Washington is Selected as Peace Conference Site
Washington is chosen as the location for the peace conference after the two governments could not agree on Chefoo or Paris. Secretary Loeb announced by presidential directive that Washington will host the talks, with a suggestion to adjourn to a northern summer resort if heat proves uncomfortable. Agam Sees President notes Takahira's lengthy visit and urges a quick decision while signaling ongoing patience.
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Washington
Loeb
Chefoo
Paris
Hague
White House
Takahira
Sisters Drown in Ohio River Near Crelius Kentucky
Brandenburg Ky June 15 Hallie Fannie and Annie daughters of Dr Grant Booth drowned while bathing in the Ohio river near Crelius Annie exhausted and in her frenzy drew both her sisters down in the current as onlookers watched helplessly.
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Brandenburg
Hallie
Fannie
Annie
Grant Booth
Ohio River
Crelius
Had No Use For A Cripple Under That Impression
Chicago June 15 Jacob Hart maimed in a railroad wreck shot his wife dead and fatally wounded himself. The couple, both African American, leave children.
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Chicago
Jacob Hart
German steamer Tetartos sunk by Russian cruiser Don
London telegrams report the German steamer Tetartos was sunk by the Russian cruiser Don on May 30 with no contraband of war aboard. The crew landed at Batavia, Java, yesterday.
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London
Don
Lloyds
Batavia
Java
Yates Calls Lieutenants to Organize Senate Bid
Former Governor Yates spoke at Dixon flag day exercises to launch his candidacy for the United States Senate. He promised a people driven campaign with no ruling political bosses and said he would begin campaigning in the fall. More than 5,000 attended the Rock River Assembly Park event, where supporters greeted him warmly and local officials joined the audience. In Chicago he summoned a conference of Yates lieutenants to choose the campaign committee.
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Dixon, Ill
Yates
United States Senate
Rock River Assembly Park
Weatherbee Lawrence
C. C. Johnson
H. L. Sheldon
Rock Falls
Hughes
Chicago
Great Northern
United Confederate Veterans debate on fair history urged
Louisville June 15 The history committee report urges impartial Civil War histories and states that schools misrepresent southern loyalty. An amendment praising Jefferson Davis’s treatment was adopted. Controversy erupts as Col. Russell is named to the resolutions committee while Gen Lee compliments him. In Hungary three killed and 60 wounded after cannibalism threat ends with police intervention.
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Louisville
United Confederate Veterans’ Association
Department of Archives and History
Jefferson Davis
Resolutions Committee
Col. S. C. Russell
Indian Territory
Paddock
Fort Worth
Russell
Gen. Lee
Kendall
Buda Pest
Derekigyhane
Hungary
Not a Populist Convention Held in Lincoln Today
Lincoln Neb June 15 A populist convention to nominate a candidate for congress in the First Nebraska district was called to meet here today but when the hour for the convention came not a single delegate could be found.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska
Advertising Men Thrive At Portland Exposition Days
Portland June 15 Hundreds of Pacific slope advertising men will attend the Lewis and Clark exposition July 11 and 12. July 11 features the Pacific Coast Advertising Men's association meeting in the auditorium with speeches on advertising value. De Caprio's band will perform. July 12 includes meetings with Portland advertisers, a luncheon, and the expo site tours.
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Portland
Pacific Slope
Pacific Coast Advertising Men's Association
Ad Men’ League
de Caprio
Pacifi Coast Advertising Men's Association
Northwest
Pyles Commits Death by Own Action in Iowa Shooting
Keokuk Iowa June 15 Following the ambush shooting of Richard Baker a Tioga Illinois merchant Josh ua Pyles a renter on Bakers farm yesterday killed himself Baker will recover The report notes the self inflicted death follows the earlier shooting on Baker s land and identifies the involved parties with location and outcome.
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Keokuk
Iowa
Richard Baker
Tioga
Joshua Pyles
Baker
Old singer Hutchinson faces breach of promise suit
Lynn Mass June 15 John W Hutchinson 85 once famed abolition singer who knew President Lincoln intimately is threatened with suit for breach of promise of marriage by Miss Ellen F Wetherell 50 of Lynn They formerly shared platforms lecturing on freedom for slaves or in favor of woman suffrage
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Lynn
Mass
John W Hutchinson
Lincoln
Ellen F. Wetherell
Explosion on Magnificent Injures Eighteen at Sea
During gun practice on the British battleship Magnificent off Tetuan a six inch shell exploded wounding eighteen, including four officers, eleven seriously. In Wisconsin a German-Russian colonist party from Kiel bought 400 acres of timber land on Lake Namakagon to relocate families.
