Norwegian throne crisis spurs calls for republic and foreign nonrecognition
Copenhagen reports say King Oscar and Crown Prince Gustave may yield to the Norwegian storthing’s move to seat a Bernadotte prince, amid Danish disapproval and Russia Germany and other powers threatening nonrecognition until consent is given. Premier Michelsen warns of serious difficulties ahead as a national convention and potential republic take shape.
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Copenhagen
Oscar
Gustave
Storthing
House of Bernadotte
Norway
Russia
Germany
Oscar TI
Bweder
Scar
Denmark
Michelsen
Pregnier Michelsen
His
Jealousy Sparks Attempted Assassination in Fanai
An unaimed shot was fired at Canon Bonifacio while he stood in a window at his Fanai residence. The would be killer, a fellow priest angry over Bonifacio’s arch priest appointment, was arrested after the gun misfired. Parishioners siding with the assailant tried to free him, prompting police to charge the crowd away from the prison.
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Fieme
Timne
Canon Bonifacio
Fanai
Fageia
Amother Priest
Calous
Bonifacio
Fanatic minister targets president and navy in sermon
Rev Dr Alexander Kent of the People's church denounces the president for a powerful navy saying no navy serves peace. He calls the president the finest typical product of a semi barbarous semi civilised age and urges reliance on righteousness over force. Buffalo story denied secretary Hitchcock says no sanction was given to kill 35 buffalo at Bliss Oklahoma for a tribal celebration.
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Washington
Alexander Kent
The
People’s Church
Buffalo
Chicago
Hitchcock
Bliss
Okla
National
McGuire
Geronimo
Ponca
Kentucky Feud Flare Ups After Physician Slaying
Louisville dispatch reports Dr Edward Courtney a young Leitchfield physician murdered near Neave Kentucky. The feud follows the earlier Karney killing with Bracken county officers rushing to curb violence as factions clash in Falmouth. In Muskogee Oklahoma Colonel Theuas Marcum is fatally wounded after a dispute. He is brother of J B Marcum killed in a Jackson Kentucky feud.
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Louisville
Falmouth
Edward Courtney
Neave
Courtney
Wiliam Karney
Leitchfied
Karney
Courtneys
Bracken Criminal Court
Bracken County
Muskogee
I. T
Theuas Marcum
Coonel Marcum
J. B. Marcum
Jackson
West Point Cadets Stage Realistic Mock War
West Point cadets staged a night attack exercise for the board of visitors, splitting six companies into attacking and defending forces commanded by Captain Stewart and Captain Davis. Captains Exton and Glade directed the mountain artillery and machine guns as “dead” were removed on stretchers and wounded treated by hospital staff, delivering a vivid replica of a real engagement.
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West Point
N. Y
Board of Visitors
Stewart
Davis
Exton
Teh Gzountain
Glade
Werps
Amd
Thhewe
Inquiry Hints Sub Vessel Accident Caused Dip
At Pmouth England on June 10 inquiry into the sinking of a submarine vessel supports the view that a deflected horizontal rudder while the craft rode high with buoyancy and conning tower cover open caused a rapid downwards dip. The top of the conning tower was awash, water rushed in, and divers found holes. Thirteen bodies remain entombed. The vessel is expected to be refloated.
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Pmouth
England
Plea for Powers in Caleb Powers Case Filed
In Maysville Kentucky affidavits from former officials including W B Taylor Charles Emory Smith John W Griggs and Cornelius Cortelyou are filed in federal court to prove Governor Taylor was recognized by the national administration and that Taylor s pardon of Powers was valid The case ends as District Attorney Hill closes with C J Bronston s reply Also Mrs Roosevelt buys a summer home near Scottsville Virginia Springfield Albemarle County covering 150 acres with a farmhouse and adjacent ghost place noted for a haunted structure
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Powers
Maysville
Caleb Powers
Taylor
Charles Emory Smith
John W. Griggs
Cortelyou
Kentucky
Hill
C. J. Bronston
Plaister Burns Lead to $500 Damages Suit
Mrs Emma Klein widow sues plaster manufacturer for 500 dollars alleging her neck and bosom were badly burned by a porous plaster, preventing her from attending social functions in gowns with decollete necklines.
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New York
Emma Klein
Governor Would Not Use Wine for Ship Christening
Topeka reports Governor Hochwag declined to christen the battleship Kansas with wine. He said he would advise using a non intoxicant fluid and that his recommendation would reflect Kansas law and sentiment.
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Topeka
Kan
Hochwag
Kansas
Morton Named Equitable Chairman After Resignations
New York June 10 Paul Morton accepted the chairmanship of the Equitable Board. Following his acceptance resignations were tendered by President Alexander and four vice presidents including Hyde Tarbell Wilson and McIntyre. Morton demanded freedom to act and policyholders to have 28 directors against 24 for stockholders. Brayton Ives and Charles Stewart Smith reportedly opposed parts of the meeting.
