Clemenceau Holds Martial Law in Southern France
Paris reports a 104 vote backing the government to reestablish order after mutiny and wine growers upheaval. Martial law governs the disturbed south as soldiers, gendarmes, and regiments reinforce Narbonne, Beziers, and Montpellier amid rioting, railway sabotage, and hostages. Marcelin Albert remains elusive.
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Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
M. Ferroul
Narbonne
M. Clemenceau
M. Millerand
Bézilers
War Office
Montpellier
Beziers
Marcelin Albert
Mutiny at Agde as 600 desert to Béziers
A battalion of the 17th Infantry Regiment deserted with arms and joined winegrowers in Béziers, about six hundred men, marching with drums and colors. They sought to reoccupy Béziers barracks if not punished, while Clemenceau demanded unconditional surrender and used government force if needed. General Crota de urged obedience, soldiers chose to return to Péziers.
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Paris
Agde
Hérault
Béziers
Bezers
Clemenceau
M. Clemenceau
Cro Tade
Villeneuve
Péziers
Geandarmes
Rumor of Mutiny Aboard French Cruiser Victor Hugo
In Lorient on June 21 a persistent rumor claims a grave mutiny occurred aboard the French armored cruiser Victor Hugo near the United States coast. Officials are skeptical and no confirmation exists. A May 5 dispatch noted 120 crewmen ashore citing harsh discipline as ships prepared for the Jamestown exposition. The vessel reached New York May 20 and departed for Hampton Roads May 31.
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Lorient
France
Victor Hugo
United States
Jamestown Exposition
New York
Hampton Roads
Robert Pitcairn Hart Run Down by Bicycle Rider
Robert Pitcairn Hart railroad man and Westinghouse associate was struck by a bicycle rider while returning from the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburg. The cyclist escaped and remains at large as doctors assess potential arm and shoulder injuries. Hart, aged seventy-one, recently retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad and has had health issues.
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Tribune
Pittsburg
Robert Pitcairn
George Westinghouse
Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie Institute
Pitcairn
Stuart Patterson
Pennsylvania Railroad
Rockefeller Runaway Incident On Estate Drives
John D Rockefeller 3d and his mother Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr were in a runaway incident on the family estate at Po Cantico Hills near Tarrytown. A young pony pulling a cart frightened by an estate laborer caused the upset. Mrs Rockefeller protected the infant, the groom suffered minor injuries, and the pony fled to the stables with the wrecked cart in tow.
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John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Pocantico Hills
Tarrytown
Mrs. Rockefeller
Pittsburg Tube City Railroad Bribery Trial Details
In Pittsburg a criminal court heard President C. S. Cameron testify about backers of the Pittsburg and Tube City Railroad seeking to bribe Common Councilman William A. Martin and others to pass a favorable franchise ordinance. A staged envelope swap and a $60,000 check led to Martin demanding $70,000 before discovery and his subsequent conviction and three year sentence.
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The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Pittsburg & Tube City Railroad
C. S. Cameron
Railroad
Cameron
C. R. Richardson
A. B. McGrew
Tube City
William A. Martin
Corporations Committee
Martin
Italian noble car crash kills multiple in Naples race context
Naples reports a fatal car crash near Caianello that kills Marquis Ferrara, the Duke de la Regina, and three guests including Marchioness Russo of the Gerini family. King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena sent condolences. Duke of Aosta traveled from Rome after the tragedy.
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Naples
Ferrara
Duke de la Regina
Caianello
Marchiioness Russo
Gerini
Florence
Marchioness
Scipione Borghese
Peking
Paris
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Duke of
Aosta
Abruzzi
Rome
Divorce Granted to Mrs Daisy Gordon Hanna in Ohio Court
Judge Phillips in the Common Pleas Court granted a divorce to Mrs Daisy Gordon Hanna from Dan R Hanna son of the late Senator M A Hanna. Custody of the only child awarded to Mrs Hanna with private alimony. Grounds cited gross neglect and cruelty. Prior to marriage she was married to Walter De S Maud, an English army officer, from whom she separated.
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Cleveland
Phillips
Common Pleas Court
Daisy Gordon Hanna
Dan R. Hanna
M. A. Hanna
Hanna
Dan Gordon Hanna
Dan R. Marna
May Harrington Hanna
Edward K. Stalle
New York
Dan FR. Hanna
Walter de S. Maud
Niagara Falls Fourth of July Excursion Ad
Transportation firms offer round trip options to Niagara Falls for July 4. New York Central charged $10.25 and West Shore $9.00. Advertisements note travel details and agent particulars for booking.
