ALL CONSULS SEEK SHELTER AS GUNFIRE RAGES IN CAPE HAYTIEN
Fierce fighting and heavy shelling unfold in Cape Haitien as Admiral Killick lands troops and ammunition to support General Firmin. Northern revolutionists press machine gun positions while the city endures continuous firing and foreign consuls seek safety aboard a government gunboat amid deteriorating conditions.
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Firmin
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Crete
Pierot
King Edward Improves as Palace Bulletin Reports Progress
London officials release word that King Edward's condition after surgery is satisfactory. The palace notes fewer watchers and no further bulletins tonight indicating the monarch has passed the point of immediate danger. A morning bulletin reports the King feels stronger with no wound complications.
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Balche brothers arrive in St Petersburg on Alaska boundary mission
Edwin Swift Balch and his brother Thomas Willing Balch, residents of Philadelphia, arrived in St Petersburg to gather information on the Alaska boundary issue. They are Harvard graduates and members of the Philadelphia and University Clubs and of the Sons of the Revolution and Colonial Wars. Their Moscow visit yielded no new details about their research.
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Thomas Willing Balch
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Philadelphia
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Russia Ignores King Edward in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg on June 29, Russia did not send a court or ministry representative to the British legation to offer sympathy over King Edward's illness. Comment centers on Russia’s unhappiness over Britain's South Africa peace, with claims Count Lamersdorf admitted peace disrupted Russia's calculations and that Britain did not consult Boer delegates in Europe.
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Russia
Great Britain
Count Lamederf
Europe
Philadelphia Girl Fends Off Delaware Highwaymen
Miss Alice Morris, visiting New Castle, used a buggy whip to control a frightened horse as three highwaymen halted her carriage and fired three shots, enabling her and Edward Clark to escape. Later, Edward Webb of Wilmington was robbed of money and clothing by the same trio.
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Philadelphia Times
New Castle
Del
Philadelphia
Delaware
Alice Morris
Miss Morris
Edward Clark
Edward Webb
Wilmington
Webb
Storm Deluge Hits St. Louis Centering on Citywide Flooding
A prolonged storm burying St Louis and surrounding areas in rain since Saturday caused about 5.45 inches of rain here and widespread damage. Winds up to 55 mph felled trees and poles, disrupted communications, and washed out railroad tracks. Damages estimated around 250000 dollars with the Variedies Palace north wall undermined by floodwaters.
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Alleghenies
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Iowa
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Ilinois
Pennsylvania
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Plate Glass Plants Shut Down Nationwide
Pittsburg report notes plate glass and window glass industries will idle about 10,000 workers. Plate glass plants close for one month and window glass for two, under an agreement pressed by the Pittsburg Plate Glass Company and adopted by smaller firms. Independent American and Federation factories also halted since May 15.
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Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Toronto Chosen for 1905 International Sunday Believe Meeting
The next triennial convention of the International Sunday Believe Association will meet in Toronto in 1905 with Jerusalem hosting the 1904 world convention. A committee quorum has nearly decided Jerusalem as the next world meeting place and nominations for the three year lesson committee include F I Patrick Ira M Price A C Dixon Rev R Hemphill Rev John Potts Rev A E Dunning Rev B B Tyler Professor J R Lamphey Bishop H W Warren Rev J S Stahr Rev A F Schauffler Rev E B Keehart John R Pepper Rev Moses R Hodes E L Rexford and others. British member H F Bolzy of London to be chosen in open session. Potts likely re elected chairman Dunning secretary.
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International Sunday Believe Association
Jerusalem
London
Geneva
F. I. Patrick
Manitoba
Ira M. Price
Chicago
A. C
Dixon
Boston
Denver
J. 8. Stahr
Lancaster
A. F. Schauffler
New York
E. B. Keehart
Baltimore
John R. Pepper
Memphis
Moses R. Hodes
St. Louis
E. 1
Rexford
Montreal
H. F. Bolzy
Dr. Potts
Dr. Dunning
Hale and hearty at 97 in Bloomsburg
Mrs Betsy Lowe aged 97 celebrated by walking two miles to visit granddaughter Mrs Mary Yost in Ruppert Montour township. A large gathering of descendants attended her birthday and she remains active, still churning, chopping wood, and taking two mile walks.
