Senate Passes Lodge Philippine Government Bill
After a seven week plus debate the Lodge Philippine government bill passed the Senate 48 to 30. Three Republicans and one Democrat crossed party lines, while all minority amendments failed. The measure supports the President’s Philippine Commission and the civil and vice gubernatorial offices with government powers per executive orders. Nicaragua Canal bill becomes unfinished business for tomorrow.
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Washington
Senate
Messrs. Hoar
Massachusetts
Mason
Illinois
Wellington
Maryland
McLaurin
South Carolina
Luodge
Dietrich
Nebraska
Patterson
Colorado
Philippine Commission
First death by own action of Chinaman in Boston
Crazed by poverty and ill health Yee Hung Tang a Chinatown scholar passed away his body fished from the Charles yesterday and identified by cousins Sam Sing and Wah Chang. He came to study western ways with aims to aid education of China but overwork and mental breakdown led to insanity and a premature end after fleeing from a Jamaica Plain laundry.
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China
Yee Hung Tang
Chinatown
The
Charles
North Grove Street
Cinaman
Thomas Murray
West Boston
Briggs
Sam Sing
Harrison Avenue
Wah Chang
Oxford Place
Yee
Charli Yee
Centre Street
Jamaica Plain
Poston
Love Led Gaskill To Become Burglar
Wollaston June 3 An overwhelming love for his promised wife drove George S Gaskill to crime and reform school after two robberies at Wollaston station He, once an assistant ticket agent, fell into debt and theft to fund a marriage to Miss Anna Good of Calais Maine The couple wed then learned of his crime and he confessed to the Wollaston station robberies The arrest shocked locals who trusted the young man and his wife returned to Calais leaving him in a state reformatory.
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Wollaston
George S. Gaskill
State Reformatory
Boston
Reformatory
Wollaston Station
Gaskill
David Brown
Anna Good
Calais
Good
Gaskell
New York, New
Haven & Hartford Railroad
Miss Good
Maine
Lyons
Gaskil
Boston Police Orce
Tragic End After Endicott Street Fire in Charlestown
Seven year old Romolo Beneditti died at City Relief Hospital from burns suffered in a blaze at the Endicott street home. His two year old brother Alfred survived, though burned, after neighbors Neil McLaughlin and A G Emmons rescued them. The mother, washing indoors, mistakenly ignited inflammable material while trying to save the children. Firefighters arrived from Box 8 and extinguished the flames. The house belonged to Dominick Vitale and was occupied by Dominick Beneditt and family.
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Romolo Beneditti
Endicott Street
City Relief Hospital
Alfred
Ehildren
Neil MceLaughlin
A. G. Emmons
Foster
Violent Larceny Arrest Sparks City Scuffle
James Johnson of 140 Chambers street and Thomas Feeney of 10 Norman street were arrested after a watch theft from William McKee of Greenwood Park. Johnson resisted Officer Barry, Feeney attacked the officer, and both were subdued with assistance. Feeney posted $400 bail. Johnson remained in custody.
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James Johnson
Chambers Street
Lehan
Division 1
William McKee
Greenwood Park
Thomas Feeney
Norman Street
Johnson
Lice
McKee
Frence M. Barry
L Road
Peestom
Ohnson
Barry
Feeney
The
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Runaway Horse Flips Carriage Hurting Mrs Boyd
Mrs S H Boyd of 339 Huntington avenue faced a near fatal crash after a horse driven by Joseph Williams bolted past a railroad crossing at Huntington avenue and Gainsboro street. The coup overturned near Massachusetts avenue. the driver escaped uninjured while Mrs Boyd was badly shaken and treated at a drug store before being driven home. The carriage was wrecked and the horse injured.
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S. H. Boyd
Huntington Avenue
Joseph Williams
Gainsboro Street
Massachusetts Avenue
8. H. Boyd
Weather Forecast For Wednesday And Thursday
Wednesday June 2 forecast for New England calls for showers and thunder storms, cooler conditions. In eastern Maine conditions remain unsettled, with the rest of the region experiencing cooler air. Thursday brings fair skies with fresh to brisk southwest winds shifting to north.
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New England
Maine
Powder Explosion Strikes Wilkesbarre Area Site
A massive powder blast occurred near Wilkesbarre during a thunderstorm this afternoon at the Olivy Powder works on the mountain south of town. No injuries reported. Two small buildings housing the powder caught fire as the explosion shook nearby structures. Loss estimate not provided.
Senate approves Gonzales de Quesada as Cuban minister to U S
Havana June 3 The Senate confirmed the appointment of Gonzales de Quesada as Cuban minister to the United States in a formal confirmation today.
