Norway and Sweden union ends with abdication of king
The storthing in Christiania declares the union under one king dissolved and that the Norwegian king ceases to act as king of Norway. The government resigns and the council of state is empowered to act as Norway's government until further notice. Aimed at inviting cooperation for a prince of the Bernadotte house to sit on the throne. King Oscar protests from Stockholm.
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Sweden
State Council
Council of State
Starming
M. Michelsen
Social Democrats
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Stockholm
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Valdemar
Christian
Denmark
King Oscar
Michelsen
Alfonso Visits London Amid Heartfelt Guildhall Welcome
King Alfonso visited London and was hosted by the lord mayor at Guildhall. The warm reception reflected strong cordial ties as the monarch toured the city. Old Iowa Newspaper Man Dead in Des Moines, Barlow Granger, pioneer printer and newsman aged 39 died today.
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London
Alfonso
Guildhall
Iowa
Des Moines
Barlow Granger
Will of Peter L Kimberly Disposes of Estate in Sharon
The will of Peter L. Kimberly, the Chicago steelmaker who died Sunday, probated in Sharon today. Amer Kimberly receives 17 percent. a step sister Mrs Kate Murdock 5 percent. Ira B Bassett George A Baird John C Owsley and Mrs Elizabeth Asay each 5 percent. Reuben Williamson 1 percent. Mrs James Williamson William Kimberly and Elmer Kimberly 3 percent. about 23 percent to charities. Estate valued at eight million dollars.
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Peter L. Kimberly
Chicago
Amer Kimberly
West Liberty
Iowa
Kate Murdock
Salt Lake City
Ira B. Bassett
Cleveland
Ohio
George A. Baird
John C. Owsley
Elizabeth Asay
Reuben Williamson
James Williamson
William Kimberly
Elmer Kimberly
Herrick for head as Equitable board chair eyed
Pittsburg banker Hyde ousted from the Equitable Life board after a week of turmoil. Ohio Governor Myron Herrick may be hired as chairman at 150000 a year with full control. Other directors, including D O Mills and Melville Ingalls, resign amid shakeups.
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Pittsburg Bank Board
New York
Myron T. Herrick
Ohio
Equitable Board
James H. Hyde
Ingalla
Melville EB. Ingalls
Equitable
Equitable Life Assurance Society
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
John A. Stewart
The
United States Trust Company
John Sloans
Banking and Trust Company
Pope Thanks Emperor of Japan for Missionary Liberty
Rome June 7 the pope sent an autograph letter to the emperor of Japan thanking him for granting liberty to Catholic missionaries. The letter notes permission to enter Japanese territory conquered by Japan and to establish their houses.
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Rome
Japan
Fishing Schooner Wrecked Near Sandy Hook Tragedy
Unknown vessel grounded near Sandy Hook and was driven to pieces by heavy seas. One life lost with possible more missing. later the crew was all rescued. Washington reports the president signed orders reinstating cadets Earl Chaffee and John Henry Loftand to the Naval Academy at Annapolis after hazing dismissals.
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Sandy Hook
New York
Romer Shoal
Washington
Earl Chaffee
John Henry Loftand
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Congress
Russian Papers Complain Over 24 Hour Rule At Manila
June 7 St. Petersburg dispatch notes resentment in Novoe Vremya and Russ newspapers toward the United States for enforcing the 24 hour rule on three Russian cruisers at Manila. The Russ claims official word says representations have been made to Washington. The admiralty accepts internment of the ships but objects to warships injured in battle being unable to repair at neutral ports.
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Novoe Vremya
Russ
Foreign Office
United States
Manila
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Washington
Admiralty
Pioneer Ohio editor gone
Henry C Gray, partner of Joseph Medill and friend of Horace Greeley, died at his daughter's home in Cleveland at age 88. He was one of Ohio's oldest editors and the last surviving member of the 1851 Ohio constitutional convention, noted for his Republican political prominence.
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Henry C. Gray
Joseph Medill
Horace Greeley
Cleveland
Ohio
The
Chicago Tribune
Edwin G. Cowles
R. M. Murray
Sibley Street
Mr. Gray
Jones Burial Set for September 23 at Annapolis
Secretary Morton said after a cabinet meeting that the formal ceremony for John Paul Jones burial will occur at Annapolis on September 23, the anniversary of his victory over the Serapis. The date had not been fixed earlier.
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Washington, D. C
Morton
John Paul Jones
Annapolis
Russia Reacts to Japan Peace Terms as Meyer Seeks Emperor
St Petersburg reports after Tsarskoe-Selo council, Russia wants to learn Japan’s peace terms. Ambassador Meyer met Lamsdorff and will seek an audience with the emperor. Indications favor a possible imperial reply amid delicate diplomacy. Delcasse’s retirement strengthens Roosevelt’s overture.
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Council of Ministers
Tsarskoe-Selo
Washington
Paris
Cour
Lamsdorff
Tsarskoo-Selo
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Delcasse
Roosevelt
Lack of Leader for Russian Fleet Holds Up Attack
From Gun shu Pass June 7 Associated Press says leadership failed after Rojestvensky was wounded and signals broke down. Voelkersam died early. ships ran low on ammunition and Japanese range proved superior. Minor clashes reported near Lachtung Shuntse and Chantu. Manila note: no sign of Russian ships leaving Manila Bay as of June 7. Clarence B Young sentenced to 50 years for express car robbery in Montana.
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Associated Press
Rojestvensky
Voelkersam
Tokio
Lachtung
Weiyuampao
Shuntse
Chantu
Chichiatzu
Kwangping
Machittun
Chipatun
St. Paul
Phillipsburg
Mont
Clarence B. Young
Northern Pacific
Bear Mouth
City decorates for empress birthday without proclamation
St. Petersburg observes special honors on June 7 with flags and decorations for the empress birthday. The public awaits an imperial proclamation but none is issued.
