Ward Leaders Blame Martin Over Hackett Candidacy
Republican ward leaders battle internal strife amid rumors aimed to undermine the new league. David Martin allegedly spreads distortions to hinder Horatio B. Hackett as he seeks Register of Wills. McNichol refused Martin’s offer to become city committee treasurer. Hackett may resign, with a campaign rule barring members from nominations.
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New Combination
David Martin
Old Combine
New League
League
Martin
Hackett
Penrose
Register of Wills
Register
McNichol
James P. McNichol
Tenth Ward
Republican City Committee
Haskett
Clement
Subway Worker Killed by Falling Beam in Reading Subway
Thomas Wood aged 36 of 2028 Callowhill Street was fatally struck on the head by a dislodged plank from a boom at Broad and Callowhill in the Reading subway last night. Fellow workers had warned him of danger moments before the beam fell. Frank Kenna aged 25 of 3647 Filbert Street suffered contusions after being struck by timber near Wood’s death scene. he was taken to Hahnemann Hospital.
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Thomas Wood
Callowhill Street
Reading
Broad and
Callowhill Streets
Wood
Hahnemann Hospital
Frank Kenna
Filbert Street
Windward sails to Franz Josef Land with Arctic expedition crew
The Windward departed London for Franz Josef Land to repatriate Jackson-Harmsworth expedition members who spent three winters at Elmwood near Cape Flora. The party, seeking the Queen Victoria Sea crossing, includes four kayaks by Dr. Nansen and a folding boat for Professor Adree as he plans a balloon crossing of the Arctic.
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London
Franz Josef Land
Arctic
Jackson-Harmsworth
Elmwood
Cape Flora
Queen Victoria Sea
Jackson
Thames
Dr. Nansen
Adree
New York Sails Under Sealed Orders From Boston
The US cruiser New York left Boston Navy Yard with Rear Admiral Sicard aboard. Sealed orders will reveal the destination once outside Boston Light, with likely course toward the south and possibly Cuba, Gibraltar, or Rio de Janeiro. The crew prepared vigorously as a gale blew and the ship cleared the harbor.
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New York
Boston Navy Yard
Navy officials silent on New York movement at sea
Washington June 10 Officials at the Navy Depart ment were reticent about the New York’s movements. Secretary Long said the ship is not bound for Cuba and will be heard from on the Atlantic coast north of Cuba. The Navigation Bureau chief refused to reveal the destination. The cruiser was expected to report at Hampton Roads Va and remain at sea about two days. It is believed the department plans may involve deploying a smaller cruiser to Cuba from New Jersey or Delaware beaches if needed.
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Boston
New York
North Atlantic Squadron
Montgomery Shcard
Washington
Cape Cod
Cuba
Gibraltar
Rio Janeiro
Sicard
Navy Yard
Navy Department
Howison
Secretary Long
Atlantic
Navigation Bureau
Hampton Roads
Navy
Apset
Jersey
Delaware
Department
Swept by a cyclone six killed in Iowa Minnesota path
A cyclone struck near Lyle Minnesota at 6 50 tonight tearing up houses and leaving a wide swath of destruction. Six people were killed and many injured as telegraph lines and freight cars were wrecked. Buildings on the John Berquist farm near Kandiohi Wilmar county were completely demolished. A special Osage Iowa report confirms six deaths and several injuries with surgeons to be sent by special train.
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Mason City
Iowa
Lyle
Minn
Kandiohi
Wilmar County
John Berquist
Osage
Easy Victim Case Leads to Downtown Arrests
Thomas Dunn, recently discharged from a hospital after neck injuries from a fall, stayed at 239 South Third. He reported two men at a saloon tried to extort damages, taking his $8.40 with a promise of payment. Neild and John Neild of 239 South Third were detained, though they deny involvement.
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Thomas Dunn
South Third Street
Dunn
Tey
Bond
Elmer Neild
John
Central Station
The Pope and France
The Osservatore Romano carries a long note by the Pope denying any preference for republican or monarchical forms. He says religion serves best under loyal support of the existing government and reproves those who sow distrust toward current regimes. He adds his interest in peace and states his desire to help France without favoring any political system.
