Atlantic Fleet Ready for Cuba Use Under Gomez Crisis
Washington reports rapid Cuban insurrection with estimates the Atlantic fleet of 20 battleships may be needed to quell the revolt. Knox opposes army deployment while Rear Admirals Ward and Winslow prepare two divisions to land 12,000 troops. General Estenez commands 10,000 insurgents threatening Santiago and Guantanamo as Gomez suspends constitutional guarantees.
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Estenez
Gomez
Washington
Cuba
Wttle
Navy Department
Atlantic
Knox
Ward
Florida
Delaware
Michigan
Utah
North Dakota
United States Navy
Winslow
Louisiana
Kansas
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Vermont
Virginia
Boston
Idaho
Philadelphia
Charles E. Vreeland
Oriente
Santiago
Guantanamo
Havana
Department of State
Miners Strike Amid Belgian Unrest Reaches 15000
Brussels reports a large miner strike in Hainut province driven by Socialist-led anti clerical rioting. Fifteen thousand stopped work at La Louviere with broader action in Liege and Borinage. disorder persists in cities as socialists demand constitutional reform in Parliament.
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Brussels
Belgium
Hainut
Liege
Borinage
la Louviere
Standard Oil shares Hit New High in New York
Stock of the Standard Oil company of New York sold up to $436 a share, a high record. The rise is attributed to rumors of capitalization increasing from $15,000,000 to $60,000,000. Earnings for the year are expected near $15,000,000, about 200 percent of capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Standard of! Company of
Six Control Finances Witness Before Congressional Committee
Six men direct the policies of about one hundred major New York banks and financial firms. Leaders include Vanderlip, Cannon, Frew, Delafield, Barnard, and Hepburn of the clearing house, with Morgan, Ryan, Baker among the money trust under scrutiny. Untermyer and Fararr questioned by Pujo during a four hour hearing in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
James G. Cannon
Fourth National Bank
Walter&. Frew
Corn Exchange Bank
Richard Delafield
National Park Bank
Otto T. Barnard
New York Trust Company
A. Barton Hepburn
New York Clearing House
Chase National Bank
Clearing House Committee
New York Clearing House Association
Clearing House
Hepburn
Clearing House Association
Money Trust
Money Trust, Now Under Investigation By the Committee On Banking and Currency
National House of Representatives
J. Pierpont Morgan
Thomas F. Ryan
Standard Oil
George F. Baker
Samuel Untermyer
William Sherer
E. H. Farrar
Arsen Pujo
Louisiana
Untermyer
Titanic Survivors to Wed in London After Titanic Rescue
Elizabeth and Clare Allen, daughters of former St. Louis mayor James B. Allen, survive the Titanic disaster and sail on the Celtic for a London wedding on July 11. Elizabeth will marry Dr. J. B. Mennell and Clare to Prof. Charles Haskins of Harvard. They had boarded the Titanic to complete their trousseau and were among the first off the Carpathia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Elizabeth
Clare Allen
James B. Allen
St. Louis
Dent Robert
San Francisco
London
J. B. Mennell
Claree
Charles Haskins
Harvard University
Allen
America
Plank
Wernher Will Probate Reveals Vast South Africa Estate
London reports the late Julius Wernher diamond king’s will probate shows a roughly 25 million dollar estate. He bequeaths Watteau’s La Gage d Amour to the National Gallery and allocates 1.25 million for a Groot Schuur University in South Africa with about 2 million for charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Julius Wernher
Julius
Watteau
la Gage d'Amour
National Gallery
Groot Schur
South Africa
Germans at Annapolis Observe June Week
German officers attached to a squadron toured the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis during June week. They were welcomed by Superintendent Gibbons and will be entertained at a luncheon before inspecting the academy’s buildings and grounds.
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Naval Academy
Annapolis
Hampton Roads
Gibbons
Pension Bill for Admiral Schley's Widow
Washington reports the pension committee backs a widow pension for Admiral Schley. The senate approved 150 dollars a month but the house committee cut it to 50 dollars monthly.
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House Committee
Washington
Pension
Admiral Schley
Senate
House
Sale of Doucet Collection Fetes Major Prices in Paris
At the Paris auction of the Doucet art collection on June 7 Houdon's Lust of Sabine Houdin sold for $90,000 to the Deveens and Clodion's Livresse du Baiser went to Baron Heri de Rothschild for $41,000.
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Paris
Doucet
Houdon
Sabine Houdin
Deveens
Clodion
Heri de Rothschild
War on Crime Begins in New York East Side
The police, judges, board of health, fire department and state excise board launch a united crackdown on East Side gangsters. Deputy Commissioner Dougherty orders a relentless pursuit while firemen seal off unsanitary or dangerous dens. Torti faces attempted murder charges. Bull and Bellafon receive prison sentences.