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St. Petersburg
Burlington Track Out For 38 Miles
Sheridan Wyoming June 7 Thirty eight miles of track on the Burlington road between here and Cody have been washed out by a sudden rise of the Big Goose and other streams. New Illinois Court Convenes Cairo Ill June 7 The new federal court for the eastern Illinois district convened here yesterday with Judge Francis M Wright presiding. No jury this term, no business until October term.
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Sheridan, Wyo
Burlington Road
Here
Cody
Illinois Court
Cairo
Federal Court
Ilinois District
Francis M. Wright
Best Week for Farm Crop Growth in Illinois Bulletin
The Illinois crop bulletin for the week ending June 5, 1905, notes unusually favorable weather for growth with warm days and above normal mean temperature though cool nights slowed some growth. central and northern areas saw heavy rain on May 29 with wheat ripening and corn in good stands. Hessian fly and rust pest reports are present but most areas expect an average, high-quality crop including barley, rye, clover, timothy, oats, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, cherries, grapes, apples, potatoes and expanding gardens with early potatoes ripe for market in the southern district.
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Ilinois
Timothy
Will for 25 Million Gone Disappears in Boston
The last will of the late J Montgomery Sears, Houston's largest taxpayer, disposing of an estate of 25 million, has disappeared in Boston. Sears' attorney received the document after it was executed and attested, while a previous will located years ago remains.
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J. Montgomery Sears
Boston
Mass
Hoston
Sears
TEAMSTERS STILL FIRM INSIST ON ALL DEMANDS
Bloomington Illinois June 7 Today secret service men from Washington arrested John Johnson a Swede for writing letters to Alice Roosevelt Johnson said he was sent from Sweden to marry Miss Roosevelt and communicated his mission in letters to the president's daughter He was taken to Jacksonville and recommitted in the asylum where he was a former inmate
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Bloomington
Ill
Secret Service
Washington
John Johnson
Alice Roosevelt
Johnson
Sweden
Miss Roosevelt
Jacksonville
Rock Island Southern Interurban Plans Near Monmouth
Rock Island Southern Railroad president M A Walsh and W W McCullough visited Chicago to arrange building shipments for the Monmouth to Galesburg line. Workers place permanent crossings and culverts, with concrete and fence wire. Aledo, Tri city company talks, and Galesburg fears a Monmouth route advantaging Monmouth over Galesburg.
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M. A. Walsh
Rock Island Southern Railroad Company
Chicago
W. W. McCullough
Galesburg
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Rock Island Street Car Company
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Aledo
Tri-city
Tricity Company
Republican Register
Killing in strike at Saginaw Mich
Saginaw Mich June 7 first bloodshed in a street railway strike Deputy Sheriff Fred Harris shot and instantly killed Henry Wieck Jr injuring Terrence Kelly and Wallace A Douglas as a jeering crowd surrounded non union men Police Post for Caucasus St Petersburg June 7 imperial abuse creates chief of police post allowing 50000 annually for secret police purposes
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Mich
Fred Harris
Henry Wieck, Jr
Terrence Kelly
Wallace A. Douglas
Caucasus
St. Petersburg
The
Teamsters Strike Outlook Brightens With New Committee
Chicago June 7 a new empowered committee is named by the teamsters joint council to negotiate with the employers association which is ready to talk with any capable body. The strikers say full power is needed and no settlement possible without concessions while truck drivers attend a mass meeting and reject arbitration despite an existing agreement. The committee’s authority marks a shift in efforts to settle the dispute as actions by team owners remain pending.
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Chicago
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Employers’ Association
Teammaters
Elgin Population Tops Kane County Metropolis Title
Elgin Kane County leads with a 26 816 population per city directory canvassers. The figure places Elgin ahead of Aurora as Kane County largest city, up 2.004 in three years. Males number 6 704 with a notable bachelor potential in the city.
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Aurora
Elgin
Kane County
Widow Prefers Pension Over Wedding in Rockford
In Rockford Alabama on June 7 Mrs Catherine Betts the widow of a soldier chose to cancel her wedding to Thomas McCormick. She valued her pension of eight dollars a month over the potential thousand dollar portion of his estate. Friends gathered at the church for the ceremony but she had signed a waiver of dower rights agreeing to take a thousand should he die first. McCormick is past seventy.
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Rockford
Catherine Betts
Thomas McCormick
McCormick
Postmaster General Cortelyou Addresses UI Urbana Commencement
Postmaster General Cortelyou delivered the commencement address at the 34th annual University of Illinois commencement in Urbana on June 7. A large crowd attended the exercises marking the event.
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Cortelyou
Urbana
University of Hinois
Fairbanks Guest of Honor at Flint Golden Jubilee
Vice President Fairbanks was the guest of honor at Flint Michigan's golden jubilee with about 30 000 visitors attending He delivered an address during the corner stone laying ceremony for the new federal building in Flint June 7 The event highlighted the city's celebration and federal project plans with Fairbanks heading the occasion.
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Flint
Mich
Fairbanks Io
Cartwright New Justice Chosen by Illinois Supreme Court
Springfield Illinois June 7 The Illinois Supreme Court convened for the June term and elected Judge James H Cartwright of Oregon as chief justice for the coming year Gen Boynton buried at Arlington with military and civic honors Washington editor Beriah Wilkins dies at today
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Springfield
James H. Cartwright
Oregon
Gen. Boynton
Washington
Henry Vanness Boynton
Arlington National Cemetery
Beriah Wilkins
The
Washington Post
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