Civil Government to Be Established in Philippines
Washington June 20 Civil Govern ment will be established in the Philippine Islands on July 4 Judge William H Taft will be designated as Civil Governor He will remain at the head of the Philippine Commission which is to b continued The order creating him Civil Governor will be issued by the President through the Secre tary of War Further details regarding the new Gov ernment are yet to be worked out The Fourth of July is not selected with a view of having an extraordinary inau guration of the new Government but sim ply because that is the great American holi day and is deemed by the Administration a good day upon which to locate what is believed to be an auspicious event in the history of the Philippines It is probable that members of the Philip pine Commission will have charge of the different departments of the Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Philippine Islands
William H. Taft
Philippine Commission
Secre
Tary
Philippines
Cleveland
Hanna
Foraker
Ohio
House of Representatives
Republican Party
United States
McKinley
St. Louis
Express Company
Frank G. Benedict
Wabash
St. Oe
Omaha
John Keller
Barker
Beach Street
Arlington
Thomas G. Barker
Mr. Bareker
Mr. Barker
van Winkle
Erwin
Bla M. Sanders
Eliza M. Sands
Keller
Cuban Suffrage Plan Faces Resistance at Convention
In Havana on June 20 the Conservative faction in the Cuban Constitutional Convention pressures the Electoral Commission to oppose universal suffrage. The majority backs universal suffrage, contending it is embedded in the Constitution. The commission aims to complete its work by July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Electoral Commission
Who Has Cuban Bonds Revealed in U S Inquiry
Washington reports investigation into Cuban insurrection bonds shows inability to determine total outstanding debt. It reveals New York interests planned to fund the Cuba junta with hundreds of thousands of dollars at a loss of about ten dollars in cash for each ten in bonds to be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cuba
United States
New York
Town Against Railroad Over Smallpox Car Blockade
Special to The New York Times. In Parkerburg West Virginia the West Virginia and Pittsburg Railroad faced a smallpox outbreak among workers. A boxed car holding patients was moved after a five hour delay when a west bound passenger train was seized and wheels chained. Health officer McKinney insisted on moving the car before release. Negotiations by wire continued as townspeople pressed for action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkersburg
West Va
West Virginia and
Pittsburg
Burnsville
McKinney
Lane
Tariff and Trusts: Livingston Opposes DNC Chief
Washington June 20 Representative L F Livingston of Georgia opposes Chairman Jones arguing tariff and trusts will dominate next Congressional campaign. He says East GOP leaders avoid tariff discussion while Western Republicans need tariff modification to win, urging a direct, issue driven campaign to engage the people on concrete matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
L. F. Livingston
Georgia
Jones
Democratic National Committee
Republican Party
East
Livingston
Congress
National Democratic Committee
Industrial Commission
Poland Poland Poland natural spring water advert appears
The clippings list assorted newspaper sections and a travel ad noting Poland Poland Poland and a natural spring water claim. It mentions a Thousand Islands train schedule change and dinner served in the car on the trip, with a prior departure at 9:30 P. M. and leaves at 6:25 P. M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thousand Islands
Granda Station
Protection and tariffs spark trust debate over remedies
The speaker argues protection creates trusts and low foreign prices anger consumers. He notes tariff discussion will show how protection enables trust sales abroad and supports proposed Babcock remedy to place trust-made goods on the free list, with supporters growing daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston
Congress
Alaska boundary arbitration proposal discussed by Laurier
Montreal June 20 Sir Wilfrid Laurier was asked about bringing Russia in to arbitrate the Alaska boundary dispute He said no proposal had reached him yet but his government would consider it when presented The issue centers on whether Russia as arbitrator would hinder or aid access to evidence held in St Petersburg and Laurier declined to discuss the point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Russia
Alaska
Wilfrid Laurier
Wilfrid
Joint High Commission
Great Britain
United States
St. Petersburg
Charles Langelieu
Laurier
Capehart Faces Probe Over Government Report Sales
A. S. Capehart, US officer at the Paris Exposition, sent circulars offering to sell six volumes of the Government report at 20 dollars per set. He claims cost is only about five dollars per set, though the scheme raises concerns of improper use of a public report and profit from official work.
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Washington
United States
A. S. Capehart
Capehart
Capt? Hart
Congress
Legation
Senate
House
Library of Congress
Republicans Nominate City Officials in Philadelphia
Republican conventions in Philadelphia nominate District Attorney John Weaver and a full slate for Common Pleas Court No. 5 judges J Willis Martin and Robert Ralston, Controller John M. Walton, Recorder of Deeds W S Ware, Clerk Henry Brooks, and tax board picks Alexander Colville and John E Hanifen. An independent ticket led by P F Rothermel is planned, while Rothermel and John Virdin face renomination defeats.
