Doctor Grenfell's Arctic Night Survival Amid Hungry Dogs
Dr Wilfred Grenfell fought for hours against a pack of hungry dogs on drifting Labrador ice in eight degrees below zero. He used split boots for warmth, killed three dogs to survive, and built a makeshift flag from dog legs and a shirt. Rescued by George Reid and locals at Locke's Cove after signaling a landmark sighting.
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St. Johns
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Labrador
Wilfred Grenfell
Dr. Grenfell
W. Bartlett
Strathcona
Captain Bartlett
Peary
Arctic
Battle Harbor
Dr. Grenfeld
George Reid
Locke's Cove
Mare’. Bay
Penny Postage Reform Praised by John Bull
Postmaster General Buxton announces an imperial penny postage plan with the United States. The reform is hailed as a milestone toward universal penny post and praised by British press, with hopes of similar talks with France. John Henniker Heaton is highlighted as father of the reform and expected gains include expanded correspondence and reduced parcel charges despite post office losses.
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Meyer
Bryce
John Henniker Heaton
Daily Mail
United States
Mulai Hutig Seizes General Bagdani’s Harem
Mequinez June 8 Mulai Hutig the usurping sultan of Morocco has confiscated the wives of General Bagdani and his brother and warned they will be sold if submission is not immediate. Bagdani has appealed to the Moroccan foreign board which recommended seeking the diplomatic corps intervention.
Louisiana May Join The OrY States Debate Rages In Louisiana
Baton Rouge La June 3 Prohibition forces push statewide prohibition by district vote under a new referendum style Locke bill. Districts voting dry remain so while wet districts depend on overall state tally. Senate expected to battle over racing measures as House backs the bill and debates racing amendments.
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Morning Journal
Baton Rogue
Assembly
House
New Orleans
Judiciary Committees
Senate
Shrieveport
Austrian Students Strike Over Wardmund Lectures
In Vienna about 20 000 students in Austrian universities and high schools began a strike over Professor Wardmund's anti clerical lectures. Disturbances at Innsbruck University followed his return to teach prompting authorities to close the campus. Liberal and non clerical students urged a general stoppage until his academic freedom is assured.
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Wardmund
Vatican
Innesbruck
Innesbruchs
Wahrhmund
Arkansas socialists call for statewide prohibition at convention
In Little Rock Arkansas on June 3 the Arkansas socialists at their convention today declared for statewide prohibition and condemned lynching and anarchy.
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Little Reek
Ark
Presbyterians 10 Remain Divided
Morning Journal Special Leased Wire reports the union proposal between the Presbyterian and United Presbyterian churches abandoned for now. A United Presbyterians assembly adopts a report on dividing its semi centennial fund of over 1.28 million dollars, allocating about 626 thousand dollars unspecified, with equal division between educational and missionary departments among Xenia and Allegheny seminaries seven percent each and Westminster seminary, etc.
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Morning Journal
Pittsburg
Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Churches
General Assemblies
General Assembly of the United Presbyterians
Xenia
Allegheny Seminaries
Westminster Seminary
Missionary and college fundraising figures listed
A list of percentages ties funds to Tarkio college Monmouth college Muskingum college Cooper college and various missions including foreign home and Freed men's missions. The figures show multiple five to eight percent ranges alongside a 63-4 percent item and other two to three percent allocations.
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Tarkio College
Monmouth College
Muskingum College
Cooper College
Foreign Missions
Home Missions
Freedmen's Mission
Woman's Missionary Society
Woman's Association
Oliver Belmont gravely ill with appendicitis at Brockholt Villa
Oliver P Belmont of New York is reported gravely ill with appendicitis at his Meadowbrook estate Brockholt Villa. An operation is deemed necessary and will be performed if advised. The report notes his condition as serious and a medical decision is awaited.
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Oliver P. Belmont
New York
Brockholt Villa
Meadowbrook
L. I
Canal Commissioner Resigns from Isthmian Service
Washington June 3 President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Jackson Smith a member of the isthmian canal commission and manager of the department of labor food and subsistence with headquarters at Culebra Canal Zone Smith has served three years the president complimented his work on acceptance of the resignation.