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Havana
Senate Today
Gonzales de Quesada
United States
Tobacco brand ad promotes Havana cigar deal
An advertising blurb touts savings by choosing a Havana cigar labeled Cuba Big Brother Cigarro. It suggests a price of 20 cents per cigar with a five for ten cent offer and urges readers to try them once. The prose frames a bet between earning five and saving a year.
Riots erupt as Chicago meat wagons clash with crowd
Rioting broke out in South Clark street as 24 wagons moved under police protection during the stock yards teamsters strike. Police tried to shield non union drivers while workers and 2000 spectators clashed, injuring several, with arrests and damaged wagons across downtown and the Fair Store area.
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Chicago
Packing House Teamsters
Clark Street
Irwin Bros. & Wagner
Winslow & Co
Irwin Brothers
Isaac Bean
State Street
National Teamsters’ Union
Fair
Adening
Lightning Claims Life in Gore Street Tragedy
A June thunderstorm ripped through the district as Francis Sweeney, 60, was struck dead while removing a tree from Gore street. A wagon carrying his son was toppled by wind but no serious injuries occurred. Several homes suffered damage including Mrs. Stevenson’s High Street residence where plaster fell from a bedroom wall. The steeple of the old Methodist church also tore away amid other damage.
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Francis Sweeney
Gore Street
Sweeney
John Stevenson
Peabody Electric Car Fatally Strikes Woman on Broadway
June 3 a Peabody electric car struck 76 year old Mary A Wentworth as she crossed Broadway tracks. She died several hours later at the hospital from injuries and shock.
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Wynn
Peabody
Mary A. Wentworth
Broadway
Their Silver Wedding at Minot Hall in West Springfield
Mr and Mrs Benjamin F Davis celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary at Minot Hall West Springfield and Washington streets last evening. About guests attended dancing from 9 to 10 o clock with a collation. Miss Cora Wilburn read a poem. The couple received many gifts chiefly silverware and cut glass including a silver chest valued at $300 presented by J Peavey Co.
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Minot Hall
West Springfield
Washington Streets
Cora Wilburn
J. Peavey
Squire Trustee Loses Suit Over Pork Plant Conveyance
Judge Richardson denied F T Bowditch trustee of the John P Squire Company relief against Walter L Hill in a case seeking to compel conveyance of Peapack real estate and a pork products business. Bowditch alleged the property was placed in Hills name by John F Laurie to aid the firm. Hill claimed the Squire firm conveyed the property and business to him, and it has since operated as his own.
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Richardson
F’. C. Bowditch
John P. Squire Company
Walter L. Hill
John FP. Laurie
Squire
Carrie
Kitchener May Receive Title and Half Million Dollar
London June 4 The House of Lords will sit to hear a message from King Edward regarding peace in South Africa and it is expected to announce a title for Lord Kitchener and a reward around 500000 dollars. The king congratulates Kitchener Milner on the peace, while Milner and Chamberlain note the coronation timing and colonial representation.
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London
House of Lords
Edward
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Joseph Chamberlain
Transvaal
Orange River
Lord Milner
South African
German Banker View On Boer Peace Hints Berlin Debate
The Berliner Tageblatt invites top bankers and industrial leaders to share opinions on the probable terms and outcomes of a Boer peace, signaling a national discussion on possible settlements and political implications within Germany.
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Berlin
Berliner Tageblatt
Chamberlain Receives King Edward at Buckingham Palace
London June 3 Joseph Chamberlain the colonial secretary was received by King Edward at Buckingham Palace tonight. Chamberlain's Birmingham residence is nightly the scene of patriotic demonstrations and ovations.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
King Edward
Buckingham Palace
Mr. Chamberlain
Birmingham
Delegates See Kruger in Utrecht After Meetings
Boer delegates in Europe arrived in Utrecht and met at Mr Kruger's house and at the Hotel Des Pays Bas. No talks on peace were given, with Leyds and Fischer remaining while Wessels and Wolmarans left for The Hague. Handelsblad notes no communication from South Africa to the delegates, implying the British government blocks such dispatches.
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Utrecht
Holland
Europe
Kruger
Hotel Des Pays ‘Bas
Dr. Leyds
Fischer
Wessels
Wolmarans
Hague
Handelsblade
South Africa
Sir Percy Sanderson Hosts Informal Victorian Club Evening
Sir Percy Sanderson of New York, after serving as consular general for Britain, led an informal gathering of Victorian Club members at the Hotel Westminster last night. A formal dinner planned to mark Britain and the Boers signing a peace treaty was postponed to a future regular meeting, as members joined in a casual celebration instead.
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Sir Percy Sanderson
New York
Great Britain
Westminster
Sir Percy
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