Slocum Disaster Death Toll and Rescue Efforts Grow
Reports from New York detail divers recovering 568 bodies after the Slocum disaster, with 230 still missing and 111 funerals held. Investigations by Cortelyou and local officials proceed as officials account for victims, including 273 children, 243 women, and 25 men, while relief funds rise.
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New York
Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Sober
Attorn Jerome
Cdfice
Schaick
St. Mark's Church
Ill Chief Engineer Conklin recalls Slocum disaster
Catskill resident and former General Slocum chief engineer B F Conklin, recovering at home, recounts his actions during the 1904 ship fire. He describes ordering pumps and the first mate to evacuate the boiler room, noting water failed to stop the blaze as alarms sounded and crew reacted.
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B. F. Conklin
Slocum
Catskill
Everett Braredow
One Hundred and Thirty-eighth Street
Conklin
Bradan
Iowa Boy Shot In Ambush Near Kingston Des Moines
Des Moines report details the killing of 14 year old Harry Allen near Kingston by a man in ambush while he walked home from plowing. Police suspect a stranger seen in the area may have had possible information the boy possessed.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harry Allen
Kingston
Forty teen boy blocks telegraph office with coal siege
Chicago June 18 A 14 year old, Frank Lauer, after a discharge by the American District Telegraph, barricaded the office at 122 La Salle by sitting on coal, guarding the entrance with coal in hand. Police from Central station removed him. He will face juvenile court Judge Tuthill. He said he would punish anyone who entered the office.
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Chicago
Frank Lauer
American District Telegraph Company
la Salle Street
Central Station
Tuthill
Lauer
Judge Day Assigned to Alaska Investigation
Washington June 1. Attorney General Knox learns United States District Attorney Young cannot accept as special assistant attorney general to probe Alaska judiciary scandals. Judge William A. Day is designated. Day will depart for Alaska about the 25th of the month.
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Washington
Knox
United States
Young
Pennsylvania
Alas
William A. Day
Judge Day
Alaska
Legion of Honor Cross for Ambassador Porter
Paris June 1 President Loubet conferred the grand cross of the Legion of Honor on American ambassador Gen Porter. It is the first time the honor has ever been offered to an American representative.
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Paris
Loubet
Porter
Legion of Honor
America
Escape on a burning steamer ends in tragedy
Eyewitness describes a sudden blaze on the steamer with passengers rushing to the stern as the ship powers forward. Fire spreads rapidly adding to chaos while crew battle the blaze and women and children leap overboard, many drowning amid burning clothing and panic.
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Uut
Bames
Sought Relief in Death in St Louis Suicide
Mrs Florence Barney, 27, afflicted with a nervous complaint she believed relief would not come, shot herself in her home in St Louis. She was the wife of William Lee Barney. her body will be sent to Chicago where the couple recently resided.
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St. Louis
Florence Barney
William Lee Barne
Chicago
Chemist Says Radium Cost to Drop Dramatically
Dr George F Lee of Philadelphia announces a method to produce radium lowering its price from 16 million dollars per pound to five hundred thousand dollars per pound by June 18.
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Philadelphia
George F. Lee
Russia Mourns As Finland Governor General Is Slain
St Petersburg reports the death of Gen Bobrikoff governor general of Finland after being shot by Schaumann in the Helsinki senate. Linden, vice president of the senate, witnessed the shooting and described how Bobrikoff, unwounded at first, was struck in the neck and died after collapsing on the steps. The assassin killed himself after the crime. Authorities search the killer’s circle and question relatives.
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St. Petersburg
Warsaw
Bobrikoff
Helsingfors
Finland
Luli
Chaumanun
Bobrikof
Schaumann
Senate
Linden
Mobrikoff
Committee of Justice
Murzle
Kobrikoff
Educated Women Defend University Education in Woes Congress
Berlin reports on the Woes congress where representatives from several nations discussed women’s university studies. Bryn Mawr College president Miss Kearney Thomas argued that university education does not ruin women’s health or marriage prospects and that educated women have larger families. She urged full support for unrestricted co education.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Denmark
Kearney Thomas
Bryn Mawr College
Thomas
Fire Nearly Destroys Altura Minnesota Village
A June 18 blaze in Altura near Winona, Minnesota gutted the E. F. Simon implement warehouse and swept through the general stores of E. F. Simeon and E. F. Cadwell. The W. W. Cargill elevator and Great Western station with four loaded freight cars were burned, totaling an estimated loss of 40 000 to 50 000 dollars and partly insured.
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Winona
Minn
Altura
Chicago Great Western
E. F. Simon
E. F. Simeon
E. F. Cadwell
W. W. Cargill Company
Great Western Station
Derby Day at Washington Park English Lad Favored
Chicago June 18 Conditions favor fast track and big crowd for the 17th American derby at Washington Park. English Lad is the favorite at 9 to 5 with a field including Moharib Highball Fort Hunter Rapid Water Bill Curtis Elwood Proceeds Woodson Brand New Proof Reader Rainland Merry Pioneer Copper Gus Strauss Voilney and other probable starters.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Moharib
Highball
Fort Hunter
Rapid Water
Bill Curtis
Elwood
Proceeds
Woodson
Brand New
Proof Reader
Rainland
Merry Pioneer
Copper
Gus Strauss
Voilney
Estimate Raised to Hundred Lives in Cuban Flood
Santiago de Cuba reports fourteen inches of rain in five hours caused a devastating flood linked to a hurricane. More than a hundred deaths, with sixty in El Cobre where the village was washed away. Bridges and railroad lines damaged. Moron relief train wreck killed two workers. passengers safe.
