Keynote Speech Opens Thirteenth Republican National Convention
The thirteenth National Republican gathering opened in Chicago at the Coliseum at 12 16. Postmaster General Henry C Payne chaired amid illness and light attendance. Secretary of War Root delivered the keynote to cheers, Roosevelt painting unveiled, and Hanna recalled. The convention adjourned at 2 12.
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Chicago
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
Jong
T. P. Frost
First Methodist Church
Evansville
Root
Roots
Roosevelt
Othe
Kenety
McKinney
Hanna
Theodore Roosevelt
Connecticut
Pepe
Russian oil wells now largely in American hands
A distorted report notes that Russian wells, including fields associated with Meothschibis and Nelet interests, have come to terms with an American concern. The Novoe Vreniya account claims overall Russian output is controlled by American interests.
Change in sentiment favors Miles for presidential nomination
The Chicago speech notes a shift in sentiment among party leaders toward Miles for president, with Iain Alonve Fison, chair of the Winnois Preobiition committee, saying prominent men back Miles and predicting a first ballot nomination at Indianpolis. Po Jones of Georgia or George W. Carroll of Beau mwient Texas are seen as potential second place contenders.
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Chicaco Speeni
Iain Alonve Fison
Winnois Preobiition
Ececmmittee
Ren
Gacerar
Nelson A. Miles
Epolis
Sam Po Jones
Georgia
George W. Carroll
Beaumwient
Texas
Early Thal Is Asked By Patterson Case
Mrs Nan Patterson did not enter a formal not guilty plea when arraigned in the Court of General Sessions on charges of murdering bookmaker Caesar Young on Tuesday A motion for an early trial was announced by her counsel to the district attorney.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Court of General Sessions
Masonry Leader Judge J S Smith Dies at Home
Lexington Kentucky special: Judge J S Smith a famed Mason and writer under Falcon died at his home from heart disease. He held numerous Masonic offices and was among the best informed in the United States, contributing to newspapers and magazines for years.
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Lexington
J. S. Smith
United States
Immigrants Land in New York on Six Steamships
Six steamships docked at Ellis Island bringing nearly 4 000 new arrivals. The Bluecher carried the largest shipload, most passengers being Russians and German Jews. The Columbia Arabic and Etruria delivered many Scandinavians, Irish and English immigrants. They appeared prosperous and hearty.
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New York
Ellis Island
Columbia
Etruria
Winnipeg Man Charged With Incendiarism
Adolph Tancob is under arrest at Ft. William on incendiarism charges. He has confessed to burning buildings valued at over 2 million dollars including city hall McDonald engineering Elevator B Canadian Pacific stockyards and numerous dwellings.
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Winipeg
Manitoba
Adolph Tancob
Ft. William
McDonald Engineering
Canadian Pacific Stock Yards
Doctor Took Pow When Infidelity Was Discovered
A physician died soon after taking an overdose while scandal rocked a regional town. Investigators reported the act followed revelations of infidelity involving a local family, with authorities treating the death as suspected self harm.
Caught With His Paramour Ends His Life in Office
Indianapolis physician Dr. L A Lowden shot himself with poison after his wife and daughter uncovered his affair with Miss Luetta Holland. Lowden, a North Indianapolis doctor, died in his office after a confrontation with his family. Holland was arrested and to testify at the inquest.
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Indianapolis
Ind
L. A. Lawden
Lowden
Luetta Holand
Loowden
Yonestav
Nellie
Mradowden
Lowder
Manilla
Pnd
Rushville
Miss Holland
Field Says it Isn't So
Chicago special says Marshall Field denies that Tom Taggart and Indiana Democrats offered him the vice presidential nomination. Reports state Taggart met with Parker and managers to discuss the ticket.
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Field
Chicase
Marshall Field
Tdneagre
Merchant Prince
Positively Diemderdt
Phesday
Indianapolis
Tom Tageart
Indiana
Judge Parker
Panama's Currency Plan for Panama Legislature
Washington report shows Secretary of War Fatt and Panama commissioners agreeing on a currency system for Panama. The plan proposes a sufficiently reserved bimetallic system to be submitted to the Panama legislature for ratification.
