Robert T Lincolns Anxiety Over Body Safe Guard
Chicago report says Robert T Lincoln fears grave robbery after Abraham Lincoln reinterment at Springfield. He plans to cement the tomb with a massive block, workman clothing disguise used during investigation, and will pursue immediate security measures. Mamie Sullivans body recovered after seven days in Schuylkill. Philadelphia authorities note preservation good given long exposure. Lieutenant Townley sentenced to dismissal from the service by court martial for Manila commissary irregularities. Miss Mabel Lawrence Burt of Bridgeton confesses to stealing a diamond and ruby ring plus about 1500 dollars from Smith College students.
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Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Robert T. Lincoln
Lincoln
Mamie Sullivan
Philadelphia
Schuylkill
Flat Rock dam
Washington
Lievley
Manila
eni
Townley
Northampton
Mass
Mabel Lawrence Burt
Bridgeton
N. J
Smith colege
London Yerkes plan to electrify London Underground
The District railway approved Charles T Yerkes plan to electrify the road using United States style traction. J S Forbes said two years to complete with money from a syndicate led by Yerkes and backed by American and British financiers. The plan includes rebuilding stations, installing arc lights, and using American engineers to modernize London’s underground to Chicago standards.
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Ghcago
London
District railway
Charles T. Yerkes
J. S. Forbes
Yerkes
London Underground railway
United States
Chicago
England
Great Britain
Tae
Widener-Elkins
American Locomotives Face Higher Costs in Midland Tests
Midland Railway officials report American locomotives cost more in fuel oil and repairs, deliver £400 cheaper but show 20 to 25 percent more fuel, 50 percent more oil, and 60 percent more in repairs over six months of comparison with English engines. Sir Ernest Paget notes differing practices between US and UK locomotive design and use.
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Locomotive Department
the
Midland Railway
London
Midland Railway company
Samuel W. Johnson
company
Mr. Johnson
Ernest Paget
United States
Mulland Railway company
Storm Damages Ripley Area Amid Flood Reports
Reports from Ohio describe possible drownings near Ripley and Elisbury with unconfirmed deaths including John Heitt and his daughter, Hughes family, Cyrus Storer, and Howard Stewart. Wires down, district cut off, heavy financial losses feared. separate legal notes in Toronto report burglary and murder trials ongoing after Jones injuries.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
John Heitt
Ripley
Hughes
Elisbury
Brown county
Cyrus Storer
Brass creek
West Union
Howard Stewart
Remington
Two Fishermen Lost Off Martha's Vineyard Crew Missing
The fishing smack Robert Miller of New York lost its captain and one crewman near the Martha's Vineyard grounds while setting mackerel nets. Search efforts by AP were fruitless. it is believed they may have been picked up by another vessel. Vanderbilt poised to join Northern Pacific board as NYCentral rep. In London, Paris reports French ambassador to Germany Marquis de Noailles to be recalled with Leon Burgeois as likely replacement.
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Edgartown
Mass
Robert Miller
New York
Martha’s Vineyard
Marquis de Noailes
London
Paris
Daily Chronicle
M. NDelcasse
Germany
Marquis de Noailles
M. Leon Burgeois
Inverted locomotive stamp brings $30 in New York
News briefs report several items: a two cent stamp depicting an inverted locomotive sold for 30 dollars in New York. heavy snow in central and northern North Dakota. James P B Weirs named postmaster at Rockville Maryland. Alabama Governor Samford in Tuscaloosa. John H Bennett dies aged in Newton New Jersey. a deadly explosion at a North Serem coal mine injures seven workers. George Northrup and Anthony Carten potentially near death.
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New York
North Dakota
James P. B. Weirs
Rockville
Samford
Alabama
Tuscaloosa
John H. Bennett
New Jersey
Newton
N. a
North Serum
Panecast collery
George Northrup
Anthony Carten
Massacre on St Matthias Cannibal Islands Reported
Special correspondence from New Guinea details the massacre of members of the first German South Sea expedition on St Matthias. Dr Mencken and Dr Heinroth died fighting. others were killed or eaten as natives looted the camp before rescue.
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Berlin
Tagblaat
New Guinea
St. Matthias
Dr. Heinroth
Herbertshop
New Britain
Mencken
Herr Caro
Royal Scandal in Berlin Suits Brother of Empress
In Berlin a sensational case opened in the 1st district court as Anna Milewski sues Duke Ernst Guenther brother of Empress Augusta Victoria. She alleges Princess Amelia received 12,000 marks yearly and loans totaling 20,000 francs, with costs of transport and a disputed arrest linked to Egyptian police. A parallel notice describes a running gunfight near Upper Sandusky with three thieves named George, Cliffe, and Mell Geiser captured after a 25 mile chase.
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Amelia
Berlin
Anna Milewski
Analia
Schleswig-Holstein
Augusta Victoria
Ernst Guenther
Ammalla
Egypt
Malta
Walker
Prince Joachim of
Prussia
Plaintiff
Upper
Sandusky
Wyandot county
here
George, Cliffe
Mell Geiser
Morgan Alarms Switzerland Watch Trust Rumor
Geneva reports alarm in Switzerland over a possible J Pierpont Morgan plan to form a watch trust to curb Swiss imports. Swiss manufacturers vow to resist the contemplated consolidation as a threat to their industry.
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Morgan
Switzerland
London
Geneva
The
Daily Express
J. Pierpont Morgan
New Philippine Civil Government to Be Under War Secretary
Washington June 7. A new civil government for the Philippines will be headed by a governor and council but remain under war power with the secretary of war supreme. The setup mirrors early New Mexico administration with a civilian governor and army general balancing duties. No official declaration yet on supreme authority.
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Phillippines
archipelago
Philippines
elvil
Spooner
New Mexico
Soth
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United Mine Workers
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Roberts
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Kate Spelman
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