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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1900
Page
1
The edition reports varied stock prices and commodity quotes including wheat, corn, oats, cotton and butter. It covers international dispatches from Peking battles near the capital, naval actions, and Boer conflicts. Also noted are political developments, Senate debates, diplomatic visits, and local notices across pages 1 and 6.
Honolulu dated June 22 reports the Education Commissioners adopted a resolution preventing anyone with tuberculosis or other contagious diseases from teaching in public schools and barring afflicted pupils from attendance. The action follows a sharp rise in consumption in the islands, blamed in part on consumptives moving to Honolulu for its climate.
Special to The New York Times reports in Apia Samoa on June 15 that Gov. Self remains popular but Germanizing policies dull business. Trade may move to Pago Pago once a regular route forms. US ship Abernede meets mail steamers. German currency proposals face mixed reception.
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn travels to Nebraska on a brief visit seen as campaign groundwork for entering the U S Senate race. He faces a shifting Nebraska scene where fusionists loom and Thurston's hold weakens amid expected Republican prospects.
Dr. J. B. Alexander of Charlotte North Carolina says Horstfolds Acid Phosphate ranks among the best nerve tonics for debilitated men and renews vigor. Advert: Adv.
Shanghai dispatches report the U S battleship Oregon ashore on Hoo Kie Island in the Miao Tao group thirty five miles north of Che Foo a rescue steamer is en route from Indo China Steam Navigation Co. Washington notes no official confirmation as of midnight with Admiral Remey ordered to push the ship toward Taku if needed.
The Oregon is the most famous American Navy vessel famed for its 1898 voyage from San Francisco to Key West, a 13 000 mile test of seaworthiness. Its guns participated in defeating Cervera’s fleet off Cuba ending the war. Built at Union Iron Works San Francisco, launched October 23 1894, cost 3 180 000 dollars. The Oregon, Massachusetts and Indiana are sister ships, built as first class armored coast line battleships.
The Oregon, a 10,288 ton battleship with 9,000 horsepower engines, mounted a heavy main battery and rapid-fire guns. She exceeded speed goals on trials, reaching 16.78 knots on a San Francisco run, and began service in 1896 under Capt. Charles E. Clark. In 1898 she sailed from San Francisco to Cuba, attracting global attention as she crossed 13,000 miles with Callao her first stop.
West side residents and property owners are invited to review this week's Record and Guide detailing the Riverside Drive Extension. The feature covers maps and a description, focusing on 14 and 16 Vesey Street and related news stands.
Kansas City end return fare listed at 28 dollars 75 cents with Magnificent service via Lackawanna Railroad and direct connections. Tickets valid for July travel with dining cars sleepers and quick time noted.
Washington June 29. The death of Benjamin H. Snell at the District Jail ends one of the jail’s most singular feuds. Snell and Frank W. Funk were both murderers linked by a grim rivalry. Funk, convicted of robbing and killing a man named Brooks, feared death with Snell and sought to avoid dying on the same scaffold. Though reprieved by President McKinley, Funk’s wish to escape dying beside Snell was granted, and Snell died amid renewed hostility between them.
The North Clinton Street Baptist Church faces disruption after pastor Rev. N A Mackey accuses two trustees Frank Goode and Warren Clark and Eliza Williams of leading double lives. Williams attacked Mackey with a chair as a prayer service ended Tuesday night. Police will hear the trio tomorrow morning in East Orange.
Travel offer from New York Central to Kansas City for the National Democratic Convention with July 1 2 3 dates. Tickets available via Chicago or St Louis through any New York Central Agent.
Jewelry valued around five thousand dollars stolen from Mr and Mrs Edwin Gould in the Carlton Hotel London have been recovered by New York Detective Bureau officers. The arresting prisoner, Charles W Blair twenty eight born in Australia, denies stealing but says the pieces were given to him to dispose of by a woman he met at Coney Island. The jewels bear Tiffany & Co marks and include a baby’s ring missing three stones. Blair remains in custody as London victims travel on the continent.
Police hunt for a small alligator skin bag with jewelry valued around 3000 dollars owned by Lyman D. Morse of 186 Hancock Street. The bag disappeared Thursday from a coach taking Morse and family to the Long Island Railroad depot at Atlantic and Flatbush Avenues. Items listed include a solitaire diamond ring, diamond breastpin, ruby and diamond crescent brooch, diamond sunburst, marquise rings, diamonds and sapphires, crescent pin, and stick pin.
