Advance of Lawton Captures Key Cavite Towns
Filipino forces retreat after daylong fighting as Americans secure Paranaque and Las Pinas on the Cavite coast. Casualties mount on both sides with U S troops advancing under naval bombardment and sharp shore defenses. Otis reports show greater enemy losses than early dispatches indicate.
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Manila
Cavite
Paranaque
Las Pinas
Otis
Washington
War Department
Navy
Four Drowned in Mississippi River near Fulton
Excursionists from Sycamore Illinois William and Herman Loffman Chris Gropp and Henry Albright went sailing Sunday afternoon when the boat capsized Herman Loffman and Henry Albright were drowned Loffman was saved after his body was recovered both men left large families
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Fulton
Ill
William
Herman Loffman
Chris Gropp
Henry Albright
Sycamore
Mississippi River
Herman Lofftan
Albright
Lofftman
Seventeen Miners Dead in Kimberley Mine Blast
Seventeen native miners were killed and 30 injured Sunday in a Kimberley mine in the Gruqualand West district, following an explosion believed caused by a dynamite magazine.
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Cape Town
Kimberley
Griqualand West
Dane County State Bank Suspends Operations in Stoughton
From Evening Wisconsin special: Dane County State Bank of Stoughton suspended Saturday. It was capitalized at 60,000 dollars and among the two banks in the city, with O. M. Turner as president and O. N. Falk as cashier.
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Wisconsin Bank Frills
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Stoughton
Wis
Dane County State Bank
O. M. Turner
O. N. Falk
Siblings Die in Lightning Strike Near Frankfort
George and Ida Truitt, aged 20 and 18, stepchildren of John Rogers, were killed by lightning during a heavy storm near Frankfort Delaware on June 12. The tragedy occurred as the storm passed overhead.
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Frankfort
Del
George
Ida Truitt
John
Rogers
Feud Leader Tom Baker Shot Dead in Manchester Yard
Tom Baker, leader of the Baker faction, was killed Saturday evening in the Manchester courthouse yard after a change of venue was granted. The shooting occurred near Sheriff Beverly White's house with speculation on a window-posed shot. state militia arrived as crowds scattered.
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Manchester
Tom Baker
A. King Cook
Bakers
Barbourville
Howards
Baker
Beverly White
Cook
London
Sheriff White
London Depot
Col. Williams
Wiley
Jim Dee
al Baker
Mountain Road
Burch Storrs
Wilson Howard
White
Boys In
Blue
Kentucky
John G. White
Winchester
Judge Cook
Clay County
Knox County Courts
Am Baker
Remains of Augustin Daly Arrive in Southampton
Augustin Daly's body, who died in Paris, arrived from Havre and was placed in a New York marked casket. The casket was sent to the Empress dock for shipment to the United States aboard the New York steamer. Mrs Daly travels on the same steamer with Hon Mrs Evie Farrington accompanying the remains from Paris. Bank of England Buys Gold in London to bolster reserves.
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Southampton
Augustin Daly
Paris
Havre
A.D. New York
Empress Dock
United States
American Line
New York
Bank of England
London
Russia
Jeffries Beats Fitzsimmons In 11 Rounds At Coney Island
James J Jeffries defeats Robert Fitzsimmons the world's champion in two classes middleweight and heavyweight in 11 rounds at the Coney Island Athletic Club New York on June 10. Jeffries, rising from the west, proves faster and stronger to win by unconscious defeat after leading from early rounds.
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New York
James J. Jeffries
West
Jeffries
Nevada
Corbett
Modern Woodmen Convention Opens in Kansas City
The Modern Woodmen of America opened its eleventh biennial convention in Kansas City with about 10 000 attendees on Tuesday and expect 75 000 visitors for Thursday. A reserve fund plan was debated, proposing 12 annual assessments and placing surplus into the fund, with Northcott to appoint a five member committee to finalize the plan.
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Kansas City
William J. Bryan
Modern Woodmen of America
Northcott
Committee On Reserve Fund
Jeffries Emerges World Champion After Dramatic Fight
The bout between Jeffries and Fitzsimmons drew 9 000 spectators as Jeffries, 24, born in Columbus Ohio, defeated Fitzsimmons to claim the world heavyweight title. Referee George Siler oversaw a orderly fight with no police intervention and Captain Kenny clearing the ring after the final bell.
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Jeffries
Columbus
Fitzsimmons
America
George Siler
Chief Devery
Capt
Kenny
Derailment injures dozens near Grandview
Forty seven passengers were seriously injured three perhaps fatally when train No. 4 derailed three miles south of Grandview Missouri on the Kansas City Pittsburg and Gulf railroad. The wreck occurred about 9 30 Thursday night as track conditions from heavy rains slowed a late departing Kansas City bound train.
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Kansas City
Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad
Grandview
Rumor US Mediation Considered Between Britain and Transvaal
The Westminster Gazette reports a well informed rumor that a responsible quarter has proposed U S mediation between Great Britain and the Transvaal. It suggests mediation is being considered and may be undertaken.
