Root urges Weaver to press prosecutions in city graft case
Elihu Root advises Mayor Weaver to launch criminal prosecutions in Philadelphia after District Attorney Bell refused to act. Root argues a magistrate may be used by the mayor as a private prosecutor to pursue charges against prominent city figures, urging DA cooperation and stressing the public stakes of honest self government.
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Philadelphia
Elihu Root
Weaver
Root
Atorney Beil
New York
Gordon
Frank H. Craven
John W. Hill
Bureau of Filtration
Bell
Eliau Root
To Be Opened Announcement In Washington News
Washington News reports that Antung, Danny and Mukden are to be opened to commence.
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Washington—News
Antung
Danny
Mukden
Catholics Oppose Separation Petition in France
A petition bearing 3 953 238 Catholic signatures against church state separation was presented to the Senatorial Commission. Signatures came from across France with fifteen provinces still to report as the chamber’s separation bill moves to review.
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Paris
France
Chamber of Deputies
Shortage of insect powder for isthmus fumigation
Sanitary officers on the isthmus issued a requisition through Col. Gorgas for thirty eight tons of insect powder. Purchasers report only twenty tons available in New York City leaving the isthmus short. Additional purchases included twenty tons sulphur and large quantities of newspapers for fumigation missions.
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Washington
Col. Gorgas
Army Medical Department
Medical Department
New York City
New York
Biggest in the World Open Hudson Exposition
New York marks the Hudson River tricentennial with plans for a global exposition. A coalition of societies including the Empire State Society and Hudson Tricentennial Association asks Governor Higgins and Mayor McClellan to appoint a 50 member committee to study the site and feasibility.
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New York
Hudson River
Henrick Hudson
New York City
Empire State Society
Sons of the American Revolution
American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society
Hudson Tricentennial Association
New York Society of the Order of the Founders and Patriots of America
Holland Society
St. Nicholas
National Arts Club
Municipal Art Society
Frank W. Higgins
New York State
George B. McClellan
Greater New York
Railroad Casualties in January to March 1905
The Interstate Commerce Commission report shows 28 passengers and 204 employees killed, and 16 511 passengers and 2 062 employees injured in collisions during January to March 1905. Total casualties reach 15 306 with 909 killed and 14 397 injured in other accidents, and 62 railroad workers killed in coupling and uncoupling during the quarter.
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Washington
Inter-State Commerce Commission
United States
In Search of Evidence in District Attorney Beach Probe
District Attorney Beach, heading the probe into an alleged election leak in the bureau of statistics, has traveled to New York to gather evidence. He plans to interview L. C. Van Riper and other New York brokers who disclosed methods used by former Assistant Statistician Edward S. Holmes, who allegedly used advance information for financial gain. Beach did not speak before departing Washington, and his stay duration is unknown.
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Washington
Beach
Bureau of Statistics
New York
L. C. van Riper
Edwar S. Holmes
Mr. Beach
No More Police in Chicago Wagons Move
Mayor Dunne's plan to pull police from wagons used by strike affected firms has started. About 300 officers return to ordinary duty as business streets gain extra patrols. Special routes to freight stations will be covered by wagons from affected firms. Police on wagons have operated in plain clothes for a week.
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Chicago
Dunne
Teamsters
Disturbance at Chicago Labor Federation Meeting
Delegates of the Chicago Federation of Labor faced a serious disturbance over officer elections. Revolvers were used and ballot boxes destroyed during the melee. Michael Donnelly of the Amalgamated Butchers Union was severely beaten and carried from the hall unconscious amid numerous cuts and bruises.
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Chicago
Chicago Federation of Labor
Michael Donnelly
Amalgamated Butchers’ Union of America
One Day's Receipts From Banks In Washington
Secretary Shaw collected fourteen million six hundred seventy three thousand five hundred dollars from banks in one day marking a peak in federal receipts. The figure reflects a rapid daily transfer as part of wartime finance and Treasury operations.
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Washington
Shaw
Kaiser Wilhelm reports passing US squadron with Admiral Jones body
The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm from New York reports passing the American squadron under Rear Admiral Siesbee. The force is conveying the body of Admiral Paul Jones and Siesbee says all is well aboard. He estimates the fleet will be off Chesapeake Cape on July 22.
