Five Die in Vestal Train Wreck and Fire
A catastrophic explosion in Vestal, New York, killed five men and injured seven as two trains wrecked. Rescue teams recovered dismembered remains a quarter mile from the scene while houses along the Susquehanna valley sustained shattered windows and property damage.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Vestal
John P. Kelly
R. Polhamus
Elmer Polhamus
John Coulter
Wild Cat Freight
Fred Witherby
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Union
Susquehanna
Paroled Army Prisoners Escape From Governor's Island
Two United States Army parole prisoners, Harry McGuire and John Winship, desert or escaped from a Nebraska military post and fled on a raft from Governor's Island. They were picked up by a tug and landed in New York as a six-man search squad hunted them through the lower city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Army
Governor’s Island
Harry McGuire
John Winship
Nebraska
Susquehanna Arrives at Manila and Cavite Naval Station
Manila advices report the American ship Susquehanna, with 55 percent insurance, arrived at Manila after leaving Baltimore 174 days ago carrying coal for Cavite. In Gloucester, Howard Blackburn begins his second trans Atlantic voyage in the 21 foot sloop Great Republic heading for Lisbon, Portugal, with an expected 45 day crossing.
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San Francisco
Merchants’ Exchange
Manila
Susquehana
Susquehanna
Baltimore
Cavite
Gloucester
Mass
Great Republic
Howard Blackburn
Lisbon
Portugal
Mascagni to Tour U S With Italian Orchestra
Italian composer Pietro Mascagni signed a contract for an eight week United States tour with an Italian orchestra leaving in two months. He is to be paid 8000 pounds. Elder Dempster offers to pay travel for British trades unions officials studying American trade methods. Count Von Waldersee arrived at Yokohama and proceeded to Tokyo after docking from the German cruiser Hertha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pietro Mascagni
United States
Elder Dempster & Co
Yokohama
Count von Waldersee
Hertha
Faka
Tokio
Menasha Wood Split Pulley Co Plant Destroyed by Fire
Fire at the Menasha Wood Split Pulley Co works Sunday leveled the plant with an estimated 50,000 loss and 20,000 in insurance. Doubt remains whether rebuilding occurs. Operator Richard Griffith died in the event. Also reported in New Orleans Richard Griffith a renowned press telegraph operator died Sunday.
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Menasha, Wis
Menasha Wood
Richard Griffith
New Orleans
Suicide of Major W H Daly Porter Santo Porto Rico
Major W H Daly surgeon general on Lieut Gen Miles staff in Porto Rico shot himself in the right temple at his home, dying in a bathroom pool of blood. He was 59, a widower, long prominent in medical circles and linked to the Embalmed Beef inquiry. No clear motive given, insomnia suspected. He gained prominence during the Cuban war.
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Pittsburgh
W. H. Daly
Miles
Porto Rico
Foster
Daly
Unusual Preliminary Hearing Near Galena On Murder Case
In Galena Missouri on June 10 a preliminary hearing for Mrs John Stallion her father James Crabtree and his two sons Frank and Charles Crabtree drew about 2000 spectators in an open grove. The county prosecutor seeks to exhume Alice Stallion the 16 year old stepdaughter to probe a theory of criminal assault before the alleged murder to conceal the crime.
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Galena
John Stallion
James Crabtree
Frank
Charles Crabtree
Alice Stallion
Crabtree
Murder suicide shocks Ilderton farm near London Ontario
Robert Fulford a Chicago contractor shot and killed his mother in law Mrs Jennie McCord at the McCord farm near Ilderton after a dispute with his wife Gertie McCord. He then killed himself with a revolver. The couple had separated after a previous divorce and a quarrel prompted the tragedy.
