Pope Leo XIII Dying as Conclave Seen Near
Last Sacrament administered to Pope Leo XIII amid reports he is sustained by stimulants and nourishment. Cardinals gather at the Vatican as telegrams stream in from European monarchs and observers speculate where the conclave will be held and who may succeed to Peter’s throne.
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Romer
Pope Leo
Lapponni
Pio Centra
Vatican
Leo
8 Damaso
Cardinal Satelli
Rome
Fracati
Cortile
Europe
St. Peter's
Cancer cured by radium rays reported in Vienna
Medical circles report a 61 year old patient with cancer of the palate cured by radium rays at Prof Gaussenbauer's clinic after repeated unsuccessful operations. The autumn 1902 decision not to operate further preceded this first resort treatment.
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Vienna
Vienesse Society of Physicians
Imperial Academy of Science
Gaussenbauer
Vionesse Hospital
Congress Approves Aldrich Bill Support Reaches Peak
Washington reports that after weeks of conferences the Aldrich bill will be passed in the form favored by the president. Representative Cannon, previously opposed, has been won over and will back the bill as speaker of the new House. Others once opposed also swung to support.
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Washington
Representative Cannon
New House
Fleets Converge in North China Gulf
Local newspapers discuss the gathering of American British and Japanese fleets in the gulf of Pe Chi Li. They claim fifty seven Russian warships are at Port Arthur and note Japanese reserve officers on leave in North China are recalled.
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China
Tien Tsin
Gulf of
Pe Chi Li
Port Arthur
Would-Be Assassin Burned Alive Near Silhalssa
Reports from the Moroccan frontier describe an attack on Muley Mohammed the sultan's brother in camp at Silhalssa. A Mobasa tribesman fired on him at close range. the bullet struck a soldier. The assailant was seized and burned alive after being drenched with kerosene.
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Augiers
Muley Mohammed
Bu Hamara
Silhalssa
Mobasa
Tariff Question Considered in Lords Debate
Lord Rosebery renewed the preferential tariff debate in the house of lords seeking cabinet plans and information. He ridiculed Cham berlain’s program and doubted further prosecutions. The Lord President said exact scope could not be given yet, while noting a shift in cabinet position toward a study of closer fiscal ties with colonies.
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Lord Rosebery
London
House of Lords
Chamberlain
Luke of Devonshire
Year's Record at the Mint Despite Higher Output
The Philadelphia mint finished its fiscal year with a large rise in coinage and medals without extra expenses. Superintendant Landis reported a total of $19,673,766 more coins than last year and 7,032 more medals, 309 more dies, with bullion counted totaling about $260,000,000 across gold and silver and related subsidiary metals.
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Philadelphia
United States Mint
Landis
Treasury Department
Washington
Postal deficit soars past year under free delivery expansion
Captain Castle sets official postal deficiency at 4,617,203 dollars for the just ended fiscal year, more than doubling last year’s 2,961,170. Receipts reached 154,268,609 while expenditures totaled 138,885,812. Free delivery shortfall remains uncertain beyond a previously cited 227,000 estimate, with risk of a larger figure.
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Washington
DD. C
Captain Castle
The
Treasury
Postofice Department
Minnesota Supreme Court Voids Inheritance Tax Law
The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the inheritance tax law unconstitutional in the case of Alice A. Russell executrix of Sol Smith Russell estate. After probate in Hennepin county, a final accounting sought a $575 tax underscored by the challenged law, but the high court sustained the lower court ruling that the tax is unconstitutional.
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Minnesota Supreme Court
ST. Paul
Minn
Supreme Court
Alice A. Russell
Sol Smith Russell
Hennepin County
Russell
Dublin Meeting Breaks Up Over King Edward Visit
A Dublin corporate meeting to discuss presenting an address to King Edward on his Ireland visit was disrupted by an uproar in the public galleries. Lord Mayor Timothy C. Hartington left the chair and adjourned as the crowd sang God Save Ireland and cheered for Ireland until officials removed them.
