Failed 10 Adjourn Hitch Over Armor Plate in Congress
Washington June 6 Inability to agree on naval appropriations halted final adjournment. Senate fought over armor plate provisions and ocean surveys with a Penrose compromise adopted 39 to 35 amid bitter charges. House and Senate clashed over conferees and printing testimony from the Coeur D’Alene inquiry. Congress postponed adjournment as debates raged and new conferees were appointed. Also details on Gen Wheeler’s retirement and floral tributes for Miles and Corbin, plus a raid scene at 264 8th Avenue involving Gussie McKee.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Penrose
Cartier
Mont
Mason
Ill
Turner
Money
Lentz
Ohio
Coeur D'Alene
Cannon
Appropriations Committee
Todd
Navy
Naval Committee
Foss
Moody
Shafroth
Wheeler Confirmed as Brigadier General by Senate
Washington June 6 Joe Wheeler was the happiest caller at the White House as the Senate in executive session confirmed his appointment as brigadier general in the army. He had pressed for service since the Spanish war and hurried to thank the President after breakfast, joking about a half gray half blue uniform.
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War Department
Wheeler
Gen. Wheeler
Miles
Corbin
Washington, D. C
Joe’ Wheeler
White House
Senate
Turkish Admiral Ready to Return After Shipyard Visit
Ahmed Pasha, Turkish vice admiral, arrived in Washington to study U S shipyards for a potential Turkish battleship order. He plans to draft plans and specifications from American builders to present to the sultan in person, rather than mail reports.
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Washington
Ahmed Pasha
United Stattes
Constantinople
Despatch from Candon on Major March battalion
A Manila despatch dated June 4 reports Major March's 33d regiment battalion returning to Candon by steamer from Aparri. Most men are weak, having traveled 250 miles in mountains with hunger. 13 of 50 horses survived. The unit collapsed near Piat from fevers and exhaustion. officers and a surgeon accompanied Major March.
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Manila
Candon
Aparri
Piat
Tugucarao
Tugueraro
March
Henry T. Jenkinson
Edward Dravis
Carroll Power
Frank L. Case
John O. Greenwalt
Aguinaldo
Sagat
Young
Cayayan Valley
Tirona
Raids Target Women at Gussie McKee Pool Room
New York police busted Gussie McKee's pool room at 264 8th avenue arresting 34 men and 70 women. McKee known as Mrs Grace Ryan faced gambling house charges while others were held for disorderly conduct. Several fled over a back fence and hid in an attic as detectives arrived.
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New York
8Th Avenue
Gussie McKee
Edward H. Martin
U.S. Artillery
Fort Hamilton
McKee
Grace Ryan
Mercer Street
Jefferson Market
Wllen Lease
Jones, Smith, Brown
Green
Death At Hand Not Phase Syracuse Lawyer Fuller
Syracuse June 6. T K Fuller an attorney appeared in court to attend a divorce case while a physician had warned he might die within days from a cancerous growth. Despite weakness he asked for a brief postponement and remained calm, close friends noting his nerve.
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Syracuse
T. K. Fuller
Fuller
Color Line Roils Women Club Convention Debates
The Milwaukee biennial convention of the General Federation of Women’s Clubs faces a heated dispute over the New Era club of Boston. Credential fights and potential legal action loom as Massachusetts seeks to reinstate the New Era delegate while Utah backs club rights. A proposed ticket of Mrs Lowe and Mrs Dennison emerges as a path to calm tensions amid reorganizational talks.
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Milwaukee
New Era Club of
Boston
New Era Club
Utah
Massachusetts
Rufflin
General
Lynn Man Maloney Nominated for President by Socialist Labor
Joseph F. Maloney of Lynn was nominated for President by the Socialist-Labor party at its Grand Central Palace convention in New York. He received 60 votes to Rommel 17 and Hammond 1. Rommel named Vice President nominee. Maloney, about 35, a Lynn machinist, has been a leading labor figure with no prior political office.
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New York
Joseph F. Maloney
Lynn
United States
Socialist-Labor Party
Grand Central Palace
V2n Remnel
Pittsburg
W. B. Hammond
St. Paul
Standard Oil Company
Bunker Hill
Idaho
Miners’ Union
McKinley
Gov
Steunenberg
Samuel Gompers
Valentine Rommel
Remmel
Mail Destroyed by Brooklyn Bridge Pneumatic Tubes
A backwardly inserted Brooklyn bridge pneumatic tube box from Manhattan destroyed six hundred letters yesterday. The mail was crushed into fragments in transit and many registered letters and money envelopes were scattered. The only intact item was a pair of eyeglasses found among the scraps.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Vanderbilt Estate Tax Totals Near Fifty Million
A complete inventory filed with the state appraiser lists Cornelius Vanderbilt estate value at 49.93 million dollars triggering a transfer tax of 499,268.66. Real estate is about 20 million with major holdings of 5 million in New York Central stock and 5 million in West Shore stock. Vanderbilt also owned over 800 thousand in Brooklyn Rapid Transit stock at death. Attorney G B D Hasbrook, handling tax collection, will receive about 50 thousand.
