Brownsville Inquiry Endorses Soldiers in 1890 Shooting
Senate Military Affairs panel reports the Brownsville incident largely proven a soldiers’ attack. Witnesses testigy that rifle fire from and around Fort Brown targeted Brownsville, with Springfield rifles found to match the bullets. Officers dispute guilt while Foraker plans a minority stance.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Brownsville
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
B Company
Fort Wall
Senator Foraker
21Th Infantry
Foraker
Bulkeley
Scott
Fulton
Alger
New Haven Barber Strike Paralyzes City Shops
Twenty three first class barber shops closed after a strike over a weekly half holiday. Patrons including Congressman Nehemiah Sperry faced long waits as barbers, aided by manicurists and bootblacks, tackled faces. Clergymen and hotel men protested while arbitration failed. President Mellen of the New Haven road was among the struck, quipping a proverb amid the dispute.
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New Haven
Knights of the Razor
Nehemiah Sperry
Ender
Frohlich
Mellen
New Haven Road
C. S. MacFarland
South Norwalk
Connecticut
Charles S. Mellen
Dewey's Pure Grape Juice Free From Preservatives
Ad for Dewes and Sons Co offering Dewey's Pure Grape Juice advertised as free from preservatives. Includes business address 188 Fulton Street New York and only brief wording.
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Dewey’s
T. Dewes & Sons Co
Fulton St
New York
Enormous Sun Spot Group Observed by Peters
Washington June 15 An enormous group of solar spots was observed today by Professor George H Peters of the United States Naval Observatory with the photo heliograph They appeared on the sun s eastern edge two or three days ago but clouds delayed observations The group includes two large spots connected by a smaller one with several outlying spots It spans about 82 044 miles in length and 5 004 miles in breadth nearly one tenth of the sun s apparent diameter and visible with smoked or colored glass The group lies in the sun s southern hemisphere within the spot zone similar to a group announced last February
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Washington
George H. Peters
United States Naval Observatory
Professor Peters
Texas Railroads Offer 100000 Bales of Unclaimed Cotton
Telegraph from Galveston reports Texas railroads plan to sell about 100000 bales of unclaimed cotton. Most claims have been settled at market price at shipment time. Roads expect to gain three to four cents a pound on surplus stock, totaling roughly $1.25 million. Shipping chaos earlier caused misdirected consignments and erased marks, leading to subsequent claim payments after efforts to verify shipments.
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The
Tribune
Galveston
Tex
Texas
Baltimore Airship Fails First Test Flight
Baltimore airship built by Professor Otto Laytes and Johns Hopkins researcher Professor Wood failed in four trials. The heavier than air craft weighed seven hundred pounds with two inclined planes 25 feet wide and 7 feet long. Strong winds damaged the propeller in the final attempt. another test is planned next week.
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the Tribune
Baltimore
Otto Laytes
Wood
Johns Hopkins University
Prof Clemens to Visit Harvard for Art History Exchange
Boston reports professor Paul Clemen of the University of Bonn will join Harvard under the German government exchange program. Clemen, born 1866 in Saxony, studied at Leipzig Bonn and Strasbourg and has taught art and literature history at Bonn since 1902. He accompanied the Crown Prince and Prince Eitel Friedrich on educational trips through Europe and Egypt.
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Boston
Harvard
Paul Clemen
Clemen
University of Bonn
Germany
W. H. Schofield
Saxony
Leipsic
Bonn
Strasburg
Germa
Eitel Friedrich
Prussia
Egypt
Locusts Find Unusual Food Battle Cattle Thrive
In Mexico Missouri on June 15 seven teen-year locusts appeared with little damage. Reports from Wellsville say cattle and hogs are eating the locusts and thriving, surprising farmers as insect damage remains slight locally.
