Tragedy in Morrisania Ends in Triple Death
Karl von Boeckmann fatally wounds wife and a friend during a brutal struggle over a pistol, then commits suicide at 597 Robbins Ave. Farewell, an older ally, dies from two gunshot wounds after aiding the wife. Coroner and doctor witness call to hospital. Von Boeckmann, an ex convict, previously jailed for burglary in Massachusetts.
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Karl von Boeckmann
O. F. Farewell
Brookave
von Boeckmann
Robbins Ave
Massachusetts
Farewell
Tierney
Horey
Lebanon Hospital
O'Gorman
Dr. Curtis
Bay State Gas Company Receiver Appointed in New Jersey
George D. Hallock of Plainfield N J was appointed receiver for the Bay State Gas Company of New Jersey by Judge Kirkpatrick in U S Circuit Court. The filing by Frank L Day Co claims the company has 9 million in liabilities including nearly 300000 past due interest, with no dividends for two years and ongoing losses. The four related Boston firms have allegedly floated 333000 debt while holding the Jersey firm’s stock as security.
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Trenton
N. J
George D. Hallock
Plainfield
Kirkparick
United States
Bay State Gas Company
New Jersey
J. Edward Addicks
Boston
Boston Gas Light Company
Roxbury Gas Light Company
South Boston Gas Light Company
Bay State
Frank L. Day & Co
United States to Abandon Havana Coaling Station
Washington reports it is practically settled that the United States will abandon its coaling station at Triscornia in Havana harbor. Secretary Moody will likely have the coal moved aboard a collier and carried away. Negotiations under the Platt amendment for Cuban coaling stations have been delayed until the reciprocity treaty is settled.
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Washington
United States
Triscornia
Havana Harbor
Moody
Cuba
President orders Cuba military staff retained under new rule
Washington July 7 The President issues an order allowing 127 former U S military government staff in Cuba to be retained or appointed to posts matching their prior classified grades with War Department approval and Civil Service Commission consent. The measure covers those not eligible under existing rules but specially amended for efficient service amid fever and tropical diseases.
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Washington
Cuba
United States
Civil Service Commission
Colonial coronation anxieties and imperial talks noted
London dispatch reports colonial guests feted at clubs and banquets as officials debate Chamberlain's views on steamship subsidies and preferential trade. A cab accident injures him lightly, and coronation timing remains urgent. Updates on austerity in trade, Buller's dispatch, and American visitors fill the page alongside theater and social events.
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London
Duke of Marlborough
Constitutional Club
Imperial
Primrose League
Cecil
Leopold de Rothschild
Gunnersbury Park
Edmund Barton
Mansion House
Gordon Sprigg
Ross
British Empire League
Duke of Devonshire
Chamberlain
England
Michael Hicks-Beach
King of Sweden Questions Andrée Mystery Doubtful
Stockholm authorities deny a Winnipeg report claiming Andrée was murdered by Esquimans in Northern Canada. King Oscar II expresses no special reason to believe the tale, noting Andrée’s native ties and swift interest in locating the explorer who vanished five years ago. The Hudson Bay Company and Winnipeg dispatches face skepticism over relic claims and factual basis.
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Stockholm
Sweden
the Tribune
Andrée
Esquimans
Wrangel
Oscar
Winnipeg
Canada
Farlies
Tribune
Hudson Bay Company
Manitoba
The
C. Cc. Chipman
Chamberlain Hurt In Whitehall Cab Accident
London July 7 Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain sustained a severe head cut when a hansom horse slipped in Whitehall near the Canadian Arch. He was thrown against the glass front of the vehicle and taken to a hospital after the glass shattered.
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London
Joseph Chamberlain
Whitehall
Canadian Arch
Mr. Chamberlain
Shaw starts inquiry into sugar fraud charges
Secretary Shaw has ordered a preliminary probe into allegations by H C Corsa that he took money from James Wall of the Sugar Trust to influence a cargo test. The Merchants Association is weighing actions, while President Roosevelt supported independent handling of the Rosenthal case. Secretary Shaw plans a brief absence on vacation to Lake Champlain with family.
