Wrecked Southern Railway Train Kills Thirty Five Near McDonough
A Macon branch passenger train hit a washout one and a half miles north of McDonough Georgia. Thirty five people died in the wreck and fire. The Pullman sleeper survived with no occupants harmed. Many bodies were cremated.
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Atlanta
Macon
Southern Railway
McDonough
Win. A. Barclay
J. FE. Wood
Athinta
H. Hunnicutt
J.P. Sullivan
W.W. Bennett
At- Tanta
EF. Maddox
At-lanta
W. Pate
W. J. Pate
H.R. Cressman
Pullman
George W. Flournoy
D. &. Wightower
Stockbridge
W. W. Spark
Elder Henson
Florida
J. KR
Nashville
Tenn
W. O. Ellis
Bridgeman
Y. Griffith
J. A. Rhodes
John Brantley
White
Will Green
W. L. Morrisett
Lawrence
Extra
Ed Byrd
Robert Spencer
Colimbus
Columbus
Camps Creek
Oemiurgee
Flagman Quinlan
Excursion Train Wreck Near Green Bay Kills Eight
A northbound excursion train bound for the Saengerfest collided with a freight at De Pere, Wisconsin, injuring thirty four and killing eight. Dead include Ed Ruskie and Lawrence Plank of Fond du Lac, and several Oshkosh residents. The wreck, caused as trains collided while entering a side track, left two engines and two coaches destroyed.
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Green Bay
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern
Saengerfest
Depere
Here
Ed Ruskie
Fond du Lae
Lawrence Plank
George Li
Lloyd
Eden
Charles Miersoa
Oshkosh
Burt Ives
Ashland
Matt Korcher
Adam Weber
Fred Wagner
Wm. Kauffman
Chas. Reaping
J. J. Schmitz
Thos. Lamb
Jos. Landerman
B. Frotling
Edward Rebendeau
H. Floyd
Ed Carr
Herman Ross
Jean Carr
Depere High School
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Transvaal Situation Report From Lord Roberts
London reports Lord Roberts summary of Transvaal incidents. Standerton seized stock and Dutch residents evacuated. British prisoners moved to Machadodorp. Ian Hamilton took Neidelberg. Broadwood cavalry skirmish dispersed enemy, six captured. Noningspruit post attacked. culverts burned and later repaired. Holingpruit casualties 37. Roberts and Botha exchange letters.
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London
Transvaal
Lord Roberts
War Office
Pretoria
Puller
Standerton
Machadodorp
Ian Hamilton
Neidelberg
Broadwood
Noningspruit
Roonstad
Cape Town
Holoningspruit
Louis Botha
Quiet Sunday Ends Transit Strike Tension in St Louis
St Louis reports a calm day as transit cars ran freely amid rain and unions sent members to a Belleville picnic. Deputy sheriffs reduced to 500 on duty this week with 1 000 on rolls for July 4, and motorman J N Stilson dies from May riot injuries, his Hastings Neb. family noted.
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St. Louis
Great Street Railway
Transit Co
Belleville
Ill
J. N. Stilson
St. Louis Transit Co
Indemnity Demand Renewed Over Armenian Massacres
Constantinople June 25 Lloyd C. iiscom United States charge d affaires presented a fresh note to the Ottoman government demanding an immediate reply to the U S indemnity claim linked to American losses during the Armenian massacres. The note is not an ultimatum though its firmness surprised the porte and signals U S intent to pursue the issue.
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Constantinople
Lloyd C. Iiscom
United States
Heavy rains cause heavy damage across Birmingham region
Birmingham Alabama reports continual rain through June with daily rainfall all month. Total rainfall since April 1 reaches 24.92 inches, nearing the region's typical annual total of about 40 inches, signaling substantial flood risk and property damage.
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Birmingham
Ala
Peril in Pekin zone as 10000 international forces contend
London reports ten thousand troops strive to maintain footholds and aid the Pekin legations amid rising peril. Allied forces in Tien Tsin battle and suffer heavy casualties, with naval and Russian units involved. Details from Che-Foo indicate heavy bombardment, limited food, and continued reinforcements arriving at Taku. A separate Iowa incident ends with a man’s suicide after a violent attack.
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London
China
Pekin
Adm
Seymour
Tien Tsin
Taku
Admiralty
Che-Foo
Lien Tsin
Shanghai
Hillebrandt
H. M.S. Barfleur
Chinese Death Toll Reported Near Tien Tsin
Report from Taku indicates more than 4,000 Chinese killed with runners arriving saying a foreign force engaged Chinese forces 40 miles west of Tien Tsin. Shanghai supposes the force was Admiral Seymour's, last noted in the region.
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Taku
Tien Tsin
Shanghai
Adm
Seymour
Four Americans Killed in Ambush Near Tien Tsin
Navy bulletin from Washington says four of Waller's command were killed and seven wounded in an ambush near Tien Tsin on June 21. A force of 2,000 is being sent to relieve Tien Tsin. Adm. Remey is ordered to take the Brooklyn to Taku and offer transport of army troops to Gen MacArthur.
