Buller Masters Laings Nek as Roberts Lines Restore
London dispatch reports British forces closing on roving Boer commandos with improved rail links at Bloemfontein and Buller finally mastering Laings Nek. Despatches note Hunter moving from the northwest after defeating a Boer commando. War Office tallies 23,664 casualties up to June 9 with 792 officers and 12,355 men invalided home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Lord Roberts
Redvers Buller
Laings Nek
Bloemfontein
Hunter
Kelly Kenny
Kruger Sunday
Machadodorp
Seenkamp
Froneman
Dupley
Fouris
Nel
Roodeval
Everett Therrest
Jsngfish
Transvaal War Office
General de Wet
Lord Methuen
Daily Express
Machadodoro
Lorenzo Marquez
Kruger
Louis Botha
Delarey
Steyn
de Wet
Middlesburg
Buller
War Office
Boers Left Four Miles North of Volksrust
War Office bulletin reports Boer forces evacuated Laings Nek and Majuba last night. General Clery moves from Ingogo toward the nek. British encamped four miles north of Volksrust due to water shortage. A list of yesterday's casualties to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Buller
Secretary of War
Joubert
Volksrust
Laings Nek
Majuba
Clery
Ingogo
Nek
At Point of Bayonet in Natal Battle
General Buller reports from Natal on June 11 forces at Almonds Nek in the Charleston Flats defile. The Second South Somerset Rifles and the Third Cavalry Brigade bore the brunt as fighting raged in broken country near Iketini Mountain. He hopes casualties are under 100, praising Hildyard for strong dispositions and noting artillery and cavalry support did most of the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
War Office
Buller
Natal
Almonds Nek
Charleston
Iketini
Hildyard
England to Crown South Africa Colonies Planned
London reports government plans a civil settlement in South Africa with Orange River Colony and Transvaal becoming crown colonies. Transvaal possibly renamed Transvaal Colony. Sir Alfred Milner named High Commissioner despite opposition. Policy likened to West Indies Sierra Leone and Ceylon systems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
London
Associated Press
Orange River Colony
Transvaal
Probaly
Alfred Milner
West Indies
Sierra Leone
Ceylon
Grant's Victory in Philippine Mountains Report
General Grant led reinforcements and artillery against insurgents east of Samiguez, capturing a rebel stronghold after four hours of fighting. Rebels were scattered and the Americans pursued them. Grant reported no casualties.
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Manila
Grant
Samiguez
Amer
Unin
Officers Selected at Local Stereotypers Union Election
Local Stereotypers Union No. 5 elected President John Lechner and Vice President H. Co. McKinnon. Other officers chosen include Corresponding Secretary Frank Hegner, Financial Secretary William Theiring, Treasurer Chris J. Bauer, Sergeant-at-arms George Welhly, Trustee Robert Gaynor, and Delegate A. C. Jones of the Commercial Tribune to the naval Convention of the International Geographical Union in Milwaukee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stereotypers’ Union
No. 5
John Lechner
H. Co. McKinnon
Frank Hegner
William Theiring
Chris J. Bauer
George Welhly
Robert Gaynor
International Gpographical Union
Milwaukee
A. C. Jones
The
Commercial Tribune
Recitation Hall Corner Stone Laying at Buchtel College
Akron report says the corner stone of the new Recitation Hall at Buchtel College will be laid July 5 with President McKinley officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Akron
Buchtel College
McKinley
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Appetite and Strength
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a tonic that creates appetite and aids digestion. It claims to tone the stomach and build overall strength, presenting the medicine as the best value and produced by C. I. Hood & Co. of Lowell, Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
C. I. Hood & Co
Lowell, Mass
Kilbourne Backed for Big Four as Delegates Clash
Franklin County endorses Colonel James Kilbourne for a Big Four seat while Welty and Haskell press for the fourth slot. Dowling and Cuyahoga factions clash, Credentials Committee seats Dowling 11 to 7 and Wilson 10 to 9, with a floor battle likely today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Kilbourne
Franklin County
J. J. Lentz
John Jacob
John C. Welty
Europe
Kansas City
George W. Hull
Toledo
James , Kilbourne
Columbus
Will
Thomas
Springfield
