Buller’s Defeat Report From Tugela River Step Back
London dispatch reviews a serious reverse near Chievely as General Buller’s force fails to force passage at Tugela River. Artillery and gunners are laid low by close range fire, with two field guns saved only by effort and shelter among wagon teams. Capt. Schofield helps salvage two guns amid heavy losses.
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Buller
London Special
Chievely
Tugela
Long
Donga
Schofield
Philadelphia Wins National Republican Convention Site
The Republican National Committee met in Washington and fixed June 19, 1900, in Philadelphia as the convention date and location. On the first ballot Philadelphia led with 13 votes to Chicago 20, St. Louis 9, New York 7. A second ballot showed Philadelphia with 25 votes, forcing Chicago to 238? (text uncertain). Philadelphia’s selection was then made unanimous after contest and take over.
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Republican National Committee
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Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Guatemalan Revolution Affects Eastern Departments
Guatemalan government bulletin details a revolutionary attempt in the eastern departments. Troops pursue revolutionists across the frontier into Salvador and Honduras. Venezuela’s Consul at Colon reports a blockade of Maracaibo, captured by Hernandez’s forces, with no ships allowed in or out until further orders.
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New York Herald
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Salvador
Honduras
Colon
Marecaibo
Hernandez
Death in a Prize Ring at St Louis Club
In a preliminary bout for a Tommy White versus Kid Broad match at the St Louis Athletic Club Henry Neise and Fred Bellerson fought fifteen rounds. Bellerson knocked Neise down twice and Neise died soon after. police halted the main bout and arrested the managers while Bellerson escaped.
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St. Louis Athletic Club
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Kid’ Broad
Cleveland
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St. Louis
Fred Bellerson
Utah
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Neise
White Broad
Fire Fatalities in Williamsburg Tenement Blaze
In Williamsburg, Brooklyn, three people died when a rear tenement fire at 300 South First Street raged. Fire and police saved several others as flames roared and the blaze intensified before dawn.
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Williamsburg
Brooklyn
N.Y
South First Street
Tragic Death At Frankfort Mill Fly Wheel
William T. Morris an engineer at the Wetherer rolling mill in Frankfort Indiana was instantly killed by the great fly wheel. He was hurled against the ceiling and his bones were shattered with his brains scattered about the room. He leaves a widow and one child.
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Norrible
William T. Morris
Wetherer
Frankfort
Ind
Blown to Pieces at Slate Quarry Killing Shocked Pa
J Oswald Parsons aged 23 was killed at the United States slate quarry in Pen Argyl Pa when wind spread powder ignited by a blast as he prepared to set it off. The blast caused an instantaneous death. Secretary Gage orders anticipated January interest on US bonds totaling about 5.6 million dollars to be paid immediately without rebate.
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J. Oswald Parsons
United States
Pen Argylie
Parsons
Gage
Trade holds its strength long year end Dun report
R G Dun & Co weekly trade review notes hesitation at year end yet describes strong demand and contracted productive forces. It cites wide use of contracts, rising wool prices, interior price pressures, and improved road costs while noting cotton held back and weekly failures 221 in the United States and 33 in Canada.
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Dun
R. G. Dun & Co
Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Fortune Found in Sod Cabin Romance of a Home Run
Eleven thousand dollars in currency found in the sod cabin of Mrs. Lucy Slimientt who died on her claim in the Cherokee strip near Hunnewell Ram. She formerly Miss Crow, daughter of farmer W D Crow of Putnam County Indiana, a former instrumental music teacher in Greencastle. At 20 she married against her father's wishes. When the Cherokee open ran, she urged her husband to claim and ran herself after delaying, securing a claim, divorcing, and living alone the last six years with neighbor aid.
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Cherokee Strip
Hunnewell, Ram
Tlannicutt
Miss Crow
W. D. Crow
Putnam County
Indiana
Greencastle
Ind
Fall Kills Army Captain in Washington Bicycle Accident
Capt. J. C. Ayers of the ordnance department U S A was killed in Washington D C by a fall from his bicycle and being run over by a team. Born in Wisconsin he was appointed to the army from that state and graduated from the military academy in 1871. He served three years in the infantry before transferring to ordnance, and about a year ago moved from New York to Washington for duty as assistant to the chief of ordnance. His wife is the daughter of Gen Rodman.
