Boers Receive Omaha Support Figure Bryan Urges Liberty Cause
In Omaha a public reception for Boer envoy C W Wessels drew Mayor Moores and a large crowd. Governor Poynter and William J Bryan addressed a mass meeting urging pro Boer sympathy and warning against monarchies as liberty fights.
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Omaha
Neb
C. W. Wessels
Moores
Wessels
Poynter
Lberty
William J. Bryen
Mr. Bryan
England
Mr. Wessels
Armistice details emerge from Buller and Botha meeting
A belated Mount Prospect message from Natal reports General Buller and General Christian Botha met at O Neill s farm between Umeguela and Majuba. Buller refused to accept surrender terms and advised the Boers to return to their farms and await Lord Roberts decision. Botha urged for a proposition.
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London
Mount Prospect
New Castle
Natal
Buller
Christian Botha
O'Neill
General
Boers at Laings Nek Offer Surrender Unconditional Declined
Dispatches report At Laings Nek on June 7 the Boers offered surrender but Buller demanded unconditional terms General Forrester Walker notes telegraph disruption at Roodeval north of Kroonstad by about 2000 Boers with six guns Kelley Kenny at Bloemfontein reports reinforcements being sent to Kroonstad and Cape Colony forces also reinforcing, hoping the cut is temporary.
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London
Durban
Natal
Laing’s Nek
Buller
Forrester-Walker
War Office
Cape Town
Kroonstad
Cape Colony
Hunter advances as Boers surrender in small groups
General B Hunters advance column occupies Venter dorp with Boers surrendering in small bodies. Mahons column rejoins Hunter as considerable plundering is reported in the area.
Poers Reply Curtis to Unconditional Surrender Demand
The Poers reply to General Bukter’s demand for surrender with curt terms. An artillery duel underway at Ingogo as hostilities continue after the exchange.
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Ingogo
Poers
Bukter
Madison Democrats Convene Harmonious County Meeting
The Madison county Democratic convention met in Madison city in a peaceful record setting session. Delegates from across the county were chosen for the state convention with about half supporting Clark and half anti Clark factions and the rest conservative. The list includes S R Buford P Carney W W Morris W J Ennis George F White E Thomas Penn Davis Winthrop Raymond J P Gould Fred Falke Joseph Busch W Sherwood John Smith Dr L S Stafford M Eber John A Strong Alternates N D Johnson John Cullea P B Hunt P T Cook Eli S Adkins T V Buford Dr J H W Miller W H Duncan Wiley Mountjoy P J Leonard L J Knight Jake Rooch John c Donevan Alex Anderson Charles Waltz Frank McKen
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Standard
Virginia Cinesone
Madison County
E. B. Buford
Virginia City
8. Y. Stewart
S. R. Buford
P. Carney
W. W. Morris
W. J. Ennis
George F. White
E. Thomas
Penn Davis
Winthrop Raymond
J. P. Gould
Fred Falke
Joseph Busch
W. Sherwood
John Smith
L.S. Stafford
M. Eber
John A. Strong
N. D. Johnson
John Cullea
P. B. Hunt
P. T. Cook
Eli
Anti-Clark Wins Delegates In Kalispell Primary
Special Dispatch reports in Kalispell that the anti-Clark faction won delegates to the county convention in two precincts after a brief hot election. Allegations arose of money influence and saloon backing by Clark supporters. The first precinct chose the anti-Clark ticket by 11 votes and the second by 30.
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Standard
Kalispell
Elevator Fall Kills Boy in Kansas City Building
A freight elevator collapsed at the Nichols & Shepperd implement building in the West Bottoms. One man died and four were injured. John Stambaugh, 4, died several hours after the accident. Charles King and Bailey were injured internally but expected to recover. Sam Morrissey and Frank Hickman sustained minor bruises and sprains.
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Kansas City
Nichols & Shepperd Implement
West Bottoms
John Stambaug
Charles King
Bailey
Sam Morrissey
Frank Hickman
Tragic Electric Shock Kills Utah Line Repairer
Alexander Stevenson a line repairer for Utah Electric Light and Power was instantly killed when he touched a live wire while working on a pole at Third South and Main streets Salt Lake City. His body hung in the wire network as hundreds watched before crews removed him.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Alexander Stevenson
Utah Electric Light and Power Company
Third South
President Approves Findings in Deming Case in San Francisco
The president approved the findings and sentenced Captain Deming of Buffalo assistant commissary of subsistence in U S V. He was tried at San Francisco on charges of forgery and embezzling.
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Washington
Deming
Buffalo
U. 8
San Francisco
Army member convicted and sentenced to dismissal and prison
Public funds case ends with a conviction for the army member. He is sentenced to be dismissed from the army and confined in a penitentiary for three years. The president approved the sentence and ordered it carried out.
Calumet mine fire unsolved as crews race to seal shafts
Houghton Michigan June 9. The Calumet and Hecla mine fire resists containment with doors closed on lower levels and gas seeping through casings. Officials fear ventilation gaps will keep flames alive while crews seal shafts, with 3,000 tons of rock sent to mills daily and no clear duration in sight.
