News From Tien-Tsin Amid Onious Chinese Resistance
Reports from Che-Foo via Shanghai describe the siege at Tien-Tsin with 40,000 to 60,000 Chinese troops outside Peking. Admiral Seymour’s expedition is retreating to Tien-Tsin after heavy losses as 20,000 international troops, including 13,000 Japanese, arrive and prepare for a larger force.
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Che-Foo
Shanghai
Seymour
Peking
Col
Sehtelle
Tien-Tsin
Adm
Tien- Tsin
Taku
Japan
Chinese ministers depart Peking prompt calm among officials
Washington reports the Chinese foreign ministers and their families left Peking, easing nerves in official circles who see this as proof the imperial government recognizes the danger of harming diplomats. Wu's dispatch remains silent on departure details, leaving questions about passports and possible guards.
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Peking
Washington
Heath denies resignation rumor of Postmaster General
In New York Fletcher Heath, brother of Perry S Heath, denied a report that Perry planned to resign his Washington post. He said his brother was in New York on Monday and did not indicate any dispute with the administration.
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Perry S. Heath
New York
Fletcher Heath
Seventh National Bank
Perry S. ‘Heath
Washington
Travel agent Edward Marsh dies after operation in Chillicothe
Edward P. Marsh a traveling freight agent aged 40 died in Chillicothe Q on June 28 after an operation. He had been in the business for twenty years and was known in the SW. Funeral arrangements were pending.
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Chillicothe, Q
Edward P. Marsh
S.W
Delegates Arrive as Kansas City Prepares for Convention
Kansas City braces for the national convention with eastern reporters arriving and a flood of delegates expected Friday through Tuesday. Ex Governor Stone and Tammany leaders, plus delegations from Pennsylvania Montana Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Connecticut Rhode Island California Missouri and others, will converge for the July 4 sessions and declarations reading.
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Kansas City
Wm. J. Stone
Missouri
James Boyle
Tammany
Pennsylvania
Montana
W. A. Clark
Kansas
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
George Fred Williams
California
Wm. Sulzer
New York
Richard Croker
J. G. Murphy
Lincoln
Neb
Wm. J. Bryan
Sterling Price
Texas
Mr. Sulzer
Messrs. Croker
Murphy
Nebraska
Towne Nomination Speech Planned by Democratic Leader
Dulith Minn June 28 L A Rosing chairman of the democratic state central committee and delegate at large to the Kansas City convention will place the name of Charles A Towne before the convention as a candidate for vice president Towne was informed by Rosing that he would accede to the request and the nomination will be seconded by prominent party men from other states.
Firing Heard as British Officers Report Ashanti Skirmish
A London colonial office telegram from Prahsu Ashanti dated June 26 details Major Wilkinson reaching Bekwai June 19, Hodgson’s June 16 pledge to hold out to June 20, and reports of firing near Esumeja and hall signals. It cites Lt Burroughs with 500 natives moving north as rivers flood, and notes concern Hodgson may not endure after June 20 and a June 21 engagement with possible serious consequences.
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London
Colonial Office
Col. Willcocks
Prahsu
Ashanti
Maj
Wilkinson
Bekwai
Gold Coast
Frederic Mitchell Hodgson
Coomassie
Hall
Hsumeja
Békwai
Esumeja
Burroughs
Frederic Hodgson
Capt
Unidentified McDonough wreck victim identified in Atlanta
In Atlanta a body from the Mc Donough wreck sits at an undertaking establishment. Initially marked Elder W. H. Jensen of the Utah Mormon church, no claimant emerged. A Mormon elder suggested it could be Elder Bennison of Chattanooga. The man is about 35, dark, with a brown mustache.
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Atlanta
McDonough
W. H. Jensen
Mormon Church
Utah
Bennison
Chattanooga
Claim for Damages Withdrawn in Peru
From reliable information it is learned that the claim for damages against Peru by Edward Gottfried former United States consular agent at Trujillo has been withdrawn.
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Tima
Peru
Edward Gottfried
United States
Trujillo
Fresh fighting as Boers resist near Senekal
London dispatch reports Gen. Sir Leslie Rundle with a large force skirmishing entrenched Boers near Senekal, declining a direct assault. Elsewhere Boers northeast of Pretoria remain active, telegraph lines between Standerton and Newcastle cut, while De Wet and Botha reportedly form a non surrender compact with 3,000 men and three guns.