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Philadelphia
John Weaver
Court of Common Pleas
J. Willis Martin
Robert Ralston
John M. Walton
W. S. Ware
Henry Brooks
Board of Revision of
Alexander Colville
John E. Hanifen
Harrisburg
P. F. Rothermel
Rothermel
Republican Party
John Virdin
Recorder of Deeds
Ashbridge
Will Prosecute Faith Christ Case In Death Probe
The St Louis Health Department investigates the death of Mrs Caterine Krite from gastroenteritis under Christian Science treatment. Deputy Coroner Fitzsimmons and Assistant Health Commissioner Francis pursue action against George W Barrett who signed the death certificate, aiming to bring him to Police Court for trial and a heavy fine. The exhumation of the body is considered, despite hardship for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Health Department
Caterine Krite
George W. Barrett
Fitzsimmons
Francis
Barrett
Christian Science
Cassini and Hay discuss tariff talks with no new developments
Washington reports a half hour conference between Russian Ambassador Count Cassini and Secretary Hay on tariff issues. The talks yielded no new developments, with Cassini reiterating Russia’s move carried no political aim. Italian Chargé d Affaires Corignani di Novoli also spoke with Hay on tariff matters. Italian officials note no Italian sugar entered the United States last year in connection with the differential duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Count Cassini
Hay
Russia
Europe
Signor
Corignani di Novoli
United States
Severe Storm Damages Wayne County Areas
A severe electrical wind and rain storm swept Wayne County during the afternoon, with heavy downpours along Lake Ontario. Widespread damage reported as water flooding and ice washing damaged roads sewers failed to drain floodwaters and telephonic communication was cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyons
N. Y
Wayne County
Lake Ontario
Ile Wei
Purest natural spring water in the world
Advertises anthracite coal only for Erie Railroad locomotives hauling passenger trains after June 22. Also notes ideal summer climate in Vermont and references A. W. Ecclestone as passenger agent at 385 Broadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Railroad
Vermont
A. W. ‘Ecclestone
Hanna Pleads for Harmony at Ohio Republican Convention
Cleveland June 20 Harmony prevailed at the Republican county convention with Senator Hanna on the platform urging unity. He urged supporting McKinley, backing the party to a larger majority, and redistricting Ohio to influence Congress. Nominations were split evenly between factions.
Bryan Backing Hanna for 1904 Republican Nomination
Chicago June 20 William J Bryan told Chicago reporters he favors Mark Hanna as the Republican candidate for president in 1904 hoping the party will nominate him. He declined to discuss a Democratic candidate saying it is too early and that he has twenty years of work ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Men Today
Mark Hanna
Bryan
The New Third Party Emerges in the West
Washington reporters note the dawning of a new party in the West within a year of Bryan’s Kansas City nomination, greeted by Democratic politicians with far less respect than a similar forecast would have drawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West
W. J. Bryan
Kansas City
Saratoga Limited Season of 1901 Launch Schedule
The famous New York Central train begins its limited season with the initial trip on Saturday June 22 at 1 50 P M and runs every Saturday thereafter. On all other weekdays the schedule shows a 3 20 P M departure. All Pullman parlor cars including an observation car are provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
New York Central
New York
Pennsy TV Railroad praised for speed and security
An advertisement touts the Pennsy TV Railroad as speedy and secure for use by careful men, emphasizing reliability and efficiency in transport or communication services.
MEN BEHIND THE MOVEMENT DISCUSSED BY STONE
Kansas City dispatch reports William J. Stone vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee and Missouri national committeeman dismissing the allied third party movement as a collection of disgruntled political figures. He warned that Lee Merriwether in St Louis would threaten Missouri with a convention to affirm the party platform, and argued that gold standard Democrats seeking control would be turned down.
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Kansas City
William J. Stone
Democratic National Committee
Missouri
Lee Merriwether
St. Louis
Governor Voorhees Defends Democracy At Rutgers Dinner
Rutgers alumni gathering in New Brunswick hears Gov Foster Voorhees rebut claims of democracy waning. Hasbrouck criticizes Supreme Court rulings on U S possessions and warns of constitutional stretch. Voorhees argues will of the people strong, cites Philippine policy and historic voices. Students and alumni applaud the governor's defense.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Gilbert D. Hasbrouck
New York
Foster M. Voorhees
New Jersey
Rutgers College Alumni Association
Hasbrouck
Supreme Court
United States
Gov. Voorhees
John Marshall
Woman Jumped From Moving Train Near Henryville
Miss Susan B. Spring of New York, 60, wealthy and unmarried, jumped from a Delaware Lackawanna and Western train near Henryville while en route to Dansville Sanitarium. She suffered serious injuries, was found unconscious, and taken to Stroudsburg for care. Her companion nurse Miss J L Hammon accompanied her. motive cited as temporary insanity after recent family sorrow.
