China unrest prompts U S Marines to move toward Tung-Chow
Despatches from Tien Tsin and Shanghai report Boxer raids burning Tung-Chow near Peking and Pao Ting Fu in flames. U S Minister Conger orders a Marine detachment to march to the scene as Western powers consider decisive action.
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China
London
Central News
Tien Tsin
Tung-Chow
Peking
U. S
Conger
Claude MacDonald
Shanghai
Wei Shai Wei
Hongkong
May Wright Sewall in Census Interview Sparks Probe
Miss May Wright Sewall principal of Indianapolis Girls' Classical School and leader in the International Council of Women says a census enumerator answered her questions with insolence and claimed to have met many ladies unlike her Supervisor Clifford promises a thorough investigation into the incident as the disputed interview may affect the census list before a U S Court.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
May Wright
Sewall
International Council of Women
Indiana Commission
Europe
Veene D Clifford
Blaick
United States
Clifford
Russia vows decisive action if China unrest grows
St. Petersburg reports the government is resolute to take immediate energetic military steps to quell the anti foreign movement should the China situation worsen. It also notes Russia does not withdraw from joint action with other powers.
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Tung Tingan
Russia
St. Petersburg
China
Mong Tse
Yung Nan Fu
France
Czar
Conger Reports Situation Unimproved in Depredations Continue
Washington dispatch from June reports Minister Conger deems the situation unchanged with depredations continuing. The status is carried as a continuing story noted on the second page of the edition.
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Conger
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Congers
State Department
Preacher T B Cheney Dies By Self Inflicted Wound
Rev T B Cheney 65 year old chaplain of Hayes Post G A R was found in the back yard with his throat cut and died shortly after at his son’s home in Washington C H Ohio His mind had weakened and he believed officers sought him for an imaginary shortage He served in the Methodist Protestant Church and was a Justice of the Peace in the town.
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T. B. Cheney
Commercial Tribune
Washington C. H
Hayes Post
Orpha Cheney
Ohio Federation of Woman's Clubs
California
Ohio
Methodist Protestant Church
Justice of the Peace
Federation of Woman's Clubs May Seek Federal Charter
Milwaukee June 9 officials of the Federation of Woman's Clubs report a possible charter defect limiting powers to reforming duties. Attorneys say the General Federation of Woman's Clubs may lack authority under its charter, prompting plans to seek a federal charter from the next Congress to avoid future disputes.
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Milwaukee
Federation of Woman's Clubs
Woman's Clubs
General Federation of Woman’s Clubs
New Jersey Corporation
Congress
Speak Easies Opened as Prohibition Ended in Falls
Akron Ohio June 9 The Cuyahoga Falls Village Council held a special meeting and repealed the 12 year old prohibition ordinance. Several speak easy operations had flourished and four of six councilmen favored licensing for revenue over open illegality.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Commercial Tribune
Akron
Boers Decide to Fight After Armistice Request
A London despatch dated June 7 reports General Buller pressing General Botha to surrender at O Neill s farm but Botha was not empowered to concede. Buller offered no proposal until armistice. Botha pleaded for a halt, Buller relented until dawn June 6. Boers reportedly have 23 guns but fear retreat options are limited.
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Eral Botha
Buller
Botha
Cineelore
Lyddenburg
Empress's removal urged to end Chinese crisis
London opinion shifts toward forcibly deposing the Dowager Empress and restoring the Emperor with allied force. Debate centers on Russia's motives, Britain's weak Far East policy, and potential use of Indian troops to quell unrest while American action is scrutinized.
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China
Russia
United States
France
Paris
M. Delcasse
America
Times
Washington
Smalley
Philippines
Tir‘s
Spectator
Great Britain
Europe
Halliday McCartney
London
Birmingham
Hiram Maxim
One Day Democratic Convention Set for Columbus
Columbus reports the Democratic State convention will convene in the city next week for a one day session with district committee meetings on Tuesday and full reports to follow. James Ross announces the official program as Webster P Huntington chairs with Louis Reemelin secretary and McLean not yet setting headquarters amid candidacy instability. Judge Dittey, in Mexico City, criticizes silver policy and urges ending the 16 to 1 fight to unite Democrats for Bryan's election.
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Great Southern
State Central Committee
Webster P. Huntington
Columbus
Louis Reemelin
Cinpre Railroads
McLean
John R. McLean
Dittey
R. M. Dittey
Hillsboro
Mexico
Judge Dittey
Bryan
Outhwaite
Bynum
Boers Reject Conditional Surrender Proposal
In INGOGO on June 9 the Boers answered General Buller with curt terms demanding unconditional surrender. An artillery duel is under way as the standoff continues.
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Ingogo
Buller
Telegraph Disruption Near Kroonstad Reports Boer Attack
General Forestier-Walker cables War Office from Cape Town dated June 8 noting Kelly-Kenny at Bloemfontein reports the telegraph wire cut at Roodeval north of Kroonstad by about 2000 Boers with six field guns. He sends strong reinforcements to Kroonstad and emphasizes the outage may be temporary.
