Reid Arrives in London for Edward Coronation Duties
Whitelaw Reid the U S special envoy to the King Edward coronation arrives at Brook House London after disembarking at Queenstown. He meets Equerries and the United States Embassy staff and plans brief formal calls including credentials to Lord Lansdowne and a dinner with Joseph Choate.
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London
Edmund Lincoln Baylies
New York
William Wetmore
Senator Wetmore
Rhode Island
Sir Fleetwood Edwards
Charles James Innes Ker
Arthur Collins
Edward
Reid
United States
Joseph Choate
Mr. Reid
Brook House
Special Embassy
Euston
Mrs. Choate
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Umbria
Liverpool
Queen Victoria
France's New Premier Proves Doctor-Statesman
London dispatch notes Prime Minister Pr eter Combes is 67, from southern France, a physician by training, who studied in a Catholic seminary and even took orders. His cabinet focus signals strict enforcement of the associations law.
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London
Times
NEW York Times
Preter Combes
Paris
France
Saint Thomas D' Aquin
Waldeck Rousseau to Yacht Cruise in Norwegian Waters
Paris report says ex-Premier and Mme Waldeck Rousseau will sail Wednesday as guests of M Gaston Menier. King Oscar invites Waldeck Rousseau to shoot. Waldeck Rousseau plans to return to the bar to practice in November.
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London Times
New York Times
London
the Times
Paris
Mme. Waldeck-Rousseau
M. Gaston Menier
Oscar
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Chinese tariff revision drags on in Shanghai
A Shanghai correspondent reports the tariff revision dominates the Tariff Revision Commission's agenda. Prince Sheng proposed 5 percent duties paid in gold, arguing indemnity was gold based. The commission refused to consider the proposal, urged adherence to the protocol, and Sheng was asked to withdraw. Sheng now has authority to comply, signaling possible protracted negotiations as China seeks broad reconsideration of protocol terms.
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London Times
NEW York Times
London
the Times
Shanghai
Commission On Tariff Revision
Prince Sheng
Sheng
Belgian Prince Leopold Baptised in Brussels
The Times correspondent reports the infant son of Prince Albert heir to the Belgian throne was baptized on Saturday in Brussels. King Leopold and the Countess of Flanders acted as sponsors and the child was named Prince Leopold.
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London Times
New York Times
London
the Times
Brussels
Prince Albert
Leopold
Countess of Flanders
Prince Leopold
New York Judge Holls Receives Emperor William at Berlin
Judge PF W Holls ex secretary to the American delegation at The Hague Peace Conference was received by Emperor William at the old Berlin palace. The audience lasted about forty five minutes as the two discussed ongoing peace efforts and allied diplomatic matters.
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Peter William
Judge Holls
United States
Emperor William
St. Louis Exposition
Germany
Berlin
PF. W. Holls
New York
Hague
William
Old Palace
Surrender of Boers Reported Across South Africa
Lord Kitchener announces disarmament proceeding satisfactorily with 4342 rifles surrendered to date. Pretoria dispatches confirm the Transvaal government staff with a 50-man guard surrendered last Saturday. Boers receive speeches, meals, and keep their horses. many are glad war ends and to reunite with families. US nationals among surrenders granted free passage to Delagoa Bay. Lord Milner rides with minimal escort as thanksgiving services unfold across the empire.
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London
War Office
Lord Kitchener
Associated Press
Pretoria
Transvaal
Botha
de Wet
King Edward
Edward
Balmoral
Cape Colony
Delagoa Bay
South Africa
Lord Milner
Johannesburg
Water for Boer Prisoners Acondensing ship sails to Bermuda
The Edgewater steamship, bought by the British Government and converted to a distilling vessel, sailed to Bermuda to provide fresh water for 5,000 Boer prisoners. It can produce 25,000 gallons daily. purchase cost was 35,000 dollars.
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Edgewater
Bermudas
Patton, Stillman & Patton
Wall Street
United States
Lord Kitchener's Brother Arrives in San Francisco
San Francisco reports arrival of Col. Kitchener brother of Lord Kitchener and Paymaster General A. E. Bates of the United States Army among Orient passengers yesterday.
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San Francisco
Orient
Col. Kitchener
Lord Kitchener
A. E. Bates
United States Army
Mr Kruger Declares Final Stay in Holland
BRUSSELS June 8 Mr Kruger says he will end his days in Holland. He vows to remain in exile and not return to his homeland or country of origin.
