Steamship Roanoke Arrives From Nome Reports Lost Portland
The steamship Roanoke, commanded by Captain Weaver, reaches Nome from Nome on June 18. No news of the Portland or Jeanie. both vessels are presumed lost. Nome residents think the Portland was swept into the Arctic Sea, while Thetis had been two weeks in pursuit. Dora returned June 17 after failed search efforts.
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Seattle
Roanoke
Weaver
Nome
Jeanie
Arctic
Thetis
Dora
Northern Commercial Company
Sleepwalking Brother Fatally Slays Kin in Tennessee
John Snyder, 18, while sleepwalking near Becks Grove eight miles south of Nashville, fatally chopped his brother Grover, 20, with an ax. Mother Mrs. Snyder woke to find Grover severely lacerated. doctors say recovery is impossible. John claims dream burglars caused the act.
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John Snyder
Newberry Snyder
Beck’s Grove
Nashville
Tenn
Grover
John
Violence in Tien-Ku-Chao as Mission Buildings Burn
The viceroy reports the American and British mission buildings destroyed by a mob and a missionary murdered. The magistrate is stripped of rank and rioters ordered exterminated. Several leaders beheaded in what appears to be an anti-indemnity uprising in Sze-Chuan.
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Pekin
Sze-Chuan
Tien-Ku-Chao
Ijlis
China
Derailment Kills Two On St Louis Train West Of City
A section of passenger train No. 5 on the St Louis and San Francisco line derailed several miles west of the city after a massive boulder toppled onto the track. Two laboring men riding in the blind baggage to Streetville, Mo were killed. The wreck sent the engine postal car two baggage cars and a coach off the rails with the forward car overturned.
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St. Louis
San Francisco
Streetville
Pope’s Gift From Rome to Roosevelt Revealed
The Right Rev. Thomas O Gorman bishop of South Falls S will carry a pope letter to President Roosevelt and deliver the pontiff’s mosaic view of Rome from the Vatican studio as a magnificent gift.
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Rome
Thomas O’gorman
South Falls
United States
Roosevelt
Vatican
Mosiac
Michigan Supreme Court Orders Disbarment of EK Hoos
The Michigan Supreme Court directs entering an order disbarring Kalamazoo lawyer EK Hoos amid charges by the attorney general of conspiring to cast a stain on the state in fraudulent military supplies dealings that led to grand jury indictments of several state officers. An excursion train wreck in Colorado Springs kills musician Francis M. English and injures many as seven cars derail after a broken rail. Carnegie Steel wage increases 10 percent for about 15,000 unskilled workers raise lowest pay to $1.65 a day, effective immediately without prior notice.
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Kalamazoo
Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado & Southern Railway
Uhe Pass
Cripple Creek
Francis M. English
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburg
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
United States
Ar. Bartlett
Supreme Court of the Islands
Supreme Court of the United States
Littlefield
de Honge
Amnesty Proclamation Aims for All Philippine Political Prisoners
At a Cabinet meeting on Saturday a proclamation of amnesty for all political prisoners in the Philippines was agreed upon. The measure would take effect on the Fourth of July and would include Emilio Aguinaldo and others like him.
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Philippines
Aguinaldo
Meteor Wins Large Kiel Regatta Schooner Race
Emperor William sailed the American built Meteor to a victory in the Kiel regatta large schooner race finishing seven minutes and twenty two seconds ahead of the Cicely with the emperor steering most of the way.
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Emperor William
Meteor
Emperor
Cicely
Kiel
Missouri Coal Mines to Be Taken Over by Morgan Syndicate
R C Rembauer of Kirksville Missouri a coal operator says all major Missouri coal mines will be absorbed by a syndicate controlled by J P Morgan Co. and Co. This corporate move involves large scale consolidation affecting the state’s coal industry.
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The
Kansas City Star
Missouri
J. P. Morgan & Co
R. C. Rembauer
Kirksville
King Edward III Improves but Coronation Is Postponed
Monarch's doctors report steady recovery from perityphlitis with improved appetite and strength. Queen Alexandra hopeful of a quiet Westminster Abbey coronation later. riots erupt as coronation plans collapse, shops looted, and insurance losses loom amid royal setback.