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Rome
Osservatore Romano
Holy See
France
Delegates Welcomed for Universal Postal Congress Visit
Philadelphia prepares a 150 delegate arrival from Atlantic City with 300 uniform letter carriers escorting to Independence Hall. A luncheon at the Bourse follows a welcome from Mayor Warwick and Governor Hastings, with tours of Cramp shipyard and harbor sights before return trains to Broad Street.
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Universal Postal Congress
Carr
Broad Street
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Frank Mackey
Independence Hall
Cornelius Stevenson
Civic Club
Postmaster Carr
Warwick
Hastings
Commonwealth
James Albert Gary
Cornelius van Cott
New York
Davies Warfield
Baltimore
Henry N. Rank
A den
N. J
M. A. Devine
Washington
John Wanamaker
William Wilkins Carr
William F. Harrity
A. Loudon Snowden
Henry S. Huidekoper
Theodore W. Cramp
Robert C. H. Brock
John N. Campbell
John R. Reed
C. Hartman Kuhn
Sydney W. Keith
Charles E. Ingersoll
Dr. A. W. Biddle
Victor Guillen
Emil P. Albrecht
R. S. Edwards
H. B. Gross
G. Helde Norris
George J. Brennan
M. A. Farbush
T. de Witt Cuyler
Chestnut Street
Chestnut
Ninth
Post Office
Lynching mob seizes Decatur train in Alabama
Governor Johnston received a telegram that a 200 strong mob captured a freight train at Decatur and tor began toward Huntsville to lynch two Black men Lewis Moore and Claude Neville charged with attacking Nellie Lawton a white 18 year old. Sheriff Fulgham and state troops prepared to protect the jail and prisoners with ammunition from Birmingham and mobilized Second Regiment forces.
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Montgomery
Ala
Johnston
Fulgham
Huntsville
Decatur
Lewis Moore
Claude Neville
Nellie Lawton
Green Briar
Huntsville Company
Birmingham
Mob Walks Back From Huntsville After Delay
A Birmingham dispatch reports that the Decatur mob bound for Huntsville, halted at Greenbriar, grew tired of waiting and walked back to Decatur in disgust. Troops are on guard at Huntsville.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Decatur
Huntsville
Greenbriar
Farmer crushed under wagon in Kensington street accident
Lukens Tyson of Andalusia Bucks county drove to Frankford with a hay wagon when a car behind him prompted a quick right turn at Buckins street. The wagon toppled, he was thrown free but pinned under a wheel and died before help could lift the hay. His body was taken to the Morgue and will be moved to his home today.
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Andalusia
Bucks County
Frankford
Lukens Tyson
Kensington Avenue
Buckins Street
Porter’s Trial Trip Unter Weather Beats Test Passes
The United States torpedo boat Porter completed a Long Island circuit and mile dash under trying conditions. Despite a calm sound and east wind, she achieved 27 knots at peak and finished the trial at 6 45 hours after starting just off Montauk, surpassing prior records in her class. The Board of Inspection will test the vessel’s maneuverability tomorrow.
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New York
United States Torpedo Boat
Porter
Long Island
East River
Board of Inspection
Montauk
Wester
Ee Hook
The Maryland Lynching and its Aftermath at Princess Anne
Special Telegram reports Chief Judge Henry Page and District Attorney Tull vow to pursue punishment for lynchers of a black man in Princess Anne Maryland. A youth named by Tull may be key evidence alongside photographs. The incident featured rough treatment of Judge Page as deputies moved the crowd and prisoner toward the courthouse amid questions of premeditation and possible executive clemency.
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Tom Trates
Princess Anne
Henry Page
Tull
William Andrews
Andrews
Dept County
Court House
Collided on a Curve at Bradford Railroad Wreck
At 5 15 A M two Illinois Central freight trains collided on a curve near Bradford Tennessee. Injured were engineers and firemen with broken bones sprains and multiple limb injuries. A Jackson medical train arrived at 8 45 A M and the number of dead who may die includes Ed Benz and Bobh Burk as ruins remained.
