Harvard Beats Yale In Eighth Boat Race At New London
Harvard varsity eight won the classic Harvard Yale race amid a dramatic finish as Griswold collapsed from strain, Yale's crew faded to seven oars, with Taft and Roosevelt observers present on the Yale train. The event unfolded at New London with cheers, setting sun, and a crowded riverfront.
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New London
United States
Roosevelt
Yale
Taft
Griswold
Thames
Red Top
Crimson
Harvard
Warward
Cass
Naval and Diplomatic Halftime Mourning Orders
United States Navy and War Department issue telegraphed instructions for half mast flags for thirty days in observance of Former President Cleveland's death. Mourning badges worn until July 25 with salutes every half hour at sunrise and sunset, including 12 guns at dawn and 45 at sunset at all posts and ships.
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Washington, Jin
United States
Cleveland
State Department
War and Navy Departments
Drowning in Peoria lake claims two lives
Peoria Illinois June 26 William Patterson and Miss Dot M Flagg of Galesburg drowned while boat riding on Peoria lake. Bodies not recovered.
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Peoria, Ill
Peoria Lake
William Patterson
This City
Dot M. Flagg
Galesburg
Capture of Viesca Sparks Mexico Unrest Claims Bandits Led Attack
Wounded and armed assailants struck Viesca Coahuila Mexico killing three and burning infrastructure. Government claims bandit forces conducted the attack. trains from Mexico City and Saltillo were dispatched as details filter in. Some reports fear revolution, while vice president and war secretary deny political significance.
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Republic
Situation in Teheran Improves Says British Messages
London reports Teheran situation improving and in hand with artillery to be phased out while soldiers make domiciliary visits. Foreign Secretary Grey says no danger to foreigners, notices arrests of opposition leaders, and warns against threats to the throne. Reports differ on disorder, with looting and closures continuing and the shah's aunt dying in her home during destruction.
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London
Teheran
Edward Grey
House of Commons
Zial-Ed-Sultan
Constitutional
The
Times
Tehran clashes claim heavy casualties in two days
A Teheran dispatch reports in two days of fighting 154 soldiers and 300 Nationalists killed or wounded. A proclamation fixes elections within three months and urges voters to choose capable deputies. The shah promises safety of property for peaceful residents including those under arrest as anjumans, the political clubs, are mentioned.
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Paris
Teheran
Cossacks Hold City As Allied Troops Camp Nearby
Encamped outside the city, allied forces struggle to approach while the Cossacks maintain control of the urban center. The tense situation leaves the city in a stalemate as negotiations seek a path to relief and potential relief forces.
Henderson and Harlow Tie for Grand American Handicap
In Columbus Ohio three hundred sixty three shooters faced 16 to 22 yard handicaps. Woodford Henderson at 19 yards and Fred Harlow at 16 yards tied with 92 breaks of 100 for first place. Several others scored 91 including C G Spencer George Maxwell Edward Banks Tom A Marshall and C O Lecompte.
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Columbus
Woodford Henderson
Kentucky
Fred Harlow
Ohio
Henderson
Harlow
C. G. Spencer
Missouri
George Maxwell
Nebraska
Edward Banks
Delaware
Tom A. Marshall
C. O. Lecompte
Clarence Price
Sherman weighing future role in Republican committee
Washington note says a sub committee meeting on July 6 will not settle whether Representative Sherman who is nominated for VP will continue as chairman or as a member of the congressional committee. Tawney urged him to stay in charge while McKinley backed the plan. Sherman preferred waiting for the national chair to be chosen. His illness status adds uncertainty. friends expect he will not resign his House seat.
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Washington
National Republican Committee
Representative Sherman
Republican Congressional Committee
Chicago
Sherman
Representative Tawney
Representative McKinley
Congressional Committee
Tawney
House
Congress
Eles
Early Harvest Notices and Political Speeches Across States
Reads scattered items from Davenport Iowa rye flavorings gathering at a stand, and earliest harvest date in Canadian West. Reports W J Bryan and W H Taft speeches in Lincoln Nebraska on consecutive days in September. Louisiana train liquor bill advances in the legislature.
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St Tler
Alberta
Thia
W. J. Bryan
W. H. Tafé
Lincoln
Neb
Louisiana
Senate
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