Forest fires sweep vast timberlands and towns
News from Bangor to Vermont reports forests blazing unchecked amid drought. Sherman and Crystal in Maine burned completely with hundreds homeless. Danby Vermont claims 21 000 acres burned. many towns face destruction as smoke blankets cities from Montreal to Long Island amid an estimated regional loss reaching over 1 600 000 dollars after weeks of fires.
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Bangor
Sherman
Crystal
Bangor & Aroostook
Burlington
Vermont
Danby
S. L. Griffith
Manchester
N. H
Glens Falls
N. Y
Adirondacks
Long Lake
Newcomb Lake
Mount Marcy
Lake George
Montreal
Astor
Forestdale
Grand Trunk Railroad
Buistrode
Lake St. John
St. John
N. B
Seacoast
Musquash
Picadilly
Kings County
Plattsburg
Lake Placid
Glen Lake
New York
Long Island
Amityville
Eastport
Islip
Brentwood
Boston
New England
Navy to Contract for 60 Guns for 16000-ton Ships
Washington special reports that after a recommendation by Rear Admiral O Neil the navy department will contract with Midvale Steel for twenty four four inch nickel steel guns and with Bethlehem Steel for thirty six seven inch guns. The two contracts total about one million dollars for the 16000 ton battle ships Vermont Minnesota and Kansas bids to be opened Wednesday. The twelve inch guns will be manufactured at the naval gun factory in Washington.
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Washington
O’neil
Bureau of Ordnance
Navy Department
Midvale Steel Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Vermont
Minnesota
Kansas
Naval Gun Factory
Flood Deadly Train Collision Near Stilwell Kans
Nine were killed and six seriously injured when two Santa Fe passenger trains collided on Missouri Pacific tracks near Stilwell on flood disrupted lines. Victims were transported to Kansas City hospitals with many wounded moved by ambulance over long distances.
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Topeka
Kas
Stilwell
Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Carrying Off Spaniards' Bones In Manila Relic Hunt
Advices from Manila say visitors to the recently raised Spanish cruiser Reina Christina removed bones of dead Spaniards for relics. The Christina allegedly carried about 200000 dollars in gold which was not recovered. The gun boat Velasco, raised later, was found to have been sunk by its own crew.
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Victoria
B. C
Manila
Flood boosts pawnbrokers and relief efforts
Des Moines Indiana reports flood aftermath with pawnbrokers seeing 100 percent higher business than a week earlier as flood victims pawn watches and bric a brac. Five hundred seek relief for clothing medicine and food while 1 500 men are needed for railroad and business repairs.
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Des Moines
Strike Insurance Idea Gaining Ground in Louisville
Louisville capitalists discuss forming a strike insurance company to cover lost profits for manufacturers. F. C. Nunemacher and W. C. Nones in talks with Eastern investors to organize a policy paying the expected profits during plant suspensions each day. Plan, still immature, anticipates action within days.
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Louisville
New Orleans
National Association of Manufacturers
Messrs
F. C. Nunemacher
W. C. Nones
Nunemacher
Muncie Gas Firm Plans Big Expansion After October
T M Griffin of Muncie Natural Gas Light and Fuel Co says the absorbed firms will supply 15 900 000 cubic feet of gas daily to Muncie after October 1. The company plans a 65 000 plant upgrade plus 25 new wells near New Burlington by October 1 and new appliances for customers to save fuel.
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Muncie, Ind
Special
T. M. Griffin
Muncie Natural Gas, Light and Fuel Company
Muncie Natural Gas Company
Wabash Oil and Gas Company
New Burlington
Wabash Company
Postoffice probe yields three more arrests in feather pouch case
Washington reports that Thomas W. McGregor and C. Elsworth Upton were arrested on conspiracy charges with Charles E. Smith over feather pouches bought for rural free delivery. The sweep brings total arrests to seven with more expected.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Thomas W. McGregor
C. Elsworth Upton
Baltimore
McGregor
Charles E. Smith
Rockefellers Seek Control of Pennsylvania Railroad
Prominent Wall Street observers believe the Rockefeller interests are mounting a campaign to gain absolute control of the Pennsylvania Railroad. They note heavy purchasing of Pennsylvania stock on the downward scale and expect the $75,000,000 issue at 120 to fall largely under affiliated financial control within the next sixty days.
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New York
Wall Street
Rockefeller
Pennsylvania Railroad
Loubet to Visit London on Return King Edward Visit
President Loubet of France will arrive in London on June for a return visit to King Edward. He will stay three days at St James's Palace as the King's guest and depart for Paris on July 9.
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London
Loubet
France
Edward
Paris
St. James's Palace
Fatal Collision Sinks Liban Near Marseilles
The steamship Liban sank after a collision with the Insulaire off Maire Islands near Marseilles. About two hundred aboard. over half feared drowned. Seventeen crew saved. many rescued by the Blechamp and Balkan. bodies identified slowly as morgues and quays filled.
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Marseilles
Insulaire
Liban
Fraissenet Steamship Company
Bastia
Corsica
Maire Islands
Blechamp
Balkan
Fraissinet Company
Palkan
Mairs Island
No mate for Roosevelt on Western trip
Secretary Moody said Roosevelt has not found a strong Vice President candidate during the Western tour. Several popular men were noted, but none showed a clear lead to persuade the President.
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Moody
Washington
Roosevelt
Blackburn s third Atlantic crossing attempt begins
Gloucester special report recounts Howard Blackburn launching his fifteen foot dory America on Sunday afternoon for a third solo crossing of the Atlantic. He aims to reach Barre then return via Gibraltar Western islands Porto Rico and Cuba to exhibit the boat at the St Louis exposition while a large crowd sees him off from the harbor.
