Kniaz Potemkine mutiny and related dispatches
Reports from St Petersburg and Theodosia describe the Kniaz Potemkine escaping before the Black Sea fleet arrived from Sebastopol. Conflicting advices say it sailed west toward Livadh or southeast to the Caucasus, with pursuit by Smetilvy and speculation of bombardment of the emperor’s summer palace. chaos fringe stories include refugees, firefights, and a mutinous crew.
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Kniaz Potemkine
Aheodosia
Black Sea
Sebastopol
Theodosia
Kulaz Potemkine
Admiralty
Alexieff
Caucasus Littoral
Kutax Votemkine
Tuapse
Poti
Smetilvy
Hanied
Heir to Fortune Believed Found in New York Gardener
Thomas O'Keefe a New York farmer learns he may be a beneficiary of a 55 million dollar estate left by Dennis O'Keefe, his cousin who died in Texas. A Irish lawyer tracing heirs near Kilburn says Dennis lived there until 1804 before sailing to America. O'Keefe, about 66, placed his affairs with Douglass Conklin, cashier of Huntington Bank.
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New York
Thomas O'Keefe
Greenlaw
Dennis O'Keefe
Texas
Ireland
Kilburn
America
Douglass Conklin
Bank of Huntington
Boy Found After Freight Car Ordeal Near Detroit
Percy Denean aged 46 Brace Avenue Detroit along with two other boys entered a freight car voluntarily seeking a ride back home. The trio grew homesick at Magara Falls and boarded the freight train to Detroit where Denean has since returned.
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Detroit
Mich
Percy Denean
Brace Avenue
Magara Falls
Double murder convict hanged after failed suicide attempt
Owensboro Kentucky July 7 After a futile attempt at death by own action Robert Mathley was hanged today for the murder of William A Watkins and James Gretson, a year ago. During the night Mathley opened a vein in his arm and nearly bled to death before the fact was discovered.
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Owensboro
Robert Mathley
William A. Watkins
James Gretson
Paul Jones Remains Arrive Cherbourg Funeral Train
A vast crowd gathered at Cherbourg as the funeral train bearing Admiral Paul Jones and 500 American sailors and Marines arrived from Paris at 7:30 am. A mortuary chapel on the wharf, adorned with palms and figs, hosted ceremonies with American consul H J E Hainneville and French officers in attendance. The body lay between French and American troops at a catafalque as the band of the USS Brooklyn played the national anthem. The transfer to the Brooklyn will occur at noon tomorrow with the squadron to sail at 5 pm for the United States.
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Cherbourg
France
Admiral Paul Jones
Paris
Beily
Naval Arsenal
H. J. E. Hainneville
Catafalque
United States
Brooklyn
Caxton Book of Caton Sells at Sothebys for £1350-0-0
The sale highlights surging incunabula values with a 1483 Caxton Book of Caton fetching £1,350 10s 6d from dealer Mr Quarteh at Sothebys in London. Earlier records show other copies selling for high sums, including £300 and £295 in recent decades, while only two copies have moved in the past eighteen years.
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Caxton
New York
Sotheby's
London
The
Times
Thabbay
Westmeyntre
Quarnteh
Bernard
G. Watson Taylor
Wilkes
Gardner
Earl of Ashburnham
Shell to Crumple Heaviest Armor at Sandy Hook Tests
New York reports that a twelve inch shell with a small dunnite charge, touted as the world’s most effective explosive, failed to hit its mark by twenty feet in early tests at the Sandy Hook proving grounds, though still shown capable of crumpling heavy armor.
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New York
Sandy Hook
The Second Opening of Simplon Tunnel Shown
Brigue Switzerland July 7. The Simplon tunnel drilling revealed a second opening last evening. A linked note reports Rissey and Englewd involved with a 10 point margin. The West ministers led the English shooting team in an internationals match ending with a 14 point score for the winners and the American team close behind with a partial score.
