Weaver Administration reshuffles Philadelphia officials
Philadelphia June 2. Mayor Weaver accepts resignations of Alexander Colville Jr Assistant Director of Public Safety and William H Baker Deputy Director of Public Works. Thomas J. Susth named to fill Colville and Thomas Hicks to replace Baker. Salaries noted at 4000 dollars yearly. Hicks formerly postmaster under McKinley era and familiar with Highway Bureau finances. Weaver vows businesslike governance with strict economy. Police and Fire duty absences will incur proportional pay deductions. Police political neutrality orders issued plus home voter registration scrutiny. An advisory board of twelve experts may be formed to guide city improvements. Committee of Nine, formed May 3 to oppose gun base, retains Wayne MacVeigh as associate counsel with Henry Budd to assist Weaver against Republican factions.
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Phildelphia
Weaver
Alexander Colville, Jr
Public Safety
Wiliam H. Baker
Awsigast
Pubic Works
Dewmen
Thomas ‘Gn. Susth
Mr. Colville
Thomas. Hicks
Department of Pable Works
Director of Public Safety
Sweeting
Wayne MacVeigh
United States
Henry Budd
Lost appendix becomes lost watch charm tale
Erie Tribune reports Albert W. Gregory son of Rhode Island governor lost a silver watch charm containing his appendix from a Westbound trip. He had it incased after appendicitis surgery and wore it as a token until a road jolt dropped it. Gregory offered a reward, though the amount remains unspecified.
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Erie
Penn
Albert W. Gregory
William Gregory
Rhode Island
Gregory
Buffalo
Wickford
R. L
Central Park
Professor Swindled in Horse Trade Case at Columbia
Columbia University professor Woodward reported to police that George Strong swindled him in a horse trade. Strong, arrested for grand larceny, had prior similar arrests and faced a canceled bargain after receiving a team of horses that proved lame and blind. The case follows prior encounters with Strong under aliases.
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Woodward
Columbia University
George Strong
Nos Sand West 28Th-St
Strong
West 28Thst
Monroe
New York
bargain_hunters
East S7thst
Two Hundred Drowned in Natal Reservoir Flood
A flood from an overflowing reservoir at Pinetown, Natal, on June 2 reports two hundred dead with many more injured. Fifty of the victims are Indian laborers. The disaster endangers the tea and sugar plantation region around Durban.
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Durban
Natal
Pinetown
Fifteen Drowned In Red River Steamboat Disaster
New Orleans reports that the steamboat H M Carter struck a bridge pier near the mouth of Red River and sank quickly. Eighteen people aboard including the captain are drowned, with the accident occurring about one mile below Alexandria.
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Truegraph
the Tribune
New Orleans
the Picayune
H. M. Carter
Louisiana Railway and Navigation Co
Red River
Alexandria
Costly mistake roils cotton market in New Orleans
A telegraph error reported 77.2 percent cotton crop figures to the public, causing a price surge and major losses. Three minutes later correct figures triggered a 40 point slump. Secretary Hester ordered a full investigation and called the blunder criminal.
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New Orleans
Census Department
Western Union
Bears
Hester
Clowry
DIES WITHOUT A DOCTOR AT 245 WEST 45TH STREET
Peter Voss fifty two janitor at Fifth Church of Christ Scientist died at his home yesterday after seven months of illness he refused medical aid relying on a church healer police and coroner investigations followed Dr E R Molony pronounced him dead and the coroner issued a removal permit Coroner Scholer questioned prior illness and healer reports as unverified facts
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Peter Voss
West 45Th St
Fifth Church of Christ Scientist
Voss
E. R. Molony
Dr. Molony
Scholer
Thirty Indictments in Meat Packing Inquiry
Chicago and Washington reports say thirty true bills have been drawn by Assistant Attorney General Pagin after two months of federal grand jury hearings into meat packing methods. Morrison and Pagin held daily conferences, with ten more indictments expected. officials declined to disclose conclusions.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Pagin
Washington
Moody
Morrison
United States
Day
Department of Justice
GRAFT IN NEW ORLEANS Dismisses Police Inspector Journee
New Orleans June 2 Inspector John Journee head of the New Orleans Police Department was dismissed after a corruption probe. Testimony cited a club funded by Tenderloin interests paying 200 dollars monthly for protection and bringing women to the city for immoral purposes. Judge Whitaker sworn in as acting chief ordered raids on gambling dens and poolrooms.
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New Orleans
John Journee
New-Orleans
Isaac Slumsky
Journee
Westerfield
FE. S. Whitaker
Bomb Explodes at Barcelona Governor General Palace
A bomb shattered the Governor General’s palace in Barcelona at 6 o’clock this evening, causing considerable damage. Ten arrests have been made. Public notice includes a mention of goods and prices for leather items in local ads.
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Hrarcelona
Govenor
Frick Report Voted Down at Equitable Meeting
The Frick committee report was rejected by Equitable Life Assurance Society directors amid acrimonious exchanges. Henry Frick Cornelius N Bliss and E H Harriman resigned as directors. Directors approved creating a chairman with plenary power and urged James H Hyde to divest control of Equitable stock.
