Crisis in Pekin as Foreigners Urged to Evacuate
London reports last Pekin message saying Protestants barricaded with guards and Catholics under French protection. Tien Tsun relief to 400 under American command expected. empress dowager’s presence quiets city though massacres of Christians continue. Shanghai notes street fighting, anti foreign sentiment, and calls for evacuation to treaty ports.
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London
Pekin
Manchuria
Tung
Prince Tuan
Foreign Office
Prince Ching
Tien Tsin
Tartar
Shanghai
Daily Telegraph
An-Nan-Fu
Yun-Nan
Pekin Club
Legation
Yang Tse
Americans Report Frontline Repairs Near Peking
An American officer arriving for provisions says troops repair the track between Lofa and Stang Fan and recounts a Boxer attempt to set a bridge fire. He witnessed corpses believed to be slain by Gen Nieh’s troops and notes great anxiety over foreigners in Peking amid a potential night march on the capital. Russians may land 1700 troops with artillery if they can cross Taku Bay.
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Tien Tsin
Lofa
Sfarg Fan
Nieh
Pekin
Taku Bay
Pittsburgh Printers Strike Off After Council Meeting
S B Donnelly president of the International Typographical Union reports from Pittsburgh that the national executive council called off the strike affecting six leading Pittsburgh daily newspapers. In Gloucester Ohio the bodies of John McClellan and Alfonso Swanow were recovered from a mine where they died from gas exposure. Evan Josephs' body is also noted in the report.
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Indianapolis
Ind
S. B. Donnelly
International Typographical Union
Pittsburgh
National Executive Council
Glouster
John McClellan
Alfonso Swanow
Evan Josephs
Ashanti Relief Expedition Reports Tough Fight at Dompoassi
From Phrahsu dated June 9 Col Willcocks reports Col Carter advanced June 6 linking with Capt Hall at Bekwai. Rebels fortified at Dompoassi were dislodged after a long fight but seven European officers and 90 others wounded halted further advances. Hall at Esumeja Bekwai. Kokofu Adansi in rebellion. Douglassi may join rebels. Cape Coast dispatch notes Esumeja Ejinassi Bekwai forces and a strong Kokofu village defense before withdrawal Injuries: Edwards six men wounded.
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Willcocks
Ashanti
Phrahsu
Carter
Kwisa
Hall
Bekwai
Dompoassi
Coomassie
Esumeja
Kokofu
Adansi
Colonial Office
Cape Coast
Ejinassi
Efifumum
Abadon
Edwards
Fiumera
Condition of Wheat Increases Acreage Reduction Across States
The June report from the department of agriculture shows winter wheat acreage cut by 1,676,000 acres since May, leaving 24,908,000 acres under cultivation. Spring wheat area down about 567,000 acres, with Minnesota Wisconsin Oregon showing declines and Nebraska Iowa Oregon Washington surpassing ten year averages. Conditions weakened for winter wheat in May and June with the June 1 index at 82.5.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
California
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Oregon
North Dakota
Nebraska
Towa
South Dakota
Minnesota Falls
Iowa
Five Hundred Mutinous Inmates Clash With Guard at San Juan Penitentiary
In San Juan Porto Rico on June 12 five hundred prisoners refused breakfast and work over food they deemed unfit. The leader punched the warden as guards under Porto Rico regiment protection fired three volleys at the wall. Three inmates suffered non fatal injuries from splinters as inmates attempted to rush the troops.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Reid to Confer with Cabinet Over Railway Deal In St Johns
Mr Reid, a Montreal based railway contractor, travels to St Johns to meet the cabinet about its refusal to sanction transferring his colonial interests into a limited liability company. The stand threatens progress as the government blocks non essential enterprises and the colony risks harm if not resolved swiftly.
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St. Johns
N. F
Reid
Montreal
DANGER OF A SECOND BOER RAID REPORTED NEAR KROONSTAD
London dispatches claim Gen Kelly Kenny has ordered all available troops northward amid Boer raiding threats near Kroonstad. British losses in Derbyshire numbered 600 to 700 as 1500 Boers reportedly surrendered at Ficksburg. Machadodorp is proclaimed Transvaal capital with Lourenco Marques noting growth.
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Kroonstad
War Office
Kelly-Kenny
Reuter
Maseru
Gen. Brabant
Ficksburg
Machadodorp
Transvaal
Lourenco Marques
Sub committee begins activity ahead of national GOP convention
Philadelphia June 12 The republican national committee sub committee met at Hotel Walton with chairman Joseph H. Manley and members Henry C. Payne Nathan B. Scott John Kean and Col Charles Dick The session lasted most of two hours and covered routine matters including convention hall work press seats and staffing The group prepared for a noon Wednesday full committee meeting to tackle more than 30 state contest items and awaited arrival of Chairman Hanna and other members.
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Philadelphia
Republican National Committee
General Committee
Hotel
Walton
Joseph H. Manley
Maine
Henry C. Payne
Wisconsin
Nathan B. Scott
West Virginia
John Kean
New Jersey
Col
Charles Dick
Ohio
Hanna
Richard C. Kerens
Missouri
Wiswell
National
Boers Defeated at Donkers Poort as British Claim Gains
An official Boer telegram reports British losses at Donkers poort in the Free State, while Gen Buller’s forces maneuver around Laings Nek and Lord Roberts claims the release of 151 officers and 3,500 ranks. Mafeking endures food scarcity as the railway nears completion and rebels are rounded up in Vergberg and Mafeking districts.
