Miss Morgan Opens Navy Yard Restaurant Address
Anne Morgan daughter of J Pierpont Morgan spoke at the formal opening of a new dining room in Building No 14 at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn run by the National Civic Federations welfare department. The room drew about three thousand patrons amid noise before her five minute address praising women volunteers and urging collective effort to make the lunchroom a government model. Attendance reached five thousand as officers and civic leaders looked on and speeches concluded with vaudeville.
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Navy Yard
Brookyn
Welfare Department
National Civic Federation
John Mitchell
American Federation of Labor
Anne Morgan
J. Pierpont Morgan
Miss Morgan
J. B. Murdock
Captain Murdock
Navy Department
Admiral Goodrich
Navy Verd
Washington
America
Murdock
Goodrich
Jilts End Sparked Starlet Romance With Spreckels Line
Miss Mary Adele Case announces break with Claus Spreckels Jr after a Paris to Atlantic romance ended by a wireless message from John D. Spreckels. She cites pressure from Claus’s father and declares plans to pursue opera in theWest. Claus followers vow to accompany her, while she affirms independence and singing ambitions. Der Sens Co. ad promotes table wines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Adele Case
Knickerbocker
Claus Spreckels, Jr
Jenve
Seattle
Paris
Atlantic
John D. Spreckels
Claus
Mr. Spreckels
Winslow Torpedo Boat Runs Ashore in Harbor at Morehead City
The Winslow with Massachusetts Naval Reserves aboard ran aground in the harbor at Morehead City while en route to sea from Beaufort. Efforts to refloat her with engines disabled have so far failed.
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Morehead City
N. C
Beaufort
Winslow
Massachusetts Naval
Bryan for Prohibition Says He Will Defeat Beer Interests
William J. Bryan announced he would target brewers and whiskey interests after the spring Nebraska Legislature defeats. He urged a post election Democrats conference to plan next year’s campaigns and pressed to keep the party from liquor control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Omaha
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Boy Struck by Auto Dies After Street Play
Ten year old Chester Giffen of 158 West 21st Street was knocked down in front of 240 West 22d Street. He died later at New York Hospital from hemorrhages. Police say the car belonged to Daniel R. Freedman with chauffeur Ralph Garney.
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Chester Giffen
West 21Th Street
West 22d Street
Loeb
West 20Th Street
New York
Giffen
Monroe
New York Hospital
Daniel R. Freedman
West 55Th Street
Ralph Garney
West 49Th Street
Freedman
Bacon as Ambassador to France Confirmed
Paris reports from Washington say Robert Bacon former secretary of state has accepted the France ambassadorship and will succeed Henry White at year end. Bacon initially declined but agreed after Taft's decision to replace White, whose retirement has been anticipated and lamented in official and business circles.
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Associated Press
Paris
Washington
Robert Bacon
France
Henry White
Bacon
White
Taft
Ambassador White
American Chamber of Commerce
Italian Beats Man Then Mob Threatens Lynching on 16th Street
An Italian man claiming to be John Barratta, 43, faced a mob after beating a man with a club on East 16th Street. Two women, Miss Annie Collins and Mrs. Mamie Stevenson, intervened and were struck. Police arrived as the crowd urged lynching. Barratta took refuge in his building while stones and bottles were hurled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Barratta
East 16Th Street
16Th Street
Annie Collins
Mamie Stevenson
Barratta
Miss Collins
Assal
Jack London Alleges Health Decline in May Letter
In Honolulu a Telegraph report notes novelist Jack London writes to Dr E S Goodhue detailing multiple illnesses. He describes two operations in Sydney, ongoing malarial fever, and a mysterious nervous disorder that defies current medical understanding. London plans to sell the Snark and return home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Honolulu
Jack London
Goodhue
Sydney
London
Miss Yoakum's Friends Arrested After Station Altercation
S W Bennett attorney and brother in law of B F Yoakum president of Rock Island and Frisco lines S Russ lawyer and Charles Creeson Assistant U S District Attorney were held for trial after a clash at a railroad station during Miss Bessie Yoakum's departure to New York. Police officer Eugene Wahrmund was disarmed and resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
S. W. Bennett
B. F. Yoakum
Rock Island
Frisco
S. Russ
Charles 8. Creeson
United States District Attorney
Eugene Wahrmund
Bessie Yoakum
New York
Mrs Eddy Appears in Flesh amid Newspaper Visit
