Yaqui Uprising Expands as Mexican forces clash
A 73 man detachment led by General Torres pursuing Yaquis in the Mazatlan mountains is ambushed with 30 killed. Captain Celso Gomez and Lieutenant Valero among the fallen. Hundreds of Yaquis reported killed or wounded. Mexicans short of ammunition. Refugees flood Hermosillo as Yaqui war path spreads.
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Tucson
A. T
Torres
Mazatlan
Hermosilla
Celso Gomez
Jose Valero
Hermosillo
Sonora
General Torres
Indiana Democrats Platform and Nominations at Convention
The Indiana Democratic state convention opened at 10:20 AM with W. H. O'Brien presiding and John W. Kern named permanent chairman. The platform calls for tariff for revenue, opposes Republican trusts and ship subsidies, supports independence for the Philippines, and praises gold supply growth. Tom Taggart endorsed for national committee chair. Ticket nominees include Alfred Shoenover secretary of state, James R. Riggs auditor, Herff treasurer, and Adam Heimberger clerk of the supreme court.
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Indianapolis
W. H. O’brien
State Central Committee
John W. Kern
Bryan
Kern
Kentucky
Philippines
Tom Taggart
Alfred Shoenover
Attica
James R. Riggs
Sullivan
Herff
Penn
Supreme Court
Adam Heimberger
Vote on Surrender: Boers favor peace at Vereeniging
At Vereeniging the Boers vote 54 in favor of surrender with others against it. Preparations for Boer commando surrender start on the race course. Free movement for Boers, thanksgiving to be held June 8, and supplies for outlying districts to be arranged. General Botha and Beyers express loyalty and gratitude to Kitchener for the peace process.
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Pretoria
Vereeninging
Church Square
Paden Powell
Louis Botha
Kitchener
General Beyers
Wreck of Oregon Express near Clear Creek Claims Two Lives
The southbound Oregon express on the Southern Pacific was wrecked near Clear Creek four miles from Redding California due to a half open switch left by an unknown person. The double header derailed with both engines in the ditch. engineer J M White and fireman Fred Taffel died under wreckage. Many passengers injured, none seriously.
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Redding
Cal
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Clear Creek
J. M. White
Fred Taffel
Diplomatic Changes in Washington Announce New Ambassadors
June 4 reports Michael Herbert becomes British ambassador succeeding the late Pauncefote and Senor De Ojeda takes over as Spanish minister succeeding the Duke De Arcos in Washington.
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and de Ojida
Ee Arcos
Washington
Michael Herbert
Pauncefote
Senor de Ojeda
Duke de Arcos
Heirs to $3000 From Fifty Year Old Bank Deposit
A Newark area family learns they are heirs to more than 3000 dollars from a 200 dollar savings deposit made over fifty years ago. The father, a railroad worker, lost the bank book and forgot the account prompting the bank to advertise for heirs after his death.
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New York
Hoboken
Forty Scholarships Awarded by Columbia University Council
Forty scholarships worth six thousand dollars total were awarded by Columbia University council. Nachide Yatsu, a Japanese student, becomes the first foreign recipient at the institution. His field is zoology.
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New York
University Council of Columbia
Nachide Yatsu
AWRY WenteeGiem and Delegation Arrives in Canada
Awr y WenteeGiem leads a mixed group including 44 from Canada and others from nineteen states eight west of the Mississippi. The delegation travels amid unusual crowd scenes and tensions at the border.
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Canada
Mississipi
Machinists Strike Unchanged in Palestine
The machinist strike in Palestine Texas remains at a standstill with no settlement proposals. A small number of apprentice workers returned, but most continue to be idle.
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Palestine
Tex
King Edward to bestow £50,000 on Lord Kitchener
In the house of commons A J Balfour read a kingly message praising Lord Kitchener for eminent services and proposing a grant of £50 000. Irish Nationalists John Dillon William Redmond and Swift MacNeill vowed to oppose the grant. It was announced Kitchener has been made a viscount by the king.
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London
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
Edward
Lord Kitchener
John Dillon
Wm. Redmond
Swift MacNeill
Kitchener
Kitchener Leaves for England. Littleton Acts South Africa
The Times of Natal reports Lord Kitchener has departed for England and General Littleton assumes acting commander in chief of British forces in South Africa.
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Durban
Natal
Times of Natal
Lord Kitchener
England
Littleton
South Africa
Wealthy Martinique exile narrowly escapes Mont Pelee disaster
Edoard Reinal de Saint Michel, once a leading St. Pierre figure, arrived in New York with his wife and son after escaping Mont Pelee by luck. He left St. Pierre an hour before the eruption, traveling by tug to Fort de France where the destruction was announced.
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New York
Edoard Reinal de Saint Michel
St. Pierre
Mont Pelee
Mme, de Saint Michel
Fort de France
Martinique
St. Louis and San Francisco Gains Birmingham Belt Control
The St. Louis and San Francisco railway company has acquired the Birmingham Belt railroad for terminal purposes in Birmingham Alabama. Officials say the purchase enables major terminal improvements and nearly guarantees a line to the Atlantic coast from Birmingham. The Belt operates a freight line about three miles in and around the city.
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New York
St. Louis and
San Francisco Railway Company
Birmingham Belt Railroad
Birmingham
Ala
B. F. Yoakum
Atlantic Coast
Coal Getting Scares in New York
June 4 report notes scarcity of coal affecting consumers and industries in New York City and surrounding areas as supply constraints tighten and price pressures rise amid winter demand.
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New York
Coal Shortage Stalls Elevators as City Feels Strike
Thrice noted, coal in the city is more visible than since the strike began with trucks delivering soft coal to fronts of office buildings while superintendents risk fines to avoid elevator stoppage. No bids for anthracite coal have been received by Dock Commissioner Hawkes in response to ads.
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Hawkes
Expenditures in Cuba Stubbed by House Committee
Washington June 4 by a party vote the house military affairs committee tabled the resolution seeking information on Cuba expenditures. Democrats gave notice of a minority report.
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Washington
House Military Affairs Committee
Cuba
Ham resigns from United States General Appraisers post
New York June 4 Charles H Ham president of the board of United States general appraisers has forwarded his resignation to the secretary of the treasury to take effect August 1 Continued ill health is given as the cause.
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New York
Charles H. Ham
Board of
United States General Appraisers
Secretary of the Treasury
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