Fierce fighting shadows Pekin as Boxers rage
Shanghai dispatch reports growing danger in China with Boxers moving on Pekin. Russian observers fear attacks on legations, diplomats and residents flee, and reports claim two Russian engineers were murdered near Port Arthur. Washington grapples with policy as Japan and Russia mobilize and threats of broader conflict loom.
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Shanghai
China
Pekin
Yu Chow Fu
Port Arthur
Russia
Taku
Gunboat Helena Ordered to China
Washington dispatch reports Admiral Remey ordered to send reinforcements to Admiral Kempff at Pekin. The gunboat Helena or a light craft is to be dispatched from Manila to ascend the Pel Ho river to Tien Tsin as part of strengthened naval support amid the Pekin crisis.
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Kempff
Newark
Taku
Helena
Tien-Tsin
Tien- Tsin
Edwin K. Moore
Hay
Conger
Pakin
United States
China
Pekin
Department
United States Legation
Washington
Pel Ho River
State Department
Remey
Manila
Pel- Ho River
Tienl Tsin
Noted vessel Scythian burned at sea
The steam yacht Scythian owned by Mrs. Charles T. Parker was towed into Boston a total wreck after a fire at sea near Highland Light. The vessel, once a tramp steamer, had been converted into a luxury yacht for world cruising and was gutted with only its steel hull remaining.
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Boston
Scythian
Charles T. Parker
Susan de Forrest Day
Highland Light
Tog Chesterton
Honors for American artists at Paris Exposition
Paris June 6 The jury awarded medals of honor to James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent for painting at the Paris Exposition. Americans praise their exhibit in the art department where prizes rank second to France. Miss Jane Addams of Chicago is elected president of the jury of social economy.
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Paris
James McNeil Whistler
John Singer Sargent
France
Jane Addams
Chicago
Murder Result of Brotherly Hatred Shocks Philadelphia
In Philadelphia yesterday a Russian Jewish man shot his half brother to death in a Lombard Street mill where the victim Nathan Krause employed about sixty people. The killer Morris Krause, ill with consumption and recently returned from Colorado, fled after the act and is detained at the Third district station. The motive centered on money Morris demanded $300 for Germany travel and threatened violence as relations frayed over support and debts.
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Hiladelphia
Third District Station House
Nathan Krause
Orkney Street
Lombard Street
Morris Krause
Fifth Street
Pine
Morris A
Nathan
Colorado
Morris
Philadelphia
George W. Arnold
Krause
Mr. Krause
Morrie
Morria
Germany
Roosevelt Dismisses Major Smith From New York National Guard
Governor Roosevelt orders Major Clinton H. Smith of the Seventy first Regiment dismissed from National Guard service after the Board of Examiners found him unfit for duty. Smith is removed for failing to take command at the Battle of San Juan Hill when Colonel Downes did not lead the regiment.
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Roosevelt
Major Smith
Seventy-First Regiment
Albany
N. Y
Clinton H. Smith
National Guard
Smith
Seventy-first
San Juan Hill
Santiago de Cuba
Downes
Wire thieves strike Jersey trolleys in Gloucester area
Wire thieves cut feed wire along the Camden Gloucester and Woodbury Trolley Road near the Almonesson branch for about three quarters of a mile. Police and Woodbury authorities were notified and investigating.
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Gloucester City
Camden, Gloucester and
Woodbury
Almonnesson
Woodley
Hobson Coming Home From Manila In Ill Health
Naval Constructor Hobson, hero of the Merrimac, now at Manila, is unfit for duty due to his physical condition. He will take a leave of absence and another constructor will temporarily fill his post. Hobson has been overseeing the raising of sunken Spanish ships, and a short rest in a tropical climate is expected to restore his health.
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Washington
Hobson
Merrimac
Manila
Lone Boy Drowns in Camden Creek
The body of 10 year old Adam Coynski was found yesterday morning in Cooper's Creek Camden. His father led a search party after he did not return from swimming at the head of Pine street. The creek was dragged until the body was recovered. He lived at 1083 Pine Street.
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Adam Coynski
Cooper's Creek
Camden
Pine Street
Coynsk
Baby May Be A Witness In Traction Suit
The two week old son of Mrs Abraham Herwitz of 429 Bainbridge Street figures in a suit by his mother against Union Traction Company. Mrs Herwitz fell on May 18 at Sixth and South Streets claiming internal injuries. To avoid negligence questions the newborn was placed in a hospital crib with hot water bottles and sugar water. The baby has gained a pound while the mother remains confined to bed.
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Abraham Herwitz
Bainbridge Street
Union Traction Company
Defies White Caps Returns Home In Bridgeton
Charles Houlkar, who fled town after threats to leave, has returned and vows to defend himself against White Caps. He warns that any tar and feather attempt will provoke violence. Mrs Green, linked to a notoriety story, reports receiving threatening letters and fears for her safety.
