Telegraphers Seek Strike Funds as Western Union Talks Continue
The Commercial Telegraphers Union plans a $1 weekly levy for five weeks to raise $100,000 plus a $50,000 emergency fund in Chicago, hoping to back a possible Western Union strike. Union leaders expect railroad telegraphers to contribute and arbitration may be sought to gain an eight hour day and reinstatement for discharged workers.
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United States
Canada
Chicago
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Astor House
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Russell
Federation of Labor
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Naval Executive
New York
R. J. Fowler
Mem
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Boston
M. Sullivan
S. J. Konenkamp
Pittsburg
Charlies E. Hill
Toronto
W. W. Beattie
Washington
Toea
The
Insurance Case In Appellate Court Over Fire Loss Refund
The Appellate Division will decide if Continental Insurance must refund $15 000 paid on 1900 fires at Third Avenue and Eleventh Street. The Promenty was valued at $100 000 and insurers allege Edison Electric caused the blaze by faulty insulation. Attorneys for Continental and Edison present contrasting views as charred wood evidence is prepared.
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Supreme Court
Continental Insurance Company
Third Avenue
Soa
Electrical Company
Richard T. Donovan
Broadwa
Insurance Company
Beardsley & Hemmens
Wall Street
Edison Company
Schurz Memorial Fund Reaches 73917 in Subscriptions
Subscriptions to the Carl Schurz Memorial Fund total 73917. Treasurer Isaac N. Seligman of 11 Broadway received a letter praising Schurz as a major civic figure and urging the fund as a guide for historians and inspiration for youth, while noting some misgivings about public access to essays.
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Carl Schurz
Isaac N. Seligman
Broadway
Saarane White
Abrahamee
Schurz
Reublic
Alexander Hampton
Coney Island Sees Packed Publics as Season Opens
Reports say 300000 to 800000 visitors flocked to Coney Island with Luna Park Dreamland and Steeplechase Park bustling. A sensational scene included a diving dogs act and a human roulette wheel, while police joked about costumes and a smoky rear yard fire drew curious crowds.
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Coney Island
Coney
Luna Park
Dreamland
Escaped Murderer Sought In Trenton Lumber Yard
Reuben Strickland a thirty year prisoner who was moved to a keeper’s house escaped through a cellar window. Deputies and city officers hunted him as workers at Wilson Stokes Lumber Yard searched piles of over 3 million feet of lumber for signs of the convict’s hiding. He swam the Delaware and Raritan Canal before entering the adjacent yard.
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New York Times
Trenton
N. J
Reuben Strickland
Wilson & Stokes Lumber Company
Strickland
Osborne
BE. C. Burd
Burd
Delaware and Raritan Canal
Italian Passenger Leaps Overboard Aboard Francesca
Filipo Le Grande an Italian immigrant aboard the Austro American liner Francesca leaped into the sea near mid voyage while pursued by enemies. He fought off rescuers in the lifeboat, was captured, bound, and restrained in irons for the remainder of the journey as passengers watched anxiously for news.
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Francesca
Brooklyn
Boar
Stee E Sengers
Seatac
Grande
Gerolimich
Agitation in Japan Plot Aims at Okuma Fight
Washington reports that JapaneseProgressives allied with Count Okuma seek to overturn Japan’s government and annul the immigration exclusion act. Delegations in Washington pressed Ambassador Aoki, urged apology and possible indemnity, and coordinated with Tokyo to push anti American demonstrations.
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Pacific Coast
Progressives
Japan
Count Okuma
United States
Tokio
Viscount Aoki
San Francisco
Salonji
Department
California
Hayashi
T. Takaha
Seattle
Ototaka Yamaaka
Okuma
Meiers
Takahashi
Noda
Kawakami
Bacon
Yamaoka
State Department
Toree
Toru Hoshi
Saionji
Aoki
Ikahashi
Masuji Miyakawa
R. Miyakawa
Japanese Protest to Roosevelt Over Mainland Travel Ban
San Francisco dispatch reports that Japanese in Hawaii will send a formal protest to President Roosevelt in response to a law barring them from moving to the American mainland.