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Santiago de Cuba
el Cobre
Dalquari
el Caney
Shaw Expects World’s Fair to Pay Out
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw visited the world’s fair and told reporters he was satisfied with the financial outlook. He noted that the first government loan payment was larger than expected, indicating strong prospects for the fair’s success.
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St. Louis
Shaw
Yates Group Targets Lead Over Senator Cullom
Chicago June 18. The Mindis delegation to the national convention will meet in Chicago Monday to elect a chairman and perfect organization. Yates and Deheen workers are laboring to assemble enough votes to defeat Cullom and place Yates at the head of Illinois delegation.
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Chicago
Mlindis
Senator Cullom
Yates-Deheen
Yates
Illinois
Senator Fairbanks Keeps Silent On Vice Presidency
Chicago June 11 United States Senator Fairbanks of Indiana arrived with his vice presidential boom concealed about his person He said I know nothing about my alleged candidacy Then he declined to answer and walked away in search of breakfast A farm accident near Delta killed Samuel Bowen instantly when a belated charge exploded as he examined stumps on his property
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Chicago
United States
Fairbanks
Indiana
Auditorium Annex
Sigourney. la
Samuel Bowen
Delta
La Follette Loss Deepens Republican Conservatism Rift
Chicago June 18 The Republican National Committee seated four Wisconsin delegates at large led by Senator Spooner, defeating Gov La Follette's contesting delegation. The unanimous decision keeps anti La Follette faction in control. La Follette plans appeals to credentials committee and possibly the convention floor. Meanwhile New York reports retrenchment as industry slows and failures total 257 in the week with $4.15 million in June liabilities across sectors.
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Chicago
Republican, National Committee
Wisconsin
John C. Spooner
Robert M. la Follette
Spooner
Joseph V. Quarles
J. W. Babcock
Emil Baensch
la Follette
Badger
New York
R. G. Dan & Co
Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Youngest Enlistee at 13 Highlighted in Michigan Encampment
Hillis of this city is celebrated as possibly the war era's youngest active serviceman after enlisting in Toledo under Provost Marshal Kent. Veterans parade drew attention to three soldier politicians, with Major George H. Hopkins elected commander and officers named: Cornwell of Battle Creek as senior vice commander, Wilson of Jackson as junior vice commander, Rev. Putnam of Lansing as chaplain, and Dr. Root of Mason as medical director.
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Mich
C. FE
Hillis
Toledo
Kent
Russell A. Risks
Washington Gardner
Detroit
Ife
Gardner
George H. Hopkins
Johin J. Cornwell
Battle Creek
D. Wilson
Jackson
William Putnam
Lansing
W. W. Root
Mason
Two Non-Union Men Die From Cleveland Riot
A clash between union and non union iron workers on the Superior street viaduct leaves Edward Tambh of Dayton and David Jennings of this city fatally wounded. A crowd of about twenty union men attacked six new unionists at the Rockefeller building. Jennings and Lamb were among the injured. Police have made several arrests.
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Cleveland
Jone US
Superior Street
Edward Tambh
Dayton
David Jennings
Rockefeller
Jennings
Lamb
Missing Seelyville boy sighting prompts Noblesville pursuit
Indianapolis June 18 City Marshal Tucker reports two men with a small boy matching Richard Byers description were seen driving from Hamilton county toward Indianapolis. He and a friend chased them tracing the wagon to Illinois street before losing it.
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Indianapolis
Tucker
Noblesville
Hamilton County
Richard Byers
Seelyville
Illinois Street
Robbers Take 65000 From Northern Pacific Express
Butte dispatch reports the North Coast Limited near Bearmouth robbed of 65000 by 7 or 8 men. Two rode the train, forcing engineer and fireman to stop. Raiders, possibly from the Dutch Toor gang, fled into the woods after taking the loot. An engineer was previously believed killed but this time survived.
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Theem
Pardon Petition for Hinshaw to Be Heard Next Week
The Indiana board of pardons will review the Hinshaw pardon petition on a meeting date near Tuesday week. Hinshaw, a life prisoner for his wife’s murder in Hendricks county, previously received a sixty day parole from Governor Durbin to visit his ill mother. Additional pardon petitions are expected to be considered.
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State Board of Pardons
Tadianapolis
William E. Hinshaw
Hendricks County
Board of Pardons
Jairdon
Minshaw
Hinshaw
Durbin
L. G. Riggin
Battles and casualties rise in Far East naval clash reports
Dispatches from London and Tokio detail General Kuropatkin taking command near Port Arthur and Kuroki's forces clashing near Pashichao. Reports cite 1100 wounded at Fangon and about 2000 Russian losses, with 509 Sade and Hitachi survivors arriving in port and Sado’s fate unresolved.
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London
Dhce
Daily
Cireulele
Yio Show
Kuropatkin
Port Arthur
Nagasaki
Trims
Sado
Island
Nagasiki
Beavers Seeks Habeas Corpus to Beat Transfer to Washington
New York on June 18 W Beavers a former postoffice official under indictment in Washington for bribery appeared before Judge Thomas in Brooklyn. The writ of habeas corpus was sought to block removal to Washington for trial on similar charges. Judge Thomas reserved his decision.
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New York
W. Beavers
Postoffice
King’s County
Thomas
United States District Court
Brooklyn
Washington
Mother saves children from burning home
In Eureka a fire destroyed the Moody residence. Mrs. Moody, asleep with her three boys in an upper room, lowered each child to safety with sheets, then tied sheets to the bed and escaped to the ground herself.
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Eureka
Robert Moody
President Attends Roosevelt Relatives Wedding
In Hyde Park on June 14 the President and Mrs Roosevelt were guests of honor at the wedding of Miss Helen Roosevelt, cousin of the president, and Theodore Douglas Robinson, his nephew.
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Hyde Park
Roosevelt
Helen Roosevelt
Theodore Douglas Robinson
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