Senate approves 37 treaties in a landmark international push
The Senate, with minimal debate, approved thirty seven treaties expanding arbitration with nations including Great Britain Japan and France. The moves also set outlines for Canada Newfoundland fisheries maritime rules and prisoner exchange while delaying only the wireless telegraph convention.
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United States Senate
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Japan
Great Britain
Canada
United States
Root
Spain
Portugal
Uruguay
Anl Marino
Peru
Salvador
France
Italy
Switzerland
Mexico
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Newfoundland
Hague Tribunal
Dominion
Senate
Secretary Root
Opening of La Guayra Port News From Caracas
President Castro orders opening of La Guayra port to foreign trade on May 25 and coastwise trade on May 29 after eight days without bubonic plague cases. Paducah to transfer consul to Guantanamo, improving conditions due to merchant relief efforts amid destitution. Trinidad reports famine prices and embargoes affecting Ciudad Bolivar and Orinoco districts.
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Willemstad
Castro
la Guayra
Paducah
Puerto Cabello
Vesse
Thomas P. Moffat
Guantanamo
Guantana
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Gulf of Paris
Venezuela
Vene Milan
Ciudad
Var
New York
Europe
Ciudad Bolivar
Orinoco
Thaw Decision Expected in Habeas Corpus Case
Justice Marshall is to hand down a habeas corpus decision in the Harry K. Thaw case tomorrow morning. Thaw’s counsel indicated low hopes for release, while the District Attorney contemplates transferring Thaw to a state hospital if the ruling is unfavorable. Thaw remains in Dutchess County jail with the judge reportedly at White Plains this week.
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Poughkeepsie, N
Marshall- SF
Harry K. Thaw
Thaw
James G. Graham
Nan
Jerome
HMM
Matteawan
Marschauser
Dowling
Matteawar
Thew
Pough
Shey
New Archbishop of Toronto Named
A dispatch from The Express Toronto reports Right Rev. Fergus P. McVay of London Ontario appointed as the new Archbishop succeeding Archbishop O Connor who recently retired as Archbishop of the Sea of Toronto.
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Toronto
Fergus P. Mcvay
London
Ont
Archbishop O'Connor
Unclear clash report from Persia involving Russian reinforcements
Fragmentary OCR states a train carries reinforcements to a Persian front with a Russo Persian encounter. Mentions an artillery unit and potential casualties but details are unreadable.
Visit of M Fallieres to London for royal welcomes
Paris reports President Fallieres arrives in London to repay royal visits with a four day program of receptions and entertainments. A naval review of fifty three ships, state dinners, a Franco British exhibition, gala opera at Covent Garden with Melba and McCormack, and numerous private functions mark the visit.
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Falliéres
Edward VII
Paris
M. Falliéres
Channel
Léon Gambe
Léon Gambetta
Doverpier
England
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Paul Cambon
Victoria Station
King Edward
Prince of Wales
Buckingham Palace
Diplomatic Corps
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Guildhall
Covent Garrien
Bizet
Gounel
Faust
Mme. Melba
Marguerite
Siebel
Miss Hatchard
Martha
Edna Thornton
John McCormack
Nadir
Mme. Tetrazzini
Leila
Falli@res
York House
Dover
Fallières
Great Britain
France
Marlborough House
Covent Garden
Opium in Philippines Spurs Switchover Under Law
The Chinese in the Philippines are quitting opium not by choice but due to a March 1 law banning use except for medicinal and scientific purposes. Surgeons report hundreds treated at Public Health and Marine Hospital Service facilities with most patients easily cured.
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Tribone Bureau
Washington
Philippines
Congress
Public Health and Marine Hospital Service
International Balloon Race to Start From Hurlingham May 30
The aero Club of the United Kingdom plans a balloon race starting at Hurlingham on May 30 as a climax to the International Aeronautic Federation meeting in London. Thirty-one balloons from Britain, Germany, France, Belgium, and Switzerland entered. the American club declined due to distance and cost. The race will be point to point, about sixty to seventy miles from London, weather permitting and within coastal safety limits.