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Donkerspoort
Free State
Orange River Colony
Norvelspont
Laing
Nek
Buller
Lord Roberts
Cape Town
Mafeking
Vergberg
Mostia
Peabody Flags Third Ticket Contingent on Conventions
George Foster Peabody says the gold democrats will hold off on a third ticket until after the Republican and Democratic conventions. A national committee meeting is set for July 25 to decide if a convention is needed and the platform may mirror Palmer Buckner with imperialism an important issue.
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New York
George Foster Peabody
The
Gold Democrats
Indianapolis
John P. Frenzel
Indiana
Palmer
Buckner
Plague Toll Reports 23 Deaths in Rockhampton
Adelaide notes a total of 23 deaths from bubonic plague in Rockhampton Queensland with two new cases, one fatal, amid ongoing health concerns.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Rockhampton
Queensland
Rhode Island Delegation Receives 200 at Citizens Meeting
Henry E. Tiepke acted as proxy for Gen. Charles B. Brayton at a Rhode Island delegation reception. Mayor Charles F. Warwick chairs the citizens' reception committee, which met with nearly 200 attendees. The panel created over 50 sub committees to address each state and territorial delegation.
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Ley
Henry E. Tiepke
Rhode Island
Charles B. Brayton
Citizens’ Reception Committee
Charles F. Warwick
Warwick
Less Rioting In St Louis After Sunday Disorder
The St Louis aftermath of the strike shows calmer streets but police vigilance remains high. Three strikers died and nine injured as possemen acted. no settlement reached. Ex Gov Stone says no negotiations for now. he will seek any move to end the strike. In New York rumors say Senator Platt may resign before 1903 if a live man is found.
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St. Louis
Posse Comitatus
W. J. Stone
St. Louis Transit Co
New York
Friends
Senator Platt
Platt
Indiana Happenings Post Office Inspector Ordered to Havana
Indianapolis June 12 Chief Vickery orders Post Office Inspector Fletcher to Havana to assist in investigating Neely defalcation and the Havana post office chaos. Bristow telegraphed to detail him, Fletcher to depart at earliest moment. Fletcher has led major Indiana cases for over three years and usually pursues culprits to ground.
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Ind
Vickery
Post Office
Fletcher
Havana
Neely
Wheely
Indiana
Washington
Gen. Bristow
Chief Vickery
Mr. Fletcher
Earth
Liberating Asiatic Pheasants prompts Hoosier law
Bloomington reports fifty two pairs of Asiatic pheasants distributed across Indiana to propagate the species. A new law fines killing one at fifty dollars. Dr A H Hon plans July 4 releases and will prosecute anyone who harms the birds.
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Bloomington
Indiana
A. H. Hon
Monroe County
Hon
Rushville Shooting at Riverside Park Leaves Man Wounded
In Rushville Indiana at Riverside Park Charles Osler 23 white shot Albert Burkett 24 colored twice with a 32 caliber revolver after a long dispute over making change Burkett seriously wounded Osler fled and remains at large son of Philip Osler president of Rushville Heading Co.
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Rushville
Ind
Riverside Park
Charles Osler
Albert Burkett
Burkett
Osler
Philip Osler
New London Hermit Nathan Hollowell Dies by Starvation
Nathan Hollowell, a hermit living with his bachelor brother on the Wildcat in Munroe township near Kokomo, Indiana, died from deliberate voluntary starvation after they adopted a belief that eating was unnecessary. The survivor is said to have abandoned the non eating theory.
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Kokomo
Ind
Nathan Hollowell
New London
Wildcat
Munroe Township
Nathan
Resigning Pastor Wattles Leaves North Judson Church
Rev. W. D. Wattles, longtime pastor of the Methodist Episcopal church in North Judson, resigns his post. His departure stems from a clash between his political views and the views of most of his congregation, freeing him to campaign publicly without pastor duties.
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Laporte
Ind
W. D. Wattles
Methodist Episcopal Church
North Judson
Hartman Arrested On Perjury Charge In Indiana Suit
John G. Hartman a South Bend real estate dealer was arrested on a perjury charge amid allegations he sat with jurors at dinner and said I’d hang the jury if it was on. He faced citation for contempt before the perjury proceedings followed.
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South Bend
Ind
John G. Hartman
Hartman
Miss Elec ta Adams Burns in Upstairs Fire at Franklin
In Franklin Indiana on June 12 Miss Elec ta Adams stepped on a burning match while going to her room igniting her dress. Her clothes were burned off and she suffered severe burns while her father tried to extinguish the flames burning his hands. Miss Adams is expected to recover.
Rumors on Siberia Mining Concessions Refuted by U S Consul
Foreign consuls in St Petersburg publish a statement denying reports that Russia will open vast gold belts or issue an ukase to favor American prospectors on Siberia s west coast. United States Consul General Halloway says no government grant exists and that any prospecting would require imperial permission and lengthy review.
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St. Petersburg
Cape Nome
Alaska
Straits
Russia
United States
Halloway
State Department
Washington
Ural Mountains
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