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Frick
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Hye
Alexander
Henry ©. Frick
Cornelius N. Bliss
E.H. Harriman
Equitable
James H. Hyde
Hyde
Alexander-Turbell
James Hazen Hyde
James W. Alexander
Gage E. Tarbell
Henry C. Frick
Cornelius N. Bills
E. H. Harriman
Equitable’s
Melville E. Ingalls
Brayton Ives
J. W. Alexander
James HH. Hyde
Louis Fitzgerald
A. J. Cassatt
Alfred G. Vanderdit
Chauncey M. Depew
EH. Herriman
Jacob H. Schiff
H.C. Deming
H.R. Winthrop
Cornelius N. Biss
T. Jefferson Coolidge
D. O. Mills
Thomas D. Jordan
George J. Gould
Charles S. Smith
M. E. Ingells
Joseph T. Low
Eaultable Society
Ealy
Agency Insurance Department
James Hf. Hyde
Frick report shelved in stormy Equitable meeting
A tense Equitable Life board session saw the Frick report rejected amid bitter personal clashes between Hyde and Alexander-Turbell factions. Directors voted about 2 to 1 against the report, while plans to appoint a strong chairman and Hyde stock dispositions sparked further dispute and resignation threats.
Apache Yacht Apache Sighting Sought In German Emperne Cup Race
Friends of Edmund Randolph fear for the bark rigged yacht Apache which departed Sandy Hook at noon May 47 for the German Emperne Cup race. Other yachts have finished with Apache unreported since 7 am May 2 in latitude 41 29 north longitude 50 20 west amid icebergs. Crew includes Royal Phelps Carroll Ralph N Ellis Stuyvesant Le Roy and J R McDonall captain. The vessel, formerly White Heather, carries two road cutters and multiple boats onboard.
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Edmund Randolph
Apache
Sandy Hook
Emperne
Inle Fleur de Liss
Mr. Randolph
Royal Phelps Carroll
Ralph N. Ellis
Big Japan Quake Strikes Central Regions
Seismic shocks hit central Japan from Hiroshima to Shimonoseki Strait. Damage and fatalities are not yet known, but fears rise for extensive losses as authorities assess the scene. Local officials report tremors continuing and urge caution for residents in affected areas.
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Tokio
Japan
Hiroshima
Straits of
Shimonoseki
Miles Breaks Silence on Reports of His Uniform and Plans
General Miles issues a broad reply denying extravagant uniform claims and other accusations. He says he revived the simple McComb era uniform, rejects rumors of lavish equipment, and denies ever seeking Roosevelt to join a ticket with him for Vice President. The press bureau notes his clarifications follow recent newspaper statements.
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the Tribune
Boston
Miles
Roosevelt
Big Theatre Fire Hits Pittsburg at Avenue Theatre
A dramatic blaze in Pittsborg targeted the Avenue Theatre before 4 pm destroying the Avenue and severely damaging the Grand Opera House next door. No lives were lost, but both buildings were insured. Estimated losses reach 150000 with repairs and water damage at the opera house about 25000. Hotels opposite, Newell and Antler, suffered broken windows but were saved from greater harm. Lessor Harts Davis faced losses around 7000.
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Pittsborg
Avenue Theatre
Smithfield St
Associated Press
Sthave
Newell
Antler Hotel
Avenue
Harts Davis
Grand Opera House
Opera House
Indian Police in Muskogee Jail Strike to Enforce Tax War
Indian police in Muskogee move to enforce tribal tax amid tensions with merchants and property owners. Police force gathers in squads as the Supreme Court mulls a government ruling and Indian agents await tax collection decisions. Local businesses face pressure to pay the tax while authorities prepare possible closures and dawn patrols.
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Ness
Muskogee
Indiana Territory
Supreme Court
Inian
Warres
Indy Muskogee
Squada
Macedonian clash leaves dozens dead in fight near Kushevo
Reports say a serious clash between Servian and Bulgarian bands near Kushevo Macedonia results in twenty Bulgarians and twelve Servians killed and many wounded. The Servians reportedly lured a Bulgarian leader said to be a captain. A second item notes Mother Jones addressing miners in Wyoming criticizing Roosevelt and law enforcement.
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Macedonia
Vienna
Kushevo
Sheridania
Mother Jones
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
President Urges Peace in Far East Talks with Cassini
Washington June 2 President Roosevelt pressed Russia toward immediate peace with Japan during a two hour White House conference with Count Cassini the Russian ambassador. He warned prolonging the war would not yield victory and would harden terms for any eventual treaty. Cassini conveyed his government’s hesitancy but said Russia might prolong if needed, while the ambassador noted no official terms from Japan and indicated Russia could lose nothing by continuing the war. The dialogue ended with plans for another talk after Moscow’s response.
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White House
Count Cassini
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
Carll
Nicholas
Sea of Japan
Far East
Court Cassini
Covent Strait
St. Petersburg
Cassini
Rojestvensky
China
Port Arthur
Cenich
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Standard Oil
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Harriman
Beale
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Cassatt
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Mr. Ingalls
Cincinnati
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Tarbell
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Mr. Tarbell
Alexander & Colby
W. C. Gulliver
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Winslow S. Pierce
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W. H. McIntyre
Henry Rogers Winthrop
Bradish Johnson
David H. Moffat
Samuel Untermyer
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