburg Citheen
House of Representatives
Workington
Phoenix
Mabel Tomlison
Arizona Territorial
Sheriff's Office
Very Bent Remedy for Bowel Trouble
Bluffton Indiana resident M F Morrougns endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best for bowel trouble after years of family use. He warns it will be needed before summer ends and urges buyers to purchase now from druggists.
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M. F. Morrougns
Bluffton
Ind
Mullen Elected Mayor of Orogrande in Unanimous Vote
G. Mullen was elected mayor at a trustees meeting in Orogrande. His experience fits him for the position, which was unanimously tendered to him. Mayor Mullen will immediately commence work on improvements in the town.
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Ande
G. Mullen
Orogrande
Mullen
The Casino Exhibition by Dr W F Carver
Dr W F Carver presents a sensational show featuring shot gun and rifle demonstrations, five diving horses, Cupid in a 40 foot dive, the Girl in Red riding a clown, and the Flying Automobile. A $100 offer awaits any lady who rides Sliver King in the 40 foot dive. Excursion trains and special round trip rates are advertised with a date to remember.
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Girl In Red
Clown Hort Cupid
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War Department
Andon
Wimbledon
Doherty Brothers
Valle
Dean
Walter Wellman
Norway
Paris
Kla Arette
Tromsoe
Wellman
Succe
Gothenburg
Sweden
Bach
Wm. Meade
Llomer Laughlin
East
Sacramento Valley
DB. C. Thayer, Jr
Frank W. Beach
Frank Taylor
R. R. Wade
M. A. Gleason
B. C. Thiyer, Sr
W. 2D. Brown
M.A. Gleason
Dr. King
the Casino
Babe Lucille Babe Florence
Carver
Dr. W. F. Carver
Traction Park
Fair Grounds
Colorado
New Mexico
Charter Oak Steel
Highland Jersey Dairy
W. E. Mauger Wool
Mauger & Avery
West Gold Avenue
Albuquerque, N. M
Southwestern Electric and Construction Company
Bia
Mosey
the Bank OF Commerce
Albuquerque
M. Berger
N. M
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