Bayard Statue Unveiling Draws Delaware Crowds
In Wilmington this afternoon a bronze statue of Thomas F Bayard will be unveiled before the largest Delaware crowd yet seen at a public function The ceremony lacks a military pageant and includes prayers addresses and hymns President Cleveland misses the address read by Prof John Hassett Moore Judge George Gray and Bishop Leighton Coleman attend Mrs Mary Clymer Bayard and her daughter arrive from Washington The monument stands at Rockford park overlooking Wilmington and was a gift to the Bayard Memorial Association.
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Delaware
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Cleveland
United States
Court of St James
Princeton
John Hassett Moore
Columbia University
George Gray
United States Circuit Court
Leighton Coleman
D. D
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
Mary Clymer Bayard
Statesman
Washington
Rockford Park
Bayard
Brandywine Rock
Thomas Francis Bayard
Efe Stillman
William Ritchie
London
Surrey
Eng
Bayard Memorial Association
J. Harvey Whiteman
Memorial Association
Wilmington Board of Trade
Bayard Region Democratic Association
Bishop Coleman
Delaware Saengerbund
Whiteman
Gray
Moore
Roosevelt
Davis
West Virginia
Angell
Michigan University
Fire damages Rollaway rink and nearby stable
A fire at the Rollaway skating rink on Hurd street caused about 73000 in damage and spread to Orville Peabody’s stable, destroying tyres and debris. A wrestling match last night drew a large crowd, with investigators attributing the blaze to a carelessly discarded lighted cigar. Denver notes report election of RK Richards as a Chicago and Northwestern claim agent and adherence to the Hepburn rate bill.
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Hurd Street
Orville Peabody
O'Dowd
Bishoa
Denver
Atlantic City
X. J
RK. C. Richards
Chicago and Northwestern
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Middlewwn Nurse Griewold Retires After Long Service
W Griewold, longtime nurse at the Middlewwn c2-nagar facility, ends a lengthy run of service today. Her colleagues salute decades of patient care and community dedication as she prepares to retire.
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Middlewwn
W. Griewold
Veto From Jail By San Francisco Mayor
From his jail cell Mayor Schmitz vetoed the board’s budget and the 720000 appropriation for Geary street railroad reconstruction. Acting Mayor Gallagher says Schmitz’s budget authority remains intact despite the clash with Police Chief Dinan. The habeas corpus bail petition for Schmitz is under appellate review.
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San Francisco
Schmitz
Board of Supervisors
Appellate Court
London Opens Final Link in Yerkes Tube System
London marks the completion of the Inte Charles T. Yerkes underground network with an eight mile line linking northern suburbs to the heart of the city. Begun in 1903, it runs about 100 feet beneath the surface and cost 25 million dollars. Financiers and officials attended the opening, followed by a luncheon, and the public rode free in the afternoon and evening, receiving souvenirs.
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London
Charles T. Yerkes
McCurdy to Survey Connecticut Indian Remains
Yale Peabody museum head George G. McCurdy will launch a long term systematic survey of Connecticut to locate tribal lands, sizes, customs, warfare tools, and burial methods. The study, supplementing state surveys, will use Indian relics from the Peabody collection as baselines.
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New Haven
George G. McCurdy
Archaeological Division
Peabody Museum
Yale University
Connecticut
Vigorous Campaign Suppresses Liberal Press Across Cities
The government widens its reprieve campaign to curb hostile criticism of parliament dissolution and a new electoral law. Reports say newspapers face fines from 500 to 3000 dollars, radical papers are shut, editors flee, and yesterday's fines totaled 7200 dollars. Julius Rosenheimer murder case widens with arrests likely within 24 hours and a stolen gold watch traced to a distant city. A suspect, Benedetto Gentile, Italian, was nabbed by New York police. Former Senator Luton Gee As. Sere dies from an old wound suffered in 1871. he served as a Republican.
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Lberal
Gpa
Pethars
New York
Julius Tf. Rosenheimer
Pelham
Benedetto Gentile
Leavenworth
Kan
United States
Luton
Poker Gee
Sere
Fulton
D. R. Anthony
Hopeful Cabinet Report From Clemen ceau Meeting
Premier Clemen ceau informed cabinet colleagues that the worst is over and the situation has improved. The report conveyed a hopeful outlook with signs of stabilization after the recent crisis, suggesting progress toward calm and resumed governance.
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Parte
Clemenceau
Funston Letter Spurs Debate Over Troop Parade
In San Francisco General Frederick Funston resisted parade participation by U S troops in the Fourth of July event. He noted troops would be jeered by an unwhipped mob. A special committee was formed, with Supervisor O Neil chairing and Rev Philip O Ryan and Samuel Adelstein as members, to decide on any reply.
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San Francisco
United States
Frederick Funston
Funston
Harnessing Tides Progress in Maine Experiments
In South Thomaston Maine on June 22 progress toward using tidal energy to drive mills quarries and factories is reported. A basin about one square mile uses a 12 foot tide to power a compressed air system for transmitting power along a twenty mile coastal pipeline. Five thousand horsepower may be generated and shared with local sites if successful. Ottawa June 7 the Toronto board of trade backed a memorial urging a state owned British cable to encircle the globe. Lord Grey welcomed support and would push the memorial to empire governments noting a current state owned link between Australia and Canada.
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Maine
Ottawa
Ont
Navy committee flags corruption and secretive contracts
London reports that the parliamentary committee on public accounts criticized widespread commissions from contractors to petty officers and questioned Admiralty secrecy in armored cruiser contracts. It also cited a King Edward VII rudder defect secretly repaired by welding, urging avoidance of commercial risk to lives.
