Disaster Off French Coast Sinks Liban After Collision
A Marseilles steamship disaster near the Maire islands lakes the Liban with over 100 drowned. The Liban collided with the Insulaire, sank in minutes, and rescuers from the Balk an and Ble tham saved dozens. Panic spread as boilers exploded and bodies were recovered.
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Marseiles
Insulaire
Liban
Praissenet Steamship , Company of
Marseilles
Bastia
Corsica
Maire Islands
Blethamp
Lilian
Blechamp
Balkan
Paissenet Company
Dices
Fralasenent Company
Bent
Ben
Mare Island
Marseilles Harbor
Firat
Gafety
Aosplinis
Pekin Dispatch Sparks US Inquiry Over Cassini Interview
United States Minister Conger telegraphed secrecy hay suggesting an inquiry into the authenticity of the published interview with Russian ambassador Count Cassini. The interview claimed Cassini questioned Conger’s statements on Russian demands on China and expressed surprise at acting on unreliable rumors. The information originated from the Russian charge d affaires at Pekin, M. Piuncon, and was sent to the Chinese foreign attire.
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Pekin, Sune
United States
Conger
Secretiy ‘Hay
Count Cassini
China
Pekin
M. Piuncon
Sen
Mob disperses after siege at Beatty Jail in Wisconsin
A Wisconsin mob surrounded Beatty Jail early morning to lynch Sam Montgomery, accused wife killer, but dispersal followed. Officials guarding Montgomery fear further trouble as the case stirs local unrest in La Crosse.
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Wisconsin
LaCrosse
Wis
Beatty
Ghia
Sam Montgomery
Fnally
Montgomery
Migs Ida Barber to Wed Luther Day in Denton
Cards announce the coming marriage of Migs Ida Barber niece of Mrs McKinley to Luther Day son of William R Day in Denton Ohio on Wednesday June 9 ceremony details and family connections included in the notice.
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Wiece
Mra
McKinley
Supreme Justice
Denton
Migs
Ida Barber
Mra. McKindaughter
Mar Barber
Luther Day
William R. Day
Devastating flood races through Pacolet area near Atlanta
A cloudburst between Greenville and Spartanburg causes river flooding in the Pacolet region. Mill No 1 and Mill No 2 of Pacolot Cotton Company are destroyed and a hotel church and other buildings wrecked. Six bodies seen drifting, with widespread property damage and potential loss of life.
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Sloudbur
Atlanta
Charlotte
N. C
Pacolet
Clifton
Paconlet River
South Carolina
Wfe
Union
Lockhart Mills
Southern Railroad
Broad River
Spartanburg
Columbia
Lawson's Fork
Middle Tiger
Empree River
Greenville
D. C
Greet
Pacolot Cotton Company
Pacolot
Hfe
Must Quit Germany Mormons Ordered to Leave Prussia
Berlin reports police ordered Hugh J. Cannon superintendent of Mormon missions in Germany his wife and assistants to depart Prussian territory within three weeks. Eighty six missionaries face similar orders. No reason given beyond Mormon presence deemed undesirable. Cannon plans to relocate headquarters to Zurich Switzerland and visit Prussia from there. Mormon communities in Prussia totaling about 1200 members will be visited. German pastors will continue services.
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Berlin
Hugh J. Cannon
Germany
Prussian
Prussia
Caine
Cannon
Zurich
Switzerland
John Calvin
France
Governor Hissed At Banquet For Tax Stand In Bankers Row
Governor Ait White angered West Virginia bankers at a Parkersburg banquet by calling the tax law a fair measure and labeling the bankers as tax dodgers. He accused banks of evading taxes, spoke of his own bank directorships, and faced repeated hisses before finishing amid cheers.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
White
West Virginia Bankers’ Association
Bankers’ Association
Tax Commission
West Virginia
Leaders Prepare Attacks On Chamberlain Trade Scheme
LondonJune The house of commons meets Monday for the second reading of the budget bill. Opponents of Chamberlains preferential tariff plan mobilize, with ex chancellor Michael Hicks Beach ready to disavow the policy and backed by free trade conservatives. Richie may remain chancellor only while the budget includes free trade repeal of the corn duty remains under review. Sir Henry Campbell Bannerman and allies press for a clear pro or anti free trade stance from Prime Minister Balfour.
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Chamberlain
London
House i Commons
Michael Hiecku-Beach
Mr. Chamberlain
Richie
Henry Campbell-anterman
Balfour
Reign of Terror in Jackson Kentucky Shocks Town
Militia unable to quell unrest in Jackson with 163 shots fired Saturday night. No town marshal after James Cockrill was killed. Sheriff Callahan makes no arrests. Judge Redwine reversed an order allowing S Curtis Jett and Tom White to share a cell again after a long conference with Bele counsel. The Marcum people express no sentence in the om.