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Stroudsburg
Penn
Susan B. Spring
New York
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
Henryville
Miss Spring
East Thirty-sixth Street
Dansville
N. Y
J. L. Hamman
Miss Hammon
Pocono Mountain
Woman Sues for 30000 Damages Over Shocked Telephone
Miss May Schultz sues the Chicago Telephone Company in Superior Court for 30000 alleging permanent facial injuries from a strong electrical shock received while holding a receiver on April 23, 1899. The injury reportedly blackened her face and damaged the left ear bones, with surgery revealing dead bone tissue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
May Schultz
Chicago Telephone Company
Jerome Angered by Gamblers Sentence in East Fourteenth raid
Justice Jerome angrily denounced Judge Foster's ten day sentences for four gamblers arrested in a raid on a gambling house at 111 East Fourteenth Street last April. He cited hidden safes, a $7,400 check to Frank Farrell, and links to Cullen's address as part of a broader investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Warren W. Foster
East Fourteenth Street
Thomas Morrell
West Forty-seventh Street
George Black
West Shore
Eleventh Avenue
Charles Edwards
Bronx
Robert Williams
East
John Doe
Farrell
Frank Farrell
John D
Andrank Farrell
Cullen
West Ninth Street
New York
Poster
Committee of Fifteen
Foster
Two men sentenced for city craps game raid
Harris Dennis and James A. Cross pleaded guilty before Judge Cowing to participating in a crap game. They were sentenced yesterday to thirty days in City Prison after being caught in a police raid at 91 East One Hundred and Third Street.
Thieves Steal a Safe Near Toledo River
Fishermen two miles south of Toledo discover a large iron safe bearing the Pacific Express Company name. The door shows signs of being battered with a hammer, suggesting a bold daytime theft along the riverbank.
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Toledo
Ohio
Pacific Express Company
Express Trains to Atlantic City Schedules Noted
Express trains via New Jersey Central depart Liberty Street at 9 40 A M and 3 40 P M with South Ferry five minutes earlier arriving Atlantic City at 12 50 P M and 6 40 P M adv.
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Atlantic City
New Jersey Central
Liberty Street
South Ferry
Fatal Storm Sweeps Indiana Killing Several
A severe storm across Indiana last night caused three deaths and multiple injuries from lightning. crops and homes suffered heavy damage across towns including Monticello and Greentown, with total losses reaching tens of thousands of dollars. Muncie reports a massive hailstorm ruining crops and threatening many farmers with around 75,000 dollars in losses.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Bert Hathaway
Monticello
Grace Larkin
Starvey Larkin
Riley
Ira Smith
Youngstown
James Langdon
Kokomo
James Parsons
Marion
First Presbyterian
Rowan
Greentown
Roachdale
Roachdale News
Hathaway
Hartford City
Muncie
Ind
Delaware
Lightning strikes Standard Oil tank in Wood County oil field
A severe electrical storm struck a thirty-five thousand barrel oil tank in the Wood County oil field owned by Standard Oil Company. The tank burned for hours, causing about forty thousand dollars in losses.
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Toledo
Ohio
Wood County
Standard Oil Company
Greatest find of relics from Royal Savage sunk in 1776
J G Falcon, a Chicago diver, uncovered three gun carriages and about thirty cannon balls from the Royal Savage, Benedict Arnold's 1776 schooner, in thirty feet of water near Burlington. Two carriages go to the Smithsonian, one to the city, with plans for further dives and hopes of locating cannon, treasure, and Arnold’s private papers.
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Burlington
J. G. Falcon
Chicago
Lake Champlain
Royal Savage
Benedict Arnold
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Falcon
Shirtwaists Allowed in Court to Ease Heat
In Judge Horatio D Wood's circuit court trial for election fraud, jurors were allowed to remove coats and wear shirtwaists as heat relief. The judge announced the rule would hold during the heated term, noting comfortable jurors are less likely to convict. Attorneys and witnesses did not adopt the rule.
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ST. Louis
John O’brien
Horatio D. Wood
Circuit Court of the Criminal Division
Wood
Are Wood
Guffey well at Sour Lake bursts into oil gusher
Sour Lake Texas June 20 The Guffey Petroleum Company well blew its cap at 5 PM sending heavy oil about forty feet into the air. The spectacle drew crowds from a nearby hotel as observers watched the gusher in plain sight. The oil reportedly matches Beaumont quality.
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Sour Lakhe
Texas
Guffey Petroleum Company
Beaumont
First bale of 1901 cotton baled in Alice Texas
The first bale of the 1901 cotton crop is being baled in Alice Texas and will depart by express to Houston tomorrow. It is claimed to break the world record for early cotton by four days.
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Alice
Texas
Houston
Tennessee Bars Woman Lawyers
The Tennessee State Supreme Court sitting in Jackson decided that a woman cannot practice law in Tennessee. The ruling was issued during a session in Memphis on June 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
State Supreme Court
Jackson
Just a Day's Journey Between New York and Chicago Ad
Promotion for travel aboard the Pennsylvania Railroad touts fast service between New York and Chicago. Electric signals and automatic switches are highlighted as safeguards.
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New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Veracity questioned as Barker trial nears verdict
The Barker case in Hudson County Court in Jersey City wraps testimony with jurors expected to decide if Thomas G. Barker assaulted Rev. John Keller after a dispute over his wife. Keller denied any impropriety and stood firm against claims of a relationship.
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Thomas G. Barker
Blair
Hudson County Court
Jersey City
John Keller
Arlington
Barker
New Jersey
Secret of Strength and digestion claim ad
An old advertisement asserts perfect digestion as the secret of strength both mental and physical. It promotes JOHANN HOFE’S products as aids to digestion, claiming they sharpen the brain, firm the muscles, and keep the body pure.
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Johann Hoff
Johann Hofe
Ady
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