Telegraphic News of the World Highlights From Hemispheres
Russians move 30000 to ward New Chwang. Arkansas Democrats nominate Jeff Davis for governor. St Louis strikers seek boycott. An assassination attempt targets Emperor William. Jameson elected to Cape Parliament. Heat deaths in Pittsburg Iowa and crop woes in North Dakota. The Dalles floods and Nome steamer Cleveland reports five wrecks. Cuba posts suspend Rathbone. Chinese minister in Berlin on empress. Taylor at Niagara Falls. McKinley questions Monocacy action. Boers harass colonies. Dewet leads guerrillas. Ruhlin defeats Sharkey at Key Island. Admiral Seymour location. Kempf misreport. Roosevelt to Oklahoma for Rough Riders. Kentucky ginseng hit by disputes. Illinois Dems back Bryan. Alschuler nominated. Ottawa adopts Chinese tax rise. Japanese cap. Immigration cap set. Chicago mayor won’t run for Illinois governor. Prohibitionists target 300000 votes. Wade dies. Russell dies. Bombay cholera toll smallpox. Oregon equal suffrage results: 26265 for, 28402 against. St Louis district judge issues streetcar restraint. Wheeler: Philippines war nearly ended. North Dakota heat wave. Grand Forks 104. Cuba tranquil. troops to Manila. Yaqui Indians retreating. border raids continue. Havana Electric strike over wage parity. contractors say Americans worth more.
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Cuba
Rathbone
Berlin
Talyor
Kentucky
Niagara Falls
McKinley
Taku
Dewet
No Key Island
N. Y
Gus Ruhlin
Tom Sharkey
Forea Ander
Bryan
Chicago
Samuel Alschuler
Aurora
T. B. Fargo
J. C. Fargo
American Express Company
William ©. Fargo
Wells Fargo Express Company
New York
House of Commons
Ottawa
Canada
Kruger at Macha Doodorp as Hawaii strike grows
President Kruger remains at Macha dodorp while Japanese laborers in Hawaii strike. Porters face a revised Cuban tariff schedule raising trade tensions and labor costs.
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Kruger
Machadodorp
Hawaii
Porter
Prohibition Convention Nominates Woolley for President
The Prohibition National Convention in Chicago crowned John G. Woolley of Illinois as president on the first ballot and Henry B. Metcalfe of Rhode Island as vice president after a long day of speeches and balloting. Swallow and Hale Johnson were among other notable contenders, with Woolley winning by a close margin.
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Chicago
John G. Woolley
Illinois
Henry B. Metcalfe
Rhode Island
Mr. Woolley
Silas C. Swallow
Pennsyyvania
Hale Johnson
First Regiment
Dickie
C. H. Mead
New Jersey
Johann
Committee On
Wolfenbarger
Arkansas
Stewart
W. Geer
Homer L. Castle
Pittsburg
Dr. Swallow
Illinoie
Woolley
Swallow
A. H. Morrill
Massachusetts
IL. B. Metcalfe
Metcalfe
KE. L. Eaton
Des Moines
Thomas Caecardon
West Virginia
James Tate
Tennessee
Women and men in global lines of wealth and duty
The text notes American women own about 120 million in national bank stock and 137 million in private and state bank stock. It contrasts college attendance in Germany one in 213, Scotland one in 250, the United States one in 2,000, and England one in 5,000. It also mentions Berlin youths using drugs to avoid conscription for military service.
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Germany
Scotland
United States
England
Berlin
China's Canton to Hankow railroad 1000 miles long
The proposed line from Canton to Hankow with its branches will stretch about 1000 miles and be funded by American capital. Rev. Charles B. Wing of Brooklyn advised New York Methodists that the majority of Methodists oppose amusement restrictions. Baltimore's park board bans automobile use in all city parks and pleasure areas under its control.
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China
Canton
Hankow
Charles 8. Wing
Brooklyn
New York
The
Park Board of
Baltimore
Governor urges aid for Indian famine sufferers
Denver June 30 Governor Thomas issues a proclamation urging state residents to aid famine victims in India. A D Weir from Omaha represents the India Relief Commission and will canvass the state.
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Denver
Thomas
India
A. D. Weir
Omaha
India Relief Commission
Smithsonian to Receive Sprague Estate After Fifty Years
S S S Terry states the $250000 Sprague estate will not reach the Smithsonian for about 50 years. The Japanese curios collection, one of the nation’s finest, now in Louisville, is planned to be sold in New York next winter to benefit the estate.
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New York
S. S&s
Dole Inaugurated as First Governor of Hawaii Territory
Honolulu reports the inauguration of Sanford B. Dole as the first executive of Hawaii Territory. The ceremony on the palace steps follows historic moments of 1893 proclamation and 1898 annexation day. A crowded, diverse audience and a hot, sunlit setting marked the event with patriotic decor and flags.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
United States of America
Sanford B. Dole
America
Hawaii
Japan Angry Over Korean Executions Secretly Carried Out
Reports from Vancouver say Japan denounces the secret strangling of former Korean cabinet ministers An Kyong Su and Kwon Young Chin in Seoul prison on May 27. They aided the Queen Min murder plot of 1805 and were tortured into confessions before execution. Korea exiled related officials while Japan seeks full explanation from Korea. Japanese editors face punishment for a critical article and others receive fines and prison terms.
