Roosevelt Returns to Washington After 14,000 Mile Speaking Tour
President Roosevelt arrives in Washington from a westward trip lasting over two months. He traveled 14 000 miles and gave 265 speeches while days included rallies at stations and a White House reception attended by officials and cadets. The homecoming included a brief address to a large crowd and celebrations at the White House with Marine Band concerts.
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Delaware and Hudson executive resigns after long service
Albany June 5 Secretary Vice President and General Manager Horace G Young of the Delaware and Hudson Company submitted his resignation to President Wilcox to take effect July 1. Wilcox said Young had long desired retirement after seventy four years with the Delaware and Hudson Company.
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Page notices and sections teased for readers
A fragment from a historic newspaper lists section titles and page numbers across the paper. It mentions Amusements on page 6, Arrivals at hotels on page 11, Real Estate on page 12, Weather on page 9, and two railroad ads for The Pennsylvania Limited The Chicago Limited and The St Louis Limited promising western service.
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Chicago Limited
St. Louis
Resignation Rumors Dismissed As Board Plans Succession
The report states the resignation was only a plan at the time and that Mr. Young retired with colleagues’ best wishes. The successor will not be appointed immediately, and President Wilcox denied rumors of further changes in the near future.
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Wilcox
Union Pacific Earnings Signal Strength Despite Strike
Union Pacific Railroad reports ten months ended April earnings up sharply from a year earlier. Despite a prolonged strike by machinists boilermakers and helpers, net earnings exceed 18 million with April gross and net increases of about 500 000 and 228 854 respectively. The period saw heavy outlays including seventy one new locomotives and substantial rolling stock purchases.
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Miss Heard Rebukes Minister In Church Row
In Greenwillis Georgia on June 5 Miss Sarah Heard was rebuked by Rev F P Spencer for whispering during Methodist revival services. She then stood to the pulpit and berated the minister saying she was not whispering and he had no right to rebuke her.
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Sarah Heard
Methodist Church
Electric Mules Test To Haul Boats On Erie Canal
Albany reports a test of electric mules for hauling boats on the Erie Canal. Two motor cars are being built in Schenectady by General Electric. Poles will be erected along a mile and a half stretch. An experimental rail guided system will run cars both directions with operators aboard and a cable connected to the boat.
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Schenectady
General Electric Company
Boyd
Aoman
Man Dies After Indorsing Uncashed Insurance Check
Montgomery Alabama June 5 A clerk noted an unendorsed check for life insurance premiums and Farier Richer fell dead of heart disease after attempting to endorse and hand the check to the teller. The incident occurred as he prepared to renew a policy that had expired at noon.
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Sloan J. S-harier
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Miser Dies in Michigan Caro Farmer Found Dead
Caro Michigan June 5 William M M Bell an eccentric bachelor living alone in squalor was found dead in bed yesterday Authorities recovered government bonds valued around 2000 and over 12000 in bonds from his room. The body was buried in fruit cans according to reports
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William MM. Bell
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Middlesex and Somerset Traction pays 6 percent bonus
In Brunswick on June 5 a notice at the George Street office announced all active workers will receive a year end sum equal to 6 percent of their wages. The company says this aims to reward faithful service and improve goodwill as it already pays fair wages and cannot raise them.
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Traction Conbany
New 25 Inch Telescope Planned for Harvard Observatory
Boston June 5 plans have been laid for a new 25 inch reflecting telescope for Harvard Observatory to be mounted and ready for use in the photographic department next fall. A Clark and Sons of Cambridge are making the mirror, and the instrument will be more powerful than existing equipment. The project will greatly enhance Harvard’s star photographing capacity.
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Bell Urges Retention of Philippine Islands
Brig. Gen Franklin Bell, back from four years in the Philippines, says the United States cannot abandon the islands. He argues the people are not ready for self government and that relinquishing the islands would violate a moral duty to help create a republic of enlightened citizens.