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New York
Paul Morton
The
Equitable
Morton
Alexander
Hyde
Tarbell
Wilson
McIntyre
State Superintendent of Insurance
Chauncey M. Depew
Brayton Ives
Charles Stewart Smith
Italian worker accused in Bethayres gold theft
A warrant is out for Giacomo Campolo a Italian section hand accused of stealing two gold bars valued at 11500 from an express car fire near Bethayres on the Philadelphia and Reading railroad The bars belonged to the S S White Dental Manufacturing company and were en route to New York Campolo reportedly fled to Naples aboard a vessel and may soon reach his home in Italy His sweetheart allegedly told detectives after he refused to take her to Europe triggering the warrants.
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Alian
Norristown
Giacomo Compolo
Stoen
Philadelphia and Reading
Bethayres
Campoio
Haly
S. 5 S. White Dental Manufacturing Company
New York
Reading
Campolo
Europe
Proceeding Aims to End Company Stores in Fayette County
Harrisburg June 10 Alfred B Jones district attorney of Fayette county has filed action with Attorney General Carson to abolish the H C Frick Coke company stores known as Union Supply in the bituminous regions of Southwestern Pennsylvania. Joel represents Joseph Hantman and George L Moore of Edenborn Fayette county who allege the Union Supply company runs general stores with Frick Company interest and that Frick employees are forced to patronize the Supply stores under threat of discharge.
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Coke Company
Harrisburg
Alfred B. Jones
Fayette County
Carson
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Union Supply Company
Pennsylvania
Joel
Joseph Hantman
George L. Moore
Edenborn
Frick Company
Ball Game Cost Records Four Thousand Dollars
Four thousand dollars was paid by Bryce Higbee Co. of Homestead Pa to see a ball game when four youthful workers halted plant operations to attend. The boss refused to adjourn, the workers hurled iron scraps bricks and bread into glass pots and caused the plant to close as the mixture failed to fuse.
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Homestead
Bryce, Higbee & Co
Jones & Laughlin Buys 10000 Acres of Washington Coal
The Jones & Laughlin Steel company through its Vesta Coal subsidiary has acquired 10,000 acres of prime Washington county coal. The continuous tract spans about three miles wide and five miles long, purchased for roughly $3,000,600.
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Washington
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
United States
Vesta Coal Company
Jones & Laughlin Company
Washington County
Printer and Newsman Barlow Granger Dies at 89
June 10 in Greeley Des Moines Iowa aged 89. Barlow Granger, longtime printer and newspaper man, once set type for Horace Greeley on the New York Tribune and died aged 89.
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Greeley
Des Moines
Barlow Granger
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Dun's Review of Trade Signals Mixed National Outlook
R G Dun and Co reports some improvement in heat and rain affected activity. Textile fabric manufacturing strong, iron and steel output high though slightly down from last month's peak. Building stays large and in demand. foreign trade improves with imports up 3.14 million and exports up 1.47 million. May results compare favorably with last year, railways earnings up, bank exchanges up 31.3 percent. Hides softer in packing but cow hides scarce for upper leather. country hides better. South American dry hides firmer in U S. Failures: 216 in the United States, 20 in Canada, against prior weeks and last year.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Europe
New England
United States
Canada
Turned Gray While He Waits in Tombs Trial
New York June 10 Judge Cowing presides as Thomas Gerrard, jailed for abduction, arrives with snow white hair and mustache claiming lack of dye in the Tombs forced the change. The exchange leaves the court amused while confirming Gerrard’s identity.
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New York
Cowing
Thomas Gerrard
Gerrad
Character and Reputation Shape a Man’s Standing
A reflective note on how peers judge character and ability, and how average peer opinion unconsciously marks a person. The quote by B. Pierrepont suggests social estimation forms the lasting measure of a man.
National and American League Standings and Scores
Major League results and standings are listed with National League games Friday night including Chicago 3 Boston 2 Pittsburg 12 New York 6 Cincinnati 14 Brooklyn 8 Philadelphia 7 St. Louis 2. American League shows Cleveland 6 4 4 Detroit 7 Washington 6 Boston 7 St Louis 1 Cleveland 4 New York 2 Chicago 3 Philadelphia 2.
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New York
Ghisago
St. Leo
Borton
Cincinnati
Brooklyn Wa
Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Club Wol Pet
Wheat and Corn Prices Hold Firm as Receipts Drop
In Chicago June 9 the wheat market rose on firmer tone driven by decreased primary receipts. July wheat closed at 86 86 50, corn at 61 61 50, and oats at 31 31 50, with oats unchanged.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Markets June 9 Grain and Livestock Quotations
Market notes show corn and yellow grain prices with futures ranges and ear counts. Hay prices list timothy clover and mixed offerings with wagon price quotes. Eggs butter cheese and dairy items priced, followed by cattle calves hogs and sheep toils with varied grades and weights.
