Roosevelt's Name Wakes Delegates at Chicago Convention
At the 13th Republican national convention in the Coliseum Chicago began organizing with a crowd filling 85 hundred seats. Delegates and reporters lined five acres of chairs as the curtain rose on a multi-day drama headed for the nomination stage. A sea of telephones and wires connected papers worldwide while Fairbanks Dillingham and others shaped the Vermont and Connecticut delegations. The gathering included a push for endorsing National Negro Suffrage League aims opposing caste and race based disfranchisement as part of a broader effort to secure civil rights within the party.
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Chicago
Depew
Colisum
United States
Senta
Hanna
Home Market Club of
Boston
Tring
Vermont
Fairbanks
James Brock
Senator Dillingham
Edwin W. Higezins
Connecticut
Charlies F. Brooker
National Negro Suffrage League
League
Institutional African Methodist Church
James B. Dixon
Rhode Island
Republican Committee
Republican Party
South
Mrs Fairbanks Addresses National Charity Conference
In Portland Maine June 21 the National Conference of Charities and Correction discussed neighborhood improvements with Miss Jane Addams presiding. Joseph Lee urged playgrounds as essential to public schools, while Mrs Fairbanks of Middletown Connecticut emphasized after care for discharged girls, noting home visits and ongoing correspondence.
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Connecticut Industrial School
Portland
National Conference of Charities and Correction
Jane Addams
Hullhouse
Chicago
Joseph Lee
Boston
George LI. Lee
Kentucky
Five Million Dollar Excavation Contract For Manhattan Terminal
New York reports a 5,000,000 contract awarded to New York Contracting and Trucking Co for excavating the Pennsylvania Railroad terminal site in Manhattan. Work to depths of forty feet across four blocks from Seventh to Ninth avenues and Thirty-first to Thirty-third streets begins within ten days. The project, spanning twenty-two months, requires a rock excavation and a surrounding retaining wall with earth and rock removed by boats to a New Jersey shore filled into swamp land for an immense yard.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Manhattan
New York Contracting and Trucking Co
the Herald
Pennsylvania, New York and Long Island Railroad Co
Philadelphia
Terminal
Seventh
Ninth Avenue
New Jersey
Tailors to Strike Over Open Shop Declaration
A 50,000 strong strike of clothing trades workers was declared to begin immediately in New York. Many tailors are hired through middlemen or contractors, with the action aligning against the manufacturers' open shop policy amid ongoing locally recurring garment worker strikes.
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New York
Manufacturers’ Na- Homa! Association
Juro of Orono Kills Woman Then Shoots Self
Rumford Falls Maine June 21 John Juro 26 of Orono shot and killed Miss May Bunnell after she refused his attentions then died by his own hand. The tragedy occurred last night in Rumford Falls.
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Rumford Falls
John Juro
Orono
May Bunnell
Tay
Appraisers rule on fish brine duties for imports
New York reports that the board of United States general appraisers handed down a decision favoring fish importers. Brine packed with fish is not taxed, and only the residual brine adhering after draining counts toward dutiable weight. The ruling reduces prior expectations and eases costs for New England importers long contesting brine charges.
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New York
Board of
United States General Appraisers
Boston
United States
New England
Admiral Cooper Sails to Relinquish Asiatic Fleet Command
Manila June 21 Rear Admiral Philip S Cooper will relinquish command of the Asiatic fleet due to declining health. He sails today aboard the Wisconsin for Shanghai and will transfer leadership to Rear Admiral Stirling. Cooper plans to proceed to San Francisco in July.
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Manila
Philip ©. Cooper
Wisconsin
Shanghai
Stirling
Cooper
Perenate
San Francisco
Origin of the muff in fashion history through centuries
A furrier explains how muff color signified rank in Charles IX era, tracing styles from Venice origins to Louis XV perfection. The piece covers size tests, such as flour barrel trials, and fashion battles over fur versus cloth muffs, noting the muff’s broader use in all weathers and its evolving status into the 1830s.
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Charles IX
Louis XIV
Venice
Lous XV
Murderer Confesses After Twenty Years in Helena
Helena Montana June 21 Governor Toole will not demand extradition of William Miles a 60 year old murderer who recently confessed in Kansas City to killing a brakeman on the Montana Union railway north of Deer Lodge in 1885. Waltham now in Deer Lodge penitentiary serving life for that crime may be pardoned if another man committed the act.
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Helena
Mont
Toole
Missouri
William Miles
Kansas City
Montana Union Railroad
Deer Lodge
Waltham
Recovery of Slocum disaster victims continues in New York
After a night of severe storms, rescuers report 770 bodies recovered from the General Slocum disaster with more expected today. The list of the missing remains over 300 as identification efforts begin. Drenched watchmen, bright lightning, and river currents hampered efforts while new bodies, including a woman and infant, were found aboard the river.
