Courageous Shipwreck Heroine and Rescue at Sea
Elizabeth Eriksson, daughter of Captain P. A. Eriksson, and the Good News crew were rescued after three days adrift in lifeboats in the Atlantic when the British steamer Metis spotted them. They endured dwindling provisions and massive waves, with Eriksson praised as the bravest sailor aboard. The Metis delivered the crew to Baltimore where Eriksson’s pet canary and other survivors found new homes.
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Atlantic Ocean
Elizabeth Exisson
P. A. Erikson
Gine Ton
Melle
Philadelphia
Iss Eriksson
Baltimore
Reste
Erikegoo
Lembert’s Point
Eriksson
Aleak
Gerefost
Ater
Errone
Mee McKinnon
Beltimore
Miss Elizabeth
Riksson
Perty
Mise Erikseen
Mics Pliikeeen
Darthme
Miss Eriksson
Gentry
First Vervage
United States Navy Officers Visit Montevideo and River Plate Mission
Rear Admiral in command attended Argentine reception and River Plate mission events. Chester and fleet units anchored near Montevideo as President Wiltman hosted officials, stressing peaceful cooperation and expanding international relations between the republics through United States leadership.
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United States
Chester
Iine
Staunion
Montana
Tennessee
North Carol
Hester
Morgan
Government House
Sons
Wiltiman
Staunton
Montevides
Mites Willmar
Y Fountry
Preete
Fatal Storms Ravage Germany Killing Dozens
Thunder storms sweeping Western and Central Germany have killed more than twenty people in the Rhine province. A drilling squad was struck by lightning, killing two and injuring others. Destructive cloud bursts in Harz and Thuringen claim more lives as children sheltered under a tree near Goslar.
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Cologne
Germany
Rhine
Cassel
Harz
Thuringen
Langelsheim
Go Goslar
Lightning strikes patrol at Krasneye-Selo. two soldiers killed
In St Petersburg on June 9 a patrol at Krasneye-Selo was struck by lightning, killing one soldier and fatally injuring another amid maneuvering activity.
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St. Petersburg
Krasneye-Selo
Vickers Plans $2.5 Million Canadian Navy Yard at Montreal
Vickers Sons & Maxim filed with the government for a 2.5 million shipbuilding and repair plant in Montreal. The facility includes a floating dock lifting 27.5 tons, handling boats up to seven feet, a repair berth, and three shipbuilding berths. The firm expects to build many vessels for Canada's new navy. Sir Hiram Maxim will arrive in New York this week aboard the Mauretania with working plans for the enterprise.
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Ottawa
Ont
Vickers Sons & Maxim
Montreal
Hiram Maxim
New York
Paris aviators set two person cross country record
Paris June 2 two French army officers Captain Marconnet and Lieutenant Fequant flew from Chalons sur Marne to the gates of Paris covering 105.6 miles in 2 hours without a stop, a new two person aeroplane distance record. Marconnet handled observations and photos while Fequant piloted.
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Marconnet
Fequant
Army Aviation Corps
Chalons-sur-Marne
M. Marconnet
M. Fequant
Orville Wright
Fort Meier
Wilbur Wright
Amours
France
Berlin
Orvifie Wright
Henry Farman
Rheims
Daniel Konet
Belgium
Louis Paulhen
London
Manchester
Glenn H. Curtiss
Albany
Governor's Island
Airship Aviator Falls From Height in Topeka Exhibition
Topeka Kan June 9 J C Mars an aviator fell fifty feet during an exhibition flight when a gust caused his Curtiss biplane to capsize. The aeroplane was wrecked yet Mars remained unhurt and blamed an air current from a passing railroad train. He will continue flights.
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Topeks
Kan
J. C. Mars
Curtiss
Mars
Spain and the Church Free Conscience Demand
At a Cabinet meeting presided by King Alfonso today Premier Canaleias urged the government to begin its religious program by recognizing absolute freedom of conscience. He called for the abrogation of imperial decrees that limit the public services of non-Catholic religious bodies.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Canaleias
Criticizes the Vatican over encyclical clash
Berlin reports Chancellor von Bethmann Hollweg angrily denounces the papal encyclical on religious reformers as a blow to religious nations and peace. He says Germany has demanded a Vatican reply and will act to preserve religious harmony in the nation. The note follows interpellations by conservatives and the National Liberals.
