Illinois Fastest Battleship Sets World Speed Record
Illinois, hailed as America’s fastest battleship, completed a 66 nautical mile trial from Cape Ann to Cape Porpoise and back. It achieved an average 17.31 knots for four hours, demonstrated rapid turning within 300 yards in three minutes 10 seconds, and earned praise from Rear Admirals Sampson and Evans aboard.
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Boston
America
Illinois
President's Roads
Cape Ann
Cape Porpoise
United States
Shh
Sampson
Evans
Newport News Shipbuilding Company
Lancaster
Essex
Newport
Peoria
Potomac
Illinois Battleship Illinois Makes Admirable Trial Run
June 12 Washington report on the battleship Illinois after a trial run confirms a very satisfactory performance. Secretary Long praises the ship and contractors, saying Illinois will prove among the best in the American navy and reflects well on American shipbuilding.
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Washington
Illinois
Long
Robley Evans
Heroic Race to Save Child on Tracks
In Scranton yesterday fireman Harry Decker of the Lackawanna Railroad saved his daughter from being struck by a moving 1.55 limited at a siding. He leaped from his engine to reach the child as the train neared, grabbing the infant as the locomotive swept past. Both were bruised but alive and unharmed beyond minor injuries.
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Philadelphia
Decker
Runaway Ends in Fatality and Injuries in Idaho
In St. Anthony Idaho on June 12 Mr Lilia Pratt of Edmonds was killed and Miss Lucas daughter of Bishop Lucas seriously injured when a runaway occurred during a drive home. Two young women and Bishop Lucas were returning from the outing.
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ST. Anthony
Idaho
Lilia Pratt
Edmonds
Miss Lucas
Bishop Lucas
Baltimore Dry Dock Sold in Surprise Foreclosure Move
In Baltimore on June 12 the Baltimore Dry Dock Company foreclosed its plant but a surprise purchase occurred as the syndicate led by J Quitman Lovell J W Middendorf and Douglas H Gordon bought all stock and bonds and withdrew the property from sale. Reports had named the Cramps of Philadelphia New York bidders and two other Baltimore syndicates as potential purchasers.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Dry Dock Company
J. Quitman Lovell
J. W. Middendorf
Douglas H. Gordon
Philadelphia
New York
Wheel hub entangles rider in runaway carriage clash
Miss Myrtle Hein of Philadelphia rode with a friend near Williamsport when a frightened horse bolted causing the carriage to overturn. The driver was badly injured. Ms Hein was dragged by the wheel hub, suffering head bruises a broken arm and severe heel flesh tearing.
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Philadelphia Times
Williamsport
Myrtle Hein
Philadelphia
Cuban Constitutional Convention Adopts Platt Amendment
Havana June 12 The Cuban Constitutional Convention votes 16 to 11 to add the Platt amendment as written to the constitution. Ferrer switches sides. several delegates absent or silent. The debate centers on U S troops and compliance, with Root letter noting that troop withdrawal hinges on incorporating the amendment.
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Philadelphia Times
Havana
Congress
Senor Ferrer
Senores Gower
Roban
Senores Bravo
Rivera
Senor Gener
Senores Nunez
Quiles
Sanguily
Senores Capote
Villuendas
Jose M. Gomez
Delgado
Betancourt
Quesada
Sangully
Nunez
Rodridguez
Berrier
Quirez
Ferrer
Evacuation Promise after Cuban Platt Amendment
Washington reports adoption of the Platt amendment by the Cuban Constitutional Convention. Officials expect a speedy U S withdrawal once a stable government is shown and order is maintained on the island. General Wood informed the War Department that the amendment was adopted.
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Washington
United States
Wood
War Department
Questions package opened for university scholarship exams
A package containing questions and problems for the upcoming University of Pennsylvania scholarships exams was found opened in Pittsburg. Officials say it likely was opened to view and profit from the contents. An investigation is underway by Allegheny authorities.
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Tims
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
West Virginia
Era
Allegheny High
Pitts
Allegheny
Love for Son Won the Day in a Family Wedding Tale
In Shamokin on June 12 Wallace Bohaska a Spanish War soldier faced his mother’s opposition to his marriage to Ella Putona Wish. After Bohaska was injured in a mine and despatched to hospital his mother and fiancée arrived and the mother forgave him, allowing the wedding to proceed after his recovery.
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Philadelphia Times
Shamokin
Wallace Bobaska
Bohaska
Ella Putonawish
Monument Erected for Last Boston Tea Party Survivor
In Chicago Sons of the American Revolution plan a Lincoln Park monument over the grave of David Kennison, the last survivor of the Boston Tea Party who died in 1852 at an advanced age.
