Ten Pages of News With Financial Review and Whispers
Foreign and domestic items fill the page. Desperate Chinese positions at Tien-Tsin with superior guns and allied casualties including the Barfleur’s commander and four Americans. Reports from Peking of flames, Admiral Seymour possibly engaged, Remey dispatched to Taku, and secret military prep in Washington. Kumassi relief advance resumes amid 2000 natives opposing. An Amazon queen alleged to lead rebels. Italian Cabinet formed with one ministerial exception. U.S. chargé d’affaires demands settlement from the Porte. Also: fatal train collision near Green Bay. Cedar Rapids axe killings. John H. Ker sunk off Delaware. Yale president Hadley’s address. Porto Rico trade totals. Major Schaeffer death by suicide. Boer envoys buoyed by U.S. support. charter revisions proposed. 5000 singers planned for National Saengerfest in Brooklyn.
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Tien-Tsin
Barfleur
Peking
Seymour
Remey
Taku
Manila
Washington
Kumassi
United States
Constantinople
Porte
Navy Department
Kempff
Che-Foo
Waller
Tien- Tsin
Secretary of the Navy
Brooklyn
Admiral Remey
Asiatic Squadron
Crowninshield
Secretary Long
China
MacArthur
Admiral Kempff
Oregon
Hongkong
Zafiro
Manilla
Army
Navy
Adjt
Corbin
White House
Church
Gen. Corbin
Gen
Berlin
Baron von Ketteler
Conger
Long
Hingham
Mass
Hackett
Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers
The column lists hotel arrivals and visitors from outside the city along with notes on recent purchases by out-of-town buyers. It highlights transient activity, lodging trends, and potential shifts in local commerce reflected by guest demographics and buying power.
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Marine Intelligence and Foreign Mails
Drowned Friends Bissell and Longbottom Lose Lives in Hudson
In Yonkers on June 24 Harry P. Bissell and Clifford Longbottom, sons of prominent families, drowned in the Hudson near Jersey shore after their canoe capsized. Both worked at City National Bank. Bissell belonged to Yonkers Canoe Club, Longbottom could not swim. Frederick Peene and F. M. Berry aided but rescued none.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Harry P. Bissell
Clifford Longbottom
Hudson
Jersey Shore
Bissell
Longbottom
City National Bank
F. M. Berry
Fishing Schooner John H Ker Sunk After Collision
The fishing schooner John H Ker was struck amidships by the steamship Hamilton off the Delaware coast near the Northeast End Lightship. The Ker sank in minutes with all hands rescued. Capt Redmond and 15 crew aboard the Hamilton were saved and sent to New York aboard Jamestown. The Ker, built in 1889, carried bluefish to Fulton Market and measured about 90 by 20 feet. The Hamilton sustained only minor bow paint damage.
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Norfolk
Hamilton
Old Dominion Line
New York
Doaz
Delaware
John H. Ker
Redmond
Ker
Paris Ghost Mystery May Be Ventriloquist Act
Cries heard nightly in a Paris neighborhood may come from a ventriloquist. Police examined the haunted house but found no source for the child’s cries. Officials still believe a skilled prankster is behind the long running disturbance.
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NEW York Times
Paris
New 26 Hour Train to Chicago Via Penn RR Leaves NY
The Pennsylvania Railroad advertises a 26 hour daily train from New York at 1 55 P M departing West 23d Street station to Chicago. The service promises faster travel with streamlined schedules and regular departures.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Train Washout Disaster Kills 35 Near McDonough Georgia
A Southern Railway passenger train ran into a washout north of McDonough and burned. All but the Pullman sleeper perished, with 35 dead including conductor W A Barclay and many crew members. Rescue efforts gathered bodies as flames raged and waters swirled. survivors described a sudden crash and rapid submersion in floodwater.
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Atlanta
Macon
Southern Railway
McDonough
Barclay
William A
Bennett
W. W
Brantley
John
White
Byrd
Edward
Colored
Cressman
H. R
Pullman
Ellis
W. O
Bridgeman
Stockbridge
Florida
J. R
Nashville
Flourney
George W
Green
Will
Griffith
D. Y
Henson
Elder
Hightower
D. C
Hunnicutt
J. H
Lawrence
W. R
Maddox
T. E
Morrissett
W. L
W. W. Spark
Pate
W J
Mary B. Merritt
Clara Alden
Boston
Mass
E. Schriner
E. T. Mack
Chattanooga
Tenn
J. J. Quinlan
Flagman
T. C. Carter
Pullman Porter
Handy Tomlinson
Columbus
Camp’s Creek
Ocmulgee
Chicago and Return Fare via Lackawanna Railroad
Chicago and Return tickets offered for $17 with travel on June 25 or 26 and return by July 4. Adv. prices advertised.
