Advancing Forces Reopen Railway to Pekin Amid Boxer Turmoil
Western powers move to back up demands in China. At Taku 1500 foreign troops guard repairs to the Tien Tsin to Pekin line while 100 Americans under Capt. McCalla aid armored trains. Rumors of Pekin burning spread, with Boxers attacking engineers and missionaries. Russian dispatches indicate three regiments of Cossacks ready on the frontier as tensions rise across Shanghai reports.
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London
Taku
Tien Tsin
Pekin
McCalla
Daily Express
Shanghai
Claude McDonald
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Daily Mail
Pao Ting-Fu
Johnsons Kidney Pills For Sale By Leading Druggists
Johnsons Kidney Pills are advertised for sale at 4 Guards Court Appleven Street and through all leading druggists, highlighting availability and location for purchasers seeking the remedy.
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Guards Court
Appleven Street
Striker Violence in St Louis Leaves Casualties
In St Louis on June 10, a mob of striking Transit company workers returning from East St Louis was fired upon by a sheriff s posse in front of the Washington avenue barracks. One man died, three others wounded or in danger, and a hand lost. Ten shots were fired as paraders confronted street car crews. Twenty one prisoners were taken. An additional shooting near Bellfontaine sheds killed Fred Boehm, 65. A torpedo blast on railroad tracks drew posse contingents who arrested four men amid an ensuing exchange of fire injuring posse member William Haggerty.
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St. Louis
Transit Company
East St. Louis
Sheriff’s Posse
Washington Avenue
Broadway
Sixth Streets
Bellfontaine
Fred Boehm
21St
Clarke Avenue
Wm. Haggerty
Dr Paul Gibier Dies After Runaway Carriage Crash
Dr Paul Gibier head of the local sanitarium and Pasteur Institute in New York City died after a carriage runaway in Suffern New York. His mother in law Mrs Horen, aged 72, was injured but not seriously. Gibier born October 9 181 in France and educated at the University of Paris.
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Dr. Gibier
Paul Gibier
Andre
France
University of Paris
Paris Museum
Paris
French scientist honored for plague and fever work
Dr. Gibier, cited for cholera plague research in Spain and the south of France, received a French republic gold medal. Made a Legion of Honor in 1886 for cholera work. In 1888 he studied yellow fever in Havana and Florida, visiting New York en route. He founded the Pasteur Institute in New York in 1880 and led it since, living in New York and Suffern, N.Y., with a wife in this country and a mother and sister in France.
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Spain
French Republic
Legion of Honor
France
Havana
Florida
New York City
Pasteur Institute
Quaker City Prepares for Republican Convention
Quaker City prepared for the Republican convention of 1900 in Philadelphia with the convention hall ready for the June 19 opening. National committee headquarters will be at Hotel Walton, while delegates have booked hotels and houses across the city. Contests and credentials issues loom as Alabama Delaware and other states file notices. Scranton to elect Pennsylvania delegates tomorrow.
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Philadelphia
United States
Schuylkill River
Walton
National Committee
Pennsylvania
Scranton
Alabama
Delaware
Georgia
Louisiana
Texas
Tennessee
Brutal assault on Mrs Packard near Great Works crossing
Mrs Charles Packard was attacked on the Boston and Maine track near Great Works crossing in South Berwick at about 9:30 PM. The assailant, described as wearing light clothing, knocked her down, choked, and beat her, then fled. She is now weak and under medical care. A similar attempted assault on two women nearby was reported. Authorities continue to search for the suspect with no arrest yet.
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South Berwick
Charles Packard
Boston and
Maine R. R
Great Works Crossing
Packard
Sters
Unusual Proceedings in Neely Case at Indianapolis
Washington reports the post office department notes unusual court proceedings at Indianapolis to open a sealed package and letter to C W Neely. Supreme Court rules such items cannot be opened by postal workers but a court may order inspection with described contents. Deposition must show public interest and description. Sealed first class mail raises suspicion of secrecy.
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Washington
Indianapolis
C. W. F. Neely
Post Office Department
Supreme Court
Neely
Riddled with Shot at Hals Lake Ambush near Jackson
At Hals lake near Jackson Alabama prominent planter John Cwess and his young son were shot by a hidden assailant. The father died at once. the son survived long enough to name the suspected killer.
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Mobile
Ala
Hals Lake
Jackson
John Cwess
Mrs Gladstone in Critical Condition Still
London dispatch reports Mrs. Wm. E. Gladstone remains in a precarious state with her condition listed as critical. The item appears amid brief domestic health notes in the Courier.
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London
Wm. E. Gladstone
Taft Commission Faces Mixed Reactions in Manila
In Manila Judge William H. Taft and fellow commissioners hear broad cross section of views as they begin civil and military policy work. They aim for peaceful, honest governance with army cooperation, amid calls for autonomy discussions and ongoing insurrection concerns in Luzon and the Visayas. The piece notes arrests, trials, and casualties on both sides, plus church authority questions and fears about posting municipal elections.
