Intercessory Service Held for King in Westminster Dome
Clergy led by Archbishop Lang and bishops from the altar steps conducted a solemn intercession in St. Paul’s or Westminster Dome with the king’s health in focus. The rite featured readings from Isaiah and prayers “Oh Lord save the King” as archbishops and peers attended. A concurrent service at St Margaret’s echoed the prayers and hymns with Cabinet ministers and MPs present.
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York
Frederick Temple
Canterbury
J. C. Dimsdale
Cosmo Gordon Lang
Stepney
Arthur W. Ingram
London
Buckingham Palace
St. Margaret's Church
Westminster
House of Commons
India
Australia
Africa
Medical journals report king's recovery hopes despite illness
In London the British Medical Journal and The Lancet address rumors about the king's health. MBJ notes signs of convalescence following surgery for appendiceal inflammation with no malignancy or complications expected, while The Lancet denies malignancy and states no hidden news, acknowledging phlebitis may be masked but no operation was concealed.
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London
British Medical Journal
King Edward Suffering Cancer Rumor Denied by Doctors
A Herald dispatch from London reports rumors that King Edward has cancer, citing Empress Frederick and the Duke of Saxe Coburg as related cases. Doctors attending the king firmly deny any trace of cancer or malignant growth.
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New York
Edward
London
Frederick
Germany
Duke of
Saxe-Coburg
Appendicitis In a Crime New York June
John B. Murphy of Chicago, Rush Medical College dean, telegraphs to the New York Medical Journal on King Edward’s case. He analyzes whether a perityphlitic abscess arose from appendicitis or a perforating ulcer, cites recovery chances under various scenarios, and notes the need for possible appendix removal or resection in certain ulcer cases.
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New York
John B. Murphy
Chicago
Rush Medical College
New York Medical Journal
King Edward
Early Operation for Appendicitis Urged by Medical Faction
A physician argues for immediate surgery within 24 hours of symptoms to combat appendicitis, calling medical treatment unreliable and citing 752 deaths in Chicago over three years. He condemns delays and urges bold surgical intervention to prevent fatal outcomes and complications like perityphlitis.
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Chicago
London Suffers Slowdown as Coronation Postponed
Scenes in London show a city adjusting to the coronation delay with mass travel, emptied banks, and crowded cheap hotels. Tourists rush to depart, while Americans plan early continent passages. Markets suffer a food glut, flowers die, and Marlborough House children’s entertainment proceeds. Mr White law Reid ends his ambassadorial service with a luncheon at Lord Lansdowne’s home.
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England
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Holborn
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Billingsgate
Smithfield Market
Marlborough House
Prince and Princess of Wales
Whitelaw Reid
St. Paul's
Lord Lansdowne
Reid
Prince of Wales
James H. Wilson
Army of the
United States
Emperor William Signals British Navy Honor at Regatta
At KIL June 244 Emperor William, visiting for the regatta, ordered the German fleet to hoist the British flag, fire a 21-gun salute, and cheer King Edward. The ships in the roadstead heeded the signal, signaling closer ties with Britain and acknowledging the king’s high honor.
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Kil
William
Edward of England
England
Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup In Teething Use
Mrs Winslows S soothing Syrup has been used over fifty years by millions of mothers for teething children. It soothes the child and aids digestion, claimed to cure wind colic and regulate bowels. Sold by druggists worldwide at 22 cents a bottle with warnings about cold and throat irritation. Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar recommended for pulmonary symptoms. Pike’s Toothache Drops cure in one minute.
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Evst
Mranalow
Hale
Pike
Southern Hamilton County hit hard by storm reports revised
Late details from Wednesday's central Indiana storm show large losses in Hamilton county but many figures inflated. Reports cite property and crop damage in the tens of thousands, with several buildings demolished and stock killed. however some fatalities reported earlier were later corrected. The Noblesville dispatch notes the southern half suffered most, with losses likely exceeding 100000 dollars.
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Hamilton County
Indiana
Cicero Hamilton
Stringtown
John Gepheart
Pendleton
George
Harry Rheinbold
Brownstown
Indianapolis Journal
Noblesville
Ind
Broadstorm Damage and Casualties Across Multiple States
The reports describe windstorms and tornadoes striking Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, and Iowa. Damage includes uprooted trees, wrecked homes, and injuries from Marietta Ohio to Sioux City Iowa, with fatalities in Marietta and significant property losses in several towns.