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London
Leslie Rundle
Senekal
Pretoria
Standerton
Newcastle
Redvers Buller
de Wet
Orange River
Botha
Kruger
Machadodorp
Laurenco Marques
The
Times
Transvaal
Middleburg
Unwise Move Suggested to Halt St. Louis Industry
Reports claim offers were made to urge local manufacturers to close plants and suspend operations until the transit boycott ends. A prominent manufacturer declined to canvass, saying a shutdown would worsen conditions for manufacturers and workers, risking widespread paralysis. Several leaders noted they heard of the idea but deemed it unwise.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Co
Filipino Leaders Released After Oath of Allegiance
Nine insurrection leaders including Generals Pio del Pilar Concepcion Garcia and Alvarez were released in Manila after taking an oath renouncing revolution and acknowledging American sovereignty. Senor Buencamino took the oath on Monday in a move seen as encouraging others to accept amnesty. In New York, Rev. Dr. Frank Chase of Danville N Y was hospitalized in Binghamton after a period of nervous prostration and mental distress.
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Manila
Pio del Pilar
Concepcion
Garcia
Alvarez
Philippines
Otis
Senor Buencamino
Jeffries Plans Fight with Ruhlin on August 25
James Jeffries the champion heavyweight pugilist says he will fight Gus Ruhlin on August 25 if his injured arm in a plaster cast is fit by then. If not, he will still give Ruhlin the first chance.
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Jeffries
Rublin
New York
James Jeffries
Puzilist
Gus Rublin
Ruhlin
Earthquake Shocks Cordova and Malaga in Spain
Violent quake struck early Tuesday morning in Cordova and Malaga. Residents rushed into the streets as the tremor lasted seven seconds. In Malaga some houses collapsed briefly but no serious injuries were reported.
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Madrid
Cordova
Malaga
Man Swallows Ten Dollar Bill While Chewing Tobacco
Wabash Indiana June 28 Andrew Sundheimer proprietor of a meat market reports he swallowed a ten dollar bank note while chewing tobacco. The bill stuck to the moist plug and was chewed into pieces before he realized what happened. He fearfully hoped the note could be redeemed but now doubts its value. Despite the loss the man continues his tobacco habit and reports no change in behavior.
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Wabash
Ind
Andrew Sundheimer
Sundheimer
Sondheimer
Levee Gates Break Flood Swamps 2000 Acres near Clinton
Two thousand acres of grain along the Wabash river were flooded when levee gates broke near Clinton Indiana. The sluice is reported dynamited and the flood reaches about 20 feet with vast damage to corn and wheat. Loss estimated at 340000.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wabash River
Clinton
Postal lineman charged with Pittsburgh man’s murder remains at large
Terre Haute Indiana June 28 Walter Cox a postal telegraph lineman who is charged with killing G W Crothers of Pittsburgh by striking him over the head with a chair in a saloon brawl has not been captured A letter Crothers wife sent from Pittsburgh the day before his death says she dreamed he had been killed Crothers remains were sent to Pittsburgh
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Terre Haute
Ind
Walter Cox
G. W. Crothers
Pittsburgh
Crothers
Crother
Engineer Suffering Severe Hiccoughs After Wabash Run
Jonas Hughey, passenger engineer for the Wabash railway at Peru Indiana, was attacked with severe hiccoughs while on duty one week ago Tuesday. The condition has caused hiccups averaging 40 per minute and required heavy compresses to prevent organ damage. A recovery appears possible as hiccoughs drop toward 22 per minute.
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Peru
Ind
Jonas Hughey
Wabash Railway
Storm Sweeps Wisconsin and Midwest Causing Severe Damage
A massive June storm tore through Black River Falls Wisconsin and extended into nearby states with extensive damage. Constructions infrastructure trees and poles were toppled. three workers were injured as a brick wall collapsed near an old furnace. Local crops suffered heavy losses and strong lightning marked the event.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Universalist
D. J. Spaulding
Conrad Olsen
Edward Linnell
Herbert Adams
Green Bay
Wind storm sweep hits Northeastern Nebraska towns
Specials from Bancroft Homer and Norfolk report a disastrous wind storm across Northeastern Nebraska. Small grain was blown flat and corn damaged while many trees and small houses were blown down. Winnebago reservation saw greatest damage with several agency buildings blown away. No known deaths or serious injuries.
