Thousands Guard Roosevelt in Big Homecoming Parade
New York on June 17 reports heavy security for Theodore Roosevelt as he returns home tomorrow. About 4,500 police will guard the land parade with 2,000 Spanish War veterans joining the Roosevelt rough riders, totaling over 6,000 officers and soldiers. A naval flotilla led by Rear Admiral Leutze will precede the parade, followed by a 21 gun salute from the battleship South Carolina. Roosevelt will transfer to the Androscoggin with a second salute, then a two minute chorus of whistles before the Battery welcome and land parade. Delegations arrive from Los Angeles, Santa Fe, Little Rock and many cities. Governors Hughes and Gilchrist send representatives, with Booker T. Washington expected on the grandstand.
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Albert W. Gilchrist
Florida
Frank Q. Brown
Gover Brown
Weather Outlook and Astronomical Notes
Generally fair and warm with no precipitation. Temperatures 71 at 7 a.m., up to 88 maximum, 68 minimum in 12 hours. wind five mph. Mississippi stages slowly fall from Dubuque to Muscatine. Mercury visible at noon. moon at apogee. sun south at noon. moon sets 1:51 a.m. eastern time.
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Muscatine
J. M. Sherier
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Mercury
Browne Bribery Case Ties to Lorimer Vote
Chicago June 17 direct evidence in the Browne bribery case may close tonight as Representative Beckemeyer admits receiving sums linked to legislative vote buying for Senator Lorimer. Testimony by three witnesses strengthens the state case.
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Chicago
Lee O'Neil Browne
Lorimer
Beckemeyer
Return Money to Investors Returns in United Wireless Case
Cincinnati residents report receiving repayments of about $45,000 invested in United Wireless Telegraph after government arrests of officers for misusing the mails. The federal grand jury in New York also is examining an alleged swindle involving up to 20 million dollars.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Rompkins
Badl
Federal Grand Jury
United Wireless Telegraph Company
William W. Tompkins
Lake Mahopac
Christopher C. Wilson
Samuel C. Bogart
United Wireless Company
United States
Shields
Tompkins
Colonel Wilson
Bogart
Post Office
Wilson
Abraham White
American DeForest Wireless Company
United Wireless
United States District Attorney’s Office
Mayer
Post Office Department
White
United
Senate approves Arizona New Mexico statehood bill
Washington June 17 Congress actions show the Senate passed the statehood bill for Arizona and New Mexico with a unanimous 65 vote. A railroad conference report was postponed to today. Minor public building bills were also approved. In the House debate over the deficiency bill concluded, with Mr Humphrey denouncing combinations by steamship lines and named firms receiving favored rates.
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New Mexico
HOUSE
Humphrey
United States
Standard Oil Company
The
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Harvester Combine
Taft
Hamilton
Committee On
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White House
House Postal Savings Bank
House Pays and Means
Committee of Conference
Newlands
Commerce Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Reform rule aims to end smothered bills in committees
Washington June 17 The house rules committee votes to report a reform rule to prevent legislation from being smothered in committee, signaling another House clash this session over procedure and reform efforts led by Democrats and opponents.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Lorimer Vote Bribery Case Features Link Testimony
Representative Link testified he voted for Lorimer due to his stance on the deep waterway project and was later paid $1,000 by Browne in St. Louis after being urged by the state’s attorney. He claimed threats and a demand for confession from Wayman, with detectives present and his family allegedly held over him. The day closed with the court overruling 14 defense objections in Browne senatorial bribery proceedings.
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Link
Browne
Southern
St. Louis
Wayman
Mollie van Dever
East St. Louis
Representative White
White
Chicago
Myers
Beckemeyer
Lee O'Neil Browne
McSurely
H. J. C. Beckemeyer
Carlisle
Hungarian Storm Kills Near 100 in Transylvanian Border County
Budapest reports a cloudburst in Krasso-Szoreny county near Transylvania and Roumania. Nearly 100 persons are dead with many villages annihilated. Lugos is the county capital. Destruction of bridges cut communications and survivors risk starvation and exposure until aid can arrive.
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Krasso-Szoreny
Hungary
Transylvania
Roumania
Servia
Lugos
Regulars and Reformers Seek House Rule Accord
Chairman Dalzell and regular Republican members of the committee work with reformers to craft a rule that achieves the end desired and gains house acceptance. Regulars show willingness to join reformers, signaling the rule will be adjusted before adjournment, with Cannon, Payne, Dalzell and Smith of Iowa in frequent talks over the title.
