Rate Bill Sent Back To Conference In Senate Debate
Washington June 7 The Senate after a day focused on the Railroad Rate bill sent the measure back to conference at 6 pm Discussions covered free mail salaries for interstate commerce commissioners and penalties with a prevailing view in favor of upholding Senate provisions Senator Foraker signaled a possible move to take up the Statehood bill after the rate bill fate is decided Beveridge leads the rate bill report The Niagara River waters control bill passed and Senate action paused for Senator Gorman's funeral with resumed conference talks and renewed instructions for Till Elkins and Cullom to press for Senate positions
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Washington
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commissioners
Foraker
Beveridge
Niacara
Gorman i
Tilman
Hale
Maine
Elkins
Cullom
Clean Money Bill Halted by House Committee Action
Washington June reports that the House Banking and Currency Committee abandoned efforts to frame a clean money bill this session. The panel ordered subcommittees to prepare and print testimony on dirty money bills, including New York Health Commissioner Dr. s findings on currency as a disease vector and banker letters. Assistant Secretary Taylor notes treasury concerns with the proposed bills and estimates higher costs under Fowler bill for currency handling and redemption.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Sion
New York City
H. A. Taylor
the Treasury
Treasury Department
Treasury
Taylor
United States
Post Office Department
Department
Connese
Anglo Russian Change Signals Possible Alliance
Washington reports indicate Russia showing a milder stance toward Britain, fueling talk of a future Anglo-Russian understanding. Observers note waning suspicion and a thaw in relations since prior tensions over events near Logger Banks.
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Washington
Russia
Great Britain
Great Briain
New York Representative Seeks Action Over Alleged Contract
June 7 Representative Bulczer of New York introduced a resolution urging the Attorney General to commence a federal action against an alleged contract between Lyman Pace, Secretary of the Treasury, and James Gillan, president of National City Bank, claiming it violates public interest and congressional acts.
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Bulczer
New York
Caye
Attorney General
Golty
United States
Lyman Gace
Treasury
James Gillan
National City Bank
New York City
Congress
Steamboat Inspection Revision Planned by Commerce Secretary
Secretary Metcalf of the Department of Commerce and Labor forms an executive committee of three steamboat inspectors to meet in Washington on June 12. They will recommend rules and regulations for the Steamboat Inspection Service and review safety appliances and other business to avoid wardship or dismissal.
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Weekington
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
George Uhler
Harr
Charles H. Westcott
En Boat Inspection Service
Baenen
Steamboat Inspection Service
Passes Niagara Falls Preservation Bill in Senate
Washington June 7 The Niagara Falls preservation movement nears success as the Senate passes the House bill authorizing presidential action. Two amendments were adopted one prohibiting Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes from becoming subjects of international negotiations and the other preserving factory construction powers.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Niagara Falls
Congress
Senate
Hopkins
Illinois
Lake Michigan
Great Lakes
Knox
Senate and House face dual supply bill deadlock
The article describes potential conference stalemates over two key supply bills with possible tradeoffs between canal amendments and meat inspection provisions. It notes uncertain presidential stance on the Sundry Civil bill and mentions Taft pressing opponents to align while Beveridge falls ill and Aldrich travels, with Hansbrough and Kittredge active on Meat Inspection and sea level canal issues.
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House
Senate
Tafts
Beveridge
Aldrich
Hansbrough
Kittredge
Yeoman
Immigrant policy clash drives Washington action
Washington June 7 powerful factions clash over immigration laws. Open port advocates backed by Cooper Union delegates seek easier intake to aid labor needs, while restrictionists push higher ports barriers. President receives mass meeting resolutions and speeches, signaling optimism for open door policy in coming battles in Congress.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
South
America
Cooper Union
New York
Order of American Mechanics
Immigration Restriction League
Congress
White House
C Union
Vident
Boy Reported Missing From New York. Kidnap Suspected
A five year old boy named Willis Farris Carstead was left by a man at San Antonio with a Missouri, Kansas & Texas conductor to be dropped at Booneville. He is well dressed with a suitcase, claims a New York home, and no relatives have appeared. Police searched records but found no match.
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Booneville, Mo
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
William Carstead
New York
Lizzie
Booneville
President Defended in House Budget Debates
In Washington on June 7 the House witnessed sharp clashes over presidential expenses. Representative Brundidge attacked White House costs as extravagant and cited past simplicity, while Grosvenor defended the appropriations as essential to government. The Naval Appropriation bill moved to conference as debate continued on Sundry Civil bill items for the President’s travel and White House upkeep.
