Rain Checks Fires in the Adirondacks
Rain fell across the Adirondacks easing fire danger after days of drought. Frederick W. Vanderbilt returned to New York and William G. Rockefeller stayed to direct firefighting efforts while fires burned near Adirondack lodges and private parks, with rebuilding planned at several sites.
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The
New York Times
Paul. Smith
N. Y
Adirondacks
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
New York
Upper
St. Regis
St. ‘Regis
William ’G. Rockefeller
Bay Pond
Rockefeller Preserve
St. Hubert’s Inn
É¢Nix
Cascade House
Cascade Lakes
Alfred
Gwynne van Gerbilt
Gow
Tsbi Woodruff
Morgan
Hear-Raquette Lake
Cory Peabody
Boston
Benjamin
Sma Ue
Peabody
Deeny Thiz
St Regis Lake
Rain Relieves City and Quiets Forest Fires
New Yorkers welcomed a drizzle that ended a month long drought. The overcast day brought light rain in the morning and evening, clearing smoke and atmosphere. Reports from New Jersey and Long Island indicate heavier downpours aiding in putting out destructive forest fires.
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New Jersey
Long Island
Weather reports on rain aiding fires and crops around Long Island
Reports from Sayville and Northport describe steady rain hampering wildfires and easing drought. Farmers cheer the moisture. fields flood concerns persist in low areas. Rain slows harvest but helps corn fodder, potato vines, beans, and other vegetables while dry tinder remains a risk.
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Sayville
L. L
Stine
Island
Northport
Face
Furie
Black collie runs amuck through Lower Manhattan
A large black collie escaped a crowd on Spring and Sullivan streets and bit two children and two dogs. Police officer Adams from Macdougal Street Station shot the animal after bringing it to a stop in Watts Street. The injured children were treated and advised to visit the Pasteur Institute.
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Spring Street
Sullivan Street
Sterday
Sele
Eid Olicemat Adams
Macdougal Street
Sullivan
Adams
Ba Sullivien
Yoeungster
Watts Street
Perili
Pasteur Institute
Childrens refused treatment and parents seek care
Dren were refused treatment and told to stitute, however the parents say the chll return this morning.
Horse Saved But Man Died After Exhausting Strain
Alfonso De Lucca a 42 year old Italian fruit dealer of Surf Avenue Coney Island died after his horse tired during a return from Manhattan. Albert H Fisher an animal cruelty investigator stopped him and led the horse to Fourth Avenue Police Station. De Lucca then strained to move the wagon and collapsed. A surgeon attributed death to heart disease. Death occurred under suspicious circumstances.
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Alfonso de Lucca
Surf Avenue
West Fifteenth Street
Coney Island
de Lucca
Manhattan
Jan Fifth Avenue
Thirty-eighth Street
Brooklyn
Albert H. Fisher
al St Mark's Avenue
Solic
de Lich
Fisher
Fourth Avenue
War on Special Policemen Ordered by General Greene
General Greene instructs Captain Knite to arrest all special policemen in blue uniforms. They face complaints for abusing privileges and must switch to gray and stay at their assigned posts. Twenty were arrested yesterday following the Headquarters order.
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Greene
Cant. Knite
Samuel Sands Aged Man Taken To Bellevue Hospital
Samuel Sands aged fifty nine who boarded at 212 East Twenty first Street was hospitalized at Bellevue last night for acute alcoholism. Dr Dabb of 202 East Eleventh Street treated him and noted Sands was a son of the late Admiral Joshua Sands of the Navy. Sands had inherited 50 000 on his father’s death and squandered two fortunes in twenty years, living as a Delmonico’s habitué and later working as a salesman for book publishing houses.
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Samuel Lans
East Twenty-first Street
Bellevue Hospital
Dabb
East
Eleventh Street
Dr. Dabb
San
Joshua Sands
United States Navy
Farragut
Sands
Delmonico’s
Fourteenth Street
Harriet Sands
Battalion Chief Rescued From Smoke During Fire
Battalion Chief John Cummings collapsed from smoke while fighting a fire in the hold of the vessel John F L Rymer at the foot of Montegue Street. He was rescued unconscious by crew and later revived at Brooklyn Hospital before returning home. The blaze began around 2 o clock, confined to the lighter’s hold, damaging cargo valued at about $1 and injuring no others.
