Norway Dissolves Union With Sweden Unanimously
The Norwegian storthing has voted to dissolve the union with Sweden after King Oscar refused to sanction a separate Norwegian consular service. Norway declares itself an independent state and may defend the step by force if needed. Crown Prince Gustave returns from Berlin as a potential Bernadotte candidate for the Norwegian throne.
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Christiana
Norway
Sweden
Oscar
Bernadotte
House of Bernadotte
Gustave Adolphe
Gustave
Margaret of
Storthing
Berlin
Swedes Cheer King as Norway Coup Is Condemned
In Stockholm a large patriotic demonstration rallied behind King Oscar after a Norwegian coup. A procession with bands marched to Rosendal castle where the anthem sounded. The king and royal family appeared on a castle balcony to cheers while ladies presented a bouquet. The crowd remained outwardly calm and King Oscar held a council to consider the situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Oscar
Rosendal
Europe Looks Askance. Norway Revolution Stirs European Reaction
Europe debates the rapid Norwegian revolution and its fallout as peace is declared. The piece questions possible international complications and notes Russia’s distant war may have influenced Norway’s swift move. The tone signals concern over European approval and broader tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
London
Norway
Russia
Far East
Peruna touted by Memphis socialite in heat advisory note
Blanche Grey of Memphis pledges Peruna as a vital nerve tonic in a letter from 174 Alabama Street. She credits it with restoring strength and health for overtaxed nerves from heat and irregular meals. She urges readers to buy a bottle and invites correspondence with Dr Hartman in Columbus, Ohio if benefits are not met.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blanche Grey
Memphis
Tenn
Alabama Street
Emperor William omits Norway tour amid republic concerns
The text notes Emperor William skips his usual Norway tour this year, signaling disapproval of Norwegian policy. It suggests a possible corp d etat and the potential establishment of a Norwegian republic, which would argue against endorsing the move by monarchic powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Norway
McGintys Lashing Under New Oregon Law
Portland, June 8 Charles McGinty, a wife beater, became the first sufferer under the new state law as he received twenty lashes on the bare back. The sentence was carried out by the county jailer under sheriff and physician oversight using a braided rawhide blacksnake whip. He was stripped to the waist, hands manacled to a door, and blood was drawn at the fourth blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Charles McGinty
McGinty
Tragedy at Sea Off Sandy Hook Claims Crew
Near Sandy Hook a two masted schooner believed to be a fishing vessel struck the shoal and wrecked in heavy seas. One man was seen aboard as the hull broke apart and he disappeared. The fate of others remains uncertain.
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New York
Sandy Hook
Romer Shoa
National Editorial association opens in Guthrie
The National Editorial association meets in Guthrie Oklahoma as General Capriano Castro is re-elected Venezuela president. Norway declares dissolution of its union with Sweden. Mrs. Charles Poston of Paradise Prairie Sr. fatally shoots her former husband Joseph West after a family quarrel. Indiana records 37240 deaths last year, up nearly 6000 from 1903, with a death rate of 1401.8 per 100000 and TB deaths rising about 16 percent. William J. Bryan delivers Illinois College commencement address and is awarded a doctor of laws. William W. Kerr of the Smithsonian is arrested for embezzlement totaling 46000 according to his confession.
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Guthrie
Oklo
Capriano Castro
Venezuela
Sweden
Norway
Charles Poston
Paradise Prairie
Joseph West
Indiana
William J. Bryan
Illinois College
William W. Kerr
Smithsonian Institution
Roosevelt acts as friendly channel in Russo Japanese talks
Washington June 8 preliminary peace talks between Russia and Japan appear underway with President Roosevelt unlikely to act as mediator. He is seen as a neutral conduit. Takahira and Cassini信confident in the president's impartiality and secrecy.
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Washington
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
Meyer’s Call Conference With Czar May Yield Big
St Petersburg June 8 Ambassador Meyer's delivery of Roosevelt's message to the emperor offered his good offices to urge peace talks between the belligerents. The move signals potential large results from the president's mediation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Meyer
Roosevelt
Diplomatic Move Keeps Tsarskoe Selo Visit Quiet
Ambassador Meyer refuses to discuss his Tsarskoe Selo visit or the emperor's reply as Count Cassini likely has new instructions. Observers anticipate time needed to judge if the president's efforts will end the war, while no surface signs of change in the war's continuation appear.
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Count Cassini
Count Lamsdorff
Legation
Takahira
Meyer
Tsarskoe Selo
Washington
Paris Has Hopeful View on Peace Terms in Japan
Paris reports that Russia is taking steps through ambassadors toward Japan's peace terms, a sign that peace talks may be possible. Tok io's willingness to propose terms remains uncertain without assurances Russia truly seeks peace, but any move toward negotiation is seen as hopeful at high levels. Vladivostok notes Admiral Jessen lacked knowledge of Rojestvensky's plans, preventing a sea diversion.
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Takahira
Japan
Paris
Russia
Tokio
Vladivostok
Rojestvensky
Jessen
Straits of Korea
Russia to Seek Separate Peace With Japan Upon Talks
Vienna reports that Russia informed its diplomats abroad including Count Cassini that peace is not yet ready and when it arrives Russia will open negotiations with Japan independent of foreign intervention.
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Vienna
Count Cassini
Washington
Russia
Japan
Vladivostok Feels Normal Amid War News
In Vladivostok on June 8 crowds bustle along the streets and nightlife thrives, despite reports of a Russian naval disaster and expected siege beginning. The city maintains its usual summer tempo with circuses, opera, and dance halls in full swing.