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Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Jackson Smith
Isthmian Canal
Department of Labor
Ator and Subsistence
Culebra
Canal Zone
Smith
Faction Fight Over Idaho Democratic Convention Sparks Violence
In Twin Falls on June 3 the Idaho Democratic Party split as two rival conventions met in the same hall over the Mormon question. The Dubois faction led by Senator Dubois clashed with the Perky opposition, threatening bloodshed before organizing separate delegations for Denver.
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Morning Journal
Twin Falls
Idaho
Democratic Party of
National Committee
Denver
Dubois
Glenn McKinley
K. T. Perky
McKinley
Perky
State Committee
J. D. Mills
John C. Rice
J. W. Hawley
Ben Grey
H. J. Garret
H. W. Cassidy
J. F. Nugent
W. J. Bryan
Fred T. Dubois
Henry KE. Itfield
H. H. Jackson
Harry le Day
W. L. Ricles
Ricles
Timothy L. Reagan
Rockefeller Meets Cardinal Logue at Rockefeller Estate
John D. Rockefeller and Cardinal Logue of Ireland met at the Rockefeller estate in Tarrytown on June 2. They spoke warmly of the United States and native land, with plans for a future meeting blocked by the cardinal's travel schedule.
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Cardinal Logue
Ireland
John D. Rockefeller
James Butler
Bishop Brown
Father Lannen
Rockefeller
Off
United States
Mr. Rockefeller
Eighty Speeches in a Week by Bryan Across Nebraska
W J Bryan completed a week of speeches in Nebraska with a rear platform address at Columbus and arrived in Omaha. He spoke forty two set addresses and near as many formal responses since departing last Thursday, targeting national issues and criticizing the currency bill and railroads. He praised LaFollette and urged continued Bryan volunteer efforts while praising the reception in Lexington and the reception's national implications.
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Omaha
Neb
W. J. Bryan
Nebraska
Columbus
Congress
Kimball
North Platte
Opera House
Lexington
Bryan
LaFollette
Bankers oppose relief plan for panic era deposits
A publican party critic argues Congress should provide emergency currency and a bank guarantee fund to protect depositors after bankers blocked greenback relief. He claims confidence, not law, is needed and cites Oklahoma as vindication of the system.
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Publican Party
Congress
Oklahoma
New Pay Method for Gold Deposits at U S Mints
Washington June 3 begin ning June 10 payments for bullion deposited at the mints and assay offices will be made to corner bars or by check of the local subtreasury or U S depository bank in the city of the mint or assay office. This change follows the congested vault space and replaces eastern exchange in payments to western depositors.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Eastern Exchange
Doctors Urge Reform At American Medical Association Meet
At the AMA convention in Chicago on June 3 delegates urged revising patent laws to bar process patents for medicines and to block trade mark names for remedies. A committee was set to push reform, aiming for uniform state standards for medical practitioners and equal status for dental corps officers.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
House of Delegates
Dental Corps
Army
Navy
Medical Corps
Socialists win first Prussian diet seats in Berlin area
Five socialist members elected to the Prussian diet in yesterday’s voting, four in Berlin and surrounding districts and one in Hanover. Voters largely abstained, radicals lagged, and few changes in diet personnel were noted as returns indicated. Chancellor von Buelow and other ministers voted in Berlin classes. radical union carried Charlottenburg with Professor von Liszt elected.
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Berlin
Prussia
Hanover
Diet
von Buelow
Vessier
Radical Union
Charlottenburg
von Liszt
Berlin University
Allioon for Senator Allioon for Senator
Iowa returns show United States Senator William B. Allison nominated to succeed himself after defeating Governor A B Cummins by about 10000. Governor Cummins, B F Carroll, George W Clarke, J F Riggs and others win or lead in various contests with district results noted.
