Thunderstorms Cause Oil Tank Explosions Across Several Towns
A severe storm heated oil tanks leading to explosions and fires in multiple places. A Waverly Oil wagon tank near South Negley avenue exploded after the driver unhitched his team. Lightning struck a 35,000 barrel tank near Olean New York burning large quantities. Warren Refining Company plant in Warren Pennsylvania was destroyed by lightning with heavy losses. Additional tanks in Washington Pennsylvania also burned as part of widespread damage from the storm. Overall oil property losses exceed several hundred thousand dollars.
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Negley Avenue
Olean
N. Y
Warren Refining Company
Warren
Penn
Washington
Tornado Hits Mountain Lake Area Killing Child
A tornado five miles northwest of Mountain Lake Minnesota yesterday demolished at least a dozen farm buildings and injured many, with one child killed and others gravely hurt. Livestock losses were reported among the damage.
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Mountain Lake
Minn
Here
Heat blamed for several deaths in city brief
Excessive heat since Sunday is blamed for the suicide of one woman today and for the deaths of three others. The day’s high temperature reached a marked level.
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Philadephis
Baltimore Heat Wave Exceeds 90s Amid Record Prostrations
In Baltimore on June 24 the official high reached 98 degrees, with other readings placing the temperature around 110 in the shade of the business district. Ten heat prostration cases were reported, three proving fatal.
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Baltimore
MAY SELECT CHAIRMAN
A definite announcement on the Republican National Committee chairmanship was expected after Secretary Taft’s Sagamore Hill visit. Taft and successor General Luke Wright were due on the noon train and to confer with the President on War Department affairs, with other notable figures from the Chicago convention sub committee anticipated in the afternoon.
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Tribune
Oyster Bay
Republican National Committee
Taft
Sagamore Hill
Luke E. Wright
War Department
Chicago
Cummins Forces Win In Iowa Republican Convention
Waterloo June convention nominates Cummins as permanent chairman defeating standpatters Robert Healy. Platform endorses Progressive legislation on railroads and corporations, pledges support to Taft and Sherman, praises Senator Allison and Iowan delegation, and reaffirms two cent fares and campaign finance reforms. Also pays tribute to Grover Cleveland.
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Iowa
A. B. Cummins
Robert Healy
Cummins
Patform
Congress
Willam B. Allison
New State
Ladd and
Weaver
Taft
Sherman
National Platform
Grover Cleveland
Tafts Picture Against Roosevelts Rival Yale Harvard Crew Bet
Yale and Harvard men struck a contentious bet on the Harvard varsity crew race aboard a moving train toward New London Conn. The wager included exchange of mounted portraits of Roosevelt and Taft and cash sums, with Harvard to win the race and the Roosevelt Taft likenesses as prizes.
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Yale
Roosevelt
Taft
New London
Conn
Edward W. & Grices
J. W. T. Brown
Independence Leaders to Meet in Chicago July 26
A sub committee of the national committee of the Independence party will meet in Chicago on July 26 to perfect arrangements for the party national convention in that city on July 27 and 28.
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National Committee of
The
Independence Party
Chicago
Colonel Hunt Nearing Death in Kansas City Blood Poisoning
Leavenworth report says Colonel R. C. Hunt, Quartermaster of the National Military Home and former Kansas City mayor, is dying from uremic poisoning and not expected to live many hours.
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Leavenworth
Kan
R. C. Hunt
National Military Home
Kansas City
Governor's Counsel Resigns in New York
Albany June announcement says F Edward Sandford of New York resigns as counsel to Governor Hughes due to personal matters and will return to legal practice. Sandford succeeded the late Dean Huffcut.
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Albany
Edward Sandford
New York
Hughes
Executive Chamber
Sandford
Dean Huffcut
Coward Shoe Ad Covers Seashore to Mountain Footwear
Catalogue copy for Coward Shoe positions every season footwear for men and women in natural-foot-line lasts. Offers russet vici kid calf and patent leather options with styles and sizes for all occasions and destinations by the retailer.
Catalog of Fan Wares Sold by James S. Coward
James S. Coward at 268-274 Greenwich Street New York advertises mail order catalogues for fan wares and related goods with prompt fulfillment and location details.