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Niagara Falls
New York Central
West Shore
Isidor Wormser Dies at Fifth Avenue Home
Isidor Wormser banker dies shortly before 8 last evening at his residence 836 Fifth Avenue. At his bedside were his wife and daughter Mrs Jefferson Seligman and his nephews Maurice Wormser of 14 East 62nd Street and Louis Wormser residents nearby.
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Isidor Wormser
Fifth Avenue
Jefferson Seligman
Maurice Wormser
East 62d Street
Louis
Banker Isidor Wormser Jr Dies After Illness in New York
Isidor Wormser Jr aged 78, longtime banker at 15 Broad Street, died after a period of illness. Born in Landau Bavaria in 1839, he and his brother Simon built a Wall Street presence, facing Jay Gould and later suspensions in 1898. Isidor served as Democratic elector in 1892 and belonged to Manhattan Club and other societies.
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Isidor Wormser
Landau
Bavaria
Simon
Chicago
Isidor
Wormser
Simon Wormser
Drexel
Mills
Broad Street
Wall Street
Httle
Stock Exchange
Jay Gould
I. & S. Wormser
Cc. E. Chapman
ChaptIwan
Wall
Broadway
Manhattan Club
Coney Island Jockey Club
Criterion Club
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Plans for Columbus Arcade on Manhattan Block
Walter J. Salomon will erect a four story Columbus Arcade on a 32 000 square foot block bounded by 57th and 58th streets Broadway and Eighth Avenue. A 207 foot long diagonal pedestrian thoroughfare will run through the center with stores and upper floor parlors and offices. The project cost about 200 000 and aims to speed pedestrian movement across the area. Rochester dispatch reports a death at a peace roadbroaks in that city, a broken back after two years in residence.
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Manhattan Island
Walter J. Salomon
57Th
S&th Streets
Broadway
Eighth Avenue
United States Realty and Improvement Company
57Th Street
Grand Circle
Dsth Street
Columbus Arcade
Telegraphers Strike Guerilla Warfare in San Francisco
Two hundred fifty telegraph operators in Oakland and San Francisco quit at 3:30 pm amid a demand for a 25 percent wage rise. The walkout targets Western Union and Postal Telegraph offices in the Ferry Building area, with plans for further local strikes and potential nationwide action via Congress, while negotiations stall.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Western Union
Postal Telegraph Companies
Postal and
Ferry
West Oakland
Postal Company
Clowry
Neill
Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Postal Offices
New York
Congress
United States
Jaynes
Telegraphers’ Union
Western Union Company
Miller
No Strike Here Shocks San Francisco Telegraphers
The Western Union and Postal Telegraphers struck in San Francisco yesterday, a move surprising to the companies after an apparent settlement mediated by U S Commissioner of Labor Charles P Neill. Union leaders said New York officials supported the settlement and expected a national board review, while San Francisco and Oakland actions were described as local.
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Western Union and
Postal Telegraphers
San Francisco
Charles P. Neill
United States Commissioner of Labor
Clowry
Western Union
E. J. Nally
Postal Company
J. Konenkamp
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
Small
National Executive Board
Oakland
Konen
Neill
Postal Telegraph Company
Nally
New York
Gompers urges telegraphers to avoid strike
President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor urged abandonment of strike plans for telegraphers. He spoke by telephone with Secretary Wesley Russell at Chicago, saying the move would be calamitous despite President Clowry's peaceable letter in New York. Russell relayed the advice to President Small in San Francisco.
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Tribune
Chicago
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Wesley Russell
Clowry
New York
National Labor
Russell
Small
Telegraphers’ Union
San Francisco
Train Fare to Atlantic City Special Sunday Travel
Advertisement notes a $2.50 round trip to Atlantic City via Pennsylvania Railroad. A special train departs New York at 6:45 a.m., stops at Newark Elizabeth and New Brunswick, with a return from Atlantic City at 7 p.m.
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Atlantic City
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Newark
Elizabeth
New Brunswick
Belmont's Son Hart and Milburn Hurt in Polo Play
Raymond Belmont the second son of August Belmont and Devereux Milburn suffered crashes during Meadow Brook polo practice. Belmont, riding a pony, struck his head, foxed unconsciousness, later revived. Milburn was struck in the eye by an opposing mallet and taken to Hempstead unconscious. Spectator Miss Beatrice Mills helped Milburn off the field.
