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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1900
Page
1
International reports describe Boer rail sabotage near Ixroonstad hindering supply lines to Pretoria. British officials anticipate rapid repair and offensive co operation with Gen. Buller. Adverse rumors include a burning capital and new deployments in Manchuria. Domestically, GOP VP chatter centers on Dewey while Bryan’s bid worries bankers. Civil notices and campus dedications appear across pages.
Special to The New York Times reports a race war erupting around West Baton Rouge Parish after the murder of a white man by a black suspect named Pritchard. Armed whites and blacks clash. several negroes are whipped or shot. Cobb’s body is found hanged after sending expulsions. Baton Rouge braces as arms and troops are deployed amid a tense, race-driven conflict in a heavily black district.
Miss Helen Gould and party visited Louisville for a day seeking an endowment for a Kentucky educational institution. A timely sermon by Rev. Dr. Hemphill drew a large crowd, but no donations followed. She later attended Warren Memorial Presbyterian Church unseen before departing to Mammoth Cave.
The battleships Indiana and Massachusetts departed Hampton Roads for Newport after rapid coal loading setting a new pace. Kentucky, fully provisioned, is to sail tomorrow morning for Newport, followed by the colliers Marcellus and Lebanon with 6000 tons each to support the squadron assembling at Newport.
Advertisement promotes travel through Cincinnati via New York Central Lake Shore and Big Four trains offering quick time and luxurious ride. It cites New York Central timetable and lists departure times 1 00 PM 6 30 PM and 9 20 PM.
British Admiral forces reopen the Tien-Tsin to Peking railway guarded by 1,500 men including 100 Americans aboard armored trains. Shanghai dispatches predict 10,000 foreign troops to Peking to back ministers, while fears of a wider uprising and rumors of Peking burning spread amid reports of Cossacks on alert and attacks on officials.
A railroad reconnaissance found the line clear to two miles beyond Yang-Tsu but ties and two bridges burned and rails torn up. A repair train with Admiral Seymour and staff plus 650 British and others departed with Hotchkiss guns. A second train carried 600 troops from Britain Japan Russia and France. Thirty-one foreign vessels are at Taku.
Report describes guards repelling a mob that hurled insults while couriers carried the latest dispatches. The Empress Dowager amused herself at the palace with theatricals. Government arms may be issued to the Boxers and Tung Fuh Seang troops are said to assist in attacking native Christians after tortures.
The Times reports the Empress Dowager and Emperor back in Peking escorted by Tung Fuh Siang's troops. American mission buildings at Tung Chau were looted and burned by Chinese soldiers. Seventy five native Christians trained by American missionaries were massacred near Tung Chau, many burned alive. Christians face ongoing intimidation in Peking as missions close and missionaries gather under legation guard protection.
Editorials in London papers highlight the first Tien-Tsin train carrying 800 troops under Admiral Seymour with an American ally. They view Anglo American unity as safeguarding British and American commercial interests in China seas and promoting peaceful Far Eastern development.
Large crowds gathered in Manheim Lancaster County to honor Baron Stiegel and witness the annual payment of one red rose ground rent to his heirs. Gov Stone spoke as Judge J Hay Brown paid the rose to Miss M M Horning descendant. Prof H C Musser lectured on Stiegel Relic and Rev Martin L Snyder delivered a memorial sermon.
Dr. Paul Gibier renowned for introducing Pasteur rabies treatment in the United States and a noted psychology student died in a buggy crash near his Suffern institute. His wife Mrs. Agnes Hoen survived. he was 73. He built and led a major Pasteur institute and was a French-born American citizen and scientist.
In Biloxi near Mississippi City Mississippi, a mob hanged and burned two imprisoned men, including Jacob Askew, after terrorizing the jail where both men were held on accusations tied to the murder of Christina Winterstein. The District Attorney had urged restraint, but crowds demanded swift action despite weak evidence.
In Atlantic City two tourists Leopold Van Derk of Berlin and Arthur Newman of Oxford nearly drowned after a large surf. Lawrence Fuller of Philadelphia rescued Newman who was unconscious and taken to City Hospital in critical condition. Fuller and Van Derk were saved by bystanders with a life line. Miss Viola Fleming fell twenty five feet into water but was saved by John Alger.
Four people died and twenty six were injured when a single Oakland Beach Electric Railroad collision occurred on a sharp curve between Providence and Oakland Beach. Lieutenant Governor Charles D. Kimball was fatally hurt among the injured.
Passengers on a crowded Bronx trolley near Morris Park Avenue and Samuel Street recall a violent interruption as a bicyclist rode beside a speeding car. Jeers from youths preceded a disastrous end to a hurried ride.
Train service advertised via Pennsylvania Railroad leaves every evening.
Washington reports rising discussion of Admiral Dewey as a potential Democratic vice presidential pick. War hero status in the Middle West attracts support while factions debate whether a Dewey ticket could mobilize discontent against McKinley. Scholars note Schley and McClellan as alternatives, with McClellan lacking Midwest familiarity.
A M McGregor director of Standard Oil is confined at Orienta Point after an abscess in his right cheek. An operation by Dr H F Biggar in Cleveland followed a severe toothache eight weeks ago and the wound has failed to heal. He remains under nurse and doctor care with prospects of a possible second operation.
Frank Woolley twenty three son of Justice Edmund T. Woolley drowned while canoeing near Newman Springs on the Shrewsbury River. His companion Richard Applegate swam to shore but was exhausted. Woolley sank after the canoe overturned and his body was recovered about half an hour later.
Senator Sullivan of Mississippi predicts a clash within his delegation as he returns home to defend his influence and pursue expansionist leadership. He contends the delegation, except Representative Henry, efforts to remove him from Kansas City participation will fail before the primaries.
The description highlights the Pennsylvania Limited service from Pittsburgh to Chicago Cincinnati Toledo Cleveland and St. Louis traveling over the Allegheny Mountains in an advertisement. The copy emphasizes scenic route and major city connections.
Maine’s Manley backs Long for vice president while New York factions weigh Woodruff Roosevelt ties as Philadelphia caucus looms. Platt keeps counsel as Greene and Bliss mixed in, Long favored by some New England allies if Roosevelt fades. Three-day convention expected, no night sessions.
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