France Offers Good Offices In Franco Japanese Entente
A Franco Japanese entente nears signing as France offers its good offices to help US Japan talks. Tokyo relays that Japan seeks to revise the immigration clause and may send a commissioner to study conditions in the United States. State Department views the San Francisco incident as closed and notes no immediate use for the French offer.
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San Francisco
Japan
France
United States
Far East
Washington
Frances
Frar
State Department
San Francsco
Eatry
California
United State
Roosevelt
Appellate Division Upholds Privacy Ruling for Guests
New York June 7 Special to The Washington Poet examines a ruling upholding that a hotel proprietor cannot be sued for invasions of a guest room privacy. Justice Ingraham writes the opinion, based on an English 300 year old decision. dissent by Justice McLaughlin calls the reasoning archaic. Also notes railway fare to Baltimore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Justice Ingraham
Lambert
Patterson
Charles
Ingrahams
McLaughlin
Veto Recount Bill In New York City Mayors Row
New York June 7 Acting Mayor McGowan vetoed a bill providing a recount of ballots for New York mayor. The measure returns to Albany and may be overridden. McGowan said recounts should be paid by any candidate seeking one, not by the public.
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McClellan
McGowan
New York
Patrick McGowan
Albany
Board of Aldermen
Forcby
Eel emerges from hose halting New York streetcar flow
A street cleaner on 4th street and Amsterdam avenue amused a crowd by the hose fiasco. The water stream first halted traffic, then sprang into a spiral, and finally stopped. A boy urged him to blow again, and a surprise eel appeared from the hose before workers pulled it off the car tracks.
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Washington
New York
4Th Street
Amsterdam Avenue
Death by own action shocks Fort Sam Houston officer
Lieut Mack Richardson of the Twenty sixth Infantry died after ingesting morphine and prussic acid. His resignation to the Army was accepted, and his fiancé and father figure moved to Washington. The Washington Post notes his suicide note stating the act had been inevitable since last November.
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Fort Sam Houston
Washington
Washington Post
San Antonio
Tex
Mack Richardson
Twenty Sixth Infantry
Roosch
Richardson
Maj. Kelly
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Miss Kelly
Hlent. Richardson
Col Brown
Twenty-sixth Infantry
Missouri
Stxte-ninth United States Infantry
Tennessee
West Point
Train Collides With Auto at Camden Crossing
At a Philadelphia bound crossing near Camden New Jersey a Pennsylvania Railroad train struck a large touring automobile. Four occupants were thrown clear injuring all. Mrs Elizabeth Henderson died and Mrs Frank Blackson is expected to die. Co D Henderson and W Brommer sustained minor injuries. The party planned to reach Trenton New Jersey.
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Camden
Pennsylvania Railroad
Mear
Elizabeth Henderson
Frank Blackson
Philadelphia
Co DD. Henderson
W. Brommer
Landingville
Trenton
N. J
Trust War Halted At White House Conference
A high level White House meeting on antitrust policy and Harriman’s railroad dealings failed to produce a plan. Attendees included Root Taft Cortelyou Bonaparte Garfield Knapp Lane Kellogg, with debate over prosecutions postponed pending Interstate Commerce Commission report and Attorney General review.
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White House
Harriman
Interstate Commerce Commission
Root
Taft
Cortelyou
Cortelyou, the Secretary of the Treasury
Bonaparte
Garfield
Secretary of the Interior
Knapp
Lane
Commission
Kellogg
Harrisman
Tait
Tegal
Shes
Commerce and Labor
Messrs Knapp, Lane
Department of Justice
Hse
Indianapolis
Warriman
Interstate Commerce Commissioner Law
Frank B Kellogs
Reot
Baltimore
Return
Ohio
Airship Godet Wrecked After Tree Collision at Exposition
The airship Godet, commanded by Capt Eugene Godet, crashed after striking a tall tree near Jamestown Exposition grounds and sank off Hampton Roads beside the battleship Alabama. Godet was rescued by Alabama sailors, sustaining cuts and bruises. rescue efforts by other ships followed. It was the air ship's first and last voyage and its propeller was broken by the impact.
