War talk and diplomacy fail in South Africa crisis
London dispatches report acute tension over the Uitlander petition after Bloemfontein talks. Critics say diplomacy exhausted and warn of possible war. Milner and Kruger cited as pivotal players. Paris riots and cabinet threats heighten distractions as French politics brace for a potential ministerial shakeup. A contingent of American congressmen then travels via Winnipeg toward Alaska.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kruger
Paris
London
South Arica
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Bloemfontein
Transvaal
Derailment injures fifty on Pittsburg and Gulf near Greenview
A south bound Pittsburg and Gulf passenger train derailed near Greenview, Kansas City, last night after rails buckled by rain. About fifty passengers were injured, with three likely fatally. Cars overturned into a ditch while a heavy rain hindered rescue efforts. A relief train conveyed the injured to hospitals and hotels, many victims from southwest Missouri were treated.
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Pittsburg & Gulf
Greenview
Kansas City
Missouri
Big Fight Tonight at Coney Island Shielded by Police
Bob Fitzsimmons and Jim Jeffries ready for the scheduled bout at the Coney Island Sporting Club arena. Police reports suggest Chief Devery may intervene if hard blows or a knockdown occur, but fans and managers Br ads and Julian expect the match to proceed to a decision with Fitzsimmons the favorite in bets.
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Coney Island
New York
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jim Jeffies
Coney Island Sporting Club
Devery
Brady
Julian
Fitzsimmons
Hoggin Reappears As Haynes Death Ruled Accidental
Frank F Hoggin the stockman who came to Chicago with W H Haynes of Hildage I ll and who disappeared after Haynes death was found at the Bell hotel Twenty fourth and State streets He had been enjoying his stay and investigators now believe Haynes death resulted from a fall from a train The police will cease work on the case
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Daily Mail
The
Kruger
Alfred Milner
the Chronicle
Daily Chronicle
Chamberlain
Times
the Times
Cape Town
Milner
House of Commons
Joseph Chamberlain
Bloemfontein
Mattes Fontein
Great Britain
Frank Hoggin
Haynes
Chicago
Frank F. Hoggin
W. H. Haynes
Hildage
Iils
Wabash Avenue
Bell Hotel
Twenty-fourth
State Streets
Thugs murder a woman after she objects to robbery
In Norris City Arkansas on June 9 burglars broke into the home of Daniel P. Gott and shot and killed Mrs. Gott after she resisted. The burglars took two purses totaling 145 dollars and a watch and chain. They escaped as hounds pursued them.
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Carmi
Ars
Daniel P. Gott
Norris City
Bank Officers Liable for Empl oyee Dishonesty Rulings
In Chicago on June 9 the United States circuit court of appeals, Judges Woods Jenkins and Grosscup, affirmed a judgment for Mrs Harriet Munger against the National Bank of Oshkosh. The ruling holds bank officers liable for actions of dishonest employees after about 92,000 dollars were taken by Frank Heilig, a long time bank employee acting as her agent. The court found bank officials negligent, upholding the lower court’s 15,012 dollar judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Woods, Jenkins and Grosscup
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
National Bank of Oshkosh
Harriet Munger
Frank Heilig
Standard Oil Tricks Exposed By Trust Investigation
Washington June 9 industrial commission hearings reveal Standard Oil used eight grades from two tanks with diverted faucets and adulterated products. W H Clark testified of price manipulation, rebates, and a deceptive Shoemaker Oil blind. He described breaking competitions by threats, building seizures, and shipping tactics to control markets.
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Cleveland
Washington
The
Industrial Commission
Standard Oil Company
W. H. Clark
Ohio
Marietta
Standard
Standard Company
Messrs. Matthews and Hollingsworth
Clark
Columbus
Shoemaker Oil Company
Springfield
Urbana
Newark
B. A. Matthews
Washington News From Berlin On German Department Store Tax
Washington reports on Mason Berlin analysis of Germany’s attempts to tax and restrict department stores. He notes 1896 start of moves, proposed Reichstag measures, and Germany’s struggle to meet higher law while seeking a progressive tax approach. Scores from major league games and Cuba immigration rules are also summarized.
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Washington
West
State Department
United States
Mason
Berlin
Germany
Reichstag
Outlaws Swim Powder River Chase Across Wyoming
A long pursuit across Wyoming after the Union Pacific Express train robbers continued with the gang said to have swum the swollen Powder River. The chase, led by Marshal Hadsell’s posse, aims toward Powder River country as four days of pursuit covered nearly 150 miles through rough terrain. The robbers seek shelter and supporters if they reach the Powder River region.
