Cape Colony Rebellion Crushed Near Orange River
Lord Roberts reports the Cape Colony rebellion is over with the last major force under De Villiers surrendering June 20. Details show 220 men, 280 horses, 18 wagons, 260 rifles, and 100000 rounds captured. Boers attack General Rundle near Senekal June 23 and are repulsed. Victoria crosses awarded to four Royal Artillery members for saving guns at Kornspruit.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Charles Warren
Cape Colony
Orange River
de Villiers
Baden-Powell
Rustenberg
Rundle
Senekal
Rhenoster
Heilbron
Christian DeWet
John Phillipps Hornby
Parker
Driver Glassock
Q Battery
Royal Artillery
Kornspruit
Orange Free State
Ice Piers for Harbor of Refuge Planned at Delaware Breakwater
United States engineers approve Hughes Brothers & Bangs bid to build ten ice piers at the Delaware Breakwater harbor of refuge. Piers cost about 175000 dollars at 2.25 dollars per ton for 65000 tons, with sub structures to be built this year and superstructures next year. The project aims to break up heavy Delaware Bay ice and protect vessels during winter gales.
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Harbor of Refuge
Delaware Breakwater
United States
Witherspoon
Raymond
Hughes Brothers & Bangs
Syracuse
N. Y
Delaware Bay
Cope Urges Strict Enforcement of Food Laws
Jesse K. Cope West Chester newly appointed Dairy and Food Commissioner met with Senator Charles I. Brown and officials to outline stringent enforcement of the pure food law. He told Chief Inspector Sparks and others the department will pursue strong action. Four wholesalers and ten retailers facing charges for illegally selling oleomargarine have a hearing before Magistrate Stratton tomorrow.
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Jesse K. Cope
West Chester
Dairy and
Levi Wells
Charles I. Brown
West End
Charles E. Bartlett
Mr. Cope
John M. Sparks
John Dean
J. McNichol
Jules Rosenthal
P. H. Shields
F. A. Guenth
Stratton
James Norton Dies in Southampton on World Temperance Trip
London reports James Norton principal of Lakeview College Chicago and delegate to the World Temperance Union Congress in Glasgow died at Southampton after departing Chicago June 1 for the Paris Exposition. He was related to Frances E Willard and a University of Michigan alumnus.
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The
World’s Temperance Union
Southampton
London
James Norton
Lakeview College
Chicago
Glasgow
Mr. Norton
Paris
Peck
Educational Department
Norton
Frances E. Willard
University of Michigan
Dunne's Servant Was the Singer in Germantown
J J Dunne of Germantown says the wandering woman in the Seventeenth district was a cook for his family on East Washington avenue and had the name Dale. The statement clarifies the incident amid confusion over the demented woman and her identity as the Servant.
Tien Tsin Relieved by Foreign Troops and Chaffee Ordered East
A Canton dispatch notes about 180 Russians and 11 Americans killed or wounded as German gunboat Sitis and a Russian destroyer shell villages along the Pel-Ho river. Missionary hospitals are deserted while female missionaries seek safety. Li Hung Chang plans preparations for departure though official word says he will not go to Pekin. A Berlin-timed telegram reports Seymour's force reaching Pekin, likely repeating prior notes.
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Sitis
Pel-Ho
Associated Press
Canton
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Kiao- Chou
Berlin
Seymour
Relief forces reach Tianjin as Seymour expedition stalls
Washington reports confirm that the relief column entered Tianjin on June 23 after a prior repulse. Major Waller and 130 Marines were among those advancing, with the Seymour force ten miles from Tianjin now back toward the city. The Ninth Infantry sails from Manila to Taku with 1,407 men, machine guns, and full field equipment under Colonel Liscom. The Princeton gunboat has sailed from Cavite to Canton as part of ongoing operations.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tien Tsin
Pekin
Kempff
Fowler
Chefoo
Tienin
Littleton Waller
United States
Seymour
Admiral Kempf
Ninth Infantry
Manila
Taku
War Department
Corbin
China
Ninth
Liscum
Logan
Port Albert
Navy Department
Princeton
Cavite
Canton
M'KINLEY DETERMINED TO INTIMIDATE CHINA
Washington announces a strong show of force in China with Brigadier General Adna R. Chaffee ordered to command troops and proceed to Pekin via San Francisco and Taku. The move signals the United States aims to project military might and enforce its policy in Asia.
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Chaffee
Pekin
Washington
China
Adna R. Chaffee
Meiklejohn
San Francisco
Taku
English Officers Charge Russians With Brutality
CuEFoo June 26 British cruiser Terrible officers claim discord between Russians and Anglo Americans and say Russians plan to break the concert and seize Pekin independently They accuse Vice Admiral Seymour's command of lacking unity and say foreigners sulk under British leadership They condemn Russian conduct as uncivilized and barbarous and charge that the Taku massacre of peaceful Chinese aroused natives against the foreigners
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Pekin
Seymour
Taku
United States Works With Powers to Forestall Friction
The United States cooperates with all powers to curb bickering and backbiting. Authorities vow to use every effort to control discord among nations and maintain unity in policy and action.
