Dr Hale 15 Dead as Roxbury Chaplain Hale Dies at 87
Boston notes the death of Rev. Dr Edward Everett Hale at his Roxbury home at age 87. Hale, senate chaplain since 1903, had attended a Julia Ward Howe birthday event a week earlier. Taft sent condolences. family and physicians were at his bedside as he declined after heart weakness.
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Boston
Edward Everett Hale
United States Senate
Roxbury
Hale
Julia Wardone
Dr. Hale
Worcester
1661 Are Rescued From Steamer In Dire Peril
New York June 11 Spanish steamer Antonio Lopez with 626 passengers and 135 crew grounded on Fire Island and lay on the beach all night in heavy seas. Life savers at Point-o′-Wood worked from dawn, launching surfboats to transfer women and children to wrecking tugs. The 420 foot steel steamer, bound for Vera Cruz via New York, was on a sandbar 1,000 feet off shore as wrecking tugs tried to move her. The captain’s son led volunteers. two tugs finally reached the ship and aided the rescue of passengers.
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New York
Antonio Lopez
Fire Island
Point-o'-Wooda
Naples
Genoa
Cadiz
Vera Cruz
Lopez
Point-o'-Woods
Baker
New York City
Hnes
Compania
Death of Art Leader Comley in New York Office
William J. Comley president of the International Society of Art shot himself in his Thirty-fourth Street office. The late portrait painter founded the society as a business for handling portraits. A janitor found him, a revolver on the desk, and two letters were recovered, with no immediate motive apparent.
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New York
William J. Comley
International Society of Art
Thirty-fourth Street
Fifth Avenue
Comley
Misa A. Comley
Yonkers, N
Six Burned to Death in Martins Ferry Blast Furnace
Six men were killed by an explosion at the Martins Ferry blast furnace of the Wheeling Steel & Iron Company. About twenty four others were injured, ten fatally, with many burned severely. fragments of bodies were recovered, and two victims may never be found. The injured were treated at Martins Ferry hospital.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Martins Ferry
Wheeling Steel & Tron Company
Hundred Lives Periled In Wheeling Train Crash
In Cleveland on June 11 a Wheeling and Lake Erie passenger train rear collided with a freight, throwing the passenger onto a sidetrack. Three were injured and over a hundred narrowly escaped death or serious harm. Engineer James Houer of Canton stayed aboard and slowed the engine. he was slightly hurt along with Mrs. J. Bower and her young son from Hartville. Also reported: Minnesota rural letter carriers meet at St. Cloud with Mayor Evans opening, and remarks from J. W. Drew and Postmaster Grinds as routine proceedings begin.
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Cleveland, O
Wheeling & Lake Erie
City
James Houer
Canton
J. Bower
Hartville
Minnesota
St. Cloud
Minn
Commercial Club
Evans
J. W. Drew
Grinds
Statue of Gen Stephen D Lee Unveiled at National Park
In Vicksburg Mississippi on June 11 a life sized statue of Gen Stephen Dill Lee was unveiled in the National Military Park. The United Confederate Veterans presented it to the U S government. Maj Gen Frederick Dent Grant accepted. Prominent officials and soldiers attended as Col George R Peck delivered the oration and Col Watterson Delivers. Salvador Henry Watterson served asmaster of ceremonies.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Stephen Dill Lee
National Military Park
United States
United Confederate Veterans
Louisianiana
Gov
Noel
Mississippi
Sanders
Louisiana
Memphis
Watterson
Henry Watterson
Louisville
George R. Peck
National
South
Virgina
Lee
Evans
Frederick Dent Grant
Department of the Lakes
Dickinson
Stephen D. Lee
Grant
Gen. Lee
riot in Amoy during religious celebration leaves soldier dead
A small riot in Moachow during a religious celebration in Amoy on June 11 involved soldiers and townspeople. One soldier was killed and three were wounded in the clash.
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Amoy
China
Moachow
Waterway plan to St Louis gulf rejected by engineers
Washington June 11 The board of engineers reported to Congress that a 14 foot deep waterway from St Louis to the gulf is not desirable. Construction would cost 128 million with 6 million yearly maintenance. The report cites insufficient commerce to justify the great expense and favors an eight to nine foot channel instead.
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Washington
St. Louis
Gulf
Board of Engineers
Congress
Mississippi River
Ohio
Chicago
Cairo
Marshall
Water Torrent Trapped as Canal Gates Torn
Sault Ste Marie Mich June 11 After a night of effort canal workers partially shut off a roaring torrent from the canal where lock gates were torn out by the steamer Perry G Walker The Assinaboia tied up at Detroit for the night The Perry G Walker suffered less damage than initially reported Also in court Macon Ga June 11 Judge Speer ordered the Savannah Augusta and Northern railroad sold on Aug 3 to recover 286 500 for a road from Statesboro to Louisville Ga with sale set in Statesboro.