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Mr. Kruger
Holland
Brussels
Chinese Chair at Columbia University Secured
Berlin reports Professor Friedrich Hirth of Munich accepts Columbia University's Chinese Chair. He will begin teaching in October at the New York campus for the coming academic year.
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Friedrich Hirth
Munich
Berlin
University of Munich
Columbia University
New York
Arrest of Alfred Fermin shocks Guayaquil banking circle
In Guayaquil on June 8 Alfred Fermin a partner in Martin Reinberg and Co once a major export land banking house was arrested. Reinberg former Vice Consul General of the United States in the city is also targets of an arrest order as the firm faces bankruptcy with liabilities exceeding 1 000 000 dollars.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Alfred Fermin
Martin Reinberg & Co
Martin Reinberg
United States
Morgan Heads to London From Brindisi Yacht Corsair
J Pierpont Morgan arrived in Brindisi Italy this morning aboard the yacht Corsair and departed for London by rail later in the day confirming his itinerary during the European trip.
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Brindisi
Italy
Morgan in Sound Health After Venice Voyage
Venice report denies Morgan illness. J Pierpont Morgan and family left Venice aboard the yacht Corsair June 1 in good health, contrary to prior U.S. statements claiming a breakdown and physician care.
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Venice
United States
J. Pierpont Morgan
British diplomatic methods and ambassadorial appointments
Williams C. Fox argues that Britain follows precedent in appointing seasoned ambassadors like Sir Edward Malet, noting the value of long familiarity with Berlin and the Iron Chancellor. He contrasts British practice with American emphasis on ambassadors as national figures, and defends the editorial stance on naming conventions.
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New York Times
TIMES
Great Britain
Lord Pauncefote
Lord Ampthill
Berlin
Edward Malet
Egypt
Prince Bismarck
England
Germany
Williams C. Fox
Washington, D. C
Feast of Roses Pays Rent to Baron Stiegel Heirs in Manheim
In Manheim Pennsylvania the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Congregation paid the annual one red rose rent to the heirs of Baron Henry Stiegel. Nearly 10 000 people attended the ceremony with Dr Talcott Williams delivering the principal oration and a memorial sermon by Rev Luther L Lohr. A rose was carried to the altar as thousands filed past after the service.
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Lancaster
Penn
Manheim
Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Henry Stiegel
Baron Stiegel
America
Zion Luthern
President Baer
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
J. H. Seliig
York
J. W. Houston
Ancaster
M. Horning
Newport
R. L
Talcott Williams
Philadelphia
Luther L. Lohr
Williamsport
Appellate Ruling Strikes Down Juror Commissioner Law
Albany reports say the Third Department Appellate Division ruled unconstitutional the law allowing Appellate Division Justices to appoint Commissioners of Jurors for Manhattan and the Bronx replacing Charles Welde. The decision affects Mayor appointing power and May Law remittance.
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Albany
Third Department
Appellate Division
First Department
Thomas Allison
Manhattan
Bronx
Charles Welde
McLean
Allison
Jacob Brenner
Kings
New York
Court of Appeals
Welde
Court of
Mr. Welde
Jockey Alfred Booker Dies After Gravesend Fall
Alfred Booker, nineteen, the jockey injured May 30 in a fall from Red Knight at Gravesend, died at 5:45 AM at Seney Hospital Brooklyn after a skull fracture. He rode for Frank Frisbee and trained by A J Joyner, gaining prominence this season on horses for Perry Belmont Pierre Lorillard and David Gideon. His Indiana relatives were notified as his body goes there. Two younger brothers are also apprentice riders with J W Schorr in Memphis.
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Alfred Booker
Red Knight
Gravesend
Seney Hospital
Brooklyn
Zadok
G. Thompson
Hayti
Frank Frisbee
Booker
Frisbee
Indiana
J. W. Schorr
Memphis
Tenn
Credit Men Convention Opens in Louisville With 4000 Members
The seventh annual gathering of the National Association of Credit Men begins in Louisville, Kentucky, with about 600 delegates. The 4,000 members represent a capital of roughly 1.5 billion dollars. Officers to be elected and next meeting city chosen on Thursday.
