US may augment military force in China reports
Washington dispatch notes foreign representatives react with caution to possible U S troop dispatch to China amid Boxer upheaval Chinese minister observes silence Pekin authorities plan to protect legations by naval forces Japanese and British officials weigh implications Prince Tuan linked to Boxers and claims of order failure discussed in diplomatic circles
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Washington
United States
China
Nobichime
Pekin
Japan
Prince Tuan
Toklo
Insurgent Capture in Tarlac and Missionary Killing Reported
General MacArthur reports the capture of Filipino insurgents at Tarlac, led by Marabulos, surrendering with eight officers and 124 enlisted men. An American missionary, Dr Edoo Terry, is killed in Tsung Yua, China, while the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society notes another missionary group safety.
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Tarlac
Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Marabulos
EH. Liscam
Ninth Infantry
Maccabulos
Tarlan
Panspevenan
New York
Edoo T Terry
Woman's Foreign Misonary Society
Tsung Yua
China
Moe Mige
Teia
Janett
Hop
Boston
Trung Hus ix
Great Wall
Governor declines pardons for six jointists in Allen County jail
Topeka June 18 The governor, Stanley, refused to grant conditional pardons to six Tola and Humboldt jointists sentenced in Allen County jail to 120 to 630 days He may consider two exceptional cases but expects most requests to be denied He upholds a rule to not interfere with local enforcement of the prohibitory law unless exceptional reasons arise and will not bend it now per Attorney Ritter.
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Topeka
Stanley
Tola
Humboldt
Allen County
Ritter
Soldiers Readied for Voyage to the Philippines From Fort Leavenworth
Captain Getty, Fort Leavenworth post commander, received orders from General Merriam to prepare Troops T and K of the Sixth Cavalry for transport to the Presidio, San Francisco, preparatory to sailing to the Philippines. Troops B and K have been stationed at Leavenworth recuperating after their prominent roles in the Cuban war, including the battles of San Juan and the siege of Santiago.
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Leavenworthy Leavenworth
Getty
Fort Leavenworth
Merriam
Department of
Cuba
San Joan
Santiago
German Navy Bill Approved By Kundesrath In Berlin
The Kundesrath approved the navy bill and funding measures to execute the projected program after Reichstag passage. Emperor William is said to be delighted and will sign. the Reichsanzeitung will publish it as law. Kaiser’s wired response hailed solid footing now in sight. Work proceeds on Topeka federal building addition with foundation near completion.
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Berlin
Kundesrath
Reichsstag
William
Reichzaniger
Federal
Topeka
J. W. O'Conner
Strong City
Printers Protective Association Seeks 8 Hour Day
The association closed sessions at the Midland hotel and voted to pursue an eight hour workday and repeal of union label laws and ordinances. Members oppose city labeling requirements on city printing, urging open bidding on municipal work. Mrs. Fremont in Los Angeles suffered a hip fracture after a dinner fall. Mel Fremont, age 70, faces a lengthy recovery.
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Calon
Kaneas City
Printers! Protective Association
Midland
Fremont
Los Angeles
Cal
Jennie Kenton Fremont
John €. Fremont
Mel Fremont
International and domestic notes from the era
Dispatches report Pekin ministers favoring a be assigned authority in China while others insist on foreign powers taking charge. Stillwell of the Kansas City Mexico Orient line tours New York, predicting construction within two years and a shortest route to the Pacific via Chicago and Milwaukee. Also recalled is a tale of Scott Kennedy, a farmer suspected of a long-ago river accident and survival.
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Rusa
France
London
Shanghai
Pekin
Kwang Sa
China
Graut Heltain
Orient
New York
J. B. Stillwell
Kansas City
Mexict & Orient Ralleway
Missimippi
Pueble
War in Peking as Legations Face Siege
Shanghai reports a tense stand off as foreign legations in Pekin are effectively prisoners. Chinese troops guard the capital with 100,000 imperial soldiers outside the gates. Relief columns are halted between Tianjin and Pekin, while ministers seek access and await replies from the tsing-li-yamen.
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Shanghai
Pekin
Legation
Tien Tsin
Peking
Tung
Tsing-Li-Yamen
Claude MacDonald
Taung-L-Yamen
Shan- Hai-Kwan
Hospital for Miners in Kansas to Get New Facility
C J Devlin, president of Mount Carmel Coal Co and leading Kansas coal mine operator, dedicates a forty acre tract between Pittsburg and Frontenac for a hospital for Southeastern Kansas miners. A 212000 dollar hospital will be built, funded mainly by Devlin and run by the Sisters of St Joseph of Wichita under Bishop John Hennessey. London dispatch notes rising turmoil in China with observers fearing broader conflict beyond Pekin, citing disturbances near Yung Nan Fa and Meng-Tve and across the empire.
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Topeka
C. J. Devlin
Mount Carmel Coal Company
Kansas
Pittsburg
Frontenac
Devlin
Sisters of St. Joseph of
Wichita
John Hennessey
London
Shang Hai
Topeka Mechanics Sent to Albuquerque for Shortage
To supply a shortage of skilled workers, Santa Fe seeks mechanics and has sent several men from Topeka to Albuquerque. Not many more can be spared, and it is uncertain if enough replacements can be found locally. The report notes limited availability of qualified workers.
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Topeka
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Washington Awakens to China Relief Contingent
Washington expects possible U S troops to assist in rescuing foreign missionaries in China and protecting embassies, signaling a shift from planned limited use of marines to potentially broader naval backed intervention as unrest in Tien Tsin grows and Boxers operate near foreign gunships.