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New York
Alough
North Brother Island
Yale Names Editorial Board for Yale Daily News
New Haven June 21 The following have been elected to the editorial board of the Yale Daily News for the coming year Isaac B Hall Medford Mass William L Squire Meriden William J Linn Chicago Edward B Chapin Andover Mass All these men except Chapin are class of 1906 He is of 1907 The editorial board to take charge next February has been selected from 1906 staff members Chairman Hugh R Wilson Evanston Ill business manager Lee J Perrin New Haven assignment editor Chester B Van Tassel Brooklyn N Y The News issued its final number for the spring term today
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New Haven
Yale Daily News
Isaac 8. Hall
Medford
Mass
William L. Squire
Meriden
William J. Linn
Chicago
Edward B. Chapin
Andover
Chapin
Hugh R. Wilson
Evanston
Ill
Lee J. Perrin
Chester B. van Tassel
Brooklyn
N. Y
News
Trial of Pastor Bulloock Opens in New Haven Court
In New Haven on June 21 the common pleas court heard the start of Rev Charles B Bulloock's trial from Stratford Neighborhood Church. The pastor sat with his wife and counsel while Miss Isabella Viola Shaler testified about assaults, accompanied by her baby.
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Bulloock
New Haven
Common Pleas Court Room
Charles 8. Bullock
Stratford
Isabella Viola Shaler
Gould Heir Seeks Mines Training At Columbia
Kingdon Gould, eldest son of George J. Gould, appeared before Columbia university’s college entrance exam board to seek admission to the School of Mines for next September. He previously passed a preliminary examination with high marks and plans a course in mechanical engineering covering machinery, steam, electricity, dynamos, motors, and related tests. Jay Gould, his brother, will study law.
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New York
Kingdon
George J. Gould
College Entrance Examination Board
Columbia University
School of Mines
Jay
Nan Patterson pleads not guilty at arraignment in murder case
New York June 21 Mrs Nan Patterson pleads not guilty at arraignment before Judge Newberger in general sessions court charged with the murder of Caesar Young a wealthy bookmaker The judge urged counsel to confer and set an early trial noting Mrs Patterson’s poor physical condition
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New York
Nan Patterson
Newberger
Court of General Sessions
Caesar Young
Court opens in civil and criminal docket actions heard
A brief superior court session sat at 11:45 led by Judge Shumway. Next week’s civil hearings include Botelle’s appeal and cases involving Wilder, Strickland, Rooney Woolworth, and Guidkopis against Consolidated Railroad. Notable criminal matters featured Abraham Batterson for embezzlement and several statutory burglary charges. Several pleas were entered or resolved, with sentences issued in some cases and the Ackerman rape case slated for nolles.
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Shumway
Botélle
District Court
Fred ©. Wilder
Sarah Wilder
Clara F. Strickland
Ernest H. Strickland
Margaret Rooney
Frank N. Woolworth
George Guidkopis
The
Consolidated Railroad Co
Jay M. Pierce
Abraham B. Batterson
Douglas, Lacey & Co
Batterson
George H. Post
Minnie Seeley Post
Samuel Post
George
Southbure
Thas
Charles Chatfield
Charles Smith
Kennedy
James Durand
Abbott Avenue
James Walsh
Catherine Brady
Asenen Oat
James Dame
Naugatuck
Howard J. Knickerbocker
Nellie Chrisholm
Iece Joseph Josick
J. J. O'Neill
Benjamin Longabord
John Corresello
Richard
American battleship squadron sails for Piraeus Tangier orders reversed
On June 21 Gibraltar reports the American battleship squadron will sail tomorrow for Piraeus Greece as orders to proceed to Tangier have been countermanded.
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Gibraltar
Piraeus
Greece
Tangier
Chaffeur Everett Jailed For Excessive Greenwich Speed
Greenwich June 21 William W Everett chauffeur for Frank J Gould of New York received a 30 day jail term and costs for driving at 87 miles an hour through Greenwich avenue last Saturday He pleaded not guilty and chose to appeal with a $500 bond. The case followed a police timed speed check by Sheriff Rich and a constable as the prosecutor sought jail time after prior fines for excessive speed.
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Greenwich
William W. Everett
Frank J. Gould
New York
Greenwich Avenue
Gould
Rich
Everett
Tierney
American Chemical Society Convention Opens at Brown University
The thirteenth annual general meeting of the American Chemical Society opened at Brown University Providence with many prominent researchers in attendance. President W. H. Yaunce welcomed the university and city. Papers on chemical topics followed with speakers Wilder Bancroft Cornell Edmund Miller Columbia and Arthur A. Noyes Massachusetts Institute of Technology involved.
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Providence
BR. I
American Chemical Society
Brown University
W. H. P. Yaunce
Wilder D. Bancroft
Cornell University
Edmund H. Miller
Columbia
Arthur A. Noyes
Massaumetts Methule
Toubaolosy
Attending Mine Workers Convention in Pueblo
About sixty delegates from across the district gather in Pueblo Colorado for a special conven tion of the 15th district United Mine Workers of America. The meeting opens to discuss and decide on calling off the strike in southern Colorado fields since last November. Delegates show majority favor continuing the strike even if national backing is withdrawn.
