London Poor Made Glad With Eight Hundred Feasts
Special to The New York Tribune reports London hosted eight hundred dinners for about one tenth of the metropolis. Royal attendance included the King, Queen, and thirteen royals visiting venues like Fulham and the London General Omnibus Company factory with 10,500 diners under one roof. Guests received cigars and tobacco, while entertainers and musicians performed across venues including a blind dinner at Bury Street Mission Hall. The festivities, though brief, expressed royal sympathy during the King’s illness.
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New York
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Hanover
Duchess of Teck
China
London Dinner Fetes Half Million Poor Amid Coronation Week
Half a million London slum residents were fed in about four hundred halls, parks, and schools with dinners during coronation week. The largest crowd gathered in Stepney, while the Prince and Princess of Wales toured the city in semi state.
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Royal visitors welcomed with warm greetings in East End
Henry of Battenberg, Princess Christian and the Duchess of Albany attended gatherings as a second message from the King was read. The King expressed happiness for his guests and hoped they would be comfortable and enjoy the afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales were warmly received in East End streets, which were festively decorated, with the Prince addressing the crowd as "my friends."
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King Edward Out of Danger After Palace Bulletin
London July 5 King Edward's condition reported improved with another excellent night and no further evening bulletins. The King is out of danger and progress noted. Prince of Wales commends London dinners for the poor. Queen Alexandra seen in open carriage amid royal enthusiasm.
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King Edward Receives Queen Alexandra Cable
London reports Queen Alexandra sending a cable stating the King is grateful for sympathy and doing well. Washington notes the message from Alexandra praising the care and reporting favorable progress. In Germany, cheers erupted after ships awards when the King’s doctors said he was out of danger and called for cheers.
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Vatican Sees Obstacle to Friars Withdrawal in Philippines
Rome July 5 The Vatican finds a major obstacle in Governor Taft notes to the friars withdrawal from the Philippines. It would not object if another power arranged the expulsion while the Holy See recognizes the fact. The Vatican prefers not to appear as a direct party and hopes for a settlement prohibiting return to parishes left in 1808 while allowing current postings. A Cardinals meeting slated for July 10 was postponed by a requiem mass for King Albert of Saxony in the Sistine Chapel.
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Observance of Coronation Day Divides Honolulu Officials and Judges
In Honolulu operations paused June 26 with government offices closing at noon as observers marked the British Coronation Day. Judge A S Humphreys of the First Circuit refused to adjourn court and voiced strong critique of royal observances, triggering debate among Americans and offense among some British residents who consider possible complaints to Washington.
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Telegraphic notes span crimes records and feats
The itemized telegraph notes report a September-term postponement by the State Supreme Court of Post v American Smelting and Refining. a salmon poisoning at a family reunion in Reserve Township. Dr. Fisher’s record-holding homing pigeon. Detroit detectives pursuing Colonel Eli Sutton for alleged perjury in clothing frauds. Kid Curry gang involvement in a Rock Island train robbery with Butch Cassidy and Sundance Kid linked. a small jewelry haul contrasted by a $100,000 package left behind. and a timetable note for the Century Limited train from New York to Chicago with a 2:45 p.m. departure and 9:45 a.m. arrival.
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Kid” Curry
Union Pacific
Dupont, Ill
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Butch” Cassidy
Sundance Kid
Harry Leggbaugh
Kia Curry
United States Express Company
President Roosevelt Arrives Amid Storm at Oyster Bay
President Roosevelt’s special train pulled into Oyster Bay amid a severe thunderstorm. He, with children Archie Kermit and Ethel, rode two miles to Sagamore Hill through rain as crowds cheered. Secret Service guards kept crowds off grounds while Cortelyou Urie and stenographers followed.
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Arrival of President Roosevelt in Jersey City and New York
President Roosevelt passed through this city yesterday afternoon en route to Oyster Bay. The Pittsburgh origin train reached Jersey City at 2:37 PM, with two private cars Olympia and Hebron. He read a Colonial history volume, greeted officials and reporters, and waved to onlookers as Secret Service formed a perimeter. The party proceeded to Long Island via ferry, while newspapers noted the brief public display and the Buffalo Limited schedule referenced in the final line.
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Crowd Keeps Calm as Officials Monitor Event
Spectators remained orderly with keen attention to the crowd and constant alertness from officials, yet no disorder occurred throughout the gathering.
President Roosevelt's homeward journey crowds crowds at Harrisburg
President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox travel by special train from Pittsburg to Harrisburg, where a large crowd greets them at Union Station. Knox leaves at Harrisburg, Roosevelt receives newspapers, and shakes hands with engineer Johnston and fireman Conklin before continuing east. In Philadelphia the president greets railroad workers and comments on a boy’s firecracker.
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Platt jokes with Woodruff about waiting and 1904 race
Senator Platt, at the Oriental Hotel, teased Lieutenant Governor Woodruff about his whereabouts, joking that waiting pays off. He had not read Roosevelt's Pittsburg speech and mused on Quay’s 1904 nomination hint. He suggested Lamont would not boost Democratic odds in New York.
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Wagon crushes boy in street accident at Eighty first street
A five year old boy, George Meyers of 429 East Seventy-ninth street, was run over and killed by a wagon at Avenue A and Eighty first street as bystanders watched in horror. The driver, Henry Kesviz of 425 East Fifty-first street, was arrested. George was riding on the rear of an ice wagon with two companions when a shout caused him to jump off. he ran between a Bentel Birch Beer Company wagon and was struck by its wheel. A police ambulance and Dr. Post confirmed death at Presbyterian Hospital.
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Roosevelt Renomination Indorsed By Four States In 1904
Telegraph dispatch reports Kansas Minnesota Pennsylvania Missouri GOP conventions overwhelmingly back Theodore Roosevelt for a second term. Kansans praise his courage and Americanism, Minnesotans cite his patriotism, and Pennsylvanians and Missourians pledge support and endorse reciprocity with Cuba.
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Lying in Wait for Tracy Sheriff Guards Routes
Sheriff Cudthee leads thirty men near Bothell Washington guarding roads and tracks toward Kirkland to trap the escaped convict Tracy. Forest patrols contend with chilly rain while no matching description has been reported since yesterday morning. IT SAVES A DAY advertisement notes a 2 hour New York Central and Lake Shore train lets a man work in New York and reach Chicago by next morning.
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Interrupted coronation festivities end in London
London reports the coronation celebrations winding down after a disrupted start. King's recovery proclaimed safe by medical advisers, while imperial conferences proceed in secret. Morgan's meeting with the Kaiser draws attention as colonial premiers face cautious expectations on imperial cooperation and finance.
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