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Washington
Fatt
Panama
Woman Sues Over Husband Lynching in Jefferson Ta
Mrs. S. M. Shipman, widow of a man killed by a sheriff posse in Jefferson, has filed damage suits totaling 40 000 against twenty prominent local citizens alleged to have been members of the posse. The action seeks redress for the fatal event that occurred two years ago.
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Jefferson, Ta
S. M. Shipman
Soono Sheriffs Posse
Jeferson
Twen
Bottled Light Explodes in Doctor Siebert’s Office
An X-ray machine blast in Dr. August Siebert’s office destroyed two bottles of a liquid light recipe after eighteen years of work. The liquid, mainly alcohol and chloroform, was the product of Siebert’s research.
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St. Louis
August Siebert
Dor. Siebert
Raisuli Accepts Ransom Cash for Perdicaris and Varley
London cable reports Raisuli agrees to receive twenty thousand dollars in cash and the remaining ransom in bills of exchange for Perdicaris and Varley. The Express dispatch cites Tangier correspondence.
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London
the Express
Tangier
Raisuli
Perdicaris
Varley
Morton Seen as Possible Secretary of the Navy
President Roosevelt has asked Paul Morton to serve as Secretary of the Navy. His acceptance appears doubtful. If appointed, he would be credited to Nebraska though he currently operates as a Chicago businessman.
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Washington
Paul Morton
Roosevelt
Navy
Nebraska
Chicago
Cabinet Focuses on Slocum Disaster Inquiry
Washington special reports nearly the entire cabinet session Tuesday was spent on the steamboat inspection issue raised by Secretary Cortelyou.
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Washington
Cortelyou
Slocum Disaster Toll Tops Six Hundred Two
Bodies recovered from the Slocum disaster reach six hundred twenty two with five hundred fifty nine identified and thirty one unclaimed. Funeral services for about a hundred victims were held as authorities detain captain and crew while Secretary Cortelyou visits the scene.
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North Brother Island
Berry
Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Commission named to probe General Slocum disaster tragedy
A five member commission led by Lawrence O. Murray and including Major General John M. Wilson Commander C R R McWinslow Herbert Knox Smith and George Uhler was appointed to investigate the General Slocum disaster near Hell Gate in the East River in which more than sea lives were lost President Roosevelt also gave Jacat H Schiff treasurer of the relief committee a $500 fund contribution.
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Washington
Lawrence O. Murray
Jacat H. Schiff
General Slocum Relief Committee
Relief Fund
Russian Japanese War Spat Roars Over Telissa Actions
British dispatch reports escalating accusations between Russia and Japan in the far east. London sources say Russians accuse Japan of misusing the Mikado flag and abusing Russian dead, while Japan declines formal protest, doubting Russian denial and seeking no gain from complaint.
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London
Far East
Telissa
Vladivostok
Saalburg Cable Wins Fifth James Gordon Bennett Cup
Saalburg Cable of France led by Thery won the fifth annual motor race for the James Gordon Bennett cup from Jenatzy of Germany by 11 minutes and US seconds after a grueling US mile test. Decaters of Germany finished third, 45 minutes behind the winner.
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Saalburg Cable
France
Thery
Jenatzy
Germany
USN
Decaters
Jenatay
Call the Russians Murderers
Japanese characterization of the Russian fleet victory on Mikado transports Hitachi and Sadokv in the Norwegian Strait. casualties uncertain but likely under 1000 men.
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Tokio
Vladivostok
Mikado
Sadokv
Norean Strait
President Roosevelt orders immediate reinspection of excursion steamers
Washington dispatch reports Roosevelt angrily demands immediate reevaluation of all excursion steamers after rotten life preservers on the Slocum raised public outcry. Officers will be reassessed without delay to ensure safety compliance nationwide.
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Washington
United States
Roosevelt
Postoffice Plans Unstamped Third Class Mail Privilege
The Imeton Special notes that business firms may soon send third and fourth class mail without stamps. Rules are being drafted by the Postoffice Department. A key restriction requires at least 2,000 identical pieces mailed to qualify for this privilege.
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Postoffice Department
Move held in Cripple Creek for Vindicator mine explosion
Special President Charles H Move of the Western Federation of Miners was brought to Cripple Creek by two deputy sheriffs and jailed under a warrant alleging his complicity in the Vindicator mine explosion that killed two men last November.
