Kaiser Seeks Arbitration Treaty with United States
Potsdam reports the German Kaiser honors Ambassador Charlemagne Tower, noting Germany’s willingness to sign an arbitration treaty with the United States. Washington meanwhile cites prior gains in arbitration progress and anticipates a Fall agreement subject to Senate ratification. Dr. Hill to succeed Tower as German envoy. Beaupre to replace Hill in the Netherlands.
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Potsdam
Willian
Charlemagne Tower
United States
Tower
Berlin
Herr von Schoen
John W. Garrett
Hill
Ambassador Tower
State Department
Germany
Foreign Office
Washington
Root
Europe
Japan
Mexico
Empire
American State Department
United States Senate
Senate
The
Hague
David Jayne Hill
Netherlands
Arthur M. Beaupre
Argentina
Samoan Volcano Mu Erupts Again Devastating Savaii
A report from Apia via the Aeon says Mu the Samoan volcano on Savaii has erupted anew, covering seven square miles with lava. The Matatautu district inhabitants fled to nearby islands as the flow nears Salaula and threatens productive land.
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San Francisco
Aeon
Apia
Samoa
Savaii
Matatautu
Salaula
Ania
Viceregal Council Adopts Emergency Measures in India
The Viceregal Council in Simla approved two emergency bills after speeches by Lord Minto. The Explosives bill targets bomb outrages and conspiracies while the Press bill allows suspension and confiscation of newspapers cited in criminal acts. Lord Minto said the measures are exceptional and stronger actions would follow if needed.
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Simla
Lord Minto
India
Minto
Cologne Clapper Falls After Bell Toll At Cathedral
The Emperor's bell in Cologne Cathedral dropped its clapper onto the floor during Whitsun tolling, causing structural damage but no injuries. The clapper, weighing several hundred pounds, had been rewelded after recent repairs, and services had not yet begun.
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Cologne
Czar on the Way to Reval First Rail Journey Since 1904
Emperor Nicholas and the imperial family leave Peterhof for Reval on a special train via Gatchina and the Baltic line. The journey marks the first long rail trip since 1904, with tight Baltic security and guards at bridges. Yachts Standart and Victoria and Albert meet at Reval harbor as Stolypin, Iswolsky, and Dikoff travel aboard the cruiser Almaz.
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ST. Petersburg
Nicholas
Peterhof
Reval
Gatchina
Baltic
Samara
Manchuria
Victoria and Albert
Edward Queen
Alexandra
Princess Victoria
Gulf of Finland
Almaz
Stolypin
Iswolsky
Marine Dikoff
Dago Island
Finland's Rights Infringed By New Imperial Order
An Official Messenger issue reveals an order empowering cabinet ministers to vet reports to the Emperor from the Finnish government and Diet. The move, likened to a latent coup d etat, requires Finnish drafts to be cleared by the Russian premier and limits direct Diet influence. Experts distinguish it from Bobrikoff's 1899 coup by altering procedure rather than severing legislative rights.
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Petersburg
Count Bobrikoff
Finland
Grand Duchy
Paul Milakoff
Diet
Steinheil murder sparks political intrigue in Paris
Henri Rochefort medium in Patrie accuses police of stalling the Steinheil murder inquiry. He claims he could solve it quickly if allowed and denies the home robbery. He warns Parisians of a Mafia-like danger linking royal and government crises in a string of sensational incidents.
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Paris
Henri Rochefort
The
Patrie
Clemenceau
Adolphe Steinheil
Steinheil
M. Felix Faure
Republic
Dreyfus
M. Gabriel Syveton
André
Documenta
Anarchist Plot Foiled in Lisbon Targeting Royal Family
Lisbon reports a thwarted scheme by the Society of the Black Cross to bomb the royal family at a June 18 religious feast. Ringleaders José Avila Adao Duarte and Constante Mendes were arrested. bombs were seized and correspondence reveals ties to Manuel Buissa and anarchists in Barcelona and Madrid.