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Houghton
Mich
Calumet & Hecla
Weela
Osceola
Coamomera
Treasent
Michigan and MA C Dominate Detroit AAU Track championships
Large Detroit crowd watches the Central Association AAU championships at the Detroit Athletic Club. University of Michigan and Milwaukee Athletic Club lead with multiple wins including McLean first in 120 yards hurdles, Conner in the mile, Henneman in discus, Teetsel in 10 yard dash, Frantz in pole vault, Ellis in 10 yard dash, King in hammer, Henneman in shot, and the West Side High School team wins the one mile relay with Detroit University School second and Ann Arbor High School third.
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Detroit
Central Association of the Amateur Athletic Union
Detroit Athletic Club
University of Michigan
Milwaukee Athletic Club
John McLean
U. of M
John
Charles Henneman
C.t. Teetsel
Fred Frantz
M.A
R. E K. Ellis
Howard King
M. A
C. Ff. Henneman
West Side High School
Milwaukee
Detroit University School
Ann Arbor High School
Prohibition party nominating slate set at Denver convention
The prohibition state convention elected delegates to the national convention and named state officers. F I Wilson as supreme judge J R Wiley governor T Chamberlain lieutenant governor Marion L Henderson secretary Joseph Harvey auditor. The platform blamed McKinley for the Philippines Porto Rico and Cuba drinkeries and urged focus on prohibition.
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Denver
F. I. Wilson
J. R. Wiley
T. ©. Chamberlain
Marion L. Henderson
Joseph Harvey
McKinley
Philippines
Porto Rico
Cuba
Stewart
Disappearance ties to forged documents in Chicago affair
Investigations center on Adolph A. Kublin Jr of Kuhn Bros who vanished about two months ago amid alleged losses between $700,000 and $1,000,000. John Anderson, former Kuhn employee, was arrested on conspiracy and forgery charges and admitted guilt. No trace of Kuhn found.
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Chicago
Adolph A. Kublin
Kuhn Bros
John Anderson
Kuhn
Anderson
Explosion at Duke Brick Works Kills Two
An explosion at Duke Brick Works in Anniston Alabama today killed John Ryan and Bill Stova instantly. George Wetzel and Asa Wilkeson were seriously injured, with six others lightly hurt.
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Anniston
Ala
Duke Brick Works
John Ryan
Bill Stova
George Wetzel
Asa Wilkeson
Mayor Van Wyck Testifies in Ice Company Probe
June 9. Mayor Van Wyck admits owning 4209 shares of American Ice stock obtained from Charles Morse. He says he bought to earn dividends, not to influence city business, and he did not know about any monopoly or city contracts for ice. He has repaid bank notes totaling 75,000 with stock value swings noted.
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New York
van Wyck
Charles W. Morse
American Ice Company
Supreme Court
Gaynor
Brooklyn
Ice Company
American Lee Company
Morse
Knickerbocker {Ce Company
Ma ‘Ye
Mr. van Wyck
Knickerbocker Ice Company
New York City
Garfield National Bank
American Tee Company
Stock Exchange
Investigation Begins Into Montana Agricultural College Condition
The state education board's investigation commission held two sessions at Bozeman to survey the college. Judge Melton Dils on, M. J. Garrett, and Professor McCay presided as Emery and Cooley testified about staff tensions and wild oats discovery. The inquiry will extend over several days with the full faculty present.
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Bozeman
State Board of Education
Agricultural College
Melton Dilson
M. J. Garrett
Helena
McCay
Hamilton
Directory Emery
Professor Cooley
Professor Blankenship
Emery
Farmers’ Institute
Montana
Bark Harvester Wrecked Off Seal Rocks Near New Castle
The bark Harvester, 1 978 tons, bound from Delagoa Bay to New Castle for coal loading, went ashore on Seal rocks 60 miles from New Castle in total loss. Crew saved. Owned by A. P. Lorentgen of this city and commanded by Captain Edwardson. The vessel had long Pacific coast trading history.
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San Francisco
Har Vester
Seal Rocks
New Castle
Delagoa Bay
Honolulu
Harvester
A. P. Lorentgen
Edwardson
Fire destroys 4 million mark district in Hamburg
A large fire in the old refining and saltpeter district of Hamburg this evening caused extensive property damage estimated at 4,000,000 marks. Many dwellings were burned.
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Hamburg
Klondikers Reach Skaguay After Amur Arrival
Victoria reports the first Klondiker crowd of the season arrived aboard the steamer Amur. They confirm miners have reached Skaguay, signaling progress in the rush. Six...
Gold Output Seen At Eightteen Million Dollars In Dawson District
Steamers have passed up the river. The gold output is estimated by Dawson papers at $18,000,000. News is given of a Stampede to Koyukuk and to Superior creek with gravel in the old channel worth 50 cents per pan. A nugget weighing 77 ounces was found on Chee Chako. Several shooting scrapes occurred at Dawson. The steamer Yu kon was badly damaged by fire at Lew ison.