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Jamestown Exposition
Godet
Washington Post
Norfolk
Exposition Grounds
Eugene Godet
Hampton Roads
United States
Alabama
Hampton
Bee
Edmond Kelly Sells Out in Castellane Divorce Case
Paris June 17 Edmond Kelly American attorney and counselor of the American Embassy has sold his business to G Archibald formerly of Montreal and recently in Egyptian judicial service at Cairo. Kelly in poor health will return to New York. His former junior partner M C Jacobus of New York may succeed him as embassy counselor.
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Castellane
Paris
Edmond Kelly
G. Archibald
Montreal
Cairo
Kelly
New Tank
M. C. Jacobus
New York
Bimbassy
Notice to Gas Consumers in Floristington and New York
Gas pressure will be materially reduced on Sunday, June 1907, between 9 and 11 a.m. for making connections at Seventh and Pennsylvania avenues southeast.
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Binyon
Seventh
Fennsylvania
Avenue Southeast
Floods. Cellar with wine ruined by former worker
New York police seek August Elligert of Dahlgram Place Fort Hamilton charged with flooding wine cellars of Charles Btern Sons at 16 Vesey Street. He quarreled with foreman and was discharged, then entered between midnight Tuesday and 2:30 Wednesday, broke wares, opened casks, damaged a company diploma, and left a note in German blaming hatred of the foreman. Damages estimated at $5,000.
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Washington Post
New York
August Billigert
Dahlgram Place
Fort Hamilton
Charles Btern & Sons
Vesey Street
Eflligert
Elligert
Cnce
St. Louis
Eldgert
ElHgert
Germany
McAuliffe
Church Street
International Horse Show Opens in London at Olympia
The first international horse show in England opens at Olympia, drawing elite guests from America and Britain. Sir Humphrey the hackney stallion dominates early classes, while Poetry of Motion wins a ladies hacks prize. A royal box and 20,000 square feet of turf mark a social turn for the event as 2,900 horses compete across diverse classes.
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London
England
Madison Square Garden
Olympia
Duchess of Marlborough
W. K. Vanderbilt
Clarence Moore
W. EH. Cater
Count Reginald Ward
Saatortak
Sir Humphrey
F. Pabst
Milwaukee
Sir John Kerr
Lawrence Jones
Louisville
Nands
Alfred Vanderbilt
Walter Winans
Co. W. Watson
Balitimore
Kitty Grey
Ringing Bells
Sweet Marie
Watson
A. B. Maclay
New York
Marguerite Margrave
Rose Worthy
Mr. Winans
Barney
Winans
Saracen
Oakland Farm
Newport
R. I
King
America
Tragic Poison Plot Tells of Two Cleveland Girls
Special to The Washington Pont from Cleveland Ohio June 7 reports eleven year old Helen Curtis and ten year old Marguerite Curtis drank poison in a noon act of self destruction. Marguerite died that night and Helen followed soon after. Their grandmother recalls a hereditary impulse toward death spanning mother and grandmother. The narrative details attempts including rat poison, whisky, carbolic acid, and a fire accident, with siblings Frank aged eight and Clarabel four witnessing events. A doctor, remedies, and hospital care followed before deaths.
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Washington Pont
Cleveland
Ohio
Helen Curtis
Marguerite Curtis
Marguerite
Helen
Frank
Clarabel
Frank Ig
Thag
Mrs. Curtis
Curtis
Hajen
Farmer Aaronson Hangs Self After Crop Failures
Special to The Washington Foot Burlington N J February 7 William Aaronson expert agriculturist and manager of Foundry Farm Florence hanged himself in his barn after brooding over unseasonable weather and early crop failures. A body was found by a farm er in Sloan's storage area area near 1467 G St listing household goods to be auctioned today plus storage items from Littlefield Alvord Co.'s warehouse.
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Washington Foot
Burlington
N. J
William Aaronson
Foundry
Florence
Aaronger
Sloan's
Littlefield, Alvord &Co
Fire destroys River View bar room and merry-go-round
At River View last evening a fire swept the bar room and the merry-go-round, destroying the two structures and damaging a third. The blaze started about 10:30 PM, spread quickly, and could not be stopped by volunteers. About $4,000 in damage, insured, was reported. Capt. E. Randall and his son Harry S. Randall were present with the Washington letter carriers excursion.
