Conference of United Jewish Charities in Chicago
A Chicago conference of United Jewish Charities runs June 11 to 13 at Lina Temple. About fifty delegates from major U S cities will attend with Dr Hirsch addressing June 12. Other speakers include Dr Frankel Dr Berenberg and Prof Morris Loeb chaired by Max Senior.
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Chicago
United Jewish Charities
United States
Lina Temple
Indiana Avenue
21St Street
Hirsch
Frankel
New York
Berenberg
Philadelphia
Morris Loeb
Max Senior
Jewis Charities of
Cincinnati
Behring Sea Open Shipping Opens to Cape Nome
Letter from Dutch Harbor dated May 15 reports the Behring Sea ice has left the area and navigation to Cape Nome is open. A crew member of the Fischer Brothers schooner says Indians from the Islands confirmed Behring Sea is clear for vessels bound for Norton Sound.
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Searr_e
Wash
Behring Sea
Cape Nome
Fischer Brothers
Dutch Harbor
Behring Hen
Nerton Sound
Boxers Threaten Railway as Chinese General Fears Boxers
London dispatch from Yien Tsin dated June 6 reports Gen Nieh and sixty troops traveling toward Pekin. They reach Lofa to find plate layers cabins burning and telegraph poles cut. Villages near the railway show Kill all foreigners banners. Nieh refuses to advance, fearing the boxers. Traffic to Pekin unlikely until foreign powers control the line.
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London
Yien Tsin
Tien Tein
Pekin
Nieh
Lofa
Rothstein to Inspect Russian Loan Opportunity in US
London dispatches say M. Rothstein of St Petersburg will arrive in the United States as a government agent to assess a possible Russian loan. Leading bankers doubt he can place a loan of any size before the presidential campaign ends, in the coming months.
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New Yorke
London
M. Rothstein
St. Petersburg
United States
North Borneo Uprising Reported Amidst Bitter Fighting
A Victoria dispatch states the Empress of Japan delivered news of a renewed North Borneo uprising. Refugees in Labuan report widespread discontent with the chartered company rule. The clashes left British dead and seven wounded, while Chinese fatalities reached twenty five and surrounding areas suffered extensive destruction.
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Cuiano
Victoria
4. C
Empress of Japan
North Borneo
Labuan
Kilpatrick Refit by Erie Basin for San Francisco Philippines Run
Erie Basin shipping arm starts reconstruction of the Kilpatrick at a cost of 48000 for service between San Francisco and the Philippines. The ship will be fully remodeled with overhauled engines and new steel deck houses on the spar deck.
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New York
Erie Bason
Kilpatrick
San Francisco
Philippines
Boers’ Pretoria bid fades as war nears end
London dispatch to the Tribune says the Boers may seize isolated targets but UK control dominates. General Roberts aims to free Waterval prisoners, possibly already done by General French. About 4,000 prisoners are reported, with many unfit for duty after confinement.
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New York
Tribune
London
Bobs
Pretoria
United Kingdom
Gord Roberts
Waterval
French
Japan may clash with Russia over China ports
Lampon June 7 dispatch reports from Shanghai that Japan plans to engage Russia if Moscow sends a large force to the front. It notes the alleged halt of a landing at Taku and warns of a likely collision as Japanese mobilization moves quickly.
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Lampon
China
Japan
Russia
Shanghai
Takuin
Rebels Hold Majuba and Adjacent Passes Despite Pressing Threats
A New Castile dispatch reports large enemy formations at Majuba Alt, Laing's Nek, and Popwani Range with strong lines along the Ballasberg River. Generals Christian, Botha, Fourie and Pretorious command as they resist, planning retreat routes toward Lydenburg and Ermelo if forced to withdraw.
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New York
Herald
New Castile
Majuba Atl
Laing
Nek
Popwani Range
Englebrecht
Lydenburg
Ermelo
Buller
Transvaal
Colhhurst
Germany imports more American boots and shoes in 1899
Consul General Richard Guenther reports to the State Department that Germany's 1899 imports of American boots and shoes totaled 101,335 dollars, up from 29,515 in 1897. He notes German wealth and population create opportunity for U.S. manufacturers, urges more focus on this market and cites stout competition in other goods.
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Hinarom
D. C
Richard Guenther
Frankfort
State Department
Germany
United States
Guenther
Netherlands Ministry Faces Kru Ger Refuge Question
The Birmingham Post reports an official Hague source says a serious issue about President Kruger is before the Netherlands Ministry. The President planned to seek refuge aboard the Dutch cruiser Friesland off Lorenzo Marques as of last Friday.
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Lorpen
Birmingham Post
Hague
Kruger
Netherlands
Freisland
Lorenzo Marques
Price declines deepen as June reports show wider cuts
In Cleveland on June 7 the press notes ongoing price declines across competitive markets. New figures confirm formal price revisions beyond nominal levels and indicate more shutdowns. Reports hint at imminent movement in pig iron as July 1 blast furnace data approach.
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Cleveland
Highwayman Killings in Lima Shootout Wounds Officer
Policeman Phil Goebel confronted two highway robbers on a Lima street after they robbed Druggist J E Mell. The officers fire killed one robber and the other fled. Goebel was wounded but will recover. no identities were found on the dead man.
