Explosion claims another victim in Schell Street blast
The third death from the Schell Street dynamite explosion occurred at Pennsylvania Hospital. Carmine Marino died after being injured in the wrecked house where he and Jenna manufactured fireworks. Inspector McDermott said the Mildred Street find of dynamite could blow a city block.
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Schell Street
Pennsylvania Hospital
Carmine Marino
Jenna
Francisco Giangulia
Rachel Rosenbaum
South Ninth Street
Mary
Marino
Times
Mildred Streets
Frank Jenno
Jenno
Smith
Second
Christian Streets
Pennsylvania Railroad
Wood
Carminto
William McDermott
Mildred Street
Navy invites bids for 31,000 tons armor plate contracts
The Navy Department issued an armor circular inviting steel makers to bid on 31,000 tons of face-hardened armor over five inches thick plus other classes for eight battleships six armored cruisers and three protected cruisers. Bids cover whole classes or in specified tonnages with minimum testing. deliveries begin soon with at least 300 tons per month and weight given to early delivery.
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Washington
Navy Department
Boy Killed by Heavy Wagon in Broad and Spruce
Four year old George Manning of 300 South Juniper street was run over and killed yesterday morning at Broad and Spruce streets. John Dale, a Black wagon driver, was arrested and held at Eighth and Lombard streets police station awaiting Coroner action. Dale claims the boy ran under the horses before he could stop. The child suffered multiple rib fractures and severe injuries.
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George Manning
South Juniper Street
Broad and
Spruce Streets
John
Dale
Eighth
Lombard Streets
Thief Attacks Woman Near Police Station
In broad daylight a man attacked Mrs. C. Clary of 1804 North Twelfth Street, within two blocks of the Third and Thompson streets police station. The highwayman, described as a negro, struck on the street yesterday.
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Third
Thompson Streets
C. Clary
1804
North Twelfth
Turners Hold Low Key Start to Turnfest in Philadelphia
The North American Turners convention opened in Turngemeinde Hall with little business and no politics. A major item was endorsing sending Turn Fest winners to Paris for Exposition athletic contests and a 1901 Buffalo tournament. The Academy of Music program featured German societies from Philadelphia and Camden, drawing a packed, enthusiastic audience. Delegations from New York, Indiana, St Louis, New England, Wisconsin and others were represented.
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Turners’ Convention
Turngemeinde
Paris
Buffalo
Academy of Music
Philadelphia
Camden
New York
Indiana
St. Louisa
New England
Wisconsin
German Turn Fest Parade and Performances At Philadelphia
Delegates from multiple regions totaling 344 delegates attended a Turnfest program arranged by a knowledgeable committee. The event featured an overture by John A. Meyer, choral pieces, and galas including dumb-bell, wand and hoop calisthenics, fencing exhibitions, and club swinging by Philadelphia and Camden groups, concluding with a tableau of Philadelphia Columbia and a Turner bond.
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John A. Meyer
Philadelphia Turngemeinde
John
Jocker
Columbia
Germania Turn Verein
Camden Society
Philadelphia
Southwark T
Verein
William Friedgen
Harry Hnnder
Turngemeinde
Wilsow Grove
Washington Park
Schuylkill River
Ree Park
Italy Premier Pelloux resigns amid parliamentary deadlock
Rome June 18 The Premier General Pelloux announced the cabinet had resigned due to deadlock caused by the Opposition's uncompromising stance on the rules of procedure. The Chamber adjourned pending formation of a new ministry.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
General Pelloux
Gold shipment to Europe by Heidelbach firm announced
News notes state Heidelbach Ickelheimer & Co of New York will ship 2,000,000 dollars in gold to Europe. Circulars announce the suspension of the St Paul and Duluth lines by the Northern Pacific Railway. The battleship Kentucky has arrived at Newport to join the North Atlantic squadron. Rodent and associates charter in.
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Heidelbach, Ickelheimer & Co
New York
Warships batter Chinese forts as tensions rise
Berlin June 18 The German consul at Che Fu relays that Japanese torpedo boats attacked Taku forts after a Chinese protest and troop withdrawal ultimatum. Foreign warships bombarded for seven hours, with casualties on German ship Iltis. Dispatches claim Taku forts captured while U.S. officials deny war status. Secretary Hay says U S forces act with other powers to protect interests.