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Byron Baptist Church Blown Up In Minnesota
In Rochester Minnesota on June 5 a Byron Baptist Church was blown up with dynamite at 1 a.m. The disturbance followed the resignation of Rev. Utton who left Byron to join the Methodist Church in Lanesboro, sparking lasting ill will.
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Trains to Chicago Boost NYC Connecting Line Status
Four 24 hour trains to Chicago join the 20 hour service and three slower daily trains, giving the New York Central major traction as the East West connecting line.
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The Adventures of Harry Revel Teases Daily Continuation
For Men Women Boys and Girls. Qs story The Adventures of Harry Revel will be continued daily in tomorrow's New York Tribune.
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Harry Revel
New York Tribune
Panic at Manhattan Bridge Terminal Delays Traffic Forty-Five Minutes
A rear car derailed at the Brooklyn Bridge Manhattan terminal causing a crush. Police officer John H White and guards restored order as crowds rushed stairs and onto platform cars. Traffic cleared about forty five minutes later.
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Appleyard Syndicate Expands Control of Major Banks
Special to The New York Times reports F Irving Dow confirms Al Appleyard firm has secured control of the First National Bank of Boston. The First National adds prestige and resources to Appleyard, boosting Arthur E Appleyard's Ohio trolley plans and expanding a network including Cincinnati to Toledo and Cincinnati to Cleveland routes.
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Pittsburg
Woman Acquitted of Murder in Rochester Trial
Mrs Lulu Miller Youngs was acquitted of murdering Florence McFarlin a 21 year old music teacher stabbed to death in her home on November 18. The unanimous verdict followed a four hour jury deliberation. The trial was noted for speed and packed courtroom support for Youngs.
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Davy That They Believed Mrs. Youngs
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Fire erupts in Das Morgen Journal linotype room
A fire broke out in the linotype room of Das Morgen Journal at 176 William Street just before press time. Three alarms were sent as flames were sparked by defective insulation in wiring on the fourth floor. About fifty to sixty men worked in the building, but all escaped safely.
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William Street
Pennsylvania Limited Expands Daily Run to Chicago
The Pennsylvania Limited now travels daily to Chicago year round, offering hours of service, high grade equipment, and a fast schedule. The route emphasizes reliable daily departures and improved passenger comfort.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
Fire Damages Firm. Loss Tallies in Thousands
A blaze confined to the fourth and fifth floors damaged a business, destroying much of its personal effects and chiefly its photographic apparatus. The loss is estimated at 2000 to 3000 dollars.
Hurricane sweeps Philippines wrecks several ships
A Philippine hurricane caused great damage to shipping with reports of the US transport Shamshus possibly wrecked, the steamship Peala de Visayas lost off Camores Islands with some crew saved, and the San Rafael and Mayflower driven ashore off Ormoc West Leyte with all hands saved. The War Department has no record of a Shamshui transport but notes a small army vessel named Samshui in service.
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Camores Islands
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Philippines
Lorimer Declines Return to Tremont Temple Church
The Rev Dr George C Lorimer declines to rejoin the Tremont Temple church after seventeen years as pastor He announced in a New York letter read at Tremont Temple that he must stay with the Madison Avenue church and will not accept the Boston post despite deacons expectations and opposition from some church members
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George C. Lorimer
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Baltimore Elks Offended by Mayor Refusal to Welcome
The Elks national gathering in Baltimore next month drew ire as Mayor Melane declined to deliver an official welcome. About 10,000 to 15,000 Elks from across the country were expected. Ex-Congressman Sechirm plans to press the mayor for a final decision tomorrow.
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Child Labor Discussed at Longwood Meeting House
At the fiftieth anniversary Progressive Friends gathering in the Longwood meeting house Pennsylvani a discussion focused on child labor. Florence Kelley cited harsh conditions in Pennsylvania and urged action. a Bristol factory report highlighted youths handling dyestuffs. a resolution moved for an inquiry into child labor.
