Roberts Six Columns Close in on Free Staters in Transvaal
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts massing six columns to trap Free Staters while Boers break through lines at Ficksburg and Honingspruit. Canadian mounted rifles suffer losses. De Wet’s men attack a Canadian outpost. Standerton jail houses Dutch property culprits. Times suggests Johannesburg as Transvaal capital.
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London
Lord Rioberts
Rundle
Ficksburg-Seneral
Honingspruit
DeWet
Standerton
Brabant
Ficksburg
Laurenco Marquez
Times
Ays
Boer relief fund closes operations transfers funds to envoys
New York report states the national Boer relief fund chaired by Bourke Cochran and secretary treasurer George W Van Sichen finished operations. Net collections were turned over to Boer envoys Fischer Wolraad and Wessels who will sail to Havre on the L Aquitaine on Thursday June.
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New York
National Boer Relief Fund
Bourke Cochran
George W. van Sichen
Messie. Fischer
Wolroarens
Wessels
Hoffmeier
Cape Town
Leyds
Muller
Europe
Havre
L’ Aquitaine
Flaxseed Surges in Chicago Markets
Vlaxseed climbs sharply in Chicago trading on June 25 as buyers push prices higher amid active demand and cautious sellers. Traders report brisk volume and renewed interest from mills and feed producers.
Market rally and retreat weigh on Northwest crop futures
On September deliveries, prices rose from $1.48 to $1.85 amid frantic covering and crop damage reports in the Northwest. Duluth prices gained 35 cents, fueling coverings and profits expectations. The price then fell to $1.54 and closed at $1.56, a net daily gain.
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Northwest
Duluth
Deputy John Eder Is Killed By Stafford
Special Dispatch to the Standard from Helena Montana June 25 Culbertson in Valley county reports Deputy Sheriff John Eder shot and killed by Charles Stafford stock inspector and sheepman. The killing follows a feud dating from Eder killing Armstrong earlier this year, splitting the town into opposing factions. Agent R A Scobey says motive is unclear and he is in the dark.
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Standard
Helena
Armstrong
Eder
Culbertson
Stafford
Harvard Varsity eight adapts after Higginson breaks leg
Harvard crews, at Gales Ferry, adjust lineup after captain Pete Higginson suffers a broken fibula during a game and is removed from the boat. M Shea takes captaincy, Hardin moves to stroke, and changes ripple through the Varsity eight and freshmen crews as Yale quarters visit yields a brief practice and a lecture from Coach Goodrich.
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Harvard
Gales Ferry
Conn
Harvard Varsity
Pete Higginson
M. Shea
Hardin
Bulwer
Guy Bancroft
Tilden
Roberts
Yale
Goodrich
Storrow
Higginson
College crews endure ideal conditions for practice on river
In Highland New York on June 25 the Cornell Varsity and Freshmen eights and Varsity fours practiced four miles down and back. Pennsylvania Varsity and Freshmen trained under Coach Ward while Wisconsin coach Andrew O'Dea was boarded by a yacht. Columbia showed signs of activity at their boat house.
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Highland
Cornell
Varsity
Courtney
Pennsylvania
Ward
Wisconsin Boat House
Andrew O'Dea
Badger Crewe
Columbia
Harvard Varsity Crew Captain Injured in Yale Regatta
In Yale Quarters Gales Ferry Conn on June 25 the Harvard Varsity crew faced a setback as Captain Higginson sustained an unfortunate accident. The three crews were on the river briefly with light practice, lasting under half an hour amid widespread expressions of regret and sympathy.
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Yale
Gales Ferry
Conn
Higginson
Harvard Varsity
Cuban teachers sail to Boston for summer school
Havana residents bid farewell to about 2000 teachers and friends as the Sedgwick and Crook transports depart in late afternoon. Women teachers head to a three month summer program in the United States while bands and tugs were chartered for departure. Ships call at Matanzas and Cardenas with Ba gua visited by the Sedgwick.
