Coney Island Steamboat Collision Stuns New York Crowd
A Lackawanna ferryboat crashed into the Perseus steamboat near West Twenty-second Street. Passengers, including many women and children, panicked on board and on the pier. crew calmed fears, one passenger fainted, and most were later accommodated at the next sailing while the Bergen ferried by uninjured.
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Coney Island
Lackawanna
North River
New York
Lackawanna Railroad
West Twenty-second Street
Norm Ryer
Perseus
West 18Th Street
28Th Street
Bergen
Plat
Twenty-second Street
Marine Officer Found Dead By Own Action At Brooklyn Barracks
First Lieut. Arthur McAllister of the US Marine Corps died by ingesting poison in his Brooklyn Navy Yard barracks. A board of inquiry, led by Capt. Hemphill and Capt. Kearney with medical inspector Green, investigates motive and will forward findings to the Navy Secretary. Letters to wife brother and commanding officer reveal distress before the death. Wife found him writhing on the floor as officers and doctors arrived. the poison type remains undetermined.
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New York
Arthur Mallister
United States Marine Corps
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Joseph N. Hemphill
Edward H Green
George H Kearney
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
McAllister
Kif
McAlister
Hfe
William C MecAllister
Cleveland
Herbert J. Hirshinger
Miss Saylor
Philadelphia
Albany
Wedding Tragically Ends as Bridegroom Dies in Railway Disaster
In New York and London reports, Frederik Henry Cossitt and his bride Miss Altonia Dugro, newly married June 7, on a European wedding tour, were among casualties when a Salisbury railway disaster struck. Cossitt died while his bride escaped unharmed. their wedding was marked by college songs and Princeton ties. The couple planned a summer across Europe before tragedy struck.
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London
Frederik Henry Cossitt
New York
Salsbury
Judge Dugie
Plymouth
Southampton
Cossitt
Dugro
Sal
Europe
Princeton University
Mayor McClellan owes safety to wife's plea
London July 1 Mayor George B McClellan of New York narrowly avoided death when a London to Salisbury train disaster struck. Aims to keep London appointment, he altered travel to Cherbourg then Southampton. a steward recovered his baggage and an American rider, John E McDonald, instead occupied his reserved compartment. McClellan thanked officials for coordinated passenger lists, noted the widespread shock and church sermons offering sympathy. The Salisbury bishop urged reflection on rapid travel as a modern impulse.
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George B. McClellan
New York
American Line
Salisbury
Plymouth
Cherbourg
McClellan
Paris
Southampton
McClelan
John E McDonald
Europe
Richard Croker
McDonald
Hitle
Swalm
London and Southwestern Railway
America
Winbledon
Mia Whiton
Walter Gerson
Brooks
John HE. McDonald
Mrs. Kilphicke
Mia
Hiphicke
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Hobart
Mra. G. H. ¥. Allen
Allen
Crown Bara
Awful Scenes At Wreck On London to Plymouth Line
Horrific wreck description shows carriages piled, a boiler explosion, and numerous deaths including a passenger hurled thirty feet. Fire fought, gas shut off, rescue teams from London and Kent aided. Among the dead is a man nicknamed human amagma. families from New York and London are affected as crowds gather and officials work through the day.
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Séntell
New York
Edward W Sontell
Mra
London
Keeler
Plymouth
Salisary
Whitelaw Reid
Survivors recount Salisbury wreck horror and escape
London relays survivors from a Salisbury disaster with Walter Barwick among the dead. Passengers describe mangled bodies, flames, and a high speed crash. Walter Gerson credits a swinging rest for his survival as others recount narrow escapes and missing relatives.
Czar in a Quandary Democrats Stand Pat in Cabinet Dispute
In St Petersburg on July 1 the Constitutional Democratic parliamentary committee met behind closed doors amid talks of a fully responsible cabinet. They insist on no mixed ministry and plan to adopt their previous tactics, criticizing government policy where it diverges from their views. A vote of no confidence is expected. Stolypin and Kokovov may seek a 60 million dollar famine relief appropriation, preferring central control to zemstvo distribution.
