President Roosevelt considers treaty with Cuba in coming session
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt moving toward a Cuban reciprocity treaty but delaying any push until after Congress adjourns. Administration senators reject a hurried tactic to force a vote and fault Aldrich leadership amid beet sugar opposition.
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New York Times
Washington
Rooosevelt
Senate
Trump
Congress
Allison
Randes
Senator Platt
Connecticut
Senator Aldrich
Mr. Aldrich
Mr. Platt
Alrich
Thurber
Teller
I. B. Thurber
Aldrich
Cuba
Amnesty for Filipinos in new War Department proclamation
Washington reports a broad amnesty proclamation for Filipinos is being prepared by Secretary Root and General Corbin. It may be issued on July Fourth but could be delayed due to complex questions including whether Guam prisoners will be included. The measure is expected to cover most soldiers in the field.
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Washington
War Department
Root
Gen. Corbin
Guam
Philippines
West Point cadets increase sparks House debate
Washington June 21. In a House Military Affairs session Chairman Hull opened the conference report on the Military Academy Appropriation bill. Debates focused on a Senate proposed rise in West Point cadets with Mann and Hay opposing further growth and questioning a larger standing army. Clayton cited rising army costs from 25 million to 125 million yearly. Hull and Parker defended the conference report.
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Washington
Hlouse
Hull
Committee On Military Affairs
Conference
Military Academy
Hay
Clayton
Ala
Mann
West Point
Senate
Gunnery Specialist Class Formed at Fort Monroe
A gunnery specialists class will be formed at Fort Monroe around Oct 20. It includes one first class gunner from the coach artillery district in the United States, one from Porto Rico, and one from Hawaii, totaling 21 members.
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Washington
United States
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Fort Mon-roe
Agreement on Sundry Civil Bill Report
In the House Mr. Cannon of Illinois presented the conference report on the Sundry Civil bill. He said the agreement was only partial as $4,053,000 of the Senate additions were approved, while $1,283,000 remained in controversy. The report passed without division.
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Washington
House
Cannon
Senate
Secretary Moody Leads Recreation Trip Down Potomac
Secretary of the Navy Moody, Speaker Henderson, and Representatives Gillette and Metcalfe departed Washington on the Sylph for a leisure cruise down the Potomac. They plan to return Monday morning.
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Moody
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Henderson
Gillette
Metcalfe
Potomac
Gilman Settlement Announced and Denied
Lawyer William Pinkney Hamilton says a settlement was signed by all heirs to the $3,000,000 Gilman estate, with division planned by Christmas. Mrs. Helen Potts Hall, long claimant, was reportedly left out, though Hall attorney Edward S. Hatch disputes the report as untrue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Potts Hall
William Pinkney Hamilton
Union Street
Brooklyn
George Francis Gilman
Black Rock
Conn
Hamilton
Caroline Seamon
President Street
Helen G. Tuttle
Milwaukee
Olivia Drew
Lynn
Mass
Alfred Gilman
Manhattan
William Watson. Gilman
Gilman
Haskins Separation Suit Discontinued by Supreme Court
Justice Truax signed an order in the Supreme Court discontinuing the separation suit of Mrs. Mary R. Haskins against her husband Harry C. Haskins with consent from both sides. The couple, tied to Ambassador Runyon’s Berlin era, married in 1889 and separated after disputes in New York in 1901 at the Waldorf Astoria. Alimony had been set at 40 dollars weekly. appeal claimed securities and income. Mr. Haskins, now manager for Hatch & Co., is listed at 30 Broad Street.
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Justice Truax
Supreme Court
Mary R. Haskins
Harry C. Haskins
Weeks
Battle & Marshall
Haskins
John C. F. Gardiner
Ambassador Runyon
United States
Berlin
Cleveland
Henry C. Haskins
Charles H. Haskins
Buffalo
Elberon
N. Y
Alexander. von Reuter
New York
Anager
Hatch & Co
Broad Street
Ten Hour Law Challenge Sparks Street Car Strike
The legality of the ten hour law is disputed in a U S Circuit Court action seeking a temporary injunction to bar the Attorney General from enforcing the measure. Thomas Martin of Chelsea Mass, a Woonsocket Street Railway stockholder, is petitioner. Judge Goll will hear arguments Saturday.