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Berlin
Che Fu
Taku
Shan Hei Kwan
Tien-Tsin
Iltis
Pekin
China
State Department
Hay
United States
Ninth Regiment Delayed by Typhoon En Route to China
Manila reports a typhoon washing out roads between Tarlac and Manila delaying the Ninth Regiment by about a week. The Hancock transport returns to the bay awaiting better weather while General MacArthur confirms the unit is ordered to Taku, with voyage to China taking at least a week and arrival likely after July 1. The regiment is praised for its actions against Filipino insurgents.
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Tarlac
United States
Hancock
Main
United States Commission
William H. Taft
War Department
Washington
Ninth Infantry
Kempff Told to Work With Powers in Far East Actions
Washington reports two cablegrams from Admiral Remey at Cavite and Taussig at Chefoo detail American orders. Kempf is to act with other powers to protect U S interests, with broad authority to seize forts or engage as needed. Concerns mount over fifty U S marine guard at Tien Tsin Pekin legation and disrupted communications.
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Navy Department
Department
Remey
Cavite
Taussig
Kempf
Chefoo
Taku
Tien Tsin
Pel-Ho
Seymour
Bruce
Kempff
United States Marine Guard
Pekin
United States
Legation
Philadelphia Woman Fatally Burned in Lamp Fire
Mrs. L. F. Chatterton of Philadelphia was burned probably fatally in a fire at 28 North New Hampshire avenue Atlantic City. The blaze started when a lamp toppled in the room she shared with Mr and Mrs Stainbrook. Her face hands and body were severely burned.
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Atlantic City
L. F. Chatterton
Philadelphia
French missions burned in Yunnan-Sen uprising
The French Consul General reports that missions in Yunnan-Sen were burned and residents looted as French citizens were blocked from leaving. French troops mass on the Sino border, but delays raise fears of uprisings before relief can arrive. The French government demands accountability from the Viceroy of Yunnan-Sen via the Chinese minister in Paris.
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Paris
T. Deicasse
Yunnan-Sen
France
Oregon Battleship Oregon Delayed by Man Shortage
The departure of the United States battleship Oregon from Hong Kong is delayed due to a shortage of crew as men were reassigned to commission new gunboats. Two Indian regiments reinforce the garrison while the British gunboat Dephna sails north. Li Hung Chang purchases 700 Mauser rifles in Macao.
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Prem Taanng
Compan
Hong Kong
United States
Oregon
Dephna
E North
Li Hung Chang
Canton
Macao
Taku Forts Describe British Chinese Engagements and Forts
The article details Taku at the mouth of the Pei Ho seven miles from Tientsin, noting three clashes between British and Chinese forces. It describes the Taku forts with Krupp guns, heavy armament, and muddy coastal soil requiring constant repairs. It recalls Josiah Tatnall’s daring 1858 action near Taku during the China war.
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Pei Ho
Tien Tsin
Taku Forts
China
Gulf of Pechile
Taka
Pel Ho
Josiah Tattnal
United States
Asiatic Station
Tattnal
Indian Troops for China Move to Hong Kong
Simla reports the Seventh Bengal Infantry is ordered to proceed to Hong Kong due to the serious Chinese situation.
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China
Simla
Seventh Bengal Infantry
Hong Kong
Henry Walter Webb Dies at Home in New York
Henry Walter Webb aged 47 dies at his residence in Bearborough on the Hudson River. He was son of General James Watson Webb and brother of Dr. W Seward Webb. He served as director of Wag Basin Railroad Company the Bank and the Gewden and Romeroad Company and was a trustee of Mutual Life Insurance Company.
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New York
Henry Walter Webb
Bearborough On-The-H
James Watson Webb
W. Seward Webb
Wag- Basin Railroad Company
Bank
Gewden and Romeroad Company
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Shiveley Declares Not a Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate
B F Shiveley of South Bend said today he is not a candidate for vice president on the Democratic ticket. Dastaph op Ren Yorn will be the ticket.
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Shiveley
Indianapolis
B. F. Shiveley
South Bend
Dastaph
Ren Yorn
Man With Broken Neck Leaves Hospital in New York
Walter B. Duryea, known for his diving accident last August at Oyster Bay, has been released from Roosevelt Hospital in New York. Duryea had spent months recovering after breaking his neck during the incident.
