Boxers Active in Tien Tsin Zone Amid Fierce Fighting
London dispatch reports Boxers active in districts without foreign troops and fighting with Catholic converts near Tu Lu. Four thousand insurgents near Khai Chan invade Szo Chan province, with 3,000 Yunnanese expected to join. Von Waldersee proposes a provisional Tien Tsin government until troops withdraw.
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London
Standard
Tien Tsin
Tu Lu
Grand Canal
Khai Chan
Szo Chan
Shanghai
The
Dr. Morrison
Times
Peking
Von Waldersee’s Return Approved by German Press
Berlin reports confirm Emperor William ordered Count von Waldersee and German troops to return home. Military papers join the approval, while cabinets discuss a joint appointment for allied troops in China. Lokal Anzeiger notes a likely French successor.
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Germany
Berlin
William
Count von Waldersee
China
Lokal Anzeiger
French take walled town near Ting Chau after gates refused
A reconnoitering party found a walled town 15 kilometres northeast of Ting Chau. When the gates were refused, French artillery breached the wall and captured the town. One French infantryman was wounded as General Bailoud moves with troops to support Chinese regulars.
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Paris
Voyron
Tien Tsin
Ting Chau
Bailoud
Plague Deaths Pass Thirty Daily In London
London reports bubonic plague progression with the Hong Kong correspondent for The Times noting more than 30 deaths daily. Authorities call for drastic sanitary legislation as the epidemic reaches its worst since 1894.
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London
Hong Kong
The
Times
Chinese Willing to Pay Indemnity to Court
Peking reports that Chinese plenipotentiaries informed foreign ministers of willingness to pay 450 million taels in indemnity but the court objects to 4 percent interest.
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Peking
Europe urged to form customs league against United States
The Neue Wiener Tagblatt argues for a European customs league to counter the United States, stating that America is the common enemy of all and that each European country must yield unless Europe unites. Even a united Europe would face a tough battle.
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Vienna
Neue Weiner Tagblatt
United States
America
Europe
Possible delay derails Bear voyage to Siberia
May 30 Seattle reports repairs on the revenue cutter Bear may not finish due to a machinists strike. The delay would force abandoning the trip to Siberia and require distributing a herd of 300 reindeer awaiting the Bear's arrival.
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Siberia
Seattle
Wash
Children burned in gasoline blast at Belle Center home
In Bellefontaine Ohio on May 30 Mrs Frank Sickles and her two children aged 10 and 5 died after a gasoline explosion at their Belle Center residence. Mrs Sickles perished while trying to rescue the youngsters.
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D. Bellefontaine
Frank Sickles
Ove
Belle Center
Democratic State Convention Set for Columbus July 9 10
The Democratic state central committee chose Columbus as the site for the state convention on July 9 and 10. Charles P. Salen of Cleveland was named temporary chairman.
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Columbus
State Central Committee
Charles P. Salen
Cleveland
Porto Rico Considers Extra Session For Free Trade
Porto Rico merchants react to the Supreme Court DeLima decision with disappointment hoping for a year of free trade. The island's cabinet favors free trade and the plan calls for a future extra session to declare self-sufficiency and trigger McKinley to proclaim free trade after insular taxation is in place.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Supreme Court
United States
McKinley
Allen
Bill Set to Go Into Effect in October Trade Outlook
The bill will have been in force for nearly a month and it is probable that free trade will be declared in October, signaling a major shift in economic policy and international relations.
Porto Rican trade policy eyed after insular court ruling
Washington officials review San Juan reports on how insular court decisions were received in Porto Rico. They expect Islanders favor free trade over Dingley 15 percent duties and monitor the Hollander bill for internal taxation. President McKinley likely to act under the Foraker law once insular taxation is declared adequate.
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Washington
San Juan
Supreme Court
Insular
Porto Rico
McKinley
Boer representatives seek arbitration at The Hague
St Petersburg dispatches report Dr. Hendrik Mueller and Dr. Leyds representing the Boer republics have formally appealed to The Hague arbitration court. They pledge to abide by the court's issues and note that several constitutional paragraphs of the arbitration court bear on the South African war. Berlin papers suggest Britain may also submit issues to the court.
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Berlin
St. Petersburg
Hendrik Mueller
Leyds
Hague Arbitration Court
Arbitration Court
Great Britain
Approves Convention Action in Havana May 31
La Discussion says the country generally approves accepting the Platt amendment and predicts the beginning of an era of prosperity.
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Havana
la Discussion
From Bakers is a Jewelers and Silversmiths Card
From Bakers is a term synonymous with the highest and best allied arts of the jeweler and silversmith. Wedding gifts bought here have double value intrinsic worth and the warrant of our name. We offer quality articles and a great variety to choose from. Fred J. Baker Dakota Avenue Huron South Dakota.
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Fred. J. Baker
Everything Musical at Wholesale
Classified notice offering musical instruments from Raudenbush Musical Supply House. Advertises piano organ violin guitar mandolin cornet strings and wholesale pricing with illustrations and descriptions upon request.
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Raudenbush Musical Supply House
Platt Amendment Accepted by Cuban Constitutional Convention
The Cuban constitutional convention approved the Platt amendment by a 15 to 14 vote, amid strong opposition from radicals and heated exchanges. A decree extended mortgage payments four years with staged annual percentages, a plan viewed as satisfactory by both sides.
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Havana
Committee On Relations
Senores Portuondo
Gomez
Tamayo
Senor Tamayo
Senor Gomez
Senores Castro
Robau
Manduely
Platt
la Discussion
Last of the Volunteers Leaving Philippines for U S
General MacArthur reports volunteers have sailed from Manila for the United States on multiple transports and ships from May 27 to June 1. The units include Forty-seventh and Forty-second infantry with officers and enlisted, plus additional battalions, marking full disbandment of volunteers by July 1.
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Washington
War Department
MacArthur
Department
Manila
United States
Thomas
Nagasaki
Thirty-eighth ‘Infantry
Ofio
Grant
Kilpatrick
Logan
Corbin
Philippines
Volunteer Army
Fairbanks Boom Launched for 1904 GOP Nomination
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana has been formally announced as a candidate for the 1904 Republican national convention. Indiana will back him with a solid delegation and support from Harry S. New, a Republican national committeeman.
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Chicago
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indiana
Harry, S. New
Fairbanks
New
Murder Attempted in Court in Cherokee
Vergil Sawville aged 19 was nearly strangled in Justice Gillette's court in Cherokee by George Lent whose daughter was the accused in the case. The father rushed to kill Sawville but officers intervened to aid the prisoner.
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Cherokee
Vergil Sawville
Court of Justice Gillette
George Lent
Railways to Consolidate into St. Louis and San Francisco
Kansas City May 30 reported the consolidation of the Kansas City Fort Scott and Memphis and the Frisco railways will be completed on July 1. The merged line will be named the St. Louis and San Francisco.
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Kansas City
Fort Scott
Memphis
Frisco Railways
St. Louis
San Francisco
Mme Wu Ting Fang Passes Through Chicago En Route West
Mme Wu Ting Fang wife of the Chinese minister to the United States passes through Chicago on a journey from Washington to San Francisco where she plans to spend several months.
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Chicago
Mme
Wu Ting Fang
United States
Washington
San Francisco
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