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New York
Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York Central
West Shore Railroad
Vanderbilt
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
G. B. D. Hasbrook
Nun Marries Reporter Amid Church Opposition
Lincoln June 6 a Lincoln Freie Presse writer Paul Atpo dien married Mary Koehler known as Sister Mary who had nursed him in St Francis hospital. Protests by the mother superior and church threats led the couple to wed in another diocese after nurses duties blossomed into love.
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Lincoln, Neb
Paul Atpodien
Lincoln Freie Presse
Mary Koehler
Mary
Hetty Green Refuses Chicago Theatre Ground Purchase
Chicago dispatch reports Mrs. Hetty Green, then at Bellows Falls Vermont, is blocking the Columbia theatre rebuilding by refusing to sell adjoining land. Managers offer high prices, but all bids are rejected, leaving the site too small for the project.
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New York
Chicago
Hetty Green
Bellows Falls
Columbia
Mayflower Harvest Tops Cape Cod Industry
At Buzzards Bay Cape Cod residents hunt Mayflower blossoms as a commercial crop. Flower hunters stake grounds each spring, gathering waxlike arbutus blooms for shipment to New York Boston and Philadelphia, driving a notable seasonal industry on the cape.
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Cape Cod
Cleveland
Buzzards Bay
Big Cape
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Providence Journal
Drowned Body Recovered in Rhode Island River
The body of Henry Castle, 45, was found in the Woonasquatucket river near Merino Flats by three mill workers this morning. It is believed he fell into the river while crossing to the Riverside mills.
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Providence, R. L
Henry Castle
Woonasquatucket River
Merino Flats
Neely Hearing Postponed Again in Havana Case
New York June 6 The examination of Charles F. Neely charged with stealing 386000 of United States postal funds at Havana was adjourned again until tomorrow.
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New York
Charles F. Neely
United States
Havana
Alaska's New Governor Nominated by President
Washington June 6 The President nominates John G Brady to be Governor of Alaska.
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Washington
John G.brady
Alaska
Gunboat Helena Despatched With 350 Marines
The Helena under Rear Admiral Remey sails for Taku with 350 US Marines to reinforce Pekin defense. Commanded by Swinburne, she advances up the Pei Ho river toward Tien-Tsin, while the Newark cannot proceed beyond Taku. The force at Pekin nears 500, as tensions rise with Boxers active near Tiensin.
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Washington, D. C
Long
Remey
Asiatic Station
Helena
Taku
Kempff
Pekin
Conger
Pei-Ho
Tien-Tsin
Newark
Swinburne
China
United States
United Sates
Princeton
Pei Ho
Tien Tsien
MacArthur
War Department
Japan Russia tensions fear fleet mobilization in Shanghai
Reports from Shanghai on June 6 claim a rapid Japanese fleet mobilization has alarmed observers. If Russia sends a strong force to the front a clash with Japan seems likely, while Japan is said to have persuaded Russia to halt a planned landing at Taku.
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Shanghai
Russia
Japan
Taku
Exodus from Pekin Report On Legation Families Fleeing
A Shanghai despatch dated June 6 reports most legations in Pekin including the British are sending their families away. Several prominent Chinese residents are leaving the city and unconfirmed reports suggest two Russian engineers were murdered at Yu-Chow-Fu.
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Tendon
Shanghai
Pekin
Yu-Chow-Fu
Heavy Damage From Thunder Storms In Central France
Thunder storms in central France, particularly around Thiers, have caused significant crop and livestock damage. Seven deaths from lightning are reported, floods inundate large areas, rail traffic is disrupted, and Thiers records about one million francs in damage.
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Paris
France
Thiers
Lord Curzon Inoculated For Plague Relief Efforts
Chicago June 6. American missionaries who returned from India praise Lord Curzon Viceroy of India for brave famine and plague relief work. He was inoculated to enter plague zones. The message from Lady Curzon confirms the action and highlights his risk to oversee aid efforts.
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Pekin
Friends of American
China
State Department
Chicago
India
Lord Curzon
Mary Lester
Lady Curzon
Lincoln Tale Of The Imperial Wise Man And A Clever Jackass
Col R S Lawrence recalls a Lincoln anecdote where Indiana politicians sought posts but Lincoln tells a broader tale. An Oriental potentate’s Imperial Wise Man forecasts weather for a royal hunt. a peasant foretells the storm via a jackass, earning the crown’s trust while the wise man is dismissed. The punchline: every jackass in the realm wants an office after the proclamation.
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Lincoln
Col. R. S. Lawrence
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
India
Indianapolis
Indiana
Jackass
President Lincoln
Doan's Kidney Pills End Kidney Woes Says Kelley
A Lowell man Mr John A Kelley foreman at Merrimack Mtg Co and resident 58 West Third St endorses Doans Kidney Pills. He and his wife suffered kidney problems for years until Doans relieved them. He warns kidney trouble returns if neglected and urges a few doses for cold related recurrences. Sold by all dealers 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole agents US Remember the name Doans and take no other.
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John A. Kelley
Merrimack Mtg. Co
West Third Street
Dean
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Palmer
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Penasolano
Kingston
Tampican
Viceroy of India
Indian Famine Relief Committee
Simla
Mary Curzon
Carter & Sherburne
Dwinell Wright CO
Boston, Mass
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Charles Wheeler
Andrews & Wheeler
Si ‘Thorndike St
Derby & Morse’s
A. W. Brown
Middlesex Strat
Pr. R. Burtt’s
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Hranphrey St
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