Peking England's Hand Shown in Readiness for March North
Special dispatch from Tianjin reports British and allied forces preparing to move toward Peking amid rising Boxer violence. Two trains carried hundreds of troops including British, American, French, Russian, Japanese units with Hotchkiss guns amid damaged rails. Americans rescued at Tung Chau. legations fortified as Boxers attack near Tien Tsin.
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Commercial Tribune
Tien Tsin
Peking
Wright
Algerine
Mr. Campbell
Consular Service
Yang Tsun
Sir Edward Seymour
China Station
Tung Chau
Barfleur
Gordon Hall
Cossacks Attacked Near Tien Tsin as Tension Rises
A Shanghai despatch says Cossacks reconnoitering outside Tien Tsin were attacked by thousands armed with spears swords and rifles. The Cossacks killed several attackers and a Russian lieutenant was wounded in the stomach. A serious rising is reported at Nan King with mobs attacking the Viceroy’s palace.
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London
Daily Express
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Nan King
Peking
China
Egypt
England Gets Men Ready for Duty in Boxers Rebellion
Hongkong June 10. Two hundred fifty men of the Hongkong Regiment and 200 Wish Fusiliers with sap pers are ordered to hold themselves in readiness to proceed north in connection with the Boxers rebellion. They will be replaced here by troops from India.
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Brecal
Commercial Tribune
Hongkong
Hongkong Regiment
Wish Fusiliers
India
Peking Rumors Of Fire Sweep Through Tien Tsih
The Daily Mail reports rumors from Tien Tsi that Peking may be burning but lack of confirmation keeps the capital’s fate unclear. The dispatch dated June 8 notes wild talk in the city with no verification.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Tien Tsih
Peking
No News From Conger Creates Quiet China Outlook
Washington officials report no communication from Minister Conger as of tonight and interpret silence as indicating no change in the China situation. Conger has been in frequent contact with the State Department over the past week and would be ready to act if needed.
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Washington
State
Navy
China
Conger
State Department
Commencement Opens With Baccalaureate at Ohio Wes leyan
Ohio Wesleyan University hosts commencement week with a 3500-strong audience in Gray Chapel for the baccalaureate address by President Bashford on Chicago Methodist Conference actions. Tonight Rev John F Thomson addresses the Christian Association. D S Gray of Columbus noted for a 60000 dollar donation that named Gray Chapel.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Ohio Wesleyan University
Gray Chapel
Bashford
Methodist General Conference
Chicago
John F. Thomson
Christian Association
University
D. 8. Gray
Columbus
Murder of a Kentuckian in Oklahoma Gulch
News reaches Lexington of the murder of William R. Davis son of the late William R. Davis of Bryan Station and nephew of Thomas F. Muir. Davis traveled west with $1000 from his uncle, befriended James Sayler of Liberty Missouri, and both moved to Oklahoma where Davis was found murdered in Oklahoma Gulch with Sayler’s actions following the crime.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
William R. Davis
Bryan Station
Thomas F. Muir
Muir's
Davis
West
Independence
James Sayler
Liberty, Mo
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Gulch
Sayler
Woman murderer found in Detroit after Park Hotel killings
Bailiff Phelan locates Lizzie Williams, the Columbus woman who in 189 murdered two of her children at the Park Hotel and later escaped from the state hospital. She remains insane and described a chilling sequence ending with self harm and a failed attempt to force her daughter to kill her.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Phelan
Detroit
Lizzie Williams
Park Hotel
Columbus State Hospital
Anna
Maud
Little Harry
Murderer Taken After Stabbing in Bellefontaine
George Morris, a colored man, who stabbed Otto Jacobs eleven times at the Reprogle saloon in South Main street, was captured Sunday afternoon by a sheriff and citizens on a farm north of Bellefontaine. Jacobs lies in critical condition with chest wounds and a lung previously punctured by a bullet. Morris offered no resistance when seized.
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Commercial Tribune
Bellefontaine, CO
George Morris
Otto Jacobs
Shaw
Morris
South Main Street
Jacobs
Paternal blessing ends with daughter’s marriage in Chattanooga
In Chattanooga Tennessee Chief R O Hughes says he had no objection to daughter Pansy Hughes marrying Jim O Rear in this city last Saturday. He notes only concern was her youth. Habeas corpus hearing scheduled for tomorrow morning will be withdrawn.
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Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
Pansy Hughes
James O’rear
R. O. Hughes
Somerset
Jim O’rear
Miss Gould Attends Second Presbyterian in Louisville
Miss Helenie Gould, unaware of the switch, attended the crowded Second Presbyterian Church where Rev. Charles R Hemphill preached on Southern Presbyterian aims to raise 1,000,000 for education and a Kentucky university. She then visited Warren Memorial Church two blocks away amid the crowd.
