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06 Jun 1900
Page 1
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Newspaper
Connersville Daily News
Location
Connersville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1900
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reads as a quirky editorial note noting preference for examples over rules. It references pills and an ignored beyond. No clear event or identifiable entities are readable.
Federal inquiry reveals a plotted murder on the Balsas River in Guerrero state. Frenchmen MM. Cournmont and Pepin were killed to obtain cash, with local authorities and a guide implicated in the conspiracy. The incident spanned bitter disputes and a complex web of accomplices in the small town of Copy Ho.
London dispatches detail Pretoria's surrender with Gen. Rotha reporting civilians surrender and most Boer forces escaping. Lord Roberts signals victory while British leaders toast the general and the empire expresses gratitude.
Long dispatches recount the South African campaign around Pretoria with details of a capitulation plan. Troops threaten to march on the town as twelfth battalion reports a surrender conditional on terms. Reports note escort of women and children to be protected and remaining prisoners.
A mob seized a Black man named Askew in Mississippi City after the murder of Christine Weinstein near Biloxi. He endured brutal torture, including hanging, fire, and threats, while officials and bystanders watched. two other men were taken into custody.
From Manila June 6 reports say American forces aboard the 26th Infantry disembarked at Tables island in four columns, engaging about 60 rebels who retreated. The action yielded 1 prisoner, 10,000 rounds of ammunition, and unspecified articles. 40 men of the 26th remained as guards while others returned to Romblon.
A $20 000 damage suit challenges Standard Oil of Indiana over alleged wilful waste of natural gas. Madison County Circuit Court case tests constitutionality of a state law that imposes a 200 dollar daily fine for gas waste, a ruling previously sustained by the Supreme Court, with Standard Oil reportedly ignoring it.
Coroner Wilitus of Whitley County ruled on the case of Jon Wolford of Churubusco after a suspicious death involving large quantities of chemical agents. The article also notes related blackmail inquiries in Newcastle and legal actions in Shelbyville and Indianapolis, including court arrivals and indictments.
A brief forecast and local notes describe sunrise and sunset times, with showers in the south and fair conditions expected. Santa Fe is highlighted as the state capital with dedication ceremonies and a military pageant reviewed from the capitol steps by Governor Otero as the salute was fired at sunset.
In Brownsburg Indiana June Carl Clark found a bullet lodged inside a large carp. The wound was apparently made years earlier and the bullet had become embedded and overgrown by the fish flesh. The report notes a possible earlier hunting incident with uncertain details.
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