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Jackson
James Cockrill
Callahan
Redwine
S. Curtis Jett
Tom White
End of the Cass Bogut coal case in Chicago
A perpetual injunction barred coal operators in Illinois and Indiana from selling through a single distributor and fixing prices. Named defendants include Crescent Coal and Mining, Bullitt Creek Coal, Wabash Valley Coal, Oak Hill Coal and Milling, Glen Oak Coal and Milling, Nevins Coal, Parke County Coal, Indiana Fuel, and McClellan Song. The agreement, in force since March 1903, was found to have set prices and directed sales through one agency. The court ordered the injunction to prevent further breaches.
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Chicago, Tune
Illinoia
Inediana
Kohisaat
Bethell
United States
Crescent Coal and Mining Company
Bulliutte Creek Coal Company
Wabash Valley Coal Company
Oak Hill Coal and Milling Company
Glen Oak Coal and Milling Company
Nevins Coal Company
Parke Caulty Coal Company
In- Wona Fuel Company
McCellan Song Company
Kuhlsaar
Chen
Truce Declared in Chicago Hotel Labor Spat
Chicago hotel owners and workers announce a truce with no actions for two days while committees meet to reach an amicable settlement. Workers return to duty amid claims management conceded to concessions, though managers deny signing any agreement. A meeting with hotel restaurant owners is planned to pursue a similar accord. Guests observe tension as staff walkouts ripple through prominent hotels.
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Chicago
Grand Pacific
Government Wins Second Class Mail Case
Washington reports the district of Columbia Court of Appeals ruling in favor of the government on the second class mail matter. It overturns a lower court ruling and upholds postoffice efforts to restrict catalogs and circulating libraries by shifting them to third class rates. The decision noted that second class matter paid 1 cent per pound while third class required stamps, and earlier regulations were restored after a lower court test. The ruling confirms the government’s authority in shaping mail classifications.
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Uncle Sam
Washington
Court of Appeals of the
District of Columbia
Postofice
Tompkins
Ayit
Eppeas
Agelu
Husband’s religious zeal upsets Indiana marriage ends in divorce
Indianapolis June 8 Mrs Fannantla West seeks divorce from William F Wert claiming his religious zeal and “getting religion” ruined home life He allegedly forced his creed on wife and children prayed and sang loudly at night and disrupted boarders The court delayed ruling until Wert appears in court and he is described as a contractor without separate charges filed against him.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Fannntla Weat
T& Revival
Neds
Artificial Circulation Demonstrated by Chicago Study
University of Chicago experiments by Professor Elias B P Lyon show a dog heart beating and circulating blood outside a body. With lungs attached and a four foot tubing loop, defibrinated blood plus saline kept circulation, air aeration, and a glass jar kept the heart at steady temperature.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Elias BP. Lyon
Lyon
Irish Lad to Run in Great American Derby in Chicago
Irish Lad, winner of the Brooklyn Handicap, will compete in the Great American Derby at Washington Park on June 20. Secretary Howard of the Washington Park Club announced the plan, noting the horse will travel in a specially equipped palace car with padded stall and water troughs. Trainer Legore may supply a stable companion for the trip, with BE R Thomas of New York expected to start Yaydaorm and possibly Onutas.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Washington Park
Howard
Washing Park Club
Associated Press
Legore
Trish
BE. R. Thomas
New York
Yaydaorm
Onutas
Swift Plant to Build Slaughter House in New York
Swift and Company plans a new slaughter house at the corner of Flint avenue and Porty-fifth street in New York. The building will be one story high with a frontage of fifty feet and is budgeted at $100,000.
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Swift
New York
Swift & Co
Flint Avenue
Porty-fifth Street
Markets Report Sioux City and South Omaha Livestock
Sioux City stock yards report mixed and heavy cattle prices with lungs of hogs steady to lower. Closing values show hogs around 6.00 to 6.20, cattle mostly 2.50 to 8.00, sheep steady near 5.00 to 6.00, South Omaha listings include native steers 4.20 to 6.30, heifers 3.26 to 4.35, calves around 0.00, hogs 5.05 to 6.10, plus lambs and ewes with varied ranges.
