Dupont Named For The Senate Victory After Eleven Year Saga
The Delaware Senate and House meet to ratify Dupont’s election to the United States Senate after an eleven year contest. Addicks defeated, Democrats abstain from voting, Dupont’s victory conceded by opposition in a protracted struggle from 1889 to 1895.
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Addicks
Congress
Dupont
Senate
West Point
Dover
Levod
Connor Am Addicks
Legislatue
Gov Ica
John Edward Addicks
Dove Earl
Wadhcks
Aru Seombh
Vetes
Antheas Bigging
George Massey
Thua
Richard Rheanes
Iyo
Binerdas
Mbly
Gray Addicks
H &Gins
Rennes
Elec Kenny
Gray
Delaware
Washington
Reginal Republicang
J Trank Mieeddkehs
Ty L Heister Ball
Stans
Ball
Ham Henry Algernon DuPont
United States Senate
Delaware Senate
DuPont Career and Senate Seat Bid in Delaware
Acting governor Watson faced a voting split as Col. Du Pont sought a seat with a one vote majority The Senate rejected seating him despite a favorable committee report Du Pont born near Wilmington July 20 1838 was a descendant of Pierre Samuel DuPont de Nemours He graduated top of his class at West Point May 1861 and served in the Fifth Artillery later becoming a regiment adjutant He held commands at New Market Piedmont and Lynchburg and fought at Opequan Fishers Hill and Cedar Creek as a field artillery leader in Gen Crooks corps
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Fifth Artillery
BAS
New York Harbor
Batte
New Market
W Va
Piedmont
Lynchburg
Opequan Fishers Hill
Cedar Creek
Crooks Corps
Tucker Dies in Chair at State Prison in Boston
Charles Louis Tucker was electrocuted at 12 12 am for the serious case involving Mabel Page Tucker. The ceremony included a baptism in the Methodist faith and final appeals to Gov. James Hovahey. President Roosevelt advised Governor Guild to proceed with the execution.
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Boston Mass
Charles Louis Tucker
Mabel Page Tucker
Tucker
Joseph McLaughlin
Methodist Episcopal Church
Thomas W Bishop
Vahey
Lgeodore Rooslves
Four Die in Fire at Harlem Tenement on East 97th Street
A fierce fire swept a five story Harlem tenement at 29 Hast Ninety-seventh Street. Four people died and two firemen were seriously injured after rescuers battled flames for about twenty minutes. Police arrested Angelo Pallidino and two of his children on suspicion of arson. investigators noted insurance on the flat. Firemen and officers saved many tenants as a mother dropped her child down an airshaft to escape.
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Arrval
New York
Angelo Pallidino
Pallidino
Polcemen
Bauchmann Kennedy
Sackett
Joseph Hrino
East 11St Street
Joseph Frigone
East Nimety Seventh Street
Vincent Cahill
Cahill
James Lauthe
We Street
Harlem
Harburger
Rebecca Rabinowitz
Angelo R Falldino
Louisa
Pasquale
Threats for Cannon Prompt Postal Card Tracing
Post-office inspectors track threatening postal cards sent from Indiana to Speaker Cannon in Washington. Cards postmarked Indianapolis and dated in South Bend and other Indiana towns suggest motives tied to the pure food bill. The note writes with a fine hand and appears to be part of a broader mailing pattern.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Cannon
House of Representatives
Washington St
South Bend
One Dead in Eatontown Express Crash After Switch Left Open
A Jersey coast express train wreck at Eatontown New Jersey occurs after a freight train shifts onto a siding with a switch left open. George Van Duzer the vaudeville actor is killed and Rev Joseph N Hallock among more than twenty injured as cars plunge into swamp. Elijah Egbert escaped injury as engineer. fireman Robert Hackett is badly hurt.
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George van Duzer
Joseph MN. Hallock
Presbyterian Minster
New York
Jersey
Eatontown
Joseph N. Hal Jock
John Badarovca
Lakewood
F Comstock
Robert Hackett Dreman
Constantine Lakewood
Wenliam Dougan
Brooklyn
Dulay
Bils Avenue
Chicago
Ehock
Freeman Lakewood
Roy J M Hallock
J’ N Hallock
Otto Metzi
East Eighty-seventh Street
Atlantic City
Jersey Central
Hinets
Elijah Egbert
Robert Hackett
Bus Four vaudeville actor crushed in wreck
Van Duzer manager of the Bus Four was killed when a sleeper car overturned into a swamp. He had dived toward an open window after the train toppled on its side, his head crushed and buried in mud. He lived at 28 West 1384 Street with his wife and two children awaiting him with a meal when the telegram arrived.
