Clearing the Coast Forces Take Bacoor and Imus in Philippines
Troops of the Fourteenth Ninth and Twenty first crossed the Zapote River after a fierce assault driving insurgents from Bacoor trenches. About 70 enemy dead 150 killed 300 wounded estimated. American losses 10 killed 40 wounded. next battle expected at Imus. Arms losses by Dewey claim tied to Spanish prisoners. Manila reports note heavy destruction and refugee flows.
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Manilla
Imus
Bacoor
Fourteenth
Zapote
Ninth
Twelfth
U. S. Navy Yard
Twenty-first
Lawton
Fourth Cavalry
Cavite
Dewey
Chicago
Anderson
Philippines
Las Pinas Fs
Aguinaldo
Admiral Watson Takes Command In Hongkong Station
Admiral Watson has arrived at Hongkong and assumed command of the Asiatic squadron relieving Captain Barker of the Oregon. Barker will return to the United States aboard a mail steamer and await orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson
Washington
Admiral Watson
Hongkong
Comof
Barker
Oregon
Admiralty
Manilla
Cap‘ain
United States
Mob Lynching in North Carolina Leaves One Dead
In Morehead City on June 16, a mob freed Lewis Pat from a fort jail and killed him with fifty five shots. E B Werks was murdered last week, and the lynching party ignored his statements, accusing others of involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehead City
N.C
E B. Werks
Lewis Patcolored
Fort
French Ambassador Cambon to Receive Harvard LL D Honor
The French ambassador M Cambon will receive the LL D degree from Harvard University in recognition of his public services in the peace negotiations between the United States and Spain. He travels to Boston June 20 and will be escorted by Governor Wolcott and state officials. The degree is to be conferred on June 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambon
Harvard Univerity
Washington
M. Cambon
University of Harvard
United States
Spain
Boston
Harvard
Wolcott
Grafty Grafters Rule Under Kruger Threats War
A. C. Reh reports from Chicago that Boers rule under Kruger is intolerant and absolute, with 30 000 Boers controlling 200 000 English and American whites and 800 000 Kaffirs. He says only war with England can topple the republic and notes Modderfontein monopoly on dynamite fuels tensions. Kaffirs and Uitlanders pay all taxes while foreigners fear destruction if war breaks out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
A. C. Reh
Transvaal
England
Kruger
Johannesburg
Modderfontein Company
Status of Buffalo Strike disrupts port and shipping
Buffalo reports a serious strike impact as many freight boats idle and vesselmen unsettled. Freight handlers held a large meeting and again voted to stay out until grievances of Erie freight handlers are remedied. Erie railroad offers 5 cents an hour versus 14 to 20 cents previously, but workers demand 15 to 20 cents or nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Red Erie
Erie Railroad
Negro workers brought in to break strike at Fleming mines
The Western Coal and Mining company imported 175 African American workers from Tennessee and Alabama to Fleming, where stockades surrounded Missouri Pacific mines. Union miners contested their entry but made efforts to block work, reporting no major disturbance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Western Coal and Mining Company
Tennessee
Alabama
Fleming
Missouri Pacific
Chief Devery Explains Role in Fitzsimmons Jeffries Fight
New York June 16 Chief of Police Devery testified at the Mazet inquiry explaining why he warned against stopping the Fitzsimmons Jeffries prizefight and then allowed the bout to proceed to a knockout finish. Devery defended prize fighting and the Horton law saying the recent contest was lawful and clean. The committee adjourned to August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devery
New York
Moss
Horton
Lynching Fear Besets Randolph County After Attempted Assault
In Randolph county near Wedowee a Black man believed to be Harry Phillips tried to assault Miss Sophiiana Whaley. The mob pursued Phillips after a shootout at the suspect’s home wounded three others. Phillips escaped but a lynching may follow upon capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Wedowee
Randolph County
Harry Phillips
Sophiiana Whaley
Phillips
Damages Filed Over Monday Primary Rights in Louisville
Three damage suits filed against city officials allege maltreatment and unlawful arrest following Monday's Democratic primaries. Lead plaintiff Frank A. Lentz seeks 50,000 against Mayor Weaver Chief Hanger Public Safety Board and four officers. Ed Ramser and G F Tracey seek 5,000 each on similar grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Frank A. Lentz
First Ward
Weaver
Hanger
Board of Public Safety
Ed Ramser
G. F. Tracey
Payne predicts gold standard monetary reform in Congress
