Battle Near Pretoria Tests Boer Resolve in War
A British report notes General Botha held for two days east of Pretoria before a strategic retreat. General Buller stalls for supplies, while General Rundle fights at Ficksburg with a small British loss and Boer pressure from Steyn at Uitkop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Louis Botha
Lord Roberts
Transvaal
Machadodoro
Pretoria
Buller
Almond
Lourenco Marques
Kruger
Crowe
Rundle
Ficksburg
Ficksburg-Seneral
Steyn
Uitkop
Republicans settle contests and mine blast tragedy headlines
Philadelphia reports the Republican National Committee backing the Yarmouth faction in Louisiana while giving the First Georgia district to Deveaux and DC to Jones and Chase. In Minnesota, five miners die in a Hale mine explosion as Topeka eyes Kansas committee race with Low out and Mulvane named candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Louisiana
Republican National Committee
Yarmouth
Georgia
Deveaux
District of Columbia
J. E. Jones
W. C. Chase
Robert Reyburn
George W. Lee
Topeka
Kan
Marcus A. Low
Republican
Kansas
D. W. Mulvane
Drowning Claims Two Lives Near Cold Springs
In Cold Springs Texas on June 15 W F Lemond of Ft Worth drowned after falling from a boat in the lake. His son, who tried to rescue him, also drowned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cold Springs
Tex
W. F. Lemond
Ft. Worth
Peace Returns to St Louis After Transit Strike
Street Car service resumes on all lines as police pull from cars and power houses. Coroner's inquest on last Sunday's deaths yields homicide verdict. Testimony splits on Deputy Marsh shooting and Police Lieutenant Stack's role. Marsh vanishes, no search planned unless provoked by relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Co
Posse Comitatus
Marsh
Frederick Rohne
Stack
Posse
Double Tragedy and Separate Shootings Across States
A Louisville man Thomas Bach killed his adopted daughter Mollie Bach and wounded herself, after learning of Mollie's secret marriage to Newt Thorne. The incident on the Taylorsville pike ended with Bach also shooting himself. In Dallas, Henson Williams and son were slain in an ambush while plowing, with a white suspect sought. New York saw an eight‑way death in a Jackson Street tenement fire. Meanwhile Bryan secured presidential nomination momentum via five state conventions with delegates pledged to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Thomas Bach
Mollie Bach
Newt Thorne
Bach Farm
Taylorsville Pike
Bach
Thorne
Dallas
Tex
Henson Williams
William
Brazos County
Williams
Confederate Veterans
Millican
New York
Jackson Street
Daniel Miller
Daniel Marrion
Mary Marrion
Mamie Marrion
Albert A. Marrion
Elsie Marrion
Emma Marrion
Antoinette Marrion
Marrions
Chicago
California
Missouri
Kentucky
Georgia
Vermont
W. J. Bryan
Mr. Bryan
Berlin Shoe Dealer Haskell Missing. Bankruptcy Follows
Berlin police seek R. E. Haskell a German American shoe dealer who opened stores last year and has now disappeared leaving his business bankrupt with liabilities up to 80 000 marks Washington June 15 Commissioner General Powderly orders the deportation of 31 Japanese from Port Townsend Wash to?
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
R. E. Haskell
Washington
Powderly
Bureau of Immigration
Port Townsend
Wash
Minister Killed in Shanghai-Tien Tsin Report Amid Allied Relief Struggles
A Shanghai dispatch says an unconfirmed report from Tien Tsin claims a foreign legation was burned and a minister killed with names withheld awaiting confirmation. Relief columns near Pekin face severe shortages of provisions and water, delaying operations on foot as fears of massacre mount. Japanese forces reportedly reinforce with cruisers and 300 troops. English and French missions at Yunnan Fu reportedly burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Shanghai
Tien Tsin
Yunnan
International relief column nears Pekin amid mounting siege
Dispatches report the relief column is within 30 miles of Pekin but rail lines are destroyed forcing foot travel for 2 to 3 days. Russian forces total 4,000 near Pekin with 15 hundred reported outside the city, while German ships and troops redeploy from Che Foo and Kiao Chou to support actions around Tien Tsin and Taku.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Taku
Kiao Chou
Germany
William
Legation
Che Foo
H. M
Phoenix
Han Kow
Quin San
Shanghai
Kwang Su
China
Great Britain
The
Times
Tung Fuh Siang
Byron Brennan
London
Feng Tai
Admiral calls for more forces amid Boxer trouble
The dispatch notes three miles logged in 24 hours and 25 miles from Peking as the most difficult stretch ahead. The admiral seeks added forces to meet contingencies, while no further engagements with the Boxers are mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Additional forces needed in attack on Pekin
