Pekin attacked as Russian relief force reaches capital
Shanghai reports say the Russian relief force arrived outside Pekin and opened fire on two sides while Chinese forces renewed attacks on foreign legations. أخبار describe bombardment from two directions, condemnations over Taku destruction, and rumors of massacres.
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London
Pekin
Shanghai
Daily Express
Legations
Tung Fah Siang
Tung Ching
Taku
Berlin
Korietz
Mandschur
Japan
Armstrongs
Yum-Nan-Fu
Wu-Hu
Zechuan
Tien Tsin
Daily News
Seymour
United States
Thomas
Manila
Nagasaki
Times
Adm
Li Hung Chang
Boers threaten Roberts lines as telegraph cuts feared
London June 20 reports suggest Boer forces under Devilliers and Hermann may have breached Lord Roberts lines near Ficksburg. Telegraph wires cut or damaged, outpost skirmishes daily, and Braamfontein’s position near Bethlehem noted as temporary Free State capital. Casualties from June 14 and June 7 actions add to missing lists.
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London
Lord Roberts
Rundle
Ficksburg
Devilliers
Hermann
Steyn
Bethlehem
Free State
Lourenco Marques
Mualana
Swaziland
Laurenco Marques
Bloemfontein
Daily Mail
War Office
Leeuw Spruit
Kroonstad
Vredetort
St. Louis Riots See Shootings and Boycott Moves
Rioting in St. Louis continues with two shootings last night. Peter Bonifer, a saloon keeper, was shot in the foot on a passenger wagon near a transit line car amid alleged posse comitatus presence. Winnie Allen was seriously wounded by a shot fired by a posseman. Mahlon traveled to Chicago Detroit and Cleveland to ship 450 regulation buses for boycott use and to buy automobiles in Cleveland. A dynamite blast on the Easton avenue line near Pendleton avenue injured motorman Wi Butholtz while conductors and five police remained shaken but unharmed.
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St. Louis
Peter Bonifer
Posse Comitatus
Winnie Allen
Mahlon
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Transit Co
Easton Avenue
Pendleton Avenue
Wi. Butholtz
Hill Backer Support Surges in Kentucky
Democratic leaders in Kentucky see Roosevelt as helping Republicans cut the chance for a western running mate for Bryan at Kansas City. While Benjamin F. Shively of Indiana remains favored by many delegates, Judge W S Pryor biases toward David Bennett Hill with some eastern backing seen as expedient.
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Frankfort
Gov. Roosevelt
Kansas City
Benjamin F. Shively
Indiana
Bryan
W. S. Pryor
David Bennett Hill
New Yorker
Shively
Hill
van Wyck
Six Persons Injured In Hotel Walton Elevator Fall
A seven story elevator plunge at the Hotel Walton in Philadelphia at midnight injured six people including J. G. Pringey from Oklahoma Territory and Brenton F. Hall from Belding Michigan. Pringey and Hall suffered broken legs, Dr. Camden of Texas broke an arm and leg, and others including Walter Hunter of Delaware Marcus West of Washington and an unnamed elevator boy were treated. two were hospitalized. The accident caused intense excitement.
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Philadelphia
Walton
J. G. Pringey
Oklahoma Territory
Brenton F. Hall
Belding
Mich
Burton
Walter Hunter
Delaware
Marcus West
Washington
Camden
Texas
Pringey
Hall
Insurrection in Bulgaria Spreading Reported
Bucharest reports the Bulgarian insurrection expanding as military forces kill fifty peasants at Duran Lehah, signaling widening violence and regional turmoil.
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Bulgaria
Bucharest
Duran-Lehah
Woodruff Named NY Vice Presidential Candidate
Philadelphia reports Lieutenant Governor Timothy L. Woodruff will be presented as New York’s vice presidential candidate at the national convention after a four hour session. The Ohio delegation backed George B. Cox for committeeman as Norris and Stewart trailed, while Roosevelt’s fate remained in play with Hanna’s influence and Long favored by some. Some Indiana and Kentucky delegates debated Roosevelt and Bradley’s positions, with Bradley declining to have his name placed.
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Philadelphia
Timothy L. Woodruff
New York
Roosevelt
Hanna
Woodruff
Ohio
Geo. B. Cox
Cincinnati
M. A. Norris
Youngstown
Cox
Norris
Chase Stewart
Springfield
Gen
Chas. Tick
Indiana
Secretary Long
Bradley
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Platt
Quay
Deaths and fires span world and Pittsburgh reports
In the Philippines a long death list from dysentery to peritonitis includes Jacob Givens Joseph LoVeil Ernest Z Seeley and others. A Pittsburgh boiler plant fire destroys adjacent facilities at $115 000 loss insured. National political maneuvering centers on Roosevelt with stampedes and rumor of a contested nomination.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Carroll Porter Boiler and Tank Co
James Rees & Sons Co
Sota
National Committee
Credentials Committee Sets Officers After Convention Adjournment
Philadelphia June 20 The committee on credentials met after adjournment and organized by electing Sestreno E. Payne of New York as chairman and Col. Chas. Dick as secretary. A roll of states was called to determine representation.
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Philadelphia
Ses Reno E. Payne
New York
Col
Chas. Dick
Death of Mrs Beveridge Shakes Indiana Senator’s Family
The widow of United States Senator Albert J. Beveridge of Indiana died in a Danville New York sanitarium on Tuesday morning from heart failure after several months of illness. The committee on permanent organization had nominated Senator Lodge for permanent chairman and continued Chas W Johnson as secretary during the convention.
