CAMARA S SQUADRON SAILS FOR MEDITERRANEAN
Dispatch from Gibraltar lists Admiral Camara leading a convoy including the Carlos V and Pelayo leaving Cadiz for Mediterranean ports. Officials report fortifications and new squadrons as Spain prepares for possible extended conflict with world powers.
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Washington
State Department
Gibraltar
Charles V
Pelayo
Rapido
Patriota
Audaz
Osade
Prosperina
Giraldo
Prelato
Colon
Alfonso Doca
Camadenga
Antonio Lopes
Isla Panos
Buenos Ayres
San Francisco
Cadiz
Rock
Carthagena
Admiral Cam
Madrid
Camara
Canary
Balearic
Spain
Carlos V
Marne
Aunon
Amnon
Expeditionary Corps
Frm
Minister of Marine
Queen Regent
Annon
Cartexina
Admiral Camara
Boston
Mass
New England
Philippine Islands
Cardinal Cisneros
Lepanto
Alfonso XIII
Germany
Prisoner recounts escape from Spanish forces at Cuban fort
John Purchase, long believed executed by Spaniards, returns to Portland telling of his two day hideout in a recording house then capture near Cienfuegos. He was mistaken for a spy, jailed in a dark cell with bread and water, later rescued by Cuban volunteers who defeated 400 Spanish troops. He crossed 35 miles to Key West aboard an open sailboat before being picked up by a Philadelphia schooner.
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Portland
John Purchase
Cienfuegos
Jennie S. Butler
Pea
Hanna
Liverpool
Key West
Philadelphia
Collegers Join Battery A Recruits From Ivy League
A 23 member group of recruits departed Philadelphia for Newport News Va to join Battery A Pennsylvania Volunteers under Capt Barclay H Warburton The party includes athletes from Yale Lafayette Lehigh Cornell and UPenn with past roles in crews football and track led by John M Longacre ex Yale crew member and John M Rugenberg Jr ex UPenn captain and stroke plus William B Duncan ex State College footballer among others.
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Philadelphia
Baltimore and Ohio
Battery A
Pennsylvania
Newport News
Barclay H. Warburton
Yale
Lafayette
Lehigh
Cornell
John M.,longacre
John M. Rugenberg, Jr
Universy of Pennsylvania
William B. Duncan
Charles C. Bacon
William FE. Kent
Harvard
Crimson
Thomas A. Hickey
Yale and Princeton Recruits for Newport News Contingent
Captain Warburton has secured 70 of the 100 recruits needed for the contingent. The remaining 30 come from Yale and Princeton and will join the enrollments as they are completed. Recruits will be sent to Newport News in squads of 20 to 25, with departures planned for tomorrow, Saturday, and Monday.
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J. Schoff
Pennsylvania
Lafayette
Hiram E. Dowing
Yale
Captain Warburton
Princeton
Newport News
Bradstreets Weekly Review Signals Strong Trade Gains
Bradstreets to_morrow says unprecedented foreign trade totals with higher shipments of breadstuffs provisions raw cotton and manufactured goods strong crop prospects and large yields. Rail earnings rise as manufacturing expands while textile branches lag. Bank clearings exceed prior records though weekly totals dip slightly. Wheat and corn exports show declines from last week though remain above year-ago levels.
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New York
Bradstreets
United States
Tea Under Embargo Ends Lost Chicago Tea Rush
Chicago merchants suffer a $40000 loss as tea imports from Canada race a toll deadline at midnight near Portal North Carolina. Only five carloads reached U S soil while sixteen stalled in British territory under US tax orders. Local firms face a heavy financial blow across the west and northwest market.
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Chicago
the Chronicle
Uncle Sam
Portal
N. C
Canada
United States
United States Internal Revenue
Bar records in cycling seen at Chicago rally
Walter Fara day announces a flood of applications from riders across the country to lower road records for centuries ridden this year. Eastern cyclists already report triple centuries and many doubles, with attempts to beat the New York Albany mark and other Massachusetts and national records listed for Frank V German of Campello.
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Chicago
Ill
Walter Faraday
Road Records Committee
R. P. Searle
Lincoln Cycling Club
Frank V. German
Campello
Mass
Massachusetts
Spanish minister at sea to view explosive rocket test
The Figaro reports from Madrid that Senor Amon, Spain's marine minister, accompanied Admiral Camara to observe experiments with a new explosive rocket. The device claims range beyond modern guns and can sink ironclads instantly, even from small boats, threatening coastal targets and a whale town.
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Paris
The
Figaro
Madrid
Senor Amon
Admiral Camara
Burne Jones, Renowned Painter, Dies in London
Sir Edward Coley Burne Jones, famed painter born 1832, dies in London on June 17. His notable works include The Merciful Knight The Chast dArmour The Days of Creation King Cepheus Venus Mirror The Annunciation The Golden Stairs Merlin and Vivien. He was knighted in 1894.
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London
Edward Coley Burne-Jones
Cepheuta
Merlin and
Vivien
Hawaiian Annexation Debate Spurs Senate Report Favor
The Foreign Relations Committee reported the Newlands Hawaiian annexation resolution favorably to the Senate. Chairman Davis plans to bring it up tomorrow as the Senate adjourns until Monday. A bank bill to create an international American Bank passed 26 to 23 to aid trade with Central and South America, with capital set at 5 million dollars and possible expansion to 25 million. The bank would be supervised by the comptroller of the currency.
