Central Freight Association Proposal Under Consideration
New York June 16 Officers of roads east of Chicago and west of Pittsburg consider reorganizing the Central Freight Association. It includes lines from Chicago and St. Louis to Buffalo and Pittsburgh and north of the Ohio river. The chairman holds vast authority over rates and traffic and can inspect any line’s books.
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Passenger List Names Richard Croker Aboard Lucania
The Cunard Line steamer Lucania sails from Liverpool today with Richard Croker on its passenger list. Croker, a notable figure, is among the travelers listed for the voyage departing from the port.
Havana elections proceed quietly says General Wood
General Wood reports from Havana by telegraph that elections are progressing without disturbance and that there are no reports of disorder or trouble anywhere on the island at this time.
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Assassination and Fire Across Pekin Legations
A Hong Kong dispatch reports all Pekin legations destroyed and German Minister Baron Von Ketteler killed. Fires burn British and American churches and residences. telegraph lines are cut. foreign relief efforts are hindered as Boxers massacre converts and burn the Pekin cathedral. Rail lines damaged. foreign troops sent to Lang-Fang.
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Chinese Crisis Deepens as Boxers Burn Rails Near Pekin
London reports say Admiral Seymour with 2300 marines is close to Pekin but Boxers burn rail lines and bridges ahead and behind his force. Russian reserves and Port Arthur forces near Shanghai and Tientsin. Refugees flood Pekin as embassies and missions fortify. Disturbances spread from province to province.
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European tensions over engine quarrel and reconciling aid
Reports describe a quarrel between French and British marines over an engine with reconciliation arranged by the American Consul at Tien Tsin. Rumors of hard fighting circulated but lacked authoritative confirmation. Parliament suspects European concert could invite Russian occupation and doubt Lord Salisbury’s objections. Russia may seek pacification with Japan, gaining freer action in Korea or elsewhere.
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Baron Haron von Ketteler Reported Killed in Pekin
Detroit reports Baron Haron von Ketteler, son in law of Henry B. Ledyard, president of Michigan Central Railroad, killed in Pekin. His wife was with him in Pe fio Washington on June 16. Officials doubt sensational reports of embassy destruction as government lines remain blocked. A Tiang Tsin dispatch says two bridges near Lang Fang were destroyed by Boxers and a relief construction train was halted. German detachment advances toward Pekin.
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U S Officials Scramble as Kempff Delays Report on China
Washington reports no word from Minister Conger or Kempff since last Tuesday as officials weigh rapid deployment options. Hay and Root discuss sending troops, with Manila to Taku or a naval contingent possible if Kempff remains silent. Dutch East Indies to dispatch a warship with troops to China amid rising tensions.
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Naval Attache Colwell Under Court Inquiry in Washington
Lieut Commander J C Colwell, recently relieved as American naval attache in London, is under investigation for failure to obey Navy Department orders. A court of inquiry with Captain F A Cook and Medical Director C H White sits at the Washington Navy Yard for the proceedings.
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Strikers and Transit Company Talks Off Again
President Gompers announced in St. Louis that all negotiations between the strikers and the Transit Company were off, prolonging the stoppage and labor dispute.
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Waldeck Rousseau backs right to work protest
Paris reports M. Waldeck-Rousseau argued that a worker who wants to work is entitled to protection just as one who does not. He cited the police escort given to two workmen seeking entry to a factory during a strike, implying a potential shift in continental Europe on worker freedom.
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Rumor of Surrender Talks in Boer War Circles
In Loxpor a June 16 rumor swirls that Lord Roberts negotiates surrender terms with President Kruger and General Botha via their wives. In New York, June 16, Walter W. Smith of the Kings County Wheelmen sets two amateur world records at Berkley Oval, pacing a motorized half mile in 0.45 and a mile in 1.28.
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Women march support for McKinley at Philadelphia HQ
Mrs. J Ellen Foster opened the National Woman's Republican Association headquarters in Philadelphia with two assistants present and fifty more expected. Many well dressed women visited, all for McKinley, though opinions differed on who should be Vice President.
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Dreyfus Expected to Seek Final Rehabilitation
Paris dispatch says it is believed Dreyfus will make another attempt at full rehabilitation after the exposition ends.
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Republican Platform Draft Shown by Postmaster General
Postmaster General Smith presented to the President a draft of the Republican platform and then departed for Philadelphia. The move signals shaping policy directions ahead of forthcoming party events.
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War twists and royal deaths mark a busy week in England
London notes a week of intense activity with war reports from South Africa and China, the Ashanti rebellion, the Ascot meeting, and the deaths of Mrs. Gladstone and the Duke of Wellington. Criticism focuses on Lord Roberts and the Aldershot exercises amid heat and equipment failures.
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Forage cap likely to be abolished after coroner's inquest
The coroner's jury case notes a large toll of casualties with four hundred injured needing hospital care. The report suggests removing the obnoXious forage cap as part of the aftermath and reforms.
Trust Burst UnicaGo Photo-Engravers Trial Opens
Twelve of twenty men indicted for forming a Chicago trust to control photo engraving go on trial before Judge Hutchison. Jury waived. testimony continues next Monday. Prosecution says the Photo-Engravers Association of Chicago sought to regulate engraving in Chicago and the West in violation of anti trust laws. Gustav Hessert produced a copy of the agreement, a copy formed from the original.
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Collision at Slough Kills Six Windsor Racegoers
A crash between an express train and a Windsor racegoers train at Slough on June 16 left six dead and forty injured. Police and railway officials investigated the cause as investigators questioned crew and witnesses.
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Wall Street firms tighten trading as crop and China fears stall market
In New York on June 16, the stock market stalled amid concerns over the spring wheat crop and Chinese tensions. Trading moved mainly by professional traders who showed reluctance as prices failed to move enough to generate profits. Bonds mirrored the overall dull market.
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Weekly Bank Statement Highlights
New York on June 16 reports a weekly bank statement showing a surplus reserve down 875,500 while loans rise 3,248,300 and deposits up 2,024,800. Specie decreases 1,335,000 and legal tenders rise 965,700 with circulation up 87,800. banks hold 17,498,750 above 25 percent reserve requirements.
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Elkins Called Strong VP Candidate by Senator Scott
Senator Scott of West Virginia says he wired the West Virginia delegation to display an Elkins banner and shout as they arrive. He believes Elkins would be a strong candidate and an excellent vice president.
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