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James S. Coward
Greenwich St
N.Y
Out with Venezuela drastic act explained
Washington reports indicate Venezuela’s rupture with the United States after the withdrawal of the American Legation from Caracas. Seffor Veloz-Goilicoa met with Acting Secretary Adee as Secretary Root and Bacon weigh next moves while Castro's leadership remains central to the crisis. The Navy has moved the gunboat Marietta to Willemstad for protection as plague fears affect port activity and trade. Sleeper’s departure from Caracas and the Venezuelan refusal to issue passports are noted as potential signals of policy aims.
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Sefior Veloz-Goilicoa
State Department
Adee
Seffor ‘Veloz
Jacob Sleeper
Caracas
Sleeper
Venezuela
Sefior Veloz
New York
France
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Bacon
Lodge
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Senate
Castro
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Marietta
Legation
Willemstad
la Guayra
Porto Cabello
Airship makes successful initial flight carrying 2800 pounds
The airship completed a successful first flight today with a 2800 pound load including crew. It stayed aloft for 35 minutes at an average altitude of 300 feet, marking a promising start for the experimental craft.
Nautilus Arrives in Havana to Warm Spanish Welcome
The schoolship Nautilus, Spain's first naval vessel to enter a Cuban port since sovereignty ended, reached Havana this afternoon. Thousands of Cubans and the Spanish colony welcomed the vessel as a flotilla of yachts and launches escorted her to the harbor after a tow from a tug.
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Vera Cruz
Morro
Gulf Stream
Americans slain by hill tribes on Negros Island
A Manila telegram reports the murders of H. D. Everett a New York forester and T R Wakely a Chicago educated teacher along with four Filipinos by hill tribesmen while crossing Negros. Everett joined Philippine forestry in 1919 and Wakely had taught there for a year. The Negros inhabitants had previously cause few problems for authorities.
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Island of
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H. D. Everett
T R. Wakely
Washington
New York
Philippine Forestry Service
Forestry Bureau
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University of Chicago
Chicago
Philippines
Rumored Cabinet Resignations Sweep London Lobby
London dispatch reports a lobby rumor in the House of Commons that Lord Tweedmouth and Lord Loreburn may resign soon. It also suggests changes: Haldane could become Lord Chancellor and Churchill Secretary for War.
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London
House of Commons
Lord Tweedmouth
Council
Lord Loreburn
Mr. Haldane
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Notes of Foreign News from Three Rivers to Ottawa
Three Rivers Quebec reports insurance liabilities totaling 1 066 750 with expected total fire losses above 2 000 000. Ottawa announces opening 28 000 000 acres in Saskatchewan and Alberta to settlement, planning 5 000 000 acres at eight dollars per acre to fund 590 miles of railroad to Fort Churchill on Hudson Bay.
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Quebec
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fort Churchill
Hudson Bay
Hughes Name Praised At Progressive Republican Meeting
Three hundred members of the Progressive Republican Club at No. 1538 Madison Avenue cheered the mention of Governor Hughes in a speech by ex Assemblyman Solomon Strauss. The meeting aimed to ratify Taft and Sherman nomination and pledge support to the Republican ticket. A speaker praised the Presidental candidate as a great jurist and a wonderful diplomat, with Sherman as an able statesman to carry on the country’s work.
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Progressive Republican Club
Madison Avenue
Hughes
Solomon Strauss
Albany
Taft
Sherman
Governor Hughes renomination eyed by Senator Saxe
Senator Martin Saxe said that Hughes must publicly indicate willingness to run again to assure renomination. He argued without the governor's support no movement within or outside the party could secure the renomination amid political hostility.
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Martin Saxe
Hughes
Saxe
Plundering Teheran as Bombardment Resumes
Berlin reports from Teheran detail a renewed bombardment lasting an hour and a half with Cossack artillery, widespread looting, and houses across the European quarter damaged. Looters displayed the spoils on gun carriages as clashes continued and the Shah warned against further disorder.
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Berlin
Albany Officials Note Late Filing of Expense Statements
Albany June 24 Yesterday was the final deadline for corporations to file statements of expenses in advocating or opposing bills before the last Legislature. Today the Secretary of State accepted statements received by mail, including sums from New York Telephone Company, Interborough Rapid Transit, Lager Beer Brewers Board of Trade, and several other associations and companies. The Jockey Club’s statement regarding anti racing and anti gambling bills was not yet received, raising questions about its filing timeline.
