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Newspaper
Baxter Springs News
Location
Baxter Springs, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1900
Page
2
The article notes China's new railroad from Canton to Hankow with branches will cover many miles, funded by capital. It also surveys global wheat production, Cuban school teacher funds, and social notes on Armour, plagues, and prominent U.S. figures, offering a panorama of contemporary topics from China to Philadelphia business.
London reports indicate foreign commanders in China have begun efforts to suppress the Boxers. A 1,500-strong force is guarding the Pekin railway from Tien Twin to Pekin with ordnance and armored trains ready. Capt. McCalla and 100 American Marines join the column. Cable messages warn of widespread peril to Christians, prompting calls for government protection. German and American dispatches confirm escalating violence and military preparations as the crisis deepens.
Wheat on Monday reached its highest since October amid drought and army worm damage across Ohio Indiana Michigan and parts of Illinois sparking flood of buying at the Chicago Board of Trade July wheat rose three cents to 74 cents a bushel. Indian monsoon prospects brighten slightly but famine relief remains urgent with 802000 people still aided. Boer peace envoys Wemels and Fischer entertain Columbus audience and hint at annexation to the United States as Moggs and New York trip follow.
The twenty eighth annual session of the Supreme Lodge Ancient Order of United Workmen in Sioux Falls S D opened with routine business. Officers elected include William A. Walker of Wisconsin as supreme master workman and A C Hardwick of New York as supreme foreman. Other posts filled: Webb McNall Kansas supreme overseer, M W Sacket Pennsylvania supreme recorder, John J Acker New York supreme receiver. Degree of Honor officers elected include Vauline Ennis Kansas supreme chief of honor and Elia Hl Mantor Minnesota superior lady of honor. Louise M. Bush Washington supreme chief of ceremonies, Elizabeth E. Aliburn Iowa supreme recorder, Emma S. Bedford New Hampshire supreme receiver, Irene M. Raikes New York supreme usher, Olive M. Bacon Colorado supreme watch.
London reports Chinese forces fortifying outside Pekin to block the advancing international column. A Tien Tain dispatch notes China has trained on the American mission and British legations. Shanghai says U S Minister Con ger seeks 2000 troops. Foreign office confirms a Monday clash with Boxers with about 35 Chinese killed.
The Ohio Democratic state convention convened with delegates elected to the national convention. A platform reaffirmed the Chicago program denounces the Puerto Rican tariff bill opposes trusts and monopolies and calls for repeal of special privileges. William J. Bryan is endorsed for president. delegates instructed to vote for him.
Dispatches from June 10 to 12 report heavy Boer activity north of Kroonstad with the Derby shire regiment largely neutralized at Rooderaal. Gen Forestier-Walker commands lines of communication as about 1,800 Boers are drawn from the area. Widespread British troop movements under Gen Kelly-Kenny aim to prevent a second raid while surrenders climb past 1,500 in the Maseru district.
A sensational report from Omaha says Boer envoys may ask President McKinley to annex the Dutch republics. The talks, in weeks of consideration, discuss joining the United States to gain civil liberty while losing independence. Precedents like Texas and Hawaii are cited as models for a peaceful annexation through congressional action or executive approval.
London report dated June 14 says Lord Roberts’ communications line is restored after Gen Methuen and Gen Kitchener defeated Gen De Wet at the Rhenoster river. The Boer camp was captured and scattered. Roberts sent Kitchener to join Methuen after news of the cut line. On June 11 Roberts attacked Botha southeast of Pretoria. while heavy fighting limned ground, Botha remained undefeated as Roberts departed. Pretoria and Johannesburg remained quiet. Roberts assures the army’s security and swift repair of the railroad and reverses.
The U S court of claims rules Admiral Sampson was commander in chief at Santiago and Commodore Beyley led a division under him. It finds the Spanish squadron inferior and grants a bounty of 100 per officer or man under Cervera. Total bounty: 166,700 dollars. Sampson to receive 9,335 dollars and Beyley about 3,000 dollars.
Jefferson City June 14 The St Louis city authorities levied a $1000 occupation tax against John McCann a real estate operator who advocated the single tax He challenged the ordinance as invalid under state and federal constitutions and the bill of rights asserting it took private property for public use The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the license ordinance a police regulation and that the city had authority to enact such legislation under the constitution and decisions.
Chicago: Col. W. J. Bryan Mrs. Bryan and children arrived Wednesday with visits from Mayor Harrison Senator Jones national committeeman Johnson and Charles A. Walsh. They will travel to Minocqua Wis to visit Col M C Wetmore at his summer home. Discussed platform for the coming campaign and possible meeting with Charles A Towne, Bryan's Populist running mate.
In Tucson on June 14 Thomas Lewis, a miner, was arrested for setting fires in the Cata Hina forests, destroying 50,000,000 feet of lumber. A fellow miner alleges Lewis, angered by pine needles hurting his feet, started the fires triggering one of the region's worst forest conflagrations.
A Santa Fe freight train backed into a loaded street car on Main Street last night, killing Mrs. J. Patton, Mr. George Koon, and Mrs. William Burtch. Injured include Mrs. George White and Mrs. Dan Conkling. A man named Wenelly Flood from Kansas City was also noted in the incident.
Fragmented text describes Taers issue with Otis in the Philippines. It questions why a single man or small groups are unsafe near Manila and mentions five miles out, small detachments of three or four, and nine caves. The passage hints at danger and possible deaths due to lack of sufficient protection.
Washington cable dispatches General MacArthur reporting two more captures in Pangasinan Province. Generals Corbin and Grant note insurgent leaders surrendering or seeking American supremacy near Manila and a rebel stronghold fell after four hours of fighting with no casualties for Grant's reinforcements.
Des Moines reports Ex Governor Drake of Centerville announced at Drake University commencement that the university is named joint heir with his five children in his will. The estate valued at 3 million dollars will leave 300 thousand to the university after Drake has already donated 200 thousand to various university ventures. Bryan to Go on a Fishing Trip
Topeka and Seatlle reports show trains packed with harvesters heading to the Kansan wheat belt, crew overwhelmed as hundreds ride to reach fields. Other items note a supreme lodge meeting with 400 delegates and a Democratic state convention set for Wednesday, plus a fatal pistol duel ending in both men dead.
The readable text shows uncertain phrases about someone possibly passing and a wake, with scattered words like corpus, obesity, eye, and a vague time frame. Names and clear events are not identifiable, leaving a barely coherent fragmentary record.
A garbled passage presents a man asking for guidance on managing romance and interactions with a woman and her mother. The text is severely distorted with miswritten words and nonsensical phrases, yielding little coherent detail or context.
An irate man confronts a book agent in a tense exchange overheard at a southern city location. The dialogue captures anger and frustration as the agent pressures for a commission while the other party resists.
Fragmentary text refers to a printed change in a periodical name and editor’s note. The passage hints at a shift from a prior title to Teo Aurious and the Cergymas-Hlasper’s Monthly, with references to identity and claims of bold publication.
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier. It claims purification removes disease by expelling impurities, enriches blood, and boosts nutrient transmission to organs, nerves, and tissues through improved red globule vitality.
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