Many events unfold as world news and local incidents 0
Three deaths occur in Detroit and a tornado near Mountain Lake Minnesota leaves destruction and injuries. Iowa Democrats report large primary votes while Taft and Bryan are noted in campaign circles. U S Senator Stephenson seeks reelection and various regional incidents including Fort Ridgeley remembrance and a Lebanon shooting are mentioned.
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William Suit
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Carmack
William F. Tucker
Mra
John A. Logan
Mount Clemens
Michigan
Deepening of Hell Gate Underway in New York City
General news reports operations begun to deepen Hell Gate in New York City. Insurance companies lose 1 066 750 by a Monday fire in Three Rivers Quebec. Ac tuad logs expected to total over 2 000 in value. A 38 year old New Orleans street car conductor Joseph B Harding died in convulsions after a dog bite and rabies treatment. A 104 year old Kentucky resident Henry Miller reportedly committed suicide in Mercer County. Beard destruction and losses hit bus firms, forty families left homeless with 500 000 in damages. Governor Dawson’s physicians say tuberculosis illness prompts plan to travel to Ashville North Burma for climate. Captain T A Baldwin announces trial trips of a new dirigible balloon fleet for the government to be tested at Fort Myer around July 16. The Ohio steamer reports calm seas and safe status on arrival.
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Washington news brief highlights 1912 foreign and domestic items
United States items report a早 six week earlier Republican campaign book, Denver post office adding twelve clerks from July 1, promotions in Canon City post office, a Persian shah amnesty to calm Teheran riots, a possible Congress pension grant for Mrs Grover Cleveland, and expected memorial work plans amid border and territorial updates.
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Roosevelt
John C. O'Laughlin
Washington
Tokyo
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Rio Grande
Roswell Land District
Canon City
Colorado
Teheran
Persia
Morteza
Grover Cleveland
Congress
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Garfield
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Repara
Tag Day Mayhem in Washington Stirs Public Outcry
June 13 in Washington saw a citywide tag day with cardboard markers worn by pedestrians to fund a playground. Reported holdups occurred every 25 feet as people paid a dollar or more for store, house, auto, or personal tags. Notable figures like President Roosevelt and Attorney General Bonaparte were cited paying tags, while Quentin Roosevelt collected nine dollars in an hour.
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Denver
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Ashington
Express
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Bonaparte
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Quentin Roosevelt
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Kiges National Bank
Mrs Meyer Sparks Washington Society Furor
Mrs George von Lengerke Meyer wife of the postmaster general has caused a stir in Washington by adopting European social norms. She excludes rival wives from calls at cabinet homes, entertains chiefly diplomatic corps and wealthy wives, and travels to London with her daughters after departing for the season.
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Meyers
Aince
Levi P. Morton
Washington
Meyer
Cabinet oMcera
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Congress
Beacon Street
Alice Appleton
Great Publishing Company
London
Alice
Julia Meyer
Austria
Italy
Great Britain
Postage Stamp Gum as Article of Diet
A quirky account explains that U S stamps use sweet potato gum made by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Gum is applied in a hot air drying line, with Summer and Winter formulas to prevent stickiness. The piece warns readers to lick stamps from the middle due to handling by many hands.
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United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Uncle Sam
Consul Warns Americans About Foreign Antiques Scams
American consul at Dunfermline issues a guide warning tourists about buyable antique and art objects abroad. He cautions that maps and long waits cannot guarantee genuine purchases and lists common deceptions. Examples include Mary Queen of Scots tables, modern aged pieces, flawed engravings, newly restyled crystal and china, and fake rare old furniture made with pumice stone.
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Dunfermline
America
Olympic Dream Looms Over 1908 Franco British Games
The article previews the 1908 Olympic contests in London, noting a 68 000 seating capacity and 26 000 standing room. It highlights America's strength, the selection of 75 plus athletes, and coach Mike Murphy's pivotal role, naming standout runners and events across sprint, middle distance, hurdles, jumps, and throws.
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Flanagan
Sheridan
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O'Connell
Morrissey
Hayes
Mike" Murphy
University of Pennsylvania
Mike
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