Emperor Kwang Hsu Seeks Foreign Aid to End Palace Uprising
Shanghai dispatch reports Weng Tung Ho, trusted tutor to Emperor Kwang Hsu, urging Western powers to remove Empress Hai Tsi and her ministers, establish a foreign protectorate, and govern China through the emperor. The plan would alter governance, finances, and religion while seeking a peaceful transition despite risks of dismemberment.
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Shanghai
Daily Express
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Japan
British Admiral Commands Shanghai Naval Forces Report
A Shanghai despatch says all naval forces except the Russian are under the British Admiral. It notes a foreign head displayed on a pole northwest of Tien Tsin, with Chinese fleeing Pek ing and Tien Tsin to Shanghai. Hostility to foreigners rises in Wang Tse district as Chinese soldiers threaten travelers.
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Shanghai
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Peking
Wang Tse
Daily Telegraph
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Yun-Nan
Peking Club
Belgium
United States
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Denmark
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England
Russia
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China
Kempff calls for aid and orders to send Marines
Washington dispatches report Admiral Kempff stating Long Ku requests relief as Peking ties risk severed. Secretary Long commands Admiral Remey in Manila to load 100 Marines aboard the Solace and sail immediately, with landing before continuing homeward per orders.
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Navy Department
Remey
Kempff
Long
Europeans in Peking Behind a Barricade
London reports from Peking describe Protestant and Catholic refuges under guard as tensions rise. General Tung meets Prince Tuan while foreign powers mobilize 4000 troops and a 25-man French guard protects Catholics near the cathedral.
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Prince Tuan
Foreign Office
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Tien Tsin
Great Yellow Uprising Predicted by Russian Prince
London dispatch notes Prince Dochtomski editor of Vie domosti in St Peters burg predicts vengeance by Chinese. The Daily Express cites the statement describing a great Chinese upheaval and potential retaliation linked to a Russian perspective.
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Daily Express
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Prince Dochtomski
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Fourth Foreign Train With Allied Marines Reaches Tientsin
The British defense commander at Tien Tsun ordered a third special train carrying 350 Germans 50 British and 70 French bluejackets and marines. A fourth train was arranged for as of June 11.
Chinese Fanatics Terrorize Christians in China
A report on violent extremists in China targeting Christians, including women and infants, with other men affected. The piece highlights the severity of the threat and the impact on civilians and the local populace.
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China
Sheppard bill deemed ineffective by state engineer
Chief Engineer C E Perkins of the State Board of Public Works said the Sheppard bill passed by the last Legislature to limit canal property leases to two miles for railroad use is ineffective. He argues the House amendments altered the bill undermining its protective purpose and opens the way for leasing any length of canal territory in the interest of corporate banks.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
C. E. Perkins
State Board of Public Works
Monuments planned for Shiloh battlefield
In Columbus Ohio on June 11 the Shiloh Battle Field Commission voted to seek bids for monuments to Union soldiers who died in the battle. Total funds of 58,000 dollars plus 5,500 for incidental expenses will cover thirty six monuments, each costing 500 to 1,500 dollars.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Shiloh Battle Field Commission
Two Police Chiefs Provoke St Paul Crisscross Power Fight
In St Paul Minnesota June 11 the Police Commission created under the new charter installed J J O Connor as Chief of Police but acting Chief Getchell refused to yield claiming removal for cause only The dispute is headed to court leaving two chiefs at headquarters with O Connor’s orders enforced by the force.
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ST. Paul, Minn
J. J. O'Connor
Getchell
MISS GOULD AT THE CAVE IN HORSE CAVE KY
Miss Helen Gould arrives at Horse Cave on the way to Mammoth Cave as school children greet her with a floral design. Bank official R T Smith introduces her, and she honors a student photographer by agreeing to a rear-end portrait in the train car.
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Commercial Tribune
Horse Cave
Helen Gould
Mammoth Cave
R. T. Smith
Farmers’ Deposit Bank
Miss Gould
Helen
New York
Ida K. Wood
Cuba
Belle Boyd Died in Kilbourne Lecture Visit
Belle Boyd, famed Confederate spy, died suddenly of heart disease in Kilbourne Wisconsin while in town to deliver a lecture. She was 57.
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Kilbourne, Wis
Belle Boyd
Unknown Negro Lynched at Metcalfe Ga
Unknown negro was lynched this morning at Metcalfe Georgia for an attempted assault on the daughter of E H Stringer. There was no excitement.