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London
Westminster Gazette
United States
Great Britain
Transvaal
Woodmen of America pick St Paul for 1901 meeting
The Modern Woodmen of America head camp chose St Paul as the 1901 meeting city after a vote of 199 to 163 over Grand Rapids, the other candidate. The report was discussed immediately during the session in Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Woodmen of America
St. Paul
Grand Rapids
New York Heat Continues Amid Local Prostrations
The cool flurry Wednesday failed to curb Thursday heat in New York City. By Thursday afternoon the temperature peaked around 91 degrees, seven below a prior record. Fatal prostrations rose with 19 deaths statewide, including four women, and 21 hospital cases remain under care.
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New York
Murdered Swiss resident found bound in Chicago pantry
Martin Meier an elderly Swiss man living at 1550 West Fifty seventh street was found Wednesday morning bound gagged and strangled on his pantry floor after thieves ransacked the cottage seeking wealth. He was reputed to own significant real estate worth between 70000 and 100000 dollars and held more in a city safety deposit vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martin Meier
West Vifty-seventh Street
New York Sweats Through Record June Heat
New York on Tuesday faced seven deaths and 23 prostrations as the city endured its hottest June day on record. The official thermometer hit 97 degrees at 3 PM, within two degrees of the 1893 peak, with dry heat keeping fatalities unusually low.
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New York
American Scout Killed in Morong Recon Patrol
Twenty five American soldiers reconnoitering in the Morong hills near Manila were attacked by 300 insurgents. The patrol fought its way back to base while inflicting heavy losses. The leading scout accompanying the party was killed.
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Manila
Morong Friday
Aguinaldo Declares Himself Dictator in Manila Dispatch
Manila reports Aguinaldo has dissolved the Filipino congress and proclaimed himself dictator. The June 9 dispatch notes the assertion from Special Manila reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Manila
Aguinaldo
Governor Pingree vetoes mining company capital bill
Lansing Michigan June 8 Governor Pingree on Wednesday vetoed the senate bill amending the law on mining company organization. The measure would allow doubling authorized capital to 2 500 000 and enable consolidations. The governor opposed it, saying it permits stock watering for speculators and harms innocent investors.
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Lansing
Mich
Pingree
Senate
Negotiations for reciprocity with British Guiana advance
Outlook is hopeful that a reciprocity treaty will be signed next year as talks move briskly between Washington and British Guiana.
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Washington
British Guiana
Jury Acquits St Paul and Buffalo Ball Players
In Buffalo on June 7 a jury acquitted members of the St Paul and Buffalo baseball clubs arrested Sunday for violating the Sunday law after a game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
St. Paul
Trade rises set by Dun review with broad price surge
New York June 10 R G Dun and Co weekly trade review notes a week of record price increases across iron products pig iron cotton and textiles. It warns of danger from speculative buying and delivery constraints while citing firm prices, high bank clearings, and expected large crop acreage for corn and wheat.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Bradstreet's
Death on the Trail reports Yukon prospectors perishing
Seattle dispatch notes growing death toll among Yukon hopefuls along the Edmonton trail. Reports from Alaska detail drownings at Great Slave Lake and river rapids, along with deaths from freezing and scurvy. Relief expeditions have started. large government action is needed to save stranded miners.
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Seattle
Wash
Yukon
Edmonton Trail
Alaska
Great Slave Lake
Laird
Wrangel
Huteson Barge Company
Northwest Mounted Police
Telegraph Creek
Schurman to Tour Islands on U S Gunboat Mission
Prof. Schurman of the United States Philippine commission sails from here on Friday aboard the Bennington for a three week tour of Iloilo Cebu Negros and Sulu. The Petrel is also at his disposal. He plans to study local governments and hold talks with leaders. He will return home in July.
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Manila
Prof. Schurman
United States Philippine Commission
United States
Bennington
Petrel
Iloilo
Cebu
Negros
Sulu
Boston Architect Gridley J. F. Bryant Dies in Poverty
Gridley James Fox Bryant aged 83 died at the Boston home for aged men after a long career as supervising architect of the United States treasury. Born in 1816 in Boston, his work shaped many public buildings nationwide. His father built the first railroad in America in 1831 at Quincy quarries for the Bunker Hill monument. Once wealthy, Bryant died impoverished.
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Boston
Gridley
James Fox Bryant
United States Treasury
America
Quincy
Bunker Hill Monument
Great Fires in China Report From Empress of Japan Advices
Vancouver June 8 reports from the Empress of Japan describe large fires in China. Mo todomarn village Rijiy Kitami prefecture was destroyed with seventeen killed or injured. Naoi village Sorachi district lost 70 houses. Shiraishi Kanta Gori Miyagi prefecture fire killed two and left 70 to 80 wounded or burned.
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Vancouver
B. C
China
Rijiy
Kitami
Naoi
Sorachi
Shiraishi Kanta Gori
Miyagi
Hames
Cable laid between United States and Germany to begin this summer
Washington June 7 The final details are set for the transatlantic cable project with Germany. Government message arrangements and toll rates are settled and laying work will start this summer so the first message can pass over the line in the fall.
