Reports From Pekin and Seymour Death Stir Japan
Sensational dispatches recount the murder of foreign ministers at Pekin and the death of Admiral Seymour. The press says Japan may act with or without powers’ approval. Military and naval officers are busy as the Hiroshimwa division under General Fukushima is expected to sail within days. The Russian cruiser Rurik has reached Yokohama with the new Russian minister to Japan and will depart for Taku promptly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Seymour
Japan
Hiroshimwa
Fukushima
Rurik
Yokohama
Taku
Tragic Narrow Gauge Rail Accident Claims Two Men
Engineer Richard Riecksaker of Chicago and Fireman Moses Livingston of Crown Point Ind died in a Brownell Improvement Co narrow gauge rail accident at Crown Point. Their engine derailed on a incline, trapping them in the cab as the boiler scalded their flesh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Riecksaker
Chicago
Moses Livingston
Crown Point
Ind
Brownell Improvement Company
Ricksaker
Livingston
Fatal Morrison Hotel Fire in South Bend
A blaze at the Morrison Hotel formerly the Glenview in South Bend Indiana killed one person and severely injured six guests. Fire investigators suspect incendiary origin. Moments after discovery a large explosion likely from gas rocked the building and spread embers to the lower floors. Guests panicked as flames swept the ground floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison Hotel
Glenview
South Bend
Ind
Examination of Rathbone in Havana postal fraud probe
Major E Rathbone, suspended director general of posts, is examined by inspectors on the Bristow investigation staff into Cuban postal frauds. The inquiry completes Bristow's duties and a report will go to Governor General Wood to decide if further steps are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rathbone
Havana
Major E. Rathbone
Joseph L. Bristow
Mr. Bristow
Wood
Tien Tsin Bombarded. Marines Sail to Aid Consulate
Acting Secretary Flackett received a cable from Admiral Kempff dated Che Foo June 21 reporting Tien Tsin under bombardment and destruction of the American consulate and foreign concessions. A relief party, including 130 American marines under Major Waller, is en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Flackett
Admiral Kempff
Che Foo
Tien Tsin
Tien I'sin
Major Waller
Missouri Governor bans cattle from many states over tuberculosis
Governor Stephens issues proclamation shutting out cattle from states and the Dominion of Canada where tuberculosis exists. States named include Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan and Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephens
Missouri
Maine
New Hamshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
The
Dominion of Canada
Bank Clerk Confesses Theft In Ohio Bank Case
Anthony J Hemsteger a clerk at Third National Bank of Piqua Ohio confessed to taking 1150 dollars from bank funds. An expert review of the books supported the claim and Flemsteger bond through The American Surety Company of New York is held good for the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J. Hemsteger
Third National Bank
Piqua
Ohio
American Surety Company of
New York
Flemsteger
Troops Move to Philippines From St Louis Depot
Troop M of the Sixth Cavalry led by Captain Cabell leaves Jefferson Barracks St Louis on a special train for San Francisco. There it will sail for Manila as transports are secured, joining troops A B D K and L of the same regiment at San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Sixth Cavalry
Cabell
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
San Francisco
Manila
Krugersdorp Occupied and Heilbron Routed in Orange River Colony
Lord Roberts reports General Hunter occupied Krugersdorp west of Johannesburg without opposition. General Methuen on June 19 routed a Boer force opposing his march into Heilbron in the Orange River colony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krugersdorp
Lord Roberts
Hunter
Johannesburg
Methuen
Heilbron
Orange River Colony
Muravieff Dies in St. Petersburg Overnight
Russian foreign minister Count Muravieff died suddenly in St. Petersburg after breakfast. He suffered an apoplectic fit and expired within minutes while arranging his noon meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Count Muravieff
Trade Review from Bradstreet's Weekly Report
Bradstreet's commercial agency notes mixed signals in weekly trade. Activity appears stronger than last year in some areas, with higher railroad tariffs and foreign trade indicators, while prices suggest a cautious outlook. Wheat and cotton prospects vary by region. iron and steel output shows resilience amid lower prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bradstreet
Southwest
Pacific Coast
United States
Dominion of Canada
Boy in St Louis Shot During William Tell Game
