Germany Ships Move Toward Venezuela Amid Monroe Doctrine Talk
Reports say German cruisers Ralke and warelle sailed toward La Guayra, Venezuela, amid tensions over a Venezuela railway obligation and a Berlin company claim of about 600 600 belivars. Observers note the United States will likely refrain from intervention if no territory is seized, echoing Monroe Doctrine limits.
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St Pronias
Ralke
Guayra
Venezuela
Warelle
Dbertiin Waughington
Jung
St. Thomas
Gernany
Venezuali
Berlin
Enugemaeratta
Germany
la Guayra
United States
Venezuélin
Anatlesti
Mfonree
Realistic stage violence provokes revolt in Waterbury
John L. Sullivan's Uncle Tom's Cabin company in Waterbury collapses after his Simon Legree scenes with a violent lash provoke a revolt by black actor. The fallout includes a wrecked troupe, scattered scenery, and detectives detaining William Fairfax, William Camsel, and George Harris as authorities plan further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sulliven
Waterlury
Conn
Tohn Ll. Sullivan
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Sulliven
Simon Legree
John
Uncle Tom
Sullivan
New York
Topsy
William Fatfax
William Camsel
George Harris
Llvan
Waterbury
Downings
Navy to Commission Mayflower Yacht for Roosevelt
The Navy Department will place the cruiser Mayflower in commission within two weeks to serve as a yacht for President Roosevelt. Rear Admiral Barker, commander of the Brooklyn Navy Yard, received orders from Washington. The vessel, once a dispatch boat, is slated to be used by the President with the yacht expected to aid command decisions off Long Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy Department
New York
Barker
Brooklyn Navy
Washington
Oyden Goelet
Roosevelt
Long Island
Allen
Porto Tico
Maynowkr Wiesen
Brecklyn Hovy Yard
Shriners Council Opens Twenty-Eighth Session in Frisco
The Imperial Council of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine started its twenty-eighth annual session in Golden Gate Hall San Francisco on June 2 with a parade of about 1,500 nobles. Imperial Potentate Shafer delivered the annual message as the council began in open session then moved to secret talks. The prior year’s record shows 8,400 nobles in the jurisdiction and finances show the largest increase on record with gratifying reports from treasurer and committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
San Francisco
Imperial Council of Nobles of
Mystic Shrine
Golden Gate Hall
Imperial Council
Shafer
Steam From Mt Rainier Stirs Thought On Heat And Wind
A report describes steam rising from Mt Rainier observed by many people. The discussion centers on whether melting snow, solar heat, or summit wind drove the plume, but no satisfactory explanation emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taviina
Syne
Mt. Ranier
Nouss
Hanged in jail reported in Keossugua prison
Historic jail record recounts Edward Hale and accomplice sion events with a towel used as rope and subsequent execution in Becspugua prison. Local police note suspect Cai Beeta tied to Devore case amid unclear details and partial names.
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Piasre
Pie ‘Jung
Edward Hale
Snot
Zora Lunahoe
Ty Devore Ton Gay
Cai Beeta
Becspugua
Kruger Says He Will End His Days in Holland
Brussels June 1 Mr Kruger declares that he will end his days in Holland. London June 9 In a Pretoria May 18 letter the Daily Mail reports sixty arrests last Thursday tied to a plot to blow up government buildings and Lord Kitchener's residence and to spike artillery. The suspects include lawyers chemists and Boer and Dutch prisoners on parole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruger Witt
Brussels
Kruger
Holland
London
Pretoria
Daily Mail
Kitchner
King of Saxony Near End Amid Poor Health Update
Reports from Dresden on June 9 indicate King Albert of Saxony grows weaker with excessive sleep and ongoing breathing troubles. Official bulletins show little improvement as Saxony’s government assembles in permanence to await the ruler’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxony
Bertin
Sibylenort
Dresden
Albert Tag
Prisoners Escaped From Salem Penitentiary After Shootout
Two convicts Ilarry Jacy and David Merrill escaped Multnomah county penitentiary after forcing entry to the molding room at 7 AM. They killed guard Farrell and life prisoner Ingram, wounded Tiffany and Jones, then fled into timber with two rifles and two revolvers. A large manhunt is under way as residents rush to aid the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem
Gre
Ilarry Jacy
David Merrill
Multnomah County
Ksing
Frank Farrell
J. Jones
Hen Tif
Tony
Farrell
Stapleton
Tracy
Merrill
Ingram
Jones
Tiffany
Duncan Ross
Ross
Reform School
Porthind
Edward Wears Red Ties and Carnations in Royal Attire
A London paper notes King Edward's evolving dress, including carnations with evening wear and red carnations with morning attire. It mentions a recent shift toward scarlet ties and suggests his wardrobe changes are closely observed by admirers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ailor
Cutter
Gen. Smiths Case Court Martial Records Reach Washington
The court martial records of General Jacob I. Smith, tried in the Philippines for alleged irregularities in the Samar campaign, arrived at the War Department in Washington. Secretary Root will present the case to the president for consideration, with no official comment available at the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jacob I. Smith
