First Day at Home with President at Oyster Bay
The President arrived from Pittsburgh and attended church in Oyster Bay with the Roosevelt family, greeting townspeople and sharing light moments with his children. He walked, rode, and toured Sagamore Hill, planning a Fourth of July celebration and a summer itinerary including New England trips and several state visits.
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Oyster Bay
Pittsburg
Kermit
Christ Episcopal Church
Miss Carew
Archie
Roosevelt
Ethel
Robert Ferguson
John A. Weeks
Cer
Douglas Robinson
Mr. Ferguson
Rough Riders
J. S. of
Dale
White House
Sagamore Hill
New England
Maine
Rhode Island
Vermont
Detroit
Milwaukee
St. Louis
Washington
Cortelyou
Alice Roosevelt
Boston
Littlefield
Congress
Knox
Bossy
Mrs. Roosevelt
Chicago
Kaiser’s Trip to Norway News Brings Imperial Escort Crew
Emperor William plans to voyage to Norway aboard the imperial yacht Hiern with a large retinue including Generals von Kessel von Scholl and von Moltke, General von Huelsen Haeseler and other officials. The journey promises music grand scenery and a splendid sail with landing at West 129th Street at 9 15 AM. Advt.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Norway
Hiern
von Kessel
von Scholl
von Moltke
von Huelsen-Haeseler
Military
Baron von Senden-Bibran
Maine
Captain von Grumme
William
Baron von [Eacker
Imperial
von Leuthold
Herr von Schirschky
Bel
von Kleswig-Holstein
Prince O Sayn-Wittgenstein
Count Schlitz
Baron Haintz
Protesnors Huesfeldt and
Saltzmann
Udson River
Landing West
129Th St
Platt backs Roosevelt bid for New York GOP nomination
Senator Platt told reporters at the Oriental Hotel Manhattan Beach that the New York Republican State Convention will likely endorse President Roosevelt and his nomination, following peers in Pennsylvania Missouri Kansas and Minnesota. He added that New York's stance could influence the national convention and dismissed Democratic criticisms of Governor Odell's finances as lies.
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Senator Platt
Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach
Empire State
Pennsylvania
Missouri
Kansas
Minnesota
Roosevelt
Mr. Platt
New York
Philadelphia
Pratt
Hill
Democratic State Committee
Odell
Ellsworth
Senate
Higgins
James R. Howe
Brooklyn
Howe
Tim’ Sullivan
Lamont
Sullivan
Coler
Platt
George J. Smith
Ulster Republican County Committee
Ulster-Sullivan-Delaware
Littauer
Stewart
Emerson
Erie
Kings
Europe losing rare books to the United States
The Times questions stopping wholesale export of rare and early printed books and illuminated manuscripts. A new American buyer has purchased a seven hundred item collection including Caxton press works and William Morris manuscripts, highlighting Europe’s loss of prized works to the U.S.
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London
the Times
United States
Caxtons Press
William Morris
Europe
Tracy Uses Farm Family To Aid Escape In Sound Chase
Oregon convict Harry Tracy again eludes pursuit after taking a farm family hostage at Meadow Point near Seattle. He forces a rowboat voyage to Madison Point, binds and gags the Johnsons, and flees with a bundle of clothing and supplies as deputies scour the sound in pursuit.
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Seattle
Wash
Harry Tracy
Oregon
Cudihee
Tracy
Fisher
Meadow Point
Madison Point
Johnson
Johnsons
Anderson
Washington
Five youths escape refuge boat chase ends in recapture
Five boys from the House of Refuge on Randall's Island attempted to escape by bridging from a carpenter shop to the wall and diving into the water. Police pursued from both sides, the youths tried to overturn a patrol boat, but officers maneuvered to safety and the men were returned to confinement with extended terms.
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House of Refuge
Randall's Island
Frank Reardon
Joseph Dilson
Bertram Hildren
Arthur Dandyman
Henry Baer
Aevel
Sage
Hildren
Scott
Reilly
Bronx
Oy CC
C. Atwood
Bell stolen from schooner Attractor bound for England
The British schooner Attractor loaded with coconuts and a historic bell sailed to Jersey City. The bell marked Prince of Wales 1740 and was destined for King Edward. Founders recovered an iron chest with about $10,000 in Mexican coins from 1700 to 1735 on a Kingston Jamaica reef. The bell, cracked, was sent toward London, but its disappearance remains unsolved.
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Attractor
William Scott
Emil Graef
Jersey City
Morris St
Kingston
Jamaica
King Edward
Scott
London
Drownings After Sails Break Wave Off Sandy Hook
Three people drown when a 20 foot catboat en route from Sandy Hook capsized after a gust. Victims include Mrs T N Horn, Frances Horn, and Miss Alice McMahon. Captain Horn, Dr Waterhouse, and others were rescued. bodies not recovered despite afternoon divers and planned dynamite retrieval.