St Louis youths aged 12 and 9 played William Tell with a brick apple. Hoesle fired, hitting his companion Gor don Collier in the face, about an inch behind the left eye. Collier, taken to a physician, was not believed to be in critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Applie
Mate
Robert Noosle
Gordon Collier
William Tell
Collier
Hoesle
Tell
Doesle
PIMA INDIANS DESCRIBED AS DESTITUTE IN ARIZONA
Eight thousand Pima Indians on the Gila river reservation near Phoenix face severe hunger. S. M. McCowan of the Phoenix Indian Industrial school was ordered by the Indian department to probe the famine report. He found widespread destitution among the Pimas and Papagos, who subsist on mesquite beans and mescal paste, and endure extreme heat with little shelter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. M. McCowan
Phoenix
Arizona
Deputy Sheriff Named in St. Louis Murder Verdict
Coroner's jury in St. Louis found homicide for Deputy Sheriff Robert B. Marsh over Fred Bohne's death during Sunday riot. Marsh fled city as deputies resigned amid calls of murderer. Miss Tilda Ginnartz of St. Louis dispersed a mob of 200 with a revolver near South St. Louis while collecting rents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Fred Bohne
Robert B. Marsh
Marsh
Bohne
Tilda Ginnartz
Miss Ginnartz
South St. Louis
Suit Against an Ice Trust in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan three ice companies merged last spring and raised prices. Prosecuting Attorney Rodgers is pursuing action under the anti trust act of 1809. Companies face a $50 daily fine while the price fixing continues. Odd Fellows Bar Druggists and hotelkeepers are barred from state lodge benefits in Minnesota. The issue was decided in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Rodgers
Odd Fellows Bar
Minnesota Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
Order
St. Paul
Snake River Dam Destroyed by Dynamite Blast
The main gate of the Chengwatona dam on the Snake River a mile above Pine City Minnesota was blown out by dynamite. Up-river farmers blamed for the strike as land had been overflowed. Over six million people in India receive relief amid cholera related distress and Bombay saw a 200000 increase last week as destitute workers returned to the works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snake River
Chengwatona
Pine City
Minn
India
Bombay
Husband Fights Wife's Will and Buried Body Claim
Franz F. Brandt filed in New York to annul the 1804 probate of his wife Ben J. Brandt's will, contending the body sent from Chicago was not hers. He alleges the remains were blond, while his wife was dark-haired, and that the will left him only $1,000 of $26,000 for friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franz F. Brandt
New York
Ben J. Brandt
Chicago
Brandt
California
Boy finds cellar gold in Wade Street incident
A Cincinnati woman handed 230 dollars in gold to Sergeant Sneggling at Bremen Street station after her son George Kramer and two companions found the coins in a Wade Street cellar near Plum. The boys used the gold as marble chips in a game. Kramer won all the money and his mother, though poor, returned it to the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bremen Street
Cincinnati
Sneggling
George Kramer
Wade Street
Plum
Alfonso Churerch
Ruby Herz
Kramer
Pass Holder May Recover Damages Despite Risk Clause
In a Boston circuit court decision, Charles A. Whitney v New York New Haven Hartford Railroad, the appeals court ruled a traveler on a railroad pass can recover damages for injuries caused by railroad negligence despite pass stipulations that claim all risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Boston
Charles A. Whitney
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company
Strong Transportation Combine Alaska Northwest Territory Formed
A major transport consortium uniting White Pass and Yukon Railway, Canadian Development Company, and John Irving Navigation Company consolidates under one management with headquarters at Skaguay. The move signals a powerful integration of Alaska and Northwest Territory carriers. The report notes the consolidation was intended to streamline operations across the three firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Northwest Territory
White Pass
Yukon
Canadian Development Company
John Irving Navigation Company
Shich
Skaguay
Multiple incidents dominate crowded early 1900s news
Reports cover a sea rescue aboard the British steamer Maryland with Captain Baxter, his daughter, and eight crew from the Nelly after a June 11 sea abandonment. A Bowling Green and Maumee Valley electric car collision near Perrysburg To ledo injures Ross Quickle fatally and others. A deadly vapor bath fire in Atlantic City fatally burns Mrs Grace Chatterton. Northern Pacific Railroad buys St Paul and Duluth assets for 2 799 824. Des Moines auditorium fire damages the recently built structure. A Charleston Mass shooting at Bunker Hill day leaves William Hammond dead. Gen Joe Wheeler receives brigadier general commission and is assigned to the Lake department in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
