Tories Fear Low Majorities in Parliament
London reports show government anxious over slim majorities with special whips active for Ascot week as opposition cues potential defeats. Talks cover education, deceased wives, copyright, Irish land, and naval budget amid royal pageant and postwar taxes.
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Ted
York
London
Ascot
Dicals
Lord Kitchener
London Times
Horse Guards
South Africa
Transvaal
Netherlands
Germany
Sir David Barbour
Bowles
Redmond
Naval
Admiralty
London Life Notes on Light Therapy and Social Dinners
Cablegram from London reports a dispute between surgeons over lupus treatment using electric light at London Hospital versus Roentgen rays at London Skin Hospital under Queen Alexandra. It notes higher cost and longer exposure for the electric method but suggests better results and less danger with Roentgen rays. Also highlights Sir John Tenniel dinner and after-dinner speakers including the ambassador, with Americans prominent at Carl Meyers' party featuring Sarah Bernhardt and Coquelin.
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Philadelphia Times
London
London Hospital
Queen Alexandra
John Tenniel
Balfour
Great Britain
Carl Meyers
Sarah Bernhardt
Coquelin
George Cornwallis West
Cunard
Clandeboye
Eaton
Miss Ward
Reginald Ward
Mesdames Leggett
Adair
Ronalds
Jack" Leslie
Newhouse
J. Ridgely
J. R. Carter
United States
Carter
Countess Seilern
Grey Egerton
Alfred de Rothschild
Count Deym
de Grey
Herzl Praised by Zangwill at London Dinner
The London visit of Dr. Theodore Herzl and I. Zangwill, president of the Maccabeans, is marked by high praise of Zionist aims to colonize Jews in Palestine. Zangwill calls Herzl the first true Jewish statesman since Jerusalem's destruction, noting that only funds are needed to begin implementing his plans.
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New York
Russian Jews to Colonize in Mexico
Special to Philadelphia Times from Monterey Mexico June 15. Dr L De Blowitz of Russia has arranged plans to settle several thousand Jews in a selected land in the State of Mexico near Rosivere land, with the aim of colonization and a new Jewish settlement project.
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Mexico
Philadelphia Times
Monterey
L. de Blowitz
Russia
Aes
England to Build Turkish Cruiser
Constantinople June 15 an imperial trade has been issued approving a contract for the building of a cruiser by an English shipyard. This is the first contract of a kind Turkey has placed in twenty five years.
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England
Philadelphia TimEs
Constantinople
Municipal Council to study St Petersburg telephone system
ST PETERSBURG June 15 The Municipal Council will send an electrical expert to study the telephone setup for potential reorganization and use in St Petersburg.
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Philadelphia Timms
ST. Petersburg
Gibraltar forts in Worthless condition debate in Parliament
In Parliament this week Thomas Gibson Bowles spotlighted the worthless condition of Gibraltar forts under construction. The six inch guns were mobile and could be set up without elaborate works, and a special investigation committee questioned years of costly works exposed to fire from the Spanish coast. Bowles and Arthur Balfour clashed as rumors and continental gossip swirled about Franco British Morocco policy and Italian enmity.
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New York Times
Peneieibois Times
London
Thomas Gibson Bowles
Gibraltar
Bowles
Special Investigation Committee
England
Tommy
Arthur Balfour
France
Morocco
Great Britain
American Capital in London Vision of Skyscrapers and Morgan
In London on June 15 Punch imagines Americanization with Stars and Stripes from St Stephen's tower and Morgan running for President. The London press notes slow manufacturing conservatism harms prestige while American capital dominates the transit system and locomotive debate.
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London
Punch
Emerson
Royal Society of Architects
St. Paul's
Piccadilly and City
Electoral Law For Cuba Constitutional Commission Appointed
Havana June 15 Indicated by the constitutional convention Senares Bravo Sila Aleman Betancourt and Zayas form a commission to draft Cuba electoral law The Australian system may be adopted and New York law is being studied General Wood orders municipal finances under the Department of Finance The mining tax remains in force but its collection is suspended New appointees to Guanajay education board Salvador Miranda president and Joaquin N Arambuco secretary replaced dismissed members hold office until 1903.