Boston dispatch details June 7 1909 showing reporters at Mrs Mary Baker Eddy's Beacon Street Newton home as she drives by. Reporters view her handling the event while a statement from Eddy defends her presence and the Christian Science founder's living status. Board names McKenzie Chase Dittemore elected at Mother Church meeting. Mrs Eddy sends a letter to the directors confirming attendance in spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Boston
Della M. Gilbert
Chestnut Hill
Mass
Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker G. Eddy
Mother Church of Christian Secience
William P. McKenzie
Stephen A. Chase
Fall River
John V. Dittemore
New York
William B. Johnson
Mre
Mary Baker
Pddy
Mother Church
Mrs Gilbert attacks Boston Christian Science leaders
Mrs Della M Gilbert presses for openness in church leadership and reforms in Boston. She accuses Boston insiders of secrecy and money motives, vows to reveal alleged faults, and mentions plans to organize a modern Christian Science church amid a dispute with J W Dittemore over licensing and publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Della M. Gilbert
Christian Science Church
Boston
J. W. Dittemore
Committee On Publication
New York
Mrs. Gilbert
Mrs. Eddy
Concord
Dittemore
David B. Ogden
Hawley Seeks Transcontinental Rail Link via Orient Road
Hawley plans for a through route across the continent linking Atlantic Newport News to Topolobampo Mexico with the Kansas City Mexico Orient line and Hawley roads. The plan envisions Chicago Cincinnati Louisville area bonds taken over for reorganization and a wide traffic network including Hamburg America. The project aims to connect with Pacific service and extend across the Pacific via the Orient and Stilwell system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Alton Railroad Company
Hawley System
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway Company
Hawley Roads
Hawley Lines
Continent
Atlantic Seaboard
Newport News
Pacific
Topolobampo
Mexico
Orient
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Chicago
Toledo
Chesapeake & Ohio
Cincinnati
Louisville
Toledo, St. Louis & Western
Hawley
The
Tribune
Chicago, Cincinnati & Louisville Railroad
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient
Kansas City
Hamburg-American
Alton
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Hong Kong
Fort Stilwell
Pacific Ocean
United States
England
Holland
San Francisco
Kansas City, Mexico & Orient Railway
Arthur E. Stilwell
Kansas City, Pittsboro & Gulf Road
Kansas City Southern Railway
E. H. Harriman
John W. Gates
Stilwell
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Chilf
California
Europe
Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Road
George Crocker
Orient Road
Gould
George J. Gould
Russell Harding
Missouri Pacific
R. ©. Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
Bulgarian Turkish Frontier Fight Extends Eleven Hours
A Salonica dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeitung reports an eleven hour clash along the Bulgarian Turkish frontier between Bulgarian and Turkish guards. Casualties are not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Salonica
Frankfurter Zeitung
Suffragette vandal defaces premier portrait at Royal Academy
A portrait of Premier Asquith by S. J. Solomon was defaced at the Royal Academy in London when a vandal pasted a label reading Votes for Women across the artwork. The incident occurred on June 7 as part of ongoing suffrage protest activity. The act highlights tensions over women’s voting rights and follows similar demonstrations by suffragette groups in the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Academy
London
Premier Asquith
S. J. Soloman
French Naval Plan Seeks 600 Million For Battleships
Paris reports the Cabinet approved a ten year naval programme costing 600 million dollars. It includes six Danton class battleships, six République class battleships, and four Gambetta type armored cruisers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Funston in Revolver Duel With Burglary Suspect
Brigadier General Frederick Funston, commandant at Fort Leavenworth, woke to a burglar in his quarters. He fired three shots as the intruder fled. the man escaped unharmed and Funston believed the assailant intended to rifle his pockets while he slept.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Funston
Five Hundred Injured by Lightning in Cracow Blast
A Cracow dispatch reports five hundred wounded after an army powder magazine exploded by lightning on Saturday night. Three soldiers died, forty houses wrecked, and hundreds damaged. Thousands of pounds of powder and fifteen hundred projectiles were scattered in a crowded station area. hospitals are crowded with the injured. In Kingston Jamaica a dynamite explosion at railway stores killed one man and seriously injured another, damaging nearly a block of buildings. Two workers were inside. 2,000 to 3,000 pounds exploded causing a loud concussion and widespread alarm.
