Empress In New Attitude And Pekin Relief Move
Special dispatch from London reports Chinese entrenching near Pekin to oppose the international column. Tien Tsin dated Tuesday June 12 notes guns trained on the American mission and British legation. Two thousand Russian cavalry and infantry with artillery have landed at Taku. Shanghai says United States Minister Con Ger asks for 2,000 US troops. Provisioning the relief force remains difficult. Washington receives word that the dowager empress does not object to foreign troops on Chinese soil.
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London
Pekin
Tien
Tsin
Taku
Shanghai
United States
Conger
Washington
Tsung Luamen
China
Rumors on Chinese settlement and empress amnesty
Extraordinary rumors claim officials have settled the Chinese question by forgiving the dowager empress and her Manchu advisers in exchange for promises to amend future conduct. The report suggests a potential path to stabilizing the imperial government through clemency and reform commitments.
Good Corn Weather Growing Crops
Nebraska weather bureau reports a week ending July 11 that was very warm with daily mean temperatures 5 to 7 degrees above normal. Eastern areas hit above 90 degrees. moderate Saturday night showers fell statewide, but rainfall was deficient overall. Crops benefited from warmth and dryness, corn growth rapid and largely cultivated once. small grain also excellent though drought harmed some southwestern locales. Alfalfa cutting advanced in southern counties with large yields. army worms caused minor damage in parts of the western half.
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Nebraska Weather Bureau
Train Jump Fatality on Logging Railroad near Williamsport
Six men died and four Italian laborers were fatally injured when a logging railroad train jumped the track about thirty six miles from Williamsport Pennsylvania. The crash sent cars and engine down a 300 foot embankment and instant deaths occurred for the engineer and firemen. The county coroner and an undertaker departed for the scene.
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Camanal
Williamsport
Post Office Changes and Bank Reserve Appointments
News From Washington reports Lincoln postmaster allows an extra carrier to start October 1 while West Hilly Platte county post office is discontinued and moved to Palestine. First National Bank of Omaha and Chase National Bank named reserve agents for Hartington National Bank. Nebraska patent grants list several inventors and a Merrick county postmaster appointment follows a death, with a reserve agent approval for First National of Hooper.
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Lincoln
Neb
West Hilly Platte County
Palestine
First National Bank of Omaha
Chase National Bank of New York
Hartington National Bank of
Hartington
Kenesaw
Henry B. Ware
Cornell
Wymore
Marian E. Richardson
General Otis praises Filipinos as bright pupils
General Otis, visiting the war department, lauded Filipinos as the finest Asiatic people the Pacific coast has seen. He noted their eagerness to learn, Spanish book shortages spurred demand for American texts, and old natives even copied English from books. He cited teacher shortages and used soldiers with some Spanish as interim educators. Otis framed education as key to solving the Philippine problem and shaping good Filipino citizens through American ideas.
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Otis
War Department
Pacific
General Otis
Injunction Made Perpetual In Pawnee Court
The Table Rock school board won a perpetual injunction in district court at Pawnee City after approving ten thousand dollars in bonds for a brick schoolhouse. The measure passed by a two thirds majority, bonds prepared and sent for registration June 4, with the same day’s injunction to restrain sale. Judge Martin, for the district, appeared for the district, and the court ordered the injunction perpetual, allowing another vote if desired.
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Table Rock
Pawnee City
Martin
Reciprocity With Portugal Goes Into Effect After Suspension
After a year’s suspension the arrangement between the United States and Portugal establishing reciprocity on certain articles under section 3 of the Dingley act has gone into effect. Portugal secures the same terms that France secured in her reciprocity agreement for reduced duties on wines, argots, and works of art. The international arrangement was suspended due to a clerical error.
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United States
Portugal
France
Small Twister Strikes Nemaha County Nebraska
A small tornado crossed Auburn county Nebraska moving southwest to northeast near Johnson removing a building from its foundation and badly damaging it. It touched ground again six miles north of Auburn in a field causing no damage as heavy rains fell across the county Wednesday.
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Nemaha
Auburn
Nebraska
Johnson
Handsome Wedding Gift From Senator Sparks Story
Senator Scott, in Philadelphia with the Republican National Committee, sent a $20,000 telegraphic draft to his 800 Lieutenant Scott in San Francisco. The young man, back from volunteering in the Philippines, was married Thursday. The senator wired that he began life with twenty cents.
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Senator Scott
Philadelphia
Republican: National ‘Committee
Scott
San Francisco
Philippines
Alaskan Steamer Carries Gold Dust From Dawson
The Alaskan Exploration company reports its steamer A I Gustin departed Dawson on June 4 for St Michael with 2 000 000 dollars in gold dust. It is expected to meet the Zealandia at St Michael and proceed to San Francisco.
