Chancellain May Quit the Cabinet in Free Trade Crisis
London June 11 A debate over Chancellor Ritchie's plan to abolish the grain tax shook the Cabinet as Colonial Secretary Chamberlain faced united Free Trade opposition. Most ministers and Libs backed free trade. Chamberlain and Balfour showed strain. Rumors swirl of Chamberlain resignation or a dissolution, with heavy interest as UK awaits a cabinet statement.
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London
Chambelain
Ritchie
House of Commons
Balfour
Chamberlain
Great Britain
Mr. Chamberlain
Mr. Chaplin
Mr. Balfour
Cabiet
Chantellor
Richtie
Chaplin
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Michael Hicks- Beach
Michael
Gerald Balfour
Henry Chaplain
M. P
Board of Agriculture
Redmond
Galfour
John Redmond
Henry Campbell Banherman
Michael Hicks-Beach
Chaplain
Secretary Chamberlain
Mos
Clonial
Ans
A. P
All
Er Ries
Believed Chamberlain Plan Fails In New Test
Janten June 21 interest in proceedings for the marigment test Eight was entirely sec.
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Chamberlain
Janten
Roosevelt Faults Colombia Over Canal Treaty Delays
Washington reports say President Roosevelt is near exasperation over Colombia's stance on ratifying the Panama Canal treaty. Colombian Congress convenes June 20 and appears ready to delay beyond a reasonable time, prompting possible termination of negotiations and a move to secure canal rights with Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
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Colombia
Washington
Panama
Nicirauga
Costa Rica
Typhoon at Sea Cuts Telegraph to Tonquin
New York June 11 The Commercial Cable Company reports all telegraphic communication with Tonquin has been interrupted by a typhoon.
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Tonquin
New York
Commercial
Great Fire in Pekin Engulfs Revenue Buildings
Pekin reports a major blaze tearing through extensive revenue and rites buildings on June 11. The four million tael revenue house is consumed, with surrounding legations and foreign military guards aiding. Local fire service relies on banners and is described as helpless amid the flames.
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Pekin
Boards of Revenu and
Rites
Chinese Fire Department
Young Concludes Defense in Northern Securities Case
St Paul June 11 Judge George E Young finished his defense address in the State versus Northern Securities merger case in the United States circuit court. His two day speech argued the Minnesota law banning parallel line mergers does not apply to Northern Securities of New Jersey. He rejected the state's claim that the Securities company is effectively a railroad merely by holding railroad stocks.
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St. Paul
George E Young
United States
Cour
Flood Devastation in St Louis Area Deepens
Floods reach critical stage with twenty five known deaths and massive property loss. Venice Madison Granite City under water, eight thousand displaced, rail traffic paralyzed, and East St. Louis levees strained as crews fight to hold back rising waters near the Missouri and Mississippi rivers.
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St. Louis
Missouri River
Mississippi
Hannibal
Venice
Madison
Granite City
East St. Louis
St Louis
East Side
West Madison
New Port
Brooklyn
Whch
John Crittenden
Shipley
Madison Car Works
American Car and Foundry Company
Cook
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Ferdinand Cole
Board of Levee Commissioners
Madison County
North Venice
Newport
Hedges Hotel
Danae
John Buehar
Chouteau Island
Alton
East St. O
Burlington
Big Four
Louisville
Nashville
Toledo
Kansas City
Central
Chicago
Wabash
Missouri Pacific
Frisco
Missour
Elliot’s
J. L. Wiggins
Associated Press
National Areck
Union Men Split in Historic Building Trades Rift
Sixteen strong unions withdrew from the United Board of Building Trades after a landmark meeting in New York. The body with 39 unions and over 68 000 high paid artisans faced a sharp split as the Material Drivers and Handlers faction backed by radical delegates voted against expulsion. The exodus followed the resignation of President John Donovan and Vice President Lemmon, as well as fourteen other officers. District Attorney Jerome announced a John Doe inquiry into the prolonged construction work stoppage and alleged criminal conspiracy by material dealers and large contractors.
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New York
United Board of Building Trades
United Board
Samuel J. Parks
Parks
John Donovan
Lemmon
Jerome
John Doe
Plot Foiled: Soldiers Foil Assassination Plot at Ewen House
Jackson Kentucky June 10 soldiers guarding B L Ewen witness against Jett and White prevented a planned assassination last night. Suspected wife and husband lodgers were found to be men after guards investigated. They were turned away with no arrests as martial law had not been declared. Trial of Jett and White postponed due to missing venire from Magoffin County.
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Jett
White
Jackson
B. L. Ewen
Ewen
Venire Mor
Magoffin
Jet and White
Consul Ingersoll Dead After Cartagena Service
Cable message received by the state department states John C. Ingersoll United States consul at Cartagena Colombia died at Colon on Saturday. Ingersoll, a native of Illinois, was a nephew of the late Robert Gange.
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Cartegena
Colombia
Colon
Washington
State Department
Jno. C
Desperadoes Kill the Death Watch in Glasgow Jail Escape
In Glasgow Montana four desperadoes escape from jail after killing the death watch man Jack Williams dies from wounds and William Dillard lies in critical condition. George Hardee and William Brown lead riders pursued by several hundred men with a strong chance of capture as posse efforts intensify toward the Bad Lands. Hardee had been sentenced to death and faced execution on June 26.
