Roberts Held in Check by Botha
London dispatches report that General Roberts pressed a counterattack against General Botha near Pretoria but could not dislodge entrenched Boer positions. Reports say Dewet may have escaped with his forces intact as Methuen and Kitchener defeated the Boers elsewhere.
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London
Pretoria
Roberts
Botha
Methuen
Kitchener
Dewet
Lord Roberts
Buller
Volksrust
Charleston
Laing
Nek
Ermelo
van Reenen
Despatch on Pretoria surrender and Botha retreat at Middelturry road
Major General Knox forwards a despatch from Kroonstad detailing Pretoria and Johannesburg quiet, Botha retreating fifteen miles east, increasing forces, and local unrest. The report notes an attack on Botha after his strong, nearly unassailable position and ongoing supply disruption.
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London
War Office
Knox
Kroonstad
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Botha
Middleturry Road
Weather Forecast For New England And Nearby States
Forecast for Thursday and Friday calls for showers in Maine and eastern New York with cooler nights. Western Massachusetts and Connecticut expect fair conditions Friday with brisk winds, while New Hampshire Vermont and coastal areas see lighter showers and a shift to southwesterly winds. Local forecast notes unsettled Thursday, improving Friday afternoon and overall fair by late day Friday.
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Washington
Maine
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
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Delegates Refused Seats in National Convention
Philadelphia June 13 The national committee ruled that none of the Alabama contesting delegates would be seated on the convention’s temporary rolls except those from the ninth district. It noted active federal officeholders on both sides and planned to harmonize the Delaware dispute the next day with a three-man committee.
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Philadelphia
Penn
National Committee
Alabama
Washington
United States
Delaware
Walter H. Hayes Apearing
Addicks
Union Repubican
Levi P. Bird
Te Dupont
Payne
Wisconsin
Glen Saunders
Colorado
Areansas
Montana Democrats Split Over County Convention Delegation
In Butte Montana on June 13 the Democratic group that left Silver Bow county convention organized a rival convention naming a full delegation to represent them William Clark heard the delegation as the resolvent was announced.
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Butte
Mont
Silver Bow
William Clark
Oastesteene
Police recounts ten days of movements in Goodwin case
A police statement outlines the suspect’s movements over the past ten days and denies any link to the Goodwin murders. Officers say a clue came from the suspect’s wife's trunk in Milford. He may resist extradition.
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Goodwin
Milford
Champion Gives Statement to Police Inspectors
George Champion, a suspect in the Poole and Newfield killings, details movements from June 2 to June 7 across multiple towns and states. He claims travel through Lynn Somersworth West Newfield Union Village Boston Roxbury Milford and states he left Boston to avoid being a witness. Police plan to extradite to Maine with examination tied to the Newfield tragedy taking precedence over the Poole case.
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George Champion
Goodwin
Collins
Vessel
Poole
Lynn
Charles Chamberlain
Somereworth
N. H
George Horn
West Newfield
Union Village
Acton Ridge
East Wakefield
Somersworth
Boston
Parker Street
Roxbury
Milford
Northampton
Washington Streets
Saul
Newfield
Goodwins
North End
Beach ‘Street
Champion
Maine
Fugitive George Champion Arrested in Milford
Champion and his wife, long pursued by deputy sheriffs and Boston police over a West Newfield family murder case, were arrested at Milford boarding house 7:15 p.m. after shadowing from South Station to Milford. The pair, initially reporting as Mr and Mrs Brown, were later housed at Mrs. Pierces lodging house.
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George Champion
Mrs. Champion
Inspector Collins
M’causland
Goodwin
West Newfield
Boston
Harold Poole
Audubbn Road
Milford
Pierce
Frank
McCall Officer
Collins
Jenkins
Case
Murder shocks Washington in Chinese uprising
The murder of an American missionary in China heightens U S protests against the Chinese government for lacking protection. Marines may guard Pekin legation and fugitives, but the distance from the capital and fear for Boston nurse Miss Croucher raise serious concerns. Continued on page 6.
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Washington
China
United States
Pekin
Tsun Hua
Messrs
Hopkins
Hayner
Croucher
Boston
Mission Mand
GUNS AIMED Dr Terry Murdered and Pekin Tension
Dispatches report Chinese intrenching outside Pekin to oppose the international column. Guns trained on the American mission and British legation. Shanghai notes US Minister Conger seeks 2000 troops. Russian squadron heads toward Chinese waters. reform leaders petition powers for joint action. engagement between international forces and Boxers confirmed.
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London
Pekin
Tien Tsin
Taku
Shanghai
United States
Conger
Courter
Reform Party
Daily Mail
Unite States
Great Britain
Japan
St. Petersburg
Vladivostock
Foreign Office
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