Funeral Rites Mark Grover Cleveland Burial in Princeton
Grover Cleveland lies buried in Princeton cemetery with a simple Presbyterian service. President Roosevelt Gov Fort and other dignitaries attended, with family members allowed to cast earth onto the grave. Warships in San Francisco paid tribute and Newark contemplates a national monument fund. Latin American reaction echoed U S policy and Monroe Doctrine praise.
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N. J
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Presbyterian Church
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William Wordsworth
President Roosevelt
Fort
New Jersey
Hughes
New York
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Equitable Life Assurance _ society
Princeton University
Loeb
Westland
San Francisco
Mare Island Navy Yard
Golden Gate
Connecticut
Presio Heigdits
Newark
Duluth Elevator Fire Forces Loss Behind Waterfront
A blaze at Rice’s Point in Duluth destroyed Elevator D and nearby docks, consuming over a million dollars in property within two hours. Tugboats aided the fire department, preventing wider spread as flames raged from 12:35 PM to about 4 PM and left smoldering ruins by eight o’clock. A small explosion preceded the roof burst and rapid spread.
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Duluth
Minn
Rice’s Point
Consolidated Elevator Company
Northern Pacific
Bay
Five priests and deacons arrested over Archbishop Nikon murder
In Tiflis on June 27 police detained five priests and several deacons in connection with the June 10 assassination of Archbishop Nikon exarch of Georgia. Proclamations against the exarch were found among their possessions.
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Tiflis
Nikon
Exarch
Georgia
Boiler Explosion Fatal in Fuller Cannery Plant
A boiler blast at the Fuller Canneries plant near Forestville炸 near Forestville killed one worker and fatally injured three others. The incident occurred Friday, extending tragedy to Little Valley, New York, as investigators assess the cause.
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Little Valley
N. Y
Fuller Canneries Company of
Cleveland
Forestville
Danville Households Protest Street Oil Sprinkling
Housewives in Danville protested oil sprinkling on streets claiming it ruins their carpets and harms home interiors. The clash highlights suburbia concerns over municipal cleaning methods and resident property impact.
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Danville
Usurper Sultans Orders 18000 Forces in Morocco
In Fez Mulai-Hafid, the usurping sultan, summons caids and orders an 18 000 men army from nearby tribes. In Tangier Abdel Aziz seeks a $600 000 loan from French bankers with government property mortgages at Tetuan Rabat and Saffi as security. Agitation spreads to Rabat where Abdel Aziz currently resides.
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Fez
Mulai-Hafid
Morocco
Caids
Tangier
Sultan Abdel- Aziz
Tetuan
Rabat
Saffi
Sultan
Abdel Aziz
Newport outing coach crash injures many delegates
Two thousand women visiting from Boston for the General Federation of Women's Clubs outing in Newport suffer severe injuries when a rally coach axle breaks on Bath road and overturns. Three women remain hospitalized, including Mrs. Henry Wynn in critical condition. Iowa delegate Mrs. Sarah Shute of Coon Rapids dies of heart failure at Newport hospital after falling ill aboard the trip.
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Sarah Shute
Coon Rapids, Ia
Newport
R. I
Boston
General Federation of Women's Clubs
Easton’s Beach
Bath Road
Newport Hospital
Henry Wynn
Malden
Mass
B. F. Davenport
Watertown
Iowa
Coon Rapids
Shute
Providence
Five Perish In Wreck Near Chadron Nebraska
Five people die when a Chicago & Northwestern eastbound passenger train hits a washout from a cloudburst forty miles from Chadron. Victims include engineer Willis Graham fireman O C Meyers and brakeman Fred Ebener and two unidentified men. The Erie line near Garretsville Ohio also reports a fatal crash as train No. 19 derails after a broken rail killing engineer Charles E Symonds and injuring several others.
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Neb
Chicago & Northwestern
Willis Graham
O. C. Meyers
Fred Ebener
Cleveland
Erie Railway
Garretsville
Charles E. Symonds
Democratic state convention adjourns after platform vote
In Burlington Vermont on June 27 the Democratic state convention adjourned after a session on electing delegates to the Denver national convention and nominating state officers. A resolution to instruct delegates to vote for W. J. Bryan for president was tabled 193 to 37 following a lively debate.