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Betsy Lowe
Montour Township
Mary Yost
Ruppert
Lowe
Yost
Stone 10 Stump for Pennypacker in Pennsylvania
Governor Stone plans a statewide stump for Judge Pennypacker to succeed him, with Senator Quay backing the choice. The move aims to defend Stone and Quay’s records amid Republican opposition as Pennypacker may meet Stone in Pittsburg and face tough questions on the last Legislature.
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Pennypacker Faces Fight Over Citizens Ticket in Allegheny
In Pittsburg on June 29, report says Senator Quay will clash with Judge Pennypacker as the Citizens' party plans to back Pennypacker to bolster its slate. The regular Republicans oppose, aiming to remove him from the Citizens' ticket via local courts now empowered to handle ballot cases.
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Philadelphia Times
Pittsburg
Quay
Judge Pennypacker
Allegheny County
Citizens’ Party
Citizens
John Dalzell
Congress
Dauphin County
Pennypacker
Senator Quay Defers Visit to Gov Stone
Senator Quay will not visit Governor Stone until after Congress adjourns. He was due today but postponed the trip due to important legislation pending in Washington. The purpose of the planned visit remains undisclosed to the public.
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Monkeys Win House War at the Zoo
In a zoo monkey house the old residents were displaced by fifty new arrivals from Hamburg and Japan. The invaders, wielding claws and teeth, took the best perches and shelves forcing the established colony to retreat to the floor.
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Germany
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Religions to Feature at 1904 Olympian Games
Chicago June 20. Bishop Fallows announces a plan to include a worldwide religious representation alongside athletic teams at the 1904 Olympian games. The committee aims to show athletics and creed share self control and endurance, with six Sundays devoted to this theme.
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Bishop Fallows
Barge Sinks Near Kelly's Island in Lake Erie
The steam barge George H. Dunbar foundered ten miles east of Kelly's Island after taking on water at dawn. The captain, his daughter, and a man were rescued, while seven others abandoned ship on a raft and remain missing.
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Mackaye's Friends Liable in Spectacular Theatre Scheme
In Chicago a Master in Chancery report filed in circuit court finds over 100 stockholders obligated to the full subscription in Steele Mackaye’s failed plan to build a World’s Fair spectacle venue. Notable holders include Edward B. Butler $50,800, John Cudahy $10,000, Clarence R. Gillette and E V Gillette $91,000, Lyman J. Gage $10,000, and the Butterworth estate executors $205,300. Gage also holds $10,000 stock and $5,000 cash loan, leaving former Treasury Secretary still owed $5,000 as treasurer of the Mackaye Company.
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Steele Mackayse
Master In Chancery Learning
Edward B. Butler
John Cudahy
Clarence R. Gillette
E. V. Gillette
Lyman J. Gage
William and
Mary E. Butterworth
Benjamin Butterworth
Lyman Gage
the Treasury
Mackaye Company
Brooklyn Receives Pauncefote's Body for England Ship
The cruiser Brooklyn arrived off Annapolis to carry Lord Pauncefote's coffin to England. The Standish will transfer the casket from the academy wharf. His body will reach Washington then England on July 1 with Marine escorts and naval officers in attendance. A nineteen gun salute will mark the ceremony.
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Lord Pauncefote
England
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Academy
Washington
Cigarette spark triggers powder blast in Philadelphia home
A 19 year old Howard Kennedy stored seven pounds of gunpowder and fireworks in a bureau drawer on Twenty sixth and Brown streets. A lit cigarette stump ignited the powder causing a blast that tore curtains from windows and flung Kennedy across the room. He extinguished the flames himself and was taken to German Hospital for burns. Police and fire units contained the scene as neighbors fainted and questions arose over powder ownership and loss. Kennedy’s father, a card maker, said he had survived many explosions in wartime.
