Full Dress Coronation Rehearsal Crowds London Crowns Events
Crowds fill London as a full dress coronation rehearsal proceeds at Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace. Royal processions, state receptions, and a Shakespearean ball highlight a busy day with foreign envoys, naval reviews at Spithead, and rain delaying decorations. The German cruiser Von Der Tann arrives as the fleet strengthens for the ceremonies.
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London
Eines Palace
Albert Ball
George
Queen Mary
Near
Far East
Westminster Abbey
von der Tann
Spithead
Delaware
West End
Cluts
Financial District
Stock Exchange
Bank of England
Buckingham Palace
Abbey
Empire
Weather Forecast and Astronomical Notes
Generally fair and warm tonight and Wednesday for Rock Inland Davenport and Molise with 7 am temp 73 and no precipitation. River level noted with a 4:08 reading and a .04 fall. astronomical notes cover sun sets and rises and Mars Jupiter events with moon rising late and satellites visible.
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Davenport
Molise
J. M. Sherier
Mars
Jupiter
Blood transfusion saves wife of U S Senator Lea
Washington June 20 Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee donated a quart of his blood at Georgetown hospital to aid wife Mrs Lea whose condition after an operation had grown dire. Surgeons said without the sacrifice she could have lived only a few hours. The operation revived her, though she remained very weak as doctors assess the outlook over the next days. The senator, weakened by the ordeal, lay in bed but hoped to leave his room soon.
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Washington
United States
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Georgetown Hospital
Lea
Senator Lea
Georgetown University Hospital
Lorimer
Lunacy case against millionaire Stilson Hutchins quashed
Justice Gould denies Mrs. Rose Hutchins lunacy petition and her request for a receiver of Stilson Hutchins estate valued at 3 million dollars. The Hutchins couple, once newsman Stilson Hutchins and his wife, are at Narragansett Pier Rhode Island as the matter stalls.
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Washington
Rose Keeling Hutchins
Stilson Hutchins
Justice Gould
Equity Court
Hutchins
Taft White House Silver Wedding Reception Ends
Washington reports the silver wedding celebration for President and Mrs. Taft concluded with a White House lawn reception. Electric lights, searchlights, and flags lit the grounds as thousands greeted the couple. Marine and engineer bands played while guests queued for handshakes and visited the many viewable rooms. Refreshments served for about 5,000 attendees.
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Washington
Treasury
Washington Monument
White House
Marine
Taft
Problem for Your Uncle in Newspaper Field
A brief note references a figure nicknamed Problem for Your Uncle, linked to the Dubuque Herald and mentioning ties to St. Louis Times and the Washington Post. The snippet underscores historical media influence and possible nepotism rumors without detailing events or dates.
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Dubuque (Iowa
Unionizing Dispatchers debated at railway men convention
Baltimore June 2 delegates from across the country attend the Train Dispatchers Association of America convention. A key topic is changing the group from benevolent to labor organization. Terre Haute editor William J. Ward, 67, hanged himself yesterday, according to reports.
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Baltimore
Terre Haute
Ind
William J. Ward
Indiana
Bribery Conspiracy Cases Dropped in Sangamon
Springfield June 20 The State's Attorney says convictions in Sangamon county bribery cases are unlikely and nolle presses the charges against Lee O'Neil Browne Robert Wilson Louis Hirsheimer Frank Trout for conspiracy to commit bribery related to fish legislation. Archibald Johnson's bribery and perjury case is also nolled.
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Springfield
Sangamon County
Burke
Nolle
Lee O'Neil Browne
Robert Wilson
Chicago
Louis Hirsheimer
Frank Trout
46Th General Assembly
Archibald Johnson
Reciprocity Fight Over Canadian Pulp Policy Draws Senate Clash
The senate debated the Root amendment to the reciprocity bill, tying Canadian export restrictions on pulp wood and paper to free admission, with Lodge supporting the amendment to avoid a Canada favored tariff edge and Williams warning it would block any free entry. Henry Hendricks, a former Philadelphia tailor, was shot and killed on an Atlantic City pier in front of hundreds.
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Washington
Senate
Root
Canada
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Lodge
United States
Germany
France
Williams
Missouri
Paper Trust
Kells
Atlantic City
Henry Hendricks
Philadelphia
Thousand Jewish families ordered from Kiev in eight days
Provincial authorities in Kiev published a list forcing about one thousand Jewish families to leave the city within eight days after an investigation. Those not practicing as pharmacists or assistants would lose the right of residence, while others named on the list were deemed not practicing.
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Kiev
Robs Y M C A Members Youth Convicted in Boston
Edward Brooks accused of robbing members of the Young Men's Christian Association in Minneapolis St Paul and other cities. He faces four years in the Massachusetts House of Correction after a Boston arrest reveals membership cards in 20 associations nationwide.
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Boston
Edward Brooks
Young Men’s Christian Association
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Middle West
Massachusetts House of Correction
Law setting textbook prices struck down by Supreme Court
Springfield Michigan reports the supreme court declared the law fixing prices for textbooks used in public schools unconstitutional. The court also ruled the forest preserve law constitutional.
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Springfield
Supreme Court
Water Level in Maine Cofferdam Drops Fifteen Feet
Havana reports cofferdam water around the wreck falls to 15 feet below sea level, the lowest point reached. Engineers plan to stay at this level for days to continue cleaning hull sections and exploring exposed areas, while recovery efforts for relics or bones pause.
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Havana
Peddlers Strike Turns Violent in Chicago Market
Peddlers protesting a noise ordinance began violent acts at Randolph Street Market. Wagons were overturned, produce scattered, and drivers not striking were driven from wagons as police arrested more than twenty.
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Chicago
Randolph Street
Melchor and wife injured in Rock Island derailment near McFarland
Vice President Melchor of the Rock Island road and his wife were in the special car derailed near McFarland this afternoon. Melchor was slightly hurt while Mrs. Melchor was seriously but not fatally injured. The incident was reported from Topeka Kansas. In Rogersville Tennessee a printing union formally dedicated its home for superannuates at Hale Springs.
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Topeka
Kas
Melchor
Rock Island Road
Rogersville
Tenn
Union of North America
Hale Springs
Here
Attorney for Crippen Faces Disbarment Inquiry
London readers learn that Arthur Newton, longtime counsel for Dr. Hawley H Crippen, has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Law Society committee. The division court was asked to act to strike Newton from the roll of solicitors.
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London
Arthur Newton
Hawley H. Crips
Bellemore
Law Society
Newton
McCormick Testifies As Senate Probes Lorimer Funds
Cyrus H. McCormick of International Harvester testifies about hearsay of a $100,000 Lorimer fund and says his knowledge is based on what others told him. He describes other states’ gambling-like funds and notes his company avoided contributing. The hearing aims to finish this session with further examinations including Lorimer.
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Washington
Senate
Lorimer
EU Cyrus H. McCormick
International Harvester Company
McCormick
Helm
Illinois Senate
Clarence 3. Funk
Harvester Company
Funk
Edward Hines
Congress
Viaita
Chicago
Springfield
Elbridge Hancey
Yates
Ilinois
Hines
William J. Hynes
Cyrus H. McCormick
Union League Club
Punk
Tilden
National Packing Company
Chicago Record-Herald
H. H. Kohlmaat
Kohlmaat
Dilingham
Kobleaat
Kobisant
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Robs Y. M. C. A
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M’cormick
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