Fire destroys frame tenement after Paterson blast
Eighteen believed killed after fireworks store exploded in a four story tenement in Paterson New Jersey. The blaze swept floors causing mass deaths and injuries as residents fled from windows and a trolley car nearby was scorched. Firefighters led by Captain Allen fought flames as the upper structure collapsed burying crew members.
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New York
Abraham M. Rittenburg
Paterson
N. J
Lucinda Adamson
Charles Williams
Harold Rittenburg
Willie Elsausser
Bert Bamber
Andrew Elvin
Ann Burns
Clarence Burns
Annie Lannigan
Mary Duffy
Rittenburg
Emperor appoints Na Tung as Chinese minister to Japan
Peking June 24 Na Tung a Manchu and former vice president of the tsungli yamen is named Chinese minister to Japan He is listed as a Boxer and narrowly spared from the beheading list demanded by the powers Japan's acceptance of Na Tung as minister remains in question
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Na Tung
Japan
Peking
Tsung li Yamen
China
Boy Acquitted in Kansas Murder Case
Winfield Kansas June 24 The jury found 13 year old Charles Betts not guilty of killing farmer C L Wiltberger for his money He was shot from behind on June 18 while returning from selling a load of grain The boy stood in court with his grandfather and wept as the verdict was read after 30 hours deliberation
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Winfield
Kan
Charles Betts
C. L. Wiltberger
Itbr
Order establishes civil government in the Philippines Taft named civil governor
Secretary Root issues a presidential order effective July 4 1901 creating civil government in the Philippines. William H Taft is appointed civil governor and will exercise executive authority over civil affairs under the War Department in areas where insurrection or disorder remains.
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Philippine Commission
Philippine Islands
Philippines
William H. Taft
Secretary of War
United States
Nebraska Tornado Wipes Out Homes In Near Naper
A June tornado near the Keyapaha river leveled homes in Nebraska, killing seven in the Greening family and two of the Andersons, with several others fatally injured. A severe hailstorm preceding the cyclone dropped stones ten inches around. Communication is cut off and wreckage includes a destroyed wagon bridge and missing furniture.
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Omaha
the World-Herald
Naper
Neb
Keyapaha
Jacob Greening
Anderson
Keyapaha River
Yale Leader's Son Dies in Window Fall Before Commencement
Adelbert Stone Hay son of Secretary of State John Hay former U S consul at Pretoria fell from a third story window at the New Haven House in New Haven Conn near 2 30 am He was a Yale graduate class of 1898 and would have led commencement events His father arrived from Washington and was overcome with grief prompting a physician to attend him The deadly accident is described as instant with Hay identified within minutes as police and medical personnel responded.
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The&a
New Haven, Conn
Adelbert Stone Hay
United States
Pretoria
South Africa
John Hay
New Haven
Yale
Hay
Young Hay
Seth Moseley
Enlistment of Natives in Philippine Scout Forces
General Corbin will oversee enlisting natives in the Philippines as part of the army. The law allows up to 12,000 Filipino scouts to be officered by Americans. about 5,400 Filipinos already serve as scouts in roughly 40 companies across the islands. Some may transfer to the regular force with U S officers as captains and regular NCOs filling staff roles.
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Washington
Corbin
Philippines
Regular Army
Agoncillo Leaves Paris for Home Amid Quiet Dismissal
Paris reports Agoncillo the European representative of Aguinaldo has left his Paris apartments and sailed for Marseilles, with plans to return to the Philippines. He has been inactive in Paris for a month and said he receives little Philippines news, asking to go to Hong Kong on private business.
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Paris
Agoncillo
Aguinaldo
Marseilles
Philippines
Hong Kong
Europe
Wanamaker Repeats Offer for Philadelphia Franchises
Ex-Postmaster General Wanamaker sends to Congressman Foerderer a new bid for the city street railway franchises. He offers $500,000 for the franchises plus the already offered $2,500,000 to be paid to Philadelphia and to the city.
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Philadelphia
Ashbridge
Wanamaker
Robert H. Foerderer
Murdered Mexican restaurant owner found in well
The body of Louis Hayes, a Mexican who ran a local restaurant, was found in a town well by Mrs. Eggleston. Neck broken and bruises indicate homicide. Mrs. Sanders, Mrs. Springer, and Miss Margaret Davis were arrested awaiting coroner's jury examination. Hayes had been missing for days.
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New York
Louis Hayes
Eggleston
Sanders
Springer
Margaret Davis
Hayes
Tornado Strikes West of Rapid City Demolishes House
A tornado near Rapid City South Dakota did heavy damage several miles west of the city. It completely demolished a house on the Little ranch occupied by F N Allen and family who escaped by taking shelter in a cellar. Trees were torn up and carried yards. The storm also hit a mail carrier and a lady passenger from Silver City. their buggy was wrecked and they escaped with miraculous luck. Horses remain missing. The city itself suffered window damage worth several hundred dollars.
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Rapid City
S. D
Little Ranch
F. N. Allen
Silver City
Boer Invasion of Cape Colony Reported With 7000 to 10000 Troops
A Daily Mail letter from Cape Town dated June 5 asserts the Boer force in the Eastern and Midland districts ranges from 7,000 to 10,000. It claims invaders are spreading widely, gaining recruits and horses, and says confirmation is needed. Lord Kitchener has not yet reported the Waterkloof mishap.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Waterkloof
Cape Colony
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Treaty of Geneva invites Berne congress to revise pact
Washington reports that governments are invited to Berne to revise the Geneva Treaty. Proposals include broadening neutrality during hostilities and expanding access for humane work by those not directly tied to the belligerents. The plan seeks clear definitions for surgeons attendants and hospital patients in wartime.
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Washington
Berne
Switzerland
Geneva
Red Cross
Battles at Waterkloof leave British with losses and Boer casualties
In the Waterkloof engagement on June 20 Cradock reports 20 British soldiers killed and 2 mortally wounded with 4 seriously wounded. British forces also lose 66 Cape Mounted Riflemen captured. A Boer squadron captain is said to be wounded and one Boer killed.
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Cradock
Cape Colony
Waterkloof
Cape (Colonial) Mounted Rifles
Nebraska penitentiary wing narrowly saved from arson fire
Lincoln Nebraska June 25. The remaining wing of the Nebraska penitentiary buildings narrowly escaped destruction from a fire started maliciously by convicts in the broom factory. Prompt discovery kept the flames from spreading and damage was nominal according to Governor Savage and Warden Davis.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Savage
Davis
Military Departments to Consolidate in Alaska and Columbia
The departments of Alaska and the Columbia will merge under General Randall, who commands Alaska. The Columbia department name remains, with headquarters at Vancouver Barracks in Washington.
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Washington
Department of Alaska
Department of the Columbia
Randall
Alaska
Department of Columia
Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Minnesota Delegation Heads for Toronto then Home
Minnesota delegation led by Governor Van Sant leaves Buffalo at midnight for Toronto. They will return to St Paul via Chicago after the Toronto visit.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Minnesota
van Sant
Toronto
St. Paul
Chicago
Pan-European Trade Alliance Promoted in Europe
The Times Vienna correspondent reports on a Pan-European trade combination against the United States. The writer says realization remains remote but warns against ignoring its growing popularity in industrial and commercial circles.
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London
the Times
Vienna
United States
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Collier’s
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