King Alfonso foresees future threats after royal wedding
In Madrid the American envoy Frederick W. Whiteridge heard King Alfonso say the attempt on the royal couple may recur any time. The king, calm yet resigned, reflected on the danger as Queen Victoria’s dress showed the mark of the attack. Courtiers described a tense palace scene as the royals retreated to the nuptial chambers.
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Trouble in Cananea Mines Sparks Mexican American Clashes
Reports from Cananea Sonora describe two days of fighting between Mexican and American miners at the great copper mines. Mexicans killed thirty six while Americans suffered six fatalities. Armed men gathered at the border and, with Mexican rurales, restored order as the American consul sought federal aid. Washington pressed Mexico to protect Americans.
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Mexico
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Washington
Burton Resigns Successor Named in Topeka
Topeka Kansas Dwight Coburn, a famed agriculturist, has been appointed United States senator by Governor Hoch to succeed J Ralph Burton who resigned Coburn has not definitively accepted He was born in Jefferson county Wisconsin in 1846 and served in two Illinois regiments during the Civil War settling in Kansas in 1867 He served 16 years as secretary of state board of agriculture
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J. Ralph Burton
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Vote Smoot Must Go Chief Complaint Linked To Mormon Faith
Senate privileges and elections committee voted 7 5 that Senator Smoot is not entitled to his seat. The vote split with Burrows Bolver Pettus Dubois Bailey Overman and Frazier for the resolution and Foraker Beveridge Dillingham Hopkins and Knox for Smoot. The panel agreed to a senate vote this session amid charges tied to his Mormon allegiance and temple rites, amid a petition signed by hundreds of thousands of wives and mothers. Washington dispatch notes Marguerite Zelaya seeks annulment of her Nicaragua president husband marriage after a prior kidnapping attempt.
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Death of Senator Gorman of Maryland
Washington reports the death of Senator Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland after a months long illness with grip. A long public career follows a 1862 start as a U.S. Senate page at age 13, marking him as one of the era's most enduring political figures.
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Arthur P. Gorman
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Arthur Pue Gorman
United States Senate
King Alfonso Weds The Princess Ena In Historic Madrid Ceremony
King Alfonso XIII married Princess Ena of Battenberg in the San Jeronimo el Real church Madrid with grand aunt Queen Isabella II’s era cited. The interior glittered with flowers, uniforms, and state officials while American envoy Whitridge led foreign presence. Crowds cheered as bridal procession moved from the ministry of marine to the palace.
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Alleged Lynchers Arrested in Springfield Lynchings
Springfield Missouri police report arresting Doss Galbraith and Hill Gooch, both blacksmiths, on first degree murder charges tied to the lynching of three Black men in the city on the night of April.
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Naturalization Bill Clears House With Record Bureau Plan
Washington D C The naturalization bill passed the house and includes a provision to establish a bureau of naturalization in Washington where records of all naturalizations will be kept.
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Washington, D. C
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Washington
Senator Proctor Stricken on Train Near Rutland
Senator Redfield Proctor, chairman of the agriculture committee, was taken ill on a train from New York to his Rutland, Vermont home. A report says he suffered a stroke of paralysis while en route, as he had left Washington for rest before conference on the agricultural bill, which gained urgency with Beveridge meat inspection amendment.
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Redfield Proctor
New York City
Committee On Agriculture
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Senate
Bomb attack on Madrid royal procession kills many
Manuel Morales, suspected bomber, threw a bomb concealed in a bouquet at the royal carriage. Seventeen died and 76 hurt, including Gen. Weyler. Morales was captured near Madrid after a shootout, killed himself after wounding a guard. The room used for the attack was rented by Morales.
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Morales
Manuel Morales
Torrejon de Ardos
Democrats Press Bryan Nomination For 1908
In Jefferson City the Missouri Democrats hear former Gov. David R. Francis urge Bryan’s 1908 presidential nomination as the party platform endorses him. A reception for Bryan is planned in New York at Madison Square Garden on his world tour. A statehood conference report proposes a Foraker amendment allowing Arizona a referendum on joining with New Mexico, though it pleases neither Foraker nor the Democrats. In Greenville Kentucky a 18-year-old colored boy is jailed on charges of assaulting a white woman with severe injuries to her tongue.
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David R. Francis
Bryan
New York
Commercial Travelers’ Anti-Trust League
Mr. Bryan
Madison Square Garden
Washington
Foraker
Arizona
New Mexico
Greenville
Harrison Alexander
Geo. Whitehouse
Freight Rates Cut by Rail Commission in Illinois
Springfield Illinois June 7 The railroad and warehouse commission reduced freight rates by 10 percent on sixth class and 8 percent on seventh class freight.
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Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Packers Deny Report As Chief Replies Set Tone
Packers issue a general denial to the Neill Reynolds report and the president's message. In Chicago, services for the late Carl Schurz were held in the Auditorium before a full audience.
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Severe quake felt in San Francisco and Oakland
A strong earthquake shock was felt at night in San Francisco and Oakland with no damage reported. The report notes a cultural shift in Chicago where Spurn Meat promotes vegetarianism across the city.
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Congressman Adams Shoots Himself in Pennsylvania Home
Washington report says Congressman Robert Adams of Pennsylvania fatally shot himself at his Metropolitan club lodging. He was found unconscious in an armchair with a pistol on the floor and died at the emergency hospital shortly after.
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