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New York
New
Ohio
Peace talks gain momentum as Russo Japanese reach near accord
President Roosevelt leaves Washington confident that recent exchanges with Russia and Japan point toward an amicable settlement of the Russo Japanese war. Officials report strong support from major powers and expect a definite statement within 48 hours from St Petersburg Tokyo or Washington.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Virginia
Far East
White House
Russia
Japan
Ince
France
Meyer
St Petersburg
Nicho
Tokio
Mmch
Alfonso Leaves England After Royal Tour and Honors
King Alfonso of Spain concludes a London visit with a dinner at Marlborough House and a state ball at Buckingham Palace. He tours the fire brigade, national gallery, and zoological gardens, visits Windsor and Frogmore, receives honors, and sails from Dover. A 1906 Spain visit invitation is noted. In Bloomington, secret service agents arrest John Johnson for letters to Miss Alice Roosevelt claiming a proposed marriage. he is jailed in Jacksonville after hospitalization.
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London
Alfonso
Spain
Marlborough House
Buckingham Palace
National Gallery
Zoological Gardens
Edward
Windsor Castle
Frogmore
Queen Victoria
Dover
Queen Alexandra
Miss Alice
Bloomington
Secret Service
Washington
John Johnson
Alice Roosevelt
Johnson
Sweden
Miss Roosevelt
Jacksonville
Was Married Young
Indianapolis June 10 The superior court granted a divorce to Lugenia Wamble who testified she wed in North Carolina at age eight. She is twenty and mother of two children.
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Tnd
Ianapolis
Superior Court
Lugenia Wamble
North Carolina
Mayor Weaver appoints 14 member advisory business panel
Philadelphia June 10 Mayor Weaver announces a fourteen member advisory committee to aid city business matters. John A Acker stockholder at a water works station faces charges of certifying false bills and taking bribes and remains in custody on $2000 bail after magistrate hearing. The supplies department director is linked to the case.
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Philadephia
John A. Acker
Department of Supplies
McKinley Monument Groundbreaking in Canton Ohio
Groundbreaking ceremony led by architect Magonigle marks start of McKinley National monument excavation on Monument hill Canton with National Memorial association Secretary Hartzell and contractor George W Maltby. Granite contract awarded in Milford Massachusetts for mausoleum memorial to President McKinley employing about 300 men.
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Canton
Magonigle
McKinley National Monument
Monument Hill
Hartzell
National Memorial Association
George W. Maltby
Buffalo
Milford
Mass
Wiliam McKinley
Harrisburg Railroad Donates 10000 to Hospital
Harrisburg May 1 The Pennsylvania Railroad company donated $10 000 to the Harrisburg hospital in gratitude for aid and care given to the injured and dead in the South. The gift was unrestricted to the hospital board of managers and accompanied by a letter from W W Atterbury general manager expressing deep thanks.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Manrisburg Hospital
W. W. Atterbury
Heaiing
Kilbourn Mills Strike Ends With Mass Notices
In Martinsburg West Virginia on June 16 striking workers at Kilbourn knitting mills received discharge notices in their pay envelopes after protesting the hiring of foreign labor. The Middlesex mill annex closed due to unfinished material, laying off about 200 more workers.
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Textue Millg
Bow
Martinsburg
W. Va
KIL Bourn Knitting Mills
Middlesex
Kilbourn
In Jail Charged With Murder in Newark
Levy Bezaré was arrested on Granville road and jailed here charged with the murder of his mother in law Mrs. Francis Wertz who was beaten to death on June 1. Police say a 14 year old granddaughter Elva Wertz confessed to the crime.
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Newark
Compromise Reached on Wage Scale in Detroit
Wage conference between Republic Iron and Steel and the Amalgamated Association ended in a compromise for the year ending June 1, 1906. Meetings in Detroit began Monday and concluded on June 10.
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Detroit
Mich
Republic Iron and Steel Company
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
West Virginian Arrested on Murder Accessory Charge
Jack on Pettit a prominent Calhoun county figure was arrested in Ritchie county and jailed in Grantsville for allegedly assisting in the murder of Henry Blarkshire. In Fremont a farmer John Tracy accidentally struck his daughter with a pitchfork causing fatal brain injury. A commentary notes antiquity of cheating with false weights cited in ruins of an ancient city.
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Wheeling
W Va
Jack On Pettit
Calhoun County
Henry Blarkshire
Ritchie County
Grantsville
Fremont, O
John Tracy
Iran
David Graham Phillips
Reader Magazine
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M’kinley
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