Scene of Boxers rebellion map shows foreign troops massing
A published map outlines the Boxer uprising in China near Tien Tsin and Peking. It notes an international column led by Admiral Seymour with about 2,500 troops and allied forces from Britain, Russia, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, and the United States. It cites navies, army counts, and the potential for further American marines and Philippine troops to be deployed if the crisis worsens.
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Tien Tsin
Peking
Admiral Seymour
Iran
England
Russia
Germany
Italy
France
Japan
Tung Fu Liang
Nieh
China
Great Britain
Port Arthur
Taku
United States
Philippines
East
General MacArthur
Orient
Czar
Shanghai
Hongkong
Yokohama
Washington
Cavite
Hearst Plans Chicago Democratic Daily Likely Hearst's Chicago American
W R Hearst arrived in Chicago and confirmed plans to launch a Democratic evening newspaper. The staff will be mainly Chicago-based and the paper, possibly named Hearst's Chicago American, will start once presses and quarters are ready to reach the Middle West.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
W. R. Hearst
New York
Mr. Hearst
Hearst
Chicago American
Middle West
China Is Silent Amid Disturbance In Peking
The dispatch notes an unusual news blackout from Peking reflecting unsettled conditions as officials and residents await word from the capital. Officials offer no public statements, sparking concern over stability and potential developments in China.
War in China Looms Amid Silence From Peking
London dispatch reports foreign ministers silent in Peking as powers fear disaster and possible war. International troops under Admiral Seymour face shortages of water and provisions while Chinese forces threaten advances on both flanks. U S may deploy up to eight hundred Marines as crisis escalates.
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Commercial Tribune
London
Peking
China
Admiral Seymour
Veiled War in China Report from Shanghai
Shanghai dispatch portrays Beijing crisis as veiled war with legations prisoners and rebel mobs. Foreign ministers failed to secure gates opening as 100000 imperial troops guard the capital and generals move toward Peking while relief columns press from Tien Tsin.
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London
China
Shanghai
Daily Express
Peking
Legation
Tien Tsin
Claude MacDonald
Russia
Tsung Li Yamen
Shan-Hai-Kwan
Kiakhta
Siberia
Taku
Lang Fang
Daily Mail
Nieh
Su-Tai
Chun Lin Ceng
Tung
U S May Send Troops Eight Hundred Marines First Re-Enforcements
The Washington report says McKinley and the Cabinet discussed sending 800 marines from the Brooklyn and the New Orleans from Manila to Taku with potential further army call. Ministers Conger and many Americans in Peking face peril as communications with the outside fail. the navy may be strained to spare marines for occupation posts while Admiral Rethy is told to report ships and readiness.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
the Tribune
Washington
United States
Philippines
China
McKinley
Brooklyn
New Orleans
Manila
Taku
Conger
Peking
Rethy
Department
Former German Official Charged With Fraudulent Titles
Berlin June 15 Baron Von Broich a former high government official has been formally charged with numerous fraudulent transactions. He allegedly obtained sums from 30 000 to 250 000 marks by promising to secure honors high titles and decorations. The Prussian Government ordered an investigation into the charges.
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Berlin
Baron von Broich
Quarrel Ends in Stabbing Between Lexington Boys
In Lexington Kentucky on June 15 Arthur Creekbaum 14 was stabbed near the heart by playmate Edgar Wallace in a boyish quarrel. Creekbaum is a brother of a Lexington soldier reportedly wounded in the Philippines. The wound is described as dangerous.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Arthur Creekbaum
Edgar Wallace
Creekbaum
Philippines
Trance Evangelist Mrs Woodworth Quits Church of God
Anderson Ind June 15 Mrs Mari ah Woodworth a renowned trance evangelist resigned her preaching license after eldership charges and differences with the Church of God. Mary Shelly had her license revoked. Woodworth had preached across the state and in St Louis California where she predicted annihilation of the state.
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Commercial Tribune
Anderson
Ind
Mariah Woodworth
West
Church of God
Woodworth
Mary Shelly
St. Louis
California
Japanese magnate urges quick clash with Russia
R Kondo and M Otagawa of Tokyo visit Houghton Michigan copper mines. Kondo, head of Nippon Maru, and Ashio mine owners back a fight with Russia, arguing conflict should come before Russia finishes its transcontinental railroad and strengthens in China and Korea.