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The
Tribune
Mexico
Wellsville
Ice cream saved boy after ammonia swallow in Waverly
In Binghamton on June 15 a three year old boy from the family of Mr and Mrs Cyrus W Bogart of Waverly accidentally swallowed ammonia found in a bottle after being given a dish of ice cream. The attending physician says the child would likely have died if the ammonia had remained in his stomach.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Cyrus W. Bogart
Waverly
Bankhead to be senator in wake of Morgan death
Montgomery Alabama June 15 John H Bankhead will be appointed United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Morgan Governor Comer announced tonight The notice also promotes Pain's Fireworks for the Fourth with a catalogue available in New York at 12 Park Place and 1657 Cort.
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Montgomery
Ala
John H. Bankhead
United States
Morgan
Comer
Pain
Park Place
N. Y. Tel
Joline Attacks Yellow Journals At New Jersey Bar Meeting
Adrian H. Joline of Missouri, Kansas & Texas president, told the New Jersey Bar Association in Atlantic City that Roosevelt era overlegislation threatens the Constitution. He criticized yellow journalism, called for legal checks on demagogic laws, praised some papers, and urged bar cooperation to curb state power.
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Tribune
Atlantic City
Adrian H. Joline
New York
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
New Jersey Bar Association Today
Yellow Journals
Roosevelt
United States
New Jersey
Joline
West
Hughes
Divorce and remarriage lure ends in tragedy for Mrs Dill
Mrs Anna Dill, born in England sixty eight years ago, left her husband thirty years earlier after an elopement with a ship captain. Now living with her daughter in New York, she killed herself at Harlem Hospital after a strained reconciliation attempt and a monthly allowance from her husband in Brooklyn. Her husband Hermann Dill, once a ship broker, had sent support but kept little contact.
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Anna Dill
Harlem Hospital
England
John Perry
Devonshire
Dill
Hermann Dill
London
Emily Ross
Lexington Avenue
Mrs. Dill
Mrs. Ross
Cars Fall Into Niagara Rapids
Three freight cars broke from a Grand Trunk train of fourteen on the lower steel arch bridge and plunged into the Niagara Rapids 250 feet below. The cars damaged both decks, and while not badly damaged on impact, were carried via the current to the whirlpool and broken up. A brakeman narrowly escaped harm.
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Niagara Falls
Grand Trunk
Man Dies by Suicide on Empire State Express Tracks
Syracuse reports James Brewster, who lived west of the city, sat on the New York Central tracks at Belle Island and allowed the westbound Empire State Express to strike him. The act was witnessed by about six people. His body was found with no visible injuries.
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Syracuse
James Brewster
Here
New York Central
Emmpire State Express
Belle Island
Dissolution of the Douma and new elections ordered
Emperor Nicholas signed an ukase dissolving the imperial Douma and ordering elections under a new law to meet November 14. The move, justified as necessity, follows cabinet decisions after a long session at Peterhof. The decree and measures target press limits and political crackdown amid arrests and unrest.
War in Upper House Deepens Russia Parliament Crisis
The conflict between the government and the lower house spreads to the Council of the Empire. The upper chamber debates the proposed reform of the Ruling Senate, a body created by Peter I in 1711 whose powers are continued on the second page.
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St. Petersburg
Council of
Empire
Senate
Peter I
American schooner seized by Canadian cruiser near Halifax
The government cruiser Canada seized the American fishing schooner Fannie E. Prescott for fishing inside the three mile limit off Chester, Halifax, and towed her to harbour. Built Boston vessel of about 57 tons with twenty two crew, she denied violations as crew stated no fishing near Shutin Island.
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Halifax
Canada
Fannie E. Prescott
Prescott
Massachusetts
Chester
Boston
Shutin Island
Dare on railroad track ends in death at Lovett
Madison Ind June 15 a party of youths returning from a signing school dared Charles Dawson and Fred Ochs to stay on the railway track as a train approached. Dawson was killed and Ochs fatally injured while a young woman escaped with a torn dress.
