National Republican Committee Seated in Session for Vice Presidency
National Republican leaders from states gather at the Hotel Walton as the committee debates the vice presidential field. Four contenders emerge led by Cornelius Bliss, Allison, Long, Dolliver, and Walcott while platform plans are circulated from Washington and Roosevelt’s status remains fluid.
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Hanna
Washington
Walton
Republican National Committee
Cornelius N. Bliss
New York
Frederick Gibbs
Platt
New York Machine
Allison
Iowa
Secretary Long
New England
Dolliver
Western Committee
Bryan
Walcott
Colorado
Alison
National Republican Committee Meeting Prompts Sharp Displays
The national committee gathered at the Hotel Walton drawing political stars and allies from every state. Tensions ran high among factions including Addicks-DuPont and Regulars while Alabama factions clashed in six districts. Henry C. Payne presided at noon in Hanna’s absence, preparing the temporary roll as proceedings continued.
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Hanna
Henry ©. Payne
Wisconsin
Delaware
DuPont and Higgins
J. Edward Addicks
National Committee
Walton
Addicks-DuPont Union
Imbrogilo
Alabama
Henry C. Payne
Sudden Death of Horace Disston
Horace Disston vice president of Henry Disston & Sons Saw Manufacturing Company died last evening after a short illness at his Tacony home near Charles Town Maryland. He was 48, brother of the late Hamilton Disston and son of founder Henry Disston. A longtime Harford county resident, he owned Seneca Point farm along the Northeast River. A staunch Republican contributor, he was once married.
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Horace Disston
Henry Disston & Sons
Tacony
Charlestown
Elkton
Hamilton Disston
Henry Disston
Big Saw Company
Disston
Harford County
Maryland
Seneca Point Farm
Japan Will Not Declare War Over Chinese Crisis
London reports say Japan plans to cooperate with European powers in the Chinese crisis and avoid taking the lead. The killing of the Japanese legation chancellor at Pekin could raise complications, but no political steps have been decided. Fo-Kien remains non alienated and Kiang-Si is in the British sphere.
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London
Japan
China
Associated Press
Pekin
Lkely
Che Kiang
Fo- Kien
Kiang-Si
Fo-Kien
Yang-Tse River
Great Britain
Poe
Sugiyama Akira
Akira
Post Office clerks to receive pay raises and rating changes
Washington officials announce next fiscal year will see salary increases for about five thousand clerks averaging $100 annually. First class office clerks will not earn less than $600 per year, while new hires may start at $500. More offices will rise in rank and fewer will be relegated.
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Washington
Post Office Department
American Missionary Murdered by Boxers in China
News from Washington confirms the murder of Dr Edna Terry of the Methodist Episcopal mission at Tsung Hua. Reports say the Dowager Empress may allow foreign troops in China, altering foreign policy reactions as rioting and attacks on legations continue in Pekin.
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Washington
State Department
Edna Terry
Methodist Episcopal
Tsung-Hua
Terry
Foreign Office
Tsung Li Yamen
Pekin
China
Russia
Philip May
Legation
Dr Edna G Terry Murdered by Boxers in Tsung Hua China
News from Tsung Hua China reports the murder of Dr Edna G Terry who led the Methodist Episcopal Woman's Foreign Missionary Society station there. The message also notes Hopkins and Hayner were safe and mentions another missionary, Miss Croucher, from Boston, with Taung-Hua location nearby.
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New York
Edna G. Terry
Methodist Episcopal Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
Tsung-Hua
China
Methodist Episcopal Board
Tien-Tsin
Hopkins
Hayner
Ae Tan
Miss Croucher
Boston
Taung-Hua
Great Wall
Pekin
Forecast for Thursday Shows Showers Across Mid-Atlantic
A forecast for Thursday covers Eastern Pennsylvania Eastern New York New Jersey and District of Columbia with showers. Friday turns fair with brisk southerly winds shifting to southwesterly. Yesterday's temperature and the low are mentioned in terse terms.
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Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Lord Roberts Fights Boer Chief Amid Quiet Fronts
London June 13 Lord Roberts battles General Botha but Boer forces remain undefeated. Pretoria and Johannesburg quiet. Methuen and Kitchener strike a crushing victory over De Wet restoring Roberts lines. Boers scattered. thousands of shells captured. British losses and horse sickness noted.
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London
Lord Roberts
Botha
Pretoria
Johannesburg
Methuen
Kitchener
de Wet
De Wet Defeats British Troops At Macha Dorp
Express correspondent reports Commandant De Wet fighting on June 7 at Macha dorp. He captures about 3,000 suits of clothing and other articles but is forced to destroy them.
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DeWet
DE Wet
PML Cea Sg Ag
London
Express
Machadorp
Thieves Must Leave the City Reported in Police Roundup
Police cleared the city of professional thieves for the convention crowds arresting six suspects. Among them was George White of New York who had just been released from a six month robbery sentence. White told Magistrate South he wished to be a beekeeper and would supply cash. he was committed to jail.
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George White
New York
White
South
SSS
Roberts Sends Cheering News of Roberts Victory
Lorpon June 18 Lord Roberts breaks a week of silence with news of a victory led by Generals Methuen and Kitchener. Details and line of communications are continued on the ninth page.
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Methuen
Kitchener
Lorpon
Lord Roberts
Mysterious William Barker Arrested in Flemington
A man who claims to be William Barker of Philadelphia was jailed in Belvidere after Memorial Day behavior in Stewartsville. He decorated a cemetery mound, dug a grave, spoke of gold, and planned business ventures, prompting local residents to seek identification.
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THE
TIMES
Flemington
William Barker
Philadelphia
Belvidere
Stewartsville
Thieves Target Busy Twelfth and Market Clothing Store
A robbery at a crowded shop on Twelfth and Market prompts a quick haul of men’s suits. The note hints at hundreds of dollars lost and a rapid clearance sale of two to four of a kind suits and other makers’ garments.
Suit sale slashes prices at the busy store
The store marks down suits from seven to fifteen dollars to five or six and a half, selling thousands of Worsted Suits. Fancy Vests once two to three fifty now one fifty, Skeleton Serge Coats halved from five to two fifty, remaining plenty of stock.
Wanamaker Clothiers Rebuffed By Public Demand for Quality
The article notes strong public resistance to low quality trash and warns against unappealing bargains in clothing. Despite staff efforts, few shoppers take up offers, while Perry's N. B. T. Suite remains praised for its beauty and value.
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Republican Committee
Kerens
Hotel Walton Meeting
Ted
Timothy L. Woodruff
Woodruff
Theodore Roosevelt
Midis
Senator Hanna
Timothy L
Allied Clubs
Big Saw
Jos
the Earl OF Airlie
Twelfth
Prince of Wales) Royal Lancers
South Africa
Kroonstad
Kitchener and
Roberts
Mundell
Flemington, N. J
Wm. H. Wanamaker
Perry
Perry & Co
Chestnut Street
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