Choate and Depew Banquet in London Ends Dramatically
At the Hotel Cecil Independence Day banquet Ambassador Choate and Senator Depew entertained in London. A separate London hospital incident saw Detective Becker subdue Joseph Lamothe after a struggle. Lamothe was shot and gravely wounded while resisting arrest for murder in Lowell and Winchester cases.
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Lowell
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Boston
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Collier Publishing Company
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O. V. Remus
Celebrations Mark Independence Day in Cities Abroad
Across Rome Berlin Santiago St. Petersburg San Juan and other sites, American flags flew as embassies and consulates hosted events. Banquets, toasts to President Roosevelt, and patriotic hymns marked July 4 with receptions, telegraphic greetings, and elaborate parades and fireworks.
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United States
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American Archeological School
Meyer
de Castro
Roosevelt
Berlin
American Chamber of Commerce
Gruenau
Santiago
Chile
Wilson
St. Petersburg
John W. Riddle
W. R. Holloway
William E. Smith
San Juan
Porto Rico
Bishop Blenk
Fourth of July Celebrations Across Havana and Cuba
Americans in Havana and across the island marked the Fourth with breakfasts receptions and dinners. The American Club hosted a 3 to 5 o clock gathering and Minister Squiers held a large reception at his Mari ano residence with a special train for soldiers. The Havana Yacht Club hosted an elaborate dinner and ships in the harbor flew the Stars and Stripes. President Palma visited Minister Squiers and sent congratulatory cables to President Roosevelt.
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Mariano
Havana
Dinner Held At Paris On July Fourth Celebration
The July Fourth celebration in Paris culminated with a banquet at the Hotel Borsay hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce. About five hundred prominent American residents and eleven French officials attended, including M Trouillot and General Brugére. Henry Vignaud represented the American Embassy. Speeches praised deeper Franco American trade ties and reciprocity, with hopes for St Louis Exposition participation and benefits from the Louisiana Purchase spirit.
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St. Louis
M. Siegfried
W. Bourke Cochran
New-York
Louisiana
Merce Bodies
Cuba Minister Receives Word of Senate Exposition Grant
Washington July 4 Minister Quesada of Cuba received a dispatch from his government stating the Senate had approved a $4,000 appropriation for an exhibit at the St Louis Exposition.
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Washington
Quesada
Cuba
Senate
Black militia sent to Norway to repel lynching threat
A militia battalion under Adjutant General Frost was dispatched by special train at midnight from Columbia to Norway S C in response to a Governor’s appeal. Citizens claim the town with fewer than fifty guards is ringed by hundreds of armed blacks vowing vengeance for last Tuesday’s lynching of Charles Evans.
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Frost
Norway
Charles Evans
Judge Gray Advises Miners On Industrial Peace
Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania July 4 Judge Gray spoke at Fourth of July exercises on the mining dispute saying the commission has no authority but depends on the spirit of operators and workers for success He urged continued patriotic spirit to achieve industrial peace in the region and warned against sullen half hearted conduct.
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Tribune
Wilkesbarre
Penn
Judge Gray
Segal
Pope in critical condition as death feared tonight
Rome reports the Pope is gravely ill with heart weakness and possible pneumonia risk. Vatican officials describe only indisposition, while cardinals warn death could come tonight from heart failure or bronchial suffocation. Relatives await news outside the pontifical apartment through the night.
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Pneumonia Threatens Pope Asleep After Drive
Rome July 4 AP It appears the Pope's condition worsened after yesterday's Vatican garden drive when a cold settled in his chest and head leading to diffuse bronchial catarrh and slight cough. doctors monitor heart and lungs as prognosis warns of possible catastrophe within four to eight days if heart weakens.
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Vatican Gardens
Lapponi
Lappont
Mazzoni
Monsignor Bissett
Roosevelt Posts World Circling Cable Message Record
At Oyster Bay on July 4 1903 President Roosevelt dispatched a Pacific cable message to Clarence H Mackay and received a reply in record times The world circled in twelve minutes and a later message to Taft from Manila beat the previous record The event marked a milestone in global telecommunication with ships and landlines linking New York and Manila via Honolulu and the Midway Islands
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Taft
Manila
Sagamore Hill
Ken Depew
National Electric Exposition
Grand Tral Palace
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Moore’s Block
Loeb
D. F. Barnes
N. Y
Philippines
Theodore Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
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United States
Eiten America
Pacific Cable Company
Pacific Cable
President Roosevelt at Huntington 250th Anniversary
President Roosevelt and Mayor Low were guests of honor at Huntington Long Island’s 250th anniversary celebration and spoke alongside St. Clair McKenny. Holiday crowds crowded trains trolleys and ferries, with flags lit up and many fires and accidents reported amid perfect weather.
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Low
Huntington
Long Island
St. Clair McKenny
Larchmont Yacht Club
Atlantic Yacht Club
Seawanhaka Yacht Club
Oyster Bay
Pavonia Yacht Club
Newport Yacht Club
Jamaica Bay Racing Association
New York
Schutzen Park
Albany
Mary Powell
West Point
Coney Island
Angier
Edmund Butler
Manhattan Beach
Citywide Fourth of July Celebrations Reached Peak
The nation observed Independence Day with heavy travel and packed stations as two holidays fused by a Saturday Fourth. New York saw crowded streets, brawls over fireworks, and a dazzling display of flags from Battery to Central Park while Broadway thronged with seekers of entertainment. Fireworks lit the night sky as rallies, parades, and regattas marked a day of patriotic pageantry.
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the Battery
Block House
Central Park
Governor’s Island
Postal Telegraph Building
Pacific Cable
Roosey
British Gunner Killed in Colombo Salute Accident
A British gunner was killed and another injured at Colombo Ceylon during a land battery salute for Independence Day. The dispatch mentions two American cruisers, the Cincinnati and Albany, arriving or sailing near Colombo around June, with uncertain references to additional fleet movements from Aden.
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Colombo
Ceylon
United States
Cincinnati
Albany
Aden
Adeq
Roosevelt Aboard Sylph Docks at Huntington July Fourth Visit
President Theodore Roosevelt sails from Oyster Bay aboard the Sylph to Huntington arriving after a calm ride. The reception features a large crowd, a grand stand, and an address of about 45 minutes celebrating the Fourth of July with veterans, the Grand Army, and local officials.
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J.ory
Grand ‘ Republic
Spees
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