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Gibraltar
Tetuan
Wisconsin
Cable
Wis
Jume
Kiel
Russia
Lake Namakagon
Kief
Peace Agent Aims to Help End Chicago Strike
Grand Master J G Hanrahan of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen arrived in Chicago and offered his good offices to settle the teamsters strike after a mayoral conference. John C Driscoll testified before the grand jury for three hours on bribery probes tied to the Chicago strike, though his remarks were not fully disclosed.
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J. G. Hanrahan
Chicago
Teamsters
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Hanrahan
Driscoll
John C. Driscoll
Grand Jury
Fake
Double death by own action in Freeport girls
In Freeport II on June 15 the bodies of Mrs. Young aged 25 and Meda Phyle aged 16 were found in the Peckatonia river after both had announced last night they would kill themselves.
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Freeport
Drowns While Trying to Save Brother in Iowa Stream
Fay Fowler aged 11 drowned while attempting to rescue his brother Everett who had fallen into a deep hole in a Muscatine stream. Everett was saved by other boys. Fay was the son of Mr and Mrs J S Fowler prominent residents of Muscatine.
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Muscatine
Iowa
Fay Fowler
Everett
Fay
J. S. Fowler
Monmouth Man McKinley Likely for Democratic Nomination
William McKinley of Monmouth is named as a likely Democratic candidate for Congress in the district to succeed the late Col. Marsh. A strong assemblyman with two terms, he is considered among the district’s most popular figures. A St Louis dispatch notes Col. George C Rankin of Monmouth will seek the Republican nomination.
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Monmouth
William McKinley
Col. Marsh
McKinley
General Assembly
St. Louis
George C. Rankin
Slayer of Woman Shot in Maryville Capture
Gustav Margel, sought since Monday for the murder of Mrs. Josephine Hilla at Glen Carbon, was shot by a sheriff's posse near Maryville and captured yesterday. He aimed at posseman Brandt but was hit by a shotgun blast in the face and taken to a hospital under guard.
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Maryville
Gustav Margel
Josephine Hilla
Glen Carbon
Margel
Brandt
Beldame Wins Suburban Handicap at Sheepshead Bay
In the Suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay Beldame won with Proper second First Mason third. Time 2 05 3 5. The 22d Suburban handicap at Sheepshead Bay today features twelve top thoroughbreds for a $20,000 purse. Major contenders include Beldame Delhi and Adbell. Three deaths from yellow fever reported in Panama with names Moso mono Griffiths and Aikens.
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Sheepshead Bay
Beldame
Proper
Mason
New York
Panama
Washington
Weaver Triumphs and Windsor Royal Wedding News
Reports from Philadelphia and Springfield describe political battles over city rail franchises and railroad rate hearings while Windsor prepares for the royal wedding of Princess Margaret of Connaught and Prince Gustavus Adolphus with kingly and European royal presence.
Leaders See President at AFL Session in Scranton
At the AFL executive council meeting in Scranton on June 15 the discussion focused on alleged efforts to nullify the Chinese exclusion law. President Gompers Vice President O Connell and Secretary residing in Washington were named to form a committee to meet President Roosevelt in Washington to present the labor concerns.
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Scranton
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
O'Connell
Secre
Ington
D. C
Roosevelt
Architect Wins Suit Over Gould Castle Plans in Port Washington
Abner Hayden, architect, received a verdict for 25,183.75 from Howard Gould in a New York Supreme Court case. Hayden claimed 60,000 for drawing plans, testifying Mrs. Gould changed plans repeatedly and finally ousted him from a hotel meeting.
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New York
Abner Hayden
Howard Gould
Gould Castle
Port Washington
D. 1
Supreme Court
Hayden
Gould
Snakes Kept Out of Hawaii Brought by Steamer
A box of snakes landed in Honolulu by the steamer Alameda for exhibition was confiscated since Hawaii has no snakes and the policy is to keep them out. Attempts to prevent landing failed. the reptiles were killed by Collector Stackable before clearing the customs house.
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Exhibition
Honolulu
Alameda
Hawaiian Islands
Custom House
Auto Strikes A Wire Fence In Saugus Fatalities Beset
In Saugus early today a car owned by William Butler Woodbridge a Boston businessman struck a barbed wire fence. Woodbridge was killed and three other men were injured in the collision near Lyon Massachusetts on June 15.
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Boston
Lyon
Mass
William Butler Woodbridge
Saugus
Hurand Ended Own Life at Family Grave Site
Herman Hurand aged 53 killed himself by shooting at the graves of his wife and five children in La Crosse Wisconsin, driven by despondency after their deaths. He left a note stating his sorrow and intent. The tragedy followed the recent deaths of his spouse and children.