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Washington
Brundidge
Arkansas
Executive Department
White House
Grosvenor
Ohio
Foss
Illinois
Loudenslager
New Jersey
Meyer
Louisiana
Navy
Marine Corps
Brun
Cleveland
Chinley
Ore Roosevelt
Mino Morris
Barnes
Morris
Cardiac Stimulation Aims to Restore Life After Death
At the American Medical Convention in Boston Dr. Benjamin M. Ricketts of Cincinnati reported that cardiac stimulation can restart the heart up to twenty minutes after stoppage and that some patients resume beating hours later. He noted complete recovery is possible with 20 minute delays and listed several prominent surgeons at the meeting. The House of Delegates elected Dr. Joseph P. Bryant of New York as president.
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Boston
Tucker
Benjamin M. Ricketts
Cincinnati
Department of Surgery and Anatomy
Rupert Abbe
New York
Roswell Parks
Buffalo
Frederick Mueller
Chicago
J. B.murphy
Charles A. Powers
Denver
Joseph Pansohoff
Harvey Cushing
Baltimore
J. F. Binnie
Sasty
House of Delegates
Joseph P. Bryant
Adrift in 26-foot launch drifts ashore on Long Island
Three Stamford men Charles H. Keteltas William D Nolan Jr and Reginald B Martin drifted all night in a 26-foot launch on the Sound after an engine breakdown and no oars or light. They reached Lloyds Neck Long Island at daybreak and were found safe after search parties feared a wreck.
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the Tribune
Stamford
Conn
Charles H. Keteltas
William D. Nolan, Jr
Reginald B. Martin
Lloyd's Neck
Long Island
Oyster Bay
Defend the Speaker Pressed by Indiana Delegation
Members of the House defend Speaker Cannon against charges he blocked the Pure Food bill. Indiana representatives met Vice President to urge correction of attacks by an Indianapolis paper, which they blame on misattribution of ownership. The Vice President denies owning the paper but agrees to curb misstatements and influence his cousin to issue a correction.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
House
Cannon
Indianapolis
Delevan Smith
Taft
Shaw
Indiana
Representative Watson
Senate
Manila Police Force Reduced to 500 Men
Manila reports a restructuring slashes the city police to 500 officers within three months, including 200 Americans and Filipinos. One hundred American officers are slated for dismissal as part of an economy driven reorganization recommended by a governor appointed committee following the April 6 review of thirty five American dismissals.
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Manila
No rupture yet in Russian political groups over death penalty
In St. Petersburg on June 7 the ministers demand a month to study the law abrogating the death penalty. The Constitutional Democrats will not use this for a government showdown, pledging to wait for parliamentary regulation. Radicals and CD relations grow strained and may soon split the working alliance.
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St. Petersburg
Constitutional Democrats
Novitsky to Lead Russian Mongolian Exploration Mission
Colonel Novitsky will depart St. Petersburg on Saturday to command the general staff expedition to explore Mongolia. Reports from Peking on Kulon Dalai Mongolia are unconfirmed, seen as possible preludes to a broader Russian plan. The project, veiled as scientific, may aim to map routes for a Baikal to Peking railroad and extend Russian influence into eastern Mongolia.
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St. Petersburg
Novitsky
General Staff
Mongolia
Kulon
Dalai
Peking
Russia
China
Baikal
Niagara Yacht Returns From European Cruise
Howard Gould arrives aboard the Niagara with Mrs. Gould and guests including W. H. Hall of New York. The steamer completed a four month cruise in European waters, sailing from Southampton May 24 and reaching Horta in under a week, then anchoring off the New York Yacht Club in the North River. The Countess Boni de Castellane did not sail with her brother.
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Howard Gould
Wreck Injures Five Including Noted Mining Man
In Colorado, a head on collision on the Colorado Midland Railroad at Boyer left freight engineer Frank Cunningham dead and fireman T J Callahan fatally hurt. Thomas F Walsh, mining man, on the special train, suffered severe cuts and bruises and arrived here last night.
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Colorado Springs
Col
Frank Cunningham
T. J. Callahan
Colorado Midland Railroad
Boyer
Thomas F. Walsh
MOCRET MINISTRY QUITS AGAIN
Madrid reports Premier Moret presented the resignation of the entire Cabinet to King Alfonso. The ministry, which had reappointed after a March 20 resignation, again steps down following the plan to resign after the King’s marriage. Names listed include Moret y Prendergast, Romanones, Luque, Concás, Salvador, Santa Maria, the Duke of Almodovar, Gasset, and Pietro.
