Perdicaris recounts capture by Raisuli and escape tale
Ion Perdicaris, freed after capture by Raisuli, describes the night of May 18 when he and Cromwell Varley were seized by armed Moors. Varley wounded, both prisoners moved to a filthy hut, later aided by the shereef of Wazan. Raisuli discusses anarchy and plans to take the law into his own hands, claiming he would bring order from Tangier to Fez if aided by foreign powers.
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Tangier
Ion Perdicaris
Raisuli
Raisul
Cromwell Varley
Wazan
Raisula
Perdicaris
Kaids
Bashaw
Mogador
Mohammed el Tores
Fez
Barabin
Zelai
Beni M'Sara
Satolli Heads to the St Louis Exposition
Cardinal Satolli, who arrived from Philadelphia, left Washington for a visit to the St Louis Exposition as of June 27.
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Satolli
Washington
Cardinal Satolli
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Dowie Attacks King Edward in Carnegie Hall Address
Prophet Dowie denounces King Edward and reporters after his world tour. He declares support for Roosevelt, warns journalists to fear God, brands critics as liars, vows to continue his battle against evil, and says he would fight the devil even in hell.
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King Edward
New York
John Alexander Dowie
Roosevelt
Carnegie Hall
Tee
Duke of Devonshire
Theodore Roosevelt
Hell
Heaven
Tragic Chicago family death by gas suicide
In Chicago on June 27, Mrs. Anna Kelidzick killed her three children Bruno 7 Herman 5 Walter 2 and then herself with illuminating gas after facing eviction and starvation. Her husband had been insane and in an asylum. the family lived in three small rooms and the bodies were found after she was served a court summons.
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Chicago
Kankanee
Anna Kelidzick
Heat Deaths and Prostration Hit New York
New York reports one death and 41 prostration cases from extreme heat. Agnes Emmet, a widow, was hospitalized after sustaining three bullet wounds in the head, apparently caused by heat induced insanity. Albert Runski, 21, a Hancock sailor, was found on the street and taken to hospital in serious condition as temperatures ran about 11 degrees above the historical average.
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New York
Agnes Emmet
Albert Runski
United States
Hancock
Democratic Convention Looms as Roosevelt Victory Sparks Interest
St Louis eyes the Democratic national gathering with Parker a leading but unsettled choice. Gray and Harmon buttons surge from Ohio to Missouri as the ticket dynamic unfolds. Bryan and Hearst plan to sway delegates, aiming to break East influence and push Parker or Cleveland.
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Harmon
Ohio
Hearst
Bryan
St. Louis
Roosevelt
Fairbanks
Exposition City
Alton B. Parker
New York
Cleveland
Missouri
David R. Francis
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Alaska
Philippines
William J. Bryan
William Randolph Hearst
Judge Parker
Democratic Party
Jealous Man Shoots Himself in Steelton Tragedy
Edward Campbell of Steelton opened fire on his wife after a jealous dispute in Harrisburg on June 27. He wounded himself in the stomach and died later at Harrisburg Hospital after the incident.
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Harrisburg
Edward Campbell
Steelton
Campbell
Porto Rican Teachers Set for U S Education Program
The transport Kilpatrick carries 400 Porto Rican teachers sailing to Boston to join a two month educational program in U S institutions. The Sumner follows with 200 teachers bound for New York for similar training.
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San Juan
P.R
Kilpatrick
Boston
Sumner
New York
United States
Japanese Spies in Manchuria Executed by Kuropatkin
Russians report the capture of two Japanese agents Captain Otti and Colonel Ukoke attempting to blow a Manchurian railway bridge. They were sentenced to hang but General Kuropatkin ordered execution by shooting. Ottf requested to see death unbandaged.
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Otti
Ukoke
Manchuria
Kuropatkin
Ottf
New American Order Formed by Insurgents in Reading
Delegates from nearly all Pennsylvania Jr. O U A M councils met in Reading to decide policy after a court ruling split the organization. They voted to withdraw, form the Order of Independent Americans, aim to aid Americans, promote employment, business, and uphold public schools, with a first convention in Altoona. Permanent officers were elected in Reading.
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Audenried
Philadelphia
Order of Independent Americans
Altoona
Charles A. Westerman
Allegheny City
W. H. Whitehead
Jr. Straw
Wellsport
Frank Innes
Chester
Evan G. Badger
W. A. Pike
Colonial Girl Wins World's Fair Handicap Race
Hermis the Eastern Champion finished second in the $50,000 World's Fair Handicap at St Louis on June 27. Colonial Girl, ridden by A W Dodker, won after a 33 pound weight disadvantage for Hermis. Mo hari placed third as heavy track favored the winner. Otto Stitel presented Dodker with $10,000. The mile and a quarter clocked 2 09 percent. Fifty thousand spectators attended including officials and notable owners.
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Hermis
St. Louis
Hermia
Colonial Girl
Mohari
Otto Stitel
A. W. Dodker
Odell
New York
Fleischmann
Cincinnati
J. R. Thomas
John W. Gates
G. EH. Herrmann
National Baseball Commission
Redfern
Booker
Moharib
Prohibition Convention Names Debated Presidential Picks
The national Prohibition convention opens in Tomlinson Hall Indianapolis with no clear nominee for president though General Nelson A Miles tops the list. Other names include Alfred L Manierre A A Hopkins Silas C G Swallow and H B Metcalf. A faction urges Miles to be nominated even without a statement.
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Gen
Miles
Indianapolis
Ind
Tomlinson Hall
Nelson A. Miles
Alfred L Manierre
N. Y
A. A. Hopkins
General Miles
St Louis
Girl Executes Negro Lynching in Public Square
Europa Mississippi June 27 a mob hanged Starling Dunham a black man wanted for crimes including alleged assault on a white man s daughter and two additional alleged assaults on three Dunn sisters. The Wilson girl identified him and led the horse from under him as the crowd watched over 3000 people present. The mob then cut the body down and gave it to relatives for burial while the Dunn sisters watched from a distance. In New York a cyclone near Paterson New Jersey swept away Hopper ice houses killing workman John Wieding and damaging surrounding properties.
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Miss
Starling Dunham
John Wilson
Bellefont Sime
Dunn
Wilson
Dunn Sisters
New York
Haledon
Paterson
N. J
John Wieding
Rogers Locomotive Works
Floods Hit Central Kansas With Crop and Rail Damage
Heavy rains flood Central Kansas causing crop losses and railroad disruption. Postmaster Edward M. Mills is arrested for opening letters at Pine Ridge New Jersey. Garfield Skinner in Atlantic City receives a three year sentence for cigar theft. In Haverstraw New York a card game ends in a double homicide when Percy Hit and Edward Williams are shot dead.
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Kansas
Edward M. Mills
Pine Ridge
Atlantic County
N. J
Garfield Skinner
Atlantic City
Haverstraw N. Y
Percy Hit
Edward Williams
Russians Prepare For Major Ta Tche Klad Stand
Reports from St. Petersburg and overseas dispatches describe 40,000 Russian troops around Ta Tche Klad erecting entrenchments as the Japanese advance nears Kai Chou and Ta Tche Kiao. Observers weigh potential port Arthur losses and await decisive clashes between Baltic and Japanese forces.
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Ta Tche Klad
Ta Tche Kiao- Newchwang
Associated Press
Kai Chou
Russia
Tien Tsin
Ta Tzhe Krao
Kaiping
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