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Washington
Navy Department
Adm
Kempff
Che-Foo
Tien Tsin
Waller
Secretary of the Navy
Remey
Brooklyn
Takiu
Gen. MacArthur
Prospects of Peace Reported in Manila
Gen. MacArthur formally answers Filipino leaders peace proposals approved by a representative meeting. He says all personal rights under the U S Constitution would be guaranteed except trial by jury and the right to bear arms. Promoters of the peace movement work on a revised draft of the seven remaining provisions.
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Manila
Gen. MacArthur
United States
Death of Maj. Charles M. Schaefer Found in New Prague
The body of Maj. Charles M. Schaefer of the 14th Minnesota volunteers and a retired regular army officer was found in New Prague cemetery. A bullet wound to the head and a revolver beside the body suggested suicide. Schaefer, aged 42, had notable service in western Indian wars before retirement.
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New Prague
Minn
Charles M. Schaefer
Minnesota Volunteers
Schaefer
Cyclone Kills Three In Guthrie Region
A cyclone crossed Beaver county in Oklahoma Territory on June 25 killing Henry Bardwell Steve Bird and Abe Weightman and fatally injuring William Hamburger and Paul Rhodes. The storm swept roughly 60 miles across the area.
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Guthrie
O. T
Beaver County
No Man’s Land
Henry Bardwell
Steve Bird
Abe Weightman
Wm. Hamburger
Paul Rhodes
Oldest Railroad Conductor Henry Finehout Dies
St Paul Minnesota June 25 Henry Finehout aged 81 believed to be the world oldest railroad conductor died at his home. His 60 years of service included never having an accident and a long uneventful career on the rails.
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Cedar Rapids
Charles Mefford
James Fitzsimmons
Fitzsimmons
St. Paul, Minn
Henry Finehout
Central block fire in Laconia causes major loss
The Central block on Main street in Laconia New Hampshire was gutted by fire with damages around 60000 dollars.
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Main Street
Laconia
N. H
J. R. Gamble
Yankton
S. D
Jos. Wheeler
Department of the Lakes
Chicago
Sunday News In Brief Highlights World and Local Turmoil
Senator Hanna returns to Cleveland while Jay Cooke suffers an apoplexy in Philadelphia. A London suicide, a mine explosion near Champion Michigan, a 50 cent dispute ending a hackman’s life in Birmingham. Bulgaria skirmishes kill 90 and wound 3723. Samara unrest. US and Russian relief efforts at Tianjin fail, stronger forces planned. Kentucky Republicans invite W S Taylor to stump eastern Kentucky.
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Senator Hanna
Cleveland
Jay Cooke
Philadelphia
Champion
Mich
Henry Thomas
Hackman
Birmingham
Ala
Martha Sanders
History of China's division into foreign spheres of influence
The article traces foreign control in China from early port leases through 1899, detailing German and French concessions such as Kiaochow and Kwangchauwan, Russian Port Arthur and Weihaiwei arrangements, British Weihaiwei, and growing German trade presence. It notes military fortifications, railway ambitions, and the broader influence race among Russia, Britain, Germany, and France.
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Hina
Macao
Canton
Hong Kong
China
Japan
Formosa
Liaotung
Gulf of Pechili
Russia
France
Germany
Kiaochau
Coaet
England
Kwangchauwan
Letchau Peninsula
Tonkin
Gulf of Tonkin
Yunnan
Yunnanfu
Kigochau
Great Britain
Szechuan
Ital
Shantung
Port Arthur
Manchuria
Talienwan
Weihaiwet
Gulf of
Pechili
Weihaiwei
Siukung
Niles
Ian
San Mun
Swanton
Amoy
Fuchau
Chefoo
Tien-Tain
Shanghai
Hes
Mine Flood in Oak Hill Mine Floods Oak Hill Pits
In Lielleville Alabama on June 25 miners blasting at the Oak Hill coal mine accidentally opened an abandoned water-filled excavation. Water rushed into the Oak Hill pits with great force flooding the mine and nearly killing fifty workers who were saved by the mine engineer's heroic actions.
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Lielleville
Oak Hill
Belleville
Cincinnati Wins In Rain Shaped Sunday Baseball Card
Cincinnati defeated an unspecified opponent 5 to 3 while St. Louis rain postponed their game. Pitchers Griffifth Garvin Chance and Nichols Hahn and Peitz were credited, with Ames hire Swartwood noted.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Griffitth
Garvin
Chance and
Nichols
Hahn and Peitz
Ameshire
Swartwood
Market Report From Cincinnati And Chicago June 23
Cincinnati market notes include flour grades and prices, grain quotes for wheat corn and oats, and live stock prices for hogs cattle sheep lambs and veal calves. Chicago prices list wheat corn and oats with multiple grade distinctions and on track figures.
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Cincinnati
City
Chicago
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