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Madrid
Moret
Alfonso
Montero Rics
Sefior Moret Y Prendergast
Sefior Romanones
General Luque
Sefior Concas
Sefior Salvador
Sefior Santa Maria
Duke OF Almodovar
Sefior Gasset
Sefior Pietro
Threatens Real Filibuster in House Over Statehood Provisions
Washington June 7 The minority leader John Sharp Williams of Mississippi says the minority has not filibustered recently but would resort to a real filibuster if the Speaker and House leadership refuse a vote on separate provisions of the statehood conference report. He cites constitutional privilege to call for yeas and nays to gain unanimous consent and a quorum.
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Washington
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
House
Questions With Great Britain Discuss Fisheries Settlement
Secretary Root conferred with British Ambassador Sir Henry Mortimer Durand on diplomatic disputes between the United States and Britain. Focused on Canadian and Newfoundland fisheries, with plans to move toward final settlements by addressing smaller linked issues and possibly joint expert investigations. Ground to be prepared for negotiations when the ambassador returns from the southern trip.
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Washington
Henry Mortimer Durand
Root
State Department
United States
Omce
London
Navy attaches to attend Norway coronation
Lieutenant Commander John H. Gibbons has been designated by the Navy Department to attend the coronation of King Haakon on June 26 as naval attaché to the American Legation and as a representative of the American navy. He is now naval attaché to the American Embassy at London. It was initially planned to send a naval vessel to Norway, but time constraints made it unfeasible.
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Washington
John H. Gibbons
Navy Department
King Haakon
London
Norway
Amnesty Decree Grants Deserting Servicemen Amnesty
Madrid reports the Official Gazette published a decree granting amnesty to all army and navy deserters living in America. The measure affects civilians and military personnel abroad and marks a broad clemency effort by the government.
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Madrid
America
Gunboats Sold as Junk After Manila Bay Battle
Manila June 7 The gunboats Alba Mindanao and Maileno captured by Admiral Dewey at the destruction of the Spanish fleet have been sold as junk for 6606 at Olongapo. These boats participated in the Manila Bay battle.
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Manila
Alba
Dewey
Olongapo
Manila Bay
Chauffeur Hurt Boy In City Auto Tour Mob
Herman Schreiner a chauffeur for Charles Davey of Quincy Ill led friends on an after dark car excursion. On 118th street he struck Vincenzo Cotello seven injuring his thigh. The crowd of about a hundred Italians mobbed Schreiner and companions until a police officer intervened and the boy was taken to hospital.
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Herman Schreiner
East 8Th Street
Charles Davey
Quincy
118Th Street
Schreiner
Vincenzo Cotello
112Th Street
Murder at Batoum Quashed as Robbery Motive Declared
The central committee of the Social Democratic workmen at Batoum declares there was no political motive in the murder of American Vice-Consul William H. Stuart. Officials refute persistent rumors of a woman’s involvement, stating the confessed motive was robbery.
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Batoum
William H. Stuart
Central Committee of the
Social Democratic Workmen Today
Man Rescued From Sleep on New York Central Tracks
William Gallagher was found asleep on the New York Central tracks and awakened by Officer Burns of Tarrytown after bystanders alerted him. Gallagher had been drinking, and the rescue occurred just before the turn of the century.
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William Gallagher
Burns
Tarrytown
Gallagher
Russian emigration drive aims at cheaper US line passports
In St. Petersburg on June 7 the volunteer fleet chief asked the Interior Ministry to simplify passport rules and cut the $20 passport fee. The move targets channeling emigration to the United States via the new Russian steamship line, shifting Finland and German routes.
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St. Petersburg
United States
Ministry of the Interior
Finland
UK Cotton Policy Gains Perspective From Spinners Chief
Charles Wright Macara president of the International Federation of Master Cotton Spinners says Britain cannot smother speculators with cotton and will depend mainly on the United States for supply. He notes years needed to grow cotton in colonies and sees potential in India while urging 16 cents a pound as remunerative for attracting capital and labor to expand U S output.
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London
Daily Chronicle
Charles Wright Macara
International Federation of Master
Macara
India
Great Britain
United States
Austria’s Beck Sets Tone for Hungary Tariff Policy
Vienna Premier Baron von Beck outlined Austria's stance in the Reichsrath on June 7. He argued for a legally established common customs tariff with Hungary, noting Austria's sacrifices in unity. Hungary demanded reciprocity and non-enforcement of the tariff against Austria, leaving Austria free to seek independent arrangements while seeking a settlement.
