State Board Ends Session with Dillon Inquiry Planned
Helena June 6 The state board of education completed its three day session and scheduled a special July 17 Dillon meeting to probe the state normal school and retention of President D F E Sanders. The board also approved a new superintendent for the state asylum and considered faculty retainment and budget matters at the university and agricultural college.
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Helena
State Board of Education
Dillon
State Normal School
D. F E. Sanders
Tillinghast
State Deaf and Dumb Asylum
Boulder
T. & McAloney
Kentucky
New Jersey
John F. Sheehy
Asylum
Craig
The
State University
Oscar J. Craig
William M. Aber
M. L. Elrod
Fred D. Smith
Fred Fe. Schauch
Arthur L. Wescott
Cynthia
University Building Committee
State Board
Fannie ©Irbin
Agricultural College
J. P. Hendricks
N. W. McConnell
Wilcox
C. R R. Garrett
M. J. Garret
Henry Melton
Professor McKay
Hamilton
Freemantle predicts Japan Russia clash and Japan’s claim
Admiral Sir E R Freemantle arrived in Vancouver on a Orient tour and said Japan and Russia would fight, with Japan unlikely to back down over Corea. He declined to comment on Britain's role but stated Japan is in the right and would win, noting the missionary massacre and protests as intensifiers.
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Vancouver
B. C
E. R. Freemantle
China
Davenport
Orient
Japan
Russia
Corea
England
Chicago platform Democrats satisfied with state convention outcome
They are satisfied with the state convention result and claim a victory for their principles after the Chicago platform Democrats announced the convention canceled and reported approval of the state gathering.
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New York
Chicago Platform Democrats
Dispatch Sails for Nome with Passengers and Cargo
The steamer Dispatch sailed from Portland on June 6 bound for Cape Nome carrying about 49 passengers, nearly 400 tons of live stock, and several hundred tons of merchandise and mining machinery.
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Portland
Ore
Dispatch
Cape Nome
Helena Club Faces Suspension Clash Over McCarthy Row
Tensions rise as Helena president Lucas suspends shortstop McCarthy for two weeks and a $50 fine after a street game dispute with umpire Cody. Directors demand a full investigation, warning of a player walkout and league disruption before a key game with Anaconda. Cody heads to Butte. another umpire expected.
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Standard
Helena
McCarthy
Helena Nine
Cody
Main Street
Lucas
National Association
Butte
the Minster
Philips
J. Goodkind
MacCarthy
Anaconda
Helena Players In Umpire Row Prompt Directors’ Scrutiny
Direct action in Great Falls follows a Helena club incident where umpire Cody was abused by Mc Carthy and others after a game. Fines were levied on three Helena players, including Mc Carthy, for earlier efforts to fatigue the umpire, and harassment continued at the Park hotel lobby the next evening.
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Great Falls
Cody
Helena
McCarthy
Helenas
Park Hotel
Pretoria Fall Ends Cape Town to Pretoria Campaign
London dispatch reports the battle near Pretoria was a maneuvers affair with limited heavy fighting. Lord Roberts enters Pretoria with minor casualties as Boers retreat, raising questions of a possible secret settlement and signaling the near end of the war with further British advances into Lydenberg and surrounding districts.
Crisis in China Deepens as Foreign Ministers Act
Pekin June 6 The situation worsens daily with rapid events and native excitement. British minister Sir Claude Macdonald asks for 75 more marines. An imperial diet censures troops and orders suppression of Boxers. Hay authorizes reinforcements to protect American interests while pursuing an independent course in China.
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Pekin
Claude Macdonald
Feng Tai
Pe Chi Li
Jung Lu
Thon
China
Manila
Taku
Hay
Conger
Kempff
United States
Kempis
Pei Ho River
Growing Worse The China Crisis Pushes Naval Reinforcements
Washington dispatch reports Pekin deteriorating conditions and Admiral Kempff's warning of an attack at Tien Tsin. The Navy orders Captain Remey to sail the Helena from Manila to bolster Kempff's squadron, with troops to follow. Helena sails light draft to reach Tien Tsin and counter Boxer threats on the Pei Ho river.
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Washington
Conger
Pekin
Swinburne
Remey
Kempft
Tien Tsin
Helena
Addi
German Ambassador Von Leyden Discusses Boxer Crisis
Vancouver notes June Count von Leyden, German ambassador to Japan, aboard Empress on leave. He warns the Boxer crisis in China is serious as Europe the United States and Japan mobilize troops to Pekin in demonstration and potential action. He hopes the dowager empress will curb unrest.
