Pageant portrays English Church history at Fulham Palace
London June 10 The Anglican Church pageant opened on Fulham Palace grounds drawing royalty and large crowds likely to reach eighty thousand by fortnight's end. The four thousand performers enact twenty scenes from the fourth century to present, stressing the primitive British Church and Augustine's mission while offering devotional, historically accurate spectacle.
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London
Gey
Fulham Palace
Augustine
Rome
Parker
Winchester
Dungton
William
Westminster Abbey
Thomas Becket
Wycliffe
Henry V
James
Laud
Chester
Palace
Kenisit es Protest at English Church Pageant
Followers of John Kenell protest at St Etheldreda's Church against Bishop Arthur Ingram's participation in a "Popish pageantry" during the English Church pageant opening service. Police disperse the crowd as the event proceeds under historic church patronage and aims to educate and aid state charities.
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Associated Press
London
John Kenell
St. Etheldreda’s Church
Arthur Ingram
Archishop of Canterbury
York
Gas kills aged woman in Coney Island apartment
A gas jet in a kitchen at No 2 24 Surf avenue Coney Island released lethal fumes while Isaac Levy 68 his wife Sarah and granddaughter Rosie 12 rested. Philip Perry Jr delivered a message from Manhattan and found them unconscious. Mrs Levy died Mr Levy and Rosie were hospitalized with critical and recovering conditions respectively. Detectives deem the suffocation ancient but unclear in cause.
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Isaac Levy
Sarah
Rosie
Surf Avenue
Coney Island
Philip Perry, Jr
Manhattan
Levy
Philip
Firemen Faint at Work in Large City Fire
A blaze at Dr Walter B James's five story residence at No 17 West 54th Street caused $50000 damage. Five firemen were overcome by smoke. four hospitalised at Flower Hospital and one at Roosevelt. James family, en route to Europe, had servants present. fire under control after two hours.
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Walter B. James
West 54Th Street
Flower Land
Roosevelt Hospital
James
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Nicholas
Dennis Curtin
Bauer
Edward Geiger
Cornelius Rock
Flower Hospital
Lantry
East Dist Street
Sixth Avenue
Fifth Avenue
University Club
Record twins for Rogers couple near Asheville
Telegraph report from Asheville says Mr and Mrs R Rogers of Alexander eight miles away have six pairs of twins in eight years. The latest pair arrived recently and the family now includes eight boys and four girls all healthy.
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the Tribune
Asheville
N. C
Jr. R. Rogers
Alexander
Here
Steamer Ava Explodes Off Algiers After Dynamite Blows Crew Ashore
The German steamer Ava sailing from Hamburg to Vladivostok blew up ten miles off Paptellaria Island. Fire and dynamite detonations tore the ship apart in the night. All crew escaped in boats and were later picked up by the Eastgate and landed at Algiers.
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Algiers
Ava
Hamburg
Vladivostok
Paptellaria Island
Eastgate
City acts to halt six for a quarter tickets sale
Philadelphia City Councils today directed the City Solicitor to sue to determine the right of the Philadelphia Transit Company to withdraw from sale the six for a quarter tickets without city consent. They also demanded tickets be restored. George H. Earle Jr. was elected to the Philadelphia Rapid Transit Board as one of three city representatives, despite being a sugar concern receiver, and said he would sell his transit shares if he took the post.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transit Company
George H. Earle, Jr
Clarence Wolf
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Board
Earle
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
American Sugar Refining Company
Met‘leHan
John Peirce Company
Ashokan
Peirce Company
Board of Water Suprl
MacArthur Brothers & Co
Winston & Co
McClellan
Board of Water Supply
Peirce
John Peirce
William Bradley & Son
Bradley Company
Brooklyn
Messrs. Bradley
Vaccination Sighs Amid Island Deployment Preparations
Uacie Sam’s admonitions reveal an epidemic of soreness on Governor’s Island as 12th United States Infantry companies prepare for a Philippines voyage. The medical staff vaccinated the unit, causing days of discomfort, scrapes, and drill suspensions while soldiers endure arm injuries and sleepless bunks.
