Man Kills Wife After Family Tragedy in East 46th Street Home
A bricklayer, Campbell, fatally wounds his wife during a brutal family quarrel after his son George objects to not working. The mother dives between attacker and son, taking the knife in her chest and dying. Father is held at the scene as police and Father McGean intervene. Six children stay with relatives as survivors cope.
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Caroline Campgo
Guder
Campbell
George
Mary
East 46Th Greet
Apey
Georse
Ciger Campbell
Bison
Church of Our Lady
4Th Street
Father McGean
Mis Campbell
Dr. Hoyt
William
Loretta
Metropolitan Street Belwey Company
Edward
Sturteen
Caroline
Eastth Street
Loretta Campbell
Hoyt
Meman
McGean
Burglars Strike Moody Summer Home In Bevethill
In Bevethill Massachusetts on June 2 burglars attempted to loot the summer residence of William H Moody United States Supreme Court Justice at Saltonstall Road. Moody and his sister were absent. a servant girl was alone when three burglars climbed to a piazza roof and entered a room window. Mrs Moody fired a revolver at one man but missed. The three fled and were not captured.
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the Tribune
Bevethill
Mass
Spiliam H Moody
United States Supreme Court
Ranke
Saltonstall Road
Justice Moody
Mary Moody
Moody
Bryan Endorsed in Louisiana Delegation Chooses Denver Vote
June 3. W. J. Bryan was carried to the Presidency by the Democratic State delegation here. The Louisiana delegation to Denver remains uninstructed after Bryan resolution and uninstructioned vote. Previously a resolution to vote for Bryan as long as his name stood before the convention was defeated. Louisiana will have four men at Denver.
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Batendorneg
Royce
W. J. Bryan
Deen Louisena
Denver
The Steinheil Murder Case in Paris Newsviews
Paris papers show varied views on the murder of Breinbett and Mace Japy. The discharged servant's incident draws attention as no arrests have been made. Breinherst 18 remains a focal point with details of a friend Count Arion involved in treatment allegations.
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Paris
Breinbett
Mace
Count Arion
Dogs Fight Back: Grenfell Survives Labrador Ice Ordeal
Dr Wilfred Grenfell battled hunger mad dogs for forty hours on shifting Labrador ice in ten below zero wind. He killed three dogs for warmth, used skins for protection, and wrapped in canine hides to endure. A rescue by George Reid and others in Locke's Cove, Mare Bay saved him after a signal flag atop a pole.
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Dr. Grenfell
W. Bartlett
Strathcona
Captain Bartlett
Commander Peary
Arctic
Battle Harbor
Labrador
George Reid
Locke's Cove
Mare Bay
Girl Races Car With Train At Sixty Mph
Miss Marjorie Bourne daughter of Commodore Frederick Bourne drives a touring car at sixty mph along the Southside Turnpike beside Long Island Railroad tracks as Cannon Bail Express passes. She orders full speed and operates levers and brakes while passengers cheer and the engineer pushes the train to higher speed.
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Marjorie Bourne
Commodore Frederick Bourne
Long Island Railroad
Miss Bourne
Oakdale
Southside
Islip
Magoon to sail for Colon as Panaman claims arbiter
Kingston Jamaica June 3 It was learned Gov Magoon of Cuba will leave on June 13 from this port to Colon aboard the Prinz Joachim. He goes at Secretary Taft's request to act as referee in the arbitration of Panaman claims against the United States. He booked two other accommodations but their identities were not learned.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Magoon
Cuba
Colon
Prinz Joachim
Taft
United States
Girl Mysteriously Shot in Pittsburg West End
Miss Amanda Wettengel, daughter of millionaire Harry C. Wettengel, was shot on her father’s lawn in Pittsburg. A .32 caliber bullet shattered the thigh bone, ambush suspected, and authorities and her father vow to pursue the shooter.
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the Tribune
Pittsburg
Amanda Wettengel
West End
Harry C. Wettengel
Control of British Meat Market debate in Commons
June 2 in the House of Commons featured a brief discussion on meat price rises driven by the American Beef Trust. Charles Bowerman urged Winston Churchill to appoint a commission to examine operations of the trust in Britain and ease consumer burdens. Churchill said he would consider appointing a commission to probe the trusts and their protectionist tariff intentions.