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Vancouver
B. C
Count von Leyden
Japan
China
Pekin
United States
Rebels and Foreigners Gather in Tien Tsin Skirmish
A Belgian engineer’s Chinese servant finds five foreigners and two Chinese dead in the grand canal amid rumors of a clash between Boxers and Catholic Christians at Tung Hu. A notice threatens foreigners’ expulsion on June 10 while reinforcements from Britain Germany France and the U S arrive to bolster defense.
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Tien Telu
Helena Officials Probe Uproar Over Montana League Incident
Witnesses condemn the conduct as improper and urge authority to discipline McCarthy and others. President Lucas was present and observed part of the incident. Protests should go to the proper league authority, not to an umpire in a crowded hotel lobby.
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Helena
McCarthy
Montana
California
Lucas
Chamberlains Remedies Featured In Personal Testimonials
A series of customer notices praise Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and Chamberlains Pain Balm for stomach pain sprains and coughs. Testimonials from H Wilson liveryman at Shurgettstown and F A Babcock of Eric Pa and Mrs S Doty of Des Moines Iowa appear with endorsements and thanks to the manufacturers.
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Miller & McCurdy
H. Wilson
Liveryman
Shurgettstown
Washington Co
Chamberlain
F. A. Babcock
Eric
Doty
Des Moines
Towa
Surrender of Pretoria Expected Within Fortnight
Lord Roberts reports Pretoria has been driven back into the town after Monday’s battle. General Botha proposed an armistice but Roberts refused any terms. Civil officials arrange for British troops to enter in the afternoon, while Kruger and Botha’s wives stay in the town. Prisoners to be released. Lydenburg stand not expected to be serious.
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New York
Tribune
London
Cape Town
Pretoria
Lord Roberts
Hamilton
Earl of Rogslyn
Kruger
Johannesbug
Rundle
Lydenberg
Laing
Nekimuet
Ermelo
Botha
Johannesburg
Waterval
Manila dispatch details exhausted 35d regiment unit
A June 4 Candon report describes Major P. Marek’s 35d regiment returning from Aparri to Candon by steamer. The battalion is depleted by hunger and fever, with 13 of 50 horses surviving. Eighty seven men were moved toward Tuguearao by bull carts, some carried on litters. Officers and Dr. Greenwall accompany the column.
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Manila
Candon
March
Aparri
Pial
Tuguearao
Marek
Henry T Jenkinson
Edward Davis
Carroll Power
Frank L. Case
John O. Greenwall
Aguinaldo
Sagat
Young
Aguinald
Cayayan Valley
Tirona
Triumph for Steunenberg at Idaho Democratic Convention
In Lewiston Idaho on June 6 Governor Steunenbergs forces won the state democratic convention by seating the Shoshone county delegation allied with the governor by a vote of 152 to 77. The result endorses Steunenbergs administration regarding the Coeur dAlene mining troubles and paves the way for Bryan for president and James Hamilton Lewis for vice president with fusion of reform forces. Delegates elected to the national convention include W H Dewey Lewiston James Reid Lewiston W B McFarland Coeur dAlene C Brockslayer Hailey E R Dockery Boise and John G Brown Portage.
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Lewiston
Idaho
Steunenberg
Rhoshone County
Shoshone County
Coeur d'Alene
Coeur d’Alene
Shoshone
Indorse Bryan
James Hamilton Lewis
Washington State
W. H. Dewey
Nampa
James W. Reid
W. B. McFarland
C. ©. Brockslayer
Hailey
E. R. Dockery
Boise
John G. Brown
Poratello
Dewey Cousinship Mentioned in Quiet Convention
A brief item notes Dewey is a cousin of Admiral Dewey and records that the convention adjourned sine die at 10 o'clock tonight.
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Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Forty Buildings Burned in Reno Fire of June
A Reno blaze destroyed forty buildings in the Main Street area between Lassen and Roop. Originating at Stark's blacksmith shop it spread rapidly despite a good water supply and no available hoses. Major losses included Emerson's hardware store and the Lassen Mail printing office, with several dwellings and the M E church also burned. No total loss estimate was available.
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Reno
Nev
the Gazette
Susanville
Cal
Stark
Main
Lassen
Roop
Nathan & Schmidt
Alexander & Enoch
C. KB. Emerson
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Nome
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McCarty
Geat Falls
Havana
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L. S. Cohn
Butte, Mont
Havana-American CO
Marers
Coeur d’' Alenes
Legel Clothing Co
Mormon Church
Bishop Kremedy Co
San Fray Por
Marlin Drug
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