Plans of Servian King Skupshtina to be elected
Geneva June 18 King Peter’s departure for Belgrade set for Monday evening with direct travel via Vienna. He attends a Te Deum at the Russian chapel and receives military praise. Belgrade reports say the Skupshtina will be dissolved and a new assembly elected under a modified constitution. Other notes discuss security, imperial telegrams, and possible palace use as a museum.
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Geneva
Peter
Belgrade
Vienna
Servia
Ikinge Peter
Tle
Skupshtina
Joseph
Asca
Alexander
Praga
Petersburg
Polixene Preschern
Gereva
Wonak
Obrenovitch
Czar affirms king of Servia after Belgrade revolt
The note from St Petersburg reports that after the Belgrade uprising Prince Peter Karageorgevitch was unanimously elected king of Servia and will rule as Peter I. Russia backs the election while urging prompt action to punish the criminals and restore order. All-Russia resumes diplomatic relations with Servia.
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Belgrade
Servia
Balkan States
Rusia
Kingdom of
Skupshtina
Peter Karageorgevitch
National Assembly
Peter T
Seion
Rascia
Peter
Rezicides
Belgrade Raiders and Czar's Conviction Reported
A Caplarcram correspondent for The Times reports that the Russian Messenger communique characterizes the Belgrade raiders as subject to exemplary punishment and suggests Prince Peter’s potential restoration as king would have little lasting value.
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TIMES
NEW York Times
Caplarcram
Ae Vieluia
Fiat
Vio
Belgrade
Peter
Littin
Secret police knew Serb royal murder plot in Belgrade
The Times correspondent reports that a foreign power’s secret police had long known of the plot to kill King Alexander and Queen Draga. An official connected to that police traveled from Sofia to Belgrade the night before the palace attack and left for Bulgaria the next day.
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Laxbox Bee
New
Acquaintance Claims Warning Sent to King Alexander
The Bulgarian associate said he sent a warning to King Alexander several weeks prior, detailing the alleged warning and its context.
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Alexander
Treaty Amended United States China Trade Pact Details
The ShanghaI Times correspondent reports approval by Chinese Commissioners of a revised Article IV. The clause abolishes native custom houses inland, retains port customs under Imperial Maritime Customs, and notes no fixes for provincial tax compensation though China asserts the right to levy non conflicting taxes. The Times suggests the American treaty offers freer transit of goods than the British while both foresee similar duty adjustments.
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Lenpon Times
New York Times
London
the Times
Peking
Imperial Maritime Customs Service
China
Japanese Press Sees Chinese Leaders Amid Illness and Talks
The Times reports from Peking that Saint Ching, president, is seriously ill and will meet the British chargé d affaires. Ku-Chao-Hsi, a deaf, inexperienced appointee, joins Foreign Office talks as Japan urges opening Mukden and Tatung to foreign trade amid a cautious Chinese response.
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London
TIMES
York Times
Peking
The
Saints Ching
Ku-Chao-Hsi
China
Mukden
Ta- Tung
British Ministry's Troubles Deepen Over Land Bill
London June 1 The Irish Land bill debate in Parliament is adjourned to June 23 with talks of a new Irish convention on Nationalist Party attitudes toward the measure. The government threatens withdrawal unless agreement is reached. Observers foresee two more years of Conservative Liberal government barring accidents. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman meets Liberals to discuss fiscal policy but risks a vote of censure remains unlikely. The liberal press notes Socialist gains in Germany as a reaction to protection and high bread prices, while Lord Hugh Cecil warns conservatives to heed that lesson.
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London
Daily Mail
House of Commons
Westminster
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Great Britain
Lord Hugh Cecil
M. P
Times
Bank of England Lowers Discount Rate to 3 Percent
The Bank of England in London on June 18 reduced the rate of discount from 3 1/4 to 3 percent. The weekly statement shows reserve up £1,175,000 and public deposits up £5,738,000 while circulation falls £168,000. Bullion and securities rise, notes reserve and government securities gain, and the reserve-to-liability ratio slips to 50.14 percent from 53.08 percent.
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London
Bank of England
Woolwich Arsenal Disaster Claims 14 Lives
London June 18 Fourteen men were killed thirteen injured and six missing after an explosion at the Lyddite factory in Woolwich Arsenal. The shell burst shattered the building roof and caused the interior collapse. Families gathered at the gates seeking news as officials worked amid “pathetic scenes.”
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Lyddite
London
Woolwich Arsenal
Great Arsenal
Liner Hohenzollern in a Collision at Sea
In Naples on June 18 the North German Lloyd liner Hohenzollern, en route from New York, sustained slight damage after colliding with the Dutch steamer Konig, which suffered no damage.
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Naples
Hohenzollern
Meisel
New York
Konig
De Plehve And The Finns In International Play
London and New York Times report that Finland a refugee issue sparks Russian maneuvering. De Plehve sought to claim exile Finns align with revolutionaries to pressure reform. A Paris contact was offered safe passage to St Petersburg but failed to prove the claim.