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Louisville
Helenie Gould
Sapere
Second Presbyterian Church
Charles R. Hemphill
Southern Theological Seminary
Second Presbyterian
Southern Presbyterian
Kentucky
Steamer City of Seattle Brings Gold Dust From Alaska
The steamer City of Seattle arrived from Alaska with 400000 in gold dust and 260 passengers many from Dawson. Five boats have reached the lakes from Dawson and the rush for the States is on. Returning Dawsonites include many women and children. up to May 2 the clean-up reached 18000000.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Seattle
Alaska
Dawson
One of the Bloodiest Days of the ProtraeS Street Railway Troubles
A report details a violent episode on the ProtraeS Street Railway, highlighting the bloodshed and disruption of transit service. Authorities pursue suspects as riders recount chaotic scenes and injuries.
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Protraes Street Railway
Strikers in Tent Clash as Deputies Fire on Ranks in St Louis
In St Louis, June 10, clashes between striking transit workers and deputies left four dead and several wounded. Deputy Sheriffs fired buckshot at rioters who attacked a Park Avenue division car, killing Edward Thomas and George Rine and wounding others. Authorities arrested twenty strikers as unrest spread from Washington Avenue barracks to surrounding streets amid continuing patrols.
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ST. Louis
Edward Thomas
Chestnut Avenue
George Rine
Delmar Avenue
Addomen
Fred Boehm
ED Burkhart
Delmar
Transit Company
Southwestern
Park Avenue
Oliver Street
Lindell Division
Laclede Avenue
Washington Avenue
Broadway
Sixth Street
Sheriff's Posse Comitatus
Carmen
Wolff's Grove
Union
Posse
Sheriff's Posse
City Hospital
Oscar Mario
Will Ely Tose Bis
Cavender
J. R. Grant
Charles White
C. Johnson
L. Ke McCormack
John Adams
J. H. Kennedy
N. D. Greenway
N. P. Heidrick
Thomas Doyle
Charles Robbins
H. Johns
George Keisel
Reinhard, Miller
John Schuler
Charles Mcliver
H. Chaplin
Joseph Eno
W.M. Thomas
Allan Knabbe
F. E. Cleary
Company C
Posse Comitatus
Vender
First
Missouri
Notable Citizens Aid Strikers at Transit Company Site
Volunteers gathered carts and rushed to the street as leaders from business law and politics joined the effort. W. P. Kennett ex president of the Merchants' Exchange John F Lee prominent lawyer and Citizens Committee member Chester H Krum Hon Charles Nagle ex judge and former Republican mayoral candidate ex judge John Over all Hugh K Hastings newspaper man and Dr J H Woodworth worked at posse headquarters.
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W. P. Kennett
Merchants’ Exchange
John F. Lee
Citizens
Pransit Company
Chester H.#Krum
Charles Nagle
John 4
Hugh K.hasting
Posse
J. H. Woodworth
Dr Paul Gibier Dies After Runaway Accident
Dr. Paul Gibier head of a Sulzer sanitarium and Pasteur Institute of New York City died at 12 after injuries from a runaway at Tuxedo Park New York. He aged 49 and his mother in law Mrs Horen aged 72 were thrown when the horse bolted after fireworks. Mrs Horen survived with minor bruises.
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Tuxedo Park
N. Y
Paul Gibier
Suffern
N Y
Pasteur Institute of
New York City
Gibier
Horen
Dr. Gibier
Opened Mail Case at Indianapolis Unusual Proceedings
The Washington report notes officials pursuing court action to open a sealed package and letter addressed to Do W F Neely in Indianapolis. It explains sealed mail normally cannot be opened except by court order, per Supreme Court rulings granting courts equal authority to inspect as if in the addressee’s possession.
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Washington
Indianapolis
W. F. Neely
Post Office Department
Supreme Court
Herdic vs Hitchens Over $540 Theft Case Near End
Frank L. Herdic accuses Lizbeth Hitchens of stealing $540 from him in Lexington three years ago. The case has faced repeated delays as witnesses scatter. Herdic remains ill and absent at times. Hitchens, who bonded out in New York, seeks to clear herself amid a web of turf connections and potential countersuits.
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Triunene Lexington
Anne Frank L. Herdic
Lizbeth Hitchens
Glens Falls
N. Y
Herdic
Brooklyn
Desert to Filipinos in Akron
Akron letters report Peter, a well known local youth and Seventeenth Infantry member, deserted to the Philippine insurgents and is now imprisoned in Manila awaiting court martial. The note also claims William Kilpatrick, another Akron resident, deserted and is believed to be with the Filipinos.
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Commercial Tribune
AKRON,_CO
Akron
Joseph Kempel
Seventeenth Infantry
Peter
Seventeenth
Manila
Young Kempel
William Kilpatrick
May Demand Taylor Prosecution Up Next Days
Sheriff Suter returns from Hot Springs as new developments in the prosecution of former Governor Taylor loom for tomorrow or Tuesday. He plans to confer with local officials and pursue requisition. Justus Goebel and T. C. Campbell left for Cincinnati after meetings with Prosecuting Attorney Franklin.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Taylor
Suter
Hot Springs
Justus Goebel
T. C. Campbell
Princess Marie Louise Engaged to Prince Max of Baden
Princess Marie Louise of Cumberland becomes engaged to Prince Max of Baden, signaling a royal alliance. The announcement confirms the betrothal and outlines the forthcoming marriage plans between two European royal houses.