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Havana
Boston
United States
Sedgwick
Saloons Closed in Adus by General Lee Sanitation Move
In Havana on June 2 the Ama dus mayor complained to General Wood about saloon closures led by General Lee in sanitation efforts, following a Wood precedent from Ban dago last year. Wood replied that only establishments catering to U S troops were closed and that he endorsed Lee's actions.
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Havana
Amadus
General Wood
General Lee
Bandago
United States
Relief of Kumassi Requires British Forces This Week
Dispatches from Ashanti say Kumassi relief should be accomplished this week. About men of the British Central African national forces sailed June 22 for Ashanti to quell the uprising, marking the first time British Central Africa takes part in Ashanti operations.
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London
Ashanti
Kumassi
Anti imperialists may form independent party after Kansas City
About 35 anti imperialists from major cities met at the Plaza hotel New York to decide plans for a campaign independent of both major parties. They may call a general conference after the Democratic national convention and could form an independent ticket if Democrats fail to adopt a liberal anti imperialist plank.
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New York
Plaza Hotel
Kansas City
Carl Schurz
Boutwell
Winslow Warren
Gamaliel Bradford
Erving Winslow
Samuel Bowles
Ernest H. Crosby
Horace White
J. B. Henderson
Missouri
W. A. Croffut
William H. Fleming
Wellington
Maryland
John BK. Kearne
Baltimore
Edward Atkinson
Charles Wilby
Cincinnati
A. M. Ross
Arkansas
James II. Blair
St. Paul
Edward L. Corse
Minneapolis
F. Ww. Iooken
George E. Paddock
Charles Sturgiss
Daniel M. Lord
Edwin Barritt Smith
Chicago
American League
Edwin Barrett Smith
League
Democratic Party
Smith
Indianapolis
Debate over turret design for new battleships endures
Washington reports Secretary Long approves a plan to build three battleships with superimposed eight inch turrets and two with quadrilateral arranged turrets. A special naval construction board split, seven favoring superimposed turrets and five for quadrilateral, with Captain Barker proposing a partial compromise.
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Washington
Long
Naval Board of Construction
Kentucky
Kearsarge
Barker
Naval
Taylor
Armament Debate Weighs Disadvantages Versus Superimposed Principle
A fragment discusses armament and the drawbacks tied to the superimposed principle. The text hints at comparative harms and strategic considerations in defensive or offensive balance, reflecting an academic or policy debate tone.
Grand jury impaneled in Helena federal court
A 22 member grand jury was sworn in Helena as part of federal proceedings. Foreman J S Truscott of Miles City led an all Helena panel amid charges ranging from liquor trafficking on Indian reservations to a possible perjury case. The jury will continue work this week as court rulings and related civil pleadings proceed in Colusa Parrot and Home Land and Carth ventures.
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Standard
Helena
United States
H. L. Frank
Butte
Kansas City
F. FE. Corbett
T J. Walsh
McNamara
Schnepel Pardoned By Governor After Grand Larceny Conviction
Special Dispatch to the Standard Helena reports Henry Schnepel who is serving a one year term for grand larceny in Silver Bow county may be pardoned by the governor pending state pardons board approval. Schnepel was convicted in October 1897. Edwards was acquitted. The governor also restored citizenship to Reginald Coryell, a Deer Lodge county grand larceny convict, citing rehabilitation and support from local residents.
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Helena
Henry S&ehnepel
Silver Bow County
State Board of Pardons
Schnepel
John Edwards
Regan
Butte
Philipsburg
George Maywood
Paul A. Fusz
Granite
Bi-Metallic
Fusz
Reginald Coryell
Deer Lodge County
Custer County
Idaho
Coryell
Railroad conference on three lines held in Omaha
Executive officers of Union Pacific Oregon Short Line and Oregon Railway Navigation met in Omaha on June 2 to discuss railroad matters of mutual concern and explore joint action for the three lines involved.
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Omaha
Neb
Union Pacific
Oregon Short Line
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Allied interests loom at Utah meeting with railroad leaders
A Salt Lake gathering included President Burt of the Union Pacific W D Cornish of New York vice president and the Short Line W H Bancroft vice president and general manager 8 W Eccles general traffic manager EB J Calvin general superintendent J F Dunn superintendent of motive power all of the Oregon Short Line and B Campbell of Portland general traffic manager of the Oregon Railway Navigation company.