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Vancouver
B C
An Kyong Su
Kwon Young Chin
Progressive Party
Seoul
Queen Min
Japan
Korea
Kwon
Morita
Archduke Franz Ferdinand vows morganatic marriage
The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Princess Chotek swear their union will be morganatic so she cannot become empress and their children cannot claim the throne. The oath, taken at the Hofburg with the emperor present, ends with the archduke signing the documents. The Sunday marriage was planned to abolish sugar bounties in Britain. Campan courted for the vice presidency amid broad letters of support.
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Vienna
Franz Ferdinand
Hofburg
Chotek
Count Golachowski
Portland Steamer Reports Grounding Near Cape Nome
Cape Nome dispatches describe the Rosecrans going aground about 60 miles south of Cape Nome with a government cargo on board and difficulty expected in refloating. The Portland carried five passengers and notes a harsh frontier climate of confiscations and ensuing litigation as owners reclaim property. Also reports gold shipments and Alaska expeditions, including Lt Herron’s Tanana voyage and Rampart gold prospects.
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San Francisco
Portland
Cape Nome
Rosecrans
Missouri
Lundquist
Charles Nelson
Unalucka
Cape Some
Dutch Harbor
Corwin
Catherine Sudden
Nome
Alaska Commercial Company
Inspection board lauds battleship Kentucky in final trial
The inspection board led by Rear Admiral Rodgers reports the Kentucky’s acceptance trial was very satisfactory and equal to its sister ship the Kearsarge. The double turret performed splendidly. The Kentucky will enter dry dock at the New York yard for finishing paint.
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Washington
Rodgers
Kentucky
New York
Ashantee Revolt Battle Near Dompoassi
Casier's relief force attacked near Dompoassi with 400 troops and 200 carriers. Casualties: six officers and 87 men on our side. about 50 rebels killed. Natives estimated at 10 000, with half bearing muskets. Meanwhile Colonel Burroughs with 500 men to move toward Bekwai as Ashantee forces gather near Fomen.
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Cape Coast Castle
Casier
Kiawasa
Hall
Bekwai
Dompoassi
Kenpell
Edwards
Wilkinson
London
Prahsu
Ashantee
Pumen
Burroughs
Fomen
Strikes In Hawaii Demand Contract Cancellations
A series of strikes by Japanese laborers on Hawaiian plantations seeks cancellation of contracts and a $3.50 monthly payment to each worker, with $2.50 monthly agreed by planters. A Maui delegation reported violent treatment as strikers pressured immigration companies.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
Association of
Maui
Navy Yard Wages Cut Sparks Employee Appeal
The Brooklyn navy yard board of wages recommends cuts for several grades of mechanics and machinists. Secretary Long approves and the changes take effect in July. The prevention board includes Naval Constructor Watt Lieutenant Commander Morrell Lieutenant Gibson and Paymaster Jackson. Workers plan to appeal through the yard commandant to the secretary of the navy. In Omaha a masked robber on the Omaha Billings train robbed two watches and $70 before triggering an alarm and fleeing.
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Navy Yard
New York
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Long
Prevent Board
Naval
Watt
Morrell
Gibson
Jackson
Secretary of
Omaha
Neb
Omaha Billings
Burlington
York
Resentencing Ordered in Abe Majors Case
The remittitor affirming the lower court judgment and directing execution in the Abe Majors case was filed by the Supreme Court clerk today and mailed to Judge Hart. The court now must resentence the youth, with a ruling expected next week.
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Salt Lake
Abe Majors
Supreme Court
Hart
Guerrilla Warfronts and Projections in Boer Conflict
London reports active Boer guerrilla movements at several Orange River locations. British losses include 10 killed and 60 wounded near Lindley. Lindley convoy reached safety after heavy rear-guard actions. Allied forces describe a six month horizon to subdue the Boers with periodic engagements and captured livestock.
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London
Orange River
Michueodorm
Winburg
Lourenco Marques
The
Times
Lindley
War Office
Lord Roberta
Pretoria
Dpaget
Grenfell
Dreiper
Brabrant
Ficksborg
Boyes
Vachkop
Spitakop
Hunter
Vaal River
Springs
Johannesburg
North
Troop numbers set for Grant voyage to China
The transport Grant sails for Nagasaki and then to China with 500 Sixth Cavalry, 800 recruits, 200 marines, plus 6 000 to 8 000 total forces led by General Chaffee. The Ninth Infantry and Signal Corps from Manila and existing China Marines join, with three surgeons and Assistant Surgeon John T Halell in charge of medical depart.
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San Francisco
Nagasaki
John T. Halell
Bendemann Dispatch on Tien Tsin News
Berlin reports Admiral Bendemann announced legations reached Tien Tsin with Admiral Seymour. The foreign office has no new confirmation and treats Bendemann as correct unless proven otherwise. It notes the lack of parallel wording from other powers as unusual.
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Bendemann
Berlin
Admiral Bendemann
Tien Tsin
Seymour
Foreign Office
Bendeman
Fatal burn in Jerome copper works and large fire in Pennsylvania
John Markey died after seething copper spilled from a converter at United Verde mine Jerome. Two Italians were severely burned. A fireman was killed and 11 injured in a Best Manufacturing Co fire in Pittsburgh area destroying about 800000 dollars in machinery. Hawaiian post office appointments announced with salaries and a Honolulu postmaster named. Windmills destroyed and crops blown down in a separate section.
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Phoenix
John Markey
United Verde
Jerome
Best Manufacturing Company
Pittebury
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Austria
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Tanana
Alaska
Yukon River
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