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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1900
Page
2
A Macon branch train of the Southern Railway plunged into a washout near McDonough Georgia. Thirty five people died and all but the Pullman sleeper perished. Fire and flood followed, with many bodies washed downstream as rescuers struggled to reach survivors.
A midnight wreck near Atlanta delayed recovery due to wreckage. A 6 o'clock morning special carried doctors ministers and helpers to the site, but many bodies remained uncollected. Identify victims by papers found in pockets. Two undertakers in McDonough prepared the remains. Three women aboard. two escaped, one presumed dead. Conductor W A Barclay led the train. other crew and passengers perished. A second train brought more bodies including Engineer Sullivan and fireman J H Hunnicutt. Rain and washouts forced wrecking efforts. bridge replacement to resume within twenty four hours once material is in place.
A northbound Chicago and Northwestern excursion train collided with a freight at De Pere near Green Bay. Eight died and thirty four were injured, with many taken to temporary hospital at Depere High School and later St. Vincent's Hospital. The wreck tore a smoker baggage car apart as the trains, a double-header freight and passenger, failed to clear the main track.
ST PAUL Minn June 4 Henry Finehout aged 81 believed to have been the oldest railroad conductor in the world died at his home here early today His railroad service extended over a period of sixty years and he never had an accident.
A Philadelphia dispatch reports O J Salisbury of Utah has been appointed a National Committeeman by the Republican National Committee's Executive Committee.
Manila reports that General MacArthur commuted a hanging sentence for Ramon Laczamana, a native accused of espionage, ruling there was no clear intent to spy. Other Filipinos, including Gabriel Cayaban, faced prison terms and fines for conspiracies. Otis reviewed death penalties for guerrilla activity, easing penalties for those who attacked fellow Filipinos or ambushed American troops.
Despatch from Prahsu reports the Ashanti uprising led by an aged Queen of Ofesu who reportedly carries a gun and commands 1 000 hunters. The claim names Cobina Foli as prisoner and cites widespread tax resistance among tribes except the Bekwais.
In Edinburgh on June 24 American delegates filled city pulpits at the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union congress. Rev. Charles H. Sheldon of Topeka Kansas spoke at the afternoon session and gave the formal address at the mass meeting in the evening with Mrs. Barnes presiding.
London dispatch reports Buller reaching Standerton on June 22 and finding Dutch residents gone. Prisoners from Pretoria taken to Machadodorp, with 37 British casualties at Honingspruit. Kruger reportedly aims to hold out until after the U S presidential election as two more rebels surrender at Blikfontein.
F N Quale, Toledo steamboat leader and former Produce Exchange president, lies gravely ill after a paralytic stroke following a local boycott. The June incident began when his excursion boat Pastime ran aground and crowds clashed with management over promised transportation, crippling passenger sales and triggering further unrest.
Lexington Kentucky Chamber of Commerce extends an invitation to Governor Roosevelt to speak during the Birks fair in August. No reply has been received to the invitation as of now.
The Rev. Dr. Hiram Pearce Walker, a prominent Kentucky Methodist leader, died at his Lexington home at age 64. He pastored churches in Mt. Carmel Hill Street Lexington Mt Sterling Covington Newport and Cynthiana and served as presiding elder before retiring for ill health. His wife Katherine Kenner of Fleming County died in 1885. Daughter Emily Walker Herr, Enrolling Clerk of the Kentucky Senate, survives. Burial will be in Flemingsburg on Monday with ministers Sima, Dennis, Rand, and Deering officiating.
Bedford Indiana on June 24 reports a ten day temperance agitation culminates with Chief of Police Russell ordering all saloons closed. The town becomes dry as of today.
Special Despatch reports Republican National Committee offices in Washington to close by week end with staff released. Secretary Dick and Elmer Dover oversee packing while Chicago work begins soon and New York will host the later headquarters. General Grosvenor arrives in Washington and plans to brief the President.
Describes international pressure for a large force to intervene in China as Boxers and Chinese armies threaten stability. Shanghai dispatches cite a need for about 20 000 troops to reach Beijing. U S leaders debate deployment while President McKinley seeks to avoid entanglement.
Delaware Ohio June 24 Dr. A B Leonard Missionary Secretary of the M B Church states rumors of killings are baseless and unsupported by evidence. He urges restraint and cautions against spreading unverified reports.
Frederick Brown of Chefoo denies receiving a cablegram about the alleged murder of American missionaries the Pykes and Haynes. He says he has no reason to believe any missionaries in China are dead and will remain sure they are alive until proven otherwise.
A Chefoo despatch reports Humber arrived with thirty Americans and Europeans from Tong Shan. Included are American missionaries Messrs. Kinder and Parsons and Mrs. Parsons. Pei Ta Ho has not been abandoned by foreigners.
Upper Sandusky Ohio June 24. A volunteer company is forming in this city to fight the Chinese. It will consist of about twenty five former members of Company B Second Ohio and will offer services to President McKinley if a call to China is made.
The Admiralty reports Rear Admiral Bruce via Taku sent a Chefoo telegram dated June 28 stating allied admirals work in perfect accord with the Russian Vice Admiral as senior officer. Two hundred men of the Chinese regiment from Weihaiwei landed at Taku on June 22. only one runner reached Tien-Tsin in five days, and the foreign settlement there was completely destroyed.
A summary notes a chilling report on China with echoes of harsh policy. Mr. Choate communicated with Washington after an interview, signaling continued diplomatic reactions.
Placards posted in Canton threaten foreigners with expulsion and desecrate peace by urging violence against Germans French Americans and English in a sample placard. London reports the British Admiralty ordering five more cruisers to China, adding 60 000 tons and 3 000 crew.
London reports Chinese General Mel estimates two million Boxers in the northern provinces with a Shanghai correspondent saying numbers are underestimated. The insurgents have quietly accumulated rifles for three years at twenty thousand per month, promising wider impact as events spread.
Telegraph dispatch from St. Petersburg reports 230 sailors and 27 officers to leave Cronstadt for Philadelphia to assume control of the warship Waring before sailing directly to Port Arthur for action in the war.
Castellamare reports the British battle ship Victorious has set sail for China. The departure marks imperial naval movements amid ongoing global tensions.
Southern Illinois grain men plan to corner the wheat crop by forming a combined effort with the state’s output to influence supply. A private meeting of the Southern Illinois Grain and Millers' Association was held in Nashville to formalize the project.
A Sonora dispatch reports several thousand Yaqui warriors gathered about fifty miles north of Turin. General Torres has split government troops into two armies to strike the Yaqui camp from both east and west banks. Heat and harsh conditions hinder operations with notable casualties on Torres’s side.
Mrs Laura Duerson daughter of Mr and Mrs H Clay Arnold died in Lancaster Kentucky. Doctors could not diagnose the disease and it ended in a violent brain affliction. She was formerly Miss Jennie May Arnold and married two years earlier at age fourteen. The death marks the fourth in the family within a year.
A sermon denounces Boxer and Chinese exclusion rhetoric, condemns missionary zeal and imperial arrogance, and urges Christian democracy. It critiques American motives in China, calls for freedom of thought, and warns against suppressing religious liberty or courting war.
Mrs A D Wampling of Anderson Indiana was arrested for incendiarism after her house burned Saturday night with fires in a closet and a parlor corner where no initial flame could start. Property owner W R King reported the incident leading to the arrest amid reports of ongoing disputes between the pair.
Flooding from the Squamish River thirty miles from Vancouver has breached dikes and washed away orchards. Six feet of water covers the countryside, with outhouses and barns swept away. Travel is by boats as settlers live in upper rooms. Frazer and Harrison Rivers also high.
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