France Resolute on Morocco Policy Says Interior Minister
Paris reports by Paris correspondent note that France will not submit Moroccan engagements to any conference and will negotiate with Germany only within the bounds of Anglo French entente and Franco Spanish conventions. The outlook remains unsettled with implications for Europe balance of power after the German Emperor's Tangier visit.
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France
Morocco
Germany
Tangier
Europe
England
Paris
France Faces Envy and Jealousy Over Expansion
In Troyes today Interior Minister Etienne warned France remains a target as it extends frontiers and spreads ideas abroad. He urged national unity under the army to prove wisdom, dignity, and pursue justice and prosperity. Paris chatter speculates on German replies to the Moroccan note. Berlin reports Chancellor von Bülow met French envoy Bihourd amid heated press discussion.
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Troyes
France
M. Etienne
Interior
Berlin
von Biilow
M. Bihourd
Germany
Rouvier
National Zeitung
Boy's body recovered after night search at reservoir
Eight-year-old Edward Robinson sank while playing near Mount Prospect Reservoir in Brooklyn on Saturday. Police boats dragged the basin through the night as water intake was shut off early morning, and at 10 o'clock the body surfaced and was taken to his home at 170 Spencer Street.
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Brooklyn
Edward Robinson
Mount Prospect
Edward
Spencer Street
Prospect Park
Eastern Parkway
Flatbush Avenue
Ridgewood
Gift to Champe Andrews by New York Lodge Elks
The New York Lodge No. 1 Elks presented a silver testimonial to Champe S. Andrews, their three year president, valued above $2,000. The gift included two chests of silver. one tea and coffee service and a 400 piece service set. Andrews gave the secretary J Fagan a gold mounted fountain pen, the Tyler John McGowan a gold badge, and long-standing members Dominick Leonard and John P. Hogan gold cuff buttons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Lodge
No. 1
Elks
Champe S. Andrews
John McGowan
Dominick Leonard
John P. Hogan
Minister Swenson and Family Return on United States
Last night the United States liner from Copenhagen carried Lesuritz S. Swenson United States Minister to Denmark, with his wife and two daughters aboard. The steamer is expected to reach her pier this morning.
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United States
Copenhagen
Leuritz S. Swenson
Lnited
Denmark
Six Stokers Arrested Over Smuggled Sweaters From Liner St Paul
Six stokers of the American liner St Paul were arrested by customs officers for attempting to smuggle 200 blue woolen sweaters into the country. They were caught as they left the pier with bags. deputies and night inspectors made the arrests. Each man had a dozen sweaters, with the rest found in the St Pauls forecastle. The men were jailed at Church Street Police Station and to be arraigned before United States Commissioner Shields.
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St. Paul
Raczkiewicz
Nevins, Adams
Thoms
Giberson
Church Street
United States
Shields
Girl Pleads For Deserter From Governors Island Army
Edward Van Wettering of the Eighth United States Infantry was arrested on Governors Island for desertion. A well dressed young woman, weeping, begged the Sergeant to release him as he was brought to Tremont Police Station. A reward of 25 dollars accompanies deserters. The man claimed the woman was his girl and refused to name her.
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Edward van Wettering
Eighth United States Infantry
Governors Island
Webster Avenue
Bronx
Tremont
van Wettering
von Wettering
Death of James Arthur Hughes After Fight at Saloon
Mercer Street police and Coroner Scholer investigate the death of James Arthur Hughes who died May 6 after a skull fracture from a fight in a Bleecker Street saloon on April 14. Charles Gibson faced a homicide suspension in Jefferson Market Court. inquest planned Friday. Hughes, a steamfitter, roomed at 33 Clarkson Street.
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Mercer Street
Scholer
James Arthur Hughes
L. M. Hughes
West One Hundred and Forty-fifth Street
Bleecker and Sullivan Streets
Bremen and
Fitzgerald
Charles Gibson
First Avenue
Baker
Jefferson Market Court
Hughes
Clarkson Street
Bleecker Street
Model City Tenements Meeting At Ludlow Street
A College Settlement held at 188 Ludlow Street on a Wednesday evening to discuss model municipal tenements based on a plan from the Christian Workingmen's Institute. Alexander S Law led the agiation and will present the proposal to rally settlement workers and other supporters.
