Belgrade Senate backs 1888 constitution for king election
At a Belgrade conference, senators and deputies unanimously voted to restore the 1888 constitutional framework and elect Prince Peter Karageorgevitch king at Monday’s Skupshtina and Senate meeting. A deputation will inform Prince Peter of the decision, as crowds and officers gather in support of a monarchy.
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Belgrade
Great Assembly
Karageorgevitch
Skupshtina
Senate
Peter
National Assembly
Alexander
Servia
Peter Karageorgevitch
France
Switzerland
Peter Villromitch
Radical Party
Auccess
M. Harinkovitch
Velmiromiteh
Shooting at Havana Italian Consul Misses Head
In Havana the Italian consul Viagio Tornielli was seated when a young Italian sailor entered, asked to see the consul, drew a revolver and fired grazing the consul’s head. The sailor fled along the street chased by the consul. The assailant fired the pistol’s charges at pursuers and is believed to be named Bane.
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Havana
Viagio Tornielli
N- Bane
Steel Corporation Reports for 1902 Filed with Commerce Dept
United States Steel Corp filed through Secretary Cortelyou with the Bureau of Corporations a detailed financial report for 1902, including schedules. The voluminous document outlines its business and financial transactions for the year. It marks the first report of Pay Jarge filed with the new department.
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Washington
United States Steel Corporation
Cortelyou
Bureau’ of
Department of ‘Commerce
Crisia Continues in Italy Amid Cabinet Crisis
ROME The political crisis persists as former Premier Zanardelli cannot reach the Quirinal to see the king due to sickness. He rose in the morning but must return to bed delaying crisis resolution. If Zanardelli refuses to form a cabinet the king may summon former minister Giolitti.
Grandfather of Baby McKee Dies After Long Illness
In Indianapolis Indiana R S McKee president of the wholesale shoe firm McKee and Co died after a long illness. He was the grandfather of the child known as Baby McKee.
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Baby McKee
Indianapolis
Ind
R. S. McKee
McKee & Co
McKee
Harrison
Kansas Harvest Hands Rates Set by Railroads
TOPEKA Kansas railroads announced cheap harvest hand transport rates from June 25 to July 10. A one third fare will apply for groups of five or more to any Kansas point. Despite floods, a large harvest labor force is needed from other states to meet demand.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kas
Servia Not Ready for Advanced Republic Says Editorial
Belgrade Narodni Listy argues Servia is not ready for a republic as the army resists such a shift. It notes Servia has had only two ruling dynasties and after the Obrenovitchs are gone there is little choice but the Karageorgevitch line. Foreign minister Kallevitch says Servian agents abroad were told by London Paris and Vienna that these powers will not intervene if public order endures.
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Servia
Belgrade
Narodni Listy
Obrenovitches
Kurageor Geovitches
Ljubomir Kallevi
American Killed by Turks in Odessa
United States Consul Heenan reports Quarekin B. Chitjian an American born in Harpoot 1863 killed in Odessa by Turks. He lived in Worcester Mass naturalized and ordained as a clergyman then returned to Europe last September. Russian authorities are expected to mete out justice.
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Washington
United States
Heenan
Odessa
Russia
State Department
Quarekin B. Chitjian
Chitjian
Harpoot
Turkey
Worcester
Mass
Europe
Sultan Trembles at Belgrade Massacre Fallout
Constantinople reports the Belgrade massacre tumult leaves the sultan unable to hear newspaper details. He allows only talk of the death of the king and queen of Serbia and bans the word assassination. King Charles of Roumania, honorary colonel of the Servian regiment, severs ties with the unit over the atrocity.
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Constantinople
Belgrade
Yildiz
Servia
Charles of
Appoints a New York Man to Civil Service Post
Washington DC Alvord Cooley of Westchester NY has been appointed civil service commissioner by President Roosevelt to succeed James R Garfield as commissioner of corporations. Senator Platt of New York met the president for luncheon and after a long talk announced the appointment, though he did not indicate it was his selection. The decision was reportedly made some time ago and was accepted by Senator Platt.
