War Clouds Loom as South Africa Collapse Shakes Diplomacy
A June dispatch warns that the rapid South African war collapse heightens international tension. France, Russia, and Britain maneuver over Morocco, Italy, Tripoli, and a Boxer uprising, while the Pope and American Catholics figure in transatlantic diplomacy.
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Commercial Tribune
London
South Africa
Russia
France
Galliffet
Morocco
Rome
Godlam
Italy
Tripoli
Westerners attacked by Boxers near Pao Ting Fu
British warship Centurion and Italian cruiser Calabria arrived at Tien Tsin as German troops were expected. A group of thirty foreigners including six women attempting to flee Pao Ting Fu on Thursday were attacked by 700 Boxers. four were killed and many wounded with others missing.
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Commercial Tribune
Tien Tsin
Centurion
Calabria
Pao Ting Fu
Escaping party Within Ten Miles Of Tien Tsin
On June 2 the escaping party remains about ten miles from Tien Tsin as an expedition departs to intercept the fugitives. The advance force moves toward the pursued group with pursuit plans forming near the city.
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Commercial Tribune
Tien Tsin
Dowager Empress Orders Arrests of Prominent Figures
Shanghai dated June 2 reports the Empress Dowager directing Shan Si Governor to arrest Lin, manager of the Peking syndicate, Kia head of the Shan Sir Commercial Bureau, and Fan a leading banker. The moves label them dangerous characters, but claim ties to British enterprises as the real motive.
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Shanghai
Shan Si
Lin
Peking Syndicate
Kia
Shan Sir Commercial Bureau
Fan
Foreign Guards Arrive Amid Dragon Festival in Peking
American and other guards, totaling 349, arrived in Peking during the Dragon Festival. Crowds abounded but showed no hostility while foreigners noted a calmer mood among locals. Christian refugees continued to stream into the city as Boxers moved outward without leaders detained.
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Peking
Atlanta Battle Fields Reunion organizers invite leaders to anniversary
Col W A Hemphill and companions from the Atlanta Constitution arrive in Indianapolis as representatives of the Atlanta Battle Fields Reunion Organization to invite General Benjamin Morrison and Governor James A Mount to the July 20 Atlanta battle anniversary. They are guests of Governor Mount at the Dennison House after attending the Confederate Reunion in Louisville.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
W. A. Hemphill
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta
W. M. Crumley
W. S. Everett
H. H. Smith
T. P. Sawtell
Atlanta Battle Fields
Benjamin Morrison
James A. Mount
Louisville
Governor Mount
Dennison
Peru Man Loses 2400 Dollars in Indianapolis Court House
William S Taylor a traveling salesman from Peru Ind dropped 2400 in bills in the Indianapolis courthouse while paying property taxes. He searched the corridor but the money was not recovered within minutes.
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Indianapolis
Commercial Tribune
Ind
William 8. Taylor
Peru
Ma Peck Denies Paris Show Commissioner Says Payroll Has Not Been Questioned
Ma Peck flatly denies claims amid Paris Show authorities stating payroll records have not been questioned. The commissioner refrains from commenting on ongoing budget concerns and personnel matters.
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Paris Show
PayrRoll
DISSATISFACTION OF STAFF IN Paris Gossips Rise
In Paris, unease among staff grows as criticisms from the United States spark widespread discussion. Sources report internal tension, rumors, and calls for reform within French capitals' work environment.
Dreyfus Case Reaches New Political Turbulence in France
Paris dispatch notes ongoing Dreyfus affair unease as Waldeck Rousseau navigates cabinet rifts. General de Gallifet resigns amid interpellations, war ministerial turmoil, and Temps detective disclosures. Includes Peck administration controversy and exposition progress.
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Chamber of Deputies
Waldeck-Rousseau
Marquis de Gallifet
Andre
M. Andre
Chamber
General de Gallifet
Detective Temps
Eclair
War Office
General Gallifer
M. Waldeck-Rousseau
Captain Fritsch
Sutton Acquitted in Michigan Military Goods Fraud Case
Colonel Eli R. Sutton of Detroit, University of Michigan regent and Republican figure, is acquitted of complicity in Michigan military clothing frauds after a trial that lasted under two hours. Sutton and his wife wept. his counsel also cried and Mrs. Sutton kissed jurors. The case linked Sutton to sale of state goods later sold back fraudulently. General Marsh was convicted and appeals continue, while General White fled to South Africa.