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American Beef Trust
House of Commons
Charles W. Bowerman
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Churchill
London
Return of color to Vanderbilt villa death body
Asheville June 3 Doctors call the case the most remarkable in medical science as N H Carpenter once of Atlanta and occupant of a Vanderbilt villa at Biltmore shows natural color returning to his face three weeks after death and embalming. Mrs Carpenter, a Christian Scientist, initially refused burial saying he was not dead and later alternated on burial plans.
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Tribune
Asheville
N. H. Carpenter
Atlanta
Vanderbilt Villas
Biltmore
Penny post to Britain halfpenny plan to start in October
London reports Postmaster General Buxton announces a penny post with the United States to take effect October 1. The move is hailed as a key step toward universal penny postage and is expected to spur negotiations with France. British officials and editors laud Buxton Meyer Reid Bryce and John Henniker Heaton. The Daily Mail urges further reform to reduce parcel charges. annual British post office losses are estimated at 050,444 dollars.
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London
Buxton
United States
France
Meyer
Reid
Bryce
John Henniker Heaton
Daily Mail
J. Henniker Heaton
Paris
Ambassador Reid
Lord Blyth
John Wanamaker
Rockefeller Visits Cardinal Logue at Eastview Home
John D. Rockefeller paid respects to Cardinal Logue, Primate of Ireland, at James Butler's Eastview estate in a 2:50 PM visit arranged by Father Lennon of the Pocantico Hills Magdalene Church. Rockefeller arrived by black car, waited in sun, and complimented Mr Butler on the property.
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John D. Rockefeller
Cardinal Logue
Ireland
James Butler
Eastview
N. Y
Father Lennon
Church of the Magdalene
Pocantico Hills
Mr. Rockefeller
Mr. Butler
Cardinal Legue
John
Postage deal with Britain promises cheaper letters
The United States and Great Britain will implement a two cent per ounce letter rate starting October 1, 1907, under Universal Postal Union rules. The move aims to boost revenue and trade by enabling freer correspondence for English-speaking citizens, with Prime beneficiaries including modest earners and merchants. Cardinal Logue hosts John D. Rockefeller during a Dublin visit, sharing cordial talks and a posed photo session before Rockefeller departs for Pocantico Hills. West Point ceremonies follow.
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Washington
Meyer
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Sydney Buxton
House of Commons
England
Roosevelt
Universal Postal Union
Cuba
Panama
Canada
United Kingdom
Ancient Grant Document Found in St Louis Politics
A dated August 1, 1859 paper shows U S Grant near a county engineer post in St Louis. Grant, newly married to a local woman, had resigned from the army and sought the county office, recommended by West Point alumni I I Reynolds and M Frost. The candidate noted that being born abroad benefited the successful applicant.
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Tribune
St. Louis
City Register
Metluskey
U.S. Grant
Grant
I. I. Reynolds
Washington University
M. Frost
West Point
Uncle Joe Fooled Conspirators in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on June 3 Speaker Cannon would have been arrested for driving without a state license tag. Auto enthusiasts sought a national licensing law and staged an object lesson plan. Cannon left for Chicago by rail, foiling the plot.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Speaker Cannon
House
Joe
Chicago
Lion escapes during Washburn Circus act in Greenwich crowd flees
Nero the African lion attacked his keeper after being angered by a revolver shot and the keeper’s fork thrusts. The creature escaped the cage and hid under a wagon before being lassoed and returned to captivity. Hundreds of spectators, including several prominent New York families, fled the tent but most resumed watching after the danger subsided.