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Lincoln
Neb
Bancroft
Homer
Norfolk
Nebraska
Winnebago Indian Reservation
Lightning Injures Six Children at Bullard Farm
Six children were injured during a severe storm at the Bullard farm home of Harvey Queen in Whiting Iowa. The building collapsed but did not burn. Vena Queen 15 was pulled from the ruins alive but dying. the other children suffered painful but not serious injuries.
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Whiting
Harvey Queen
Bullard Farm
Vena Queen
Missing Cincinnati agent sought in Paris suit and murder claims
Rushville Indiana June 28 Charles F Dale an insurance agent from Cincinnati is missing and possibly fled to Paris He is wanted to answer a suit for 25 000 damages brought by Birdie M Unwin of Cincinnati alleging assault and is alleged to have murdered four relatives to secure property
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Rushville
Ind
Charles F. Dale
Paris
Cincinnati
Birdie M. Unwin
Thunderstorm Ravages East. Youth Killed by Lightning
Storms sweep sections of Connecticut with severe thunder, lightning strikes kill Francis F. Wall sixteen, while the New Haven line station at Berlin is struck and destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at ten thousand dollars.
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New Haven
Francis F. Wall
Hartford
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railway Co
Berlin
Detective escort returns with wary fugitive in tow
In Indianapolis on June 28 W. S. and Mrs. Taylor arrived at the depot where their daughter met them. He wore a shaved mustache and presented a weary hunted appearance. Two private detectives who served as his bodyguard on the eastern trip accompanied him back.
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Indianapolis
Ind
W. S
Death of Johnston in Morrison Hotel Fire
South Bend report states John R. Johnston a sewing machine agent died from laryngitis after becoming crazed in his room during the Morrison hotel fire and remaining trapped for two hours before rescue. He is named as the third victim of the blaze.
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South Bend
Ind
John R. Johnston
Morrison Hotel
Johnston
Prohibition Party to Campaign on Liquor Question
The Prohibition party plans a single issue national campaign focused on ending liquor traffic. Nominees for president likely Rev S C Swallow of Harrisburg or John G Woolley of Chicago. The Chicago convention opened with 37 states represented and about 700 delegates attending.
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Chicago
Prohibition Party
Rev. S. C. Swallow
Harrisburg
John G. Woolley
New Voice
Prohibition
Oliver Stewart
National Committee
1St Regiment
Floral Queen Chosen in Vincennes Parade Vote
Miss Helen Kackley daughter of ex Postmaster Jas E Kackley won the Floral Queen contest with 11447 votes at five cents each She will reign over the Elks Fourth of July flower parade in Vincennes Indiana.
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Vincennes
Ind
Helen Kackley
Jas. E. Kackley
Tragic double shooting ends in barber’s death in Fort Wayne
William Nahrwald a 35 year old barber shot and killed his wife then killed himself after a quarrel in Fort Wayne Indiana. The motive remains unknown though neighbors heard arguing minutes before the shots.
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Ft. Wayne
Ind
William Nahrwald
Kentucky bride elopes to Indiana for wedding train ride firsts
Leslie V. Murrell and Mattie V. Rigs of Cane Valley Kentucky eloped to Jeffersonville Indiana. The 24 year old bride experienced her first train ride and first sighting of a steamboat during the trip.
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Ohio Falls
Ind
Leslie V. Murrell
Mattie V. Rigs
Cane Valley
Jeffersonville
Forest Fire Threatens Aitkin Area as Winds Drive Flames
A heavy forest fire burns two to three miles west of Aitkin Minnesota with no rain for over two months. Winds drive the flames threatening nearby settlers and heavy property losses are expected due to the tinder dry woods.
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Aitkin
Minn
Milan man killed by crowbar accident on railroad
Osgood Ind June 28. Charles Tanner fell while working on the B and O 5 W railroad near Milan and was impaled on a crowbar, the weapon piercing his entrails and causing death.