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Havana
Board of Education of
Guanajay
Joaquin N. Aramburu
Ricardo Chip
Rafael Alatorres
Three Sovereigns to Attend Review at Mayence
Berlin reports in the Lokal Anzeiger that a review will be held at Mayence on August 14 with Emperor William, King Edward, and the Czar present.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Mayence
William
Edward
Czar
Boer Leader to Lecture in United States
Boer leader Andries De Wet says he will travel to the United States in mid July to deliver lectures. He plans to speak on his views and the South African war situation during the visit.
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United States
Berlin
Andries de Wet
Booths Gruesome Tale Of Lincoln Assassin’s Soldier Fan
Edwin Booth recounts a Alabama town encounter with a fan who claimed to be the United States soldier who shot Lincoln's brother. Booth verifies the claim and surprises the audience by sending two tickets, ending the chilling anecdote with silence and reflection.
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Edwin Booth
Lawrence Barrett
Stuart Robson
Robson
Long Island
Booth
Edwin
Barrett
South
Alabama
United States
Lincoln
Italian King Praises Leftist Socialists and Liberalizes Outlook
Rome June 15 The young King Victor Emmanuel of Italy shows sympathy for the Extreme Left and favors collaboration with socialist policy for social and economic reform. Conservatives fear this may shift monarchy politics and prefigure major change for Italy.
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Philadelphia Times
Rome
Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Times
Humbert
Signor Brinetti
Chamber of Deputies
Signor Marines
Albania
Tar Times
Francis Joseph of
Austria
Berlin
William
Count Nigra
Naples
Montenegro
Prince
Signor Prinett
France
Russia
Ancient Prophecy Foresees American Growth and Wealth
The Baltimore Star discusses a 1758 Almanack prophecy from Nathaniel Ames predicting America’s growth from east to west, the spread of gospel light, and vast iron ore stores. It envisions cities rising, stones and trees dancing to music, and tools and art transforming society as future generations labor to honor heroes.
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Baltimore Star
Nathaniel Ames
Boston
New England
Our Lord Christ
George II
Asia
Europe
America
Arts and Sciences
Appalachian Mountains
Orpheus
Sphenmantea
Americas
Labor Riots Roil St Petersburg With Striker Assaults
A St Petersburg dispatch reports renewed labor unrest in Russia with Baltic naval yard strikers attacking other workplaces. Officials used arms to suppress the rioters as clashes spread.
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London
St. Petersburg
Baltic
Mfare
United States Cruiser Disle Sails for New York
The United States auxiliary cruiser Disle sailed from Janeiro for New York via St Lucia and is expected to arrive in New York on July 2. A Geneva correspondent quoted a Swiss railroad manager saying the sea voyage arrangements have been tested previously and future orders point toward Britain.
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Disle
Janeiro
New York
St. Lucia
Geneva
London
Dell All
Britain
Philippine Supreme Court picks and Mindanao update
The Philippine Commission appoints Chief Justice Cayetano Arellano and several justices including Florentine Torres J F Cooper James F Smith Charles A Willard Victorina Mapa Fletcher Ladd and names L R Wilfley as Attorney General with a native assistant and solicitor. In Mindanao resistance to American authority ends as insurrectos surrender except one band near Oraquita. a coastal trade patrol is deemed largely unnecessary.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
Supreme Court
Cayetano Arellano
Florentine Torres
J. F. Cooper
Texas
James F. Smith
California
Charles A. Willard
Minnesota
Victorina Mapa
Hollo
Fletcher Ladd
New Hampshire
L. R. Wilfley
Missouri
Harry Finnick
North Mindanao
Washington
Samar
Zamboanga
Navy Department
Kempf
Mindanao
Oraquita
Cee
Alaska Mirage Called Silent City Over Muir Glacier
A London Mail feature describes Alaska’s Silent City mirage above the Muir glacier as a city shape that appears and vanishes. The piece cites Bristol as a potential origin, notes observations by Duke of Abruzzi and Captain Walbran, and outlines a 1900s British expedition plan to study the phenomenon and weather conditions.