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Morning Journal
Des Moines
United States
William B. Allison
A. B. Cummins
B. F. Carroll
Warren Garst
George W. Clarke
B. Murphy
J. F. Riggs
Cummins
Frank P. Woods
State Central Commutes
J. P. Connee
J. L. Hubbard
Congress
C. A. Kennedy
George S. Tacey
A. F. Dawson
Mark Marsh
Charles E. Pickett
Charles Eliot
G. N. Haughen
James Wood
Republcan
S. W. Tracey
N. E. Kendall
D. W. Hamilton
Hull
Prouty
BD. C. OF. Holly
Submarine Octopus Impresses Inspectors On Trial
The board of inspection reviewing the submarine torpedo boat Octopus during its trial in Newport Rhode Island reported the craft surpassed expectations and exceeded contract requirements before leaving for Washington tonight.
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Board of Inspection
Octopus
Washington
Good Templars in Accuon Session Reports Global Gains
Washington June 3 Today's session of the Good Templars discussed reports of officers with the international electorate showing record gains for prohibition. The electorate report notes 44 nationalities represented by 88 delegates, with 10000 copies ordered for multilingual distribution. Peter Swenson of Norway joined arrivals as Roosevelt plans to receive delegates at the White House Wednesday.
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Morning Journal
Washington
International Organization of Good Templars
International
Progton
Grand Lodge of
Sweden
Europe
Asia
Peter Swenson
Temperance Organization
Norway
Roosevelt
White House
Maryland Democrats elect Denver delegates without Bryan support
Baltimore June 3 The Maryland state democratic convention elected sixteen delegates to the Denver national convention. Fourteen went to Bryan supporters and two to non Bryan. The platform calls for tariff revision, States rights, and opposition to federal control of railroads, promising united support for Denver candidates. The event ended with no opposition to the platform.
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Morning Journal
Baltimore
Denver
W. J. Bryan
Bryan
Maryland
Retirement of Col V E Sears in Army Orders
Washington June 3 The retirement from active service of Col V E Sears Corps of Engineers with rank of brigadier general is announced in army orders today.
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Washington
V. ER. Sears
Corps of Engineers
Russian girl's hangman victim in Vooronezh gunned down
Mlle Feodoro vna, who made an unsuccessful attempt to assassinate General Bibikoff, governor of the province, on May 6, was hanged today in Voronezh. She was 25 and formerly a school teacher.
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Hangamn
Vooronezh
Mlle
Feodorovna
Bibikoff
Shipwrecked Mariners Rescued by Brazilian Training Ship
Brazil training ship Benjamin Constant on a voyage to Yokohama rescued twenty shipwrecked men on Wake Island in the Pacific, a U S possession, according to advices received in Rio de Janeiro on June 3.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Benjamin Constant
Yokohama
Wake Island
United States
Pacific Ocean
Louisiana Endorses Bryan for President at Convention
Baton Rouge Louisiana democratic convention endorsed William Jennings Bryan for president and urged an uninstructed delegation to Denver. The Bryan resolution passed unanimously while a separate instruction plan was rejected. Louisiana will send eighteen delegates to the Denver convention.
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Baton Rouge
W. J. Bryan
Denver
Bryan
Louisiana
Steamer Europa Declared Lost After Forty-Fifth Day At Sea
In Norfolk on June 3 authorities abandoned hope for the German steamer Europa which sailed from Hamburg forty-five days ago bound for Norfolk with a fertilizer cargo. The voyage normally lasts twenty-one days and no word has been heard of the ship or its crew of twenty seven men in forty days.
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Norfolk
Europa
Hamburg
Germany
New York Police Raid Tiger in Theater District
New York police conducted a late night raid on West Forty-ninth Street in the theater district, charging gambling operations. Fifty-eight people were arrested as two hundred officers swarmed the area, with revolvers flashed and devices seized from raided houses, including items once owned by Honest John Kelly.
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Morning Journal
Spectra
Wise
New York
West Forty-ninth Street
Wiese
John” Kelly
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