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Gloucester
Mass
Howard Blackburn
Atlantic
America
Barre
Gibraltar
Western Islands
Porto Rico
Cuba
Torn by Furious Hounds in Cincinnati Kennel Incident
A Julius Ernest kennel of twenty five hounds attacked, fatally injuring one and seriously injuring two others. Fifteen year old John Fisgus was mauled while approaching the kennel. his rescuer, Mrs. Ernest, was also seriously hurt. Charles Fissell attempted to ride through the dogs on a horse, both rider and horse sustaining severe bites.
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Cincinnati
Julius Ernest
John Fisgus
Ernest
Charles Fissell
Cable relays Canton famine aid appeal from Governor Wong
Secretary Hay reports Consul Mc Wade in Canton says Governor Wong seeks American charity to relieve a famine in Kwang State. Relief will be organized through missionaries, while the state department will forward funds donated by Americans directly to the Canton consul general.
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Hay
McWade
Canton
Wong
Kwang
State Department
America
Devastating flood hits Spartanburg mills and towns
A ferocious cloudburst swept Spartanburg region Saturday night washing away railway bridges and mill property. At Clifton Converse Pacolet and Glendale mills losses exceed 3.5 million with around eighty dead and hundreds ruined. Rescue officials report 490 Clifton residents destitute while Glendale loss and recovery timelines suggest partial reopening within two months.
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Spartansburg
S. C
Southern Railway
Pacolet
Clifton
Glendale
B. S. Johnson
Converse
Clifton No
Clifton No. 2
Clifton No. 1
Clifton No. 3
Converse Mills
Polk County
North Carolina
Asiatic Squadron Mobilizing in Chinese Waters
Washington reports the Asiatic squadron under Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans mobilizing in Chinese waters as a major development. Battleships Kentucky and Oregon and cruiser New Orleans reach Che Foo, Monterey and Pompey at Shanghai, gunboat Villabolos sails from Kow Kianz to Nan Chang as tensions rise over China.
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Washington
Asiatic Squadron
Robley D. Evans
Evans
China
Kentucky
Oregon
New Orleans
Chee Foo
Monterey
Shanghai
Villabolos
Kow Kianz
Nan Chang
Well Known Inventor Hicks Dies in Fort Wayne
Dr. Thomas H. Hicks inventor of the Hicks process of gold and silver extraction controlled by a company of 5 million dollars capital fell dead Saturday night of heart disease. He had been about his office and laboratory all day and seemed in good health. His inventions had just been perfected. He was stricken in his office and died within a short time.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Thomas H. Hicks
Hicks
Explorer Chromitz Reaches Chicago After Global Trek
Andreas Chromitz, born in Hungary, arrived in Chicago Sunday after starting his worldwide journey in 1901 with about one cent in U S funds. He has crossed half the globe and plans to finish the trip in 1906. He left Hungary unable to speak English and now has a fair grasp of the language.
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Chicago
Hungary
United States
Andreas Chromitz
Chromitz
Hanna Denies Presidential Candidacy While Hinting at Roosevelt
In Cleveland Senator Marcus A. Hanna refutes any bid for the presidential nomination. He says Roosevelt will be the Republican nominee and declines to forecast future roles, stressing the party’s record and his own Senate seat.
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Newark
N. J
Hanna
Cleveland
Marcus A. Hanna
Roosevelt
McKinley
White House
Republican Party
Columbus
New York
New Jersey
West
United States Senate
First official wireless test between Chicago and Milwaukee
The Milwaukee special reports a successful first test handling wireless messages between Chicago and Milwaukee under the Marconi system. Mayors and leading businessmen exchanged messages, including a newspaper order to a Chicago correspondent. Some atmospheric interference occurred. 240 foot towers and sheltered instruments supported the setup for lake marine experiments.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
Marconi
Lake Marine
Double Hanging Likely as Supreme Court Upholds Two Deaths
Indianapolis special reports a double hanging likely in Michigan City on June 12. The Supreme Court affirms William Jackson's first degree murder sentence from Evansville last March and Ora Copenhaver's death sentence affirmed a month earlier. Jackson's appeal was filed May 14 with a request for stay until next fall to allow case review.
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Indianapolis
Michigan City
Supreme Court
William Jackson
Evansville
Ora Copenhaver
Jackson
Twenty Story Hotel Planned Opposite Grand Central
Plans submitted to the bureau of buildings by the New York Central Railroad Company outline a twenty story hotel opposite Grand Central station. If approved the hotel will be among the world’s finest and the Grand Central building will be raised to the same height.
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New York
Bureau of Buildings
New York Central Railroad Company
Grand Central
Pope Leo XIII Exhaustion From Receptions Not Illness
Rome reports say the pope is not seriously ill but exhausted from recent duties. He has held numerous private audiences since Easter with over 20 000 attendees, leading to fatigue rather than sickness.
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Rome
Leo
Kansas City Flood Recovers as Rivers Fall and Supplies Rise
The Missouri and Kansas rivers begin to recede while fuel, gas, and electricity resume service in Kansas City. Food stocks remain ample and meat shipments reach packing houses as relief and reuniting families dominate a city easing from flood danger.
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Kansas City
Kansas River
Kansas
Missouri
Twelfth Street
Moody to Practice Law After Navy Service
Washington special reports Secretary Moody of the navy will not stay in the cabinet beyond President Roosevelt's term and intends to resume the practice of law after leaving office.
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Washington
Moody
Navy
Roosevelt
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