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E. R. Sutton
Lansing
Mich
Eli R. Sutton
Detroit
University of Michigan
Pingreée
State Military Board
Sutton
Colonel Sutton
Military Board
White
Marsh
General Marsh
General White
South Africa
State Sunday School Association Meet in Akron
Arrangements are complete for the Ohio State Sunday School Association gathering in Akron from Tuesday to Thursday. About 1,500 delegates are expected, with ten delegates allotted per county, and every county in the state has an organization. This marks the forty first convention in the association's history.
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Commercial Tribune
Akron
State Sunday School Association
Ohio State Sunday School Association
A Fatal Shave Causes Blood Poisoning Death
LaPorte Indiana June 2 Michael Glassner died from blood poisoning after self shaving a week earlier. He cut a mole on his face and ignored the wound. Yesterday the infection worsened and physicians could not save him.
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Michael Glassner
Commercial Tribune
Laporte
Ind
Demand for Governor Taylor Extradition Questioned in Kentucky
In Frankfort Kentucky on June 2 Democratic officials anticipate filing for a requisition on Indiana Governor for the arrest and extradition of Governor Taylor. They seek to use Mount’s possible refusal as campaign material while some Republicans oppose using the case for capital. Legal questions linger over indictment secrecy and its validity. Ex-Governor Bradley reportedly opposes Taylor remaining out of state.
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Associated Press
Mr. Peck
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Indiana
Taylor
Suter
Mount
Finley
Kentucky
Bradley
Older Than Egypt Discoveries In The Far West
A scientific party concludes cliff dwellings in Chaco Canyon New Mexico are older than Egypt based on 27 feet of stratified deposits and absence of woodwork in the oldest house. Egyptologists Cobern Cutler Deane and Gullett report the find challenges Spaniard displacement and tertiary-age theories.
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Commercial Tribune
Dember
Rock Mountains
Egypt
Mexico
Camden M. Cobern
J. E. Cutler
Denver University
Cecil A. Deane
J. C. Gullett
Chaco Canyon
New Mexico
Cobern
German Singers President Calls National Meeting
Prof. Hanno Deiler, president of the Nord Amerikanischer Saengerbund, calls an executive board meeting for Tuesday June 26 in Buffalo New York. Delegates from across the United States are expected to attend.
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New Orleans
Hanno Deiler
Nord Amerikanischer Saengerbund
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Engineer Killed In Big Four Freight Wreck Near Indianapolis
College of data reports a freight wreck on the Big Four at a point twelve miles southeast of Indianapolis. Engineer Clinton Cassady of Lexington Avenue, Cincinnati, was killed instantly. Brakeman E H Clark of Riverside Cincinnati lost his right foot. The crash followed track repairs and heavy rains. Wrecking crews and a company surgeon attended the scene. Traffic shifted to other lines as crews repair the line.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Big Four
Clinton Cassady
Lexington Avenue
HE. H. Clark
Riverside
Cincinnati
E. J. H. Ward
Brookfield
Chicago
Shirley
Ind
Greensburg
Elopers Whitley and Brantley Jailed in Virginia County
In Suffolk Virginia a 40 year old man George Whitley and 16 year old Sarah Brantley were jailed in Nansemond County after the girl's father produced a word. Whitley admitted the girl is already married but said he planned to wed her after a divorce. He claimed her father mistreated her and her mother aided the abduction. Both were held without bail.
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Commercial Tribune
Suffolk
Elopers
Halifax County
N. C
Nansemond County
George Whitley
Sarah Brantley
Whitley
Wabash College Professor to Be Ordained Priest
Prof. M A Ewing of Wabash College will be ordained a priest at Trinity Cathedral Michigan City tomorrow. Bishop John Hazen White will lead the ceremony assisted by other prelates. Ewing leaves education for church ministry and will be assigned a Bristol parish in Indiana.
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Commercial Tribune
Laporth
Ind
M. A. Ewing
Wabash College
Episcopal Church
Trinity Cathedral
Michigan City
John Hazen White
Ewing
Bristol
Keith on Murder Charge Moved to Jail as Trial Nears
Evansville Indiana June 2 Joseph D Keith held in county jail after arrest for murder of Miks Nora Kifer of Elberfeld. Officials expect grand jury indictment soon and aim for June court term. Keith refuses food, remains morose awaiting potential death in confinement. Authorities seek crime scene location to resolve jurisdiction between Gibson and Vanderburgh counties.
