Roosevelt Men Fight Harder In Contests War
The Roosevelt Vigilance Committee plans a more militant policy at hearings before the Republican National Committee. Will Flinn, Gov. Walter Stubbs, and Francis Heney head Roosevelts’ delegation efforts while Taft managers stay confident in victory on the first ballot.
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New York Times
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Roosevelt Vigilance Committee
Republican National Committee
National Committee
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Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Abe Ruef
Heney
Flinn
Indiana
Tafts
Taft
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Florida
Georgia
Roosevelt
Harry S. New
Hiihu Root
Charles Warren Fairbanks
Committee On Resolutions
James E. Watson
Joseph D. Oliver
James A. Hemenway
Mr. Fairbanks
United States
Albert J. Beveridge
Edwin M. Lee
Indiana Central Republican Committee
Frederick Landis
Charles H. Campbell
Col. Roosevelt
Gov
Stubbs
Kansas
Col
Borah
Idaho
Frank B. Kellogg
Minnesota
Will
Airship saves boy in dramatic Urbana rescue
In Hammondport New York on June 9 a Curtiss hydroplane piloted by Hugh Robinson delivered Dr. P. L. Alden to the Petrie home after a broken down car delayed the doctor. The small boy received only a bad scalp wound from a fall, with Alden arriving within six minutes of departure to treat him.
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New York Times
Hammondsport
N. Y
EB. A. Petrie
Urbana
P. L. Alden
Petrie
Petries
Dr. Alden
Robinson
Young Petrie
Van Cortlandt Ad Teases Friday Sale On Page 3
Fragmentary notice hints at a Van Cortlandt advertisement and a Friday sale teased on page 3. The readable words suggest a storefront or catalog promo but lack full details.
Strike Halts La France From Havre To New York
A 500-strong strike of stokers and seamen on the liner La France stops the ship from sailing at Havre for New York. Officials ask the government to replace strikers with warship crews arriving Monday. Passengers may be transferred at Cherbourg if needed. John Wanamaker and M. B. Osborne face possible delays affecting speech duties at the Chicago convention.
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la France
Havre
New York
Cherbourg
John Wanamaker
Mr. Taft
Chicago
M. B. Osborne
Roosevelt
Trains Pass Through Wall of Fire at Bayonne Lumber Yard
A blaze at A. W. Booth & Brother lumber yards in Bayonne NJ forced Central Railroad of New Jersey trains to pass through flames. The fire, likely sparked by a locomotive, spread across tracks with strong winds. aid from Jersey City and Port Richmond arrived. Driver Frederick Niebling was injured when run over by his own engine. several firemen burned but none severely. Loss estimated between 200000 and 250000 dollars as of last night.
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Alfred Davis
Jersey City
Port Richmond
Frederick Niebling
Booth Planing
Jersey Central
Eight U S Sailors Rescued After Magrant Rescue Vessel Capsize
Newport Harbor lighthouse keeper Capt. Charles Schoeneman saw a launch with eight sailors from the destroyer Magrant capsize. He rescued one swimmer, then two more, while lifeboats from Castine Dixie and tees saved the rest. They were brought to the naval torpedo station for medical attention after a squall capsized the craft.
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New York Times
Newport
R. I
Charles Schoeneman
Newport Harbor
Magrant
Castine
Dixie
Tees
Naval Torpedo Station
Schoeneman
Shipping News: Vessels Arrive and Depart
Sailed SS President Grant from Southampton on June 9. Arrived SS Coamo at San Juan on June 5. 68 Morro Castle reported in Havana on June 6.
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Southampton
Coamo
San Juan
Morro Castle
Havana
Eight Spid Trains Daily To Timo and Washington
Eight SPID trains run daily to Timo and Washington via Royal Blue Line with the Liberty Street schedule from 8 AM to 6 PM and 7 PM, plus a midnight service at 11:50 PM from W 28d Street and 1:30 AM from Liberty Street. Balto Ohio Reading Jersey Central ad.
