Thunderstorms Ignite Oil Tanks In Several States
A heat diminishing thunderstorm caused a Waverly Oil Company wagon tank to explode on South Negley Avenue after the driver unhitched the team. Lightning struck a 2380 barrel tank near Olean New York burning about twenty five thousand barrels. Warren Refining Company plant in Warren Pennsylvania was destroyed by lightning with losses around 5106 000. Oil tanks struck in Washington Pennsylvania and other locations, totaling roughly 500 000 in damage over two days.
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South Negley Avenue
Olean
N. Y
Warren Refining Company
Warren
Penn
Washington, Penn
Tornado Kills Child in Minnesota Farm District
A tornado near Mountain Lake Minnesota passed five miles northwest of town yesterday demolishing at least a dozen farm buildings. It killed one child and wounded a score of persons, with some may die. Many horses and cows were killed in the disaster.
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Heat said to cause several deaths in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 24 the extreme heat since Sunday is blamed for one woman’s suicide and for three other deaths. The day’s high temperature reached a marked level.
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Philadephia
Heat Records and Fatalities in Baltimore
Baltimore on June 24 saw a high of 98 degrees officially, with shade thermometers reporting around 101 in the business district. Ten heat prostration cases were recorded, three proving fatal.
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Baltimore
May Select Chairman
A definite announcement on the Republican National Committee chairmanship is expected Saturday after Secretary Taft visits Sagamore Hill. Taft and successor General Luke E. Wright arrive by noon to lunch with the President and confer on War Department affairs, with other notable figures and sub committee members from Chicago attending the Sagamore Hill talks.
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the Tribune
Oyster Bay
Republican National Committee
Taft
Sagamore Hill
Luke E. Wright
Chicago
Cummins Wins Lead at Iowa Republican Convention
In Waterloo Governor A B Cummins was named permanent chairman over Robert Healy as the Progressive wing won control of the state campaign committee by one vote. The convention adopted a platform endorsing Cummins and Progressive policies on railways and corporations, praised Senator Allison, pledged loyalty to Taft and the national platform, and nominated Judges Ladd and Weaver to the Supreme Court. It also expressed sympathy on Grover Cleveland's death and approved reform measures like two cent fares and campaign finance publicity.
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Iowa
A. B. Cummins
Robert Healy
Cummins
Congress
William B. Allison
Ladd and
Weaver
Supreme Bench
Taft
Sherman
National Platform
Grover ‘Clevelana
Taft’s Picture Against Roosevelt’s in Rough Harvard Yale Bet
Harvard and Yale men on a rival crew race placed a handsomely mounted Roosevelt Taft picture wager on a Harvard victory. The bet of 1600 against 1500 involved Edward W. Griggs of Harvard meeting J W T Brown of Yale aboard a speeding train toward New London Conn.
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Harvard
Roosevelt
Taft
New London
Edward W. & Griggs
J. W. T. Brown
Independence Leaders Meet In Chicago Ahead Of Convention
A sub committee of the national Independence party will meet in Chicago on July 20 to perfect arrangements for the party national convention to be held there on July 27 and 28.
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National Committee of
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Independence Party
Chicago
Kansas City Mayor R C Hunt Dies Expected Soon
Leavenworth June 24 Colonel R C Hunt Quartermaster of the National Military Home and former Kansas City mayor is dying from uremic poisoning. He is not expected to live many hours.
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Leavenworth
Kan
R. C. Hunt
National Military Home
Kansas City
Governor's Counsel Resigns Amid Personal Pressure
Albany June Edward Sandford of New York resigns as counsel to Governor Hughes due to personal matters and will return to law practice. He succeeded the late Dean Huffcut, with announcement made at the executive chamber.
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Albany
Edward Sandford
New York
Hughes
Executive Chamber
Sandford
Dean Huffcut
Coward Shoe Ad Offers All Weather Footwear
An advertisement promotes Coward Shoe styles for men women and children with natural foot line lasts in russet vici kid calf and patent leather. It markets footwear suitable for seashore or mountains and emphasizes a wide range of styles and sizes.
Sold Nowhere Else James S Coward Catalogue Offer
Sfar Waren Street at Greenwich Street in New York promises mail orders filled and invites readers to send for a catalogue from James S Coward at 268 274 Greenwich Street.