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New York Times
San Francisco
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Viscount Tani Threatens to Arm if San Francisco Persecution Persists
In Tokyo on June 9 Viscount Tani, opposition leader and Kumamoto defender, warns that if diplomacy fails the only recourse is arms. He argues American sentiment favors yield, while the San Francisco persecution threatens Japan US relations and honor.
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Viscount Tani
House of Peers
Kumamoto
Satsuma
San Francisco
America
Jifi
Japan
Apa
United States
Washington
Ho Chi
America's Policy for the Hague Leaders Prepare for Disarmament Push
On the eve of the second Hague Conference American delegates plan to push to expand the permanent Hague Tribunal and broaden arbitration. They favor declarations of war in time, protection for neutrals and trade, limiting bombardment and seizure of private property, and restricting force against debt collection, with support for Geneva Convention extensions.
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Washington
America
Court of Arbitration
International Commission of Inquiry
Root
Great Britain
Russia
J. Rork
Europe
Vatican to Appeal at The Hague Over Montagnin Ban
Vatican circles say the banishment of Mgr. Montagnin, secretary at the Paris Nunciature, from France will be raised at The Hague conference by a small Catholic power.
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Hague
Rome
Mgr. Montagnin
Paris
France
Confusion on Kaiserin Auguste Victoria in Hoboken
Passengers aboard the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria faced delays at Hoboken when the ship left quarantine at 5:00 am after arriving from Hamburg. Customs officers arrived at 6:30 am, forcing many passengers to stay aboard as baggage and declarations were processed, with notable delays and inexperience among breakers. A group of visitors from Chicago and others toured Europe and Africa prior to the voyage, joining passengers including Mrs. M. A. Hanna and several Philadelphia, Albany, and New York residents.
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Martin
Chicago
Lemer
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North Africa
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Ate Buffum
Lou Ohliag
Toby Crane
Clara Rutherford
Carol Siowby Bibiay
el McMurtle
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M. A. Hanna
Stal Switzerland
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Lyn
Francis L. Potts
Philadelphia
John Boudacher
Albany
Frank H. Douglas
William C. Hawkes
Walter S. Benedict
James 8. Watson
Dentist John Hart Dies at Office in New York
Dr John Hart a 41 year old dentist of 118 West Fifty fifth Street died suddenly of heart disease in his office yesterday. He had been under treatment for some time and was a well known member of the medical community in the city.
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John Hart
West Fifty-fifth Street
Hart
State Artillery In Camp Peekskill Held June News
State Camp at Peekskill New York features heavy horse presence as Major Rumbough leads Third Field Artillery and signal corps training begins. Troops marched from Ossining after an 8 AM start with a 1 PM battery arrival. Capt Burnett oversees signalmen from Fort Wood with 12 hour days of signaling and wireless work. Gen Henry heads to Albany for coast defense inspection and a National Guard sub committee plans Wednesday visit.
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New York Times
Peekskill N. Y
Rumbough
Third Field Artillery
Nelson Park
Ossining
Peekskill
Burnett
Fort Wood
Signal Corps
Gen. Henry
Albany
United States Army
National Guard
Officials Aid Trust in Pennsylvania Coal Field
Coal miners charge that mine inspectors aid Standard Oil by condemning all lamp oil except Sunshine Miners from Atlantic Oil Refinery run by Standard Oil. Inspectors say independent oils smoke, but miners insist they are as good. About 30,000 bituminous miners use 8000 gallons of oil daily.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Standard Oil Company
Sunshine
Atlantic Oil
Burglars Blow Safe in Yonkers Meat Market
Professional thieves blew open the safe at W. C. Pierpont’s meat market last night and stole more than $1,000. Police believe they fled toward New York by trolley. The incident follows a spate of recent Yonkers burglaries. Police Chief F. H. Woodruff resigned last week and an acting chief now leads the department.
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W. C.pierpont
New York
Getty
F. H. Woodruff
Tricycle boat set for Jamestown Exposition voyage
Esther J. H. Mitchell and Thomas Yore, owners of a new tricycle boat, plan a water trip to the Jamestown Exposition starting next week. They estimate four days of travel with up to fifteen days for stops. The craft drew curious interest when shown last summer in the bay, where police reportedly intervened to manage crowds.
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Esther J. H. Mitchell
Thomas Yore
Bath
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