Milwaukee June 16 Henry C Payne Republican committeeman from Wisconsin fresh from New York says a plan for revising the monetary system will be approved and formed into a bill to place the United States on a gold standard. He expects no special session and dismisses retirement rumors about Senator Hanna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Henry C. Payne
National Republican
Wisconsin
New York
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
United States
Friends of
Payne
Congress
Hanna
National Republican Committee
Albanian bands attack Servian villages with Turkish aid
Belgrade reports Albanian bands aided by 2000 Turkish regulars assault several Servian villages in Javlonitza district. Many men killed and wounded on both sides. Turks overpower frontier guards and blockade three villages. Servian troops ordered to repulse invaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Javlonitza
Lion Brutus Escapes Neglects Dwellers in Indianapolis
A lion named Brutus escaped from an animal show in a residential area of Indianapolis on June 16. It leaped across the street, barged into a grocery store, and entered a butcher shop ice box to eat meat. A bite on a man’s hand led to the animal being overpowered and recaptured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Brutus
Couple killed by a bull near Huntington
In Huntington Indiana on June 16 George Laurie and his wife were killed two miles south of town when Laurie was attacked while feeding stock. The bull charged and crushed both victims after a desperate struggle and the couple died at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
Ind
George Laurie
Insurgents Take Flight as Filipino Commander Withdraws
Imus evacuated as General Noriel and his troops abandon Imus during the night. Noriel moves toward Binang on Laguna de Bay south with 100 wounded in tow. The mayor says residents welcome American forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manilla
Imus
Las Pinas
Noriel
Binang
Laguna de Bay
Georgia Governor Declares Anti-Trust Stand
Atlanta June 16 Governor Candler will attend the anti trust convention in St Louis in September and has advised Governor Sayers of his intention He says I am against a trust wherever I see one and If am against them to stay He calls a trust a bad thing and notes it crushes the individual and eliminates competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Candler
St. Louis
Sayers
Abduction Case Trial Details Revealed in New York
Bella Anderson alias Carrie Jones testified in the George Barrow kidnapping trial over Marion Clark. She described a Brooklyn to Sloatsburg trip with the child. Barrows were in the same car but seated apart, confirming her earlier confession of the abduction and flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
New York
Bella Anderson
Carrie Jones
George Barrow
Marion Clark
Brooklyn
Sloatsburg
Barrows
World Wheat Crop Estimates Tighten in 1899 Report
The agricultural department circular summarizes foreign crop reports up to June 10. A British estimate places the 1899 world wheat crop at about 2.504 billion bushels, down from 2.748 billion in 1898, a drop of nearly 8.9 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agricultural Department
TONS OF GOLD Spring Clean Up in Yukon Region Immense
A large amount of gold dust and nuggets landed at White Horse rapids from Dawson City on June 9. Over one ton was officially checked at White Horse by officers. Skaguay hotels hold gold dust with guards on duty. Richest Klondike claim No 17 Eldorado, owned partly by Mr Heacock of Quebec, has 35 men at work. cleanup valued between 1.2 and 1.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yukon
Skaguay
Seattle
Wash
White Horse Rapids
Dawson City
White Horse
Klondike
Dawson
Eldorado
Heacock
Quebec
Cigars In His Wooden Leg Exposed in Columbus Prison
Columbus Ohio June 17 Authorities jailed 15 prisoners after a tip led to a cigar theft ring. A veteran thief with a wooden leg named John Thomas hid 40 cigars inside the hollow leg, prompting punishment for the gang and a sharp rebuke of the clever ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
John Thomas
Thomas
John
Attorney Weeks Overruled in Grand Jury Proceedings
New York June 17 Justice Fursman overruled an objection by M Weeks and Battele representing Roland B Molineux to the court's jurisdiction to submit the case to the grand jury. Arguments adjourned to next Monday for affidavits and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weeks
New York
Mesers
Battele
Roland B. Molineux
Grand
Justice Fursman
Supreme Court
M. Weeks
Ex-Senator Coyle and Costello Cleared by Dauphin Grand Jury
The Dauphin county grand jury ignored the bill of indictment against Ex-Senator John J. Coyle and Michael J. Costello of Philadelphia. They were charged with corruptly soliciting Representative John Engler to vote to reconsider the McCarrell jury bill in the state House last February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
John J. Coyle
Michael J. Costello
Philadelphia
John Engler
Lycoming County
McCarrell
House of Representatives
Newfoundland fisheries commission report delayed publication