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Commercial Tribune
Houghton, Mich
R. Kondo
M. Otagawa
Tokyo
Japan
Kondo
Mikado
Lake Superior
Nippon Maru
Nippon Yusen Kaisha
Pacific Coast
Oriental
Otagawa
Ashio
Quincy
Ashiro
Russia
China
Korea
Delegates Sail for New York to Foster Ruskin Hall Link
London observers bid farewell to England’s organized labor delegates heading to New York aboard the St Paul to present 4000 pounds for a Ruskin Hall in St Louis. The trip also seeks American labor delegates for the Oxford People’s Convention to mark Ruskin Hall’s second anniversary and strengthen Anglo American labor ties.
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London
Mandell Creighton
John Ruskin
Organized Labor
England
New York
St. Paul
Southamphton
Labor Association of America
St. Louis
McLean Reported To Contribute 25000 To Bryan
A Columbus newspaper claims John R. McLean sent his personal check for 25000 to William J. Bryan as a campaign contribution. Local Democratic politicians generally believe the story, though no positive confirmation is available.
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Commercial Tribune
Columbus
John R. McLean
William J. Bryan
Rockefeller Jr Ties Up Forty Great Lakes Ore Vessels
John D. Rockefeller Jr. shuts forty ore carriers on the Great Lakes to pressure steel companies over freight rates. With ore rates already cut from 125 to 100 dollars, the move aims to secure terms by removing surplus tonnage and shifting trade to grain and coal.
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Commercial Tribune
Cleveland
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Great Lakes
Lake Superior
Rockefeller
Young Rockefeller
Chicago
Duluth
Steel
Oscar King of Sweden and Norway Visits Paris Opera
King Oscar and Major Chabaud visited the Paris chamber as journalists waved from the doorway. The royal party entered through the President’s private door and sat in the Presidential tribune. The crowd remained largely unaware of the King’s presence while officials pointed out political figures.
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Commercial Tribune
Paris
Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Major Chabaud
Loubet
Bourbon
Chabaud
Friends vow to guard W S Taylor at Philadelphia convention
In Indianapolis on June 15 friends of W S Taylor of Kentucky say they will prevent his removal to Kentucky by state officers en route to the Philadelphia convention. They pledge to resist any attempt to seize him and will defend him as he plans to attend. Taylor remains in the city making arrangements for the trip.
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Indianapolis
W. S. Taylor
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Taylor
R ‘Vietinach
Governor Weds Oregon Governor Theodore Geer Marries Isabelle Trullinger
Astoria June 15 The marriage of Theodore Thurston Geer Oregon governor and Miss Isabelle Trullinger daughter of J C Trullinger of this city took place at the Presbyterian Church Rev Henry Marcotte officiating
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Oregon
Trullinger
Astoria
Ore
Theodore Thurston Geer
Isabelle Trullinger
J. C. Trullinger
Presbyterian Church
Henry Marcotte
Stone for Chairman Likely for Kentucky GOP State Convention
Samuel H. Stone, former State Auditor now in tobacco business in Louisville, is favored as campaign manager and likely to be chosen by leaders close to President McKinley. Lexington pushes to host the Republican State Convention, possibly July 17, with Phenix Hotel promising expenses coverage. Representation basis: one delegate per 100 votes or fraction over fifty for McKinley in 1896.
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Commercial Tribune
Louisville
Samuel H. Stone
Kentucky
Stone
John W. Yerkes
McKinley
Coombs
Sapp
Barnett
Republican State Central Committee
Lexington
Bradley
Phenix Hotel
State Central Committee
Sania
Major McKinley
Floods Hit Evansville Wheat Crop as Rainstorm Eases
Evansville Indiana sees over five inches of rain in 36 hours with the Green River flooding and logs breaking from moorings. Cellars flood in the business district and streetcar service slows as farmers report ruined wheat crop near Princeton Kentucky and widespread damage.
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Indiana
Kentucky
Commercial Tribune
Evansville
Ind
Green River
Ohio
Crops Ravaged by Heavy Rains Hit Princeton Area
Western Kentucky farmers near Princeton report about 100000 dollars in losses after two feet of floodwater. The wheat crop across Western Kentucky is ruined and substantial residential and business damage occurred from the deluge dated June 15.
