Katmai Volcano Eruption Forces Dora Escape to Seward
Passengers aboard the mail steamer Dora describe a near suffocation and ash cover as Katmai volcano erupts, sending rocks and ash over Shelikof, with darkness, earthquakes, and a hazardous voyage toward Seward Alaska. Authorities in Unalaska request assistance while villages along Shelikof may have been destroyed.
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Alaska
Dora
Katmai
Shelikof
Revenue Cutter Service
Unalaska
Seldovia
Mexican rebel financier Enrile captured at Juárez bridge
Gonzales, a Bucknell alumnus linked to General Orozco, blocked Enrile’s escape and was found dead with a gunshot wound. Enrile, wounded in Chihuahua, sought safe conduct to the United States and awaits extradition under Mexican charges of embezzlement tied to Diaz era consular funds. The incident follows rebel turmoil and federal advances toward Huerta’s positions.
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Texas
Gonzales C. Enrile
United States
C. H. Webster
International Bridge
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Smile
Orozco
Diaz
Clifton
Ariz
Enrile
Chihuahua
Marion Letcher
Carlos Gonzalez
Gonzales
Col
Jose Orozco
Pascual Orozco
Pascual Orozco Sr
Bucknell College
Christy Mathewson
Madero
Mexico
Huerta
Santa Rosalina
Nasas
Torreon
Campa
Arquemendo
Blanquet
No deaths reported from Alaskan volcanic eruptions near Kodiak
A wireless message to Kodiak station said a volcano about 60 miles away was erupting. The steamer Dora neared within 90 miles but turned back due to ashes and smoke. The report made no mention of fatalities on Kodiak or conditions on the island.
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Dora
Katmai
Cold Bay
Shelikot Strait
Kodiak
San Francisco
Kodiak Island
Alaska
Taft steering body named in Chicago
Chicago June 9 a Taft steering committee to run the pre-convention campaign was named tonight. Members include Joseph B Kealing Indianapolis William Barnes Jr New York Senator Penrose PA Otto F Stifel MO Gov John L Mead VT Ralph Cameron AZ Isaac Ullman CT T A Marlow MT and Harry Daugherty OH A 100 man rough riders escort was organized by Maj John V Clinnin for Roosevelt if he comes to Chicago and Gifford Pinchot arrived from the East too tired to discuss the situation.
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Taft
William B. McKinley
Taft Bureau
Joseph B. Mkealing
Indianapolis
William Barnes Jr
New York
Senator Penrose
Pennsylvania
Otto F. Stifel
Missouri
John L. Mead
Vermont
Ralph Cameron
Arizona
Isaac Ullman
Connecticut
T. A. Marlow
Montana
Harry Daugherty
Ohio
Rough Riders
Maj
John V. Clinnin
Roosevelt
Gifford Pinchot
German Warships Anchored in Hudson River
New York June 9 Escorted by the US Atlantic fleet Rear Admiral Winslow commanded the three visiting German navy warships Moltke Stettin and Bremen as they anchored in the Hudson River. Thousands viewed the spectacle while eighteen ships including US torpedo boat destroyers joined in salutes at Fort Jay Governor's Island marking the arrival of the German fleet.
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New York
United States Atlantic Fleet
Winslow
Moltke
Stettin
Bremen
Hudson River
United States
Fort Jay
Governor's Island
Prison riot at San Quentin ends with fatal shooting
At San Quentin on June 9 a grub strike escalated into a riot in the general mess hall. Prisoner H. L. Lynwood was shot and died, and Frank Taylor and H. A. George were wounded. Guards used steam to subdue rioters. 30 or 40 mutineers face discipline.
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Cal
General Mess Hall
H. L. Lynwood
Frank Taylor
San Francisco
H. A. George
Lynwood
Taylor
George
Hoyle
Italian farmer kills wife then takes own life in Colville
Colville Washington June 9 Stephen Bonnett an Italian farmer shot and killed his wife and slightly wounded C Rosetta when she tried to interfere and then killed himself this afternoon. Bonnett and his wife had been living apart for months. He returned home and the shooting followed. Three children survive.