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Chicago
Sons of the American Revolution
Lincoln Park
David Kennison
Boston
Lowell Mystery of Headless Woman Identified in Boston Link
A headless woman's body found near Chelmsford is identified as Margaret Blondin of Boston by her Lawrence niece. Police seek Blondin's husband, traced to a Boston bakery, amid reports of jealousy and alleged cruelty. Investigators note decapitation as the only clear violence and consider a linked sighting of Blondin in Boston with a group in woods. A Middle Sex Mills worker recalls a mystery wagon with a corpse-like box seen weeks earlier, suggesting a possible connection to the case.
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Philadelphia
Lowell
Mass
Canada
Blondin
Edwin Shore
Middlesex Mills
Warren Street
Mayor Tom L Johnson Declines Cleveland Christen Button
June 12 Cleveland reports Mayor Johnson refused to let Miss Bessie Johnson christen the cruiser Cleveland. Secretary Long had designated Ruth Hanna to christen the ship in Bath Maine in August and Senator Hanna suggested the mayor name his daughter to press the release button but he rejected the plan preferring not to play second fiddle to Miss Hanna.
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Philadelphia Times
Cleveland
Tom L. Johnson
Hanna
Secretary of the Navy
Long
Ruth Hanna
Bath
Bessie Johnson
Tom
Doctors Plan Teeth Removal After Girl Swallows Set
In Scranton on June 12 Gertrude Reddington swallowed an upper set of false teeth. Doctors at Lackawanna Hospital failed to remove them and will attempt to force the teeth from the esophagus into the stomach. A photograph will be taken tomorrow to guide the stomach operation.
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Scranton
Gertrude Reddington
Lackawanna Hospital
Ay Siemens
Boer Refugees Die At Pretoria Camp Reported Rates
Daily News shows high death toll among Boer refugees at Pretoria race course camp over three weeks. 80 deaths in week one, 24 in week two, 26 in week three, total 130, from a population of 3,125, indicating a yearly rate of 455 per thousand. Camp set by Lord Roberts and active over a year.
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Philadelphia Times
London
Daily News
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Alabama's New Governor Named After Sanford's Death
W D Jeike, President of the Senate, succeeds the late W J Sanford as Governor of Alabama. He is described as a comparatively young man.
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Alabama
Los Ala
W. D. Jeike
Senate
W. J. Sanford
Mrs. McKinley Improves in Washington Journal
Mrs. McKinley sat up briefly in her room as doctors report steady improvement. Dr. Rixey’s visit was brief and he seemed encouraged. The heat affects the sick room little and the President’s party took a carriage ride to pick up Mr. and Mrs. Abner McKinley as they travel to Somerset, Pennsylvania. There is a rumor an agent may visit Chelsea to arrange Mrs. McKinley’s possible travel when she is able.
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Washington
Abner McKinley
White House
Somerset
Chelsea
Atlantic City
McKinley
Mrs. McKinley
Duel at Shiloh Reignites Long‑Lost Romance to Wed
Mrs Anna B Galloway and W J Killbourne, once schoolmates in Columbus, Ohio, rekindled their romance after Civil War service. They met in Cleveland where Killbourne learned of Galloway's death, leading to their marriage today. Killbourne fought as a Confederate lieutenant. Galloway led an Ohio company. The former rivals wed decades after their battles.
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Philadelphia Times
Cleeveland
Anna B. Galloway
W. J. Killbourne
Columbus
Ohio
Killbourne
W. G. Galloway
Dayton
Louisiana
Galloway
Shiloh
Cleveland
Hottest Cities Across Nation Tie At 92 Degrees
Extreme heat swept Philadelphia and Washington with a 92 degree maximum. Calgary and Spokane showed frost and snow, while readings in the city rose from 68 at 5 AM to a high before easing. Heat prostrations were reported but none fatal.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Calgary
Montana
Spokane
Townsend
Atlantic City
Cape May
William Busby
Carson Street
Eachin Street
Wal= lane
St. Timothy‘s Hospital
Thomas Smith
Vienna Street
Tenth and
Callowhill Streets
Hahnemann Hospital
Dennis O’brien
Builder William Potts Ends Life After Quarrel
Ardmore reports that after a quarrel with his wife, William G. Potts a suburban builder, shot himself at his writing desk. Mrs Potts left briefly, returning to find him dead with a revolver in his mouth. the bullet entered his brain.
