Yinkow Abandoned in Bay Action and Mines
A June dispatch from Tokio reports the capture of Yinkow after bombardment near Kaiping drove about 3,000 Russian troops and 20 guns to evacuate. Also, the transport Sheku mine explosion killed one officer, wounded two officers and seven men but caused no serious damage. Japanese forces press along the Varangan railway with ongoing skirmishes against retiring Russians.
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Tokio
Togo
Yinkow
Weddane
Kaiping
New Chwang
Sheku
Entean
Port Arthur
Herrera Knocks Out Yanger in Eighth at Butte
In Butte last night Aurelio Herrera defeated Benny Yanger by knockout in the eighth round, Yanger carried senseless to his corner. A crowd of about three thousand witnessed the bout. The earlier major fight between Billy Melody and Jack O Keefe ended in a draw after a fierce 21 round contest at Silver Bow Athletic club.
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Butte
Mont
Aurelio Herrera
Benny Yanger
Yanger
Billy Melody
Jack O'Keefe
Silver Bow Athletic Club
Duncan McDonald
Melody
O'Keefe
Feud in Indiana Ends in Killings on Street
In Bryantsville Tad Dunere Charles Reot and Milton were killed and Damm and Frank Tow seriously wounded in a pistol street fight that ends a long standing feud.
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Bryantsvile
Tad Dunere
Charles Reot
Milton
Damm
Frank Tow
Telay
Dowager Empress at St Louis Fair in Oil
St Louis June H The dowager empress An of China arrived and was taken to the art palace at the exposition where the portrait was unveiled by Prince Pu Tun nephew of the dowager empress.
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ST. Louis Fair
St. Louis
China
Art Palace
Pu Tun
Tyner Pleads Harmony Rules With Illinois Democrats at State Convention
General Jas N Tyner, once removed from office and recently acquitted, writes President Roosevelt alleging grave injustices from his charges. He asserts no vindication while the president retracts and condemns the statements. The Illinois Democratic convention convenes amid roll calls and factional maneuvering as Hearst Harrison alliance builds.
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Gen. Tyner
Harmony
Illinois
Washington
Jas. N. Tyner
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Vindication and Appeal in Bristow Case Trial
Tyner asserts innocence and demands vindication after a jury verdict. He denounces Roosevelt and Bristow report claims, insists no evidence supports corruption charges, and urges the president to see through supposed misstatements and public pressure. He cites witnesses and documents disproving Bristow’s accusations.
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Stew
Tyner
Bristow
Roosevelt
Wooden Capstan Unearthed at Forum Dating Two Thousand Years
Rome June 14 Signor Jacomo Boni leading Forum excavations reports a heavy wooden capstan with eight fixed levers found in near perfect condition while iron fixtures have oxidized. The device, over two yards in diameter, is the oldest known mechanical contrivance dating back two millennia and viewed as highly significant.
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Rome
Signor Jacomo Boni
Forum
Illinois minister completes long bicycle trip through many lands
Rev. Henry Spickler a Chicago university graduate returned to the United States aboard the Lu san from Manila after three years on a bicycle journey that started in Upper Alton Illinois and covered most of the globe visiting numerous countries and regions.
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San Francisco
Henry Spickler
Chicago University
United States
Lusan
Manila
Spickler
Upper Alton
Ill
Mrs Beedy Leader of W C T U Dies in Maine
Mrs Helen Coffin Beedy national organizer of the National Woman's Christian Temperance Union died at Farmington Maine her voice and mind spared until a final appeal to the public and the president as she faced a great wrong she believed was done to her.
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Farmington
Maine
Helen Coffin Beedy
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Moody to Be Attorney General After Knox
Washington reports that Attorney General Knox will resign soon and Secretary of the Navy Moody is chosen as his successor. The announcement comes as government reshuffles unfold with Moody slated to assume the post in the near future.
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Moody
Knox
Washington
Jeffries Munroe Prize Fight Postponed to June 30
The Jeffries Munroe prize fight scheduled for Friday is postponed to June 30 due to Jeffries knee stiffness. A gym tryout yesterday failed as he could not spar or punch bags, disappointing Jeffries and supporters. The doctor expects recovery in a few days, but no time remains before the rescheduled date.
