Kruger Holds Pretoria Sectors Amid News Blackout
Telegraphic lines to the Transvaal are cut as Boer forces totaling about 10,000 hold positions around Pretoria and Bronkhurst Spruit. Friclie Eloff and Dr Heyman seek safety for Kruger's gold while Basutoland hosts retreating Boers. Reports of hospital casualties and mounted defenses accompany hints of possible siege.
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Hanna and Tillman spar over armor and banks in Senate
Washington June 2 The senate saw sharp exchanges as Hanna faced Tillman Chandler and Allen over armor plate production and costs. Verkins and Hale pressed relief for India while Aldrich and Teller clashed on bank contributions to campaigns. Results included references to Pekin, Miles, Corbin, and anti trust defeat.
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National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey Formed
Articles of incorporation filed in New York announce a new sugar trust. The National Sugar Refining Company of New Jersey is formed with capital stock of 20 million dollars, combining the National, Mollenhauer, and Doscher firms.
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Labor Fight in Kansas City Ends with Masters Victory
Kansas City June 2 The master plumbers won their dispute with the Building Trades Council. Union plumbers refused to be employed until the union withdrew from the Building Trades Council. After pressure both sides moved toward cooperation. the union voted to withdraw from the council, triggering a general strike order by the council that morning. Only a few workers quit. In separate items, Col Sutton of Detroit was acquitted in Michigan, and Paris adopted the Dreyfus amnesty bill by a large margin.
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Dewey Takes a Swim as Cloudburst Wreaks Havoc
A June cloudburst near Dewey Illinois devastated the village and surrounding farms. Homes wrecked, shade trees uprooted, fences and lawns destroyed, and crops washed out. A dredge boat was wrecked. streams ran bank full but no imminent danger. Losses run into thousands of dollars with extensive rebuilding needed.
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Woman with pistol drives off two men in Venice
June 2 in Venice Illinois Mrs Westlake wife of Alderman Wes Westlake and Mrs Horner faced two well dressed men who stepped from shadows and leered. Mrs Westlake drew a pistol and fired as the men fled, sparking a tense confrontation in a lonely area near the bandstand.
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Canal Bill Moves to Special Order for December
Washington notes report the Hepburn Nicaragua canal bill was set as a special order for Monday December 10 as the next session begins. The Senate also approved amendments funding 13 568 dollars to reimburse the Maritime Canal company of Nicaragua for Ludlow commission survey costs and moved to settle the Sioux City and Pacific railroad debt.
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Deviltry of the Boxers reports attack near Pao Ting Fu
The French consulate received word from a priest that 50 foreigners including six women and children trying to flee from Pao Ting Fu to Tien Tsin were attacked by more than 700 boxers armed with rifles and spears. Many foreigners were wounded and four killed with remaining fate unknown.
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Pao ‘Ting Fu
Tien Tsin
Crisis in Japan As Ito Faces Cabinet Formation
Yokohama June 2 The cabinet crisis continues and Marquis Ito is likely to be called to form a new government. Ito is expected to assume leadership as the crisis unsettles Tokyo with ongoing political maneuvering and uncertainty about cabinet composition.
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