Secretary Hay Speaks at a Buffalo Banquet
Secretary of State Hay honored at Pan American Exposition dinner in Statler Hotel with 1000 covers. He praised the Western hemisphere unity and envisioned future conferences in Mexico City, while Gen Miles and officials toured the Exposition and planned Flag Day ceremonies with Hobson and Senator Platt among expected attendees.
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Buffalo
Hay
National Editorial Association
Statler
Buchanan
Henry Clay
Seward
Evarts
Douglass
Blaine
Mac
City
Mexico
Arctic
Antarctic
Aew
Alaska
Cape Horn
Nelson A. Wiles
Miles
Col. Whiting
Water Gate
Symons
Richmond P. Hobson
Senator Platt
Dewey
Geh. Miles
Capt
Hobson
Tom L Johnson denies governor nomination
Hamilton Ohio June 13 The Daily Democot publishes a dispatch denying Tom L Johnson will accept any Democratic nomination for Governor. Cleveland June 13 Johnson says there is no truth to the statements and would refuse to serve if elected asserting he will not break his mayoral contract with Cleveland for two more years.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Keene Gives Half Oaks Purse to Prince of Wales Hospital
London June 13 Foxhall Keene donated 2650 pounds to the Prince of Wales Hospital Fund. The sum represents one half of the Oaks purse and marks Keene’s public charity contribution.
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London
Foxhall Keene
Prince of Wales's Hospital Fund
Insurance notice promotes burglar and theft protection policy
Before closing your residence for the Summer you should secure protection from burglars thieves servants or employees with a policy from The States Fidelity Guaranty Company. Cash capital 1,500,000 resources rate.
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Fidelity & Guaranty Company
Bate
Keene Trustees to Distribute Oaks Stakes Abroad
After Cap and Bells II won the Oaks at the Epsom meeting Foxhall Keene announced a plan to gift and divide the Oaks stakes. James R. Keene would distribute half of the stakes in America and Foxhall Keene would distribute the other half in England.
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Cap and Bells II
England
Foxhall Keene
James R. Keene
America
Will provides for Trinidad Cuba public library
The will of Mary B. Carret of Medford filed today directs a public library be established in Trinidad Cuba named the Joseph Carret Library in memory of her father. One third of the income is to fund French language books on science art literature and music after expenses for rooms and care.
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Boston
Mass
Mary B. Carret
Medford
Trinidad
Cuba
Joseph Carret
Testatrix
Missing Brooklyn Man Identified After Eighteen Years
Oliver H. Ferris, once a prosperous Brooklyn businessman, was identified by his sister in Eastern District Hospital Brooklyn as having died of apoplexy Tuesday. He disappeared from home eighteen years ago after a Yale University graduate career in business and railroading left him ruined. The sister Miss C. H. Ferris of 414 Lenox Avenue and Major H. A. Ferris, counsel for the Salvation Army, were notified by the Brooklyn Coroners' Office.
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Oliver H. Ferris
Eastern District Hospital
Brooklyn
Ferris
C. H. Ferris
Lenox Avenue
H. A. Ferris
Salvation Army
Driggs Avenue
Pennsylvania Railroad
Yale University
Vandergrift Post Office Grows Fast With Steel Boom
The Vandergrift Pennsylvania Post Office, created five years ago after petition, will advance from third to second class on July 1. An assistant postmaster and a $400 clerk will be added to the $500 clerk already employed as receipts reach $2,400 in the last two months, driven by local steel industry growth.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Pennsylvania
Vandergrift
Westmoreland County
Penn
Wabash Plans Pittsburg Extension Amid Local Resistance
Wabash Railroad vice president Robert Ramsey Jr orders bids for a Pittsburg line connecting with Wheeling and Lake Erie. Estimated cost ranges from 6 to 7 million dollars. The Select Council opposes the entrance, delaying ordinances for right of way, while the company proceeds with land purchases and bridge abutments across the Monongahela River. Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania systems have opposed the project.
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Pittsburg
Penn
Robert Ramsey, Jr
Wabash Railroad
James W. Patterson
Alfred P. Bolles
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Walsh
Ramsey
Monongahela River
Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Mrs McKinley Improving at White House
Dr Rixey lingered at the White House over two hours and reported Mrs McKinley showing steady improvement. She had a comfortable day and rested well tonight sitting up in a rolling chair. The President can spend more time in his office and plans for removal to Canton remain under consideration.