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Plymouth
New York
Siesbee
Paul Jones
Chesapeake Cape
Amusements Planned for Canal Workers on Isthmus
The National Civic Federation welfare department will send two expert welfare managers, Nazaro of Plymouth Cordage and Edward A. Moffet, editor of the Bricklayers and Masons' Journal, to the Isthmus with Commissioner Shonts and Chief Engineer Stevens next Thursday. They will study recreation conditions for canal workers and propose plans including amusement halls, club houses, and outdoor sports suited to the climate.
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New York
National Civic Federation
Isthmian ¢Anual Commission
Shonts
Stevens
Isthmus
Nazaro
Plymouth
Mass
Edward A. Moffet
Bricklayers and Masons
Bricklayers and Masons International Union of America
German Swedish Alliance Report Denied by Foreign Office
Berlin reports state that a Stockholm assertion about a German Swedish alliance was examined by the Foreign Office, which says the alliance question never came up nor was discussed. It notes no record of talks between Emperor William and King Oscar beyond their Gefle interview.
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Berlin
Stockholm
Foreign Office
Germany
Sweden
William
Oscar
Gefle
Russian Finances and Sakhalin Threats Rise in St Petersburg
Prices climbed in St Petersburg on Russian securities abroad after M. Witte was named chief peace plenipotentiary. Japan reportedly aims to take Sakhalin by conquest, demanding formal cession. The government issued another $5,000,000 against $547,000,000 in gold, viewed by the Bourse Gazette as a forced issue to shield the gold reserve.
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St. Petersburg
M. Witte
Japan
Sakhalin
Bourse Gazette
War on Scalpers Proposes Train Agents on Chicago Trains
Chicago announces that within a week or two trains leaving the city will likely carry train agents to detect and confiscate tickets sold fraudulently by scalpers. The plan follows a successful Southern Pacific experiment on trains from San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland Oregon.
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Chicago
Southern Pacific Road
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Cal
Portland
Ore
Return of Miss Roosevelt and party from Waiikiiki
Honolulu reports Miss Alice Roosevelt and Mrs. DuBois, guests of Sheriff Brown, reached the city after the steamer carrying Secretary Taft party members failed. The ladies were put aboard a tug and the Manchuria was overhauled several miles from port.
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Miss Roosevelt
Honolulu
Waikiki
Alice Roosevelt
DuBois
Sheriff Brown
Secretary Tafu
Manchuria
Rumors of Mutiny and Warsaw Orders Questioned
Rumors in St. Petersburg claim four Grenadier Regiments mutinied in Moscow and Warsaw officers refused to command troops to fire on demonstrators. No confirmation is obtainable.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Warsaw
Demand for Damages in Mail Case at Consulate
A dispatch to the Herald reports American Consul Mr Ruffin demanding 30000 dollars in damages from Vice Consul Mr Waldemer Kolab for the detention of three personal letters that arrived at the Consulate during Mr Ruffin's three months absence.
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New York
Asuncion
Paraguay
the Herald
Ruffin
Waldemer Kolab
Indians May Migrate
Indians from across the Indian Territory gathered for a four day convention to consider a plan to sell their land to the United States and relocate to old Mexico.
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Tulsa
I. T
Indian Territory
Five Civilized Tribes
United States
Old Mexico
Governor Carter May Again Seek Resignation Withdrawal
Washington reports indicate Governor Carter will reconsider his resignation. Secretary Taft, in San Francisco at President Roosevelt’s request, urged Carter to withdraw the resignation.
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Honolulu
Washington
Gov. Carter
Taft
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Salaries Fixed for Russian Peace Plenipotentiaries
St. Petersburg reports the salaries of the Russian peace plenipotentiaries as 200 dollars per day for each envoy plus a 7500 dollar allowance for traveling and other expenses.
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St. Petersburg
Letter Postage Reduced in Paris By Deputies
The Chamber of Deputies passed a bill cutting letter postage from 15 centimes to 10 centimes. This reduces the cost to readers by about two cents per letter, impacting mail rates across the city and potentially influencing correspondence costs for businesses and households.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Witte Sees Peace With Japanese Terms Unlikely
M. Witte, Russia's peace plenipotentiary, told the Associated Press in St. Petersburg that while the emperor desires peace, Russia will not accept harsh Japanese terms. He denied that Russia is crushed, warned against Western misreadings, and said Russia would endure war years if needs be. He emphasized internal dissension but unity if national integrity is at stake.
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Russia
St. Petersburg
M. Witte
Associated Press
United States
Stnesman
Count Lamsdorff
Japan
Europe
America
Moscow
Corea Loan Floated in Tokyo Oversubscribed Fourfold
The Corean loan of one million dollars was oversubscribed four times. It marks the first foreign loan ever floated in Japan.