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James S. Coward
Greenwich St
N.Y
Sfar Warefen Street
Diplomatic Break With Venezuela Reported by State Dept
Washington June 24 Venezuelan chargé d affaires Veloz Goicoa met with Acting Secretary Adee but details remain undisclosed. Sleeper’s withdrawal signals a practical halt to diplomatic relations as Marietta patrols Caribbean waters amid plague fears. Castro, Venezuela’s leader, is expected to resist and await U.S. next move.
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Sefior Veloz-Goilicoa
State Department
Adee
Seffor ‘Veloz
Jacob Sleeper
Caracas
Venezuela
Sefior Veloz
New York
France
Castro
Root
Bacon
Lodge
Department
Senate
United States
Constitucional
Constitucion
Atlee
Navy Department
Marietta
Legation
Willemstad
la Guayra
Porto Cabello
Airship Makes Initial Flight With Cargo Payload
A public airship completed its first successful flight today carrying 2,800 pounds including crew. It stayed aloft for thirty five minutes at an average altitude of about 300 feet.
Nautilus Stirs Havana Welcoming Spanish Schoolship
The Nautilus, Spain's first naval vessel to reach a Cuban port since sovereignty ended, entered Havana harbor amid large crowds and robust Spanish colonial cheering. She left Vera Cruz on June 1 and was delayed by weather before being towed in.
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Havana
Vera Cruz
Morro
Gulf Stream
Americans killed in Negros reported in Manila
A Manila telegram says forester H. D. Everett and teacher Ke Wakely were murdered by hill tribesmen on Negros. Everett, a New York native, joined the Philippine forestry service in August 190, while Wakely, a Chicago graduate, taught in the Philippines a year ago. No further details were released.
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H. D. Everett
Wakely
Washington
New York
Philippine Forestry Service
Forestry Bureau
Ke Wakely
University of Chicago
Chicago
Phillippines
Rumored Resignations Stir London Cabinet Scene
London reports a lobby rumor that Lord Tweedmouth and Lord Loreburn may resign from the Cabinet. It also hints that Mr Haldane could become Lord Chancellor and Winston Churchill could be appointed Secretary for War, reshaping the government roles.
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House of Commons
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Council
Lord Loreburn
Mr. Haldane
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Foreign notes span fires theft and rail bids
Three Rivers reports $1,066,750 in insurance liabilities with total fire losses likely exceeding $2,000,000. Paris denies Zeebrugge will replace Cherbourg as port of call for German lines. Itasca arrives Azores on practice cruise with U S Revenue Cutter cadets. A murdered jewelry dealer case in Paris recalls Steinheil. Ottawa announces 28,900,000 acres to open in Saskatchewan and Alberta to settle 5,000,000 acres at $1 an acre and fund 50 miles of rail to Fort Churchill.
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Three Rivers
Quebec
Ottawa
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Fort Churchill
Hudson Bay
Plunder and Siege Roil Teheran As Bombardment Returns
A Los Angeles to Teheran dispatch reports renewed bombardment and Cossack actions in Teheran with looting and house seizures. The shah limited the bazaars, refugees fled to the British legation, and the Times and Daily Mail note armed clashes, arrests, and executions as order frays. The British and Russian envoys press for calm while the shah promises to curb disturbances.
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Times
London
Daily Mail
Teheran
Sayyid Abdullah
Sayyid Muhammed
Anjumans
Takizadeh
Habdul Matin
Hughes Honored as Governor by Progressive Republican Club
Three hundred members at 1538 Madison Avenue loudly cheered Governor Hughes after ex Assemblyman Solomon Strauss praised him as one of the most honest and best men at Albany. The meeting aimed to ratify Taft and Sherman nomination and pledge support for the Republican ticket. A speaker hailed the President hopeful as a great jurist and diplomat and Sherman as an able statesman fit to carry on the country’s work.
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Progressive Republican Club
Madison Avenue
Hughes
Solomon Strauss
Albany
Taft
Sherman
Senator Saxe Says Hughes Must Declare Run for Nomination
Senator Martin Saxe said Governor Hughes could secure renomination if the Governor states he is willing to run again. He argued this declaration is the key amid current political hostility and without it no movement within or outside the party could ensure renomination.
