Soldiers Leave for Home After Gettysburg Camp Tribute
A Gettysburg telegraph reports the Pennsylvania National Guard completes its most successful encampment as Secretary Root reviews the troops. Cavalry and infantry pass in two lines, with Governor and officers present. Camps break as units begin their return to Fort Myer and Harrisburg.
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Camp Meade
Gettysburg
National Guard of
Pennsylvania
Root
National Guard
Sheridan
First City
York Street
Stewart
Elliott
Army
Washington
Corbin
Leonard Wood
Bates
Carter
Randolph Major
Dunn
R. 8. Clarke
Gostomar
Raed
Miller
United States Field
Fort Myer
WU. 8. Cavalry
William A. Stone
Guard
Charles J
United States Cavalry
Cumberland Valley
Battery A
Harrisburg
Hospital Corps
U. S. Army
The
Coronation of King Edward and Queen Alexandra Set for August 9
London officials confirm the coronation date as August 9 by command of the King. Rehearsals from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey proceed while State departments finalize ceremony details. A medical bulletin reports the King’s steady improvement and good sleep with daily deck time. next bulletin due July 21.
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London
Edward
Queen Alexandra
Buckingham Palace
Westminster Abbey
No US special representative for King Edward coronation
Washington reports that unless Whitelaw Reid reverses, the United States will not send a special envoy to King Edward's coronation next month. Choate will attend in the usual form, and Reid plans to sail for the United States on the 26th, ending the special embassy.
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Washington
Whitelaw Reid
United States
King Edward
Choate
Reid
State Department
Earthquake Shakes Bunder Abbas Persia and Malone New York
A strong earthquake struck Bunder Abbas Persia on July 9 at 7 30 in the morning, collapsing parts of the governor’s house and destroying the custom house. One person died as residents fled to the beach. The tremor is linked to Kishm Island with fears of heavy damage there. A separate quake was felt in Malone New York at 5 25 on July 18 lasting about ten seconds.
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Bombay
Bunder Abbas
Persia
Kishm Island
Bun
New York State
Malone
N. Y
US naval officers hosted by King Oscar in Christiania
Rear Admiral Crowninshield commander-in-chief of the European station and captains Converse Craig Jon and Walker with the cruiser guards dined with King Oscar at Christiania Norway.
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Christiania
Norway
Crowninshield
G. A. Converse
United States
Illinois
J. B. Craig
Albany
J. H. Jon
Chicago
C. A. Walker
Sad
King Oscar
Rebels urged to yield to peace terms over canal transfer
General Alapuru, former Panama department president and 1885 surveyor of Panama for US Marines, writes urging revolutionists to accept President Moraquin’s peace terms. He argues future generations require immediate canal transfer consideration by the Colombian Congress.
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Panama
Colombia
Alapuru
Department of Panama
United States
aMrroquin
Fall of Venice Campanile Destroys Molinaro's Saul Painting
The July 18 report says Venice campanile collapse shattered Molinaro's "The Sacrifice of Saul" hanging in the royal palace. Selavano's "The Priesthood" also sustained damage in the tremor.
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Venice
Saul
Paris
Molinaro
Selavano
Queen Marie Henriette in Last Stages of Illness
Antwerp July 18 Queen Marie Henriette of the Belgians is easier but still gravely ill from heart disease. She cannot receive visitors as artificial respiration is used during acute spasms, with the situation causing broad anxiety.
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Marie Henriette
Antwerp
Decorations for Patriarchs Special to the Philadelphia Times
Pa triarchs Militant parade in Wilkes Barre during state council session reports rising membership and a large treasury surplus. Officers elected include Major General Edward Dean of Scranton as president and Brigadier General J B Andrews of Altoona as vice president.
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Wilkesbarre
Order of Odd Fellows
Treasury
Edward ©. Dean
Scranton
J. B. Andrews
Altoona
W. C. Cowells
George W. Skillborn
Joseph L. Rile
Philadelphia
Sentinel
Henry J. Hall
Carbondale
W. A. Sassaman
Philip Gilbert
H. W. Dietrick
H. Biddleman
W. J. Smuvie
Erie
W. 8. Norton
Greene Leaves Asphalt Company Amid Collapse Probe
General Francis V. Greene resigns as president of the National Asphalt Company with board action pending next month. John M. Mack is expected to succeed him as reorganizers aim to unify officers across subsidiaries and assign blame for the trust’s collapse to Greene while preserving management efficiency.