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Tribune
Greenwich
Conn
Nero
Washburn Circus
New York
Frank Hastings
Clifford Harmon
Frank Gould
George Nichols
Percy Rockefeller
Immense rail contract tied to Trans-Siberian line
Pittsburg reports United States Steel Corpora tion has struck a deal with the Russian government to supply 1,000,000 tons of steel rails for relaying the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Russians prefer heavier rails and have sent an expert to Siberia to determine the correct weight. The contract will be fulfilled in Pittsburg and Chicago, with an expected two years to complete.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Trans-Siberian
Siberia
Chicago
Zolas Body Moved To Panthéon In Paris Ceremony
Emile Zola’s body was moved from Montmartre cemetery to the Panthéon in a plain hearse followed by family and friends. Thousands cheered and groaned as the coffin passed. Major and Mme Dreyfus were present unseen by the crowd. Rioters, students, and anti Zola factions clashed with police, forty students arrested. Police tightened guards and warned of immediate arrests for disturbances. The Panthéon to close after the ceremony and reopen Saturday. La Libre Parole denounced the event, urging protests against government actions.
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Paris
Emile Zola
Montmartre
Panthéon
Major
Mme. Dreyfus
la Libre Parole
Zola
France
Twenty Rescued off Wake Island by Brazilian Ship
Advices from Rio de Janeiro report that the Brazilian training ship Benjamin Constant, en route to Yokohama, picked up twenty shipwrecked men on Wake Island. Wake Island is a United States possession in the Pacific Ocean.
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Rio de Janeiro
Advieces
Benjamin Constant
Yokohama
Wake Island
United States
Pacific Ocean
Mauretania Aims For Eastward Record After Coast Start
Cunard Line steamer Mauretania, after three westbound records and a dry dock delay in Liverpool, prepares to sail at 10 am for an eastward record to Daunt's Rock. French liner La Provence also races the distance, with three other major transatlantic ships leaving at the same hour.
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Cunard Line
Liverpool
New York
Roberts
Daunt’s Rock
la Provence
Mauretania
Cunard
Lizard
Guns and gamblers raid shocks Broadway crowd
Police swooped on two West 41st Street gambling houses arresting fifty eight men including proprietors and staff. Warrants named John Does and inmates. Arthur Hewitt, a magazine writer, helped gather evidence for the raid led by Inspector Steinbruck and Acting Captain Murphy.
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Broadway
West 41St Street
Joan Doe
Crane
East 35Th
West 37Th
West 47Th Street
Max Steinbruck
Murphy
West 30Th Street
John” Kelly
41St Street
Sixth Avenue
Lou” Betts
John Does
No. 139
John Doe
Abe Levy
Frank Meehan
Fred Behr
No. MI
J. Marutius
Joseph Brown
Morris Winslow
Arthur Hewitt
Hotel Albany
Calvert
Station House
Bingham
Floods Spark Widespread Mississippi River High Water
Telegraph dispatches report the Mississippi River rose rapidly flooding cellars and lowlands from Alton to East St Louis. The Illinois River flood forced the Lilly lighthouse tender to abandon up river travel as crest levels approach historic highs. Rail lines and roads were washed out across Missouri and Texas, with towns like Wichita Falls reporting extensive track washouts and trains halted. Governor Norris and others walked miles to reach Livingston before transfer by special train as floods worsen.
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Tribune
St. Louis
Mississippi
Illinois
United States
Lilly
Alton
Mobile Island
East St. Louis
Hannibal
Minneapolis
Missouri
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Red River Valley
Helena
Mort
Moertana
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Norris
Livingston
Bozeman Mountain
Feodorovna Hanged After assassination attempt
Voronezh on June 3 saw the execution of Mile Feodorovna, the former school teacher who failed to kill General Bibikoff, governor of the province, on May 6. She was twenty five years old.
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Voronezh
Mile Feodorovna
Bibikoff
Movement Against Women Suffrage Gains Notable Followers
In London on June 3 a coalition of influential women led by the Countess of Jersey and Mrs. Humphry Ward forms to oppose granting votes to women. The group includes prominent writers and reformers as it campaigns for traditional suffrage limits.
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London
Countess of Jersey
Humphry Ward
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Mr. Churchill
JFK
Penny Post
Britain
Reid and
Westchester
Bishop Brown
America
Carolinal Logue
Rockefeller
Cardinal
Dewey’s
HOT Dewey & Sons Co
Fulton St
Nar
Rowly
Uncle Joe
Speaker
Animal
U. S. Steel Corporation
Pantheon
Hungry For
Wichita Falls
Tex
Here
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Wichita and Northwestern
Red River
Patton
Feodorovna
Woods
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