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Cincinmati
Times- Star
Lima
Ohio
Phil Goebel
J. E. Mell
Goebel
Admiral Dewey in Ohio Parade and Reception
Admiral Dewey, in full admiral’s uniform, toured Columbus from 9:30 to noon greeting the public. A Columbus Club luncheon followed, with Mrs Dewey hosted at Mrs Kilbourne’s home. A 10 000 man parade, reviewed at the State Capitol by Grand Marshal Gen H A Axle, closed the day.
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Columbus
Ohio
Admiral Dewey
State House
Columbus Club
Dewey
James Kilbourne
State Capitol
H. A. Axle
Senate rejects Spriggs renomination as Nevada senators oppose outsider
A Washington dispatch reports the Senate rejected the renomination of Fred B. Spriggs of Utica for Indian agent in Nevada due to Nevada Senators opposition. Western lawmakers favored home rule, and Senators Platt and Depew withdrew opposition after noting the issue. Spriggs was first nominated in 1897 and received two successive appointments after Senate failed to act.
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New York
Herald
Washington
Fred B. Spriggs
Utica
N. Y
Nevada
Senate
Platt
Depew
Spriggs
Rumors of National Negro Party Mentioned by Former Judge Walker
In Bostrox Massachusetts on June 7 former judge E G Walker at a Philadelphia meeting of the National Negro party spoke of rumors surrounding the party. He said the theory included colored men refraining from voting or backing the new party. He favored voting if in dire circumstances.
Booker T. Washington denies Philadelphia push for national negro party
Booker T. Washington states he knows nothing of a Philadelphia movement to form a national negro party and says he will not become a candidate for any political office under any circumstances.
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Tosxraxzx
Ala
Booker T. Washington
Philadelphia
James K. E. Daley Of Paterson Fails In Wool Extracts Trade
New York June 7 James K. E. Daley of Paterson New Jersey wool extracts manufacturer has failed with liabilities 105427 and assets 117396.
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New York
James KE. Daley
Paterson
N. J
Plague Eight New Cases in Rio Janeiro in 24 Hours
A Herald Rio Janeiro bulletin reports eight new plague cases in the last day. Since outbreak began there have been eighty eight cases with twenty deaths.
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New York
The
Herald
Rio Janeiro
Burghers Reject American Land Offer in Kruger Reply
In response to a telegraphic inquiry to President Kruger, the Burghers say they will not accept 100 acres of land in America. They insist they will fight for their own land and independence to the bitter end.
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New York
The
Herald
Loenso Marquez
Kruger
America
Ambush Wounds Captain Crenshaw in Taa Scout
Captain Frank F. Crenshaw of the Twenty-eighth Infantry was badly wounded in the head during a scouting near Taa when his party was ambushed by a guide. Ten men were killed and three wounded on the field as the attackers were scattered.
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Manina
Frank F. Crenshaw
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Taa
Crenshaw
Governor Taylor Denies Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidacy Abandonment
Indianapolis June 7 Governor W S Taylor denounces as false a report that he will abandon his Republican bid for Kentucky governor. He says he has not issued or authorized such a statement and remains ready to follow the will of Kentucky voters. His friends expect no opposition to the nomination and anticipate his return to Kentucky to begin campaigning if offered the race.
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Indianapolis
W.S. Taylor
Kentucky
Taylor
Taylor declares he will not seek Kentucky governor nomination
Louisville June 7 The Evening Post prints a statement signed by Wm S Taylor announcing he will not pursue the Republican nomination for Kentucky Governor. He says it is his duty to himself and his family to seek relief from the nomination’s burdens.
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Louisville
The
Evening Post
Wm. S. Taylor
Taylor
Kentucky
Miner bitten by Gila monster near Phoenix
Horace E. Mann, a long time Arizona miner and prospector, was bitten on the arm by a Gila monster while on the desert sixty miles south of Phoenix. He and a prospecting party had found two monsters. one bit his arm and the other scratched his hand. He was brought to Phoenix in a critically paralyzed condition.
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CarcaGco
Phoenix
Ariz
Horace E. Mann
Arizona
Manon
South African envoys report constant surveillance abroad
Messrs Fischer Wessels and Wolmanns say British agents shadow their delegation since Pretoria. they admit spying on shipboard trains and hotels, but insist their mission is to tell the Transvaal story and they have nothing to conceal. They deem it an annoyance, not a threat, and expect no harm to their cause.
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Cuicano
Messrs Fischer, Wessels and
Wolmanns
Pretoria
Transvaal
Abraham Fischer
Holland Society Banquet Honors Hoer Envoys
In Chicago on June 7 the Holland Society and guests hosted a banquet at Kinsley’s for the Hoer envoys Messrs Fischer Wessels and Wolmarans. Delegates were urged that their cause is holy and advised that if their people must trek again they should cross the sea to America.
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Chicago
Messrs. Fischer, Wessels
Wolmarans
Hoer
Holland Society
Kinsley’s
America
Kansas Tornado Destroys Faulkner Village
Castrera Kansas June 7 the village of Faulkner northeast of here was almost entirely demolished by a tornado today no casualties are reported
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Castrera
Kan
Faulkner
Here
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