Dowling- McLean
Welty
Haskell
Ditty
Thurman
Abe Patrick
Horace L. Chapman
Dowling
Cuyahoga County
Wilson
Resolutions Committee Indorses Chicago Platform in Columbus
The Ohio convention favored endorsing the Chicago platform after brief debate. General Warner led long resolutions on imperialism bimetallism trusts and other issues. A subcommittee, chaired by Smalley, will work overnight to prepare a report for 8 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Chicago
Charles M. Thompson
John E. Bruce
Cincinnati
H. A. Mykrantz
Ashland
Warner
Ohio
Committee On
Bryan
Smalley
Si H. A. Mykrantz
C. L. Selzer
S. 8. Buttsfield
W. H. Kinder
A. J. Warner
B. J. Blandin
Wilson in Control as Credentials Chair Chosen
Henry Wilson's faction nearly seized control of the Credentials Committee at the convention. Candidates were W. B. Childers of Columbus and B. W. Poole of Crawford, with a fourth ballot sending George B. Cannon of Madison to the Wilson camp, securing temporary leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuyahoga
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Henry Wilson
Wilson
W. B. Childers
Dowling
B. W. Poole
Crawford
B. Cannon
Madison
Kilbourne faction ousts Thomas elects Brucker as Ohio GOP chairman
In Columbus on June 12 the Kilbourne men blocked Will S. Thomas from re election as State Central Committee chairman. Judge Lewis Brucker of Mansfield won the chair over Louis Reemelin by 10 to 9. J P Brennan was named Secretary and Henry C Garber Vice Chairman. Mahaffey seated over Richardson for the Fifteenth District amid questions of eligibility. Lene Bernard says the election may be invalid until rival contests are settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Kilbourne
Will S. Thomas
McLean
State Central Committee
Thomas
Lewis Brucker
Mansfield
New State Organization
J. P. Brennan
Champaign
Henry C. Garber
Darke
J. P. Mahaffey
Guernsey County
Charles Richardson
Richardson
Louis Reemelin
Cincinnati
Brucker
Lene Bernard
Cuyahoga
Montgomery
Cincinnati Delegation Arrives Quietly for Hamilton County Meeting
The Hamilton County delegation reached Columbus at 11 30 after a three hour Bi Four road trip. Buck Brady and Henry Jansen failed to appear, and no Shay Cogan Furst or Noctor McHugh Menke representatives were present. Only Mulvihill and a quiet Reemelin showed for their factions amid scattered absences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Hamilton County
L. G. Bernard
Bernardine
Bernard
Columbia
Credentials Committee
Henry Jansen
Fourteenth Ward
Shay-Cogan- Furst
Democracy
Noctor-McHugh-Menke
Cincinnati Democracy
Thomas J. Mulvihill
Mulvihill-Grogan
Unsettled Convention Discussions Sour Delegates Travel
The report follows Saffin Jr on a realtor pass as he mocks signatures and challenges a fellow passenger. In Columbus he jokes about identifying the man with limited knowledge of the Itature and drinks apollinaris as the crowd grows. Delegates then move to the Great Southern for a restless debate over who will be the unlucky ones at the convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saffin, Jr
Columbus
Great Southern
Rear Admiral Schley Declines Any Presidential Nomination
The Times reports Schley has rejected any political nomination and would not serve if elected. In a private Rio Janeiro letter dated May 15, he states he knows nothing of politics, will not allow his name to be used, and prefers retirement from public office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Times
Schley
The
Rio Janeiro
Bryan
Roosevelt stands firm on VP bid rejection
Albany June 12 Governor Roosevelt reiterated his earlier statement that he will not accept the Republican vice presidential nomination. He stressed his decision is irrevocable and that he has nothing new to add beyond his previous remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Tenth District delegates form Congressional convention
The Tenth District delegates organized into a Congressional convention in Columbus and nominated J. H. McClung for Congress and Co. C. Glidden and W. G. Merriman as delegates to the National Convention. Alternates named were W. N. Kurtz and E. A. Byler. Delegates were instructed to vote for Bryan. Scioto Adams Pike and Jackson chose W. G. Washam for the State Board of Equalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Tenth
Congress
Kansas City
J. H. McClung
Jackson Herald
C. Glidden
Portsmouth
W. G. Merriman
Gallipolis
W. N. Kurtz
Ironton
E. A. Byler
