Sleeper Leaves Post as Caracas Tensions Grow
Washington reports Jacob Sleeper secretary of the American Legation in Venezuela has departed Caracas leaving the U S without diplomatic representation. Affairs will be handled by a Brazilian legation representative as US-Venezuela disputes worsen over cancelled concessions and plague linked frictions.
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Venezuela
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Orinoco Steam Navigation Company
Jauret
Congress
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Porto Cabello
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Francis A Ruggles
Porto ¢Abeiro
John Brewer
Holland
Colombia
France
Great Britain
Germany
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Cholera Strikes Luzon Troops and Pangasinan Province
cholera breaks out at Camp Gregg with three scouts and a civilian dead and the camp under quarantine. Lt Jones of the 1st Cavalry and Lt Muldoon of the Philippine Scouts affected. Pangasinan reports 93 cases in 24 hours with 60 fatalities, signaling a grave outbreak.
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Camp Gregg
Jones
1St Cavalry
Muldoon
Philippine Scouts
Pangasinan
Luzon
Race War Imminent in Hemphill After Lynching Rampage
Hemphill Texas reports frenzied mobs after five lynched and four shot following a Sabine County assassination of two white leaders. Militias and rangers control Hemphill while armed bands patrol roads. warnings urge black residents to leave the area as whites drive them away.
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Hemphill
Tex
Sabine County
Rockefeller to publish autobiography in The World's Work
John D. Rockefeller plans a serialized life story in The World's Work starting in October under the title Some Random Reminiscences of Men and Events. The series covers his early struggles, Standard Oil rise, philanthropy, business philosophy, hobbies, and humor, with frank, plain-spoken narrative.
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John PD. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Standard Oil Company
Mr. Rockefeller
Arms Reported Landed in Cuba at Punta del Coco
Havana reports a large consignment of arms and ammunition reportedly landed from a schooner at Punta del Coco in Pinar del Rio. Rural guards have been ordered to investigate the claim and verify the details.
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Pinar del Rio
Havana
Punta del Coco
Auto plunges into Saw Mill River near Uniontown
A touring car carrying five people including Dr. W F Greene and his wife and Mrs Shaw skidded on a bridge opposite Edeas summer resort. The car fell into the Saw Mill River but no one was seriously hurt though all suffered shock and the ten year old Esther Greene was knocked unconscious and revived by Dr Greene at the riverbank. They were helped to the Uniontown Hotel before continuing home.
Bryan Loses Georgia At Prohibition Convention
The Democratic State Convention rejected a move to indorse Thomas E. Watson for Vice President and sent the uninstructioned Georgia delegation to Denver. The party platform backed Prohibition enforcement and strict railroad regulation with Joseph M. Brown as Governor on the ticket.
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Tribune
Atlanta
Thomas E. Watson
Denver
William J. Bryan
Georgia
Joseph M. Brown
A. H. Cox
P. W. Meldrim
Savannah
W. S. West
Valdosta
Thomas W. Loyless
Augusta
G. M. Bell
Fulton County
M. A. Griggs
Terrell
Gordon Lee
Walker
H. ¢. Fisher
Newman
The Steamship H. M. Whitney Tragedy Report
Three men suffocated while trapped in the hold of the steamer H. M. Whitney. Rescue efforts focused on locating the vessel owner and authorities investigate cause.
Tammany for Johnson Presses Unity at Denver Convention
Tammany dominates New York’s delegation and plans to cast all seventy eight votes for Governor Johnson of Minnesota against William Bryan. Murphy and Conners oppose Bryan on first ballot while considering unification if Bryan gains two thirds. Erie County and others resist Murphy Conners strategy. Nixon says he is a Bryan supporter though delegation is uninstructed.