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London Mail
Muir Glacier
Alaska
British Columbia
England
Bruce
Bristol
Willoughby
Duke of
Abruzzi
Mount St. Elias
Chalx
Malaspina
J. Walbran
Mutr Ladter
Ristol
Walbran
Lord Minto
Greenwich
Doctor links appendicitis to recurring torsion after attacks
In Paris on June 15 Dr Routler proposes that each appendicitis attack causes torsion of the appendix, explaining repeated attacks unless surgical prevention follows the first. He cites a case where a young man with four attacks had the appendix twisted four times and was operated on just in time to avert a fifth.
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Paris
Routler
Paris Halls Leased to Barnum Bailey Circus
The Municipal Council approved leasing the Palace of Machinery and Hall of Fetes at the Exposition to Barnum and Bailey Circus for nine months. No company will operate on July 1.
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Paris
Barnum & Bailey Cablegram
Philadelphia Times
Barnum & Bailey Circus Company
Largest Old Book Store Advertises Mail-In Purchases
You have books to dispose of and live far from the city. Distance doesn’t matter. Small lots buy by mail, send a list of titles. Large collections warrant a representative. Drop us a card. We are anxious to acquire and pay spot cash.
Peace Tribunal Ready for Work
Berlin June 15 F W Holls United States member of The Hague Arbitration Court said the court is newly organized with fifty five judges and will act only when questions are presented. He noted the Transvaal issue is excluded and Germany now backs arbitration with Count von Buelow and Baron von Richthofen welcoming the court. Heils says Germany has shifted from objections in 1899 to support for arbitration.
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Berlin
F. W. Holls
United States
Hague Arbitration Court
Hague
Holls
Count von Buelow
Baron von Richthofen
Heils
Germany
Jurists urged to advise on annexation and warfare law
The International Arbitration and Peace Association asks renowned American and European jurists for authoritative views on annexation and war rules. The inquiry notes South Africa Cuba and the Philippines as contemporary contexts and stresses that forceful annexation lacks legal support without Congress or popular will.
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London
International Arbitration and Peace Association
South Africa
Cuba
Philippines
Fe Moscheles
Congress of the States
Shipping News Summary for Sunday June 16
The Shipping News notes tides for Philadelphia and Breakwater with sunrise at 4.31 AM and sunset at 7.31 PM. High tides occur at 0.58 and 2.15 PM in Philadelphia, low tides at 5.56 AM and 8.57 PM. Breakwater reports high tides at 8.00 AM and 8.26 PM, with low tides at 2.42 AM and 2.41 PM.
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Philadelphia
British and American ships arrive with ballast and merchandise
A list of vessels arriving June 15 includes steamer Suwanee with ballast from Dublin under Harwood and Philip Ruprecht, steamer Drumelzier from New Port News under Emerson and Peter Wright & Sons, steamer Parthian from Boston under Crowell with merchandise, and steamer Defiance from New York under Ford with merchandise. Other entries record steamer Hagerman and Anthony Groves Jr with cargo, schooners FE Allen and W FE, and barges Tunnel Ridge and Paxinos towed by tug Catawissa, with various owners and crews.
