National Junior Order elects Gilcreast. Boston to host 1907
L. S. Gilcreast of Massachusetts named national councilor at Nashville as the Junior Order of American Mechanics selects Boston for its 1907 gathering. Roosevelt restores Lieut. Foley to the army after court martial witness denial findings.
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Order of American Mechanics
Nashville
Tenn
L. S. Gilcreast
Massachusetts
Boston
Roosevelt
Hamilton Foley
Army
City of Rome
Linden
St. Clair River
Tashmoo Park
Mich
Cook
Notable Leaders and Crises Highlight Volume News
Reports note diverse events from reform and law to wars and disasters. Sykes reelected president of the American Dental Trade Association. Judge Stephen Neal dies. Maximo Gomez, Cuban liberty leader, dies in Havana. An Erie train wreck attempt, a brutal Lodz battle, and a Canada coal mine blast are also recorded along with civil service removals and a Chickasaw warrants theft hint.
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C. A. Sykes
New York
American Dental Trade Association
Stephen Neal
Lebanon
Ind
Lodz
Russian Poland
Henry Pruett Share
Flatbush
L. I
Los Angeles
Northern Pacific North Coast Limited
Twin Cities
Puyallup
Wash
Kendricks
Equitable
Erie
John Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Forest City
Mitchell
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tishomingo
Cuba
Maximo Gomez
Havana
Gomez
Choosing the Envoys for Washington Conference
Russia and Japan plan three plenipotentiaries each for the Washington conference with M Nelidoff as Russian chair and Marquis Ito possibly unable to attend. Field Marshal Yamagata may take Ito’s place, with the meeting likely mid August as armistice talks lag. Meanwhile Manchuria operations advance as Japanese forces push toward Liaoyang and threaten Linovitch’s flanking positions near Sipingan.
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Japan
Russia
Linevitch
Oyama
Manchuria
Liaoyangwopeng
Liao River
Fakoman
Linovitch
Chantufu
Sipingai
Associated Press
Wreck at Mentor Prompts Halt of 18 Hour Schedule
Officials address the Mentor Ohio disaster blaming an open switch and possible plot by a malefactor. Nineteen deaths prompt restoration of the twenty hour New York to Chicago flyer run while investigators seek those responsible.
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Mentor
Ohio
New York
Chicago
Alexander Campbell
Lake Shore
Ives
United States to establish a summer capital near Manila
A plan is announced to move the federal government from Manila to Benguet in the mountains for the summer. The site sits about five hours by rail from Manila at 5000 feet, with a climate comparable to Colorado Springs and the Adirondacks. Buildings, hotels, and a sanitarium are to be constructed, with officials and families relocating for several months each year.
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United States
Manila
Simla
India
Government of
Calcutta
Japan
Colorado
Springs
Adirondacks
Benguat
Medical Corps of
Army
Fatal duel in Palmetto leaves three dead
Telegraphic brief reports three men killed and one wounded in a fight at Palmetto Louisiana. Other items note the Asian fly damaging Nebraska wheat and former Yale captain F L Quimby’s suicide in Cuba.
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Palmetto, la
Omaha
Nebraska
F. L. Quimby
Yale
Colima
Cuba
Burning coal mountain near Newcastle Colorado draws attention
The Chicago Record Herald reports a subterranean coal fire near Newcastle Colorado, describing a 300 acre burning coal hill in Boulder county and other long burning mines from North Dakota to Montana. Experts note spontaneous combustion from gas and heat, with Newcastle cited as the most notable blaze.
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Colorado
Newcastle
Colo
Roosevelt
Rocky Mountains
William H. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
United States
Pittsburg
Marshall
Boulder County
North Dakota
Little Missouri Valley
Bull Mountains
Billings
Mont
Denver and Rio Grande
EB. H. Parker
Geological Survey
President ousts Bowen amid Venezuelan controversy
President dismisses Herbert W. Bowen from the diplomatic service and reprimands Assistant Secretary of State Francis B. Loomis for involvement in Venezuelan business schemes. Taft finds Bowen’s conduct “especially reprehensible” and accuses him of plots to discredit Loomis, while Loomis is judged not to have acted dishonorably.
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Herbert W. Bowen
Venezuela
Taft
Francis B. Loomis
Caracas
Bowen
Mr. Loomis
Loomis
Railroads in brief from national air to local action
May earnings for Brooklyn Rapid Transit exceed 110000. Central of New Jersey ends brass baggage checks for pasteboard cards. Southern Pacific adds first aid chests on Texas trains. Southeast Mississippi develops with Hattiesburg to Pascagoula rail link. Ripley cites Kansas wheat crop near 82 to 85 million bushels. Indiana bans railroad passes for officials. Missouri seeks Merchants Bridge possession. Taft declines.
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Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Central of New Jersey
Southern Pacific
Texas
Hattiesburg
Pascagoula
Gulf Coast
Mississippi
Ripley
Santa Fe
Kansas
Chicago and
Taft
State of Missouri
Merchants’ Bridge
St Louis
William Woodville Rockhill A Noted American Diplomat
The article traces the career of William Woodville Rockhill, successor to Minister Conger in Pekin. From eightiety he held posts as second secretary then full secretary, served as charge d affaires in Korea, explored China Mongolia and Thibet, and rose to First Assistant Secretary of State. He later led as United States minister to Greece Romania and Servia, resigned in 1899, and in 1900 returned to Pekin as special envoy guiding negotiations that led to a final protocol.
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William Woodville Rockhill
Conger
Pekin
W.W. Rock Hil
Korea
China
Mongolia
Thibet
United States
Rockhill
State Department
Washington
Greece
Roumania
Servia
Notable Women Behind Noted Editors and Clergy Stances
A column recalls Mrs. William S. Cramer as a key supporter in shaping the reputation of the late Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin editor. It notes her travels with him, care during his illness, and a Franco Prussian War Paris siege experience. It also covers Rev Lee Anna Starr delaying a wedding for divorce proof and argues clergy oppose divorces.
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William 5. Cramer
Milwaukee Evening
Wisconsin
Cramer
Europe
Cramers
Paris
Lee Anna Starr
Ill
Miss Starr
Chicago Grain and Market Reports Signal Mixed Strength
Merchants report high volumes of business with strong deliveries and better distribution. Grain receipts reach 4,318,207 bushels against last year while shipments total 4,075,000. Hog packing and live stock receipts rise. failures in Chicago district edge up to 20. Exports show wheat and corn movements with July-to-date totals lagging prior years. Confidence remains amid uneven industrial activity and ongoing agricultural improvement.
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Chicago
Leison
Sach
oTra E
York
Texas
United States
Canada
Market prices for cattle hogs and staples across cities
Across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Toledo Buffalo New York prices list cattle hogs sheep wheat corn oats rye and other commodities by grade with ranges in cents and dollars. high and low figures shown for shipping and common grades.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Detroit Caree
Ww. L. Denver
Omaha
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Bronx City
Colo. Springs
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Toledo
Eges
Western
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National Editorial Association
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Philippines
H. W. Bowen
Rollroads
Theodore P. Delyannis
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Edward Doyle
O. H. Dallas
Leavenworth
Abolition Society
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