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San Francisco
Cal
Jeffries
Munroe
Jeff
Harbin Springs
Peabody Sees War Near End as Cripple Creek Mines Open
Denver reports General Bell says Cripple Creek mines are open and running. Governor Peabody believes the mine region war is near its end while troops face armed men north of Cripple Creek. Kennison and Hang of Cripple Creek are arrested amid Independence murders amid protests for continued military presence.
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Denver
General Bell
Cripple Creek
Peabody
Kennison
Frank J. Hang
W. FF
Citizens’ Alliance and Mine Owners’ Association
Supreme Court upholds house bill 132 on corporate sales
Helena June 14. The Montana Supreme Court rules that the law allowing corporations to transfer property to other companies is constitutional. The decision follows an injunction against Ajax Gold Mining and affects transfers to National Prospecting and Development of New Jersey. The Amalgamated Copper purchase of Boston and Montana, Butte and Boston, and Parrott properties is cited as under this act.
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Helena
Mont
Supreme Court
Smith
Amalgamated Copper Company
Boston
Montana
Butte
Parrott
O. R. Allen
Ajax Gold Mining Company
National Prospecting and Development Company
New Jersey
Clements
District Court of
Lewis and Clarke County
Army Officers on Isthmus to Get 30 Percent Raise
Secretary Taft orders army officers on the Panama Isthmus construction to receive a 30 percent increase from the canal commission beyond their standard pay. The officers advocate higher compensation for key roles, arguing it should match civilian pay for similar work.
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Isthmus
Washington
Taft
Panama
Canal
Canal Commission
Knights of Pythias District Convention Held in Galesburg
In Galesburg Illinois on June 14 twenty counties were represented at the district convention of the grand lodge of Illinois Knights of Pythias. A large class received the grand lodge rank and a banquet was held last evening.
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Galesburg
Grand Lodge of Illinois Knights of Pythlias
Grand Lodge
Delegation From Rock Island County United
The Rock Island county delegation arrives and unites in a confident plan of action at the Fourteenth district convention. Ben T. Cable heads the delegation and is elected chairman as committees form to select electors and assign roles for the national convention. Local figures from Rock Island Mercer and Warren counties fill key roles in credentials rules and selection processes.
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Springfield
Rock Island County
Rock Island
Ben T. Cable
Fourteenth Congressional District
Cable
J. P
Warren County
Eli Dixon
J. Ross Mickey
McDonough County
John Puston
Couke
Mercer
Tstermont
Rock Ts Henry
George K. Whiting
Mercer County
Hearst
Sexton
Rock Island Coun- McDerh
A. PD. Willets
C. N. Baird
Henderson
G. A. Lentil Wwanaugh
T State Central
Mob Makes Things Lively At Canton
Canton Ohio June 11 Clifford Boxjon, victim of a race riot, is alive though death is expected. Railroad men in ominous mood after the shooting avoided the jail and prison holding the colored men. Railroad officers urged nonviolence and homeward return. Sheriff guards county jail with two colored principals confined. Armed guards and solid steel blind cell doors in place. Fifteen or twenty colored men arrested in The Jungle remain jailed pending investigation.
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Canton
Clifford Boxjon
Ordcers
Railroad
Roundhouse
Habeas Corpus Writ Is Refused In Gillespie Case
Lawrenceburg Ind June 14 Judge Downey ruled that the writ of habeas corpus was improper proceedings in the James Gillespie case and remanded the prisoner to jail A DIM of exceptions was asked for and the case will be appealed to the Indiana Supreme Court
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Downey
James Gillespie
Supreme Court of Indiana
Trade on Coast Future Law for Our Islands
Lord Muskerry questioned the government in the Lords about coastwise trade reserving to vessels of their own nationality and the proposed US style coastwise laws for the Philippines. Foreign Secretary Lansdowne said the plan conflicted with US declarations at peace treaty time and noted Washington discussions. He warned against exaggeration, cited colonial splits, and said reprisals could follow if Britain excluded foreign vessels. The issue ties to fiscal policy and remains under government consideration.