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Washington
United States
Philippines
China
Tien Tsin
Pekin Legations Destroyed and German Minister Killed
A Hong Kong dispatch reports the Pekin legations destroyed and Baron Von Kettener killed. A Tien Tsin dispatch says Boxers control the city. native officials warned at the stake and a great panic grips the area.
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London
Hong Kong
Baron von Kettener
New York
War Secretary Allows Wives to Board Philippine Transports
Washington June 16 reports that the secretary of war permits the wives of regular officers and some volunteer staff officers in the Philippines to travel on government transports when space allows, with approval from the quartermaster general. Wives of volunteer regiments to remain home due to term expirations. California June 15 notes Governor Gage disputes bubonic plague existence in San Francisco Chinatown and asserts no cases occurred in the state.
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Philadelphia
Arott
Scott
San Francisco
Philippines
Washington
Secretary of War
Army
Cal
Gage
Hay
Ernor Gage
Costa Rica approves use of US and European coins
Costa Rica President Iglesias sends a decree legalizing circulation of US money and gold coins from England France and Germany. The move boosts Costa Rica’s money value as Congress works on a national banking law aligned to the new gold basis.
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New Orleans
Iglesias
Costa Rica
Congress
United States
England
France
Germany
Puerto Rico as foreign in Constitution under tariff act
Judge William K. Townsend rules Puerto Rico is foreign for constitutional purposes though part of the United States for taxation, stating conquests do not enlarge US boundaries and that treaty power or legislation is needed to change status. Also reports on terminal car case and Manila troop movements reflecting postwar policy.
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New York
William K. Townsend
United States District Court of the Southern District of
Puerto Rico
United States
Townsend
Congress
Spain
Chicago
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Tower Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Western Linea
Supreme Court of the United States
Train Coach Collision Kills Five on Leavenworth Line
A Kansas City Leavenworth Electric Line coach crashed into a work train at a curve. Five railroad men were injured, one fatally, I S Tubbs of Kansas City is expected to die. The crew on the work train escaped unharmed.
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Eleotein Ling Creck
Leavenworth
Kansdune
I. S. Tubbs
Kansas City
Worf
Capture of Diamond Hill Reported After Battles
Lord Roberta reports the capture of Diamond Hill following engagements. He says the Boers felt surrounded and began retreating, pursued by mounted corps. Lieutenant Hamilton praised the actions of troops as they closed in.
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Diemond Mill Keteed
London
Lord Roberta
Diamond Hill
Diamond
Hemilton
Hawilton
Various global and national notes in brief
A collection of short items mentions a Nebraska banker losing 15000 on a gold scheme, San Francisco quarantine lifting, rains in Southern Russia, Filipino leader Pio del Pilar captured near Manila, and new gold mines in the Horkshire hills. It cites Seattle arrivals from Skagway, a Omaha mayor’s wife killed, wheat conditions, a St Louis strike fund, a deadly boiler explosion in Wise Lake Michigan, and women in Washington with kodales and snapshots. Also notes Portugal treaty proclamation, Buffalo Jones to Washington with sheep, Belle Boyd’s death, Des Moines census extension, farmers conference delay, and party committee contests. Mojave mining, forest fires in Arizona, Minnesota Odd Fellows excluding druggists and hoteliers, Paris Exposition transit plans, a Ki City arrestee, a mine explosion near Glow er Ohio, and a wave of war correspondence losses in South Africa. Mention of the western powers, Emperor, and naval and military movements abroad. The drift includes miscellaneous political, military, industrial and social notes with varied locales.
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Nebraska
San Francisco
Russia
Pio del Pilar
Jeader
Manila
Horkshire Hills
Massachusetts
Moores
Omaha
North Dakota
Jane
St. Louis
Wise Lake
Mich
Washington
Arizona
Minnesota Grand Lodge
Omnibus Company of
Paris
Ki City
Moa
Ohio
Hoene
Sewapaper
South Africa
Wobson
Tutta Caval Hospital
Yokohama
McKinsey
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Street Railway Men's Union
Edward Canty
East St. Louis
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Cxble
North Broadway
Johin I. Gray
Atchison, Kan
Glick
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Here
John Murray
D. Hinds
Winchester
Kan
Hinds
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California
Scott Lawreed
C. P. Kennedy
Scott” Kennedy
Unio
Winfield Heol
United States Court of Clariuw
W.T. Sampson
Sampson
Admir Schley
Colorado
Denver
Rocke Island
Commission Merchants
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Resous Dar
Tien Tsi
Sioux City
Supreme Lodge United Warkines
Oflcera
Sue [Preme Raster
William A. Walker
Wisconsin
A.C. Hardwick
Webb McNall
Kansan
M. W. Smileet
Pennsylvania
John J. Acker
Indianapolis
Tod
Mount
Barkham
Kentucky
William S. Taylor
Goebel
Taylor
St. Leonia
St Lows Street
Ours
Admiral Remey
Oregon
Steyn
Lourenzo Marques
Kruger
Pretoria
M. P. Paret
W. C. Eadwards
Kansas & Okllabama Construction Company
Canadian River
Mid Company
Pew
Martin
Wheaton
Wichita Grain
Uplands
Guilt
Mrs. Beck
Miss Drummond
Seattle
Skagway
Buffalo Jones
Rocky Mountain
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Yunan Pu
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