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Dublin
Corporation of Dublin
Edward
Ireland
Timothy C. Hartington
Count Campello Dead After Turbulent Clerical Career
Count Paolo Campello, once a canon of St. Peter's, left Catholicism to denounce the Vatican across Italy England and the United States, recanted, did penance, and was later restored to the priesthood before his death in Rome.
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Campello
Rome
Paolo Campello
St. Peter's
Vatican
Italy
England
United States
Mine Fire Under Control in Wyoming Mine
A Denver report from Hanna Wyoming states the mine explosion site is under control. Debris removal on the main slope is progressing favorably but officials do not expect to attempt body recovery for several days.
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Denver
Colo
Republican
Hanna
Wyo
Mine Disaster In Wyoming Leaves Dozens Dead
Rescue efforts continued at the Hanna Wyoming mine where a Tuesday disaster left many dead. Reported scene at the seventeenth level described pile of twenty bodies amid debris while eleven rescuers grew weak. families gathered in silence, clinging to hope that life remained.
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Alfred Hapgood
Cuban Veterans Press Congress for Immediate Committee
In Havana the radical veterans of the revolution urge Congress to appoint a committee to validate their claims and seek 25 percent of the current government surplus paid out. Some veterans denounce delays as government payments remain stalled.
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Havana
Revolutionary Veterans
Congress
Russian Volunteer Fleet Might Be Requisitioned
London dispatch says Black Sea fast cruisers idle at Sevastopol and Odessa may be held for military needs. Odessa Times correspondent reports June 20 notice to commanders that vessels may be requisitioned to fly the naval flag.
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Russia
London
Sebastopol
Odessa
Black Sea
The
Times
Decrease in Price of Silver Reported
Washington announces the quarterly estimate of foreign coin value shows silver falling for the quarter ending June 3, 1908 from 63.144 to 48.695 cents per ounce, a drop of 6.449 cents. The report attributes the decline to market shifts affecting precious metals.
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Washington
Mint
Dan Godfrey Dead Former Grenadier Guards Bandmaster
London reports Dan Godfrey famed bandmaster of the Grenadier Guards died Tuesday of paralysis. He led bands with renowned conducting and served in the British military musical tradition.
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Dan Godfrey
London
The
Grenadier Guards
Payne Sees Kearns in New York Visit
Postmaster General Payne arrived from Washington with Mrs Payne and headed to a Catskills retreat. He refused callers but spoke at length with Senator Kearns of Utah, owner of the Balt Lake paper edited by Perry Heath.
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New York
Payne
Washington
Pennsylvania Railroad
Catskills
Senators Kearns
Utah
Senator Kearns
Balt Lake
Perry Heath
Mine Disaster At Hanna Claims Large Death Toll
A Wyoming coal mine explosion at Union Pacific No 1 shaft in Hanna kills 234 workers and injured many as gas ignites after a miner enters a closed shaft. Rescue crews led by E S Brooks clear debris and air a shaft to reach entombed men amid fear of further disaster.
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Union Pacific Coal Company
E. S. Brooks
Germany Has Some Claims What They Are
Cuban consul general at Hamburg reports a banquet where Emperor William and Baron von Richthofen discussed German claims. They say the first task for the German minister to Cuba would be addressing German citizens claims, though Cuba has closed war claims by the treaty of Paris. The consul could not clarify which claims and the matter was reported to Cuban minister Benor Quesada in Washington.
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Havana
Garvin Velez
Hamburg
William
Baron von Richthofen
Cuba
Paris
Benor Quesada
Washington
MINE DEAD CREMATED IN WYOMING MINE DISASTER
In Hanna Wyoming 234 men were buried by a mine explosion Tuesday with only five bodies recovered. Fire and smoke hinder exploration of lower workings and officials fear many bodies may be consumed. No more extractions planned for several days unless found on the main slope. Most dead lie in entries below No. 15 and remain unreached.