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London
Ont
Chicago
Robert Fulford
Jennie McCord
McCord
Ilderton
Here
Fulford
Gertie McCord
Changes in Attitude At Havana Constitutional Convention
Conservative delegates expect Platt amendment to pass with several radicals leaning toward acceptance after outside pressure. The convention, meeting in secret Monday, may wait days before a final vote, as radicals shift toward acceptance to end military occupation and seek some independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Washington
Secretary of War Elihu Root Arrives in Buffalo
Elihu Root secretary of war arrived in Buffalo on Sunday afternoon to be greeted by Pan American exposition director general William S. Buchanan and Capt. P. C. Haines. The Root party includes Maj. Gen. Corbin Maj. Gen. Young Col. and Mrs. Johnston and Miss Edythe Patten. Mrs. Root and her daughter arrived Monday as army detachments prepare to receive him with honors inside the exposition enclosure.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Elihu Root
William S. Buchanan
P. C. Haines
United States Army
Root
Corbin
Young
Johnston
Edythe Patten
New Departure Will Start European Prep Schools
President Harper of the University of Chicago announces affiliated preparatory schools to be opened in Europe as branches of its academies. The aim is to provide abroad resident study benefits for children of college age when their parents travel, without hindering their progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Harper
University of Chicago
Europe
The Chinese Court Announces Return to Peking in September
Peking reports the court will return to the capital in September. Foreign troops except legation guards are to withdraw by mid month. Japan plans to send reliefs. Japanese officials say they can evacuate on two days' notice once other powers depart.
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Peking
Legation
Japan
Three Drown in Mississippi Boat Trouble Near Dubuque
A fishing trip boat overturned in a storm on the Mississippi three miles north of Milwaukee. Julius Guderian his wife and Mrs. Nicholas Kalle drowned. The ferry crew rescued two boys who clung to the sunken skiff for an hour.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Dubuque
Mississippi
Here
Julius Guderian
Nicholas Kalle
Battle at Lipa Claims Several Army Casualties
In a clash with insurgents at Lipa Batangas Lieut Anton Springer of the 21st infantry was killed Capt W H Wilhelm Lieut Fitzhugh Lee Jr and five enlisted men were wounded Lieut Charles R Ramsey also sustained wounds at Lipa Manila reports say
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Manila
Lipa
Province of
Batangas
Anton Springer
21St Infantry
W. H. Wilhelm
Tieut. Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
Charles R. Ramsey
Edward Moran Dies of Anemia Complications in New York
The painter Edward Moran died Sunday afternoon at his Fifth Avenue studio from araemic poisoning linked to a year-long illness. In Tuskegee, John D. Rockefeller notified Principal Booker T. Washington that he will fund a dormitory for boys at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
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New York
Edward Moran
Fifth Avenue
Rockefeller
Tuskegee
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute
John D. Rockefeller
International Committee
Boston
Grand Rapids
Merobee
McKinley
Lord Strathcona
Canada
William Caven
Knox College
Toronto
W. H. P. Fance
Brown University
Tuskegee Institute
Lucius Tuttle
Boston & Maine Railroad
Robert E. Spear
New
Amalgamated Woodworkers Threaten July 1 Strike
Chicago reports members of the Amalgamated Woodworkers union employed in saloon store and office fixture manufactories voted at a Sunday meeting to strike starting July 1 if a 25 cent hourly minimum and a nine hour day are not granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Amalgamated Woodworkers’ Union
Fire on James Swift in Ottawa injures three others
The James Swift steamer lying in the Rideau canal basin at Ottawa caught fire badly scotching the vessel. Fireman Robert Ireland of Kingston died from suffocation and three other crewmen were injured. A second report notes a damaging wind storm in Lacrosse Wisconsin with overturned small buildings and heavy expected losses.
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Ottawa
Ont
James Swift
Kingston
Rideau
Robert Ireland
Lacrosse
Wis
Hancock Arrives in San Francisco With 31 Officers 1042 Enlisted
The transport Hancock reached San Francisco from Manila with 31 officers and 1 042 enlisted men of the 31st volunteer infantry.
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San Francisco
Hancock
Manila
31St Volunteer Infantry
Drowning of Robert M. Johnson Near Tulpancinge
Robert M. Johnson, formerly of Des Moines Iowa, drowned near Tulpancinge in Mexico City. He leaves a wife and two children.
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Mexico City
Robert M. Johnson
Des Moines
Tulpancinge
Pan-American exposition crowds reach Sunday high in Buffalo
The Pan-American exposition in Buffalo drew its largest Sunday attendance since opening as 15,492 people entered the grounds.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Sunday’s Cames Innings Scores and Umpires
In Indianapolis Dayton Columbus Louisville Wheeling and other teams played multiple games. Scores show runs hits and errors with pitchers and fielding notes. Umpires included Hornung Mullane and Latham.