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Tokio
Japan
Sixteen Girls Die as Italian Chapel Collapses
In Fermo Italy the chapel of the Foundling Hospital collapsed during Mass. Sixteen girls are reported killed and many injured as a full congregation attended the service in the derelict building.
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Fermo
Italy
Foundling Hospital
Red Tape Hampers Panama Canal Plan Urges Fast Construction
A 1905 dispatch criticizes Panama Canal progress demand ing drastic reform. It cites May excavations of 75,000 cubic yards, calls for tenfold shovel use and far less bureaucracy to avoid a 200 year timeline. It notes Russian forces retreating north in Korea as Manchuria faces rain complicating campaigns.
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Panama
Panama Canal
Atlantic
Pacafic
Secretaries Investigation Over Civil Service Exam Fraud
Secretary Wilson has begun an inquiry into a report that a female employee in his department sold questions for civil service examinations. A complaint says she aided applicants for years, with some paying substantial sums. The manipulations concern technical examinations with department prepared questions.
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Washington
Wilson
Railroad Plan From Vicksburg to Birmingham
Details on the proposed Vicksburg to Birmingham line via Canton Miss indicate the Saulsbury Syndicate will capitalize the project at 2 million dollars. If built the road would become a premier Mississippi route and would connect Alabama coal outputs to the Mississippi River for broad distribution.
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Vicksburg
Birmingham
Ala
Canton
Miss
Saulsbury Syndicate
Mississippi
Alabama
Mississippi River
Bulgarian government seeks European control over Adrianople vilayet
Sofia reports a circular note sent to powers asking intervention to protect Bulgarians in the Adrianople vilayet from Turkish raids. The note describes villagers fleeing to forests and becoming rebels and proposes European supervision of the region to curb the coercive campaigns.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Soldiers Loot Store In Montgomery Allegations
A daring hold up at J. S. Holmes store on Red Bridge road is charged to soldiers in the state troops encamped here. A clerk testifies that a sergeant and two privates entered the shop, held him at bay, and rifled the safe and cash register, taking cigars whiskey and a sack of flour.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. S. Holmes
Red Bridge Road
Holmes
Queen Margarita Plans Auto Tour and United States Visit
Reliable sources report Dowager Queen Margarita will travel by car through Spain and Portugal in September, then visit the United States aboard a German steamer, outlining a historic royal tour.
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Turin
Italy
Margarita
Spain
Portugal
United States
Roosevelt declines invitation to visit Australia
Melbourne report that President Roosevelt has declined the invitation from the Commonwealth Government for Miss Alice Roosevelt to visit Australia with Secretary Taft and his family. The invitation warned the party would be cordially welcomed by all classes.
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Roosevelt
Melbourne
Commonwealth
Alice Roosevelt
Australia
Taft
Assassin Plot Foiled As Anarchist Bariberi Captured
Authorities arrest an anarchist named Barbieri who allegedly came from New York and was commissioned to assassinate King Victor Emmanuel. Police report the suspect's capture prevents the plan and ties to international conspiracies.
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Rome
Barbieri
New York
Barberri
Victor Emanuel
Jops Will Raise Russian Ships
Tokio reports expectation that warships Pallada Pobieda and Poltava sunk at Port Arthur will soon be refloated in the offshore revival effort.
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Tokio
Pallada
Pobieda
Poltava
Port Arthur
Japan Health Habits as Fashion and Duty
An excerpt praising Japan for universal health practice and hygiene, noting daily habits such as ample water, baths, and endurance training like jiu jitsu. It contrasts Western neglect and highlights Japanese discipline, endurance, and foresight shaping modern views on physical culture. The piece cites Youth's Companion and Leslie's Weekly on broader health and railway wealth.
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Japan
Money in Rags on Broadway Corner
After rain, six people waited with transfers at Broadway and Spring. A dirty rag lay nearby as a derelict woman, stepping off a Broadway car, retrieved it, revealed a $1 bill and coins, and laughed at the crowd as she pocketed her find.
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Broadway
Spring Street
Fatal Snake Encounter in Aliquippa House Yard
George Wood a school director in Pittsburgh's Thirty first Ward died suddenly from a hemorrhage after killing a large snake in his Aliquippa Pennsylvania summer residence yard. He reached Aliquippa shortly before six and was startled by the reptile in the path. He killed it and showed excitement then suddenly fell ill. Hemorrhages afflicted him and he died before a physician arrived.
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Aliquippa
George Wood
Pittsburg Patch
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