American Sailors Defeat Germans in Close Bay Regatta
The visiting American squadron and German ships clashed in a naval race off Kiel Bay, with Americans taking first, second, and third in three events despite unfamiliarity with the course. A morale boosting visit featured boxing and a minstrel show, and Emperor Wilhelm’s stage left Kiel for Eckernfoerde as talks of enduring friendship began.
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Kiel
Jane
Ecknerfoerde
Hohenzollern
Emperor Wiliam
Admiral Cotton
Yacht Club
United States
Jower Bay
Thost
Reception in England to welcome the American squadron
The American squadron will be greeted with a grand reception and a Buckingham Palace banquet as the entire British Channel Squadron is ordered to assemble at Spithead and Portsmouth harbor. The visit, initiated by the Portuguese king, marks a historic honor placing U S warships within the empire's main arsenal at Portsmouth.
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Loubet
Buckingham Palace
Spithead
Portamouth
Kiel
Sishon
Portugal
London
Portsmouth
Portsmouth Harbor
Empire
Emperors inspection praised as courtesy in navy reply
Washington telegram quotes Moody denying criticism of Emperor William's inspection of the Keersarge. Rear Admiral Taylor says the inspection is not subject to efflorescence and is a courteous gesture by the emperor. Foreign officials inspecting battleships is a long established custom and considered an honor.
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Washington, Jane
Moody
Emperor William
Sarge
Navy Department
Thie Department
Taylor
Bureau of Navigation
Big Strike Foretold At Anaconda Copper Plant
The Amalgamated Copper company at Anaconda shut down its big division yesterday for an indefinite period, affecting about 1,500 workers. Company officials cite the shutdown for repairs, while workers allege it is to pressure wage demands and forefill a move to enforce higher pay.
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Hutte
Mont
Amalgamated Copper Company
Anaconda
AN OBJECT LESSON Frankfort Ky Second Kentucky guards camp
Governor Beckham will move the annual camp of instruction for all soldiers of the Second regiment of the Kentucky guards to Jackson Breathitt county to save cost and prepare for the October maneuvers with the department of the lakes.
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Frankfort
Cate
Beckham
Jackson
Breathitt County
Kentucky Guards
Ular
Department of the Lakes
Fragmentary Telegram Teases War Themes Across Regions
A garbled telegram style note mentions American involvement and a misfired threat in a war context. It references a racing or athletic analogy and hints at a public event or cinema, with scattered phrases about people, places, and an elevator scene. The text is incomplete and presents numerous broken names and terms.
Disappearing Lieutenant McCue Faces Bigamy Charge
Lieutenant William K. McCue of the U S Army vanished amid a bigamy accusation. A San Francisco bride, Viola Simon, claims McCue wed there while stationed at Fort Thomas, while a Cincinnati woman Ida Westcott asserts marriage earlier. Chicago’s McCue denied the charge, citing malaria and intending to return, as his wife and father-in-law seek war department action and possible detention.
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Wm. K. McCue
United States Army
Viola Simon
San Francisco
Leutenant
McCue
Fort Porter
Sigmund J. Simon
Sheriff's Office
Mr. Simon
O'Neill
Mrs. McCue
Leonard Westcott
Milliken
War Department
Washington
Ank
Philippines
McCua
Pope's health improves prompt Vatican guard plan
London reports the Italian government plans to mobilize two regiments to Rome to reinforce garrisons and secure order during any conclave, with a troop cordon around the palace to deter interference and protect valuables if a conclave is held. The Irish land act debate advances with limited changes and conciliatory tones. Thieves in Indiana raid five stores, netting cash and revolvers.
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London
Rome
Pius IX
Vatican
Marine Recruits urged to bolster China force
Washington reports Rear Admiral Bans urged increasing U S Marines at Otongapo from 1000 to 1500 amid unrest in China. He notes the Marine Corps is 90 short of its full garrison and plans active enlistment this summer to recruit 500 more for the Philippines by autumn.
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Washington
Bans
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Glongspe
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Philippines
National League and American League Scores and Local News
Baseball scores from Boston Philadelphia St Louis Chicago New York Detroit Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago and American Association results at Indianapolis and Columbus. Aged farmer John Claar, 72, injured wife fatally with knife then killed himself after a brutal quarrel. Hayti gloom over resignations and financial scandal inquiry. Kansas City tragedy as Nora Winfrey, 19, jumps from bridge. husband drowns attempting rescue. Grain prices and livestock markets reported for Indianapolis Chicago and East Buffalo.
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Ducky Sister Stops Attack In South Bend Marriage Case
In South Bend Indiana Hugh Greely eighteen tries to kill his teen wife aged seventeen by firing a pistol and acid. Minnie Growly twelve and her sister intervene grabbing the bottle. The struggle ends with powder burns on the intended victim and Greely at large.
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Ind
Minnie
Hugh Reely
Mother
Greely
No Elope Mes Lafayette Young Woman Separates Dehoney Case
Grace Boulden, sixteen from Boone county, says she did not elope with Alva Dehoney and was abducted to secure her father’s $800 for which Dehoney and Henry Peterson were said to threaten her. Dehoney admits truth of her statement. she remains in custody for further investigation as Lebanon reports no prosecution against Dehoney and Peterson.
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Ind
Grace Boulden
Boone County
Alva Dehoney
Pike's Crossing
Dehoney
Henry Peterson
Lebanon
Paerton
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