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Hanna
Wyo
Building Contractors Suspend City Work In Lockout
SALT LAKE Utah The Building Contractors association says it will suspend all construction in the city on July 6 affecting more than 3000 workers. The strike continues until an understanding is reached with workers as contractors complain of workers being called out without explanation.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Building Contractors’ Association
Grasshoppers Ravage Forsythe Region Belching Devastation
Butte Montana Prof. Cooley of State Agricultural College reports grasshopper swarms across Forsythe area have devoured vegetation in a 70 by 50 mile strip. Livestock starved and many cattle found dead as range conditions reach a historic low.
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Butte
Mont
Prof
Cooley
State Agricultural College At
Bozemar
Forsythe
Live Stock Market Report Shows Mixed Cattle Hog Slump
Cattle receipts are liberal with weak demand from packers. Best beef grades steady to slightly lower, while common types fall. Hogs operate under heavy supply and drop about a dollar from opening prices. Sheep and lamb quotations list varied ranges for grass stock and feeder animals.
Kansas City Livestock Market Report Bests and Drops Across Classes
Cattle prices mixed with steadier dressed beef and quarantine cows. steer weakness and dull cows. Hogs steady with top around 5.85 and bulk 5.70. sheep and lambs 250 lower, native lambs 3.30 to 6.45, western lambs 3.00 to 6.26, fed ewes 3.00 to 5.00, Texas clips 3.20 to 5.15 for yearlings and 5.00 for sheep.
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Texas
Chinese Protest U S Rules on St Louis Exposition Visitors
Chinese press denounces a 600 dollar bond photographic ID and police supervision for visitors to the St Louis fair and condemns plans to expel workers after the event. The Li province official paper taunts America over supposed civility toward guests as hypocritical.
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PEKIN
United States Treasury
China
America
Chi Li
Yuan Shi Ki
St. Louis
Old Editor Clark Wagner Dies in Toledo at 80
Toledo Ohio veteran editor Clark Wagner died in a local hospital at age 80. He led the Blade from 1856 to 1865 and the Toledo Commercial from 1865 to 1876, shaping Ohio journalism during a formative era.
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Toledo
Barter Chair Death Ends Life of Governor Oglesby’s Nephew
Richard Pedde cord, nephew of the late Governor Oglesby, died Thursday in a barber chair in Decatur Illinois. Authorities say the death occurred reportedly from apoplexy while receiving a haircut.
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Decatur
Richard Peddecord
Oglesby
Bubonic Plague Confirmed at Iquique Seaport
Santiago reports official confirmation of bubonic plague at the seaport of Iquique. The terse bulletin notes the disease presence and implies public health significance for the port and surrounding area.
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Santiago DE Chile
Iquaque
Foreign Americans Join Passive Resistance Over London Education Act
Two American taxpayers living in Wimbledon refuse to pay the education rate. Rev R W Farquhar formerly a Portland preacher and E P Gaston once a Chicago resident face seizure and auction of household goods to satisfy a few shillings in claims.
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London
Wimbledon
R. W. Farquhar
Portland
Ore
E. P. Gaston
Chicago
Beecher Memorable Moment of Orator’s Stunning Liverpool Speech
A Confederate sympathizer recalls Beecher’s Liverpool speech that silenced a hostile crowd. The orator faced a packed hall, removed obstacles, and declared, Boys this ain t fair, provoking a two hour roar of cheers. The event, seen as Beecher’s greatest moment, altered perceptions of his power.
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England
Confederacy
Abe Lincoln
Beecher
Liverpool
London
London Times
Atlanta Constitution
Latest Disease Fanitis Spreads Among Summer Guests
The article describes Fanitis as a summer illness affecting those in civilized society who visit gardens and cafes. It is presented as a cold or neuralgia caused by electric fans, with doctors jokingly adopting a semi scientific name for the condition.
When Money Talks Hush Let Not A Breath Be Heard
A fragment speaks of money talking as the loudest force, silencing both rich and poor. The piece hints at the social impact of wealth and the implied power of money over silence and action.
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