Harvard Triumphs Over Yale 6 5 In Last Inning Slugfest
Harvard defeats Yale 6 to 5 in a tense last inning at the Polo Grounds. Clarkson dominates on the mound for Harvard after Yale pitcher Garvan struggles. Mathews, the African American outfielder, drives in the winning run and earns hero status as the crowd savors a dramatic finish.
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Markson
Yale
Garven
Garvan
John
Harvard
Kiernan
Milne
Daly
Mathews
Cote
Princeton
Matthews
Civil rule begins in Philippines on Independence Day
Washington reports that the Philippines will be governed entirely by civil authorities on July 4, with General Chaffee relinquishing military command except for general support. He will remain to aid peace and order while civil government operates nationwide, with Moros kept under existing tribal relations pending full civil setup in Mindanao.
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War Department
Philippine Archipelago
Philippine Commission
Military Division of the
Philippines
Philippine Civil Government bill progress and related notes
Conference on the Philippine Civil Government bill reports broad agreement on most provisions including mining laws municipal indebtedness and friars lands with coinage and territorial assembly to be resolved later. Separately Louis A Disbrow faces arrest warrants in the Tiana Bay deaths with surrender planned at Southampton and a pending grand jury decision.
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Washington
Legislative Assembly
Manila
Senate
Long Island
Louis A. Disbrow
Sarah Lawrence
Clarence Foster
Tiana Bay
Southampton
Rowland Miles
Northport
Edward M. Foster
Smith
Detective Fields
Riverhead
Sheriff Wells
Suffolk County
Mr. Miles
Miles
Francis H. van Vechten
Dishrow
Foster
Justice Foster
Fighting in Hayti escalates as admiral lands troops
Cape Haytien reports Admiral Killick disembarking troops to back General Firmin and threatening to bombard the city. Consular protests and Bishop led mediation failed. Gunfire erupts in the streets from 5 pm, signaling a grave, unstable situation with fighting continuing.
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Miral Killick
Firmin
State Department perplexed by Haiti situation
Washington dispatch reports United States Minister Powell at Port au Prince relaying a plan by the Haytian admiral to bombard Port Haytien at 2 PM. Official cables show conflicting signals as Haiti’s provisional government and admiral’s allegiance remain unclear to U.S. officials.
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Hill
United States
Powell
Port-au-Prince
Port Haytien
Haiti
State Department
Firmin
Telegraphic Notes Roundup of Violent Incidents and Fires
Joseph Coleman convicted of murder for life insurance plot. A. Boyd Watson dies of pneumonia while world tour. Samuel Brown hanged for 1900 murder. Andrew Hellman fatally shoots wife then dies. Charles Gale attempts to kill then kills self after dispute. Fire damages Stead Miller upholstery mill with $190000 loss. 300 workers evacuated safely.
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Joseph Coleman
Edward
Faulkton
Greenville
Samuel_ Brown
George Richardson
Pittsburg
Andrew Hellman
Mount Washington
Albert McMullen
Pain's Fireworks for Fourth
Pain's Manufacturing Co advertises affordable fireworks for Independence Day with contact in New York at 12 Park Place and phone number 4819.
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THE
Pain Manufacturing CO
Cortlanat
Park Place
New York
Suspended Bullet Saves Local Fight Over Dog and Cat
A clash at 770 Tenthave between tenants ends with Matthew Gall wounded by a bullet stopped by a suspender buckle. Amanda Pedron, an Austrian carpenter, fired five shots. Gall is hospitalized with a flesh wound near the heart. Pedron and others were arrested as a mob formed outside Roosevelt Hospital.
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Tammany
Roosevelt Hospital
Amanda Pedron
Pedron
West Forty-seventh-st
Jacob Simmermeyer
Simmermeyer
Edward Scheeler
Gall
Scheerer
Gali
Haley and
Heckley
Evacuation Demanded for Tien-Tsin as Cholera Spreads
Paul Lesser, Russian Minister to China, rejects allied conditions for Tien-Tsin restoration and demands immediate unconditional evacuation. One German soldier dies of cholera as the disease spreads. diplomats urge cooperation with foreign doctors to prevent an epidemic.