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Cripple Creek
Colo
Charles H. Move
Western Federation of Miners
NNER FORT TAKEN AS JAPAN LOSSES REPORTED
A fragment notes that NNER FORT was taken and claims 1,000 Japanese were lost in the action. The text is incomplete and names or precise dates are not provided.
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Nner Fort
Port Arthur Fight Report Spurs 1000 Islander Losses
Chinese reports claim one inner fort at Port Arthur fell to Japanese forces with about 1000 islanders killed. Moscow dispatch notes an entire infantry regiment lost on Russian transports Hitachi and Sado sunk in the Korean Strait. Vladivostok squadron raid appears concluded with ships returning north toward Vladivostok.
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Che Foo
Port Arthur
Mukden
Hitachi
Sado
Korean
Vladivostok
Cape Henashi
Kamimura
Ivani
Ikamimura
Electric railway franchise granted to San Francisco and San Jose capitalists
The Interior Department under Secretary Hitchcock issues the first government franchise for an electric railway into a national park. The line would run from San Francisco and San Jose into Yosemite National Park, marking a historic step in rail access to a government reservation.
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San Francisco
San Jose
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock
Kuropatkin Takes Lead in War Operations
General Kuropatkin assumes personal direction of operations for the first time since the war began. Offensive moves show immediate change and results are expected to differ from recent events, according to the report from Liao Yang Cable.
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Liao Yang
Kuropatkin
Tabard Inn chartered in Trenton by book firms merger
The Tabard Inn corporation is chartered in Trenton with a capital of 12000.91 dollars as a consolidation of the Book Lovers' Library Philadelphia Book Store Company Library Publishing Company and Tabard Inn corporation.
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Trenton
N. J
Tabard Inn Corporation
Book Lovers’ Library
Philadelphia Book Store Company
Library Publishing Company
Reverend Edwards shoots at cats. woman fatally wounded
In Fredericksburg a shooting incident ends in the death of Mrs. Lucy Mann. The Rev. Dr. Edwards, pastor at Fallmouth Baptist Church in Richmond, fired toward cats in his yard and struck Mann on her back porch.
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Richmond
Edwards
Fallmouth Baptist Church
Fredericksburg
Lucy Mann
Paris Cable Patron Funds Atlantic Lighthouse Project
Charles Patron wills fifty thousand dollars for a lighthouse on a rock in a dangerous Atlantic area preferably Ushant with the best materials and the latest lighting apparatus to guide mariners.
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Paris
Charles Patron
Atlantic
Isle of Ushant
Russians Routed Near Kin Chow in Telissa Battle
Japanese General Oku’s forces decisively defeated General Stakelberg’s Russian army after a two day engagement at Telissa fifty miles north of Kin Chow. Russian losses exceed 1000 dead or wounded with 300 Cossacks and 14 field guns captured. retreat threatened to be cut off and Port Arthur’s relief prospects ended.
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Tokio
Oku
Stakelberg
Port Arthur
Telissa
Kin Chow
Wafangtien
Lung Wang Tio
Ta Fang Shen
Comma Error Lets Woman Buy Expensive Diadem Abroad
A New York husband and an American wife faced a costly cable mix up in Paris. A missing comma altered meaning from no price too high to a higher bid, leading her to purchase a 325,000 diamond beyond the implied limit.
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Paris
Plot to boost Beveridge aims for vice presidency
A deep laid plan by several upper house lawmakers to replace Senator Beveridge leaked as they push for his vice presidential bid. A New York delegation member disclosed the scheme before leaving for Chicago. Beveridge is viewed as an excellent choice and a strong vote getter in Indiana.
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New York
Congress
Beveridge
Chicago
Indiana
Highball Wins Derby At Washington Park Stakes
Highball the Eastern colt won the American Derby at Washington Park before a dispirited crowd. The time tied The Picket’s record of two minutes thirty three seconds, marking a second Eastern victory in the event’s history. The stake value was $27,000.
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Chicago
Highball
Washington Park
Strathmeath
Czar’s Pick Hints Grim Finland Policy
Helsingfors reports the czar aims reprisals in Finland after General Count Bobrikoff’s assassination. Lieutenant General Von Wahl, ex St. Petersburg police chief, is chosen to replace the murdered governor general and enforce harsh rule.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Count Bobrikoff
von Wahl
St. Petersburg
New York Special Santos- Iumont Arrive for Airship Race
M Santos Iumont arrived Friday night on the Savoie with his airship the Santos Soumont VIL. He heads to St. Louis to compete for the $100 000 prize offered by exposition authorities.
