British Capture Pretoria Dominates World News
The report describes Lord Roberts enter Pretoria with British troops at 2 pm after a Monday engagement that defeated the Boers and pushed them beyond the capital. It notes an armistice request was rejected, flag ceremonies, and cheers across the United Kingdom. Also updates on China, Port Arthur, Tientsin, Algiers unrest, and notable deaths.
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Congress
Senate
Judiciary Committee
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Botha
United Kingdom
London
Mafeking
Imperial Yeomanry
Lindley
Methuen
Johannesburg
South African Republic
United States
Hay
State Department
China
Port Arthur
Peking
Admiral Kempff
Tien- Tsin
Algiers
Stephen Crane
Miss Mar
H. Wingsley
Cape Town
Militia Called For After St Louis Strike Turmoil
In St Louis on June 5 citizens urged Gov Stephens to deploy militia to protect life and property amid streetcar strikes. Women planned a petition seeking an end to assaults on women by strike supporters as negotiations with the transit company stalled.
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ST. Louis
Stephens
City of
St. Louis Women Will Also Present A Petition To Gov. Stephens
Gov. Stephens
State of Missouri
Lehmann
Transit Company
William A. Sunder
Tilsit
William Deneke
Houck
John Krenhall
Mexico
Stendal
Senate confirms John R. Hazel as U S district judge
The Senate approves the nomination of John R. Hazel to serve as United States District Judge for the Western District of New York. The brief item notes Hazel’s confirmation after a June vote in Washington with standard ceremonial phrasing.
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New York
John R. Hazel
United States
Western District
Mayor Van Wyck Ice Trust Stock Ties Stir City Hall
Reporters report large blocks of American Ice Company stock tied to Mayor Van Wyck and other city officials. The hearing before Referee Nussbaum continues as Coler and Whalen dispute contract authority and stock ownership while other figures from Tammany Hall and state politics appear on the stock list.
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American Ice Company
Robert A. van Wyck
Roosevelt
Corporation
John Whalen
Ice Trust
Whalen
Coler
William R. Hearst
Dillon
Mr. Coler
New York Journal
van Wyck
NEW York Times
Augustus van Wyck
John F. Carroll
Richard Croker
Cram
City’ Administration
Tammany Hall
Tammany
Europe
James A. Mahoney
Eugene D. Wood
Albany
New York
Anthony N. Brady
Hugh McLaughlin
Kings County
John
Frank H. Platt
United States
Thomas C. Platt
A. B. Boardman
Alexander J. Mason
Edward Lauterbach
John A. Sleicher
City Record
Nussbaum
Justice Herrick
William H. Burke
Department of Docks
Mayor van Wyck
Senator Hill
Hill
Mr. Hill
Edward Murphy, Jr
Mr. van Wyck
Russian Troops Mass Near Peking Amid Boxer Uprising
Dispatches report Russian forces ordered from Port Arthur toward Peking to punish Boxers as tension rises near Tien-Tsin. Empress Dowager urged to confront Europe. Chinese troops forbidden to fire. British guards urged to patrol the railway. foreign missions fear a widening crisis in Pe-king and Shanghai.
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London
Daily Express
Shanghai
Port Arthur
Peking
Daily Mail
Tien-Tsin
Higgs
Sixteenth Lancers
Tien- Tsin
Far East
Daily Chronicle
Tsai’ien Kuang-su
Morning Post
Great Britain
The
Daily Telegraph
China
Mayor Van Wyck Declines to Explain Ice Company Stock
Mayor Robert A. Van Wyck again declined to discuss his ties to the American Ice Company and whether he still holds stock listed in the company’s transaction records released Monday night after a reporter called to request comment.
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George L. Ingraham
TIMES
American Ice Company
Appellate Division
Twenty-fifth Street
Madison Avenue
West Ninth Street
Pete
East Eighty-third Street
Justice Fitzgerald
Robert A. van Wyck
No Excess Fare to St Louis St. Louis Limited service
The New York Central announces no excess fare to St Louis on the St Louis Limited traveling via Lake Shore and Big Four, touting magnificent service and updated connections for travel.