Yonkers Mayor Leslie Sutherland says he will not sign the ten year contract approved by the Board of Aldermen with Yonkers Gas Light Company. He has hired counsel and will seek court action if forced to sign, stating he will only sign if the highest state court orders it and arguing the contract is against public policy.
The article highlights superb train service to the Midwest and notes the Hudson River Day Line offers good music, grand scenery, and glorious sail making travel a constant joy aboard the line.
Democrats in Kansas City debate whether to reaffirm the Chicago platform or push a specific 16 to 1 silver declaration. Western leaders favor no explicit 16 to 1 mention while silver advocates warn it trims the issue. Talks focus on Bryan, Sulzer, and potential New York Indiana regional boosts for a balanced ticket.
J Woods Mer rell, secretary treasurer of the United States Monetary League, released a June 13 letter from William Jennings Bryan denying reports he consented to abandoning the silver issue. Bryan said no backward step from the Chicago Convention position. He wrote from Lincoln, Neb., as the group planned two sessions during the convention in Kansas City.
Senator Jones of Arkansas, chair of the Democratic National Committee, arrived in Kansas City and said a specific 16 to 1 silver declaration is unnecessary if the Chicago platform is adopted. He argued reaffirming the platform would endorse 16 to 1 and other provisions, stressing no deviation from Chicago terms. He added the form of endorsement remains to be seen. He declined to speak for Bryan or others and noted uncertainty about his own plans.
In Kansas City on June 29 the vice presidential selection remains unsettled amid many candidates. Sulzer and Towne vie for momentum while Shively and Parker are mentioned as possible backers. Indorsement from Bryan is seen as pivotal, but no candidate is openly chosen as the presumed pick. Delegates show indecision and little consensus on any single contender.
An item notes the scenic voyage aboard New York Central Lines from New York to Chicago following the Hudson Mohawk rivers and the Great Lakes route via Lake Erie and Lake Michigan. Adyvy promotes this thousand mile journey.
Advertises Pain's Fireworks with illustrated catalogue and liberal discounts. Provides address 12 Park Place for orders.
Congressman Sulzer of New York arrives in Lincoln to press for Bryan’s bid for president and to back a loyal Chicago platform supporter for vice president. He vows support for the ticket, discusses party success, and plans further talks with Bryan. Sulzer injures his thumb assisting a young woman with a window during travel.
Denver readers note the Sulzer Club organized to promote the New York congressman’s candidacy for vice presidential nomination at Kansas City.
Special to The New York Times Richmond report claimed Senator John W. Daniel would seek the Vice Presidency but he and Senator James K. Martin deny any such bid. Daniel reiterates he would not accept the role and opposes such action. Virginia politics show no Kansas City nomination drive and Bryan sentiment remains mixed.
The National Committee will propose a temporary Chairman for the convention and canvass candidates for permanent Chairman. Milwaukee Mayor D A Rose and Colorado’s Charles S Thomas are named for temporary post, with Tennessee's James D Richardson suggested for permanent Chairman after serving previously at Chicago.
Railroad tickets sold July 10 11 12 and 15 for return by July 17. Special round trip offer to Cincinnati via Pennsylvania routes for the Baptist Young People's Convention.
Advertisement notes a fast street car service to Chester W. Chapin on Long Island for an ideal Sunday and July 4th trip, inviting travel in a promotional ad format.
Admiral Seymour's report from Anting near Peking details a column clash with Boxers and imperial troops as he seized vast stores of arms, ammunition, and rice. Envoys' fate remains unclear while powers reportedly reach a China influence accord and a possible coup in Peking looms.
Dispatch from Admiral Seymour recounts the late June retreat from Lang-Yang to Yang-Tsun after Boxers attacks and rail disruption. British, American, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Austrian, and Russian casualties are listed, with the armory at Anting seized and later burned. The force suffered 27 British killed and 75 wounded, among others, before relief arrived June 25.
In the House of Commons the Foreign Office secretary said Sey mour’s force, which returned to Tien Tsin on June 26, suffered 1 killed and 24 men, plus 7 officers and 31 men wounded. He noted the return of foreign casualties was incomplete.
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