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Pueblo
Colo
United Mine Workers of America
Colorado
Connecticut Weather Forecast Districts Show Fair, Storms North
Forecast for Connecticut shows fair conditions in the south while the north may experience local storms. Tonight and Wednesday bring cooler air, with fresh westerly winds expected in the southwest portion.
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Connecticut
New Haven Boy Killed by Train
Raymond Doolittle sixteen year old son of O S Doolittle of New Haven was accidentally killed early today by a freight train near the street railroad bridge. The fatal injury was a fractured skull and witnesses saw the boy struck and thrown to one side.
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New Haven
Raymond Doolittle
O. S. Doolittle
Waterbury May Seek Fencing for Drowning Dangers
The Waterbury Business Men's Association considers urging the Public Safety Department to require fencing or continuous watch on large bodies of water to prevent drownings. A member cited Scofield's ditch tragedies and urged action where standing waters menace life. The piece notes Waterbury’s inland town high drowning rate and public apathy until a drowning incident awakens concern.
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Waterbury Business Men's 4 Association
Department of Public Safety
Scovill’s Ditch
Waterbury
Jin
Charity prize drawing lists trips and curios in Luddys win
The Queen's Daughters charity drawing finished with prizes including a trip to St Louis for PARASOL, F Suddy, and others. Entries list names and addresses for items such as a tobacco pouch, a fancy tidy, a yellow sofa, a $10 gold piece, and portraits. In Winsted on June 21, Sherman Beeman who killed his wife in North Canaan remains in poor condition after bullets were removed and complications arose, making recovery unlikely.
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T. F. Luddy
ST. Louis
St Louis
F . Suddy
Charles
Street
Fancy Tidy
Daisy
A. Cavanaugh
St Joseph's T. A. Society
Bancy Tidy
Flora Morse
Wall Street
M. Robilard
Cole Street
Doiley
Elizabeth Wallace
Wolcott
Ethel O’donnell
North Willow
Mrs ©. Jackson
State Street
Father Traynor
Mra T. J. Kilmartin
Father Crowley
Frank Phelan
Pratt Place
Rey Dr Martin
Maagaret Dougherty
Grand Street
Beeman
Sherman Beeman
North Canaan
Madden Report Clears Madden in Stamp Distribution Case
Washington June 21 The Robb report on alleged irregularities in the bureau of the third assistant postmaster Howard C Madden regarding the printing and distribution of spearmen postage stamps has been submitted to the president and released. It finds no improper conduct by Madden and notes gratuitous distribution of a limited number of stamps has occurred in the Post Office Department since stamps were first printed. It recommends discontinuing the practice.
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Madden
Washington
Charles H. Robb
Howard C. Madden
Post Office Department
Meriden Labor Leader Arrest Warrant Issued
A warrant was issued today for the arrest of a Meriden labor leader on criminal libel charges connected to a trades journal story accusing a former striker at factory H of the International Silver Co. of being a spy. The dispute appears centered in the union. Smith College Graduates Class of 241 in Northampton Mass
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Meriden
International Silver Co
Silver
Smith’s College
Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Delly
Henry van Dyke
Prineston
School of Life
Waterbury High School Class of 1904 Exercises Set
Constable M B Carmody named receiver for the Omarle house while O H Hart L L Lewis and A G Church are appointed appraisers. The Waterbury High School Class of 1904 will hold its close day exercises at the high school.
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M. B. Carmody
Omarle House
H. Hart
L. L. Lewis
A. G. Church
Waterbury High School
Assero
Guest of Honor at New England Society Dinner
Chicago's June 21 event features former Secretary of the Navy as guest of honor and speaker addressing colonial policy and federal leadership. Speakers include Sherman of Chicago Field of Northampton Hill of Maine Davis of Massachusetts Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire, with over 300 in attendance.
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Chicago
John
New England
McKinley
England
BH. B. Sherman
Jor Field
Northampton
Mass
John Fremont Hill
Maine
Crett T. Davis
Massachusetts
J. H. Gallinger
Newshire
Canadian Pacific Express Derails Near Grand Soulé
A Regina dispatch reports No 2 Canadian Pacific Express bound east was derailed near Grand Soulé after a broken wad caused a derailment. Two sleepers ditched and ten tourist cars left the track into water. An engine emergency brake kept the train from submerging further. Porters and Mayor Laird of Regina suffered minor injuries.
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Montreal
Regina
Grand Soule
Crisp
Laird
Firemen Save Torpedo Building Amid City Blaze
Pittsburg June 21 firemen saved a torpedo building on Grant avenue Allegheny as flames menaced carpet plants and several firms including Carpet Cleaning Co Daft Condition Co Allegheny Cornice Co and Allegheny Torpedo Co in a dramatic early morning blaze with threats to nearby facilities.
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Pittsburg
Grant Avenue
Allegheny
The
Carpet Cleaning Co
the Daft Condition Co
Allegheny Cornice and It Co
Gheny Torpedo Co
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