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Berlin
von Bethman- Hollweg
Vatican
Germany
Curia
Charles Borromer
Potromeo
Martin Luther
Death beats out sheriff in Norwood death case
Canton N Y June 9 Death won in a race with a deputy sheriff to serve a summons on Charles Claffey of Norwood today He failed to appear before the grand jury against Joe Young a Buffalo pugilist whom he accused of rioting in Ogdensburg and the deputy was sent with a bench warrant to arrest him On reaching Yaffex s home the city found him dead on the floor Death apparently resulted from natural causes
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N. Y
Charles Claffey
Norwood
Claffey
Joe” Young
Buffalo
Ogdensburg
Yaffex
Treath
Diaz Re-Election Predicted Amid Mexico Refugee Crisis
The piece reports Generali Porfirio Diaz likely securing another Mexican presidency in June with opposition leader Francisco J. Madero jailed and fled, while Heriberto Barron now exiled accuses Diaz of political persecution and suppression of free speech. It also covers U S politicians’ concerns about refugees and the wider implications for Mexican politics.
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Generali
Porfirio Diaz
Mexico
Francisco J. Madero
Monterey
Diaz
Heriberto Barron
Republican-Democratic Party
Mexican Congress
Barron
Taft
Wilson
Pennsylvania
Sefior Barron
Connecticut commuters seek federal intervention on utilities
Connecticut commuters urge a public utilities bill at the next Legislature session and push for a Public Service Commission similar to New York. They note New York commuters have obtained a suspension of new rates and call for federal involvement as there is no state commission in Connecticut.
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Erie Railroad
Susquehanna & Western
Ridgefield Park
N. J
West Shore
Susquehanna
Erie
Jersey City
Paterson
Governor Fort
State Railroad Commission
Connecticut
Public Service Commission
Ransom
New York
No defence by Madero before judge in Mexico
Francisco I. Madero, candidate for the Presidency, appeared before Judge Trevano and was declared a formal prisoner. He refused the privilege of defence, citing distrust in justice. The arrest follows accusations of aiding Rouque Estrada to escape a warrant for an undisclosed offence.
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Monterey
Mex
Francisco I. Madero
Trevano
Madero
Rouque Estrada
Estrada
Mexican Rebels Defeated Near Valladolid Yucatan
Government troops clashed with Indian insurgents near Yayama close to Valladolid. After a sharp exchange the rebels retreated to the mountains, leaving wounded behind and streams of blood in trenches. Federal forces pursued and routed them as reinforcements moved toward Yucatan.
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Merida
Lucatan
Yayama
Valladolid
Lara
Dritas
Escapes From Mexican Jail Reach American Side
Louis Fleischner, president of a Nogales clothing company, escaped from a Mexican prison last night and crossed into the United States. An appeal to Washington will seek aid to recapture him. Fleischner, a wealthy landowner and magnate, was arrested on a charge connected with a large factory in Nogales, Mex.
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Nogales
Ariz
Louis Fleischner
Mex
Washington
Freischner
More Commuters Seek Aid From Taft Warning
Bridgeport officials urge President Taft to intervene against a New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad passenger rate increase. Mayor Buckingham telegrammed Taft asking suspension of interstate rate hikes until interstate commerce hearings can decide. William L. Ransom of New York spoke at a joint Board of Trade and Business Men’s Association meeting, stating hope rests there.
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R. M. Wolfe
South Norwalk
Interstate Commerce Commission
Percy Adams
Improvement League of
Sound Beach
New Jersey Railroad Commission
Governor Fort
Erie
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Ww. C. Hope
Jersey Central
New York
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Taft
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Tribune
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New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
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Buckingham
Legislative Branch
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William M. Ivins
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Business Men's Association
Dr Peabody Urges End to Aristocracy among Students
The Groton School principal spoke at St. Paul’s School anniversary warning graduates against elitist attitudes. He urged American schools to teach true democracy through Jesus Christ’s example, stressing honesty, service, and elevating standards. He warned about false social ranks harming American boys and urged schools to counteract snobbery.
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Concord
N. H
Endicott Peabody
Groton School
St. Paul's School
America
Jesus Christ
Dr. Peabody
Christ
WICKERSHAM TO GRADUATES AT Nazareth COMMENCEMENT
Attorney General Wickersham spoke first at Nazareth Hall Military Academy graduation in Nazareth Pennsylvani a delivering The Value of Thoroughness. He warned that superficiality hinders progress and cited Lord Kitchener and West Point examples to illustrate the power of thorough work in military and national achievements.