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Woolners to Build World’s Largest Distillery in Peoria
Peoria Tr June 5 Woolners announce plans to erect a distillery in southern Peoria costing at least 500000. They claim it will be the world’s largest plant and operate independently under the American Spirits Manufacturing Company after buying out rivals. The Woolners credit early Peoria distillers and promise to utilize corn by products to dominate the market.
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Daniel Declared Democratic Nominee to Succeed Himself
Richmond June 5 Senator John W Daniel was named the Democratic Party nominee for the United States Senate to succeed himself with no opposition under the party primary. He serves his third term and was declared the nominee by State Chairman J Taylor Ellisson.
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Princeton Baseball Trip to New Jersey Rail Route
Train account shows a Princeton to Newark and Elizabeth game trip leaving West 2nd Street Pennsylvania Railroad Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets at 12 40 P M Brooklyn 12 30 P M with return after the game. Stops at Newark and Elizabeth with return from Princeton at close of the game.
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Elizabeth
A Story for Everybody The Adventures of Harry Revel
Announcement that A Story for Everybody The Adventures of Harry Revel by Quiller Couch begins in tomorrow's New York Tribune and will be continued daily.
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Harry Revel
Quiller Couch
New York Tribune
Aussin Firm on Manchuria Heightens Tension
Cable report from London notes Manchurian question in abeyance with Russian occupation solidifying. Troop movements and rail plans expand as Kirin City and Mukden areas remain active. British trade outlook bleak. Russian parallel railway from Hailar to Kalgan eyed. river steamers deployed to police waterways.
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Deserted professor for a brakeman
In Chicago a college professor lost a match for Mabel Garnsey who fled to Wilmette and married Aubrey Cormick, a brakeman. Her father opposed the match with Prof. F. J. Truby of Northwestern Academy, yet Miss Garnsey chose a brief romance with the brakeman after meeting him when she sang to a sick woman.
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New York Central 20th Century Limited Speeds East West
Ad highlights the New York Central streamlined train the 20th Century Limited claiming record speed and cutting a day from the journey between eastern and western cities. The copy presses the train as the fastest service of its era and a symbol of modern rail travel.
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Mississippi Flood Breaks Levees North of St Louis
Reports from St Louis and Louisiana Missouri describe rapid Mississippi River rises and levee breaks. Venice Illinois and numerous riverfront towns flood as water climbs toward 37 feet by Monday. Railroad tracks and lines disrupted while residents flee to higher ground.
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Fire destroys Purroy home paintings in Fordham blaze
Fire at Ex-Fire Commissioner H. D. Purroy's residence at Wobster Avenue and Cole Street, Fordham, damages paintings and furniture valued at 15000 as an electric wiring fault sparked a blaze and blew a fuse on a Webster Avenue streetcar. Mrs Purroy saved belongings and was led to safety as Engine Company No 41 arrived.
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Sweeney Demolishes Wires On His Roof
Joseph R. Sweeney, assistant cashier at Mechanics National Bank, chopped thirty Delaware and Atlantic Telephone lines from his roof with an axe after he refused permission to use his property at 127 South Stockton Street. He drafted a bill for damages and arranged immediate payment. the house roof was left badly damaged and the wires lay across the property.
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Cedric Detained in Mersey After Machinery Trouble
June 6 report that the White Star liner Cedric, which sailed yesterday for New York, is held in the Mersey due to a suspected engine mishap. Detention raises questions about voyage plans and potential delays.
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Pope resumes audiences after brief indisposition
In Rome on June 5 the Pope displayed good health and resumed his usual papal audiences. He received the General of the Augustinians and Cardinal Capecelatro. The Day Line promotes pleasure travel and the Four-Track News for June advertises a travel and education magazine at five cents.
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Cardinal Capecelatro
Nivative Magazine of Travel and Education
Machen Indicted as Bribery Probe Expands
The Grand Jury returned a true bill against August Machen former Post Office Delivery Division head Two aides were arrested on warrants in a widening case alleging defrauding the Government in purchasing letter box fasteners The defense centers on checks from George B Lorenz Toledo former postmaster and Machen's mining ventures with Lorenz and the Groff brothers.
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