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College
Ludlow Street
Christian Workingmen’s Institute
Alexander S Law
Raid on commission firm in Newark ends in arrests
Post Office Inspectors Cortelyou and Gibbons aided by Detectives Sergis Carroll and Corbally raided 19 Ferry Street tied to J. B. Williams & Co. commission merchants arresting men named J. B. Williams Frank P. Wilson and John Poser. Luke Gallagher and Mrs J B Williams were also arrested. Swindling charges and use of the mails for illegal purposes alleged. operations said to extend across the eastern U.S.
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New York. Times
Newark
N.J
Post
Cortelyou and Gibbons
Sergis
Carroll and Corbally
Ferry Street
J. B. Williams & Co
J. B. Williams
Frank P. Wilson
John Poser
Luke Gallagher
James Street
Chinatown Drill Omitted After Heat Felt At Meeting
About 200 Chinatown residents visited the Chinese Reform Association at 9 Mott Street for a drill that was canceled due to warmth. An Executive Local Committee meeting was convened by Soy Kee as rumors swirled of Gov Higgin’s investigation into drill organization. Kang Yu Wei, the Chinese reform leader, is slated to visit Chinatown tomorrow.
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Chinatown
Chinese Reform Association
Mott Street
Singleton
McAdoo
Gov. Higgins
Kang Yu Wei
Fire service on Staten Island expands as new volunteers join
The North Shore fire companies on Staten Island are collecting funds from new members who joined before last spring. Richmond Hook and Ladder Company rose from thirteen to over four hundred volunteers, each paying 13.50 for election, while Engine 9 gained about two hundred new members paying 10 each. The aim is veteran status. The shift from a volunteer to a paid system was planned for July 1 but now likely mid August, with talk of delaying until volunteer rolls are cleaned.
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North Shore Fire Companies
Staten Island
Richmond Hook and Ladder Company
Engine 9
Lost and Found Advertisement in The Times
A small classified notice from The Times in New York invites readers to submit lost and found advertisements. It notes a 10 cent cost per line for the 7 word line, appealing to the large NYC readership of about a hundred thousand daily readers.
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New York City
THE
Times Daily
Adv
Russian Peace Envoys Named to President Planning Meeting Date
Washington reports dictating names of Russian peace plenipotentiaries and soon Japanese envoys. Cassini to sail July 11 and proceed to Oyster Bay to present letters of recall. Russia signals possible August meeting in Washington with armistice doubt. Meyer's diplomacy cited.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Meyer
St. Petersburg
Count Cassini
New York
Baron Rosen
Oyster Bay
Sagamore Hill
Nicholas
Japanese Consul Recalled to Attend Peace Talks in Washington
The Morning Post Bangkok dispatch reports M. Otaghiri, the Japanese Consul in Shanghai, has been recalled and will depart Tuesday to join peace plenipotentiaries in Washington. A Moji cipher notes Russians fortify Vladivostok and strip the Ussuri district for supplies amid famine. General Linivitch orders strict liquor abstinence with severe penalties.
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London
Morning Post
Shanghai
M. Otaghiri
Washington
Daily Telegraph
Moji
Japan
Vladivostok
Ussuri
Linevitch
Russian Consulate at Genoa Stoned
A hostile demonstration in Genoa last night at the Russian Consulate erupted with cries against the Czar and shattered windows. Police dispersed the mob and restored order in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genoa
Japanese Army Claims Victory In Manchuria Hills
Tokyo reports that on June 22 Japanese forces attacked enemy positions in Manchuria, taking hills to the west after stiff resistance and repelling a northern breakthrough. A turning movement from the northeast cut off retreat, leaving about 3,000 enemy troops and several guns dead or captured, with 50 corpses on the field. Japanese losses were described as insignificant.
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Tokio
Manchuria
Manchentou
Red Cross
King’s College grants Eaton honorary degree at Windsor
At its recent commencement the University of King’s College Windsor Nova Scotia conferred on the Reverend Arthur Wentworth H Eaton of this city the honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law. King’s College is the oldest colonial college in the British Empire.