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Alaskan Exploration Company
Dawson
St. Michael
Zealandia
San Francisco
Churches Struck by Lightning in Fidra and Darwin
A Fidra Indiana report says the Baptist church at Young America was struck by lightning injuring several children practicing for children's day. The Dunkard church at Darwin was also badly damaged by lightning.
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Baptist
Young America
Dunkard
Darwin
Deaths From Plague in Cairo Out of Seventy-Five Cases
Cairo reports seventy five plague cases with thirty four fatalities to date. The outbreak continues with health authorities tracing transmission and warning residents to seek prompt treatment.
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Cairo
Egypt
Strike of Light Men Over Wages Refusal
Light men strike after Chicago Hudison and Commonwealth Electric refuse wage advance. Workers walk out protesting, aiming to pressure companies to grant higher pay. Actions affect service and local operations as unions organize and seek negotiations.
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Chicago Hudison Company
Commonwealth Electric Company
Chilian Fleet Anchors Off Arica For Week Patrol
A powerful Chilian flying squadron of six vessels anchored off Arica Peru will remain for a week. They plan to proceed southward after the stay, signaling a show of naval force in the region.
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Arica
Peru
Fatal Shooting Over Access in King's House In Omaha
Charles H. King killed Jim Flood who forced entry toward Mrs. King’s dressing room after disputes over cab fare and service. Flood ignored warnings, followed King upstairs, and was shot twice. King, a Birmingham native living in Omaha, is jailed as officers recover a long dirk from Flood’s body. King had planned Kansas City move amid rumored losses and packing.
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Omaha
Lune
Charles.h. King
Jim Flood
Flood
King
V'lood
Viood
Kansas City
Rebel General Surrenders With His Force in Pungsausi District
Manila dispatch reports General Macabulus surrender to Col. Emerson H. Liscum at Tarlac with eight officers and 124 rifle armed men. Senor Pedro Haterno released temporarily and consulting Senor Felipe Buencamino on peace. Eight hundred troops return sick to base. major actions against General Laguna and Lacuna incur heavy fire, with 22 insurgents killed and one American killed, one wounded.
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Peralatent
Manila
Macabulus
Pungsausi
Emerson H. Liscum
Tarlac
Senor
Pedro Haterno
Jie
Felipe Buencamino
Eighteenth Infantry
Haneogki
Lewis
Wheeler
Laguna
Papaya
Neuva Ecija
Unston
Koehley
Fourth Cavalry
Lacuna
Funston
Koehler
Severe wind and rain storm hits region
A powerful wind and rain storm swept over the area Saturday night causing heavy damage. The Burlington roundhouse collapsed damaging cabs and smoke stacks, the road washed out in several places, and telegraph lines were disrupted. Trains halted for days, two inches of rain fell at Greeley, with few injuries and no known fatalities.
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Burlington Round
Burlington
Greeley
Ord
Convention Hall Burns in Des Moines Vaudeville Era
A Sunday morning fire destroyed Des Moines Iowa Convention Hall a year after opening. The large auditorium, leased to I W P Chase Amusement and home to a commercial exchange, suffered damage amid a $225000 insurance estimate and $50000 construction cost.
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Des Moines
Commercial Exchange
I. W P. Chase Amusement Company
Washington anxious over China as news remains scarce
A June 17 Washington dispatch reports no official news from China. Communication with northern China is cut, and Rear Admiral Kempi near Taku forts cannot be reached. If links remain cut, more naval troops from Manila may join the international relief effort. London reports Pekin legations destroyed and Baron von Koetteler killed, but no confirmation yet. European cabinets claim little knowledge of Pekin or Tien Tsin events or the international column’s difficulties.
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Washington
China
Navy Department
Kempi
Newark
Taku Forts
Pei-Ho River
Manila
London
Hong Kong
Pekin
Baron von Koetteler
Europe
Tien Tsin
Collision on Electric Line Injures Several at Marshall Creek
A Kansas City and Leavenworth rail coach on the electric line crashed into a work train near a curve at Marshall Creek ten miles east of Leavenworth Kan. Five railroad men were injured including one fatality H S Stubbs of Kansas City extra motorman. Edward Holiday conductor Edward Flourney Henry Burkhart Armourdale and John Armstrong were severely bruised and cut. The car carried no passengers and the work train crew escaped unharmed.
