Roosevelt to Arrive in New York for Grand Welcome
New York awaits Theodore Roosevelt's arrival aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria with a massive turnout expected, near a million visitors. Flags and bunting adorn Broadway and Battery Park as hotel capacity strains to house crowds from New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island, Ohio and Chicago. A formal welcome by Mayor Gaynor on a raised Battery Park platform will precede a procession up West Street led by mounted police and the Roosevelt escort.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Colonel Roosevelt
Broadway
Battery Park
Long Island
Connecticut
New Jersey
Waldorf
St. Regis
Knickerbocker
Astor
Belmont
Chicago
Ohio
Fifth Avenue
Narrows
Roosevelt
Androscoggin
Bay
North River
Fifty-ninth Street
Battery
Gaynor
City of
United States
Diplomatic Corps
Washington
Taft
Revenue Cutter
Dock Department
West Street
Battery Place
Mounted Police
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt Rough Riders Parade Plans Include Notables
The parade will feature members of the Rough Riders led by Charles E. Hunter president of the National Roosevelt Rough Riders Association. Honorary riders include Lieut. Gen. S B M Young Brig Gen Samuel S Sumner and Brig Gen Charles Cooper. Troop C Brooklyn will provide mounts and the unit will wear U S army khaki. The route runs Broadway to Waverly Place to Washington Square Arch to Fifth Avenue ending at Fifty Ninth Street before dispersal. Roosevelt and family are expected to return to Oyster Bay after the event.
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Regiment of
Rough Riders
Charles E. Hunter
National
Roosevelt Rough Riders’ Association
S. B. M. Young
Samuel S. Sumner
Charles Cooper
Philadelphia
Troop C
Brooklyn
Broadway
Waverly Place
Washing Square
Washington Arch
Fifth Avenue
Fiftyninth Street
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt Reflects On World Trip And Home Return
Former President Roosevelt speaks via Marconi wireless from Siasconset Mass on June 17 after a year and a quarter abroad. He praises Africa and Europe, thanks hosts, and notes he will not engage in politics or grant further interviews soon. He plans limited speaking in Kansas City Cheyenne frontier St Paul and possibly one more venue.
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Kansas City
St. Paul
Catholic Bishop Sees New Unifying Element at Conference
From Edinburg 1744 a World Missionary Conference feature was a letter from Monsignor Bonomelli of Cremona Italy. He urged Christians to unite across denominations, seeking one flock under one shepherd and to focus research and discussion on Christian unity and education in national life.
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Edinburg
Feaure
Monsignor Bonomelli
Cremona
Italy
Silas McBee
Christ
Commission of “Education
Olambala Tops Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay
Olambala won the suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay with Prince Imperial second and ballot third. The race, which typically draws about fifty thousand, attracted only about a tenth of that due to hostile racing laws.
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Sheepshead Bay
N. Y
Olambala
Prince Imperial
Ballot
Committee Acts Favorably On Reclamation Certificates
Washington June 17 The house ways and means committee favorably acted on a bill authorizing issuance of certificates of indebtedness to complete existing reclamation projects Amending the measure the amount of certificates to 20 000 000 dollars.
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Washington
House Ways and Means Committee
Chinese Sailors Escape Attempt Ends in Four Drowned
On June 17 the British steamer Highland Monarch sailed from Schuylkill toward Auckland as seven Chinese crewmen leaped overboard to escape. Four drowned, three were captured and irons placed aboard. The escape followed a hand to hand fight after a refused shore leave request.
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Philadelphia
Schuykill River
Auckland
New Zealand
Point Breeze
United States
Promoter Defies Governor Gillette Amid Militia Orders
In San Francisco a promoter openly defies Gov. Gillette as two militia troops were ordered out. Police Chief and District Attorney vow to prevent disruption while the military action is held up.
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Hgnt
Gov
Gillette
Steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria in heavy fog with Roosevelt aboard
The Kaiserin Auguste Victoria, carrying Theodore Roosevelt, advances slowly in dense fog about 115 miles from Ambrose Channel Lightship. The ship plans to pass Fire Island around 4 AM and reach Sandy Hook Lightship by 6 AM, with speed reduced for safety.