Philippines
Samar
War Department
Root
White House
Department
Roosevelt Family Heads to Oyster Bay for Summer
Mrs Roosevelt and her children departed Washington this afternoon aboard the Dolphin to spend the summer at Oyster Bay. The President will leave tomorrow night for West Point to attend the centennial exercises, indicating a brief family and official schedule in the coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Are
Roosevelt
Washington
Chilren
Oyster Bay
West Point
Packers Representatives Face Grand Jury Questions
In New Orleans on June 11 Judge Parlange of the U S district court ordered local representatives of packing companies to answer grand jury questions probing the beef trust. The grand jury meets this afternoon and witnesses may refuse, risking contempt citations and possible jail, with attorneys pursuing writs of habeas corpus to challenge the orders before the U S circuit court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Parlange
United States District Course
Louisiana
Beef Trust
United States Circuit Court
Nebraska Lawmaker Seeks Dismissal Reason for Rebecca Taylor
Washington June 11 Representative Shalienberger of Nebraska, on the house civil service reform committee, introduced a resolution directing the secretary of war to inform the house of the cause and reason for Rebecca J. Taylor's dismissal from the war department's classified service. The report mentions Miss Beylor, recently discharged for writing letters criticizing the president about the Philmings affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Taylor
Washington
Shalienberger
Nebraska
House Committee On Civil Service Reform
Secretary of War
House
Rebecca J. Taylor
War Department
Misa "Beylor
Philmings
Eleven Die in Chicago Sanitarium Fire at Hotel Woodruff
A devastating blaze at the St Luke's Sanitarium in the former Hotel Woodruff on Wabash Avenue and Twenty‑first Street killed nine men and one woman and injured about thirty others. Delirious patients on the fifth floor could not be saved as flames spread via the elevator shaft. Fire officials cited a basement origin. James Newell alerted the building and the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
St .Luke’s Society
Wabash Avenue
Twenty-first Street
Newell
Carl A. Carlson
Joseph Harrington
Samuel Dalzell
J. T. Stanton
J. QO. Ribback
Hillsdale
Mich
William Kent
John B. Knapman
M. Baumann
B. H. Boyd
A. W. Wattles
Amelia Wilson
Mary McMannis
Mattie Jamieson
Minnie Ellis
John Downey
Omaha
Ned
A. C. Davis
Sanitarium
Tfenry Norman
Thrank Johnson
Fred Kapra
H. L. Luse
B. H. Bowman
Mary Bowman
Micchael Hadley
Carl Carlson
Leah
J. F. Suit
Michael Luby
J. B. Bishop
St. Louis
Gott
Livergne
William Hdwards
Cedar Stupids
B.W. Marties
T. F. Means
T. W. Woodrich
Dr. Charles &, Anderson
C. T. Wears
C. Andrews
Sellous
Lee Seymour
Sheman
Willim Lanahan
J. P. Nagel
Hoaspital
Annie Myers
Miller
George Noyes
Clinton Osborne
New York
Esther Stromberg
Priedstick Sweet
Jeks
Dr. Slater
W. Soubener
Edward O'Connell
Grace Hill
James Newell
Nevrell
ADDRESS TO BURGHERS. Boer Leaders Urge Peace and Obedience
Pretoria June 11 The translated last letter from Boer leaders at Vereeniging expresses gratitude to burghers for loyalty and sacrifices and declares peace concluded on terms agreed by the two governments. It urges quiet submission to the new government, support for widows and orphans, and forgiveness to heal wartime wounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soet
Paonio
Pretoria
Verveniging
Parece Wis Silened
Vereentging
Snd
Credits Men Meet In Seventh Annual Union Convention
The National Credits Men's association gathered in Louisville on June 11 with about 4000 members nationwide. President Ibert A. Young delivered the address as the June 1 membership stood at 4000, up 432 from last year. Three new locals formed in Los Angeles Evansville and Lincoln. The group plans to expand into Texas and restore the old standing committee structure amid rising interest. Receipts for the year totaled 12,953 with expenditures at 13,000, leaving a small balance to the association's credit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association
Louisville
Sune
National Credits Men's Association
Ibert A. Young
St. Paul
Prendergast
Los Angeles
Cats Evansville
Ind
Linco
Neh
Texas
Sss
Retiring AP Correspondent Osborn Leaves St Louis Post
Charles J. Osborn of the Associated Press in St Louis will retire from active service about July 1 after forty seven years of continuous service. He began in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, witnessing the telegraph era and the AP growth, and will remain with the AP in an advisory capacity while staying connected to the St Louis staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Charles J. Osborn
Associated Press
Major Osborn
Cincinnati Herald
Lat
Stanley Matthews
Supreme Court
Sind Salmon BP. Chase
United States Supreme Court
Pittsburg
Anson Stager
Pittsburgh
Western Union Telegraph Company
General Stager
Cincinnai
Andrew Carnegie
Messenger
Associated Press Service
At. Louis
Cuban Minister to Open New York Washington Headquarters
Cuban minister to Washington Gon nalgo Quesada will arrive in New York to open a legation at the Hotel Stateigh while seeking a house. He bears good wishes from President Palma to President Roosevelt and is instructed to push tariff reduction for Cuban products. A large crowd bid him farewell. General Gurvia, eldest son of Calixte Garcia, may be sent to Hamburg as consul general.
