Amicable settlement reached over Cincinnati street hours
In Cincinnati on June 13, the Cincinnati Street Railway Co and its employees agreed on better hours and pay without a strike. The company offered two plans, choosing a ten and a half hour day or an eleven hour day with meals. a circular announced a reduced workday of 10 1/2 hours from 12 and a pay rate of 19 cents per hour, sharing receipts between stockholders and employees as partners.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Street Railway Co
St. Louis
Mde
Kilgour
Two Important Captures in Luzon Reported by MacArthur
General MacArthur in Manila reports captures of Generals Hizon near Mexico and Cavestany at Alcala, calling them important with the insurgent leadership possibly seeking surrender. Corbin notes the captures signal the leaders abandoning the cause and approaching Manila to accept American supremacy.
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Gen. MacArthur
Hizon
Cavestany
Washington
Manila
War Department
Mexico
Alcala
Pangasinan
Luzon
Corbin
Cambridge Honors Choate and White with LL D Degrees
Cambridge University awarded the LL D to US ambassador Joseph H. Choate and Prof. John Williams White of Harvard. Public orator Sandys noted enduring ties between the US and Britain and that neutrality aligns with tacit goodwill among leaders even in wartime.
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Degrce
Ambassader Choate
John Williams White
London
Cambridge University
Joseph LH. Choate
United States
Marvard
Choate
Sandys
Great Britain
Causes of Poverty and Tuberculosis Discussed at Conference
At the national conference of Jewish Charities in Chicago on June 15 Morris Goldstein of Cincinnati presented Causes of Poverty and the Remedial Effects of Organized Charity while Dr Lee K Frankel of New York spoke on Tuberculosis as affecting Jewish Charities.
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Chicago
National Conference of Jewish Charities
Morris Goldstein
Cincinnati
Lee K. Frankel
New York
The Plague at Cairo Report of Fatal Cases
The Plague at Cairo notes 735 total cases since outbreak with 34 deaths recorded so far, highlighting the ongoing health crisis in the city. Officials urge continued vigilance and sanitary measures as the situation develops.
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Cairo
The Chinese Puzzle Crisis Polls Washington Reacts
Washington observers watch the China upheaval as diplomats forecast only a restoration of order despite risk of an international crisis. Foreign representatives depart or prepare for summer, while China’s minister Wu Fung and officials abroad seek clarity on foreign transport landings and aid limits.
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Washington
Pekin
Doyen
Spain
China
Claude McDonald
Count Casini
Cambou
France
Europe
Lord Pauncefote
Newport
Pao Ting Fu Missionaries Safe, Conger Reports
Washington June 12 Minister Conger reports the Pao Ting Fu missionaries are safe for now. Despite telegraph cuts between Taku and Pekin, diplomats can still contact home via Shanghai and cable, and a Chinese government troop presence offers protection though not guaranteed. Foreign forces cannot be sent from Pekin to Pao Ting Fu at this time.
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Washington
Conger
Taku
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Shanghai
Pao Ting Fu
Desperadoes Enter Minneapolis Brewery Office for Bank Robbery
In broad daylight two men forced entry at the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co. in St. Paul and killed the safe with revolvers. They tried to flee but were pursued by brewery workers and, after a clash with police, were captured.
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St. Paul, Minn
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Co
Staggered all London Fourth Derbyshire killed or captured
London June 12 report that the fourth battalion of the Derbyshire regiment in the Roodeval disaster June 7 was wiped out or taken prisoners. Only six enlisted men escaped. two officers and 72 men wounded. Officers killed were Lieut. Col. Baird-Douglas and Lieut. Hawley. Wounded include Col. Wilkinson and Lieut. Blanchard. Boers reportedly captured over 500 men and cut communications north of Kroonstad. Gen. Methuen moving near Heilbron. Knox ordered to press the enemy. lines of communications at risk.
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London
Frederick Forestier-Walker
South Africa
Roodeval
Lord Roberts
Derbyshire Regiment
Baird-Douglas
Hawley
Wilkinson
Lieut
Blanchard
Forestier-Walker
Forestier-Walkers
Cape Town
Charles Knox
Stonham
Imperial Yeomanry
Ithenoster River
Sherwood Foresters
Baird- Douglas
Bailey
Mall
Lawder
Kroonstad
Forestier- Walker
Methuen
Heilbron
London News Warns of Serious Boer Advance
June reports from London say Lord Roberts shut off from the outer world after a severe setback. Boers hold a widening 50 mile line north to Heilbron, threatening to split British forces. Methuen moves toward Heilbron perhaps to relieve Colville. Roodeval hospital is full of wounded with doctors remaining.