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Burt
Union Pacific
W. D. Cornish
New York
W. H. Bancroft
W. Eccles
EB. J. Calvin
J. F. Dunn
Salt Lake
B. Campbell
Portland
Oregon Railway & Navigation Company
Taylor dogged by detectives at national convention
Ex Governor Taylor of Kentucky travels to Niagara Falls with Mrs Taylor and four detectives pursuing warrants over Goebel assassination charges. He attends the Republican National Convention as a delegate at large amid guards and rigid privacy. The strain on the couple is evident as rooms are guarded and Mrs Taylor declines callers. Officials expect no surrender to Kentucky before voluntary return or Indiana departure.
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Philadelphia
Taylor
Kentucky
Niagara Falle
Goebel
Roosevelt
Indiana
Chief Justice McCall Sworn Acting Lieutenant Governor
Vancouver B C June 25 Chief Justice McCall was sworn in as administrator of the province during the absence of the lieutenant governor. Justice Drake administered the oath and McCall returned to the capital after signing the writs for byelections in Victoria City South Nanaimo South Victoria Dewdney and Northwest Kootenay following the acceptance of office by named officials.
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Vancouver
B. C
McCall
British Columbia
Leutenant
Henry Joly de Lothiniere
Ottawa
Drake
Victoria City
Nanjamo
Victoria
Dewdney
Northwest Kootenay
Messrs. Dunsmuir
Flooding Swamps Cariboo Bridges and Roads
Heavy rains and warm weather in Cariboo swollen the Fraser river to its highest level since last year. Bridges in the Bridge River district and the Cache mine road have washed away, leaving roads and trails impassable. Water continues to rise as the Thompson river tops two year highs.
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Ashcroft
Cariboo
Fraser River
Bridge River
Cache Mine
Thompson
Archduke Francis Ferdinand Renounces Succession
Vienna announces Archduke Francis Ferdinand will formally renounce his claim to the throne on Thursday. The heir to the empire will wed Countess Sophie Chotek the following day in a morganatic marriage that requires his withdrawal from succession.
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Vienna
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
Sophie Chotek
Heatwave grinds Grand Forks as Red River falls
A Dakota Grand Forks report on June 25 notes temperatures reaching 104 degrees in the shade and a two foot drop in the Red River since Saturday. Municipal authorities issue notices ordering residents to refrain from certain urban activities amid the drought.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Red River
Parched Crops and Flood of Hay Prices Reported
Navigation halted and crops in a parched state with an estimated 15 to 20 percent drop since Saturday. Hay selling for 4.50 per load on the street and 16 per ton to cover costs.
Wheat crop doomed by drought in Manitoba report
Winnipeg Manitoba reports that of 1,800,000 acres of wheat one million acres will never be cut. Rains cannot now change a stunted crop six to eight inches high and a small head into a harvest. Optimism for seed and feed remains doubtful as the heat peaks.
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Winnipeg
Man
India Famine Relief Committee Receives Funds
New York report notes the committee of 100 on India famine relief today received funds and organized aid efforts.
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India
New York
The
Committee of 100 On
Quito Brings 2000 Bushels American Corn To Bombay
The steamship Quito has arrived in Bombay with 2000 bushels of American corn for famine victims. The Inter-Denominational Missionary Committee will distribute the cargo, with free transport provided by the Indian government.
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Bombay
Quito
Inter-Denominational Missionary Committee
All Bridges Gone in Fraser River Flood
Lillooet British Columbia reports the Fraser river rising higher than last year with all bridges in the district washed away. Local authorities warn of continuing flood dangers as the water encroaches on communities and transportation routes.
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Lillooet
B. C
Fraser River
Cholera Toll in Bombay Week Ends With Thousands Dead
London dispatch reports the governor of Bombay stating 10,377 deaths from cholera among 15,479 cases in the week ending June 1. The figures highlight a severe outbreak affecting the city and surrounding areas.
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London
Bombay
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