In London on June 17 Mr. Chamberlain said the fisheries commission had rendered its report but would not publish it until the government decides on its future action after consulting colonial governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
House of Commons
Chamberlain
Democratic State Central Committee Fixes Zanesville For State Convention
The Democratic state central committee chose Zanesville as the convention site with August 1 and 2 set for the gathering. Delegates will be apportioned by the Chapman vote, with William Mooney of St Marys named chairman, Thomas Cogan of Cincinnati secretary, and W H McCabe of Coshocton sergeant at arms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Democratic State Central Committee
Zanesville
Chapman
William Mooney
St. Marys
Thomas Cogan
Cincinnati
W. H. McCabe
Coshocton
Minister Storer and the Queen
Madrid June 17 The newly appointed minister to Spain Mr Bella my Storer was received in a formal audience by the queen regent. There were no speeches. The queen regent was amiable and complimentary toward Mr Storer and inquired cordially concerning President McKinley’s health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storer
Madrid
Spain
Bellamy Storer
McKinley
Severe hailstorm shocks Nebraska towns with glass shattering hail
Severe atmospheric disturbances sweep Nebraska after the Herman cyclone. June storms drove residents to cellars as rain poured across the state. In Prosser Adams County hail shattered every pane in the village.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
Herman
Prosser
Adams County
Pittsburg Miners Fail To Settle Vein Scale Differentials
Pittsburg district miners conclude two days of talks without agreement on pay differences between thick and thin vein scales. Parties agreed to reconvene to continue discussions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Regents select Wheeler as UC president at ten thousand
The Regents of the University of California chose Benjamin Wheeler of Cornell to succeed Martin Kellogg as president. He will receive a salary of ten thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Regents
The
University of California
Benjamin the Wheeler
Cornell
Martin Kellogg
Chicago population tops two million in police census
Chicago reached 2,088,043 residents after a census by the police department. Chief of Police Ripley announced the milestone, noting the city has surpassed the two million mark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ripley
Woman Fatally Shot in Lafayette Alley
Mrs William A Hoover was fatally shot as she moved through an alley toward her home in Lafayette Indiana on June 17 Two boys are under arrest each accusing the other of the shooting and police investigate the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Ind
William A. Hoover
Uncle Sam's Books Treasury Cash and Gold Reserves
Washington reports available cash balance 273,039,377 dollars and gold reserve 225,221,376 dollars as of June 17. The figures reflect the treasury position and monetary assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam's
Washington
Treasury
Filipinos Repulsed Near San Fernando After Rail Cut
In Manilla on June 17 and near San Fernando, about 5 000 insurgents attacked General MacArthur’s lines. The Iowa and Kansas regiments led the defense, repelling the attackers with 75 killed and many wounded. Americans suffered 14 wounded. Aguinaldo allegedly directed the assault. Luna’s assassination is reported by a released Spanish prisoner who says Luna was killed after a tense exchange.
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Manilla
Apalit
MacArthur
San Fernando
Iowa
Kansas
Aguinaldo
Luna
Candaba
Cebu
Hamer
Tennessee Regiment
Iloilo
Nebraska
Troops For Philippines From Washington June 17
Government faces difficulty increasing the Philippine army to 35000 by August 1. About 6000 troops bound for the Philippines remain in the United States and will not reach the theater for five or six weeks. War Department officials push to speed departures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Washington
War Department
Canadians Loyal To British Crown Says Earl of Abe deen
In London on June 17 the Earl of Abe deen, former governor general of Canada, stated Canada is thoroughly loyal to the British crown. He dismissed any thought of annexation to the United States and noted French Canadians as leading supporters of a direct British connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
London
Earl of Abedeen
United States
Anniversary of Bunker Hill Celebrated in Boston
The 123rd anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill was marked in Boston with a Charleston center of demonstration. Marines and sailors from the North Atlantic squadron joined thousands of spectators in parades and an ovation for the Marines. Commanded by Col. H. C. Cochrane, battalions from Newark Indiana Massachusetts Washington and Lancaster marched, followed by four companies of sailors under Captain B Train.
