Not Allowed to Repair Warships
Washington reports the War Department announced that Secretary Taft's instructions were formally transmitted to the Russian admiral. The twenty four hour limit was set to sail after noon on June 7, with coal and provisions to reach the nearest port, and only harbor supplies may be taken until then. Rear Admiral Enquist may request more time pending dispatches from St Petersburg.
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Washington
War Department
Wright
Taft
Manila
Manilla
Roosevelt
Enquist
St. Petersburg
Peacemaker Delcasse resigns from French cabinet
Paris June 6 Foreign Minister Delcasse has resigned and his resignation accepted Premier Rouvier to temporarily take the foreign affairs portfolio The move follows France policy failure in Morocco with the sultan opposing reform and suggesting a conference of signatory powers Delcasse had delayed resignation since April 21 amid criticism over alleged French conduct in the Far East regarding Russian breaches of neutrality Denial issued by the government.
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Paris
Delcasse
Rouvier
M. Delcasse
Morocco
France
Far East
Wine Cask Barricade By French Strikers
In Cete France on June 6 six hundred striking draymen seized wine casks and blocked the town bridges. Troops have been summoned to restore order amid the labor action and bridge closures.
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Cete
France
Wyoming Weather Forecast For Wyoming And Colorado
Weather bulletin reports fair weather for Wednesday and Thursday in Wyoming and Colorado. Twenty four hour data ending 6 pm yesterday shows a maximum of 69 and a minimum of 43 with no precipitation. Palmer, Section Director, Wyoming.
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Washington
Wyoming
Colorado
Manchuria General Linovitch Vows To Press On At War
Gunshu Pass, Manchuria June 6. Lieutenant General Linevitch says Russia will fight to the end and can still defeat the Japanese in Manchuria despite naval defeat. He claims strength to hold and advance, and notes Japanese withdrawal possibly a maneuver to draw him out.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Rojestvensky
Linovitch
Linevitch
Submarines Used in Tau Straits Battle Confirmed
London dispatch from Tokio reports official confirmation that submarines saw action in the Tau Straits engagement. After the Russian battleship Orel surrendered, several officers and sailors attempted to blow up the vessel. eight ringleaders were executed by the Japanese.
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Togo
London
Tokio
Daily Telegraph
BLYS
Tau Straits
King Opens Engagements with Diplomatic Corps at Buckingham
King Alfonso received the diplomatic corps at Buckingham Palace today including American Embassy staff led by Ambassador Reid. He spoke with Reid about past services and asked him to present Secretary Carter and others. The king attended Mass at Westminster Cathedral escorted by life guards amid a wet pavement scare.
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London
Spain
Buckingham Palace
Ambassador Reid
Reid
Alfonso
Carter
Westminster
Emigration decoy denyed in Hungary claims
Budapest reports Premier Tisza denying government connivance at emigration decoys and denying secret agents caused a large exodus. He cites German lines had 600 agents responsible for 638000 passportless emigrants in 1904 during the Cunard line dispute.
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Budapest
Hungary
Emigration Committee of Parliament
Tisza
Cunard
Davis Brothers Face West Virginia House Seat Races
Cumberland Maryland reports a special election in the Second West Virginia district to fill the seat of Congress. Democratic nominee Colonel Thomas B. Davis, 77, is brother of ex Senator Henry Gassaway Davis. He is described as a millionaire banker and horseman.
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Cumberland
West Virginia
Uct
Honor Lo Aietoe G. Dayton
Congress
Thomas B. Davis
Henry Gassaway Davis
Osler
Strongest Men in the Company Quit
Ten resignations hit the Equitable Life Assurance Society as leaders quit. A. J. Cassatt and John A. Stewart resign from key posts, with John Sloan and others leaving the board amid reforms sought by policy holders and M. E. Ingalls.
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New York
Equitable Life Ansurance Society
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
John A. Stewart
United States Trust Company
John Sloan
Banking and Trust Company
D. C. Milla
Presddent
Alexander
Equitable Board
H. C. Frick
B. H. Aarriman
T. Jefferson Coolidge
M. E. Ingalls
Jacob H. Schiff
Cornelius Bliss
Hyde Leaves Frick Banks Board in Pittsburg
Jas Haven Hyde resigns from the boards of the two Frick banks in Pittsburg. The move follows H C Frick stating he would not serve on any board with Hyde as a member.
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Pittsburg
Jas
Haven Hyde
Frick
H.C. Frick
Mr. Hyde
Mayor Weaver Bounces Others in City Shakeup
Philadelphia, June 6. Arthur R. Morrow, assistant director of the department of supplies, resigned at the request of Mayor Weaver. The shake-up extended to the police force as twenty-five policemen faced a board of inquiry on dereliction of duty.
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Philadelphia
Arthur R. Morrow
Department of Supplies
Weaver
National Association of Newspaper Circulation Managers Meet
The National Association of Managers of Newspaper Circulation opens its second annual convention at the King Edward hotel in Toronto. Officers are to be elected Thursday. Topics include increasing newspaper prices with minimal circulation loss and analysis of Sunday papers and circulation expenses.
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Toronto
Ont
National Association of Managers of
King Edward Hotel
J. T. Fieming
Scranton, Pa
Times
Oil Men Meet in Memphis Cotton States Convention
Three hundred members of the Oil Mill Superintendents' Association from cotton states gather in Memphis for their annual convention. Highlights include a display of cotton seed oil machinery and related apparatus.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ol Mill Su Superintendents’ Association
Supreme Court Takes Up Kangas Oil Case In Topeka
In Topeka Kansas on June 6 the state oil refinery case was before the supreme court with a ruling hoped for in early July. The refinery project cannot begin until the court decides the legality of the proposed bond issue.
