House adjournment near after quarrels over deficiency bill
Washington June 8 The Senate faces a race to keep a quorum as fights over the general deficiency bill and Bowman act items delay progress. Harris pushes to add spoliation and supply claims, risking a voting quorum, while many senators plan to depart for St Louis, possibly delaying adjournment past the Republican convention. House managers press to finish five appropriation bills despite deep differences, aiming for adjournment by Tuesday or Wednesday. Venezuelan boundary commission signals no early decision. Justice Brewer expects no ruling soon and Venezuelan Minister Andrade forecasts no verdict until fall.
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Jones
Senate
Harris
St. Louis
House
District of Columbia
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
Wasnixeron
London
Venezuela
British
Goiana
Justice Brewer
Andrade
Riot at St Petersburg and unrest in Crete
Dispatches report a coronation day riot in St Petersburg with 250 killed or wounded and 500 arrested after Cossacks charged with sabers and open fire amid stones. Crete faces continued alarm as warships deter mass violence while Turkish troops are accused of looting Armenians and selling ears.
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St. Petersburg
Lonpox
Vienna
Daily News
Newski Prospekt
Crete
Loxpon
the Times
Oanen
Death of Augustus S. Chase in Paris finds Waterbury banker
A Paris cablegram reports the death of Augustus S. Chase from a paralytic stroke. Chase, who went abroad for health reasons, was president of Waterbury National Bank Waterbury Watch and Waterbury Clock Companies and of the Benedict and Burnham Manufacturing Company and held active interests in other firms.
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Waterbury
Conn
Paris
Augustus 8
Chase
Waterbury National Bank
Waterbury Watch
Waterbury Clock Companies
Benedict and Burnham Manufacturing Company
Shooting in New York City Leaves Two Wounded
John Hahne of Council Bluffs and James F. O'Brien of Milwaukee are involved in a shooting near Chatham. O'Brien hospitalized, Hahne arrested. Wound deemed not serious. three shots fired. Police say a watch theft prompted the incident. Saengerfest preparations continue in Pittsburgh with delegations arriving despite heavy rain dulling festive decorations in the city.
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Hahne
New York
John Hahne
Council
English girl Miss Mayne Worrall dies in hotel apartment
Miss Mayne Worrall, a young Englishwoman who arrived from Australia last Thursday, died of heart disease in her Palace Hotel apartment in San Francisco. She had been traveling unaccompanied on a world tour. Cardinal Gibbons is better and plans to travel to Cincinnati for Archbishop Elder's 58th anniversary celebration of ordination on June 10.
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Harmony
San Francisco
Mayne Worrall
Australia
Palace Hotel
Cardinal Gibbons
Baltivore
Atlantic City
Cincinnati
Archbishop Elder
Elephant trainer dodges tusks in Kansas City showdown
Joseph Beatty and William Chambers faced a dangerous moment as Dick the mammoth elephant charged. Beatty freed from chains and, with a hook and the aid of Topsy, guided Dick away while avoiding serious injury despite a dramatic tusk strike and surrounding chaos.
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Beatty
Kansas City
Joseph Beatty
William Chambers
Taska
Willliam Chambers
Topsy
Chambers
Will Quash the Havana Sentence Is Seen
A Madrid dispatch reports the Havana sentence in the filibuster case may be quashed by the New York allied supreme court of appeals. Most jurists expect the court to order a retrial in Havana under ordinary jurisdiction with treaty guarantees. Madrid informs that the American state department would not object to such an ordinary jurisdiction outcome.
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New York
Madrid
Beranger
Cuba
Supreme Court of Appeals
Jurisconsuls
Court of Appeals
American State Department
Charity Workers Active at Grand Rapids Conference
Delegates to the national conference of corrections and charities held services in local churches yesterday. The afternoon session featured talks by C S Loch of London and Professor Henderson of Chicago on charity organization work and Friendly Visiting. A large Hartman’s hall mass meeting drew many labor union members and their wives.
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Grand Rapids
Granp Rapids
National Conference of Corrections and Charities
C.S. Loch
Charity Organization Society
London
R. Henderson
Chicago
Mary McDowell
Hartman
Rich Gift For Kansas City Park Bequest Promises Swope Park
Kansas City receives a free gift of park land second in size in the nation. Thomas H. Swope names the tract four miles southeast of the city as Swope Park. The donor requires the city to spend at least 1000 dollars annually for ten years on improvements. The property totals 1314 acres with 140 acres timber and a 100 acre lawn, valued at about 250000 dollars. Also notes a separate fire incident involving a McKinley corn train at Ontville, burned three cars and depot. train aimed to aid tornado victims, with colorful references to Horty elevating support.
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Kansas City
United States
Thomas H. Swope
Swope Park
Jackson County
McKinley
Wicuita
St. Louis
Ontville
Silvers Dixon
Overloaded trolley car plunges down incline injuring many in Peru
In Peru an overloaded Nassau Street extension trolley careened down a long incline at peak travel, trapping over 100 passengers. One boy died upon impact, many others injured, with one store worker hurt. In Ohio tramps set fire to a barn, wounding a son in law and killing the farmer.
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Peru
New York
Nassau Street
Gonsy Island
Enyria
Henry Chappelle
Here
Chappelle
William Hubill
Street fight ends with bystander killed in St Louis
In St Louis a street fight between Andrew Smith and prizefighter Peter Peterson known as the terrible Swede led to the death of bystander Janos Hickey, a disinterested spectator. The incident occurred in June and involved lethal intent toward the spectator.