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St Petersburg
Goremykin
Himperor Nicholas
Constitutional Democratic Parliamentary Committee
Associated Press
Constitutional Democrats
Worb Taler
Interior
Stolypin
Finance
Kokovaof
Zemstvos
Our Treatment of Jews in America and Immigration Bias
A St. Petersburg article notes the U S Congress resolution on the Bialystok massacre and condemns American treatment of Jews. It claims Jews are excluded from state service and as rare as Chinese in universities, and asserts immigration rules target Hebrews under health pretexts to bar them from the United States.
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St. Petersburg
Novoe Vremya
United States Congress
Bialystok
America
Mutiny at Batum Extends as Artillery Men Rebel
Mutinous artillerymen in Betum remain at large as the leash of the deadline to return to barracks expired today. The five week shipping strike halts business and daily robberies and murders disrupt the streets.
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Betum
Steamer America Overdue From Fabre Line
Rome reports inquiries by officials and Fabre officials into the steamer America now over a week late arriving in New York. The vessel carried thirty Italians aboard and left Margellies June (June 1). Delay may be due to machinery damage or towing a disabled vessel.
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Fabre Line
Rome
Fabre Steamship Company
New York
Margellies
St Michaels Jime Jr
Fabre Hine
Rojestvensky Guilty as Sailors Testify to Surrender
From St Petersburg on July 1 depositions in the Bedovy court martial reveal officers and sailors planned to surrender to the first Japanese ship. They prepared a white flag and attempted to shift blame among commanders while Admiral Rojestvensky admits guilt for not preventing the surrender.
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St. Petersburg
Bedovy
Admira Rojestvensky
Seat of Japan
Rojestvensky
Taok
Lays Village Corner Stone on Mount Vesuvius
Duke of Aosta heads ceremony on Mount Vesuvius to lay the corner-stone of Ottajano village. Duchess of Aosta and local officials attend as residents from nearby communities observe amid heavy rain and heat. Cement and cinders form the cornerstone material.
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Aosta
Mount Vesuvius
Naples
Duchesa of
Ottajano
8Ca
Giuseppe
Somme
Sant Anna
Wellman supplies landed at Spitzbergen for airship shed
The arctic steamer Frithjon arrived from Spitzbergen with Maj. Hersey and eighteen others, the first section of the Wellman expedition. Supplies were landed at Danes Island using ice blocks as rafts. An airship shed will be erected near the site of Andree's fatal ascent. Mr. Wellman plans to depart for Spitzbergen on July 4.
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Tromsoe
Norway
Wellman Arctic
Frithjon
Maj. Hersey
Danes Island
S. A. Andree
Mr. Wellman
Spitzberg
Spain's New Foreign Minister Pledges Active Policy
Madrid July 1 Senor Caballero the new foreign minister says Spain will pursue an active foreign policy to reestablish prestige among powers. He plans rearranging commercial treaties with European nations and expects several important diplomatic changes soon. Paris July 1 Mr MacLaughlin of Columbus Ohio receives Legion of Honor Cross. Book promotional line follows in ad copy.
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Madrid
Senor Caballero
Spain
Legion of Honor
Paris
Mr. MacLaughlin
Columbus
Ohio
Welcome New Archbishop Arrives Amid City Celebration
New Orleans on July 1 welcomed Archbishop J H Blenk returning to his home diocese after serving as Archbishop in Porto Rico. A special train carried about 201 parishioners and city officials across the state line, a 50 gun salute greeted the journey, and 5000 townspeople escorted him to St Louis Cathedral where a 25 gun salute marked the formal start of his duties.
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J. H. Blenk
Mississippi State Line
Louisiana
St. Louis Cathedral
Blenk
Chapelle
Porto Rico
Thocese
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