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Bryan
Burlington
Denver
W. J. Bryan
Union Labor Agent Convicted in Connecticut Strike Case
Frank McGee, a union labor agent, was found guilty by a jury in New Haven on three counts of intimidation tied to a McLaren foundry strike ten months earlier. He received three months’ jail on each count with a stay of execution to permit appeal to the supreme court.
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New Haven
Conn
Frank McGee
Common Pleas Court
McLaren
McGee
Supreme Court
Bloody fight in Mexico near Los Vacas sparks border tensions
A Mexican revolutionary band attacked Los Vacas, Mexico, sparking heavy combat with 40 to 50 killed on both sides and 5 000 shots fired. Wires were cut and the attack, separate from Viesca, prompts fear of further outbreaks as bandits appear to operate under political disguise.
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Tex
Los Vacas
Mex
Custom House
Viesca
Texas
United States
City of
Mexico
Secretary of the Interior
Corral
Wu Family Reunites With Minister Wu in Washington
Happiness fills the Chinese legation as Madam Wu, her son and his wife, and a granddaughter join Minister Wu in Washington. The family had previously stayed in China while he served as a Peking government representative in the United States.
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Washington
China
Madam Wu
United States
Peking
Railway Disaster Kills Fifteen in Bombay Collision
Fifteen people die and 270 are injured after an express and a freight train collide near Baroda on the Bombay Baroda line. Four passenger coaches and four mail cars of the express train burn, along with four freight cars.
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Bombay
Baroda
Three Drowned at Mankato Flood
Flood waters along Cornelia street in Mankato Minnesota drowned three youths and guests Mae Worlds and Eva Faler. Miss Worlds age 19 from St Peter and Max Sues age 20 were among the victims in the river overflow incident.
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Mankato
Minn
Eva Faler
Maud Worlds
St. Peter
Max Sues
Cornelia
Awaiting Course of Events in Venezuelan Question
Washington reports the state department is marking time on the Venezuelan question awaiting the course of events. The gunboat Marietta carries Jacob Sleeper secretary of the American embassy at Caracas and Lieut. Francis A Ruggles to Guantanamo. No new information reaches the Venezuelan legation in Caracas.
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Washington
Cleveland
State Department
Root
United States
Marietta
Curacao
Guantanamo
Jacob Sleeper
Caracas
Francis A. Ruggles
South Dakota Congressman Parker Dies After Illness
Deadwood South Dakota June 27 Congressman William H Parker of Deadwood died Friday after a three week illness from cirrhosis of the liver and dropsy He was 71 and a native of Keene New Hampshire
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Deadwood
S. D
William H. Parker
Keane
N. H
Tragic Fire Kills Three Children in Cleveland Home
Three children died from a Friday night fire that destroyed the home of William Klimacks in Cleveland Ohio. The parents were badly burned.
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Cleveland, O
William Klimacks
William Clark Awarded Damages in Railroad Suit
William Clark of Brazil was awarded five thousand five hundred dollars in a civil action against the Big Four Railroad company for the death of his wife.
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William Clark
Brazil
Big Four Railroad Company
Sherman in hospital reports show stable condition
Cleveland June 27 Representative James S Sherman remained in normal condition through Friday as he rested and enjoyed his best day in the hospital. Dr Edwin P Carter said the attack had passed and the coming days would restore his strength.
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Cleveland
James S. Sherman
Edwin P. Carter
Sherman
Goldfield Pioneer Convicted for Embezzlement
Henry Webber a wealthy broker of Goldfield Nevada was convicted of embezzlement and sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary He allegedly substituted his own stock in promotions he floated for treasury stock and pocketed the proceeds Webber was one of the pioneers of the camp.
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Goldfield
Nev
Henry Webber
Webber
Treasury
Worthington Man Struck by Brick in Street Attack
John Phelps of Worthington was struck in the head with a brick thrown by several boys, leaving him unconscious. Police are investigating the incident and seeking witnesses.