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Saxe
Martin Saxe
Hughes
Albany Reflects on Late Filing of Expense Statements
In Albany on June 24 officials accepted expense statements filed by corporations for lobbying on last session bills though last day had passed. Notable entries include New York Telephone Company 8588 and Interborough Rapid Transit 7840, with other groups listing smaller amounts. The Jockey Club’s filing status remains unsettled amid questions about timing after the extraordinary session.
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Secretary of State
Jockey Club
Agnéw-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 Idfe Insurance
Adams Express Company
New York State Automobile Association
Union Railway Company
American Express Company
Holland seeks redress from Venezuela over ship seizures
The Daily Telegraph's Hague correspondent reports Holland has filed a claim against Venezuela for seizure of Dutch ships and mails. Dispatches from Willemstad say two Dutch sloops were halted by a Venezuelan vessel, forced to sail to Coro, and detained for two days.
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The
Daily Telegraph
the Hague
Holland
Venezuela
Willemstad
Coro
Arabs Rebel in Senegal Against French Rule
Reports from Dakar say Arabs in Senegal rose against the French amid Moroccan unrest. Two French columns, numbering 32 and 47 men, were attacked and wiped out with heavy French losses, according to private dispatches.
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Africa
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Dakar
Test of new French airship in Soissons trial
Soissons France June 24 The War Department new dirigible balloon the Re appears in early test flight near the town. The craft reportedly demonstrates lift stability and potential military use while engineers assess control and performance parameters under local conditions.
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Soissons
France
War Department
Battle in Tabriz Spreads Across City as Clergy Sides
A dispatch from Tabriz reports continuous fighting between revolutionists and reactionaries since early morning. The clergy back the reactionists as all bazaars banks and offices remain closed.
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St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Russia prepares to move with railway upgrades in Persia
A dispatch from Julfa near Ispahan reports the arrival of a special train carrying Lieutenant General Schaffhausen Schaufuss, the Russian Minister of Communications. Orders call for bridge construction, station and track clearing in the Caucasus, sidings extended, barracks restored, and readiness for troop movement soon.
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Julfa
Ispahan
Persia
Schaffhausen-Schaufuss
Caucasus
Lonsdale Urges Penny Post Date Change in Commons
London reports that John B. Lonsdale proposes opening penny postage between Great Britain and America on American Independence anniversary instead of October 1. Postmaster Buxton says Washington and London officials favor October 1 for administrative reasons, though the date is mainly a token of amity.
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London
John B. Lonsdale
House of Commons
Great Britain
America
Buxton
Washington
Meeting on nickel rails by international steel pool in Berlin
The Boersen Courier reports a Berlin meeting of the international steel rail pool several days ago reached an agreement on high grade nickel rails. The accord pertains to production standards and supply terms sought by member nations and companies.
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Berlin
Boersen Courier
International Steel Rail Pool
Regard of Britain on Cleveland Death Memoirs
London papers publish lengthy memoirs and portraits of former U S President Cleveland. Editorials note his independence, integrity, and high purpose while referencing the Venezuelan incident without bitterness. Press praise compares him to Washington and Bismarck in stature and honesty.
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London
Cleveland
Daily Telegraph
United States
Venezuela
Daily Mail
Watterson on Cleveland What He Liked and Criticized
Henry Watterson comments on President Grover Cleveland after his death. He praises Cleveland’s honesty integrity and common sense while faulting his lack of national preparation tact and ability to unite liberal forces. Watterson notes his public differences were political not personal.
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Louisville
Great President Cannon Reacts to Cleveland’s Death
Danville Illinois June 24 Speaker Joseph Cannon learned of Grover Cleveland’s death and expressed deep regret. He offered condolences and recalled Cleveland’s public service and leadership in a restrained, formal tribute.
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Cannon
Danville, II
Joseph G. Cannon
Grover Cleveland
Testimony on Presidential Legacy and Leadership
A House member from the opposing party during both administrations praised the president's abilities and courage. The speaker asserts the leader will dwell in history as one of the nation's greatest presidents, reflecting on enduring disagreement with economic policies yet deep respect.
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Tile I
Vice-President optimistic on attending Cleveland funeral
In Indianapolis on June 24 the Vice-President said he would likely attend the funeral of Grover Cleveland. He praised Cleveland as one of the best patriotic statesmen, devoted to public service and convictions, a sturdy public servant and generous private citizen.
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Indianapolis
MF Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
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