Wanamaker Offers 2.5 Million for Philadelphia Franchises
John Wanamaker proposes paying Philadelphia 2.5 million dollars for the surface, elevated and underground street railway franchises granted by fourteen ordinances. He deposits 250,000 as earnest and states the city would gain nothing in return, branding the giveaways as public plunder. He submits the bid to Mayor Ashbridge and sends copies to the mayor's home.
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Philadelphia
John Wanamaker
Ashbridge
Wanamaker
Real Estate Trust Company
United States Mint
Bank rate cut surprises Street amid war notes and gala items
London dispatch notes a 3 percent bank rate cut surprising brokers who suspect leaked peace talks. The report cites improved reserves, light markets, and quick liquidity. It covers the British America liquidation ruling, Elizabethan armor display, society weddings, Bernhardt receptions, and Melton Mowbray cigars auctioned for executors. It also notes Lord Milner's somber mood, Christies wine sales, and Prince of Wales Hospital funds.
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Christie’s
John Tho
T. Turner Farley
Melton Mowbray
Isabella
Countess Howe
Lord Newton
Lord Covertry
T. G. Cartwright
Buckingham Palace
St. James’s Palace
Marlborough
Sandringham
Ana
America
Tragic double tragedy ends with wife’s death
Mrs Mary Tighe sixteen months married to Martin J Tighe is dead after a throat cut with a carving knife in their apartment at West One hundred eighth Street She named her husband as her killer before dying He is wounded and in custody at Presbyterian Hospital while the baby’s birth two months ago is cited as a spark in the family feud involving the Tighes and Mrs Tighe’s aunt Miss Schaffrey.
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Mary Tighe
Martin J. Tighe
West One-hundred-and-eighth St
J. Hood Wright Hospital
Tighe
Presbyterian Hospital
West Sixty-eighth-st
James T. Murthy
Miss Schaffrey
Mrs. Tighe
Broadway
Sixty-ninth-st
Policeman Baxter
West Sixty Eighthst
Nassan St
Cuba must form stable government before troops leave
Washington June 13 The Cuban Constitutional Convention must establish an electoral law and a fully organized government before the United States can withdraw troops. The Platt amendment now part of Cuban law prompts cabinet discussion on timing, likely delaying removal for months or a year as Cuba builds stable institutions. The path includes electoral framing, a first post law election, and time to organize legislative, executive, and judicial branches.
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Washington
the Tribune
Havana
Cuba
United States
Lost Man Found in Death After Eighteen Years
Oliver H. Ferris, once wealthy Brooklyn businessman and Yale graduate of 1867, was identified by his sister in Eastern District Hospital Brooklyn where he died of apoplexy. He vanished from home eighteen years ago after a period as a Pennsylvanian Railroad clerk and later wealth, then ruin, leaving behind a widowed life and grown children.
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Oliver H. Ferris
Eastern District Hospital
Brooklyn
Ferris
H. Ferris
Lenox-ave
H. A. Ferris
Salvation Army
Driggs Ave
Pennsylvania Railroad
Yale
William Herford
Sumner Ave
Ellery St
Smith
East District
Ted
Berlin Bankrupts Dresden Credit Ansalt Facing Liquidation
Berlin reports the Dresden Credit Ansalt directors resolve to declare the concern bankrupt. A Dresden dispatch to The Associated Press notes the move affects several industrial banks and electric companies, signaling wide financial trouble.
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Berlin
Dresden
Oil Boom Engulfs Marion County After Strike Near Phosphates
report from Jacksonville on June 13 describes a fevered oil discovery in the Withlacoochee region near Marion County. Albertus Vogt, discoverer of Hard Rock phosphate mines, ignites a rush as options mount on hundreds of thousands of acres and two Ocala businessmen reportedly clash over deals. Analysts say several tests support the find, and speculation spreads as prospectors stake claims amid a booming land rush.