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Philadelphia Times
Ardmore
William G. Potts
Philadelphia Man Elected Imperial Potentate of Mystic Shrine
Philip C. Shaffer of Philadelphia was elected Imperial Potentate of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. San Francisco was chosen as the 1902 meeting site. The day’s program included a visit to the packing houses an exhibition drill by Arab patrols at Exposition Park and the grand annual ball.
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Kansas City
Philip C. Shaffer
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Exposition Park
Housework Not Ground for Divorce Declined
Kenosha Wisconsin June 12 Judge Fish rules that a wife not wanting to do housework is not sufficient cause for divorce. Mrs William Schilling sued for divorce but the husband was granted the decree.
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Kenosha
Wis
Fish
William Schilling
Son Higginbotham Accused in Mother's Murder in Victorian Case
At a coroner's inquest into Mrs. Sarah Higginbotham's death on 3216 Chestnut Street, Mary Wright alias Rider testified that John Higginbotham aided by an unknown woman beat his mother with a brick after a bottle and cane blows. The jury found death from those injuries and remanded John to await the grand jury. Wright was held as an accessory.
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Sarah Higgn- Dotham
Chestnut Street
Mary Wright
Rider
John
John Higginbotham
Mary
Mary Card
B. ©. Ferner
Somers Point
Miss Ferner
Higginbotham
William
Geyer
Crawford, Welker
Edward Gallagher
Wright
Stratton
Hallie J. Manley
Theodore Bailey
North Forty-fourth Street
Scarlet fever epidemic shocks Darby community
An epidemic of scarlet fever exists at Darby with at least forty confirmed cases and as many under suspicion. B. M. Maurer, 58, died after nursing two grandchildren who also succumbed, and several other victims have died, deepening local alarm.
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Darby
B. M. Maurer
Schatzman accused of extravagance in custody plea
Mrs. Bitta Schatzman seeks freedom from Harvey Schatzman alleging he limited her weekly allowance to three dollars from January 2 to 16 for rent food and clothing for herself and five children. She claims he fears extravagance while employed at the Gibson House Sheavers.
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Oinginnati
Bitta Schatzman
Harvey Schatzman
Gibson House Sheavers
Schatzman
Corn King a Nervous Patient
Chicago June 12 George H Phillips known as the corn king is convalescing from nervous prostration caused by his intense labors in the corn pit.
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Chicago
George H. Phillips
Weather forecast for the mid Atlantic region June 12 1901
The United States Weather Bureau issued a June 12 1901 forecast for Eastern New York Eastern Pennsylvania and Delaware and Western Pennsylvania. Showers and cooler conditions are expected Thursday with variable or easterly winds. Friday adds continued showers and cooler weather with brisk winds. Partly cloudy conditions are noted for parts of Eastern New York.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Ane Weather
Arrivals of Ocean Liners at Jeba and Germanic
Arrivals reported include the Jeba at New York from Bremen and the Germanic sailing from Kinsale to New York. The pair of liners marks a busy transatlantic entry with passengers and freight noted alongside port activity in New York Harbor.
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Jeba
New York
Bremen
Germanic
Kinsale
Transit Bills Ready for Mayor Approval
The city council passed all ordinances granting rapid transit franchises and forwarded them to the Mayor after midnight readings. Only three Select Council votes opposed the measures, while Common Council saw at most 24 votes against. A joint committee will compare bills before presenting to the Mayor. a Johnson syndicate application for 120 miles of streets via the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Company awaiting action.
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Select Council
Common Council
J. R. C. McAllister
James B. Anderson
Henry Clay
Thomas F. Harbot
Johnson Syndicate
Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Company
Ridge Avenue
Frankford Avenue
Parsyunk Avenue
Germantown Avenue
Chestnut Hill
Glenside
Miles
T. B. Lynch
C. M. Bates
Three votes against Thel as street railways win city approval
Select Council approves on second and final reading a set of fringe ordinances for new street railways, with three votes against Thel. Broad Street subway passes 37 to 1 and surface lines gain broad authorizations. Absent votes listed, Johnson syndicate letter to Mayor presented.
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Messrs
Anderson
Clay
Harbot
Adams
Slinghurst
Crothers
Nolan
Pasenger
Broad Street
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Platt
Island
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Mystic
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West Philadelphia Passenger Railway Company
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Abrahams
Briggs
Brown
Buchholz
Crow
D'Autrechy
Edwards
Hetzell
Joerger
Joret
Klemmer
Rucker
Omond
MecCoach
McNichol
Patton
Penderburg
Ransley
Layboldt
Schofield
Seger
Shoch
Short
Stevenson
Stinger
Sunderland
Thomas
Town
Trainer
Upperman
Ware
Wiltbank
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