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Washington
Rixey
White House
Cuba on the Platt amendment sparks mixed warnings
Washington observers report Representative Hepburn and senators react to Cuba’s acceptance of the Platt amendments. They predict potential Cuban conflict within a year, urge careful US troop withdrawal, and call for orderly elections under a U.S. backed framework while acknowledging ongoing supervision and future independence.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
War Department
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
Unitetates
Florida
Philippines
Cockrell
Burrows
Platt
Republic of
Elkins
American iron abroad questioned by Birmingham paper
The U S Consul at Birmingham England reports local complaints about the quality of American iron. He notes claims that American iron lacks tensile strength and uniformity, and says such charges lead to reluctance abroad to pay for shipments free on board from American points.
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Washington
United States
Birmingham
England
State Department
New York
Navy scandal over Crowninshield insult to rank remains debated
Washington reports recount Rear Admiral Crowninshield challenging Assistant Secretary Hackett over a perceived insult to his rank. Hackett planned a graduation ceremony at Annapolis without Crowninshield. Crowninshield withdrew, angering Academy cadets as parchments were handed by Hackett.
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Crowninshield
Hackett
New York Times
Washington
Naval Academy
Wainwright
Ackett
Secreot
Long
Annapolis
Admiral Crowninshield
Mr. Hackett
Amiral Crowninshield
Will Be Judge in the Philippines
Paul W. Linebarger of Chicago was named a United States Judge to serve in the Philippines. Born in Warren Illinois in 1869 he studied law in Paris and Heidelberg before practicing in Chicago. He served as a cavalry lieutenant in the Spanish War and is fluent in Spanish.
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Chicago
Paul W. Linebarger
United States
Philippines
Linebarger
Warren, Ill
Northwestern
Lake Forest
Paris
Heidelberg University
New Train to Buffalo From Grand Central
New York Central to place in service an entirely new daylight train to Buffalo leaving Grand Central at 9:20 A M arriving Buffalo at 9:20 P M The service offers a daylight ride along the Hudson River and Mohawk Valley to Buffalo.
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Buffalo
New York Central
Grand Central Station
Hudson River
Mohawk Valley
Sunday Brooklyn Eagle Resort Directory Preview
Free with Sundays Brooklyn Eagle June 16. A 72 page summer and winter illustrated resort directory features nearly 4 000 hotels and inns. Includes Buffalo area Argo complete listings and trolley and water routes to resorts. Adv.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Buffalo
New York
Standing protest letter to Secretary Long on repeated offense
A figure states his case in a letter to Secretary Long and asks it be placed on records as a standing protest against a repeated offense. It is understood that no action is required by the Secretary.
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Long
Special Meeting on Tariff Legislation Called by Philadelphia Club
The Manufacturers' Club board in Philadelphia calls a special meeting for next Monday to discuss tariff legislation. They oppose revival of tariff agitation and urge that any tariff changes be handled by a non-partisan tariff commission rather than politicized.
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Philadelphia
Manufacturers’ Club
National Association of Manufacturers
Detroit
Industrial Commission
No Loss in Russian Trade Despite Sugar Duty, Treasury Says
Treasury notes Russia continues to buy U S goods amid new sugar duty. Data show Russia imported US goods worth 1.59 million in ten months to April 1899 and 7.13 million in ten months to April 1901, with April 1901 figures rising after Russia's retaliatory duties began in March.
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New York Times
Washington
Treasury Department
St. Petersburg
New York
United States
Russia
Germany
France
England
Nicaragua Canal Debate Dominates Southern Industrial Session
The third day of the Southern Industrial Convention featured heated talks on the Nicaragua Canal and its delay. Speakers from New Orleans to Pittsburg urged early construction while debating river and harbor policy and industrial education for race development. Gen. W. W. H. Davis presented a captured Confederate flag to South Carolina delegates.