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University of King’s College
Windsor
N. S
Arthur Wentworth H. Eaton
D. Cc. L
King’s College
British Empire
Upset by Auxiliary Sloop Off Canarsie Pier
John Hoffman and his wife with their three year old daughter Violet were aboard a rowboat off Canarsie pier Jamaica Bay when an auxiliary sloop struck their boat causing it to overturn. Hoffman saved his wife by hair grabbing and held the child as rescuers arrived. William Wrigley in a launch reached the scene and helped pull the Hoffmans aboard as ropes were thrown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hoffman
Bushwick Avenue
Brooklyn
Violet
Canarsie Pier
Jamaica Bay
Hoffman
William Wrigley
Wrigby
Hoffmans
Disobey, Lose Their Lives in Monongahela River
Three men drowned after ignoring police orders to stay within patrol lines on the Monongahela River in Pittsburg. Charles Dyer, 17, son of Alderman Dyer, swam beyond the line and drowned after police repeatedly ordered him back. Richard Connelly also went under while crossing and returned downstream exhausted. A third man, a 27 year old colored swimmer, disappeared below the patrol line as crowds watched, body not identified by nightfall.
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New York Times
Pittsburg
Monongahela
Charles Dyer
Alderman Dyer
Fifth Avenue
Manyon
Richard Connelly
Two Brooklyn Boys Drown In Waterfront Accident
John Duffy and Peter Martin both seventeen of 494 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn lost their lives after hiring a rowboat at Fifty ninth Street and attempting a dip without swimming skills. Martin was recovered after about fifteen minutes in the water. Harvey’s body was not recovered despite an hour of search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Duffy
Peter Martin
Fourth Avenue
Brooklyn
John Harvey
P. J. Larkins
Fiftyninth Street
Martin
Harvey
Duffy
William Jackson
Girl 10 Falls From Pier Into Water Near East Fourteenth Street
Julia Ane a 10 year old of 15 Dry Dock Street slipped between a pier end and a moored barge and fell into the river. Two companions alerted Peter Murphy and Policeman Regina, who retrieved the girl with a grappling iron. Her father, a truckman, had just been released from Bellevue after a long illness.
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East Fourteenth Street
Julia Ane
Dry Dock Street
Peter Murphy
Regina
Bellevue
Brother Drowns While Prank Turns Fatal in Jamaica Bay
Samuel Mixenberg fifteen of 118 Norfolk Street drowned yesterday afternoon in Jamaica Bay near Bergen Beach. Three brothers in a rowboat fished then Samuel dove to tape a plunge and vanished after surfacing twice. Police and fishermen were sought. initially refused, fishermen aided for 50 dollars. Body not recovered by nightfall.
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Samuel Mixenberg
Norfolk Street
Jamaica Bay
Bergen Beach
Samuel
Benjamin
David
Canarsie
Drowning of Giulio Galletta at South Beach after dinner swim
Giulio Galletta, 21, of 54 West Twenty-fifth Street, drowned off South Beach after dining at the Colombo Hotel with four Italians. He urged a postprandial swim despite warnings. within five minutes he suffered cramps, called for help, and sank before rescuers could reach him.
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Giulio Galletta
West Twenty-fifth Street
South Beach
Colombo
Gauetta
Pigeons Take Over Harlem Opera House
Hundreds of pigeons occupy the Harlem Opera House at One Hundred Twenty-fifth Street and Seventh Avenue. They roost in the building’s cornices and crevices, defying attempts to remove them. Owner Alexander Lichtenstein plans to consult bird experts for a renewed campaign after prior raids failed.
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Harlem Opera House
One Hundred and
Twenty-fifth Street
Seventh Avenue
One
Hundred and
Opera House
Oscar Hammerstein
Alexander Lichtenstein
Brooklyn Academy of Music Plans and Jury Selection
Competitive plans for a new Brooklyn Academy of Music building on Lafayette Avenue between Ashland Place and St Felix Street, costing about 1,000,000, were submitted by ten architectural firms. A jury including Warren P. Laird John M Carrere and William R Mead was chosen to award the design and a plan is expected by August 1. The building will feature a 3000 seat theatre an immense ballroom and multiple rooms for concerts banquets and other events.
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Brooklyn Academy of Music
Lafayette Avenue
Ashland Place
St. Felix Street
The
Academy Association
Lowell M. Palmer
Warren P. Laird
University of Pennsylvania
John M. Carrere
William R. Mead
Academy
Fleetwing Becomes Floating Church for Sailors
The schooner Fleetwing, historic Atlantic racer, is donated to the American Baptist Home Mission Society and converted into a mobile chapel for sailors. Rev. William Jones will captains the vessel with Capt. John Knoblauch as assistant, as services rotate in New York Harbor.