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Marconi Wireless
Theodore Roosevelt
Ambrose Channel
Fire Island
Sandy Hook
Senate approves administration railroad bill after conference
The Senate votes 45 to 11 to adopt the conference report on the administration railroad bill. Senator Elkins denies any bargain to eliminate capitalization provisions. In the House, a reform rule to curb committee obstruction passes with only Rep. Rucker opposing. Clark supports as forward step.
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Washington
Senate
Conference Committee
Chamberlain
Stone
Elkins
West Virginia
Mr. Elkins
House of Representatives
Rucker
Missouri
Champ Clark
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Smith
Iowa
Crisis as miniature civil war in San Francisco fight saga
In San Francisco on June 17 a fight promoter defies Governor Gillette by pressing a Kaufman Langford boxing event despite militia orders. District Attorney Flickett and Chief of Police Martin urge police and state officials to block the bout, leaving the city in a tense standoff over authority and the prospect of a ring contest. Blot vows to proceed, but local authorities have pledged to stop the principals from entering the ring tomorrow.
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San Francisco
Louis Blot
Kaufman Langford
Blot
Flickett
Martin
Webb
Gillette
Star
California
Langford-Kaufman
Jeffries-Johnson
Reward Offered for Richard Parr in Sugar Fraud Case
Washington June 17 One hundred thousand dollars will be the reward of Richard Parr who worked up the evidence on which the government secured convictions against sugar fraud conspirators several of whom have been convicted. The amount of fee was decided at a conference between President Taft and Secretary McVeagh.
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Washington
Richard Parr
Taft
McVeagh
Reno favored as venue for Jeffries Johnson fight
Reno Nevada will likely host the Jeffries Johnson bout after a Reno conference between promoter Rickard and associates. Wile Ely Goldfield and Reno are billed, with Reno expected to win the auction and plans underway for a mammoth arena at the site.
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San Francisco
Rickard
Reno
Nevada
Wile Ely
Goldfield
Harris Not Guilty in Warrenton High School Murder Trial
In Manassas Virginia on June 17 the jury found Professor J D Harris not guilty of murdering W A Thompson associate editor of the Warrenton Virginian on Warrenton streets in April 1900. The trial began earlier today with the jury retiring at 1 15 pm and delivering the verdict at 4 pm.
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Manassas
J. D. Harris
Warrenton High School
W. A. Thompson
Warrenton
Princeton Beats Yale in Deciding Baseball Game
In New York on June 17 a large crowd watched Princeton defeat Yale 7 to 5 in the deciding third game of a three game series.
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New York
Yale
Princeton
Fight Planned at Goldfield for Jeffries Johnson Bout
Tex Rickard told the Associated Press that a telegram from Morris Sullivan of Goldfield Nevada confirms the Jeffries Johnson fight will be held in Goldfield on July fourth Sullivan guarantees promoters 120000 dollars for the bout backing and placement in July festivities
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San Francisco
Cal
Tex” Rickard
Associated Pregs
Morris Sullivan
Goldfield
Nevada
Jeffries-Johnson
Sullivan
Final Round-Up Festival Marks O X Ranch Closure
Swearingen Texas June 17 Northwestern Texas Cowboys Association opens a two day reunion and festival to celebrate the final round-up and the passing of the famous O X ranch as it opens to settlement and colonization.
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Famous Ranch
Swearingen
Texas
O. X. Ranch
Northwestern Texas Cowboys’Association
Judge Portlock Dies in Norfolk at 74
Judge William N Portlock longtime Norfolk county judge and former Virginia constitutional convention member died today in Norfolk Virginia He served nearly two decades on the county courts and was a notable state legal figure.
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Portlock
Norfolk, Va
William N. Portlock
Norfolk County
Monument Dedicated to Malden Sons in Bell Park
A handsome Soldiers' Monument in Bell Park Malden Massachusetts was dedicated today honoring the towns men who fought in the Revolutionary and Civil wars.
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Malden
Mass
Dume
Bell Park
Forest Fires Destroy Merobal Mining Town
A forest fire swept through Merobal in Sonora, Mexico, destroying the mining town including a tea stamp mill. The blaze also spread through the Ojo and Bacomci mountains with miners making a narrow escape.
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Naco
Ariz
Merobal
Sonora
Mexico
Ojo
Bacomci
Emperor Housed Up at Potsdam Palace
Emperor William was confined to the new palace in Potsdam today with a troublesome right knee but received visitors and conducted business. The affair is said to be taking its normal course.