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United States
French Foreign Minister Says Southern Provinces Quiet
Paris June 26 M Delcasse told a Cabinet that the Shanghai Consul reported June 24 calm in the Southern Provinces Yangtse region and Szechuen. No news from Pekin and eleven Chinese warships near Shanghai. Government seeks 3 530 000 francs credit for Chinese troops. Admiral Charner sails for China and Friant will depart tonight.
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Paris
Charner
Brest
China
Friant
McKinley Rejects Plea Behind Pekin Shelter
United States government declines six great Chinese viceroys plea to keep foreign troops out until Li Hung Chang reaches Pekin. Chaffee to Pekin orders, with Navy and Army units mobilizing for possible action in Chinese waters.
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Washington
China
Li Hung Chang
Pekin
Chaffee
State Department
United States
Marines Off to the Orient From Chicago
The Fourth Battalion of the United States Marines under Major W P Biddle passed through Chicago on a rush assignment to the Orient. Reinforced by two squadrons of the Sixth Cavalry the unit sailed from San Francisco July 1 for Cavite via Japan. Captain Biddle expects orders in Japan to send his men into China. The battalion has 238 men and was recruited at Norfolk New York and Washington.
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Chicago
United States Marines
W. P. Biddle
Orient
Sixth Cavalry
San Francisco
Cavite
Philippine Islands
Japan
Biddle
China
Norfolk
Ney York
Washington
Ninth Sails Today for China Scene of Hostilities
Manila cablegram from the Adjutant General states the Ninth Infantry sails June 27 fully equipped and supplied, under orders from General MacArthur. The movement accompanies U.S. forces heading to the China theater amid ongoing hostilities.
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Manila
China
Washington
War Department
Ninth Infantry
MacArthur
Philadelphia Missionaries in China Fraught with Uncertainty
Dr. Thomas C. Coltman of Jenkintown fears for his sister and her husband Rev Oliver Clifford missionaries in China at Tien Tsin. Their father and mother Rev and Mrs Robert Coltman of Jenkintown sailed for China to visit them and their son Dr Robert Coltman in Pekin. No word since May 29. A June 26 cable via Intermediary agency reported Rev H F Hayner at Tien Tsin saying Rev F Brown at Che Foo is safe.
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Thomas C. Coltman
Jenkintown
Oliver Clifford
China
Tien Tsin
Robert O Coltman
Robert Coltman
Pekin
New York
Board of Foreign Missions
The
Methodist Deferenes Ebared
Tilen- Tsin
F. Brown
Che Foo
Foreigners Urge Immediate Advance on Pekin
Foreign powers urge an army of 50 000 to 100 000 to march on Pekin as the Ministers and Vice Admiral Seymour are said held for favorable terms. Tung Fu-Helang leads a Chinese force while about 60 000 soldiers are near Pekin Tien-Tsin. Admiral Seymour's men carry a week of rations and roughly 150 rounds each. Russians provoke local sentiment with actions at Taku.
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The
Associated Press
Che Foo
Pekin
Seymour
Tung- Fu-Helang
Tien-Tsin
Taku
Discord claims about Russians and Anglo-Americans raise concern
Washington officials reject Chee-Foo's charges of discord between Russians and Anglo-Americans as sailor talk. They acknowledge the risk of division within a heterogeneous force and note Russian sensitivities to accusations of barbarity, while lamenting American involvement in the dispute.
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Washington
Chee-Foo
Mason Chemical Tablets Advertised for Dyspepsia and Sore Throat
Mason's Yellow Tablets claim to cure dyspepsia while Mason's White Tablets treat sore throat. The 30 tablet package is priced at 10 cents or sent for price by mail. Sold by druggists or from T Mason Chemical Company at 415 Arch.
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Mason
T. Mason Chemical Company
Arch Cream
Hemphill Re-arrested on Warrant for Assault Attempt
Special Telegram reports Hemphill was rearrested at Blktom Jail on sworn warrants from his wife charging an attempted assault. Earlier he faced a non-support case before Judge Groves, received six months’ potential confinement, and was released yesterday afternoon. On return home he found the door locked and was whipped, prompting public calls for Maryland whipping-post punishment.
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Elkton
Dames Hemph
Blktom
Hemphill
Groves
Maryland
Elkton Runaway Injures Ex Sheriff Dunbar and Son
Special Telegram. Ex Sheriff Mortis Dunbar and his son Bothen B Dunbar were jolted when their horse bolted about one mile north of Elkton. Both were shaken. Mortis Dunbar suffered a jaw injury and facial bruising while Bothen was injured. The incident occurred as they operated the Howard Horse Feed and Livery Stables.
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the Times
Elkton
Mortis
Dunbar
Bothen B. Dunbar
Howard
Iemeg
Boulden Denbar
Dunbar H
Miss Elisabeth Shockley Weds In Elkton Home
Elkton June 26 report Miss Elisabeth Shockley daughter of the late A Palmher Shockey married the area of Elkton at the home on High Street by the Elkton sothodant Aiton. A reception followed and they will reside in Washington.