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Philadelphia
Southern Industrial Convention
Nicaragua
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Memphis
Shreveport
St. Louis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Louisville
Cincinnati
Wheeling
Pittsburg
Nicaragua Canal
Sewall C. Cobb
Pensacola
Fla
Far East
America
Costa Rica
United States of America
Eee River
S. A. ‘Thompson
Webb M. Samuels
James M. Greer
H. Clay Evans
W. H. Cownell
Agricultural and Mechanical Couees of
Normal
Ala
W. W. H. Davis
Doylestown
Penn
South Carolina
Kearsarge Fire at Target Practice Frights Newport Residents
Kearsarge fired its full battery including a new twelve inch breech-loading rifle while offshore from Newport Rhode Island at Bailey's Beach causing many cottagers to rush from their homes believing an earthquake had struck. Women fled their sleeping quarters in a state of alarm as the ship conducted early morning target practice.
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Newport
R. I
Cliffe
Kearsarge
Bailey's Beach
Haste to Get Rich and the Brainiest Bid
An isolated garbled passage hints at a feature on wealth pursuit and mental prowess. The fragment mentions Ann Hoff and a Textract concept connected to a meal, implying a human profile or advertisement note without clear, verifiable details.
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Ann | Hoff
Independent Democracy Executive Committee Meets in City
The Executive Committee of the Independent Democracy met at the Astor House to elect delegates for anti Tammany conferences. Samuel Greenbaum and John P. Kelly were chosen as delegates with Samuel H. Ordway and Simon C. Noot as alternates. The group vows no current endorsements and aims to form a new Democratic organization opposing Tammany Hall. A permanent headquarters committee was formed and the organization plans aggressive enrollment and anti Tammany ticket readiness.
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The
Independent Democracy
Astor House
Citizens’ Union anti-Tammany Conference
Samuel Greenbaum
John P. Kelly
Messrs
Samuel H. Ordway
Simon C. Noot
Mark M. Schlesinger
George T. Hanning
Adolph Speigel
M. Hanlon
Egerton
Tammany Hall
New York
Democrats
Pblic
Nixon declines as mayoral rumor shifts to convention
Lewis Nixon says he is not a candidate and too old to accept or decline a nomination until offered. He notes the Democratic sway will wait for the convention to name a candidate. John B. Sexton characterizes Nixon as a very young man with much to learn about politics.
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Tammany
Lewis Nixon
John B. Sexton
Committee of Five
Tragedy at Montreal Society Leader's Home
Mrs. J. J. Redpath, noted Montreal society figure, is dead after a bullet incident at her Sherbrooke Street home. Her son Clifford Redpath lies at Royal Victoria Hospital in critical condition with a bullet wound in the head. The event, spoken of as suicide attempt by Mrs. Redpath during a moment of derangement, left the household shaken.
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Montreal
J. J. Redpath
Sherbrooke Street
Clifford Redpath
Royal Victoria Hospital
Commander Tilley Robbed In San Francisco Assault
Lieutenant Commander B F Tilley US Navy governor of the American Samoan Islands was attacked by two men on the waterfront. They took his gold watch chain and about $25 after knocking him unconscious before fleeing. He returned to his hotel and planned to start for the East tomorrow.
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San Francisco
B. F. Tilley
United States Navy
Samoan Islands
Tilley
Bago Pago
New York Press Association Opens Convention in Buffalo
President William Kline presides at Statler's Hotel to start the annual meeting in Buffalo. Speakers include Daniel D. Frisbie on Editorials and Charles B. Skinner on The Newspaper as an Educator, with J. L. McArthur on Press and People. The program lists officers and committee members.
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Buffalo
William Kline
New York Press Association
Statler
Daniel D. Frisbie
Charles B. Skinner
J. L. McArthur
Convention Adopts Report and Adjourns Unanimously
The convention adopted the report unanimously and then adjourned. Joseph A. Farrell, James H. Potts, and representatives from McHenry, Chittenango Times, Albany Times-Union, and Troy Times were noted in coverage. The event reflected broad press participation across multiple papers.
Corn King Proposes Government Buy and Storage Plan
At the West Hotel in Minneapolis on June 13, George H. Phillips aka Corn King urged the Government to tax the farmer a cent a bushel on corn and use the funds to build elevators for storing a hundred million bushels. He claimed the world would pay 40 cents Chicago basis and lenders would provide 30 cents to cover surplus.