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Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
1 Id
Indian Drownings Mark Flood Devastation on Colorado Rivers
Denver dispatch reports receding high water across Colorado yet several communities remain at risk. Grand Junction and Canon City water systems face flood threats from the Grand and Arkansas rivers. Rail lines in the southwest stay troubled. Several Indians on the reservation south of Durango have drowned attempting to ford swollen streams.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Grand Junction
Canon City
Grand
Arkansas
Durango
Herbert Will Not Be Tried for Bribery
Denver report indicates Vice President Herbert of the Colorado and Southern railroad and Postmaster Daniel Sullivan of Cripple Creek will not face trial on bribery charges. Judge Matone’s return to the West Side court prompts District Attorney Snidger to note informations sworn by Senator Richard W. Morgan.
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Denver
Colo
Herbert
Colorado & Southern Railroad
Daniel Sullivan
Cripple Creek
B. M. Matone
West Side Court
George Snidger
Herbert and Sullivan
Richard W. Morgan
Tailors likely to strike over shortened hours in New York
A mass meeting of the Brotherhood of Tailors in New York has been called to demand a nine and a half hour day. About 50,000 workers in the city may strike soon. Workers report, largely in sweat shops, that they were promised the shorter day last year but now work ten hours or more for about ten dollars weekly.
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New York
Brotherhood of Tailors
False reports of assassination spread in St Petersburg
Wire service notes from June 6 report rumors of an attempt on the emperor. General Masloff, the chancellor, assures no incident occurred at Tsarkoe Selo and no threat to the sovereign materialized.
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St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Masloff
Tsarakoe Selo
Rige
Euch
Conference on strike set by G Conference leaders
Chicago June 6. The tleamaters' joint council appoints a full powers committee to settle the strike and a conference with the employers will be arranged tomorrow. Team owners will take no action until the committee meets the employers.
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Chicago
Tleamaters’ Joint Council
Fort Sherman Land Sale At Coeur d Alene City
By order of Secretary Hitchcock lands in the abandoned Fort Sherman military reservation at Coeur d Alene City Washington were sold today at public auction. The historic western property shifts from government control as the sale concludes.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Fort Sherman Military Reservation
Coeur d'Alene City
Wash
Pius
Battling Nelson Outclasses Jack O'Neill in Philadelphia
Batting Nelson defeated Jack O'Neill at the National Athletic Club in Philadelphia. The weathered fighter fought safely but controlled the rounds and clearly had the better of the matchup tonight.
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O'Neil
Philadelphia
Hattling Nelson
Jack O'Neill
National Athletic Club
Metal markets quiet in silver lead and copper steady
The New York metal markets show silver, lead, and copper unchanged as trading remains quiet. Prices hold with little movement across these metals, reflecting a calm demand environment in mid June.
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New York
Royal wedding in Berlin ends festive week of pageantry
Frederick William crown prince of Germany and Duchess Cecelia marry in Berlin with princes and ambassadors from many nations present. The ceremony includes civil and religious rites, gifts from rulers worldwide, and a torchlit garter ceremony. The couple will reside in Potsdam and celebrations extend a week.
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Berlin
Frederick William
Germany
Cecelia of
Mecklenberg-Schwerin
von Wedel
Dryander
House of Hohenzollern
Russia
Anastasia
Paris
Hohenzollern
Hanover
Hildesheim
Turkey
Austria
Arisugawa
Japan
Stadtschloss
Potsdam
Hellingen See
Qels
von Buelow
William
Comec
Three Die as Boiler Blows at Cleveland Furnace
Three men were killed and two others seriously injured when a boiler exploded at the American Steel and Wire furnace in Cleveland on June 6. The blast occurred just before noon, with rescuers rushing to the scene.
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Cleveland, O
Weap
American Steel and Wire Company
German Fleet to Gather at Tsingtau
Report states the entire German Asiatic squadron will rendezvous at Tsingtau within the next few months awaiting orders.
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Tsingtau
Tsingtiu
Pttte
Rain Flood Paralyzes Western Michigan Rail Service
Western Michigan flood reports show no improvement as Grand River rises three and a half feet. Rail traffic in and around Grand Rapids is at a standstill with dams and bridges on several rivers swept out. Electrical storms and downpours threaten further damage and an estimated loss of at least 500000. Four Grand Trunk workers were killed in a washout near Penano.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Grand River
Iowa
Menominee
Muskegon
Flat
Flint
Maple
Rouge
Lower Peninsula
Traverse City
Grand Trunk
Penano
The Czar Silent on War End Decision
Washington reports the Czar has not yet decided on war or peace in the Far East. President Roosevelt and European ambassadors press for a cautious pause while awaiting word from St. Petersburg. Russian Ambassador Count Cassini has received no clarifications from the Czar to indicate policy.
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Washington
Far East
Les
Russia
Count Cassini
St. Petersburg
Roosevelt
Submarine Phone Tested On Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse
New York reports the Kaiser Wilhelm Der Grosse on its voyage to Europe carries a submarine telephone. An officer on the bridge can hear sounds in the sea or from shore for several miles. It is expected to prove valuable in fogs and storms.
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New York
Europe
Baseball scores from Western and National Leagues
Western League games in Denver and Omaha with high scores listed for several cities. American League results show Washington beating Detroit and a botched entry for Philadelphia. National League games include St Louis 2 Cincinnati 1 and Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 4. two rain postponements noted for Bowton St Louis and New York Cleveland. American Association results feature Kansas City 0 Minneapolis 8 Laureville 6 Milwaukee 4. Toledo and Indianapolis game postponed by rain.
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Detroit
Eladelphia
Chicago
Bowton St. Louis
New Yorko
Cleveland
American Association
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Laureville
Columbus
Milwaukee
St. Paul
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