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Washington
Royal Blue- Line
Liberty St
Liberty St .Balto
Ohio-Reading-Jersey
Kaiser's Ships Enter Hudson as City Welcomes War Vessels
A German squadron led by the Moltke arrives in New York Harbor with three ships, escorted by four American battleships and five fast destroyers. Crowds along the river watch as the fleet, led by Rear Admiral von Rebeur-Paschwitz, passes in single column with salutes exchanged with Governors Island. The visit prompts public tours of the Moltke and a show of harbor hospitality amid ships dipping colors in mutual courtesy.
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United States
Moltke
Hudson
United States Navy
Seventy-ninth Street
Grant
Norfolk
Virginia Capes
Louisiana
Drayton
Kenneth M. Baker
Stettin
Bremen
Kansas
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Paulding
McCall
Roe
Terry
Sandy Hook
Battery
von Rebeur-Paschwitz
Cameron McR. Winslow
Governors Island
Twenty-ninth United States Infantry
Castle Williams
New York
New Jersey
Woman recounts college journey with facts and figures
A personal account titled How a Woman Worked Her Way Through College promises a detailed narrative with definite facts and figures. The piece is set to appear in Next Sunday’s Times, offering a human document drawn from the author’s experiences.
Katmai Volcano Erupts Shrouding Alaska in Ash
Passengers on the mail steamer Dora report villages along Shelikoff Strait may be buried as Mount Katmai erupts. Ash and rocks blanketed the region, causing darkness and sickness aboard the ship. The eruption, described as the most violent Alaska has seen, covered about 800 square miles with several inches of ash.
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Alaska
Dora
Mount Katmai
Shelikoff Strait
Revenue Cutter Service
Unalaska
Seldovia
Alaskan
Cold Bay
Kodiak
Volcanic unrest rattles Alaska towns and seaboards
Cordova Alaska awoke to rumbling and ash as Iliamna Redoubt and Katmai remain active. Reports say lava, smoke, and earthquakes trigger churchgoing fears and tidal waves in Cook Inlet. Seismographs note ongoing disturbances as observers seek stable conditions.
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New York Times
Tacoma
Wash
Cordova
Alaska
Copper River
Thamna Lathrop
St. Augustine
Cook Inlet
Copper River & Northwestern
Parker-Browne
Mount McKinley
Auto crash kills Mrs. Hugh Tague near Villanova
In a dark Villanova road, an auto owned by W. W. Atterbury of the Pennsylvania Railroad struck walking pedestrians Mrs. Hugh Tague and her husband. Mrs. Tague died, her husband fatally injured. Atterbury and driver were detained pending coroner’s action.
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Philadelphia
Hugh Tague
W. W. Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
Villanova
Rege
Mayflower Narrowly Avoids Collision Aboard Taft Yacht
President Taft and party aboard the Mayflower narrowly avert a collision with the steamer Northland near Old Point Lookout as night to dawn navigations unfold. Northland signals pass and starboard crossing avoided. Mayflower anchors off Fort Monroe. Taft tours Hampton Institute and James River voyage.
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Taft
Northland
Norfolk and Washington Line
Point Lookout
Potomac River
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Hampton Roads
William Crozier
F. H. Gillet
Massachusetts
Clarence H. Kelsey
J. W. Timmons
U.S. N
Norfolk
Fort Monroe
Hampton Institute
Institute
U. S. S. Sylphy
James River
Jamestown Island
America
Dying deputy shoots once and then dies after pursuit
Frederick Mergenthaler a 40 year old Special Deputy Sheriff in Dexter Park Queens pursued Salvatore Pazarro a Brooklyn clerk after a fight in the park. Mergenthaler died at St Marys Hospital and Pazarro was taken to the hospital under arrest. The incident caused a panic among park visitors and required police reserves.
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Frederick Mergenthaler
Broadway
Arion Place
Brooklyn
Mergenthaler
Salvatore Pazarro
Metropolitan Avenue
Limit Club
Williamsburg
Ozone Park
Bryan Speaks in Epigram in Denver Greeting
Willam Jennings Bryan was greeted by Judge Ben Lindsey in Denver. The exchange touched on politics and the Bryan Roosevelt alignment, with Lindsey mentioning his plans to travel to Chicago for political maneuvers.