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Brigue
Switzerland
Rissey
Englewd
Bail Refused for Gaynor and Greene in Montreal Case
Montreal July 7 Judge Oulmett of the court of the King's exchange refused bail for Mesers Gaynor and Greene in a pretrial hearing. The decision moves the case toward further judicial action as prosecutors pursue charges. Public records show the matter is proceeding in the Montreal legal system.
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Montreal
Mesers Gaynor and
Greene
Oulmett
Court of the King's Exch
Forgers face longer sentences in bank crime surge
New York July 7 detectives in a banks association report say court sentences for forgeries are rising. In May 31 alone, six professional forgers were sentenced to 32 years 9 months. Since Sept 1, 1904, 22 special cases led to 11 convictions and 49 general cases yielded 25 convictions. Ninety nine banks were attacked in ten months. seventeen were bankers association members.
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New York
American Banks Association
James R. Branch
Bankers Association
Root Accepts State Department Post for Roosevelt Era
Oyster Bay July 7 Elihu Root has accepted the secretaryship of state from President Roosevelt. He will take the oath in about two weeks and stop his law practice before moving to Washington, likely in September. The president is gratified and notes Root’s personal sacrifices. the official announcement followed the president’s return to Sagamore Hill. Strong East Hampton Conn Killed. TRINIDAD Colo July 7 Franklin D Strong formerly of East Hampton Conn was killed when he plunged from a 12 foot embankment in an auto he had just bought and was using for the first time. he had served in the Connecticut legislature.
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Oyster Bay
Elihu Root
Washington
Roosevelt
Mr Root
Mr Root Inagin
Cleveland
Sagamore Hill
Root
State Department
East Hampton
Cones Han
Trinidad
Colo
Franklin D. Strong
Conn
Connecticut
Hoch to Oust State Treasurer
Topeka Kansas July 7 Governor Hoch says he will declare the state treasurer's office vacant on July 20 unless Treasurer T T Kelly increases the bond securing state funds in his possession.
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Hoch
Topeka
Kan
T. T. Kelly
Body Found In Mill Pond Near Rochester
In Rochester New York on July 7 the body of thirteen year old Clara Stack was found in a mill pond at Perry. She had left a note with her sister Mrs Joseph Lobett stating she intended to take her own life but gave no reason for the act.
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Mill Pond
Rochester
N. Y
Clara Stack
Perry
Joseph Lobett
Grain Market Report From New York Sees Mixed Wheat
Fragmented notes describe New York wheat futures for July contracts with firm bids and shifts in quotes. Mentions various traders and mixers, with colored market hues and general price movement hints amid a cluttered, uncertain report.
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New York
Sean Ryle
Boiler crack averted at Summit Thread plant
East Hampton Conn July 71 A boiler explosion feared since a two inch crack was found just under a lap seam by an inspector applying water pressure. The inspector compared it to the Brockton disaster as both boilers were 72 inch, 100 horsepower units valued at 1800 dollars. It will be scrapped and replaced.
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East Hampton
Conn
Brockton
Summit Thread Company
Perjury and Conspiracy Charged in Milwaukee Widow's Claim
Chicago July 7 Mrs Matilda Bender and her daughter Marie arrested on perjury and conspiracy charges tied to a bid for the widow's share of Colonel George T. Cline's estate valued near two million dollars. They claimed Robert Cline, now dead, and the millionaire were the same man, with Charlotte Bender as widow. Judge Cutting had earlier refused the claims and urged grand jury action. indictments were kept secret until arrest.
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Chicago
Matilda Brender
Marie
Charlotte Bender
George T. Cline
Bes
Cutting
Bender
Robert Cline
Texas
Mystery Father Threw Baby Into Chicago River
Chicago on July 7 reports a well dressed man threw a six month old baby into the north branch of the Chicago river near Webster avenue bridge. The child drowned and the body was recovered by the bridge lamp tender who witnessed the act. Two men saw the deed. the suspect fled though an attempt was made to catch him. Police work from witness descriptions, with the man believed to be the father.