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International Aeronautic Federation
Aero Club of
United Kingdom
Hurlingham
Great Britain
Germany
France
Belgium
Switzerland
America
Elections Held in Belgium See Shifts in Government Majority
Belgian parliamentary elections were held today in East and West Flanders Hainault Liege and Namur districts to replace eighty one deputies and forty senators. Full returns arrive tomorrow but early results suggest the government majority will be reduced. Police clashed with Socialists at St Nicholas and Wunes in East Flanders with several wounded as revolvers were used.
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Lige
Namur
Chamber of Deputies
St. Nicholas and
Wunes
Japanese Emigration Limited to Hawaii Residents’ Families
The Japanese Consul reports government action restricting emigration to Hawaii to former Hawaii residents and their spouses and children, signaling tighter immigration rules for Japanese migrants.
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Honolulu
Japan
Islands
Revolutionists Sentenced by Court Martial in St Petersburg
The St. Petersburg court martial of eleven revolutionists including four women ended with four men sentenced to death and six to penal servitude. One defendant was acquitted.
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St. Petersburg
Imperial extension of ultimatum deadline in Persian bandit case
The Emperor and the Viceroy of the Caucasus have approved an extension of the time limit on the Russian ultimatum concerning the Persian bandits, as reported from St. Petersburg on May 24.
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Caucasus
Beatification of Mother Barat Held at St Peter's
Rome May 4 The beatification ceremony for Mother Magdalene Barat founder of the Order of the Sacred Heart took place at St Peter's Today Two thousand five hundred French pilgrims led by Archbishop Amifette attended Archbishop Anniette celebrated pontifical mass in the presence of thousands including two hundred German Americans led by Archbishop Messmer and about one hundred from the Brooklyn diocese led by Bishop Charles F E McDonnell
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Paris
Anniette
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Milwaukee
Brooklyn
Charles FE. McDonnel
Hold Military Mass and Grand Marshal James Long
James Long served as grand marshal at the Hold Military Mass while Rev Dr J Wesley Hill addressed the crowd. Veteran John Cogel, age sixty five, of Brooklyn, fainted en route to the cemetery but recovered after emergency care and vowed to help decorate graves on Saturday.
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James 8. Long
J. Wesley Hill
John Cogel
Vanderbilt Avenue
Brooklyn
Cemtery
Bradford Street Hospital
Military Mass Held for Fallen War Dead at Newport Naval Station
A crowd of about five thousand gathered on the Newport naval training station parade ground for a mass in memory of the dead of the Spanish American War the Philippine insurrection and the China relief expedition. Rear Admiral C M Thomas presided with the United Spanish War Veterans and other groups assisting. Chaplain Edward G Brennan conducted the service and Father Robert of New Jersey delivered the oration The event featured Catholic choirs and one thousand Catholic naval apprentices led by Boatswain William Spiecer U S N.
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China
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Edward G. Brennan
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New Jersey
William Spiecer
Arctic Club Honors De Long at Memorial Service
The Arctic Club held an outdoor memorial for George W. De Long and five shipmates buried at Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs De Long attended with her family as Rev Ackrey led services and wreaths were placed on the graves. A parallel service honored William Ziegler whose generosity funded Arctic expeditions.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Grand Central Station
de Long Guani
Hoboken
St. Mary's
de Long
Charles BR. Ackrey
St. Bartholomew's
B. 8. Osbon
E. H. Cole
J. H. Coulson
de Long Guard
de Long Mills
William Ziegler
Baldwin-Ziegler
G A R Posts Hold Patriotic Service at Metropolitan Temple
Members of the Grant and Lafayette posts of the Grand Army of the Republic gathered at the Metropolitan Temple on Seventh Avenue and 14th Street for a patriotic service. Flags surrounded the platform as Rev. Dr. J Wes ley Hill spoke on the meaning of battles fought by the veterans.
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Lafayette
Grand Army of the Republic
Metropolitan Temple
Seventh Avenue
14Th Street
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Memorial Service at Farragut Grave in Woodlawn Cemetery
A special memorial service was held yesterday at Admiral Farragut's grave in Woodlawn Cemetery. The Farragut Post of the Grand Army with the Naval Post and the Farragut Association of Naval Veterans organized the pilgrimage and many members attended. Special wreaths were placed on the graves of the admiral and his wife.