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London
Cracow
Austrian Poland
Kingston
Jamaica
Detroit Brokerage Leader Faces Suspension After Death
Adams M. Holden died by his own action at his Detroit home. Fred S. Osborne & Co. suspended operations pending further word. The firm’s trouble ties to Ennis & Stoppant’s April NY failure, with Holden’s despondency linked to a large speculative account and three Ennis & Stoppant ventures on file.
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Detroit
Adams M. Holden
Fred S. Osborne & Co
F. S. Osborne
Mr. Osborne
Holden
Frankfort
Osborne
New York
Ennis & Stoppant
Osborne & Co
Ennis & Stoppan
Thomas A. Ennis
United States
Alexander
Ennis
Aged Teacher Robbed at West 30th Street Station
Lieutenant Dempsey heard a tale from Nicholas Rossignelli an aged modelling instructor living at 158 West First who reported burglars robbed his room on West 30th Street items stolen include silver medals foreign coins and papers Detectives are assigned to investigate notes mention medals from Mrs Abram S Hewitt and the National Academy of Sculpture in Marseilles France
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Dempsey
West 30Th Street
Nicholas Rossignelli
West
Rossignelli
Cooper Institute
Abram S. Hewitt
Institute
National Academy of Sculpture
Marseilles
France
Senate finishes cotton schedule and feuds overBryan
The Senate completed the cotton schedule of the tariff bill restoring Dingley rates on hosiery with a small debate. Democrats Bailey Money and Stone sparred with Bryan over platform pledges as Stone pointed to shifts on tariff commitments and lumber free list votes, highlighting party divisions.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Finance Committee
Penrose
Scott and
Gallinger
House
Dolliver
Chicago
Senator Stone
Missouri
William J. Bryan
Bailey
Money
Bryan
Mr. Stone
Democratic Platform Debate Sparks Rivalry in Mississippi
In a Mississippi hearing, Mr. Bailey and Mr. Money defend independence from Denver platform pledges while denouncing details in party platforms. Mr. Stone rejects overt criticism of Bryan and resists entangling legislation with platform specifics. The dispute subsides as a race night session resumes after oil worsens tensions.
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Bailey
Denver
Bryan
Mr. Bailey
Money
Mississippi
Stone
Chicago
Missourian
Clarke
Arkansas
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Archibald Alexander
Amore
William Read
George Blumenthal
E. H. Gary
Marie B. Pond
Mary Sherswood
John B. Walsh
Edwin A. Lefebre, Jr
Francis H. Cabot
J. Borden Harriman
Everit Macy
Ogden Hammond
Charles B. Alexander
Pierpont Morgan
Nicholas Murray Butler
Joseph Medill McCormick
Jeannette L. Gilder
Midzune
Seth Low
William Fellowes Morgan
Samuel Gompers
Joseph F. Valentine
E. S. Garrison
Charles F. Meyer
B. J. Greenhut
Spreckels Boy
Miss Case
Dewey’s Lauterne and Moselle
der Sens Co
Fulton St
Prohibition
Miss Yoakum
Christian Science Leader
Mrs. Gilbert Scoffs
Oceans
Alton and
Meawico & Orient
Edwin Hawley
Colonel Clowry
Western Pacific Road
Charles F. Ayer
Henry A. Bishop
Bridgeport
Enrique C. Creel
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railroad
Frontier Guards
Funston
Hewitt
Dingley
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