A Serious Battle Near Peking Reported
The Times despatch from Tien Tsin dated June 14 notes a serious engagement between the international column and Mohammedan troops of General Tung Fuh Siang near Peking. Byron Brennan, the British Consul at Shanghai, says the Mohammedan forces are armed with machine guns and repeating rifles.
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London
the Times
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
International
Tung Fuh Siang
Peking
Byron Brennan
Russians Land Guns as They March Toward Peking
Russian forces land four eight centimeter guns and 1,700 men at Tien Tsin and plan to march to Peking tomorrow. A searchlight train patrols the line between Tien Tsin and Taku.
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Tien Tsin
Peking
Taku
Powers Divided Over China Policy as crisis grows
A Shanghai despatch reports Britain, America and Japan favor restoring Emperor Kwung Su while France and Russia push for foreign control of China. It notes British Yangtze ships withdrawal signals not to claim sphere theory, reports a Japanese Legation burning and Russian troop movements near Peking and Han Kow, with coastal Chinese desperadoes seizing steam launches near Shanghai.
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London
Shanghai
Peking
Kwang Su
China
Great Britain
Tien Tsin
Legation
Che Foo
Phoenix
Han Kow
Quin San
Rumor of Chinese Troops Opposing Entry Into Peking
A Shanghai rumor that Chinese regulars would block the international force at Peking gains credence with reports that General Tung Fu Siang plans to oppose entry and guard the southern gate with 10 000 troops. Admiral Seymour delays advance pending reinforcements as foreigners in the legations fear mob vengeance.
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Conger
Seymour
Commercial Tribune
London
Shanghai
Peking
Admiral Seymour
Lang Fang
United States
Tung Fu Siang
Tien Tsin
Legations
Sugiyama
Molders in Council Discuss Union Wage Demand
Detroit dispatch reports the Administrative Council of the Foundrymen's National Association and the Molders' Union of America meet to decide on Cincinnati Cleveland and Chicago molders demand for a 25 cent daily wage increase. A temporary 10 cent raise runs to June 1 with talks to continue.
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Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Foundrymen’s National Association
Molders’ Union of America
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
Kumassi's Peril as Ashanti Rebels Surround City
A Daily Express despatch from Prahsu dated yesterday reports renewed fighting on the Kumassi relief line. It states 10,000 Ashantis surround Kumassi and 5,000 face the relief force, with Ashantuah the Queen of Ofesu among rebel leaders.
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London
Daily Express
Prahsu
Kumassi
Ashantuah
Ofesu
California divorce ruling unsettles Reno marriages
Judge Bel cher in San Francisco ruled that marriages by California couples divorced here and remarried within twelve months are invalid. The decision declares such couples legally unmarried, impacting hundreds who wed in Reno within the last two years under the belief that out of state marriages were nullified.
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California
San Francisco
Belcher
Reno
Nev
Old Man's Darling. Thomas Bach Kills Adopted Daughter
Thomas Bach, a Louisville area farmer, shot and killed Mollie Bach an eighteen year old adopted daughter who had married against his wish. After killing her he shot himself. Jealousy drove the deed. The girl had a child with Bach.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Thomas Bach
Mollie Bach
Taylorsville Pike
Bach
Milton Thorne
Kentucky Democrats Convene with Split Delegation Plan
Louisville dispatch reports the Kentucky State Democratic Convention selected eight delegates to the National Democratic Convention with half votes each, bypassing four delegates. The session featured speeches by Beckham Black and Goebel supporters, a tense mood, and a push for unity amid divided enthusiasm.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Kansas City
J. C. S. Blackburn
James B. McCreary
Louis Mece- Quown
N. W. Utley
James P. Gregory
C. W. Bransford
Charles B. Poyntz
Pryor
Beckham
Black
Barboursville
Joseph Lewis
W. B. Smith
Dowager Empress and the Boy King Clash in China
A historical overview contrasts China's reactionary Dowager Empress with the youthful reformist ruler known as the Boy King, highlighting the stark opposing forces shaping the country’s trajectory.
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Empress
Tragic Double Suicide After Child Attack Incident
In a bureau incident a man fired at a girl, missing then killing her with a second shot. His wife seized the child and fled into the woods as the man pursued. He then shot himself after shooting the girl again and ultimately killed himself with three more bullets.