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New York
East Side
Board of Health
Fire Department
State Board of Excise
Waldo
Dougherty
Wade
Charles Torti
Chick” Tricker
Big Jack” Zelig
Criminal Courts
Louis Bull
Torti
Blackwell’s Island
Antonio Bellafon
Jack Sirocco
Sing Sing
First Don Quixote Sold at Auction in London
The first issue of Don Quixote Part I, Madrid 1606, sold at Huths to Sabin for 7800 dollars. Caxton 1489 Christine de Pisan Book of Faytes of Armes and Chuyuyalie bought by Quaritch for 2200 dollars. Caxton 1481 Ceessolis The Game and Playe of Chess also fetched 2200 dollars.
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London
Madrid
Huth's
Sabin
Caxton
Christine de Pisan
Quaritch
Ceessolis
Taft Signs Three Year Homestead Bill
President Taft signed the three year homestead bill in a ceremony with western congressmen present. The law shortens proof of claims from five to three years and reduces cultivated acreage on large claims from 80 to 40 acres while allowing five months vacation each year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Rosewater Wins Republican National Committee Chair
Victor Rosewater of Nebraska is elected chairman of the Republican national committee without opposition. Seven of fifty five members are absent and six proxies attend as the committee begins its convention at the Coliseum annex. Senator Dixon of Montana influenced the proceedings, and a rule change to widen deputy attendance is defeated.
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Chicago
Victor Rosewater
Nebraska
Republican National Committee
Rosewater
Coliseum Annex
Senator Dixon
Roosevelt
Flanagan
Nevada
Simpson
Maine
Capers
South Carolina
Thorson
South Dakota
Brock
Vermont
Perkins
Washington
Pexton
Wyoming
Holstein
Hawaii
Cavender
Colorado
Nagle
Missouri
Marlow
Montana
Cade
Oklahoma
Knight
California
Shackleford
Alaska
Dixon
KR. B. Howell
Mr. Rosewater
Impeachment Case Up Delays Archbald Report
June reports indicate the Archbald misconduct probe will be delayed for weeks as new evidence arrives in the Hanford impeachment matter. Victor Berger withheld his impeachment resolution after conferring with Speaker Clark to review affidavits and file them for judiciary committee action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cornelius H. Hanford
Seattle
Wash
Victor Berger
Wisconsin
Clark
Berger
House
Judiciary Committee
Hanford
Robert W. Archbald
Commerce Court
Taft Considers Senator Root for Convention Chair
President Taft weighs making Senator Root of New York both temporary and permanent chairman of the Republican National Convention. Chicago reports to Taft via long distance that Root is ideal to unite the Taft faction, with leaders vowing a strong bid to secure a majority of delegates allegiance. If successful, Root would be the first to hold both roles since 1884.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Taft
Senator Root
New York
Chicago
Root
Anow Root
Harvison
Blaine
Carnegie Speech Trampled By Rowdy London Audience
In Aberdeen Scotland Andrew Carnegie addressed the Aber-deen university audience. Rowdy students disrupted the event with overturned chairs rugs and constant noise. The Ironmaster urged temperance and told them to remain tee-total until they become millionaires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Carnegie
Aig
Aberdeen University
Aberdeen Scotland
Carnegie
Transferring Harry K. Thaw to county jail ordered
Supreme Court Justice Keogh signed an order permitting the transfer of Harry K. Thaw from the asylum at Malleawan to the county jail in White Plains. The move aims to place Thaw closer to counsel as proceedings for his release begin on June 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Plains
N. Y
Supreme Court
Keogh
Harry K. Thaw
Malleawan
Thaw
Wilson 24 in Minnesota endorsed for president at state convention
In Duluth Minnesota on June 7 the Democratic state convention unanimously endorsed Governor Wilson for the presidency and instructed the 24 delegates to vote for him as a unit until two thirds indicated otherwise. Fred B Lynch of St Paul was reelected national committeeman as an attempt to stampede the convention for Bryan occurred.
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Duluth
Minn
Wilson
Fred B. Lynch
St. Paul
Bryan
Aviator Spaulding Survives Two Crashes in Bloomington Flight
Aviator J. D. Spaulding, in a Curtiss biplane, faced two perilous incidents before 8,000 spectators in Bloomington Indiana. A wing current sent the aircraft plunging fifty feet into a hedge and the pilot escaped with only bruises. The plane damaged the ground aircraft again but he avoided serious harm.
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Bloomington
Ind
J. D. Spaulding
Indeseing
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Col
Cecil Lyon
Congress
Lyon
Texas
Congressional Committee
Misses Allen
Wernher
Don Quixote
Cervantes
Ellis Island
Sabath
House Committee On Immigration and Naturalization
Denver
Colo
Northwestern Land and Iron Company
Denver, Laramie & Northwestern Railroad
John D. Milliken
W. H Taft
Harry S. New
Colonel New
Ironmaster
Minnesota
Indorses
Stampede
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