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Sault Ste. Martie
Mich
Canadian Ship Canal
Perry G. Walker
Assinaboia
Macon
Speer
United States Circuit Court
Savannah, Augusta and Northern Railroad
W. J. Olver
Statesboro
Louisville
Black Hand gang tied to Mafia rules across Midwest
Cincinnati reports reveal the Black Hand society also operated in Pittsburg Chicago and South Dakota with branches in Ohio. Inspectors say divisions met to vote on extortion proceeds and sent $2000 to Italy after distributing funds to relatives.
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Cincinnati
Black Hand
Ohio
Society of the Banana
Pittsburg
Chicago
South Dakota
Italy
Middle West
Cleveland
Columbus
Post Office
Holmes
Marion
Arctic Club to mount relief expedition for explorer Cook
The Arctic Club of America announces plans to organize a relief expedition for Dr. A. Cook, missing in the Arctic for over two years. He was last heard March 17, 1908, about 40 miles north of Cape Thomas Hubbard on the Polar sea, with September 1908 planned return. The prior reward offer of 1000 dollars to whalers via Dundee did not yield news as many left for the north.
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New York
Arctic Club of America
A. Cook
Arctic
Dr. Cook
North
Dundee
Robbers Loot Hegewisch Postoffice In Late Night Break In
Police and postal inspectors chased two men after they broke into the Hegewisch postoffice at 2 am. They fled into swamps around Hegewisch and Hammond, but authorities captured the area. The robbers netted only 30 dollars. In New York, John D. Ryan was elected president of the Amalgamated Copper Company to succeed Henry H. Rogers.
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Chicago
Hammond
United States
Hegewisch and
Ryan
Rogers
New York
John D. Ryan
Amalgamated Copper Company
Henry H. Rogers
Yeomen Convention Chooses Oklahoma City as Next Host
Minneapolis June 11 Oklahoma City was chosen to host the Yeomen quadrennial convention next. A close vote placed Oklahoma City ahead of Omaha and Menominee after a long balloting session. Officials criticized the session as disorderly and wasteful while detailing elected officers: Grand foreman William Koch Des Moines Grand correspondent W B H Davy Des Moines Medical director C J Winters Wisconsin Master of accounts J S Dunsahee Des Moines and directors Denison Dubuque Fretn North Dakota and Roberta Ottumwa Iowa.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Oklahoma City
Omaha
Menominee
Mich
Minnetonka
St. Paul
Koch
William Koch
Des Moines
W. B H. Davy
C. J. Wintera
Wisconsin
J. S. Dunsahee
Dr Garrison Resigns as Central College President
Dr L A Garrison resigns after a decade as president of Central College in Pella. He will pursue graduate work at Harvard University a year. The June commencement saw 30 graduates amid large alumni attendance with an address by Dr A B Green of Evanston Chicago.
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Pella
L. A. Garrison
Central College
Harvard Liversity
A. B. Green
Evanston
Chicago
Garrison
Myron Hayner
Des Moines Man Elected in Nurserymen Officers Meeting
Election of officers dominated the American Association of Nurserymen gathering in Rochester Michigan? The officers elected included President H. Stannard of Ottawa Kansas and Vice President W. H. Stark of Louisiana Missouri. C L Yates of Rochester was named treasurer while J W Hill of Des Moines Iowa was elected president of the American Protective Association subsidiary.
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Des Moines
Rochester
N.C
American Association of Nurserymen
H. Stannard
Ottawa
Kansas
W. H. Stark
Louisiana
Missouri
C. L. Yates
American Protective Association
American Association
J. W. Hill
Iowa
Bankers Hear Reynolds at State Association Session
Nearly a thousand bankers in Waterloo Iowa applaud former Des Moines man George M Reynolds now of Chicago and president of the American bankers association as he outlines currency legislation for study and discussion rather than as a sole corrective measure for Congress.
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Reynolds
Waterloo
State Bankers’ Association
Des Moines
George M. Reynolds
Chicago
American Bankers’ Association
Congress
Rebel Vete Cheer Grant at Confederate vets reunion
In Memphis Tennessee on June 11 a frenzied welcome greeted the son of the man who defeated them during the parade closing the nineteenth annual United Confederate Veterans reunion.
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Memphis
Tenn
United Confederate Veterang
Edward Everett Hale Dies in Roxbury Home
Boston obituary notes the death of Rev Dr Edward Everett Hale, chaplain of the United States Senate, at his Roxbury residence following a Thursday illness. This final entry confirms Hale’s passing and his position as a prominent cleric and public figure.
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United States Senate
Edward Everett Hale
Boston
Mass
Roxbury
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