Anarchist Morales Kills Guard Then Self in Spain
Manuel Morales, chief suspect in the Alfonso caso, shot a guard at Torrejon de Ardos and killed himself after a pursuit by townsfolk. The incident follows the royal wedding upheaval, with Morales identified by Inn owner Sener Guesta and the scene described by witnesses.
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Madrid
Torrejon de Ardos
Manuel Morales
Alfonso
Victoria
Morales
Torrejon de Nidos
Alcala
Ien Morales
Sener Guesta
Letel Feam
Dinger
Michel
Madred
Hitses
Parneiseo Slartinez
Martinez
Mondes
Acquits Girl Slayer In Fast New York Verdict
In New York a teenage girl named Phine Terranova was acquitted of murdering her aunt Concetta Riggio after a 16 minute jury deliberation. The judge instructed the jury on murder in the first degree and a possible charge for the uncle’s killing paused. Assistant District Attorney Fly led the prosecution but could not confirm prosecuting the second charge.
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New York
Usephine Terranova
Concetta Riggio
Fly
Will Sail for South Pole Balloon Expedition
Parisian news reports Comte Henry de la Vaulx has arrived from New York and plans to join Dr Charcot on an Antarctic voyage. He aims to reach the south pole by a spherical balloon rather than a dirigible, asserting its simplicity and strength for Arctic conditions. He stresses prudence and patience will be essential.
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Paris
Comte Henry de la Vaulx
New York
Dr. Charcot
South Pole
M. de la Vaulx
Lord Barrington Given Death Penalty Execution Set
The Supreme Court affirms the conviction of Lord F. Seymour Barrington for the murder of James P. McCann and fixes July 26 for his execution in Jefferson City Missouri.
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Jefferson City
Supreme Court
F. Seymour Barrington
James P. McCann
Riots Report Claim Mexican Mine Strike Causes Bloodshed
Circulating report says all Mexicans employed at W. C. Greene's mines in Mexico are on strike and forty killed in a riot. It claims Governor Ysabel of Sonora moves with troops and asks for U S troops from Fort Huachuca. Mr Greene resides in Naco Arizona.
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Tecxas
Special
W. C. Greene
Mexico
Ysabel
Sonora
United States
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
Greene
Naco
Candidacy for Heaven: Beyond Learning to Look Like a Corpse
A terse reflection argues that aspiring to heaven requires more than mere appearance, emphasizing inner transformation and genuine virtue over outward ritual or display. The line suggests authentic spiritual pursuit outshines performative piety.
Attack on czars palace near St Petersburg reported
Strong searchlights line Cronstadt fortifications to command the palace at Peterhof and a guard ship sits offshore. Revolutionary agitation among Cronstadt sailors is said to be rampant with fears they may seize and train guns on the imperial palace across the bay.
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St. Petersburg
Cronstadt
Peterhof
Emperors Palace
Berlin Opens Major Waterway Channel to Hamburg
Emperor William opened the Yellow Canal linking Berlin suburbs to the sea via the Havel and Elbe canals. The new waterway enables hundreds of manufacturers to access Hamburg by water, at a cost of 14 million dollars in today’s report.
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Berlin
William
Havel and
Elbe
Hamburg
Prominent Representative Adams Dies by Suicide in Washington
Robert Adams Jr of Pennsylvania, a notable congressman from the Second District, shot himself at the Metropolitan Club. A note to Speaker Cannon explained debts and financial reverses. Adams had championed the whipping post bill and helped push Cuban resolutions before his death in his apartment.
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Worthington
Robert Adams Jr
Lovetter
Cannon
Adams
Congress
Pennsylvania
Mr. Adams
House
Charce
Senate
House of Representatives
Spain
Crank Threatens Longworths on New York Pier
Nicholas Longworth of Cincinnati and his wife former Miss Alice Roosevelt sailed for Europe on the steamship St. Louis. A man carrying a crate claimed it hid an infernal machine and threatened to blow up the couple, causing a pier scare before their two month voyage.
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New York
Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Alice Roosevelt
Europe
St. Louis
Longworth
Morgan buys Rodolphe Kann art collection for 5.5 million
J Pierpont Morgan purchases the Rodolphe Kann collection for 5500000 dollars. The set includes eight Rembrandts, four Rubens, six Van Dycks, extensive eighteenth century furniture, tapestries, and sculptures by Houdon Pajou and Pigalle.
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Paris
J. Pierpont Morgan
Rodolphe Kann
Rembrandt
Rubens
van Dyck
Houdon
Pajou
Pigalle
Uncle Sam Shows Surplus in May
Washington special reports a monthly government balance with receipts of 47,980,023 and expenditures of 45,848,211 for May, yielding a surplus of 2,131,812. The May 1905 deficit reached nearly 3,000,000.