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Prassnist
Washington
New York
Sa Havana Dispatch
The
Tribune
Gonnalgo Quesada
Quesada
Stateigh
Ife
Palma
Roosevelt
Senor Quesada
Gurvia
Calixte Garcia
Hamburg
Hottest Day Foretold in Midwest Weather Notes
Scorching heat warnings dominate early reporting from Moat Piness and Des Moines. Readings reach 74 at 8 o clock in Omaha area with light winds, while Des Moines notes 72 at 6:50 am under clear skies. Forecast urges continuation of near record heat across the region.
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Moat Piness
Omaha
Nob
Des Moines
Conference May End the Strike Appears Possible
New York June 11 President Mitchell of the United Mine Workers and U S Commissioner of Labor Wright conferred in Manhattan amid hopes a settlement may end the anthracite strike. Mitchell said Wright sought information and would report to Roosevelt or Congress. Wright noted the need to present findings and that intervention requires party initiative. Railroaders in Pennsylvania and Virginia districts join miners in support as strikes extend to West Virginia fields with several thousand out.
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New York
John Mitchell
United] Mine Workers
Wright
United Statis Joner
Kubor
Towin
Tee
Mituhel
Mitchell
Wright McCplatin
Roosevelt
Mitteneli
Wrestbarre
West Virginia
Mitch
Tte
Labour
Maine
Washington
Carrol D. Wright
United States
Kiver
Tollec
Congress
Menc
Taber
ISK
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commissioner of Labor
Minare
Wilkushurre
Haman
Angsdise Jie Milters
Viriaht
Keystone
W. Va
Elk Ridge
Lynchburg
Bureka Mb Creek
Vivian
Charleston
Buchanan County
West Virgina
Wisa
Scott Counties
Virginia
New River
Demolition Job Tragedy In Cedar Rapids
Joseph Cisler suffered fatal injuries while demolishing the old Northwestern depot in Cedar Rapids. Bricks from a nine story tall chimney fractured his skull this morning during construction work.
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Cedar Rapids
Joseph Cisler
Northwestern
Double of Chicago physician accused in death switch
Chicago June 16 The Times reports a physician Dr Hanna is said to have a double impersonating him to practice medicine under the dead man’s diploma. Officials investigate claims involving a wife from Muskegon and a morgue body swap, with family doubts and letters seeking inquiries.
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Chicago
Kingsten Hanna
Miles Sigrence
Hanna
Whica
State Board of Health
Mich
Bers
Tit
Minna
Del
Maiyots
Gro Hairis
Plorence TR
Betrom
Wanna
WindeortHnton
Perrige
Mediacine
Doors
Ari Hanna
Orielle van Thompson
Dor. Hanna
Mushepon
Des Moines Reports Fatal Encounter With Highwaymen
A report from Talmadge, Iowa says two unidentified men, described as highwaymen, were shot and killed by Claude Bristow of Cawker City Kansas. Bristow, hunting nearby, alleges the assailants sprang from behind bushes and attacked him with clubs. The incident occurred about forty miles southwest of Des Moines on July 10.
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Des Moines
Talmadge
Here
Claude Bristow
Cawker City
Kan
Bristow
Fire kills, injures in Saratoga blaze at Arcade building
A fire in Saratoga New Jersey destroyed the Arcade building on Broadway early today. One person, Mrs Mabie, burned to death while asleep. Mrs Hart and a servant were fatally injured. One person died, another fatally hurt, and several others severely injured with multiple missing. The blaze caused about $300000 in property loss. Chief Brad wick was hurt while aiding Mrs Hart. tenants included the Arcade offices and stores and the Shackieford Bird theater.
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Saratoga
N.J
Marie
Tre
Shadwick
Hart
Menow
Owens
M. ©. Hart, Mrs. Ahren, David Hewland
Morris
Miss Morris
Ida Foster
Mabie
Ar- Cafe
Arcade
Broadway
Shackieford
Bradwick
Mias- Ingersene
Baldwin expedition to search Arctic for Baldwin
London reports champ William Baldwin expedition secretary plans departure for Tromso Norway in July with 23 aboard most American aims to locate the Baldwin party in the Arctic and then bring them back to London between October 1 and 16. The voyage includes surgeons and medical supplies due to expected Arctic winter effects.
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Champ
Tromso
Norway
London
William
Baldwin-“iegler
Schch
Evelyn Baldwin
Polar
Tatdwit
Chanim
Squall Strands Dozens as Boston Harbor Crews Search
Feared many lives lost in sudden squall when a heavy harbor squall hit Boston. Harbor master and police stations along the waterfront were besieged by anxious inquirers for friends who went to sea in small craft and did not return. More than twenty persons missing this morning.
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Boston
Warter Frone
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