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Philadelphia
Committee On Permanent Organization
Gen. Grosvenor
Ohio
Thos. N. Hastings
New Hampshire
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Chas. W. Johnson
Minne
Beveridge
Indianapolis
Ind
United States
Aibert
Old Indianapolis Policeman Denja min Thornton Dies
Denja min Thornton longtime Indianapolis police officer and detective of note died aged with over 25 years service in the force. The obituary notes his long connection with the city police and his career as a detective.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Denjamin Thornton
Pastor acquitted in Mishawaka fraud case
Rev. W. S. Tracer pastor of the Methodist church was acquitted by a jury in Mishawaka Indiana after being accused of defrauding Wm Sandilands in a horse and cow trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mishawaka, Ind
W. S. Tracer
Methodist Church
Wm. Sandilands
Fire damages Hilde Brand Bros. implement shop in South Bend
A locomotive spark sparked a blaze that destroyed Hilde Brand Bros. implement shop in South Bend Indiana. Loss estimated at 2500 dollars with 600 dollars covered by insurance.
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South Bend
Ind
Hildebrand Bros
Fire destroys Schmelzer spinning works at Werdau
Telegrams report major fire in Werdau Germany gutting the large Schmelzer spinning works. Admiral Schley notes his squadron freed from quarantine in Montevideo. The Knight Bachelor sails from New Orleans to Cape Town with 1600 horses for Britain. Knights of Honor in Buffalo rescind a hazardous task classification for Christian Scientists. Billy Hanrahan of New York loses to Tommy West of Brooklyn in the 17th round at Coney Island Seaside Sporting Club.
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Schmelzer
Werdau
Germany
Adm
Schley
Montevideo
Knight Bachelor
New Orleans
Cape Town
Supreme Lodge, Knights of Honor
Buffalo
Billy Hanrahan
New York
Tommy West
Brooklyn
Seaside Sporting Club
Coney Tsland
Russian Troops Deployed to Taku and Tien Tsin Developments
Four thousand Russian troops are sent from Port Arthur to Taku China. The Woo Sung viceroy reportedly assures Shanghai foreign settlement safety. Gen MacArthur ordered to send three regiments to Tien Tsin and Adm Remey to dispatch the Oregon to Taku.
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Paris
Taku
France
Port Arthur
China
Woo Sung
Shanghai
Gen
MacArthur
Tien Tsin
Adm
Remey
Oregon
Forger Sentenced to Eight Years in Havana
Clarence Mayer, extradited from the United States, has been convicted of forgery and sentenced to eight years in prison.
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Forger
Havana
Clarence Mayer
United States
National League Baseball Results Across Cities
The articles report yesterday's games with Brooklyn Chicago Cincinnati and New York securing wins. It lists score lines innings and battery pairings plus umpires for each contest reflecting a bustling day of baseball across multiple clubs.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
R. H. FE
Leeford
Pittsburgh
Griffith
Nichols
Waddell
Schriver
Hurst
Rhe
St.Louis
Weyhing
Robinson
Hahn
Peitz
Terry
Boston
Willis
Clements
Kitson
McGuire
O’day
RH. E
Philadea
Mercer and Warner
Pratt, Conn, Mcfarland and Douglass
Emslie
Pet
Philadelphia
Ceeseeee
St. Louis Teneeereners
Market Report Showcases Grain and Live Stock Prices
Cincinnati notes steady wheat and corn pricing with No. 2 red around 75 to 80 cents on track and yellow corn about 43 to 45 cents. Live stock sees hogs from 4.60 to 5.40, cattle 3.50 to 5.25, and sheep 3 to 4.50, while Chicago futures list wheat at 46.8 to 78.5 cents and corn near 39 to 40 cents for June through August contracts.
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Cincinnati
City
Chicago
Ananat
Chicago Market and the Growth of Nearby Towns
The article explains how Chicago acts as a central market drawing products from towns within about a hundred miles. It highlights Rockford as a major furniture center with Swedish workers and questions who earns profits along the supply chain. Milk, butter, and cheese shipments via railroads sustain many small stations like Freeman and Belvidere, fueling regional factory activity and transport revenue.
Chicago Milk Supply Shipped From Elgin Area
From the northern and western territory around Chicago, Elgin serves as a center for butter eggs cheese and milk sent daily to the city. Not less than 300 car loads of milk arrive each day with about 400 cans per car and four cars per shipment.
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Chicago
Belvidere
Elgin
Freeman
Freeport
Marengo
Value of Farm Lands in the Chicago Area
The Chicago market, feeding a high cattle flow from the western plains, boosts dairy land values by 100 to 200 percent. Second rate land near the city asks $100 per acre, while farther west land is cheaper. Farmers rely on Chicago’s dairy demand and freight routes to profit from dairy cattle and feed shipments. Wright A. Patterson.
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Chicago
Great Plains
West
America
City of
Mexico
Towa
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconali
Ilinois
Wright A. Patterson
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Roberts
David B. Hill
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Tennessee
Dolliver
Lafayette
Paul Bartlett
Republic
Carrere & Hastings
Thomas Hastings
Philippines
Wolcott
Taylor
Bloomington
Coonassie
Col. Wilcox
Colonial Office
Willson
Royal Irish Fusiliers
Carter
Coomassie
Tammany Executive Committee
Tammany
Joliet
Aurora
Waukegan
Kankakee
Kenosha
Rockford
Union
Rock+ford
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