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London
Lord Muskerry
House of Lords
Philippine Islands
United States
Lansdowne
Philippines
Washington
Lord Lansdowne
Great Britain
Great Tritain
Hundreds search for lost Boy at Seelyville Indiana
Terre Haute June 14 Under sheriff direction a general search was conducted in Seelyville for the four year old Byers boy missing two weeks. Hundreds joined the hunt examining ponds and abandoned mines. An unknown abandoned well was baled and rocks removed but no trace of a body found. A Missouri report confirming the boy found there with a tramp is not his son was received.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Seelyville
Byers
Styers
Mendon
Trace Sought for Missing U S War Correspondent
Washington dispatch notes telegrams from Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge urging the State Department to locate Hector Fuller, a missing Indianapolis News correspondent, believed captured by Russia or Japan after leaving Chefoo to reach Port Arthur.
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Washington
State Department
Fairbanks
Beveridge
Department
United States
Hector Fuller
Indianapolis News
Fuller
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Four Young Men Missing in Nottawasaga River Rescue Efforts Widen
Collingwood June 14 four young men left in a sailboat to spend Sunday at a cottage on the Nottawasaga river. The boat was found submerged and waterlogged. Search parties have scoured the area but no bodies have been recovered yet.
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Collingwood
Nottawasaga
Indiana artist found running wild in woods
Indiana artist Jon Walls from Franklin is described as found running wild with a pack of dogs in the Highland woods. He arrived at Queens County Jail with his son and was taken to a private sanatorium. Motion details mention other unrelated items from the same date.
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Indiana
Rounsumne
Jon Walls
Pranklin
Ind
Earl W. Wallace
Highland Woods
Queens County
Ann Arbor
Mich
Helen Brooks
Gloucester
Mass
University of Michigan
Alice Snyder
Posse Captures Two Robbers After Shootout in Marshfield
In a tense pursuit yesterday citizens and a posse confronted three robbers in Marshfield. Two attackers were wounded and captured after a volley of shots. a third escaped, pursued for miles by a blood trail. John Requa of Little Rock Arkansas and Harry Reaves of Birmingham Alabama identified among the captured men. Postmaster McVey had warned of the danger as robbers had hit Hartville, Missouri, and Owden store the prior nights.
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Marshfield
Modane
John Requa
Little Reek
Ark
Harry Reaves
Birmingham
Ala
Hartville
Owden
McVey
Goard
Perdicaris to Be Free Tomorrow
Washington reports that if all goes well Perdicaris will be released next Wednesday after a mission to secure the ransom terms. Jousserand the French ambassador met Secretary Hay as talks continue on the Moroccan crisis. Some of Raisuli’s brigands reportedly released as signs of good faith.
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Washington
Perdicaris
Jousserand
State Department
Tuk
Aretary Hay
Raisuli
Army Lieutenant Dies by Lightning at Fort Leavenworth Range
Leavenworth Kan June 14 Lieutenant Nathaniel To Bower of Fort Leavenworth engineer corps was killed near the target range when a bolt of lightning struck his rifle, passed through his arm into his chest and out through his shoes. He was to be married in July.
Dowie Flees to France Amid London Mob Hostility
John Alexander Dowie and family fled England for Boulogne sur Mer after a hostile reception in London. He was ordered to leave Hotel Cecil where he was quartered after hotel refusals. A mob pursued him nearly constantly during his stay.
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London
John Alexander Dowie
England
Boulogne-sur-Mer
France
Ile
Cecil
Ino
Plea of Not Guilty in Murder Case by Mrs Patterson
New York on June 14 Mrs Nan Patterson indicted for murder in connection with the death of Bookmaker Young today entered a plea of not guilty with leave to withdraw the plea by next Friday.
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New York
Nan Patterson
Young
Pharmacists of State in Session at Rockford
Rockford Alabama hosts the 25th annual convention of the Illinois Pharmacists Association with about 200 delegates in attendance. A reception was held for visitors last evening as the event opened.
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Pharmacists OF State
Rockford
The
Minois Pharcatics Association
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