Moro Government Bill Enacted For Philippine Province
Manila June 9 The Philippine commission passes a bill for governing the Moros making the Moro province an autonomous colony under Philippine control. An appointive council will draft local laws while the commission may amend or annul. Five districts Sulu Zamboanga Lanao Cotabato and Davo are named.
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Manila
Philippine Commission
Taft
Davis
Moro
Philippines
Sulu
Zamboanga
Lanao
Cotabato
Davo
Leonard Wood
Cambridge vs Philadelphia at lunch with 242 for 5
Cambridge innings reached 242 for 5 at lunch in a cricket match against Philadelphia. Key players not specified. The report notes the current score and stage of play without detailing outcomes or subsequent events.
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London
Cambridge
Philadelphia
Free Trade Fight In British Parliament Heats Up
London June 9 The first serious preliminary in the free trade protection fight fills the House of Commons seats as the government faces pressure from Liberal and Irish votes. Ministers gather, Gerald Balfour is ill, Chaplain campaigns to amend the budget to remove grain tax. Redmond signals nationalist support for the government. Campbell-Bannerman backs Ritchie grain tax relief. The scene centers on a pivotal budget clash and party lines.
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London
House of Commons
Gerald Balfour
Board of Trade
Henry Chaplain
M. P
Board of the Agriculture and Malcontent Unionists
Westminster
Chaplain
Balfour
John Redmond
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Ritchie
Sacramento arrest warrants cite child stealing case
Warrants were issued in Sacramento for Joseph J. Schaefer assistant postmaster at Oakland and two John Does charged with stealing a child. Bail set at 3000 each. Schaefer allegedly stole his 12 year old daughter driving away in a carriage. Police in Oakland asked to locate Paul Schaffer, a related suspect, who was on vacation from his Oakland post office duties.
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Sacramento
Joseph J. Schaefer
Oakland
John Does
John Doe
H. Winters
Joseph Schaefer
Schaefer
Paul Schaffer
Chaffer
WCTU convention predicts victory over liquor traffic
In Geneva today June 9 at the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union session presiding officer Mrs Lillian M N Stevens of Portland Maine read Lady Henry Somersets presidential address forecasting a complete victory over the liquor traffic as the eventual outcome of the union's fight.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Convention of the
World’s Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Portland
Henry Somerset
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Mother's week sale on boys and girls clothing and shoes
Advertises a Mother's week sale featuring indigo blue and red percale waists, light and dark colored blouses, crash and chambray pants, sailor suits, khaki knee pants, Russian outfits, and various kids shoes. Also lists children's undergarments, hose, hats, rompers, and size ranges with special prices. Includes emphasis on limited-time bargains and prompt attention.
Roosevelt Presses Toward Canal Break with Colombia
Washington reports Secretary Hay and canal negotiators tightening stance with Colombia. President Roosevelt grows impatient as Colombia delays. Congress set to convene on June 20 to assess treaty prospects. if delays persist, negotiations will end and plans shift to securing canal rights with Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
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Washington
Hay
Pan-American Canal Enterprise
Colombia
Congress
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Crest of the Flood Reaches Peak as Rescue Efforts Begin
St Louis reports a flood crest of 37.5 feet. At least 1000 people across Madison Venice and Granite City face peril on upper stories and rooftops awaiting rescue. Authorities rush to evacuate to safety as water spreads from above and levees hold in East St Louis amid ongoing railroad disruption.
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ST. Louis
Tri-Cities
Madison
Venice
Granite City
Eads Bridge
Berlin plague scare healer named Marggraf dies then cleared
In Berlin on Friday a hospital sick attendant named Otto Marggraf was reported to have died of the plague. A subsequent bacteriological test disproved the plague diagnosis, showing Marggraf was not afflicted.
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Berlin
Milan Sachs
Otto Marggraf
Marggraf
Telegraphic link to Orient cut by typhoon
New York June 9 The Commercial Cable Company reports interruption of all telegraphic communication with the Orient due to a typhoon.
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New York
Commercial Cable Company
Orient
Address on General Lee at Emery college commencement
Judge Em ery Speer of Macon delivered the annual commencement address at Emery college in Oxford Ga. His talk titled The Life and Character of General Hubert J. Lee praised Lee's self poise and restraint in victory and defeat and questioned whether Lee deserved denunciation by union supporters. He cited Lee's letters and argued Lee did not advocate disunion. He endorsed Virginia's plan to place a statue of Lee in Washington's statuary hall.
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Oxford
Emery Speer
Macon
Emery College
Hubert J. Lee
Lee
Robert BE. Lee
Washington
Pope Leo Receives Hundreds of Pilgrims at Audience
In Rome on June 9, Pope Leo received 300 pilgrims returning from the Holy Land, mostly French. The audience lasted twenty minutes, with a dozen leaders allowed to kiss the Pope's hand. He addressed them briefly and gave the apostolic benediction. He urged the French pilgrims to pray fervently for dear France.
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Rome
Holy Land
France
Extensive buildings burned in Pekin blaze
Fire devastates the extensive buildings occupied by the Boards of Revenue and Rites in Pekin. The revenue building housed four million taels and lies in flames from end to end. Adjoining legations and foreign military guards are aiding, while Chinese officials, backed by banners and gangs, appear helpless amid the disaster.
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Pekin
Boards of Revenue and Rites
Legations
Confessed Killer Seized in Cal Labor of Crime
Vieter Walkerer, jailed in Oakland after being brought from Hollister San Benito County, admits to murdering Mrs. Leroy. He says his partner Annie Ross witnessed but did not participate. Walkerer reports he acted under drink influence and seeks death, denying motive of money.
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Oakland
Cal
Leroy
Annie Ross
Investigating Failure of Eppinger & Co
In San Francisco on June 9 a creditors committee met to pursue insolvency actions for Eppinger & Co. Firms consented to insolvency. Banks had writs of replevin for goods at Port Costa. attorneys named: David Frederich, J. W. Lillenthal, and Alfred Sutro.
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San Francisco
Eppinger & Company
United States
Eppinger & Co
Port Costa
David Frederich
J. W. Lillenthal
Alfred Sutro
Wounded Delegates Targeted by Highwaymen Near Wilkes Barre
John Baldz Benedict Kessler and John Wideman, delegates to a German Catholic Societies convention, were stopped by two highwaymen on a return from a banquet in Wilkes Barre. Baldz was fatally wounded after an outcry, Kessler was shot in the knee, Wideman uninjured. robbers fled.
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Kessler
Wideman
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