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Providence
R. I
United States Circuit Court
Thomas Martin
Chelsea
Mass
Woonsocket Street Railway
Stearne
Goll
Troops Withdrawn From Pawtucket As Riots Subside
Pawtucket Rhode Island reports the third order to withdraw part of the on duty force suppressing street railway strike riots. A cavalry troop and the machine gun battery left for home with no disorder reported. District court sentences include ninety days for two men who assaulted a motor man and a $20 fine for a boy who discharged a revolver.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Central Falls
Co operative Medical Treatment Outlook Highlighted
In Lewiston Maine Dr George Walvin founder of the Emergency Hospital Boston described a plan at a national Co operatives meeting. Families would pay five dollars per year to receive all medical treatment and nurses aid through cooperative medical care.
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Co-operative Medical Treatment
Lewiston
National Conference of Co-Workers’ Fraternity of
Boston
Co-operative Association of America
George Walvin
Oston
Philippine Debate Highlights U S Civil Government Bill
In the House debate on the Philippine Civil Government bill, lawmakers clash over retention and costs. Reeves argues retention benefits both nations and cites open door policy in Asia, while Maddox questions Root's war costs. McClellan defends the army amid praise for soldiers.
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Washington
Reeves
Philippines
United States
Orient
East
McKinley
Asia
Maddox
Spain
Secretary Root
Root
Tie
Bramwell
Ohio
Dinsmore
Ark
Gen. Wood
Cuba
McClellan
N. Y
Thayer
Mass
Palmer
Penn
Conry
Roosevelt
Snodgrass
Dem
Texas
Currier
Rep
N. H
Green
Pope’s health excellent says Cardinal Martinelli
Cardinal Martinelli reports from Rome that the Pope is in excellent health and looks younger and more active in Washington. He notes no word on a successor as Apostolic Delegate and mentions Mgr Sbaretti awaiting further orders while in Washington during Philippines talks.
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Washington
Cardinal Martinelli
Rome
Martinelli
Rampolla
Mer. Sbaretti
Vatican
Philippines
Manila
Mgr. Sbaretti
Gov. Taft
Marine officers meet with Secretary Moody at Navy Dept
Major Littleton W. T. Waller of the United States Marine Corps and Brig. Gen. Heywood visited the Navy Department in Washington on June 21 and conferred with Secretary Moody. The talks touched on business matters and included remarks praising the Marines and their leadership.
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Waller
Moody
Washington
Littleton W.T. Waller
United States Marine Corps
Heywood
Marine Corps
Navy Department
Secret Moody
Waler
Rotary
Indictment Expected For Census Bureau Official Barrows
The Grand Jury has agreed on an indictment of H. A. Barrows former Disbursing Officer of the Census Bureau arrested for a funds shortage. The indictment has not been returned yet and a trial is planned for next Autumn.
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Washington
H. A. Barrows
Census Bureau
Plans for a Negro college in New Jersey
The New Jersey State Board of Education, holding 85000 dollars to establish a negro school, studies Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee methods to follow his plans for a new Northern university amid about 70000 local black residents.
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New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
State Board of Education
Booker T. Washington
Tuskegee
Ala
Northern University
Denver cruiser Denver launched in heavy rain
The armored cruiser Denver was successfully launched at the Neafie Levy shipyard in Philadelphia with Miss Roberta M. Wright christening the vessel. Rain delayed the ceremony but cheers rang out as the ship slid into the Delaware River amid navy officers and civic leaders.