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Lisbon
Society of the Black Cross
José Avila
Adao Duarte
Constantine Mendes
Manuel Buissa
Carlos
Luiz
Barcelona
Madrid
Zelaya seeks release of Nicaraguans held in Guatemala
President Zelaya presses for freedom for Nicaraguan prisoners in Guatemala. He boycotts a medical congress in Guatemala City until guarantees of life and liberty are provided. Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Gomez sent a strong note to Guatemala protesting assassinations and persecutions.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Zelaya
Guatemala
Guatemala City
Sefior Gomez
For Sale Ad in The New York Times Circulation
Advertisement notes a property for sale and the newspaper’s wide reach with about one million weekly copies in circulation among affluent readers. Contact telephone 1000 Bryant for details.
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New York Times
Fire in Five-Story Tenement Traps Tenants on West 101st Street
A blaze at 74 West 101st Street forces rapid evacuations as residents flee via ladders and roof gaps. Fire crews rescue Mrs Hughes and four children from the fourth floor and other families from the third floor. Damage reaches $10,000 with flames spreading to adjoining 72.
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West 101St Street
Stanton
100Th Street
Columbus Avenue
Galloway
102D Street
Crawley
Sixty-eighth Street
Corcoran
Frank Hughes
McCall
No. 74
Genitsky
Coppalo
Red
Lewis Fairbanks
John Harnett
Mamie
Ralph Washington
No. 72
Pasquale Angriano
Bartow and City Island Celebrate Expected Transit Upgrade
Residents of Bartow and City Island cheer as Public Service Commissioner Eustis promises upgrades to the New Haven Hartford line operated by Interborough Company. The plan calls for new cars, functional horses, and a reliable track, ending the long joke of halted or derailed service. The improvement, praised by commuters, would put Bartow on the map again and rejuvenate the neighborhood.
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Bartow
City Island
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Noah
Eustis
Interborough Company
Queen Used State Funds in Royal Finances
Lisbon reports a commission investigating King Carlos’s reign found Dowager Queen Maria Pia received 40000 from the State. She does not deny the payment, saying her 2400 annual allowance was insufficient for royal maintenance. The government faces embarrassment as most advances were made under former finance minister Manoel d Es pregueira.
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Lisbon
Carlos
Maria Pia
Manoel d'Espregueira
Shah Sends Indemnity to Russia Over Persia Dispute
Tabriz June 8 The Persian government forwards 100000 dollars to the Russian viceregal authority in Tiflis as indemnity for damages to Russian subjects by Persian tribesmen ahead of the June 10 expiry of General Snarski's ultimatum.
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Tabriz
Snarski
Persia
Caucasus
Tiflis
International Miners Congress Opens With Peace Message
At the International Miners Congress in Paris Enoch Edwards of Great Britain declares progress shows workers gain most from peace not war. In Santo Domingo the Italian minister presents credentials to President Caceres. In Lisbon a collision sinks the Greek steamer Mikael. crew rescued and the Constantia continues to Ibrail.
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Paris
International Miners’ Congress
United States
Enoch Edwards
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Belgium
San Domingo
Republic of Santo Domingo
Caceres
Lisbon
Constantia
Ibrail
Nie haus Named Sculptor For John Paul Jones Monument
Charles Nie haus of New York was chosen by the John Paul Jones Monument Commission to sculpt the monument planned for Washington with a $50,000 appropriation. The commission, including Secretaries Metcalf and Taft, Senator Wetmore, and Rep McCall of Massachusetts, met to pick a site but adjourned without agreement.
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Washington
Charles Niehaus
New York
John Paul Jones
National Commission Formed to Advise on Resource Conservation
Washington June 8 The President appoints a national commission to advise on conserving natural resources and to cooperate with state bodies. The panel includes Theodore E. Burton chairman Senator William B Allison and Gifford Pinchot among others with executive committee members listed.