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Suwanee
Harwood
Dublin
Philip Ruprecht
Drumelzier
Emerson
Newport News
Peter Wright & Sons
Parthian
Crowell
Boston
George C. Eckhardt
Defiance
Ford
York
Amen
Rks
Ae “iv
Mass
Hammond
Weymouth
H. Hagerman
Anthony Groves, Jr
Fowler
Baltimore
Salem
Catawissa
O. H. Hagerman
Maritime fleet list of British and American steamers and schooners
A populated catalog of vessels including steamers Suwanee Strathord King Frederick Dru Melzier Beire Norman General Cadwalader Winyah Geo H Stout Goldsboro Aache and Aache schooners Oscar Schmidt Belle Haladas Annie F Contester Anna E Morse Gert Eva D Rose Jeremiah Smith Thomas Winsmore with owners and routes to ports like Savannah Norfolk Boston Portland New York Fall River and Philadelphia, reflecting 19th century shipping activity.
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Suwanee
Harwood
Hull
Philip Ruprecht
Strathord
British
Forsythe
Nagasaki
Barn Line Steamship Company
King Frederick
Davies
Havana
J. B. Hamel, Jr., & Co
Phageal
Martinique
Dillon
Boston
G. W. On
Dru Melzier
Emerson, Tampico
Peter Wii & Sons
Be Ire
Ryan
Savannah
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Company
Norman, Chase
Providence
Fall River
George C. Eckhardt
Anthony Groves, Jr
Fowler
Baltimore
Graves
General Cadwalader
Hart
Groves
Winyah
Simmons
Richmond
William P. Clyde & Co
Geo H. Stout
Davis
Albany
Troy
William Clyde & Co
Goldsboro
French
New York
William C
Aache
Kemble
William Clyde
William Lorman Roberts
Maxwell
Mitchell & Megee
Oscar C.schmidt
Petersen
Haldt & Cummins
Belle Haladas
Fisher
Ross
Norfolk
R. D
Jeremiah Smith
Parsons, Hallowell
Thomas Winsmore
Cranwell
Jacksonville
Stetson & Winamore
Delaware Bay and River News Summary Fragment
The June 15 coastal notices report steamers Crown Potat bound for London from Philadelphia, with 11 AM northeast wind and dense barometer readings. Other vessels Walmaseda bound for Cork and Canada, and Hanna plus a barque are noted near Bedford Island with unclear accompanying details.
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Delaware
Crown Potat
Philadelphia
London
Bedy Island
Walmaseda
Nish
Cork
Canadia
Imestore
Sonville
Tan
Rees Bradley
Hanna
Ships Named Steamers in Opal Fleet List
Liverpool based Steamers Cufic, Sardinian from Greenwich, Fluminense from Para, Themis from Palermo, Exeter City from Swansea, Jupiter from Calcutta are listed among the fleet.
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Cufic
Liverpool
Sardinian
Greenwich
Fluminense
Para
Themis
Palermo
Exeter City
Swansea
Jupiter
Calcutta
Shipping routes listed for several ports and vessels
A dense OCR snippet lists steamers and destinations including Mimico Melbourne Carthagena Byron Havre Grand Lake Banes Bernard St. John N B Dart Norfolk Caracas Ponce Curacao Altai Kingston Andes Cape Haytien exico Havana Alsatia for St. John N B Milton for Montevideo N for Christiansand Karamanta for Philadelphia Trinidad for Bermuda St Cuthbert for Antwerp Premier for Kingston.
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Mimico
Melbourne
Fri
Carthagena
Byron
Havre
Grand Lake
Banes
Bernard
St. John
N. B
Dart
Norfolk
Caracas
Ponce
Curacao
Altai
Kingston
Andes
Cape Haytien
Exico
Havana
Alsatia
Milton
Montevideo
Christiansand
Karamanta
Philadelphia
Wealthy Patron Proposes in Quiet Chicago Cafe
A well to do patron of a Chicago cafe, after watching the cashier for some time as business slowed, urged her with a bold proposal, saying If you will be mine.
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Chicago Post
French Wit At Louis XIV Court
A compact portrait of seventeenth century wit at the court of Louis XIV. The exchange between Louis and an ambassador illustrates sharp French epigram and courtly humor. Bassompierre’s Madrid anecdote ends with a kingly quip about an ass on a mule.
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Louis XIV
Monsieur
Louis
Bassompierre
Madrid
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