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Washington, DC
Alvord Cooley
Westchester
Roosevelt
James R. Garfield
Platt
New York
White House
Cooley
Canadian Pacific Absorbs Navigation Company Assets
Tacoma report notes Canadian Pacific rail line has absorbed the Canadian Pacific Navigation company based in Vancouver. It now controls fourteen steamers operating between Victoria Skagway and other points. Alaska tariff remains unchanged for now but officials anticipate CP rivaling local lines as business grows.
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Tacoma
Wesh
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Canadian Pacific Navigation Company
Vancouver
Victoria
Skagway
Alaska
Ines
Cholera In Philippines Increases Since Rainy Season
Washington reports a sharp rise in cholera cases in the Philippine Islands since the rainy season began. Most cases are in Manta with rapid spread down Tuzon coast. about half of Manila cases appear among crews of launches and other small craft.
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Philippines
Washington, D. C
New Trial for Tennessee Claflin in London Appeal
The appeal court granted Lady Cook formerly Miss Tennessee Claflin of New York a retrial of the charge brought by J H Wallace her former private secretary who was awarded a verdict of 2750 dollars on plea of nil
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Tennessee Claflin
London
Lady Cook
Tennesse Claflin
New York
J. H. Wallace
Nbel
Dewey Ranch case moves to preliminary hearing
In Topeka Kansas Governor Bailey requests attorney general aid for prosecuting the Deweys. Attorney General Coleman offers to attend the preliminary hearing on Wednesday as the Deweys mount a strong legal defense.
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Dewey Ranch
Topeka
Kan
Hotchkiss
Cheyenne County
Bailey
Coleman
A King Is Slain as Servia Proclaims a New King
Belgrade reports a military conspiracy assassinates King Alexander and Queen Draga, along with close aides. Prince Peter Karageorgevitch is proclaimed king by the army, with parliament to meet June 15. The uprising ends the Obrenovitch rule after two months of royal tension.
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Servia
Belgrade
Alexander
Draga
Markovitch
Decamp
Peter Karageorgeevitch
Obrenovitch
Shebatz
Obrenovitch House
Alexander Karageorgeovitch
Peter Karageorgeovitch
Michael
Skuptschina
Special Session Expected To Pass Flood Relief Bills In Kansas
TOPEKA Kansas expects a special session to pass flood relief measures. Twenty five legislators replied they could serve unpaid. About $60,000 remains in the flood relief fund, enough to help North Topeka start anew in about three weeks if contributions continue.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Pasa
North Topeka
Government Wins Second Class Mail Matter Case
The Court of Appeals in Washington reversed a lower court ruling in favor of the government in the postmaster general versus Houghton Mifflin & Co. The decision involves admitting certain publications to second class mail status.
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Washington, Dd, C
Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Postmaster General
Houghton, Mifflin & Co
Five Troops of Regulars Ordered to Morenci
General Baldwin in Colorado telegraphed the War Department that he ordered three troops of the Fourteenth cavalry from Fort Grant and two from Hua chulca to Morenci. He asked if he could send troops from other posts without departmental reference. Acting Adjutant General Hall telegraphed that he has the required authority.
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Washington
Baldwin
Department of Colorado
War Department
Fourteenth Cavalry
Fort Grant
Huachulca
Morenci
Hall
East St. Louis Flood Describes the Sudden Break
Thomas Middleton, in charge of a flood-control crew, recalls the 11:40 break when water surged over the embankment. A laborer named C. D. Sherwood drowned as sections collapsed and a twenty five foot wide torrent swept through. The disaster claimed many lives, including asleep residents, amid frantic warnings.
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ST. Louis
Thomas Middleton
C. D. Sherwood
Last of Obrenovich Dynasty Ends in Belgrade
A Belgrade telegram reports the Obrenovich dynasty ended in the early hours after the murder anniversary of Prince Michael. Troops encamp near the palace of the pretender king, Belgrade streets crowded since 3 AM. The prince, born 1846, wed in 1883 to Princess Zerla of Montenegro. she died in 1890.
