Lightning strikes French liner Lurance crew. eight injured
A lightning bolt hit the foremast of the French liner Lurance as a storm battered New York. Fentren Josef quar termaster and seven sailors were knocked unconscious, two later serious. steerage passengers panicked and tried to jump overboard while stewards restrained them. The vessel wheeled through darkness as rain and hail caused floods citywide.
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Barney Flood
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Joseph Schwartz
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Suffragette Arson at Solihull Mansion Sparks Demands
Militants set fire to a large unoccupied Solihull mansion near Birmingham. Found near the wrecked site were placards including a message to Judge Phillimore and calls for the release of conspirators sentenced in London with the slogan Votes For Women.
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London
Solihull
Birmingham
Walter Phillimore
Chillimore
Sulzer to Probe Sing Sing Over Prison Management
Governor Sulzer says he will act on the Westchester grand jury findings in the Sing Sing investigation. He hints at a general cleaning out of prison management and notes he read the report in newspapers.
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Albany
Westchester Grand Jury
Sing Sing
Sulser
Free sugar and wool stand in tariff bill
Washington reports the revised Underwood tariff bill, praised by Senator Simmons, cuts duties on iron and steel and other metals while freeing sugar and wool and raising rates on cotton goods and some silks. Administration leaders forecast little caucus revision and strong support from most senators. Indictment in Cleveland: Ginsepyd Pomure charged with sending a threatening letter to President Wilson. pleads not guilty. bond set at 5000.
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Democratic Caucus
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Finance Committee
Angora
Wilson
Senate Committee
Cleveland
Market Report The Butter Cheese Eggs and Poultry Prices
General Markets shows steady butter cheese eggs and pressed poultry values with varied state and regional receipts. Notable figures include butter around 26 to 27 cents, cheese whites 4 to 5 cents, eggs 19 to 22 cents, and poultry prices for broilers fryers and turkeys listed across regional markets.
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Yale
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Pennsylvania
Hennery
Philadelphia
Long Island
Live Stock Markets Report for Iansburgh June 2
CATTLE receipts light and market steady with price ranges from 6.20 to 8.70 for common to good fat cattle. hogs higher across grades with prime heavy at 5.90 and medium weights around 8.08. sheep and lambs slow and lower with spring lambs down to about 5.00 and veal calves 7.50 to 10.50.
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Wealth of the World in Stock Exchange Par Value
The World's wealth as expressed in par value of stock exchange securities totals 115,800,000,000 dollars. This value reflects the aggregate marketable equities and corporate securities recorded in the exchange listings.
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Stock Exchange Securites
Currency split looms as Wilson faces tariff clash
Washington notes expose a drift inside the Democratic camp as currency reform and tariff policy threaten party unity. Senators Stone and Lane clash over Indian appropriation while Reed of Missouri probes witnesses, signaling crossfire ahead for President Wilson’s currency legislation.
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Lane
Billy Vardaman
Steenerson
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Indian Committee
Senator Lane
Oregon
Sae
Gypsy concerns and street life on the Jersey shore
The writer reflects on Gypsies, noting alleged thefts in Ocean County and calls for police surveillance. He criticizes sidewalk obstructions, spitting fines, and transit tweaks as summer crowds arrive, recommending routes near the Bluff Wall and Sea View. He closes with opinion from a local merchant on street conduct.
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Patten
Troutman Avenue
Bluff Wall
Sea View
Second Avenue
Impecunious One's Complaint Echoes Quarterly Woes
A humorous quip from Mr. Brown to his wife likens creditors to sins. He laments daily calls from creditors but notes his sins always catch up, turning financial trouble into a wry domestic aside.
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Fashion or Cookery in Paris White Heat
A London Chronicle notes daring color schemes expected to dazzle Paris visitors with cream skirts paired to mustard coats. The morning paper questions whether this style report belongs under fashion or cookery.
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lLondon Clobe
Mis souri Tightwad Saves Shoe Laces for Iron
A Popular Magazine anecdote profiles a Missouri resident famed for extreme frugality. For 22 years he saved the tips of his shoe laces and sold them as scrap iron, claiming every cent counts.
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Tightwad
Missouri
Popular
Won't Stand for That Mrs Fitawell Social Snippet
Mrs Fitawell declares her choice of a band for her daughter while the daughter asserts she will select the wedding dress material herself. The exchange shows social tensions over wedding preparations.
Perils of Cookery in Highland Breakfast Row
A Highland breakfast tale shows John scolding Leezie for bird boiled eggs. Leezie retorts the lassie boiled them slowly due to kitchen effects, illustrating a domestic mishap with a humorous tone from Youth's Companion.
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Leezie
Wimman
John
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