Alpine Avalanche Dispatches Troubling World Events
Emilio Zurzano declares himself Aguinaldo successor while Salvadore Momo dies. Boers courtmartialed and shot in Pretoria. 2640 killed or captured last month. British cable to Australia will be 5238 miles, laid by one ship. Fire at Presidio hospital destroys wards. no patients harmed. Abrupt shifts in Brazil and Mexico reflect global tensions of the era.
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Aguinaldo
Salvadore Momo
Pretoria
Canada
Australia
Mandamus Denied to Forfeit Texas Brewing Charter
The Texas Supreme Court refused to compel the attorney general to file suit to forfeit the Texas Brewing Company charter for alleged trust law violations. The court ruled mandamus cannot control discretionary official action, and cited need for factual investigation and probable success before proceeding. Also reports from Washington note safe Pacific navigation lanes and a push for a large-scale ocean survey.
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Texas
Spreme
Yestaday
J. B. Lewright
Charles K. Bell
Texas Brewing Company of Fort Worth
State of
Texas Brewing Company
Brewing Company
Travis
Ihs
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Yates
Attorney General
Mich
Boyne
Everding
McGinn
Thompson
Watson
Ohio St
People
Fairchild
N. Y
Hun
Venezuelan warning over asphalt mine fight escalates
Warning comes from Trinidad that a Warner and Quinlan agent from Syracuse has gone to Carupano Venezuela to seize the Felicidad asphalt mine though court action is pending. Armed guards protect the claim and the asphalt trust threatens to resist the Venezuelan army to assert control.
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Venezuers
Washington
Trinidad
Warner & Quinlan
Syracuse
N. Y
Carupano
Venezuela
Felicidad
Asphalt Trust
Gold Shipments Abroad From New York to Europe
Heldebach Echelheimer & Co plan to ship 1.5 million dollars in gold on the steamer to Europe. An additional 2.5 million dollars in gold ordered at the sub treasury for Europe today, likely for National City Bank. Total exports this week reach 4 million dollars. The 2.5 million drawn yesterday from the sub treasury will be sent aboard the steamer Labo by National City Bank today.
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Heldebach, Echelheimer & Co
Europe
Sub-Treasury
National City Bank
Labo
Boers Win Recruits as South African Tensions Rise
The Tribune's London correspondent reports the South African situation worsening as Boers gain many recruits from Cape Colony Dutch districts. Despite Chamberlain's calm claim war is only smoldering, it may have burst into flames. A Commons debate will discuss suspending Cape Colony's constitution, with lawyers noting Parliament is the only legal route.
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South Africa
the Tribune
London
Cape Colony
Mr. Chamberlain
House of Commons
Lord Milner
Dowager Empress Plans New Capital and Emperor’s Death Claim
Shanghai Globe correspondent reports in Chinese quarters that upon arrival at Kai Fong Fu the dowager empress will declare the emperor killed by brigands and that Prince Tuan’s son will ascend the throne. A new capital at Kai Fong Fu will be linked by railway to Nanking. John Ferguson of Boston listed for the contract, with a plan to sell concession to the Russians.
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Shanghai
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Kai Fong Fu
Henan
Prince Tuan
Nankin
John ©. Ferguson
Boston
Remarkable Ye: Sam Polk Giant of Nacogdoches
A Texas farm boy Sam Polk of Nacogdoches County, 16, 6 feet 1 inch tall and 265 pounds, is described as a physical giant and clever athlete. He defeats his older brothers in wrestling and races and excels in math and mental tasks.
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Texas
Here
A. T. Polk
Sam Polk
Sam
Venezuela Clash Rumors Stir Amid Asphalt Trust Tensions
Rumors circulate of a confrontation between Venezuela authorities and the asphalt trust's employer, with a collision report expected imminently and no official statement yet from either side.
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Asphalt Trust
Edwards at Large After Fatal Shooting in Shreveport
Shreveport Louisiana June 18 Prince Edwards the murderer of John Gray Foster remains at large. A posse has intensified efforts to locate him with searches extending into Northeast Texas. No immediate results are expected. Reports of capture near Jonesville Scottsville or Monroe proved false.
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Shreveport
Mexican bandit chase and clashes amid Texas arrests
Reports from San Diego and Laredo Texas describe clashes with Mexicans suspected in the Morris and Glover sheriff killings. One Mexican dead another wounded captured. pursuit continues toward Laredo. Also a New York suit against Russell Sage over put and call privileges connected to a May panic.
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St Louis Exposition 1903 to Outrival Past Fairs
Senator N W McBride of Oregon, a member of the St Louis exposition committee, predicts the 1903 fair will surpass previous enterprises. He cites strong public enthusiasm in St Louis and the middle West, and cites $5 million from the government and $10 million from the company with additional outside funding. The event marks the Louisiana Purchase and broader expansion themes.
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N. W. McBride
United States
Oregon
Fifth Avenue Hotel
St. Louis
Middle West
Copper Rich Find Reported in Mexican Mine
Denison Texas June 19 R P Bowles of Durant carried a copper rich ore sample from Chihuahua Mexico showing 48 percent copper and 431 ounces of silver per ton. The Sierra Madre Mountain mine lies eighteen days from rail, with prospectors calling it rich and Bowles likely to form a company to develop it. Mrs Bowles met him in Fort Worth. Washington DC The new regiments under the reorganization law near completion with over 500 enlistments last week.
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Chihuahua
Mexico
American Cotton Company Expands Board to Thirteen Directors
At the New York annual meeting the American Cotton company increased its board from nine to thirteen and elected directors Wm. C. Lovering Cornelius N. Bliss J. K. Jones David R. Francis Albert W. Smith Maxwell Woodhull J. G. Cannon Albert C. Case Charles Hathaway Hampden E. Tener Jr. Wm. H. Porter Thomas E. Wing Henry F. Ballantine. Officers named James G. Cannon chairman Albert C. Case president Wm. C. Lovering vice president Hampden E. Tener Jr. treasurer Samuel S. Conover secretary.
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American Cotton Company
New York
Wm. C. Lovering
Cornelius N. Bliss
J. K. Jones
David R. Francis
Albert W. Smith
Maxwell Woodhull
J. G. Cannon
Albert C. Case
Charles Hathaway
Hampden E. Tener, Jr
Wm. H. Porter
Thomas E. Wing
Henry F. Ballantine
James G. Cannon
Diretors
Samuel S. Conover
Ex Governor Pingree Dies in London
Ex Governor H. H. Pingree of Michigan died in London at 11:35 PM while attended by his son. The son kept vigil for four days, awaiting the physician’s return. The body will be embalmed and sent home to the United States.
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Pingree
Michigan
United States
Mr. Pingree
Cherokees Turned Down By President on New Dawes Agreement
Washington June 18 The president disapproved the Cherokee Indian council plan to appoint a committee to execute a new agreement with the Dawes commission. The tribe recently rejected the Dawes pact by more than a thousand in a popular vote.
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Washington
Cherokee Indian Council
Dawes Commission
Murdered Girl Cashier in Harlem Receives Unclaimed Legacy
Mary Bolte a Harlem cashier shot by ex sweetheart William Meinhoffer would have inherited 3500 dollars if she lived a week longer. A 74 dollar interest check found in her pocket remained unclaimed. no relatives have claimed her body.
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New York
Mary Bolte
Harlem
William Meinhoffer
President to abolish duties with Porto Rico
The president plans a Proclamation to end duties between the United States and Porto Rico if the island’s insular legislature, meeting on July 4, shows that Hollander tax revenues render the island self sustaining.
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Washington
United States
Porto Rico
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