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New York
M. Santos- Iumont
Savoie
Santos- Soumont
St. Louis
Top Pistols Injulapedo In Boston Bunker Hill Day
Boston special report notes dangerous handling of toy pistols firecrackers and explosives during the Bunker Hill day celebration. More than 300 people sought treatment at local hospitals for injuries from the event.
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Boston
Mass
Japanese Miracles Spark Mongol Uprising Along Trans-Siberian
Reportedly aided by electrical devices and pyrotechnics, a series of alleged miracles spurs a serious uprising among Mongols along the Trans-Siberian Railway between Bijsk Tomsk in Russia. The claim ties Japanese actors to the unrest and sets a tense regional scene.
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Bijsk
Engineer jumps from Brooklyn Bridge escapes unharmed
New York Special reports Philip Krants an engineer jumped from Brooklyn Bridge and escaped with no injuries. Krants is under arrest charged with attempted death by own action but denies intent to take his life.
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Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Philip Krants
Krantz
Dowie Sails for Home from Liverpool on Lucania
Dr John Alexander Dowie Mrs Dowie and son Gladstone Dowie sailed for New York Saturday aboard the Cunard liner Lucania. There was no demonstration at their departure.
Birth on Eiffel Tower Anchors Paris's Eiffeline
Mme Enmilienne Ca pronier, 27, of Villancourt, gave birth to a daughter on the first platform of the Eiffel Tower. The child is named Eiffeline.
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Paris
Mme
Enmilienne Capronier
Villancourt
Eiffel Tower
Eiffeline
British Destroyer Bat Sunk After Night Collision
Paris dispatch reports the British torpedo boat destroyer Bat sunk in a collision with the Stag during the night of June 1 off Corsia. The incident was described by Aiacco Corsia cables.
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Paris Cabie
Stag
Aiacco
Corsia
Divorce Surge in North Carolina Abandonment Case
Raleigh special reports a NC divorce granted for abandonment after two years. The piece notes a rise since 1895 with about 10 000 marriages and 1 400 divorces last year, a ratio of one divorce per seven marriages, unrivaled by many states.
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Raleigh
N. C
Juror Dead Ends New Jersey Murder Trial
In Trenton New Jersey special the Henry Jones murder trial of Elmer Durant a prison inmate ended abruptly Saturday when juror Henry Furman was found dead in bed at the court perhaps ending the case as a result authorities said the juror’s death prompted an immediate court announcement and review of the proceeding.
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Trenton
N. J
Henry Jones
Elmer Durant
New Jersey
Henry Furman
Court Rules Marriage Brokerage Contract Illegal
In Westminster County Court Miss Hermon sued a matrimonial agent after paying 250 for a promised husband with income of 15 000 to 25 000 yearly. The agent tested many prospects and admitted 9000 marriages, but the judge held the contract illegal and Miss Hermon won.
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London
Westminster County Court
Miss Hermon
Woman May Not Be Hanged in New Jersey Case
A further respite for Anna Valentine an Italian woman under death sentence for murder was granted as her case is taken to the Court of Errors on a writ of error. Execution will be stayed pending the court's decision.
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Trenton
N. J
Anna Valentine
Court of Errors
Stand Pat Button Displays Five-Card Message
Chicago special notes a stand pat button showing a hand of five cards with four aces labeled Sound Money Expansion Protection Prosperity, indicating a stance on economic policy. The items suggest a political or editorial symbol in a news feature.
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Chicago
Robbers Hold Up East Limited Train Near Missoula
In Missoula Montana a bandit raid on the Northern Pacific east limited train Thursday night yielded about $60,000. A reward of 32500 has been offered for each bandit. The robbers escaped with the loot.
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Missoula
Mont
Northern Pacific
Multi Millionaire Edmund Moore Ferguson Dies
Edmund Moorewood Ferguson a Pittsburg financier once valued at 25 million dollars has died after a long career in commercial and financial circles.
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Pittsburg
Edmund Moorewood Ferguson
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