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Francis V. Greene
National Asphalt Company
John M. Mack
National Company
General Greene
Greene
Lower asphalt bids in New York contracts
President Cantor opened bids for eighteen re asphalting contracts totaling about 100000. Low bids ranged from 1.10 to 1.60 per unit on streets 121st 80th and 72nd, with Asphalt Construction Co leading in multiple items and Cantor noting bids were roughly half previous levels.
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New York
Cantor
One
Seventy-second Street
Philt
Eninatsia
Elevator accident kills Beary Chambers at Chester dry goods store
A dry goods store elevator at Samuel Lees Company in Chester fatally crushed Beary Chambers. The car dropped after he jerked the rope, fracturing his skull and causing injuries that physicians say will cause death.
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Philadelphia TruEs
Chester
Samuel Lees Company
Beary Chambers
Chambers
New Pennsylvania Postmasters
Washington July 14 announces the appointment of fourth class postmasters tonight with the list including aaa Satkey and Saas among others for Pennsylvania locations.
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Pennsylvania
Washington
Aaa Satkey
Saas
Reward dispute over dead convict body found in Oregon
The remains of escaped convict David Merrill were delivered to the Oregon Penitentiary after Mrs. Mary Waggoner found the body near Chehalis. She demanded the $1,500 reward, but Superintendent Lee offered $300 for her trouble, saying rewards apply to capture not discovery. She refused and filed a formal written demand for the full reward.
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Salem
Ore
David Merrill
Oregon Penitentiary
Mary Waggoner
Chehalis
Woman shoots husband and brother in burglary scare
In Murphysboro Illinois Mrs George Joubert shot and killed her husband George Joubert and his brother Moses Joubert who returned home intoxicated and tried to break down the door. She, fearing for her life, fired with her husband's revolver.
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Murphysboro
Iul
George Joubert
Moses Joubert
Moses
Lost Child Sparks Kidnapping Alarm in Atlantic City
A Philadelphia area family reports their son DuBois Dilter aged 4 years was abducted from a Lancaster cottage. A general alarm and reward were issued as police searched until a car conductor found the boy on the beach near Ventnor throwing shells into the sea.
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Philadelphia Times
Atlantic City
Charles F. Dilter
Lancaster
DuBois
Ventnor
Secretary Hay invited to spend night at Sunapee Lake home
July 18 Mr Cortelyou called at the State Department to arrange Secretary Hay’s New England trip. Hay extended an invitation to President Roosevelt and his party to stay a night at Hay’s home near Newbury, Sunapee Lake, NH, an invitation accepted. Hay then left Washington for his summer vacation with three Assistants on duty in his absence. He asked that no business talks be conducted at his country home.
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Cortelsou
Secretary Hay
State Department
Roosevelt
New England
Newbury
Sunapee Lake
N. H
Cortelyou
Hay
Washington
Dr. Hill
McAdee
Peirce
Gates Describes Louisville and Nashville Stock Deal
In an interview John W. Gates recounts the L and N takeover, claiming high asset value over Illinois Central, 25 million in cash, and plans to call delivery to trigger profit sharing. He notes foreign and Belmont sales, a potential 500,000 share sale offer, and banker warnings to avoid panic.
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New York
John W. Gates
Louisville & Nashville
Illinoie Central
Belmont
Louisville
Nashville
Mr. Belmont
Launch Maine Runs Aground In Gale Off Lewes
A northeast gale drove the steam launch Maine of the Hudson Construction Company ashore at Queen Anne Road pier in Lewes Del. The vessel broke up but the crew reached shore safely. Recovery operations start as wreckage lines Rehoboth Bay.
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Lewel
Del
Maine
Hudson Constructing Company
New York
Queen Anne Bai Road
Rehoboth Bay
Lewen
Arrivals of Ocean Liners
Fragmentary note reports arrivals of ocean liners with unclear origin text. Names, ports, or dates are unreadable, but the item indicates a shipping news brief within a larger maritime section.
Drowned waitress Ella Keefer identified in Frankford case
Frankford police confirmed the drowned woman found in Frankford Creek is Ella Salome Keefer a 28 year old waitress of 1416 Brown Street. The coroner's office says the death was by her own action with possible motive linked to heartbreak and a threatened arrest.