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Helena
Mont
Jack Williams
Glasgow
William Dillard
George Hardee
William Brown
Hardee
Brown
Dillard
Joe Pierce
Williams
Pierce
Stephens
Lipton Packing Interests Sale Denied by Both Sides
A New York rumor that Sir Thomas Lipton would sell his Chicago packing interests to Armour and Co. was denied by both Armour’s representative and Lipton’s local manager. They stated the report has no foundation and Lipton needs the Chicago plant for his retail and jobbing business.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Armour & Co
Chicago
New York
J. Ogden Armour
Lipton
Armour
Liptor
N. G. Conybear
Lipton Company
Haircut Forces Vacation for Wiley Poison Squad
Washington reports that a member of Professor Wiley’s poison squad, noted for long football hair, had a haircut. The incident disrupted data and led to a short vacation starting June 30. Wiley disputes the tale, blaming hot weather and unpalatable preserved foods for a boarder rebellion.
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Prof. Wiley
Washington
Wiley
SMART SET'S VICTIM
Louisville on June 10 Henry Watterson defends an editorial criticizing the smart set saying his attack stems from friendship with the father of Robert E Remington. Remington is believed to have shot himself at Newport last August after ending his engagement with Mrs Van Allen. Watterson implies Remington was murdered and blames society people for the death.
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Louisville
Henry Watterson
Robert E Remington
Newport
van Allen
Watterson
Remington
Arm Nominated Master of Philosophy at Ames
Acting for the president of Iowa Agricultural College in Ames, E W Stanton conferred the degree of Master of Philosophy upon Frank B Armstrong, assistant secretary of the treasury, after a treasury department conference.
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New
Washington
Iowa Agricultural College
Ames
E. W. Stanton
Treasury Department
Frank B. Armstrong
The
Treasury
Leander Outdone Man Swims Mile to Reach Bride
In St Joseph Missouri on June 10 J A Soard aged 89 swam the Missouri River half a mile wide to reach his bride in a story of devotion. The elderly groom proved his endurance and zest for life by crossing the mile wide river to join his awaiting bride.
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St. Joseph
J. A. Soard
Mr. Soard Sunder
Weather Bureau reports droughts hit key farming regions
The weekly weather summary notes excessive rain and floods disrupt farm work in the lower Missouri, central Mississippi and Ohio valleys, Tennessee, Carolinas, and Georgia. Northeastern New England and eastern New York break droughts with light rain, while the upper lake region and central west gulf states see heat and dryness.
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West Absateg
Washington
Weath Bureau
Lower
Missouri
Miensippi
Ohio
Tennessa
Carolinas
Georgia
Sippi
Missouri Valley
New England
Neyon
Upper Lake Region
Central
West Gulf States
North Dakota
Montana
Stare Mountain
Pacific State
Mississippi
Macy
Iowa
Nebraska
Middle Atlantic
Lake
Middle Atlantic States
Texas
California
Dakotags
Minnesota
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio Valley
Erry Idteg
Government takes Pelican Island for avian reserve
Washington reports Secretary Whipon has placed Pelican Island off Florida under government control as a new reservation to protect the brown pelicans. A warden will bar landings during breeding season without an order. The island, famed for palms and marsh grasses, hosts a unique colony of brown pelicans.
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Washington
Whipon
Pelican Island
Florida
Audubon Society
Secretary of Agriculture
Ride Swing Mishap Injures Thirteen Children in Evansville
In Evansville Indiana a carnival ride at a park malfunctioned and sped up with every turn. The conductor pulled and threw thirteen children to safety as the swing collapsed shattering into many pieces. A six year old girl, daughter of John Caney, suffered a fractured skull and is not expected to survive. Another boy fractured his jaw and another child sustained a broken arm. Several others were badly bruised.
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Evansville
Ind
Mery
Theonductor
John Caney
Governor Bailey Marries Ida B Weed in Kansas City Ceremony
Kansas City dispatch reports Governor Willis Bailey of Kansas wed Ida B Weed at First Congregational Church. The brief ceremony was attended by a small group including Bailey’s brother E N Bailey and family. The couple left for Topeka after the nuptials, with Weed bringing prior marriages and children into the account.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Willis Bailey
Ida B. Weed
Firt Congregational Church
J.pifield
E. N. Bailey
M. Cafferty
John
Albert Seneca
Kan
Yuma
Colo
Fairbury
Neb. Weed
Bailey
Ballville
Woman Arrested in Brother's Murder Charge
Kalkashi June 11 report says Mary McKnight sworn with warrant for murder of her brother John as investigators probe the deaths of his wife and baby. Authorities said the three died within a short span triggering a formal inquiry.
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Mary McKnight
Kalkashi
Mich
John
Phy
Editor killed in Tribune building elevator crash
Glara Nichols society editor of the Chicago Tribune was crushed to death in an elevator in the Tribune Building today. The accident occurred in Chicago on June 11 as the city mourns the loss of a prominent society reporter.
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Glara Nichols
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Clere Nichol Ciety
Chicago 77
Tribune
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Roosevelt
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Young Concludes
Northern Securities
Ingersoll
Death Watch
Smart Set
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F. B. Arm
Leander
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