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Bradford
Tenn
Illinois Central
Jackson
Ed. Benz
G. H. Bobby
Powers
Bobh Burk
Jim Northcut
Benz
Burk
Senators Quay and Penrose Confer With Philadelphia Delegation
State Senators Durham Vare and Thomas of Philadelphia and Hummel of Doylestown visited Washington to confer with Senator Quay and General Bingham on appropriations to be made by the Legislature and to discuss minor matters with Senator Penrose. The Philadelphia Post Office was reportedly discussed.
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Washington
Durham, Vare and Thomas
Philadelphia
Hummel
Doylestown
Senator Quay
Senator Penrose
General Bingham
Durham
Quay
Penrose
Beaten by Robbers Target Dr W A Smith Near Home
Masked men waylaid Dr. W. A. Smith of Madison County near his home, robbed him and beat him into insensibility. He may die. If his assailants are caught there may be a lynching.
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Richmond
W. A. Smith
Madison County
Woman Burned in Gasoline Lamp Accident at Home
Mrs. Lizzie Kieffer, about 24, of Thirty-ninth street and Wyalusing avenue, suffered severe burns to head and body when a gasoline lamp upset at her mother's home 3606 Warren street. She was taken to Presbyterian Hospital where recovery is hoped. her husband was badly burned trying to extinguish the flames.
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Lizzie Kieffer
Thirty-ninth Street
Wyalusing Avenue
Warren Street
Presbyterian Hospital
Boy Accuses His Father of Murder Plot
A boy testifies that the prisoner, his father, became hysterical and claimed the defendant had previously tried to murder his wife.
Startling testimony marks Schultz murder trial in Milford
The Milford murder trial of Paul Herman Schultz reveals his son Charles Edmund Schultz detailing alarming claims that the defendant threatened and tried to kill his wife and son. Witnesses including Mrs Dannenfeltzer and Charles Carson corroborate accusations. defense and prosecution prepare for further proceedings and Schultz’s own testimony.
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Milford
Paul Herman Schultz
Charles Edmund Schultz
van Auken
Schultz
Shohola
Kipp
Vanetten
Grady
New York
Dannenfeltzer
Brooklyn
Lizzie
Charles G. Carson
Josiah Terwilliger
Urbana Inquest Probes Riot Deaths in Ohio Jail
The Urbana coroner's inquest into the killings of Harry Bell and Upton Baker during last Friday's riot continues. National Guard members inside the jail are under examination as Urbana company members return from Springfield. Local militia remain on duty with no new information reported.
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UrsBana
Ohio
Harry Bell
Upton Baker
Ohio National Guard
Urbana Company
Springfield
Justice of the Peace Curren F Smith indicted for embezzlement
Curren F Smith a Norristown Justice of the Peace was indicted for embezzlement for allegedly appropriating rents he collected for another. He is a fugitive from justice and a bench warrant was issued tonight for his arrest.
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Norristown
Curren F. Smith
Smith
Cox Declines Spain Mission to Pursue Literary Work
General Jacob D. Cox, queried about accepting the U S minister to Spain offer, states he is not taking the post. He cites ongoing literary work and the heavy responsibilities of the role, noting a Cincinnati University law professorship is also declined for the same reason.
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Cincinnati
Jacob D. Cox
United States
Spain
Cox
McKinley
Cincinnati University
Germany's Attitude Toward Greece Reported in Athens
London dispatch says Daily Mail correspondent reports rumors that Germany aims to overthrow the Greek dynasty and exert strict financial control, seeking a prolonged war and peace terms dictated in Athens. The claims are doubtfully credible but suggest Germany may press for financial control.
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London
Daily Mail
Athens
Germany
Turkey May Yield Constantinople
The Turkish Foreign Minister Tewfik Pasha reports a shift after yesterday's ambassadorial talks. Ottoman officials grow conciliatory on Thessaly, with belief Turkey will withdraw troops. The change is attributed to foreign counsels guiding Turkish policy.