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Kansas City
Leavenworth
Marshall Creek
Kan
H. S. Stubbs
Edward Holiday
Edward Flourney
Armourdale
Henry Burkhart
John Armstrong
Fire at Leadville home kills four children
A blaze at a charitable children's home maintained by local churches in Leadville Colorado killed four children and left forty residents homeless. Most escaped with little or no clothing as adults struggled to identify the victims, whose bodies were burned beyond recognition.
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Leadville
Col
Molders Union and Foundrymen Pact Rejects 25 Cent Pay Advance
After a weeklong session, the committee of nine from the Molders Union of America and the Foundrymen's National Association decided not to grant a proposed 25 cent daily pay increase for molders in Cincinnati Cleveland and Chicago. The wage reverts to pre May 1 levels nationwide.
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Molders’ Union of America
The
Foundrymen’s National Association
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
United States
Johnson County Farmer Drowned in Nebrasha
Steven Huffman a German farmer living near Sterling Nebraska drowned after his one horse buggy stalled crossing a swollen stream. His son and the horse survived. A searching party recovered the body by Sunday noon. Also: Hitchcock chief of the bureau of foreign markets testified that butter and cheese exports fall due to inferior quality and urged first class shipments and government purity guarantees and comments on grain inspection rules and cotton export packing.
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Johnson County
Steven Huffman
Sterling, Neb
Burr
Huffman
Hitchcock
Bureau of Foreign Markets, Agricultural Department
Industrial Commission
Board of Trade
Notorious Thief Captured and Convicted in Post Office Robbery
Notorious thief John Evans alias Ratiga, a fugitive from Wisconsin and sought in Chicago, was convicted in U S district court for robbing the Wapella post office in McLean County on May 15, taking $23 in cash and stamps. He was arrested at Bloomington Peoples Bank while seeking larger bills.
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John Evans
Ratiga
Wisconsin
Chicago
United States
Wapella
McLean County
People’s Bank
Bloomington
Gain of Sixteen Millions census figures in Tribune table
The Chicago Tribune reports a nationwide summary from a survey using 3000 contributors. It lists leading states New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri and notes population gain, value of manufactured products and farm lands from Census 1890, with Tribune figures higher in each category. It also states the eight largest cities' populations per Tribune.
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Chicago Tribune
United States
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Tribune
The
Troops from Philippines to China rescue mission considered
A June 15 dispatch reports possible call up of American troops from the Philippines to aid in rescuing foreign missionaries in China and protecting embassies, with a shift from a navy only deployment to broader forces if needed. Officials query the navigation bureau and Admiral Reiney to assess augmentation capacity abroad.
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Washington
China
United States
Philippines
Navy
Navigation Bureau
Reiney
Two Girls Drowned in Platte River Near Bellwood
Two fourteen year old girls, Rosy Hudson daughter of a merchant and Merle Bressler daughter of a farmer, drowned while bathing in the Platte River north of Bellwood Nebraska. Hudson body found about half a mile downstream on a sand bar among willows. Bressler’s body not recovered after a night search. The tragedy cast sorrow over the community.
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Platte River
Bellwood
Rosy Hudson
Merle Bressler
Neb
Miss Hudson
Miss Bressler
Thompson Found Guilty in Nebraska Murder Case
Thompson is found guilty of second degree murder after a long night’s wait in Valentine Nebraska. Sheriff takes the defendant to jail while a motion for a new trial is prepared and to be decided June 26. In South Dakota a separate case ends with a fatal shooting over a marriage dispute.
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A Valentine
Neb
Thompson
John Clark Ridpath Critical in Typhoid Pneumonia
Physicians at the Presbyterian Hospital in New York report no improvement in John Clark Ridpath the historian after twenty four hours. Ridpath remains in critical condition suffering from typhoid pneumonia as several weeks pass in the hospital.
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John Clark Ridpath
Presbyterian Hospital At
New York
Verdict favoring Mrs. Dodge in jewel seizure case
In New York federal court the jury found for Phyllis E. Dodge in her suit seeking $64,000 in jewels seized a year ago on a charge of intent to avoid duties. The verdict orders payment to the claimant.
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Dodge
United States District Court
New York
Phyllis E. Dodge
Trains Collide Head-On Near West Falls NY Fatalities Reported
A head-on collision near West Falls New York involving Two Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburg trains resulted in engineer William Kator of Buffalo killed and engineer Frank Matfeoi of Bradford fatally injured. No passengers died.
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Buffalo, Rochester
Pittsburg
West Falls
New York
William Kator
Buffalo
Frank Matfeoi
Bradford
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Samuel Livingston
Union County
South Dakota
Lorenzo Stevens
Livingston
Stevens
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