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Osgood
Milan
Charles Tanner
Read hotel fire in Petersburg causes $4500 loss
Petersburg Indiana June 28 The Read hotel burned with unknown origin. Loss valued at 4500 dollars with 2500 dollars insured.
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Petersburg
Ind
Read
Captain Samuel Lockard Dies in South Bend
South Bend, Ind June 28 Capt Samuel Lockard veteran of 43 battles in the rebellion is dead at age 64 in this city He is mourned by friends and former comrades of the army reporting his long service and participation in numerous engagements.
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South Bend
Ind
Samuel Lockard
Statue of Raphael Semmes Unveiled in Mobile Alabama
A life size bronze statue of Raphael Semmes, late Confederate Navy admiral, was unveiled in Mobile Alabama. The ceremony took place June 28 with Samford state officials in attendance.
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Raphael Semmes
Mobile
Ala
Confederate. Navy
Ands. Samford
the State
Delegates Instructed For Bryan At Kansas City Convention
Arkansas delegates to the Kansas City convention were instructed for Bryan. Dresden reports King Alberto of Saxony suffers from bladder cancer. Republicans renominate Con gressman Thomas Butler in Sixth Pennsylvania. The steamer Patrician sails from New Orleans to Cape Town with 1040 horses for the British army. Judge Dorsey W. Shackleford renominated by Democrats in Eighth Missouri. Rufus E. Leste renominated for sixth term in Georgia. Anthracite railroads announce a 25 cent per ton coal price rise effective July 2.
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Alberto
Saxony
Pennsylvania
Thomas
Butler
Patrician
New Orleans
Cape Town
Dorsey W. Shackleford
Congress
Eig Hth
Missouri
Rufus E. Leste
Georgia
Provisional Notes From War and Domestic Affairs
Reports indicate a Weth Sin mission burned by rebels last Monday night. Perry S Heath may resign soon. British Maj Maurice and Commander Craddock lead a 550 strong force to Tien Tsin. Logan transport with 9th Infantry sails from Cavite to Che Foo. Atlanta nearly ready. possible service and moves to European waters. Major transit strike at St Louis shows little disruption beyond boycott and extra police. British consul cites June 19 order for legations to leave Peking within 24 hours. Kempff cable notes Peking relief expedition entrenched eight miles from Tien Tsin.
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Perry S. Heath
Maj
Maurice
Craddock
Tien-Tsin
Atlanta
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Kentucky
St. Louis
Adm. Kempff
Peking
French ambassador calls on president before departure
Washington reports M. Cambon the French ambassador sought action from the president on the eve of leaving for France. M. Thiebaut first secretary of the legation will serve as charge during the ambassador's absence.
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Washington
Fraser River Rises Rapidly Across BC Regions
Vancouver reports the Fra zer river continues to rise with unprecedented speed from Delta to Ashcroft. Water levels are much higher than typical for the season, signaling widespread flooding and potential impact across communities along the river.
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Vancouver
B. C
Frazer River
Ashcroft
Baseball Roundup: Cincinnati and Pittsburgh Win
Baseball brief notes that Cincinnati and Pittsburgh won the two games that were played yesterday, marking the only results reported.
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Cincinnati
Pittshurch
Market Report from Cincinnati and Chicago Grains and Livestock
The Cincinnati report shows flour prices from 2.05 to 4.60 in various grades and stable grain quotes with No 2 red wheat at 87 88c, corn at 44 40 track, oats at 26 27c on track, and mixed rejects around 25 14c. Live stock prices list hogs from 4.70 to 5.35, cattle mostly 3.25 to 5.10, sheep 2.50 to 4.00, and veal calves around 3.50 to 5.50. Chicago figures mirror wheat with No 2 red around 84 85c and other futures quotes across grades.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Indo-China village of madmen backs brutal sink or swim test
The New York World describes Ban-Ketineé in Laos as a village of about 300 families where all residents are deemed insane. A ritual river immersion tests possession. if the person sinks they are committed to the mad village, otherwise rescued and freed. In this culture, rationality is rare and most people are labeled pipop at some point.
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Indo-China
Ben-Ketineé
France
New York World
Laos
Namagume
Ban-Keune
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