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Frankford ‘Creek
Frankford Creek
Frank J. Megill
Child's Cafe
Eighth and Vine Streets
North Thirteenth Street
Ella Salome Keefer
Brown Street
John Leveridge
Miss Kelly
Miss Keefer
Frank Walton
Oxford Street
Frankford
Willow Grove
Megill
Columbia
Bynum Visits the President in Oyster Bay
Ex Representative W. D. Bynum of Indiana visits Oyster Bay amid talk of his bid to fill a New York Board of General Appraisers vacancy. He sits on a federal criminal law codification commission and was once blocked for confirmation by Bryan Democrats. The position pays 7000 a year, with the appraisership offering renewal gains and strong Indiana Republican backing from Senator Fairbanks.
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Philalilpaia Times
Washington
W. D. Bynum
Bynum
Senate
Marion de Vries
California
Fairbanks
Indiana
Indianapolia
Congressional Nominations Listed for Several Districts
Virginia fifth district includes B A Davis as a nominee. Florida third district nominates William B La for the seat. Florida eighth district lists Thomas H Hall as candidate.
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Virginia
B. A. Davis
Florida
Wiliam B. la
Thomas H. Hall
Kissed in a Tunnel Incident Sparks New Jersey Arrest
Edwin Congdon an insurance broker was arrested in Hoboken New Jersey on a charge by Marie Farrel that he kissed and hugged her aboard a Lackawanna train as it passed through the Bergen tunnel. Farrel, a bride of under two weeks, urged prosecution after the incident. Congdon denied the accusation and was held on $300 bail for examination.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Edwin Congdon
Hoboken
N J
Marie Farrel
Bergen Tunnel
Dog Discovers Body Of Woman Near Rail Yard
July 18 report from Philadelphia describes Frank ONeil and his dog locating the dead body of Mrs Elizabeth Clay beside telegraph poles along the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. No violence marks seen. coroner investigating. Her husband was killed nearby a year earlier.
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Philadelphia Times
Reading
Frank O'Neil
Philadelphia and
De La Warr Divorce Granted in London
Countess De La Warr was granted a divorce on the grounds of desertion and misconduct by the Earl De La Warr. She also received costs and custody of their children, with the case noting the Earl’s long estrangement and prior conduct.
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DE LA Warr
London
Countess de la Warr
Earl de la Warr
Lord de la Warr
Virginia
Bexhill
Ginnett’s Circus
Bethune
Iregular Cavalry
Czar To Visit Rome After Royal Russia Tour
Special dispatch reports Emperor Nicholas and King Victor Emmanuel parting with a promise of a future reunion in Rome. The Times says the Czar's visit is expected early next year and notes widespread satisfaction after the Russian trip.
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London
Tribuna
Russia
Victor Emmanuel
Rome
The
Times
Nicholas
Jaly
Daly-West Mine Officials Cleared in Mine Disaster Verdict
The Coroner's jury found Daly-West Mine officials entirely blameless for the accident that killed thirty five men. Charles Nelme, a former Ann Arbor University student, was shipped to Calumet Michigan. Peter Haron’s body will go to Scranton Pennsylvania.
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Park City
Utah
Daly-West
Charles Nelme
Calumet
Mich
Nelme
Ann Arbor University
Peter Haron
Scranton, Pa
Universal Casualty President Arrested in Canada
Elwyn F. Larson. president of the defunct Universal Casualty Company of Milwaukee, arrested in Wereskiwik Northwest Territory Canada after disappearing in February when the company’s $100,000 deposits with the Wisconsin State Insurance Commissioner were found to be worth less.
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Durand
Wis
Elwyn F. Larson
Universal Casualty Company of
Milwaukee
Seconsin
Were Worthlees
Wereskiwig
Northwest Territory
Canada
Street Car Crash Wrecks Car and Building. Sixteen Injured
A street car carrying twenty three passengers derailed on a sharp curve in Loraine on July 18. The crash wrecked the car and building, wounding sixteen people, including L J, a road employee, who was likely fatally injured.
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Loraine
L. J
Explosion Wrecks Buildings in Boston
July 18 Boston reports an explosion that wrecked several buildings in the city. Emergency crews responded to the blast scene as authorities began investigations into the cause and scope of the damage.
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Boston
Papal Secretary of State Praises Root Declarations on Philippines
Vatican note to Governor Taft lauds Secretary Root for statements on Vatican religious regulation plans in the Philippines. Pope Rampolla outlines future negotiations on four points and expects a peaceful outcome under American sovereignty. Taft to meet the Pope July 21 in Vallombrosa before returning for audience.
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Root
Vatican
Philippines
Holy See
United States
Secretary Root
Washington
Taft
Vallombrosa
Florence
Osservatore Romano
Tafé
Carydiva] Rampolla
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