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Manila
Wm. H. Taft
Philippine Civil Commission
Philippines
MacArthur
Taft
Visayas
Negros
Spain
Otis
Luzon
United States
Chappelle
Ambush Near Daet Wounds Captain and Kills Two Privates
A detachment of the 43th infantry scouting near Daet in North Camarines was ambushed May 29. Captain Abert Steinhauser was wounded three times, two privates were killed, eight wounded, and one private is missing. The insurgent loss is reported heavy.
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Manila
43Rh
Daet
North Camarines
Abert Steinhauser
Judge Faults Paper Time In Fight Over Alibi
A Jersey judge misread the issue time of an afternoon edition, convicting a man on an alibi claim. A witness testified he bought a 4 o'clock paper in New York to time his departure, but the paper may have been bought at 2 o'clock, an error exposing a grave injustice.
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Jersey
Newark
New York
N. Y
No New Smallpox Cases Reported in Manchester
Manchester New Hampshire reports no new smallpox cases today. Six cases exist, four at the pest house, with four varioloid and two genuine smallpox in mild form. All patients are recovering well and are French nationals employed in local mills.
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Manchester
N.H
Board of Health
Baptism and Children's Day Observed at Central Congregational
Middlesex County church marks Children's Sunday with baptism of Grace Winifred Scoble and Anna Batchelder. Rev. E B Bartlett leads a long program of recitations songs and Bible readings by the primary class and evening congregational numbers. A collection supports the church and school building society.
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Central Congregational Church
Grace Winnifred
Wm. Scoble
Anna Batchelder
BE. C. Bartlett
E. C. Bartlett
Lucy Howe
Almon Sweet
Roy Kittredge
Bertha G. Bartlett
Miss Hardy
Jessie Attwood
Ray Brown
Carrie Knowlton
Fred McNutt
Arthur Adams
Warren Blaisdell
Ray Byam
Edith Byam
Ethel Hagerman
Agnes Eaton
Willie Kittredge
Ned Flemings
Sidney Dupee
Alfred Kershaw
Bernice Knowlton
Doris Byfield
Ada Kettlety
Nellie Hills
Abbie Lovering
W Edward Russell
Jessie Chamberlain
Ida Lovering
Elizabeth Chamberlain
Genet Byfield
Gwendoline Sweet
Bernice Staples
Mr. Bartlett
Congregational Church
North Chelmsford Squad Drill Plans and Local Events
North Chelmsford Squad One of Troop F cavalry will drill at the lower town hall and depart Friday night for Framingham to encamp with the 1st brigade Massachusetts volunteer militia. Captain John J Monahan leads the unit with Lieutenants Keyes and Shaw and Assistant Surgeon Scoboria. A sword was presented to Second Lieutenant Shaw at a recent meeting, with the speaker William H. Quigley delivering the presentation. In Graniteville, North Chelmsford players joined West Chelmsford for a 25 to 10 win in seven innings, as Ripley Ganshier and Costantino played for North Chelmsford. Mrs. William McClure, missing last Thursday, was found Friday in North Billerica. David Higgins oversees road repairs on Main Street from near the post office to Moore's mills. Lowell Whippet club members practiced with many whippets at Wannalandt park, ahead of next Saturday’s Spin dle City meet at the fair grounds.
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Cavalry
Framingham
Massachusetts Volunteer Militia
John J.monahan
Edward H. Keyes
Elisha H. Shaw
Anthony G. Scoboria
George C. Moore
Lowell Whippet Club
Wannalandt Park
Spindle City
Deceiving British Gunners on Boer Tactics and Helio Signals
Maritzburg correspondence from St. James's Gazette recalls Boer deception in artillery during the Doorn Kloof engagement. It describes 30-foot sandbag revetments and a small railway to shelter a long range gun, clever fuses with black powder smoke, moving pom poms, and random shots causing misdirection. A heliograph message read by a fevered observer claimed the fight was going well, while the January 6 clash cost the Boers many lives and altered troop movements.
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Bulwana
Long Tom
Doorn Kloof
Intombl Camp
Funkenberg
Wagon Hill
Maritzburg
St. James's
Ointment Relieves Itching Sore Trial Result
A Bowling Green user reports a running leg sore relieved by Voan's Ointment. The ad notes the product stopped burning and itching and achieved a permanent cure, highlighting a testimonial from W. Lenhart. A playful aside mentions a housefly's death in the soup kettle.
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Voan
W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
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Edw. J. Robbins
Soldier of the Cross
North Chelmsford
Standard Oil Company
A. E. O’heir & CO
Terrimack Street
Burbank & Gourtney
Merrimack St
America’s Health Beverage
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Prescott St
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Shell
Brazil
Caleb L. Smith
Boston Branch Grocery
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Snyder Bros
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