Waverly
Bryan
Scioto
Adams, Pike and
Jackson
W. G. Washam
State Board of Equalization
Wisconsin Democrats Back Bryan Platform at State Convention
The Democratic State Convention adopted a platform endorsing the Chicago platform, praising William Jennings Bryan, denouncing the Republicans, opposing trusts, and pushing for lower internal revenue. Delegates at large to Kansas City were chosen: David S. Rose of Milwaukee, George B. Hilton of Oshkosh, D. L. Plumer of Wausau, Louisa Bohmrich of Kenosha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Wm. J. Bryan
Kansas City
David S. Rose
George B. Hilton
Oshkosh
D. L. Plumer
Wausau
Louisa Bohmrich
Kenosha
Republican Delegation Heads East for National Convention
The San Francisco Republican delegation members still in the west began their journey to the National convention today. They plan to reach Pullado by Saturday night with a layover in Chicago along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Pullado Tphir
Chicago
Innocence in Court in Nellie Berger Abduction Case
Nellie Berger, pale and exhausted, testified in Per u court about being assaulted by Clyde Jones. TheWitness describing the night in the woods and her fear during the attack, she indicated she accepted a housekeeper position unaware of Jones’s actions and may never recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde Jones
Commercial Tribune
Peru
Ind
Nellie Berger
Nellie
Jones
Notorious George Duncan Arrested After Midnight Rout
Officers ONeill and Hamgaxers chased a noisy downtown crowd and detained a man calling himself Stout. He refused to reveal his name but was identified as George Duncan once linked to a 1891 burglary with Jim Anderson and a five year Ohio Penitentiary sentence. He faces possible return to Columbus.
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George Duncan
Jim Anderson
Ohio Penitentiary
Hammond
O'Neill
Geo. Duncan
Columbus
Duncan
Stout
Frick
Scahill
Gilbert Avenue
Deitsch
Golamus
Y M C A Secretaries Return From Michigan Convention
General Secretary George H. Fitch of Cincinnati Y M C A and Secretary John Fink of Knoxville Y M C A arrived home yesterday after attending the Y M C A Secretaries convention in Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitch Home
George H. Fitch
Cinchinnati Y. M. C. A
John Fink
Knoxville (Tenn.) Association
Michigan
Two Zoo Clubhouse Robbery and Assault Report
At the city zoo a thief grabbed a bartender’s vest containing cash during a concert. He fled past the monkey house but escaped, dropping the vest. Eddie Baylis clubhouse owner was assaulted by a drunken waiter Brown, who was beaten by others and ejected. Baylis later went downtown with minor injuries.
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Monkey House
Eighth District
Brown
Eddie Baylis
Baylis
Requisition Battle Ties Up Detroit Burglary Suspect
Police struggle over honoring Governor Pingree’s requisition for Max Cowsky, arrested in Detroit on a Peters Arms burglary. Detective Crimi fights in court while local officials seek grand jury indictment to secure Cowsky’s return and link him to four revolvers sold in Dayton and three in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Cowsky
Detroit
Peters Arms Company
Crimi
Cowsky
Pingree
Crim
Deitsch
Dayton
Mrs Edith Amberg Found Dead in Home City
Edith Amberg 48 wife of a machinist was found dead by her husband in the basement at the foot of a stairway. Coroner Schwab will hold an inquest with evidence indicating a fall may have caused a fatal neck fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Amberg
Schwab
Robbery Attempt Foiled as Salesman Is Helped
Lucas Sharp, a salesman from 313 Ludlow street, was robbed at Fourth and McAllister. Patrolmen Lynch Sweeney and Riley pursued three assailants. two escaped, one captured as William Alexander of near Knoxville Tennessee, who denies involvement and faces assault and battery charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas Sharp
Ludlow Street
Fourth
McAllister Streets
Sharp
Lynch
Sweeney
Riley
McAllister Street
William Alexander
Knoxville
Tenn
Cincinnati
Extortion Alleged in Peters Bigamy Case
In Chattanooga Tennessee on June 12 in Circuit Court the bigamy case of C W Peters of Charleston SC formerly Cincinnati was continued to September after the prosecutor Blanche Bru Peters testified. An affidavit alleging a sinister conspiracy involving Squire Noah Wilbur and the prosecutor seeks to extort money from Peters.
