Servia Reform To Liberalize Constitution At Belgrade
Belgrade June 17 Senate and Skupstina approved a revised 1888 constitution decreasing royal prerogatives while keeping the king as army head. A single chamber will use proportional representation, and budgets will be controlled by Skupstina with Senate abolished. Reports claim new King Peter’s reception preparations in Belgrade include three triumphal arches and a costly welcome. The Czar’s telegram backing Peter solidifies support, while questions linger over Queen Draga’s murder and palace protests.
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Belgrade
Senate
Skuptechina
Skuptschina
Kodak
War Ministry
Draga
Peter
Servia
Alexander
Vienna
Servian Infantry
Peter Karageorgevitch
King Peter Ascends Serbian Throne in Manifesto
Geneva June 17 King Peter proclaims to Belgrade his accession to the throne of Serbia. He expresses gratitude to God and the people, pledges to protect legality and welfare, banishes past acts, and vows to defend honest Servians with the army and church behind him under the dynasty motto For the Sacred Cross and Cherished Liberty.
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Geneva
Peter
Belgrade
Servia
Peter 1
Francis Josephs Message Telegram Exchange With King Peter
Vienna June 17 telegrams show Emperor Francis Joseph and King Peter exchanging notes after Peters accession to the Servian throne. Francis Joseph pledges sympathy and support to restore peace and happiness in Servia while reaffirming neighborly ties between Austria and Servia.
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Vienna
Francis Joseph
Peter
Geneva
Emperor of
Austria
Senate
Skuptschina
Servia
Ammundsen North Pole Expedition Sails From Christiania
The whaling ship Gioa with Captain Ammundsen's magnetic North Pole expedition aboard set sail at midnight, aiming first for King William Land and then Behring Strait. Professor Schmidt calls the mission the most important magnetism project, with potential direct pole traversal if successful. Camp Ammundsen, a Norwegian, formerly led Belgica’s Antartic voyage, and he consulted Neumayer on magnetic science before fitting out the vessel, one of the strongest Arctic ships, capable of four years at sea with seven crew and an auxiliary engine.
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Christiania
Ammundsen
King William Land
Greenland
Behring Strait
Schmidt
Nerlin
Pole
Camp Ammundsen
Belgica
Gerlach
Neumayer
Hamburg
Gica
Arctic
A Devastated Palace in Belgrade Palace Looted and Fire Damage Visible
Belgrade reports reveal the murdered King Alexander and Queen Draga’s palace showing bloodstains bullet holes shattered mirrors and damaged furniture. Officers displayed little urgency while guiding visitors through rooms describing the tragedy and dynamite damage.
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Lasar Petrovics
Queen Draga
Belgrade
Draga
King Victor Emmanuel Congratulates Servia King
Rome June 17 reports King Victor Emmanuel telegraphed congratulations to his brother in law King Peter of Servia and wished tranquillity and prosperity for the country under the new rule.
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Peter of
Servia
German Socialists Triumph in Berlin Second Ballot
Berlin reports Socialist gains of twenty five seats in second ballots, with hopes of reaching eighty seats in the new House. Conservatives, Centre, Free Conservatives and National Liberals also win in scattered districts as returns from 381 districts show the evolving balance of power.
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Berlin
Saxony
Cuba sets terms for U S naval stations lease
Havana says the United States will pay annual rental for naval coaling stations and will admit food and provisions duty free. The U S pledges to prevent smuggling, not use stations as a base for traffic, and will have complete legal jurisdiction within the occupied territories.
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Havana
United States
Changes in Naval Coaling Station Leases Discussed
Havana June 17 Minister Squiers informs President Palma minor changes in naval coaling stations leases were suggested by Washington authorities. Palma will consult his Cabinet and answer tomorrow.
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Havana
Squiers
Palma
Washington
Spain Recovers Damages in Shipbuilders Case
In Edinburgh on June 17 the High Court upheld the Court of Sessions ruling awarding Spain 337,506 to cover 375,000 sought from Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Co for four torpedo boat destroyers not delivered on contract time in spring 1897.