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John Phelps
Worthington
Young Banker's Son Dies After Fall From Window
Raymond Wells aged 18 son of R M Wells president of the Bankers National bank was trying on a coat in a tailor shop at 75 Jackson Boulevard when he fell backward from a fourth story window and died of his injuries.
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Chicago
Raymond Wells
R. M. Wells
Bankers’ National Bank
Jackson Boulevard
Amusement resort White City burned near Indianapolis
The White City amusement resort eight miles from Indianapolis burned on a cool Friday night causing an estimated loss of 150000 to 200000. Few people were present at the time of the fire.
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Indianapolis
Ind
White City
Iowa Embezzlement Suspect Nabbed in Alabama
J C Gould arrested in Birmingham on charges he embezzled 3200 dollars from Hut Tig Manufacturing in Muscatine Iowa. Police report the theft occurred before two residents reported missing funds.
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Nab
Iowa
Birmingham
Ala
J. C. Gould
Muscatine
Huttig Manufacturing Company
Cooks who cook secured through Reporter local column
In the Reporter column a feature titled Cooks who cook secured highlights local cooks gaining recognition. The piece profiles several home chefs and their pathways to wider notice through community events and small venues.
Taft Outing Ends in New York On Political Pivot
Secretary Taft leaves Yale commencement behind as he travels to New York for rest then shifts to campaign mode. He is warmly greeted at Grand Central and Manhattan hotel by staff and supporters. Taft plans summer at Hot Springs with family, Henry Taft and Helen Taft to join later, Robert to Murray Bay, Charles to Hot Springs, while talks on national chairmanship may follow.
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Taft
Yale
New Haven
Conn
New York City
Grand Central Station
James T. Williams, Jr
Washington
Manhattan
Bill” Taft
N. B. Scott
West Virginia
Scott
Republican National Committee
William S. Leverington
Massachusetts
Charles
Hot Springs
Helen Taft
Robert
Murray Bay
Canada
Mrs. Taft
New London
War Department
K Street
Mr. Taft
Evans defies federal officers in Mississippi chase
George Ellis, once shackled on an Illinois Central train, was recaptured near Chatawa Mississippi after escaping by diving from the moving train. Armed with a repeating rifle he faced New Orleans detectives and was handed to federal agents on charges of robbing Roxie post office. He bore multiple injuries from the prior dive.
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New Orleans
George Ellis
United States
Chatawa
Miss
Ellis
Roxie
Acacia Fraternity Elects New Officers at Champaign
The Grand Conclave of Acacia at Champaign Illinois closed its annual meeting naming Joseph R Wilson of the University of Pennsylvania as grand president Howard C Pierce of Iowa State College as grand vice president Maurice C Tanquary of the University of Illinois as grand treasurer and H E Kilmer of the University of Missouri as grand secretary.
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Acacia
Champaign
Ill
Acacia Fraternity
Joseph R. Wilson
University of Pennsylvania
Howard C. Pierce
Iowa State College
Maurice C. Tanquary
University of Illinois
H. E. Kilmer
University of Missouri
Largest district turnfest opens in Davenport IA
The Turner societies of Iowa Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota opened the largest district turnfest here in Davenport Iowa on Friday. Festivities paused during ex President Cleveland's funeral for memorial services led by ex Mayor C A Ficke delivering the eulogy.
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Davenport
Turner Societies
Iowa
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Cleveland
C. A. Ficke
Iowa Freight Rates Reduced by Railroad Board
Des Moines reports a general reduction in freight rates for Iowa classification No. 14 issued by the board of railroad commissioners. The new schedule, effective July 1, covers all commodities and applies statewide.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Board of Railroad Commissioners
Mrs Gildersleeve Accused in Attempted Child Harm
Mrs Thomas Gildersleeve of Noblesville tried to kill her nine year old daughter during a fit of insanity but was interrupted by neighbors.
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Thomas Gildersleeve
Noblesville
Dairyman Daniel H. Jones Dies After Suicide Attempt
Daniel H. Jones of Anderson drank carbolic acid and died. This marked his second self inflicted attempt. The obituary notes a grim comment about straw votes and blame.
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Daniel H. Jones
Anderson
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