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Shaw
Treasury Department
H. C. Corsa
Wakeman
James Wall
Sugar Trust
Fifth Avenue
the Tribune
Merchants’ Association
Dresser
Association
Rosenthal & Co
Roosevelt
Rosenthal
W. Wickham Smith
Knox
Washington
Treasury
Lake Champlain
Burlington, Vt
Vanderbilt gifts Yale dormitory plan and land
New Haven July 7 Frederick W Vanderbilt donor through the Sheffield Scientific School trustees announces a large gift to establish a dormitory system for Yale’s scientific department. A land tract opposite the school on Grove and College streets will host the block front and Temple Street frontage for dormitories. The first dormitory will be built by Vanderbilt. gift likely over 500000 dollars. Vanderbilt’s gift marks a major Yale endowment, with prior Vanderbilt family gifts noted. Alfred Vanderbilt Yale graduate contributed 25006 dollars to bicentennial fund.
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the Tribune
New Haven
Conn
Chittenden
Sheffield Scientific School
Frederick W. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Grove and
College Sts
College St
College and
Temple Sts
Wall-st
Temple St
Grove-st
University
Yale
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt Hall
Alfred Vanderbilt
Cornelius
War on Zelaya Rumors Reach Bluefields Landing
Private advices from Nicaragua report a revolutionary expedition of over one thousand men landing near Bluefields, joined by many Conservatives. The move is described as the start of a strong opposition to President Zelaya. The report suggests it could aid Colombia by hindering Liberal forces on the isthmus.
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Panama
Colombia
Nicaragua
Bluefields
Zelaya
Western Union Must Go From Pennsylvania Railroad Line
Philadelphia July 7 Western Union directed to cease using Pennsylvania Railroad lines by September 30. Postal Telegraph Company begins operating the railroad wires as Cassatt says Western Union must remove its property from offices along the New York to Pittsburgh line by Sept 30. The Postal plans to push installations while Western Union may resist poles and wires removal but currently conducts most business on the line.
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Tribune
Philadelphia
Western Union
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Railroad Company
Pos
Postal
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Erie
Cassatt
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania
Western Union Company
New York
Pittsburgh
Toledo Drowns Two in Maumee River in Public Tragedy
In Toledo two young men, Walter Arnold and an unknown companion, drowned yesterday afternoon while swimming in the Maumee River. bodies not yet recovered. Reports from across the country note fires, shootings, and other accidents, including a fatal blaze at White Horse Oklahoma and a mountaineer killing in Pennsylvania.
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Toledo
Walter Arnold
Maumee River
Postal Telegraph Install Officer in Jersey City Station
A. C. Ackerman, Jersey City Postal Telegraph manager, placed an operator in charge of the temporary Postal Telegraph offices at the Pennsylvania Railroad station. The Western Union agent remained at his post as the new operator started business from a nearby booth after wires were run from a street pole line.
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A. C. Ackerman
Jersey City
The
Postal Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Railroad
Ackerman
Exchange Place
Western Union
Cholera Spreading in Manchuria Reported
Berlin July 7 dispatch from Port Arthur says cholera is spreading in Manchuria with a high mortality rate. Of 396 Inkau cases, 334 proved fatal.
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Berlin
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Inkau
Ministers Clash Over Cancelled Ironclad Contracts
Paris reports from July 7 that the new Marine Minister Pelletan attempted to cancel contracts laid by former minister Lanessan for two large ironclads. The shipbuilders refused to cancel the orders, according to the Petit Temps.
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Paris
Petit Temps
M. Pelletan
M. Lanessan
Colorado and Return by the Colorado Special
Advertisement for the Colorado Special luxury train from Chicago to Denver via Chicago and North-Western and Asian Pacific Bus. Departs Chicago 6 30 p m with offices at 287 and 461 Broadway.
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Colorado
Return
Chicago
Denver
Chicago & North-Western
Asian Pacific Bus
Broadway
Secretary Chamberlain Injured in Cab Accident
British Colonial Secretary Joseph Chamberlain sustained a severe scalp wound from a broken glass gash after a cab crash. He was treated at Charing Cross Hospital overnight with no concussion and expected to remain admitted through the week. His condition was described as stable and not dangerous.
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Redvers Buller
George White
Ladysmith
White
Buller
Daily Mail
Mr. Chamberlain
Charing Cross Hospital
Austen Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Guildhall
Lord Kitchener
South Africa
King Edward
Queen Alexandra
Prince and Princess of Wales
No Success in Hunt Por Tracy in Puget Sound
Seattle dispatch reports no definite sighting of Oregon convict Harry Tracy. Three passes near Anacortes and Deception Pass hint he may have landed or crossed into Canada or headed for Whatcom County. Sheriff Cudihee’s posse, after 125 miles of searching around Puget Sound, returns to Seattle unsure of Tracy’s location.