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Peking
Paul Lesser
China
Russia
Tien-Tsin
M. Lesser
Six Men Buried After Fall of West Fifty-fourth Street House
An old two story frame house at 60 West Fifty fourth street collapsed at 5 p m burying six men inside. Otto Buser and James Rooney were rescued with injuries and taken to Roosevelt Hospital. The structure was being removed for De Witt Clinton Park site work and the others escaped unharmed. Police and fire crews responded after neighbors heard the collapse.
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Otto Buser
West Fifty-first-st
James Rooney
West Forty-seventh-st
Buser
Rooney
Roosevelt Hospital
Fifty-fourth-st
Eleventh-ave
King Edward Out of Immediate Danger
Royal physicians said King Edward is out of immediate danger and moved to a couch. The night bulletin noted strength held through the day despite wound discomfort. Whitelaw Reid and Mrs Real were received by Queen Alexandra at Buckingham Palace as coronation festivities proceed.
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Whitelaw Reid
Duke of Connaught
Buckingham Palace
London
Newcastle
England
King Edward's Condition Improves Amid Recovery Reports
London reports official bulletins on King Edward's health noting a comfortable day and maintained strength. By late June doctors say danger has lessened, with cautious optimism and continued attention to the wound as recovery may be protracted.
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Treves Farlow
General de Galliffet lauds King Edward and Queen Alexandra
General de Galliffet writes to Journal des Debats praising King Edward for aiding the sick and wounded in the Franco Prussian War. He credits Queen Alexandra, “the Pearl of England,” as the noble supporter who stood beside him in good deeds.
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General de Galliffet
Journal Des Debats
Edward
Prince of Wales
Queen Alexandra
Pearl
England
Balmoral dispatch praises king for health and long life
A Balmoral gathering of Transvaalers sent a prayer asking God to restore the king to health and grant him and the Queen long life. The note mentions telegraph messages among many received by the King. An unrelated ad urges readers to send a 2-cent stamp to G H Daniels at Grand Central Station for Adirondack fishing directions.
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Transvaal
Adirondacks
New York Central
G. H. Daniels
Grand Central Station
New York
Adve
King Improves as Medical Team Praises Care
Reports from London indicate the King's condition remained stable at midnight with a continuous gain in health. Doctors credit prudent management, noting no relapse or complications and praising the medical staff for a healthier, more vigorous overall state.
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Tribune Association
New-York Tribune
London
Queen receives US Special Ambassador and Mrs. Reid
In London at Buckingham Palace Queen Alexandra hosted Whitelaw Reid and his wife in farewell audience. The Queen, amid the King’s illness strain, expressed U.S. sympathy and support while the embassy heads to closure. A Washington cable reports King Edward VII’s favorable recovery signals and solid eating.
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Queen Alexandra
Whitelaw Reid
United States
Mrs. Reid
Buckingham Palace
Mr. Reid
Prince of Wales
Marquis of Lansdowne
Washington
State Department
Edward VI
Reid
What They Would Have Worn Had the Coronation Taken Place
A London report lists American women who would have attended the coronation in elaborate jewels. Duchess of Marlborough would wear a new coronet, Mrs. Arthur Paget would wear emerald and diamond pieces, Mrs. Paget’s dress adorned with diamonds, Lady Abinger’s robes embroidered with gold and a four row pearl necklace with a sapphire, Cora Lady Strafford to wear a high diamond tiara, Lady Dufferin to wear heirlooms, Lady Grey Egerton to wear white with gold lilies and multiple diamond pieces, and Lally Deerhurst planned black pearls and diamond tiara and necklace.
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Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Portland
Arthur Paget
Westminster Abbey
Paran Stevens
Paget
Lady Abinger
Magruder
Commodore Magruder
U.S. N
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Marie Antoinette
Cora
Strafford
Samuel Colgate
New York
Lady Dufferin
Florence Davis
Dufferin
Grey Egerton
May Cuyler
J. Wayne Cuyler
US. A
Lally Deerhurst
Charles Bonynge
San Francisco
Week of Nervous Tension Ends in Coronation Festivities
London observers recount a week of extreme emotions as jubilation and fear give way to planned coronation events. The Crystal Palace hosts a hospital hall on July 2 with many Americans involved, and July 4 marks an Asiatic reception at the India Office with the Prince of Wales expected to greet visitors.
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Crystal Palace
Brilliant
Hospital Hall
India Office
Prince of Wales
Lord Kitchener
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