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Commercial Tribune
Princeton
Kentucky
Heavy Rain Deluges Henderson Causing Rail Washouts
Five inches of rain fell in eighteen hours ending noon with 5.80 inches reported in Henderson Kentucky. Farmers suffer crop damage especially wheat as showers continued into evening. Heavy washouts disrupted trains on the Louisville Henderson and St. Louis Railroad causing delays.
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Henderson
Commercial Tribune
Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis
Cleveland Vacation Plans From New Jersey to Greenwich
Former President Grover Cleveland and Mrs Cleveland depart Princeton on the special for New York en route to Greenwich Conn for a three day stay at Benedicts summer home. They then proceed to Gray Gables Buzzards Bay for the summer retreat.
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Princeton
WN. J
Grover Cleveland
New York
Greenwich
Temperance Congress Closes With London Reception
The World's Tem perance Congress ends in London with a reception at the Mansion House hosted by Lord Mayor A. J. Newton. American delegates impress UK counterparts with progress of the temperance movement amid mutual congratulations.
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London
Mansion House
A. J. Newton
United Kingdom
United States
Mrs. Jennie Fremont Severely Injured in Fall
Mrs Jennie Benton Fremont widow of General John C Fremont aged 79 suffered a hip fracture when she slipped leaving the dinner table in Los Angeles. Her recovery is expected to be slow.
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Fremont Hurt
Los Angeles
Cal
Jennie Benton Fremont
John C. Fremont
Could Not Save Son. Chicago Man Drowned While Saving
In Scranton Mississippi on June 15 Sullivan Converse of Chicago and his father drowned while bathing in Bayou Chicot. Sullivan seized with cramps. his father tried to救 him. Both could not swim and sank, witnessed by their 14 year old son.
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Chicago
Scranton, Miss
Mormon Elders Attacked While Preaching in Corbin
W G Miles Jr of St George Utah and Hugh Roberts of Logan Utah two Mormon elders were assaulted with lead by a crowd of youths in Corbin while preaching on public streets. Unknown men drew revolvers and threatened to shoot if harassment continued. The crowd dispersed and the elders seek police protection for future preaching.
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Commercial Tribune
Corbin
W. G. Miles, Jr
St. George
Utah
Hugh Roberts
Logan
Williamsburg
Sagano
Molders' Pay Rise Denied After National Conference
A national conference between the Molders' Union of America and the Foundry Men's National Association ends with the decision to not grant the 25 cent per day wage rise for Cincinnati Cleveland and Chicago molders. Wages revert to pre May 1 levels, affecting molders nationwide.
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Molders’ Union of America
Administrative Council of the Foundrymen’s National Association
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
United States
Associatio
Inherited Bravery of Lieutenant Cilley in Philippines
First Lieutenant Jonathan Cilley born 1873 in Cincinnati died in the Philippines while scouting with Major Lincoln Clark Andrews. He came from a line of Revolutionary and Civil War era Cilley officers, with his family bearing a legacy of patriotism and service.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Jonathan Cilley
Philippines
Cincinnati
Harvard
Seventh Infantry
Ft. Porter
Lincoln Clark Andrews
Cilley
Joseph Cilley
Greenleaf Cilley
Navy
Maine
Representative Graves
A Boom for Scott Seeks Second Place on Ticket
Bliss and Allison refuse to allow use of their names as Scott builds momentum for a second place on the ticket.
Boom in California Nomination for Vice President Emerges
Washington dispatch reports a looming VP bid for Irving M. Scott of San Francisco as Hanna praises him while Bliss may bow out. Fairbanks revival grows with Indiana politicians noting his cautious stance amid platform talks and trust plank drafts by Foraker and Fairbanks.
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Commercial Tribune
Philadelphia
Washington
California
Irving M. Scott
San Francisco
Scott
Hanna
Bliss
Mr. Bliss
Fairbanks
Indiana
Senator Fairbanks
Fairbanks Has Been Invited To Dine Sunday With Mr. Hanna
Clement A. Griscom
Washington House
Congress
Senator Foraker
Columbia University
New York
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati
Halstead
Republican Party
Allison
Allson
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