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St. Louis
New York Central
St. Louis Limited
Lake Shore
Big
Have You Seen O'Neill's Ad Today
Advert on back page promotes unusually low prices on women’s trimmed and untrimmed hats at 6th Avenue between 20th and 21st Streets.
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O’neill
Trains Halted To Peking As Bridges Burn
June 6 report from Tien-Tsin says trains cannot reach Peking due to burning bridges. Last night passed quietly but Tien-Tsin is now in a highly excited state. About 200 more foreign troops are expected.
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Tien-Tsin
Peking
Boxers and Chinese Forces Engage Near Huang-Tsun
A correspondent reports Huang-Tsun on the Peking-Tien-Tsin line burned and two bridges damaged. About 200 Chinese troops fled, 50 held position. several fought Boxers, with dozens killed or wounded. Boxers patrol the area as Chinese railway staff abandon posts and guards bolt, while foreign powers consider naval blockades around Peking and Tien-Tsin.
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Huang-Tsun
Peking-Tien-Tsin
Feng-Tak
Lu-Kou-Chiao
Huang- Tsun
Luxury train to St Louis via Lackawanna Wabash
Advertisement for a daily luxury rail service leaving here after June 2 at 10 00 A M and arriving in St Louis at 2 00 P M the next day. It promises unexcelled meals at reasonable rates and unrivaled scenery.
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St. Louis
Lackawanna-Wabash
Boxer agitation blamed for attacks on missions in Shan-Tung
Reports from Shan-Tung Province indicate mobs incited by Boxer agitation pillaged several German and Catholic missions. The unrest signals heightened danger for foreign missions and local Christians amid anti-foreign sentiment.
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Sions
Shan-Tung
Navy confirms reinforcement in China amid Boxer unrest
Cable from Admiral Kempff reports landing fifty sailors to reinforce marines at Taku forts as Boxer activity nears Peking. Secretary Long urges clear English in future messages and warns no US troops will join British actions. State Department cites China safety concerns and limited options.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Kempff
United States
Newark
Taku
Pei-ho River
Navy Department
Long
Isis
Department
Remey
Manila
State Department
Conger
Peking
China
Hay
Missionary Norman Reported Killed in North China
News received via the Viceroy’s agents in Yung-Ching states that Mr. Norman of the North China Mission was murdered on Friday or Saturday. It is believed the Viceroy learned of the killing when Mr. Robinson’s deaths were noted.
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Mr. Norman
North China Mission
Presbyterian Mission Fails to Reply
A cablegram was sent Monday to mission authorities in Peking asking Are all safe. No answer had been received by 6 P.M. yesterday from the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions rooms.
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Department of Docks
Sinking Fund Commission
Department of Finance
the Times
Pei-Ho
Pe-chi-Li
Peking
Tszu-Hizi
Presbyterian Mission
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Illinois Steel Mill Starts Full Blast In Joliet
Special to The New York Times reports the Merchant Mill of Illinois Steel Company in Joliet began full operation this morning with a steady run expected. Officials offered no official details, but confidential sources say the converter and red mills are ready to start and orders are anticipated this month.
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New York Times
Joliet
Ill
Illinois Steel Company
Prices fall for Bessemer iron and steel billets
The Chronicle Telegraph reports a general price drop in Bessemer and foundry iron this week. A Cleveland meeting of the Bessemer Furnace Association is expected to fix the year’s remaining price at 20 dollars, with a likely drop in finished products. Bessemer steel billets sell at 28 dollars per ton, down seven dollars since year start.
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Pittsburg
The
Chronicle Telegraph
Bessemer and
Bessemer Furnace Association
Cleveland
Valley
Bessemer
Steel market trembles as Cambria mills close and Carnegie hints
The steel and iron stock market wavered after Cambria Iron Company mills shut down and reports floated that Carnegie might cut prices across products. President Schwab’s Pittsburgh visit gave some credence to the talk of expansion to dominate the field, while he declined to confirm billets at 28 dollars and foundry iron at 20. Trading was light with some quotes rising and others falling. Directors of National Steel declared a quarterly 1% preferred dividend.