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London
Forestier- Walker
War Office
Cape Town
Statesmen In Army Serve With British Forces
A London canvas shows 86 peers and 26 commoners serving with British forces in South Africa. Of these, 19 peers and 17 commoners are volunteers.
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Commercial Tribune
London
House of Lords
House of Commons
South Africa
Senate approves address to the Queen on war end
Ottawa. The Senate passed an address congratulating Her Majesty on the early termination of the South African War with no dissent. The motion was adopted yesterday after debate in the chamber.
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Ottawa
Ont
Senate
South Africa
London Criticizes Roberts Follow Up After Pretoria Victory
London officials and critics argue Roberts should have pressed the pursuit after Pretoria and Johannesburg. The disappointment centers on the lack of major Boer surrender and the absence of a captured arsenal, with political ramifications for upcoming Parliament decisions and potential dissolution timing.
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Roberts
Reial Tribune
London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Ruhm Detaches From Crescent Shipyard To Cavite Station
Naval Constructor T F Ruhm is detached from Crescent shipyard Elizabeth port New Jersey and ordered to Cavite Philippine Islands to relieve Naval Constructor Hobson who is sent to the Naval Hospital Yokohama for treatment.
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Hobson
Washington
T. F. Ruhm
Crescent Shipyard
Elizabethport
N. J
Naval Station
Cavite
P. I
Naval Hospital
Yokohama
Salisbury Optimistic on Boxer Outbreak Fallout
Lord Salisbury stands largely alone in his party in thinking the Boxer outbreak will have little lasting effect. An intimate friend to an Associated Press representative said Salisbury believes we should be thankful for small mercies as diplomats and naval authorities on the spot cooperate, with action remaining restrained.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Associated Press
Prosecuted Postmaster's Senatorial Vote Ties Stir Ohio
In Columbus, June 9, William H. Huntley former Postmaster of Pomeroy is indicted for embezzlement. Discrepancies were repaid and explanations offered. The case reveals Huntley's political service to Senator Hanna during the January 1898 contest as Meigs County's Dr. J O Clark faced wavering support for Bushnell or McKisson among insurgents.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
William H. Huntley
Pomeroy
United States
Postoffice
Betts
Hannaby Huntley
Meigs County
J. O. Clark
Downington
Bushnell
McKisson
Indictment Noted Against Ex Bank Vice President
Prosecuting Attorney Klinger announced a grand jury indictment charging N. L. Michael ex vice president of the American National Bank with embezzling 18000 dollars from vaults on Christmas Eve 1898. The case, with top Ohio legal talent for the defense, was set for Monday after a thorough investigation since the grand jurors acted.
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Commercial Tribune
Lima
Klinger
N. L. Michael
American National Bank
Ohio
Jealous husband shoots wife then tries suicide in Marion
In Marion Indiana on June 9 John Rinkard pedlar aged unknown entered his brother in law Lemuel Heeler home where his wife Mrs Rinkard was staying and shot her four times killing her instantly He then shot himself in the head the bullet entering below the left eye and exiting below the left temple He is expected to recover Jealousy prompted the deed.
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Commercial Tribune
Marion
Ind
John Rinkard
Lemuel Heeler
General Miles Rank Change Sparks Army Debate
Washington June 9 Army officers discuss General Miles status under new Congress legislation. Miles holds Lieutenant General pay and title as senior Major General commanding the army, while Brooke would assume the lieutenant general rank upon Miles retirement. The act creates a retirement path from Lieutenant General to Major General with Miles slated to receive 11 000 dollars annually instead of 7 500.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Miles
Congress
Army
Brooke
Corbin
Adjutant General's Office
McKinley Era Politics Center on Hanna Leadership
Washington reports that Senator Hanna will likely chair the next Republican National Executive Committee and run McKinley’s 1900 campaign barring a health setback. General Charles Dick remains as Secretary while Vice Presidential choices remain unsettled with New York and Indiana as key battlegrounds.
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Charles Dick
Washington
Commercial Tribune
Mark Hanna
Republican National Executive Committee
Mr. McKinley
White House
Hanna
McKinley
National Committee
Ohio
Woodruff
New York
Roosevelt
Handa
Attorney General Seeks Immediate Docket for State Contest Cases
Kentucky Attorney General Breckinridge will file a written motion with the Court of Appeals asking to docket and hear the minor State contest cases at once on public interest grounds. The court had refused to pass on motions, saying cases must be docketed in the usual way, potentially delaying them until fall.
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Court of Appeals
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Breckinridge
Lynching After Attempted Assault Near Columbus
In Columbus Georgia on June 9 a 20 year old black man Simon Adams was lynched outside the city after an attempted assault on E H Almonds daughters. A mob seized him from custody, hanged him in the woods, and fired bullets into his body. His body was not recovered, thought to have been thrown into the river.
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Columbus
Simon Adams
E. H. Almond
Adams
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Payne
Wisconsin
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Federation OF Women’s Clubs
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Natal
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