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Uacie Sam
Brown
Governor’s Island
12Th
United States Infantry
Philippines
United States
Harvey Defends Harper's Weekly at Kansas Dinner
Lawrence Kansas June 10 George Harvey editor of Harper's Weekly defended the magazine against W J Bryan about Morgan control. He recalled meeting Morgan and Bryan in London two years ago and said he could not support Bryan after Bryan's Madison Square Garden and Kansas speeches.
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Tribune
Lawrence
Kan
George Harvey
Harper's Weekly
W. J. Bryan
University of Kansas Tonight
Harvey
Bryan
Harper’s Weekly
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
London
Madison Square Garden
Bryan to Seek Senate Seat in 1910 Primary
Omaha dispatch reports William J. Bryan will run for the U S Senate to replace Elmer J. Burkett whose term ends in March 1911. The Commoner editor Richard Metcalf says the bid is official and Bryan will contest under the direct primary. Nebraska’s 1910 primary is set for September with the general election in November. Local leaders expect Bryan to win.
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the Tribune
Omaha
William J. Bryan
United States Senate
Elmer J. Burkett
Richard L. Metcalf
Bryan
Destructive Hailstorm Ravages Collierstown Virginia
A severe hailstorm struck Collierstown in Rockbridge County late yesterday. A ten mile long tract and half mile wide suffered total vegetation loss, wheat corn and gardens laid flat, two feet of hat drift in ravines, soil washed from uplands, with farm ruin and losses in the thousands of dollars reported.
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Buchanan
Collierstown
Rockbridge County
Damaged emergency dam hampers canal water flow
Marie Michigan June 10 observers report water pumping through the Canadian Canal jock failed as the movable emergency dam frame bent. Some suggest building a temporary dam by dumping pig iron into the upper canal. Also noted a Cingalese prince died on a railroad train en route to Lourdes seeking relief from illness.
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Lourdes
Prince D
Peirce and Bradley Firms Placed in Receiver's Hands
The John Peirce Company and William Bradley & Son were put under receiver Henry K S Williams with bonds of 100000 each after consent from the firms. John Peirce, once a major contractor, faced cashflow strain while completing large projects. creditors sought protection amid abrupt company changes.
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John Peirce Company
Stone Contractors and Builders
William Bradley & Son (Incorporated
William Bradley & Son
Pisani Brothers
Astoria
Brien, Boardman, Platt & Littleton
New York
Empire
American Surety
Mutual Life
Bank of Commerce
Court Upholds Woman's Temper Advice in Divorce Plea
Macon Missouri June 10 Judge Shelton rules a wife's irascible temper is her right and a husband's duty to yield. He notes the wife does most housework for four children and refuses to grant divorce, urging the couple to reconcile and return home.
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the Tribune
Macon
Judge Shelton
Circuit Court
Canada to Take Over Esquimault Navy Yard
Dominion government to assume control of the Esquimault naval station. Rear Admiral Kingsmill, Canadian navy head, after inspecting the yard, departs for Ottawa to report to officials. Yale Princeton baseball game noted with travel details and round trip fare from New York.
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Victoria
B. C
Esquimault Naval Station
Kingsmill
Canadian Navy
Navy Yard
Ottawa
Princeton
Sottee
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Black Hand clue in dismembered body case shocks city
A dismembered man found in two bundles along Oliver Street with blood written "Black Hand" on one package echoes a famed murder case. Witness Totaro described a man about 35 with a brown sack suit and black derby, leading a boy to mind the bundles. Police, including 40 detectives, probe ties to oilcloth wrapping and a possible Italian victim.
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Joseph Totaro
Hamilton Street
Catharine
Monroe Streets
Catharine Street
Totare
Henry Street
Oliver Street
Henry
Oliver Streets
Young Totaro
James Tobin
Madison Street
Tobin
Hoffman
McCarthy
Captain Toole
Woods
McCafferty
Oak Street
Central Office
Drummers Urge Water Fountains At Hotels In New York
Ogdensburg June 10 The ninth annual convention of the New York State Grand Council of United Commercial Travellers passed a resolution urging hotel keepers to install ice water fountains in lobbies so members need not enter bars for drinks Brooklyn chosen for next convention and Buffalo for 1911 Current state membership 3236 members in 82 councils up 415 this year Br.ton Woods Hotels White Mts NH Aromatic at 1180 Broadway Madvt.