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Philadelphia
Colorado
New York
Denver
Neafie & Levy
Roberta M. Wright
Wright
Seddinger
Miss Wright
United States Navy
Delaware River
Escaping Prisoner Grether Caught After Flight
Belvidere New Jersey June 21 Charles Grether, who escaped from Stroudsburg jail where he was held as a murderer, was captured after his companion Bennie Aiello was seized in Manunkachunk. Grether was tracked along Pequest Creek to Butter's Bridge and McMurtrie's mill area where Mrs. Shay identified him and two men near a raceway held him. He claimed they were fired at during flight and aimed to raise funds to appeal his case. He said he walked out and avoided returning without papers. Sheriff Mervine urged a return without documents, but Grether refused.
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Belvidere
N. J
Charles Grether
Stroudsburg
Penn
Bennie Aiello
Grether
Manunkachunk
Pequest
Butter’s Bridge
Helvidere
McMurtrie’s Mill
Frank Shay
Mervine
Ship Monkbarns Rescues Crew From Four Day Fire
The British ship Monkbarns arriving from Liverpool after 149 days faced a cargo fire that started February 21. Cap. McNeeley and crew fought flames for four days by cutting deck holes and hosing water, discarding most of the forward hold cargo, which included oakum felt and chemicals, to save the hull.
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San Francisco
Liverpool
McNeeley
Adee Returns From Foreign Tour After Health Trip
Assistant Secretary of State Alvey A. Adee recounts his voyage home aboard the St. Paul. He notes weather was poor but highlights interest in the Rochambeau statue celebration and U S relief efforts for Martinique disaster. He praises American citizenship pride sparked by relief measures and recalls excitement in French provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alvey A. Adee
St. Paul
Martinique
United States
France
Court blocks Three-Cent Fare Street Railway plan in Cleveland
The Circuit Court granted a perpetual injunction against the Three-Cent Fare Street Railway, ruling the City Council ordinance for seventeen proposed lines, totaling seventy-five miles, and the franchise for thirteen miles across three routes invalid. It also struck municipal ownership and arbitration clauses as unreasonable. Mayor Johnson backs revising franchises and resuming the project.
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Cleveland
Circuit Court
Johnson
Naval Academy receives mast for wireless station
The Standish returned from Norfolk with the mast for a wireless telegraphy station to be erected at the Naval Academy. The pole will be placed at the Physics and Chemistry Building as part of the Navy cadets cruise coverage.
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Annapolis Naval Academy
Baltimore
Naval Academy
Standish
Annapolis
Indiana
Chesapeake
Naval Cadets
Norfolk
Wireless Telegraphy Demonstrated At Naval Cadet Center
A 170 foot mast supports a sending and receiving station in the building. Prof. Terry has rigged a wireless telegraphy apparatus to send signals across the creek to the Naval Cemetery and to bay vessels. He uses it to instruct cadets and demonstrate its uses and principles.
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Terry
Secret Convent Wedding in New Rochelle
In New Rochelle New York Miss Marie S Weisman and Gustave Barthon of Fordham wed at Ursuline Convent with about forty guests present. The ceremony was kept secret with guarded grounds and no admissions until all guests departed. The bride's aunt Sister Aloysius is a nun.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Ursuline Convent
Marie S. Weisman
Gustave Barthon
Fordham
Aebride
Aloysius
Final session of electrical engineers meet in Great Barrington
The American Institute of Electrical Engineers wrapped up its convention in Great Barrington Mass with a final session on The Education of an Electrical Engineer. President Steinmetz gave the principal address and speakers included Dr Samuel Sheldon Prof R E Owens Prof Wiliam Esty Harold W Buck and E B Raymond.