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Colville
Wash
Stephen Bonnett
C. Rosetta
Bonnett
Warships Ordered to Cuban Waters
The Navy Department ordered Rear Admiral Osterhaus to sail from Key West to Havana with a dispatch ship and another vessel. The move follows a dispatch from Minister Beaupre citing tense conditions in Havana and anti Negro demonstrations. Admiral Usher will command marines guarding foreign properties, with Nashville and Prairie deployed to protect plantations in eastern Cuba.
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Navy Department
Osterhaus
Key West
Havana
State Department
Peaupre
Cuban
Beaupre
Usher
Cuba
Baracoa
Davis
Nashville
Prairie
Manzanillo
Guantanamo
Admirals Lamberton and Everett, Retired, Dead
Washington reports the deaths of two U. S. Navy admirals. Rear Admiral Benjamin Pfeffer Lamberton, Dewey’s chief of staff who oversaw the Manila surrender, died unexpectedly at his Newport home. Rear Admiral William Henry Everett, long retired, died at his city home after a prolonged illness.
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Washington
Benjamin Pfeffer Lamberton
Dewey
Manila
Newport
R. I
William Henry Everett
Narrow Escape As President's Yacht Near Collision
The presidential yacht Mayflower with President Taft and guests narrowly avoided collision with the steamer Northland near Point Lookout as Northland signaled to pass on the Mayflower’s port side. The Mayflower crossed the Northland’s bow by less than a thousand feet, then continued toward Hampton Roads. The president and Mrs. Taft, plus notable guests, were aboard and were bound for Washington.
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Taft
Northland
Nofolk
Washington Line
Point Lookout
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Nothland
Hampton Roads
William C. Rosier
F. H. Gillett
Massachusetts
Clarence H. Kelsey
Norfolk
Washington
Posey
President
Famous seed man dies in Troy
Col. James B. Rice, famed grower and distributor of seeds, died yesterday in Troy following a long career known across the nation for his seed business and public service.
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Troy
James B. Rice
Taft Leads In Contested Delegates Amid Convention Fight
Chicago June 9 Taft gains 72 of 254 contested delegates as Republican committee weighs 12 Indiana and other contests affecting a possible renomination. Roosevelt aides frame the decisions as crucial to control of the national convention while supporters rally in Chicago and discuss arrival plans for Roosevelt.
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Republican National Committee Refrains From Comment on Roosevelt
In Chicago on June 9, a majority of the Republican National Committee after a conference unofficially decided to refrain from comment on Colonel Roosevelt's statement denouncing the committee for seating two Taft delegates from Alabama’s Ninth District. Taft members largely declined to discuss the meeting, with one stating they would stand by their actions despite Roosevelt’s remarks, asserting the work speaks for itself. The report notes the heated exchange over the seating vote and the tense atmosphere among party factions.
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Hoosevelt
National Committee
Roosevelt Totowa
Taft
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West
Tutt
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Missouri
South Dakota
Roosevelt
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Alabama
Hill retirement report kept quiet in Great Northern balance
St Paul June 9 Officials of the Great Northern refuse to confirm or deny a Tacoma Friday night report that Louis W Hill said his father J J Hill had resigned as chairman of the board. It was hinted he might issue a statement later.
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St. Paul, Minn
Great Northern Railway
Louis W. Hill
Tacoma
J. J. Hill
The
Great Northern
Hill
Montana Man Seeks High Government Post
Washington report says A V Conover of New Jersey deputy commissioner of lighthouses resigned to enter private business in New York. John S Conway of Montana, chief construction engineer of the service, has been recommended to succeed him.
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Washington
A. V. Conover
New Jersey
New York
John S. Conway
Montana
Burns to testify in Darrow trial promises tell all
Los Angeles June 9 detective William J. Burns arrived to testify for the prosecution in Clarence S. Darrow jury bribery case. He said he would reveal all he knows when on the stand and would remain until the prosecution finished with him. The trial resumes tomorrow with Bert Franklin back on the stand as P. J. Cooney is expected to follow.
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William J. Burns
Clarence S. Darrow
Burns
Fredericks
Darrow
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
McNamara
Bert Franklin
P. J. Cooney
McNamara, Defense
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