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Princess Marie Louise of Cumberland
Prince’ Max of
Baden
Fortunes, Forgers, and the Trolley Patent Suit
Benson Bidwell of Chicago has filed a $50,000 damage suit against the Indianapolis Street Railway Company over trolley and electric car heater patents. The piece traces Bidwell’s earlier claims against the Bank of England swindle by his brothers and notes his longtime advocacy, tests, and correspondence with street railroad leaders including Yerkes and Tom Johnson.
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Commercial Tribune
Indianapolis
Ind
Benson Bidwell
Chicago
Herod & Herod
Indianapolis Street Railway Company
United States
General Electric Company
George
James Bidwell
Bank of England
George Bidwell
Lion Jin Coc Sac Innsige Lipsake
James
Butte
Mont
Benson
8. F. Morse
St. Louis
Charles T. Yerkes
North Chicago Street Railway Company
Yerkes
Bidwell
Johnson
Cleveland
Rochester
f/j
Logansport
Frank Burke
Toledo, C
Murder Shot At Clifton Sparks Springfield Mystery
John Beck, 27, of 108 Pearl street Springfield, was murdered at 4 pm in Clifton twelve miles south of Springfield. Robert Mendenhall, son of a local farmer, fired a revolver through Beck's temple and fled. the killer is at large.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
John Beck
Pearl Street
Clifton
Robert Mendenhall
Beck
Stephen Bailey
Mendenhall
Greene County
Biloxi Lynching of Two Suspects Sparks Outrage and Fear
A mob in Harrison County hanged burned and shot two Black men tied to a tree after abducting them from Mississippi City. The killings followed the murder of 13 year old Christiana Winterstein near Biloxi, with Governor Longino promising action and local officials denouncing lynching.
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Commercial
Tribune
New Orleans
Biloxi
Miss
Christiana Winterstein
Harrison County
Longino
Askew
Emperor William Attends Mikado Performance in Berlin
Sir Arthur Sullivan conducted the first Berlin performance of The Mikado at the Royal Opera House. Emperor William, present at the show, laughed throughout and presented diamond and sapphire studs to Sullivan. The Emperor praised General Roberts for his splendid efforts in conversation with the composer.
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Sir Arthur Sullivan
Berlin
William
Commercial Tribune
Royal Opera House
Emperor William
Arthur
General Roberts
Dedication at West Point Opens Catholic Church
The new Catholic Church at West Point was formally dedicated today amid controversy. Rev. George Desbon delivered the dedicatory sermon as Secretary of War Root Paymaster General Bates and Colonel Mills with staff attended along with cadets and officers. The granite chapel stands prominently on the post.
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West Point
N. Y
George Desbon
The
Paulists of
New York
Root
Bates
Mills
Military Academy
Eight-Year-Old Girl Burned Fatally in Fire at Paris KY
In Paris Kentucky on June 10 an eight year old girl, daughter of Mr Grant Pepper, while playing with matches, set her clothing on fire. Neighbors aided but she was burned beyond recognition and her injuries are expected to prove fatal.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Grant Pepper
Farmer Fatally Beaten Mob Kills Suspects in Sneads
Ernest Hardwick, a white farmer, was beaten by a gang of African Americans and died shortly after. One suspect was jailed. A mob later shot dead John Sanders, said to be an accessory, and another Black man, reportedly innocent, with bodies shot to pieces.
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Sneads
Fia
Ernest Hardwick
John Sanders
Hanged in front of store as lynching erupts after threats
Baton Rouge June 10 The assassination of Marler at Devalls Bluff sparked heat. the lynching arose from threats by Seth Cobb against Hugh Corcoran and another citizen. Cobb was hanged at Sedenbach's store. An accomplice fired on pursuers. others were whipped. Sheriff Young to scene.
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Marler
Baton Rouge
Devalls Bluff
Seth Cobb
Hugh Corcoran
Cobb
Sedenbach
Richardson
Mahler
Sheriff Young
King Oscar and Loubet Greeted by Paris Crowds
Paris June 10 President Loubet and King Oscar of Sweden were cheered as they traveled to and from Long Champs. Loubet received an ovation at the exposition and attended the closing sitting of the International Congress of Mutuality where he spoke on the society’s aims.
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Paris
Commercial Tribune
Loubet
Oscar
Sweden
Long Champs
International Congress of Mutuality
Congress Palace
M. Loubet
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Lee Avenue
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Charles .Lulwig
Neely
Poolseller
Mrs. Hitchens
Frank L. Herdic
Hing
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Tom Johnson
Springfield, O
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