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Prince Michael
Cologne
Belgrade
Obrenovich
Topschlider
Vince Michael
Zerla
Nicholas
Montenegro
Live Stock Market Reports From South Omaha And Kansas City
The cattle market shows a heavier run with packers trimming some of the prior advance. Beef steer sales were not brisk, with steady prices overall and a dime lower on lower quality lots. Hog prices opened a nickel lower, with active trading as packers sought ample hogs. early sales mostly 6.00 to 6.05 and bulk 5.97 to 6.04, near 6.10 for top loads. Sheep quotations list various values for lambs, yearlings, wethers, and ewes across grades, with feeders priced separately.
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Chicago
Prizes Awarded at Yale in Divinity and Math
Yale announced Friday prize winners across departments. Foge scholarships went to George Dewitt Castor and Harold Bruce Huntington in the divinity school, Allis scholarships to Judson Lewis Cross, Ernest Frank McGregor, Albert Wentworth Palmer, and David Edward Thomas. Large mathematical prizes were awarded to James Harald Wallis and John Elbridge Brentley.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Foge
George Dewitt Castor
Kansas City
Harold Bruce Huntington
Berea
Allis
Judson Lewis Cross
York
Neb
Ernest Frank McGregor
St. Paul Minn
Albert Wentworth Palmer
Los Angeles
Cal
David Edward Thomas
Dawson
James Harald
Turreted warship tests kill sheep in trial run
Cherbourg reports the naval commission condemned superimposed turrets after trials on the battleship Henry IV. Four sheep were placed in the lower turret to simulate gunners while upper turret firing occurred. Ten shots were fired and three sheep died. the remaining animal fled to the captain's cabin.
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Cherbourg
France
Naval Commission
Mountain landslide shuts rail line in Western North Carolina
A massive rock and earth slide at midday between Spartanburg and Asheville filled a major railroad cut near Tyron at the foot of Saluday mountains, blocking all southbound traffic. The line had just resumed service after washouts in Spartanburg county last week.
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Spartanburg
Asheville
North Carolina
Tyron
N. C
Saluday Mountains
Quarrel Over Woman Ends in Death in Deadwood
Edward Wilson of Spearfish was fatally shot in Deadwood after a quarrel over a woman. D Bennett of Spearfish is jailed for murder. Bennett claims Wilson killed himself after the altercation, saying he grabbed the revolver when Wilson tried to shoot him. Neighbors separated them as Wilson retreated inside, then Bennett says Wilson shot himself. Wilson died from the wound. Bennett had threatening remarks prior to the incident.
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Deadwood
Edward Wilson
Spearfish
D. Bennett
Bennett
Wilson
King's Mother Prostrated Over King's Murder in Versailles
Paris reports former Servian Queen Natalie, aged 80, overwhelmed by the murder of her son King Alexander. She cannot leave her Versailles apartment, kept isolated by intimate friends. Her nephew says she plans no public statement amid the Serbian crisis.
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Paris
Natalie
Servia
Alexander
Versailles
Friggins
Thes Mill Temain
Verpailen
Odessa Jews Not Fearful Per New Police Prefect
General Arsfi eff, the new police prefect of Odessa, told a rabbis’ deputation that Jews in Odessa may pursue their avocations without fearing anti Semite outbreaks. The remark came as tensions in the port city were watched closely by international observers.
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Odessa
ST. Petersburg
Arsfieff
Jessie Morrison Hears Her Doom In Belief Of Sentence
In Eldorado Kansas Jessie Morrison learns the supreme court orders a twenty five year penitentiary term for the murder of rival Clara Wiley Castle. Morrison is too ill to be moved and the sheriff’s orders to transport her are deferred as she may remain at home briefly.
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Jessie Morrison
Eldorado
Kan
Supreme Court
Clara Wiley Castle
Miss Morrison
Wheat crop damage from flood not as bad as first feared
TOPera Kansas official reports that the injury to the Kansas wheat crop from the flood is less serious than initial reports suggested. Some counties show improvement and say many men will be needed to assist in harvest as conditions improve.
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Topera
Kan
Gerow
Kansas
More Funds Are Needed To Shelter Topeka Refugees
Topeka Kansas report notes hundreds of houses in North Topeka remain uninhabitable. Work will be started on a ten city project to shelter the refugees, with funds required to begin construction.