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Bach
Emperor Carries Candle in Vienna Corpus Christi Feast
In Vienna on Corpus Christi morning the Emperor the Archdukes and officials attended a grand service at the cathedral. After a high mass a procession of clergy court officials and district troops moved through the main streets with the Emperor as the central figure bearing a lighted candle. Crowds filled the thoroughfares in orderly fashion.
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Commercial Tribune
Vienna
Wedding on Greerville baseball diamond caps town event
In Ashtabula on June 14 Miss Clare Keck wed Mr. Peter Cline at 8 p m on the Greerville home plate. Rev H H Emmett officiated as a large audience looked on during the ceremony.
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Commercial Tribune
Ashtabula
Clare Keck
Peter Cline
Greerville
H. H. Emmett
Kentucky Democrats convene with muted cheers and calls for speeches
A Kentucky Democratic gathering shows little enthusiasm as attendees press for remarks. Urey Woodson is endorsed for National Committeeman by First Second and Fifth Districts. William Cromwell and James E. Stone named Assistant Secretaries amid hopes for Chicago platform support and party harmony. Beckham pleads for unity while defending youth and Governor prospects.
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Urey Woodson
William Cromwell
Frankfort
James E. Stone
Breckinridge
John Rhea
Beckham
Kentucky
Chicago
William J. Bryan
Kruger Smoked On Front Porch At Pretoria Suburb District
In this Pretoria district Kruger used to smoke his pipe on the front porch of his house. The description recalls the former leader in a domestic, informal setting from the suburbs.
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Kruger
New Democratic Officials Take Over Frankford Kentucky
State offices and records were turned over to Democratic officers by retiring Republican officials after a Court of Appeals order. New officials began moving in. Democratic Commissioners seek to test a statute changing terms for certain officers from four to six years, amid a clash with Republican Commissioner Valentine Berbérich over retirement.
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Commercial Tribune
Frankford
Court of Appeals
Kentucky Institution
Blican
Valentine Berbérich
Beckham
Secretary Gage III Struck by Malarial Fever
Secretary Gage is confined to bed with malaria, though he sent word from the Treasury Department that the attack is not serious. He was at his desk yesterday and became ill after reaching home last evening.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Gage
Treasury Department
Greed of trusts urged graduates to purge heart
Dr Lyman Abbott in a Cleveland speech to Western Reserve University graduates denounces trusts and urges removal of greed from the human heart. He argues honest wealth comes from effort, not exploiting others, and warns against political bosses and corrupt leadership.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
Lyman Abbott
New York
Western Reserve University
Beckwith Church
Blackstone
England
Seeks His Father in Windsor Ontario After Forty Years
Alonzo Williamson of Greenville Ohio is in Windsor Ontario hoping to locate his father William Williamson missing for nearly four decades. The father enlisted in the Civil War, returned briefly, was deemed a deserter, vanished, and is rumored to live in Windsor under an assumed name with another wife. Williamson plans to stay in the city to pursue the search.
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Commercial Tribune
Detroit
Méch
Alonzo Williamson
Greenville
Windsor
Ontario
William Williamson
Alonzo Williams
England
Napoleon, O
Kentucky Returns From Practice Cruise to Hampton Roads
Special Dispatch reports the battleship Kentucky went to sea on a practise cruise this morning and returned to Hampton Roads at nightfall, anchoring there for the night.
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Commercial Tribune
Norfolk
Kentucky
Hampton Roads
Botha Forms Formidable Foe as Roberts Advances
London reports Botha held his line for two days against Lord Roberts and retreated without losing guns or prisoners. British successes mount as Kruger clings to gold, with Machadodorp reports of intensive fighting near Pretoria and a annihilated Balder force at Almond’s Nek. The Boers reportedly pay salaries in gold discs. coin stocks are exhausted.
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London
Louis Botha
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
Machadodorp
Pretoria
Kruger
Machadodoro
Geveral Balder
Almond
Lorenzo Marquez
Federal Judge Grants Temporary Injunction Over Negro Labor
Federal Judge Williams issued a temporary injunction restraining union coal miners and Russellville citizens from interfering with imported black labor in Russellville coal mines. A mass meeting appointed a committee to urge black miners to quit, while operators argued the actions hinder interstate commerce by delaying orders in other states.