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Sandy Hook
N. J
T. N. Horn
Tiemann N. Horn
95Th Company of Sea Coast Artillery
Frances
Alice McMahon
Nyack
N. Y
Horn
Dr. Waterhouse
Newark
Captain Horn
Miss Horn
Germany's exports to the United States reach record high
Berlin reports Germany's exports to the United States for the year ended June 20 total $101,714,064, up $1,827,000 from the prior year. The figure marks a record, with historical totals rising from $74,250,000 in 1898 to $99,887,014 in 1901. An advertisement promotes the Luxurious electric lighted Overland Limited train to California via major railways.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
California
Overland Limited
Chicago and North-Western
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific Railways
Broadway
Heroic Stop by Patrolman Ends Broadway Runaway
Patrolman Howard Brundage of West Thirtieth street station halted a runaway hansom on Broadway after the horse bolted from a faulty automobile. Henry Roux, driver of the hansom, was thrown and cut badly. two passengers, two young women, were uninjured. Brundage grabbed the reins and shaft, risking his balance, with Policeman Quinn aiding to stop the horse near the Delavan Hotel.
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Howard Brundage
West Thirtieth St
Broadway
Henry Roux
West Thirty-sixth-st
Roux
Hotel Normandie
Thirty Eighth-St
Alonzo Holden
Twenty-seventh-st
Fifth-ave
Holden
Thirty-ninth St
Brundage
Delavan
Policeman Quinn
Gas Explosion in Broadway Subway Shakes Long Acre Square
Two explosions of gas under a Broadway subway conduit near Forty-fifth Street caused heavy damage to the excavation platform and surrounding street. A spark from a passing trolley ignited accumulated gas, blowing apart planks, lifting cobblestones, and scattering debris in front of the New York Theatre. Firefighters warned of further danger if delay continued.
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Long Acre Square
Broadway
Forty-fifth-st
Forty-fourth
Forty-fifth Sts
New York Theatre
Park-ave
Western New York Floods Ravage Region and Kill at Least One
Terrible rain and wind storm sweeps Western New York early today flooding rivers and washing away houses barns and livestock. Minnie Loper drowned in Arcade bakery washed into the creek. Yorkshire and Sandusky report washed bridges and property damage. Communications crippled across Wyoming Niagara and Cattaraugus counties with hundreds of thousands in losses anticipated.
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Buffalo
New York
Wyoming
Niagara
Cattaraugus
Arcade
Minnie Loper
Miss Loper
Misal Loper
Yorkshire
Sandusky
Genesee Valley Storm Destroys Homes Roads
Portage New York July 6 a historic storm sweeps Genesee Valley with 24 hours of heavy rain. A cloudburst floods streams into torrents a mile wide forcing evacuations. Ore fields destroyed and crops ruined as houses and barns are carried away. Pennsylvania Railroad roadbed washed out in multiple spots.
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Portage
N. Y
Genesee Valley
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cloudburst in Warsaw Lands Massive Damage
Warsaw N Y July 6 A cloudburst flooded Ware village causing $100000 damage. Overtopped Oatka Creek wrecked streets and barns, cut power and water, flooded the electric plant, and ruined three bridges. Shantz Button Co losses reach $10000. relief parties formed as crops washed away. No fatalities reported.
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Tribune
Warsaw
Waresaw
Oatka
Shantz Button Company
Main Avenue
Erie
Creek rises fifty feet in Batavia flood
Heavy rains last six days swell Tonawanda river to record flood levels near Batavia New York. Sheriff Hixley warned residents as water flooded Main Street and jail area. Hundreds of farms flooded, dozens of houses surrounded, rowboats used in streets. water later receded in the south while still rising west of town.
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Batavia
N. Y
Tonawanda
Hixley
Main
Reservoir Dam Breaches Flood Hits Attica New York
Heavy rains drive Wanda Creek over banks at Attica Water Company reservoir south of the village. The dam at Attica Mills collapses and Lower Main Street floods feet deep. Cattle, wagons, and debris wash through town as seven iron bridges are carried away. Roads, rail lines, and fields suffer extensive washout and crop loss.
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Attica
N. Y
Attica Water Company
Attica Mills
Floodwaters devastate Pike New Jersey area
At daybreak Pike New Jersey lay under four feet of water as Niagara and Allen Lang counties report numerous bridge washouts. Damage in the town and vicinity is estimated at a quarter of a million dollars with Elwell's market Powers's store and opera house Lathrop's drug store post office Woodbury home and the sage warehouse among lost structures. Much stock perished and no one is reported missing.
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Pike
N. J
Niagara
Allen Lang
Wreaming
Elwell
Powers
Lathrop
Weather Devastation Hits Corning and Southern Tier
Heavy rains drenched Corning New York and the southern tier with a waterspout at Beaver Dam damaging crops. Rail service suffered as New York Central track washouts and Erie Railroad disruptions tied up much of the Susquehanna division while the Pennsylvania Special advertises fast daily service to Chicago.
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Corning
N. Y
Southern Tier
Beaver Dam
New York Central Railroad
Erie Railroad
Susquehanna Division
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Loeb
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G. H. Daniels
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Prince OF Wales
Rutland Railroad
Montreal
Lake Champlain
America
Shaft
Lake Shore
Ohio
New-York
sToce
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