Sailor Plucked From Sea After Two Weeks Adrift
Louis Vollet, a fisherman from St. Malo, France, was rescued by the liner Carmania after drifting in an open boat for two weeks. He clung in the bow with a signaling oar while his companion drowned, and was hauled aboard when Seaman James Breen braved rough seas to reach the dory with a life line.
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Louis Vollet
Dory
Seaman Breen
Carmania
New York
St. Malo
France
Liverpool
Verne
Clark Russell
Warr
James Breen
Sunny Jim
Breen
Defense cross examines Orchard in Steunenberg murder case
The Boise report details Harry Orchard's cross examination over the Steunenberg murder charge against William D. Haywood. It covers Orchard's efforts to blur dates and places, the hotel entry with a skeleton key, and his alleged attempts to involve another Federation member. The testimony also traces a north Idaho kidnapping plot tied to Paulson's child and ransom money, naming David Coates and Jack Simpkins as figures in the scheme.
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Boise
Idaho
Harry Orchard
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Steunenberg
Orchard
Bill Easterly
Silver City
Federation
North
Paulson
David Coates
Colorado
Wallace
Pettibone
Denver
Hercules
North Idaho
Jack Simpkins
Coates
Dorchester Rally Demands Savin Hill Playground Fix
A Savin Hill mass meeting drew boys from the district as drummers torch bearers and a 15 boy group knocked in a clothes bower to enter the hall. Aldermen Bell Clark and Congressman O Connell urged action to develop the Savin Hill playground and blamed Mayor Fitzgerald for delays.
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Meeting House Hill
Savin Hill
Walter Fultz
Tilton S. Bell
Clark
Joseph O'Connell
Hardy
Bell
Fitzgerald
O'Connell
City Hall
Dorchester
Robbery at Hotel Brunswick Targets Boston Woman
Valuables including four rings and a watch worth $500 were stolen from room 247 at the Hotel Brunswick last Tuesday between 10:30 and 12:05. Mrs Ellen H Stoddard, a wealthy Boston woman, occupies the room. investigators from Headquarters are quietly handling the case.
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Hotel Brunswick
Ellen H. Stoddard
Boston
Missing Jewelry Reported by Mrs Stoddard at Hotel
Mrs Stoddard describes a collection of jewelry missing from her hotel room including amethyst and diamond rings and a gold wedding band engraved E M S to I L H. A Swiss watch given in 1865 was left on a bureau but vanished along with four rings. Police inspector Waite and Captain Dugan are assigned.
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Pemberton Square
Captain Dugan
Inspector Waite
Middies' Bodies Not Yet Found
Admiral Evans telegraphed the Navy Department that the fleet was dragging for the missing launch and eleven victims of Monday night’s disaster. A board is investigating, and the general opinion is the launch was run down by a steamer. all hope is abandoned for the men. In Norfolk, officials said the Minnesotain launch collision with a tug and coal barge caused the drowning of six midshipmen and five sailors returning from the James town Exposition ball.
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Washington
Admiral Evans
Navy Department
Norfolk
Hampton Roads
United States
Minnesota
Army and Navy
Secretaries Say Metcalf Safe Amid Unconfirmed Reports
In Washington on June 12 conflicting messages arose about the whereabouts of Secretary of the Navy Metcalf and his party. Acting Secretary Newberry and other officials stated they have no doubt of the party's safety. A message signed by Metcalf was received at the Navy Department addressing routine business.
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Washington
Generals Porter and Foster Leave Paris for The Hague
General Horace Porter and General J. W. Foster of the American peace delegation departed Paris this afternoon for The Hague aboard the same train that carried Ambassador Nelidoff and the Russian delegation leader ex-Premier Bourgeois.
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Paris
Horace Porter
J. W. Foster
Hague
Nelidoff
Bourgeois
Horsford's Acid Phosphate Cooling Drink
An old advertisement extols Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a cooling refreshing invigorating beverage suited for spring and summer relief from fatigue. It markets the product as a remedy to drag and revive energy during hot seasons.
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Horsford
Disneys
Minard's Liniment Promises Nighttime Muscle Relief
Slogan taunts athletes with a nighttime rub for soreness relief. It promotes Minard's Liniment as a remedy for post game or workout aches without detailing a specific team or event.
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Minard
Guild Urged to Wage War Against Merger
High officials monitor merger in Washington as Interstate Commerce Commissioner C A Prouty warns Massachusetts rates case. He says if Mr Mellen tries to discriminate against Massachusetts in freight and passenger rates, the federal government will pursue action.
Governor Asked to Send In a Second Message
Governor urged to deliver a second message calling for a more vigorous stand on current policy. The request highlights demand for clearer actions and stronger leadership from the administration.
Mellen Accused of Bad Faith Over Rail Merger Fight
Backers of blocking the Boston and Maine absorption by the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad push a final appeal to Governor Guild. They urge a strong anti merger message after hearings and say Attorney Louis D Brandeis expects the Governor to press the Legislature to block the merger.
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Boston & Maine
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Governor Guild
Louis D. Brandeis
Jackson
Board of Baneroad Commissioners
Malone
Faxon
Senate
Springfield
State House
Vahey
Cole
Charles A. Dean
Wakefield
Mellen
Committee On Railroads
New England Faces Railway Merger Scrutiny by Feds
Washington dispatch reports the federal government will act on the merger between the New York New Haven & Hartford and Boston & Maine. Interstate Commerce Commission official C A Prouty warns Massachusetts rates must not be discriminated against and vows to use power to curb encroachment. The Post notes Rockefeller backed interests and hints Standard Oil influence in New England deals.
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Washington, D. C
The
Post
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Boston & Maine
Interstate Commerce Commission
C. A. Prouty
Mellen
Massachusetts
Vanderbilts
Standard Oil
John D. Rockefeller
Department of Commerce
Mr. Rockefeller
New England
Prouty
Lodges
Gallingers
Hales
Cranes
Divorced Ambitions and a Notable Philadelphia Socialite
Mrs William Wellington MacArthur announces her intention to seek a divorce from her husband, the second son of a city contractor now in San Francisco. The story notes her wealth, family connections, and a famed 25 000 breach of promise suit, with ties to Frank MacArthur and Minnie Mander Fiske.
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William Wellington MacArthur
Anna Maddern
San Francisco
MacArthur
Frank MacArthur
J. R. Williston
Helen Condon Pickard
State House
Loretta
Blanche
Him and I
Minnie Mandern Fiske
Pennsylvania
Governor's 1906 Message Shapes Massachusetts Rail Merger Debate
Brandeis cites Governor Guild's 1906 message urging Massachusetts tied to home control of railroads and transport. The merger hearings with Mellen plans face a cautious legislature as rail officials weigh the governor's recommendations and the fate of the Boston and Maine plus New Haven merger.
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Mr. Brandeis
Massachusetts
Brandeis
Boston & Maine
New Haven
Mellen
Weather Outlook for Boston and New York Area
Partly cloudy forecast for Boston and vicinity for Thursday and Friday. Washington reports June 12 forecast for New Fieldland and eastern New York with partly cloudy skies and fresh south winds.
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Boston and Vicinity
Washington
New Fieland
New York
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