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the Tribune
Jacksonville
Fla
Marion County
Albertus Vogt
Ocala
Withlaccochee
South Florida
Montreal society leader dead in home incident
Mrs J J Redpath of Montreal is dead after a gunshot and her son Clifford Redpath is unconscious with a bullet wound in the brain at Royal Victoria Hospital. Reported as a possible suicide attempt by Mrs Redpath during a period of insomnia and derangement. A late notice adds a train schedule change from Grand Central Station with a dining car on the Adirondack line.
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Montreal
J. J. Redpath
Sherbrooke St
Clifford Redpath
Royal Victoria Hospital
Adirondack Mountains
Grand Central Station
Advt
Thousand Islands
Adyvt
Opium raid at 155 Attorney St arrests dozen at disorderly house
Agent Agnew led a raid on a three story opium joint at 155 Attorney Street. Eleven women and seven men were arrested while a large crowd cheered as the patrol wagon carried the prisoners away. Jacob Bierman claimed ownership and faced charges of maintaining the establishment.
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The
Children’s Society
No 155
Attorneyst
Jacob Bierman
Bierman
Tax on Transvaal mines proposal by Barbour
Sir David Barbour urges a 10 percent tax on mine profits in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony to fund war costs. Estimated 1808 profits would yield £450,000 yearly, with dynamite savings of £600,000 a year after abolishing the monopoly. Orange River Colony faces administration costs, while the Transvaal could begin contributing two years after peace. Sir David also weighs using land and mining-right revenues for war liquidation.
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David Barbour
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Orange River
Rand
London
Sir David Barbour
Michael Hicks-Beach
South Africa
Sir David
German Shareholders Denounce Transvaal Rail Report
Berlin reports the British Transvaal Concessions Committee is condemned as harmful to private property rights. Germany protests to London demanding full compensation for German stockholders in the Netherlands South African Rail road, citing past wartime actions and urging steps to compel British justice.
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Berlin
Transvaal
Associated Press
London
Germany
Great Britain
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Balfour Denies Boers Peace Talks Rumors
London reports that A J Balfour told the House of Commons there is no basis to rumors of peace negotiations with the Boers. He estimated Boer field strength at seventeen thousand men.
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London
A. J. Balfour
House of Commons
Lord Milner Enters Lords After Oath and Cheer
Lord Milner of Cape Town took the oath and his seat in the House of Lords this afternoon amid warm cheers.
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Lord Milner
London
Cape Town
House of Lords
Five Hundred Miles of New Railroads Planned
Bulawayo Rhodesia June 13 contracts signed for five hundred miles of railroads radiating from here, signaling a major expansion of the imperial rail network across Rhodesia. The move aims to improve transport links between key towns and resource centers and to boost regional trade and development.
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Bulawayo
Rhodesia
Dynamite at Anarchist Picnic Plans and Dummy Shooting
Uproar in New York area as anarchist groups announce a Sunday reunion in Liberty Park Ridgewood Long Island. Features include shooting at a dummy clad in metal by the Schuetzen Bund and a lake dynamite test promoted as science. About six hundred kegs of beer to be provided.
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New York
Liberty Park
Cooperave
Ridgewood
Long Island
Schuetzen Bund
Root Note Published in Havana and Likely Probe
Washington June 13 The Cabinet heard that General Wood reported favorable results from Secretary Root s clear note ten days ago to Cuban politicians The note stated the US would not be trifled with and that the Platt amendment must be incorporated into Cuba s organic law for independence War Department officials question publication of the note and plan a full inquiry upon Root s return Cuba s constitutional convention may be influenced toward compliance with US policy by the note s disclosure
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Washington
Wood
Root
United States
Cuba
Mr. Root
Havana
War Department
Secretary of War
Cuban Constitutional Convention Near Complete on Elections Bill
Washington reports the Cuban Constitutional Convention has accepted the Platt amendment and is expected to pass a bill to elect all officers for an independent government. Secretary Root is said to have reviewed and approved the proposed measure, or even helped draft it, signaling close U.S. involvement.