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Twentysixth Street
Kennedy
Queen Lane
West Philadelphia
Man claims protection, pursued post office robbery suspect
A well-dressed man about 50 described as Charles Leonard of Morristown New Jersey sought police protection at the Twenty third and Brown street station. He was taken to City Hall where detectives found he believed he was accused of a post office robbery. He carried 403 dollars, railroad tickets, and a Morristown card. Relatives took him home after police medical assessed illness.
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Brown Streets
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Charles Leonard
Morristown
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Andrews
Daring Rescue Saves Swimmer From Under Pier Current
A nameless young man was swept by a strong undertow near Young's Pier Atlantic City. Lifeguards gone, pier officials lowered a rope and pulled him to safety, avoiding tragedy.
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Atlantic City
Young's Pier
Czar Praises Cramps Work In Russia
Commander G B Harber United States naval attache at Paris arrived in St Petersburg for official duties and received cordial praise from the Czar for the Russian warships built by the Cramps. Harber visits Russian gun works and government shipyards.
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G. B. Harber
United States
Paris
Harber
Russia
Russian officer sentenced by court martial
St Petersburg reports Captain Krivetsky was sentenced to two years and six months in prison by a Poltava court martial for taking bribes to release recruits from military service. Six accomplices received three years, and six others were given various penal servitude terms.
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Krivetsky
Poltava
Students Freed After March Disorders Sentences
ST. PETERSBURG June 2 Students who were arrested during the March student disorders and given two or three month imprisonments are now returning home.
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Union Singers Rehearse for Great Convention
Philadelphia workers' song federation prepares for a four day convention beginning next Sunday. About 3,300 singers from 60 unions nationwide will perform in concerts at Industrial Hall and Convention Hall with a parade and picnic planned. New York leads with 1,000 singers, followed by New England 400, New Jersey 400, Brooklyn 300, and Wilmington 100.
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Autumn Storm in June Deluges Philadelphia Streets
A heavy rainstorm drenched Philadelphia yesterday with an inch and a quarter in nine hours. Streets resembled rivers as the Schuylkill and Delaware rose, a 24 knot wind whipped the waters, and most outdoor activities were canceled. Temperatures were 64 in Philadelphia while other cities were cooler. Forecasts promised fair, warmer weather today with possible evening showers and brisk northwest winds tomorrow.
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United States
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Leap From Streetcar Bridge Ends in Tragic Death
Charles Jones of Lansdowne leaped from a Camden Woodbury Gloucester Hue trolley car as it crossed Big Timber creek near Washington Park. The 30 year old fell to the creek and likely struck a cross beam, becoming unconscious and sinking in mud. Neeson, his Philadelphia companion, said Jones was in good spirits before the jump. three witnesses fainted.
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Big Timber Creek
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James Neeson
Philadelphia
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Woodbury
Gloucester
Neeson
Deaths From Window Jump Incidents Emerge
Patrick Henry jumped from a third story window at 314 North Fifteenth Street during his wife’s absence and died next morning at Hahnemann Hospital. William J. Boyd, sleepwalking, leaped from a rear third window at 2049 Anber, breaking his right leg and receiving treatment at home.
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North Fifteenth Street
Hahnemann Hospital
William J. Boyd
Anber
Schwab Plans $30,000 Home for His Aunts in Altoona
C M Schwab president of United States Steel buys twenty acres in Altoona and will build a dwelling valued at about $30,000 for two aunts. The purchase signals a major real estate move in the city with construction to follow.
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United States
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Times
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C. M. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Record of East Session of Fifty Seventh Congress
Washington dispatch notes seven months of work by the Fifty Seventh Congress with major laws enacted including the Isthmian canal bill the Philippine civil government bill and the repeal of war revenue taxes the latter saving 73 25 million dollars. Also outlines tariffs on Philippine trade oleomargarine tax irrigation funding and continued Chinese exclusion plus pending measures like statehood bills and a failed Pacific cable project.
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