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Fleetwing
Atlantic
American Baptist Home Mission Society
Coenties Slip
East River
William Jones
Wales
John Knoblauch
H. L. Morehouse
The
Baptist Home Mission Society
Chivers
Mr. Jones
Knoblauch
New York
Great Lakes
Buffalo
Capt
Chaplain Jones
Jones
New Jersey
John Wanamaker
George and
Franklin Osgood
James Gordon Bennett
Pierre Lorillard
Sandy Hook
Baptist Society
Dead Soldier’s Father Sues Girl for Savings
In Jamaica, Joseph A. Lapp Sr. sues Miss Minnie E. Higgins for return of his son’s savings, $638.25, allegedly entrusted to her until marriage. Higgins, aided by Col. William Cogswell, claims the money was a gift. a portion already drawn. The elder Lapp died after serving in the Spanish war. relatives expect an amicable settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Lapp
Prospect Street
Joseph A. Lapp, Jr
Minnie E. Higgins
Washington Street
Jamaica
Lapp
Young Lapp
Seventeenth Separate Company
Flushing
Two Hundred and Third
New York Volunteers
Spain
Florida
Miss Higgins
Jamaica Savings Bank
Boys Pelt Oarsmen on Harlem River Bridges
Road drivers on the Harlem River Speedway and oarsmen on the Harlem River faced stone throwing by hood lums from the bridges. No one was reported hit though several heavy stones landed near a trotter driven by Frank Newcomb. The crowd also targeted the Seeing New York yacht. stones hit the awning but caused no damage. Police were absent on High Bridge as stones flew until a citizen threatened arrests.
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Harlem River
Washington
East Side
High Bridge
Frank Newcomb
New York
Epiphany Church Dedicated in Williamsburg Parish
Bishop McDonnell of Brooklyn dedicated the Epiphany Church on South Ninth Street near Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg in a ceremony attended by Mgrs Duffy McNamee O Hara Barrett and others. The former All Souls Universalist Church was purchased for use as an auxiliary church by Rev J L Belford of Sts Peter and Paul Wythe Avenue.
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McDonnell
Brooklyn
South Ninth Street
Bedford Avenue
Williamsburg
All Souls’ Universalist Church
J. L. Belford
Church of Sts. Peter and Paul
Wythe Avenue
Mgrs. Duffy
McNamee
O'Hare
Barrett
British commission named to probe army stores scandal
London June 25 The commission to inquire into the South African army stores scandal includes Mr Justice Farwell as chairman with members Sir George Dash wood Taubman Goldie Field Marshal Sir George White Sir Francis Mowatt and Samuel H Morley all holding high offices in law government finance and the military sphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Justice Farwell
High Court of Justice
George Dashwood
Taubman Goldie
Privy Council
George White
Gibraltar
Francis Mowatt
University of London
Samuel H. Morley
Bank of England
American Yachts Score, Then Lose on Kiel Regatta Day
In Kiel Germany the Imperial Yacht Club regatta saw American boats win earlier but lose on the second day. Hamburg beat Meteor III by nearly six minutes on a 33 mile course. Orion defeated Allsa by about two minutes with times around 3 24 47 and 3 36 44 for rival boats. Swan edged Capri by eleven seconds and Navahoe topped Comet by 35 seconds faster than Meteor III. Emperor William conducted divine services aboard Hohenzollern with Charlemagne Tower attending and dining onboard.
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Kiel
Germany
Imperial Yacht Club
Hamburg
Emperor William
Henry S. Redmond
Orion
Prince Henry
Prussia
Robert W. Goelet
Swan
C. W. Wattens
Thomas boat trial on Hudson ends with praise
Edward R. Thomas's autoboat Smith Franquist aboard again at Oyster Bay for a speed trial after overhaul. The vessel reached high speed, the exact time kept secret, and Thomas voiced confidence it would break records. A tender followed as the boat appeared to pass marks near thirty miles per hour.