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Washington
Root
Three Men Hurt In Collision On Long Island Sound
The steamer Isabel carrying about a thousand from Newark to Witzel's Point View Grove was struck by a Standard Oil lighter in New York Harbor. The bow sprit tore into the cabin injuring Herman Odenbach and bruising Fred Lutz and Charles Schumacher. Panic ensued and several women fainted before order was restored.
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Bowling Club
Newark
Witzel
Point View Grove
Long Island Sound
New York Harbor
Herman Odenbach
Fred Lutz
Charles Schumacher
Bank cashier vanishes with over $2000 in funds
Frank Floro, cashier at La Calabria Bank, No 174 Hester Street, has been missing for two days. Bank officials Morlea & Co. fear he stole more than $2000, suspecting escape on a European steamer. He sent about $2000 to Naples by cable to cover drafts and may have concealed other withdrawals. Floro, 35, from Calabria, Italy, has been in the city nine years.
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Frank Floro
la Calabria
Europe
Naples
Floro
Morlea & Co
la Calabria Bank
Lower Broadway
Morlea
Tribune
Manila
Friesland
Hesterst
Calabria
Italy
Flagler Seeks Divorce From Insane Wife In Florida Order
Henry M. Flagler began divorce proceedings against Ida A. Flagler claiming incurable insanity. The case filed in Dade County Circuit Court cites an August appearance and published orders in The Miami News and The Miami Metropolitan. The defendant is confined in an asylum near Pleasantville New York. Also reported, Mrs Lyne Pullman seeks divorce from George M. Pullman in Chicago on grounds of desertion.
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the Tribune
Titusville
Fla
Henry M. Flagler
New York State
Flagler
West Palm Beach
Dade County
Circuit Court
Seventh Judicial Circuit
State of
Florida
Ida A. Flagler
Miami News
Miami
Dade
S. Jones
Seventh Judicial Circuit of
American seeks English titled chaperon for daughter
An American man advertises in The London Times for a English titled lady to act as chaperon for his daughter arriving in England for a three month visit. He offers a £5,000 honorarium. The ad appears amid a Brooklyn Eagle issue promoting a resort directory and travel listings.
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London
London Times
England
Mayor Signs City Railway Franchises in Philadelphia
Mayor Ashbridge signed ordinances granting franchises for surface elevated and underground city railways after councils passed them yesterday. He declined to discuss Mr. Wanamaker's protest and did not talk with reporters.
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Philadelphia
Ashbridge
Mr. Wanamaker
Mrs McKinley Showing Steady Improvement At White House
Washington reports say Mrs McKinley is improving steadily in her sickroom with a comfortable day and good rest. Doctor Rixey notes she sat in a rolling chair, faces forward toward relocation to Canton when condition allows, while heat proves non troublesome and treatments ease the worst complaints.
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Washington
Mrs. McKinley
Wabash Advances Pittsburg Bridge Project Plans
Wabash Railroad vice president Robert Ramsay Jr ordered bids for a Pittsburg extension to connect with Wheeling and Lake Erie. Estimated cost is 5 to 7 million dollars. The Select Council opposes entry and blocks rights of way, while Ramsay proceeds under eminent domain. Land valued over 1.5 million has been purchased in the lower town, with two bridge abutments and a Monongahela River bridge planned. The Pennsylvania Railroad has tried to block the plan.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Robert Ramsay, Jr
Wabash Railroad
James W. Patterson
Alfred P. Roller
Wheeling and
Lake Erie
Wabash
Ramsay
Monongahela River
Pennsylvania
Automobile runs into building after dodging boys
George McGloudhy of Staten Island drove onto the sidewalk at Third Avenue and Forty sixth Street to avoid two boys Milton Cohen five and Herbert Quigley ten stepped in front. he struck a wall, knocked down a policeman and suffered a broken finger and sprained ankle while the youths escaped. The Richfield Springs parlor car service via New York Central to Grand Central starts Saturday at 8 4 a.m.
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Westervelt-ave
Staten Island
Third-ave
Forty-sixth-st
East Fifty-first-st
McGloudhy
Milton Cohen
East Forty-sixth-st
Herbert Quigley
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