Taft Receives Yale Medal At Alumni Hall Event
Secretary Taft attends Yale class of 83 activities including medal presentation to him for courage and patriotism. He later delivers a Yale War era address praising US guardianship in the Philippines and accepts a memorial flagstaff at Yale. Yale field crowd cheers him during a 3–0 victory by Yale over Harvard.
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Roosevelt entertains guest during Oyster Bay bear hunt
President Theodore Roosevelt hosts Harris Dickson of Vicksburg at Sagamore Hill in Oyster Bay. He plans to attend Yale Harvard boat races on the Thames at New London aboard the Mayflower with his family and Secretary Loeb, then return to Sagamore Hill. Roosevelt spends the day haying and riding.
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Taft and Foraker Followers in Ohio May Unite
Persistent rumors in New Haven report talks of a cordial working agreement between Taft and Foraker factions in Ohio. The pattern of exchanges among leaders suggests possible collaboration on party strategy as the nomination process unfolds.
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Foraker
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Senator Foraker
Ellis Explains Taft Backing of Anti-Injunction Plank
Columbus June 23 Attorney General Ellis rebutting Bryan criticism says the anti injunction plank was crafted by Taft allies on the resolutions subcommittee and approved by Taft and the President before replacement of the original plank. He asserts the platform reflects Roosevelt era progressivism with the candidate's strong approval.
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Youth Drowns While Swimming At Ridgeway Pool
Special Dispatch. Frank Horn 20 drowns while swimming with boys at a Ridgeway pool near Bellefontaine Ohio.
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Bellefontaine
Ridgeway
Frank Horn
Sherman Family Ties Highlight Home Coming Plans
Doctors report Sherman improving though temperature remains high. The distinguished patient shows one unfavorable symptom but morale remains strong as plans for the Utica home-coming of the Vice Presidential nominee proceed despite his absence from home.
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Sherman
New Expresses Deep Regret on Sherman Illness
National Chairman Harry S. New says the National Committee would have full power to name a Vice Presidential candidate if Representative James S. Sherman dies. He notes no precedent but asserts authority exists to reassemble the convention and nominate in the regular way if time allows. Democrats share the view.
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Washington Physician Diagnoses Sherman’s Complaint
Washington dispatch reports Representative James Sherman, ill in Cleveland, previously treated in Washington for catarrh of the bile duct. His physician notes the present illness appears similar to the last winter episode and states it is not currently critical, though a gallstone operation may be needed if stones form.
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Financier and Railroad Man Dies in Paris
W B Leeds died suddenly at the Ritz Hotel Paris at 10 30 this morning with Mrs Leeds present. He had been ill for years and had come abroad for health. He planned to sail for America tomorrow and his body would be shipped to New York June 27. Wealth estimated at 35 million dollars by Paris friends.
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Rock Island Railroad
Richmond Palladium owner Rudolph Leeds learns of father’s death
Rudolph Leeds, son of William B. Leeds of Richmond, received a cable通知 today announcing the death of his father. William B. Leeds is editor and owner of the Richmond Palladium. No funeral arrangements have been made yet.
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Richmond Palladium
Prominent Railway Leader Leeds Dead or Retired
Prominent in railway circles Mr Leeds formerly led the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific and the Choctaw and Chickasaw railways. He also served as director of Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern Chicago and Eastern Illinois Evansville and Terre Haute United States Mortgage and Trust Company and other rail roads and trust firms.
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Leeds
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Company
Choctaw & Chickasaw Railway Company
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern Railway Company
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Company
Evansville & Terre Haute Railway Company
United States Mortgage and Trust Company
Banker's death ruled selfinflicted in Ohio field
Harry Huggett, cashier of the People's Bank of the East Side in Columbus Ohio, was found dead today in an open Bullit Park field with a bullet hole in his head. Indications pointed to death by own action. He was last seen at the bank last Saturday night claiming illness and heading home. An alleged $5000 shortage in his accounts was reported. Huggett, about 40, married.