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Chicago
Lackawanna Railroad
Adv
Railroad Tragedy in Georgia Unearths Bridge Failure
A. Gordon Jones of Southern Railway describes a fatal junction derailment near Macon caused by a brutal rainstorm washing out masonry under a trestle. Fireman and crew acted heroically, with Quinlin rejoining the station to report the wreck. Bridge reconstruction and piling shortages delayed service, but rapid aid followed.
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Macon
A. Gordon Jones
The
Southern Railway
Johnstown
Griffith
Wlagman
Quinlin
McDonough
Eight Die In Northbound Train Collision Near Green Bay
A Chicago and Northwestern excursion train bound for Saengerfest collided with a freight train at De Pere, five miles south of Green Bay, at 10:15 AM. Eight killed, one missing, thirty four injured. Most serious injuries included multiple leg breaks among Fond du Lac residents. Engines damaged. freight crew fault cited for failure to yield right of way.
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Green Bay
Wis
Chicago and Northwestern
de Pere
Here
Edward Ruckie
Lawrence Plank
Fond du Lac
George L. Lloyd
Eden
Charles Mierswa
Matt Korcher
Burt Ives
Oshkosh
Adam Weber
Ashland
Edward Lawson
Neenah
Edward Carr
Jean Carr
B. Frettling
William Kauffman
Thomas Lamb
Joseph Landerman
H. Lloyd
Herman Ross
Frederick Warner
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Lady Randolph Churchill to Wed in London Quietly
London report says Lady Randolph Churchill will marry Lieut. George Cornwallis West of the Scots Guards in a quiet London ceremony on Wednesday. The notice appears in the London press with an advertising insert for the Day Line Steamers.
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Lady Randolph Churchill
London
George Cornwallis West
The
Scots Guards
Harvard Stroke Hurts Harvard Captain Higginson
Harvard crew loses stroke oar and captain Higginson after a baseball mishap at quarters. Fibula fracture keeps him from Thursday Yale race as Storrow considers replacements Harding or Bullard while Bancroft moves to the four oared shell. Yale sympathizes and peers prepare for the race.
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New London
F. L. Higginson
Harvard
Yale
Higginson
Storrow
Darling
Benedict
Wesleyan
C. Higginson
Bostion
Somerset Club
Boston
Eli
Saltonstall
Schweepee
Bancroft
Red Top
Yale Launch
Pequot House
Gale’s Ferry
Auchincloss
Yale Four
Ithaca talk of river race and finest event
The speaker insists on joining the race, noting the suggestion to stay home if no chance to win. He lies about being eager only to witness fast boaters, and predicts that next Saturday will offer the finest race ever seen on this river or elsewhere.
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Ithaca
America Wakes Bio War Preparations Declared Magnitude
War preparations in the United States are described as of great magnitude amid ongoing tensions. Four American Marines were killed at Tien-Tsin, with officials revealing the event amid escalating global conflict rhetoric.
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America
Wisconsin crews test rough water in Poughkeepsie rowing day
In Poughkeepsie June 24 the Wisconsin varsity and freshman crews faced heavy seas as ebb tide and southwest wind hindered practice. The varsity shell shipped water and the eight had to bail. Pennsylvanians and Cornell crews joined the day with coaching notes from Edward Hanlan and Courtney.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Wisconsins
O’dea
Yale
Harvard
Cornell
Columbia
Edward Hanlan
Highland
Wisconsin
Bellevue Villa
Courtney
Krum Elbow
Pennsylvania
Associated Press
England
Roosevelt aide delivers riot act letter to Senator Platt
Col. W J Youngs and Amos Knapp, Roosevelt secretary and messenger, visited the Fifth Avenue Hotel with a letter to Sen. Platt about Gen. Greene. Greene may be passed over for County Committee presidency. Quigg’s resignation likely. Platt declined comment and no confirmation of meetings was given.
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W. J. Youngs
Gov. Roosevelt
Amos Knapp
Fifth Avenue
Mr. Knapp
Roosevelt
Senator Platt
Col. Youngs
Gen. Greene
Quigg
National
Gibbs
Adirondacks
Platt
Carnegie Hall
Allied Troops in Peril at Tien-Tsin Amid Chinese Advance
Alarm spreads as the foreign relief force and troops at Tien-Tsin face desperate Chinese resistance. The Barfleur's commander is among the slain, and Peking is reportedly aflame. Indirect reports say Admiral Seymour's column is tied between Tien-Tsin and Peking, while southern provinces show signs of rising against foreigners.
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Seymour
Tien-Tsin
Peking
China
U S Demands Immediate Indemnity Settlement From Ottoman Govt
In Constantinople Lloyd C Griscom United States Chargé d Affaires delivered a fresh note to the Ottoman government urging immediate settlement of indemnity claims for American losses during the Armenian massacres. The note, while strong, is not an ultimatum and cites Washingtons resolve to pursue the matter to a settlement.
