Pretoria Occupation Report Sparks London Celebrations
Lord Roberts reports Pretoria taken with the flag raised over government offices as crowds in London celebrate. The Irish Yeomanry suffer a loss near Lindley, and Buller advances west of Laing's Nek while communications increasingly fail.
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Lord Roberts
London
War Office
Pretoria
Grenadier Guards
England
Mafeking
Baden-Powell
Strand
Piccadilly
Reading
Pall Mall
Marlborough House
Kruger
Trish
Imperial Yeomanry
Lindley
Lord Methuen
Methuen
Heilbron
Kroonstad
Col. Spragge
Buller
Dowager empress sends 3000 to guard Peking railway
Shanghai dispatch reports Gen Neih Li Chong leading 3000 troops to protect the Peking to railway amid heavy fighting with Boxers. About 900 British marines have landed, with a machine gun, as Great Britain asserts forceful stance.
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London
Shanghai
Neih Li Chong
Peking
Tien-Tsin
Great Britain
China
Tien-T'sin
Long Fong
Langoo
Mme. Astier
Messrs
Ossent
Cades
Gen. Nieh
Washington
State Department
Navy Department
Admiral Kempff
Newark
Taku
Tong-Ku
McCalla
Helena
Socialist Labor Party Nominates Maloney for President
In New York on June 7 the Socialist Labor Party convention nominated Joseph I. Maloney of Lynn Massachusetts for president. One ballot recorded 60 Maloney votes, 17 for Valentine Rommel of Pittsburgh, and 1 for W. Hammond of St Paul. Remimel of Pittsburgh was named for vice president.
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New York
Socialist Labor Party
Joseph I. Maloney
Lynn
Mass
United States
Movement for Shively as VP Gains Steam in Indiana
Indianapolis June 8 A matured movement in favor of B F Shively of South Bend for vice president started after the state convention. The movement is independent of Shivelys expressed disapproval. Allen W Clark of the national committee near Shively says he believes Shively would accept.
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Indianapolis
Ind
B. F. Shively
South Bend
Shively
Allen W. Clark
National Committee
Ex- congressman A J Holmes declared insane in Iowa
Des Moines reports A J Holmes once a congressman and sergeant at arms has been declared insane by a commission. The Boone resident is noted for two terms in Congress and a retirement period followed by financial troubles, according to the story.
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Des Moines
A. J. Holmes
Iowa
Boone
Storms Cause Rain Wreaks Havoc Across Regions
A fierce two hour storm in Lafayette Indiana causes extensive street, road and farm damage with losses estimated up to 15 000 dollars on Wabash Big Four and Lake Erie lines. In Galena Kansas Crown Point milling planten elevators and smokestacks blown down. A wind storm near Oswego Oklahoma injures two tramps and damages a passenger train.
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Lafayette
Ind
Wabash
Big Four
Lake Erie
Galena
Kan
Crown Point
Empire
Miami
I. T
Thomas Skinner
Wichita
St. Louis
San Francisco
Oswego
Miners Survive Gas Explosion After Quick Rescue in Glouster
Two hundred miners trapped by a gas explosion in Glouster Ohio mine No 2 were rescued by nightfall with three fatalities Evan Joseph John McClelland and Aaron Swanson among the dead bodies not recovered as the mine remained on fire. In the Philippines Capt Crenshaw and men suffered wounds in separate engagements as ambushers were dispersed after a scout near Taal.
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Glouster
Evan Joseph
John McClelland
Aaron Swanson
Manila
Prank J
Crenshaw
Twenty-eighth Infantry
Taal
Flint
Biuenabato
Bulacan
Democratic Nominations Reach Governors and Bryan Endorsements
Indianapolis nominates John W. Kern for governor while Bryan is endorsed and the sixteen to one issue is ignored. Missouri Democrats in Kansas City nominate ex-Congressman A W Dockery for governor and endorse Bryan and the Chicago platform.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John W. Kern
Bryan
Kansas City
A. W W. Dockery
Chicago
Three Men Killed by Long Island Train Near Laurel Hill
Three men Matthew Clark 42 a laborer Daniel Halpin 83 and Patrick Ryan 42 were killed when they were struck by a passenger train while walking on the tracks near Laurel Hill on the Long Island Railroad.
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New York
Long Island
Laurel Hill
L. 1
Matthew Clark
Daniel Halpin
Patrick
Ryan
Four Die in St Louis Riot as Strikers Clash With Deputies
Sunday riots in St Louis leave four dead and several wounded among striking car men and bystanders. Deputies, acting at a park rack headquarters, fired buckshot from shotguns during clashes near Washington avenue. George Rine and Ed Burkhart die, Oscar Marvin likely loses a hand, while others suffer non fatal injuries.