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Vienna
Reichsrath
Baron von Beck
Hungary
Austria
Rojestvensky Faces Trial for Naval Surrender
Indictment by the naval court of inquiry targets Vice-Admiral Rojestvensky and Bedovi officers for surrender after the Sea of Japan battle. Trial set for July 4 with death penalty sought. Red dispatch notes Rennenkampff charging Linovitch over Siberian Railroad strike. Also cites Reiman executions during the Moscow uprising.
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St. Petersburg
Naval Court of Inquiry
Rojestvensky
Red
Rennenkampff
Japan
Linovitch
Manchuria
Revolutionary Committee
Siberian
Reiman
Seminovsky Regiment
Guards
Moscow
Lusitania Launch Sets World Record Liner in Glasgow
The Cunard Line steamer Lusitania, the world's largest liner, launched at Clydebank with Dowager Lady Inverclyde christening it. Sir Charles McLaren led a luncheon for 500 guests as officials praised Britain’s marine architecture. The ship measures about 7 feet in length with vast capacity and a crew of around eight hundred.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Cunard Line
Clydebank
Inverclyde
Charles McLaren
Sir Charles
Great Britain
Mauritania
German states finances reveal large debts and railways
Berlin June 7 The Imperial Statistical Office reports 1905 total debts of the states at 3 045 200 000 and empire debt at 756 900 000 plus 61 000 060 in short term bills. State railways valued at 3 490 760 000 exceed total debts. States own 1 748 405 acres cleared land and 11 230 414 acres forest.
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Berlin
Imperial Statistical Office
Empire
Americans Visit Newcastle Gas Works and Factories
The Public Ownership Commission of the National Civic Federation resumes investigations visiting the Newcastle and Gateshead gas works the Elsewick ordnance factory and the shipyard area. They were cordially received and supplied with information.
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Newcastle-on-Tyne
Public Ownership Commission
National Civic Federation of the
Chinese arrivals denied land at Kingston steamer Beta
Sixty eight Chinese passengers who arrived on the steamer Beta from Halifax were not allowed to land in Kingston Jamaica. They were subsequently ordered to proceed to another destination with pauper relief arrangements provisioned locally.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Halifax
Mamaroneck Driver Exonerated in Child's Death Crash
A coroner's jury absolved Joan F. Baudouine of Mamaroneck, N Y, and her chauffeur after Joseph Mainet, five, of Queens, died when struck by Baudouine's touring car on April 6. The verdict cited Joseph running into the vehicle as the cause, despite testimony of brakes and evasive action.
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Joan F. Baudouine
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Joseph Mainet
Hoffman Boulevard
Jamaica
Queens Borough
Mr. Baudouine
Samuel D. Nutt
Joseph
Genevieve Mann
Miss Mann
Midnight Funeral by Torchlight at Verets Village
A New Orleans telegraph report describes a midnight funeral in Verets Village for Mary Wilson. The coffin from New Orleans arrived late, so torches lit the way to the cemetery and mourners used candles to illuminate the minister during the service.
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the Tribune
New Orleans
Verets Village
Mary Wilson
Sailors Stand By Stripped Schooner In Gulf Storm
The three masted schooner F. L. Snow from Rockland Maine faced a West Indian hurricane and heavy gales off the Southern coast. All masts and sails were lost while carrying pineapples from Port Tarpon to Baltimore. The crew jury rigged a jury to reach Brunswick where a tug towed the vessel up the bay toward Timora.
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Tribune
Norfolk
F. L. Snow
Rockland
Port Tarpon
West Indies
Baltimore
Brunew Cn
Brunswick
Timora
Express Train Wreck at Parkburg Facility in Pennsylvania
A westbound Pennsylvania Limited traveling 40 mph collided with the Parkburg construction train near Lancaster. Telegraph operator Ralph E. Erb had moved the construction train to the eastbound track, causing the open switch. Both engines burned after the crash. two cars of the construction train burned. Three Limited crew members were injured. all passengers unhurt aside from a severe jolt.
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Lancaster
Penn
Pennsylvania Limited
Parkburg
Pennsylvania
Limited
Ralph E. Erb
McCauley
Brown
Prisoner Outsmarts Constable in Goshen Jail Transport
John Conklin a Maybrook constable was driving John McDermott to Goshen jail when the prisoner asked for cigars. The prisoner escaped by seizing the horse and wagon after the constable stopped at a store. No word since on the prisoner horse or wagon.
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Tribone
Middletown
N. Y
John Conklin
Maybrook
John McDermott
Goshen
McDermott
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You and
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