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John Cummings
Carie
John FL Rymetry
Moentdoue Street
Brooke
Brooklyn’ Hospital
Asg Street
Excise Arrests Rise Across Boroughs
Excise arrests conducted in all boroughs yesterday totaled 125, versus 114 the previous Sunday, indicating higher enforcement activity across districts.
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Allt
Pastime A C Games Highlight Upset And Tennis Entries
The Pastime Athletic Club hosted a rainy day meet at Pastime Oval. New West Side Athletic Club won the mile relay, aided by W. Edwards. John Joyce won the mile run. M. J. Sheridan fouled on a 120 ft discus, near world record. Metro tennis entries for West Side Tennis Club show H. St. Hackett as current champ with numerous singles draws.
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Pastime Athletic ‘Club
Pastime
New West Side Athletic Club
M. J. Sheridan
New West Side Athletic
Club of
Manhattan
Star Athletic Club
Ong Island City
Wi. R. Knakel
Ge Farrell
LE. Williams
Pray
Sump
MT Sheridan
W. R. Knakel
Fletcher
Ain Handic Pb
John J. Joyce
M. Spring
Tim. O’connor
West Side
Marks
Dawson
O'Connor
Edwards
A. C
Grady, Whitney
Sharps
Holde
Church League
McQuade
Stutz
Daily
Horner
Seventeenth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
H. ST. Hackett
P. Sener
Love
Ci. W
J. Hall
Hamilton Grange T
G. A
Dionne
Shi
J. Steinecke
Hamilton Grange
Fa Allen
Belmont CC
Kellie
Mahan
W. She
Hi Stern
Inwood Country Club
Relyea
W. Stac
Fox
Y. ovSs
O. OM
Dhostwle AC
FL. G. Anderson
Wines
F . EA Roberts
Nox
Ross Buches
Moinlene Hauer
Kings
SBS Hague
Wyeth
Ae Renoh
I. J. Grant
Ee Pass Wits EE
Ee Holbrook
Clark
Robert le Roy
J. M. Kastner
BE. Ud. Stern
L. J. Grant
M. L. Mevenarn
Eet. Hurt
G. G. Brinkerhoff
Wiliam B. Gates
F.C. Newcombe
Cragin
Ansae
H - Holbrook
G. M. Relyea
G. Wyeth
Condon
H.-S. Mellick
Ef, Fuller
Steinecke
Vatican tensions rise over Loubet Paris visit to Rome
Rome reports Vatican factions debate whether to admit President Loubet to the Quirinal after his planned visit, marking a potential shift since Catholics rule in France. Conciliatory group seeks a workaround while hardliners push exclusion for non-Catholic presidents.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Paris
Loubet
Vatican
Toubet
Holy See
Quirinal
France
Italy
Disappointment Over Bloemfontein Tariff Alarms South Africans
London reports that the Bloemfontein tariff raises duties on many staple articles, provoking disappointment. While unity for South Africa is valued, some fear the price may be excessive and doubts arise about the sacrifice required.
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London
the Times
Joehannsbure
Czar authorizes Polish language Catholic instruction in Polish middle schools
The Czar issues autographed directive expanding Catholic instruction to the Polish tongue in all middle class schools of Poland, previously limited to six schools and conducted in Russian. Vienna reports a mass emigration of Austrian miners to the United States due to iron industry stagnation with wage cuts up to 50 percent and minimal hope for quick relief.
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ST. Petersburg
Poland
Vienna
Austria
United States
Marquis of Salisbury Progress Reported After Illness
Landon June 7. It is announced that the Marquis of Salisbury is making good progress toward recovery from the illness contracted last week.