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Edward Thomas
Chateau Avenue
George Rine
Delmar Avenue
City
Fred Boehm
Kid
Burkhart
Oscar Marvin
Lee Avenue
Leo Avenue
August Smith
Charles Ludwig
Washington Avenue
Dgroadway
Sixth Streets
Sheriff's Posse Comitatus
East St. Louis
Wolff
Park Avenue
Sheriff's Posse
Ed Burkhart
Col. Cavender
Mack Missick
Walhalla Hall
Missick
General Otis Arrives in Rochester for Visit
Gen Elwell Otis arrives in Rochester with his wife and daughter and Capt Laighton of the US Army. They visit his old home near the Lieu road before departing for Washington. Otis states the war in the Philippines is over and has nothing more to add on the subject.
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Rochester
Otis
Laighton
United States Army
Chicago
Lieu Road
Washington
Philippines
New York Stock Exchange Orders Dissolution of Paine Schuyler Firm
The NYSE board, invoking its constitution, ordered the dissolution of Paine, Schuyler & Co within 30 days. The partnership includes Sidney S. Schuyler, a board member, and J. Overton Paine with his brother Thomas L. Paine.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Exchange
Paine, Schuyler & Co
Sidney S. Schuyler
J. Overton Paine
Thomas LV, Paine
St Louis Striker Riot Fallout and Police Action
After a weekend riot in St Louis police and sheriff units remained vigilant on transit lines and power facilities. Governors, mayors, and adjutants debated duty while strikers and supporters denounced deputies for shootings. A mass meeting demanded prosecutions as fatalities reach ten with fifty wounded since the strike began. Gov Stephens blamed Mayor Ziegenheim for not aiding suppression amid militia questions.
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St. Louis
Sheriff's
Washington Avenue
Posse
Campbell
Pohlman
Adjt
Bell
Ziegenheim
West End Coliseum
Jefferson City
Stephens
Adit
Gell
New City Police Chief Installed Despite Resistance
In St Paul on June 12 the police commission elected J A O Connor as chief after adopting a new city charter. Chief Getehell refused to yield and insists removal requires cause. Two chiefs remain at headquarters while the dispute heads to court. Chief O Connor is reportedly obeyed by the force.
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St. Paul, Minn
J. A. O'Connor
Getehell
Indian famine relief funding projected in India and abroad
In a letter to the lord mayor Lord Car on states fifteen percent of India's population is supported by the government. If famine endures through December, estimated government expenditure reaches £9,250,000. The relief committee has dispensed £500,000, while U S sympathy is acknowledged.
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London
A. J. Newton
Lord Caron
India
United States
Farm fire in West Newfield claims four lives
A blaze at George W. Goodwin's farm two miles from West Newfield Maine on a cross road to Ernst Wakefield New Hampshire destroyed the buildings in the early hours. It is believed the housekeeper Mrs Elsie Iorne the farm owner’s adopted son Scott Goodwin and a boarder Fred Birch perished.
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West Newfield
George W. Goodwin
Ernst Wakefield
N. H
Goodwin
Elsie Iorne
Personal mentions of notable figures and quirky habits
The text notes various personal touches from public figures. Senator JTonr amuses himself with piano playing enjoyed by few intimate friends. Swiss minister J B Pioda once stopped for soda and gave the glass to his coachman. Gibraltar's postal head Miss Cresswell earns 2740 dollars for ten years, with Miss Edith Shore as the local medical officer. Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman crafts his own watch, gifting Bannerman-made timepieces, though their accuracy is mixed, prompting Lord Salisbury to joke about time choices.
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Jtonr
J. B. Pioda
Washington
Gibraltar
Cresswell
Edith Shore
Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Bannerman
Sir Henry
Lord Salisbury
Lordon
Philadelphia Prepares Grand Republican Convention Hall
Philadelphia readies for the 1900 Republican National Convention with the vast West Philadelphia hall near the Schuylkill River. Hotels fill, delegations book rooms at the Walton Lafayette Continental Stenton and other houses as nationwide leaders arrive for two weeks of sessions and rallies.
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Philadelphia
United States
Schuylkill River
Walton
Broad and Locust Streets
National Committee
Maine
Connecticut
New York
Ohio
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Sons of Three
Hanna
Bellevue
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Lafayette Hotel
Alaska
Indiana
Idaho
Minnesota
New Jersey
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Virginia
Continental
Alabama
Florida
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Kansas
Maryland
North Dakota
Texas
Wyoming
Stenton
Colorado
Delaware
New Mexico
West Virginia
Nebraska
Stratford
Tennessee
California
Louisiana
West Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Western Union and
Postal Telegraph Companies
Associated Press
National Banks Gain Small Increases Under New Law
Washington reports from the house banking committee show since March 14 the new financial law took effect there are 104 more national banks, with nearly 7.6 million additional capital and 46.7 million more in bank note circulation.
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Washington
Brosius
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Van Wyck Under Fire Over Ice Stock Confession
Mayor Van Wyck testified before Justice Gaynor that he owns 4,200 shares of American Ice stock and owes $150,000. he says he was advised by Morse and Carroll to buy. Morse and Carroll contradicted the claim, saying they offered no such advice. He bought 5,000 shares for 250,000 in April 1899 and has paid 50,000 cash with the rest in notes. He also subscribed to 350,000 in copper trust stock in the same period. He received 10 percent dividends on the ice stock.