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London
Parlamentary Committee On Public Accounts
Admiralty
Invincible
Burials Secretly Held After Police Resolve in Lisbon
Lisbon reports two demonstrators killed while opposing Premier Franco were secretly buried by police to prevent protests.Police clashes continued with several wounded and many arrests as prisoners were moved to Caxias fortress. Government plans to prosecute opposition leaders for allegedly stirring revolt amid reforms.
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Franco
Opor
Caxias
Bonus for Men in Telegraph Strike Across Bay Area
San Francisco reports show 200 telegraphers out as strike spreads. Western Union posts a unusual pay bonus for non-striking operators and offers seven hour day excess pay with meals and lodging at West Oakland and San Francisco offices. Oakland office homes about 150 workers impacted with most off duty.
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San Francisco
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Oakland
Frank Jaynes
Western Union
West Oakland
Postal Company
Postoffice Clerk Arrested in Middletown
Archibald Newell, a post office clerk, was arrested today by postal inspectors in Middletown on charges of stealing two magashes. The report notes additional international and local items in brief, including a mutiny suppression mention in Kiev and a Camden fire damage incident.
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Middletown
Archibald Newell
Post Office
Newell
Costly sleep in a sleeping car story from Uncle Zeke
The fragment recalls Uncle Zeke who jokes that sleeping in a car costs 40 cents per wink after five winks of sleep, followed by notes on Sunday School attendance in Power Children, declining New York City Sunday school turnout, and water usage per person in New York.
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Zeke
George
New York City
Yale Advance Guard Brings Alumni to Yale Campus
Yale hosts advancing guard of alumni arriving by morning trains for commencement events. Executive committee meetings scheduled. baccalaureate sermon to be delivered tomorrow in Battel chapel by President Hadley. Meanwhile, international notes report postponed commerce meeting in Tokio due to key absences.
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Yale
Alumni Advisory Board
Battel Chapel
Hadley
University
Connecticut Weather Summary For Weekend
A fragment notes light variable winds for Connecticut with fair weather extending to Sunday. The line suggests pleasant conditions and gentle breezes without strong wind events or precipitation signals. The terse report hints at typical weekend forecast patterns.
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Winda
Connecticut
Rear End Collision Near Littleton Delays Freight Trains
A rear end collision between two east bound freight trains on the Fitchburg division of the Boston and Maine railroad near Littleton depot derailed two cars and caused hours of delay. One train hand received a severe bruise though officials said the wreck was not serious with no other injuries reported at the dispatcher’s office.
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Fitchburg
Mm & Maine Railroad
Littleton Depot
Boston & Maine Railroad
Littleton
Monster sea turtle weighs nearly two tons in San Diego
San Diego reports a 1902 pound sea turtle caught by fisherman Julius Solissa. The shell bears a burn inscription about the British ship Sea Brine dated August 12, 1881. The animal had been captured years ago in the South Pacific and released after branding.
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Julius Solissa
South
Thomas Fletcher
Stanley Road
Rivington
England
South Pacific
City Officials Inspect Middlebury Road With Local Leaders
City news reports Highway Commissioner Macdonald, Mayor Thome, and Superintendent Kilduff visiting Middlebury road. A switcher, engineer Benton, and conductor Wiinn discussed railroad car incident near the ball game. Minor injuries but vehicle damage noted as crowds gathered nearby.
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Kilduff
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Bingsing Brothers
Soldiers Return Mutinous Infantry to Barracks in France
In Agde France on June 22 six hundred infantrymen who mutinied yesterday and marched to Beziers under arms returned to their barracks. Officers of the 17th regiment met and mustered the unit at the station and marched them to their quarters amid onlookers but no public demonstration occurred.
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France
Beziers
Lawyers Clash in Probate Hearing Over Widow Support
In Waterville a court hearing on removing Henry O Miller as administrator of Adam Faber’s estate revealed the widow Lucy Faber has not received the required $30 monthly support for three months. Attorneys Alcorn and Russell clashed publicly, while Judge Lowe reserved decision as to the administrator’s fate. Separately, Mexico visit notes mention R C Caples of New York Central and a possible Tehuantepec railway deal. Also, in Montreal, 250 carters ended a strike after a 15 cent daily wage rise to $1.75.
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Jocal
Elm City
James E. Russell
Alcorn
New Haven
Henry 0. Miller
Adam Faber
Waterville
Lucy Faber
Russell
Devine
George A. Faber
Attorney Alcorn
Mr Russell
Attorney Devine
Attorney Russell
Lowe
Altcorn
Mexico Way
Suuess
R. C. Caples
New York Central Lines
Caples
Als
Tehuantepec National Railroad
Mexico
New York Central
Harriman
Gould Systems
Railroads to cut fares to two cents a mile
The Inter-Ocean reports that U S passenger rates on all railroads will drop to two cents per mile starting July 1. The move follows heated Western and trans continental talks with two major lines delivering an ultimatum to others. Officials say public opinion and anti-railroad legislation pressed the concession and no further fights are planned.
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Chicago
United States
Trans-Continental
Union talk on Protestant denomination consolidation
Leaders from the Second and First Congregational churches discuss possible unification of Protestant denominations. The piece notes hesitation about timing and references past Catholic Episcopal talks that did not advance, pondering potential outcomes of Protestant consolidation.
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John G. Davenport
Second Congregational Church
Charles A. Iviemore
First Congregational Church
Waterbury men pass Yale Law bar exams
New Haven June 22 Among the successful Yale Law school students who have passed the bar examinations are M. B. Blandsfield and Frank McEvoy of Waterbury. Strikers return to work Bridgeport June 22 about 108 strikers who went on strike here several weeks ago have returned to work and the strike has been seized. The men asked for an increase in wages from 1.50 to 1.75 a day.
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New Mexico
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