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Chicago
Chicago River
Webster Avenue
One Convict Caught After Escape from McNeill Island
Tacoma police report that July Stickney, one of eight convicts who fled from McNeill Island Penitentiary, was captured near Point Defiance Park while seeking clothing and funds from a friend. He offered no resistance but refused to name any others. Stickney had reportedly moved through Vashon Island area.
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Tacoma
Washa
Stickney
United States
McNelis Island
Point Defiance Park
Om Vashon Island
Weather forecast for Toanecticat region
Forecast calls for fair to partly cloudy skies with scattered light showers possible. Expect light to moderate winds and variable directions, with temperatures remaining mild through the period.
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Toapen
Actress Mrs James Brown Potter Files Bankruptcy Petition
London reports Mrs James Brown Potter presented a bankruptcy petition today and a receiver was appointed. The American actress suffered heavy losses from recent Savoy productions and her Maidenhead home and personal effects were sold last week.
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London
James Brown Potter
Savoy Theater
Maidenhead
Interest grows as shoot for Vineet Shield gains crowds
At Bisley Camp England July 7 the final range between Seventh Regiment No 8 New York and Westminster Volunteers drew a larger gallery for the Sir Howard Vineet Shield. Conditions improved overall with light breeze and strong sun creating glare for the marksmen. The heat was oppressive.
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Bisley Camp
Eng
No. 8
N. Y
Westminister
Howard Vineet
Sharon sheet mill to begin operation next week
Official announcement states the American Sheet and Tin Plate company continuous sheet mill at South Sharon will open next week. The $1,500,000 facility, built three years ago but unused, will employ about five hundred workers upon startup.
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Sharon
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Routh Sharon
Important Decisions in Bronson Estate Case
New Haven July 7 Judge Case ruled in two decisions in Miss Susan Bronson of Waterbury vs Judge Samuel J. Bronson. The case seeks an accounting of an estate valued at about 580000 under ten years of court oversight. The first ruling struck the case from the jury docket and will be heard by the court. The second rejected removing a nephew J Hobart Bronson of Waterbury as instigator, leaving the answer intact.
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New Haven
Susan Bronson
Waterbury
Samuel J. Bronson
Plaintif
J. Hobart Bronson
Spread of strike expands to baggage and parcel firms
Chicago July 7 A spread of the teamsters strike to baggage and parcel delivery firms looms as the teamsters joint council directs all drivers to refuse deliveries to strike bound concerns While the council met the department store drivers union voted to continue the strike indefinitely The joint council plans to deploy 2000 strikers to compel union teamsters at work and to fund the strike fund The action follows Judge Holdoms announcement of impending injunctions against six concerns.
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Teamsters
Teamsters Joint Council
Holdom
Joint Council
Three More Die In Tar Sand Expansion Accident
Bluefield West Virginia July 3 report says five workers have died in a shaft expansion incident by Ludventer Cant and Cops company with two survivors. The shaft is declared clear and workers have resumed.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Ludventer Cant & Cops Company
Submarine Parfader Still Lay Hidden at Harbor Bottom
Paris reports the submarine boat Parfader, sunk yesterday, remains at the harbor bottom. Thirteen crewmen are imprisoned, while Lieut Rotier and Ensign Robin have two others reaching the surface as divers signal. Four grappling lines extend from the craft but mud pins the bow, hindering rescue efforts.
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Ministry of Marine
Toulay
Riverta
Tunis
Parfader
Farfader
Ltest Wesel
Bizerta
Rotier
Robin
Roetier
Miles In Command at Governor’s Day Parade
Governor Douglis inspects Massachusetts Volunteer Militia at Camp Bartlett Wesfield July 7 as Miles commands the augmented force with US regulars. Adjutant-General ford, Governor’s staff, and Lt Governor Curtis Guild join Miles at the station amid threatening rain clouds.