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Commercial Tribune
Evansville
Ind
Joseph D. Keith
Miks
Keith
Indiana
Gibson
Vanderburgh
Special Grand Jury Sought in Mercer Lake Murder Case
Mrs Millié Quigg Alice Sauer George Edwards and Chas Martin plead for a special grand jury in the J R Dilly murder at Lake Mercer. Dilly a Beaver Dam lumerman body found March 23. suspects held at Lake Side House after preliminary hearing. Prosecutor Kennedy supports action and asks swift caseload.
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Commercial Tribune
Celina
Millié Quigg
Alice Sauer
George Edwards
Chas. Martin
J. R. Dilly
J. D. Johnson
Lake Mercer
Beaver Dam
Soloman
Lake Side House
Kennedy
Johnson
Gilbert for Congress Nominee Unopposed in Kentucky
The Democratic Executive Committee of the Eighth District met at Harrodsburg Kentucky and voted to convene for a district nominating convention. Hon G G Gilbert of Shelbyville was nominated and unanimously declared the party's nominee for Congress with no opposition.
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Harrodsburg
Commercial Tribune
Eighth Congressional District
Simeon Cook
Shelby County
George Farris
Lancaster
Eighth
Kentucky
Congress
G.G. Gilbert
Shelbyville
Blaisdell Case Dismissed in Large Government Suit
The United States Court of Claims dismissed one of the era’s largest suits, the Blaisdell case alleging $64,623,512 owed to Charles Durkee heirs from first mortgage Pacific Railroad bonds. The bonds allegedly reached Durkee while Utah governor in 1865 and were held in Treasury trust, but the case lacked competent evidence and was ended after years of litigation.
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Washington
United States Court of Claims
Blaisdell
Charles Durkee
Kenosha
Wis
Pacific Railroad
Durkee
Utah
United States
Pratt
Hague Convention Ratified by Queen Wilhelmina
The Hague dispatch reports Queen Wilhelmina has ratified the Hague convention with Spain and Germany. Britain is expected to join immediately.
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the Hague
Wilhelmina
Spain
Germany
Great Britain
Boy dragged to death by cow near Knightstown
Clarence Crandall eleven year old son of Howard Crandall died in Knightstown Indiana after being dragged by a cow a halter strap tied to his body caused the animal to pull him along as it fled. He was found maimed and unconscious and died that evening.
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Commercial Tribune
Knightstown
Ind
Clarence Crandall
Howard Crandall
Pretoria Bowed Yet Not in British Hands Says Dispatches
London reports describe Pretoria's defensive lapse as the war ends in practice while Boer bands resist. Dispatches claim the capital is unsecured, rail and telegraph lines cut, and 8 000 Boers threaten Roberts. Milner may shift headquarters to Pretoria or nearby for military government.
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Morocco
France
England
Great Britain
Mediterranean
Pretoria
London
Robert
Vaal
Lydenburg
Lord Roberts
Alfred Milner
South Africa
Natal
Johannesburg
Bloemfontein
Roberts’s Return to Johannesburg Amid Ceremony and Order
A Lord Roberts cable from Johannesburg reports a peaceful occupation of the city after British forces entered. Dr. Kraus, the Transvaal commandant, assisted in ceremonies as troops, naval brigade, and artillery passed in review. The Fourteenth and Naval Brigade remain to maintain order while the rest encamp north of the town.
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Transvaal
Johannesburg
London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Kraus
Royal Field Artillery
Ian Harmiston
Pretoria
British Loss Heavy in Boer Surroundment near Ficksburg
Maseru May 31 General Brabant has the Boers practically surrounded five miles outside Ficksburg. The Basuto border remains the only retreat path with thousands of Basuto under Chief Jonathan awaiting events. Grenadier Guards suffered heavily with thirty killed and eighty eight wounded.
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General Brabant
Maseru
Ficksburg
Basutoland
Jonathan
Grenadier Guards
Rundle
Confusion Reigns as Pretoria Remains in Boer Hands
Pretoria was still in Boer control as Viljoen’s command moves through the town. After three days of fighting the Allied forces are exhausted and retreating. De Wet with about 8,000 men seized Viljoen's Drift to harass British lines while Kroonstad and Bloemfontein face threats of recapture. The last train departs toward the east.
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Commercial Tribune
Loren
Marquez
Volkstein
Transvaal
Kroonstal
Bloemfontein
de Wet
Viljoen
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