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East Side
Bullit Park
Huggett
Cincinnati minister weds Clara Coons in Kentucky
The Rev Traverse Harrison pastor of Columbia Avenue Christian Church Cincinnati and Miss Clara Coons of Brooksville Ky were married last night at the bride’s home with Elder J W Ligon officiating.
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Traverse Harrison
Commercial Tribune
Augusta
Columbia Avenue Christian Church
Cincinnati
Brooksville
J. W. Ligon
Departure of Secretary Sleeper Leaves Venezuela Diplomatic Vacancy
The State Department has been notified of Secretary Jacob Sleeper's departure from the American Legation in Caracas aboard the Marietta. The United States now lacks a diplomatic representative in Venezuela as hopes for satisfaction from President Castro via Minister Russell remain unmet.
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State Department
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Caracas
Venezuela
Marietta
United States
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Russell
Castro interview boosts Venezuela defiance rhetoric in Europe
Caracas correspondent quotes President Castro of Venezuela declaring Venezuela impregnable and vowing to fight foreign economic influence. He targets business invasions across the region and dreams of uniting Northern South America for defense against European and American encroachment. He shows indifference to resuming diplomatic ties with France.
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Toledo Ice and Coal Company Fined in Hepburn Rebates Case
In Toledo Ohio on June 28 the Toledo Ice and Coal Company pleaded guilty to three counts alleging it received rebates from the Ann Arbor Railroad. Judge Taylor imposed 1200 dollars on each count. 152 counts were dismissed. The indictment was brought under the Hepburn law.
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Three Die in Ohio River Boat Tragedy Near Louisville
Three twenty two year old Louisvillians Winston Walker Lena Spaeth and Elsie Freuchtenicht were drowned when their rowboat capsized at an outing camp six miles above Louisville on the Ohio River. Walker worked as a chauffeur for a wealthy Louisville resident.
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Ohio River
Winston Walker
Lena Spaeth
Elsie Freuchtenicht
Walker
Gate Watchman Shot In The City
Fred Hoeltge, 54, of 1921 Gest street faces a shooting charge after allegedly firing at Frank M. Redding, a watchman who warned him not to cross the railroad tracks during a passing train. Redding received a flesh wound in the left hand but continued duty. Hoeltge was arrested by Corpl Beiser and Patrolman Hardinger and released on bond signed by John J. Radel.
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Frank Redding
Frank M. Redding
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Redding
Hoeltge
Gus Hoeltge
Manhattan Park
Beiser
Hardinger
Ninth District
John J. Radel
Shah's Troops Attack Parliament Building After Bomb
Persian artillery fire and a bomb explode as Shah’s forces assault the Parliament building. Soldiers shoot at the occupants until ammunition runs out, a shell breaches the door, and Cossacks looted the chamber. Demonstrators who opposed the Shah join in destroying nearby shops and the palace amid cries of support for the Shah.
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Parliament
Parliament Building
Zill Ed Sultan
Urumiah Surrounded by Kurds as Firing Echoes
No voe Vremya reports from Teheran of a perilous trek from Tabriz through Kurd territory to Urumiah. Kurds raid villages near the town with Turkish troops backing, while missionaries seek safety and Russia presses the Porte without effect. Persia shows signs of internal improvement and a possible counter revolution.
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Tabriz
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Urumiah
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Missionaries in Persia Station Safe Say State Dept Report
The Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in New York said the State Department in Washington reports the missionaries at the Western Persian Mission station in Urumiah are not believed to be in immediate danger. The group includes Rev. and Mrs. F. G. Coan, Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Shedd, Rev. and Mrs. R. M. Labaree, Rev. and Mrs. E. W. McDowell, Rev. and Mrs. H. T. Packard, Rev. C. E. Sterrett, Mrs. M. K. Van Duzee, Miss E. T. Miller, Miss Mary E. Lewis, and Miss E. D. Lamme.