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Vladivostok
Admiral Enquist Receives Cable From St Petersburg
Manila cablegram from St Petersburg instructs Rear Admiral Enquist to remain at Manila and conduct repairs as much as possible under the disposal of the American government. This message arrives at 1 o'clock this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Enquist
St. Petersburg
Nicholiai
Maude Adams Recovers After Appendicitis Operation
Miss Maude Adams underwent an appendicitis operation at a private New York hospital. She hovered between life and death for days before rallying, then moved to her Lake Ronkonkoma home where doctors say she is out of danger and convalescing rapidly.
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New York
Maude Adams
Lake Ronkonkoma, S. 1
Negotiations Collapse in Chicago Strike Talks
After a five hour conference between the employers' association and the teamsters' joint council committee, negotiations were declared off. There is no immediate probability of a settlement. Chicago June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Employers’ Association
Teamsters’ Joint Council
General Boynton Buried With Military Honors at Arlington
General Henry Ven Ness Boynton, soldier, journalist and publicist, was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. Distinctive military and civic honors marked the funeral, reflecting two wars and his notable service to the country.
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Boynton
Washington
Henry Ven Ness Boynton
National Cemetery
Arlington
New Ditch Law Forces Drain Cleaning Loans
Bluffton Indiana June 8 many Indiana counties will borrow to fund annual drainage cleaning under the new law. County surveyors must clean all established drains yearly starting this year while councils have not provided for the work. Wells county plans an $8000 loan. others will follow. Reimbursement will come from later assessments on lands along the drains.
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Bluffton
Ind
Indiana
Wells County
Madison county trustees plan bulk purchase of township supplies
Thirteen Madison county trustees in Anderson Ind plan to organize as one body to buy fuel schoolhouse furniture road equipment and other supplies in bulk. Budgets will estimate yearly needs bids will be public lowest bidder wins most supplies and vouchers will be uniform to simplify accounting and cut costs.
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Anderson
Ind
Madison County
Prisoner Edward Donahue smiles as stay of execution granted
Michigan City Indiana June 8 for the first time since his conviction for the murder of Amster Northrop of Benton Harbor Edward Donahue smiled when told that the supreme court had granted him a stay of execution until Friday July 21. He will be kept in murderers row until final action is taken.
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Michigan City
Ind
Edward Donahue
Amster Northrop
Benton Harbor
Supreme Court
Donahue
County Remonstrance Blocks Whisky Licenses in Indiana
County commissioners here sustained a general remonstrance filed by Jackson township residents against granting whisky licenses for two years. The move shuts out about six saloons including Morgantown and Mahalasville. The remonstrance listed 254 names, a majority of fourteen.
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Martineville
Ind
Jackson Township
Morgantown
Mahalasville
Innocents Suffer in 1904 Child Deaths Report
Indianapolis June 8 figures by Dr J N Hurty secretary of the state board of health show 465 children died from neglect in 1904, rate 17.5. The 1903 report lists only five such deaths, rate .1 per cent.
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Indianapolis
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Evansville man found guilty of bigamy in Boonville
Robert Welty of Evansville was found guilty of bigamy by a Boonville jury. He first married Dora Mabon of New Burnside in 1899, then worked in Evansville before returning to Boonville and marrying Laura York.
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Boonville
Ind
Robert Welty
Evansville
Welty
Dora Mabon
New Burnside
Til
Laors York
Lightning Kills Twelve Horses In Clarkshill Barn Fire
Clarkshill Indiana June 8 Lightning struck a barn owned by John Hanna Gay burning it to the ground. Twelve horses were cremated and a hundred tons of hay and 1 000 bushels of corn were consumed.
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Clarkshill
Ind
John Hannagay
Married at Eight Divorce Granted in Indiana
Indianapolis June 8 the superior court awarded a divorce to Lugenia Wamble who testified she wed in North Carolina at age eight. She is now twenty and mother of two. Terre Haute June 8 Stanley Chincovitz a miner died in hospital after a quarrel in Shelburn May 28.
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Indianapolis
Superior Court
Lugenia Wamble
North Carolina
Terre Haute
Ind
Stanley Chincovitz
Shelburn
Tragedy of the Strike Rocking Saginaw Streetcar Row
Saginaw Michigan reports a shooting of four men by a special deputy guarding a non union streetcar crew. One man dies and Fred Harris of Chicago is under arrest on charges related to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saginaw. Mich
Fred Harris
Chicago
Fair play pledge in Indianapolis primaries and city politics
Indianapolis reports that Republican Chairman Robert Metzger vows fair treatment for all primary candidates June 36, allowing each to name a clerk and judge while he selects inspectors. Mayor Holtzman enforces a Sunday liquor ban at public gatherings, angering unions. Police and fire departments barred from political activity, while Secretary of State hopeful Fred A. Sims gains easy path to nomination. Governor Hanly tours southeastern Indiana sites for a new state hospital with a site decision expected by month’s end.
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Indianapolis
Robert Metzger
Republican City Committee
Bookwalter
Stalnaker
Metzger
Hanly
Holtzman
Iron Molders’ Union
Iron Molders
Board of Public Safety
Police
Southeastern Indiana Hospital
Madison
Columbus
Seymour
New Albany
Bedford
North Vernon
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King Oscar II
Oregon
Czar
MR. Meyer
Ayer
Fred A. Sims
Republican State Committee
Dan Storms
Statehouse
Sims
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