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Minneapolis
National Farmers’ Alliance
George H. Phillips
Chicago
West Hotel
Florida oil boom erupts near Marion County findings
Jacksonville reports a major oil strike in the Withlacoochee region near Ocala. Albertus Vogt coordinates discovery with options on at least 500000 acres as businessmen speculate for potential gushers. Two prominent figures clashed over options amid rising excitement.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Marion County
Albertus Vogt
Ocala
Withlacoochee
South Florida
Woman Politician Marries In Progressive Union
Miss Belle A. Norman, a noted female politician and suffragist in St. Louis, married attorney H S Kronck. The couple advocate independence and equal rights in political expression, with Kronck affirming his wife may think and act freely on public questions.
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ST. Louis
Belle A. Norman
H .S. Kronck
Chemical
Bse
Sloss-Sheld\ufeff Steel Advances Plant Upgrades in Birmingham
Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company presses ahead with plant improvements at North Birmingham furnace conversion to basic pig iron. Six of seven furnaces are in blast as Birmingham plans indicate an early steel mill. Robert Jemison to become president of consolidated company absorbing local utilities. directors include Col A M Shook and N E Barker among others.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sloss
Sheffield Steel and Iron Company
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company
North
Robert Jemison
Consolidated Company
H. M. Atkinson
Atlanta
J. K. Newman
New Orleans
Gordon Abbott
Old Colony Trust Company
Boston
Col. A. M. Shook
Nathaniel Baxter, Jr
G. B. McCormack
Tennessee Coal, Tron and Railroad Company
N. E. Barker
First National Bank
Clarke and partners secure Ensley site for steel hoop plant
Birmingham reports F L Clarke and associates who recently took over Helena Rolling Mill plan a steel hoop and wrought steel pipe facility at Ensley. The two plants will be run by the same management, with Clarke formerly of the American Sheet Steel plant in Pittsburgh and not tied to any trust corporations.
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Birmingham
Ala
F. L. Clarke
Fire destroys Royal Match Factory in Clifton Township
Passaic New Jersey June 13 The Royal Match Factory in Clifton Township was wrecked by a fast moving fire followed by a dozen blasts from a boiler and other explosions. Firemen faced extreme heat as they battled the flames. damage estimated at 25000 dollars with no injuries. Fire.origin traced to chemical explosion.
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Passaic
N.J
Royal Match Factory
Clifton Township
Ex-Gov Pingree III Ill in London Cable Report
A cable reported ex Michigan governor Hazen Pingree III is ill in London. Ed win Hollister Low of Low's Tourist Agency received the message and forwarded it to Pingree's Detroit family, noting officials do not see the illness as serious.
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Michigan
Hazen ’. Pingree
London
Edwin Hollister Low
Low
Detroit
Mich
Summer Reading Number from The New York Times Saturday Review
A special summer reading issue of The New York Times Saturday Review will be issued tomorrow. One hundred books from the past year and a half are selected. The issue will be enlarged for the occasion with varied reading matter beyond the feature. Order in advance from your newsdealer.
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New York Times Saturday Review
York Times Saturday Review
Wanamaker Proposes 2.5 Million For City Franchises
Ex-Postmaster General John Wanamaker writes to Mayor Ashbridge offering 2.5 million dollars for the powers and franchises of fourteen rapid transit ordinances. He urges a veto to block a free gift to private interests and notes expected court battles over the ordinances. Wanamaker deposits 250,000 as good faith and warns of public plunder if the city gifts the rights. The letter is delivered amid Mint dedication ceremonies and public controversy grows.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Quay-Ashbridge
Samuel H. Ashbridge
Wanamaker
Treasuries
Ashbridge
Quay
Penrose
Senator Quays Revenge Sparks Philadelphia Transit Fight
Philadelphia struggles over rapid transit franchises as Senator M. L. Quay orchestrates a sweep of charters and ordinances to back A L Johnson schemes against Union Traction. Wide controversy grows as city councils push through tracks and underground routes under top directive.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Rapid Transit
M. L. Quay
P. A. B. Widener
Albert L. Johnson
Union Traction Lines
Widener-Elkins- Dolan Syndicate
Johnson
Union Traction Company
Widener and Elkins
Europe
Senate
Pennsylvania
Henry George
Harrisburg
Quay-Ashbridge-Oliver- Feederer
A. L. Johnson
Traction Company
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