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The
Tribune
Madison
Ind
Lovett
North Vernon
Louisville
Charles Dawson
Fred Ochs
Dawson
Ochs
No Bail For Schmitz Refused In Extortion Case
San Francisco June 15 Bail for Mayor Schmitz convicted of extortion was refused when formal application was made by the mayor’s counsel. Judge Dunne will sentence on June 27. The judge ordered Schmitz confined in jail unless the court orders otherwise, after sheriff’s appearance. An order allowed Schmitz to remain out of jail in custody until 1 PM today.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Dun
Dunne
Ruse Captures Autoists Near Cleveland
Fifty autoists speeding from the Stucky Hill hill climb were halted by Euclid mayor Pickands using a staged accident ruse. He gathered a crowd, mobilized special constables, and brought the drivers to court before releasing them on bail.
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The
Tribune
Cleveland
Stucky Hill
Here
Euclid
Constable Pickands
Pickands
Kansas City May Get Convention in 1908
J H Neff of the local committee returning from Philadelphia reports talks with Harry S New RNC chair about Kansas City securing the 1908 Republican National Convention. New and other committeemen will visit Kansas City next Tuesday to assess inducements. Hotel facilities are a key factor in KC's bid.
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Tribune
Kansas City
J. H. Neff
Philadelphia
Harry S. New
New
Neff
Chicago
Disgusted Patrolman Resigns Over New Police Rules
William F. Jones a Stapleton patrolman of less than two months resigns after returning from St George at 8 PM est. He cites Commissioner Bingham’s pamphlets allowing citizen complaints as the main reason, saying officers will be in constant hot water. Jones, a former druggist, plans to return to his vacation with no boss and more leisure.
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Bingham
William F. Jones
St. George
Robinson
Stapleton
Jones
Bible in Indian tongue among Eliot missions to be sold
One of the three John Eliot Bibles in existence, printed in the Indian tongue, is to be sold by the Union Congregational Church of Newport R I. The relic, used by Eliot in his missionary work among Indians, has been exhibited in New York for several years and the church hopes to obtain several thousand dollars.
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the Tribune
Newport
R. L
John Eliot
Union Congregational Church
Eliot
New York
Jealous Shot Wounds Man At His Eastport Home
Michael Polisky was shot at his Eastport residence after a man called him to the door. With both barrels discharged into his face, Polisky was taken to Mineola Hospital in critical condition. Investigators consider jealousy the likely motive for the attempted murder.
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the Tribune
Eastport
Long Island
Michael Polisky
Polisky
Mineola Hospital
Great Intercollegiate Boat Races Adverts Offer Tickets
Highland on Hudson hosts boat races on June 26 with early ticket orders for Parlor Car Seats and Observation Train seating. Applicants may call 415 or 1216 Broadway or phone 870 Franklin for details and reservations.
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Highland-On-Hudson
Broadway
Frankin
Parliament of Peace Meeting at the Hague
Special dispatch from The Tribune outlines a cautious opening to the second peace congress in The Hague. Despite broad representation and potential moral influence, delegates appeared reserved and discussions risked friction over reduced armaments, naval warfare, and compulsory arbitration, with optimism pinning on safer topics like arbitration improvements and neutrals’ safeguards.
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The
Tribune Association
the Hague
Paris
Binnenhof
Princess Amatia
Royal Villa
Conference on world peace palace plans and leadership
The article analyzes leadership dynamics among the British and American delegations at the congress, noting Pauncefote and Choate as influential figures while Germany looms as obstruction. It discusses Secretary Root's peace tribunal idea, the Palace of Peace project, and tentative momentum for Anglo American cooperation aided by French support amid Berlin influence. It also mentions water product advertising at the end.
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Lord Pauncefote
Choate
General Porter
France
Italy
Germany
Buchanan
Root
The
Hague
Edward Grey
Algeciras
Russia
Austria
Berlin
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