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Great Barrington
Mass
American Institute of Electrical Engineers
Steinmetz
Samuel Sheldon
The
Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn
R. E. Owens
McGill University
Montreal
Wiliam Esty
Lehigh_ University
Harold W. Buck
Niagara Falls
E. B. Raymond
Schenectady, N. Y
Fires Report From Yesterday Across City Blocks
From midnight Friday to midnight Saturday eleven incidents reported. Names include A M Hoffman at 34th Street and pei Avenue with damage, Daniel Landrigan at 423 West Fifty second Street with $2000, Raphael Kiser at 81 Walker Street with $300, Sanger ee at 445 P M 9 Walker Street with $500, H B Shepard at 154 Third Avenue with $200, Edward D Palmer at 15 West Sixty eighth Street with $1000.
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A. M
Thirty-fourth Street
Pei Avenue
T. Hoffman
West Fifty-second Street
Daniel Landrigan
Walker Street
Raphael Kiser
Sangeree
Third Avenue
H. B. Shepard
Qaeiaae
West Sixty-eighth Street
Edward D. Palmer
Newport Bank in Newport Closed After Cashier Shot Self
Anthony S. Sherman the Merchants Bank cashier who shot himself Thursday remained in critical condition Friday morning. The bank closed its doors yesterday amid financial troubles. Gov. Kimball appointed State Auditor Charles C. Gray and accountant Charles E. Blake to investigate the bank, with a report to the Supreme Court after stockholders requested the inquiry.
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Newport
R. L
Anthony S. Sherman
Sherman
Merchants’ Bank
Gov. Kimball
Charles C. Gray
Charles E. Blake
Merchants’ Bank of Newport
Supreme Court
Seventy-first Regiment Drenched at State Camp
State Camp News from Peekskill reports the Seventy-first Regiment faced a wet day as they left Lenox Lyceum and marched two miles to a plateau. Col. Bates hosts about six hundred, with the First Battery preparing two days of target practice and the fourteenth leaving camp. Camp Roe will command the site for the week.
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Peekskill
Lenox Lyceum
Roa Hook
Bates
Camp Roe
Col. Britton
Tumbridge
Laimbeer
Roe
Dur
Moonlight Camp Excursion Drenched by Heavy Rain
The General Slocum docked at Roa Hook at 5 pm carrying about a thousand Chautauqua Union members bound for a moonlight excursion. They walked to camp and stayed until 8 pm as tents remained wet and an outdoor service was planned if skies clear. The Rev Edgar Tilton Jr will preach. Muddy streets and rain soaked the camp.
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Edgar Tilton, Jr
Second Collegiate Reformed Church
Harlem
Slocum
Roa Hook Dock
Chautauqua Union of New York
Royal Arcanum Event Postponed at Gravesend Beach
Storm delays Royal Arcanum celebration at Ulmer Park Gravesend Beach. Event postponed to tomorrow night with the same programme plus fireworks by the Pain Company, music and dancing, and a dinner served 5 PM to midnight. Tickets from yesterday honored on Monday.
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Royal Arcanum
Ulmer Park
Gravesend Beach
The
Pain Company
Coal Heaver Buried in Pocket Tragedy at Brooklyn Rail Yard
John Clark a 30 year old coal heaver at the Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company Ninth Street and Gowanus Canal fell into a coal pocket yesterday afternoon. He was buried under several tons of coal and suffocated before rescue could reach him.
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Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad Company
Ninth Street
Gowanus Canal
John Clark
Silk Mill Planned for Ogdensburg by Manhattan Silk
Ogdensburg Improvement Company contracts for a silk mill to be used by the Manhattan Silk Company operating as Oswegatchie Manufacturing Company. Buildings priced at 25500 dollars with 400 workers to be employed.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
Ogdensburg Improvement Company
Manhattan Silk Company of New York
Oswegatchie Manufacturing Company
The
Silk Company
Eddy Electric Plant Sold at Windsor Auction
The Eddy Electric Company of Windsor was sold by order of the Superior Court in Hartford. Hindell Parson of New York bid the winning $35,000 price.
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Eddy Electric
Hartford
Conn
Eddy Electric Company of
Windsor
Superior Court
Hindell Parson
New York
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Joseph Burnett
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