London
Philadelphia
Baxter
Nelly
Maumee Valley
Ross Quickle
Perrysburg
Toledo
Ohio
Jealous Father Kills Adopted Daughter Then Ends Own Life
Thomas Bach aged 50 shot and killed his adopted daughter Mollie Bach aged 18 at the Bach farm eleven miles from Louisville Kentucky after she secretly married Newt Thorne. He fired a final shot as he killed her then killed himself. Mollie had shown him her marriage license four weeks prior. The tragedy followed vows of murder if she wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Bach
Mollie Bach
Newt Thorne
Bach
Louisville
Thorne
Yellow fever at Quemados among American troops
Yellow fever has broken out at Quemados eight miles from Havana where American troops are stationed. Fourteen cases have occurred with three deaths. Six are under treatment and all are expected to recover. Maj. Frank Edmunds and Mrs. Edmunds were among the stricken. Havana reports three cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quemados
Havana
Cuba
United States
Frank Edmunds
Edmunds
Boy Kills Father in Cincinnati Domestic Tragedy
In Cincinnati a drunken father, Herman Hammeyer, attacked his wife and daughter at midnight. His 18 year old son, defending them, grabbed a pistol and shot his father twice. The father died and the son is held for murder. Other items include a Kansas City grain elevator fire causing over 100000 dollars in damage and a Panhandle railroad landslide injuring several passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Hammeyer
Cincinnati
Kansas City
J. I. Davidson
Market Report From Multiple Cities
Regional price ranges for cattle hogs sheep and major grains across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee Buffalo and New York show varied values. grains include wheat corn oats and rye with mixed quality grades and regional quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Choice
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Wheat Prices Jump As Demand Surges Across Grain Markets
Wheat soared on major boards led by Chicago with July hitting 8 4 to 8 3/4 cents as buying rushes reflected short covering and speculator interest. In Minneapolis and Duluth prices rose little while weather in the Northwest curbed the crop outlook, with forecasts for a potential fall in yield from Dakotas and Minnesota sparking talk of $1 wheat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Board of Trade
Minneapolis
Chicago
Liverpool
Board of Trade
Dakotas
Minnesota
Duluth
Fleur
Amnesty Notice Extends U S Sovereignty in Philippines
War Department announces ninety day amnesty for Filipinos who joined the 1899 insurrection to renounce all ties with the rebellion and acknowledge U S sovereignty in the Philippine Islands. Immunity is provided for past actions, with liberty for the future, except for violators of the rules of war during active hostilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
War Department
Gen
MacArthur
Manila
Philippine Islands
World News Roundup From The Era Of Empire And War
Reports note King Otto’s frail health and paralysis while a British company plans a camphor corner. China’s Boxers suppression discussed, Morocco and Algeria spark holy war rhetoric. Czar builds arsenal at Corean Masampho port. Liverpool tropical diseases unit studies typhoid. aurora lights numbered twenty three found by London scientists. Queen Wilhelmina betrothed to Bernhard Henry. French elections favor Republicans. Emperor William offers 20000 for best war motor car. Swiss tourism earns 23 1000 000 yearly. Ex-Queen Natalia rejects reconciliation with Milan. Russia’s war debt pared to 964 000 000 rubles. British expenditures outpace revenue by 7 000 000 weekly. Britain adds 276 new periodicals. London hosts 2 246 newspapers. Finnish families sail to Canada. over 2 54 Finns carried by steamship line in ten months. Hamburg police threaten fines for overfilled streetcars during passenger checks.
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Otto Ia
Camphor
China
Morocco
Algeria
Corean
Masampho
Liverpool School of Tropical Diseases
London
Wilhelmina
Bernhard Henry
Saxe-Weimar
William
Switzerland
Natalia
Milan
Russia
Great Britain
Liverpool
Canada
Hamburg
Germany
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Heribune
Riek
Polttcal and
Kelizgiouw News
Tien Tain
Muravieff
Trade Review
New York Court
Norton's Bay
Oliver W. Scott
Tacoma
A. A. Keyser
Radziwill
Ameer
Afghanistan
Grace Chatterton
J. Howard Chatterton
Atlantic City
N. J
Northern Pacific
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
St. Paul, Minn
Des Moines
Charleston
Mass
Bunker
Henry E. Pargon
Somerville
William Hammond
Everett
Carnegie
Panhandle
Mount Washington
Andrew Malchofsky
Coney Taland
Illnois
Tower Hill
William Jennings Bryan
Kentucky
Douglas
Thirty-second Street
Forest Avenue
Henson Williams
Brazos County
Texas
Tire
Jackson Street
Short
Northweat
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