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Seattle
Wash
Harry Tracy
Oregon
Anacortez
Whatcom
Deception Pass
Tracy
Straits of
San Juan de Fuca
Puget Sound
Whatcom County
Canada
Alberta
Cudihee
Madison Indian Reservation
Hood Canal
Bainbridge
Port Madison
Cape Horn
Bridgeswashed Away In Rochester Area Rain Floods Hit Numerous Towns
Rochester region floods from a cloudburst washed away bridges and damaged crops across Genesee and Honeoye valleys. The Genesee and Oatka creeks rose to record levels with barns, farms, and cattle lost. Portageville Lamont Williamson towns flooded. many bridges, mills, and roads destroyed.
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Rochester
N. Y
Come
Black Creek
Byron
Honeoye
Mill Creek
le Roy
Oatka Creek
Penn Yan
Hammondsport
Mount Morris
Genesee
Williamson
Paul van Cruyningham
Kishiqua Creek
Dalton
Portageville
Pike
Lamont
Roseberg
Fillmore
Jewett
Ford
Pennsylvania
Powers
Stafford
Godfrey Pond
New-York Railroad
Middleport
Johnson's Creek
Bliss
Pittsburg
Wiscoy Creek
Eagle
Hardy's
Travellers' Condensed Guide Offers Summer Trips
The Raymond & Whitcomb Co. advertises a Travellers' Condensed Guide from Union Square with over two trips suites for summer outings. It will be sent on receipt of two cents to cover postage.
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Travellers
Raymond & Whitcomb Co
Union Square
Heavy Storms Ravage Rochester City and Farmlands
A fierce thunderstorm struck Rochester causing extensive damage in minutes. Electric railways failed, cars burned, and streets flooded from Lake Avenue to surrounding neighborhoods. Widespread destruction feared to lawns and foundations as preparations continue for assessments.
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Rochester
Plymouth Ave
Ave
Main St
Lake-ave
Destructive Cloud Bursts Hit Canandaigua Area
cloud bursts and strong winds ravaged the Canandaigua region from Seneca Point to Woodville and Vine Valley to Naples. Saturday afternoon through Sunday morning brought torrential floods as ravines emptied into the lake with drift obstructing natural courses, causing extensive damage.
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Canandaigua
N. Y
Seneca Point
Canandaigua Lake
Woodville
Vine Valley
Naples
Pennsylvania Special to Chicago by Twenty Hours Railroads
Advertising blurb notes the Pennsylvania Special train offers twenty hour travel to Chicago via multiple railroads with daily New York departures and streamlined onboard services including barber shop and dining car. It highlights favorable comments on the Baltimore and Ohio Royal Blue dining and overall service between New York and Washington.
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Vlvania Railroad
Chicago
Pennsylvania
New York
2Th Century Limited
Wfteen
Baltimore & Ohio
Washington
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Society of American Women
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Vandeveer Green
Mme. Navarro
H. Clay Evans
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Maynard Butler
Gielow
M. Coquelin
Garrick Theatre
Hudson's Bay Company
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Lyman Brown
P. E. Chapin
W. Douglas
George Henry Sargert
N. Stevenson
L. E. Thean
B. Moran
W. L. Keane
J. Thurston
L. ©. Nelson
A. B. Wharton
T. Baxter
N. Rumsey
Mary T. Davis
Frederic S. Lotto
A. D. Vorce
Fannie Clark
Alexander Hamilton
Hudson River
Lake Snare
Andree
Frid
Carl Justuf Wrangel
Oscar II of
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Merchants Association
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Pennsylvania Company
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Okla
White Horse
Woods County
A.fe. Phillips
Connellsville
Penn
Lud” Pritts
Rockwood
Pritts
Mansfield
Ohio
William M. Hahn
Robinson
Bowers
Common Pleas Court
Americus
Gwynes
Charleston
S. C
Emanuel Church
Theodore Oelfener
Oelfeuer
Jeanie
Portland
Indiana
E. V. Roberts
Nome
McCullum
United States Revenue
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Tellier City
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Elihu Thompson
Buglies
Sadie
Hunt
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