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Omaha
Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Union Pacific Express
Casper
Powder River
Marshal Hadsell
Hole-in
SITUATION AT MANILA Aides See Filipinos as Marauders
Washington reports General Otis views insurgents in the Philippines as marauding bands whose decline follows American governance. He compares them to early western Indian bands and notes civilians seek protection at American lines. Otis decisions on hostilities remain at his discretion. no front-line fights reported, but Aguinaldo reportedly dissolves the Filipino congress and proclaims dictatorship.
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Otis
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Aguinaldo
TRUST IN STRAW PAPER TO DEVELOP AT MEETING NEXT WEEK
Chicago June 9 Members of the Straw Paper Manufacturing association will meet in New York next Monday to discuss combining all straw paper mills into a single corporation with nearly twenty million dollars capitalization. The move follows months of preparation and growing support from mill owners nationwide.
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Paris
Revisionists
M. Francis de Pressense
The
Temps
Clichy
M. Zola
Chamber of Deputies
Dupuy
Loubet
Auteuil
Joseph Lusies
Gers
Dreyfus
Longchamps
Chicago
Straw Paper Manufacturing Association
New York
Abbreviated Telegram Highlights 8 000 Parade and Strikes
Rain or not 8000 Modern Woodmen parade in Kansas City while 1300 Norton Bros tin workers strike at Maywood. Edmonton trail losses, Linz fire, and a Cuba commissioner named Gonzales de Quesada noted. Mariposa carries £150000 in gold to San Francisco. Prosecuted by court, Tilden's estate sold for 121090. Oration on US college presidencies cited. Various other brief items on Europe travel, metal bedstead costs, and iron worker strikes.
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Kansas City
Norton Bros
Maywood
Chicago
Edmonton
Alaska
Linz
Ottensheim
Austria
Brooke
Senor Gonzales de Quesada
Cuba
Washington
National Medical Association
American Proctological Society
Columbus
Mariposa
Sydney
San Francisco
Benjamin Wilson
Victor Electric Company
Greystone
Samuel J. Tilden
Yonkers
Samuel Untermeyer
New York
MacLean
Nebraska University
University of Iowa
Charles A. Schaeffer
Morris Foley
Hannah Poole
Sheepshead Bay
New
Iron beds and lowest price listed in three cities
Short OCR fragment notes iron beds and the least expensive line shown across three cities. It mentions Hun as part of the fragment but lacks complete details on models, prices, or exact locations. The readable content suggests a price comparison ad or catalog snippet.
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Manitoba
Winnipeg
Man
Canadian Pacific
Serena E. Payne
Anglo-American Joint High Commission
John Dalzell
Pennsylvania
George W. Steele
Indiana
Police
Becar
Col. Picquart
Asi Zarlinden
Loogchamps
Abet
Bland
Lebanon
Congressman Bland
Wisconsin Macabees
Fond du Lac
Wis
Knights and Lady Macabees
W. L. Burr
Rhinelander
F. B. Wines
Neenah
A. G. Christiansen
Persia
Big Trust
Boston
Louisville
Brooklyn
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Salo
Minneapolis
Buffalo
Melkiejohn
Canada
Mexico
Acco
Oneida
Chester P. Cornelius
L. Gertrude Smith
Darlington
Mission Church
Cornelius
Skinardore
Adam P. Cornelius
Miriam
Graftonhall
Chester Cornelius
Indian Service
D. T
Lansing
Mich
Senate
Pingree
Michigan
Postal Clerks’ Convention
Co. L. Shaffer
George A. Woods
Portsmouth
N. A
San Antonio
Tex
Amalgamated Association Society
Detroit
Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers
Pittsburg
United States Glass Company
Trempealeau
Vansant
John Johnson
Genoa
Wisconsin
Madison
Scofield
W. T. Ellsworth
Oshkosh
Ralph Vernon
Upham
Clara
London Dispatch
Princess Chimay
Clara Ward
Cairo
Jancsi Rigo
St. Louis
Illinois College
Mis
John B. Bradley
Tllinoie College
Jacksonville
Secretary of the Interior
Manila
Pure Food Investigating Committee
Charles Gunther
M. Shields
John Berry
Keroe & Co
English Evangelical Lutheran Church
William K. Frick
Church of the Redeemer
Sixteenth Street
English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest
Beasley
Cleveland Pisin
Orleans
Rome
Daily Mall
Duke of Orleans
Palermo
Western Iron and Brass Bed Manufacturing Association
England
France
Hood
Sarssparilia
Foley
Davenport Furniture and Carpet Co
Davenport
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