Recruits For the Dutch Lord Prunefote's Retirement Henley Week
London dispatch reports Boers captured 250 Victorian Mounted Rifles, stirring fears of Dutch recruitment in Cape Colony. Parliament may consider Cape Colony constitutional suspension. Pauncefote’s retirement rumors revive. Henley regatta preparations advance with Leander, Penn University, and Dublin University crews due. Marconi wireless trials on Lucania mark progress toward global communication. Parliament probes Krupp orders for Indian and Burmese railways. Racing figures note Whitney gifts for Volodyovski era. Charity concert at Stratford House supports the Anglo American Nursing Home of Rome amid financial strain.
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Henley Regatta
Henley
Pennsylvania University
Dublin University
Oxford
Cambridge
England
Stratford House
Murray Guthrie
M. P
Rome
Italy
The Fall Elections Selections and Statewide Ballot Proposals
Albany June 16 Special New York will have no state officers or presidential electors this year yet voters face major choices. City elections in large cities separate from state affairs with mayors serving four year terms. Democrats Van Wyck Diehl preserve power while Republicans face reviews in Albany Buffalo Rochester Troy Syracuse Utica. A constitutional amendment to curb tax exemptions is proposed by Assemblyman Lewis. Congressional and judicial posts and two state senate seats will be filled as districts choose new representatives.
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Albany
New York State
van Wreck
New York
Diehl
Buffalo
Robert A. van Wyck
Conrad Diehl
Democratic Party
Blessing
Carnahan
Rochester
Conway
Troy
McGuire
Syracuse
Sherman
Utica
Edward C. Knight
Knight
Edward H. Butler
Merton E. Lewis
Monroe County
Jefferson
Oswego
Lewis
A. D. Shaw
Supreme Court
Abraham R. Lawrence
James A. Blanchard
John Proctor Clarke
Iith Judicial
Samuel Edwards
Hudson
Columbia County
Judson S. Landon
Schenectady
Garrett A. Forbes
Canastota
Madison County
Charles E. Parker
Owego
Tioga County
State Senate
Michael Russell
Cornelius R. Parsons
Assembly
Boers Hit Beeston Column Near Middelburg
Lord Kitchener reports a Boer surprise attack on June 12 at Steenkontspruit twenty miles south of Middelburg. In camp 250 Victorian Mounted Rifles suffered heavy losses with two officers and sixteen men killed and forty-two wounded, plus fifty captured. Two pompoms were seized. two officers and fifty men escaped to Beaston’s camp. Full details pending.
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Welmansrust
Middelburg
Beaston
Steenkontspruit
Rhodes predicts federation before self-government in South Africa
London dispatch reports Cecil Rhodes speaking at Bulawayo on Saturday forecast a federation of South African states within three or four years and warn that granting self-government to the republics beforehand would make federation impossible.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Bulawayo
Olympian Loses Grand Prix as French Crowd Back American Jockeys
Paris June 16 Olympian ridden by Henry, backed heavily by Americans, finished fifteenth in the Grand Prix de Paris. The race drew $342,000 in pari mutuel bets. Chéri M Caillault’s horse won by a head ridden by an American jockey Rigby. Vanderbilts Dido won Prix d Ispahan. Lady Killer and Saxon also figures. Frances hosts Franco American scene with Loubet and Belgian King in attendance.
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the Tribune
Paris
Mr. Keene
Foxhall
Fordham
Olympian
Henry
Longchamps
Job
William K. Vanderbilt
Dido
Chéri M. Caillault
Rigby
Lady Killer
Jacques Hennessy
L. Reiff
Mr. Wyner
Minting
Archer
France
Loubet
Leopold
Belgium
MM. Deschanel and Falliéres
Countess of Castellane
Chéri
Saxon
Tibére
Grand Prix de Paris Winner Chéri Beats Olympian in Tight Finish
Paris June 16 The Grand Prix de Paris was won by Chéri with Tibére second and Lady Killer third after Olympian led early but faded. Henry the American jockey rode several mounts and faced difficulties. Dido won the Prix d Ispahan for Mr Vanderbilt, while Pomme d Or and other entries contended in long and eventful races at Longchamps. An advertisement urged burglary insurance from United States Fidelity Guaranty Company.
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Associated Press
Paris
Chéri
Tibére
Lady Killer
Olympian
Henry
Pile of Face
Rigby
William K. Vanderbilt
Dolphin
Mr. Vanderbilt
Dido
Monceciarx
Henry Up
Lester Reiff
Mutuals
Pomme 'Or
Pomme d
Longchamps
Peters Said to Be Chosen for Pension Commissioner
Chicago news desk reports ex-Congressman S. R. Peters of Kansas received a dispatch calling him to Washington to take the Pension Commissioner post after H. Clay Evans. The dispatch notes President McKinley is considering ex-Congressmen Blue and Peters for the role, and Peters receiving the summons favors his appointment.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Topeka
Kan
S. R. Peters
Kansas
Washington
H. Clay Evans
McKinley
Peters
White House
Strange law fight ends in Monte Carlo tragedy and long suit
After thirteen years the State Controller collected a 5 percent transfer tax on Ana Rivas de Herques estate totaling 8670. Mrs Herques and husband Robostiano died in Monte Carlo cafe shooting suicide by brother. Complex court actions traced the order of death, codicils, and intestate heirs amid costly transatlantic litigation and halved estate values.