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London
the Times
Bobrikoff
Finland
St. Petersburg
M. Dé Plehve
M. de Plehve
Paris
Russia
M.’ de Plehve
Gen. Bobrikoff
Massacre of Jews Averted in Novgorod region
A Telegraph report from St Petersburg says rumors in Novgorod Syeversk spread that Jews would be exterminated on Coronation Day May 27. Jewish residents gathered in synagogues but police prevented massed mobs. Prince Galitzin and church priests attended the coronation ceremony to calm tensions.
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Berlin
Tageblatt
St. Petersburg
Novgorod Syeversk
Chernigoff
Kishineft
Prince Galitzin
US to press Russia over Kishinev massacre without signed petition
State Department has no official knowledge of the petition to the Czar as the B n ai B r i th Executive Committee did not sign it. It is broadly expected the United States will renew representations to Russia, since the massacre concerns Russian internal affairs.
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Washington
B'nai B'rith
State Department
United States
Russia
Rioting Report From Varasd Croatia
A dispatch from Agram reports serious rioting at Varasd in Croatia. Varasd is described as a royal free town on the Drave located about thirty six miles northeast of Agram with a population near 15 000.
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Budapest
Agram
Varasd
Croatia
Varasd, Or
Varasdin
S.a
the Drave
J Pierpont Morgan Sails for New York from Queenstown
June 18 J Pierpont Morgan sailed for New York on the Oceanic from Queenstown. Assisting him were J Bruce Ismay of the White Star Line and Henry Wilding, IMMC representative, who joined aboard and accompany him to New York.
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Queenstown
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Oceanic
J. Bruce ‘Ismay
White Star’ Line
Henry Wilding
International Mercantile Marine Company
Mr. Morgan
Reichstag Election Totals Released for Recent Vote
Berlin reports complete Reichstag results with party tallies and seat distribution. Officials released final counts showing party standings and regional outcomes across Germany.
Pope Receives Philippine Bishops in Private Audience
In Rome on June 18 the Pope met Bishop Z Rooker of Jaro and Bishop Dennis Dougherty of Nueva Segovia newly appointed to the Philippine dioceses. He expressed confidence their work, with Archbishop Guidi, will aid the church and pacification in the islands.
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Rome
Z. Rooker
Jaro
Philippine Islands
Dennis J. Dougherty
Nueva Segovia
Philippines
Guidi
Woman Laments Theft Of Rubber Plant
Mrs Frances Bird of 56 West Thirty-fifth Street reported to Tenderloin Station that a Yale door lock wire and her rubber plant were stolen last night. The six foot plant, valued at 150 pounds, had been a companion for five years, and she said she raised it like a baby. She criticized local police efficiency in her neighborhood.
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Frances Bird
West Thirty-fifth Street
Runaway Horse Scatters Mail on Westchester Road
A horse hitched to a mail wagon ran away on Fort Schuyler Road in Westchester at 3 P M scattering mail along the highway. Mail carrier John T Hunt watched the pony bolt past Main and Westchester Avenues as a crowd gathered and the bags opened, scattering letters for about half a mile before workers recovered them. Thomas Malone, a trolley inspector, captured the horse after the wagon split.
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Westchester
John T. Hunt
Fort Schuyler Road
Main
Westchester Avenues
Thomas Malone
Shamrock NT In Dry Dock Forecasts Deep Fin Rival Details
The two Shamrocks were drydocked at Erie Basin early yesterday with crews cleaning hulls by 7:30. Shamrock NT shows a convex forefoot and deeper fin, resembling Columbia more than prior Shamrocks, and is predicted to be faster in moderate winds though not in heavy seas.
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Erie Basin
Boston
Shamrock S
Challenger
Columbia
E. D D. Morgan
W. Butler Duncan
Constitution
Newberry D. Thorne
Herbert C. Leeds
Reliance
Newbury D. Lawton
New York Yacht Club
A. Connack
Robert Bacon
Irving Cox
Henry J. Glelow
W. Starling Burgess
John Hyslop
Shamrock L
Shamrock SI
Shamrock 1
Shamrock ST
Herreshoff
Shamrock
Weymouth
Fife
Reliance Races Today After Topmast Repair
The Reliance, which lost its topmast after starting a race with Constitution and Columbia off Larchmont, finished repairs at Jacob's yard City Island yesterday afternoon. A new spar was shipped from Bristol and the yacht was towed to New Rochelle in time for a special noon race on the Sound against Constitution and Columbia.
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Constitution
Columbia
Larchmont
Jacob's Yard
City Island
Bristol
New Rochelle
Sunbeam
Indian Harbor
American Yachts Reach Foreign Ports
Aztec the American steam yacht owned by Albert C Burrage of Boston arrives at Valletta Malta. Margarita chartered to James F H Smith of New York arrives at Stockholm Sweden.
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Valetta
Malta
Albert C. Burrage
Boston
Stockholm
Sweden
Margarita
James FH. Smith
New York
Shamrock Horseshoe for Sir Thomas Lipton at Queenstown
Irish admirers aboard the Oceanic at Queenstown presented Sir Thomas Lipton with a Shamrock horseshoe prior to the steamship Oceanic’s departure for New York. The event occurred on June 18 as the vessel prepared to sail.