A dispatch to the British embassy from Adm. Seymour reports international troops moving from Tien Tsin toward Pekin face severe difficulties as tracks are destroyed and progress slows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adm
Seymour
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Massacre Confirmed of Engineers on Belgian Rail Line
Brussels reports confirm the massacre of two Italian and one Swiss engineer working on the Belgian railroad in North China. The Swiss engineer's sister was killed and two others are missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
China
Mrs Gladstone Dies at Hawarden in 1898
Mrs Gladstone widow of William E. Gladstone died at Hawarden at 5 40 pm after a 72 hour unconscious spell. News reached Queen and royalty and William Gladstone arrived with sisters. Funeral to be at Westminster Abbey likely June 19 in private character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gladstone
William E. Gladstone
Hawarden
Prince of Wales
Westminster
Lincoln
William Vernon Harcourt
Henry Campbell Bannerman
Arthur J. Balfour
William Gladstone
Eton
Tinwarden
Abbey
William FE. Gladstone
Catherine Glynne
Sir Stephen R. Glynne
Hawarden Castle, Flintshire
Sensational Case Recalled as Edith Quick to Marry Henry Quick
Peru Indiana June 15. Edith Quick and Henry Quick brother of her late husband William Quick are to wed rekindling a case that drew national attention. William Quick died amid poisoning rumors and Edith and Henry faced trial with circumstantial evidence but were acquitted. The planned marriage shocks local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peru
Ind
Edith Quick
Henry Quick
William Quick
United States
Indiana Attorney General faults Kentucky indictment in Goebel case
Indianapolis June 15 Attorney General W L Taylor of Indiana says the Kentucky indictment wrongly names the republican claimant as an accessory but omits a principal in the assassination of William Goebel. He urges Kentucky court of appeals to note the error. Grafted 50 square inches of cuticle in grafting surgery for Mrs Bertrand B Adams after a gas explosion. Her brother Otto Handsen and sisters-in-law Misses Stella and Edith contributed grafts. Recovery regarded as assured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
W. L. ‘Laylor
Indiana
W. L.aylor
Kentucky
William Goebel
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Bertrand
Adams
Otto Handsen
Stella
Edith
Suit Yields One Cent Verdict in Pine Valley
Mrs. Chris Trinkle suffered injuries alighting a train in Wingate and won damages from Clover Leaf Railroad Co. Her husband then pursued an equal claim and received a verdict of one cent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pine Valley
Ind
Chris Trinkle
Wingate
Clover Leaf Railroad Co
Sullivan Returns to Face Accusers After Embezzlement
Indianapolis report states John E. Sullivan once Marion county clerk who fled in 1889 over embezzling about 80000 of public funds has come back to Indianapolis from Greencastle to confront his accusers after eleven years wandering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
John E. Sullivan
Marion County
Greencastle
Deaf and Dumb Man Rescued From Drowning Near Rising Sun
Isaac Achman narrowly escaped drowning yesterday in Rising Sun Indiana. Rescued at the last moment he was entirely deaf and dumb but cried for help as he went under. It is thought his voice may be restored as he can talk some.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rising Sun
Ind
Isaac Achman
TenYearOld Drowns While Swiming St.Marys River
In Ft Wayne Indiana on June 15 Charles Johnson ten years old drowned in the St Marys river after attempting to swim to friends across from his location instead of walking two blocks to a bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Charles Johnson
St. Mary's River
Foreman James Richardson Injured In Train Yard Accident
James Richardson section foreman on the B and O was fatally injured when a cable broke while unloading a gravel train and knocked him from a bridge in Dillsboro Indiana on Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillsboro
Ind
James Richardson
Garfield Peak Dies After Self Inflicted Wound
Qsgood Indiana June 15 Garfield Peak died from a self inflicted wound given three weeks earlier. He had attempted suicide fearing he would die of consumption and passed away in the local area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qsgood
Ind
Garfield Peak
Ashanti Rebellion Flares Near Coomassie
A Prahsu dispatch reports another clash on the Coomassie relief line with 10,000 Ashantis surrounding Coomassie and 5,000 facing the relief force. Rebels’ leaders include Ashantuah, queen of Ofésu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
The
Daily Express