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River View
St. John’s
Washington
Capt. E. §. Randall
Harry S. Randal
St. Johns
Albany Deadlock on Assembly Will Stand by Speaker
Albany June 7. The deadlock between senate and assembly over reapportionment persists with no sign of break. Leaders conferled all night as Gov Hughes stayed in the executive chamber. Monday night session planned to pass the Wadsworth plan and return to the senate for possible conference.
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Washington Post
Albany
Senate
Assembly
Gov. Hughes
Tully
Wadsworth
Hnd
Rose’s Report on Glen Echo Charges Released
The U S District Attorney Rose report on charges against Mayor Garrett and Marshal Collin was received at the Department of Justice with no details released and forwarded to the State Department later. Mayor Garrett says no communication with the State Department is planned for now. He cites Collin’s ankle sprain and notes a seven mile per hour greeting to Herr von Radowitz as minor moments, while affirming Glen Echo’s municipal status.
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Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Harriman
International Harvester Company
Harvester Trust
American Tobacco Company
The
Tobacco Trust
Bwiderce
United States
Rose
Baltimore
Garrett
Marshal Colling
Glen Echo
State Department
Marshal Collins
Colins
Herr von Radowitz
Gien Echo
Tornado Strikes Duquoin Causes Roofs to Lift
A June tornado struck Duquoin Illinois lifting roofs and several houses from foundations. Several injuries are reported though none fatal. Box cars were swept from yard tracks and rain halted railroad traffic briefly.
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Duquoin
Tragic End for Mrs Hau Drowns in Swiss Lake
Mrs Karl Hau, wife of Roman law professor at George Washington University, reportedly died by drowning in a lake near Pfäffikon, Zurich. The case follows charges against her husband for the murder of his mother-in-law in Baden-Baden last November. A notice references travel rates to Los Angeles and Pacific Coast points, plus a Cal Expo Department item and campaign notices from Jamestown town contests.
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Berlin
Karl Isruha
Lokal Anzeiger
Karl Hau
Pfaeffikon
Canton
Zurich
Switzerland
Hau
Karl Hall
George Washington University
Mollter
Baden-Baden
Death tale stands tells of past treachery
A Cripple Creek miner betrays fellow workers to railroad officials in a recorded confession as men prepare to challenge his testimony. The Vindicator reports the mine crimes with steady, unflinching detail.
Orchard describes plan to kill fifty men at Vindicator mine
In a courtroom exchange the witness asserts about fifty nonunion workers were at the Vindicator mine and that touching off carload of powder would have killed all. The question about paying $2007 to murder fifty men is blocked. the court sustains the objection.
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Orchard
Vindicator
California
Moyer
Richardson
Trial records show Haywood defense undermining Orchard testimony
Boise dispatch reports counsel for William D Haywood pressed to undermine Harry Orchard testimony in the Vin dicator mine explosion case and in connections with Western Federation of Miners plots. The defense probed Orchard's ties to D C Scott and other detectives, seeking to cast doubt on the Vindicator story and Orchard's credibility while detailing his alleged crimes and travels with Moyer.
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Boise
Idaho
Wiliam D. Haywood
Harry Orchard
Vindicator
Western Federation of Miners
Denver
War of Labor
Colorado
Orchard
Cripple Creek
D. C. Scott
Wasps
K. C. Sterling
Mainé Owners’ Association
Scott
Denyer
Moyer
Haywood
Mitia
Vindicator Mdne
W. F. Datis
William Easterly
Richardson
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Perial
Congressional Limited
Ralhlye
Harpers Ferry
Wartinsburg
Berkeley Springs
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Baltimore and Ohio
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Harpers
Gianapolia
San Pedro
Ebuthern Pacific
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Chicago and Alton
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Santa Fe
Geearde
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Haois Central
Missouri River
Chicago
Union Paciific
H. Small & Gons, Floristington
London Society
Kentucky
International
Playound School Fund
Aplay G
National Theater
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Sylvania Railroad
Seatte
Deaves
Farmer
Thua
Union Trust Co
Los Angeles
Cal
Pa. Ave
N. J. Ave
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