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Peters
Commercial Tribune
Chattanooga
Tenn
C. W. Peters
Charleston
8. C
Cincinnati
Blanche Bru Peters
Estill
McIntyre
Squire Noah Wilbur
Conservatory of Music Debut Star Miss Mellor in Recital
Miss Bessie Taylor Mellor, pupil of Georg Krueger, gave a recital at the Conservatory with Miss Cora Mae Henry on violin. Her Chopin Concerto, Weber-Liszt pieces, Wagner-Liszt Spinning Song, and Schubert Romance were praised for finish, vibrancy, and musical insight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conservatory of Music
Bessie Taylor Mellor
Georg Krueger
Conservatory
Cora Mae Henry
Mendelssohn
Pnekioe
Tirindelli
Fromeet d'Italie
Weber-Liszt
Miss Mellor
Mellor
Poverty Causes and Charity Work Highlight National Conference
At the National Conference of Jewish Charities in Chicago Morris Goldstein of Cincinnati presented Causes of Poverty and the Remedial Effects of Organized Charity. Papers by E G Hirsch Hannah Marks and L K Frankel followed. The meeting discussed establishing national hospitals and colonies in several states for consumption care, relocating poor families to smaller towns, and ending transportation relief that shifts responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Conference of Jewish Charities
Morris Goldstein
Cincinnati
Friendly Visiting
E. G. Hirsch
Hannah Marks
L. K. Frankel
New York
Colorado
California
Texas
Temporary injunction halts new Associated Press group
Judge Gibbons in Chicago issues a temporary injunction in favor of Inter Ocean Publishing Company. The order bars the Associated Press and its listed directors and officers from conducting business under the AP name, interfering with existing AP Illinois contracts, or soliciting AP Illinois members. The bill seeks a perpetual injunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Chicago
Gibbons
Inter Ocean Publishing Company
Associated Press
State of
New York
Melville E. Stone
Stephen O'Meara
Adolph Ochs
St. Clair McKelway
Wm. L. McLean
Frank B. Noyes
A. H. Belo
Circuit Court
Associated Press of
Illinois
New Association
Associated Press of New
Counterfeiter Miles Ogle Released From Prison
Miles Ogle former counterfeiter was released from Ohio Penitentiary after a fifteen year Tennessee sentence. He was taken to Mt. Carmel Hospital in a physically broken condition due to nervous collapse and had previously served time in Jeffersonville Indiana Allegheny Pennsylvania and Chester Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Miles Ogle
Ohio Penitentiary
Tennessee
Mt. Carmel Hospital
Ogie
Jeffersonville
Ind
Allegheny
Chester
Ill
State appoints Volkner Port Collector for Columbus
The State Board of Public Works named J F Volkner of Waverly as Collector of the Port for Columbus replacing Senator Patterson who resigned. The board reviewed electric haulage work on the Miami and Erie Canal below Dayton by J B Fordyce of Detroit and approved it. The Fordyce contract extends the canal from Dayton to Cincinnati and may boost future tolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
State Board of Public Works
J. F. Volkner
Waverly
8. L. Patterson
Dayton
Miami and Erie Canal
J. B. Fordyce
Detroit
Fordyce
Cincinnati
Toledo
Mrs Taylor Secures Louisville Home After Gubernatorial Bid
Mrs. W. B. Taylor, widow of the late Republican claimant for Kentucky governor, has rented or secured a house at 1208 Third Street in Louisville, where she and her family will establish their residence.
Boxers in Battle at Taku as Warships Reported
The scene is critical with officials inactive. United States battleships Nashville and Monocacy are reported at Taku.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Nashville
Monocacy
Taku
Consul Requests Cruiser as Boxer Tension Rises
Telegram from Martin the U S consul at Chin Kiang reports growing Boxer agitation near the treaty port. He says locals fear for protection and request a naval cruiser while ships Yorktown and Castine lie at Shanghai undergoing repairs.