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Foreign Relations Committee
Davis
Senate
Newlands
Hawaiian Islands
International American Bank
Pan- American Congress
United States
Central
South Anglica
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Turpie
Mills
Morgan
House
Finance Committee
Congress
Doan's Kidney Pills Prove Cures in Lowell Testimony
A Lowell man declares Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney pain after seventeen years of misery from a jolting soda wagon job. He details sleepless nights and urinary trouble, bought the pills on Merrimack Street, and urges others to remember the Doan's name. Sold by Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Lowell
Doan
F. D. Sawyer
Walker Street
Ellingwood and Co
Merrimack
Central Streets
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Dean's
Hard Fought Washington Wins 4 3 Over Boston
Washington tense 4 3 victory over Boston in a June game. Willis and Mercer pitched superbly and Wrigley sparkled at short. Tenney homered and Anderson hit a roundtripper as Tenney's two base hit helped set the pace. Attendance 6000 with Lynch and Anderson umpiring.
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Boston
Washington
Willis
Mercer
Wrigley
Tenney
Anderson
Long
Farrell
Reitz
MccGuire
Lynch
Dry Goods Market Sees Demand and Prices Shift
The Herald notes improved demand for cotton goods and firmer brown and colored cottons with higher prices likely. Bleached goods see record low prices while exports and mills show strong selling, yet printing cloth remains weak amid cautious buyers. Import values for dry goods decline year over year, though weekly trade improves, especially in wash dress fabrics and percales as fall orders loom.
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the Herald
Fall River
Providence
Windsor
Sea Island
National League games score roundup from New York and Chicago
In New York Philadelphia routed 16 to 4 at New York-New York. Brooklyn defeated Baltimore 8 to 0. St Louis beat Louisville 8 to 3. Chicago edged Cincinnati 2 to 1.
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New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Baltimore
St. Louis
Louisville
Chicago
Cincinnati
P.C. Cincinnati
Cesses
Boston
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Washington
House debates deficiency bill and DC appropriation
The House considered the general deficiency bill and conference report on the District of Columbia appropriation today. The deficiency measure likely will not pass before Monday. Tomorrow’s session after 2 o'clock will be devoted to eulogies for the late Senator Harris of Tennessee.
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Washington
District of Columbia
House
Harris
Tennessee
Sports scores from unbalanced games across multiple teams
Games listed show Lancaster Lancaster 13 Reading at Syracuse 4 Montreal 8 Wilkesbarre 7 Toronto 6 Providence R I 9 Buffalo 0 Springfield 1 Rochester 4 Fall River 18 Tibodeau College 0 Brockton 6 Pawtucket Hartford 1 Allentown.
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Syracuse
Montreal
Wilkesbarre
Toronto
Providence
R. I
Buffalo
Springfield
Rochester
Fall River
Thibodeau College
Brockton
Pawtucket
Victoria's Son Likely Governor General of Canada
A letter from a prominent English public figure close to Lord Salisbury suggests the Duke of Connaught may accept the post of governor general of Canada as his Aldershot term ends. If he declines, Lord Balfour of Burleigh is named likely.
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Montreal
Que
Lord Salisbury
Duke of Connaught
Canada
Aldershot
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
Williams College Juniors Win Interclass Title
Williamstown June 7 The Williams College juniors defeated the sophomores 11 to 7 to claim the interclass league championship.
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Williams Juniors
Williamstown
Williams College
World’s Record Broken in 30 Mile Pace Race
MecDuffee defeated Major Taylor in Boston on June 17, setting a world best for 30 miles with a mark of 65.09.5, surpassing the former time of 56.33.
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Boston
MecDuffee
Major Taylor
McDuffee
Charlestown's Big Day Bunker Hill Celebration Enthusiastic
Boston on June 17 reports heightened patriotism as Independence Day nears and war news stirs nerves. Charlestown leads with flags bunting and depictions of Dewey Sampson Schley Hobson McKinley Long and Alger. Sunrise bells guns greet the navy yard salute before the carnival parade and open-house observances across the district.
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Boston
Navy
Army
Secarcely
America
Charlestown
Dewey
Sampson
Schley
Hobson
McKinley
Long
Alger
Navy Yard
The Horrors of Rheumatism Story Report
A St Paul Indiana farmer's wife recounts severe rheumatism lasting three years and lasting pain. After numerous doctors and substantial cost she credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with a full recovery. The account asserts pills rebuild cellular structure and improve blood, sold by druggists for 50 cents a bottle.
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Caleb Fenly
St. Paul
Ind
Dr. Williams
Union
Busy fabric markets show mixed orders and silk demand
Demand across dress goods remains quiet with many cancellations even after production starts. Fall goods are delivered but duplicate orders are down, spring orders scant. Silk trade holds firm, especially summer silks, though light varieties stay affordable. Carpet prices fluctuate with some mills cutting, while premier carpet makers report steadier pricing.
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Philadelphia
Pain Balm Brings Relief for Rheumatic Pain
Mr P Ketcham of Pike City California says Chamberlain s Pain Balm gave his brother relief from sciatic rheumatism during illness. Many others testify to prompt relief from pain this liniment affords. For sale by Ellingwood Co at Merrimack Central and Middlesex Central streets.
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P. Ketcham
Pike City
Cal
Chamberlain
Ellingwood & Co
Merrimack
Central
Middlesex and
Central Streets
Raymond and Whitcomb Travel Agency Ad in Boston
Separate from personally conducted tours this agency offers railroad and steamship tickets with sleeping and parlor car reservations staterooms and related information cheerfully provided by Raymond and Whitcomb at 256 Washington Street opposite School Street Boston.
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Washington St
School St
Boston
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Qlidden
Jcean House
Swamiscott, Mass
Dw. R. Mead
Aso
Hamilton
Bermuda
York Beach
C. Kills & Co
Citizen Office
Prescotyl Street
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Armour
Asc
Caleb L. Smith
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Washburn, Crosby & Co
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