Golden Wedding of King Oscar and Queen Sophia in Sweden
Stockholm marks King Oscar and Queen Sophia’s golden wedding with nationwide fête and royal audiences. Crown Prince Gustav, long regent during Oscar’s illness, praised as devoted heir. Queen Sophia, German born, heavily engaged in charity and religious works, including Sofiahemmet in Stockholm. Special congratulatory messages arrive from European states and public bodies. The celebratory plans shift due to health issues, with a public collection aiding consumptive patients admitted to sanitariums.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Oscar
Sophia
Europe
Gustav
Sofiahemmet R Sophia
Christiana
Finmarken
Midshipmen Graduate at U S Naval Academy Exercise
Seventy four third section first class midshipmen received diplomas at the United States Naval Academy graduation in Annapolis. Secretary Metcalf addressed the graduates as crowds watched. Tonight’s June ball will honor the class with decorated armory in crimson white and blue. The cruise to Hampton Roads and summer cruise aboard Olympia and monitors Arkansas Nevada and Florida follows, with senior Forney Knox and Cliff Williams named among the graduates.
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Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
Metcalf
Academy
Olympia
Arkansas
Nevada
Florida
Hampton Roads
Detroit Hosts Three State Government Conventions
In Detroit Michigan on June 6 the city welcomes the annual conventions of the League of Michigan Municipalities the Association of Michigan Health Officers and the Michigan Library Association. A joint session is set for this evening featuring several prominent speakers.
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the Star
Detroit
Mich
League of of Michigan Municipalities
The
Association of Michigan Health Officers
Michigan Library Association
Murderers of Gen Barillas Sentenced in Mexico City
In Mexico City on June 6 the jury found Florencia Morales and Berna O Mora guilty of murdering former Guatemalan President Manuel Barillas on April 7. They received the death sentence but no execution date was set.
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The
Star
Mexico City
Florencia Morales
Berna O. Mora
Genera Manuel Barillas
Guatemala
Seventy Years Married in Independence Couple Celebrates
Mr and Mrs Green Bedford of Independence Missouri observe their 70th anniversary. Married June 6 1837 in Harrison County Kentucky they moved to Missouri in 1866 and have since resided. He is past 90 and she is two years younger. The couple has seven children sixteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren.
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Star
Independence
Green Bedford
Harrison County
Kentucky
Bedford
Royal Wedding Note and Family Portrait of King Oscar
Prince to Princess Sophia of Nassau wed at Bieberich Castle Germany on June 6 1857. The union is celebrated as a lasting love match and the text praises King Oscar and Queen Sophia. It highlights their four tall sons Crown Prince Gustav Carl Oscar and Eugen plus the king’s height and the sons’ athletic stature and popularity.
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Sophia
Prince Gustav
Carl
Oscar
Eugen
King
Prince Carl
Prince Eugen
Queen Sophia
Will Japanese Navy Bombard San Francisco
Washington reports a Japanese press mood toward the United States after the San Francisco mobbing of Japanese businesses. Four leading Tokyo dailies urge Prime Minister Hayashi to win apology and indemnity, threatening bombardment if refused. Secretary Hamara at the Japanese embassy dismisses the claim as yellow journalism.
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The
Star
Washington
United States
San Francisco
M. Okio
United Japanese Society of
Hayshi
Hammara
Birmingham Wins Confederate Reunion Fight
County Superintendent H T Persons returned from the Richmond reunion with a tale of how Col T G Bush nearly derailed Birmingham’s bid. A misstep inviting vets to Birmingham sparked Yankee town jeers, but Persons’ tactful defense praised Brum’s valor and wealth, sealing the city’s victory.
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T. Persons
Richmond
Alabama
T. G. Bush
Birmingham
Pittsburg
South
Col. Bush
Pitteburg
Person
New South
Thadepree
Ohio Republican Convention Endorses Senator Knox
Harrisburg June 6 The Republican state convention unanimously endorsed U S Senator Philander C Knox as Pennsylvania’s choice to support Roosevelt’s renomination. Delegates opened with speeches and organization work while listing potential state treasurer nominees. Knox is expected to receive a favorite-son endorsement as an out and out Roosevelt man.