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Edinburgh
High Court
Court of Sessions
Spain
Sanchez Toca
Clydebank Engineering and Shipbuilding Company
American Kidnapping Case Resolved by Canton Rescue
Consul General McWade in Canton reports to the State Department that the unnamed American kidnapped by Chinese pirates has been rescued and brought back to Canton after the incident.
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Washington
Gain for Chamberlain as Balfour joins him in debate
London June 17 House of Commons lengthy discussion on adjournment motion over the governments preferential tariff stance. Campbell-Bannerman’s bid failed 252 to 122. Balfour and Chamberlain united with NSW Governor Lawson’s dispatch supporting closer trade with the mother country. Chamberlain gains perceived triumph amid Conservative support shift and warnings of retaliation if needed.
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London
House of Commons
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Balfour
Chamberlain
New South Wales
Lawson
Mr. Chamberlain
Henry
Sir Henry
Charles Dilke
Germany
Canada
Great Britain
Mr. Balfour
Irish Land Bill Hangs On Amid Debates in Commons
London June 17 The fate of the Irish Land bill hangs in the balance as Mr Wyndham accepts one amendment aiding Nationalists. Irish MPs refuse to press for immediate discussion on preferences and abstain in a key vote. Government may drop the bill over a minimum purchase price, with Mr Chamberlain backing that course.
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London
House of Commons
Wyndham
Ireland
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Rumors of resignations shake British government
London rumors circulated in the lobbies that the debate might force the resignation of Chancellor Charles T. Ritchie the Duke of Devonshire and other free traders in the Cabinet. Observers doubted the reports but said the government's position was precarious and an appeal to the country seemed likely.
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London
Charles T. Ritchie
Duke of Devonshire
Workmen Oppose Chamberlain Fiscal Plan Strongly
London June 17 The Parliamentary committee of the Trades Union Congress representing 1,500,000 workers condemned Mr Chamberlains fiscal proposal and urged workers to combat the delusive doctrine.
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London
Trades Union Congress
United Kingdom
Chamberlain
To Eradicate Peonage Prosecutions Progress in Alabama
United States Attorney Reece of Montgomery met with Attorney General Knox at the Department of Justice regarding peonage prosecutions in Alabama. A large number of cases are under investigation, with warrants to be issued for more. The system is limited to sparsely settled areas, not the cities, and officials vow vigorous prosecution to eradicate the evil.
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Washington
United States
Reece
Montgomery
Ala
Department of Justice
Knox
Alabama
Moody Knox discuss right to finish warships despite court actions
Secretary Moody met with Attorney General Knox to seek government power to proceed with warship work regardless of court injunctions, potentially using federal troops to ensure Galveston construction continues. The dispute centers on Navy chief Bowles claims no court may halt work on a government warship, a move aimed at preventing delays from Trigg Shipbuilding insolvency and broader Shipbuilding Company troubles.
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Washington
Moody
Department of Justice
Knox
Galveston
W. R. Trigg Shipbuilding Company
Richmond Va
Trigg Company
Virginia
Bowles
Navy
United States Shipbuilding Company
Sheldon declines New York County GOP chairmanship
Washington June 17 George R Sheldon of New York told President Roosevelt it would be impossible and unwise for him to accept the chairmanship of the New York County Republican Committee. Sheldon said the matter was thoroughly discussed and no conclusions were reached. Postmaster General Payne joined the talks and mentioned submitting fifty postmasters for appointment.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
George R. Sheldon
New York
Roosevelt
New York County
Republican Committee
Sheldon
White House
Chuman
F. Norton Goddard
Payne
Wife seeks guardianship for Henry Prentice in Supreme Court
Mrs Grace N Prentice petitions in the New York Supreme Court to appoint commissioners and a sheriff's jury to inquire into her husband Henry Prentice's rental condition and mental fitness. Affidavits from Drs Arthur Root and Allan Hamilton declare him unfit to manage affairs. Prentice, 58, famed Stock Exchange member, allegedly alcoholic and deranged, with past delirium tremens and a trust deed of 50 000 to his brother. He owns a 17500 house and stock seat valued at 70000.