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the Times
Elkton
Elisabeth Shockley
A. Palmher Shockey
Acra
Othex Aere High
I, Aoa
Young Highwaymen Held for Trial
A group of youths, including Howard Bakens Charles Walker and Howard Miller all under 12, are held for trial after an incident involving a motor vehicle and alleged burglary near a local lane. William Jenpings is noted as a witness.
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Howard Bakens
Charles Walker
Howard Miller
Ti Wineers
William Jenpings
May Pay Dear for Angering Smith
Police records show James P. Walker of the Twenty-fifth district reporting he was assaulted by his lieutenant Robert T. Smith last Friday in the station house. He faced police inquiry and possible action amid the incident.
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Smith
James P. Walker
Twenty-fifth District
Robert T. Smith
Baby Rescued From Mud By Quick Acting Stranger
A two year old boy named John Exley wandered into lake mud on a Gloucester City beach near Washington Park. Joseph Heiss of Philadelphia freed the child from deep mud after two minutes of digging as the rising tide threatened drowning. The mother, alerted by the crowd, arrived as the rescuer carried the baby to shore. the child suffered no lasting harm.
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Gloucester City
Lake Martha
John Exley
Joseph Helss
Philadelphia
Washington Park
Helss
Heiss
Knights of St. John Convene Second Day Sessions
The Knights of St. John held the second day of their convention with Holy Requiem Mass at St. Joseph's Church led by Rt. Rev. John B. Bittar 8 J. The session opened by Supreme President Henry J. Fries, reports read, and a Ladies National Auxiliary organized with officers including Mrs. Mary E. Stewart and Miss Anna S. English. Delegates toured Delaware River and League Island Navy Yard with Washington Park drills offering 500 in prizes.
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Knights of St. John
Old St. Joseph's Church
John B. Bittar
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Henry J. Fries
Charles W. Nautty
National Auxiliary
Mary E. Stewart
Cleveland
Mary Smith
Ecc
Iss Rose Moore
Washington, D. C
Anna
English
Erie
Carney
Eric
Catharine Ramle Cleveland
Mary J. Gillingham
Zang
Columbus
Alice Sand
Breadley
Delaware River
League Island Navy Yard
Washington Park
Visitors Flock to National Republican Convention Hall
Nearly 20,000 people visited the National Republican Convention Hall yesterday, many school children invited by the mayor to a Municipal Band concert led by Beale. Attendees filled the hall from 9 AM to 5 PM, with at least 2,000 present at once. Officials plan to strip decorations and furniture today and tomorrow before potential handover to Dr. William Wilson of the Commercial Museums on Friday.
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Beale
William Wilson
Commercial Museums
Local Girl Serious After Cherry Tree Fall Near Elkton
Miss Mary J. Mc Cauley daughter of William McCauley a popular resident four miles northwest of Elkton fell from a cherry tree today. She struck her back and left shoulder on the ground and is confined to her room in a serious condition.
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the Times
Elkton
Mary J. McCauley
William McCauley
Various National Briefs Mixed With Transport and Court Notes
Passengers arriving in New York aboard the Ward Line steamer Mexico include General Bristow who was probing post office frauds. Kansas India famine relief funds totaling fifteen thousand dollars sent to Bombay. Ohio Supreme Court rules the Centennial Board cannot access half a million dollars for the Toledo Centennial project. Mrs Ruby Kennedy Secobell of Chicago longtime president of the Women’s National Promotion of Health Society dies at home. A collision near Bus- N.Y. terminal injures freight workers. Steamer Cottagea reaches Victoria with 92 000 to dust. Cuban searchers for Dr Hickman report no success. Canadian House of Commons backs higher Chinese immigrant tax and limits Japanese immigration to twelve per month. Senate push on streetcar strike disrupts use of boars on that year. Proclamation and movement details unclear.
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Ward Line
Mexico
Havana
General Bristow
Post Office
Kansas India Famine Relief Committee
Uter
Bombay
Ohio Supreme Court
Toledo
Centennial Board
Ruby Kennedy Secobell
Women's National Promot of Health Society
Ite
Chicago
Bus- N. Y
Victoria, c
Date Island
Dr. Hickman
House of Commons
Habuemanaian “Association Begga
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Frederic Poole
Race Street
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Wisconsin
Reiter
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Vogelgesang
Cronan
J. G. Townley
New Chwang
Moukden
Foo Chow
Terrible
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E. D. Taussig
Major Biddle
Rev. Clifford
Rev. F. Brown
Ata
Mason’s
Hurtin & Runaway
Joseph Heiss
Spade
Convention Hall
Hunter
Baltimore
H. Ulrich
N. 16Th Street
Cape May
Republic
Chestnut Street
Thomas Clyde
James E. Otis
Arch St
Delaware
Columbia
John A. Warner
Pellont
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Aiserie
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Troley
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Trenton
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Henry M. Day
Rome
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Hashim
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Aritiers
Farrell & Taylor
Happy Fannie Fields
Gracey Burnette
Hanson & Neilson
Thompson & Green
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Excelsior Comedy Four
American Quartet
Hilton Brothers
Mats
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