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Dawson Papers
Koyokuk
Superior Creek
Chee Chako
Dawson
Yukon
Lewison
State troops not called out in St. Louis strike crisis
Governor Stephens debated militia action with police and militiamen but delayed a decision. He suggested extending night streetcar service as a test. if disorder followed he would deploy state troops. Transit cars ran on three divisions and Lindell resumed night service as guards and two regiments patrolled key streets with no outbreaks by 10 p.m.
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St. Louis
Stephens
Jefferson City
Laclede Avenue
Market Street
Olive Street
Lindell
Posse Comitatus
Honors Showered on the Admiral in Detroit Pageant
Detroit celebrated Admiral Dewey with parades by water and land. He wore full dress uniform for a public procession, while Canadian and local crowds saluted along the river. A downtown pageant closed with a city hall review as Gov. Pingree and Brig. Gen. Duffield led the reception before the Deweys’ quiet Sunday ahead.
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Detroit
Mich
Dewey
Walkerville
Ontario
Canada
Americas
Britain
Michigan
Grand Circus Park
Duffield
Pingree
Government defeated in British Columbia election
The Martin government suffers a sweeping defeat as early returns show 28 seats for opposition and seven for government supporters. Premier Martin and several ministers lose, while Charles Wilson and F L Carter-Cotton fail in Vancouver City amid Conservative gains.
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Vancouver
B. C
Martin
Smith
Mc Keever Fouls Opponent in Newark Boxing Bout
Charlie Mc Keever of Philadelphia fouled Jimmy Handler of Newark in the sixth round of a slated 25 round fight at Seaside Athletic Club. The bout was halted as the foul occurred.
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New York
Charlie McKeever
Philadelphia
Jimmy Handler
Newark
Seaside Athletic Club
Explosion at Oporto customs leaves two dead
An explosion in June at the Oporto customs department caused by mining fuses killed two people and wounded 13 others. The blast disrupted operations and prompted emergency responses as investigators examine the blast site.
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Oporto
Customs Department
China tensions rise as Russia moves in and Boxers spread
London reports a graver situation in China with Russia ready to act if needed after the Tung Tingan chapel destruction. French agents retreat as Boxer influence grows in southwestern China. Shang hai dispatches note anti foreign generals and a fear of broader conflict. Li Hung Chang may be recalled as Li Hen considered. Pao Ting Fu burns. Tien Tsin railway ceases operation. missionaries confined to legations.
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London
China
Tung Tingan
Russia
St. Petersburg
Mong Tse
Yun Nan Fu
France
Claude Macdonald
Pekin
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Ers
Ho Kong
Tsung Liuamen
Pet Tang Chow
Chi Li
Li Hung Chang
Kang Yi
Li Hen
Shan Tung
Legation
Foreign troops must protect the railways in China
The Navy selects ships for Taku relief with Nashville racing ahead to reach by late next week while Monocacy and Castine stand by at Shanghai. State Department stresses noninterference yet cooperates with European powers to safeguard railways and American lives amid unrest in China.
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Washington
Navy Department
Nashville
Taku
Remey
Helena
Manila
Cavite
Oregon
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Kempf
Moneacy
Castine
Yorktown
State Department
Conger
United States
Pekin
China
Boxer edict backs Boxers and condemns general in Tien Tsin
The June dispatch reports an imperial edict denouncing General Nieh-Si-Cheng for killing Boxers and urging his return with Loopai eighty miles from the disturbance. It argues the powers must act to protect foreign life and property, including taking control of the Pekin railroad.
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Tien Tsin
Nieh-Si-Cheng
Nieh
Loopai
Pekin
General Niehsi Chunyi censured for massacre on railroad duty
Report claims General Niehsi Chunyi was ordered to guard the railroad and suppress the Hoxers, yet he reportedly killed over 40 and burned three villages. About 1,500 of his troops have returned to Lupai with more en route.
Russians Land Near Tien Tsin Amid Burning Fung Chow
A Tien Tsin dispatch dated June 8 reports about five hundred Russian troops about to land near the city. It notes Fung Chow has been burned while missionaries remain safe.
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Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Fung Chow
Mail Robbery Ring Busted in Seattle Everett Case
Attaches of the U S attorney and marshal offices arrested A T Fraser amid a suspected scheme to rob the mails between Seattle and Everett. Four thousand one hundred dollars in Tacoma loan checks were cashed and sent via Great Northern mail pouches to Tacoma for collection. Fraser claimed no real involvement, saying he found the check near Everett's railroad track. Authorities allege postal workers are linked and expect further arrests in coming days.
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Seattle
Wash
United States Attorney
United States
Everett
A. T. Fraser
Tacoma
Neal Banks
Great Northern Railway
Everet
Fraser
Cape Nome
United State
Kansas City man shoots son in law during dispute
W J Barker shot his son in law Edward Carall in Barker's Kansas City home this June. Carall, unemployed, was wounded in the abdomen and the incident sparked a fierce conflict. Barker reportedly said he was tired of Carall during his arrest.
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Kansas City
JS. W. Barker
Edward Carall
Carall
Barker
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