Harvard Eight Triumphs Over Yale in Classic Rowing Race
Harvard varsity eight defeated Yale in the Harvard Yale race held on the Thames at New London Connecticut. Yale's Griswold collapsed on the final stretch and Yale steered by a weakened crew finished behind Harvard as the crowd cheered the crimson victory. President Roosevelt and Secretary Taft attended the event, adding to the historic spectacle along the river.
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New London
Conn
Harvard
Yale
Harvard-Yale
Griswold
United States
Roosevelt
Taft
Thames
New England
Red Top
Atlantic
Casy
Taft Disappointed By Yale Harvard Boat Race Defeat
New Haven June 25 Secretary Taft watched Yale’s boat team lose to Harvard on the Thames at New London. He remarked he often sees Yale defeats and spoke briefly with Bob Wrenn the Harvard tennis champion. He and Mrs Taft greeted Yale and Harvard supporters during the trip back to New Haven and planned travel to New York and Washington.
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Taft
YALE
Harvard
New Haven
Conn
Chicago
Thames
New London
Crimson
Bob Wrenn
Bob
Judge Howland
Farnam
New York
Charley
Washington
Manhattan
Oyster Bay
Prison Martyr Monument Association
McClellan
Cleveland
Attorney Crowns In Little Miami Rescue Tragedy
Young attorney Kronenberger drowned in the Little Miami River near Terrace Park while swimming with fiancée Miss Dorothy Baer. A fisherman and a colored rescuer helped save Baer, who was injured and shocked, as Kronenberger's body was recovered an hour later.
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Kronenberger
Little Miami River
Terrace Park
James Cook
Cook
Miss Baer
Herbert Brown
Benton Oppenheimer
Oliver Coe
Burnet Avenue
St. Paul
Bank clerk arrested in embezzlement case at First National Bank
Pittsburg report states H. W. Tiers former discount clerk was arrested on charges of abstracting about 60,000 from February 1906 to July 1906. He posted 10,000 bail for a hearing. Bank officials dismissed him after discovering irregularities and he made partial restitution with collateral handed over.
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Pittsburg
H. W. Tiers
First National Bank
National Bank
William L. Folds
Tiers
Tier
Two Ohioans Elected In Knights of John Supreme Officers
At Reading Pennsylvania the international Knights of John convention chose new leaders. President is Peter B. Fettig of Shelbyville Indiana and Secretary General C W Wallace of Columbus Ohio. Treasurer William T Hohnhorst of Covington Kentucky and Trustee J B Dugan of Kenton Ohio were also elected.
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Reading
International Convention of the Knights of John
Peter B. Fettig
Shelbyville
Ind
C. W. Wallace
Columbus
Wiliam T. Hohnhorst
Covington
J. B. Dugan
Kenton
Taft Seen Carrying New York State in 1908 Election
Special Dispatch reports Joseph B. Hughes a former U S consul and Ohio Democrat predicts Taft will carry New York. He notes Bryan has no eastward gains and says Taft is favored for the presidency.
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Hughes
Ohio
Bryan
Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
Joseph B. Hughes
New York
United States
Birmingham
Cleveland
Taft
New York State
East
Change in British Cabinet Predicted
London June 25 A rumor in the Commons lobby says Lord Tweedmouth and Lord Loreburn may resign. It is noted Sir Haldane could become Lord Chancellor and Winston Churchill could be appointed Secretary of War.
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London
House of Commons
Lord Tweedmouth
Lord Loreburn
Haldane
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Armed Men Capture Town in Coahuila Mexico
Two hundred armed mounted men captured the town of Viesca in Coahuila. Three people were killed and several wounded. Telegraph lines and railroads were damaged. Troops were dispatched from Mexico City and Saltillo. The government attributes the action to bandits and says there is no political significance, though some reports hint at a revolution.