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Washington
White House
Waters
Theodore E. Burton
Ohio
William B. Allison
Iowa
Francis G. Newlands
Nevada
William Warner
Missouri
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
W. J. McGee
Bureau of Soils
F. H. Newell
Reclamation Service
Gifford Pinchot
Forest Service
Herbert Knox Smith
Bureau of Corporations
Joseph EB. Ransdell
Louisiana
George F. Swain
Institute of Technology
Massachusetts
United States Army
Reed Smoot
Utah
Albert J. Beveridge
Indiana
Charles A. Culberson
Texas
Charles F. Scott
Kansas
Champ Clark
J. B. White
Henry S. Graves
Yale Forest School
Connecticut
William Irvine
Wisconsin
Newton Co. Blanchard
Charles le Pack
New Jersey
Gustav Schwab
National Council of Commerce
New York
Overton W. Price
Knute Nelson
Interior Department
John DaAizell
Pennsylvania
Joseph M. Dixon
Montana
Frank P. Flint
California
Lee
Joseph A. Holmes
Geological Survey
John Daizell
G. W. Woodruff
No Graft Found In Pittsburg Post Office Purchase
Special to The New York Times reports that after a complete examination of the books no graft was found in the Pittsburg Post Office site purchase. Officials await more specific charges from Pittsburg as the 942226 dollar deal is reviewed. Cortelyou ordered a books overhaul after newspaper comments.
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New York Times
Washington
Pittsburg
Leslie M. Shaw
Treasury
Cortelyou
Pittsburgh
Secretary of the Treasury
New militia headquarters to occupy Davis house
Washington reports a new militia division will use the Jefferson Davis house as its War Department headquarters. Col Erasmus M. Weaver of the Coast Artillery Corps will supervise the transformation and personnel. Also, labor conditions in the Panama Canal Zone were said to be excellent by a presidential commission.
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Jefferson Davis
Washington
New York Times
Militia Division
War Department
Erasmus M. Weaver
Coast Artillery Corps
Canal Zone
Roosevelt
Panama Canal Zone
Messrs
Reynolds
Donnelly
Needham
Isthmus
Taft
Engineer Decapitated On New York Central Train Near Peekskill
Engineer Miller, aboard a New York Central train leaving New York before 10 am, leaned from the cab to view the track and was struck by a projecting rock in a rock cut near Peekskill New York. He was decapitated and the fireman brought the train to the next station.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Miller
New York Central
New York
Engineer Falls From Moving Train Near Hea tons
An engineer on a Burlington passenger train near Hea tons Iowa fell from the cab while the loco was at about forty miles per hour. Fireman Jackson noticed the absence when the train passed without whistling. The engineer H Starling was found unconscious by the track and is expected to recover.
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Omaha
Neb
H. Starling
Burlington Railway
Heatons
Iowa
Hentons
Jackson
United Service assigns officers and naval movements
First Lieut. Cc. H. Errington proceeds to Springfield Illinois for duty with the First Infantry until Sept 20. Capt. J. K. Miller to Omaha for temporary duty. Officers Pritchett Smith Cardwell Glassford Usher Townsend Campbell and others assigned to various duties and ships. Movements list includes West Virginia Colorado Chester Alleen Wolverine Des Moines Sailer-Rocket and others to ports and yards including Mare Island and Norfolk for Washington and Panama operations.
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Washington
Cc. H. Errington
Eleventh Infantry
Springfield
Illinois National Guard
J. K. Miller
Omaha
Neb
E. E. Pritchett
First Field Artillery
F. A. Smith
Eighth Infantry
Army
W. J. Manton
J. Strauss
Montana
P. N. Olmsted
Des Moines
Iowa
Navy
Los Angeles
Cal
J. C. Townsend
Prairie
Buffalo
FE. H. Campbell
Independence
Navy Yard
Mare Island
W. H. Allen
West Virginia
J. G. Church
A. Bronson, Jr
Colorado
Redondo
Chester
Annapolis
South Dakota
San Pedro
Alleen
New York
Wolverine
Toledo
Justin
Vera Cruz
Sailer
Rocket
Norfolk
Galveston
Hongkong
Manila
San Francisco
Panama
Charleston
Yorktown
Portland
Ore
Bremerton
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