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the Star
Harrisburg
United States
Philander C. Knox
Pennsylva
Roosevelt N Ivo
Pennsylvania
Lyceum Theatre
Andrews
Henry H. Cumings On
Warren County
John QC. Sheatz
Philadelphia
Grier Hersh
York
John K. Tenner
Charleroi
John S. Fisher
Indiana
Knox
Roosevelt
Bill in Equity Aims at Anthracite Canal Trust
The Justice Department drafts a bill in equity to break the Anthracite Canal Carrying Trust. The suit targets railroads including Philadelphia Reading Delaware Lackawanna & Western Central Railroad of New Jersey New York Susquehanna & Western Erie and Lehigh Valley for alleged Sherman Act violations.
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The
Star
Washington
Department of Justice
Philadelphia & Reading
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
Central Railroad of New Jersey
New York, Susquehanna & Western
Erie
Lehigh Valley
Cotton Mill Valuations Set by Commissioners
The county commissioners ruled that cotton mill property was exempt from taxes if organized after February 1897 and fixed real estate values for local mills. Woodstock Mill received $7,500 yearly for 1901 to 1906 totaling $45,000 with other mills showing corrections and suggested tax escapes of about $550,000.
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Woodstock
Commissioners’ Court
Adelaide
Mgr. W. A. Robinson
Anniston
J.T. Gariner
Mo. W. Packer
Grace church honors Hon. A. L. Tyler in resolutions
Grace church vestry of Anniston passes unanimous resolutions mourning the death of Alfred Lee Tyler in New York. They spotlight his 20 plus years as senior warden, his integrity and charity, and his aid to workers during the panic at Aniston Manufacturing Company. A copy is sent to his family and for publication. The church will be draped in mourning for 30 days.
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Grace Church
Messrs
HL. Sheppard
Hh. Wellborn
J. A1
Keither
T. BE. Kilby
A. I. Agee
M. F. Doering
A. L. Tyler
New York
Alfred Lee Tyler
Grace Church, Anniston
Tyler
Mr. Tyler
Anniston
Train Jumps Track Injuring 57 on Southern No 2
A Southern passenger train No 2 plunged off a U foot embankment at Black Branch near Lebanon Tennessee injuring 57 of 60 aboard. The accident occurred at about 20 to 30 miles per hour yesterday as Sune Go Going crew attempted a stop. The crash left 57 passengers hurt while the train carried a cargo of 60.
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Nashville
Sune
Southern
Black Branch
Lebanon
Tenn
Here
Epworth League Meet Set in Mobile June 18 21
The Alabama Epworth league will hold its gathering in Mobile from June 18 to 21. Leading speakers include Bishop Warren A. Candler and DuBose editor of Epworth Era Nashville.
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Alabama Epworth League
Mobile
Warren A. Candler
DuBose
Epworth Era
Naghville
Mill property valuations in Adelaide Anniston Woodstock listed
The ruling sets values for mill lands and grounds: Adelaide five thousand dollars, Anniston mill five thousand, and Woodstock seven thousand five hundred.
Judge Hundley to Receive Degree Amid Case Docket Shuffle
New federal docket for December lists cases of ex Postmaster J M Ragan and Clerk Frank E Roberts Nos 12 and 13. Judge Hundley may grant a special hearing to move the embezzlement trials, while he attends bankruptcy hearings in Birmingham and later travels to Marietta Ohio for LL D degree conferral by Marietta College.
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Circuit Division
Federal Court
J. M. Ragan
Frank E. Roberts
Hundley
Birmingham
Ciilly
Anniston
Handley
Marietta, O
Marietta College
Orville M. Hundley
United States
Mission Station Destroyed by Chinese Mob
A mission station in Aih-Zien, Suo-Chuen province near Tibet, was destroyed by a mob. Several missionaries are reported killed or injured though details are scarce from the remote location. Authorities question if the attack stems from a local outbreak of a revolutionary movement.
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Star
Shanghat
China
Aih-Zien
suo-Chuen
Thibet
Great Revolutionary Movement
Presbyterians Host Needy Children For Park Picnic
The first Presbyterian church and Sunday school hosted a park outing for 110 factory operatives and their families from the mission Sunday school. Transportation, dinner, and amusements were provided, giving the workers and children a day of joy after hard night shifts. Streetcars carried the crowds home late at night.
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Oxford Lake Park
First Presbyterian Church
Mission Sunday School
Unday
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Mission
Lake
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