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the Tribune
Hempstead
Long Island
Meadow Brook
Raymond Belmont
Devereux Milburn
Young Belmont
August Belmont
Belmont
Beatrice Mills
Milburn
Kerrigan
Harry Payne Whitney
James A. Burden
J. M. Waterbury, Jr
Fred C. Havemeyer
Arthur S. Burden
Reginald Brooks
W. Scott Cameron
Jay Phipps
Harold Phipps
James A. Appleton
W. R. Grace
E. W. Roby
Duke of Devonshire III Ill at Windsor Castle
The Duke of Devonshire, former Lord President of the Council, fell suddenly ill at Windsor Castle on Ascot day. He was taken to Devonshire House by motor car after a bulletin said his heart was weak and he should remain in bed for the present. He is seventy four.
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Ascot
Duke of Devonshire
Windsor Castle
Edward
Devonshire House
Bostock Heads Global Trained Animal Trust
Frank C. Bostock to lead Arenic Exhibition Company forming in Norfolk with £1,000,000 capitalization. Trust plans arenas across Boston New York Rochester Cleveland Chicago St Louis Kansas City Pittsburgh Philadelphia Atlantic City Pine Beach Park and European houses in Paris Blackpool Berlin Vienna Rome and Madrid. The venture aims to control about 9 percent of trained wild animals worldwide.
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the Tribune
Norfolk
Arenic Exhibition Company
Frank C. Bostock
Animal King
Bostock
Boston
New York
Coney Island
Rochester
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Pine Beach Park
Paris Hippodrome
Blackpool
England
Berlin
Vienna
Rome
Madrid
Pelham Police Hush Up After Fatal Italian Wounding
Chief Marks of the Pelham police faced criticism over handling of the Rosenheimer murder and now seeks to quiet last night’s incident. An officer shot twice at an Italian near the Pelham Manor clubhouse. one bullet struck the leg, the other the stomach, likely fatally injuring him. The man was taken to New Rochelle Hospital as the coroner was summoned. The Italian spoke little English, so no statement could be obtained.
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Marks
Pelham
Rosenheimer
Wisconsin Utilities Bill Passes in Legislature
Madison Wis June 21 The public utilities bill passed with little opposition though municipal ownership advocates protested a clause requiring municipality owned utilities to use the same accounting as corporations. The measure lets the railway commission fix rates for all public services and makes existing franchises exclusive. Municipal plants must reflect depreciation tax considerations in rates to keep profits.
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Madison
Wis
Railway Commission
Fire destroys four Jamaica track stables at night
A Jamaica race track fire destroyed stables 17 to 20 on the Metropolitan Racing Association grounds last night around 11. A watchman spotted the blaze and nearby fire departments responded. Estimated damage is about 10000 dollars. No horses were harmed.
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Metropolitan Racing Association
Jamaica
Man Takes Gas to Die at Baltimore Morgue
Arthur A. Azendorf aged 26 of 9 Mulberry street went to the Baltimore morgue early today and ended his life by inhaling gas. Despondency from drink was given as the cause.
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Tribune
Baltimore
Arthur A. Azendorf
No. #9
Mulberry Street
Albany Deadlock Faces Final Adjournment Next Week
With reapportionment stalled, both houses adopt a plan for final adjournment on Wednesday next week. If no agreement on apportionment is reached, Governor Hughes could call an extraordinary session. Leaders foresee pressure easing in a special session, while Speaker Wadsworth resists further concessions.
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Albany
Tully
Senate Conference Committee
Wadsworth
Hughes
Senate
Assembly
Executive Department
Livingston County
34Th
Congress District
Delaware
Madison
Merritt
Raines
Sherman Moreland
Chemung
Moreland
Rogers
Broome
Hughes bill signed to empower state department investigations
Albany June 21 Governor Hughes signed the Moreland bill, granting the executive broad powers to investigate state departments and providing funds for the inquiry. The measure, crafted with Assemblyman Moreland, was controversial in both houses as it expanded gubernatorial authority beyond prior limits.
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Tribune
Albany
Hughes
Moreland
Jersey Central Seashore Schedule Ad
On Sunday June 23 1907 the Jersey Central will provide superior service to New Coast resorts via the all rail route from West and Liberty Streets and via the Hook Route from Pier St N R foot of West 48 St Pier 10 N R foot of Cedar St Adv.
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New Jersey Central
New Coast Resorts
West and
Liberty Streets
Hook
Pier St N. R
West 48 St
Pier 10 N. R
Cedar St
Advt
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John D
Rockefeller
Marquise Russo
Italy
Sidor Wormser
Isidor Wormser, Jr
No. 26
West 54Th Street
No. 15
Isidor Worriser
Patch Fees
Hart
Polo
III
Trained Animal Trust
Europe
Pegham
Wisconsin Utilities
Jamaica Racetrack
Usher’s
Jersey Central
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