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Penn
Taft
Wickersham
Washington
Nazareth Hall Military Academy
Jon
New York
Lord Kitchener
United States Military Academy
West Point
Probe of Washington Street Fire Deaths Sparks Fire Dept Inquiry
Commissioner Waldo ordered an investigation into the June 6 Washington Street fire in which Firemen Timothy Cotter and William F. Healy died and others were overcome. The board, led by Chief Croker with deputies Sally Langford and Howe, toured the premises to assess the backdraft and determine if the entry order was justified, amid concerns of panic and Civil Service exam bias. The panel meets again privately at Fire Headquarters to hear witness versions, with no public blame implied.
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Waldo
Washington Street
Timothy Cotter
William F. Healy
Croker
Sally
Langford
Howe
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Department
Fire Headquarters
New York Military Academy Holds Commencement at Cornwall
In Newburg New York on June 9 the annual commencement at the New York Military Academy was led by Superintendent Colonel Jones. Fourteen cadets graduated and the cornerstone for a new academy building was laid to replace the fire-destroyed structure. Noted speakers included Rev Dr Lyman Abbott and Major General J Franklin Bell. Harold Ward Siebert won top honors. his father is Lieutenant Colonel Siebert of the Panama Canal Commission.
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Newburg
N. Y
New York Military Academy
Cornwall
Jones
Lyman Abbott
Free State
William Verbeck
New York
J. Franklin Bell
United States Army
Philippines
Harold Ward Siebert
Siebert
Panama Canal Commission
Fordham Law Commencement Next Day at University Theatre
Fordham University School of Law will hold its third annual commencement tomorrow at 3 p m in the university theatre Fordham. The graduating class is more than twice as large as the prior two. Dean Paul Fuller will preside. Addresses by Rev Daniel J Quinn Robert N King and John N Seelen. William McAdoo former Police Commissioner will deliver the address to the graduates.
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Fordham
Law School
Paul Fuller
Daniel J. Quinn
S J
Robert N. King
John N. Seelen
William McAdoo
Changes in University of Pennsylvania Faculty in June 93
The University of Pennsylvania trustees announced faculty changes. Dr Louis A Pubrins, professor of dermatology, retires after forty years due to ill health. Dr A M Richards of Northwestern is elected professor of pharmacology and Dr K F Meyer of South Africa becomes assistant professor of veterinary pathology.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Board of
Louis A. Pubrins
A. M. R'chards
Northwestern University
K. F. Meyer
South Africa
Alfred University Clears Debt and Gains Carnegie Library
Alfred New York June 9 President Boothe Davis announced Alfred University has pledged 870.0 percent to pay its debt with a surplus of 14 dollars and to secure a Carnegie Library.
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Alfred, N. YT
Boothe ©. Davis
Alfred University
Carnegie
Great Jones Street Statement Lacks Further Comment
An unnamed speaker on Great Jones Street stated he had nothing further to add, offering no additional remarks or details.
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Jones Street
Disabled steamer Hopkins towed in after Lake Erie collision
The steamer A L Hopkins of Chaumont New York was towed into Detroit port after a collision last night near Southeast Shoal Lake Erie with the steamer Syracuse of Buffalo. The Syracuse was undamaged. The barge G King, being towed by the Hopkins, was left adrift and a tug went to search for it. The King’s five crewmen are believed safe as the lake is calm.
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A L. Hopkins
Chaumont
N. Y
Southeast Shoal
Lake Erie
Syracuse
Buffalo
King
Hopkins
Dake Erie
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena Visit Avellino Relief Efforts
King and Queen return from Avellino after touring the earthquake zone. King Victor Emmanuel orders extensive relief measures at Calitri and promises to mitigate disaster impacts beyond loss of life and injuries.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Avellino
Calitri
Argentina Sends Alfalfa Cargo to American Market
Argentina shipped an experimental 100 ton alfalfa hay cargo to the American market aboard the steamer Homeris arriving from the River Plate via the West Indies. The report notes the delivery as a notable agricultural contribution.
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Argentina
Homeris
River Plate
West Indies
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