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Washington
United States
Germany
Paris Dramatic Manager Augustin Daly Dies at 60
Paris reports the sudden death of Augustin Daly, noted dramatic author and manager, on Wednesday afternoon from heart failure. He was 60 years old. The dispatch adds that reporters arrived in Paris last Saturday.
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Paris
Augustin Daly
Daly
Rioting Recurs as Cleveland Strikes Block Rail Lines
In Cleveland on June 13, cars of the Big Consolidated Railroad were moved under patrols amid disorder. Mobs blocked tracks, threw eggs and mud, and urged nonunion workers to quit with help from striker relatives. The state board arbitration was rejected. violence caused property damage minimal.
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Cleveland
Big Consolidated Railroad Company
State Board
Dunham Avenue
Funeral for Capt Henry Nichols on Monadnock at Cavite
The funeral of Capt Henry Nichols commander of the U S double turreted monitor Monadnock who died of sunstroke near Cavite followed naval ceremonies. The ship had shelled Paranaque and Las Pinas as American forces closed in while heat and fatigue plagued the crew. Nichols stayed at his post until Paranaque fell, saying we have the rebels there at last.
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Thirteenth Infantry
Ninth Infantry
Fourteenth Infantry
Colorado
Laguna de Bay
Napidan
Taguig
Paranaque
Las Pinas
Wheaton
Twenty-first Infantry
Manila
Henry Nichols
United States
Cavite
Nichols
Waiting on Britain over Alaska boundary modus vivendi
Washington awaits London on a proposed Alaska boundary agreement. Indirect reports say Canadians may have accepted the U S proposition, but officials have no confirmation. The dispute centers on a narrow land strip, unrelated to tidewater.
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London
Washington
Tidewater
Dairy and Creamery Practices From Dairy Commissioner Report
The twelfth annual report urges efficient milking of hard milking cows and suggests selling such cows. It warns that scald covers must be used in freezing weather to prevent cream from sticking and freezing and advises covering cans. Dairymen should aim to produce the best sweet milk and ensure delivery in peak condition.
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Towa Dairy Commissioner
Electricity replaces steam on Milan Monza railway oldest in Italy
Electricity now powers the Milan to Monza line using storage batteries and Adda turbine output from Paderno. Tyndall’s method for purifying water by electric currents was tested successfully on the Burges canal in Belgium, producing pure palatable water after a 1000 volt treatment.
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Milan
Monza
Italy
Adda
Paderno
Tyndall
Burges Canal
Belgium
Loubet Entertains Royal Welcome at Longchamp Grand Prix
Paris observers describe President Loubet as the focus of a massive turnout and military display as he attends the Gran Prix at Longchamp. Troops and police manned routes from the Elysee to the racecourse, with thousands of demonstrators praising the Republic as the president passes through in a guarded, orderly reception.
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Paris
Loubet
Auteuil
Longchamp
Elysee Palace
the Elysee
Montmartre
Belleville
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Avenue du Bois de Boulogne
M. Loubet
A Cyclone's Work Near Salix Kills Four in Iowa
A Sioux City dispatch reports a tornado near Salix Iowa at 530 Sunday afternoon killing three Malloy family members and injuring others including Bessie Malloy who is not expected to live. Dick Malloy warned neighbors saving seven children before their house collapsed. A freight train conductor helped evacuate the injured to Sioux City hospital. An unknown woman dies in Homer Nebraska from a blown tent incident.
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Minneapolis
Minn
The
Tribune
Sioux City
Salix
John Malloy
Harry Malloy
Bessie Malloy
Thomas
Pat Malloy
Dick Malloy
Woodbury County
Homer
Neb
Brewer Trust Forming to Control U S Beer Market
Indianapolis reports a proposed $1,000,000,000 beer trust aiming to buy all U S breweries. The plan, discussed at a Detroit brewers convention, is in initial stages with capitalists backing the project. Canon City murder suicide ends as Samuel Roberts kills wife and mother-in-law then dies.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Detroit
Canon City
Col
Samuel Roberts
George Lewis
Roberts
Pope to establish permanent apostolic delegation in Canada
Rome June 12 The clerical I] Citta dino of Genoa reports the Pope will set up a permanent apostolic delegation in Canada. Post Office Robbers Confess Peoria AS June 12 Deputy US Marshal Tripp says Felix Richards 14 Henry Averill 12 and Mike Asazepaneck 11 confessed to robbing the Peru Illinois post office and will be tried in Chicago.
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Rome
Cittadino
Genoa
Canada
Peoria
United States
Tripp
Felix Richards
Henry Averill
Mike Asazepaneck
Peru
Ill
United States Court
Chicago
Admiral Kautz Reaches Honolulu En Route to San Francisco
A telegram to the navy department from Admiral Kautz in Honolulu via San Francisco states he arrived June 1. He planned to depart June 10 and reach San Francisco on June 22.
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Kautz
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Kautz
Honolulu
San Francisco
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the Order
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Bradstreet
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Capt. Nichols
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