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Cowes
Henry Thompson
Alexandra
Westminster Abbey
London
Rayal
Jing
Tandon
United Kingdom
Wales
Tie
Watford
Smithfield
Coronation Events Planned Before Postponement
A list of coronation occasions from June 24 to July 5, prepared at a multi million dollar cost, was postponed. Events included a Buckingham Palace reception for foreign envoys, a Westminster Abbey coronation, a two mile military London procession, naval review, royal dinners, Windsor garden party, and Indian prince reception at the India Office.
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Buckingham Palace
Prince of Wales
St. James Palace
Westminster Abbey
London
Lansdowne House
Windsor Castle
Londonderry House
St. Paul
Bankruptcies Rise as Coronation Festivities End
Losses to London from the coronation abandonment are estimated at 50 million pounds with hundreds of bankruptcies among speculators and tradesmen. The article notes widespread business failure due to the cessation of public celebrations and related spending.
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London
Seat
Coad
Tim
Chronology of the King's Life Birth to Emancipation
Copy from the period outlines the future monarch born November 9 1841 at Buckingham Palace as the second child and first son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester December 4 1841 Education under Lady Lyttleton Visited Ireland in 1849 Attained eighteenth year November 9 1855 and received emancipation letter from Victoria indicating legal heir status
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London
Rein
Alexandrina Victoria
England
Albert of
Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Prince of Wales
Earl of Chester
Lyttleton
William Ewart Gladstone
Ireland
Coronation plans and reign details of Edward VII in brief
The article chronicles Buckingham Palace as royal residence and outlines King Edward VII’s life from marriage to Alexandra in 1863 to his accession in 1901 and the coronation date set for June 26 1902. It notes his travels and titles including Grand Master of British Masons and Bath, plus his roles in state ceremonies and naval events.
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Order of the Garter
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Canada
Alexandra of
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Egypt
India
Ireland
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St. Petersburg
Bath
Edward VII
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Privy Council
Lords and Commons
Queen Alexandra A Remarkable Beauty and Loyal Wife of England
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia, born December 1, 1844, is described as the enduringly beautiful consort of King Edward VII and a popular English figure. The piece notes her marriage on March 10, 1863, her loyalty as a wife and mother, and her continued charm and intelligence at about sixty.
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England
Alexandra Caroline Marie Charlotte Louise Julia
Express
India
Prince Christian
Wing Christian
Denmark
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
All England
Alexandra
Kingdom
Queen Victoria
Prominent Chicago Doctor Explains Appendix Operation Steps
A Chicago surgeon describes King Edward era surgery detailing patient prep with a full body scrub, right side incision between the umbilicus and Poupart's ligament, careful opening of the peritoneum, drawing out the appendix, possible amputation with warm towels, closing sutures, drainage, and dressing.
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Chicago
Poupart
Heir to the British Throne Prince George Favored by People
Prince George of Wales, born 1864, eldest son of Edward VII, chosen Duke of Cornwall and later Prince of Wales. Naval career included midshipman on the Canada, command of Thrush, and Jamaica industrial exposition opening in 1890 before elder brother’s death ended his active sea service.
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George
Prince of Wales
Edward VII
Prince
Duke of York
Albert Victor
Prince Albert Victor
Victoria Mary
Duke of Teck
Edward
Duke of Cornwall
Prince George
Canada
Thrushrom
Jamaica
Congress Delays Oklahama Arizona New Mexico State Plan
Senate actions span multiple bills including discharging the omnibus territorial measure for statehood in Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona amid party pledges. Other business covers Choctaw Chickasaw ratification forest reserves in the Southern Appalachians and railroad safety measures while Philippine civil government debates continue in the House.
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Senate
Quay
Committee On Territories
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
Beveridge
Congress aims to adjourn by July 3 in Washington Notes
Leaders in both chambers seek a July 3 adjournment. The pension roll nears a million as the list grows. William E. Curtis says the U S may establish a naval station on Liberia's coast. The Commerce and Industry department likely not approved this session. a Chicago man may lead it in time.
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Congress
William E. Curtis
United States
Liberia
Department of Commerce and Industry
Chicago
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