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Chin Kiang
Martin
United States
China
Yang Tse Kiang
Shanghai
Yorktown
Castine
Navy Department
Remey
State Department
Peking
England's Open Door Policy Doubted by Diplomatic Circles
Washington reports whisperings that pledges by European powers and Japan to keep an open door in China may be mere courtesies. Robert Yerburgh argues Russia’s Count Mouravieff reserved terms, while Secretary Hay insists Moscow agreed. Britain remains undecided on a binding declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Washington
Japan
China
Robert A. Yerburgh
National Review
England
Hay
Yerburgh
Far East
Count Mouravieff
United States
Russia
Talienwan
Porocecheta
Russa
State Department
Great Britain
Germany
Great
Britain
Lord Salisbury
Stewart for Committeeman in Ohio GOP slate
Springfield Ohio June 12 The Hon Chase Stewart a prominent local lawyer and former state representative announces his candidacy for member of the National Republican Committee from Ohio He has chaired the judiciary committee in the seventy third general assembly and long served with Republican groups and delegates He was a contender for attorney general at the last state convention finishing second to John O Sheets
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Chase Stewart
National Republican Committee
Ohio
Stewart
House of Representatives
Seventy-third Assembly
Republican League
John O. Sheets
Central Labor Council Debates Union Labeling and Strikes
H. J. Skiffington of Boston urged labeling all union made goods at the Central Labor Council meeting. Lincoln Lodge machinists presented credentials while Boot and Shoe Workers Union No. 218 also submitted theirs. Trunk and bag men on strike at Mendel & Co. held a special meeting to consider settlement terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Labor Council
H. J. Skiffington
Boston
Boot and Shoe Workers’ Union
Lincoln Lodge
Mendel & Co
Extradition Sought for Ansel Reno in Louisville Case
Governor Beckham ordered the extradition of Ansel Reno from Cincinnati where he is held after a Louisville indictment for alleged seduction. The request comes from Frankfort on June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Frankfort
Beckham
Nash
Ansel Reno
Cincinnati
Reno
Louisville
Supreme Court Allows Bateman Bill of Exceptions in Ohio Case
The Supreme Court grants leave to file a bill of exceptions in State v Bateman, former Toledo Tube Co. manager charged with coercion of Alonzo Cole, a Bicycle Workers Union member. The ruling raises a test of statute versus federal and Ohio constitutional rights. Several other docket actions involve motions to advance cases and rehearing denials across Ohio courts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Supreme Court Today
Common Pleas Court
Lucas County
Lamont Bateman
Bateman
Toledo Tube Company
Alonzo B. Cole
Sumner
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Hzra Hook
Knox County
Patrick J. Kelly
Carthage Wheel Company
Superior Court of Cincinnati
Fasia
Jones Et al
B. & C. R. R. Company
Seneca County
Charles G. Conine
Charles
Jones
Putnam County
W. S. Parker
Trustees
Findlay
Hancock County
William R. McKinzie
Enoch H. France
William W. Brown
George Clough
Ross County
Circuit Court
Common Pleas
Barbara Wenger
L. 8, & M. S. Railway Company
Fulton County
John F. Wedow
Henry F. Marcx
Yahoga County
David Brown
Tapa Railway Company
E. N. Halbidel
C. Boseker & Co
State of Ohio
L. B. Messenger
Court of Common Pleas
Wyandot County
Richard F. Collins
Iain B. & O. R. R. Company
Cuyahoga County
City of
Cleveland
Daniel Thomas
Robert L. Wotring
W. S. Craig
P., C., C. & St. L.ry. Company
The
Diebold Safe and Lock Company
Fredericka Younginger
Alwed
oThe City
Zanesville
Zanesville Telephone and Telegraph Company
Eliane Ma. Sharp
Harrison Wilson
Pine Wr & L. E. R. R. Company
Fred A. Suhwiar
Francis W. Stone
Selwyn N. Owen
Germany to Have New Navy Bill Passed by Reichstag
June 12 Reichstag approves naval expansion as government moves to strengthen the armed forces. The navy plan, part of broader military rearmament, advances with swift parliamentary action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Reichstag
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Laings
M’kinley
Lentz
Will Indorse Bryan
Committee On Resolutions
Indorses
Judge Brucker
Buck Brady
Lewie Bernard
Wisconsin
George Duncan Gaucht
Guy Portfolio
Zoo
Clubhouse
West
Great Western
Pleasant Valey Wine Co., Sete Makers
Rheims
Conference of Jewish Charities
Chicago Inter Ocean
Cruiser
State
Doctors & Institute
Medical College
Rob't Wattam
Cook St
P . D. Arp C.conpr
P Reps
Ohio Supreme Court
Foor
NBA
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