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Denver
Johnson
Minnesota
William J. Bryan
Charles F. Murphy
New York
Murphy
Bryan
Messrs. Murphy
Conners
Georgia
Tammany Hall
Bryan Steam Roller
Erie County
Murphy- Conners
Norman E. Mack
Erie
Financial
New York State
Financial District
Lewis Nixon
Death Toll at Hell Gate: Tragedy Aboard H. M. Whitney
Three divers died in the hold of the steam ship H. M. Whitney after exposure to poisonous gases while inspecting a patch. Augustus Bjorklund perished first, followed by Michael Nenue Herman Fabricus and John Hanson. Captain Kiblin oversaw rescuers who recovered two survivors and the bodies of the dead. The coroner opened an inquiry as officials defend the wrecking crew’s precautions.
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Boston
Hell Gate
Augustus Bjorklund
Merritt-Chapman Wrecking Company
Whitney
Michael Nenue
Bjorklund
Herman Fabricus
John Hanson
Aoiss
Hansen
Kiblin
West 24Th Street
Middle Four Reef
East 1022 Street
Nkiblin
Harlem Court
Herrman
Moors Seize Briton Near Tetuan in Morocco
Englishman Clark Kennedy has been captured and imprisoned by Houz tribesmen near Tetuan thirty two miles southeast of Tangier. Ransom demanded. Advices say Abd-el-Aziz supporters approach Fez to attack Mulai Hafifq amid a split among foreign diplomats over Morocco.
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Tangier
Clark Kennedy
Tetuan
Abd-el-Aziz
Fez
Mulai Hafiq
Morocco
Musa Hafiq
Philipp Manufrurer Drowned After Bankruptcy Trial
The body of a man believed to be George Wollff, president of the Wolff Chemical Company of Philadelphia, was found floating in The Thoroughfare. The firm had recently been forced into bankruptcy, adding mystery to the tragedy reported from Atlantic City.
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Atlantic City
George Wollff
Wolff Chemical Company
Philadelphia
Train Ends Brothers' Quarrel in Fatal Erie Collision
Anthony Donkersfoot of No. Sherman Street Passaic was struck by a west bound Erie express while quarreling with his brother John. He died instantly as the fight over who swam better led to a deadly end.
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Passaic
N. J
John
Anthony Donkersfoot
Sherman Street
Sherman Holds Own Not Thought In Danger
Cleveland June 23 Representative James S Sherman Republican candidate for Vice President was taken to Lake side Hospital with gall stones after a restless day. An official bulletin tonight says he holds his own and may avoid surgery if his condition improves. Temperature pulse and restlessness are noted as doctors monitor his status amid calls for a specialist from New York. Taft telegram expressed concern and Sherman predicts return to Washington next week.
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James Schoolcraft Sherman
Herrick
Lakeside Hosiital
Sherman
Mr. Sherman
Richard Sherman
Dr. Bull
New York
William H. Taft
Mr. Taft
Washington
J. S. Sherman
Carter
Allen
Utica
Tribune
Chicago
James S Sherman
Republican National Committee
Harry New
National Committee
Utica Quiet as Sherman Homecoming Postponed
Utica remains tranquil tonight amid plans for Congressman Sherman’s homecoming as Republican vice presidential nominee. The anticipated celebration is postponed due to his illness, with reports suggesting gallstone troubles but no immediate operation, and friends hopeful for a swift recovery.
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Utica
Sherman
Chicago
Taft Witnesses Yale Big Day as Secretary Taft Speaks
Secretary Taft visits Yale during commencement and reunion activities. Yale defeats Harvard 3 to 1 in a notable game amid a grand field ceremony. Taft presents a memorial flagstaff honoring Lieutenant Augustus Canfield Ledyard of Yale, with Hadley accepting the tribute. Alumni praise Taft as a future president as Yale reflects on war service and education.
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New Haven
Yale
Taft
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Crimson
Princeton
Mr. Taft
Yale Field
Augustus Canfield Ledyard
Negros
Philippines
Ledyard
University
Memorial Hall
Commencement
United States
Spain
Philippine Islands
Army of the
Sherman
Hadley
Hart Lyman
Lymar
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