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Washington
Shaw Announces Retirement From Cabinet
Des Moines Indiana reports Leslie M. Shaw declares he will retire from public life within two years and takes no part in the governorship fight. He says he will retire to private life after leaving the Cabinet.
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Des Moines
Leslie M. Shaw
Steel Trust to Build in Canada
A representative of the United States Steel Corporation has paid 17,000 to two Sandwich Ontario residents for their farms. This payment signals that the corporation will proceed with its 1,009,000 Canadian plant at Sandwich.
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Detroit
Mich
United States Steel Corporation
Sandwich
Ont
Steel Corporation
Fourteen Killed on Trolley Car in East Providence
Fourteen people died when an electric trolley car overturned early Sunday in East Providence. Providence bureau reports a mass fatality scene as responders work at the wreck site and identify victims.
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Providence
R. I
East
Madrid Celebrates Royal Wedding in Arabian Nights Style
King Alfonso XIV and Princess Ena Victoria Eugenia wed in San Jeronimo with a spectacle of crystal carriages, gold harness, and 30,000 troops. The bride wore a $7,000 white and silver gown. the ceremony featured 20 bishops, a 13‑karat garland, and the Pope’s benediction.
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Madrid
Alfonso XIV
Ena Victoria Eugenia
Victoria
San Jeronimo
Aragon
Castile
Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Garter
Ena
Monsignor Sancha
Toledo
Spain
Aras
Coch de la Corona
San Francisco Mayor Praises Roosevelt Over Relief Efforts
San Francisco Mayor E F E Schmitz writes to President Roosevelt praising U S troops for fire and earthquake relief. He thanks the President and government on behalf of the people and vows to restore the city’s western sea port within five years with God’s help.
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Washington
E. F E. Schmitz
San Francisco
Roosevelt
United States
Schmitz
Saloon Closures Hit Cleveland Hard
Cleveland loses 589 saloons with about one third of the citys 2475 saloons shutting doors. Remaining operators face the $1000 Aiken tax. Closures are heaviest in outlying districts.
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Cleveland
Steamer Sinks. Seventy Five Aboard, Sixty Five Perish
An overcrowded excursion steamer capsized off a pier near Riga drowning 65 of the 75 on board. Only ten were rescued as the boat began its trip to Dubbein.
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Riga
Dubbein
A Youngster Is Arrested for Theft of Cash Box
A 12 year old boy was arrested in Vienna for stealing a cash box containing $200. Evidence at trial showed the youth had committed 153 thefts in the previous two years.
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Vienna
Government's Loss San Francisco Federal Building Estimates
San Francisco special judge Morrow of the subcommittee on federal buildings reports earthquake fire and dynamite damage to federal sites. Appraisers store ten thousand dollars subtreasury thirty thousand mint sixty five thousand postoffice and United States Courts five hundred nine thousand revenue cutter storehouses six thousand nine hundred total six hundred eleven thousand six hundred judge morrow notes secretary shaw will buy land on commercial street next to the subtreasury for a new federal building.
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San Francisco
Morrow
Revenue Cutter
Shaw
Commercial Street
Federal
Bryan declines decorations from the Sultan
Constantinople offered 10 confer decorations to William J. Bryan and Mrs. Bryan as a token of friendship with America, but both politely declined the honors.
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Constantinople
America
William J. Bryan
Bomb at the Wo On Church to the Palace
Madrid reports a bomb attack as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria neared the royal palace after their wedding ceremony at San Jeronimo. One bomb exploded near the carriage, killing a groom and horses. another damaged the vehicle. Sixteen dead, many wounded. Catalan Manuel Duran named as alleged conspirator. he is jailed awaiting examination. The royal couple escaped unharmed, entering a second coach to the palace.
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Madrid
Alfonso
San Jeronimo
San Real
Manuel Duran
Arsenal Street
Mayor Street
Queen Victoria
Barcelona
Moral
James E. Scripps Dies in Detroit at 88
James E. Scripps died at his Detroit home. Born in London in 1835 he moved to the United States in 1844 and became a noted newspaper man. In 1873 he co founded the Detroit News with E W Scripps George H Scripps and Ellen Scripps. His ventures helped form the Scripps-McRae Press Association and the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
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Detroit
James E. Scripps
London
England
United States
E. W
George H. Scripps
Ellen
Detroit News
Scrippses
Scripps-McRae Press Association
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Rate bill agreement reached by Senate and House conferees
Washington special reports final agreement on the rate bill after Senate and House conferees consolidated amendments. The new anti pass provision replaces the old cumbersome section and may affect railroad and express company rules. Pullman car exclusions spark Senate ire while the ICC expansion and salary changes face mixed support.