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J.C. Ayres
Washington
J. C. Ayers
Ordnance Department
D.C
Ayers
Wisconsin
Army
Military Academy
New York
Chief of Ordnance
Gen, Rodman
Kansas Law Declared Invalid By State Supreme Court
The Kansas State Supreme Court in Topeka ruled that a law barring corporations with more than ten employees from paying in scrip or other money is unconstitutional, creating an unlawful distinction between larger firms and smaller ones. The court also upheld a law restricting hours worked on public projects.
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State Supreme Court
Topeka
Khan
United States
SHIPS LOST ON LAKES WITH SEASON SUMMARY
A season ending recently saw forty two vessels lost on lakes with total tonnage 8,195 and value 226,200 dollars. Underwriters cover these losses, with some ships later repaired. Last year, fifty eight ships were lost totaling 29,104 tons, affecting freight rates. this year the impact is muted.
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Marine Insurance Bulletin
Four Mountaineers Kill Each Other in Shelby Gap
Kentucky men Alexander Bryant John Mullins John Craft and David Craft went to Shelby Gap near Whitesburg on business. A quarrel led to Bryant being shot dead. The others fled the region. Subsequent gunfire wounded Mullins, who died later. The Crafts were killed in the ensuing exchange as Mullins died from his wounds.
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John J1. Mullins
John HW
David I. Craft
Shelby Gap
Whitesburg
Bryant
Mullins
J. W. Wright
Crift
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Anglo-American railway doubt halts Far Eastern talks
The London Morning Post reports considerable doubt over the Anglo American railway negotiations between Han Kow and Cuanton. Officials expect the matter to stall, with Russian and French agents amid claims of a Chinese front change.
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China
London Morning Post
Han Kow
Cuanton
Bank clerk Morphy gets nine year term for $70000 theft
Santiago Morphy, a young bank clerk from Mexico City, was found guilty after a lengthy trial of robbing the National Bank of Mexico City of $70,000. He is sentenced to nine years in prison. The case draws attention to corruption within financial institutions.
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Three Trains Wrecked Near Princeton NJ
A freight wreck on the New York division of the Pennsylvania Railroad between Plainsboro and Princeton New Jersey killed Hugineer Speigler and Tireman Hen icker and injured Brakeman Zog baum. About thirty cars were destroyed as three trains were damaged and tracks blocked.
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N. J
New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
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Henicker
Zogbaum
WILL MARK ALASKA BOUNDARY DELIMITATION DEFINED
Great Britain appoints P. King meteorologist at Ottawa as its representative in delimiting the provisional boundary between Alaska and Canada at Lynn Canal under the Oct 20 modus vivendi. The United States designates O. H. Titman, assistant superintendent of the coast and geodetic survey, to act for the US government.
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Ottawa
Alaska
Canada
Lynn Canal
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Coast and Geodetic Survey
MURDERS HIS YOUNG WIFE IN WHEELER MICHIGAN
Theodore Nelson aged 60 shot and killed his 28 year old wife at Wheeler Michigan after her refusal to accompany him to St. Louis He failed to kill himself when neighbors rushed in The incident follows a feud sparked by the attentions of David Goddard of Wheeler
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Nelson
David Goddard
St. Louis
Market Prices Across U S Cities for Cattle Hogs and Grains
Chicago and other major markets report cattle mostly 2.50 to 8.75 per cwt with highs near 8.25 for prime cattle and hogs from 3.00 to 4.75. Wheat varying by grade from 65c to 75c, corn 30c to 41c, oats 22c to 32c, rye 50c to 58c. Regional notes include Milwaukee pork meal 8.50 to 9.00, New York butter 28c, eggs 10c to 22c, and clover seed 4.80 to 4.90.
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Congress Will Shape World Affairs This Session
A survey of the Fifty-sixth Congress shows debates on the currency bill dominating House activity with committee expansions and adjournments. Senate actions include sympathy for the Boers, naval inquiries, and pension law codification plans while nominations and investigations proceed.
How Quickly We Can Think According to Richet
Prof Richet argues in his lecture on Nerve Vibrations that nerve impulse transmission cannot exceed ten or twelve times a second. He suggests a psychological unit of time for rapid thoughts and sensations, warning that faster rates would make sound electricity and light appear as separate undulations.
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