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R.H.E
Louisville
Wheeling
G. Vettter
P. Vetter
Streit
Werhbert
Latham
R. HE
Bailey, Weyhbing
Zalitsky
Irvin
Herbert
Riot Struck Chicago During Italian Procession
Riot erupts as a street car attempts to pass a Sunday Italian religious procession in Chicago. Windows are smashed and a motorman and conductor are saved by police from injury as officers arrive at the Twenty second station. The crowd hurls sticks and stones and only priestly counsel prevents a wider clash.
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Chicago
Twenty-second
American capitalists buy Pachuca Tampico railroad rights
The 68th well group of American capitalists purchases the Pachuca Zacuapipan and Tampico railroad from Richard Honey Thrice for 1,000,000 dollars in gold plus 36 percent of the common stock of a new company. Plan is to extend from Sandoval to Tampico shortening the trip to about 12 hours to the gulf ports.
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Mexico City
Pachuca, Zacuquipan and
Tampico
Richard Honey
Sandoval
Vera Crus
Portherp Gulf
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets
Flour and grain prices in Cincinnati with various grades and futures. Wheat and corn quotes from Chicago on June 8 show July and September futures. Regional cattle hog and sheep prices listed for Cincinnati Indianapolis East Buffalo with multiple weight classes and grades.
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Cincinnati
Peri Gore Ge
Chicago
Indianapolis
East Buffalo
N. Y
No New Developments In Mrs McKinleys Health
Reports from the sick room indicate improvement but no change in plans. Mrs McKinley may be moved to Canton when able to travel and July 1 was the target for a return to the Canton home with renovations noted.
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Washington
Rixey
Mrs. McKinley
Sternberg
Three Girls Drown After Skiff Sinks on Delaware River
A party of six including three girls from the Federal Best club were thrown into the water when their skiff swamped near North Essington, near Philadelphia. Rescuers saved the three men, but Rosie Koons 17 Mary Koons 19 and Mamie Traynor 22 drowned.
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Philadelphia
Delaware River
North Essington
Rosie Koons
Mary Koons
Mamie Traynor
Federal Best Club
Committed death by own action at Monticello windmill
The body of John D. Sears, former cashier of the Bank of Monticello, was found June 3 at the foot of his windmill farm north of the village. He faced financial embarrassment and bank directors sought explanations as creditors grew uneasy, suggesting suicide by jumping from the windmill. Paris race note follows. Calebrals won the Grand Steeple Chase de Paris at Auteuil. Caraiman and Vlau were second and third as President Loubet was greeted by crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monticello
Wis
John D. Sears
Bank of
Paris
New Haven Man Found $8400 Fortune Not $298000
In New Haven on June 10 report corrects earlier news that William Warner of New Haven found a fortune. the amount is now stated as 8400 dollars. Arthur Werner, a local plaiting shop manager, is identified as the finder.
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New Haven
William Warner
New Heaven
Arthur Werner
Headless body found near Chelmsford Center in lonely lot
The headless body of a woman about 20 was discovered two miles from Chelmsford Center Sunday afternoon by Elmer E. Hildreth and William Baker. A search for the head was unsuccessful.
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Lowell, Masa
Chelmsford Center
Elmer E. Hildredth
William Baker
Chelmsford
American robbed on French rail to Modane by three travelers
An American passenger was robbed on a railway between Modane and La Maurienne in Chambery France. Constantin and Michel recognized the thieves and pursued them along the Are river, identifying three fellow travelers as suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambery
France
Constantin
Modane
Michel
la Maurienne
Jubilee for young men and the Y M C A convention
The article previews the Young Men's Christian Association jubilee convention in Boston June 11 to 16 1901 with delegates from North America. It highlights leadership, history from 1844 London and 1851 Boston, organizational scope in America, and expected speakers including McKinley and Strathcona.
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Solomon
St. John
Boston
Army of Delegates
North America
Young Men's Christian Associations of
Jesus
Theodore L. Cuyler
Young Men's Christian Association
Sir George Williams
Young Men’s Christian Association
London
George
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