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the Times
Bridgeton
Charles Houlkar
Mrs. Green
Sturges Marries Bessie Bartlett in Washington Ceremony
Edward Hanford Sturges of New Rochelle N Y wed Miss Bessie Bartlett of this city in a noon ceremony at the bride’s father’s home in Washington on June 6. The event unites the Bartlett and Clarke families with the Sturges clan in a quiet formal gathering.
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James M. Clarke
Edward H. Sturges
the Times
Washington
Edward Hanford Sturges
New Rochelle
N. Y
Bessie Bartlett
Private wedding follows divorce publicity
The ceremony was private with only immediate family present due to the divorce suit publicity surrounding the bride's sister, Mrs. James Newman Clarke. Rev. Dr. McKim officiated the Episcopal service. Clark Miller of New York, a Yale classmate of the groom, served as best man. A wedding breakfast followed.
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James Newman Clarke
McKim
Clark Miller
New York
Sturges
Yale
Fire destroys farm house of George Watmeter
A large farm house six miles north of Truro Bridgeton burned today. Some household goods were saved but most were destroyed. The fire started from a defective fuse. Loss set at 1500 dollars with partial insurance.
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Truro Bridgeton
George Watmeter
Here
Inecrance
Lodge Likely Named Permanent Chairman of Convention
The Rev Dr Levy is named convention chaplain as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge appears set to be the permanent chairman of the Republican national convention with Wolcott as temporary chair. Washington reports Lula to chair. Davis and Minnesota delegates arrive as the capital fills. Major hotels report heavy delegations as national figures surge to the city.
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Levy
Senator Hanna
Enator
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Edward C. Wolcott
Washington
Lodge
Edgar M. Levy
D. D
Chino Hanna
National Committee
Fremont
Musical Fund Hall
Locust Street
Eighth
Congress
National Capital
James Hill
Mississippi
Pine Street
Hind
Aldine
Perkins
California
Allison
Iowa
Black
New York
Woolruff
Kellogg
Louisiana
Henry Clay Evans
Tennessee
McComas
Maryland
Walton
Lafayette
Bellevue
Continental
United States
Duke of Norfolk Dislocates Hip in Africa Ride
England reports the Duke of Norfolk a lieutenant colonel in the Royal Sussex Yeomanry has fallen from a horse in South Africa. The hip was dislocated and other injuries occurred. The Ex Postmaster General is mentioned in dispatches from London.
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England
South Africa
London
Duke of Norfolk
Royal Sussex Yeomanry
Abode of criminals sold for old iron in Camden Court House
The murderers' cage on the third floor of Camden Court House will be dismantled this week and sold for old iron. The room will be converted into a sleeping area for juries who are locked up overnight. The cage housed Camden's most infamous prisoners.
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Camden Court House
Camden
Colombian Rebels Win After Thirteen Days of Fighting
A Cucuta dispatch reports Colombian revolutionists routed government forces near Bucaramanga after thirteen days of battle. They captured prisoners including General Penasolano. Caracas records the victory and ongoing unrest in Colombia.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Cucuta
Department of Santander
Bucaramanga
Penasolano
Shad Eggs Fetch Record Total From Gloucester Fishery
The Washington Park fishery’s large seine went out of commission after a strong season. The season’s largest haul held 4,000 shad, and the fishery supplied 50,000,000 eggs to the United States Fish Commission at an average value of 100 million dollars.
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Timms
Gloucester City
Washington Park
United States Fish Commission
Steamer Arrivals Reported From New York and Philadelphia
Movements of steamers show Phoenicia to Cherbourg from New York Waesland to Queenstown from Philadelphia Saale to Southampton from New York Anchoria to Glasgow from New York with arrivals listed.
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Phoenicia
Cherbourg
New York
Waesland
Queenstown
Philadelphia
Saale
Southamptoon
Anchoria
Glasgow
Forecast for Thursday in the Mid-Atlantic region
A Thursday forecast for Eastern Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland shows showers and likely thunderstorms. Cooler air moves in Friday with brisk to high south winds. Yesterday’s high reached 74 and low around 71.
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Pennsylva
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
The Syren Song and Perry Co Advertises Cheap Spring Garments
An old ad warns against seductive sales pitches and promotes Mel's Garments with new N. E. T. patterns claiming best results. Perry Co at 1520 Chestnut Street touts spring suites priced eight fifty to thirty dollars and sees eight fifty to twenty two in Seege offers.
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Mel
Perry
Chestnut Street
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M. de Giers
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Jung-Iu
Ching- Tuan
Robinson
Norman
Yan-Ting
Sir Claude M. MacDonald
Marquis Yamagata
Mikado
Remy
Admiral Kempf
John &. Sargent
Wames
Whistler
Nathan Krauss
Morris Krauss
NEW York’s Guard
Jersey
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Traction Company
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Tee
Cushman K. Davis
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J. B. Washburn
Davis
Northwest
Merriam
Senate
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U. S. Grant
Fatty
Wiswell
J. Hampton Moore
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