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Thomasville
Metcalfe
E. H. Stringer
New Complexion at Convention Seething Over McLean Proxy
Kilbourne ally Judge Dittey criticizes McLean and favors anti silver stance. Hill represents McLean but urges Bryan platform support and caution on Manila. Dittey argues for conservative money policy, expansion in Caribbean, and opposing Philippine annexation while backing Bryan’s Chicago platform.
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Ihe Hill
Joe Dowling
Chicago
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Bosh
Hill
R. M. Dittey
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Philippines
Judge Dittey
The
Bodies recovered after mine explosion near Glouster
In Athens Ohio on June 11 after sixty hours of rescue work two miners John McClelland and Aaron Swanson were found. McClelland died in a fire and Swanson survived a river of water. Fire Boss Evan Joseph remained missing as Mine No 2 continued burning. Rescue teams work in shifts. if Joseph is found, the loss will be tallied against the property owner W P Read of Chicago.
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Commercial Tribune
Athens
McClelland
Swanson
Evan Joseph
Joseph
W. P. Read
Chicago
War dancing on Leech Lake draws 1800 Chippewa on edge
The Leech Lake reservation Chippewa, led by sub-chief Guay-Tay-Gonce calling himself the Messiah, prepare for attack after troops leave for Alaska. Deputy Marshals rush in as the crowd arms themselves, with arrests and a looming council of war at Squaw Point, Cass Lake, and Ball Club.
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Casa Lake
War Council
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Five Girls Escape from Convent Wall
Five incorrigible girls sent from City Court to the Convent of the Good Shepherd in Louisville broke free this morning. While sisters tended duties, the youths slipped into the yard, climbed the wall with a box, and disappeared. authorities have not yet captured them.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Convent of the Good Shepherd
Too Many Misfortunes John Weber Takes His Own Life
Chicago financier John D. Weber, once prominent and wealthy, died by drinking carbolic acid. He had lost most of his fortune in the 1871 fire and 1878 panic, and recently became nearly deaf and blind. He leaves a married daughter in St Louis and another in Washington. He was seventy eight years old.
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John D. Weber
Chicago
Weber
Washington
Preachers and Peace Temperance Congress Opens in London
London June 11 The Temperance Congress opened with President Thomas Wallace Russell M P delegates from around the world attending J L Bailey of Philadelphia elected one of the Vice Presidents He read a paper on The United States and South America by Rev J B Dunn Mrs J H Barney Providence RI Superintendent of W C T U penal reform read on Intemperance in Relation to the Dependent Delinquent Classes presided by Lady Biddulph Canon Barker noted that when British US tensions rose the American press favored war yet the following Sunday ministers preached against calamity and averted it.
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Temperance Congress
Thomas Wallace Russell
M. P
J. L. Bailey
Philadelphia
United States
South America
J. B. Dunn
J. H. Barney
Providence
R. I
Women’s Christian Temperance Union Penal and Charitable Reformatory
Lady Biddulph
Canon Barker
Great Britain
Expedition to Abyssinia Returns From Lake Rudolf
The expedition fitted out and led by William Fitzhugh Whitehouse of Newport Rhode Island returned safely to Mombasa on the east coast of Africa on June 10 after a mission to explore Lake Rudolf.
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London
Abyssinia
Wm. Fitzhugh Whitehouse
Newport
R. L
Lake Rudolf
Mombasa
Africa
Indians Seek War The Chippewas in Minnesota Excited By an Alleged Messiah
The Chippewas of Minnesota express readiness for conflict amid reports of a claimed Messiah stirring strong religious fervor among tribal members. Leaders urge restraint while some followers advocate mobilization. Authorities monitor tensions as rumors spread in northern communities.
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Minnesota
Preacher on stump quits Indiana church post
The Rev. W. D. Wattles, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church at North Judson, resigns amid a clash between his political views and the views of most of his congregation. He seeks freedom to campaign from the stump without pastor duties.
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Commercial Tribune
Laporse
Ind
W. D. Wattles
Methodist Episcopal Church
North Judson
Wattles
Court in Havana Probed by Inspector General
Havana June 11. The Havana court presided by Captain Pitcher Police Magistrate and Supervisor of Police is under investigation by the Inspector General's Department.
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Captain Pitcher
Inspector General's Department
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