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Potsdam
Germany
Willian
Ts Norima
Bunker Hill Day Celebrated in Boston Area
Boston and vicinity observed the Bunker Hill anniversary with midnight bonfires in Charlestown and a day of military naval pageants followed by patriotic exercises. Prominent speakers delivered addresses amid the festive demonstrations.
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Bunker Hill
Boston
Mass
Charlestown
Southern Student Conference Opens in Montreal
The annual Southern Student conference of the Y M C A begins in Montreal today, June 17, representing a large constituency of missionary workers, and will run for the next ten days.
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Asheville
Montreal
Scarcity of Freight Engineers in Peru Ind
June 17 report says the Wabash Railroad Company faces a shortage of freight engineers in Peru Indiana. management warns delays may occur as trains stack up awaiting crews and crews are redirected from other lines to cover essential runs.
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Peru
Ind
Wabash Railroad Company
Six Firemen Promoted to Engineers to Boost Freight Service
Superintendent by Co. Sullivan announces six promotions on this division starting Saturday, adding six engineers to the freight run due to a shortage of freight engineers in the city.
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Co. Sullivan
Divers Fail to Find Evidence in Lake Como Search
Divers comb Lake Como near the spot where Mrs. Mary Scott Castle Charlton’s body was recovered but find no trace of foul play by Porter Charlton.
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Como
Italy
Lake Como
Mary Scott Castle Charlton
Porter Charlton
Labor Department Bill Advances to Cabinet Seat
The committee on labor has voted to report favorably the bill creating the department of labor with a seat in the president's cabinet.
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Washington
House Committee On Labor
Department of Labor
Return of Frank T. Smith sparks Indiana land dispute
In Lafayette Indiana Frank T. Smith reappears in superior court after twenty years. His son Lawrence H. Smith sues to recover a Jackson township farm sold by his mother Effie L. Smith to Harrison B. Wallace, arguing her husband John Wilson could not join in the deed, since she later remarried.
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Lafayette
Ind
Frank T. Smith
Lawrence H. Smith
Harrison B. Wallace
Smith
Enoch Arden
Effie L. Smith
John Wilson
Joseph Graves
Jackson Township
Big County
Mr. Wallace
Indiana
Wallace
Lawrence H Smith
Wilson
Patten Indicted Under Sherman Law in Cotton Case
New York June 17 government moves to prove cotton market manipulation violated law. James A Patten of Chicago and seven others indicted for conspiracy in restraint of trade under the Sherman anti trust act. Five defendants posted bail. three others are subject to bench warrants.
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New York
James A. Patten
Chicago
Hough
United States
Patten
Eugene D. Scales
Frank B. Payne
William
House to Consider Anti-Option Cotton Bill Next Tuesday
Washington reports that the Scott anti-option bill prohibiting future cotton transactions is to be called in the house next Tuesday. Representative Fitzgerald’s amendment would extend the provision to grain and other farm products, adding the words to the cotton wording.
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Washington
Scott
Penn Family Heirlooms Auction at Sothebys
A Sothebys sale begins for Penn family heirlooms bequeathed by Richard Penn to Marianna Rutland. Key items include letters patent dated August 20 1694 reinstating William Penn as governor replacing Benjamin Fletcher.
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Penn
London
Sotheby's
Richard Penn
Pennslvania
Marianna Rutland
William Penn
Benjamin Fletcher
Mediation with Ecuador Reported to Have Failed
In Peru on June 17 rumors say mediation with Ecuador collapsed over conditions set by Ecuador as the basis for peace talks. The report notes the breakdown could affect regional diplomacy and future negotiations.
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Peru
Ecuador
Germans Meet in Reading Convention Opens
The German American Alliance of Pennsylvania holds its annual convention in Reading beginning today and continuing through Monday with sessions and activities across the weekend.
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Reading
Christian Colleges in Strategic Centers Urged by Commission
Edinburg June 17 The Commission on Education in Relation to Christianization of National Life presents a report to the International Missionary Conference urging broad expansion of church tied schooling. It stresses faithfulness to Christian aims, the role of mission schools in elevating pariahs, and calls for Christian colleges or universities in strategic centers to lead quality education aligned with religious standards.
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Commission On Education
Edinburg
Commission On “Education
International Missionary Conference
India
Ccristian University
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J. A. Patten
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