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Washington
Senate
House
Platt
New York
Standard Oil Company
Pullman Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
O'Fillman
Japan Holds American Mines Near Port Arthur
American mine owners in the Chefoo area protest to the State Department via the local consul over Japan's refusal to retire mine properties indemnify owners or grant permission to resume work. At the war's outset several shafts were active with hundreds of workers. The amount involved is undetermined.
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Chefoo
Port Arthur
State Department
REA Oe
Plot to Kill Roosevelt Shock Rumor In Portland
A local arrest of a Polish suspect spurs reports of a conspiracy by Russian nihilists to assassinate President Roosevelt. Evidence suggests a forged Hungarian connection and plans to wait for funds before dispatching a deputation to Washington.
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Portland
Speciaul
Roosevelt
Washingtor
Grover Cleveland Announces New Fishing and Shooting Sketches
New York Special notes Grover Cleveland's forthcoming book Fishing and Shooting Sketches. It compiles the author’s pleasant experiences with rod and gun, with several chapters already printed in periodicals, yet the volume is eagerly awaited as a complete work.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
New Check for Trusts May Be Brought to Congress
Cleveland special Congressman Burton is urged by independent men to sponsor a national law preventing trusts from cutting prices below cost unless reductions are nationwide. Burton may introduce the measure in the current session.
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Cleveland
Burton
Congress
Mae Will Keep That Diamond
Omaha Nebraska county attorney refuses consent to operate on Mae Thomas to recover a diamond she swallowed after stealing it.
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Mae
Omaha, Neb
Mae Thomas
Jews to Fight White Plague Bar Fund Drive
Chicago reports that Jewish organizations across America plan a drive to raise 1 million dollars to combat the so called white plague. The effort targets funding for medical research and public health campaigns.
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Chicago
Late adjournment predicted before Fourth of July
Washington insiders including Representatives Watson and Grosvenor say final adjournment will not occur before July Fourth. The group of special congressional members who visited the White House recently stressed the delay past the holiday.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Watson
Grosvenor
Balloon Flight Aims for Vienna From London
Haron Korwin, head of Austria's military balloon department, leaves Earls Court London in a balloon with the plan to reach Vienna. If successful, the voyage would set a new record for distance.
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London
Haron Korwin
Austrian Military Balloon Department
Earls Court
Vienna
Big Gift to University From Fresno Raisin Grower
The will of Theodore Kearney, a Fresno raisin grower who died aboard the steamer Caronia, leaves his estate valued at $750,000 to the University of California.
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San Francisco
Theodore Kearney
Fresno
University of California
Mexican Revolutionists Massing Near Mexican Border
Washington dispatches from Mr. Combes United States minister to Guatemala and Honduras indicate revolutionists are massing near the Mexican border and planning to press the movement against President Cabrera.
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Washington
State Department
Combes
United States
Guatemala
Honduras
Cabrera
Where Are Those Hero Medals Pittsburg Special
More than two years after Andrew Carnegie founded the hero fund commission the body has identified forty seven heroes but no hero medals have been awarded. Some recipients have also received gifts from the five hundred fund set aside by Carnegie.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Hero Fund Commission
Carnesio
Rockefeller Sees Europe Trip With Cheer and Advice
John D. Rockefeller sailed to Paris on the Deutschland with wife and entourage including a physician and secretary. He joked with reporters, urged perseverance, and planned private meals aboard. He travels to visit his ill daughter Mrs Strong amid a cheerful, bustling departure from New York.
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New York
John LD. Rockefeller
Europe
Deutschland
Bigger
Cleveland
Charles O. Heydt
Joseph Seep
Rockefeller
Mr. Rockefeller
Paris
Charles A. Strong
West Fifty-fourth Street
John OD. Rockefeller, Jr
Pittsburg Bride to Receive $100,000 for Title Transfer
Rumor claims Baron Reicl von Reice nau of the Austrian embassy at Rome sought cash for transferring a title to the Pittsburg Magee family. It is reported that $100,000 has been paid and the marriage to Miss Margaret Louise Magee is set for June 6.
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Pittsburg
Reicl von Reicenau
Rome
Margaret Louise Magee
Flood Losses May Hit One Million in Umatilla County
Pendleton Oregon special reports the total damage in Umatilla county from recent floods could reach one million dollars. The estimate encompasses homes farms and businesses affected by the flooding.
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Pendleton, Ore
Umatilla County
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