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la Crosse
Wis
Herman Hurand
Ili Noise Undertakers Elect Sloan President
The Ili noise Undertakers association elected Robert K. Sloan of Chicago as president and set a December meeting location in Decatur.
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Springneia
Ilinois Undertakers’ Association
Robert K. Sloan
Chicago
Decatur
Carlisle ousted as president of Bankers' Corp at meeting
Kittery Maine June 15 stockholders ousted Carlisle as president and directors J Q A Brackett and Walter I Badger at the United States Bankers' Corp annual meeting. J Trevor Lewis of Boston, vice president, charged three years of minimal business and that $69,000 of $89,000 paid in was spent under management of McAulison Brackett Badger and others with little return, much on salaries.
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Kittery
Maine
Carlisle
John Q. A. Brackett
Walter I. Badger
United States Bankers’ Corporation
J. Trevor Lewis
Boston
Mcaurlisle, Brackett
Badger
John M. Thurston
Townsend Percy
J. H. Mooney
Salarie
Doctors Favor Pure Food Across Tri State
The Tri state Medical association of Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois censures Congress for failing to pass a stringent pure food law. It advocates the strongest possible law against adulteration of foods drinks and medicines and demands formula labeling on all patent medicines.
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Tristate Association
Congress
Burlington
Tristate Medical Association of
Iowa
US Holl
Missouri
Association
Beavers Pleads for Mercy in Graft Indictment
George W. Beavers former postoffice official under indictment with ex State Senator Green of New York for conspiracy to defraud the government offers to plead guilty if given a light sentence President Roosevelt to decide after Attorney General Moody carries the question. Green Bay jury notes enjoined fight by Sheriff and Governor La Follette while Mayor Minahan's judge considers the legality of a prize fight. Kid Sayers Milwaukee and Tommy Mowatt Chicago fought to a draw in eight rounds. Elmira drunken son shoots mother four times fatally wounds her then kills himself. drinking alleged. mother had remonstrated.
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Washington
George W. Beavers
Postpefice Department
Green
New York
Sulety
Roosevelt
Moody
Green Bay
Wis
la Follette
Minanhanas
Kid Sayers
Milwaukee
Tommy Mowatt
Chicago
Elmira
Robert Hagadorn
Aimes
Alemond
Vast fraud found in British Army
London reports reveal vast frauds in Boer war era army stores spending between 20 and 35 million dollars. A War Office committee blue book censures several officers accused of colluding with contractors who bought stores cheaply and resold them to authorities at huge profits. Officers cited hail from the army service corps and pay departments.
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London
War Office Committee
Army Service Corps
Insanity Suspected After Woman’s Suicide Note
Iowa City June 15 Fannie Frish a domestic at Globe hotel died by carbolic acid. She left a note asking to tell the kid goodbye. Believed to have been driven insane by a love affair. Her mother is in the county farm insane ward.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Fannie Frish
Globe Hotel
Indiana Building and Loan Fund secretary in debt
Shelbyville Indiana June 15 A L thei reports Gates Sexton secretary of the Equitable Building Loan Fund and Savings association is indebted to the association 202 since January 1893. Receipts from all sums total 429681 with 409 accounted for. Books kept so carelessly that status of several recounts cannot be determined.
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Indiana Building and Loan Ones Association
Big Sum
Shelbyville
Ind
A. L. Thei
Equitable Building Loan Fund and Savings Association
Gates Sexton
Sexton
Neil
Horse Trade Cost Position at Adbury Park
In Adbury Park New Jersey on June 15 a local church synod discussion led to Rev S Koster withdrawing an appeal after charges and relations were debated. Separately in London on June 11 King Oscar was named admiral of the British fleet while King Edward awarded the Garter to Crown Prince Gustave of Sweden and the Bath to Prince Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden.
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Windsor
Margaret of Connaught
Duke of Connaught
Gustavus Adolphus
Gustavus of
Sweden
Bdward
Adbury Park
Reformed Church Synod
S. Koster
Hull
General Synod
Edward
London
Oscar
Prince Gustave
Bauslin Elected President of Luther Synod Convention
Pittsburg June 15 Rev David H Bauslin DD of Wittenberg Theological Seminary Springfield Ohio was today elected president of the 42nd biennial convention of the general synod of the Evangelical Lutheran church of America.
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Pittsburg
David H. Bauslin
Wittenberg Theological Seminary
Springfield
Ohio
General Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
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