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Edward R. Thomas
Franquist
Hudson
Oyster Bay
Mr.Thomas
Notable Arrivals From British and American Liners
The liner St Paul and the White Star Celtic arrived Saturday night and docked early yesterday. Passengers on the Celtic include A S Clarke George A Cox Frank T Fitzgerald Rev Father Dunee Arthur H Hearn S R Lippincott Jr Mr and Mrs W S McCormick Rev Dr Edwin B Randle and Mrs Randle and Mr and Mrs Rutherford Stuyvesant. On the St Paul were Miss Elizabeth Godard J Arden Harriman and Mr and Mrs Alfred P Sloan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Celtic
A.S. Clarke
George A. Cox
Frankt. Fitzgerald
Father Dunee
Arthur H. Hearn
S.R. Lippincott, Jr
W. S. McCormick
Edwin B. Randle
Randle
Rutherford Stuyvesant
Shirt sleeves in church at Connor Springs
In Topeka on June 25 at the First Christian Church men attended in shirt sleeves. Pastor Rev. Mr. Zumault urged that heat should not keep worshipers away and suggested coats were unnecessary. Other pastors plan similar appeals during the heat spell.
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New York
Topeka
Connor Springs
First Christian Church
Post-Graduate Medical School Announces Matriculates and Clinician Totals
The twenty-fourth annual report shows 540 matriculates from June 1 1904 to June 1 this year. Since 1882 the school’s clinics have served 10 105 physicians. New York led with 120 students, Canada 40, and a few from Hawaii Australia Cuba Japan Mexico Central America Italy Sweden Egypt and other places.
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New York Post-Graduate Medical School
State of
New York
Canada
Hawaii
Australia
Cuba
Japan
Mexico
Central America
Italy
Sweden
Egypt
Tailors No General Strike Planned This Summer
The Brotherhood of Tailors officers announced there will be no city wide strike this Summer against the open shop. Instead, strikes will target individual contractors or manufacturers cutting wages or lengthening hours, with a general nationwide strike to be organized once unions are strong across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brotherhood of Tailors
Unions Seek Surface Rail Men Organizing Effort
President Mahon of the Amalgamated Association sends W T Fitzgerald to explore unionizing surface railroad workers. Conductors guards and gatemen of subway and elevated lines may still belong to a local union. past attempts at Metropolitan Street Railway and Brooklyn Rapid Transit have failed. Only Brooklyn and Coney Island Railroad remains organized, with an agreement expiring July 1.
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Mahon
Amalgamated Association of Street and Electric Railway
W. T. Fitzgerald
Interborough
Amalgamated Association
Fitzgerald
Interborough Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Brooklyn and
Two Hearts Seller Ad in New Rochelle Draws Bids
A. Durr of New Rochelle, a 35 year old carpenter, advertised to sell his body and two hearts after death. Telegrams and calls flooded him as physicians and bidders consider the unusual contract. He remains secretive about offers while medical experts weighed the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New Rochelle
A. Durr
Durr
New York
Central Hotel
N. Y
Yesterday's Fires Across Manhattan Prompt Small Damages
From Saturday night into Sunday night fires scorched multiple addresses in New York. MercER Street Scotland reported damage. East Fifty-ninth Street Anes Lee and Amsterdam Avenue Sam Sickel sustained modest losses. Several others including Alexander Miller and Isador Graver man faced trifling to moderate damage with totals ranging up to 500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercer Street
Scotland
East Fifty-ninth St
Anes Lee
Amsterdam Avenue
Sam Sickel
Sutton Place
Alexander Miller
Oak Street
E. Leguori
Second One
One Hundred and Eighth Street
Ier Leas
Avenue A
W. Procha
Eernee
Isador Graverman
St. Mark's Place
Frank Delanno
Second Avenue
West Tirty-Seventh
John Brand
North Ver
Moe
Oz . M
Pier
North River
Chrystie Street
J. Permasso
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London Times
Prospect Park Basin
Champe Andrews
Lodge No. 1 of
Staten Island Company
Czar
Cassini
Russia
Foreign Office
Lamsdorff
Count Lamsdorff
M. Neratoff
Ofice
Gazeta
Russky Invalid
Korea
Oyama
Linovitch
Novoe Vremya
Tre
Nova Scotia
Dr. Eaton
Julia
Brooklyn Academy
VIA
NEW York Central
Hudson River
R. R
Grand Central Station
Albany
Utica
Syracuse
Rochester
Hearts
Harlem River Speedway
Church Now Catholic
Williamsburg Universalists
Ailsa
Meteor
Navahoe
Thomas Boat
Kansas
Astor
Place
Henry Holmes Troy
Union Square West
Carpenter
Talenaus
NEW York Telephone
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