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Mar
Hospital
New York
Walter B. Duryea
Oyster Bay
Roosevelt Moira
Jolly Onlookers From Youngstown Visit National Convention
Delegates from Youngstown Ohio arrive in Jacksontown with a businessmen’s delegation to the Republican convention. Iron manufacturer J G Butler heads the party. others include William Cornelius Lamar Jackson Col Wick Thomas Davie C P Schaeffer M A Norris John Strombaugh Benjamin Gravell and William Meyer. Butler notes Ohio strong for the Republicans and Bryanism fading.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Ohio Valley
New Orleans
J. G. Butler
Lafayette
Butler
William Cornelius
Lamar Jackson
Col. Co. B. Wick
Thomas Davie
C. P. Schaeffer
M. A. Norris
Republican State Executive Committee
John Strombaugh
Benjamin Gravell
Wiswell
W. R. Stewart
Craig J. Smith
H. L. Robinson
William F. Meyer
Germany Seeks Loan in New York to Ease Berlin Market
German bankers plan to borrow gold in New York to relieve Berlin money market tightness. Shipments announced for tomorrow aboard the Kaiserin Maria Teresa amount to about 8 million dollars, with claims Germany will borrow as much as 20 million dollars from National City and other banks in the process.
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New York
Berlin
Kaiserin Maria Teresa
Tats
Germany
Robephess
Boy Arrested In Stable Assault Incident
A 15 year old boy, Robert Black of O Street, was arrested Sunday in Joseph T. Pierson's stable at Baves and Kensington avenues after an alleged assault on his mother. He was held for court on the delayed day.
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Robert Black
O Street
Joseph T. Pierson
Baves
Kensington Avenues
Man Rescued From River by Fellow Worker
Michael Dusel a 22 year old of Second and Manton streets nearly drowned in the Schuylkill river yesterday when he fell from a dredge. G Smith another employee sprang to his aid and held him afloat until assistance arrived.
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Michael Dusel
Second
Manton
Schuylkill River
G Smith
Enti
Bancroft and Clark Wedding in Wilmington
Special Telegram to Tam Times reports the June wedding in Wilmington of Sarah Bancroft daughter of William P. and Emma C. Bancroft of Wilmington and Roger Clark of Street, with the ceremony described as a notable society event in the city.
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Tam Times
Wilmington
Sarah Bancroft
William P. and
Emma C. Bancroft
Roger Clark
Prominent Men Attend Hoffecker Funeral Details
Smyrna Del June 18 A large delegation of Congressmen and other prominent persons will attend the funeral of the late John H Hoffecker at Asbury M E Church on Wednesday afternoon. Senator R Rene Governor Tunnell Chief Justice Lore and Judge James Pennil will serve as honorary pallbearers.
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Smyrna
Del
John H. Hoffecker
Asbury M. E. Church
R. Rene
Tunnell
Lore
James Penniwell
Cape Nome Eldorado Gold Fields Much Larger Than Reported
Vancouver reports from the steamer Alpha arriving from the North say Cape Nome gold fields are richer and more productive than earlier notes indicated. One claim with twenty workers yielded 56,000 in four weeks. other crew members claim to have a total of 000 in dust and gold, suggesting widespread rich returns.
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Vancouver
B. C
Cape Nome
Alpha
Nome
Villanova College Holds 57th Annual Commencement
The seventy seventh annual commencement of Villanova College is held this morning with ceremonies at Archbishop Martinaid. The college year closes as the cornerstone of the college bus is laid. Sheldon University’s Fernie D. Star delivers the sermon at the event in Washington.
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Villanova College
Martinaid
Wash
Dr Woods Named Delegate to Paris Meeting
Dr Matthew Woods president of the American Anti-Vivisection Society and vice president of the Browning Lostery is listed as a medical delegate to an upcoming Paris meeting. The report notes his role and the society’s ongoing activities.
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McKinley
Dr. Woods
Paris
Matthew Woods
Browning Lostery
Committee Waits For Mr Wanamaker In Probe Of Director English
The sub committee investigating charges against Director English postponed its session due to John Wanamaker's illness. Lawyer William C. Hannis announced a postponement to Friday as Wanamaker remains confined at home with a severe cold. He expects to be away two to three days.
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John Wanamaker
English
Fridgy
William C. Hannis
Drexel
Hannis
Wanamaker
Wanama
What the Stars Say by the East Indian Astrologist Zadkiel
Mercury Venus and Mars are in benefic aspect with the moon predicting favorable outcomes. Writing letters seeking literary work courting marrying consulting surgeons and engineers and martial men are favored. A fortunate year awaits you for birthdays with smooth progress and a clever well conducted child expected.
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Zadkiel
Venus
Mars
Raphael Court
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