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Chief Kruger's Statue Unveiled at Woodlawn Cemetery
Friends of Deputy Chief Charles W. Kruger gathered at Woodlawn Cemetery for the unveiling of a bronze bust by Frederick Blaschke, dedicated by voluntary subscriptions. Miss Anna M. Monaghan unveiled the life size statue. a eulogy followed by Rev. Robert B. Kimber.
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Stephenson
Fire Department
New York
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Rip Saw Club
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Devanney and
Sullivan
Church Celebrates 50th Anniversary in German Services
The Fourth Dutch Reformed Church on West 45th Street marked its 50th year since foundation on May 24 1858 and the 50th anniversary of Pastor Rev Dr John H Oerter's installation. Services spanned morning afternoon and evening with German readings in all but the afternoon. The celebration continues for three days.
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Dickhaut
New York
Sunday Baseball Sparks Clergy War at Fort Wayne
In Washington on May 24 the Army and Navy notes report ongoing Sunday baseball disputes between clergymen near army posts and War Department officials. Taft tied policy to reserving bases from public Sunday games, with possible closure if protests grow. Navy news covers Port Royal funding, female nurses, and discipline over issued clothing.
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Washington
War Department
Detroit
Secretary of War
Fort Wayne
Mich
Taft
Michigan to Be Launched Tuesday in Camden
The battleship Michigan, a sister to the South Carolina, will be launched on Tuesday in Camden New Jersey as the first American all big gun ship. Displacing about 16000 tons the vessel marks the U S government first aim to carry maximum heavy guns within displacement. Contract price is 3585000 dollars.
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Camden
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Michigan
South Carolina
Atlantic passenger liners near Sandy Hook schedule docks
Vessels including the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse the Nieuw Amsterdam and the Kroonland are reported positioned east of Sandy Hook with estimated docking times: Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse around 6 pm Tuesday Nieuw Amsterdam about 5 pm today Kroonland around 7 30 pm Wednesday Minnehaha near 30 am Tuesday Moltke about 7 50 am Tuesday.
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Seattle Plans Parade For Atlantic Fleet Visit
The second day of the Atlantic battleship fleet's Seattle visit included an auto trip for senior officers to Snoqualmie Falls and a press club reception. Tomorrow features a Woodland Park barbecue, athletic events for enlisted men, a grand ball, and a Rainier Club banquet for Admiral Sperry. A military parade with about fifteen thousand in formation is planned for Tuesday, with Governor Meade awaiting the fleet's welcome.
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Leach’s Pavilion
Seattle Volunteer Association
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Rainier Club
Fort Lawton
Albert B. Meade
Washington
Meade
State of Washington
British, Australian and Chinese squadrons to greet American fleet near Sydney
Sydney May 24. Arrangements set for the British Australia and China squadrons to meet the American fleet of battleships several miles off Sydney. Huge bonfires will blaze on headlands when a flashlight signal confirms sighting of the fleet.
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Australia
China
In Defence of Hayti Correction of a London Globe Piece
A letter to The Tribune author countercalls misrepresentations about Hayti. He rebuts claims of laziness and ignorance, cites Haitians’ ambition, education, and commerce, and defends public morals, taxation, and hospitality. He contrasts Nord Alexis with Antenor Firmin and upholds Haitian integrity against adversarial depictions.
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United States
Republic
Port-au- Prince
Haiti
New York
Hayti
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Paris
Spencer St. John
Black Republic
London
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Progressive Party
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Louis Joseph Janvier
Papa- Loi
New York City
St. John
London Globe
P. F. Frederique
American Bankers Convention Set for Denver Week
Denver hosts the next annual convention of the American Bankers Association the week beginning September 2 after a conference with the Denver Convention League. Frederick C Farnsworth of New York, secretary of the association, announced the date.
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American Bankers’ Association
Frederick C Farnsworth
New York
Denver Corvention League
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