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Boston
Bunker Hill
Charleston
North Atlantic
Port
Newark
Texas
Indiana
Massachusetts
Wabash and
Lancaster
H. C. Cochrane
Collision on Puckett's Creek Leaves Speeder Shot
In Harlan County Kentucky on June 17 a clash between Lee and Taylor faction members on Puckett's Creek left a man named Speeder shot. A group of Harlan county citizens heads to the scene to urge the combatants to return to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesboro
Lee
Taylor
Puckett’s Creek
Harlan ‘County
Speeder
Harlan County
Gunboat Napidan Shells Filipino Forces Near Taguig
Navy gunboat Napidan under Captain Franklin attacked Filipino forces near Taguig while General Wheaton fought inland. The bombardment scattered 500 insurgents, destroyed a supply train and barracks, and left nearly 60 dead with many wounded. The lake area south of Muntulupa was reported cleared.
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Manilla
Fourteenth
Imus
Salitran
Napidan
Franklin
Wheaton
Taguig
Muntuilupa
Murder Traces Back to Tampa Officer in Ross Case
Havana reports heavy coverage of Minnie Ross murder. Fred Krause in custody for murder. uniform found in his room matches one he allegedly wore when a lieutenant in the Florida volunteers. Krause linked to a wealthy Tampa family. evidence remains limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Minnie Ross
Fred Krause
Krause
Florida Volunteers
Tampa
Calm Before the Storm in Kentucky
A messenger from Manchester reports quiet conditions while Judge Eversole delays Hyden court due to risk through Clay County. Sid and Lee Baker, allies of the Whites and Howards, travel home ready to fight if needed. The calm is seen as precursor to a coming storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manchester
Eversole
Hyden
Clay County
Sid and
Lee Baker
Disaster in Caledonia mine claims twelve lives in two blasts
An official account from Glace Bay Cape Breton details two explosions at the Caledonia mine of Dominion Coal. Six men died in the first blast near the deep pump, and five more perished in the second blast as rescuers attempted to reach the fire. John Johnston, assistant manager, was among the killed. Rescue efforts continued for hours but were overwhelmed by gas and smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
Caledonia
Dominion Coal Company
Glace Bay
Cape Breton
Thomas Johnston
John Johnston
Vixen gunboat seizes Bluefields harbor authority
From New Orleans on June 17 Mr. J W Fitzsimmons reports Bluefields politics quiet. The American gunboat Vixen has crossed the bar and taken position just inside the bay entrance. It commands the bay town mouth of the Bluefields river and holds the Nicaraguan custom house and the army post on the bluff at the harbor entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
J. W. Fitzsimmons
Bluefields
Vixen
Rio Grande Flood Reaches Record 40 Feet at Eagle Pass
The Rio Grande valley flood devastates property worth about 300000 dollars. Eagle Pass river rose 40 feet isolating the town and threatening numerous ranch hands and Mexican settlers along the Nurees river with heavy loss of life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Eagle Pass
Nurees River
Instructions to Troops Requisition for Camp Equipment
Lexington Kentucky June 17 Colonel Williams of the First Kentucky State guards received instructions from the lieutenant general to have captains and officers of Middlesboro Barbourville Williamsburg Winchester and Somerset companies make requisitions at once for complete camp and field equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Williams
Kentucky
Harlem County
Middlesboro
Barbourville
Williamsburg
Winchester
Somerset
Cherry Pickers to Go to St Louis for Elks Grand Prize
The Cherry Pickers of Toledo, Toledo’s crack Elk drill squad, won the grand drill prize at the last two national Elks meetings. They will depart on Monday for St Louis to enter the grand prize drill. The unit consists of 82 men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Crack Elk Drill
The
Elks
St. Louis
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