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Justice Giegerich
Grace N. Prentice
Supreme Court
Algernon Norton
D. H. Valentine Wildman
William Tait
Henry Prentice
Stock Exchange
Arthur L. Root
Allan McLane Hamilton
Prentice
Exchange
Florence
Italy
Morris Plains
N. J
Seizure of Honduras Railroad Tied to English Bondholders
Vice-President Henry S. Sprague says the Honduras seizure of the 69 mile Puerto Cortez to San Pedro railroad is not contract related. English bondholders seek about 100 million dollars, prompting a cautious government stance. Washington endorses protest, with efforts by Washington Valentine to mediate in Tegucigalpa.
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Honduras
Puerto Cortez
San Pedro
Honduras Syndicate
Chauncey M. Depew
Henry S. Sprague
Tribune
United States
Washington
Valentine
Tegucigalpa
Warships Kearsarge San Francisco Machias and Chicago sail for Kiel
Southampton reports that the United States battle ships Kearsarge San Francisco Machias and Chicago departed today bound for Kiel. The convoy sets sail amid ongoing naval activity in the region and signals continued escort and deployment operations by the U S Navy.
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Southampton
United States
Kearsarge
San Francisco
Machias
Chicago
Kiel
Doings at State Camp No Salute for Odell
At Camp Porter Peekskill State Camp the 224 Regiment advances earthwork fortifications north of the camp. Odell will visit quietly, arriving at 12:06 and leaving for Albany later. Three hundred pounds of weak fish will be issued instead of meat. The regimental baseball team lost 7 to 3 at Nelson Park to an all-Peekskill squad.
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Porter
Peekskill
Bogart
Odell
Roa Hook
General Roe
Albany
Orberger
Stern
Bloomfield Usher
Edward J. Sheridan
Nelson Park
Village
Governor Odell Tours Camp Odell in Democratic Style
Governor Odell traveled with his staff in a smoking car from Albany to Troy then Crescent. A crowded return coach forced him to ride a trolley for part of the journey as rain shortened the camp visit. Eight thousand spectators attended the brigade review before an informal dinner at the Executive Mansion.
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Albany
Odell
Camp Odell
Troy
Crescent
Green Island
N. H. Henry
Adjutant General
Louise O’brien
Denis O’brien
Court of Appeals
Oliver
10Th Battalion
Peekskill
22D Regiment
Place Dead at 200
Heppner Oregon reports flood horror with around 180 bodies recovered and total dead expected near two hundred. Residents, chiefly women with children, sought shelter in Catholic Church court house and school as fear and horror kept people from returning to normal life.
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Heppner, Ore
Reform Grasps Tim s As Sullivan Circle Grows
Robert Hunter of University Settlement hosts Sullivan guests from Bowery and Fifth Avenue in a dinner aimed at bridging social strata. The gathering covers sociology, criminology, and literary works as Little Tim Sullivan and others receive signals of cultural exchange while Reynolds expands district organization.
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Robert Hunter
Europe
Count Tolstoy
University Settlement
Sullivan Protectorate
James B. Reynolds
Tsay” Cohen
Martin Engel
Citizens Union
Reynolds
City Hall
Assembly
Citizens Union Organization
Sullivan
Jack Fitzgerald
Issy
Cohen
Florry” Sullivan
Hunter
Sullivans
Bowery
Fifth-ave
William English Walling
Little Tim” Sullivan
Emerson
Toynbee Hall
Leroy Scott
Chadsey Not Drowned, Alive After Disappearance
Assistant District Attorney Charles Pechner reports Brooklyn lawyer and politician Benjamin F. Chadsey is alive. Chadsey vanished on March 1 the night before a misappropriation trial and was believed drowned off the Battery after two visits to the Criminal Courts Building were confirmed.
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Charles Pechner
Jerome
Benjamin F. Chadsey
Brooklyn
Chadsey
Pechner
Criminal Courts
Levy property at 9 East Twenty-seventh Street doubles sold
Premises No 9 East Twenty-seventh Street a four story building on an 18 by 98 9 foot lot has been twice sold since Mitchell A C Levy acquired it. Neither Potter & Bro nor Century Realty is the buyer. The street has seen much activity in four months with plans connected to the New Brunswick Hotel. Brokers G Brothers arranged the sale and resale of the Levy parcel.