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Laredo
Tex
Viesca
Coahuila
Mexico
City of
Saltillo
The
Republic
National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Elect Officers
The National Wholesale Liquor Dealers Association elected officers: President George F. Dieterle of Cincinnati First Vice President M W Murphy Chicago Second Vice President Edwin V Dougherty Philadelphia Treasurer Ephraim Price Philadelphia Secretary David Stauber Cincinnati Atlantic City was chosen as the next meeting site A resolution approved the Model License League plan and a defensive alliance with the United States Brewers Association was left to the Board of Control.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
National
Wholesale Liquor Dealers’ Association
George F. Dieterle
Cincinnati
Chicago
Edwin V. Dougherty
Philadelphia
Ephraim Price
David Stauber
Atlantic City
United States Brewers’ Association
Board of Control
Gould Divorce Suit Filed Against Frank J Gould
In New York on June 25 papers were served on Frank J Gould in an absolute divorce suit filed by his wife Miss Helen M Kelly. The couple married in 1901 and have two children Helen 5 and Dorothy 3. Mrs Gould has 20 days to file a bill of complaint and he has the same to answer.
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New York
Frank J. Gould
Helen M. Kelly
Prince Helis de Sagan to Wed in London Church
Prince Helis de Sagan plans a London residence for fifteen days to obtain an ordinary license. He will marry Mme. Gould in a church following the license.
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London
Prince Helis de Sagan
Mme. Gould
Butler Near Death as Brain Hemorrhage Worsens in Durango
Joseph C. Butler a Cincinnati capitalist and Roosevelt demonstrator remains critically ill in a Durango hospital after a brain hemorrhage. Doctors say recovery is unlikely and his condition shows no improvement since last night. His brother and mother travel from Cincinnati as family members await a change.
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C. Butler
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Chicago
Durango
Joseph C. Butler
Colorado
Alice B
Mary N. Butler
K. L. Butler
Burnet Hotel
Sherman Gains Ground Rapidly
Cleveland June 25 Representative James S Sherman Republican Vice Presidential candidate showed rapid recovery from illness with no immediate operation contemplated. Dr B H Carter said the candidate passed a comfortable day and made the greatest progress in the morning. By 8 pm his temperature was 99.4, pulse 72, respiration 28.
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Cleveland
James S. Sherman
BH. P. Carter
Sherman
Klopfer Brothers Bankers Die by Own Hands in Munich
Theodore and Max Klopfer, partners in the Klopfer Brothers banking house, committed suicide in Munich today amid financial distress traced to losses from the June 1901 failure of the Leipsic Bank. The tragedy ends a long line of banking dealings marked by mounting debt and collapse.
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Munich
Theodore
Max Klopfer
Klopfer Brothers
Leipsic Bank
Simple funeral for Cleveland with no pomp planned
Grover Cleveland funeral in Princeton will be simple with no bands or eulogies. Four clergy will officiate at the house and grave using the Presbyterian burial service. Attendees include President Roosevelt and notable figures. police will guard the cortege along Bayard lane to Nassau Street and Vanderverter avenue en route to Princeton Cemetery.
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Princeton
N. J
Grover Cleveland
United States
Westland
Cleveland
Bayard Lane
Henry van Dyke
William R. Richards
Brick Presbyterian Church
New York
Sylvester W. Beach
First Presbyterian Church
Maitland V. Bartlett
Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland Plot
George B. McClellan
Paul Morton
Commodore E. Co. Benedict
Richard Watson Gilder
Paul van Dyke
Dean Andrews EF. West
John G. Hibben
Juniuss. Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
W. A. Drussell
Howard McLenahan
Bayard Stockton
Nationwide Mourning Observances for President Cleveland
Instructions issued to all naval stations, military posts, and diplomatic offices call for half mast, mourning badges, and 30 day observance. Salutes from sunrise to sunset will occur tomorrow including 13 guns at dawn and 45 at sunset. Brazil orders wreaths and half mast for public buildings and ships in tribute to Cleveland.
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Washington
United States
Cleveland
State Department
War and Navy Departments
Brazil
Argentine
Princetone
Baron Dario Branco
Greveland
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