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Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
State Department
Washington
Urumiah
F. G. Coan
W. A. Shedd
Robert M. Labaree
E. W. McDowell
Harry T. Packard
C. E. Sterrett
M. K. van Duzee
E. T. Miller
Mary E. Lewis
E. D. Lamme
Predicted Pacific Naval War by British Admiral
Sir James Elphinstone Erskine, senior among six Admirals, arrived in San Francisco with his wife and family. He predicts the Pacific as the future scene of major ocean warfare and says battleships larger than those planned will be built. He notes Dreadnaughts have not reached full development. The 69 year old officer, on a two year world tour via the Straits of Magellan, will retire next year.
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James Elphinstone Erskine
Pacific
Straits of Magellan
Orient
British Columbia
Rebellion Breaks Out Among Sumatra Natives
A Sumatra rebellion spreads from Padang as native mobs, led by fanatical priests, rise against Dutch rule. Thirty European settlements face threats while only 2,400 Dutch troops defend the west coast. three battles cause heavy losses on both sides. Women and children are being evacuated to safety amid tax-driven unrest.
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Padang
Sumatra
Batavia
Java
Salem sets speed record in standardization trial
The new scout cruiser Salem built by Fore River in Quincy, Mass, completed a standardization trial on the Rockland course today. It covered the measured mile at 26.885 knots with an average of its five highest runs at 25.95 knots.
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Salem
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Treasurer Treat Stricken by Heat in New York
United States Treasurer Charles H. Treat collapsed from heat in New York and may remain confined to his room for several days per physicians.
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United States
New York
Charles H. Treat
Supreme Court rules on race case and Ohio captions
In Columbus on June 23 the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the verdict against William Eylar, discharging him for insufficent affidavit after he refused service to a Black patron in Xenia. The day’s docket also noted continued hearings in the Ohio Shippers' Association rail rate dispute and listed several case decisions across counties, including affirmations, vacatings, and remands in Hamilton, Lake, Hocking, Fayette, Marion, and other counties.
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Columbus
Supreme Court
William Eylar
Eylar
Xenia
Ohio Railroad Commission
Ohio Shippers’ Association
Railroads of Ohio
Estella R. Hieatt
Susamy W. Simpson
Hamilton County
Charles Mass
L. S. & M. S. Railroad Company
Lake County
Emma C. Drew
Hester A. White
Hocking County
James Madison Willis
H. Jones
Fayette County
L. B. Jones
John Baker
Charles Leffler
Marion County
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Standard Distilling and Distributing Company
Louis T. Block
Superior Court of Cincinnati
D. D. Byers
Cincinnati Railway Supply Company
Franklin County
William P. Engel
J. G. Abbott
Defiance County
David Raser
State of Ohio
William Eyler
Greene County
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Ohio
Village
McConnelsville
Morgan County
Trustees of
Malta Township
James A. Stewart
Escapes From City Hospital After Arrest
Simon Levy of 7389 West Seventh Street escaped from City Hospital early this morning after seeking treatment for a gunshot wound in his shoulder. A West End woman, who had requested police hold all similarly injured patients, had Levy taken into custody. She claimed she shot at and hit one of two men who tried to rob her home.
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West Seventh Street
City Hospital
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West End
Ohio students wed in Hamilton after Oxford romance
In Hamilton Ohio on June 23 Miss Harriet Louise Ells of Oxford and Earl Tibbetts Leeds Miami University sophomore married in a surprise ceremony. Leeds son of H D Leeds a wealthy Batavia area farmer.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Oxford
Harriet Louise Ells
Charles Ells
Earl Tibbetts Leeds
Miami University
W. J. McSurely
Leeds
H. D. Leeds
Batavia
California cantaloupes arrive as Imperial Valley crop expands
M. Fugazzi & Co. received the first carload of California cantaloupes this season. The melons come from the Imperial Valley where irrigation supports a large crop this year.
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M. Fugazzi & Co
California
Imperial Valley
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