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East Twenty-seventh-st
Mitchell A. C. Levy
Potter & Bro
The
Century Realty Company
Bul
New Brunswick
East Twenty-eighth-st
Ce Realty Company
G Brothers
Naval Appointments End Four-Mureau? Three Chiefs Named
The Tribune reports the Navy Department named Captain Charities W. Rae as engineer in chief and head of the Bureau of Steam Engineering, Pay Director Henry Tudor Brownell Harris as paymaster general, and Colonel George F. Elliott as brigadier general commandant of Marines. Rae, Harris, and Elliott beat rivals after long campaigns, with Rae first to hold the top engineering post since the Civil War.
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Faow
Tribune Brean Y Washington
Navy Department
Charities W. Rae
Bureau of Steam Engineering
Henry A Harris
Bureau of Suppeley and Accounts
George F. Elliot
Marine Corps
Marines
Elliot
Washington
Heywood
Harris
Platt
New York
John A. Mudd
Moody
George W. Melville
Naval General Board
Rae
Eugene Haie
Maine
Naval Engineers
Hale
Senate
Naval Committee
General Board
General Staff
Board of Construction
Charles Whiteside Rae
Naval Academy
Bureau
Connecticut
Henry Tudor Brownell Harris
League Island Navy Yard
Cuba
Spain
Philippines
Coloonel
George F. Elliott
Alabama
Marine Barracks
Norfolk
Three Arrests In Diamond Robbery Linked To Powers Mayer
Centre Office Detectives arrested Henry Rall Abraham White and Edward Kelly in connection with a diamond robbery at Powers Mayer No 48 Fifth Avenue. A salesman enticed by Rall allegedly stole fifty two pieces overall with fifteen recovered. A $100 settlement offer allegedly facilitated further thefts.
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Powers & Mayer
Ffth-ave
Henry Rall
Brook Ave
Bronx
Abraham White
Edward Kelly
West One Hundred-And-Seventeenth-St
McCafferty
Rall
Rali
cCafferty
White
Ball
Nathan House Leased to Mortgage and Trust Company
The Nathan estate leased No 12 West Twenty third street to United States Mortgage and Trust Company for twenty one years replacing Adams Express Company whose lease ends in 1905. The property long housed Benjamin F Nathan family and his murder in 1870 remains unresolved. New tenants plan to tear down the house and build a new office on the site.
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Nathan
West Twenty-third St
United States Mortgage and. Trust Company
Adams Express Company
Benjamin F. Nathan
Quarry Hill Sold to H R C Watson at High Price
Abram Hyatt & Co sold the Quarry Hill country seat at Tarrytown to H R C Watson for Mrs. John R P Woodriff. The Sunnyside Road property spans thirty four acres on the Tarrytown Irvington line, adjoining Miss Helen Gould land with stables and a cottage. The stone and shingle house has over twenty five rooms and commanding river views. The asking price was sixty five thousand dollars.
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Abram Hyatt & Co
H. R. C. Watson
John R. P. Woodriff
Tarrytown
Quarry Hill
Sunnyside Road
Irvington
Helen Gould
Hudson
Sheriff fights navy yard writ over jurisdiction
Kings County Sheriff seeks a mandamus to force Rear Admiral Rodgers to permit attachment of lumber stored at a navy yard. Dannat & Pell, lumber dealers, delivered the lumber in December to Richard A. Griefen for a boathouse project, but the yard officials deny sheriff's authority to serve the writ. If the court sides with the sheriff, contractors with yard interests gain clearer access to seized goods.
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Navy Yard
Kings County
Dannat
Ha Mt
Side Track Mural Decorations Decision Delayed
A sub committee of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment led by the Mayor and Presidents Cantor and Fornes decided not to proceed with mural decorations and sculpture for the new Hall of Records at a cost around 225000. The aim is to complete and furnish the building so it can be occupied, delaying mural work until after completion.
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Board of Estimate and Apportionment
Cantor
Fornes
Hall of Records
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Governor Odell
Heppner
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TIMS
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Uncle Sam
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