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Little Rock
Ark
Williams
Russellville
Foraker In Columbus Declines Vice Presidency Guess
Senator Foraker arrived in Columbus to argue the Toledo Centennial case before the Supreme Court. He smiled and declined to name the next Vice President, chatted with friends including former Senator Jerry Carpenter, then went to Philadelphia to stay until after the National Convention.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Foraker
Toledo
Supreme Court
Neil House
Jerry Carpenter
Meigs
Philadelphia
Boer peace talks murmur reach London
London dispatch reports Boer agents in the city discussing possible peace negotiations. Wolmarans, cousin of a Transvaal Executive member, has arrived and says he will not take further part in fighting.
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London
Lorenzo Marquez
The
Times
Wolmarans
Transvaal
Wakkerstroom Surrender Reported by General Buller
London June 14 report to the War Office says General Lyttleton received the formal submission of Wakkerstroom town and district. The enemy is believed to have completely evacuated the area. General Buller transmits the Laings Nek message dated June 14.
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London
Buller
War Office
Laings Nek
Lyttleton
Wakkerstroom
Man Arrested in Tennessee on Attempted Murder Charge
Dan White, arrested in Carthage Tennessee, is charged with attempting to murder Will and Sam Valtice after a religious mania. He believed witches haunted the world and blamed neighbors for harm to his wife and water supply, wounding Will Vance and shooting at Sam Vance, disabling a finger.
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Will
Sam Valtice
White
Will Vance
Vance
Maggart
Sam Vance
Boers Retire as Roberts Reports War Office Gains
London June 14 The War Office publishes Lord Roberts report dated Pretoria June 13 afternoon noting the enemy evacuated their strong position and retreated eastward. Buller’s force and Roberts’ provided mutual aid as our occupation of Pretoria drew Boers from Laings and Buller’s advance toward Volksrust threatened their rear.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Buller
Laings
Volksrust
General Francis V. Green Leader of New York Republicans
General Francis V. Green described as a key figure in New York Republican politics seeks a prominent second place role. The report notes his influence within the party and his bid for a major party position.
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Republican Party
New York
Roberts Says Boers Fought With Great Determination
Lord Roberts reports from Pretoria that Methuen advanced to Honingspruit finding quiet, Kroonstad is strongly held, and Methuen returned to Rhendster River for railway repairs. He notes a day of fighting with Botha's army, Boer resistance on flanks, Hamilton and Pole-Carew driving to seize a hill, slight higher ground captured, progress slow over vast front, casualties moderate with two officers wounded.
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London
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Gifts to Wooster Restore Athletics After Eight Years
Wooster Ohio June 14 Wooster University ends an eight year ban on inter collegiate sports after one win this season. President Holden announced a $5,000 gift by telegram and additional gifts totaling $7,000 including $5,000 from MO F of East Liverpool, and a donation from Edward S Kelly of New York City.
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Commercial Tribune
Wooster
Wooster University
Edward 8. Kelly
New York City
Holden
MOF
East Liverpool
WCTU Leader Speaks on Prohibition in Maine
Mrs L M N Stevens National President of the Women's Christian Temperance Union reads a paper before the Temperance Congress on Prohibition in Maine stating the issue and calling for policy discussion.
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London
Funeral of Ft Worth Merchant F W Lemond Froze in Texas Lake
W F Lemond a leading Ft Worth businessman drowned after falling from a boat while fishing at Cold Springs Texas. His son perished while trying to save him.
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Cold Springs
Tex
W. F. Lemond
Ft. Worth
Bliss still the dark horse in vice presidential talks
Philadelphia dispatch reports high level maneuvering for the Republican VP nomination. Bliss appears reluctant though some progressives and Dick push for a brokered choice, with Hanna and Dolliver among favored names and a possible dark horse emerging as party unity seeks a ticket.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Diogenes
Alson
Hanna
Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Allison
Washington
Grosvenor
Senate
United States
Dolliver
House
Congress
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