Storm Ravages Pendleton Area Wrecks Factories Homes
Reports from Pendleton Indiana describe widespread storm destruction. Warehouses and farms suffer heavy damage with little crop left. Workers repair factories including the Wagner plant at Ingalls where only the east wall remains. Two boys were trapped by barbed wire trying to escape the plant as the wind raged. A 2x4 from George Phillips sawmill yard flew across Huntsville, shattered a window, and landed on a feather bed in Mrs Shelton's home.
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Indianapolis Journal
Pendleton
Ind
Wagner
Ingalls
Huntsville
George Phillips
Late storm reports devastate Wayne county crops
Dublin Indiana June 26 Late reports confirm yesterday’s storm heavily damaged corn crops across Wayne county with many fields ruined and orchards stripped. Knightstown Dunreith and Lewisville areas suffered trees felled including in John Morris sugar grove where 41 trees fell. barns roofs ripped. widespread damage to corn wheat and oats reported.
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Indianapolis Journal
Dublin
Ind
Wayne County
Knightstown
Dunreith
Lewisville
Straughn
John Morris
Albert Taylor
Walter Woodward
Simeon Glidden
Worries of Automobilists in Hancock County Storm
Indianapolis motorists tested their cars and endurance as a fierce rainstorm hit Hancock County on Wednesday. Mayor Bookwalter and George W. Pangborn survived soaked but unhurt, while Carl Fisher, returning from Greenfield, was drenched after a long trek to Cumberland. Fisher bought a blue gingham roundabout and overalls to dry his clothes. Dr. Jones and E. B. Seguin toured seventy miles of storm scenes, were wet, and had a minor accident when a driver swerved to avoid them and a child, sending Jones’s car into a ditch and striking a telegraph pole.
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George W. Pangborn
Carl Fisher
Greenfield
Philadelphia
Cumberland
Fisher
Pangborn
Dr. Jones
R. Seguin
Linemen Trace Western Union Wires Damage After Storm
A crew of Western Union Telegraph Company linemen staying at the Occidental Hotel reported heavy damage to the line between this city and Pendleton following last night’s storm. They described widespread havoc to the wires and disruptions to service.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
Occidental
Pendleton
Cuban Reciprocity With Cuba Could Go To Senate Soon
Senator Que sada and acting Secretary Hill reviewed the reciprocity treaty with Cuba. Drafting is complete and ready for final form. No major points of difference exist. War Department consulted early. Administration seeks ready ratification, though not guaranteed for the current session. Details of schedules are being protected by the State Department.
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Quesada
Hill
United States
Cuba
Senate
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State Department
Miners Seek Work as Unionists Apply in Large Numbers
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania officials report daily job applicants from all worker classes including miners. Many applicants are union members seeking work during the strike while some say strikers lack funds and fear harm to families if they return to work. Michigan delegates weigh next steps with President Mitchell advising team unity and caution on a potential general strike. In Pueblo Colorado a Cook s and Waiters Union boycott led to the shooting death of George Elwin and wounding of Officer Shepherd at Riverside Restaurant. the Dodsons were arrested.
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Mitchell
West
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Indianapolis
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Savage
Ohio
Scranton
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Col
George Elwin
Cooks’ and Waiters’ Union
Joseph H. Shepherd
Jacob Dodson
Riverside
Kate Dodson
Jacob
Thomas Dodson
Elwin
Militia Removed After Street Rail Strike Riots End
Pawtucket Rhode Island June 26 The militia ordered two weeks ago to suppress riots connected with the street railway employees strike have been relieved from further duty and the cars are again in operation.
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Pawtucket
R. 1
Sunday-School Workers Open International Convention in Denver
The tenth international Sunday-school convention opened in Denver with welcome speeches and flag decorations. A. B. McCrillis presided for the ill President Hoke Smith. F. F. Belsey of London spoke as delegates gathered. A cable to King Edward is planned, and tobacco use at the gatherings faced strong protests.
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Providence
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Hoke Smith
Atlanta
S. H. Atwater
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F. F. Belsey
John Potts
Toronto
Lesson
Trinity Church
Central Presbyterian Church
A. E. Schauffle
New York
Frank Johnson
Chronicle of London
A. E. Dunning
Jesson Committee
G. A. Crise
Postal Telegraph to Control PA Rail Lines Telegraphs
Philadelphia and New York reports confirm the Postal Telegraph Company will take control of PA Railroad telegraph lines east of Pittsburg and Erie for fifteen years starting December 1. The Western Union will exit the Western lines when the contract becomes active, with about 300 employees affected.