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Cannon
Payne
Smith
Iowa
Pack the Jury Controversy Rocks Springfield Jury List
Springfield June 17. Supervisors charge an attempt to pack the Sangamon county petit jury list for Lorimer interests and the greater Springfield park board. M J Caughan supplied the list. names not on the original list and park board employees appeared among those summoned. The incident delays approval pending grand jury probe, stirring a sensational dispute over jurors for park board cases and indictments of legislators.
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Sangamon County Petit Jury
Lorimer
Greater
Springfield” Park Board
Springfield Park Board
Sangamon County Grand Jury
County Board of Supervisors
M. J. Caughan
Capitol Township
Park Board
Stiff Knee Now Epidemic In German Troops
Potsdam June 17 Emperor William remains at the new palace with a troublesome right knee while receiving visitors. Doctors say a tendon inflammation from overexertion during cavalry maneuvers is following its normal course. Officials note a dozen troopers are suffering inflamed limbs for the same reason to quell public anxiety.
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Potsdam
Emperor William
New Palace
Doeberiz
Peace Move in South Failure
Lima Peru June 17 rumor says mediation between Peru and Ecuador failed due to Ecuador’s peace negotiation conditions. Washington June 17 reports from Quito and Lima show no interruption in the mutual disarmament program. both sides are reportedly living up to the agreement.
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Peru
Ecuador
Washington
State Department
Quito
Labor Bill Favored Near End of Session
Washington June 17 the house committee on labor reported favorably a bill creating a department of labor with a seat in the president's cabinet. The bill endorsed by most labor unions and industrial groups seeks swift passage before adjournment.
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Washington
House Committee On Labor
Department of Labor
House
Bomb Explodes Among Soldiers Near Gordzisk Station
At Gordzisk station on the Vienna railroad a bomb exploded among a squad of gendarmes. One gendarme was killed, four mortally wounded, and their chief slightly injured. The bomb thrower was arrested.
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Russian
Poland
Gordzisk
Vienna
Heat Overcomes Many As Chicago Endures Record Day
Chicago faced extreme heat with prostrations reported citywide. The weather bureau noted 84 degrees and rising by noon, while street thermometers measured as high as 92 degrees creating a harsh day for residents.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Bishop Bonomelli backs unity of faith at missionary conference
In Edinburgh on June 7 at the world missionary conference a letter from Monsignor Bono melli, bishop of Cremona, Italy, was read and a commission report on education in relation to Christianizing national life was presented. Bonomelli endorses unity of faith and religious practice.
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Scotland
Monsignor
Bonomelli
Cremona
Italy
No More Time for Hyde Slay er to Prison
Kansas City June 17 Prosecuting Attorney Conkling opposed further continuance of the hearing on the motion for a new trial for Hyde convicted in the murder of Colonel Thomas H Swope. Eliott W Major Missouri attorney general is in town but will not participate. Good crops help West New York dispatches from Dun s Review note quiet eastern distributions and strong western crop prospects for fall commitments.
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Col. Swope
Kansas City
Conkling
Mr. Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Eliott W. Major
Missouri
New York
Dun
Indemnities Ban Sparks Trader Notice in Chicago
Chicago June 17 formal notice served on board of trade members by John J Hill bucket shop committee chairman warns that trading in indemnities or privileges will not be tolerated and court aid may be sought. Half a dozen prominent firms notify customers to abandon this practice with more expected to follow.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
John J. Hill
Chaiman
Bucket Shop Committee
Committee to Act on Lorimer Bribe Charges
Washington reporters say a Senate Privileges and Elections Committee meeting is set for tomorrow to consider bribery charges tied to Senator Lorimer’s election. A resolution proposing an investigation is expected to be reported.
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Lorimer
Washington
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Goldfield to Host Jeffries Johnson Fight on July 4
San Francisco reports promoter Tex Rickard announced the Jeffries Johnson bout will be held in Goldfield Nevada on July 4 with a $120000 guarantee from Morris Sullivan. Governor Gillett orders two militia companies to stand by to block the Langford Kauffman fight, as promoters hint the bout may move to Reno if blocked. Richrd Jeffries trains coolly and says the fight will occur, possibly in Reno if San Francisco is not workable. Hicks, Little, and Delahey update Johnson’s camp as divers search Como for a missing spouse.
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Associated Press
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Goldfield
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Jeffries Johnson
Sullivan
Nevada City
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Lauck
Mill- Wa
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Ben Lomond
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Reno
Tex Rickard
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