Foreign crisis deepens as China faces veiled war in Peking
Shanghai dispatches describe a near war state with 109,000 imperial troops manning Peking gates and anti foreign mobs pressuring legations. Reports cite 30,000 Chinese troops outside the city and preparations by American, Russian, and Japanese ministers for relief troops. ships and convoys move toward Chinese waters as Manila dispatches announce the Ninth Regiment’s deployment to China.
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Shanghai
Tien-Tsin
Tsen-Tsin
Legation
Peking
Tl&e
China
Pekin
Tung
Tsung -i
Shan-Hai-Kywan
Tien Tsin
Taku
Neih
In-Tai
Chun Lai Cheng
Ting
Manila
Bonaventura
Kongkong
Hongkong
Seymour
Concession sought on taxes for postwar private deals
Telegrams from Havana report Senor Perfecto Lacoste, secretary of agriculture, has asked Governor-General Wood to exempt from all fiscal taxes on documents owners of properties destroyed by the war who secure private settlements with their creditors by May 1, 1901. He argues the concession would aid planters burdened by creditors unable to cover stamp dues. He warns creditors aim to force favorable bargains to seize properties at a fraction of value.
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Havana
Senor Perfecto Lacoste
Wood
Senor Lacoste
British considers sending African troops to China
The British government weighs dispatching a substantial force to China from South Africa. It is unofficially thought Lord Roberts could spare a brigade or two, with transports in South African waters. The expedition’s commander would likely be General Sir William Nicholson.
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China
South Africa
Lord Roberts
South African
Sir William Nichison
Riches From Oklahoma Wheat Ranch Record
The Miller family, nine miles southwest of Guthrie, Oklahoma, rose from debt to a $160,000 fortune in four years by wheat farming on 40,000 acres. They expect to harvest 150,000 bushels, with 5,000 set aside as seed. First 10,000 bushels sold at 52 cents per bushel. The field spans 2,250 acres, harvested by 25 reaping machines. Threshing to begin next week.
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Oklahoma
Miller
Guthrie
Salt Fork
Tornado visits Beatrice Nebraska causes heavy damage
A Wednesday afternoon tornado struck Beatrice Nebraska causing extensive damage in the western and northern neighborhoods. It ripped through Court street lifting trees, tearing shingles, and lifting a large eight room house off its foundation. A barn lost a horse and a pig pen with porker was carried over rooftops to the riverbank. The twister moved in erratic paths, then headed north and east leaving many near misses. No reports from other districts yet.
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Beatrice
Neb
West End
Court Street
North
West
Colombia Revolution War Hinges On Frontiers And Armies
Reports from Carthagena and Bogota describe a large Colombian conflict with forces totaling 25 000 to 30 000 facing off violently. Government troops mounted 70 000 at various points and 15 000 main body bore the brunt. Rebels wield Mauser rifles and Maxim guns with a gunboat. government has four gunboats. Venezuela Ecuador and Nicaragua alleged aiding the revolutionists and influence may extend beyond. Santander rebels were driven from the field after a 21 day battle with 1 800 enemy dead 2 000 wounded and 1 800 captured. General Vasgas Santos among the prisoners and General Avelina Rosas captured Cartago.
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Colombia
Washington, D. C
Luis Cuervo-Marquez
Varios Points
Atlantic
Pacific
Venezuela
Ecuador
Nicaragua
Carthagena
Bogota
Santander
Vasgas Santos
Avelina Rosas
Cartago
Extinct Giants of Guam Forts and Mystery
In Guam, ancient fortifications loom across the islands. Giants could have built walls eight feet high or more, with a 10 by 214 by 6 cornerstone found twenty feet above ground. Natives with limited stone tools leave no trace of such architectural skill, raising questions about who or what built these immense structures and how they were raised.
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Guam
Isles
Yucatan
Graund
Camel ownership and use by British forces across colonies
The British government owns over 25 000 camels with thousands deployed in India to haul stores and equipment during regiment moves along the line of march.
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India
Orange Free State area and farm count report
The Orange Free State covers about 72 000 square miles and contains over 7 000 farms, according to the latest regional statistics.
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Orange Free State
Boer War Approaching the End Signals From Pretoria
Roberts telegraphed from Pretoria that the war nears its end as Baden-Powell secures Rustenburg and advances to join forces near Johannesburg by June 19. Buller at Standerton, and Botha reportedly at Middleburg, with a retreating Boer army and disarmament of leaders increasing pressure. Kruger moves the executive offices toward Nel Spruit as Durban readies to repatriate troops to China.