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Landon
Marquis of Salisbury
Engagement Party Turmoil Over Bigamy Rumor in Brooklyn
At a Brooklyn engagement party Samuel Waiman’s home on Beaver Street a guest rumored Samuel Green is married to someone in Germany. A fight broke out as guests demanded explanation. Green fled assaults and was later taken to the Hamburg Avenue Police Station. Magistrate Higginbotham refused warrant without proof. Green fled again down Myrtle Avenue.
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Beaver’. Street
Brooklyn
Samuel Waiman
Cet
Germany
Samuel Green
Miss Esther Waiman
Green
Miss Waaiman
Hamburg Avenue
Higginbotham
Bushwick Avenue
Nda
Waimant
Myrtle Avenue
Pokotiloff Leaves Peking for Europe Post
The Times dispatch says M. Pokotiloff, 37, manager of the Russo-Chinese Bank, departs Peking to take a new post in Europe. He mastered Chinese, impressed officials, aided Li Hung Chang’s subjection to Russia, and helped negotiations that secured Manchuria’s separation with Port Arthur. He is hailed as a skilled and pivotal Russian Far East servant.
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London Times
New York Times
London
Peking
the Times
M. Pokotiloff
Europe
Pokouiloff
China
Li- Hung-Chang
Russia
Manchuria
Port Arthur
Far East
Conger Calls for Inquiry Over Cassini Interview
United States Minister Conger in Peking wires Secretary Hay requesting an inquiry into the authenticity of a published interview with Russian Ambassador Count Cassini. Cassini was said to deny Conger’s Manchuria demands and express surprise at acting on unreliable rumors. The source notes the Russian Chargé d Affaires in Peking submitted a letter with Russian demands to the Chinese Foreign Office.
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Peking
United States
Conger
Hay
Washington
Count Cassini
Congers
Manchuria
M. de. Plancon
Berlin Bars Plague Experiments After Doctor's Death
Berlin declares a decree forbidding further plague germ experiments following the death of Viennese physician Dr Milan Sachs at the Berlin Hospital. Authorities cite infection spread risk as greater than knowledge gained. Dr Sachs contracted the plague in Koch Institute labs. the facility remains isolated with restricted access. The decision came from a ministry conference chaired by the Emperor's physician Dr Leuthold and Prof Renvers.
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Berlin
Milan Sachs
Sachs
Koch
Ministry of Education
Leuthold
Renvers
Bukovina
British protest over Venezuelan customs seizures at Orinoco ports
In Willemstad Curacao June 7 1907 British Minister H G C Bax-Ironside at Caracas presented a protest to Venezuela's Foreign Office. He challenged recent seizures by the customs authorities at ports on the Orinoco and Gulf of Paria seeking relief or redress.
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Willemstad
Curacao
Caracas
H. G. C. Bax- Ironside
Foreign Office
Orinoco
Gulf of Paria
Rebels Defeated Near Pedregal as Matos Hopes Die
Government troops under Gen. Gomez attacked the rebel camp near Pedregal, twenty miles from Coro. After two days of hard fighting the revolutionists led by Gen. Matos Gen. Riera and Gen. Lara were completely defeated, and the capture of Gen. Matos was expected shortly.
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Coro
Venezuela
Gomez
Matos
Riera
Lara
Pedregal
Siac
Fire ILL Laura B. Tite tug burned to water's edge
Fire of unknown origin discovered on the tugboat Laura B. Tite lying at the foot of York Street Jersey City about 413b o clock A M yesterday. Local fire department and railroad tugs Lehigh Valley and Geneva assisted but could not save her. Total loss with owner George Dentz valuing at $10 000. No one aboard.
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Laura B. Tite
York Street
Jersey City
Lehigh Valley
Geneva
George Dentz
King Edward Attends Hospital Sunday at St Pauls
King Edward visits St Pauls Cathedral for Hospital Sunday signaling a week of fundraising for London hospitals. He travels with Queen Alexandra and Princess Victoria in an open carriage, receiving a large public ovation as royal family and city officials attend the service.
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London
Edward
Italy
Eielish Court
Helena
Lamber Willarrive
Edoward
Dass
Paris
French Republic
St. James's Palace
St. Paul's Cathedral
Queen Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Prince and Princess of Wales
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