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van Duzer
Bus
West 1384 Street
Westernland Grounded Off Cape May With 1000 Aboard
The liner Westernland from Liverpool and Queenstown to Philadelphia grounded near the entrance to Delaware Bay. With no pilot aboard, engines reversed but could not back off. Tugs failed to move her until night tide. 72 cabin and 775 steerage passengers plus 250 crew were aboard. Lifesaving crew stood by as the vessel was moored off Cape May.
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Westernland
Liverpool
Queenstown
Philadelphia
Delaware
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Turner
Sen
Capa May Beach
James W Eldredge
Agaso
Patrick Nearer Ghair His Counsel Keeps Up Fight
New York June 11 Recorder Gott denied Albert W Patrick a new trial for the murder of William M Rice. The opinion spans fifteen pages, finding no grounds for a new trial. Patrick’s fourth reprieve expires Monday, and without a further stay he faces execution next week. An appeal to the U S Supreme Court and a commutation bid to Gov. Higgins are planned.
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Speelni
Washington. Post
New York
Recorder Gott
Albert W Patrick
William M. Rice
Goff
Patrick
Jones
Rice
Gott
Leshmany
Deciman
Hygens
Sing Sing
United States Supreme Court
Go. Higgins
Gov. Guild
Massachusetts
Young Tucker
Tennessee lawmaker stabbed on street in Memphis
Memphis Tennessee June 11 Thomas B Collier a member of the Tennessee House and figure in state politics was stabbed today by real estate man Y W Tucker after a dispute over a lawsuit. Collier was attacked on a business street and taken to St Josephs Hospital in critical condition. Tucker is under arrest.
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Memphis
Tenn
Thomas B Collier
Tennessee
Y W. Tucker
Collier
St Josephs Hospital
Index to Today's Issue Highlights
The page listing outlines sections including Dupont for Delaware, Senator murder allegation Tucker, Fire Patrick, Fight for Safe Broker Gurley in Seclusion, Hay dead, Majority Report on Meat-inspection Bill, Firemen's Bill passed, Statehood agreement, Graduates of High Schools, Editorial, Society, Racing Results, The Legal Record, Baseball Scores, Financial, and High Liquor License Opposition.
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Dupont
Delaware
Tucker
New York
Patrick
Gurley
Distillery Whisky Spill Kills and Intoxicates Fish
In Frankfort Kentucky on June 11 a distillery flake stand broke and over 13 000 gallons of whisky spilled into Benson Creek. Farmers along the stream found hundreds of fish floating or leaping unfazed by observers. Fish later recovered by the bushel as officials learned of the distillery accident. Loss from the spill totaled about 25 000 dollars.
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Frankfort
Benson Creek
Cyclone ravages Palatka area causing structural damage
A violent cyclone struck Palatka Florida in late afternoon moving southeast to northwest. Two or three houses were blown from foundations, several trees uprooted and carried far by the wind. No fatalities reported yet, but crops were seriously damaged.
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Palatka
Fie
Roosevelt in poor health uncle to president
Robert B Roosevelt, uncle of the president, is confined to bed at his home in ayville. He is described as no better with a complication of diseases and there is little chance of recovery. No visitors are allowed.
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Washington Post
Ayville
Robert B .Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Mutual Life Indicts Gillette and Granniss for Forgery and Perjury
Special grand jury indicts former Mutual Life vice presidents Robert A Granniss and Dr Walter R Gillette on five third degree forgery counts and one perjury count related to false entries and a trustee bank account claim. No trials before fall. investigation stalled pending possible August grand jury.
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Gillette
Granniss
Washington Post
New York
Robert A. Granniss
Walter R Gillette
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mutual
Grand Jury
Dobbs Ferry Fields
Armstrong Committee
Jerome
Bedy Gillette Nee
Granres
Reid
Gurley Alive in Seclusion Amid Missing Securities
William B Gurley, a Boston stock broker, is alive and possibly in the Western states after a monthlong disappearance. A star chamber meeting of his clients and five women heard statements about missing securities found in a lock box while Gurley’s sons and brother expressed confidence he will be heard from soon and that his affairs may be straightened out.
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Massing
Boston
William B Gurley
Mr Gurley
Lawrence Building
Melville Gur Jey
Post
Gureley
Miss Tulla @ Ashley
Treasury Department
Br. Gurley
Miss Ashley
Star-Chamber
Mussey
Ellen Spencer Musse
Gursey
Cllertt
Musses
Gurley
West
Casa Ys
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Harold
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Page
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Yin
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Recorder Golf
Federal Supreme Court
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