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Constantinople
Lloyd C. Griscom
United States
Washington
NAT GOODWIN ESCAPE MISHAP DELAYS HELENA ENGAGEMENT
Butte June 24 Nat Goodwin suffered a morphine overdose and was briefly comatose before improving. A doctor administered a hypodermic and baths and massages were used to revive him. A planned special train to Helena was canceled as he could not be moved.
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New York Times
Butte
Mon
Nat Goowin
Goodwin
Helena
Appleton
Roosevelt Keeps Public Away at Oyster Bay Home
Governor Roosevelt spent June 24 at his Oyster Bay house with only intimate friends, inviting no public contact. He avoided public business, sailed on the Sound, rested at home, and Private Secretary Youngs held a brief conference before leaving for Albany.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Roosevelt
Youngs
Albany
Wisconsin’s Payne Aims to Keep Roosevelt in West
Henry C. Payne national committeeman from Wisconsin visits the Waldorf Astoria and plans to reach Oyster Bay to urge Gov Roosevelt to prolong his stay in the West. He believes Roosevelt can mobilize strong support by stumping the Far West before and after the Rough Riders reunion in Oklahoma.
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Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
Waldorf- Astoria
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
West
Mr. Payne
Rough Riders
Oklaoma
Japanese Laborers Attacked Along Great Northern Line
June 24 report from Helena notes rising tension over Japanese section hands on Montana's Great Northern line. A deputy guarded workers after a mob attacked at Wolf Creek and windows were broken in the station. Fifteen foremen quit over working with Japanese laborers amid language and wage disputes.
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Helena
Mon
Great Northern
Montana
Wolf Creek
Craig
Powder shipment carried by Federal tug to Jersey City docks
Freight at Erie Railroad docks Jersey City on Saturday included three large cars of powder from Connecticut. The powder was brought by a Wells Fargo Express Company tug and guarded by U.S. soldiers. The commanding officer said it would be sent to China via San Francisco.
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Erie Railroad
Jersey City
Connecticut
Wells- Fargo Express Company
United States
China
San Francisco
No Delay at Grand Central Station Advertises Through Trains
At Grand Central Station an hourly through train service to the West by New York Central Lines is advertised. Two-cent mileage tickets are valid on each of them.
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Grand Central Station
New York Central
Fourth of July Tours at Half Rates to Great Lakes and Montreal
Rail ads announce Fourth of July tours via New York Central at half rates to Niagara Falls Thousand Islands St. Lawrence River Adirondack Mountains Montreal and Quebec Tickets valid from three to ten days Details and pamphlet from ticket agents or G H Daniels G P A New York
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New York Central
Niagara Falls
Thousand Islands
St. Lawrence River
Adirondack Mountains
Montreal
Quebec
G. H. Daniels
New York
Court orders split of Short Line Construction assets
Vice Chancellor Stevens has ordered that the assets of the Short Line Construction Company be divided among stockholders. The assets total about $200,000. The company built the Unadilla Valley Railroad in New York State, was incorporated in 1892, and had its charter revoked three years ago for non payment of state tax.
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Newark
N. J
Stevens
Short Line Construction Company
New York State
Only Hours to St. Louis No Extra Fare
The notice advertises the Pennsylvania Limited train service with a morning departure from New York to St. Louis and no extra fare. It emphasizes convenient timing and a direct route for travelers.
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St. Louis
Pennsylvania
New York
Situation at Tien-Tsin as allied forces retreat
Shanghai dispatches report a defeat of allied forces at Tien-Tsin. Chinese troops in Chi Li province include 60,000 auxiliaries drilled by Russian and German officers. Casualties for the relief force reach about 300. Captain Beatty and Lieutenant Wright wounded. News notes large scale hostilities, Japanese relief efforts at Taku, and growing Boxer movement across northern China.
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London
Shanghai
Tien-Tsin
Hillebrandt
Taku
Tien- Tsin
Japan
Chi-Li
Admiralty
Che-Foo
Tienco
Beatty
Lieu
Wright
Daily Express
Orlando
Cee
The
Daily Mail
China
Peking
Yuan Shi-Kai
Shan-Tung
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Financial Review
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Old Dominion Steamship
Hadley
Porto Rico
C. M. Schaeffer
United States Army
New Prague
Minn
Havre
Central City Committee
Citizens’ Union
Charter Revision Commission
Dominion Line
Atlanta, Ga
Quinlan
W. A. Barclay
Georgia Midland
Gulf Moe
Jesse L. Rohr
Baltimore
Kimball House
Flagman Quinlin
Rohr
Jones
Northern Gateway
Capt. Higginson
Rines
Greene
Peril
Empire
Canton
the Porte
Nat Goodwin
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