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Sioux City
Chicago
H.W OU
South Omaha
Grain Market Quotations Show Varied Cash Prices Across Grains
Chicago June 6 cash quotations for grain and provisions show mixed prices across staples. No. 2 spring and No. 2 red wheat steady to firm. corn bids range from yellow to white varieties with mixed arrivals. Oats and flax cash prices mixed. butter and eggs steady. cheese and dairy items fluctuate. whiskey basis high wines at 1.30. several items list arrives to arrive near Minneapolis and nearby markets.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Roosevelt's Indianapolis Visit Ends Tour in Warm Welcome
President Roosevelt completed a 14,000 mile journey with a strong welcome in Indianapolis. About 6,000 residents gathered at Jackson Place as Governor Durbin, Senators Beveridge and Fairbanks greeted him. He stressed national unity and expansionist aims, praised naval strength, and noted Indiana's solid support.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Jackson Place
Union Station
Marion Club
Bookwalter
Durbtt
Mairbanks
Beveridge
Fairbanks
Mockwalter
Atlantic
Pacific
Atlantic Coast
Mississippi Valley
Great Plains
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Navy
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Roosevelt
Indiana
Roosevelt Praises Cannon in Danville Last Speech
President Roosevelt delivers final speech of a brief Danville stop praising Congressman Cannon. Despite bad weather, a large crowd greets him before a 6:40 train to Indianapolis and then Washington. He lauds Cannon’s public service and notes party colleagues at a Springfield armory event.
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Roosevelt
Congressman Gannon
Danville
Congressman Cannon
Indianapolis
Washington
Warmville
House of Representatives
Cannon
Uize
Congress
Lincoln
Springfeld
Decatur
Springfield
Armory Building
Gil- Bey
Agriculture Wilson
Loeb
Benatora Beveridge and
Fairbanks
Indiana
Navy
Rixey
Barnes
President Roosevelt Dedicates Illinois Arsenal in Springfield
President Roosevelt spent four hours in Springfield dedicating the new state arsenal and armory at a cost of 150000 dollars. He addressed the Lincoln McKinley Veteran Voters Association at the National Lincoln Monument and spoke to about ten thousand people in the arsenal hall before departing by train to Decatur.
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New State Arsenal
Springfield
Springfeld
Roosevelt
State Arsenal
National Lincoln Monument
Arsenal
Yates
Capitol Avenue
National Monument
Executive Mansion
Decatur
Levee Break Floods Illinois Lowlands Cutting Rail Service
Reports say the Hunt levee south of Warsaw Illinois broke, flooding the Burlington railway corridor and isolating towns. Train service is halted, with residents seeking routes to St Louis via boats and alternative passes as waters rise in the Burlington road region.
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Illinois
Burlington
Warsaw
Iml
St Louis
Vie Galesburg
Oguawke
Ty Boata
Storm damages Philippine waters amid wartime reports
A June report describes a hurricane sweeping the Philippine islands causing vessel wrecks and crew losses. The US transport Shamehue 6 is reported wrecked with unconfirmed details, while Pearl A. D. Exsaya and Havrafel with Mayflower faced stranding near Camotes and Ori Moc a West Leyte. Army records list a small vessel named Bhamshul in service with unclear fate.
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Manila
Philippine Islands
United States
Shamehue
Pearl A. D. Exsaya
Camotes Island
United
Havrafel
Mayflower
Orimoca
Leyte
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Steamer Grounding Off Gedney Channel No Major Damage
The steamer beatchland grounded in Gedney channel yesterday afternoon but suffered no damage and will resume voyage across the Atlantic once afloat. Passengers and friends blamed the incident on busy crowds as Captain Barerids attempted to cross the bar at 3:15. The ship crawled from the harbor through smoke and fog, reversed engines, and became fast in muck before communication reached the Marsoni station and the New York agent.
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New York
Beatchland
Gedney Channel
Atlantic
Barerids
Amoke
Marsoni
Mire Island
Machen Indicted Over Letter Box Fasteners Scheme
Washington grand jury returns a true bill against August W. Machen in a nine count indictment. He allegedly conspired as superintendent of free delivery to influence fastener purchases by Groff brothers and accepted a 40 percent share of payments from the United States through the post office. Indictment cites sums totaling $13,987 and notes Machen posted bond in court with security from prominent citizens.
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Washington
August W. Machen
Machen
Groff Brothers
Groff
Bond
Two More Arrests in Post Office Leather Pouch Scheme
Washington reports a widening post office probe as Thomas W. Mc Gregor and C Ellsworth Upton were arrested on conspiracy charges with Charles E Smith of Baltimore. They allegedly recruited Smith to obtain orders for thousands of leather pouches at inflated prices, with millions in improper profits.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Thomas W. McGregor
C. Ellsworth Upton
Baltimore
McGregor
Charles E. Smith
Sullivan
Straman
Upton
Smith
Nebraska
Machen
Post Office
Brayee BM
United States
Taylor
Bristow
C. H. Smith
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