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Secretary of State
Jockey Club
Agnew-Hart
New York Telephone Company
Interborough Rapid Transit Railway Company
Lager Beer Brewers’ Board of Trade
New York State Brewers’ Association
The
Citizens Union of New York
Lighterage Association of New York
Merchants’ Association of New York
Brooklyn Heights Railway Company
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers’ Association
Erie Railroad Company
Anti-Saloon League
Civil Service Reform Association
Allied Real Estate Interests
North American Game Protective Association
United States Standard Voting Machine Company
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Adams Express Company
New York State Automobile Association
Unien Railway Company
American Express Company
Holland Seeks Re dress From Venezuela Over Seized Dutch Ships
The Daily Telegraph correspondent in The Hague reports Holland has filed a claim against Venezuela for redress after a Venezuelan vessel fired on two Dutch sloops off the coast, forcing them to Coro where they were detained for two days.
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The
Daily Telegraph
the Hague
Holland
Venezuela
Willemstad
Coro
Rebellion in Senegal Surges Against French Forces
Paris reports from the West Coast of Africa that Arabs in Senegal have risen against French rule inspired by Moroccan troubles. They attacked two French columns of 32 and 47 men. French losses were heavy and both columns were wiped out, according to Dakar dispatches.
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Africa
Senegal
Morocco
Dakar
TEST OF NEW FRENCH AIRSHIP AT SOISSONS
Soissons France June 24 a new War Department dirigible balloon flies for tests in the vicinity and draws attention from military observers.
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Soissons
France
War Department
Battle in Tabriz as fighting rages since morning
A dispatch from Tabriz reports ongoing clashes between revolutionists and reactionaries with clergy backing the latter. Bazaars banks and offices are closed as the city endures the day’s turmoil.
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St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Russia prepares to move and troop movement expected
A June 4 dispatch from Julfa Persia reports arrival of Lt General Schaffhausen Schaufuss Russian Minister of Communications. Orders enacted include bridge construction station and track clearance through the Caucasus extension of sidings and restoration of barracks in anticipation of troop movements.
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Julfa
Ispahan
Persia
Schaffhausen-Schaufuss
Caucasus
Penny postage date for Britain America debated in Commons
London reports John B Lonsdale Conservative urged shifting opening of penny postage between Great Britain and America to American Independence anniversary as a goodwill gesture. Postmaster Buxton said Washington and London Administrations prefer October 1 for administrative reasons, calling the date secondary to the gesture.
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London
John B. Lonsdale
House of Commons
Great Britain
America
Buxton
Washington
Berlin Rail Pool Reaches Nickel Rail Pact
The Boersen Courier reports an International steel rail pool meeting in Berlin held several days ago resulted in an agreement on high grade nickel rails. The action centers on standardizing quality and supply among member nations.
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Berlin
Boersen Courier
International Steel Rail Pool
Regard of Britain recalls Cleveland death portraits
London papers publish lengthy memoirs and portraits of former U.S. President Grover Cleveland. Editorials note his independence, integrity, and high purpose, with tributes from The Daily Telegraph The Morning Post and The Daily Mail. They highlight his national service over party interests and compare him to Washington and Bismarck in praise.
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London
Cleveland
Daily Telegraph
United States
Venezuela
Daily Mail
Morning Post
Bismarck
Democratic Party
White House
Washington
Liked Cleveland Says Waterson on His Death
Louisville June 4 Henry Watterson said he knew Mr Cleveland well and there was no private quarrel between them. He praised Cleveland’s integrity courage and common sense while faulting his lack of national preparation and tact in managing people and reforms.
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Louisville
White House
Cleveland
A Great President Dies as Nation Mourns Cleveland
Danville Illinois June 4 Speaker Joseph Gannon reacted to Grover Cleveland’s death with deep regret saying the demise marks a great loss for the country. The brief remark reflected national sorrow as news spread.
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Cannon
Danville
Joseph Gannon
Grover Cleveland
Recognizing a President’s Great Ability and Patriotism
A speaker recalls a president who led during both administrations, notes continued admiration despite opposing policies, and predicts he will dwell in history as one of the nation’s greatest leaders. The tribute highlights courage patriotism and enduring impact.
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House of Representatives
Influence Good, Says Fairbanks Funeral Attendance
Vice President Fairbanks, at his home in Indianapolis on June 24, said he would likely attend Grover Cleveland's funeral. He praised Cleveland as a patriotic statesman with unwavering public service, noting his broad sympathies and steadfast adherence to convictions.
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Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
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