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St. Louis
Andrew Smith
Peter Peterson
Smith
Janos Hickey
Egyptian Victory at Fertit Shifts Nile Campaign
Ferrit, Egypt June 8. Egyptian troops captured Fertit near Akasheh after a secret night march from Akasheh on June 6. Dervishes retreated in a hard fight, with Egyptian and Sondanese forces showing steadiness. Egyptian loss: 20 killed, 80 wounded. hundreds captured. Reported aim to extend the Sarras railroad to Fertit to ease water transport to Dongola.
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Ferrit
Egypt
Xhalifa
Suarda
Raporta
Hamada
Fertit
Akasheh
Sarras
Nile
Dongola
Ready for the Convention Opens St Louis Politician Arrival
National convention prep in St Louis as out of town correspondents outnumber visiting politicians. Hanna and Platt expected, Gear to arrive. Hawk-eye slate posters Allison. Convention hall ready, city housing, rails repaired after tornado. McKinley spokesman Judge Thompson predicts first ballot nomination. platform seen as sound money. Tennessee for single gold standard. Evans named for VP. Colorado may bolt if free silver not declared. Ohio Dems favor free silver. Penrose leads Wanamaker in Senatoreial race. Quayites defeated in Pittsburgh.
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St. Louia
St. Louis
M. A. Hanna
McKinley
Thomas O. Platt
Loui P. Morton
Gear
Iowa
Allison
Hawkeye
Senator Allison
Thompson
Ohio
Reed
G. W. Hill
National Committee
Tennessee
H. Clay Evans
Luce Starts on His Long Ride
A. W. Luce of the Press Cycling club started from Chicago city hall at 3 30 Sunday morning aiming to beat the Chicago New York record. He was aided to Hammond Indiana by Robert P. Searle who holds the five days two hours and fifteen minutes mark. Luce expects to complete the trip in under five days projecting a bold cross country pace. Miron Mass June 8 a prize fight of 31 rounds between Jack Ryan of Brockton and Jack Lacey of Indiana ended in a draw at the start of the second round and a rematch is planned within six weeks. Sharksey to Meet Corbett in San Francisco efforts mount for a four round bout with Corbett and Tom Sharkey with a possible June 23 clash. New York June 8 a benefit performance raised two thousand dollars for St Louis cyclone sufferers featuring Marion Mason Virginia Earle Verona Jarbeau Lottie Gilson Albert Chevalier and DeWolfe Hopper. Western League games include Grand Rapids 6 Kansas City 1 and Columbus 12 Minneapolis 4 with listed players Briggsend mink Daniels Bevis Lake McGreevy Wilson Healey Schriver.
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Mass
Jack Ryan
Brocton
Jack Lacey
Indiana
Here
Alston
Sharkey
Corbett
San Francisco
Tom Sharkey
National Athletic Club
St. Louia
New York
St. Louis
Marion Mason
Virginia Earle
Verona Jarbeau
Lottie Gilson
Albert Chevalier
DeWolfe Hopper
Floods Cause Widespread Damage Across Central States
Severe storms swept through Wisconsin Illinois Iowa Kansas Nebraska South Dakota and Michigan with heavy rain hail and cyclones. Four drownings reported at Leavenworth and Columbus before late reports. Bridges washed out rail delays and stockyards flooded as farms lost buildings livestock and crops. Continuous damage tallies estimate losses well over a hundred thousand dollars with multiple towns including Dannebrog and Baraboo hit hard.
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
South Dakota
Michigan
Hyde Park
Cox
Poorin
Union
Virgil
Irvin Daly
Leavenworth
Kan
Springfeld
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Neb
Baraboo
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Porth Loup Valley
St. Paun
Elba
North Loup River
Oak
Turkey Springs
Munson Creeks
North Loup
Dannebrog
Oak Creek
International Conference Backs Permanent Arbitration Tribunal
At the closing session of the International arbitration conference Robert T. Payne of Boston chaired in Sen. Edmunds absence. A unanimous declaration of principles was adopted, urging creation of a permanent court for international disputes and disarmament after recognizing law over force. The document notes favorable talk in France and England and calls all nations to press for a tribunal.
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Edmunds
Robert T. Payne
Boston
Samuel B. Ocapen
France
England
United States
Conference of Charity Workers Discusses Soldier Homes and Insanity Care
At the national conference of charities and corrections the Soldiers' Homes topic urged industrial diversion to curb idleness and preserve self esteem. A paper on chronic insanity by Dr Gordon promoted separating curable and incurable patients, with debate on the Wisconsin idea and New York policy. Also: boxing match negotiations include Peter Jackson versus Corbett backed by J H Hildebrandt. Jackson refused.
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Granp Rarins
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Northwestern Soldiers’ Home Association
Gordon
Northern Asylum
Wisconsin
Hanlong
Willard Asylum
Willard
New York
Peter Jackson
Corbett
J. H. Hildebrandt
Jonannesburg
South Africa
National Sporting Club
London
America
Billy Brady
Jackson
Hildebrandt
Denver Ed Smith
Joe Goddard
Steve O’donnell
Johannesburg
Pythian Grand Lodge Officers Elected At YanxkTon
The Knights of Pythias grand lodge elected C N Herrried as grand chief, F Davol grand vice chief, E Benedict grand patriarch, C B Warner grand king, C C Patte grand master at arms, W Ss Mitchel grand master alms, A G Enos grand grand master, C M Canton grand officer general, with George E Collins named grand keeper of records. Sioux Falls chosen for next annual session. Westinghouse stock increased to 16 million dollars after Pittsburg meeting.
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YanxkTon
Grand Lodge
Knights of Pythias
C.N. Herried
G. C
F. Davol
EL E. Benedict
G.P
C. BE. Warner
A. K.R
C. C. Patte
G. M. EL
W. Ss. Mitchel
A. G. En
Westinghouse
Priiszpura
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Pittsburg
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