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John H. Green
Pennsylvania Railroad
Postal Telegraph Company
Pennsylvania Company
Pittsburg
Erie
Green
Postal Company
Pennsylvania Road
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Company
New York
W. H. Baker
Pennsylvania Railway Company
Baker
Rallroad Company
Western Union
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Postal Telegraph Cable Company
Postal Telegraph-Cable Company
United States
Storm wreaks damage across Cass and surrounding counties
Severe storms across Cass Rushville and nearby towns cause structural damage from lightning strikes. In Galveston near Cass, a barn at De Haven was struck and Lewis Brown injured. the local church steeple was toppled and crops and fruit damaged. Rushville reports worse storm effects with injuries as a barn collapses. Dunreith and Raleigh suffer roof loss and farmland loss. In Fairmount a residence roof loses shingles. in Salem a Miles Standish barn is struck and burned with losses. near Brownstown two Rheinholds brothers die on a riverbank after a tree is struck.
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Indianapolis Journal
Logansport
Ind
Cass County
Joseph de Haven
Galveston
Lewis Brown
Universalist
Fairmount, Inn
W. D. Montgomery
Montgomery
Salem
Miles Standish
Mill Creek
Gene Insurance
Castro's Latest Reverse Near Urica
Venezuelan government forces lose again near Urica in Camara as Castro's rival army gains ground. Deserters flood Cumana and Barcelona, with Garido, son of the war minister, among them. Velutini plans to abandon command as Castro faces mounting pressure in Barcelona. US officials weigh sending marines to Caracas, while Bowen resists dispatch.
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Trinidad
Urica
Camara
Mato
Cumana
Barcelona
Garido
Castro
Velutini
France
Miller Named Special Attorney for Post Office Dept
Washington June 2 Daniel V Miller of Terre Haute will be appointed special attorney for the attorney general of the Post Office Department. He will assume his office July 1. Miller is chairman of the Fifth district congressional committee. Senator Fairbanks helped raise the appropriation for a public building site at Muncie from 10000 to 20000 and the war claim for Indiana will be sent to conference.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Daniel V. Miller
Terre Haute
Post Office Department
James N. Tyner
Peru
Miller
Fifth District
Senate
Fairbanks
Muncie
Ameer of Afghanistan Marries Daughters to Six Chiefs
Cabul advices report Habibullah Khan wed his daughters early in June to six prominent chiefs including the Afghan forces commander in chief. The Russian governor at Tash-Kurgan seeks permission to send an official representative to Cabul, a request the Ameer may grant.
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Afghanistan
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Tash-Kurgan
Bokhara
Closing Exercises At St Johns Boys School In Masonic Hall
Last night St Johns Boys School held closing exercises in Masonic Hall with a program of music and readings. The entertainment included two one act comedies The Dutiful Son and Slim Jim the Hoodoo staged by students Frank OLeary Edward Quinn Clesel W Cangany P Harity W Anderson E Kelleher T Faber A Basso J Garvey. Reverend Francis H Gavisk presented prizes at the end.
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Masonic Hall
W. Anderson
E. Kelleher
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A. Basso
J. Garvey
Francis H. Gavisk
Two Bloomington Women Drowned In Lake Accident
Agnes O Connor and Nellie Salmon, members of a Bloomington picnic party, drowned when their boat overturned on Miller Park lake yesterday afternoon.
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Miller Park Lake
Agnes O'Connor
Nellie Salmon
Davis Hanged for Brutal Wife Murder in Pittsburg
Charles Davis, a West Virginia man, was executed by hanging in Pittsburg today for the December murder of his wife at their home. The case drew local attention as authorities concluded a brutal crime.
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Pittsburg
Charles Davis
West Virginia
City News Notes From Indiana Seeks Governor Durbin Update
Report includes transfer of property on North Delaware street to William H. Spencer via Ralston agency, a claim against the U.S. government for sewer assessments paid by Indiana, and an approval of $4,494.56. Woman's Home Mission will meet at 20 Mrs August Bruner. A note on an accident at Bethany Park details a boy losing a foot, and a policy shift allows Indiana doctors to practice in Illinois after passing Indiana board exams.
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Belongi Byram-Cornelius
Ralston & Agency
William H. Spencer
Durbin
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U States
Woman's Home Missiona
August Bruner
North New Street
Tme Benedict
Saines
Place
Valley Mills
Bethany Park
Vincent's Hospital
State Medical Board of
Illnois
Deportation Focus Highlights Richard Nitsche Case
Indiana agencies push for removal of non citizens and unfit residents. State Board official Jary Butler notes Richard Nitsche, recently brought to attention, born in Chemoulis, came to the country and moved to Fort Wayne, with recommendations for deportation.
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Indiana
Jary Butler
State Board of Ties
Richard Nitsche
Chemoulis
Baee Ee
Fort Wayne
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