Prahsu
Coomassie
Ashantuah
Ofésu
Election in Havana Heats Up As Mayoral Race Heats Up
Havana reports growing voter interest ahead of the mayoral election. Nationalists claim 4,000 of 24,000 registered voters, while Senor Aula supports Estrada Mora and Gen. Sanguilly backs Mora's track record. Nationalist candidate Gen. Alejandro Rodrigues avoids interviews but signals cautious optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Senor Aula
Senor Estrada Mora
Julio Sanguilly
Mora
Alejandro Rodrigues
Rodriguez
Gomez
Multiple U S political and social notices from 1900s era items
Logan arrives in Manila from San Francisco on May 16. Emma Bruce of Atlanta dies after a carriage accident. John F. Baker named secretary of the Chilean claims commission. Fourth Michigan district GOP renominates Hamilton for Congress. Colon agent in Kingston plans Panama Canal labor recruitment. Rev. John J. Sheahan dies in Buffalo at 35. Eugene Clapp named NY rapid transit supervising engineer at 4000 salary. First Vermont Democrats nominate Otero Neacham for Congress. Second district backs Dr. O M George. Michael Joyce, Buffalo labor leader and saloon keeper, stabbed near heart by George Fisher. condition precarious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Clapp
Chicago
New York Rapid Transit Commission
Vermont
Otero Neacham
Brandon
Congress
O. M. George
Bellows Falls
Michael Joyce
Buffalo
George Fisher
Trains Collide and Riots Hit China and U S
The summary notes multiple dispatches including a collision of two trains on the Southern railway near Atlanta with deaths and injuries, a separate wreck near Asheville injuring crew, a riot at Yun-Naz-Fu with missions destroyed, and evacuations as 2000 troops were requested from Russian and British ministers. Also reports a Japanese cruiser arrival at Taku and notable deaths in Mobile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taku
China
Richard Hooker Wilmur
Alabama
Mobile
Tien Tsin
Southern Railway
Atlanta
Yun-Naz-Fu
Inland Mission
Santa Fe
Hutchinson
Kan
J. Patton
Wm. Burtch
Geo. Kown
Patton
Asheville
Tennessee Editorial Association
Georgia Delegation Back Bryan at Kansas City Convention
Georgia's delegation to the Kansas City convention was instructed to cast its vote for W. J. Bryan. Delegates named were Boykin Wright of Augusta J. J. Spalding of Atlanta Wylie B. Burnett of Athens and Lewis F. Garrard of Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Kanaan City
Jefferson City
Wm. J. Stone
Wm. H. Phelps
Lon V. Stephens
David H. Ball
Kansas City
Bryan
Atlanta, Ga
Georgia
W. J. Bryan
Boykin Wright
Augusta
J. J. Spalding
Atlanta
Wylie B. Burnett
Athens
Lewis F. Garrard
Columbus
National Game Results Across Three Cities
Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Boston won all three games played yesterday. Box scores note pitchers Weyhing Hughey Criger Bernhard McFarland for Philadelphia. Lewis Clark Wade Dell Zimmer for Boston. Newton Kahoe Howell McGuire for Brooklyn. game umpired by Hurst Emslie O'Day. Played at New York Wet grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Rae St. Louis
Philad’a
Weyhing
Hughey
Criger
Bernhard
McFarland
Hurst
R.H. E. Boston
Pittsburgh
Lewis and Clark
Wadedell
Zimmer
Emslie
Cincinnati
Newton and
Kahoe
Howell and
McGuire
O’day
New York
Market quotes and grain and live stock prices from Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Market page lists flour prices for spring and winter grades, grain quotes for wheat and corn on track, oats sales, and live stock figures for hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calves with ranges for quality and packers. Prices vary by grade and product across categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
City
Chicago
Vicar in Spalding Paints Church and School
Rev. G M MacDonald of St John the Baptist Church Spalding England painted his decayed church and school himself as funds were scarce deigning to serve parishioners. He notes other clergy like Rev C H Wood and Rev C Sellwood have likewise built or crafted for their communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. M. MacDonald
St. John the Baptist
Spalding
England
MacDonald
Mr. MacDonald
Church of England
C. H. Wood
St. George's, Preston
C. Sellwood, Goodwin
St. Aidan
York
Lancashire
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Botha
Boler
Biwabik
Minn
Hale Mine
Here
LP. Stark
W. Hattai
L. Chaivert
P. Hanson
C. Marock
Vien Tsin
J. H. Hollander
McKinley
Porto Rico
Hollander
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Mrs. Gladstone
Indiana State News
Ifts Accusera
Uken
Logan
San Francisco
Manila
Emma Bruce
John F. Baker
Michigan
Hamilton
Colon
Kingston
Jamaica
Panama Canal
John J. Sheahan
Erysipelas
Pet
Eeaeenee
Dt. Reeseingly
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