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New York Times
Denver
Col
Willam Jennings Bryan
Ben B. Linfgey
Mr. Bryan
Lindsey
Roosevelt
Ma x Weil
BM Bryan
Jo Lindsey
Chicago
Rescue on Ilfracombe cliffs saves American visitor
An American woman, unnamed, was saved from a 250 foot cliff fall near Hunter's Inn in Ilfracombe. Robert Gregory of Barnstall led a party of excursionists, climbed the cliff, reached her clinging to rocks, and brought her to safety after she suffered vertigo and near collapse.
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New York Times
London
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Ilfracombe
Robert Gregory
Barnstall
Mr. Gregory
Czar frees Miss Malecka after plea from British press
The Czar pardoned Kate Malecka on condition she leave Russia forever. She had been sentenced to four years penal servitude for alleged Polish revolutionary ties and exiled to Siberia. The High Court returned 20,000 rubles bail raised in England amid UK pressure and press support.
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New York Times
London
the Chronicle
Warsaw
Kate Malecka
Russia
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England
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Chronicle
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Czar
Foreign Office
House of Commons
Wading attire draws beachgoer attention at Atlantic City
At Atlantic City on June 9 young women wore elaborate wading suits as a new beach trend. The outfits, not meant to get wet, featured delicate trimming and were worn with stockings on shore while bathing shoes were left off. The trend offered comfort over swimming in the cold ocean.
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New York Times
Atlantic City
N. J
TWO MORE AIRMEN KILLED IN FRANCE ACCIDENT
In Mourmelon France on June 9 aviator M Kimmerling and engineer passenger Tonnet died when a new monoplane plunged 300 feet After oscillating violently the craft hit the ground Kimmerling had competed in the Paris home Turin rate in May 1911 and the European race that July Both men died instantly and the cause remains undetermined adding to a recent fatality among aviators gathered there
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Mourmelon
France
M. Kimmerling
Tonnet
Kimmerling
Turin
Visseur
Me51t Riots In Chicago Over Kosher Meat Strike
Riot calls flood Chicago on a Sunday as kosher meat dealers face protests on the West Side. Strikers soak meat and poultry with kerosene to deter sales while residents threaten further clashes and demand fair prices. Clara Friedman addresses Halsted and Maxwell urging a boycott until prices drop.
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New York Times
Chicago
West Side
Clara Friedman
Halsted
Maxwell Streets
Igh
Payroll in Turtle Creek Valleys Tops 1.2 Million Dollars
Pittsburgh, June 9. The weekly payroll for workers in the Turtle Creek and Lower Monongahela valleys will exceed 1.2 million dollars. About 50,000 men are employed in mills and factories, with pay days starting tomorrow and continuing through Saturday. The figure matches 1907 levels, and orders pour in as labor supply remains tight.
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New York Times
Pittsburgh
Penn
Turtle Creek
Monongahela
Foreign warships ordered as Havana unrest sparks race tensions
Admiral Osterhaus to sail from Key West with the Washington to Havana after Minister Beaupre reports Havana and suburbs in a race war with anti Negro demonstrations. Navy and State Department coordinate marines guards for foreign property as Varacao and plantations seek protection.
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Secretary of State
Beaupre
State Department
Meyer
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Admiral Osterhaus
Key West
Washington
Usher
Atlantic Fleet
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Oriente
Varacao
Nashville
Davis
The
Prairie
Manzanillo
Guantanamo
Action Surprises Havana As US Warships Ordered In
A Brooklyn dispatch reports that two American warships were ordered to Havana. President Gomez and Secretary Ramirez declined comment. Cuban legation in Washington confirmed the move, with caution about the official notices. Unofficially, officials suggest Washington misread Saturday night events, noting one death and about a dozen injuries, fewer than in New York.
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New York Times
Havana
Gomez
Ramirez
Washington
Legation
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