King Edward Improves as Windsor Hosts Aces of Ascot Day
London June 17. King Edward shows steady improvement after a good night and will remain at Windsor to conserve strength for coronation week. Queen Alexandra and the Prince and Princess of Wales attended Ascot Heath races as the royal procession opened with eight carriages and a grand display despite inclement weather. American officials and diplomats, including Choate and Reid, were present in the royal enclosure, while many Windsor and Ascot houses contributed to the fashionable crowds.
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Associated Press
London
Edward
Windsor Castle
Ascot Heath
Queen Victoria
Queen Alexandra
Prince and Princess of Wales
King Edward
Duke of Cambridge
Duke
Duchess of Connaught
Royal Pavilion
Royal Enclosure
Eptolal
Henry White
United States
White
John R. Carter
Miss. Choate
Mesdames Montgomery-Sears
Adair
Choate
Whitelaw Reid
Corona
Daughters of the Revolution Elect New Officers
Descendants of Revolutionary War volunteers gather in New York for a special meeting of the General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution to elect officers and set the society’s course. The Associated Press notes the event took place in mid June.
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Associated Press
New York
General Society of the Daughters of the Revolution
Constitutional amendment expands vice presidents and board
The constitution was amended to legalize four vice presidents and six board members. Elected to fill vacancies are third vice president Mrs Frank Trumbull of the Colorado society fourth vice president Mrs Thomas Hill of Maryland society and a new board of managers including Mrs J J Holloway West Virginia Mrs A W Bray New Jersey Mrs Robert Reed West Virginia Mrs George J Raymond Delaware Mrs Lint Bird Maryland Miss Clara B Adams Massachusetts and Mrs C La Forest Perry Pennsylvania.
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Frank Trumbull
The
Colorado Society
Thomas Hill
Maryland Society
Board of Managers
J. J. Holloway
West Virginia
A. W. Bray
New Jersey
Robert. Reed
George J. Raymond
Delaware
Lint Bird
Maryland
Clara B. Adams
Massachusetts
C. la Forest Perry
Pennsylvania
Pardon Granted for Honolulu Editor Walter G Smith
Governor Dole pardons Walter G Smith editor of The Advertiser sentenced to thirty days in Oahu prison for contempt of court after publishing a cartoon attacking the Judge. Meanwhile Hawaii treasury notes ad yields few bids as banks offer alternative lending options.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
San Francisco
Dole
Walter G. Smith
The
Advertiser
Oahu
Smith
Treasury Notes of
Hawaii
Wife's Testimony Void in Newark Case
Judge Skinner of the Newark common pleas court set aside the conviction of John P. McEver who served ninety days for being drunk and disorderly. The ruling hinged on a New Jersey statute revision deeming a wife's testimony against her husband inadmissible in such cases. The appeal argued this point as novel and was sustained.
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Associated Press
New York
Skinner
Common Pleas Court
Newark
N. J
John P. McEver
New Jersey
New York Police Captain Accepts Prince Invitation
Captain Manx Schmittberger of the New York police detail at the pier during Prince Henry’s visit has accepted the invitation to visit Berlin. He saved the prince's party from sightseers and received gifts from the prince and his officers. The remark about reform is noted.
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Associated Press
New York
Manx Schmittberger
New York Police Department
Hohenzollern
Prince Henry
Berlin
Wedded in Secret in Wisconsin City Wedding
Theodore Grothe son of Pastor Edward Grothe and Anna Boerger daughter of Bernard Boerger kept their marriage secret for two and a half months until the Duluth marriage on April 2. The couple will reside in Milwaukee after Grothe completes studies at Arc Donald's Business College. Boerger, opera house proprietor's daughter, is theater manager and popular in Port Washington and Milwaukee society circles.
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Wis
Theodore Grothe
Trev
Edward Grothe
Watertown
Anna Boerger
Bernard Boerger
Milwaukee
Duluth
Minn
Gerhardt
Iwa
Arc Donald's Business College
Miss Boerger
Natural gas discovery shocks Appleton area
Appleton Wisconsin June seventeenth reports a natural gas discovery on Charles Weaver’s farm in Chester township seven miles from the city. A well dug to eighty feet produced a roaring gas wave and a ten foot flame when a match was applied. Gas flow was checked after a pipe was attached. Local interest grows with talks of forming a company to assess value and potential city benefits.
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Appleton
Wis
Charles Weaver
Chester
Pastor Declines Doctor of Divinity Honor in Rockford
Rev. John Thompson pastor of Centennial Methodist Church Rockford declares he will not use the Doctor of Divinity degree conferred by Taylor University. He argues the degree should honor extraordinary scholarship or achievement and should reflect the individual rather than diplomas.
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Associated Press
Chicago
John Thompson
Centennial Methodiat Church
Rockford
Inet Syeek
Taylor University
Congress Quits July 1 Advances in Adjourning Plan
Washington June 17 Senators with knowledge of business in the senate predict adjournment by July 1 regardless of Cuba reciprocity agreement. Invitations pour in for President Roosevelt to visit western states and attend events. Navy matters include Hobson leave for eye condition and Admiral Dewey to command a major fleet maneuver. Army appropriation bill debates continue with a conference standoff.
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Congress
Cuba
Roosevelt
Millar and
Dietrich
Nebraska
Omaha
North Platte
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Kany
Senator Quarles
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Crumpacker
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Dinwiddle
United States
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Indian Territory
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Muscogee
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Elizabethport
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New York Navy Yard
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Coghlan
England
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Admiral Dewey
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West Indies
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House
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Foraker
Tillman
Hoar
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Aldrich
OGorman Nominated Apostolic Delegate in Philippine Islands
Rome June 17 Associated Press says Rev Thomas O Gorman bishop of Sioux Falls South Dakota may be selected apostolic delegate to the Philippine islands after a period in Rome.
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Rome
Thomas O'Gorman
Slopx Falls
Romei
Philippine Islands
Swain Accepted Swarthmore Presidency From Indiana Leader
President John Swain of Indiana University will become Swarthmore College president next September. He accepts with the condition that Swarthmore raise 400000 dollars to enlarge and improve the college facilities. The announcement comes via Times Philadelphia dispatch.
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Indiana
Aesociated Press
New York
John Swain
Indiana University
2 Times
Philadelphia
Swarthmore College
Swain
Swarthmore
Indiana University Fund Boosted as Subscriptions Grow
Trustees announce a $400,000 subscription for the university curriculum expansion and expect further increases. Dr. Swain has led Indiana University as president since 1893.
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Dr. Swain
Indiana University
Truck wheel flange breaks on Wisconsin Central freight
A southbound Wisconsin Central fast freight derailed two miles south of Phillips Wisconsin after a truck wheel flange broke on a car. No injuries are reported and the incident is being investigated by local authorities.
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Phillips
Wis
Wisconsin Central
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