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Queenstown
White Star Line
Oceanic
New York
Sir Thomas Lipton
Wagner Debuts as Promising Player in New York Tennis Tourney
Miss Wagner, making her first appearance among top players, defeated Miss Handy by default and then beat Miss Edith H. White in three sets at the New York Lawn Tennis Club event. Other results include Miss Homans advancing to the finals and Theodore Roosevelt Pell dominating in both singles and doubles.
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New York
Miss Wagner
S. J. Handy
Staten Island Ladies’ Club
Edith H. White
Staten Island
Helen Iomans
Anna M. Risch
Miss Coe
Frederick Rex
Pell
Harry Torrance
Miss M. Wuagner
Central Park Lawn Tennis Association
Miles S. J. Handy
New York Lawn Tennis Association
Margaret Johnson
M. Wagner
Central. Park Lawn Tennis Association
E. H. White
New York Lawn Tennis Club
Robert le Roy
Chester P. Rice
F. Ve. Walsh
G. A. L.dionne
West Side Tennis Club
H. Torrence
Tenafly Tennis Club
C. Galway
H. Torrance
Theodore Roosevelt Pell
Tenafly
West Side
Tenis Club
One Hundred
Seventeenth Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Oviedio M. Bostwick
Hackett
Bostwick
Oviedlo
M. Bostwick
Harold H. Hackett
Nineteen Horses Set for American Derby at Washington Park
Chicago reports the field for the American Derby at Washington Park is expanding as race day nears. Savable remains the 2 to 1 favorite while Bonnie Burr, a 200 to 1 long shot owned by W H Sayre, is suddenly named a certain starter after being shipped from Cincinnati. The full list of horses and odds follows.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Savable
Bonnie Burr
W. H. Sayre
Cincinnati
California Yearlings Fetch High Prices at Fassig Tipton Sale
Haggin California bred yearlings led bids at Sheepshead Bay with top prices of 15000 for a bay colt by Golden Garter Pearl V. A chestnut colt by Watercress Rosetta sold for 13000, while Watercress Sabina went for 5000. multiple bay fillys and colts by Norfolk Watercress Sir Modred and Star Ruby netted thousands. Breeder Sydney Paget fields a strong Haggin stable in racing this season.
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California
J. B. Haggin
Rancho Dél Paso
Fassig-Tipton
Sheepshead Bay
J. Kneale
Golden Garter
Pearl V
Watercress-Rosetta
Sydney Paget
Haggin Farms
Watercress-Sabina
Norfolk
Fly
St. Gallen- Ottawin
Gwondaroe
CNR
Waterere
Virgil
G. L. Richardson
Rousseau- Parthenia
Ben Os Sa
Sir Modred
Pas Seul
Turco
Aeroor da Aa Oan Ciiesoia Colne
Ben 'Ali
Uren
Quadrant
Mar- Ccr
Watercress
Red Rose
Lan- Cube
Os Alee Ead
Star -Ruby
Daretin
Hy EB
Rowell
Star Ruby Rosemary
Joe Daniels
Watatet Ress
Hasette
Joe
Hovaker
Sporadic Breeding Notes From Fresno-Royal Auction
A fragmented listing mentions a Pert Chestnut colt by Colonel Wheeler and a Watercress Sabrina by Nor ere. The notes reference a Bay velt by Montana Sadness and a Peace Chestnut filly by Rubiton Seraphim with Em Peror of Norfolk lineage, credited to S Pager.
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Colonel- Wheeler-Auralia
Watercress
Sabrina
Nor- Ere
Spa
Oro
Marines
Tyrant
S. Paget
Montana-Sadness
Rubiton-Seraphim
Em- Peror
Norfolk
S. Pager
Five Teens Nabbed After Tremont Van Hideout Suspected
Tremont police detec tives arrested five youths ages sixteen to eighteen at a Marmion Avenue moving van site. Neighbors had complained of shouting and pistol fire near a shed at the Tremont address. Each boy yielded a revolver. one carried an insurance policy. Names listed as Edward Kelley Otto Roessler Joseph Fisher Jacob Gramblich Frederic Gerasin. addresses given were false.
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Tremont
Polh
Edward Kelley
Otto Roessler
Joséph Fiser
Jacob Gramblich
Frederic Gerasin
Free Milk Stations in Brooklyn for Summer Dispensing
The Brooklyn Children's Aid Society opens summer pasteurized milk distribution for ill poor children. Those with physician recommendations may pick up milk at stations on Main Street near Fulton 174 Johnson Street 78 Schermerhorn Street Sackett Street 139 Van Brunt Street 4 Van Brunt Street 15 Fifteenth Street 660 Fulton Street 28 Howard Avenue 1 Marcy Avenue 490 Lorimer Street Johnson Avenue 85 Java Street and 11 Memorial Hospital St Mark's and Classi Avenues.
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Brooklyn Children's Aid Society
Main Street
Fulton
Johson Street
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Sackett Street
van Brunt Street
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Fulton Street
Howard Avenue
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Lorimer Street
Johnson Avenue
Java Street
Memorial Hospital
St. Mark's
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