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Louisville
National Association of Credit Men
E. A. Young
St. Paul
Association
J. Harry Tregoe
Baltimore
George G. Ford
Rochester
N. Y
W. A. Prendergast
New York
Cornell Crews Chosen For Poughkeepsie Regatta
Cornell announces the Varsity and freshman eight crews for the June 21 Poughkeepsie regatta. Varsity lineup includes Coffin as stroke and Petty at three with Smith coxswain, while freshman eight features Shepard as stroke and Fisher at bow among listed rowers.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Courtney
Cornell
Stroke
Coffin
Indianapolis
Ind
Hazelwood
Grand Rapids
Mich
Frensel
Lueder
Wilkesbarre
Penn
van Alstyne
Whittier
Cal
Capt. Petty
Bellport
Merrill
Brooklyn
Bow
Sebring
Newfield
Coxswain
Smith
Shepard
Gates
Monroe
Fooe
Schoellkopf
Jones
Ruhlan
Fisher
Bichanan
Tswain
Assaulted clerk dies in Roosevelt Hospital case continues
Walter E. Hutchinson, 247 East 122nd Street, a New York Central Railroad auditor clerk, died at Roosevelt Hospital at 6 15 last night from injuries after being found unconscious on 653 West 55th Street last Sunday. Police seek unidentified assailants in a case labeled murder. detectives reassigned to intensify efforts. Hutchinson had a crushed derby hat and intact personal items, and a theatre programme indicates he had been to Proctor's Theatre.
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Walter E. Hutchinson
East One Hundred and Twenty-second Street
Roosevelt Hospital
Hutchinson
New York Central Railroad
Auditor's Department
West Fifty-fifth Street
Fifty-fifth Street
Proctor’s Theatre
Scholer
Walter B. Pollock
Schmittberger
Capt. Schmittberger
Tenth Avenue
Pennsylvania G.O.P. Battle For Governor Hits Convention
In Harrisburg on June 8, the race for Pennsylvania governor hinges on delegate sums with Judge Pennypacker favored on a first ballot and Attorney General Elkin backed by Dublin delegates. Watres vies for balance as Allegheny and Philadelphia blocs split, with the Grand Opera House convention looming and a historically large turnout anticipated.
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Harrisburg
Penn
Pennypacker
Durham
Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
Phest
Elkin
Gen. Elkin
Watres
Allegheny County
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Lackawanna
Judge Pennypacker
Quay
Penrose
Reeder
Griest
Grand Opera House
Van Wyck Passed Over For Supreme Court Seat
Tammany circles report ex Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck will not be named a candidate for the Supreme Court next Fall. Orders from Wantage England have circulated through an official close to Mr Croker. It is understood Charles H Knox and Charles W Dayton will have another chance in November.
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Tammany
Robert A. van Wyck
Supreme Court
Wantage
England
Croker
Charles H. Knox
Charles W. Dayton
Parker for Governor
John Flannagan Democratic State Committeeman from Ontario visits New York City predicting ex Senator Hill will urge Chief Justice Parker of the Court of Appeals to accept the gubernatorial nomination. He says an up state candidate is likely and Parker could win. He credits Hill with Roosevelt's 1900/04 prospects and cites county voting shifts toward Roosevelt.
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John Flannagan
Ontario
Hill
Parker
Court of Appeals
Flanagan
Yor Times
Sage Improves After Ride With Col Slocum
Russell Sage was described as greatly improved after a patient’s afternoon drive with Col. Slocum. Dr John P Munn stated Sage’s condition improved but cautioned him not to think about business until full health returns.
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Russell Sage
Yesterday's Fires Report Amid Daily Openings
A sequence of fires from Saturday midnight to Sunday recounts minor to moderate damage across Manhattan addresses. Victims include Max Solo mon, Isaac Mitchell, Peter White, Sacob Cohen, Samuel Goodkind, John Donovan, Isadore Ulmer, and Isadore Bags, with most losses listed around 50 to 100 dollars.
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Second Avenue
Max Solomon
Worth Street
Barclay Street
Montague
Avenue C
Isaac Mitchell
Forty-fifth Street
Forty-fifth Street; TV Poche
Thirty-seventh Street
Peter White
One Hundred and Forty-fourth Street
Sacob Cohen
West Street
John Donovan
Sixtieth Street
Samuel Goodkind
Iron Avenue
Isadore Ulmer
Annea
Irk ‘Avenue
Isadore Eee
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Columbia
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Credit Men’s Convention
National Association
John Field
F. W. Standart
Denver
W. H. Preston
Los Angeles
A. L. Somers
Cleveland
Ohio
G. B. Pulfer
Detroit
James G. Cannon
New York City
W. N. Fitzgerald
Milwaukee
Wis
H. Oliver
St. Louis
John R. Ainsley
Boston
J. T. Jenkins
Nashville
S. J. Kline
Chicago
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Wallace
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