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London
Lord Roberts
Lonon
Thun
Forestier- Walker
Methuen
Heilbron
United States Cruiser Albany and Buffalo Arrive at Southampton
The Albany, commissioned at Newcastle on Tyne May 30 and bound for the Mediterranean, has reached Southampton. The training ship Buffalo, sailing from New York April 19 for a cruise in the Mediterranean, has also arrived.
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Southampton
Albany
Newcastle-on- Tyne
Mediterranean
Buffalo
New York
Cuban Independence Debate Tangles U.S. Policy and Cuban Elections
Havana reports show Governor General Wood facing mixed views as lawyers bankers and former cabinet members warn the United States may push independence too quickly. They fear professional politicians would dominate Cuba if elections proceed, while Col. Carlos Cespedes notes Wood promised June elections and hints at a September constitutional convention. If US breaks its word, Cuban tensions risk fires from sugar estates to towns and wharves.
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Havana
Wood
United States
Cuba
Gen
Weed
Discusion
Carlos Cespedes
Senor Coronado
Gen. Wood
Atmosphere of lies cited in Cuban press probe
Gen Ludlow, ex governor of Havana, reports to the war department denying bribery accusations against Brigade Surgeon Maj Davis while serving as sanitary officer. He condemns Cuba’s public service climate as one of lies and deception, noting newspapers spread sensational unverified claims and many people avoid signing statements. He calls for absolute openness to shield American officers in Cuba.
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Washington
Ludlow
Havana
War Department
Maj
Davis
Cuba
Sensationa Press
Mutiny Among Prisoners in San Juan Penitentiary
Five hundred inmates mutinied at San Juan penitentiary over food safety, with the leader striking the warden. Porto Rico regiment guards backed by 20 soldiers faced the riot as inmates tried to rush troops. three were lightly wounded by splinters before regulars arrived.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Zionists in Convention Discuss Federation Tax
In New York on June 12 the forenoon session of the third annual American Federation of Zionists convention studied article five of the constitution. It imposes a fifty cent tax on each member, with half to the Vienna executive committee and half for local propaganda work.
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American Federation of Zionists
New York
American Federation of Zionista
Vienna
Josal
Cabinet backs independent protection policy for Americans
Washington June 13 cabinet discussed the Chinese crisis. Secretary Hay presented Conger dispatches showing a critical situation and steps to reinforce Admiral Kempf. The policy favors protecting American lives and property while acting independently, with possible united action by powers only to shield foreign residents. Marines reinforcement ordered to Kempf from Manila.
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Washington
Hay
Hitchcock
Long
Gage
Smith
Conger
Admiral Kempff
United States
Kempf
U S Consul Reports Boxer Uprising Spreading in Chin Kiang
Washington reports a June 12 dispatch from Chin Kiang says natives organized into a secret society halted there. U S consul Martin says people are anxious and want a cruiser. this marks early news of Boxer unrest spreading in China. Yorktown and Castine, gunboats at Shanghai, are undergoing repairs.
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Washington
State Department
Chin Kiang
Martin
United States
China
Yang Tse Niang
Shanghai
Yorktown
Castine
British Reinforcements and Russian Activity in China
Dispatches report 163 British landed in Tien Tsin with more en route to Fong Shan, a special train carrying Gen. Nick to Yang Tsun, and interrupted Pekin telegraph links. Russian ships and torpedo boats hover near Taku. transport scarcity limits troop landings amid rumors of Fung Fah Sixng’s large force. Boxers 6,000 attack Catholic premises at Pao Tung Fu. U.S. warships Nashville and Monocacy noted in New York. In Washington, cotton acreage rises to 25,555,000 amid 82.5 crop condition on June 1. Belle Boyd, famed Confederate spy, dies in Kilbourne at 57 while giving a lecture.
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Tien Tsin
Fong Shan
Yang Tsun
Nick
Pekin
Petropavlovski
Komitoff
Taku Har
Taku
Fung Fah Sixng
Feng Tai
Pao Tung Fu
Nashville
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Tasteless Tonics Claim Unreliable And Shocking Ads
A clipped newspaper collage mocks liquor taste and safety claims, citing Cleveland Plain Dealer and Chicago Democrat. The ad pitches Yucatan Chill Tonic with no shaking, claiming 50 cent prize and exclusive inks use by York and Boston outlets.
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Yucatan
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