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Hans Eloff
Piet Kruger
Botha
Middleorg
Ian Hamilton
Robers
South Africa
Natal
Buller
Durban
China
India
Kruger
Lourenzo Marques
Machadodorp
Transvaal
Nel Spruit
The Noble Red Man Delegates at Republican Convention
The article notes 11 full blooded Indian delegates from the Indian Territory heading to Philadelphia for the Republican National convention to back McKinley. It mentions an Indian woman among delegates and contrasts Republican and Democratic selections of full bloods and half breeds. Hawaii also sends delegates though not a territory at the time.
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Red Man
Indian Territory
Philadelphia
William McKinley
Congress
Purell
South McAlister
McKinley
Hawaii
Monument Spending Foe to Will Contests in Pa Cemetery
John G. Taylor of West Chester has begun spending about $100,000 on monuments at Lafayette cemetery near Brandywine battlefield. He aims to preclude posthumous disputes over his will by erecting a white enameled brick shaft with a marble Christ figure from Carrara Italy and a $25,000 base for a General Lafayette memorial amid graves of his family.
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John G. Taylor
West Chester
Taylor
Lafayette Cemetery
Brandywine Battlefield
General Lafayette
Christ
Carrara
Italy
Philippine Surrender Report From Manila Campaign
Dispatches say General Macabulus surrendered to Colonel Liscum at Tarlac with eight officers and 124 rifle armed men. Senor Paterno released and conferring with Senor Buencamino on a peace platform. 200 sick Eighteenth Infantry return to camp. Funston attacks Lacuna near Papaya as troops chase insurgents under hot fire.
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Manila
Macabulus
Pangasenan
Emerson H. Liscum
Tarlac
Pedro Paterno
Senor
Felipe Buencamina
Eighteenth Infantry
Ancock
Lewis
Wheeler
Latuna
Papaya
Neuva Ecaja
Funston
Koehler
Fourth Cavalry
Thirty-fourthnfantry
U S Forces Engage Rebels In Philippine Stronghold Fire
Telegrams from Manila report no major engagements last week as Gen Triston and Gen Grant push an advance with five regiments and two guns against a mountain stronghold east of Biachabata. Captured Captain Roberts was held. rebels retreated, stronghold burned, 200 captured, 300 rifles and 25,000 rounds surrendered. Malaria sickens Cavite and Batangas units. 30 percent of Forty-sixth and Thirty-ninth regiments on sick list. Judge Taft and civil commission plan new laws effective September 1, with subjects divided among them.
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Manila
United States
Triston
Grant
Biachabata
Roberts
San Miguel de Mayumo
Cavite
Batangas
Taft
Civil Commission
Uncle Sam's Commerce Exceeds All Past Records
The fiscal year ending this month will surpass all prior years in U S exports by over 50 million dollars and manufactures by more than 75 million. Iron and steel, leather, mineral oils and cotton drive gains while agricultural and mineral products rise. Domestic merchandise exports in 1899 exceed 1.9 billion dollars for the fourth time in history.
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United States
Igco
Frank H. Hitchcock
Agricultural Department
Cable Flashes War News Across Global Events
Cable notices report mass killings in China with 360 native Christians burned at the stake. Lord Roberts faces criticism over strategy in South Africa while Kaiser Wilhelm attends a canal opening in Lubeck. A London collision kills three and injures 61. U.S. Ambassador White hosts a Berlin dinner for Johns Hopkins President Gilman. Mrs Gladstone dies after long unconsciousness. London war office tallies casualties to June 9 at 23,664 with many invalids. Negotiations with Kruger and Steyn advised to free up troops.
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China
Lord Roberts
Botha
Pretoria
Kaiser Wilhelm
Elbe-Trage
Lubeck
London
Windsor
United States
White
Berlin
Daniel C. Gilman
Johns Hopkins University
R. E. H. Winkel
Gladstone
William E. Gladstone
London War Office
Davy’s 1802 Electric Light and Desert Distances
The text notes Sir Humphrey Davy’s 1802 electric light using 2,000 cells over charcoal. It also claims Sahara as the greatest desert, measuring about 2,000 miles east to west and 900 miles north to south.
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Humphrey Davy
Saharah
Trade Review notes price readjustment and output trends
R G Dun & Co notes a period of declining prices yet emphasizes necessary readjustment for prosperity. Prices hover around 75 percent of 1860 levels, with 1892 peak history and 80 percent post 1900 recovery. Iron output rises modestly, but unsold stocks grow and furnace closures loom. Wheat and grain exports rise. June failures total 2.12 million dollars, with most losses in manufacturing and trade. John Lynch, 75, who shot himself in Berkeley, was a member of the 1876 Louisiana Returning Board.
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Pittsburg Gray
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Canada
John Lynch
Berkeley
Cal
Louisiana Returning Board
Hayes
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Philipsburg
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Center County Soldiers’ Monument and Curtin Memorial
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