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New York
van Wyck
Gaynor
Supreme Court of
Brooklyn
American Ice Company
Ice Trust
C. W. Morse
John F. Carroll
Tammany Wall
Messrs. Morse
Carroll
Copper Trust
Boers raid railway line as Roberts faces supply strain
The Boers tear up 21 miles of the Lord Roberts line between America Sid ing and Roodeval. British expects Gen Kelly-Kenny to counter and reopen the line. Reports say Gen Buller operates in Boer territory near Gansoloi as journalists describe frontier clashes and shifting moves.
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London
Lord Roberts
America Siding
Roodeval
Kelly-Ienny
Rundle
Botha
War Office
Buller
Gansoloi
Free State
Transvaal
Natal
Platform Outlined by Republicans at Hanna Dinner
Washington June 11 The Republican platform was the main topic at a Hanna dinner with Senators Spooner Depew Fairbanks Davis Beveridge and Postmaster General Smith present An outline declares the Philippines war over except guerrilla resistance Porto Rico for territorial government and Wawaiki for annexation McKinley praised strong gold standard tax cuts war policy Monroe Doctrine Nicaragua canal trusts reform and Cuba freedom when safe
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Washington
Hanna
Spooner
Depew
Fairbanks
Davis
Beveridge
Smith
Philippines
Porto Rico
McKinley
Nicaragua
House
Cuba
Oates Kills Man in Self Defense After Firearm Tragedy
Ex governor William C. Oates shot and killed Ed Parker on his Montgomery premises after Parker murdered Oates's colored cook in the servants’ quarters. Parker, a drayman, was said to have killed before. No charges will be filed as Oates acted justifiably.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. C. Oates
Ed Parker
Immigrant Ship Gran Antilla Arrives at Quarantine
New York June 11 immigration officials went by bay to inspect the steamer Gran Antilla which reached quarantine with over 1000 Italian immigrants aboard. Passengers are described as clean and healthy and ship officials state none violated contract labor laws. It is expected all will be admitted.
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New York
Rainstorms Sweep Wide Region From Minnesota Across to Canada
Rain from Friday night into Saturday morning soaked a broad area. The system stretched from central southern Minnesota northward through the state and into British possessions, affecting Red River Valley wheat fields.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
State
Red River Valley
Four Mexicans Wanted for New River Station Murders
Sheriff posses in Phoenix chase four Mexican fugitives who killed Anton Olsen and John Stewart and robbed their New River station store. Authorities report the posse is closing in on the murderers.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Anton Olsen
John Stewart
New River Station
Collision in Warwick Kills Four on Suburban Line
In Warwick on the Union Railroad suburban line Sunday noon a head on crash between two cars left four dead and about 25 injured, with three of the wounded believed fatally hurt. Separately, Isaac W. Nicholas, a veteran shipbuilder and pioneer on the lakes, died in Cleveland aged 85 after building the first three-masted ship on the lakes, the Escanaba, and the first steel steamer, the Orono.
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Providence
R. L
Warwick
Union Railroad Company
Cleveland
Isaqac
Nicholas
Escanaba
House Ends Session With Patriotism And Farewell Gavel
Washington reports describe Speaker Henderson laying down the gavel at five o clock as a dramatic close to one of Congresss most colorful sessions. The Senate also wrapped with a social finish and a calm adjournment amid a busy year of legislation and extensive appropriations totaling over 709 million dollars.
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Washington
Henderson
Hall of Representatives
Senate
House
Senator Frye
Frye
Congress
House of Representatives
Wakefield
Allison
Senate Committee On Appropriations
Cannon
House Committee On Appropriations
Spain
Better Day Coming in Trade Review
R G Dun reports a cautious near term outlook with Congress adjournment and peace progress in South Africa, prices stabilizing, and potential post election changes. Labor unrest, limited domestic expansion, and ample business volume temper optimism. weekly failures total 206 in the United States and 19 in Canada, up from last year.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Congress
South Africa
China
United States
Canada
Will Pay in Full in New York
Assignee Curtis of Price McCormick & Company says a preliminary showing suggests the firm will pay all obligations in full and have a surplus of about 250000 after the assigneeship costs. He expects to be able to comment fully in several days.
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New York
Curtis
Price, McCormick & Company
Crops Destroyed by Wind Hail in Guthrie Region
A Friday morning storm in Guthrie O J Guthrie destroys thousands of acres of wheat and corn and ruins cotton. In a northwest township many farmers lose all crops, with total damage running into thousands of dollars. Dewey greeted with enthusiastic Detroit welcome.
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Guthrie
O. J
Dewey
Detroit
Mich
Admiral Dewey
Tragedy Rocks Odebolt as Rich Sioux City Owner Kills Wife
Charles D. Reinhart, owner of Reinhart flats in Sioux City and a wealthy landowner, shot and killed his wife in Odebolt, Iowa, on Wednesday and then shot himself. He is expected to die. authorities say the crime was deliberate and planned.
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Sioux City, Ta
Charles D. Reinhart
Reinhart Flats
Sioux City
Odebolt
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