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Ogdensburg
N. Y
New York State Grand Council of United Commercial Travellers
Brooklyn
Buffalo
Malaria Outbreak After Cape Town Flood Kills Ninety
Heavy rainfall in the Gordonia Northern district causes Orange River overflow. Mosquito swarms breed malaria, with three quarters of the population affected and ninety deaths reported in the area.
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London
Cape Town
Orange River
Gordonia
Corey in danger after France car crash injures aide
In Palaiseau France June 19 an automobile carrying William E Corey president of United States Steel Corporation his wife and M Cadilleau manager of Coreys estate skidded and overturned all three were thrown out Mr and Mrs Corey escaped with scratches while Cadilleau was seriously injured and taken to the chateau on a stretcher.
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Palaiseau
France
William E. Corey
United States Steel Corporation
M. Cadilleau
Students to Mine Coal Inside University Yard
The University of Pittsburg School of Mines will sink a shaft in the campus yard to mine real coal daily. The Pittsburg Coal Company has offered to assist, tapping a thick vein beneath the grounds to supply coal for the university community.
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Pittsburg School of Mines
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
School of Mines
University of Pittsburg
Pittsburg Coal Company
Ziegfeld Ejects Shubert at Apollo Theatre
Atlantic City June 10. Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr. ordered Lee Shubert removed from the Apollo Theatre after Shubert and party including Lew Fields purchased seats against Ziegfeld’s orders. Shubert refused to leave until a supervisor’s ultimatum prompted his departure. Fields remained, and the show began once Shubert exited. Ziegfeld said he barred Shubert from his houses for blocking access to his plays, and vowed to mirror Shubert’s treatment.
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Atlantic City
Florenz Ziegfeld, Jr
Lee Shubert
Apollo Theatre
Shubert
Lew Fields
Ziegfeld
Abraham Erlanger
Moore
North Still Draws Pay as Census Director
Washington dispatch notes S N D North, who resigned May 26 after a farewell reception, continues to receive director’s salary. A 1898 Treasury ruling defines pay as a statutory grant tied to office title, not duties performed. President had appointed a successor the same day, but North remains in nominal post amid Durand nomination obstruction.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
la Follette
Edward Dana Durand
North
Mr. North
the Treasury
Mark Twain Advises Girls at St. Timothy's Commencement
Mark Twain spoke in Baltimore at St. Timothy's School for Young Women. He urged what not to do, listing three cautions: avoid smoking to excess, avoid drinking to excess, and avoid marrying to excess. He noted his long smoking history as a paradox.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Mark Twain
St. Timothy's School
Edward F. Martin
New York
Clemens
Martin
Philadelphia Chauffeur Convicted in Joy Ride Manslaughter
Norristown Pennsylvania June 10 Charles Scheers a Philadelphia chauffeur was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after taking his employer's car for a joy ride. He sped on the wrong side striking two men and killing one before fleeing and being arrested in Cleveland Ohio.
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Norristown
Penn
Charles Scheers
Philadelphia
Scheers
Cleveland
Income Tax Plan Shapes Senate Debate On Dividends Tax
Senators Cummins Bailey unite with President Taft and Aldrich on a proposed 2 percent tax on corporate dividends as a substitute for income tax amendments. The plan earns support from insurgent Republicans and Democrats, with the Finance Committee eyed to propose the dividend tax for two years after the tariff bill’s enactment.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Senate
Cummins and Bailey
Taft
Aldrich
Cummins
Bailey
Senator McEnery
Judiciary Committee
Tribune
Cummins and Batley
Finance Committee
Cummins-Baitley
Burglars Attack Monk at Croghan Church
Three men broke into St. Stephen's Church in Croghan at 11 tonight and stabbed a Franciscan brother in the arm. A rescue by other monks stopped the attack, with doubt whether robbery or anarchistic motive. Town searched for the trio. the injured monk is not seriously hurt. Great Bear Spring Water advertised at 50 cents per case.
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Utica
St. Stephen's Church
Croghan
Pather Lee
Denver
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Edward F. Giberson
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