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Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
Wesfield
Mass
Camp Bartlett
Massachusetts
Nelson A. Miles
Dou
Miles
Ford
Douglis
Curtis Guild
Walter 8. Watson
Lowell
Fred
Ferry Fares Cut By New Jersey Freeholders Board
York July 7 The county New Jersey board of freeholders adopts a resolution directing managers of the West Shore railroad ferries from Weehawken to Manhattan and the Bayonne and Staten Island ferry to reduce fare from 5 to 3 cents The board appoints a committee to visit each ferry and tender cents as a fine The committee will report to the board and its counsel will seek a writ of certiorari from Justice Dixon
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Y York
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N. J
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Ferres
Weehawken
Manhattan
Bayonne
Staten Island
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Justice Dixon
Fire destroys Panama village business district
Jamestown N Y July 7 Fire broke out in Panama early today destroying the village business section including the post office and several stores. Communication is cut off due to telephones exchanges damaged. Loss is roughly 100000 with not over 25 percent insured.
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Panama
Jamestown
N.Y
Legal actions and town obituaries in Blackstone area
Movements include settled claims against Consolidated Stai road company over railroad crossing detentions. Estates suit against late Joseph K E Lawrence, with Mrs Elizabeth Leonant and David Pritchant listed as claimants. Arthur Terrell jailed for alleged liquor offenses. Funeral of John J McEvoy held in Southford with requiem by Rev Father Fox. mourners and pallbearers named.
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Math Street
Blackstone
Mass
Meehan
Michael J Furey
Philp Fitzpatrick
Edward J Clarke
Consolidated Stai)road Company
A. I. Hayes
Joseph KE. Lawrence
Wheelright
Eateh Sult
Church
Elizabeth M. Leonant
Lawrence
David Pritehant
Seiko
Arthur Terrell
Wolcott
John J. McEvoy
Southford
Father Fox
Newtown
Hi. J
Paid Us A Visit In Wie terburg State Police Visit Reportedly Unsuccessful
Official quarters say state police were in Wie terburg recently and that results will be revealed soon. Local police denied involvement though they would not admit knowledge. Prosecuting Agent Pierce could not be found, and Lita would not confirm. The visit was said to be unsuccessful from any point of view, especially for the state policeman.
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Wieterburg
Pierce
Lita
Moorish Court Visit Aboard Direct Overland Route
Tangier correspondent reports two American travelers Janie Roosevelt and J C White journeying from Tangier via the overland path to Moorimart. They carry letters of introduction to court dignitaries and are connected to U S figures through relatives and ambassadorial ties.
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New York
Stice Rassuli
Tangier
Moorimart
Atlantic Yacht Club Fleet Delayed by Fog at Mare Island Cove
The Atlantic Yacht Club fleet, en route to Newport, remained at Mare Ris Cove this morning due to thick fog. They arrived from Larchmont the previous night and had planned an early start to New London.
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Atlantic Yacht Club
New Haven
Conn
Newport
Mare Ris Cove
Larchmont
New London
Man arraigned for Bangor wife murder
Elmer ty re res, of Ward Bangor, Maine, was arraigned today on charges of murdering his wife Isabelle on June. He pleaded not guilty and requested an additional issue.
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Maine
Elmer Ty Reres
Wif
Isabelle
Providence Leaves New London Tow for Newport Repair
The steamer Providence, disabled with a broken shaft, was towed into New London and departed for Newport repair shops at five this morning, towed by three tugs.
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New London
Providence
Newport
New Sideboards At Hampson-Sellew Store On Bank Street
Advertises new sideboard designs and dining room furniture with discounts and wide selection. Highlights prices from 20 to 500 dollars, claims superior cabinet work and value, and notes third floor roll top and desk sets. Mentions Waterbury experience and honest prices, includes a smokey fudge typo in pricing.
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Reid & Hughes
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