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Constantinople
The
Powers
Tewfik Pasha
Thessaly
Turkey
Governor Grants Dur rant Reprieve to July 9 in Yosemite
Yosemite Cal June 10 Governor Budd issued a reprieve for Theodore Durrant until July 9 and signaled further postponements as circumstances require.
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Budd
Yosemite
Cal
Theodore Durrant
Verdict of Murder in the First Degree Returned
Bridgeport jury finds Giuseppe Fuda guilty of murder in the first degree for killing his wife in East Norwalk on February 17. The trial concluded June 10 in Bridgeport Connecticut with the verdict handed down by the jury.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Bridgeport
Conn
Giuseppe Fuda
East Norwalk
Hastings appoints Shafer to Allegheny County bench
Harrisburg June 10 Gov Hastings appointed John D Shafer of Pittsburg to the Allegheny County Courts to fill the vacancy left by the late Judge Ewing. Shafer takes the post as a judge in the county court system.
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Hastings
John D. Shafer
Pittsburg
Allegheny Courts
Harrisburg
Allegheny County
Ewing
Pardoned Jose Carabre in Havana after death sentence
A cable from the Queen Regent states Jose Carabre receives a pardon, saving him from execution set for this morning in Havana.
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Jose Carabre
Havana
Friday Forecast for Eastern PA and New Jersey
Forecast for Friday shows fair weather across Eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey with slightly warmer temperatures. Northwesterly winds become variable and diminishing as conditions ease.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Brilliant Boston Wedding Makes Century’s Grand List
Lars Anderson, former U S diplomatic corps member in Rome, wed Isa belle Perkins heiress to 17 million in Boston at Arlington Street Church. The ceremony drew wealth and society from major cities as gowns by Worth Doucet and Faxon, with a reception on Commonwealth Avenue and a New York Europe East trip to follow.
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Boston
Lars Anderson
United States Diplomatic Corps
Rome
Italy
Isabelle Perkins
George Hamilton Perkins
United States
Davy
William F. Weld
Charles F. Sprague
Congressman Sprague
Massachusetts
Washington
Nicholas Anderson
Harvard
Robert T. Lincoln
London
Legation
Wayne MacVeagh
John Duckson
Arlington Street
Mendelssohn
Elizabeth Anderson
Perkins
Commonwealth Avenue
New York
Europe
Far East
Eleanor Gray
Susan Dalton
Theodore Knight
Bessie Seabury
Worth
Doucet
Faxon
Port Warden Elected by Joint Council Vote
At a joint session yesterday afternoon the Select and Common Councils elected George Egolf to fill the vacancy on the Board of Port Wardens after Samuel S. Talbot. Arthur R. H. Morrow moved that Egolf be the sole nominee and he was unanimously chosen.
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Samuels. Talbot
Port” Wardens
Arthur R. H. Morrow
George Egolf
Cyclone in Italy Devastates Caprino Valley
Verona dispatches report a severe cyclone with hail sweeping Caprino Valley last evening. All crops were ruined, including the mulberry crop, causing heavy losses to silk worm stock and local agriculture.
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Rome
Verona
Valley of
Caprino
Tin Plate Makers to Form New York Pool in Bid for Rates
A meeting in New York among large jobbers and Tin Plate Manufacturers Association committee will discuss forming a pool to set uniform rates. The plan aims to combine parties and fix a common price structure.
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Pietsburg
Tin Plate Manufacturers’ Association
New York
Austrian Professor Wilkens Takes Own Life
Vienna June 10 Dr Wilkens professor of animal physiology committed suicide after suffering from an incurable disease.
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Vienna
Wilkens
Heppe and Son Pianos and Guitars Debut New Tone
Patent mandolins and guitars exhibit a new shape and tone, described as a revelation. Prices begin at 15 dollars, 25 dollars for higher models, with other makes available from 3 dollars upward. C J Hepp e & Son advertise with Festa Aut.
From Havana to Philadelphia Suit Offer
A letter from Havana requests a suit of clothes, with express charges to be prepaid if in the United States. The seller promotes Spring and Summer Suits for seven forty and ten dollars, at Berry & Co. 1580 Chestnut Street.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
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