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Randolph Guggenheimer
Council
Ice Trust
Trust
Guggenheimer
American Ice Company
William H. Gelshenen
Garfield National Bank
Gelshenen
Messrs
August Belmont & Co
Justice Gildersleeve
Bell & Co
Cambria Iron Company
Carnegie Company
Schwab
Carnegie
Pittsburg
National Steel
Father and son reunite in Bellevue asylum
At Bellevue Hospital pavilion for the insane a father, Peter Leidner of 519 West Fourteenth Street, is reunited with his son after the younger Leidner, recently arrested for attempting car holdups near Twenty seconds Street and First Avenue, is found among patients. The bereaved father, once committed Monday, recognizes him as the missing son.
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Bellevue Hospital
Peter Leidner
West Fourteenth Street
Leidner
First Avenue
New 26 Hour Train to Chicago From New York Stated
The Pennsylvania Railroad announces a new 26 hour train service from New York West 23rd Street station to Chicago leaving daily at 1 55 P M Adv.
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Chicago
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
West 23Rd St
New York Democrats Battle Over Chicago Platform at Convention
The Democratic State Convention in Albany chose delegates to Kansas City and set a platform that largely ignored the 16 to 1 silver demand. Ex Senator Hill led a power grab, gaining control of the state committee while Tammany opposed Bryan by backing Van Wyck and resisting a Chicago platform revival. Debate focused on resolutions and electors with silvers support wavering and plans to vote for Bryan at the national convention.
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Kansas City
Academy of Music
David Bennett Hill
William Jennings Bryan
Hill
State Committee
Committee On
John F. Carroll
Tammany Hall
Chicago
Tammany
Augustus van Wyck
van Wyck
Bryan
New York
Mr. Hill
Thomas F. Grady
Rensselaer
Albany
Brooklyn
James Shevlin
Bernard J. York
P. H. McCarren
John McCarty
Murphy
Campbell
John T. Norton
Rensselaer County
Mr. Norton
Gov. Roosevelt
Senator Platt
Republican State Organization
Platt
Tilden
Cleveland
David B. Hill
Senator Hill
Norton
Greater Troy
Rochester
Lmited
Nebraska
Twenty
Kings County
Hoffman House
Frederick C. Schraub
Lewis County
W. F. Mackey
Erie County
Frank P. Demarest
Rockland County
Limited train ad for Pennsylvania Limited to New York
A compact transport notice announces a Pennsylvania Limited service from New York to Pennsylvania with departures every morning. The 28 hour window and wording imply daily morning departures.
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Louis
Pennsylvania
New York
Committee Meetings at Hoffman House Center Platform Debate
The article describes committee sessions at the Hoffman House with Resolutions in Senator Hill’s rooms and Delegates in Senator Murphy’s apartments. Delegates gathered at entrances seeking actions on the platform and national delegation makeup while silver faction delegates pressed for reaffirmation of the Chicago platform in nearby corridors.
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Hoffman House
Committee On Resolutions
Senator Hill
Senator Murphy
Extreme Silver
Chicago
Que Was &A
Chicago Plat
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Ed Arnold Feldstein
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Barge Office
Treas Department
H. Marine Intelligence
ITAQS
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Weather Report
J. R. Hazel
Hudson Valley
Ady
IGE Trust Holdings
Coler and
MR. Whalen
ICE Trust Holdings
John E. McDonald
McDonald
Morses
Carroll
MR. Guggenheimer
Justice Fursman
Criminal Court
Justice Beach
McMahon
Norman
Juan
Hsu-Tung
Tung- Fuh-Siang
Pe- Chi-Li
Ossent
Pao-ting-fu
Berlin
China Gazette
Vienna
Neue Freie Presse
Pi-Ho River
Foeign Office
Illinois Steel Mill
Bessemer Steel
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Bryan Indorsed
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