President Roosevelt plans November Panama visit on big warship
Washington reports Roosevelt will travel to the Isthmus of Panama for about three weeks in November to inspect the canal site firsthand. Secretary Loeb says the trip will use the largest warship obtainable with possible inclusion of War Department leaders and Canal Commission staff.
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New Orleans
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Hawaii
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Isthmus
San Francisco
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Boats Lost in Sudden Storm Off Port Monmouth
A coastal storm sank three boats off Port Monmouth, including a yacht with cook George Russell of Freeport who drowned. A coal-laden schooner Buena Vista From Perth Amboy under Theodore Wilson of Red Bank also disappeared with the other vessel unnamed. Searchers patrol the beach as waterspouts were sighted and no other victims have been confirmed.
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George Russell
Freeport
Buena Vista
Perth Amboy
Theodore Wilson
Red Bank
New York
Governors invited to discuss direct US Senate vote
Des Moines Iowa June 23 Governor Cummins issued invitations calling on every state governor to attend a meeting here on September to discuss election of United States Senators by direct popular vote for the people of the nation.
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Tribune
Des Moines
Iowa
Cummins
United States
US monitor Micrea reports shaft damage near Hampton Roads
The United States defense monitor Micrea arrived at Hampton Roads with a broken main shaft. The vessel was bound for repairs and had two detachments aboard. Naval authorities expect the ship to be patched and sent to service soon.
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the Tribune
Portsmouth
United States
Micréa
Hampton Rade
Heiress Keeps Liberty in Burnes Estate Fight
Judge grants a temporary injunction in federal court to stop the St Joseph probate court from declaring Mary V Barnes insane. Barnes is heir to Calvin F Burnes who owned a third of a $3 million St Joseph estate. The petition alleges a conspiracy behind the insane action by James A Gibson and lists several defendants.
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St. Joseph
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Atlantic City
N. J
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Burnes
James A. Gibson
Buchanan County
Miss Barnes
A. M. Woodson
State Supreme Court
Ralph A. Stauber
Missouri
Fielding Mason
C. F. Strop
James W. Boyé
Youth dies after race at Westfield interscholastic meet
William Karns of Chicopee High School collapsed after finishing the quarter mile at the Westfield Chicopee interscholastic games at Woonoco Park. Officials attributed the death to heart trouble brought on by overexertion, noting he was not fit to run.
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William Karns
Chic
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Woonoco Park
Karns
Cornell Triumph In Intercollegiate Regatta At Poughkeepsie
Cornell's Ithaca varsity crew won the eight-oared race by two lengths over the University of Pennsylvania, with Syracuse close behind. Cornell also won the varsity four and the Syracuse freshmen beat Cornell’s freshmen. Heavy rain and a dramatic rainbow marked the day, as spectators endured a wild start and shifting conditions before ideal water for the later races.
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Columbia
Gethro vows to name Bay State bribe takers in pledge
Boston, June 23. Frank J. Gethro expelled from the Massachusetts House after being found guilty of attempting to bribe fellow legislators issues a confession and says he will expose every member tied to bribery. He claims several legislators accepted bribes and vows a purge to prevent future graft at the State House. He admits wrongdoing and says his revelations will rock the bucket shop bill case and spur further probes.
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John N. Cole
House Committee On Rules
John B. Moran
General Court
Barnes Confirmed as Washington Postmaster After Senate Vote
The Senate confirmed Benjamin F. Barnes, now assistant secretary to the President, as Washington postmaster by 35 to 17. Tillman opposed, citing the Morris incident and torn skirt evidence. Culberson sought an investigation, which was tabled. Barnes will assume postmaster duties after Merrett's Buffalo assignment.
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Minor Morris
Mrs. Morris
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Committee On Post Offices and Post Roads
Morris
Oyster Bay
Merrett
Buffalo
De Forest Survives 25000 Volt Electrical Shock
Ottawa June 23 Dr Lee De Forest wireless expert survived a shock of about 25000 volts while sending a message from the Ottawa wireless station to Montreal. He touched a live handle, was knocked unconscious, but recovered quickly with only temporary paralysis.
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Ottawa
Lee de Forest
Montreal
Moody to Stay in Cabinet Amid Standard Oil Probes
Washington reports say Attorney General Moody may remain in office through Roosevelt's term to oversee vigorous Standard Oil prosecutions. The plan rests on cases being ready for the special counsel to handle without Moody's guidance, with focus on traffic managers rather than presidents and clerks.
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Washington
Standard Oil Company
Moody
White House
Boston
Roosevelt
Rockefeller
Old Mrs Stenton Defies Interrogation in Murder Case
After a day of questioning, Mrs Louise Stenton refuses to reveal details about her murdered daughter. Coroners and detectives plan a joint exam with her lawyer Burton Gibson, hoping for a breakthrough but fear she holds the key to the crime.
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Alice Kinnan
Inquisition
House of Mystery
Young Hoffman Death By Own Hand at Brooklyns No 2099 Bedford
Herman Henry Hoffman son of Captain Henry Hoffman of Berwind White Coal shot himself in his father’s Brooklyn home after a rebuke for leaving a White Star office post. He died instantly despite Dr Bogart’s arrival. His wife was Ella Nicholson. Captain Hoffman had testified recently before the Interstate Commerce Commission on rate discrimination by coal railroads.
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Henry Hoffman
Berwind-White Coal Company
Bedford Avenue
Brooklyn
Hoffman
White Star Sins
Goodby
Henry Bogart
Ella Nicholson
Wrona Street
Interstate Commerce Commission
Runaway London streetcar kills three north of Archway
An electric streetcar became uncontrollable on a hill near the Archway Tavern Highgate. It struck a hearse and other vehicles then rammed a motor omnibus, smashing lampposts and tearing into a store front. Three killed, two gravely hurt, twenty seriously injured, many others lightly hurt.
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Archway Tavern
Highgate
Gilson Willets Story Free in Leslie's Weekly
Colonial Securities Co offers free west distribution of Gilson Willets travel piece in Leslie's Weekly. Willets reports from Guanajuato Mexico as Leslie's special correspondent, noting Guanajuato as a premier mineral district amid a booming era surpassing Klondike excitement. A free copy via Broadway address and Ghetto Citestel Geomtine Os is listed.
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New York
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Mexico
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Guanajtato
Klondike
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Rho
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