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Topeka
Kan
Reception to Genera Grant in Brooklyn Honors Grant Family
In New York United States Grant Post 252 Brooklyn hosted a Friday night reception for Gen Frederick D Grant and his wife. General Grant offered a brief address recalling Civil War memories. A sword and belt were presented to Ulysses S Grant III, son of General Grant, who graduated from West Point on Thursday.
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New York
Frederick D. Grant
Brooklyn
Monument Proposed for Rye Road Builder Joseph Park
In Rye New York several wealthy residents pledge to honor Joseph Park with a public monument for his gift of thirty miles of macadamized roads donated to the town at no cost.
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Joseph Park
Rye
Greatly Reduced Ratos Via Wabash Rail
Wabash Railroad advertises low round trip fares to Atlanta Detroit Baltimore Boston and Saratoga with long limits and stopovers. Promotions list dates and prices for cities like Indianapolis St Louis Boston Detroit and more. Tickets usable on steamers between Detroit and Buffalo. folders and information available from Harry K Moores Ga A P D Omaha Neb.
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Wabash Railroad
Wabash Railround
Atlanta
Indianapolis
Ind
St. Louis
Boston
Masa
Maas
Saratoga
Detroit
Mich
Baltimore
Buffalo
Harry K. Moores
Omaha, Neb
Inspiration Perspiration and Desperation Drive Achievement
A reflection on how steady effort and urgent grit unite to fuel success. The saying emphasizes motivation, hard work, and persistence as key drivers behind notable outcomes. It suggests that balanced energy sustains progress toward goals.
Advertising Claim Says Cure in One Day
An ad promotes a cold cure claiming one day effectiveness with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. It promises a refund if the remedy fails. The number 352 appears, and a quip about discussing affinities notes a finish to a sentence.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders and window safety note
Thie WII Interest Mothers describes Mother Gray, a nurse at a Children's Home in New York, selling powders claimed to cure fevers and teething issues and destroy worms. Also mentions sample offer and an address in Le Roy, NY. A short note asks if car windows provide protection, suggesting passengers look out for themselves.
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Mother Gray
New York
LeRoy
When You Say Starch Buy Defiance and Save
A short sales prompt touts Defiance starch with an offer for 16 oz. at a bargain price. The copy suggests reuse and seasonal timing, noting disappointment at last summer's suit as a relatable hook.
Ball Blue Brand Ball Blog 2 oz Ounce Package Sale
The notice advertises a small blue ball brand product, a 2 oz package priced at five cents. It also warns readers about a deadbeat who allegedly comes to life.
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Red Cross
Italian Band in the Navy at Brooklyn Yard
Rear Admiral Rodgers criticizes the Washington sent band at the Brooklyn navy yard. The ensemble is entirely Italian with no English speakers. Repeated marching errors and poor playing mark the sessions while low navy band pay drives American musicians away, urging recruitment from Europe.
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Rodgers
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Washington
Navy
Knox Obeys Orders After Golf Game Cigar Incident
Attorney General Knox, known for a fast horse and golf, invites a newspaper correspondent to a club afternoon. They ride to the course behind his team. Lapses occur as cigars are smoked when Knox forgot to bring his own, later declaring no tobacco violation of physician’s orders.
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Knox
Links
A Maryland Wonder and Dodd's Kidney Pills Hype
Upper Cross Roads Maryland June 15 local notice extols Dodd's Kidney Pills as a historical medical sensation. It claims cures for rheumatism lumbago backache female troubles nervous diseases dropsy diabetes and Bright's disease with testimonials including Mrs John Cooney praising the remedy as the best for kidney trouble and weak back.
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Maryland
Upper Cross Roads
Dodd
Bright
John Cooney
Cooney
A New Broom and Flowers After the Wedding
A light social note suggests that a groom’s new habits may not guarantee lasting affection, and gifts from a lover may not reflect true devotion after marriage. The playful remark contrasts fresh starts with unpredictable affections.
Defiance Starch Ad Claims Superior Value
An old advertisement extols Defiance Starch as a must for every household, boasting it costs 10 cents for four ounces more than competing brands and implying superior performance. The fragment ends with garbled wording about knowledge and a chaotic sales pitch.
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Scouts
Repubsigc
King Alexander
East ST. Louis
South Omaha
Omaha
Nebraska
Fic
Asheville, N. C
Dait
Grant
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