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Ana Rivas de Herques
West Twenty-first-st
Union Club
Herques
Controller’s Office
Robustiano Herques
Cuba
Ana Rivas
Paris
Slante Carlo
Herqueses
José Carilo de Rivas
Maria Dolores de Rivas
Ramon Florentino de Rivas
Elena de Rivas
Fausto de Rivas
Manuel de Rivas
Matanzas
Daniel J. Holden
Coudert Bros
New NYC daylight train to Buffalo debuts from Grand Central
The New York Central has placed in service an entirely new train to Buffalo leaving Grand Central Station at 9 20 A M and arriving Buffalo 9 20 P M This train offers another daylight ride along the Hudson River and through the Mohawk Valley to Buffalo.
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New York Central
Buffalo
Grand Central Station
Hudson River
Mohawk Valley
Kennedy Case Ends in Mistrial Doubt With New Trial Question
KenneDy jury reported eight to four for acquittal and was discharged by Judge Newburger after twenty two hours. Dr Samuel J Kennedy, once convicted, lay in the Tombs with likely dismissal of the indictment. District Attorney Osborne considers options including quashing the indictment or bail, while Kennedy’s counsel Moore contemplates motions for dismissal or bail. Mrs Kennedy mourns the potential loss of freedom on her sixth wedding anniversary.
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KenneDy
Newburger
Dolly” Reynolds
Samuel J. Kennedy
Philbin
Osborne
Tribune
Mr. Philbin
Mr. Moore
Moore
Jury Deadlock After Twenty Two Hours Of Deliberation
A tense jury room battle over a murder verdict lasted twenty two hours with seventeen hours of debate. Six jurors favored acquittal or conviction in stages while the other six refrained from voting until they could review the evidence, leading to a heated discussion after lunch on Saturday. The report notes a split vote and persistent arguments for acquittal among three members. EPWORTH LEAGUE excursion ad follows.
Lieut Martin Arrested for Forgery and Bad Checks
Ex lieutenant Edward H. Martin, formerly at Fort Hamilton, was arrested at his Fifth Avenue apartment on charges of forgery and passing worthless checks. A $7,486 check drawn in Philadelphia on May 24 and signed by Martin was marked N. G. when returned on June 2. Detectives tracked him from racetracks to his residence, where he resisted arrest before being taken into custody as he prepared to leave. A second alleged bad check for $368 with Brandes Brothers is noted, though prosecution by that firm is not expected. The case ties to his past dismissal from the army for alleged accounts shortages and to rumors of marriage to the poolroom operator known as the “Poolroom Queen.” A wealthy contractor is said to plan a settlement at arraignment.
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Edward H. Martin
Fifth-ave
Thirtieth-st
Jefferson Market
Martin
Daniel Larkin
Gorham Manufacturing Company
Broadway
Nineteenth-st
Philadelphia
N. G
Fort Hamilton
Army
Commissary Department
West Point
Emily Galstor Burns
Brandes Brothers
Lexington-ave
Gussie” McKee
Eighth-ave
Twenty-third-st
Thompson
McKee
Cailles Signs Terms to Surrender Forces at Laguna
Manila dispatch reports Colonels Infanta and Guivara signing for General Cailles to surrender his command at Santa Cruz, Laguna Province. The force is believed to exceed 500 men as Cailles agrees to turn himself over to American authorities. Seventeen judges named to Courts of First Instance include eleven Americans assigned to major circuits across Manila Aparri Dagu pan Batangas Nueva Caceres Zamboanga Jolo and other districts.
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Manila
Infanta and
Guivara
Cailles
Santa Cruz
Laguna
Kincaid
Texas
Odlin
New Hampshire
Aparri
Blount
Georgia
Dagupan
Johnson
Michigan
Batangas
Linebarger
Illinois
Nueva Caceres
Carson
Virginia
Hoilo
Bates
Vermont
Negros
Norris
Nebraska
Cebu
Carlock
Zamboanga
Ickis
Iowa
Jolo, Whitsett
Missouri
Mrs Botkin May Skip Second Trial Over Fees
San Francisco June 1 Special Mrs Cordelia Botkin who killed Mrs Dunning and Mrs Dean faces possible escape from punishment as Delaware experts demand high fees for attendance at the second trial. Dr Wolf wants 1000 for a day and expenses while Dr Downs and another witness charge five dollars a day plus expenses. Judge Cook bars some witnesses unless fees drop or state covers costs. The case resumes Tuesday with witnesses likely absent if charges stand.
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San Francisco
Cordelia Botkin
Dr. Wolf
Delaware
Drs. Downs
Buffalo Mayor Nomination Sparks Lively Campaign
In Buffalo June 16, a busy off year politics scene centers on the Republican mayoral race. Ex-Congressman Rowland B Mahany pursues the nomination, Edward Butler may enter as Butler boom gains steam, and William Daniels and Erastus C Knight are named as potential candidates. Mayor Dieh seeks renomination amid intraparty tensions, with John Fisher noted as a key but controversial figure in past campaigns.
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Buffalo
Rowland B. Mahany
W. J. Conners
Edward Butler
Butler
Mr. Butler
New-York State Editorial Association
New- York State Republican Editors’ Association
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Cunard
Lucania
Great Britain
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Krupp
Essen
Austria
Lord George Hamilton
Mr. Whitney
Huggins
Volodyovski
SENA
Pretoria
John IL Gilbert
Erastus C. Knight
Louis W. Marcus
Charles L. Knapp
Cheri
United States Fidelity & Guarant Company
Commissioner Evans
Pension Bureau
Mrs. Herques
Monte Carlo
Tion
MR. OS
Borne
Epworth League
Lehigh Valley R. A
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Mrs. Botkin
Jayne
William Daniels
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